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Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund (LCDIX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 30, 2025

The investment seeks total return. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in corporate debt securities that are tied economically to emerging market countries and derivative instruments that are intended to provide economic exposure to such securities. The fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated or non-U.S. dollar denominated securities without limit.

Fund Info

ISIN

US5439086449

Issuer

Lord Abbett

Inception Date

Dec 30, 2013

Category

Emerging Markets Bonds

Min. Investment

$1,000,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

LCDIX has an expense ratio of 0.85%, placing it in the medium range.

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Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

Performance

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Returns By Period

Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund (LCDIX) returned 1.85% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.71% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, LCDIX returned 3.33% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.

LCDIX

YTD

1.85%

1M

0.60%

6M

1.96%

1Y

6.71%

3Y*

5.38%

5Y*

2.93%

10Y*

3.33%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.89%1.41%-0.08%-0.60%0.23%1.85%
20240.65%0.76%0.69%-0.62%1.46%0.15%1.97%0.98%1.95%-0.83%-0.07%-0.04%7.23%
20233.35%-2.25%0.50%0.31%-0.41%0.81%0.98%-0.97%-1.11%-1.07%4.05%2.83%7.04%
2022-1.84%-4.33%-1.85%-3.33%-0.19%-3.69%1.34%1.08%-4.38%-1.44%5.73%1.42%-11.33%
2021-0.51%-0.24%-0.79%0.55%0.33%1.01%-0.19%1.21%-0.64%-0.65%-0.75%0.60%-0.13%
20201.06%-0.68%-13.33%4.53%4.39%2.79%2.73%1.01%-0.83%0.41%3.33%1.68%5.91%
20193.15%1.31%0.88%0.87%0.00%2.75%1.11%-0.78%1.11%0.76%0.24%1.61%13.72%
20180.42%-1.18%-0.68%-0.69%-1.29%-1.04%1.78%-1.79%1.28%-0.78%-0.63%0.77%-3.82%
20171.51%1.63%0.24%1.14%0.55%0.12%0.95%1.27%0.41%0.55%-0.09%0.26%8.86%
2016-0.24%1.10%3.63%1.68%0.31%1.56%1.61%1.33%-0.09%-0.16%-2.53%0.78%9.22%
20150.86%1.27%0.05%1.74%0.53%-1.23%-0.19%-1.24%-0.52%2.11%-0.69%-1.07%1.56%
2014-0.20%1.61%0.20%0.46%2.55%0.45%-0.44%0.89%-1.33%0.95%-0.12%-1.87%3.11%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 92, LCDIX is among the top 8% of 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 LCDIX is 9292
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of LCDIX is 9393
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of LCDIX is 9292
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of LCDIX is 9393
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of LCDIX is 9090
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of LCDIX is 9090
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 Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund (LCDIX) 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 Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.22
  • 5-Year: 0.83
  • 10-Year: 0.82
  • All Time: 0.90

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 Emerging Markets Corporate Debt 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 Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund provided a 5.21% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.69 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

4.00%4.50%5.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.8020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.69$0.69$0.65$0.62$0.61$0.64$0.71$0.71$0.83$0.70$0.70$0.58

Dividend yield

5.21%5.22%4.96%4.82%4.02%4.04%4.54%4.94%5.36%4.61%4.84%3.93%

Monthly Dividends

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.00$0.23
2024$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.69
2023$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.65
2022$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.62
2021$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.61
2020$0.06$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.64
2019$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.71
2018$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.09$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.71
2017$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.21$0.83
2016$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.70
2015$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.07$0.06$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.70
2014$0.06$0.06$0.47$0.58

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 Emerging Markets Corporate Debt 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 Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund was 19.84%, occurring on Oct 21, 2022. Recovery took 483 trading sessions.

The current Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund drawdown is 0.53%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-19.84%Sep 16, 2021281Oct 21, 2022483Sep 16, 2024764
-19.42%Feb 24, 202022Mar 24, 2020159Nov 6, 2020181
-5.61%Feb 1, 2018208Nov 27, 201862Feb 28, 2019270
-4.33%Aug 29, 201476Dec 16, 201473Apr 2, 2015149
-4.18%Jun 1, 2015163Jan 21, 201639Mar 17, 2016202
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Volatility

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