[[AS_OF_DATE]] | All values in [[CURRENCY]] unless otherwise specified | Performance Inception: [[INCEPTION_DATE]]
The performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Net-of-fees performance is measured from inception. Mutual fund performance fluctuates and currently may be lower than stated. An investor may obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end online at www.LazardAssetManagement.com. The investment return and principal value of the Portfolio will fluctuate; an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns of certain share classes reflect reimbursement of expenses as described in the prospectus. Had expenses not been reimbursed, returns would have been lower and the expense ratio would have been higher.
As of May 31, 2012, the Portfolio changed its name from “Lazard U.S. Equity Value Portfolio” to “Lazard US Equity Concentrated Portfolio,” adopted the Portfolio’s current investment strategies and compares its performance to the S&P 500 Index. Prior to May 31, 2012, the Portfolio was a “diversified” fund, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As such, the Portfolio compares its past performance to a linked index, (a “Linked Index”), comprised of the Russell 1000 Value Index through May 30, 2012 and the S&P 500 Index from May 31, 2012 to the present.
The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 companies in leading industries of the US economy.
The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
(The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the US equity universe. It includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.)
The index is unmanaged and has no fees. One cannot invest directly in an index.
Performance for periods shorter than one year has not been annualized. Performance presented net of fees. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.