Lazard Global Small Cap Equity Portfolio Open Shares (LZSMX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category World Small/Mid Stock

Fund Family Lazard

Fund Style Large

ISIN US52106N7729

CUSIP 52106N772

Inception Date 1993-12-01

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End December

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $19.99 Million

Share Class Net Assets $6.86 Million

Expense Ratio 1.28%

Expense Ratio Date 2026-05-01

Dividend Yield 0.01%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 19.10%

1-Year Return 23.04%

3-Year Return 19.67%

5-Year Return 3.75%

NAV $12.53

Previous Close Price $12.53

Last Update 2026-09-30

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.01%

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 Global Small Cap Equity Portfolio Open Shares

Under normal circumstances, the portfolio invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small capitalization companies. It invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of relatively small capitalization companies that the Investment Manager believes have strong and/or improving financial productivity at attractive valuations.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 5337.67%

Giant 0.00%

Large 5.68%

Medium 33.98%

Micro 20.41%

Small 36.72%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 4.89%

Cash-Flow Growth % 2.67%

Dividend Yield % 1.02%

Historical Earnings % 6.43%

Long-Term Earnings % 11.90%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cash	1.79%	1.79%	0.00%	3.50%	0.00%
Non US Stock	40.90%	40.90%	0.00%	44.30%	33.24%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.04%	0.08%
US Stock	57.31%	57.31%	0.00%	52.74%	66.68%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Zealand Pharma A/S	2.09%	-	-
JTC PLC	1.77%	-	-
Britvic PLC	1.84%	-	-
SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd	2.21%	-	-
JUMBO SA	1.75%	-	-
Arca Continental SAB de CV	1.88%	-	-
USS Co Ltd	1.69%	-	-
AUB Group Ltd	1.64%	-	-
Money Forward Inc	1.48%	-	-
Bell System24 Holdings Inc	1.48%	-	-
Phoenix Financial Ltd	2.42%	-	-
Beazley PLC	2.14%	-	-
CTP NV	2.09%	-	-
Lottomatica Group Spa	2.11%	-	-
Organo Corp	2.01%	-	-
BAWAG Group AG	1.78%	-	-
Exosens SAS	1.90%	-	-
Hulic Co Ltd	1.71%	-	-
DigitalOcean Holdings Inc	3.05%	-	-
Coherent Corp	2.12%	-	-
RH	2.72%	-	-
Floor Decor Holdings Inc	3.17%	-	-
First Watch Restaurant Group Inc	2.75%	-	-
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd	1.96%	-	-
Roku Inc	1.90%	-	-
Lumentum Holdings Inc	2.39%	-	-
Zeta Global Holdings Corp	1.90%	-	-
Bullish	2.17%	-	-
Maruwa Co Ltd/Aichi	2.08%	-	-
Nichias Corp	2.13%	-	-
Ebara Corp	2.20%	-	-
NORBIT ASA	1.92%	-	-
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd	3.37%	-	-
Advanced Energy Industries Inc	2.69%	-	-
Thor Industries Inc	2.66%	-	-
Rambus Inc	2.04%	-	-

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

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.62%	80.04%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.62%	5.41%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.62%	13.90%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.62%	0.64%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.62%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.62%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	5.72%	10.64%	0.00%	7.09%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	18.48%	10.99%	0.00%	10.45%
Cyclical	Financial Services	9.94%	15.24%	0.00%	14.70%
Cyclical	Real Estate	1.02%	5.11%	0.00%	5.80%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	4.15%	4.86%	0.00%	5.28%
Defensive	Healthcare	3.90%	7.75%	0.00%	9.52%
Defensive	Utilities	0.62%	2.37%	0.00%	4.41%
Sensitive	Communication Services	1.72%	1.76%	0.00%	2.77%
Sensitive	Energy	5.29%	6.69%	0.00%	6.08%
Sensitive	Industrials	27.52%	21.15%	0.00%	18.40%
Sensitive	Technology	21.62%	13.42%	0.00%	15.50%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	2.89%	1.57%	1.02%
Americas	North America	60.52%	61.33%	69.55%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	4.44%	0.93%	4.17%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	3.48%	-	4.48%
Greater Asia	Australasia	1.47%	0.86%	1.82%
Greater Asia	Japan	8.13%	11.57%	6.22%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.82%	1.44%	1.46%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	12.58%	19.68%	8.04%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.39%	-	0.46%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	5.30%	2.62%	2.80%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-20	$0.124	$0.124	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-08-16	$0.006	$0.006	USD	-	2024-08-15	2024-08-19	Annual
2023-12-21	$0.139	$0.139	USD	-	2023-12-20	2023-12-22	Annual
2023-08-17	$0.015	$0.015	USD	-	2023-08-16	2023-08-18	Annual
2022-12-22	$0.034	$0.034	USD	-	2022-12-21	2022-12-23	SemiAnnual
2021-12-22	$0.340	$0.340	USD	2021-12-22	2021-12-21	2021-12-23	SemiAnnual
2021-08-19	$0.148	$0.148	USD	2021-08-19	2021-08-18	2021-08-20	Annual
2020-08-20	$0.250	$0.250	USD	2020-08-20	2020-08-19	2020-08-21	Other
2019-08-21	$0.046	$0.046	USD	2019-08-21	2019-08-20	2019-08-22	Other
2018-08-21	$0.242	$0.242	USD	2018-08-21	2018-08-20	2018-08-22	Other
2016-12-22	$0.114	$0.114	USD	2016-12-22	2016-12-21	2016-12-23	Annual
2016-08-22	$0.133	$0.133	USD	2016-08-22	2016-08-19	2016-08-23	Other
2015-08-24	$0.048	$0.048	USD	2015-08-24	2015-08-21	2015-08-25	Other
2014-08-11	$0.220	$0.220	USD	2014-08-11	2014-08-08	2014-08-12	Other
2013-08-19	$0.029	$0.029	USD	2013-08-19	2013-08-16	2013-08-20	Other
2012-12-24	$0.081	$0.081	USD	2012-12-24	2012-12-21	2012-12-26	Annual
2012-08-06	$0.103	$0.103	USD	-	2012-08-03	2012-08-07	Other
2011-08-09	$0.117	$0.117	USD	-	2011-08-08	2011-08-10	Other
2010-08-09	$0.094	$0.094	USD	-	2010-08-06	2010-08-10	Other
2008-12-22	$0.112	$0.112	USD	-	2008-12-19	2008-12-23	Annual
2007-12-26	$0.551	$0.551	USD	-	2007-12-24	2007-12-27	Other
2006-12-27	$0.186	$0.186	USD	-	2006-12-26	2006-12-28	Other
2005-12-20	$0.156	$0.156	USD	-	2005-12-19	2005-12-21	Other
2004-12-15	$0.181	$0.181	USD	-	2004-12-14	2004-12-16	Other
2003-12-16	$0.199	$0.199	USD	-	2003-12-15	2003-12-17	Annual
2002-12-17	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	2002-12-16	2002-12-18	Annual
2001-12-11	$0.072	$0.072	USD	-	2001-12-10	2001-12-12	Annual

View the full dividend history for LZSMX.

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