LDMFX Fees and Costs — Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class F
Data updated: 2026-03-13
The net expense ratio is 0.81%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.10% 12b-1 fee plus 0.31% other expenses, less a 0.10% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 72%.
LDMFX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of LDMFX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.10% |
| Other expenses | 0.31% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.91% |
| Fee waiver | −0.10% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.81% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
LDMFX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in LDMFX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $509 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.85% 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 0.81%) | $85 | $266 | $462 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $47 |
| Total costs | $85 | $279 | $509 |
| Value after costs | $10,415 | $11,297 | $12,254 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% |
LDMFX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $395.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 72%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $9K (0.008% of average net assets)
LDMFX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $259.9M | 72.08% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $16.8M | 4.65% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $15.2M | 4.20% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $15.1M | 4.19% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $12.0M | 3.32% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $10.1M | 2.80% |
| Jefferies LLC | $10.1M | 2.79% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $8.2M | 2.26% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $7.5M | 2.08% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $5.8M | 1.61% |
Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| LDMVX | Class R6 | 0.80% | none |
| LODMX | Class F3 | 0.80% | none |
| LDMFX | Class F | 0.81% | none |
| LDMTX | Class R5 | 0.81% | none |
| LDMYX | Class I | 0.81% | none |
| LDMAX | Class A | 1.01% | 2.25% |
| LDMSX | Class R4 | 1.06% | none |
| LDMRX | Class R3 | 1.31% | none |
| LDMCX | Class C | 1.63% | 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.