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Direct indexing investing strategies

A smarter way to index

Direct indexing investing strategies

Since 2002, Natixis Investment Managers Solutions has provided fully customizable separately managed accounts (SMAs) aligned to a variety of indices, spanning different market capitalization segments and geographic regions. These portfolios can be customized for tax purposes, to align with investor values and concerns, to tilt toward factors, or for a combination of objectives. All accounts are actively managed and provide beta exposure to an index.

This type of solution can help taxable investors mitigate tax liability in their portfolios, minimize capital gains, and generate capital losses to help plan for future taxable events while offering tax-exempt investors the ability to integrate restrictions, factor preferences, and values into highly customized index-aligned portfolios.

Why direct indexing? Five investor applications

Maximize tax-efficient investing

Accounts use active tax loss harvesting, selling securities that have lost value to offset taxes on capital gains.

Transition investment accounts

Accounts can accept securities in-kind to minimize the tax consequences of moving assets to a new broker or firm.

Offset future capital gains

Investment losses accrued can be carried forward to offset capital gains in future years.

Unwind concentrated positions

Accounts can accommodate existing equity positions, using investment strategies that involve selling shares gradually to minimize capital gains taxes.

Customize a portfolio

Portfolios, guided by active investment management, can prioritize or exclude specific sectors or securities to align with investor values or diversification goals.

Direct indexing SMAs are a more tax-efficient way to index

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Specialized investment portfolios

Sustainable/ESG indexing

Our proprietary methodology can apply environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors to create personalized indexes. Positive screening favors stocks with positive ESG ratings or that are best in class within their sector. Negative screening excludes specific securities or sectors based on an investor's preferences.

Racial equity indexing

Designed to track the S&P 500® index reasonably closely pretax, but with a deliberate focus on racial equity and justice. Invests in companies that are leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion, and avoids companies that cause, contribute to, exploit or profit from racial injustice.

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A tax liability is the total amount of tax debt owed by an individual, corporation or other entity to a taxing authority.

Capital gain is a rise in the value of a capital asset (investment or real estate) that gives it a higher worth than the purchase price.

Investing involves risk, including the risk of loss.

Sustainable investing focuses on investments in companies that relate to certain sustainable development themes and demonstrate adherence to environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices; therefore, a portfolio’s universe of investments may be reduced. It may sell a security when it could be disadvantageous to do so or forgo opportunities in certain companies, industries, sectors or countries. This could have a negative impact on performance depending on whether such investments are in or out of favor.

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