Loomis Sayles Investment Grade F/I  LSIGX
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Long-Term Bond Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   5.99 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   A
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 12.47
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
25.16%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
540
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Loomis Sayles Investment Grade F/I
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Long-Term Bond
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1994-07-01 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 25.92 37.07 7.27 6.77 9.73 9.82
+/- Category 10.52 6.60 1.48 2.48 2.81 ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 19.01 24.58 0.82 1.50 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 23.77 19.35 7.33 7.04 9.62 9.83
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 24.65 33.82 7.02 6.80 9.73 9.82
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 30.03 4.25 3.96 6.85 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 21.75 4.34 4.19 6.70 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 38 funds), (5 yrs : out of 29 funds), (10 yrs : out of 15 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
US Government 0.52
US Treasuries 0.46
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 0.05
Mortgage 7.24
Mortgage Pass-Thru 2.24
Mortgage CMO 5.00
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 56.78
US Corporate 50.46
Asset-Backed 3.87
Convertible 1.08
Municipal 1.38
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 28.13
Foreign Corp 10.26
Foreign Govt 17.86
Cash 7.33
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 31.3
AA 4.4
A 18.9
BBB 38.7
BB 4.6
B 0.3
Below B 1.7
Not Rated 0.2
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 7.2
Stocks 0.1
Bonds 89.5
Other 3.2
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 1 Turnover % 32
Total Number of Bond Holdings 386 30 Day SEC Yield % 4.98
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 20.68 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date		 Amount
$000		 Value
$000		 % of Net
Assets
CANADA GOVT 2019-06-01 31,580 30,564 5.95
Canada Govt 5.25% 2012-06-01 16,420 16,737 3.26
Norway (Kingdom Of) 6.5% 2013-05-15 50,000 9,535 1.85
Canada Govt 3.75% 2012-06-01 9,485 9,323 1.81
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTL FIN B V 2019-07-08 8,170 8,756 1.70
Erac Usa Fin 144A 7% 2037-10-15 8,661 8,108 1.58
Roche Hldgs 144A 5% 2014-03-01 6,500 7,027 1.37
Kinder Morgan Engy Partners 5.95% 2018-02-15 5,300 5,544 1.08
Chevron Phillips Chem Co 144A 8.25% 2019-06-15 4,450 5,374 1.05
CONTINENTAL AIRL PT TR 2009-1 2016-07-08 5,000 5,294 1.03
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1994-07-01
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Daniel J. Fuss  (1994-07-01)
Dan Fuss, CFA, CIC: began investment career in 1958; joined Loomis Sayles in 1976; has managed the Fund since inception; MBA, Marquette University.
Matthew J Eagan  (2006-09-30)
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA Vice President Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Work Experience: Year joined Loomis Sayles: 1997 Year began investment career: 1990 Work History: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. 1997-2000 Fixed Income Research Analyst Liberty Mutual Insurance Company 1992-1997 Fixed Income Research BancBoston Financial Company 1990-1992 Research Century Bank & Trust Company 1989-1990 Research
Kathleen C. Gaffney  (2006-09-30)
Ms. Gaffney is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Loomis Sayles and joined Loomis Sayles in 1984. She manages or co-manages a number of Loomis Sayles fixed income funds. She joined Loomis Sayles in 1984 and began investment career, from 1992 - Present , she is the Vice President, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager; from 1988 - 1992 she held Vice President, Fixed Income Trader position. From 1984 - 1988 she was Fixed Income and Equity Trader in Boston. Ms. Gaffney holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst. She received a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and has over 24 years of investment experience. Loomis Sayles combines fundamental research, systematic risk assessment and experienced portfolio management in actively managing its fixed income and equity client accounts.
Elaine M. Stokes  (2006-09-30)
Stokes is vice president and portfolio manager of Loomis Sayles, began her investment career in 1987 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1988. Stokes holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-02-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.50
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-09-30)
Correspondence Information
399 Boylston Street
12th Floor
BOSTON,  MA  02116
USA
Telephone:
800-633-3330
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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