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8.18 +0.01 +0.12%

22/11 - Closed. Currency in USD

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Total Assets: 1.52B

Type: Fund

Market: United States

Issuer: Lord Abbett

Asset Class: Other

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LFRAX Overview

On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of LFRAX among other information.

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks a high level of current income. Under normal conditions, the fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in floating or adjustable rate instruments and derivatives and other instruments that effectively enable the fund to achieve a floating rate of income. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in other types of debt securities and short-term instruments.

Contact Information

Address 90 Hudson Street
Jersey City,NJ 7302
United States

Phone +1 201 8272000

Web www.lordabbett.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Christopher J. Gizzo	Managing Director	2023	Now
Biography	Christopher J. Gizzo, Portfolio Manager, has joined Lord Abbett in 2008.
Kearney M. Posner	Portfolio Manager	2018	Now
Biography	Ms. Posner joined Lord Abbett in 2015. Ms. Posner was formerly a Director at MetLife from 2008 to 2015.
Steven F. Rocco	Lead Portfolio Manager	2016	Now
Biography	Mr. Rocco is Partner and Director of Taxable Fixed Income of Lord Abbett. Mr. Rocco is a lead portfolio manager for the high yield fixed income strategy and also contributes as portfolio manager to the multi-sector fixed-income strategy. Mr. Rocco joined Lord Abbett in 2004 and was named Partner in 2011. Mr. Rocco joined Lord Abbett as an associate portfolio manager and then transitioned to lead portfolio manager for our short duration and corporate bond strategies. He was previously a Consultant at FactSet. Mr. Rocco received a BA from Cornell University. He is a holder of a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been in the investment business since 2001.
Robert A. Lee	Partner	2013	Now
Biography	Robert A. Lee is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer at the Lord Abbett & Company. Mr. Lee joined Lord Abbett in 1997 and was named Partner in 2002. His prior experience includes: Portfolio Manager and Vice President at ARM Capital Advisors; Assistant Portfolio Manager and Assistant Vice President at Kidder Peabody Asset Management; and Fixed Income Research Analyst at The First Boston Corporation. Mr. Lee received a BS from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been in the investment business since 1991.
Jeffrey D. Lapin	Partner	2012	2023
Biography	Mr. Lapin joined Lord Abbett in 2012 as a portfolio manager for Lord Abbett’s taxable fixed-income strategies, and was named Partner in 2016. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1997. Previously, he was Managing Director and Head of European Market Credit Coverage at Post Advisory Group. His prior experience also includes serving as Partner, Co-Portfolio Manager at Tablerock Fund Management, LLC; Analyst at Avenue Capital Management, LLC; and Research Analyst at M.J. Whitman, Inc. He earned an AB from Georgetown University, an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and a JD from Northwestern University’s School of Law.
Christopher J. Towle	N/A	2011	2014
Biography	Mr. Towle is the lead portfolio manager of the bank loans, bond debenture, and convertibles strategies and also oversees the high yield strategy. Mr. Towle joined Lord Abbett in 1987 and was named Partner in 1998. His prior experience includes: Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager at American International Group; Investment Officer and Analyst at Savings Bank Trust Company; Senior Securities Trader at the Union Trust Company. Mr. Towle received a BA from Rutgers University. He is a holder of a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been in the investment business since 1980.
Joel G. Serebransky	Portfolio Manager	2011	2012
Biography	Mr. Serebransky joined Lord Abbett in and has been a member of the team since 2011. Prior to that date, from 2005 to 2010, he was a Managing Director at Navigare Partners, an investment firm focusing on credit risk oriented portfolio strategies.
Elizabeth O. MacLean	Executive Vice President	2007	2011
Biography	Ms. MacLean is an executive vice president and bank loan portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2011, she was a partner and bank loan portfolio manager at Lord Abbett, where she oversaw the firm’s loan portfolio management team and managed structured products. Previously, she was a managing director and portfolio manager for leveraged loan investments at Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management. Before that, she was vice president and portfolio manager at Pilgrim Investments and also held senior corporate lending officer roles at the Bank of Hawaii and the Bank of New York. She holds an MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. She received an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University. Ms. MacLean is both a board member and Investment Advisory Committee member for the PIMCO Foundation, as well as a board member for Illumination Foundation, an organization focused on breaking the cycle of homelessness in Orange County. She serves on the leadership council for PIMCO Women, an effort that seeks to attract, retain, develop and engage women at the firm.

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