Calibrated Dividend Growth Fund (LAMAX) - Class A

Important Information
Maximum Offering Price (MOP) - Returns with sales charges reflect applicable fees and expenses and include all distributions reinvested.
Net Asset Value (NAV) - Returns shown at net asset value have all distributions reinvested. If a sales charge had been deducted, the results would have been lower.
Returns shown at less than a year reflect aggregate total returns.
Instances of high double-digit returns were achieved primarily during favorable market conditions and may not be sustainable over time.

Class A- Except as noted below, returns with sales charges reflect a maximum sales charge of 5.75% for equity and strategic allocation funds, 4.75% for Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund, and 2.25% for all tax-free income funds and taxable fixed income funds (except for Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund). There are also ongoing 12b-1 service fees (and, in certain cases, distribution fees).

Class A Shares purchased subject to a front-end sales charge have no contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). However, certain purchases of Class A shares made without a front-end sales charge may be subject to a CDSC of 1% if the shares are redeemed before the first day of the month in which the one year anniversary of the purchase falls. The CDSC is not reflected in the performance with maximum sales charge.

Effective September 27, 2012, the Lord Abbett Capital Structure Fund changed its name to Lord Abbett Calibrated Dividend Growth Fund, and the Fund transitioned its investment approach from investing in a mix of equity and fixed income securities to a domestic dividend oriented equity strategy. Therefore, the performance of the Fund for periods prior to September 27, 2012 is not representative of the Fund's current investment strategy. The change in investment approach may affect the Fund's performance.

A Note About Risk: The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of large and mid-sized companies, which may experience significant volatility at times and may fall sharply in response to general economic conditions and to changes in the prospects of particular companies and/or sectors in the economy. Larger companies as compared to smaller successful companies may be less able to respond quickly to certain market developments and may have slower rates of growth. Securities of mid-sized companies generally involve greater risks than investments in larger companies. Mid-sized company securities tend to be more volatile and less liquid than equity securities of larger companies. If the Fund's fundamental research and quantitative analysis fail to produce the intended result, the Fund may suffer losses or underperform its benchmark or other funds with the same investment objective or similar strategies, even in a rising market. Dividend paying securities may become less available for purchase, limiting the Fund's ability to produce current income and increasing the volatility of Fund's returns. In addition, a company's dividend payments may vary over time, and there is no guarantee that a company will pay a dividend at all. These factors can affect Fund performance. The Fund changed its investment strategy on 9/27/2012, and, therefore, the fund performance history under the new strategy at this time is very limited. The Fund's performance achieved during its initial period of investment operation may not be replicated over longer periods and may not be indicative of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance and includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries.

The S&P 900^® 10-Year Dividend Growth Index, which is a subset of the S&P 900 Index, consists of large and mid-sized companies that have a substantial history of dividend issuance and growth, and that meet certain other criteria. The Dividend Growth Index represents a considerably narrower investable universe than the S&P 900 Index because of the stringent criteria for inclusion in the Dividend Growth Index. Characteristics and historical performance of the S&P 900^® 10-Year Dividend Growth Index are provided for information purposes only. Portfolio holdings and characteristics of the Fund will differ from those of the index, and such differences may be material. The S&P 900^® 10-Year Dividend Growth Index is the exclusive property of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). Under a contract with Lord Abbett, S&P administers, maintains, and calculates the Index. S&P and its affiliates shall have no liability for any errors or omissions in calculating the Index.

Indices are unmanaged, do not reflect the deduction of fees or expenses, and are not available for direct investment.Unless otherwise noted, financial indices assume reinvestment of dividends. You cannot make a direct investment in an index.

Market Capitalization Breakdown - Morningstar separates stock portfolio holdings into five market-capitalization groups: Giant, Large, Mid, Small, and Micro. Of the 5000 largest domestic stocks in their equities database, the top 1% are categorized as Giant, the next 4% are Large, the next 15% are Mid, the next 30% are Small, and the remaining 50% are Micro. Stocks outside of the largest 5000 are also classified as Micro.

Weighted Average Market Cap - The average market capitalization of all companies held in the portfolio.

P/B Ratio - A ratio that helps determine whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued. It is calculated by dividing a stock's price per share by its book value per share.

P/E Ratio - A ratio that reflects how much a stock costs relative to its earnings. It is calculated by dividing the current stock price by the earnings per share.

Portfolio Turnover Ratio - This is a measure of the fund’s trading activity which is computed by taking the lesser of purchases or sales and dividing by average monthly net assets. The resulting percentage represents the percentage of the portfolio’s holdings that have changed over the past year.

Modified Duration - The change in the value of a fixed income security that will result from a 1% change in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years, and generally, the larger a portfolio’s duration, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for underlying bond prices. Where applicable, securities, such as common or preferred stock, convertible bonds and convertible preferred stock, ETFs and ADRs and futures, are excluded from these calculations.

Average Maturity - The length of time until the average security in a portfolio will mature or be redeemed by its issuer in proportion to its dollar value. Indicating a portfolio’s sensitivity to general market interest rate changes, a longer average maturity implies greater relative portfolio volatility.

Unless otherwise specified, indexes reflect total return, with all dividends reinvested. Indexes are unmanaged, do not reflect the deduction of fees or expenses, and are not available for direct investment.


The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and is subject to change. Holdings are for informational purposes only and are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.

Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, on any given day or when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent quarter-end, go to quarter ending performance on our Website or call Lord Abbett at (888) 522-2388.

¹ The Fund’s dividend yield is shown without sales charges (at NAV) and with maximum sales charges (at MOP). The Fund’s dividend yield takes into account any fee waiver or expense limitation arrangements, if any. Without such fee waivers or expense limitation arrangements, the Fund’s dividend yield would have been lower. Information regarding any fee waivers or expense limitation arrangements applicable to the Fund is provided with the Fund’s expense ratio information.

² The Fund’s unsubsidized dividend yield is shown without sales charges (at NAV) and with maximum sales charges (at MOP). The Fund’s unsubsidized dividend yield reflects what the yield would have been without the affect of fee waivers or expense limitation arrangements.