LDLFX Mutual Fund — Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund

Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund (LDLFX)

Updated October 8, 2026.

LDLFX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 4.97%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.03%, its expense ratio is 0.49%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 89/100 (Safe). Total return is 95.1% over the past 19 years, 522.6 points behind SPY at 617.7%.

At the current 4.97% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $497 per year, or $41.42 per month.

Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund is a mutual fund investing at least 65% of its net assets in short-duration, investment-grade fixed-income securities, including corporate debt from U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, government securities, and inflation-linked investments. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.49% and currently distributes at a meaningful rate. This fund appeals to income-focused investors seeking regular distributions from a diversified portfolio of shorter-maturity debt instruments with lower interest-rate sensitivity than longer-duration bonds.

LDLFX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is 95.1% over the past 19 years, 522.6 points behind SPY at 617.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 1.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.3%.

LDLFX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

89 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.42%

Issuer

Lord Abbett

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Fixed Income

Expense ratio

0.49%

Distribution rate

4.97%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

5.03%

Last close

$3.78 (as of 2026-10-08)

NAV

$3.78 as of 2026-09-30

Premium / discount

0.00% (price 2026-10-08, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$40,267,927,552

Average volume

0.0

Last dividend

$0.016

Last ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.28

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.97%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (5.03%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Lord Abbett; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

LDLFX risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 1.3%.

Who may consider LDLFX — and who may not

LDLFX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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