Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund Inc.
10/03/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/03/2025 09:01
Annual Report by Investment Company (Form N-CSR)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-02871
LORD ABBETT DEVELOPING GROWTH FUND, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-4804
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Randolph A. Stuzin, Esq.
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-4804
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (888) 522-2388
Date of fiscal year end: 7/31
Date of reporting period: 7/31/2025
| Item 1: | Report(s) to Shareholders. |
Class A
LAGWX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class A
|
$98
|
0.94%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 8.39%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class A with load
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
7/31/2015
|
$9,426
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
8/31/2015
|
$8,435
|
$9,397
|
$9,242
|
|
9/30/2015
|
$7,930
|
$9,164
|
$8,658
|
|
10/31/2015
|
$7,999
|
$9,937
|
$9,150
|
|
11/30/2015
|
$8,190
|
$9,967
|
$9,485
|
|
12/31/2015
|
$7,797
|
$9,810
|
$9,032
|
|
1/31/2016
|
$6,791
|
$9,323
|
$8,054
|
|
2/29/2016
|
$6,609
|
$9,310
|
$7,997
|
|
3/31/2016
|
$6,994
|
$9,942
|
$8,610
|
|
4/30/2016
|
$6,948
|
$9,980
|
$8,695
|
|
5/31/2016
|
$7,142
|
$10,160
|
$8,930
|
|
6/30/2016
|
$7,150
|
$10,186
|
$8,889
|
|
7/31/2016
|
$7,717
|
$10,561
|
$9,470
|
|
8/31/2016
|
$7,793
|
$10,576
|
$9,570
|
|
9/30/2016
|
$7,928
|
$10,578
|
$9,708
|
|
10/31/2016
|
$7,366
|
$10,385
|
$9,105
|
|
11/30/2016
|
$7,738
|
$10,770
|
$9,919
|
|
12/31/2016
|
$7,586
|
$10,983
|
$10,055
|
|
1/31/2017
|
$7,894
|
$11,191
|
$10,218
|
|
2/28/2017
|
$8,186
|
$11,635
|
$10,469
|
|
3/31/2017
|
$8,220
|
$11,649
|
$10,593
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$8,283
|
$11,769
|
$10,788
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$8,329
|
$11,934
|
$10,690
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$8,553
|
$12,009
|
$11,057
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$8,710
|
$12,256
|
$11,152
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$8,739
|
$12,293
|
$11,139
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$9,158
|
$12,547
|
$11,745
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$9,437
|
$12,840
|
$11,927
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$9,673
|
$13,233
|
$12,269
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$9,855
|
$13,380
|
$12,284
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$10,235
|
$14,147
|
$12,762
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$10,333
|
$13,625
|
$12,399
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$10,561
|
$13,279
|
$12,566
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$10,793
|
$13,330
|
$12,578
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$11,905
|
$13,651
|
$13,370
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$12,141
|
$13,735
|
$13,475
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$12,082
|
$14,246
|
$13,707
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$13,654
|
$14,710
|
$14,560
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$13,620
|
$14,794
|
$14,219
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$11,710
|
$13,783
|
$12,420
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$11,581
|
$14,064
|
$12,614
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$10,357
|
$12,794
|
$11,140
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$11,991
|
$13,819
|
$12,427
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$13,294
|
$14,263
|
$13,229
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$13,154
|
$14,540
|
$13,050
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$13,474
|
$15,129
|
$13,448
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$13,120
|
$14,167
|
$12,450
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$14,350
|
$15,166
|
$13,409
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$14,771
|
$15,384
|
$13,540
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$13,991
|
$15,140
|
$12,956
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$12,721
|
$15,423
|
$12,849
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$12,997
|
$15,757
|
$13,215
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$13,467
|
$16,329
|
$13,993
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$13,662
|
$16,822
|
$14,313
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$13,961
|
$16,816
|
$14,156
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$13,418
|
$15,431
|
$13,134
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$11,351
|
$13,525
|
$10,626
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$13,230
|
$15,259
|
$12,208
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$15,005
|
$15,986
|
$13,362
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$15,958
|
$16,304
|
$13,875
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$17,023
|
$17,223
|
$14,352
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$18,004
|
$18,461
|
$15,194
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$18,499
|
$17,760
|
$14,868
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$18,944
|
$17,287
|
$14,981
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$21,416
|
$19,180
|
$17,623
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$23,576
|
$19,917
|
$19,270
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$24,579
|
$19,716
|
$20,200
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$25,505
|
$20,260
|
$20,867
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$23,962
|
$21,147
|
$20,210
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$25,042
|
$22,276
|
$20,651
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$23,515
|
$22,431
|
$20,061
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$24,649
|
$22,955
|
$21,002
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$24,186
|
$23,500
|
$20,237
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$24,826
|
$24,215
|
$20,605
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$23,746
|
$23,089
|
$19,815
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$25,081
|
$24,706
|
$20,742
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$23,028
|
$24,535
|
$19,729
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$22,950
|
$25,635
|
$19,817
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$18,649
|
$24,308
|
$17,161
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$18,658
|
$23,580
|
$17,236
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$18,528
|
$24,456
|
$17,314
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$16,044
|
$22,323
|
$15,190
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$15,594
|
$22,364
|
$14,903
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$14,608
|
$20,518
|
$13,981
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$16,010
|
$22,410
|
$15,546
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$15,967
|
$21,496
|
$15,400
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$14,694
|
$19,516
|
$14,014
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$15,603
|
$21,096
|
$15,345
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$15,646
|
$22,275
|
$15,595
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$14,669
|
$20,992
|
$14,594
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$15,897
|
$22,311
|
$16,045
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$15,750
|
$21,767
|
$15,871
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$15,889
|
$22,566
|
$15,480
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$15,499
|
$22,918
|
$15,300
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$15,750
|
$23,018
|
$15,303
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$16,408
|
$24,538
|
$16,571
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$16,616
|
$25,327
|
$17,346
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$15,473
|
$24,923
|
$16,443
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$14,279
|
$23,735
|
$15,359
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$13,059
|
$23,236
|
$14,174
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$14,426
|
$25,358
|
$15,465
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$15,915
|
$26,510
|
$17,316
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$15,993
|
$26,956
|
$16,761
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$17,481
|
$28,395
|
$18,123
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$17,922
|
$29,309
|
$18,629
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$16,832
|
$28,111
|
$17,195
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$17,559
|
$29,505
|
$18,116
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$18,087
|
$30,564
|
$18,086
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$18,095
|
$30,936
|
$19,566
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$18,779
|
$31,687
|
$19,349
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$19,229
|
$32,363
|
$19,607
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$19,047
|
$32,070
|
$19,346
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$20,826
|
$33,952
|
$21,719
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$19,398
|
$33,143
|
$19,941
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$19,762
|
$34,066
|
$20,571
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$17,684
|
$33,621
|
$19,179
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$15,970
|
$31,727
|
$17,724
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$16,585
|
$31,512
|
$17,611
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$17,667
|
$33,495
|
$18,741
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$19,190
|
$35,199
|
$19,845
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$19,615
|
$35,989
|
$20,183
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|
Class A at NAV
|
8.39%
|
2.87%
|
7.60%
|
|
Class A with sales charge
|
2.14%
|
1.66%
|
6.97%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
7.27%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
13.66%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class A
LAGWX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-14-A
09/25
Class C
LADCX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class C
|
$175
|
1.69%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 7.69%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class C shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class C with load
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
7/31/2015
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
8/31/2015
|
$8,941
|
$9,397
|
$9,242
|
|
9/30/2015
|
$8,399
|
$9,164
|
$8,658
|
|
10/31/2015
|
$8,466
|
$9,937
|
$9,150
|
|
11/30/2015
|
$8,661
|
$9,967
|
$9,485
|
|
12/31/2015
|
$8,244
|
$9,810
|
$9,032
|
|
1/31/2016
|
$7,175
|
$9,323
|
$8,054
|
|
2/29/2016
|
$6,975
|
$9,310
|
$7,997
|
|
3/31/2016
|
$7,380
|
$9,942
|
$8,610
|
|
4/30/2016
|
$7,328
|
$9,980
|
$8,695
|
|
5/31/2016
|
$7,527
|
$10,160
|
$8,930
|
|
6/30/2016
|
$7,527
|
$10,186
|
$8,889
|
|
7/31/2016
|
$8,121
|
$10,561
|
$9,470
|
|
8/31/2016
|
$8,197
|
$10,576
|
$9,570
|
|
9/30/2016
|
$8,332
|
$10,578
|
$9,708
|
|
10/31/2016
|
$7,739
|
$10,385
|
$9,105
|
|
11/30/2016
|
$8,127
|
$10,770
|
$9,919
|
|
12/31/2016
|
$7,962
|
$10,983
|
$10,055
|
|
1/31/2017
|
$8,279
|
$11,191
|
$10,218
|
|
2/28/2017
|
$8,579
|
$11,635
|
$10,469
|
|
3/31/2017
|
$8,609
|
$11,649
|
$10,593
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$8,667
|
$11,769
|
$10,788
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$8,714
|
$11,934
|
$10,690
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$8,943
|
$12,009
|
$11,057
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$9,102
|
$12,256
|
$11,152
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$9,126
|
$12,293
|
$11,139
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$9,555
|
$12,547
|
$11,745
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$9,837
|
$12,840
|
$11,927
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$10,083
|
$13,233
|
$12,269
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$10,266
|
$13,380
|
$12,284
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$10,653
|
$14,147
|
$12,762
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$10,747
|
$13,625
|
$12,399
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$10,977
|
$13,279
|
$12,566
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$11,218
|
$13,330
|
$12,578
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$12,358
|
$13,651
|
$13,370
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$12,587
|
$13,735
|
$13,475
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$12,516
|
$14,246
|
$13,707
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$14,132
|
$14,710
|
$14,560
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$14,091
|
$14,794
|
$14,219
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$12,111
|
$13,783
|
$12,420
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$11,967
|
$14,064
|
$12,614
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$10,698
|
$12,794
|
$11,140
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$12,381
|
$13,819
|
$12,427
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$13,711
|
$14,263
|
$13,229
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$13,562
|
$14,540
|
$13,050
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$13,879
|
$15,129
|
$13,448
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$13,500
|
$14,167
|
$12,450
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$14,760
|
$15,166
|
$13,409
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$15,192
|
$15,384
|
$13,540
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$14,372
|
$15,140
|
$12,956
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$13,059
|
$15,423
|
$12,849
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$13,332
|
$15,757
|
$13,215
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$13,814
|
$16,329
|
$13,993
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$14,002
|
$16,822
|
$14,313
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$14,302
|
$16,816
|
$14,156
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$13,727
|
$15,431
|
$13,134
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$11,614
|
$13,525
|
$10,626
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$13,527
|
$15,259
|
$12,208
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$15,327
|
$15,986
|
$13,362
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$16,290
|
$16,304
|
$13,875
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$17,365
|
$17,223
|
$14,352
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$18,365
|
$18,461
|
$15,194
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$18,852
|
$17,760
|
$14,868
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$19,290
|
$17,287
|
$14,981
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$21,807
|
$19,180
|
$17,623
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$23,983
|
$19,917
|
$19,270
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$24,995
|
$19,716
|
$20,200
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$25,917
|
$20,260
|
$20,867
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$24,330
|
$21,147
|
$20,210
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$25,418
|
$22,276
|
$20,651
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$23,847
|
$22,431
|
$20,061
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$24,980
|
$22,955
|
$21,002
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$24,497
|
$23,500
|
$20,237
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$25,131
|
$24,215
|
$20,605
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$24,013
|
$23,089
|
$19,815
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$25,358
|
$24,706
|
$20,742
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$23,272
|
$24,535
|
$19,729
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$23,176
|
$25,635
|
$19,817
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$18,812
|
$24,308
|
$17,161
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$18,812
|
$23,580
|
$17,236
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$18,678
|
$24,456
|
$17,314
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$16,152
|
$22,323
|
$15,190
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$15,693
|
$22,364
|
$14,903
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$14,698
|
$20,518
|
$13,981
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$16,095
|
$22,410
|
$15,546
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$16,037
|
$21,496
|
$15,400
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$14,755
|
$19,516
|
$14,014
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$15,655
|
$21,096
|
$15,345
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$15,693
|
$22,275
|
$15,595
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$14,698
|
$20,992
|
$14,594
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$15,923
|
$22,311
|
$16,045
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$15,770
|
$21,767
|
$15,871
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$15,884
|
$22,566
|
$15,480
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$15,502
|
$22,918
|
$15,300
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$15,731
|
$23,018
|
$15,303
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$16,382
|
$24,538
|
$16,571
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$16,573
|
$25,327
|
$17,346
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$15,425
|
$24,923
|
$16,443
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$14,219
|
$23,735
|
$15,359
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$12,995
|
$23,236
|
$14,174
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$14,353
|
$25,358
|
$15,465
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$15,827
|
$26,510
|
$17,316
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$15,904
|
$26,956
|
$16,761
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$17,377
|
$28,395
|
$18,123
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$17,798
|
$29,309
|
$18,629
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$16,707
|
$28,111
|
$17,195
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$17,415
|
$29,505
|
$18,116
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$17,932
|
$30,564
|
$18,086
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$17,913
|
$30,936
|
$19,566
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$18,583
|
$31,687
|
$19,349
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$19,023
|
$32,363
|
$19,607
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$18,832
|
$32,070
|
$19,346
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$20,573
|
$33,952
|
$21,719
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$19,157
|
$33,143
|
$19,941
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$19,501
|
$34,066
|
$20,571
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$17,435
|
$33,621
|
$19,179
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$15,731
|
$31,727
|
$17,724
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$16,325
|
$31,512
|
$17,611
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$17,377
|
$33,495
|
$18,741
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$18,870
|
$35,199
|
$19,845
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$19,291
|
$35,989
|
$20,183
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|
Class C at NAV
|
7.69%
|
2.13%
|
6.79%
|
|
Class C with sales charge
|
6.69%
|
2.13%
|
6.79%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
7.27%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
13.66%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class C
LADCX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-662-C
09/25
Class F
LADFX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class F
|
$82
|
0.79%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 8.60%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class F shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class F
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
7/31/2015
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
8/31/2015
|
$8,947
|
$9,397
|
$9,242
|
|
9/30/2015
|
$8,414
|
$9,164
|
$8,658
|
|
10/31/2015
|
$8,486
|
$9,937
|
$9,150
|
|
11/30/2015
|
$8,690
|
$9,967
|
$9,485
|
|
12/31/2015
|
$8,277
|
$9,810
|
$9,032
|
|
1/31/2016
|
$7,208
|
$9,323
|
$8,054
|
|
2/29/2016
|
$7,013
|
$9,310
|
$7,997
|
|
3/31/2016
|
$7,426
|
$9,942
|
$8,610
|
|
4/30/2016
|
$7,378
|
$9,980
|
$8,695
|
|
5/31/2016
|
$7,586
|
$10,160
|
$8,930
|
|
6/30/2016
|
$7,591
|
$10,186
|
$8,889
|
|
7/31/2016
|
$8,195
|
$10,561
|
$9,470
|
|
8/31/2016
|
$8,282
|
$10,576
|
$9,570
|
|
9/30/2016
|
$8,421
|
$10,578
|
$9,708
|
|
10/31/2016
|
$7,825
|
$10,385
|
$9,105
|
|
11/30/2016
|
$8,225
|
$10,770
|
$9,919
|
|
12/31/2016
|
$8,064
|
$10,983
|
$10,055
|
|
1/31/2017
|
$8,390
|
$11,191
|
$10,218
|
|
2/28/2017
|
$8,703
|
$11,635
|
$10,469
|
|
3/31/2017
|
$8,738
|
$11,649
|
$10,593
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$8,807
|
$11,769
|
$10,788
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$8,855
|
$11,934
|
$10,690
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$9,099
|
$12,009
|
$11,057
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$9,264
|
$12,256
|
$11,152
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$9,298
|
$12,293
|
$11,139
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$9,746
|
$12,547
|
$11,745
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$10,041
|
$12,840
|
$11,927
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$10,293
|
$13,233
|
$12,269
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$10,493
|
$13,380
|
$12,284
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$10,897
|
$14,147
|
$12,762
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$11,002
|
$13,625
|
$12,399
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$11,245
|
$13,279
|
$12,566
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$11,497
|
$13,330
|
$12,578
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$12,679
|
$13,651
|
$13,370
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$12,935
|
$13,735
|
$13,475
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$12,874
|
$14,246
|
$13,707
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$14,547
|
$14,710
|
$14,560
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$14,513
|
$14,794
|
$14,219
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$12,483
|
$13,783
|
$12,420
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$12,348
|
$14,064
|
$12,614
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$11,041
|
$12,794
|
$11,140
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$12,787
|
$13,819
|
$12,427
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$14,180
|
$14,263
|
$13,229
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$14,026
|
$14,540
|
$13,050
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$14,374
|
$15,129
|
$13,448
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$13,992
|
$14,167
|
$12,450
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$15,311
|
$15,166
|
$13,409
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$15,762
|
$15,384
|
$13,540
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$14,928
|
$15,140
|
$12,956
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$13,575
|
$15,423
|
$12,849
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$13,872
|
$15,757
|
$13,215
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$14,372
|
$16,329
|
$13,993
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$14,589
|
$16,822
|
$14,313
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$14,911
|
$16,816
|
$14,156
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$14,323
|
$15,431
|
$13,134
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$12,120
|
$13,525
|
$10,626
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$14,134
|
$15,259
|
$12,208
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$16,030
|
$15,986
|
$13,362
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$17,051
|
$16,304
|
$13,875
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$18,184
|
$17,223
|
$14,352
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$19,240
|
$18,461
|
$15,194
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$19,778
|
$17,760
|
$14,868
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$20,254
|
$17,287
|
$14,981
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$22,892
|
$19,180
|
$17,623
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$25,211
|
$19,917
|
$19,270
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$26,289
|
$19,716
|
$20,200
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$27,283
|
$20,260
|
$20,867
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$25,634
|
$21,147
|
$20,210
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$26,790
|
$22,276
|
$20,651
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$25,157
|
$22,431
|
$20,061
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$26,381
|
$22,955
|
$21,002
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$25,888
|
$23,500
|
$20,237
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$26,574
|
$24,215
|
$20,605
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$25,419
|
$23,089
|
$19,815
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$26,851
|
$24,706
|
$20,742
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$24,655
|
$24,535
|
$19,729
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$24,570
|
$25,635
|
$19,817
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$19,976
|
$24,308
|
$17,161
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$19,985
|
$23,580
|
$17,236
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$19,848
|
$24,456
|
$17,314
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$17,191
|
$22,323
|
$15,190
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$16,711
|
$22,364
|
$14,903
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$15,657
|
$20,518
|
$13,981
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$17,165
|
$22,410
|
$15,546
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$17,123
|
$21,496
|
$15,400
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$15,751
|
$19,516
|
$14,014
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$16,728
|
$21,096
|
$15,345
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$16,780
|
$22,275
|
$15,595
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$15,734
|
$20,992
|
$14,594
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$17,045
|
$22,311
|
$16,045
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$16,891
|
$21,767
|
$15,871
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$17,045
|
$22,566
|
$15,480
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$16,625
|
$22,918
|
$15,300
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$16,900
|
$23,018
|
$15,303
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$17,602
|
$24,538
|
$16,571
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$17,834
|
$25,327
|
$17,346
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$16,617
|
$24,923
|
$16,443
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$15,331
|
$23,735
|
$15,359
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$14,020
|
$23,236
|
$14,174
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$15,494
|
$25,358
|
$15,465
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$17,088
|
$26,510
|
$17,316
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$17,183
|
$26,956
|
$16,761
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$18,785
|
$28,395
|
$18,123
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$19,256
|
$29,309
|
$18,629
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$18,091
|
$28,111
|
$17,195
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$18,871
|
$29,505
|
$18,116
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$19,445
|
$30,564
|
$18,086
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$19,445
|
$30,936
|
$19,566
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$20,191
|
$31,687
|
$19,349
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$20,679
|
$32,363
|
$19,607
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$20,482
|
$32,070
|
$19,346
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$22,395
|
$33,952
|
$21,719
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$20,868
|
$33,143
|
$19,941
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$21,254
|
$34,066
|
$20,571
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$19,031
|
$33,621
|
$19,179
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$17,178
|
$31,727
|
$17,724
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$17,847
|
$31,512
|
$17,611
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$19,014
|
$33,495
|
$18,741
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$20,662
|
$35,199
|
$19,845
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$21,117
|
$35,989
|
$20,183
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|
Class F at NAV
|
8.60%
|
3.04%
|
7.76%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
7.27%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
13.66%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class F
LADFX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-1005-F
09/25
Class F3
LOGWX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class F3
|
$62
|
0.59%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 8.81%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class F3 shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class F3
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
4/4/2017
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$10,158
|
$10,112
|
$10,333
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$10,217
|
$10,254
|
$10,239
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$10,498
|
$10,318
|
$10,591
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$10,693
|
$10,530
|
$10,681
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$10,733
|
$10,562
|
$10,669
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$11,249
|
$10,780
|
$11,250
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$11,593
|
$11,032
|
$11,424
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$11,892
|
$11,370
|
$11,752
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$12,119
|
$11,496
|
$11,765
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$12,589
|
$12,155
|
$12,224
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$12,712
|
$11,707
|
$11,876
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$12,997
|
$11,409
|
$12,036
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$13,287
|
$11,453
|
$12,048
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$14,658
|
$11,729
|
$12,806
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$14,957
|
$11,801
|
$12,906
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$14,889
|
$12,240
|
$13,128
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$16,827
|
$12,639
|
$13,946
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$16,790
|
$12,711
|
$13,619
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$14,441
|
$11,842
|
$11,896
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$14,286
|
$12,083
|
$12,082
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$12,781
|
$10,992
|
$10,670
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$14,799
|
$11,873
|
$11,902
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$16,414
|
$12,254
|
$12,671
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$16,241
|
$12,493
|
$12,500
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$16,645
|
$12,998
|
$12,880
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$16,207
|
$12,172
|
$11,925
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$17,735
|
$13,030
|
$12,843
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$18,260
|
$13,218
|
$12,969
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$17,302
|
$13,008
|
$12,409
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$15,734
|
$13,252
|
$12,307
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$16,080
|
$13,539
|
$12,657
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$16,667
|
$14,030
|
$13,402
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$16,921
|
$14,453
|
$13,709
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$17,292
|
$14,448
|
$13,559
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$16,619
|
$13,258
|
$12,580
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$14,064
|
$11,621
|
$10,177
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$16,399
|
$13,111
|
$11,693
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$18,603
|
$13,735
|
$12,798
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$19,791
|
$14,008
|
$13,290
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$21,110
|
$14,798
|
$13,747
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$22,339
|
$15,862
|
$14,553
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$22,964
|
$15,259
|
$14,241
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$23,520
|
$14,853
|
$14,349
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$26,592
|
$16,479
|
$16,880
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$29,280
|
$17,113
|
$18,457
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$30,538
|
$16,940
|
$19,347
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$31,693
|
$17,407
|
$19,986
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$29,786
|
$18,169
|
$19,357
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$31,134
|
$19,139
|
$19,779
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$29,250
|
$19,273
|
$19,214
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$30,672
|
$19,723
|
$20,116
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$30,106
|
$20,191
|
$19,383
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$30,911
|
$20,805
|
$19,735
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$29,570
|
$19,838
|
$18,978
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$31,238
|
$21,227
|
$19,867
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$28,691
|
$21,080
|
$18,897
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$28,602
|
$22,025
|
$18,981
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$23,252
|
$20,885
|
$16,437
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$23,277
|
$20,260
|
$16,508
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$23,114
|
$21,012
|
$16,584
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$20,025
|
$19,180
|
$14,549
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$19,464
|
$19,215
|
$14,274
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$18,244
|
$17,629
|
$13,391
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$20,000
|
$19,254
|
$14,890
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$19,951
|
$18,469
|
$14,750
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$18,366
|
$16,768
|
$13,423
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$19,504
|
$18,126
|
$14,697
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$19,569
|
$19,139
|
$14,937
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$18,350
|
$18,036
|
$13,978
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$19,886
|
$19,169
|
$15,368
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$19,708
|
$18,702
|
$15,202
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$19,886
|
$19,388
|
$14,827
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$19,407
|
$19,691
|
$14,654
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$19,732
|
$19,777
|
$14,657
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$20,553
|
$21,083
|
$15,872
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$20,821
|
$21,761
|
$16,614
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$19,399
|
$21,414
|
$15,749
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$17,903
|
$20,393
|
$14,711
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$16,382
|
$19,964
|
$13,576
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$18,106
|
$21,788
|
$14,812
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$19,968
|
$22,777
|
$16,586
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$20,082
|
$23,160
|
$16,054
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$21,960
|
$24,397
|
$17,358
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$22,512
|
$25,182
|
$17,843
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$21,155
|
$24,153
|
$16,469
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$22,065
|
$25,351
|
$17,351
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$22,748
|
$26,260
|
$17,322
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$22,756
|
$26,580
|
$18,741
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$23,626
|
$27,225
|
$18,533
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$24,204
|
$27,806
|
$18,779
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$23,976
|
$27,554
|
$18,530
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$26,220
|
$29,172
|
$20,802
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$24,428
|
$28,476
|
$19,099
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$24,892
|
$29,269
|
$19,703
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$22,286
|
$28,887
|
$18,369
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$20,127
|
$27,260
|
$16,976
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$20,909
|
$27,075
|
$16,868
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$22,278
|
$28,779
|
$17,950
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$24,216
|
$30,243
|
$19,008
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$24,762
|
$30,921
|
$19,331
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
Since Inception 4/4/17
|
|
Class F3 at NAV
|
8.81%
|
3.24%
|
11.51%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
8.24%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
14.53%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class F3
LOGWX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-8967-F3
09/25
Class I
LADYX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class I
|
$72
|
0.69%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 8.72%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class I shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class I
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
7/31/2015
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
8/31/2015
|
$8,949
|
$9,397
|
$9,242
|
|
9/30/2015
|
$8,415
|
$9,164
|
$8,658
|
|
10/31/2015
|
$8,488
|
$9,937
|
$9,150
|
|
11/30/2015
|
$8,693
|
$9,967
|
$9,485
|
|
12/31/2015
|
$8,279
|
$9,810
|
$9,032
|
|
1/31/2016
|
$7,211
|
$9,323
|
$8,054
|
|
2/29/2016
|
$7,022
|
$9,310
|
$7,997
|
|
3/31/2016
|
$7,432
|
$9,942
|
$8,610
|
|
4/30/2016
|
$7,384
|
$9,980
|
$8,695
|
|
5/31/2016
|
$7,593
|
$10,160
|
$8,930
|
|
6/30/2016
|
$7,601
|
$10,186
|
$8,889
|
|
7/31/2016
|
$8,204
|
$10,561
|
$9,470
|
|
8/31/2016
|
$8,291
|
$10,576
|
$9,570
|
|
9/30/2016
|
$8,433
|
$10,578
|
$9,708
|
|
10/31/2016
|
$7,838
|
$10,385
|
$9,105
|
|
11/30/2016
|
$8,236
|
$10,770
|
$9,919
|
|
12/31/2016
|
$8,074
|
$10,983
|
$10,055
|
|
1/31/2017
|
$8,405
|
$11,191
|
$10,218
|
|
2/28/2017
|
$8,717
|
$11,635
|
$10,469
|
|
3/31/2017
|
$8,756
|
$11,649
|
$10,593
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$8,823
|
$11,769
|
$10,788
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$8,874
|
$11,934
|
$10,690
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$9,115
|
$12,009
|
$11,057
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$9,285
|
$12,256
|
$11,152
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$9,316
|
$12,293
|
$11,139
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$9,769
|
$12,547
|
$11,745
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$10,065
|
$12,840
|
$11,927
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$10,321
|
$13,233
|
$12,269
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$10,519
|
$13,380
|
$12,284
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$10,925
|
$14,147
|
$12,762
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$11,031
|
$13,625
|
$12,399
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$11,275
|
$13,279
|
$12,566
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$11,528
|
$13,330
|
$12,578
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$12,718
|
$13,651
|
$13,370
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$12,975
|
$13,735
|
$13,475
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$12,916
|
$14,246
|
$13,707
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$14,595
|
$14,710
|
$14,560
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$14,563
|
$14,794
|
$14,219
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$12,525
|
$13,783
|
$12,420
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$12,390
|
$14,064
|
$12,614
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$11,083
|
$12,794
|
$11,140
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$12,833
|
$13,819
|
$12,427
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$14,231
|
$14,263
|
$13,229
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$14,080
|
$14,540
|
$13,050
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$14,427
|
$15,129
|
$13,448
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$14,050
|
$14,167
|
$12,450
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$15,372
|
$15,166
|
$13,409
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$15,830
|
$15,384
|
$13,540
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$14,995
|
$15,140
|
$12,956
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$13,637
|
$15,423
|
$12,849
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$13,934
|
$15,757
|
$13,215
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$14,441
|
$16,329
|
$13,993
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$14,657
|
$16,822
|
$14,313
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$14,981
|
$16,816
|
$14,156
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$14,393
|
$15,431
|
$13,134
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$12,181
|
$13,525
|
$10,626
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$14,208
|
$15,259
|
$12,208
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$16,114
|
$15,986
|
$13,362
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$17,139
|
$16,304
|
$13,875
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$18,284
|
$17,223
|
$14,352
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$19,345
|
$18,461
|
$15,194
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$19,879
|
$17,760
|
$14,868
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$20,364
|
$17,287
|
$14,981
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$23,021
|
$19,180
|
$17,623
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$25,350
|
$19,917
|
$19,270
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$26,437
|
$19,716
|
$20,200
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$27,438
|
$20,260
|
$20,867
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$25,786
|
$21,147
|
$20,210
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$26,950
|
$22,276
|
$20,651
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$25,311
|
$22,431
|
$20,061
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$26,541
|
$22,955
|
$21,002
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$26,046
|
$23,500
|
$20,237
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$26,736
|
$24,215
|
$20,605
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$25,578
|
$23,089
|
$19,815
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$27,022
|
$24,706
|
$20,742
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$24,816
|
$24,535
|
$19,729
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$24,738
|
$25,635
|
$19,817
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$20,111
|
$24,308
|
$17,161
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$20,125
|
$23,580
|
$17,236
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$19,983
|
$24,456
|
$17,314
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$17,310
|
$22,323
|
$15,190
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$16,826
|
$22,364
|
$14,903
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$15,767
|
$20,518
|
$13,981
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$17,288
|
$22,410
|
$15,546
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$17,246
|
$21,496
|
$15,400
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$15,874
|
$19,516
|
$14,014
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$16,848
|
$21,096
|
$15,345
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$16,904
|
$22,275
|
$15,595
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$15,852
|
$20,992
|
$14,594
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$17,182
|
$22,311
|
$16,045
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$17,025
|
$21,767
|
$15,871
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$17,182
|
$22,566
|
$15,480
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$16,762
|
$22,918
|
$15,300
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$17,040
|
$23,018
|
$15,303
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$17,750
|
$24,538
|
$16,571
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$17,978
|
$25,327
|
$17,346
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$16,755
|
$24,923
|
$16,443
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$15,454
|
$23,735
|
$15,359
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$14,139
|
$23,236
|
$14,174
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$15,625
|
$25,358
|
$15,465
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$17,239
|
$26,510
|
$17,316
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$17,331
|
$26,956
|
$16,761
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$18,952
|
$28,395
|
$18,123
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$19,428
|
$29,309
|
$18,629
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$18,255
|
$28,111
|
$17,195
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$19,037
|
$29,505
|
$18,116
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$19,620
|
$30,564
|
$18,086
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$19,627
|
$30,936
|
$19,566
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$20,381
|
$31,687
|
$19,349
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$20,878
|
$32,363
|
$19,607
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$20,679
|
$32,070
|
$19,346
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$22,613
|
$33,952
|
$21,719
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$21,067
|
$33,143
|
$19,941
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$21,466
|
$34,066
|
$20,571
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$19,216
|
$33,621
|
$19,179
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$17,350
|
$31,727
|
$17,724
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$18,026
|
$31,512
|
$17,611
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$19,201
|
$33,495
|
$18,741
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$20,875
|
$35,199
|
$19,845
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$21,338
|
$35,989
|
$20,183
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|
Class I at NAV
|
8.72%
|
3.14%
|
7.87%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
7.27%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
13.66%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class I
LADYX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-690-I
09/25
Class P
LADPX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class P
|
$119
|
1.14%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 8.23%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class P shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class P
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
7/31/2015
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
8/31/2015
|
$8,949
|
$9,397
|
$9,242
|
|
9/30/2015
|
$8,415
|
$9,164
|
$8,658
|
|
10/31/2015
|
$8,482
|
$9,937
|
$9,150
|
|
11/30/2015
|
$8,686
|
$9,967
|
$9,485
|
|
12/31/2015
|
$8,270
|
$9,810
|
$9,032
|
|
1/31/2016
|
$7,202
|
$9,323
|
$8,054
|
|
2/29/2016
|
$7,008
|
$9,310
|
$7,997
|
|
3/31/2016
|
$7,419
|
$9,942
|
$8,610
|
|
4/30/2016
|
$7,368
|
$9,980
|
$8,695
|
|
5/31/2016
|
$7,576
|
$10,160
|
$8,930
|
|
6/30/2016
|
$7,585
|
$10,186
|
$8,889
|
|
7/31/2016
|
$8,182
|
$10,561
|
$9,470
|
|
8/31/2016
|
$8,270
|
$10,576
|
$9,570
|
|
9/30/2016
|
$8,408
|
$10,578
|
$9,708
|
|
10/31/2016
|
$7,812
|
$10,385
|
$9,105
|
|
11/30/2016
|
$8,209
|
$10,770
|
$9,919
|
|
12/31/2016
|
$8,048
|
$10,983
|
$10,055
|
|
1/31/2017
|
$8,376
|
$11,191
|
$10,218
|
|
2/28/2017
|
$8,681
|
$11,635
|
$10,469
|
|
3/31/2017
|
$8,718
|
$11,649
|
$10,593
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$8,787
|
$11,769
|
$10,788
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$8,833
|
$11,934
|
$10,690
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$9,074
|
$12,009
|
$11,057
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$9,240
|
$12,256
|
$11,152
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$9,268
|
$12,293
|
$11,139
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$9,716
|
$12,547
|
$11,745
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$10,008
|
$12,840
|
$11,927
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$10,262
|
$13,233
|
$12,269
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$10,456
|
$13,380
|
$12,284
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$10,858
|
$14,147
|
$12,762
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$10,960
|
$13,625
|
$12,399
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$11,200
|
$13,279
|
$12,566
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$11,450
|
$13,330
|
$12,578
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$12,628
|
$13,651
|
$13,370
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$12,878
|
$13,735
|
$13,475
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$12,813
|
$14,246
|
$13,707
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$14,477
|
$14,710
|
$14,560
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$14,436
|
$14,794
|
$14,219
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$12,411
|
$13,783
|
$12,420
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$12,276
|
$14,064
|
$12,614
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$10,972
|
$12,794
|
$11,140
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$12,705
|
$13,819
|
$12,427
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$14,083
|
$14,263
|
$13,229
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$13,928
|
$14,540
|
$13,050
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$14,269
|
$15,129
|
$13,448
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$13,891
|
$14,167
|
$12,450
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$15,188
|
$15,166
|
$13,409
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$15,635
|
$15,384
|
$13,540
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$14,803
|
$15,140
|
$12,956
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$13,462
|
$15,423
|
$12,849
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$13,748
|
$15,757
|
$13,215
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$14,243
|
$16,329
|
$13,993
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$14,453
|
$16,822
|
$14,313
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$14,764
|
$16,816
|
$14,156
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$14,181
|
$15,431
|
$13,134
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$11,995
|
$13,525
|
$10,626
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$13,986
|
$15,259
|
$12,208
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$15,853
|
$15,986
|
$13,362
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$16,857
|
$16,304
|
$13,875
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$17,977
|
$17,223
|
$14,352
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$19,011
|
$18,461
|
$15,194
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$19,532
|
$17,760
|
$14,868
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$19,999
|
$17,287
|
$14,981
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$22,607
|
$19,180
|
$17,623
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$24,881
|
$19,917
|
$19,270
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$25,940
|
$19,716
|
$20,200
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$26,912
|
$20,260
|
$20,867
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$25,280
|
$21,147
|
$20,210
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$26,408
|
$22,276
|
$20,651
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$24,794
|
$22,431
|
$20,061
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$25,992
|
$22,955
|
$21,002
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$25,497
|
$23,500
|
$20,237
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$26,165
|
$24,215
|
$20,605
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$25,020
|
$23,089
|
$19,815
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$26,417
|
$24,706
|
$20,742
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$24,256
|
$24,535
|
$19,729
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$24,167
|
$25,635
|
$19,817
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$19,642
|
$24,308
|
$17,161
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$19,642
|
$23,580
|
$17,236
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$19,505
|
$24,456
|
$17,314
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$16,884
|
$22,323
|
$15,190
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$16,413
|
$22,364
|
$14,903
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$15,372
|
$20,518
|
$13,981
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$16,844
|
$22,410
|
$15,546
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$16,795
|
$21,496
|
$15,400
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$15,451
|
$19,516
|
$14,014
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$16,403
|
$21,096
|
$15,345
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$16,452
|
$22,275
|
$15,595
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$15,421
|
$20,992
|
$14,594
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$16,707
|
$22,311
|
$16,045
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$16,550
|
$21,767
|
$15,871
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$16,687
|
$22,566
|
$15,480
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$16,275
|
$22,918
|
$15,300
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$16,540
|
$23,018
|
$15,303
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$17,227
|
$24,538
|
$16,571
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$17,443
|
$25,327
|
$17,346
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$16,246
|
$24,923
|
$16,443
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$14,979
|
$23,735
|
$15,359
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$13,703
|
$23,236
|
$14,174
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$15,136
|
$25,358
|
$15,465
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$16,687
|
$26,510
|
$17,316
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$16,776
|
$26,956
|
$16,761
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$18,337
|
$28,395
|
$18,123
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$18,788
|
$29,309
|
$18,629
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$17,649
|
$28,111
|
$17,195
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$18,395
|
$29,505
|
$18,116
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$18,955
|
$30,564
|
$18,086
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$18,955
|
$30,936
|
$19,566
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$19,672
|
$31,687
|
$19,349
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$20,143
|
$32,363
|
$19,607
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$19,946
|
$32,070
|
$19,346
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$21,802
|
$33,952
|
$21,719
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$20,310
|
$33,143
|
$19,941
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$20,683
|
$34,066
|
$20,571
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$18,513
|
$33,621
|
$19,179
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$16,707
|
$31,727
|
$17,724
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$17,345
|
$31,512
|
$17,611
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$18,474
|
$33,495
|
$18,741
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$20,074
|
$35,199
|
$19,845
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$20,516
|
$35,989
|
$20,183
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|
Class P at NAV
|
8.23%
|
2.68%
|
7.45%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
7.27%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
13.66%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class P
LADPX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-695-P
09/25
Class R2
LADQX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class R2
|
$134
|
1.29%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 8.09%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class R2 shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class R2
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
7/31/2015
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
8/31/2015
|
$8,945
|
$9,397
|
$9,242
|
|
9/30/2015
|
$8,409
|
$9,164
|
$8,658
|
|
10/31/2015
|
$8,477
|
$9,937
|
$9,150
|
|
11/30/2015
|
$8,677
|
$9,967
|
$9,485
|
|
12/31/2015
|
$8,259
|
$9,810
|
$9,032
|
|
1/31/2016
|
$7,187
|
$9,323
|
$8,054
|
|
2/29/2016
|
$6,993
|
$9,310
|
$7,997
|
|
3/31/2016
|
$7,401
|
$9,942
|
$8,610
|
|
4/30/2016
|
$7,350
|
$9,980
|
$8,695
|
|
5/31/2016
|
$7,554
|
$10,160
|
$8,930
|
|
6/30/2016
|
$7,559
|
$10,186
|
$8,889
|
|
7/31/2016
|
$8,153
|
$10,561
|
$9,470
|
|
8/31/2016
|
$8,236
|
$10,576
|
$9,570
|
|
9/30/2016
|
$8,375
|
$10,578
|
$9,708
|
|
10/31/2016
|
$7,777
|
$10,385
|
$9,105
|
|
11/30/2016
|
$8,171
|
$10,770
|
$9,919
|
|
12/31/2016
|
$8,009
|
$10,983
|
$10,055
|
|
1/31/2017
|
$8,329
|
$11,191
|
$10,218
|
|
2/28/2017
|
$8,635
|
$11,635
|
$10,469
|
|
3/31/2017
|
$8,668
|
$11,649
|
$10,593
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$8,733
|
$11,769
|
$10,788
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$8,779
|
$11,934
|
$10,690
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$9,011
|
$12,009
|
$11,057
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$9,173
|
$12,256
|
$11,152
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$9,201
|
$12,293
|
$11,139
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$9,642
|
$12,547
|
$11,745
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$9,930
|
$12,840
|
$11,927
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$10,176
|
$13,233
|
$12,269
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$10,366
|
$13,380
|
$12,284
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$10,760
|
$14,147
|
$12,762
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$10,862
|
$13,625
|
$12,399
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$11,099
|
$13,279
|
$12,566
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$11,340
|
$13,330
|
$12,578
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$12,500
|
$13,651
|
$13,370
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$12,746
|
$13,735
|
$13,475
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$12,681
|
$14,246
|
$13,707
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$14,324
|
$14,710
|
$14,560
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$14,287
|
$14,794
|
$14,219
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$12,282
|
$13,783
|
$12,420
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$12,140
|
$14,064
|
$12,614
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$10,856
|
$12,794
|
$11,140
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$12,566
|
$13,819
|
$12,427
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$13,926
|
$14,263
|
$13,229
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$13,775
|
$14,540
|
$13,050
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$14,107
|
$15,129
|
$13,448
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$13,732
|
$14,167
|
$12,450
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$15,016
|
$15,166
|
$13,409
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$15,454
|
$15,384
|
$13,540
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$14,627
|
$15,140
|
$12,956
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$13,299
|
$15,423
|
$12,849
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$13,581
|
$15,757
|
$13,215
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$14,067
|
$16,329
|
$13,993
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$14,272
|
$16,822
|
$14,313
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$14,580
|
$16,816
|
$14,156
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$14,004
|
$15,431
|
$13,134
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$11,842
|
$13,525
|
$10,626
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$13,807
|
$15,259
|
$12,208
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$15,645
|
$15,986
|
$13,362
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$16,639
|
$16,304
|
$13,875
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$17,736
|
$17,223
|
$14,352
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$18,762
|
$18,461
|
$15,194
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$19,275
|
$17,760
|
$14,868
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$19,724
|
$17,287
|
$14,981
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$22,290
|
$19,180
|
$17,623
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$24,533
|
$19,917
|
$19,270
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$25,575
|
$19,716
|
$20,200
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$26,529
|
$20,260
|
$20,867
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$24,922
|
$21,147
|
$20,210
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$26,034
|
$22,276
|
$20,651
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$24,436
|
$22,431
|
$20,061
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$25,610
|
$22,955
|
$21,002
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$25,125
|
$23,500
|
$20,237
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$25,778
|
$24,215
|
$20,605
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$24,648
|
$23,089
|
$19,815
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$26,026
|
$24,706
|
$20,742
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$23,887
|
$24,535
|
$19,729
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$23,797
|
$25,635
|
$19,817
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$19,332
|
$24,308
|
$17,161
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$19,342
|
$23,580
|
$17,236
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$19,192
|
$24,456
|
$17,314
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$16,624
|
$22,323
|
$15,190
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$16,152
|
$22,364
|
$14,903
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$15,129
|
$20,518
|
$13,981
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$16,574
|
$22,410
|
$15,546
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$16,523
|
$21,496
|
$15,400
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$15,199
|
$19,516
|
$14,014
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$16,132
|
$21,096
|
$15,345
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$16,182
|
$22,275
|
$15,595
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$15,159
|
$20,992
|
$14,594
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$16,423
|
$22,311
|
$16,045
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$16,263
|
$21,767
|
$15,871
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$16,403
|
$22,566
|
$15,480
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$16,002
|
$22,918
|
$15,300
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$16,252
|
$23,018
|
$15,303
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$16,925
|
$24,538
|
$16,571
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$17,135
|
$25,327
|
$17,346
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$15,962
|
$24,923
|
$16,443
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$14,718
|
$23,735
|
$15,359
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$13,453
|
$23,236
|
$14,174
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$14,858
|
$25,358
|
$15,465
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$16,383
|
$26,510
|
$17,316
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$16,463
|
$26,956
|
$16,761
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$17,998
|
$28,395
|
$18,123
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$18,440
|
$29,309
|
$18,629
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$17,316
|
$28,111
|
$17,195
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$18,058
|
$29,505
|
$18,116
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$18,600
|
$30,564
|
$18,086
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$18,590
|
$30,936
|
$19,566
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$19,292
|
$31,687
|
$19,349
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$19,754
|
$32,363
|
$19,607
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$19,553
|
$32,070
|
$19,346
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$21,379
|
$33,952
|
$21,719
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$19,904
|
$33,143
|
$19,941
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$20,275
|
$34,066
|
$20,571
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$18,139
|
$33,621
|
$19,179
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$16,373
|
$31,727
|
$17,724
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$16,995
|
$31,512
|
$17,611
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$18,098
|
$33,495
|
$18,741
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$19,663
|
$35,199
|
$19,845
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$20,095
|
$35,989
|
$20,183
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|
Class R2 at NAV
|
8.09%
|
2.53%
|
7.23%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
7.27%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
13.66%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class R2
LADQX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-1044-R2
09/25
Class R3
LADRX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class R3
|
$124
|
1.19%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 8.17%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class R3 shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class R3
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
7/31/2015
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
8/31/2015
|
$8,945
|
$9,397
|
$9,242
|
|
9/30/2015
|
$8,412
|
$9,164
|
$8,658
|
|
10/31/2015
|
$8,479
|
$9,937
|
$9,150
|
|
11/30/2015
|
$8,681
|
$9,967
|
$9,485
|
|
12/31/2015
|
$8,264
|
$9,810
|
$9,032
|
|
1/31/2016
|
$7,193
|
$9,323
|
$8,054
|
|
2/29/2016
|
$7,000
|
$9,310
|
$7,997
|
|
3/31/2016
|
$7,408
|
$9,942
|
$8,610
|
|
4/30/2016
|
$7,358
|
$9,980
|
$8,695
|
|
5/31/2016
|
$7,564
|
$10,160
|
$8,930
|
|
6/30/2016
|
$7,568
|
$10,186
|
$8,889
|
|
7/31/2016
|
$8,163
|
$10,561
|
$9,470
|
|
8/31/2016
|
$8,246
|
$10,576
|
$9,570
|
|
9/30/2016
|
$8,383
|
$10,578
|
$9,708
|
|
10/31/2016
|
$7,788
|
$10,385
|
$9,105
|
|
11/30/2016
|
$8,182
|
$10,770
|
$9,919
|
|
12/31/2016
|
$8,017
|
$10,983
|
$10,055
|
|
1/31/2017
|
$8,342
|
$11,191
|
$10,218
|
|
2/28/2017
|
$8,649
|
$11,635
|
$10,469
|
|
3/31/2017
|
$8,681
|
$11,649
|
$10,593
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$8,745
|
$11,769
|
$10,788
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$8,795
|
$11,934
|
$10,690
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$9,029
|
$12,009
|
$11,057
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$9,194
|
$12,256
|
$11,152
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$9,221
|
$12,293
|
$11,139
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$9,661
|
$12,547
|
$11,745
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$9,954
|
$12,840
|
$11,927
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$10,201
|
$13,233
|
$12,269
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$10,393
|
$13,380
|
$12,284
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$10,787
|
$14,147
|
$12,762
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$10,888
|
$13,625
|
$12,399
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$11,126
|
$13,279
|
$12,566
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$11,373
|
$13,330
|
$12,578
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$12,540
|
$13,651
|
$13,370
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$12,788
|
$13,735
|
$13,475
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$12,723
|
$14,246
|
$13,707
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$14,372
|
$14,710
|
$14,560
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$14,335
|
$14,794
|
$14,219
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$12,321
|
$13,783
|
$12,420
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$12,181
|
$14,064
|
$12,614
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$10,891
|
$12,794
|
$11,140
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$12,612
|
$13,819
|
$12,427
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$13,976
|
$14,263
|
$13,229
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$13,822
|
$14,540
|
$13,050
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$14,161
|
$15,129
|
$13,448
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$13,786
|
$14,167
|
$12,450
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$15,076
|
$15,166
|
$13,409
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$15,513
|
$15,384
|
$13,540
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$14,689
|
$15,140
|
$12,956
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$13,355
|
$15,423
|
$12,849
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$13,638
|
$15,757
|
$13,215
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$14,128
|
$16,329
|
$13,993
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$14,336
|
$16,822
|
$14,313
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$14,644
|
$16,816
|
$14,156
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$14,066
|
$15,431
|
$13,134
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$11,896
|
$13,525
|
$10,626
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$13,874
|
$15,259
|
$12,208
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$15,729
|
$15,986
|
$13,362
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$16,721
|
$16,304
|
$13,875
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$17,829
|
$17,223
|
$14,352
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$18,860
|
$18,461
|
$15,194
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$19,376
|
$17,760
|
$14,868
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$19,838
|
$17,287
|
$14,981
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$22,417
|
$19,180
|
$17,623
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$24,675
|
$19,917
|
$19,270
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$25,722
|
$19,716
|
$20,200
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$26,683
|
$20,260
|
$20,867
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$25,061
|
$21,147
|
$20,210
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$26,185
|
$22,276
|
$20,651
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$24,589
|
$22,431
|
$20,061
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$25,764
|
$22,955
|
$21,002
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$25,275
|
$23,500
|
$20,237
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$25,936
|
$24,215
|
$20,605
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$24,803
|
$23,089
|
$19,815
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$26,194
|
$24,706
|
$20,742
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$24,038
|
$24,535
|
$19,729
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$23,951
|
$25,635
|
$19,817
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$19,467
|
$24,308
|
$17,161
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$19,477
|
$23,580
|
$17,236
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$19,332
|
$24,456
|
$17,314
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$16,740
|
$22,323
|
$15,190
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$16,265
|
$22,364
|
$14,903
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$15,236
|
$20,518
|
$13,981
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$16,692
|
$22,410
|
$15,546
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$16,643
|
$21,496
|
$15,400
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$15,314
|
$19,516
|
$14,014
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$16,255
|
$21,096
|
$15,345
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$16,304
|
$22,275
|
$15,595
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$15,275
|
$20,992
|
$14,594
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$16,546
|
$22,311
|
$16,045
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$16,391
|
$21,767
|
$15,871
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$16,537
|
$22,566
|
$15,480
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$16,129
|
$22,918
|
$15,300
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$16,381
|
$23,018
|
$15,303
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$17,061
|
$24,538
|
$16,571
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$17,274
|
$25,327
|
$17,346
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$16,090
|
$24,923
|
$16,443
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$14,838
|
$23,735
|
$15,359
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$13,567
|
$23,236
|
$14,174
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$14,994
|
$25,358
|
$15,465
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$16,527
|
$26,510
|
$17,316
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$16,614
|
$26,956
|
$16,761
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$18,157
|
$28,395
|
$18,123
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$18,604
|
$29,309
|
$18,629
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$17,478
|
$28,111
|
$17,195
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$18,215
|
$29,505
|
$18,116
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$18,769
|
$30,564
|
$18,086
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$18,769
|
$30,936
|
$19,566
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$19,477
|
$31,687
|
$19,349
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$19,943
|
$32,363
|
$19,607
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$19,739
|
$32,070
|
$19,346
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$21,583
|
$33,952
|
$21,719
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$20,098
|
$33,143
|
$19,941
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$20,467
|
$34,066
|
$20,571
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$18,313
|
$33,621
|
$19,179
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$16,537
|
$31,727
|
$17,724
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$17,167
|
$31,512
|
$17,611
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$18,283
|
$33,495
|
$18,741
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$19,865
|
$35,199
|
$19,845
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$20,302
|
$35,989
|
$20,183
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|
Class R3 at NAV
|
8.17%
|
2.63%
|
7.34%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
7.27%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
13.66%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class R3
LADRX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-2049-R3
09/25
Class R4
LADSX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class R4
|
$98
|
0.94%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 8.42%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class R4 shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class R4
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
7/31/2015
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
8/31/2015
|
$8,949
|
$9,397
|
$9,242
|
|
9/30/2015
|
$8,413
|
$9,164
|
$8,658
|
|
10/31/2015
|
$8,483
|
$9,937
|
$9,150
|
|
11/30/2015
|
$8,689
|
$9,967
|
$9,485
|
|
12/31/2015
|
$8,272
|
$9,810
|
$9,032
|
|
1/31/2016
|
$7,205
|
$9,323
|
$8,054
|
|
2/29/2016
|
$7,012
|
$9,310
|
$7,997
|
|
3/31/2016
|
$7,420
|
$9,942
|
$8,610
|
|
4/30/2016
|
$7,371
|
$9,980
|
$8,695
|
|
5/31/2016
|
$7,577
|
$10,160
|
$8,930
|
|
6/30/2016
|
$7,582
|
$10,186
|
$8,889
|
|
7/31/2016
|
$8,182
|
$10,561
|
$9,470
|
|
8/31/2016
|
$8,268
|
$10,576
|
$9,570
|
|
9/30/2016
|
$8,407
|
$10,578
|
$9,708
|
|
10/31/2016
|
$7,815
|
$10,385
|
$9,105
|
|
11/30/2016
|
$8,209
|
$10,770
|
$9,919
|
|
12/31/2016
|
$8,048
|
$10,983
|
$10,055
|
|
1/31/2017
|
$8,375
|
$11,191
|
$10,218
|
|
2/28/2017
|
$8,685
|
$11,635
|
$10,469
|
|
3/31/2017
|
$8,716
|
$11,649
|
$10,593
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$8,783
|
$11,769
|
$10,788
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$8,833
|
$11,934
|
$10,690
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$9,070
|
$12,009
|
$11,057
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$9,236
|
$12,256
|
$11,152
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$9,267
|
$12,293
|
$11,139
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$9,716
|
$12,547
|
$11,745
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$10,007
|
$12,840
|
$11,927
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$10,258
|
$13,233
|
$12,269
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$10,456
|
$13,380
|
$12,284
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$10,855
|
$14,147
|
$12,762
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$10,958
|
$13,625
|
$12,399
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$11,200
|
$13,279
|
$12,566
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$11,451
|
$13,330
|
$12,578
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$12,626
|
$13,651
|
$13,370
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$12,881
|
$13,735
|
$13,475
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$12,818
|
$14,246
|
$13,707
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$14,482
|
$14,710
|
$14,560
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$14,446
|
$14,794
|
$14,219
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$12,424
|
$13,783
|
$12,420
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$12,289
|
$14,064
|
$12,614
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$10,983
|
$12,794
|
$11,140
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$12,724
|
$13,819
|
$12,427
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$14,106
|
$14,263
|
$13,229
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$13,951
|
$14,540
|
$13,050
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$14,291
|
$15,129
|
$13,448
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$13,916
|
$14,167
|
$12,450
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$15,221
|
$15,166
|
$13,409
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$15,668
|
$15,384
|
$13,540
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$14,839
|
$15,140
|
$12,956
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$13,492
|
$15,423
|
$12,849
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$13,784
|
$15,757
|
$13,215
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$14,283
|
$16,329
|
$13,993
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$14,498
|
$16,822
|
$14,313
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$14,808
|
$16,816
|
$14,156
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$14,232
|
$15,431
|
$13,134
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$12,038
|
$13,525
|
$10,626
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$14,040
|
$15,259
|
$12,208
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$15,916
|
$15,986
|
$13,362
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$16,927
|
$16,304
|
$13,875
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$18,050
|
$17,223
|
$14,352
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$19,099
|
$18,461
|
$15,194
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$19,623
|
$17,760
|
$14,868
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$20,096
|
$17,287
|
$14,981
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$22,720
|
$19,180
|
$17,623
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$25,004
|
$19,917
|
$19,270
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$26,077
|
$19,716
|
$20,200
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$27,059
|
$20,260
|
$20,867
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$25,422
|
$21,147
|
$20,210
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$26,560
|
$22,276
|
$20,651
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$24,947
|
$22,431
|
$20,061
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$26,151
|
$22,955
|
$21,002
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$25,659
|
$23,500
|
$20,237
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$26,331
|
$24,215
|
$20,605
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$25,185
|
$23,089
|
$19,815
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$26,601
|
$24,706
|
$20,742
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$24,422
|
$24,535
|
$19,729
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$24,339
|
$25,635
|
$19,817
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$19,783
|
$24,308
|
$17,161
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$19,793
|
$23,580
|
$17,236
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$19,655
|
$24,456
|
$17,314
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$17,019
|
$22,323
|
$15,190
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$16,541
|
$22,364
|
$14,903
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$15,494
|
$20,518
|
$13,981
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$16,982
|
$22,410
|
$15,546
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$16,936
|
$21,496
|
$15,400
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$15,586
|
$19,516
|
$14,014
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$16,551
|
$21,096
|
$15,345
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$16,596
|
$22,275
|
$15,595
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$15,559
|
$20,992
|
$14,594
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$16,863
|
$22,311
|
$16,045
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$16,707
|
$21,767
|
$15,871
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$16,854
|
$22,566
|
$15,480
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$16,440
|
$22,918
|
$15,300
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$16,707
|
$23,018
|
$15,303
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$17,405
|
$24,538
|
$16,571
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$17,625
|
$25,327
|
$17,346
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$16,422
|
$24,923
|
$16,443
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$15,145
|
$23,735
|
$15,359
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$13,850
|
$23,236
|
$14,174
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$15,301
|
$25,358
|
$15,465
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$16,881
|
$26,510
|
$17,316
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$16,964
|
$26,956
|
$16,761
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$18,553
|
$28,395
|
$18,123
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$19,012
|
$29,309
|
$18,629
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$17,855
|
$28,111
|
$17,195
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$18,626
|
$29,505
|
$18,116
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$19,186
|
$30,564
|
$18,086
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$19,196
|
$30,936
|
$19,566
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$19,921
|
$31,687
|
$19,349
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$20,399
|
$32,363
|
$19,607
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$20,206
|
$32,070
|
$19,346
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$22,089
|
$33,952
|
$21,719
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$20,573
|
$33,143
|
$19,941
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$20,959
|
$34,066
|
$20,571
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$18,764
|
$33,621
|
$19,179
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$16,936
|
$31,727
|
$17,724
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$17,588
|
$31,512
|
$17,611
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$18,736
|
$33,495
|
$18,741
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$20,362
|
$35,199
|
$19,845
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$20,812
|
$35,989
|
$20,183
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|
Class R4 at NAV
|
8.42%
|
2.89%
|
7.60%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
7.27%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
13.66%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class R4
LADSX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-8702-R4
09/25
Class R5
LADTX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class R5
|
$72
|
0.69%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 8.72%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class R5 shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class R5
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
7/31/2015
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
8/31/2015
|
$8,953
|
$9,397
|
$9,242
|
|
9/30/2015
|
$8,418
|
$9,164
|
$8,658
|
|
10/31/2015
|
$8,491
|
$9,937
|
$9,150
|
|
11/30/2015
|
$8,696
|
$9,967
|
$9,485
|
|
12/31/2015
|
$8,282
|
$9,810
|
$9,032
|
|
1/31/2016
|
$7,213
|
$9,323
|
$8,054
|
|
2/29/2016
|
$7,020
|
$9,310
|
$7,997
|
|
3/31/2016
|
$7,434
|
$9,942
|
$8,610
|
|
4/30/2016
|
$7,387
|
$9,980
|
$8,695
|
|
5/31/2016
|
$7,596
|
$10,160
|
$8,930
|
|
6/30/2016
|
$7,604
|
$10,186
|
$8,889
|
|
7/31/2016
|
$8,207
|
$10,561
|
$9,470
|
|
8/31/2016
|
$8,294
|
$10,576
|
$9,570
|
|
9/30/2016
|
$8,436
|
$10,578
|
$9,708
|
|
10/31/2016
|
$7,840
|
$10,385
|
$9,105
|
|
11/30/2016
|
$8,239
|
$10,770
|
$9,919
|
|
12/31/2016
|
$8,077
|
$10,983
|
$10,055
|
|
1/31/2017
|
$8,408
|
$11,191
|
$10,218
|
|
2/28/2017
|
$8,720
|
$11,635
|
$10,469
|
|
3/31/2017
|
$8,759
|
$11,649
|
$10,593
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$8,826
|
$11,769
|
$10,788
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$8,878
|
$11,934
|
$10,690
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$9,118
|
$12,009
|
$11,057
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$9,288
|
$12,256
|
$11,152
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$9,319
|
$12,293
|
$11,139
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$9,769
|
$12,547
|
$11,745
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$10,069
|
$12,840
|
$11,927
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$10,325
|
$13,233
|
$12,269
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$10,522
|
$13,380
|
$12,284
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$10,929
|
$14,147
|
$12,762
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$11,035
|
$13,625
|
$12,399
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$11,280
|
$13,279
|
$12,566
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$11,532
|
$13,330
|
$12,578
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$12,723
|
$13,651
|
$13,370
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$12,979
|
$13,735
|
$13,475
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$12,920
|
$14,246
|
$13,707
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$14,600
|
$14,710
|
$14,560
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$14,565
|
$14,794
|
$14,219
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$12,530
|
$13,783
|
$12,420
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$12,395
|
$14,064
|
$12,614
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$11,082
|
$12,794
|
$11,140
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$12,838
|
$13,819
|
$12,427
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$14,236
|
$14,263
|
$13,229
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$14,085
|
$14,540
|
$13,050
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$14,432
|
$15,129
|
$13,448
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$14,055
|
$14,167
|
$12,450
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$15,378
|
$15,166
|
$13,409
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$15,831
|
$15,384
|
$13,540
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$14,996
|
$15,140
|
$12,956
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$13,642
|
$15,423
|
$12,849
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$13,939
|
$15,757
|
$13,215
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$14,441
|
$16,329
|
$13,993
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$14,663
|
$16,822
|
$14,313
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$14,980
|
$16,816
|
$14,156
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$14,399
|
$15,431
|
$13,134
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$12,180
|
$13,525
|
$10,626
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$14,207
|
$15,259
|
$12,208
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$16,120
|
$15,986
|
$13,362
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$17,145
|
$16,304
|
$13,875
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$18,285
|
$17,223
|
$14,352
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$19,352
|
$18,461
|
$15,194
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$19,886
|
$17,760
|
$14,868
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$20,372
|
$17,287
|
$14,981
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$23,030
|
$19,180
|
$17,623
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$25,359
|
$19,917
|
$19,270
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$26,446
|
$19,716
|
$20,200
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$27,448
|
$20,260
|
$20,867
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$25,795
|
$21,147
|
$20,210
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$26,960
|
$22,276
|
$20,651
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$25,320
|
$22,431
|
$20,061
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$26,550
|
$22,955
|
$21,002
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$26,056
|
$23,500
|
$20,237
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$26,746
|
$24,215
|
$20,605
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$25,587
|
$23,089
|
$19,815
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$27,032
|
$24,706
|
$20,742
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$24,825
|
$24,535
|
$19,729
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$24,747
|
$25,635
|
$19,817
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$20,118
|
$24,308
|
$17,161
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$20,132
|
$23,580
|
$17,236
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$19,990
|
$24,456
|
$17,314
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$17,316
|
$22,323
|
$15,190
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$16,832
|
$22,364
|
$14,903
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$15,773
|
$20,518
|
$13,981
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$17,295
|
$22,410
|
$15,546
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$17,252
|
$21,496
|
$15,400
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$15,879
|
$19,516
|
$14,014
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$16,854
|
$21,096
|
$15,345
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$16,911
|
$22,275
|
$15,595
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$15,858
|
$20,992
|
$14,594
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$17,188
|
$22,311
|
$16,045
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$17,032
|
$21,767
|
$15,871
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$17,188
|
$22,566
|
$15,480
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$16,768
|
$22,918
|
$15,300
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$17,046
|
$23,018
|
$15,303
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$17,757
|
$24,538
|
$16,571
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$17,984
|
$25,327
|
$17,346
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$16,761
|
$24,923
|
$16,443
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$15,460
|
$23,735
|
$15,359
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$14,144
|
$23,236
|
$14,174
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$15,631
|
$25,358
|
$15,465
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$17,245
|
$26,510
|
$17,316
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$17,337
|
$26,956
|
$16,761
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$18,959
|
$28,395
|
$18,123
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$19,435
|
$29,309
|
$18,629
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$18,262
|
$28,111
|
$17,195
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$19,044
|
$29,505
|
$18,116
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$19,627
|
$30,564
|
$18,086
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$19,634
|
$30,936
|
$19,566
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$20,388
|
$31,687
|
$19,349
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$20,879
|
$32,363
|
$19,607
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$20,680
|
$32,070
|
$19,346
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$22,621
|
$33,952
|
$21,719
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$21,075
|
$33,143
|
$19,941
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$21,474
|
$34,066
|
$20,571
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$19,223
|
$33,621
|
$19,179
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$17,356
|
$31,727
|
$17,724
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$18,033
|
$31,512
|
$17,611
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$19,208
|
$33,495
|
$18,741
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$20,876
|
$35,199
|
$19,845
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$21,346
|
$35,989
|
$20,183
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|
Class R5 at NAV
|
8.72%
|
3.14%
|
7.88%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
7.27%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
13.66%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class R5
LADTX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-8734-R5
09/25
Class R6
LADVX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at lordabbett.com/FundDocuments. You can also request this information by contacting us at 888-522-2388. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class R6
|
$62
|
0.59%
|
How did the Fund perform last year and what affected its performance?
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund returned 8.85%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class R6 shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to the 3.15% return of a securities market index with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Fund's broad-based securities market index, the S&P 500 Index, returned 16.33% over the same period.
Positive factors for the markets included resilient economic data and corporate earnings, continued disinflation, and other factors, such as productivity gains from generative artificial intelligence. Negative factors included increased policy uncertainty during the period, including U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which led to market volatility. Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets delivered generally strong returns.
Top contributors to performance:
Security selection within the Information Technology sector contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. Security selection within the Communication Services sector also contributed to relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Reddit, Inc.
Top detractors from performance:
Security selection within the Financials sector detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to Remitly Global, Inc. Security selection within the Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance, led by an overweight allocation to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
Fund Performance
Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment
|
Class R6
|
S&P 500 Index
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
|
|
7/31/2015
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
8/31/2015
|
$8,949
|
$9,397
|
$9,242
|
|
9/30/2015
|
$8,419
|
$9,164
|
$8,658
|
|
10/31/2015
|
$8,491
|
$9,937
|
$9,150
|
|
11/30/2015
|
$8,697
|
$9,967
|
$9,485
|
|
12/31/2015
|
$8,287
|
$9,810
|
$9,032
|
|
1/31/2016
|
$7,218
|
$9,323
|
$8,054
|
|
2/29/2016
|
$7,029
|
$9,310
|
$7,997
|
|
3/31/2016
|
$7,439
|
$9,942
|
$8,610
|
|
4/30/2016
|
$7,396
|
$9,980
|
$8,695
|
|
5/31/2016
|
$7,605
|
$10,160
|
$8,930
|
|
6/30/2016
|
$7,613
|
$10,186
|
$8,889
|
|
7/31/2016
|
$8,220
|
$10,561
|
$9,470
|
|
8/31/2016
|
$8,306
|
$10,576
|
$9,570
|
|
9/30/2016
|
$8,448
|
$10,578
|
$9,708
|
|
10/31/2016
|
$7,853
|
$10,385
|
$9,105
|
|
11/30/2016
|
$8,251
|
$10,770
|
$9,919
|
|
12/31/2016
|
$8,094
|
$10,983
|
$10,055
|
|
1/31/2017
|
$8,425
|
$11,191
|
$10,218
|
|
2/28/2017
|
$8,740
|
$11,635
|
$10,469
|
|
3/31/2017
|
$8,780
|
$11,649
|
$10,593
|
|
4/30/2017
|
$8,847
|
$11,769
|
$10,788
|
|
5/31/2017
|
$8,902
|
$11,934
|
$10,690
|
|
6/30/2017
|
$9,142
|
$12,009
|
$11,057
|
|
7/31/2017
|
$9,312
|
$12,256
|
$11,152
|
|
8/31/2017
|
$9,347
|
$12,293
|
$11,139
|
|
9/30/2017
|
$9,797
|
$12,547
|
$11,745
|
|
10/31/2017
|
$10,096
|
$12,840
|
$11,927
|
|
11/30/2017
|
$10,356
|
$13,233
|
$12,269
|
|
12/31/2017
|
$10,554
|
$13,380
|
$12,284
|
|
1/31/2018
|
$10,964
|
$14,147
|
$12,762
|
|
2/28/2018
|
$11,070
|
$13,625
|
$12,399
|
|
3/31/2018
|
$11,318
|
$13,279
|
$12,566
|
|
4/30/2018
|
$11,571
|
$13,330
|
$12,578
|
|
5/31/2018
|
$12,765
|
$13,651
|
$13,370
|
|
6/30/2018
|
$13,022
|
$13,735
|
$13,475
|
|
7/31/2018
|
$12,962
|
$14,246
|
$13,707
|
|
8/31/2018
|
$14,654
|
$14,710
|
$14,560
|
|
9/30/2018
|
$14,618
|
$14,794
|
$14,219
|
|
10/31/2018
|
$12,576
|
$13,783
|
$12,420
|
|
11/30/2018
|
$12,441
|
$14,064
|
$12,614
|
|
12/31/2018
|
$11,125
|
$12,794
|
$11,140
|
|
1/31/2019
|
$12,888
|
$13,819
|
$12,427
|
|
2/28/2019
|
$14,294
|
$14,263
|
$13,229
|
|
3/31/2019
|
$14,144
|
$14,540
|
$13,050
|
|
4/30/2019
|
$14,495
|
$15,129
|
$13,448
|
|
5/31/2019
|
$14,114
|
$14,167
|
$12,450
|
|
6/30/2019
|
$15,445
|
$15,166
|
$13,409
|
|
7/31/2019
|
$15,902
|
$15,384
|
$13,540
|
|
8/31/2019
|
$15,063
|
$15,140
|
$12,956
|
|
9/30/2019
|
$13,702
|
$15,423
|
$12,849
|
|
10/31/2019
|
$14,003
|
$15,757
|
$13,215
|
|
11/30/2019
|
$14,514
|
$16,329
|
$13,993
|
|
12/31/2019
|
$14,730
|
$16,822
|
$14,313
|
|
1/31/2020
|
$15,059
|
$16,816
|
$14,156
|
|
2/29/2020
|
$14,472
|
$15,431
|
$13,134
|
|
3/31/2020
|
$12,248
|
$13,525
|
$10,626
|
|
4/30/2020
|
$14,281
|
$15,259
|
$12,208
|
|
5/31/2020
|
$16,201
|
$15,986
|
$13,362
|
|
6/30/2020
|
$17,235
|
$16,304
|
$13,875
|
|
7/31/2020
|
$18,384
|
$17,223
|
$14,352
|
|
8/31/2020
|
$19,454
|
$18,461
|
$15,194
|
|
9/30/2020
|
$19,992
|
$17,760
|
$14,868
|
|
10/31/2020
|
$20,477
|
$17,287
|
$14,981
|
|
11/30/2020
|
$23,158
|
$19,180
|
$17,623
|
|
12/31/2020
|
$25,499
|
$19,917
|
$19,270
|
|
1/31/2021
|
$26,595
|
$19,716
|
$20,200
|
|
2/28/2021
|
$27,600
|
$20,260
|
$20,867
|
|
3/31/2021
|
$25,940
|
$21,147
|
$20,210
|
|
4/30/2021
|
$27,113
|
$22,276
|
$20,651
|
|
5/31/2021
|
$25,466
|
$22,431
|
$20,061
|
|
6/30/2021
|
$26,711
|
$22,955
|
$21,002
|
|
7/31/2021
|
$26,219
|
$23,500
|
$20,237
|
|
8/31/2021
|
$26,912
|
$24,215
|
$20,605
|
|
9/30/2021
|
$25,752
|
$23,089
|
$19,815
|
|
10/31/2021
|
$27,204
|
$24,706
|
$20,742
|
|
11/30/2021
|
$24,986
|
$24,535
|
$19,729
|
|
12/31/2021
|
$24,908
|
$25,635
|
$19,817
|
|
1/31/2022
|
$20,249
|
$24,308
|
$17,161
|
|
2/28/2022
|
$20,264
|
$23,580
|
$17,236
|
|
3/31/2022
|
$20,129
|
$24,456
|
$17,314
|
|
4/30/2022
|
$17,439
|
$22,323
|
$15,190
|
|
5/31/2022
|
$16,950
|
$22,364
|
$14,903
|
|
6/30/2022
|
$15,888
|
$20,518
|
$13,981
|
|
7/31/2022
|
$17,417
|
$22,410
|
$15,546
|
|
8/31/2022
|
$17,375
|
$21,496
|
$15,400
|
|
9/30/2022
|
$15,994
|
$19,516
|
$14,014
|
|
10/31/2022
|
$16,985
|
$21,096
|
$15,345
|
|
11/30/2022
|
$17,042
|
$22,275
|
$15,595
|
|
12/31/2022
|
$15,980
|
$20,992
|
$14,594
|
|
1/31/2023
|
$17,318
|
$22,311
|
$16,045
|
|
2/28/2023
|
$17,162
|
$21,767
|
$15,871
|
|
3/31/2023
|
$17,318
|
$22,566
|
$15,480
|
|
4/30/2023
|
$16,901
|
$22,918
|
$15,300
|
|
5/31/2023
|
$17,177
|
$23,018
|
$15,303
|
|
6/30/2023
|
$17,899
|
$24,538
|
$16,571
|
|
7/31/2023
|
$18,125
|
$25,327
|
$17,346
|
|
8/31/2023
|
$16,893
|
$24,923
|
$16,443
|
|
9/30/2023
|
$15,591
|
$23,735
|
$15,359
|
|
10/31/2023
|
$14,260
|
$23,236
|
$14,174
|
|
11/30/2023
|
$15,761
|
$25,358
|
$15,465
|
|
12/31/2023
|
$17,389
|
$26,510
|
$17,316
|
|
1/31/2024
|
$17,488
|
$26,956
|
$16,761
|
|
2/29/2024
|
$19,124
|
$28,395
|
$18,123
|
|
3/31/2024
|
$19,605
|
$29,309
|
$18,629
|
|
4/30/2024
|
$18,423
|
$28,111
|
$17,195
|
|
5/31/2024
|
$19,216
|
$29,505
|
$18,116
|
|
6/30/2024
|
$19,803
|
$30,564
|
$18,086
|
|
7/31/2024
|
$19,811
|
$30,936
|
$19,566
|
|
8/31/2024
|
$20,575
|
$31,687
|
$19,349
|
|
9/30/2024
|
$21,078
|
$32,363
|
$19,607
|
|
10/31/2024
|
$20,880
|
$32,070
|
$19,346
|
|
11/30/2024
|
$22,834
|
$33,952
|
$21,719
|
|
12/31/2024
|
$21,273
|
$33,143
|
$19,941
|
|
1/31/2025
|
$21,678
|
$34,066
|
$20,571
|
|
2/28/2025
|
$19,408
|
$33,621
|
$19,179
|
|
3/31/2025
|
$17,528
|
$31,727
|
$17,724
|
|
4/30/2025
|
$18,209
|
$31,512
|
$17,611
|
|
5/31/2025
|
$19,401
|
$33,495
|
$18,741
|
|
6/30/2025
|
$21,089
|
$35,199
|
$19,845
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$21,564
|
$35,989
|
$20,183
|
The Fund's benchmarks are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
|
AATR
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|
Class R6 at NAV
|
8.85%
|
3.24%
|
7.99%
|
|
Russell 2000 Growth Index
|
3.15%
|
7.06%
|
7.27%
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
16.33%
|
15.88%
|
13.66%
|
The Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Total Net Assets
|
$1,957,119,130
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
88
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
112%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$11,274,067
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of July 31, 2025)
|
Portfolio Holdings Presented by SectorFootnote Reference*
|
% Footnote Reference**
|
|
Communication Services
|
1.39%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
15.40%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
4.27%
|
|
Financials
|
5.00%
|
|
Health Care
|
22.30%
|
|
Industrials
|
21.43%
|
|
Information Technology
|
25.55%
|
|
Materials
|
1.73%
|
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
1.47%
|
|
Money Market FundsFootnote Reference(a)
|
1.31%
|
|
Time DepositsFootnote Reference(a)
|
0.15%
|
|
Total
|
100.00%
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote*
|
A sector may comprise several industries. |
|
Footnote**
|
Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives. |
|
Footnote(a)
|
Securities were purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Summary of Fund Changes
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period, except as otherwise noted. For more information contact 888-522-2388.
As of February 10, 2025, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign companies, including emerging market companies, American Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, and other similar depositary receipts.
Where can I find additional information about the Fund?
For additional information about the Fund, including its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, financial statements, holdings and proxy information, please visit lordabbett.com/FundDocuments.
The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of annual report and semiannual report) to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Class R6
LADVX
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2025
lordabbett.com/FundDocuments
TSR-A-8766-R6
09/25
| Item 2: | Code of Ethics. |
| (a) | In accordance with applicable requirements, the Registrant adopted a Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics on June 19, 2003 that applies to the principal executive officer and senior financial officers of the Registrant ("Code of Ethics"). The Code of Ethics was in effect during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025 (the "Period"). |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | The Registrant has not amended the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the Period. |
| (d) | The Registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the Period. |
| (e) | Not applicable. |
| (f) | See Item 19(a)(1) concerning the filing of the Code of Ethics. |
| Item 3: | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
The Registrant's board of directors has determined that each of the following independent directors who are members of the audit committee is an audit committee financial expert: Evelyn E. Guernsey, Karla M. Rabusch, and Peter J. McNamara. Each of these persons is independent within the meaning of the Form N-CSR.
| Item 4: | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
In response to sections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Item 4, the aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 by the Registrant's principal accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and their respective affiliates (collectively, "Deloitte") were as follows:
| Fiscal year ended: | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Audit Fees {a} | $46,000 | $46,000 | ||
| Audit-Related Fees | - 0 - | 0 | ||
| Total audit and audit-related fees | $46,000 | $46,000 | ||
| Tax Fees | - 0 - | - 0 - | ||
| All Other Fees {b} | - 0 - | - 0 - | ||
| Total Fees | $46,000 | $46,000 | ||
{a} Consists of fees for audits of the Registrant's annual financial statements.
{b} Fees for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 consist of fees for services related to the recovery of excess dividend withholding taxes in certain jurisdictions.
(e) (1) Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c) (7) of Regulation S-X, the Registrant's Audit Committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures. Such policies and procedures generally provide that the Audit Committee must pre-approve:
| • | any audit, audit-related, tax, and other services to be provided to the Lord Abbett Funds, including the Registrant, and | |
| • | any audit-related, tax, and other services to be provided to the Registrant's investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to one or more Funds comprising the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to operations and financial reporting of a Fund, by the independent auditor to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor's independence. |
The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chair, subject to a fee limit of $10,000 per event, and not to exceed $25,000 annually. The Chair will report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
(e) (2) The Registrant's Audit Committee has approved 100% of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4, no amount was approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to the Registrant are shown above in the response to Item 4 (a), (b), (c) and (d) as "All Other Fees".
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC ("Lord Abbett"), for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 were:
| Fiscal year ended: | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| All Other Fees {a} | $260,000 | $250,000 | ||
{a} Consist of fees for Independent Services Auditors' Report on Controls Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness related to Lord Abbett's Asset Management Services ("SOC-1 Report").
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to entities under the common control of Lord Abbett for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 were:
| Fiscal year ended: | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| All Other Fees | $ - 0 - | $ - 0 - | ||
(h) The Registrant's Audit Committee has considered the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X and has determined that the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining Deloitte's independence.
(i) Not Applicable.
(j) Not Applicable.
| Item 5: | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable.
| Item 6: | Investments. |
The Registrant's "Schedule I - Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers" as of the close of the reporting period is included under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
| Item 7: | Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies. |
| Item 8: | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies. |
| Item 9: | Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies. |
| Item 10: | Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others for Open-End Management Investment Companies. |
| Item 11: | Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract. |
LORD ABBETT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Lord Abbett
Developing Growth Fund
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025
Table of Contents
| 1 | Schedule of Investments (Item 7) | |
| 5 | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Item 7) | |
| 7 | Statement of Operations (Item 7) | |
| 8 | Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Item 7) | |
| 10 | Financial Highlights (Item 7) | |
| 14 | Notes to Financial Statements (Item 7) | |
| 25 | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Item 7) | |
| 26 | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants (Item 8) | |
| 26 | Proxy Disclosures (Item 9) | |
| 26 | Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others (Item 10) | |
| 26 | Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (Item 11) |
Schedule of Investments
July 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares |
Fair Value |
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| LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 99.49% | ||||||||
| COMMON STOCKS 99.49% | ||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense 8.19% | ||||||||
| AeroVironment, Inc.* | 61,072 | $ | 16,345,310 | |||||
| BWX Technologies, Inc. | 66,881 | 10,161,230 | ||||||
| Karman Holdings, Inc.*(a) | 466,934 | 24,140,488 | ||||||
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.* | 558,708 | 32,796,160 | ||||||
| Leonardo DRS, Inc. | 413,847 | 17,216,035 | ||||||
| Loar Holdings, Inc.* | 321,902 | 23,791,777 | ||||||
| Mercury Systems, Inc.* | 271,686 | 14,287,967 | ||||||
| Rocket Lab Corp.* | 467,849 | 21,483,626 | ||||||
| Total | 160,222,593 | |||||||
| Automobile Components 1.64% | ||||||||
| Modine Manufacturing Co.* | 238,191 | 32,050,981 | ||||||
| Beverages 0.98% | ||||||||
| Celsius Holdings, Inc.* | 423,626 | 19,207,203 | ||||||
| Biotechnology 13.03% | ||||||||
| Abivax SA ADR* | 138,439 | 9,935,767 | ||||||
| ADMA Biologics, Inc.* | 1,275,740 | 23,856,338 | ||||||
| Arcellx, Inc.* | 255,197 | 18,218,514 | ||||||
| Ascendis Pharma AS ADR* | 111,187 | 19,290,944 | ||||||
| Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.* | 645,707 | 30,522,570 | ||||||
| Insmed, Inc.* | 332,120 | 35,629,834 | ||||||
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 60,901 | 18,423,162 | ||||||
| Merus NV (Netherlands)*(b) | 244,359 | 16,186,340 | ||||||
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 277,083 | 14,319,649 | ||||||
| Natera, Inc.* | 87,610 | 11,709,953 | ||||||
| PTC Therapeutics, Inc.* | 278,376 | 14,506,173 | ||||||
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 212,008 | 18,069,442 | ||||||
| Soleno Therapeutics, Inc.* | 116,158 | 10,044,182 | ||||||
| TG Therapeutics, Inc.* | 403,726 | 14,332,273 | ||||||
| Total | 255,045,141 | |||||||
| Investments | Shares |
Fair Value |
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| Broadline Retail 1.99% | ||||||||
| Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | 284,681 | $ | 38,895,965 | |||||
| Capital Markets 3.59% | ||||||||
| Evercore, Inc. Class A | 93,415 | 28,130,993 | ||||||
| Piper Sandler Cos. | 61,891 | 19,515,470 | ||||||
| StoneX Group, Inc.* | 232,109 | 22,570,279 | ||||||
| Total | 70,216,742 | |||||||
| Communications Equipment 1.25% | ||||||||
| Calix, Inc.* | 430,540 | 24,407,313 | ||||||
| Construction & Engineering 9.33% | ||||||||
| Argan, Inc. | 121,921 | 29,868,207 | ||||||
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 78,746 | 55,382,062 | ||||||
| Construction Partners, Inc. Class A* | 274,671 | 27,700,570 | ||||||
| IES Holdings, Inc.* | 83,642 | 29,531,481 | ||||||
| MasTec, Inc.* | 211,606 | 40,037,971 | ||||||
| Total | 182,520,291 | |||||||
| Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 2.12% | ||||||||
| Maplebear, Inc.* | 411,738 | 19,751,072 | ||||||
| Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | 142,970 | 21,665,674 | ||||||
| Total | 41,416,746 | |||||||
| Diversified Consumer Services 5.42% | ||||||||
| Adtalem Global Education, Inc.* | 204,215 | 23,335,648 | ||||||
| Duolingo, Inc.* | 62,806 | 21,765,419 | ||||||
| Stride, Inc.* | 211,139 | 27,074,354 | ||||||
| Universal Technical Institute, Inc.* | 1,051,899 | 33,892,186 | ||||||
| Total | 106,067,607 | |||||||
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 3.61% | ||||||||
| Badger Meter, Inc. | 49,439 | 9,332,105 | ||||||
| Fabrinet (Thailand)*(b) | 82,527 | 26,716,466 | ||||||
| Mirion Technologies, Inc.* | 1,553,408 | 34,718,669 | ||||||
| Total | 70,767,240 | |||||||
| See Notes to Financial Statements. | 1 |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
July 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares |
Fair Value |
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| Financial Services 1.07% | ||||||||
| Chime Financial, Inc. Class A*(a) | 437,939 | $ | 15,069,481 | |||||
| Remitly Global, Inc.* | 358,284 | 5,911,686 | ||||||
| Total | 20,981,167 | |||||||
| Food Products 0.55% | ||||||||
| Vital Farms, Inc.* | 288,164 | 10,719,701 | ||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies 3.31% | ||||||||
| iRhythm Technologies, Inc.* | 205,881 | 28,860,399 | ||||||
| Penumbra, Inc.* | 87,602 | 22,099,356 | ||||||
| PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.* | 90,667 | 4,398,256 | ||||||
| TransMedics Group, Inc.* | 78,534 | 9,343,190 | ||||||
| Total | 64,701,201 | |||||||
| Health Care Providers & Services 3.74% | ||||||||
| GeneDx Holdings Corp.* | 294,831 | 30,058,021 | ||||||
| Guardant Health, Inc.* | 644,837 | 26,425,420 | ||||||
| Hinge Health, Inc. Class A*(a) | 370,863 | 16,670,292 | ||||||
| Total | 73,153,733 | |||||||
| Health Care Technology 1.97% | ||||||||
| Doximity, Inc. Class A* | 255,440 | 15,007,100 | ||||||
| Waystar Holding Corp.* | 638,271 | 23,603,262 | ||||||
| Total | 38,610,362 | |||||||
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 6.73% | ||||||||
| Dutch Bros, Inc. Class A* | 406,103 | 24,069,725 | ||||||
| Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.* | 1,091,176 | 31,338,575 | ||||||
| Planet Fitness, Inc. Class A* | 275,027 | 30,030,198 | ||||||
| Sportradar Group AG Class A (Switzerland)*(b) | 698,549 | 20,656,094 | ||||||
| Wingstop, Inc. | 68,124 | 25,705,910 | ||||||
| Total | 131,800,502 | |||||||
| Insurance 0.46% | ||||||||
| Accelerant Holdings Class A (Cayman Islands)*(b) | 326,892 | 9,002,606 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares |
Fair Value |
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| Interactive Media & Services 1.43% | ||||||||
| Reddit, Inc. Class A* | 174,221 | $ | 27,978,150 | |||||
| Machinery 2.69% | ||||||||
| Crane Co. | 142,521 | 27,901,336 | ||||||
| RBC Bearings, Inc.* | 63,791 | 24,708,806 | ||||||
| Total | 52,610,142 | |||||||
| Metals & Mining 1.77% | ||||||||
| Carpenter Technology Corp. | 139,023 | 34,670,946 | ||||||
| Personal Care Products 0.73% | ||||||||
| Oddity Tech Ltd. Class A (Israel)*(b) | 204,882 | 14,356,082 | ||||||
| Pharmaceuticals 0.80% | ||||||||
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 406,248 | 15,770,547 | ||||||
| Professional Services 0.50% | ||||||||
| ExlService Holdings, Inc.* | 226,934 | 9,855,744 | ||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 10.64% | ||||||||
| Astera Labs, Inc.* | 367,980 | 50,313,905 | ||||||
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.* | 575,448 | 64,191,225 | ||||||
| MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.* | 200,660 | 27,518,512 | ||||||
| Nova Ltd. (Israel)*(b) | 105,517 | 27,707,709 | ||||||
| Rambus, Inc.* | 294,066 | 21,740,299 | ||||||
| SiTime Corp.* | 83,187 | 16,874,483 | ||||||
| Total | 208,346,133 | |||||||
| Software 10.68% | ||||||||
| Agilysys, Inc.* | 33,836 | 3,860,011 | ||||||
| Commvault Systems, Inc.* | 121,542 | 23,086,903 | ||||||
| Guidewire Software, Inc.* | 162,963 | 36,865,490 | ||||||
| Klaviyo, Inc. Class A* | 844,487 | 26,263,546 | ||||||
| Life360, Inc.* | 154,071 | 11,800,298 | ||||||
| Monday.com Ltd. (Israel)*(b) | 63,692 | 16,705,774 | ||||||
| Q2 Holdings, Inc.* | 370,631 | 30,095,237 | ||||||
| 2 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
July 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares |
Fair Value |
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| Software (continued) | ||||||||
| Rubrik, Inc. Class A* | 357,002 | $ | 33,897,340 | |||||
| ServiceTitan, Inc. Class A* | 139,858 | 16,322,827 | ||||||
| Unity Software, Inc.* | 302,386 | 10,087,597 | ||||||
| Total | 208,985,023 | |||||||
| Trading Companies & Distributors 1.27% | ||||||||
| FTAI Aviation Ltd. | 180,099 | 24,783,423 | ||||||
|
Total Common Stocks (cost $1,467,630,115) |
1,947,143,284 | |||||||
|
Principal Amount |
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| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.99% | ||||||||
| REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 1.50% | ||||||||
|
Repurchase Agreement dated 7/31/2025, 4.000% due 8/1/2025 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $29,516,500 of U.S. Treasury Note at 4.500% due 5/15/2027; value: $30,055,038; proceeds: $29,468,914 (cost $29,465,640) |
$ | 29,465,640 | 29,465,640 | |||||
| Time Deposits 0.15% | ||||||||
|
CitiBank N.A.(c) (cost $2,912,432) |
2,912,432 | 2,912,432 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares |
Fair Value |
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| Money Market Funds 1.34% | ||||||||
|
Fidelity Government Portfolio(c) (cost $26,211,888) |
26,211,888 | $ | 26,211,888 | |||||
|
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $58,589,960) |
58,589,960 | |||||||
|
Total Investments in Securities 102.48% (cost $1,526,220,075) |
2,005,733,244 | |||||||
| Other Assets and Liabilities - Net (2.48)% | (48,614,114 | ) | ||||||
| Net Assets 100.00% | $ | 1,957,119,130 | ||||||
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt. | |
| * | Non-income producing security. | |
| (a) | All or a portion of this security is temporarily on loan to unaffiliated broker/dealers. | |
| (b) | Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars. | |
| (c) | Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
| See Notes to Financial Statements. | 3 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded)
July 31, 2025
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2025 in valuing the Fund's investments carried at fair value(1):
| Investment Type(2) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
| Long-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | $ | 1,947,143,284 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,947,143,284 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase Agreements | - | 29,465,640 | - | 29,465,640 | ||||||||||||
| Time Deposits | - | 2,912,432 | - | 2,912,432 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Funds | 26,211,888 | - | - | 26,211,888 | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,973,355,172 | $ | 32,378,072 | $ | - | $ | 2,005,733,244 | ||||||||
| (1) | Refer to Note 2(a) 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. The table above is presented by Investment Type. Industries are presented within an Investment Type should such Investment Type include securities classified as two or more levels within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. When applicable, each Level 3 security is identified on the Schedule of Investments along with the valuation technique utilized. |
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a material amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the year in relation to the Fund's net assets.
| 4 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
July 31, 2025
| ASSETS: | ||||
| Investments in securities, at cost | $ | 1,526,220,075 | ||
| Investments in securities, at fair value including $29,077,505 of securities loaned | $ | 2,005,733,244 | ||
| Receivables: | ||||
| Investment securities sold | 55,107,110 | |||
| Capital shares sold | 402,152 | |||
| Interest | 3,274 | |||
| Securities lending income | 26,923 | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 55,815 | |||
| Total assets | 2,061,328,518 | |||
| LIABILITIES: | ||||
| Payables: | ||||
| Investment securities purchased | 68,174,775 | |||
| Collateral due to broker for securities lending | 29,124,320 | |||
| Capital shares reacquired | 4,612,820 | |||
| Management fee | 835,374 | |||
| Directors' fees | 355,495 | |||
| 12b-1 distribution plan | 295,039 | |||
| Fund administration | 65,131 | |||
| Accrued expenses | 746,434 | |||
| Total liabilities | 104,209,388 | |||
| Commitments and contingent liabilities | - | |||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 1,957,119,130 | ||
| COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS: | ||||
| Paid-in capital | $ | 1,836,345,782 | ||
| Total distributable earnings/(loss) | 120,773,348 | |||
| Net Assets | $ | 1,957,119,130 | ||
| See Notes to Financial Statements. | 5 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)
July 31, 2025
| Net assets by class: | ||||
| Class A Shares | $ | 565,439,200 | ||
| Class C Shares | $ | 17,799,252 | ||
| Class F Shares | $ | 22,298,485 | ||
| Class F3 Shares | $ | 301,459,048 | ||
| Class I Shares | $ | 641,154,849 | ||
| Class P Shares | $ | 9,753,567 | ||
| Class R2 Shares | $ | 1,924,210 | ||
| Class R3 Shares | $ | 41,515,047 | ||
| Class R4 Shares | $ | 9,251,310 | ||
| Class R5 Shares | $ | 8,373,791 | ||
| Class R6 Shares | $ | 338,150,371 | ||
| Outstanding shares by class: | ||||
| Class A Shares (1.12 billion shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 24,946,922 | |||
| Class C Shares (35 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 1,766,536 | |||
| Class F Shares (134.1 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 905,898 | |||
| Class F3 Shares (89.4 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 9,916,926 | |||
| Class I Shares (335.25 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 21,399,730 | |||
| Class P Shares (30 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 466,693 | |||
| Class R2 Shares (98.75 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 96,076 | |||
| Class R3 Shares (98.75 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 1,984,817 | |||
| Class R4 Shares (98.75 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 408,261 | |||
| Class R5 Shares (98.75 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 279,520 | |||
| Class R6 Shares (98.75 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value) | 11,124,734 | |||
| Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets divided by outstanding shares): | ||||
| Class A Shares-Net asset value | $22.67 | |||
| Class A Shares-Maximum offering price (Net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75%) | $24.05 | |||
| Class C Shares-Net asset value | $10.08 | |||
| Class F Shares-Net asset value | $24.61 | |||
| Class F3 Shares-Net asset value | $30.40 | |||
| Class I Shares-Net asset value | $29.96 | |||
| Class P Shares-Net asset value | $20.90 | |||
| Class R2 Shares-Net asset value | $20.03 | |||
| Class R3 Shares-Net asset value | $20.92 | |||
| Class R4 Shares-Net asset value | $22.66 | |||
| Class R5 Shares-Net asset value | $29.96 | |||
| Class R6 Shares-Net asset value | $30.40 | |||
| 6 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended July 31, 2025
| Investment income: | ||||
| Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $108,343) | $ | 3,676,190 | ||
| Securities lending net income | 302,672 | |||
| Interest and other | 1,301,711 | |||
| Total investment income | 5,280,573 | |||
| Expenses: | ||||
| Management fee | 11,274,067 | |||
| 12b-1 distribution plan-Class A | 1,456,675 | |||
| 12b-1 distribution plan-Class C | 185,864 | |||
| 12b-1 distribution plan-Class F | 20,795 | |||
| 12b-1 distribution plan-Class P | 50,176 | |||
| 12b-1 distribution plan-Class R2 | 10,707 | |||
| 12b-1 distribution plan-Class R3 | 215,646 | |||
| 12b-1 distribution plan-Class R4 | 22,355 | |||
| Shareholder servicing | 1,467,063 | |||
| Fund administration | 881,925 | |||
| Registration | 187,647 | |||
| Reports to shareholders | 178,283 | |||
| Professional | 124,452 | |||
| Directors' fees | 109,750 | |||
| Custody | 37,957 | |||
| Other | 150,551 | |||
| Gross expenses | 16,373,913 | |||
| Fees waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 3) | (37,957 | ) | ||
| Net expenses | 16,335,956 | |||
| Net investment loss | (11,055,383 | ) | ||
| Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss): | ||||
| Net realized gain/(loss) on investments | 304,211,188 | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | (135,709,322 | ) | ||
| Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 168,501,866 | |||
| Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 157,446,483 | ||
| See Notes to Financial Statements. | 7 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS |
For the Year Ended July 31, 2025 |
For the Year Ended July 31, 2024 |
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| Operations: | ||||||||||
| Net investment loss | $ | (11,055,383 | ) | $ | (11,121,946 | ) | ||||
| Net realized gain/(loss) | 304,211,188 | 168,683,000 | ||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | (135,709,322 | ) | 32,024,106 | |||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 157,446,483 | 189,585,160 | ||||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||||
| Class A | (161,111 | ) | - | |||||||
| Class F | (25,929 | ) | - | |||||||
| Class F3 | (649,231 | ) | - | |||||||
| Class I | (1,569,993 | ) | - | |||||||
| Class R5 | (29,870 | ) | - | |||||||
| Class R6 | (1,279,741 | ) | - | |||||||
| Total distribution to shareholders | (3,715,875 | ) | - | |||||||
| Capital share transactions (See Note 12): | ||||||||||
| Net proceeds from sales of shares | 359,442,615 | 430,925,507 | ||||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions | 3,600,641 | - | ||||||||
| Cost of shares reacquired | (999,694,386 | ) | (908,899,914 | ) | ||||||
| Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (636,651,130 | ) | (477,974,407 | ) | ||||||
| Net decrease in net assets | (482,920,522 | ) | (288,389,247 | ) | ||||||
| NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||
| Beginning of year | $ | 2,440,039,652 | $ | 2,728,428,899 | ||||||
| End of year | $ | 1,957,119,130 | $ | 2,440,039,652 | ||||||
| 8 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Financial Highlights
| Per Share Operating Performance: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Operations: |
Distributions to shareholders from: |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
Net invest- ment income/ (loss)(a) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) |
Total from invest- ment opera- tions |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total distri- butions |
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| Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | $ | 20.91 | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | 1.92 | $ | 1.77 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | - | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 19.20 | (0.12 | ) | 1.83 | 1.71 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 18.50 | (0.12 | ) | 0.82 | 0.70 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 31.36 | (0.16 | ) | (9.36 | ) | (9.52 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 24.46 | (0.23 | ) | 10.08 | 9.85 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | 9.36 | (0.14 | ) | 0.86 | 0.72 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 8.66 | (0.12 | ) | 0.82 | 0.70 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 8.41 | (0.11 | ) | 0.36 | 0.25 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 16.21 | (0.16 | ) | (4.30 | ) | (4.46 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 13.89 | (0.25 | ) | 5.52 | 5.27 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | 22.69 | (0.13 | ) | 2.08 | 1.95 | (0.03 | ) | - | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 20.81 | (0.10 | ) | 1.98 | 1.88 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 20.03 | (0.10 | ) | 0.88 | 0.78 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 33.61 | (0.14 | ) | (10.10 | ) | (10.24 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 26.01 | (0.21 | ) | 10.76 | 10.55 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class F3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | 27.99 | (0.10 | ) | 2.57 | 2.47 | (0.06 | ) | - | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 25.61 | (0.08 | ) | 2.46 | 2.38 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 24.60 | (0.08 | ) | 1.09 | 1.01 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 40.43 | (0.10 | ) | (12.39 | ) | (12.49 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 30.74 | (0.17 | ) | 12.81 | 12.64 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | 27.61 | (0.13 | ) | 2.54 | 2.41 | (0.06 | ) | - | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 25.29 | (0.10 | ) | 2.42 | 2.32 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 24.32 | (0.09 | ) | 1.06 | 0.97 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 40.04 | (0.13 | ) | (12.25 | ) | (12.38 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 30.50 | (0.20 | ) | 12.69 | 12.49 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class P | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | 19.31 | (0.18 | ) | 1.77 | 1.59 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 17.77 | (0.15 | ) | 1.69 | 1.54 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 17.16 | (0.14 | ) | 0.75 | 0.61 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 29.38 | (0.20 | ) | (8.68 | ) | (8.88 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 23.11 | (0.27 | ) | 9.49 | 9.22 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
| Ratios to Average Net Assets: | Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period |
Total return(b) (%) |
Total expenses after waivers and/or reimburse- ments (%) |
Total expenses (%) |
Net investment income/ (loss) (%) |
Net assets, end of period (000) |
Portfolio turnover rate (%) |
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| $ | 22.67 | 8.39 | 0.94 | 0.94 | (0.70 | ) | $ | 565,439 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.91 | 8.91 | 0.94 | 0.94 | (0.67 | ) | 613,648 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.20 | 3.78 | 0.92 | 0.92 | (0.65 | ) | 675,765 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.50 | (33.80 | ) | 0.94 | 0.94 | (0.67 | ) | 703,073 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.36 | 42.08 | 0.93 | 0.93 | (0.77 | ) | 1,297,753 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.08 | 7.69 | 1.69 | 1.69 | (1.45 | ) | 17,799 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.36 | 8.08 | 1.69 | 1.69 | (1.42 | ) | 19,943 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.66 | 2.97 | 1.68 | 1.68 | (1.40 | ) | 23,486 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.41 | (34.30 | ) | 1.69 | 1.69 | (1.42 | ) | 27,447 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.21 | 41.07 | 1.68 | 1.68 | (1.54 | ) | 57,889 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24.61 | 8.60 | 0.79 | 0.79 | (0.55 | ) | 22,298 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.69 | 9.03 | 0.79 | 0.79 | (0.52 | ) | 20,464 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.81 | 3.89 | 0.78 | 0.78 | (0.50 | ) | 43,337 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.03 | (33.69 | ) | 0.79 | 0.79 | (0.52 | ) | 177,913 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33.61 | 42.37 | 0.78 | 0.78 | (0.63 | ) | 899,774 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30.40 | 8.81 | 0.59 | 0.59 | (0.35 | ) | 301,459 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.99 | 9.29 | 0.59 | 0.59 | (0.31 | ) | 317,327 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.61 | 4.11 | 0.59 | 0.59 | (0.31 | ) | 348,733 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24.60 | (33.57 | ) | 0.59 | 0.59 | (0.31 | ) | 345,576 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40.43 | 42.62 | 0.59 | 0.59 | (0.44 | ) | 638,777 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.96 | 8.72 | 0.69 | 0.69 | (0.45 | ) | 641,155 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.61 | 9.17 | 0.69 | 0.69 | (0.42 | ) | 710,137 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.29 | 3.99 | 0.67 | 0.67 | (0.40 | ) | 751,271 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24.32 | (33.62 | ) | 0.69 | 0.69 | (0.41 | ) | 688,585 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40.04 | 42.45 | 0.68 | 0.68 | (0.52 | ) | 953,104 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.90 | 8.23 | 1.14 | 1.14 | (0.90 | ) | 9,754 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.31 | 8.67 | 1.14 | 1.14 | (0.87 | ) | 12,958 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.77 | 3.55 | 1.13 | 1.13 | (0.85 | ) | 12,953 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.16 | (33.94 | ) | 1.14 | 1.14 | (0.87 | ) | 14,047 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.38 | 41.83 | 1.13 | 1.13 | (0.96 | ) | 26,086 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| See Notes to Financial Statements. | 11 |
Financial Highlights (concluded)
| Per Share Operating Performance: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Operations: |
Distributions to shareholders from: |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
Net invest- ment income/ (loss)(a) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) |
Total from invest- ment opera- tions |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total distri- butions |
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| Class R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | $ | 18.53 | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | 1.70 | $ | 1.50 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 17.08 | (0.17 | ) | 1.62 | 1.45 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 16.52 | (0.16 | ) | 0.72 | 0.56 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 28.45 | (0.22 | ) | (8.37 | ) | (8.59 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 22.48 | (0.30 | ) | 9.22 | 8.92 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class R3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | 19.34 | (0.19 | ) | 1.77 | 1.58 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 17.80 | (0.16 | ) | 1.70 | 1.54 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 17.20 | (0.15 | ) | 0.75 | 0.60 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 29.46 | (0.21 | ) | (8.71 | ) | (8.92 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 23.17 | (0.29 | ) | 9.53 | 9.24 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class R4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | 20.90 | (0.15 | ) | 1.91 | 1.76 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 19.19 | (0.12 | ) | 1.83 | 1.71 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 18.49 | (0.12 | ) | 0.82 | 0.70 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 31.34 | (0.16 | ) | (9.35 | ) | (9.51 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 24.45 | (0.23 | ) | 10.07 | 9.84 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class R5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | 27.61 | (0.13 | ) | 2.54 | 2.41 | (0.06 | ) | - | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 25.29 | (0.10 | ) | 2.42 | 2.32 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 24.32 | (0.09 | ) | 1.06 | 0.97 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 40.04 | (0.13 | ) | (12.25 | ) | (12.38 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 30.50 | (0.22 | ) | 12.71 | 12.49 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class R6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2025 | 27.98 | (0.10 | ) | 2.58 | 2.48 | (0.06 | ) | - | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2024 | 25.61 | (0.08 | ) | 2.45 | 2.37 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 24.60 | (0.08 | ) | 1.09 | 1.01 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2022 | 40.43 | (0.10 | ) | (12.39 | ) | (12.49 | ) | - | (3.34 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7/31/2021 | 30.74 | (0.16 | ) | 12.80 | 12.64 | - | (2.95 | ) | (2.95 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
| (b) | Total return for Classes A and C does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. Total return for all other classes assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
| 12 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
| Ratios to Average Net Assets: | Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return(b) (%) |
Total expenses after waivers and/or reimburse- ments (%) |
Total expenses (%) |
Net investment income/ (loss) (%) |
Net assets, end of period (000) |
Portfolio turnover rate (%) |
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| $ | 20.03 | 8.09 | 1.29 | 1.29 | (1.05 | ) | $ | 1,924 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.53 | 8.49 | 1.29 | 1.29 | (1.02 | ) | 1,722 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.08 | 3.39 | 1.27 | 1.27 | (1.00 | ) | 1,717 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.52 | (34.04 | ) | 1.29 | 1.29 | (1.02 | ) | 1,807 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28.45 | 41.66 | 1.27 | 1.27 | (1.10 | ) | 2,873 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.92 | 8.17 | 1.19 | 1.19 | (0.95 | ) | 41,515 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.34 | 8.65 | 1.19 | 1.19 | (0.92 | ) | 50,443 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.80 | 3.49 | 1.18 | 1.18 | (0.90 | ) | 56,228 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.20 | (33.96 | ) | 1.19 | 1.19 | (0.92 | ) | 60,295 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.46 | 41.76 | 1.18 | 1.18 | (1.01 | ) | 112,015 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.66 | 8.42 | 0.94 | 0.94 | (0.70 | ) | 9,251 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.90 | 8.91 | 0.94 | 0.94 | (0.67 | ) | 9,113 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.19 | 3.79 | 0.92 | 0.92 | (0.65 | ) | 10,498 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.49 | (33.82 | ) | 0.94 | 0.94 | (0.67 | ) | 10,775 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.34 | 42.16 | 0.93 | 0.93 | (0.77 | ) | 16,458 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.96 | 8.72 | 0.69 | 0.69 | (0.45 | ) | 8,374 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.61 | 9.17 | 0.69 | 0.69 | (0.42 | ) | 14,685 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.29 | 3.99 | 0.67 | 0.67 | (0.39 | ) | 23,029 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24.32 | (33.62 | ) | 0.69 | 0.69 | (0.42 | ) | 15,436 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40.04 | 42.50 | 0.69 | 0.69 | (0.55 | ) | 28,200 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30.40 | 8.85 | 0.59 | 0.59 | (0.35 | ) | 338,150 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.98 | 9.30 | 0.59 | 0.59 | (0.31 | ) | 669,600 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.61 | 4.07 | 0.59 | 0.59 | (0.31 | ) | 781,411 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24.60 | (33.57 | ) | 0.59 | 0.59 | (0.31 | ) | 771,093 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40.43 | 42.62 | 0.59 | 0.59 | (0.43 | ) | 954,132 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| See Notes to Financial Statements. | 13 |
Notes to Financial Statements
| 1. | ORGANIZATION |
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund was incorporated under Maryland law on August 21, 1978. The Fund's predecessor corporation was organized on July 11, 1973.
The Fund's investment objective is long-term growth of capital through a diversified and actively managed portfolio consisting of developing growth companies, many of which are traded over the counter. The Fund has eleven active classes of shares: Class A, C, F, F3, I, P, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6, each with different expenses and dividends. A front-end sales charge is normally added to the net asset value ("NAV") for Class A shares. There is no front-end sales charge in the case of Class C, F, F3, I, P, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 shares, although there may be a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") in certain cases as follows: Class A shares purchased without a sales charge and redeemed before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the purchase falls (subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus); and Class C shares redeemed before the first anniversary of purchase. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the month on which the purchase order was accepted, provided that the Fund or financial intermediary through which a shareholder purchased Class C shares has records verifying that the Class C shares have been held at least eight years. The Fund's Class P shares are closed to substantially all new investors, with certain exceptions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus.
Basis of Preparation
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Segment Reporting
An operating segment is defined in FASB Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures ("ASU 2023-07") as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available.
The CODM for the Fund is Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC ("Lord Abbett") through its Management, Investment and Operating Committees, which are responsible for assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. The CODM has determined that the Fund has a single operating segment based on the fact that the CODM monitors the operating results of the Fund as a whole and that the Fund's long-term strategic asset allocation is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, based on a defined investment strategy which is executed by the Fund's portfolio managers as a team. The financial information provided to and reviewed by
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the CODM is consistent with that presented within the Fund's Schedule of Investments, Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statement of Operations, Statements of Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights.
| 2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| (a) | Investment Valuation-Under procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Board"), the Board has designated the determination of fair value of the Fund's portfolio investments to Lord Abbett as its valuation designee. Accordingly, Lord Abbett is responsible for, among other things, assessing and managing valuation risks, establishing, applying and testing fair value methodologies, and evaluating pricing services. Lord Abbett has formed a pricing committee (the "Pricing Committee") that performs these responsibilities on behalf of Lord Abbett, administers the pricing and valuation of portfolio investments and ensures that prices utilized reasonably reflect fair value. Among other things, these procedures allow Lord Abbett, subject to Board oversight, 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. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Pricing Committee uses a third-party fair valuation service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that correlate to the fair-valued 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 ask prices. | |
| 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 periodically reviews reports that may include fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee, related market activity, inputs and assumptions, and retrospective comparison of 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. Investments in open-end money market mutual funds are valued at their NAV as of the close of each business day. | |
| 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 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
| 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: | |
| • | 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 as of July 31, 2025 and, if applicable, Level 3 rollforwards for the fiscal year 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. | |
| (b) | Expenses-Expenses, excluding class-specific expenses, are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. In addition, Class F3 and R6 shares bear only their class-specific shareholder servicing expenses. Class A, C, F, P, R2, R3 and R4 shares bear their class-specific share of all expenses and fees relating to the Fund's 12b-1 Distribution Plan. |
| (c) | Foreign Transactions-The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars and transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in the Fund's records at the rate prevailing when earned or recorded. Asset and liability accounts that are denominated in foreign currencies are adjusted daily to reflect current exchange rates and any unrealized gain/(loss), if applicable, is included in Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies in the Fund's Statement of Operations. The resultant exchange gains and losses upon settlement of such transactions, if applicable, are included in Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency related transactions in the Fund's Statement of Operations. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in market prices of the securities. |
| (d) | Income Taxes-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. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
| Management has reviewed the Fund's tax positions for all open tax years and has determined that as of July 31, 2025, no liability for Federal Income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements for net unrecognized tax benefits. However, management's conclusions may be subject to future review based on changes in, or the interpretation of, the accounting standards or tax laws and regulations. The Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The Fund's Federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The statutes of limitations on the Fund's state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the Fund's jurisdiction. | |
| (e) | Investment Income-Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis as earned. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized using the effective interest method and are included in Interest and other, if applicable, in the Statement of Operations. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if applicable, have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country's tax rules and rates. Investment income is allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. |
| (f) | Repurchase Agreements-The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to securities. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which a fund acquires a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (a bank or securities dealer) at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date. The Fund requires at all times that the repurchase agreement be collateralized by cash, or by securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies, its instrumentalities, or U.S. Government sponsored enterprises having a value equal to, or in excess of, the value of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). If the seller of the agreement defaults on its obligation to repurchase the underlying securities at a time when the fair value of these securities has declined, the Fund may incur a loss upon disposition of the securities. |
| Due to the absence of a master netting agreement related to the Fund's participation in repurchase agreements, no offsetting disclosures have been made on behalf of the Fund. | |
| (g) | Security Transactions-Security transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated using the identified-cost method. Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. |
| 3. | MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
Management Fee
The Fund has a management agreement with Lord Abbett, pursuant to which Lord Abbett provides the Fund with investment management services and executive and other personnel, provides office space and pays for ordinary and necessary office and clerical expenses relating to research and statistical work and supervision of the Fund's investment portfolio. The management fee is accrued daily and payable monthly.
The management fee is based on the Fund's average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
| First $100 million | .75% |
| Over $100 million | .50% |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the effective management fee, net of any applicable waiver, was at an annualized rate of .51% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
In addition, Lord Abbett provides certain administrative services to the Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement in return for a fee at an annual rate of .04% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The fund administration fee is accrued daily and payable monthly.
Lord Abbett voluntarily waived $37,957 of certain fees and expenses during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025.
12b-1 Distribution Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution plan with respect to Class A, C, F, P, R2, R3 and R4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which provides for the payment of ongoing distribution and service fees to Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Lord Abbett. The distribution and service fees are accrued daily and payable monthly.
The following annual rates have been authorized by the Board pursuant to the plan:
| Fees* | Class A(1) | Class C | Class F(2) | Class P | Class R2 | Class R3 | Class R4 |
| Service | .25% | .25% | - | .25% | .25% | .25% | .25% |
| Distribution | - | .75% | .10% | .20% | .35% | .25% | - |
| * | The Fund may designate a portion of the aggregate fees attributable to service activities for purposes of calculating Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. sales charge limitations. |
| (1) | Annual Service Fee on shares sold prior to June 1, 1990 was .15% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. |
| (2) | The Class F shares Rule 12b-1 fee may be designated as a service fee in limited circumstances as described in the Fund's prospectus. |
Class F3, Class I, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a distribution plan.
Commissions
The Distributor received the following commissions on sales of shares of the Fund, after concessions were paid to authorized dealers, during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025:
|
Distributor Commissions |
Dealers' Concessions |
| $25,317 | $164,479 |
The Distributor received CDSCs of $4,041 and $1,601 for Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025.
Other Related Parties
As of July 31, 2025 the percentage of the Fund's outstanding shares owned by Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund was 5.54%.
One Director and certain of the Fund's officers have an interest in Lord Abbett.
| 4. | DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX INFORMATION |
Dividends are paid from net investment income, if any. Capital gain distributions are paid from taxable net realized gains from investments transactions, reduced by allowable capital loss carryforwards, if any. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amounts of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These book/tax differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax
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basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025 was as follows:
| Fund |
Ordinary Income |
Net Long-Term Capital Gains |
Return of Capital |
Total Distributions Paid |
|||
| Developing Growth Fund | $3,715,875 | $ - | $ - | $3,715,875 |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024 was as follows:
| Fund |
Ordinary Income |
Net Long-Term Capital Gains |
Return of Capital |
Total Distributions Paid |
|||
| Developing Growth Fund | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
As of July 31, 2025, the components of distributable earnings/(loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Fund |
Undistributed Ordinary Income |
Undistributed Net Long-Term Capital Gains |
Accumulated Capital and Other Losses |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Temporary Differences |
Total Distributable Earnings/ (Loss) |
||||||
| Developing Growth Fund | $ - | $ - | $(344,513,043) | $465,641,886 | $(355,495) | $120,773,348 |
Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. Capital losses incurred that will be carried forward are as follows:
| Fund |
Short-Term Losses |
Long-Term Losses |
Net Capital Losses |
|||
| Developing Growth Fund | $(330,343,362) | $ - | $(330,343,362) |
At the Fund's election, certain losses incurred within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund's next taxable year. The Fund incurred and will elect to defer qualified late-year ordinary losses and/or post-October capital losses as follows:
| Fund |
Late-Year Ordinary Losses |
Short-Term Losses |
Long-Term Losses |
|||
| Developing Growth Fund | $(14,169,681) | $ - | $ - |
As of July 31, 2025, the tax cost of investments and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for the Fund are shown below.
| Fund |
Tax Cost of Investments |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
||||
| Developing Growth Fund | $1,540,091,358 | $491,184,687 | $(25,542,801) | $465,641,886 |
Permanent items identified, as shown below, have been reclassified among the components of net assets based on their tax treatment. The permanent differences are primarily attributable to tax treatment of certain distributions and net operating loss.
| Fund |
Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss) |
Paid-in Capital |
||
| Developing Growth Fund | $152,906 | $(152,906) |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
| 5. | PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales |
| $2,444,306,341 | $3,080,726,453 |
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025.
The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Lord Abbett funds or client accounts pursuant to procedures approved by the Board in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at a fair market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund engaged in cross-trades purchases of $186,023.
| 6. | DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION |
The Fund's officers and one Director, who are associated with Lord Abbett, do not receive any compensation from the Fund for serving in such capacities. Independent Directors' fees are allocated among all Lord Abbett-sponsored funds primarily based on the relative net assets of each fund. There is an equity-based plan available to all Independent Directors under which Independent Directors may elect to defer receipt of a portion of Directors' fees. The deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in the Fund. Such amounts and earnings accrued thereon are included in Directors' fees in the Statement of Operations and in Directors' fees payable in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid.
| 7. | LINE OF CREDIT |
For the period ended June 5, 2025, the Fund and certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett (collectively, the "Participating Funds") were party to a syndicated line of credit facility with various lenders for $1.6 billion (the "Syndicated Facility") under which State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB") participated as a lender and as agent for the lenders. The Participating Funds were subject to graduated borrowing limits of the lesser of either one-third or one-fifth of unencumbered fund net assets and $250 million, $700 million or $1 billion, in each case based on past borrowings and likelihood of future borrowings, among other factors.
Effective June 6, 2025, the Participating Funds renewed the Syndicated Facility for $1.675 billion. The Participating Funds are subject to graduated borrowing limits of the lesser of either one-third or one-fifth of unencumbered fund net assets and $250 million, $300 million, $700 million or $1 billion, in each case based on past borrowings and likelihood of future borrowings, among other factors.
For the period ended June 5, 2025, the Participating Funds were also party to an additional uncommitted line of credit facility with SSB for $330 million (the "Bilateral Facility"). Under the Bilateral Facility, the Participating Funds were subject to graduated borrowing limits of the lesser of either one-third or one-fifth of unencumbered fund net assets and $250 million based on past borrowings and likelihood of future borrowings, among other factors.
Effective June 6, 2025, the Participating Funds renewed the Bilateral Facility in the same amount. The Participating Funds remain subject to the same borrowing limits as were in place prior to the renewal.
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These credit facilities are to be used for short-term working capital purposes as additional sources of liquidity to satisfy redemptions.
For the year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund did not utilize the Syndicated Facility or Bilateral Facility.
| 8. | INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM |
Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC exemptive order") certain registered open-end management investment companies managed by Lord Abbett, including the Fund, participate in a joint lending and borrowing program (the "Interfund Lending Program"). The SEC exemptive order allows the funds that participate in the Interfund Lending Program to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes subject to the limitations and conditions.
During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, the Fund did not participate as a borrower or lender in the Interfund Lending Program.
| 9. | CUSTODIAN AND ACCOUNTING AGENT |
SSB is the Fund's custodian and accounting agent. SSB performs custodial, accounting and recordkeeping functions relating to portfolio transactions and calculating the Fund's NAV.
| 10. | SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT |
The Fund has established a securities lending agreement with Citibank, N.A. for the lending of securities to qualified brokers in exchange for securities or cash collateral equal to at least the market value of securities loaned, plus interest, if applicable. Cash collateral is invested in an approved money market fund. In accordance with the Fund's securities lending agreement, the market value of securities on loan is determined each day at the close of business and any additional collateral required to cover the value of securities on loan is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may experience a delay in the recovery of its securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Fund or the borrower becomes insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Any income earned from securities lending is included in Securities lending net income in the Fund's Statement of Operations.
The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value equal to at least 100% of the market value of the securities loaned. The collateral must be marked-to-market daily to cover increases in the market value of the securities loaned (or potentially a decline in the value of the collateral). In general, the risk of borrower default will be borne by Citibank, N.A.; the Fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. The advantage of such loans is that the Fund continues to receive income on loaned securities while receiving a portion of any securities lending fees and earning returns on the cash amounts which may be reinvested for the purchase of investments in securities.
As of July 31, 2025, the market value of securities loaned and collateral received were as follows:
|
Market Value of Securities Loaned |
Collateral Received(1) |
|
| $29,077,505 | $29,124,320 |
| (1) | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Collateral due to broker for securities lending. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
| 11. | INVESTMENT RISKS |
The Fund is subject to the general risks and considerations associated with equity investing. The value of an investment will fluctuate in response to movements in the equity securities market in general, and to the changing prospects of individual companies in which the Fund invests.
The Fund has particular risks associated with growth stocks. Different types of stocks shift in and out of favor over time depending on market and economic conditions. The market may fail to recognize the intrinsic value of particular value stocks for a long time. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than other stocks. Growth stocks are often more sensitive to market fluctuations than other securities because their market prices are highly sensitive to future earnings expectations. In addition, if the Fund's assessment of a company's potential for growth or market conditions is wrong, it could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds, even in a favorable market. The Fund invests primarily in small-cap growth company stocks, which tend to be more volatile and can be less liquid than other types of stocks, especially over the short term. Small-cap companies may also have more limited product lines, markets or financial resources, and typically experience a higher risk of failure than large-cap companies. Because the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities and American Depositary Receipts, it may experience increased market, industry and sector, liquidity, currency, political, information and other risks. The securities of foreign companies also may be subject to inadequate exchange control regulations, the imposition of economic sanctions or other government restrictions, higher transaction and other costs, and delays in settlement to the extent they are traded on non-U.S. exchanges or markets.
Geopolitical and other events, such as war, acts of terrorism, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illnesses, epidemics and pandemics, environmental and other public health issues, supply chain disruptions, inflation, recessions or other events, and governments' reactions to such events, may lead to increased market volatility and instability in world economies and markets generally and may have adverse effects on the performance of the Fund and its investments.
A widespread health crisis, such as a global pandemic, could cause substantial market volatility, impact the ability to complete redemptions, and adversely impact Fund performance. For example, the effects to public health, business and market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have had, and may in the future have, a significant negative impact on the performance of the Fund's investments, including exacerbating other pre-existing political, social and economic risks. In addition, the increasing interconnectedness of markets around the world may result in many markets being affected by events or conditions in a single country or region or events affecting a single or small number of issuers.
It is difficult to accurately predict or foresee when events or conditions affecting the U.S. or global financial markets, economies, and issuers may occur, the effects of such events or conditions, potential escalations or expansions of these events, possible retaliations in response to sanctions or similar actions and the duration or ultimate impact of those events. The foregoing could disrupt the operations of the Fund and its service providers, adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments and negatively impact the Fund's performance and your investment in the Fund.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
| 12. | SUMMARY OF CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS |
Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:
|
Year Ended July 31, 2025 |
Year Ended July 31, 2024 |
|||||||||||||||
| Class A Shares | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 1,260,734 | $ | 27,017,408 | 2,507,356 | $ | 46,697,733 | ||||||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions | 5,988 | 145,090 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (5,673,730 | ) | (120,769,411 | ) | (8,355,871 | ) | (154,060,424 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease | (4,407,008 | ) | $ | (93,606,913 | ) | (5,848,515 | ) | $ | (107,362,691 | ) | ||||||
| Class C Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 164,344 | $ | 1,575,189 | 274,682 | $ | 2,349,193 | ||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (528,186 | ) | (5,021,494 | ) | (856,048 | ) | (6,992,568 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease | (363,842 | ) | $ | (3,446,305 | ) | (581,366 | ) | $ | (4,643,375 | ) | ||||||
| Class F Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 319,293 | $ | 7,973,017 | 119,075 | $ | 2,303,456 | ||||||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions | 927 | 24,378 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (316,141 | ) | (7,282,592 | ) | (1,300,155 | ) | (25,121,355 | ) | ||||||||
| Increase (decrease) | 4,079 | $ | 714,803 | (1,181,080 | ) | $ | (22,817,899 | ) | ||||||||
| Class F3 Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 2,340,060 | $ | 66,271,121 | 3,147,804 | $ | 76,854,161 | ||||||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions | 20,028 | 649,106 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (3,782,093 | ) | (107,584,997 | ) | (5,427,412 | ) | (133,232,526 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease | (1,422,005 | ) | $ | (40,664,770 | ) | (2,279,608 | ) | $ | (56,378,365 | ) | ||||||
| Class I Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 6,249,905 | $ | 177,792,599 | 6,997,450 | $ | 171,877,120 | ||||||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions | 47,704 | 1,525,095 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (10,617,741 | ) | (303,463,889 | ) | (10,982,902 | ) | (267,610,659 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease | (4,320,132 | ) | $ | (124,146,195 | ) | (3,985,452 | ) | $ | (95,733,539 | ) | ||||||
| Class P Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 20,680 | $ | 414,921 | 36,353 | $ | 652,183 | ||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (225,041 | ) | (4,711,524 | ) | (94,345 | ) | (1,621,791 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease | (204,361 | ) | $ | (4,296,603 | ) | (57,992 | ) | $ | (969,608 | ) | ||||||
| Class R2 Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 5,160 | $ | 93,098 | 5,873 | $ | 96,781 | ||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (1,988 | ) | (36,725 | ) | (13,514 | ) | (195,954 | ) | ||||||||
| Increase (decrease) | 3,172 | $ | 56,373 | (7,641 | ) | $ | (99,173 | ) | ||||||||
| Class R3 Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 295,027 | $ | 5,771,691 | 417,501 | $ | 7,111,760 | ||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (918,968 | ) | (18,425,359 | ) | (967,584 | ) | (17,082,295 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease | (623,941 | ) | $ | (12,653,668 | ) | (550,083 | ) | $ | (9,970,535 | ) | ||||||
| Class R4 Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 63,854 | $ | 1,314,982 | 174,660 | $ | 3,139,541 | ||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (91,739 | ) | (1,989,534 | ) | (285,659 | ) | (5,602,900 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease | (27,885 | ) | $ | (674,552 | ) | (110,999 | ) | $ | (2,463,359 | ) | ||||||
| Class R5 Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 80,696 | $ | 2,287,392 | 105,066 | $ | 2,562,358 | ||||||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions | 927 | 29,643 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (333,990 | ) | (9,141,116 | ) | (483,735 | ) | (12,349,851 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease | (252,367 | ) | $ | (6,824,081 | ) | (378,669 | ) | $ | (9,787,493 | ) | ||||||
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|
Year Ended July 31, 2025 |
Year Ended July 31, 2024 |
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| Class R6 Shares | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 2,420,998 | $ | 68,931,197 | 4,689,572 | $ | 117,281,221 | ||||||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions | 37,869 | 1,227,329 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Shares reacquired | (15,262,524 | ) | (421,267,745 | ) | (11,278,800 | ) | (285,029,591 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease | (12,803,657 | ) | $ | (351,109,219 | ) | (6,589,228 | ) | $ | (167,748,370 | ) | ||||||
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2025, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements and financial highlights"). In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of July 31, 2025, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2025, by correspondence with the custodian and counterparties; when replies were not received from counterparties, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
September 25, 2025
We have served as the auditor of one or more Lord Abbett Family of Funds' investment companies since 1932.
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the period.
Proxy Disclosures
There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period.
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others
Remuneration paid to directors, officers, and others is included in "Directors' Remuneration" under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract
The Board, including all of the Directors who are not "interested persons" of the Fund or of Lord Abbett, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Independent Directors"), annually considers whether to approve the continuation of the existing management agreement between the Fund and Lord Abbett (the "Agreement"). In connection with its most recent approval, the Board reviewed materials relating specifically to the Agreement, as well as numerous materials received throughout the course of the year, including information about the Fund's investment performance compared to the performance of an appropriate benchmark. Before making its decision as to the Fund, the Board had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information, taking into account its knowledge of Lord Abbett gained through its meetings and discussions. The Independent Directors also met with their independent legal counsel in various private sessions at which no representatives of management were present.
The materials received by the Board included, but were not limited to: (1) information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions ("Broadridge") regarding the investment performance of the Fund compared to the investment performance of certain funds with similar investment styles as determined by Broadridge, based, in part, on the Fund's Morningstar category (the "performance peer group"), and the investment performance of an appropriate benchmark; (2) information provided by Broadridge regarding the expense ratios, contractual and actual management fee rates, and other expense components for the Fund and certain funds in the same Morningstar category, with generally the same or similar share classes and operational characteristics, including asset size (the "expense peer group"); (3) certain supplemental investment performance information provided by Lord Abbett; (4) information provided by Lord Abbett on the expense ratios, management fee rates, and other expense components for the Fund; (5) sales and redemption information for the Fund; (6) information regarding Lord Abbett's financial condition; (7) an analysis of the relative profitability to Lord Abbett of providing management and administrative services to the Fund; (8) information provided by Lord Abbett regarding the investment management fee schedules for Lord Abbett's other advisory clients maintaining accounts with a similar investment strategy as the Fund; and (9) information regarding the personnel and other resources devoted by Lord Abbett to managing the Fund.
Investment Management and Related Services Generally. The Board considered the services provided by Lord Abbett to the Fund, including investment research, portfolio management and trading, and Lord Abbett's commitment to compliance with all applicable legal requirements and
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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
recent investments undertaken to enhance its compliance oversight. The Board also observed that Lord Abbett was solely engaged in the investment management business and accordingly did not experience the conflicts of interest that may result from being engaged in other lines of business, although the Board was mindful that other conflicts of interest may exist. The Board considered the investment advisory services provided by Lord Abbett to other clients, the fees charged for the services, and the differences in the nature of the services provided to the Fund and other Lord Abbett Funds, on the one hand, and the services provided to other clients, on the other. The Board observed that differences in fee rates between these clients and the Lord Abbett Funds are not uniform when examined on a fund-by-fund basis, suggesting that differences in the pricing of investment management services to these clients may reflect a variety of factors, including historical competitive forces operating in separate marketplaces. The Board considered the fact that in many instances, fee rates are higher on average for mutual fund clients than for other clients. The Board did not rely on these comparisons to any significant extent in reaching its decision. After reviewing these and related factors, the Board concluded that the Fund was likely to continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of the investment services provided by Lord Abbett under the Agreement.
Investment Performance. The Board reviewed the Fund's investment performance in relation to that of the performance peer group and an appropriate benchmark as of various periods ended June 30, 2024. The Board observed that the Fund's investment performance was equal to the median of the performance peer group for the one-year period and below the performance peer group for the three-, five- and ten-year periods. The Board considered Lord Abbett's explanation of the Fund's performance. The Board further considered Lord Abbett's performance and reputation generally, the performance of other Lord Abbett-managed funds overseen by the Board, and the willingness of Lord Abbett to take steps intended to improve performance when appropriate. After reviewing these and other factors, including those described below, the Board concluded that the Fund's Agreement should be continued.
Lord Abbett's Personnel and Methods. The Board considered the qualifications of the personnel providing investment management services to the Fund, in light of its investment objective and discipline, and other services provided by Lord Abbett to the Fund. Among other things, the Board considered the size, experience, and turnover of Lord Abbett's staff, the resources made available to them, Lord Abbett's investment methodologies and philosophy, and Lord Abbett's approach to recruiting, training, and retaining personnel.
Nature and Quality of Other Services. The Board considered the nature, quality, and extent of compliance, administrative, and other services performed by Lord Abbett and the nature and extent of Lord Abbett's supervision of third-party service providers, including the Fund's transfer agent and custodian.
Expenses. The Board considered the expense level of the Fund, including the contractual and actual management fee rates, and the expense levels of the Fund's expense peer group. It also considered how each of the expense level and the actual management fee rates of the Fund related to those of the expense peer group and the amount and nature of the fees paid by shareholders. The Board observed that the net total expense ratio and the actual management fee of the Fund were both below the median of the expense peer group. After reviewing these and related factors, the Board concluded, within the context of its overall approval of the Agreement, that the management fee schedule in place for the Fund was reasonable in light of all of the factors it considered, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by Lord Abbett.
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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (concluded)
Profitability. The Board considered the level of Lord Abbett's operating margin in managing the Fund, including a review of Lord Abbett's methodology for allocating its costs to its management of the Fund. It considered whether the Fund was profitable to Lord Abbett in connection with the Fund's operation, including the fee that Lord Abbett receives from the Fund for providing administrative services to the Fund. The Board considered Lord Abbett's profit margins, excluding Lord Abbett's marketing and distribution expenses. The Board also considered Lord Abbett's profit margins, without those exclusions, in comparison to available industry data and how those profit margins could affect Lord Abbett's ability to recruit and retain personnel. The Board recognized that Lord Abbett's overall profitability was a factor in enabling it to attract and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Fund. After reviewing these and related factors, the Board concluded, within the context of its overall approval of the Agreement, that Lord Abbett's profitability with respect to the Fund was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered the extent to which there had been economies of scale in managing the Fund, whether the Fund's shareholders had appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there was potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board also considered information provided by Lord Abbett regarding how it shares any potential economies of scale through its investments in its businesses supporting the Fund. The Board also considered the Fund's existing management fee schedule, with its breakpoint in the level of the management fee. Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that any economies of scale were adequately addressed in respect of the Fund.
Other Benefits to Lord Abbett. The Board considered the amount and nature of the fees paid by the Fund and the Fund's shareholders to Lord Abbett and the Distributor for services other than investment advisory services, such as the fee that Lord Abbett receives from the Fund for providing administrative services to the Fund. The Board also considered the revenues and profitability of Lord Abbett's investment advisory business apart from its mutual fund business, and the intangible benefits enjoyed by Lord Abbett by virtue of its relationship with the Fund. The Board observed that the Distributor receives 12b-1 fees from certain of the Lord Abbett Funds as to shares held in accounts for which there is no other broker of record, that the Distributor may retain a portion of the 12b-1 fees it receives, and that the Distributor receives a portion of the sales charges on sales and redemptions of some classes of shares of the Lord Abbett Funds. In addition, the Board observed that Lord Abbett accrues certain benefits for its business of providing investment advice to clients other than the Lord Abbett Funds, but that business also benefits the Funds. The Board also noted that Lord Abbett, as disclosed in the prospectus of the Fund, has entered into revenue sharing arrangements with certain entities that distribute shares of the Lord Abbett Funds. The Board also took into consideration the investment research that Lord Abbett receives as a result of client brokerage transactions.
Alternative Arrangements. The Board considered whether, instead of approving continuation of the Agreement, it might be in the best interests of the Fund to implement one or more alternative arrangements, such as continuing to employ Lord Abbett, but on different terms. After considering all of the relevant factors, the Board unanimously found that continuation of the Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, and voted unanimously to approve the continuation of the Agreement. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor as paramount or controlling. Individual Directors may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. This summary does not discuss in detail all matters considered.
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Tax Information (unaudited)
The percentages below reflect the portion of ordinary income distributions that are eligible for the corporate dividend received deduction (DRD) and qualified dividend income (QDI) for individual shareholders:
| Fund Name | DRD | QDI |
| Developing Growth Fund | 75% | 77% |
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| This report, when not used for the general information of shareholders of the Fund, is to be distributed only if preceded or accompanied by a current fund prospectus. | ||||
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Lord Abbett mutual fund shares are distributed by LORD ABBETT DISTRIBUTOR LLC. |
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc. |
LADG-2 (09/25) |
| Item 12: | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
| Item 13: | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
| Item 14: | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable.
| Item 15: | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Not applicable.
| Item 16: | Controls and Procedures. |
| (a) | The principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer have concluded as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that the design of such procedures is effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
| Item 17: | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
| Item 18: | Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation. |
Not applicable.
| Item 19: | Exhibits. |
| (a)(1) | The Lord Abbett Family of Funds Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics for the Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers is attached hereto as part of EX-99.CODEETH. |
| (a)(2) | Not applicable. |
| (a)(3) | Certification of each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto as a part of EX-99.CERT. |
| (a)(4) | Not applicable. |
| (a)(5) | There was no change in the registrant's independent public accountant for the period covered by this report. |
| (b) | Certification of each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is provided as a part of EX-99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LORD ABBETT DEVELOPING GROWTH FUND, INC.
| By: | /s/Douglas B. Sieg | |
| Douglas B. Sieg | ||
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President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: September 25, 2025
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/Douglas B. Sieg | |
| Douglas B. Sieg | ||
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President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: September 25, 2025
| By: | /s/Micheal J. Hebert | |
| Michael J. Hebert | ||
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Date: September 25, 2025
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