About NECZX
Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Class C is an actively managed multisector bond mutual fund designed to deliver high current income with a secondary objective of capital growth. According to its prospectus and sponsor materials, the strategy ranges broadly across global fixed income, investing in US corporate bonds, convertible securities, foreign and emerging‑markets debt, and US government obligations, with flexibility to hold high yield issues and select equity-related securities such as preferreds when warranted. The fund employs a high‑conviction, research‑driven approach that emphasizes deep fundamental credit work and cross‑sector allocation to identify relative‑value opportunities across corporate credit, securitized assets, and sovereign markets. This flexible mandate allows the portfolio to adjust to shifting economic and rate environments while maintaining rigorous risk awareness across credit, interest‑rate, currency, and liquidity exposures. By spanning multiple fixed income segments and geographies, Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Class C aims to serve as a core-plus income solution within diversified portfolios, offering access to a broad opportunity set beyond traditional aggregate benchmarks.
Fund Family Loomis Sayles Funds
Category Multisector Bond
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating High
Stock Exchange Nasdaq
Ticker Symbol NECZX
Share Class Class C
Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond TR
NECZX had a total return of -1.96% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 5.49%.
