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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: 811-23923

 

LORD ABBETT FLEXIBLE INCOME FUND

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-4804
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Randolph A. Stuzin, Esq.
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-4804

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 522-2388

 

Date of fiscal year end: 6/30

 

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2025

 
 
Item 1: Report(s) to Shareholders.

 

 

LORD ABBETT
SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

Lord Abbett
Flexible Income Fund

 

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2025

 

Table of Contents

 

1   A Letter to Shareholders
     
2   Information About Your Fund’s Holdings Presented by Asset Allocation
     
3   Schedule of Investments
     
26   Statement of Assets and Liabilities
     
27   Statement of Operations
     
28   Statements of Changes in Net Assets
     
29   Statement of Cash Flows
     
32   Financial Highlights
     
35   Notes to Financial Statements
     
58   Supplemental Information to Shareholders
 

 

 

Lord Abbett Flexible Income Fund
Semiannual Report

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2025

 

 

From left to right: John Shaffer, Independent Trustee and Chair of the Lord Abbett Alternatives Funds Board of Trustees and Steven F. Rocco, Interested Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Lord Abbett Alternatives Funds.

 

Dear Shareholders: We are pleased to provide you with this overview of the performance of Lord Abbett Flexible Income Fund for the six-month period ended December 31, 2025. For detailed and timely information about the Fund, please visit our website at www.lordabbett.com, where you can also access quarterly commentaries that provide updates on the Fund’s performance and other portfolio related updates and Fund literature. Thank you for investing in the Lord Abbett Family of 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,

 

 

Steven F. Rocco

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Portfolio Holdings Presented by Asset Allocation

December 31, 2025

 

Holdings by Asset Allocation %*
Asset-Backed Securities 34.08%
Corporate Bonds 23.18%
Corporate Notes 2.40%
Floating Rate Loans 34.42%
Membership Interests 0.06%
Non-Agency Commercial
Mortgage-Backed Securities
3.61%
Money Market Mutual Funds 0.79%
Repurchase Agreements 1.46%
Total 100.00%

 

* Represents percent of total investments, which excludes derivatives.

 

2

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value(a)
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 117.11%                
                 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 37.81%                
                 
Automobiles 1.90%                
Avid Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 Class E  3.39%  4/17/2028  $428,795   $426,871 
Consumer Portfolio Services Auto Trust Series 2025-B Class D  5.56%  7/15/2031   350,000    354,860 
Consumer Portfolio Services Auto Trust Series 2025-D Class C  4.85%  2/17/2032   100,000    100,534 
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2024-3A Class D  5.98%  9/16/2030   460,000    470,465 
Huntington Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series 2024-1 Class D  9.168%
(30 day USD SOFR Average + 5.25%
)#  5/20/2032   439,681    451,526 
Huntington Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series 2024-2 Class D  7.918%
(30 day USD SOFR Average + 4.00%
)#  10/20/2032   277,929    281,419 
Kinetic Advantage Master Owner Trust Series 2025-1A Class A  6.184%
(30 day USD SOFR Average + 2.20%
)#  10/15/2029   175,000    175,172 
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-2A Class B  6.64%  12/15/2027   138,308    138,325 
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-2A Class B  4.56%  2/15/2029   200,000    199,576 
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust Series 2025-1A Class B  5.34%  11/15/2028   450,000    449,780 
Red Oak Funding Master Trust Series 2025-1A Class A  5.984%
(30 day USD SOFR Average + 2.00%
)#  12/20/2030   500,000    501,635 
Total              3,550,163 
                 
Collateralized Loan Obligation-Debt 3.25%                
Antares CLO Ltd. Series 2017-2A Class CRR (Cayman Islands)  6.284%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.40%
)#  4/20/2037   1,500,000    1,503,864 
Antares CLO Ltd. Series 2017-2A Class DRR (Cayman Islands)  7.784%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.90%
)#  4/20/2037   1,500,000    1,520,385 
Golub Capital Partners CLO 65M Series 2023-65A Class CR  6.284%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.40%
)#  4/20/2037   1,500,000    1,506,559 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 3
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value(a)
 
Collateralized Loan Obligation-Debt (continued)                
Golub Capital Partners CLO 65M Series 2023-65A Class DR  7.784%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.90%
)#  4/20/2037  $1,500,000   $1,520,385 
Total              6,051,193 
                 
Collateralized Loan Obligation-Warehouse 5.90%                
Fortress Credit Opportunities XXVII CLO B LLC  7.905%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.00%
)#  12/30/2033   5,000,000    5,000,000(b) 
NMFC Senior Loan Program IV LLC(c)  (d)  7/11/2030   964,286    964,382(b) 
NMFC Senior Loan Program IV LLC  8.492%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.75%
)#  7/11/2030   2,035,714    2,035,918(b) 
NMFC Senior Loan Program III LLC(c)  (d)  8/7/2028   1,918,919    1,921,222(b) 
NMFC Senior Loan Program III LLC  8.627%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.75%
)#  8/7/2028   1,081,081    1,082,378(b) 
Total              11,003,900 
                 
Credit Card 1.22%                
Continental Finance Credit Card ABS Master Trust Series 2024-A Class A  5.78%  12/15/2032   750,000    761,484 
Mercury Financial Credit Card Master Trust Series 2025-1A Class B  6.16%  12/22/2031   500,000    500,032 
Perimeter Master Note Business Trust Series 2025-1A Class A  5.58%  12/16/2030   1,000,000    1,006,599 
Total              2,268,115 
                 
Other 25.54%                
1988 CLO 4 Ltd. Series 2024-4A Class D  8.155%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.25%
)#  4/15/2037   440,000    442,563 
37 Capital CLO 3 Ltd. Series 2023-1A Class A1R†(e)  5.405%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.50%
)#  7/15/2038   1,500,000    1,507,089 
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO XVII LLC Series 2024-17A Class A1†(e)  5.704%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.85%
)#  8/1/2036   1,667,000    1,672,156 
Abry Liquid Credit CLO Ltd. Series 2025-1A Class C†(e)  6.05%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.10%
)#  10/20/2038   1,000,000    1,002,745 
AGL CLO 42 Ltd. Series 2025-42A Class A2  5.869%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.60%
)#  7/22/2038   250,000    250,689 
Anchorage Capital CLO 7 Ltd. Series 2015-7A Class BR3†(e)  5.909%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.05%
)#  4/28/2037   674,000    675,647 

 

4 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value(a)
 
Other (continued)                
Arbor Realty Collateralized Loan Obligation Ltd. Series 2025-BTR1 Class A  5.659%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.93%
)#  1/20/2041  $500,000   $501,784 
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes LLC Series 2025-FL1 Class AS  5.567%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.83%
)#  1/20/2043   490,000    491,072 
ARES LII CLO Ltd. Series 2019-52A Class DRR  6.357%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.50%
)#  4/22/2031   500,000    500,976 
ARES LX CLO Ltd. Series 2021-60A Class B†(e)  5.796%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.91%
)#  7/18/2034   750,000    751,174 
Arini U.S. CLO I Ltd. Series 1A Class C†(e)  6.805%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.90%
)#  4/15/2038   1,000,000    1,014,531 
Arini U.S. CLO III Ltd. Series 3A Class D  6.82%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.90%
)#  1/15/2039   400,000    400,612 
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd. Series 2019-3A Class DRR  6.67%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.80%
)#  10/21/2034   250,000    248,881 
Barrow Hanley CLO III Ltd. Series 2024-3A Class D  8.034%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.15%
)#  4/20/2037   450,000    454,205 
Benefit Street Partners CLO XX Ltd. Series 2020-20A Class ARR†(e)  5.195%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.29%
)#  7/15/2037   1,750,000    1,754,238 
BlueMountain CLO Ltd. Series 2018-3A Class BR  5.708%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.85%
)#  10/25/2030   500,000    502,192 
Bryant Park Funding Ltd. Series 2023-20A Class BR  5.805%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.90%
)#  4/15/2038   350,000    351,190 
Cajun Global LLC Series 2025-2A Class A2  5.912%  11/20/2055   380,000    382,351 
Carlyle U.S. CLO Ltd. Series 2024-1A Class E  10.825%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 6.92%
)#  4/15/2037   300,000    303,750 
Cherry Securitization Trust Series 2025-1A Class A  6.13%  11/15/2032   1,000,000    1,015,898 
Crown City CLO IV Series 2022-4A Class B1R  6.684%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.80%
)#  4/20/2037   500,000    502,702 
CTM CLO Ltd. Series 2025-1A Class C  6.685%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.35%
)#  7/15/2038   400,000    401,913 
DailyPay Securitization Trust Series 2025-1A Class A  5.63%  6/26/2028   1,000,000    1,006,489 
Dryden 115 CLO Ltd. Series 2024-115A Class B†(e)  5.884%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.00%
)#  4/18/2037   1,000,000    1,002,142 
Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC Series 2025-A Class D  6.91%  1/25/2040   221,012    221,125 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 5
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value(a)
 
Other (continued)                
eStruxture Issuer LP Series 2025-1 Class A2  5.894%  7/20/2055  CAD 2,300,000   $1,685,504 
Golub Capital Partners CLO 42M-R Ltd. Series 2019-42RA Class A2R†(e)  6.609%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.75%
)#  1/20/2036  $1,000,000    1,000,050 
Golub Capital Partners CLO 42M-R Ltd. Series 2019-42RA Class CR  8.059%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.20%
)#  1/20/2036   1,250,000    1,250,062 
Greystone CRE Notes LLC Series 2025-FL4 Class AS  5.889%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.14%
)#  1/15/2043   500,000    501,694 
HalseyPoint CLO 3 Ltd. Series 2020-3A Class D1R  8.138%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.30%
)#  7/30/2037   250,000    251,765 
Hardee’s Funding LLC Series 2018-1A Class A23  5.71%  6/20/2048   397,142    395,477 
Harvest U.S. CLO Ltd. Series 2024-1A Class E  11.304%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 7.42%
)#  4/18/2037   250,000    251,835 
HPS Loan Management Ltd. Series 2021-16A Class BR†(e)  5.51%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.65%
)#  1/23/2035   1,000,000    1,001,409 
ICG U.S. CLO Ltd. Series 2025-1A Class D1  7.12%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.15%
)#  7/25/2038   750,000    753,256 
Island Finance Trust Series 2025-1A Class A  6.54%  3/19/2035   1,150,000    1,164,177 
KKR CLO 32 Ltd. Series 32A Class CR  6.405%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.50%
)#  4/15/2037   710,000    712,438 
KKR CLO 61 Ltd. Series 2025-61A Class D1  8.145%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.85%
)#  7/15/2037   250,000    251,323 
Madison Park Funding LIX Ltd. Series 2021-59A Class A2R  5.584%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.70%
)#  4/18/2037   500,000    500,763 
Navesink CLO 1 Ltd. Series 2023-1A Class A1R†(e)  5.538%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.68%
)#  7/25/2033   1,000,000    1,001,993 
Orion CLO Ltd. Series 2024-3A Class C  6.158%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.30%
)#  7/25/2037   500,000    501,669 
OWN Equipment Fund I LLC Series 2024-2M Class A  5.70%  12/20/2032   151,512    153,874 
Pagaya Point of Sale Holdings Grantor Trust Series 2025-1 Class A  5.715%  1/20/2034   500,000    504,105 
PFP Ltd. Series 2025-12 Class B  5.777%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.04%
)#  12/18/2042   500,000    500,470 
Post Road Equipment Finance LLC Series 2025-1A Class D  5.43%  5/15/2031   300,000    302,332 
Project Panama SPV LLC Series 2024 1  7.48%#(f)  12/23/2027   5,000,000    5,027,000(b) 

 

6 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
(a)
 
Other (continued)                
Regatta XVI Funding Ltd. Series 2019-2A Class CR  5.805%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.90%
)#  1/15/2033  $300,000   $300,788 
Republic Finance Issuance Trust Series 2024-B Class D  8.83%  11/20/2037   500,000    514,126 
Sandstone Peak III Ltd. Series 2024-1A Class E  10.938%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 7.08%
)#  4/25/2037   250,000    253,947 
Scalelogix ABS U.S. Issuer LLC Series 2025-1A Class A2  5.673%  7/25/2055   1,000,000    1,004,799 
SEB Funding LLC Series 2021-1A Class A2  4.969%  1/30/2052   513,712    513,362 
Sesac Finance LLC Series 2025-1 Class A2  5.50%  7/25/2055   1,000,000    996,061 
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC Series 2024-2A Class D  7.48%  6/20/2041   610,317    618,950 
Silver Point CLO 10 Ltd. Series 2025-10A Class B  6.068%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.80%
)#  7/15/2038   500,000    501,847 
Silver Point CLO 9 Ltd. Series 2025-9A Class E  11.188%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 6.90%
)#  3/31/2038   250,000    254,619 
Sotheby’s Artfi Master Trust Series 2024-1A Class A1  6.43%  12/22/2031   500,000    501,754 
TierPoint Issuer LLC Series 2025-1A Class A2  6.15%  4/26/2055   1,000,000    1,017,251 
Trimaran CAVU Ltd. Series 2024-1A Class E  10.108%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 6.25%
)#  1/25/2038   250,000    254,500 
Trinitas CLO XXIV Ltd. Series 2024-24A Class D1  7.958%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.10%
)#  4/25/2037   400,000    403,560 
Trinitas CLO XXVI Ltd. Series 2023-26A Class C1R  6.284%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.40%
)#  7/20/2038   250,000    252,082 
Trinitas CLO XXVII Ltd. Series 2024-27A Class D1  8.184%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.30%
)#  4/18/2037   370,000    373,099 
U.S. Bank NA Series 2025-SUP1 Class B  5.582%  2/25/2032   452,139    454,545 
U.S. Bank NA Series 2025-SUP1 Class C  5.774%
(30 day USD SOFR Average + 1.90%
)#  2/25/2032   322,956    321,908 
U.S. Bank NA Series 2025-SUP1 Class D  6.574%
(30 day USD SOFR Average + 2.70%
)#  2/25/2032   322,956    324,058 
VFI ABS LLC Series 2025-1A Class C  5.60%  4/24/2031   863,000    871,729 
Vibrant CLO XI Ltd. Series 2019-11A Class A1R2  5.496%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.61%
)#  7/20/2032   1,100,000    1,100,092 
Vibrant CLO XR Ltd. Series 2018-10RA Class C1  8.884%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.00%
)#  4/20/2036   580,000    584,345 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 7
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value(a)
 
Other (continued)                
Vibrant CLO XVI Ltd. Series 2023-16A Class C1R  7.505%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.60%
)#  7/15/2036  $250,000   $250,540 
Zaxbys Funding LLC Series 2021-1A Class A2  3.238%  7/30/2051   957,500    904,908 
Total              47,642,180 
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $70,283,431)           70,515,551 
                 
CORPORATE BONDS 25.71%                
                 
Airlines 1.36%                
Air Canada Pass-Through Trust Series 2015-1 Class A (Canada)†(g)  3.60%  9/15/2028   394,501    390,284 
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class B  3.95%  1/11/2032   730,000    705,225 
American Airlines, Inc.  7.25%  2/15/2028   290,000    296,612 
AS Mileage Plan IP Ltd. (Cayman Islands)†(g)  5.021%  10/20/2029   520,000    524,501 
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/Vista Management Holding, Inc. (Malta)†(g)  9.50%  6/1/2028   600,000    622,774 
Total              2,539,396 
                 
Auto Manufacturers 1.23%                
Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom)†(g)  10.00%  3/31/2029   385,000    358,626 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  7.35%  11/4/2027   1,400,000    1,462,257 
Wabash National Corp.  4.50%  10/15/2028   510,000    477,643 
Total              2,298,526 
                 
Auto Parts & Equipment 0.57%                
Tenneco, Inc.  8.00%  11/17/2028   600,000    602,328 
ZF North America Capital, Inc.  6.875%  4/14/2028   455,000    466,054 
Total              1,068,382 
                 
Banks 0.34%                
Synovus Financial Corp.  7.538%
(5 yr. USD SOFR ICE Swap + 3.38%
)#  2/7/2029   600,000    632,920 
                 
Building Materials 0.14%                
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc.  7.00%  12/1/2028   285,000    268,655 
                 
Chemicals 0.14%                
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc.  6.625%  5/1/2029   265,000    266,363 
                 
Coal 0.19%                
SunCoke Energy, Inc.  4.875%  6/30/2029   385,000    357,844 

 

8 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Commercial Services 1.39%                
Alta Equipment Group, Inc.  9.00%  6/1/2029  $485,000   $438,468 
Champions Financing, Inc.  8.75%  2/15/2029   375,000    369,984 
EquipmentShare.com, Inc.  9.00%  5/15/2028   580,000    603,450 
Hertz Corp.  12.625%  7/15/2029   585,000    590,446 
Sotheby’s  7.375%  10/15/2027   600,000    596,864 
Total              2,599,212 
                 
Cosmetics/Personal Care 0.22%                
P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp.  12.00%  5/15/2029   407,000    415,555 
                 
Diversified Financial Services 1.47%                
Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC  9.25%  2/1/2029   505,000    529,936 
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp.  9.75%  9/15/2029   400,000    422,205 
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.  3.625%  3/1/2029   800,000    773,291 
Stellantis Financial Services U.S. Corp.  4.95%  9/15/2028   1,000,000    1,013,973 
Total              2,739,405 
                 
Electric 0.27%                
Alexander Funding Trust II  7.467%  7/31/2028   465,000    495,983 
                 
Entertainment 0.77%                
Empire Resorts, Inc.  7.75%  11/1/2026   225,000    221,517 
Flutter Treasury DAC (Ireland)†(g)  6.375%  4/29/2029   500,000    517,717 
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.  4.054%  3/15/2029   750,000    697,575 
Total              1,436,809 
                 
Equity Real Estate 0.20%                
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.  4.75%  3/1/2029   390,000    380,673 
                 
Food 0.23%                
C&S Group Enterprises LLC  5.00%  12/15/2028   450,000    418,792 
                 
Health Care-Services 1.01%                
Centene Corp.  4.25%  12/15/2027   750,000    746,049 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.  6.875%  4/15/2029   450,000    400,927 
Team Health Holdings, Inc.  8.375%  6/30/2028   337,000    341,673 
U.S. Acute Care Solutions LLC  9.75%  5/15/2029   400,000    403,466 
Total              1,892,115 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 9
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Home Builders 0.45%                
LGI Homes, Inc.  8.75%  12/15/2028  $799,000   $833,911 
                 
Insurance 1.91%                
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.  7.40%  1/13/2028   720,000    754,184 
Jackson National Life Insurance Co.  8.15%  3/15/2027   1,750,000    1,813,105 
MGIC Investment Corp.  5.25%  8/15/2028   1,000,000    1,000,033 
Total              3,567,322 
                 
Internet 0.48%                
ANGI Group LLC  3.875%  8/15/2028   390,000    360,532 
Rakuten Group, Inc. (Japan)†(g)  9.75%  4/15/2029   475,000    531,696 
Total              892,228 
                 
Investment Companies 1.34%                
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund  3.625%  1/15/2026   500,000    499,591 
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.  2.50%  1/15/2027   750,000    730,031 
HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC  8.00%  6/15/2027   500,000    519,281 
HPS Corporate Lending Fund  4.90%  9/11/2028   750,000    746,343 
Total              2,495,246 
                 
Iron-Steel 0.45%                
Algoma Steel, Inc. (Canada)†(g)  9.125%  4/15/2029   655,000    549,196 
Mineral Resources Ltd. (Australia)†(g)  9.25%  10/1/2028   280,000    294,112 
Total              843,308 
                 
Lodging 0.23%                
Full House Resorts, Inc.  8.25%  2/15/2028   482,000    420,545 
                 
Machinery-Diversified 0.44%                
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower LLC (Canada)†(g)  9.00%  2/15/2029   570,000    598,488 
Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC  11.50%  9/1/2028   210,000    223,650 
Total              822,138 
                 
Media 0.85%                
AMC Networks, Inc.  10.25%  1/15/2029   556,000    583,406 
Univision Communications, Inc.  8.00%  8/15/2028   355,000    367,936 
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC  4.875%  7/15/2028  GBP475,000    625,840 
Total              1,577,182 
                 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.33%                
LSB Industries, Inc.  6.25%  10/15/2028  $610,000    611,293 

 

10 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Oil & Gas 4.11%                
Antero Resources Corp.  7.625%  2/1/2029  $700,000   $713,234 
APA Corp.  4.375%  10/15/2028   500,000    499,058 
Borr IHC Ltd./Borr Finance LLC  10.00%  11/15/2028   554,878    558,405 
Civitas Resources, Inc.  8.375%  7/1/2028   496,000    511,695 
Comstock Resources, Inc.  6.75%  3/1/2029   365,000    364,554 
Crescent Energy Finance LLC  9.25%  2/15/2028   274,000    283,523 
Expand Energy Corp.  6.75%  4/15/2029   750,000    754,462 
Global Marine, Inc.  7.00%  6/1/2028   190,000    185,963 
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.  6.25%  11/1/2028   355,000    358,328 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.  3.95%  2/1/2028   1,000,000    989,530 
Permian Resources Operating LLC  8.00%  4/15/2027   1,000,000    1,016,505 
Saturn Oil & Gas, Inc. (Canada)†(g)  9.625%  6/15/2029   480,000    473,588 
Talos Production, Inc.  9.00%  2/1/2029   520,000    541,789 
Transocean Aquila Ltd.  8.00%  9/30/2028   401,308    412,916 
Total              7,663,550 
                 
Packaging & Containers 0.18%                
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.  9.25%  4/15/2027   360,000    340,004 
                 
Pharmaceuticals 0.95%                
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH (Germany)†(g)  5.50%  1/15/2028   425,000    420,847 
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.  8.00%  12/15/2026   315,000    310,275 
CVS Pass-Through Trust  5.298%  1/11/2027   539,922    540,343 
Owens & Minor, Inc.  4.50%  3/31/2029   735,000    499,505 
Total              1,770,970 
                 
Pipelines 0.98%                
Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp.  7.125%  6/1/2028   340,000    342,127 
Hess Midstream Operations LP  5.125%  6/15/2028   300,000    301,401 
NGPL PipeCo LLC  4.875%  8/15/2027   750,000    753,272 
Venture Global LNG, Inc.  8.125%  6/1/2028   425,000    430,714 
Total              1,827,514 
                 
REITS 1.24%                
Arbor Realty SR, Inc.  8.50%  12/15/2028   194,000    193,288 
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.  4.25%  2/1/2027   1,750,000    1,739,468 
Piedmont Operating Partnership LP  9.25%  7/20/2028   350,000    387,150 
Total              2,319,906 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 11
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Retail 0.61%                
LBM Acquisition LLC  6.25%  1/15/2029  $460,000   $414,426 
Staples, Inc.  10.75%  9/1/2029   435,000    433,017 
Stonegate Pub Co. Financing PLC  10.75%  7/31/2029  GBP 210,000    280,854 
Total              1,128,297 
                 
Software 0.28%                
Open Text Corp. (Canada)†(g)  6.90%  12/1/2027  $500,000    520,535 
                 
Telecommunications 0.43%                
Level 3 Financing, Inc.  4.25%  7/1/2028   395,000    379,200 
Viasat, Inc.  6.50%  7/15/2028   435,000    423,393 
Total              802,593 
                 
Transportation 0.92%                
Pacific National Finance Pty. Ltd. (Australia)(g)  4.75%  3/22/2028   700,000    694,803 
XPO, Inc.  6.25%  6/1/2028   1,000,000    1,021,506 
Total              1,716,309 
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $47,815,499)              47,963,481 
                 
CORPORATE NOTES 2.67%                
                 
Financial Services 2.67%                
QTS Realty Trust LLC Term Promissory Note  6.43%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.75%
) 10/31/2038   3,800,000    3,780,240(b) 
QTS Realty Trust LLC Revolving Promissory Note(c)  6.43%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.00%
) 10/31/2038   1,200,000    1,193,760(b) 
Total Corporate Notes (cost $4,959,479)              4,974,000 
                 
FLOATING RATE LOANS(h) 46.85%                
                 
Aerospace & Defense 1.34%                
Titan BW Borrower LP PIK Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  (d)  7/24/2032   168,919    167,230(b) 
Titan BW Borrower LP PIK Term Loan (PIK 2.88%)(i)  9.601%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.375%
) 7/24/2032   2,013,019    1,992,889(b) 
Titan BW Borrower LP Revolver(c)  (d)  7/22/2032   337,838    334,459(b) 
Total              2,494,578 
                 
Building Products 0.79%                
LHS Borrower LLC 2025 Revolver(c)  11.00%
(PRIME rate + 4.25%
)(d) 9/4/2031   111,354    109,684(b) 
                 
LHS Borrower LLC 2025 Term Loan  8.966%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.25%
) 9/4/2031   1,383,439    1,362,687(b) 
Total              1,472,371 

 

12 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Capital Markets 1.06%                
Russell Investments U.S. Institutional Holdco, Inc. 2025 PIK Revolver(c)  (d)  12/29/2032  $150,943   $148,679(b) 
Russell Investments U.S. Institutional Holdco, Inc. 2025 PIK Term Loan  8.69%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.00%
12/29/2032   1,849,057    1,821,321(b) 
Total              1,970,000 
                 
Commercial Services 0.09%                
CRM Series Seller 2025 LLC Revolver(c)  7.459% - 7.51%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.85%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.85%
)
)
8/20/2030   166,667    166,617(b) 
                 
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.35%                
AMCP Clean Acquisition Co. LLC 2025 Refinancing Delayed Draw Term Loan  7.936%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.25%
6/17/2030   3,000,000    2,970,000 
Boost Newco Borrower LLC 2025 USD Term Loan B2  5.672%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.00%
1/31/2031   994,987    997,788 
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 2024 Term Loan  8.466%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.75%
8/8/2029   423,200    418,968(b) 
Total              4,386,756 
                 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 1.77%                
Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC 2023 GBP Incremental Term Loan (United Kingdom)  9.792%
(SONIA + 5.75%
10/22/2029  GBP 2,500,000    3,303,153(b) 
                 
Diversified Consumer Services 2.41%                
CI MG Group LLC 2025 Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  9.172%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.50%
3/27/2030  $742,255    732,532(b) 
CI MG Group LLC 2025 Revolver(c)  9.172%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.50%
3/27/2030   168,919    166,706(b) 
CI MG Group LLC 2025 Term Loan  9.172%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.50%
3/27/2030   1,573,176    1,552,567(b) 
Eagle Bidco Ltd. 2025 GBP Term Loan B (United Kingdom)  8.473%
(SONIA + 4.75%
2/29/2032  GBP 1,500,000    2,033,552 
Total              4,485,357 
                 
Diversified Financial Services 0.04%                
BSFR II UTE I LLC Revolver(c)  7.672% - 7.87%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.00%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.00%
)
)
3/24/2028  $75,000    75,022(b) 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 13
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Entertainment 0.53%                
Flutter Financing BV 2024 Term Loan B (Netherlands)(g)  5.422%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.75%
) 11/30/2030  $994,924   $995,337 
                 
Financial Services 5.58%                
BCPE Maverick Parent LP PIK Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  6.922%(d)  10/14/2027   3,375,000    3,375,000(b) 
Cerity Partners LLC 2025 6th Amendment Incremental Revolver(c)  8.172%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50%
)(d)  7/28/2031   82,569    82,156(b) 
Cerity Partners LLC 2025 Tranche B Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  (d)  7/28/2031   917,431    912,844(b) 
Harp Finco Ltd. GBP Term Loan (Jersey)  8.723%
(SONIA + 5.00%
3/27/2032  GBP 1,500,000    2,021,926(b) 
Saber Parent Holdings Corp. PIK Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  (d)  12/16/2032  $292,683    291,219(b) 
Saber Parent Holdings Corp. PIK Term Loan  8.206%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50%
12/16/2032   1,060,976    1,055,671(b) 
Saber Parent Holdings Corp. Revolver(c)  (d)  12/16/2032   146,341    145,610(b) 
Tulip Bidco Ltd. GBP PIK Incremental Acquisition Facility (United Kingdom)(c)  7.83% - 9.84%
(SONIA + 5.87%
(3 mo. EURIBOR + 5.75%
)
)
12/13/2027  GBP 1,900,000    2,522,689(b) 
Total              10,407,115 
                 
Health Care Providers & Services 4.38%                
Allied Benefit Systems Intermediate LLC 2025 2nd Amendment Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  (d)  10/31/2030  $440,648    438,445(b) 
Allied Benefit Systems Intermediate LLC 2025 2nd Amendment Term Loan  8.733%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.00%
10/31/2030   2,559,352    2,546,555(b) 
One Call Corp. 2025 Revolver(c)  (d)  9/10/2030   230,263    226,809(b) 
One Call Corp. 2025 Term Loan  9.466%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.75%
9/10/2030   3,259,519    3,210,626(b) 
Schoen Klinik SE 2025 EUR Term Loan B (Germany)  6.519%
(3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.50%
1/12/2031  EUR 1,500,000    1,745,172(b) 
Total              8,167,607 
                 
Health Care Technology 3.73%                
CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. 2025 Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  8.466%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.75%
)(d)  9/2/2031  $730,157    722,856(b) 
CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. 2025 Incremental Term Loan  8.466%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.75%
9/2/2031   1,276,975    1,264,205(b) 
                 

 

14 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Health Care Technology (continued)                
CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. 2025 New Synthetic Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  (d)  9/2/2031  $122,531   $121,306(b) 
CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. 2025 Revolver(c)  (d)  9/2/2031   365,765    365,764(b) 
Goldeneye Parent LLC Revolver(c)  (d)  3/31/2032   316,189    316,979(b) 
Goldeneye Parent LLC PIK Term Loan  8.466%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.75%
3/31/2032   2,172,892    2,178,324(b) 
Wisdom Purchaser LLC PIK Term Loan  8.365%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50%
7/24/2032   1,812,500    1,803,438(b) 
Wisdom Purchaser LLC Revolver(c)  (d)  7/24/2032   187,500    186,563(b) 
Total              6,959,435 
                 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.36%                
Accommodations Plus Technologies Holdings LLC 2025 Revolver(c)  (d)  5/28/2032   333,333    330,000(b) 
OB Global Openbet Holdings 2 LLC Term Loan  9.689%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 6.00%
9/24/2029   2,237,500    2,215,125(b) 
Total              2,545,125 
                 
Insurance 1.59%                
Koala Investment Holdings, Inc. Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  (d)  8/29/2032   452,413    447,889(b) 
Koala Investment Holdings, Inc. Revolver(c)  (d)  8/29/2032   201,072    199,062(b) 
Koala Investment Holdings, Inc. Term Loan  8.172%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50%
8/29/2032   2,346,515    2,323,049(b) 
Total              2,970,000 
                 
Internet 0.63%                
Gen Digital, Inc. 2021 Term Loan A  5.191%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.38%
9/10/2027   1,176,130    1,177,600 
                 
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.62%                
Cambrex Corp. 2025 Revolver(c)  8.335%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50%
)(d)  3/5/2032   255,102    255,102(b) 
Cambrex Corp. 2025 PIK Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  (d)  3/5/2032   291,545    291,545(b) 
Cambrex Corp. 2025 PIK Delayed Draw Term Loan 1(c)  (d)  3/5/2032   531,458    531,458(b) 
Cambrex Corp. 2025 PIK Unitranche Term Loan  8.216%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50%
3/5/2032   1,948,469    1,948,469(b) 
Total              3,026,574 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 15
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Machinery 1.06%                
UFT Buyer LLC Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  (d) 12/6/2032  $487,805   $482,927(b) 
UFT Buyer LLC Revolver(c)  (d)  12/6/2032   182,927    181,097(b) 
UFT Buyer LLC Term Loan B  8.272%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50%
12/6/2032   1,329,268    1,315,976(b) 
Total              1,980,000 
                 
Media 1.76%                
Charter Communications Operating LLC 2023 Term Loan B4 5.985%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.00%
12/7/2030   994,924    995,123 
Gannett Holdings LLC 2024 Term Loan  8.875%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.00%
10/15/2029   2,306,306    2,291,892 
Total              3,287,015 
                 
Oil & Gas 0.22%                
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2 Year Term Loan  5.475%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.63%
8/3/2026   400,000    400,500 
                 
Personal Care Products 2.33%                
DRS Holdings III, Inc. 2025 Revolver(c)  (d)  11/1/2028   142,624    141,911(b) 
DRS Holdings III, Inc. 2025 Term Loan  8.966%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.25%
11/1/2028   2,240,637    2,229,434(b) 
Silk Holdings III Corp. 2025 5th Amendment Revolver(c)  7.343%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.50%
12/3/2032   139,263    137,871(b) 
Silk Holdings III Corp. 2025 5th Amendment Term Loan  8.171%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50%
12/3/2032   1,860,737    1,842,129(b) 
Total              4,351,345 
                 
Professional Services 4.32%                
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC 2025 PIK Term Loan (PIK 2.75%)(i)  9.422%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.75%
9/13/2032   2,765,589    2,737,933(b) 
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC 2025 Revolver(c)  (d)  9/13/2032   257,143    254,571(b) 
Pacioli U.K. Midco Ltd. GBP PIK Term Loan B (United Kingdom)  8.76%
(SONIA + 5.00%
4/14/2032  GBP 1,410,000    1,867,350(b) 
Sigma Irish Acquico Ltd. 2025 Delayed Draw Term Loan (Ireland)(c)(g)  (d)  3/19/2032  $305,245    302,955(b) 
Sigma Irish Acquico Ltd. 2025 EUR DDTL (Ireland)  7.268%
(3 mo. EURIBOR + 5.25%
3/19/2032  EUR 126,245    148,364(b) 

 

16 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
Professional Services (continued)             
Sigma Irish Acquico Ltd. 2025 EUR Term Loan B (Ireland)  7.268%
(3 mo. EURIBOR + 5.25%
) 3/19/2032  EUR 1,242,249   $1,448,942(b) 
Sigma Irish Acquico Ltd. 2025 USD Term Loan B (Ireland)(g)  8.91%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 5.25%
) 3/19/2032  $1,304,138    1,294,357(b) 
Total              8,054,472 
                 
Real Estate Management & Development 1.33%             
Associations, Inc. 2024 2nd Amendment Revolver(c)  (d)  7/3/2028   136,842    136,842(b) 
Associations, Inc. 2024 2nd Amendment Term Loan A  10.662%
 (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 6.50%
) 7/3/2028   2,181,484    2,176,030(b) 
Associations, Inc. 2024 Special Purpose Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  10.662%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 6.50%
) 7/3/2028   170,113    169,688(b) 
Total              2,482,560 
                 
Software 3.73%                
Edition Holding, Inc. Delayed Draw Term Loan 2(c)  (d)  12/20/2032   714,640    711,961(b) 
Edition Holdings, Inc. Revolver(c)  (d)  12/20/2032   267,990    266,985(b) 
Edition Holdings, Inc. PIK Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  (d)  12/20/2032   381,385    379,955(b) 
Edition Holdings, Inc. PIK Term Loan  8.201%
 (3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50%
) 12/20/2032   2,635,984    2,626,099(b) 
Jeppesen Holdings, LLC Revolver(c)  (d)  11/1/2032   147,887    146,778(b) 
Jeppesen Holdings, LLC PIK Term Loan  8.59%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.75%
) 11/1/2032   2,852,113    2,830,722(b) 
Total              6,962,500 
                 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 1.49%             
VCI Asset Holdings 1 LLC Fixed Term Loan  10.00%  11/20/2030   2,809,855    2,781,756(b) 
                 
Transportation Infrastructure 1.34%                
Elk Bidco, Inc. Delayed Draw Term Loan(c)  (d)  6/14/2032   373,134    372,202(b) 
Elk Bidco, Inc. Revolver(c)  (d)  6/14/2032   335,821    334,981(b) 
Elk Bidco, Inc. Term Loan  8.172%
(3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 4.50%
) 6/14/2032   1,786,567    1,782,101(b) 
Total              2,489,284 
Total Floating Rate Loans (cost $86,950,879)             $87,392,079 
     
  See Notes to Financial Statements. 17
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments        Units   Fair
Value
 
MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS 0.07%                
                 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 0.07%             
VCI Intermediate TopCo 1 LLC(j) (cost $125,996)           125,996   $125,996(b) 
                   
     Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
   Principal
Amount
      
                   
NON-AGENCY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 4.00%             
1301 Trust Series 2025-1301 Class D  6.223%#(k)  8/11/2042  $590,000    599,989 
1345 Trust Series 2025-AOA Class B  5.75%
 (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.00%
)#  6/15/2042   500,000    502,139 
ALA Trust Series 2025-OANA Class C  5.843%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.09%
)#  6/15/2040   500,000    502,236 
BAHA Trust Series 2024-MAR Class B  6.841%#(k)   12/10/2041   500,000    524,166 
BHMS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2025-ATLS Class A  5.60%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.85%
)#  8/15/2042   700,000    703,963 
BOFAS Re-REMIC Trust  Zero Coupon  12/16/2025   37,620    37,620(b) 
BSTN Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2025-1C Class B  5.755%#(k)  6/15/2044   500,000    516,565 
BX Trust Series 2025-VLT7 Class E  7.50%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.75%
)# 7/15/2044   500,000    500,495 
BX Trust Series 2025-VOLT Class D  6.50%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.75%
)#   12/15/2044   300,000    300,848 
DBC Mortgage Trust Series 2025-DBC Class D  6.351%
 (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.60%
)#   11/15/2042   380,000    382,667 
MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2025-11MD Class C  5.631%#(k)  10/15/2042   400,000    404,184 
ONE Mortgage Trust Series 2021-PARK Class A  4.565%
 (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 0.81%
)#  3/15/2036   500,000    498,839 
SCG Trust Series 2025-SNIP Class D  6.35%
 (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.60%
)#  9/15/2042   600,000    604,131 
SHRN Trust Series 2025-MF18 Class D  6.00%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 2.25%
)#  10/15/2040   380,000    381,567 
SWCH Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2025-DATA Class B  5.593%
 (1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 1.84%
)#  2/15/2042   500,000    496,447 
TEXAS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2025-TWR Class D  6.841%
(1 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.09%
)#  4/15/2042   500,000    501,969 
Total Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $7,391,552)           7,457,825 
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $217,526,836)           218,428,932 
   
18 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Investments 

Interest

Rate

        Shares  

Fair

Value

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.50%                   
                    
MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS 0.88%                   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Opportunity Class(l)
(cost $1,639,317)
  3.74%         1,639,317   $1,639,317 
                   
             Principal
Amount
     
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 1.62%                  
Repurchase Agreement dated 12/31/2025, 3.250% due 1/2/2026 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $138,100 of U.S. Treasury Note at 4.500% due 5/15/2027; value: $140,817; proceeds: $137,972 (cost $137,947)       $137,947    137,947 
Repurchase Agreement dated 12/31/2025, 3.550% due 1/2/2026 with JPMorgan Securities LLC collateralized by $2,882,400 of U.S. Treasury Note at 3.500% due 12/15/2028; value: $2,886,000; proceeds: $2,886,569 (cost $2,886,000)        2,886,000    2,886,000 
Total Repurchase Agreements (cost $3,023,947)                  3,023,947 
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $4,663,264)                  4,663,264 
Total Investments in Securities 119.61% (cost $222,190,100)                  223,092,196 
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments (8.68%) (cost $16,226,588)              (16,186,127)
Net Investments in Securities 110.93% (cost $205,963,512)                  206,906,069 
Borrowings (8.04%)                  (15,000,000)
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net(m) (2.89)%                  (5,395,390)
Net Assets 100.00%                 $186,510,679 
     
CAD   Canadian Dollar.
EUR   Euro.
GBP   British Pound.
EURIBOR   Euro Interbank Offered Rate.
ICE   Intercontinental Exchange.
PIK   Payment-in-kind.
REITS   Real Estate Investment Trusts.
SOFR   Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
SONIA   Sterling Overnight Index Average.
  Principal Amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
  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. At December 31, 2025, the total value of Rule 144A securities was $102,842,861, which represents 55.14% of net assets.
#   Variable rate security. The interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2025.
*   Non-income producing security.
(a)   Investment holdings denominated in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. Dollars using period end spot rates.
(b)   Level 3 Investment as described in Note 2(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements. Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established by and under the supervision of the Fund’s Adviser as “valuation designee.”
(c)   Security partially/fully unfunded. (See Note 2(c)).
(d)   Interest Rate to be determined.
(e)   Security has been fully or partially segregated for open reverse repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2025 (See Note 2(h)).
     
  See Notes to Financial Statements. 19
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

(f)   Variable Rate is Fixed to Float: Rate remains fixed or at Zero Coupon until designated future date.
(g)   Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars.
(h)   Floating Rate Loans in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically re-determined at a margin above the SOFR or the prime rate offered by major U.S. banks. The rate(s) shown is the rate(s) in effect at December 31, 2025.
(i)   Payment-in-kind security currently accruing interest.
(j)   The Investment, which was acquired on 11/19/2025, was issued in private placement transaction and as such is generally restricted as to resale. Total fair value of restricted investments as of December 31, 2025 was $125,996 or 0.07% of net assets.
(k)   Interest rate is based on the weighted average interest rates of the underlying mortgages within the mortgage pool.
(l)   The rate shown is the current yield as of December 31, 2025.
(m)   Other Assets and Liabilities – Net include net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, reverse repurchase agreements and swap contracts as follows:

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Contracts on Indexes/Issuers - Sell Protection at December 31, 2025(1):

 

Referenced
Indexes/Issuers
  Central
Clearing
Party
  Fund
Receives
(Quarterly)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
   Payments
Upfront
(2)
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
(3)
   Value 
Microsoft Corp.(4)  Bank of America  1.00%  12/20/2030  $1,800,000       $54,474               $(883)  $53,591 
Oracle Corp.(4)  Bank of America  1.00%  12/20/2027   1,800,000    15,860    (11,738)   4,122 
                 $70,334   $(12,621)  $57,713 
     
(1)   If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap contracts agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap contracts 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 contracts less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities.
(2)   Upfront payments paid (received) are presented net of amortization.
(3)   Total unrealized appreciation on Credit Default Swap Contracts on Indexes/Issuers amounted to $0. Total unrealized depreciation on Credit Default Swap Contracts on Indexes/Issuers amounted to $12,621.
(4)   Central Clearinghouse: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts at December 31, 2025:

 

Central
Clearingparty
  Periodic
Payments
to be Made
By The Fund
(Quarterly)
  Periodic
Payments
to be Received
By The Fund
(Quarterly)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
   Payments
Upfront
(1)
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   Value 
Bank of America(2)  3.331%  12-Month USD SOFR Index  2/23/2027   $9,800,000     $           $7,485   $7,485 
Bank of America(2)  3.210%  12-Month USD SOFR Index  10/23/2027   14,700,000          30,613    30,613 
Bank of America(2)  3.180%  12-Month USD SOFR Index  10/23/2029   3,800,000          28,299    28,299 
Bank of America(2)  3.163%  12-Month USD SOFR Index  10/23/2028   8,400,000          39,097    39,097 
Total                  $   $105,494   $105,494 
     
SOFR   Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
(1)   Upfront payments paid (received) are presented net of amortization.
(2)   Central Clearinghouse: Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
   
20 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at December 31, 2025:

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
   U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
 Unrealized
Appreciation
 
British pound  Buy  Goldman Sachs  2/6/2026   352,000   $471,785   $474,458         $2,673 
Euro  Buy  Goldman Sachs  3/6/2026   345,000    402,030    406,591    4,560 
Canadian dollar  Sell  Goldman Sachs  1/23/2026   2,343,000    1,708,899    1,708,671    228 
Total Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts            $7,461 
                          
Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Transaction
Type
  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign
Currency
   U.S. $
Cost on
Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
 Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Euro  Buy  Goldman Sachs  3/6/2026   176,000   $208,043  $207,420      $(623)
British pound  Sell  Goldman Sachs  2/6/2026   8,454,000    11,319,695    11,395,079    (75,384)
Euro  Sell  Goldman Sachs  3/6/2026   1,827,000    2,117,531    2,153,162    (35,631)
Euro  Sell  Goldman Sachs  3/6/2026   1,464,000    1,696,966    1,725,358    (28,392)
Total Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts            $(140,030)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement Payables as of December 31, 2025

 

Counterparty  Fair Value   Collateral
Held by
Counterparty
  Interest
Rate
(1)
  Trade
Date
  Maturity
Date
  Fair Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
(2)
   Remaining
Contractual
Maturity of the
Agreements
 
J.P. Morgan  $856,107   $1,000,000 principal, Dryden 115 CLO Ltd. Series 2024-115A Class B at 5.884% due 4/18/2037, fair value $1,002,142  4.570%  11/25/2025  1/26/2026  $860,506   Up to 30 Days  
J.P. Morgan   854,293   $1,000,000 principal, HPS Loan Management Ltd. Series 2021-16A Class BR at 5.51% due 1/23/2035, fair value $1,001,409  4.570%  11/25/2025  1/26/2026   863,311   Up to 30 Days  
J.P. Morgan   906,265   $1,000,000 principal, Navesink CLO 1 Ltd. Series 2023-1A Class A1R at 5.538% due 7/25/2033, fair value $1,001,993  4.370%  11/25/2025  1/26/2026   911,048   Up to 30 Days  
J.P. Morgan   1,592,119   $1,750,000 principal, Benefit Street Partners CLO XX Ltd. Series 2020-20A at 5.195% due 7/15/2037, fair value $1,754,238  4.250%  12/12/2025  1/12/2026   1,595,878   Up to 30 Days  
     
  See Notes to Financial Statements. 21
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

Counterparty  Fair Value   Collateral
Held by
Counterparty
  Interest
Rate
(1)
  Trade
Date
  Maturity
Date
  Fair Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
(2)
   Remaining
Contractual
Maturity of the
Agreements
 
J.P. Morgan   $1,513,321   $1,667,000 principal, ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO XVII LLC Series 2024-17A Class A1 at 5.704% due 8/1/2036, fair value $1,672,156  4.250%  12/12/2025  1/12/2026   $1,516,894   Up to 30 Days  
J.P. Morgan   1,367,155   $1,500,000 principal, 37 Capital CLO 3 Ltd. Series 2023-1A Class A1R at 5.405% due 7/15/2038, fair value $1,507,089  4.250%  12/12/2025  1/12/2026   1,370,383   Up to 30 Days  
J.P. Morgan   910,886   $1,000,000 principal, Golub Capital Partners CLO 42M-R Ltd. Series 2019-42RA Class A2R at 6.609% due 1/20/2036, fair value $1,000,050  4.340%  12/16/2025  1/12/2026   912,911   Up to 30 Days  
J.P. Morgan   578,997   $674,000 principal, Anchorage Capital CLO 7 Ltd. Series 2015-7A Class BR3 at 5.909% due 4/28/2037, fair value $675,647  4.490%  12/16/2025  1/12/2026   581,571   Up to 30 Days  
J.P. Morgan   821,670   $1,000,000 principal, Arini U.S. CLO I Ltd. Series 1A Class C at 6.805% due 4/15/2038, fair value $1,014,531  4.580%  12/23/2025  1/26/2026   822,811   Up to 30 Days  
J.P. Morgan   812,683   $1,000,000 principal, Abry Liquid Credit CLO Ltd. Series 2025-1A Class C at 6.05% due 10/20/2038, fair value $1,002,745  4.580%  12/23/2025  1/26/2026   813,812   Up to 30 Days  
J.P. Morgan   644,818   $750,000 principal, ARES LX CLO Ltd. Series 2021-60A Class B at 5.796% due 7/18/2034, fair value $751,174  4.480%  12/23/2025  1/26/2026   645,714   Up to 30 Days  
Total                   $10,894,839      
     
(1)   The positive interest rate on the reverse repurchase agreement results in interest expense to the Fund.
(2)   Total fair value of reverse repurchase agreement is presented net of interest payable of $4,399, $9,018, $4,783, $3,759, $3,573, $3,228, $2,025, $2,574, $1,141, $1,129 and $896, respectively.
   
22 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2025 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value(1):

 

Investment Type(2)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Long-Term Investments                    
Asset-Backed Securities(3)                    
Collateralized Loan Obligation-Warehouse  $   $   $11,003,900   $11,003,900 
Other       42,615,180    5,027,000    47,642,180 
Remaining Industries       11,869,471        11,869,471 
Corporate Bonds       47,963,481        47,963,481 
Corporate Notes(4)           4,974,000    4,974,000 
Floating Rate Loans(5)                    
Aerospace & Defense           2,494,578    2,494,578 
Building Products           1,472,371    1,472,371 
Capital Markets           1,970,000    1,970,000 
Commercial Services           166,617    166,617 
Commercial Services & Supplies       3,967,788    418,968    4,386,756 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail           3,303,153    3,303,153 
Diversified Consumer Services       2,033,552    2,451,805    4,485,357 
Diversified Financial Services           75,022    75,022 
Financial Services           10,407,115    10,407,115 
Health Care Providers & Services           8,167,607    8,167,607 
Health Care Technology           6,959,435    6,959,435 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure           2,545,125    2,545,125 
Insurance           2,970,000    2,970,000 
Life Sciences Tools & Services           3,026,574    3,026,574 
Machinery           1,980,000    1,980,000 
Personal Care Products           4,351,345    4,351,345 
Professional Services           8,054,472    8,054,472 
Real Estate Management & Development           2,482,560    2,482,560 
Software           6,962,500    6,962,500 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals           2,781,756    2,781,756 
Transportation Infrastructure           2,489,284    2,489,284 
Remaining Industries       5,860,452        5,860,452 
Membership Interests           125,996    125,996 
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities       7,420,205    37,620    7,457,825 
Short-Term Investments                    
Money Market Mutual Funds   1,639,317            1,639,317 
Repurchase Agreements       3,023,947        3,023,947 
Total  $1,639,317   $124,754,076   $96,698,803   $223,092,196 
Other Financial Instruments                    
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Contracts                    
Assets  $   $57,713   $   $57,713 
Liabilities                
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts                    
Assets       105,494        105,494 
Liabilities                
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts                    
Assets       7,461        7,461 
Liabilities       (140,030)       (140,030)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements                    
Assets                
Liabilities       (10,894,839)       (10,894,839)
Total  $   $(10,864,201)  $   $(10,864,201)
     
(1)   Refer to Note 2(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements for a description of fair value measurements and the three-tier hierarchy of inputs.
     
  See Notes to Financial Statements. 23
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

December 31, 2025

 

(2)   See Schedule of Investments for fair values in each industry and identification of foreign issuers and/or geography. The table above is presented by Investment Type. Industries are presented within an Investment Type should such Investment Type include securities classified as two or more levels within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. When applicable, each Level 3 security is identified on the Schedule of Investments.
(3)   The level 3 investments include unfunded commitments of $2,885,604.
(4)   The level 3 investments include unfunded commitments of $654,865.
(5)   The level 3 investments include unfunded commitments of $12,645,658.

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a material amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets.

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments with unobservable inputs (Level 3) that were used in determining fair value:

 

Investment Type  Asset-Backed
Securities
(a)
   Corporate
Notes
(b)
   Membership
Interests
   Floating Rate
Loans
(c)
   Non-Agency
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
 
Balance as of July 1, 2025        $10,000,000   $4,959,500           $   $33,305,532                    $ 
Accrued Discounts (Premiums)               41,879    97 
Realized Gain/(Loss)               26,999    54 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)   30,900    14,500        (98,375)    
Purchases   12,133,462        125,996    45,073,828    128,010 
Sales   (6,133,462)           (2,819,576)   (90,541)
Transfers into Level 3(d)                    
Transfers out of Level 3(d)                    
Balance as of December 31, 2025  $16,030,900   $4,974,000   $125,996   $75,530,287   $37,620 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for the period ended December 31, 2025, related to the Level 3 investments held at December 31, 2025  $30,900   $14,500   $   $(98,375)  $ 
     
(a)   Includes unfunded commitments of $2,885,604.
(b)   Includes unfunded commitments of $654,865.
(c)   Includes unfunded commitments of $12,645,658.
(d)   The Fund recognizes transfers within the fair value hierarchy as of the beginning of the period.

 

The following table summarizes the significant unobservable inputs the Fund used to value its investments categorized within Level 3 as of December 31, 2025. In addition to the techniques and inputs noted in the table below, according to the valuation policy we may also use other valuation techniques and methodologies when determining the fair value measurements. The below table is not intended to be all-inclusive, but rather provide information on the significant unobservable inputs as they relate to the Fund's determination of fair values.

 

24 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)

December 31, 2025

 

The unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund's Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

Assets   12-31-2025
Fair Value ($)
  Valuation
Technique(s)/
Methodologies
  Unobservable
Input(s)
  Range of
Unobservable
Input(s) Utilized
  Weighted
Average
Unobservable
Input(s)
 
Asset-Backed Securities   5,000,000   Market Approach   Transaction Price   N/A   N/A  
Asset-Backed Securities(a)   11,030,900   Income Approach   Discount Rate   6.88% – 8.65%   7.81%  
Corporate Notes(b)   4,974,000   Income Approach   Discount Rate   6.18% – 6.95%   6.49%  
Membership Interests   125,996   Market Approach   Transaction Price   N/A   N/A  
Floating Rate Loans(c)   28,288,854   Market Approach   Transaction Price   N/A   N/A  
Floating Rate Loans(d)   47,241,433   Income Approach   Discount Rate   4.95% – 11.03%   8.82%  
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security   37,620   Market Approach   Transaction Price   N/A   N/A  
Total Level 3   $96,698,803                  
     
(a)   Includes unfunded loan commitments of $2,885,604.
(b)   Includes unfunded loan commitments of $654,865.
(c)   Includes unfunded loan commitments of $3,366,030.
(d)   Includes unfunded loan commitments of $9,279,628.

 

The significant unobservable input used in the market approach is the transaction price to acquire the position. There has been no change to the valuation based on the underlying assumptions used at the closing of such transaction. The significant unobservable input used in the income approach is the discount rate. The discount rate is used to discount the estimated future cash flows, which include both future principal and interest payments expected to be received from the underlying investment. An increase/decrease in the discount rate would result in a decrease/increase, respectively, in the fair value.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 25
 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

December 31, 2025

 

ASSETS:    
Investments in securities, at cost  $205,963,512 
Investments in securities, at fair value  $206,906,069 
Cash   1,231,862 
Deposits with brokers for forwards and swap contracts collateral   2,058,553 
Foreign cash, at value (cost $208,912)   210,561 
Receivables:     
Interest   2,615,810 
Investment securities sold   1,395,302 
Capital shares sold   477,097 
From advisor (See Note 4)   171,700 
Variation margin for centrally cleared swap contract agreements   22,083 
Deferred financing costs   93,041 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   7,461 
Prepaid expenses   52,456 
Total assets   215,241,995 
LIABILITIES:     
Payables:     
Credit Facility   15,000,000 
Investment securities purchased   1,317,632 
Management fee   158,655 
Credit Facility Interest   67,813 
Fund administration   6,346 
Trustees’ fees   3,188 
Distribution and Servicing Plan   1,683 
Reverse repurchase agreement payable, at fair value   10,894,839 
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   140,030 
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments   40,461 
Distributions payable   1,097,947 
Accrued expenses   2,722 
Total liabilities   28,731,316 
Commitments and contingent liabilities (See Note 2(c))    
NET ASSETS  $186,510,679 
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS:     
Paid-in capital  $185,883,332 
Total distributable earnings/(loss)   627,347 
Net Assets  $186,510,679 
Net assets by class:     
Class A Shares  $3,172,431 
Class I Shares  $183,328,190 
Class U Shares  $10,058 
Outstanding shares by class (Unlimited number of authorized shares):     
Class A Shares   315,479 
Class I Shares   18,226,879 
Class U Shares   1,000 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets divided by outstanding shares):*     
Class A Shares-Net asset value   $10.06 
Class A Shares-Maximum offering price (Net asset value plus sales charge of 2.50%)   $10.32 
Class I Shares-Net asset value   $10.06 
Class U Shares-Net asset value   $10.06 

 

* Net asset value may not recalculate due to rounding of fractional shares.

 

26 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Statement of Operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2025

 

Investment income:    
Interest and other  $6,446,495 
Expenses:     
Management fee   771,255 
Distribution and Servicing Plan–Class A   5,562 
Distribution and Servicing Plan–Class U   39 
Professional   272,633 
Fund administration   30,850 
Shareholder servicing   22,222 
Custody   15,951 
Reports to shareholders   15,858 
Trustees’ fees   13,338 
Registration   11,105 
Credit facility interest expense and fees (See Note 10)   423,765 
Reverse repurchase agreements interest expense (See Note 2(h))   104,987 
Other   25,774 
Gross expenses   1,713,339 
Fees waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 4)   (599,361)
Net expenses   1,113,978 
Net investment income   5,332,517 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss):     
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments   230,695 
Net realized gain/(loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   285,321 
Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts   (85,322)
Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency related transactions   (42,889)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments   129,594 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (81,430)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap contracts   172,056 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   (55,604)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on unfunded loan commitments   (161,434)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   390,987 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $5,723,504 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 27
 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS  For the
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
  For the Period Ended
June 30, 2025(1)
 
Operations:              
Net investment income              $5,332,517                 $2,090,758 
Net realized gain/(loss)     387,805      (430,284)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     3,182      802,489 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     5,723,504      2,462,963 
Distributions to Shareholders:              
Class A     (47,457)     (2,043)
Class I     (5,405,468)     (2,103,653)
Class U     (320)     (179)
Total distribution to shareholders     (5,453,245)     (2,105,875)
Capital share transactions (See Note 13):              
Net proceeds from sales of shares     78,287,796      106,894,471 
Reinvestment of distributions     788,445      332,589 
Cost of shares reacquired     (419,969)      
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions     78,656,272      107,227,060 
Net increase in net assets     78,926,531      107,584,148 
NET ASSETS:              
Beginning of period    $107,584,148     $ 
End of period    $186,510,679     $107,584,148 

 

(1) For the period February 19, 2025, commencement of operations, to June 30, 2025.

 

28 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2025

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $5,723,504 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:     
Investments purchased   (127,032,090)
Investments sold and principal repayments   37,126,458 
Net increase in short-term investments   (2,927,144)
Net amortization/(accretion) of premium (discount)   (258,072)
Increase in receivable from advisor   (156,388)
Amortization of deferred financing costs   77,255 
Increase in interest receivable   (1,127,815)
Increase in prepaid expenses   (40,152)
Increase in variation margin receivable for centrally cleared swap contracts agreements   (36,567)
Increase in credit facility interest payable   59,713 
Increase in management fee payable   158,655 
Increase in reverse repurchase agreement payable   10,894,839 
Increase in distribution and servicing plan payable   1,595 
Increase in fund administration payable   2,907 
Increase in trustees’ fees payable   3,188 
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities   (262,288)
Net realized (gain)/loss on:     
Net realized (gain)/loss on investments   (230,695)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on:     
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investments   (129,594)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   81,430 
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on from foreign currency translations   55,604 
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on unfunded loan commitments   161,434 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities   (77,854,223)

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 29
 

Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)(concluded)

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2025

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:     
Cash provided by credit facility  $3,150,000 
Deferred financing costs   (20,248)
Cost of shares reacquired   (419,969)
Distributions to shareholders   (4,277,403)
Net proceeds from sales of shares   78,229,209 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities   76,661,589 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   1,284 
Net change in cash  $(1,191,350)
Cash at beginning of period  $4,692,326 
Cash at end of period  $3,500,976 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:     
Cash paid for interest expense and fees on credit facility and reverse repurchase agreements  $469,039 
Reinvestment of distributions   788,445 
Reconciliation of cash and restricted cash to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, ending balance:     
Cash  $1,231,862 
Foreign cash, at value  $210,561 
Deposits with brokers for forwards and swap contracts collateral  $2,058,553 
Total cash and restricted cash, ending balance  $3,500,976 

 

30 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

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Financial Highlights

 

       Per Share Operating Performance:   
       Investment Operations:  Distributions
to
shareholders
from:
   
              
   Net asset
value,
beginning of
period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
  Net
realized and
unrealized
gain
  Total from
investment
operations
  Net
investment
income
  Net asset
value,
end of
period
Class A                        
12/31/2025(c)       $10.03             $0.32               $0.03              $0.35             $(0.32)               $10.06 
2/19/2025 to 6/30/2025(d)   10.00    0.18    0.03    0.21    (0.18)   10.03 
Class I                              
12/31/2025(c)   10.03    0.36    0.03    0.39    (0.36)   10.06 
2/19/2025 to 6/30/2025(d)   10.00    0.21    0.03    0.24    (0.21)   10.03 
Class U                              
12/31/2025(c)   10.03    0.32    0.03    0.35    (0.32)   10.06 
2/19/2025 to 6/30/2025(d)   10.00    0.18    0.03    0.21    (0.18)   10.03 

 

(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return for Class A does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Unaudited.
(d) Commenced on February 19, 2025.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) Annualized.

 

32 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
    Ratios to Average Net Assets:  Supplemental
Data:
                        
Total
return
(%)
(b)(e)
  Total
expenses after
waivers and/or
reimburse-
ments
(includes
interest
expense)
(%)
(f)
  Total
expenses after
waivers and/or
reimburse-
ments
(excludes
interest
expense)
(%)
(f)
  Total
expenses
(%)
(f)
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
(%)
(f)
  Net assets,
end of
period
(000)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
(%)
(e)
                   
 3.56         2.19           1.50            2.98          6.33             $3,172             15     
 2.12    1.51    1.48    2.74    5.10    146    13 
                                 
 3.94    1.44    0.75    2.23    7.04    183,328    15 
 2.39    0.76    0.73    1.99    5.72    107,428    13 
                                 
 3.53    2.19    1.50    2.98    6.23    10    15 
 2.11    1.47    1.47    2.68    4.98    10    13 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements. 33
 

Financial Highlights (concluded)

 

Information about the Fund’s senior securities is shown in the following table:

 

   For the
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
   For the
Period Ended
June 30, 2025
(a)
 
Line of Credit Total Amount Outstanding (000’s)                      $15,000                  $11,850 
Asset Coverage Per $1,000 of Lines of Credit Outstanding(b)  $13,434   $10,078 

 

(a) Commenced on February 19, 2025.
(b) The asset coverage ratio for a class of senior securities representing indebtedness is calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (excluding the indebtedness represented by the Line of Credit) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the total amount outstanding on the Line of Credit. The Asset Coverage ratio is then multipled by $1,000 to determine the “Asset Coverage per $1,000 of Line of Credit Outstanding.”

 

34 See Notes to Financial Statements.
 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION  

 

Lord Abbett Flexible Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its common shares (the “Shares”) and is operated as an interval fund. The Fund was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 15, 2023. The Fund commenced operations on February 19, 2025.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return. The Fund currently offers three classes of Shares: Class A, Class I and Class U. A front-end sales charge of 2.50% 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 I and Class U Shares.

 

The Fund will not list its Shares for trading on any securities exchange. There is currently no secondary market for its Shares and the Fund does not expect any secondary market to develop for its Shares. Shareholders of the Fund are not able to have their Shares redeemed or otherwise sell their Shares on a daily basis because the Fund is an unlisted closed-end fund. In order to provide liquidity to shareholders, the Fund is structured as an interval fund and conducts periodic repurchase offers for a portion of its outstanding Shares.

 

The Fund’s investment adviser is Lord Abbett FIF Advisor LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Fund’s sub-adviser is Apollo Credit Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser” and together with the Adviser, the “Advisers”). The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (together with the Adviser, “Lord Abbett”). The Sub-Adviser is an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Basis of Preparation

The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) 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.

 

Segment Reporting

An operating segment is defined in FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”) as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available.

 

The CODM for the Fund is Lord Abbett through its Management, Investment and Operating Committees, which are responsible for assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. The CODM has determined that the Fund has a single operating segment based on the fact that the CODM monitors the operating results of the Fund as a whole and that the Fund’s long-term strategic asset allocation is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, based on a defined investment strategy which is executed by the Fund’s portfolio managers as a team. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is consistent

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)

 

with that presented within the Fund’s Schedule of Investments, Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statement of Operations, Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Statement of Cash Flows and Financial Highlights.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  

 

(a) Investment ValuationUnder procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), the Board has designated the determination of fair value of the Fund’s portfolio investments to the Adviser as its valuation designee. Accordingly, the Adviser is responsible for, among other things, assessing and managing valuation risks, establishing, applying and testing fair value methodologies, and evaluating pricing services. Lord Abbett has formed a pricing committee (the “Pricing Committee”) that performs these responsibilities on behalf of Lord Abbett, administers the pricing and valuation of portfolio investments and ensures that prices utilized reasonably reflect fair value. Among other things, these procedures allow the Adviser, subject to Board oversight, 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. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Pricing Committee uses a third-party fair valuation service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that correlate to the fair-valued 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 ask prices. Fixed income securities are valued based on evaluated 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. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued using daily forward exchange rates. Swaps, options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued daily using independent pricing services or quotations from broker/dealers to the extent available.
   
  Private investments are not anticipated to have readily available market values. Such investments are valued at fair value determined in good faith using observable and unobservable inputs and generally represent an estimate of a transactable level or “exit price”. These investments are generally valued using one or more valuation methods including the market approach, the income approach and cost approach. The market approach considers factors including the price of recent investments in the same or a similar security or financial metrics of comparable securities. The income approach considers factors including expected future cash flows, security specific risks and corresponding discount rates. The cost approach considers factors including the value of the security’s underlying assets and liabilities. The Fund may use amortized cost as a pricing technique for investments that have recently transacted.

 

36

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)

 

  Investments may be valued using a range of fair valuations from an independent pricing service, including an external fair value specialist (“EFVS”). If the range of fair valuations received from an EFVS are determined to be materially different from recent transaction prices, fair value may be determined using both the transaction prices and the EFVS prices as inputs to the fair value for a reasonable period of time subject to the determination of the Pricing Committee. The Pricing Committee will determine the appropriate valuation methodology as outlined above for each private investment.
   
  Securities for which prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by the Pricing Committee. 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 the fair value of portfolio investments. The Board or a designated committee thereof periodically reviews reports that may include fair value determinations made by the Pricing Committee, related market activity, inputs and assumptions, and retrospective comparison of 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. Investments in open-end money market mutual funds are valued at their NAV as of the close of each business day.
   
  Fair Value MeasurementsFair value is defined as the price that the 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 classification is determined based on the lowest level of inputs that is significant to the fair value measurement, and 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 the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

37

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)

 

  A summary of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments as of December 31, 2025 and, if applicable, Level 3 rollforwards for the six months then ended is included in the 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. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
   
(b) ExpensesExpenses, 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 and Class U Shares bear their class-specific share of all expenses and fees relating to the Fund’s Distribution and Servicing Plan.
   
(c) Floating Rate LoansFloating rate loans include bank loans, direct lending arrangements and middle market loans. The 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. The 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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
   
  The loans in which the Fund invests may be subject to some restrictions on resale. For example, the Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent and/or Borrower prior to the sale of these investments. The Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the Borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the Borrower, the selling participant and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the Borrower (“Intermediate Participants”). In the event that the Borrower, selling participant or Intermediate Participants become insolvent or enter into bankruptcy, the 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 the Fund to the Borrower. Unfunded commitments include commitments to bank loans, direct lending, middle market loans, CLO warehouse facilities and revolving promissory notes. 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on unfunded commitments is presented, if any, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the mark to market of the unfunded portion of the Fund’s investments.

 

38

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)

 

As of December 31, 2025, the Fund had the following unfunded commitments:

 

  Borrower  Principal
Amount
   Market
Value
   Cost   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Accommodations Plus Technologies Holdings LLC 2025 Revolver  $333,333   $330,000   $330,283                $(283)
  Allied Benefit Systems Intermediate LLC 2025 2nd Amendment Delayed Draw Term Loan   440,648    438,445    439,557      (1,112)
  Associations, Inc. 2024 2nd Amendment Revolver   136,842    136,842    136,424      418 
  Associations, Inc. 2024 Special Purpose Delayed Draw Term Loan   97,213    96,970    96,917      53 
  BCPE Maverick Parent LP Delayed Draw Term Loan   274,798    274,798    274,798      0 
  BSFR II UTE I LLC Revolver   68,712    68,732    68,589      143 
  Cambrex Corp. 2025 Delayed Draw Term Loan   291,545    291,545    290,259      1,286 
  Cambrex Corp. 2025 Delayed Draw Term Loan 1   531,458    531,458    531,458      0 
  Cambrex Corp. 2025 Revolver   240,525    240,525    238,403      2,122 
  Cerity Partners LLC 2025 6th Amendment Incremental Revolver   69,358    69,011    69,013      (2)
  Cerity Partners LLC 2025 Tranche B Delayed Draw Term Loan   917,431    912,844    915,152      (2,308)
  CI MG Group LLC 2025 Delayed Draw Term Loan   352,703    348,082    349,287      (1,205)
  CI MG Group LLC 2025 Revolver   70,946    70,017    70,045      (28)
  CRM Series Seller 2025 LLC Revolver   12,449    12,445    12,438      7 
  CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. 2025 Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan   182,882    181,053    181,407      (354)
  CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. 2025 New Synthetic Delayed Draw Term Loan   122,531    121,306    122,531      (1,225)
  CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. 2025 Revolver   365,764    365,764    362,392      3,372 
  Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC 2025 Revolver   257,143    254,571    254,683      (112)
  DRS Holdings III, Inc. 2025 Revolver   142,624    141,911    142,063      (152)
  Edition Holding, Inc. Delayed Draw Term Loan 2   714,640    711,961    713,308      (1,347)
  Elk Bidco, Inc. Delayed Draw Term Loan   373,134    372,202    372,275      (73)
  Elk Bidco, Inc. Revolver   335,821    334,981    334,274      707 
  Edition Holdings, Inc. Delayed Draw Term Loan   381,385    379,955    380,674      (719)
  Edition Holdings, Inc. Revolver   267,990    266,985    266,991      (6)
  Goldeneye Parent LLC Revolver   316,189    316,979    314,779      2,200 
  Jeppesen Holdings, LLC Revolver   147,887    146,778    146,805      (27)
  Koala Investment Holdings, Inc. Delayed Draw Term Loan   452,413    447,889    450,261      (2,372)

 

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  Borrower  Principal
Amount
   Market
Value
   Cost   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Koala Investment Holdings, Inc. Revolver  $201,072   $199,062   $199,160                $(98)
  LHS Borrower LLC 2025 Revolver   97,991    96,521    96,601      (80)
  NMFC Senior Loan Program III LLC Class B Term Loan   964,286    964,382    964,286      96 
  NMFC Senior Loan Program III LLC Class B Term Loan 1   1,918,919    1,921,222    1,918,919      2,303 
  One Call Corp. 2025 Revolver   230,263    226,809    227,024      (215)
  QTS Realty Trust LLC Revolving Promissory Note   654,865    651,459    649,209      2,250 
  Russell Investments U.S. Institutional Holdco, Inc. 2025 PIK Revolver   150,943    148,679    148,682      (3)
  Saber Parent Holdings Corp. Delayed Draw Term Loan   292,683    291,219    291,956      (737)
  Saber Parent Holdings Corp. Revolver   146,341    145,610    145,614      (4)
  Sigma Irish Acquico Ltd. 2025 Delayed Draw Term Loan, (Ireland)   305,245    302,955    302,536      419 
  Silk Holdings III Corp. 2025 5th Amendment Revolver   97,484    96,510    96,521      (11)
  Titan BW Borrower LP PIK Delayed Draw Term Loan   168,919    167,230    167,336      (106)
  Titan BW Borrower LP Revolver   337,838    334,459    334,672      (213)
  Tulip Bidco Ltd. GBP PIK Incremental Acquisition Facility (United Kingdom)   1,480,627    1,925,374    1,965,874      (40,500)
  UFT Buyer LLC Delayed Draw Term Loan   487,805    482,927    485,392      (2,465)
  UFT Buyer LLC Revolver   182,927    181,097    181,118      (21)
  Wisdom Purchaser LLC Revolver   187,500    186,563    186,622      (59)
  Total  $15,804,074   $16,186,127    $16,226,588      $ (40,461 )
   
(d) Foreign TransactionsThe books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars and transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in the 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), if applicable, is included in Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. The resultant exchange gains and losses upon settlement of such transactions, if applicable, are included in Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency related transactions in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. The 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 Fund uses 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.
   
(e) Income TaxesIt is the policy of the Fund to meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 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.
   
  The Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. The Fund will begin to file tax returns for the tax year ended June 30, 2025.

 

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(f) Investment IncomeDividend income, if any, 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, if applicable, in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized and amortized against or accreted into interest income using the effective interest method or straight-line method, as applicable. For the Fund’s investments in revolving and delayed draw floating rate loans, the cost basis of the investment purchased is adjusted for the cash received for the discount on the total balance committed. The fair value is also adjusted for price appreciation or depreciation on the unfunded portion. The amortized cost of debt investments represents the original cost, including loan origination fees and upfront fees received that are deemed to be an adjustment to yield, adjusted for the accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, if any. Upon prepayment of a loan or debt security, any unamortized premiums, unamortized upfront loan origination fees and unamortized discounts are recorded as interest income in the current period. Investment income is allocated to each class of Shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day.
   
  Certain investments may have contractual payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest or dividends. PIK represents accrued interest or accumulated dividends that are added to the loan principal of the investment on the respective interest or dividend payment dates rather than being paid in cash and generally becomes due at maturity or upon being called by the issuer. PIK is recorded as interest or dividend income, as applicable. If at any point the Fund believes PIK is not expected to be realized, the investment generating PIK will be placed on non-accrual status. Accrued PIK interest or dividends are generally reversed through interest or dividend income, respectively, when an investment is placed on non-accrual status.
   
(g) Repurchase AgreementsThe 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. The 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, the Fund may incur a loss upon disposition of the securities.
   
  Due to the absence of a master netting agreement related to the Fund’s participation in repurchase agreements, no offsetting disclosures have been made on behalf of the Fund.
   
(h) Reverse Repurchase AgreementsThe Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to a securities dealer or bank for cash and also agrees to repurchase the same security later at a set price. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to credit risk (that is, the risk that the counterparty will fail to resell the security to the Fund). Engaging in reverse repurchase agreements also may involve the use of leverage, in that the Fund may reinvest the cash it receives in additional securities. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of the securities to be repurchased by the Fund may decline below the repurchase price.
   
  Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest due to the counterparty is recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at face value including accrued interest. Due to the short-term nature of the reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value. Interest payments made by a fund to the counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense in the Statement of Operations. In periods of increased

 

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  demand for the security, a fund may receive a fee for the use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to a fund. For the six months ended December 31, 2025, the average daily amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $5,623,522 at a weighted average interest rate of 4.54%.
   
(i) Security TransactionsSecurity 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.
   
(j) When-Issued, Forward Transactions or To-Be-Announced (“TBA”) TransactionsThe Fund may purchase portfolio securities on a when-issued or forward basis. When-issued, forward transactions or TBA transactions involve a commitment by the 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 the Fund’s custodian in order to pay for the commitment. At the time the 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. The 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.

 

3. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS  

 

  DerivativesDuring the six months ended December 31, 2025, the Fund used derivative instruments including forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swap contracts in connection with its investment strategies. Derivative instruments may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest, to hedge portfolio investments or to generate income or gain to the Fund. Derivatives may also be used to manage duration, sector and yield curve exposures and credit and spread volatility.
   
  The Fund may be subject to various risks from the use of derivatives, including the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index; counterparty credit risk related to derivatives counterparties’ failure to perform under contract terms; liquidity risk related to the potential lack of a liquid market for these contracts allowing the Fund to close out their position(s); and documentation risk relating to disagreement over contract terms. Investing in certain derivatives also results in a form of leverage and as such, the Fund’s risk of loss associated with these instruments may exceed their value, as recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
   
  The Fund is party to various derivative contracts governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association master agreements (“ISDA agreements”). The Fund’s ISDA agreements, which are separately negotiated with each dealer counterparty, may contain provisions allowing, absent other considerations, a counterparty to exercise rights, to the extent not otherwise waived, against the Fund in the event the Fund’s net assets decline over time by a pre-determined percentage or fall below a pre-determined floor. The ISDA agreements may also contain provisions allowing, absent other conditions, the Fund to exercise rights, to the extent not otherwise waived, against a counterparty (e.g., decline in a counterparty’s credit rating below a

 

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  specified level). Such rights for both a counterparty and the Fund often include the ability to terminate (i.e., close out) open contracts at prices which may favor a counterparty, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund. The ISDA agreements give the Fund and a counterparty the right, upon an event of default, to close out all transactions traded under such agreements and to net amounts owed or due across all transactions and offset such net payable or receivable against collateral posted to a segregated account by one party for the benefit of the other.
   
  Counterparty credit risk may be mitigated to the extent a counterparty posts additional collateral for mark-to-market gains to the Fund.
   
  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange ContractsDuring the six months ended December 31, 2025, the Fund listed in the tables below was exposed to foreign currency risks associated with some or all of its portfolio investments and used forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge or manage certain of these exposures as part of an investment strategy. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts represent obligations to purchase or sell foreign currency on a specified future date at a price fixed at the time the contracts are entered into. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in U.S. dollars without the delivery of the foreign currency.
   
  The values of the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency. Changes in the value of these contracts are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract settlement date. When the forward foreign currency exchange contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time the contract was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The Fund also records a realized gain or loss, upon settlement, when a forward foreign currency exchange contract offsets another forward foreign currency exchange contract with the same counterparty.
   
  The Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are subject to master netting arrangements (the right to close out all transactions with a counterparty and net amounts owed or due across transactions).
   
  The Fund may be required to post or receive collateral for non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
   
  Swap ContractsThe Fund may engage in swap transactions to manage credit and interest rate (e.g., duration, yield curve) risks within its portfolio. Swap transactions are contracts negotiated over-the-counter (“OTC”) between a fund and a counterparty or are centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”) through a central clearinghouse managed by a Futures Commission Merchant (“FCM”) that exchange investment cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified, future intervals.
   
  Upfront payments made and/or received by the Fund are recorded as assets or liabilities, respectively, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are amortized over the term of the swap. The value of OTC swap contract agreements are recorded as either an asset or a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the beginning of the measurement period. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit with the FCM cash or securities, which is referred to as initial margin deposit. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments, while cash deposited, which is considered restricted, is reported as Deposits with broker for swap contracts collateral on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a

 

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  variation margin receivable or payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The change in the value of swaps, including accruals of periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swaps, is reported as Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap contracts on the Statement of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon payment or receipt of a periodic payment or payment made upon termination of a swap agreement.
   
  The central clearinghouse acts as the counterparty to each centrally cleared swap transaction; therefore, credit risk is limited to the failure of the clearinghouse.
   
  The Fund’s OTC swap contract agreements are subject to master netting arrangements.
   
  Credit Default Swap ContractsDuring the six months ended December 31, 2025, the Fund listed in the tables below entered into credit default swaps to simulate long and/or short bond positions or to take an active long and/or short position with respect to the likelihood of a default or credit event by the issuer of the underlying reference obligation.
   
  The underlying reference obligation may be a single issuer of corporate or sovereign debt, a basket of issuers or a credit index. A credit index is a list of credit instruments or exposures that reference a fixed number of obligors with shared characteristics that represents some part of the credit market as a whole. Index credit default swaps have standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. The composition of the obligations within a particular index changes periodically.
   
  Credit default swaps involve one party, the protection buyer, making a stream of payments to another party, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment if there is a credit event related to the underlying reference obligation. In the event that the reference obligation matures prior to the termination date of the contract, a similar security will be substituted for the duration of the contract term. Credit events are defined under individual swap agreements and generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, repudiation/moratorium, obligation acceleration and obligation default.
   
  If a credit event occurs, the Fund, as protection seller, would be obligated to make a payment, which may be either: (i) a net cash settlement equal to the notional amount of the swap less the auction value of the reference obligation or (ii) the notional amount of the swap in exchange for the delivery of the reference obligation. Selling protection effectively adds leverage to the Fund’s portfolio up to the notional amount of swap agreements. The notional amount represents the maximum potential liability under a contract and is not reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Potential liabilities under these contracts may be reduced by: the auction rates of the underlying reference obligations; upfront payments received at the inception of a swap; and net amounts received from credit default swaps purchased with identical reference obligations.
   
  Interest Rate Swap ContractsDuring the six months ended December 31, 2025, the Fund listed in the tables below entered into interest rate swap contracts to manage fund exposure to interest rates or to either preserve or generate a return on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio. These are agreements between counterparties to exchange periodic interest payments based on interest rates. One cash flow stream will typically be a floating rate payment based upon a specified interest rate, while the other is typically based on a fixed interest rate.
   
  Summary of Derivatives InformationAs of December 31, 2025, the Fund in the table below had the following derivatives at fair value, grouped into appropriate risk categories and respective location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

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      Lord Abbett Flexible Income Fund 
Asset Derivatives  Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
   Foreign
Currency
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
 
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Contracts(1)  Receivable, variation margin for centrally cleared swap contract agreements               $57,713 
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts(1)  Receivable, variation margin for centrally cleared swap contract agreements      $105,494         
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts          $7,461     
Liability Derivatives                  
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      $140,030     

 

(1) Includes the value of centrally cleared swap contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table presents the effect of derivatives for the Fund on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended December 31, 2025:

 

   Lord Abbett Flexible Income Fund 
   Statement of
Operations
Location
   Inflation
Linked/
Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Contracts
 Credit
Contracts
 
Amount of Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives                  
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts  Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts  $(89,622)        
Credit Default Swap Contracts  Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts          $4,300 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  Net realized gain/(loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      $285,321     
Amount of Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Derivatives                  
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts  Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap contracts  $184,677         
Credit Default Swap Contracts  Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap contracts          $(12,621)
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      $(81,430)    
Derivatives volume calculated based on the number of contracts or notional amounts                  
CPI/Interest Rate Swap Contracts     $34,383,429         
Credit Default Swap Contracts             $1,028,571 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts         $15,183,037     

 

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Disclosures About Offsetting Assets And LiabilitiesFASB requires disclosures intended to help better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a fund’s financial position. The following tables illustrate gross and net information about recognized assets and liabilities eligible for offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; and disclose such amounts subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement, by the 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 a single payment by one party to the other in the event of default on or termination of any one contract. The Fund’s 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 Fund and the applicable counterparty.

 

Description  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
   Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $7,461   $    $7,461 
Total   $7,461   $    $7,461 

 

   Net Amounts
of Assets
Presented in the
Statement
of Assets
and Liabilities
   Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
     
Counterparty     Financial
Instruments
   Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
   Securities
Collateral
Received
(a)
   Net
Amount
(b)
 
Goldman Sachs   $7,461    $(7,461)   $     –   $   $ 
Total   $7,461    $(7,461)   $     –   $   $ 

 

Description  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Liabilities
   Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Net Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $140,030   $    $140,030 
Total   $140,030   $    $140,030 

 

   Net Amounts
of Liabilities
Presented in the

Statement
of Assets
and Liabilities
   Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
     
Counterparty     Financial
Instruments
   Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
   Securities
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
   Net
Amount
(c)
 
Goldman Sachs   $140,030    $(7,461)   $     –   $    $132,569 
Total   $140,030    $(7,461)   $     –   $    $132,569 

 

(a) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (liabilities) presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, for each respective counterparty.
(b) Net amount represents the amount owed to the Fund by the counterparty as of December 31, 2025.
(c) Net amount represents the amount owed by the Fund to the counterparty as of December 31, 2025

 

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4. MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES  

 

Management Fee and Other Expenses Transactions

The Fund has entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser supplies the Fund with investment management services and, pursuant to certain arrangements with Lord Abbett, 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 the Fund’s investment portfolio.

 

The management fee is based on the Fund’s average daily net assets at the annual rate of 1.00%.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2025, the effective management fee, net of any applicable waiver, was at an annualized rate of .00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

The Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, and the Fund have entered into a sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sub-Adviser will provide general investment sub-advisory services for the Fund. For providing these services, the Sub-Adviser will receive a fee from the Adviser based on the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

 

In addition, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC provides certain administrative services to the Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement in return for a fee at an annual rate of .04% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each month. The fund administration fee is accrued daily and payable monthly.

 

The Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the Fund have entered into the Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement under which the Adviser and Sub-Adviser have agreed contractually for a one-year period from the date of the Fund’s prospectus to waive, pay or otherwise bear management fees and all other expenses incurred in the business of the Fund (“Specified Expenses”), calculated and reimbursed on a Class-by-Class basis in respect of each of Class A, Class I and Class U with the exception of (i) distribution and shareholder servicing expenses, (ii) dividend and interest expenses (including any dividend payments, interest expenses, commitment fees, or other expenses related to any leverage incurred by the Fund), (iii) taxes and costs to reclaim foreign taxes, (iv) expenses related to litigation and potential litigation; (v) investment expenses (such as fees and expenses of outside legal counsel or third-party consultants, due diligence-related fees, and other costs, expenses and liabilities with respect to consummated and unconsummated investments), (vi) acquired fund fees and expenses, and (vii) extraordinary expenses (as determined in the discretion of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser), to the extent necessary so that the Fund’s monthly Specified Expenses in respect of each class of the Fund do not exceed 0.75% of the average daily net asset value of such class (the “Expense Cap”).

 

If the Fund’s estimated annualized Specified Expenses in respect of a Class for a given month are less than the Expense Cap, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the expenses borne by the Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser, as applicable, on behalf of the Fund pursuant to the Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement (the “Reimbursement Amount”). A reimbursement will be made only if and to the extent that: (i) it is payable not more than three years from the date on which the applicable waiver or expense payment was made by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser; and (ii) the Reimbursement Amount does not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses (on an annualized basis and net of any reimbursements received by the Fund during such fiscal period) during the applicable quarter to exceed the Expense Cap of such class. The Reimbursement Amount for a class of Shares will not cause Fund expenses in respect of

 

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that class to exceed the lesser of (1) the expense limitation in effect at the time of waiver or reimbursement, and (2) the expense limitation in effect at the time of recapture. The Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement will remain in effect for a one-year period from the date of the Fund’s prospectus, unless and until the Board approves its modification or termination. Thereafter, the Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement may be renewed annually with the written agreement of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, and the Fund.

 

Based on the terms described above, the Fund may be obligated to make reimbursement payments to the Adviser and Sub-Adviser in accordance with the Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement. As of December 31, 2025, no such reimbursements were required.

 

The following table presents a cumulative summary of the expense payments and reimbursement payments as of December 31, 2025.

 

Expenses
Reimbursed by the
Adviser and
Sub-Adviser
  Reimbursement
made by the Fund
to the Adviser and
Sub-Adviser
  Unreimbursed
Expense Payments
to the Adviser and
Sub-Adviser
$599,361   $0   $599,361

 

Distribution and Servicing Plan

The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Servicing Plan for Class A and Class U shares of the Fund, which provides for the payment of ongoing distribution and service fees to Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Lord Abbett. The distribution and service fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. The following annual rates have been authorized by the Board pursuant to the plan:

 

Fees*   Class A   Class U
Service   .25%   .25%
Distribution   .50%   .50%

 

* The Fund may designate a portion of the aggregate fees as attributable to service activities for purposes of calculating Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. sales charge limitations.

 

Class I shares do not have a distribution plan.

 

Distributor

The Distributor is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s Shares pursuant to a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with the Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC. The Distributor does not participate in the distribution of non-Lord Abbett managed products. The Distributor acts as the distributor of Shares for the Fund on a best efforts basis, subject to various conditions, pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor is not obligated to sell any specific amount of Shares of the Fund.

 

The Distributor received the following commissions on sales of shares of the Fund, after concessions were paid to authorized dealers, during the six months ended December 31, 2025:

 

Distributor
Commissions
Dealers’
Concessions
$54 $36,900

 

5. DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX INFORMATION  

 

Dividends are paid from net investment income, if any. Capital gain distributions are paid from taxable net realized gains from investments transactions, reduced by allowable capital loss carryforwards, if any. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net

 

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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 U.S. GAAP. 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 six months ended December 31, 2025 was as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
Paid
Flexible Income Fund   $5,453,245   $        –   $        –   $5,453,245

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended June 30, 2025 was as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
Paid
Flexible Income Fund   $2,105,875   $        –   $        –   $2,105,875

 

Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. Capital losses incurred that will be carried forward are as follows:

 

Fund   Short-Term
Losses
  Long-Term
Losses
  Net Capital
Losses
 
Flexible Income Fund   $      –   $(19,950 ) $(19,950 )

 

As of December 31, 2025, the tax cost of investments and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for the Fund are shown below. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable to the tax treatment of certain securities, other financial instruments and wash sales.

 

Fund   Tax Cost of
Investments
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Flexible Income Fund   $205,912,388   1,512,934   (599,410 ) 913,524

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS  

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six month period ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

U.S.
Government
Purchases
  Non-U.S.
Government
Purchases
  U.S.
Government
Sales
  Non-U.S.
Government
Sales
$        –   $123,272,450   $        –   $36,945,173

 

7. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION  

 

The Fund’s officers and one Trustee, who are associated with Lord Abbett, do not receive any compensation from the Fund for serving in such capacities. Independent Trustees’ fees are allocated among certain Lord Abbett-sponsored closed-end funds primarily based on the relative net assets of each fund.

 

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8. CUSTODIAN AND ACCOUNTING AGENT  

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) is the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent. SSB performs custodial, accounting and recordkeeping functions relating to portfolio transactions and calculating the Fund’s NAV.

 

9. SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT  

 

The Fund has established a securities lending agreement with Citibank, N.A. for the lending of securities to qualified brokers in exchange for securities or cash collateral equal to at least the market value of securities loaned, plus interest, if applicable. Cash collateral is invested in an approved money market fund. In accordance with the Fund’s securities lending agreement, the market value of securities on loan is determined each day at the close of business and any additional collateral required to cover the value of securities on loan is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may experience a delay in the recovery of its securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Fund or the borrower becomes insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Any income earned from securities lending is included in Securities lending net income, if any, in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

 

The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value equal to at least 100% of the market value of the securities loaned. The collateral must be marked-to-market daily to cover increases in the market value of the securities loaned (or potentially a decline in the value of the collateral). In general, the risk of borrower default will be borne by Citibank, N.A.; the Fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. The advantage of such loans is that the Fund continues to receive income on loaned securities while receiving a portion of any securities lending fees and earning returns on the cash amounts which may be reinvested for the purchase of investments in securities.

 

As of December 31, 2025, the Fund did not have any securities on loan.

 

10. CREDIT FACILITY  

 

In pursuing its investment objective, the Fund may seek to enhance returns through the use of leverage, including through loans obtained from certain financial institutions. On June 23, 2025, the Fund (the “Borrower”) entered into a revolving credit facility with the Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch (the “Lender”) for an initial commitment amount of $20,000,000 (the “Credit Facility”). On December 29, 2025, the Borrower and the Lender entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Facility which, among other changes, increased the commitment amount to $40,000,000. The Credit Facility provides for secured borrowings for an initial 364-day term and is reviewed periodically by the Board. Borrowings accrue interest based on, for each day, the greater of such day’s (a) Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus a spread of 1%. The maturity date of the Credit Facility is June 23, 2026. As security for borrowings under the Credit Facility, the Fund has pledged all of its assets to the Lender, and the Lender holds a first-priority lien on the Fund’s investments.

 

Structuring fees on the Credit Facility accrue at a rate of 0.10% of the commitment amount. An unused commitment fee accrues, with respect to unused amounts of the commitment amount, up to .30%. The Credit Facility contains certain financial and operating covenants that require the maintenance of ratios and benchmarks throughout the borrowing period. As of December 31, 2025, the Fund was in compliance in all material respects with these covenants. As of December 31, 2025, the outstanding

 

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aggregate drawn down amount under the Credit Facility was $15,000,000. During the six months ended December 31, 2025 there were no repayments under the Credit Facility. The components of interest expense, average interest rates (i.e. base interest rate in effect plus the spread) and average outstanding balance for the Credit Facility for the six months ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

Stated interest expense  $332,960 
Unused commitment fees   13,550 
Amortization of deferred financing costs   77,255*
Total interest expense   423,765 
Average interest rate   5.45%
Average borrowing  $12,292,969 

 

* The Fund is amortizing over a 364-day period, $170,296 of deferred financing costs ending June 22, 2026.

 

The use of leverage increases both risk of loss and profit potential. The Fund is subject to the 1940 Act requirement that an investment company satisfy an asset coverage requirement of 300% of its indebtedness, including amounts borrowed, measured at the time the investment company incurs the indebtedness. This means that at any given time the value of the Fund’s total indebtedness may not exceed one-third the value of its total assets (including such indebtedness). The interests of persons with whom the Fund enters into leverage arrangements will not necessarily be aligned with the interests of the Fund’s shareholders and such persons will have claims on the Fund’s assets that are senior to those of the Fund’s shareholders. In addition to the risks created by the Fund’s use of leverage, the Fund is subject to the additional risk that it would be unable to timely, or at all, obtain leverage borrowing. The Fund might also be required to de-leverage, selling securities at a potentially inopportune time and incurring tax consequences. Further, the Fund’s ability to generate income from the use of leverage would be adversely affected.

 

In the event the Fund defaults under a credit facility, the Fund’s business could be adversely affected as the Fund may be forced to sell a portion of its investments quickly and prematurely at prices that may be disadvantageous to the Fund in order to meet its outstanding payment obligations and/or support working capital requirements under the credit facility or such future borrowing facility, any of which would have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, following any such default, the agent for the lenders under a credit facility could assume control of the disposition of any or all of the Fund’s assets, including the selection of such assets to be disposed and the timing of such disposition, which would have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

11. REPURCHASE OFFERS  

 

In order to provide liquidity to shareholders, the Fund has adopted a fundamental investment policy to make quarterly offers to repurchase its outstanding Shares at NAV per share, reduced by any applicable repurchase fee. Subject to applicable law and approval of the Board, for each quarterly repurchase offer, the Fund currently expects to offer to repurchase 5% of the Fund’s outstanding Shares at NAV, which is the minimum amount permitted.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2025, the results of the repurchase offers were as follows:

 

Repurchase
Request Deadline
  Repurchase
Pricing Date
  Amount
Repurchased
  Number of
Shares
Repurchased
(all classes)
  Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares
Repurchased
October 21, 2025   October 21, 2025   $419,969   41,747   0.25%

 

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Repurchase offers and the need to fund repurchase obligations may affect the ability of the Fund to be fully invested or force the Fund to maintain a higher percentage of its assets in liquid investments, which may harm the Fund’s investment performance. Moreover, diminution in the size of the Fund through repurchases may result in untimely sales of portfolio securities (with associated imputed transaction costs, which may be significant), may limit the ability of the Fund to participate in new investment opportunities or to achieve its investment objective and will tend to increase the Fund’s expense ratio per common share for remaining shareholders. The Fund may accumulate cash by holding back (i.e., not reinvesting) payments received in connection with the Fund’s investments. If at any time cash and other liquid assets held by the Fund are not sufficient to meet the Fund’s repurchase obligations, the Fund intends, if necessary, to sell investments. If the Fund employs investment leverage, repurchases of Shares would compound the adverse effects of leverage in a declining market. Also, if the Fund borrows to finance repurchases, interest on that borrowing will negatively affect shareholders who do not tender their Shares by increasing the Fund’s expenses and reducing any net investment income.

 

If a repurchase offer is oversubscribed, the Board may determine to increase the amount repurchased by up to 2% of the Fund’s outstanding shares as of the date of the Repurchase Request Deadline (as defined in the Fund’s prospectus). In the event that the Board determines not to repurchase more than the repurchase offer amount, or if shareholders tender more than the repurchase offer amount plus 2% of the Fund’s outstanding shares as of the date of the Repurchase Request Deadline, the Fund will repurchase the Shares tendered on a pro rata basis, and shareholders will have to wait until the next repurchase offer to make another repurchase request. Consequently, shareholders may be unable to liquidate all or a given percentage of their investment in the Fund during a particular repurchase offer. Some shareholders, in anticipation of proration, may tender more Shares than they wish to have repurchased in a particular quarter, thereby increasing the likelihood that proration will occur. A shareholder may be subject to market and other risks, and the NAV of Shares tendered in a repurchase offer may decline between the Repurchase Request Deadline and the date on which the NAV for tendered Shares is determined. In addition, the repurchase of Shares by the Fund may be a taxable event to shareholders, potentially including even shareholders who do not tender any Shares in such repurchase.

 

12. INVESTMENT RISKS  

 

The Fund is subject to the general risks and considerations associated with investing in debt securities and to the changing prospects of individual companies and/or sectors in which the Fund invests. The value of an investment will change as interest rates fluctuate and in response to market movements. For many fixed income securities, market risk is significantly, but not necessarily exclusively, influenced by changes in interest rates. A rise in interest rates typically causes a decrease in the value of investments in bonds and other debt securities, while a fall in rates typically causes an increase in value. Equity securities have experienced significantly more volatility in returns than fixed income securities over the long term, although under certain market conditions fixed income securities may have comparable or greater price volatility. There is also the risk that an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest to the Fund, a risk that is greater with high-yield securities (sometimes called “lower-rated bonds” or “junk bonds”), in which the Fund may substantially invest. Some issuers, particularly of high-yield securities, may default as to principal and/or interest payments after the Fund purchases its securities. A default, or concerns in the market about an increase in the risk of default, may result in losses to the Fund. High-yield securities are subject to greater price fluctuations, as well as additional risks. The market for below

 

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investment grade securities may be less liquid, which may make such securities more difficult to sell at an acceptable price, especially during periods of financial distress, increased market volatility, or significant market decline.

 

The Fund may invest in loans, which include, among other things, loans to U.S. or foreign corporations, partnerships, other business entities, or to U.S. and non-U.S. governments. The Fund may invest in fixed rate and variable rate loans and floating or adjustable-rate loans, including bridge loans, novations, assignments, and participations, which are subject to increased credit and liquidity risks. The loans in which the Fund invests will usually be rated below investment grade or may also be unrated. Below investment grade loans, as in the case of high-yield debt securities, or junk bonds, are usually more credit sensitive than interest rate sensitive, although the value of these instruments may be impacted by broader interest rate swings in the overall fixed income market. The Fund may invest in debtor-in-possession financings (commonly known as “DIP financings”). DIP financings are arranged when an entity seeks the protections of the bankruptcy court under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Such financings constitute senior liens on an unencumbered security (i.e., security not subject to other creditors’ claims).

 

The Fund may invest in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). The cash flows from a CLO are divided into two or more classes called “tranches,” each having a different risk-reward structure in terms of the right (or priority) to receive interest payments from the CLO. The riskiest portion is the equity tranche which generally bears losses in connection with the first defaults, if any, on the bonds or loans in the trust and serves to provide some measure of protection to the other, more senior tranches from defaults. A senior tranche from a CLO trust typically has higher ratings and lower yields than the underlying securities, and can be rated investment grade. Despite the protection from the equity tranche, CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults, and aversion to CLO securities as a class. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral held in the CLO portfolio and the tranche of securities in which the Fund invests. The risks of investing in a CLO can be generally summarized as a combination of economic risks of the underlying loans combined with the risks associated with the CLO structure governing the priority of payments, and include interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, prepayment risk, and the risk of default of the underlying asset, among others. A CLO’s collateral manager may have discretion to manage the CLO’s portfolio, and the fees and expenses of the CLO may reduce the returns of certain CLO tranches.

 

The Fund may invest in, or obtain exposure to, obligations that may be “covenant-lite,” which means such obligations lack certain financial maintenance covenants. While these loans may still contain other collateral protections, a covenant-lite loan may carry more risk than other loans made by the same borrower as it does not require the borrower to provide affirmation that certain specific financial tests have been satisfied on a routine basis as is required under a covenant-heavy loan agreement. Should a loan held by the Fund begin to deteriorate in quality, the Fund’s ability to negotiate with the borrower may be delayed under a covenant-lite loan compared to a loan with full maintenance covenants. This may in turn delay the Fund’s ability to seek to recover its investment.

 

Senior secured loans are usually rated below investment-grade or may also be unrated. As a result, the risks associated with senior secured loans are similar to the risks of below investment-grade fixed income instruments, although senior secured loans are senior and secured in contrast to other below investment-grade fixed income instruments, which are often subordinated or unsecured.

 

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Investment in senior secured loans rated below investment-grade is considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. There may be less readily available and reliable information about most senior secured loans than is the case for many other types of securities. As a result, the Sub-Adviser will rely primarily on its own evaluation of a borrower’s credit quality rather than on any available independent sources. Therefore, the Fund will be particularly dependent on the analytical abilities of the Sub-Adviser.

 

In general, the secondary trading market for senior secured loans is not well developed. No active trading market may exist for certain senior secured loans, which may make it difficult to value them. Illiquidity and adverse market conditions may mean that the Fund may not be able to sell senior secured loans quickly or at a fair price. To the extent that a secondary market does exist for certain senior secured loans, the market for them may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods.

 

Certain of the Fund’s investments may consist of loans or securities, or interests in pools of securities that are subordinated or may be subordinated in right of payment and ranked junior to other securities issued by, or loans made to obligors. If an obligor experiences financial difficulty, holders of its more senior securities will be entitled to payments in priority to the Fund. Some of the Fund’s asset-backed investments may also have structural features that divert payments of interest and/or principal to more senior classes of loans or securities backed by the same assets when loss rates or delinquency exceed certain levels. This may interrupt the income the Fund receives from its investments, which may lead to the Fund having less income to distribute to investors.

 

In addition, many of the obligors are highly leveraged and many of the Fund’s investments will be in securities which are unrated or rated below investment-grade. Such investments are subject to additional risks, including an increased risk of default during periods of economic downturn, the possibility that the obligor may not be able to meet its debt payments and limited secondary market support, among other risks.

 

Loans to private and middle-market companies involve risks that may not exist in the case of large, more established and/or publicly traded companies.

 

The Fund will make investments in private and middle-market companies, which involve a number of significant risks. The term “middle market” refers to companies with approximately $10 million to $100 million of EBITDA, which the Advisers believe is a useful proxy for cash flow although there may be other metrics to define “middle market.” Generally, little public information exists about these companies, and the Fund relies on the ability of the Advisers’ investment professionals to obtain adequate information to evaluate the potential returns from investing in these companies. If the Advisers are unable to uncover all material information about these companies, they may not make a fully informed investment decision, and the Fund may lose money on the Fund’s investments. Middle-market companies generally have less predictable operating results and may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or maintain their competitive position. Middle-market companies may have limited financial resources, may have difficulty accessing the capital markets to meet future capital needs and may be unable to meet their obligations under their debt securities that the Fund holds, which may be accompanied by a deterioration in the value of any collateral and a reduction in the likelihood of the Fund’s realizing any guarantees the Fund may have obtained in connection with the Fund’s investment. In addition, such companies typically have shorter operating histories, narrower product lines and smaller market shares than larger businesses, which tend to render them more vulnerable to

 

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competitors’ actions and market conditions, as well as general economic downturns. Additionally, middle-market companies are more likely to depend on the management talents and efforts of a small group of persons. Therefore, the death, disability, resignation or termination of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s investment and, in turn, on the Fund. Middle-market companies also may be parties to litigation and may be engaged in rapidly changing businesses with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence. The Fund or the Advisers may, in the ordinary course of business, be named as defendants in litigation arising from the Fund’s investments.

 

The Fund may invest in unlisted business development companies (“BDCs”) and publicly traded BDCs. BDCs typically invest in and lend to small and medium-sized private and certain public companies that may not have access to public equity or debt markets for capital raising. BDCs invest in diverse industries such as healthcare, chemical and manufacturing, technology and service companies. Investments in BDCs may be subject to a high degree of risk. BDCs typically invest in small and medium-sized private and certain public companies that may not have access to public equity or debt markets for capital raising. As a result, a BDC’s portfolio typically will include a substantial amount of securities purchased in private placements, and its portfolio may carry risks similar to those of a private equity or venture capital fund.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk of investing in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”). Different types of U.S. government securities are subject to different levels of credit risk, including the risk of default, depending on the nature of the particular government support for that security. Unlike Ginnie Mae securities, securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if not required to do so by law. Consequently, the Fund may be required to look principally to the agency issuing or guaranteeing the obligation.

 

The mortgage-related and asset-backed securities in which the Fund may invest may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and 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 the Fund of income payments above current market rates. Alternatively, rising interest rates may cause prepayments 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. In addition, the Fund may invest in non-agency asset backed and mortgage related securities, which are issued by private institutions, not by government-sponsored enterprises.

 

The Fund may invest in convertible securities, which have both equity and fixed income risk characteristics, including market, credit, liquidity, and interest rate risks. Generally, convertible securities offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality and less potential for gains or capital appreciation in a rising equity securities market than equity securities. They tend to be more volatile than other fixed income securities and the market for convertible securities may be less liquid than the markets for stocks or bonds. A significant portion of convertible securities have below investment grade credit ratings and are subject to increased credit and liquidity risks.

 

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Due to the Fund’s investment exposure to foreign companies and American Depositary Receipts, the Fund may experience increased market, industry and sector, liquidity, currency, political, information, and other risks. The securities of foreign companies also may be subject to inadequate exchange control regulations, the imposition of economic sanctions or other government restrictions, higher transaction and other costs, and delays in settlement to the extent they are traded on non-U.S. exchanges or markets.

 

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with derivatives, which may be different from and greater than the risks associated with directly investing in securities. Derivatives may be subject to risks such as liquidity risk, leveraging risk, interest rate risk, market risk, and credit risk. Illiquid securities may lower the Fund’s returns since the Fund may be unable to sell these securities at their desired time or price. Derivatives also may 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 the Fund’s use of derivatives is successful will depend on, among other things, the Fund’s ability to correctly forecast market movements and other factors. Losses may also arise from the failure of a derivative counterparty to meet its contractual obligations. If the Fund incorrectly forecasts these and other factors, the Fund’s 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.

 

Geopolitical and other events, such as war, acts of terrorism, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illnesses, epidemics and pandemics, environmental and other public health issues, supply chain disruptions, inflation, recessions or other events, and governments’ reactions to such events, may lead to increased market volatility and instability in world economies and markets generally and may have adverse effects on the performance of the Fund and its investments.

 

A widespread health crisis, such as a global pandemic, could cause substantial market volatility, impact the ability to complete redemptions, and adversely impact Fund performance. For example, the effects to public health, business and market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have had, and may in the future have, a significant negative impact on the performance of the Fund’s investments, including exacerbating other pre-existing political, social and economic risks. In addition, the increasing interconnectedness of markets around the world may result in many markets being affected by events or conditions in a single country or region or events affecting a single or small number of issuers.

 

It is difficult to accurately predict or foresee when events or conditions affecting the U.S. or global financial markets, economies, and issuers may occur, the effects of such events or conditions, potential escalations or expansions of these events, possible retaliations in response to sanctions or similar actions and the duration or ultimate impact of those events. The foregoing could disrupt the operations of the Fund and its service providers, adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments and negatively impact the Fund’s performance and your investment in the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2025, the Fund had an individual shareholder owning approximately 40% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

 

These factors, and others, can affect the Fund’s performance.

 

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13. SUMMARY OF CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS  

 

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

   Six Months Ended
December 31, 2025
   For the period ended
June 30, 2025
 
Class A Shares  Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount 
Shares sold   300,602   $3,021,498    14,492   $144,994 
Reinvestment of distributions   374    3,757    24    238 
Shares reacquired   (13)   (132)        
Increase   300,963   $3,025,123    14,516   $145,232 
Class I Shares                    
Shares sold   7,485,022   $75,266,298    10,672,401   $106,739,477 
Reinvestment of distributions   77,999    784,688    33,191    332,351 
Shares reacquired   (41,734)   (419,837)        
Increase   7,521,287   $75,631,149    10,705,592   $107,071,828 
Class U Shares                    
Shares sold      $    1,000   $10,000 
Increase      $    1,000   $10,000 

 

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  

 

Lord Abbett has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Householding

 

The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund’s prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report (or related notice of internet availability of 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.

 

Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Records

 

A description of the policies and procedures that Lord Abbett uses to vote proxies related to the Fund’s portfolio securities, and information on how Lord Abbett voted the Fund’s proxies during the 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 Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters as an attachment to Form N-PORT. 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.

 

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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 Flexible Income Fund   LAFIF-2
(02/26)
 
 

 

(b) Not applicable.

 
 
Item 2: Code of Ethics.
Not applicable.
   
Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable.

 

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable.

 

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.

 

Item 6: Investments.
(a) The Registrant’s “Schedule I - Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7: Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.

 

Item 8: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.

 

Item 9: Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.

 

Item 10: Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.

 

Item 11: Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees did not approve any investment advisory contract during the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year.

 

Item 12: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
The information required by this Item 12 is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 13: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) The information required by this Item 13(a) is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.
 
 
(b) There have been no changes, as of the date of this filing, in any of the Portfolio Managers in response to paragraph (a)(1) of this Item in the registrant’s most recently filed annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 14: Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
None.

 

Item 15: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.

 

Item 16: Controls and Procedures.
(a)The principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer have concluded as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, 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), that the design of such procedures is effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(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 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 17: Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) The information required by this Item 17(a) is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

 

(b) The information required by this Item 17(b) is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 18: Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
(a) Not applicable.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 19: Exhibits.
(a)(1)Code of Ethics. Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2) Not applicable.

 

(a)(3)Certification of each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto as a part of EX-99.CERT.
 
 

  (a)(4) Not applicable.
  (a)(5) Not applicable.
(b)Certification of each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 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 FLEXIBLE INCOME FUND

 

  By:  /s/ Steven F. Rocco
    Steven F. Rocco
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: February 27, 2026

 

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/ Steven F. Rocco
    Steven F. Rocco
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: February 27, 2026

 

  By:  /s/ Michael J. Hebert
    Michael J. Hebert
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
    (Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date: February 27, 2026