Natixis Investment Managers is a global investment management company with $1.5 trillion under management and 15 plus investment managers in 25 plus countries around the world. The firm has broad investment capabilities across public and private markets, including all major asset classes and alternative investment styles. Its active equity capabilities span a number of sectors and styles. The firm’s lineup of mutual funds targets a range of investment objectives and has a variety of portfolio profiles, including differences in terms of asset allocation, investment approach and risk/return, making it an attractive investment choice.
We have picked three Natixis mutual funds — Natixis Vaughan Nelson Mid Cap VNVCX, Gateway Equity Call Premium GCPCX and Natixis AEW Global Focused Real Estate NRFAX — which investors should buy now for the long term. These funds have a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or Rank 2 (Buy), with positive three-year and five-year annualized returns, minimum initial investments within $5000 and expense ratios considerably lower than the category average. So, these funds have provided comparatively stronger performance and carry a lower fee.
The Natixis Vaughan Nelson Mid Cap fund invests in mid-cap companies within the Russell Midcap Value Index’s market-cap range.
Dennis G. Alff has been the lead manager of VNVCX since Oct. 31, 2008. Most of the fund’s holdings were in companies such as iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (4.8%), PerkinElmer Inc. (2.6%) and Sensient Technologies Corp (2.6%) as of June 30, 2026.
VNVCX’s 3-year and 5-year annualized returns are 18% and 9.1%, respectively. Its net expense ratio is 1.90%. VNVCX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1.
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Gateway Equity Call Premium fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. GCPCX invests its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies
Daniel M. Ashcraft has been the lead manager of GCPCX since Sep. 30, 2014. Most of the fund’s holdings were in companies such as NVIDIA Corp (4.8%), Apple Inc. (2.6%) and Microsoft Corp (2.6%) as of June 30, 2026.
GCPCX’s 3-year and 5-year annualized returns are 13.2% and 8.4%, respectively. Its net expense ratio is 1.68%. GCPCX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1.
Natixis AEW Global Focused Real Estate fund invests its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in securities, including common and preferred stocks, of REITs and real estate-related companies.
