Chris Harms is a portfolio manager and co-head of the relative return team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He co-manages the Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government & Agency and Intermediate Duration Bond funds, in addition to the Natixis Loomis Sayles Short Duration Income ETF. Chris also co-manages the Loomis Sayles Core, Intermediate Duration and Short Duration strategies. He has more than 40 years of investment industry experience and joined Loomis Sayles in 2010. Previously, Chris was a senior vice president and managing director of an investment management team at CapitalSource Bank. Prior to CapitalSource, he was a managing director and senior fixed income portfolio manager at Mackay Shields.
Chris earned a BSBA from Villanova University and an MBA from Drexel University.
Funds managed
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund
Ticker
LSDIX
Intermediate-term investment grade fund that pursues strong returns from all major fixed income sectors while seeking to mitigate interest rate risk.
Total net assets
$234.65 million
as of 07/24/2025
Morningstar category
Short-Term Bond
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund
Ticker
NELYX
Actively managed since inception in 1989, pursuing total return from a conservative, high-quality, shorter-duration portfolio of fixed income securities.
Total net assets
$681.89 million
as of 07/24/2025
Morningstar category
Short Government
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Performance-driven investment strategies backed by deep proprietary research and a system of integrated risk analysis.
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