Natixis Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Y  NEJYX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Small Blend 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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As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.06
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 21.54
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
22.77%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
585
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Natixis Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Y
(from 2006-08-31 to 2009-10-31) Category: Small Blend
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2006-08-31 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 22.77 53.24 1.32 --- --- 2.54
+/- Category 3.64 41.79 9.78 --- --- ---
+/- S&P 500 TR -0.75 4.44 7.22 --- --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 22.31 2.36 3.85 --- --- 4.05
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 17.18 15.15 0.66 --- --- 2.54
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 15.14 0.65 --- --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 9.84 0.56 --- --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 553 funds), (5 yrs : out of funds), (10 yrs : out of 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 %
Information 19.00
Software 6.43
Hardware 8.57
Media 1.97
Telecommunications 2.04
Service 44.04
Healthcare 5.20
Consumer Services 4.56
Business Services 7.13
Financial Services 27.15
Manufacturing 36.96
Consumer Goods 6.93
Industrial Materials 21.76
Energy 7.97
Utilities 0.31
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 1.2
Stocks 98.8
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 2.8
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 83 Turnover % 124
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 23.75 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
iShares Russell 2000 Value Index --- --- --- 4.83
Sybase Inc. 15.11 61.16 2.66
Waste Connections, Inc. 21.32 0.70 2.48
MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. 28.01 40.58 2.03
HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. 10.13 -0.13 2.00
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. 32.36 67.55 1.98
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 15.90 32.45 1.96
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 26.39 1.68 1.94
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 6.67 114.75 1.94
Patterson Companies, Inc. 10.72 37.97 1.93
Data through 2009-09-30
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2006-08-31
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Chris D. Wallis  (2004-03-31)
Chris D. Wallis joined Vaughan Nelson in 1999 and has more than 17 years of investment experience. He was previously employed by Simmons & Company International and by Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. Mr. Wallis received a BBA from Baylor University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Scott J. Weber  (2004-04-30)
Weber has co-managed the Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund since April 2004. Mr. Weber, a Portfolio Manager of Vaughan Nelson, joined the firm in 2003. Prior to joining Vaughan Nelson he was a Vice President from 2001 to 2003 and Senior Associate from 2000 to 2001 of RBC Capital Markets. Mr. Weber received a B.S. from the University of the South and an M.B.A. from Tulane University. He has over twelve years of investment management and financial analysis experience.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.20
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
399 Boylston Street
12th Floor
BOSTON,  MA  02116
USA
Telephone:
800-225-5478
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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