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LRSYX - Lord Abbett Small Cap Value I

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Lord Abbett Small Cap Value I (LRSYX)
Expense Ratio: 0.93%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $27,895.62


The Lord Abbett Small Cap Value I fund (LRSYX) is a Small Blend fund started on 12/30/1997 and has $3.50 billion in assets under management. The current manager has been running Lord Abbett Small Cap Value I since 03/13/2009. The fund is rated by Morningstar. This fund does not charge 12b-1 fees.

MarketRiders Prefers The Following ETF

Vanguard Small Cap ETF (VB)
Expense Ratio: 0.10%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $3,271.86


The Vanguard Small Cap ETF (VB) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Small Blend investment strategy and is an alternative to a Small Blend mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Lord Abbett Small Cap Value I because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following Small Blend Funds Have Lower Fees Than Lord Abbett Small Cap Value I (LRSYX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
American Century Small Company Inst ASCQX 61.0% 237 0.70%
American Century Small Company Inv ASQIX 61.0% 237 0.90%
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market BRSIX 42.0% 287 0.88%
Calvert Small Cap I CSVIX 9.0% 119 0.92%
Columbia Small Cap Index A NMSAX 20.0% 1,600 0.45%
Columbia Small Cap index Fund Class R4 CIDUX 20.0% 1,600 0.45%
Columbia Small Cap Index Z NMSCX 20.0% 1,600 0.20%
CRM Small Cap Value Instl CRISX 115.0% 734 0.86%
DFA Tax-Managed US Small Cap DFTSX 22.0% 1,200 0.53%
DFA US Micro Cap I DFSCX 14.0% 3,300 0.52%
DFA US Small Cap I DFSTX 23.0% 4,000 0.37%
Dreyfus Small Cap Stock Index DISSX 22.3% 1,100 0.50%
Fidelity Small Cap Enhanced Index FCPEX 79.0% 116 0.76%
Fidelity Stock Selector Sm Cp FDSCX 73.0% 1,400 0.85%
Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Eq I GCSIX 33.0% 176 0.86%
Harbor Small Cap Value Instl HASCX 12.0% 503 0.86%
ICM Small Company ICSCX 30.0% 1,100 0.92%
Invesco Small Cap Equity Institutional SMEIX 42.0% 766 0.85%
Invesco Small Companies Inst ATIIX 38.0% 1,200 0.87%
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Select VSSCX 38.0% 391 0.80%
Lazard US Small-Mid Cap Equity Instl LZSCX 110.0% 204 0.90%
Nationwide Small Cap Index A GMRAX 24.2% 483 0.67%
Northern Small Cap Index NSIDX 16.5% 476 0.15%
Oppenheimer Main Street Sm & Mid Cap Y OPMYX 86.0% 3,100 0.83%
PIMCO Small Cap StocksPLUS TR Inst PSCSX 666.0% 329 0.69%
Principal SmallCap Blend Inst PSLIX 76.1% 356 0.82%
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index Inst PSSIX 19.1% 496 0.30%
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R5 PSSPX 19.1% 496 0.44%
Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Invmt PENNX 20.0% 5,700 0.91%
Russell US Small Cap Equity I REBSX 111.0% 1,400 0.92%
Russell US Small Cap Equity I REBSZ 111.0% 1,400 0.92%
Schwab Fdmtl US Sm Mid Co Idx SFSNX 35.0% 594 0.35%
Schwab Small Cap Index SWSSX 26.0% 1,500 0.17%
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock OTCFX 23.7% 6,800 0.92%
TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Blend Idx Inst TISBX 25.0% 802 0.15%
TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Equity Instl TISEX 100.0% 1,500 0.53%
TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Equity Retail TCSEX 100.0% 1,500 0.92%
Vanguard Small Cap Index Instl VSCIX 17.0% 24,400 0.14%
Vanguard Small Cap Index Inv NAESX 17.0% 24,400 0.30%
Vanguard Small Cap Index Signal VSISX 17.0% 24,400 0.16%
Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Inv VSTCX 64.0% 240 0.43%
Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Adm VTMSX 40.0% 2,100 0.13%
Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Instl VTSIX 40.0% 2,100 0.09%
Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cp Val Instl WFSVX 17.0% 3,400 0.91%
Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund Class A (OSCAX) OSCAX 52.0% 100,000,000 0.00%



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Turnover
Turnover represents how much of a mutual fund's holdings are changed over the course of a year through buying and selling. Active mutual funds have an average turnover rate of about 85%, meaning that funds are turning over nearly all of their holdings every year. A high turnover means you could make lower returns because: 1) buying and selling stocks costs money through commissions and spreads and 2) the fund will distribute yearly capital gains which increases your taxes. Look for funds with turnover rates below 50%. For comparison, ETF turnover rates average around 10% or lower.

Assets
Generally, smaller funds do better than larger ones. The more assets in a mutual fund, the lower the chance that it will beat its index. Managers outperform an index by choosing stocks that are undervalued. In order to find these undervalued stocks, the manager has to know more than his competitors to develop an "edge." There are only a finite number of stocks a mutual fund manager can reasonably analyze and actively track to gain such a competitive edge. When the fund has more assets, the manager must analyze large companies because he needs to take larger positions. Large companies are more efficiently priced in the market and it becomes increasingly difficult to get an edge.