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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.67% 2.715B -- 81.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-418.91M 7.08% Upgrade Upgrade

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
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: 71
-215.29M Peer Group Low
139.19M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 83
-418.91M
-1.278B Peer Group Low
1.208B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 29
-275.07M Peer Group Low
380.92M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 83
-2.918B Peer Group Low
1.891B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 43
-544.17M Peer Group Low
740.43M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 91
-5.512B Peer Group Low
2.664B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 83
-1.125B Peer Group Low
1.196B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 98
-13.74B Peer Group Low
4.007B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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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
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-3.67%
9.95%
0.38%
3.13%
-13.48%
7.26%
6.13%
8.74%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
7.11%
-5.04%
17.36%
4.45%
4.11%
-14.75%
7.78%
4.95%
9.30%
-3.39%
11.04%
1.63%
2.74%
-12.91%
7.50%
6.24%
8.13%
-2.49%
7.59%
7.14%
2.11%
-9.04%
6.96%
3.68%
5.48%
-6.04%
9.89%
7.37%
-0.02%
-11.04%
6.55%
2.07%
6.20%
As of December 05, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 4.35%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 4.58%
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 --
ROI (TTM) --
Return on Investment (TTM) --
Earning Yield --
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity --
Number of Equity Holdings 62
Bond
Yield to Maturity (10-31-25) 5.62%
Effective Duration 3.80
Average Coupon 6.39%
Calculated Average Quality 4.429
Effective Maturity 8.374
Nominal Maturity 9.066
Number of Bond Holdings 500
As of October 31, 2025

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 October 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 5/1/1995
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 5/1/2025
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 --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Asset Allocation

As of October 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 2.58%
Stock 5.51%
Bond 85.56%
Convertible 0.30%
Preferred 0.44%
Other 5.60%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
United States of America USGB 4.0 03/31/2030 FIX USD Government 7.06% 101.42 -0.18%
United States of America USGB 3.75 04/30/2027 FIX USD Government 2.96% 100.24 -0.03%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp Repo
1.86% -- --
South Africa, Republic of (Government) 9% 31-JAN-2040
1.63% -- --
Other Assets less Liabilities
1.17% -- --
ServiceNow Inc/Barclays Bank Plc ELN
1.12% -- --
EchoStar Corporation ECHO 10.75 11/30/2029 FIX USD Corporate 1.06% 110.45 0.01%
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY NLFIC 10.5 09/15/2039 FIX USD Corporate 144A 1.00% -- --
Mexico (United Mexican States) (Government) 8.5% 18-NOV-2038
0.96% -- --
Brazil, Federative Republic of (Government) 10% 01-JAN-2031
0.93% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 1.00%
Actual Management Fee 0.50%
Administration Fee 13.09K%
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

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
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
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 4.35%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 4.58%
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 --
ROI (TTM) --
Return on Investment (TTM) --
Earning Yield --
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity --
Number of Equity Holdings 62
Bond
Yield to Maturity (10-31-25) 5.62%
Effective Duration 3.80
Average Coupon 6.39%
Calculated Average Quality 4.429
Effective Maturity 8.374
Nominal Maturity 9.066
Number of Bond Holdings 500
As of October 31, 2025

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 October 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 5/1/1995
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 5/1/2025
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 --
Synthetic Replication 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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