Lord Abbett Income B (LAVBX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of Lord Abbett Income B (LAVBX) Fund

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Fund Manager - Andrew A. OBrien

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 21.6 years
Fund Family: Lord Abbett
Fund Category: Corporate Bond
Fund Performance: May 30, 2016
Fundmojo Fund Grade: D (Score: 0.4)     (What does this score mean?)

 

Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

Lord Abbett Income B Funds seek a high level of income consistent with preservation of capital. Lord Abbett Income B Fund invests at least 65% of net assets in investment grade debt securities of various types, which may include investment grade corporate debt securities (including those issued by non-U.S. entities but denominated in U.S. dollars), U.S. government securities and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities. It may invest up to 35% of net assets in lower-rated debt securities, non-U.S. debt securities denominated in foreign currencies, floating or adjustable rate senior loans, convertible securities and preferred stocks.

 

 What we like about Lord Abbett Income B (LAVBX) Fund

Data for Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) as of May 30, 2016

• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) management has been with Lord Abbett Income B Fund for 21.6 years
• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Asset base in Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) has been consistently increasing at a reasonable pace in the last 2 months. It shows investor confidence and market support

 What we are cautious about Lord Abbett Income B (LAVBX) Fund

Data for Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) as of May 30, 2016

• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return -0.25% vs 2.33% Corporate Bond category median performance)
• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return 1.99% vs 3.05% Corporate Bond category median performance)
• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 3.70% vs 4.51% Corporate Bond category median performance)
• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) is less safe compared to its Corporate Bond peers
• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 163.22% that is higher than the Corporate Bond average of 62.08%. This could mean Lord Abbett Income B is more nimble, but also signal potential high tax impact and high trading fees
• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -1.1 is worse than category average of -0.38, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.43
• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 4.66 that is higher than category average of 4.51
• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) has a higher expense ratio of 1.58% than its Corporate Bond average of 0.87%
• Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) carries a 5% load

See Lord Abbett Income B Fund (LAVBX) performance details as of May 30, 2016

 

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Compare with other top Corporate Bond category mutual funds

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Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
Lord Abbett Income B	4.95	-0.25	1.99	3.70
Morgan Stanley Inst Corporate Bond A (MIGAX)	10.68	7.41	5.14	5.83	Compare
Western Asset Corporate Bond I (SIGYX)	5.28	2.91	4.65	5.54	Compare
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VWETX)	8.89	8.30	6.59	8.09	Compare

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Compare with Corporate Bond category ETFs

Some Corporate Bond ETFs for your consideration

ETF	Year to Date	One Year	Three Year
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT)	9.19%	6.65%	5.84%
iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond (CLY)	9.16%	5.38%	5.02%
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bd ETF (CORP)	6.10%	4.37%	4.08%
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corp Bd ETF (VCIT)	5.00%	4.25%	4.10%
FlexShares Credit-Scored US Corp Bd ETF (SKOR)	3.56%	3.30%	NaN

 

Lord Abbett Income B (LAVBX) Fund Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
05/2016	$1.81B
03/2016	$1.79B
02/2016	$1.75B

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Lord Abbett Income B (LAVBX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
03/2016	0.46%	0%	97.16%	1.26%
12/2015	0.4%	0%	96.8%	1.42%
09/2015	1.19%	0%	95.65%	1.78%

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Top 10 Holdings in Lord Abbett Income B (LAVBX) Fund

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Mar 30, 2016 Gte 6.94% [2.62%] US Treasury Note 1.25% [2.46%] FNMA [1.62%] At&T 6.3% [1.36%] Amgen 6.4% [1.1%] Verizon Global Fdg 5.85% [1.03%] US Treasury Note 1.75% [0.94%] 21st Centy Fox Amer 0.03% [0.91%] At&T 6.5% [0.9%]

Dec 30, 2015 Gte 6.94% [2.47%] US Treasury Note 1.625% [2.23%] FHLMC 3.5% [1.84%] FNMA [1.52%] At&T 6.3% [1.44%] US Treasury Note 1.375% [1.03%] Amgen 6.4% [1%] Amazon Com 4.8% [0.86%] Prudential Finl FRN [0.86%]

Sep 29, 2015 Gte 6.94% [2.32%] Fed Natl Mort Assc 3.5% [1.53%] At&T 6.3% [1.48%] US Treasury Note 1.375% [1.15%] Amgen 6.4% [0.9%] Prudential Finl FRN [0.87%] Amazon Com 4.8% [0.85%] 21st Centy Fox Amer 0.03% [0.84%] El Paso Engy Corp Mtn Be 7.75% [0.83%]

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