SUMMARY PROSPECTUS
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund
MARCH 1, 2024
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CLASS A | LAFFX | CLASS I | LAFYX | CLASS R4 | LAFSX |
CLASS C | LAFCX | CLASS P | LAFPX | CLASS R5 | LAFTX |
CLASS F | LAAFX | CLASS R2 | LAFQX | CLASS R6 | LAFVX |
CLASS F3 | LTFOX | CLASS R3 | LAFRX | ||
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus, statement of additional information and other information about the Fund at www.lordabbett.com/documentsandliterature. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 888-522-2388 (Option #2) or by sending an email request to literature@lordabbett.com. The current prospectus and statement of additional information dated March 1, 2024 as may be supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital and income without excessive fluctuations in market value.
FEES AND EXPENSES
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and certain members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Lord Abbett Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 36 of the prospectus, Appendix A to the prospectus, titled “Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers,” and “Purchases, Redemptions, Pricing, and Payments to Dealers” on page 9-1 of Part II of the statement of additional information (“SAI”).
Shareholder Fees(1) | (Fees paid directly from your investment) |
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Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases | 5.75% | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) | None(2) | 1.00%(3) | None |
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
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Class | A | C | F | F3 | I | P |
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Management Fees | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.25% | 1.00% | 0.10% | None | None | 0.45% |
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Other Expenses | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.70% | 1.45% | 0.55% | 0.39% | 0.45% | 0.90% |
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (continued) |
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(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
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Class | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 |
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Management Fees | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.60% | 0.50% | 0.25% | None | None |
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Other Expenses | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.07% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 1.05% | 0.95% | 0.70% | 0.45% | 0.39% |
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(1) | A shareholder transacting in share classes without a front-end sales charge may be required to pay a commission to its financial intermediary. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information about whether such a commission may apply to your transaction. |
(2) | A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may be assessed on certain Class A shares purchased or acquired without a sales charge if they are redeemed before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the purchase falls. |
(3) | A CDSC of 1.00% may be assessed on Class C shares if they are redeemed before the first anniversary of their purchase. |
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. The expense example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class | If Shares Are Redeemed | If Shares Are Not Redeemed |
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| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years |
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Class A Shares | $ | 642 | $ | 786 | $ | 942 | $ | 1,395 | $ | 642 | $ | 786 | $ | 942 | $ | 1,395 |
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Class C Shares | $ | 248 | $ | 459 | $ | 792 | $ | 1,531 | $ | 148 | $ | 459 | $ | 792 | $ | 1,531 |
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Class F Shares | $ | 56 | $ | 176 | $ | 307 | $ | 689 | $ | 56 | $ | 176 | $ | 307 | $ | 689 |
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Class F3 Shares | $ | 40 | $ | 125 | $ | 219 | $ | 493 | $ | 40 | $ | 125 | $ | 219 | $ | 493 |
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Class I Shares | $ | 46 | $ | 144 | $ | 252 | $ | 567 | $ | 46 | $ | 144 | $ | 252 | $ | 567 |
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Class P Shares | $ | 92 | $ | 287 | $ | 498 | $ | 1,108 | $ | 92 | $ | 287 | $ | 498 | $ | 1,108 |
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Class R2 Shares | $ | 107 | $ | 334 | $ | 579 | $ | 1,283 | $ | 107 | $ | 334 | $ | 579 | $ | 1,283 |
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Class R3 Shares | $ | 97 | $ | 303 | $ | 525 | $ | 1,166 | $ | 97 | $ | 303 | $ | 525 | $ | 1,166 |
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Class R4 Shares | $ | 72 | $ | 224 | $ | 390 | $ | 871 | $ | 72 | $ | 224 | $ | 390 | $ | 871 |
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Class R5 Shares | $ | 46 | $ | 144 | $ | 252 | $ | 567 | $ | 46 | $ | 144 | $ | 252 | $ | 567 |
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Class R6 Shares | $ | 40 | $ | 125 | $ | 219 | $ | 493 | $ | 40 | $ | 125 | $ | 219 | $ | 493 |
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Portfolio Turnover. The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
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shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of large companies. A large company is defined as a company having a market capitalization at the time of purchase that falls within the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 1000® Index. In selecting investments, the portfolio management team focuses on U.S. companies that pay dividends and seeks to identify companies that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.
Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common stocks, preferred stocks, equity interests in trusts (including real estate investment trusts and privately offered trusts), partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies and vehicles with similar legal structures, other instruments convertible or exercisable into the foregoing, and other investments with similar economic characteristics.
The Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), and other similar depositary receipts. In addition to ADRs, the Fund generally defines foreign companies as those whose securities are traded primarily on non-U.S. securities exchanges.
The investment team may consider environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) factors in investment decisions. The Fund may sell a security when the Fund believes the security is less likely to benefit from the current market and economic environment, or shows signs of deteriorating fundamentals, among other reasons. The Fund may deviate from the investment strategy described above for temporary defensive purposes. The Fund may miss certain investment opportunities if defensive strategies are used and thus may not achieve its investment objective.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any investment in a mutual fund, investing in the Fund involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you may lose a portion or all of the money you invested in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its performance, include:
· Investment Strategy Risk: If the Fund’s fundamental research and quantitative analysis fail to produce the intended result, the Fund may suffer losses or underperform its benchmark index or other funds with the same investment objective or strategies, even in a favorable market. In addition, the Fund’s strategy of focusing on dividend-paying companies means the Fund will be
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more exposed to risks associated with that particular market segment than a fund that invests more widely.
· Market Risk: The market values of securities will fluctuate, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, based on overall economic conditions, governmental actions or intervention, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, and other factors. Prices of equity securities tend to rise and fall more dramatically than those of debt securities.
· Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities, as well as equity-like securities such as convertible debt securities, may experience significant volatility. Such securities may fall sharply in response to adverse events affecting overall markets, a particular industry or sector, or an individual company’s financial condition.
· Industry and Sector Risk: Although the Fund does not employ an industry or sector focus, its exposure to specific industries or sectors will increase from time to time based on the portfolio management team’s perception of investment opportunities. If the Fund is overweight in a single industry or sector relative to its benchmark index, the Fund will face an increased risk that the value of its portfolio will decrease because of events disproportionately affecting that industry or sector. Furthermore, investments in particular industries or sectors may be more volatile than the broader market as a whole.
· Dividend Risk: Securities of dividend-paying companies that meet the Fund’s investment criteria may not be widely available, limiting the Fund’s ability to produce current income and increasing the volatility of the Fund’s returns. At times, the performance of dividend-paying companies may lag the performance of other companies or the broader market as a whole. In addition, the dividend payments of the Fund’s portfolio companies may vary over time, and there is no guarantee that a company will pay a dividend at all.
· Large Company Risk: Larger, more established companies may be less able to respond quickly to certain market developments. In addition, larger companies may have slower rates of growth as compared to successful, but less well-established, smaller companies.
· Mid-Sized Company Risk: Investments in mid-sized companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies. Securities of mid-sized companies tend to be more sensitive to changing economic, market, and industry conditions and tend to be more volatile and less liquid than equity securities of larger companies, especially over the short term. The securities of mid-sized companies tend to trade less frequently than those of larger, more established companies, which can adversely affect the pricing of these securities and the ability to sell these securities in the future.
· Foreign and Emerging Market Company Risk: Investments in foreign companies and in U.S. companies with economic ties to foreign markets
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generally involve special risks. These companies may be more vulnerable to economic, political, and social instability and subject to less government supervision, lack of transparency, inadequate regulatory and accounting standards, and foreign taxes. Foreign company securities also include ADRs, which may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Foreign securities also may subject the Fund’s investments to changes in currency exchange rates. Emerging market securities generally are more volatile than other foreign securities, and are subject to greater liquidity, regulatory, and political risks. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative and generally are riskier than investments in more developed markets. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations. Securities of emerging market companies may have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than securities of issuers in developed markets. Companies with economic ties to emerging markets may be susceptible to the same risks as companies organized in emerging markets.
· Foreign Currency Risk: Investments in securities that are denominated or receiving revenues in foreign currencies 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 in value relative to the currency being hedged. Foreign currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time.
· Real Estate Risk: An investment in a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) generally is subject to the risks that impact the value of the underlying properties or mortgages of the REIT. These risks include loss to casualty or condemnation, and changes in supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses. Other factors that may adversely affect REITs include poor performance by management of the REIT, changes to the tax laws, or failure by the REIT to qualify for favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and changes in local, regional, or general economic conditions.
· Liquidity/Redemption Risk: The Fund may lose money when selling securities at inopportune times to fulfill shareholder redemption requests. The risk of loss may increase depending on the size and frequency of redemption requests, whether the redemption requests occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices, and whether the securities the Fund intends to sell have decreased in value or are illiquid. The Fund may be less able to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. It may be more difficult for the Fund to value its investments in illiquid securities than more liquid securities.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
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agency. For more information on the principal risks of the Fund, please see the “More Information About the Fund – Principal Risks” section in the prospectus.
PERFORMANCE
The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns. Each assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares from calendar year to calendar year. This chart does not reflect the sales charge applicable to Class A shares. If the sales charge were reflected, returns would be lower. Performance for the Fund’s other share classes will vary due to the different expenses each class bears. Updated performance information is available at www.lordabbett.com or by calling 888-522-2388.
Bar Chart (per calendar year) - Class A Shares
Best Quarter 2nd Q 2020 +15.58% Worst Quarter 1st Q 2020 -27.92% |
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The table below shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare to the returns of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund as well as to a broad-based securities market index.1 The Fund’s average annual total returns include applicable sales charges.
The after-tax returns of Class A shares included in the table below are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. In some cases, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit resulting from realized losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the period that is used to offset other gains. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns for other share classes are not shown in the table and will vary from those shown for Class A shares.
1The Fund has adopted the S&P 500® Index as its broad-based securities market index.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Class | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Life of Class | Inception
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Class A Shares |
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| Before Taxes | 4.12% | 8.03% | 7.13% | - |
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| After Taxes on Distributions | 3.67% | 7.02% | 5.34% | - |
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| After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 2.71% | 6.22% | 5.22% | - |
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Class C Shares(1) | 8.71% | 8.52% | 6.97% | - |
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Class F Shares | 10.68% | 9.49% | 7.94% | - |
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Class F3 Shares | 10.86% | 9.68% | - | 7.69% | 4/4/2017 |
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Class I Shares | 10.84% | 9.61% | 8.04% | - |
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Class P Shares | 10.28% | 9.11% | 7.65% | - |
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Class R2 Shares | 10.13% | 8.95% | 7.40% | - |
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Class R3 Shares | 10.27% | 9.06% | 7.52% | - |
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Class R4 Shares | 10.57% | 9.33% | - | 7.86% | 6/30/2015 |
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Class R5 Shares | 10.83% | 9.59% | - | 8.13% | 6/30/2015 |
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Class R6 Shares | 10.86% | 9.68% | - | 8.21% | 6/30/2015 |
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Index |
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Russell 1000® Value Index | 11.46% | 10.91% | 8.40% | 8.41% | 6/30/2015 |
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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) | 8.14% | 4/4/2017 |
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S&P 500® Index | 26.29% | 15.69% | 12.03% | 12.42% | 6/30/2015 |
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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) | 12.99% | 4/4/2017 |
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Lipper Average |
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Lipper Equity Income Funds Average | 11.33% | 10.94% | 8.26% | 8.59% | 6/30/2015 |
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(reflects no deduction for sales charges or taxes) | 8.51% | 4/4/2017 |
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(1) | Class C shares convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C share performance does not reflect the impact of such conversion to Class A shares. |
MANAGEMENT
Investment Adviser. The Fund’s investment adviser is Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”).
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Portfolio Managers.
Portfolio Managers/Title | Member of |
Darnell C. Azeez, Partner and Portfolio Manager | 2019 |
Ryan C. Howard, Portfolio Manager | 2021 |
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
The minimum initial and additional amounts shown below vary depending on the class of shares you buy and the type of account. Certain financial intermediaries may impose different restrictions than those described below. For Class I shares, the minimum investment shown below applies to certain types of institutional investors, but does not apply to registered investment advisers or retirement and benefit plans otherwise eligible to invest in Class I shares. Class P shares are closed to substantially all new investors. See “Choosing a Share Class – Investment Minimums” in the prospectus for more information.
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Class | A(1) and C | F, F3, P, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 | I |
General and IRAs without Invest-A-Matic Investments | Initial: $1,000 | N/A | Initial:
$1 million |
Invest-A-Matic Accounts(2) | Initial:
$250 | N/A | N/A |
IRAs, SIMPLE and SEP Accounts with Payroll Deductions | No minimum | N/A | N/A |
Fee-Based Advisory Programs and Retirement and Benefit Plans | No minimum | No minimum | No minimum |
(1) There is no investment minimum for Class A shares purchased by investors maintaining an account with a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with Lord Abbett Distributor LLC ("Lord Abbett Distributor") to offer Class A shares through a load-waived network or platform, which may or may not charge transaction fees. (2) There is no minimum initial investment for Invest-A-Matic accounts held directly with the Fund, including IRAs. | |||
You may sell (redeem) shares through your securities broker, financial professional or financial intermediary on any business day the Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”). If you have direct account access privileges, you may redeem your shares by contacting the Fund in writing at Lord Abbett Funds Service Center, P.O. Box 534489, Pittsburgh, PA 15253-4489 (regular mail) or Attention: 534489, 500 Ross Street 154-0520, Pittsburgh, PA 15262 (overnight mail), by calling 888-522-2388 or by accessing your account online at www.lordabbett.com.
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TAX INFORMATION
The Fund’s distributions, if any, generally are taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains or a combination of the two, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. Any withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and the Fund’s distributor or its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your individual financial professional to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your individual financial professional or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment Company Act File Number: 811-00005 |
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