Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund (LSSIX)
The fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small-cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. Currently, the manager defines a small-cap company to be one whose market capitalization either falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index, an index that tracks stocks of 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies, or is $3 billion or less at the time of investment.
Fund Info
US5434878543
543487854
Dec 31, 1996
$100,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
LSSIX has an expense ratio of 0.92%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund (LSSIX) returned -6.84% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.25% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, LSSIX returned 8.24% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
LSSIX
-6.84%
5.20%
-13.35%
1.25%
6.44%
7.33%
8.24%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of LSSIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.68% | -6.47% | -8.01% | -1.16% | 5.66% | -6.84% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.33% | 7.77% | 1.41% | -5.50% | 6.01% | -0.57% | 5.24% | 0.68% | 0.44% | -2.93% | 12.75% | -7.19% | 14.94% |
| 2023 | 7.80% | -0.50% | -2.68% | -0.20% | -3.12% | 8.19% | 1.80% | -1.50% | -5.49% | -6.94% | 7.15% | 8.48% | 11.92% |
| 2022 | -13.21% | 0.29% | -0.36% | -9.93% | -3.32% | -5.79% | 10.57% | -2.78% | -6.61% | 8.52% | 4.07% | -4.47% | -22.93% |
| 2021 | 1.54% | 4.76% | -3.25% | 4.75% | -2.68% | 2.10% | 1.49% | -0.16% | -3.71% | 7.22% | -4.51% | 2.72% | 9.91% |
| 2020 | 1.02% | -6.97% | -19.28% | 14.60% | 9.97% | 3.47% | 6.66% | 4.71% | -2.80% | 1.68% | 12.94% | 8.78% | 34.15% |
| 2019 | 9.85% | 5.94% | -1.05% | 3.50% | -4.96% | 7.34% | 1.26% | -2.70% | -3.87% | 2.40% | 5.05% | 2.20% | 26.59% |
| 2018 | 5.24% | -1.42% | 0.99% | 0.68% | 8.14% | 0.59% | 1.51% | 8.25% | -1.47% | -10.21% | 2.51% | -12.38% | 0.18% |
| 2017 | 2.62% | 3.67% | 1.63% | 2.71% | -0.40% | 3.25% | 0.82% | 0.73% | 4.71% | 3.11% | 2.09% | -0.76% | 26.85% |
| 2016 | -8.86% | -2.83% | 7.47% | 0.54% | 2.25% | 0.05% | 4.55% | 0.50% | 0.46% | -5.22% | 8.24% | -0.27% | 5.72% |
| 2015 | -3.56% | 9.03% | 1.09% | -2.90% | 2.60% | 4.57% | 2.10% | -8.48% | -5.57% | 3.96% | 4.07% | -4.27% | 1.20% |
| 2014 | -0.50% | 4.83% | -2.62% | -8.06% | -1.94% | 7.73% | -5.65% | 4.13% | -3.69% | 6.26% | 0.54% | 1.40% | 1.13% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of LSSIX is 12, meaning it’s performing worse than 88% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund (LSSIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund provided a 3.90% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.06 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.06 | $1.06 | $0.61 | $0.73 | $6.48 | $0.62 | $2.35 | $2.58 | $3.20 | $0.00 | $1.69 | $3.54 |
Dividend yield | 3.90% | 3.63% | 2.34% | 3.03% | 20.23% | 1.76% | 8.85% | 11.30% | 12.61% | 0.00% | 7.91% | 15.58% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.06 | $1.06 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.61 | $0.61 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.73 | $0.73 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $6.48 | $6.48 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.62 | $0.62 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.35 | $2.35 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.58 | $2.58 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.20 | $3.20 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.69 | $1.69 |
| 2014 | $3.54 | $3.54 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth 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 Small Cap Growth Fund was 83.41%, occurring on Mar 11, 2003. Recovery took 3605 trading sessions.
The current Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 14.17%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -83.41% | Mar 7, 2000 | 752 | Mar 11, 2003 | 3605 | Jul 12, 2017 | 4357 |
| -38.52% | Feb 20, 2020 | 20 | Mar 18, 2020 | 95 | Aug 3, 2020 | 115 |
| -37.42% | Nov 9, 2021 | 152 | Jun 16, 2022 | 614 | Nov 25, 2024 | 766 |
| -27.73% | Dec 5, 2024 | 84 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -26.94% | Sep 17, 2018 | 69 | Dec 24, 2018 | 250 | Dec 20, 2019 | 319 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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