LADCX Fees and Costs — Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund INC, Class C
Data updated: 2026-10-09
The net expense ratio is 1.69%: a 0.51% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.18% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $1.9M in broker commissions, 0.0888% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 112%.
LADCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of LADCX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.51% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.18% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.69% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.69% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
LADCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in LADCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,095 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.87% 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 |
| Sales charges | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.69%) | $177 | $549 | $945 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $9 | $29 | $50 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $29 | $101 |
| Total costs | $290 | $607 | $1,095 |
| Value after costs | $10,210 | $10,969 | $11,667 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.90% | 1.87% | 1.87% |
LADCX 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): 0.0888%
- Total broker commissions: $1.9M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $9.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 112%
LADCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $374K | 19.61% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $262K | 13.75% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $251K | 13.15% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $203K | 10.64% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $191K | 10.03% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $163K | 8.56% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $133K | 6.98% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $130K | 6.84% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $102K | 5.34% |
| Evercore Group L.L.C. | $97K | 5.08% |
LADCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $11.3B | 99.41% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $19.3M | 0.17% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $13.8M | 0.12% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $10.8M | 0.10% |
| Jefferies LLC | $6.2M | 0.05% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $5.6M | 0.05% |
| Leerink Partners LLC | $4.0M | 0.04% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.8M | 0.02% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2.5M | 0.02% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $2.3M | 0.02% |
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund INC Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| LADVX | Class R6 | 0.60% | none |
| LOGWX | Class F3 | 0.60% | none |
| LADTX | Class R5 | 0.69% | none |
| LADYX | Class I | 0.69% | none |
| LADFX | Class F | 0.79% | none |
| LADSX | Class R4 | 0.94% | none |
| LAGWX | Class A | 0.94% | 5.75% |
| LADPX | Class P | 1.14% | none |
| LADRX | Class R3 | 1.19% | none |
| LADQX | Class R2 | 1.29% | none |
| LADCX | Class C | 1.69% | 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.