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Global Equity Research Fund

Daily price w/o sales charge as of 05/18/2018

$11.63

arrowDown$0.03

YTD Returns w/o sales charge as of 05/18/2018

3.10%

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Summary

Summary

What is the Global Equity Research Fund ?

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in stocks of both U.S. and non-U.S. companies.

Fund Basicsas of 04/30/2018

Total Net Assets
$5.92 M
Inception Date
01/19/2017
Dividend Frequency
Annually
Fund Gross Expense Ratio
5.00%
Fund Net Expense Ratio
1.15%
Number of Holdings
145
CUSIP
54400A597

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 5.00%

Net 1.15%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 01/18/2017
w/o sales charge 1.95% 15.06% - - - 16.27%
Lipper Category Avg. Global Multi-Cap Core -0.48% 12.82% - - - -
MSCI All Country World Index (Gross) 0.16% 14.77% - - - 16.88%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 5.00%

Net 1.15%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 5.00%

Net 1.15%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 01/18/2017
w/o sales charge 1.42% 17.02% - - - 16.97%
Lipper Category Avg. Global Multi-Cap Core -0.94% 14.42% - - - -
MSCI All Country World Index (Gross) -0.84% 15.44% - - - 17.14%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 5.00%

Net 1.15%

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Countryas of 04/30/2018View Portfolio

Country Assets
United States 54.6%
United Kingdom 6.7%
Japan 4.9%
Bermuda 4.0%
France 3.2%
Ireland 2.9%
Cayman Islands 2.7%
Germany 2.5%
Italy 2.2%
Netherlands 1.9%
Republic of Korea 1.5%
Mexico 1.1%
Switzerland 1.1%
Australia 1.0%
Canada 1.0%
India 0.9%
Spain 0.8%
Austria 0.8%
Denmark 0.8%
Luxembourg 0.7%
Norway 0.7%
Portugal 0.6%
Brazil 0.5%
Hong Kong 0.4%
Hungary 0.4%
Belgium 0.2%

Region classifications of countries are defined by Lord Abbett and may not be consistent with the MSCI region definitions. Country classifications of securities held within the universe of MSCI indexes are defined by MSCI. Country classifications of securities held by the portfolio only, and not included within the universe of MSCI indexes, are defined by Lord Abbett.

Region Weighting Fund Change from Previous Quarter
Americas arrowDown0.9%
Europe ex-U.K. arrowDown0.3%
United Kingdom arrowDown0.6%
Japan arrowDown0.5%
Asia/Pacific arrowUp1.0%
EMEA arrowUp0.1%
Cash arrowUp1.2%

Regional Allocation source: Lord Abbett and Bloomberg. Sector Breakdown source: Wilshire. Region classifications of countries are defined by Lord Abbett and may not be consistent with the MSCI region definitions. Country classifications of securities held within the universe of MSCI indexes are defined by MSCI. Country classifications of securities held by the portfolio only, and not included within the universe of MSCI indexes, are defined by Lord Abbett.

Sector Weighting Fund Change from Previous Quarter
Sector Weighting Fund Change from Previous Quarter
Consumer Discretionary arrowDown0.7%
Telecommunication Services arrowUp0.1%
Utilities arrowDown0.1%
Not Classified arrowUp0.1%
Consumer Staples 0.0%
Energy arrowUp0.3%
Financials 0.0%
Health Care arrowDown0.1%
Industrials arrowDown0.2%
Information Technology arrowDown0.5%
Materials arrowDown0.2%
Real Estate arrowDown0.1%

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Performance

Performance

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 5.00%

Net 1.15%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 01/18/2017
w/o sales charge 1.95% 15.06% - - - 16.27%
Lipper Category Avg. Global Multi-Cap Core -0.48% 12.82% - - - -
MSCI All Country World Index (Gross) 0.16% 14.77% - - - 16.88%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 5.00%

Net 1.15%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 5.00%

Net 1.15%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 01/18/2017
w/o sales charge 1.42% 17.02% - - - 16.97%
Lipper Category Avg. Global Multi-Cap Core -0.94% 14.42% - - - -
MSCI All Country World Index (Gross) -0.84% 15.44% - - - 17.14%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 5.00%

Net 1.15%

Year Fund Returns MSCI All Country World Index (Gross)
2017 18.96% 24.62%
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Yearly Returns
2018 1.42% - - - 3.10%
2017 - 4.56% 5.01% 5.08% 18.96%

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Portfolio

Portfolio

Countryas of 04/30/2018

Country Assets
United States 54.6%
United Kingdom 6.7%
Japan 4.9%
Bermuda 4.0%
France 3.2%
Ireland 2.9%
Cayman Islands 2.7%
Germany 2.5%
Italy 2.2%
Netherlands 1.9%
Republic of Korea 1.5%
Mexico 1.1%
Switzerland 1.1%
Australia 1.0%
Canada 1.0%
India 0.9%
Spain 0.8%
Austria 0.8%
Denmark 0.8%
Luxembourg 0.7%
Norway 0.7%
Portugal 0.6%
Brazil 0.5%
Hong Kong 0.4%
Hungary 0.4%
Belgium 0.2%

Region classifications of countries are defined by Lord Abbett and may not be consistent with the MSCI region definitions. Country classifications of securities held within the universe of MSCI indexes are defined by MSCI. Country classifications of securities held by the portfolio only, and not included within the universe of MSCI indexes, are defined by Lord Abbett.

Region Weighting Fund Change from Previous Quarter
Americas arrowDown0.9%
Europe ex-U.K. arrowDown0.3%
United Kingdom arrowDown0.6%
Japan arrowDown0.5%
Asia/Pacific arrowUp1.0%
EMEA arrowUp0.1%
Cash arrowUp1.2%

Regional Allocation source: Lord Abbett and Bloomberg. Sector Breakdown source: Wilshire. Region classifications of countries are defined by Lord Abbett and may not be consistent with the MSCI region definitions. Country classifications of securities held within the universe of MSCI indexes are defined by MSCI. Country classifications of securities held by the portfolio only, and not included within the universe of MSCI indexes, are defined by Lord Abbett.

Sector Weighting Fund Change from Previous Quarter
Sector Weighting Fund Change from Previous Quarter
Consumer Discretionary arrowDown0.7%
Telecommunication Services arrowUp0.1%
Utilities arrowDown0.1%
Not Classified arrowUp0.1%
Consumer Staples 0.0%
Energy arrowUp0.3%
Financials 0.0%
Health Care arrowDown0.1%
Industrials arrowDown0.2%
Information Technology arrowDown0.5%
Materials arrowDown0.2%
Real Estate arrowDown0.1%

Portfolio Positioning as of 3/31/2018

  • Over the course of the first quarter, we increased the portfolio’s allocation in the consumer discretionary sector with the purchase of a German athletic and apparel company. The portfolio is now broadly equal weight in the consumer discretionary sector after being previously underweight, relative to its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index.
  • We marginally added to the portfolio’s allocation in the utilities sector with the purchase of an American electric utility company, but the portfolio remains underweight in the sector, relative to the benchmark.
  • We decreased the portfolio’s allocation in the financials sector by selling its position in an American brokerage firm. This further increased the portfolio’s underweight position in the sector, relative to the benchmark.
  • We also marginally decreased the portfolio’s exposure in the consumer staples sector by selling its positions in an American operator of retail food, drug, and convenience stores. The portfolio remains underweight in the consumer staples sector, relative to the portfolio’s benchmark.
  • Geographically, we increased the portfolio’s allocation to Japan, decreasing the underweight position in the region, relative to the benchmark. We also increased the portfolio’s allocation to Western Europe, moving from an underweight to a slight overweight position, relative to the benchmark. We reduced the portfolio’s position in the United Kingdom, decreasing the overweight position, relative to the benchmark. The portfolio remains overweight in North America and underweight in developed Asia.
  • At quarter-end, emerging markets represented approximately 6.8% of the portfolio.

Portfolio Details as of 04/30/2018

Total Net Assets
$5.92 M

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Holding Sector Assets
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Undefined 3.9%
Amazon.com, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 1.9%
Alphabet, Inc. Information Technology 1.7%
iShares MSCI Japan ETF Undefined 1.7%
Microsoft Corp. Information Technology 1.4%
Royal Dutch Shell plc Energy 1.2%
Apple, Inc. Information Technology 1.2%
Facebook, Inc. Information Technology 1.1%
UniCredit S.p.A. Financials 1.1%
Tencent Holdings Ltd. Information Technology 1.1%
% of Total Assets 16.5%

Fees & Expenses

Fees & Expenses

EXPENSE RATIOas of 04/30/2018

Fund Gross Expense Ratio Fund Net Expense Ratio
5.00% 1.15%

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The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 46 country indices comprising 23 developed and 23 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.

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