LFVAX: Lord Abbett Focused Small Cap Value Fund

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LFVAX Lord Abbett Focused Small Cap Value Fund

Profile

LFVAX - Profile

Vitals

  • YTD Return -43.2%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Return N/A
  • 5 Yr Annualized Return N/A
  • Net Assets $112 M
  • Holdings in Top 10 27.2%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$13.06
$11.17
$26.48

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

  • Expense Ratio 1.58%

SALES FEES

  • Front Load 5.75%
  • Deferred Load N/A

BROKERAGE FEES

  • Turnover 135.00%

TRADING FEES

  • Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

  • Standard (Taxable) $1,500
  • IRA $1,500

Fund Classification

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -43.2%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.16%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 31.5%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Lord Abbett Focused Small Cap Value Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Lord Abbett
  • Inception Date
    May 01, 2000
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Eli Rabinowich

Fund Description

Under normal conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of small companies. It seeks to invest in securities of companies that the portfolio management team believes are undervalued by the market and are selling at reasonable prices in relation to the portfolio management team's assessment of their potential or intrinsic value.

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Categories

LFVAX - Mutual Fund Categories

Developed Market
North America
Active
No Load
U.S.
North America Equity
Small-Cap Value Equity
Small-Cap Equity
Total Dividend Income Equity
Value Equity
U.S. Small-Cap Equity
U.S. Small-Cap Value Equity
U.S. Value Equity
Performance

LFVAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period LFVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -43.2% -54.5% 0.0% 90.75%
1 Yr N/A -54.9% 14.0% 9.41%
3 Yr N/A* -37.0% -2.2% 5.06%
5 Yr N/A* -21.2% 1.4% 2.20%
10 Yr N/A* -12.1% 8.9% 2.93%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period LFVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2019 N/A -1.6% 34.0% N/A
2018 N/A -48.1% 5.1% N/A
2017 N/A -28.5% 26.3% N/A
2016 N/A -0.8% 58.5% N/A
2015 N/A -36.0% 2.5% N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period LFVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -43.2% -54.5% 0.0% 90.75%
1 Yr N/A -54.9% 14.0% 26.97%
3 Yr N/A* -37.0% -2.2% 24.16%
5 Yr N/A* -21.2% 1.4% 9.43%
10 Yr N/A* -12.1% 8.9% 8.29%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period LFVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2019 N/A -1.6% 34.0% N/A
2018 N/A -48.1% 5.1% N/A
2017 N/A -28.5% 26.3% N/A
2016 N/A -0.8% 58.5% N/A
2015 N/A -36.0% 3.0% N/A

NAV & Total Return History

Holdings

LFVAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

LFVAX Category Low Category High LFVAX % Rank
Net Assets 112 M 1.47 M 28.3 B 67.15%
Number of Holdings 59 1 1478 88.08%
Net Assets in Top 10 34.4 M 290 K 1.69 B 59.12%
Weighting of Top 10 27.21% 4.6% 100.0% 18.92%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Masonite International Corp 3.23%
  2. Malibu Boats Inc Class A 3.17%
  3. Opus Bank 2.74%
  4. BankUnited Inc 2.73%
  5. Thor Industries Inc 2.68%
  6. Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc 2.65%
  7. Arcosa Inc 2.58%
  8. Alamo Group Inc 2.49%
  9. Comfort Systems USA Inc 2.49%
  10. LCI Industries Inc 2.47%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High LFVAX % Rank
Stocks 		98.07% 80.59% 100.27% 47.20%
Bonds 		1.93% 0.00% 59.87% 3.16%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 0.93% 82.00%
Other 		0.00% -7.65% 20.06% 82.00%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 4.17% 82.48%
Cash 		0.00% -80.85% 19.38% 96.11%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High LFVAX % Rank
Financial Services 		29.65% 0.00% 42.37% 27.74%
Industrials 		22.23% 0.00% 43.80% 14.60%
Consumer Cyclical 		18.38% 0.00% 55.21% 12.17%
Technology 		6.97% 0.00% 35.54% 80.05%
Basic Materials 		4.96% 0.00% 17.87% 41.61%
Healthcare 		4.49% 0.00% 22.53% 47.93%
Energy 		4.29% 0.00% 93.48% 69.83%
Communication Services 		4.21% 0.00% 11.75% 13.87%
Consumer Defense 		2.75% 0.00% 11.73% 64.48%
Real Estate 		2.07% 0.00% 19.48% 83.70%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 13.68% 96.11%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High LFVAX % Rank
US 		93.14% 80.59% 99.86% 70.32%
Non US 		4.93% 0.00% 19.12% 19.22%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High LFVAX % Rank
Corporate 		100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 2.70%
Derivative 		0.00% 0.00% 8.55% 92.87%
Cash & Equivalents 		0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Securitized 		0.00% 0.00% 23.13% 81.82%
Municipal 		0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 81.82%
Government 		0.00% 0.00% 80.39% 82.06%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High LFVAX % Rank
US 		1.93% 0.00% 39.90% 3.16%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 19.97% 82.48%
Expenses

LFVAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

LFVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.58% 0.06% 14.59% 27.61%
Management Fee 0.80% 0.05% 1.49% 55.37%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 58.80%
Administrative Fee 0.04% 0.01% 0.47% 11.59%

Sales Fees

LFVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.75% 2.50% 5.75% 33.90%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

LFVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.50% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

LFVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 135.00% 7.04% 534.00% 85.93%
Distributions

LFVAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

LFVAX Category Low Category High LFVAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 31.45% 0.00% 31.45% 0.24%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

LFVAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

LFVAX Category Low Category High LFVAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.16% -1.64% 2.73% 86.60%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

LFVAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Dividend Payout History

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Fund Manager Analysis

LFVAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Eli Rabinowich

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 05, 2018

1.4

1.4%

Mr. Rabinowich joined Lord Abbett in 2018 as a portfolio manager. Mr. Rabinowich was formerly a Portfolio Manager, Partner, and Analyst at Pzena Investment Management from 2004-2018. Prior to joining Pzena in 2004, Mr. Rabinowich was an Equity Research Associate with the Semiconductor group at Investec. Prior to Investec, he founded Mabool, a technology company which provided auction services. He began his career as a Senior Consultant in the Life Sciences and Energy Group at Booz Allen Hamilton. He earned a B.S. summa cum laude from the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. At Columbia Mr. Rabinowich was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society.

John Hardy

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 05, 2018

1.4

1.4%

John C. Hardy, Portfolio Manager. Mr. Hardy joined Lord Abbett in 2011 and is responsible for contributing to the management for Lord Abbett’s smid-, small-and micro-cap value equity strategies.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.16 35.19 7.15 1.33

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