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Lord Abbett Convertible A (LACFX)On Oct 10: 8.54  Down 0.20 (2.29%)  
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Lord Abbett Convertible A
90 Hudson Street Jersey City NJ 07302
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Convertibles
Fund Family:Lord Abbett
Net Assets:107.45M
Year-to-Date Return:-7.54%
Yield:3.31%
Morningstar Rating:2 stars
Fund Inception Date:30-Jun-03
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
Convertibles
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Maren Lindstrom
Lead Manager since 30-Jun-03
Lindstrom came to the firm in 2000 from UBS where she served as Director Convertible Sales US Convertible Research. Prior experience includes Vice President-Convertible Sales at Deutsche Bank; and Portfolio Manager Vice President at Nicholas Applegate Capital Management.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$1,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$250
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$250
Min Subsequent Investment:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$50
LACFX can be purchased from 70 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks current income and capital appreciation to produce a high total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the assets principally in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities issued by U.S. and foreign companies. It also may invest in synthetic convertible securities and convertible structured notes created by other parties such as investment banks.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (27-Jun-08): 0.07
Last Cap Gain (21-Dec-07): 0.22
Annual Holdings Turnover 91.00%
Average for Category: 86.08%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseLACFXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:1.22% 1.41%
Max 12b1 Fee:0.35% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:4.75% 5.04%
Max Deferred Sales Load:0.00% 2.81%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $844$643
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $1,113$954
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $1,882$1,828
* Per $10,000 invested


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