Lord Abbett Convertible B 90 Hudson Street Jersey City NJ 07302 Map
Phone: 888-522-2388
| Category: | Convertibles | | Fund Family: | Lord Abbett | | Net Assets: | 10.21M | | Year-to-Date Return: | 29.34% | | Yield: | 4.15% | | Morningstar Rating: |  | | Fund Inception Date: | 30-Jun-03 |
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Christopher J. Towle
Lead Manager since
30-Jun-03 | | | Mr. Towle joined Lord Abbett in 1987. He came to the firm from the American International Group where he held the position of Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager. Prior to that he worked as an Investment Officer and Analyst for Savings Bank Trust Company and a Senior Securities Trader for the Union Trust Company. Mr. Towle received his BA in economics from Rutgers University. He is a holder of a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been in the investment business since 1980. |
| 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 |
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| 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. |
| Last Dividend
(30-Sep-09):
| 0.08 | | Last Cap Gain
(21-Dec-07):
| 0.22 | | Annual Holdings Turnover
| YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION | | Average for Category:
| 83.46% |
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| Expense | LBCFX | Category Avg | | Total Expense Ratio: | %
| 1.42% | | Max 12b1 Fee: | %
| N/A | | Max Front End Sales Load: | %
| 5.09% | | Max Deferred Sales Load: | 5.00%
| 2.90% | | 3 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION | $673 | | 5 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION | $1,017 | | 10 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION | $1,974 |
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