Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Open Shares (LZOEX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Diversified Emerging Mkts

Fund Family Lazard

Fund Style Large Value

ISIN US52106N7646

CUSIP 52106N764

Inception Date 1994-07-15

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End December

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $6.58 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $368.90 Million

Expense Ratio 1.32%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-05-01

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 7.78%

1-Year Return 46.01%

3-Year Return 22.43%

5-Year Return 11.15%

NAV $27.37

Previous Close Price $27.37

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Open Shares

The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of non-U.S. companies whose principal activities are located in emerging market countries and that the Investment Manager believes are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies whose principal business activities are located in emerging market countries.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 26934.29%

Giant 40.03%

Large 31.79%

Medium 20.47%

Micro 1.10%

Small 1.13%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 7.78%

Cash-Flow Growth % 6.92%

Dividend Yield % 4.12%

Historical Earnings % 4.92%

Long-Term Earnings % 7.63%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%
Cash	3.83%	3.87%	0.04%	2.08%	0.00%
Non US Stock	94.97%	94.97%	0.00%	96.33%	99.64%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%
US Stock	1.20%	1.20%	0.00%	2.00%	0.36%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd	4.43%	-	-
FIXED INC CLEARING CORP.REPO	4.20%	-	-
China Construction Bank Corp	2.36%	-	-
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd	1.81%	-	-
Lenovo Group Ltd	2.70%	-	-
Indus Towers Ltd	1.94%	-	-
MediaTek Inc	2.18%	-	-
OTP Bank Nyrt	1.71%	-	-
SK Hynix Inc	2.73%	-	-
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA	2.25%	-	-
NetEase Inc	2.11%	-	-
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp	2.00%	-	-
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd	1.69%	-	-
Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd	1.77%	-	-
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV	1.75%	-	-
KB Financial Group Inc	1.71%	-	-

See the full breakdown of LZOEX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	1.80%	92.23%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	1.80%	0.21%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	1.80%	0.84%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	1.80%	3.94%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	1.80%	0.44%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	1.80%	2.34%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	6.49%	5.60%	0.00%	6.76%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	9.73%	13.27%	0.00%	12.12%
Cyclical	Financial Services	26.99%	21.94%	0.00%	21.56%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.00%	1.45%	0.00%	1.23%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	5.94%	4.36%	0.00%	3.44%
Defensive	Healthcare	4.15%	3.17%	0.00%	3.25%
Defensive	Utilities	1.80%	1.57%	0.00%	2.60%
Sensitive	Communication Services	8.34%	9.60%	0.00%	8.90%
Sensitive	Energy	5.32%	3.70%	0.00%	4.19%
Sensitive	Industrials	5.93%	7.80%	0.00%	7.85%
Sensitive	Technology	25.30%	27.54%	0.00%	28.10%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	11.20%	18.63%	6.27%
Americas	North America	2.24%	1.25%	0.36%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	31.85%	28.38%	33.12%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	43.61%	35.04%	49.02%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.02%	-	0.01%
Greater Asia	Japan	0.05%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	6.58%	9.05%	9.65%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	1.76%	2.17%	0.63%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	2.21%	4.61%	0.93%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.48%	0.87%	-

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-20	$0.508	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2023-12-21	$0.603	$0.603	USD	-	2023-12-20	2023-12-22	SemiAnnual
2022-12-22	$0.824	$0.824	USD	-	2022-12-21	2022-12-23	SemiAnnual
2021-12-22	$0.499	$0.499	USD	-	2021-12-21	2021-12-23	SemiAnnual
2021-08-19	$0.340	$0.340	USD	2021-08-19	2021-08-18	2021-08-20	Annual
2020-12-22	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	2020-12-21	2020-12-23	SemiAnnual
2020-08-20	$0.217	$0.217	USD	2020-08-20	2020-08-19	2020-08-21	Annual
2019-12-20	$0.255	$0.255	USD	2019-12-20	2019-12-19	2019-12-23	Annual
2019-08-21	$0.151	$0.151	USD	2019-08-21	2019-08-20	2019-08-22	Other
2018-12-21	$0.235	$0.235	USD	2018-12-21	2018-12-20	2018-12-24	Annual
2018-08-21	$0.061	$0.061	USD	2018-08-21	2018-08-20	2018-08-22	Other
2017-12-21	$0.253	$0.253	USD	2017-12-21	2017-12-20	2017-12-22	Annual
2017-08-22	$0.094	$0.094	USD	2017-08-21	2017-08-18	2017-08-22	Other
2017-08-21	$0.095	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2016-12-22	$0.104	$0.104	USD	2016-12-22	2016-12-21	2016-12-23	Annual
2016-08-22	$0.093	$0.093	USD	2016-08-22	2016-08-19	2016-08-23	Other
2015-12-21	$0.187	$0.187	USD	2015-12-21	2015-12-18	2015-12-22	Annual
2015-08-24	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2014-12-22	$0.321	$0.321	USD	2014-12-22	2014-12-19	2014-12-23	Other
2014-08-11	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2013-12-23	$0.306	$0.306	USD	2013-12-23	2013-12-20	2013-12-24	Other
2012-12-24	$0.299	$0.299	USD	2012-12-24	2012-12-21	2012-12-26	Other
2011-12-28	$0.488	$0.488	USD	-	2011-12-27	2011-12-29	Other
2011-08-09	$0.014	$0.014	USD	-	2011-08-08	2011-08-10	Other
2010-12-28	$0.184	$0.184	USD	-	2010-12-27	2010-12-29	Annual
2010-08-09	$0.002	$0.002	USD	-	2010-08-06	2010-08-10	Other
2009-12-29	$0.409	$0.409	USD	-	2009-12-28	2009-12-30	Annual
2008-12-22	$0.428	$0.428	USD	-	2008-12-19	2008-12-23	Other
2008-08-25	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2007-12-26	$0.221	$0.221	USD	-	2007-12-24	2007-12-27	Other
2007-08-27	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2006-12-27	$0.182	$0.182	USD	-	2006-12-26	2006-12-28	Other
2006-08-28	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2005-12-20	$0.136	$0.136	USD	-	2005-12-19	2005-12-21	Other
2005-08-29	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2004-12-15	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	2004-12-14	2004-12-16	Annual
2003-12-16	$0.135	$0.135	USD	-	2003-12-15	2003-12-17	Annual
2002-12-17	$0.063	$0.063	USD	-	2002-12-16	2002-12-18	Annual
2001-12-11	$0.032	$0.032	USD	-	2001-12-10	2001-12-12	Annual
1999-12-17	$0.077	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1998-12-18	$0.083	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1997-12-17	$0.066	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-

Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Open Shares NMFQS:LZOEX