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

Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund Class R6 (LDLVX)

Updated October 8, 2026.

LDLVX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 5.15%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.14%, its expense ratio is 0.32%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 35.3% over the past 11.3 years, 313.2 points behind SPY at 348.5%.

At the current 5.15% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $515 per year, or $42.92 per month.

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 performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is 35.3% over the past 11.3 years, 313.2 points behind SPY at 348.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 1.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.3%.

LDLVX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.79%

Issuer

Lord Abbett

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Fixed Income

Expense ratio

0.32%

Distribution rate

5.15%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

5.14%

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

Last payment date

09/30/2026 (as of 2026-09-30)

Beta

0.27

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.15%) 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 (5.14%) 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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

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