Mutual Funds
Our mutual funds are informed by global investment research addressing the demands of the ever-changing financial landscape. Every investor has unique needs and Lazard has built a suite of differentiated funds to help you find the investment solutions that best meet your needs.
The portfolios of The Lazard Funds, Inc. are available to a wide variety of investors while the portfolios of Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. are currently offered only to separate accounts of Participating Insurance Companies and certain qualified pension and retirement plans and accounts permitting accumulation of assets on a tax-deferred basis. Please consult each portfolio’s prospectus for further details regarding investor eligibility.
Visit our Tax Center to learn about the potential tax implications of investing in a Lazard mutual fund.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES
The Board of Directors of The Lazard Funds, Inc. has approved the liquidation of the Lazard Managed Equity Volatility Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). It is expected that the Portfolio’s assets will be distributed to shareholders on or about August 5, 2024.
Lazard Managed Equity Volatility Portfolio Notice
The Board of Directors of The Lazard Funds, Inc. (the “Fund”) has approved the liquidation of Lazard Global Strategic Equity Portfolio and the Lazard Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (each, the “Portfolio”). It is expected that the Portfolio’s assets will be distributed to shareholders on or about April 30, 2024.
Lazard Global Strategic Equity Portfolio and Lazard Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio Notice
02/01/2024† The distribution figures above are estimates of the Portfolio’s distribution sources at the time of payment and should not be relied upon for tax planning purposes. Please refer to Form 1099-DIV for the final determinations of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions made.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The value of investments can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount they initially invested.
Factors including changes in the rate of exchange between the currency in which the fund's assets are denominated, the currency of the fund and the currency of the share class of your investment, may have the effect of causing the value of your investment to fluctuate.
The financial data presented is provided by the Fund Administrator. Lazard Asset Management LLC takes reasonable care to ensure that the information provided is correct, but it neither warrants, represents nor guarantees the content of the information nor does it accept responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions or inconsistencies.
The performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. 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.
Investment Products: NOT FDIC INSURED | NOT BANK GUARANTEED | MAY LOSE VALUE
Please consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. For more complete information about The Lazard Funds, Inc. and current performance, you may obtain a prospectus or summary prospectus by calling 800-823-6300 or going to www.lazardassetmanagement.com. Read the prospectus or summary prospectus carefully before you invest. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other information about the Portfolio and The Lazard Funds that may not be detailed in this document. The Lazard Funds are distributed by Lazard Asset Management Securities LLC.
Proxy voting information for the Lazard Funds, Inc. and the Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. Portfolios is filed on Form N-PX and is available at the EDGAR Lazard Funds, Inc. Landing Page and the Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. Portfolios is filed on Form N-PX and is available at the EDGAR Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. Landing Page.