Growth Opportunities Fund

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Daily price w/o sales charge as of 04/25/2025

$28.99

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YTD Returns w/o sales charge as of 04/25/2025

-8.49%

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Summary

What is the Growth Opportunities Fund?

The Fund seeks to deliver long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in stocks of mid-sized U.S. companies.

Fund Basicsas of 03/31/2025

Total Net Assets: $490.90 M
Inception Date: 04/05/2017
Dividend Frequency: Annually
Fund Gross Expense Ratio: 0.78%
Fund Net Expense Ratio: 0.59%
Number of Holdings: 68

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/09/1998

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/09/1998
w/o sales charge	-13.79%	-2.04%	-0.05%	9.64%	7.36%	8.48%
Lipper Category Avg. Mid-Cap Growth Funds	-8.25%	-3.09%	1.42%	12.01%	8.46%	-10000.0%
Russell Midcap® Growth Index	-7.12%	3.57%	6.16%	14.86%	10.14%	-10000.0%
w/ sales charge	-13.79%	-2.04%	-0.05%	9.64%	7.36%	8.48%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/09/1998

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/09/1998
w/o sales charge	-13.79%	-2.04%	-0.05%	9.64%	7.36%	8.48%
Lipper Category Avg. Mid-Cap Growth Funds	-8.25%	-3.09%	1.42%	12.01%	8.46%	-10000.0%
Russell Midcap® Growth Index	-7.12%	3.57%	6.16%	14.86%	10.14%	-10000.0%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

Past performance is not a reliable indicator or guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all distributions. Returns shown at net asset value do not reflect the current maximum sales charge, had the sales charge been included, returns would have been lower. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, on any given day or when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS as of 03/31/2025View Portfolio

Holding	Assets
Palantir Technologies Inc	5.2%
Spotify Technology SA	3.4%
Axon Enterprise Inc	3.2%
CyberArk Software Ltd	3.2%
Natera Inc	3.1%
AppLovin Corp	2.7%
Carvana Co	2.7%
DoorDash Inc	2.6%
Sea Ltd	2.5%
HubSpot Inc	2.4%

Aggregate holdings are updated monthly, 30 days after month end. Aggregate holdings are presented to illustrate examples of the securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of the areas in which the Fund may invest, and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future investments. The figures presented are as of the date shown and may change at any time.

Sector Allocationas of 03/31/2025View Portfolio

Sector	Weighting

Sector	Weighting
Communication Services
Real Estate
Utilities
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staples
Energy
Financials
Health Care
Industrials
Information Technology
Materials

INVESTMENT TEAM

F. Thomas O'Halloran, CFA, J.D.

Partner, Portfolio Manager

38 Years of Industry Experience

Matthew R. DeCicco, CFA

Partner & Director of Equities

23 Years of Industry Experience

Vernon Bice, CMT

Portfolio Manager

24 Years of Industry Experience

Benjamin Ebel

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

33 Years of Industry Experience

Supported By 39 Investment Professionals with 20 Years Avg. Industry Experience

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Performance

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/09/1998

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/09/1998
w/o sales charge	-13.79%	-2.04%	-0.05%	9.64%	7.36%	8.48%
Lipper Category Avg. Mid-Cap Growth Funds	-8.25%	-3.09%	1.42%	12.01%	8.46%	-10000.0%
Russell Midcap® Growth Index	-7.12%	3.57%	6.16%	14.86%	10.14%	-10000.0%
w/ sales charge	-13.79%	-2.04%	-0.05%	9.64%	7.36%	8.48%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/09/1998

	YTD	1-YR	3-YR	5-YR	10-YR	Since Inception 12/09/1998
w/o sales charge	-13.79%	-2.04%	-0.05%	9.64%	7.36%	8.48%
Lipper Category Avg. Mid-Cap Growth Funds	-8.25%	-3.09%	1.42%	12.01%	8.46%	-10000.0%
Russell Midcap® Growth Index	-7.12%	3.57%	6.16%	14.86%	10.14%	-10000.0%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

Year	Fund Returns	Russell Midcap® Growth Index

Year	Fund Returns	Russell Midcap® Growth Index
2024	31.18%	22.10%
2023	11.19%	25.87%
2022	-32.38%	-26.72%
2021	6.94%	12.73%
2020	40.51%	35.59%
2019	37.24%	35.47%
2018	-3.08%	-4.75%
2017	23.32%	25.27%
2016	1.42%	7.33%
2015	3.15%	-0.20%
2014	6.76%	-10000.0%
2013	37.82%	-10000.0%
2012	14.42%	-10000.0%
2011	-9.62%	-10000.0%
2010	23.83%	-10000.0%
2009	46.23%	-10000.0%
2008	-37.98%	-10000.0%
2007	21.67%	-10000.0%
2006	-10000.0%	-10000.0%

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2025	-13.79%	-10000.0%	-10000.0%	-10000.0%
2024	15.45%	-2.30%	5.84%	9.89%
2023	6.91%	4.57%	-9.39%	9.77%
2022	-14.85%	-18.90%	-2.84%	0.79%
2021	-1.49%	7.73%	0.70%	0.07%
2020	-19.35%	31.97%	11.12%	18.80%
2019	19.98%	6.47%	-1.47%	9.02%
2018	1.85%	2.58%	7.71%	-13.87%
2017	7.03%	5.28%	4.32%	4.90%
2016	-2.04%	2.58%	2.75%	-1.77%
2015	7.73%	1.03%	-7.72%	2.70%
2014	1.32%	3.06%	-2.74%	5.11%
2013	11.43%	2.81%	11.13%	8.25%
2012	17.02%	-6.13%	4.31%	-0.13%
2011	7.85%	0.12%	-24.88%	11.42%
2010	6.72%	-13.66%	15.46%	16.39%
2009	-2.25%	17.74%	17.73%	7.92%
2008	-12.62%	4.54%	-12.20%	-22.67%
2007	4.11%	6.89%	6.93%	2.24%
2006	-10000.0%	-10000.0%	-10000.0%	6.53%

Performance is shown for each quarter and each calendar year. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

NAV HISTORICAL PRICES

Date	Net Asset Value

Portfolio

Holding	Sector	Assets

Holding	Sector	Assets
Palantir Technologies Inc	Information Technology	5.2%
Spotify Technology SA	Communication Services	3.4%
Axon Enterprise Inc	Industrials	3.2%
CyberArk Software Ltd	Information Technology	3.2%
Natera Inc	Health Care	3.1%
AppLovin Corp	Information Technology	2.7%
Carvana Co	Consumer Discretionary	2.7%
DoorDash Inc	Consumer Discretionary	2.6%
Sea Ltd	Communication Services	2.5%
HubSpot Inc	Information Technology	2.4%

Holding	Sector	Assets

Holding	Sector	Assets
Palantir Technologies Inc	Information Technology	4.7%
Spotify Technology SA	Communication Services	3.3%
CyberArk Software Ltd	Information Technology	3.3%
Natera Inc	Health Care	3.0%
AppLovin Corp	Information Technology	3.0%
Reddit Inc	Communication Services	2.8%
Axon Enterprise Inc	Industrials	2.6%
DoorDash Inc	Consumer Discretionary	2.5%
Carvana Co	Consumer Discretionary	2.5%
HubSpot Inc	Information Technology	2.5%
Cloudflare Inc	Information Technology	2.3%
Sea Ltd	Communication Services	2.2%
Ares Management Corp	Financials	2.1%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd	Consumer Discretionary	2.0%
Argenx SE	Health Care	2.0%
Toast Inc	Financials	2.0%
Tradeweb Markets Inc	Financials	1.9%
Guidewire Software Inc	Information Technology	1.9%
Insulet Corp	Health Care	1.8%
Robinhood Markets Inc	Financials	1.7%
Tyler Technologies Inc	Information Technology	1.7%
Wix.com Ltd	Information Technology	1.6%
Duolingo Inc	Consumer Discretionary	1.5%
Insmed Inc	Health Care	1.5%
Glaukos Corp	Health Care	1.5%
MercadoLibre Inc	Consumer Discretionary	1.4%
Affirm Holdings Inc	Financials	1.4%
On Holding AG	Consumer Discretionary	1.4%
Vertiv Holdings Co	Industrials	1.3%
Maplebear Inc	Consumer Staples	1.2%
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One	Communication Services	1.1%
Live Nation Entertainment Inc	Communication Services	1.1%
Interactive Brokers Group Inc	Financials	1.1%
EMCOR Group Inc	Industrials	1.1%
Crane Co	Industrials	1.1%
Gitlab Inc	Information Technology	1.0%
Samsara Inc	Information Technology	1.0%
Jefferies Financial Group Inc	Financials	1.0%
Comfort Systems USA Inc	Industrials	1.0%
Stride Inc	Consumer Discretionary	1.0%
Cava Group Inc	Consumer Discretionary	0.9%
Howmet Aerospace Inc	Industrials	0.9%
MakeMyTrip Ltd	Consumer Discretionary	0.9%
Saia Inc	Industrials	0.9%
Pure Storage Inc	Information Technology	0.9%
DocuSign Inc	Information Technology	0.9%
Piper Sandler Cos	Financials	0.9%
Global-e Online Ltd	Consumer Discretionary	0.8%
Klaviyo Inc	Information Technology	0.8%
Monday.com Ltd	Information Technology	0.8%
Raymond James Financial Inc	Financials	0.8%
Evercore Inc	Financials	0.8%
Penumbra Inc	Health Care	0.8%
Datadog Inc	Information Technology	0.8%
Coinbase Global Inc	Financials	0.8%
TransDigm Group Inc	Industrials	0.8%
Blueprint Medicines Corp	Health Care	0.7%
XPO Inc	Industrials	0.7%
Astera Labs Inc	Information Technology	0.7%
MasTec Inc	Industrials	0.7%
Loar Holdings Inc	Industrials	0.6%
Freshpet Inc	Consumer Staples	0.6%
Arcellx Inc	Health Care	0.6%
Summit Therapeutics Inc	Health Care	0.5%
Quanta Services Inc	Industrials	0.5%
FTAI Aviation Ltd	Industrials	0.5%
TKO Group Holdings Inc	Communication Services	0.5%
Tempus AI Inc	Health Care	0.5%
Aurora Innovation Inc	Information Technology	0.5%

SECTOR ALLOCATIONas of 03/31/2025

Sector	Weighting	Fund Change from Previous Quarter

Sector	Weighting	Fund Change from Previous Quarter
Communication Services		0.7%
Real Estate		0.0%
Utilities		0.0%
Consumer Discretionary		1.1%
Consumer Staples		0.5%
Energy		0.0%
Financials		1.9%
Health Care		0.9%
Industrials		3.7%
Information Technology		1.7%
Materials		0.0%

Portfolio Positioning as of 09/30/2024

Our view is that the pressure on stock market valuations from the post-pandemic inflation surge is receding, which is allowing the Fed to begin cutting rates, while economic growth continues to meander ahead. Although economic growth and inflation are decelerating, we believe that a backdrop of strong employment, higher real wages, and continued fiscal spending will allow for a stable economy and a low probability of a severe recession.
Thus far in 2024, many areas of the U.S. economy are seeing differentiated growth and operating momentum relative to the broader market, creating a large dispersion in stock performance. The “Magnificent 7” from 2023 has given way to a broader set of secular winners across and within industries. We continue to focus on these companies, as we believe their expanding markets, combined with market-share gains, pricing power, and efficiency-driven margin expansion, support above average revenue and earnings growth relative to peers and the broader market. We are also optimistic that smaller capitalized stocks can begin to outperform at some point soon after a long period of underperformance.
We are currently finding ample opportunities across the market cap spectrum in many of our favorite areas as they appear ready to re-accelerate their growth in 2024 and beyond. These include, but are not limited to, cloud computing, the emergence of generative artificial intelligence, revolutionary advances in medical treatments, an industrial infrastructure reinvestment cycle driven by datacenter, electric grid, and supply chain reshoring, and a continuation of innovation in our consumer society

PORTFOLIO DETAILS as of 03/31/2025

Total Net Assets: $490.90 M
Number of Holdings: 68
Weighted Average Market Cap.: 42.4 B
P/B Ratio: 9.4x
P/E Ratio: 48.5x

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Market Capitalization Breakdown - Morningstar separates stock portfolio holdings into five market-capitalization groups: Giant, Large, Mid, Small, and Micro. Of the 5000 largest domestic stocks in their equities database, the top 1% are categorized as Giant, the next 4% are Large, the next 15% are Mid, the next 30% are Small, and the remaining 50% are Micro. Stocks outside of the largest 5000 are also classified as Micro.

Weighted Average Market Cap - The average market capitalization of all companies held in the portfolio with each company weighted according to its percent held in the portfolio. The result is based upon a weighted average of the securities held in the fund.

P/B Ratio - A ratio that helps determine whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued. It is calculated by dividing a stock's price per share by its book value per share. The result is based upon a weighted average of the securities held in the fund.

Portfolio Turnover - This is a measure of the Fund’s trading activity which is computed by taking the lesser of purchases or sales divided by average monthly market value, excluding short-term investments. The resulting percentage represents the percentage of the portfolio’s holdings that have changed over the past year.

Dividends & Cap Gains

Upcoming Dividend Payment Dates

This section lists all anticipated income and Capital Gain distribution dates and any actual distributions are subject to adequacy of earnings and must be approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees. Please note that dates are subject to change.

Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Reinvest & Payable Date
12/17/2025	12/18/2025	12/18/2025

Capital Gains Distributions

For

Record Date	Reinvest & Payable Date	Long-term	Short-term *	Total	Reinvest Price
12/16/2021	12/17/2021	$4.4608	$0.4569	$4.9177	$31.00

Taxed as ordinary income

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Fees & Expenses

EXPENSE RATIOas of 03/31/2025

Fund Gross Expense Ratio	0.78%
Fund Net Expense Ratio	0.59%

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Portfolio Holdings 1Q Publish Date:11/03/2015
Portfolio Holdings 3Q Publish Date:11/03/2015
Summary Prospectus Publish Date:11/03/2015
Statutory Prospectus Publish Date:11/03/2015
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Annual Tailored Shareholder Report Publish Date:11/03/2015
Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Other Information * Publish Date:11/03/2015
Semi-Annual Tailored Shareholder Report Publish Date:11/03/2015
Fact Sheet Publish Date:11/03/2015
Fund Story Publish Date:11/03/2015

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

A Note about Risk: The value of investments in equity securities will fluctuate in response to general economic conditions and to changes in the prospects of particular companies, including market, liquidity, currency, and political risks. Mid cap company stocks tend to be more volatile and may be less liquid than large cap company stocks. Mid cap companies typically experience a higher risk of failure than large cap companies. Investments in growth companies can be more sensitive to the company's earnings and more volatile than the stock market in general. These factors can adversely affect Fund performance.

Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, on any given day or when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent quarter-end, go to quarter ending performance on our Website or call Lord Abbett at (888) 522-2388.

With Sales Charge - Returns with sales charges reflect applicable fees and expenses and include all distributions reinvested.

Without Sales Charge - Returns shown are without sales charges and have all distributions reinvested. If a sales charge had been deducted, the results would have been lower.

Returns shown at less than a year reflect aggregate total returns.

Double-Digit Returns - instances of high double-digit returns were achieved primarily during favorable market conditions and may not be sustainable over time.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Growth index.

Indexes reflect total return, unless otherwise specified, with all dividends reinvested. Indexes are unmanaged, do not reflect the deduction of fees or expenses, and are not available for direct investment.

Lipper Category Average - Peer group averages are based on universes of funds with the same investment objectives. The average return for the peer group is based on the returns of each individual fund within the group for the period shown. This average assumes reinvestment of dividends.

The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and portfolio characteristics, such as individual holdings and sector weightings may change significantly over time. The portfolio data is for information only. It does not constitute a recommendation or an offer for a particular security or fund, nor should it be taken as a solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell securities or other investments.

Dividends and Capital Gains: The information presented in this section is intended for general information and is not intended to be relied upon and should not be relied upon, as financial, legal or tax advice for any particular investor. We strongly recommend that you contact your financial, legal or tax advisor regarding your particular tax situation.

The information presented in this section is not written or intended to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding any tax liabilities or penalties.

About Barron's Best Fund Families
Source: Barron's, "Best Fund Families of 2024." February 27, 2025. Used with permission. ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

The 2024 Barron’s Best Fund Families List ranks the active management ability of qualifying companies. Rankings are based on the asset-weighted one-year returns as of 12/31/24, excluding 12b-1 fees and sales loads, of a company’s actively managed fund line up in five asset class categories: US Equity, World Equity, Mixed Asset, Taxable Bond, and Tax-Exempt Bond as determined by Barron’s. Overall ranking based on aggregate, weighted score across the five asset categories. Performance data from Refinitiv Lipper.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Lord Abbett ranked overall #1 of 48, #6 of 46, and #23 of 46 for the 1- ,5-, and 10-year periods respectively. Lord Abbett ranked #1 of 48 in US Equity, #2 of 48 in Mixed Asset, #2 of 48 in Taxable Bond, and #5 of 48 in Tax-Exempt Bond.

How We Ranked the Fund Families
In ranking mutual and exchange-traded funds, our aim is to measure manager skill, independent of expenses beyond annual management fees. That is why we calculate returns before any 12b-1 fees are deducted. Similarly, fund loads, or sales charges, aren’t included in our calculation of returns.

Each fund’s performance is measured against all of the other funds in its LSEG Lipper category, with a percentile ranking of 100 being the highest and one the lowest. This result is then weighted by asset size relative to the fund family’s other assets in its general classification. If a family’s biggest funds do well, that boosts its overall ranking, and vice versa.

To be included in the ranking, a firm must have at least three funds in the general equity category, one in world equity, one in mixed equity such as a balanced or target-date fund, two taxable bond funds, and one national tax-exempt bond fund.

Single-sector and country equity funds are factored into the rankings as general equity. We exclude all index funds, but include actively managed ETFs and so-called smart-beta ETFs, which are passively managed but created from active strategies.

Finally, the score is multiplied by the weighting of its general classification, as determined by the Lipper universe of funds. The category weightings for 2024 were general equity, 39.1%; mixed asset, 21.6%; world equity, 15.3%; taxable bond,20.1%; and tax-exempt bond, 3.9%.

The category weightings for the five-year results were general equity, 39%; mixed asset, 21.7%; world equity, 15.3%; taxable bond, 19.9%; and tax-exempt bond, 4%.For the 10-year list, they were general equity, 40%; mixed asset, 22.1%; world equity, 14.8%; taxable bond, 19.2%; and tax[1]exempt bond, 3.9%. The weightings may not total 100 due to rounding.

How the scoring works: Say a fund in the general U.S. equity category has $500million in assets, accounting for half of the firm’s assets in that category, and its performance lands it in the 75th percentile for the category. The first calculation would be 75 times 0.5, which comes to 37.5. That score is then multiplied by 39.1%, general equity’s overall weighting in Lipper’s universe. So, it would be 37.5 times0.391, which equals 14.66. Similar calculations are done for each fund in our study; then the numbers are added for each category and overall. The shop with the highest total score wins. The same process is repeated to determine the five- and 10-year rankings.

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What is the Growth Opportunities Fund?

The Fund seeks to deliver long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in stocks of mid-sized U.S. companies.

Fund Basicsas of 03/31/2025

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

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Performance

Performance

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.78%

Net 0.59%

NAV HISTORICAL PRICES

Portfolio

Portfolio

SECTOR ALLOCATIONas of 03/31/2025

Portfolio Positioning as of 09/30/2024

PORTFOLIO DETAILS as of 03/31/2025

Dividends & Cap Gains

Dividends & Cap Gains

Upcoming Dividend Payment Dates

Capital Gains Distributions

Fees & Expenses

Fees & Expenses

EXPENSE RATIOas of 03/31/2025

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