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Strategy Goal
The strategy seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns through rigorous yield-curve and sector-spread analysis, research-driven security selection, and multi-dimensional risk management.
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Consistent Leadership

Lord Abbett's six senior portfolio managers have been working together on our municipal bond team for over 14 years.

History in Municipal Bond Management

We have extensive experience managing municipal bonds, having entered the market in 1984, with expertise across the maturity and credit quality spectrum.

Perspective

Portfolio Managers and Research Analysts have deep sector expertise aross the credit spectrum.
Portfolio Highlights

  • Management seeks to outperform over a full market cycle through rigorous analysis of yield curves, relative valuations across sectors and credit tiers, and individual credit fundamentals and structures.
  • Generally underweight bonds in the 1-10 year maturity range while having an overweight allocation to maturities of 15 years and longer. Since inception, the strategy’s average effective duration has generally been between 7-10 years.
  • Typically, overweight lower-tiered investment-grade credits and revenue bonds.
  • ESG factors are integrated into the investment process using a proprietary ranking system.
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Pooled investment vehicle available to individual and institutional investors.

The Investment Team

Professional Headshot of Daniel Solender

Daniel S. Solender, CFA

Partner, Director of Tax Free Fixed Income
38 Years of Experience
Professional Headshot of Philip Herman

Philip B. Herman

Partner, Portfolio Manager
26 Years of Experience
Professional Headshot of Gregory Shuman

Gregory M. Shuman, CFA

Partner, Portfolio Manager
14 Years of Experience
Years of industry experience as of 01/01/2025.
Portfolio
Portfolio Breakdown
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"Other" may include non-index holdings.
Credit Quality Distribution
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A-3/MIG3
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Ratings (other than U.S. Treasury securities or securities issued or backed by U.S. agencies) provided by Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch. For certain securities that are not rated by any of these three agencies, credit ratings from other agencies may be used. Where the rating agencies rate a security differently, Lord Abbett uses the average rating based on numeric values assigned to each rating. Breakdown is not an S&P credit rating or an opinion of S&P as to the creditworthiness of such portfolio. 
Performance
Municipal Bond Institutional Composite
Calendar Year Returns
as of March 31, 2025
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Past performance is not a reliable indicator or guarantee of future results. The gross performance shown does not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees, but does reflect the deduction of any applicable transaction costs. Net of fees performance reflects the deduction of the actual fees charged to the accounts in the strategy’s composite. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Indexes are unmanaged, do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses, and are not available for direct investment.
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Risks to Consider: The value of an investment in debt securities will change as interest rates fluctuate and in response to market movements. When interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities are likely to decline, and when interest rates fall, the prices of debt securities tend to rise. High-yielding non-investment grade bonds involve higher risk than investment grade bonds. Adverse conditions may affect the issuer's ability to pay interest and principal on those securities. A portion of the income derived from a municipal portfolio may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains realized may be subject to taxation. Federal, state, and local taxes may apply. There is a risk that a bond issued as tax-exempt may be reclassified by the IRS as taxable, creating taxable rather than tax-exempt income. In addition, the strategy is subject to other types of risks, such as call, credit, liquidity, interest rate, and general market risks. The strategy may invest in bonds of issuers in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories, commonwealths, and possessions, and may be affected by local, state, and regional factors. These may include, for example, economic or political developments, erosion of the tax base, and the possibility of credit problems. Investors should consult with their tax advisor for more specific information on taxation. These factors can adversely affect performance.

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