An affiliated issuer is one in which a Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of the underlying issuer at any point during the fiscal year or any company which is under common ownership or control. Global Allocation Fund had the following transactions with affiliated issuers (i.e. the Underlying Funds) during the six months ended June 30, 2012:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2011 | | Gross Additions | | Gross Sales | | Balance of Shares Held at 6/30/21012 | | Value at 6/30/2012 | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) 1/1/2012 to 6/30/2012 | | Dividend Income 1/1/2012 to 6/30/2012 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. – Class I | | | 879,534 | | | 16,958 | | | (372,538 | ) | | 523,954 | | $ | 5,899,718 | | $ | (253,694 | ) | $ | 70,418 | |
Lord Abbett Equity Trust – Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund - Class I | | | — | | | 48,908 | | | — | | | 48,908 | | | 826,551 | | | — | | | — | |
Lord Abbett Equity Trust – Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund – Class I | | | — | | | 55,831 | | | — | | | 55,831 | | | 906,700 | | | — | | | — | |
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. – Classic Stock Fund – Class I | | | 280,095 | | | — | | | (280,095 | ) | | — | | | — | | | 683,997 | | | — | |
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. – Emerging Markets Currency Fund – Class I | | | 4,259,290 | | | 681,867 | | | (236,745 | ) | | 4,704,412 | | | 29,825,973 | | | (202,623 | ) | | 416,659 | |
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. – Growth Opportunities Fund – Class I | | | 424,166 | | | 238,983 | | | (154,038 | ) | | 509,111 | | | 10,141,488 | | | 345,718 | | | — | |
Lord Abbett Investment Trust – High Yield Fund – Class I | | | 3,221,977 | | | 159,647 | | | (699,154 | ) | | 2,682,470 | | | 20,574,547 | | | 330,635 | | | 854,374 | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – International Core Equity Fund – Class I | | | 275,056 | | | — | | | (275,056 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (333,505 | ) | | — | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – International Dividend Income Fund – Class I | | | 7,778,351 | | | 1,776,810 | | | (585,759 | ) | | 8,969,402 | | | 66,194,190 | | | (1,001,312 | ) | | 1,998,983 | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – International Opportunities Fund – Class I | | | 519,861 | | | — | | | (519,861 | ) | | — | | | — | | | 536,803 | | | — | |
Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund (formerly, Mid-Cap Value Fund) Inc. – Class I | | | 1,394,088 | | | 437,885 | | | (11,564 | ) | | 1,820,409 | | | 29,563,448 | | | (23,205 | ) | | — | |
Lord Abbett Investment Trust – Short Duration Income Fund – Class I | | | — | | | 173,695 | | | — | | | 173,695 | | | 797,259 | | | — | | | 455 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 164,729,874 | | $ | 82,814 | | $ | 3,340,889 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
Each Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that are issued by non-U.S. entities, the risks of investing in derivatives, liquidity risk, and the risks from leverage.
Foreign securities may pose greater risks than domestic securities, including greater price fluctuations, less government regulation, and higher transaction costs. These risks generally are greater for emerging markets securities. Foreign investments also may be affected by changes in currency rates or currency controls.
Derivatives are subject to risks such as liquidity risk, leveraging risk, interest rate risk, market risk, and credit risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the value of the underlying asset, rate, or index. Whether a Fund’s use of derivatives is successful will depend on, among other things, the Fund’s ability to correctly forecast market movements, changes in foreign exchange and interest rates, and other factors. If a Fund incorrectly forecasts these and other factors, its performance could suffer. The Fund’s use of derivatives could result in a loss exceeding the amount of the Fund’s investment in these instruments.
Emerging Markets Currency Fund may invest in swap contracts. Swap contracts are bilateral agreements between a fund and its counterparty. Each party is exposed to the risk of default by the other. In addition, swap contracts may involve a small investment of cash compared to the risk assumed, with the result that small changes may produce disproportionate and substantial gains or losses to the Fund.
Emerging Markets Currency Fund may invest in credit default swap contracts. Such contracts are subject to the risk that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates, and that Lord Abbett does not correctly predict the creditworthiness of the issuers of the reference obligation on which the credit default swap is based.
Illiquid securities may lower a Fund’s returns since the Fund may be unable to sell these securities at its desired time or price.
Leverage, including borrowing, may increase volatility in a Fund by magnifying the effect of changes in the value of the Fund’s holdings. The use of leverage may cause investors in a Fund to lose more money in adverse environments than would be the case in the absence of leverage.
Emerging Markets Currency Fund is subject to the general risks and considerations associated with investing in debt securities, including interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities and an investment in Emerging Markets Currency Fund are likely to decline. In times of economic uncertainty, high-yield debt securities (or “junk bonds”) may decline in price, even when interest rates are falling. There is also the risk that an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest to Emerging Markets Currency Fund, a risk that is greater with junk bonds.
The mortgage-related securities in which a Fund may invest may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults. These changes can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions. When interest rates are declining, the value of these securities with prepayment features may not increase as much as other fixed income securities. Early principal repayment may deprive a Fund of income payments
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above current market rates. Alternatively, rising interest rates may cause payments to occur at a slower-than-expected rate, extending the duration of a security and typically reducing its value. The payment rate will thus affect the price and volatility of a mortgage-related security.
Foreign currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Emerging Markets Currency Fund’s use of currency-related transactions involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict currency movements, and the Fund’s returns could be reduced as a result. A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar will reduce the value of securities held by Emerging Markets Currency Fund that are denominated in those currencies.
The securities markets of developing or emerging countries tend to be less liquid, are especially subject to greater price volatility, have a smaller market capitalization, have less government regulation and may not be subject to as extensive and frequent accounting, financial, and other reporting requirements as securities issued in more developed countries.
Emerging Markets Currency Fund believes that its investment strategies with respect to foreign currencies will generate qualifying income under current U.S. federal income tax law. However, there can be no assurance that the U.S. Treasury Department will not issue regulations in the future (possibly with retroactive effect) that would treat some or all of the Fund’s foreign currency gains as nonqualifying income.
The value of Global Allocation Fund’s investments will fluctuate in response to various factors related to domestic and foreign equity and fixed income markets, as well as the financial condition and prospects of issuers in which the Fund invests through its Underlying Funds. Because equity and fixed income investments can move in different directions or to different degrees, fixed income investments may counteract some of the volatility experienced by equity holdings, but the diminished risk that may accompany this investment approach also may result in lower returns.
These factors can affect each Fund’s performance.
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11. | SUMMARY OF CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS | |
Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Emerging Markets Currency Fund | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |
| | | | | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,213,345 | | $ | 14,237,234 | | | 8,042,498 | | $ | 54,934,85 | |
Converted from Class B* | | | 13,273 | | | 85,144 | | | 49,173 | | | 329,946 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 146,722 | | | 942,761 | | | 406,470 | | | 2,743,393 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (3,033,733 | ) | | (19,423,644 | ) | | (10,063,478 | ) | | (66,321,610 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease | | | (660,393 | ) | $ | (4,158,505 | ) | | (1,565,337 | ) | $ | (8,313,396 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 5,025 | | $ | 31,834 | | | 54,439 | | $ | 374,013 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 1,986 | | | 12,831 | | | 6,305 | | | 42,818 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (42,602 | ) | | (269,722 | ) | | (138,481 | ) | | (944,167 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | | (13,215 | ) | | (85,144 | ) | | (48,945 | ) | | (329,946 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease | | | (48,806 | ) | $ | (310,201 | ) | | (126,682 | ) | $ | (857,282 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |
| | | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 433,979 | | $ | 2,800,786 | | | 2,997,946 | | $ | 20,772,720 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 32,644 | | | 211,089 | | | 89,235 | | | 605,405 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (1,213,043 | ) | | (7,787,328 | ) | | (2,227,080 | ) | | (14,750,988 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) | | | (746,420 | ) | $ | (4,775,453 | ) | | 860,101 | | $ | 6,627,137 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,672,585 | | $ | 17,071,905 | | | 15,480,091 | | $ | 105,393,750 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 108,896 | | | 698,921 | | | 238,973 | | | 1,605,297 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (3,760,869 | ) | | (23,794,168 | ) | | (12,288,261 | ) | | (80,218,894 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) | | | (979,388 | ) | $ | (6,023,342 | ) | | 3,430,803 | | $ | 26,780,153 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 18,239,938 | | $ | 117,806,286 | | | 10,250,596 | | $ | 66,097,561 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 444,148 | | | 2,842,267 | | | 436,631 | | | 2,928,856 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (1,809,984 | ) | | (11,454,113 | ) | | (3,000,823 | ) | | (20,128,580 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase | | | 16,874,102 | | $ | 109,194,440 | | | 7,686,404 | | $ | 48,897,837 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class P Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 17 | | $ | 114 | | | 128 | | $ | 863 | |
Shares reacquired | | | — | (a) | | (1 | ) | | (3,359 | ) | | (20,941 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) | | | 17 | | $ | 113 | | | (3,231 | ) | $ | (20,078 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 33,197 | | $ | 206,137 | | | 48,682 | | $ | 333,963 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 27 | | | 173 | | | 47 | | | 320 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (25,747 | ) | | (167,967 | ) | | (23,632 | ) | | (156,078 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase | | | 7,477 | | $ | 38,343 | | | 25,097 | | $ | 178,205 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 33,676 | | $ | 216,131 | | | 85,804 | | $ | 580,876 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 820 | | | 5,254 | | | 1,436 | | | 9,622 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (28,037 | ) | | (181,642 | ) | | (68,613 | ) | | (473,861 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase | | | 6,459 | | $ | 39,743 | | | 18,627 | | $ | 116,637 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
* | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted. |
(a) | Value is less than 1 share. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Global Allocation Fund | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |
| | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 884,850 | | $ | 9,660,518 | | | 3,141,147 | | $ | 35,841,205 | |
Converted from Class B* | | | 61,967 | | | 686,191 | | | 100,996 | | | 1,123,609 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 177,780 | | | 1,914,510 | | | 309,788 | | | 3,371,367 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (1,275,748 | ) | | (13,836,002 | ) | | (2,432,427 | ) | | (27,168,071 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) | | | (151,151 | ) | $ | (1,574,783 | ) | | 1,119,504 | | $ | 13,168,110 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 25,236 | | $ | 255,069 | | | 95,196 | | $ | 997,594 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 11,849 | | | 117,682 | | | 23,867 | | | 241,953 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (86,599 | ) | | (863,353 | ) | | (217,119 | ) | | (2,269,523 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | | (67,114 | ) | | (686,191 | ) | | (109,212 | ) | | (1,123,609 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease | | | (116,628 | ) | $ | (1,176,793 | ) | | (207,268 | ) | $ | (2,153,585 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 351,287 | | $ | 3,530,243 | | | 996,301 | | $ | 10,477,099 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 39,504 | | | 392,631 | | | 66,860 | | | 675,333 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (382,722 | ) | | (3,814,306 | ) | | (744,587 | ) | | (7,698,624 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase | | | 8,069 | | $ | 108,568 | | | 318,574 | | $ | 3,453,808 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 44,176 | | $ | 486,022 | | | 244,564 | | $ | 2,732,678 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 3,532 | | | 38,320 | | | 6,415 | | | 69,102 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (139,049 | ) | | (1,477,122 | ) | | (141,974 | ) | | (1,526,669 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) | | | (91,341 | ) | $ | (952,780 | ) | | 109,005 | | $ | 1,275,111 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 11,235 | | $ | 123,613 | | | 728,207 | | $ | 8,677,626 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 24,261 | | | 262,810 | | | 33,621 | | | 359,884 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (25,665 | ) | | (283,557 | ) | | (137,434 | ) | | (1,625,116 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase | | | 9,831 | | $ | 102,866 | | | 624,394 | | $ | 7,412,394 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 771 | | $ | 8,647 | | | 7,432 | | $ | 77,958 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 144 | | | 1,579 | | | 94 | | | 993 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (165 | ) | | (1,761 | ) | | (1 | ) | | (6 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase | | | 750 | | $ | 8,465 | | | 7,525 | | $ | 78,945 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 106,127 | | $ | 1,155,451 | | | 186,035 | | $ | 2,134,497 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 6,523 | | | 70,451 | | | 8,651 | | | 94,324 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (34,353 | ) | | (373,688 | ) | | (67,026 | ) | | (764,155 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase | | | 78,297 | | $ | 852,214 | | | 127,660 | | $ | 1,464,666 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
* | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted. |
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)
Global Allocation Fund invests in Underlying Funds managed by Lord Abbett. As of June 30, 2012 Global Allocation Fund’s long-term investments were allocated among the Underlying Funds as follows:
| | | | |
Underlying Fund Name | | % of Investments | |
| | | |
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. - Class I | | | 3.58% | |
Lord Abbett Equity Trust - Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund - Class I | | | 0.50% | |
Lord Abbett Equity Trust - Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund - Class I | | | 0.55% | |
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. - Emerging Markets Currency Fund - Class I | | | 18.11% | |
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. - Growth Opportunities Fund - Class I | | | 6.16% | |
Lord Abbett Investment Trust - High Yield Fund - Class I | | | 12.49% | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust - International Dividend Income Fund - Class I | | | 40.18% | |
Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc. (formerly, Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.) - Class I | | | 17.95% | |
Lord Abbett Investment Trust - Short Duration Income Fund - Class I | | | 0.48% | |
| | | | |
The Ten Largest Holdings and the Holdings by Sector, as of June 30, 2012, for each Underlying Fund are presented below. Each Underlying Fund’s portfolio holdings as of the end of the month are available at www.lordabbett.com.
| | | | |
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. | | | | |
| | | | |
Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
| | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 3.82% | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 3.30% | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 3.26% | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 3.03% | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 2.86% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 2.78% | |
General Electric Co. | | | 2.38% | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1.87% | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1.78% | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 1.77% | |
| | | | |
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| | | | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
| | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 9.71% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 7.80% | |
Energy | | | 15.04% | |
Financials | | | 23.63% | |
Health Care | | | 13.66% | |
Industrials | | | 7.97% | |
Information Technology | | | 7.12% | |
Materials | | | 5.19% | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 4.78% | |
Utilities | | | 3.01% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 2.09% | |
| | | | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
| | | | |
| |
* | A sector may comprise several industries. |
| | | | |
Lord Abbett Equity Trust - Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund | | | | |
| | | | |
Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
| | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 5.85% | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 3.30% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 2.91% | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 2.42% | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 2.34% | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 2.13% | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 2.03% | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 2.02% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 1.89% | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 1.76% | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
| | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 8.04% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 7.61% | |
Energy | | | 15.86% | |
Financials | | | 26.02% | |
Health Care | | | 12.13% | |
Industrials | | | 8.67% | |
Information Technology | | | 7.26% | |
Materials | | | 3.79% | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 3.59% | |
Utilities | | | 6.80% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 0.23% | |
| | | | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
| | | | |
| |
* | A sector may comprise several industries. |
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| | | | |
Lord Abbett Equity Trust - Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund | | | | |
| | | | |
Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
| | | |
PPL Corp. | | | 2.22% | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 2.08% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 2.05% | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 1.96% | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 1.95% | |
AES Corp. (The) | | | 1.93% | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 1.93% | |
Eaton Corp. | | | 1.87% | |
Dover Corp. | | | 1.83% | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 1.77% | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
| | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 9.27% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 4.96% | |
Energy | | | 8.03% | |
Financials | | | 30.95% | |
Health Care | | | 7.77% | |
Industrials | | | 10.45% | |
Information Technology | | | 10.31% | |
Materials | | | 5.49% | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 0.26% | |
Utilities | | | 12.20% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 0.31% | |
| | | | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
| | | | |
| |
* | A sector may comprise several industries. |
| | | | |
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. - Emerging Markets Currency Fund | | | | |
| | | | |
Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
| | | |
Turkey Government Bond, Zero Coupon, 8/8/2012 | | | 3.45% | |
General Electric Capital Corp., 5.40%, 9/20/2013 | | | 2.27% | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 4.50%, TBA | | | 1.41% | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 5.50%, 8/1/2037 | | | 1.15% | |
American Express Bank FSB, 5.50%, 4/16/2013 | | | 0.99% | |
Citigroup, Inc., 5.50%, 4/11/2013 | | | 0.98% | |
Cox Communications, Inc., 4.625%, 6/1/2013 | | | 0.89% | |
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/2013 | | | 0.86% | |
Historic TW, Inc., 9.125%, 1/15/2013 | | | 0.77% | |
Western Union Co. (The), 1.048%, 3/7/2013 | | | 0.72% | |
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)
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Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
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Asset-Backed | | | 11.30% | |
Automotive | | | 0.41% | |
Banking | | | 7.20% | |
Basic Industry | | | 3.13% | |
Capital Goods | | | 0.27% | |
Consumer Cyclical | | | 3.50% | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | | | 1.63% | |
Energy | | | 7.17% | |
Financial Services | | | 5.23% | |
Foreign Government | | | 3.76% | |
Health Care | | | 1.49% | |
Insurance | | | 0.36% | |
Media | | | 2.08% | |
Mortgage-Backed | | | 39.18% | |
Real Estate | | | 1.94% | |
Services | | | 1.33% | |
Technology & Electronics | | | 2.30% | |
Telecommunications | | | 1.54% | |
Utility | | | 1.58% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 4.60% | |
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Total | | | 100.00% | |
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Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. - Growth Opportunities Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
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SXC Health Solutions Corp. | | | 2.54% | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 2.35% | |
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A | | | 2.09% | |
DaVita, Inc. | | | 1.98% | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | | 1.95% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 1.94% | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 1.93% | |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1.83% | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | | | 1.67% | |
Teradata Corp. | | | 1.66% | |
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Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 22.78% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 8.67% | |
Energy | | | 3.94% | |
Financials | | | 6.54% | |
Health Care | | | 17.41% | |
Industrials | | | 12.11% | |
Information Technology | | | 21.49% | |
Materials | | | 6.46% | |
Utilities | | | 0.31% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 0.29% | |
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Total | | | 100.00% | |
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)
Lord Abbett Investment Trust - High Yield Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
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Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 11.50%, 2/4/2017 | | | 0.99% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/2020 | | | 0.81% | |
Sprint Nextel Corp., 9.00%, 11/15/2018 | | | 0.69% | |
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/2021 | | | 0.68% | |
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/2021 | | | 0.66% | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75%, 6/15/2058 | | | 0.65% | |
HCA, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/2020 | | | 0.62% | |
Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc., 10.25%, 11/1/2016 | | | 0.59% | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.,7.25%, 2/1/2019 | | | 0.59% | |
Air Lease Corp., 5.625%, 4/1/2017 | | | 0.58% | |
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Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
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Agency | | | 0.00% | ** |
Automotive | | | 3.55% | |
Banking | | | 3.95% | |
Basic Industry | | | 9.63% | |
Capital Goods | | | 5.43% | |
Consumer Cyclical | | | 5.66% | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | | | 4.63% | |
Energy | | | 12.77% | |
Financial Services | | | 6.85% | |
Foreign Government | | | 0.98% | |
Healthcare | | | 4.28% | |
Insurance | | | 0.65% | |
Media | | | 7.45% | |
Real Estate | | | 0.54% | |
Services | | | 13.85% | |
Technology & Electronics | | | 5.96% | |
Telecommunications | | | 7.20% | |
Transportation | | | 0.17% | |
Utility | | | 3.63% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 2.82% | |
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Total | | | 100.00% | |
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** | Amount is less than .01%. |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust - International Dividend Income Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
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Admiral Group plc | | | 2.10% | |
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG | | | 1.90% | |
Telstra Corp., Ltd. | | | 1.86% | |
Telenor ASA | | | 1.74% | |
Spark Infrastructure Group | | | 1.72% | |
E. On AG | | | 1.65% | |
SembCorp Marine Ltd. | | | 1.64% | |
CSM | | | 1.63% | |
Seadrill Ltd. | | | 1.61% | |
SSE plc | | | 1.61% | |
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)
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Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 11.37% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 11.08% | |
Energy | | | 5.21% | |
Financials | | | 21.79% | |
Health Care | | | 3.20% | |
Industrials | | | 10.99% | |
Information Technology | | | 4.20% | |
Materials | | | 4.67% | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 13.58% | |
Utilities | | | 11.14% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 2.77% | |
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Total | | | 100.00% | |
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Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc. (formerly, Lord Abbett Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.)
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
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Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2.64% | |
Fiserv, Inc. | | | 2.07% | |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1.95% | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 1.91% | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 1.87% | |
Bunge Ltd. | | | 1.86% | |
PartnerRe Ltd. | | | 1.80% | |
Mylan, Inc. | | | 1.71% | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 1.61% | |
URS Corp. | | | 1.45% | |
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Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 11.63% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.95% | |
Energy | | | 6.49% | |
Financials | | | 24.54% | |
Health Care | | | 12.08% | |
Industrials | | | 13.10% | |
Information Technology | | | 9.79% | |
Materials | | | 8.22% | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 1.20% | |
Utilities | | | 4.95% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 4.05% | |
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Total | | | 100.00% | |
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(concluded)
Lord Abbett Investment Trust - Short Duration Income Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
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Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/1/2016 | | | 1.08% | |
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C2 A2, 2.113%, 7/10/2017 | | | 0.80% | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.45%, 3/1/2016 | | | 0.72% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.604%, 2/1/2035 | | | 0.66% | |
Anglo American Capital plc, 9.375%, 4/8/2019 | | | 0.53% | |
DBUBS Mortgage Trust 2011-LC1A A1, 3.742%, 11/10/2046 | | | 0.49% | |
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C27 A3, 5.765%, 7/15/2045 | | | 0.48% | |
Petrohawk Energy Corp., 10.50%, 8/1/2014 | | | 0.47% | |
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C31 A4, 5.509%, 4/15/2047 | | | 0.47% | |
Teck Resources Ltd., 10.75%, 5/15/2019 | | | 0.46% | |
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Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
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Auto | | | 0.45% | |
Basic Industry | | | 2.42% | |
Consumer Cyclical | | | 2.23% | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 2.65% | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | | | 0.09% | |
Consumer Services | | | 0.58% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 1.30% | |
Energy | | | 5.05% | |
Financial Services | | | 51.37% | |
Foreign Government | | | 0.87% | |
Health Care | | | 1.16% | |
Integrated Oils | | | 1.94% | |
Materials & Processing | | | 3.78% | |
Municipal | | | 0.31% | |
Other | | | 0.02% | |
Producer Durables | | | 0.69% | |
Technology | | | 2.54% | |
Telecommunications | | | 2.58% | |
Transportation | | | 0.86% | |
U.S. Government | | | 12.16% | |
Utilities | | | 2.67% | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 4.28% | |
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Total | | | 100.00% | |
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Householding
The Company has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of each Fund’s prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report to certain shareholders residing at the same “household.” This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be “householded,” please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 or send a written request with your name, the name of your fund or funds and your account number or numbers to Lord Abbett Family of Funds, P.O. Box 219336, Kansas City, MO 64121.
Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Records
A description of the policies and procedures that Lord Abbett uses to vote proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities, and information on how Lord Abbett voted each Fund’s proxies during the 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling 888-522-2388; (ii) on Lord Abbett’s Website at www.lordabbett.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Website at www.sec.gov.
Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s Website at www.sec.gov and may be available by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388. You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330).
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Lord Abbett mutual fund shares are distributed by LORD ABBETT DISTRIBUTOR LLC. | Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Currency Fund Lord Abbett Global Allocation Fund | LAGF-3-0612 (08/12) |
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Item 2: | Code of Ethics. |
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Item 7: | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
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Item 8: | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
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Item 9: | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
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Item 10: | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
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Item 11: | Controls and Procedures. |
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| (a) | Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and effective to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities. |
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| (b) | There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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| (a)(1) | Amendments to Code of Ethics – Not applicable. |
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| (a)(2) | Certification of each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto as a part of EX-99.CERT. |
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| (b) | Certification of each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is provided as a part of EX-99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Robert S. Dow |
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| | Robert S. Dow |
| | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |
Date: August 21, 2012
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| By: | /s/ Joan A. Binstock |
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| | Joan A. Binstock |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President |
Date: August 21, 2012
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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| By: | /s/ Robert S. Dow |
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| | Robert S. Dow |
| | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |
Date: August 21, 2012
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| By: | /s/ Joan A. Binstock |
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| | Joan A. Binstock |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President |
Date: August 21, 2012