Lord Abbett Short Duration Income I  LLDYX
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Short-Term Bond 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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   Avg Duration
   1.68 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   A
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 4.56
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
16.75%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
3,611
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Lord Abbett Short Duration Income I
(from 2004-10-19 to 2009-10-31) Category: Short-Term Bond
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2004-10-19 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 16.75 25.16 7.39 5.45 --- 5.31
+/- Category 7.66 15.57 3.78 2.24 --- ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 9.84 12.67 0.94 0.18 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 15.15 13.75 7.11 --- --- 5.18
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 16.42 19.01 7.38 5.33 --- 5.31
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 16.88 5.50 3.59 --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 12.28 5.16 3.49 --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 360 funds), (5 yrs : out of 305 funds), (10 yrs : out of 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 %
US Government 0.21
US Treasuries 0.00
TIPS 0.21
US Agency 0.00
Mortgage 36.61
Mortgage Pass-Thru 2.35
Mortgage CMO 34.26
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 45.47
US Corporate 36.73
Asset-Backed 8.60
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.14
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 13.30
Foreign Corp 13.30
Foreign Govt 0.01
Cash 4.40
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 51.3
AA 2.4
A 2.5
BBB 22.7
BB 11.6
B 7.7
Below B 1.7
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 4.4
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 95.0
Other 0.7
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 208
Total Number of Bond Holdings 524 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 8.48 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
General Elec Cap 5.25% 2012-10-19 23,200 24,545 0.92
Csfb Coml Mtg Ptc 2002-Ck1 CMO 6.439% 2035-12-15 22,845 24,265 0.91
Anglo American Capital PLC 2014-04-08 20,550 23,963 0.90
SOCIETE DE FINANCEMENT DE L EC 2014-05-05 22,775 23,408 0.88
Jpmorgan Chase & Co Fdic Tlgp 2.2% 2012-06-15 22,400 22,798 0.86
Banc Amer Cmbs 2002-Pb2 CMO 6.186% 2035-06-11 21,365 22,492 0.84
Rio Tinto Fin Usa 8.95% 2014-05-01 18,800 22,209 0.83
Wachovia Cmbs 2002-C1 CMO 6.287% 2034-04-15 20,000 21,145 0.79
Csfb Coml Mtg Ptc 2001-Ck5 CMO 5.435% 2034-09-15 20,493 21,119 0.79
Mbna Master Cc Tr Ii 2003-8a FRN 2012-12-17 20,300 20,236 0.76
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2004-10-19
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Robert A. Lee  (1997-09-02)
Lee,Partner and Director of Taxable Fixed Income, is a portfolio manager with Lord Abbett & Company, his employer since 1997.
Andrew H. O'Brien  (1998-01-08)
Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Management Group, joined Lord Abbett in 1998. He received a BA in economics from Princeton University. Mr. O’Brien is the holder of a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been in the investment business since 1998.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-04-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.54
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-11-30)
Correspondence Information

90 Hudson Street
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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