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3 Best Rated Natixis Mutual Funds to Buy Now

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Natixis Global Asset Management is renowned as one of the world’s leading financial management companies. Natixis has more than 20 specialized investment firms in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Natixis is a French investment bank created in November 2006. The company delivers innovative solutions on asset allocation and risk management to help institutions and individuals address a range of modern market challenges. It currently has $897 billion worth of assets under supervision (as of September 30, 2016).

Below we share with you three top-rated Natixis mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. Investors can click here to see the complete list of Natixis funds.

Loomis Sayles Growth A (LGRRX - Free Report) seeks capital appreciation for the long run. LGRRX invests in equities such as common stocks and warrants of large cap companies. It may also invest, to a lesser extent, in small and mid-cap companies. The fund invests in a number of sectors and industries. Loomis Sayles Growth A returned 19.3% over the past one year.

As of November 2016, LGRRX held 35 issues, with 6.78% of its assets invested in Amazon.com Inc.

Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond A (NEFRX - Free Report) invests heavily in bonds and debt securities with different maturities. NEFRX may also invest around 65% of its assets in investment-grade bonds. The fund seeks growth of income and capital for the long run. It generally aims to maintain a duration of around two years with respect to the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond A returned 8.8% over the past one year.

NEFRX has an expense ratio of 0.73% as compared with the category average of 0.82%.

Gateway A (GATEX - Free Report) seeks to achieve maximum return from equity markets with less risk. GATEX focuses on acquiring common stocks to add to its well-diversified portfolio. The fund invests a significant share of its assets in index call options in order to reduce volatility and maintain steady cash flow. Gateway A returned 11.1% over the past one year.

Paul Stewart is one of the fund managers of GATEX since 2006.

To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all Natixis funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of Natixis funds.

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