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Name

As of 06/02/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Fund

NEFJX | Fund

$21.82

$1.47 B

0.74%

$0.16

1.32%

Vitals

YTD Return

8.0%

1 yr return

27.5%

3 Yr Avg Return

13.6%

5 Yr Avg Return

8.6%

Net Assets

$1.47 B

Holdings in Top 10

27.0%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$21.5
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.32%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.75%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 92.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$2,500

IRA

$1,000

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 06/02/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Fund

NEFJX | Fund

$21.82

$1.47 B

0.74%

$0.16

1.32%

NEFJX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 8.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 13.6%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 8.6%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.01%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.7%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Natixis Loomis Sayles Funds
  • Inception Date
    May 01, 2017
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Christopher Wallis

Fund Description

divspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities, /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"including common stocks and preferred stocks, of “small-capitalization companies.” Equity securities may take the form of stock in corporations, limited /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"partnership interests, interests in limited liability companies, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) or other trusts and other similar securities representing /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"direct or indirect ownership interests in business organizations. 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While the market /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"capitalization range for the Russell 2000/spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;;"sup®/sup/spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;" Value Index fluctuates, at December 31, /spanspan style=""/spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"2025/spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;", it was/spanspan style=""/spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;" $/spanspan style=""/spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"5.61/spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;" million to $/spanspan style=""/spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"17.0/spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;" billion./spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;" /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"The Fund may, however, invest /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"in companies with large-capitalizations. /span/divdivspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (“Vaughan Nelson”) invests in small-capitalization companies with a focus on those companies meeting /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"Vaughan Nelson’s return expectations. Vaughan Nelson uses a bottom-up value oriented investment process in constructing the Fund’s portfolio. 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Vaughan Nelson selects /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"companies that it believes are out of favor or misunderstood./span/div /td /tr /table/divdiv table cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:1pt;margin-left:0%;" width="100%" tr td style="color:#000000;padding-top:0pt;width:2%;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;size:3;line-height:9pt;" div style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"•/div /td td style="vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:0pt;width:98%;padding-left:2pt;align:left;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;" div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"Vaughan Nelson starts with an investment universe of 5,000 securities. Vaughan Nelson then uses value-driven screens to create a research universe of /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"companies with market capitalizations of at least $100 million./span/div /td /tr /table/divdiv table cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:1pt;margin-left:0%;" width="100%" tr td style="color:#000000;padding-top:0pt;width:2%;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;size:3;line-height:9pt;" div style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"•/div /td td style="vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:0pt;width:98%;padding-left:2pt;align:left;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;" div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"Vaughan Nelson uses fundamental analysis to construct a portfolio of 60 to 80 securities that, in the opinion of Vaughan Nelson, is made up of quality /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"companies with the potential to provide significant increases in share price over a three year period./span/div /td /tr /table/divdiv table cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:1pt;margin-left:0%;" width="100%" tr td style="color:#000000;padding-top:0pt;width:2%;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;size:3;line-height:9pt;" div style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"•/div /td td style="vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:0pt;width:98%;padding-left:2pt;align:left;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;" div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"Vaughan Nelson will generally sell a security when it reaches Vaughan Nelson’s price target or when the issuer shows a change in financial /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"condition, competitive pressures, poor management decisions or internal or external forces reducing future expected returns from those expected at the /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"time of investment./span/div /td /tr /table/divdivspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"The Fund may also:/span/divdiv table cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4pt;margin-left:0%;" width="100%" tr td style="color:#000000;padding-top:0pt;width:2%;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;size:3;line-height:9pt;" div style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"•/div /td td style="vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:0pt;width:98%;padding-left:2pt;align:left;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;" div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"Invest in convertible preferred stock and convertible debt securities./span/div /td /tr /table/divdiv table cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:1pt;margin-left:0%;" width="100%" tr td style="color:#000000;padding-top:0pt;width:2%;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;size:3;line-height:9pt;" div style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"•/div /td td style="vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:0pt;width:98%;padding-left:2pt;align:left;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;" div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"Invest in foreign securities, including emerging market securities./span/div /td /tr /table/divdiv table cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:1pt;margin-left:0%;" width="100%" tr td style="color:#000000;padding-top:0pt;width:2%;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;size:3;line-height:9pt;" div style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"•/div /td td style="vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:0pt;width:98%;padding-left:2pt;align:left;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;" div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"Invest in REITs./span/div /td /tr /table/divdiv table cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:1pt;margin-left:0%;" width="100%" tr td style="color:#000000;padding-top:0pt;width:2%;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;size:3;line-height:9pt;" div style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"•/div /td td style="vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:0pt;width:98%;padding-left:2pt;align:left;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;" div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"Invest in securities offered in initial public offerings (“IPOs”)./span/div /td /tr /table/div
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NEFJX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period NEFJX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 8.0% -3.4% 36.4% 88.55%
1 Yr 27.5% -2.2% 70.4% 68.10%
3 Yr 13.6%* 0.0% 27.0% 76.89%
5 Yr 8.6%* -5.7% 28.4% 18.92%
10 Yr 10.0%* 2.2% 15.5% 58.68%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period NEFJX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 5.8% -59.8% 21.0% 31.63%
2024 3.3% -45.8% 22.7% 64.08%
2023 24.5% -19.9% 29.0% 1.85%
2022 -15.1% -59.3% 118.2% 12.40%
2021 7.1% -27.4% 39.3% 62.34%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period NEFJX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 8.0% -3.4% 36.4% 88.55%
1 Yr 27.5% -2.2% 70.4% 68.10%
3 Yr 13.6%* 0.0% 27.0% 76.89%
5 Yr 8.6%* -5.7% 28.4% 18.92%
10 Yr 10.0%* 2.2% 15.5% 58.68%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period NEFJX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 11.9% -7.3% 22.4% 28.98%
2024 4.8% -14.7% 32.4% 91.43%
2023 24.8% -7.1% 31.8% 2.05%
2022 -10.2% -45.2% 123.7% 10.95%
2021 30.2% 0.0% 45.6% 12.55%

NAV & Total Return History

NEFJX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

NEFJX Category Low Category High NEFJX % Rank
Net Assets 1.47 B 825 K 177 B 28.98%
Number of Holdings 69 2 2429 84.49%
Net Assets in Top 10 371 M 164 K 14 B 20.41%
Weighting of Top 10 27.01% 3.9% 110.2% 20.49%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF 4.94%
  2. FIXED INC CLEARING CORP.REPO 3.20%
  3. Element Solutions Inc 2.74%
  4. Clean Harbors Inc 2.46%
  5. Valvoline Inc 2.37%
  6. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc 2.30%
  7. Sanmina Corp 2.30%
  8. GATX Corp 2.28%
  9. Cushman Wakefield Ltd 2.23%
  10. FirstCash Holdings Inc 2.20%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High NEFJX % Rank
Stocks 		96.75% 4.13% 107.43% 79.39%
Other 		3.20% -0.09% 55.42% 7.35%
Cash 		0.06% 0.00% 41.75% 93.67%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 2.27% 73.27%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 3.17% 73.42%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 148.81% 76.12%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High NEFJX % Rank
Industrials 		24.09% 8.23% 37.42% 11.78%
Technology 		20.80% 0.00% 43.95% 9.09%
Financial Services 		14.41% 0.00% 34.45% 73.55%
Basic Materials 		9.56% 0.00% 16.91% 4.34%
Energy 		8.89% 0.00% 37.72% 11.78%
Consumer Cyclical 		6.75% 0.99% 47.79% 93.18%
Healthcare 		6.71% 0.00% 26.53% 90.29%
Utilities 		4.22% 0.00% 18.58% 12.19%
Consumer Defense 		2.51% 0.00% 18.87% 83.88%
Communication Services 		2.07% 0.00% 14.85% 70.66%
Real Estate 		0.00% 0.00% 29.43% 99.17%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High NEFJX % Rank
US 		96.75% 0.00% 107.43% 71.43%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 98.75% 77.14%

NEFJX - Expenses

Operational Fees

NEFJX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.32% 0.02% 18.26% 25.05%
Management Fee 0.85% 0.00% 1.25% 80.94%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 59.91%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.45% N/A

Sales Fees

NEFJX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.75% 3.50% 5.75% 32.76%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

NEFJX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

NEFJX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 92.00% 1.00% 314.00% 86.36%

NEFJX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

NEFJX Category Low Category High NEFJX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.74% 0.00% 42.47% 71.43%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

NEFJX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annually Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

NEFJX Category Low Category High NEFJX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.01% -2.40% 2.49% 64.26%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

NEFJX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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NEFJX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Christopher Wallis

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 31, 2004

18.18

18.2%

Christopher D. Wallis, CFA, is Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Wallis received his BBA in Accounting from Baylor University in 1991 and his MBA in 1998 from Harvard Business School. Mr. Wallis holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a Certified Public Accountant for the State of Texas. Prior to joining Vaughan Nelson Investment Management in 1999, he was an Associate at Simmons & Company International.

Stephen Davis

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 18, 2019

3.37

3.4%

Stephen Davis, CFA, a Portfolio Manager of Vaughan Nelson, joined the firm in 2010. Mr. Davis received a B.A. from Rice University. Mr. Davis holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst and began his investment management and research career since 2005.

James Eisenman

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 01, 2022

0.08

0.1%

James R. Eisenman, CFA, CPA Portfolio Manager - Equity Investments Masters in Accounting, Ohio State University, 2002; B.B.A., Ohio State University, 2002, with Honors, Accounting; Chartered Financial Analyst®; Certified Public Accountant-State of Texas Professional Background:  Vaughan Nelson since 2005; Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2002-2005) Affiliations, Current and Past: Member, CFA Institute Vaughan Nelson Responsibilities:  Equity Fundamental Research

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 49.61 7.09 0.54

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