Lord Abbett
Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Report

 

Lord Abbett
Affiliated Fund

 

For the period ended July 31, 2025

 
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2025

 

Investments  Shares   Fair
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 99.20%  
           
COMMON STOCKS 98.21%          
           
Aerospace & Defense 4.21%          
General Electric Co.   533,419   $144,599,222 
Northrop Grumman Corp.    200,929    115,857,671 
Total        260,456,893 
           
Banks 8.20%          
Bank of America Corp.   2,088,238    98,711,010 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   781,759    231,588,286 
Wells Fargo & Co.   2,201,741    177,526,377 
Total        507,825,673 
           
Beverages 1.32%          
Coca-Cola Co.   1,202,195    81,617,019 
           
Biotechnology 2.88%          
AbbVie, Inc.   436,009    82,414,421 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   851,763    95,644,467 
Total        178,058,888 
           
Building Products 2.37%          
Allegion PLC (Ireland)(a)   412,226    68,396,538 
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA(b)    682,442    78,287,766 
Total        146,684,304 
           
Capital Markets 11.80%          
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   92,224    47,789,555 
Blackrock, Inc.   31,845    35,220,888 
Blackstone, Inc.   217,077    37,545,638 
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   311,458    75,073,836 
Charles Schwab Corp.   1,680,241    164,209,953 
Morgan Stanley   1,226,227    174,688,298 
Nasdaq, Inc.   958,805    92,256,217 
S&P Global, Inc.   188,418    103,837,160 
Total        730,621,545 
           
Chemicals 2.01%          
Linde PLC   270,696    124,590,541 
Investments  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.69%   
Cintas Corp.   352,827   $78,521,649 
Waste Management, Inc.   383,787    87,948,629 
Total        166,470,278 
              
Construction & Engineering 1.27%  
Vinci SA(b)   567,027    78,765,019 
              
Construction Materials 2.11%             
CRH PLC   1,370,929    130,855,173 
              
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 3.85%  
Costco Wholesale Corp.   36,265    34,076,045 
Walmart, Inc.   2,087,142    204,498,173 
Total        238,574,218 
              
Electric: Utilities 2.12%             
Entergy Corp.   1,448,673    131,003,499 
              
Electrical Equipment 1.28%             
Emerson Electric Co.   542,714    78,970,314 
              
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.39% 
Amphenol Corp. Class A   809,960    86,268,840 
              
Ground Transportation 0.48%             
Union Pacific Corp.   134,429    29,839,205 
              
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.35% 
Abbott Laboratories   1,307,969    165,052,608 
Stryker Corp.   264,791    103,991,370 
Total        269,043,978 
              
Health Care Providers & Services 2.05% 
Labcorp Holdings, Inc.   332,630    86,510,410 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   160,734    40,112,777 
Total        126,623,187 
              
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.14% 
Booking Holdings, Inc.   14,256    78,465,879 
McDonald’s Corp.   180,194    54,070,814 
Total        132,536,693 


     
  See Notes to Schedule of Investments. 1
 
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2025

 

Investments  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Household Products 0.36%          
Procter & Gamble Co.   148,431   $22,334,413 
           
Information Technology Services 0.32%          
Accenture PLC Class A (Ireland)(a)   74,967    20,023,686 
           
Insurance 4.28%          
Chubb Ltd. (Switzerland)(a)    191,717    51,004,391 
Manulife Financial Corp. (Canada)(a)   1,897,467    58,745,578 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   600,223    119,564,422 
Progressive Corp.   147,325    35,658,543 
Total        264,972,934 
           
Interactive Media & Services 3.98%  
Alphabet, Inc. Class A   533,228    102,326,453 
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A   186,213    144,024,583 
Total        246,351,036 
           
Machinery 3.52%          
Deere & Co.   161,224    84,541,029 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.   182,446    133,532,227 
Total        218,073,256 
           
Metals & Mining 0.79%          
Steel Dynamics, Inc.   382,025    48,731,109 
           
Multi-Utilities 1.33%          
CMS Energy Corp.   1,119,576    82,624,709 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 10.08%  
Cheniere Energy, Inc.   524,428    123,702,077 
Expand Energy Corp.   557,441    58,408,668 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   1,809,466    202,008,784 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.   4,541,851    127,444,339 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   350,446    59,642,405 
Shell PLC ADR   732,290    52,878,661 
Total        624,084,934 
Investments  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Pharmaceuticals 0.45%          
Eli Lilly & Co.   37,750   $27,937,643 
           
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 7.62% 
Analog Devices, Inc.   206,448    46,374,414 
Broadcom, Inc.   511,565    150,246,640 
Lam Research Corp.   668,721    63,421,500 
NVIDIA Corp.   508,455    90,438,891 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR   500,674    120,972,852 
Total        471,454,297 
           
Specialty Retail 1.92%          
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   396,618    88,671,886 
TJX Cos., Inc.   243,021    30,263,405 
Total        118,935,291 
           
Tobacco 2.74%          
Philip Morris International, Inc.   1,032,354    169,357,674 
           
Trading Companies & Distributors 4.30%  
AerCap Holdings NV (Ireland)(a)   857,964    92,016,639 
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.   228,978    51,137,657 
United Rentals, Inc.   85,577    75,559,356 
Watsco, Inc.   105,659    47,639,530 
Total        266,353,182 
Total Common Stocks
(cost $4,398,879,638)
        6,080,039,431 
           
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS 0.99%  
           
Electric: Utilities 0.99%          
NextEra Energy, Inc.(c)
(cost $65,249,182)
   1,263,005    60,977,881 
Total Long-Term Investments
(cost $4,464,128,820)
        6,141,017,312 


   
2 See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
 
 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC. July 31, 2025

 

Investments  Principal
Amount
   Fair
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.88%  
           
Repurchase Agreements 0.88%  
Repurchase Agreement dated 7/31/2025, 4.000% due 8/1/2025 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $54,405,900 of U.S. Treasury Note at 4.500% due 5/15/2027; value: $55,398,483; proceeds: $54,318,256
(cost $54,312,222)
  $54,312,222   $54,312,222 
Total Investments in Securities 100.08%
(cost $4,518,441,042)
 6,195,329,534 
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net (0.08)%    (4,680,978)
Net Assets 100.00%       $6,190,648,556 
           
ADR   American Depositary Receipt.
(a)   Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars.
(b)   Investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities.
(c)   The security has a dividend rate of 7.30%.


 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 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                    
Common Stocks                    
Building Products  $68,396,538   $78,287,766   $   $146,684,304 
Construction & Engineering       78,765,019        78,765,019 
Remaining Industries   5,854,590,108            5,854,590,108 
Convertible Preferred Stocks       60,977,881        60,977,881 
Short-Term Investments                    
Repurchase Agreements       54,312,222        54,312,222 
Total  $5,922,986,646   $272,342,888   $   $6,195,329,534 
     
(1)   Refer to Note 2(a) for a description of fair value measurements and the three-tier hierarchy of inputs.
(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 along with the valuation technique utilized.

 

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.

 

  See Notes to Schedule of Investments. 3
 
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1.ORGANIZATION 

 

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund was organized in 1934 and was reincorporated under Maryland law on November 26, 1975.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital and income without excessive fluctuations in market value.

 

2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES    

 

(a) Investment Valuation–Under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Board has designated the determination of fair value of the Fund’s portfolio investments to Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) as its valuation designee. Accordingly, Lord Abbett 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 Lord Abbett, 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. Exchange traded options and futures contracts are valued at the last quoted sale price in the market where they are principally traded. If no sale has occurred, the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices is used.
   
  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 related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, 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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)

 

(b) Fair Value Measurements–Fair 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).
   
  A summary of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2025 and, if applicable, Level 3 rollforwards for the period 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.
   
3.FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION  

 

It is the policy of the Fund to meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code 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. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s filed U.S. federal tax returns remains open generally three years after the filing of the tax return. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

 

4.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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)

 

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.

 

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 July 31, 2025, the Fund did not have any securities on loan.

 

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QPHR-AFF-3Q

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