N-CSR 1 c105257_ncsr.htm CERTIFIED ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-05476

 

LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3973

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Lawrence B. Stoller, Esq.
Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3973

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 522-2388

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

 

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2022

 

Item 1: Report(s) to Shareholders.

 

 

LORD ABBETT
ANNUAL REPORT

 

Lord Abbett

 

Emerging Markets Bond Fund

Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

Global Bond Fund

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

 

Table of Contents

 

1   A Letter to Shareholders
     
12   Investment Comparisons
     
15   Information About Your Fund’s Expenses and Holdings Presented by Sector
     
    Schedules of Investments:
     
22   Emerging Markets Bond Fund
     
35   Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
     
49   Global Bond Fund
     
66   Statements of Assets and Liabilities
     
70   Statements of Operations
     
72   Statements of Changes in Net Assets
     
76   Financial Highlights
     
88   Notes to Financial Statements
     
114   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
116   Supplemental Information to Shareholders
 

 

 

Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, and Lord Abbett Global Bond Fund
Annual Report

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

 

 

From left to right: James L.L. Tullis, Independent Chair of the Lord Abbett Funds and Douglas B. Sieg, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Lord Abbett Funds.

 

Dear Shareholders: We are pleased to provide you with this overview of the performance of the Funds for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. On this page and the following pages, we discuss the major factors that influenced fiscal year performance. For detailed and timely information about the Funds, please visit our website at www.lordabbett.com, where you can also access the quarterly commentaries that provide updates on each Fund’s performance and other portfolio related updates.

Thank you for investing in Lord Abbett mutual funds. We value the trust that you place in us and look forward to serving your investment needs in the years to come.

 

Best regards,

 

 

Douglas B. Sieg
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Emerging Markets Bond Fund returned -15.83%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (“NAV”) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global DiversifiedIndex1, which returned -17.78% during the same period.

Over the last twelve months, U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets sovereign debt (as represented by the J.P.

Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified1) underperformed U.S. fixed income markets (as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2), which returned -13.01%.

At the start of 2022, prospects for emerging markets (EM) debt appeared positive due to an encouraging global growth outlook, an anticipated moderation of supply chain pressures and the continued reopening of developing economies. However, numerous headwinds emerged throughout the period, as inflation expectations began accelerating, leading to


 

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increasingly tighter monetary policy by many central banks; an unexpected geopolitical crisis in Ukraine intensified inflationary pressures; and fears of a global growth slowdown emerged.

At the beginning of the period, growing inflationary pressures along with the corresponding tightening of monetary conditions globally was one of the dominant forces impacting emerging market debt. With Consumer Price Index (CPI) readings across developed and emerging economies coming in at higher-than-expected levels at the start of the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) initiated a rate hike of 25 basis points (bps) in March, the first increase to their target Federal Funds Rate since 2018. The Fed continued to increase rates over the next six Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings to close the year with the target Federal Funds Rate in the 4.25% to 4.50% range. This amounted to the fastest annual pace of rate increases by the Fed since the 1980s. Numerous EM central banks were already well into rate hiking cycles by the time the Fed started tightening monetary policy and many carried out a more aggressive tightening of monetary policy than markets anticipated over the period. Throughout the year, market participants fixated on elevated core yields, the significant appreciation of the U.S. Dollar and how this would impact financing conditions in the developing world as well as global growth.

Despite tightening monetary conditions, inflationary pressures persisted throughout much of the period. The sustained price increases benefitted net commodity-exporting countries,

mainly in Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Africa, at the expense of countries more reliant on imports, particularly in parts of Asia and select regions in Eastern Europe. These price increases came at a time of significantly constrained fiscal budgets for certain countries, limiting the respective governments’ ability to alleviate cost burdens. However, by the back half of the year, commodity prices fell off their highs, most notably in industrial metals and energy, which relieved some pressure among net-importing countries.

In late February, the unexpected invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces significantly dampened sentiment for emerging market debt and added to global inflationary pressures as various commodity prices, particularly in energy and food, appreciated significantly, and anxieties heightened over additional supply chain disruptions. This led to a reduction in expectations for global economic growth and an increase in fears of a stagflationary environment. Local economies closely tied to the region were affected immediately and Russia experienced severe negative economic consequences, with its capital markets largely shutting down and the ban of many of the country’s banks from global payment systems.

While some expected the war to be short lived, the conflict was still ongoing by the end of the year. In the third quarter, Russia intensified efforts against Ukraine with a partial mobilization and announced it would not be resuming a majority of gas exports to Europe, worrying investors about the implications to European industrial production.


 

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In the latter half of the year, many investors shifted focus to the potential for a global growth slowdown, given more restrictive financial conditions and continuing troubles in China, among other factors. After a disappointing second quarter GDP release for China in early July, the Chinese government’s supportive signaling somewhat quelled investor worries. However, growth prospects trended lower in the third quarter amid further lockdowns in various Chinese cities after a resurgence of the Covid-19 virus and continued deterioration of the country’s Real Estate sector. Lower economic activity from China, the world’s second-largest economy, a reduction in global trade volumes, and a general economic slowdown in developed countries worried market participants about the spillover effects into the emerging markets.

The deteriorating fundamental backdrop has brought clear differentiation within the emerging markets. Various countries with high energy exports remained in a strong position due to above-average energy prices and many larger EM economies with more robust fiscal reserves were less affected by worsening economic conditions. Conversely, economies reliant on manufacturing of more cyclical goods and those with higher debt levels appeared more vulnerable.

2022 marked the worst year for emerging market sovereign bonds1 since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008 and the asset class sold off throughout much of the period, despite rebounding somewhat in November after a better-than-expected U.S. CPI report. Investment grade bonds3 underperformed high yield bonds4 over the period given the higher quality segment’s

longer duration. Similarly, longer-term bonds materially underperformed shorter-term bonds. Given impacts from the Russian invasion, Europe trailed significantly from a regional perspective and Ukraine came in with the worst country performance, while the Middle East outperformed over the period. In terms of technical factors, EM bond funds experienced outflows for much of the period and closed out the year with roughly $87 billion in negative net flows. Supply was more supportive throughout the period, as the year closed out with the lowest level of net issuance since 2008.

In terms of key Fund performance drivers, from a credit quality perspective, security selection within emerging markets high yield sovereign debt was the primary driver of relative outperformance during the period. The Fund’s underweight to, as well as security selection within, investment grade sovereign bonds also contributed to relative returns. One of the primary detractors from relative performance was the Fund’s overweight to various countries’ sovereign bonds that became more distressed throughout the period, such as Sri Lanka, Egypt and El Salvador.

From a regional perspective, positioning within Eastern Europe significantly contributed to relative performance. Given the unanticipated geopolitical crisis in the region, caused by Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic fallout to the region, the Fund’s underweight position in the Russian Financial and Sovereign sectors going into the conflict led to a positive impact. Not long after Russia entered Ukraine, the aggressor country experienced severe economic sanctions, significant downgrades


 

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to its growth outlook, a flight of foreign capital, and its financial system being disconnected from many parts of the global economy. Our remaining position in various Russian sovereign and corporate bonds became an overweight exposure in the Fund after the indices’ removal of all Russian holdings in March 2022. Later in the year, these positions started to recover from depressed levels due to increased demand from Russian issuers and investors, which also contributed to relative performance. The Fund’s modest exposure to Ukraine dragged on relative returns due to the deep economic contraction caused by the invasion. While relative performance benefitted from being devoid numerous sectors within the country, an allocation to the Consumer sector more than offset these contributions and led to an overall negative impact.

An overweight to, as well as selection within, the Middle East also contributed to relative performance. Most notably, exposure to the sovereign debt of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates led to a positive impact on relative returns. Saudi Arabia’s strong position in the global energy market drove relative outperformance given the increased demand and elevated prices for oil and gas. As a result, the country’s gross domestic product grew at the highest level in over a decade, with much of this growth driven by the Oil sector.

The primary detractor from relative performance from a regional perspective was the Fund’s positioning in Latin America, primarily within Ecuador and Colombia. An overweight to Ecuador’s sovereign bonds detracted from relative performance as deteriorating economic conditions within the

country as well as elevated political instability led to headwinds. However, we believe the country stands to benefit from being a net exporter of energy in the current environment and, in our view, its fundamental position is stronger than what’s reflected by market pricing. An overweight to Columbia’s government debt also dragged on relative returns, as the country’s fiscal and current account deficits have weighed on the country’s financial position.

More generally, the Fund’s underweight to various distressed credits across the developing world led to a positive impact on relative returns, particularly in Pakistan, Zambia and Lebanon. For instance, Pakistan’s sovereign bonds significantly underperformed over the period and finished the year at extremely depressed prices due to numerous headwinds, including current account pressures, domestic political issues, a high debt burden, natural disasters, power disruptions and food shortages.

 

Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund returned -11.19%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (“NAV”) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Broad Diversified5, which returned -12.26% during the same period.

Over the last twelve months, U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets corporate debt (as represented by the J.P.


 

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Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Broad Diversified1) outperformed U.S. fixed income markets (as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2), which returned -13.01%.

At the start of 2022, prospects for emerging markets (EM) debt appeared positive due to an encouraging global growth outlook, an anticipated moderation of supply chain pressures and the continued reopening of developing economies. However, numerous headwinds emerged throughout the period, as inflation expectations began accelerating, leading to increasingly tighter monetary policy by many central banks; an unexpected geopolitical crisis in Ukraine intensified inflationary pressures; and fears of a global growth slowdown emerged.

At the beginning of the period, growing inflationary pressures along with the corresponding tightening of monetary conditions globally was one of the dominant forces impacting emerging market debt. With Consumer Price Index (CPI) readings across developed and emerging economies coming in at higher-than-expected levels at the start of the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) initiated a rate hike of 25 basis points (bps) in March, the first increase to their target Federal Funds Rate since 2018. The Fed continued to increase rates over the next six Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings to close the year with the target Federal Funds Rate in the 4.25% to 4.50% range. This amounted to the fastest annual pace of rate increases by the Fed since the 1980s. Numerous EM central banks were already

well into rate hiking cycles by the time the Fed started tightening monetary policy and many carried out a more aggressive tightening of monetary policy than markets anticipated over the period. Throughout the year, market participants fixated on elevated core yields, the significant appreciation of the U.S. Dollar and how this would impact financing conditions in the developing world as well as global growth.

Despite tightening monetary conditions, inflationary pressures persisted throughout much of the period. The sustained price increases benefitted net commodity-exporting countries, mainly in Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Africa, at the expense of countries more reliant on imports, particularly in parts of Asia and select regions in Eastern Europe. These price increases came at a time of significantly constrained fiscal budgets for certain countries, limiting the respective governments’ ability to alleviate cost burdens. However, by the back half of the year, commodity prices fell off their highs, most notably in industrial metals and energy, which relieved some pressure among net-importing countries.

In late February, the unexpected invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces significantly dampened sentiment for emerging market debt and added to global inflationary pressures as various commodity prices, particularly in energy and food, appreciated significantly, and anxieties heightened over additional supply chain disruptions. This led to a reduction in expectations for global economic growth and an increase in fears of a stagflationary


 

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environment. Local economies closely tied to the region were affected immediately and Russia experienced severe negative economic consequences, with its capital markets largely shutting down and the ban of many of the country’s banks from global payment systems.

While some expected the war to be short lived, the conflict was still ongoing by the end of the year. In the third quarter, Russia intensified efforts against Ukraine with a partial mobilization and announced it would not be resuming a majority of gas exports to Europe, worrying investors about the implications to European industrial production.

In the latter half of the year, many investors shifted focus to the potential for a global growth slowdown, given more restrictive financial conditions and continuing troubles in China, among other factors. After a disappointing second quarter GDP release for China in early July, the Chinese government’s supportive signaling somewhat quelled investor worries. However, growth prospects trended lower in the third quarter amid further lockdowns in various Chinese cities after a resurgence of the Covid-19 virus and continued deterioration of the country’s Real Estate sector. Lower economic activity from China, the world’s second-largest economy, a reduction in global trade volumes, and a general economic slowdown in developed countries worried market participants about the spillover effects into the emerging markets.

The deteriorating fundamental backdrop has brought clear differentiation within the emerging markets. Various countries with high energy exports remained in a strong position due to above-average energy prices and many larger EM economies with more robust fiscal reserves were less affected by worsening economic conditions. Conversely, economies reliant on manufacturing of more cyclical goods and those with higher debt levels appeared more vulnerable.

2022 marked the worst year for emerging market corporate bonds1 since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008 and the asset class sold off throughout much of the period, despite rebounding somewhat in November after a better-than-expected U.S. CPI report. Investment grade bonds3 underperformed high yield bonds4 over the period given the higher quality segment’s longer duration. Similarly, longer-term bonds materially underperformed shorter-term bonds. The Financial sector led over the period while the Metals & Mining and Oil & Gas segments underperformed. Given impacts from the Russian invasion, Europe trailed significantly from a regional perspective and Ukraine came in with the worst country performance, while Africa outperformed over the period. In terms of technical factors, EM bond funds experienced outflows for much of the period and closed out the year with roughly $87 billion in negative net flows. Supply was more supportive throughout the period, as the year closed out with the lowest level of net issuance since 2008.


 

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In terms of key drivers of Fund performance, from a credit quality perspective, security selection within emerging markets high yield corporate debt was the primary driver of relative outperformance during the period. The Fund’s underweight to, as well as security selection within, investment grade corporate bonds also contributed to relative returns. Additionally, selection of various commodity-producing firms led to a positive impact on relative performance given heightened prices and strong demand. Rates positioning dragged modestly on relative performance, primarily due to the Fund’s slightly longer duration in the first half of the year as yields rose significantly with rising inflation pressures and tightening monetary conditions.

From a regional perspective, positioning within Eastern Europe significantly contributed to relative performance. Given the unanticipated geopolitical crisis in the region, caused by Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic fallout to the region, the Fund’s underweight position in Russia going into the conflict led to a positive impact. Not long after Russia entered Ukraine, the aggressor country experienced severe economic sanctions, significant downgrades to its growth outlook, a flight of foreign capital and its financial system being disconnected from many parts of the global economy. Our remaining position in various Russian corporate bonds became an overweight exposure in the Fund after the indices’ removal of all Russian holdings in

March 2022. Later in the year, these positions started to recover from depressed levels due to increased demand from Russian issuers and investors, which also contributed to relative performance.

The Fund’s modest exposure to Ukraine dragged on relative performance due to the deep economic contraction caused by the invasion. While the Fund benefitted from being void numerous sectors within the country, the relative performance drag from an allocation to the Consumer sector more than offset these contributions and led to an overall negative impact. Also, within Eastern Europe, the Fund’s exposure to Turkey modestly contributed to relative returns, primarily due to an overweight to a Turkish state-owned bank, as prices recovered throughout the second half of 2022.

Positioning in Asia benefitted relative performance as well, primarily driven by the Fund’s underweight to numerous Gaming issuers within Macau over the first three quarters of the year. Many of these firms experienced severe drops in top line revenue with a resurgence of Covid-19 and the corresponding lockdowns in the region that depressed casinos’ customer volumes. However, by the fourth quarter, we began adding to this segment due to our expectations of a potential reopening in China, and by the close of the year, the Fund was overweight the Gaming segment. This led to relative outperformance given the rally of many Gaming issuers in the fourth quarter with the easing of Covid restrictions by the Chinese government. Additionally, the Fund’s underweight to the Philippines


 

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Utility sector contributed to relative returns, given the high sensitivity of many bonds within the segment to rising global yields.

Within the Middle East, an overweight to, as well as selection within various Gulf Cooperation Council countries led to a positive impact on relative performance. In particular, the Fund’s exposure to the Energy sector within Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates led to relative outperformance as various issuers benefitted from elevated energy prices and a positive supply & demand dynamic throughout much of the year. More specifically, energy prices were supported by increased demand with various parts of the emerging markets and developing world reopening and starting to recover from the pandemic while supply was constrained for much of the period, partly due to the European Union’s ban on Russian oil imports post invasion.

The primary detractor from relative performance from a regional perspective was the Fund’s overweight to Central and Western Asia, particularly within Kazakhstan, which experienced growth headwinds given a disruption to its oil pipelines due to the geopolitical crisis between Ukraine and Russia.

 

Lord Abbett Global Bond Fund

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Fund returned -15.44%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index,6 which returned -16.25%.

The twelve-month period ending December 31, 2022, introduced meaningful headwinds for U.S. markets that led to selloffs in virtually all asset classes. The major risks over the period were inflationary pressures, which reached multi-decade highs, and the most rapid pace of interest rate hikes implemented in history by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed). Rates spiked across the U.S. yield curve as a result, with U.S. Treasury yields at almost all maturities reaching their highest levels in years. Other notable challenges for markets included supply chain dislocations and labor shortages influenced in part by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, as well as escalating geopolitical tensions headlined by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The surge in rates over the year caused softness in both major fixed income and equity indices. Equities fared the worst amid the sell-off, with the S&P 5007 returning -18.11% and experiencing its worst year since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The tech-heavy NASDAQ8 also logged its worst year since 2008, declining -32.54% as growth-related stocks in semiconductor and software sectors suffered in the face of inflationary pressures. Within fixed income, higher rates caused underperformance in longer duration bonds. These included U.S. Treasuries9 and investment grade bonds10 which returned -12.46% and -15.76% over the period, respectively. However, high yield bond11 and leveraged loan12 indexes outperformed the investment grade index for the period because of their lower


 

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duration profiles. Notably, high yield bonds and leveraged loans returned -11.21% and -1.06%, respectively, outperforming higher quality bonds despite recessionary fears in the U.S. economy contributing to wider spreads. Leveraged loans in particular were able to significantly outperform relative to other assets given their insulation from rate volatility due to their floating-rate coupons.

Inflationary concerns began to take focus towards the end of 2021 before becoming a dominant storyline in 2022. Headline consumer price index (CPI) readings had hovered a little above 5% year-over-year for most of 2021, which led investors to question whether this period of rising prices would be more persistent than originally thought. This debate intensified in the beginning of the year as inflation readings continued to climb throughout the first half of 2022, with CPI peaking at 9.1% year-over-year in June. The surge in prices was due primarily to an imbalance between supply and demand dynamics across multiple industries, including energy, food, and used cars.

Inflationary pressures throughout the period were most evident in energy costs, which rose more than 30% year-over-year by the end of June. The Energy sector, which had been subject to rising consumer demand as global economies reopened from lockdowns induced by COVID-19, faced added friction with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as Russia had been a large exporter of oil and certain minerals. Various sanctions were instilled on Russia from Western nations in response to their aggression towards Ukraine, which contributed to surging prices. Crude oil

specifically reached over $100 per barrel, the highest value since 2014.

The Fed pivoted towards a much more hawkish stance on monetary policy during the period given the surge in inflation. After remaining mostly consistent in its messaging around expectations that price pressures would be transitory, elevated and more persistent inflation pressures caused the Fed to move the target federal funds rate into more restrictive territory. This resulted in a 25-basis point (bps) hike in the federal funds rate at the March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the first hike in more than three years. Five additional rate hikes followed in the succeeding months, one of 50 bps, and four consecutive hikes of 75 bps and an additional one of 50 bps as inflation prints continued to come mostly in hotter than expected, resulting in a federal funds rate at a range of 4.25%-4.50% by the end of 2022. Bond yields shot up amid this aggressive policy, leading to a bearish curve flattening and ultimately periods of significant yield curve inversion, with the spread between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields hitting its most negative level in more than 40 years.

Key macroeconomic indicators trended lower throughout the period. Most notably, the U.S. reported real GDP decline of -1.6% in the first quarter of 2022 and -0.9% in the second quarter before returning to growth in the third quarter. Worries of an impending recession resulted in consumer sentiment dropping to levels worse than during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the GFC of 2008.


 

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Despite rising recessionary signs, select bright spots in the U.S. economy supported the idea that a potential recession would be shallow. One of the most positive developments seemed to be the traction behind the peak inflation narrative, which gained momentum in the fourth quarter from lower-than-expected CPI prints in both October and November. In addition, energy prices retracted from their multi-year highs, rent prices began to stabilize, and wage growth showed signs of softening. Job growth also remained strong in the period, and the U.S. national unemployment rate continued to hover around pre-COVID lows. Companies also cited relatively stable demand in both second and third quarter earnings seasons as consumers remained resilient despite higher prices. Separately, labor shortages eased, and supply chain frictions moderated, providing added benefits for companies managing generally higher input costs.

For the twelve-month period ended December 31 2022, the Fund’s underweight position to duration versus the benchmark was the largest contributor to relative performance as yields rose and interest rate sensitive bonds were negatively affected.

 

1 The J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global Diversified Index is a uniquely-weighted version of the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global). It limits the weights of those index countries with larger debt stocks by only including specified portions of these countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding. The countries covered in the EMBI Global Diversified are identical to those covered by the EMBI Global.

Also contributing to relative performance was an off-benchmark allocation to ABS. The short-term, high quality ABS allocation outperformed the benchmark over the period as the sector was better insulated against rising interest rates than other fixed income sectors with longer duration profiles.

Another contributor to relative performance over the period was an underweight to sovereign debt. Sovereign debt was challenged by higher interest rates and a stronger U.S. dollar.

The largest detractor from relative performance over the period was an overweight to both U.S. and non-U.S developed high yield credit. High yield credit underperformed the Fund’s benchmark on a duration-adjusted basis, as investors weighed the risks of owning lower quality companies amid rising interest rates and higher financing costs amid less supportive central bank policies.

Also detracting from relative performance was security selection within investment-grade corporate credit.

The Fund portfolios are actively managed and, therefore, holdings and the weightings of a particular issuer or particular sector as a percentage of portfolio assets are subject to change. Sectors may include many industries.

 

2 The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index of U.S dollar-denominated, investment-grade U.S. government and corporate securities, and mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. Indexes are unmanaged, do not reflect the deduction of fees or expenses, and an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 Investment Grade Bonds segment of the EMBI Global Diversified


 

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4 High Yield Bonds segment of the EMBI Global Diversified

 

5 The J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Broad Diversified (CEMBI BD) is a market capitalization weighted index that tracks total returns of U.S. dollar denominated debt instruments issued by corporate entities in emerging markets countries. The Index limits the current face amount allocations of the bonds in the CEMBI Broad by constraining the total face amount outstanding for countries with larger debt stocks.

 

6 The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade, fixed-income markets. The three major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate Indexes. The index also includes euro dollar and euro/yen corporate bonds, Canadian government securities, and U.S. dollar investment-grade 144A securities.

 

7 The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large cap U.S. stock market performance and includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries.

 

8 The Nasdaq Composite Index is the market capitalization-weighted index of over 2,500 common equities listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

 

9 As represented by the U.S. Treasury component of the Bloomberg U.S. Government Index as of 12/31/2022.

 

10 As represented by the Bloomberg US Corp Investment Grade Index as of 12/31/2022.

 

11 As represented by the ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index as of 12/31/2022.

 

12 As represented by the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index as of 12/31/2022.

 

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

 

Important Performance and Other Information

Performance data quoted in the following pages reflect past performance and are no guarantee 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 Funds will fluctuate so that shares, on any given day or when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 or referring to www.lordabbett.com.

 

Except where noted, comparative Fund performance does not account for the deduction of sales charges and would be different if sales charges were included. Each Fund offers classes of shares with distinct pricing options. For a full description of the differences in pricing alternatives, please see each Fund’s prospectus.

 

During certain periods shown, expense waivers and reimbursements were in place. Without such expense waivers and reimbursements, the Funds’ returns would have been lower.

 

The annual commentary above discusses the views of the Funds’ management and various portfolio holdings of the Funds as of December 31, 2022. These views and portfolio holdings may have changed after this date. Information provided in the commentary is not a recommendation to buy or sell securities. Because the Funds’ portfolios are actively managed and may change significantly, the Funds may no longer own the securities described above or may have otherwise changed their positions in the securities. For more recent information about the Funds’ portfolio holdings, please visit www.lordabbett.com.

 

A Note about Risk: See Notes to Financial Statements for a discussion of investment risks. For a more detailed discussion of the risks associated with each Fund, please see each Fund’s prospectus.

 

Mutual funds are not insured by the FDIC, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, banks, and are subject to investment risks including possible loss of principal amount invested.


 

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Emerging Markets Bond Fund

Investment Comparison

 

Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global Diversified Index (EMBI Global Diversified), assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of the other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waiver or reimbursement of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended December 31, 2022

   1 Year  5 Years  10 Years  Life of Class  
Class A3  -17.66%  -1.87%  -1.20%   
Class C4  -17.06%  -2.02%  -1.58%   
Class F5  -15.45%  -1.22%  -0.81%   
Class F36  -15.48%  -1.20%    -0.12%  
Class I5  -15.49%  -1.20%  -0.75%   
Class R35  -15.92%  -1.69%  -1.23%   
Class R47  -15.71%  -1.49%    0.20%  
Class R57  -15.47%  -1.18%    0.49%  
Class R67  -15.48%  -1.19%    0.51%  

 

1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25%.

2 Performance for the unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of the index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.

3 Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ending December 31,

2022, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.

4 The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance for other periods is at net asset value.

5 Performance is at net asset value.

6 Commenced operations and performance for the Class began on April 4, 2017. Performance is at net asset value.

7 Commenced operations and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2015. Performance is at net asset value.


 

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Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

Investment Comparison

 

Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Broad Diversified (CEMBI BD), assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of the other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waiver or reimbursement of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended December 31, 2022

   1 Year  5 Years  Life of Class  
Class A3  -13.20%  0.01%  2.84%  
Class C4  -12.58%  -0.15%  2.42%  
Class F5  -11.09%  0.57%  3.20%  
Class F36  -10.88%  0.83%  1.62%  
Class I5  -11.02%  0.65%  3.29%  
Class R35  -11.45%  0.27%  3.08%  
Class R47  -11.24%  0.43%  2.37%  
Class R57  -11.00%  0.68%  2.62%  
Class R67  -10.86%  0.85%  2.77%  

 

1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25%.

2 Performance for the unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of the index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.

3 Class A shares commenced operations on December 6, 2013 and performance for the Class began on December 31, 2013. Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the period shown ended December 31, 2022, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compare such return.

4 Class C shares commenced operations on December 6, 2013 and performance for the Class began on December 31, 2013. The 1% CDSC for Class C normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance for other periods is at net asset value.

5 Commenced operations on December 6, 2013 and performance for the Class began on December 31, 2013. Performance is at net asset value.

6 Commenced operations and performance for the Class began on April 4, 2017. Performance is at net asset value.

7 Commenced operations and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2015. Performance is at net asset value.


 

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Global Bond Fund

Investment Comparison

 

Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of the other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waiver or reimbursement of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended December 31, 2022

   1 Year  Life of Class
Class A3  -17.38%  -1.73%
Class C4  -16.79%  -1.88%
Class F5  -15.36%  -1.02%
Class F35  -15.26%  -0.96%
Class I5  -15.27%  -1.02%
Class R35  -15.70%  -1.52%
Class R45  -15.57%  -1.27%
Class R55  -15.27%  -1.02%
Class R65  -15.27%  -0.96%

 

1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25%.

2 Performance for the unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of the index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.

3 Class A shares commenced operations on July 26, 2018 and performance for the Class began on July 31, 2018. Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25% applicable to Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested for the periods shown

ending December 31, 2022, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.

4 Class C shares commenced operations on July 26, 2018 and performance for the Class began on July 31, 2018. The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance for other periods is at net asset value.

5 Commenced operations on July 26, 2018 and performance for the Class began on July 31, 2018. Performance is at net asset value.


 

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Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (these charges vary among the share classes); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (these charges vary among the share classes); and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022).

 

Actual Expenses

For each class of each Fund, the first line of the table on the following pages provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled “Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/22 – 12/31/22” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

For each class of each Fund, the second line of the table on the following pages provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

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Emerging Markets Bond Fund

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Expenses
Paid During
Period
 
   7/1/22  12/31/22  7/1/22 -
12/31/22
 
Class A                           
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,038.60        $4.98      
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,020.32     $4.94   
Class C                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,037.70     $8.32   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,017.04     $8.24   
Class F                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,042.20     $3.96   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,021.32     $3.92   
Class F3                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,042.40     $3.91   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,021.37     $3.87   
Class I                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,042.30     $3.96   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,021.32     $3.92   
Class R3                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,039.70     $6.53   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,018.80     $6.46   
Class R4                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,041.00     $5.25   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,020.06     $5.19   
Class R5                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,042.40     $3.91   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,021.37     $3.87   
Class R6                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,042.40     $3.91   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,021.37     $3.87   

 

For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (0.97% for Class A, 1.62% for Class C, 0.77% for Class F, 0.76% for Class F3, 0.77% for Class I, 1.27% for Class R3, 1.02% for Class R4, 0.76% for Class R5 and 0.76% for Class R6) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector

December 31, 2022

 

Sector*  %**
Basic Materials  0.88%  
Communications  0.76%  
Consumer Non-Cyclical  1.24%  
Energy  16.72%  
Financial  4.25%  
Industrial  0.34%  
Utilities  5.98%  
U.S. Government  69.32%  
Repurchase Agreements  0.51%  
Total  100.00%  

 

*   A sector may comprise several industries.
**   Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives.

 

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Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Expenses
Paid During
Period
 
   7/1/22  12/31/22  7/1/22 -
12/31/22
 
Class A                       
Actual      $1,000.00         $1,037.00          $5.39      
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,019.91     $5.35   
Class C                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,034.60     $8.56   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,016.79     $8.49   
Class F                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,038.30     $4.88   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,020.42     $4.84   
Class F3                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,038.80     $3.65   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,021.63     $3.62   
Class I                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,038.90     $4.37   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,020.92     $4.33   
Class R3                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,036.30     $6.93   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,018.40     $6.87   
Class R4                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,037.60     $5.65   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,019.66     $5.60   
Class R5                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,038.10     $4.37   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,020.92     $4.33   
Class R6                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,039.60     $3.65   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,021.63     $3.62   

 

For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.05% for Class A, 1.67% for Class C, 0.95% for Class F, 0.71% for Class F3, 0.85% for Class I, 1.35% for Class R3, 1.10% for Class R4, 0.85% for Class R5 and 0.71% for Class R6) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector

December 31, 2022

 

Sector*  %**
Basic Material  13.31%  
Communications  8.14%  
Consumer Cyclical  5.35%  
Consumer Non Cyclical  6.34%  
Diversified  1.24%  
Energy  22.95%  
Financial  21.53%  
Foreign Government  1.35%  
Industrial  2.48%  
Technology  3.10%  
U.S. Government  3.05%  
Utilities  10.84%  
Repurchase Agreements  0.32%  
Total  100.00%  

 

*   A sector may comprise several industries.
**   Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives.

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Global Bond Fund

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Expenses
Paid During
Period
 
   7/1/22  12/31/22  7/1/22 -
12/31/22
 
Class A                       
Actual      $1,000.00         $1,001.70          $3.94      
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,021.27     $3.97   
Class C                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $998.60     $7.05   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,018.15     $7.12   
Class F                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,002.70     $2.93   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,022.28     $2.96   
Class F3                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,002.70     $2.88   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,022.33     $2.91   
Class I                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,002.70     $2.93   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,022.28     $2.96   
Class R3                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,000.20     $5.44   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,019.76     $5.50   
Class R4                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,001.40     $4.19   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,021.02     $4.23   
Class R5                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,002.70     $2.93   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,022.28     $2.96   
Class R6                       
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,002.70     $2.88   
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)    $1,000.00     $1,022.33     $2.91   

 

For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (0.78% for Class A, 1.40% for Class C, 0.58% for Class F, 0.57% for Class F3, 0.58% for Class I, 1.08% for Class R3, 0.83% for Class R4, 0.58% for Class R5 and 0.57% for Class R6) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector

December 31, 2022

 

Sector*  %**
Asset Backed Securities  7.70%  
Basic Material  1.82%  
Communications  6.77%  
Consumer Cyclical  4.65%  
Consumer Non Cyclical  8.68%  
Energy  7.39%  
Financial  16.68%  
Foreign Government  16.84%  
Industrial  6.02%  
Mortgage Backed Securities  9.52%  
Municipal  0.39%  
Technology  1.51%  
U.S. Government  3.76%  
Utilities  5.22%  
Repurchase Agreements  3.05%  
Total  100.00%  

 

*   A sector may comprise several industries.
**   Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives.

 

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Schedule of Investments

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments    Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 97.57%                    
                     
CORPORATE BONDS 30.65%                    
                     
Bahrain 0.46%                    
Oil & Gas                    
Oil and Gas Holding Co. BSCC (The)    7.625%    11/7/2024  $550,000   $560,686 
                     
Brazil 1.48%                    
Banks 1.07%                    
Banco do Brasil SA    3.25%    9/30/2026   850,000    783,513 
Itau Unibanco Holding SA    4.50%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.82%
)#  11/21/2029   550,000    527,398 
                   1,310,911 
Media 0.41%                    
Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA    4.875%    1/22/2030   600,000    503,585 
Total Brazil                  1,814,496 
                     
Chile 1.64%                    
Chemicals 0.23%                    
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA    3.50%    9/10/2051   380,000    280,205 
Electric 0.31%                    
Alfa Desarrollo SpA    4.55%    9/27/2051   498,177    379,435 
Mining 0.41%                    
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile    3.00%    9/30/2029   575,000    503,286 
Oil & Gas 0.69%                    
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo    3.45%    9/16/2031   1,000,000    844,436 
Total Chile                  2,007,362 
                     
China 0.79%                    
Internet 0.34%                    
Prosus NV    3.832%    2/8/2051   675,000    410,158 
Investment Companies 0.45%                    
Huarong Finance 2019 Co. Ltd.    3.375%    2/24/2030   270,000    206,070 
Huarong Finance 2019 Co. Ltd.    5.824%
(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.13%
)  2/24/2023   350,000    348,895 
                   554,965 
Total China                  965,123 
                     
Colombia 0.63%                    
Oil & Gas 0.36%                    
Ecopetrol SA    5.875%    11/2/2051   650,000    438,095 

 

22 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments    Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Colombia (continued)                    
Pipelines 0.27%                    
AI Candelaria Spain SA    5.75%    6/15/2033  $437,000   $333,029 
Total Colombia                  771,124 
                     
India 1.27%                    
Commercial Services 0.30%                    
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.    3.10%    2/2/2031   500,000    367,527 
Oil & Gas 0.63%                    
Reliance Industries Ltd.    2.875%    1/12/2032   950,000    771,083 
Transportation 0.34%                    
Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd.    2.80%    2/10/2031   500,000    411,060 
Total India                  1,549,670 
                     
Indonesia 2.98%                    
Coal 0.40%                    
Indika Energy Capital IV Pte Ltd.    8.25%    10/22/2025   500,000    494,724 
Electric 1.46%                    
Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT                    
Perusahaan Listrik Negara    3.00%    6/30/2030   600,000    493,223 
Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT                    
Perusahaan Listrik Negara    4.00%    6/30/2050   560,000    401,798 
Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT                    
Perusahaan Listrik Negara    4.125%    5/15/2027   930,000    894,934 
                   1,789,955 
Oil & Gas 1.12%                    
Pertamina Persero PT    3.10%    1/21/2030   900,000    785,346 
Pertamina Persero PT    5.625%    5/20/2043   630,000    580,347 
                   1,365,693 
Total Indonesia                  3,650,372 
                     
Israel 0.73%                    
Banks                    
Bank Hapoalim BM    3.255%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.16%
)#  1/21/2032   480,000    415,075 
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM    3.275%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 1.63%
)#  1/29/2031   200,000    177,921 
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM    5.125%    7/27/2027   300,000    298,363 
Total Israel                  891,359 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 23
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments    Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Kazakhstan 1.88%                  
Oil & Gas 1.06%                    
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC    4.75%    4/19/2027  $700,000   $647,850 
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC    6.375%    10/24/2048   300,000    248,921 
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd.    3.25%    8/15/2030   560,000    401,615 
                   1,298,386 
Pipelines 0.82%                    
KazTransGas JSC    4.375%    9/26/2027   1,100,000    996,831 
Total Kazakhstan                  2,295,217 
                     
Kuwait 0.38%                    
Banks                    
NBK Tier 1 Financing 2 Ltd.    4.50%
(6 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.83%
)#  (a)   500,000    460,329 
                     
Malaysia 2.13%                    
Oil & Gas                    
Petronas Capital Ltd.    2.48%    1/28/2032   1,000,000    829,105 
Petronas Capital Ltd.    3.404%    4/28/2061   1,300,000    902,763 
Petronas Energy Canada Ltd.    2.112%    3/23/2028   1,000,000    875,790 
Total Malaysia                  2,607,658 
                     
Mexico 4.13%                    
Banks 0.29%                    
Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC  2.72%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.00%
)#  8/11/2031   420,000    351,931 
Electric 0.83%                    
Comision Federal de Electricidad    3.348%    2/9/2031   625,000    490,688 
Comision Federal de Electricidad    4.677%    2/9/2051   800,000    524,440 
                   1,015,128 
Oil & Gas 3.01%                    
Petroleos Mexicanos    5.35%    2/12/2028   1,250,000    1,054,731 
Petroleos Mexicanos    6.50%    6/2/2041   1,175,000    767,422 
Petroleos Mexicanos    6.70%    2/16/2032   1,652,000    1,300,458 
Petroleos Mexicanos    6.75%    9/21/2047   880,000    563,449 
                   3,686,060 
Total Mexico                  5,053,119 
                     
Morocco 0.22%                    
Chemicals                    
OCP SA    5.125%    6/23/2051   350,000    267,010 

 

24 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments    Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Oman 0.94%                  
Electric                  
OmGrid Funding Ltd.    5.196%    5/16/2027  $1,200,000   $1,154,700 
                     
Panama 0.68%                    
Banks 0.33%                    
Banco Nacional de Panama    2.50%    8/11/2030   500,000    401,638 
Multi-National 0.35%                    
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA    2.375%    9/14/2025   478,000    436,997 
Total Panama                  838,635 
                     
Paraguay 0.22%                    
Banks                    
Banco Continental SAECA    2.75%    12/10/2025   300,000    268,760 
                     
Peru 0.44%                    
Banks                    
Banco Internacional del Peru SAA Interbank    3.25%    10/4/2026   590,000    537,760 
                     
Qatar 1.47%                    
Oil & Gas                    
Qatar Energy    2.25%    7/12/2031   1,500,000    1,245,272 
QatarEnergy Trading LLC    3.30%    7/12/2051   750,000    555,600 
Total Qatar                  1,800,872 
                     
Saudi Arabia 1.40%                    
Electric 0.42%                    
Acwa Power Management and Investments One Ltd.    5.95%    12/15/2039   548,900    513,496 
Oil & Gas 0.51%                    
SAGlobal Sukuk Ltd.    1.602%    6/17/2026   240,000    214,802 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.    2.25%    11/24/2030   300,000    247,874 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.    3.25%    11/24/2050   225,000    159,094 
                   621,770 
Pipelines 0.47%                    
EIG Pearl Holdings Sarl    3.545%    8/31/2036   685,000    576,518 
Total Saudi Arabia                  1,711,784 
                     
South Africa 1.50%                    
Electric                    
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.    6.35%    8/10/2028   700,000    649,775 
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.    7.125%    2/11/2025   1,300,000    1,187,029 
Total South Africa                  1,836,804 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 25
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments    Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
South Korea 1.51%                    
Electric 0.39%                    
Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd.    3.60%    5/6/2025  $495,000   $479,108 
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.40%                    
Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corp.    4.125%    7/5/2025   500,000    485,479 
Oil & Gas 0.72%                    
Korea National Oil Corp.    2.125%    4/18/2027   1,000,000    882,202 
Total South Korea                  1,846,789 
                     
Supranational 0.37%                    
Multi-National                    
African Export-Import Bank (The)    2.634%    5/17/2026   500,000    450,000 
                     
Thailand 0.64%                    
Oil & Gas                    
Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd.    3.50%    10/17/2049   1,300,000    780,769 
                     
United Arab Emirates 2.59%                    
Commercial Services 0.92%                    
DP World Crescent Ltd.    3.875%    7/18/2029   1,200,000    1,125,089 
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.44%                    
Sweihan PV Power Co. PJSC    3.625%    1/31/2049   665,451    536,593 
Investment Companies 0.26%                    
MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd.    5.50%    4/28/2033   300,000    317,842 
Pipelines 0.63%                    
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.    3.25%    9/30/2040   1,000,000    777,604 
Sovereign 0.34%                    
Finance Department Government of Sharjah    3.625%    3/10/2033   500,000    416,305 
Total United Arab Emirates                  3,173,433 
                     
United States 0.17%                    
Oil & Gas                    
Citgo Holding, Inc.    9.25%    8/1/2024   208,000    207,944 
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $43,344,531)                  37,501,775 
                     
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS 66.92%                    
                     
Angola 1.73%                    
Angolan Government International Bond    8.75%    4/14/2032   200,000    173,680 
Angolan Government International Bond    9.125%    11/26/2049   850,000    666,315 
Republic of Angola    8.25%    5/9/2028   1,400,000    1,280,440 
Total Angola                  2,120,435 

 

26 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments    Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Argentina 1.66%                  
Argentine Republic Government International Bond    1.50%    7/9/2035  $2,950,000   $755,630 
Argentine Republic Government International Bond    3.50%    7/9/2041   2,150,000    611,867 
Argentine Republic Government International Bond    3.875%    1/9/2038   2,077,038    662,228 
Total Argentina                  2,029,725 
                     
Bahrain 2.31%                    
Kingdom of Bahrain    5.45%    9/16/2032   1,550,000    1,373,847 
Kingdom of Bahrain    6.00%    9/19/2044   300,000    235,225 
Kingdom of Bahrain    7.00%    1/26/2026   1,180,000    1,212,890 
Total Bahrain                  2,821,962 
                     
Bermuda 0.22%                    
Bermuda Government International Bond    2.375%    8/20/2030   320,000    271,532 
                     
Brazil 2.22%                    
Federal Republic of Brazil    3.75%    9/12/2031   1,650,000    1,390,573 
Federal Republic of Brazil    4.75%    1/14/2050   1,431,000    1,007,161 
Federal Republic of Brazil    5.00%    1/27/2045   436,000    324,450 
Total Brazil                  2,722,184 
                     
Cayman Islands 1.36%                    
KSA Sukuk Ltd.    5.268%    10/25/2028   1,600,000    1,665,062 
                     
Chile 1.73%                    
Chile Government International Bond    2.45%    1/31/2031   850,000    707,351 
Chile Government International Bond    3.10%    5/7/2041   1,050,000    757,929 
Chile Government International Bond    3.50%    1/25/2050   900,000    652,386 
Total Chile                  2,117,666 
                     
Colombia 2.80%                    
Republic of Colombia    3.00%    1/30/2030   505,000    387,758 
Republic of Colombia    3.25%    4/22/2032   875,000    639,142 
Republic of Colombia    3.875%    4/25/2027   860,000    764,069 
Republic of Colombia    4.125%    5/15/2051   750,000    451,379 
Republic of Colombia    5.00%    6/15/2045   1,735,000    1,186,837 
Total Colombia                  3,429,185 
                     
Costa Rica 0.81%                    
Costa Rica Government    5.625%    4/30/2043   862,000    709,294 
Costa Rica Government    6.125%    2/19/2031   285,000    277,843 
Total Costa Rica                  987,137 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 27
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments    Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Dominican Republic 3.33%                    
Dominican Republic    4.50%    1/30/2030  $1,200,000   $1,026,083 
Dominican Republic    5.30%    1/21/2041   750,000    581,530 
Dominican Republic    5.875%    1/30/2060   970,000    715,055 
Dominican Republic    5.95%    1/25/2027   1,225,000    1,202,963 
Dominican Republic International Bond    5.50%    2/22/2029   600,000    554,317 
Total Dominican Republic                  4,079,948 
                     
Ecuador 1.93%                    
Ecuador Government International Bond    1.50%    7/31/2040   1,921,077    791,160 
Ecuador Government International Bond    2.50%    7/31/2035   1,275,000    592,541 
Ecuador Government International Bond    5.50%    7/31/2030   1,507,550    976,242 
Total Ecuador                  2,359,943 
                     
Egypt 2.96%                    
Republic of Egypt    3.875%    2/16/2026   2,400,000    1,987,608 
Republic of Egypt    7.30%    9/30/2033   1,000,000    712,480 
Republic of Egypt    7.903%    2/21/2048   920,000    584,669 
Republic of Egypt    8.75%    9/30/2051   500,000    337,600 
Total Egypt                  3,622,357 
                     
El Salvador 0.77%                    
El Salvador Government International Bond    8.25%    4/10/2032   1,575,000    701,233 
Republic of EI Salvador    6.375%    1/18/2027   550,000    246,125 
Total El Salvador                  947,358 
                     
Gabon 0.65%                    
Gabon Government International Bond    7.00%    11/24/2031   967,000    795,261 
                     
Ghana 1.10%                    
Ghana Government International Bond    8.627%    6/16/2049   725,000    256,382 
Republic of Ghana    6.375%    2/11/2027   1,625,000    629,736 
Republic of Ghana    7.625%    5/16/2029   730,000    275,648 
Republic of Ghana    8.625%    4/7/2034   500,000    182,800 
Total Ghana                  1,344,566 
                     
Guatemala 0.95%                    
Republic of Guatemala    4.375%    6/5/2027   625,000    593,773 
Republic of Guatemala    6.125%    6/1/2050   600,000    566,858 
Total Guatemala                  1,160,631 
                     
Indonesia 2.52%                    
Indonesia Government International Bond    1.85%    3/12/2031   1,600,000    1,296,429 
Indonesia Government International Bond    3.05%    3/12/2051   1,000,000    725,099 

 

28 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments    Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Indonesia (continued)                    
Indonesia Government International Bond    3.50%    2/14/2050  $500,000   $376,295 
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III    4.70%    6/6/2032   700,000    690,068 
Total Indonesia                  3,087,891 
                     
Jordan 0.37%                    
Kingdom of Jordan    5.85%    7/7/2030   500,000    449,654 
                     
Kazakhstan 1.00%                    
Republic of Kazakhstan†(b)    1.50%    9/30/2034  EUR500,000    398,743 
Republic of Kazakhstan    4.875%    10/14/2044  $915,000    821,084 
Total Kazakhstan                  1,219,827 
                     
Kenya 1.13%                    
Republic of Kenya    6.30%    1/23/2034   1,000,000    774,990 
Republic of Kenya    7.00%    5/22/2027   500,000    449,609 
Republic of Kenya Government International Bond    8.25%    2/28/2048   200,000    155,749 
Total Kenya                  1,380,348 
                     
Lebanon 0.10%                    
Republic of Lebanon(c)    6.65%    2/26/2030   1,948,000    118,925 
                     
Mexico 2.32%                    
Mexico Government International Bond    4.40%    2/12/2052   788,000    582,267 
Mexico Government International Bond    4.875%    5/19/2033   251,000    230,905 
United Mexican States    2.659%    5/24/2031   2,064,000    1,669,835 
United Mexican States    3.771%    5/24/2061   560,000    355,757 
Total Mexico                  2,838,764 
                     
Morocco 0.67%                    
Morocco Government International Bond    3.00%    12/15/2032   600,000    479,760 
Morocco Government International Bond    4.00%    12/15/2050   500,000    344,215 
Total Morocco                  823,975 
                     
Nigeria 2.46%                    
Nigeria Government International Bond    8.25%    9/28/2051   250,000    167,723 
Republic of Nigeria    6.50%    11/28/2027   2,150,000    1,741,435 
Republic of Nigeria    7.375%    9/28/2033   1,530,000    1,094,539 
Total Nigeria                  3,003,697 
                     
Oman 3.03%                    
Oman Government International Bond    4.75%    6/15/2026   2,550,000    2,470,557 
Oman Government International Bond    6.25%    1/25/2031   300,000    302,784 
Oman Government International Bond    6.75%    1/17/2048   1,000,000    940,020 
Total Oman                  3,713,361 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 29
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments    Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Panama 2.79%                  
Panama Government International Bond    4.30%    4/29/2053  $925,000   $671,602 
Republic of Panama    2.252%    9/29/2032   1,300,000    967,532 
Republic of Panama    3.87%    7/23/2060   1,010,000    654,869 
Republic of Panama    4.50%    4/16/2050   1,475,000    1,118,175 
Total Panama                  3,412,178 
                     
Paraguay 0.84%                    
Paraguay Government International Bond    3.849%    6/28/2033   500,000    440,788 
Republic of Paraguay    5.40%    3/30/2050   675,000    584,175 
Total Paraguay                  1,024,963 
                     
Peru 2.05%                    
Republic of Peru    1.862%    12/1/2032   1,000,000    731,855 
Republic of Peru    2.78%    12/1/2060   465,000    272,775 
Republic of Peru    3.00%    1/15/2034   1,900,000    1,502,717 
Total Peru                  2,507,347 
                     
Philippines 2.88%                    
Philippine Government International Bond    2.65%    12/10/2045   2,800,000    1,894,308 
Philippine Government International Bond    3.229%    3/29/2027   1,700,000    1,634,383 
Total Philippines                  3,528,691 
                     
Qatar 2.42%                    
State of Qatar    4.00%    3/14/2029   1,650,000    1,624,623 
State of Qatar    4.40%    4/16/2050   500,000    458,876 
State of Qatar    4.40%    4/16/2050   950,000    871,864 
Total Qatar                  2,955,363 
                     
Romania 0.49%                    
Romanian Government International Bond†(b)    2.625%    12/2/2040  EUR1,000,000    601,425 
                     
Saudi Arabia 2.29%                    
KSA Sukuk Ltd.    2.25%    5/17/2031  $1,000,000    854,494 
Saudi International Bond    3.45%    2/2/2061   2,700,000    1,941,187 
Total Saudi Arabia                  2,795,681 
                     
Senegal 0.64%                    
Republic of Senegal    6.25%    5/23/2033   750,000    622,026 
Senegal Government International Bond†(b)    5.375%    6/8/2037  EUR 220,000    159,059 
Total Senegal                  781,085 

 

30 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments    Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
South Africa 2.12%                    
Republic of South Africa    4.30%    10/12/2028  $1,440,000   $1,288,800 
South Africa Government International Bond    5.75%    9/30/2049   1,760,000    1,300,344 
Total South Africa                  2,589,144 
                     
Sri Lanka 1.08%                    
Republic of Sri Lanka    5.75%    4/18/2023   1,531,000    486,026 
Republic of Sri Lanka    6.75%    4/18/2028   1,130,000    361,885 
Republic of Sri Lanka    7.55%    3/28/2030   550,000    175,494 
Sri Lanka Government International Bond†(c)    5.875%    7/25/2022   920,000    303,727 
Total Sri Lanka                  1,327,132 
                     
Turkey 3.96%                    
Republic of Turkey    4.25%    4/14/2026   2,100,000    1,876,090 
Republic of Turkey    5.25%    3/13/2030   1,445,000    1,166,837 
Republic of Turkey    5.75%    5/11/2047   1,250,000    856,250 
Republic of Turkey    5.95%    1/15/2031   500,000    415,191 
Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi AS    5.75%    7/6/2026   580,000    529,295 
Total Turkey                  4,843,663 
                     
United Arab Emirates 3.05%                    
Abu Dhabi Government International Bond    1.70%    3/2/2031   1,989,000    1,645,317 
Abu Dhabi Government International Bond    1.875%    9/15/2031   1,000,000    829,881 
Abu Dhabi Government International Bond    3.125%    9/30/2049   1,000,000    742,605 
UAE International Government Bond    3.25%    10/19/2061   700,000    518,871 
Total United Arab Emirates                  3,736,674 
                     
Uruguay 2.18%                    
Republic of Uruguay    4.975%    4/20/2055   1,428,000    1,369,658 
Republic of Uruguay    5.10%    6/18/2050   896,000    881,783 
Uruguay Government International Bond    5.75%    10/28/2034   385,000    417,054 
Total Uruguay                  2,668,495 
Total Foreign Government Obligations (cost $106,172,657)             81,883,235 
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $149,517,188)             119,385,010 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 31
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments              Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.50%                      
                       
Repurchase Agreements 0.50%                      
Repurchase Agreement dated 12/30/2022, 2.050% due 1/3/2023 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $516,200 of U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note at 0.250% due 1/15/2025; value: $624,210; proceeds: $612,026
(cost $611,886)
       $611,886   $611,886 
Total Investments in Securities 98.07% (cost $150,129,074)              119,996,896 
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net(d) 1.93                    2,365,760 
Net Assets 100.00%                   $122,362,656 

 

EUR Euro.
CMT Constant Maturity Rate.
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate.
   
  Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, unless registered under such Act or exempted from registration, may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2022, the total value of Rule 144A securities was $74,913,472, which represents 61.22% of net assets.
#   Variable rate security. The interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2022.
(a)   Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity.
(b)   Investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities.
(c)   Defaulted (non-income producing security).
(d)   Other Assets and Liabilities – Net include net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2022:

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
   U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Euro  Buy  Morgan Stanley  3/13/2023   35,000    $37,523    $37,640     $117 
                                
Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
   Foreign
Currency
   U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Euro  Sell  State Street Bank and Trust  3/13/2023   1,124,000    $1,194,144    $1,208,781     $(14,637)

 

32 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Futures Contracts at December 31, 2022:

 

Type  Expiration  Contracts  Position  Notional
Amount
   Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Euro-Bund  March 2023  8  Short   EUR(1,125,948)  EUR(1,063,440)        $66,912 
Euro-Buxl  March 2023  2  Short   (321,877)   (270,480)     55,018 
U.S. 10-Year Ultra Treasury Note  March 2023  143  Short  $(17,032,104)  $(16,914,219)     117,885 
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note  March 2023  33  Short   (3,566,788)   (3,561,680)     5,108 
U.S. Treasury Bonds  March 2023  56  Short   (7,616,845)   (7,521,500)     95,345 
U.S. Treasury Bonds  March 2023  9  Short   (1,139,050)   (1,128,094)     10,956 
U.S. Treasury Notes  March 2023  26  Long   5,325,764    5,332,031      6,267 
Total Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts              $357,491 
                           
Type  Expiration  Contracts  Position   Notional
Amount
    Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
U.S. Long Bond  March 2023  136  Long  $17,203,827   $17,046,750     $(157,077)
U.S. Treasury Notes  March 2023  8  Long   903,251    898,375      (4,876)
Total Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts              $(161,953)

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 33
 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value(1):

 

Investment Type(2)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Long-Term Investments                    
Corporate Bonds  $   $37,501,775   $   $37,501,775 
Foreign Government Obligations       81,883,235        81,883,235 
Short-Term Investments                    
Repurchase Agreements       611,886        611,886 
Total  $   $119,996,896   $   $119,996,896 
Other Financial Instruments                    
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts                    
Assets  $   $117   $   $117 
Liabilities       (14,637)       (14,637)
Futures Contracts                    
Assets   357,491            357,491 
Liabilities   (161,953)           (161,953)
Total  $195,538   $(14,520)  $   $181,018 

 

(1)   Refer to Note 2(s) for a description of fair value measurements and the three-tier hierarchy of inputs.
(2)   See Schedule of Investments for fair values in each industry and identification of foreign issuers and/or geography. When applicable each Level 3 security is identified on the Schedule of Investments along with the valuation technique utilized.

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a material amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the year in relation to the Fund’s net assets.

 

34 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments        Shares   Fair
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 94.64%                
                 
COMMON STOCKS 0.26%                
                 
China 0.06%                
Internet & Catalog Retail                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR*         331   $29,158 
                 
United States 0.20%                
Chemicals 0.12%                
Mosaic Co. (The)         1,291    56,636 
Food Products 0.08%                
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.         412    38,254 
Total United States              94,890 
Total Common Stocks (cost $145,497)              124,048 
                 
   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
      
CONVERTIBLE BONDS 0.49%                
                 
China 0.09%                
Internet                
Pinduoduo, Inc.  Zero Coupon  12/1/2025  $49,000    45,570 
                 
United Arab Emirates 0.40%                
Oil & Gas                
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.  0.70%  6/4/2024   200,000    189,200 
Total Convertible Bonds (cost $246,192)              234,770 
                 
CORPORATE BONDS 93.23%                
                 
Argentina 2.39%                
Electric 0.39%                
Pampa Energia SA  9.125%  4/15/2029   200,000    183,959 
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.72%                
YPF Energia Electrica SA  10.00%  7/25/2026   392,000    340,823 
Oil & Gas 1.28%                
YPF SA  6.95%  7/21/2027   860,000    610,600 
Total Argentina              1,135,382 
                 
Brazil 5.13%                
Airlines 0.34%                
Azul Investments LLP  5.875%  10/26/2024   200,000    161,233 
Chemicals 0.42%                
Braskem Finance Ltd.  6.45%  2/3/2024   200,000    200,799 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 35
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Brazil (continued)                
Commercial Services 0.47%                
Movida Europe SA  5.25%  2/8/2031  $300,000   $225,328 
Forest Products & Paper 0.95%                
Suzano Austria GmbH  3.125%  1/15/2032   580,000    453,009 
Internet 0.27%                
B2W Digital Lux Sarl  4.375%  12/20/2030   200,000    126,787 
Iron-Steel 1.29%                
CSN Inova Ventures  6.75%  1/28/2028   200,000    191,284 
CSN Resources SA  4.625%  6/10/2031   200,000    158,654 
Vale Overseas Ltd.  3.75%  7/8/2030   300,000    263,156 
               613,094 
Media 0.36%                
Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA  5.50%  1/14/2032   200,000    170,846 
Oil & Gas 0.72%                
MC Brazil Downstream Trading Sarl  7.25%  6/30/2031   411,000    339,715 
Transportation 0.31%                
Hidrovias International Finance Sarl  4.95%  2/8/2031   200,000    148,400 
Total Brazil              2,439,211 
                 
Chile 3.69%                
Banks 1.19%                
Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA  3.50%  10/12/2027   200,000    184,440 
Banco del Estado de Chile  2.704%  1/9/2025   200,000    189,122 
Banco Santander Chile  2.70%  1/10/2025   200,000    190,065 
               563,627 
Chemicals 0.31%                
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA  3.50%  9/10/2051   200,000    147,477 
Electric 0.81%                
Alfa Desarrollo SpA  4.55%  9/27/2051   249,089    189,717 
Engie Energia Chile SA  4.50%  1/29/2025   200,000    196,677 
               386,394 
Forest Products & Paper 0.71%                
Inversiones CMPC SA  3.00%  4/6/2031   400,000    335,392 
Mining 0.34%                
Antofagasta plc  2.375%  10/14/2030   200,000    160,834 
Pipelines 0.33%                
GNL Quintero SA  4.634%  7/31/2029   164,720    159,341 
Total Chile              1,753,065 

 

36 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
China 6.27%                
Gas 0.73%                
ENN Clean Energy International Investment Ltd.  3.375%  5/12/2026  $400,000   $348,898 
Internet 2.45%                
Baidu, Inc.  2.375%  10/9/2030   200,000    160,966 
Meituan   2.125%  10/28/2025   300,000    265,694 
Prosus NV  3.257%  1/19/2027   200,000    179,067 
Prosus NV  3.832%  2/8/2051   400,000    243,057 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.  3.925%  1/19/2038   200,000    159,715 
Weibo Corp.  3.375%  7/8/2030   200,000    155,594 
               1,164,093 
Investment Companies 1.06%                
Huarong Finance 2019 Co. Ltd.  3.375%  2/24/2030   400,000    305,290 
Huarong Finance 2019 Co. Ltd.  5.824%
(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.13%
)# 2/24/2023   200,000    199,368 
               504,658 
Real Estate 1.72%                
CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.  6.00%  7/16/2025   200,000    52,558 
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.  3.30%  1/12/2031   500,000    264,520 
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.  3.875%  10/22/2030   200,000    106,282 
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.†(a)  11.95%  10/22/2022   400,000    56,000 
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.  3.95%  9/16/2029   200,000    147,000 
Ronshine China Holdings Ltd.(a)  8.10%  6/9/2023   200,000    15,150 
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.  3.45%  1/11/2031   400,000    74,805 
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.  7.50%  2/1/2024   450,000    99,866 
               816,181 
Telecommunications 0.31%                
Xiaomi Best Time International Ltd.  2.875%  7/14/2031   200,000    145,220 
Total China              2,979,050 
                 
Colombia 3.73%                
Banks 1.20%                
Banco de Bogota SA  6.25%  5/12/2026   400,000    392,954 
Bancolombia SA  4.625%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.94%
)# 12/18/2029   200,000    176,109 
               569,063 
Oil & Gas 1.23%                
Ecopetrol SA  4.125%  1/16/2025   235,000    224,321 
Ecopetrol SA  5.875%  11/2/2051   302,000    203,546 
SierraCol Energy Andina LLC  6.00%  6/15/2028   200,000    157,211 
               585,078 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 37
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Colombia (continued)                
Pipelines 0.77%                
AI Candelaria Spain SA  5.75%  6/15/2033  $250,000   $190,520 
Oleoducto Central SA  4.00%  7/14/2027   200,000    176,784 
               367,304 
Telecommunications 0.53%                
Millicom International Cellular SA  4.50%  4/27/2031   300,000    252,868 
Total Colombia              1,774,313 
                 
Dominican Republic 0.77%                
Energy-Alternate Sources                
Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA  5.625%  11/8/2028   408,000    363,720 
                 
Ghana 0.69%                
Oil & Gas                
Kosmos Energy Ltd.  7.75%  5/1/2027   200,000    167,269 
Tullow Oil plc  10.25%  5/15/2026   200,000    160,764 
Total Ghana              328,033 
                 
Guatemala 0.74%                
Beverages 0.37%                
Central American Bottling Corp./CBC Bottling Holdco SL/Beliv Holdco SL  5.25%  4/27/2029   190,000    177,505 
Telecommunications 0.37%                
CT Trust  5.125%  2/3/2032   200,000    175,907 
Total Guatemala              353,412 
                 
Hong Kong 1.77%                
Insurance 0.43%                
AIA Group Ltd.  5.625%  10/25/2027   200,000    204,154 
Lodging 1.34%                
Bangkok Bank PCL  3.733%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 1.90%
)# 9/25/2034   200,000    167,565 
Studio City Finance Ltd.  5.00%  1/15/2029   400,000    295,898 
Studio City Finance Ltd.  6.00%  7/15/2025   200,000    173,721 
               637,184 
Total Hong Kong              841,338 
                 
India 4.25%                
Commercial Services 1.02%                
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.  3.10%  2/2/2031   300,000    220,516 
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.  3.375%  7/24/2024   280,000    265,500 
               486,016 

 

38 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
India (continued)                
Electric 1.36%                
Adani Green Energy Ltd.  4.375%  9/8/2024  $200,000   $182,000 
Adani Transmission Step-One Ltd.  4.00%  8/3/2026   300,000    267,874 
Greenko Investment Co.  4.875%  8/16/2023   200,000    196,250 
               646,124 
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.35%                
Greenko Dutch BV  3.85%  3/29/2026   191,000    166,160 
Engineering & Construction 0.49%                
Summit Digitel Infrastructure Ltd.  2.875%  8/12/2031   300,000    230,838 
Oil & Gas 0.51%                
Reliance Industries Ltd.  2.875%  1/12/2032   300,000    243,500 
Transportation 0.52%                
Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd.  2.80%  2/10/2031   300,000    246,636 
Total India              2,019,274 
                 
Indonesia 4.08%                
Coal 1.04%                
Indika Energy Capital IV Pte Ltd.  8.25%  10/22/2025   500,000    494,724 
Electric 1.51%                
Cikarang Listrindo Tbk PT  4.95%  9/14/2026   200,000    187,114 
Minejesa Capital BV  4.625%  8/10/2030   600,000    528,120 
               715,234 
Mining 0.77%                
Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama PT  7.75%  2/10/2026   200,000    172,000 
Freeport Indonesia PT  4.763%  4/14/2027   200,000    193,000 
               365,000 
Oil & Gas 0.76%                
Medco Bell Pte Ltd.  6.375%  1/30/2027   400,000    362,237 
Total Indonesia              1,937,195 
                 
Israel 3.81%                
Banks 1.16%                
Bank Hapoalim BM  3.255%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.16%
)# 1/21/2032   200,000    172,948 
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM  3.275%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 1.63%
)# 1/29/2031   200,000    177,921 
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM  5.125%  7/27/2027   200,000    198,909 
               549,778 
Pharmaceuticals 2.65%                
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  3.15%  10/1/2026   600,000    525,918 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  4.10%  10/1/2046   292,000    179,171 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 39
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Israel (continued)                
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  5.125%  5/9/2029  $350,000   $312,147 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  6.00%  4/15/2024   250,000    245,534 
               1,262,770 
Total Israel              1,812,548 
                 
Kazakhstan 0.91%                
Oil & Gas                
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd.  3.25%  8/15/2030   600,000    430,302 
                 
Kuwait 3.16%                
Banks 1.69%                
NBK SPC Ltd.  1.625%
(SOFR + 1.05%
)# 9/15/2027   600,000    528,703 
NBK Tier 1 Financing 2 Ltd.  4.50%
(6 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.83%
)# (b)   300,000    276,198 
               804,901 
Chemicals 1.47%                
Equate Petrochemical BV  2.625%  4/28/2028   800,000    699,000 
Total Kuwait              1,503,901 
                 
Macau 2.51%                
Lodging                
MGM China Holdings Ltd.  4.75%  2/1/2027   200,000    177,189 
Sands China Ltd.  3.75%  8/8/2031   400,000    315,302 
Sands China Ltd.  5.90%  8/8/2028   400,000    375,065 
Wynn Macau Ltd.  5.125%  12/15/2029   400,000    324,290 
Total Macau              1,191,846 
                 
Malaysia 1.50%                
Oil & Gas 0.74%                
Petronas Energy Canada Ltd.  2.112%  3/23/2028   400,000    350,316 
Transportation 0.76%                
Misc Capital Two Labuan Ltd.  3.75%  4/6/2027   400,000    362,984 
Total Malaysia              713,300 
                 
Mexico 4.15%                
Banks 1.30%                
Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC  2.72%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.00%
)# 8/11/2031   200,000    167,586 
BBVA Bancomer SA  5.125%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.65%
)# 1/18/2033   200,000    179,846 
BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas  1.875%  9/18/2025   300,000    272,391 
               619,823 

 

40 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Mexico (continued)                
Chemicals 0.33%                
Braskem Idesa SAPI  7.45%  11/15/2029  $200,000   $158,224 
Electric 0.75%                
Comision Federal de Electricidad  4.688%  5/15/2029   400,000    355,540 
Mining 0.35%                
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV  4.75%  8/6/2050   200,000    165,566 
Oil & Gas 0.36%                
Petroleos Mexicanos  5.35%  2/12/2028   200,000    168,757 
REITS 0.68%                
CIBANCO SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Trust CIB/3332  4.375%  7/22/2031   200,000    149,832 
Trust Fibra Uno  4.869%  1/15/2030   200,000    172,105 
               321,937 
Telecommunications 0.38%                
America Movil SAB de CV  5.375%  4/4/2032   200,000    180,789 
Total Mexico              1,970,636 
                 
Morocco 1.54%                
Chemicals                
OCP SA  3.75%  6/23/2031   868,000    730,170 
                 
Nigeria 0.45%                
Banks                
BOI FINANCE BV†(c)  7.50%  2/16/2027  EUR250,000    216,124 
                 
Oman 1.40%                
Oil & Gas                
OQ SAOC  5.125%  5/6/2028  $700,000    665,482 
                 
Panama 0.72%                
Engineering & Construction 0.34%                
Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA  5.125%  8/11/2061   200,000    164,371 
Media 0.38%                
Cable Onda SA  4.50%  1/30/2030   200,000    180,005 
Total Panama              344,376 
                 
Paraguay 0.99%                
Banks 0.38%                
Banco Continental SAECA  2.75%  12/10/2025   200,000    179,173 
Telecommunications 0.61%                
Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA  5.875%  4/15/2027   300,000    290,916 
Total Paraguay              470,089 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 41
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Peru 2.84%                
Banks 0.74%                
Banco de Credito del Peru SA  3.25%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.45%
)# 9/30/2031  $400,000   $352,259 
Diversified Financial Services 0.35%                
Intercorp Peru Ltd.  3.875%  8/15/2029   200,000    165,158 
Gas 0.84%                
Gas Natural de Lima y Callao SA  4.375%  4/1/2023   400,000    398,222 
Mining 0.20%                
Southern Copper Corp.  5.25%  11/8/2042   100,000    95,653 
Oil & Gas 0.35%                
Hunt Oil Co. of Peru LLC Sucursal Del Peru†  6.375%  6/1/2028   174,800    166,640 
Retail 0.36%                
InRetail Consumer  3.25%  3/22/2028   200,000    172,256 
Total Peru              1,350,188 
                 
Philippines 0.37%                
Holding Companies-Diversified San Miguel Corp.  5.50%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 10.24%
)# 7/29/2025   200,000    175,250 
                 
Qatar 4.29%                
Banks 1.38%                
QNB Finance Ltd.  2.625%  5/12/2025   400,000    378,630 
QNB Finance Ltd.  2.75%  2/12/2027   300,000    276,120 
               654,750 
Gas 0.29%                
Nakilat, Inc.  6.267%  12/31/2033   132,691    138,367 
Oil & Gas 0.70%                
Qatar Energy  2.25%  7/12/2031   400,000    332,072 
Telecommunications 1.92%                
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd.  2.625%  4/8/2031   600,000    517,038 
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd.  3.25%  2/21/2023   400,000    398,802 
               915,840 
Total Qatar              2,041,029 
                 
Russia 0.25%                
Banks 0.00%                
Alfa Bank AO Via Alfa Bond Issuance PLC  5.50%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 4.55%
) 10/26/2031   300,000    (d) 
Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA  5.25%  5/23/2023   450,000    (d) 
                

 

42 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Russia (continued)                
Oil & Gas 0.25%                
Gazprom PJSC via Gaz Finance PLC  4.599%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 4.26%
) 10/26/2025  $200,000   $119,000 
Total Russia              119,000 
                 
Saudi Arabia 4.31%                
Chemicals 0.36%                
SABIC Capital I BV  2.15%  9/14/2030   200,000    169,222 
Electric 0.97%                
Acwa Power Management and Investments One Ltd.  5.95%  12/15/2039   199,600    186,726 
Saudi Electricity Global Sukuk Co. 5  1.74%  9/17/2025   300,000    276,781 
               463,507 
Oil & Gas 2.27%                
SA Global Sukuk Ltd.  2.694%  6/17/2031   450,000    385,468 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  2.25%  11/24/2030   500,000    413,124 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  3.25%  11/24/2050   400,000    282,833 
               1,081,425 
Pipelines 0.71%                
EIG Pearl Holdings Sarl†  3.545%  8/31/2036   400,000    336,653 
Total Saudi Arabia              2,050,807 
                 
Singapore 2.44%                
Banks 2.05%                
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.  1.822%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 1.10%
)# 3/10/2031   900,000    801,063 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.  2.00%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 1.23%
)# 10/14/2031   200,000    174,806 
               975,869 
Diversified Financial Services 0.39%                
BOC Aviation Ltd.  3.50%  9/18/2027   200,000    183,927 
Total Singapore              1,159,796 
                 
South Africa 2.66%                
Chemicals 1.15%                
Sasol Financing USA LLC  4.375%  9/18/2026   200,000    177,299 
Sasol Financing USA LLC  5.50%  3/18/2031   450,000    366,986 
               544,285 
Commercial Services 0.57%                
Bidvest Group UK plc (The)  3.625%  9/23/2026   300,000    271,086 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 43
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
South Africa (continued)                
Electric 0.38%                
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.  7.125%  2/11/2025  $200,000   $182,620 
Mining 0.56%                
Stillwater Mining Co.  4.00%  11/16/2026   300,000    265,304 
Total South Africa              1,263,295 
                 
South Korea 4.18%                
Electric 1.37%                
Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd.†  3.60%  5/6/2025   200,000    193,579 
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.  4.25%  7/27/2027   200,000    192,710 
Korea Midland Power Co. Ltd.  1.25%  8/9/2026   300,000    262,961 
               649,250 
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.61%                
Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corp.  4.125%  7/5/2025   300,000    291,287 
Oil & Gas 0.74%                
Korea National Oil Corp.  2.125%  4/18/2027   400,000    352,881 
Semiconductors 1.46%                
SK Hynix, Inc.  1.50%  1/19/2026   800,000    693,653 
Total South Korea              1,987,071 
                 
Supranational 0.66%                
Multi-National                
African Export-Import Bank (The)  2.634%  5/17/2026   350,000    315,000 
                 
Taiwan 1.58%                
Semiconductors                
TSMC Arizona Corp.  4.125%  4/22/2029   250,000    238,056 
TSMC Global Ltd.  1.75%  4/23/2028   200,000    169,477 
TSMC Global Ltd.  4.375%  7/22/2027   350,000    343,472 
Total Taiwan              751,005 
                 
Thailand 3.09%                
Banks 0.49%                
Bangkok Bank pcl/Hong Kong  3.466%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 2.15%
)# 9/23/2036   300,000    235,148 
Chemicals 0.68%                
GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd.  2.98%  3/18/2031   400,000    323,610 
Oil & Gas 1.92%                
PTTEP Treasury Center Co. Ltd.  2.993%  1/15/2030   550,000    478,368 
Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd.  2.50%  6/18/2030   400,000    313,405 

 

44 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Thailand (continued)                
Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd.  3.50%  10/17/2049  $200,000   $120,118 
               911,891 
Total Thailand              1,470,649 
                 
Turkey 3.45%                
Banks 2.24%                
Akbank TAS  5.125%  3/31/2025   650,000    628,061 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS  5.875%  3/16/2023   250,000    251,077 
Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS  5.875%  1/14/2026   200,000    186,039 
               1,065,177 
Commercial Services 0.37%                
Limak Iskenderun Uluslararasi Liman Isletmeciligi AS  9.50%  7/10/2036   199,946    172,865 
Holding Companies-Diversified 0.84%                
KOC Holding AS  5.25%  3/15/2023   400,000    399,889 
Total Turkey              1,637,931 
                 
Ukraine 0.23%                
Telecommunications                
VF Ukraine PAT via VFU Funding PLC  6.20%  2/11/2025   200,000    111,175 
                 
United Arab Emirates 5.18%                
Banks 1.42%                
ADCB Finance Cayman Ltd.  4.00%  3/29/2023   200,000    199,572 
Fab Sukuk Co. Ltd.  2.50%  1/21/2025   300,000    285,120 
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC  4.50%
(5 Yr. Treasury CMT + 4.14%
)# 4/5/2026   200,000    192,037 
               676,729 
Commercial Services 0.67%                
DP World Ltd./United Arab Emirates  6.85%  7/2/2037   300,000    319,734 
Electric 1.12%                
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC  2.00%  4/29/2028   600,000    534,179 
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.34%                
Sweihan PV Power Co. PJSC  3.625%  1/31/2049   198,642    160,177 
Pipelines 1.21%                
Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline LLC  4.60%  11/2/2047   200,000    184,540 
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.  3.25%  9/30/2040   500,000    388,802 
               573,342 
Real Estate 0.42%                
MAF Sukuk Ltd.  4.50%  11/3/2025   200,000    197,025 
Total United Arab Emirates              2,461,186 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 45
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
United Kingdom 1.33%                
Mining 0.29%                
Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC  8.95%  3/11/2025  $200,000   $136,114 
Retail 1.04%                
CK Hutchison International 21 Ltd.  2.50%  4/15/2031   600,000    495,543 
Total United Kingdom              631,657 
                 
United States 0.17%                
Chemicals                
CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.  6.125%  6/15/2028   88,000    79,060 
                 
Vietnam 0.50%                
Electric                
Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV  5.125%  5/7/2029   286,000    238,475 
Zambia 1.05%                
Mining                
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.  6.875%  3/1/2026   300,000    284,552 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.  7.50%  4/1/2025   220,000    214,588 
Total Zambia              499,140 
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $50,311,165)              44,314,481 
                 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS 0.66%                
                 
Ecuador 0.27%                
Ecuador Government International Bond  5.50%  7/31/2030   200,000    129,514 
                 
Turkey 0.39%                
Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi AS  5.75%  7/6/2026   200,000    182,516 
Total Foreign Government Obligations (cost $370,253)              312,030 
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $51,073,107)              44,985,329 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 3.30%                
                 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 2.99%                
U.S. Treasury Bill (cost $1,420,990)  4.51%  4/11/2023   1,438,000    1,420,972 

 

46 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments          Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 0.31%                  
Repurchase Agreement dated 12/30/2022, 2.050% due 1/3/2023 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $151,900 of U.S. Treasury Note at 4.275% due 4/30/2024; value: $152,638; proceeds: $149,658
(cost $149,623)
  $149,623   $149,623 
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,570,613)                1,570,595 
Total Investments in Securities 97.94% (cost $52,643,720)                46,555,924 
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net(e) 2.06                977,256 
Net Assets 100.00%               $47,533,180 

 

EUR   Euro.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt.
CMT   Constant Maturity Rate.
LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate.
REITS   Real Estate Investment Trusts.
SOFR   Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
     
*   Non-income producing security.
  Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, unless registered under such Act or exempted from registration, may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2022, the total value of Rule 144A securities was $30,044,132, which represents 63.21% of net assets.
#   Variable rate security. The interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2022.
(a)   Defaulted (non-income producing security).
(b)   Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity.
(c)   Investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities.
(d)   Level 3 Investment as described in Note 2(s) in the Notes to Financials. Security valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.
(e)   Other Assets and Liabilities – Net include net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2022:

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
  U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
 Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Euro  Sell  State Street Bank and Trust  3/13/2023  214,000     $227,355   $230,142          $(2,787)

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 47
 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2022

 

Futures Contracts at December 31, 2022:

 

Type  Expiration  Contracts  Position  Notional
Amount
   Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note  March 2023  9  Short  $(1,015,943)  $(1,010,672)    $5,271 
U.S. 10-Year Ultra Treasury Note  March 2023  22  Short   (2,620,324)   (2,602,188)     18,136 
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note  March 2023  26  Short   (2,829,328)   (2,806,172)     23,156 
U.S. 2-Year Treasury Notes  March 2023  27  Long   5,530,608    5,537,109      6,501 
Total Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts                 $53,064 
                           
Type  Expiration  Contracts  Position   Notional
Amount
   Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
U.S. Long Bond  March 2023  3  Long  $379,496   $376,031     $(3,465)
U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond  March 2023  7  Long   946,485    940,188      (6,297)
Total Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts                 $(9,762)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value(1):

 

Investment Type(2)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Long-Term Investments                    
Common Stocks  $124,048   $   $   $124,048 
Convertible Bonds       234,770        234,770 
Corporate Bonds                    
Banks       7,462,421    (3)    7,462,421 
Remaining Industries       36,852,060        36,852,060 
Foreign Government Obligations       312,030        312,030 
Short-Term Investments                    
U.S. Treasury Obligations       1,420,972        1,420,972 
Repurchase Agreements       149,623        149,623 
Total  $124,048   $46,431,876   $   $46,555,924 
Other Financial Instruments                    
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts                    
Assets  $   $   $   $ 
Liabilities       (2,787)       (2,787)
Futures Contracts                    
Assets   53,064            53,064 
Liabilities   (9,762)           (9,762)
Total  $43,302   $(2,787)  $   $40,515 

 

  (1)    Refer to Note 2(s) for a description of fair value measurements and the three-tier hierarchy of inputs.
  (2)    See Schedule of Investments for fair values in each industry and identification of foreign issuers and/or geography. The table above is presented by Investment Type. Industries are presented within an Investment Type should such Investment Type include securities classified as two or more levels within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. When applicable each Level 3 security is identified on the Schedule of Investments along with the valuation technique utilized.
  (3)    Includes securities with zero market value.

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a material amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the year in relation to the Fund’s net assets. Management has determined not to provide a reconciliation as the balance of Level 3 investments was not considered to be material to the Fund’s net assets at the beginning or end of the year.

 

48 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 99.22%                
                 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 7.88%                
                 
Cayman Islands 3.02%                
Other                
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd. 2022-FL2 A  6.186%
(1 Mo. Term SOFR + 1.85%
)# 5/15/2037  $100,000   $97,552 
Venture 33 CLO Ltd. 2018-33A A1LR  5.139%
(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.06%
)# 7/15/2031   100,000    98,599 
VERDE CLO Ltd. 2019-1A AR  5.179%
(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.10%
)# 4/15/2032   100,000    98,297 
               294,448 
                 
United States 4.86%                
Automobiles 1.41%                
Avid Automobile Receivables Trust 2019-1 C  3.14%  7/15/2026   87,347    86,911 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2022-D A3  5.27%  5/17/2027   50,000    50,530 
               137,441 
Credit Card 2.46%                
BA Credit Card Trust 2022-A2 A2  5.00%  4/17/2028   50,000    50,528 
Discover Card Execution Note Trust 2022-A3 A3  3.56%  7/15/2027   50,000    48,581 
Discover Card Execution Note Trust 2022-A4 Class A  5.03%  10/15/2027   50,000    50,540 
Perimeter Master Note Business Trust 2019-2A A  4.23%  5/15/2024   91,204    90,259 
               239,908 
Other 0.99%                
ME Funding LLC 2019-1 A2  6.448%  7/30/2049   48,500    46,697 
Verizon Master Trust 2022-7 A1A  5.23%  11/22/2027   50,000    50,316 
               97,013 
Total United States              474,362 
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $778,635)              768,810 
                 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS 0.27%                
                 
United States                
Energy-Alternate Sources                
Enphase Energy, Inc.  Zero Coupon  3/1/2026   9,000    10,183 
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.  Zero Coupon  9/15/2025   7,000    8,725 
Sunrun, Inc.  Zero Coupon  2/1/2026   11,000    7,684 
Total Convertible Bonds (cost $29,215)              26,592 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 49
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS 53.28%                
                 
Australia 0.31%                
Mining                
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.  4.50%  9/15/2027  $11,000   $10,166 
Glencore Funding LLC  4.875%  3/12/2029   21,000    20,171 
Total Australia              30,337 
                 
Bermuda 0.99%                
Insurance                
PartnerRe Ireland Finance DAC(a)  1.25%  9/15/2026  EUR 100,000    96,563 
                 
Brazil 0.05%                
Forest Products & Paper Suzano Austria GmbH  3.125%  1/15/2032  $6,000    4,686 
                 
Canada 0.65%                
Aerospace/Defense 0.10%                
Bombardier, Inc.  6.00%  2/15/2028   11,000    10,186 
Banks 0.18%                
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)  4.456%  6/8/2032   18,000    17,211 
Electric 0.14%                
TransAlta Corp.  7.75%  11/15/2029   13,000    13,294 
Oil & Gas Services 0.23%                
Enerflex Ltd.  9.00%  10/15/2027   23,000    22,967 
Total Canada              63,658 
                 
Cayman Islands 0.98%                
Media                
UPCB Finance VII Ltd.(a)  3.625%  6/15/2029  EUR 100,000    95,442 
                 
Colombia 0.24%                
Oil & Gas                
Ecopetrol SA  4.625%  11/2/2031  $30,000    22,977 
                 
France 4.04%                
Banks 1.02%                
Societe Generale SA(a)  1.125%
(3 Mo. EURIBOR + 1.50%
)# 4/21/2026  EUR 100,000    99,694 
Distribution/Wholesale 0.95%                
Rexel SA(a)  2.125%  12/15/2028  EUR 100,000    93,267 
Transportation 1.07%                
Getlink SE(a)  3.50%  10/30/2025  EUR 100,000    104,455 

 

50 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
France (continued)                
Water 1.00%                
Suez SACA(a)  1.875%  5/24/2027  EUR 100,000   $97,280 
Total France              394,696 
                 
Germany 1.74%                
Banks 0.73%                
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau  0.375%  7/18/2025  $78,000    70,582 
Commercial Services 1.01%                
Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 mbH(a)  2.00%  7/15/2025  EUR 100,000    98,722 
Total Germany              169,304 
                 
Guatemala 0.19%                
Beverages                
Central American Bottling Corp./CBC Bottling Holdco SL/Beliv Holdco SL  5.25%  4/27/2029  $20,000    18,685 
                 
Mexico 0.22%                
Oil & Gas                
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.70%  2/16/2032   27,000    21,254 
                 
Netherlands 5.27%                
Electric 1.64%                
Ren Finance BV(a)  0.50%  4/16/2029  EUR 100,000    85,814 
TenneT Holding BV(a)  0.125%  11/30/2032  EUR 100,000    73,767 
               159,581 
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.96%                
Vestas Wind Systems Finance BV(a)  1.50%  6/15/2029  EUR 100,000    94,010 
Food 0.82%                
Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV(a)  0.625%  9/9/2032  EUR 100,000    80,167 
Internet 0.79%                
United Group B.V.†(a)  5.25%  2/1/2030  EUR 100,000    77,527 
Packaging & Containers 1.06%                
OI European Group BV(a)  2.875%  2/15/2025  EUR 100,000    103,298 
Total Netherlands              514,583 
                 
Spain 2.89%                
Engineering & Construction 0.90%                
Cellnex Telecom SA(a)  1.875%  6/26/2029  EUR 100,000    87,499 
Pharmaceuticals 1.01%                
Almirall SA(a)  2.125%  9/30/2026  EUR 100,000    98,192 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 51
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Spain (continued)                
Telecommunications 0.98%                
Lorca Telecom Bondco SA†(a)  4.00%  9/18/2027  EUR 100,000   $96,206 
Total Spain              281,897 
                 
Supranational 2.08%                
Multi-National                
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development(a)  0.25%  1/29/2029  SEK 260,000    20,574 
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development  4.448%
(SOFR Index + 0.29%
)#  11/22/2028  $40,000    39,660 
International Finance Corp.(a)  0.375%  9/10/2025  NZD 65,000    36,174 
International Finance Corp.  4.413%
(SOFR Index + 0.09%
)#  6/30/2023  $65,000    64,987 
Nordic Investment Bank(a)  0.125%  6/10/2024  EUR 41,000    42,024 
Total Supranational              203,419 
                 
United Arab Emirates 1.54%                
Pipelines                
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.  1.75%  9/30/2027  $162,398    150,710 
                 
United Kingdom 4.40%                
Aerospace/Defense 1.03%                
Rolls-Royce PLC(a)  0.875%  5/9/2024  EUR 100,000    101,025 
Agriculture 0.25%                
BAT Capital Corp.  3.222%  8/15/2024  $25,000    24,088 
Chemicals 0.85%                
Linde Finance BV(a)  0.55%  5/19/2032  EUR 100,000    82,938 
Entertainment 1.15%                
Pinewood Finance Co. Ltd.(a)  3.25%  9/30/2025  GBP 100,000    111,858 
Retail 1.12%                
Stonegate Pub Co. Financing 2019 plc(a)  8.25%  7/31/2025  GBP 100,000    109,770 
Total United Kingdom              429,679 
                 
United States 27.69%                
Aerospace/Defense 0.14%                
TransDigm, Inc.  4.625%  1/15/2029  $15,000    13,215 
Agriculture 0.50%                
Cargill, Inc.  4.00%  6/22/2032   27,000    24,949 
Philip Morris International, Inc.  5.625%  11/17/2029   23,000    23,387 
               48,336 

 

52 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
United States (continued)                
Airlines 0.10%                
United Airlines, Inc.  4.375%  4/15/2026  $11,000   $10,215 
Auto Manufacturers 0.32%                
Ford Motor Co.  3.25%  2/12/2032   42,000    31,572 
Banks 3.90%                
Bank of America Corp.  2.687%
(SOFR + 1.32%
)# 4/22/2032   37,000    29,703 
Bank of America Corp.  3.97%
(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.07%
)# 3/5/2029   25,000    23,112 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.(The)  4.596%
(SOFR + 1.76%
)#  7/26/2030   20,000    19,351 
Citigroup, Inc.  2.561%
(SOFR + 1.17%
)# 5/1/2032   70,000    55,429 
Citigroup, Inc.  4.14%
(SOFR + 1.37%
)# 5/24/2025   10,000    9,812 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)  2.383%
(SOFR + 1.25%
)# 7/21/2032   39,000    30,355 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.58%
(SOFR + 1.25%
)# 4/22/2032   76,000    61,063 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.963%
(SOFR + 1.26%
)# 1/25/2033   25,000    20,413 
Morgan Stanley  2.239%
(SOFR + 1.18%
)# 7/21/2032   25,000    19,240 
Morgan Stanley  2.484%
(SOFR + 1.36%
)# 9/16/2036   44,000    32,005 
Morgan Stanley  4.431%
(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.63%
)# 1/23/2030   25,000    23,318 
US Bancorp  4.967%
(SOFR + 2.11%
)# 7/22/2033   38,000    36,166 
Wells Fargo & Co.  3.35%
(SOFR + 1.50%
)# 3/2/2033   25,000    21,127 
               381,094 
Beverages 1.06%                
Molson Coors Beverage Co.(a)  1.25%  7/15/2024  EUR 100,000    103,487 
Building Materials 0.27%                
Eco Material Technologies, Inc.  7.875%  1/31/2027  $12,000    11,479 
Standard Industries, Inc.  4.375%  7/15/2030   18,000    14,706 
               26,185 
Chemicals 0.43%                
CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.  6.125%  6/15/2028   11,000    9,882 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.  1.23%  10/1/2025   36,000    31,835 
               41,717 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 53
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
United States (continued)                
Coal 0.11%                
SunCoke Energy, Inc.  4.875%  6/30/2029  $12,000   $10,316 
Commercial Services 0.31%                
Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc.  5.00%  2/1/2026   12,000    10,695 
Service Corp. International  3.375%  8/15/2030   12,000    9,775 
United Rentals North America, Inc.  4.00%  7/15/2030   11,000    9,422 
               29,892 
Computers 0.11%                
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.  3.875%  9/1/2028   12,000    10,653 
Diversified Financial Services 1.15%                
AG Issuer LLC  6.25%  3/1/2028   14,000    12,888 
Aircastle Ltd.  2.85%  1/26/2028   20,000    16,388 
Ally Financial, Inc.  8.00%  11/1/2031   16,000    16,561 
American Express Co.  4.42%
(SOFR + 1.76%
)# 8/3/2033   21,000    19,900 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.  4.00%  9/15/2027   48,000    46,423 
               112,160 
Electric 1.85%                
AEP Transmission Co. LLC  4.50%  6/15/2052   11,000    9,737 
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.  4.55%  6/1/2052   25,000    22,221 
Calpine Corp.  5.125%  3/15/2028   11,000    9,838 
Constellation Energy Generation LLC  6.25%  10/1/2039   18,000    18,440 
Duke Energy Corp.  4.50%  8/15/2032   19,000    17,854 
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.  4.25%  5/1/2030   25,000    22,268 
Leeward Renewable Energy Operations LLC  4.25%  7/1/2029   23,000    19,680 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.  5.00%  7/15/2032   11,000    10,822 
Southern Co. (The)  4.475%  8/1/2024   42,000    41,500 
Vistra Operations Co. LLC  4.375%  5/1/2029   10,000    8,636 
               180,996 
Electrical Components & Equipment 1.06%                
Schneider Electric SE(a)  1.841%  10/13/2025  EUR 100,000    103,221 
Electronics 0.11%                
Atkore, Inc.  4.25%  6/1/2031  $12,000    10,307 
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.16%                
Sunnova Energy Corp.  5.875%  9/1/2026   11,000    9,841 
TerraForm Power Operating LLC  4.75%  1/15/2030   7,000    6,102 
               15,943 

 

54 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
United States (continued)                
Engineering & Construction 0.12%                
Weekley Homes LLC/Weekley Finance Corp.  4.875%  9/15/2028  $14,000   $11,789 
Entertainment 0.42%                
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.  6.75%  2/15/2029   11,000    9,943 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.  4.75%  10/15/2027   12,000    10,702 
Penn Entertainment, Inc.  5.625%  1/15/2027   11,000    9,992 
WMG Acquisition Corp.  3.75%  12/1/2029   12,000    10,336 
               40,973 
Food 0.10%                
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC  3.50%  3/15/2029   12,000    10,094 
Forest Products & Paper 0.12%                
Sylvamo Corp.  7.00%  9/1/2029   12,000    11,439 
Gas 0.72%                
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.  4.40%  7/1/2032   25,000    24,048 
NiSource, Inc.  2.95%  9/1/2029   19,000    16,519 
Southwest Gas Corp.  4.05%  3/15/2032   34,000    29,947 
               70,514 
Health Care-Products 0.10%                
Medline Borrower LP  3.875%  4/1/2029   12,000    9,693 
Health Care-Services 2.25%                
Centene Corp.  3.375%  2/15/2030   38,000    32,210 
Centene Corp.  4.25%  12/15/2027   15,000    14,101 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.  4.00%  3/15/2031   12,000    10,397 
Elevance Health, Inc.  2.25%  5/15/2030   8,000    6,636 
Elevance Health, Inc.  2.875%  9/15/2029   27,000    23,781 
Elevance Health, Inc.  5.50%  10/15/2032   14,000    14,376 
Humana, Inc.  5.875%  3/1/2033   30,000    31,066 
ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc.  5.00%  10/1/2029   12,000    10,135 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.  3.875%  11/15/2030   17,000    14,432 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  4.00%  5/15/2029   40,000    38,288 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  5.25%  2/15/2028   24,000    24,579 
               220,001 
Insurance 0.10%                
Assurant, Inc.  2.65%  1/15/2032   13,000    9,646 
Internet 1.03%                
Amazon.com, Inc.  4.70%  12/1/2032   64,000    63,557 
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc.  3.50%  3/1/2029   12,000    10,062 
Netflix, Inc.  5.875%  2/15/2025   15,000    15,213 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 55
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
United States (continued)                
Netflix, Inc.  5.875%  11/15/2028  $12,000   $12,192 
               101,024 
Iron-Steel 0.11%                
United States Steel Corp.  6.65%  6/1/2037   12,000    11,001 
Leisure Time 0.17%                
Life Time, Inc.  5.75%  1/15/2026   12,000    11,181 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  8.25%  1/15/2029   5,000    5,031 
               16,212 
Lodging 0.22%                
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.  4.375%  8/15/2028   12,000    10,785 
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.  5.25%  5/15/2027   12,000    10,849 
               21,634 
Media 2.39%                
AMC Networks, Inc.  4.25%  2/15/2029   12,000    7,495 
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.  4.75%  3/1/2030   22,000    19,023 
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital  2.25%  1/15/2029   25,000    20,168 
Comcast Corp.(a)  1.50%  2/20/2029  GBP 100,000    99,534 
Comcast Corp.  5.50%  11/15/2032  $47,000    49,159 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.  3.45%  3/1/2032   45,000    37,848 
               233,227 
Metal Fabricate-Hardware 0.12%                
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.  6.375%  6/15/2030   12,000    11,676 
Oil & Gas 3.32%                
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp.  8.25%  2/15/2026   11,000    10,924 
Callon Petroleum Co.  8.00%  8/1/2028   11,000    10,500 
Civitas Resources, Inc.  5.00%  10/15/2026   17,000    15,564 
Colgate Energy Partners III LLC  7.75%  2/15/2026   11,000    10,724 
Comstock Resources, Inc.  6.75%  3/1/2029   12,000    10,852 
Continental Resources, Inc.  5.75%  1/15/2031   57,000    53,171 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.  3.125%  3/24/2031   40,000    33,219 
Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC  8.00%  4/15/2027   10,000    9,579 
EQT Corp.  7.00%  2/1/2030   55,000    57,134 
Gulfport Energy Corp.  8.00%  5/17/2026   11,510    11,237 
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.  6.00%  2/1/2031   17,000    14,727 
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.  9.50%  1/15/2025   10,000    9,872 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.125%  1/1/2031   16,000    16,178 

 

56 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
United States (continued)                
Ovintiv, Inc.  6.50%  2/1/2038  $21,000   $20,888 
Permian Resources Operating LLC  5.375%  1/15/2026   15,000    13,678 
SM Energy Co.  6.75%  9/15/2026   10,000    9,724 
Southwestern Energy Co.  5.375%  2/1/2029   17,000    15,785 
               323,756 
Oil & Gas Services 0.10%                
Oceaneering International, Inc.  6.00%  2/1/2028   11,000    10,149 
Packaging & Containers 0.19%                
Ball Corp.  2.875%  8/15/2030   23,000    18,405 
Pharmaceuticals 1.14%                
BellRing Brands, Inc.  7.00%  3/15/2030   10,000    9,635 
Cigna Corp.  2.40%  3/15/2030   21,000    17,640 
Cigna Corp.  4.375%  10/15/2028   11,000    10,631 
CVS Health Corp.  3.25%  8/15/2029   57,000    51,116 
Option Care Health, Inc.  4.375%  10/31/2029   12,000    10,512 
Owens & Minor, Inc.  6.625%  4/1/2030   14,000    12,050 
               111,584 
Pipelines 0.40%                
Buckeye Partners LP  6.375%
(3 Mo. LIBOR + 4.02%
)# 1/22/2078   12,000    10,231 
NGPL PipeCo LLC  3.25%  7/15/2031   24,000    19,584 
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC  4.125%  8/15/2031   11,000    9,391 
               39,206 
REITS 0.52%                
American Tower Corp.  3.80%  8/15/2029   22,000    20,005 
Crown Castle, Inc.  3.30%  7/1/2030   29,000    25,438 
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.  5.75%  6/1/2028   5,000    4,925 
               50,368 
Retail 0.30%                
Gap, Inc. (The)  3.875%  10/1/2031   13,000    9,088 
Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC  5.875%  4/1/2029   11,000    9,756 
Murphy Oil USA, Inc.  4.75%  9/15/2029   11,000    10,085 
               28,929 
Semiconductors 0.32%                
Entegris, Inc.  3.625%  5/1/2029   12,000    9,786 
Xilinx, Inc.  2.375%  6/1/2030   26,000    21,923 
               31,709 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 57
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
United States (continued)                
Software 1.11%                
Oracle Corp.  6.25%  11/9/2032  $47,000   $49,340 
ROBLOX Corp.  3.875%  5/1/2030   12,000    9,474 
Twilio, Inc.  3.625%  3/15/2029   8,000    6,510 
Twilio, Inc.  3.875%  3/15/2031   9,000    7,153 
Workday, Inc.  3.80%  4/1/2032   40,000    35,421 
               107,898 
Telecommunications 0.74%                
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  5.00%  5/1/2028   15,000    13,110 
Sprint Capital Corp.  6.875%  11/15/2028   15,000    15,603 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.  3.875%  4/15/2030   48,000    43,592 
               72,305 
Total United States              2,702,541 
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $5,617,616)              5,200,431 
                 
FLOATING RATE LOANS(b) 0.15%                
                 
Health Services                
Wellpath Holdings, Inc. 2018 1st Lien Term Loan (cost $17,946)  9.915%
(3 Mo. LIBOR + 5.50%
)# 10/1/2025   18,122    14,426 
                 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS 23.43%                
                 
Australia 0.96%                
Australia Government Bond(a)  3.00%  3/21/2047  AUD 19,000    10,289 
Queensland Treasury Corp.†(a)  1.50%  3/2/2032  AUD 70,000    36,534 
Queensland Treasury Corp.†(a)  3.25%  7/21/2026  AUD 70,000    46,493 
Total Australia              93,316 
                 
Canada 2.22%                
Province of Ontario Canada(c)  3.10%  5/19/2027  $81,000    76,951 
Province of Quebec Canada(a)  0.875%  1/15/2025  EUR 100,000    101,975 
Province of Saskatchewan(a)  4.75%  6/1/2040  CAD 49,000    37,872 
Total Canada              216,798 
                 
China 5.64%                
China Development Bank(a)  3.07%  3/10/2030  CNY 650,000    93,878 
China Development Bank(a)  3.09%  6/18/2030  CNY 1,300,000    187,716 
China Development Bank(a)  3.48%  1/8/2029  CNY 1,000,000    148,194 
China Development Bank(a)  3.68%  2/26/2026  CNY 600,000    88,944 
China Government Bond(a)  3.86%  7/22/2049  CNY 200,000    31,848 
Total China              550,580 

 

58 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Colombia 1.49%                
Colombia Government International Bond(a)  3.875%  3/22/2026  EUR 100,000   $100,944 
Colombian TES(a)  7.50%  8/26/2026   COP 250,000,000    44,125 
Total Colombia              145,069 
                 
Dominican Republic 1.42%                
Dominican Republic International Bond†(c)  5.50%  2/22/2029  $150,000    138,579 
                 
France 1.51%                
Action Logement Services(a)  0.50%  10/30/2034  EUR 100,000    75,250 
French Republic Government Bond OAT(a)  0.75%  5/25/2052  EUR 40,000    23,043 
French Republic Government Bond OAT(a)  2.00%  11/25/2032  EUR 50,000    48,845 
Total France              147,138 
                 
Germany 0.88%                
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe(a)  Zero Coupon  8/15/2052  EUR 40,000    21,446 
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe(a)  1.00%  5/15/2038  EUR 75,000    64,260 
Total Germany              85,706 
                 
Indonesia 0.79%                
Indonesia Government International Bond(a)  1.30%  3/23/2034  EUR 100,000    77,510 
                 
Italy 0.40%                
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro†(a)  2.45%  9/1/2033  EUR 45,000    39,291 
                 
Japan 4.03%                
Japan Bank for International Cooperation(a)  1.50%  6/1/2029  EUR 100,000    95,583 
Japan Government Ten Year Bond(a)  0.10%  3/20/2028  JPY 18,000,000    135,861 
Japan Government Ten Year Bond(a)  0.10%  12/20/2031  JPY 14,000,000    103,140 
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond(a)  1.40%  9/20/2052  JPY 8,000,000    58,337 
Total Japan              392,921 
                 
Luxembourg 1.56%                
European Investment Bank(a)  2.25%  3/15/2030  EUR 50,000    50,872 
European Stability Mechanism(a)  1.00%  9/23/2025  EUR 100,000    101,728 
Total Luxembourg              152,600 
                 
Netherlands 1.09%                
Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV(a)  3.00%  10/25/2027  EUR 100,000    106,783 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 59
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
South Africa 0.19%                
Republic of South Africa Government Bond(a)  8.75%  2/28/2048  ZAR 396,000   $18,223 
                 
Spain 0.14%                
Spain Government Bond†(a)  1.00%  7/30/2042  EUR 21,000    13,779 
                 
Turkey 0.57%                
Republic of Turkey(c)  7.375%  2/5/2025  $55,000    55,317 
                 
United Kingdom 0.54%                
                
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development(a)  0.01%  1/10/2024  EUR 51,000    52,887 
Total Foreign Government Obligations (cost $2,524,676)          2,286,497 
                 
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES PASS-THROUGHS 6.43%         
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac(d)  4.00%  TBA  $25,000    23,455 
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac(d)  4.50%  TBA   12,000    11,551 
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac(d)  5.00%  TBA   48,000    48,225 
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac(d)  6.50%  TBA   61,000    62,450 
Fannie Mae Pool  2.50%  9/1/2051   88,880    75,934 
Fannie Mae Pool  3.00%  10/1/2050   102,581    91,394 
Fannie Mae Pool  3.50%  4/1/2052   39,594    36,356 
Fannie Mae Pool  4.00%  5/1/2052   39,169    37,309 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  3.50%  2/1/2046   19,114    17,882 
Ginnie Mae(d)  3.00%  TBA   31,000    27,631 
Ginnie Mae(d)  3.50%  TBA   15,000    13,784 
Ginnie Mae(d)  4.00%  TBA   13,000    12,303 
Ginnie Mae(d)  4.50%  TBA   4,000    3,882 
Ginnie Mae(d)  5.00%  TBA   81,000    80,265 
Ginnie Mae(d)  5.50%  TBA   8,000    8,041 
Ginnie Mae(d)  6.00%  TBA   76,000    77,077 
Total Government Sponsored Enterprises Pass-Throughs (cost $638,364)       627,539 
                 
MUNICIPAL BONDS 0.62%                
                 
Government 0.40%                
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue NY  1.95%  8/1/2034   30,000    21,303 
Regional Transportation District Sales Tax Revenue CO  2.337%  11/1/2036   25,000    17,954 
Total              39,257 

 

60 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Transportation 0.22%                
Metropolitan Transportation Authority NY  6.668%  11/15/2039  $20,000   $20,714 
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $82,107)              59,971 
                 
NON-AGENCY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 3.31%         
BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2019-BWAY A  5.274%
(1 Mo. LIBOR + .96%
)# 11/15/2034   11,000    10,211 
BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2019-BWAY B  5.628%
(1 Mo. LIBOR + 1.31%
)# 11/15/2034   10,000    9,195 
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2015-PC1 C  4.293%#(e)  7/10/2050   25,000    22,212 
Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R08 1M1  6.478%
(1 Mo. SOFR + 2.55%
)# 7/25/2042   18,566    18,637 
Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2021-DNA6 M2  5.428%
(1 Mo. SOFR + 1.50%
)# 10/25/2041   30,000    28,537 
Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2021-HQA4 M1  4.878%
(1 Mo. SOFR + 0.95%
)# 12/25/2041   28,523    27,093 
Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022-HQA3 M1A  6.228%
(1 Mo. SOFR + 2.30%
)# 8/25/2042   28,723    28,708 
Great Wolf Trust 2019-WOLF A  5.352%
(1 Mo. LIBOR + 1.03%
)# 12/15/2036   33,000    32,084 
Life Mortgage Trust 2022-BMR2 A1  5.631%
(1 Mo. Term SOFR + 1.30%
)# 5/15/2039   100,000    97,675 
Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2020-1 A1  2.376%#(e)  1/26/2060   18,446    17,639 
Verus Securitization Trust 2020-5 A1  1.218%  5/25/2065   34,380    31,341 
Total Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $333,167)     323,332 
                 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 3.85%                
U.S. Treasury Bond  2.00%  11/15/2041   40,000    28,581 
U.S. Treasury Bond  3.00%  8/15/2052   267,000    220,066 
U.S. Treasury Bond  4.00%  11/15/2042   130,000    127,319 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (cost $382,843)              375,966 
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $10,404,569)              9,683,564 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 61
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investments          Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 3.12%                  
                   
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 3.12%                  
Repurchase Agreement dated 12/30/2022, 2.050% due 1/3/2023 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $309,400 of U.S. Treasury Note at 4.275% due 4/30/2024; value: $310,902; proceeds: $304,805
(cost $304,736)
  $304,736   $304,736 
Total Investments in Securities 102.34% (cost $10,709,305)       9,988,300 
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net(f) (2.34)                (228,447)
Net Assets 100.00%               $9,759,853 

 

AUD   Australian Dollar.
CAD   Canadian Dollar.
CNY   Chinese Yuan Renminbi.
COP   Colombian Peso.
EUR   Euro.
GBP   British Pound.
JPY   Japanese Yen.
NZD   New Zealand Dollar.
SEK   Swedish Krona.
ZAR   South African Rand.
EURIBOR   Euro Interbank Offered Rate.
LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate.
REITS   Real Estate Investment Trusts.
SOFR   Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

  

  Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, unless registered under such Act or exempted from registration, may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2022, the total value of Rule 144A securities was $2,177,073, which represents 22.31% of net assets.
#   Variable rate security. The interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2022.
(a)   Investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities.
(b)   Floating Rate Loans in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically re-determined at a margin above the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rate offered by major U.S. banks. The rate(s) shown is the rate(s) in effect at December 31, 2022.
(c)   Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars.
(d)   To-be-announced (“TBA”). Security purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal and maturity date. Actual principal and maturity will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned.
(e)   Interest rate is based on the weighted average interest rates of the underlying mortgages within the mortgage pool.
(f)   Other Assets and Liabilities – Net include net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and swaps as follows:

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Indexes - Sell Protection at December 31, 2022(1):

 

Referenced
Indexes
  Central
Clearing Party
  Fund
Receives
(Quarterly)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
  Payments
Upfront(2)
  Value  Unrealized
Appreciation(3)
Markit CDX.EM.38(4)(5)  Goldman Sachs  1.00%  12/20/2027  $210,000  $(13,204) $(12,275) $   929
Markit CDX.NA.HY.S39(4)(6)  Goldman Sachs  5.00%  12/20/2027  125,000  245  728  483
               $(12,959) $(11,547) $1,412

 

62 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

  (1)   If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities.
  (2)   Upfront payments paid (received) by Central Clearing Party are presented net of amortization.
  (3)   Total unrealized appreciation on Credit Default Swaps on Indexes amounted to $1,412. Total unrealized depreciation on Credit Default Swaps on Indexes amounted to $0.
  (4)   Central Clearinghouse: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).
  (5)   The Referenced Index is for the Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Indexes, which is comprised of a basket of emerging markets securities.
  (6)   The Referenced Index is for the Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Indexes, which is comprised of a basket of high yield securities.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2022:

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
Foreign
Currency
  U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Australian dollar  Buy  Morgan Stanley  2/27/2023  55,000   $36,663     $37,528       $865 
Brazilian real  Buy  State Street Bank and Trust  3/7/2023  428,000   79,672    80,138    466 
British pound  Buy  State Street Bank and Trust  3/8/2023  4,000   4,838    4,843    5 
Canadian dollar  Buy  Bank of America  1/20/2023  199,000   145,132    146,984    1,852 
Canadian dollar  Buy  Bank of America  1/20/2023  106,000   77,991    78,293    302 
Chinese yuan renminbi  Buy  State Street Bank and Trust  1/20/2023  1,790,000   247,463    259,212    11,749 
Chinese yuan renminbi  Buy  State Street Bank and Trust  1/20/2023  83,000   11,911    12,019    108 
Euro  Buy  Bank of America  3/13/2023  57,000   61,285    61,299    14 
Euro  Buy  State Street Bank and Trust  3/13/2023  81,000   86,116    87,110    994 
Indian rupee  Buy  Bank of America  2/16/2023  8,000,000   96,141    96,470    329 
Indonesian rupiah  Buy  J.P. Morgan  2/16/2023  653,474,000   41,777    42,201    424 
Indonesian rupiah  Buy  Morgan Stanley  2/16/2023  780,000,000   50,066    50,372    306 
Japanese yen  Buy  Toronto Dominion Bank  2/14/2023  141,825,000   1,021,899    1,086,377    64,478 
Mexican peso  Buy  State Street Bank and Trust  3/21/2023  538,000   26,716    27,227    511 
South Korean won  Buy  State Street Bank and Trust  3/23/2023  140,000,000   109,341    111,385    2,044 
Swedish krona  Buy  Bank of America  1/23/2023  157,000   14,084    15,062    978 
Swiss franc  Buy  State Street Bank and Trust  1/23/2023  44,000   44,227    47,682    3,456 
British pound  Sell  Toronto Dominion Bank  3/8/2023  45,000   54,749    54,488    261 
Indian rupee  Sell  Bank of America  2/16/2023  8,000,000   98,066    96,470    1,596 
Total Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts         $90,738 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 63
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
  U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
 Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Colombian peso  Buy  Toronto Dominion Bank  4/3/2023  56,872,000  $11,654   $11,533      $(121)
Norwegian krone  Buy  Bank of America  3/15/2023  90,000   9,240    9,214    (26)
Euro  Sell  State Street Bank and Trust  3/13/2023  953,000   1,012,473    1,024,882    (12,410)
Euro  Sell  State Street Bank and Trust  3/13/2023  40,000   42,760    43,017    (257)
Euro  Sell  State Street Bank and Trust  3/13/2023  4,000   4,288    4,302    (14)
Japanese yen  Sell  Bank of America  2/6/2023  6,203,000   42,389    47,462    (5,073)
Japanese yen  Sell  Bank of America  2/6/2023  18,012,000   123,956    137,819    (13,863)
Japanese yen  Sell  Morgan Stanley  2/6/2023  3,687,000   27,838    28,211    (373)
Total Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts         $(32,137)

 

Futures Contracts at December 31, 2022:

 

Type  Expiration   Contracts  Position  Notional
Amount
   Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Euro-Bobl  March 2023  3  Short  EUR(357,594)  EUR(347,250)           $11,073 
Euro-Bund  March 2023  1  Short   (136,079)   (132,930)     3,370 
Euro-Schatz  March 2023  5  Short   (532,618)   (527,100)     5,906 
U.S. 10-Year Ultra Treasury Note  March 2023  3  Short  $(357,317)  $(354,844)     2,473 
Total Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts         $22,822 
                          
Type  Expiration  Contracts  Position    Notional
Amount
   Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
U.S. Treasury Notes  March 2023  1  Long    $114,017   $112,297     $(1,720)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value(1):

 

Investment Type(2)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Long-Term Investments                    
Asset-Backed Securities  $   $768,810   $   $768,810 
Convertible Bonds       26,592        26,592 
Corporate Bonds       5,200,431        5,200,431 
Floating Rate Loans       14,426        14,426 
Foreign Government Obligations       2,286,497        2,286,497 
Government Sponsored Enterprises Pass-Throughs       627,539        627,539 
Municipal Bonds       59,971        59,971 
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities       323,332        323,332 
U.S. Treasury Obligations       375,966        375,966 
Short-Term Investments                    
Repurchase Agreements       304,736        304,736 
Total  $   $9,988,300   $   $9,988,300 

 

64 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

GLOBAL BOND FUND December 31, 2022

 

Investment Type(2)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Other Financial Instruments                
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Contracts                    
Assets  $   $   $   $ 
Liabilities       (11,547)       (11,547)
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts                    
Assets       90,738        90,738 
Liabilities       (32,137)       (32,137)
Futures Contracts                    
Assets   22,822            22,822 
Liabilities   (1,720)           (1,720)
Total  $21,102   $47,054   $   $68,156 

 

  (1)   Refer to Note 2(s) for a description of fair value measurements and the three-tier hierarchy of inputs.
  (2)   See Schedule of Investments for fair values in each industry and identification of foreign issuers and/or geography. When applicable each Level 3 security is identified on the Schedule of Investments along with the valuation technique utilized.

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a material amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the year in relation to the Fund’s net assets. Management has determined not to provide a reconciliation as the balance of Level 3 investments was not considered to be material to the Fund’s net assets at the beginning or end of the year.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 65
 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging
Markets Bond
Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging Markets
Corporate Debt
Fund
 
 
 
ASSETS:          
Investments in securities, at cost          $150,129,074           $52,643,720 
Investments in securities, at fair value  $119,996,896   $46,555,924 
Cash   7    14,911 
Deposits with brokers for futures collateral   555,969    87,347 
Receivables:          
Interest and dividends   1,987,968    737,135 
Capital shares sold   557,395    2,076,721 
Variation margin for futures contracts   56,536    18,536 
From advisor (See Note 3)   98    27,770 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   117     
Prepaid expenses and other assets   23,140    43,176 
Total assets   123,178,126    49,561,520 
LIABILITIES:          
Payables:          
Management fee   53,056    28,061 
Directors’ fees   50,626    5,719 
Capital shares reacquired   35,596    367,930 
12b-1 distribution plan   9,261    5,033 
Fund administration   4,244    1,604 
Investment securities purchased       1,377,862 
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   14,637    2,787 
Foreign currency overdraft (cost $7,629 and $0, respectively)   1     
Distributions payable   531,481    167,385 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   116,568    71,959 
Total liabilities   815,470    2,028,340 
NET ASSETS  $122,362,656   $47,533,180 
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS:          
Paid-in capital  $278,654,132   $64,320,478 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (156,291,476)   (16,787,298)
Net Assets  $122,362,656   $47,533,180 

 

66 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

   Emerging
Markets Bond
Fund
   Emerging Markets
Corporate Debt
Fund
 
         
Net assets by class:          
Class A Shares          $8,419,666            $6,702,553 
Class C Shares  $546,460   $1,511,322 
Class F Shares  $939,769   $19,603,086 
Class F3 Shares  $753,049   $9,741 
Class I Shares  $111,028,645   $19,229,184 
Class R3 Shares  $129,622   $131,283 
Class R4 Shares  $34,642   $11,222 
Class R5 Shares  $9,155   $17,290 
Class R6 Shares  $501,648   $317,499 
Outstanding shares by class:          
Class A Shares (534 and 513 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   2,118,817    521,248 
Class C Shares (100 and 85 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   136,696    117,515 
Class F Shares (200.25 and 114 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   236,274    1,523,789 
Class F3 Shares (66.75 and 57 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   189,817    758 
Class I Shares (300.37 and 228 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   27,985,931    1,497,358 
Class R3 Shares (26.72 and 28.6 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   32,673    10,211 
Class R4 Shares (26.72 and 28.6 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   8,733    873 
Class R5 Shares (26.72 and 28.6 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   2,308    1,345 
Class R6 Shares (26.72 and 28.6 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   126,387    24,688 
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets divided by outstanding shares):
Class A Shares-Net asset value   $3.97    $12.86 
Class A Shares-Maximum offering price (Net asset value plus sales charge of 2.25%)   $4.06    $13.16 
Class C Shares-Net asset value   $4.00    $12.86 
Class F Shares-Net asset value   $3.98    $12.86 
Class F3 Shares-Net asset value*   $3.97    $12.86 
Class I Shares-Net asset value   $3.97    $12.84 
Class R3 Shares-Net asset value   $3.97    $12.86 
Class R4 Shares-Net asset value   $3.97    $12.85 
Class R5 Shares-Net asset value   $3.97    $12.86 
Class R6 Shares-Net asset value   $3.97    $12.86 

 

* Net asset value may not recalculate due to rounding of fractional shares.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 67
 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

 
 
 
 
Global Bond
Fund
 
 
ASSETS:     
Investments in securities, at cost          $10,709,305 
Investments in securities, at fair value  $9,988,300 
Cash   610 
Deposits with brokers for futures collateral   27,403 
Deposits with brokers for forwards and swaps collateral   39,155 
Foreign cash, at value (cost $1,952)   2,412 
Receivables:     
Interest and dividends   103,755 
Capital shares sold   3,390 
Variation margin for futures contracts   3,499 
From advisor (See Note 3)   16,128 
Investment securities sold   822,748 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   90,738 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   42,823 
Total assets   11,140,961 
LIABILITIES:     
Payables:     
Management fee   3,654 
Directors’ fees   1,122 
Capital shares reacquired   159,132 
12b-1 distribution plan   979 
Fund administration   340 
Investment securities purchased   1,076,659 
Variation margin payable for centrally cleared swap agreements   426 
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   32,137 
Distributions payable   29,871 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   76,788 
Total liabilities   1,381,108 
NET ASSETS  $9,759,853 
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS:     
Paid-in capital  $11,909,804 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (2,149,951)
Net Assets  $9,759,853 

 

68 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)

December 31, 2022

 

 
 
 
 
Global Bond
Fund
 
 
       
Net assets by class:     
Class A Shares         $2,332,347 
Class C Shares  $238,684 
Class F Shares  $1,920,343 
Class F3 Shares  $1,298,411 
Class I Shares  $1,727,560 
Class R3 Shares  $249,374 
Class R4 Shares  $215,026 
Class R5 Shares  $215,954 
Class R6 Shares  $1,562,154 
Outstanding shares by class:     
Class A Shares (770 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   288,475 
Class C Shares (100 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   29,525 
Class F Shares (192.5 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   237,520 
Class F3 Shares (192.5 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   160,608 
Class I Shares (385 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   213,693 
Class R3 Shares (28.87 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   30,844 
Class R4 Shares (28.87 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   26,595 
Class R5 Shares (28.87 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   26,712 
Class R6 Shares (178.37 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)   193,237 
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets divided by outstanding shares): 
Class A Shares-Net asset value   $8.09 
Class A Shares-Maximum offering price (Net asset value plus sales charge of 2.25%)   $8.28 
Class C Shares-Net asset value   $8.08 
Class F Shares-Net asset value   $8.08 
Class F3 Shares-Net asset value   $8.08 
Class I Shares-Net asset value   $8.08 
Class R3 Shares-Net asset value   $8.09 
Class R4 Shares-Net asset value   $8.09 
Class R5 Shares-Net asset value   $8.08 
Class R6 Shares-Net asset value   $8.08 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 69
 

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

 
 
 
  Emerging
Markets Bond
Fund
    Emerging Markets
Corporate Debt
Fund
 
Investment income:          
Dividends        $             $1,221 
Interest and other (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,282 and $423, respectively)   8,919,805    3,603,756 
Total investment income   8,919,805    3,604,977 
Expenses:          
Management fee   809,257    477,110 
12b-1 distribution plan–Class A   19,606    16,237 
12b-1 distribution plan–Class C   6,421    12,426 
12b-1 distribution plan–Class F   1,543    41,253 
12b-1 distribution plan–Class R3   726    936 
12b-1 distribution plan–Class R4   138    33 
Registration   114,020    117,027 
Professional   88,593    47,375 
Fund administration   64,740    27,263 
Reports to shareholders   41,484    23,406 
Shareholder servicing   35,508    108,391 
Custody   9,098    11,783 
Directors’ fees   3,044    1,267 
Other   40,709    25,103 
Gross expenses   1,234,887    909,610 
Expense reductions (See Note 9)   (189)   (745)
Fees waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 3)   (10,641)   (258,990)
Net expenses   1,224,057    649,875 
Net investment income   7,695,748    2,955,102 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):          
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (16,460,615)   (8,052,762)
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts   1,139,548    212,469 
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   37,932    17,333 
Net realized gain (loss) on OTC written options   16,663     
Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts   (1,928)   (386)
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions   (19,160)   (2,440)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments   (25,545,037)   (5,983,562)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts   364,324    160,607 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   2,383    1,903 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on OTC written options   (16,640)    
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   8,925    440 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (40,473,605)   (13,646,398)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $(32,777,857)  $(10,691,296)

 

70 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Statements of Operations (concluded)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

 
 
 
 
Global Bond
Fund
 
 
Investment income:     
Interest and other (net of foreign withholding taxes of $324)             $365,206 
Total investment income   365,206 
Expenses:     
Management fee   45,014 
12b-1 distribution plan–Class A   5,249 
12b-1 distribution plan–Class C   2,196 
12b-1 distribution plan–Class F   2,030 
12b-1 distribution plan–Class R3   1,300 
12b-1 distribution plan–Class R4   568 
Registration   114,866 
Professional   64,027 
Fund administration   4,187 
Reports to shareholders   10,307 
Shareholder servicing   847 
Custody   15,487 
Directors’ fees   443 
Other   12,932 
Gross expenses   279,453 
Expense reductions (See Note 9)   (93)
Fees waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 3)   (209,630)
Net expenses   69,730 
Net investment income   295,476 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (1,290,105)
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts   109,560 
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (314,529)
Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts   (12,255)
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions   (4,601)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments   (744,600)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts   28,318 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   90,297 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts   4,040 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   2,075 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on unfunded commitments   (12)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2,131,812)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $(1,836,336)

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 71
 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Emerging Markets Bond Fund
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS  
 
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
 
Operations:          
Net investment income            $7,695,748             $9,410,441 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, OTC written options, swap contracts and foreign currency related transactions   (15,287,560)   3,201,219 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, OTC written options, swap contracts and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   (25,186,045)   (21,646,171)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   (32,777,857)   (9,034,511)
Distributions to shareholders:          
Class A   (467,848)   (536,688)
Class C   (31,036)   (33,288)
Class F   (75,877)   (127,855)
Class F3   (48,988)   (49,132)
Class I   (7,344,392)   (9,247,192)
Class R3   (6,471)   (7,824)
Class R4   (2,591)   (2,624)
Class R5   (479)   (516)
Class R6   (20,864)   (19,715)
Total distributions to shareholders   (7,998,546)   (10,024,834)
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 15):          
Net proceeds from sales of shares   5,435,537    9,133,196 
Reinvestment of distributions   7,949,236    9,969,054 
Cost of shares reacquired   (57,985,684)   (93,849,821)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (44,600,911)   (74,747,571)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   (85,377,314)   (93,806,916)
NET ASSETS:          
Beginning of year  $207,739,970   $301,546,886 
End of year  $122,362,656   $207,739,970 

 

72 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

   Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS  
 
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
 
Operations:          
Net investment income                $2,955,102                 $2,636,924 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency related transactions   (7,825,786)   1,471,537 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swap contracts and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   (5,820,612)   (4,254,875)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   (10,691,296)   (146,414)
Distributions to shareholders:          
Class A   (363,722)   (381,814)
Class C   (58,085)   (55,843)
Class F   (1,861,492)   (2,242,881)
Class F3   (485)   (482)
Class I   (807,883)   (146,587)
Class R3   (7,844)   (6,318)
Class R4   (571)   (747)
Class R5   (815)   (4,359)
Class R6   (11,621)   (5,766)
Total distributions to shareholders   (3,112,518)   (2,844,797)
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 15):          
Net proceeds from sales of shares   37,650,078    30,997,015 
Reinvestment of distributions   3,101,086    2,839,906 
Cost of shares reacquired   (58,601,991)   (16,575,176)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (17,850,827)   17,261,745 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   (31,654,641)   14,270,534 
NET ASSETS:          
Beginning of year  $79,187,821   $64,917,287 
End of year  $47,533,180   $79,187,821 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 73
 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)

 

   Global Bond Fund 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS  
 
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
 
Operations:          
Net investment income              $295,476                $284,127 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency related transactions   (1,511,930)   149,398 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swap contracts unfunded commitments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   (619,882)   (783,535)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   (1,836,336)   (350,010)
Distributions to Shareholders:          
A   (45,739)   (139,484)
C   (3,620)   (13,014)
F   (37,748)   (115,135)
F3   (25,624)   (79,779)
I   (33,984)   (105,634)
R3   (4,064)   (11,729)
R4   (3,889)   (12,919)
R5   (4,249)   (13,202)
R6   (30,492)   (94,890)
Return of Capital:          
A   (30,189)    
C   (2,389)    
F   (24,915)    
F3   (16,913)    
I   (22,430)    
R3   (2,683)    
R4   (2,566)    
R5   (2,805)    
R6   (20,126)    
Total distributions to shareholders   (314,425)   (585,786)
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 15):          
Net proceeds from sales of shares   209,827    1,223,731 
Reinvestment of distributions   27,897    43,413 
Cost of shares reacquired   (332,345)   (571,362)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (94,621)   695,782 
Net decrease in net assets   (2,245,382)   (240,014)
NET ASSETS:          
Beginning of year  $12,005,235   $12,245,249 
End of year  $9,759,853   $12,005,235 

 

74 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

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Financial Highlights

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND

 

       Per Share Operating Performance:
       Investment Operations:   Distributions to
shareholders from:
   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
invest-
ment
income(a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total
from
invest-
ment
opera-
tions
  Net
investment
income
  Return of
capital
  Total
distri-
butions
Class A                                   
12/31/2022      $4.95          $0.19          $(0.97)          $(0.78)          $(0.20)        $       $(0.20)    
12/31/2021   5.31    0.20    (0.35)   (0.15)   (0.21)       (0.21)
12/31/2020   5.29    0.21    0.03    0.24    (0.22)       (0.22)
12/31/2019   4.80    0.25    0.50    0.75    (0.26)       (0.26)
12/31/2018   5.42    0.18    (0.53)   (0.35)   (0.22)   (0.05)   (0.27)
Class C                                   
12/31/2022   4.98    0.16    (0.97)   (0.81)   (0.17)       (0.17)
12/31/2021   5.34    0.17    (0.35)   (0.18)   (0.18)       (0.18)
12/31/2020   5.33    0.19    0.01    0.20    (0.19)       (0.19)
12/31/2019   4.83    0.22    0.51    0.73    (0.23)       (0.23)
12/31/2018   5.45    0.15    (0.53)   (0.38)   (0.20)   (0.04)   (0.24)
Class F                                   
12/31/2022   4.95    0.20    (0.96)   (0.76)   (0.21)       (0.21)
12/31/2021   5.31    0.21    (0.35)   (0.14)   (0.22)       (0.22)
12/31/2020   5.29    0.22    0.03    0.25    (0.23)       (0.23)
12/31/2019   4.80    0.26    0.50    0.76    (0.27)       (0.27)
12/31/2018   5.42    0.17    (0.51)   (0.34)   (0.24)   (0.04)   (0.28)
Class F3                                   
12/31/2022   4.94    0.20    (0.96)   (0.76)   (0.21)       (0.21)
12/31/2021   5.30    0.21    (0.35)   (0.14)   (0.22)       (0.22)
12/31/2020   5.29    0.22    0.03    0.25    (0.24)       (0.24)
12/31/2019   4.80    0.26    0.50    0.76    (0.27)       (0.27)
12/31/2018   5.41    0.20    (0.53)   (0.33)   (0.23)   (0.05)   (0.28)
Class I                                   
12/31/2022   4.94    0.20    (0.96)   (0.76)   (0.21)       (0.21)
12/31/2021   5.30    0.21    (0.35)   (0.14)   (0.22)       (0.22)
12/31/2020   5.28    0.22    0.03    0.25    (0.23)       (0.23)
12/31/2019   4.80    0.26    0.49    0.75    (0.27)       (0.27)
12/31/2018   5.41    0.20    (0.53)   (0.33)   (0.23)   (0.05)   (0.28)
Class R3                                   
12/31/2022   4.94    0.18    (0.96)   (0.78)   (0.19)       (0.19)
12/31/2021   5.30    0.18    (0.34)   (0.16)   (0.20)       (0.20)
12/31/2020   5.28    0.20    0.03    0.23    (0.21)       (0.21)
12/31/2019   4.80    0.24    0.49    0.73    (0.25)       (0.25)
12/31/2018   5.41    0.17    (0.52)   (0.35)   (0.22)   (0.04)   (0.26)

 

76 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
        Ratios to Average Net Assets:  Supplemental Data:
            
Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Total
return
(%)(b)
  Total
expenses
after
waivers
and/or reim-
bursements
(%)
  Total
expenses
(%)
  Net
invest-
ment
income
(%)
  Net
assets,
end of
period
(000)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
(%)
  
 $3.97       (15.83)          0.94          0.95          4.59          $8,420          33    
 4.95    (2.81)   0.87    0.87    3.89    13,738    56 
 5.31    4.99    0.90    0.91    4.22    13,811    49 
 5.29    15.91    0.96    0.96    4.89    13,433    47 
 4.80    (6.55)   0.98    0.98    3.41    9,636    135 
 
 4.00    (16.26)   1.59    1.60    3.94    546    33 
 4.98    (3.41)   1.52    1.52    3.24    906    56 
 5.34    4.13    1.54    1.55    3.68    1,074    49 
 5.33    15.34    1.58    1.58    4.32    1,441    47 
 4.83    (7.06)   1.59    1.59    2.84    1,769    135 
 
 3.98    (15.45)   0.73    0.84    4.75    940    33 
 4.95    (2.63)   0.66    0.77    4.07    2,581    56 
 5.31    5.17    0.70    0.81    4.37    2,802    49 
 5.29    16.08    0.76    0.86    5.02    5,064    47 
 4.80    (6.44)   0.84    0.87    3.36    3,821    135 
 
 3.97    (15.48)   0.73    0.73    4.79    753    33 
 4.94    (2.63)   0.65    0.66    4.06    1,493    56 
 5.30    5.01    0.70    0.71    4.45    694    49 
 5.29    16.15    0.75    0.75    5.08    710    47 
 4.80    (6.19)   0.76    0.76    3.84    429    135 
 
 3.97    (15.49)   0.74    0.75    4.78    111,029    33 
 4.94    (2.63)   0.67    0.67    4.09    188,299    56 
 5.30    5.19    0.70    0.71    4.36    282,521    49 
 5.28    15.92    0.76    0.76    5.13    160,122    47 
 4.80    (6.19)   0.78    0.78    3.81    164,990    135 
 
 3.97    (15.92)   1.24    1.25    4.28    130    33 
 4.94    (3.12)   1.16    1.17    3.60    203    56 
 5.30    4.68    1.21    1.22    3.92    198    49 
 5.28    15.59    1.26    1.26    4.63    194    47 
 4.80    (6.85)   1.28    1.28    3.39    255    135 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 77
 

Financial Highlights (concluded)

EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND

 

       Per Share Operating Performance:
       Investment Operations:  Distributions to
shareholders from:
   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
invest-
ment
income(a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total
from
invest-
ment
opera-
tions
  Net
investment
income
  Return of
capital
  Total
distri-
butions
Class R4                                   
12/31/2022      $4.94          $0.19          $(0.96)          $(0.77)      $(0.20)          $          $(0.20)    
12/31/2021   5.30    0.20    (0.35)   (0.15)   (0.21)       (0.21)
12/31/2020   5.29    0.22    0.01    0.23    (0.22)       (0.22)
12/31/2019   4.80    0.25    0.50    0.75    (0.26)       (0.26)
12/31/2018   5.42    0.18    (0.53)   (0.35)   (0.22)   (0.05)   (0.27)
Class R5                                   
12/31/2022   4.94    0.20    (0.96)   (0.76)   (0.21)       (0.21)
12/31/2021   5.30    0.21    (0.35)   (0.14)   (0.22)       (0.22)
12/31/2020   5.28    0.22    0.04    0.26    (0.24)       (0.24)
12/31/2019   4.80    0.26    0.49    0.75    (0.27)       (0.27)
12/31/2018   5.41    0.20    (0.52)   (0.32)   (0.24)   (0.05)   (0.29)
Class R6                                   
12/31/2022   4.94    0.20    (0.96)   (0.76)   (0.21)       (0.21)
12/31/2021   5.30    0.21    (0.35)   (0.14)   (0.22)       (0.22)
12/31/2020   5.29    0.22    0.03    0.25    (0.24)       (0.24)
12/31/2019   4.80    0.26    0.50    0.76    (0.27)       (0.27)
12/31/2018   5.41    0.19    (0.51)   (0.32)   (0.24)   (0.05)   (0.29)

 

(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return for Classes A and C does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. Total return for all other classes assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

 

78 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
        Ratios to Average Net Assets:  Supplemental Data:
                          
Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Total
return
(%)(b)
  Total
expenses
after
waivers
and/or reim-
bursements
(%)
  Total
expenses
(%)
  Net
invest-
ment
income
(%)
  Net
assets,
end of
period
(000)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
(%)
          
     $3.97            (15.71)            0.99            1.00            4.50            $35            33     
 4.94    (2.88)   0.92    0.93    3.84    64    56 
 5.30    4.74    0.96    0.97    4.32    71    49 
 5.29    15.85    1.02    1.02    4.81    138    47 
 4.80    (6.60)   1.03    1.03    3.53    55    135 
 
 3.97    (15.47)   0.72    0.72    4.82    9    33 
 4.94    (2.60)   0.64    0.64    4.13    11    56 
 5.30    5.22    0.68    0.69    4.47    12    49 
 5.28    15.92    0.74    0.74    5.14    12    47 
 4.80    (6.17)   0.76    0.76    4.03    18    135 
 
 3.97    (15.48)   0.73    0.74    4.81    502    33 
 4.94    (2.62)   0.66    0.66    4.10    445    56 
 5.30    5.01    0.70    0.71    4.46    363    49 
 5.29    16.15    0.75    0.75    5.11    430    47 
 4.80    (6.17)   0.76    0.76    3.74    317    135 
     
  See Notes to Financial Statements. 79
 

Financial Highlights

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND

 

       Per Share Operating Performance:
       Investment Operations:  Distributions to
shareholders from:
   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
invest-
ment
income(a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total
from
invest-
ment
opera-
tions
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized
gain
  Total
distri-
butions
Class A                                   
12/31/2022      $15.14          $0.57          $(2.26)          $(1.69)   $(0.59)      $          $(0.59)    
12/31/2021   15.78    0.53    (0.59)   (0.06)   (0.58)       (0.58)
12/31/2020   15.54    0.56    0.29(c)    0.85    (0.61)       (0.61)
12/31/2019   14.31    0.64    1.27    1.91    (0.68)       (0.68)
12/31/2018   15.54    0.61    (1.16)   (0.55)   (0.65)   (0.03)   (0.68)
Class C                                   
12/31/2022   15.15    0.48    (2.26)   (1.78)   (0.51)       (0.51)
12/31/2021   15.78    0.44    (0.59)   (0.15)   (0.48)       (0.48)
12/31/2020   15.54    0.46    0.29(c)    0.75    (0.51)       (0.51)
12/31/2019   14.31    0.55    1.26    1.81    (0.58)       (0.58)
12/31/2018   15.55    0.52    (1.18)   (0.66)   (0.55)   (0.03)   (0.58)
Class F                                   
12/31/2022   15.15    0.58    (2.26)   (1.68)   (0.61)       (0.61)
12/31/2021   15.79    0.55    (0.60)   (0.05)   (0.59)       (0.59)
12/31/2020   15.54    0.57    0.30(c)    0.87    (0.62)       (0.62)
12/31/2019   14.31    0.65    1.27    1.92    (0.69)       (0.69)
12/31/2018   15.55    0.63    (1.18)   (0.55)   (0.66)   (0.03)   (0.69)
Class F3                                   
12/31/2022   15.14    0.61    (2.25)   (1.64)   (0.64)       (0.64)
12/31/2021   15.78    0.59    (0.59)       (0.64)       (0.64)
12/31/2020   15.54    0.61    0.30(c)    0.91    (0.67)       (0.67)
12/31/2019   14.31    0.70    1.26    1.96    (0.73)       (0.73)
12/31/2018   15.55    0.67    (1.18)   (0.51)   (0.70)   (0.03)   (0.73)
Class I                                   
12/31/2022   15.13    0.59    (2.26)   (1.67)   (0.62)       (0.62)
12/31/2021   15.77    0.56    (0.59)   (0.03)   (0.61)       (0.61)
12/31/2020   15.53    0.58    0.30(c)    0.88    (0.64)       (0.64)
12/31/2019   14.31    0.68    1.24    1.92    (0.70)       (0.70)
12/31/2018   15.55    0.64    (1.17)   (0.53)   (0.68)   (0.03)   (0.71)
Class R3                                   
12/31/2022   15.14    0.53    (2.26)   (1.73)   (0.55)       (0.55)
12/31/2021   15.78    0.48    (0.59)   (0.11)   (0.53)       (0.53)
12/31/2020   15.54    0.51    0.30(c)    0.81    (0.57)       (0.57)
12/31/2019   14.31    0.60    1.26    1.86    (0.63)       (0.63)
12/31/2018   15.54    0.64    (1.16)   (0.52)   (0.68)   (0.03)   (0.71)
   
80 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
        Ratios to Average Net Assets:  Supplemental Data:
  
Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Total
return
(%)(b)
  Total
expenses
after
waivers
and/or reim-
bursements
(%)
  Total
expenses
(%)
  Net
invest-
ment
income
(%)
  Net
assets,
end of
period
(000)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
(%)
  
    $12.86          (11.19)          1.05          1.44          4.27          $6,703          55    
 15.14    (0.39)   1.05    1.35    3.46    10,050    83 
 15.78    5.78    1.05    1.47    3.73    9,218    66 
 15.54    13.56    1.05    1.62    4.24    11,660    64 
 14.31    (3.65)   1.05    1.54    4.14    8,729    56 
 
 12.86    (11.73)   1.68    2.08    3.66    1,511    55 
 15.15    (0.94)   1.67    1.97    2.84    1,748    83 
 15.78    5.09    1.71    2.13    3.08    1,840    66 
 15.54    12.85    1.68    2.25    3.61    2,307    64 
 14.31    (4.28)   1.71    2.20    3.50    1,926    56 
 
 12.86    (11.09)   0.95    1.31    4.28    19,603    55 
 15.15    (0.23)   0.95    1.25    3.55    61,510    83 
 15.79    5.87    0.95    1.37    3.80    50,424    66 
 15.54    13.66    0.95    1.51    4.30    42,660    64 
 14.31    (3.63)   0.95    1.44    4.22    24,115    56 
 
 12.86    (10.88)   0.70    1.06    4.63    10    55 
 15.14    (0.02)   0.68    0.99    3.83    11    83 
 15.78    6.16    0.69    1.07    4.10    12    66 
 15.54    13.94    0.70    1.25    4.61    12    64 
 14.31    (3.32)   0.68    1.21    4.49    10    56 
 
 12.84    (11.02)   0.85    1.28    4.57    19,229    55 
 15.13    (0.14)   0.85    1.15    3.63    5,449    83 
 15.77    5.90    0.85    1.26    3.85    2,850    66 
 15.53    13.69    0.85    1.45    4.51    5,635    64 
 14.31    (3.46)   0.85    1.35    4.35    8,891    56 
 
 12.86    (11.45)   1.35    1.74    3.97    131    55 
 15.14    (0.68)   1.35    1.65    3.14    228    83 
 15.78    5.46    1.35    1.77    3.43    153    66 
 15.54    13.31    1.35    1.92    3.96    147    64 
 14.31    (3.53)   0.85    1.85    4.35    125    56 
     
  See Notes to Financial Statements. 81
 

Financial Highlights (concluded)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND

 

       Per Share Operating Performance:
       Investment Operations:  Distributions to
shareholders from:
   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
invest-
ment
income(a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total
from
invest-
ment
opera-
tions
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized
gain
  Total
distri-
butions
Class R4                                   
12/31/2022      $15.13          $0.56          $(2.25)          $(1.69)          $(0.59)          $          $(0.59)    
12/31/2021   15.77    0.53    (0.60)   (0.07)   (0.57)       (0.57)
12/31/2020   15.53    0.55    0.29(c)    0.84    (0.60)       (0.60)
12/31/2019   14.30    0.64    1.26    1.90    (0.67)       (0.67)
12/31/2018   15.54    0.60    (1.17)   (0.57)   (0.64)   (0.03)   (0.67)
Class R5                                   
12/31/2022   15.15    0.59    (2.26)   (1.67)   (0.62)       (0.62)
12/31/2021   15.78    0.60    (0.62)   (0.02)   (0.61)       (0.61)
12/31/2020   15.54    0.59    0.29(c)    0.88    (0.64)       (0.64)
12/31/2019   14.31    0.67    1.27    1.94    (0.71)       (0.71)
12/31/2018   15.55    0.65    (1.18)   (0.53)   (0.68)   (0.03)   (0.71)
Class R6                                   
12/31/2022   15.15    0.62    (2.27)   (1.65)   (0.64)       (0.64)
12/31/2021   15.78    0.59    (0.58)   0.01    (0.64)       (0.64)
12/31/2020   15.54    0.61    0.30(c)    0.91    (0.67)       (0.67)
12/31/2019   14.31    0.69    1.27    1.96    (0.73)       (0.73)
12/31/2018   15.54    0.67    (1.17)   (0.50)   (0.70)   (0.03)   (0.73)

 

(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return for Classes A and C does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. Total return for all other classes assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the Fund’s portfolio.
   
82 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
        Ratios to Average Net Assets:  Supplemental Data:
  
Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Total
return
(%)(b)
  Total
expenses
after
waivers
and/or reim-
bursements
(%)
  Total
expenses
(%)
  Net
invest-
ment
income
(%)
  Net
assets,
end of
period
(000)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
(%)
  
    $12.85          (11.24)          1.10          1.47          4.17          $11          55    
 15.13    (0.37)   1.10    1.40    3.42    21    83 
 15.77    5.74    1.10    1.53    3.68    20    66 
 15.53    13.52    1.10    1.67    4.23    15    64 
 14.30    (3.77)   1.10    1.57    4.08    14    56 
 
 12.86    (11.00)   0.85    1.25    4.50    17    55 
 15.15    (0.20)   0.85    1.18    3.83    20    83 
 15.78    5.99    0.85    1.27    3.93    268    66 
 15.54    13.79    0.85    1.42    4.47    248    64 
 14.31    (3.45)   0.85    1.39    4.43    240    56 
 
 12.86    (10.86)   0.70    1.13    4.75    317    55 
 15.15    0.05    0.68    1.02    3.83    150    83 
 15.78    6.16    0.69    1.10    4.09    133    66 
 15.54    13.94    0.71    1.26    4.59    128    64 
 14.31    (3.31)   0.69    1.28    4.60    96    56 
     
  See Notes to Financial Statements. 83
 

Financial Highlights

GLOBAL BOND FUND

 

       Per Share Operating Performance:
       Investment Operations:  Distributions to
shareholders from:
   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income(a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total
from
invest-
ment
opera-
tions
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized
gain
  Return
of
capital
Class A                                   
12/31/2022      $9.85          $0.23          $(1.74)          $(1.51)          $(0.15)          $          $(0.10)    
12/31/2021   10.63    0.22    (0.52)   (0.30)   (0.40)   (0.08)    
12/31/2020   10.13    0.24    0.56    0.80    (0.30)        
12/31/2019   9.71    0.26    0.54    0.80    (0.33)   (0.05)    
7/26/2018 to                                   
12/31/2018(c)(d)   10.00    0.11    (0.26)   (0.15)   (0.14)        
Class C                                   
12/31/2022   9.85    0.18    (1.76)   (1.58)   (0.09)       (0.10)
12/31/2021   10.63    0.16    (0.53)   (0.37)   (0.33)   (0.08)    
12/31/2020   10.13    0.18    0.56    0.74    (0.24)        
12/31/2019   9.71    0.18    0.54    0.72    (0.25)   (0.05)    
7/26/2018 to                                   
12/31/2018(c)(d)   10.00    0.08    (0.27)   (0.19)   (0.10)        
Class F                                   
12/31/2022   9.85    0.25    (1.76)   (1.51)   (0.16)       (0.10)
12/31/2021   10.63    0.25    (0.53)   (0.28)   (0.42)   (0.08)    
12/31/2020   10.13    0.25    0.57    0.82    (0.32)        
12/31/2019   9.71    0.28    0.54    0.82    (0.35)   (0.05)    
7/26/2018 to                                   
12/31/2018(c)(d)   10.00    0.12    (0.26)   (0.14)   (0.15)        
Class F3                                   
12/31/2022   9.85    0.25    (1.76)   (1.51)   (0.16)       (0.10)
12/31/2021   10.63    0.25    (0.53)   (0.28)   (0.42)   (0.08)    
12/31/2020   10.13    0.26    0.57    0.83    (0.33)        
12/31/2019   9.71    0.29    0.54    0.83    (0.36)   (0.05)    
7/26/2018 to                                   
12/31/2018(c)(d)   10.00    0.13    (0.27)   (0.14)   (0.15)        
Class I                                   
12/31/2022   9.85    0.25    (1.76)   (1.51)   (0.16)       (0.10)
12/31/2021   10.63    0.25    (0.53)   (0.28)   (0.42)   (0.08)    
12/31/2020   10.13    0.26    0.56    0.82    (0.32)        
12/31/2019   9.71    0.28    0.54    0.82    (0.35)   (0.05)    
7/26/2018 to                                   
12/31/2018(c)(d)   10.00    0.12    (0.26)   (0.14)   (0.15)        
   
84 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
        Ratios to Average Net Assets:  Supplemental Data:
  
Total
distri-
butions
  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Total
return
(%)(b)
  Total
expenses
after waivers
and/or
reimburse-
ments
(%)
  Total
expenses
(%)
  Net
investment
income
(%)
  Net
assets,
end of
period
(000)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
(%)
 
    $(0.25)          $8.09          (15.44)          0.78          2.76          2.71          $2,332          179    
 (0.48)   9.85    (3.02)   0.78    2.78    2.17    2,965    126 
 (0.30)   10.63    8.18    0.78    2.44    2.38    2,737    239 
 (0.38)   10.13    8.32    0.78    3.03    2.56    2,151    315 
 
 (0.14)   9.71    (1.42)(e)(f)    0.78(g)    2.77(g)    2.64(g)    1,969    123 
 
 (0.19)   8.08    (15.97)   1.40    3.38    2.07    239    179 
 (0.41)   9.85    (3.62)   1.40    3.42    1.56    330    126 
 (0.24)   10.63    7.52    1.39    3.05    1.77    294    239 
 (0.30)   10.13    7.48    1.56    3.81    1.78    277    315 
 
 (0.10)   9.71    (1.76)(e)(f)    1.58(g)    3.57(g)    1.84(g)    245    123 
 
 (0.26)   8.08    (15.36)   0.58    2.66    2.91    1,920    179 
 (0.50)   9.85    (2.73)   0.58    2.67    2.38    2,336    126 
 (0.32)   10.63    8.39    0.58    2.25    2.45    2,365    239 
 (0.40)   10.13    8.53    0.58    2.93    2.76    2,139    315 
 
 (0.15)   9.71    (1.33)(e)(f)    0.58(g)    2.67(g)    2.84(g)    1,971    123 
 
 (0.26)   8.08    (15.26)   0.57    2.57    2.92    1,298    179 
 (0.50)   9.85    (2.72)   0.56    2.57    2.41    1,581    126 
 (0.33)   10.63    8.37    0.51    2.23    2.65    1,707    239 
 (0.41)   10.13    8.66    0.46    2.78    2.88    1,607    315 
 
 (0.15)   9.71    (1.28)(e)(f)    0.46(g)    2.55(g)    2.96(g)    1,479    123 
 
 (0.26)   8.08    (15.27)   0.58    2.56    2.91    1,728    179 
 (0.50)   9.85    (2.74)   0.58    2.57    2.38    2,104    126 
 (0.32)   10.63    8.29    0.58    2.25    2.58    2,271    239 
 (0.40)   10.13    8.53    0.58    2.83    2.76    2,139    315 
 
 (0.15)   9.71    (1.33)(e)(f)    0.58(g)    2.57(g)    2.84(g)    1,971    123 

 

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Financial Highlights (concluded)

GLOBAL BOND FUND

 

       Per Share Operating Performance:
       Investment Operations:  Distributions to
shareholders from:
   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment  
income(a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total
from
invest-
ment
opera-
tions
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized
gain
  Return
of
capital
Class R3                                   
12/31/2022      $9.85          $0.21          $(1.75)          $(1.54)          $(0.12)          $          $(0.10)    
12/31/2021   10.63    0.19    (0.52)   (0.33)   (0.37)   (0.08)    
12/31/2020   10.13    0.21    0.56    0.77    (0.27)        
12/31/2019   9.71    0.23    0.54    0.77    (0.30)   (0.05)    
7/26/2018 to                                   
12/31/2018(c)(d)   10.00    0.10    (0.26)   (0.16)   (0.13)        
Class R4                                   
12/31/2022   9.85    0.23    (1.75)   (1.52)   (0.14)       (0.10)
12/31/2021   10.63    0.22    (0.53)   (0.31)   (0.39)   (0.08)    
12/31/2020   10.13    0.23    0.57    0.80    (0.30)        
12/31/2019   9.71    0.25    0.54    0.79    (0.32)   (0.05)    
7/26/2018 to                                   
12/31/2018(c)(d)   10.00    0.11    (0.26)   (0.15)   (0.14)        
Class R5                                   
12/31/2022   9.85    0.25    (1.76)   (1.51)   (0.16)       (0.10)
12/31/2021   10.63    0.25    (0.53)   (0.28)   (0.42)   (0.08)    
12/31/2020   10.13    0.26    0.56    0.82    (0.32)        
12/31/2019   9.71    0.28    0.54    0.82    (0.35)   (0.05)    
7/26/2018 to                                   
12/31/2018(c)(d)   10.00    0.12    (0.26)   (0.14)   (0.15)        
Class R6                                   
12/31/2022   9.85    0.25    (1.76)   (1.51)   (0.16)       (0.10)
12/31/2021   10.63    0.25    (0.53)   (0.28)   (0.42)   (0.08)    
12/31/2020   10.13    0.26    0.57    0.83    (0.33)        
12/31/2019   9.71    0.29    0.54    0.83    (0.36)   (0.05)    
7/26/2018 to                                   
12/31/2018(c)(d)   10.00    0.13    (0.27)   (0.14)   (0.15)        
   
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return for Classes A and C does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. Total return for all other classes assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Commenced on 07/26/2018, SEC effective date and date shares first became available to the public was 8/1/2018.
(d) Net investment income, net realized and unrealized gain amounted to less than $.01 for the period 7/26/2018 through 8/1/2018.
(e) Total return for the period 8/1/2018 through 12/31/2018 was (1.51)% for Class A, (1.85)% for Class C, (1.43)% for Class F, (1.38)% for Class F3, (1.43)% for Class I, (1.64)% for Class R3, (1.53)% for Class R4, (1.43)% for Class R5 and (1.38)% for Class R6.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) Annualized.
   
86 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
        Ratios to Average Net Assets:   Supplemental Data:
                              
Total
distri-
butions
  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Total
return
(%)(b)
  Total
expenses
after waivers
and/or
reimburse-
ments
(%)
  Total
expenses
(%)
  Net
investment
income
(%)
  Net
assets,
end of
period
(000)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
(%)
                              
    $(0.22)          $8.09          (15.70)          1.08          3.06          2.41          $249          179    
 (0.45)   9.85    (3.23)   1.08    3.07    1.88    294    126 
 (0.27)   10.63    7.75    1.08    2.75    2.08    281    239 
 (0.35)   10.13    8.00    1.08    3.33    2.26    265    315 
 
 (0.13)   9.71    (1.54)(e)(f)    1.08(g)    3.07(g)    2.34(g)    246    123 
 
 (0.24)   8.09    (15.57)   0.83    2.81    2.66    215    179 
 (0.47)   9.85    (2.98)   0.83    2.80    2.14    262    126 
 (0.30)   10.63    8.13    0.83    2.50    2.33    303    239 
 (0.37)   10.13    8.26    0.83    3.08    2.51    266    315 
 
 (0.14)   9.71    (1.44)(e)(f)    0.83(g)    2.82(g)    2.59(g)    246    123 
 
 (0.26)   8.08    (15.27)   0.58    2.56    2.91    216    179 
 (0.50)   9.85    (2.74)   0.58    2.57    2.38    263    126 
 (0.32)   10.63    8.29    0.58    2.25    2.58    284    239 
 (0.40)   10.13    8.53    0.58    2.83    2.76    267    315 
 
 (0.15)   9.71    (1.33)(e)(f)    0.58(g)    2.57(g)    2.84(g)    246    123 
 
 (0.26)   8.08    (15.27)   0.57    2.57    2.92    1,562    179 
 (0.50)   9.85    (2.72)   0.56    2.56    2.40    1,870    126 
 (0.33)   10.63    8.37    0.51    2.22    2.65    2,002    239 
 (0.41)   10.13    8.66    0.46    2.78    2.88    1,782    315 
 
 (0.15)   9.71    (1.28)(e)(f)    0.46(g)    2.56(g)    2.96(g)    1,611    123 
     
  See Notes to Financial Statements. 87
 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. ORGANIZATION  

 

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and was incorporated under Maryland law on February 23, 1988.

 

The Company consists of the following three funds (separately, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and their respective active share classes:

 

Funds Classes
Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund (“Emerging Markets Bond Fund”) A, C, F, F3, I, R3, R4, R5 and R6
Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund (“Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund”) A, C, F, F3, I, R3, R4, R5 and R6
Lord Abbett Global Bond Fund (“Global Bond Fund”) A, C, F, F3, I, R3, R4, R5 and R6

 

Each Fund is diversified as defined in the Act.

 

Emerging Markets Bond Fund’s investment objective is to seek high total return. Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund’s and Global Bond Fund’s investment objective is total return.

 

Each class of shares has different expenses and dividends. A front-end sales charge is normally added to the net asset value (“NAV”) for Class A shares. There is no front-end sales charge in the case of Class C, F, F3, I, R3, R4, R5 and R6 shares, although there may be a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) in certain cases as follows: Class A shares purchased without a sales charge and redeemed before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the purchase falls (subject to certain exceptions as set forth in each Fund’s prospectus); Class C shares redeemed before the first anniversary of purchase. Class A shares purchased without a sales charge and redeemed before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the purchase falls (subject to certain exceptions as set forth in each Fund’s prospectus); and Class C shares redeemed before the first anniversary of purchase. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares 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 month on which the purchase order was accepted, provided that the Fund or financial intermediary through which a shareholder purchased Class C shares has records verifying that the Class C shares have been held at least eight years.

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These Funds are considered investment companies under U.S. GAAP and follow the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  

 

(a) Investment ValuationUnder procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Board has designated the determination of fair value of the Funds’ portfolio investments to Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), as valuation designee. Accordingly, Lord Abbett is responsible for, among other things, assessing and managing valuation risks, establishing, applying and testing fair value methodologies, and evaluating pricing services.

 

88

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

  Lord Abbett has formed a Pricing Committee that performs these responsibilities on behalf of Lord Abbett, administers the pricing and valuation of portfolio investments and ensures that prices utilized reasonably reflect fair value. Among other things, these procedures allow Lord Abbett, subject to Board oversight, to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.
   
  Securities actively traded on any recognized U.S. or non-U.S. exchange or on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or system on which they are principally traded. Events occurring after the close of trading on non-U.S. exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Board has approved the use of an independent fair valuation service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that correlate to the fair-valued securities. Unlisted equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if no sale price is available, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices. Exchange traded options and futures contracts are valued at the last quoted sale price in the market where they are principally traded. If no sale has occurred, the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices is used. Fixed income securities are valued based on evaluated prices supplied by independent pricing services, which reflect broker/dealer supplied valuations and the independent pricing services’ own electronic data processing techniques. Floating rate loans are valued at the average of bid and ask quotations obtained from dealers in loans on the basis of prices supplied by independent pricing services. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued using daily forward exchange rates. Swaps are valued daily using independent pricing services or quotations from broker/dealers to the extent available. Options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued daily using independent pricing services or quotations from broker/dealers to the extent available.
   
  Securities for which prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by the Pricing Committee. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including observable and unobservable inputs, when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may use observable inputs such as yield curves, broker quotes, observable trading activity, option adjusted spread models and other relevant information to determine the fair value of portfolio investments. The Board or a designated committee thereof periodically reviews reports that may include fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee, related market activity, inputs and assumptions, and retrospective comparison of prices of subsequent purchases and sales transactions to fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee.
   
  Investments in open-end money market mutual funds are valued at their NAV as of the close of each business day. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates fair value.
   
(b) Security TransactionsSecurity transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated using the identified-cost method. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day.

 

89

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

(c) Investment IncomeDividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis as earned. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized using the effective interest method and are included in Interest and other, if applicable, on the Statements of Operations. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Investment income is allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day.
   
(d) Income TaxesIt is the policy of each Fund to meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no income tax provision is required.
   
  Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s filed U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2022. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
   
(e) ExpensesExpenses incurred by the Company that do not specifically relate to an individual fund are generally allocated to the Funds within the Company on a pro rata basis by relative net assets. Expenses, excluding class-specific expenses, are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. In addition, Class F3 and R6 bear only their class-specific shareholder servicing expenses. Class A, C, F, R3 and R4 shares bear their class- specific share of all expenses and fees relating to the Funds’ 12b-1 Distribution Plan.
   
(f) Foreign TransactionsThe books and records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars and transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in each Fund’s records at the rate prevailing when earned or recorded. Asset and liability accounts that are denominated in foreign currencies are adjusted daily to reflect current exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) if applicable, is included in Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. The resultant exchange gains and losses upon settlement of such transactions, if applicable, are included in Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in market prices of the securities.
   
  Each Fund uses foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms.
   
(g) Forward Foreign Currency Exchange ContractsEach Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to reduce exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on foreign portfolio holdings, or gain or reduce exposure to foreign currency solely for investment purposes. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated rate. The contracts are valued daily at forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss), if applicable, is included in Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts in each Fund’s Statement of Operations. The gain (loss) arising from the difference

 

90

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

  between the U.S. dollar cost of the original contract and the value of the forward foreign currency in U.S. dollars upon closing of such contracts is included, if applicable, in Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts in each Fund’s Statement of Operations.
   
(h) Futures ContractsEach Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts to enhance returns, to attempt to economically hedge some of its investment risk, or as a substitute position in lieu of holding the underlying asset on which the instrument is based. At the time of entering into a futures transaction, an investor is required to deposit and maintain a specified amount of cash or eligible securities called “initial margin.” Subsequent payments made or received by the Fund called “variation margin” are made on a daily basis as the market price of the futures contract fluctuates. Each Fund will record an unrealized gain (loss) based on the amount of variation margin. When a contract is closed, a realized gain (loss) is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract.
   
(i) Credit Default SwapsEach Fund may enter into credit default swap contracts in order to hedge credit risk or for speculation purposes. As a seller of a credit default swap contract (“seller of protection”), a Fund is required to pay the notional amount or other agreed-upon value of a referenced debt obligation to the counterparty in the event of a default by or other credit event involving the referenced issuer, obligation or index. In return, a Fund receives from the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract.
   
  As a purchaser of a credit default swap contract (“buyer of protection”), a Fund would receive the notional amount or other agreed upon value of a referenced debt obligation from the counterparty in the event of default by or other credit event involving the referenced issuer, obligation or index. In return, a Fund makes periodic payments to the counterparty over the term of the contracts, provided no event of default has occurred.
   
  These credit default swaps may have as a reference obligation corporate or sovereign issuers or credit indexes. These credit indexes are comprised of a basket of securities representing a particular sector of the market.
   
  Credit default swaps are fair valued based upon quotations from counterparties, brokers or market-makers and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. For a credit default swap sold by a Fund, payment of the agreed-upon amount made by a Fund in the event of default of the referenced debt obligation is recorded as the cost of the referenced debt obligation purchased/received. For a credit default swap purchased by a Fund, the agreed-upon amount received by a Fund in the event of default of the referenced debt obligation is recorded as proceeds from sale/delivery of the referenced debt obligation and the resulting gain or loss realized on the referenced debt obligation is recorded as such by a Fund.
   
  Any upfront payments made or received upon entering a credit default swap contract would be amortized or accreted over the life of the swap and recorded as realized gains or losses. Collateral, in the form of cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the custodian bank or broker in accordance with the swap agreement. The value and credit rating of each credit default swap where a Fund is the seller of protection, are both measures of the current payment/performance risk of the swap. As the value of the swap changes as a positive or negative percentage of the total notional amount, the payment/performance risk may decrease or increase, respectively. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

 

91

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

  These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.
   
  Entering into credit default swaps involves credit and market risk. Such risks involve the possibility 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. For the centrally cleared credit default swaps, there was minimal counterparty risk to the Funds, since such credit default swaps entered into were traded through a central clearinghouse, which guarantees against default.
   
(j) OptionsEach Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and over-the-counter put or call options on securities, stock indices, currencies and other financial instruments for hedging purposes, to enhance portfolio returns and reduce overall volatility. When a fund writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When an option expires, each Fund realizes a gain on the option to the extent of the premium received. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security purchased by each Fund. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds of the security sold to determine the realized gain or loss. Each Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying investment. Other risks include the possibility of an illiquid options market or the inability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain or loss when the underlying transaction is executed. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that each Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, each Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.
   
(k) Repurchase AgreementsEach Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to securities. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which a fund acquires a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (a bank or securities dealer) at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date. Each Fund requires at all times that the repurchase agreement be collateralized by cash, or by securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies, its instrumentalities, or U.S. Government sponsored enterprises having a value equal to, or in excess of, the value of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). If the seller of the agreement defaults on its obligation to repurchase the underlying securities at a time when the fair value of these securities has declined, a Fund may incur a loss upon disposition of the securities.

 

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(l) When-Issued, Forward Transactions or To-Be-Announced (“TBA”) TransactionsEach Fund may purchase portfolio securities on a when-issued or forward basis. When-issued, forward transactions or TBA transactions involve a commitment by a Fund to purchase securities, with payment and delivery (“settlement”) to take place in the future, in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield at the time of entering into the transaction. During the period between purchase and settlement, the fair value of the securities will fluctuate and assets consisting of cash and/or marketable securities (normally short-term U.S. Government or U.S. Government sponsored enterprise securities) marked to market daily in an amount sufficient to make payment at settlement will be segregated at each Fund’s custodian in order to pay for the commitment. At the time each Fund makes the commitment to purchase a security on a when-issued basis, it will record the transaction and reflect the liability for the purchase and fair value of the security in determining its NAV. Each Fund, generally, has the ability to close out a purchase obligation on or before the settlement date rather than take delivery of the security. Under no circumstances will settlement for such securities take place more than 120 days after the purchase date.
   
(m) Mortgage Dollar RollsEach Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which a Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts with the same counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon and maturity) but not identical securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, each Fund loses the right to receive principal (including prepayments of principal) and interest paid on the securities sold.
   
(n) Commercial PaperEach Fund may purchase commercial paper. Commercial paper consists of unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations to finance short-term credit needs. Commercial paper is issued in bearer form with maturities generally not exceeding nine months. Commercial paper obligations may include variable amount master demand notes.
   
(o) Reverse Repurchase AgreementsEach Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund sells a security to a securities dealer or bank for cash and also agrees to repurchase the same security later at a set price. Reverse repurchase agreements expose each Fund to credit risk (that is, the risk that the counterparty will fail to resell the security to each Fund). Engaging in reverse repurchase agreements also may involve the use of leverage, in that a Fund may reinvest the cash it receives in additional securities. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of the securities to be repurchased by each Fund may decline below the repurchase price.
   
  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Funds did not have reverse repurchase agreements.
   
(p) Floating Rate LoansEach Fund may invest in floating rate loans, which usually take the form of loan participations and assignments. Loan participations and assignments are agreements to make money available to U.S. or foreign corporations, partnerships or other business entities (the “Borrower”) in a specified amount, at a specified rate and within a specified time. A loan is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign bank, insurance company or other financial institution (the “Agent”) for a group of loan investors (“Loan Investors”). The Agent typically administers and enforces the loan on behalf of the other Loan Investors in the syndicate and may hold any collateral on behalf of the Loan Investors. Such loan participations and assignments are typically senior, secured and collateralized in nature. Each Fund records an investment when the Borrower withdraws

 

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  money and records interest as earned. These loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. Bank or London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).
   
  The loans in which each Fund invests may be subject to some restrictions on resale. For example, each Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent and/or Borrower prior to the sale of these investments. Each Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the Borrower. As a result, each Fund assumes the credit risk of the Borrower, the selling participant and any other persons interpositioned between each Fund and the Borrower (“Intermediate Participants”). In the event that the Borrower, selling participant or Intermediate Participants become insolvent or enter into bankruptcy, each Fund may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest.
   
  Unfunded commitments represent the remaining obligation of each Fund to the Borrower. At any point in time, up to the maturity date of the issue, the Borrower may demand the unfunded portion. Until demanded by the Borrower, unfunded commitments are not recognized as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on unfunded commitments presented, if any, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represent mark to market of the unfunded portion of each Fund’s floating rate notes.
   
  As of December 31, 2022, the Funds did not have unfunded loan commitments.
   
(q) Inflation-Linked DerivativesEach Fund may invest in inflation-linked derivatives, such as Consumer Price Index Swap Agreements (“CPI swaps”). A CPI swap is a contract in which one party agrees to pay a fixed rate in exchange for a variable rate, which is the rate of change in the CPI during the life of the contract. Payments are based on a notional amount of principal. A fund will normally enter into CPI swap contracts on a zero coupon basis, meaning that the floating rate will be based on the cumulative CPI during the life of the contract, and the fixed rate will compound until the swap’s maturity date, at which point the payments are netted. The swaps are valued daily and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in the Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination or maturity of the swap is recorded in realized gain (loss) and is included in Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared CPI swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable for the change in value as appropriate (“variation margin”) on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For the centrally cleared CPI swaps, there was minimal counterparty risk to the Fund, since such CPI swaps entered into were traded through a central clearinghouse, which guarantees against default.
   
(r) Interest Rate SwapsEach Fund may enter into interest rate swap agreements. Pursuant to interest rate swap agreements, a Fund either makes floating-rate payments to the counterparty (or Central counterparty clearing house (“CCP”) in the case of centrally cleared swaps) based on a benchmark interest rate in exchange for fixed-rate payments or a Fund makes fixed-rate payments to the counterparty or CCP in exchange for payments on a floating benchmark interest rate. Payments received or made, including amortization of upfront payments/receipts, are recorded as realized gains or losses. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for

 

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  variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between two rates of interest. A Fund is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.
   
(s) Fair Value MeasurementsFair value is defined as the price that each Fund would receive upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk - for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level of inputs that is significant to the fair value measurement, and is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:

 

  · Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments;
       
  · Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and
       
  · Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

  A summary of inputs used in valuing each Fund’s investments and other financial instruments as of December 31, 2022 and, if applicable, Level 3 rollforwards for the fiscal year then ended is included in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
   
  Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the three-tier hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

3. MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES  

 

Management Fee

The Company has a management agreement with Lord Abbett, pursuant to which Lord Abbett provides each Fund with investment management services and executive and other personnel, provides office space and pays for ordinary and necessary office and clerical expenses relating to research and statistical work and supervision of each Fund’s investment portfolio. The management fee is accrued daily and payable monthly.

 

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The management fee is based on each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

Emerging Markets Bond Fund  

First $1 billion .50%
Over $1 billion .45%

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund  

First $2 billion .70%
Next $3 billion .65%
Over $5 billion .60%

 

Global Bond Fund  

First $3 billion .43%
Over $3 billion .40%

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the effective management fee, net of any applicable waivers, was the following annualized rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

  Net Effective
Management Fee
Emerging Markets Bond Fund .50%
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund .34%
Global Bond Fund .00%

 

In addition, Lord Abbett provides certain administrative services to each Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement in return for a fee at an annual rate of .04% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The fund administration fee is accrued daily and payable monthly. Lord Abbett voluntarily waived the following fund administration fees during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

Fund Fund
Administration Fee
Emerging Markets Bond Fund $  9,098
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund 11,783
Global Bond Fund 15,487

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and continuing through April 30, 2023, Lord Abbett has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse its expenses to the extent necessary to limit the total net annual operating expenses, excluding certain of the Funds’ expenses to the following annual rates:

 

   Effective May 1, 2022  Prior to May 1, 2022
   Classes*  Classes*
Fund  A, C, F, I,
R3, R4, R5
  F3 and R6  A, C, F, I,
R3, R4, R5
  F3 and R6
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund  .85%  .71%  .85%  .68%
Global Bond Fund  .58%  .57%  .58%  .57%
   
* If applicable.

 

All contractual fee waivers and expense reimbursement agreements between the Funds and Lord Abbett may be terminated only upon the approval of the Board.

 

12b-1 Distribution Plan

Each Fund has adopted a distribution plan with respect to Class A, Class C, Class F, Class R3 and Class R4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, which provides for the payment of ongoing distribution and service fees to Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of

 

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Lord Abbett. The distribution and service fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. The following annual rates have been authorized by the Board pursuant to the plan.

 

Fees*  Class A  Class C(1)    Class F(2)(3)    Class R3**  Class R4
Service  .15%  .25%        .25%  .25%
Distribution  .05%  .75%    .10%    .25% 
   
* The Funds may designate a portion of the aggregate fees attributable to service activities for purposes of calculating Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. sales charge limitations.
** Prior to the sale of shares to unaffiliated investors, service and distribution fees were fully waived.
(1) Each Fund’s Class C 12b-1 fee is a blended rate calculated based on 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares held for less than one year and .80% (.25% service, .55% distribution) of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares held for one year or more. All Class C shareholders of the Funds will bear 12b-1 fees at the same rate.
(2) The Class F share Rule 12b-1 fee may be designated as a service fee in limited circumstances as described in the Funds’ prospectus.
(3) For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and continuing through April 30, 2023, the Distributor has contractually agreed to waive Emerging Markets Bond Fund’s and Global Bond Fund’s 0.10% Rule 12b-1 fee for Class F. These agreements may be terminated only by the Board.

 

Class F3, Class I, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a distribution plan.

 

Commissions

Distributor received the following commissions on sales of shares of the Funds, after concessions were paid to authorized dealers, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

  Distributor
Commissions
Dealers’
Concessions
Emerging Markets Bond Fund $276 $1,453
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund 319 1,617
Global Bond Fund

 

Distributor received the following amount of CDSCs for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 :

 

  Class A Class C
Emerging Markets Bond Fund $1,177 $3
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
Global Bond Fund

 

Other Related Parties

As of December 31, 2022, the percentages of Emerging Markets Bond Fund’s outstanding shares owned by Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund and Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Income Fund were 63% and 25% respectively.

 

One Director and certain of the Company’s officers have an interest in Lord Abbett.

 

4. DISTRIBUTIONS AND CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARDS  

 

Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly for Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund and Global Bond Fund. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by allowable capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amounts of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These book/tax differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such

 

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amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions that exceed earnings and profits for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

  Emerging Markets
Bond Fund
Emerging Markets
Corporate Debt Fund
  Year Ended
12/31/2022
Year Ended
12/31/2021
Year Ended
12/31/2022
Year Ended
12/31/2021
Distributions paid from:        
Ordinary income $7,998,546 $10,024,834 $3,112,518 $2,844,797
Total distributions paid $7,998,546 $10,024,834 $3,112,518 $2,844,797

 

  Global Bond Fund    
  Year Ended
12/31/2022
Year Ended
12/31/2021
   
Distributions paid from:        
Ordinary income $189,409 $494,231    
Net long-term capital gains 91,555    
Return of capital 125,016    
Total distributions paid $ 314,425 $585,786    

 

As of December 31, 2022, the components of accumulated gains (losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

   Emerging
Markets
Bond Fund
 Emerging Markets
Corporate
Debt Fund
 
Capital loss carryforwards*   $(125,102,249)   $(10,502,302)
Temporary differences   (584,638)   (35,461)
Unrealized gains (losses) – net   (30,604,589)   (6,249,535)
Total accumulated gains (losses) – net   $(156,291,476)   $(16,787,298)

 

   Global Bond Fund 
Capital loss carryforwards*   $(1,324,790)
Temporary differences   (75,950)
Unrealized gains (losses) – net   (749,211)
Total accumulated gains (losses) – net   $(2,149,951)
   
* The capital losses will carry forward indefinitely.

 

At each Fund’s election, certain losses incurred within the taxable year (Qualified Late-Year Losses) are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. The following Funds incurred and will elect to defer late-year losses for 2022 as follows:

 

 Late-Year
Ordinary Losses
 
Emerging Markets Bond Fund              $2,531 
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund   491 
Global Bond Fund   15,717 

 

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As of December 31, 2022, the aggregate unrealized security gains and losses on investments and other financial instruments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

   Emerging
Markets
Bond Fund
   Emerging Markets
Corporate
Debt Fund
   Global
Bond Fund
 
Tax cost           $150,790,601                   $52,846,434           $10,820,182 
Gross unrealized gain     581,468      529,488      233,912 
Gross unrealized loss     (31,194,155)     (6,779,483)     (984,679)
Net unrealized security gain (loss)    $(30,612,687)    $(6,249,995)    $(750,767)

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable to the tax treatment of other financial instruments, certain securities, amortization of premium and wash sales.

 

Permanent items identified during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 have been reclassified among the components of net assets based on their tax basis treatment as follows:

 

   Total distributable
earnings (loss
)  Paid-in Capital 
Emerging Markets Bond Fund   137,498    (137,498)

 

The permanent differences are primarily attributable to the tax treatment of certain distributions.

 

5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS  

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

   U.S.
Government
Purchases*
   Non-U.S.
Government
Purchases
   U.S.
Government
Sales*
   Non-U.S.
Government
Sales
 
Emerging Markets Bond Fund          $           $50,075,263           $           $89,366,555 
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund           34,629,476            53,505,482 
Global Bond Fund     9,932,724      8,526,501      9,566,917      8,574,010 
   
* Includes U.S. Government sponsored enterprises securities.

 

Each Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“cross-trade”) from and to other Lord Abbett funds or client accounts pursuant to procedures approved by the Board in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the “Rule”). Each cross-trade is executed at a fair market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the following Fund engaged in cross-trades:

 

Fund  Purchases  Sales  Gain (Loss )  
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund  $205,500  $171,005  $(30,621 )  

 

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6. DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES 

 

Each Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (as described in Note 2(g)). A forward foreign currency exchange contract reduces each Fund’s exposure to changes in the value of the currency it will deliver (or settle in cash) and increases its exposure to changes in the value of the currency it will receive (or settle in cash) for the duration of the contract. Each Fund’s use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict currency movements, and each Fund’s returns could be reduced as a result. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Each Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts and deposits with brokers as collateral.

 

Each Fund entered into futures contracts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (as described in Note 2(h)) to economically hedge against changes in interest rates. The Funds bear the risk of interest rates moving unexpectedly, in which case the Funds may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and realize a loss. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees futures against default. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to each Fund since centrally cleared credit default swaps are traded through a central clearinghouse. As the counterparty to all centrally cleared credit default swaps, the clearinghouse guarantees credit default swaps against default.

 

Each Fund entered into CPI swaps for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (as described in Note 2(q)) to speculate the rate of inflation in the U.S. economy. The Funds’ use of CPI swaps involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict expectations of inflation or interest rates, and the Funds’ returns could be reduced as a result. The Funds’ risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized appreciation on CPI swaps. For the centrally cleared CPI swaps, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since these CPI swaps are traded through a central clearinghouse. As a counterparty to all centrally cleared CPI swaps, the clearinghouse guarantees CPI swaps against default.

 

Global Bond Fund entered into credit default swaps for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (as described in Note 2(i)) to hedge credit risk. Credit default swaps involve the exchange of a fixed rate premium for protection against the loss in value of underlying securities within an index or the referenced obligation in the event of a defined credit event, such as payment default or bankruptcy. Under a credit default swap one party acts as a guarantor by receiving the fixed periodic payment in exchange for the commitment to purchase the underlying security at par or the referenced obligation if the defined credit event occurs. Upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the difference between the value of the reference obligation and the swap’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since centrally cleared credit default swaps are traded through a central clearinghouse. As the counterparty to all centrally cleared credit default swaps, the clearinghouse guarantees credit default swaps against default.

 

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Emerging Markets Bond Fund entered into interest rate swaps for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (as described in Note 2(r)) to economically hedge against interest rate risk. The Fund’s use of interest rate swaps involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict expectations of interest rates, and the Fund’s returns could be reduced as a result. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since centrally cleared interest rate swaps are traded through a central clearinghouse. As the counterparty to all centrally cleared interest rate swaps, the clearinghouse guarantees interest rate swaps against default.

 

Emerging Markets Bond Fund entered into options on foreign currencies for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (as described in Note 2(j)) to obtain exposure to an issuer (the Reference Entity). The Fund’s use of swaptions and options involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict expectations of market value of the Reference Entity, and the Fund’s returns could be reduced as a result. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the notional value of the contract.

 

As of December 31, 2022, each Fund had the following derivatives at fair value, grouped into appropriate risk categories that illustrate the Funds’ use of derivative instruments:

 

Emerging Markets Bond Fund  
Asset Derivatives  Interest
Rate
Contracts
   Foreign
Currency
Contracts
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(1)           $117 
Futures Contracts(2)     $357,491     
           
Liability Derivatives          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(3)      $14,637 
Futures Contracts(2)  $161,953     

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund 
Asset Derivatives  Interest
Rate
Contracts
   Foreign
Currency
Contracts
 
Futures Contracts(2)          $53,064     
           
Liability Derivatives          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(3)                $2,787 
Futures Contracts(2)  $9,762     

 

       Global Bond Fund
Asset Derivatives  Interest
Rate
Contracts
   Foreign
Currency
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(1)                $90,738     
Futures Contracts(2)             $22,822         
                  
Liability Derivatives                 
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Contracts(4)                   $11,547 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(3)        $32,137     
Futures Contracts(2)    $1,720         

 

(1) Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
(2) Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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(3) Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
(4) Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation/depreciation of centrally cleared swap contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Transactions in derivative investments for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

   Emerging Markets Bond Fund
   Inflation
Linked/
Interest Rate
Contracts
   Foreign
Currency
Contracts
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)          
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts(1)          $(1,928)    
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(2)               $37,932 
Futures Contracts(3)  $1,139,548     
Purchased Options(4)      $(54,825)
OTC Written Options(5)  $16,663     
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(6)      $2,383 
Futures Contracts(7)  $364,324     
Purchased Options(8)      $53,763 
OTC Written Options(9)      $(16,640)
Average Number of Contracts/Notional Amounts*          
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts(10)  $112,636     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(10)      $1,886,882 
Futures Contracts(11)   417     
Purchased Options(10)      $192,308 
OTC Written Options(10)      $(192,308)
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
   Inflation
Linked/
Interest Rate
Contracts
   Foreign
Currency
Contracts
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)          
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts(1)        $(386)    
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(2)            $17,333 
Futures Contracts(3)  $212,469     
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(6)      $1,903 
Futures Contracts(7)  $160,607     
Average Number of Contracts/Notional Amounts*          
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts(10)  $52,031     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(10)      $506,871 
Futures Contracts(11)   113     

 

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       Global Bond Fund
   Inflation
Linked/
Interest Rate
Contracts
   Foreign
Currency
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)               
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts(1)      $5,363         
Credit Default Swap Contracts(1)                $(17,618)
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(2)            $(314,529)    
Futures Contracts(3)  $109,560         
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation               
Credit Default Swap Contracts(12)          $4,040 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(6)      $90,297     
Futures Contracts(7)  $28,318         
Average Number of Contracts/Notional Amounts*               
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts(10)  $34,537         
Credit Default Swap Contracts(10)          $406,608 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(10)      $3,614,839     
Futures Contracts(11)   11         

 

* Calculated based on the number of contracts or notional amounts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
(1) Statements of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts.
(2) Statements of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
(3) Statements of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts.
(4) Statements of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on investments includes options purchased.
(5) Statements of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on OTC written options.
(6) Statements of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
(7) Statements of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts.
(8) Statements of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments includes options purchased.
(9) Statements of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on OTC written options.
(10) Amount represents notional amounts in U.S. dollars.
(11) Amount represents number of contracts.
(12) Statements of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts.

 

7. DISCLOSURES ABOUT OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  

 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board requires disclosures intended to help better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a fund’s financial position. The following tables illustrate gross and net information about recognized assets and liabilities eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities; and disclose such amounts subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement, by the counterparty. A master netting agreement is an agreement between a fund and a counterparty which provides for the net settlement of amounts owed under all contracts traded under that agreement, as well as cash collateral, through a single payment by one party to the other in the event of default on or termination of any one contract. The Funds’ accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the master netting agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Funds and the applicable counterparty:

 

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       Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Description  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $        117      $          –  $       117
Repurchase Agreements  611,886  $          –  611,886
Total  $612,003  $          –  $612,003

 

    Net Amount
of Assets
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
  Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Counterparty     Financial
Instruments
  Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Securities
Collateral
Received(a)
  Net
Amount(b)
Morgan Stanley $       117  $         –  $         –  $               –  $117
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.  611,886      (611,886) 
Total $612,003  $         –  $         –  $ (611,886)  $117

 

Description   Gross Amounts of
Recognized Liabilities
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Forward Foreign Currency            
Exchange Contracts   $14,637   $         –   $14,637
Total   $14,637   $         –   $14,637

 

    Net Amounts
of Liabilities
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
  Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Counterparty    Financial
Instruments
  Cash
Collateral
Pledged(a)
  Securities
Collateral
Pledged(a)
  Net
Amount(c)
State Street Bank and Trust  $14,637  $         –  $         –  $               –  $14,637
Total  $14,637  $         –  $         –  $               –  $14,637

 

    Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
Description   Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Repurchase Agreements   $149,623   $          –   $149,623
Total   $149,623   $          –   $149,623

 

    Net Amount
of Assets
Presented in
the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
  Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Counterparty     Financial
Instruments
  Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Securities
Collateral
Received(a)
  Net
Amount(b)
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.  $149,623  $         –  $         –  $(149,623)  $       –
Total  $149,623  $         –  $         –  $(149,623)  $       –

 

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      Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
Description  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Liabilities
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $2,787  $       –  $2,787
Total  $2,787  $       –  $2,787

 

   Net Amounts
of Liabilities
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
  Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Counterparty    Financial
Instruments
  Cash
Collateral
Pledged(a)
  Securities
Collateral
Pledged(a)
  Net
Amount(c)
State Street Bank and Trust  $2,787  $       – $       –  $       – $2,787
Total  $2,787  $       –  $       –  $       –  $2,787

 

          Global Bond Fund
Description  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $  90,738  $         –  $  90,738
Repurchase Agreements  304,736    304,736
Total  $395,474  $         –  $395,474

 

   Net Amount
 of Assets
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
  Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
   
Counterparty    Financial
Instruments
  Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Securities
Collateral
Received(a)
  Net
Amount(b)
Bank of America  $  5,071  $ (5,071)  $         –  $           –  $         –
J.P. Morgan  424        424
Morgan Stanley  1,171  (373)      798
State Street Bank and Trust  19,333  (12,681)      6,652
Toronto Dominion Bank  64,739  (121)      64,618
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.  304,736      (304,736) 
Total  $395,474  $(18,246)  $         –  $(304,736)  $72,492

 

Description  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Liabilities
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $32,137  $         –  $32,137
Total  $32,137  $         –  $32,137

 

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         Global Bond Fund
   Net Amounts
of Liabilities
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
  Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
   
Counterparty    Financial
Instruments
  Cash
Collateral
Pledged(a)
  Securities
Collateral
Pledged(a)
  Net
Amount(c)
Bank of America  $18,962  $  (5,071)  $        –  $        –  $13,891
Morgan Stanley  373  (373)     
State Street Bank and Trust  12,681  (12,681)     
Toronto Dominion Bank  121  (121)     
Total  $32,137  $(18,246)  $        –  $        –  $13,891

 

(a) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (liabilities) presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, for each respective counterparty.
(b) Net amount represents the amount owed to the Fund by the counterparty as of December 31, 2022.
(c) Net amount represents the amount owed by the Fund to the counterparty as of December 31, 2022.

 

8. DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION  

 

The Company’s officers and one Director, who are associated with Lord Abbett, do not receive any compensation from the Company for serving in such capacities. Independent Directors’ fees are allocated among all Lord Abbett-sponsored funds based on the net assets of each fund. There is an equity-based plan available to all Independent Directors under which Independent Directors may elect to defer receipt of a portion of Directors’ fees. The deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in the Funds. Such amounts and earnings accrued thereon are included in Directors’ fees on the Statements of Operations and in Directors’ fees payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid.

 

9. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS  

 

The Company has entered into an arrangement with its transfer agent and custodian, whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of each Fund’s expenses.

 

10. LINE OF CREDIT  

 

For the period ended August 3, 2022, the Funds and certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett (collectively, the “Participating Funds”) entered into a syndicated line of credit facility with various lenders for $1.275 billion (the “Syndicated Facility”) whereas State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) participated as a lender and as agent for the lenders. The Participating Funds were subject to graduated borrowing limits of one-third of fund net assets (if fund net assets are less than $750 million), $250 million, $300 million, $700 million, or $1 billion, based on past borrowings and likelihood of future borrowings, among other factors.

 

Effective August 4, 2022, the Participating Funds entered into a Syndicated Facility with various lenders for $1.625 billion whereas SSB participates as a lender and as agent for the lenders. The Participating Funds were subject to graduated borrowing limits of one-third of fund net assets (if fund net assets are less than $750 million), $250 million, $300 million, $700 million, or $1 billion, based on past borrowings and likelihood of future borrowings, among other factors.

 

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For the period ended August 3, 2022, the Participating Funds were party to an additional line of credit facility with SSB for $330 million (the “Bilateral Facility”), $250 million committed and $80 million uncommitted. Under the Bilateral Facility, the Participating Funds are subject to graduated borrowing limits of one-third of fund net assets (if net assets are less than $750 million), $250 million, $300 million, or $330 million, based on past borrowings and likelihood of future borrowings, among other factors.

 

Effective August 4, 2022, the Participating Funds are party to an additional uncommitted line of credit facility with SSB for $330 million. Under the Bilateral Facility, the Participating Funds are subject to borrowing limits of one-third of fund net assets (if net assets are less than $750 million), or $250 million based on past borrowings and likelihood of future borrowings, among other factors.

 

The Syndicated Facility and the Bilateral Facility are to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as additional sources of liquidity to satisfy redemptions.

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Funds did not utilize the Syndicated Facility or Bilateral Facility.

 

11. INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM  

 

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC exemptive order”) certain registered open-end management investment companies managed by Lord Abbett, including each Fund, participate in a joint lending and borrowing program (the “Interfund Lending Program”). The SEC exemptive order allows the funds that participate in the Interfund Lending Program to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes subject to the limitations and conditions.

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Funds did not participate as a borrower or lender in the Interfund Lending Program.

 

12. CUSTODIAN AND ACCOUNTING AGENT  

 

SSB is the Company’s custodian and accounting agent. SSB performs custodial, accounting and recordkeeping functions relating to portfolio transactions and calculating each Fund’s NAV.

 

13. SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT  

 

The Funds have established a securities lending agreement with Citibank, N.A. for the lending of securities to qualified brokers in exchange for securities or cash collateral equal to at least the market value of securities loaned, plus interest, if applicable. Cash collateral is invested in an approved money market fund. In accordance with the Funds’ securities lending agreement, the market value of securities on loan is determined each day at the close of business and any additional collateral required to cover the value of securities on loan is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may experience a delay in the recovery of their securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Funds or the borrower becomes insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Any income earned from securities lending is included in Securities lending net income on each Fund’s Statement of Operations.

 

The initial collateral received by the Funds is required to have a value equal to at least 100% of the market value of the securities loaned. The collateral must be marked-to-market daily to cover increases in the market value of the securities loaned (or potentially a decline in the value of the collateral). In general, the risk of borrower default will be borne by Citibank, N.A.; the Funds will

 

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bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. The advantage of such loans is that the Funds continue to receive income on loaned securities while receiving a portion of any securities lending fees and earning returns on the cash amounts which may be reinvested for the purchase of investments in securities.

 

As of December 31, 2022, the Funds did not loan any securities.

 

14. INVESTMENT RISKS  

 

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.

 

Certain instruments in which the Funds may invest may rely in some fashion upon LIBOR. On March 5, 2021 the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, announced that most LIBOR settings will no longer be published after the end of 2021 and a majority of U.S. dollar LIBOR setting will no longer be published after June 30, 2023. Abandonment of or modification to LIBOR could have adverse impacts on newly issued financial instruments and existing financial instruments which reference LIBOR and lead to significant short-term and long-term uncertainty and market instability. Foreign securities may pose greater risks than domestic securities, including greater price fluctuations, less government regulation, higher transaction costs and other costs, and delays in settlement to the extent they are traded on non-U.S. exchanges or markets. Foreign securities may also be subject to inadequate exchange control regulations and the imposition of economic sanctions or other government restrictions. These risks generally are greater for emerging markets securities. Foreign investments also may be affected by changes in currency rates or currency controls.

 

The risks associated with derivatives may be different from and greater than the risks associated with directly investing in securities. 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. Losses may also arise from the failure of a derivative counterparty to meet its contractual obligations. If a Fund incorrectly forecasts these and other factors, its performance could suffer. A Fund’s use of derivatives could result in a loss exceeding the amount of the Fund’s investment in these instruments.

 

Each 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 a Fund. Each Fund may invest in convertible securities, which have both equity and fixed income risk characteristics. Generally, convertible securities offer lower interest or dividend yields than nonconvertible securities of similar quality and less potential for gains or capital appreciation in a rising equity securities market than equity securities. They tend to be more volatile than other fixed income securities and the market for convertible securities may be less liquid than markets for stocks or bonds. A significant portion of convertible securities have below investment grade credit ratings and are subject to increased credit and liquidity risks.

 

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Each Fund may invest in credit default swap and interest rate 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. Credit default swaps are subject to the risk that Lord Abbett does not correctly predict the creditworthiness of the issuers of the reference obligation on which the swap is based. Interest rate swaps are subject to the risk that Lord Abbett does not correctly anticipate changes in interest rates.

 

Each Fund may invest in senior loans, which are subject to increased credit and liquidity risks. Senior loans are business loans made to borrowers that may be U.S. or foreign corporations, partnerships, or other business entities. The senior loans in which a Fund invests may consist primarily of senior loans that are rated below investment grade or, if unrated, deemed by Lord Abbett to be equivalent to below investment grade securities. Below investment grade senior loans, as in the case of high yield debt securities, or junk bonds, are usually more credit sensitive than interest rate sensitive, although the value of these instruments may be impacted by broader interest rate swings in the overall fixed income market. In addition, senior loans may be subject to structural subordination. Illiquid securities may lower a Fund’s returns since it may be unable to sell these securities at its desired time or price. To the extent illiquid securities can be sold, a Fund may have to do so at disadvantageous prices in order to meet requests for the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Leverage, including borrowing, may increase volatility in a Fund by magnifying the effect of changes in the value of each 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. Each Fund is subject to the general risks and considerations associated with investing in debt securities and to the changing prospects of individual companies and/or sectors in which a Fund invests, including interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities and an investment in a Fund are likely to decline. In times of economic uncertainty, high-yield debt securities (“lower-rated bonds” 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 a Fund, a risk that is greater with junk bonds. A default, or concerns in the market about an increase in risk of default, may result in losses to a Fund. High-yield securities are subject to greater price fluctuations, as well as additional risks. The market for below investment grade securities may be less liquid, which may make such securities more difficult to sell at an acceptable price, especially during periods of financial distress, increased market volatility, or significant market decline.

 

Each Fund is subject to the risk of investing in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”). Unlike Ginnie Mae securities, securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if not required to do so by law. Consequently, each Fund may be required to look principally to the agency issuing or guaranteeing the obligation. The mortgage-related and asset-backed 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 above current market

 

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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.

 

The cost of a Fund’s potential use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts varies with factors such as the currencies involved, the length of the contract period, and the market conditions prevailing. Foreign currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Each Fund’s use of currency-related transactions involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict currency movements, and each 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 the Funds that are denominated in those currencies. The securities markets of developing or emerging countries tend to be more vulnerable to economic, political and social instability, 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.

 

Bonds issued or guaranteed by foreign governments and governmental entities (commonly referred to as “sovereign debt”) are subject to the risk that such governments or entities are unable or unwilling to make interest payments and/or repay the principal owed. Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund may have limited recourse in such instances.

 

The Funds believe that their 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 each Fund’s foreign currency gains as nonqualifying income. Geopolitical and other events (e.g., wars, terrorism, natural disasters, epidemics or pandemics such as the COVID-19 outbreak which began in late 2019) may disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets, thereby decreasing the value of each Fund’s investments. Market disruptions can also prevent the Funds from implementing its investment strategies and achieving its investment objective.

 

The transmission of COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread have resulted in, among other things, border closings and other significant travel restrictions and disruptions, significant disruptions to business operations, supply chains and customer activity, lower consumer demand for goods and services, event cancellations and restrictions, service cancellations, reductions and other changes, significant challenges in healthcare service preparation and delivery, and prolonged quarantines, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has, and could again, negatively affect the global economy, the economies of individual countries, and the financial performance of individual issuers, sectors, industries, asset classes, and markets in significant and unforeseen ways.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects may last for an extended period of time. Although the long-term economic fallout of COVID-19 is difficult to predict, it has contributed to, and is likely to continue to contribute to, market volatility, inflation, and systemic economic weakness. The foregoing could disrupt the operations of each Fund and its service providers, adversely affect the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments, and negatively impact each Fund’s performance and your investment in each Fund.

 

These factors, and others, can affect each Fund’s performance.

 

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15. SUMMARY OF CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS  

 

Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Bond Fund  Year Ended
December 31, 2022
   Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
Class A Shares   Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount 
Shares sold   984,978   $3,845,017    814,054   $4,114,832 
Converted from Class C*   5,663    22,975    3,826    19,412 
Reinvestment of distributions   107,729    443,547    99,752    506,408 
Shares reacquired   (1,756,876)   (7,263,366)   (743,618)   (3,791,616)
Increase (decrease)   (658,506)  $(2,951,827)   174,014   $849,036 
                     
Class C Shares                    
Shares sold   18,349   $83,655    31,813   $164,354 
Reinvestment of distributions   7,499    30,993    6,503    33,209 
Shares reacquired   (65,577)   (269,078)   (53,732)   (275,657)
Converted to Class A*   (5,630)   (22,975)   (3,803)   (19,412)
Decrease   (45,359)  $(177,405)   (19,219)  $(97,506)
                     
Class F Shares                    
Shares sold   91,611   $366,261    166,209   $857,679 
Reinvestment of distributions   16,642    69,410    23,655    120,194 
Shares reacquired   (393,548)   (1,656,034)   (196,275)   (1,001,267)
Decrease   (285,295)  $(1,220,363)   (6,411)  $(23,394)
                     
Class F3 Shares                    
Shares sold   15,841   $65,669    208,310   $1,064,605 
Reinvestment of distributions   11,813    48,988    9,743    49,269 
Shares reacquired   (140,172)   (589,052)   (46,733)   (237,272)
Increase (decrease)   (112,518)  $(474,395)   171,320   $876,602 
                     
Class I Shares                    
Shares sold   204,829   $871,337    522,783   $2,689,143 
Reinvestment of distributions   1,787,074    7,344,061    1,823,373    9,247,488 
Shares reacquired   (12,130,872)   (48,091,041)   (17,565,954)   (88,415,911)
Decrease   (10,138,969)  $(39,875,643)   (15,219,798)  $(76,479,280)
                     
Class R3 Shares                    
Shares sold   4,824   $20,020    5,970   $30,385 
Reinvestment of distributions   1,561    6,434    1,542    7,814 
Shares reacquired   (14,785)   (63,494)   (3,896)   (19,599)
Increase (decrease)   (8,400)  $(37,040)   3,616   $18,600 
                     
Class R4 Shares                    
Shares sold   5,380   $22,368    2,892   $14,779 
Reinvestment of distributions   629    2,591    517    2,619 
Shares reacquired   (10,166)   (40,187)   (3,839)   (19,265)
Decrease   (4,157)  $(15,228)   (430)  $(1,867)
                     
Class R6 Shares                    
Shares sold   39,182   $161,210    38,382   $197,419 
Reinvestment of distributions   786    3,212    406    2,053 
Shares reacquired   (3,620)   (13,432)   (17,343)   (89,234)
Increase   36,348   $150,990    21,445   $110,238 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund  Year Ended
December 31, 2022
   Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
Class A Shares   Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount 
Shares sold   33,578   $451,344    168,667   $2,617,679 
Converted from Class C*   2,798    36,852    611    9,441 
Reinvestment of distributions   27,493    360,604    24,589    379,136 
Shares reacquired   (206,199)   (2,674,749)   (114,391)   (1,762,844)
Increase (decrease)   (142,330)  $(1,825,949)   79,476   $1,243,412 
                     
Class C Shares                    
Shares sold   18,751   $239,454    14,430   $223,594 
Reinvestment of distributions   4,445    58,071    3,622    55,876 
Shares reacquired   (18,309)   (239,672)   (18,633)   (288,427)
Converted to Class A*   (2,797)   (36,852)   (611)   (9,441)
Increase (decrease)   2,090   $21,001    (1,192)  $(18,398)
                     
Class F Shares                    
Shares sold   1,020,914   $13,899,730    1,607,335   $24,882,901 
Reinvestment of distributions   140,017    1,859,680    145,660    2,246,033 
Shares reacquired   (3,697,362)   (48,023,200)   (887,111)   (13,715,920)
Increase (decrease)   (2,536,431)  $(32,263,790)   865,884   $13,413,014 
                     
Class I Shares                    
Shares sold   1,664,516   $22,839,894    205,147   $3,154,390 
Reinvestment of distributions   62,663    807,799    9,562    147,072 
Shares reacquired   (589,968)   (7,558,670)   (35,305)   (544,332)
Increase   1,137,211   $16,089,023    179,404   $2,757,130 
                     
Class R3 Shares                    
Shares sold   417   $5,624    5,257   $81,321 
Reinvestment of distributions   182    2,427    91    1,391 
Shares reacquired   (5,442)   (66,753)        
Increase (decrease)   (4,843)  $(58,702)   5,348   $82,712 
                     
Class R4 Shares                    
Shares sold   64   $883    141   $2,206 
Reinvestment of distributions   5    69    18    271 
Shares reacquired   (591)   (8,003)   (2)   (34)
Increase (decrease)   (522)  $(7,051)   157   $2,443 
                     
Class R5 Shares                    
Shares sold   1   $    648   $10,003 
Reinvestment of distributions   62    815    281    4,359 
Shares reacquired   (6)   (79)   (16,621)   (256,051)
Increase (decrease)   57   $736    (15,692)  $(241,689)
                     
Class R6 Shares                    
Shares sold   16,136   $213,149    1,610   $24,921 
Reinvestment of distributions   903    11,621    374    5,768 
Shares reacquired   (2,250)   (30,865)   (489)   (7,568)
Increase   14,789   $193,905    1,495   $23,121 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

 

Global Bond Fund  Year Ended
December 31, 2022
   Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
Class A Shares   Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount 
Shares sold   15,601   $129,798    61,934   $636,838 
Converted from Class C*           75    762 
Reinvestment of distributions   2,783    23,360    3,225    32,540 
Shares reacquired   (31,082)   (251,058)   (21,592)   (219,493)
Increase (decrease)   (12,698)  $(97,900)   43,642   $450,647 
                     
Class C Shares                    
Shares sold      $    5,623   $58,515 
Reinvestment of distributions   104    890    222    2,234 
Shares reacquired   (4,057)   (35,454)        
Converted to Class A*           (75)   (762)
Increase (decrease)   (3,953)  $(34,564)   5,770   $59,987 
                     
Class F Shares                    
Shares sold   1,748   $16,210    40,633   $419,246 
Reinvestment of distributions   115    965    591    6,076 
Shares reacquired   (1,596)   (14,629)   (26,527)   (271,751)
Increase   267   $2,546    14,697   $153,571 
                     
Class R3 Shares                    
Shares sold   3,904   $35,382    3,429   $33,745 
Reinvestment of distributions   106    885    1    7 
Shares reacquired   (3,074)   (28,066)        
Increase   936   $8,201    3,430   $33,752 
                     
Class R4 Shares                    
Reinvestment of distributions           43    454 
Shares reacquired           (1,955)   (20,238)
Decrease      $    (1,912)  $(19,784)
                     
Class R6 Shares                    
Shares sold   3,459   $28,437    7,273   $75,387 
Reinvestment of distributions   214    1,797    208    2,102 
Shares reacquired   (382)   (3,138)   (5,940)   (59,880)
Increase   3,291   $27,096    1,541   $17,609 

 

* Automatic conversion of Class C shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day was not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the month on which the purchase order was accepted.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. comprising the Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, and Lord Abbett Global Bond Fund (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2022; the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended for the Funds, except Lord Abbett Global Bond Fund; and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below for Lord Abbett Global Bond Fund; and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the funds listed above constituting Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. as of December 31, 2022, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (or for the period listed in the table below), in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Individual Fund Comprising the
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.
Financial Highlights
Lord Abbett Global Bond Fund For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and the period from July 26, 2018 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2018

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and selling or agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
February 24, 2023

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more Lord Abbett Family of Funds’ investment companies since 1932.

 

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Basic Information About Management

 

The Board is responsible for the management of the business and affairs of the Fund in accordance with the laws of the state of organization. The Board elects officers who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Fund and who execute policies authorized by the Board. The Board also approves an investment adviser to the Fund and continues to monitor the cost and quality of the services the investment adviser provides, and annually considers whether to renew the contract with the investment adviser. Generally, each Board member holds office until his/her successor is elected and qualified or until his/her earlier resignation or removal, as provided in the Fund’s organizational documents.

 

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), a Delaware limited liability company, is the Fund’s investment adviser. Designated Lord Abbett personnel are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

 

Independent Board Members

The following Independent Board Members also are board members of each of the 15 investment companies in the Lord Abbett Family of Funds, which consist of 63 investment portfolios.

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
  Current Position and
Length of Service
with the Fund
  Principal Occupation and Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years
Evelyn E. Guernsey
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1955)
  Board member since 2011;
Vice Chair since 2023
 

Principal Occupation: None.

 

Other Directorships: None.

Julie A. Hill
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1946)
  Board member since 2004  

Principal Occupation: Owner and CEO of The Hill Company, a business consulting firm (since 1998).

 

Other Directorships: Previously served as director of Anthem, Inc., a health benefits company (1994–2021).

Kathleen M. Lutito
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1963)
  Board member since 2017  

Principal Occupation: President and Chief Investment Officer of CenturyLink Investment Management Company (since 2006).

 

Other Directorships: None.

James M. McTaggart
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1947)
  Board member since 2012  

Principal Occupation: Owner of McTaggart LLC (since 2011).

 

Other Directorships: None.

Charles O. Prince
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1950)
  Board member since 2019  

Principal Occupation: None. Formerly Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup, Inc. (Retired 2007).

 

Other Directorships: Previously served as director of Johnson & Johnson (2005–2022). Previously served as director of Xerox Corporation (2007–2018).

 

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Basic Information About Management (continued)

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
  Current Position and
Length of Service
with the Fund
  Principal Occupation and Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years
Karla M. Rabusch
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1959)
  Board member since 2017  

Principal Occupation: President and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (2003–2017); President of Wells Fargo Funds (2003–2016).

 

Other Directorships: None.

Lorin Patrick Taylor Radtke
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1968)
  Board member since 2021  

Principal Occupation: Partner and Co-Founder of M Seven 8 Partners LLC, a venture capital firm (since 2016). Formerly Partner, Goldman Sachs (1992–2016).

 

Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of Assured Guaranty (2021–Present), Virtual Combine (2018–Present), and Mariposa Family Learning Center (2021–Present). Previously served as director of SummerMoon Coffee (2022).

Leah Song Richardson
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1966)
  Board member since 2021  

Principal Occupation: President of Colorado College (since 2021) and was formerly Dean at University of California, Irvine–School of Law (2017–2021) and formerly Professor of Law at University of California, Irvine (2014–2017).

 

Other Directorships: None.

 

Mark A. Schmid
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1959)
  Board member since 2016  

Principal Occupation: Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the University of Chicago (2009–2021).

 

Other Directorships: None.

James L.L. Tullis
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1947)
  Board member since 2006;
Chair since 2017
 

Principal Occupation: Chair of Tullis Health Investors – FL LLC (since 2018); CEO of Tullis-Dickerson and Co. Inc., a venture capital management firm (1990–2016).

 

Other Directorships: Currently serves as Chair of Crane Co. (since 2020, director since 1998), Director of Alphatec Spine (since 2018), and Director of Exagen Inc. (since 2019). Previously served as director of electroCore, Inc. (2018–2020).

 

 

Interested Board Members

Mr. Sieg is affiliated with Lord Abbett and is an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the Act. Mr. Sieg is a board member of each of the 15 investment companies in the Lord Abbett Family of Funds, which consist of 63 investment portfolios. Mr. Sieg is an officer of the Lord Abbett Family of Funds.

 

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Basic Information About Management (continued)

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
  Current Position and
Length of Service
with the Fund
  Principal Occupation and Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years
Douglas B. Sieg
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1969)
  Board member since 2016  

Principal Occupation: Managing Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2018) and was formerly Head of Client Services, joined Lord Abbett in 1994.

 

Other Directorships: None.

 

Officers

None of the officers listed below have received compensation from the Fund. All of the officers of the Fund also may be officers of the other Lord Abbett Funds and maintain offices at 90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Unless otherwise indicated, the position(s) and title(s) listed under the “Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years” column indicate each officer’s position(s) and title(s) with Lord Abbett. Each officer serves for an indefinite term (i.e., until his or her death, resignation, retirement, or removal).

 

Name and
Year of Birth
  Current Position
with the Fund
  Length of Service
of Current
Position
  Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Douglas B. Sieg
(1969)
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Elected as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2018   Managing Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2018) and was formerly Head of Client Services, joined Lord Abbett in 1994.
Jackson C. Chan
(1964)
 

  AML Compliance Officer   Elected in 2018   Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Regulatory Affairs, joined Lord Abbett in 2014.
Michael J. Hebert
(1976)
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   Elected as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in 2021   Head of Global Fund Finance, joined Lord Abbett in 2021 and was formerly Vice President at Eaton Vance Management (EVM) (2014–2021) and Calvert Research & Management (CRM) (2016–2021), and Assistant Treasurer of registered investment companies managed, advised or administered by EVM and CRM during such years.
Jennifer C. Karam
(1970)
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   Elected in 2022   Partner and Senior Deputy General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2012.
Joseph M. McGill
(1962)
  Chief Compliance Officer   Elected in 2014   Partner and Chief Compliance Officer, joined Lord Abbett in 2014.
Parker J. Milender
(1989)
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   Elected in 2023   Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2021 and was formerly an Associate at Milbank LLP (2017–2021).

 

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Basic Information About Management (concluded)

 

Name and
Year of Birth
  Current Position
with the Fund
  Length of Service
of Current
Position
  Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Matthew A. Press
(1987)
  Vice President, and Assistant Secretary   Elected in 2023   Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2022 and was formerly an Associate at Clifford Chance US LLP (2014–2022).
Lawrence B. Stoller
(1963)
  Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer   Elected as Vice President and Secretary in 2007 and Chief Legal Officer in 2019   Partner and General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2007.
Victoria Zozulya
(1983)
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   Elected in 2022   Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2022 and was formerly Senior Director and Counsel at Equitable (2018–2022) and Assistant General Counsel at Neuberger Berman (2014–2018).
Nicholas D. Emguschowa
(1986)
  Data Protection Officer   Elected in 2022   Assistant General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2018 and was formerly Associate at Shearman & Sterling (2014–2018).

 

Please call 888-522-2388 for a copy of the statement of additional information, which contains further information about the Fund’s Board members. It is available free upon request.

 

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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 (or related notice of internet availability of 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 as an attachment to Form N-PORT. 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.

 

 

Tax Information (unaudited)

 

For foreign shareholders, the percentages below reflect the portion of net investment income distributions that represent interest-related dividends for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 
  Fund Name    
  Emerging Markets Bond Fund 7%    
  Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund 14%    
  Global Bond Fund 100%    
         

 

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This report, when not used for the general information of shareholders of the Fund, is to be distributed only if preceded or accompanied by a current fund prospectus.

 

Lord Abbett mutual fund shares are distributed by
LORD ABBETT DISTRIBUTOR LLC.

 

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund

Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

Lord Abbett Global Bond Fund

 

LAGF-2
(02/23)

 
Item 2: Code of Ethics.
(a)In accordance with applicable requirements, the Registrant adopted a Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics on June 19, 2003 that applies to the principal executive officer and senior financial officers of the Registrant (“Code of Ethics”). The Code of Ethics was in effect during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Period”).

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

(c)The Registrant has not amended the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the Period.

 

(d)The Registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the Period.

 

(e)Not applicable.

 

(f)See Item 13(a)(1) concerning the filing of the Code of Ethics.

 

Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Registrant’s board of directors has determined that each of the following independent directors who are members of the audit committee is an audit committee financial expert: Evelyn E. Guernsey, Karla M. Rabusch and Mark A. Schmid. Each of these persons is independent within the meaning of the Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
In response to sections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Item 4, the aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 by the Registrant’s principal accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte”) were as follows:

 

    Fiscal year ended:  
    2022   2021  
Audit Fees {a}   $166,000   $157,500  
Audit-Related Fees       - 0 -       - 0 -  
Total audit and audit-related fees   166,000    157,500  
           
Tax Fees {b}        - 0 -   21,692  
All Other Fees        - 0 -        - 0 -  
           
    Total Fees   $166,000   $179,192  
 
 

 

{a} Consists of fees for audits of the Registrant’s annual financial statements.

 

{b} Fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 consist of fees for preparing the U.S. Income Tax Return for Regulated Investment Companies, New Jersey Corporation Business Tax Return, New Jersey Annual Report Form, U.S. Return of Excise Tax on Undistributed Income of Investment Companies, IRS Forms 1099-MISC and 1096 Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns.

 

(e) (1) Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c) (7) of Regulation S-X, the Registrant’s Audit Committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures. Such policies and procedures generally provide that the Audit Committee must pre-approve:

 

·any audit, audit-related, tax, and other services to be provided to the Lord Abbett Funds, including the Registrant, and
·any audit-related, tax, and other services to be provided to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to one or more Funds comprising the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to operations and financial reporting of a Fund, by the independent auditor to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence.

 

The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chair subject to a fee limit of $10,000 per event, and not to exceed $25,000 annually. The Chair will report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

 

(e) (2) With respect to the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4, no amount was approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to the Registrant are shown above in the response to Item 4 (a), (b), (c) and (d) as “All Other Fees”.

 

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were:

 
  Fiscal year ended:
  2022 2021
All Other Fees {a} $270,000 $220,000

 

 

 

{a} Consist of fees for Independent Services Auditors’ Report on Controls Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness related to Lord Abbett’s Asset Management Services (“SOC-1 Report”).

 

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to entities under the common control of Lord Abbett for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were:

 

  Fiscal year ended:
  2022 2021
All Other Fees $ - 0 - $ - 0-

 

 

 

(h) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X and has determined that the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining Deloitte’s independence.

 

(i) Not Applicable.

 

(j) Not Applicable.

 

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.

 

Item 6: Investments.
The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Reports to Shareholders under Item 1.

 

Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.

 

Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
 
Item 9: Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.

 

Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.

 

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.
(a)The principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer have concluded as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, 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), that the design of such procedures is effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(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 period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12: Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.

 

Item 13: Exhibits.
(a)(1)The Lord Abbett Family of Funds Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics for the Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers is attached hereto as part of EX-99.CODEETH.

 

(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.

 

(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.

 

LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.

 

  By:  /s/ Douglas B. Sieg
   

Douglas B. Sieg

   

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: February 24, 2023

 

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.

 

  By:  /s/ Douglas B. Sieg
    Douglas B. Sieg
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: February 24, 2023

 

  By:  /s/ Michael J. Hebert
    Michael J. Hebert
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: February 24, 2023