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Electric: Utilities 4.25%
Entergy Corp.
186,380 $ 19,696,638
FirstEnergy Corp.
443,479
17,127,159
Portland General
Electric Co.
355,383
14,926,086
Total
51,749,883
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components 6.31%
Crane NXT Co.
200,810
12,430,139
Keysight Technologies,
Inc.*
113,710
17,781,970
Littelfuse, Inc.
46,683
11,313,625
TD SYNNEX Corp.
160,220
18,120,882
Teledyne Technologies,
Inc.*
40,090
17,211,439
Total
76,858,055
Energy Equipment & Services 1.00%
Liberty Energy, Inc.
587,800
12,179,216
Financial Services 1.50%
Global Payments, Inc. 136,470
18,240,580
Ground Transportation 2.65%
Landstar System, Inc.
89,230
17,199,975
Norfolk Southern Corp. 59,170
15,080,658
Total
32,280,633
Health Care Providers & Services 8.62%
Cencora, Inc.
113,230
27,513,758
Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings
112,490
24,574,565
Molina Healthcare, Inc.* 73,370
30,142,597
Tenet Healthcare Corp.* 216,640
22,771,030
Total
105,001,950
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.17%
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.* 325,600
14,241,744
Household Durables 1.23%
Helen of Troy Ltd.*
130,315
15,017,501
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 99.22%
COMMON STOCKS 99.22%
Banks 1.79%
East West Bancorp, Inc. 275,990 $ 21,833,569
Beverages 1.50%
Carlsberg AS Class B
(a)
133,790
18,321,881
Building Products 5.72%
Allegion PLC (Ireland)
(b)
146,723
19,765,055
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* 104,070
21,703,799
Masco Corp.
358,060
28,243,773
Total
69,712,627
Capital Markets 5.85%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 49,730
21,803,621
KKR & Co., Inc.
273,310
27,489,520
Moelis & Co. Class A
386,950
21,967,151
Total
71,260,292
Chemicals 1.30%
Avient Corp.
365,360
15,856,624
Communications Equipment 1.13%
F5, Inc.*
72,390
13,724,420
Construction & Engineering 1.72%
EMCOR Group, Inc.
59,760
20,927,952
Construction Materials 3.19%
CRH PLC (Ireland)
(b)
230,710
19,901,045
Eagle Materials, Inc.
70,030
19,030,652
Total
38,931,697
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 3.73%
BJ's Wholesale Club
Holdings, Inc.*
251,626
19,035,507
Target Corp.
149,242
26,447,175
Total
45,482,682
Containers & Packaging 1.15%
Avery Dennison Corp.
62,940
14,051,355
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
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Allstate Corp.
131,550 $ 22,759,466
American Financial
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135,253
18,459,329
Arch Capital Group Ltd.* 204,370
18,891,963
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. 49,980
12,496,999
Kemper Corp.
367,560
22,759,315
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
80,341
18,882,545
White Mountains Insurance
Group Ltd.
8,840
15,861,612
Total
130,111,229
Leisure Products 1.09%
Brunswick Corp.
138,230
13,341,960
Machinery 4.72%
Crane Co.
96,245
13,005,587
Cummins, Inc.
51,370
15,136,171
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
52,850
29,373,501
Total
57,515,259
Media 1.00%
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 70,690
12,179,180
Multi-Utilities 1.41%
CMS Energy Corp.
284,250
17,151,645
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 6.04%
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 266,302
23,655,607
Devon Energy Corp.
490,030
24,589,705
Permian Resources Corp.1,436,320
25,365,411
Total
73,610,723
Professional Services 4.14%
CACI International, Inc.
Class A*
39,520
14,971,362
Maximus, Inc.
215,790
18,104,781
WNS Holdings
Ltd. (India)*
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344,850
17,425,270
Total
50,501,413
Real Estate Management &
Development 1.75%
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A* 218,840 $ 21,280,002
Residential REITS 1.07%
American Homes 4
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355,390
13,071,244
Retail REITS 1.02%
Kimco Realty Corp.
637,530
12,501,963
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment 2.50%
Silicon Motion
Technology Corp. ADR 158,200
12,171,908
Teradyne, Inc.
162,160
18,296,513
Total
30,468,421
Software 1.04%
Aspen Technology, Inc.* 59,390
12,666,699
Specialty Retail 3.90%
Academy Sports &
Outdoors, Inc.
228,930
15,461,932
Best Buy Co., Inc.
242,690
19,907,861
Valvoline, Inc.*
272,940
12,164,936
Total
47,534,729
Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals 1.90%
NetApp, Inc.
220,340
23,129,090
Trading Companies & Distributors 3.15%
AerCap Holdings NV
(Ireland)*
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277,080
24,081,023
Core & Main, Inc. Class A* 249,920
14,307,920
Total
38,388,943
Total Common Stocks
(cost $908,010,101)
1,209,125,161
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 1.09%
Repurchase Agreements 1.09%
Repurchase Agreement
dated 3/28/2024, 2.800%
due 4/1/2024 with Fixed
Income Clearing Corp.
collateralized by
$13,718,100 of U.S.
Treasury Bond at 4.250%
due 2/15/2054;
value: $13,553,879;
proceeds: $13,292,202
(cost $13,288,068) $13,288,068 $ 13,288,068
Total Investments in Securities 100.31%
(cost $921,298,169)
1,222,413,229
Other Assets and
Liabilities – Net (0.31)%
(3,751,687)
Net Assets 100.00%
$1,218,661,542
ADR American Depositary Receipt.
REITS Real Estate Investment Trusts.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
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Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Beverages $ – $
18,321,881 $ – $
18,321,881
Remaining Industries
1,190,803,280 – –
1,190,803,280
Short-Term Investments
Repurchase Agreements –
13,288,068 –
13,288,068
Total $
1,190,803,280 $
31,609,949 $ – $
1,222,413,229
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Refer to Note 2(b) for a description of fair value measurements and the three tier hierarchy of inputs.
(2)
See Schedule of Investments for fair values in each industry and identification of foreign issuers and/or geography.
The table above is presented by Investment Type. Industries are presented within an Investment Type should such
Investment Type include securities classified as two or more levels within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. When
applicable, each Level 3 security is identified on the Schedule of Investments along with the valuation technique
utilized.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a material amount of Level 3
investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets.
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1. ORGANIZATION
Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company and
was incorporated under Maryland law on March 14, 1983.
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation through investments, primarily in
equity securities, which are believed to be undervalued in the marketplace.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Investment Valuation–
Under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors
(the “Board”), the Board has designated the determination of fair value of the Fund's portfolio
investment to Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) as its valuation designee. Accordingly,
Lord Abbett is responsible for, among other things, assessing and managing valuation risks,
establishing, applying and testing fair value methodologies, and evaluating pricing services.
Lord Abbett has formed a Pricing Committee that performs these responsibilities on behalf of
Lord Abbett, administers the pricing and valuation of the portfolio investments and ensures
that prices utilized reasonably reflect fair value. Among other things, these procedures allow
Lord Abbett, subject to Board oversight, to utilize independent pricing services, quotations
from securities, and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair
value.
Securities actively traded on any recognized U.S. or non-U.S. exchange or on The NASDAQ
Stock Market LLC are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or
system on which they are principally traded. Events occurring after the close of trading on
non-U.S. exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to reflect
their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When
valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Pricing Committee uses a
third-
party fair valuation service that values such securities to reflect market trading that
occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other
instruments that correlate to the fair-valued securities. Unlisted equity securities are valued at
the last quoted sale price or, if no sale price is available, at the mean between the most
recently quoted bid and ask prices.
Securities for which prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by
the Pricing Committee. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including
observable and unobservable inputs, when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may
use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book
values, and other relevant information to determine the fair value of portfolio investments.
The Board or a designated committee thereof periodically reviews reports that may include fair
value determinations made by the Pricing Committee, related market activity, inputs and
assumptions, and retrospective comparison of prices of subsequent purchases and sales
transactions to fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee.
Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are valued using the
amortized cost method, which approximates fair value.
(b) Fair Value Measurements–
Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon
selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent
buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is
used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable
inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs
refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or
liability, including assumptions about risk - for example, the risk inherent in a particular
valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk
inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable.
Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or
liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the
reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the
assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs
are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy
classification is determined based on the lowest level of inputs that is significant to the fair
value measurement, and is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:
• Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments;
• Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar
investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and
• Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in
determining the fair value of investments).
A summary of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 and, if
applicable, Level 3 rollforwards for the period then ended is included in the Fund's Schedule of
Investments.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within
the three-tier hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not
necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
3. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
It is the policy of the Fund to meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code
applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all taxable income
and capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no income tax provision is required.
The Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are
currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s filed U.S. federal tax returns
remains open generally three years after the filing of the tax return. The statute of limitations on
the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the
jurisdiction.
4. SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT
The Fund has established a securities lending agreement with Citibank, N.A. for the lending of
securities to qualified brokers in exchange for securities or cash collateral equal to at least the
market value of securities loaned, plus interest, if applicable. Cash collateral is invested in an
approved money market fund. In accordance with the Fund's securities lending agreement, the
market value of securities on loan is determined each day at the close of business and any
additional collateral required to cover the value of securities on loan is delivered to the Fund on
the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may experience a delay in the
recovery of its securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement
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with the Fund or the borrower becomes insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to
cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan.
The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value equal to at least 100% of the
market value of the securities loaned. The collateral must be marked-to-market daily to cover
increases in the market value of the securities loaned (or potentially a decline in the value of the
collateral). In general, the risk of borrower default will be borne by Citibank, N.A.; the Fund will
bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. The advantage of such
loans is that the Fund continues to receive income on loaned securities while receiving a portion
of any securities lending fees and earning returns on the cash amounts which may be reinvested
for the purchase of investments in securities.
As of March 31, 2024, the Fund did not have any securities on loan.
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