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Inflation Focused Fund (LIFAX) - Class A

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What is the Inflation Focused Fund?

Goal & Strategy

The goal of this Fund is to outperform the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over a full economic cycle while generating current income. This Fund seeks to deliver positive total return in an inflationary environment and may invest substantially in CPI swaps and other inflation-linked derivatives.

The Fund pursues its investment objective by combining inflation-linked derivatives and inflation-indexed fixed income securities with a portfolio of fixed income securities.

Fund Basics

 
Ticker LIFAX
CUSIP 54400U205
Fund Number 3329
Inception Date 04/29/2011
YTD Returns at NAV (as of 05/21/2013) -0.57%
Dividend Frequency Monthly
(Daily Accrual)
Expense Ratio (as of 04/30/2013)
Gross 0.76%
Net 0.75%
Lipper Category Avg. 0.83%
Total Net Assets (as of 04/30/2013) $1.03 B
Number of Issues (as of 04/30/2013) 1201
Minimum Initial Investment $1,500
Maximum Offering Price (MOP) - Returns with sales charges reflect a maximum sales charge of 2.25%, except for Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund 4.75%.
Yield(as of 05/21/2013)
Dividend Yield Subsidized1 Unsubsidized2
NAV 3.51% 3.50%
MOP 3.43% 3.42%
30-Day Standardized Yield (as of 04/30/2013) 1.99%

Price(as of 05/21/2013)
  Price ($) Change ($) Change (%)
NAV 14.64 -0.02 -0.14
MOP 14.98 -0.02 -0.13
52-Week High & Low at NAV ($)
High (09/14/2012) 15.13
Low (06/13/2012) 14.29
In absence of the fee waiver, yields shown would have been lower. Yields for other share classes will vary.

How has the Fund Performed?

Average Annual Returns

(as of 04/30/2013)
  YTD (%) 1-YR (%) 3-YR (%) 5-YR (%) 10-YR (%) Since
Inception (%)
NAV
Lipper Category Avg. 0.27 3.77    -    -    -    -
MOP -2.24 1.82    -    -    - 1.79
Expense Ratio Gross0.76% Net0.75%
  YTD (%) 1-YR (%) 3-YR (%) 5-YR (%) 10-YR (%) Since
Inception (%)
NAV 0.51 4.77    -    -    - 3.37
Lipper Category Avg. -0.35 4.74    -    -    -    -
MOP -1.73 2.40    -    -    - 2.14
Expense Ratio Gross0.76% Net0.75%
The performance quoted represents past performance, which is no indication of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all distributions. Returns shown at net asset value do not reflect the current maximum sales charge, had the sales charge been included, returns would have been lower. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, on any given day or when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Therefore, there can be no assurance of future results.

Why This Fund?

Role in Portfolio

A supporting player that provides investors with protection from the silent thief of inflation while providing a lower duration than other inflation-protected products in the market today.

Key Advantages

Research
The Lord Abbett Inflation Focused Fund takes a multipronged approach to addressing inflation risks by:

Actively managing shorter-term credit instruments to generate income

Continually employing inflation-linked investments, to generate capital appreciation in inflationary environments

Strategically creating a portfolio targeted to deliver a higher yield and lower duration than other inflation products in the market today.

The value of your investment will change as interest rates fluctuate and in response to market movements. When interest rates fall, the prices of debt securities tend to rise, and when interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities are likely to decline.

How is the Fund Currently Positioned?

(as of 03/29/2013)
  • We remain poised to add back to credit sectors on weakness, as we continue to believe that corporate credit fundamentals are still favorable and investor demand for yield will be supportive of credit-sensitive securities.
  • We added to our commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) allocation during the first quarter of 2013 and continue to look for opportunities to increase exposure to this sector, especially in lower-rated issues, including new issue 'A' or 'BBB' bonds, as well as seasoned mezzanine classes.
  • We increased our position in investment-grade corporate bonds during the quarter, and continue to remain overweight the sector relative to the benchmark, the Barclays 1 to 3 year Government/Credit Bond Index.
  • This strategy features the use of Consumer Price Index swaps as a hedge against potentially accelerating inflation, which could eventually arise from the highly accommodative monetary policy that the Federal Reserve has been pursuing.
The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and may change significantly over time.

The credit qualities of securities in the portfolio are assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's, or Fitch, as an indication of an issuer's creditworthiness. Ratings range from 'AAA' (highest) to 'D' (lowest). Bonds rated 'BBB' or above are considered investment grade. Credit ratings 'BB' and below are lower-rated securities (junk bonds). High-yielding, non-investment-grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risks than investment-grade bonds. Adverse conditions may affect the issuer's ability to pay interest and principal on these securities.

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Investment Team

Team Leaders
Robert A. Lee
Partner
Years Experience:  23
Kewjin Yuoh
Partner
Years Experience:  20
Andrew H. O'Brien, CFA
Partner
Years Experience:  16
Jerald M. Lanzotti, CFA
Partner
Years Experience:  24
Supported By
28 Investment Professionals
12 Years Avg. Industry Experience
Years experience refers to industry experience.