Short Duration Tax Free Fund

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Daily price w/o sales charge as of 09/19/2018

$15.43

$0.01

YTD Returns w/o sales charge as of 09/19/2018

-0.03%

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Summary

What is the Short Duration Tax Free Fund?

The Fund seeks to deliver a high level of income exempt from federal taxation by investing primarily in short-term investment grade municipal bonds.

EXPERIENCED TEAM, TRUSTED LEGACY

A firm with over 30 years of experience navigating the nuances of the municipal market.

HIGH QUALITY, LOW DURATION

The strategy seeks to generate tax-free income by combining high-quality, short maturity bonds with money market securities^*, limiting credit risk and interest rate risk.

^* Although the Fund may invest in money market securities, this is not a money market fund.

STRONG PERFORMANCE

The disciplined process, based on in-depth credit research and strategic portfolio positioning, has provided investors with attractive returns relative to peers.

Yield

Dividend Yield ¹ as of 09/19/2018

	Subsidized³	Un-Subsidized⁴
w/o sales charge	1.02%	0.96%

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

	Subsidized⁵	Un-Subsidized⁶
w/o sales charge	0.92%	0.91%

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

Fund Basicsas of 08/31/2018

Total Net Assets: $1.36 B
Inception Date: 12/31/2008
Dividend Frequency: Monthly
Fund Expense Ratio: 1.27%
Number of Holdings: 305
CUSIP: 543912752
Minimum Initial Investment: $1,000+

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/31/2008

w/o sales charge	0.30%	-0.61%	0.06%	0.29%	-	1.15%
Lipper Category Avg. Short Municipal Debt Funds	0.79%	0.36%	0.76%	0.78%	-	-
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond: Muni Short (1-5)	1.04%	0.06%	1.04%	1.24%	-	1.95%
w/ sales charge	-0.70%	-0.61%	0.06%	0.29%	-	1.15%

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/31/2008

w/o sales charge	0.08%	-0.25%	0.03%	0.20%	-	1.15%
Lipper Category Avg. Short Municipal Debt Funds	0.53%	0.69%	0.72%	0.71%	-	-
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond: Muni Short (1-5)	0.77%	0.60%	1.09%	1.23%	-	1.96%
w/ sales charge	-0.92%	-0.25%	0.03%	0.20%	-	1.15%

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

Returns with sales charges reflect a maximum sales charge of 2.25%.

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.

CREDIT QUALITY DISTRIBUTION as of 08/31/2018

Rating	Assets
A-1/MIG1
A-2/MIG2
A-3/MIG3
AAA
AA
A
BBB
< BBB
Not Rated

Ratings provided by Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch. Where the rating agencies rate a security differently, Lord Abbett uses the higher credit rating. For a security with both a short-term and a long-term rating, Lord Abbett has categorized the security in the chart above using its short-term rating only. 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 are not rated. A-1/MIG1, A-2/MIG2 and A-3/MIG3 designations denote securities with less than a three-year maturity as well as superior (A-1/MIG1), strong (A-2/MIG2) and favorable (A-3/MIG3) credit quality. The credit quality breakdown is not an S&P credit rating or an opinion of S&P as to the creditworthiness of such portfolio. Credit quality allocation reflects market value weightings.

INVESTMENT TEAM

Daniel S. Solender, CFA

Partner & Director

31 Years of Industry Experience

Daniel T. Vande Velde

Partner & Portfolio Manager

28 Years of Industry Experience

Supported By 14 Investment Professionals with 11 Years Avg. Industry Experience

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Performance

Dividend Yield ¹ as of 09/19/2018

	Subsidized³	Un-Subsidized⁴
w/o sales charge	1.02%	0.96%

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

	Subsidized⁵	Un-Subsidized⁶
w/o sales charge	0.92%	0.91%

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

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/31/2008

w/o sales charge	0.30%	-0.61%	0.06%	0.29%	-	1.15%
Lipper Category Avg. Short Municipal Debt Funds	0.79%	0.36%	0.76%	0.78%	-	-
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond: Muni Short (1-5)	1.04%	0.06%	1.04%	1.24%	-	1.95%
w/ sales charge	-0.70%	-0.61%	0.06%	0.29%	-	1.15%

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/31/2008

w/o sales charge	0.08%	-0.25%	0.03%	0.20%	-	1.15%
Lipper Category Avg. Short Municipal Debt Funds	0.53%	0.69%	0.72%	0.71%	-	-
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond: Muni Short (1-5)	0.77%	0.60%	1.09%	1.23%	-	1.96%
w/ sales charge	-0.92%	-0.25%	0.03%	0.20%	-	1.15%

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

Returns with sales charges reflect a maximum sales charge of 2.25%.

Year	Fund Returns	Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond: Muni Short (1-5)

2017	1.02%	1.61%
2016	-1.27%	0.07%
2015	0.09%	1.21%
2014	0.94%	1.31%
2013	-0.64%	1.14%
2012	1.49%	1.73%
2011	2.75%	3.45%
2010	1.36%	1.87%
2009	5.24%	5.55%

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Yearly Returns

2018	-0.28%	0.36%	-	-	-0.03%
2017	0.77%	0.58%	0.25%	-0.57%	1.02%
2016	0.37%	0.44%	-0.14%	-1.92%	-1.27%
2015	0.16%	-0.35%	0.30%	-0.02%	0.09%
2014	0.47%	0.33%	0.23%	-0.10%	0.94%
2013	0.38%	-1.17%	0.01%	0.15%	-0.64%
2012	0.59%	0.47%	0.57%	-0.14%	1.49%
2011	0.41%	1.18%	0.80%	0.33%	2.75%
2010	0.29%	0.75%	1.16%	-0.83%	1.36%
2009	2.13%	0.77%	2.05%	0.21%	5.24%

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

Sector	Assets
IDR/PCR
VRDN
Healthcare/Hospital
Transportation
GO State
GO Local
Lease
Education
Special Tax
Power
Water & Sewer
Resource Recovery
Pre-Refunded
Housing

The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and is subject to change.

Maturity	Assets
<1 Year
1-1.99 Years
2-3.99 Years
4-5.99 Years
>6 Years

The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and is subject to change.

State	Assets
IL
NY
CA
NJ
PA
TX
GA
OH
AL
LA
FL
CT
KY
VA
AZ
WI
TN
OR
IN
NC
AR
MS
CO
WA
AK
MD
MI
MN
MO
NH
HI
WV
ND
MA
IA
NM
KS
OK
NE
DC
Other U.S. Territories

CREDIT QUALITY DISTRIBUTION as of 08/31/2018

Rating	Assets
A-1/MIG1
A-2/MIG2
A-3/MIG3
AAA
AA
A
BBB
< BBB
Not Rated

Portfolio Positioning as of 06/30/2018

The portfolio is overweight bonds maturing in less than one year. These positions represent a sizable weighting in variable rate demand notes which exhibit low volatility and strong liquidity. These securities are always priced at par, and therefore, do not have the duration risk of fixed coupon bonds. The portfolio maintains a general underweight to longer maturities. For maturities longer than one year, the portfolio is focused on the 2- to 4-year range.
The portfolio is overweight lower quality investment grade bonds due to solid credit fundamentals and relatively attractive credit spreads.
The portfolio continues to maintain an overweight to revenue bonds, specifically in the health care and industrial development sectors given their dedicated income streams and favorable return prospects.

Portfolio Details as of 08/31/2018

Total Net Assets: $1.36 B
Number of Issues: 305
Average Coupon: 3.8%
Average Effective Maturity: 2.8 Years
Average Effective Duration: 2.15 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.

Average Effective Duration - The change in the value of a fixed income security that will result from a 1% change in interest rates, taking into account anticipated cash flow fluctuations from mortgage prepayments, puts, adjustable coupons, and potential call dates. Duration is expressed as a number of years, and generally, the larger a duration, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for a portfolio’s underlying bond prices. Where applicable, certain investments, such as common or preferred stock, convertible bonds and convertible preferred stock, ETFs, ADRs, and CPI swaps and related futures, are excluded from these calculations.

Holding	Coupon	Maturity	Assets

Ohio Hospital - University Hospital System	1.810%	01/15/2033	2.2%
Appling County Dev Auth - Georgia Power	1.880%	09/01/2041	2.1%
Columbia Industrial Dev Board - Alabama Power	1.520%	12/01/2037	1.8%
West Virginia Hosp Fin Auth	1.840%	06/01/2033	1.5%
St James Parish - Nucor Steel Corp	1.730%	11/01/2040	1.5%
City of Gainesville Utilities System	1.570%	10/01/2038	1.4%
New York City Transitional Fin Auth	1.550%	08/01/2031	1.3%
Railsplitter Illinois Tobacco Settlement Authority	5.250%	06/01/2021	1.3%
Illinois State General Obligation	5.000%	08/01/2020	1.3%
Kentucky Public Energy Auth	4.000%	04/01/2048	1.2%

% of Total Assets			15.6%

Aggregate holdings are updated monthly, 30 days after month end. Aggregate holdings are presented to illustrate examples of the securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of the areas in which the Fund may invest, and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future investments. The figures presented are as of the date shown and may change at any time.

HOLDINGS as of07/31/2018

Holding	Coupon	Maturity	Assets

Appling County Dev Auth - Georgia Power	1.590%	09/01/2041	2.9%
Columbia Industrial Dev Board - Alabama Power	1.500%	12/01/2037	2.3%
Ohio Hospital - University Hospital System	1.160%	01/15/2033	2.2%
St James Parish - Nucor Steel Corp	1.420%	11/01/2040	1.4%
West Virginia Hosp Fin Auth	1.240%	06/01/2033	1.4%
City of Gainesville Utilities System	1.400%	10/01/2038	1.4%
Illinois Finance Authority - Advocate Health System	1.350%	11/01/2038	1.3%
Railsplitter Illinois Tobacco Settlement Authority	5.250%	06/01/2021	1.3%
Illinois State General Obligation	5.000%	08/01/2020	1.3%
Kentucky Public Energy Auth	4.000%	04/01/2048	1.2%
Metropolitan Transp Auth, NY	5.000%	05/15/2021	1.2%
New York City General Obligation	5.000%	08/01/2019	1.1%
Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District/The	4.000%	04/01/2049	1.1%
AR Development Finance Auth - Baptist Memorial Health	1.360%	09/01/2044	1.1%
New Jersey	5.000%	06/01/2019	1.0%
Bd of Regents of the Texas A&M Univ Sys	5.000%	05/15/2023	0.9%
The Bd of Governors of the Univ of North Carolina	1.795%	12/01/2041	0.9%
Montgomery Cnty Indus Dev Auth, PA	2.500%	10/01/2030	0.9%
Arizona Hlth Facs Auth	2.790%	02/01/2048	0.8%
Grand Parkway Transportation Corp	5.000%	02/01/2023	0.8%
California	5.000%	09/01/2020	0.8%
Bay Area Toll Auth, CA	2.186%	04/01/2045	0.8%
Pennsylvania	5.000%	08/15/2020	0.8%
Illinois, IL	5.000%	11/01/2023	0.8%
Valdez, AK	5.000%	01/01/2021	0.8%
New Brunswick, NJ	3.000%	05/30/2019	0.7%
LA Environmental Facs - Westlake Chemical	6.500%	08/01/2029	0.7%
Long Island Pwr Auth, NY	2.107%	05/01/2033	0.7%
Connecticut Hlth & Educl Facs Auth	1.945%	07/01/2049	0.7%
New York City Transitional Fin Auth	1.600%	08/01/2031	0.7%
Fairfax Cnty Indl Dev Auth, VA	5.000%	05/15/2022	0.7%
St Charles Parish, LA	4.000%	12/01/2040	0.7%
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.	4.000%	04/01/2048	0.6%
Central Texas Turnpike Sys	5.000%	08/15/2042	0.6%
California Dept of Wtr Resources	1.310%	12/01/2035	0.6%
New York City Transitional Fin Auth	1.590%	11/01/2022	0.6%
Connecticut	5.000%	11/01/2022	0.6%
Florida	5.000%	07/01/2021	0.6%
New York City	5.000%	08/01/2021	0.6%
California	2.157%	12/01/2028	0.6%
Northhampton Cnty Gen Purp Auth, PA	2.497%	08/15/2048	0.6%
Bay Area Toll Auth, CA	1.640%	04/01/2047	0.6%
New Jersey Transp Tr Fnd Auth	5.000%	06/15/2023	0.6%
Philadelphia, PA	5.000%	08/01/2019	0.6%
Illinois St Toll Hwy Auth	5.000%	12/01/2019	0.6%
Louisa Cnty Indus Dev Auth, VA	1.850%	11/01/2035	0.6%
New Jersey Transp Tr Fnd Auth	5.000%	06/15/2019	0.6%
Wisconsin	5.000%	05/01/2020	0.6%
Maricopa Cnty Poll Cntrl Corp., AZ	2.400%	06/01/2043	0.5%
California Infrastr & Econ Dev Bnk	2.010%	04/01/2038	0.5%
South Central Regl Medical Center, Inc.	1.700%	03/01/2020	0.5%
Municipal Elec Auth of Georgia	5.000%	01/01/2021	0.5%
Appling Cnty Dev Auth, GA	1.590%	09/01/2029	0.5%
Mississippi Hosp Equip & Facs Auth	2.240%	08/15/2036	0.5%
NJ Tobacco Settlement Fin Corp	3.200%	06/01/2027	0.5%
Chicago, IL	5.000%	01/01/2021	0.5%
New Jersey Hlthcare Facs Fing Auth	1.230%	07/01/2038	0.5%
Tender Option Bnd Tr Receipts/Certificates	1.140%	09/01/2033	0.5%
California Infrastr & Econ Dev Bnk	5.000%	07/01/2023	0.5%
Illinois Fin Auth	1.875%	02/01/2033	0.5%
American Muni Pwr, Inc., OH	2.250%	02/15/2048	0.5%
Texas Muni Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III	5.000%	12/15/2022	0.5%
Chicago, IL	5.000%	11/01/2022	0.5%
New York City Transitional Fin Auth	1.600%	11/01/2022	0.5%
Rangely Hosp Dist	4.500%	11/01/2021	0.4%
Monroe Cnty Dev Auth, GA	2.000%	09/01/2037	0.4%
New York City	5.000%	08/01/2019	0.4%
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.	5.250%	09/01/2018	0.4%
Scranton School District/PA	2.265%	04/01/2031	0.4%
New Jersey Econ Dev Auth	5.500%	12/15/2019	0.4%
New York City Transitional Fin Auth	5.000%	11/01/2021	0.4%
New Jersey Econ Dev Auth	5.000%	03/01/2025	0.4%
Univ of Massachusetts Bldg Auth	5.000%	11/01/2021	0.4%
Illinois, IL	5.000%	11/01/2026	0.4%
Connecticut	5.000%	01/01/2026	0.4%
Portland	5.000%	10/01/2022	0.4%
Wisconsin	5.000%	11/01/2022	0.4%
Golden St Tobacco Securitization Corp.	5.000%	06/01/2020	0.4%
New Jersey Econ Dev Auth	5.000%	11/01/2024	0.4%
Metropolitan Wtr Reclamation Dist of Greater Chica	5.000%	12/01/2022	0.4%
New York City Transitional Finance Auth - Future Tax	1.590%	08/01/2023	0.4%
Illinois Fin Auth	5.000%	02/15/2021	0.4%
Triborough Br & Tunnel Auth, NY	5.000%	11/15/2021	0.4%
Hawaii	5.000%	11/01/2021	0.4%
New Hampshire Turnpike Sys	5.000%	10/01/2021	0.4%
Connecticut	5.000%	08/15/2021	0.4%
Kentucky St Prop & Bldg Comm	5.000%	11/01/2021	0.4%
Wise Cnty Indus Dev Auth, VA	2.150%	10/01/2040	0.4%
California St Univ	5.000%	11/01/2020	0.4%
Kentucky St Prop & Bldg Comm	5.000%	08/01/2020	0.4%
Maryland Dept of Transp	4.000%	09/01/2026	0.4%
Houston, TX	5.000%	05/15/2020	0.4%
Wisconsin Hlth & Edl Facs Auth	1.690%	08/01/2026	0.4%
Central Texas Regl Mobility Auth, TX	5.000%	01/01/2045	0.4%
Univ of Missouri Bd of Curator	5.000%	11/01/2019	0.4%
California State Pub Wks Bd	5.000%	01/01/2020	0.4%
New Jersey Tpk Auth	5.000%	01/01/2020	0.4%
California Hlth Facs Fing Auth	5.000%	07/01/2043	0.4%
Tobacco Settlement Auth	5.000%	06/01/2019	0.4%
New Caney Independent School District	3.000%	02/15/2050	0.4%
Massachusetts Dev Fin Agy	1.440%	07/01/2038	0.4%
Montgomery Cnty Indus Dev Auth, PA	2.550%	06/01/2029	0.4%
Yavapai Cnty Indus Dev Auth, AZ	1.450%	04/01/2029	0.4%
City of West Fargo ND	2.150%	05/01/2021	0.4%
Miami-Dade Cnty Indus Dev Auth, FL	1.750%	09/01/2027	0.4%
SA Energy Acquisition Pub Fac Corp.	5.500%	08/01/2021	0.4%
Phoenix Civ Impt Corp., AZ	5.000%	07/01/2019	0.4%
New Jersey Econ Dev Auth	5.000%	06/15/2021	0.3%
Chicago Brd of Ed	4.000%	12/01/2021	0.3%
New Jersey Transp Tr Fnd Auth	5.000%	06/15/2021	0.3%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Fin Auth	5.125%	06/01/2024	0.3%
Port Authority of NY & NJ - JFK International Airport	5.000%	12/01/2020	0.3%
New Jersey Hlthcare Facs Fing Auth	5.000%	07/01/2026	0.3%
California Statewide Comntys Dev Auth	3.000%	07/01/2026	0.3%
North Texas Tollway Auth	5.000%	01/01/2023	0.3%
Illinois Fin Auth	5.000%	02/15/2022	0.3%
Illinois Fin Auth	5.000%	07/15/2057	0.3%
Indianapolis Local Pub Impt Bnd Bank	5.000%	06/01/2022	0.3%
Hlth & Ed Facs Bd of the Metro Govt of Nashville &	1.600%	12/01/2020	0.3%
California State Pub Wks Bd	5.000%	10/01/2027	0.3%
Washington Hlthcare Facs Auth	2.483%	01/01/2042	0.3%
Chicago Brd of Ed	4.000%	12/01/2022	0.3%
California Infrastr & Econ Dev Bnk	2.099%	12/01/2050	0.3%
Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.	5.375%	06/01/2028	0.3%
New Jersey Economic Development Authority	5.000%	03/01/2023	0.3%
Lehigh County Industrial Development Authority	1.800%	02/15/2027	0.3%
Pennsylvania Higher Edl Facs Auth	5.000%	06/15/2020	0.3%
Farmington, NM	1.875%	04/01/2033	0.3%
Southeastern Ohio Port Auth	5.000%	12/01/2022	0.3%
Pittsburg Redev Agy, CA	5.000%	09/01/2022	0.3%
Florida	5.000%	07/01/2022	0.3%
New Jersey Tpk Auth	5.000%	01/01/2027	0.3%
York Cnty Econ Dev Auth, VA	1.875%	05/01/2033	0.3%
California Hlth Facs Fing Auth	5.000%	11/01/2027	0.3%
New York City Transitional Fin Auth	1.590%	08/01/2022	0.3%
California Hlth Facs Fing Auth	5.000%	11/15/2025	0.3%
Ohio	5.000%	01/01/2021	0.3%
New Jersey Econ Dev Auth	4.000%	07/01/2022	0.3%
New York City	5.000%	08/01/2022	0.3%
New Jersey Econ Dev Auth	5.000%	11/01/2022	0.3%
Chicago Brd of Ed	4.000%	12/01/2022	0.3%
Connecticut	5.000%	06/15/2022	0.3%
Rockport, IN	3.050%	06/01/2025	0.3%
Honolulu City & Cnty, HI	1.260%	09/01/2026	0.3%
Honolulu City & Cnty, HI	1.260%	09/01/2027	0.3%
California Muni Fin Auth	1.550%	02/01/2019	0.3%
Chicago Brd of Ed	4.000%	12/01/2021	0.3%
Wisconsin Hlth & Edl Facs Auth	2.650%	11/01/2020	0.2%
Washington	5.000%	08/01/2020	0.2%
Illinois, IL	5.000%	02/01/2021	0.2%
Maryland Hlth & Hgr Ed Facs Auth	5.000%	07/01/2020	0.2%
Dorm Auth of the St of New York	4.000%	07/01/2020	0.2%
Texas Muni Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III	5.000%	12/15/2018	0.2%
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.	4.000%	05/01/2048	0.2%
Chicago Brd of Ed	4.000%	12/01/2020	0.2%
Burke Cnty Dev Auth, GA	2.400%	01/01/2040	0.2%
West Virginia Econ Dev Auth, WV	2.625%	12/01/2042	0.2%
Escambia Cnty, FL	2.600%	06/01/2023	0.2%
Virginia Peninsula Ports Auth	1.550%	10/01/2033	0.2%
Lehigh County Industrial Development Authority	1.800%	09/01/2029	0.2%
Denver City & Cnty Dept of Aviation, CO	2.317%	11/15/2031	0.2%
Chicago, IL	5.000%	11/01/2028	0.2%
Illinois Regl Transp Auth	5.000%	07/01/2025	0.2%
Duluth Econ Dev Auth, MN	4.750%	06/15/2022	0.2%
Philadelphia Sch Dist, PA	5.000%	09/01/2020	0.2%
Iowa Higher Ed Loan Auth	2.500%	10/01/2020	0.2%
Michigan Fin Auth	5.000%	12/01/2026	0.2%
North Texas Tollway Auth	5.000%	01/01/2020	0.2%
Monroeville Finance Authority	3.000%	02/15/2023	0.2%
Kanabec Hospital	2.750%	12/01/2019	0.2%
NJ Eco Dev Auth - School Facilities	5.000%	03/01/2022	0.2%
New Jersey Tpk Auth	2.207%	01/01/2030	0.2%
Honolulu City & Cnty, HI	1.260%	09/01/2028	0.2%
Commonwealth Financing Authority	5.000%	06/01/2022	0.2%
California Hlth Facs Fing Auth	5.000%	11/15/2023	0.2%
Successor Agy to the Brea Redev Agy, CA	5.000%	08/01/2020	0.2%
Jefferson Cnty, AL	5.000%	09/15/2023	0.2%
California Statewide Comntys Dev Auth	3.000%	07/01/2027	0.2%
Chicago Transit Auth, IL	5.000%	06/01/2025	0.2%
Long Island Pwr Auth, NY	5.000%	09/01/2022	0.2%
Illinois Regl Transp Auth	5.000%	07/01/2024	0.2%
Black Belt Energy Gas Dist	4.000%	08/01/2047	0.2%
Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board	5.000%	07/01/2022	0.2%
Dorm Auth of the St of New York	5.000%	07/01/2021	0.2%
Chicago, IL	5.000%	01/01/2022	0.2%
Dorm Auth of the St of New York	5.000%	07/01/2021	0.2%
Philadelphia, PA	5.000%	08/01/2020	0.2%
West Virginia	2.000%	06/01/2021	0.2%
Successor Agy to the Brea Redev Agy, CA	5.000%	08/01/2019	0.2%
Montgomery Cnty Indus Dev Auth, PA	5.000%	01/15/2021	0.2%
Tempe Industrial Development Authority	4.000%	10/01/2023	0.2%
Morgan County Hospital Authority/GA	2.750%	09/01/2019	0.1%
California	2.217%	12/01/2031	0.1%
E-470 Pub Hwy Auth, CO	2.433%	09/01/2039	0.1%
California Hlth Facs Fing Auth	5.000%	07/01/2034	0.1%
Louisiana Offshore Term Auth	2.000%	10/01/2040	0.1%
Iowa Finance Auth - Iowa Fertilizer Co	5.000%	12/01/2019	0.1%
Michigan Fin Auth	5.000%	11/15/2022	0.1%
Michigan Strategic Fnd	1.450%	09/01/2030	0.1%
Twin Rivers Unif Sch Dist, CA	3.200%	06/01/2041	0.1%
Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board	5.000%	07/01/2021	0.1%
City of Lenexa KS	5.000%	05/15/2022	0.1%
Triborough Br & Tunnel Auth, NY	5.500%	11/15/2021	0.1%
San Buenaventura Pub Fac Fing Auth, CA	5.750%	12/01/2018	0.1%
California State Pub Wks Bd	5.000%	10/01/2026	0.1%
Chicago, IL	5.250%	01/01/2027	0.1%
North Carolina Turnpike Auth	5.000%	01/01/2028	0.1%
Kentucky Mun Pwr Agy	3.450%	09/01/2042	0.1%
Multnomah Cnty Hosp Facs Auth, OR	5.000%	10/01/2024	0.1%
Dorm Auth of the St of New York	5.000%	08/01/2024	0.1%
South Florida Wtr Mgmt Dist	5.000%	10/01/2022	0.1%
Public Auth For CO Energy	5.750%	11/15/2018	0.1%
Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board	5.000%	07/01/2023	0.1%
Cnty of Cuyahoga, OH	5.000%	02/15/2025	0.1%
Wayne Cnty Arpt Auth	5.000%	12/01/2022	0.1%
Harris County Toll Road Authority/The	5.000%	08/15/2021	0.1%
TSASC, Inc.	5.000%	06/01/2021	0.1%
Chicago	5.000%	01/01/2021	0.1%
South Miami Hlth Fac Auth, FL	5.000%	08/15/2023	0.1%
Kentucky Econ Dev Fin Auth	5.000%	06/01/2025	0.1%
Inland Empire Tobacco Securitization Auth	4.625%	06/01/2021	0.1%
Dorm Auth of the St of New York	4.000%	12/01/2019	0.1%
California Muni Fin Auth	5.000%	07/01/2026	0.1%
Antelope Valley Hlthcare Dist	5.000%	03/01/2021	0.1%
Central Plains Energy Pj	5.000%	09/01/2027	0.1%
Floyd Cnty Dev Auth, GA	2.350%	07/01/2022	0.1%
Genesis Hlthcare Sys, OH	5.000%	02/15/2019	0.1%
New Jersey Econ Dev Auth	5.000%	06/15/2025	0.1%
City of Rockville MD	2.500%	11/01/2024	0.1%
Brooklyn Arena Local Dev Corp.	5.000%	07/15/2022	0.1%
Genesis Hlthcare Sys, OH	5.000%	02/15/2020	0.1%
St. Paul Hsg & Redev Auth, MN	5.000%	11/15/2020	0.1%
Illinois Fin Auth	5.000%	05/15/2025	0.1%
Bay Area Toll Auth, CA	4.000%	04/01/2029	0.1%
Chicago, IL	5.250%	01/01/2023	0.1%
District of Columbia, DC	5.000%	07/15/2021	0.1%
Cleveland St Univ, OH	5.000%	06/01/2019	0.1%
St. Paul Hsg & Redev Auth, MN	5.000%	11/15/2019	0.1%
New Jersey Transp Tr Fnd Auth	5.000%	06/15/2019	0.1%
Montgomery Cnty Indus Dev Auth, PA	5.000%	01/15/2020	0.1%
City of Irvine CA	4.000%	09/02/2018	0.1%
Dorm Auth of the St of New York	4.000%	12/01/2021	0.1%
Commonwealth Financing Authority	5.000%	06/01/2023	0.1%
Chicago Brd of Ed	5.000%	12/01/2019	0.1%
Chicago, IL	5.000%	11/01/2021	0.1%
Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth	5.250%	07/01/2018	0.1%
Brooklyn Arena Local Dev Corp.	5.000%	07/15/2021	0.1%
New Hope Cultural Ed Fin Corp, TX	5.000%	08/15/2023	0.1%
South Miami Hlth Fac Auth, FL	5.000%	08/15/2022	0.1%
Allentown Neighborhood Impt Zone Dev Auth	5.000%	05/01/2022	0.1%
Troy Capital Resources Corp., NY	5.000%	08/01/2022	0.1%
Chicago, IL	5.000%	11/01/2022	0.1%
Cleveland, OH	5.000%	01/01/2023	0.1%
Pittsburg Redev Agy, CA	5.000%	09/01/2021	0.1%
California Statewide Comntys Dev Auth	5.000%	05/15/2022	0.1%
Pub Fin Auth	3.000%	11/15/2022	0.1%
City of Lenexa KS	5.000%	05/15/2025	0.1%
Stockton Pub Fincg Auth, CA	5.000%	09/01/2020	0.1%
Chicago, IL	5.000%	01/01/2021	0.1%
Los Angeles Cnty, CA	5.000%	08/01/2019	0.1%
Chicago Brd of Ed	5.000%	12/01/2022	0.1%
E-470 Pub Hwy Auth, CO	5.000%	09/01/2019	0.1%
Guam Pwr Auth	5.000%	10/01/2019	0.1%
Texas Muni Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III	5.000%	12/15/2019	0.1%
Dorm Auth of the St of New York	4.000%	12/01/2020	0.1%
Philadelphia, PA	5.000%	11/01/2023	0.1%
Alaska Indus Dev & Export Auth, AK	3.500%	12/01/2020	0.1%
Philadelphia Sch Dist, PA	5.000%	09/01/2021	0.1%
Sartell, MN	4.000%	09/01/2020	0.1%
Dorm Auth of the St of New York	5.000%	12/01/2018	0.1%
Niagara Area Dev Corp - Covanta Energy	4.000%	11/01/2024	0.1%
New Jersey Econ Dev Auth	5.000%	06/15/2022	0.1%
Philadelphia, PA	5.000%	08/01/2023	0.1%
New Jersey Hlthcare Facs Fing Auth	5.000%	07/01/2021	0.1%
Philadelphia, PA	5.000%	08/01/2024	0.1%
Oklahoma Dev Fin Auth	5.000%	08/15/2026	0.1%
Illinois Fin Auth	4.000%	09/01/2019	0.1%
Kirkwood Indus Dev Auth	5.000%	05/15/2022	0.1%
Illinois, IL	5.000%	02/01/2020	0.1%
Philadelphia, PA	5.000%	08/01/2022	0.1%
North Carolina Medical Care Comm	5.000%	10/01/2023	0.1%
Buncombe Cnty, NC	5.000%	06/01/2020	0.1%
Illinois Fin Auth	5.000%	11/15/2021	0.1%
Phoenix Indus Dev Auth, AZ	3.000%	07/01/2020	0.1%
Lancaster Cnty Hosp Auth, PA	5.000%	07/01/2025	0.1%
JEA	5.000%	10/01/2020	0.0%
Oklahoma Dev Fin Auth	5.000%	08/15/2025	0.0%
Philadelphia Sch Dist, PA	5.000%	09/01/2022	0.0%
Long Island Pwr Auth, NY	5.000%	09/01/2027	0.0%
Long Island Pwr Auth, NY	5.000%	09/01/2026	0.0%
Pennsylvania	5.000%	07/01/2025	0.0%
Tulsa Cnty Indus Auth	5.000%	11/15/2026	0.0%
Philadelphia Sch Dist, PA	5.000%	09/01/2023	0.0%
New Jersey Bldg Auth	5.000%	06/15/2022	0.0%
Pennsylvania	5.000%	07/01/2023	0.0%
Tarrant Cnty Cult Ed Facs Fin Corp, TX	3.875%	11/15/2022	0.0%
Michigan Fin Auth	5.000%	07/01/2022	0.0%
Karnes Cnty Hosp Dist	4.000%	02/01/2019	0.0%
Palomar Hlth	5.000%	11/01/2021	0.0%
Illinois Fin Auth	5.000%	11/15/2020	0.0%
Wisconsin Hlth & Edl Facs Auth	3.500%	08/01/2022	0.0%
Village Comnty Dev Dist No. 12	3.250%	05/01/2023	0.0%
Cleveland, OH	5.000%	01/01/2022	0.0%
Troy Capital Resources Corp., NY	5.000%	08/01/2021	0.0%
Multnomah Cnty Hosp Facs Auth, OR	5.000%	10/01/2019	0.0%
Michigan Fin Auth	5.000%	07/01/2021	0.0%
New Hampshire Hlth & Ed Facs Auth	3.500%	07/01/2022	0.0%
Colorado Hlth Facs Auth	4.000%	01/01/2021	0.0%
Allentown Neighborhood Impt Zone Dev Auth	5.000%	05/01/2023	0.0%
California Dept of Wtr Resources	5.000%	12/01/2019	0.0%
Phoenix Indus Dev Auth, AZ	5.000%	07/01/2026	0.0%
JEA	5.000%	10/01/2020	0.0%
Phoenix Indus Dev Auth, AZ	5.000%	07/01/2023	0.0%

Dividends & Cap Gains

Dividend Payments

For

YTD Dividends Paidas of 09/19/2018: $0.086
Dividend Frequency: Monthly (Daily Accrual)

Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Reinvest & Payable Date	Dividend	Reinvest Price
Daily	Daily	08/31/2018	$0.01316	$15.49
Daily	Daily	07/31/2018	$0.01121	$15.50
Daily	Daily	06/30/2018	$0.01238	$15.48
Daily	Daily	05/31/2018	$0.01068	$15.47
Daily	Daily	04/30/2018	$0.01230	$15.42
Daily	Daily	03/31/2018	$0.00909	$15.46
Daily	Daily	02/28/2018	$0.00981	$15.48
Daily	Daily	01/31/2018	$0.00755	$15.50

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

Capital Gains Distributions

For

Record Date	Reinvest & Payable Date	Long-term	Short-term *	Total	Reinvest Price
12/19/2013	12/20/2013	$0.0121	-	$0.0121	$15.71

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.

Upcoming Capital Gain Distribution

Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date
12/19/2018	12/20/2018

Fees & Expenses

Expense Ratioas of 08/31/2018

1.27%

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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 01/31/2019. 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. In addition, the net expense ratio takes into account deductions for certain interest and related expenses from certain of the Fund's investments. Under accounting rules, the Fund recognized additional income in an amount that directly offsets these interest and related expenses. Therefore, the Fund's total returns and net asset value were not affected by such interest and related expenses.

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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.

Dividend Yield is a financial ratio that shows how much a mutual fund pays out in dividends each year relative to value with maximum sales charges and without sales charges. The dividend yield is calculated by annualizing the last dividend and dividing it by the fund’s net asset 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 yield reflects 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 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.

Although the Short Duration Tax Free Fund may invest significantly in money market securities and their equivalents for investment purposes as well as for cash management purposes, it is not a money market fund and is not subject to the regulatory requirements applicable to money market funds.

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 C - Class C shares are subject to ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees as well as a maximum CDSC of 1 percent if you redeem your shares before the first anniversary of your original purchase.

Class C shares are only offered to certain eligible investors. For additional information, see the Fund’s current prospectus.

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 Municipal Bond Short 1-5 Year Index is the Muni Short 1-5 year component of the Municipal Bond index. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is a rules-based, market-value-weighted index engineered for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index is a broad measure of the municipal bond market with maturities of at least one year. To be included in the index, bonds must be rated investment-grade (Baa3/BBB- or higher) by at least two of the following ratings agencies: Moody's, S&P, Fitch. If only two of the three agencies rate the security, the lower rating is used to determine index eligibility. If only one of the three agencies rates a security, the rating must be investment-grade. They must have an outstanding par value of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million. The bonds must be fixed rate, have a dated-date after December 31, 1990, and must be at least one year from their maturity date.

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.

The Overall Morningstar RatingTM is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with a fund's three-, five-, and 10-year (as applicable) Morningstar RatingTM metrics. © Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

Morningstar proprietary ratings reflect historical risk-adjusted performance. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar RatingTM based on a Morningstar risk-adjusted return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. Load-waived ratings do not include any front-end sales charges (which are only available for certain defined contribution plans and certain mutual fund advisory programs) and should only be considered by investors who are not subject to sales loads. Not all funds with a load-waived rating may waive their front-end load. An investor should check with their advisor to determine if they are eligible to purchase the load-waived Class A share. The top 10% of the funds in an investment category receive 5 stars, 22.5% receive 4 stars, 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages). The Overall Morningstar rating is a weighted average of funds' three-, five-, and 10-year (as applicable) ratings. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Morningstar Rating is for the Class A share only; other classes may have different performance characteristics.

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.

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.

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 Short Duration Tax Free Fund?

The Fund seeks to deliver a high level of income exempt from federal taxation by investing primarily in short-term investment grade municipal bonds.

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STRONG PERFORMANCE

Yield

Dividend Yield 1 as of 09/19/2018

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

Fund Basicsas of 08/31/2018

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

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Dividend Yield 1 as of 09/19/2018

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

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Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

Fund Expense Ratio :

1.27%

Fund Expense Ratio :

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