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LDLVX Mutual Fund — Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund Class R6

Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund Class R6 (LDLVX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

Verdict as of October 16, 2026

LDLVX's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (93/100, medium confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 5.46%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.016 with an ex-date of September 30, 2026, was unchanged from the previous payment. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.

Sources: Lord Abbett, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.

LDLVX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 5.46%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.12%, its expense ratio is 0.32%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 35.6% over the past 11.3 years, 306.7 points behind SPY at 342.3%.

Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund Class R6 is a mutual fund that invests predominantly in short-duration investment-grade debt securities, including U.S. and international corporate bonds, government securities, mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities. The fund carries a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits, though it does not maintain a regular distribution schedule; it has an expense ratio of 0.32%. The fund appeals to fixed-income investors seeking current income from shorter-duration bond positions with lower interest rate sensitivity than longer-duration alternatives.

LDLVX dividend yield and income

Price as of 2026-10-16.

The distribution rate (5.46%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (5.12%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.016. The ex-dividend date is 09/30/2026. The payment date is 09/30/2026.

Recorded distribution timeline (133)
Ex-dateAmountChange from previous payment
2026-09-30$0.0160.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-08-31$0.0160.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-07-31$0.0160.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-06-30$0.0160.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-05-29$0.0160.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-04-30$0.0160.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-03-31$0.0160.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-02-27$0.0160.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-01-30$0.016-5.9%
Unclassified cash
2025-12-31$0.0176.3%
Unclassified cash
2025-11-28$0.016-5.9%
Unclassified cash
2025-10-31$0.0170.0%
Unclassified cash
2025-09-30$0.017-5.6%
Unclassified cash
2025-08-29$0.0180.0%
Unclassified cash
2025-07-31$0.0180.0%
Unclassified cash
2025-06-30$0.018-0.5%
Unclassified cash
2025-05-31$0.018096.4%
Unclassified cash
2025-04-30$0.0170.0%
Unclassified cash
2025-03-31$0.0170.0%
Unclassified cash
2025-02-28$0.0170.0%
Unclassified cash
2025-01-31$0.0170.0%
Unclassified cash
2024-12-31$0.017-0.8%
Unclassified cash
2024-11-30$0.017130.8%
Unclassified cash
2024-10-31$0.0170.0%
Unclassified cash
2024-09-30$0.0170.0%
Unclassified cash
2024-08-31$0.0170.0%
Unclassified cash
2024-07-31$0.0170.3%
Unclassified cash
2024-06-30$0.01695-0.3%
Unclassified cash
2024-05-31$0.0170.0%
Unclassified cash
2024-04-30$0.0170.4%
Unclassified cash
2024-03-31$0.016935.8%
Unclassified cash
2024-02-29$0.016-5.9%
Unclassified cash
2024-01-31$0.0175.8%
Unclassified cash
2023-12-31$0.016070.4%
Unclassified cash
2023-11-30$0.0160.0%
Unclassified cash
2023-10-31$0.0161.5%
Unclassified cash
2023-09-30$0.01576-1.5%
Unclassified cash
2023-08-31$0.0166.7%
Unclassified cash
2023-07-31$0.015-6.3%
Unclassified cash
2023-06-30$0.0166.7%
Unclassified cash
2023-05-31$0.015-1.4%
Unclassified cash
2023-04-30$0.015211.4%
Unclassified cash
2023-03-31$0.0157.1%
Unclassified cash
2023-02-28$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2023-01-31$0.0142.1%
Unclassified cash
2022-12-31$0.013715.5%
Unclassified cash
2022-11-30$0.0130.0%
Unclassified cash
2022-10-31$0.0138.3%
Unclassified cash
2022-09-30$0.0120.0%
Unclassified cash
2022-08-31$0.01210.1%
Unclassified cash
2022-07-31$0.0109-0.9%
Unclassified cash
2022-06-30$0.01110.0%
Unclassified cash
2022-05-31$0.010.1%
Unclassified cash
2022-04-30$0.00999-0.1%
Unclassified cash
2022-03-31$0.0111.1%
Unclassified cash
2022-02-28$0.0090.0%
Unclassified cash
2022-01-31$0.0090.0%
Unclassified cash
2021-12-31$0.0090.0%
Unclassified cash
2021-11-30$0.0097.5%
Unclassified cash
2021-10-31$0.00837-7.0%
Unclassified cash
2021-09-30$0.0090.0%
Unclassified cash
2021-08-31$0.009-2.0%
Unclassified cash
2021-07-31$0.009182.0%
Unclassified cash
2021-06-30$0.009-2.9%
Unclassified cash
2021-05-31$0.00927-7.3%
Unclassified cash
2021-04-30$0.010.0%
Unclassified cash
2021-03-31$0.016.7%
Unclassified cash
2021-02-28$0.00937-3.0%
Unclassified cash
2021-01-31$0.00966-3.4%
Unclassified cash
2020-12-31$0.010.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-11-30$0.010.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-10-30$0.010.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-09-30$0.01-9.1%
Unclassified cash
2020-08-31$0.0110.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-07-31$0.0110.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-06-30$0.0110.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-05-29$0.011-8.3%
Unclassified cash
2020-04-30$0.0120.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-03-31$0.0129.1%
Unclassified cash
2020-02-28$0.011-8.3%
Unclassified cash
2020-01-31$0.0120.0%
Unclassified cash
2019-12-31$0.012-7.7%
Unclassified cash
2019-11-29$0.0130.0%
Unclassified cash
2019-10-31$0.013-7.1%
Unclassified cash
2019-09-30$0.0147.7%
Unclassified cash
2019-08-30$0.013-7.1%
Unclassified cash
2019-07-31$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2019-06-28$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2019-05-31$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2019-04-30$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2019-03-29$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2019-02-28$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2019-01-31$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2018-12-31$0.014-6.7%
Unclassified cash
2018-11-30$0.0157.1%
Unclassified cash
2018-10-31$0.014-6.7%
Unclassified cash
2018-09-28$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2018-08-31$0.0157.1%
Unclassified cash
2018-07-31$0.014-6.7%
Unclassified cash
2018-06-29$0.0157.1%
Unclassified cash
2018-05-31$0.014-6.7%
Unclassified cash
2018-04-30$0.0157.1%
Unclassified cash
2018-03-29$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2018-02-28$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2018-01-31$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2017-12-29$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2017-11-30$0.0147.7%
Unclassified cash
2017-10-31$0.013-7.1%
Unclassified cash
2017-09-29$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2017-08-31$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2017-07-31$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2017-06-30$0.0140.0%
Unclassified cash
2017-05-31$0.014-6.7%
Unclassified cash
2017-04-28$0.0157.1%
Unclassified cash
2017-03-31$0.014-6.7%
Unclassified cash
2017-02-28$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2017-01-31$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2016-12-30$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2016-11-30$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2016-10-31$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2016-09-30$0.015N/A
2016-08-31$0.016N/A
2016-06-30$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2016-05-31$0.015-6.3%
Unclassified cash
2016-04-29$0.0166.7%
Unclassified cash
2016-03-31$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2016-02-29$0.015-6.3%
Unclassified cash
2016-01-29$0.0166.7%
Unclassified cash
2015-12-31$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2015-11-30$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2015-10-30$0.0150.0%
Unclassified cash
2015-09-30$0.015-6.3%
Unclassified cash
2015-08-31$0.016—
2015 total$0.076—
2016 total$0.168121.1%
2017 total$0.171.2%
2018 total$0.1731.8%
2019 total$0.163-5.8%
2020 total$0.131-19.6%
2021 total$0.11085-15.4%
2022 total$0.133620.5%
2023 total$0.1840437.8%
2024 total$0.2030110.3%
2025 total$0.207092.0%
2026 YTD total$0.144-8.3% vs prior-year YTD

LDLVX dividend growth

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -6.8%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.

TTM income vs TTM N years earlier
WindowChange
1Y-6.8%
3Y10.4%
5Y69.5%
10Y15.5%

LDLVX holdings and sector exposure

Holdings are not available for this snapshot.

LDLVX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 35.6% over the past 11.3 years, 306.7 points behind SPY at 342.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 2.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.3%.

WindowTotal returnCAGR
1M0.2%—
3M0.2%—
6M0.7%—
YTD1.2%—
1Y2.2%—
2Y CAGR—4.10%
3Y CAGR—5.40%
5Y CAGR—2.70%
10Y CAGR—2.80%
Since inception (11.3 years)35.6%2.70%

LDLVX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™
93 · Safe
Safety-Adjusted Yield
5.08%
Issuer
Lord Abbett
Asset type
Mutual Fund
Asset class
Fixed Income
Expense ratio
0.32%
Distribution rate
5.46%
Distribution frequency
Monthly
Trailing yield
5.12%
Last close
$3.79 (as of 2026-10-16)
NAV
$3.61 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
Premium / discount
N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
AUM
$40,267,927,552
Average volume
0.0
Dividend
$0.016
Ex-dividend date
09/30/2026
Payment date
09/30/2026
Beta
0.27

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.46%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.12%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.

LDLVX 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 LDLVX — and who may not

LDLVX 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does LDLVX pay monthly?

Yes. LDLVX currently pays monthly.

What is LDLVX's expense ratio?

LDLVX's expense ratio is 0.32%.

What is LDLVX's dividend yield?

LDLVX's distribution rate is 5.46%, paid monthly, with a 0.32% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.

How has LDLVX's dividend grown?

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -6.8%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.

When does LDLVX pay a dividend?

LDLVX pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.016. The ex-dividend date is 09/30/2026. The payment date is 09/30/2026.

How has LDLVX performed?

Total return is 35.6% over the past 11.3 years, 306.7 points behind SPY at 342.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 2.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.3%.

Is LDLVX a good investment?

LDLVX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 93 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 5.46% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.

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