Registry rank 2012 · Portfolio as of 2026-03-31

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

LCGRX (Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund) · LSSIX (Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund) · LSSNX (Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund)

The verdict

What the numbers say

This portfolio genuinely differs from the Russell 2000 index (89.5% active share). Its 1.18% fee buys real active management; whether it earned that fee is not something holdings can show.

89.5%: 97th percentile of 154 available values · source as of 2026-03-31vs the Russell 2000 index · fund as of 2026-03-31 · measured against the filed holdings of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), as of 2026-03-31
99.3%Russell 3000® Index · benchmark mismatch · fund as of 2026-03-31 · measured against the filed holdings of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI), as of 2026-03-31 · declared source as of 2025-09-30
1.18%: 90th percentile of 153 available values · source as of 2025-09-30SEC expense filing · as of 2025-09-30
LCGRX fee per active unit1.32%expense as of 2025-09-30; fund as of 2026-03-31; proxy as of 2026-03-31
Computed from SEC filings · fund portfolio as of 2026-03-31.
Data provenance

Run 363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca; method closet-index@2.0.0; fund accession 0001410368-26-056145; comparison periods and expense-filing links appear with their figures. Machine capture time: 2026-07-29T14:22:09.616Z.

Computed rule checks

1 warning · 1 check clear · 1 unavailable

Warning

· Rule 1

The fund’s filed benchmark and its closest approved index control point to different comparisons.

Methodology rule · visual rules si-visual-explainers@1.0.0

Check clear

· Rule 2

The existing same-index active-share and fee rule does not issue a closet-index warning. This is not a rating.

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· Rule 3

No complete licensed window and filed headline fee are available together for this check.

Computed on licensed market-return history · filed fee as of 2025-09-30

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Filed fees in dollars

SEC-convention illustration

Computed from SEC filings

Assumptions for each dollar figure: $100,000 starting amount · 5.0% annual return · annual compounding · fees deducted annually · 0.01% computed index-control baseline. Methodology.

Illustrated difference between each class’s filed expense ratio and the computed index-control baseline. Lowest-cost classes are omitted rather than compared with themselves. Computed from SEC filings.
Share class and filing10 years20 years30 years
LCGRX1.18% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-09-30$17,252$53,174$123,046
LSSIX0.93% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-09-30$13,711$42,744$100,008
LSSNX0.82% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-09-30$12,128$38,002$89,351

Real trailing windows

Computed on licensed market-return history

Trailing windows use iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) adjusted-close total-return history through 2026-07-29 and the same filed index-control fee baseline as the convention table. Methodology.

Dollar fee drag over actual trailing proxy-return windows. Lowest-cost classes are omitted rather than compared with themselves. Each result below is computed on licensed market-return history.
Share class and filing10 years20 years30 years
LCGRXFiled fee as of 2025-09-30$27,417Computed on licensed market-return history
2016-07-29 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 10.52% annualized
$105,584Computed on licensed market-return history
2006-07-31 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 8.84% annualized
Proxy history begins 2000 — no full 30-year window
LSSIXFiled fee as of 2025-09-30$21,778Computed on licensed market-return history
2016-07-29 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 10.52% annualized
$84,809Computed on licensed market-return history
2006-07-31 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 8.84% annualized
Proxy history begins 2000 — no full 30-year window
LSSNXFiled fee as of 2025-09-30$19,259Computed on licensed market-return history
2016-07-29 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 10.52% annualized
$75,375Computed on licensed market-return history
2006-07-31 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 8.84% annualized
Proxy history begins 2000 — no full 30-year window

These figures are illustrations, not predictions or personalized advice. Returns and fees can differ. Read the research disclaimer.

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Return mode

Computed from SEC filings

Assumptions for the dollar figures below: $100,000 starting amount; 5.0% annual return; 20 years; annual compounding; fees deducted annually; 0.01% computed index-control baseline. LCGRX SEC expense filing, as of 2025-09-30. Methodology.

SEC-convention illustration for LCGRX; expense ratio filed as of 2025-09-30.
ResultAmount
Ending value at baseline$264,825
Ending value at filed expense ratio$211,651
Difference attributed to fee drag$53,174

This is an illustration, not a prediction or personalized advice. Returns and fees can differ. Read the research disclaimer.

Largest active differences vs the Russell 2000 index

The bars are labeled and repeated in the table; color is not the only signal. Linked company names open Buy Like Buffett’s company record; Sensible Investor does not score stocks.

HoldingFundRussell 2000 indexDifference
RBC Bearings Inc2.28%0.00%+2.28%
ESCO Technologies, Inc.2.50%0.25%+2.25%
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc2.11%0.00%+2.11%
ATI Inc2.00%0.00%+2.00%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2.08%0.13%+1.95%
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.2.13%0.42%+1.71%
Construction Partners, Inc.1.78%0.18%+1.60%
AAR Corp.1.70%0.15%+1.55%
Establishment Labs Holdings Inc1.53%0.00%+1.53%
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.1.94%0.41%+1.53%

Source and verification

SEC N-PORT filing · filed 2026-05-29 · period 2026-03-31

SEC expense filing · period 2025-09-30

Immutable verification record · Active-share method

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Best-fit active share

Sensible Investor, “Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund — best-fit active share,” 89.5% versus the Russell 2000 index, fund portfolio as of 2026-03-31; measured against the filed holdings of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), as of 2026-03-31. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/lcgrx/as-of/363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca

LCGRX filed expense ratio

Sensible Investor, “Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund — filed expense ratio,” 1.18% for LCGRX, as of 2025-09-30. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/lcgrx/as-of/363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca

LCGRX fee per active unit

Sensible Investor, “Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund — fee per unit of active management,” 1.32% using the LCGRX expense ratio as of 2025-09-30 and fund portfolio as of 2026-03-31. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/lcgrx/as-of/363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca