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Grab These 3 Lord Abbett Mutual Funds for Outstanding Returns

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Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett managed approximately $262 billion in assets as of June 30, 2026. The privately held firm manages assets across equities, fixed income and alternative investments, with fixed income representing the largest portion of its platform. Lord Abbett employs 184 investment professionals, with an average of 18 years of industry experience. The firm serves 200 institutional clients and has a global presence spanning more than 30 countries.

Lord Abbett serves institutional and individual investors worldwide and maintains a broad global investment platform spanning U.S. and international equities, high-quality and leveraged credit, municipal bonds, opportunistic credit, private credit and private real estate. The firm continues to expand its alternatives capabilities and global presence as it seeks to capitalize on opportunities across public and private markets.

Below, we share with you three top-ranked Lord Abbett mutual funds, namely Lord Abbett Growth Leaders (LGLOX - Free Report) , Lord Abbett International Growth (LAVGX - Free Report) and Lord Abbett Developing Growth (LOGWX - Free Report) . Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. Investors can click here to see the complete list of funds.

Lord Abbett Growth Leaders invests in U.S. and foreign equities across market capitalizations, focusing on companies with above-average long-term growth potential, particularly those within the Russell 1000 Index’s market-cap range.

Lord Abbett Growth Leaders has three-year annualized returns of 23.8%. As of April 2026, LGLOX had held 61 issues, with 12.6% of its assets invested in NVIDIA.

Lord Abbett International Growth primarily invests in diversified large-cap foreign equities with above-average long-term growth potential, while retaining flexibility to invest in emerging markets and U.S. companies.

Lord Abbett International Growth has three-year annualized returns of 19.7%. LAVGX has an expense ratio of 0.64%.

Lord Abbett Developing Growth focuses on companies with above-average long-term growth potential, primarily targeting small-cap equities while maintaining limited exposure to foreign and emerging-market securities.

Lord Abbett Developing Growth has three-year annualized returns of 18.7%. F. Thomas O’Halloran has been one of the fund managers of LOGWX since 2001.

To view the Zacks Rank and the past performance of all Lord Abbett mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of Lord Abbett mutual funds.

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