Loomis Sayles Ltd Term Govt and Agency Y  NELYX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Short Government 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
   2.13 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AAA
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 11.72
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
8.20%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
214
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Loomis Sayles Ltd Term Govt and Agency Y
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Short Government
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1994-03-31 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 8.20 11.56 6.29 4.87 5.22 5.24
+/- Category 4.78 5.38 1.32 1.07 0.82 ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 1.29 -0.93 -0.16 -0.40 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 7.02 9.40 6.22 4.64 5.14 5.20
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 8.04 11.11 6.36 4.73 5.22 5.24
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 9.81 4.81 3.27 3.47 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 7.19 4.51 3.16 3.39 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 150 funds), (5 yrs : out of 145 funds), (10 yrs : out of 109 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 35.23
US Treasuries 5.45
TIPS 10.13
US Agency 19.65
Mortgage 53.71
Mortgage Pass-Thru 41.66
Mortgage CMO 12.06
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 10.52
US Corporate 3.99
Asset-Backed 6.53
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.00
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 0.00
Foreign Corp 0.00
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 0.54
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 95.8
AA 1.2
A 1.4
BBB 0.6
BB 0.0
B 0.1
Below B 0.9
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.5
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 99.5
Other 0.0
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 Turnover % 52
Total Number of Bond Holdings 139 30 Day SEC Yield % 2.46
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 37.79 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date		 Amount
$000		 Value
$000		 % of Net
Assets
US Treasury Note 0.625% 2013-04-15 15,783 15,748 7.82
US Treasury Note 3.625% 2012-12-31 8,600 9,172 4.56
FNMA 2022-12-01 7,610 8,130 4.04
FHLMC 4.5% 2024-07-01 6,920 7,171 3.56
CITIGROUP FDG INC GTD TLGP 2012-07-12 7,000 7,012 3.48
FHLBA 1.125% 2011-06-03 6,800 6,836 3.40
FHLMC 2.125% 2012-03-23 6,000 6,111 3.04
FHLMC 5.5% 2023-09-01 5,434 5,758 2.86
FNMA 2011-03-23 5,000 5,075 2.52
FHLBA 1.625% 2011-07-27 5,000 5,057 2.51
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1994-03-31
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Clifton V. Rowe  (2001-06-01)
Rowe has been a portfolio manager with Loomis Sayles since June 2000. Rowe, vice president and portfolio manager of the Fixed Income Group, began his investment career and joined Loomis Sayles in 1992. During his tenure he has held the roles of portfolio assistant, research analyst, mortgage trader and portfolio manager. Rowe has over 13 years of investment experience.
John X. Hyll  (2003-04-01)
Hyll has served as co-portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund since April 2003. He is the Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1983 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1987.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-02-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.67
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-09-30)
Correspondence Information
399 Boylston Street
12th Floor
BOSTON,  MA  02116
USA
Telephone:
800-225-5478
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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