Long Credit Disciplined Alpha Overview Composite Performance Overview The Long Credit Disciplined Alpha strategy seeks to outperform the US Long Credit Index consistently over time with a comparable level of risk Primary BenchmarkBloomberg US Long Credit IndexPortfolio Management Lynne Royer Co-Head of Disciplined Alpha Fixed Income Read bio Seth Timen Co-Head of Disciplined Alpha Fixed Income Read bio Timi Ajibola Securitized Products Portfolio Manager Read bio Sudhir Bhat Mortgage Portfolio Manager Read bio Matthew Boynton Portfolio Manager Read bio Mirsada Durakovic Credit Portfolio Manager Read bio Marc Frank Senior Credit Trader Read bio Brian Gibbs Senior Credit Trader Read bio Andrew Henwood Credit Portfolio Manager Read bio Jonathan Kimbro Investment Director Read bio Read bio Bruce Saldinger Quantitative Analyst Read bio Read bio Gabriela Servin-Cendejas Senior Investment Associate Read bio Brad Stevens Credit Portfolio Manager Read bio Camden Wang Quantitative Associate Read bio Strategy Highlights Investment philosophy intensely focused on relative value investing on a risk-adjusted basis Strategy can be employed with other broad long-duration benchmarks Portfolio Construction Duration, curve, and sector risk typically managed within a tight range Typical portfolio: 200 to 300 issues Currency: US dollar only Strategy Facts as of 9/30/2024Strategy Inception5/15/2017Strategy Assets$800.8 millionComposite Assets$800.8 millionNumber of Composite Accounts3Fact Sheet Additional ContentDisciplined Alpha: Building Consistent Alpha, Bond by Bond The Composite includes all discretionary accounts with market values greater than $40 million managed by Loomis Sayles with investment guidelines that may allow for up to 10% in securities below investment grade with the following additional considerations. The Composite seeks to add value for clients primarily through security selection, intending to gain an edge through analysis and market information and minimizing duration, curve, and large sector mismatches. The investment universe is primarily investment grade credit bonds, with a bias for liquidity. Portfolio duration is tightly constrained and normally managed within 10% of the benchmark. The Composite inception date is July 1, 2017. The Composite was created in 2017. Performance Primary Benchmark: Bloomberg US Long Credit Index Quarter-End Performance as of 9/30/2024CumulativeGrossNetIndex3 month8.24%8.16%8.10% Year-to-date4.85%4.62%4.54%Trailing Performance as of 9/30/2024Annualized Total ReturnGrossNetIndex1 year19.16%18.81%18.86% 3 years-3.87%-4.12%-4.25% 5 years0.23%-0.02%-0.41% Since Inception 7/1/20172.87%2.63%2.24% Period PerformanceYearGrossNetIndex202311.13%10.80%10.73% 2022-25.02%-25.19%-25.29% 2021-0.71%-0.93%-1.18% 202015.10%14.87%13.32% 201924.20%23.94%23.36% 2018-6.48%-6.68%-6.76% 2017*5.88%5.77%5.42%* Since Inception 7/1/2017 Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are shown in US dollars and are annualized for one and multi-year periods. Gross returns are net of trading costs. Net returns are gross returns less effective management fees.There is no guarantee that the investment objective will be realized or that the strategy will generate positive or excess return. Monthly Characteristics Monthly as of -1/-1/-1 Currency Distribution @ERROR% Duration Distribution @ERROR% Sector Distribution (Fixed) * 0.0% Country Distribution @ERROR% Maturity Distribution @ERROR% Credit Quality @ERROR% Portfolio composition statistics are from the adviser’s internal system and may not match the fund’s regulatory documents. Credit Quality reflects the highest credit rating assigned to individual holdings of the fund among Moody’s, S&P or Fitch; ratings are subject to change. The fund’s shares are not rated by any rating agency and no credit rating for fund shares is implied. Bond credit ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest).Cash & Equivalents reflects unsettled trades, fees and derivatives. Negative Cash & Equivalents reflect the market value of future trade commitments for the fund. ABS/RMBS: Asset-Backed Securities/Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities. Agency MBS: Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities. CMBS: Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities. Due to rounding, Sector, Currency, Country, Duration, Maturity and Quality distribution totals may not equal 100%. Quarterly Characteristics Quarterly as of -1/-1/-1 Currency DistributionFundIndex @ERROR%0.0% Duration DistributionFundIndex @ERROR%@ERROR% Sector Distribution (Fixed) *FundIndex 0.0%0.0% 0.0%0.0% Country DistributionFundIndex @ERROR%0.0% Maturity DistributionFundIndex @ERROR%@ERROR% Credit QualityFundIndex@ERROR%0.0% Portfolio composition statistics are from the adviser’s internal system and may not match the fund’s regulatory documents. Credit Quality reflects the highest credit rating assigned to individual holdings of the fund among Moody’s, S&P or Fitch; ratings are subject to change. The fund’s shares are not rated by any rating agency and no credit rating for fund shares is implied. Bond credit ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest).Cash & Equivalents reflects unsettled trades, fees and derivatives. Negative Cash & Equivalents reflect the market value of future trade commitments for the fund. ABS/RMBS: Asset-Backed Securities/Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities. Agency MBS: Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities. CMBS: Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities. Due to rounding, Sector, Currency, Country, Duration, Maturity and Quality distribution totals may not equal 100%. Holdings Top Ten Holdingsas of 9/30/2024% Assets @ERROR% Top 10 holdings may not be representative of current or future holdings and will evolve over time. x < Page: / > Download PDF