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Name

As of 06/01/2026

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 Mid Cap Fund

VNVAX | Fund

$20.71

$212 M

0.21%

$0.04

1.27%

Vitals

YTD Return

16.4%

1 yr return

32.3%

3 Yr Avg Return

21.0%

5 Yr Avg Return

10.5%

Net Assets

$212 M

Holdings in Top 10

35.0%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$20.8
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.27%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.75%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 71.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$2,500

IRA

$1,000

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 06/01/2026

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 Mid Cap Fund

VNVAX | Fund

$20.71

$212 M

0.21%

$0.04

1.27%

VNVAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 16.4%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 21.0%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 10.5%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.22%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.2%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency SemiAnnual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vaughan Nelson Mid Cap Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Natixis Loomis Sayles Funds
  • Inception Date
    May 01, 2013
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Christopher Wallis

Fund Description

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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 condition, /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"competitive pressures, poor management decisions or internal or external forces reducing future expected returns from those expected at the time of /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"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 foreign securities, including emerging markets securities./span/div /td /tr /table/divdiv table 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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”), securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144A /spanspan style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"securities”), and other privately placed investments such as private equity investments./span/div /td /tr /table/div
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VNVAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VNVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 16.4% -22.2% 42.3% 14.50%
1 Yr 32.3% -15.2% 81.7% 10.27%
3 Yr 21.0%* 4.2% 36.0% 6.95%
5 Yr 10.5%* -5.2% 17.7% 7.72%
10 Yr 10.8%* 5.2% 17.0% 34.45%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VNVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 -23.6% -30.5% 23.6% 98.49%
2024 5.6% -9.8% 27.4% 63.44%
2023 15.9% -12.9% 28.8% 25.53%
2022 -13.5% -52.6% 3.0% 12.27%
2021 4.2% -43.8% 32.4% 79.57%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VNVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 16.4% -22.2% 42.3% 14.50%
1 Yr 32.3% -15.2% 81.7% 10.27%
3 Yr 21.0%* 4.2% 36.0% 6.95%
5 Yr 10.5%* -5.2% 17.7% 7.72%
10 Yr 10.8%* 5.2% 17.0% 34.45%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VNVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 12.1% -5.5% 30.3% 16.01%
2024 18.4% -7.0% 34.8% 11.18%
2023 16.3% 1.8% 31.3% 46.81%
2022 -10.8% -45.7% 4.4% 15.95%
2021 21.3% -30.2% 52.8% 75.85%

NAV & Total Return History

VNVAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VNVAX Category Low Category High VNVAX % Rank
Net Assets 212 M 728 K 214 B 71.30%
Number of Holdings 58 1 2748 71.60%
Net Assets in Top 10 65.3 M 1.42 M 17.9 B 62.24%
Weighting of Top 10 35.04% 4.7% 100.0% 26.67%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Burlington Stores Inc 4.57%
  2. Hubbell Inc 4.09%
  3. CMS Energy Corp 3.68%
  4. Evergy Inc 3.67%
  5. WEC Energy Group Inc 3.64%
  6. Alliant Energy Corp 3.63%
  7. Monolithic Power Systems Inc 3.28%
  8. TechnipFMC PLC 3.15%
  9. Curtiss-Wright Corp 2.90%
  10. Vulcan Materials Co 2.43%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VNVAX % Rank
Stocks 		98.34% 5.44% 100.09% 66.16%
Other 		1.81% -0.37% 16.45% 6.04%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 5.95% 35.65%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 1.78% 35.35%
Cash 		0.00% 0.00% 20.13% 95.17%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 72.34% 39.27%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VNVAX % Rank
Utilities 		17.62% 0.00% 18.97% 0.61%
Industrials 		17.48% 0.00% 45.89% 40.61%
Technology 		12.94% 0.00% 40.65% 77.27%
Healthcare 		12.61% 0.00% 24.06% 22.42%
Financial Services 		11.49% 0.00% 31.51% 80.91%
Energy 		8.54% 0.00% 34.66% 8.48%
Basic Materials 		7.22% 0.00% 16.35% 14.55%
Consumer Cyclical 		5.50% 2.49% 46.48% 93.64%
Communication Services 		3.34% 0.00% 30.98% 30.00%
Consumer Defense 		1.68% 0.00% 32.18% 93.64%
Real Estate 		1.58% 0.00% 25.82% 85.76%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VNVAX % Rank
US 		98.34% 5.44% 100.09% 54.38%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 16.83% 44.41%

VNVAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

VNVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.27% 0.02% 6.24% 26.83%
Management Fee 0.75% 0.00% 1.50% 72.73%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 42.38%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.30% N/A

Sales Fees

VNVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.75% 3.50% 5.75% 20.51%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VNVAX 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.

VNVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 71.00% 0.00% 304.00% 81.29%

VNVAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VNVAX Category Low Category High VNVAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.21% 0.00% 29.78% 77.04%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VNVAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency SemiAnnual Annual SemiAnnual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VNVAX Category Low Category High VNVAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.22% -2.06% 3.38% 61.21%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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VNVAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Christopher Wallis

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 31, 2008

13.59

13.6%

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.

Dennis Alff

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 31, 2008

13.59

13.6%

Mr. Alff has been a Senior Portfolio Manager at Vaughan Nelson since 2006. He began his investment career since 1997 and has also served as Vice President, Credit Arbitrage and Asset Investments at Koch Capital Markets and Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group.

Chad Fargason

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 01, 2013

8.67

8.7%

Dr. Fargason has been a Senior Portfolio Manager at Vaughan Nelson since 2013. Before joining Vaughan Nelson, he was a Director at KKR&Co. from 2003 to 2013. Prior to that, he also served as a Senior Vice President at El Paso Corp. and Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.25 32.69 7.46 5.78

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