ELMFX Fees and Costs — Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class F
Data updated: 2026-10-09
The net expense ratio is 0.90%: a 0.65% management fee, a 0.10% 12b-1 fee plus 4.68% other expenses, less a 4.53% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $16K in broker commissions, 0.1417% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 80%.
ELMFX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ELMFX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.10% |
| Other expenses | 4.68% |
| Gross expense ratio | 5.43% |
| Fee waiver | −4.53% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.90% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
ELMFX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ELMFX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $651 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.09% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.90%) | $94 | $295 | $511 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $15 | $46 | $80 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $60 |
| Total costs | $109 | $358 | $651 |
| Value after costs | $10,391 | $11,218 | $12,112 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
ELMFX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1417%
- Total broker commissions: $16K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $64.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 80%
ELMFX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $3K | 47.43% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $1K | 18.24% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $784 | 13.20% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $340 | 5.72% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $275 | 4.63% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $173 | 2.91% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $157 | 2.65% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $128 | 2.15% |
| Jefferies LLC | $126 | 2.13% |
| BTG Pactual US Capital, LLC | $56 | 0.95% |
ELMFX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $223K | 73.66% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $42K | 13.78% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $33K | 10.86% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $5K | 1.70% |
Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMOLX | Class F3 | 0.87% | none |
| EMWLX | Class R6 | 0.87% | none |
| ELMFX | Class F | 0.90% | none |
| EMILX | Class I | 0.90% | none |
| EAMAX | Class A | 1.15% | 5.75% |
| ELMCX | Class C | 1.90% | none |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.