Short Duration Core Bond Fund

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Daily price w/o sales charge as of 09/20/2018

$9.75

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YTD Returns w/o sales charge as of 09/20/2018

0.68%

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Summary

What is the Short Duration Core Bond Fund ?

The Fund seeks to deliver current income consistent with the preservation of capital by investing in a wide variety of short duration investment grade debt securities including corporate debt securities, U.S. government and government-related securities, and mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities.

EXPERIENCED, TENURED TEAM

Constructed through the collaboration among 50+ investment professionals with extensive experience managing, researching, and trading short-term debt securities.

HIGH QUALITY, LOW DURATION

Seeks to generate attractive income by investing in a broad range of high-quality, short duration bonds, limiting credit risk and interest rate risk.

LOW EXPENSES

Offers lower expenses relative to its Lipper and Morningstar peer group category average.

Yield

Dividend Yield as of 09/20/2018

	Subsidized	Un-Subsidized
w/o sales charge	3.39%	1.67%
w/ sales charge	3.31%	1.63%

30-Day Standardized Yield as of 08/31/2018

	Subsidized	Un-Subsidized
w/o sales charge	2.56%	0.24%

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

Expense Ratioas of 08/31/2018

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The net expense ratio takes into account contractual fee waivers/expense reimbursements that currently are scheduled to remain in place through 03/31/2019. For periods when fees and expenses were waived and/or reimbursed, the Fund benefited by not bearing such expenses. Without such fee waivers/reimbursements, performance would have been lower.

Fund Basicsas of 08/31/2018

Total Net Assets: $10.01 M
Inception Date: 04/20/2017
Dividend Frequency: Monthly (Daily Accrual)
Number of Holdings: 284
CUSIP: 54401X109
Minimum Initial Investment: $1,500+

Type	Assets
ABS
Investment Grade Corporate
CMBS
Sovereign
U.S. Government Related
High Yield Corporate
Bank Loans
Other
Cash

The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and is subject to change. "Other" may include municipal bonds and non-index holdings.

Maturity	Assets
Less than 1 year
1-2.99 years
3-4.99 years
5-6.99 years

CREDIT QUALITY DISTRIBUTION as of 08/31/2018 View Portfolio

Rating	Assets
U.S. Treasury
AAA
AA
A
BBB
<BBB

Ratings (other than U.S. Treasury securities or securities issued or backed by U.S. agencies) provided by Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch. For certain securities that are not rated by any of these three agencies, credit ratings from other agencies may be used. Where the rating agencies rate a security differently, Lord Abbett uses the median, but if there are only two ratings, the lower rating is used. 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. A portion of the portfolio's securities may not be rated. Breakdown is not an S&P credit rating or an opinion of S&P as to the creditworthiness of such portfolio. Ratings apply to the credit worthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not the fund or its shares. Ratings may be subject to change.

INVESTMENT TEAM

Kewjin Yuoh

Partner & Portfolio Manager

24 Years of Industry Experience

Andrew H. O'Brien, CFA

Partner & Portfolio Manager

20 Years of Industry Experience

Supported By 62 Investment Professionals with 15 Years Avg. Industry Experience

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Performance

Dividend Yield ¹ as of 09/20/2018

	Subsidized³	Un-Subsidized⁴
w/o sales charge	3.39%	1.67%
w/ sales charge	3.31%	1.63%

30-Day Standardized Yield ² as of 08/31/2018

	Subsidized	Un-Subsidized
w/o sales charge	2.56%	0.24%

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

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 2.32%

Net 0.60%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 04/19/2017

w/o sales charge	0.80%	0.65%	-	-	-	1.11%
Lipper Category Avg. Short Investment Grade Debt Funds	0.60%	0.61%	-	-	-	-
Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Bond Index	0.49%	0.15%	-	-	-	0.48%
w/ sales charge	-1.47%	-1.62%	-	-	-	-0.55%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 2.32%

Net 0.60%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 2.32%

Net 0.60%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 04/19/2017

w/o sales charge	0.25%	0.71%	-	-	-	0.81%
Lipper Category Avg. Short Investment Grade Debt Funds	0.09%	0.58%	-	-	-	-
Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Bond Index	0.08%	0.21%	-	-	-	0.21%
w/ sales charge	-2.01%	-1.56%	-	-	-	-1.09%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 2.32%

Net 0.60%

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.

Year	Fund Returns	Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Bond Index

2017

0.72%

0.84%

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Yearly Returns

2018	-0.12%	0.37%	-	-	0.68%
2017	-	-	0.41%	0.05%	0.72%

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

Type	Assets
ABS
Investment Grade Corporate
CMBS
Sovereign
U.S. Government Related
High Yield Corporate
Bank Loans
Other
Cash

The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and is subject to change. "Other" may include municipal bonds and non-index holdings.

Maturity	Assets
Less than 1 year
1-2.99 years
3-4.99 years
5-6.99 years

CREDIT QUALITY DISTRIBUTION as of 08/31/2018

Rating	Assets
U.S. Treasury
AAA
AA
A
BBB
<BBB

Portfolio Positioning as of 06/30/2018

We remain generally optimistic that the U.S. economy will continue to grow at a moderate pace given the implementation of tax cuts, prospects of deregulation, and strong economic fundamentals. However, given current valuations and the potential for increased volatility and event risk, we remain more focused on domestic opportunities. We are also seeking carry-oriented and idiosyncratic opportunities that would provide uncorrelated sources of return to the portfolio.
We increased the portfolio’s allocation to investment grade corporate bonds, as we found this area of the market attractive on a risk adjusted basis following the underperformance during the quarter. Specifically, we increased the portfolio’s exposure to “BBB” rated corporate bonds, focusing on securities that we believe benefit from strong fundamental and economic growth.
We also increased the portfolio’s allocation to commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). Within CMBS, we maintain a positive outlook for the commercial real estate sector and we continue to focus on single-asset, single-borrower deals, preferring their stronger underwriting standards which have helped them outperform in risk-off moves.
We decreased the portfolio’s allocation to asset-backed securities (ABS). While we continue to believe the sector provides attractive risk-adjusted spread and liquidity, we rotated out of the sector to take advantage of compelling relative value opportunities within investment grade corporates.

Portfolio Details as of 08/31/2018

Total Net Assets: $10.01 M
Number of Issues: 284
Average Coupon: 3.97%
Average Life: 2.18 Years
Average Effective Duration: 1.83 Years

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Average Coupon - The weighted average annual rate of interest on a bond’s face value that the issuer agrees to pay the holder until maturity for all the securities in a portfolio.

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.

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.

Holding	Coupon	Maturity	Assets

Iraq Government AID Bond	2.149%	01/18/2022	2.0%
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority	3.285%	04/25/2038	1.5%
Access Point Funding I 2017-1 LLC	3.060%	04/15/2029	1.2%
Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1	3.840%	03/15/2023	1.1%
Lloyds Bank plc	6.500%	09/14/2020	1.1%
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC	8.125%	01/15/2020	1.1%
Jefferies Group LLC	8.500%	07/15/2019	1.1%
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC	5.625%	02/01/2021	1.0%
NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.	5.250%	06/19/2099	1.0%
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2016-1A	3.660%	02/20/2029	1.0%

% of Total Assets			12.1%

Holding	Coupon	Maturity	Assets

Iraq Government AID Bond	2.149%	01/18/2022	1.9%
U.S. Treasury Note/Bond	2.500%	06/30/2020	1.6%
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority	3.285%	04/25/2038	1.5%
U.S. Treasury Note/Bond	2.750%	07/31/2023	1.3%
Access Point Funding I 2017-1 LLC	3.060%	04/15/2029	1.3%
Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1	3.840%	03/15/2023	1.1%
Lloyds Bank plc	6.500%	09/14/2020	1.1%
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC	5.625%	02/01/2021	1.1%
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC	8.125%	01/15/2020	1.1%
Jefferies Group LLC	8.500%	07/15/2019	1.1%
NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.	5.250%	06/19/2099	1.0%
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2016-1A	3.660%	02/20/2029	1.0%
SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2018-B	2.404%	12/16/2024	1.0%
DLL 2018-1 LLC	3.100%	04/18/2022	1.0%
SCF Equipment Leasing 2018-1 LLC	3.630%	10/20/2024	1.0%
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust	2.380%	10/15/2020	1.0%
Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust 201	3.240%	09/15/2022	1.0%
Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust	2.410%	07/15/2022	1.0%
Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust 201	3.530%	04/17/2023	1.0%
PFS Financing Corp.	2.890%	02/15/2023	1.0%
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2017-D	3.010%	10/17/2022	1.0%
Hudsons Bay Simon JV Trust	3.914%	08/05/2034	1.0%
Bank of The West Auto Trust 2017-1	2.110%	01/15/2023	1.0%
DLL Securitization Trust 2017-A	2.430%	11/17/2025	1.0%
Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI	3.531%	10/15/2034	0.9%
Towd Point Asset Trust 2018-SL1	2.691%	01/25/2046	0.9%
Yara International ASA	7.875%	06/11/2019	0.9%
Barclays Bank plc	10.179%	06/12/2021	0.9%
Morgan Stanley Capital Barclays Bank Trust 2016-MA	2.200%	09/13/2031	0.9%
Macquarie Group Ltd.	7.625%	08/13/2019	0.9%
Chesapeake Funding II LLC	1.910%	08/15/2029	0.8%
SCF Equipment Leasing 2018-1 LLC	2.810%	04/20/2021	0.8%
ACC Trust 2018-1	3.700%	12/21/2020	0.8%
Engs Commercial Finance Trust 2018-1	2.970%	02/22/2021	0.8%
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-3	2.240%	06/19/2023	0.8%
Chesapeake Funding II LLC	1.990%	05/15/2029	0.8%
General Electric Co.	5.500%	01/08/2020	0.8%
Chesapeake Funding II LLC	2.110%	03/15/2028	0.8%
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-TAN	4.236%	02/15/2033	0.8%
Santander UK Group Holdings plc	3.125%	01/08/2021	0.8%
Entergy Corp.	5.125%	09/15/2020	0.8%
Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI	3.835%	10/15/2034	0.8%
COMM 2014-LC15 Mortgage Trust	4.006%	04/10/2047	0.8%
Hyundai Capital America	2.875%	08/09/2018	0.8%
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-4	2.040%	07/18/2022	0.7%
SCF Equipment Leasing 2017-2 LLC	3.410%	12/20/2023	0.7%
FREMF Mortgage Trust	3.741%	04/25/2045	0.7%
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.	4.950%	11/15/2021	0.7%
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-3	2.050%	12/15/2021	0.7%
Discover Financial Services	5.200%	04/27/2022	0.7%
Continental Resources, Inc.	5.000%	09/15/2022	0.7%
Credit Suisse Group AG	5.400%	01/14/2020	0.7%
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-1	4.020%	04/15/2022	0.7%
Huntington Auto Trust 2015-1	1.950%	06/15/2021	0.6%
VEREIT Operating Partnership L.P.	3.000%	02/06/2019	0.6%
Macquarie Group Ltd.	6.000%	01/14/2020	0.6%
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.	5.450%	06/15/2023	0.5%
Tesoro Logistics L.P.	6.250%	10/15/2022	0.5%
Energy Transfer Partners LP / Regency Energy Finan	5.875%	03/01/2022	0.5%
ONEOK Partners L.P.	8.625%	03/01/2019	0.5%
Enbridge Energy Partners L.P.	9.875%	03/01/2019	0.5%
PerkinElmer, Inc.	5.000%	11/15/2021	0.5%
Life Technologies Corp.	6.000%	03/01/2020	0.5%
Shelter Growth CRE 2018-FL1 Issuer Ltd	3.010%	01/15/2035	0.5%
Drive Auto Receivables Trust	5.150%	08/15/2022	0.5%
Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI	4.138%	10/15/2034	0.5%
MSCG Trust	2.612%	06/07/2035	0.5%
BA Credit Card Trust	2.462%	10/15/2021	0.5%
GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC Serie	2.680%	06/20/2022	0.5%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	2.625%	01/31/2019	0.5%
COMM Mortgage Trust	3.334%	06/10/2046	0.5%
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust	2.700%	09/15/2021	0.5%
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust	2.190%	07/15/2022	0.5%
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust	2.850%	12/10/2045	0.5%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.	6.850%	02/15/2020	0.5%
Carmax Auto Owner Trust	1.600%	01/18/2022	0.5%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	2.908%	06/05/2023	0.5%
Cox Communications, Inc.	2.950%	06/30/2023	0.5%
U.S. Treasury Note/Bond	2.625%	07/31/2020	0.5%
Pennsylvania Electric Co.	5.200%	04/01/2020	0.5%
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust	2.030%	04/15/2025	0.5%
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.	3.200%	07/06/2021	0.5%
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-BIOA	2.743%	03/15/2037	0.4%
Drive Auto Receivables Trust	2.610%	08/16/2021	0.4%
Willis North America, Inc.	7.000%	09/29/2019	0.4%
Buckeye Partners L.P.	2.650%	11/15/2018	0.4%
Kilroy Realty L.P.	6.625%	06/01/2020	0.4%
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust	3.340%	04/17/2023	0.4%
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.	4.200%	03/01/2021	0.4%
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust	4.064%	02/15/2047	0.4%
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust	4.869%	02/15/2044	0.4%
Dominion Resources, Inc.	1.500%	09/30/2018	0.4%
International Lease Finance Corp.	8.250%	12/15/2020	0.4%
Duqesne Light Holdings, Inc.	6.400%	09/15/2020	0.4%
Taco Bell Funding LLC	3.832%	05/25/2046	0.4%
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities T	2.798%	10/05/2031	0.4%
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1	2.910%	12/15/2022	0.4%
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities T	3.347%	07/15/2034	0.3%
BX Trust 2017-SLCT	3.472%	07/15/2034	0.3%
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities T	4.212%	10/15/2032	0.3%
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-3	2.810%	09/15/2022	0.3%
MPLX L.P.	5.500%	02/15/2023	0.3%
Drive Auto Receivables Trust	4.530%	08/15/2023	0.3%
HSBC USA, Inc.	9.300%	06/01/2021	0.3%
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust	3.080%	11/20/2028	0.3%
International Lease Finance Corp.	5.875%	04/01/2019	0.3%
Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.	2.650%	01/15/2023	0.3%
ITC Holdings Corp.	5.500%	01/15/2020	0.3%
Great Wolf Trust 2017-WOLF	4.322%	09/15/2034	0.3%
SCANA Corp.	4.750%	05/15/2021	0.3%
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Cor	4.128%	07/05/2031	0.3%
Life Technologies Corp.	5.000%	01/15/2021	0.3%
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust	2.310%	08/15/2024	0.3%
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV	1.700%	07/19/2019	0.3%
PPL WEM Ltd./Western Power Distribution Ltd.	5.375%	05/01/2021	0.3%
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Tru	3.072%	06/15/2032	0.3%
Glencore Funding LLC	3.708%	01/15/2019	0.3%
Hilton Orlando Trust 2018-ORL	2.842%	12/15/2034	0.3%
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust	2.150%	04/17/2023	0.3%
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2017-3	1.970%	04/15/2022	0.3%
HMH Trust 2017-NSS	3.787%	07/05/2031	0.3%
Glencore Funding LLC	3.125%	04/29/2019	0.3%
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.	8.500%	06/15/2019	0.3%
Florida Gas Transmission Co., LLC	7.900%	05/15/2019	0.3%
Buckeye Partners L.P.	5.500%	08/15/2019	0.3%
Liberty Property L.P.	4.750%	10/01/2020	0.3%
Enbridge Energy Partners L.P.	4.200%	09/15/2021	0.3%
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust	4.757%	06/15/2045	0.3%
Northern Natural Gas	4.250%	06/01/2021	0.3%
Western Gas Partners L.P.	2.600%	08/15/2018	0.3%
Hyundai Capital America	2.400%	10/30/2018	0.2%
Goldcorp, Inc.	3.625%	06/09/2021	0.2%
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust	3.773%	03/15/2045	0.2%
CarMax Auto Owner Trust	1.400%	08/15/2021	0.2%
ReadyCap Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-4	3.390%	02/27/2051	0.2%
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C18	3.896%	12/15/2046	0.2%
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C9	2.870%	11/15/2045	0.2%
BX Trust 2018-GW	2.872%	05/15/2035	0.2%
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities T	3.554%	10/05/2031	0.2%
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities T	4.009%	10/05/2031	0.2%
CNH Equipment Trust	1.650%	09/15/2021	0.2%
TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2016-PT1	2.920%	10/17/2022	0.2%
San Diego Gas & Electric Co	1.914%	02/01/2022	0.2%
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.	3.150%	06/30/2022	0.2%
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust	2.729%	04/20/2048	0.2%
Puget Energy, Inc.	6.000%	09/01/2021	0.2%
Motel 6 Trust 2017-MTL6	4.222%	08/15/2034	0.2%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.	8.700%	03/15/2019	0.2%
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust 2018-	2.720%	03/10/2021	0.2%
Motiva Enterprises LLC	5.750%	01/15/2020	0.2%
Spectra Energy Partners L.P.	4.600%	06/15/2021	0.2%
Florida Power & Light Co.	2.069%	11/06/2020	0.2%
Government National Mortgage Association	2.700%	08/16/2058	0.2%
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities T	4.047%	07/15/2034	0.2%
Stonemont Portfolio Trust 2017-STONE	4.136%	08/20/2030	0.2%
Dominion Resources, Inc.	2.962%	07/01/2019	0.2%
BBCMS 2017-GLKS Mortgage Trust	3.472%	11/15/2034	0.2%
BBCMS 2017-GLKS Mortgage Trust	3.272%	11/15/2034	0.2%
FREMF Mortgage Trust	3.154%	04/25/2046	0.2%
Compass Bank	5.500%	04/01/2020	0.2%
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities T	4.248%	07/05/2023	0.2%
Lazard Group LLC	4.250%	11/14/2020	0.2%
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust 2015-	4.840%	10/12/2021	0.2%
Drive Auto Receivables Trust	3.010%	11/15/2021	0.2%
Florida Gas Transmission Co., LLC	5.450%	07/15/2020	0.2%
MSCG Trust	3.348%	11/15/2034	0.2%
NV Energy, Inc.	6.250%	11/15/2020	0.2%
Drive Auto Receivables Trust	3.720%	09/16/2024	0.2%
Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2014-3	2.140%	07/15/2020	0.2%
EnCana Corp.	6.500%	05/15/2019	0.2%
FREMF Mortgage Trust	3.360%	05/25/2045	0.2%
Activision Blizzard, Inc.	6.125%	09/15/2023	0.2%
Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI	0.393%	10/15/2034	0.2%
Ausgrid Finance Pty Ltd	3.850%	05/01/2023	0.2%
Government National Mortgage Association	3.000%	01/16/2048	0.2%
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust	1.980%	06/15/2023	0.2%
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.	5.000%	06/01/2021	0.2%
International Lease Finance Corp.	7.125%	09/01/2018	0.2%
Continental Resources, Inc.	4.500%	04/15/2023	0.2%
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.	2.650%	09/26/2018	0.2%
Senior Housing Properties Trust	3.250%	05/01/2019	0.2%
West Town Mall Trust 2017-KNOX	4.346%	07/05/2030	0.1%
BX Trust 2017-SLCT	4.122%	07/15/2034	0.1%
West Town Mall Trust 2017-KNOX	4.346%	07/05/2030	0.1%
Bank of America Corp.	3.004%	12/20/2023	0.1%
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Tru	4.172%	06/15/2032	0.1%
Government National Mortgage Association	2.750%	02/16/2058	0.1%
Government National Mortgage Association	2.700%	04/16/2057	0.1%
BX Trust 2017-APPL	4.122%	07/15/2034	0.1%
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust	3.223%	09/15/2046	0.1%
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp	3.480%	06/01/2019	0.1%
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust	2.660%	08/15/2024	0.1%
Discover Financial Services	10.250%	07/15/2019	0.1%
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust	2.570%	04/15/2021	0.1%
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.	4.057%	05/25/2023	0.1%
Dell Intl LLC	3.580%	12/31/2018	0.1%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	2.876%	10/31/2022	0.1%
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2017-3	2.220%	11/15/2022	0.1%
International Lease Finance Corp.	7.125%	09/01/2018	0.1%
Texas Eastern Transmission L.P.	4.125%	12/01/2020	0.1%
Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI	4.354%	10/15/2034	0.1%
Vulcan Materials Co.	2.570%	03/01/2021	0.1%
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Tru	3.672%	06/15/2032	0.1%
Vulcan Materials Co.	2.725%	06/15/2020	0.1%
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Tru	3.372%	06/15/2032	0.1%
Hewlett-Packard Co.	3.288%	01/14/2019	0.1%
Bancorp Commercial Mortgage 2018-CRE3 Trust/The	2.922%	01/15/2033	0.1%
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities T	3.040%	07/05/2033	0.1%
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.	3.850%	04/01/2023	0.1%
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust	3.185%	03/10/2046	0.1%
Chase Issuance Trust	2.770%	03/15/2023	0.1%
Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2017-3	2.590%	07/15/2022	0.1%
Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.	2.375%	01/15/2020	0.1%
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust	2.944%	02/10/2048	0.1%
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C26	2.991%	02/15/2048	0.1%
First Investors Auto Owner Trust	2.410%	12/15/2022	0.1%
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C10	2.875%	12/15/2045	0.1%
First Investors Auto Owner Trust	2.720%	04/17/2023	0.1%
Motel 6 Trust 2017-MTL6	3.472%	08/15/2034	0.1%
Southern Copper Corp.	5.375%	04/16/2020	0.1%
Nexen, Inc.	6.200%	07/30/2019	0.1%
UBS-Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust	3.595%	01/10/2045	0.1%
Vodafone Group plc	3.750%	01/16/2024	0.1%
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	2.980%	05/22/2020	0.1%
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-2	2.790%	08/15/2022	0.1%
Vodafone Group plc	3.290%	01/16/2024	0.1%
Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2017-4	2.070%	04/15/2022	0.1%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Grp, Inc.	3.535%	07/26/2021	0.1%
Trimble Navigation Ltd.	4.150%	06/15/2023	0.1%
Drive Auto Receivables Trust	3.340%	09/15/2022	0.1%
Bank of America Corp.	2.328%	10/01/2021	0.1%
CarFinance Capital Auto Trust	1.750%	06/15/2021	0.1%
First Investors Auto Owner Trust	2.000%	03/15/2022	0.1%
Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS	6.000%	12/30/2019	0.1%
Illinois, IL	4.950%	06/01/2023	0.1%
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-2	2.210%	10/15/2021	0.1%
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.	3.200%	11/15/2021	0.1%
Government National Mortgage Association	2.750%	02/16/2058	0.1%
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust	2.767%	01/20/2041	0.1%
Government National Mortgage Association	2.750%	02/16/2058	0.1%
Aircastle Ltd.	5.500%	02/15/2022	0.1%
W.R. Berkley Corp.	5.375%	09/15/2020	0.1%
Johnson Controls International plc	5.000%	03/30/2020	0.1%
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.	4.400%	04/01/2021	0.1%
Sempra Energy	2.848%	01/15/2021	0.0%
E*TRADE Financial Corp.	2.950%	08/24/2022	0.0%
Government National Mortgage Association	2.600%	07/16/2058	0.0%
Aircastle Ltd.	7.625%	04/15/2020	0.0%
Celanese US Holdings LLC	5.875%	06/15/2021	0.0%
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.	7.500%	01/15/2020	0.0%
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-3	1.690%	12/18/2020	0.0%
SCANA Corp.	6.250%	04/01/2020	0.0%
PNM Resources, Inc.	3.250%	03/09/2021	0.0%
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.	3.300%	06/01/2020	0.0%
Bank of America Corp.	2.369%	07/21/2021	0.0%
Bayer US Finance II LLC	2.750%	07/15/2021	0.0%
RPI Finance Trust	3.869%	05/04/2022	0.0%
Express Scripts Holding Co.	4.750%	11/15/2021	0.0%
Equifax, Inc.	3.600%	08/15/2021	0.0%
U.S. Treasury Note/Bond	2.625%	06/30/2023	0.0%
Glencore Funding LLC	4.125%	05/30/2023	0.0%
Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2017-1 Trust	1.870%	07/10/2019	0.0%
Commercial Mortgage Backed Index Swap	2.000%	05/11/2063	0.0%
Willis Group Holdings	5.750%	03/15/2021	0.0%
Aircastle Ltd.	5.125%	03/15/2021	0.0%
Aircastle Ltd.	5.000%	04/01/2023	0.0%
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.	6.500%	11/01/2018	0.0%
Phillips 66	2.919%	02/26/2021	0.0%
Glencore Funding LLC	2.500%	01/15/2019	0.0%
Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2016-2 Trust	1.460%	04/10/2019	0.0%
Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2017-1 Trust	2.290%	06/10/2021	0.0%
Commercial Mortgage Backed Index Swap	1.500%	05/11/2063	0.0%
Commercial Mortgage Backed Index Swap	1.500%	05/11/2063	0.0%
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-2	1.600%	03/16/2020	0.0%
Commercial Mortgage Backed Index Swap	2.000%	05/11/2063	0.0%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.	2.650%	02/01/2019	0.0%
SCANA Corp.	4.125%	02/01/2022	0.0%
Commercial Mortgage Backed Index Swap	1.500%	05/11/2063	0.0%
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust	1.970%	05/15/2046	0.0%
US 5YR NOTE (CBT) SEP18	0.000%	10/03/2018	0.0%
US 2YR NOTE (CBT) SEP18	0.000%	10/03/2018	0.0%

Dividends & Cap Gains

DIVIDEND PAYMENTS

For

YTD Dividends Paidas of 09/20/2018: $0.197
Dividend Frequency: Monthly (Daily Accrual)

Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Reinvest & Payable Date	Dividend	Reinvest Price
Daily	Daily	08/31/2018	$0.02751	$9.78
Daily	Daily	07/31/2018	$0.02620	$9.77
Daily	Daily	06/30/2018	$0.02656	$9.78
Daily	Daily	05/31/2018	$0.02489	$9.80
Daily	Daily	04/30/2018	$0.02488	$9.79
Daily	Daily	03/31/2018	$0.02305	$9.82
Daily	Daily	02/28/2018	$0.02206	$9.83
Daily	Daily	01/31/2018	$0.02252	$9.86

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
Daily	Daily	09/30/2018
Daily	Daily	10/31/2018
Daily	Daily	11/30/2018
Daily	Daily	12/31/2018

Fees & Expenses

Sales Charge Schedule as of 09/20/2018

	Sales Charge	Dealer's Concession	Prices at Breakpoint
Less than $100,000	2.25%	2.00%	$9.97
$100,000 to $249,999	1.75%	1.50%	$9.92
$250,000 to $499,999	1.25%	1.00%	$9.87
$500,000 to $999,999	0.00%	1.00%	$9.75
$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	0.00%	1.00%	$9.75

The 12b-1 trail commission is 0.15% (accrues immediately) for all fixed-income and municipal income funds.

Class A shares purchased without a sales charge (commissionable NAV) will be subject to a CDSC of 1% if they are redeemed before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the purchase falls.

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SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS

Please inform the fund company or your financial intermediary at the time of your purchase of fund shares if you believe you qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.

Reducing Your Class A Share Front-End Sales Charge
You may purchase Class A shares at a discount if you qualify under the circumstances outlined below. To receive a reduced front-end sales charge, you must let the fund or your financial intermediary know at the time of your purchase of fund shares that you believe you qualify for a discount. If you or a related party have holdings of eligible funds (as defined below) in other accounts with your financial intermediary or with other financial intermediaries that may be combined with your current purchases in determining the sales charge as described below, you must inform a fund or your financial intermediary. You may be asked to provide supporting account statements or other information to allow us or your financial intermediary to verify your eligibility for a discount. If you or your financial intermediary do not notify a fund or provide the requested information, you may not receive the reduced sales charge for which you otherwise qualify. Class A shares may be purchased at a discount if you qualify under either of the following conditions:

Rights of Accumulation - A purchaser may combine the value of Class A, B, C, F, and P shares of any eligible fund currently owned with a new purchase of Class A shares of any eligible fund in order to reduce the sales charge on the new purchase. Class I, R2, and R3 share holdings may not be combined for these purposes.

To the extent that your financial intermediary is able to do so, the value of Class A, B, C, F, and P shares of eligible funds determined for the purpose of reducing the sales charge of a new purchase under the Rights of Accumulation will be calculated at the higher of: 1) the aggregate current maximum offering price of your existing Class A, B, C, F, and P shares of eligible funds or 2) the aggregate amount you invested in such shares (including dividend reinvestments but excluding capital appreciation) less any withdrawals. You should retain any information and account records necessary to substantiate the historical amounts you and any related purchasers have invested in eligible funds. You must inform a fund and/or your financial intermediary at the time of purchase if you believe your purchase qualifies for a reduced sales charge; you may be requested to provide documentation of your holdings in order to verify your eligibility. If you do not do so, you may not receive all sales charge reductions for which you are eligible.
Letter of Intention — In order to reduce your Class A front-end sales charge, a purchaser may combine purchases of Class A, B, C, F, and P shares of any eligible fund the purchaser intends to make over the next 13 months in determining the applicable sales charge. The 13-month Letter of Intention period commences on the day that the Letter of Intention is received by a fund, and the purchaser must tell a fund that later purchases are subject to the Letter of Intention. Purchases submitted prior to the date the Letter of Intention is received by a fund are not counted toward the sales charge reduction. Current holdings under Rights of Accumulation may be included in a Letter of Intention in order to reduce the sales charge for purchases during the 13-month period covered by the Letter of Intention. Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends or distributions are not included. Class I, R2, and R3 share holdings may not be combined for these purposes. Class A shares valued at 5% of the amount of intended purchases are escrowed and may be redeemed to cover the additional sales charges payable if the intended purchases under the Letter of Intention is not completed. The Letter of Intention is neither a binding obligation on you to buy nor on a fund to sell any or all of an intended purchase amount.

Purchaser — A purchaser includes: 1) an individual; 2) an individual, his or her spouse, and children under the age of 21; 3) retirement and benefit plans, including a 401(k) plan, profit-sharing plan, money purchase plan, defined benefit plan, and 457(b) plan sponsored by a governmental entity, nonprofit organization, school district, or church to which employer contributions are made, as well as SIMPLE IRA plans and SEP-IRA plans; or 4) a trustee or other fiduciary purchasing shares for a single trust, estate, or single fiduciary account. An individual may include under item (1) his or her holdings in eligible funds as described above in IRAs, as a sole participant of a retirement and benefit plan sponsored by the individual's business, and as a participant in a 403(b) plan to which only pretax salary deferrals are made. An individual and his or her spouse may include under item (2) their holdings in IRAs, and as the sole participants in retirement and benefit plans sponsored by a business owned by either or both of them. A retirement and benefit plan under item (3) includes all qualified retirement and benefit plans of a single employer and its consolidated subsidiaries, and all qualified retirement and benefit plans of multiple employers registered in the name of a single bank trustee.

Eligible fund — An eligible fund is any Lord Abbett-sponsored fund except for (1) each portfolio of Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc., (2) Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc. ("Money Market Fund") (except for holdings in Money Market Fund, which are attributable to any shares exchanged from the Lord Abbett-sponsored funds), and (3) any other fund the shares of which are not available to the investor at the time of the transaction due to a limitation on the offering of a fund's shares.

Front-end Sales Charge Waivers
Class A shares may be purchased without a front-end sales charge under any of the following conditions:

purchases of $1 million or more (may be subject to a CDSC);
purchases by retirement and benefit plans with at least 100 eligible employees (may be subject to a CDSC);
purchases for retirement and benefit plans made through financial intermediaries that perform participant recordkeeping or other administrative services for the plans and that have entered into special arrangements with a fund and/or Lord Abbett Distributor specifically for such purchases (may be subject to a CDSC);
purchases made by or on behalf of financial intermediaries for clients that pay the financial intermediaries fees in connection with fee-based advisory program, provided that the financial intermediaries or their trading agents have entered into special arrangements with a fund and/or Lord Abbett Distributor specifically for such purchases; and
certain other types of investors may qualify to purchase Class A share without a front-end sales charge as described in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

EXPENSE RATIOas of 08/31/2018

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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.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

New Fund Risk: The Fund is newly organized. There can be no assurance that the Fund will reach or maintain a sufficient asset size to effectively implement its investment strategy. Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

A Note about Risk: The Fund is subject to the general risks associated with investing in debt securities, including market, credit, liquidity, and interest rate risk. The value of an investment in the Fund will change as interest rates fluctuate in response to market movements. When interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities are likely to decline, and when interest rates fall, the prices of debt securities tend to rise. The Fund may invest in high yield, lower-rated debt securities, sometimes called junk bonds and may involve greater risks than higher rated debt securities. These securities carry increased risks of price volatility, illiquidity, and the possibility of default in the timely payment of interest and principal. The Fund may invest in foreign or emerging market securities, which may be adversely affected by economic, political, or regulatory factors and subject to currency volatility and greater liquidity risk. The Fund may invest in derivatives, which are subject to greater liquidity, leverage, and counterparty risk. These factors can affect Fund performance. The fund performance history at this time is very limited; therefore, 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. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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.

Class A Except as noted below, returns with sales charges reflect a maximum sales charge of 5.75% for equity funds, 2.25% for all tax-free income funds, fixed income funds and multi-asset class funds. 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.

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 Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1 to 3 Year Government/Credit Index is an unmanaged index that is designed to represent a combination of the Government Bond Index and the Corporate Bond Index, and includes U.S. government Treasury and agency securities, corporate bonds, and Yankee bonds with maturities of 1 to 3 years.

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.

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.

Fund Expense Ratio Detail: Reflects expenses for the Fund's fiscal year-end and is subject to change. Fund expenses may fluctuate with market volatility. A substantial reduction in Fund assets (since its most recently completed fiscal year), whether caused by market conditions or significant redemptions or both, will likely cause total operating expenses (as a percentage of Fund assets) to become higher than those shown.

Lipper Category Average Expense Ratio reflects the average net expenses of Class A shares of all funds with in the peer group based on Lipper data available.

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