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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
4
3
5
1
1
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Zacks Investment Research
5
(Strong Sell)
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Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
C+
(Hold)
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U.S. News evaluated 498 Large Blend Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 15.81 percent over the past year, 10.70 percent over the past three years, 6.42 percent over the past five years, and 8.35 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 12.7% |
| 1 Year | 15.8% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 10.7% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 6.4% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 8.3% |
Summary
The investment seeks current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests principally in equity securities of large and mid-sized companies that have a history of increasing dividends and that have the potential for capital appreciation. Its portfolio management team uses fundamental research and quantitative analysis to select the fund's investments, while seeking to maintain an investment portfolio with industry, sector, and capitalization weightings and other portfolio characteristics that generally are similar to those of the S&P 900 10-Year Dividend Growth Index.
Fees
Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
Lord Abbett Calibrated Dividend Growth Fund has an expense ratio of 1.46 percent.
Risk
Risk is Low compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
