UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-05476

 

LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Thomas R. Phillips, Esq., Vice President & Assistant Secretary

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 201-6984

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

 

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2013

 
Item 1: Report(s) to Shareholders.
 
 

2013

LO R D  A B B E T T

A N N U A L

R E P O RT

 

Lord Abbett

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

 

Emerging Markets Currency Fund

 

Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund

 

Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund*

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013  

* Formerly, Global Allocation Fund

 

 

Table of Contents

 

1   A Letter to Shareholders
     
6   Investment Comparisons
     
9   Information About Your Fund’s Expenses and Holdings Presented by Sector
     
    Schedules of Investments:
     
14   Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
     
18   Emerging Markets Currency Fund
     
38   Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund
     
44   Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund
     
45   Statements of Assets and Liabilities
     
49   Statements of Operations
     
51   Statements of Changes in Net Assets
     
55   Financial Highlights
     
82   Notes to Financial Statements
     
108   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
110   Supplemental Information to Shareholders
 

 

 

Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund,
Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Currency Fund,
Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund and
Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund
Annual Report

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013

 

 

 

Daria L. Foster, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Lord Abbett Funds, and E. Thayer Bigelow, Independent Chairman of the Lord Abbett Funds.

 

Dear Shareholders: We are pleased to provide you with this overview of the performance of the Funds for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. On this page and the following pages, we discuss the major factors that influenced fiscal year performance. For detailed and more timely information about the Funds, please visit our Website at www.lordabbett.com, where you also can access the quarterly commentaries that provide updates on each Fund’s performance and other portfolio related updates.

 

Thank you for investing in Lord Abbett mutual funds. We value the trust that you place in us and look forward to serving your investment needs in the years to come.

 

Best regards,

 

Daria L. Foster

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Emerging Markets Currency Fund

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund returned -3.21%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the Barclays Global Emerging Markets Strategy (GEMS) Index, 1 which returned -3.48% during the same period.

 

The Fund’s short position in the Taiwan new dollar was a positive contributor to relative performance during the period.

 

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The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) was determined to prevent the dollar from appreciating, in order to keep exporters competitive globally. In addition, the Fund’s underweight in the South African rand at the beginning of the year contributed to relative performance. The country was inundated with policy paralysis, weak fundamentals, and a large current account deficit. Furthermore, the Fund’s off-index holdings of short-term Nigerian Treasury bills benefited relative performance. We successfully anticipated that the Central Bank of Nigeria would maintain currency stability, making the short-term interest rates of approximately 12% that much more attractive despite the 3% devaluation of the Nigerian Naira during 2013.

 

Detracting from relative performance was an overweight position in the Brazilian real. The central bank of Brazil hiked interest rates in the midst of rising inflation and a slowing economy. Even though the central bank intervened to support the currency, and reversed capital controls it put in place over the past few years, the stability we anticipated did not materialize until a more comprehensive intervention program was put in place in August. In addition, the Fund’s exposure to the Turkish lira detracted from relative performance as the currency experienced significant volatility throughout the period. Moreover, the Fund’s exposure to the Indian rupee and the Indonesian rupiah detracted from relative performance. The Fund maintained an overweight in these countries during the U.S. Federal Reserve-induced volatility surrounding the potential tapering of its asset-purchasing program. We incorrectly anticipated that policymakers in these countries would take greater measures to stem the decline of their currencies and that these measures would be effective in a more timely manner.

 

Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund

 

For the period June 28, 2013 to December 31, 2013, the Fund returned -1.82%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index 2 which returned -1.96% during the same period.

 

The Fund’s shorter duration in Indonesian bonds was a likely contributor to relative performance, as the bonds were highly vulnerable to the volatility surrounding the Fed’s plan to taper is asset-purchasing program due to high foreign ownership, a lack of credible monetary or fiscal policies and deteriorating macro fundamentals. In addition, the Fund’s longer duration in Colombian and Romanian bonds was also a likely contributor to relative performance. These countries have a relatively low percentage of foreign ownership, accommodative monetary policies improving growth, and low inflation. Furthermore, the Fund most likely benefited from having a longer duration in Russian bonds and a shorter duration in

 

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South African bonds, while hedging the foreign exchange risk in each country’s currency.

 

A likely detractor from relative performance was the Fund’s shorter duration in Thai bonds. We incorrectly anticipated that Thai bonds would be more adversely affected by volatility surrounding the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plan to taper its asset-purchasing program because foreign ownership of Thai bonds has increased significantly in recent years. In addition, the Fund’s longer duration in Mexican bonds was a likely detractor from relative performance in the second half of the period as negative external volatility overwhelmed positive domestic reforms. Furthermore, the Fund’s underweight to Polish bonds was a likely detractor from relative performance, as the country has tended to be something of a safe haven for investors during times of increased volatility. We were underweight Polish bonds due to their relatively low yields and recent pension reform, which we anticipated would negatively affect the market.

 

Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund (formerly, Lord Abbett Global Allocation Fund)

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund returned 14.66%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the 40% MSCI EAFE Index with Gross Dividends 3 /25% Russell 1000 ® Index 4 /20% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 5 /15% BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index, 6 which returned 17.77% over the same period.

 

During the 12-month period, domestic equity markets (as represented by the S&P 500 ® Index 7 ) outperformed fixed-income markets (as represented by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index). Domestic equity markets also outperformed foreign equity markets (as represented by the MSCI EAFE Index with Gross Dividends) and emerging market currencies (as represented by Barclays Global Emerging Markets Strategy Index 1 ).

 

Relative to the Fund’s benchmark, the Fund’s overall asset-class positioning detracted from performance during the period. The Fund’s allocation to emerging market currencies had the largest negative impact on relative performance, as this asset class underperformed the Fund’s benchmark. Benefiting relative performance was the Fund’s overweight in domestic equities, as domestic equities outperformed the Fund’s benchmark.

 

Although asset-class positioning caused the Fund to underperform the Fund’s benchmark for the period, certain strategies outperformed their respective underlying indexes, including the high-yield bond strategy. Concurrently, a domestic mid cap value strategy underperformed its benchmark, thereby augmenting the Fund’s relative underperformance.

 

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Stock selection in the information technology and consumer staples sectors contributed to the underperformance of the domestic mid cap value strategy relative to its underlying index. Although the high-yield bond market underperformed the overall Fund benchmark, the high-yield strategy was well positioned within the asset-class and outperformed relative to its underlying high-yield benchmark. Within the high-yield bond market, lower-quality bonds outperformed higher-quality during the period. As a result, the high-yield strategy’s overweight to ‘B’ rated credits contributed to portfolio performance.

 

Each Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and, therefore, its holdings and the weightings of a particular issuer or particular sector as a percentage of portfolio assets are subject to change. Sectors may include many industries.

 

1 The Barclays Global Emerging Markets Strategy (GEMS) Index is based on investing in one-month synthetic money market deposits across 15 diversified Emerging Market currencies.

 

2 The JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) Global Diversified Index is a comprehensive global emerging markets index that consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate and domestic currency government bonds.

 

3 The MSCI EAFE Index with Gross Dividends (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 21 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The MSCI EAFE Index with Gross Dividends approximates the maximum possible dividend reinvestment. The amount reinvested is the entire dividend distributed to individuals resident in the country of the company, but does not include tax credits.

 

4 The Russell 1000 ® Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

 

5 The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of securities from the Barclays Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and the Asset-Backed Securities Index. Total return comprises price appreciation/depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment. Indexes are rebalanced monthly by market capitalization.

 

6 The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index is a market value-weighted index of all domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds, including deferred interest bonds and payment-in-kind securities. Issues included in the index have maturities of one year or more and have a credit rating lower than BB-/Baa3, but are not in default. The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index limits any individual issuer to a maximum of 2% benchmark exposure.

 

7 The S&P 500 ® Index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large cap U.S. stock market performance and includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries.

 

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

 

Important Performance and Other Information

 

Performance data quoted in the following pages reflect past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in a Fund will fluctuate so that shares, on any given day or when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 or referring to www.lordabbett.com.

 

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Except where noted, comparative Fund performance does not account for the deduction of sales charges and would be different if sales charges were included. Each Fund offers classes of shares with distinct pricing options. For a full description of the differences in pricing alternatives, please see each Fund’s prospectus.

 

During certain periods shown, expense waivers and reimbursements were in place. Without such expense waivers and reimbursements, each of the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

The annual commentary above discusses the views of the Funds’ management and various portfolio holdings of the Funds as of December 31, 2013. These views and portfolio holdings may have changed after this date. Information provided in the commentary is not a recommendation to buy or sell securities. Because the Funds’ portfolios are actively managed and may change significantly, the Funds may no longer own the securities described above or may have otherwise changed their positions in the securities. For more recent information about the Funds’ portfolio holdings, please visit www.lordabbett.com.

 

A Note about Risk: See Notes to Financial Statements for a discussion of investment risks. For a more detailed discussion of the risks associated with the Fund, please see each Fund’s prospectus.

 

Mutual funds are not insured by the FDIC, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, banks, and are subject to investment risks including possible loss of principal amount invested.

 

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Emerging Markets Currency Fund

Investment Comparison

 

Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the Barclays Global Emerging Markets Strategy (GEMS) Index, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of the other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waiver or reimbursement of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended December 31, 2013

    1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   Life of Class
Class A 3   -5.35%   4.68%   2.56%  
Class B 4   -8.67%   4.05%   2.24%  
Class C 5   -4.73%   4.50%   2.14%  
Class F 6   -2.97%   5.35%     2.76%
Class I 7   -2.88%   5.42%     3.08%
Class P 8   -3.26%   5.02%   2.63%  
Class R2 9   -3.59%   4.79%     2.33%
Class R3 9   -3.35%   4.89%     2.39%

 

1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25%.

2 Performance for the unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of the index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.

3 Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ending December 31, 2013, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.

4 Performance reflects the deduction of a CDSC of 5% for 1 year, 2% for 5 years and 0% for 10 years. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after approximately 8 years. (There is no initial sales charge for automatic conversions.) All returns for periods greater than 8 years reflect this conversion.

5 The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance for other periods is at net asset value.

6 Class F shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.

7 Class I shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on October 19, 2004. Performance is at net asset value.

8 Performance is at net asset value.

9 Class R2 and R3 shares commenced operations and performance for the Classes began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.

 

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Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund

Investment Comparison

 

Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the JPMorgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of the other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waiver or reimbursement of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

Total Returns at Maximum Applicable

Sales Charge for the Period Ended December 31, 2013

    Life of Class
Class A 3     -4.04 %
Class C 4     -3.23 %
Class F 5     -1.84 %
Class I 5     -1.80 %
Class R2 5     -2.09 %
Class R3 5     -2.04 %

 

1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25%.

2 Performance for the unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of the index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.

3 Class A shares commenced operations on June 21, 2013 and performance for the Class began on June 28, 2013. Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the period shown ended December 31, 2013, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compare such return.

4 Class C shares commenced operations on June 21, 2013 and performance for the Class began on June 28, 2013. The 1% CDSC for Class C normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date.

5 Class F, I, R2 and R3 shares commenced operations on June 21, 2013 and performance for the Class began on June 28, 2013. Performance is at net asset value.

 

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Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund

Investment Comparison

 

Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the 40% MSCI EAFE Index with Gross Dividends/25% Russell 1000 ® Total Return Index/20% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index/15% BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Constrained Index and Lipper Global Flexible Portfolio Average, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of the other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett and reimbursed by the Underlying Funds; without such waiver or reimbursement of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended December 31, 2013

    1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   Life of Class
Class A 3   12.11%   13.01%   6.34%  
Class B 4   8.70%   12.48%   6.02%  
Class C 5   12.76%   12.73%   5.87%  
Class F 6   14.73%   13.72%     2.63%
Class I 7   14.85%   13.84%     7.46%
Class R2 8   14.13%   13.52%     5.33%
Class R3 8   14.33%   13.41%     5.23%

 

1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25%.

2 Performance for each unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of each index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.

3 Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25% applicable to Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested for the periods shown ending December 31, 2013, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.

4 Performance reflects the deduction of a CDSC of 5% for 1 year, 2% for 5 years and 0% for 10 years. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after approximately 8 years. (There is no initial sales charge for automatic conversions.) All returns for periods greater than 8 years reflect this conversion.

5 The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance for other periods is at net asset value.

6 Class F shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.

7 Class I shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on October 19, 2004. Performance is at net asset value.

8 Class R2 and R3 shares commenced operations on June 23, 2008 and performance for the Classes began on June 30, 2008. Performance is at net asset value.

 

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Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (these charges vary among the share classes); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (these charges vary among the share classes); and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013).

 

Actual Expenses

 

For each class of each Fund, the first line of the table on the following pages provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/13 –12/31/13” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

For each class of each Fund, the second line of the table on the following pages provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

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Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Expenses
  Paid During
Period
                  12/6/13 -
    12/6/13     12/31/13     12/31/13
Class A                  
Actual   $1,000.00     $ 999.60       $0.75
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00     $ 1,002.90       $0.75
Class C                    
Actual   $1,000.00     $ 999.10       $1.32
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00     $ 1,002.39       $1.32
Class F                    
Actual   $1,000.00     $ 999.60       $0.68
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00     $ 1,002.96       $0.68
Class I                    
Actual   $1,000.00     $ 999.70       $0.61
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00     $ 1,003.03       $0.61
Class R2                    
Actual   $1,000.00     $ 999.70       $1.03
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00     $ 1,003.02       $1.03
Class R3                    
Actual   $1,000.00     $ 999.70       $0.96
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00     $ 1,003.03       $0.96

 

For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.05% for Class A, 1.85% for Class C, 0.95% for Class F, 0.85% for Class I, 1.45% for Class R2 and 1.35% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 26/365 (to reflect the period December 6, 2013, commencement of investment operations, to December 31, 2013).

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector

December 31, 2013

 

Sector*   %**  
Automotive   1.82 %  
Consumer Cyclicals   0.47 %  
Consumer Discretionary   3.70 %  
Consumer Services   1.99 %  
Consumer Staples   5.34 %  
Energy   11.56 %  
Financial Services   28.79 %  
Health Care   1.71 %  

 

Sector*   % **  
Integrated Oils   3.83 %  
Materials and Processing   8.66 %  
Technology   1.87 %  
Telecommunications   7.39 %  
Transportation   1.52 %  
Utilities   9.43 %  
Repurchase Agreement   11.92 %  
Total   100.00 %  

 

* A sector may comprise several industries.
** Represents percent of total investments.

 

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Emerging Markets Currency Fund

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
 Value
  Expenses
Paid During
Period
            7/1/13 -
    7/1/13   12/31/13   12/31/13
Class A            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,008.50   $5.16
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,020.08   $5.19
Class B            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,004.50   $9.14
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,016.07   $9.20
Class C            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,005.40   $8.34
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,016.91   $8.39
Class F            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,009.00   $4.66
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,020.59   $4.69
Class I            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,009.60   $4.15
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,021.09   $4.18
Class P            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,007.50   $6.27
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,018.93   $6.31
Class R2            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,006.50   $7.13
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,018.08   $7.17
Class R3            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,007.10   $6.53
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,018.71   $6.56

 

For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.02% for Class A, 1.81% for Class B, 1.65% for Class C, 0.92% for Class F, 0.82% for Class I, 1.24% for Class P, 1.41% for Class R2 and 1.29% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector

December 31, 2013

 

Sector*   % **  
Asset-Backed   14.29 %  
Automotive   1.30 %  
Banking   8.31 %  
Basic Industry   3.43 %  
Capital Goods   1.43 %  
Consumer Cyclical   1.76 %  
Consumer Non-Cyclical   0.33 %  
Energy   8.63 %  
Financial Services   1.40 %  
Foreign Government   5.49 %  

 

Sector*   % **  
Health Care   2.20 %  
Insurance   1.15 %  
Media   1.28 %  
Mortgage-Backed   34.85 %  
Real Estate   4.31 %  
Services   2.74 %  
Technology & Electronics   1.71 %  
Telecommunications   1.92 %  
Utility   3.47 %  
Total   100.00 %  

 

* A sector may comprise several industries.
** Represents percent of total investments.

 

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Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
 Value
  Expenses
Paid During
Period
              7/1/13 -
    7/1/13   12/31/13   12/31/13
Class A              
Actual   $1,000.00   $ 981.70     $5.24
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $ 1,019.96     $5.35
Class C                
Actual   $1,000.00   $ 977.10     $9.22
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $ 1,016.05     $9.40
Class F                
Actual   $1,000.00   $ 981.50     $4.74
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $ 1,020.43     $4.84
Class I                
Actual   $1,000.00   $ 981.90     $4.25
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $ 1,020.92     $4.33
Class R2                
Actual   $1,000.00   $ 979.00     $7.23
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $ 1,017.90     $7.38
Class R3                
Actual   $1,000.00   $ 979.50     $6.74
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $ 1,018.41     $6.87

 

For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.05% for Class A, 1.85% for Class C, 0.95% for Class F, 0.85% for Class I, 1.45% for Class R2 and 1.35% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector

December 31, 2013

 

Sector*   % **  
Consumer Services   1.38 %  
Financial Services   12.32 %  
Foreign Government   78.59 %  
Integrated Oils   2.95 %  
Telecommunications   1.46 %  
Transportation   1.25 %  
Utilities   2.05 %  
Total   100.00 %  

 

* A sector may comprise several industries.
** Represents percent of total investments.

 

12

 

Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
 Value
  Expenses
Paid During
Period †#
            7/1/13 -
    7/1/13   12/31/13   12/31/13
Class A            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,108.60   $1.70
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,023.60   $1.63
Class B            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,104.50   $5.62
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,019.86   $5.40
Class C            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,104.80   $5.62
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,019.88   $5.40
Class F            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,109.50   $0.90
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,024.35   $0.87
Class I            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,110.30   $0.37
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,024.85   $0.36
Class R2            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,106.20   $3.56
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,021.83   $3.41
Class R3            
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,107.70   $2.82
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,022.51   $2.70

 

For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (0.32% for Class A, 1.06% for Classes B and C, 0.17% for Class F, 0.07% for Class I, 0.67% for Class R2 and 0.53% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period).
# Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds in which Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund invests.

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Presented by Portfolio Allocation

December 31, 2013

 

 

Underlying Fund Name   % *  
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.-Class I   1.86 %  
Lord Abbett Equity Trust-Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund-Class I   0.52 %  
Lord Abbett Equity Trust-Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund-Class I   11.23 %  
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.-Emerging Markets Currency Fund-Class I   16.54 %  
Lord Abbett Investment Trust-High Yield Fund-Class I   10.06 %  
Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc.-High Yield Municipal Bond Fund-Class I   2.14 %  
Lord Abbett Securities Trust-International Dividend Income Fund-Class I   39.36 %  
Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc.-Class I   14.52 %  
Lord Abbett Investment Trust-Short Duration Income Fund-Class I   3.77 %  
    100.00 %  

 

* Represents percent of total investments

 

13

 

Schedule of Investments

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS 94.89%                        
                         
Banks: Diversified 17.61%                        
Banco Bradesco SA   5.90%   1/16/2021   $ 200     $ 200,500  
Banco del Estado de Chile (Chile) †(a)   3.875%   2/8/2022     200       196,225  
BBVA Bancomer SA   6.75%   9/30/2022     150       160,125  
ICICI Bank Ltd. (Hong Kong) †(a)   5.75%   11/16/2020     200       206,740  
Korea Finance Corp. (South Korea) (a)   2.875%   8/22/2018     200       201,698  
National Savings Bank (Sri Lanka) (a)   8.875%   9/18/2018     200       213,750  
PKO Finance AB (Sweden) †(a)   4.63%   9/26/2022     200       199,850  
Sberbank of Russia via SB Capital SA (Luxembourg) †(a)   6.125%   2/7/2022     200       211,500  
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS (Turkey) †(a)   3.875%   2/5/2020     200       175,980  
Total                     1,766,368  
                         
Banks: Money Center 2.09%                        
Export-Import Bank of Korea (South Korea) (a)   4.375%   9/15/2021     200       209,613  
                         
Building Materials 0.27%                        
Associated Materials LLC/AMH New Finance, Inc.   9.125%   11/1/2017     25       26,812  
                         
Chemicals 6.24%                        
Braskem Finance Ltd. (Brazil) †(a)   5.75%   4/15/2021     200       197,000  
Grupo Idesa SA de CV (Maxico) †(a)   7.875%   12/18/2020     200       203,000  
Phibro Animal Health Corp.   9.25%   7/1/2018     25       26,750  
SABIC Capital II BV (Netherlands) †(a)   2.625%   10/3/2018     200       199,400  
Total                     626,150  
                         
Diversified 1.96%                        
Tenedora Nemak SA de CV (Mexico) †(a)   5.50%   2/28/2023     200       196,500  
                         
Drugs 1.84%                        
CFR International SpA (Chile) †(a)   5.125%   12/6/2022     200       184,674  
                         
Electric: Power 3.92%                        
Korea Western Power Co., Ltd. (South Korea) †(a)   2.875%   10/10/2018     200       199,338  
Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT (Indonesia) †(a)   5.50%   11/22/2021     200       193,500  
Total                     392,838  
                         
Financial Services 1.00%                        
Hyundai Capital America   2.875%   8/9/2018     100       100,487  
                         
Financial: Miscellaneous 0.28%                        
Hercules Offshore, Inc.   10.25%   4/1/2019     25       28,437  

 

14 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Food 5.75%                        
Cencosud SA (Chile) †(a)   5.50%   1/20/2021   $ 150     $ 150,522  
ESAL GmbH (Austria) †(a)   6.25%   2/5/2023     200       180,500  
US Foods, Inc.   8.50%   6/30/2019     50       54,812  
Want Want China Finance Ltd. (China) †(a)   1.875%   5/14/2018     200       190,994  
Total                     576,828  
                         
Gaming 0.25%                        
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority   11.00%   9/15/2018     25       25,141  
                         
Household Equipment/Products 1.76%                        
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS (Turkey) †(a)   4.25%   5/9/2020     200       176,980  
                         
Investment Management Companies 2.07%                        
Gruposura Finance   5.70%   5/18/2021     200       208,000  
                         
Jewelry, Watches & Gemstones 2.22%                        
ALROSA Finance SA (Luxembourg) †(a)   7.75%   11/3/2020     200       222,700  
                         
Leasing 0.28%                        
NESCO LLC/NESCO Holdings Corp.   11.75%   4/15/2017     25       28,250  
                         
Media 2.14%                        
Myriad International Holdings BV (Netherlands) †(a)   6.00%   7/18/2020     200       215,000  
                         
Metal Fabricating 0.26%                        
Severstal Columbus LLC   10.25%   2/15/2018     25       26,625  
                         
Metals & Minerals: Miscellaneous 2.07%                        
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc   8.50%   7/30/2020     200       207,520  
                         
Oil 11.18%                        
Afren plc (United Kingdom) †(a)   6.625%   12/9/2020     200       201,000  
Dolphin Energy Ltd. (United Arab Emirates) †(a)   5.50%   12/15/2021     200       219,000  
GeoPark Latin America Ltd. Agencia en Chil (Chile) †(a)   7.50%   2/11/2020     200       204,500  
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III (Qatar) †(a)   6.75%   9/30/2019     250       295,055  
Reliance Holdings USA, Inc.   5.40%   2/14/2022     200       202,598  
Total                     1,122,153  
                         
Oil: Crude Producers 1.27%                        
Crosstex Energy LP/Crosstex Energy Finance Corp.   8.875%   2/15/2018     25       26,312  
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (Canada) †(a)   5.375%   1/26/2019     100       101,000  
Total                     127,312  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 15
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Oil: Integrated Domestic 2.10%                        
EDC Finance Ltd. (Ireland) †(a)   4.875%   4/17/2020   $ 200     $ 194,750  
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.   9.875%   3/15/2018     15       15,975  
Total                     210,725  
                         
Oil: Integrated International 2.03%                        
PTT Exploration & Production pcl (Thailand) †(a)   3.707%   9/16/2018     200       203,359  
                         
Real Estate Investment Trusts 7.96%                        
Agile Property Holdings Ltd. (China) (a)   9.875%   3/20/2017     200       222,500  
China Overseas Finance Cayman V Ltd.   3.95%   11/15/2022     200       175,801  
Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd. (China) †(a)   7.50%   1/10/2023     200       192,500  
Franshion Development Ltd.   6.75%   4/15/2021     200       208,000  
Total                     798,801  
                         
Retail 0.26%                        
Chinos Intermediate Holdings A, Inc. PIK   7.75%   5/1/2019     25       25,625  
                         
Steel 0.49%                        
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Brazil) (a)   4.375%   1/11/2022     50       48,830  
                         
Technology 2.02%                        
Baidu, Inc. (China) (a)   3.25%   8/6/2018     200       202,660  
                         
Telecommunications 7.97%                        
Altice Finco SA (Luxembourg) †(a)   9.875%   12/15/2020     200       226,000  
Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV (Netherlands) †(a)   5.125%   3/11/2023     200       185,680  
Millicom International Cellular SA (Luxembourg) †(a)   6.625%   10/15/2021     200       207,900  
Qtel International Finance Ltd.   3.25%   2/21/2023     200       179,572  
Total                     799,152  
                         
Transportation: Miscellaneous 1.36%                        
DP World Sukuk Ltd.   6.25%   7/2/2017     100       110,250  
Florida East Coast Railway Corp.   8.125%   2/1/2017     25       26,219  
Total                     136,469  
                         
Utilities: Electrical 4.08%                        
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (United Arab Emirates) †(a)   3.625%   1/12/2023     200       187,000  
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. (Israel) †(a)   7.25%   1/15/2019     200       222,486  
Total                     409,486  

 

16 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Utilities: Miscellaneous 2.16%                        
Inkia Energy Ltd. (Peru) †(a)   8.375%   4/4/2021   $ 200     $ 216,400  
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $9,539,647)                     9,519,895  
                         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 12.85%                        
                         
Repurchase Agreement                        
Repurchase Agreement dated 12/31/2013, Zero
Coupon due 1/2/2014 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp.
Co., collateralized by $1,470,000 of Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corp. at 2.00% due 1/30/2023;
value: $1,316,595; proceeds: $1,288,787
(cost $1,288,787)
            1,289     $ 1,288,787  
Total Investments in Securities 107.74% (cost $10,828,434)                     10,808,682  
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets (7.74%)                     (776,076)  
Net Assets 100.00%                   $ 10,032,606  

 

PIK   Payment-in-Kind.
  Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, unless registered under such Act or exempted from registration, may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers.
(a)   Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars.

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2013 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value (1) :

 

Investment Type (2)(3)   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Corporate Bonds   $     $ 9,519,895     $     $ 9,519,895  
Repurchase Agreement           1,288,787             1,288,787  
Total   $     $ 10,808,682     $     $ 10,808,682  

 

(1)   Refer to note 2(p) 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.
(3)   There were no level transfers during the period ended December 31, 2013.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 17
 

Schedule of Investments

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 81.62%                        
                         
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 13.90%                        
                         
Automobiles 6.23%                        
Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2012-5 A3   0.62%   3/15/2017   $ 1,020     $ 1,020,804  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2011-4 A3   1.17%   5/9/2016     877       878,434  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2012-1 A2   0.91%   10/8/2015     27       26,798  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2012-3 A2   0.71%    12/8/2015     137       137,218  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2012-4 A2   0.49%    4/8/2016     406       405,517  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2012-4 A3   0.67%    6/8/2017     625       624,929  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2013-1 A3   0.61%   10/10/2017     425       424,376  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2013-1 B   1.07%   3/8/2018     257       255,772  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2013-3 B   1.58%   9/10/2018     250       250,738  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2013-5 A3   0.90%   9/10/2018     560       560,061  
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust 2013-1 A3   0.54%   9/21/2015     483       483,248  
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2013-1 A2   1.41%   9/17/2018     600       599,737  
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2013-2 A2   1.23%   3/15/2019     570       569,846  
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2013-1 A1   0.47%   3/20/2015     650       649,801  
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2013-1 A2   0.62%   7/20/2016     938       938,014  
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2013-4 A3   0.80%   7/16/2018     450       449,553  
Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust 2013-AA A3   0.91%   4/16/2018     440       441,128  
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2013-B A3   0.76%   9/15/2016     500       500,865  
Huntington Auto Trust 2012-2 A3   0.51%   4/17/2017     1,880       1,876,589  
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2012-A A3   0.92%   8/17/2015     1,530       1,533,490  
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2013-A A3   0.66%   6/15/2016     900       900,801  
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2012-C A3   0.53%   4/17/2017     1,350       1,351,017  
Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2013-A A2   0.49%   6/15/2015     1,400       1,400,370  

 

18 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Automobiles (continued)                        
Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2013-A A3   0.59%   2/15/2016   $ 995     $ 995,809  
Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2013-B A3   0.62%   7/15/2016     570       569,722  
Porsche Innovative Lease Owner Trust 2013-1 A3   0.70%   8/22/2016     571       570,947  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2010-A A3    1.83%    11/17/2014     23       22,724  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-2 A2    0.91%    5/15/2015     2       1,609  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-3 A3    1.08%    4/15/2016     345       345,680  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-4 A2    0.79%    8/17/2015     99       98,682  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-6 A3    0.62%    7/15/2016     910       910,580  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2013-2 A2   0.47%   3/15/2016     704       704,413  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2013-3 A2   0.55%   9/15/2016     472       471,626  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2013-3 B   1.19%   5/15/2018     420       418,370  
Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2012-2 A3   0.46%   1/20/2017     2,050       2,049,200  
Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2013-2 A3   0.70%   4/20/2018     900       898,540  
World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization                        
Trust 2013-A A2A   0.73%   5/16/2016     475       475,574  
Total                     24,812,582  
                         
Credit Cards 3.77%                        
American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2009-2 A    1.417% #  3/15/2017     1,200       1,209,080  
Bank of America Credit Card Trust 2007-A3   0.187% # 11/15/2016     750       749,868  
Bank of America Credit Card Trust 2007-A10   0.237% # 12/15/2016     1,500       1,500,025  
Bank One Issuance Trust 2004-A3   0.337% # 2/15/2017     755       755,376  
Chase Issuance Trust 2012-A1   0.267% # 5/16/2016     1,675       1,675,035  
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust 2002-A4   0.418% # 6/7/2016     1,140       1,140,479  
Citibank Omni Master Trust 2009-A14A   2.917% # 8/15/2018     2,080       2,111,708  
Discover Card Execution Note Trust 2011-A1   0.517% # 8/15/2016     1,225       1,225,472  
Dryrock Issuance Trust 2012-1 A   0.317% # 8/15/2017     1,000       999,250  
GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust 2011-1 A    0.717% #  1/15/2017     1,000       1,000,182  
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust 2011-A    1.68%    8/15/2018     400       403,031  
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust 2013-B A    0.91%    3/16/2020     2,250       2,236,941  
Total                     15,006,447  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 19
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Other 3.90%                        
Fairway Loan Funding Co. 2006-1A A3L   0.904% # 10/17/2018   $ 600     $ 582,204  
HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes 2012-T2 A2    1.99%    10/15/2045     750       755,323  
HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes 2013-T1 A2    1.495%    1/16/2046     1,660       1,655,150  
HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes 2013-T2 A2    1.147%    5/16/2044     500       497,553  
HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes 2013-T3 A3    1.793%    5/15/2046     500       489,323  
HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes 2013-T6 AT6    1.287%    9/15/2044     630       629,787  
HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes 2013-T7 A7    1.79%    11/15/2046     750       748,886  
JFIN Revolver CLO Ltd. 2013-1A A   1.497% # 1/20/2021     750       742,500  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-4 A4   0.318% # 4/25/2023     999       999,751  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-2 A2   0.238% # 7/25/2017     586       584,744  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-7 A2 (a)   0.438% # 1/25/2016     359       358,950  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2010-A 2A   3.417% # 5/16/2044     1,747       1,853,212  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2010-C A1   1.817% # 12/15/2017     37       37,497  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-1 A1   0.685% # 3/25/2026     987       988,653  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-A A1   1.167% # 10/15/2024     686       688,177  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-B A1   1.017% # 12/16/2024     897       899,158  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-C A1   1.567% # 12/15/2023     349       351,396  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-A A1   1.567% # 8/15/2025     686       692,748  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-C A1   1.267% # 8/15/2023     871       876,148  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-E A1   0.917% # 10/16/2023     337       337,483  
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-B A1   0.817% # 7/15/2022     755       755,095  
Total                     15,523,738  
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $55,375,121)                     55,342,767  
                         
CORPORATE BONDS 31.87%                        
                         
Aerospace & Defense 0.75%                        
Rockwell Collins, Inc.   0.593% # 12/15/2016     3,000       3,002,154  
                         
Auto Loans 0.95%                        
Hyundai Capital America   3.75%   4/6/2016     750       785,985  
PACCAR Financial Corp.   0.842% # 12/6/2018     3,000       3,007,929  
Total                     3,793,914  

 

20 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Auto Parts & Equipment 0.13%                        
Delphi Corp.   5.875%   5/15/2019   $ 500     $ 531,250  
                         
Banking 6.68%                        
Abbey National Treasury Services plc (United Kingdom) (b)    1.818% #  4/25/2014     500       502,236  
AmSouth Bank   5.20%   4/1/2015     1,250       1,309,772  
Associated Banc-Corp   1.875%   3/12/2014     1,000       1,001,422  
Bank of America Corp.   7.75%   8/15/2015     747       822,179  
Bank of America Corp.   10.20%   7/15/2015     3,000       3,372,600  
Citigroup, Inc.   0.512% # 6/9/2016     2,000       1,968,746  
Comerica Bank   8.375%   7/15/2024     250       260,091  
Compagnie de Financement Foncier SA (France) †(b)   0.992% #  4/17/2014     1,300       1,301,832  
Credit Suisse AG (Guernsey) †(b)   1.625%   3/6/2015     800       810,469  
DnB NOR Boligkreditt AS (Norway) †(b)   2.10%   10/14/2016     2,140       2,195,640  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)   1.238% # 2/7/2014     1,000       1,000,723  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)   2.238% # 8/24/2016     250       254,358  
Morgan Stanley   0.724% # 10/15/2015     2,000       1,996,662  
Regions Financial Corp.   7.75%   11/10/2014     325       342,964  
Santander Holdings USA, Inc.   4.625%   4/19/2016     250       266,734  
Sparebank 1 Boligkreditt AS (Norway) †(b)   2.30%   6/30/2018     1,280       1,327,045  
Wachovia Corp.   0.576% # 10/28/2015     4,000       3,997,560  
Wachovia Corp.   0.614% # 10/15/2016     3,000       2,985,618  
Zions Bancorporation   4.00%   6/20/2016     832       865,784  
Total                     26,582,435  
                         
Building Materials 0.07%                        
Owens Corning, Inc.   6.50%   12/1/2016     250       277,608  
                         
Chemicals 0.83%                        
Rhodia SA (France) †(b)   6.875%   9/15/2020     1,650       1,827,223  
Yara International ASA (Norway) †(b)   5.25%   12/15/2014     1,435       1,488,570  
Total                     3,315,793  
                         
Consumer/Commercial/Lease Financing 0.39%                        
Air Lease Corp.   5.625%   4/1/2017     1,402       1,547,458  
                         
Consumer Products 0.25%                        
Avon Products, Inc.   2.375%   3/15/2016     1,000       1,007,168  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 21
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Discount Store 0.27%                    
Dollar General Corp.   4.125%   7/15/2017   $ 1,000     $ 1,062,596  
                         
Diversified Capital Goods 0.45%                        
Smiths Group plc (United Kingdom) †(b)   6.05%   5/15/2014     1,500       1,520,613  
Tyco Electronics Group SA (Luxemburg) (b)   6.55%   10/1/2017     234       268,014  
Total                     1,788,627  
                         
Electric: Distribution/Transportation 0.06%                        
SteelRiver Transmission Co. LLC   4.71%   6/30/2017     243       251,788  
                         
Electric: Integrated 2.63%                        
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The)   5.70%   4/1/2017     1,000       1,084,082  
Dayton Power & Light Co. (The)   1.875%   9/15/2016     250       252,208  
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.   5.50%   8/15/2015     500       533,823  
Entergy Corp.   3.625%   9/15/2015     1,585       1,635,647  
Entergy Corp.   4.70%   1/15/2017     1,500       1,613,970  
Exelon Generation Co. LLC   6.20%   10/1/2017     375       424,126  
Jersey Central Power & Light Co.   5.625%   5/1/2016     1,375       1,494,679  
Pennsylvania Electric Co.   6.05%   9/1/2017     2,000       2,231,162  
Public Service Co. of New Mexico   7.95%   5/15/2018     1,000       1,189,790  
Total                     10,459,487  
                         
Electronics 0.32%                        
Altera Corp.   1.75%   5/15/2017     1,285       1,266,276  
                         
Energy: Exploration & Production 2.63%                        
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   7.625%   3/15/2014     3,375       3,420,043  
Continental Resources, Inc.   7.125%   4/1/2021     1,000       1,138,750  
Continental Resources, Inc.   8.25%   10/1/2019     750       823,125  
Noble Energy, Inc.   5.25%   4/15/2014     435       440,413  
Petrohawk Energy Corp.   6.25%   6/1/2019     628       693,626  
Petrohawk Energy Corp.   7.25%   8/15/2018     350       378,175  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.   7.625%   4/1/2020     3,250       3,587,850  
Total                     10,481,982  
                         
Food & Drug Retailers 0.26%                        
Safeway, Inc.   5.625%   8/15/2014     1,000       1,025,779  
                         
Gas Distribution 2.36%                        
Crosstex Energy LP/Crosstex Energy Finance Corp.   8.875%   2/15/2018     1,206       1,269,315  
Energy Transfer Partners LP   6.125%   2/15/2017     425       473,052  

 

22 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Gas Distribution (continued)                        
Energy Transfer Partners LP   8.50%   4/15/2014   $ 800     $ 816,889  
Southeast Supply Header LLC   4.85%   8/15/2014     1,500       1,535,316  
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP   8.75%   2/15/2014     2,250       2,269,881  
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Canada) (b)   0.927% # 6/30/2016     3,000       3,030,057  
Total                     9,394,510  
                         
Hotels 0.73%                        
Host Hotels & Resorts LP   6.00%   11/1/2020     2,350       2,576,509  
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.   6.00%   12/1/2016     292       322,338  
Total                     2,898,847  
                         
Investments & Miscellaneous Financial Services 0.76%                    
Ares Capital Corp.   4.875%   11/30/2018     500       512,338  
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.    7.75%    1/15/2016     500       510,625  
Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Co.   1.494% # 8/19/2016     2,000       2,000,000  
Total                     3,022,963  
                         
Life Insurance 0.34%                        
UnumProvident Finance Co. plc (United Kingdom) †(b)    6.85%    11/15/2015     1,250       1,368,753  
                         
Media: Diversified 0.51%                        
NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.   0.929% # 4/15/2018     2,036       2,045,600  
                         
Medical Products 0.44%                        
Hospira, Inc.   6.05%   3/30/2017     1,000       1,104,209  
Life Technologies Corp.   3.50%   1/15/2016     625       651,353  
Total                     1,755,562  
                         
Metals/Mining (Excluding Steel) 2.06%                        
Anglo American Capital plc (United Kingdom) †(b)   9.375%   4/8/2014     3,214       3,285,470  
Glencore Canada Corp. (Canada) (b)   5.50%   6/15/2017     350       383,146  
Glencore Funding LLC   1.396% # 5/27/2016     1,200       1,195,088  
Glencore Funding LLC   6.00%   4/15/2014     2,500       2,536,133  
Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd. (Canada) †(b)   3.60%   1/15/2017     750       782,864  
Total                     8,182,701  
                         
Oil Field Equipment & Services 0.19%                        
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   6.125%   8/15/2015     750       750,847  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 23
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Pharmaceuticals 1.26%                        
Mylan, Inc.   6.00%   11/15/2018   $ 250     $ 266,456  
Mylan, Inc.   7.875%   7/15/2020     2,500       2,829,892  
Warner Chilcott Co. LLC/Warner Chilcott                        
Finance LLC   7.75%   9/15/2018     1,750       1,903,125  
Total                     4,999,473  
                         
Railroads 0.50%                        
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV (Mexico) (b)    0.937% #  10/28/2016     2,000       2,001,932  
                         
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.68%                        
BRE Properties, Inc.   4.697%   3/17/2014     1,750       1,763,557  
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.   6.50%   1/17/2017     1,500       1,683,351  
Hospitality Properties Trust   5.125%   2/15/2015     1,968       2,013,331  
Kilroy Realty LP   5.00%   11/3/2015     350       373,486  
Regency Centers LP   5.25%   8/1/2015     787       835,909  
Total                     6,669,634  
                         
Restaurants 0.20%                        
Darden Restaurants, Inc.   6.20%   10/15/2017     700       780,545  
                         
Software/Services 0.81%                        
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)   3.25%   12/1/2017     500       505,843  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   7.875%   7/15/2020     2,500       2,727,757  
Total                     3,233,600  
                         
Specialty Retail 0.96%                        
QVC, Inc.   7.375%   10/15/2020     2,913       3,141,787  
QVC, Inc.   7.50%   10/1/2019     625       673,778  
Total                     3,815,565  
                         
Support: Services 0.56%                        
Expedia, Inc.   7.456%   8/15/2018     200       233,067  
URS Corp.   3.85%   4/1/2017     500       509,749  
Western Union Co. (The)   1.239% # 8/21/2015     1,500       1,505,730  
Total                     2,248,546  
                         
Telecommunications: Integrated/Services 1.33%                        
AT&T, Inc.   1.146% # 11/27/2018     3,000       3,026,451  
Qwest Corp.   7.50%   10/1/2014     1,500       1,574,748  
Qwest Corp.   7.625%   6/15/2015     625       676,972  
Total                     5,278,171  

 

24 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Telecommunications: Wireless 0.51%                        
American Tower Corp.   7.00%   10/15/2017   $ 1,750     $ 2,018,741  
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $126,487,861)                     126,860,305  
                         
FLOATING RATE LOANS (c) 1.39%                        
                         
Aerospace/Defense 0.16%                        
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. Term Loan B   3.50%   11/2/2020     650       652,710  
                         
Gaming 0.62%                        
Las Vegas Sands LLC Term Loan B   3.25%   12/20/2020     1,500       1,501,252  
Seminole Tribe of Florida Term Loan   3.00%   4/29/2020     982       982,327  
Total                     2,483,579  
                         
Health Care 0.41%                        
Fresenius US Finance I, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan (Germany) (b)   2.25%   8/7/2019     1,616       1,619,990  
                         
Telecommunications 0.20%                        
Activision Blizzard, Inc. Term Loan B   3.25%   10/12/2020     787       793,517  
Total Floating Rate Loans (cost $5,544,345)                     5,549,796  
                         
FOREIGN BOND (d) 0.45%                        
                         
Netherlands                        
Ziggo Finance BV (cost $1,632,804)    6.125%    11/15/2017   EUR 1,250       1,782,305  
                         
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION 0.07%                        
                         
Brazil                        
Republic of Brazil (b) (cost $285,194)   8.00%    1/15/2018   $ 250       278,125  
                         
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES BOND 0.15%                  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (cost $623,876)    0.875%    3/7/2018     625       607,737  
                         
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS 2.40%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K005 A1   3.484%   4/25/2019     1,436       1,519,658  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K006 A1   3.398%   7/25/2019     1,475       1,564,738  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K008 A1   2.746%   12/25/2019     689       717,163  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K009 A1   2.757%   5/25/2020     661       688,421  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K706 A1   1.691%   6/25/2018     615       622,467  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 2011-M3 A1   2.072%   7/25/2021     694       708,159  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 25
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (continued)  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 2011-M8 A1   1.977%   8/25/2021   $ 1,713     $ 1,730,859  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 2012-M2 A1   1.824%   2/25/2022     669       664,612  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 2013-M14 A   1.70%   8/25/2018     829       823,384  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 2013-M5 ASQ2   0.595%   8/25/2015     495       494,576  
Total Government Sponsored Enterprises Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $9,348,071)     9,534,037  
                         
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES PASS-THROUGHS 11.27%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.363% # 6/1/2038     263       280,293  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.37% # 10/1/2035     703       747,023  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.398% # 4/1/2038     1,051       1,116,095  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.503% # 12/1/2036     895       948,843  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.515% # 11/1/2038     991       1,046,651  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.524% # 12/1/2037     473       501,833  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.533% # 2/1/2038     826       888,434  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.535% # 12/1/2035     975       1,041,601  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.542% # 4/1/2037     265       280,941  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.584% # 5/1/2035     451       479,624  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.608% # 4/1/2037     589       623,557  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.609% # 2/1/2035     1,805       1,909,761  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.619% # 3/1/2036     657       699,068  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.625% # 10/1/2038     412       437,270  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.636% # 12/1/2035     731       785,782  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.641% # 10/1/2039     623       660,926  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.653% # 3/1/2038     700       742,455  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.681% # 5/1/2036     510       546,182  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.74% # 9/1/2036     800       853,663  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   2.945% # 2/1/2037     953       1,019,488  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   3.332% # 6/1/2037     362       382,812  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (a)   5.00%   5/1/2021     134       142,504  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   5.061% # 7/1/2036     258       274,593  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   1.934% # 11/1/2034     942       996,435  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   1.935% # 1/1/2035     860       913,184  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.105% # 12/1/2035     745       780,873  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.109% # 6/1/2038     966       1,021,541  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.264% # 2/1/2036     473       502,381  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.283% # 1/1/2036     1,527       1,613,243  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.289% # 3/1/2039     450       477,201  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.331% # 11/1/2036     1,850       1,968,790  

 

26 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES PASS-THROUGHS (continued)  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.349% # 8/1/2037   $ 537     $ 568,530  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.366% # 1/1/2038     466       497,818  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.372% # 4/1/2040     1,605       1,700,786  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.394% # 3/1/2038     294       316,345  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.397% # 11/1/2036     208       221,503  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.425% # 9/1/2038     388       411,040  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.433% # 11/1/2038     1,714       1,821,519  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.434% # 1/1/2038     502       534,781  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.441% # 8/1/2038     279       295,848  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.45% # 9/1/2037     212       224,138  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.494% # 2/1/2038     248       262,511  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.505% # 6/1/2038     207       220,316  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.533% # 10/1/2036     736       777,047  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.611% # 11/1/2038     697       738,523  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.688% # 12/1/2038     252       269,992  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   2.95%   3/1/2015     1,000       1,018,942  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   3.18%   11/1/2014     1,127       1,140,194  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   4.50%   11/1/2018     4,195       4,473,139  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   5.50%   2/1/2034     1,062       1,171,928  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   5.50%   8/1/2037     2,051       2,258,745  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.   5.50%   11/1/2034     1,156       1,274,834  
Total Government Sponsored Enterprises Pass-Throughs (cost $44,802,162)         44,881,526  
                         
NON-AGENCY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 20.12%      
Americold LLC Trust 2010-ARTA A1   3.847%   1/14/2029     454       474,764  
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 2005-2 AAB    4.742%    7/10/2043     6       5,633  
Banc of America Re-REMIC Trust 2011-STRP A3   2.415%   11/17/2039     238       238,148  
Banc of America Re-REMIC Trust 2011-STRP A4   1.501%   5/17/2046     411       410,808  
Boca Hotel Portfolio Trust 2013-BOCA D   3.217% # 8/15/2026     360       361,044  
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C2 A2   3.061%   12/15/2047     400       414,406  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-FL14 AJ    0.347% #  6/15/2022     364       360,058  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2010-C1 A1    3.156%    7/10/2046     1,630       1,679,897  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2011-FL1 C    4.814% #  7/17/2028     226       228,258  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-9W57 A    2.365%    2/10/2029     2,135       2,186,620  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 27
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
NON-AGENCY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-9W57 X   1.399% # 2/10/2029   $ 8,000     $ 325,712  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-CR1 A1   1.116%   5/15/2045     1,054       1,056,667  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-CR3 A2   1.765%   10/15/2045     2,210       2,193,998  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-FL2 A   2.294% #  9/17/2029     1,491       1,510,533  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2013-CR6 A2   2.122%    3/10/2046     2,200       2,199,325  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2013-LC6 A2   1.906%    1/10/2046     2,000       1,984,814  
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates 2013-TH1 A1   2.13%    2/25/2043     638       581,099  
DBUBS Mortgage Trust 2011-LC1A A1   3.742%   11/10/2046     2,187       2,299,937  
DBUBS Mortgage Trust 2011-LC2A A1   3.527%   7/10/2044     1,114       1,176,342  
DBUBS Mortgage Trust 2011-LC2A A2   3.386%   7/10/2044     1,205       1,257,883  
DBUBS Mortgage Trust 2011-LC3A A2   3.642%   8/10/2044     1,850       1,945,307  
DDR Corp. 2009-DDR1 A   3.807%   10/14/2022     2,108       2,144,593  
DDR Corp. 2009-DDR1 B   5.73%   10/14/2022     500       514,797  
Del Coronado Trust 2013 HDC A   0.967% # 3/15/2026     1,200       1,195,202  
Extended Stay America Trust 2013-ESH7 B7   3.604%   12/5/2031     1,000       980,070  
Extended Stay America Trust 2013-ESH7 C7   3.902%   12/5/2031     1,030       1,002,694  
Fosse Master Issuer plc 2012-1A 2A2   1.646% # 10/18/2054     280       283,830  
Fosse Master Issuer plc 2012-1A 2B1   2.196% # 10/18/2054     350       356,186  
Granite Master Issuer plc 2005-1 A4   0.367% # 12/20/2054     516       510,331  
Granite Master Issuer plc 2005-2 A6   0.427% # 12/20/2054     275       272,169  
Granite Master Issuer plc 2006-4 A4   0.267% # 12/20/2054     406       400,902  
Granite Master Issuer plc 2007-1 3A1   0.367% # 12/20/2054     97       95,882  
Granite Master Issuer plc 2007-2 3A1   0.344% # 12/17/2054     902       892,607  
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. 2007-GG9 A2    5.381%    3/10/2039     531       543,655  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2010-C1 A1   3.679%   8/10/2043     1,128       1,189,137  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2010-C2 A1   3.849%   12/10/2043     1,651       1,742,372  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2011-GC3 A1   2.331%   3/10/2044     605       611,318  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2011-GC3 A2   3.645%   3/10/2044     1,600       1,677,878  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2011-GC5 A2   2.999%   8/10/2044     1,000       1,040,883  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2013-KYO C   1.918% # 11/8/2029     700       697,562  
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GCJ7 A1   1.144%   5/10/2045     1,039       1,042,083  
Holmes Master Issuer plc 2010-1A A2   1.644% # 10/15/2054     235       235,490  

 

28 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
NON-AGENCY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 2010-C2 A1    2.749%    11/15/2043   $ 1,518     $ 1,558,149  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 2011-PLSD A2    3.364%    11/13/2044     2,000       2,098,071  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 2012-C8 A2    1.797%    10/15/2045     2,250       2,246,665  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 2012-LC9 A2    1.677%    12/15/2047     1,100       1,091,077  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-LD11 A2    5.798% #  6/15/2049     462       465,656  
Merrill Lynch Floating Trust 2008-LAQA A1   0.705% # 7/9/2021     593       592,337  
Merrill Lynch Floating Trust 2008-LAQA A2   0.705% # 7/9/2021     2,250       2,228,841  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 2005-CIP1 A2   4.96%   7/12/2038     190       190,492  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 2005-MKB2 A2   4.806%   9/12/2042     3       2,660  
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4 AM    5.204%    12/12/2049     1,100       1,202,813  
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-7 A3FL    0.379% #  6/12/2050     89       88,550  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C5 A2    1.972%    8/15/2045     680       691,439  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C6 A2    1.868%    11/15/2045     2,210       2,209,282  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-CKSV A1    2.117%    10/15/2030     397       387,334  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C9 A2    1.97%    5/15/2046     1,720       1,721,415  
Morgan Stanley Capital I 2007-HQ12 A3   5.601% # 4/12/2049     955       959,170  
Morgan Stanley Capital I 2011-C1 A2   3.884%   9/15/2047     1,515       1,592,951  
Morgan Stanley Capital I 2011-C2 A2   3.476%   6/15/2044     750       790,558  
Morgan Stanley Capital I 2012-STAR A1   2.084%   8/5/2034     888       873,498  
RBSCF Trust 2010-MB1 A2   3.686%   4/15/2024     1,580       1,623,958  
RBSCF Trust 2010-RR3 WBTB   5.922% # 2/16/2051     1,500       1,658,546  
Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-4 A3   2.069%   9/25/2042     458       424,774  
Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-6 A2   1.808%   12/25/2042     963       848,675  
Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2 A   1.874%   2/25/2043     673       577,009  
Silverstone Master Issuer plc 2011-1A   1.792% # 1/21/2055     400       403,497  
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C2 A2    2.113%    5/10/2063     2,100       2,123,550  
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C4 A2    1.712%    12/10/2045     1,000       997,125  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 29
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
NON-AGENCY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)  
Vornado DP LLC 2010-VNO A1   2.97%   9/13/2028   $ 718     $ 742,855  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2005-C18 APB   4.807%    4/15/2042     211       214,722  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C27 AM   5.795%    7/15/2045     645       703,741  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C30 A3   5.246%    12/15/2043     277       278,938  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5 A2   1.844%    10/15/2045     540       538,433  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C2 A2   3.791%   2/15/2044     1,500       1,573,713  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C4 A1   1.607%   6/15/2044     526       530,064  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C5 A3   3.526%   11/15/2044     1,000       1,039,775  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C10 A2   1.765%   12/15/2045     420       416,443  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C7 A1   2.30%   6/15/2045     479       476,398  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C8 A2   1.881%   8/15/2045     1,430       1,432,053  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C11 A2   2.029%   3/15/2045     2,200       2,197,990  
Total Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $81,251,159)     80,114,111  
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $325,350,593)           324,950,709  
                         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 13.94%                        
                         
COMMERCIAL PAPER 1.70%                        
                         
Electric: Integrated 0.13%                        
Ameren Corp.   Zero Coupon   1/15/2014     500       499,874  
                         
Energy 1.19%                        
Nisource Finance Corp.   Zero Coupon   1/13/2014     250       249,950  
Nisource Finance Corp.   Zero Coupon   1/3/2014     500       499,991  
Nisource Finance Corp.   Zero Coupon   1/2/2014     250       250,000  
Nisource Finance Corp.   Zero Coupon   1/6/2014     1,250       1,249,903  
Talisman Energy, Inc.   Zero Coupon   1/28/2014     750       749,594  
Talisman Energy, Inc.   Zero Coupon   1/17/2014     500       499,850  
Talisman Energy, Inc.   Zero Coupon   1/10/2014     750       749,880  
Talisman Energy, Inc.   Zero Coupon   1/8/2014     500       499,940  
Total                     4,749,108  
                         
Energy: Exploration & Production 0.19%                        
Noble Corp.   Zero Coupon   1/9/2014     250       249,975  
Noble Corp.   Zero Coupon   1/3/2014     500       499,993  
Total                     749,968  

 

30 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Gas Distribution 0.19%                        
DCP Mistream LLC   Zero Coupon   1/17/2014   $ 750     $ 749,728  
Total Commercial Paper (cost $6,748,547)                     6,748,678  
                         
CONVERTIBLE BOND 0.32%                        
                         
Metals/Mining (Excluding Steel)                        
Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada) (b) (cost $1,254,778)   2.00%   8/1/2014     1,250       1,256,250  
                         
CORPORATE BONDS 6.74%                        
                         
Banking 1.26%                        
Banco Bradesco SA   2.338% # 5/16/2014     1,000       1,001,022  
Morgan Stanley   4.75%   4/1/2014     4,000       4,032,048  
Total                     5,033,070  
                         
Electric: Integrated 0.50%                        
Exelon Generation Co. LLC   5.35%   1/15/2014     2,000       2,003,180  
                         
Electric: Power 0.74%                        
NiSource Finance Corp.   5.40%   7/15/2014     2,875       2,946,082  
                         
Electronics 0.50%                        
Avnet, Inc.   5.875%   3/15/2014     1,969       1,989,267  
                         
Food: Wholesale 0.07%                        
Tate & Lyle International Finance plc (United Kingdom) †(b)   5.00%   11/15/2014     250       258,722  
                         
Gas Distribution 0.75%                        
Buckeye Partners LP   5.30%   10/15/2014     2,161       2,234,003  
Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC   5.45%   9/15/2014     750       765,973  
Total                     2,999,976  
                         
Media: Services 0.26%                        
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)   6.25%   11/15/2014     1,000       1,043,750  
                         
Multi-Line Insurance 0.09%                        
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   4.75%   3/1/2014     350       352,111  
                         
Property & Casualty Insurance 0.67%                        
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.   5.75%   3/15/2014     2,625       2,651,326  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 31
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.90%                        
Hospitality Properties Trust   7.875%   8/15/2014   $ 2,675     $ 2,696,794  
Reckson Operating Partnership LP   5.875%   8/15/2014     1,000       1,027,622  
UDR, Inc.   5.50%   4/1/2014     3,800       3,842,366  
Total                     7,566,782  
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $26,853,076)                     26,844,266  
                         
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (d) 5.18%                        
                         
Nigeria 1.06%                        
Nigeria Treasury Bill (cost $4,221,206)   Zero Coupon   3/6/2014   NGN  684,300       4,208,558  
                         
Turkey 4.12%                        
Turkey Government Bond (cost $17,479,862)   Zero Coupon   4/9/2014   TRY 36,000       16,409,065  
Total Foreign Government Obligations (cost $21,701,068)           20,617,623  
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $56,557,469)                     55,466,817  
Total Investments in Securities 95.56% (cost $381,908,062)           380,417,526  
Cash, Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (e) 4.44%           17,683,896  
Net Assets 100.00%                   $ 398,101,422  

 

EUR   euro.
NGN   Nigerian naira.
TRY   Turkish lira.
  Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, unless registered under such Act or exempted from registration, may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers.
#   Variable rate security. The interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2013.
(a)   Security has been fully or partially segregated to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts and interest rate swaps as of December 31, 2013.
(b)   Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars.
(c)   Floating Rate Loans in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically redetermined at a margin above the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rate offered by major U.S. banks. The rate shown is the rate in effect at December 31, 2013.
(d)   Investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities.
(e)   Cash, Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities include net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and swaps as follows:

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2013:

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
    U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
    U.S. $
Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Argentine peso   Buy   UBS AG   1/10/2014     23,420,000     $ 3,512,824     $ 3,536,011     $ 23,187  
Brazilian real   Buy   Credit Suisse   3/10/2014     16,870,000       6,978,283       7,036,780       58,497  
Chilean peso   Buy   Goldman Sachs   3/10/2014     2,132,000,000       3,982,069       4,027,194       45,125  
Chilean peso   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/10/2014     5,210,000,000       9,660,671       9,841,315       180,644  
Colombian peso   Buy   UBS AG   3/10/2014     41,500,000,000       21,194,015       21,427,516       233,501  
euro   Buy   Goldman Sachs   1/17/2014     329,000       449,442       452,602       3,160  

 

32 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2013: (continued)

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
    U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
    U.S. $
Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Hungarian forint   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   2/10/2014     1,633,000,000     $ 7,404,798     $ 7,541,058     $ 136,260  
Hungarian forint   Buy   J.P. Morgan   4/10/2014     1,060,000,000       4,861,268       4,879,537       18,269  
Hungarian forint   Buy   Morgan Stanley   1/10/2014     2,970,000,000       13,486,832       13,739,439       252,607  
Hungarian forint   Buy   UBS AG   3/10/2014     998,000,000       4,496,678       4,601,615       104,937  
Hungarian forint   Buy   UBS AG   2/10/2014     697,400,000       3,137,000       3,220,535       83,535  
Indian rupee   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     22,350,000       353,081       360,835       7,754  
Indian rupee   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     19,700,000       314,893       318,051       3,158  
Indian rupee   Buy   Credit Suisse   1/10/2014     69,630,000       1,094,295       1,124,158       29,863  
Indian rupee   Buy   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     1,026,000,000       16,114,340       16,465,725       351,385  
Indian rupee   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/10/2014     637,100,000       9,982,764       10,167,388       184,624  
Mexican peso   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     4,075,000       309,074       311,928       2,854  
Mexican peso   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   3/10/2014     2,625,000       199,603       199,979       376  
Mexican peso   Buy   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     82,000,000       6,184,121       6,276,842       92,721  
Mexican peso   Buy   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     132,000,000       9,974,927       10,078,841       103,914  
Philippine peso   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   3/10/2014     10,600,000       239,224       240,185       961  
Polish zloty   Buy   Goldman Sachs   1/10/2014     49,300,000       15,747,363       16,311,612       564,249  
Polish zloty   Buy   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     37,850,000       12,435,363       12,523,215       87,852  
Polish zloty   Buy   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     23,000,000       7,408,932       7,595,077       186,145  
Russian ruble   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   3/7/2014     814,800,000       24,285,054       24,559,576       274,522  
Singapore dollar   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/10/2014     255,000       201,254       202,074       820  
South Korean won   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     14,200,000,000       13,246,269       13,462,021       215,752  
South Korean won   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   2/10/2014     235,000,000       219,349       223,171       3,822  
South Korean won   Buy   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     16,585,000,000       15,517,403       15,750,144       232,741  
South Korean won   Buy   Morgan Stanley   3/10/2014     6,825,000,000       6,397,038       6,476,224       79,186  
South Korean won   Buy   UBS AG   1/10/2014     335,000,000       313,731       317,590       3,859  
Taiwan dollar   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     9,500,000       317,460       318,683       1,223  
Turkish lira   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   3/10/2014     1,040,000       476,143       477,140       997  
Brazilian real   Sell   Credit Suisse   1/10/2014     3,475,000       1,470,507       1,470,315       192  
euro   Sell   Goldman Sachs   3/20/2014     1,025,000       1,410,243       1,410,061       182  
Indonesian rupiah   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     51,200,000,000       4,436,742       4,198,498       238,244  
Japanese yen   Sell   Goldman Sachs   2/10/2014     217,000,000       2,199,819       2,060,917       138,902  
Malaysian ringgit   Sell   Barclays Bank plc   2/10/2014     1,070,000       331,536       325,961       5,575  
Mexican peso   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     23,200,000       1,781,311       1,775,887       5,424  
Philippine peso   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     7,365,000       166,542       166,129       413  
Singapore dollar   Sell   Goldman Sachs   3/10/2014     10,435,000       8,309,464       8,269,175       40,289  
South African rand   Sell   Goldman Sachs   1/10/2014     14,100,000       1,353,689       1,342,793       10,896  
Taiwan dollar   Sell   Barclays Bank plc   3/10/2014     55,230,000       1,876,656       1,853,762       22,894  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 33
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2013: (continued)

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
    U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
    U.S. $
Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Taiwan dollar   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     189,500,000     $ 6,437,914     $ 6,356,888     $ 81,026  
Thai baht   Sell   UBS AG   1/10/2014     5,365,000       166,460       163,213       3,247  
Thai baht   Sell   UBS AG   1/10/2014     39,800,000       1,220,485       1,210,791       9,694  
Turkish lira   Sell   Barclays Bank plc   2/10/2014     8,745,000       4,243,730       4,036,884       206,846  
Turkish lira   Sell   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     1,484,000       718,596       689,436       29,160  
Turkish lira   Sell   Goldman Sachs   1/10/2014     600,000       288,782       278,748       10,034  
Turkish lira   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     433,000       207,774       201,163       6,611  
Turkish lira   Sell   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     1,965,000       936,788       907,087       29,701  
Turkish lira   Sell   UBS AG   1/10/2014     341,000       167,132       158,422       8,710  
Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts             $ 4,416,540  

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
    U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
    U.S. $
Current
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Argentine peso   Buy   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     44,535,000     $ 6,532,932     $ 6,304,874     $ (228,058 )
Argentine peso   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/10/2014     133,600,000       18,552,979       18,114,450       (438,529 )
Brazilian real   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   2/10/2014   520,000     220,545     218,331   (2,214 )
Brazilian real   Buy   Goldman Sachs   1/10/2014     21,750,000       9,508,197       9,202,693       (305,504 )
Brazilian real   Buy   Goldman Sachs   1/10/2014     500,000       223,268       211,556       (11,712 )
Brazilian real   Buy   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     25,915,000       11,288,496       10,880,845       (407,651 )
Brazilian real   Buy   Morgan Stanley   2/10/2014     495,000       208,526       207,834       (692 )
Chilean peso   Buy   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     623,500,000       1,225,384       1,185,647       (39,737 )
Chilean peso   Buy   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     4,200,000,000       8,094,825       7,958,408       (136,417 )
Chilean peso   Buy   UBS AG   2/10/2014     2,200,000,000       4,184,498       4,168,690       (15,808 )
Chilean peso   Buy   UBS AG   2/10/2014     4,400,000,000       8,365,019       8,337,380       (27,639 )
Colombian peso   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/10/2014     460,000,000       238,018       237,510       (508 )
Colombian peso   Buy   UBS AG   2/10/2014     3,478,000,000       1,815,619       1,799,796       (15,823 )
Colombian peso   Buy   UBS AG   2/10/2014     727,000,000       377,662       376,208       (1,454 )
Indonesian rupiah   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     105,000,000,000       8,986,648       8,610,200       (376,448 )
Indonesian rupiah   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     5,900,000,000       537,111       483,811       (53,300 )
Indonesian rupiah   Buy   Goldman Sachs   2/10/2014     181,250,000,000       15,818,642       14,728,288       (1,090,354 )
Indonesian rupiah   Buy   Morgan Stanley   3/10/2014     8,000,000,000       656,922       644,826       (12,096 )
Japanese yen   Buy   Goldman Sachs   2/10/2014     12,400,000       124,452       117,767       (6,685 )
Malaysian ringgit   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   2/10/2014     21,000,000       6,587,615       6,397,368       (190,247 )
Mexican peso   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     58,000,000       4,468,391       4,439,718       (28,673 )
Mexican peso   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     4,065,000       313,330       311,163       (2,167 )

 

34 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2013: (continued)

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
    U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
    U.S. $
Current
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Mexican peso   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   3/10/2014     5,200,000     $ 396,571     $ 396,148     $ (423 )
Mexican peso   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/10/2014     169,900,000       12,944,634       12,943,380       (1,254 )
Mexican peso   Buy   Morgan Stanley   2/10/2014     3,810,000       293,704       290,912       (2,792 )
Peruvian Nuevo sol   Buy   UBS AG   2/10/2014     11,600,000       4,134,735       4,121,404       (13,331 )
Philippine peso   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   2/10/2014     521,000,000       12,095,183       11,794,669       (300,514 )
Philippine peso   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   3/10/2014     275,000,000       6,291,466       6,231,212       (60,254 )
Philippine peso   Buy   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     173,000,000       3,990,773       3,902,274       (88,499 )
Polish zloty   Buy   Deutsche Bank   2/10/2014     720,000       239,064       237,759       (1,305 )
Russian ruble   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   2/10/2014     126,300,000       3,826,113       3,817,720       (8,393 )
Russian ruble   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/7/2014     6,615,000       199,632       199,388       (244 )
Russian ruble   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/7/2014     7,875,000       238,370       237,367       (1,003 )
South African rand   Buy   Deutsche Bank   2/10/2014     43,550,000       4,178,046       4,128,980       (49,066 )
South African rand   Buy   Deutsche Bank   3/10/2014     154,200,000       14,577,616       14,559,243       (18,373 )
South African rand   Buy   Deutsche Bank   1/10/2014     3,135,000       314,327       298,557       (15,770 )
South African rand   Buy   Deutsche Bank   2/10/2014     41,300,000       4,014,072       3,915,657       (98,415 )
South African rand   Buy   Deutsche Bank   2/10/2014     3,425,000       335,256       324,725       (10,531 )
South African rand   Buy   Goldman Sachs   3/10/2014     3,365,000       318,375       317,716       (659 )
South African rand   Buy   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     35,700,000       3,488,111       3,399,838       (88,273 )
South African rand   Buy   UBS AG   2/10/2014     4,280,000       416,473       405,787       (10,686 )
South Korean won   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/10/2014     210,000,000       199,534       199,268       (266 )
Thai baht   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   3/10/2014     275,000,000       8,443,353       8,343,336       (100,017 )
Thai baht   Buy   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     75,000,000       2,387,015       2,278,294       (108,721 )
Thai baht   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/10/2014     373,000,000       11,434,703       11,316,598       (118,105 )
Thai baht   Buy   UBS AG   1/10/2014     158,800,000       5,064,260       4,830,997       (233,263 )
Turkish lira   Buy   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     2,408,000       1,176,545       1,118,707       (57,838 )
Turkish lira   Buy   Deutsche Bank   2/10/2014     430,000       209,793       198,497       (11,296 )
Turkish lira   Buy   Goldman Sachs   1/10/2014     450,000       224,655       209,061       (15,594 )
Turkish lira   Buy   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     11,395,000       5,470,066       5,260,182       (209,884 )
Turkish lira   Buy   J.P. Morgan   3/10/2014     17,200,000       8,258,193       7,891,161       (367,032 )
Argentine peso   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     6,575,000       982,810       992,710       (9,900 )
Chilean peso   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     623,500,000       1,171,552       1,185,647       (14,095 )
Chilean peso   Sell   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     210,000,000       393,111       397,920       (4,809 )
Colombian peso   Sell   UBS AG   2/10/2014     2,320,000,000       1,192,189       1,200,554       (8,365 )
euro   Sell   Goldman Sachs   1/17/2014     329,000       443,745       452,602       (8,857 )
euro   Sell   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     1,555,000       2,101,850       2,139,178       (37,328 )
euro   Sell   J.P. Morgan   3/10/2014     4,460,000       6,082,713       6,135,485       (52,772 )
Hungarian forint   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     261,000,000       1,191,203       1,207,405       (16,202 )

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 35
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2013: (concluded)

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
    U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
    U.S. $
Current
Value
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Indian rupee   Sell   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     89,700,000     $ 1,430,211     $ 1,448,183     $ (17,972 )
Indonesian rupiah   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     13,550,000,000       1,109,383       1,111,126       (1,743 )
Peruvian Nuevo sol   Sell   UBS AG   2/10/2014     11,600,000       4,106,195       4,121,404       (15,209 )
Philippine peso   Sell   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     47,800,000       1,073,241       1,078,201       (4,960 )
Polish zloty   Sell   Credit Suisse   1/10/2014     4,610,000       1,512,014       1,525,285       (13,271 )
Polish zloty   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     1,300,000       413,172       430,124       (16,952 )
Polish zloty   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     885,000       290,602       292,815       (2,213 )
Polish zloty   Sell   J.P. Morgan   1/10/2014     15,335,000       5,048,352       5,073,805       (25,453 )
Russian ruble   Sell   J.P. Morgan   2/10/2014     45,000,000       1,352,544       1,360,233       (7,689 )
South Korean won   Sell   Barclays Bank plc   1/10/2014     1,850,000,000       1,740,718       1,753,855       (13,137 )
Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ (5,654,444 )

 

Open Futures Contracts at December 31, 2013:

 

Type   Expiration   Contracts   Position   Fair Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
U.S. 2-Year Treasury Note   March 2014   310   Short   $ (68,141,875 )   $ 112,370  
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note   March 2014   465   Short     (55,480,313 )     690,881  
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note   March 2014   24   Short     (2,953,125 )     53,960  
Totals               $ (126,575,313 )   $ 857,211  

 

Credit Default Swaps on Indexes - Sell Protection at December 31, 2013 (1) :

 

Referenced
Index
  Fund
Receives
  Termination
Date
  Original
Notional
Amount
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Fair
Value (2)
  Payments
Upfront (3)
    Unrealized
Appreciation (4)
 
Markit CMBX. NA.AAA.2 (5)   .07%   3/15/2049   $ 500,000   $ 486,936     $ 495,200     $ 12,161     $ 7,361  
Markit CMBX. NA.AAA.3 (5)   .08%   12/13/2049     1,000,000       995,028       983,600       35,287       18,887  
Markit CMBX. NA.AAA.2 (6)   .07%   3/15/2049     500,000       486,936       495,200       13,980       9,180  
Markit CMBX. NA.AAA.2 (7)   .07%   3/15/2049     1,300,000       1,266,033       1,287,520       69,852       57,372  
                                    $ 131,280     $ 92,800  

 

(1) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities.
(2) Fair value serves as the indicator of the current status of payment/performance risk.
(3) Upfront payments received are presented net of amortization (See Note 2(n)).

 

36 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND December 31, 2013

 

(4) Total unrealized appreciation on Credit Default Swaps on Indexes amounted to $92,800. Total unrealized depreciation on Credit Default Swaps on Indexes amounted to $0.
(5) Swap Counterparty: Credit Suisse.
(6) Swap Counterparty: Morgan Stanley.
(7) Swap Counterparty: UBS AG.

 

Open Interest Rate Swap Contract at December 31, 2013:

 

Periodic
Payments
to be Made
By The Fund
  Periodic
Payments
to be Received
By The Fund
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
0.535%   3-Month LIBOR Index   8/23/2015   $ 23,000,000     $ 22,950,226     $ (49,774 )
                                 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2013 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value (1) :

 

Investment Type (2)(3)   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Asset-Backed Securities   $     $ 55,342,767     $     $ 55,342,767  
Corporate Bonds           153,704,571             153,704,571  
Floating Rate Loans             5,549,796               5,549,796  
Foreign Bond           1,782,305             1,782,305  
Foreign Government Obligation           20,895,748             20,895,748  
Government Sponsored Enterprises Bond           607,737             607,737  
Government Sponsored Enterprises Collateralized Mortgage Obligations           9,534,037             9,534,037  
Government Sponsored Enterprises Pass-throughs           44,881,526             44,881,526  
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities           80,114,111             80,114,111  
Commercial Paper           6,748,678             6,748,678  
Convertible Bonds           1,256,250             1,256,250  
Total   $     $ 380,417,526     $     $ 380,417,526  
Other Financial Instruments                                
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts                                
Assets   $     $ 4,416,540     $     $ 4,416,540  
Liabilities           (5,654,444 )           (5,654,444 )
Futures Contracts                                
Assets     857,211                   857,211  
Liabilities                        
Credit Default Swaps                                
Assets           92,800             92,800  
Liabilities                        
Interest Rate Swaps                                
Assets                        
Liabilities           (49,774 )           (49,774 )
Total   $ 857,211     $ (1,194,878 )   $     $ (337,667 )

 

(1) Refer to note 2(p) 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.
(3) There were no level transfers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 37
 

Schedule of Investments

EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL BOND FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 89.00%                        
                         
FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS (a) 15.08%                        
                         
Brazil: 1.68%                        
                         
Banks: Diversified                        
Banco do Brasil SA   9.75%   7/18/2017   BRL 155     $ 63,235  
Itau Unibanco Holding SA   10.50%   11/23/2015   BRL 160       67,140  
Total                     130,375  
                         
Luxembourg 3.23%                        
                         
Banks: Diversified                        
Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA   8.625%   2/17/2017   RUB 3,300       99,459  
Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA   7.00%   1/31/2016   RUB 5,000       151,728  
Total                     251,187  
                         
Mexico 5.48%                        
                         
Media 1.31%                        
Grupo Televisa SAB   8.49%   5/11/2037   MXN 1,400       101,510  
                         
Oil: Integrated International 2.79%                        
Petroleos Mexicanos   7.65%   11/24/2021   MXN 2,750       217,156  
                         
Telecommunications 1.38%                        
America Movil SAB de CV   9.00%   1/15/2016   MXN 1,300       107,624  
Total                     426,290  
                         
South Africa 3.12%                        
                         
Electric: Power 1.94%                        
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.   Zero Coupon   12/31/2018   ZAR 800       48,598  
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.   9.25%   4/20/2018   ZAR 1,000       102,251  
Total                     150,849  
                         
Transportation: Miscellaneous 1.18%                        
Transnet SOC Ltd.   8.90%   11/14/2027   ZAR 1,000       91,908  
Total                     242,757  
                         
Turkey 1.57%                        
                         
Banks: Diversified                        
Akbank TAS   7.50%   2/5/2018   TRY 305       122,007  
Total Foreign Corporate Bonds (cost $1,231,597)                     1,172,616  

 

38 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL BOND FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (a) 73.92%                        
                         
Brazil 7.40%                        
Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional   Zero Coupon   1/1/2016   BRL 905     $ 307,178  
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F   10.00%   1/1/2017   BRL 250       100,436  
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F   10.00%   1/1/2021   BRL 230       84,983  
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F   10.00%   1/1/2023   BRL 230       82,582  
Total                     575,179  
                         
Chile 1.37%                        
Bonos del Banco Central de Chile en Pesos   6.00%   1/1/2015   CLP 55,000       106,253  
                         
Colombia 5.70%                        
Colombian TES Series B   7.00%   5/4/2022   COP 135,000       70,997  
Colombian TES Series B   11.00%   7/24/2020   COP 295,000       187,486  
Republic of Colombia   12.00%   10/22/2015   COP 316,000       185,138  
Total                     443,621  
                         
Hungary 4.37%                        
Hungary Government Bond   6.00%   11/24/2023   HUF 11,000       52,362  
Hungary Government Bond   6.75%   11/24/2017   HUF 25,730       129,199  
Hungary Government Bond   7.50%   11/12/2020   HUF 11,200       58,441  
Hungary Government Bond   7.75%   8/24/2015   HUF 20,220       100,148  
Total                     340,150  
                         
Indonesia 4.77%                        
Indonesia Treasury Bond   7.00%   5/15/2022   IDR 1,552,000       116,582  
Indonesia Treasury Bond   9.50%   7/15/2031   IDR 1,510,000       129,659  
Indonesia Treasury Bond   10.00%   2/15/2028   IDR 1,410,000       125,031  
Total                     371,272  
                         
Malaysia 7.22%                        
Malaysia Government Bond   3.48%   3/15/2023   MYR 370       107,567  
Malaysia Government Bond   3.835%   8/12/2015   MYR 505       155,461  
Malaysia Government Bond   4.012%   9/15/2017   MYR 312       96,456  
Malaysia Government Bond   4.378%   11/29/2019   MYR 650       202,439  
Total                     561,923  
                         
Mexico 4.23%                        
Mexican Bonos   5.00%   6/15/2017   MXN 1,000       77,285  
Mexican Bonos   7.75%   11/13/2042   MXN 200       15,674  
Mexican Bonos   7.75%   5/29/2031   MXN 600       48,201  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 39
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL BOND FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Mexico (continued)                        
Mexican Bonos   8.00%   12/7/2023   MXN 1,200     $ 102,409  
Mexican Bonos   8.50%   11/18/2038   MXN 570       48,439  
Mexican Bonos   8.50%   5/31/2029   MXN 420       36,618  
Total                     328,626  
                         
Peru 0.59%                        
Peru Government Bond   6.85%   2/12/2042   PEN 132       45,792  
                         
Philippines 1.54%                        
Republic of Philippines   4.95%   1/15/2021   PHP 5,000       119,698  
                         
Poland 11.72%                        
Poland Government Bond   3.75%   4/25/2018   PLN 810       270,473  
Poland Government Bond   5.00%   4/25/2016   PLN 380       131,381  
Poland Government Bond   5.25%   10/25/2020   PLN 155       55,103  
Poland Government Bond   5.50%   4/25/2015   PLN 875       299,950  
Poland Government Bond   5.75%   9/23/2022   PLN 423       154,692  
Total                     911,599  
                         
Romania 0.83%                        
Romania Government Bond   5.85%   4/26/2023   RON 200       64,381  
                         
Russia 7.29%                        
Russian Federal Bond - OFZ   7.50%   3/15/2018   RUB 6,220       194,102  
Russian Federal Bond - OFZ   7.60%   4/14/2021   RUB 5,300       163,636  
Russian Federal Bond - OFZ   8.15%   2/3/2027   RUB 6,640       208,945  
Total                     566,683  
                         
South Africa 5.84%                        
Republic of South Africa   6.25%   3/31/2036   ZAR 865       60,713  
Republic of South Africa   7.00%   2/28/2031   ZAR 920       73,260  
Republic of South Africa   7.25%   1/15/2020   ZAR 1,490       140,674  
Republic of South Africa   10.50%   12/21/2026   ZAR 825       92,813  
Republic of South Africa   13.50%   9/15/2015   ZAR 815       86,793  
Total                     454,253  
                         
Thailand 6.81%                        
Bank of Thailand   3.05%   7/23/2016   THB 5,900       180,763  
Thailand Government Bond   3.58%   12/17/2027   THB 1,720       49,458  
Thailand Government Bond   3.625%   6/16/2023   THB 2,890       86,251  
Thailand Government Bond   3.65%   12/17/2021   THB 3,125       94,572  

 

40 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL BOND FUND December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)
    Fair
Value
 
Thailand (continued)                        
Thailand Government Bond   3.875%   6/13/2019   THB 3,810     $ 118,767  
Total                     529,811  
                         
Turkey 4.24%                        
Turkey Government Bond   7.10%   3/8/2023   TRY 265       101,290  
Turkey Government Bond   9.00%   1/27/2016   TRY 370       169,487  
Turkey Government Bond   10.50%   1/15/2020   TRY 124       59,115  
Total                     329,892  
Total Foreign Government Obligations (cost $5,918,460)           5,749,133  
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $7,150,057)                     6,921,749  
                         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 5.68%                        
                         
FOREIGN CORPORATE BOND (a) 2.87%                        
                         
Malaysia                        
                         
Banks: Diversified                        
Bank Negara Malaysia Monetary Notes (cost $228,268)   Zero Coupon   1/9/2014   MYR 731       223,043  
                         
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION (a) 2.81%                        
                         
Nigeria                        
Nigeria Treasury Bill (cost $213,753)   Zero Coupon   5/22/2014   NGN 36,550       218,277  
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $442,021)                     441,320  
Total Investments in Securities 94.68% (cost $7,592,078)           7,363,069  
Cash, Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (b) 5.32%           414,127  
Net Assets 100.00%                   $ 7,777,196  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 41
 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL BOND FUND December 31, 2013

 

BRL   Brazilian real.
CLP   Chilean peso.
COP   Colombian peso.
HUF   Hungarian forint.
IDR   Indonesian rupiah.
MXN   Mexican peso.
MYR   Malaysian ringgit.
NGN   Nigerian naira.
PEN   Peruvian nuevo sol.
PHP   Philippine peso.
PLN   Polish zloty.
RON   Romanian new leu.
RUB   Russian ruble.
THB   Thai baht.
TRY   Turkish lira.
ZAR   South African rand.
  Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, unless registered under such Act or exempted from registration, may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers.
(a)   Investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities.
(b)   Cash, Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities include net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts as follows:

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2013:

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
    U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
    U.S. $
Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Brazilian real   Buy   Morgan Stanley   3/24/2014     40,000     $ 16,490     $ 16,629     $ 139  
Chilean peso   Buy   Goldman Sachs   3/20/2014     33,000,000       61,786       62,267       481  
Hungarian forint   Buy   Deutsche Bank   2/19/2014     25,365,000       114,033       117,075       3,042  
Hungarian forint   Buy   Morgan Stanley   2/19/2014     1,860,000       8,428       8,585       157  
Hungarian forint   Buy   Morgan Stanley   2/19/2014     2,955,000       13,318       13,639       321  
Mexican peso   Buy   Deutsche Bank   3/3/2014     660,000       50,010       50,308       298  
Mexican peso   Buy   Morgan Stanley   3/3/2014     210,000       16,006       16,007       1  
Peruvian nuevo sol   Buy   Goldman Sachs   2/19/2014     237,000       83,924       84,094       170  
Polish zloty   Buy   Goldman Sachs   1/10/2014     378,000       122,517       125,067       2,550  
Romanian new leu   Buy   Goldman Sachs   2/19/2014     330,000       99,672       101,337       1,665  
Russian ruble   Buy   Morgan Stanley   2/3/2014     600,000       18,083       18,154       71  
Thai baht   Buy   Morgan Stanley   3/13/2014     1,300,000       39,216       39,436       220  
Brazilian real   Sell   Credit Suisse   1/10/2014     232,000       98,400       98,162       238  
Indonesian rupiah   Sell   Deutsche Bank   1/9/2014     1,325,000,000       114,818       108,684       6,134  
Russian ruble   Sell   Morgan Stanley   2/3/2014     2,320,000       71,175       70,195       980  
Turkish lira   Sell   Deutsche Bank   2/18/2014     183,000       88,224       84,328       3,896  
Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts             $ 20,363  

 

42 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL BOND FUND December 31, 2013

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2013:

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
    U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
    U.S. $
Current
Value
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Brazilian real   Buy   Credit Suisse   1/10/2014     65,000     $ 27,655     $ 27,502     $ (153 )
Brazilian real   Buy   Goldman Sachs   1/10/2014     255,000       111,476       107,894       (3,582 )
Indonesian rupiah   Buy   Deutsche Bank   1/9/2014     2,180,000,000       187,688       178,816       (8,872 )
Malaysian ringgit   Buy   Morgan Stanley   1/10/2014     172,000       52,907       52,491       (416 )
Mexican peso   Buy   Morgan Stanley   3/3/2014     680,000       52,257       51,832       (425 )
South African rand   Buy   Deutsche Bank   2/21/2014     45,000       4,315       4,260       (55 )
South African rand   Buy   Deutsche Bank   2/21/2014     324,000       31,448       30,669       (779 )
South African rand   Buy   Goldman Sachs   2/21/2014     215,000       20,845       20,351       (494 )
Thai baht   Buy   Morgan Stanley   3/13/2014     1,425,000       44,022       43,228       (794 )
Turkish lira   Buy   Deutsche Bank   2/18/2014     19,000       9,290       8,755       (535 )
Turkish lira   Buy   Morgan Stanley   2/18/2014     701,000       339,509       323,029       (16,480 )
Colombian peso   Sell   Goldman Sachs   3/6/2014     264,000,000       135,412       136,341       (929 )
Colombian peso   Sell   Goldman Sachs   3/6/2014     118,000,000       60,204       60,940       (736 )
Colombian peso   Sell   Morgan Stanley   3/6/2014     140,000,000       71,368       72,302       (934 )
Philippine peso   Sell   Morgan Stanley   3/20/2014     7,920,000       178,218       179,473       (1,255 )
Polish zloty   Sell   Goldman Sachs   1/10/2014     360,000       114,991       119,111       (4,120 )
Polish zloty   Sell   Morgan Stanley   1/10/2014     240,000       76,438       79,407       (2,969 )
Romanian new leu   Sell   Goldman Sachs   2/19/2014     185,000       55,766       56,810       (1,044 )
Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts             $ (44,572 )

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2013 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value (1) :

 

Investment Type (2)(3)   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Foreign Corporate Bonds   $     $ 1,395,659     $     $ 1,395,659  
Foreign Government Obligations           5,967,410             5,967,410  
Total   $     $ 7,363,069     $     $ 7,363,069  
Other Financial Instruments                                
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts                                
Assets   $     $ 20,363     $     $ 20,363  
Liabilities           (44,572 )           (44,572 )
Total   $     $ (24,209 )   $     $ (24,209 )

 

(1) Refer to note 2(p) 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.
(3) There were no level transfers during the period ended December 31, 2013.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 43
 

Schedule of Investments

MULTI-ASSET GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND (formerly, GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND) December 31, 2013

 

Investments   Shares     Fair
Value
(000)
 
INVESTMENTS IN UNDERLYING FUNDS (a) 99.71%                
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. – Class I (b)     270,769     $ 4,229  
Lord Abbett Equity Trust-Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund – Class I (c)     55,084       1,178  
Lord Abbett Equity Trust-Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund – Class I (c)     1,232,655       25,565  
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.-Emerging Markets Currency Fund – Class I (d)     6,035,185       37,660  
Lord Abbett Investment Trust-High Yield Fund – Class I (e)     2,923,676       22,922  
Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc.-High Yield Municipal Bond Fund – Class I (f)     452,119       4,869  
Lord Abbett Securities Trust-International Dividend Income Fund – Class I (g)     9,884,120       89,649  
Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc. – Class I (h)     1,430,354       33,070  
Lord Abbett Investment Trust-Short Duration Income Fund – Class I (i)     1,887,580       8,588  
Total Investments in Underlying Funds (cost $206,989,373)             227,730  
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.29%             671  
Net Assets 100.00%           $ 228,401  

 

(a) Affiliated issuers (See Note 12).
(b) Fund investment objective is long-term growth of capital and income without excessive fluctuations in market value.
(c) Fund investment objective is total return.
(d) Fund investment objective is to seek high total return.
(e) Fund investment objective is to seek a high current income and the opportunity for capital appreciation to produce a high total return.
(f) Fund investment objective is to seek a high level of income exempt from federal income tax.
(g) Fund investment objective is to seek a high level of total return.
(h) Fund investment objective is to seek capital appreciation through investments, primarily in equity securities, which are believed to be undervalued in the marketplace.
(i) Fund investment objective is to seek a high level of income consistent with preservation of capital.

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2013 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value (1) :

 

Investment Type (2)(3)   Level 1
(000)
    Level 2
(000)
    Level 3
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
Investments in Underlying Funds   $ 227,730     $     $     $ 227,730

 

(1) Refer to note 2(p) for a description of fair value measurements and the three-tier hierarchy of inputs.
(2) See Schedule of Investments for fair values in each investment strategy of the Underlying Funds.
(3) There were no level transfers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

 

44 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2013

 

    Emerging Markets
Corporate Debt
Fund
    Emerging Markets
Currency
Fund
 
ASSETS:            
Investments in securities, at cost   $ 10,828,434     $ 381,908,062  
Investments in securities, at fair value   $ 10,808,682     $ 380,417,526  
Cash     2,389,953       16,587,511  
Foreign cash, at value (cost $0 and $18,795, respectively)           18,349  
Deposits with brokers for derivatives collateral           1,800,000  
Receivables:                
Interest and dividends     145,981       2,724,984  
Investment securities sold     396,817       536,742  
Capital shares sold     16,176       1,569,345  
From advisor (See Note 3)     26,626        
Variation margin for interest rate swaps           12,450  
Variation margin for futures contracts           47,600  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
          4,416,540  
Unrealized appreciation on credit default swaps           92,800  
Prepaid expenses     68,461       26,417  
Total assets     13,852,696       408,250,264  
LIABILITIES:                
Payables:                
Investment securities purchased     3,772,291       1,941,381  
Capital shares reacquired           1,064,773  
Management fee     4,410       174,253  
12b-1 distribution fees     743       33,337  
Directors’ fees           57,832  
Fund administration     252       13,940  
To affiliate (See Note 3)           27,733  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
          5,654,444  
Upfront payments received from credit default swaps,
net of amortization
          131,280  
Distributions payable     15,144       895,615  
Accrued expenses     27,250       154,254  
Total liabilities     3,820,090       10,148,842  
NET ASSETS   $ 10,032,606     $ 398,101,422  
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS:                
Paid-in capital   $ 10,052,503     $ 423,199,923  
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income     527       (1,903,398 )
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts,
swaps and foreign currency related transactions
    (672 )     (21,371,351 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments, futures contracts
and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies
    (19,752 )     (1,823,752 )
Net Assets   $ 10,032,606     $ 398,101,422  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 45
 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

December 31, 2013

 

    Emerging Markets
Corporate Debt
Fund
    Emerging Markets
Currency
Fund
 
             
Net assets by class:            
Class A Shares   $ 4,834,607     $ 47,960,853  
Class B Shares         $ 695,553  
Class C Shares   $ 99,900     $ 17,377,859  
Class F Shares   $ 99,957     $ 36,180,948  
Class I Shares   $ 4,798,216     $ 295,136,189  
Class P Shares         $ 7,875  
Class R2 Shares   $ 99,963     $ 247,871  
Class R3 Shares   $ 99,963     $ 494,274  
Outstanding shares by class:                
Class A Shares (350 and 415 million shares of common stock
authorized, $.001 par value)
    322,973       7,671,424  
Class B Shares (0 and 30 million shares of common stock
authorized, $.001 par value)
          110,751  
Class C Shares (85 and 100 million shares of common stock
authorized, $.001 par value)
    6,674       2,763,544  
Class F Shares (85 and 100 million shares of common stock
authorized, $.001 par value)
    6,677       5,791,704  
Class I Shares (85 and 100 million shares of common stock
authorized, $.001 par value)
    320,537       47,305,301  
Class P Shares (0 and 20 million shares of common stock
authorized, $.001 par value)
          1,260  
Class R2 Shares (15 and 20 million shares of common stock
authorized, $.001 par value)
    6,678       39,585  
Class R3 Shares (15 and 20 million shares of common stock
authorized, $.001 par value)
    6,678       79,254  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share                
(Net assets divided by outstanding shares):                
Class A Shares-Net asset value   $14.97       $6.25  
Class A Shares-Maximum offering price                
(Net asset value plus sales charge of 2.25%)     $15.31       $6.39  
Class B Shares-Net asset value           $6.28  
Class C Shares-Net asset value     $14.97       $6.29  
Class F Shares-Net asset value     $14.97       $6.25  
Class I Shares-Net asset value     $14.97       $6.24  
Class P Shares-Net asset value           $6.25  
Class R2 Shares-Net asset value     $14.97       $6.26  
Class R3 Shares-Net asset value     $14.97       $6.24  

 

46 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

December 31, 2013

 

    Emerging Markets
Local Bond
Fund
    Multi-Asset
Global Opportunity
Fund*
 
ASSETS:            
Investments in securities, at cost   $ 7,592,078     $ 206,989,373  
Investments in securities, at fair value   $ 7,363,069     $ 227,730,093  
Cash     328,317       168,805  
Foreign cash, at value (cost $20,532 and $0, respectively)     19,686        
Receivables:                
Interest and dividends     144,486       702,954  
Investment securities sold     38,613        
Capital shares sold     61,420       2,965,327  
From advisor (See Note 3)     18,088        
From affiliates (See Note 3)           45,543  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
    20,363        
Prepaid expenses     54,416       15,126  
Total assets     8,048,458       231,627,848  
LIABILITIES:                
Payables:                
Investment securities purchased     100,476       762,327  
Capital shares reacquired     13,343       253,751  
Management fee     4,621       13,208  
Offering costs     4,264        
12b-1 distribution fees     1,269       70,877  
Directors’ fees     151       38,839  
Fund administration     264        
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
    44,572        
Distributions payable     36,533       1,982,380  
Accrued expenses     65,769       105,810  
Total liabilities     271,262       3,227,192  
NET ASSETS   $ 7,777,196     $ 228,400,656  
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS:                
Paid-in capital   $ 8,063,881     $ 210,816,636  
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (3,393 )     (38,839 )
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign
currency related transactions
    (27,655 )     (3,117,786 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
translation of assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies
    (255,637 )     20,740,645  
Net Assets   $ 7,777,196     $ 228,400,656  

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 47
 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)

December 31, 2013

 

    Emerging Markets
Local Bond
Fund
    Multi-Asset
Global Opportunity
Fund*
 
             
Net assets by class:            
Class A Shares   $ 4,950,489     $ 139,986,322  
Class B Shares   $     $ 6,019,965  
Class C Shares   $ 225,685     $ 35,962,950  
Class F Shares   $ 116,469     $ 6,472,163  
Class I Shares   $ 2,286,297     $ 34,085,814  
Class R2 Shares   $ 99,103     $ 88,811  
Class R3 Shares   $ 99,153     $ 5,784,631  
Outstanding shares by class:                
Class A Shares (350 million and 430 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     344,086       11,209,529  
Class B Shares (0 and 15 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)           525,130  
Class C Shares (85 million and 20 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     15,689       3,134,723  
Class F Shares (85 million and 20 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     8,098       518,181  
Class I Shares (85 million and 15 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     158,937       2,713,706  
Class R2 Shares (15 million and 20 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     6,890       6,984.666  
Class R3 Shares (15 million and 20 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     6,894       460,828  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
(Net assets divided by outstanding shares):
               
Class A Shares-Net asset value   $14.39       $12.49  
Class A Shares-Maximum offering price
(Net asset value plus sales charge of 2.25%)
    $14.72       $12.78  
Class B Shares-Net asset value           $11.46  
Class C Shares-Net asset value     $14.38       $11.47  
Class F Shares-Net asset value     $14.38       $12.49  
Class I Shares-Net asset value     $14.38       $12.56  
Class R2 Shares-Net asset value     $14.38       $12.72  
Class R3 Shares-Net asset value     $14.38       $12.55  
* Formerly, Global Allocation Fund.

 

48 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

    Emerging Markets
Corporate Debt
Fund*
    Emerging Markets
Currency
Fund
 
Investment income:            
Interest and other (net of foreign withholding taxes
of $28 and $0, respectively)
  $ 18,180     $ 8,604,553  
Total investment income     18,180       8,604,553  
Expenses:                
Management fee     4,410       2,182,556  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class A     605       131,744  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class B           9,424  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class C     63       203,630  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class F     6       58,066  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class P           44  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class R2           1,490  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class R3           2,385  
Shareholder servicing     150       298,446  
Professional     25,050       78,122  
Reports to shareholders     500       69,548  
Fund administration     252       174,604  
Custody     150       101,552  
Directors’ fees           18,067  
Registration     1,300       84,910  
Subsidy (See Note 3)           446,271  
Other     100       19,716  
Gross expenses     32,586       3,880,575  
Expense reductions (See Note 9)           (173 )
Management fee waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 3)     (26,557 )      
Net expenses     6,029       3,880,402  
Net investment income     12,151       4,724,151  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):                
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swaps
and foreign currency related transactions
    2,174       (8,000,393 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments,
futures contracts, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies
    (19,752 )     (10,389,791 )
Net realized and unrealized loss     (17,578 )     (18,390,184 )
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   $ (5,427 )   $ (13,666,033 )
* For the period December 6, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 49
 

Statements of Operations (concluded)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

    Emerging Markets
Local Bond
Fund*
    Multi-Asset
Global Opportunity
Fund**
 
Investment income:            
Dividends received from Underlying Funds   $     $ 7,012,015  
Interest and other (net of foreign withholding taxes
of $4,679 and $0, respectively)
    216,095       126  
Total investment income     216,095       7,012,141  
Expenses:                
Management fee     26,000       499,337  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class A     4,504       310,119  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class B           65,073  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class C     768       310,836  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class F     56       3,851  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class R2     315       633  
12b-1 distribution plan-Class R3     263       25,696  
Shareholder servicing     10,003       353,775  
Professional     49,227       35,585  
Reports to shareholders     12,000       40,923  
Fund administration     1,486        
Custody     21,361       9,665  
Directors’ fees     183       13,599  
Registration     47,249       77,420  
Offering costs     11,932        
Other     7,040       14,842  
Gross expenses     192,387       1,761,354  
Expense reductions (See Note 9)     (3 )     (186 )
Expenses assumed by Underlying Funds (See Note 3)           (545,623 )
Management fee waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 3)     (155,856 )     (371,862 )
Net expenses     36,528       843,683  
Net investment income     179,567       6,168,458  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):                
Capital gain distributions received from Underlying Funds           2,994,619  
Net realized gain on investments (net of foreign capital gains
tax of $1,008 and $0, respectively) and foreign currency
related transactions
    14,479       2,134,648 ***
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies
    (255,637 )     15,703,811  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (241,158 )     20,833,078  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   $ (61,591 )   $ 27,001,536  
*   For the period June 21, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.
**   Formerly, Global Allocation Fund.
***   Includes net realized gain from affiliated issuers of $2,034,020 (See Note 12).

 

50 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Emerging Markets
Corporate Debt Fund
 
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS   For the Period Ended
December 31, 2013*
 
Operations:        
Net investment income   $ 12,151  
Net realized gain on investments     2,174  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments     (19,752 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (5,427 )
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income        
Class A     (7,032 )
Class C     (102 )
Class F     (152 )
Class I     (7,544 )
Class R2     (157 )
Class R3     (157 )
Total distributions to shareholders     (15,144 )
Capital share transactions (See Note 14):        
Net proceeds from sales of shares     10,037,000  
Reinvestment of distributions     16,177  
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions     10,053,177  
Net increase in net assets     10,032,606  
NET ASSETS:        
Beginning of period   $  
End of period   $ 10,032,606  
Undistributed net investment income   $ 527  
* For the period December 6, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 51
 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    Emerging Markets
Currency Fund
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2013
    For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
Operations:            
Net investment income   $ 4,724,151     $ 4,501,890  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swaps
and foreign currency related transactions
    (8,000,393 )     11,874,941  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on
investments, futures contracts and translation of
assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    (10,389,791 )     20,772,775  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (13,666,033 )     37,149,606  
Distributions to shareholders from:                
Net investment income                
Class A     (982,726 )     (1,843,700 )
Class B     (9,892 )     (23,310 )
Class C     (279,565 )     (573,748 )
Class F     (896,679 )     (1,749,818 )
Class I     (4,607,470 )     (5,593,517 )
Class P     (133 )     (203 )
Class R2     (3,132 )     (6,247 )
Class R3     (6,596 )     (10,022 )
Return of capital                
Class A     (745,764 )     (282,877 )
Class B     (7,506 )     (3,577 )
Class C     (212,155 )     (88,029 )
Class F     (680,466 )     (268,473 )
Class I     (3,496,485 )     (858,207 )
Class P     (101 )     (31 )
Class R2     (2,377 )     (958 )
Class R3     (5,005 )     (1,538 )
Total distributions to shareholders     (11,936,052 )     (11,304,255 )
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 14):                
Net proceeds from sales of shares     177,016,961       216,733,975  
Reinvestment of distributions     11,012,003       10,159,041  
Cost of shares reacquired     (212,293,195 )     (119,792,291 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
capital share transactions
    (24,264,231 )     107,100,725  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (49,866,316 )     132,946,076  
NET ASSETS:                
Beginning of year   $ 447,967,738     $ 315,021,662  
End of year   $ 398,101,422     $ 447,967,738  
Distributions in excess of net investment income   $ (1,903,398 )   $ (1,235,342 )

 

52 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    Emerging Markets
Local Bond Fund
 
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS   For the Period Ended
December 31, 2013*
 
Operations:      
Net investment income   $ 179,567  
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions     14,479  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation
of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    (255,637 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (61,591 )
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income        
Class A     (140,478 )
Class C     (4,401 )
Class F     (3,577 )
Class I     (75,123 )
Class R2     (2,966 )
Class R3     (3,018 )
Total distributions to shareholders     (229,563 )
Capital share transactions (See Note 14):        
Net proceeds from sales of shares     8,747,781  
Reinvestment of distributions     254,775  
Cost of shares reacquired     (934,206 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions     8,068,350  
Net increase in net assets     7,777,196  
NET ASSETS:        
Beginning of period   $  
End of period   $ 7,777,196  
Distributions in excess of net investment income   $ (3,393 )

* For the period June 21, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 53
 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)

 

    Multi-Asset Global
Opportunity Fund*
 
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS   For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2013
    For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
Operations:            
Net investment income   $ 6,168,458     $ 5,454,401  
Capital gains distributions received from Underlying Funds     2,994,619       689,757  
Net realized gain on investments     2,134,648       686,556  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments     15,703,811       16,781,922  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     27,001,536       23,612,636  
Distributions to shareholders from:                
Net investment income                
Class A     (5,241,605 )     (3,899,618 )
Class B     (225,706 )     (226,021 )
Class C     (1,223,675 )     (890,794 )
Class F     (202,158 )     (92,639 )
Class I     (1,260,162 )     (664,970 )
Class R2     (3,446 )     (3,183 )
Class R3     (213,687 )     (150,568 )
Net realized gain                
Class A     (879,308 )      
Class B     (42,177 )      
Class C     (246,618 )      
Class F     (40,896 )      
Class I     (216,061 )      
Class R2     (554 )      
Class R3     (36,602 )      
Return of capital                
Class A           (65,497 )
Class B           (3,796 )
Class C           (14,961 )
Class F           (1,556 )
Class I           (11,168 )
Class R2           (53 )
Class R3           (2,529 )
Total distributions to shareholders     (9,832,655 )     (6,027,353 )
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 14):                
Net proceeds from sales of shares     63,790,915       34,627,973  
Reinvestment of distributions     9,222,247       5,682,158  
Cost of shares reacquired     (39,479,184 )     (43,626,970 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
capital share transactions
    33,533,978       (3,316,839 )
Net increase in net assets     50,702,859       14,268,444  
NET ASSETS:                
Beginning of year   $ 177,697,797     $ 163,429,353  
End of year   $ 228,400,656     $ 177,697,797  
Distributions in excess of net investment income   $ (38,839 )   $ (30,576 )
* Formerly, Global Allocation Fund.

 

54 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Financial Highlights

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND

 

    Class A Shares
    12/6/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .02  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.02 )
Total from investment operations      
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.03 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.97  
Total Return (c)     (.04 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.05 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.05 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.26 % (e)
Net investment income     1.84 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $4,835  
Portfolio turnover rate     4.14 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 12/6/2013, SEC effective date was 10/28/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/2/2014.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 55
 

Financial Highlights (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND

 

    Class C Shares
    12/6/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .01  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.02 )
Total from investment operations     (.01 )
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.02 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.97  
Total Return (c)     (.09 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.86 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.86 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     6.07 % (e)
Net investment income     1.03 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $100  
Portfolio turnover rate     4.14 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 12/6/2013, SEC effective date was 10/28/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/2/2014.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

56 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Financial Highlights (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND

 

    Class F Shares
    12/6/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .02  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.02 )
Total from investment operations      
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.03 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.97  
Total Return (c)     (.04 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .95 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .95 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.15 % (e)
Net investment income     1.94 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $100  
Portfolio turnover rate     4.14 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 12/6/2013, SEC effective date was 10/28/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/2/2014.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 57
 

Financial Highlights (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND

 

    Class I Shares
    12/6/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .02  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.02 )
Total from investment operations      
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.03 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.97  
Total Return (c)     (.03 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .85 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .85 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.06 % (e)
Net investment income     2.03 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $4,798  
Portfolio turnover rate     4.14 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 12/6/2013, SEC effective date was 10/28/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/2/2014.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

58 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Financial Highlights (continued)

EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND

 

    Class R2 Shares
    12/6/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .02  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.02 )
Total from investment operations      
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.03 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.97  
Total Return (c)     (.03 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .85 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .85 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.06 % (e)
Net investment income     2.03 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $100  
Portfolio turnover rate     4.14 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 12/6/2013, SEC effective date was 10/28/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/2/2014.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 59
 

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EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE DEBT FUND

 

    Class R3 Shares
    12/6/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .02  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.02 )
Total from investment operations      
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.03 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.97  
Total Return (c)     (.03 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .85 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .85 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.07 % (e)
Net investment income     2.05 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $100  
Portfolio turnover rate     4.14 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 12/6/2013, SEC effective date was 10/28/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/2/2014.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

60 See Notes to Financial Statements.  

 

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EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND

 

    Class A Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                              
Net asset value, beginning of year     $6.63       $6.15       $6.74       $6.70       $5.72  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .06       .07       .08       .11       .17  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (.27 )     .58       (.46 )     .27       .99  
Total from investment operations     (.21 )     .65       (.38 )     .38       1.16  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.10 )     (.15 )     (.18 )     (.20 )     (.18 )
Net realized gain                 (.03 )     (.14 )      
Return of capital     (.07 )     (.02 )                  
Total distributions     (.17 )     (.17 )     (.21 )     (.34 )     (.18 )
Net asset value, end of year     $6.25       $6.63       $6.15       $6.74       $6.70  
Total Return (b)     (3.21 )%     10.69 %     (5.87 )%     5.79 %     20.53 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets:                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses reimbursed     .99 %     1.01 %     1.02 %     1.17 %     1.27 %
Expenses, including expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     .99 %     1.01 %     1.02 %     1.17 %     1.27 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     .99 %     1.01 %     1.02 %     1.17 %     1.27 %
Net investment income     .97 %     1.02 %     1.18 %     1.68 %     2.69 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $47,961       $73,947       $80,034       $98,279       $109,152  
Portfolio turnover rate     105.11 %     141.92 %     130.30 %     113.50 %     90.72 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 61
 

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    Class B Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $6.66       $6.18       $6.77       $6.73       $5.74  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .01       .02       .03       .07       .13  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (.27 )     .58       (.46 )     .26       .99  
Total from investment operations     (.26 )     .60       (.43 )     .33       1.12  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.07 )     (.10 )     (.13 )     (.15 )     (.13 )
Net realized gain                 (.03 )     (.14 )      
Return of capital     (.05 )     (.02 )                  
Total distributions     (.12 )     (.12 )     (.16 )     (.29 )     (.13 )
Net asset value, end of year     $6.28       $6.66       $6.18       $6.77       $6.73  
Total Return (b)     (3.95 )%     9.79 %     (6.55 )%     5.10 %     19.68 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets:                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses reimbursed     1.79 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.83 %     1.93 %
Expenses, including expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     1.79 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.83 %     1.93 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     1.79 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.83 %     1.93 %
Net investment income     .18 %     .24 %     .44 %     1.05 %     2.11 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $696       $1,219       $1,674       $2,693       $3,884  
Portfolio turnover rate     105.11 %     141.92 %     130.30 %     113.50 %     90.72 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

 

62 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

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EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND

 

    Class C Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $6.67       $6.19       $6.78       $6.74       $5.74  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .02       .02       .03       .07       .13  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (.27 )     .59       (.46 )     .26       1.00  
Total from investment operations     (.25 )     .61       (.43 )     .33       1.13  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.07 )     (.11 )     (.13 )     (.15 )     (.13 )
Net realized gain                 (.03 )     (.14 )      
Return of capital     (.06 )     (.02 )                  
Total distributions     (.13 )     (.13 )     (.16 )     (.29 )     (.13 )
Net asset value, end of year     $6.29       $6.67       $6.19       $6.78       $6.74  
Total Return (b)     (3.78 )%     9.91 %     (6.44 )%     5.09 %     19.85 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets:                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses reimbursed     1.62 %     1.68 %     1.69 %     1.82 %     1.91 %
Expenses, including expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     1.62 %     1.68 %     1.69 %     1.82 %     1.91 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     1.62 %     1.68 %     1.69 %     1.82 %     1.91 %
Net investment income     .34 %     .37 %     .51 %     1.02 %     2.03 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $17,378       $28,543       $36,551       $34,232       $27,512  
Portfolio turnover rate     105.11 %     141.92 %     130.30 %     113.50 %     90.72 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 63
 

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EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND

 

    Class F Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $6.62       $6.15       $6.74       $6.69       $5.71  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .07       .07       .09       .13       .18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (.27 )     .58       (.47 )     .27       .99  
Total from investment operations     (.20 )     .65       (.38 )     .40       1.17  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.09 )     (.16 )     (.18 )     (.21 )     (.19 )
Net realized gain                 (.03 )     (.14 )      
Return of capital     (.08 )     (.02 )                  
Total distributions     (.17 )     (.18 )     (.21 )     (.35 )     (.19 )
Net asset value, end of year     $6.25       $6.62       $6.15       $6.74       $6.69  
Total Return (b)     (2.97 )%     10.63 %     (5.77 )%     6.20 %     20.82 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets:                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses reimbursed     .89 %     .91 %     .91 %     .92 %     .98 %
Expenses, including expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     .89 %     .91 %     .91 %     .92 %     .98 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     .89 %     .91 %     .91 %     .92 %     .98 %
Net investment income     1.06 %     1.12 %     1.27 %     1.88 %     2.72 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $36,181       $71,622       $76,795       $61,059       $24,463  
Portfolio turnover rate     105.11 %     141.92 %     130.30 %     113.50 %     90.72 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

 

64 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

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    Class I Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $6.61       $6.14       $6.73       $6.69       $5.72  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .08       .08       .09       .13       .19  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (.27 )     .57       (.46 )     .27       .98  
Total from investment operations     (.19 )     .65       (.37 )     .40       1.17  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.10 )     (.16 )     (.19 )     (.22 )     (.20 )
Net realized gain                 (.03 )     (.14 )      
Return of capital     (.08 )     (.02 )                  
Total distributions     (.18 )     (.18 )     (.22 )     (.36 )     (.20 )
Net asset value, end of year     $6.24       $6.61       $6.14       $6.73       $6.69  
Total Return (b)     (2.88 )%     10.75 %     (5.68 )%     6.17 %     20.89 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets:                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses reimbursed     .80 %     .80 %     .81 %     .83 %     .92 %
Expenses, including expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     .80 %     .80 %     .81 %     .83 %     .92 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     .80 %     .80 %     .81 %     .83 %     .92 %
Net investment income     1.18 %     1.21 %     1.40 %     2.00 %     3.06 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $295,136       $271,710       $119,329       $79,092       $27,176  
Portfolio turnover rate     105.11 %     141.92 %     130.30 %     113.50 %     90.72 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 65
 

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EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND

 

    Class P Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $6.62       $6.14       $6.74       $6.69       $5.71  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .05       .05       .07       .11       .16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (.26 )     .59       (.48 )     .27       .99  
Total from investment operations     (.21 )     .64       (.41 )     .38       1.15  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.09 )     (.14 )     (.16 )     (.19 )     (.17 )
Net realized gain                 (.03 )     (.14 )      
Return of capital     (.07 )     (.02 )                  
Total distributions     (.16 )     (.16 )     (.19 )     (.33 )     (.17 )
Net asset value, end of year     $6.25       $6.62       $6.14       $6.74       $6.69  
Total Return (b)     (3.26 )%     10.27 %     (6.07 )%     5.87 %     20.43 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets:                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses reimbursed     1.22 %     1.24 %     1.25 %     1.27 %     1.32 %
Expenses, including expense reductions     1.22 %     1.24 %     1.25 %     1.27 %     1.32 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions     1.22 %     1.24 %     1.25 %     1.27 %     1.32 %
Net investment income     .78 %     .80 %     .98 %     1.61 %     2.50 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $8       $10       $9       $32       $16  
Portfolio turnover rate     105.11 %     141.92 %     130.30 %     113.50 %     90.72 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

 

66 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

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    Class R2 Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $6.64       $6.16       $6.75       $6.71       $5.72  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .04       .04       .05       .09       .15  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (.28 )     .59       (.46 )     .27       1.00  
Total from investment operations     (.24 )     .63       (.41 )     .36       1.15  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.08 )     (.13 )     (.15 )     (.18 )     (.16 )
Net realized gain                 (.03 )     (.14 )      
Return of capital     (.06 )     (.02 )                  
Total distributions     (.14 )     (.15 )     (.18 )     (.32 )     (.16 )
Net asset value, end of year     $6.26       $6.64       $6.16       $6.75       $6.71  
Total Return (b)     (3.59 )%     10.24 %     (6.22 )%     5.54 %     20.12 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets:                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses reimbursed     1.40 %     1.41 %     1.41 %     1.42 %     1.50 %
Expenses, including expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     1.40 %     1.41 %     1.41 %     1.42 %     1.50 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     1.40 %     1.41 %     1.41 %     1.42 %     1.50 %
Net investment income     .58 %     .63 %     .76 %     1.39 %     2.44 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $248       $300       $218       $70       $23  
Portfolio turnover rate     105.11 %     141.92 %     130.30 %     113.50 %     90.72 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 67
 

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EMERGING MARKETS CURRENCY FUND

 

    Class R3 Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $6.61       $6.14       $6.73       $6.70       $5.72  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .04       .05       .06       .10       .16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (.26 )     .57       (.46 )     .26       .99  
Total from investment operations     (.22 )     .62       (.40 )     .36       1.15  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.09 )     (.13 )     (.16 )     (.19 )     (.17 )
Net realized gain                 (.03 )     (.14 )      
Return of capital     (.06 )     (.02 )                  
Total distributions     (.15 )     (.15 )     (.19 )     (.33 )     (.17 )
Net asset value, end of year     $6.24       $6.61       $6.14       $6.73       $6.70  
Total Return (b)     (3.35 )%     10.23 %     (6.14 )%     5.49 %     20.33 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets:                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses reimbursed     1.28 %     1.29 %     1.31 %     1.33 %     1.41 %
Expenses, including expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     1.28 %     1.29 %     1.31 %     1.33 %     1.41 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and expenses reimbursed     1.28 %     1.29 %     1.31 %     1.33 %     1.41 %
Net investment income     .70 %     .74 %     .92 %     1.48 %     2.52 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $494       $617       $411       $326       $103  
Portfolio turnover rate     105.11 %     141.92 %     130.30 %     113.50 %     90.72 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

 

68 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

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    Class A Shares
    6/21/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .37  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.51 )
Total from investment operations     (.14 )
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.47 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.39  
Total Return (c)     (0.97 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.02 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.02 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.09 % (e)
Net investment income     4.79 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $4,950  
Portfolio turnover rate     28.21 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 6/21/2013, SEC effective date was 5/1/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 7/1/2013.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 69
 

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    Class C Shares
    6/21/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .31  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.52 )
Total from investment operations     (.21 )
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.41 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.38  
Total Return (c)     (1.43 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.77 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.77 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.63 % (e)
Net investment income     3.97 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $226  
Portfolio turnover rate     28.21 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 6/21/2013, SEC effective date was 5/1/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 7/1/2013.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

70 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

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    Class F Shares
    6/21/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .38  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.52 )
Total from investment operations     (.14 )
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.48 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.38  
Total Return (c)     (0.99 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .92 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .92 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.16 % (e)
Net investment income     4.84 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $116  
Portfolio turnover rate     28.21 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 6/21/2013, SEC effective date was 5/1/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 7/1/2013.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 71
 

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    Class I Shares
    6/21/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .38  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.52 )
Total from investment operations     (.14 )
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.48 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.38  
Total Return (c)     (0.94 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .82 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     .82 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.19 % (e)
Net investment income     4.94 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $2,286  
Portfolio turnover rate     28.21 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 6/21/2013, SEC effective date was 5/1/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 7/1/2013.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

72 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

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EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL BOND FUND

 

    Class R2 Shares
    6/21/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .34  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.52 )
Total from investment operations     (.18 )
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.44 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.38  
Total Return (c)     (1.23 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.40 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.40 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.79 % (e)
Net investment income     4.36 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $99  
Portfolio turnover rate     28.21 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 6/21/2013, SEC effective date was 5/1/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 7/1/2013.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 73
 

Financial Highlights (concluded)

EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL BOND FUND

 

    Class R3 Shares
    6/21/2013
    to
    12/31/2013 (a)
Per Share Operating Performance        
Net asset value, beginning of period     $15.00  
Investment operations:        
Net investment income (b)     .35  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (.52 )
Total from investment operations     (.17 )
Distributions to shareholders from:        
Net investment income     (.45 )
Net asset value, end of period     $14.38  
Total Return (c)     (1.18 )% (d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.30 % (e)
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     1.30 % (e)
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed     5.69 % (e)
Net investment income     4.46 % (e)
         
Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $99  
Portfolio turnover rate     28.21 % (d)
(a) Commencement of investment operations was 6/21/2013, SEC effective date was 5/1/2013 and date shares first became available to the public was 7/1/2013.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.

 

74 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Financial Highlights

MULTI-ASSET GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND (formerly, GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND)

 

    Class A Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $11.42       $10.29       $11.41       $10.56       $7.95  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .39       .36       .35       .33       .28  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.26       1.16       (1.12 )     .84       2.66  
Total from investment operations     1.65       1.52       (.77 )     1.17       2.94  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.50 )     (.38 )     (.35 )     (.32 )     (.33 )
Net realized gain     (.08 )                        
Return of capital           (.01 )                  
Total distributions     (.58 )     (.39 )     (.35 )     (.32 )     (.33 )
Net asset value, end of year     $12.49       $11.42       $10.29       $11.41       $10.56  
Total Return (b)     14.66 %     15.02 %     (6.89 )%     11.36 %     37.83 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets: (c)                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived     .31 %     .30 %     .28 %     .35 %     .35 %
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     .31 %     .30 %     .28 %     .35 %     .35 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     .77 %     .80 %     .84 %     .94 %     1.17 %
Net investment income     3.20 %     3.31 %     3.11 %     3.07 %     3.15 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $139,986       $110,910       $108,217       $107,234       $83,625  
Portfolio turnover rate     23.32 %     36.34 %     27.66 %     9.48 %     6.81 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 75
 

Financial Highlights (continued)

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    Class B Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $10.53       $9.51       $10.57       $9.81       $7.38  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .26       .25       .24       .23       .21  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.16       1.09       (1.03 )     .79       2.48  
Total from investment operations     1.42       1.34       (.79 )     1.02       2.69  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.41 )     (.31 )     (.27 )     (.26 )     (.26 )
Net realized gain     (.08 )                        
Return of capital           (.01 )                  
Total distributions     (.49 )     (.32 )     (.27 )     (.26 )     (.26 )
Net asset value, end of year     $11.46       $10.53       $9.51       $10.57       $9.81  
Total Return (b)     13.70 %     14.24 %     (7.56 )%     10.60 %     37.10 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets: (c)                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived     1.05 %     1.04 %     .99 %     1.00 %     1.00 %
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     1.05 %     1.04 %     .99 %     1.00 %     1.00 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     1.51 %     1.54 %     1.55 %     1.59 %     1.82 %
Net investment income     2.32 %     2.51 %     2.29 %     2.35 %     2.49 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $6,020       $6,939       $8,276       $11,389       $10,668  
Portfolio turnover rate     23.32 %     36.34 %     27.66 %     9.48 %     6.81 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

76 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Financial Highlights (continued)

MULTI-ASSET GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND (formerly, GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND)

 

    Class C Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $10.54       $9.53       $10.59       $9.83       $7.40  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .27       .26       .25       .24       .22  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.16       1.07       (1.03 )     .78       2.47  
Total from investment operations     1.43       1.33       (.78 )     1.02       2.69  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.42 )     (.31 )     (.28 )     (.26 )     (.26 )
Net realized gain     (.08 )                        
Return of capital           (.01 )                  
Total distributions     (.50 )     (.32 )     (.28 )     (.26 )     (.26 )
Net asset value, end of year     $11.47       $10.54       $9.53       $10.59       $9.83  
Total Return (b)     13.76 %     14.17 %     (7.48 )%     10.58 %     37.00 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets: (c)                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived     1.05 %     1.04 %     .97 %     1.00 %     1.00 %
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     1.05 %     1.04 %     .97 %     1.00 %     1.00 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     1.51 %     1.53 %     1.53 %     1.59 %     1.80 %
Net investment income     2.45 %     2.62 %     2.42 %     2.46 %     2.55 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $35,963       $29,821       $26,322       $25,893       $17,741  
Portfolio turnover rate     23.32 %     36.34 %     27.66 %     9.48 %     6.81 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 77
 

Financial Highlights (continued)

MULTI-ASSET GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND (formerly, GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND)

 

    Class F Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $11.43       $10.29       $11.41       $10.56       $7.95  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .44       .36       .37       .39       .35  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.22       1.19       (1.12 )     .80       2.61  
Total from investment operations     1.66       1.55       (.75 )     1.19       2.96  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.52 )     (.40 )     (.37 )     (.34 )     (.35 )
Net realized gain     (.08 )                        
Return of capital           (.01 )                  
Total distributions     (.60 )     (.41 )     (.37 )     (.34 )     (.35 )
Net asset value, end of year     $12.49       $11.43       $10.29       $11.41       $10.56  
Total Return (b)     14.73 %     15.28 %     (6.72 )%     11.57 %     38.16 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets: (c)                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived     .16 %     .15 %     .10 %     .10 %     .10 %
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     .16 %     .15 %     .10 %     .10 %     .10 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     .62 %     .65 %     .66 %     .69 %     .83 %
Net investment income     3.60 %     3.31 %     3.36 %     3.63 %     3.66 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $6,472       $2,423       $3,156       $2,256       $641  
Portfolio turnover rate     23.32 %     36.34 %     27.66 %     9.48 %     6.81 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

78 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Financial Highlights (continued)

MULTI-ASSET GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND (formerly, GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND)

 

    Class I Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $11.49       $10.34       $11.47       $10.61       $7.98  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .42       .39       .38       .37       .32  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.26       1.18       (1.13 )     .84       2.67  
Total from investment operations     1.68       1.57       (.75 )     1.21       2.99  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.53 )     (.41 )     (.38 )     (.35 )     (.36 )
Net realized gain     (.08 )                        
Return of capital           (.01 )                  
Total distributions     (.61 )     (.42 )     (.38 )     (.35 )     (.36 )
Net asset value, end of year     $12.56       $11.49       $10.34       $11.47       $10.61  
Total Return (b)     14.85 %     15.42 %     (6.69 )%     11.69 %     38.39 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets: (c)                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived     .06 %     .05 %     .00 %     .00 %     .00 %
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     .06 %     .05 %     .00 %     .00 %     .00 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     .52 %     .55 %     .57 %     .60 %     .80 %
Net investment income     3.44 %     3.57 %     3.38 %     3.40 %     3.55 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $34,086       $22,289       $14,086       $8,460       $1,055  
Portfolio turnover rate     23.32 %     36.34 %     27.66 %     9.48 %     6.81 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 79
 

Financial Highlights (continued)

MULTI-ASSET GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND (formerly, GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND)

 

    Class R2 Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $11.62       $10.46       $11.55       $10.64       $7.96  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .33       .34       .49       .36       .31  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.30       1.18       (1.26 )     .85       2.68  
Total from investment operations     1.63       1.52       (.77 )     1.21       2.99  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.45 )     (.35 )     (.32 )     (.30 )     (.31 )
Net realized gain     (.08 )                        
Return of capital           (.01 )                  
Total distributions     (.53 )     (.36 )     (.32 )     (.30 )     (.31 )
Net asset value, end of year     $12.72       $11.62       $10.46       $11.55       $10.64  
Total Return (b)     14.13 %     14.71 %     (6.77 )%     11.63 %     38.36 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets: (c)                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived     .66 %     .61 %     .34 %     .05 %     .00 %
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     .66 %     .61 %     .34 %     .05 %     .00 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     1.12 %     1.11 %     .93 %     .65 %     .81 %
Net investment income     2.68 %     3.05 %     4.44 %     3.38 %     3.46 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $89       $107       $88       $11       $10  
Portfolio turnover rate     23.32 %     36.34 %     27.66 %     9.48 %     6.81 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

80 See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

Financial Highlights (concluded)

MULTI-ASSET GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND (formerly, GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND)

 

    Class R3 Shares
    Year Ended 12/31
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $11.48       $10.34       $11.47       $10.62       $7.95  
Investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (a)     .36       .35       .34       .34       .37  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.26       1.16       (1.14 )     .82       2.62  
Total from investment operations     1.62       1.51       (.80 )     1.16       2.99  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income     (.47 )     (.36 )     (.33 )     (.31 )     (.32 )
Net realized gain     (.08 )                        
Return of capital           (.01 )                  
Total distributions     (.55 )     (.37 )     (.33 )     (.31 )     (.32 )
Net asset value, end of year     $12.55       $11.48       $10.34       $11.47       $10.62  
Total Return (b)     14.33 %     14.81 %     (7.10 )%     11.17 %     38.40 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets: (c)                                        
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived     .53 %     .52 %     .47 %     .50 %     .26 %
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     .53 %     .52 %     .47 %     .50 %     .26 %
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived     .99 %     1.02 %     1.04 %     1.10 %     .92 %
Net investment income     2.95 %     3.17 %     3.03 %     3.20 %     3.79 %
                                         
Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $5,785       $5,211       $3,285       $2,179       $51  
Portfolio turnover rate     23.32 %     36.34 %     27.66 %     9.48 %     6.81 %
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 81
 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. ORGANIZATION  

 

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and was incorporated under Maryland law on February 23, 1988. The Company consists of the following four funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and their respective classes: Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund (“Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund”), Class A, C, F, I, R2 and R3 shares; Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Currency Fund (“Emerging Markets Currency Fund”), Class A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 shares; Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund (“Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund”), Class A, C, F, I, R2 and R3 shares and Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund (“Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund”; formerly, Lord Abbett Global Allocation Fund), Class A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 shares. Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund and Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund are each diversified as defined in the Act and Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund are each non-diversified as defined in the Act. Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund commenced operations on December 6, 2013, became effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 28, 2013 and shares became available to the public on January 2, 2014. Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund commenced operations on June 21, 2013, became effective with the SEC on May 1, 2013 and shares became available to the public on July 1, 2013.

 

Emerging Markets Currency Fund’s investment objective is to seek high total return. Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund and Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund’s investment objective is total return. Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund invests principally in other mutual funds (“Underlying Funds”) managed by Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”).

 

Each class of shares has different expenses and dividends. A front-end sales charge is normally added to the net asset value (“NAV”) for Class A shares. There is no front-end sales charge in the case of Class B, C, F, I, P R2 and R3 shares, although there may be a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) in certain cases as follows: Class A shares purchased without a sales charge and redeemed before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the purchase falls (subject to certain exceptions as set forth in each Fund’s prospectus); Class B shares redeemed before the sixth anniversary of purchase; and Class C shares redeemed before the first anniversary of purchase. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted. The Funds no longer issue Class B shares for purchase. Emerging Markets Currency Fund’s Class P shares are closed to substantially all new investors, with certain exceptions as set forth in the Funds’ prospectus. As of the date of this report, Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund has not issued Class P shares.

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  

 

(a) Investment Valuation Under procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Directors (the “Board”), Lord Abbett, the Funds’ investment manager, has formed a Pricing Committee to administer the pricing and valuation of portfolio investments and to ensure that prices utilized reasonably reflect fair value. Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds 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. Each Fund may rely on an independent fair valuation service in adjusting the valuations of foreign 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 asked prices. Fixed income securities are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices on the basis of prices supplied by independent pricing services, which reflect broker/dealer supplied valuations and the independent pricing services’ own electronic data processing techniques. Floating rate loans are valued at the average of bid and ask quotations obtained from dealers in loans on the basis of prices supplied by independent pricing services. Exchange traded options and futures contracts are valued at the last sale price in the market where they are principally traded. If no sale has occurred, the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices is used. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued using daily forward exchange rates. Swaps are valued daily using independent pricing services or quotations from broker/dealer to the extent available. Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at their NAV each business day at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
   
  Securities for which prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by the Pricing Committee and approved by the Board. The Pricing Committee considers a number of factors, including observable and unobservable inputs, when arriving at fair value. The Pricing Committee may use observable inputs such as yield curves, broker quotes, observable trading activity, option adjusted spread models and other relevant information to determine fair value of portfolio investments. The Board or a designated committee thereof regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee and employs techniques such as reviewing related market activity, reviewing inputs and assumptions, and retrospectively comparing 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)

Security Transactions Security transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated using the identified-cost method. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day.

 

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(c) Investment Income Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis as earned. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized using the effective interest method and are included in Interest and other income on the Statements of Operations. Investment income is allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

(d) Income Taxes– It is the policy of each 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.

 

  Each 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 each Fund’s filed U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the applicable fiscal periods ended December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2013. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

 

(e) Expenses Expenses incurred by the Company that do not specifically relate to an individual fund are generally allocated to the Funds within the Company on a pro rata basis by relative net assets. Expenses, excluding class-specific expenses, are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. Class A, B, C, F, P, R2 and R3 shares bear their class-specific share of all expenses and fees relating to the Funds’ 12b-1 Distribution Plan.

 

(f) Foreign Transactions The books and records of Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars and transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in each Fund’s records at the rate prevailing when earned or recorded. Asset and liability accounts that are denominated in foreign currencies are adjusted daily to reflect current exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. The resultant exchange gains and losses upon settlement of such transactions are included in Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency related transactions on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. Each Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in market prices of the securities.

 

  The Funds use foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms.

 

(g) Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to reduce their exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on their foreign portfolio holdings or gain or reduce exposure to foreign currency for investment purposes. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated rate. The contracts are valued daily at forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included

 

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  in Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. The gain (loss) arising from the difference between the U.S. dollar cost of the original contract and the value of the foreign currency in U.S. dollars upon closing of such contracts is included in Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency related transactions on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2013, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund had open forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

(h) Futures Contracts Each Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts to enhance returns, to attempt to hedge some of its investment risk, to manage cash, or as a substitute position for holding the underlying asset on which the instrument is based. At the time of entering into a futures transaction, an investor is required to deposit and maintain a specified amount of cash or eligible securities called “initial margin.” Subsequent payments made or received by the Fund called “variation margin” are made on a daily basis as the market price of the futures contract fluctuates. Each Fund will record an unrealized gain (loss) based on the amount of variation margin. When a contract is closed, a realized gain (loss) is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. As of December 31, 2013, only Emerging Markets Currency Fund had open futures contracts.

 

(i) When-Issued, Forward Transactions or To-Be-Announced (“TBA”) Transactions Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund may purchase portfolio securities on a when-issued or forward basis. When-issued, forward transactions or TBA transactions involve a commitment by a Fund to purchase securities, with payment and delivery (“settlement”) to take place in the future, in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield at the time of entering into the transaction. During the period between purchase and settlement, the fair value of the securities will fluctuate and assets consisting of cash and/or marketable securities (normally short-term U.S. Government or U.S. Government sponsored enterprise securities) marked to market daily in an amount sufficient to make payment at settlement will be segregated at each Fund’s custodian in order to pay for the commitment. At the time each Fund makes the commitment to purchase a security on a when-issued basis, it will record the transaction and reflect the liability for the purchase and fair value of the security in determining its NAV. Each Fund, generally, has the ability to close out a purchase obligation on or before the settlement date rather than take delivery of the security. Under no circumstances will settlement for such securities take place more than 120 days after the purchase date.

 

(j) Mortgage Dollar Rolls Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which a Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts with the same counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon and maturity) but not identical securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund loses the right to receive principal (including prepayments of principal) and interest paid on the securities sold.

 

(k) Commercial Paper Each Fund may purchase commercial paper. Commercial paper consists of unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations to finance short-term credit needs. Commercial paper is issued in bearer form with maturities generally not exceeding nine months. Commercial paper obligations may include variable amount master demand notes.

 

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(l) Repurchase Agreements Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to securities. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which a fund acquires a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (a bank or securities dealer) at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date. Each Fund requires at all times that the repurchase agreement be collateralized by cash, or by securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies, its instrumentalities, or U.S. Government sponsored enterprises having a value equal to, or in excess of, the value of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). If the seller of the agreement defaults on its obligation to repurchase the underlying securities at a time when the fair value of these securities has declined, a Fund may incur a loss upon disposition of the securities.

 

(m) Interest Rate Swaps Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund may invest in interest rate swaps in order to enhance returns or hedge against interest rate risk. Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. The interest rate swap agreement will normally be entered into on a zero coupon basis, meaning that the floating rate will be based on the cumulative of the variable rate, and the fixed rate will compound until the swap’s maturity date, at which point the payments would be netted. The swaps are valued daily and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in the Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination or maturity of the swap is recorded in realized gain (loss) and is included in Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency related transactions on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2013, only Emerging Markets Currency Fund had an open interest rate swap. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable for the change in value as appropriate (“variation margin”) on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(n) Credit Default Swaps Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund may enter into credit default swap contracts in order to hedge credit risk or for speculation purposes. As a seller of a credit default swap contract (“seller of protection”), a Fund is required to pay the notional amount or other agreed-upon value of a referenced debt obligation to the counterparty in the event of a default by or other credit event involving the referenced issuer, obligation or index. In return, a Fund receives from the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract. As a purchaser of a credit default swap contract (“buyer of protection”), a Fund would receive the notional amount or other agreed upon value of a referenced debt obligation from the counterparty in the event of default by or other credit event involving the referenced issuer, obligation or index. In return, a Fund would make periodic payments to the counterparty over the term of the contracts, provided no event of default has occurred.

 

  These credit default swaps may have as a reference obligation corporate or sovereign issuers or credit indices. These credit indices are comprised of a basket of securities representing a particular sector of the market. During the period, Emerging Markets Currency Fund entered into credit default swaps based on CMBX indices, which are comprised of commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

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  Credit default swaps are fair valued based upon quotations from counterparties, brokers or market-makers and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. For a credit default swap sold by a Fund, payment of the agreed-upon amount made by a Fund in the event of default of the referenced debt obligation is recorded as the cost of the referenced debt obligation purchased/received. For a credit default swap purchased by a Fund, the agreed-upon amount received by a Fund in the event of default of the referenced debt obligation is recorded as proceeds from sale/delivery of the referenced debt obligation and the resulting gain or loss realized on the referenced debt obligation is recorded as such by a Fund.

 

  Any upfront payments made or received upon entering a credit default swap contract would be amortized or accreted over the life of the swap and recorded as realized gains or losses. Collateral, in the form of cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the custodian bank or broker in accordance with the swap agreement. The value and credit rating of each credit default swap where a Fund is the seller of protection, are both measures of the current payment/performance risk of the swap. As the value of the swap changes as a positive or negative percentage of the total notional amount, the payment/performance risk may decrease or increase, respectively. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

 

  Entering into credit default swaps involves credit and market risk. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates, and that Lord Abbett does not correctly predict the creditworthiness of the issuers of the reference obligation on which the credit default swap is based.

 

(o) Floating Rate Loans Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund may invest in floating rate loans, which usually take the form of loan participations and assignments. Loan participations and assignments are agreements to make money available to U.S. or foreign corporations, partnerships or other business entities (the “Borrower”) in a specified amount, at a specified rate and within a specified time. A loan is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign bank, insurance company or other financial institution (the “Agent”) for a group of loan investors (“Loan Investors”). The Agent typically administers and enforces the loan on behalf of the other Loan Investors in the syndicate and may hold any collateral on behalf of the Loan Investors. Such loan participations and assignments are typically senior, secured and collateralized in nature. A Fund records an investment when the Borrower withdraws money and records interest as earned. These loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).

 

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  The loans in which each Fund invests may be subject to some restrictions on resale. For example, each Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent and/or Borrower prior to the sale of these investments. Each Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the Borrower. As a result, each Fund assumes the credit risk of the Borrower, the selling participant and any other persons interpositioned between each Fund and the Borrower (“Intermediate Participants”). In the event that the Borrower, selling participant or Intermediate Participants become insolvent or enter into bankruptcy, each Fund may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest.

 

  Unfunded commitments represent the remaining obligation of each Fund to the Borrower. At any point in time, up to the maturity date of the issue, the Borrower may demand the unfunded portion. Until demanded by the Borrower, unfunded commitments are not recognized as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on unfunded commitments presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represents mark to market of the unfunded portion of the Fund’s floating rate notes. As of December 31, 2013, each Fund had no unfunded loan commitments.

 

(p) Fair Value Measurements Fair value is defined as the price that each 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 of inputs 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 each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

  A summary of inputs used in valuing each Fund’s investments and other financial instruments as of December 31, 2013 and, if applicable, Level 1/Level 2 transfers and Level 3 rollforwards for the fiscal year then ended is included in each 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. All transfers between different levels within the three-tier hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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3. MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES  

 

Management Fee

The Company has a management agreement with Lord Abbett, pursuant to which Lord Abbett supplies each Fund with investment management services and executive and other personnel, provides office space and pays for ordinary and necessary office and clerical expenses relating to research and statistical work and supervision of each Fund’s investment portfolio.

 

The management fee is based on each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund

 

First $2 billion     .70 %
Next $3 billion     .65 %
Over $5 billion     .60 %
         
Emerging Markets Currency Fund
 
First $1 billion     .50 %
Over $1 billion     .45 %

 

Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund .25%

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the effective management fee, net of waivers, was at the following annualized rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

    Effective
    Management Fee
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund     .00%
Emerging Markets Currency Fund     .50%
Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund     .00%
Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund     .06%

 

For the period ended December 31, 2013 and continuing through April 30, 2015, Lord Abbett has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee for Emerging Market Corporate Debt Fund and, if necessary, waive all or a portion of its administrative fee and reimburse the Fund’s other expenses to the extent necessary so that the total net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding 12b-1 fees, do not exceed an annual rate of 0.85%. This agreement may be terminated only upon the approval of the Board.

 

For the period ended December 31, 2013 and continuing through April 30, 2014, Lord Abbett has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee for Emerging Market Local Bond Fund and, if necessary, waive all or a portion of its administrative fee and reimburse the Fund’s other expenses to the extent necessary so that the total net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding 12b-1 fees, do not exceed an annual rate of 0.85%. This agreement may be terminated only upon the approval of the Board. For the period June 24, 2014 through June 30, 2014, Lord Abbett voluntarily waived all expenses.

 

For the period from May 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014, Lord Abbett has contractually agreed to waive .18% of its annual management fee for Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund. This agreement may be terminated only upon approval of the Board. From January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2013, Lord Abbett had contractually agreed to waive .20% of its annual management fee for the Fund.

 

In addition, Lord Abbett provides certain administrative services to each Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement in return for a fee at an annual rate of .04% of Emerging

 

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Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund’s average daily net assets. Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund does not pay such fee.

 

Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund has entered into a Servicing Arrangement with the Underlying Funds in which it invests (Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.; Lord Abbett Equity Trust—Lord Abbett Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund and Lord Abbett Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund; Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. – Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Currency Fund; Lord Abbett Investment Trust – Lord Abbett High Yield Fund and Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund; Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc. – High Yield Municipal Bond Fund; Lord Abbett Securities Trust—Lord Abbett International Dividend Income Fund and Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc.), pursuant to which each Underlying Fund will pay a portion of the expenses (excluding management fees and distribution and service fees) of Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund in proportion to the average daily value of total Underlying Fund shares owned by Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund. The expenses assumed by the Underlying Funds are reflected in Expenses assumed by Underlying Funds in Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund’s Statement of Operations and Receivables from affiliates on Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts paid pursuant to the Servicing Arrangement are included in Subsidy expense on Emerging Markets Currency Fund’s Statement of Operations and Payable to affiliates on Emerging Markets Currency Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

As of December 31, 2013, the percentages of Emerging Markets Currency Fund’s outstanding shares owned by Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund, Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund and Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Income Fund were 34.37%, 9.47% and 26.92%, respectively.

 

12b-1 Distribution Plan

Each Fund has adopted a distribution plan with respect to Class A, B, C, F, P, R2 and R3 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, which provides for the payment of ongoing distribution and service fees to Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Lord Abbett. The following annual rates have been approved by the Board pursuant to the plan:

 

Fees*   Class A (1)   Class B (2)   Class C (3)   Class F   Class P (2)   Class R2   Class R3
Service   .15 %   .25 %   .25 %     .25 %   .25 %   .25 %
Distribution   .05 %   .75 %   .75 %   .10%   .20 %   .35 %   .25 %

 

* The Fund may designate a portion of the aggregate fee as attributable to service activities for purposes of calculating Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) sales charge limitations.
(1) The Class A 12b-1 fees for Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund is .25% (.25% service, .00% distribution) of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
(2) Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund only.
(3) Except for Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund the Class C 12b-1 fee is a blended rate calculated based on 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares held for less than one year and .80% (.25% service, .55% distribution) of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares held for one year or more. All Class C shareholders of the Fund will bear Rule 12b-1 fees at the same rate.

 

Class I shares do not have a distribution plan.

 

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Commissions

Distributor received the following commissions on sales of shares of the Funds, after concessions were paid to authorized dealers, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:

 

    Distributor     Dealers’  
    Commissions     Concessions  
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund*   $     $  
Emerging Markets Currency Fund     4,910       34,658  
Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund**     383       2,510  
Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund     84,742       472,964  

 

Distributor received the following amount of CDSCs for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:

 

    Class A     Class C  
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund*   $     $  
Emerging Markets Currency Fund     7,376       6,467  
Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund**            
Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund     1,933       4,821  

 

A Director and certain of the Company’s officers have an interest in Lord Abbett.

 

4. DISTRIBUTIONS AND CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARDS  

 

Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly for Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund and declared and paid quarterly for Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by allowable capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amounts of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These book/tax differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

 

    Emerging Markets   Emerging Markets  
    Corporate Debt Fund   Currency Fund  
    Period Ended           Year Ended     Year Ended  
    12/31/2013*           12/31/2013     12/31/2012  
Distributions paid from:                                  
Ordinary income     $ 15,144     $     $ 6,786,193     $ 9,800,565  
Return of capital                   5,149,859       1,503,690  
Total distributions paid     $ 15,144     $     $ 11,936,052     $ 11,304,255  

 

* For the period December 6, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

 

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    Emerging Markets   Multi–Asset Global  
    Local Bond Fund   Opportunity Fund  
    Period Ended           Year Ended   Year Ended  
    12/31/2013**           12/31/2013     12/31/2012  
Distributions paid from:                                  
Ordinary income     $ 229,563     $     $ 7,855,560     $ 5,927,793  
Tax-exempt income                   38,049        
Net long-term capital gains                   1,939,046        
Return of capital                         99,560  
Total distributions paid     $ 229,563     $     $ 9,832,655     $ 6,027,353  

 

** For the period June 21, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

 

As of December 31, 2013, the components of accumulated gains (losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

    Emerging Markets     Emerging Markets  
    Corporate Debt Fund     Currency Fund  
Undistributed ordinary income – net     $ 2,701       $  
Total undistributed earnings       2,701          
Capital loss carryforwards*               (15,857,309 )
Temporary differences               (1,903,398 )
Unrealized losses – net       (22,598 )       (7,337,794 )
Total accumulated losses – net     $ (19,897 )     $ (25,098,501 )
                     
    Emerging Markets     Multi-Asset Global  
    Local Bond Fund     Opportunity Fund  
Undistributed ordinary income – net     $ 299       $  
Undistributed long-term capital gains               551,270  
Total undistributed earnings       299         551,270  
Capital loss carryforwards*       (6,934 )        
Temporary differences       (19,384 )       (38,839 )
Unrealized gains/(losses) – net       (260,666 )       17,071,589  
Total accumulated gains/(losses) – net     $ (286,685 )     $ 17,584,020  

 

* As of December 31, 2013, the capital loss carryforwards, along with the related expiration dates, were as follows:

 

    Indefinite     Total  
Emerging Markets Currency Fund     $ 15,857,309       $ 15,857,309  
Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund       6,934         6,934  

 

In accordance with the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, each Fund will carryforward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 (“post-enactment losses”) indefinitely. Post-enactment losses will also retain their character as either short-term or long-term.

 

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At each Fund’s election, certain losses incurred within the taxable year (Qualified Late-Year Losses) are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. The Funds incurred and will elect to defer late-year losses for 2013 as follows.

 

    Late-Year Ordinary   Post-October Capital Losses  
Emerging Markets Currency Fund     $ 949,951       $  
Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund       3,541         15,692  

 

As of December 31, 2013, the aggregate unrealized security gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

    Emerging Markets     Emerging Markets  
    Corporate Debt Fund     Currency Fund  
Tax cost     $ 10,831,280       $ 384,981,432  
Gross unrealized gain     $ 19,910       $ 1,471,599  
Gross unrealized loss       (42,508 )       (6,035,505 )
Net unrealized security loss     $ (22,598 )     $ (4,563,906 )
                     
    Emerging Markets     Multi-Asset Global  
    Local Bond Fund     Opportunity Fund  
Tax cost     $ 7,615,304       $ 210,658,429  
Gross unrealized gain       98,523         19,033,448  
Gross unrealized loss       (350,758 )       (1,961,784 )
Net unrealized security gain (loss)     $ (252,235 )     $ 17,071,664  

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable to the tax treatment of certain distributions received, wash sales and amortization of premium.

 

Permanent items identified during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 have been reclassified among the components of net assets based on their tax basis treatment as follows:

 

    Undistributed              
    (Distributions in     Accumulated        
    Excess of) Net     Net Realized     Paid-in  
    Investment Income     Loss     Capital  
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund*     $ 3,520       $ (2,846 )     $ (674 )
Emerging Markets Currency Fund       1,393,986         (1,393,986 )        
Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund**       46,603         (42,134 )       (4,469 )
Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund       2,193,718         (2,193,718 )        

 

*   For the period December 6, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.
**   For the period June 21, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

 

The permanent differences are attributable to the tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, certain securities, certain expenses, premium amortization, certain distributions, and principal paydown gains and losses.

 

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5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS  

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

    U.S.     Non-U.S.     U.S.     Non-U.S.  
    Government     Government     Government     Government  
    Purchases*     Purchases     Sales*     Sales  
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund**   $     $ 9,933,051     $     $ 393,750  
Emerging Markets Currency Fund     75,179,493       298,623,213       74,393,495       295,635,653  
Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund***           8,901,019             1,775,058  
Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund           78,492,563             46,472,697  

 

*   Includes U.S. Government sponsored enterprises securities.
**   For the period December 6, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.
***   For the period June 21, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

 

6. DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES  

 

Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (as described in note 2(g)). A forward foreign currency exchange contract reduces each Fund’s exposure to changes in the value of the currency it will deliver (or settle in cash) and increases its exposure to changes in the value of the currency it will receive (or settle in cash) for the duration of the contract. Each Fund’s use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict currency movements, and each Fund’s returns could be reduced as a result. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Each Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts and deposits as collateral.

 

Emerging Markets Currency Fund entered into U.S. Treasury futures contracts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (as described in note 2(h)) to hedge against changes in interest rates. The Fund bears the risk of interest rates moving unexpectedly, in which case the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and realize a loss. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees futures against default.

 

Emerging Markets Currency Fund entered into credit default swaps for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (as described in note 2(n)) for investment purposes to hedge credit risk or for speculative purposes. Credit default swaps involve the exchange of a fixed rate premium for protection against the loss in value of an underlying security in the event of a defined credit event, such as payment default or bankruptcy. Under a credit default swap one party acts as a guarantor by receiving the fixed periodic payment in exchange for the commitment to purchase the underlying security at par if the defined credit event occurs. Upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the difference between the value of the reference obligation and the swap’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on swap transactions in the Statements of Operations. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract.

 

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Emerging Markets Currency Fund entered into interest rate swaps for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (as described in note 2(m)) to hedge against interest rate risk. The Fund’s use of interest rate swaps involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict expectations of interest rates, and the Fund’s returns could be reduced as a result. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since interest rate swaps are traded through a central clearinghouse. As the counterparty to all centrally cleared interest rate swaps, the clearinghouse guarantees interest rate swaps against default.

 

As of December 31, 2013, each Fund had the following derivatives, grouped into appropriate risk categories that illustrate how and why the Fund uses derivative instruments:

 

                  Emerging Markets Currency Fund  
            Forward Foreign                
            Currency                
    Interest Rate     Exchange     Credit        
Asset Derivatives   Contracts     Contracts     Contracts   Fair Value  
Credit Default Swaps (1)     $       $       $ 92,800     $ 92,800  
Forward Foreign Currency                                      
Exchange Contracts (2)               4,416,540               4,416,540  
Futures Contracts (3)       857,211                       857,211  
Total     $ 857,211       $ 4,416,540       $ 92,800     $ 5,366,551  
Liability Derivatives                                      
Forward Foreign Currency                                      
Exchange Contracts (5)     $       $ 5,654,444       $     $ 5,654,444  
Interest Rate Swaps (4)       49,774                       49,774  
Total     $ 49,774       $ 5,654,444       $     $ 5,704,218  
                                       
    Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund                    
    Forward Foreign                              
    Currency                              
    Exchange                              
Asset Derivatives   Contracts     Fair Value                    
Forward Foreign Currency                                      
Exchange Contracts (2)     $ 20,363       $ 20,363                    
Total     $ 20,363       $ 20,363                    
                                       
Liability Derivatives                                      
Forward Foreign Currency                                      
Exchange Contracts (5)     $ 44,572       $ 44,572                    
Total     $ 44,572       $ 44,572                    

 

(1) Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Unrealized appreciation on credit default swaps.
(2) Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
(3) Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(4) Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation/depreciation of Interest Rate Swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(5) Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

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Transactions in derivative instruments for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

 

                  Emerging Markets Currency Fund  
            Forward Foreign                  
            Currency                  
    Interest Rate     Exchange   Credit          
    Contracts     Contracts   Contracts   Total  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) (1)                                        
Credit Default Swaps     $       $       $ 153,397       $ 153,397  
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts               (5,361,173 )               (5,361,173 )
Futures Contracts       446,318                         446,318  
Interest Rate Swaps       (23,585 )                       (23,585 )
Net Change in Unrealized                                        
Appreciation/Depreciation (2)                                        
Credit Default Swaps     $       $       $ (45,353 )     $ (45,353 )
Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
              (6,132,072 )               (6,132,072 )
Futures Contracts       738,748                         738,748  
Interest Rate Swaps       (17,960 )                       (17,960 )
Average Number of
Contracts/Notional Amounts*
                                       
Credit Default Swaps (3)     $       $       $ 4,100,000       $ 4,100,000  
Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts (3)
              655,281,692                 655,281,692  
Futures Contracts (4)       948                         948  
Interest Rate Swaps (3)       11,615,385                         11,615,385  

 

    Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund                      
    Forward Foreign                              
    Currency                              
    Exchange                              
    Contracts     Total                      
Net Realized Loss (1)                                        
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     $ (20,421 )     $ (20,421 )                    
Net Change in Unrealized                                        
Appreciation/Depreciation (2)                                        
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     $ (24,209 )     $ (24,209 )                    
Average Number of Contracts/Notional Amounts*                                        
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (3)     $ 2,066,066       $ 2,066,066                      

 

* Calculated based on the number of contracts or notional amounts for the period ended December 31, 2013.
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency related transactions.
(2) Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.
(3) Amount represents notional amount in U.S. dollars.
(4) Amount represents number of contracts.

 

7. DISCLOSURES ABOUT OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  

 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011–11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011–11”). These disclosure

 

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requirements are intended to help better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a fund’s financial position. In addition, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013–01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2013–01”), specifying which transactions are subject to disclosures about offsetting.

 

The following tables illustrate Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund’s, Emerging Markets Currency Fund’s and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund’s gross and net information about recognized assets eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities; and disclose such amounts subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement, by counterparty. A master netting agreement is an agreement between a Fund and a counterparty which provides for the net settlement of amounts owed under all contracts traded under that agreement, as well as cash collateral, through single payment by one party to the other in the event of default on or termination of any one contract. The Funds’ accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the master netting agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and liabilities in the statement of assets and liabilities across transactions between the Funds and the applicable counterparty:

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund        
              Net Amounts        
        Gross Amounts     of Assets        
    Gross   Offset in the     Presented in        
    Amounts of   Statement     the Statement        
    Recognized   of Assets     of Assets and        
Description   Assets   and Liabilities     Liabilities        
Repurchase Agreement   $1,288,787   $         —     $1,288,787        
Total   $1,288,787   $         —     $1,288,787        
                       
    Net Amounts                  
    of Assets   Amounts Not Offset in the        
    Presented in   Statement of Assets and Liabilities        
    the Statement   Financial              
    of Assets and   Instruments     Cash Collateral        
Counterparty   Liabilities   Collateral (a)     Received (a)     Net Amount (b)  
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.   $1,288,787     $(1,288,787 )     $         —       $         —  
Total   $1,288,787     $(1,288,787 )     $         —       $         —  

 

(a) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, for each respective counterparty.
(b) Net Amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of December 31, 2013.

 

            Emerging Markets Currency Fund  
                    Net Amounts  
            Gross Amounts     of Assets  
    Gross     Offset in the     Presented in  
    Amounts of     Statement     the Statement  
    Recognized     of Assets     of Assets and  
Description   Assets     and Liabilities     Liabilities  
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     $ 4,416,540       $        —       $ 4,416,540  
Credit Default Swaps       92,800                 92,800  
Total     $ 4,509,340       $        —       $ 4,509,340  

 

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            Amounts Not Offset in the          
    Net Amounts     Statement of Assets and Liabilities          
    of Assets             Financial          
    Presented in             Instruments          
    the Statement             Collateral          
    of Assets and     Financial     Received          
Counterparty   Liabilities     Instruments     at Fair Value (a)     Net Amount (b)  
Barclays Bank plc     $ 912,154       $ (912,154 )     $       $  
Credit Suisse       114,800         (13,271 )               101,529  
Goldman Sachs       812,837         (812,837 )                
J.P. Morgan       1,800,534         (1,800,534 )                
Morgan Stanley       340,973         (15,580 )       (101,300 )       224,093  
UBS AG       528,042         (341,578 )               186,464  
Total     $ 4,509,340       $ (3,895,954 )     $ (101,300 )     $ 512,086  
                                   
            Emerging Markets Currency Fund            
                    Net Amounts            
            Gross Amounts     of Liabilities            
    Gross     Offset in the     Presented in            
    Amounts of     Statement     the Statement            
    Recognized     of Assets     of Assets and            
Description   Liabilities     and Liabilities     Liabilities            
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     $ 5,654,444       $       $ 5,654,444            
Total     $ 5,654,444       $       $ 5,654,444            
                                 
    Net Amounts                          
    of Liabilities                          
    Presented in     Amounts Not Offset in the          
    the Statement     Statement of Assets and Liabilities          
    of Assets and     Financial     Cash Collateral          
Counterparty   Liabilities     Instruments     Pledged (a)     Net Amount (c)  
Barclays Bank plc     $ 1,216,557       $ (912,154 )     $ (304,403 )     $  
Credit Suisse       13,271         (13,271 )                
Deutsche Bank       204,756                         204,756  
Goldman Sachs       1,439,365         (812,837 )       (510,000 )       116,528  
J.P. Morgan       2,423,337         (1,800,534 )       (622,803 )        
Morgan Stanley       15,580         (15,580 )                
UBS AG       341,578         (341,578 )                
Total     $ 5,654,444       $ (3,895,954 )     $ (1,437,206 )     $ 321,284  

 

(a) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, for each respective counterparty.
(b) Net Amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of December 31, 2013.
(c) Net Amount represents amounts owed by the Fund to each counterparty as of December 31, 2013.

 

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    Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund            
                    Net Amounts            
            Gross Amounts     of Assets            
    Gross     Offset in the     Presented in            
    Amounts of     Statement     the Statement            
    Recognized     of Assets     of Assets and            
Description   Assets     and Liabilities     Liabilities            
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     $ 20,363       $       $ 20,363            
Total     $ 20,363       $       $ 20,363            
                                 
    Net Amounts                          
    of Assets                          
    Presented in     Amounts Not Offset in the          
    the Statement     Statement of Assets and Liabilities          
    of Assets and     Financial       Cash Collateral          
Counterparty   Liabilities     Instruments       Received (a)     Net Amount (b)  
Credit Suisse     $ 238       $ (153 )     $       $ 85  
Deutsche Bank       13,370         (10,241 )               3,129  
Goldman Sachs       4,866         (4,866 )                
Morgan Stanley       1,889         (1,889 )                
Total     $ 20,363       $ (17,149 )     $       $ 3,214  
                 
    Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund            
                    Net Amounts            
            Gross Amounts     of Liabilities            
    Gross     Offset in the     Presented in            
    Amounts of     Statement     the Statement            
    Recognized     of Assets     of Assets and            
Description   Liabilities     and Liabilities     Liabilities            
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     $ 44,572       $       $ 44,572            
Total     $ 44,572       $       $ 44,572            
                                 
    Net Amounts                          
    of Liabilities                          
    Presented in     Amounts Not Offset in the          
    the Statement     Statement of Assets and Liabilities          
    of Assets and     Financial     Cash Collateral          
Counterparty   Liabilities     Instruments     Pledged (a)     Net Amount (c)  
Credit Suisse     $ 153       $ (153 )     $       $  
Deutsche Bank       10,241         (10,241 )                
Goldman Sachs       10,905         (4,866 )               6,039  
Morgan Stanley       23,273         (1,889 )               21,384  
Total     $ 44,572       $ (17,149 )     $       $ 27,423  

 

(a) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, for each respective counterparty.
(b) Net Amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of December 31, 2013.
(c) Net Amount represents amounts owed by the Fund to each counterparty as of December 31, 2013.

 

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8. DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION  

 

The Company’s officers and a Director, who are associated with Lord Abbett, do not receive any compensation from the Company for serving in such capacities. Independent Directors’ fees are allocated among all Lord Abbett-sponsored funds based on the net assets of each fund. There is an equity-based plan available to all Independent Directors under which Independent Directors must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, Directors’ fees. The deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in the funds. Such amounts and earnings accrued thereon are included in Directors’ fees on the Statements of Operations and in Directors’ fees payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid.

 

9. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS  

 

The Company has entered into an arrangement with its transfer agent and custodian, whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of each Fund’s expenses.

 

10. LINE OF CREDIT  

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund and certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett (the “participating funds”) participated in an unsecured revolving credit facility (“Facility”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”). The Facility is to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. The Board considers annual renewal of the Facility under terms that depend on market conditions at the time of the renewal. The amounts available under the Facility are (i) the lesser of either $250,000,000 or 33.33% of total assets per participating fund and (ii) $350,000,000 in the aggregate for all participating funds. The annual fee to maintain the Facility is .09% of the amount available under the Facility. Each participating fund pays its pro rata share based on the net assets of each participating fund. This amount is included in Other expenses on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this Facility will bear interest at current market rates as set forth in the credit agreement.

 

Effective July 1, 2013, the Funds and participating funds renewed the Facility through June 30, 2014 under the same terms as described above.

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, a participating fund also managed by Lord Abbett utilized the Facility and fully repaid its borrowings on June 13, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, there were no loans outstanding pursuant to this Facility.

 

11. CUSTODIAN AND ACCOUNTING AGENT  

 

SSB is the Company’s custodian and accounting agent. SSB performs custodial, accounting and recordkeeping functions relating to portfolio transactions and calculating each Fund’s NAV.

 

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12. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED ISSUERS  

 

An affiliated issuer is one in which a Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of the underlying issuer at any point during the fiscal year or any company which is under common ownership or control. Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund had the following transactions with affiliated issuers (i.e. the Underlying Funds) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:

 

    Balance                 Balance           Net Realized     Dividend  
    of Shares                 of Shares           Gain (Loss)     Income  
    Held at     Gross     Gross     Held at     Fair Value at     1/1/2013 to     1/1/2013 to  
Affiliated Issuer   12/31/2012     Additions     Sales     12/31/2013     12/31/2013     12/31/2013     12/31/2013  
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. – Class I     142,096       418,705       (290,032 )     270,769     $ 4,229,409     $ 300,539     $ 47,327  
Lord Abbett Equity Trust – Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund – Class I     50,689       4,395             55,084       1,177,686       74,832 (a)     17,107  
Lord Abbett Equity Trust – Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund – Class I     666,452       566,203             1,232,655       25,565,265       2,125,435 (a)     295,905  
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. – Emerging Markets Currency Fund – Class I     5,082,070       2,059,425       (1,106,310 )     6,035,185       37,659,554       (346,955 )     1,046,472  
Lord Abbett Investment Trust – High Yield Fund – Class I     2,406,133       895,200       (377,657 )     2,923,676       22,921,619       1,066,139 (b)     1,462,506  
Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc. – High Yield Municipal Bond Fund – Class I           452,119             452,119       4,869,320             39,513  
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – International Dividend Income Fund – Class I     9,353,041       2,099,868       (1,568,789 )     9,884,120       89,648,973       (1,180,116 )     3,745,164  
Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc. – Class I     1,907,046       187,987       (664,679 )     1,430,354       33,069,777       3,059,781       232,872  
Lord Abbett Investment Trust – Short Duration Income Fund – Class I           2,906,782       (1,019,202 )     1,887,580       8,588,490       (71,016 ) (c)     125,149  
Total                                   $ 227,730,093     $ 5,028,639     $ 7,012,015  

 

(a) Amount represents distributed capital gains.
(b) Includes $787,456 of distributed capital gains.
(c) Includes $6,896 of distributed capital gains.

 

13. INVESTMENT RISKS  

 

Each Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that are issued by non-U.S. entities, the risks of investing in derivatives, liquidity risk, and the risks from leverage.

 

Foreign securities may pose greater risks than domestic securities, including greater price fluctuations, less government regulation, and higher transaction costs. These risks generally are

 

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greater for emerging markets securities. Foreign investments also may be affected by changes in currency rates or currency controls.

 

Derivatives are subject to risks such as liquidity risk, leveraging risk, interest rate risk, market risk, and credit risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the value of the underlying asset, rate, or index. Whether a Fund’s use of derivatives is successful will depend on, among other things, the Fund’s ability to correctly forecast market movements, changes in foreign exchange and interest rates, and other factors. If a Fund incorrectly forecasts these and other factors, its performance could suffer. The Fund’s use of derivatives could result in a loss exceeding the amount of the Fund’s investment in these instruments.

 

Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund are non-diversified, which means that they each may invest a greater portion of their assets in a single issuer than a diversified fund. Thus, they may be exposed to greater risk.

 

Each Fund may invest in swap contracts. Swap contracts are bilateral agreements between a fund and its counterparty. Each party is exposed to the risk of default by the other. In addition, swap contracts may involve a small investment of cash compared to the risk assumed, with the result that small changes may produce disproportionate and substantial gains or losses to a Fund.

 

Each Fund may invest in credit default swap and interest rate swap contracts. Such contracts are subject to the risk that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements. Credit default swaps are subject to the risk and that Lord Abbett does not correctly predict the creditworthiness of the issuers of the reference obligation on which the swap is based. Interest rate swaps are subject to the risk that Lord Abbett does not correctly anticipate changes in interest rates.

 

Illiquid securities may lower a Fund’s returns since it may be unable to sell these securities at its desired time or price. To the extent illiquid securities can be sold, a Fund may have to do so at disadvantageous prices in order to meet requests for the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Leverage, including borrowing, may increase volatility in a Fund by magnifying the effect of changes in the value of each Fund’s holdings. The use of leverage may cause investors in a Fund to lose more money in adverse environments than would be the case in the absence of leverage.

 

Each Fund is subject to the general risks and considerations associated with investing in debt securities, including interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities and an investment in a Fund are likely to decline. In times of economic uncertainty, high-yield debt securities (or “junk bonds”) may decline in price, even when interest rates are falling. There is also the risk that an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest to a Fund, a risk that is greater with junk bonds.

 

The mortgage-related securities in which a Fund may invest may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults. These changes can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions. When interest rates are declining, the value of these securities with prepayment features may not increase as much as other fixed income securities. Early principal repayment may deprive a Fund of income payments above current market rates. Alternatively, rising interest rates may cause payments to occur at a slower-than-expected rate, extending the duration of a security and typically reducing its value. The payment rate will thus affect the price and volatility of a mortgage-related security.

 

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Foreign currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund’s use of currency-related transactions involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict currency movements, and each Fund’s returns could be reduced as a result. A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar will reduce the value of securities held by Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund that are denominated in those currencies.

 

The securities markets of developing or emerging countries tend to be less liquid, are especially subject to greater price volatility, have a smaller market capitalization, have less government regulation and may not be subject to as extensive and frequent accounting, financial, and other reporting requirements as securities issued in more developed countries.

 

Bonds issued or guaranteed by foreign governments and governmental entities (commonly referred to as “sovereign debt”) are subject to the risk that such governments or entities are unable or unwilling to make interest payments and/or repay the principal owed. Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund may have limited recourse in such instances.

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund believe that their investment strategies with respect to foreign currencies will generate qualifying income under current U.S. federal income tax law. However, there can be no assurance that the U.S. Treasury Department will not issue regulations in the future (possibly with retroactive effect) that would treat some or all of each Fund’s foreign currency gains as nonqualifying income.

 

The value of Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund’s investments will fluctuate in response to various factors related to domestic and foreign equity and fixed income markets, as well as the financial condition and prospects of issuers in which the Fund invests through its Underlying Funds. Because equity and fixed income investments can move in different directions or to different degrees, fixed income investments may counteract some of the volatility experienced by equity holdings, but the diminished risk that may accompany this investment approach also may result in lower returns.

 

These factors can affect each Fund’s performance.

 

14. SUMMARY OF CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS  

 

Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:

 

    Period Ended  
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund   December 31, 2013  
Class A Shares   Shares     Amount  
Shares sold     322,470       $4,837,000  
Reinvestment of distributions     503       7,530  
Increase     322,973       $4,844,530  

 

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    Period Ended  
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund   December 31, 2013  
Class C Shares   Shares     Amount  
Shares sold     6,667       $ 100,000  
Reinvestment of distributions     7         113  
Increase     6,674       $ 100,113  
                   
Class F Shares                  
Shares sold     6,666       $ 100,000  
Reinvestment of distributions     11         162  
Increase     6,677       $ 100,162  
                   
Class I Shares                  
Shares sold     320,000       $ 4,800,000  
Reinvestment of distributions     537         8,038  
Increase     320,537       $ 4,808,038  
                   
Class R2 Shares                  
Shares sold     6,667       $ 100,000  
Reinvestment of distributions     11         167  
Increase     6,678       $ 100,167  
                   
Class R3 Shares                  
Shares sold     6,667       $ 100,000  
Reinvestment of distributions     11         167  
Increase     6,678       $ 100,167  
For the period December 6, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended  
Emerging Markets Currency Fund   December 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
Class A Shares   Shares       Amount     Shares       Amount  
Shares sold     2,857,721       $ 18,815,750       3,757,643       $ 24,345,954  
Converted from Class B*     26,630         171,944       24,737         159,490  
Reinvestment of distributions     245,120         1,571,783       289,200         1,872,926  
Shares reacquired     (6,616,666 )       (42,303,099 )     (5,926,704 )       (38,303,761 )
Decrease     (3,487,195 )     $ (21,743,622 )     (1,855,124 )     $ (11,925,391 )
                                     
Class B Shares                                    
Shares sold     2,681       $ 17,521       10,818       $ 68,868  
Reinvestment of distributions     2,434         15,693       3,704         24,089  
Shares reacquired     (50,905 )       (328,294 )     (77,789 )       (499,593 )
Converted to Class A*     (26,509 )       (171,944 )     (24,626 )       (159,490 )
Decrease     (72,299 )     $ (467,024 )     (87,893 )     $ (566,126 )
                                     
Class C Shares                                    
Shares sold     509,614       $ 3,377,528       785,246       $ 5,102,670  
Reinvestment of distributions     47,887         308,679       62,054         404,207  
Shares reacquired     (2,076,141 )       (13,335,387 )     (2,474,000 )       (16,060,369 )
Decrease     (1,518,640 )     $ (9,649,180 )     (1,626,700 )     $ (10,553,492 )

 

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    Year Ended     Year Ended  
Emerging Markets Currency Fund   December 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
Class F Shares   Shares       Amount     Shares       Amount  
Shares sold     4,509,167       $ 29,402,823       4,840,724       $ 31,183,175  
Reinvestment of distributions     161,291         1,033,696       219,054         1,417,322  
Shares reacquired     (9,694,342 )       (62,037,420 )     (6,740,611 )       (43,176,965 )
Decrease     (5,023,884 )     $ (31,600,901 )     (1,680,833 )     $ (10,576,468 )
                                     
Class I Shares                                    
Shares sold     19,633,853       $ 124,986,620       23,966,025       $ 155,303,285  
Reinvestment of distributions     1,266,389         8,070,289       994,229         6,428,608  
Shares reacquired     (14,683,234 )       (93,725,175 )     (3,315,979 )       (21,233,561 )
Increase     6,217,008       $ 39,331,734       21,644,275       $ 140,498,332  
                                     
Class P Shares                                    
Shares sold     1       $ 5             $  
Reinvestment of distributions     36         233       35         233  
Shares reacquired     (293 )       (1,842 )     (a)       (3 )
Increase (decrease)     (256 )     $ (1,604 )     35       $ 230  
                                     
Class R2 Shares                                    
Shares sold     13,429       $ 86,850       51,280       $ 325,886  
Reinvestment of distributions     37         232       32         206  
Shares reacquired     (19,051 )       (125,707 )     (41,598 )       (271,613 )
Increase (decrease)     (5,585 )     $ (38,625 )     9,714       $ 54,479  
                                     
Class R3 Shares                                    
Shares sold     51,060       $ 329,864       62,494       $ 404,137  
Reinvestment of distributions     1,785         11,398       1,771         11,450  
Shares reacquired     (66,849 )       (436,271 )     (38,015 )       (246,426 )
Increase (decrease)     (14,004 )     $ (95,009 )     26,250       $ 169,161  
* Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25 th day of the month (or, if the 25 th day is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted.
(a) Value is less than 1 share.

 

    Period Ended  
Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund   December 31, 2013  
Class A Shares   Shares     Amount  
Shares sold     395,448     $ 5,899,956  
Reinvestment of distributions     10,700       157,097  
Shares reacquired     (62,062 )     (933,005 )
Increase     344,086     $ 5,124,048  
                 
Class C Shares                
Shares sold     15,415     $ 229,822  
Reinvestment of distributions     350       5,128  
Shares reacquired     (76 )     (1,109 )
Increase     15,689     $ 233,841  

 

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    Period Ended  
Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund   December 31, 2013  
Class F Shares   Shares     Amount  
Shares sold     7,857     $ 118,003  
Reinvestment of distributions     247       3,626  
Shares reacquired     (6 )     (92 )
Increase     8,098     $ 121,537  
                 
Class I Shares                
Shares sold     153,333     $ 2,300,000  
Reinvestment of distributions     5,604       82,316  
Increase     158,937     $ 2,382,316  
                 
Class R2 Shares                
Shares sold     6,667     $ 100,000  
Reinvestment of distributions     223       3,278  
Increase     6,890     $ 103,278  
                 
Class R3 Shares                
Shares sold     6,667     $ 100,000  
Reinvestment of distributions     227       3,330  
Increase     6,894     $ 103,330  
For the period June 21, 2013 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013.

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended  
Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund   December 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
Class A Shares   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold     2,921,816     $ 35,619,771       1,552,196     $ 17,000,236  
Converted from Class B*     77,166       935,861       93,200       1,029,990  
Reinvestment of distributions     490,264       5,977,474       345,422       3,800,383  
Shares reacquired     (1,988,433 )     (24,180,375 )     (2,800,046 )     (30,588,025 )
Increase (decrease)     1,500,813     $ 18,352,731       (809,228 )   $ (8,757,416 )
                                 
Class B Shares                                
Shares sold     52,408     $ 578,867       40,503     $ 411,873  
Reinvestment of distributions     23,246       260,011       21,945       222,539  
Shares reacquired     (125,720 )     (1,398,897 )     (172,488 )     (1,738,387 )
Converted to Class A*     (83,880 )     (935,861 )     (101,001 )     (1,029,990 )
Decrease     (133,946 )   $ (1,495,880 )     (211,041 )   $ (2,133,965 )
                                 
Class C Shares                                
Shares sold     1,128,867     $ 12,695,675       800,084     $ 8,165,734  
Reinvestment of distributions     117,122       1,314,200       80,450       818,422  
Shares reacquired     (940,152 )     (10,435,849 )     (814,477 )     (8,174,226 )
Increase     305,837     $ 3,574,026       66,057     $ 809,930  
                                 
Class F Shares                                
Shares sold     396,353     $ 4,857,237       73,178     $ 805,841  
Reinvestment of distributions     14,236       174,793       6,196       68,285  
Shares reacquired     (104,449 )     (1,261,563 )     (174,083 )     (1,860,127 )
Increase (decrease)     306,140     $ 3,770,467       (94,709 )   $ (986,001 )

 

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    Year Ended     Year Ended  
Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund   December 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
Class I Shares   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold     699,309     $ 8,359,983       575,905     $ 6,222,060  
Reinvestment of distributions     101,147       1,242,475       55,529       616,411  
Shares reacquired     (27,188 )     (331,641 )     (53,055 )     (584,559 )
Increase     773,268     $ 9,270,817       578,379     $ 6,253,912  
                                 
Class R2 Shares                                
Shares sold     1,409     $ 17,074       1,137     $ 12,711  
Reinvestment of distributions     324       4,000       289       3,236  
Shares reacquired     (3,927 )     (48,452 )     (705 )     (7,402 )
Increase (decrease)     (2,194 )   $ (27,378 )     721     $ 8,545  
                                 
Class R3 Shares                                
Shares sold     136,898     $ 1,662,308       184,157     $ 2,009,518  
Reinvestment of distributions     20,370       249,294       13,808       152,882  
Shares reacquired     (150,355 )     (1,822,407 )     (61,723 )     (674,244 )
Increase     6,913     $ 89,195       136,242     $ 1,488,156  
* Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day is not a business day, the next

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors of Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. and the Shareholders of Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Currency Fund, Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund and Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund:

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund (formerly, Lord Abbett Global Allocation Fund), two of the four funds constituting the Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2013, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. We have also audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund and Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund, two of the four funds constituting the Company as of December 31, 2013, and the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period from December 6, 2013 (Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund’s commencement of operations) and June 21, 2013 (Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund’s commencement of operations) to December 31, 2013. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent, brokers and agent banks; where replies were not received from brokers and agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund of the Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. as of December 31, 2013, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Additionally, in our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund and Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund of the Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. as of December 31, 2013, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the period from December 6, 2013 (Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund’s commencement of operations) and June 21, 2013 (Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund’s commencement of operations) through December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York

February 27, 2014

 

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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)

 

Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund invests in Underlying Funds managed by Lord Abbett. As of December 31, 2013, Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund’s long-term investments were allocated among the Underlying Funds as follows:

 

Underlying Fund Name   % of Investments  
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. – Class I     1.86%  
Lord Abbett Equity Trust – Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund – Class I     0.52%  
Lord Abbett Equity Trust – Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund – Class I     11.23%  
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. – Emerging Markets Currency Fund – Class I     16.54%  
Lord Abbett Investment Trust – High Yield Fund – Class I     10.06%  
Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc. – High Yield Municipal Bond Fund – Class I     2.14%  
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – International Dividend Income Fund – Class I     39.36%  
Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc. – Class I     14.52%  
Lord Abbett Investment Trust – Short Duration Income Fund – Class I     3.77%  

 

The Ten Largest Holdings and the Holdings by Sector, as of December 31, 2013, for each Underlying Fund are presented below. Each Underlying Fund’s annual and semiannual reports, which are sent to shareholders and filed with the SEC, contain information about the Underlying Fund’s portfolio holdings, including a complete schedule of holdings. A complete schedule of holdings for each Underlying Fund is also filed with the SEC on Form N-Q as of the end of each respective Underlying Fund’s first and third quarters. In addition, on or about the first day of the second month following each calendar quarter-end, each Fund makes publicly available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of each such quarter. The information for the most recently ended calendar quarter may be viewed at www.lordabbett.com or requested at no charge by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.

 

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.

 

Ten Largest Holdings   % of Investments  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3.61%  
Pfizer, Inc.     3.57%  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     3.02%  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     2.83%  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     2.60%  
Microsoft Corp.     2.47%  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     2.45%  
Apple, Inc.     2.44%  
McDonald’s Corp.     2.36%  
Chevron Corp.     2.34%  

 

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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)

 

Holdings by Sector*   % of Investments  
Consumer Discretionary     8.13%  
Consumer Staples     10.45%  
Energy     10.81%  
Financials     20.96%  
Health Care     9.55%  
Industrials     12.22%  
Information Technology     14.24%  
Materials     5.20%  
Telecommunication Services     3.11%  
Utilities     5.07%  
Repurchase Agreement     0.26%  
Total     100.00%  
* A sector may comprise several industries.

 

Lord Abbett Equity Trust – Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund

 

Ten Largest Holdings   % of Investments  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     4.37%  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     3.44%  
Pfizer, Inc.     3.37%  
Citigroup, Inc.     3.23%  
Chevron Corp.     2.74%  
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     2.16%  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     2.16%  
Capital One Financial Corp.     2.15%  
Kellogg Co.     2.01%  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     2.01%  
 
Holdings by Sector*   % of Investments  
Consumer Discretionary     6.07%  
Consumer Staples     6.19%  
Energy     15.31%  
Financials     29.27%  
Health Care     13.02%  
Industrials     10.82%  
Information Technology     8.69%  
Materials     2.95%  
Telecommunication Services     2.13%  
Utilities     5.24%  
Repurchase Agreement     0.31%  
Total     100.00%  
* A sector may comprise several industries.

 

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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)

 

Lord Abbett Equity Trust – Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Ten Largest Holdings   % of Investments  
Cardinal Health, Inc.     2.51%  
AES Corp. (The)     2.30%  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     2.22%  
Rock-Tenn Co. Class A     2.08%  
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     2.02%  
CIT Group, Inc.     1.95%  
Great Plains Energy, Inc.     1.95%  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     1.82%  
Ares Capital Corp     1.81%  
Kohl’s Corp.     1.72%  
 
Holdings by Sector*   % of Investments  
Consumer Discretionary     9.14%  
Consumer Staples     3.24%  
Energy     7.55%  
Financials     32.47%  
Health Care     8.71%  
Industrials     11.29%  
Information Technology     10.15%  
Materials     5.70%  
Telecommunication Services     0.20%  
Utilities     11.24%  
Repurchase Agreement     0.31%  
Total     100.00%  
* A sector may comprise several industries.

 

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. – Emerging Markets Currency Fund

 

Ten Largest Holdings   % of Investments  
Turkey Government Bond , Zero Coupon, 4/9/2014     4.31%  
Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 4.50%, 11/1/2018     1.18%  
Nigeria Treasury Bill, Zero Coupon, 3/6/2014     1.11%  
Morgan Stanley, 4.75%, 4/1/2014     1.06%  
Wachovia Corp., 0.576%, 10/28/2015     1.05%  
UDR, Inc., 5.50%, 4/1/2014     1.01%  
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.625%, 4/1/2020     0.94%  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 7.625%, 3/15/2014     0.90%  
Bank of America Corp., 10.20%, 7/15/2015     0.89%  
Anglo American Capital plc (United Kingdom), 9.375%, 4/8/2014     0.86%  

 

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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)

 

Holdings by Sector*   % of Investments  
Asset-Backed     14.29%  
Automotive     1.30%  
Banking     8.31%  
Basic Industry     3.43%  
Capital Goods     1.43%  
Consumer Cyclical     1.76%  
Consumer Non-Cyclical     0.33%  
Energy     8.63%  
Financial Services     1.40%  
Foreign Government     5.49%  
Health Care     2.20%  
Insurance     1.15%  
Media     1.28%  
Mortgage-Backed     34.85%  
Real Estate     4.31%  
Services     2.74%  
Technology & Electronics     1.71%  
Telecommunications     1.92%  
Utility     3.47%  
Total     100.00%  
* A sector may comprise several industries.

 

Lord Abbett Investment Trust – High Yield Fund

 

Ten Largest Holdings   % of Investments  
First Data Corp., 12.625%, 1/15/2021     0.97%  
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/2020     0.74%  
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, 7.75%, 6/1/2021     0.74%  
LBG Capital No.1 plc, 8.00%, TBA     0.72%  
Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.00%, 8/15/2020     0.66%  
CIT Group, Inc., 5.375%, 5/15/2020     0.63%  
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 7/15/2022     0.63%  
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/2021     0.61%  
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.50%, 4/1/2023     0.61%  
Red de Carreteras de Occidente S.A.P.I.B. de CV, 9.00%, 6/10/2028     0.53%  

 

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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)

 

Holdings by Sector*   % of Investments  
Automotive     2.23%  
Banking     3.55%  
Basic Industry     9.78%  
Capital Goods     5.87%  
Consumer Cyclical     7.41%  
Consumer Non-Cyclical     3.38%  
Energy     13.50%  
Financial Services     3.47%  
Foreign Government     0.25%  
Healthcare     7.14%  
Insurance     1.05%  
Media     9.39%  
Municipal     0.11%  
Real Estate     0.20%  
Services     11.51%  
Technology & Electronics     8.13%  
Telecommunications     8.22%  
Utility     4.65%  
Repurchase Agreement     0.16%  
Total     100.00%  
* A sector may comprise several industries.

 

Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc. – High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

Ten Largest Holdings   % of Investments  
Buckeye Tobacco, 5.125%, 06/1/2024     1.55%  
Tobacco Settlement Fin Corp, 5.00%, 06/1/2041     1.50%  
Golden St Tobacco, 5.00%, 06/1/2033     1.36%  
San Antonio Elec & Gas, 5.25%     1.27%  
NJ EDA—Continental Airlines AMT, 5.25%, 09/15/2029     0.91%  
OH Hsp—Cleveland Clinic, 5.50%     0.86%  
Cleveland Arpt—Continental Airlines AMT, 5.375%, 09/15/2027     0.85%  
RI Hlth & Ed—St Joseph Hlth, 5.50%, 10/1/2029     0.81%  
Golden St Tobacco, 4.50%, 06/1/2027     0.80%  
Niagara Area Dev Corp—Covanta AMT, 5.25%, 11/1/2042     0.77%  

 

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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)

 

Portfolio Holdings Presented by Credit Rating

Credit Rating:
S&P or Moody’s (a)
  % of Investments  
AA   4.26%  
AA+   1.12%  
AAA   0.81%  
D   0.27%  
AA-   1.42%  
A+   2.77%  
A   3.63%  
A-   3.15%  
BBB+   2.60%  
BBB   4.52%  
BBB-   8.45%  
BB+   7.72%  
BB   5.18%  
BB-   4.20%  
B+   1.76%  
B   8.02%  
B-   7.63%  
CCC   1.14%  
CC   0.02%  
C   0.00%*  
NR   31.33%  
Money Market Mutual Fund   0.00%*  
Total   100.00%  
(a) Certain investments have been rated by Fitch IBCA.
* Amount is less than 0.01%.

 

Lord Abbett Securities Trust – International Dividend Income Fund

 

Ten Largest Holdings   % of Investments  
Rio Tinto plc ADR     2.58%  
Eni SpA ADR     1.97%  
Total SA ADR     1.92%  
Siemens AG Registered Shares     1.92%  
SJM Holdings Ltd.     1.90%  
National Australia Bank Ltd.     1.90%  
Vivendi SA     1.88%  
Aegon NV     1.87%  
Deutsche Telekom AG Registered Shares     1.85%  
BP plc     1.81%  

 

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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)

 

Holdings by Sector*   % of Investments  
Banking     0.72%  
Consumer Discretionary     10.69%  
Consumer Staples     6.05%  
Energy     9.38%  
Financials     24.86%  
Health Care     5.93%  
Industrials     11.21%  
Information Technology     2.38%  
Materials     6.08%  
Telecommunication Services     12.45%  
Utilities     8.87%  
Repurchase Agreement     1.38%  
Total     100.00%  
* A sector may comprise several industries.

 

Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc.

 

Ten Largest Holdings   % of Investments  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     2.42%  
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     1.91%  
Pentair Ltd. Registered Shares (Switzerland)     1.75%  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     1.74%  
XL Group plc (Ireland)     1.60%  
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     1.57%  
Lincoln National Corp.     1.54%  
Invesco Ltd.     1.49%  
Raymond James Financial, Inc.     1.48%  
Actavis plc     1.47%  
 
Holdings by Sector*   % of Investments  
Consumer Discretionary     10.42%  
Consumer Staples     3.51%  
Energy     7.38%  
Financials     30.84%  
Health Care     10.52%  
Industrials     12.76%  
Information Technology     10.11%  
Materials     6.91%  
Utilities     6.91%  
Repurchase Agreement     0.64%  
Total     100.00%  
* A sector may comprise several industries.

 

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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(concluded)

 

Lord Abbett Investment Trust – Short Duration Income Fund  

 

Ten Largest Holdings   % of Investments  
U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, 3/15/2015     3.14%  
DCP Mistream LLC, Zero Coupon, 1/17/2014     0.63%  
QVC, Inc., 7.50%, 10/1/2019     0.61%  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 7.875%, 7/15/2020     0.53%  
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007–5 AM, 5.419%, 8/12/2048     0.51%  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C31 AM, 5.591%, 4/15/2047     0.51%  
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 6.00%, 11/1/2020     0.50%  
Mylan, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/2018     0.49%  
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/2020     0.49%  
Citigroup, Inc., 5.00%, 9/15/2014     0.48%  
 
Holdings by Sector*   % of Investments  
Auto     0.09%  
Basic Industry     0.55%  
Capital Goods     0.23%  
Consumer Cyclicals     3.87%  
Consumer Discretionary     1.65%  
Consumer Non-Cyclical     0.06%  
Consumer Services     1.25%  
Consumer Staples     0.99%  
Energy     8.46%  
Financial Services     53.05%  
Foreign Government     0.53%  
Health Care     2.96%  
Integrated Oils     3.00%  
Materials and Processing     4.21%  
Media     0.15%  
Municipal     0.06%  
Producer Durables     0.70%  
Technology     1.59%  
Telecommunications     1.92%  
Transportation     1.27%  
U.S. Government     10.06%  
Utilities     2.14%  
Repurchase Agreements     1.21%  
Total     100.00%  
* A sector may comprise several industries.

 

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Basic Information About Management

 

The Board is responsible for the management of the business and affairs of the Company in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland. The Board elects officers who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of each Fund and who execute policies authorized by the Board. The Board also approves an investment adviser to each Fund and continues to monitor the cost and quality of the services the investment adviser provides, and annually considers whether to renew the contract with the adviser. Generally, each Director holds office until his/her successor is elected and qualified or until his/her earlier resignation or removal, as provided in the Company’s organizational documents.

 

Lord Abbett, a Delaware limited liability company, is the Company’s investment adviser. Designated Lord Abbett personnel are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds.

 

Interested Director

Ms. Foster is affiliated with Lord Abbett and is an “interested person” of the Company as defined in the Act. Ms. Foster is a director/trustee and officer of each of the 12 Lord Abbett-sponsored funds, which consist of 55 portfolios or series.

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
  Current Position and
Length of Service
with the Company
  Principal Occupation and Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years
Daria L. Foster
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1954)
  Director and President since 2006; Chief Executive Officer since 2012  

Principal Occupation: Managing Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2007), and was formerly Director of Marketing and Client Service, joined Lord Abbett in 1990.

 

Other Directorships: None.

 

 

 

Independent Directors

The following Independent Directors also are directors/trustees of each of the 12 Lord Abbett-sponsored funds, which consist of 55 portfolios or series.

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
  Current Position and
Length of Service
with the Company
  Principal Occupation and Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years
E. Thayer Bigelow
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1941)
  Director since 1994; Chairman since 2013  

Principal Occupation: Managing General Partner, Bigelow Media, LLC (since 2000); Senior Adviser, Time Warner Inc. (1998 - 2000).

 

Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of Crane Co. (since 1984) and Huttig Building Products Inc. (since 1998). Previously served as a director of R.H. Donnelley Inc. (2009 - 2010).

         
Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1942)
  Director since 1998  

Principal Occupation: Senior Advisor of Monitor Clipper Partners, a private equity investment fund (since 1997); President of Clipper Asset Management Corp. (1991 - 2009).

 

Other Directorships: Previously served as a director of Interstate Bakeries Corp. (1991 - 2008).

 

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Basic Information About Management (continued)

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
  Current Position and
Length of Service
with the Company
  Principal Occupation and Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years
Evelyn E. Guernsey
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1955)
  Director since 2011  

Principal Occupation: CEO, Americas of J.P. Morgan Asset Management (2004 - 2010).

 

Other Directorships: None.

         
Julie A. Hill
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1946)
  Director since 2004  

Principal Occupation: Owner and CEO of The Hill Company, a business consulting firm (since 1998).

 

Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of WellPoint, Inc., a health benefits company (since 1994). Previously served as a director of Lend Lease Corporation Limited, an international retail and residential property group (2006 - 2012).

         
Franklin W. Hobbs
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1947)
  Director since 2000  

Principal Occupation: Advisor of One Equity Partners, a private equity firm (since 2004).

 

Other Directorships: Currently serves as director and Chairman of the Board of Ally Financial Inc., a financial services firm (since 2009), and as director of Molson Coors Brewing Company (since 2002).

         
James M. McTaggart
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1947)
  Director since 2012  

Principal Occupation: Independent management advisor and consultant (since 2012); Vice President, CRA International, Inc. (doing business as Charles River Associates), a global management consulting firm (2009-2012); Founder and Chairman of Marakon Associates, Inc., a strategy consulting firm (1978 - 2009); and Officer and Director of Trinsum Group, a holding company (2007 - 2009).

 

Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of Blyth, Inc., a home products company (since 2004).

         
James L.L. Tullis
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
c/o Legal Dept.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(1947)
  Director since 2006  

Principal Occupation: CEO of Tullis-Dickerson and Co. Inc., a venture capital management firm (since 1990); CEO of Tullis Health Investors Inc. (since 2012).

 

Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of Crane Co. (since 1998). Previously served as a director of Synageva BioPharma Corp., a biopharmaceutical company (2009 - 2011).

 

 

 

Officers

None of the officers listed below have received compensation from the Company. All of the officers of the Company also may be officers of the other Lord Abbett-sponsored funds and maintain offices at 90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Unless otherwise indicated, the position(s) and title(s) listed under the “Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years” column indicate each officer’s position(s) and title(s) with Lord Abbett.

 

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Basic Information About Management (continued)

 

Name and
Year of Birth
  Current Position
with the Company
  Length of Service
of Current
Position
  Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Daria L. Foster
(1954)
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Elected as President in 2006 and Chief Executive Officer in 2012   Managing Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2007), and was formerly Director of Marketing and Client Service, joined Lord Abbett in 1990.
             
Robert I. Gerber
(1954)
  Executive Vice President   Elected in 2001   Partner and Chief Investment Officer (since 2007), joined Lord Abbett in 1997 as Director of Taxable Fixed Income Management.
             
Jerald M. Lanzotti
(1967)
  Executive Vice President   Elected in 2013   Partner and Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 1996.
             
Robert A. Lee
(1969)
  Executive Vice President   Elected in 2013   Partner and Director of Taxable Fixed Income, joined Lord Abbett in 1997.
             
Leah G. Traub
(1979)
  Executive Vice President   Elected in 2009   Partner and Director of Currency Management, joined Lord Abbett in 2007.
             
Joan A. Binstock
(1954)
  Chief Financial Officer and Vice President   Elected in 1999   Partner and Chief Financial and Operations Officer, joined Lord Abbett in 1999.
             
John K. Forst
(1960)
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   Elected in 2005   Partner and Deputy General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2004.
             
Lawrence H. Kaplan
(1957)
  Vice President and Secretary   Elected in 1997   Partner and General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 1997.
             
Steven M. Lipper
(1961)
  Vice President   Elected in 2011   Director, Product Management, joined Lord Abbett in 2004.
             
Joseph M. McGill
(1962)
  Chief Compliance Officer   Elected in 2014   Chief Compliance Officer, joined Lord Abbett in 2014 and was formerly a Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer at UBS Global Asset Management (2003 - 2013).
             
A. Edward Oberhaus, III
(1959)
  Vice President   Elected in 1996   Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1983.

 

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Basic Information About Management (concluded)

 

Name and
Year of Birth
  Current Position
with the Company
  Length of Service
of Current
Position
  Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Andrew H. O’Brien
(1973)
  Vice President   Elected in 2013   Partner and Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 1998.
             
Thomas R. Phillips
(1960)
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   Elected in 2008   Partner and Deputy General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2006.
             
David B. Ritt
(1976)
  Vice President   Elected in 2009   Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2006.
             
Lawrence B. Stoller
(1963)
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   Elected in 2007   Partner and Senior Deputy General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2007.
             
Scott S. Wallner
(1955)
  AML Compliance Officer   Elected in 2011   Assistant General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2004.
             
Bernard J. Grzelak
(1971)
  Treasurer   Elected in 2003   Partner and Director of Fund Administration, joined Lord Abbett in 2003.

 

Please call 888-522-2388 for a copy of the statement of additional information, which contains further information about the Company’s Directors. It is available free upon request.

 

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Approval of Advisory Contract

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

 

At a meeting held on July 18, 2013, the Board, including all of the Directors who are not interested persons of the Company or of Lord Abbett, considered whether to approve the proposed management agreement between the Fund and Lord Abbett. The Board reviewed materials relating specifically to the management agreement before and at the meeting and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information, taking into account its familiarity with Lord Abbett gained through its meetings and discussions.

 

The materials received by the Board included, but were not limited to, (1) information provided by Morningstar regarding the expense ratios, contractual and effective management fee rates, and other expense components for the Fund and a group of funds with similar objectives and of similar size (the “peer group”); (2) information provided by Lord Abbett on the projected expense ratios, management fee rates, and other expense components for the Fund information regarding the distribution arrangements of the Fund; and (3) information regarding the personnel and other resources devoted by Lord Abbett to managing the Fund.

 

Investment Management Services Generally. The Board considered the investment management services to be provided by Lord Abbett to the Fund, including investment research, portfolio management, and trading, and Lord Abbett’s commitment to compliance with all relevant legal requirements. The Board also observed that Lord Abbett was engaged solely in the investment management business and accordingly did not experience the conflicts of interest that may result from being engaged in other lines of business.

 

Investment Performance. Because the Fund had not yet begun operations, the Board was not able to review the Fund’s investment performance and compliance.

 

Lord Abbett’s Personnel and Methods. The Board considered the qualifications of the personnel who would provide investment management services to the Fund, in light of its investment objective and discipline. Among other things, the Board considered the size, experience, and turnover of Lord Abbett’s investment management staff, Lord Abbett’s investment methodology and philosophy, and Lord Abbett’s approach to recruiting, training, and retaining investment management personnel. The Board determined that Lord Abbett had the expertise and resources to manage the Fund effectively.

 

Nature and Quality of Other Services. The Board considered the nature, quality, costs, and extent of compliance, administrative, and other services to be performed by Lord Abbett and Distributor and the nature and extent of Lord Abbett’s supervision of third party service providers, including the Fund’s transfer agent and custodian.

 

Expenses. The Board considered the projected expense levels of each class of shares of the Fund and the expense levels of the peer group. It also considered the amount and nature of the fees to be paid by shareholders. The Board noted that it and Lord Abbett had agreed to a management fee waiver and expense limitation agreement under which it would waive all or a portion of its management fee and, if necessary, reimburse the Fund’s other expenses to the extent necessary so that the total net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, do not exceed an annual rate of 0.85%.

 

Profitability. Because the Fund had not yet begun operations, the Board was not able to consider the level of Lord Abbett’s profits in managing the Fund.

 

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Approval of Advisory Contract (continued)

 

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there might be economies of scale in managing the Fund and whether the Fund would benefit appropriately from any such economies of scale. The Board concluded that the existing management fee schedule, with its breakpoints in the level of the management fee, adequately addressed any economies of scale in managing the Fund.

 

Other Benefits to Lord Abbett. The Board considered the character and amount of fees proposed to be paid by the Fund and the Fund’s shareholders to Lord Abbett and Distributor for services other than investment advisory services. The Board also considered the revenues and profitability of Lord Abbett’s investment advisory business apart from its mutual fund business, and the intangible benefits enjoyed by Lord Abbett by virtue of its relationship with the Fund. The Board observed that Distributor receives 12b-1 fees from certain of the Lord Abbett Funds as to shares held in accounts for which there is no other broker of record, may retain a portion of the 12b-1 fees it receives, and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales and redemptions of some classes of shares. In addition, the Board observed that Lord Abbett accrues certain benefits for its business of providing investment advice to clients other than the Lord Abbett Funds, but that that business also benefits the Funds. The Board also noted that Lord Abbett, as disclosed in the prospectus of the Fund, has entered into revenue sharing arrangements with certain entities that distribute shares of the Fund.

 

In considering whether to approve the management agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor as paramount or controlling. This summary does not discuss in detail all matters considered. After considering all of the relevant factors, the Board unanimously found that approval of the management agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and voted unanimously to approve the management agreement.

 

Emerging Markets Currency Fund and Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund

 

The Board of Directors of the Company, including all of the Directors who are not interested persons of the Company or Lord Abbett, annually considers whether to approve the continuation of the existing management agreement between each Fund and Lord Abbett. In connection with its most recent approval, the Board reviewed materials relating specifically to the management agreement, as well as numerous materials received throughout the course of the year, including information about each Fund’s investment performance compared to the performance of its benchmark. Before making its decision as to each Fund, the Board had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information, taking into account its familiarity with Lord Abbett gained through its meetings and discussions. These meetings and discussions included the examination of the portfolio management teams conducted by members of the Contract Committee, the deliberations of the Contract Committee, and discussions between the Contract Committee and Lord Abbett’s management.

 

The materials received by the Board as to each Fund included, but were not limited to: (1) information provided by Morningstar Associates, LLC (“Morningstar”) regarding the investment performance of the Fund compared to the investment performance of a group of funds in the same Morningstar investment category (the “performance peer group”) and the investment performance of one or more appropriate benchmarks; (2) information provided by Morningstar regarding the expense ratios, contractual and effective management fee rates, and other expense components for the Fund and one or more groups of funds in the same Morningstar category, with the same share classes and operational characteristics, including asset size (the “expense peer group”); (3) as to

 

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Emerging Markets Currency Fund, certain supplemental investment performance information provided by Lord Abbett; (4) information provided by Lord Abbett on the projected expense ratios, management fee rates, and other expense components for the Fund; (5) sales and redemption information for the Fund; (6) information regarding Lord Abbett’s financial condition; (7) an analysis of the relative profitability of the management agreement to Lord Abbett; (8) information provided by Lord Abbett regarding the investment management fees Lord Abbett receives from its other advisory clients maintaining accounts with a similar investment strategy as the Fund; (9) information regarding the distribution arrangements of the Fund; and (10) information regarding the personnel and other resources devoted by Lord Abbett to managing the Fund.

 

Investment Management Services Generally. The Board considered the investment management services provided by Lord Abbett to each Fund, including investment research, portfolio management, and trading, and Lord Abbett’s commitment to compliance with all applicable legal requirements. The Board also observed that Lord Abbett was solely engaged in the investment management business and accordingly did not experience the conflicts of interest that may result from being engaged in other lines of business. The Board considered the investment advisory services provided by Lord Abbett to other clients, the fees charged for the services, and the differences in the nature of the services provided to the Fund and other Lord Abbett Funds, on the one hand, and the services provided to other clients, on the other.

 

Investment Performance. The Board reviewed each Fund’s investment performance in relation to that of the performance peer group, in each case as of various periods ended August 31, 2013. As to Emerging Markets Currency Fund, the Board observed that the Fund’s investment performance was below the median of the peer group for the one, three, five, and ten year periods. The Board also noted that the strategy of the Fund differed from that of most mutual funds in the peer group and accordingly considered the performance of the Fund in relationship to the Barclays Global Emerging Markets Strategy (GEMS) Index and to a competitor fund with strategies that closely mirror the Fund’s strategy. As to Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund, the Board observed that the Fund’s investment performance was above the median of the peer group for the one, three, and ten-year periods and below the median of the peer group for the five-year period.

 

Lord Abbett’s Personnel and Methods. The Board considered the qualifications of the personnel providing investment management services to each Fund, in light of its investment objective and discipline. Among other things, the Board considered the size, experience, and turnover of Lord Abbett’s investment management staff, Lord Abbett’s investment methodology and philosophy, and Lord Abbett’s approach to recruiting, training, and retaining investment management personnel.

 

Nature and Quality of Other Services. The Board considered the nature, quality, costs, and extent of compliance, administrative, and other services performed by Lord Abbett and Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (“Distributor”) and the nature and extent of Lord Abbett’s supervision of third party service providers, including each Fund’s transfer agent and custodian.

 

Expenses. The Board considered the expense levels of each Fund and the expense levels of one or more corresponding expense peer groups. It also considered the projected expense levels of each Fund and how those levels would relate to those of the expense peer group and the amount and nature of the fees paid by shareholders. As to Emerging Markets Currency Fund, the Board observed that the overall expense level was below the median of the expense peer group. As to Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund, the Board observed that the overall expense level was well below the median of the expense peer group.

 

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Profitability. As to each Fund, the Board considered the level of Lord Abbett’s profits in managing the Fund, including a review of Lord Abbett’s methodology for allocating its costs to its management of the Fund. The Board concluded that the allocation methodology had a reasonable basis and was appropriate. It considered any profits realized by Lord Abbett in connection with the operation of each Fund, including the fee that Lord Abbett receives from the Fund for providing administrative services to the Fund, and whether the amount of profit was fair for the management of the Fund. The Board also considered the profits realized from other business segments of Lord Abbett, which may benefit from or be related to the Fund’s business. The Board considered Lord Abbett’s profit margins in comparison with available industry data, both accounting for and ignoring marketing and distribution expenses, and how those profit margins could affect Lord Abbett’s ability to recruit and retain investment personnel. The Board recognized that Lord Abbett’s profitability was a factor in enabling it to attract and retain qualified investment management personnel to provide services to the Fund. The Board concluded that Lord Abbett’s profitability as to each Fund was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. As to each Fund, the Board considered whether there had been any economies of scale in managing the Fund, whether the Fund had appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there was potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board concluded that each existing management fee schedule, with its breakpoint or breakpoints in the level of the management fee, adequately addressed any economies of scale in managing the applicable Fund.

 

Other Benefits to Lord Abbett. As to each Fund, the Board considered the character and amount of fees paid by the Fund and the Fund’s shareholders to Lord Abbett and Distributor for services other than investment advisory services. The Board also considered the revenues and profitability of Lord Abbett’s investment advisory business apart from its mutual fund business, and the intangible benefits enjoyed by Lord Abbett by virtue of its relationship with the Fund. The Board observed that Distributor receives 12b-1 fees from certain of the Lord Abbett Funds as to shares held in accounts for which there is no other broker of record, may retain a portion of the 12b-1 fees from the Funds, and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales and redemptions of some classes of shares. In addition, the Board observed that Lord Abbett accrues certain benefits for its business of providing investment advice to clients other than the Lord Abbett Funds, but that business also benefits the Funds. The Board also noted that Lord Abbett, as disclosed in the prospectuses of the Funds, has entered into revenue sharing arrangements with certain entities that distribute shares of the Funds.

 

Alternative Arrangements. As to each Fund, the Board considered whether, instead of approving continuation of the management agreement, it might be in the best interests of the Fund to implement one or more alternative arrangements, such as continuing to employ Lord Abbett, but on different terms. After considering all of the relevant factors, the Board unanimously found that continuation of the existing management agreements was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders and voted unanimously to approve the continuation of the management agreements. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the management agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor as paramount or controlling. This summary does not discuss in detail all matters considered.

 

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Householding

 

The Company has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of each Fund’s prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report to certain shareholders residing at the same “household.” This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be “householded,” please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 or send a written request with your name, the name of your fund or funds and your account number or numbers to Lord Abbett Family of Funds, P.O. Box 219336, Kansas City, MO 64121.

 

Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Records

 

A description of the policies and procedures that Lord Abbett uses to vote proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities, and information on how Lord Abbett voted each Fund’s proxies during the 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling 888-522-2388; (ii) on Lord Abbett’s Website at www.lordabbett.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Website at www.sec.gov.

 

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

 

The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s Website at www.sec.gov and may be available by calling Lord Abbett at 888–522–2388. You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330).

 

Tax Information

 

52% of the ordinary income distributions paid by Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund during the year is qualified dividend income.

 

For corporate shareholders, 7% of the ordinary income distributions paid by Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund qualified for the dividends received deduction.

 

Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund intends to pass through foreign source income of $3,416,784 and foreign taxes of $385,168.

 

Additionally, of the distributions paid by Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, $1,939,046 represents long-term capital gains. 0.45% of the ordinary income distributions paid by Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 is tax-exempt dividend income.

 

For foreign shareholders, the percentages below reflect the portion of ordinary income distributions that represent interest-related dividends:

 

Fund Name        
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund     100 %
Emerging Markets Currency Fund     100 %
Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund     94 %
 

 

 

 

This report, when not used for the general information of shareholders of the Fund, is to be distributed only if preceded or accompanied by a current fund prospectus.

 

Lord Abbett mutual fund shares are distributed by LORD ABBETT DISTRIBUTOR LLC.

 

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Currency Fund

Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund

Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund

(formerly, Lord Abbett Global Allocation Fund)

 

LAGF-2-1213 

(02/14) 

 
Item 2: Code of Ethics.
   
(a) In accordance with applicable requirements, the Registrant adopted a Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics on June 19, 2003 that applies to the principal executive officer and senior financial officers of the Registrant (“Code of Ethics”).  The Code of Ethics was in effect during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (the “Period”).
   
(b) Not applicable.
   
(c) The Registrant has not amended the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the Period.  
   
(d) The Registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the Period.
   
(e) Not applicable.
   
(f) See Item 12(a)(1) concerning the filing of the Code of Ethics.
   
Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.
   
  The Registrant’s board of directors has determined that each of the following independent directors who are members of the audit committee is an audit committee financial expert: E. Thayer Bigelow and Robert B. Calhoun, Jr. Each of these persons is independent within the meaning of the Form N-CSR.  
   
Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
   
  Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

In response to sections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Item 4, the aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 by the Registrant’s principal accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte”) were as follows:

 

    Fiscal year ended:  
    2013     2012  
Audit Fees {a}   $ 140,000     $ 75,500  
Audit-Related Fees     - 0 -       - 0 -  
Total audit and audit-related fees     140,000       75,500  
                 
Tax Fees {b}     39,054       18,220  
All Other Fees     - 0 -       - 0 -  
                 
Total Fees   $ 179,054     $ 93,720  
 
 

 

{a} Consists of fees for audits of the Registrant’s annual financial statements.

 

{b} Fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 consist of fees for preparing the U.S. Income Tax Return for Regulated Investment Companies, New Jersey Corporation Business Tax Return, New Jersey Annual Report Form, U.S. Return of Excise Tax on Undistributed Income of Investment Companies, IRS Forms 1099-MISC and 1096 Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns.

 

(e) (1) Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c) (7) of Regulation S-X, the Registrant’s Audit Committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures. Such policies and procedures generally provide that the Audit Committee must pre-approve:

 

any audit, audit-related, tax, and other services to be provided to the Lord Abbett Funds, including the Registrant, and

 

any audit-related, tax, and other services to be provided to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to one or more Funds comprising the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to operations and financial reporting of a Fund, by the independent auditor to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence.

 

The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman, subject to a fee limit of $10,000 per event, and not to exceed $25,000 annually. The Chairman will report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

 

(e) (2) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has approved 100% of the services described in this Item 4 (b) through (d).

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to the Registrant are shown above in the response to Item 4 (a), (b), (c) and (d) as “All Other Fees”.

 

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were:

 

    Fiscal year ended:  
    2013     2012  
All Other Fees {a}   $ 180,602     $ 194,431  
 
 

 

{a} Consist of fees for Independent Services Auditors’ Report on Controls Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness related to Lord Abbett’s Asset Management Services (“SOC-1 Report”).

 

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to entities under the common control of Lord Abbett for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were:

 

    Fiscal year ended:  
    2013     2012  
All Other Fees   $ - 0 -     $ - 0 -  

 

 

 

(h) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X and has determined that the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining Deloitte’s independence.

 

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 6: Investments.
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 9: Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 11: Controls and Procedures.
 
(a) Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and effective to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities.
   
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12: Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) The Lord Abbett Family of Funds Sarbanes Oxley Code of Ethics for the Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers is attached hereto as part of Ex-99. CODEETH.
   
(a)(2) Certification of each Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto as a part of EX-99.CERT.
   
(b) Certification of each Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is provided as a part of EX-99.906CERT.
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.  
       
  By:  /s/ Daria L. Foster  
    Daria L. Foster  
    President and Chief Executive Officer  
       
Date: February 26, 2014      
       
  By:  /s/ Joan A. Binstock  
    Joan A. Binstock  
    Chief Financial Officer and Vice President  
       
Date: February 26, 2014      
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

  By:  /s/ Daria L. Foster  
    Daria L. Foster  
    President and Chief Executive Officer  
       
Date: February 26, 2014      
       
  By:  /s/ Joan A. Binstock  
    Joan A. Binstock  
    Chief Financial Officer and Vice President  
       
Date: February 26, 2014      
 
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