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The Lord Abbett High Yield Fund returned +2.92% in Q2 2026, outperforming its benchmark by 47 basis points. The quarter was shaped by resilient U.S. economic growth, the US-Iran conflict that elevated energy prices and inflation, and a hawkish Fed pivot toward potential rate hikes. Security selection within BB-rated bonds, particularly in Media and Transportation, contributed to outperformance, as did overweight positions in Aerospace & Defense driven by solid earnings and AI-beneficiary holdings in Technology & Electronics. Detractors included CCC and B-rated credit selection, underperformance in Cable & Satellite TV within Media, and Oil Field Equipment & Services within Energy. The Fund reduced risk exposure by shifting toward higher-quality BBs and Bs while trimming the CCC overweight. Sector positioning increased in Technology & Electronics and Leisure while reducing Energy and Healthcare. Despite near-term macro uncertainty and lingering geopolitical tensions, the manager remains constructive on high yield credit fundamentals, supported by elevated rating quality and solid earnings, while monitoring labor market and inflation indicators for potential volatility.
The Fund maintains a constructive view on U.S. high yield credit fundamentals despite recent volatility, focusing on maximizing carry through higher quality income-generating positions while selectively maintaining down-in-quality exposure based on longer-term U.S. economic resilience expectations.
The manager remains constructive on the overall credit environment, specifically for U.S. high yield credit, which continues to benefit from higher quality composition and solid earnings. Given lingering geopolitical tensions and revised expectations around monetary policy, the focus has shifted to shorter duration, higher quality exposure. The Fund remains overweight down in quality given longer-term views of U.S. economic resilience and inflation expectations staying only moderately high. The manager continues to monitor macroeconomic indicators across the labor market and inflationary pressures that could lead to more persistent market volatility.
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