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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: March 31, 2011

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

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


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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS     
Fund and Manager Review        1   
Portfolio of Investments        10   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities        24   
Statements of Operations        25   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets        26   
Financial Highlights        27   
Notes to Financial Statements        29   

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

MARCH 31, 2011


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LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Mark F. Burns, CFA

John Slavik, CFA

 

 

Symbols:

Institutional Class   LSSIX
Retail Class   LCGRX

 

 

Objective:

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

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

The fund may invest any portion of its assets in Canadian securities and up to 20% of assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets securities.

 

 

Fund Inception Date:

December 31, 1996

 

 

Net Assets:

$249.5 million

 

 

Market Conditions

Stocks rallied sharply during the six-month period, fueled by a modest improvement in U.S. business conditions and renewed investor optimism stemming from continued accommodation from the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed). These factors, combined with better-than-expected corporate profits, drove share prices higher despite political turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East and the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan. Risk appetites stayed fairly high, and equities remained the vehicle of choice for investors. Overall, small-cap stocks led the market higher, and growth stocks outperformed value stocks.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Institutional Class shares of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund returned 32.43%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which returned 27.93% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Strong stock selection primarily drove the fund’s relative outperformance. Our choices were particularly strong in the consumer discretionary sector, where IMAX and Tempur-Pedic International drove results. Shares of IMAX, the operator of large screen movie theaters, rose sharply after beating earnings and raising estimates for new theater installations. Tempur-Pedic shares rose sharply after reporting better-than-expected earnings due to market share gains for the company’s Cloud Collection mattresses, which appeal to the higher end of the market. Stock selection and an overweight position led to favorable relative results in the energy sector with Rosetta Resources Inc. and T-3 Energy Services as the top performers. Rosetta Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production company, rose sharply in the fourth quarter after reporting strong earnings. T-3 Energy Services, an oilfield products and service company, saw shares spike after the company announced it was being acquired by Robbins and Myers in the fourth quarter. Stock selection also contributed favorably in the producer durables sector. Shares of Ladish, a metal processing and fabrication company,

 

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spiked after Allegheny Technologies agreed to acquire the company at a nearly 60% premium. MasTec, a building and construction company focusing on utilities and communications infrastructure, advanced on solid earnings and revenue growth.

 

Stock selection was weakest in the financial services sector, the only sector to materially detract from relative performance. Shares of NetSpend Holding Inc., a provider of pre-paid debit cards, declined due to poor business fundamentals, while investment-banking firm Greenhill tumbled on a weak fourth quarter and uneven mergers and acquisitions activity.

 

The largest change in sector weights during the period was a reduction in the healthcare sector. We sold specific companies within the medical device, healthcare services and pharmaceutical/biotechnology industries. We also reduced the fund’s weight in the consumer discretionary sector, albeit to a lesser extent, primarily by selling holdings in the retail industry. The biggest beneficiaries of the sales proceeds were the producer durables, technology and materials and processing sectors.

 

Outlook

Core inflation statistics have remained well within the Fed’s informal target range, but many commentators believe that the Fed may need to snug things up somewhat in the next few months. The Fed’s second round of large-scale Treasury purchases, which is referred to as “QE2”, is scheduled to end on June 30, 2011. At this point we do not expect an extension of asset purchases in the form of a “QE3” unless the economy takes an unexpected turn to the downside. Employment conditions have improved substantially over the past several months, and the employment reports for the months of February and March, 2011, made for some of the best reading we have seen in several years. Our working assumption is that investors and corporate executives need to plan for somewhat higher energy and other commodity input costs in the months ahead. This may be a factor in an eventual plateauing of corporate margins. However, this is built into our outlook in that we are anticipating about 15% earnings growth for the S&P 500 this year, decelerating to 10% or so next year.

 

What You Should Know:

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

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

           
           6 months     1 year      5 years      10 years  
   
Institutional Class (Inception 12/31/96)       32.43     39.07      7.29      4.00
Retail Class (Inception 12/31/96)             32.32        38.67         7.04         3.75   
   
Comparative Performance              
Russell 2000 Growth Index(c)(d)       27.93        31.04         4.34         6.44   
Russell 2000 Index(c)       25.48        25.79         3.35         7.87   
Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index(c)             25.75        28.19         3.28         5.63   
   
Gross expense ratio (before fee waivers and/or expense  reimbursements)*        
Institutional: 1.09%        Retail: 1.42%                                          
   
Net expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*        
Institutional: 1.03%        Retail: 1.28%                                          
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance

March 31, 2001 to March 31, 2011(a)(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 waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a)  

Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class. Performance of the Retail Class would be lower due to higher fees and expenses.

(b)  

The mountain chart is based on the initial investment minimum of $100,000 for the Institutional Class.

(c)  

See page 7 for a description of the indices.

(d)  

Effective August 20, 2010, the Russell 2000 Growth Index replaced the Russell 2000 Index as the fund’s primary benchmark.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Joseph Gatz, CFA

Daniel Thelen, CFA*

 

 

Symbols:

Institutional Class   LSSCX
Retail Class   LSCRX
Admin Class   LSVAX

 

 

Objective:

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

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities of foreign issuers including emerging market securities.

 

 

Fund Inception Date:

May 13, 1991

 

 

Class Inception Date:

Institutional Class: May 13, 1991

Retail Class: December 31, 1996

Admin Class: January 2, 1998

 

 

Net Assets:

$1,146.4 million

 

 

 

*   Effective June 1, 2011, Daniel Thelen will no longer serve as a portfolio manager of the fund.

Market Conditions

Stocks rallied sharply during the six-month period, fueled by a modest improvement in U.S. business conditions and renewed investor optimism stemming from continued accommodation from the Federal Reserve Board. These factors, combined with better-than-expected corporate profits, drove share prices higher despite a host of challenges: political turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East and an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan. Risk appetites stayed fairly high, and equities remained the vehicle of choice for investors. Overall, small-cap stocks led the market higher, and growth stocks outperformed value stocks.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Institutional Class shares of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund returned 26.11%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index, which returned 22.97% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

All sectors of the portfolio delivered double-digit returns for the period. Stock selection, particularly in the producer durables and financial services sectors, drove the fund’s outperformance relative to the benchmark. Within producer durables, the fund’s position in Baldor Electric, a manufacturer of industrial electric motors, was its top contributor. The company agreed to be acquired by Switzerland-based power and automation engineering company ABB Ltd. for a 41% premium to prior trading levels. In the financial services sector, our stock selections in the brokerage, transaction processing and consumer lending industries contributed positively to performance. In addition, an underweight in the financial services sector helped, as the group trailed the small cap value index. Overall, the fund’s sector weights contributed positively to relative performance, with overweight positions in outperforming sectors, including producer durables and materials and processing, offsetting a slight underweight in energy stocks.

 

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What You Should Know:

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

 

On a relative basis, an underweight in the energy sector, which was the market’s top-performing sector, and weak stock selection in the real estate investment trust (REIT) segment of the financials sector detracted from results. REIT stocks lagged during the six-month period. While the fund benefited from having a relatively small weight in the sector, stock selection lagged due to weaker performance in certain data center and health-care facility REITs.

 

Changes to the portfolio during the six months were largely driven by company-specific factors, with the net result showing an increase in technology holdings and a reduction in consumer durables. The technology weight increased with the addition of several communications-related stocks positioned to benefit from increasing demands on enterprise and carrier-based networks.

 

Outlook

Core inflation statistics have remained well within the Fed’s informal target range, but many commentators believe that the Fed may need to snug things up somewhat in the next few months. The Fed’s second round of large-scale Treasury purchases, which is referred to as “QE2”, is scheduled to end on June 30, 2011. At this point we do not expect an extension of asset purchases in the form of a “QE3” unless the economy takes an unexpected turn to the downside. Employment conditions have improved substantially over the past several months, and the employment reports for the months of February and March, 2011, made for some of the best reading we have seen in several years. Our working assumption is that investors and corporate executives need to plan for somewhat higher energy and other commodity input costs in the months ahead. This may be a factor in an eventual plateauing of corporate margins. However, this is built into our outlook in that we are anticipating about 15% earnings growth for the S&P 500 this year, decelerating to 10% or so next year.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

           
           6 months     1 year      5 years      10 years  
   
Institutional Class (Inception 5/13/91)       26.11     28.01      5.18      9.98
Retail Class (Inception 12/31/96)       25.96        27.76         4.92         9.71   
Admin Class (Inception 1/2/98)             25.78        27.43         4.65         9.43   
   
Comparative Performance              
Russell 2000 Value Index(c)       22.97        20.63         2.23         9.01   
Russell 2000 Index(c)       25.48        25.79         3.35         7.87   
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index(c)             24.22        25.72         4.01         8.60   
 
Gross expense ratio (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 1.00%        Retail: 1.30%        Admin: 1.62%            
   
Net expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*        
Institutional: 0.96%        Retail: 1.21%        Admin: 1.46%            
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance

March 31, 2001 to March 31, 2011(a)(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 waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a)  

Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class. Performance of the Retail and Admin Classes would be lower due to higher fees and expenses.

(b)  

The mountain chart is based on the initial investment minimum of $100,000 for the Institutional Class.

(c)  

See page 7 for a description of the indices.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Index Definitions

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

Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest small-cap core funds according to Lipper Inc.

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest small-cap growth funds according to Lipper Inc.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

 

Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.

Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330; (ii) on the funds’ website, www.loomissayles.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Information about how the funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010 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 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.

 

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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 October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual fund returns and expenses. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During 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.

 

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
10/1/2010
     Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,324.30        $5.79   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,019.95        $5.04   

Retail Class

                   

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,323.20        $7.24   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,018.70        $6.29   

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/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).

         

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
10/1/2010
     Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,261.10        $5.07   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,020.44        $4.53   

Retail Class

                   

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,259.60        $6.48   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,019.20        $5.79   

Admin Class

                   

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,257.80        $7.88   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,017.95        $7.04   

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

         

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – 95.5% of Net Assets  
  Aerospace & Defense – 2.1%  
  39,011      HEICO Corp.   $ 2,438,968   
  142,718      Hexcel Corp.(b)     2,810,117   
         
      5,249,085   
         
  Air Freight & Logistics – 2.3%  
  43,812      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)     3,054,573   
  71,258      HUB Group, Inc., Class A(b)     2,578,827   
         
      5,633,400   
         
  Auto Components – 2.1%  
  197,069      Amerigon, Inc.(b)     3,009,244   
  55,214      Tenneco, Inc.(b)     2,343,834   
         
      5,353,078   
         
  Biotechnology – 3.3%  
  103,488      Cepheid, Inc.(b)     2,899,734   
  65,349      Genomic Health, Inc.(b)     1,607,585   
  89,404      Incyte Corp. Ltd.(b)     1,417,053   
  28,201      Pharmasset, Inc.(b)     2,219,701   
         
      8,144,073   
         
  Building Products – 1.7%  
  122,454      NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b)     1,551,492   
  83,370      Trex Company, Inc.(b)     2,719,530   
         
      4,271,022   
         
  Capital Markets – 2.7%  
  70,922      Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A     2,431,915   
  24,794      Greenhill & Co., Inc.     1,631,197   
  37,402      Stifel Financial Corp.(b)     2,685,090   
         
      6,748,202   
         
  Commercial Banks – 2.1%  
  45,759      Signature Bank(b)     2,580,807   
  45,105      SVB Financial Group(b)     2,567,828   
         
      5,148,635   
         
  Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.1%  
  93,651      Waste Connections, Inc.     2,696,212   
         
  Communications Equipment – 1.8%  
  66,552      Aruba Networks, Inc.(b)     2,252,119   
  89,655      Ciena Corp.(b)     2,327,444   
         
      4,579,563   
         
  Construction & Engineering – 0.9%  
  101,658      MasTec, Inc.(b)     2,114,486   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Diversified Consumer Services – 1.1%  
  77,636      K12, Inc.(b)   $ 2,616,333   
         
  Diversified Financial Services – 0.9%  
  64,040      MSCI, Inc., Class A(b)     2,357,953   
         
  Electrical Equipment – 1.7%  
  115,709      GrafTech International Ltd.(b)     2,387,077   
  32,649      Polypore International, Inc.(b)     1,879,929   
         
      4,267,006   
         
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.8%  
  44,820      IPG Photonics Corp.(b)     2,585,218   
  113,207      Maxwell Technologies, Inc.(b)     1,955,085   
         
      4,540,303   
         
  Energy Equipment & Services – 1.9%  
  23,120      Lufkin Industries, Inc.     2,161,026   
  29,528      Oceaneering International, Inc.(b)     2,641,280   
         
      4,802,306   
         
  Food & Staples Retailing – 0.6%  
  38,072      Fresh Market, Inc. (The)(b)     1,436,837   
         
  Food Products – 1.1%  
  50,006      Diamond Foods, Inc.     2,790,335   
         
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.8%  
  173,477      Accuray, Inc.(b)     1,566,497   
  13,022      HeartWare International, Inc.(b)     1,113,772   
  144,144      Insulet Corp.(b)     2,972,249   
  139,502      Natus Medical, Inc.(b)     2,343,633   
  77,016      NxStage Medical, Inc.(b)     1,692,812   
  85,725      Volcano Corp.(b)     2,194,560   
  57,023      Zoll Medical Corp.(b)     2,555,201   
         
      14,438,724   
         
  Health Care Providers & Services – 5.6%  
  103,354      ExamWorks Group, Inc.(b)     2,297,559   
  85,609      Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.(b)     2,228,402   
  29,949      HMS Holdings Corp.(b)     2,451,326   
  29,175      MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.(b)     2,353,839   
  96,724      PSS World Medical, Inc.(b)     2,626,057   
  118,477      Team Health Holdings, Inc.(b)     2,070,978   
         
      14,028,161   
         
  Health Care Technology – 1.3%  
  56,972      SXC Health Solutions Corp.(b)     3,122,066   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.6%  
  60,195      Life Time Fitness, Inc.(b)   $ 2,245,875   
  18,969      Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)     2,409,063   
  169,970      Shuffle Master, Inc.(b)     1,815,280   
  141,553      Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     2,404,986   
         
      8,875,204   
         
  Household Durables – 1.4%  
  67,666      Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.(b)     3,427,960   
         
  Internet Software & Services – 7.2%  
  49,906      Ancestry.com, Inc.(b)     1,769,168   
  53,580      comScore, Inc.(b)     1,581,146   
  69,646      Constant Contact, Inc.(b)     2,430,645   
  84,430      DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.(b)     1,938,513   
  126,118      Dice Holdings, Inc.(b)     1,905,643   
  55,307      IntraLinks Holdings, Inc.(b)     1,478,909   
  47,605      SAVVIS, Inc.(b)     1,765,670   
  91,654      Vocus, Inc.(b)     2,370,172   
  52,508      WebMD Health Corp.(b)     2,804,977   
         
      18,044,843   
         
  IT Services – 0.7%  
  125,241      InterXion Holding NV(b)     1,628,133   
         
  Machinery – 2.5%  
  33,338      Chart Industries, Inc.(b)     1,834,923   
  45,306      Robbins & Myers, Inc.     2,083,623   
  108,171      Westport Innovations, Inc.(b)     2,377,599   
         
      6,296,145   
         
  Media – 1.1%  
  84,301      Imax Corp.(b)     2,695,946   
         
  Metals & Mining – 0.7%  
  28,436      Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A     1,848,624   
         
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.6%  
  50,695      Approach Resources, Inc.(b)     1,703,352   
  63,418      Brigham Exploration Co.(b)     2,357,881   
  83,134      Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)     2,572,166   
  56,990      Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)     1,802,024   
  56,520      Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b)     2,686,961   
  67,313      World Fuel Services Corp.     2,733,581   
         
      13,855,965   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 2.0%  
  70,821      Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)     1,520,527   
  160,727      Nektar Therapeutics(b)     1,522,084   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Pharmaceuticals – continued  
  137,624      Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)   $ 1,983,162   
         
      5,025,773   
         
  Professional Services – 3.2%  
  59,612      Advisory Board Co. (The)(b)     3,070,018   
  55,070      Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)     2,223,176   
  31,661      IHS, Inc., Class A(b)     2,809,914   
         
      8,103,108   
         
  Road & Rail – 1.0%  
  43,493      Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(b)     2,531,293   
         
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 8.9%  
  130,665      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)     2,136,373   
  53,632      Cavium Network, Inc.(b)     2,409,686   
  52,742      Cymer, Inc.(b)     2,984,142   
  171,155      GT Solar International, Inc.(b)     1,824,512   
  37,467      Hittite Microwave Corp.(b)     2,389,271   
  97,199      Inphi Corp.(b)     2,042,151   
  57,929      Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.(b)     2,434,176   
  41,378      Power Integrations, Inc.     1,586,019   
  36,880      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b)     1,593,585   
  57,627      Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(b)     2,804,706   
         
      22,204,621   
         
  Software – 7.9%  
  112,619      Ariba, Inc.(b)     3,844,813   
  45,021      Concur Technologies, Inc.(b)     2,496,414   
  76,024      Informatica Corp.(b)     3,970,734   
  70,201      QLIK Technologies, Inc.(b)     1,825,226   
  72,365      SuccessFactors, Inc.(b)     2,828,748   
  48,462      Ultimate Software Group, Inc.(The)(b)     2,847,142   
  62,864      VanceInfo Technologies, Inc., ADR(b)     1,974,558   
         
      19,787,635   
         
  Specialty Retail – 4.6%  
  93,711      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(b)     1,732,716   
  62,075      DSW, Inc., Class A(b)     2,480,517   
  68,824      Hibbett Sports, Inc.(b)     2,464,587   
  49,959      Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)     2,404,527   
  72,365      Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.(b)     2,448,108   
         
      11,530,455   
         
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.7%  
  24,343      Deckers Outdoor Corp.(b)     2,097,149   
  62,241      G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(b)     2,339,017   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – continued  
  35,520      Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.   $ 2,309,866   
         
      6,746,032   
         
  Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.5%  
  53,717      Titan Machinery, Inc.(b)     1,356,354   
         
 

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $174,761,736)

    238,295,871   
         
 
 
Principal
Amount
  
  
           
  Short-Term Investments – 6.4%  
$ 16,104,356      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $16,104,356 on 4/01/2011 collateralized by $17,270,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.310% due 11/10/2020 valued at $16,428,088 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $16,104,356)     16,104,356   
         
 

Total Investments – 101.9%

(Identified Cost $190,866,092)(a)

    254,400,227   
 

Other assets less liabilities—(1.9)%

    (4,863,744
         
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 249,536,483   
         
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):  
  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $190,865,183 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   $ 64,102,669   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (567,625
         
  Net unrealized appreciation   $ 63,535,044   
         
  (b)      Non-income producing security.  
  ADR      An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    8.9

Software

    7.9   

Internet Software & Services

    7.2   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    5.8   

Health Care Providers & Services

    5.6   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    5.6   

Specialty Retail

    4.6   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    3.6   

Biotechnology

    3.3   

Professional Services

    3.2   

Capital Markets

    2.7   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    2.7   

Machinery

    2.5   

Air Freight & Logistics

    2.3   

Auto Components

    2.1   

Aerospace & Defense

    2.1   

Commercial Banks

    2.1   

Pharmaceuticals

    2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

    21.3   

Short-Term Investments

    6.4   
       

Total Investments

    101.9   

Other assets less liabilities

    (1.9
       

Net Assets

    100.0
       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – 96.8% of Net Assets  
  Air Freight & Logistics – 1.1%  
  187,245      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)   $ 13,054,721   
         
  Auto Components – 1.4%  
  483,703      Dana Holding Corp.(b)     8,411,595   
  172,744      Tenneco, Inc.(b)     7,332,983   
         
      15,744,578   
         
  Building Products – 0.8%  
  102,030      Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     4,720,928   
  376,559      Griffon Corp.(b)     4,944,220   
         
      9,665,148   
         
  Capital Markets – 2.6%  
  555,653      Ares Capital Corp.     9,390,536   
  698,225      Fifth Street Finance Corp.     9,321,304   
  162,890      Stifel Financial Corp.(b)     11,693,873   
         
      30,405,713   
         
  Chemicals – 4.9%  
  473,609      Chemtura Corp.(b)     8,146,075   
  541,390      Ferro Corp.(b)     8,981,660   
  230,016      Koppers Holdings, Inc.     9,821,683   
  80,553      Minerals Technologies, Inc.     5,519,492   
  244,931      Olin Corp.     5,613,818   
  421,127      Omnova Solutions, Inc.(b)     3,314,269   
  263,186      WR Grace & Co.(b)     10,077,392   
  285,865      Zep, Inc.     4,976,910   
         
      56,451,299   
         
  Commercial Banks – 7.3%  
  618,248      Cathay General Bancorp     10,541,128   
  158,997      City National Corp.     9,070,779   
  495,700      CVB Financial Corp.     4,614,967   
  424,006      First Financial Bancorp     7,076,660   
  500,904      First Horizon National Corp.     5,615,134   
  147,328      IBERIABANK Corp.     8,858,833   
  266,529      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.(b)     4,408,390   
  2,273,275      Popular, Inc.(b)     6,615,230   
  183,036      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     7,828,450   
  180,927      Signature Bank(b)     10,204,283   
  244,462      Wintrust Financial Corp.     8,983,978   
         
      83,817,832   
         
  Commercial Services & Supplies – 3.2%  
  195,496      KAR Auction Services, Inc.(b)     2,998,909   
  221,440      McGrath Rentcorp     6,038,669   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Commercial Services & Supplies – continued  
  567,866      Rollins, Inc.   $ 11,527,680   
  444,373      Standard Parking Corp.(b)     7,892,064   
  113,083      Team, Inc.(b)     2,969,560   
  187,550      Waste Connections, Inc.     5,399,564   
         
      36,826,446   
         
  Communications Equipment – 2.2%  
  135,839      ADTRAN, Inc.     5,767,724   
  1,387,561      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)     8,533,500   
  395,609      Harmonic, Inc.(b)     3,710,812   
  227,170      NETGEAR, Inc.(b)     7,369,395   
         
      25,381,431   
         
  Construction & Engineering – 0.7%  
  223,305      MYR Group, Inc.(b)     5,341,455   
  60,077      URS Corp.(b)     2,766,546   
         
      8,108,001   
         
  Consumer Finance – 1.8%  
  200,778      Cash America International, Inc.     9,245,827   
  545,544      Dollar Financial Corp.(b)     11,320,038   
         
      20,565,865   
         
  Containers & Packaging – 0.8%  
  400,477      Temple-Inland, Inc.     9,371,162   
         
  Distributors – 0.3%  
  109,064      Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.(b)     3,604,565   
         
  Diversified Financial Services – 1.3%  
  322,962      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     7,815,680   
  311,941      PHH Corp.(b)     6,790,956   
         
      14,606,636   
         
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
  55,583      Neutral Tandem, Inc.(b)     819,849   
         
  Electric Utilities – 2.0%  
  178,898      ALLETE, Inc.     6,971,655   
  131,699      ITC Holdings Corp.     9,205,760   
  224,693      UIL Holdings Corp.     6,857,631   
         
      23,035,046   
         
  Electrical Equipment – 2.5%  
  189,632      AZZ, Inc.     8,647,219   
  178,305      II-VI, Inc.(b)     8,870,674   
  92,247      LaBarge, Inc.(b)     1,632,772   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Electrical Equipment – continued  
  152,523      Thomas & Betts Corp.(b)   $ 9,070,543   
         
      28,221,208   
         
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 5.1%  
  440,208      Brightpoint, Inc.(b)     4,771,855   
  231,931      Cognex Corp.     6,552,051   
  359,931      GSI Group, Inc.(b)     3,707,289   
  131,288      Littelfuse, Inc.     7,496,545   
  537,821      Methode Electronics, Inc.     6,496,877   
  152,792      Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.(b)     6,035,284   
  122,746      Rogers Corp.(b)     5,530,935   
  278,194      ScanSource, Inc.(b)     10,568,590   
  407,515      TTM Technologies, Inc.(b)     7,400,472   
         
      58,559,898   
         
  Energy Equipment & Services – 3.0%  
  191,015      Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b)     10,242,224   
  289,873      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(b)     4,985,816   
  78,328      Lufkin Industries, Inc.     7,321,318   
  133,752      Oceaneering International, Inc.(b)     11,964,116   
         
      34,513,474   
         
  Food & Staples Retailing – 0.5%  
  410,633      Spartan Stores, Inc.     6,073,262   
         
  Food Products – 3.5%  
  167,748      Corn Products International, Inc.     8,692,701   
  634,943      Darling International, Inc.(b)     9,759,074   
  186,239      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     4,862,700   
  168,066      J & J Snack Foods Corp.     7,910,867   
  1,098,796      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b)     8,471,717   
         
      39,697,059   
         
  Gas Utilities – 1.1%  
  401,155      UGI Corp.     13,198,000   
         
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.6%  
  150,493      Alere, Inc.(b)     5,890,296   
  112,062      Teleflex, Inc.     6,497,355   
  124,562      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     5,576,641   
         
      17,964,292   
         
  Health Care Providers & Services – 1.6%  
  103,792      MEDNAX, Inc.(b)     6,913,585   
  274,348      WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(b)     11,508,899   
         
      18,422,484   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.0%  
  149,999      Bob Evans Farms, Inc.   $ 4,889,968   
  205,689      California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.(b)     3,472,030   
  473,802      Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b)     4,501,119   
  47,861      Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     3,445,992   
  222,622      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     7,081,606   
         
      23,390,715   
         
  Household Durables – 0.9%  
  197,326      Jarden Corp.     7,018,886   
  117,495      Leggett & Platt, Inc.     2,878,627   
         
      9,897,513   
         
  Industrial Conglomerates – 0.9%  
  162,146      Raven Industries, Inc.     9,959,007   
         
  Insurance – 3.9%  
  446,540      Employers Holdings, Inc.     9,225,516   
  58,490      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)     2,646,673   
  299,373      HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     9,373,369   
  496,165      Old Republic International Corp.     6,296,334   
  123,616      ProAssurance Corp.(b)     7,833,546   
  156,558      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., Class A     9,828,711   
         
      45,204,149   
         
  Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.4%  
  127,655      HSN, Inc.(b)     4,088,790   
         
  Internet Software & Services – 0.6%  
  193,225      IAC/InterActiveCorp(b)     5,968,720   
  124,392      Perficient, Inc.(b)     1,493,948   
         
      7,462,668   
         
  IT Services – 1.3%  
  39,664      Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)     3,406,741   
  234,247      Wright Express Corp.(b)     12,143,364   
         
      15,550,105   
         
  Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.4%  
  155,622      Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.     4,312,286   
         
  Machinery – 5.5%  
  334,348      Actuant Corp., Class A     9,696,092   
  439,916      Albany International Corp., Class A     10,953,908   
  402,453      Altra Holdings, Inc.(b)     9,505,940   
  308,158      Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.(b)     5,497,539   
  283,740      John Bean Technologies Corp.     5,456,320   
  200,062      Meritor, Inc.(b)     3,395,052   
  42,038      Middleby Corp. (The)(b)     3,918,782   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Machinery – continued  
  114,839      RBC Bearings, Inc.(b)   $ 4,390,295   
  564,738      Wabash National Corp.(b)     6,539,666   
  49,107      Wabtec Corp.     3,330,928   
         
      62,684,522   
         
  Marine – 0.6%  
  113,347      Kirby Corp.(b)     6,493,650   
         
  Media – 3.4%  
  163,892      Arbitron, Inc.     6,560,597   
  168,118      Harte-Hanks, Inc.     2,000,604   
  211,322      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A     10,743,611   
  176,394      Liberty Media-Starz, Series A(b)     13,688,174   
  168,066      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)     1,680,660   
  145,558      Madison Square Garden, Inc., Class A(b)     3,928,610   
         
      38,602,256   
         
  Metals & Mining – 2.2%  
  102,828      Haynes International, Inc.     5,701,813   
  560,885      Horsehead Holding Corp.(b)     9,563,089   
  166,083      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     9,596,276   
         
      24,861,178   
         
  Multiline Retail – 0.6%  
  486,031      Fred’s, Inc. Class A     6,473,933   
         
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.7%  
  172,522      Berry Petroleum Co., Class A     8,703,735   
  271,798      Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.(b)     5,868,119   
  140,906      Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)     4,359,632   
  506,035      Energy Partners Ltd.(b)     9,108,630   
  105,638      Petroleum Development Corp.(b)     5,071,680   
  140,096      Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b)     6,660,164   
  87,847      SemGroup Corp., Class A(b)     2,473,771   
         
      42,245,731   
         
  Paper & Forest Products – 0.5%  
  89,855      Deltic Timber Corp.     6,005,908   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.3%  
  296,279      Obagi Medical Products, Inc.(b)     3,744,967   
         
  REITs – Apartments – 2.4%  
  332,085      American Campus Communities, Inc.     10,958,805   
  133,984      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     8,601,773   
  309,208      UDR, Inc.     7,535,399   
         
      27,095,977   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  REITs – Diversified – 1.5%  
  364,429      DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.   $ 8,837,403   
  205,021      Potlatch Corp.     8,241,844   
         
      17,079,247   
         
  REITs – Healthcare – 0.7%  
  382,192      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.     8,538,169   
         
  REITs – Hotels – 0.6%  
  1,093,626      Hersha Hospitality Trust     6,496,138   
         
  REITs – Office Property – 0.8%  
  463,665      BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     8,818,908   
         
  REITs – Single Tenant – 0.6%  
  268,632      National Retail Properties, Inc.     7,019,354   
         
  REITs – Storage – 1.1%  
  132,469      Sovran Self Storage, Inc.     5,239,149   
  707,732      U-Store-It Trust     7,445,341   
         
      12,684,490   
         
  Road & Rail – 1.7%  
  123,490      Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(b)     7,187,118   
  218,510      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)     7,667,516   
  306,604      Vitran Corp., Inc.(b)     4,320,050   
         
      19,174,684   
         
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.4%  
  151,607      Cohu, Inc.     2,328,684   
  167,103      Diodes, Inc.(b)     5,691,528   
  575,368      PMC-Sierra, Inc.(b)     4,315,260   
  558,088      Teradyne, Inc.(b)     9,939,547   
  380,746      TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.(b)     4,915,431   
         
      27,190,450   
         
  Software – 1.9%  
  197,611      Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.(b)     2,865,360   
  280,515      Progress Software Corp.(b)     8,160,181   
  342,563      Radiant Systems, Inc.(b)     6,063,365   
  240,438      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.(b)     4,909,744   
         
      21,998,650   
         
  Specialty Retail – 2.7%  
  169,583      Genesco, Inc.(b)     6,817,237   
  1,077,563      Hot Topic, Inc.     6,142,109   
  202,455      OfficeMax, Inc.(b)     2,619,768   
  680,131      PEP Boys-Manny Moe & Jack     8,644,465   
  515,951      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)     7,228,473   
         
      31,452,052   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.9%  
  160,273      Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., Class A(b)   $ 2,078,741   
  418,305      Movado Group, Inc.(b)     6,140,717   
  41,046      Vera Bradley, Inc.(b)     1,732,552   
         
      9,952,010   
         
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.5%  
  216,184      BankUnited, Inc.     6,206,642   
  503,218      Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.     5,671,267   
  358,162      First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     4,863,840   
         
      16,741,749   
         
  Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.0%  
  288,240      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.(b)     5,623,562   
  299,808      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)     5,936,199   
         
      11,559,761   
         
  Water Utilities – 0.4%  
  272,189      Middlesex Water Co.     4,951,118   
         
 

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $811,005,423)

    1,109,838,104   
         
 
 
Principal
Amount
  
  
           
  Short-Term Investments – 3.1%  
$ 35,067,817      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $35,067,817 on 4/01/2011 collateralized by $36,085,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.125% due 5/12/2025 valued at $35,769,256 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $35,067,817)     35,067,817   
         
 

Total Investments – 99.9%

(Identified Cost $846,073,240)(a)

    1,144,905,921   
 

Other assets less liabilities—0.1%

    1,447,067   
         
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 1,146,352,988   
         
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):  
  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $846,075,914 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   $ 306,575,976   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (7,745,969
         
  Net unrealized appreciation   $ 298,830,007   
         
  (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 March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Commercial Banks

    7.3

Machinery

    5.5   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    5.1   

Chemicals

    4.9   

Insurance

    3.9   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    3.7   

Food Products

    3.5   

Media

    3.4   

Commercial Services & Supplies

    3.2   

Energy Equipment & Services

    3.0   

Specialty Retail

    2.7   

Capital Markets

    2.6   

Electrical Equipment

    2.5   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    2.4   

REITs – Apartments

    2.4   

Communications Equipment

    2.2   

Metals & Mining

    2.2   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2.0   

Electric Utilities

    2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

    32.3   

Short-Term Investments

    3.1   
       

Total Investments

    99.9   

Other assets less liabilities

    0.1   
       

Net Assets

    100.0
       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets And Liabilities

March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

     Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
 

ASSETS

   

Investments at cost

  $ 190,866,092      $ 846,073,240   

Net unrealized appreciation

    63,534,135        298,832,681   
               

Investments at value

    254,400,227        1,144,905,921   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    2,759,371        1,189,404   

Receivable for securities sold

    2,493,718        3,596,864   

Dividends receivable

    11,807        1,023,887   
               

TOTAL ASSETS

    259,665,123        1,150,716,076   
               

LIABILITIES

   

Payable for securities purchased

    9,412,848        2,599,458   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    419,498        822,884   

Management fees payable (Note 5)

    165,921        625,040   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 5)

    61,666        128,955   

Administrative fees payable (Note 5)

    9,006        44,333   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

    59,701        142,418   
               

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    10,128,640        4,363,088   
               

NET ASSETS

  $ 249,536,483      $ 1,146,352,988   
               

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 256,543,687      $ 925,364,035   

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

    (979,364     (570,274

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

    (69,561,975     (77,273,454

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    63,534,135        298,832,681   
               

NET ASSETS

  $ 249,536,483      $ 1,146,352,988   
               

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

   

Institutional Class:

   

Net assets

  $ 120,790,368      $ 582,154,282   
               

Shares of beneficial interest

    6,500,074        20,253,147   
               

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 18.58      $ 28.74   
               

Retail Class:

   

Net assets

  $ 128,746,115      $ 473,307,134   
               

Shares of beneficial interest

    7,179,209        16,613,259   
               

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 17.93      $ 28.49   
               

Admin Class:

   

Net assets

  $      $ 90,891,572   
               

Shares of beneficial interest

           3,247,518   
               

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $      $ 27.99   
               

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

     Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends

  $ 103,003      $ 7,729,887   
               

Expenses

   

Management fees (Note 5)

    678,739        3,876,424   

Service and distribution fees (Note 5)

    123,948        744,175   

Administrative fees (Note 5)

    42,270        241,468   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 5)

    13,834        24,363   

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 5 and 6)

    95,109        631,451   

Audit and tax services fees

    18,507        21,221   

Custodian fees and expenses

    12,298        19,242   

Legal fees

    1,772        11,302   

Registration fees

    22,072        32,931   

Shareholder reporting expenses

    14,740        70,671   

Miscellaneous expenses

    5,390        17,116   
               

Total expenses

    1,028,679        5,690,364   

Fee/expense recovery (Note 5)

    20,355          

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 5)

    (20,098     (294,480
               

Net expenses

    1,028,936        5,395,884   
               

Net investment income (loss)

    (925,933     2,334,003   
               

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS

   

Net realized gain on:

   

Investments

    17,120,406        71,963,853   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments

    34,048,054        161,720,968   
               

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    51,168,460        233,684,821   
               

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 50,242,527      $ 236,018,824   
               

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

Small Cap Growth Fund   Six Months Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (925,933   $ (1,245,082

Net realized gain on investments

    17,120,406        14,954,786   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    34,048,054        10,136,058   
               

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    50,242,527        23,845,762   
               

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

   

Net investment income

   

Institutional Class

             

Retail Class

             

Admin Class

             
               

Total distributions

             
               

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

    71,448,603        (17,035,340
               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    121,691,130        6,810,422   

NET ASSETS

   

Beginning of the period

    127,845,353        121,034,931   
               

End of the period

  $ 249,536,483      $ 127,845,353   
               

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

  $ (979,364   $ (53,431
               

 

Small Cap Value Fund   Six Months Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,334,003      $ 3,463,326   

Net realized gain on investments

    71,963,853        58,619,537   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    161,720,968        34,774,717   
               

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    236,018,824        96,857,580   
               

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

   

Net investment income

   

Institutional Class

    (3,276,432     (1,798,397

Retail Class

    (1,768,636     (522,660

Admin Class

    (178,569       
               

Total distributions

    (5,223,637     (2,321,057
               

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

    3,327,416        (150,208,179
               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    234,122,603        (55,671,656

NET ASSETS

   

Beginning of the period

    912,230,385        967,902,041   
               

End of the period

  $ 1,146,352,988      $ 912,230,385   
               

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

  $ (570,274   $ 2,319,360   
               

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

Distributions
from net
realized
capital

gains

    Total
distributions
 

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

  

           
Institutional Class                 

3/31/2011(g)

  $ 14.03      $ (0.07   $ 4.62      $ 4.55        $      $      $   

9/30/2010

    11.58        (0.11 )(i)      2.56        2.45                          

9/30/2009

    13.07        (0.07     (1.42     (1.49                       

9/30/2008

    15.87        (0.07     (2.73     (2.80                       

9/30/2007

    12.00        (0.06 )(j)      3.93        3.87                          

9/30/2006

    11.08        (0.08     0.99        0.91                          
Retail Class                 

3/31/2011(g)

    13.55        (0.09     4.47        4.38                          

9/30/2010

    11.21        (0.13 )(i)      2.47        2.34                          

9/30/2009

    12.69        (0.09     (1.39     (1.48                       

9/30/2008

    15.45        (0.10     (2.66     (2.76                       

9/30/2007

    11.71        (0.09 )(j)      3.83        3.74                          

9/30/2006

    10.84        (0.11     0.97        0.86                          
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND               
Institutional Class                 

3/31/2011(g)

  $ 22.93      $ 0.08      $ 5.89      $ 5.97        $ (0.16   $      $ (0.16

9/30/2010

    20.66        0.11        2.23        2.34          (0.07            (0.07

9/30/2009

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

9/30/2008

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

9/30/2007

    27.69        0.12 (j)(l)      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
Retail Class                 

3/31/2011(g)

    22.71        0.04        5.85        5.89          (0.11            (0.11

9/30/2010

    20.47        0.06        2.21        2.27          (0.03            (0.03

9/30/2009

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

9/30/2008

    28.52        0.05 (k)      (4.00     (3.95              (2.78     (2.78

9/30/2007

    27.46        0.04 (j)(l)      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
Admin Class                 

3/31/2011(g)

    22.30        0.01        5.73        5.74          (0.05            (0.05

9/30/2010

    20.11        0.00        2.19        2.19                          

9/30/2009

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

9/30/2008

    28.13        (0.01 )(k)      (3.94     (3.95              (2.78     (2.78

9/30/2007

    27.14        (0.03 )(j)(l)      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

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.  
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.  
(c) Effective June 1, 2009, redemption fees were eliminated.  
(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.  
(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.  
(f) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.  
(g) For the six months ended March 31, 2011 (Unaudited).  
(h) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.05%.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
       
Redemption
fees (b)(c)
    Net asset
value,
end of
the
period
    Total
return
(%) (d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses
(%) (e)(f)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (e)
    Net
investment
income (loss)
(%) (e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
             
             
$      $ 18.58        32.43      $ 120,790        1.00 (h)      1.00 (h)      (0.89     39   
         14.03        21.16        52,501        1.00        1.06        (0.85 )(i)      69   
         11.58        (11.40     45,557        1.00        1.01        (0.68     107   
  0.00        13.07        (17.64     44,540        1.00        1.01        (0.47     92   
  0.00        15.87        32.25        28,088        1.00        1.23        (0.47     83   
  0.01        12.00        8.30        20,414        1.00        1.38        (0.69     100   
             
         17.93        32.32        128,746        1.25        1.29        (1.14     39   
         13.55        20.87        75,344        1.25        1.39        (1.10 )(i)      69   
         11.21        (11.66     75,478        1.25        1.43        (0.93     107   
  0.00        12.69        (17.86     79,897        1.25        1.42        (0.70     92   
  0.00        15.45        31.94        20,924        1.25        1.50        (0.66     83   
  0.01        11.71        8.03        2,981        1.25        1.92        (0.94     100   
             
             
$      $ 28.74        26.11      $ 582,154        0.90        0.93        0.60        25   
         22.93        11.39        454,853        0.90        0.94        0.50        52   
  0.00        20.66        (5.42     506,324        0.90        0.94        0.52        55   
  0.00        22.01        (15.02     553,268        0.89        0.89        0.47        61   
  0.00        28.77        17.02        534,776        0.89        0.89        0.43        57   
  0.00        27.69        11.17        442,714        0.89 (m)      0.89 (m)      0.47        62   
             
         28.49        25.96        473,307        1.15        1.22        0.34        25   
         22.71        11.10        383,934        1.15        1.24        0.26        52   
  0.00        20.47        (5.66     387,383        1.15        1.31        0.26        55   
  0.00        21.79        (15.21     464,525        1.15        1.27        0.21        61   
  0.00        28.52        16.74        465,055        1.15        1.24        0.15        57   
  0.00        27.46        10.87        291,690        1.15        1.20        0.21        62   
             
         27.99        25.78        90,892        1.40        1.52        0.10        25   
         22.30        10.89        73,443        1.40        1.56        0.02        52   
  0.00        20.11        (5.93     74,195        1.40        1.77        0.02        55   
  0.00        21.40        (15.44     77,855        1.40        1.68        (0.04     61   
  0.00        28.13        16.41        76,783        1.40        1.56        (0.10     57   
  0.00        27.14        10.59        64,367        1.40        1.46        (0.04     62   

 

  (i) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.12) and $(0.14) for Institutional Class and Retail Class, respectively, and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.92)% and (1.17)% for Institutional Class and Retail Class, respectively.  
  (j) Includes a non-recurring payment of $0.01 per share and $0.00 per share for Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, respectively.  
  (k) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.02 per share.  
  (l) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.05 per share.  
  (m) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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

 

Loomis Sayles Funds I:

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

 

Loomis Sayles Funds II:

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

 

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

 

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

 

2.  Significant Accounting Policies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to period-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

a.   Valuation. Equity securities, including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value, as reported by pricing services recommended by the investment adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Such pricing services generally use the security’s last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is primarily traded or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking a NOCP, at the most

 

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

 

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

 

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as a Fund is notified, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT

 

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distribution information available. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld when applicable. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

d.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. Each Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of March 31, 2011 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

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

 

e.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as expired capital loss carryforwards, distribution redesignations 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.

 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:

 

     2010 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

  Ordinary
Income
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Total  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $      $      $   

Small Cap Value Fund

    2,321,057            —        2,321,057   

 

As of September 30, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforward:   Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
 

Expires September 30, 2011

  $ (59,283,040   $   

Expires September 30, 2017

    (14,995,800     (88,137,321

Expires September 30, 2018

    (11,885,718     (58,500,125
               

Total capital loss carryforward

  $ (86,164,558   $ (146,637,446
               

 

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

 

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fully used before capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years prior to effective date of the Act; therefore, under certain circumstances, capital loss carryforwards available as of the report date, if any, may expire unused.

 

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

 

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

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, none of the Funds had loaned securities under this agreement.

 

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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determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2011, at value:

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 238,295,871      $      $      $ 238,295,871   

Short-Term Investments

           16,104,356               16,104,356   
                               

Total

  $ 238,295,871      $ 16,104,356      $     —      $ 254,400,227   
                               

 

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

 

Small Cap Value Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 1,109,838,104      $      $     —      $ 1,109,838,104   

Short-Term Investments

           35,067,817               35,067,817   
                               

Total

  $ 1,109,838,104      $ 35,067,817      $      $ 1,144,905,921   
                               

 

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

 

4.  Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended March 31, 2011, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

Fund

  Purchases     Sales  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 132,000,138      $ 68,953,957   

Small Cap Value Fund

    247,614,342        273,055,808   

 

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5.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

 

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

 

Fund

  Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets

Small Cap Growth Fund

  0.75%

Small Cap Value Fund

  0.75%

 

Loomis Sayles has given binding undertakings to the Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses. These undertakings are in effect until January 31, 2012 and are reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payable, as reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, is net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to these undertakings.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:

 

     Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets

Fund

  Institutional Class   Retail Class   Admin Class

Small Cap Growth Fund

  1.00%   1.25%  

Small Cap Value Fund

  0.90%   1.15%   1.40%

 

Loomis Sayles shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreements (whether through waiver of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated to pay such waived/reimbursed fees or expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  Management
Fees
    Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 678,739      0.75%

Small Cap Value Fund

    3,876,424      0.75%

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, class-specific expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

     Reimbursement1  

Fund

  Institutional
Class
    Retail
Class
    Admin
Class
    Total  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $      $ 20,098      $      $ 20,098   

Small Cap Value Fund

    83,694        160,951        49,835        294,480   

 

1Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2012.

 

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For the six months ended March 31, 2011, expense reimbursements related to the prior fiscal year were recovered as follows:

 

     Recovered Expenses  

Fund

  Institutional
Class
    Retail Class     Total  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 20,355      $      $ 20,355   

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Under the Retail Class Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Retail Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Retail Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distributors to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Retail Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

Under the Admin Class Plan, Small Cap Value Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Admin Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Admin Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distributors to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Admin Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

In addition, the Admin Class shares of Small Cap Value Fund may pay Natixis Distributors an administrative service fee, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares. These fees are subsequently paid to securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal services and/or account maintenance for their customers who hold such shares.

 

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For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

     Service Fees     Distribution Fees  

Fund

  Admin Class     Retail Class     Admin Class  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $      $ 123,948      $   

Small Cap Value Fund

    103,146        537,883        103,146   

 

c.  Administrative Fees. Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, 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 Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion and 0.0350% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per additional class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisers.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, each Fund paid the following administrative fees to Natixis Advisors:

 

Fund

  Administrative
Fees
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 42,270   

Small Cap Value Fund

    241,468   

 

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 to exceed what the Funds would have paid its transfer agent had each customer’s shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediaries. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees.

 

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For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the Funds paid the following sub-transfer agent fees, which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations:

 

      Sub-Transfer Agent Fees  

Fund

   Institutional
Class
       Retail Class        Admin
Class
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 21,215         $ 29,301         $   

Small Cap Value Fund

     209,839           274,357           74,719   

 

e.  Trustees Fees and Expenses. The Trusts do not pay any compensation directly to their officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $250,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that she attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $80,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chairman receives an additional retainer fee at an annual rate of $15,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $7,500 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

 

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

 

f.  Payments by Affiliates. For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Loomis Sayles reimbursed Small Cap Growth Fund $36 for losses incurred in connection with a trading error.

 

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March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

6.  Class Specific Expenses. For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the Funds paid the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees):

 

      Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses  

Fund

   Institutional
Class
       Retail Class        Admin
Class
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 22,608         $ 72,501         $   

Small Cap Value Fund

     253,033           301,579           76,839   

 

7.   Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participates in a $200,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participates in the line of credit. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% 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.

 

Effective April 21, 2011, each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, will participate 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 will participate in the line of credit. Interest will be charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, will be accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, none of the Funds had borrowings under these agreements.

 

8.  Brokerage Commission Recapture. Each Fund has entered into agreements with certain brokers whereby the brokers will rebate a portion of brokerage commissions. All amounts rebated by the brokers are returned to the Funds under such agreements and are included in realized gains on investments in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended March 31, 2011, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:

 

Fund

  Rebates  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 10,256   

Small Cap Value Fund

    67,389   

 

9.  Concentration of Ownership. At March 31, 2011, Loomis Sayles Funded Pension Plan and Trust (“Pension Plan”) and the Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) held shares of beneficial interest in the Funds as follows:

 

Fund

  Pension Plan     Retirement Plan  

Small Cap Growth Fund

      356,240          420,374   

Small Cap Value Fund

    394,254        730,654   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholders having a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds. As of March 31, 2011, one shareholder account owned more than 5% of Small Cap Growth Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing 5.30% of the Fund’s net assets. Such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than the owner of record.

 

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

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund  
    Six Months Ended
March 31, 2011
    Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
Institutional Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

    3,332,975      $ 55,477,806        942,038      $ 12,157,438   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                           

Redeemed

    (575,534     (9,643,306     (1,134,399     (14,055,822
                               

Net change

    2,757,441      $ 45,834,500        (192,361   $ (1,898,384
                               
Retail Class                        

Issued from the sale of shares

    2,572,111      $ 40,906,269        1,649,726      $ 20,206,682   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                           

Redeemed

    (951,624     (15,292,166     (2,822,162     (35,343,638
                               

Net change

    1,620,487      $ 25,614,103        (1,172,436   $ (15,136,956
                               

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

    4,377,928      $ 71,448,603        (1,364,797   $ (17,035,340
                               

 

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March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

10.  Capital Shares (continued)

 

    Small Cap Value Fund  
    Six Months Ended
March 31, 2011
    Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
Institutional Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

    1,940,008      $ 51,491,304        2,602,888      $ 56,206,503   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    114,244        3,053,734        80,409        1,643,559   

Redeemed

    (1,635,183     (43,226,771     (7,355,313     (156,910,081
                               

Net change

    419,069      $ 11,318,267        (4,672,016   $ (99,060,019
                               
Retail Class                        

Issued from the sale of shares

    1,288,707      $ 33,912,104        1,882,548      $ 40,646,183   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    66,486        1,762,558        25,691        521,021   

Redeemed

    (1,647,759     (42,551,105     (3,929,781     (84,156,249
                               

Net change

    (292,566   $ (6,876,443     (2,021,542   $ (42,989,045
                               
Admin Class                        

Issued from the sale of shares

    630,020      $ 16,316,416        995,292      $ 21,022,763   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    5,109        133,140                 

Redeemed

    (681,741     (17,563,964     (1,389,922     (29,181,878
                               

Net change

    (46,612   $ (1,114,408     (394,630   $ (8,159,115
                               

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

    79,891      $ 3,327,416        (7,088,188   $ (150,208,179
                               

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS     
Fund and Manager Review        1   
Portfolio of Investments        7   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities        19   
Statements of Operations        20   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets        21   
Financial Highlights        23   
Notes to Financial Statements        25   

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Matthew Eagan, CFA

Dan Fuss, CFA, CIC

Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Elaine Stokes

 

 

Symbol:

Institutional Class   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:

April 12, 2004

 

 

Net Assets:

$70.7 million

 

 

Market Conditions

Strong technical and fundamental factors helped keep the high-yield and equity markets resilient throughout the six-month period, despite several negative events, including headline risk in Japan, the Middle East and North Africa, concerns about European sovereign debt and ratings downgrades for corporate credits in peripheral euro zone countries. The yield curve steadily steepened during the period, driven mostly by shifting growth expectations as economic data continued to improve. With the curve so steep, investors are being compensated for investing further along on the yield curve.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund returned 9.06%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index, which returned 7.23% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Our out-of-benchmark allocation to convertible securities made the largest contribution to the fund’s relative return for the period. In particular, strong underlying equity performance from the communications, automotive, technology and healthcare industries drove the favorable performance. In addition, issue selection remained critical within the high-yield space, where we focused on credits with positive fundamentals, low default probability and solid balance sheets. Within the high-yield sector, industrials contributed significantly to absolute and relative performance, particularly among holdings in the technology, communications and energy industries. High-yield utilities also contributed positively, with electric names buoying the sector.

 

With the yield curve steepening significantly during the period, the fund’s longer duration weighed on performance. The fund had considerable exposure to the middle and the longer portions of the curve. In addition, while exposure to the consumer non-cyclical sector helped on an absolute basis, it weighed on relative performance. Lackluster returns from issues in the pharmaceutical, supermarket, and food and beverage industries put downward pressure on the sector.

 

Outlook

Strong liquidity, markets in transition, geopolitical turmoil, continued economic recovery and tragic natural disasters garnered significant attention from market participants during the first quarter of 2011. Many of these themes will continue to dominate investor consciousness going forward.

 

We believe markets remain in transition regarding interest rates, with pressures building both globally and domestically. Globally, growth in many areas of the world remains robust; however, inflation concerns have begun to attract attention. Central banks will likely continue to shift toward less accommodative policy as 2011 progresses. We anticipate the Federal Reserve Board’s program of Treasury purchases in the United States, which is referred to as “QE2” (short for quantitative easing), will end during the second quarter and believe the U.S. economic recovery has sufficient momentum to continue expanding without outsized government stimulus.

 

Our assessment of the fundamental underpinnings of the corporate sector remains positive. In general, corporations are proceeding conservatively with regard to hiring and capital expenditures. Merger and acquisition activity has increased recently, and we believe there is room for more growth in that space. Valuations in the corporate bond space are generally fair, with investor demand for yield providing support and liquidity to the high-yield, investment-grade and convertible sectors.

 

We continue to position the fund for global economic recovery, as well as a gradual upward bias in interest rates. We continue to emphasize yield advantage, global diversification and specific bond picking within the fund.

 

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

           
          

6 months

   

1 year

    5 years    

Since
Inception(a)

 

Institutional Class (Inception 4/12/04)

            9.06     15.86     8.95     9.17
   

COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE

           

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

      7.23        14.31        9.12        8.55   

Lipper High Current Yield Funds Index(b)

            7.91        14.15        6.87        6.91   
   
Expense Ratio(c)            
Institutional Class: 0.00%                                        

 

Cumulative Performance

Inception to March 31, 2011

 

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. 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

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

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SECURITIZED ASSET FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Clifton Rowe, CFA

Alessandro Pagani, CFA

 

 

Symbol:

Institutional Class   LSSAX

 

 

Objective:

High level of current income consistent with capital preservation.

 

 

Strategy:

Invests 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:

March 2, 2006

 

 

Net Assets:

$690.2 million

 

 

Market Conditions

Sentiment generally remained healthy in the domestic financial markets, despite disruptions abroad, including sovereign debt concerns in Europe, civil unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and the earthquake in Japan. While the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) maintained its low-interest-rate policy, stronger macroeconomic data and improved economic growth prospects caused market interest rates to increase slightly. Against a backdrop of low interest rates, investor demand for yield in the U.S. fixed-income markets persisted. Sectors offering a yield advantage benefited.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund returned 2.29%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Bond Index, which returned 0.97% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

A combination of favorable security selection and yield curve positioning helped the fund outperform its benchmark for the six-month period. In addition, our overweight allocation to commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) contributed favorably to performance. The fund’s holdings were primarily senior securities well protected from credit risk and offering compelling value. We acquired the majority of the fund’s CMBS in late 2008 and early 2009, when prices were severely depressed. Since then, they have experienced significant price appreciation, driven by investor demand for yield. In the asset-backed securities (ABS) segment, we favored high quality issues, including auto equipment-backed securities, which performed well. The fund’s shorter average duration also contributed positively, as improving economic growth prospects caused rates to rise across the curve. Duration is a measure of interest-rate sensitivity.

 

Overall, the fund’s higher quality securities detracted from relative performance due to investor preference for lower quality securities during the period, but returns were still positive. Also, a substantial underweight to the 30-year mortgage-backed sector, which outperformed the benchmark, had a slightly negative influence on relative performance. The fund’s overweight allocation to the ABS space detracted from relative results, but this was offset by strong security selection and shorter relative duration within the sector.

 

Outlook

We expect the Fed will continue its current interest rate policy well into 2011. In the intermediate term, we anticipate interest rates will gradually increase as modest economic growth persists. We are maintaining overweights in CMBS and ABS, and while we expect fundamental weakness to persist in the mortgage and consumer loan market, we believe the securities we currently hold are protected from significant credit risk and can continue to offer favorable risk-adjusted returns. Furthermore, we expect our government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mortgage positions to benefit from a relatively stable interest rate environment. This sector continues to offer a modest yield advantage with strong credit quality. We will continue to look for opportunities to take advantage of the steep yield curve and will focus on income, rather than price appreciation.

 

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Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

         
      6 months      1 year      5 years      Since
inception(a)
 
Institutional Class (Inception 3/2/06)      2.29      8.47      7.80      7.61
   
Comparative Performance              
Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Bond Index(b)      0.97         5.01         6.31         6.03   
Lipper U.S. Mortgage Funds Index(b)      0.61         5.20         5.63         5.40   
   
Expense Ratio(c)              
Institutional Class: 0.00%                                    

 

Cumulative Performance

Inception to March 31, 2011

 

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. 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

 

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

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Index Definitions

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

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.

Lipper High Current Yield Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest high current yield funds according to Lipper Inc.

Lipper U.S. Mortgage Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest U.S. mortgage funds according to Lipper Inc.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

 

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, 2010 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 shows the actual amount of Fund expenses ($0) you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual Fund returns and expenses.

 

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.

 

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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 High Income Opportunities Fund

 

Institutional Class

  Beginning
Account Value
10/1/2010
     Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,090.60         $0.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,024.93         $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
10/1/2010
     Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

    $1,000.00         $1,022.90         $0.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00         $1,024.93         $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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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – 85.6% of Net Assets  
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 73.8%  
  ABS Home Equity – 1.0%  
$ 80,000      Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2004-13, Class AF5B,
5.103%, 5/25/2035
  $ 67,927   
  75,000      New Century Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2005-1, Class M3,
0.770%, 3/25/2035(b)
    47,907   
  125,000      New Century Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2005-2, Class M2,
0.700%, 6/25/2035(b)
    96,204   
  75,000      Park Place Securities, Inc.,
Series 2004-WCW2, Class M2,
0.900%, 10/25/2034(b)
    58,468   
  225,000      Park Place Securities, Inc.,
Series 2005-WCW2, Class M1,
0.750%, 7/25/2035(b)
    165,592   
  109,858      Saxon Asset Securities Trust,
Series 2004-3, Class M2,
0.900%, 12/26/2034(b)
    91,981   
  116,391      Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust,
Series 2004-9, Class M1,
0.900%, 10/25/2034(b)
    73,743   
  143,306      Structured Asset Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-EQ1, Class A2,
0.340%, 3/25/2037(b)
    103,874   
         
      705,696   
         
  ABS Other – 0.1%  
  60,873      Diamond Resorts Owner Trust,
Series 2009-1, Class B,
12.000%, 3/20/2026, 144A
    57,520   
         
  Aerospace & Defense – 1.2%  
  885,000      Bombardier, Inc.,
7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A
    849,600   
         
  Airlines – 2.6%  
  20,294      American Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1993-A6,
8.040%, 9/16/2011
    20,294   
  116,114      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1997-1, Class A,
7.461%, 10/01/2016
    117,420   
  38,192      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1997-4, Class B,
6.900%, 7/02/2018
    38,097   
  84,427      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1998-1, Class B,
6.748%, 9/15/2018
    85,061   
  99,555      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1999-1, Class B,
6.795%, 2/02/2020
    97,564   
  6,370      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-2, Class B,
8.307%, 10/02/2019
    6,433   
  63,297      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2001-1, Class B,
7.373%, 6/15/2017
    63,455   
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Airlines – continued  
$ 198,000      Delta Air Lines, Inc.,
9.500%, 9/15/2014, 144A
  $ 210,375   
  196,224      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class A,
6.821%, 2/10/2024
    202,602   
  589,535      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class B,
8.021%, 2/10/2024
    608,695   
  381,997      Northwest Airlines, Inc.,
Series 2007-1, Class B,
8.028%, 11/01/2017
    389,637   
         
      1,839,633   
         
  Automotive – 2.9%  
  139,000      Cummins, Inc.,
6.750%, 2/15/2027
    145,878   
  165,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 2/15/2028
    160,213   
  35,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.125%, 11/15/2025
    33,981   
  775,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.450%, 7/16/2031
    839,023   
  110,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.500%, 8/01/2026
    110,440   
  225,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
8.000%, 12/15/2016
    255,416   
  320,000      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
7.000%, 3/15/2028
    300,800   
  200,000      TRW Automotive, Inc.,
7.250%, 3/15/2017, 144A
    220,000   
         
      2,065,751   
         
  Building Materials – 1.4%  
  155,000      Masco Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2032
    139,855   
  130,000      Owens Corning, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2036
    130,446   
  720,000      USG Corp.,
6.300%, 11/15/2016
    676,800   
  30,000      USG Corp.,
9.750%, 1/15/2018
    31,425   
         
      978,526   
         
  Chemicals – 2.0%  
  60,000      Georgia Gulf Corp.,
9.000%, 1/15/2017, 144A
    65,700   
  675,000      Hercules, Inc.,
6.500%, 6/30/2029
    567,844   
  160,000      Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC,
9.000%, 11/15/2020, 144A
    165,900   
  110,000      Koppers, Inc.,
7.875%, 12/01/2019
    119,350   
  148,000      LBI Escrow Corp.,
8.000%, 11/01/2017, 144A
    163,170   
  150,000      Methanex Corp., Senior Note,
6.000%, 8/15/2015
    150,322   
  160,000      Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.,
9.000%, 1/15/2021, 144A
    165,400   
         
      1,397,686   
         

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 3.3%   
$ 148,471      Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,
Series 2005-10, Class 5A1,
0.510%, 1/25/2036(b)
  $ 85,064   
  40,101      American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2004-3, Class 3A,
2.292%, 10/25/2034(b)
    32,821   
  122,853      Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust,
Series 2005-14, Class 2A1,
0.460%, 5/25/2035(b)
    81,821   
  190,339      Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2005-2, Class 2A3,
0.590%, 3/25/2035(b)
    120,055   
  161,334      GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2005-AR7, Class 2A1,
2.788%, 11/25/2035(b)
    144,628   
  187,807      Impac CMB Trust,
Series 2005-3, Class A1,
0.730%, 8/25/2035(b)
    137,972   
  244,692      Lehman Mortgage Trust,
Series 2005-3, Class 1A6,
0.750%, 1/25/2036(b)
    169,838   
  257,142      Lehman Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-8, Class 2A1,
6.500%, 9/25/2037
    215,614   
  220,990      Luminent Mortgage Pass Through Trust,
Series 2006-6, Class A1,
0.450%, 10/25/2046(b)
    151,361   
  108,813      Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust,
Series 2005-2, Class 5A1,
2.637%, 3/25/2035(b)
    97,371   
  315,041      Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class I2A1,
0.410%, 1/25/2047(b)
    185,632   
  44,977      MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
Series 2004-1, Class 2A1,
2.220%, 12/25/2034(b)
    43,198   
  201,783      Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2007-15AR, Class 2A1,
4.995%, 11/25/2037(b)
    140,489   
  378,884      Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,
Series 2006-QA9, Class A1,
0.430%, 11/25/2036(b)
    218,282   
  186,511      WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR11, Class 2A,
2.984%, 9/25/2046(b)
    151,657   
  325,278      Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-OC1, Class A1,
0.490%, 1/25/2047(b)
    144,222   
  25,527      Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A2,
2.744%, 3/25/2035(b)
    23,029   
  196,016      Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Class 2A2,
2.753%, 4/25/2035(b)
    188,946   
         
      2,332,000   
         
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Construction Machinery – 0.5%  
$ 200,000      RSC Equipment Rental, Inc./
RSC Holdings III LLC,
8.250%, 2/01/2021, 144A
  $ 208,000   
  140,000      Terex Corp.,
8.000%, 11/15/2017
    147,525   
         
      355,525   
         
  Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.0%  
  1,000      KAR Auction Services, Inc.,
10.000%, 5/01/2015
    1,054   
         
  Consumer Products – 0.2%  
  120,000      Visant Corp.,
10.000%, 10/01/2017
    129,600   
         
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.4%  
  249,000      Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.,
7.500%, 5/04/2020, 144A
    270,165   
         
  Electric – 4.7%  
  20,000      AES Corp. (The),
8.000%, 10/15/2017
    21,500   
  325,000      AES Corp. (The),
8.000%, 6/01/2020
    351,000   
  51,200      CE Generation LLC,
7.416%, 12/15/2018
    52,543   
  300,000      Dubai Electricity & Water Authority,
7.375%, 10/21/2020, 144A
    291,000   
  525,000      Edison Mission Energy,
7.625%, 5/15/2027
    391,125   
  460,000      NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B,
8.316%, 6/01/2027(c)
    234,600   
  264,000      NSG Holdings LLC,
7.750%, 12/15/2025, 144A
    258,720   
  345,000      RRI Energy, Inc.,
7.875%, 6/15/2017
    342,413   
  160,000      TXU Corp., Series P,
5.550%, 11/15/2014
    104,800   
  1,415,000     

TXU Corp., Series Q,

6.500%, 11/15/2024

    661,512   
  515,000     

TXU Corp., Series R,

6.550%, 11/15/2034

    236,900   
  365,000     

White Pine Hydro Portfolio LLC,

7.260%, 7/20/2015(c)

    346,075   
         
      3,292,188   
         
  Food & Beverage –  0.9%  
  185,000     

Blue Merger Sub, Inc.,

7.625%, 2/15/2019, 144A

    187,544   
  40,000     

Dean Foods Co.,

6.900%, 10/15/2017

    37,100   
  300,000     

Dean Foods Co.,

7.000%, 6/01/2016

    286,125   
  110,000     

Marfrig Overseas Ltd.,

9.625%, 11/16/2016, 144A

    116,600   
         
      627,369   
         
  Gaming – 1.1%  
  220,000     

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,

10.000%, 12/15/2018

    200,750   
  290,000     

MGM Resorts International,

7.500%, 6/01/2016

    274,050   

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Gaming – continued  
$ 145,000     

MGM Resorts International,

7.625%, 1/15/2017

  $ 136,843   
  115,000     

MGM Resorts International,

9.000%, 3/15/2020

    126,069   
         
      737,712   
         
  Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.8%   
  600,000     

DP World Ltd.,

6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A

    552,000   
         
  Healthcare – 5.6%  
  5,000     

HCA Holdings, Inc.,

7.750%, 5/15/2021, 144A

    5,213   
  120,000     

HCA, Inc.,

6.375%, 1/15/2015

    122,400   
  720,000     

HCA, Inc.,

6.500%, 2/15/2016

    732,600   
  430,000     

HCA, Inc.,

7.050%, 12/01/2027

    382,700   
  30,000     

HCA, Inc.,

7.500%, 12/15/2023

    28,350   
  1,240,000     

HCA, Inc.,

7.500%, 11/06/2033

    1,137,700   
  160,000     

HCA, Inc.,

7.690%, 6/15/2025

    152,400   
  40,000     

HCA, Inc.,

8.360%, 4/15/2024

    40,000   
  200,000     

HCA, Inc., MTN,

7.580%, 9/15/2025

    188,500   
  20,000     

HCA, Inc., MTN,

7.750%, 7/15/2036

    18,700   
  330,000     

Quintiles Transnational Corp.,

9.500%, 12/30/2014, 144A(d)

    337,425   
  1,015,000     

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

6.875%, 11/15/2031

    841,181   
         
      3,987,169   
         
  Home Construction – 1.6%  
  290,000      KB Home,
7.250%, 6/15/2018
    284,200   
  215,000      Lennar Corp.,
6.950%, 6/01/2018
    212,850   
  495,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2035
    387,337   
  255,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/15/2033
    207,188   
         
      1,091,575   
         
  Hybrid ARMs – 0.1%  
  174,654     

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust,

Series 2005-11, Class 3A3,

3.262%, 4/25/2035(b)

    89,215   
         
  Independent Energy – 3.7%  
  260,000      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
6.875%, 5/01/2018
    282,219   
  1,320,000      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
7.200%, 1/15/2028
    1,376,479   
  335,000      QEP Resources, Inc.,
6.875%, 3/01/2021
    351,750   
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Independent Energy – continued  
$ 620,000      Swift Energy Co.,
7.125%, 6/01/2017
  $ 633,950   
         
      2,644,398   
         
  Industrial Other – 0.6%  
  305,000      Chart Industries, Inc.,
9.125%, 10/15/2015
    317,962   
  155,000      Ranhill Labuan Ltd.,
12.500%, 10/26/2011, 144A
    136,400   
         
      454,362   
         
  Life Insurance – 0.6%  
  370,000     

American International Group, Inc.,

(fixed rate to 5/15/2038, variable rate thereafter),
8.175%, 5/15/2068

    398,213   
         
  Lodging – 0.6%  
  55,000      Felcor Lodging LP,
10.000%, 10/01/2014
    62,837   
  50,000      Host Marriott LP, Series O,
6.375%, 3/15/2015
    51,063   
  315,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
7.250%, 6/15/2016
    337,444   
         
      451,344   
         
  Media Cable – 1.0%  
  640,000      CSC Holdings LLC,
7.625%, 7/15/2018
    700,800   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.6%  
  395,000      Intelsat SA,
11.250%, 2/04/2017
    431,538   
         
  Metals & Mining – 0.9%  
  330,000      ArcelorMittal,
7.000%, 10/15/2039
    330,883   
  80,000      United States Steel Corp.,
6.050%, 6/01/2017
    82,500   
  275,000      United States Steel Corp.,
6.650%, 6/01/2037
    253,000   
         
      666,383   
         
  Non-Captive Consumer – 3.8%  
  235,000      Residential Capital LLC,
9.625%, 5/15/2015
    237,056   
  65,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 6/15/2018
    61,082   
  850,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.625%, 8/01/2033
    726,706   
  306,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
8.450%, 6/15/2018
    342,720   
  200,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series H, MTN,
5.375%, 10/01/2012
    196,750   
  100,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN,
4.875%, 7/15/2012
    98,250   
  220,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN,
5.850%, 6/01/2013
    215,050   
  100,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN,
5.200%, 12/15/2011
    99,750   
  500,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN,
6.500%, 9/15/2017
    445,000   

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Non-Captive Consumer – continued  
$ 300,000     

Springleaf Finance Corp.,

Series J, MTN,
6.900%, 12/15/2017

  $ 274,125   
         
      2,696,489   
         
  Non-Captive Diversified – 2.4%  
  60,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
7.500%, 9/15/2020, 144A
    63,975   
  331,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.000%, 11/01/2031
    360,790   
  95,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.300%, 2/12/2015
    104,144   
  675,000      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2017
    675,844   
  120,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
8.250%, 12/15/2020
    131,550   
  130,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.150%, 3/01/2012
    129,025   
  75,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    65,437   
  190,000      iStar Financial, Inc., Series B,
5.950%, 10/15/2013
    180,025   
         
      1,710,790   
         
  Oil Field Services – 1.5%  
  680,000      Basic Energy Services, Inc.,
7.125%, 4/15/2016
    690,200   
  130,000      Parker Drilling Co.,
9.125%, 4/01/2018
    139,750   
  235,000      Pioneer Drilling Co.,
9.875%, 3/15/2018
    252,625   
         
      1,082,575   
         
  Packaging – 0.1%  
  100,000      Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd.,
8.250%, 2/15/2021, 144A
    99,000   
         
  Paper – 1.0%  
  190,000      Westvaco Corp.,
7.950%, 2/15/2031
    198,779   
  455,000      Westvaco Corp.,
8.200%, 1/15/2030
    485,588   
         
      684,367   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.3%  
  80,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
6.750%, 8/15/2021, 144A
    75,900   
  125,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
7.250%, 7/15/2022, 144A
    120,938   
         
      196,838   
         
  Refining – 0.9%  
  500,000      Petroplus Finance Ltd.,
6.750%, 5/01/2014, 144A
    490,000   
  150,000      Petroplus Finance Ltd.,
7.000%, 5/01/2017, 144A
    142,500   
         
      632,500   
         
  REITs – Shopping Centers – 0.3%  
  190,000      Developers Diversified Realty Corp.,
7.875%, 9/01/2020
    217,862   
         
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Retailers – 3.2%  
$ 155,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
6.625%, 1/15/2018
  $ 152,675   
  480,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2028
    427,200   
  175,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.130%, 8/01/2018
    176,313   
  75,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.875%, 1/01/2023
    73,125   
  280,000      Foot Locker, Inc.,
8.500%, 1/15/2022
    282,800   
  180,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.790%, 7/15/2027
    174,150   
  985,000      Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.375%, 10/15/2018
    987,462   
         
      2,273,725   
         
  Supermarkets – 2.2%  
  70,000      American Stores Co.,
8.000%, 6/01/2026
    63,350   
  1,075,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
7.450%, 8/01/2029
    849,250   
  220,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/15/2026
    183,150   
  30,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
8.000%, 5/01/2031
    24,600   
  605,000      New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN,
6.625%, 6/01/2028
    438,625   
         
      1,558,975   
         
  Technology – 6.3%  
  90,000      Activant Solutions, Inc.,
9.500%, 5/01/2016
    92,475   
  125,000      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,
7.750%, 8/01/2020
    128,437   
  190,000      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,
8.125%, 12/15/2017
    197,600   
  3,020,000      Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.,
6.450%, 3/15/2029
    2,597,200   
  290,000      Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.,
6.500%, 1/15/2028
    249,400   
  145,000     

CommScope, Inc.,

8.250%, 1/15/2019, 144A

    151,525   
  350,000     

First Data Corp.,

8.250%, 1/15/2021, 144A

    349,125   
  860,000      Nortel Networks Capital Corp.,
7.875%, 6/15/2026(e)
    632,100   
  125,000     

Nortel Networks Ltd.,

6.875%, 9/01/2023(e)

    32,500   
         
      4,430,362   
         
  Textile – 0.5%  
  425,000     

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.,

6.125%, 11/15/2034

    338,938   
         
  Transportation Services – 1.0%  
  185,000     

APL Ltd.,

8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)

    126,725   
  25,038      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1998-1, Class B, 7.680%, 7/02/2015     24,788   
  347,188      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1998-1, Class C, 8.010%, 7/02/2011(f)     291,638   

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Transportation Services – continued  
$ 155,000     

Overseas Shipholding Group,

7.500%, 2/15/2024

  $ 132,913   
  130,000     

Teekay Corp.,

8.500%, 1/15/2020

    140,887   
         
      716,951   
         
  Wireless – 2.1%  
  200,000     

eAccess Ltd.,

8.250%, 4/01/2018, 144A

    203,260   
  520,000     

Nextel Communications, Inc.,

Series C,
5.950%, 3/15/2014

    521,300   
  170,000     

Nextel Communications, Inc.,

Series D,
7.375%, 8/01/2015

    170,637   
  65,000     

NII Capital Corp.,

7.625%, 4/01/2021

    66,463   
  125,000     

NII Capital Corp.,

8.875%, 12/15/2019

    137,500   
  446,000     

Sprint Capital Corp.,

6.875%, 11/15/2028

    411,435   
         
      1,510,595   
         
  Wirelines – 9.8%  
  765,000     

Axtel SAB de CV,

7.625%, 2/01/2017, 144A

    719,100   
  300,000     

Bakrie Telecom Pte Ltd.,

11.500%, 5/07/2015, 144A

    320,250   
  220,000      Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC,
6.300%, 12/01/2028
    176,000   
  205,000     

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.,

8.750%, 3/15/2018

    193,469   
  15,000      Frontier Communications Corp.,
7.000%, 11/01/2025
    13,518   
  80,000      Frontier Communications Corp.,
7.125%, 3/15/2019
    81,200   
  325,000      Frontier Communications Corp.,
7.450%, 7/01/2035
    296,400   
  805,000      Frontier Communications Corp.,
7.875%, 1/15/2027
    768,775   
  790,000     

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

8.750%, 2/15/2017

    784,075   
  835,000     

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

9.250%, 11/01/2014

    853,787   
  1,030,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2018
    1,050,600   
  480,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
6.875%, 7/15/2028
    476,400   
  315,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
7.625%, 8/03/2021
    327,600   
  190,000      Qwest Corp.,
6.875%, 9/15/2033
    190,237   
  10,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.250%, 9/15/2025
    10,650   
  375,000      Telecom Italia Capital SA,
7.200%, 7/18/2036
    376,334   
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Wirelines – continued  
$ 290,000      Telecom Italia Capital SA,
7.721%, 6/04/2038
  $ 307,221   
         
      6,945,616   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $50,983,179)     52,202,605   
         
  Convertible Bonds – 11.8%  
  Automotive – 2.0%  
  75,000     

ArvinMeritor, Inc.,

(Step to Zero Coupon on 2/15/2019),
4.000%, 2/15/2027(g)

    73,969   
  640,000      Ford Motor Co.,
4.250%, 11/15/2016
    1,160,000   
  115,000      Navistar International Corp.,
3.000%, 10/15/2014
    173,650   
         
      1,407,619   
         
  Diversified Manufacturing – 1.0%  
  335,000      Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
3.000%, 6/01/2015, 144A
    339,606   
  330,000      Trinity Industries, Inc.,
3.875%, 6/01/2036
    359,700   
         
      699,306   
         
  Electric – 0.7%  
  330,000      CMS Energy Corp.,
5.500%, 6/15/2029
    479,737   
         
  Healthcare – 1.1%  
  450,000     

Hologic, Inc.,

(Step to Zero Coupon on 12/15/2013),
2.000%, 12/15/2037(g)

    434,250   
  50,000     

Hologic, Inc.,

(Step to Zero Coupon on 12/15/2016),
2.000%, 12/15/2037(g)

    60,813   
  165,000      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.,
3.500%, 5/15/2014
    175,725   
  55,000      Omnicare, Inc.,
3.750%, 12/15/2025
    70,881   
         
      741,669   
         
  Home Construction – 0.0%  
  30,000      Lennar Corp.,
2.000%, 12/01/2020, 144A
    30,188   
         
  Independent Energy – 0.2%  
  25,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
2.250%, 12/15/2038
    22,969   
  30,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
2.500%, 5/15/2037
    32,587   
  90,000      Penn Virginia Corp.,
4.500%, 11/15/2012
    92,925   
         
      148,481   
         
  Lodging – 0.5%  
  355,000      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.,
2.625%, 4/15/2027, 144A
    355,444   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.1%  
  150,437      Liberty Media LLC,
3.500%, 1/15/2031
    84,245   
         

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Metals & Mining – 0.4%  
$ 230,000      Peabody Energy Corp.,
4.750%, 12/15/2066
  $ 304,750   
         
  Non-Captive Diversified – 0.0%  
  5,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
0.803%, 10/01/2012(b)
    4,563   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 1.3%  
  380,000      Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
3.000%, 6/15/2014
    326,800   
  325,000      Human Genome Sciences, Inc.,
2.250%, 8/15/2012
    526,500   
  50,000      Kendle International, Inc.,
3.375%, 7/15/2012
    47,375   
         
      900,675   
         
  Technology – 2.8%  
  5,000      Ciena Corp.,
0.250%, 5/01/2013
    5,100   
  565,000      Ciena Corp.,
0.875%, 6/15/2017
    551,581   
  290,000      Ciena Corp.,
3.750%, 10/15/2018, 144A
    434,275   
  30,000      Ciena Corp.,
4.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A
    43,950   
  435,000      Intel Corp.,
2.950%, 12/15/2035
    447,506   
  440,000      Intel Corp.,
3.250%, 8/01/2039
    517,550   
         
      1,999,962   
         
  Wirelines – 1.7%  
  1,014,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(c)
    1,180,042   
         
  Total Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $6,432,909)     8,336,681   
         
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $57,416,088)     60,539,286   
         
  Bank Loans – 0.2%  
  Media Non-Cable – 0.2%  
  181,970     

Tribune Company,

Term Loan X,
5.000%, 6/04/2009(e)(h)(i)

    124,478   
         
  Wireless – 0.0%  
  30,539      Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc.,
Exit Term Loan,
9.000%, 11/01/2015(d)(h)
    31,104   
         
  Total Bank Loans  
  (Identified Cost $234,962)     155,582   
         

Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Preferred Stocks – 5.1%  
  Convertible Preferred Stocks – 3.6%  
  Automotive – 2.2%  
  25,150      General Motors Co., Series B,
4.750%
  $ 1,212,230   
  6,380      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
5.875%
    325,890   
         
      1,538,120   
         
  Capital Markets – 0.4%  
  5,724      Newell Financial Trust I,
5.250%
    274,037   
         
  Electric Utilities – 0.5%  
  7,975      AES Trust III,
6.750%
    389,180   
         
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.5%  
  8,050      El Paso Energy Capital Trust I,
4.750%
    356,213   
         
  Total Convertible Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $2,476,937)     2,557,550   
         
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks – 1.5%  
  Banking – 1.5%  
  11,350      Ally Financial, Inc., Series A, (fixed rate to 5/15/2016, variable rate thereafter),
8.500%
    282,604   
  803      Ally Financial, Inc., Series G,
7.000%, 144A
    747,191   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $722,540)     1,029,795   
         
  Total Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $3,199,477)     3,587,345   
         
  Common Stocks – 0.5%  
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%   
  940      FairPoint Communications, Inc.(f)     15,858   
  1,017      Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(f)     26,696   
         
      42,554   
         
  Media – 0.0%  
  321      Dex One Corp.(f)     1,554   
         
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.4%  
  9,278      Chesapeake Energy Corp.     310,998   
         
  Total Common Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $510,909)     355,106   
         
  Warrants – 0.0%  
  1,603      FairPoint Communications, Inc., Expiration on 1/24/2018(c)(f)(j)  
  (Identified Cost $0)       
         

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Short-Term Investments – 7.9%  
$ 5,624,137      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $5,624,137 on 4/01/2011 collateralized by $5,790,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.950% due 12/08/2017 valued at $5,739,338 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $5,624,137)
  $ 5,624,137   
         
  Total Investments – 99.3%  
  (Identified Cost $66,985,573)(a)     70,261,456   
  Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.7%     471,676   
         
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 70,733,132   
         
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):  
  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $67,013,109 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:     
  Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost   $ 5,751,938   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (2,503,591
         
  Net unrealized appreciation   $ 3,248,347   
         
  (b)      Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)      Illiquid security. At March 31, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $1,887,442 or 2.7% of net assets.    
  (d)      All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.   
  (e)      The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.    
  (f)      Non-income producing security.  
  (g)      Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.    
  (h)      Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at March 31, 2011.    
  (i)      Issuer has filed for bankruptcy.  
  (j)      Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At March 31, 2011, the value of this security amounted to $0.    
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $10,127,001 or 14.3% of net assets.        
  ABS      Asset-Backed Securities  
  ARMs      Adjustable Rate Mortgages  
  MTN      Medium Term Note  
  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts  

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Wirelines

       11.5

Technology

       9.1   

Automotive

       7.1   

Healthcare

       6.7   

Electric

       5.4   

Independent Energy

       3.9   

Non-Captive Consumer

       3.8   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       3.3   

Retailers

       3.2   

Airlines

       2.6   

Non-Captive Diversified

       2.4   

Supermarkets

       2.2   

Wireless

       2.1   

Chemicals

       2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       26.1   

Short-Term Investments

       7.9   
          

Total Investments

       99.3   

Other assets less liabilities

       0.7   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – 113.2% of Net Assets  
  ABS Car Loan – 15.8%  
$ 5,290,000     

Ally Auto Receivables Trust,

Series 2010-4, Class A3,

0.910%, 11/17/2014

  $ 5,268,683   
  7,250,000     

Ally Master Owner Trust,

Series 2011-1, Class A2,

2.150%, 1/15/2016

    7,250,639   
  2,900,000     

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2010-4, Class A3,

1.270%, 4/08/2015

    2,895,544   
  2,455,000     

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A3,

1.390%, 9/08/2015

    2,453,863   
  2,166,402     

ARI Fleet Lease Trust,

Series 2010-A, Class A,

1.705%, 8/15/2018, 144A(b)

    2,182,418   
  2,800,000     

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2009-1A, Class A,

9.310%, 10/20/2013, 144A

    3,063,943   
  4,235,000     

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2010-3A, Class A,

4.640%, 5/20/2016, 144A

    4,518,427   
  326,174     

Capital One Auto Finance Trust,

Series 2006-C, Class A4,

0.285%, 5/15/2013(b)

    325,056   
  706,874     

Capital One Auto Finance Trust,

Series 2007-C, Class A4,

5.230%, 7/15/2014

    725,833   
  1,500,000     

CarMax Auto Owner Trust,

Series 2009-2, Class A3,

1.740%, 4/15/2014

    1,513,765   
  766,258     

Centre Point Funding LLC,

Series 2010-1A, Class 1,

5.430%, 7/20/2016, 144A

    809,934   
  1,107,533     

Chrysler Financial Lease Trust,

Series 2010-A, Class B,

3.460%, 9/16/2013, 144A

    1,108,626   
  2,195,000     

Chrysler Financial Lease Trust,

Series 2010-A, Class C,

4.490%, 9/16/2013, 144A

    2,202,179   
  1,135,000     

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust,

Series 2008-B, Class A4A,

5.320%, 11/10/2014

    1,167,696   
  7,740,000     

DSC Floorplan Master Owner Trust,

Series 2011-1, Class A,

3.910%, 3/15/2016, 144A

    7,740,000   
  4,790,000     

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust,

Series 2010-1, Class A3,

1.160%, 2/15/2015

    4,783,910   
  2,740,000     

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC,

Series 2009-2A, Class A1,

4.260%, 3/25/2014, 144A

    2,870,737   
  3,190,000     

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC,

Series 2009-2A, Class A2,

5.290%, 3/25/2016, 144A

    3,483,124   
  2,440,000     

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC,

Series 2009-2A, Class B2,

5.930%, 3/25/2016, 144A

    2,655,887   
  1,305,000     

Merrill Auto Trust Securitization Asset,

Series 2008-1, Class B,

6.750%, 4/15/2015

    1,373,900   
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  ABS Car Loan – continued  
$ 6,565,000     

Navistar Financial Corp. Owner Trust,

Series 2010-B, Class A2,

0.810%, 1/18/2013, 144A

  $ 6,564,688   
  5,755,000     

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A,

1.900%, 1/26/2015, 144A(b)

    5,793,213   
  9,590,000     

Nissan Auto Lease Trust,

Series 2010-B, Class A3,

1.120%, 12/15/2013

    9,595,672   
  137,913     

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust,

Series 2008-B, Class A3,

4.460%, 4/16/2012

    138,404   
  8,490,000     

Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables,

Series 2010-AA, Class A,

1.405%, 1/15/2015, 144A(b)

    8,582,217   
  9,793,841     

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

Series 2011-S1A, Class D,

3.100%, 5/15/2017, 144A

    9,799,717   
  9,940,000     

Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust,

Series 2010-A, Class A3,

0.990%, 11/20/2013

    9,929,562   
         
      108,797,637   
         
  ABS Credit Card – 8.1%  
  1,895,000     

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2004-A4, Class A4,

0.475%, 3/15/2017(b)

    1,889,672   
  2,670,000     

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2007-A5, Class A5,

0.295%, 7/15/2020(b)

    2,593,791   
  2,300,000     

Chase Issuance Trust,

Series 2007-B1, Class B1,

0.505%, 4/15/2019(b)

    2,213,869   
  1,750,000     

Chase Issuance Trust,

Series 2007-C1, Class C1,

0.715%, 4/15/2019(b)

    1,685,437   
  1,150,000     

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,

Series 2005-C2, Class C2,

0.722%, 3/24/2017(b)

    1,108,333   
  4,215,000     

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,

Series 2007-A8, Class A8,

5.650%, 9/20/2019

    4,742,027   
  11,410,000     

Citibank Omni Master Trust,

Series 2009-A14A, Class A14,

3.005%, 8/15/2018, 144A(b)

    12,083,195   
  3,305,000     

Discover Card Master Trust,

Series 2007-A1, Class A1,

5.650%, 3/16/2020

    3,707,173   
  1,335,000     

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2007-2, Class B,

0.435%, 3/15/2015(b)

    1,326,365   
  2,815,000     

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2009-4, Class B,

5.390%, 11/15/2017, 144A

    3,000,515   
  4,975,000     

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2010-2, Class A,

4.470%, 3/15/2020

    5,273,161   
  2,070,000     

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2004-A3, Class A3,

0.515%, 8/16/2021(b)

    2,031,802   

 

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Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  ABS Credit Card – continued  
$ 3,130,000     

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2004-C2, Class C2,

1.155%, 11/15/2016(b)

  $ 3,103,043   
  1,520,000     

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A,

0.385%, 2/15/2017, 144A(b)

    1,494,519   
  9,695,000     

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2010-A, Class A,

3.960%, 4/15/2019

    10,032,928   
         
      56,285,830   
         
  ABS Home Equity – 0.5%  
  616,697     

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2004-S1, Class A3,

4.615%, 2/25/2035

    580,215   
  245,988     

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2006-S3, Class A1,

0.360%, 6/25/2021(b)

    239,449   
  1,559,180     

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2006-S7, Class A3,

5.712%, 11/25/2035

    900,426   
  2,175,996     

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust,

Series 2006-OPT5, Class 2A3,

0.400%, 7/25/2036(b)

    1,569,546   
         
      3,289,636   
         
  ABS Other – 2.0%  
  1,142,266     

CIT Equipment Collateral,

Series 2008-VT1, Class A3,

6.590%, 12/22/2014

    1,161,800   
  1,193,450     

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust,

Series 2009-2A, Class A,

4.809%, 7/20/2031, 144A

    1,224,005   
  3,808,840     

Premium Yield Facility,

Series 2010-A,

6.080%, 2/20/2026, 144A(c)

    3,818,362   
  1,555,195     

Sierra Receivables Funding Co.,

Series 2007-1A, Class A2,

0.404%, 3/20/2019, 144A(b)

    1,465,089   
  485,654     

Sierra Receivables Funding Co.,

Series 2009-3A, Class A1,

7.620%, 7/20/2026, 144A

    496,771   
  1,248,936     

Sierra Receivables Funding Co.,

Series 2010-1A, Class A1,

4.480%, 7/20/2026, 144A

    1,253,833   
  2,183,602     

Sierra Receivables Funding Co.,

Series 2010-2A, Class A,

3.840%, 11/20/2025, 144A

    2,175,463   
  2,320,930     

Sierra Receivables Funding Co.,

Series 2010-3A, Class A,
3.510%, 11/20/2025, 144A

    2,328,710   
         
      13,924,033   
         
  ABS Student Loan – 2.2%  
  15,565,000     

South Carolina Student Loan Corp.,

Series 2010-1, Class A2,
1.303%, 7/25/2025(b)

    15,538,384   
         
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 10.0%   
$ 1,045,388     

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust,

Series 2006-15CB, Class A1,
6.500%, 6/25/2036

  $ 636,279   
  668,987     

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust,

Series 2006-J5, Class 4A1,
5.652%, 7/25/2021(b)

    497,844   
  499,962     

Countrywide Home Loans,

Series 2004-HYB5, Class 6A2,
3.065%, 4/20/2035(b)

    175,764   
  2,797,000     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,

Series 2912, Class EH,
5.500%, 1/15/2035(d)

    3,044,606   
  7,536,316      Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2003-26, Class OI,
5.500%, 11/25/2032(d)(e)
    904,817   
  8,594,062      Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2004-2, Class QK,
4.000%, 9/25/2017(d)
    8,846,246   
  4,124,274      First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities, Series 2006-AA3, Class A1,
5.860%, 6/25/2036(b)
    2,388,899   
  701,131      Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3AR, Class 5A,
5.515%, 7/25/2035(b)
    648,465   
  3,670,000     

NCUA Guaranteed Notes,

Series 2010-C1, Class A2,
2.900%, 10/29/2020

    3,572,966   
  6,189,540     

NCUA Guaranteed Notes,

Series 2010-R1, Class 1A,
0.690%, 10/07/2020(b)

    6,197,277   
  32,495,859     

NCUA Guaranteed Notes,

Series 2010-R3, Class 1A, 0.800%,
12/08/2020(b)

    32,648,264   
  425,564     

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,

Series 2006-QS13, Class 2A1,
5.750%, 9/25/2021

    347,035   
  1,738,063     

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,

Series 2006-QS18, Class 3A3,
5.750%, 12/25/2021

    1,594,943   
  94,351     

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,

Series 2006-QS6, Class 2A1,
6.000%, 6/25/2021

    86,488   
  8,395,001     

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass Through Certificates,

Series 2007-HY2, Class 2A2,
6.194%, 11/25/2036(b)

    6,643,502   
  540,004      Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR16, Class 3A2,
2.787%, 10/25/2035(b)
    513,678   
         
      68,747,073   
         
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 28.5%   
  11,306      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2005-6, Class A2,
5.165%, 9/10/2047
    11,300   
  189,000      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2005-6, Class A4,
5.368%, 9/10/2047(b)
    203,843   
  350,000      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-2, Class A4,
5.929%, 5/10/2045(b)
    380,130   

 

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Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued   
$ 421,033      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-4, Class A2,
5.522%, 7/10/2046
  $ 423,073   
  6,017,000      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2007-5, Class A4,
5.492%, 2/10/2051
    6,318,153   
  260,679      Bank of America-First Union NB Commercial Mortgage, Series 2001-3, Class A2,
5.464%, 4/11/2037
    262,389   
  33,653      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2001-TOP2, Class A2,
6.480%, 2/15/2035
    33,635   
  97,902      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2005-T18, Class A2,
4.556%, 2/13/2042
    98,773   
  2,725,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW15, Class A4,
5.331%, 2/11/2044
    2,854,676   
  1,200,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW16, Class A4,
5.906%, 6/11/2040(b)
    1,293,957   
  7,500,000      Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-C5, Class A4,
5.431%, 10/15/2049
    8,011,360   
  8,870,000      Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-CD4, Class A4,
5.322%, 12/11/2049
    9,323,085   
  250,000      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-C7, Class A4,
5.951%, 6/10/2046(b)
    272,941   
  4,860,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2006-C3, Class A3,
6.018%, 6/15/2038(b)
    5,259,244   
  5,250,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C2, Class A3,
5.542%, 1/15/2049
    5,445,750   
  5,688,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C3, Class A4,
5.905%, 6/15/2039(b)
    6,023,298   
  5,000,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C4, Class A4,
5.995%, 9/15/2039(b)
    5,310,582   
  11,163,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5, Class A4,
5.695%, 9/15/2040
    11,600,075   
  1,508,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2008-C1, Class A3,
6.417%, 2/15/2041(b)
    1,630,535   
  6,600,000      Extended Stay America Trust,
Series 2010-ESHA, Class B,
4.221%, 11/05/2027, 144A
    6,651,007   
  10,510,000      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG11, Class A4,
5.736%, 12/10/2049
    11,116,467   
  8,745,000      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG9, Class A4,
5.444%, 3/10/2039
    9,256,262   
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued   
$ 125,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2004-GG2, Class A6,
5.396%, 8/10/2038
  $ 133,895   
  742,634      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2005-GG4, Class A2,
4.475%, 7/10/2039
    742,056   
  1,815,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2005-GG4, Class A4A,
4.751%, 7/10/2039
    1,909,701   
  308,576      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2006-GG6, Class A2,
5.506%, 4/10/2038
    310,607   
  6,730,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2006-GG6, Class A4,
5.553%, 4/10/2038
    7,217,524   
  7,500,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2006-GG8, Class A4,
5.560%, 11/10/2039
    8,066,563   
  12,500,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
6.002%, 8/10/2045(b)
    13,271,692   
  7,500,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-CB15, Class A4,
5.814%, 6/12/2043
    8,138,791   
  3,200,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-CB18, Class A4,
5.440%, 6/12/2047
    3,374,350   
  7,585,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3,
5.420%, 1/15/2049
    7,999,431   
  275,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2005-C3, Class A3,
4.647%, 7/15/2030
    278,887   
  2,440,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-C3, Class A4,
5.661%, 3/15/2039
    2,630,971   
  7,500,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-C7, Class A3,
5.347%, 11/15/2038
    7,934,398   
  1,000,000      Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A4,
5.610%, 2/12/2039(b)
    1,076,309   
  250,000      Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A4,
6.097%, 6/12/2046(b)
    273,708   
  1,000,000      Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-3, Class A4,
5.414%, 7/12/2046
    1,059,107   
  4,700,000      Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-5, Class A4,
5.378%, 8/12/2048
    4,869,633   
  7,525,000     

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-6, Class A4,

5.485%, 3/12/2051

    7,881,328   
  1,330,000     

Morgan Stanley Capital I,

Series 2005-HQ6, Class A4A,

4.989%, 8/13/2042

    1,418,108   

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued   
$ 555,000     

Morgan Stanley Capital I,

Series 2006-T23, Class A2,

5.910%, 8/12/2041(b)

  $ 586,378   
  9,130,000     

Morgan Stanley Capital I,

Series 2007-IQ14, Class A4,

5.692%, 4/15/2049

    9,619,261   
  7,381,000     

Morgan Stanley Capital I,

Series 2007-IQ15, Class A4,

6.071%, 6/11/2049(b)

    7,862,764   
  23,878     

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C16, Class A2,

4.380%, 10/15/2041

    24,052   
  7,600,000     

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C23, Class A4,

5.418%, 1/15/2045

    8,160,622   
         
      196,620,671   
         
  Hybrid ARMs – 1.4%  
  218,455     

FHLMC,

2.576%, 1/01/2035(b)(d)

    229,705   
  3,195,790     

FHLMC,

5.928%, 2/01/2037(b)(d)

    3,383,145   
  2,460,063     

FHLMC,

6.004%, 11/01/2036(b)(d)

    2,630,312   
  1,533,506     

FNMA,

5.710%, 9/01/2036(b)(d)

    1,621,678   
  1,695,380     

FNMA,

5.983%, 2/01/2037(b)(d)

    1,803,103   
         
      9,667,943   
         
  Mortgage Related – 44.7%  
  20,656,835     

FHLMC,

5.000%, with various maturities

from 2022 to 2040(d)(f)

    21,793,918   
  28,817,663     

FHLMC,

5.500%, with various maturities

from 2035 to 2040(d)(f)

    30,788,623   
  13,446,472     

FHLMC,

6.000%, with various maturities

from 2036 to 2037(d)(f)

    14,659,590   
  75,840     

FHLMC,

6.500%, 1/01/2038(d)

    84,999   
  12,450,000     

FHLMC (TBA),

4.500%, 6/01/2020(g)

    13,037,491   
  33,000,000     

FHLMC (TBA),

5.000%, 9/01/2036(g)

    34,438,602   
  20,000,000     

FHLMC (TBA),

6.000%, 9/01/2035(g)

    21,725,000   
  406,502     

FNMA,

4.500%, 10/01/2035(d)

    417,057   
  1,820,931     

FNMA,

5.000%, 4/01/2040(d)

    1,908,396   
  10,643,878     

FNMA,

5.500%, with various maturities

from 2034 to 2036(d)(f)

    11,453,646   
  7,138,014     

FNMA,

6.000%, with various maturities

from 2034 to 2037(d)(f)

    7,819,160   
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Mortgage Related – continued  
$ 8,126,495     

FNMA,

6.500%, with various maturities

from 2036 to 2038(d)(f)

  $ 9,122,873   
  20,040     

FNMA,

7.000%, 12/01/2037(d)

    22,936   
  26,700,000     

FNMA (TBA),

5.000%, 5/01/2036(g)

    27,930,710   
  1,295,000     

FNMA (TBA),

6.000%, 8/01/2035(g)

    1,408,312   
  70,929,363     

GNMA,

4.500%, with various maturities

from 2039 to 2040(d)(f)

    73,304,753   
  1,115,230      GNMA, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2033 to 2036(d)(f)     1,211,130   
  63,811      GNMA,
6.000%, 6/15/2036(d)
    70,365   
  284,449      GNMA,
6.500%, 9/15/2036(d)
    321,605   
  34,000,000      GNMA (TBA),
5.500%, 3/01/2036(g)
    36,815,608   
         
      308,334,774   
         
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $754,705,488)     781,205,981   
         
  Short-Term Investments – 6.0%  
  41,681,826      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $41,681,826 on 4/01/2011 collateralized by $42,895,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.950% due 12/08/2017 valued at $42,519,669 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes of Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $41,681,826)
    41,681,826   
         
  Total Investments – 119.2%  
  (Identified Cost $796,387,314)(a)     822,887,807   
  Other Assets Less Liabilities – (19.2)%     (132,733,070
         
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 690,154,737   
         
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):     
  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $796,387,314 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   $ 32,148,248   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (5,647,755
         
  Net unrealized appreciation   $ 26,500,493   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

  (b)      Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)      Illiquid security. At March 31, 2011, the value of this security amounted to $3,818,362 or 0.6% of net assets.    
  (d)      All or a portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open TBA transactions.    
  (e)      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.     
  (f)      The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.        
  (g)      Delayed delivery. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $97,366,579 or 14.1% of net assets.       
  ABS      Asset-Backed Securities  
  ARMs      Adjustable Rate Mortgages  
  FHLMC      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
  FNMA      Federal National Mortgage Association  
  GNMA      Government National Mortgage Association  
  TBA      To Be Announced  

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Mortgage Related

       44.7

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

       28.5   

ABS Car Loan

       15.8   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       10.0   

ABS Credit Card

       8.1   

ABS Student Loan

       2.2   

ABS Other

       2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       1.9   

Short-Term Investments

       6.0   
          

Total Investments

       119.2   

Other assets less liabilities

       (19.2
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

        High Income
Opportunities
Fund
     Securitized
Asset Fund
 

ASSETS

       

Investments at cost

     $ 66,985,573       $ 796,387,314   

Net unrealized appreciation

       3,275,883         26,500,493   
                   

Investments at value

       70,261,456         822,887,807   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

               777,216   

Dividends and interest receivable

       1,039,274         2,424,969   
                   

TOTAL ASSETS

       71,300,730         826,089,992   
                   
LIABILITIES        

Payable for securities purchased

       562,755           

Payable for delayed delivery securities purchased (Note 2)

               135,743,506   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

       4,843         191,749   
                   

TOTAL LIABILITIES

       567,598         135,935,255   
                   

NET ASSETS

     $ 70,733,132       $ 690,154,737   
                   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

     $ 72,628,423       $ 660,906,922   

Undistributed net investment income

       210,528         500,191   

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

       (5,381,702      2,247,131   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

       3,275,883         26,500,493   
                   

NET ASSETS

     $ 70,733,132       $ 690,154,737   
                   
NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:        

Institutional Class:

       

Net assets

     $ 70,733,132       $ 690,154,737   
                   

Shares of beneficial interest

       6,819,286         62,715,574   
                   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 10.37       $ 11.00   
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

        High Income
Opportunities
Fund
       Securitized
Asset Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

         

Interest

     $ 2,451,513         $ 12,048,055   

Dividends

       76,186             
                     

Net investment income

       2,527,699           12,048,055   
                     
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS          

Net realized gain on:

         

Investments

       997,962           3,862,856   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments

       2,331,689           (492,956
                     

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       3,329,651           3,369,900   
                     
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS      $ 5,857,350         $ 15,417,955   
                     

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

      High Income Opportunities Fund     Securitized Asset Fund  
      Six Months Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2010
    Six Months Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
FROM OPERATIONS:         

Net investment income

   $ 2,527,699      $ 5,589,114      $ 12,048,055      $ 18,710,575   

Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts

     997,962        1,485,070        3,862,856        3,355,685   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts

     2,331,689        5,014,237        (492,956     39,981,038   
                                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     5,857,350        12,088,421        15,417,955        62,047,298   
                                
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         

Net investment income

        

Institutional Class

     (2,818,433)        (5,690,124     (14,269,664     (20,474,786

Net realized capital gains

        

Institutional Class

                          (4,702,129
                                

Total distributions

     (2,818,433     (5,690,124     (14,269,664     (25,176,915
                                
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 8)      2,134,459        (12,548,060     35,707,510        325,960,515   
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     5,173,376        (6,149,763     36,855,801        362,830,898   
NET ASSETS         

Beginning of the period

     65,559,756        71,709,519        653,298,936        290,468,038   
                                

End of the period

   $ 70,733,132      $ 65,559,756      $ 690,154,737      $ 653,298,936   
                                
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME    $ 210,528      $ 501,262      $ 500,191      $ 2,721,800   
                                

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

Dividends
from

net investment
income

    Distributions
from net
realized
capital gains(b)
    Total
distributions
 
HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND               
Institutional Class                

3/31/2011(f)

  $ 9.92      $ 0.38      $ 0.50      $ 0.88        $ (0.43   $      $ (0.43

9/30/2010

    9.07        0.78        0.86        1.64          (0.79            (0.79

9/30/2009

    8.26        0.79        0.84        1.63          (0.81     (0.01     (0.82

9/30/2008

    10.42        0.82        (2.09     (1.27       (0.82     (0.07     (0.89

9/30/2007

    10.39        0.77        0.01 (g)      0.78          (0.75     (0.00     (0.75

9/30/2006

    10.50        0.76        (0.10     0.66          (0.73     (0.04     (0.77
SECURITIZED ASSET FUND                 
Institutional Class                 

3/31/2011(f)

  $ 10.99      $ 0.20      $ 0.05      $ 0.25        $ (0.24   $      $ (0.24

9/30/2010

    10.16        0.41        1.08        1.49          (0.49     (0.17     (0.66

9/30/2009

    9.60        0.50        0.66        1.16          (0.57     (0.03     (0.60

9/30/2008

    10.07        0.55        (0.45     0.10          (0.57            (0.57

9/30/2007

    10.13        0.55        (0.10     0.45          (0.51     (0.00     (0.51

9/30/2006(h)

    10.00        0.30        0.02        0.32          (0.19            (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)   For the six months ended March 31, 2011 (Unaudited).  
(g)   The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund.  
(h)   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        
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(%)
 
           
           
  $10.37        9.06      $ 70,733                      7.51        17   
  9.92        18.88        65,560                      8.21        26   
  9.07        23.06        71,710                      10.86        34   
  8.26        (13.24     64,950                      8.47        24   
  10.42        7.68        84,073                      7.35        29   
  10.39        6.64        42,847                      7.36        26   
           
           
  $11.00        2.29      $ 690,155                      3.65        111   
  10.99        15.24        653,299                      3.89        251   
  10.16        12.97        290,468                      5.42        390   
  9.60        0.92        382,054                      5.55        430   
  10.07        4.58        347,153                      5.43        73   
  10.13        3.28        70,993                      3.02        55   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes To Financial Statements

March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

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. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to period-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

a.   Valuation. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) 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 shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value, as reported by pricing services recommended by the investment adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Such pricing services generally use the security’s last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is primarily traded or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking a NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt and equity securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Funds may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. 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. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ investment adviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

 

The 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.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as a Fund is notified, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. 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.

 

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

 

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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 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, including forward foreign cross currency contracts. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell generally are used to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. Also, a contract to buy or sell can offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Certain contracts may require the movement of cash or securities as collateral for the Funds’ or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

 

There were no forward currency contracts held by the Fund during the six months ended March 31, 2011.

 

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 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 an amount of cash or short-term high quality securities as “initial margin”. 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 cash or securities on deposit with the broker. 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, commodities 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.

 

There were no futures contracts held by the Funds during the six months ended March 31, 2011.

 

f.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. The Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of March 31, 2011 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

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

 

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Notes To Financial Statements – continued

March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as 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, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustments, contingent payment debt instruments and wash sales. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:

 

     2010 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

   Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Total  

High Income Opportunities Fund

   $ 5,690,124         $         $ 5,690,124   

Securitized Asset Fund

     25,176,915                     25,176,915   

 

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

 

As of September 30, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards and post-October losses were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforward:    High Income
Opportunities Fund
     Securitized
Asset Fund
 

Expires September 30, 2017

   $ (811,815    $   

Expires September 30, 2018

     (5,225,445      (1,367,506
                 

Total capital loss carryforward

   $ (6,037,260    $ (1,367,506
                 

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2009)

   $       $ (239,014
                 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. Government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. Governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Funds invest cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Funds and State Street Bank as lending agent.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, none of the Funds had loaned securities under this agreement.

 

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. In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Funds have categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2011, at value:

 

High Income Opportunities Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Bonds and Notes

                 

Non-Convertible Bonds

                 

Wireless

   $         $ 1,307,335         $ 203,260         $ 1,510,595   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

               50,692,010                     50,692,010   
                                         

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

               51,999,345           203,260           52,202,605   
                                         

Convertible Bonds(a)

               8,336,681                     8,336,681   
                                         

Total Bonds and Notes

               60,336,026           203,260           60,539,286   
                                         

Bank Loans(a)

               155,582                     155,582   
                                         

Preferred Stocks

                 

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                 

Automotive

     1,212,230           325,890                     1,538,120   

Capital Markets

               274,037                     274,037   

Electric Utilities

     389,180                               389,180   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     356,213                               356,213   
                                         

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

     1,957,623           599,927                     2,557,550   
                                         

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

               1,029,795                     1,029,795   
                                         

Total Preferred Stocks

     1,957,623           1,629,722                     3,587,345   
                                         

Common Stocks(a)

     355,106                               355,106   

Warrants

                                     

Short-Term Investments

               5,624,137                     5,624,137   
                                         

Total

   $ 2,312,729         $ 67,745,467         $ 203,260         $ 70,261,456   
                                         

 

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

 

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March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

Securitized Asset Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Bonds and Notes

       

ABS Car Loan

  $      $ 101,057,637      $ 7,740,000      $ 108,797,637   

ABS Home Equity

           2,389,210        900,426        3,289,636   

ABS Other

           10,105,671        3,818,362        13,924,033   

All Other Bonds and Notes(a)

           655,194,675               655,194,675   
                               

Total Bonds and Notes

           768,747,193        12,458,788        781,205,981   
                               

Short-Term Investments

           41,681,826               41,681,826   
                               

Total

  $      $ 810,429,019      $ 12,458,788      $ 822,887,807   
                               

 

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

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of March 31, 2011:

 

High Income Opportunities Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2010
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance
as of
March 31,
2011
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
March 31,
2011
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Wireless

  $      $      $      $ 3,260      $ 200,000      $      $      $      $ 203,260      $ 3,260   
                                                                               

Total

  $      $      $      $ 3,260      $ 200,000      $      $      $      $ 203,260      $ 3,260   
                                                                               

 

Securitized Asset Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2010
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into

Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance
as of
March 31,
2011
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
March 31,
2011
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

ABS Car Loan

  $      $      $      $ 214      $ 7,739,786      $      $      $      $ 7,740,000      $ 214   

ABS Home Equity

    345,569               3        852,042               (297,188                   900,426        581,574   

ABS Other

    4,588,503                      9,522               (779,663                   3,818,362        9,522   
                                                                               

Total

  $ 4,934,072      $      $ 3      $ 861,778      $ 7,739,786      $ (1,076,851   $      $      $ 12,458,788      $ 591,310   
                                                                               

 

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4.  Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended March 31, 2011, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

       U.S. Government/Agency
Securities
       Other Securities  

Fund

     Purchases        Sales        Purchases        Sales  

High Income Opportunities Fund

     $         $         $ 11,190,013         $ 12,212,298   

Securitized Asset Fund

       787,326,283           792,184,527           172,995,127           42,950,638   

 

5.  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.

 

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

 

c.  Administrative Fees. Natixis Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Trust or Funds, fees to Natixis Advisors for services to the Funds.

 

d.  Trustees Fees and Expenses. The Trust does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $250,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that she attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $80,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chairman receives an additional retainer fee at an annual rate of $15,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $7,500 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. These fees are allocated among the funds in Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”) and Hansberger International Series based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

 

6.  Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participates in a $200,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participates in the line of credit. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment

 

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March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

fee of 0.15% 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.

 

Effective April 21, 2011, each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, will participate 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 will participate in the line of credit. Interest will be charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, will be accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, none of the Funds had borrowings under these agreements.

 

7.  Concentration of Ownership. From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholders having a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds. As of March 31, 2011, four shareholder accounts owned more than 5% of High Income Opportunities Fund’s outstanding shares, representing 38.83% of the Fund’s net assets. Such ownership may be beneficially held by multiple individuals or entities other than the owner of record.

 

8.  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  
       Six Months Ended March 31, 2011        Year Ended September 30, 2010  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       636,813         $ 6,537,926           696,898         $ 6,634,833   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       222,270           2,233,310           492,408           4,619,407   

Redeemed

       (650,841        (6,636,777        (2,487,653        (23,802,300
                                           

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       208,242         $ 2,134,459           (1,298,347      $ (12,548,060
                                           
       Securitized Asset Fund  
       Six Months Ended March 31, 2011        Year Ended September 30, 2010  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       10,096,040         $ 110,811,501           43,829,638         $ 463,734,471   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       23,082           253,034           50,062           521,565   

Redeemed

       (6,861,855        (75,357,025        (13,015,425        (138,295,521
                                           

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       3,257,267         $ 35,707,510           30,864,275         $ 325,960,515   
                                           

 

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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 Bond Fund

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

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Fund and Manager Review        1   
Portfolio of Investments        18   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities        81   
Statements of Operations        83   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets        85   
Financial Highlights        87   
Notes to Financial Statements        95   

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES BOND FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Daniel Fuss, CFA, CIC

Matthew Eagan, CFA

Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Elaine Stokes

 

 

Symbols:

Institutional Class   LSBDX
Retail Class   LSBRX
Admin Class   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-quality 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:

May 16, 1991

 

 

Class Inception Date:

Institutional Class:

May 16, 1991

 

Retail Class:

December 31, 1996

 

Admin Class:

January 2, 1998

 

 

Net Assets:

$20,025.1 million

 

Market Conditions

As attention shifted from economic recovery to economic growth, investors began to displace lingering economic pessimism with optimism. The transition was far from smooth though, as new concerns materialized and old ones resurfaced. Specifically, increased anxiety regarding sovereign debt solvency in Europe, unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, precarious macroeconomic data, earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand and China’s lending restrictions percolated through global credit markets in waves during the period, alternately fostering and stymieing investors’ appetite for risk. The Federal Reserve’s second round of quantitative easing, popularly referred to as “QE2,” tempered modest price decreases that occurred during the period. Overall, liquidity returned to the credit markets during the period, largely in the form of new issuance as firms sought to refinance debt. This trend supported high-yield and investment-grade names.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Institutional Class shares of Loomis Sayles Bond Fund returned 5.64%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned -1.90% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Positive security selection primarily accounted for the fund’s outperformance. Tentative signs of stability in Europe, namely the acceptance of euro zone bank stress tests, allayed investor fears, and major currencies rallied against the U.S. dollar. This translated into sizable contributions from our investments denominated in the Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar and Norwegian krone. Similarly, bonds issued in the Indonesian rupiah, Singapore dollar and South Korean won contributed modestly to performance. In addition, our holdings in equity-sensitive convertible bonds and preferred securities advanced due to healthy stock market performance during the period. Among high-yield bonds, the industrials sector was the top performer, with the strongest returns coming from issues in the technology, consumer cyclical and communications segments. Our allocation to high-yield financials also contributed positively. Our underweight in U.S. Treasuries helped performance, as investors favored riskier assets in their search for yield, causing Treasuries to underperform.

 

A small position in government-owned securities had a negative effect on relative performance, primarily due to a long duration stance within the allocation. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.) Additionally, the fund’s overall longer-than-benchmark duration detracted from returns because yields increased during the period. Furthermore, while most non-U.S.-dollar positions contributed positively, holdings denominated in the euro lagged on fears of sovereign risk.

 

Outlook

Strong liquidity, markets in transition, geopolitical turmoil, continued economic recovery and tragic natural disasters garnered significant attention from market participants during the first quarter of 2011. Many of these themes will continue to dominate investor consciousness going forward.

 

We believe markets remain in transition regarding interest rates, with pressures building both globally and domestically. Globally, growth in many areas of the world remains robust; however, inflation concerns have begun to attract attention. Central banks will likely continue to shift toward less accommodative policy as 2011 progresses. We anticipate the Federal Reserve’s program of Treasury purchases in the United States will end during the second quarter and believe the U.S. economic recovery has sufficient momentum to continue expanding without outsized government stimulus.

 

Our assessment of the fundamental underpinnings of the corporate sector remains positive. In general, corporations are proceeding conservatively with regard to hiring and capital expenditures. Merger and acquisition activity has increased recently, and we believe there is room for more growth in that space. Valuations in the corporate bond space are generally fair, with investor demand for yield providing support and liquidity to the high-yield, investment-grade and convertible sectors.

 

We continue to position the fund for global economic recovery, as well as a gradual upward bias in interest rates. We continue to emphasize yield advantage, global diversification and specific bond picking within the fund.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES BOND FUND

Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

         
     6 months      1 year      5 years      10 years  
   
Institutional Class (Inception 5/16/91)     5.64      11.94      8.22      10.21
Retail Class (Inception 12/31/96)     5.51         11.66         7.91         9.92   
Admin Class (Inception 1/2/98)     5.38         11.31         7.63         9.63   
   
Comparative Performance             
Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index(c)     -1.90         5.26         5.83         5.53   
Lipper BBB-Rated Funds Index(c)     0.37         8.77         5.97         5.79   
 
Gross expense ratio (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 0.64%    Retail:  0.94%    Admin: 1.21%                                   
 
Net expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 0.64%    Retail: 0.94%     Admin: 1.20%                                   
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance(a)

March 31, 2001 through March 31, 2011(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 waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a)  

Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class. Performance of the Retail and Admin Classes would be lower, due to higher fees.

(b)  

The mountain chart is based on the initial minimum investment of $100,000 for the Institutional Class.

(c)  

See page 15 for a description of the indices.

What you should know:

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

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES FIXED INCOME FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Daniel Fuss, CFA, CIC

Matthew Eagan, CFA

Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Elaine Stokes

 

 

Symbol:

Institutional Class   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-quality 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:

January 17, 1995

 

 

Fund Registration Date:

March 7, 1997

 

 

Net Assets:

$860.1 million

 

Market Conditions

As attention shifted from economic recovery to economic growth, investors began to displace lingering economic pessimism with optimism. The transition was far from smooth though, as new concerns materialized and old ones resurfaced. Specifically, increased anxiety regarding sovereign debt solvency in Europe, unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, precarious macroeconomic data, earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand and China’s lending restrictions percolated through global credit markets in waves during the period, alternately fostering and stymieing investors’ appetite for risk. The Federal Reserve Board’s second round of Treasury purchases, which is popularly referred to as quantitative easing (QE2), tempered modest price decreases that occurred during the period. Overall, liquidity returned to the credit markets during the period, largely in the form of new issuance as firms sought to refinance debt. This trend supported high-yield and investment-grade names.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund returned 5.64%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned -1.90% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Favorable security selection primarily accounted for the fund’s outperformance. Tentative signs of stability in Europe, namely the acceptance of eurozone bank stress tests, allayed investor fears, and major currencies rallied against the U.S. dollar. This translated into sizable contributions from our investments denominated in the Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar and Norwegian krone. Similarly, bonds issued in the Indonesian rupiah, Singapore dollar and South Korean won contributed modestly to performance. In addition, our holdings in equity-sensitive convertible bonds and preferred securities advanced due to healthy stock market performance during the period. Among high-yield bonds, the industrials sector was the top performer, with the strongest returns coming from issues in the technology, consumer non-cyclical and communication segments. Our allocation to high-yield financials also contributed positively.

 

A small position in government-owned securities had a negative effect on relative performance, primarily due to a long duration stance within the allocation. Additionally, our overall longer-than-Benchmark duration detracted from returns due to yields increasing during the period. Furthermore, while most non-U.S.-dollar positions contributed positively, our holdings denominated in the euro lagged on fears of sovereign risk. Issues denominated in the Brazilian real also struggled during the period.

 

Outlook

Strong liquidity, markets in transition, geopolitical turmoil, continued economic recovery and tragic natural disasters garnered significant attention from market participants during the first quarter of 2011. Many of these themes will continue to dominate investor consciousness going forward.

 

We believe markets remain in transition regarding interest rates, with pressures building both globally and domestically. Globally, growth in many areas of the world remains robust; however, inflation concerns have begun to attract attention. Central banks will likely continue to shift toward less accommodative policy as 2011 progresses. We anticipate the Federal Reserve’s program of Treasury purchases in the United States will end during the second quarter and believe the U.S. economic recovery has sufficient momentum to continue expanding without outsized government stimulus.

 

Our assessment of the fundamental underpinnings of the corporate sector remains positive. In general, corporations are proceeding conservatively with regard to hiring and capital expenditures. Merger and acquisition activity has increased recently, and we believe there is room for more growth in that space. Valuations in the corporate bond space are generally fair, with investor demand for yield providing support and liquidity to the high-yield, investment-grade and convertible sectors.

 

We continue to position the fund for global economic recovery, as well as a gradual upward bias in interest rates. We continue to emphasize yield advantage, global diversification and specific bond picking within the fund.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES FIXED INCOME FUND

Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

         
     6 months     1 year      5 years      10 years  
   
Institutional Class (Inception 1/17/95)     5.64     12.16      8.99      10.69
   
Comparative Performance            
Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index(b)     -1.90        5.26         5.83         5.53   
Lipper BBB-Rated Funds Index(b)     0.37        8.77         5.97         5.79   
   
Gross expense ratio (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*           
Institutional: 0.58%                                  
   
Net expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*           
Institutional: 0.58%                                  
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance

March 31, 2001 through March 31, 2011(a)

 

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 waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a)  

The mountain chart is based on the fund’s minimum initial investment of $3,000,000.

(b)  

See page 15 for a description of the indices.

What you should know

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

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL BOND FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Ken Buntrock, CFA, CIC

David Rolley, CFA

Lynda Schweitzer, CFA

 

 

Symbols:

Institutional Class   LSGBX
Retail Class   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-quality fixed-income securities.

 

 

Fund Inception Date:

May 10, 1991

 

 

Class Inception Date:

Institutional Class:

May 10, 1991

 

Retail Class:

December 31, 1996

 

 

Net Assets:

$2,294.6 million

Market Conditions

Government bond yields rose at the end of 2010, as investors favored risk in the form of equity and other higher-yielding investments in the wake of improving economic data. But, mid-way through the first quarter of 2011, deteriorating sentiment and increased uncertainty began to test risk preference. Higher oil prices, turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, and the Japanese disaster caused the market to revise global economic growth forecasts down. Meanwhile, the ambiguity of European sovereign debt concerns remained. Nevertheless, riskier assets performed well during the period, despite mounting uncertainty and rising interest rates around the globe. Global credit strongly outperformed government-issued bonds on a duration-matched basis, while lower-quality bonds generally outperformed high-quality bonds. Among currencies, the U.S. dollar finished the period weaker versus all major currencies.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Institutional Class shares of Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund returned 1.37%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index, which returned -0.10% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Favorable security selection and an overweight in corporate bonds, along with an underweight in government bonds, drove the fund’s outperformance relative to the benchmark. Specifically, our preference for cyclical corporate bonds within the technology and communications industries aided performance. From a quality perspective, the fund’s overweights in BBB-rated credits and high-yield bonds boosted relative returns. From a currency perspective, we capitalized on a weak U.S. dollar with overweights in developing and non-yen, -euro and –U.S.-dollar currencies, including the Indonesian rupiah, Malaysian ringgit, Mexican peso, Singapore dollar, Danish krone, Norwegian krone and Swedish krona. To better align the currency exposure of specific holdings, we traded foreign currency contracts throughout the period. These derivatives were an integral part of the fund’s overall currency strategy, which boosted returns for the period. Country selection also enhanced returns, primarily due to substantial underweights in the European local markets. In addition, the fund’s shorter-than-benchmark duration across the U.S.-dollar-based corporate, securitized and Treasury sectors enhanced returns, as yields rose across the curve. Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.

 

The fund’s underweight in the euro detracted from returns, as the currency strengthened against the U.S. dollar during the period. Euro positioning also dampened relative performance from a yield curve perspective. As rates rose across the curve, the fund’s average long-duration exposure hurt relative performance.

 

Outlook

We are maintaining overweight positions in non-yen Asian currencies, because we expect the currency-positive effects of tighter central bank policies to outweigh the currency-negative effects of weaker local equity markets. The impact of higher oil prices on inflation has resulted in a more hawkish tone coming from the European Central Bank (ECB). This is why the euro has firmed. Oil price hikes increase the likelihood of ECB hikes, widening the euro-to-dollar spread in short-term rates. We used the latest bond rally to tweak duration lower in developed countries. We believe there are clear risks to growth in 2012, but for now we remain global expansion optimists and are therefore also retaining our corporate credit positions. Finally, positions in emerging markets, commodity currencies and non-Japan Asian countries still appear warranted, given the global growth and rates outlook. Nevertheless, some equity volatility is likely following the conclusion of the Federal Reserve Board’s quantitative easing, which involves large-scale purchases of Treasury securities. As long as growth prospects remain firm, we anticipate spillover into credit spreads will be relatively minor.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL BOND FUND

Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

         
     6 months     1 year     5 years      10 years  
   
Institutional Class (Inception 5/10/91)     1.37     9.12     7.56      8.98
Retail Class (Inception 12/31/96)     1.22        8.79        7.22         8.67   
   
Comparative Performance           
Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index(c)     -0.10        7.15        6.95         7.02   
Lipper Global Income Funds Index(c)     1.80        7.81        6.46         6.63   
 
Gross expense ratio (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 0.66%    Retail 1.00%                                 
 
Gross expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 0.66%    Retail: 1.00%                                 
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance(a)

March 31, 2001 through March 31, 2011(a)(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 waiver and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a)  

Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class. Performance of the Retail Class would be lower due to higher fees.

(b)  

The mountain chart is based on the Institutional Class minimum initial investment of $100,000.

(c)  

See page 15 for a description of the indices.

What you should know:

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

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LOOMIS SAYLES INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

John Hyll

Cliff Rowe, CFA

 

 

Symbols:

Institutional Class   LSGSX
Retail Class   LIPRX

 

 

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 U.S. Treasury.

 

 

Fund Inception Date:

May 20, 1991

 

 

Class Inception Date:

Institutional Class:

May 20, 1991

 

Retail Class:

May 28, 2010

 

 

Net Assets:

$17.3 million

 

Market Conditions

While still close to historical lows, interest rates began to move higher at the end of 2010, a trend that continued through the first quarter of 2011. A preference for riskier assets prevailed for most of the first quarter, but headline news, including a severe earthquake in Japan, political instability in the Middle East and North Africa, and the re-emergence of European sovereign-debt woes contributed to volatility that negatively influenced investor sentiment. Despite these headwinds, the markets remained relatively resilient, as positive corporate earning news and macroeconomic indicators supported the continuation of the economic recovery.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Institutional Class shares of Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund returned 1.40%. The fund performed in line with its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index, which returned 1.42% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Against a backdrop of higher interest rates, shorter-duration Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) led fund performance during the period. The fund’s slightly-shorter-than-benchmark yield curve positioning contributed positively to performance and helped the fund’s TIPS outperform those of the benchmark.

 

In addition, an overweight to corporate credit – particularly our small allocation to high-yield industrials – helped relative results, as riskier assets performed better during the period. Among corporates, the largest contribution to return came from holdings in the basic industry, capital goods and insurance areas. Nevertheless, our corporate exposure favored longer-duration issues, and rising interest rates dampened the sector’s positive contribution. Furthermore, corporate returns in the consumer non-cyclical and technology sectors were weak and slightly detracted from relative performance.

 

The fund’s exposure to the Mexican peso and Canadian dollar also helped relative performance. Both currencies appreciated versus the U.S. dollar, due to sustained demand for local market commodities and continued low rates in the United States.

 

Outlook

Higher food and commodity prices have stoked expected inflation levels, which helped TIPS outperform nominal Treasuries. Despite recent bouts of volatility, the market has shown to be fairly resilient, offering further conviction that the economic recovery may continue as anticipated. The continuation of the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed’s) loose monetary policy may cause inflation speculation to mount over time, which could increase breakeven rates (the difference between the nominal yields offered by Treasuries and the real, or inflation-adjusted, yields offered by TIPS). Further out, when the Fed shifts toward a more hawkish stance on inflation and raises interest rates, inflation expectations at the longer end of the yield curve may dampen. In this scenario, real and nominal yields for long-dated issues would converge, effectively lowering breakeven rates at the long end of the yield curve. If this occurs, we may find opportunities at the shorter and intermediate parts of the yield curve to maximize returns. Additionally, corporate earnings generally have been positive, and we will continue to hold a small overweight to the sector, seeking to opportunistically add value when what we view as attractive risk/reward issues become available.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND

Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

         
     6 Months     1 Year     5 Years      10 Years  
   
Institutional Class (Inception 5/20/91)(e)     1.40     8.29     5.90      5.37
Retail Class (Inception 5/28/10)(a)(e)     1.31        8.05        5.59         5.02   
   
Comparative Performance           
Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index(c)     1.42        7.91        6.25         6.74   
Lipper Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Funds Index(c)     1.24        7.99        5.68         N/A   
   
Gross expense ratio (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*          
Institutional: 1.22%    Retail: 2.36%                                 
   
Net expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*          
Institutional: 0.40%    Retail: 0.65%                                 
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance(d)(e)

March 31, 2001 through March 31, 2011(b)(d)(e)

 

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.

 

For illustrative purposes, the chart above reflects the growth of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the fund, for the last ten years. 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 March 31, 2001 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. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities 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 March 31, 2011. The chart above also compares the performance of the fund to the Lipper Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Funds Index from December 31, 2004 through March 31, 2011. 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 waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a)  

Prior to inception of Retail Class (5/28/10), performance is that of Institutional Class, restated to reflect the higher net expenses of Retail Class.

(b)  

The mountain chart is based on the fund’s initial minimum investment of $100,000 for the Institutional Class.

(c)  

See page 15 for a description of the indices. Return data is not available for the Lipper Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index prior to July 1, 2003.

(d)  

Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class. Performance of the Retail Class would be lower due to higher fees.

(e)  

The fund revised its investment strategies on 12/15/04; performance may have been different had the current investment strategy been in place for all periods shown.

What you should know:

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

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INSTITUTIONAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Daniel Fuss, CFA, CIC

Matthew Eagan, CFA

Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Elaine Stokes

 

 

Symbol:

Institutional Class   LSHIX

 

 

Objective:

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

 

 

Strategy:

Invests in primarily lower-quality 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:

June 5, 1996

 

 

Fund Registration Date:

March 7, 1997

 

 

Net Assets:

$429.4 million

 

Market Conditions

A gradually improving global economic environment drove risk appetite, while stronger corporate balance sheets and employment gains generated additional investor confidence. In this environment, high-yield credits generally outperformed their investment-grade counterparts, and investors were rewarded for taking on higher degrees of risk. Record market liquidity allowed debt issuers to refinance old lines of credit at more beneficial terms, as investors reached for yield in the continued artificially-low interest rate environment. Challenges emerged, as European sovereign-debt worries continued to pop up on news of elections, resignations and banking sector troubles. In addition, political upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa led to volatility in the global markets and created uncertainty regarding oil shipments. The natural and nuclear disasters in Japan also rattled the markets, as many of the country’s manufacturers had to shut down operations. Investors also feared that Japan, one of the largest holders of U.S. Treasuries, would liquidate its positions to rebuild.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund returned 9.60%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index, which returned 7.23% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Favorable security selection and exposure to out-of-benchmark sectors were the main drivers of the fund’s outperformance relative to the benchmark. In particular, positions in convertible bonds and a small allocation to equities boosted relative returns due to strong underlying equity-market performance. In the high-yield sector, holdings in the industrials, utilities and financial segments posted strong returns, while consumer non-cyclical and cyclical, technology, finance, communication, capital goods and energy credits represented some of the strongest industry-based returns.

 

Although investment-grade securities and securities denominated in foreign currencies provided positive returns, the returns they generated were not as strong as the return of the benchmark. A small allocation to U.S. Treasuries posted negative results. While investors flocked to relatively safer assets during periods of increased volatility, a preference for risk dominated during the six-month period.

 

Outlook

Strong liquidity, markets in transition, geopolitical turmoil, continued economic recovery and tragic natural disasters garnered significant attention from market participants during the first quarter of 2011. Many of these themes will continue to dominate investor consciousness going forward.

 

We believe markets remain in transition regarding interest rates, with pressures building both globally and domestically. Globally, growth in many areas of the world remains robust; however, inflation concerns have begun to attract attention. Central banks will likely continue to shift toward less accommodative policy as 2011 progresses. We anticipate the Federal Reserve’s program of Treasury purchases in the United States, which is referred to as “QE2” (short for quantitative easing), will end during the second quarter and believe the U.S. economic recovery has sufficient momentum to continue expanding without outsized government stimulus.

 

Our assessment of the fundamental underpinnings of the corporate sector remains positive. In general, corporations are proceeding conservatively with regard to hiring and capital expenditures. Merger and acquisition activity has increased recently, and we believe there is room for more growth in that space. Valuations in the corporate bond space are generally fair, with investor demand for yield providing support and liquidity to the high-yield, investment-grade and convertible sectors.

 

We continue to position the fund for global economic recovery, as well as a gradual upward bias in interest rates. We continue to emphasize yield advantage, global diversification and specific bond picking within the fund.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INSTITUTIONAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

 

         
     6 months     1 year      5 years      10 years  
Institutional Class (Inception 6/5/96)     9.60     14.12      9.51      11.21
Comparative Performance            
Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index(b)     7.23        14.31         9.12         8.63   
Lipper High Current Yield Funds Index(b)     7.91        14.15         6.87         6.72   
 
Gross expense ratio (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 0.72%                                  
 
Net expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 0.72%                                  
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance

March 31, 2001 through March 31, 2011(a)

 

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 waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a)  

The mountain chart is based on the fund’s minimum initial investment of $3,000,000.

(b)  

See page 15 for a description of the indices.

What you should know

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

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERMEDIATE DURATION BOND FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Neil Burke

Cliff Rowe, CFA

Richard Raczkowski

 

 

Symbols:

Institutional Class   LSDIX
Retail Class   LSDRX

 

 

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. The fund may invest any portion of its assets in U.S.-dollar-denominated Canadian securities and up to 20% of its assets in other U.S.-dollar-denominated foreign securities, including emerging market securities.

 

 

Fund Inception Date:

January 28, 1998

 

 

Class Inception Date:

Institutional Class:

January 28, 1998

 

Retail Class:

May 28, 2010

 

 

Net Assets:

$56.8 million

 

Market Conditions

By the end of calendar year 2010, interest rates began to move steadily steeper, creating a challenging environment for most rate-sensitive sectors. A preference for riskier assets prevailed throughout much of the first quarter of 2011, but headline news, including a severe earthquake in Japan, political instability in the Middle East and North Africa, and the re-emergence of European sovereign-debt woes contributed to volatility that negatively influenced investor sentiment. Despite these headwinds, the markets remained relatively resilient, as positive corporate earning news and macroeconomic indicators supported a continuation of the economic recovery.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Institutional Class shares of Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund returned -0.34%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned -1.11% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Favorable issue selection and sector allocations contributed to the fund’s outperformance. In particular, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) continued to offer attractive value for the fund, and an overweight position in CMBS was the largest individual contributor to performance during the period. Our allocations remained concentrated in higher-quality, super-senior CMBS. Issue selection among U.S. corporate bonds also made a positive contribution to performance, helping to buoy returns in a challenging market environment. In particular, the fund’s holdings in the communications, energy and basic industry sectors boosted relative return. A small allocation to high-yield corporate securities, focused in the industrials segment, provided a small boost to excess return and generated the largest gains for the fund. Additionally, an underweight in U.S. Treasuries helped performance, because returns among Treasuries were largely negative in the rising-rate environment, and riskier assets performed better.

 

The fund’s longer-duration positions tended to underperform during the period, as interest rates ratcheted higher. Despite remaining in line with the benchmark in terms of duration, a negative yield curve effect was the largest detractor from the fund’s performance. Returns from Treasury securities declined during the period. Longer-duration positions weighed on performance, while issues at the shorter end of the yield curve eked out small positive gains. Within the corporate sector, returns were weakest in the capital goods, technology and transportation industries.

 

Outlook

We anticipate maintaining an overweight in corporate securities and structured assets while remaining underweight in Treasuries for the foreseeable future. There is a more cautious view of interest rates and yield curve effects going forward, due to the Federal Reserve Board’s scheduled conclusion to its second round of quantitative easing, popularly referred to as “QE2,” by the end of the second quarter. We expect to maintain the fund’s relatively neutral duration versus the benchmark. Anticipating future volatility as QE2 winds down, we will continue to diversify the fund’s holdings. In addition, we will continue to use Treasuries for liquidity and duration management.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERMEDIATE DURATION BOND FUND

Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

         
     6 months     1 year     5 years      10 years  
   
Institutional Class (Inception 1/28/98)     -0.34     5.63     6.83      5.66
Retail Class (Inception 5/28/10)(a)     -0.37        5.61        6.58         5.35   
   
Comparative Performance           
Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index(c)     -1.11        4.63        5.68         5.20   
Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Index(c)     -0.01        6.68        5.77         5.34   
 
Gross expense ratio (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 0.73%    Retail: 1.61%                                 
 
Net expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 0.40%    Retail: 0.65%                                 
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance(d)

March 31, 2001 through March 31, 2011(b)(d)

 

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 waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a)  

Prior to inception of Retail Class (5/28/10), performance is that of Institutional Class, restated to reflect the higher net expenses of Retail Class.

(b)  

The mountain chart is based on the fund’s initial minimum investment of $100,000 for the Institutional Class.

(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.

What you should know:

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

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Daniel Fuss, CFA, CIC

Matthew Eagan, CFA

Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Elaine Stokes

 

 

Symbols:

Institutional Class   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-quality 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:

July 1, 1994

 

 

Fund Registration Date:

March 7, 1997

 

 

Net Assets:

$455.4 million

 

Market Conditions

Riskier assets rallied during the period amid positive macroeconomic indicators and continued support from the Federal Reserve Board’s quantitative easing program, which involves significant purchases of Treasury securities. Many fourth-quarter 2010 earnings reports surpassed expectations, and consumer confidence trended higher. Late in the period, unrest in the Middle East and a devastating earthquake in Japan brought volatility back to the market. Commodity prices increased sharply, and inflationary pressures prompted China to raise reserve rates. Oil prices hit 12-month highs, as unrest in North Africa created supply concerns. On a bright note, the U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 8.8% in March from a high of 9.8% in November. Demand for risk and a technical rally continued to drive returns in corporate and securitized debt. Overall, corporate bonds outpaced U.S. Treasuries, as yield spreads continued to tighten.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund returned 3.39%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned -1.90% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Strong security selection and sector positioning within corporate credit, high-yield, non-U.S. dollar and convertibles were the primary drivers of the fund’s outperformance. In particular, a substantial allocation to the non-U.S.-dollar space boosted relative performance, as the commodity-rich nations of Canada, Australia, Norway and New Zealand provided the strongest returns. Additionally, strong security selection in the investment-grade corporate bond sector bolstered relative performance, with names in the finance, insurance, communication and transportation industries offering the best returns. A modest allocation to high-yield corporate bonds also contributed favorably, particularly in the consumer cyclical, transportation and finance industries. The fund’s commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities offered strong returns relative to Treasuries and continued to support relative performance, while exposure to convertible bonds and preferred stock benefited from strong returns in the equity market. Selected names in the automotive, banking, technology and consumer non-cyclical industries performed the best. In addition, an underweight position in U.S. Treasuries helped relative performance, as demand for risk drove investors away from normally safer sectors, which lagged for the period.

 

The only notable detractor to relative performance was the fund’s yield-curve positioning. Specifically, the fund’s slightly-longer-than-benchmark duration weighed on returns, as the yield curve shifted up during the period. Duration is a measure of interest-rate sensitivity.

 

Outlook

Strong liquidity, markets in transition, geopolitical turmoil, continued economic recovery and tragic natural disasters garnered significant attention from market participants during the first quarter of 2011. Many of these themes will continue to dominate investor consciousness going forward.

 

We believe markets remain in transition regarding interest rates, with pressures building both globally and domestically. Globally, growth in many areas of the world remains robust; however, inflation concerns have begun to attract attention. Central banks will likely continue to shift toward less accommodative policy as 2011 progresses. We anticipate the Federal Reserve’s program of Treasury purchases in the United States, which is referred to as “QE2” (short for quantitative easing), will end during the second quarter and believe the U.S. economic recovery has sufficient momentum to continue expanding without outsized government stimulus.

 

Our assessment of the fundamental underpinnings of the corporate sector remains positive. In general, corporations are proceeding conservatively with regard to hiring and capital expenditures. Merger and acquisition activity has increased recently, and we believe there is room for more growth in that space. Valuations in the corporate bond space are generally fair, with investor demand for yield providing support and liquidity to the high-yield, investment-grade and convertible sectors.

 

We continue to position the fund for global economic recovery, as well as a gradual upward bias in interest rates. We continue to emphasize yield advantage, global diversification and specific bond picking within the fund.

 

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Average Annual Returns

March 31, 2011

 

         
     6 months     1 year      5 years      10 years  
Institutional Class (Inception 7/1/94)     3.39     11.40      9.18      10.16
Comparative Performance            
Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index(b)     -1.90        5.26         5.83         5.53   
Lipper BBB-Rated Funds Index(b)     0.37        8.77         5.97         5.79   
   
Gross expense ratio (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*           
Institutional: 0.48%                                  
   
Net expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*           
Institutional: 0.48%                                  
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance

March 31, 2001 through March 31, 2011(a)

 

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 waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a)  

The mountain chart is based on the fund’s minimum initial investment of $3,000,000.

(b)  

See page 15 for a description of the indices.

What you should know

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

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Index Definitions

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.

Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged index that includes U.S. Treasuries, government-related issues, and investment grade U.S. corporate securities.

Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged index that includes U.S. Treasuries, government-related issues, and investment grade U.S. corporate securities with remaining maturities of one to ten years.

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

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

Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index is an unmanaged index that tracks inflation protected securities issued by the U.S. Treasury.

 

Lipper BBB-Rated Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest BBB-rated funds according to Lipper Inc.

Lipper Global Income Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest global income funds according to Lipper Inc.

Lipper High Current Yield Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest high current yield funds according to Lipper Inc.

Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest intermediate investment grade debt funds according to Lipper Inc.

Lipper Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest treasury inflation protected securities funds according to Lipper Inc.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

 

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, 2010 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 October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual fund returns and expenses. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your Class.

 

The second line in the table 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.

 

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.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
10/1/2010
       Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00           $1,056.40           $3.23   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,021.79           $3.18   

Retail Class

                        

Actual

     $1,000.00           $1,055.10           $4.71   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,020.34           $4.63   

Admin Class

                        

Actual

     $1,000.00           $1,053.80           $6.14   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,018.95           $6.04   

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.63%, 0.92% 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
10/1/2010
       Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00           $1,056.40           $2.97   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,022.04           $2.92   

*   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
10/1/2010
       Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00           $1,013.70           $3.31   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,021.64           $3.33   

Retail Class

                        

Actual

     $1,000.00           $1,012.20           $4.92   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,020.04           $4.94   

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.66% and 0.98% 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 Inflation Protected Securities Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
10/1/2010
       Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00           $1,014.00           $2.01   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,022.94           $2.02   

Retail Class

                        

Actual

     $1,000.00           $1,013.10           $3.26   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,021.69           $3.28   

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.40% and 0.65% for Institutional and Retail Class, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

        

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
10/1/2010
       Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00           $1,096.00           $3.66   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,021.44           $3.53   

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.70%, 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 Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
10/1/2010
       Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00           $996.60           $1.99   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,022.94           $2.02   

Retail Class

                        

Actual

     $1,000.00           $996.30           $3.24   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,021.69           $3.28   

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.40% and 0.65% 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 Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
10/1/2010
       Ending
Account Value
3/31/2011
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00           $1,033.90           $2.48   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00           $1,022.49           $2.47   

*   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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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – 86.8% of Net Assets   
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 76.9%   
  ABS Car Loan – 0.1%  
$ 10,423,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC,
Series 2007-2A, Class A,
0.394%, 8/20/2013, 144A(b)
  $ 10,200,077   
  5,917,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC,
Series 2010-5A, Class B,
5.110%, 3/20/2017, 144A
    6,202,528   
         
      16,402,605   
         
  Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%   
  1,510,000      Bombardier, Inc.,
7.350%, 12/22/2026, (CAD)
    1,593,778   
  13,664,000      Bombardier, Inc.,
7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A
    13,117,440   
         
      14,711,218   
         
  Airlines – 2.1%  
  51,400,000      Air Canada,
10.125%, 8/01/2015,
144A, (CAD)
    56,463,125   
  405,876      American Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1993-A6,
8.040%, 9/16/2011
    405,876   
  1,655,398      American Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2009-1A,
10.375%, 1/02/2021
    1,945,092   
  146,307      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1996-1,
Class A, 6.940%, 4/15/2015
    148,867   
  7,195,819      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1997-1, Class A,
7.461%, 10/01/2016
    7,276,772   
  2,090,679      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1997-4, Class B,
6.900%, 7/02/2018
    2,085,452   
  2,898,362      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1998-1, Class B,
6.748%, 9/15/2018
    2,920,100   
  8,657,826      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1999-1, Class B,
6.795%, 2/02/2020
    8,484,669   
  4,276,392      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1999-2, Class B,
7.566%, 9/15/2021
    4,233,628   
  2,527,025      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-1, Class A-1,
8.048%, 5/01/2022
    2,754,458   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Airlines – continued  
$ 2,365,219      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-2, Class A-1,
7.707%, 10/02/2022
  $ 2,560,350   
  3,452,515      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-2, Class B,
8.307%, 10/02/2019
    3,487,040   
  2,741,509      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2001-1, Class A-1,
6.703%, 12/15/2022
    2,864,877   
  3,618,639      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2001-1, Class B,
7.373%, 6/15/2017
    3,627,686   
  17,074,761      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class A,
5.983%, 10/19/2023
    17,501,630   
  26,253,528      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class B,
6.903%, 4/19/2022
    26,450,429   
  23,894,768      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2009-1,
9.000%, 7/08/2016
    27,120,562   
  28,806,593      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2009-2, Class A,
7.250%, 5/10/2021
    31,111,120   
  2,000,000      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2001-1, Class A-2,
7.111%, 3/18/2013
    2,060,000   
  2,894,701      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A,
6.821%, 2/10/2024
    2,988,778   
  4,593,778      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class B,
8.021%, 2/10/2024
    4,743,076   
  33,863,762      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class C,
8.954%, 8/10/2014
    35,133,653   
  9,017,945      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, Series B,
9.750%, 12/17/2016
    9,559,022   
  2,825,000      Delta Air Lines, Inc.,
9.500%, 9/15/2014, 144A
    3,001,563   
  3,515,463      Northwest Airlines, Inc.,
Series 2002-1, Class G2,
(MBIA insured),
6.264%, 5/20/2023
    3,620,927   
  26,198,659      Northwest Airlines, Inc.,
Series 2007-1, Class B,
8.028%, 11/01/2017
    26,722,632   
  2,000,000      Qantas Airways Ltd.,
5.125%, 6/20/2013, 144A
    2,104,568   
  44,235,000      Qantas Airways Ltd.,
6.050%, 4/15/2016, 144A
    47,111,160   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Airlines – continued  
$ 26,836,367      UAL Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class A,
6.636%, 1/02/2024
  $ 27,104,730   
  15,845,464      UAL Pass Through Trust,
Series 2009-1,
10.400%, 5/01/2018
    18,143,056   
  27,843,000      US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1, Class B,
8.500%, 10/22/2018
    27,982,215   
         
      411,717,113   
         
  Automotive – 1.7%  
  385,000      ArvinMeritor, Inc.,
8.125%, 9/15/2015
    400,400   
  3,172,000      Cummins, Inc.,
6.750%, 2/15/2027
    3,328,950   
  9,800,000      FCE Bank PLC, EMTN,
7.125%, 1/16/2012, (EUR)
    14,305,211   
  6,550,000      FCE Bank PLC, EMTN,
7.125%, 1/15/2013, (EUR)
    9,746,789   
  2,590,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.375%, 2/01/2029
    2,446,882   
  2,611,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.500%, 8/01/2018
    2,733,720   
  1,560,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 2/15/2028
    1,514,743   
  64,950,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 10/01/2028
    63,035,729   
  2,720,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.125%, 11/15/2025
    2,640,848   
  122,204,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.450%, 7/16/2031
    132,299,272   
  1,580,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.500%, 8/01/2026
    1,586,325   
  55,235,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
7.000%, 4/15/2015
    59,787,800   
  7,040,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
8.700%, 10/01/2014
    7,991,526   
  6,041,000      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
7.000%, 3/15/2028
    5,678,540   
  14,150,000      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
10.500%, 5/15/2016
    15,848,000   
  3,700,000      TRW Automotive, Inc.,
7.250%, 3/15/2017, 144A
    4,070,000   
  6,400,000      TRW Automotive, Inc.,
8.875%, 12/01/2017, 144A
    7,168,000   
         
      334,582,735   
         
  Banking – 6.2%   
  100,540,000      AgriBank FCB,
9.125%, 7/15/2019, 144A
    120,032,796   
  33,073,000      Associates Corp. of North America,
6.950%, 11/01/2018
    36,961,723   
  35,170,000      BAC Capital Trust VI,
5.625%, 3/08/2035
    30,691,136   
  2,682,000      Bank of America Corp.,
5.420%, 3/15/2017
    2,738,011   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Banking – continued  
$ 7,290,000      Bank of America Corp.,
6.000%, 9/01/2017
  $ 7,813,407   
  12,823,000      Bank of America NA,
5.300%, 3/15/2017
    13,164,938   
  87,880,000,000      Barclays Bank PLC, EMTN,
3.680%, 8/20/2015, (KRW)
    78,217,726   
  3,260,000      Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The),
4.650%, 7/02/2018
    3,292,206   
  274,980,870,000      BNP Paribas SA,
EMTN, Zero Coupon,
6/13/2011, 144A, (IDR)
    31,172,394   
  66,710,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
5.000%, 9/15/2014
    69,658,782   
  1,445,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
5.850%, 12/11/2034
    1,416,925   
  33,485,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
5.875%, 2/22/2033
    31,479,918   
  15,880,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
6.000%, 10/31/2033
    15,163,637   
  43,650,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
6.125%, 5/15/2018
    47,609,535   
  8,805,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
6.125%, 8/25/2036
    8,396,404   
  72,120,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
6.375%, 8/12/2014
    79,724,189   
  4,900,000      Citigroup, Inc., EMTN, (fixed rate to 11/30/2012, variable rate thereafter),
3.625%, 11/30/2017, (EUR)
    6,526,530   
  87,000,000      Citigroup, Inc., MTN,
5.500%, 10/15/2014
    93,838,200   
  14,370,000      First Niagara Finance Group, Inc.,
6.750%, 3/19/2020
    15,675,198   
  900,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
6.450%, 5/01/2036
    880,176   
  54,175,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
6.750%, 10/01/2037
    54,642,476   
  4,065,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), GMTN,
5.375%, 3/15/2020
    4,127,337   
  4,680,000      HBOS PLC,
6.000%, 11/01/2033, 144A
    3,521,677   
  12,345,000      ICICI Bank Ltd., (fixed rate to 4/30/2017, variable rate thereafter),
6.375%, 4/30/2022, 144A
    12,283,275   
  599,419,948,660      JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
Zero Coupon,
4/12/2012, 144A, (IDR)
    64,681,594   
  327,370,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN,
7.070%, 3/22/2014, (IDR)
    37,325,631   
  80,020,000      Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, MTN,
6.500%, 9/14/2020, 144A
    78,668,142   
  4,825,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
5.700%, 5/02/2017
    4,968,206   
  6,110,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
6.110%, 1/29/2037
    5,794,828   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Banking – continued  
  100,400,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
10.710%, 3/08/2017, (BRL)
  $ 62,110,066   
  4,887,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., EMTN,
4.625%, 9/14/2018, (EUR)
    6,376,100   
  8,660,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., MTN,
6.875%, 4/25/2018
    9,618,593   
  3,600,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
Series C, MTN,
6.050%, 6/01/2034
    3,309,804   
  1,970,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
Series C, MTN,
6.400%, 8/28/2017
    2,147,454   
  12,895,000      Morgan Stanley,
4.750%, 4/01/2014
    13,436,796   
  19,500,000      Morgan Stanley,
5.500%, 7/24/2020
    19,486,292   
  4,100,000      Morgan Stanley,
5.750%, 1/25/2021
    4,138,114   
  117,500,000      Morgan Stanley, GMTN,
7.625%, 3/03/2016, (AUD)
    122,433,150   
  9,600,000      Morgan Stanley,
Series F, GMTN,
5.625%, 9/23/2019
    9,804,816   
  11,700,000      Morgan Stanley,
Series F, GMTN,
6.625%, 4/01/2018
    12,859,657   
  7,795,000      Morgan Stanley,
Series F, MTN,
5.950%, 12/28/2017
    8,372,906   
  7,500,000      Morgan Stanley,
Series G & H, GMTN,
5.125%, 11/30/2015, (GBP)
    12,378,205   
         
      1,246,938,950   
         
  Brokerage  – 0.0%   
  1,295,000      Jefferies Group, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2036
    1,196,995   
  4,860,000      Jefferies Group, Inc.,
8.500%, 7/15/2019
    5,733,337   
         
      6,930,332   
         
  Building Materials  – 0.8%   
  4,805,000      Masco Corp.,
4.800%, 6/15/2015
    4,774,753   
  3,285,000      Masco Corp.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    3,220,903   
  19,873,000      Masco Corp.,
6.125%, 10/03/2016
    20,383,100   
  2,900,000      Masco Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2032
    2,616,629   
  26,195,000      Owens Corning, Inc.,
6.500%, 12/01/2016
    28,521,142   
  51,180,000      Owens Corning, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2036
    51,355,701   
  35,870,000      USG Corp.,
6.300%, 11/15/2016
    33,717,800   
  17,605,000      USG Corp.,
9.750%, 1/15/2018
    18,441,238   
         
      163,031,266   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Chemicals – 0.7%  
$ 51,205,000      Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC,
8.250%, 6/15/2019, 144A
  $ 61,134,213   
  19,619,000      Hercules, Inc.,
6.500%, 6/30/2029
    16,504,483   
  2,550,000      Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC,
8.875%, 2/01/2018
    2,696,625   
  10,565,000      Methanex Corp., Senior Note,
6.000%, 8/15/2015
    10,587,715   
  31,054,000      Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,
7.875%, 2/15/2023
    25,464,280   
  2,886,000      Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,
8.375%, 4/15/2016
    2,683,980   
  11,305,000      Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,
9.200%, 3/15/2021
    10,513,650   
  1,025,000      Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc.,
7.375%, 8/01/2018
    1,165,634   
         
      130,750,580   
         
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.2%   
  2,193,623      Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class 2A1,
5.763%, 4/25/2037(b)
    1,736,979   
  10,029,033      WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates,
Series 2007-OA6, Class 2A,
2.734%, 7/25/2047(b)
    6,303,257   
  30,121,098      Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,
Series 2005-AR4, Class 2A2,
2.753%, 4/25/2035(b)
    29,034,720   
         
      37,074,956   
         
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.0%   
  4,964,749      GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A1,
2.745%, 4/25/2035(b)
    4,477,349   
         
  Construction Machinery – 0.5%   
  60,172,000      Case New Holland, Inc.,
7.750%, 9/01/2013
    65,512,265   
  1,975,000      Joy Global, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2036
    2,000,474   
  1,902,000      RSC Equipment Rental, Inc./RSC Holdings III LLC,
9.500%, 12/01/2014
    1,992,345   
  27,030,000      Toro Co.,
6.625%, 5/01/2037(c)
    24,280,373   
         
      93,785,457   
         
  Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.6%   
  1,000,000      ServiceMaster Co. (The),
7.100%, 3/01/2018
    940,000   
  6,175,000      ServiceMaster Co. (The),
7.450%, 8/15/2027
    4,986,313   
  106,395,000      Western Union Co. (The),
6.200%, 11/17/2036
    104,115,913   

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Consumer Cyclical Services – continued   
$ 1,575,000      Western Union Co. (The),
6.200%, 6/21/2040
  $ 1,545,651   
         
      111,587,877   
         
  Consumer Products – 0.1%   
  695,000      Acco Brands Corp.,
7.625%, 8/15/2015
    708,900   
  7,210,000      Snap-on, Inc.,
6.700%, 3/01/2019
    8,149,326   
         
      8,858,226   
         
  Distributors – 0.0%   
  1,775,000      EQT Corp.,
8.125%, 6/01/2019
    2,115,825   
  3,805,000      ONEOK, Inc.,
6.000%, 6/15/2035
    3,701,504   
         
      5,817,329   
         
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.4%   
  8,473,000      Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.,
7.500%, 5/04/2020, 144A
    9,193,205   
  1,435,000      Textron Financial Corp.,
5.400%, 4/28/2013
    1,508,961   
  550,000      Textron Financial Corp.,
Series E, MTN,
5.125%, 8/15/2014
    564,623   
  19,900,000      Textron, Inc.,
3.875%, 3/11/2013, (EUR)
    28,046,677   
  7,145,000      Textron, Inc.,
5.600%, 12/01/2017
    7,465,782   
  23,658,000      Textron, Inc., EMTN,
6.625%, 4/07/2020, (GBP)
    37,525,106   
         
      84,304,354   
         
  Electric – 2.8%   
  4,875,000      AES Corp. (The),
7.750%, 3/01/2014
    5,265,000   
  12,356,963      AES Ironwood LLC,
8.857%, 11/30/2025
    12,264,286   
  1,432,373      AES Red Oak LLC, Series A,
8.540%, 11/30/2019
    1,453,859   
  75,513,000      Alta Wind Holdings LLC,
7.000%, 6/30/2035, 144A
    79,531,047   
  3,105,000      Ameren Illinois Co.,
6.250%, 4/01/2018
    3,397,758   
  94,196,017      Bruce Mansfield Unit,
6.850%, 6/01/2034(c)
    98,844,638   
  4,541,440      CE Generation LLC,
7.416%, 12/15/2018
    4,660,571   
  62,180,000      Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The),
5.950%, 12/15/2036
    58,163,421   
  134,000      Commonwealth Edison Co.,
4.750%, 12/01/2011(c)
    133,855   
  5,295,000      Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.125%, 5/15/2018
    3,891,825   
  11,835,000      Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.625%, 10/15/2026
    8,225,325   
  3,504,000      Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/01/2019
    2,719,980   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Electric – continued   
$ 23,200,000      Edison Mission Energy,
7.625%, 5/15/2027
  $ 17,284,000   
  19,000,000      EDP Finance BV,
4.900%, 10/01/2019, 144A
    16,584,454   
  11,581,000      Endesa SA/Cayman Islands,
7.875%, 2/01/2027
    12,933,035   
  7,425,000      Energy Future Holdings Corp.,
10.000%, 1/15/2020
    7,868,087   
  4,250,000      Enersis SA, Cayman Islands,
7.400%, 12/01/2016
    4,904,645   
  25,460,000      ITC Holdings Corp.,
5.875%, 9/30/2016, 144A
    28,079,019   
  37,955,000      ITC Holdings Corp.,
6.375%, 9/30/2036, 144A
    39,709,242   
  23,775,000      NGC Corp. Capital Trust I,
Series B,
8.316%, 6/01/2027(c)
    12,125,250   
  581,702      Power Receivables Finance LLC,
6.290%, 1/01/2012, 144A
    582,051   
  4,764,375      Quezon Power Philippines LC,
8.860%, 6/15/2017
    5,193,169   
  557,391      Salton Sea Funding Corp.,
Series E,
8.300%, 5/30/2011
    559,698   
  206,251      Salton Sea Funding Corp.,
Series F,
7.475%, 11/30/2018
    218,077   
  70,980,000      TXU Corp., Series P,
5.550%, 11/15/2014
    46,491,900   
  140,586,000      TXU Corp., Series Q,
6.500%, 11/15/2024
    65,723,955   
  9,406,000      TXU Corp., Series R,
6.550%, 11/15/2034
    4,326,760   
  9,175,000      White Pine Hydro LLC,
6.310%, 7/10/2017(c)
    9,523,925   
  14,695,000      White Pine Hydro LLC,
6.960%, 7/10/2037(c)
    13,916,165   
  5,000,000      White Pine Hydro Portfolio LLC,
7.260%, 7/20/2015(c)
    4,740,750   
         
      569,315,747   
         
  Entertainment – 0.0%   
  10,000      Time Warner, Inc.,
7.625%, 4/15/2031
    11,536   
         
  Financial Other – 0.2%   
  38,476,000      National Life Insurance Co.,
10.500%, 9/15/2039, 144A
    48,330,281   
         
  Food & Beverage – 0.2%   
  31,590,000      Corn Products International, Inc.,
6.625%, 4/15/2037
    33,019,100   
  6,400,000      Viterra, Inc.,
6.406%, 2/16/2021, 144A, (CAD)
    6,840,441   
         
      39,859,541   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.6%   
$ 34,515,000      DP World Ltd.,
6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A
  $ 31,753,800   
  152,980,000,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea,
6.600%, 11/04/2013, 144A, (IDR)
    16,974,938   
  691,350,000,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea,
8.300%, 3/15/2014, 144A, (IDR)
    80,230,741   
         
      128,959,479   
         
  Health Insurance – 0.1%   
  10,565,000      CIGNA Corp.,
6.150%, 11/15/2036
    10,775,349   
         
  Healthcare – 2.2%  
  7,100,000      Boston Scientific Corp.,
5.125%, 1/12/2017
    7,262,214   
  3,725,000      Boston Scientific Corp.,
5.450%, 6/15/2014
    3,975,525   
  15,410,000      Boston Scientific Corp.,
6.000%, 1/15/2020
    16,146,860   
  7,230,000      Boston Scientific Corp.,
6.400%, 6/15/2016
    7,883,187   
  22,142,000      Boston Scientific Corp.,
7.000%, 11/15/2035
    22,611,964   
  13,400,000      HCA, Inc.,
5.750%, 3/15/2014
    13,651,250   
  7,800,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.250%, 2/15/2013
    8,092,500   
  17,380,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.375%, 1/15/2015
    17,727,600   
  63,735,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.500%, 2/15/2016
    64,850,362   
  3,045,000     

HCA, Inc.,

6.750%, 7/15/2013

    3,201,056   
  27,204,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.050%, 12/01/2027
    24,211,560   
  20,287,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.190%, 11/15/2015
    20,388,435   
  27,148,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 12/15/2023
    25,654,860   
  26,465,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 11/06/2033
    24,281,638   
  70,501,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.690%, 6/15/2025
    67,152,202   
  44,984,000      HCA, Inc.,
8.360%, 4/15/2024
    44,984,000   
  21,924,000      HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.580%, 9/15/2025
    20,663,370   
  12,446,000      HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.750%, 7/15/2036
    11,637,010   
  4,710,000      Owens & Minor, Inc.,
6.350%, 4/15/2016(c)
    4,832,432   
  34,198,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2031
    28,341,593   
  560,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
9.250%, 2/01/2015
    616,700   
         
      438,166,318   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Home Construction – 0.5%  
$ 6,430,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2015
  $ 5,336,900   
  19,270,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2016
    14,356,150   
  6,249,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.375%, 12/15/2014
    5,670,968   
  4,050,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.500%, 1/15/2014
    3,675,375   
  1,650,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
7.500%, 5/15/2016
    1,254,000   
  895,000      KB Home,
5.875%, 1/15/2015
    883,813   
  6,007,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
5.200%, 2/15/2015
    5,961,947   
  65,355,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2035
    51,140,287   
  17,240,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/15/2033
    14,007,500   
  3,930,000      Toll Brothers Finance Corp.,
5.150%, 5/15/2015
    4,011,406   
         
      106,298,346   
         
  Independent Energy – 0.8%   
  9,585,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.375%, 9/15/2017
    10,550,161   
  80,585,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.450%, 9/15/2036
    80,480,965   
  5,925,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.250%, 1/15/2017, (EUR)
    8,722,287   
  2,615,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2017
    2,827,469   
  13,805,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2020
    14,909,400   
  20,226,000      Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd.,
10.250%, 12/15/2015, 144A
    21,439,560   
  3,640,000      Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd.,
11.750%, 7/15/2014, 144A
    3,913,000   
  8,782,000      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
7.200%, 1/15/2028
    9,157,755   
  9,825,000      QEP Resources, Inc.,
6.875%, 3/01/2021
    10,316,250   
         
      162,316,847   
         
  Industrial Other – 0.2%  
  26,410,000      Ranhill Labuan Ltd.,
12.500%, 10/26/2011, 144A
    23,240,800   
  10,540,000      Worthington Industries, Inc.,
6.500%, 4/15/2020
    11,274,164   
         
      34,514,964   
         
  Integrated Energy – 0.0%  
  1,028,864      PF Export Receivables Master Trust, Series A,
6.436%, 6/01/2015, 144A
    1,095,740   
         

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Life Insurance – 0.9%  
  2,800,000      American International Group, Inc., EMTN,
5.000%, 4/26/2023, (GBP)
  $ 3,859,678   
  3,245,000      American International Group, Inc., Series G, MTN,
5.600%, 10/18/2016
    3,366,480   
  29,065,000      American International Group, Inc., Series G, MTN,
5.850%, 1/16/2018
    30,275,150   
  7,075,000      American International Group, Inc.,
Series MP, GMTN,
5.450%, 5/18/2017
    7,262,763   
  4,145,000      American International Group, Inc., Series MPLE,
4.900%, 6/02/2014, (CAD)
    4,318,154   
  6,655,000      ASIF III Jersey Ltd.,
Series 2003-G, EMTN,
4.750%, 9/11/2013, (EUR)
    9,626,448   
  22,550,000      MetLife, Inc.,
6.400%, 12/15/2066
    21,717,905   
  12,020,000      MetLife, Inc.,
10.750%, 8/01/2069
    16,587,600   
  57,985,000      Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.,
6.800%, 6/15/2036, 144A
    58,678,211   
  12,950,000      NLV Financial Corp.,
7.500%, 8/15/2033, 144A
    12,450,285   
  5,670,000      Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The),
6.650%, 6/15/2034, 144A
    5,494,525   
  9,965,000      Unum Group,
7.125%, 9/30/2016
    11,233,883   
         
      184,871,082   
         
  Local Authorities – 1.8%  
  110,620,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)
    115,674,951   
  15,305,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 12RG,
6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)
    16,002,043   
  95,840,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 17RG,
5.500%, 3/01/2017, (AUD)
    98,632,154   
  1,507,000      Ontario Hydro, Zero Coupon, 11/27/2020, (CAD)     1,028,553   
  13,340,077      Province of Alberta,
5.930%, 9/16/2016, (CAD)
    15,279,376   
  730,000      Province of British Columbia,
5.750%, 1/09/2012, (CAD)
    778,423   
  760,000      Province of Ontario,
4.400%, 12/02/2011, (CAD)
    799,956   
  92,365,000      Queensland Treasury Corp.,
7.125%, 9/18/2017, 144A, (NZD)
    76,369,263   
  60,000      Queensland Treasury Corp.,
Series 11G,
6.000%, 6/14/2011, (AUD)
    62,194   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Local Authorities – continued   
  38,965,000      Queensland Treasury Corp.,
Series 14,
5.750%, 11/21/2014, (AUD)
  $ 40,595,637   
         
      365,222,550   
         
  Lodging – 0.0%  
  8,450,000      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.,
5.750%, 2/01/2018
    8,755,484   
         
  Media Cable – 1.3%  
  174,935,000      Comcast Corp.,
6.950%, 8/15/2037
    190,448,936   
  1,550,000      CSC Holdings LLC,
7.875%, 2/15/2018
    1,720,500   
  37,585,000      Shaw Communications, Inc.,
5.650%, 10/01/2019, (CAD)
    39,693,171   
  26,541,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
6.750%, 7/01/2018
    30,151,133   
         
      262,013,740   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.3%  
  5,765,000      Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
5.000%, 3/15/2012
    5,721,763   
  44,385,000      News America, Inc.,
6.150%, 3/01/2037
    43,979,942   
         
      49,701,705   
         
  Metals & Mining – 0.4%  
  11,557,000      Alcoa, Inc.,
5.720%, 2/23/2019
    12,018,332   
  4,935,000      Alcoa, Inc.,
5.870%, 2/23/2022
    5,050,218   
  2,050,000      Alcoa, Inc.,
5.950%, 2/01/2037
    1,933,974   
  6,490,000      Alcoa, Inc.,
6.750%, 1/15/2028
    6,788,994   
  15,150,000      Algoma Acquisition Corp.,
9.875%, 6/15/2015, 144A
    13,938,000   
  11,175,000      United States Steel Corp.,
6.050%, 6/01/2017
    11,524,219   
  9,625,000      United States Steel Corp.,
6.650%, 6/01/2037
    8,855,000   
  23,520,000      United States Steel Corp.,
7.000%, 2/01/2018
    24,431,400   
         
      84,540,137   
         
  Mortgage Related – 0.0%  
  223,613      FHLMC,
5.000%, 12/01/2031
    235,650   
         
  Non-Captive Consumer – 4.9%   
  86,353,000      Residential Capital LLC,
9.625%, 5/15/2015
    87,108,589   
  1,305,000      SLM Corp.,
6.000%, 5/10/2012, (AUD)
    1,313,665   
  150,125(††)      SLM Corp.,
6.000%, 12/15/2043
    3,155,252   
  27,880,000      SLM Corp., MTN,
5.050%, 11/14/2014
    28,142,853   
  4,875,000      SLM Corp., MTN,
5.125%, 8/27/2012
    5,031,175   

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Non-Captive Consumer – continued   
$ 2,030,000      SLM Corp., MTN,
8.000%, 3/25/2020
  $ 2,212,700   
  76,745,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 10/01/2013
    79,437,982   
  57,166,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 4/15/2015
    57,556,444   
  23,623,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 6/15/2018
    22,199,100   
  28,262,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.375%, 1/15/2013
    29,396,776   
  34,835,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.375%, 5/15/2014
    36,123,477   
  45,279,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.625%, 8/01/2033
    38,711,190   
  140,870,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
8.450%, 6/15/2018
    157,774,400   
  37,484,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
3.250%, 1/16/2013, (EUR)
    49,536,176   
  4,690,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., MTN,
5.750%, 9/15/2016
    4,221,000   
  10,870,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series H, MTN,
5.375%, 10/01/2012
    10,693,362   
  17,024,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series I, MTN,
4.875%, 7/15/2012
    16,726,080   
  27,427,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series I, MTN,
5.850%, 6/01/2013
    26,809,892   
  800,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series J, MTN,
5.200%, 12/15/2011
    798,000   
  400,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series J, MTN,
5.625%, 8/17/2011
    400,500   
  4,800,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series J, MTN,
5.900%, 9/15/2012
    4,752,000   
  935,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series J, MTN,
6.500%, 9/15/2017
    832,150   
  340,340,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series J, MTN,
6.900%, 12/15/2017
    310,985,675   
         
      973,918,438   
         
  Non-Captive Diversified – 7.6%   
  30,190,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
6.750%, 12/01/2014
    31,812,713   
  23,588,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
7.500%, 12/31/2013
    25,386,585   
  50,810,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
7.500%, 9/15/2020, 144A
    54,176,162   
  44,981,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.000%, 12/31/2018
    48,298,349   
  35,442,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.000%, 11/01/2031
    38,631,780   
  72,545,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.300%, 2/12/2015
    79,527,456   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Non-Captive Diversified – continued   
$ 71,260,000      Aviation Capital Group Corp.,
6.750%, 4/06/2021, 144A
  $ 71,438,150   
  13,608,616      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2013
    13,863,778   
  38,902,776      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2014
    39,632,203   
  38,902,776      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2015
    39,243,175   
  89,288,640      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2016
    89,400,251   
  102,048,173      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2017
    102,175,733   
  44,525,000      General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty Ltd., EMTN,
8.000%, 2/13/2012, (AUD)
    46,983,661   
  89,985,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, EMTN,
6.750%, 9/26/2016, (NZD)
    71,358,003   
  15,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN,
2.960%, 5/18/2012, (SGD)
    12,090,012   
  150,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN,
3.485%, 3/08/2012, (SGD)
    120,922,967   
  84,065,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN,
7.625%, 12/10/2014, (NZD)
    69,268,368   
  22,590,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN,
0.603%, 5/13/2024(b)
    19,776,935   
  266,643,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN,
6.500%, 9/28/2015, (NZD)
    211,762,128   
  7,270,000      General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Canada Ltd., EMTN,
7.125%, 9/13/2011, (AUD)
    7,454,572   
  360,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
5.875%, 5/01/2013
    369,000   
  15,925,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
6.375%, 3/25/2013
    16,482,375   
  28,765,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
8.250%, 12/15/2020
    31,533,631   
  35,950,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
8.875%, 9/15/2015, 144A
    39,545,000   
  415,000      International Lease Finance Corp., Series Q, MTN,
5.250%, 1/10/2013
    420,188   
  3,680,000      International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN,
5.625%, 9/20/2013
    3,739,800   
  3,545,000      International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN,
5.650%, 6/01/2014
    3,562,725   
  52,875,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.150%, 3/01/2012
    52,478,437   

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Non-Captive Diversified – continued   
$ 3,865,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.500%, 6/15/2012
  $ 3,826,350   
  25,633,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.650%, 9/15/2011
    25,697,083   
  16,230,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    14,160,675   
  29,057,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.875%, 3/15/2016
    25,860,730   
  5,655,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
6.050%, 4/15/2015
    5,174,325   
  46,795,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
8.625%, 6/01/2013
    47,496,925   
  9,690,000      iStar Financial, Inc., Series B,
5.700%, 3/01/2014
    9,060,150   
  60,205,000      iStar Financial, Inc., Series B,
5.950%, 10/15/2013
    57,044,237   
         
      1,529,654,612   
         
  Oil Field Services – 1.4%  
  10,680,000      Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc.,
8.500%, 3/01/2017
    11,454,300   
  15,693,000      Nabors Industries, Inc.,
6.150%, 2/15/2018
    17,181,450   
  134,360,000      Nabors Industries, Inc.,
9.250%, 1/15/2019
    169,367,632   
  4,497,000      Parker Drilling Co.,
9.125%, 4/01/2018
    4,834,275   
  23,050,000      Rowan Cos., Inc.,
7.875%, 8/01/2019
    27,341,357   
  25,600,000      Weatherford International Ltd.,
6.500%, 8/01/2036
    25,596,954   
  4,250,000      Weatherford International Ltd.,
6.800%, 6/15/2037
    4,419,838   
  13,670,000      Weatherford International Ltd.,
7.000%, 3/15/2038
    14,478,950   
         
      274,674,756   
         
  Packaging – 0.2%   
  3,450,000      OI European Group BV,
6.875%, 3/31/2017, 144A, (EUR)
    4,999,348   
  2,500,000      Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
6.750%, 12/01/2014, (EUR)
    3,596,144   
  18,644,000      Owens-Illinois, Inc.,
7.800%, 5/15/2018
    20,345,265   
         
      28,940,757   
         
  Paper – 1.5%   
  26,262,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.250%, 6/01/2028
    27,443,790   
  31,317,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.375%, 12/01/2025
    33,039,435   
  470,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.700%, 6/15/2015
    532,275   
  80,840,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.750%, 11/15/2029
    88,822,950   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Paper – continued   
$ 21,749,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
8.000%, 1/15/2024
  $ 24,848,232   
  16,307,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
8.875%, 5/15/2031
    19,690,703   
  4,447,000      International Paper Co.,
6.875%, 11/01/2023
    4,758,779   
  10,392,000      International Paper Co.,
8.700%, 6/15/2038
    13,322,014   
  24,586,000      Westvaco Corp.,
7.950%, 2/15/2031
    25,722,045   
  36,799,000      Westvaco Corp.,
8.200%, 1/15/2030
    39,272,850   
  4,127,000      Weyerhaeuser Co.,
6.950%, 10/01/2027
    4,107,038   
  12,470,000      Weyerhaeuser Co.,
7.375%, 3/15/2032
    13,149,453   
         
      294,709,564   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%   
  22,630,000      Elan Finance PLC/Elan Finance Corp.,
8.875%, 12/01/2013
    23,393,763   
         
  Pipelines – 2.3%   
  27,325,000      DCP Midstream LP,
6.450%, 11/03/2036, 144A
    27,777,775   
  12,209,000      El Paso Corp.,
6.950%, 6/01/2028
    12,369,011   
  2,045,000      El Paso Corp.,
7.420%, 2/15/2037
    2,092,816   
  1,500,000      El Paso Corp., GMTN,
7.750%, 1/15/2032
    1,680,873   
  1,000,000      El Paso Corp., GMTN,
7.800%, 8/01/2031
    1,109,361   
  7,325,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP,
6.125%, 2/15/2017
    8,177,864   
  11,435,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP,
6.625%, 10/15/2036
    11,948,237   
  25,030,000      Enterprise Products
Operating LLP,
6.300%, 9/15/2017
    28,220,149   
  7,500,000      Florida Gas Transmission Co.,
7.900%, 5/15/2019, 144A
    9,046,335   
  56,672,004      Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline LLC,
7.500%, 5/31/2014, 144A(c)
    61,298,706   
  116,405,000      NGPL PipeCo LLC,
7.119%, 12/15/2017, 144A
    130,063,148   
  57,010,000      NiSource Finance Corp.,
6.400%, 3/15/2018
    63,780,850   
  1,235,000      NiSource Finance Corp.,
6.800%, 1/15/2019
    1,412,871   
  28,845,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP,
6.125%, 1/15/2017
    31,945,088   
  62,130,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP,
6.650%, 1/15/2037
    65,697,194   
  5,572,000      Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA,
7.875%, 5/14/2017, 144A
    5,502,350   
         
      462,122,628   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.5%   
$ 4,090,000      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The),
7.500%, 3/01/2020
  $ 4,347,551   
  16,825,000      Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.,
6.500%, 3/15/2035, 144A
    15,816,627   
  51,522,000      Marsh & McLennan
Cos., Inc.,
5.875%, 8/01/2033
    48,500,441   
  8,600,000      MBIA Insurance Corp., (fixed rate to 1/15/2013, variable rate thereafter),
14.000%, 1/15/2033, 144A
    4,730,000   
  12,080,000      White Mountains Re Group Ltd.,
6.375%, 3/20/2017, 144A
    12,361,911   
  6,575,000      XL Group PLC,
6.250%, 5/15/2027
    6,528,344   
  2,110,000      XL Group PLC,
6.375%, 11/15/2024
    2,194,691   
         
      94,479,565   
         
  Property Trust – 0.4%   
  68,360,000      WEA Finance LLC/WT Finance Australia Property Ltd.,
6.750%, 9/02/2019, 144A
    78,437,494   
         
  Railroads – 0.0%   
  7,944,000      Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.,
5.000%, 1/01/2045(c)
    5,421,780   
  63,300      Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., Series A,
4.750%, 1/01/2020(c)
    58,869   
         
      5,480,649   
         
  Real Estate Operations/Development – 0.0%   
  7,750,000      First Industrial LP,
5.950%, 5/15/2017
    7,305,832   
         
  Refining – 0.0%   
  1,782,000      Valero Energy Corp.,
6.625%, 6/15/2037
    1,796,174   
         
  REITs – Apartments – 0.3%   
  2,565,000      Camden Property Trust,
5.000%, 6/15/2015
    2,743,078   
  40,075,000      Camden Property Trust,
5.700%, 5/15/2017
    43,868,219   
  4,680,000      ERP Operating LP,
5.125%, 3/15/2016
    5,025,655   
  3,000,000      ERP Operating LP,
5.375%, 8/01/2016
    3,262,401   
         
      54,899,353   
         
  REITs – Diversified – 0.0%   
  5,720,000      Duke Realty LP,
5.950%, 2/15/2017
    6,170,261   
         
  REITs – Office Property – 0.3%   
  57,890,000      Highwoods Properties, Inc.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    61,610,417   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  REITs – Office Property – continued   
$ 5,640,000      Highwoods Properties, Inc.,
7.500%, 4/15/2018
  $ 6,446,751   
         
      68,057,168   
         
  REITs – Regional Malls – 0.1%   
  9,032,000      Simon Property Group LP,
5.750%, 12/01/2015
    10,045,228   
  1,690,000      Simon Property Group LP,
6.125%, 5/30/2018
    1,894,006   
         
      11,939,234   
         
  REITs – Warehouse/Industrials – 0.1%   
  6,022,000      ProLogis,
5.625%, 11/15/2015
    6,390,926   
  6,110,000      ProLogis,
5.625%, 11/15/2016
    6,400,231   
  6,375,000      ProLogis,
5.750%, 4/01/2016
    6,847,388   
  2,332,000      ProLogis,
6.625%, 5/15/2018
    2,525,952   
  1,595,000      ProLogis,
6.875%, 3/15/2020
    1,745,295   
  3,020,000      ProLogis,
7.375%, 10/30/2019
    3,420,292   
         
      27,330,084   
         
  Retailers – 1.0%   
  1,920,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
6.625%, 1/15/2018
    1,891,200   
  4,680,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2028
    4,165,200   
  1,740,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.130%, 8/01/2018
    1,753,050   
  7,182,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 7/15/2026
    6,894,720   
  1,000,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 5/15/2027
    945,000   
  14,269,000      Foot Locker, Inc.,
8.500%, 1/15/2022
    14,411,690   
  5,160,000      J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
5.750%, 2/15/2018
    5,198,700   
  50,232,000      J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
6.375%, 10/15/2036
    45,271,590   
  2,798,000      J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
7.125%, 11/15/2023
    2,895,930   
  5,580,000      J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
7.625%, 3/01/2097
    4,994,100   
  28,445,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.375%, 3/15/2037
    28,445,000   
  14,133,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.790%, 7/15/2027
    13,673,678   
  2,098,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.900%, 4/01/2029
    2,124,225   
  1,485,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
8.375%, 7/15/2015
    1,726,313   
  9,245,000      Marks & Spencer PLC,
7.125%, 12/01/2037, 144A
    8,828,004   
  39,965,000      Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.375%, 10/15/2018
    40,064,912   
  11,255,000      Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.875%, 4/15/2013
    12,099,125   
         
      195,382,437   
         

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Sovereigns – 3.8%  
  10,000,000,000      Indonesia Government International Bond,
9.500%, 7/15/2023, (IDR)
  $ 1,225,862   
  25,000,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
10.250%, 7/15/2027, (IDR)
    3,128,961   
  145,156,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series FR43,
10.250%, 7/15/2022, (IDR)
    18,924,425   
  498,832,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series FR44,
10.000%, 9/15/2024, (IDR)
    62,849,108   
  317,658,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series FR52,
10.500%, 8/15/2030, (IDR)
    40,316,719   
  378,003,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series ZC3, Zero Coupon,
11/20/2012, (IDR)
    39,316,045   
  5,258,000(†††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series M-10,
7.250%, 12/15/2016, (MXN)
    44,696,393   
  28,585,700(†††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series M-20,
8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)
    243,957,006   
  4,557,000(†††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series MI-10,
9.000%, 12/20/2012, (MXN)
    40,507,263   
  98,690,000      Republic of Brazil,
10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)
    60,145,500   
  17,305,000      Republic of Brazil,
12.500%, 1/05/2016, (BRL)
    12,030,242   
  114,735,000      Republic of Brazil,
12.500%, 1/05/2022, (BRL)
    81,519,370   
  26,800,000      Republic of Croatia,
6.750%, 11/05/2019, 144A
    28,073,000   
  1,910,000,000      Republic of Iceland, Zero Coupon, 7/15/2011, (ISK)     9,792,362   
  5,263,700,000      Republic of Iceland,
4.250%, 8/24/2012, (ISK)
    27,610,697   
  4,616,100,000      Republic of Iceland,
7.250%, 5/17/2013, (ISK)
    25,902,779   
  5,473,160,000      Republic of Iceland,
8.000%, 7/22/2011, (ISK)
    28,698,358   
         
      768,694,090   
         
  Supermarkets – 0.7%  
  3,000,000      American Stores Co.,
7.900%, 5/01/2017
    2,887,500   
  13,145,000      American Stores Co.,
Series B, MTN,
7.100%, 3/20/2028
    9,924,475   
  100,590,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
7.450%, 8/01/2029
    79,466,100   
  20,550,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/15/2026
    17,107,875   
  9,715,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
8.000%, 5/01/2031
    7,966,300   
  2,995,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
8.700%, 5/01/2030
    2,568,213   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Supermarkets – continued   
$ 17,575,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
Series C, MTN,
6.625%, 6/01/2028
  $ 12,741,875   
         
      132,662,338   
         
  Supranational – 2.0%  
  11,505,000      European Investment Bank,
11.250%, 2/14/2013, (BRL)
    7,240,191   
  837,962,640,000      European Investment Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon,
4/24/2013, 144A, (IDR)
    84,003,168   
  16,500,000      European Investment Bank, EMTN,
7.000%, 1/18/2012, (NZD)
    12,965,813   
  71,230,000      European Investment Bank, MTN,
6.250%, 4/15/2015, (AUD)
    74,889,450   
  345,270,000,000      Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon,
5/20/2013, (IDR)
    33,779,559   
  185,840,000      Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN,
6.000%, 12/15/2017, (NZD)
    148,320,942   
  40,000,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
1.430%, 3/05/2014, (SGD)
    31,863,514   
         
      393,062,637   
         
  Technology – 2.0%  
  1,940,000      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,
7.750%, 8/01/2020
    1,993,350   
  65,276,000      Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/01/2017
    72,822,036   
  1,000,000      Alcatel-Lucent, EMTN,
6.375%, 4/07/2014, (EUR)
    1,466,801   
  71,937,000      Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.,
6.450%, 3/15/2029
    61,865,820   
  3,916,000      Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.,
6.500%, 1/15/2028
    3,367,760   
  2,630,000      Arrow Electronics, Inc.,
6.875%, 6/01/2018
    2,867,187   
  12,555,000      Avnet, Inc.,
5.875%, 3/15/2014
    13,497,115   
  50,915,000      Avnet, Inc.,
6.000%, 9/01/2015
    54,690,856   
  15,245,000      Avnet, Inc.,
6.625%, 9/15/2016
    16,685,576   
  10,821,000      Corning, Inc.,
6.850%, 3/01/2029
    12,179,176   
  5,645,000      Corning, Inc.,
7.250%, 8/15/2036
    6,444,744   
  3,640,000      Eastman Kodak Co.,
7.250%, 11/15/2013
    3,621,800   
  15,578,000      Equifax, Inc.,
7.000%, 7/01/2037
    16,606,693   
  430,000      Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
8.875%, 12/15/2014
    445,588   
  6,016,000      Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
10.125%, 12/15/2016
    6,392,000   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Technology – continued  
$ 929,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.000%, 11/15/2017
  $ 1,016,703   
  15,055,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.500%, 9/01/2025
    15,841,564   
  32,320,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2028
    33,214,521   
  33,295,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2037
    35,725,602   
  12,015,000      Nortel Networks
Capital Corp.,
7.875%, 6/15/2026(d)
    8,831,025   
  18,622,000      Nortel Networks Ltd.,
6.875%, 9/01/2023(d)
    4,841,720   
  4,301,000      Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.,
7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A
    5,050,836   
  28,030,000      Xerox Capital Trust I,
8.000%, 2/01/2027
    28,520,525   
  40,000      Xerox Corp.,
6.350%, 5/15/2018
    45,227   
  615,000      Xerox Corp., MTN,
7.200%, 4/01/2016
    706,471   
         
      408,740,696   
         
  Tobacco – 0.5%  
  71,085,000      Reynolds American, Inc.,
6.750%, 6/15/2017
    81,289,394   
  17,990,000      Reynolds American, Inc.,
7.250%, 6/15/2037
    19,039,950   
         
      100,329,344   
         
  Transportation Services – 0.5%   
  20,469,000      APL Ltd.,
8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)
    14,021,265   
  29,151,288      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 1998-1, Class B,
7.680%, 7/02/2015
    28,859,775   
  6,552,024      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 1998-1, Class C,
8.010%, 7/02/2011(e)
    5,503,701   
  10,413,583      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 1999-1, Class A-1,
7.200%, 7/02/2020
    10,205,311   
  520,914      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 1999-1, Class A-2,
6.880%, 7/02/2011
    510,495   
  13,376,540      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 1999-1, Class B,
7.630%, 7/02/2016
    11,905,121   
  15,689,997      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 1999-1, Class C,
8.770%, 7/02/2012(e)
    12,551,998   
  7,695,836      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-1, Class B,
10.128%, 7/02/2017(e)
    7,772,794   
  201,720      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-1, Class C,
9.702%, 7/02/2011(e)
    173,479   
  2,675,000      Erac USA Finance Co.,
7.000%, 10/15/2037, 144A
    2,914,487   
         
      94,418,426   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Treasuries – 16.6%  
  587,055,000      Canadian Government,
2.000%, 9/01/2012, (CAD)
  $ 608,920,452   
  228,647,000      Canadian Government,
3.500%, 6/01/2013, (CAD)
    243,839,821   
  94,395,000      Canadian Government,
3.750%, 6/01/2012, (CAD)
    99,915,574   
  246,645,000      Canadian Government,
3.750%, 6/01/2019, (CAD)
    263,855,453   
  297,760,000      Canadian Government,
4.250%, 6/01/2018, (CAD)
    330,072,872   
  5,954,553      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
2.300%, 7/25/2030, (EUR)
    4,226,818   
  1,950,000      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
4.600%, 7/20/2018, (EUR)
    1,702,616   
  38,475,000      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
4.700%, 3/20/2024, (EUR)
    32,339,814   
  19,500,000      Hellenic Republic Government International Bond,
2.125%, 7/05/2013, (CHF)
    16,688,263   
  161,775,000      Ireland Government Bond,
4.500%, 10/18/2018, (EUR)
    161,885,736   
  54,925,000      Ireland Government Bond,
4.500%, 4/18/2020, (EUR)
    52,736,382   
  9,025,000      Ireland Government Bond,
5.000%, 10/18/2020, (EUR)
    8,817,709   
  114,275,000      Ireland Government Bond,
5.400%, 3/13/2025, (EUR)
    107,854,150   
  33,000,000      New Zealand Government Bond,
6.000%, 12/15/2017, (NZD)
    26,342,018   
  224,730,000      New Zealand Government Bond,
6.500%, 4/15/2013, (NZD)
    181,649,103   
  668,075,000      Norwegian Government,
4.250%, 5/19/2017, (NOK)
    125,676,381   
  319,620,000      Norwegian Government,
5.000%, 5/15/2015, (NOK)
    61,495,460   
  530,990,000      Norwegian Government,
6.000%, 5/16/2011, (NOK)
    96,414,015   
  2,021,445,000      Norwegian Government,
6.500%, 5/15/2013, (NOK)
    392,623,999   
  35,750,000      Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,
3.850%, 4/15/2021, (EUR)
    35,556,612   
  9,000,000      Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,
4.800%, 6/15/2020, (EUR)
    9,897,338   
  490,910,000      U.S. Treasury Bond,
4.250%, 11/15/2040
    469,509,269   
         
      3,332,019,855   
         
  Utility Other – 0.0%  
  4,800,000      Listrindo Capital BV,
9.250%, 1/29/2015, 144A
    5,310,288   
         
  Wireless – 1.1%  
  57,512,000      Nextel Communications,
Inc., Series C,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
    57,655,780   

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Wireless – continued  
$ 40,092,000      Nextel Communications, Inc.,
Series D,
7.375%, 8/01/2015
  $ 40,242,345   
  4,680,000      Nextel Communications, Inc.,
Series E,
6.875%, 10/31/2013
    4,715,100   
  34,124,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2028
    31,479,390   
  38,286,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.900%, 5/01/2019
    39,530,295   
  8,390,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
8.750%, 3/15/2032
    8,924,863   
  15,252,000      Sprint Nextel Corp.,
6.000%, 12/01/2016
    15,309,195   
  16,745,000      True Move Co. Ltd.,
10.750%, 12/16/2013, 144A
    18,126,462   
         
      215,983,430   
         
  Wirelines – 3.2%  
  20,118,000      AT&T Corp.,
6.500%, 3/15/2029
    21,286,132   
  8,395,000      Axtel SAB de CV,
9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A
    8,059,200   
  5,790,000      Bell Canada, MTN,
6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A, (CAD)
    6,326,478   
  12,705,000      Bell Canada, MTN,
7.300%, 2/23/2032, (CAD)
    14,814,069   
  37,096,000      Bell Canada, Series M-17,
6.100%, 3/16/2035, (CAD)
    37,981,024   
  3,940,000      BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2095
    4,014,974   
  1,000,000      Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC,
6.300%, 12/01/2028
    800,000   
  8,735,000      Embarq Corp.,
7.995%, 6/01/2036
    9,847,848   
  3,075,000      Frontier Communications Corp.,
7.875%, 1/15/2027
    2,936,625   
  730,000      Frontier Communications Corp.,
9.000%, 8/15/2031
    746,425   
  17,975,000      GTE Corp.,
6.940%, 4/15/2028
    19,928,793   
  1,600,000      Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV, EMTN,
5.750%, 3/18/2016, (GBP)
    2,747,595   
  2,750,000      Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV, GMTN,
4.000%, 6/22/2015, (EUR)
    3,960,941   
  68,090,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
8.750%, 2/15/2017
    67,579,325   
  17,580,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
9.250%, 11/01/2014
    17,975,550   
  3,545,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
9.375%, 4/01/2019, 144A
    3,429,788   
  10,210,000      Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN,
4.500%, 6/16/2025, (EUR)
    11,071,564   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Wirelines – continued  
  20,159,000      Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN,
5.000%, 11/04/2019, (EUR)
  $ 24,533,049   
  30,365,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2018
    30,972,300   
  64,147,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
6.875%, 7/15/2028
    63,665,897   
  15,925,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
7.625%, 8/03/2021
    16,562,000   
  40,420,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
7.750%, 2/15/2031
    43,047,300   
  38,025,000      Qwest Corp.,
6.875%, 9/15/2033
    38,072,531   
  1,505,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.200%, 11/10/2026
    1,512,525   
  10,620,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.250%, 9/15/2025
    11,310,300   
  2,890,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.500%, 6/15/2023
    2,897,225   
  39,844,000      Telecom Italia Capital SA,
6.000%, 9/30/2034
    36,053,082   
  26,495,000      Telecom Italia Capital SA,
6.375%, 11/15/2033
    25,003,782   
  45,415,000      Telus Corp.,
4.950%, 3/15/2017, (CAD)
    48,518,866   
  27,020,000      Telus Corp., Series CG,
5.050%, 12/04/2019, (CAD)
    27,988,484   
  18,105,000      Verizon Maryland, Inc.,
Series B,
5.125%, 6/15/2033
    16,342,243   
  2,905,000      Verizon New England, Inc.,
7.875%, 11/15/2029
    3,360,652   
  10,310,000      Verizon New York, Inc.,
Series B, 7.375%, 4/01/2032
    11,567,263   
  7,860,000      Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.,
6.000%, 12/01/2028
    7,319,075   
         
      642,232,905   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds   
  (Identified Cost $13,984,043,370)     15,398,101,621   
         
  Convertible Bonds – 8.6%  
  Airlines – 0.1%  
  15,985,000     

AMR Corp.,

6.250%, 10/15/2014

    16,824,212   
  1,730,000      UAL Corp.,
4.500%, 6/30/2021
    1,753,874   
         
      18,578,086   
         
  Automotive – 1.7%  
  2,615,000      ArvinMeritor, Inc., (Step to Zero Coupon on 2/15/2019),
4.000%, 2/15/2027(f)
    2,579,044   
  176,290,000      Ford Motor Co.,
4.250%, 11/15/2016
    319,525,625   
  12,335,000      Navistar International Corp.,
3.000%, 10/15/2014
    18,625,850   
         
      340,730,519   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.3%   
$ 44,380,000      Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
3.000%, 6/01/2015, 144A
  $ 44,990,225   
  24,037,000      Trinity Industries, Inc.,
3.875%, 6/01/2036
    26,200,330   
         
      71,190,555   
         
  Electric – 0.0%   
  1,000,000      CMS Energy Corp.,
5.500%, 6/15/2029
    1,453,750   
         
  Healthcare – 0.5%   
  32,436,000      Hologic, Inc., (Step to Zero Coupon on 12/15/2013),
2.000%, 12/15/2037(f)
    31,300,740   
  14,480,000      Life Technologies Corp.,
1.500%, 2/15/2024
    16,796,800   
  285,000      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.,
3.250%, 8/15/2025
    294,619   
  2,510,000      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.,
3.500%, 5/15/2014
    2,673,150   
  3,107,000      Omnicare, Inc.,
3.250%, 12/15/2035
    2,881,743   
  29,850,000      Omnicare, Inc.,
3.750%, 12/15/2025
    38,469,187   
         
      92,416,239   
         
  Independent Energy – 0.1%   
  10,809,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
2.250%, 12/15/2038
    9,930,769   
  9,405,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
2.500%, 5/15/2037
    10,216,181   
         
      20,146,950   
         
  Life Insurance – 0.4%   
  72,915,000      Old Republic International Corp.,
3.750%, 3/15/2018
    73,188,431   
         
  Lodging – 0.1%   
  27,935,000      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.,
2.625%, 4/15/2027, 144A
    27,969,919   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.0%   
  10,067,087      Liberty Media LLC,
3.500%, 1/15/2031
    5,637,569   
         
  Metals & Mining – 0.1%   
  1,255,000      Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
5.125%, 6/15/2014
    1,606,400   
  16,535,000      United States Steel Corp.,
4.000%, 5/15/2014
    30,155,706   
         
      31,762,106   
         
  Non-Captive Diversified – 0.3%   
  60,585,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
0.803%, 10/01/2012(b)
    55,283,812   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 1.2%  
  940,000      Human Genome Sciences, Inc.,
2.250%, 10/15/2011
    1,666,150   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Pharmaceuticals – continued   
$ 51,585,000      Human Genome Sciences, Inc.,
2.250%, 8/15/2012
  $ 83,567,700   
  4,120,000      Kendle International, Inc.,
3.375%, 7/15/2012
    3,903,700   
  26,120,000      Nektar Therapeutics,
3.250%, 9/28/2012
    26,315,900   
  34,079,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
4.000%, 11/15/2013
    134,612,050   
         
      250,065,500   
         
  REITs – Warehouse/Industrials – 0.2%   
  28,230,000      ProLogis,
3.250%, 3/15/2015
    33,134,962   
         
  Technology – 2.8%  
  330,000      Ciena Corp.,
0.250%, 5/01/2013
    336,600   
  45,854,000      Ciena Corp.,
0.875%, 6/15/2017
    44,764,967   
  8,030,000      Ciena Corp.,
3.750%, 10/15/2018, 144A
    12,024,925   
  8,680,000      Ciena Corp.,
4.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A
    12,716,200   
  11,651,000      Intel Corp.,
2.950%, 12/15/2035
    11,985,966   
  343,275,000      Intel Corp.,
3.250%, 8/01/2039
    403,777,219   
  10,025,000      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.,
0.875%, 6/01/2012
    10,012,469   
  21,955,000      Micron Technology, Inc.,
1.875%, 6/01/2014
    23,876,063   
  1,045,000      Nortel Networks Corp.,
1.750%, 4/15/2012(d)
    900,006   
  49,636,000      Nortel Networks Corp.,
2.125%, 4/15/2014(d)
    42,749,005   
         
      563,143,420   
         
  Textile – 0.0%  
  102,000      Dixie Yarns, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/15/2012
    98,940   
         
  Wirelines – 0.8%  
  20,455,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
3.500%, 6/15/2012
    20,173,744   
  64,473,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(c)
    75,030,454   
  48,975,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc., Series B,
7.000%, 3/15/2015(c)
    56,994,656   
         
      152,198,854   
         
  Total Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $1,294,259,442)     1,736,999,612   
         

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Municipals – 1.3%  
  California – 0.3%   
$ 5,425,000      San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation (Merged Area Redevelopment),
Series C, (MBIA insured),
3.750%, 8/01/2028
  $ 3,751,116   
  2,165,000      San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation (Merged Area Redevelopment),
Series C, (Registered), (MBIA insured),
3.750%, 8/01/2028
    1,611,864   
  20,455,000      State of California,
4.500%, 10/01/2029
    17,780,100   
  5,805,000      State of California,
4.500%, 8/01/2030
    4,997,467   
  7,340,000      State of California, (AMBAC insured),
4.500%, 8/01/2027
    6,610,551   
  5,945,000      State of California, (AMBAC insured),
4.500%, 8/01/2030
    5,117,991   
  17,945,000      State of California (Various Purpose), (AMBAC insured),
4.500%, 12/01/2033
    15,122,610   
  3,805,000      State of California (Various Purpose), (MBIA insured),
3.250%, 12/01/2027
    2,834,687   
         
      57,826,386   
         
  District of Columbia – 0.0%   
  5,610,000      Metropolitan Washington DC Airports Authority, Series D,
8.000%, 10/01/2047
    5,457,015   
         
  Illinois – 0.3%   
  69,245,000      State of Illinois,
5.100%, 6/01/2033
    56,148,693   
  2,440,000      Chicago O’Hare International Airport,
Series A, (AGMC insured),
4.500%, 1/01/2038
    1,899,247   
         
      58,047,940   
         
  Michigan – 0.1%   
  21,020,000      Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Taxable Turbo, Series A,
7.309%, 6/01/2034(c)
    14,909,696   
         
  Ohio – 0.0%   
  10,390,000      Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority,
Series A-2,
5.875%, 6/01/2047(c)
    6,891,999   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Virginia – 0.6%   
$ 178,970,000      Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1,
6.706%, 6/01/2046(c)
  $ 112,563,182   
         
  Total Municipals  
  (Identified Cost $331,072,706)     255,696,218   
         
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $15,609,375,518)     17,390,797,451   
         
  Bank Loans – 0.3%  
  Electric – 0.0%   
  7,195,436      Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company, LLC, Term Loan B2,
3.783%, 10/10/2014(g)
    6,056,614   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.1%   
  4,319,791      Dex Media West, LLC,
New Term Loan,
7.000%, 10/24/2014(g)
    3,823,922   
  37,309,205      SuperMedia, Inc., Exit Term Loan,
11.000%, 12/31/2015(g)
    24,649,446   
         
      28,473,368   
         
  Wireless – 0.1%  
  12,129,970      Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Exit Term Loan,
9.000%, 11/01/2015(g)(h)
    12,354,375   
         
  Wirelines – 0.1%  
  11,414,523      FairPoint Communications, Inc., New Term Loan B,
6.500%, 1/24/2016(g)
    11,001,888   
  3,415,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., Tranche A Term Loan,
2.553%, 3/13/2014(g)
    3,310,603   
         
      14,312,491   
         
  Total Bank Loans  
  (Identified Cost $85,672,471)     61,196,848   
         
  Shares               
  Preferred Stocks – 2.7%   
  Convertible Preferred Stocks – 1.9%   
  Automotive – 0.9%  
  2,624,400      General Motors Co., Series B,
4.750%
    126,496,080   
  949,385      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
(The), 5.875%
    48,494,586   
         
      174,990,666   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Preferred Stocks – continued   
  Capital Markets – 0.1%  
  270,416      Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250%   $ 12,946,166   
         
  Commercial Banks – 0.1%  
  12,483      Wells Fargo & Co.,
Series L, Class A, 7.500%
    12,922,402   
         
  Diversified Financial Services – 0.2%   
  25,823      Bank of America Corp.,
Series L, 7.250%
    26,106,795   
  304,895      Sovereign Capital Trust IV, 4.375%     13,567,827   
         
      39,674,622   
         
  Electric Utilities – 0.1%  
  346,577      AES Trust III, 6.750%     16,912,958   
  208,375      CMS Energy Trust I, 7.750%(c)(i)     9,376,875   
         
      26,289,833   
         
  Machinery – 0.1%  
  263,437      United Rentals Trust I, 6.500%     12,381,539   
         
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%   
  87,351      Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.500%     8,473,047   
  269,293      El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%     11,916,215   
  144,600      SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.500%     26,146,572   
  25,000      Williams Cos., Inc., 5.500%     3,581,250   
         
      50,117,084   
         
  REITs – Healthcare – 0.0%  
  172,150      Health Care REIT, Inc.,
Series I, 6.500%
    8,969,015   
         
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.2%   
  52,704      Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I, 7.750%     51,649,920   
         
  Total Convertible Preferred Stocks   
  (Identified Cost $349,582,523)     389,941,247   
         
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.8%   
  Banking – 0.2%  
  52,843      Ally Financial, Inc., Series G,
7.000%, 144A
    49,170,412   
         
  Diversified Financial Services – 0.2%   
  53,000      Bank of America Corp., 6.375%     1,186,670   
  1,226,700      Citigroup Capital XIII, (fixed rate to 10/30/2015, variable rate thereafter), 7.875%     33,611,580   
         
      34,798,250   
         
  Electric Utilities – 0.0%  
  2,925      Connecticut Light & Power Co., 1.900%     102,923   

Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Electric Utilities – continued  
  100      Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.320%   $ 7,844   
  5,000      Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 4.360%     375,781   
  665      Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.360%     52,639   
  200      Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.750%     16,225   
  645      MDU Resources Group, Inc., 5.100%     64,863   
  360      Public Service Company of Oklahoma, 4.000%     27,090   
  50,100      Southern California Edison Co., 4.780%     1,060,617   
         
      1,707,982   
         
  Household Durables – 0.0%  
  36,783      Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%(e)     248,285   
         
  Multi Utilities – 0.0%  
  1,100      Xcel Energy, Inc., 3.600%     75,911   
         
  REITs – Office Property – 0.0%   
  2,318      Highwoods Properties, Inc., Series A, 8.625%     2,470,119   
         
  REITs – Warehouse/Industrials – 0.1%   
  169,007      ProLogis, Series C, 8.540%     9,126,378   
         
  Software – 0.2%  
  38,000      Falcons Funding Trust I, (Step to 10.875% on 3/15/2015, variable rate after 3/15/2020),
8.875%, 144A(f)
    41,051,875   
         
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%   
  534,725      Countrywide Capital IV, 6.750%     13,245,138   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks   
  (Identified Cost $102,702,022)     151,894,350   
         
  Total Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $452,284,545)     541,835,597   
         
  Common Stocks – 2.6%   
  Biotechnology – 0.3%  
  1,409,794      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(e)     67,571,426   
         
  Containers & Packaging – 0.1%   
  645,508      Owens-Illinois, Inc.(e)     19,487,887   
  8,919      Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.(e)     344,719   
         
      19,832,606   
         
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%   
  269,619      FairPoint Communications, Inc.(e)     4,548,472   
  403,884      Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(e)     10,601,955   
         
      15,150,427   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued   
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.1%    
  630,490      Corning, Inc.   $ 13,007,009   
         
  Media – 0.0%  
  4,746      Dex One Corp.(e)     22,971   
  79,727      SuperMedia, Inc.(e)     497,496   
         
      520,467   
         
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%   
  1,026,979      Chesapeake Energy Corp.     34,424,336   
  313,333      Repsol YPF SA, Sponsored ADR     10,794,322   
         
      45,218,658   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%  
  1,528,400      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     40,395,612   
  690,207      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.     34,379,211   
         
      74,774,823   
         
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.4%   
  14,199,033      Intel Corp.     286,394,496   
         
  Total Common Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $417,869,200)     522,469,912   
         
  Closed End Investment Companies – 0.2%   
  147,148      Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund     687,181   
  60,769      DWS High Income Trust     616,198   
  860,000      Highland Credit Strategies Fund     6,458,600   
  337,212      Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.     3,429,446   
  2,203,264      Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.     14,012,759   
  1,077,051      Western Asset Managed High Income Fund, Inc.     6,871,585   
         
  Total Closed End Investment Companies  
  (Identified Cost $37,855,232)     32,075,769   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Short-Term Investments – 6.2%  
$ 1,242,914,288      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,242,914,288 on 4/01/2011 collateralized by $14,665,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.350% due 12/21/2015 valued at $14,555,013; $1,540,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.500% due 1/14/2016 valued at $1,545,775; $150,000,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.750% due 11/17/2015 valued at $148,125,000; $203,575,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.375% due 10/15/2015 valued at $225,968,250; $150,000,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.550% due 11/12/2015 valued at $146,250,000; $100,000,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.650% due 10/29/2015 valued at $97,250,000; $33,000,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.125% due 8/25/2015 valued at $32,175,000; $116,425,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.375% due 10/15/2015 valued at $129,231,750; $48,540,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 8/05/2015 valued at $48,722,025; $59,000,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 8/18/2015 valued at $58,778,750; $32,000,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.050% due 10/08/2015 valued at $31,880,000; $335,000,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 9/21/2015 valued at $332,906,250; $70,000 Federal National Mortgage Association Discount Note, due 5/02/2011 valued at $70,000; $310,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.625% due 2/15/2020 valued at $320,075 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $1,242,914,288)   $ 1,242,914,288   
         
  Total Investments – 98.8%  
  (Identified Cost $17,845,971,254)(a)     19,791,289,865   
  Other Assets Less Liabilities—1.2%     233,779,611   
         
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 20,025,069,476   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

  (‡)      Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.   
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (††)      Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 25.    
  (†††)      Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.    
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):      
  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $17,905,251,847 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:     
  Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost   $ 2,271,391,644   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (385,353,626
         
  Net unrealized appreciation   $     1,886,038,018   
         
  (b)      Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)      Illiquid security. At March 31, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $524,964,870 or 2.6% 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)      Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.    
  (g)      Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at March 31, 2011.    
  (h)      All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.   
  (i)      Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At March 31, 2011 the value of this security amounted to $9,376,875 representing less than 0.01% of net assets.     
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $2,043,629,882 or 10.2% of net assets.       
  ADR      An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.      
  ABS      Asset-Backed Securities   
  AGMC      Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.   
  AMBAC      American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.   
  EMTN      Euro Medium Term Note   
  FHLMC      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   
  GMTN      Global Medium Term Note   
  MBIA      Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp.   
  MTN      Medium Term Note   
  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts   
  AUD      Australian Dollar   
  BRL      Brazilian Real   
  CAD      Canadian Dollar   
  CHF      Swiss Franc   
  EUR      Euro   
  GBP      British Pound   
  IDR      Indonesian Rupiah   
  ISK      Icelandic Krona   
  KRW      South Korean Won   
  MXN      Mexican Peso   
  NOK      Norwegian Krone   
  NZD      New Zealand Dollar   
  SGD      Singapore Dollar   

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

       16.6

Non-Captive Diversified

       7.9   

Banking

       6.4   

Non-Captive Consumer

       4.9   

Technology

       4.8   

Automotive

       4.3   

Wirelines

       4.1   

Sovereigns

       3.8   

Electric

       2.8   

Healthcare

       2.7   

Pipelines

       2.3   

Airlines

       2.2   

Supranational

       2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       27.8   

Short-Term Investments

       6.2   
          

Total Investments

       98.8   

Other assets less liabilities

       1.2   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

Currency Exposure at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

       69.5

Canadian Dollar

       9.0   

New Zealand Dollar

       4.0   

Norwegian Krone

       3.4   

Euro

       3.0   

Australian Dollar

       2.6   

Indonesian Rupiah

       2.6   

Other, less than 2% each

       4.7   
          

Total Investments

       98.8   

Other assets less liabilities

       1.2   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – 86.3% of Net Assets  
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 76.4%  
  ABS Other – 0.1%  
$ 725,000      Community Program Loan Trust,
Series 1987-A, Class A5,
4.500%, 4/01/2029
  $ 685,589   
         
  Aerospace & Defense – 0.0%  
  175,000      Bombardier, Inc.,
7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A
    168,000   
         
  Airlines – 0.6%  
  6,244      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1993-A6,
8.040%, 9/16/2011
    6,244   
  484,865      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1A,
10.375%, 1/02/2021
    569,716   
  299,574      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1997-1, Class A,
7.461%, 10/01/2016
    302,944   
  50,956      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-2, Class B,
8.307%, 10/02/2019
    51,466   
  172,849      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2001-1, Class B,
7.373%, 6/15/2017
    173,282   
  548,000      Delta Air Lines, Inc.,
9.500%, 9/15/2014, 144A
    582,250   
  1,427,237      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class C,
8.954%, 8/10/2014
    1,480,758   
  450,897      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, Series B,
9.750%, 12/17/2016
    477,951   
  1,098,391      UAL Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class A,
6.636%, 1/02/2024
    1,109,375   
         
      4,753,986   
         
  Automotive – 2.7%  
  2,400,000      Cummins, Inc.,
7.125%, 3/01/2028
    2,659,747   
  300,000      FCE Bank PLC, EMTN,
7.125%, 1/16/2012, (EUR)
    437,915   
  200,000      FCE Bank PLC, EMTN,
7.125%, 1/15/2013, (EUR)
    297,612   
  765,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.375%, 2/01/2029
    722,728   
  1,030,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.500%, 8/01/2018
    1,078,411   
  165,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 2/15/2028
    160,213   
  4,230,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 10/01/2028
    4,105,329   
  690,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.125%, 11/15/2025
    669,921   
  9,250,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.450%, 7/16/2031
    10,014,142   
  1,645,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.500%, 8/01/2026
    1,651,585   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Automotive – continued  
$ 645,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
7.000%, 4/15/2015
  $ 698,165   
  565,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
8.000%, 12/15/2016
    641,378   
  375,000      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
7.000%, 3/15/2028
    352,500   
         
      23,489,646   
         
  Banking – 5.7%  
  1,710,000      Associates Corp. of North America,
6.950%, 11/01/2018
    1,911,062   
  2,385,000      BAC Capital Trust VI,
5.625%, 3/08/2035
    2,081,273   
  500,000      Bank of America Corp.,
4.850%, 11/15/2014
    501,176   
  2,420,000,000      Barclays Bank PLC, EMTN,
3.680%, 8/20/2015, (KRW)
    2,153,925   
  18,710,000,000      BNP Paribas SA, EMTN,
Zero Coupon,
6/13/2011, 144A, (IDR)
    2,121,004   
  6,020,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
5.000%, 9/15/2014
    6,286,102   
  135,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
5.850%, 12/11/2034
    132,377   
  3,075,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
5.875%, 2/22/2033
    2,890,869   
  1,460,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
6.000%, 10/31/2033
    1,394,138   
  795,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
6.125%, 8/25/2036
    758,108   
  200,000      Citigroup, Inc., EMTN, (fixed rate to 11/30/2012, variable rate thereafter),
3.625%, 11/30/2017, (EUR)
    266,389   
  1,470,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
6.750%, 10/01/2037
    1,482,685   
  1,955,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
GMTN,
5.375%, 3/15/2020
    1,984,980   
  21,194,634,240      JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
Zero Coupon,
4/12/2012, 144A, (IDR)
    2,287,049   
  1,000,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN,
7.070%, 3/22/2014, (IDR)
    114,017   
  600,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
6.110%, 1/29/2037
    569,050   
  1,000,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., EMTN,
4.625%, 9/14/2018, (EUR)
    1,304,706   
  300,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
Series C, MTN,
6.050%, 6/01/2034
    275,817   
  595,000      Morgan Stanley,
4.750%, 4/01/2014
    619,999   
  7,000,000      Morgan Stanley,
5.500%, 7/24/2020
    6,995,079   
  6,700,000      Morgan Stanley,
5.750%, 1/25/2021
    6,762,283   
  370,000      Morgan Stanley, EMTN,
5.450%, 1/09/2017
    390,055   
  4,100,000      Morgan Stanley, GMTN,
7.625%, 3/03/2016, (AUD)
    4,272,135   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Banking – continued  
$ 625,000      Morgan Stanley, Series F, MTN,
5.950%, 12/28/2017
  $ 671,336   
  350,000      Morgan Stanley,
Series G & H, GMTN,
5.125%, 11/30/2015, (GBP)
    577,649   
         
      48,803,263   
         
  Building Materials – 1.0%  
  860,000      Masco Corp.,
4.800%, 6/15/2015
    854,586   
  240,000      Masco Corp.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    235,317   
  2,600,000      Masco Corp.,
6.125%, 10/03/2016
    2,666,737   
  305,000      Masco Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2032
    275,197   
  805,000      Owens Corning, Inc.,
6.500%, 12/01/2016
    876,485   
  2,050,000      Owens Corning, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2036
    2,057,038   
  1,680,000      USG Corp.,
6.300%, 11/15/2016
    1,579,200   
         
      8,544,560   
         
  Chemicals – 1.3%   
  3,440,000      Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC,
8.250%, 6/15/2019, 144A
    4,107,054   
  115,000      ICI Wilmington, Inc.,
5.625%, 12/01/2013
    124,278   
  1,565,000      Methanex Corp., Senior Note,
6.000%, 8/15/2015
    1,568,365   
  5,240,000      Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,
7.875%, 2/15/2023
    4,296,800   
  55,000      Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,
8.375%, 4/15/2016
    51,150   
  905,000      Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,
9.200%, 3/15/2021
    841,650   
         
      10,989,297   
         
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.1%   
  1,200,597      Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,
Series 2005-AR4, Class 2A2,
2.753%, 4/25/2035(b)
    1,157,295   
         
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.1%   
  95,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2005-GG4, Class A4A,
4.751%, 7/10/2039
    99,957   
  1,000,000      Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-6, Class A4,
5.485%, 3/12/2051
    1,047,352   
         
      1,147,309   
         
  Construction Machinery – 0.1%   
  965,000      Toro Co.,
6.625%, 5/01/2037(c)
    866,835   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Distributors – 0.1%   
$ 1,000,000      ONEOK, Inc.,
6.000%, 6/15/2035
  $ 972,800   
         
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.2%   
  245,000      Textron, Inc.,
5.600%, 12/01/2017
    255,999   
  1,290,000      Textron, Inc.,
7.250%, 10/01/2019
    1,487,334   
         
      1,743,333   
         
  Electric – 3.5%   
  730,000      AES Corp. (The),
7.750%, 3/01/2014
    788,400   
  3,100,000      Alta Wind Holdings LLC,
7.000%, 6/30/2035, 144A
    3,264,951   
  4,174,607      Bruce Mansfield Unit,
6.850%, 6/01/2034(c)
    4,380,626   
  380,000      Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.125%, 5/15/2018
    279,300   
  810,000      Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.625%, 10/15/2026
    562,950   
  1,700,000      EDP Finance BV,
4.900%, 10/01/2019, 144A
    1,483,872   
  1,589,000      Endesa SA/Cayman Islands,
7.875%, 2/01/2027
    1,774,509   
  2,890,000      Energy Future Holdings Corp.,
10.000%, 1/15/2020
    3,062,461   
  275,000      Enersis SA,
7.375%, 1/15/2014
    306,110   
  4,000,000      Enersis SA, Cayman Islands,
7.400%, 12/01/2016
    4,616,136   
  3,517,985      Mackinaw Power LLC,
6.296%, 10/31/2023, 144A
    3,712,741   
  695,000      NGC Corp. Capital Trust I,
Series B,
8.316%, 6/01/2027(c)
    354,450   
  244,070      Power Receivables Finance LLC,
6.290%, 1/01/2012, 144A
    244,216   
  1,101,100      Quezon Power Philippines LC,
8.860%, 6/15/2017
    1,200,199   
  765,000      TXU Corp., Series P,
5.550%, 11/15/2014
    501,075   
  1,515,000      TXU Corp., Series Q,
6.500%, 11/15/2024
    708,263   
  1,675,000      TXU Corp., Series R,
6.550%, 11/15/2034
    770,500   
  450,000      White Pine Hydro LLC,
6.310%, 7/10/2017(c)
    467,114   
  670,000     

White Pine Hydro LLC,

6.960%, 7/10/2037(c)

    634,490   
  1,280,000      White Pine Hydro Portfolio LLC,
7.260%, 7/20/2015(c)
    1,213,632   
         
      30,325,995   
         
  Entertainment – 0.5%  
  2,065,000      Time Warner, Inc.,
6.625%, 5/15/2029
    2,201,940   
  730,000      Time Warner, Inc.,
7.625%, 4/15/2031
    842,105   
  1,155,000      Time Warner, Inc.,
7.700%, 5/01/2032
    1,346,913   
         
      4,390,958   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Food & Beverage – 0.5%  
$ 1,540,000      Corn Products International, Inc.,
6.625%, 4/15/2037
  $ 1,609,668   
  2,740,000      Viterra, Inc.,
6.406%, 2/16/2021, 144A, (CAD)
    2,928,564   
         
      4,538,232   
         
  Government Owned - No Guarantee – 0.9%   
  2,400,000      DP World Ltd.,
6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A
    2,208,000   
  18,000,000,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea,
6.600%, 11/04/2013, 144A, (IDR)
    1,997,313   
  29,200,000,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea,
8.300%, 3/15/2014, 144A, (IDR)
    3,388,642   
         
      7,593,955   
         
  Healthcare – 2.6%  
  425,000      Boston Scientific Corp.,
5.125%, 1/12/2017
    434,710   
  290,000      Boston Scientific Corp.,
5.450%, 6/15/2014
    309,504   
  435,000      Boston Scientific Corp.,
6.400%, 6/15/2016
    474,300   
  860,000      Boston Scientific Corp.,
7.000%, 11/15/2035
    878,254   
  455,000      HCA, Inc.,
5.750%, 3/15/2014
    463,531   
  2,345,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.250%, 2/15/2013
    2,432,937   
  410,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.375%, 1/15/2015
    418,200   
  610,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.500%, 2/15/2016
    620,675   
  115,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.750%, 7/15/2013
    120,894   
  3,545,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.050%, 12/01/2027
    3,155,050   
  820,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.190%, 11/15/2015
    824,100   
  1,475,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 12/15/2023
    1,393,875   
  1,440,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 11/06/2033
    1,321,200   
  2,660,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.690%, 6/15/2025
    2,533,650   
  2,220,000      HCA, Inc.,
8.360%, 4/15/2024
    2,220,000   
  2,930,000      HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.580%, 9/15/2025
    2,761,525   
  430,000      HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.750%, 7/15/2036
    402,050   
  320,000      Owens & Minor, Inc.,
6.350%, 4/15/2016(c)
    328,318   
  1,075,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2031
    890,906   
         
      21,983,679   
         
  Home Construction – 0.9%  
  115,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2016
    85,675   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Home Construction – continued   
$ 155,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.375%, 12/15/2014
  $ 140,662   
  115,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.500%, 1/15/2014
    104,363   
  1,700,000      Lennar Corp., Series B,
5.600%, 5/31/2015
    1,674,500   
  1,152,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
5.200%, 2/15/2015
    1,143,360   
  3,920,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2035
    3,067,400   
  1,960,000     

Pulte Group, Inc.,

6.375%, 5/15/2033

    1,592,500   
  275,000      Toll Brothers Finance Corp.,
5.150%, 5/15/2015
    280,696   
         
      8,089,156   
         
  Independent Energy – 1.5%  
  3,230,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
5.950%, 9/15/2016
    3,512,254   
  1,915,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.375%, 9/15/2017
    2,107,831   
  2,845,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.450%, 9/15/2036
    2,841,327   
  380,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2017
    410,875   
  900,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2020
    972,000   
  792,000      Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd.,
10.250%, 12/15/2015, 144A
    839,520   
  525,000      Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd.,
11.750%, 7/15/2014, 144A
    564,375   
  1,465,000      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
7.200%, 1/15/2028
    1,527,683   
         
      12,775,865   
         
  Industrial Other – 0.2%  
  1,575,000      Ranhill Labuan Ltd.,
12.500%, 10/26/2011, 144A
    1,386,000   
         
  Integrated Energy – 0.1%  
  857,385      PF Export Receivables Master Trust, Series A,
6.436%, 6/01/2015, 144A
    913,115   
         
  Life Insurance – 1.1%  
  615,000      American International Group, Inc., Series G, MTN,
5.850%, 1/16/2018
    640,606   
  175,000      American International Group, Inc., Series MP, GMTN,
5.450%, 5/18/2017
    179,644   
  500,000      Hartford Life Insurance Co.,
3.830%, 9/15/2011(b)
    503,935   
  1,000,000      MetLife, Inc.,
6.400%, 12/15/2066
    963,100   
  3,385,000      MetLife, Inc.,
10.750%, 8/01/2069
    4,671,300   
  1,165,000      Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The),
6.650%, 6/15/2034, 144A
    1,128,946   
  1,000,000      Protective Life Secured Trust,
3.360%, 9/10/2014(b)
    997,930   
         
      9,085,461   
         

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Local Authorities – 5.2%  
  3,240,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)
  $ 3,388,057   
  845,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
Series 12RG,
6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)
    883,484   
  4,280,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
Series 17RG,
5.500%, 3/01/2017, (AUD)
    4,404,691   
  672,508      Province of Alberta,
5.930%, 9/16/2016, (CAD)
    770,273   
  11,700,000      Province of British Columbia,
Zero Coupon, 8/23/2013, (CAD)
    11,449,708   
  19,825,000      Province of Ontario, Canada,
4.200%, 3/08/2018, (CAD)
    21,191,586   
  2,150,000      Queensland Treasury Corp.,
Series 11G,
6.000%, 6/14/2011, (AUD)
    2,228,633   
         
      44,316,432   
         
  Lodging – 0.0%   
  150,000      Host Marriott LP, Series O,
6.375%, 3/15/2015
    153,188   
         
  Media Cable – 0.2%   
  26,000      CSC Holdings LLC,
6.750%, 4/15/2012
    26,975   
  170,000      CSC Holdings LLC,
7.875%, 2/15/2018
    188,700   
  1,500,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
6.550%, 5/01/2037
    1,526,724   
         
      1,742,399   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.6%   
  2,190,000      Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
5.000%, 3/15/2012
    2,173,575   
  2,630,000      News America, Inc.,
6.150%, 3/01/2037
    2,605,999   
         
      4,779,574   
         
  Metals & Mining – 0.7%   
  1,500,000      Alcoa, Inc.,
5.720%, 2/23/2019
    1,559,877   
  300,000      Alcoa, Inc.,
5.870%, 2/23/2022
    307,004   
  4,660,000      Algoma Acquisition Corp.,
9.875%, 6/15/2015, 144A
    4,287,200   
         
      6,154,081   
         
  Non-Captive Consumer – 3.7%   
  3,905,000      Residential Capital LLC,
9.625%, 5/15/2015
    3,939,169   
  31,725(††)      SLM Corp.,
6.000%, 12/15/2043
    666,780   
  760,000      SLM Corp., MTN,
5.125%, 8/27/2012
    784,347   
  1,665,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 10/01/2013
    1,723,425   
  200,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 4/15/2015
    201,366   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Non-Captive Consumer – continued   
$ 145,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 6/15/2018
  $ 136,260   
  2,920,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.375%, 1/15/2013
    3,037,244   
  235,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.375%, 5/15/2014
    243,692   
  2,575,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.625%, 8/01/2033
    2,201,491   
  7,986,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
8.450%, 6/15/2018
    8,944,320   
  300,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., MTN,
5.750%, 9/15/2016
    270,000   
  800,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series H, MTN,
5.375%, 10/01/2012
    787,000   
  700,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series I, MTN,
4.875%, 7/15/2012
    687,750   
  200,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series I, MTN,
5.400%, 12/01/2015
    182,500   
  2,200,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series I, MTN,
5.850%, 6/01/2013
    2,150,500   
  1,000,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series J, MTN,
5.900%, 9/15/2012
    990,000   
  2,100,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series J, MTN,
6.500%, 9/15/2017
    1,869,000   
  2,800,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series J, MTN,
6.900%, 12/15/2017
    2,558,500   
         
      31,373,344   
         
  Non-Captive Diversified – 5.8%   
  1,305,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
6.000%, 12/15/2011
    1,334,362   
  224,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
6.875%, 8/28/2012
    235,200   
  682,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
7.500%, 12/31/2013
    734,003   
  2,275,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
7.500%, 9/15/2020, 144A
    2,425,719   
  1,460,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.000%, 12/31/2018
    1,567,675   
  181,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.000%, 11/01/2031
    197,290   
  6,055,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.300%, 2/12/2015
    6,637,794   
  456,794      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2013
    465,359   
  1,305,836      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2014
    1,330,320   
  1,305,836      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2015
    1,317,262   
  346,610      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2016
    347,043   
  3,046,961      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2017
    3,050,770   
  830,000      General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty Ltd., EMTN,
8.000%, 2/13/2012, (AUD)
    875,832   

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Non-Captive Diversified – continued   
$ 35,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
5.625%, 5/01/2018
  $ 37,839   
  170,000      General Electric Capital Corp., MTN,
5.875%, 1/14/2038
    167,837   
  1,345,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series A, EMTN,
6.750%, 9/26/2016, (NZD)
    1,066,583   
  5,360,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series A, GMTN,
7.625%, 12/10/2014, (NZD)
    4,416,564   
  1,145,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series A, MTN,
4.875%, 3/04/2015
    1,234,552   
  9,210,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series A, MTN,
6.500%, 9/28/2015, (NZD)
    7,314,384   
  4,905,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
7.125%, 9/01/2018, 144A
    5,270,422   
  1,015,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
8.250%, 12/15/2020
    1,112,694   
  3,045,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
8.875%, 9/15/2015, 144A
    3,349,500   
  85,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.500%, 6/15/2012
    84,150   
  225,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    196,313   
  905,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.875%, 3/15/2016
    805,450   
  30,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
6.050%, 4/15/2015
    27,450   
  2,495,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
8.625%, 6/01/2013
    2,532,425   
  195,000      iStar Financial, Inc., Series B,
5.700%, 3/01/2014
    182,325   
  1,245,000      iStar Financial, Inc., Series B,
5.950%, 10/15/2013
    1,179,637   
         
      49,496,754   
         
  Oil Field Services – 0.1%  
  420,000      Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc.,
8.500%, 3/01/2017
    450,450   
  490,000      Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc.,
9.000%, 1/15/2014
    500,413   
  235,000      Parker Drilling Co.,
9.125%, 4/01/2018
    252,625   
         
      1,203,488   
         
  Packaging – 0.3%  
  2,000,000      Owens-Illinois, Inc.,
7.800%, 5/15/2018
    2,182,500   
         
  Paper – 1.6%  
  2,000,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.250%, 6/01/2028
    2,090,000   
  2,868,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.375%, 12/01/2025
    3,025,740   
  6,005,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.750%, 11/15/2029
    6,597,994   
  132,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
8.000%, 1/15/2024
    150,810   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Paper – continued  
$ 1,045,000      Westvaco Corp.,
7.950%, 2/15/2031
  $ 1,093,286   
  1,080,000      Westvaco Corp.,
8.200%, 1/15/2030
    1,152,604   
         
      14,110,434   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.0%  
  335,000      Elan Finance PLC/Elan Finance Corp.,
8.875%, 12/01/2013
    346,306   
         
  Pipelines – 1.3%  
  1,740,000      DCP Midstream LP,
6.450%, 11/03/2036, 144A
    1,768,832   
  925,000      El Paso Corp.,
6.950%, 6/01/2028
    937,123   
  250,000      El Paso Corp., GMTN,
7.800%, 8/01/2031
    277,340   
  1,550,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLP,
6.300%, 9/15/2017
    1,747,552   
  300,000      Florida Gas Transmission Co.,
7.900%, 5/15/2019, 144A
    361,853   
  250,000      NiSource Finance Corp.,
5.250%, 9/15/2017
    266,223   
  1,785,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP,
6.125%, 1/15/2017
    1,976,841   
  3,850,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP,
6.650%, 1/15/2037
    4,071,048   
         
      11,406,812   
         
  Property & Casualty Insurance – 1.0%   
  80,000      Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.,
5.750%, 12/01/2014
    85,949   
  2,645,000      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The),
7.500%, 3/01/2020
    2,811,558   
  180,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.,
5.875%, 8/01/2033
    169,444   
  1,545,000      MBIA Insurance Corp., (fixed rate to 1/15/2013, variable rate thereafter),
14.000%, 1/15/2033, 144A
    849,750   
  2,140,000      White Mountains Re Group Ltd.,
6.375%, 3/20/2017, 144A
    2,189,941   
  1,430,000      XL Group PLC,
6.250%, 5/15/2027
    1,419,853   
  1,135,000      XL Group PLC,
6.375%, 11/15/2024
    1,180,556   
         
      8,707,051   
         
  Property Trust – 0.4%  
  2,960,000      WEA Finance LLC/WT Finance Australia Property Ltd.,
6.750%, 9/02/2019, 144A
    3,396,357   
         
  Railroads – 0.0%  
  500,000      Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.,
5.000%, 1/01/2045(c)
    341,250   
         
  REITs – Apartments – 0.2%  
  1,495,000      Camden Property Trust,
5.700%, 5/15/2017
    1,636,506   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  REITs – Apartments – continued   
$ 70,000      ERP Operating LP,
5.125%, 3/15/2016
  $ 75,170   
         
      1,711,676   
         
  REITs – Diversified – 0.0%  
  210,000      Duke Realty LP,
5.950%, 2/15/2017
    226,531   
         
  REITs – Office Property – 0.5%  
  3,485,000      Highwoods Properties, Inc.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    3,708,971   
  475,000      Highwoods Properties, Inc.,
7.500%, 4/15/2018
    542,944   
         
      4,251,915   
         
  REITs – Regional Malls – 0.1%  
  200,000      Simon Property Group LP,
5.875%, 3/01/2017
    221,889   
  290,000      Simon Property Group LP,
6.100%, 5/01/2016
    327,719   
         
      549,608   
         
  REITs – Single Tenant – 0.1%  
  185,000      Realty Income Corp.,
5.750%, 1/15/2021
    194,739   
  815,000      Realty Income Corp.,
6.750%, 8/15/2019
    929,961   
         
      1,124,700   
         
  REITs – Warehouse/Industrials – 0.0%   
  100,000      ProLogis,
5.625%, 11/15/2015
    106,126   
  80,000      ProLogis,
5.750%, 4/01/2016
    85,928   
         
      192,054   
         
  Retailers – 0.9%  
  1,025,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 7/15/2026
    984,000   
  1,100,000      Foot Locker, Inc.,
8.500%, 1/15/2022
    1,111,000   
  1,079,000      J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
6.375%, 10/15/2036
    972,449   
  575,000      J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
7.125%, 11/15/2023
    595,125   
  3,240,000      Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.375%, 10/15/2018
    3,248,100   
  750,000      Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.875%, 4/15/2013
    806,250   
         
      7,716,924   
         
  Sovereigns – 3.7%  
  2,915,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series FR43,
10.250%, 7/15/2022, (IDR)
    380,037   
  33,387,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series FR44,
10.000%, 9/15/2024, (IDR)
    4,206,513   
  7,590,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series ZC3,
Zero Coupon, 11/20/2012, (IDR)
    789,435   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Sovereigns – continued  
  578,000(†††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series M-10,
7.250%, 12/15/2016, (MXN)
  $ 4,913,373   
  125,000(†††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series M-10,
8.000%, 12/17/2015, (MXN)
    1,096,257   
  305,000(†††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series M-20,
8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)
    2,602,941   
  501,000(†††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series MI-10,
9.000%, 12/20/2012, (MXN)
    4,453,399   
  14,885,000      Republic of Brazil,
10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)
    9,071,494   
  625,000      Republic of Brazil,
12.500%, 1/05/2022, (BRL)
    444,063   
  157,270,000      Republic of Iceland,
4.250%, 8/24/2012, (ISK)
    824,959   
  212,600,000      Republic of Iceland,
7.250%, 5/17/2013, (ISK)
    1,192,984   
  294,565,000      Republic of Iceland,
8.000%, 7/22/2011, (ISK)
    1,544,543   
         
      31,519,998   
         
  Supermarkets – 0.9%  
  25,000      American Stores Co.,
8.000%, 6/01/2026
    22,625   
  6,515,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
7.450%, 8/01/2029
    5,146,850   
  1,470,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/15/2026
    1,223,775   
  565,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
8.000%, 5/01/2031
    463,300   
  5,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
8.700%, 5/01/2030
    4,287   
  1,745,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
Series C, MTN,
6.625%, 6/01/2028
    1,265,125   
         
      8,125,962   
         
  Supranational – 3.4%  
  19,735,000      Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN,
6.000%, 12/15/2017, (NZD)
    15,750,720   
  17,000,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
1.430%, 3/05/2014, (SGD)
    13,541,994   
         
      29,292,714   
         
  Technology – 1.6%  
  5,215,000      Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/01/2017
    5,817,864   
  250,000      Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.,
6.450%, 3/15/2029
    215,000   
  1,645,000      Avnet, Inc.,
6.000%, 9/01/2015
    1,766,993   
  130,000      Avnet, Inc.,
6.625%, 9/15/2016
    142,284   
  450,000      Corning, Inc.,
6.850%, 3/01/2029
    506,481   
  1,175,000      Corning, Inc.,
7.250%, 8/15/2036
    1,341,466   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Technology – continued  
$ 740,000      Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
8.875%, 12/15/2014
  $ 766,825   
  815,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2028
    837,557   
  995,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2037
    1,067,637   
  150,000      Nortel Networks Capital Corp.,
7.875%, 6/15/2026(d)
    110,250   
  1,325,000      Nortel Networks Ltd.,
6.875%, 9/01/2023(d)
    344,500   
  984,300      Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.,
7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A
    1,155,903   
         
      14,072,760   
         
  Tobacco – 0.5%  
  3,320,000      Reynolds American, Inc.,
6.750%, 6/15/2017
    3,796,593   
  810,000      Reynolds American, Inc.,
7.250%, 6/15/2037
    857,274   
         
      4,653,867   
         
  Transportation Services – 0.5%  
  2,500,000      APL Ltd.,
8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)
    1,712,500   
  1,095,419      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 1998-1, Class B,
7.680%, 7/02/2015
    1,084,465   
  976,627      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 1999-1, Class B,
7.630%, 7/02/2016
    869,198   
  327,733      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-1, Class B,
10.128%, 7/02/2017(e)
    331,011   
         
      3,997,174   
         
  Treasuries – 15.2%  
  175,000      Canadian Government,
1.000%, 9/01/2011, (CAD)
    180,487   
  8,525,000      Canadian Government,
1.250%, 12/01/2011, (CAD)
    8,797,941   
  19,910,000      Canadian Government,
2.000%, 9/01/2012, (CAD)
    20,651,568   
  2,860,000      Canadian Government,
3.500%, 6/01/2013, (CAD)
    3,050,037   
  18,145,000      Canadian Government,
3.750%, 9/01/2011, (CAD)
    18,922,643   
  7,385,000      Canadian Government,
3.750%, 6/01/2019, (CAD)
    7,900,312   
  9,615,000      Canadian Government,
4.250%, 6/01/2018, (CAD)
    10,658,418   
  263,571      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
2.300%, 7/25/2030, (EUR)
    187,095   
  100,000      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
4.600%, 7/20/2018, (EUR)
    87,314   
  1,600,000      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
4.700%, 3/20/2024, (EUR)
    1,344,866   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Treasuries – continued  
  6,675,000      Ireland Government Bond,
4.500%, 10/18/2018, (EUR)
  $ 6,679,569   
  2,225,000      Ireland Government Bond,
4.500%, 4/18/2020, (EUR)
    2,136,340   
  375,000      Ireland Government Bond,
5.000%, 10/18/2020, (EUR)
    366,387   
  4,700,000      Ireland Government Bond,
5.400%, 3/13/2025, (EUR)
    4,435,918   
  5,520,000      New Zealand Government Bond,
6.500%, 4/15/2013, (NZD)
    4,461,812   
  56,415,000      Norwegian Government,
4.250%, 5/19/2017, (NOK)
    10,612,630   
  9,425,000      Norwegian Government,
5.000%, 5/15/2015, (NOK)
    1,813,387   
  11,705,000      Norwegian Government,
6.000%, 5/16/2011, (NOK)
    2,125,325   
  8,410,000      Norwegian Government,
6.500%, 5/15/2013, (NOK)
    1,633,469   
  1,500,000      Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,
3.850%, 4/15/2021, (EUR)
    1,491,886   
  375,000      Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,
4.800%, 6/15/2020, (EUR)
    412,389   
  23,565,000      U.S. Treasury Bond,
4.250%, 11/15/2040
    22,537,707   
         
      130,487,500   
         
  Utility Other – 0.0%   
  200,000      Listrindo Capital BV,
9.250%, 1/29/2015, 144A
    221,262   
         
  Wireless – 1.2%   
  1,745,000      Nextel Communications, Inc.,
Series C,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
    1,749,362   
  4,635,000      Nextel Communications, Inc.,
Series D,
7.375%, 8/01/2015
    4,652,381   
  165,000      Nextel Communications, Inc.,
Series E,
6.875%, 10/31/2013
    166,238   
  1,982,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2028
    1,828,395   
  1,020,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.900%, 5/01/2019
    1,053,150   
  300,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
8.750%, 3/15/2032
    319,125   
  898,000      Sprint Nextel Corp.,
6.000%, 12/01/2016
    901,368   
         
      10,670,019   
         
  Wirelines – 2.9%   
  355,000      AT&T Corp.,
6.500%, 3/15/2029
    375,613   
  355,000      Axtel SAB de CV,
9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A
    340,800   
  195,000      Bell Canada, MTN,
6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A, (CAD)
    213,068   
  690,000      Bell Canada, MTN,
7.300%, 2/23/2032, (CAD)
    804,542   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Wirelines – continued   
  600,000      Bell Canada, Series M-17,
6.100%, 3/16/2035, (CAD)
  $ 614,315   
  235,000      Embarq Corp.,
7.082%, 6/01/2016
    267,240   
  200,000      Embarq Corp.,
7.995%, 6/01/2036
    225,480   
  350,000      GTE Corp.,
6.940%, 4/15/2028
    388,043   
  985,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
8.750%, 2/15/2017
    977,613   
  500,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
9.250%, 11/01/2014
    511,250   
  140,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
9.375%, 4/01/2019, 144A
    135,450   
  500,000      Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN,
4.500%, 6/16/2025, (EUR)
    542,192   
  850,000      Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN,
5.000%, 11/04/2019, (EUR)
    1,034,431   
  3,305,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2018
    3,371,100   
  7,205,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
6.875%, 7/15/2028
    7,150,962   
  350,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
7.625%, 8/03/2021
    364,000   
  775,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
7.750%, 2/15/2031
    825,375   
  790,000      Qwest Corp.,
6.875%, 9/15/2033
    790,988   
  1,780,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.200%, 11/10/2026
    1,788,900   
  1,220,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.250%, 9/15/2025
    1,299,300   
  1,330,000      Telecom Italia Capital SA,
6.000%, 9/30/2034
    1,203,458   
  1,320,000      Telecom Italia Capital SA,
6.375%, 11/15/2033
    1,245,706   
         
      24,469,826   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $585,697,164)     657,398,789   
         
  Convertible Bonds –  9.1%  
  Airlines – 0.6%   
  4,785,000      AMR Corp.,
6.250%, 10/15/2014
    5,036,213   
         
  Automotive – 0.6%   
  2,925,000      Ford Motor Co.,
4.250%, 11/15/2016
    5,301,563   
         
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.7%   
  5,310,000      Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
3.000%, 6/01/2015, 144A
    5,383,012   
  510,000      Trinity Industries, Inc.,
3.875%, 6/01/2036
    555,900   
         
      5,938,912   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Electric – 0.1%   
$ 500,000      CMS Energy Corp.,
5.500%, 6/15/2029
  $ 726,875   
         
  Healthcare – 0.2%   
  1,270,000      Omnicare, Inc.,
3.750%, 12/15/2025
    1,636,713   
         
  Independent Energy – 0.2%   
  1,150,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
2.250%, 12/15/2038
    1,056,562   
  675,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
2.500%, 5/15/2037
    733,219   
         
      1,789,781   
         
  Life Insurance – 1.3%  
  11,000,000      Old Republic International Corp.,
3.750%, 3/15/2018
    11,041,250   
         
  Lodging – 0.1%  
  1,245,000      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.,
2.625%, 4/15/2027, 144A
    1,246,556   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.0%  
  447,246      Liberty Media LLC,
3.500%, 1/15/2031
    250,458   
         
  Metals & Mining – 0.4%  
  235,000      Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
5.125%, 6/15/2014
    300,800   
  1,540,000      United States Steel Corp.,
4.000%, 5/15/2014
    2,808,575   
         
      3,109,375   
         
  Non-Captive Diversified – 0.0%  
  380,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
0.803%, 10/01/2012(b)
    346,750   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%  
  175,000      Human Genome Sciences, Inc.,
2.250%, 10/15/2011
    310,188   
  205,000      Human Genome Sciences, Inc.,
2.250%, 8/15/2012
    332,100   
  1,065,000      Nektar Therapeutics,
3.250%, 9/28/2012
    1,072,987   
  1,095,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
4.000%, 11/15/2013
    4,325,250   
         
      6,040,525   
         
  Technology – 3.4%  
  4,065,000      Ciena Corp.,
0.875%, 6/15/2017
    3,968,456   
  2,810,000      Ciena Corp.,
3.750%, 10/15/2018, 144A
    4,207,975   
  8,417,000      Intel Corp.,
2.950%, 12/15/2035
    8,658,989   
  7,000,000      Intel Corp.,
3.250%, 8/01/2039
    8,233,750   
  3,585,000      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.,
0.875%, 6/01/2012
    3,580,519   
  520,000      Micron Technology, Inc.,
1.875%, 6/01/2014
    565,500   
  248,000      Nortel Networks Corp.,
2.125%, 4/15/2014(d)
    213,590   
         
      29,428,779   
         

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Textile – 0.0%  
$ 52,000      Dixie Yarns, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/15/2012
  $ 50,440   
         
  Wirelines – 0.8%  
  820,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
3.500%, 6/15/2012
    808,725   
  3,040,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(c)
    3,537,800   
  1,990,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc., Series B,
7.000%, 3/15/2015(c)
    2,315,862   
         
      6,662,387   
         
  Total Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $65,011,374)     78,606,577   
         
  Municipals – 0.8%  
  Michigan – 0.2%  
  2,405,000      Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Taxable Turbo, Series A,
7.309%, 6/01/2034(c)
    1,705,890   
         
  Virginia – 0.6%  
  7,725,000      Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1,
6.706%, 6/01/2046(c)
    4,858,639   
         
  Total Municipals  
  (Identified Cost $10,110,743)     6,564,529   
         
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $660,819,281)     742,569,895   
         
  Bank Loans – 0.1%  
  Media Non-Cable – 0.1%  
  576,317      SuperMedia, Inc., Exit Term Loan,
11.000%, 12/31/2015(f)
    380,761   
         
  Wireless – 0.0%  
  241,769      Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Exit Term Loan,
9.000%, 11/01/2015(f)(g)
    246,242   
         
  Total Bank Loans  
  (Identified Cost $988,657)     627,003   
         
  Shares               
  Preferred Stocks – 3.3%   
  Convertible Preferred Stocks – 2.6%   
  Automotive – 0.8%  
  93,100      General Motors Co., Series B,
4.750%
    4,487,420   

Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Automotive – continued  
  40,805      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.875%   $ 2,084,319   
         
      6,571,739   
         
  Capital Markets – 0.1%  
  25,075      Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250%     1,200,466   
         
  Diversified Financial Services – 0.6%   
  2,844      Bank of America Corp., Series L,
7.250%
    2,875,256   
  55,343      Sovereign Capital Trust IV, 4.375%     2,462,763   
         
      5,338,019   
         
  Electric Utilities – 0.1%  
  10,000      AES Trust III, 6.750%     488,000   
         
  Machinery – 0.2%   
  30,199      United Rentals Trust I, 6.500%     1,419,353   
         
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.4%   
  775      Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.500%     75,175   
  72,200      El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%     3,194,850   
         
      3,270,025   
         
  REITs – Healthcare – 0.0%   
  7,400      Health Care REIT, Inc., Series I,
6.500%
    385,540   
         
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.4%   
  3,875      Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I, 7.750%     3,797,500   
         
  Total Convertible Preferred Stocks   
  (Identified Cost $18,927,754)     22,470,642   
         
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks –  0.7%  
  Banking – 0.1%   
  1,121      Ally Financial, Inc., Series G,
7.000%, 144A
    1,043,091   
         
  Diversified Financial Services – 0.0%   
  5,000      Bank of America Corp., 6.375%     111,950   
         
  Electric Utilities – 0.1%   
  90      Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.360%     7,124   
  2,876      Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.750%     233,316   
  150      MDU Resources Group, Inc., 5.100%     15,084   
  4,670      Union Electric Co., 4.500%     354,920   
         
      610,444   
         
  Multi Utilities – 0.0%   
  100      Xcel Energy, Inc., Series D, 4.110%     8,050   
         
  Software – 0.4%   
  3,000      Falcons Funding Trust I, (Step to 10.875% on 3/15/2015, variable rate after 3/15/2020),
8.875%, 144A(h)
    3,240,937   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks –  continued  
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%   
  20,975      Countrywide Capital IV, 6.750%   $ 519,551   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks   
  (Identified Cost $4,149,005)     5,534,023   
         
  Total Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $23,076,759)     28,004,665   
         
  Common Stocks –  2.6%  
  Biotechnology – 0.7%   
  127,420      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(e)     6,107,240   
         
  Containers & Packaging – 0.2%   
  35,353      Owens-Illinois, Inc.(e)     1,067,307   
  447      Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.(e)     17,277   
         
      1,084,584   
         
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.0%   
  8,050      Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(e)     211,312   
         
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.5%    
  205,167      Corning, Inc.     4,232,595   
         
  Media – 0.0%   
  3,027      SuperMedia, Inc.(e)     18,888   
         
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%   
  54,259      Chesapeake Energy Corp.     1,818,762   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%   
  20,881      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.     1,040,083   
         
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.9%    
  388,905      Intel Corp.     7,844,214   
         
  Total Common Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $15,586,737)     22,357,678   
         
 
 
Principal
Amount (‡)
  
  
           
  Short-Term Investments  – 6.5%  
$ 56,191,130      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $56,191,130 on 4/01/2011 collateralized by $60,255,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.310% due 11/10/2020 valued at $57,317,569 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $56,191,130)     56,191,130   
         
  Total Investments –  98.8%  
  (Identified Cost $756,662,564)(a)     849,750,371   
  Other assets less liabilities—1.2%     10,367,347   
         
  Net Assets  – 100.0%   $ 860,117,718   
         
  (‡)      Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.   
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (††)      Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 25.    
  (†††)      Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.    
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):      
  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $758,493,488 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   $     104,975,578   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (13,718,695
         
  Net unrealized appreciation   $ 91,256,883   
         
  (b)      Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)      Illiquid security. At March 31, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $22,717,406 or 2.6% 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)      Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at March 31, 2011.    
  (g)      All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.   
  (h)      Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.    
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $77,951,040 or 9.1% 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   
  AUD      Australian Dollar   
  BRL      Brazilian Real   
  CAD      Canadian Dollar   
  EUR      Euro   
  GBP      British Pound   
  IDR      Indonesian Rupiah   
  ISK      Icelandic Krona   
  KRW      South Korean Won   
  MXN      Mexican Peso   
  NOK      Norwegian Krone   
  NZD      New Zealand Dollar   
  SGD      Singapore Dollar   

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

       15.2

Banking

       5.8   

Non-Captive Diversified

       5.8   

Local Authorities

       5.2   

Technology

       5.0   

Automotive

       4.1   

Sovereigns

       3.7   

Non-Captive Consumer

       3.7   

Wirelines

       3.7   

Electric

       3.6   

Supranational

       3.4   

Healthcare

       2.8   

Life Insurance

       2.4   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       27.9   

Short-Term Investments

       6.5   
          

Total Investments

       98.8   

Other assets less liabilities

       1.2   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Currency Exposure at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

       69.5

Canadian Dollar

       12.6   

New Zealand Dollar

       3.8   

Euro

       2.4   

Other, less than 2% each

       10.5   
          

Total Investments

       98.8   

Other assets less liabilities

       1.2   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – 96.0% of Net Assets   
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 95.5%   
  Argentina – 1.2%  
$ 12,963,979      Argentina Government International Bond,
8.280%, 12/31/2033
  $ 11,557,387   
  6,675,000      Pan American Energy LLC,
7.875%, 5/07/2021, 144A
    7,184,303   
  8,320,000      Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA,
7.875%, 5/14/2017, 144A
    8,216,000   
         
      26,957,690   
         
  Australia – 1.6%  
  5,180,000      Asciano Finance Ltd.,
4.625%, 9/23/2020, 144A
    4,905,993   
  16,413,243      Australia Government Bond,
3.000%, 9/20/2025, (AUD)
    17,635,748   
  6,804,311      New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
2.750%, 11/20/2025, (AUD)
    6,654,001   
  2,700,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)
    2,823,381   
  6,000,000      SMART Trust,
Series 2011-1USA, Class A3B,
1.104%, 10/14/2014, 144A(b)
    5,988,102   
         
      38,007,225   
         
  Bermuda – 0.5%  
  4,805,000      Noble Group Ltd.,
8.500%, 5/30/2013, 144A
    5,369,587   
  6,905,000      White Mountains Re Group Ltd.,
6.375%, 3/20/2017, 144A
    7,066,142   
         
      12,435,729   
         
  Brazil – 0.9%  
  7,000,000      Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social,
6.500%, 6/10/2019, 144A
    7,630,000   
  4,000,000      Telemar Norte Leste SA,
5.125%, 12/15/2017, 144A, (EUR)
    5,524,243   
  7,444,000      Telemar Norte Leste SA,
5.500%, 10/23/2020, 144A
    7,313,730   
         
      20,467,973   
         
  Canada – 7.7%  
  4,440,000      Bell Aliant Regional Communications,
5.410%, 9/26/2016, (CAD)
    4,814,709   
  1,240,000      Bell Canada, MTN,
5.000%, 2/15/2017, (CAD)
    1,334,672   
  160,000      Bell Canada, MTN,
6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A, (CAD)
    174,825   
  3,180,000      Bell Canada, MTN,
7.300%, 2/23/2032, (CAD)
    3,707,890   
  3,090,000      Bell Canada, Series M-17,
6.100%, 3/16/2035, (CAD)
    3,163,720   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Canada – continued  
  59,895,000      Canadian Government,
3.000%, 12/01/2015, (CAD)
  $ 62,697,308   
  10,595,000      Corus Entertainment, Inc.,
7.250%, 2/10/2017, 144A, (CAD)
    11,665,975   
  5,212,000      Ford Auto Securitization Trust,
Series 2010-R3A, Class D,
4.526%, 3/15/2017, 144A, (CAD)
    5,359,839   
  3,800,000      Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.,
8.750%, 11/10/2016, 144A
    4,341,500   
  14,540,000      Province of British Columbia Canada,
2.850%, 6/15/2015
    14,933,511   
  6,700,000      Province of Ontario, EMTN,
4.000%, 12/03/2019, (EUR)
    9,580,000   
  766,000,000      Province of Quebec Canada,
1.600%, 5/09/2013, (JPY)
    9,373,416   
  11,000,000      Province of Quebec Canada, EMTN,
3.375%, 6/20/2016, (EUR)
    15,632,797   
  13,150,000      Province of Quebec Canada,
Series 169, EMTN,
3.625%, 2/10/2015, (EUR)
    19,013,163   
  1,550,000      Shaw Communications, Inc.,
6.500%, 6/02/2014, (CAD)
    1,739,341   
  9,500,000      Shaw Communications, Inc.,
6.750%, 11/09/2039, (CAD)
    9,459,531   
         
      176,992,197   
         
  Cayman Islands – 2.3%  
  5,000,000      CCL Finance Ltd.,
9.500%, 8/15/2014, 144A
    5,787,500   
  14,500,000      Hyundai Capital Auto Funding Ltd.,
Series 2010-8A, Class A,
1.254%, 9/20/2016, 144A(b)
    14,401,038   
  5,500,000      IPIC GMTN Ltd., MTN,
5.000%, 11/15/2020, 144A
    5,335,000   
  3,600,000      Marfrig Overseas Ltd.,
9.500%, 5/04/2020, 144A
    3,753,000   
  1,170,000      Marfrig Overseas Ltd.,
9.625%, 11/16/2016, 144A
    1,240,200   
  7,300,000      Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd.,
6.350%, 6/30/2021, 144A
    7,692,375   
  6,716,000      Vale Overseas Ltd.,
6.875%, 11/21/2036
    7,151,606   
  6,700,000      Voto-Votorantim Ltd.,
6.750%, 4/05/2021, 144A
    7,102,000   
         
      52,462,719   
         
  Colombia – 0.6%  
  9,200,000,000      Emgesa SA ESP,
8.750%, 1/25/2021, 144A, (COP)
    5,180,807   
  17,600,000,000      Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP,
8.375%, 2/01/2021, 144A, (COP)
    9,716,441   
         
      14,897,248   
         

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Denmark – 2.1%  
  210,000,000      Denmark Government Bond,
4.000%, 11/15/2015, (DKK)
  $ 42,019,399   
  3,970,000      Kingdom of Denmark, EMTN,
1.750%, 10/05/2015, (EUR)
    5,396,763   
         
      47,416,162   
         
  Finland – 2.2%  
  24,215,000      Finland Government Bond,
3.125%, 9/15/2014, (EUR)
    35,182,284   
  10,070,000      Finland Government Bond,
3.875%, 9/15/2017, (EUR)
    14,823,494   
         
      50,005,778   
         
  France – 0.9%  
  7,362,000      AXA SA,
7.125%, 12/15/2020, (GBP)
    12,628,791   
  5,000,000      Lafarge SA, EMTN,
5.375%, 11/29/2018, (EUR)
    7,018,092   
  465,000      Lafarge SA, EMTN,
4.750%, 3/23/2020, (EUR)
    605,863   
         
      20,252,746   
         
  Germany – 5.5%  
  29,855,000      Bundesrepublik Deutschland,
3.250%, 1/04/2020, (EUR)
    42,221,637   
  11,365,000      Bundesrepublik Deutschland,
3.750%, 7/04/2013, (EUR)(c)
    16,771,024   
  16,000,000      Bundesrepublik Deutschland,
Series 6,
3.750%, 1/04/2017, (EUR)
    23,747,954   
  1,140,000,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
2.600%, 6/20/2037, (JPY)
    14,467,913   
  20,500,000      Republic of Germany,
1.250%, 9/16/2011, (EUR)
    29,090,066   
         
      126,298,594   
         
  Hungary – 0.3%  
  6,250,000      Hungary Government International Bond,
6.375%, 3/29/2021
    6,256,250   
         
  India – 0.8%  
  12,170,000      Canara Bank Ltd., (fixed rate to 11/28/2016, variable rate thereafter),
6.365%, 11/28/2021
    12,123,827   
  5,700,000      ICICI Bank Ltd., (fixed rate to 4/30/2017, variable rate thereafter),
6.375%, 4/30/2022, 144A
    5,671,500   
         
      17,795,327   
         
  Indonesia – 0.2%  
  42,900,000,000      Indonesia Government International Bond,
11.500%, 9/15/2019, (IDR)
    5,981,110   
         
  Italy – 2.2%  
  4,850,000      Finmeccanica SpA, EMTN,
4.875%, 3/24/2025, (EUR)
    6,494,218   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Italy – continued  
  33,530,000      Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
4.000%, 9/01/2020, (EUR)
  $ 45,048,199   
         
      51,542,417   
         
  Japan – 12.6%  
  400,000,000      Development Bank of Japan,
1.750%, 3/17/2017, (JPY)
    5,071,195   
  5,630,000      eAccess Ltd.,
8.250%, 4/01/2018, 144A
    5,721,769   
  3,100,000,000      Japan Finance Organization for Municipal Enterprises,
1.350%, 11/26/2013, (JPY)
    38,222,613   
  1,200,000,000      Japan Finance Organization for Municipal Enterprises,
1.550%, 2/21/2012, (JPY)
    14,593,359   
  7,100,000,000      Japan Government Five Year Bond,
0.700%, 6/20/2014, (JPY)
    86,399,437   
  1,270,000,000      Japan Government Ten Year Bond,
1.200%, 12/20/2020, (JPY)
    15,255,054   
  7,936,000,000      Japan Government Ten Year Bond,
1.300%, 3/20/2019, (JPY)
    98,108,347   
  454,000,000      Japan Government Ten Year Bond,
1.700%, 9/20/2017, (JPY)
    5,799,105   
  1,672,000,000      Japan Government Two Year Bond,
0.200%, 2/15/2013, (JPY)
    20,101,227   
         
      289,272,106   
         
  Jersey – 0.3%  
  4,550,000      WPP PLC,
6.000%, 4/04/2017, (GBP)
    7,778,146   
         
  Korea – 1.0%  
  485,000,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea,
4.000%, 11/26/2015, 144A, (PHP)
    10,716,935   
  11,600,000      SK Telecom Co. Ltd.,
6.625%, 7/20/2027, 144A
    12,861,152   
         
      23,578,087   
         
  Lithuania – 0.2%  
  5,000,000      Lithuania Government International Bond,
6.125%, 3/09/2021, 144A
    5,105,000   
         
  Luxembourg – 1.3%  
  13,800,000      ArcelorMittal,
7.000%, 10/15/2039
    13,836,929   
  4,200,000      Enel Finance International NV,
5.125%, 10/07/2019, 144A
    4,234,839   
  5,800,000      Gazprom Via Gaz Capital SA,
5.092%, 11/29/2015, 144A
    6,053,460   
  4,127,000      Telecom Italia Capital SA,
6.375%, 11/15/2033
    3,894,720   
  1,007,000      Telecom Italia Capital SA,
7.200%, 7/18/2036
    1,010,582   
         
      29,030,530   
         

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Mexico – 3.2%  
$ 3,160,000      Axtel SAB de CV,
7.625%, 2/01/2017, 144A
  $ 2,970,400   
  4,715,000      Axtel SAB de CV,
9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A
    4,526,400   
  5,300,000      BBVA Bancomer SA,
7.250%, 4/22/2020, 144A
    5,350,716   
  6,850,000      Corporacion GEO SAB de CV,
9.250%, 6/30/2020, 144A
    7,620,625   
  8,400,000      Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV,
7.500%, 9/28/2015
    8,652,000   
  2,027,500(††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10,
8.000%, 12/17/2015, (MXN)
    17,781,290   
  1,735,500(††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10,
8.500%, 12/13/2018, (MXN)
    15,625,329   
  1,373,000(††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20,
8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)
    11,717,501   
         
      74,244,261   
         
  Netherlands – 2.3%  
  10,000,000      Allianz Finance II BV, EMTN,
4.750%, 7/22/2019, (EUR)
    14,681,038   
  950,000      EDP Finance BV, EMTN,
8.625%, 1/04/2024, (GBP)
    1,573,149   
  12,995,000      Kingdom of Netherlands,
5.500%, 1/15/2028, (EUR)(c)
    21,991,150   
  1,000,000      OI European Group BV,
6.875%, 3/31/2017, 144A, (EUR)
    1,449,086   
  12,700,000      Volkswagen International Finance NV,
2.875%, 4/01/2016, 144A
    12,516,231   
         
      52,210,654   
         
  New Zealand – 0.9%  
  26,500,000      New Zealand Government Bond,
6.500%, 4/15/2013, (NZD)
    21,419,932   
         
  Norway – 3.0%  
  139,050,000      Norwegian Government,
4.250%, 5/19/2017, (NOK)
    26,157,693   
  223,125,000      Norwegian Government,
4.500%, 5/22/2019, (NOK)(c)
    42,487,010   
         
      68,644,703   
         
  Peru – 0.4%  
  22,155,000      Republic of Peru,
7.840%, 8/12/2020, 144A, (PEN)
    8,471,865   
         
  Philippines – 0.4%  
  395,000,000      Philippine Government International Bond,
6.250%, 1/14/2036, (PHP)
    8,596,711   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Poland – 1.3%  
  5,900,000      Poland Government International Bond,
3.000%, 9/23/2014, (CHF)
  $ 6,500,599   
  65,000,000      Poland Government International Bond,
5.000%, 10/24/2013, (PLN)
    22,810,454   
         
      29,311,053   
         
  Singapore – 1.9%  
  27,845,000      Singapore Government Bond,
1.625%, 4/01/2013, (SGD)
    22,613,343   
  24,355,000      Singapore Government Bond,
2.250%, 7/01/2013, (SGD)
    20,122,814   
         
      42,736,157   
         
  South Africa – 1.0%  
  8,495,000      Edcon Proprietary Ltd.,
4.423%, 6/15/2014, 144A, (EUR)(b)
    10,293,438   
  12,000,000      Transnet Ltd.,
4.500%, 2/10/2016, 144A
    12,250,296   
         
      22,543,734   
         
  Supranationals – 3.7%  
  1,700,000,000      Asian Development Bank, EMTN,
2.350%, 6/21/2027, (JPY)
    21,954,648   
  17,470,000      European Investment Bank,
2.375%, 7/10/2020, (CHF)
    19,383,122   
  90,681,660,000      European Investment Bank, EMTN,
Zero Coupon, 4/24/2013, 144A, (IDR)
    9,090,556   
  285,470,000,000      Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN,
Zero Coupon, 8/20/2015, (IDR)
    22,667,121   
  503,700,000      Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN,
4.750%, 1/10/2014, (INR)
    10,983,247   
         
      84,078,694   
         
  Sweden – 1.8%  
  250,275,000      Sweden Government Bond,
5.500%, 10/08/2012, (SEK)(c)
    41,499,044   
         
  Switzerland – 0.4%  
  8,500,000      Credit Suisse of New York, MTN,
4.375%, 8/05/2020
    8,302,469   
         
  Turkey – 0.4%  
  8,500,000      Akbank TAS,
5.125%, 7/22/2015, 144A
    8,532,300   
         
  United Arab Emirates – 2.0%   
  6,800,000      Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.,
7.250%, 8/01/2018, 144A
    7,488,500   
  5,168,240      Dolphin Energy Ltd.,
5.888%, 6/15/2019, 144A
    5,491,255   
  29,110,000      DP World Ltd.,
6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A
    26,781,200   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  United Arab Emirates – continued   
$ 5,900,000      Dubai Electricity & Water Authority,
6.375%, 10/21/2016, 144A
  $ 5,944,250   
         
      45,705,205   
         
  United Kingdom – 6.1%  
  9,500,000      Barclays Bank PLC,
6.050%, 12/04/2017, 144A
    9,897,794   
  950,000      British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, EMTN,
6.000%, 5/21/2027, (GBP)
    1,570,710   
  7,100,000      British Telecommunications PLC,
5.750%, 12/07/2028, (GBP)
    10,937,638   
  4,300,000      HSBC Bank PLC,
4.125%, 8/12/2020, 144A
    4,114,885   
  4,800,000      Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, MTN,
6.500%, 9/14/2020, 144A
    4,718,909   
  13,775,000      Rexam PLC,
6.750%, 6/01/2013, 144A
    14,945,544   
  6,500,000      United Kingdom Treasury,
4.000%, 9/07/2016, (GBP)
    11,074,829   
  13,240,000      United Kingdom Treasury,
4.000%, 3/07/2022, (GBP)
    21,493,835   
  15,075,000      United Kingdom Treasury,
4.750%, 3/07/2020, (GBP)
    26,296,923   
  8,300,000      United Kingdom Treasury,
5.000%, 3/07/2025, (GBP)
    14,614,649   
  11,620,000      United Kingdom Treasury,
5.250%, 6/07/2012, (GBP)
    19,563,141   
         
      139,228,857   
         
  United States – 21.3%  
  3,895,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
6.875%, 8/28/2012
    4,089,750   
  4,200,000      Alta Wind Holdings LLC,
7.000%, 6/30/2035, 144A
    4,423,482   
  4,200,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.375%, 9/15/2017
    4,622,919   
  1,864,000      Arch Western Finance LLC,
6.750%, 7/01/2013
    1,882,640   
  5,655,000      Avnet, Inc.,
5.875%, 6/15/2020
    5,781,338   
  9,360,000      Bank of America Corp.,
5.625%, 7/01/2020
    9,609,687   
  300,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2006-PW13, Class A4,
5.540%, 9/11/2041
    321,772   
  200,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2007-PW15, Class A4,
5.331%, 2/11/2044
    209,518   
  100,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2007-PW16, Class A4,
5.906%, 6/11/2040(b)
    107,830   
  6,350,000      Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust,
Series 2004-B7, Class B7,
1.502%, 8/17/2017, (EUR)(b)
    8,583,812   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  United States – continued  
$ 5,000,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., Series F, MTN,
2.650%, 4/01/2016
  $ 4,962,365   
  2,498,666      Centre Point Funding LLC,
Series 2010-1A, Class
1, 5.430%, 7/20/2016, 144A
    2,641,087   
  2,580,000      CenturyLink, Inc., Series G,
6.875%, 1/15/2028
    2,607,072   
  5,130,000      Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,
Series 2001-A4, Class A4,
5.375%, 4/10/2013, (EUR)
    7,273,643   
  6,900,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
5.500%, 2/15/2017
    7,167,920   
  689,178      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-2, Class B,
8.307%, 10/02/2019
    696,070   
  486,900      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2001-1, Class B,
7.373%, 6/15/2017
    488,117   
  3,858,485      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class A,
5.983%, 10/19/2023
    3,954,947   
  900,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2007-C4, Class A4,
5.995%, 9/15/2039(b)
    955,905   
  1,675,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2007-C5, Class A4,
5.695%, 9/15/2040
    1,740,583   
  3,000,000      Crown Castle Towers LLC,
3.214%, 8/15/2035, 144A
    2,991,840   
  6,300,000      Crown Castle Towers LLC,
4.523%, 1/15/2035, 144A
    6,525,250   
  3,401,000      Crown Castle Towers LLC,
6.113%, 1/15/2040, 144A
    3,686,184   
  8,590,000      CSC Holdings LLC,
8.500%, 4/15/2014
    9,631,537   
  4,000,000      CSX Corp.,
6.150%, 5/01/2037
    4,236,996   
  3,958,000      CSX Corp., MTN,
6.000%, 10/01/2036
    4,105,693   
  6,259,555      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class A,
6.821%, 2/10/2024
    6,462,990   
  1,615,479      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class B,
8.021%, 2/10/2024
    1,667,982   
  5,890,000      DSC Floorplan Master Owner Trust,
Series 2011-1, Class A,
3.910%, 3/15/2016, 144A
    5,890,000   
  3,467,000      Embarq Corp.,
7.995%, 6/01/2036
    3,908,699   
  6,306,000      Erac USA Finance Co.,
6.375%, 10/15/2017, 144A
    7,069,537   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  United States – continued  
$ 120,000      Erac USA Finance Co.,
6.700%, 6/01/2034, 144A
  $ 123,958   
  7,530,000      Erac USA Finance Co.,
7.000%, 10/15/2037, 144A
    8,204,146   
  12,790,000      Extended Stay America Trust,
Series 2010-ESHA, Class D,
5.498%, 11/05/2027, 144A
    12,936,245   
  4,500,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
7.000%, 4/15/2015
    4,870,917   
  480,000      Frontier Communications Corp.,
6.625%, 3/15/2015
    500,400   
  888,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp., EMTN,
1.000%, 3/21/2012, (JPY)
    10,692,991   
  4,540,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.250%, 6/01/2028
    4,744,300   
  180,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
8.000%, 1/15/2024
    205,650   
  1,805,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
8.875%, 5/15/2031
    2,179,537   
  1,250,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
6.875%, 1/18/2038, (GBP)
    2,000,049   
  8,280,204      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,
Series 2005-GG5, Class A2,
5.117%, 4/10/2037
    8,363,885   
  1,000,000      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,
Series 2007-GG11, Class A4,
5.736%, 12/10/2049
    1,057,704   
  700,000      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,
Series 2007-GG9, Class A4,
5.444%, 3/10/2039
    740,924   
  3,535,000      HCA, Inc.,
5.750%, 3/15/2014
    3,601,281   
  1,270,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.250%, 2/15/2013
    1,317,625   
  1,205,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.375%, 1/15/2015
    1,229,100   
  2,440,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.500%, 2/15/2016
    2,482,700   
  770,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.750%, 7/15/2013
    809,463   
  525,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 11/06/2033
    481,688   
  635,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.690%, 6/15/2025
    604,838   
  624,000      HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.580%, 9/15/2025
    588,120   
  165,000      HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.750%, 7/15/2036
    154,275   
  5,000,000      Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC,
Series 2009-2A, Class B1,
4.940%, 3/25/2016, 144A
    5,107,114   
  5,700,000      HSBC USA, Inc.,
5.000%, 9/27/2020
    5,596,773   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  United States – continued  
$ 4,435,000      Incitec Pivot Finance LLC,
6.000%, 12/10/2019, 144A
  $ 4,647,122   
  1,875,000      IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.,
7.250%, 4/01/2016, 144A
    2,029,688   
  1,105,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
4.400%, 7/22/2020
    1,067,820   
  26,740,000,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 10/17/2011, 144A, (IDR)     2,979,403   
  1,900,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-LD11, Class A4,
6.005%, 6/15/2049(b)
    2,034,930   
  300,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-C4, Class A4,
6.078%, 6/15/2038(b)
    329,927   
  4,879,296      Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust,
Series 2009-2A, Class A,
4.809%, 7/20/2031, 144A
    5,004,218   
  5,200,000      MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust,
Series 2005-B3, Class B3,
1.314%, 3/19/2018, (EUR)(b)
    6,829,604   
  8,058,065      Merrill Auto Trust Securitization,
Series 2008-1, Class A4A,
6.150%, 4/15/2015
    8,256,163   
  1,000,000      Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-6, Class A4,
5.485%, 3/12/2051
    1,047,353   
  2,070,000      Morgan Stanley,
5.375%, 11/14/2013, (GBP)
    3,472,103   
  3,200,000      Morgan Stanley,
5.500%, 7/24/2020
    3,197,750   
  200,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2008-T29, Class A4,
6.458%, 1/11/2043(b)
    224,041   
  125,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.500%, 9/01/2025
    131,531   
  115,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2028
    118,183   
  6,120,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2037
    6,566,772   
  4,855,000      Nabors Industries, Inc.,
6.150%, 2/15/2018
    5,315,487   
  3,730,000      News America, Inc.,
6.150%, 3/01/2037
    3,695,960   
  540,000      Nextel Communications, Inc., Series C,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
    541,350   
  3,599,000      Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E,
6.875%, 10/31/2013
    3,625,992   
  5,080,000      NII Capital Corp.,
7.625%, 4/01/2021
    5,194,300   
  5,995,000      Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables,
Series 2010-AA, Class A,
1.405%, 1/15/2015, 144A(b)
    6,060,116   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  United States – continued  
$ 3,745,000      NRG Energy, Inc.,
8.250%, 9/01/2020, 144A
  $ 3,894,800   
  7,740,000      Owens & Minor, Inc.,
6.350%, 4/15/2016(d)
    7,941,194   
  2,170,000      Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
6.750%, 12/01/2014, (EUR)
    3,121,453   
  6,890,000      ProLogis,
6.625%, 5/15/2018
    7,463,041   
  5,770,000      Prudential Financial, Inc.,
5.375%, 6/21/2020
    6,008,289   
  3,410,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
7.750%, 2/15/2031
    3,631,650   
  2,635,000      Qwest Corp.,
6.875%, 9/15/2033
    2,638,294   
  5,165,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.250%, 10/15/2035
    5,242,475   
  5,285,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.500%, 6/15/2023
    5,298,212   
  10,745,000      Rowan Cos., Inc.,
7.875%, 8/01/2019
    12,745,461   
  4,021,338      Sierra Receivables Funding Co.,
Series 2009-3A, Class A1,
7.620%, 7/20/2026, 144A
    4,113,389   
  6,610,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 10/01/2013
    6,841,945   
  11,350,000      Textron, Inc.,
3.875%, 3/11/2013, (EUR)
    15,996,471   
  12,420,718      Trinity Rail Leasing LP,
Series 2010-1A, Class A,
5.194%, 10/16/2040, 144A
    12,419,420   
  59,020,000      U.S. Treasury Note,
0.625%, 2/28/2013
    58,874,752   
  10,710,000      U.S. Treasury Note,
1.000%, 7/31/2011(e)
    10,740,545   
  5,395,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
6.750%, 8/15/2021, 144A
    5,118,506   
  2,000,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
7.250%, 7/15/2022, 144A
    1,935,000   
  300,000      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-C29, Class A4,
5.308%, 11/15/2048
    321,383   
  2,427,000      Wells Fargo & Co.,
4.625%, 11/02/2035, (GBP)
    3,390,801   
  1,950,000      Wells Fargo & Co.,
Series F, EMTN,
4.875%, 11/29/2035, (GBP)
    2,586,536   
  9,465,000      World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2010-A, Class A,
3.960%, 4/15/2019
    9,794,911   
  8,655,000      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.,
5.750%, 2/01/2018
    8,967,896   
  4,800,000      Zurich Finance USA, Inc., EMTN, (fixed rate to 10/02/2013, variable rate thereafter),
5.750%, 10/02/2023, (EUR)
    7,047,946   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  United States – continued  
  3,200,000      Zurich Finance USA, Inc., EMTN, (fixed rate to 6/15/2015, variable rate thereafter),
4.500%, 6/15/2025, (EUR)
  $ 4,518,435   
         
      489,913,466   
         
  Uruguay – 1.0%  
  193,274,130      Uruguay Government International Bond,
3.700%, 6/26/2037, (UYU)
    10,226,006   
  221,244,863      Uruguay Government International Bond,
5.000%, 9/14/2018, (UYU)
    13,634,814   
         
      23,860,820   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds   
  (Identified Cost $2,076,784,829)     2,191,832,959   
         
  Convertible Bonds – 0.5%  
  United States – 0.5%  
  5,375,000      Ciena Corp.,
0.875%, 6/15/2017
    5,247,344   
  1,500,000      ERP Operating LP,
3.850%, 8/15/2026
    1,535,700   
  3,820,000      Hologic, Inc., (Step to Zero Coupon on 12/15/2013), 2.000%, 12/15/2037(f)     3,686,300   
         
  Total Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $8,227,363)     10,469,344   
         
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $2,085,012,192)     2,202,302,303   
         
  Short-Term Investments – 3.6%  
  82,626,362      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $82,626,362 on 4/01/2011 collateralized by $39,085,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.310% due 11/10/2020 valued at $37,179,606; $49,515,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.420% due 11/24/2020 valued at $47,101,144 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)  
  (Identified Cost $82,626,362)     82,626,362   
         
  Total Investments – 99.6%  
  (Identified Cost $2,167,638,554)(a)     2,284,928,665   
  Other Assets Less liabilities— 0.4%     9,714,766   
         
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 2,294,643,431   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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  (‡)      Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.  
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (††)      Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.  
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):  
  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $2,175,191,055 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     $    120,399,851   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (10,662,241
         
  Net unrealized appreciation   $     109,737,610   
         
  (b)      Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)      All or a portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts or futures contracts.     
  (d)      Illiquid security. At March 31, 2011, the value of this security amounted to $7,941,194 or 0.3% of net assets.    
  (e)      All or a portion of this security has been pledged for open forward foreign currency contracts and as initial margin for open futures contracts.    
  (f)      Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.    
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $461,568,010 or 20.1% of net assets.
  EMTN      Euro Medium Term Note
  MTN      Medium Term Note
  AUD      Australian Dollar
  CAD      Canadian Dollar
  CHF      Swiss Franc
  COP      Colombian Peso
  DKK      Danish Krone
  EUR      Euro
  GBP      British Pound
  IDR      Indonesian Rupiah
  INR      Indian Rupee
  JPY      Japanese Yen
  MXN      Mexican Peso
  NOK      Norwegian Krone
  NZD      New Zealand Dollar
  PEN      Peruvian Nuevo Sol
  PHP      Philippine Peso
  PLN      Polish Zloty
  SEK      Swedish Krona
  SGD      Singapore Dollar
  UYU      Uruguayan Peso

 

At March 31, 2011, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract to Buy/Sell   Delivery
Date
  Currency   Units   Notional
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Buy(1)

  04/25/2011   Brazilian Real   18,150,000   $11,072,508   $    201,478

Sell(1)

  04/25/2011   Brazilian Real   18,150,000   11,072,508   (275,364)

Sell(1)

  06/07/2011   Canadian Dollar   22,580,000   23,256,237   (123,835)

Sell(2)

  06/15/2011   Danish Krone   230,000,000   43,659,381   (1,109,732)

Buy(3)

  06/20/2011   Malaysian Ringgit   69,000,000   22,662,331   183,832

Buy(1)

  05/27/2011   New Zealand Dollar   28,030,000   21,314,377   663,667

Sell(1)

  05/27/2011   New Zealand Dollar   28,030,000   21,314,377   (429,505)

Buy(4)

  06/02/2011   Polish Zloty   70,200,000   24,598,914   500,047

Sell(4)

  06/02/2011   Polish Zloty   70,200,000   24,598,914   (468,983)

Buy(2)

  04/13/2011   Singapore Dollar   29,000,000   23,007,017   602,814

Buy(2)

  06/13/2011   South Korean Won   43,930,000,000   39,871,508   683,283

Buy(1)

  06/13/2011   South Korean Won   23,100,000,000   20,965,896   344,579

Buy(5)

  06/13/2011   South Korean Won   21,500,000,000   19,513,713   334,409
           

Total

          $ 1,106,690
           

 

At March 31, 2011, the Fund had the following open forward cross currency contracts:

 

Settlement Date   Deliver(5)/Units of Currency   Receive/In Exchange For   Unrealized
Appreciation

06/16/2011

  British Pound 14,203,235   Euro 16,520,000   $ 616,337

 

(1)

Counterparty is Credit Suisse.

(2)

Counterparty is Barclays.

(3)

Counterparty is JPMorgan Chase.

(4)

Counterparty is Morgan Stanley.

(5)

Counterparty is UBS.

 

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At March 31, 2011, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

 

Financial Futures   Expiration
Date
  Contracts   Notional
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

  06/21/2011   560   $67,305,000   $34,522

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

       42.1

Sovereigns

       4.8   

Banking

       4.3   

Supranational

       3.7   

Government Guaranteed

       3.2   

Local Authorities

       3.1   

Wirelines

       2.6   

ABS Car Loan

       2.3   

Government Owned—No Guarantee

       2.2   

Life Insurance

       2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       25.7   

Short-Term Investments

       3.6   
          

Total Investments

       99.6   

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

       0.4   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

Currency Exposure at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

       37.7

Euro

       16.6   

Japanese Yen

       14.9   

British Pound

       6.1   

Canadian Dollar

       4.5   

Norwegian Krone

       3.0   

Mexican Peso

       2.0   

Other, less than 2% each

       14.8   
          

Total Investments

       99.6   

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

       0.4   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – 90.8% of Net Assets   
  Automotive – 0.4%  
$ 60,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.450%, 7/16/2031
  $ 64,957   
         
  Banking – 1.5%  
  115,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
6.750%, 10/01/2037
    115,992   
  145,000      Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,
6.375%, 1/21/2021
    151,104   
         
      267,096   
         
  Building Materials – 0.1%  
  10,000      Masco Corp.,
7.125%, 3/15/2020
    10,349   
         
  Chemicals – 0.2%  
  25,000      CF Industries, Inc.,
6.875%, 5/01/2018
    28,063   
         
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.2%   
  30,000      NCUA Guaranteed Notes,
Series 2010-C1, Class A2,
2.900%, 10/29/2020
    29,207   
         
  Food & Beverage – 0.6%  
  40,000     

Bottling Group LLC,

5.125%, 1/15/2019

    43,816   
  75,000      Dean Foods Co.,
6.900%, 10/15/2017
    69,563   
         
      113,379   
         
  Healthcare – 0.1%  
  15,000      McKesson Corp.,
6.000%, 3/01/2041
    15,531   
         
  Independent Energy – 0.3%  
  35,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2017
    37,843   
  15,000      SM Energy Co.,
6.625%, 2/15/2019, 144A
    15,394   
         
      53,237   
         
  Life Insurance – 0.4%  
  60,000      Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The),
7.625%, 6/15/2040, 144A
    64,866   
         
  Lodging – 0.3%  
  50,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
7.500%, 10/15/2027
    49,562   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.2%  
  30,000      CBS Corp.,
5.500%, 5/15/2033
    27,188   
         
  Metals & Mining – 0.7%  
  85,000      Alcoa, Inc.,
5.950%, 2/01/2037
    80,189   
  55,000      United States Steel Corp.,
6.650%, 6/01/2037
    50,600   
         
      130,789   
         
  Paper – 0.5%  
  70,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.700%, 6/15/2015
    79,275   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%  
$ 10,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
6.750%, 10/01/2017, 144A
  $ 9,850   
         
  Pipelines – 0.2%  
  3,000      Colorado Interstate Gas Co.,
5.950%, 3/15/2015
    3,306   
  30,000      Southern Natural Gas Co.,
7.350%, 2/15/2031
    34,025   
         
      37,331   
         
  Sovereigns – 0.8%  
  15,000(††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10,
8.000%, 12/17/2015, (MXN)
    131,551   
         
  Technology – 0.7%  
  105,000      Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/01/2017
    117,138   
         
  Textile – 0.0%  
  10,000      Jones Apparel Group, Inc.,
6.125%, 11/15/2034
    7,975   
         
  Tobacco – 1.0%  
  130,000      Altria Group, Inc.,
9.950%, 11/10/2038
    181,323   
         
  Treasuries – 79.5%  
  347,267      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond,
1.125%, 1/15/2021
    352,340   
  208,086      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond,
1.250%, 4/15/2014
    222,368   
  704,197      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond,
1.750%, 1/15/2028
    717,731   
  149,768      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond,
2.000%, 1/15/2026
    159,854   
  509,370      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond,
2.125%, 2/15/2040
    538,619   
  64,247      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond,
2.375%, 1/15/2025
    72,122   
  278,424      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond,
2.375%, 1/15/2027
    310,030   
  1,011,008      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond,
3.375%, 4/15/2032
    1,301,830   
  453,112      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
1.375%, 1/15/2020
    475,096   
  1,037,835      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
1.625%, 1/15/2015
    1,124,996   
  1,093,082      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
1.625%, 1/15/2018
    1,181,894   
  1,144,921      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
1.875%, 7/15/2013
    1,238,393   
  752,793      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
1.875%, 7/15/2015
    828,190   
  440,918      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
2.000%, 1/15/2014
    480,463   
  858,576      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
2.000%, 7/15/2014
    942,153   
  926,341      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
2.000%, 1/15/2016
    1,022,737   
  731,546      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
2.375%, 1/15/2017
    824,418   
  299,835      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
2.500%, 7/15/2016
    340,313   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Treasuries – continued  
$ 642,752      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
2.625%, 7/15/2017
  $ 738,211   
  673,547      U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
3.000%, 7/15/2012
    721,432   
  820,000      U.S. Treasury STRIPS,
Zero Coupon, 5/15/2040
    203,685   
         
      13,796,875   
         
  Wireless – 0.6%  
  10,000      Nextel Communications, Inc., Series C,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
    10,025   
  20,000      Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D,
7.375%, 8/01/2015
    20,075   
  5,000      Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E,
6.875%, 10/31/2013
    5,038   
  85,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2028
    78,412   
         
      113,550   
         
  Wirelines – 2.4%  
  91,000      AT&T, Inc.,
5.350%, 9/01/2040, 144A
    81,513   
  30,000      Bell Canada, MTN,
5.000%, 2/15/2017, (CAD)
    32,291   
  5,000      Bell Canada, MTN,
6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A, (CAD)
    5,463   
  15,000      Bell Canada, MTN,
7.300%, 2/23/2032, (CAD)
    17,490   
  35,000      Bell Canada, Series M-17,
6.100%, 3/16/2035, (CAD)
    35,835   
  70,000      BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2095
    71,332   
  155,000      Embarq Corp.,
7.995%, 6/01/2036
    174,747   
         
      418,671   
         
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $14,968,594)     15,747,763   
         
  Short-Term Investments – 1.4%  
  250,190      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $250,190 on 4/01/2011 collateralized by $270,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.310% due 11/10/2020 valued at $256,838 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $250,190)     250,190   
         
  Total Investments – 92.2%  
  (Identified Cost $15,218,784)(a)     15,997,953   
  Other Assets Less Liabilities—7.8%     1,350,364   
         
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 17,348,317   
         
  (‡)      Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.   
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements  
  (††)      Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.    
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):      
  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $15,359,770 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   $     694,510   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (56,327
         
  Net unrealized appreciation   $ 638,183   
         
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $177,086 or 1.0% of net assets.       
  MTN      Medium Term Note  
  STRIPS      Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities   
  CAD      Canadian Dollar  
  MXN      Mexican Peso  

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

       79.5

Wirelines

       2.4   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       8.9   

Short-Term Investments

       1.4   
          

Total Investments

       92.2   

Other assets less liabilities

       7.8   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – 86.4% of Net Assets  
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 64.2%  
  Aerospace & Defense – 0.5%  
  135,000      Bombardier, Inc.,
7.350%, 12/22/2026, (CAD)
  $ 142,490   
  2,175,000      Bombardier, Inc.,
7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A
    2,088,000   
         
      2,230,490   
         
  Airlines – 1.2%  
  985,000      Air Canada,
10.125%, 8/01/2015, 144A, (CAD)
    1,082,027   
  6,244      American Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 1993-A6,
8.040%, 9/16/2011
    6,244   
  338,154      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-2, Class A-1,
7.707%, 10/02/2022
    366,052   
  137,581      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-2, Class B,
8.307%, 10/02/2019
    138,957   
  153,373      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2001-1, Class B,
7.373%, 6/15/2017
    153,757   
  382,815      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class B,
8.021%, 2/10/2024
    395,256   
  441,413      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class C,
8.954%, 8/10/2014
    457,967   
  1,773,000      United Air Lines, Inc.,
9.875%, 8/01/2013, 144A
    1,872,731   
  585,000      US Airways Pass Through Trust,
Series 2010-1, Class B,
8.500%, 4/22/2017
    587,925   
         
      5,060,916   
         
  Automotive – 1.6%  
  500,000      Cummins, Inc.,
6.750%, 2/15/2027
    524,740   
  15,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.375%, 2/01/2029
    14,171   
  20,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.500%, 8/01/2018
    20,940   
  95,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 2/15/2028
    92,244   
  1,945,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 10/01/2028
    1,887,675   
  230,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.125%, 11/15/2025
    223,307   
  1,905,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.450%, 7/16/2031
    2,062,372   
  40,000      Ford Motor Co.,
7.500%, 8/01/2026
    40,160   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Automotive – continued  
$ 2,090,000      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
7.000%, 3/15/2028
  $ 1,964,600   
         
      6,830,209   
         
  Banking – 0.5%  
  10,477,600,000      BNP Paribas SA, EMTN,
Zero Coupon, 6/13/2011, 144A, (IDR)
    1,187,762   
  7,000,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN,
7.070%, 3/22/2014, (IDR)
    798,117   
         
      1,985,879   
         
  Building Materials – 1.9%  
  440,000      Masco Corp.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    431,415   
  750,000      Masco Corp.,
6.125%, 10/03/2016
    769,251   
  670,000      Masco Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2032
    604,532   
  1,225,000      Owens Corning, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2036
    1,229,205   
  4,595,000      USG Corp.,
6.300%, 11/15/2016
    4,319,300   
  620,000      USG Corp.,
9.750%, 1/15/2018
    649,450   
         
      8,003,153   
         
  Chemicals – 2.6%  
  2,558,000      Hercules, Inc.,
6.500%, 6/30/2029
    2,151,917   
  475,000      Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC,
8.875%, 2/01/2018
    502,313   
  1,824,000      Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,
7.875%, 2/15/2023
    1,495,680   
  430,000      Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,
8.375%, 4/15/2016
    399,900   
  2,641,000      Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,
9.200%, 3/15/2021
    2,456,130   
  4,707,000      Reichhold Industries, Inc.,
9.000%, 8/15/2014, 144A(b)
    4,148,044   
         
      11,153,984   
         
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.3%   
  546,572      Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class 2A1,
5.763%, 4/25/2037(c)
    432,792   
  745,455      Banc of America Funding Corp.,
Series 2007-8, Class 4A1,
6.000%, 8/25/2037
    666,696   
  196,722      WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-OA6, Class 2A,
2.734%, 7/25/2047(c)
    123,640   
         
      1,223,128   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.3%   
$ 555,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5,
Class A4,
5.695%, 9/15/2040
  $ 576,730   
  91,563      GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A1,
2.745%, 4/25/2035(c)
    82,574   
  415,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-LD11, Class A4,
6.005%, 6/15/2049(c)
    444,472   
  205,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3,
5.420%, 1/15/2049
    216,201   
         
      1,319,977   
         
  Construction Machinery – 0.6%  
  239,000      RSC Equipment Rental, Inc./RSC Holdings III LLC,
9.500%, 12/01/2014
    250,352   
  1,200,000      Terex Corp.,
8.000%, 11/15/2017
    1,264,500   
  965,000      United Rentals North America, Inc.,
10.875%, 6/15/2016
    1,114,575   
         
      2,629,427   
         
  Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.0%   
  135,000      ServiceMaster Co. (The),
7.100%, 3/01/2018
    126,900   
  90,000      ServiceMaster Co. (The),
7.450%, 8/15/2027
    72,675   
         
      199,575   
         
  Consumer Products – 0.3%  
  945,000      Acco Brands Corp.,
7.625%, 8/15/2015
    963,900   
  400,000      Visant Corp.,
10.000%, 10/01/2017
    432,000   
         
      1,395,900   
         
  Electric – 2.3%  
  645,000      AES Corp. (The),
7.750%, 10/15/2015
    696,600   
  312,298      AES Ironwood LLC,
8.857%, 11/30/2025
    309,955   
  100,000      Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.125%, 5/15/2018
    73,500   
  490,000      Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.625%, 10/15/2026
    340,550   
  1,500,000      Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/01/2019
    1,164,375   
  720,000      Edison Mission Energy,
7.625%, 5/15/2027
    536,400   
  287,056      Midwest Generation LLC, Series B,
8.560%, 1/02/2016
    292,797   
  1,685,000      NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B,
8.316%, 6/01/2027(b)
    859,350   
  680,625      Quezon Power Philippines LC,
8.860%, 6/15/2017
    741,881   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Electric – continued  
$ 1,025,000      RRI Energy, Inc.,
7.875%, 6/15/2017
  $ 1,017,312   
  2,390,000      Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Series A,
10.250%, 11/01/2015
    1,398,150   
  920,000      TXU Corp., Series P,
5.550%, 11/15/2014
    602,600   
  1,515,000      TXU Corp., Series Q,
6.500%, 11/15/2024
    708,263   
  420,000      TXU Corp., Series R,
6.550%, 11/15/2034
    193,200   
  1,000,000      White Pine Hydro Portfolio LLC,
7.260%, 7/20/2015(b)
    948,150   
         
      9,883,083   
         
  Food & Beverage – 0.1%  
  255,000      Smithfield Foods, Inc.,
7.750%, 7/01/2017
    274,125   
         
  Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.8%   
  400,000      DP World Ltd.,
6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A
    368,000   
  9,000,000,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea,
6.600%, 11/04/2013, 144A, (IDR)
    998,656   
  16,700,000,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea,
8.300%, 3/15/2014, 144A, (IDR)
    1,938,025   
         
      3,304,681   
         
  Healthcare – 4.5%  
  1,135,000      Gentiva Health Services, Inc.,
11.500%, 9/01/2018
    1,283,969   
  410,000      HCA, Inc.,
5.750%, 3/15/2014
    417,688   
  30,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.250%, 2/15/2013
    31,125   
  560,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.375%, 1/15/2015
    571,200   
  550,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.500%, 2/15/2016
    559,625   
  20,000     

HCA, Inc.,

6.750%, 7/15/2013

    21,025   
  1,020,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.050%, 12/01/2027
    907,800   
  965,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.190%, 11/15/2015
    969,825   
  865,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 12/15/2023
    817,425   
  4,240,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 11/06/2033
    3,890,200   
  1,370,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.690%, 6/15/2025
    1,304,925   
  375,000      HCA, Inc.,
8.360%, 4/15/2024
    375,000   
  600,000      HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.580%, 9/15/2025
    565,500   
  1,550,000      HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.750%, 7/15/2036
    1,449,250   
  6,874,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2031
    5,696,827   
  300,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
9.250%, 2/01/2015
    330,375   
         
      19,191,759   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Home Construction – 0.9%  
$ 185,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2015
  $ 153,550   
  1,068,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2016
    795,660   
  425,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.375%, 12/15/2014
    385,687   
  272,000     

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,

6.500%, 1/15/2014

    246,840   
  755,000      K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
7.500%, 5/15/2016
    573,800   
  1,260,000      KB Home,
7.250%, 6/15/2018
    1,234,800   
  400,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2035
    313,000   
         
      3,703,337   
         
  Independent Energy – 1.4%  
  250,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.250%, 1/15/2017, (EUR)
    368,029   
  1,110,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2017
    1,200,187   
  1,415,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2020
    1,528,200   
  704,000      Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd.,
10.250%, 12/15/2015, 144A
    746,240   
  910,000      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
6.875%, 5/01/2018
    987,768   
  920,000      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
7.200%, 1/15/2028
    959,364   
  415,000      Swift Energy Co.,
7.125%, 6/01/2017
    424,338   
         
      6,214,126   
         
  Life Insurance – 0.6%  
  1,810,000      MetLife, Inc.,
10.750%, 8/01/2039
    2,497,800   
         
  Local Authorities – 3.9%  
  12,200,000      Province of Ontario, Canada,
4.200%, 3/08/2018, (CAD)
    13,040,976   
  4,720,000      Queensland Treasury Corp.,
7.125%, 9/18/2017, 144A, (NZD)
    3,902,592   
         
      16,943,568   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.9%  
  440,000      Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
5.000%, 3/15/2012
    436,700   
  3,265,000      Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
5.750%, 1/15/2013
    3,232,350   
         
      3,669,050   
         
  Metals & Mining – 3.0%  
  4,530,000      Algoma Acquisition Corp.,
9.875%, 6/15/2015, 144A
    4,167,600   
  4,740,000      United States Steel Corp.,
6.050%, 6/01/2017
    4,888,125   
  2,020,000      United States Steel Corp.,
6.650%, 6/01/2037
    1,858,400   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Metals & Mining – continued  
$ 2,035,000      United States Steel Corp.,
7.000%, 2/01/2018
  $ 2,113,856   
         
      13,027,981   
         
  Non-Captive Consumer – 4.6%  
  4,350,000      Residential Capital LLC,
9.625%, 5/15/2015
    4,388,062   
  750,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 4/15/2015
    755,123   
  115,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 6/15/2018
    108,068   
  4,550,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.625%, 8/01/2033
    3,890,013   
  2,020,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
8.450%, 6/15/2018
    2,262,400   
  1,250,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
3.250%, 1/16/2013, (EUR)
    1,651,911   
  900,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., MTN,
5.750%, 9/15/2016
    810,000   
  680,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., Series H, MTN,
5.375%, 10/01/2012
    668,950   
  900,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN,
4.875%, 7/15/2012
    884,250   
  2,920,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN,
5.850%, 6/01/2013
    2,854,300   
  400,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN,
5.200%, 12/15/2011
    399,000   
  300,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN,
5.900%, 9/15/2012
    297,000   
  800,000      Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN,
6.900%, 12/15/2017
    731,000   
         
      19,700,077   
         
  Non-Captive Diversified – 3.8%  
  149,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
6.750%, 12/01/2014
    157,009   
  585,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.000%, 12/31/2018
    628,144   
  208,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.000%, 11/01/2031
    226,720   
  313,032      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2013
    318,901   
  894,866      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2014
    911,645   
  894,866      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2015
    902,696   
  2,021,450      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2016
    2,023,977   
  5,013,031      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2017
    5,019,297   
  250,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, EMTN,
6.750%, 9/26/2016, (NZD)
    198,250   
  3,035,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN,
6.500%, 9/28/2015, (NZD)
    2,410,332   

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Non-Captive Diversified – continued   
$ 490,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
8.250%, 12/15/2020
  $ 537,162   
  65,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.500%, 6/15/2012
    64,350   
  110,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    95,975   
  470,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.875%, 3/15/2016
    418,300   
  20,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
6.050%, 4/15/2015
    18,300   
  1,770,000      iStar Financial, Inc.,
8.625%, 6/01/2013
    1,796,550   
  120,000      iStar Financial, Inc., Series B,
5.700%, 3/01/2014
    112,200   
  565,000      iStar Financial, Inc., Series B,
5.950%, 10/15/2013
    535,337   
         
      16,375,145   
         
  Oil Field Services – 0.1%  
  210,000      Parker Drilling Co.,
9.125%, 4/01/2018
    225,750   
         
  Packaging – 0.4%  
  1,555,000      Owens-Illinois, Inc.,
7.800%, 5/15/2018
    1,696,894   
         
  Paper – 2.4%  
  1,240,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.250%, 6/01/2028
    1,295,800   
  3,620,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.750%, 11/15/2029
    3,977,475   
  1,270,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
8.000%, 1/15/2024
    1,450,975   
  2,930,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
8.875%, 5/15/2031
    3,537,975   
         
      10,262,225   
         
  Pipelines – 1.8%  
  1,430,000      El Paso Corp.,
6.950%, 6/01/2028
    1,448,742   
  1,055,000      El Paso Corp.,
7.420%, 2/15/2037
    1,079,668   
  2,210,000      El Paso Corp., GMTN,
7.750%, 1/15/2032
    2,476,486   
  550,000      El Paso Corp., GMTN,
7.800%, 8/01/2031
    610,148   
  1,105,000      El Paso Corp., GMTN,
8.050%, 10/15/2030
    1,257,214   
  1,000,000      Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA,
7.875%, 5/14/2017, 144A
    987,500   
         
      7,859,758   
         
  Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.8%   
  940,000      MBIA Insurance Corp.,
(fixed rate to 1/15/2013,
variable rate thereafter),
14.000%, 1/15/2033, 144A
    517,000   
  3,245,000      White Mountains Re Group Ltd., (fixed rate to 6/30/2017, variable rate thereafter),
7.506%, 5/29/2049, 144A
    3,104,232   
         
      3,621,232   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Railroads – 0.1%  
$ 314,000      Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.,
5.000%, 1/01/2045(b)
  $ 214,305   
  30,000      Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.,
Series A,
4.750%, 1/01/2020(b)
    27,900   
         
      242,205   
         
  REITs – Office Property – 0.1%  
  470,000      Highwoods Properties, Inc.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    500,205   
         
  Retailers – 3.3%  
  430,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
6.625%, 1/15/2018
    423,550   
  450,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2028
    400,500   
  750,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.130%, 8/01/2018
    755,625   
  1,895,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 7/15/2026
    1,819,200   
  125,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 5/15/2027
    118,125   
  170,000      Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.875%, 1/01/2023
    165,750   
  1,679,000      Foot Locker, Inc.,
8.500%, 1/15/2022
    1,695,790   
  3,494,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.375%, 3/15/2037
    3,494,000   
  295,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
7.000%, 2/15/2028
    297,950   
  5,185,000      Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.375%, 10/15/2018
    5,197,962   
         
      14,368,452   
         
  Sovereigns – 2.8%  
  1,881,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series FR43,
10.250%, 7/15/2022, (IDR)
    245,232   
  24,214,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series FR44,
10.000%, 9/15/2024, (IDR)
    3,050,783   
  6,561,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series FR52,
10.500%, 8/15/2030, (IDR)
    832,713   
  4,897,000,000      Indonesia Treasury Bond,
Series ZC3, Zero Coupon,
11/20/2012, (IDR)
    509,336   
  208,681(††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series M-10,
7.250%, 12/15/2016, (MXN)
    1,773,923   
  95,000(††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series M-20,
8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)
    810,752   
  180,000(††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series MI-10,
9.000%, 12/20/2012, (MXN)
    1,600,024   
  4,170,000      Republic of Brazil,
10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)
    2,541,359   
  19,725,000      Republic of Iceland,
4.250%, 8/24/2012, (ISK)
    103,467   
  49,000,000      Republic of Iceland,
7.250%, 5/17/2013, (ISK)
    274,959   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Sovereigns – continued  
  59,020,000      Republic of Iceland,
8.000%, 7/22/2011, (ISK)
  $ 309,470   
         
      12,052,018   
         
  Supermarkets – 1.5%  
  110,000      American Stores Co.,
8.000%, 6/01/2026
    99,550   
  1,865,000      American Stores Co., Series B, MTN,
7.100%, 3/20/2028
    1,408,075   
  2,250,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
7.450%, 8/01/2029
    1,777,500   
  440,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/15/2026
    366,300   
  2,935,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
8.000%, 5/01/2031
    2,406,700   
  180,000      New Albertson’s, Inc.,
8.700%, 5/01/2030
    154,350   
  240,000      New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN,
6.625%, 6/01/2028
    174,000   
         
      6,386,475   
         
  Supranational – 0.2%  
  1,639,380,000      European Investment Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon,
4/24/2013, 144A, (IDR)
    164,343   
  8,600,000,000      Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN,
Zero Coupon, 5/20/2013, (IDR)
    841,383   
         
      1,005,726   
         
  Technology – 3.1%  
  90,000      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,
7.750%, 8/01/2020
    92,475   
  6,580,000     

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.,

6.450%, 3/15/2029

    5,658,800   
  3,055,000      Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.,
6.500%, 1/15/2028
    2,627,300   
  801,000      Corning, Inc.,
6.850%, 3/01/2029
    901,536   
  960,000      Eastman Kodak Co.,
7.250%, 11/15/2013
    955,200   
  60,000      Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
8.875%, 12/15/2014
    62,175   
  210,000      Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
10.125%, 12/15/2016
    223,125   
  190,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.500%, 9/01/2025
    199,927   
  700,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2028
    719,374   
  70,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2037
    75,110   
  2,275,000      Nortel Networks Capital Corp.,
7.875%, 6/15/2026(d)
    1,672,125   
  1,000,000      Nortel Networks Ltd.,
6.875%, 9/01/2023(d)
    260,000   
         
      13,447,147   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Textile – 0.2%  
$ 890,000      Jones Apparel Group, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/2034   $ 709,775   
         
  Transportation Services – 1.2%  
  2,685,000      APL Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(b)     1,839,225   
  1,611,831      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1998-1, Class B,
7.680%, 7/02/2015
    1,595,712   
  289,324      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1998-1, Class C,
8.010%, 7/02/2011(e)
    243,032   
  292,988      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class B,
7.630%, 7/02/2016
    260,760   
  399,542      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class C,
8.770%, 7/02/2012(e)
    319,633   
  40,344      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-1, Class C,
9.702%, 7/02/2011(e)
    34,696   
  740,000      Teekay Corp.,
8.500%, 1/15/2020
    801,975   
         
      5,095,033   
         
  Treasuries – 1.7%  
  199,023      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
2.300%, 7/25/2030, (EUR)
    141,276   
  50,000      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
4.600%, 7/20/2018, (EUR)
    43,657   
  750,000      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
4.700%, 3/20/2024, (EUR)
    630,406   
  3,175,000      Ireland Government Bond,
4.500%, 10/18/2018, (EUR)
    3,177,173   
  725,000      Ireland Government Bond,
4.500%, 4/18/2020, (EUR)
    696,111   
  175,000      Ireland Government Bond,
5.000%, 10/18/2020, (EUR)
    170,981   
  1,825,000      Ireland Government Bond,
5.400%, 3/13/2025, (EUR)
    1,722,457   
  700,000      Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,
3.850%, 4/15/2021, (EUR)
    696,213   
  175,000      Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro
OT,
4.800%, 6/15/2020, (EUR)
    192,448   
         
      7,470,722   
         
  Wireless – 1.8%  
  805,000      Nextel Communications, Inc., Series C,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
    807,013   
  2,050,000      Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D,
7.375%, 8/01/2015
    2,057,687   
  2,620,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2028
    2,416,950   
  840,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.900%, 5/01/2019
    867,300   
  215,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
8.750%, 3/15/2032
    228,706   
  1,170,000      True Move Co. Ltd.,
10.750%, 12/16/2013, 144A
    1,266,525   
         
      7,644,181   
         

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Wirelines – 6.1%  
$ 410,000      Axtel SAB de CV,
9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A
  $ 393,600   
  385,000      Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC,
6.300%, 12/01/2028
    308,000   
  760,000      Cincinnati Bell, Inc.,
8.750%, 3/15/2018
    717,250   
  3,180,000      Frontier Communications Corp.,
7.875%, 1/15/2027
    3,036,900   
  2,330,000      Frontier Communications Corp.,
9.000%, 8/15/2031
    2,382,425   
  1,590,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
8.750%, 2/15/2017
    1,578,075   
  1,675,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
9.250%, 11/01/2014
    1,712,687   
  145,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
9.375%, 4/01/2019, 144A
    140,288   
  1,439,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2018
    1,467,780   
  800,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
6.875%, 7/15/2028
    794,000   
  1,385,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
7.625%, 8/03/2021
    1,440,400   
  5,332,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
7.750%, 2/15/2031
    5,678,580   
  1,936,000      Qwest Corp.,
6.875%, 9/15/2033
    1,938,420   
  1,500,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.200%, 11/10/2026
    1,507,500   
  645,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.250%, 9/15/2025
    686,925   
  1,407,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.250%, 10/15/2035
    1,428,105   
  985,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.500%, 6/15/2023
    987,462   
         
      26,198,397   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $238,587,237)     275,603,565   
         
  Convertible Bonds – 22.1%  
  Airlines – 0.3%  
  890,000      AMR Corp.,
6.250%, 10/15/2014
    936,725   
  175,000      UAL Corp.,
4.500%, 6/30/2021
    177,415   
         
      1,114,140   
         
  Automotive – 1.5%  
  3,530,000      Ford Motor Co.,
4.250%, 11/15/2016
    6,398,125   
         
  Diversified Manufacturing – 1.5%   
  3,765,000      Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
3.000%, 6/01/2015, 144A
    3,816,769   
  2,315,000      Trinity Industries, Inc.,
3.875%, 6/01/2036
    2,523,350   
         
      6,340,119   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Electric – 0.1%  
$ 250,000      CMS Energy Corp.,
5.500%, 6/15/2029
  $ 363,438   
         
  Healthcare – 2.9%  
  3,325,000      Health Management Associates, Inc.,
3.750%, 5/01/2028, 144A
    4,247,687   
  2,470,000      Hologic, Inc., (Step to Zero Coupon on 12/15/2013),
2.000%, 12/15/2037(f)
    2,383,550   
  345,000      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.,
3.250%, 8/15/2025
    356,644   
  860,000      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.,
3.500%, 5/15/2014
    915,900   
  3,833,000      Omnicare, Inc.,
3.250%, 12/15/2035
    3,555,107   
  610,000      Omnicare, Inc.,
3.750%, 12/15/2025
    786,138   
         
      12,245,026   
         
  Independent Energy – 1.4%  
  4,835,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.250%, 12/15/2038     4,442,156   
  1,340,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.500%, 5/15/2037     1,455,575   
         
      5,897,731   
         
  Life Insurance – 0.7%  
  2,990,000      Old Republic International Corp.,
3.750%, 3/15/2018
    3,001,213   
         
  Lodging – 0.5%  
  2,189,000      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.,
2.625%, 4/15/2027, 144A
    2,191,736   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.0%  
  60,988      Liberty Media LLC,
3.500%, 1/15/2031
    34,153   
         
  Metals & Mining – 1.3%  
  1,250,000      Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
5.125%, 6/15/2014
    1,600,000   
  2,280,000      United States Steel Corp.,
4.000%, 5/15/2014
    4,158,150   
         
      5,758,150   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 4.3%  
  2,215,000      Human Genome Sciences, Inc.,
2.250%, 10/15/2011
    3,926,087   
  3,325,000      Human Genome Sciences, Inc.,
2.250%, 8/15/2012
    5,386,500   
  2,715,000      Kendle International, Inc., 3.375%, 7/15/2012     2,572,462   
  2,091,000      Nektar Therapeutics,
3.250%, 9/28/2012
    2,106,683   
  1,165,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
4.000%, 11/15/2013
    4,601,750   
         
      18,593,482   
         
  Technology – 6.5%  
  540,000      Ciena Corp.,
0.250%, 5/01/2013
    550,800   
  5,260,000      Ciena Corp.,
0.875%, 6/15/2017
    5,135,075   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Technology – continued  
$ 3,420,000      Ciena Corp.,
3.750%, 10/15/2018, 144A
  $ 5,121,450   
  175,000      Ciena Corp.,
4.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A
    256,375   
  3,125,000      Eastman Kodak Co.,
7.000%, 4/01/2017
    2,785,156   
  5,750,000      Intel Corp.,
3.250%, 8/01/2039
    6,763,437   
  3,020,000      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.,
0.875%, 6/01/2012
    3,016,225   
  240,000      Micron Technology, Inc.,
1.875%, 6/01/2014
    261,000   
  795,000      Nortel Networks Corp.,
2.125%, 4/15/2014(d)
    684,694   
  1,050,000      Teradyne, Inc.,
4.500%, 3/15/2014
    3,500,438   
         
      28,074,650   
         
  Textile – 0.0%  
  13,000      Dixie Yarns, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/15/2012
    12,610   
         
  Wirelines – 1.1%  
  830,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
3.500%, 6/15/2012
    818,588   
  2,210,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(b)
    2,571,887   
  1,190,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc., Series B,
7.000%, 3/15/2015(b)
    1,384,863   
         
      4,775,338   
         
  Total Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $67,048,704)     94,799,911   
         
  Municipals – 0.1%  
  District of Columbia – 0.1%  
  540,000      Metropolitan Washington DC Airports Authority, Series D,
8.000%, 10/01/2047
(Identified Cost $540,000)
    525,274   
         
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $306,175,941)     370,928,750   
         
  Bank Loans – 0.5%  
  Media Non-Cable – 0.5%  
  2,069,612      Dex Media West, LLC, New Term Loan,
7.000%, 10/24/2014(g)
    1,832,041   
  182,908      SuperMedia, Inc., Exit Term Loan,
11.000%, 12/31/2015(g)
    120,844   
         
      1,952,885   
         
  Wireless – 0.0%  
  78,893      Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc.,
Exit Term Loan,
9.000%, 11/01/2015(g)(h)
    80,353   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Wirelines – 0.0%  
$ 115,983      FairPoint Communications, Inc.,
New Term Loan B,
6.500%, 1/24/2016(g)
  $ 111,790   
         
  Total Bank Loans  
  (Identified Cost $2,391,771)     2,145,028   
         
  Shares               
  Common Stocks – 6.1%  
  Automobiles – 1.6%  
  465,000      Ford Motor Co.(e)     6,933,150   
         
  Biotechnology – 1.9%  
  165,617      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(e)     7,938,023   
         
  Containers & Packaging – 0.3%  
  40,621      Owens-Illinois, Inc.(e)     1,226,348   
  4,495      Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.(e)     173,732   
         
      1,400,080   
         
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%   
  22,208      FairPoint Communications, Inc.(e)     374,649   
  2,627      Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(e)     68,959   
         
      443,608   
         
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.3%    
  69,766      Corning, Inc.     1,439,272   
         
  Food Products – 0.0%  
  3,100      ConAgra Foods, Inc.     73,625   
         
  Household Durables – 0.0%  
  6,775      KB Home     84,281   
         
  Media – 0.0%  
  849      Dex One Corp.(e)     4,109   
  961      SuperMedia, Inc.(e)     5,997   
         
      10,106   
         
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%   
  2,846      Chesapeake Energy Corp.     95,398   
  5,965      Repsol YPF SA, Sponsored ADR     205,494   
         
      300,892   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%  
  64,900      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     1,715,307   
  24,929      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.     1,241,713   
         
      2,957,020   
         
  REITs – Apartments – 0.2%  
  6,185      Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A     157,532   
  32,565      Associated Estates Realty Corp.     517,132   
         
      674,664   
         
  REITs – Shopping Centers – 0.0%   
  7,868      Developers Diversified Realty Corp.     110,152   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  – 0.9%    
  190,970      Intel Corp.   $ 3,851,865   
         
  Total Common Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $19,814,162)     26,216,738   
         
  Preferred Stocks – 3.2%  
  Convertible Preferred Stocks – 2.7%  
  Automotive – 1.0%   
  68,450      General Motors Co., Series B,
4.750%
    3,299,290   
  20,345      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
5.875%
    1,039,223   
         
      4,338,513   
         
  Capital Markets – 0.0%   
  4,000      Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250%     191,500   
         
  Commercial Banks – 0.0%   
  138      Wells Fargo & Co., Series L,
Class A, 7.500%
    142,858   
         
  Diversified Financial Services – 0.2%   
  14,200      Sovereign Capital Trust IV,
4.375%
    631,900   
         
  Electric Utilities – 0.2%   
  17,119      AES Trust III,
6.750%
    835,407   
  4,150      CMS Energy Trust I,
7.750%(b)(i)
    186,750   
         
      1,022,157   
         
  Household Durables – 0.1%   
  11,000      Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
7.250%
    233,200   
         
  Machinery – 0.2%   
  14,328      United Rentals Trust I,
6.500%
    673,416   
         
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%   
  29,700      El Paso Energy Capital Trust I,
4.750%
    1,314,225   
         
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.7%    
  3,260      Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I,
7.750%
    3,194,800   
         
  Total Convertible Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $10,722,253)     11,742,569   
         
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.5%  
  Banking – 0.1%   
  448      Ally Financial, Inc., Series G,
7.000%, 144A
    416,864   
         
  Diversified Financial Services – 0.3%   
  18,000      Bank of America Corp.,
6.375%
    403,020   
    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Diversified Financial Services – continued   
  23,925      Citigroup Capital XIII,
(fixed rate to 10/30/2015,
variable rate thereafter), 7.875%
  $ 655,545   
         
      1,058,565   
         
  Household Durables – 0.1%  
  57,194      Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%(e)     386,059   
         
  REITs - Warehouse/Industrials – 0.0%   
  3,363      ProLogis, Series C, 8.540%     181,602   
         
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.0%   
  7,075      Countrywide Capital IV, 6.750%     175,248   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $1,857,155)     2,218,338   
         
  Total Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $12,579,408)     13,960,907   
         
  Closed End Investment Companies – 0.1%  
  11,109      Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund     51,879   
  7,693      DWS High Income Trust     78,007   
  31,505      Highland Credit Strategies Fund     236,603   
         
  Total Closed End Investment Companies  
  (Identified Cost $585,304)     366,489   
         
  Warrants – 0.0%  
  33,185      FairPoint Communications, Inc., Expiration on 1/24/2018(b)(e)(i)  
  (Identified Cost $0)       
         
 
 
Principal
Amount (‡)
  
  
           
  Short-Term Investments – 2.2%  
$ 9,453,903      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $9,453,903 on 4/01/2011 collateralized by $10,020,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp, 3.310% due 11/10/2020 valued at $9,531,525; $115,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 1/09/2012 valued at $117,013 including accrued interest (See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)  
  (Identified Cost $9,453,903)     9,453,903   
         
  Total Investments – 98.5%     423,071,815   
  (Identified Cost $351,000,489)(a)  
  Other assets less liabilities—1.5%     6,286,879   
         
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 429,358,694   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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  (‡)      Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.   
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements   
  (††)      Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.    
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):      
  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $351,107,191 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:    
  Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of
value over tax cost
  $     81,335,236   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax
cost over value
    (9,370,612
         
  Net unrealized appreciation     $    71,964,624   
         
  (b)      Illiquid security. At March 31, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $12,180,474 or 2.8% of net assets.    
  (c)      Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (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)      Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.    
  (g)      Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at March 31, 2011.    
  (h)      All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.   
  (i)      Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At March 31, 2011 the value of these securities amounted to $186,750 representing less than 0.01% of net assets.     
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $47,695,933 or 11.1% of net assets.       
  ADR      An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.      
  EMTN      Euro Medium Term Note   
  GMTN      Global Medium Term Note   
  MTN      Medium Term Note   
  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts   
  BRL      Brazilian Real   
  CAD      Canadian Dollar   
  EUR      Euro   
  IDR      Indonesian Rupiah   
  ISK      Icelandic Krona   
  MXN      Mexican Peso   
  NZD      New Zealand Dollar   

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Technology

       9.6

Healthcare

       7.4   

Wirelines

       7.2   

Pharmaceuticals

       5.0   

Non-Captive Consumer

       4.6   

Metals & Mining

       4.3   

Automotive

       4.1   

Local Authorities

       3.9   

Non-Captive Diversified

       3.8   

Retailers

       3.3   

Independent Energy

       2.8   

Sovereigns

       2.8   

Chemicals

       2.6   

Paper

       2.4   

Electric

       2.4   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       30.1   

Short-Term Investments

       2.2   
          

Total Investments

       98.5   

Other assets less liabilities

       1.5   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

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Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – 98.9% of Net Assets  
  ABS Car Loan – 2.3%  
$ 335,000      Ally Master Owner Trust,
Series 2011-1, Class A2,
2.150%, 1/15/2016
  $ 335,029   
  150,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A3,
1.390%, 9/08/2015
    149,930   
  120,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2010-3A, Class A,
4.640%, 5/20/2016, 144A
    128,031   
  280,000      CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2011-1, Class A3,
1.290%, 9/15/2015
    279,117   
  160,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2010-5, Class A1,
1.500%, 9/15/2015
    158,991   
  270,000      World Omni Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-A, Class A3,
1.110%, 5/15/2015
    269,677   
         
      1,320,775   
         
  ABS Credit Card – 1.8%  
  260,000      BA Credit Card Trust,
Series 2008-A5, Class A5,
1.455%, 12/16/2013(b)
    260,789   
  60,000      Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust,
Series 2004-A4, Class A4,
0.475%, 3/15/2017(b)
    59,831   
  315,000      Chase Issuance Trust,
Series 2007-A16, Class A16,
0.610%, 6/16/2014(b)
    315,507   
  150,000      Discover Card Master Trust I,
Series 2007-3, Class A2,
0.305%, 10/16/2014(b)
    149,756   
  140,000      MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust,
Series 2004-A3, Class A3,
0.515%, 8/16/2021(b)
    137,417   
  110,000      MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust,
Series 2004-B1, Class B1,
4.450%, 8/15/2016
    117,292   
         
      1,040,592   
         
  ABS Home Equity – 0.1%  
  83,672      Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2004-S1, Class A3,
4.615%, 2/25/2035
    78,723   
         
  ABS Other – 0.5%  
  264,764      CIT Equipment Collateral,
Series 2008-VT1, Class A3,
6.590%, 12/22/2014
    269,291   
         
  ABS Student Loan – 0.9%  
  525,000      South Carolina Student Loan Corp.,
Series 2010-1, Class A2,
1.303%, 7/25/2025(b)
    524,102   
         
  Aerospace & Defense – 1.6%  
  265,000      General Dynamics Corp.,
5.250%, 2/01/2014
    292,967   
  285,000      Goodrich Corp.,
4.875%, 3/01/2020
    296,366   
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Aerospace & Defense – continued  
$ 355,000      Raytheon Co.,
3.125%, 10/15/2020
  $ 325,284   
         
      914,617   
         
  Airlines – 0.4%  
  190,360      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2009-1, Class A,
7.750%, 6/17/2021
    208,445   
         
  Automotive – 1.0%  
  235,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
7.000%, 10/01/2013
    253,675   
  305,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN,
2.800%, 1/11/2016
    303,759   
         
      557,434   
         
  Banking – 10.4%  
  85,000      American Express Co.,
5.500%, 9/12/2016
    92,662   
  330,000      American Express Co.,
6.150%, 8/28/2017
    369,286   
  460,000      Bank of America Corp.,
5.650%, 5/01/2018
    480,738   
  250,000      Barclays Bank PLC,
5.000%, 9/22/2016
    265,045   
  615,000      Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The),
7.250%, 2/01/2018
    716,559   
  285,000      BNP Paribas, MTN,
3.600%, 2/23/2016
    285,483   
  550,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
6.010%, 1/15/2015
    601,048   
  200,000      Credit Suisse NY,
6.000%, 2/15/2018
    212,420   
  430,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
6.150%, 4/01/2018
    466,196   
  305,000      Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,
4.875%, 1/21/2016
    314,493   
  205,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
Series C, MTN,
6.400%, 8/28/2017
    223,466   
  475,000      Morgan Stanley,
Series F, GMTN,
6.625%, 4/01/2018
    522,080   
  355,000      Morgan Stanley,
Series F, MTN,
5.950%, 12/28/2017
    381,319   
  250,000      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The),
4.875%, 3/16/2015
    259,843   
  265,000      Wells Fargo & Co.,
3.625%, 4/15/2015
    273,150   
  435,000      Wells Fargo & Co.,
3.676%, 6/15/2016
    437,571   
         
      5,901,359   
         
  Building Materials – 0.1%  
  30,000      Masco Corp.,
7.125%, 3/15/2020
    31,046   
         
  Chemicals – 0.5%  
  130,000      Eastman Chemical Co.,
4.500%, 1/15/2021
    126,375   
  140,000      RPM International, Inc.,
6.125%, 10/15/2019
    146,861   
         
      273,236   
         

 

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Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 3.3%   
$ 132,860      Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust,
Series 2006-J5, Class 4A1,
5.652%, 7/25/2021(b)
  $ 98,871   
  17,831      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
Series 3145, Class KA,
5.000%, 8/15/2024
    17,828   
  140,000      NCUA Guaranteed Notes,
Series 2010-C1, Class A2,
2.900%, 10/29/2020
    136,298   
  456,071      NCUA Guaranteed Notes,
Series 2010-R1, Class 1A,
0.690%, 10/07/2020(b)
    456,641   
  1,184,846      NCUA Guaranteed Notes,
Series 2010-R3, Class 1A,
0.800%, 12/08/2020(b)
    1,190,403   
         
      1,900,041   
         
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 12.4%   
  375,000      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-5, Class A4,
5.414%, 9/10/2047
    398,088   
  346,706      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2007-2, Class A2,
5.634%, 4/10/2049
    351,871   
  255,000      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2007-5, Class A4,
5.492%, 2/10/2051
    267,763   
  250,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW16, Class A4,
5.906%, 6/11/2040(b)
    269,574   
  45,000      Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-C5, Class A4,
5.431%, 10/15/2049
    48,068   
  265,000      Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-CD4, Class A4,
5.322%, 12/11/2049
    278,536   
  140,000      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-C9, Class A4,
6.008%, 12/10/2049(b)
    151,907   
  250,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C2, Class A3,
5.542%, 1/15/2049
    259,321   
  400,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C3, Class A4,
5.905%, 6/15/2039(b)
    423,579   
  360,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5, Class A4,
5.695%, 9/15/2040
    374,095   
  165,000      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2006-GG7, Class A4,
6.078%, 7/10/2038(b)
    180,509   
  175,000      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG11, Class A4,
5.736%, 12/10/2049
    185,098   
  470,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
6.002%, 8/10/2045(b)
    499,016   
  200,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-CB18, Class A4,
5.440%, 6/12/2047
    210,897   
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued   
$ 85,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-CB19, Class A4,
5.932%, 2/12/2049(b)
  $ 91,028   
  410,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-LD11, Class A4,
6.005%, 6/15/2049(b)
    439,117   
  210,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3,
5.420%, 1/15/2049
    221,474   
  320,000      Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A4,
5.610%, 2/12/2039(b)
    344,419   
  210,000      Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A4,
6.097%, 6/12/2046(b)
    229,915   
  237,000      Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-6, Class A4,
5.485%, 3/12/2051
    248,223   
  205,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2006-T23, Class A2,
5.910%, 8/12/2041(b)
    216,590   
  400,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2007-IQ14, Class A4,
5.692%, 4/15/2049
    421,435   
  475,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2007-IQ15, Class A4,
6.071%, 6/11/2049(b)
    506,004   
  420,000      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C30, Class A5,
5.342%, 12/15/2043
    434,917   
         
      7,051,444   
         
  Construction Machinery – 0.7%  
  290,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN,
6.125%, 2/17/2014
    326,651   
  90,000      John Deere Capital Corp., MTN,
4.500%, 4/03/2013
    95,698   
         
      422,349   
         
  Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.3%  
  160,000      Expedia, Inc.,
5.950%, 8/15/2020
    161,400   
         
  Consumer Products – 0.6%  
  325,000      Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV, 4.625%, 3/11/2013     343,799   
         
  Distributors – 0.2%  
  90,000      EQT Corp.,
8.125%, 6/01/2019
    107,281   
         
  Diversified Manufacturing – 1.1%  
  90,000      Snap-On, Inc.,
4.250%, 1/15/2018
    92,064   
  300,000      Tyco International Finance SA,
3.750%, 1/15/2018
    300,326   
  220,000      Tyco International Finance SA,
4.125%, 10/15/2014
    233,598   
         
      625,988   
         

 

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Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Electric – 3.0%  
$ 260,000      Carolina Power & Light Co.,
5.250%, 12/15/2015
  $ 288,662   
  5,000      Carolina Power & Light Co.,
6.500%, 7/15/2012
    5,338   
  245,000      Consolidated Edison Co. of NY, Inc.,
7.125%, 12/01/2018
    295,870   
  150,000      Duke Energy Corp.,
5.625%, 11/30/2012
    160,687   
  180,000      Duke Energy Corp.,
5.650%, 6/15/2013
    195,878   
  140,000      NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.,
0.712%, 11/09/2012(b)
    140,463   
  265,000      Southern California Edison Co.,
5.750%, 3/15/2014
    294,392   
  115,000      Southern Co.,
0.703%, 10/21/2011(b)
    115,280   
  205,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co.,
5.100%, 11/30/2012
    218,024   
         
      1,714,594   
         
  Entertainment – 0.8%  
  265,000      Time Warner, Inc.,
5.875%, 11/15/2016
    295,643   
  145,000      Walt Disney Co.,
5.700%, 7/15/2011
    147,267   
         
      442,910   
         
  Environmental – 0.2%  
  90,000      Waste Management, Inc.,
6.375%, 3/11/2015
    101,998   
         
  Food & Beverage – 1.7%  
  200,000      Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.,
6.450%, 9/01/2037
    225,682   
  100,000      HJ Heinz Finance Co.,
6.000%, 3/15/2012
    104,975   
  300,000      Kellogg Co.,
5.125%, 12/03/2012
    320,042   
  270,000      Kraft Foods, Inc.,
6.125%, 8/23/2018
    301,947   
         
      952,646   
         
  Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.9%   
  150,000      Federal National Mortgage Association,
5.375%, 6/12/2017
    171,037   
  305,000      Petrobras International Finance Co.,
5.750%, 1/20/2020
    314,649   
         
      485,686   
         
  Health Insurance – 1.4%  
  275,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,
4.875%, 2/15/2013
    292,042   
  260,000      WellPoint, Inc.,
4.350%, 8/15/2020
    259,394   
  165,000      WellPoint, Inc.,
5.250%, 1/15/2016
    181,325   
  35,000      WellPoint, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2014
    38,791   
         
      771,552   
         
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Healthcare – 1.1%  
$ 20,000      Express Scripts, Inc.,
6.250%, 6/15/2014
  $ 22,219   
  170,000      Life Technologies Corp.,
4.400%, 3/01/2015
    177,398   
  335,000      McKesson Corp.,
3.250%, 3/01/2016
    337,415   
  105,000      McKesson Corp.,
6.500%, 2/15/2014
    117,729   
         
      654,761   
         
  Hybrid ARMs – 0.3%  
  148,320      FHLMC, 2.576%, 1/01/2035(b)     155,958   
         
  Independent Energy – 1.6%  
  215,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.375%, 9/15/2017
    236,649   
  260,000      Devon Energy Corp.,
5.625%, 1/15/2014
    287,509   
  150,000      Encana Corp.,
6.500%, 5/15/2019
    175,139   
  15,000      Talisman Energy, Inc.,
5.850%, 2/01/2037
    14,904   
  125,000      Talisman Energy, Inc.,
6.250%, 2/01/2038
    131,399   
  25,000      Talisman Energy, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/01/2019
    30,505   
  55,000      XTO Energy, Inc.,
4.900%, 2/01/2014
    60,034   
         
      936,139   
         
  Integrated Energy – 1.0%  
  285,000      BP Capital Markets PLC,
3.125%, 10/01/2015
    286,593   
  70,000      Hess Corp.,
7.000%, 2/15/2014
    79,307   
  170,000      XTO Energy, Inc.,
5.750%, 12/15/2013
    190,227   
         
      556,127   
         
  Life Insurance – 0.9%  
  130,000      American International Group, Inc.,
3.650%, 1/15/2014
    132,228   
  30,000      Lincoln National Corp.,
4.300%, 6/15/2015
    31,126   
  255,000      MetLife, Inc.,
4.750%, 2/08/2021
    255,581   
  70,000      Unum Group,
5.625%, 9/15/2020
    71,130   
         
      490,065   
         
  Lodging – 0.0%  
  15,000      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.,
5.750%, 2/01/2018
    15,542   
         
  Media Cable – 2.3%  
  335,000      Comcast Corp.,
4.950%, 6/15/2016
    358,184   
  100,000      Cox Communications, Inc.,
4.625%, 6/01/2013
    106,144   
  215,000      Cox Communications, Inc.,
5.450%, 12/15/2014
    237,292   
  290,000      DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.,
5.000%, 3/01/2021
    291,021   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Media Cable – continued  
$ 250,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
8.250%, 2/14/2014
  $ 290,677   
         
      1,283,318   
         
  Media Non-Cable – 0.9%  
  30,000      CBS Corp.,
5.750%, 4/15/2020
    31,730   
  210,000      CBS Corp.,
8.875%, 5/15/2019
    263,698   
  175,000      Thomson Reuters Corp.,
5.950%, 7/15/2013
    192,764   
         
      488,192   
         
  Metals & Mining – 1.3%  
  260,000      Alcoa, Inc.,
6.150%, 8/15/2020
    274,748   
  235,000      ArcelorMittal,
9.850%, 6/01/2019
    298,156   
  175,000      United States Steel Corp.,
6.050%, 6/01/2017
    180,469   
         
      753,373   
         
  Mortgage Related – 5.8%  
  377,450      FHLMC,
4.000%, 6/01/2025
    388,596   
  929,458      FHLMC,
4.500%, with various maturities from 2019 to 2025(c)
    975,089   
  2,575      FHLMC,
5.500%, 3/01/2013
    2,782   
  3,796      FHLMC,
6.000%, 11/01/2012
    3,952   
  2,701      FHLMC,
6.500%, 1/01/2024
    3,052   
  308      FHLMC,
8.000%, 7/01/2025
    363   
  756,165      FNMA,
4.000%, 4/01/2024
    778,377   
  379,872      FNMA,
4.500%, 4/01/2024
    398,914   
  664,363      FNMA,
5.500%, with various maturities from 2017 to 2020(c)
    721,255   
  4,565      FNMA,
6.000%, 9/01/2021
    4,992   
  1,226      FNMA,
7.500%, 6/01/2016
    1,357   
  1,786      FNMA,
8.000%, 6/01/2015
    1,970   
  7,035      GNMA,
6.500%, 12/15/2023
    7,978   
  1,682      GNMA,
8.500%, 9/15/2022
    1,804   
  3,977      GNMA,
9.500%, 1/15/2019
    4,708   
         
      3,295,189   
         
  Non-Captive Consumer – 0.4%  
  225,000      SLM Corp., MTN,
6.250%, 1/25/2016
    234,563   
         
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Non-Captive Diversified – 1.0%  
$ 550,000      General Electric Capital Corp., MTN,
5.500%, 1/08/2020
  $ 581,910   
         
  Oil Field Services – 0.7%  
  285,000      Ensco PLC,
3.250%, 3/15/2016
    283,952   
  115,000      Rowan Cos., Inc.,
5.000%, 9/01/2017
    118,988   
         
      402,940   
         
  Paper – 0.6%  
  330,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
5.400%, 11/01/2020, 144A
    325,866   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 1.0%  
  275,000      Eli Lilly & Co.,
4.200%, 3/06/2014
    294,784   
  270,000      Schering-Plough Corp.,
5.300%, 12/01/2013
    297,462   
         
      592,246   
         
  Pipelines – 2.1%  
  290,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP,
6.000%, 7/01/2013
    315,055   
  245,000      NiSource Finance Corp.,
6.125%, 3/01/2022
    266,593   
  150,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.,
5.000%, 2/01/2021
    150,446   
  175,000      Questar Corp.,
2.750%, 2/01/2016
    172,975   
  265,000      Spectra Energy Capital LLC,
5.668%, 8/15/2014
    290,363   
         
      1,195,432   
         
  Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.3%  
  155,000      Willis Group Holdings PLC,
4.125%, 3/15/2016
    154,202   
  15,000      Willis North America, Inc.,
7.000%, 9/29/2019
    16,245   
         
      170,447   
         
  Railroads – 1.7%  
  350,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.,
7.000%, 2/01/2014
    398,283   
  245,000      CSX Corp.,
3.700%, 10/30/2020
    230,983   
  30,000      CSX Corp.,
6.150%, 5/01/2037
    31,777   
  260,000      Union Pacific Corp.,
5.750%, 11/15/2017
    291,685   
         
      952,728   
         
  Real Estate Operations/Development – 0.1%   
  36,000      Colonial Realty LP,
4.800%, 4/01/2011
    36,000   
         
  Refining – 0.5%  
  240,000      Valero Energy Corp.,
9.375%, 3/15/2019
    306,789   
         

 

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Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  REITs – Apartments – 0.5%  
$ 250,000      ERP Operating LP,
6.625%, 3/15/2012
  $ 262,768   
         
  REITs – Shopping Centers – 0.5%  
  280,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust, 5.400%, 12/01/2013     301,496   
         
  Retailers – 0.2%  
  130,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
5.350%, 3/15/2012
    133,900   
         
  Supermarkets – 0.6%  
  135,000      Kroger Co. (The),
6.150%, 1/15/2020
    152,248   
  50,000      Kroger Co. (The),
6.200%, 6/15/2012
    52,857   
  35,000      Kroger Co. (The),
6.400%, 8/15/2017
    40,270   
  65,000      Kroger Co. (The),
6.750%, 4/15/2012
    68,878   
         
      314,253   
         
  Technology – 3.4%  
  265,000      Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/01/2017
    295,635   
  580,000      Cisco Systems, Inc.,
2.900%, 11/17/2014
    602,104   
  95,000      Corning, Inc.,
4.250%, 8/15/2020
    94,127   
  160,000      Equifax, Inc.,
7.000%, 7/01/2037
    170,566   
  230,000      IBM International Group Capital,
5.050%, 10/22/2012
    244,690   
  275,000      Oracle Corp.,
4.950%, 4/15/2013
    296,248   
  145,000      Xerox Corp.,
4.250%, 2/15/2015
    152,634   
  80,000      Xerox Corp.,
6.400%, 3/15/2016
    90,677   
         
      1,946,681   
         
  Tobacco – 1.1%  
  205,000      Altria Group, Inc.,
9.700%, 11/10/2018
    269,599   
  335,000      Philip Morris International, Inc.,
6.875%, 3/17/2014
    384,489   
         
      654,088   
         
  Transportation Services – 0.5%  
  300,000      ERAC USA Finance LLC,
2.250%, 1/10/2014, 144A
    299,279   
         
  Treasuries – 16.5%  
  595,000      U.S. Treasury Bond,
4.250%, 11/15/2040
    569,061   
  2,415,000      U.S. Treasury Note,
1.125%, 12/15/2012
    2,434,057   
  1,610,000      U.S. Treasury Note,
1.250%, 8/31/2015
    1,560,443   
  1,815,000      U.S. Treasury Note,
1.750%, 4/15/2013
    1,849,322   
  1,775,000      U.S. Treasury Note,
4.250%, 8/15/2014
    1,940,991   
Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Treasuries – continued  
$ 980,000      U.S. Treasury Note,
4.875%, 7/31/2011
  $ 995,465   
         
      9,349,339   
         
  Wireless – 1.8%  
  250,000      America Movil SAB de CV,
3.625%, 3/30/2015
    257,241   
  280,000      American Tower Corp.,
4.500%, 1/15/2018
    274,984   
  5,000      Nextel Communications, Inc., Series C,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
    5,013   
  170,000      Sprint Nextel Corp.,
6.000%, 12/01/2016
    170,637   
  330,000      Vodafone Group PLC,
5.350%, 2/27/2012
    343,957   
         
      1,051,832   
         
  Wirelines – 4.0%  
  515,000      AT&T, Inc.,
5.800%, 2/15/2019
    572,057   
  255,000      Embarq Corp.,
7.995%, 6/01/2036
    287,487   
  260,000      Qwest Corp.,
6.875%, 9/15/2033
    260,325   
  400,000      Telecom Italia Capital SA,
4.950%, 9/30/2014
    416,729   
  275,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU,
4.949%, 1/15/2015
    290,158   
  435,000      Verizon Communications, Inc.,
1.950%, 3/28/2014
    435,363   
         
      2,262,119   
         
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $54,634,821)     56,204,648   
         
  Short-Term Investments – 1.2%  
  667,232      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $667,232 on 4/1/2011 collateralized by $250,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp, 3.31% due 11/10/2020 valued 237,813; $440,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 1/9/2012 valued at $447,700 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified
Cost $667,232)
    667,232   
         
  Total Investments – 100.1%
 
  (Identified Cost $55,302,053)(a)     56,871,880   
  Other Assets Less Liabilities—(0.1)%     (85,081
         
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 56,786,799   
         
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $55,502,932 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   $ 1,658,637   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (289,689
         
  Net unrealized appreciation   $ 1,368,948   
         
  (b)      Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2011 is disclosed.  
  (c)      The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.  
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $753,176 or 1.3% of net assets.  
  ABS      Asset-Backed Securities  
  ARMs      Adjustable Rate Mortgages  
  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  

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

    

Treasuries

       16.5

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

       12.4   

Banking

       10.4   

Mortgage Related

       5.8   

Wirelines

       4.0   

Technology

       3.4   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       3.3   

Electric

       3.0   

ABS Car Loan

       2.3   

Media Cable

       2.3   

Pipelines

       2.1   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       33.4   

Short-Term Investments

       1.2   
          

Total Investments

       100.1   

Other assets less liabilities

       (0.1
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – 86.6% of Net Assets  
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 81.5%  
  ABS Credit Card – 0.2%  
$ 1,000,000      World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust,
Series 2010-A, Class B,
6.750%, 4/15/2019
  $ 1,083,942   
         
  ABS Other – 1.8%  
  2,500,000      Community Program Loan Trust,
Series 1987-A, Class A5,
4.500%, 4/01/2029
    2,364,100   
  1,158,455      Sierra Receivables Funding Co.,
Series 2009-3A, Class A1,
7.620%, 7/20/2026, 144A
    1,184,973   
  3,605,875      SVO VOI Mortgage Corp.,
Series 2009-BA, Class NT,
5.810%, 12/20/2028, 144A
    3,722,740   
  949,645      Trinity Rail Leasing LP,
Series 2009-1A, Class A,
6.657%, 11/16/2039, 144A
    1,008,649   
         
      8,280,462   
         
  Airlines – 4.6%  
  323,243      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1A,
10.375%, 1/02/2021
    379,811   
  338,154      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-2, Class A-1,
7.707%, 10/02/2022
    366,052   
  1,056,260      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A,
5.983%, 10/19/2023
    1,082,667   
  4,696,853      Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1,
9.000%, 7/08/2016
    5,330,928   
  1,871,965      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class B,
8.021%, 2/10/2024
    1,932,803   
  5,232,467      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, Class A,
7.750%, 6/17/2021
    5,729,551   
  2,198,950      Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A,
6.200%, 7/02/2018
    2,281,411   
  3,455,000      Qantas Airways Ltd.,
6.050%, 4/15/2016, 144A
    3,679,644   
         
      20,782,867   
         
  Automotive – 0.9%  
  1,930,000      Cummins, Inc.,
5.650%, 3/01/2098
    1,560,816   
  2,665,000      Ford Motor Co.,
6.375%, 2/01/2029
    2,517,738   
         
      4,078,554   
         
  Banking – 8.1%  
  2,670,000      Associates Corp. of North America, 6.950%, 11/01/2018     2,983,939   
  1,045,000      BAC Capital Trust VI,
5.625%, 3/08/2035
    911,920   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Banking – continued  
$ 230,000      Bank of America Corp.,
5.420%, 3/15/2017
  $ 234,803   
  2,770,000,000      Barclays Bank PLC, EMTN,
3.680%, 8/20/2015, (KRW)
    2,465,443   
  7,484,000,000      BNP Paribas SA, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 6/13/2011, 144A, (IDR)     848,402   
  85,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
5.850%, 12/11/2034
    83,349   
  185,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
5.875%, 2/22/2033
    173,922   
  2,515,000      Citigroup, Inc.,
6.125%, 8/25/2036
    2,398,291   
  2,420,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
6.750%, 10/01/2037
    2,440,882   
  870,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), GMTN, 5.375%, 3/15/2020     883,341   
  60,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
4.750%, 5/01/2013
    63,738   
  5,000,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN,
7.070%, 3/22/2014, (IDR)
    570,083   
  2,870,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
6.110%, 1/29/2037
    2,721,957   
  235,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
Series C, MTN,
5.000%, 1/15/2015
    248,619   
  1,700,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
Series C, MTN,
6.050%, 6/01/2034
    1,562,963   
  4,800,000      Morgan Stanley,
5.500%, 7/24/2020
    4,796,626   
  3,400,000      Morgan Stanley,
5.750%, 1/25/2021
    3,431,606   
  260,000      Morgan Stanley, EMTN,
5.450%, 1/09/2017
    274,093   
  2,000,000      Morgan Stanley, GMTN,
7.625%, 3/03/2016, (AUD)
    2,083,969   
  1,400,000      Morgan Stanley, Series F, GMTN,
5.625%, 9/23/2019
    1,429,869   
  695,000      Morgan Stanley, Series F, MTN,
5.950%, 12/28/2017
    746,526   
  420,000      National City Bank of Indiana,
4.250%, 7/01/2018
    414,162   
  300,000      Standard Chartered Bank,
6.400%, 9/26/2017, 144A
    324,048   
  4,500,000      Standard Chartered PLC,
5.500%, 11/18/2014, 144A
    4,856,634   
  135,000      Washington Mutual Finance Corp., 6.875%, 5/15/2011     135,867   
         
      37,085,052   
         
  Brokerage – 2.1%  
  2,955,000      Cantor Fitzgerald LP,
6.375%, 6/26/2015, 144A
    2,974,385   
  2,645,000      Cantor Fitzgerald LP,
7.875%, 10/15/2019, 144A(b)
    2,748,327   
  755,000      Jefferies Group, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2036
    697,861   
  2,835,000      Jefferies Group, Inc.,
8.500%, 7/15/2019
    3,344,447   
         
      9,765,020   
         

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Building Materials – 1.7%  
$ 1,175,000      Masco Corp.,
4.800%, 6/15/2015
  $ 1,167,603   
  730,000      Masco Corp.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    715,756   
  1,695,000      Masco Corp.,
6.125%, 10/03/2016
    1,738,507   
  200,000      Masco Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2032
    180,457   
  375,000      Masco Corp.,
7.750%, 8/01/2029
    381,444   
  1,235,000      Owens Corning, Inc.,
6.500%, 12/01/2016
    1,344,669   
  2,255,000      Owens Corning, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2036
    2,262,742   
         
      7,791,178   
         
  Chemicals – 1.4%  
  4,450,000      Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC,
8.250%, 6/15/2019, 144A
    5,312,904   
  980,000      Methanex Corp., Senior Note,
6.000%, 8/15/2015
    982,107   
         
      6,295,011   
         
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.3%   
  675,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series 2912, Class EH,
5.500%, 1/15/2035
    734,755   
  283,726      Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3AR, Class 5A,
5.515%, 7/25/2035(c)
    262,414   
  195,396      Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,
Series 2005-AR16, Class 3A2,
2.787%, 10/25/2035(c)
    185,870   
         
      1,183,039   
         
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 6.3%   
  160,000      Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2005-6, Class A4,
5.368%, 9/10/2047(c)
    172,566   
  600,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2006-PW13, Class A4,
5.540%, 9/11/2041
    643,545   
  360,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2006-T24, Class A4,
5.537%, 10/12/2041
    386,600   
  600,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2007-PW15, Class A4,
5.331%, 2/11/2044
    628,553   
  407,000      Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2007-PW16, Class A4,
5.906%, 6/11/2040(c)
    438,867   
  58,416      Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-CD2, Class A2,
5.408%, 1/15/2046
    58,386   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities –continued    
$ 1,055,000      Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-CD4, Class A4,
5.322%, 12/11/2049
  $ 1,108,890   
  480,000      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates,
Series 2006-C7, Class A4,
5.951%, 6/10/2046(c)
    524,046   
  3,525,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2007-C3, Class A4,
5.905%, 6/15/2039(c)
    3,732,793   
  2,030,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2007-C4, Class A4,
5.995%, 9/15/2039(c)
    2,156,096   
  685,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2007-C5, Class A4,
5.695%, 9/15/2040
    711,820   
  3,125,000      Crown Castle Towers LLC,
6.113%, 1/15/2040, 144A
    3,387,041   
  1,500,000      Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,
Series 2007-GG11, Class A4,
5.736%, 12/10/2049
    1,586,556   
  805,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2005-GG4, Class A4A,
4.751%, 7/10/2039
    847,002   
  350,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2006-GG8, Class A4,
5.560%, 11/10/2039
    376,440   
  1,180,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-LDP6, Class A4,
5.475%, 4/15/2043
    1,271,258   
  1,100,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-LDP7, Class A4,
6.061%, 4/15/2045(c)
    1,208,710   
  4,055,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-LD11, Class A4,
6.005%, 6/15/2049(c)
    4,342,969   
  1,405,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3,
5.420%, 1/15/2049
    1,481,767   
  480,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C3, Class A5,
4.739%, 7/15/2030
    508,647   
  380,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C4, Class A4,
6.078%, 6/15/2038(c)
    417,907   
  390,000      LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C6, Class A4,
5.372%, 9/15/2039
    416,262   
  235,000      Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-2, Class A4,
6.097%, 6/12/2046(c)
    257,286   

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 
continued
   
$ 350,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2005-HQ6, Class A4A,
4.989%, 8/13/2042
  $ 373,186   
  425,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2005-T19, Class A4A,
4.890%, 6/12/2047
    452,266   
  250,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2007-IQ14, Class A4,
5.692%, 4/15/2049
    263,397   
  800,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2008-T29, Class A4,
6.458%, 1/11/2043(c)
    896,163   
  200,000      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C29, Class A4, 5.308%, 11/15/2048     214,256   
         
      28,863,275   
         
  Consumer Products – 0.3%  
  605,000      Hasbro, Inc.,
6.600%, 7/15/2028
    631,020   
  780,000      Snap-on, Inc.,
6.700%, 3/01/2019
    881,619   
         
      1,512,639   
         
  Distributors – 1.3%  
  3,000,000      EQT Corp.,
8.125%, 6/01/2019
    3,576,042   
  2,150,000      Equitable Resources, Inc.,
6.500%, 4/01/2018
    2,337,719   
         
      5,913,761   
         
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.4%   
  700,000      Textron, Inc.,
3.875%, 3/11/2013, (EUR)
    986,567   
  540,000      Textron, Inc., EMTN,
6.625%, 4/07/2020, (GBP)
    856,520   
         
      1,843,087   
         
  Electric – 1.8%  
  2,800,000      AmerenEnergy Generating Co.,
Series H,
7.000%, 4/15/2018
    2,837,954   
  1,520,715      Bruce Mansfield Unit,
6.850%, 6/01/2034(b)
    1,595,763   
  1,185,000      Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The), 5.700%, 4/01/2017     1,260,135   
  555,000      Commonwealth Edison Co.,
4.700%, 4/15/2015
    595,314   
  21,000      Commonwealth Edison Co.,
4.750%, 12/01/2011(b)
    20,977   
  900,000      EDP Finance BV,
4.900%, 10/01/2019, 144A
    785,579   
  1,000,000      Endesa SA/Cayman Islands,
7.875%, 2/01/2027
    1,116,746   
         
      8,212,468   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Financial Other – 0.7%  
$ 2,500,000      National Life Insurance Co.,
10.500%, 9/15/2039, 144A
  $ 3,140,287   
         
  Food & Beverage – 0.1%  
  500,000      Corn Products International, Inc.,
6.625%, 4/15/2037
    522,619   
         
  Government Guaranteed – 0.5%  
  2,500,000      Instituto de Credito Oficial, MTN, 6.125%, 2/27/2014, (AUD)     2,460,620   
         
  Government Owned – No Guarantee – 2.0%   
  2,565,000      Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.,
7.250%, 8/01/2018, 144A
    2,824,706   
  4,500,000      DP World Ltd.,
6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A
    4,140,000   
  9,000,000,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea,
6.600%, 11/04/2013, 144A, (IDR)
    998,656   
  10,400,000,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea,
8.300%, 3/15/2014, 144A, (IDR)
    1,206,914   
         
      9,170,276   
         
  Health Insurance – 0.0%  
  20,000      CIGNA Corp.,
7.875%, 5/15/2027
    23,401   
         
  Healthcare – 0.5%  
  855,000      Boston Scientific Corp.,
6.000%, 1/15/2020
    895,884   
  95,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.375%, 1/15/2015
    96,900   
  55,000      HCA, Inc.,
6.500%, 2/15/2016
    55,963   
  100,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.050%, 12/01/2027
    89,000   
  190,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.190%, 11/15/2015
    190,950   
  75,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 12/15/2023
    70,875   
  175,000      HCA, Inc.,
7.690%, 6/15/2025
    166,687   
  305,000      HCA, Inc.,
8.360%, 4/15/2024
    305,000   
  10,000      HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.580%, 9/15/2025
    9,425   
  305,000      HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.750%, 7/15/2036
    285,175   
         
      2,165,859   
         
  Home Construction – 1.3%  
  1,116,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
5.200%, 2/15/2015
    1,107,630   
  3,340,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2035
    2,613,550   
  1,455,000      Pulte Group, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/15/2033
    1,182,188   
  835,000      Toll Brothers Finance Corp.,
5.150%, 5/15/2015
    852,296   
         
      5,755,664   
         
  Hybrid ARMs – 0.1%  
  157,699      FNMA,
5.710%, 9/01/2036(c)
    166,766   

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Hybrid ARMs – continued  
$ 88,228      FNMA,
5.983%, 2/01/2037(c)
  $ 93,834   
         
      260,600   
         
  Independent Energy – 0.6%  
  1,195,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.375%, 9/15/2017
    1,315,330   
  1,320,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.450%, 9/15/2036
    1,318,296   
         
      2,633,626   
         
  Industrial Other – 0.3%  
  1,150,000      Worthington Industries, Inc.,
6.500%, 4/15/2020
    1,230,103   
         
  Life Insurance – 1.1%  
  390,000      American International Group, Inc.,
Series G, MTN,
5.850%, 1/16/2018
    406,238   
  110,000      American International Group, Inc.,
Series MP, GMTN,
5.450%, 5/18/2017
    112,919   
  355,000      ASIF III Jersey Ltd.,
Series 2003-G, EMTN,
4.750%, 9/11/2013, (EUR)
    513,507   
  1,095,000      MetLife, Inc.,
6.400%, 12/15/2066
    1,054,595   
  2,885,000      Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The),
7.625%, 6/15/2040, 144A
    3,118,982   
         
      5,206,241   
         
  Local Authorities – 3.3%  
  4,635,000      Manitoba (Province of), GMTN,
6.375%, 9/01/2015, (NZD)
    3,744,101   
  2,625,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)
    2,744,954   
  685,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
Series 12RG,
6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)
    716,197   
  4,000,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
Series 17RG,
5.500%, 3/01/2017, (AUD)
    4,116,534   
  302,908      Province of Alberta,
5.930%, 9/16/2016, (CAD)
    346,943   
  1,185,000      Province of Quebec, Canada,
Series QC,
6.750%, 11/09/2015, (NZD)
    968,975   
  970,000      Queensland Treasury Corp.,
7.125%, 9/18/2017, 144A, (NZD)
    802,016   
  1,735,000      Queensland Treasury Corp.,
Series 11G,
6.000%, 6/14/2011, (AUD)
    1,798,455   
         
      15,238,175   
         
  Lodging – 0.8%  
  1,480,000      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.,
6.000%, 12/01/2016
    1,568,267   
  1,660,000      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.,
7.375%, 3/01/2020
    1,831,229   
         
      3,399,496   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Media Non-Cable – 0.1%  
$ 240,000      News America, Inc.,
8.150%, 10/17/2036
  $ 290,930   
         
  Mortgage Related – 0.0%  
  26,174      Federal National Mortgage Association,
7.000%, 4/25/2020
    28,599   
  3,964      FHLMC,
10.000%, with various maturities in 2018(d)
    4,484   
  14,647      FNMA,
6.000%, 12/01/2018
    16,011   
  48,400      GNMA,
10.000%, with various maturities in 2018(d)
    55,028   
         
      104,122   
         
  Non-Captive Consumer – 2.2%  
  470,000      SLM Corp., MTN,
5.050%, 11/14/2014
    474,431   
  240,000      SLM Corp.,
Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 4/15/2015
    241,639   
  995,000      SLM Corp.,
Series A, MTN,
5.375%, 1/15/2013
    1,034,951   
  1,295,000      SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.625%, 8/01/2033
    1,107,158   
  2,385,000      SLM Corp.,
Series A, MTN,
8.450%, 6/15/2018
    2,671,200   
  45,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series H, MTN,
5.375%, 10/01/2012
    44,269   
  1,300,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series J, MTN,
6.500%, 9/15/2017
    1,157,000   
  3,615,000      Springleaf Finance Corp.,
Series J, MTN,
6.900%, 12/15/2017
    3,303,206   
         
      10,033,854   
         
  Non-Captive Diversified – 4.1%  
  97,000      Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.000%, 12/31/2018
    104,154   
  4,165,000      Aviation Capital Group Corp.,
6.750%, 4/06/2021, 144A
    4,175,413   
  59,287      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2013
    60,398   
  169,485      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2014
    172,663   
  169,485      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2015
    170,968   
  282,478      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2016
    282,831   
  395,473      CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/01/2017
    395,967   
  670,000      General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty Ltd., EMTN,
8.000%, 2/13/2012, (AUD)
    706,997   
  65,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
5.625%, 5/01/2018
    70,273   

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Non-Captive Diversified – continued   
$ 300,000      General Electric Capital Corp., MTN,
5.875%, 1/14/2038
  $ 296,182   
  470,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series A, EMTN,
6.750%, 9/26/2016, (NZD)
    372,709   
  2,205,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series A, GMTN,
7.625%, 12/10/2014, (NZD)
    1,816,889   
  655,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series A, MTN,
0.603%, 5/13/2024(c)
    573,435   
  5,650,000      General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series A, MTN,
6.500%, 9/28/2015, (NZD)
    4,487,108   
  4,355,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
6.375%, 3/25/2013
    4,507,425   
  25,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
8.875%, 9/15/2015, 144A
    27,500   
  315,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
Series R, MTN,
5.650%, 6/01/2014
    316,575   
         
      18,537,487   
         
  Oil Field Services – 0.4%  
  1,090,000      Rowan Cos., Inc.,
7.875%, 8/01/2019
    1,292,932   
  235,000      Weatherford International Ltd.,
6.500%, 8/01/2036
    234,972   
  105,000      Weatherford International Ltd.,
6.800%, 6/15/2037
    109,196   
         
      1,637,100   
         
  Paper – 0.4%  
  1,500,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.250%, 6/01/2028
    1,567,500   
  200,000      Westvaco Corp.,
8.200%, 1/15/2030
    213,445   
         
      1,780,945   
         
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.0%  
  170,000      Elan Finance PLC/Elan Finance Corp.,
8.875%, 12/01/2013
    175,738   
         
  Pipelines – 1.2%  
  635,000      DCP Midstream LP,
6.450%, 11/03/2036, 144A
    645,522   
  350,000      El Paso Corp.,
6.950%, 6/01/2028
    354,587   
  200,000      Florida Gas Transmission Co.,
7.900%, 5/15/2019, 144A
    241,236   
  965,000      NGPL PipeCo LLC,
7.119%, 12/15/2017, 144A
    1,078,226   
  2,000,000      NiSource Finance Corp.,
6.125%, 3/01/2022
    2,176,270   
  810,000      Southern Natural Gas Co.,
5.900%, 4/01/2017, 144A
    901,215   
         
      5,397,056   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Property & Casualty Insurance – 2.0%   
$ 1,695,000      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The),
7.500%, 3/01/2020
  $ 1,801,736   
  2,465,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.,
5.875%, 8/01/2033
    2,320,438   
  60,000      MBIA Insurance Corp., (fixed rate to 1/15/2013, variable rate thereafter),
14.000%, 1/15/2033, 144A
    33,000   
  150,000      Progressive Corp.,
7.000%, 10/01/2013
    166,414   
  220,000      White Mountains Re Group Ltd.,
6.375%, 3/20/2017, 144A
    225,134   
  805,000      Willis North America, Inc.,
7.000%, 9/29/2019
    871,790   
  2,015,000      XL Group PLC,
6.250%, 5/15/2027
    2,000,701   
  1,595,000      XL Group PLC,
6.375%, 11/15/2024
    1,659,020   
         
      9,078,233   
         
  Railroads – 0.0%  
  190,000      Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.,
5.000%, 1/01/2045(b)
    129,675   
         
  Real Estate Operations/Development – 0.1%  
  531,000      Colonial Realty LP,
4.800%, 4/01/2011
    531,000   
         
  REITs – Apartments – 0.1%  
  30,000      ERP Operating LP,
5.125%, 3/15/2016
    32,216   
  180,000      ERP Operating LP,
5.750%, 6/15/2017
    198,178   
         
      230,394   
         
  REITs – Office Property – 0.3%  
  80,000      Highwoods Properties, Inc.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
    85,141   
  1,075,000      Highwoods Properties, Inc.,
7.500%, 4/15/2018
    1,228,769   
         
      1,313,910   
         
  REITs  – Shopping Centers – 0.6%  
  1,000,000      Equity One, Inc.,
6.000%, 9/15/2017
    1,028,636   
  1,350,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust,
5.650%, 6/01/2016
    1,469,560   
         
      2,498,196   
         
  REITs – Single Tenant – 0.1%  
  95,000      Realty Income Corp.,
5.750%, 1/15/2021
    100,001   
  405,000      Realty Income Corp.,
6.750%, 8/15/2019
    462,128   
         
      562,129   
         
  REITs –  Warehouse/Industrials – 0.3%   
  55,000      ProLogis,
5.625%, 11/15/2015
    58,370   
  240,000      ProLogis,
5.625%, 11/15/2016
    251,400   

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  REITs –  Warehouse/Industrials – continued   
$ 265,000      ProLogis,
5.750%, 4/01/2016
  $ 284,637   
  785,000      ProLogis,
7.375%, 10/30/2019
    889,049   
         
      1,483,456   
         
  Restaurants – 0.1%  
  610,000      Darden Restaurants, Inc.,
6.000%, 8/15/2035
    590,252   
         
  Retailers – 0.6%  
  118,000      J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
6.375%, 10/15/2036
    106,347   
  2,803,000      Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.375%, 3/15/2037
    2,803,000   
         
      2,909,347   
         
  Sovereigns – 2.2%  
  262,000(††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series M-10,
7.250%, 12/15/2016, (MXN)
    2,227,169   
  140,000(††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series M-20,
8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)
    1,194,793   
  227,000(††)      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,
Series MI-10,
9.000%, 12/20/2012, (MXN)
    2,017,807   
  3,100,000      Republic of Croatia,
6.750%, 11/05/2019, 144A
    3,247,250   
  38,315,000      Republic of Iceland,
4.250%, 8/24/2012, (ISK)
    200,981   
  101,800,000      Republic of Iceland,
7.250%, 5/17/2013, (ISK)
    571,240   
  69,235,000      Republic of Iceland,
8.000%, 7/22/2011, (ISK)
    363,032   
         
      9,822,272   
         
  Supranational – 2.3%  
  4,000,000      European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, GMTN,
9.250%, 9/10/2012, (BRL)
    2,448,976   
  45,300,000,000      Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 9/23/2013, (IDR)     4,296,672   
  4,375,000      Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, 6.000%, 12/15/2017, (NZD)     3,491,735   
         
      10,237,383   
         
  Technology – 2.3%  
  210,000      Corning, Inc.,
6.850%, 3/01/2029
    236,358   
  810,000      Corning, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/15/2024
    927,294   
  3,565,000      Corning, Inc.,
7.250%, 8/15/2036
    4,070,064   
  3,550,000      Ingram Micro, Inc.,
5.250%, 9/01/2017
    3,609,111   
  470,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.500%, 9/01/2025
    494,556   
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Technology – continued  
$ 235,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2028
  $ 241,504   
  290,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2037
    311,171   
  425,000      Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.,
7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A
    499,094   
         
      10,389,152   
         
  Tobacco – 0.2%  
  735,000      Reynolds American, Inc.,
6.750%, 6/15/2017
    840,511   
  195,000      Reynolds American, Inc.,
7.250%, 6/15/2037
    206,381   
         
      1,046,892   
         
  Transportation Services – 0.8%  
  100,000      APL Ltd.,
8.000%, 1/15/2024(b)
    68,500   
  2,503,815      Atlas Air Pass Through Trust,
Series 1998-1, Class B,
7.680%, 7/02/2015
    2,478,776   
  945,000      Erac USA Finance Co.,
6.700%, 6/01/2034, 144A
    976,172   
         
      3,523,448   
         
  Treasuries – 15.0%  
  135,000      Canadian Government,
1.250%, 12/01/2011, (CAD)
    139,322   
  31,580,000      Canadian Government,
3.750%, 6/01/2019, (CAD)
    33,783,597   
  1,000,000      Canadian Government,
4.000%, 6/01/2016, (CAD)
    1,093,770   
  7,935,000      Canadian Government,
5.250%, 6/01/2012, (CAD)
    8,538,862   
  155,991      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
2.300%, 7/25/2030, (EUR)
    110,730   
  50,000      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
4.600%, 7/20/2018, (EUR)
    43,657   
  1,000,000      Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
4.700%, 3/20/2024, (EUR)
    840,541   
  1,775,000      Ireland Government Bond,
4.500%, 10/18/2018, (EUR)
    1,776,215   
  800,000      Ireland Government Bond,
4.500%, 4/18/2020, (EUR)
    768,122   
  100,000      Ireland Government Bond,
5.000%, 10/18/2020, (EUR)
    97,703   
  1,425,000      Ireland Government Bond,
5.400%, 3/13/2025, (EUR)
    1,344,932   
  5,460,000      New Zealand Government Bond,
6.500%, 4/15/2013, (NZD)
    4,413,314   
  23,620,000      Norwegian Government,
4.250%, 5/19/2017, (NOK)
    4,443,328   
  54,560,000      Norwegian Government,
6.500%, 5/15/2013, (NOK)
    10,597,155   
  400,000      Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,
3.850%, 4/15/2021, (EUR)
    397,836   
  100,000      Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,
4.800%, 6/15/2020, (EUR)
    109,970   
         
      68,499,054   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund  – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
 

Wireless – 0.3%

  

$ 510,000      Nextel Communications, Inc.,
Series C,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
  $ 511,275   
  70,000      Nextel Communications, Inc.,
Series D,
7.375%, 8/01/2015
    70,262   
  35,000      Nextel Communications, Inc.,
Series E,
6.875%, 10/31/2013
    35,263   
  234,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2028
    215,865   
  120,000      Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.900%, 5/01/2019
    123,900   
  366,000      Sprint Nextel Corp.,
6.000%, 12/01/2016
    367,372   
         
      1,323,937   
         
  Wirelines – 3.3%  
  1,310,000      AT&T Corp.,
6.500%, 3/15/2029
    1,386,064   
  2,000,000      BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.,
5.850%, 11/15/2045
    1,792,118   
  2,165,000      CenturyLink, Inc., Series P,
7.600%, 9/15/2039
    2,319,163   
  500,000      Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2018
    510,000   
  2,875,000      Qwest Corp.,
6.875%, 9/15/2033
    2,878,594   
  195,000      Qwest Corp.,
7.500%, 6/15/2023
    195,487   
  1,880,000      Telecom Italia Capital SA,
6.000%, 9/30/2034
    1,701,129   
  290,000      Verizon Maryland, Inc.,
Series B,
5.125%, 6/15/2033
    261,765   
  2,170,000      Verizon New England, Inc.,
7.875%, 11/15/2029
    2,510,367   
  915,000      Verizon New York, Inc.,
Series B,
7.375%, 4/01/2032
    1,026,581   
  695,000      Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.,
6.000%, 12/01/2028
    647,170   
         
      15,228,438   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $322,378,527)     371,251,722   
         
  Convertible Bonds – 4.2%  
  Automotive – 0.4 %  
  1,035,000      Ford Motor Co.,
4.250%, 11/15/2016
    1,875,938   
         
  Life Insurance – 1.8%  
  7,950,000      Old Republic International Corp.,
3.750%, 3/15/2018
    7,979,812   
         
  REITs – Apartments – 0.0%  
  180,000      ERP Operating LP,
3.850%, 8/15/2026
    184,284   
         
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Technology – 2.0%  
$ 3,505,000      Intel Corp.,
2.950%, 12/15/2035
  $ 3,605,769   
  4,700,000      Intel Corp.,
3.250%, 8/01/2039
    5,528,375   
         
      9,134,144   
         
  Total Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $17,282,177)     19,174,178   
         
  Municipals – 0.9%  
  Illinois – 0.2%  
  1,105,000      State of Illinois,
5.100%, 6/01/2033
    896,011   
         
  Michigan – 0.2%  
  1,055,000      Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Taxable Turbo,
Series A, 7.309%, 6/01/2034(b)
    748,322   
         
  Ohio – 0.1%  
  750,000      Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Series A-2,
5.875%, 6/01/2047(b)
    497,498   
         
  Virginia – 0.4%  
  2,815,000      Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1,
6.706%, 6/01/2046(b)
    1,770,494   
         
  Total Municipals  
  (Identified Cost $5,421,393)     3,912,325   
         
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $345,082,097)     394,338,225   
         
  Shares               
  Preferred Stocks – 1.6%  
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.8%  
  Banking – 0.0%  
  161      Ally Financial, Inc., Series G, 7.000%, 144A     149,811   
         
  Electric Utilities – 0.1%  
  263      Connecticut Light & Power Co.,
2.200%
    9,912   
  150      MDU Resources Group, Inc.,
5.100%
    15,084   
  3,160      Union Electric Co.,
4.500%
    240,160   
         
      265,156   
         
  Multi Utilities – 0.0%  
  100      San Diego Gas & Electric Co.,
4.500%
    1,675   
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund  – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Preferred Stocks – continued  
  Software – 0.7%  
  3,000      Falcons Funding Trust I, (Step to 10.875% on 3/15/2015, variable rate after 3/15/2020), 8.875%, 144A(f)   $ 3,240,937   
         
  Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks   
  (Identified Cost $3,228,421)     3,657,579   
         
  Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.8%  
  Capital Markets – 0.3%  
  33,050      Newell Financial Trust I,
5.250%
    1,582,269   
         
  Diversified Financial Services – 0.5%   
  940      Bank of America Corp., Series L,
7.250%
    950,331   
  25,000      Sovereign Capital Trust IV,
4.375%
    1,112,500   
         
      2,062,831   
         
  Total Convertible Preferred Stocks   
  (Identified Cost $2,578,145)     3,645,100   
         
  Total Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $5,806,566)     7,302,679   
         
  Common Stocks – 0.2%  
  Biotechnology – 0.2%  
  13,708      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(e)
(Identified Cost $302,522)
    657,024   
         
 
 
Principal
Amount (‡)
  
  
           
  Short-Term Investments – 11.2%  
$ 51,164,471      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $51,164,471 on 4/01/2011 collateralized by $54,865,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.420% due 11/24/2020 valued at $52,190,331 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $51,164,471)     51,164,471   
         
  Total Investments – 99.6%  
  (Identified Cost $402,355,656)(a)     453,462,399   
  Other Assets Less Liabilities—0.4%     1,981,408   
         
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 455,443,807   
         
  (‡)      Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.    
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (††)      Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.    
  (a)      Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):      
  At March 31, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $404,120,897 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   $     52,750,731   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (3,409,229
         
  Net unrealized appreciation   $ 49,341,502   
         
  (b)      Illiquid security. At March 31, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $7,579,556 or 1.7% of net assets.    
  (c)      Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (d)      The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.        
  (e)      Non-income producing security.   
  (f)      Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.    
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $62,505,397 or 13.7% 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  
  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  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund  – continued

 

Industry Summary at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

       15.0

Banking

       8.1   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

       6.3   

Airlines

       4.6   

Technology

       4.3   

Non-Captive Diversified

       4.1   

Local Authorities

       3.3   

Wirelines

       3.3   

Life Insurance

       2.9   

Supranational

       2.3   

Non-Captive Consumer

       2.2   

Sovereigns

       2.2   

Brokerage

       2.1   

Government Owned – No Guarantee

       2.0   

Property & Casualty Insurance

       2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       23.7   

Short-Term Investments

       11.2   
          

Total Investments

       99.6   

Other assets less liabilities

       0.4   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

Currency Exposure at March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

U.S. Dollar

       73.0

Canadian Dollar

       9.6   

New Zealand Dollar

       4.5   

Norwegian Krone

       3.3   

Australian Dollar

       3.2   

Other, less than 2% each

       6.0   
          

Total Investments

       99.6   

Other assets less liabilities

       0.4   
          

Net Assets

       100.0
          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

     Bond Fund     Fixed Income
Fund
    Global Bond
Fund
 

ASSETS

     

Investments at cost

  $ 16,603,056,966      $ 700,471,434      $ 2,085,012,192   

Repurchase agreement(s) at cost

    1,242,914,288        56,191,130        82,626,362   

Net unrealized appreciation

    1,945,318,611        93,087,807        117,290,111   
                       

Investments at value

    19,791,289,865        849,750,371        2,284,928,665   

Cash

    7,638,633        292,982          

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $22,059,192, $795,753 and $40,630,041)

    21,647,173        755,805        41,544,482   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    46,880,807        600,000        4,338,569   

Receivable for securities sold

    8,759,417        337,807          

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

                  939,998   

Dividends and interest receivable

    282,475,218        10,801,661        25,866,369   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

                  4,130,446   

Tax reclaims receivable

    1,525,689        63,787        202,626   
                       

TOTAL ASSETS

    20,160,216,802        862,602,413        2,361,951,155   
                       
LIABILITIES      

Payable for securities purchased

    105,407,189        1,884,668        60,554,235   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    17,647,886        45,394        1,942,481   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

                  2,407,419   

Foreign taxes payable (Note 2)

    352,526        15,970          

Due to brokers (Note 2)

                  939,998   

Management fees payable (Note 6)

    8,668,680        362,678        1,037,736   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

    802,472        102,450        175,847   

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

    796,490        34,175        90,263   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

    1,472,083        39,360        159,745   
                       

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    135,147,326        2,484,695        67,307,724   
                       

NET ASSETS

  $ 20,025,069,476      $ 860,117,718      $ 2,294,643,431   
                       

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 18,872,463,351      $ 758,395,589      $ 2,239,714,315   

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

    (61,343,180     8,832,700        (18,715,351

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions

    (733,532,950     (228,175     (46,781,906

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

    1,947,482,255        93,117,604        120,426,373   
                       

NET ASSETS

  $ 20,025,069,476      $ 860,117,718      $ 2,294,643,431   
                       
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:      

Institutional Class:

     

Net assets

  $ 11,438,988,894      $ 860,117,718      $ 1,326,479,414   
                       

Shares of beneficial interest

    785,077,965        61,281,832        78,947,652   
                       

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 14.57      $ 14.04      $ 16.80   
                       

Retail Class:

     

Net assets

  $ 8,318,500,269      $      $ 968,164,017   
                       

Shares of beneficial interest

    573,041,322               58,145,833   
                       

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 14.52      $      $ 16.65   
                       

Admin Class:

     

Net assets

  $ 267,580,313      $      $   
                       

Shares of beneficial interest

    18,478,847                 
                       

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 14.48      $      $   
                       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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     Inflation
Protected
Securities Fund
    Institutional
High Income
Fund
    Intermediate
Duration
Bond Fund
    Investment
Grade Fixed
Income Fund
 

ASSETS

       

Investments at cost

  $ 14,968,594      $ 341,546,586      $ 54,634,821      $ 351,191,185   

Repurchase agreement(s) at cost

    250,190        9,453,903        667,232        51,164,471   

Net unrealized appreciation

    779,169        72,071,326        1,569,827        51,106,743   
                               

Investments at value

    15,997,953        423,071,815        56,871,880        453,462,399   

Cash

           149,108               27,274   

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $0, $112,049, $0 and $551,245)

           105,478               557,766   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    1,320,171        841,264        194,916          

Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6)

    10,200               1,113          

Receivable for securities sold

           134,166        417,297          

Dividends and interest receivable

    102,321        5,708,924        460,231        5,988,134   

Tax reclaims receivable

           19,913        1,951        122,348   
                               

TOTAL ASSETS

    17,430,645        430,030,668        57,947,388        460,157,921   
                               
LIABILITIES        

Payable for securities purchased

           326,238        437,873        4,430,108   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    2,832               635,882          

Foreign taxes payable (Note 2)

           3,625               7,519   

Management fees payable (Note 6)

           218,299               147,358   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

    59,656        69,224        62,652        76,672   

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

    591        17,137        2,337        17,379   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

    19,249        37,451        21,845        35,078   
                               

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    82,328        671,974        1,160,589        4,714,114   
                               

NET ASSETS

  $ 17,348,317      $ 429,358,694      $ 56,786,799      $ 455,443,807   
                               

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 17,274,166      $ 347,239,978      $ 56,238,023      $ 398,953,019   

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

    (103,175     4,423,240        (201,429     (1,157,666

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions

    (601,897     5,625,994        (819,622     6,456,129   

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

    779,223        72,069,482        1,569,827        51,192,325   
                               

NET ASSETS

  $ 17,348,317      $ 429,358,694      $ 56,786,799      $ 455,443,807   
                               
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:        

Institutional Class:

       

Net assets

  $ 16,894,760      $ 429,358,694      $ 55,406,078      $ 455,443,807   
                               

Shares of beneficial interest

    1,528,339        54,564,722        5,350,895        35,619,108   
                               

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 11.05      $ 7.87      $ 10.35      $ 12.79   
                               

Retail Class:

       

Net assets

  $ 453,557      $      $ 1,380,721      $   
                               

Shares of beneficial interest

    41,082               133,193          
                               

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 11.04      $      $ 10.37      $   
                               

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

        Bond Fund      Fixed Income
Fund
     Global Bond
Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

          

Interest

     $ 539,645,682       $ 23,073,332       $ 44,018,789   

Dividends

       28,793,675         1,127,673           

Less net foreign taxes withheld

       (1,317,368      (49,710      (158,854
                            
       567,121,989         24,151,295         43,859,935   
                            

Expenses

          

Management fees (Note 6)

       50,428,026         2,065,773         6,140,270   

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

       10,879,239                 1,223,515   

Administrative fees (Note 6)

       4,594,562         193,034         529,760   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

       219,043         21,834         38,535   

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7)

       6,549,068         1,577         771,073   

Audit and tax services fees

       32,777         22,855         27,205   

Custodian fees and expenses

       567,509         35,814         109,951   

Legal fees

       232,554         9,773         26,776   

Registration fees

       225,857         17,946         76,888   

Shareholder reporting expenses

       748,041         1,267         91,146   

Miscellaneous expenses

       285,902         14,375         35,577   
                            

Total expenses

       74,762,578         2,384,248         9,070,696   

Fee/expense recovery (Note 6)

       6,942                   
                            

Net expenses

       74,769,520         2,384,248         9,070,696   
                            

Net investment income

       492,352,469         21,767,047         34,789,239   
                            

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

          

Net realized gain on:

          

Investments

       255,924,412         11,554,766         34,118,503   

Futures contracts

                       4,296,316   

Foreign currency transactions

       5,232,177         200,609         4,946,543   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investments

       313,067,057         11,754,469         (49,057,035

Futures contracts

                       555,658   

Foreign currency translations

       122,187         8,671         (293,629
                            

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

       574,345,833         23,518,515         (5,433,644
                            

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     $ 1,066,698,302       $ 45,285,562       $ 29,355,595   
                            

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Protected
Securities Fund
     Institutional
High Income
Fund
     Intermediate
Duration Bond
Fund
     Investment
Grade Fixed
Income Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

          

Interest

  $ 230,733       $ 14,114,047       $ 865,679       $ 11,818,500   

Dividends

            576,138                 410,426   

Less net foreign taxes withheld

            (45,935      (157      (602
                                  
    230,733         14,644,250         865,522         12,228,324   
                                  

Expenses

          

Management fees (Note 6)

    17,343         1,230,100         64,962         864,970   

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

    244                 1,483           

Administrative fees (Note 6)

    3,241         95,786         12,139         101,040   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

    18,032         16,391         18,789         17,580   

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7)

    3,890         4,479         1,062         965   

Audit and tax services fees

    20,446         21,866         20,349         21,244   

Custodian fees and expenses

    8,320         23,596         10,523         23,187   

Legal fees

    170         4,673         507         5,420   

Registration fees

    19,502         18,358         17,657         14,714   

Shareholder reporting expenses

    1,393         1,900         2,125         1,077   

Miscellaneous expenses

    3,068         8,309         3,389         9,606   
                                  

Total expenses

    95,649         1,425,458         152,985         1,059,803   

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6)

    (67,657              (47,562        
                                  

Net expenses

    27,992         1,425,458         105,423         1,059,803   
                                  

Net investment income

    202,741         13,218,792         760,099         11,168,521   
                                  

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

          

Net realized gain (loss) on:

          

Investments

    38,095         7,063,709         57,819         11,906,310   

Futures contracts

                    (11,130        

Foreign currency transactions

    225         47,382                 118,202   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investments

    (59,884      17,294,686         (957,143      (8,915,753

Foreign currency translations

    9         (7,165              41,373   
                                  

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

    (21,555      24,398,612         (910,454      3,150,132   
                                  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 181,186       $ 37,617,404       $ (150,355    $ 14,318,653   
                                  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Bond Fund     Fixed Income Fund    

Global Bond Fund

 
     Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 
FROM OPERATIONS:             

Net investment income

  $ 492,352,469      $ 1,070,035,077      $ 21,767,047      $ 45,727,241      $ 34,789,239      $ 68,638,745   

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

    261,156,589        (80,917,562     11,755,375        11,807,903        43,361,362        17,629,634   

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

    313,189,244        1,805,551,398        11,763,140        54,418,162        (48,795,006     102,327,637   
                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,066,698,302        2,794,668,913        45,285,562        111,953,306        29,355,595        188,596,016   
                                               
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:           

Net investment income

           

Institutional Class

    (327,821,826)        (642,070,620     (48,778,586     (42,551,309     (32,690,275     (39,529,201

Retail Class

    (227,371,155)        (448,114,393                   (23,460,114     (31,727,897

Admin Class

    (7,052,730)        (13,185,534                            

Net realized capital gains

           

Institutional Class

                                         
                                               

Total distributions

    (562,245,711     (1,103,370,547     (48,778,586     (42,551,309     (56,150,389     (71,257,098
                                               
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11)     (181,187,912     (717,934,887     57,472,289        (25,218,972     9,534,894        243,357,966   
                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    323,264,679        973,363,479        53,979,265        44,183,025        (17,259,900     360,696,884   
NET ASSETS            

Beginning of the period

    19,701,804,797        18,728,441,318        806,138,453        761,955,428        2,311,903,331        1,951,206,447   
                                               

End of the period

  $ 20,025,069,476      $ 19,701,804,797      $ 860,117,718      $ 806,138,453      $ 2,294,643,431      $ 2,311,903,331   
                                               
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME)   $ (61,343,180   $ 8,550,062      $ 8,832,700      $ 35,844,239      $ (18,715,351   $ 2,645,799   
                                               

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Inflation Protected
Securities Fund
    Institutional High
Income Fund
    Intermediate Duration
Bond Fund
     Investment Grade Fixed
Income Fund
 
Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
     Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 
               
$     202,741   $ 426,034      $ 13,218,792      $ 28,061,451      $ 760,099      $ 1,184,695       $ 11,168,521       $ 26,566,472   
38,320     188,071        7,111,091        25,735,774        46,689        478,623         12,024,512         19,397,666   
(59,875)     727,374        17,287,521        11,621,609        (957,143     1,575,620         (8,874,380      21,278,146   
                                                           
181,186     1,341,479        37,617,404        65,418,834        (150,355     3,238,938         14,318,653         67,242,284   
                                                           
               
               
(260,879)     (490,125)        (28,511,356     (30,543,921     (904,560     (1,295,593      (14,267,694      (27,602,054
(4,406)     (471)                      (18,601     (690                
                                                  
               
           (15,983,712     (11,736                    (19,655,485        
                                                           
(265,285)     (490,596     (44,495,068     (30,555,657     (923,161     (1,296,283      (33,923,179      (27,602,054
                                                           
4,116,607     (1,511,063     52,543,700        (109,686,518     20,819,091        7,071,240         1,849,629         (91,945,491
                                                           
4,032,508     (660,180     45,666,036        (74,823,341     19,745,575        9,013,895         (17,754,897      (52,305,261
               
13,315,809     13,975,989        383,692,658        458,515,999        37,041,224        28,027,329         473,198,704         525,503,965   
                                                           
$17,348,317   $ 13,315,809      $ 429,358,694      $ 383,692,658      $ 56,786,799      $ 37,041,224       $ 455,443,807       $ 473,198,704   
                                                           
$  (103,175)   $ (40,631   $ 4,423,240      $ 19,715,804      $ (201,429   $ (38,367    $ (1,157,666    $ 1,941,507   
                                                           

 

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               

3/31/2011(g)

  $ 14.20      $ 0.37      $ 0.42      $ 0.79        $ (0.42   $      $ (0.42

9/30/2010

    12.99        0.78        1.24        2.02          (0.81            (0.81

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
Retail Class                

3/31/2011(g)

    14.15        0.35        0.42        0.77          (0.40            (0.40

9/30/2010

    12.94        0.74        1.24        1.98          (0.77            (0.77

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
Admin Class                

3/31/2011(g)

    14.11        0.32        0.43        0.75          (0.38            (0.38

9/30/2010

    12.91        0.70        1.23        1.93          (0.73            (0.73

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

 

 

(a)   Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.  
(b)   Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.  
(c)   Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.  
(d)   Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.  
(e)   The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.  
(f)   Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.  
(g)   For the six months ended March 31, 2011 (Unaudited).  
(h)   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.  
(i)   Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%.  
(j)   Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%.  
(k)   Includes fee/expense recovery of 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 (%)
 
             
             
$      $ 14.57        5.64      $ 11,438,989        0.63        0.63        5.14        10   
         14.20        16.00        11,194,527        0.64        0.64        5.76        27   
         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 (h)      0.67        5.75        20   
  0.00        14.13        9.00        4,742,622        0.75 (i)      0.75 (i)      5.20        26   
             
         14.52        5.51        8,318,500        0.92        0.92        4.84        10   
         14.15        15.72        8,241,062        0.93 (j)      0.93 (j)      5.46        27   
         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 (j)      0.94 (j)      6.49        26   
  0.00        14.67        9.93        6,432,333        0.97 (h)      0.97        5.49        20   
  0.00        14.10        8.79        2,232,632        1.00        1.01        4.99        26   
             
         14.48        5.38        267,580        1.20 (k)      1.20 (k)      4.56        10   
         14.11        15.37        266,215        1.20        1.21        5.20        27   
         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 (h)(j)      1.23 (j)      5.20        20   
  0.00        14.07        8.51        106,941        1.25        1.29        4.71        26   

 

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                

3/31/2011(f)

  $ 14.12      $ 0.37      $ 0.39      $ 0.76        $ (0.84   $      $ (0.84

9/30/2010

    12.94        0.77        1.14        1.91          (0.73            (0.73

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
GLOBAL BOND FUND                 
Institutional Class                

3/31/2011(f)

  $ 16.99      $ 0.27      $ (0.04   $ 0.23        $ (0.42   $      $ (0.42

9/30/2010

    16.09        0.55        0.92        1.47          (0.57            (0.57

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
Retail Class                

3/31/2011(f)

    16.84        0.24        (0.03     0.21          (0.40            (0.40

9/30/2010

    15.96        0.49        0.91        1.40          (0.52            (0.52

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

 

 

(a)   Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.  
(b)   Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.  
(c)   Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.  
(d)   The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.  
(e)   Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.  
(f)   For the six months ended March 31, 2011 (Unaudited).  
(g)   Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01% and 0.03% for Fixed Income Fund and Global Bond Fund, respectively.  
(h)   Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.  
(i)   Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%.  
(j)   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(%)
 
             
             
  $—      $ 14.04        5.64      $ 860,118        0.58        0.58        5.27        13   
         14.12        15.38        806,138        0.58        0.58        5.83        22   
         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 (g)      0.60 (g)      5.48        40   
             
             
  $—      $ 16.80        1.37      $ 1,326,479        0.66        0.66        3.21        42   
         16.99        9.46        1,285,095        0.66        0.66        3.41        100   
         16.09        19.19        1,032,465        0.68        0.68        4.76        75   
  0.00 (h)      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 (g)      0.74 (g)      3.21        77   
             
         16.65        1.22        968,164        0.98        0.98        2.88        42   
         16.84        9.05        1,026,809        1.00 (i)      1.00 (i)      3.08        100   
         15.96        18.81        918,742        1.00        1.02        4.46        75   
  0.00 (h)      14.31        (4.45     1,073,466        1.00 (j)      1.00 (j)      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   

 

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(b)
    Total
distributions
 
INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND               
Institutional Class                 

3/31/2011(f)

  $ 11.10      $ 0.16      $ (0.01   $ 0.15        $ (0.20   $      $ (0.20

9/30/2010

    10.46        0.31        0.67        0.98          (0.34            (0.34

9/30/2009

    9.86        0.09 (g)      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
Retail Class                 

3/31/2011(f)

    11.09        0.17        (0.03     0.14          (0.19            (0.19

9/30/2010*

    10.71        0.04        0.44        0.48          (0.10            (0.10
INSTITUTIONAL HIGH INCOME FUND             
Institutional Class                 

3/31/2011(f)

  $ 8.08      $ 0.25      $ 0.46      $ 0.71        $ (0.59   $ (0.33   $ (0.92

9/30/2010

    7.40        0.54        0.66        1.20          (0.52     (0.00     (0.52

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

 

 

*   From commencement of Class operations on May 28, 2010 through September 30, 2010  
(a)   Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.  
(b)   Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.  
(c)   Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.  
(d)   The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.  
(e)   Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.  
(f)   For the six months ended March 31, 2011 (Unaudited).  
(g)   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 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
(h)   Includes fee/expense recovery of 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 (%)(c)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses
(%)(d)(e)
    Gross
expenses
(%)(e)
    Net
investment
income (%)(e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
           
           
$ 11.05        1.40      $ 16,895        0.40        1.37        2.92        7   
  11.10        9.58        13,240        0.40        1.22        2.88        39   
  10.46        7.21        13,976        0.40        1.11        0.88 (g)      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   
           
  11.04        1.31        454        0.65        1.70        3.12        7   
  11.09        4.47        75        0.65        2.36        1.12        39   
           
           
$ 7.87        9.60      $ 429,359        0.70        0.70        6.45        14   
  8.08        17.06        383,693        0.71        0.71        7.08        21   
  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 (h)      0.75 (h)      6.60        31   
  8.11        11.56        141,318        0.75        0.79        6.40        23   

 

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
 
INTERMEDIATE DURATION BOND FUND               
Institutional Class                 

3/31/2011(e)

  $ 10.57      $ 0.15      $ (0.19   $ (0.04     $ (0.18   $      $ (0.18

9/30/2010

    9.95        0.38        0.66        1.04          (0.42            (0.42

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
Retail Class                 

3/31/2011(e)

    10.58        0.14        (0.18     (0.04       (0.17            (0.17

9/30/2010*

    10.21        0.09        0.41        0.50          (0.13            (0.13
INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND             
Institutional Class                 

3/31/2011(e)

  $ 13.44      $ 0.33      $ 0.09      $ 0.42        $ (0.44   $ (0.63   $ (1.07

9/30/2010

    12.39        0.68        1.07        1.75          (0.70            (0.70

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

 

 

*   From commencement of Class operations on May 28, 2010 through September 30, 2010  
(a)   Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.  
(b)   Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.  
(c)   The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.  
(d)   Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.  
(e)   For the six months ended March 31, 2011 (Unaudited).  
(f)   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(%)
 
           
           
$ 10.35        (0.34   $ 55,406        0.40        0.58        2.93        37   
  10.57        10.67        36,959        0.40        0.73        3.75        43   
  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   
           
  10.37        (0.37     1,381        0.65        0.88        2.74        37   
  10.58        4.89        82        0.65        1.61        2.66        43   
           
           
  $12.79        3.39      $ 455,444        0.49        0.49        5.16        7   
  13.44        14.59        473,199        0.48        0.48        5.29        24   
  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 (f)      0.55 (f)      4.79        50   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

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 Bond Fund (the “Intermediate Duration Bond Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (the “Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund”)

 

Each Fund offers Institutional Class shares. Bond Fund, Global Bond Fund, Inflation Protected Securities Fund and Intermediate Duration 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). In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of a Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate distributions from net investment income on each class of shares.

 

2.  Significant Accounting Policies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to period-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

a.   Valuation. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) 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 shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value, as reported by pricing services recommended by the investment adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Such pricing services generally use the security’s last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is primarily traded or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking a NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt and equity securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Funds may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are valued at their most recent settlement price. Swap agreements 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. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ investment adviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

 

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

 

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March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as a Fund is notified, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. Periodic principal adjustments for inflation-protected securities are recorded to interest income. Negative principal adjustments (in the event of deflation) are recorded as reductions of interest income to the extent of interest income earned, not to exceed the amount of positive principal adjustments on a cumulative basis. 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 values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

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

 

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

 

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. Certain Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross currency contracts. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell generally are used to hedge a Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. Also, a contract to buy or sell 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 may require the movement of cash or securities 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 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 an amount of cash or short-term high quality securities as “initial margin”. 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 cash or securities on deposit with the broker. 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.

 

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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. The Funds may also make or receive upfront payments. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the difference between the agreed upon notional value and market value of the reference obligation. Market value in this case is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the value. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that a Fund as the protection seller could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

There were no credit default swaps held by the Funds during the six months ended March 31, 2011.

 

g.  Due to/from Brokers. Transactions and positions in forward foreign currency contracts and swap agreements are maintained and cleared by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between the Fund and the various broker/dealers. Due to brokers’ balances in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represent cash and securities received as collateral for forward foreign currency contracts. In certain circumstances the Funds’ use of cash and/or securities pledged as collateral is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.

 

h.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. The Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of March 31, 2011 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

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

 

i.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as foreign currency transactions, defaulted bond adjustments, discount adjustments on inflation-protected securities, paydown gains and losses, premium amortization, reclassification of realized capital gain to ordinary income and 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, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustments, forward and futures contracts mark to market, defaulted bond interest, REIT basis adjustments, adjustments to inflation-protected securities and contingent payment debt instruments. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

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The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:

 

     2010 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

   Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Total  

Bond Fund

   $ 1,103,370,547         $         $ 1,103,370,547   

Fixed Income Fund

     42,551,309                     42,551,309   

Global Bond Fund

     71,257,098                     71,257,098   

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     490,596                     490,596   

Institutional High Income Fund

     30,544,655           11,002           30,555,657   

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     1,296,283                     1,296,283   

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     27,602,054                     27,602,054   

 

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

 

As of September 30, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards and post-October losses were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforward:    Bond Fund      Fixed Income
Fund
     Global
Bond Fund
     Inflation Protected
Securities Fund
 

Expires September 30, 2014

   $       $       $ (1,046,616    $ (19,853

Expires September 30, 2015

                     (5,497,643      (155,005

Expires September 30, 2016

                     (3,309,847        

Expires September 30, 2017

     (73,277,381      (129,506      (21,329,772      (110,122

Expires September 30, 2018

     (667,219,656      (9,202,603      (34,063,363      (238,354
                                   

Total capital loss carryforward

   $ (740,497,037    $ (9,332,109    $ (65,247,241    $ (523,334
                                   

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2009)

   $ (182,708,157    $       $ (18,054,311    $   
                                   

 

Capital loss carryforward:    Institutional High
Income Fund
       Intermediate Duration
Bond Fund
       Investment Grade
Fixed Income Fund
 

Expires September 30, 2014

   $         $         $   

Expires September 30, 2015

               (83,490          

Expires September 30, 2016

               (222,423          

Expires September 30, 2017

               (460,684          

Expires September 30, 2018

                           
                              

Total capital loss carryforward

   $         $ (766,597      $   
                              

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2009)

   $                        —         $         $           —   
                              

 

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

 

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

 

k.  Delayed Delivery Commitments. The Funds may purchase securities, including those designated as TBAs in the Portfolio of Investments, for which delivery or payment will occur at a later date, beyond the normal settlement period. The price of the security and the date when the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The security and the obligation to pay for it are recorded by the Funds at the time the commitment is entered into. The actual security that will be delivered to fulfill a TBA trade is not designated at the time of the trade. The security is “to be announced” 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date. The value of

 

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the security may vary with market fluctuations during the time before the Funds take delivery of the security. No interest accrues to the Funds until the transaction settles. When the Funds enter into such a transaction, collateral consisting of liquid securities or cash and cash equivalents is required to be segregated or earmarked at the custodian in an amount at least equal to the amount of the Funds’ commitment.

 

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

 

There were no delayed delivery securities held by the Funds as of March 31, 2011.

 

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

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, none of the Funds had loaned securities under this agreement.

 

m.  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. In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Funds have categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2011, at value:

 

Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Bonds and Notes

                 

Non-Convertible Bonds

                 

Non-Captive Consumer

   $ 3,155,252         $ 970,763,186         $         $ 973,918,438   

Non-Captive Diversified

               1,458,216,462           71,438,150           1,529,654,612   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

               12,894,528,571                     12,894,528,571   
                                         

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

     3,155,252           15,323,508,219           71,438,150           15,398,101,621   
                                         

Convertible Bonds(a)

               1,736,999,612                     1,736,999,612   

Municipals(a)

               255,696,218                     255,696,218   
                                         

Total Bonds and Notes

     3,155,252           17,316,204,049           71,438,150           17,390,797,451   
                                         

Bank Loans(a)

               61,196,848                     61,196,848   
                                         

 

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Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Preferred Stocks

                 

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                 

Automotive

   $ 126,496,080         $ 48,494,586         $         $ 174,990,666   

Capital Markets

               12,946,166                     12,946,166   

Commercial Banks

     12,922,402                               12,922,402   

Diversified Financial Services

     26,106,795           13,567,827                     39,674,622   

Electric Utilities

     16,912,958                     9,376,875           26,289,833   

Machinery

                         12,381,539           12,381,539   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     46,535,834           3,581,250                     50,117,084   

REITs—Healthcare

     8,969,015                               8,969,015   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     51,649,920                               51,649,920   
                                         

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

     289,593,004           78,589,829           21,758,414           389,941,247   
                                         

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

                 

Banking

               49,170,412                     49,170,412   

Diversified Financial Services

     34,798,250                               34,798,250   

Electric Utilities

     1,060,617           647,365                     1,707,982   

Household Durables

     248,285                               248,285   

Multi Utilities

     75,911                               75,911   

REITs—Office Property

               2,470,119                     2,470,119   

REITs—Warehouse/Industrials

     9,126,378                               9,126,378   

Software

               41,051,875                     41,051,875   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     13,245,138                               13,245,138   
                                         

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

     58,554,579           93,339,771                     151,894,350   
                                         

Total Preferred Stocks

     348,147,583           171,929,600           21,758,414           541,835,597   
                                         

Common Stocks(a)

     522,469,912                               522,469,912   

Closed End Investment Companies

     32,075,769                               32,075,769   

Short-Term Investments

               1,242,914,288                     1,242,914,288   
                                         

Total

   $ 905,848,516         $ 18,792,244,785         $ 93,196,564         $ 19,791,289,865   
                                         

 

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

 

Preferred stocks valued at $30,667,500 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the six months ended March 31, 2011. At September 30, 2010, this security was valued at original purchase price; at March 31, 2011, this security was valued at a market price in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Bonds and Notes

                 

Non-Convertible Bonds

                 

Non-Captive Consumer

   $        666,780         $ 30,706,564         $               —         $ 31,373,344   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

                   626,025,445                          626,025,445   
                                         

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

     666,780           656,732,009                     657,398,789   
                                         

Convertible Bonds(a)

               78,606,577                     78,606,577   

Municipals(a)

               6,564,529                     6,564,529   
                                         

Total Bonds and Notes

     666,780           741,903,115                     742,569,895   
                                         

Bank Loans(a)

               627,003                     627,003   
                                         

 

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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

   $ 4,487,420         $ 2,084,319         $         $ 6,571,739   

Capital Markets

               1,200,466                     1,200,466   

Diversified Financial Services

     2,875,256           2,462,763                     5,338,019   

Electric Utilities

     488,000                               488,000   

Machinery

                         1,419,353           1,419,353   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3,270,025                               3,270,025   

REITs—Healthcare

     385,540                               385,540   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     3,797,500                               3,797,500   
                                         

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

     15,303,741           5,747,548           1,419,353           22,470,642   
                                         

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

                 

Banking

               1,043,091                     1,043,091   

Diversified Financial Services

     111,950                               111,950   

Electric Utilities

     354,920           255,524                     610,444   

Multi Utilities

     8,050                               8,050   

Software

               3,240,937                     3,240,937   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     519,551                               519,551   
                                         

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

     994,471           4,539,552                     5,534,023   
                                         

Total Preferred Stocks

     16,298,212           10,287,100           1,419,353           28,004,665   
                                         

Common Stocks(a)

     22,357,678                               22,357,678   

Short-Term Investments

               56,191,130                     56,191,130   
                                         

Total

   $ 39,322,670         $     809,008,348         $     1,419,353         $   849,750,371   
                                         

 

(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

                 

Australia

   $                 —         $ 7,729,374         $     30,277,851         $ 38,007,225   

Canada

               171,632,358           5,359,839           176,992,197   

Japan

               283,550,337           5,721,769           289,272,106   

Supranationals

               73,095,447           10,983,247           84,078,694   

United States

               484,023,466           5,890,000           489,913,466   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

               1,113,569,271                     1,113,569,271   
                                         

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

               2,133,600,253           58,232,706           2,191,832,959   
                                         

Convertible Bonds(a)

               10,469,344                     10,469,344   
                                         

Total Bonds and Notes

               2,144,069,597           58,232,706           2,202,302,303   
                                         

Short-Term Investments

               82,626,362                     82,626,362   
                                         

Total Investments

               2,226,695,959           58,232,706           2,284,928,665   
                                         

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

               4,130,446                     4,130,446   

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     34,522                               34,522   
                                         

Total

   $ 34,522         $ 2,230,826,405         $ 58,232,706         $ 2,289,093,633   
                                         

 

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March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

Global Bond Fund

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

   Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $                 —         $   (2,407,419    $                 —         $    (2,407,419
                                       

 

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

 

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Bonds and Notes

   $                 —         $   15,747,763         $                 —         $   15,747,763   

Short-Term Investments

               250,190                     250,190   
                                         

Total

   $         $ 15,997,953         $         $ 15,997,953   
                                         

 

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

 

Institutional High Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Bonds and Notes(a)

   $                 —         $ 370,928,750         $                 —         $ 370,928,750   

Bank Loans(a)

               2,145,028                     2,145,028   

Common Stocks(a)

     26,216,738                               26,216,738   

Preferred Stocks

                 

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                 

Automotive

     3,299,290           1,039,223                     4,338,513   

Capital Markets

               191,500                     191,500   

Commercial Banks

     142,858                               142,858   

Diversified Financial Services

               631,900                     631,900   

Electric Utilities

     835,407                     186,750           1,022,157   

Household Durables

     233,200                               233,200   

Machinery

                         673,416           673,416   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     1,314,225                               1,314,225   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     3,194,800                               3,194,800   
                                         

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

     9,019,780           1,862,623           860,166           11,742,569   
                                         

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

     1,801,474           416,864                     2,218,338   
                                         

Total Preferred Stocks

     10,821,254           2,279,487           860,166           13,960,907   
                                         

Closed End Investment Companies

     366,489                               366,489   

Warrants

                                     

Short-Term Investments

               9,453,903                     9,453,903   
                                         

Total

   $ 37,404,481         $ 384,807,168         $ 860,166         $ 423,071,815   
                                         

 

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

 

Preferred stocks valued at $598,125 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the six months ended March 31, 2011. At September 30, 2010, this security was valued at original purchase price; at March 31, 2011, this security was valued at a market price in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Bonds and Notes

   $                 —         $   56,204,648         $                 —         $   56,204,648   

Short-Term Investments

               667,232                     667,232   
                                         

Total

   $         $ 56,871,880         $         $ 56,871,880   
                                         

 

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

 

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March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Bonds and Notes

                 

Non-Convertible Bonds

                 

Non-Captive Diversified

   $         $ 14,362,074         $ 4,175,413         $ 18,537,487   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

               352,714,235                     352,714,235   
                                         

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

               367,076,309           4,175,413           371,251,722   
                                         

Convertible Bonds(a)

               19,174,178                     19,174,178   

Municipals(a)

               3,912,325                     3,912,325   
                                         

Total Bonds and Notes

               390,162,812           4,175,413           394,338,225   
                                         

Preferred Stocks

                 

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

                 

Banking

               149,811                     149,811   

Electric Utilities

     240,160           24,996                     265,156   

Multi Utilities

     1,675                               1,675   

Software

               3,240,937                     3,240,937   
                                         

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

     241,835           3,415,744                     3,657,579   
                                         

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                 

Capital Markets

               1,582,269                     1,582,269   

Diversified Financial Services

     950,331           1,112,500                     2,062,831   
                                         

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

     950,331           2,694,769                     3,645,100   
                                         

Total Preferred Stocks

     1,192,166           6,110,513                     7,302,679   
                                         

Common Stocks(a)

     657,024                               657,024   

Short-Term Investments

               51,164,471                     51,164,471   
                                         

Total Investments

   $ 1,849,190         $ 447,437,796         $ 4,175,413         $ 453,462,399   
                                         

 

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

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of March 31, 2011:

 

Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2010
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into

Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
March 31,
2011
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
March 31,
2011
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Airlines

  $ 50,705,608      $      $      $      $      $      $      $ (50,705,608   $      $   

Non-Captive Diversified

                         178,150        71,260,000                             71,438,150        178,150   

Preferred Stocks

                   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Electric Utilities

    7,293,125                      2,083,750                                    9,376,875        2,083,750   

Machinery

                         3,556,399                      8,825,140               12,381,539        3,556,399   
                                                                               

Total

  $ 57,998,733      $     —      $     —      $ 5,818,299      $ 71,260,000      $     —      $ 8,825,140      $ (50,705,608   $ 93,196,564      $ 5,818,299   
                                                                               

 

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March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

Debt securities valued at $50,705,608 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the six months ended March 31, 2011. At September 30, 2010, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund; at March 31, 2011, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service.

 

Preferred stocks valued at $8,825,140 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the six months ended March 31, 2011. At September 30, 2010, these securities were valued using evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service; at March 31, 2011, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund.

 

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

 

Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2010
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
March 31,
2011
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
March 31,
2011
 

Preferred Stocks

                   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Machinery

  $     —      $     —      $     —      $ 407,686      $     —      $     —      $ 1,011,667      $     —      $ 1,419,353      $ 407,686   
                                                                               

 

Preferred stocks valued at $1,011,667 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the six months ended March 31, 2011. At September 30, 2010, these securities were valued using evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service; at March 31, 2011, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund.

 

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

 

Global Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2010
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into

Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
March 31,
2011
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
March 31,
2011
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Australia

  $      $ 265,237      $ (358,735   $ 427,091      $ 36,494,000      $ (6,549,742   $      $      $ 30,277,851      $ 427,091   

Canada

    5,065,604                      294,235                                    5,359,839        294,235   

Japan

                         91,769        5,630,000                             5,721,769        91,769   

Supranationals

           2,961               (138,000     11,118,286                             10,983,247        (138,000

United States

                         163        5,889,837                             5,890,000        163   
                                                                               

Total

  $ 5,065,604      $ 268,198      $ (358,735   $ 675,258      $ 59,132,123      $ (6,549,742   $     —      $     —      $ 58,232,706      $ 675,258   
                                                                               

 

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Institutional High Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2010
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into

Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
March 31,
2011
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
March 31,
2011
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Airlines

  $ 971,693      $      $      $      $      $      $      $ (971,693   $      $   

Preferred Stocks

                   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Electric Utilities

    145,250                      41,500                                    186,750        41,500   

Machinery

                         193,428                      479,988               673,416        193,428   
                                                                               

Total

  $ 1,116,943      $     —      $     —      $ 234,928      $     —      $     —      $ 479,988      $ (971,693   $ 860,166      $ 234,928   
                                                                               

 

Debt securities valued at $971,693 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the six months ended March 31, 2011. At September 30, 2010, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund; at March 31, 2011, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service.

 

Preferred stocks valued at $479,988 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the six months ended March 31, 2011. At September 30, 2010, these securities were valued using evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service; at March 31, 2011, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund.

 

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

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2010
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into

Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
March 31,
2011
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
March 31,
2011
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

ABS Car Loan

  $ 160,000      $     —      $     —      $     —      $     —      $     —      $     —      $ (160,000   $     —      $     —   
                                                                               

 

Debt securities valued at $160,000 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the six months ended March 31, 2011. At September 30, 2010, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund; at March 31, 2011, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service.

 

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

 

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2010
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
March 31,
2011
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
March 31,
2011
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Non-Captive Diversified

  $     —      $     —      $     —      $ 10,413      $ 4,165,000      $     —      $     —      $     —      $ 4,175,413      $ 10,413   
                                                                               

 

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March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

4.  Derivatives. Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Funds used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

 

The Funds are subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Fund assets denominated in foreign currencies. Certain Funds may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Funds’ holdings of foreign securities. Certain Funds may also use forward foreign currency contracts to gain exposure to foreign currencies, regardless of whether securities denominated in such currencies are held in the Funds. During the six months ended March 31, 2011, Global Bond Fund engaged in forward foreign currency transactions for hedging purposes and to gain exposure to foreign currencies.

 

The Funds are subject to the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Funds’ investments in fixed income securities. A Fund will be subject to increased interest rate risk to the extent that it invests 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 their duration in order to control interest rate risk without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. During the six months ended March 31, 2011, Global Bond Fund and Intermediate Duration Bond Fund used futures contracts in accordance with this objective.

 

Each Fund is party to agreements with counterparties that govern transactions in forward foreign currency contracts. The agreements contain credit-risk-related contingent features that allow the counterparties to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of a Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. If such features were to be triggered, the counterparties could request immediate settlement of open contracts at current fair value. As of March 31, 2011, there were no Funds that held derivative positions subject to credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position (unrealized depreciation) by counterparty.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts are subject to the risk that the counterparty will be unwilling or unable to meet its obligations under the contracts. The Funds have mitigated this risk by entering into master netting agreements with counterparties that allow the Fund and the counterparty to net amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. As of March 31, 2011, the maximum amount of loss that Global Bond Fund would incur if counterparties failed to meet their obligations, based on the value of derivative positions in an unrealized gain position as of period end, is $4,130,446 and the amount of loss that Global Bond Fund would incur after taking into account master netting arrangements is $1,723,027.

 

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 under collateralized. In addition to collateral requirements, the Funds also require counterparties to meet minimum credit quality requirements.

 

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Global Bond Fund as of March 31, 2011:

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Caption

   Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
 

Assets

     

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 4,130,446       $   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*

             34,522   

Liabilities

     

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     (2,407,419        

 

* Represents cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts. Only the current day’s variation margin on futures contracts is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable or payable for variation margin, as applicable. Variation margin as of Mach 31, 2011 was $0.

 

Transactions in derivative instruments for Global Bond Fund during the six months ended March 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

Statements of Operations Caption

   Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
       Interest
Rate
Contracts
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

       

Foreign currency transactions*

   $ 2,446,506         $   

Futures contracts

               4,296,316   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

       

Foreign currency translations*

     867,057             

Futures contracts

               555,658   

 

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

 

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Transactions in derivative instruments for Intermediate Duration Bond Fund during the six months ended March 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

Statements of Operations Caption

   Interest
Rate
Contracts
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (11,130

 

As the Funds value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these disclosures.

 

Volume of forwards and futures activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Global Bond Fund, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended March 31, 2011:

 

Global Bond Fund

   Forwards        Futures  

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     15.17%           2.55%   

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     22.31%           2.93%   

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     12.98%           2.40%   

Notional Amount Outstanding as of March 31, 2011

     15.39%           2.93%   

 

Volume of futures activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Intermediate Duration Bond Fund, based on daily notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended March 31, 2011:

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     Futures  

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

       0.20%   

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

       2.02%   

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

       0.00%   

Notional Amount Outstanding as of March 31, 2011

       0.00%   

 

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

 

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended March 31, 2011, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

       U.S. Government/Agency
Securities
       Other Securities  

Fund

     Purchases        Sales        Purchases        Sales  

Bond Fund

     $ 462,689,167         $ 50,554         $ 1,487,211,224         $ 3,206,594,440   

Fixed Income Fund

       22,210,673                     79,700,780           121,795,260   

Global Bond Fund

       172,630,935           214,891,326           759,716,102           696,999,378   

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

       3,222,066           775,881           270,358           218,547   

Institutional High Income Fund

                           69,153,308           53,087,650   

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

       14,770,080           14,138,015           25,109,064           4,261,738   

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

                 71,788           30,349,601           105,262,683   

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2011, 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 Bond 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%   

 

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Loomis Sayles has given binding undertakings to the Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expense. These undertakings are in effect until January 31, 2012 and are reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payable, as reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, is net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to these undertakings. Waivers/reimbursements that exceed management fees payable are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable from investment adviser.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:

 

     Expense Limit as a Percentage of

Average Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

   Institutional
Class
       Retail
Class
       Admin
Class
 

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%           0.65%           —       

Institutional High Income Fund

     0.75%           —               —       

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     0.40%           0.65%           —       

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     0.55%           —               —       

 

Loomis Sayles shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreements (whether through waiver of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated to pay such waived/reimbursed fees or expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

   Gross
Management
Fees
       Waivers of
Management
Fees1
       Net
Management
Fees
       Percentage of
Average Daily
Net Assets
 
                  Gross        Net  

Bond Fund

   $ 50,428,026         $         $ 50,428,026           0.51%           0.51%   

Fixed Income Fund

     2,065,773                     2,065,773           0.50%           0.50%   

Global Bond Fund

     6,140,270                     6,140,270           0.54%           0.54%   

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     17,343           17,343                     0.25%           0.00%   

Institutional High Income Fund

     1,230,100                     1,230,100           0.60%           0.60%   

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     64,962           46,500           18,462           0.25%           0.07%   

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     864,970                     864,970           0.40%           0.40%   

 

1Management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2012.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, class-specific expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

     Reimbursement2  

Fund

   Institutional
Class
       Retail
Class
       Admin
Class
       Total  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

   $ 3,751         $ 129         $         $ 3,880   

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     753           309                     1,062   

 

In addition, the investment adviser reimbursed non-class-specific expenses of Inflation Protected Securities Fund in the amount of $46,434 for the six months ended March 31, 20112.

 

2Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2012.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, expense reimbursements related to the prior fiscal year were recovered as follows:

 

     Recovered Expenses  

Fund

   Institutional
Class
       Retail
Class
       Admin
Class
       Total  

Bond Fund

   $         $         $ 6,942         $ 6,942   

 

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

 

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

 

Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Bond Fund, Global Bond Fund, Inflation Protected Securities Fund and Intermediate Duration Bond Fund have adopted a Distribution Plan relating to each Fund’s Retail Class shares (the “Retail Class Plan”), and the Bond Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan relating to its Admin Class shares (the “Admin Class Plan”).

 

Under the Retail Class Plan, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Retail Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Retail Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distributors to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Retail Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

Under the Admin Class Plan, Bond Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Admin Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Admin Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distributors to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sales of Admin Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

In addition, the Admin Class shares of the Bond Fund may pay Natixis Distributors an administrative service fee, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares. These fees are subsequently paid to securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal services and/or account maintenance for their customers who hold such shares.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

     Service Fees        Distribution Fees  

Fund

   Retail Class        Admin Class        Retail Class        Admin Class  

Bond Fund

   $         $ 332,220         $ 10,214,799         $ 332,220   

Global Bond Fund

                         1,223,515             

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

                         244             

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

                         1,483             

 

c. Administrative Fees. Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, 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 Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion and 0.0350% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per additional class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisers.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, each Fund paid the following administrative fees to Natixis Advisors:

 

Fund

   Administrative
Fees
 

Bond Fund

   $     4,594,562   

Fixed Income Fund

     193,034   

Global Bond Fund

     529,760   

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     3,241   

Institutional High Income Fund

     95,786   

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     12,139   

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     101,040   

 

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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 to exceed what the Funds would have paid their transfer agent had each customer’s shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediaries. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the Funds paid the following sub-transfer agent fees, which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations.

 

     Sub-Transfer Agent Fees  

Fund

   Institutional
Class
       Retail
Class
       Admin
Class
 

Bond Fund

   $ 2,411,946         $ 3,164,315         $ 142,914   

Global Bond Fund

     241,895           440,788             

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     2,654           13             

Institutional High Income Fund

     2,572                       

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     438           22             

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     20                       

 

e.  Trustees Fees and Expenses. The Trust does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $250,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that she attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $80,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chairman receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $15,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $7,500 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

 

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

 

7.  Class Specific Expenses. For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the Funds paid the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees):

 

     Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses  

Fund

   Institutional
Class
       Retail
Class
       Admin
Class
 

Bond Fund

   $ 2,669,154         $ 3,731,387         $ 148,527   

Fixed Income Fund

     1,577                       

Global Bond Fund

     246,912           524,161             

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     3,750           140             

Institutional High Income Fund

     4,479                       

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     753           309             

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     965                       

 

8.  Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participates in a $200,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participates in the line of credit. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its

 

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borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% 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.

 

Effective April 21, 2011, each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, will participate 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 will participate in the line of credit. Interest will be charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, will be accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2011, none of the Funds had borrowings under these agreements.

 

9.  Concentration of Risk. Each Fund’s investments in foreign securities are subject to foreign currency fluctuations, higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. Greater political, economic, credit and information risks are also associated with foreign securities.

 

10.  Concentration of Ownership. At March 31, 2011, Loomis Sayles Distributors, L.P. and Loomis Sayles Trust Co. LLC owned 262,588 shares, equal to 16.73% of Inflation Protected Securities Fund’s shares outstanding. At March 31, 2011, the Loomis Sayles Funded Pension Plan and Trust (“Pension Plan”) and the Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) held shares of beneficial interest in the Funds as follows:

 

Fund

   Pension Plan        Retirement Plan  

Bond Fund

     959,011           2,124,312   

Global Bond Fund

               483,918   

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

               273,472   

Institutional High Income Fund

               1,454,868   

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

               88,153   

 

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholders having a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds. As of March 31, 2011, certain Funds had shareholders that held greater than 5% of the fund’s outstanding shares. Such ownership may be beneficially held by multiple individuals or entities other than the owner of record. The number of greater than 5% shareholders and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such ownership was as follows:

 

Fund

   Number of Greater
Than 5% Shareholders
     Percentage of
Ownership

Fixed Income Fund

   3      19.07%

Global Bond Fund

   1      11.45%

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

   3      22.33%

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

   4      72.89%

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

   3      22.40%

 

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

 

       Bond Fund  
       Six Months Ended March 31, 2011        Year Ended September 30, 2010  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       107,155,867         $ 1,540,731,183           225,791,097         $ 3,060,935,314   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       20,106,126           287,909,548           41,506,088           563,071,668   

Redeemed

       (130,531,629        (1,872,543,205        (314,876,391        (4,250,749,039
                                           

Net change

       (3,269,636      $ (43,902,474        (47,579,206      $ (626,742,057
                                           

 

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11.  Capital Shares (continued)

 

       Bond Fund  
       Six Months Ended March 31, 2011        Year Ended September 30, 2010  
Retail Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       74,049,850         $ 1,061,407,101           155,856,734         $ 2,110,792,790   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       14,985,923           213,776,926           31,177,594           421,514,998   

Redeemed

       (98,454,014        (1,407,060,404        (195,407,565        (2,642,018,934
                                           

Net change

       (9,418,241      $ (131,876,377        (8,373,237      $ (109,711,146
                                           
Admin Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       2,787,794         $ 39,864,678           6,876,197         $ 92,742,622   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       449,852           6,401,579           878,950           11,862,601   

Redeemed

       (3,620,107        (51,675,318        (6,397,886        (86,086,907
                                           

Net change

       (382,461      $ (5,409,061        1,357,261         $ 18,518,316   
                                           

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       (13,070,338      $ (181,187,912        (54,595,182      $ (717,934,887
                                           
       Fixed Income Fund  
       Six Months Ended March 31, 2011        Year Ended September 30, 2010  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       6,634,769         $ 92,923,979           5,773,068         $ 76,057,230   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       3,122,786           41,814,110           2,880,044           36,461,361   

Redeemed

       (5,563,615        (77,265,800        (10,449,999        (137,737,563
                                           

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       4,193,940         $ 57,472,289           (1,796,887      $ (25,218,972
                                           
       Global Bond Fund  
       Six Months Ended March 31, 2011        Year Ended September 30, 2010  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       13,110,838         $ 220,505,206           26,748,125         $ 431,989,257   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       1,795,450           29,831,598           2,225,990           35,769,761   

Redeemed

       (11,578,919        (194,200,018        (17,516,539        (281,002,249
                                           

Net change

       3,327,369         $ 56,136,786           11,457,576         $ 186,756,769   
                                           
Retail Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       8,598,931         $ 142,857,572           23,865,070         $ 381,825,710   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       1,346,128           22,168,892           1,915,462           30,512,388   

Redeemed

       (12,756,366        (211,628,356        (22,406,075        (355,736,901
                                           

Net change

       (2,811,307      $ (46,601,892        3,374,457         $ 56,601,197   
                                           

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       516,062         $ 9,534,894           14,832,033         $ 243,357,966   
                                           

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

11.  Capital Shares (continued)

 

       Inflation Protected Securities Fund  
       Six Months Ended March 31, 2011        Year Ended September 30, 2010*  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       493,393         $ 5,469,025           791,178         $ 8,469,372   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of
distributions

       20,830           229,454           39,383           421,149   

Redeemed

       (178,307        (1,959,085        (973,654        (10,475,324
                                           

Net change

       335,916         $ 3,739,394           (143,093      $ (1,584,803
                                           
Retail Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       36,272         $ 398,991           6,779         $ 73,519   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment
of distributions

       353           3,907           20           221   

Redeemed

       (2,342        (25,685                    
                                           

Net change

       34,283         $ 377,213           6,799         $ 73,740   
                                           

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       370,199         $ 4,116,607           (136,294      $ (1,511,063
                                           

* From commencement of operations on May 28, 2010 through September 30, 2010 for Retail Class shares.

  

       Institutional High Income Fund  
       Six Months Ended March 31, 2011        Year Ended September 30, 2010  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       6,945,368         $ 53,455,060           8,849,076         $ 67,432,762   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       5,108,875           37,652,413           3,532,180           25,502,337   

Redeemed

       (4,973,878        (38,563,773        (26,865,854        (202,621,617
                                           

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       7,080,365         $ 52,543,700           (14,484,598      $ (109,686,518
                                           
       Intermediate Duration Bond Fund  
       Six Months Ended March 31, 2011        Year Ended September 30, 2010*  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       2,879,316         $ 30,139,721           763,776         $ 7,876,084   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       79,486           826,522           110,093           1,123,452   

Redeemed

       (1,102,995        (11,467,799        (196,295        (2,008,973
                                           

Net change

       1,855,807         $ 19,498,444           677,574         $ 6,990,563   
                                           
Retail Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       179,353         $ 1,880,268           11,573         $ 120,851   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       306           3,190           38           401   

Redeemed

       (54,242        (562,811        (3,835        (40,575
                                           

Net change

       125,417         $ 1,320,647           7,776         $ 80,677   
                                           

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       1,981,224         $ 20,819,091           685,350         $ 7,071,240   
                                           
* From commencement of operations on May 28, 2010 through September 30, 2010 for Retail Class shares.

 

       Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund  
       Six Months Ended March 31, 2011        Year Ended September 30, 2010  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       5,032,366         $ 64,440,706           3,726,576         $ 47,540,397   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       2,391,916           30,123,366           1,587,990           20,286,002   

Redeemed

       (7,010,231        (92,714,443        (12,508,551        (159,771,890
                                           

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       414,051         $ 1,849,629           (7,193,985      $ (91,945,491
                                           

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Trust’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 was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)

   (1)    Not applicable.

(a)

   (2)    Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 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)

      Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith as Exhibit (b).


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SIGNATURES

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

 

Loomis Sayles Funds I
By:   /s/    ROBERT J. BLANDING        
Name:   Robert J. Blanding
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   May 20, 2011

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

 

By:   /s/    ROBERT J. BLANDING        
Name:   Robert J. Blanding
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   May 20, 2011
By:   /s/    MICHAEL C. KARDOK        
Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   May 20, 2011