Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2019
Investments | Shares | Fair Value (000) | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS 99.55% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense 1.90% | ||||||||
Boeing Co. (The) | 142,700 | $ | 48,686 | |||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 133,600 | 46,168 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 190,400 | 25,438 | ||||||
Total | 120,292 | |||||||
Air Freight & Logistics 0.46% | ||||||||
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 344,300 | 28,828 | ||||||
Airlines 0.49% | ||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 488,800 | 30,970 | ||||||
Auto Components 0.45% | ||||||||
Gentex Corp. | 1,035,400 | 28,391 | ||||||
Automobiles 1.11% | ||||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 7,376,200 | 70,295 | ||||||
Banks 10.72% | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 4,537,200 | 139,201 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 1,364,800 | 97,119 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 1,637,900 | 61,028 | ||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 565,700 | 41,409 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 1,211,100 | 35,958 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,148,342 | 133,208 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 3,556,100 | 65,326 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 759,700 | 43,417 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 1,252,500 | 60,633 | ||||||
Total | 677,299 | |||||||
Beverages 1.13% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 549,600 | 28,925 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 332,000 | 42,433 | ||||||
Total | 71,358 |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2019
Investments | Shares | Fair Value (000) | ||||||
Biotechnology 0.45% | ||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 153,100 | $ | 28,565 | |||||
Building Products 1.08% | ||||||||
Johnson Controls International plc | 1,607,000 | 68,201 | ||||||
Capital Markets 3.77% | ||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 419,100 | 60,983 | ||||||
CME Group, Inc. | 486,100 | 94,507 | ||||||
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 506,700 | 42,497 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 407,200 | 39,906 | ||||||
Total | 237,893 | |||||||
Chemicals 3.49% | ||||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 224,000 | 51,133 | ||||||
Celanese Corp. | 437,200 | 49,041 | ||||||
Dow, Inc.* | 1,480,800 | 71,730 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 648,100 | 48,834 | ||||||
Total | 220,738 | |||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.29% | ||||||||
Republic Services, Inc. | 208,000 | 18,439 | ||||||
Communications Equipment 1.59% | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1,813,000 | 100,440 | ||||||
Consumer Finance 1.13% | ||||||||
Discover Financial Services | 798,900 | 71,693 | ||||||
Containers & Packaging 1.27% | ||||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | 1,980,200 | 29,426 | ||||||
Packaging Corp. of America | 501,800 | 50,667 | ||||||
Total | 80,093 |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2019
Investments | Shares | Fair Value (000) | ||||||
Diversified Consumer Services 0.66% | ||||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 1,497,900 | $ | 41,477 | |||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.18% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 2,900,349 | 98,757 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 1,846,351 | 102,048 | ||||||
Total | 200,805 | |||||||
Electric: Utilities 4.42% | ||||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 831,939 | 72,146 | ||||||
Edison International | 882,300 | 65,767 | ||||||
Evergy, Inc. | 832,057 | 50,331 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 1,424,600 | 62,640 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 138,400 | 28,672 | ||||||
Total | 279,556 | |||||||
Electrical Equipment 0.49% | ||||||||
Hubbell, Inc. | 238,000 | 30,911 | ||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.49% | ||||||||
Corning, Inc. | 1,013,900 | 31,177 | ||||||
Energy Equipment & Services 0.80% | ||||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 1,258,000 | 50,282 | ||||||
Entertainment 0.40% | ||||||||
Viacom, Inc. Class B | 825,400 | 25,051 | ||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 5.34% | ||||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 255,000 | 53,241 | ||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 405,700 | 53,938 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 2,318,300 | 40,315 | ||||||
Liberty Property Trust | 624,200 | 32,646 |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2019
Investments | Shares | Fair Value (000) | ||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued) | ||||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 507,700 | $ | 40,926 | |||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 261,800 | 42,464 | ||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 1,234,100 | 28,668 | ||||||
UDR, Inc. | 984,800 | 45,360 | ||||||
Total | 337,558 | |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing 2.82% | ||||||||
Sysco Corp. | 776,100 | 53,217 | ||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 787,200 | 42,895 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc. | 742,800 | 81,990 | ||||||
Total | 178,102 | |||||||
Food Products 3.61% | ||||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 892,900 | 47,422 | ||||||
Hershey Co. (The) | 420,100 | 63,746 | ||||||
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | 216,300 | 24,051 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | 1,734,200 | 92,762 | ||||||
Total | 227,981 | |||||||
Gas Utilities 0.40% | ||||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 233,200 | 25,428 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.65% | ||||||||
Medtronic plc (Ireland)(a) | 1,022,800 | 104,264 | ||||||
Health Care Providers & Services 0.62% | ||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 697,300 | 38,958 | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.48% | ||||||||
Carnival Corp. | 1,088,500 | 51,410 | ||||||
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | 378,900 | 30,373 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 667,600 | 75,118 | ||||||
Total | 156,901 |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2019
Investments | Shares | Fair Value (000) | ||||||
Household Products 3.05% | ||||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 336,900 | $ | 45,701 | |||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 1,246,900 | 147,184 | ||||||
Total | 192,885 | |||||||
Industrial Conglomerates 0.53% | ||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 194,300 | 33,509 | ||||||
Insurance 5.76% | ||||||||
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 639,000 | 57,785 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. (Switzerland)(a) | 641,000 | 97,970 | ||||||
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 151,500 | 37,366 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 909,200 | 59,407 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 349,100 | 35,367 | ||||||
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 516,700 | 75,759 | ||||||
Total | 363,654 | |||||||
Leisure Products 0.99% | ||||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 516,600 | 62,591 | ||||||
Machinery 3.25% | ||||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 420,600 | 68,979 | ||||||
Dover Corp. | 539,000 | 52,202 | ||||||
Flowserve Corp. | 273,900 | 13,703 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand plc | 571,800 | 70,709 | ||||||
Total | 205,593 | |||||||
Media 2.14% | ||||||||
Comcast Corp. Class A | 2,000,000 | 86,340 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | 2,126,200 | 48,733 | ||||||
Total | 135,073 |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2019
Investments | Shares | Fair Value (000) | ||||||
Metals & Mining 0.72% | ||||||||
Nucor Corp. | 840,400 | $ | 45,701 | |||||
Multi-Line Retail 0.42% | ||||||||
Kohl’s Corp. | 494,600 | 26,639 | ||||||
Multi-Utilities 1.37% | ||||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 484,300 | 27,678 | ||||||
Sempra Energy | 435,300 | 58,952 | ||||||
Total | 86,630 | |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.19% | ||||||||
Chevron Corp. | 1,480,632 | 182,281 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 1,096,900 | 64,805 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 551,400 | 41,002 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 1,951,100 | 40,232 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 1,262,900 | 27,885 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 393,700 | 27,590 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 829,550 | 70,719 | ||||||
Total | 454,514 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals 6.16% | ||||||||
Allergan plc | 198,400 | 31,843 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 558,300 | 24,794 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 563,800 | 73,418 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,705,200 | 141,515 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 3,021,900 | 117,371 | ||||||
Total | 388,941 | |||||||
Road & Rail 1.19% | ||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 416,900 | 75,021 |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2019
Investments | Shares | Fair Value (000) | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.07% | ||||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 310,700 | $ | 90,100 | |||||
Intel Corp. | 2,575,600 | 130,196 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 313,900 | 65,483 | ||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 301,000 | 34,377 | ||||||
Total | 320,156 | |||||||
Software 1.20% | ||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 557,700 | 75,998 | ||||||
Specialty Retail 1.69% | ||||||||
Foot Locker, Inc. | 1,291,500 | 53,029 | ||||||
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 530,900 | 53,833 | ||||||
Total | 106,862 | |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 1.27% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 187,200 | 39,881 | ||||||
Xerox Corp. | 1,255,200 | 40,292 | ||||||
Total | 80,173 | |||||||
Tobacco 0.86% | ||||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 647,100 | 54,104 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks (cost $5,818,275,340) | 6,289,990 | |||||||
Principal Amount (000) | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 0.48% | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreement | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreement dated 7/31/2019, 1.45% due 8/1/2019 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $30,615,000 of U.S. Treasury Note at 2.50% due 1/31/2021; value: $30,873,329; proceeds: $30,269,096 (cost $30,267,877) | $ | 30,268 | 30,268 | |||||
Total Investments in Securities 100.03% (cost $5,848,543,217) | 6,320,258 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets(b) (0.03)% | (2,161 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets 100.00% | $ | 6,318,097 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars. |
(b) | Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets include net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts as follows: |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2019
Open Futures Contracts at July 31, 2019:
Type | Expiration | Contracts | Position | Notional Amount |
Notional Value |
Unrealized Appreciation | |||||||||
E-Mini S&P 500 Index | September 2019 | 175 | Long | $ | 25,821,368 | $ | 26,095,125 | $ | 273,757 |
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value(1):
Investment Type(2) | Level 1 (000) | Level 2 (000) | Level 3 (000) | Total (000) | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 6,289,990 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6,289,990 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investment | ||||||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreement | — | 30,268 | — | 30,268 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,289,990 | $ | 30,268 | $ | — | $ | 6,320,258 | ||||||||
Other Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | $ | 274 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 274 | ||||||||
Liabilities | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 274 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 274 |
(1) | Refer to Note 2(b) 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. |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund was organized in 1934 and was reincorporated under Maryland law on November 26, 1975.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) | Investment Valuation-Under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), the Fund’s investment manager, has formed a Pricing Committee to administer the pricing and valuation of portfolio investments and to ensure that prices utilized reasonably reflect fair value. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund 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. The Fund may utilize an independent fair valuation service in adjusting the valuations of foreign 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 asked 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 asked prices is used. | |
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 related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information to determine the fair value of portfolio investments. The Board or a designated committee thereof regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee and may employ techniques such as reviewing related market activity, reviewing inputs and assumptions, and retrospectively comparing prices of subsequent purchases and sales transactions to fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee. | |
Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates fair value. | |
(b) | Fair Value Measurements-Fair value is defined as the price that the 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: |
Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
· | 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 the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
A summary of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments as of July 31, 2019 and, if applicable, Level 3 rollforwards for the period then ended is included in the 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. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
It is the policy of the 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.
The 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 the Fund’s filed U.S. federal tax returns remains open generally three years after the filing of the tax return. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s, state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.