Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (LSIGX)

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (LSIGX) is up 0.2% since the beginning of the year. LSIGX is currently trading at $10 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of LSIGX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,063.

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (LSIGX) has returned 0.18% so far this year and 4.35% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, LSIGX has returned 2.84% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 30, 1994, LSIGX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.50%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 11.6 years.

Historically, 64% of months were positive and 36% were negative. The best month was Dec 2008 with a return of +7.0%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -10.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, LSIGX closed higher 48% of trading days. The best single day was Aug 8, 1995 with a return of +3.0%, while the worst single day was Oct 10, 2008 at -3.3%.

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 5.49%, beta of 0.06, and R2 of 0.05 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 30, 1994.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (28.96%) than losses (18.79%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.06 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.05 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 0.05 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.

LSIGX has an expense ratio of 0.52%, placing it in the medium range.

LSIGX ranks 24 for risk / return — below 24% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund provided a 4.72% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.49 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed 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 Investment Grade Fixed 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 Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund was 20.94%, occurring on Nov 21, 2008. Recovery took 172 trading sessions.

The current Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund drawdown is 1.52%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.