Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund (LSHIX)

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund (LSHIX) is up 2.1% since the beginning of the year. LSHIX is currently trading at $6 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of LSHIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,218.

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund (LSHIX) has returned 2.10% so far this year and 7.84% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, LSHIX has returned 5.29% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 5, 1996, LSHIX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.52%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 11.1 years.

Historically, 65% of months were positive and 35% were negative. The best month was Nov 1998 with a return of +9.6%, while the worst month was Dec 1998 at -15.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, LSHIX closed higher 46% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 28, 2001 with a return of +20.0%, while the worst single day was Dec 28, 1998 at -14.3%.

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 4.34%, beta of 0.17, and R2 of 0.16 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 05, 1996.

• This fund participated in 50.68% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 47.74% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.17 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.16 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.16 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

LSHIX has an expense ratio of 0.71%, placing it in the medium range.

LSHIX ranks 90 for risk / return — in the top 90% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund provided a 5.65% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.33 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund was 40.26%, occurring on Oct 10, 2002. Recovery took 293 trading sessions.

The current Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund drawdown is 0.34%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.