Lord Abbett Developing Growth A LW  LAGWX.LW
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Small Growth Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Small
   Growth
  
  
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.09
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 14.39
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
35.63%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
968
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Lord Abbett Developing Growth A LW
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Small Growth
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1973-10-10 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 35.63 72.54 -1.26 5.02 1.48 9.50
+/- Category 13.98 59.37 6.19 4.80 -0.44 ---
+/- S&P 500 TR 12.11 23.74 4.64 4.34 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 39.02 -0.74 3.22 6.83 2.35 9.75
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 28.84 17.54 -1.44 4.78 1.48 9.50
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 17.54 -3.77 3.24 0.58 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 11.40 -2.01 3.59 0.95 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 669 funds), (5 yrs : out of 554 funds), (10 yrs : out of 318 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 32.23
Software 9.87
Hardware 18.74
Media 0.98
Telecommunications 2.64
Service 47.54
Healthcare 15.79
Consumer Services 11.13
Business Services 12.27
Financial Services 8.35
Manufacturing 20.24
Consumer Goods 5.76
Industrial Materials 10.64
Energy 2.10
Utilities 1.73
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.3
Stocks 99.7
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 12.8
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 121 Turnover % 199
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % 5.42
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 16.38 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
EnerNOC, Inc. --- 227.96 1.97
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. 37.04 70.38 1.82
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. 136.99 89.05 1.69
VistaPrint, Ltd. 17.45 167.60 1.66
Concur Technologies, Inc. 82.64 12.83 1.64
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 92.59 20.75 1.62
Mercadolibre, Inc. 39.06 176.05 1.55
SuccessFactors, Inc. --- 169.86 1.50
Lululemon Athletica, Inc 12.76 233.67 1.48
Lumber Liquidators, Inc. 12.87 133.14 1.45
Data through 2009-09-30
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1973-10-10
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Thomas O'Halloran  (2003-10-01)
O'Halloran is a portfolio manager with Lord Abbett & Company. He joined Lord Abbett in 2001 from Dillon Read/UBS Warburg, where he served as executive director/senior research analyst. O'Halloran has been in the investment business since 1987. O'Halloran holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2008-12-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.13
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-07-31)
Correspondence Information

90 Hudson St.
Jersey City,  NJ  07302
United States
Telephone:
888-522-2388
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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