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Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund (ALFAX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US5439157638

CUSIP

543915763

Inception Date

Mar 18, 1998

Min. Investment

$1,500

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

ALFAX has a high expense ratio of 1.40%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund

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Performance

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Returns By Period

Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund (ALFAX) returned -4.00% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.21% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ALFAX returned 6.54% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


ALFAX

YTD

-4.00%

1M

4.66%

6M

-9.83%

1Y

3.21%

3Y*

4.88%

5Y*

9.08%

10Y*

6.54%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of ALFAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.85%-5.56%-5.28%0.34%5.01%-4.00%
2024-1.04%5.02%3.29%-5.80%5.47%-0.81%5.80%1.31%0.72%-1.97%8.07%-6.47%13.18%
20238.87%-1.13%-1.55%-0.51%-1.39%5.52%3.71%-3.96%-6.19%-6.36%9.14%8.75%13.92%
2022-9.65%-0.27%-1.21%-9.18%0.35%-9.34%8.68%-2.81%-9.21%8.50%4.58%-4.43%-23.50%
20212.06%7.53%0.28%4.37%-0.86%0.20%-1.31%2.00%-3.13%4.36%-4.51%3.72%15.01%
2020-1.69%-7.71%-21.34%14.12%9.26%3.86%4.44%4.62%-1.77%1.57%15.85%8.09%26.17%
201910.64%5.75%-1.33%3.53%-6.91%7.51%-0.08%-3.98%-0.04%1.78%3.49%3.40%24.95%
20183.57%-3.16%0.52%0.67%4.93%0.78%0.28%6.08%-0.72%-11.71%0.41%-10.16%-9.72%
20172.06%1.63%0.94%1.39%0.19%2.32%1.71%-0.26%4.22%1.72%2.28%0.75%20.61%
2016-8.50%-1.25%7.71%0.65%2.42%-0.91%5.37%0.98%1.31%-4.25%5.98%0.40%9.18%
2015-2.19%6.56%1.36%-0.83%2.19%0.54%-0.13%-6.85%-3.31%3.91%1.71%-3.21%-0.95%
2014-1.46%5.50%-1.29%-3.64%0.16%4.88%-6.00%3.83%-4.46%4.25%0.53%1.37%2.89%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of ALFAX is 15, meaning it’s performing worse than 85% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of ALFAX is 1515
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of ALFAX is 1717
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of ALFAX is 1515
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of ALFAX is 1414
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of ALFAX is 1414
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of ALFAX is 1414
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund (ALFAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.15
  • 5-Year: 0.44
  • 10-Year: 0.32
  • All Time: 0.37

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund provided a 0.84% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.21 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.21$0.21$0.11$1.42$1.53$2.09$3.29$3.42$3.18$2.93$4.00$3.41

Dividend yield

0.84%0.80%0.46%6.94%5.38%7.99%14.66%16.61%11.96%11.85%15.83%11.52%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.21
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.11
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.42$1.42
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.53$1.53
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.09$2.09
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.29$3.29
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.42$3.42
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.18$3.18
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.93$2.93
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$4.00$4.00
2014$3.41$3.41

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund was 57.11%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 460 trading sessions.

The current Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund drawdown is 10.76%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-57.11%Nov 1, 2007338Mar 9, 2009460Jan 3, 2011798
-49.44%Mar 13, 2000644Oct 9, 2002704Jul 28, 20051348
-40.29%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 2020136Oct 5, 2020159
-33.88%Nov 9, 2021221Sep 26, 2022545Nov 25, 2024766
-31.77%Jul 21, 199858Oct 8, 1998147May 3, 1999205
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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