LFSFX Fees and Costs — Lord Abbett Focused Small Cap Value Fund, Class F
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 1.03%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.10% 12b-1 fee plus 0.30% other expenses, less a 0.17% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $125K in broker commissions, 0.1347% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 77%.
LFSFX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of LFSFX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.10% |
| Other expenses | 0.30% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.20% |
| Fee waiver | −0.17% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.03% |
| 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 |
LFSFX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in LFSFX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $726 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.22% 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 1.03%) | $108 | $337 | $583 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $14 | $44 | $76 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $67 |
| Total costs | $122 | $400 | $726 |
| Value after costs | $10,378 | $11,176 | $12,037 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.22% | 1.22% | 1.22% |
LFSFX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1347%
- Total broker commissions: $125K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $161.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 77%
- Securities on loan, average value: $17K
- Net income from securities lending: $404 (0.000% of average net assets)
LFSFX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $17K | 17.48% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $13K | 13.27% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $12K | 12.50% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $10K | 10.44% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $9K | 8.93% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $9K | 8.73% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $9K | 8.68% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $7K | 7.40% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $7K | 6.70% |
| Evercore Group L.L.C. | $6K | 5.87% |
LFSFX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $161.3M | 99.85% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $243K | 0.15% |
Lord Abbett Focused Small Cap Value Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMVOX | Class F3 | 0.99% | none |
| LMVWX | Class R6 | 0.99% | none |
| LFSFX | Class F | 1.03% | none |
| LMVVX | Class R5 | 1.03% | none |
| LMVYX | Class I | 1.03% | none |
| LFVAX | Class A | 1.28% | 5.75% |
| LFVCX | Class C | 2.03% | 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.