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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.67% 2.670B -- 100.0%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-55.33M 2.93%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks high current income with a secondary objective of capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in income producing securities with a focus on U.S. corporate bonds, convertible securities, foreign debt instruments, including those in emerging markets.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD
Peer Group Flexible Income Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Flexible Income Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Loomis Sayles
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 85
-212.80M Peer Group Low
107.04M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 69
-55.33M
-1.455B Peer Group Low
1.399B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 78
-522.87M Peer Group Low
366.60M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 81
-2.390B Peer Group Low
2.579B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 69
-756.52M Peer Group Low
683.77M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 80
-6.508B Peer Group Low
3.273B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 68
-990.77M Peer Group Low
799.83M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 98
-10.80B Peer Group Low
3.719B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
20%
15%
10%
5%
0
Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
YTD
9.95%
0.38%
3.13%
-13.48%
7.26%
6.13%
9.36%
0.20%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
7.30%
-0.15%
17.36%
4.45%
4.11%
-14.75%
7.78%
4.95%
10.14%
4.89%
7.59%
7.14%
2.11%
-9.04%
6.96%
3.68%
5.41%
-0.07%
11.50%
5.16%
-0.79%
-14.75%
9.14%
5.14%
9.25%
0.72%
--
10.39%
1.67%
-12.68%
9.83%
5.85%
7.03%
0.29%
As of August 25, 2026.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (8-24-26) 4.89%
30-Day SEC Yield (7-31-26) 5.08%
7-Day SEC Yield (7-31-22) 4.11%
Number of Holdings 594
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio --
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio --
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio --
Weighted Median ROE --
Weighted Median ROA --
Return on Investment (TTM) --
Earning Yield --
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity --
Number of Equity Holdings 56
Bond
Yield to Maturity (6-30-26) 5.69%
Effective Duration 4.85
Average Coupon 6.27%
Calculated Average Quality 4.272
Effective Maturity 8.965
Nominal Maturity 9.621
Number of Bond Holdings 493
As of June 30, 2026

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) --
EPS Growth (3Y) --
EPS Growth (5Y) --
Sales Growth (1Y) --
Sales Growth (3Y) --
Sales Growth (5Y) --
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) --
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) --
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) --
As of June 30, 2026

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 5/1/1995
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2025
Last Prospectus Date 5/1/2026
Share Classes
NEFZX A
NEZAX Administrator
NEZNX N
NEZYX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible Fund No

Asset Allocation

As of June 30, 2026.
Type % Net
Cash 4.07%
Stock 5.66%
Bond 84.24%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.63%
Other 5.40%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
United States of America USGB 4.0 03/31/2030 FIX USD Government 6.96% 98.85 0.02%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp Repo
3.69% -- --
United States of America USGB 3.5 11/30/2030 FIX USD Government 1.51% 96.58 0.05%
Barclays Bank Plc 144A ELN
1.17% -- --
Malaysia (Government) 4.054% 18-APR-2039
1.06% -- --
EchoStar Corporation ECHO 10.75 11/30/2029 FIX USD Corporate 1.04% 107.95 -0.12%
Big Sky Funding LLC 5.750% 20-Oct-2035
1.00% -- --
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY NLFIC 10.5 09/15/2039 FIX USD Corporate 144A 0.96% 126.50 0.22%
United Mexican States (Mexico) (Government) 8% 31-JUL-2053
0.94% -- --
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. SPACEXP 5.875 07/15/2036 FIX USD Corporate 144A 0.91% 93.73 -0.03%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 1.00%
Actual Management Fee 0.50%
Administration Fee 10388.00 None
Maximum Front Load 0.00%
Maximum Deferred Load 1.00%
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 2500.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 50.00 None

Projected Income

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Type Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Qualified Income
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Normal
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Qualified
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LT Cap Gains
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Ordinary Income
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Non-Qual
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ST Cap Gains
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Interest
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Tax-Exempt
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ROC
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
As of July 31, 2026.

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks high current income with a secondary objective of capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in income producing securities with a focus on U.S. corporate bonds, convertible securities, foreign debt instruments, including those in emerging markets.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD
Peer Group Flexible Income Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Flexible Income Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Loomis Sayles
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (8-24-26) 4.89%
30-Day SEC Yield (7-31-26) 5.08%
7-Day SEC Yield (7-31-22) 4.11%
Number of Holdings 594
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio --
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio --
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio --
Weighted Median ROE --
Weighted Median ROA --
Return on Investment (TTM) --
Earning Yield --
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity --
Number of Equity Holdings 56
Bond
Yield to Maturity (6-30-26) 5.69%
Effective Duration 4.85
Average Coupon 6.27%
Calculated Average Quality 4.272
Effective Maturity 8.965
Nominal Maturity 9.621
Number of Bond Holdings 493
As of June 30, 2026

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) --
EPS Growth (3Y) --
EPS Growth (5Y) --
Sales Growth (1Y) --
Sales Growth (3Y) --
Sales Growth (5Y) --
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) --
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) --
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) --
As of June 30, 2026

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 5/1/1995
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2025
Last Prospectus Date 5/1/2026
Share Classes
NEFZX A
NEZAX Administrator
NEZNX N
NEZYX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:NECZX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:NECZX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:NECZX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:NECZX", "prospectus_objective")
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