Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class (LSMIX)

Fund Assets	233.89M
Expense Ratio	0.85%
Min. Investment	$100,000
Turnover	55.00%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	n/a

Previous Close	15.77
YTD Return	9.14%
1-Year Return	8.83%
5-Year Return	11.75%
52-Week Low	13.73
52-Week High	17.49
Beta (5Y)	0.98
Holdings	82
Inception Date	Jun 30, 2015

About LSMIX

The Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class is an actively managed mutual fund designed to seek long-term capital growth through investments primarily in the common stocks and equity securities of small- and mid-cap companies. Employing a disciplined, bottom-up research process, the fund’s management team focuses on identifying high-quality, high-growth businesses—often referred to as “emerging winners”—that are poised to benefit from broad secular growth trends. Portfolio construction emphasizes risk management by integrating a clear stop/loss discipline and limiting exposure to recent IPOs and unprofitable companies. As of March 2025, the fund holds a diversified portfolio of approximately 82 holdings with an annual turnover rate near 74%, and it typically invests at least 80% of its assets in small- and mid-cap equities. Sector weights are actively managed to avoid excessive concentration relative to the fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500 Growth Index. The fund is primarily intended for institutional investors, offering a sizable cost advantage with a competitive expense ratio, and plays a significant role in portfolios seeking exposure to dynamic, high-potential segments of the U.S. equity market.

• Fund Family: Loomis Sayles Funds
• Category: Small Growth
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Low
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: LSMIX
• Share Class: Institutional Class
• Index: Russell 2500 Growth TR

Performance

LSMIX had a total return of 8.83% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.79%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
VEXRX	Vanguard	Vanguard Explorer Adm	0.28%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
LSMNX	Class N	0.83%

Top 10 Holdings

20.45% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Fixed Inc Clearing Corp.Repo	n/a	3.08%
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.	LTH	2.29%
Enova International, Inc.	ENVA	2.20%
Natera, Inc.	NTRA	2.06%
ATI Inc.	ATI	1.95%
RBC Bearings Incorporated	RBC	1.88%
Laureate Education, Inc.	LAUR	1.78%
BWX Technologies, Inc.	BWXT	1.74%
Casey's General Stores, Inc.	CASY	1.74%
Alkermes plc	ALKS	1.71%

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Sep 17, 2026

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