# Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund Retail Cl (LIPRX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/liprx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Loomis Sayles · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Buffered · Inception: 2010-05-28 The fund aims to deliver a substantial total investment return, achieved through a blend of ongoing income and appreciation in asset value. It typically allocates at least 80% of its net assets—including any borrowed capital for investment—to securities designed to protect against inflation. A significant portion of these holdings will be U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). A key characteristic of TIPS is that their principal value is periodically modified to reflect inflation, and the repayment of the initial bond principal at maturity is guaranteed by the U.S. government. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $9.22 | | Expense Ratio | 0.65% | | Assets Under Management | $97.4M | | NAV | $9.22 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 4.80% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.44 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $9.03 – $9.81 | | Beta | 0.73 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0808 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-29 - Pay date: 2026-09-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does LIPRX invest in? The fund aims to deliver a substantial total investment return, achieved through a blend of ongoing income and appreciation in asset value. It typically allocates at least 80% of its net assets—including any borrowed capital for investment—to securities designed to protect against inflation. A significant portion of these holdings will be U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). A key characteristic of TIPS is that their principal value is periodically modified to reflect inflation, and the repayment of the initial bond principal at maturity is guaranteed by the U.S. government. ### What is the expense ratio of LIPRX? Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund Retail Cl (LIPRX) charges an expense ratio of 0.65%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is LIPRX's dividend yield? LIPRX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.80%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of LIPRX? Effective duration measures LIPRX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. LIPRX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of LIPRX? LIPRX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of LIPRX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from LIPRX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. LIPRX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does LIPRX pay a dividend? Yes, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund Retail Cl (LIPRX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.80%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does LIPRX pay dividends? Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund Retail Cl pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is LIPRX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for LIPRX was 2026-09-29. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will LIPRX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.65% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does LIPRX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from LIPRX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does LIPRX cost more than a fund like VOO? LIPRX's strategy (current expense ratio 0.65%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where LIPRX sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to LIPRX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as LIPRX (0.65%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/liprx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/liprx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/liprx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/liprx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/liprx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.