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Dividend Growth Fund

LAMCX

Daily price w/o sales charge as of 06/02/2023

$17.44

$0.27

YTD Returns w/o sales charge as of 06/02/2023

4.81%

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Lord Abbett Research Fund - Calibrated Dividend Growth Fund was renamed Lord Abbett Research Fund - Dividend Growth Fund effective April 1, 2020.

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Summary

What is the Dividend Growth Fund?

The Fund seeks to deliver total return by investing primarily in stocks of large U.S. companies that have a history of increasing their dividends.

HIGH-QUALITY UNIVERSE

Companies with consistent dividend growth are often market leaders with stable business models, strong balance sheets, and management teams committed to shareholders.

LOWER RISK PROFILE

Focusing on U.S. companies that have consistently grown their dividends often provides investors with an equity portfolio that has a lower risk profile than the broader market.

GROWTH AND RISING INCOME

A portfolio of consistent dividend growers may provide investors with long-term growth and rising income. Many of these companies have grown their dividends much faster than inflation.

Fund Basicsas of 04/28/2023

Total Net Assets: $3.57 B
Inception Date: 12/27/2001
Dividend Frequency: Quarterly
Fund Gross Expense Ratio: 1.67%
Fund Net Expense Ratio: 1.67%
Number of Holdings: 57
Minimum Initial Investment: $1,000+

Yield

12-Month Dividend Yield ¹ as of 06/02/2023

w/o sales charge

0.21%

30-Day Standardized Yield ² as of 04/30/2023

0.00%

In absence of the fee waiver, yields shown would have been lower. Yields for other share classes will vary.

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/27/2001

w/o sales charge	2.17%	1.31%	10.06%	8.81%	9.31%	7.57%
Lipper Category Avg. Equity Income Funds	-	-	-	-	-	-
S&P 500 Index	9.65%	2.92%	12.92%	11.01%	11.99%	8.28%
w/ sales charge	1.17%	1.31%	10.06%	8.81%	9.31%	7.57%

Performance data for the Lipper Category Average and for the Index is shown as soon as it becomes available.

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/27/2001

w/o sales charge	2.35%	-5.67%	16.21%	8.98%	9.56%	7.64%
Lipper Category Avg. Equity Income Funds	0.95%	-5.40%	17.27%	7.77%	8.81%	-
S&P 500 Index	7.50%	-7.73%	18.60%	11.19%	12.24%	8.24%
w/ sales charge	1.35%	-5.67%	16.21%	8.98%	9.56%	7.64%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

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 for future results.

Holdings as of 04/28/2023View Portfolio

Holding	Assets
Microsoft Corp	6.5%
Mastercard Inc	3.9%
Apple Inc	3.7%
Exxon Mobil Corp	3.4%
NextEra Energy Inc	3.0%
Morgan Stanley	2.9%
UnitedHealth Group Inc	2.9%
AbbVie Inc	2.8%
Raytheon Technologies Corp	2.5%
Abbott Laboratories	2.4%

% of Total Assets		33.9%

The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and portfolio characteristics, such as individual holdings and sector weightings may change significantly over time. The portfolio data is for information only. It does not constitute a recommendation or an offer for a particular security or fund, nor should it be taken as a solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell securities or other investments.

Sector Allocationas of 04/28/2023View Portfolio

Sector	Weighting

Sector	Weighting
Communication Services
Real Estate
Utilities
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staples
Energy
Financials
Health Care
Industrials
Information Technology
Materials

INVESTMENT TEAM

Darnell Azeez, CFA

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

21 Years of Industry Experience

Jeffrey Rabinowitz, CFA

Portfolio Manager

24 Years of Industry Experience

Servesh Tiwari, CFA

Portfolio Manager

17 Years of Industry Experience

Subrata Ghose, CFA

Portfolio Manager

28 Years of Industry Experience

Supported By 36 Investment Professionals with 18 Years Avg. Industry Experience

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Performance

12-Month Dividend Yield ¹ as of 06/02/2023

w/o sales charge

0.21%

30-Day Standardized Yield ² as of 04/30/2023

	Subsidized⁵	Un-Subsidized⁶
w/o sales charge	0.00%	0.00%

In absence of the fee waiver, yields shown would have been lower. Yields for other share classes will vary.

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/27/2001

w/o sales charge	2.17%	1.31%	10.06%	8.81%	9.31%	7.57%
Lipper Category Avg. Equity Income Funds	-	-	-	-	-	-
S&P 500 Index	9.65%	2.92%	12.92%	11.01%	11.99%	8.28%
w/ sales charge	1.17%	1.31%	10.06%	8.81%	9.31%	7.57%

Performance data for the Lipper Category Average and for the Index is shown as soon as it becomes available.

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/27/2001

w/o sales charge	2.35%	-5.67%	16.21%	8.98%	9.56%	7.64%
Lipper Category Avg. Equity Income Funds	0.95%	-5.40%	17.27%	7.77%	8.81%	-
S&P 500 Index	7.50%	-7.73%	18.60%	11.19%	12.24%	8.24%
w/ sales charge	1.35%	-5.67%	16.21%	8.98%	9.56%	7.64%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

Year	Fund Returns	S&P 500 Index

2022	-14.20%	-18.11%
2021	24.74%	28.71%
2020	14.67%	18.40%
2019	25.63%	31.49%
2018	-5.47%	-4.38%
2017	18.22%	21.83%
2016	14.25%	11.96%
2015	-3.07%	1.38%
2014	10.74%	13.69%
2013	26.93%	32.39%
2012	12.30%	-
2011	-0.78%	-
2010	14.04%	-
2009	22.44%	-
2008	-27.79%	-
2007	2.41%	-
2006	14.01%	-
2005	2.96%	-
2004	15.98%	-
2003	21.16%	-

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Yearly Returns

2023	2.35%	-	-	-	4.81%
2022	-6.91%	-12.55%	-4.58%	10.45%	-14.20%
2021	4.09%	7.31%	-0.12%	11.81%	24.74%
2020	-19.96%	18.88%	9.39%	10.16%	14.67%
2019	11.74%	3.81%	4.05%	4.08%	25.63%
2018	-2.97%	1.10%	8.17%	-10.92%	-5.47%
2017	4.23%	2.29%	3.16%	7.49%	18.22%
2016	5.79%	4.76%	0.51%	2.56%	14.25%
2015	-0.30%	-2.42%	-5.83%	5.80%	-3.07%
2014	1.35%	4.48%	-1.63%	6.31%	10.74%
2013	10.20%	1.12%	5.11%	8.37%	26.93%
2012	10.61%	-3.92%	5.54%	0.12%	12.30%
2011	5.47%	-0.46%	-14.08%	9.98%	-0.78%
2010	4.64%	-8.36%	10.10%	8.02%	14.04%
2009	-5.36%	9.65%	12.25%	5.11%	22.44%
2008	-8.87%	-0.51%	-9.28%	-12.21%	-27.79%
2007	3.33%	4.04%	-1.34%	-3.44%	2.41%
2006	2.17%	0.47%	3.12%	7.72%	14.01%
2005	-1.26%	1.78%	2.48%	-0.03%	2.96%
2004	3.35%	1.53%	1.79%	8.59%	15.98%
2003	-6.10%	11.64%	2.88%	12.34%	21.16%
2002	7.29%	-5.50%	-13.37%	4.46%	-8.25%
2001	-	-	-	-	0.00%

Performance is shown for each quarter and each calendar year. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

NAV HISTORICAL PRICES

Date	Net Asset Value

Portfolio

Holding	Sector	Assets

Microsoft Corp	Information Technology	6.5%
Mastercard Inc	Financials	3.9%
Apple Inc	Information Technology	3.7%
Exxon Mobil Corp	Energy	3.4%
NextEra Energy Inc	Utilities	3.0%
Morgan Stanley	Financials	2.9%
UnitedHealth Group Inc	Health Care	2.9%
AbbVie Inc	Health Care	2.8%
Raytheon Technologies Corp	Industrials	2.5%
Abbott Laboratories	Health Care	2.4%

% of Total Assets		33.9%

Holding	Sector	Assets

Microsoft Corp	Information Technology	6.5%
Mastercard Inc	Financials	3.9%
Apple Inc	Information Technology	3.7%
Exxon Mobil Corp	Energy	3.4%
NextEra Energy Inc	Utilities	3.0%
UnitedHealth Group Inc	Health Care	2.9%
Morgan Stanley	Financials	2.9%
AbbVie Inc	Health Care	2.8%
Raytheon Technologies Corp	Industrials	2.5%
Abbott Laboratories	Health Care	2.4%
NVIDIA Corp	Information Technology	2.3%
Coca-Cola Co/The	Consumer Staples	2.2%
Walmart Inc	Consumer Staples	2.2%
Parker-Hannifin Corp	Industrials	2.1%
Eli Lilly & Co	Health Care	2.1%
S&P Global Inc	Financials	2.0%
Roper Technologies Inc	Information Technology	1.9%
Humana Inc	Health Care	1.9%
Bank of America Corp	Financials	1.8%
American Tower Corp	Real Estate	1.8%
TJX Cos Inc/The	Consumer Discretionary	1.8%
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd	Financials	1.7%
Ameriprise Financial Inc	Financials	1.7%
Starbucks Corp	Consumer Discretionary	1.6%
Honeywell International Inc	Industrials	1.6%
Union Pacific Corp	Industrials	1.6%
Home Depot Inc/The	Consumer Discretionary	1.6%
Intuit Inc	Information Technology	1.5%
McDonald's Corp	Consumer Discretionary	1.5%
NIKE Inc	Consumer Discretionary	1.5%
Zoetis Inc	Health Care	1.5%
Analog Devices Inc	Information Technology	1.4%
Lam Research Corp	Information Technology	1.4%
Allstate Corp/The	Financials	1.4%
Danaher Corp	Health Care	1.4%
Chubb Ltd	Financials	1.4%
Northrop Grumman Corp	Industrials	1.3%
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co	Materials	1.3%
Pernod Ricard SA	Consumer Staples	1.2%
Texas Instruments Inc	Information Technology	1.2%
Arthur J Gallagher & Co	Financials	1.2%
Vulcan Materials Co	Materials	1.1%
Eaton Corp PLC	Industrials	1.1%
Lowe's Cos Inc	Consumer Discretionary	1.1%
Sherwin-Williams Co/The	Materials	1.1%
Churchill Downs Inc	Consumer Discretionary	1.1%
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc	Health Care	1.0%
Marathon Petroleum Corp	Energy	1.0%
Accenture PLC	Information Technology	0.9%
Costco Wholesale Corp	Consumer Staples	0.9%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc	Materials	0.9%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc	Financials	0.8%
KLA Corp	Information Technology	0.7%
Avery Dennison Corp	Materials	0.7%
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The	Consumer Staples	0.7%
MarketAxess Holdings Inc	Financials	0.4%
Prologis Inc	Real Estate	0.4%

Sector Allocationas of 04/28/2023

Sector	Weighting	Fund Change from Previous Quarter

Sector	Weighting	Fund Change from Previous Quarter
Communication Services		0.0%
Real Estate		0.0%
Utilities		0.0%
Consumer Discretionary		0.5%
Consumer Staples		0.7%
Energy		0.4%
Financials		4.6%
Health Care		1.0%
Industrials		0.3%
Information Technology		4.6%
Materials		0.0%

Portfolio Positioning as of 03/31/2023

Over the past five decades, the stocks of companies that have steadily grown their dividends have outperformed the broader equity market, non-dividend-paying stocks, and, not surprisingly, dividend cutters. Furthermore, in periods where market returns have been below the long-term average, dividends have made up a larger component of total returns.
The current macro backdrop of higher but decreasing inflation, coupled with tighter monetary policy and a higher interest rate regime, has led to an inverted yield curve, increased price volatility, and heightened risk aversion. As such, we believe this environment is ideal for quality compounders with stable earnings and capital discipline - which is typical of dividend growers. Our active approach to dividend growth investing should enable investors to navigate this challenging period with lower volatility verses the broader market while harnessing stock specific alpha opportunities available in the high-quality dividend grower universe.
As of the end of the period, the Fund’s largest active overweight relative to the S&P 500 Index is Mastercard Incorporated, a payment-processing corporation. We believe the company is attractively valued given the resiliency of the business model during an economic downturn, along with continued cross-border travel recovery in coming quarters..

PORTFOLIO DETAILS as of 04/28/2023

Total Net Assets: $3.57 B
Number of Holdings: 57
Weighted Average Market Cap.: 417.0 B
P/B Ratio: 4.9x
P/E Ratio: 22.7x

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Weighted Average Market Cap - The average market capitalization of all companies held in the portfolio with each company weighted according to its percent held in the portfolio. The result is based upon a weighted average of the securities held in the fund.

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. The result is based upon a weighted average of the securities held in the fund.

P/E Ratio - Is the weighted average of each holding's P/E ratio (price of a stock divided by its earnings per share). The result is based upon a weighted average of the securities held in the fund.

Portfolio Turnover - This is a measure of the Fund’s trading activity which is computed by taking the lesser of purchases or sales divided by average monthly market value, excluding short-term investments. The resulting percentage represents the percentage of the portfolio’s holdings that have changed over the past year.

Dividends & Cap Gains

Dividend Payments

For

YTD Dividends Paidas of 06/02/2023: $0.00090
Dividend Frequency: Quarterly

Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Reinvest & Payable Date	Dividend	Reinvest Price
03/29/2023	03/30/2023	03/30/2023	$0.00090	$16.83

Upcoming Dividend Payment Dates

This section lists all anticipated income and Capital Gain distribution dates and any actual distributions are subject to adequacy of earnings and must be approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees. Please note that dates are subject to change.

Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Reinvest & Payable Date
06/28/2023	06/29/2023	06/29/2023
09/27/2023	09/28/2023	09/28/2023
12/26/2023	12/27/2023	12/27/2023

Capital Gains Distributions

For

Record Date	Reinvest & Payable Date	Long-term	Short-term *	Total	Reinvest Price
12/19/2022	12/20/2022	$0.8267	-	$0.8267	$16.49

Taxed as ordinary income

Lord Abbett does not provide tax advice. It is strongly recommended that you discuss the impact of dividends and distributions with your tax advisor.

Fees & Expenses

EXPENSE RATIOas of 04/30/2023

Fund Gross Expense Ratio	Fund Net Expense Ratio
1.67%	1.67%

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Minimum initial investment varies depending on the class of shares you buy and the type of account. IRAs, SIMPLEs, and SEP accounts with payroll deductions have no minimums. Please see Fund prospectuses for additional information.

12-Month Dividend Yield is a financial ratio that shows how much a mutual fund pays out in dividends each year relative to its value with maximum sales charges and without sales charges. The fund’s dividend yield is calculated by dividing the fund’s income distributions over the previous year by the fund’s current value with maximum sales charges and without sales charges.

The 30-Day Standardized Yield represents net investment income earned by a fund over a 30-day period. It is expressed as an annual percentage rate using a method of calculation adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Yields for other share classes will vary.

The Fund’s Dividend Yield, 12-Month Dividend Yield and 7 Day Yield are shown with and without sales charges and with maximum sales charges. The Fund’s Subsidized 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.

The Fund’s Unsubsidized Dividend yield is shown without sales charges and with maximum sales charges. The Fund’s unsubsidized dividend yield reflects what the yield would have been without the effect of fee waivers or expense limitation arrangements.

The 30-day Standardized Subsidized yields reflect fee waivers in effect. Without such fee waivers, yields would be reduced.

The 30-day Standardized Unsubsidized yield does not reflect fee waivers.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

A Note about Risk: The value of investments in equity securities will fluctuate in response to general economic conditions and to changes in the prospects of particular companies, including market, liquidity, currency, and political risks. Mid cap company stocks tend to be more volatile and may be less liquid than large cap company stocks. Mid cap companies typically experience a higher risk of failure than large cap companies. However, larger companies may be unable to respond quickly to certain market developments and may have slower rates of growth as compared to smaller successful companies. 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 adversely affect Fund performance.

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.

CUSIP identifiers have been provided by CUSIP Global Services, managed on behalf of the American Bankers Association by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC, and are not for use or dissemination in a manner that would serve as a substitute for any CUSIP service. The CUSIP Database, © 2011 American Bankers Association. “CUSIP” is a registered trademark of the American Bankers Association.

With Sales Charge - Returns with sales charges reflect applicable fees and expenses and include all distributions reinvested.

Without Sales Charge - Returns shown are without sales charges and 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.

Double-Digit Returns - instances of high double-digit returns were achieved primarily during favorable market conditions and may not be sustainable over time.

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.

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.

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

Expense Ratio: The net expense ratio takes into account a contractual management fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement that currently is scheduled to remain in place through March 31, 2016. For periods when gross expenses exceeded the cap, the Fund benefited by not bearing certain expenses. Without such cap, performance would have been lower.

Lipper Category Average - Peer group averages are based on universes of funds with the same investment objectives. The average return for the peer group is based on the returns of each individual fund within the group for the period shown. This average assumes reinvestment of dividends.

Dividends and Capital Gains: The information presented in this section is intended for general information and is not intended to be relied upon and should not be relied upon, as financial, legal or tax advice for any particular investor. We strongly recommend that you contact your financial, legal or tax advisor regarding your particular tax situation.

The information presented in this section is not written or intended to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding any tax liabilities or penalties.

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What is the Dividend Growth Fund?

The Fund seeks to deliver total return by investing primarily in stocks of large U.S. companies that have a history of increasing their dividends.

HIGH-QUALITY UNIVERSE

LOWER RISK PROFILE

GROWTH AND RISING INCOME

Fund Basicsas of 04/28/2023

Yield

12-Month Dividend Yield 1 as of 06/02/2023

30-Day Standardized Yield 2 as of 04/30/2023

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

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Performance

Performance

12-Month Dividend Yield 1 as of 06/02/2023

30-Day Standardized Yield 2 as of 04/30/2023

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 1.67%

Net 1.67%

NAV HISTORICAL PRICES

Portfolio

Portfolio

Sector Allocationas of 04/28/2023

Portfolio Positioning as of 03/31/2023

PORTFOLIO DETAILS as of 04/28/2023

Dividends & Cap Gains

Dividends & Cap Gains

Dividend Payments

Upcoming Dividend Payment Dates

Capital Gains Distributions

Fees & Expenses

Fees & Expenses

EXPENSE RATIOas of 04/30/2023

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