Fixed Income

US High Yield

Summary

The Lazard US High Yield strategy seeks to outperform the total return of the higher quality, non-distressed portion of the high yield bond market as represented by the ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The strategy is invested in intermediate duration US corporate bonds generally rated below BBB, concentrating in BB and B rated issues. Securities are selected based on credit fundamentals and relative value.

    Primary Benchmark

    ICE BofA High Yield Master II Index

    Strategy Assets Under Management*

    US$ 124.7 million

    Inception

    01-Mar-1995

*As of 31-Dec-2024

Type Lazard
Alpha (trailing 3 years) -0.60
Beta (%, trailing 3 years) 0.97
Tracking Error (trailing 3 years) 1.24
R-squared (%, trailing 3 years) 0.98
Standard Deviation (%, trailing 3 years) 8.09
Sharpe Ratio (trailing 3 years) -0.03

28-Feb-2025 All values in USD unless otherwise specified Performance Inception: 01-Mar-1995

Performance for periods shorter than one year has not been annualized.

Performance is presented on both a gross of all fees and net of fees basis. The performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Additional information on the fees and expenses applied to obtain net performance returns can be accessed by referencing the GIPS compositeopens in a new tab.

Sector
Lazard (%)
ICE BofAML BB-B US Cash Pay Non-Distressed High Yield
Overweight/ Underweight (%)
Communications 20.92 15.90 5.02
Consumer, Cyclical 19.78 19.20 0.58
Consumer, Non-cyclical 15.91 15.60 0.31
Energy 15.82 11.35 4.47
Industrial 9.65 11.41 -1.76
Technology 5.44 4.69 0.75
Basic Materials 4.49 5.39 -0.90
Financial 3.81 13.09 -9.28
Utilities 3.59 3.24 0.35
Diversified 0.00 0.13 -0.13
Cash 0.60 0.00 0.60
Sector
Lazard (%)
-
Overweight/ Underweight (%)
Communications 20.92 - -
Consumer, Cyclical 19.78 - -
Consumer, Non-cyclical 15.91 - -
Energy 15.82 - -
Industrial 9.65 - -
Technology 5.44 - -
Basic Materials 4.49 - -
Financial 3.81 - -
Utilities 3.59 - -
Diversified 0.00 - -
Cash 0.60 - -

31-Dec-2024 All values in USD unless otherwise specified

As of: 31-Dec-2024