UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-06312

 

The Lazard Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Nathan A. Paul, Esq.

Lazard Asset Management LLC

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 632-6000

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

 

Date of reporting period: 3/31/2016

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

The Lazard Funds, Inc. Portfolios of Investments March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard US Equity Concentrated Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  92.0%          
Beverages  |  4.9%          
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B   513,637   $49,401,607 
Commercial Services & Supplies  |  6.5%          
Copart, Inc. (a)   1,604,295    65,407,107 
Communications Equipment  |  6.7%          
Cisco Systems, Inc.   2,376,695    67,664,507 
Diversified Consumer Services  |  3.1%          
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)   1,580,577    31,516,705 
Food Products  |  7.7%          
Kellogg Co.   1,020,145    78,092,100 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  |  4.9%          
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. (a)   894,970    49,482,891 
Household Products  |  4.9%          
The Procter & Gamble Co.   596,800    49,122,608 
Internet Software & Services  |  12.9%          
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)   109,777    83,748,873 
eBay, Inc. (a)   1,931,275    46,080,222 
         129,829,095 
IT Services  |  3.8%          
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   609,375    38,579,531 
Media  |  4.5%          
The Madison Square Garden Co. Class A (a)   276,275    45,961,109 
Multiline Retail  |  0.7%          
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (a)   614,345    6,794,656 
Pharmaceuticals  |  14.1%          
Mallinckrodt PLC (a)   150,000    9,192,000 
Pfizer, Inc.   1,897,367    56,237,958 
Zoetis, Inc.   1,734,781    76,902,841 
         142,332,799 
Road & Rail  |  4.1%          
Union Pacific Corp.   518,075    41,212,866 
Specialty Retail  |  5.4%          
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   339,815    54,485,937 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  |  4.9%          
Apple, Inc.   450,332    49,081,685 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  |  2.9%          
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)   494,047    29,598,356 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $861,522,985)
       928,563,559 
Description    

Shares

    

Value

 
Short-Term Investment  |  6.8%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $68,773,514)   68,773,514   $68,773,514 
Total Investments  |  98.8%
(Identified cost $930,296,499) (b)
     $997,337,073 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
of Liabilities  |  1.2%
       11,655,262 
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $1,008,992,335 


 

 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard US Strategic Equity Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  98.2%          
Aerospace & Defense  |  3.7%          
Honeywell International, Inc.   24,918   $2,792,062 
United Technologies Corp.   15,400    1,541,540 
         4,333,602 
Airlines  |  0.5%          
American Airlines Group, Inc.   14,075    577,216 
Auto Components  |  1.6%          
Delphi Automotive PLC   25,725    1,929,890 
Banks  |  5.5%          
Bank of America Corp.   234,550    3,171,116 
Citigroup, Inc.   27,350    1,141,862 
Wells Fargo & Co.   44,825    2,167,737 
         6,480,715 
Beverages  |  2.8%          
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B   34,060    3,275,891 
Capital Markets  |  1.2%          
The Charles Schwab Corp.   49,300    1,381,386 
Chemicals  |  0.5%          
Monsanto Co.   6,550    574,697 
Commercial Services & Supplies  |  2.0%          
Copart, Inc. (a)   25,225    1,028,423 
Tyco International PLC   36,400    1,336,244 
         2,364,667 
Communications Equipment  |  4.0%          
Cisco Systems, Inc.   162,575    4,628,510 
Diversified Consumer Services  |  1.1%          
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)   62,900    1,254,226 
Diversified Financial Services  |  3.0%          
CBOE Holdings, Inc.   18,775    1,226,571 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   9,875    2,322,007 
         3,548,578 
Electrical Equipment  |  2.8%          
Eaton Corp. PLC   29,900    1,870,544 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   12,450    1,416,187 
         3,286,731 
Energy Equipment & Services  |  1.3%          
Schlumberger, Ltd.   20,100    1,482,375 
Food & Staples Retailing  |  1.8%          
CVS Health Corp.   19,830    2,056,966 
Food Products  |  3.0%          
Kellogg Co.   46,075    3,527,041 
Description  Shares   Value 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  1.6%          
Stryker Corp.   17,300   $1,856,117 
Health Care Providers & Services  |  1.5%          
Aetna, Inc.   15,150    1,702,103 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  |  2.2%          
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. (a)   46,450    2,568,221 
Household Products  |  3.7%          
The Procter & Gamble Co.   52,865    4,351,318 
Insurance  |  3.5%          
Aon PLC   19,750    2,062,887 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   44,300    2,041,344 
         4,104,231 
Internet Software & Services  |  6.1%          
Alphabet, Inc.,;
Class A (a)
   5,736    4,375,994 
Class C (a)   1,150    856,693 
eBay, Inc. (a)   81,400    1,942,204 
         7,174,891 
IT Services  |  3.4%          
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   19,650    1,244,041 
Visa, Inc., Class A   35,145    2,687,890 
         3,931,931 
Machinery  |  0.8%          
Parker Hannifin Corp.   8,450    938,626 
Media  |  2.5%          
The Madison Square Garden Co. Class A (a)   11,108    1,847,927 
Viacom, Inc., Class B   25,575    1,055,736 
         2,903,663 
Multiline Retail  |  1.2%          
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (a)   128,375    1,419,828 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  4.3%          
Chevron Corp.   22,600    2,156,040 
EOG Resources, Inc.   17,250    1,252,005 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   11,200    1,576,288 
         4,984,333 
Pharmaceuticals  |  11.1%          
Eli Lilly & Co.   27,375    1,971,274 
Mallinckrodt PLC (a)   23,475    1,438,548 
Pfizer, Inc.   159,709    4,733,775 
Zoetis, Inc.   108,694    4,818,405 
         12,962,002 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  |  2.5%          
Corrections Corp. of America REIT   65,535    2,100,397 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard US Strategic Equity Portfolio (concluded)          
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT   50,800   $848,360 
         2,948,757 
Road & Rail  |  1.5%          
Union Pacific Corp.   21,825    1,736,179 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  5.0%  
Applied Materials, Inc.   70,650    1,496,367 
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)   19,600    1,588,972 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   12,400    965,960 
Teradyne, Inc.   83,200    1,796,288 
         5,847,587 
Software  |  2.5%          
Microsoft Corp.   53,550    2,957,566 
Specialty Retail  |  4.1%          
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   25,388    4,070,712 
The Gap, Inc.   24,000    705,600 
         4,776,312 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  |  5.3%          
Apple, Inc.   56,402    6,147,254 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  |  0.6%          
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)   12,025    720,418 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $108,413,390)
       114,733,828 
Short-Term Investment  |  1.3%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $1,568,014)   1,568,014    1,568,014 
Total Investments  |  99.5%
(Identified cost $109,981,404) (b)
     $116,301,842 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.5%       535,807 
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $116,837,649 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard US Mid Cap Equity Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  89.4%          
Airlines  |  1.9%          
American Airlines Group, Inc.   11,525   $472,640 
Banks  |  6.8%          
Signature Bank (a)   5,900    803,108 
SVB Financial Group (a)   8,350    852,117 
         1,655,225 
Beverages  |  6.3%          
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B   16,000    1,538,880 
Biotechnology  |  2.5%          
United Therapeutics Corp. (a)   5,400    601,722 
Chemicals  |  3.1%          
Eastman Chemical Co.   10,250    740,358 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  4.4%          
Natus Medical, Inc. (a)   28,050    1,077,962 
Insurance  |  9.4%          
Aon PLC   9,450    987,052 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   27,825    1,282,176 
         2,269,228 
IT Services  |  6.7%          
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   12,950    819,865 
Vantiv, Inc., Class A (a)   15,100    813,588 
         1,633,453 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  |  4.4%          
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (a)   16,575    1,079,033 
Media  |  9.1%          
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (a)   16,300    1,058,522 
MDC Partners, Inc., Class A   23,700    559,320 
The Madison Square Garden Co. Class A (a)   3,500    582,260 
         2,200,102 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  4.7%          
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   8,050    1,132,957 
Pharmaceuticals  |  2.1%          
Zoetis, Inc.   11,600    514,228 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  10.4%      
Applied Materials, Inc.   50,050    1,060,059 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   11,725    913,377 
Teradyne, Inc.   25,200    544,068 
         2,517,504 
Specialty Retail  |  11.4%          
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   12,269    1,967,211 
Tiffany & Co.   10,900    799,842 
         2,767,053 
Description  Shares   Value 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  |  2.9%          
NCR Corp. (a)   23,500   $703,355 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  |  3.3%          
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)   13,350    799,799 
Total Common Stocks          
(Identified cost $20,609,313)       21,703,499 
Short-Term Investment  |  10.6%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $2,563,116)   2,563,116   $2,563,116 
Total Investments  |  100.0%
(Identified cost $23,172,429) (b)
     $24,266,615 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.0%       8,481 
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $24,275,096 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard US Small-Mid Cap Equity Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  96.9%          
Aerospace & Defense  |  1.4%          
B/E Aerospace, Inc.   61,910   $2,855,289 
Air Freight & Logistics  |  1.3%          
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (a)   98,148    2,665,700 
Airlines  |  1.7%          
Alaska Air Group, Inc.   42,315    3,470,676 
Auto Components  |  4.5%          
Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a)   194,398    3,073,432 
Gentherm, Inc. (a)   45,995    1,912,932 
Modine Manufacturing Co. (a)   234,395    2,580,689 
Tenneco, Inc. (a)   36,555    1,882,948 
         9,450,001 
Banks  |  8.7%          
East West Bancorp, Inc.   82,765    2,688,207 
Home Bancshares, Inc.   96,220    3,940,209 
PacWest Bancorp   90,316    3,355,239 
Signature Bank (a)   17,075    2,324,249 
SVB Financial Group (a)   28,230    2,880,872 
Webster Financial Corp.   87,250    3,132,275 
         18,321,051 
Biotechnology  |  2.2%          
Cellectis SA ADR (a)   70,155    1,929,263 
United Therapeutics Corp. (a)   23,775    2,649,248 
         4,578,511 
Building Products  |  2.4%          
Continental Building Products, Inc. (a)   137,020    2,543,091 
PGT, Inc. (a)   253,675    2,496,162 
         5,039,253 
Chemicals  |  1.8%          
Calgon Carbon Corp.   144,405    2,024,558 
Eastman Chemical Co.   23,600    1,704,628 
         3,729,186 
Commercial Services & Supplies  |  0.9%          
Pitney Bowes, Inc.   88,330    1,902,628 
Communications Equipment  |  1.0%          
Ciena Corp. (a)   106,400    2,023,728 
Construction & Engineering  |  0.7%          
EMCOR Group, Inc.   30,275    1,471,365 
Consumer Finance  |  1.2%          
OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)   89,590    2,457,454 
Diversified Financial Services  |  3.2%          
CBOE Holdings, Inc.   50,915    3,326,277 
Description  Shares   Value 
Morningstar, Inc.   39,080   $3,449,592 
         6,775,869 
Electrical Equipment  |  2.2%          
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)   62,920    2,343,141 
Regal-Beloit Corp.   36,150    2,280,703 
         4,623,844 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  |  4.3%  
FLIR Systems, Inc.   115,340    3,800,453 
Littelfuse, Inc.   28,650    3,527,101 
Universal Display Corp. (a)   30,555    1,653,026 
         8,980,580 
Gas Utilities  |  1.5%          
New Jersey Resources Corp.   88,940    3,240,084 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  1.8%          
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.   61,555    3,793,635 
Health Care Providers & Services  |  1.1%          
Team Health Holdings, Inc. (a)   53,465    2,235,372 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  |  1.3%          
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.   165,675    2,794,937 
Insurance  |  6.5%          
Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (a)   51,920    3,691,512 
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.   65,025    3,731,785 
Brown & Brown, Inc.   69,900    2,502,420 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   38,865    3,740,756 
         13,666,473 
Internet Software & Services  |  1.2%          
j2 Global, Inc.   41,115    2,531,862 
IT Services  |  3.1%          
Leidos Holdings, Inc.   55,600    2,797,792 
Vantiv, Inc., Class A (a)   69,115    3,723,916 
         6,521,708 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  |  2.5%          
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (a)   48,790    3,176,229 
VWR Corp. (a)   78,200    2,116,092 
         5,292,321 
Machinery  |  4.3%          
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.   101,304    2,814,225 
The Toro Co.   19,310    1,662,977 
TriMas Corp. (a)   166,351    2,914,470 
Woodward, Inc.   33,385    1,736,688 
         9,128,360 
Media  |  5.3%          
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (a)   38,500    2,500,190 
Cable One, Inc.   5,500    2,404,215 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard US Small-Mid Cap Equity Portfolio (concluded)  
MDC Partners, Inc., Class A   145,600   $3,436,160 
Scholastic Corp.   77,235    2,886,272 
         11,226,837 
Multi-Utilities  |  1.7%         
CMS Energy Corp.   82,475    3,500,239 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  3.4%          
Matador Resources Co. (a)   105,300    1,996,488 
Memorial Resource Development Corp. (a)   200,640    2,042,515 
Newfield Exploration Co. (a)   92,100    3,062,325 
         7,101,328 
Pharmaceuticals  |  0.7%          
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A   53,880    1,456,915 
Professional Services  |  0.6%          
On Assignment, Inc. (a)   33,645    1,242,173 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  |  7.2%          
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. REIT   89,653    3,538,604 
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT   38,505    3,598,677 
Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT   63,670    3,939,263 
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT   109,915    3,999,807 
         15,076,351 
Real Estate Management & Development  |  0.9%          
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.   16,600    1,947,512 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  2.3%          
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)   58,090    2,543,761 
Microsemi Corp. (a)   59,895    2,294,578 
         4,838,339 
Software  |  4.7%          
BroadSoft, Inc. (a)   62,595    2,525,708 
Pegasystems, Inc.   101,435    2,574,421 
RealPage, Inc. (a)   122,950    2,562,278 
Red Hat, Inc. (a)   30,300    2,257,653 
         9,920,060 
Specialty Retail  |  3.5%          
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   15,115    2,423,539 
Chico’s FAS, Inc.   222,120    2,947,532 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)   63,765    2,064,711 
         7,435,782 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  |  1.1%          
NCR Corp. (a)   77,775    2,327,806 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  |  1.5%          
Steven Madden, Ltd. (a)   85,680    3,173,587 
Description  Shares   Value 
Trading Companies & Distributors  |  3.2%          
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a)   56,500   $2,317,065 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A   27,925    2,130,957 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)   35,285    2,194,374 
         6,642,396 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $194,971,715)
       203,439,212 
          
Description  

Principal
Amount
(000)

    

Value

 
Repurchase Agreement  |  3.8%          
State Street Bank and Trust Co., 0.01%, 04/01/16 (Dated 03/31/16, collateralized by $7,410,000 United States Treasury Note, 3.375%, 11/15/19, with a value of $8,120,085) Proceeds of $7,960,002 (Identified cost $7,960,000)  $7,960   $7,960,000 
Total Investments  |  100.7%
(Identified cost $202,931,715) (b)
     $211,399,212 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (0.7)%    (1,557,556)
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $209,841,656 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard International Equity Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  95.4%          
Australia  |  2.3%          
BHP Billiton PLC   555,734   $6,248,094 
Caltex Australia, Ltd.   652,052    17,004,237 
         23,252,331 
Austria  |  0.5%          
UNIQA Insurance Group AG   755,876    5,312,907 
Belgium  |  4.0%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV   256,899    31,936,541 
KBC Groep NV   173,901    8,970,977 
         40,907,518 
Brazil  |  1.3%          
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   1,559,600    12,882,266 
           
Canada  |  2.1%          
MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates, Ltd.   138,800    8,816,939 
National Bank of Canada   385,300    12,605,503 
         21,422,442 
Denmark  |  1.2%          
Carlsberg A/S, Class B   125,962    12,002,793 
Finland  |  1.9%          
Sampo Oyj, A Shares   408,518    19,402,946 
France  |  8.1%          
Cap Gemini SA   224,893    21,132,693 
Iliad SA   39,543    10,175,839 
TOTAL SA   216,951    9,889,552 
Valeo SA   133,834    20,833,229 
Vinci SA   268,072    19,970,908 
         82,002,221 
Germany  |  2.5%          
Bayer AG   219,513    25,802,666 
Ireland  |  4.6%          
James Hardie Industries PLC   778,902    10,663,625 
Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR   118,363    10,157,913 
Shire PLC   459,261    26,114,088 
         46,935,626 
Israel  |  2.2%          
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   411,420    22,015,084 
Italy  |  2.1%          
Atlantia SpA   383,401    10,631,947 
Azimut Holding SpA   454,644    10,476,121 
         21,108,068 
Description  Shares   Value 
Japan  |  19.0%          
ABC-Mart, Inc.   172,600   $11,057,319 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   1,128,300    31,740,173 
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.   592,600    20,587,907 
Isuzu Motors, Ltd.   792,800    8,185,469 
Japan Tobacco, Inc.   385,400    16,060,474 
KDDI Corp.   844,600    22,558,688 
Makita Corp.   160,100    9,929,344 
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.   407,400    17,346,491 
SoftBank Group Corp.   279,900    13,345,270 
Sony Corp.   580,000    14,909,059 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   579,000    17,553,405 
United Arrows, Ltd.   214,900    8,888,529 
         192,162,128 
Luxembourg  |  0.7%          
RTL Group SA   89,000    7,538,768 
Netherlands  |  5.5%          
Koninklijke KPN NV   2,728,254    11,433,799 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares   857,627    20,742,941 
Wolters Kluwer NV   582,399    23,247,926 
         55,424,666 
Norway  |  1.4%          
Telenor ASA   882,211    14,275,811 
Philippines  |  0.8%          
Alliance Global Group, Inc.   22,812,100    8,174,604 
Spain  |  1.1%          
Red Electrica Corporacion SA   123,291    10,704,341 
Sweden  |  3.4%          
Assa Abloy AB, Class B   1,023,388    20,194,840 
Swedbank AB, A Shares   664,269    14,311,046 
         34,505,886 
Switzerland  |  6.4%          
Credit Suisse Group AG   541,131    7,659,293 
Novartis AG   507,214    36,766,487 
Wolseley PLC   360,424    20,390,576 
         64,816,356 
Taiwan  |  2.0%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR   768,800    20,142,560 
Thailand  |  0.6%          
Krung Thai Bank Public Co. Ltd. (c)   11,751,200    6,246,374 
Turkey  |  1.3%          
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS   3,145,513    13,228,167 
United Kingdom  |  17.5%          
British American Tobacco PLC   486,758    28,593,427 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard International Equity Portfolio (concluded)          
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC   1,538,732   $8,181,430 
Howden Joinery Group PLC   973,977    6,688,015 
Informa PLC   1,359,431    13,550,223 
J Sainsbury PLC   3,131,456    12,426,734 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC   22,521,795    22,002,368 
Provident Financial PLC   278,834    11,874,087 
Prudential PLC   1,274,648    23,817,566 
RELX PLC   1,024,313    19,036,923 
Rexam PLC   1,865,198    16,984,157 
Unilever PLC   315,381    14,279,744 
         177,434,674 
United States  |  2.9%          
Aon PLC   177,875    18,579,044 
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. (c)   87,070    10,799,293 
         29,378,337 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $968,100,728)
       967,079,540 
           
Description  

Principal
Amount
(000)

    

Value

 
Repurchase Agreement  |  5.2%          
State Street Bank and Trust Co., 0.01%, 04/01/16 (Dated 03/31/16, collateralized by $49,450,000 United States Treasury Note, 3.375%, 11/15/19, with a value of $54,188,695) Proceeds of $53,123,015 (Identified cost $53,123,000)  $53,123   $53,123,000 
Total Investments  |  100.6%
(Identified cost $1,021,223,728) (b)
     $1,020,202,540 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (0.6)%    (6,540,783)
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $1,013,661,757 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard International Equity Select Portfolio      
Common Stocks  |  95.3%          
Australia  |  1.3%          
BHP Billiton, Ltd.   24,781   $320,271 
Belgium  |  3.7%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV   6,253    777,345 
KBC Groep NV   3,375    174,105 
         951,450 
Brazil  |  4.0%          
Ambev SA   40,600    212,505 
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   58,600    484,035 
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo   32,700    218,082 
Estacio Participacoes SA   31,100    102,235 
         1,016,857 
China  |  2.2%          
Autohome, Inc. ADR (a)   3,940    110,084 
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   2,370    452,385 
         562,469 
Denmark  |  2.6%          
Carlsberg A/S, Class B   2,773    264,237 
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B   7,154    388,043 
         652,280 
Finland  |  1.5%          
Sampo Oyj, A Shares   7,963    378,210 
France  |  3.3%          
Valeo SA   2,236    348,066 
Vinci SA   4,423    329,506 
Vivendi SA   7,858    165,241 
         842,813 
Germany  |  3.6%          
Bayer AG   4,351    511,438 
Continental AG   907    206,415 
GEA Group AG   4,217    206,337 
         924,190 
India  |  1.4%          
HCL Technologies, Ltd.   28,556    350,749 
Indonesia  |  1.6%          
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR   8,104    412,088 
Ireland  |  2.3%          
Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR   2,527    216,867 
Shire PLC   6,287    357,486 
         574,353 
Description  Shares   Value 
Israel  |  2.9%          
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (a)   4,205   $367,811 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   6,690    357,982 
         725,793 
Italy  |  0.8%          
Banca Mediolanum SpA   24,208    193,099 
Japan  |  15.3%          
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   24,000    675,143 
FANUC Corp.   1,500    233,040 
Japan Tobacco, Inc.   11,100    462,562 
KDDI Corp.   15,600    416,665 
Makita Corp.   6,900    427,936 
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.   1,200    253,765 
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.   7,717    328,579 
SoftBank Group Corp.   8,200    390,965 
Sony Corp.   10,100    259,623 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   11,276    341,852 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.   38,000    111,287 
         3,901,417 
Netherlands  |  3.1%          
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares   16,141    391,949 
Wolters Kluwer NV   9,903    395,303 
         787,252 
Norway  |  0.9%          
Telenor ASA   13,834    223,860 
Philippines  |  0.8%          
Alliance Global Group, Inc.   588,900    211,029 
Russia  |  0.5%          
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC Sponsored ADR   14,216    115,008 
South Africa  |  3.2%          
Mediclinic International PLC (a)   23,017    295,840 
Mr. Price Group, Ltd.   11,131    133,772 
Nampak, Ltd.   79,910    115,288 
Sanlam, Ltd.   60,365    280,037 
         824,937 
South Korea  |  1.4%          
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   304    348,765 
Spain  |  1.3%          
Red Electrica Corporacion SA   3,842    333,569 
Sweden  |  3.1%          
Assa Abloy AB, Class B   24,887    491,103 
Swedbank AB, A Shares   13,530    291,491 
         782,594 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard International Equity Select Portfolio (concluded) 
Switzerland  |  7.6%          
Actelion, Ltd.   2,945   $440,119 
Cie Financiere Richemont SA   2,666    176,199 
Credit Suisse Group AG   9,546    135,116 
Novartis AG   10,995    796,996 
Wolseley PLC   6,569    371,634 
         1,920,064 
Taiwan  |  3.6%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   182,341    917,824 
Thailand  |  1.0%          
Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd.   49,400    245,736 
Turkey  |  2.6%          
KOC Holding AS   62,705    318,443 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS   83,584    351,505 
         669,948 
United Kingdom  |  17.4%          
Ashtead Group PLC   12,508    155,214 
Associated British Foods PLC   5,632    270,899 
British American Tobacco PLC   11,040    648,518 
Compass Group PLC   22,810    402,303 
Informa PLC   36,483    363,647 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC   418,933    409,271 
London Stock Exchange Group PLC   6,936    280,924 
Prudential PLC   30,204    564,380 
RELX PLC   16,754    311,374 
Rexam PLC   37,812    344,309 
Unilever PLC   9,510    430,592 
Worldpay Group PLC   62,742    247,901 
         4,429,332 
United States  |  2.3%          
Aon PLC   3,735    390,121 
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. (c)   1,612    199,936 
         590,057 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $25,067,615)
        24,206,014 
Short-Term Investment  |  3.5%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $900,669)   900,669    900,669 
           
Total Investments  |  98.8%
(Identified cost $25,968,284) (b)
       $25,106,683 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  1.2%        306,586 
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $25,413,269 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard International Equity Concentrated Portfolio  
Common Stocks  |  94.3%          
Australia  |  5.8%          
Asaleo Care, Ltd.   270,576   $377,486 
Spotless Group Holdings, Ltd.   501,609    484,481 
         861,967 
Belgium  |  5.8%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV   6,979    867,598 
Brazil  |  3.2%          
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   57,886    478,137 
Canada  |  0.0%          
MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates, Ltd.   16    1,017 
China  |  2.0%          
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   1,572    300,064 
France  |  8.6%          
Cap Gemini SA   5,574    523,777 
Valeo SA   4,843    753,884 
         1,277,661 
Ireland  |  2.3%          
Shire PLC   5,923    336,788 
Japan  |  20.6%          
ABC-Mart, Inc.   6,843    438,385 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   24,000    675,143 
Isuzu Motors, Ltd.   52,300    539,985 
KDDI Corp.   25,800    689,100 
SoftBank Group Corp.   8,200    390,965 
Sony Corp.   12,600    323,887 
         3,057,465 
Netherlands  |  6.4%          
Wolters Kluwer NV   23,654    944,209 
Switzerland  |  9.4%          
Actelion, Ltd.   4,653    695,373 
Novartis AG   4,483    324,960 
Wolseley PLC   6,549    370,502 
         1,390,835 
Taiwan  |  4.8%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR   27,055    708,841 
United Kingdom  |  21.3%          
British American Tobacco PLC   13,680    803,599 
Howden Joinery Group PLC   49,500    339,902 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC   647,492    632,559 
Provident Financial PLC   9,394    400,041 
Prudential PLC   22,774    425,546 
Description  Shares    Value 
The Weir Group PLC   35,187   $559,953 
         3,161,600 
United States  |  4.1%          
Aon PLC   5,860    612,077 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $13,837,367)
        13,998,259 
Short-Term Investment  |  3.7%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $547,831)   547,831    547,831 
Total Investments  |  98.0%
(Identified cost $14,385,198) (b)
       $14,546,090 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  2.0%        302,610 
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $14,848,700 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard International Strategic Equity Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  95.5%          
Australia  |  4.8%          
Amcor, Ltd.   15,606,583   $171,672,341 
Caltex Australia, Ltd.   5,481,634    142,950,259 
carsales.com, Ltd.   4,980,054    44,893,346 
         359,515,946 
Belgium  |  2.0%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV   1,217,081    151,302,098 
Brazil  |  0.9%          
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo   7,088,800    47,276,410 
Estacio Participacoes SA   6,620,400    21,763,277 
LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imoveis SA   1,750,900    1,275,808 
         70,315,495 
China  |  0.8%          
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.   2,930,100    59,868,492 
Denmark  |  2.4%          
Carlsberg A/S, Class B   1,892,169    180,302,887 
Finland  |  3.5%          
Sampo Oyj, A Shares   5,481,170    260,333,309 
France  |  5.5%          
Iliad SA   368,234    94,759,879 
Societe Television Francaise 1   7,429,318    96,204,466 
Valeo SA   869,874    135,408,669 
Vivendi SA   4,234,665    89,048,180 
         415,421,194 
Germany  |  5.4%          
Bayer AG   1,507,537    177,203,511 
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA   1,022,598    74,715,659 
Symrise AG   2,269,955    152,395,899 
         404,315,069 
Indonesia  |  0.3%          
PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk   142,499,900    23,427,585 
Ireland  |  5.9%          
James Hardie Industries PLC   7,141,191    97,767,094 
Kerry Group PLC, Class A   1,824,935    170,031,449 
Shire PLC   3,068,111    174,456,185 
         442,254,728 
Israel  |  3.7%          
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (a)   1,568,270    137,176,577 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   2,674,035    143,087,613 
         280,264,190 
Description  Shares   Value 
Italy  |  0.9%          
Azimut Holding SpA   3,007,297   $69,295,554 
Japan  |  17.3%          
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.   7,572,700    178,711,548 
Asics Corp.   5,444,050    96,986,274 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   7,279,000    204,765,329 
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.   5,991,000    208,137,279 
FANUC Corp.   581,700    90,372,958 
Japan Tobacco, Inc.   3,666,405    152,787,236 
KDDI Corp.   5,582,500    149,104,758 
Makita Corp.   1,551,400    96,217,264 
SoftBank Group Corp.   2,635,000    125,633,391 
         1,302,716,037 
Netherlands  |  1.3%          
Wolters Kluwer NV   2,414,001    96,360,945 
New Zealand  |  0.8%          
Z Energy, Ltd.   13,147,008    61,338,692 
Norway  |  1.6%          
Telenor ASA   7,409,301    119,896,238 
Philippines  |  2.0%          
Alliance Global Group, Inc.   216,735,300    77,666,032 
GT Capital Holdings, Inc.   2,307,135    69,647,468 
         147,313,500 
South Africa  |  1.8%          
Mediclinic International PLC (a)   7,641,118    98,212,077 
Nampak, Ltd.   22,371,121    32,275,328 
         130,487,405 
Sweden  |  2.8%          
Assa Abloy AB, Class B   6,900,472    136,169,201 
Swedbank AB, A Shares   3,472,422    74,810,040 
         210,979,241 
Switzerland  |  6.4%          
Actelion, Ltd.   1,079,599    161,341,975 
Cie Financiere Richemont SA   1,495,201    98,819,639 
Credit Suisse Group AG   3,859,549    54,628,945 
GAM Holding AG   264,105    3,817,856 
Novartis AG   2,261,207    163,908,406 
         482,516,821 
Taiwan  |  1.5%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   22,466,000    113,083,893 
Thailand  |  0.7%          
Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd.   11,044,350    54,939,205 
Turkey  |  1.0%          
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS   17,302,508    72,764,114 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard International Strategic Equity Portfolio (concluded) 
United Kingdom  |  18.0%          
ARM Holdings PLC   3,955,632   $57,608,112 
Associated British Foods PLC   1,596,889    76,810,338 
British American Tobacco PLC   4,199,338    246,680,001 
Compass Group PLC   8,254,695    145,589,214 
Informa PLC   17,942,807    178,846,176 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC   163,754,431    159,977,715 
Merlin Entertainments PLC   11,025,183    73,394,809 
Prudential PLC   8,481,349    158,479,113 
SABMiller PLC   1,903,915    116,380,167 
UBM PLC   5,123,572    44,225,945 
Worldpay Group PLC   23,795,365    94,018,380 
         1,352,009,970 
United States  |  4.2%          
Aon PLC   1,981,260    206,942,607 
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. (c)   845,970    104,925,674 
         311,868,281 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $6,905,626,231)
        7,172,890,889 
Short-Term Investment  |  4.0%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $300,289,010)
   300,289,010    300,289,010 
Total Investments  |  99.5%
(Identified cost $7,205,915,241) (b)
       $7,473,179,899 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.5%    41,216,193 
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $7,514,396,092 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard International Equity Advantage Portfolio  
Common Stocks  |  99.6%          
Australia  |  7.0%          
Amcor, Ltd.   1,960   $21,560 
Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.   825    6,514 
CSL, Ltd.   658    51,165 
Evolution Mining, Ltd.   9,056    10,551 
Magellan Financial Group, Ltd.   705    12,257 
OZ Minerals, Ltd.   1,005    3,875 
Qantas Airways, Ltd.   6,555    20,451 
Sandfire Resources NL   923    4,040 
TPG Telecom, Ltd.   489    4,251 
         134,664 
Austria  |  1.0%          
Erste Group Bank AG (a)   572    16,076 
Voestalpine AG   82    2,744 
         18,820 
Belgium  |  0.2%          
Telenet Group Holding NV (a)   81    4,100 
China  |  0.2%          
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd.   5,700    4,144 
Denmark  |  3.3%          
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B   1,041    56,465 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S   120    8,466 
         64,931 
Faeroe Islands  |  0.4%          
Bakkafrost P/F   203    7,863 
Finland  |  2.0%          
Kone Oyj, Class B   824    39,718 
France  |  8.7%          
Airbus Group SE   675    44,818 
AXA SA   898    21,142 
BNP Paribas SA   448    22,547 
Credit Agricole SA   469    5,079 
Elis SA   192    3,727 
L’Oreal SA   79    14,154 
Orange SA   338    5,921 
Orpea   55    4,580 
Sanofi   33    2,661 
Societe Generale SA   665    24,578 
TOTAL SA   292    13,311 
Valeo SA   35    5,448 
         167,966 
Germany  |  6.9%          
Allianz SE   49    7,970 
Description   Shares    Value 
BASF SE   241   $18,182 
Bayer AG   28    3,291 
Continental AG   60    13,655 
Daimler AG   141    10,809 
Deutsche Bank AG   278    4,729 
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a)   270    4,364 
Deutsche Post AG   108    3,001 
Hannover Rueck SE   35    4,078 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG   86    17,492 
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE   475    24,423 
SAP SE   106    8,576 
Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA   132    8,299 
Suedzucker AG   286    5,043 
         133,912 
Hong Kong  |  3.4%          
Link Real Estate Investment Trust   1,500    8,885 
PCCW, Ltd.   14,000    9,024 
The Wharf Holdings, Ltd.   7,000    38,261 
Wheelock & Co., Ltd.   2,000    8,933 
         65,103 
Ireland  |  1.7%          
AerCap Holdings NV (a)   103    3,992 
Experian PLC   409    7,314 
Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR   167    14,332 
Shire PLC   97    5,516 
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC   103    2,655 
         33,809 
Israel  |  0.1%          
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.   18    971 
Italy  |  0.7%          
Enel SpA   2,249    9,975 
Saras SpA (a)   2,265    3,637 
         13,612 
Japan  |  23.8%          
Alfresa Holdings Corp.   400    7,673 
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.   600    8,378 
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.   100    14,199 
Foster Electric Co., Ltd.   200    4,219 
Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.   200    7,064 
Fujitsu, Ltd.   1,000    3,702 
ITOCHU Corp.   200    2,463 
JTEKT Corp.   900    11,675 
Kakaku.com, Inc.   200    3,714 
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   100    6,051 
Kanamoto Co., Ltd.   300    7,061 
KDDI Corp.   300    8,013 


 
 
 

 

Description   Shares    Value 
Lazard International Equity Advantage Portfolio (continued) 
Marubeni Corp.   1,000   $5,065 
Mazda Motor Corp.   300    4,655 
Medipal Holdings Corp.   800    12,667 
Minebea Co., Ltd.   2,000    15,603 
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.   3,000    31,441 
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.   1,000    2,826 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.   7,800    36,143 
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.   4,000    13,328 
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   300    36,172 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.   900    38,768 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.   3,800    35,165 
Nitto Denko Corp.   100    5,560 
ORIX Corp.   200    2,853 
Sanden Holdings Corp.   1,000    2,861 
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.   1,100    31,159 
Start Today Co., Ltd.   100    4,034 
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.   4,000    18,090 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   1,300    39,412 
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.   600    9,271 
Suzuken Co., Ltd.   200    6,797 
Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   300    4,329 
TDK Corp.   200    11,107 
The San-In Godo Bank, Ltd.   1,000    6,184 
Yokogawa Electric Corp.   300    3,100 
         460,802 
Netherlands  |  4.4%          
Aegon NV   3,189    17,541 
Euronext NV   157    6,519 
GrandVision NV   142    4,048 
Heineken Holding NV   55    4,292 
Koninklijke Ahold NV   843    18,964 
NN Group NV   369    12,074 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares   905    21,889 
         85,327 
Norway  |  2.5%          
DNB ASA   439    5,191 
Statoil ASA   2,486    39,147 
Yara International ASA   97    3,650 
         47,988 
Portugal  |  0.6%          
Altri SGPS SA   705    3,076 
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA   514    8,411 
         11,487 
Singapore  |  0.8%          
CapitaLand, Ltd.   4,800    10,933 
Description   Shares    Value 
Singapore Airlines, Ltd.   600   $5,084 
         16,017 
Spain  |  2.9%          
Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares   169    7,248 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA   777    5,165 
Banco de Sabadell SA   467    841 
Banco Santander SA   2,328    10,262 
CaixaBank SA   4,008    11,844 
Endesa SA   170    3,263 
Iberdrola SA   971    6,476 
Industria de Diseno Textil SA   336    11,304 
         56,403 
Sweden  |  1.7%          
Atlas Copco AB, Class A   281    7,071 
Boliden AB   275    4,400 
Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares   48    1,601 
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B   386    12,063 
Volvo AB, Class B   746    8,188 
         33,323 
Switzerland  |  8.7%          
Actelion, Ltd.   117    17,485 
Adecco SA   51    3,323 
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG   1    6,198 
Geberit AG   13    4,858 
Nestle SA   685    51,185 
Roche Holding AG   275    67,696 
Swiss Life Holding AG   27    7,180 
UBS Group AG   602    9,698 
         167,623 
United Kingdom  |  18.0%          
Admiral Group PLC   452    12,873 
Auto Trader Group PLC   1,510    8,458 
Bellway PLC   587    22,114 
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC   108    4,992 
British American Tobacco PLC   624    36,655 
BT Group PLC   7,357    46,545 
Centrica PLC   4,951    16,191 
Compass Group PLC   1,437    25,345 
easyJet PLC   285    6,218 
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC   720    13,898 
Howden Joinery Group PLC   676    4,642 
Imperial Brands PLC   270    14,980 
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA   1,638    13,022 
ITV PLC   2,192    7,594 
J Sainsbury PLC   1,548    6,143 
Just Eat PLC (a)   722    3,912 


 
 
 

 

Description   Shares    Value 
Lazard International Equity Advantage Portfolio (concluded) 
Micro Focus International PLC   198   $4,465 
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC   719    3,281 
Provident Financial PLC   235    10,007 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC   80    7,733 
Rentokil Initial PLC   6,402    16,257 
SSE PLC   1,951    41,808 
Taylor Wimpey PLC   1,880    5,138 
Unilever NV   340    15,237 
         347,508 
United States  |  0.6%          
AVG Technologies NV (a)   138    2,864 
ICON PLC (a)   113    8,486 
         11,350 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $2,043,755)
        1,927,441 
Short-Term Investment  |  1.8%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $34,165)
   34,165    34,165 
Total Investments  |  101.4%
(Identified cost $2,077,920) (b)
       $1,961,606 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (1.4)%    (26,859)
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $1,934,747 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio  
Common Stocks  |  96.2%          
Australia  |  6.5%          
Ainsworth Game Technology, Ltd.   527,191   $941,596 
Asaleo Care, Ltd.   1,168,263    1,629,869 
carsales.com, Ltd.   147,374    1,328,522 
Macquarie Atlas Roads Group   384,706    1,415,503 
Pact Group Holdings, Ltd.   320,574    1,226,223 
Spotless Group Holdings, Ltd.   877,240    847,285 
         7,388,998 
Belgium  |  1.4%          
Kinepolis Group NV   36,090    1,565,672 
Canada  |  7.6%          
AirBoss of America Corp.   97,900    1,159,347 
Alaris Royalty Corp.   37,800    814,937 
Altus Group, Ltd.   113,365    1,812,967 
Element Financial Corp.   137,701    1,484,361 
Genworth MI Canada, Inc.   42,312    997,244 
Intertape Polymer Group, Inc.   94,600    1,355,539 
MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates, Ltd.   100    6,352 
Sandvine Corp.   480,977    1,029,541 
         8,660,288 
France  |  1.1%          
Ingenico Group SA   10,675    1,226,248 
Germany  |  8.2%          
AURELIUS SE & Co. KGaA   27,538    1,676,449 
CompuGroup Medical SE   48,232    2,038,910 
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA   35,566    1,263,693 
Duerr AG   20,840    1,637,914 
Grand City Properties SA   58,916    1,354,218 
Norma Group SE   24,290    1,360,697 
         9,331,881 
Hong Kong  |  1.3%          
EVA Precision Industrial Holdings, Ltd.   4,184,000    620,263 
Pacific Textiles Holdings, Ltd.   635,000    916,808 
         1,537,071 
Ireland  |  3.0%          
Cairn Homes PLC   993,496    1,308,553 
Cairn Homes PLC (a), (c)   212,892    9,084 
Greencore Group PLC   263,833    1,420,987 
Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC (a)   203,565    630,283 
         3,368,907 
Italy  |  3.3%          
Azimut Holding SpA   54,967    1,266,575 
Cerved Information Solutions SpA   151,750    1,248,450 
Description  Shares   Value 
EI Towers SpA   21,309   $1,187,643 
         3,702,668 
Japan  |  28.1%          
ABC-Mart, Inc.   19,600    1,255,640 
Ai Holdings Corp.   53,860    1,562,512 
Ain Holdings, Inc.   30,600    1,568,812 
Anicom Holdings, Inc. (a)   53,400    1,466,134 
Ariake Japan Co., Ltd.   20,600    1,208,050 
Asics Corp.   39,700    707,259 
Daikyonishikawa Corp.   85,900    1,232,649 
Financial Products Group Co., Ltd.   168,537    2,032,118 
Foster Electric Co., Ltd.   52,200    1,101,096 
Gulliver International Co., Ltd.   153,100    1,905,843 
Iriso Electronics Co., Ltd.   23,291    1,154,772 
JAFCO Co., Ltd.   29,300    900,777 
MISUMI Group, Inc.   108,500    1,553,099 
Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd.   70,900    1,399,794 
Rinnai Corp.   11,600    1,024,515 
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   64,800    974,778 
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   15,300    958,417 
Seria Co., Ltd.   24,200    1,460,020 
Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.   42,900    1,080,648 
Skylark Co., Ltd.   109,800    1,449,756 
Suruga Bank, Ltd.   64,500    1,133,600 
Temp Holdings Co., Ltd.   103,300    1,497,939 
Topcon Corp.   74,484    982,134 
USS Co., Ltd.   78,600    1,255,700 
Zenkoku Hosho Co., Ltd.   33,742    1,145,270 
         32,011,332 
Mexico  |  1.6%          
Nemak SAB de CV   678,900    976,080 
Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR   315,117    882,947 
         1,859,027 
Netherlands  |  1.2%          
Aalberts Industries NV   40,759    1,414,116 
New Zealand  |  1.0%          
Z Energy, Ltd.   239,434    1,117,103 
Norway  |  1.3%          
Europris ASA   305,508    1,436,217 
Singapore  |  1.0%          
XP Power, Ltd.   49,892    1,146,518 
Spain  |  1.1%          
Euskaltel SA   117,458    1,284,429 
Sweden  |  5.6%          
Alimak Group AB   125,651    1,284,640 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio (concluded) 
Indutrade AB   20,322   $1,247,119 
Inwido AB   129,402    1,593,964 
Loomis AB, B Shares   39,025    1,103,223 
Nordax Group AB   221,634    1,130,249 
         6,359,195 
Switzerland  |  2.4%          
Cembra Money Bank AG   18,011    1,258,738 
Kardex AG   18,311    1,508,222 
         2,766,960 
Taiwan  |  2.2%          
Cleanaway Co., Ltd.   155,000    859,666 
Sporton International, Inc.   163,882    837,640 
Zeng Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.   182,000    839,765 
         2,537,071 
United Kingdom  |  16.7%          
AA PLC   179,664    683,296 
Arrow Global Group PLC   307,830    1,106,407 
Ashtead Group PLC   76,092    944,240 
Auto Trader Group PLC   148,647    832,627 
Clinigen Healthcare, Ltd. (a)   145,032    1,216,484 
CMC Markets PLC (a)   205,472    723,017 
Dignity PLC   40,199    1,431,270 
EMIS Group PLC   57,668    839,852 
Hunting PLC   137,185    630,995 
IG Group Holdings PLC   152,182    1,748,570 
Polypipe Group PLC   262,869    1,205,125 
Provident Financial PLC   20,101    855,997 
Rightmove PLC   27,487    1,662,426 
RPC Group PLC   166,546    1,816,736 
Savills PLC   120,957    1,320,305 
Telit Communications PLC (a)   277,957    872,286 
Workspace Group PLC REIT   96,518    1,085,425 
         18,975,058 
United States  |  1.6%          
Frank’s International NV   46,100    759,728 
Samsonite International SA   315,000    1,055,773 
         1,815,501 
Total Common Stocks          
(Identified cost $95,910,420)       109,504,260 
Short-Term Investment  |  3.5%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $3,966,622)   3,966,622    3,966,622 
           
Total Investments  |  99.7%
(Identified cost $99,877,042) (b)
     $113,470,882 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.3%       365,450 
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $113,836,332 


 

 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  94.8%          
Belgium  |  2.6%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV   4,464   $554,945 
China  |  1.6%          
Autohome, Inc. ADR (a)   6,165    172,250 
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   850    162,248 
         334,498 
Denmark  |  2.3%          
Carlsberg A/S, Class B   2,325    221,547 
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B   4,671    253,362 
         474,909 
Finland  |  2.0%          
Sampo Oyj, A Shares   8,941    424,661 
Germany  |  2.9%          
Continental AG   1,131    257,393 
Symrise AG   5,129    344,341 
         601,734 
India  |  0.5%          
Indiabulls Housing Finance, Ltd. GDR   11,660    113,825 
Ireland  |  2.1%          
Shire PLC   7,745    440,389 
Israel  |  2.1%          
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (a)   2,080    181,938 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   4,650    248,821 
         430,759 
Italy  |  1.4%          
Davide Campari-Milano SpA   30,196    301,853 
Japan  |  5.9%          
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.   13,340    314,817 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   17,570    494,261 
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.   6,870    209,680 
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.   1,000    211,471 
         1,230,229 
Netherlands  |  3.1%          
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)   3,120    252,938 
Wolters Kluwer NV   10,187    406,640 
         659,578 
Norway  |  0.4%          
Europris ASA   18,663    87,736 
Russia  |  0.6%          
Magnit PJSC Sponsored GDR   3,052    121,927 
Description  Shares   Value 
South Africa  |  0.7%          
Sanlam, Ltd.   31,965   $148,288 
Sweden  |  2.0%          
Assa Abloy AB, Class B   21,441    423,102 
Switzerland  |  2.3%          
Actelion, Ltd.   3,167    473,296 
Taiwan  |  1.1%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR   9,160    239,992 
Thailand  |  0.7%          
Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd.   29,700    147,740 
           
United Kingdom  |  7.6%          
British American Tobacco PLC   3,801    223,281 
Compass Group PLC   12,405    218,789 
Henderson Group PLC   40,149    148,946 
Provident Financial PLC   2,355    100,287 
Prudential PLC   12,904    241,119 
RELX NV   25,468    444,698 
Unilever PLC   4,688    212,262 
         1,589,382 
United States  |  52.9%          
Accenture PLC, Class A   1,025    118,285 
Alphabet, Inc.,;
Class A (a)
   732    558,443 
Class C (a)   431    321,074 
Aon PLC   2,890    301,861 
Apple, Inc.   6,797    740,805 
Applied Materials, Inc.   6,535    138,411 
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   394    313,896 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   4,495    287,141 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   12,055    343,206 
CVS Health Corp.   4,425    459,005 
Eaton Corp. PLC   3,475    217,396 
EOG Resources, Inc.   2,130    154,595 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   3,130    198,160 
Honeywell International, Inc.   4,963    556,104 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   1,291    303,566 
Kellogg Co.   1,670    127,839 
MasterCard, Inc., Class A   2,930    276,885 
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.   2,090    206,868 
McKesson Corp.   1,388    218,263 
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.   2,105    178,862 
Microsoft Corp.   4,650    256,820 
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B   3,339    321,145 
Monsanto Co.   2,220    194,783 
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (a)   7,590    494,109 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio (concluded)          
Raytheon Co.   1,945   $238,515 
Reynolds American, Inc.   10,360    521,212 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   2,820    320,775 
Schlumberger, Ltd.   6,936    511,530 
The Charles Schwab Corp.   7,360    206,227 
The Procter & Gamble Co.   3,820    314,424 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   1,655    234,331 
Tyco International PLC   5,920    217,323 
Union Pacific Corp.   2,735    217,569 
United Technologies Corp.   2,009    201,101 
Visa, Inc., Class A   4,983    381,100 
Zoetis, Inc.   9,977    442,280 
         11,093,909 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $19,079,080)
       19,892,752 
Short-Term Investment  |  6.5%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $1,356,760)   1,356,760    1,356,760 
Total Investments  |  101.3%
(Identified cost $20,435,840) (b)
     $21,249,512 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (1.3)%    (266,851)
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $20,982,661 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Global Strategic Equity Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  99.5%          
Australia  |  1.8%          
Caltex Australia, Ltd.   14,925   $389,215 
Belgium  |  1.5%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV   2,628    326,701 
China  |  1.2%          
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)   142,000    261,765 
Denmark  |  1.8%          
Carlsberg A/S, Class B   4,066    387,445 
Finland  |  2.3%          
Sampo Oyj, A Shares   10,326    490,443 
France  |  1.7%          
Iliad SA   796    204,839 
Vivendi SA   6,864    144,339 
         349,178 
Indonesia  |  0.7%          
PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk   856,500    140,812 
Ireland  |  2.4%          
Shire PLC   8,825    501,799 
Israel  |  2.6%          
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (a)   3,263    285,415 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   4,892    261,771 
         547,186 
Japan  |  6.3%          
Ain Holdings, Inc.   3,000    153,805 
Asics Corp.   12,800    228,033 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   16,500    464,161 
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.   6,800    236,244 
Gulliver International Co., Ltd.   19,500    242,743 
         1,324,986 
Luxembourg  |  1.0%          
B&M European Value Retail SA   53,373    203,447 
New Zealand  |  0.7%          
Z Energy, Ltd.   33,405    155,854 
Norway  |  1.0%          
Europris ASA   43,704    205,456 
Philippines  |  1.1%          
Alliance Global Group, Inc.   643,000    230,416 
South Africa  |  3.3%          
Mediclinic International PLC (a)   19,231    247,178 
Nampak, Ltd.   141,215    203,734 
Description  Shares   Value 
Sanlam, Ltd.   51,226   $237,641 
         688,553 
Switzerland  |  2.2%          
Actelion, Ltd.   3,071    458,949 
Taiwan  |  1.9%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR   14,890    390,118 
United Kingdom  |  14.8%          
ARM Holdings PLC   10,719    156,107 
British American Tobacco PLC   8,894    522,457 
Informa PLC   50,107    499,445 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC   378,850    370,112 
Merlin Entertainments PLC   43,827    291,757 
Prudential PLC   18,850    352,224 
Rexam PLC   25,221    229,658 
Spire Healthcare Group PLC   75,258    388,040 
Worldpay Group PLC   79,702    314,912 
         3,124,712 
United States  |  51.2%          
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   2,649    424,741 
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)   1,316    1,003,976 
American Airlines Group, Inc.   6,323    259,306 
Aon PLC   4,305    449,657 
Apple, Inc.   6,445    702,441 
Celgene Corp. (a)   1,868    186,968 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   21,352    607,891 
CVS Health Corp.   3,123    323,949 
EOG Resources, Inc.   1,101    79,911 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   3,393    214,811 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.   1,250    142,213 
Kellogg Co.   4,090    313,090 
MasterCard, Inc., Class A   4,527    427,801 
McKesson Corp.   1,314    206,627 
Microsoft Corp.   11,523    636,415 
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B   6,719    646,233 
Morningstar, Inc.   3,228    284,936 
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (a)   6,216    404,662 
Reynolds American, Inc.   18,317    921,528 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   1,768    201,110 
The J.M. Smucker Co.   3,179    412,761 
Union Pacific Corp.   2,630    209,217 
United Therapeutics Corp. (a)   2,840    316,461 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   2,352    186,960 
Visa, Inc., Class A   8,665    662,699 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Global Strategic Equity Portfolio (concluded)          
Zoetis, Inc.   12,654   $560,952 
         10,787,316 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $20,072,898)
       20,964,351 
Short-Term Investment  |  0.4%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $93,007)   93,007    93,007 
Total Investments  |  99.9%
(Identified cost $20,165,905) (b)
     $21,057,358 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.1%       24,088 
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $21,081,446 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Managed Equity Volatility Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  97.8%          
Australia  |  6.6%          
Amcor, Ltd.   2,004   $22,044 
Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.   1,430    11,291 
Blackmores, Ltd.   115    15,616 
carsales.com, Ltd.   1,286    11,593 
CSL, Ltd.   464    36,080 
Evolution Mining, Ltd.   9,027    10,518 
Qantas Airways, Ltd.   2,964    9,247 
Regis Resources, Ltd.   2,774    5,188 
Sandfire Resources NL   2,030    8,885 
Telstra Corp., Ltd.   8,240    33,666 
Wesfarmers, Ltd.   227    7,213 
         171,341 
Belgium  |  0.5%          
Telenet Group Holding NV (a)   235    11,896 
Canada  |  5.7%          
Canadian National Railway Co.   269    16,810 
CI Financial Corp.   226    4,994 
Cogeco Communications, Inc.   189    10,079 
Colliers International Group, Inc.   165    6,252 
Constellation Software, Inc.   15    6,142 
Dollarama, Inc.   495    34,832 
Imperial Oil, Ltd.   148    4,944 
Intact Financial Corp.   492    34,447 
Metro, Inc.   421    14,607 
Transcontinental, Inc.Class A   376    5,958 
Uni-Select, Inc.   176    7,582 
         146,647 
Denmark  |  0.5%          
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B   257    13,940 
Finland  |  0.3%          
Elisa Oyj   237    9,215 
France  |  0.2%          
Sopra Steria Group   50    5,908 
Hong Kong  |  5.6%          
CLP Holdings, Ltd.   2,000    18,112 
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.   2,100    12,872 
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments, Ltd.   12,500    10,990 
Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.   1,000    5,990 
Link Real Estate Investment Trust   6,500    38,502 
PCCW, Ltd.   24,000    15,469 
Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A   1,000    10,770 
The Wharf Holdings, Ltd.   4,000    21,863 
Description  Shares   Value 
Wheelock & Co., Ltd.   2,000   $8,934 
         143,502 
Ireland  |  0.5%          
Paddy Power Betfair PLC   33    4,604 
Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR   97    8,324 
         12,928 
Israel  |  0.7%          
Bank Hapoalim BM   933    4,844 
Israel Discount Bank, Ltd., Class A (a)   3,874    6,559 
Orbotech, Ltd. (a)   273    6,492 
         17,895 
Japan  |  10.0%          
Ai Holdings Corp.   200    5,802 
Alfresa Holdings Corp.   300    5,755 
Astellas Pharma, Inc.   400    5,319 
Canon, Inc.   200    5,962 
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.   200    28,398 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   200    5,626 
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.   200    6,246 
Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.   100    3,532 
Heiwa Corp.   200    4,146 
IT Holdings Corp.   200    4,734 
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.   200    7,325 
JTEKT Corp.   300    3,892 
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   100    6,051 
Medipal Holdings Corp.   300    4,750 
Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd.   200    5,027 
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.   1,000    5,385 
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.   1,000    3,332 
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   200    24,115 
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.   1,000    4,674 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.   200    8,615 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.   1,400    12,956 
NTT Data Corp.   200    10,040 
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   300    5,464 
Shimadzu Corp.   1,000    15,683 
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.   200    9,413 
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.   1,000    4,523 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   200    6,063 
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.   2,000    7,855 
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.   300    4,635 
Taikisha, Ltd.   300    7,234 
The San-In Godo Bank, Ltd.   1,100    6,803 
Ube Industries, Ltd.   4,000    7,073 
West Japan Railway Co.   100    6,174 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Managed Equity Volatility Portfolio (continued)  
Yokogawa Electric Corp.   500   $5,167 
         257,769 
Malta  |  0.3%          
Unibet Group PLC SDR   606    6,879 
Netherlands  |  1.1%          
Aegon NV   872    4,797 
Euronext NV   137    5,688 
NN Group NV   534    17,473 
         27,958 
New Zealand  |  1.8%          
Air New Zealand, Ltd.   3,235    6,395 
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd., Class C   1,618    10,960 
Spark New Zealand, Ltd.   11,243    28,365 
         45,720 
Norway  |  1.6%          
Statoil ASA   2,210    34,800 
Telenor ASA   466    7,541 
         42,341 
Puerto Rico  |  0.2%          
EVERTEC, Inc.   345    4,823 
Singapore  |  3.3%          
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust   8,500    15,072 
CapitaLand, Ltd.   4,600    10,477 
ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.   11,800    25,564 
Singapore Airlines, Ltd.   1,100    9,320 
United Overseas Bank, Ltd.   1,700    23,800 
         84,233 
Spain  |  0.1%          
Corporacion Financiera Alba SA   60    2,321 
Sweden  |  0.6%          
Axfood AB   433    8,001 
Intrum Justitia AB   181    6,385 
         14,386 
Switzerland  |  1.5%          
Actelion, Ltd.   36    5,380 
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG   1    6,198 
dorma+kaba Holding AG   9    5,752 
Roche Holding AG   88    21,663 
         38,993 
United Kingdom  |  8.6%          
Admiral Group PLC   343    9,769 
Auto Trader Group PLC   2,112    11,830 
Bellway PLC   145    5,463 
Description  Shares   Value 
Berendsen PLC   451   $7,792 
BT Group PLC   2,096    13,261 
Centrica PLC   2,120    6,933 
Cineworld Group PLC   1,208    9,326 
Compass Group PLC   910    16,050 
Debenhams PLC   6,087    6,574 
easyJet PLC   214    4,669 
Greggs PLC   493    7,697 
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC   322    6,216 
ITV PLC   1,624    5,626 
Micro Focus International PLC   445    10,034 
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC   1,983    9,048 
National Grid PLC   420    5,955 
Next PLC   84    6,515 
Provident Financial PLC   211    8,985 
Rentokil Initial PLC   9,554    24,260 
SSE PLC   1,767    37,865 
WH Smith PLC   369    9,635 
         223,503 
United States  |  48.1%          
3M Co.   243    40,491 
Accenture PLC, Class A   68    7,847 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   197    5,315 
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)   8    6,103 
Altria Group, Inc.   101    6,329 
Amdocs, Ltd.   144    8,700 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.   561    37,250 
Amgen, Inc.   39    5,847 
Aon PLC   77    8,043 
Apple, Inc.   52    5,667 
AT&T, Inc.   1,119    43,831 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   71    6,369 
Bank of America Corp.   559    7,558 
Baxter International, Inc.   149    6,121 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)   307    7,239 
Carnival Corp.   119    6,280 
CBOE Holdings, Inc.   245    16,006 
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)   304    11,069 
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.   348    17,658 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   105    7,418 
Comcast Corp., Class A   101    6,169 
CR Bard, Inc.   86    17,430 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.   195    12,928 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   120    5,842 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.   343    30,671 
Edison International   241    17,325 
Emerson Electric Co.   151    8,211 


 

 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Managed Equity Volatility Portfolio (concluded)  
Everest Re Group, Ltd.   182   $35,932 
Exelon Corp.   406    14,559 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   62    9,395 
Foot Locker, Inc.   117    7,547 
General Dynamics Corp.   98    12,874 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   68    6,246 
Global Payments, Inc.   96    6,269 
HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)   502    39,181 
HealthSouth Corp.   145    5,456 
ICON PLC (a)   83    6,233 
Intel Corp.   383    12,390 
International Paper Co.   176    7,223 
Intuit, Inc.   55    5,721 
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)   624    13,179 
Johnson & Johnson   364    39,385 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   37    8,196 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   84    6,363 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   133    8,085 
MasterCard, Inc., Class A   80    7,560 
McDonald’s Corp.   238    29,912 
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.   169    16,728 
MetLife, Inc.   181    7,953 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)   23    7,929 
Monsanto Co.   77    6,756 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   78    5,905 
National Fuel Gas Co.   219    10,961 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   338    20,777 
Nordstrom, Inc.   112    6,408 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   40    7,916 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   68    18,609 
Orbital ATK, Inc.   80    6,955 
PepsiCo, Inc.   375    38,430 
PerkinElmer, Inc.   118    5,836 
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (a)   237    8,319 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   134    10,059 
Premier, Inc., Class A (a)   437    14,578 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   557    26,257 
PVH Corp.   73    7,231 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   99    11,261 
Rockwell Collins, Inc.   174    16,045 
Ross Stores, Inc.   181    10,480 
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT   68    14,123 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   90    7,011 
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)   112    5,080 
Starbucks Corp.   285    17,014 
Target Corp.   106    8,722 
Description  Shares   Value 
The Clorox Co.   141   $17,774 
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A   70    6,602 
The Kroger Co.   839    32,092 
The Southern Co.   542    28,038 
The TJX Cos., Inc.   280    21,938 
The Walt Disney Co.   165    16,386 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   152    21,522 
Time Warner, Inc.   205    14,873 
Time, Inc.   410    6,330 
Triumph Group, Inc.   235    7,398 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A   282    18,798 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   49    6,316 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   682    36,883 
Visa, Inc., Class A   85    6,501 
Waters Corp. (a)   114    15,039 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.   111    8,484 
Xcel Energy, Inc.   472    19,739 
         1,243,479 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $2,434,599)
       2,525,677 
Short-Term Investment  |  3.4%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $86,686)   86,686    86,686 
Total Investments  |  101.2%
(Identified cost $2,521,285) (b)
     $2,612,363 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (1.2)%    (30,119)
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $2,582,244 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  96.0%          
Argentina  |  0.8%          
YPF SA Sponsored ADR   4,347,081   $77,725,808 
Brazil  |  9.4%          
Ambev SA ADR   29,576,540    153,206,477 
Banco do Brasil SA   31,793,234    174,809,071 
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   20,242,100    167,199,358 
CCR SA   32,846,934    128,166,669 
CEMIG SA Sponsored ADR   6,438,240    14,550,422 
Cielo SA   19,539,805    190,037,123 
Localiza Rent a Car SA   8,173,507    67,558,474 
Natura Cosmeticos SA   5,497,278    40,576,185 
Via Varejo SA   10,905,055    16,892,956 
         952,996,735 
China  |  16.0%          
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.   12,541,500    95,952,616 
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   1,765,239    336,948,820 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   639,234,220    408,722,274 
China Mobile, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   4,800,704    266,199,037 
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H   43,573,110    68,639,858 
CNOOC, Ltd.   102,966,000    121,716,594 
NetEase, Inc. ADR   1,656,604    237,855,202 
Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H †   70,802,644    78,950,012 
         1,614,984,413 
Egypt  |  0.9%          
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR   24,456,038    86,818,935 
Hong Kong  |  0.5%          
Huabao International Holdings, Ltd. (a)   127,346,000    47,935,225 
Hungary  |  1.8%          
OTP Bank Nyrt.   7,151,178    179,559,091 
India  |  9.6%          
Axis Bank, Ltd.   26,963,374    181,391,266 
Bajaj Auto, Ltd.   2,438,990    88,475,423 
Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.   23,730,934    40,780,404 
HCL Technologies, Ltd.   11,078,594    136,076,535 
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.   3,378,411    149,987,215 
Punjab National Bank   57,541,495    73,770,591 
Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.   7,682,828    293,518,892 
         964,000,326 
Indonesia  |  7.8%          
PT Astra International Tbk   234,526,500    128,229,044 
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk   265,612,321    206,320,280 
PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk   107,647,400    82,602,737 
Description  Shares   Value 
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR   5,704,255   $290,061,367 
PT United Tractors Tbk   65,794,484    75,916,712 
         783,130,140 
Macau  |  0.7%          
Wynn Macau, Ltd. (a)   48,370,800    74,825,759 
Malaysia  |  0.6%          
British American Tobacco Malaysia Berhad   4,623,500    64,040,482 
Mexico  |  2.7%          
America Movil SAB de CV, Class L Sponsored ADR   4,803,800    74,603,014 
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B   40,099,747    96,738,030 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A   42,350,795    102,315,612 
Telesites SAB de CV (a)   4,663,800    2,631,919 
         276,288,575 
Pakistan  |  1.8%          
Habib Bank, Ltd.   40,908,300    66,914,932 
Oil & Gas Development Co., Ltd.   37,613,749    41,190,880 
Pakistan Petroleum, Ltd.   58,903,102    71,996,430 
         180,102,242 
Philippines  |  1.3%          
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. Sponsored ADR   3,102,750    134,380,103 
Russia  |  8.5%          
ALROSA PAO (a)   63,152,611    65,911,433 
Gazprom PAO Sponsored ADR   32,869,932    141,768,016 
Lukoil PJSC Sponsored ADR   4,206,448    161,590,700 
Magnit PJSC Sponsored GDR   532,300    21,265,385 
Magnit PJSC Sponsored GDR (c), (d)   1,211,865    48,414,007 
MegaFon OAO GDR   825,494    9,080,434 
MegaFon OAO GDR (c), (d)   4,619,460    50,814,060 
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC Sponsored ADR   13,728,043    111,059,868 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (a)   153,717,390    251,173,600 
         861,077,503 
South Africa  |  7.8%          
Imperial Holdings, Ltd.   7,039,498    71,712,167 
Nedbank Group, Ltd.   5,967,363    78,513,945 
PPC, Ltd. †   33,597,210    27,762,998 
Sanlam, Ltd.   20,556,325    95,362,133 
Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.   12,211,501    143,605,846 
Standard Bank Group, Ltd.   9,941,201    89,205,677 
The Bidvest Group, Ltd.   3,974,408    100,411,764 
Vodacom Group, Ltd.   8,036,959    87,387,895 
Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.   15,636,026    94,967,908 
         788,930,333 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (concluded)  
South Korea  |  12.8%          
Coway Co., Ltd.   1,474,402   $124,413,950 
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.   24,280,633    142,252,747 
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.   785,515    171,032,909 
KB Financial Group, Inc.   3,469,642    96,631,775 
KT&G Corp.   797,333    76,693,450 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   271,726    311,738,818 
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.   6,440,002    228,069,326 
SK Hynix, Inc.   5,504,868    135,503,702 
         1,286,336,677 
Taiwan  |  5.6%          
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.   41,045,120    108,147,718 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   90,097,284    453,509,819 
         561,657,537 
Thailand  |  2.8%          
CP All Public Co. Ltd. (c)   58,381,800    75,922,892 
Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd.   16,848,754    83,812,733 
PTT Exploration & Production Public Co. Ltd. (c)   26,767,570    53,451,444 
The Siam Cement Public Co. Ltd.   5,384,900    71,635,395 
         284,822,464 
Turkey  |  4.6%          
Akbank TAS   45,677,621    130,007,282 
KOC Holding AS   22,646,033    115,006,293 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS   27,822,366    117,004,414 
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, C Shares   60,153,963    99,480,967 
         461,498,956 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $11,169,802,847)
       9,681,111,304 
Short-Term Investment  |  3.3%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $337,239,898)
   337,239,898    337,239,898 
Total Investments  |  99.3%
(Identified cost $11,507,042,745) (b)
     $10,018,351,202 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.7%     66,962,968 
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $10,085,314,170 


 
  
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio  
Common Stocks  |  97.8%          
Brazil  |  2.4%          
Braskem SA A Shares   146,100   $951,205 
CCR SA   217,000    846,721 
Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao SA   104,965    876,934 
         2,674,860 
China  |  22.9%          
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   22,100    1,746,563 
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   7,754    1,480,084 
China Lesso Group Holdings, Ltd.   2,046,000    1,097,199 
China Mobile, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   42,100    2,334,445 
CT Environmental Group, Ltd.   4,664,000    1,364,806 
ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.   320,000    1,765,551 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H   6,995,633    3,922,861 
Lenovo Group, Ltd.   1,208,000    943,683 
NetEase, Inc. ADR   11,700    1,679,886 
PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., Class H   1,031,180    1,892,915 
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd., Class H   553,000    2,648,321 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.   131,600    2,688,882 
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. ADR (a)   103,705    1,335,720 
         24,900,916 
Czech Republic  |  0.8%          
Komercni banka AS   3,988    880,812 
Hong Kong  |  2.0%          
Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd.   482,000    836,332 
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.   337,500    1,335,669 
         2,172,001 
India  |  11.1%          
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.   96,965    1,090,852 
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. ADR   22,933    1,036,342 
HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR   45,969    2,833,069 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   296,400    2,122,224 
Motherson Sumi Systems, Ltd.   218,655    868,380 
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.   64,999    810,837 
Tata Motors, Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   66,257    1,924,766 
UPL, Ltd.   191,946    1,385,484 
         12,071,954 
Indonesia  |  2.8%          
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk   1,948,900    1,513,851 
Description  Shares   Value 
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR   30,000   $1,525,500 
         3,039,351 
Mexico  |  11.2%          
Alsea SAB de CV   434,800    1,632,027 
Arca Continental SAB de CV   190,200    1,320,281 
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT   478,900    1,114,014 
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B   153,223    2,429,890 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV ADR   19,000    1,685,490 
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A (a)   417,802    1,235,960 
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O   252,500    1,430,923 
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV   576,471    1,364,673 
         12,213,258 
Peru  |  1.2%          
Credicorp, Ltd.   9,650    1,264,247 
Philippines  |  2.8%          
BDO Unibank, Inc.   813,590    1,807,585 
GT Capital Holdings, Inc.   43,045    1,299,437 
         3,107,022 
Russia  |  1.5%          
Magnit PJSC Sponsored GDR   40,067    1,600,677 
South Africa  |  4.9%          
FirstRand, Ltd.   391,308    1,282,030 
Mondi PLC   115,594    2,218,051 
Naspers, Ltd., N Shares   13,450    1,877,602 
         5,377,683 
South Korea  |  11.3%          
Amorepacific Corp.   4,513    1,525,249 
Cuckoo Electronics Co., Ltd.   4,952    868,202 
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.   27,295    1,811,552 
Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd.   8,820    1,060,467 
KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co., Ltd.   16,789    941,041 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   3,715    4,262,050 
SK Hynix, Inc.   73,031    1,797,676 
         12,266,237 
Taiwan  |  12.8%          
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. ADR   322,900    1,888,965 
Delta Electronics, Inc.   186,669    823,608 
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.   598,000    1,339,665 
Hermes Microvision, Inc.   17,000    485,956 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.   440,000    1,159,334 
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.   22,000    1,705,506 
Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.   2,238,186    1,592,545 


 
  
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio (concluded) 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR   187,749   $4,919,024 
         13,914,603 
Thailand  |  4.8%          
Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd.   161,400    834,986 
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Co. Ltd.,
Class F
   1,802,589    1,188,745 
Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd.   376,900    1,874,858 
Thai Oil Public Co. Ltd.   666,500    1,311,971 
         5,210,560 
Turkey  |  3.1%          
KOC Holding AS   225,525    1,145,313 
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS   190,808    1,138,293 
Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS   35,269    1,050,760 
         3,334,366 
United Arab Emirates  |  0.7%          
Emaar Properties PJSC   490,145    803,341 
United Kingdom  |  1.5%          
Unilever NV   35,600    1,590,608 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $111,124,577)
       106,422,496 
Preferred Stock  |  1.2%          
Brazil  |  1.2%          
Itau Unibanco Holding SA Sponsored ADR
(Identified cost $1,218,986)
   152,561    1,310,499 
Short-Term Investment  |  0.2%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $177,948)
   177,948    177,948 
Total Investments  |  99.2%
(Identified cost $112,521,511) (b)
     $107,910,943 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities  |  0.8%
       882,506 
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $108,793,449 


 
  
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Developing Markets Equity Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  97.5%          
Argentina  |  0.9%          
YPF SA Sponsored ADR   173,820   $3,107,902 
Brazil  |  4.1%          
Cosan SA Industria e Comercio   500,900    4,372,854 
Estacio Participacoes SA   484,649    1,593,189 
Gerdau SA Sponsored ADR   1,476,938    2,628,950 
Lojas Renner SA   409,000    2,364,832 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR (a)   614,900    2,785,497 
         13,745,322 
Canada  |  1.0%          
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.   668,230    3,519,302 
China  |  28.7%          
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.   600,200    4,592,015 
Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H   8,340,500    2,999,735 
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   99,710    7,880,081 
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H   2,904,000    7,786,577 
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   45,750    8,732,760 
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.   2,994,889    3,100,151 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   4,344,184    2,777,644 
China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.   4,148,000    5,753,573 
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H   1,161,211    2,439,975 
China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.   7,041,340    10,493,002 
CNOOC, Ltd.   4,875,000    5,762,761 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR   186,114    6,437,683 
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd., Class H   2,110,000    10,104,804 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.   373,700    7,635,526 
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. ADR (a)   478,884    6,168,026 
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd., Class H   819,931    4,777,518 
         97,441,831 
Colombia  |  3.1%          
Bancolombia SA Sponsored ADR   197,842    6,762,240 
Cemex Latam Holdings SA (a)   865,001    3,718,872 
         10,481,112 
Hong Kong  |  2.8%          
Melco Crown Entertainment, Ltd. ADR   199,800    3,298,698 
SMI Holdings Group, Ltd.   21,616,000    2,117,754 
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.   1,060,000    4,194,989 
         9,611,441 
Description   Shares     Value  
India  |  12.5%                
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd.     818,732     $ 3,069,820  
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.     851,944       9,584,330  
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.     534,852       6,420,889  
HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR     157,155       9,685,463  
ICICI Bank, Ltd. Sponsored ADR     619,075       4,432,577  
Reliance Industries, Ltd.     263,475       4,157,671  
Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd.     361,783       5,239,154  
              42,589,904  
Indonesia  |  2.0%                
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk     8,036,500       6,924,360  
Mexico  |  2.7%                
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O     1,630,257       9,238,703  
Peru  |  2.2%                
Credicorp, Ltd.     57,455       7,527,179  
Poland  |  0.8%                
Eurocash SA     189,016       2,702,617  
Russia  |  10.6%                
ALROSA PAO (a)     2,679,479       2,796,532  
Novatek OAO Sponsored GDR     69,646       6,257,693  
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (a)     7,420,564       12,125,172  
TMK PAO GDR     536,710       1,626,231  
X5 Retail Group NV GDR (a)     347,214       7,360,937  
Yandex NV Class A (a)     370,725       5,679,507  
              35,846,072  
South Africa  |  2.6%                
Petra Diamonds, Ltd.     1,905,357       2,880,237  
Standard Bank Group, Ltd.     673,816       6,046,373  
              8,926,610  
South Korea  |  7.1%                
CJ CGV Co., Ltd.     50,484       4,357,092  
Hansae Co., Ltd.     131,742       6,531,804  
Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.     108,130       6,164,810  
Samlip General Foods Co., Ltd.     10,266       1,921,060  
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     4,480       5,139,699  
              24,114,465  
Taiwan  |  10.0%                
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.     4,641,000       5,400,368  
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.     395,000       3,240,119  
Hiwin Technologies Corp.     459,505       2,034,535  
Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     864,817       3,761,943  
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.     71,000       5,504,133  
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. ADR     184,800       7,172,088  


 
  
 

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Lazard Developing Markets Equity Portfolio (concluded)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     1,384,000     $ 6,966,443  
              34,079,629  
Turkey  |  5.1%                
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS     814,261       5,288,160  
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT     5,189,204       5,285,334  
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS     2,256,223       6,597,799  
              17,171,293  
United States  |  1.3%                
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     436,220       4,510,515  
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $342,962,058)
            331,538,257  
Preferred Stock  |  1.3%                
Brazil  |  1.3%                
Banco Bradesco SA ADR (Identified cost $6,145,160)     605,855       4,513,620  
Short-Term Investment  |  1.3%                
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $4,331,125)     4,331,125       4,331,125  
Total Investments  |  100.1%
(Identified cost $353,438,343) (b)
          $ 340,383,002  
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (0.1)%       (334,200 )
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $ 340,048,802  


 

  
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Portfolio  
Common Stocks  |  99.5%          
Brazil  |  3.2%          
Ambev SA ADR   5,400   $27,972 
Banco do Brasil SA   1,100    6,048 
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   3,000    24,780 
BM&FBovespa SA   1,700    7,271 
Braskem SA Sponsored ADR   900    11,619 
JBS SA Sponsored ADR   1,400    8,498 
Kroton Educacional SA   1,700    5,428 
         91,616 
Chile  |  1.9%          
Banco Santander Chile ADR   273    5,283 
Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA Sponsored ADR   500    11,225 
Enersis Americas SA Sponsored ADR   2,687    37,349 
         53,857 
China  |  23.2%          
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   400    31,612 
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   70    13,362 
Bank of China, Ltd., Class H   27,000    11,207 
Bank of Chongqing Co., Ltd., Class H   6,000    4,857 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   124,000    79,285 
China Everbright, Ltd.   4,000    8,353 
China Lesso Group Holdings, Ltd.   19,000    10,189 
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H   6,000    14,804 
China Lilang, Ltd.   8,000    4,899 
China Lodging Group, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   200    7,642 
China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.   3,000    4,780 
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H   6,500    13,658 
China Mobile, Ltd.   6,000    66,827 
China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.   10,000    31,647 
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H   18,000    11,834 
China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd., Class H   4,000    4,759 
China Railway Group, Ltd., Class H   8,000    6,054 
China Resources Land, Ltd.   4,000    10,241 
China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.   2,000    2,980 
China Telecom Corp., Ltd. Class H   18,000    9,514 
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd.   12,000    15,840 
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., Class H   8,000    4,228 
CNOOC, Ltd.   20,000    23,642 
Dali Foods Group Co., Ltd.   11,000    6,650 
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H   6,000    7,479 
Evergrande Real Estate Group, Ltd.   7,000    5,396 
Description     Shares       Value  
GF Securities Co., Ltd., Class H (a)     2,600     $ 6,348  
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. Class H     11,500       9,340  
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd., Class H     4,000       5,713  
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H     65,000       36,449  
Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.     3,000       4,270  
NetEase, Inc. ADR     28       4,020  
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR     200       6,918  
PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H     10,000       6,652  
PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., Class H     4,000       7,343  
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd., Class H     4,500       21,551  
Shenzhou International Group Holdings, Ltd.     2,000       10,893  
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.     2,000       5,595  
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.     5,000       102,161  
The People’s Insurance Co. Group of China, Ltd.,
Class H
    25,000       10,571  
Tianneng Power International, Ltd. (a)     10,000       8,933  
TravelSky Technology, Ltd. Class H     4,000       6,569  
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Class H     18,000       5,523  
              670,588  
Colombia  |  0.5%                
Almacenes Exito SA     1,044       5,456  
Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR     900       7,749  
              13,205  
Egypt  |  0.4%                
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE ADR     3,250       11,537  
Greece  |  0.6%                
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA     615       5,563  
JUMBO SA (a)     616       8,341  
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA     418       4,500  
              18,404  
Hong Kong  |  1.1%                
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing, Ltd.     9,000       6,126  
Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd.     7,500       11,060  
Sino Biopharmaceutical, Ltd.     6,000       4,486  
Tongda Group Holdings, Ltd.     50,000       9,991  
              31,663  
Hungary  |  1.6%                
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Nyrt.     521       31,335  
Richter Gedeon Nyrt.     667       13,297  
              44,632  


 
  
 

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Portfolio (continued)    
India  |  6.4%                
Axis Bank, Ltd. GDR     193     $ 6,533  
Cipla, Ltd. GDR     668       5,164  
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. ADR     460       20,787  
HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR     400       24,652  
ICICI Bank, Ltd. Sponsored ADR     800       5,728  
Infosys, Ltd. Sponsored ADR     2,600       49,452  
Reliance Industries, Ltd. Sponsored GDR (d)     813       24,919  
State Bank of India GDR     166       4,864  
Tata Motors, Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)     606       17,604  
Tata Steel, Ltd. GDR     1,034       4,612  
Wipro, Ltd. ADR     500       6,290  
WNS Holdings, Ltd. ADR (a)     500       15,320  
              185,925  
Indonesia  |  2.6%                
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT     5,600       5,617  
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     12,400       4,863  
Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT     39,300       5,172  
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk ADR     1,900       14,691  
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk     22,500       19,386  
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR     400       20,340  
PT United Tractors Tbk     3,900       4,500  
              74,569  
Malaysia  |  3.8%                
AirAsia Berhad     12,100       5,675  
Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad     10,400       7,970  
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad     4,000       4,870  
Dialog Group Berhad     11,900       4,880  
Inari Amertron Berhad     6,750       5,571  
MISC Berhad     4,800       10,950  
My EG Services Berhad     22,400       12,287  
Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sponsored ADR     2,783       39,352  
Top Glove Corp. Berhad     7,200       9,264  
VS Industry Berhad     14,000       4,306  
Westports Holdings Berhad     4,800       5,081  
              110,206  
Mexico  |  4.9%                
Alfa SAB de CV, Series A     4,500       9,056  
America Movil SAB de CV, Series L     26,800       20,848  
Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion SAB de CV ADR (a)     372       7,838  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR     100       9,631  
Gentera SAB de CV     12,600       24,869  
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B     340       5,392  
Description   Shares     Value  
Grupo Lala SAB de CV     2,000     $ 5,436  
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A     4,900       11,838  
Megacable Holdings SAB de CV     1,000       4,150  
Nemak SAB de CV     5,500       7,907  
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV     1,700       22,533  
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV     4,500       10,653  
              140,151  
Peru  |  0.9%                
Credicorp, Ltd.     200       26,202  
Philippines  |  1.8%                
BDO Unibank, Inc.     6,300       13,997  
DMCI Holdings, Inc.     26,600       7,741  
Globe Telecom, Inc.     335       16,152  
JG Summit Holdings, Inc.     8,770       15,113  
              53,003  
Poland  |  1.7%                
Ciech SA (a)     279       5,238  
Enea SA     3,196       10,210  
Energa SA     1,830       6,430  
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA     533       10,557  
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA     4,919       7,014  
Tauron Polska Energia SA     12,155       9,805  
              49,254  
Russia  |  2.8%                
Gazprom PAO Sponsored ADR     2,500       10,782  
Lukoil PJSC Sponsored ADR     289       11,102  
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR     603       7,785  
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC Sponsored ADR     608       4,919  
Sberbank of Russia PJSC Sponsored ADR     4,837       33,665  
Tatneft PAO Sponsored ADR     437       13,914  
              82,167  
South Africa  |  5.5%                
AVI, Ltd.     811       4,772  
Barclays Africa Group, Ltd.     533       5,401  
Capitec Bank Holdings, Ltd.     297       11,528  
Clicks Group, Ltd.     2,112       13,902  
FirstRand, Ltd.     4,445       14,563  
Mr. Price Group, Ltd.     732       8,797  
MTN Group, Ltd.     658       6,026  
Naspers, Ltd., N Shares     241       33,643  
Sasol, Ltd.     1,164       34,812  
The Bidvest Group, Ltd.     228       5,760  
Truworths International, Ltd.     1,200       7,983  
Vodacom Group, Ltd.     489       5,317  


 
  
 

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Portfolio (continued)    
Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.     795     $ 4,829  
              157,333  
South Korea  |  17.7%                
Amorepacific Corp.     50       16,898  
BGF Retail Co., Ltd.     51       7,314  
BNK Financial Group, Inc.     822       6,972  
CJ CGV Co., Ltd.     44       3,797  
Coway Co., Ltd.     130       10,970  
Daishin Securities Co., Ltd.     496       5,205  
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.     171       11,349  
Hanwha Chemical Corp.     220       4,800  
Hyosung Corp.     112       14,103  
Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction     138       5,545  
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.     159       5,860  
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.     170       4,935  
Hyundai Motor Co.     173       23,070  
Hyundai Steel Co. Sponsored GDR (a), (d)     300       14,559  
Kangwon Land, Inc.     256       9,156  
KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR (a)     400       11,036  
Kia Motors Corp.     104       4,392  
KIWOOM Securities Co., Ltd.     102       5,958  
Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.     98       5,587  
Korea Electric Power Corp. Sponsored ADR (a)     1,600       41,200  
Korea PetroChemical Ind Co., Ltd.     34       7,611  
KT&G Corp. GDR (a), (d)     444       21,354  
LG Chem, Ltd.     38       10,882  
LG Display Co., Ltd. ADR (a)     776       8,870  
LG Electronics, Inc.     97       5,225  
LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.     6       4,958  
LG Uplus Corp.     508       4,909  
Lotte Chemical Corp.     65       19,410  
Naver Corp.     15       8,355  
NCSoft Corp.     53       11,748  
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR     223       126,999  
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.     62       15,993  
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. ADR (a)     300       10,563  
SK Hynix, Inc. GDR (a)     624       15,360  
SK Innovation Co., Ltd.     45       6,768  
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR     650       13,111  
Woori Bank     781       6,461  
              511,283  
Taiwan  |  12.8%                
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.     5,000       5,818  
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.     2,000       16,406  
Description   Shares     Value  
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR     400     $ 13,504  
Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.     1,000       13,159  
Elite Material Co., Ltd.     5,000       9,523  
Feng TAY Enterprise Co., Ltd.     3,120       16,577  
FLEXium Interconnect, Inc.     2,207       5,692  
Grape King Bio, Ltd.     1,000       5,733  
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. GDR     3,359       17,971  
Hotai Motor Co., Ltd.     1,000       10,999  
Namchow Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.     3,000       5,816  
President Chain Store Corp.     1,000       7,286  
Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.     2,000       7,146  
St Shine Optical Co., Ltd.     2,000       40,828  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR     5,983       156,755  
Uni-President Enterprises Corp.     3,000       5,267  
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.     4,000       6,251  
Voltronic Power Technology Corp.     1,050       16,541  
Zhen Ding Technology Holding, Ltd.     4,000       8,948  
              370,220  
Thailand  |  4.2%                
Airports of Thailand Public Co. Ltd ADR     123       14,055  
Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd NVDR     3,600       18,420  
Beauty Community Public Co. Ltd NVDR     32,524       4,992  
Delta Electronics Thailand Public Co. Ltd. (c)     2,100       5,193  
Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd. ADR     572       11,223  
Pruksa Real Estate Public Co. Ltd. ADR     543       8,107  
PTT Exploration & Production Public Co. Ltd. (c)     2,700       5,392  
PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd. ADR (c)     734       6,311  
Srisawad Power 1979 Public Co. Ltd. NVDR     5,800       6,966  
The Siam Cement Public Co. Ltd.     2,400       31,927  
Tipco Asphalt Public Co. Ltd. NVDR     13,100       9,309  
              121,895  
Turkey  |  1.9%                
Akbank TAS ADR     1,693       9,616  
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS ADR     1,424       10,722  
Koza Altin Isletmeleri ADR     522       3,350  
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS ADR     372       8,448  
Turk Hava Yollari AO ADR (a)     152       4,074  
Turk Telekomunikasyon ADR     2,817       12,451  
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS ADR     2,056       6,003  
              54,664  
Total Common Stocks                
(Identified cost $3,008,612)             2,872,374  
Preferred Stocks  |  1.6%                
Brazil  |  1.4%                
Banco Bradesco SA ADR     2,419       18,022  


 
  
 

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Portfolio (concluded)    
Itau Unibanco Holding SA Sponsored ADR     2,600     $ 22,334  
              40,356  
Colombia  |  0.2%                
Banco Davivienda SA     794       7,272  
Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified cost $44,409)
            47,628  
Total Investments  |  101.1%
(Identified cost $3,053,021) (b)
          $ 2,920,002  
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (1.1)%       (31,950 )
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $ 2,888,052  


 
  
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Blend Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  96.2%          
Argentina  |  1.1%          
YPF SA Sponsored ADR   158,375   $2,831,745 
Brazil  |  5.8%          
Ambev SA ADR   410,675    2,127,297 
Banco ABC Brasil SA   385,719    1,319,468 
Banco do Brasil SA   390,657    2,147,953 
CCR SA   540,100    2,107,436 
Cielo SA Sponsored ADR   276,396    2,661,693 
Estacio Participacoes SA   263,600    866,534 
Iochpe Maxion SA   456,700    1,606,735 
Localiza Rent a Car SA   230,510    1,905,290 
Natura Cosmeticos SA   75,395    556,501 
Tegma Gestao Logistica   50,145    62,757 
         15,361,664 
China  |  24.5%          
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.   412,640    3,157,030 
Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H   7,969,726    2,866,383 
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   41,494    3,279,271 
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H   779,500    2,090,095 
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   44,592    8,511,721 
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.   2,133,373    2,208,355 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   6,505,281    4,159,435 
China Lesso Group Holdings, Ltd.   1,954,000    1,047,863 
China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.   1,089,000    1,510,521 
China Mobile, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   55,386    3,071,154 
China Pioneer Pharma Holdings, Ltd.   2,136,000    558,964 
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H   1,147,500    1,807,634 
China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.   2,660,504    3,964,682 
CNOOC, Ltd.   3,724,800    4,403,104 
Cosmo Lady China Holdings Co., Ltd.   1,137,000    918,998 
CT Environmental Group, Ltd.   3,368,801    985,798 
Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co., Ltd.   2,374,679    1,129,582 
Minth Group, Ltd.   592,000    1,372,139 
NetEase, Inc. ADR   36,245    5,204,057 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR   67,800    2,345,202 
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd., Class H   742,000    3,553,443 
Silergy Corp.   46,427    633,279 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.   162,800    3,326,368 
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. ADR (a)   186,014    2,395,860 
         64,500,938 
Description  Shares   Value 
Colombia  |  0.9%          
Bancolombia SA Sponsored ADR   72,045   $2,462,498 
Egypt  |  0.5%          
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR   402,051    1,427,281 
Georgia  |  0.6%          
BGEO Group PLC   49,642    1,445,929 
Hong Kong  |  2.8%          
Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.   1,244,000    1,579,586 
Pacific Textiles Holdings, Ltd.   900,000    1,299,413 
PAX Global Technology, Ltd.   1,469,000    1,469,502 
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.   368,233    1,457,296 
Tongda Group Holdings, Ltd.   7,489,114    1,496,403 
         7,302,200 
Hungary  |  1.0%          
OTP Bank Nyrt.   102,703    2,578,772 
India  |  9.5%          
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd.   357,558    1,340,657 
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.   332,547    3,741,138 
Axis Bank, Ltd.   758,150    5,100,318 
Bajaj Auto, Ltd.   54,293    1,969,502 
Balkrishna Industries, Ltd.   128,773    1,230,901 
CCL Products India, Ltd.   276,936    811,707 
Dewan Housing Finance Corp., Ltd.   546,316    1,620,242 
HCL Technologies, Ltd.   183,077    2,248,705 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   520,198    3,724,618 
Reliance Industries, Ltd.   121,978    1,924,829 
UPL, Ltd.   200,464    1,446,967 
         25,159,584 
Indonesia  |  5.5%          
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk   4,084,300    3,172,571 
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk   4,965,718    4,278,531 
PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk   37,417,600    1,365,771 
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR   79,915    4,063,678 
PT United Tractors Tbk   1,459,580    1,684,131 
         14,564,682 
Macau  |  0.6%          
Wynn Macau, Ltd. (a)   1,019,530    1,577,131 
Malaysia  |  0.4%          
Berjaya Auto Berhad   1,992,620    1,108,288 
Mexico  |  4.8%          
America Movil SAB de CV, Class L Sponsored ADR   88,345    1,371,998 
Credito Real SAB de CV   586,515    1,241,118 


 
  
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Blend Portfolio (concluded)  
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O   488,800   $2,770,041 
Grupo Financiero Interacciones SA de CV, Class O   182,671    1,035,095 
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B   537,701    1,297,169 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A   982,300    2,373,146 
Nemak SAB de CV   884,700    1,271,966 
Telesites SAB de CV (a)   90,145    50,871 
Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR   490,105    1,373,258 
         12,784,662 
Peru  |  0.8%          
Credicorp, Ltd.   16,616    2,176,862 
Philippines  |  0.5%          
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. Sponsored ADR   31,202    1,351,359 
Russia  |  8.3%          
Gazprom PAO Sponsored ADR   365,818    1,577,773 
Lukoil PJSC Sponsored ADR   52,473    2,015,750 
MegaFon OAO GDR   8,370    92,070 
MegaFon OAO GDR (c), (d)   78,679    865,469 
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC Sponsored ADR   200,100    1,618,809 
Novatek OAO Sponsored GDR   29,223    2,625,687 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (a)   2,485,054    4,060,568 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC Sponsored ADR   468,777    3,253,312 
X5 Retail Group NV GDR (a)   152,212    3,226,895 
Yandex NV Class A (a)   159,965    2,450,664 
         21,786,997 
South Africa  |  0.9%          
Standard Bank Group, Ltd.   211,730    1,899,923 
Sun International, Ltd.   126,136    586,947 
         2,486,870 
South Korea  |  9.1%          
Eugene Technology Co., Ltd.   109,276    1,342,539 
Fila Korea, Ltd.   15,870    1,321,112 
Hansae Co., Ltd.   30,800    1,527,072 
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.   243,323    1,425,555 
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.   13,590    2,958,998 
Hyundai Wia Corp.   12,159    1,116,383 
Koh Young Technology, Inc.   34,097    1,216,472 
KT&G Corp.   13,511    1,299,589 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   4,956    5,685,792 
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.   79,241    2,806,279 
SK Hynix, Inc.   93,197    2,294,067 
Viatron Technologies, Inc.   45,379    1,049,558 
         24,043,416 
Description  Shares   Value 
Taiwan  |  11.0%          
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.   1,817,000   $2,114,301 
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.   147,000    1,205,816 
Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.   740,336    1,290,481 
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.   640,452    1,647,695 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.   705,247    1,858,220 
King Slide Works Co., Ltd.   111,000    1,281,273 
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.   33,000    2,558,259 
Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.   114,457    601,020 
Makalot Industrial Co., Ltd.   156,009    937,974 
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. ADR   61,200    2,375,172 
Sinmag Equipment Corp.   241,615    874,601 
Sporton International, Inc.   247,590    1,265,491 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   1,762,113    8,869,696 
Toung Loong Textile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   399,000    1,110,813 
Voltronic Power Technology Corp.   58,981    929,138 
         28,919,950 
Thailand  |  0.6%          
KCE Electronics Public Co. Ltd. (c)   258,062    579,502 
Supalai Public Co. Ltd. (c)   1,742,800    926,389 
         1,505,891 
Turkey  |  5.4%          
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS   305,825    1,986,159 
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT   1,401,161    1,427,118 
KOC Holding AS ADR   135,167    3,422,429 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR   204,675    2,151,134 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS   742,965    2,172,628 
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, C Shares   1,027,838    1,699,810 
Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS   2,391,915    1,400,617 
         14,259,895 
United States  |  1.6%          
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   255,980    2,646,833 
Nexteer Automotive Group, Ltd.   1,425,000    1,473,248 
         4,120,081 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $270,843,283)
        253,756,695 
Short-Term Investment  |  3.4%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (Identified cost $8,870,036)   8,870,036    8,870,036 


 
  
 

 

Total Investments | 99.6%
(Identified cost $279,713,319) (b)
  $262,626,731 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.4%   1,157,143 
Net Assets  |  100.0%  $263,783,874 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio  
Common Stocks  |  69.3%          
Argentina  |  0.6%          
YPF SA Sponsored ADR   62,130   $1,110,884 
Brazil  |  4.1%          
Ambev SA ADR   186,700    967,106 
Banco ABC Brasil SA   132,478    453,181 
Banco do Brasil SA   178,045    978,947 
Braskem SA A Shares   55,640    362,252 
CCR SA   310,500    1,211,551 
Cielo SA Sponsored ADR   125,530    1,208,854 
Estacio Participacoes SA   77,840    255,884 
Iochpe Maxion SA   157,600    554,459 
Localiza Rent a Car SA   105,438    871,502 
Natura Cosmeticos SA   33,355    246,198 
Tegma Gestao Logistica   17,312    21,666 
         7,131,600 
China  |  16.9%          
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.   124,500    952,526 
Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H   2,423,090    871,486 
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   12,426    982,027 
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H   240,500    644,859 
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   21,160    4,039,021 
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.   631,717    653,920 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   2,956,065    1,890,089 
China Lesso Group Holdings, Ltd.   632,775    339,335 
China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.   329,000    456,347 
China Mobile, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   38,556    2,137,930 
China Pioneer Pharma Holdings, Ltd.   802,000    209,873 
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H   522,986    823,850 
China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.   806,125    1,201,287 
CNOOC, Ltd.   1,431,000    1,691,592 
Cosmo Lady China Holdings Co., Ltd.   392,000    316,840 
CT Environmental Group, Ltd.   2,931,536    857,843 
ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.   80,000    441,388 
Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co., Ltd.   819,978    390,045 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H   2,190,000    1,228,061 
Minth Group, Ltd.   204,000    472,832 
NetEase, Inc. ADR   16,455    2,362,609 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR   20,297    702,073 
PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., Class H   330,000    605,774 
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd., Class H   423,850    2,029,820 
Silergy Corp.   15,814    215,708 
Description  Shares    Value 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.   88,200   $1,802,123 
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. ADR (a)   88,542    1,140,421 
        29,459,679 
Colombia  |  0.4%          
Bancolombia SA Sponsored ADR   21,547    736,477 
Egypt  |  0.4%          
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR   182,229    646,913 
Georgia  |  0.3%          
BGEO Group PLC   17,098    498,016 
Hong Kong  |  1.6%          
Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.   429,200    544,982 
Pacific Textiles Holdings, Ltd.   310,000    447,576 
PAX Global Technology, Ltd.   485,000    485,166 
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.   212,610    841,412 
Tongda Group Holdings, Ltd.   2,530,049    505,530 
         2,824,666 
Hungary  |  0.7%          
OTP Bank Nyrt.   46,655    1,171,462 
India  |  7.2%          
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd.   107,860    404,419 
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.   100,319    1,128,584 
Axis Bank, Ltd.   344,752    2,319,257 
Bajaj Auto, Ltd.   24,717    896,620 
Balkrishna Industries, Ltd.   44,416    424,559 
CCL Products India, Ltd.   88,934    260,668 
Dewan Housing Finance Corp., Ltd.   188,547    559,185 
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. ADR   11,636    525,831 
HCL Technologies, Ltd.   83,370    1,024,020 
HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR   34,477    2,124,817 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   155,781    1,115,392 
Reliance Industries, Ltd.   36,535    576,527 
Tata Motors, Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   22,957    666,901 
UPL, Ltd.   69,275    500,033 
         12,526,813 
Indonesia  |  3.8%          
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk   2,789,323    2,166,669 
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk   1,498,800    1,291,387 
PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk   12,787,960    466,770 
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR   44,192    2,247,163 
PT United Tractors Tbk   391,315    451,517 
         6,623,506 
Macau  |  0.4%          
Wynn Macau, Ltd. (a)   464,800    719,008 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares    Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio (continued)  
Malaysia  |  0.2%          
Berjaya Auto Berhad   674,660   $375,243 
Mexico  |  4.7%          
Alsea SAB de CV   109,400    410,634 
America Movil SAB de CV, Class L Sponsored ADR   40,220    624,617 
Credito Real SAB de CV   208,220    440,612 
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT   236,804    550,852 
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B   44,178    700,598 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV ADR   4,655    412,945 
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O   290,165    1,644,372 
Grupo Financiero Interacciones SA de CV, Class O   62,787    355,779 
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B   243,609    587,691 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A   445,635    1,076,613 
Nemak SAB de CV   305,300    438,941 
Telesites SAB de CV (a)   29,620    16,715 
Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR   168,320    471,627 
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV   175,842    416,269 
         8,148,265 
Peru  |  0.7%          
Credicorp, Ltd.   9,677    1,267,784 
Philippines  |  0.9%          
BDO Unibank, Inc.   402,529    894,315 
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. Sponsored ADR   14,240    616,734 
         1,511,049 
Russia  |  4.9%          
Gazprom PAO Sponsored ADR   166,707    719,007 
Lukoil PJSC Sponsored ADR   23,758    912,664 
Magnit PJSC Sponsored GDR   14,672    586,146 
MegaFon OAO GDR   10,520    115,720 
MegaFon OAO GDR (c), (d)   31,823    350,053 
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC Sponsored ADR   91,210    737,889 
Novatek OAO Sponsored GDR   8,717    783,223 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (a)   753,101    1,230,564 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC Sponsored ADR   213,212    1,479,691 
X5 Retail Group NV GDR (a)   45,249    959,279 
Yandex NV Class A (a)   48,370    741,028 
         8,615,264 
South Africa  |  2.1%          
FirstRand, Ltd.   124,421    407,637 
Mondi PLC   44,532    854,493 
Description  Shares    Value 
Naspers, Ltd., N Shares   9,949   $1,388,867 
Standard Bank Group, Ltd.   96,028    861,691 
Sun International, Ltd.   43,344    201,692 
         3,714,380 
South Korea  |  6.7%          
Amorepacific Corp.   1,592    538,045 
Eugene Technology Co., Ltd.   37,652    462,584 
Fila Korea, Ltd.   5,477    455,938 
Hansae Co., Ltd.   9,226    457,428 
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.   125,282    733,989 
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.   6,190    1,347,770 
Hyundai Wia Corp.   4,239    389,205 
Koh Young Technology, Inc.   11,571    412,816 
KT&G Corp.   6,147    591,264 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   2,607    2,990,892 
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.   35,993    1,274,673 
SK Hynix, Inc.   64,004    1,575,474 
Viatron Technologies, Inc.   15,646    361,872 
         11,591,950 
Taiwan  |  7.3%          
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.   546,000    635,337 
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.   44,000    360,925 
Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.   252,280    439,750 
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.   223,702    575,520 
Delta Electronics, Inc.   43,100    190,163 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.   166,950    439,888 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. GDR   159,177    851,597 
King Slide Works Co., Ltd.   39,000    450,177 
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.   10,000    775,230 
Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.   39,747    208,714 
Makalot Industrial Co., Ltd.   53,489    321,592 
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. ADR   18,300    710,223 
Sinmag Equipment Corp.   82,334    298,033 
Sporton International, Inc.   85,930    439,208 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   196,668    989,940 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR   165,930    4,347,366 
Toung Loong Textile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   136,820    380,906 
Voltronic Power Technology Corp.   21,085    332,155 
         12,746,724 
Thailand  |  0.8%          
Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd.   98,720    491,075 
KCE Electronics Public Co. Ltd. (c)   89,028    199,921 
Supalai Public Co. Ltd. (c)   608,500    323,449 


 
 
 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio (continued) 
Thai Oil Public Co. Ltd.   205,000   $403,532 
         1,417,977 
Turkey  |  3.3%          
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS   91,527    594,416 
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT   421,440    429,247 
KOC Holding AS ADR   61,404    1,554,749 
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS   57,827    344,975 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR   92,927    976,663 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS   213,960    625,676 
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, C Shares   468,384    774,601 
Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS   828,993    485,428 
         5,785,755 
United Arab Emirates  |  0.2%          
Emaar Properties PJSC   166,477    272,854 
United Kingdom  |  0.3%          
Unilever NV   12,015    536,830 
United States  |  0.8%          
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   76,690    792,974 
Nexteer Automotive Group, Ltd.   489,000    505,557 
         1,298,531 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $129,241,061)
        120,731,630 
           
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Corporate Bonds  |  0.3%             
Argentina  |  0.1%             
YPF SA,
8.500%, 03/23/21
  USD   150   $149,972 
Brazil  |  0.1%             
Petrobras Global Finance BV:             
8.375%, 12/10/18  USD   11    10,963 
5.750%, 01/20/20  USD   70    60,305 
6.850%, 06/05/15  USD   110    75,286 
            146,554 
Bulgaria  |  0.0%             
ContourGlobal Power Holdings SA,             
7.125%, 06/01/19 (d)  USD   25    24,344 
China  |  0.1%             
Green Dragon Gas, Ltd.,
10.000%, 11/20/17
  USD   200    150,000 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Identified cost $512,142)
           470,870 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Foreign Government Obligations  |  17.6%  
Angola  |  0.1%             
Republic of Angola Northern Lights III BV,
7.000%, 08/16/19
  USD   149   $144,957 
Argentina  |  1.1%             
Republic of Argentina:             
8.750%, 06/02/17 (e)  USD   155    183,288 
8.280%, 12/31/33 (e)  USD   953    1,139,296 
2.500%, 12/31/38 (e)  USD   920    614,100 
           1,936,684 
Belize  |  0.1%             
Republic of Belize,
5.000%, 02/20/38 (f)
  USD   316    154,840 
Brazil  |  2.0%             
Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional,
0.000%, 01/01/19
  BRL   1,050    204,821 
Brazil NTN-B:             
6.000%, 08/15/16  BRL   680    535,150 
6.000%, 08/15/18  BRL   270    211,303 
6.000%, 08/15/50  BRL   440    324,919 
Brazil NTN-F,
10.000%, 01/01/18
  BRL   1,370    361,409 
Federal Republic of Brazil:             
6.000%, 04/07/26  USD   1,560    1,583,400 
5.000%, 01/27/45  USD   385    307,519 
            3,528,521 
Chile  |  0.0%             
Republic of Chile,
3.625%, 10/30/42
  USD   30    28,500 
Colombia  |  0.6%             
Colombian Titulos De Tesoreria,
7.000%, 05/04/22
  COP   790,000    253,131 
Republic of Colombia:             
2.625%, 03/15/23  USD   65    60,450 
4.000%, 02/26/24  USD   150    150,750 
4.500%, 01/28/26  USD   300    306,750 
7.375%, 09/18/37  USD   50    59,250 
6.125%, 01/18/41  USD   155    163,525 
5.625%, 02/26/44  USD   130    129,350 
           1,123,206 
Congo  |  0.2%             
Republic of Congo,
4.000%, 06/30/29 (f)
  USD   564    412,929 
Croatia  |  0.4%             
Croatia:             
6.250%, 04/27/17  USD   50    51,925 
6.750%, 11/05/19  USD   150    164,475 
6.625%, 07/14/20  USD   50    54,850 
5.500%, 04/04/23  USD   200    211,400 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio (continued) 
6.000%, 01/26/24  USD   210   $229,215 
           711,865 
Dominican Republic  |  0.4%             
Dominican Republic:             
7.500%, 05/06/21  USD   205    222,425 
7.450%, 04/30/44  USD   285    299,250 
6.850%, 01/27/45 (d)  USD   180    176,400 
           698,075 
Egypt  |  0.2%             
Arab Republic of Egypt:             
5.875%, 06/11/25 (d)  USD   145    129,050 
5.875%, 06/11/25  USD   200    178,000 
           307,050 
Ghana  |  0.1%             
Republic of Ghana,
8.125%, 01/18/26
  USD   200    156,000 
Guatemala  |  0.1%             
Republic of Guatemala:             
5.750%, 06/06/22  USD   59    64,605 
4.875%, 02/13/28  USD   75    76,388 
           140,993 
Hungary  |  1.1%             
Hungary:             
6.375%, 03/29/21  USD   180    204,525 
5.375%, 02/21/23  USD   592    656,380 
5.750%, 11/22/23  USD   320    364,000 
5.375%, 03/25/24  USD   314    350,895 
7.625%, 03/29/41  USD   200    283,250 
           1,859,050 
Indonesia  |  0.8%             
Indonesia Government Bond,
7.875%, 04/15/19
  IDR   5,678,000    430,682 
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III,
4.325%, 05/28/25 (d)
  USD   325    323,375 
Republic of Indonesia:             
8.500%, 10/12/35  USD   100    135,500 
6.625%, 02/17/37  USD   125    145,000 
7.750%, 01/17/38  USD   100    128,500 
5.250%, 01/17/42  USD   130    130,650 
6.750%, 01/15/44  USD   120    144,622 
           1,438,329 
Ivory Coast  |  0.5%             
Ivory Coast:             
6.375%, 03/03/28 (d)  USD   250    235,937 
6.375%, 03/03/28  USD   300    283,125 
5.750%, 12/31/32  USD   350    322,875 
           841,937 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Jamaica  |  0.1%             
Government of Jamaica:             
8.000%, 06/24/19  USD   75   $81,563 
6.750%, 04/28/28  USD   75    77,156 
           158,719 
Jordan  |  0.0%             
Kingdom of Jordan,
6.125%, 01/29/26 (d)
  USD   70    73,500 
Lithuania  |  0.4%             
Republic of Lithuania:             
7.375%, 02/11/20  USD   270    319,067 
6.625%, 02/01/22  USD   300    362,286 
           681,353 
Mexico  |  1.3%             
Mexican Bonos:             
6.500%, 06/10/21  MXN   5,260    319,766 
5.750%, 03/05/26  MXN   2,680    152,694 
Mexican Udibonos,
2.500%, 12/10/20
  MXN   11,760    685,600 
United Mexican States:             
5.625%, 01/15/17  USD   60    61,890 
4.000%, 10/02/23  USD   280    293,300 
3.600%, 01/30/25  USD   150    152,775 
6.050%, 01/11/40  USD   238    279,055 
4.750%, 03/08/44  USD   204    204,000 
5.550%, 01/21/45  USD   163    180,522 
           2,329,602 
Morocco  |  0.1%             
Kingdom of Morocco,
5.500%, 12/11/42
  USD   200    208,000 
Pakistan  |  0.1%             
Islamic Republic of Pakistan:             
8.250%, 04/15/24 (d)  USD   5    5,309 
8.250%, 04/15/24  USD   200    212,353 
           217,662 
Panama  |  1.1%             
Republic of Panama:             
3.750%, 03/16/25  USD   620    639,375 
7.125%, 01/29/26  USD   30    38,812 
8.875%, 09/30/27  USD   220    315,700 
3.875%, 03/17/28  USD   430    433,870 
9.375%, 04/01/29  USD   55    81,950 
6.700%, 01/26/36  USD   300    382,500 
           1,892,207 
Paraguay  |  0.2%             
Republic of Paraguay,
5.000%, 04/15/26 (d)
  USD   80   80,400 
6.100%, 08/11/44  USD   205    209,100 
            289,500 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio (continued) 
Peru  |  0.6%             
Republic of Peru:             
7.350%, 07/21/25  USD   95   $125,400 
8.750%, 11/21/33  USD   591    874,680 
           1,000,080 
Portugal  |  0.6%             
Republic of Portugal,
5.125%, 10/15/24
  USD   1,075    1,091,297 
Romania  |  0.4%             
Romania Government Bonds:             
5.850%, 04/26/23  RON   1,180    353,610 
4.750%, 02/24/25  RON   920    258,743 
           612,353 
Russia  |  0.2%             
Russia Foreign Bond,
4.875%, 09/16/23
  USD   400    417,400 
Rwanda  |  0.1%             
Republic of Rwanda,
6.625%, 05/02/23
  USD   225    217,563 
Senegal  |  0.1%             
Republic of Senegal,
8.750%, 05/13/21
  USD   200    215,250 
Serbia  |  0.3%             
Republic of Serbia:             
5.875%, 12/03/18  USD   200    209,000 
7.250%, 09/28/21  USD   200    223,500 
           432,500 
Slovenia  |  1.2%             
Republic of Slovenia:             
5.850%, 05/10/23  USD   930    1,069,451 
5.250%, 02/18/24  USD   910    1,019,026 
           2,088,477 
South Africa  |  0.6%             
Republic of South Africa:             
7.250%, 01/15/20  ZAR   6,790    440,260 
6.750%, 03/31/21  ZAR   3,530    220,561 
10.500%, 12/21/26  ZAR   5,100    377,522 
           1,038,343 
Sri Lanka  |  0.2%             
Republic of Sri Lanka:             
6.250%, 07/27/21  USD   40    39,100 
6.125%, 06/03/25  USD   150    137,250 
6.850%, 11/03/25  USD   100    95,625 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
6.850%, 11/03/25 (d)  USD   140   $133,875 
           405,850 
Turkey  |  0.7%             
Republic of Turkey:             
7.500%, 07/14/17  USD   100    106,875 
7.000%, 06/05/20  USD   63    71,190 
7.375%, 02/05/25  USD   260    311,350 
4.875%, 10/09/26  USD   445    449,450 
4.875%, 04/16/43  USD   250    232,187 
6.625%, 02/17/45  USD   55    65,588 
           1,236,640 
Uganda  |  0.1%             
Uganda Government Bond,
12.875%, 05/19/16
  UGX   519,600    153,514 
Ukraine  |  0.5%             
Ukraine Government Bonds:             
7.750%, 09/01/19 (d)  USD   53    49,770 
7.750%, 09/01/20 (d)  USD   577    540,088 
7.750%, 09/01/21 (d)  USD   84    77,784 
7.750%, 09/01/27 (d)  USD   100    88,125 
0.000%, 05/31/40 (g)  USD   250    82,500 
           838,267 
Uruguay  |  0.6%             
Republica Orient Uruguay:             
5.000%, 09/14/18  UYU   7,647    239,681 
4.500%, 08/14/24  USD   260    274,950 
7.875%, 01/15/33  USD   280    361,900 
5.100%, 06/18/50  USD   239    222,270 
           1,098,801 
Venezuela  |  0.2%             
Republic of Venezuela:             
7.650%, 04/21/25  USD   85    28,263 
9.250%, 09/15/27  USD   195    78,000 
9.250%, 05/07/28  USD   105    37,013 
11.950%, 08/05/31  USD   90    35,550 
9.375%, 01/13/34  USD   163    57,457 
7.000%, 03/31/38  USD   130    43,550 
           279,833 
Vietnam  |  0.2%             
Socialist Republic of Vietnam:             
6.750%, 01/29/20  USD   120    133,050 
4.800%, 11/19/24  USD   125    125,156 
           258,206 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Identified cost $30,776,807)
           30,717,853 
Quasi Government Bonds  |  1.1%             
Chile  |  0.4%             
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile,
4.500%, 09/16/25
  USD   635    646,430 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio (continued) 
Indonesia  |  0.1%             
Majapahit holding BV,
7.750%, 01/20/20
  USD   125   $142,969 
Malaysia  |  0.2%             
Petronas Capital, Ltd.,
3.500%, 03/18/25
  USD   422    428,471 
Mexico  |  0.2%             
Petroleos Mexicanos:             
8.000%, 05/03/19  USD   120    133,674 
6.500%, 06/02/41  USD   79    73,707 
5.500%, 06/27/44  USD   44    36,199 
5.625%, 01/23/46  USD   46    38,180 
           281,760 
Tunisia  |  0.0%             
Banque Centrale de Tunisie SA,
5.750%, 01/30/25 (d)
  USD   80    69,300 
Venezuela  |  0.2%             
Petroleos de Venezuela SA:             
8.500%, 11/02/17  USD   193    102,467 
6.000%, 05/16/24  USD   265    82,282 
5.375%, 04/12/27  USD   390    123,298 
9.750%, 05/17/35  USD   85    31,595 
5.500%, 04/12/37  USD   107    33,973 
           373,615 
Total Quasi Government Bonds
(Identified cost $1,961,997)
          1,942,545 
US Treasury Securities  |  6.3%             
US Treasury Notes:             
0.375%, 04/30/16  USD   3,100    3,100,310 
1.750%, 05/31/16  USD   1,130    1,132,680 
1.500%, 06/30/16  USD   3,800    3,811,134 
0.625%, 07/15/16  USD   3,000    3,002,343 
Total US Treasury Securities
(Identified cost $11,043,177)
           11,046,467 
              
Description     Shares    Value 
Warrant  |  0.0%             
Iraq  |  0.0%             
Gulf Keystone Petroleum, Ltd. Expires 04/18/17
(Identified cost $0)
      64,000   $0 
Short-Term Investment  |  4.5%             
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $7,772,285)
      7,772,285    7,772,285 
Description        Number of
Contracts
  Value  
Purchased Options  |  0.0%                 
USD vs EUR April 16 1.1 Call:                 
Expires 04/12/16          25,000  $500  
Expires 04/14/16          18,900   378  
USD vs MXN July 16 18.5 Put,                 
Expires 07/26/16          6,400   46,464  
Total Purchased Options
(Identified cost $48,449)
             47,342  
Total Investments  |  99.1%
(Identified cost $181,355,918) (b), (h)
             172,728,992  
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.9%    1,540,138  
Net Assets  |  100.0%            $174,269,130  


 
 
 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016:                                            

 


Currency
  Counterparty   Settlement
Date
  Quantity     Cost
on Origination
Date^
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Purchase Contracts                     
BRL  BRC  04/04/16   513,426    139,027    $3,764   $ 
BRL  BRC  04/04/16   770,139    216,398         2,212 
BRL  JPM  04/04/16   513,426    139,027     3,764     
BRL  JPM  04/04/16   770,139    216,398         2,212 
BRL  SCB  04/04/16   513,426    139,046     3,745     
CAD  BRC  04/18/16   345,112    260,000     5,735     
CAD  BRC  04/18/16   373,791    280,000     7,818     
CAD  SCB  04/18/16   187,189    140,000     4,135     
CLP  SCB  04/08/16   119,842,660    173,761     5,083     
CLP  SCB  05/23/16   113,484,000    168,000     673     
CNH  HSB  04/14/16   2,208,583    344,000         2,446 
CNY  SCB  04/29/16   3,364,644    514,000     5,714     
COP  CIT  05/18/16   544,464,000    171,000     9,928     
COP  SCB  04/22/16   530,964,000    172,000     4,877     
DOP  CIT  04/04/16   17,336,000    374,914     2,221     
DOP  CIT  04/11/16   3,710,610    80,108     637     
DOP  CIT  05/09/16   6,501,600    141,308     65     
DOP  CIT  06/02/16   2,200,000    47,430     219     
DOP  CIT  06/30/16   4,827,240    100,526     3,581     
DOP  CIT  07/01/16   17,336,000    377,116         3,303 
EGP  BNP  11/30/16   1,641,750    165,000         1,544 
EGP  BNP  02/24/17   1,840,050    174,000     2,476     
EUR  JPM  04/04/16   469,632    1,512,215 TRY       1,804 
EUR  JPM  05/02/16   154,000    656,516 PLN       488 
EUR  JPM  05/20/16   268,000    1,140,875 PLN       175 
EUR  SCB  04/18/16   490,000    2,088,620 PLN       1,818 
HUF  CIT  04/13/16   94,135,493    343,000         1,814 
HUF  CIT  04/13/16   162,062,282    597,289         9,907 
HUF  JPM  06/01/16   51,999,750    164,999 EUR   237     
HUF  JPM  06/30/16   90,922,290    288,999 EUR       535 
IDR  BRC  04/18/16   492,283,137    37,436         389 
IDR  CIT  03/22/17   2,280,370,000    163,000         1,622 
IDR  JPM  04/18/16   1,480,216,863    112,564         1,170 
INR  BRC  04/18/16   8,815,879    129,798     2,985     
INR  BRC  04/18/16   9,247,253    136,712     2,568     
INR  JPM  04/18/16   9,247,253    136,652     2,628     
INR  JPM  04/18/16   11,556,717    170,202     3,863     
INR  JPM  04/25/16   23,997,600    360,000     984     
INR  JPM  04/25/16   32,168,730    472,999     10,899     
INR  JPM  07/13/16   22,398,770    331,000     1,258     
INR  SCB  04/18/16   9,247,253    136,672     2,608     
INR  UBS  04/18/16   9,247,251    136,642     2,638     
JPY  SCB  04/19/16   25,770,848    228,447     644     
JPY  SCB  04/19/16   25,908,960    231,000         681 
 
 
 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016 (continued):                                            

 


Currency
  Counterparty   Settlement
Date
  Quantity     Cost
on Origination
Date^
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Purchase Contracts (continued)                  
KRW  CIT  04/04/16   417,860,000    340,000    $25,390   $ 
KRW  CIT  04/07/16   208,911,200    172,000     10,664     
KRW  CIT  06/03/16   417,860,000    365,271         450 
KRW  HSB  05/18/16   193,590,000    162,000     7,087     
KZT  CIT  04/04/16   4,893,000    13,980     199     
KZT  CIT  06/06/16   33,638,000    121,000         25,463 
KZT  JPM  06/06/16   33,638,000    121,000         25,463 
MYR  JPM  05/23/16   364,500    90,000     3,064     
MYR  JPM  06/14/16   1,036,867    257,000     7,278     
NGN  SCB  04/25/16   15,429,760    67,086     10,256     
PHP  CIT  06/14/16   3,891,720    84,000     179     
PHP  HSB  04/25/16   17,142,950    369,540     2,282     
PHP  HSB  06/14/16   3,961,850    85,000     696     
PHP  HSB  06/14/16   3,991,600    85,000     1,340     
PHP  SCB  05/04/16   11,059,345    233,000     6,755     
PLN  BRC  04/18/16   744,963    172,572 EUR   3,153     
PLN  CIT  05/20/16   2,558,369    674,000     11,190     
PLN  HSB  04/18/16   744,963    172,592 EUR   3,129     
PLN  JPM  04/18/16   744,963    172,572 EUR   3,152     
PLN  JPM  05/02/16   1,097,460    251,999 EUR   7,003     
PLN  SCB  04/18/16   744,963    172,542 EUR   3,186     
PLN  UBS  04/18/16   744,965    172,545 EUR   3,183     
RUB  BNP  05/24/16   25,912,320    336,000     44,507     
RUB  CIT  04/28/16   14,316,040    186,516     25,046     
RUB  CIT  04/28/16   25,561,600    320,000     57,749     
RUB  JPM  06/14/16   12,914,266    180,392     8,314     
RUB  SCB  04/18/16   5,667,166    83,093     913     
RUB  UBS  04/18/16   5,667,165    83,089     918     
THB  BRC  04/18/16   14,587,305    416,027         1,518 
THB  CIT  05/23/16   5,806,590    167,000         2,135 
THB  CIT  09/12/16   3,046,120    86,000     343     
THB  CIT  09/12/16   6,028,200    170,000     872     
THB  SCB  04/18/16   16,293,509    463,974         982 
THB  SCB  09/12/16   12,191,935    343,000     2,585     
TRY  JPM  04/04/16   1,512,216    466,999 EUR   4,800     
TRY  JPM  05/02/16   1,532,914    471,999 EUR   1,721     
TWD  BRC  04/18/16   4,164,547    128,417     996     
TWD  CIT  04/18/16   10,206,841    314,057     3,118     
TWD  JPM  04/18/16   5,059,002    155,710     1,498     
TWD  JPM  04/18/16   5,432,698    167,521     1,299     
TWD  SCB  04/18/16   12,866,637    395,872     3,956     
UGX  BRC  06/06/16   634,800,000    184,000         376 
UYU  CIT  04/14/16   4,170,240    128,000     2,860     
UYU  HSB  04/11/16   5,438,496    168,000     2,850     
 
 
 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016 (continued):                                        

 


Currency
  Counterparty   Settlement
Date
  Quantity     Cost
on Origination
Date^
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Purchase Contracts (concluded)                  
UYU  HSB  04/14/16   2,452,500    75,000    $1,958   $ 
UYU  JPM  05/17/16   4,339,790    133,000     1,438     
ZAR  BRC  04/18/16   1,340,226    87,313     3,216     
ZAR  BRC  05/23/16   2,765,340    180,000     5,508     
ZAR  CIT  04/18/16   1,978,271    123,000     10,628     
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   1,729,513    112,687     4,138     
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   2,428,618    158,000     6,048     
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   2,591,974    167,000     8,082     
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   3,009,797    176,999 EUR   1,811     
ZAR  SCB  04/18/16   1,115,135    70,000     5,325     
ZMW  BRC  04/25/16   1,208,165    105,104     3,195     
ZMW  BRC  04/25/16   2,151,000    186,073     6,740     
Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts          $427,365   $88,507 
                            
Forward Currency Sale Contracts                       
BRL  BRC  04/04/16   513,426    144,265    $1,474   $ 
BRL  BRC  04/04/16   770,139    190,713         23,473 
BRL  BRC  05/03/16   513,426    138,025         3,630 
BRL  BRC  10/04/16   190,559    48,036         2,267 
BRL  CIT  09/21/16   725,517    169,000         23,249 
BRL  JPM  04/04/16   513,426    144,265     1,474     
BRL  JPM  04/04/16   770,139    190,713         23,473 
BRL  JPM  05/03/16   513,426    138,025         3,630 
BRL  SCB  04/04/16   513,426    144,265     1,474     
BRL  SCB  05/03/16   513,426    138,047         3,608 
BRL  UBS  10/04/16   245,563    61,964         2,859 
BRL  UBS  01/20/17   3,554,310    771,000         140,967 
CAD  BRC  04/18/16   454,076    342,495         7,142 
CAD  JPM  04/18/16   454,076    342,547         7,090 
CNH  SCB  04/14/16   2,208,583    333,673         7,881 
DOP  CIT  04/04/16   17,336,000    383,116     5,981     
EGP  BNP  04/11/16   259,200    32,000     2,971     
EGP  BNP  04/11/16   435,200    53,728     4,988     
EGP  BNP  05/09/16   797,050    95,000     7,548     
EGP  BNP  05/09/16   1,305,700    156,371     13,111     
EUR  JPM  06/30/16   590,881    661,054         13,127 
HUF  JPM  04/13/16   76,069,832    259,575         16,134 
HUF  JPM  04/13/16   85,992,450    310,000         1,673 
IDR  JPM  04/18/16   491,620,225    37,400     403     
IDR  JPM  05/24/16   178,944,000    13,475     82     
IDR  SCB  04/18/16   491,620,225    37,457     460     
IDR  SCB  04/18/16   983,240,450    74,629     635     
INR  BRC  04/18/16   10,424,976    154,536         2,483 
INR  JPM  04/18/16   13,780,368    204,396         3,162 
INR  SCB  04/18/16   4,120,533    61,068         994 
 
 
 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016 (concluded):

                 


Currency
  Counterparty   Settlement
Date
  Quantity     Cost
on Origination
Date^
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts (concluded)                    
JPY  CIT  04/07/16   19,502,444    172,000   $   $1,305 
JPY  SCB  04/19/16   51,679,808    439,828        19,582 
KRW  CIT  04/04/16   417,860,000    365,902    512     
KZT  CIT  04/04/16   4,893,000    14,000        179 
KZT  CIT  06/06/16   67,276,000    177,042        14,031 
MXN  JPM  05/23/16   3,027,785    172,000        2,474 
NGN  SCB  04/25/16   15,429,760    64,695        12,647 
RON  JPM  06/29/16   2,428,936    609,221        9,854 
RUB  CIT  04/28/16   2,913,300    39,000        4,053 
RUB  JPM  04/18/16   3,790,056    53,517        2,665 
RUB  JPM  04/28/16   4,058,610    59,000        978 
RUB  SCB  04/18/16   7,544,275    106,484        5,348 
THB  SCB  04/18/16   38,433,426    1,088,226        3,887 
TWD  BRC  04/18/16   11,320,170    344,476        7,296 
TWD  JPM  04/18/16   11,320,170    344,550        7,222 
TWD  SCB  04/18/16   11,320,170    343,974        7,798 
TWD  UBS  04/18/16   11,320,169    344,288        7,484 
UGX  CIT  06/06/16   532,287,000    153,000        970 
UYU  HSB  04/11/16   7,309,400    225,126        4,498 
ZAR  BRC  04/18/16   372,636    24,009        1,162 
ZAR  BRC  04/18/16   1,518,913    99,461        3,138 
ZAR  CIT  04/18/16   2,849,055    186,000        6,447 
ZAR  CIT  04/18/16   7,517,415    470,000        37,784 
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   372,635    24,030        1,141 
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   1,096,991    70,000        4,099 
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   3,074,572    191,969        15,711 
ZAR  SCB  04/18/16   372,636    24,001        1,170 
ZAR  SCB  04/18/16   1,537,959    100,539        3,347 
Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts          41,113    473,112 
                  
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Purchase and Sale Contracts   $468,478   $561,619 

 

^ In USD unless otherwise indicated.

 

Written Option open at March 31, 2016:

 

  Number                  
Description   of Contracts  Strike Price    Expiration Date   Premium   Value
USD vs MXN July 16 17.5 Put  6,400  $       17.50   07/26/16   $8,058   $(20,608)
 
 
 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Multi Asset Portfolio (concluded)

Credit Default Swap Agreements open at March 31, 2016:          

       

Referenced
Obligation
   Counterparty   Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
   Buy/
Sell
   Receive
(Pay)
Rate
  S&P
Credit
Rating
  Value   Upfront
Premiums Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Republic of South Africa   BRC    2,140,000   06/20/21   Buy   (1.000)%  BBB-  $198,201   $233,723   $35,522 
Republic of South Africa   JPM    600,000   06/20/21   Buy   (1.000)  BBB-   55,571    65,314    9,743 
Total Credit Default Swap Agreements               $253,772   $299,037   $45,265 
 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio 
Foreign Government Obligations  |  92.6%           
Angola  |  0.4%             
Republic of Angola,
9.500%, 11/12/25 (d)
  USD   767   $698,929 
Republic of Angola Northern Lights III BV,
7.000%, 08/16/19
  USD   284    277,123 
            976,052 
Argentina  |  4.2%             
Republic of Argentina:             
8.750%, 06/02/17 (e)  USD   1,675    1,980,687 
8.280%, 12/31/33 (e)  USD   4,585    5,463,252 
2.500%, 12/31/38 (e)  USD   5,020    3,350,850 
            10,794,789 
Azerbaijan  |  0.4%             
Republic of Azerbaijan,
4.750%, 03/18/24
  USD   1,105    1,051,131 
Belarus  |  0.1%             
Republic of Belarus,
8.950%, 01/26/18
  USD   315    327,600 
Belize  |  0.2%             
Republic of Belize,
5.000%, 02/20/38 (f)
  USD   1,095    536,550 
Brazil  |  8.8%             
Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional,
0.000%, 01/01/19
  BRL   43,390    8,463,971 
Brazil NTN-B,
6.000%, 08/15/50
  BRL   2,978    2,197,469 
Brazil NTN-F,
10.000%, 01/01/25
  BRL   3,340    754,232 
Federal Republic of Brazil:             
4.875%, 01/22/21  USD   1,119    1,130,190 
2.625%, 01/05/23  USD   2,416    2,065,680 
4.250%, 01/07/25  USD   4,307    3,945,212 
6.000%, 04/07/26  USD   2,470    2,507,050 
8.250%, 01/20/34  USD   661    736,189 
5.000%, 01/27/45  USD   700    559,125 
            22,359,118 
Cameroon  |  0.1%             
Republic of Cameroon,
9.500%, 11/19/25
  USD   300    282,750 
Chile  |  0.1%             
Republic of Chile,
5.500%, 08/05/20
  CLP   110,000    169,288 
Colombia  |  4.1%             
Colombian Titulos De Tesoreria:             
10.000%, 07/24/24  COP   14,355,500    5,359,433 
6.000%, 04/28/28  COP   2,394,000    657,121 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Republic of Colombia:             
4.375%, 07/12/21  USD   600   $625,500 
4.000%, 02/26/24  USD   1,290    1,296,450 
4.500%, 01/28/26  USD   1,025    1,048,062 
7.375%, 09/18/37  USD   1,080    1,279,800 
6.125%, 01/18/41  USD   60    63,300 
            10,329,666 
Costa Rica  |  0.3%             
Republic of Costa Rica:             
4.250%, 01/26/23  USD   110    100,375 
5.625%, 04/30/43  USD   650    501,313 
7.000%, 04/04/44  USD   45    40,950 
            642,638 
Croatia  |  1.9%             
Croatia:             
6.750%, 11/05/19  USD   1,485    1,628,302 
6.625%, 07/14/20  USD   720    789,840 
6.375%, 03/24/21  USD   950    1,037,875 
6.000%, 01/26/24  USD   1,235    1,348,003 
            4,804,020 
Dominican Republic  |  2.7%             
Dominican Republic:             
7.500%, 05/06/21  USD   1,545    1,676,325 
5.500%, 01/27/25  USD   745    743,138 
6.875%, 01/29/26 (d)  USD   1,730    1,833,800 
7.450%, 04/30/44  USD   1,765    1,853,250 
6.850%, 01/27/45  USD   745    730,100 
            6,836,613 
Ecuador  |  0.3%             
Republic of Ecuador:             
10.500%, 03/24/20 (d)  USD   210    189,000 
10.500%, 03/24/20  USD   150    135,000 
7.950%, 06/20/24 (d)  USD   585    485,550 
            809,550 
Egypt  |  0.4%             
Arab Republic of Egypt:             
5.875%, 06/11/25 (d)  USD   1,000    890,000 
5.875%, 06/11/25  USD   260    231,400 
            1,121,400 
Gabon  |  0.3%             
Gabonese Republic,
6.375%, 12/12/24
  USD   840    697,200 
Ghana  |  0.3%             
Republic of Ghana,
7.875%, 08/07/23
  USD   975    773,906 
Guatemala  |  0.2%             
Republic of Guatemala:             
5.750%, 06/06/22  USD   280    306,600 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio (continued)  
4.875%, 02/13/28  USD   175   $178,238 
            484,838 
Honduras  |  0.2%             
Honduras Government Bond,
7.500%, 03/15/24
  USD   200    211,750 
Republic of Honduras,
8.750%, 12/16/20
  USD   200    223,500 
            435,250 
Hungary  |  5.6%             
Hungary:             
6.250%, 01/29/20  USD   200    222,250 
6.375%, 03/29/21  USD   833    946,496 
5.375%, 02/21/23  USD   2,588    2,869,445 
5.750%, 11/22/23  USD   1,060    1,205,750 
5.375%, 03/25/24  USD   1,748    1,953,390 
7.625%, 03/29/41  USD   320    453,200 
Hungary Government Bonds:             
6.500%, 06/24/19  HUF   203,710    853,479 
3.500%, 06/24/20  HUF   46,750    181,193 
6.000%, 11/24/23  HUF   521,020    2,328,346 
5.500%, 06/24/25  HUF   743,210    3,286,686 
            14,300,235 
Indonesia  |  8.6%             
Indonesia Government Bonds:             
7.875%, 04/15/19  IDR   53,855,000    4,084,959 
8.375%, 03/15/24  IDR   26,980,000    2,105,905 
8.375%, 09/15/26  IDR   20,472,000    1,611,823 
9.000%, 03/15/29  IDR   3,987,000    318,220 
8.750%, 05/15/31  IDR   26,698,000    2,123,155 
8.375%, 03/15/34  IDR   20,635,000    1,563,576 
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III:             
4.325%, 05/28/25 (d)  USD   760    756,200 
4.550%, 03/29/26  USD   830    831,038 
Republic of Indonesia:             
5.875%, 03/13/20  USD   915    1,017,937 
3.750%, 04/25/22  USD   450    453,773 
3.375%, 04/15/23  USD   975    951,844 
5.875%, 01/15/24  USD   580    652,500 
4.125%, 01/15/25 (d)  USD   650    653,250 
4.750%, 01/08/26  USD   550    576,125 
7.750%, 01/17/38  USD   2,160    2,775,600 
5.250%, 01/17/42  USD   210    211,050 
5.125%, 01/15/45  USD   1,295    1,288,525 
            21,975,480 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Ivory Coast  |  2.3%             
Ivory Coast,
5.750%, 12/31/32
  USD   6,245   $5,761,013 
Jamaica  |  0.8%             
Government of Jamaica:             
8.000%, 06/24/19  USD   1,335    1,451,812 
6.750%, 04/28/28  USD   440    452,650 
8.500%, 02/28/36  USD   115    122,044 
            2,026,506 
Jordan  |  0.3%             
Kingdom of Jordan,
6.125%, 01/29/26 (d)
  USD   820    861,000 
Kazakhstan  |  0.7%             
Republic of Kazakhstan:             
3.875%, 10/14/24 (d)  USD   235    224,660 
3.875%, 10/14/24  USD   225    215,100 
4.875%, 10/14/44  USD   140    122,850 
6.500%, 07/21/45 (d)  USD   1,045    1,086,800 
            1,649,410 
Kenya  |  0.3%             
Republic of Kenya,
6.875%, 06/24/24
  USD   920    869,400 
Malaysia  |  3.4%             
Malaysia Government Bonds:             
3.654%, 10/31/19  MYR   4,620    1,193,642 
4.048%, 09/30/21  MYR   19,720    5,150,516 
3.795%, 09/30/22  MYR   2,490    640,264 
3.955%, 09/15/25  MYR   6,540    1,695,638 
            8,680,060 
Mexico  |  5.2%             
Mexican Bonos:             
5.000%, 12/11/19  MXN   93,820    5,408,233 
10.000%, 12/05/24  MXN   49,877    3,706,028 
10.000%, 11/20/36  MXN   18,329    1,460,037 
United Mexican States:             
5.625%, 01/15/17  USD   480    495,120 
5.950%, 03/19/19  USD   734    818,410 
6.750%, 09/27/34  USD   315    405,563 
6.050%, 01/11/40  USD   628    736,330 
4.750%, 03/08/44  USD   80    80,000 
4.600%, 01/23/46  USD   224    219,520 
            13,329,241 
Morocco  |  0.3%             
Kingdom of Morocco,
4.250%, 12/11/22
  USD   865    883,381 
Namibia  |  0.2%             
Republic of Namibia,
5.250%, 10/29/25 (d)
  USD   495    478,665 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio (continued)    
Pakistan  |  0.7%             
Islamic Republic of Pakistan:             
7.250%, 04/15/19  USD   580   $608,081 
8.250%, 04/15/24  USD   555    589,280 
8.250%, 09/30/25 (d)  USD   650    690,641 
            1,888,002 
Panama  |  3.4%             
Republic of Panama:             
5.200%, 01/30/20  USD   843    929,407 
4.000%, 09/22/24  USD   150    157,500 
3.750%, 03/16/25  USD   525    541,406 
7.125%, 01/29/26  USD   710    918,563 
8.875%, 09/30/27  USD   686    984,410 
3.875%, 03/17/28  USD   1,310    1,321,790 
9.375%, 04/01/29  USD   645    961,050 
6.700%, 01/26/36  USD   2,240    2,856,000 
            8,670,126 
Paraguay  |  1.0%             
Republic of Paraguay:             
4.625%, 01/25/23  USD   1,440    1,456,200 
5.000%, 04/15/26 (d)  USD   730    733,650 
6.100%, 08/11/44 (d)  USD   420    428,400 
            2,618,250 
Peru  |  1.6%             
Republic of Peru:             
4.125%, 08/25/27  USD   1,935    2,026,913 
6.950%, 08/12/31  PEN   400    110,563 
6.900%, 08/12/37  PEN   3,870    1,122,412 
5.625%, 11/18/50  USD   640    720,000 
            3,979,888 
Philippines  |  2.0%             
Republic of Philippines:             
4.200%, 01/21/24  USD   260    292,825 
10.625%, 03/16/25  USD   437    714,495 
3.625%, 09/09/25  PHP   29,000    630,608 
5.500%, 03/30/26  USD   520    648,700 
9.500%, 02/02/30  USD   405    682,931 
6.375%, 10/23/34  USD   469    662,463 
3.700%, 03/01/41  USD   1,303    1,374,665 
            5,006,687 
Poland  |  3.7%             
Poland Government Bonds:             
2.500%, 07/25/18  PLN   650    178,163 
5.500%, 10/25/19  PLN   6,003    1,820,287 
1.500%, 04/25/20  PLN   330    87,096 
5.250%, 10/25/20  PLN   2,590    793,625 
5.750%, 09/23/22  PLN   14,330    4,622,377 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
3.250%, 07/25/25  PLN   6,720   $1,880,382 
            9,381,930 
Romania  |  1.3%             
Romania Government Bonds:             
6.750%, 02/07/22  USD   948    1,123,617 
4.875%, 01/22/24  USD   240    264,240 
4.750%, 02/24/25  RON   4,320    1,214,968 
6.125%, 01/22/44  USD   530    646,600 
            3,249,425 
Russia  |  5.6%             
Russia Foreign Bonds:             
5.000%, 04/29/20  USD   900    944,550 
4.875%, 09/16/23  USD   2,200    2,295,700 
12.750%, 06/24/28  USD   680    1,129,650 
7.500%, 03/31/30  USD   259    315,767 
5.625%, 04/04/42  USD   1,400    1,414,000 
Russia Government Bonds - OFZ:             
7.500%, 02/27/19  RUB   197,740    2,822,044 
7.600%, 04/14/21  RUB   39,600    556,829 
7.000%, 08/16/23  RUB   286,320    3,824,120 
7.050%, 01/19/28  RUB   63,690    823,244 
            14,125,904 
Rwanda  |  0.4%             
Republic of Rwanda,
6.625%, 05/02/23
  USD   1,175    1,136,160 
Senegal  |  0.4%             
Republic of Senegal:             
8.750%, 05/13/21  USD   525    565,031 
6.250%, 07/30/24  USD   525    485,625 
            1,050,656 
Serbia  |  1.2%             
Republic of Serbia:             
5.875%, 12/03/18  USD   1,855    1,938,475 
4.875%, 02/25/20  USD   1,060    1,074,575 
            3,013,050 
Slovenia  |  3.3%             
Republic of Slovenia:             
4.125%, 02/18/19  USD   705    739,851 
5.500%, 10/26/22  USD   1,930    2,175,598 
5.850%, 05/10/23  USD   3,971    4,566,442 
5.250%, 02/18/24  USD   860    963,036 
            8,444,927 
South Africa  |  3.2%             
Republic of South Africa:             
5.500%, 03/09/20  USD   625    663,125 
4.665%, 01/17/24  USD   129    130,161 
10.500%, 12/21/26  ZAR   51,060    3,779,667 
8.250%, 03/31/32  ZAR   45,160    2,710,190 
6.250%, 03/08/41  USD   450    492,750 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio (continued)  
5.375%, 07/24/44  USD   470   $468,825 
            8,244,718 
Sri Lanka  |  1.0%             
Republic of Sri Lanka:             
6.125%, 06/03/25  USD   500    457,500 
6.850%, 11/03/25 (d)  USD   2,195    2,098,969 
            2,556,469 
Tanzania  |  0.1%             
United Republic of Tanzania,
6.892%, 03/09/20 (g)
  USD   209    210,978 
Thailand  |  2.3%             
Thailand Government Bonds:             
3.875%, 06/13/19  THB   46,080    1,411,874 
3.850%, 12/12/25  THB   129,520    4,376,590 
            5,788,464 
Turkey  |  5.5%             
Republic of Turkey:             
7.000%, 03/11/19  USD   450    497,475 
7.500%, 11/07/19  USD   870    992,887 
7.375%, 02/05/25  USD   1,205    1,442,987 
4.250%, 04/14/26  USD   1,195    1,159,150 
4.875%, 10/09/26  USD   650    656,500 
6.000%, 01/14/41  USD   1,065    1,150,200 
Turkey Government Bonds:             
0.000%, 12/14/16  TRY   2,360    781,963 
6.300%, 02/14/18  TRY   5,500    1,836,717 
8.000%, 03/12/25  TRY   16,880    5,379,459 
            13,897,338 
Ukraine  |  1.2%             
Ukraine Government Bonds:             
7.750%, 09/01/19 (d)  USD   57    53,452 
7.750%, 09/01/20 (d)  USD   848    793,728 
7.750%, 09/01/21 (d)  USD   142    131,492 
7.750%, 09/01/22 (d)  USD   233    213,778 
0.000%, 11/28/22  USD   280    222,600 
7.750%, 09/01/23 (d)  USD   142    128,794 
9.250%, 07/17/24  USD   200    159,001 
7.750%, 09/01/24 (d)  USD   713    638,135 
7.750%, 09/01/26 (d)  USD   254    224,282 
7.750%, 09/01/27 (d)  USD   565    497,906 
            3,063,168 
Uruguay  |  0.7%             
Republica Orient Uruguay:             
4.375%, 10/27/27  USD   1,086    1,107,720 
7.625%, 03/21/36  USD   525    673,313 
            1,781,033 
Venezuela  |  0.8%             
Republic of Venezuela:             
6.000%, 12/09/20  USD   1,425    477,375 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
9.000%, 05/07/23  USD   915   $320,250 
7.650%, 04/21/25  USD   726    241,395 
11.750%, 10/21/26  USD   275    107,937 
9.250%, 09/15/27  USD   905    362,000 
11.950%, 08/05/31  USD   752    297,040 
9.375%, 01/13/34  USD   95    33,488 
7.000%, 03/31/38  USD   382    127,970 
            1,967,455 
Vietnam  |  0.5%             
Socialist Republic of Vietnam:             
6.750%, 01/29/20  USD   440    487,850 
4.800%, 11/19/24  USD   715    715,894 
            1,203,744 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Identified cost $237,336,628)
           235,525,122 
Quasi Government Bonds  |  5.7%             
Chile  |  0.8%             
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile:             
3.875%, 11/03/21  USD   640    652,672 
3.000%, 07/17/22  USD   702    675,394 
4.500%, 09/16/25  USD   665    676,970 
            2,005,036 
Ecuador  |  0.1%             
EP Petroecuador,
6.258%, 09/24/19 (g)
  USD   424    369,135 
Indonesia  |  0.4%             
Pertamina Persero PT:             
4.875%, 05/03/22  USD   592    603,100 
4.300%, 05/20/23  USD   350    341,250 
            944,350 
Kazakhstan  |  0.9%             
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC,
9.125%, 07/02/18
  USD   2,050    2,234,500 
Mexico  |  1.9%             
Petroleos Mexicanos:             
8.000%, 05/03/19  USD   1,732    1,929,361 
5.500%, 06/27/44  USD   1,835    1,509,655 
6.375%, 01/23/45  USD   1,373    1,269,956 
5.625%, 01/23/46  USD   169    140,270 
            4,849,242 
South Africa  |  0.8%             
Eskom Holdings SOC, Ltd.,
7.850%, 04/02/26
  ZAR   9,000    521,322 
Transnet SOC, Ltd.,
9.500%, 05/13/21 (d)
  ZAR   24,000    1,477,869 
            1,999,191 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio (continued)  
Tunisia  |  0.1%             
Banque Centrale de Tunisie SA,
5.750%, 01/30/25
  USD   360   $311,850 
Venezuela  |  0.7%             
Petroleos de Venezuela SA:             
5.125%, 10/28/16  USD   525    403,200 
5.250%, 04/12/17  USD   893    455,876 
9.000%, 11/17/21  USD   590    218,300 
12.750%, 02/17/22  USD   335    152,593 
6.000%, 05/16/24  USD   450    139,725 
6.000%, 11/15/26  USD   625    192,813 
9.750%, 05/17/35  USD   280    104,076 
5.500%, 04/12/37  USD   695    220,662 
            1,887,245 
Total Quasi Government Bonds
(Identified cost $16,302,482)
           14,600,549 
              
Description      Shares   Value 
Short-Term Investment  |  0.2%              
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $396,101)
       396,101   $396,101 
Total Investments  |  98.5%
(Identified cost $254,035,211) (b), (h)
           $250,521,772 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  1.5%            3,759,671 
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $254,281,443 


 
 
 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016:

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Quantity   Cost
on Origination
Date^
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Purchase Contracts                    
BRL  BRC  04/04/16   1,459,685    395,257   $10,701   $ 
BRL  BRC  04/04/16   4,379,056    1,230,452        12,576 
BRL  BRC  05/03/16   1,408,425    384,553    4,034     
BRL  JPM  04/04/16   1,459,686    395,258    10,701     
BRL  JPM  05/03/16   3,096,450    845,447    8,868     
BRL  SCB  04/04/16   1,459,685    395,311    10,648     
COP  SCB  04/18/16   1,322,250,000    410,000    30,527     
INR  BRC  04/18/16   43,680,166    645,774    12,129     
INR  JPM  04/18/16   43,680,166    645,488    12,415     
INR  SCB  04/18/16   43,680,166    645,584    12,319     
INR  UBS  04/18/16   43,680,165    645,440    12,463     
MXN  BRC  04/18/16   6,810,070    378,896    14,729     
MXN  JPM  04/18/16   6,810,069    379,091    14,534     
MXN  SCB  04/18/16   6,810,070    379,311    14,314     
RON  BRC  04/18/16   96,539    24,170    418     
RON  BRC  04/18/16   96,539    24,170    418     
RON  BRC  04/18/16   3,462,871    856,680    25,299     
RON  UBS  04/18/16   3,462,870    857,761    24,217     
RUB  SCB  04/18/16   51,168,520    749,502    8,988     
THB  BRC  04/18/16   30,626,400    868,034    2,237     
THB  JPM  04/18/16   45,228,800    1,280,000    5,208     
TRY  BRC  04/18/16   1,084,422    367,663    15,324     
TRY  JPM  04/18/16   1,084,422    367,532    15,455     
TRY  SCB  04/18/16   1,084,422    367,787    15,200     
ZAR  BRC  04/18/16   3,931,726    253,318    12,261     
Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts            $293,407   $12,576 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts                    
BRL  BRC  04/04/16   1,459,685    410,151   $4,192   $ 
BRL  BRC  04/04/16   4,379,056    1,084,408        133,468 
BRL  BRC  05/03/16   1,459,685    392,409        10,320 
BRL  BRC  05/03/16   1,482,926    401,659        7,482 
BRL  JPM  04/04/16   1,459,686    410,151    4,192     
BRL  JPM  05/03/16   1,459,686    392,410        10,320 
BRL  JPM  05/03/16   3,169,852    858,340        16,227 
BRL  SCB  04/04/16   1,459,685    410,151    4,192     
BRL  SCB  05/03/16   1,459,685    392,473        10,257 
COP  BRC  04/18/16   2,104,280,000    658,854        42,219 
HUF  BRC  05/18/16   132,753,344    476,707        4,147 
HUF  JPM  05/18/16   132,753,344    477,581        3,273 
HUF  SCB  05/18/16   132,753,344    477,770        3,084 
IDR  JPM  04/18/16   9,335,825,000    710,219    7,648     
IDR  SCB  04/18/16   9,335,825,000    711,301    8,730     
IDR  SCB  04/18/16   18,671,650,000    1,417,203    12,061     
INR  BRC  04/18/16   30,778,502    456,248        7,332 
 
 
 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio (concluded)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016 (concluded):

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Quantity   Cost
on Origination
Date^
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts (concluded)                      
INR  BRC  04/18/16   90,624,200    1,340,000   $   $24,965 
INR  JPM  04/18/16   40,684,896    603,455        9,334 
INR  SCB  04/18/16   12,165,383    180,297        2,935 
PEN  HSB  06/17/16   1,858,368    552,592        2,701 
PEN  JPM  06/17/16   395,664    117,408        819 
PHP  SCB  04/18/16   7,484,800    160,000        2,402 
RON  BRC  04/18/16   801,640    200,000        4,174 
RON  SCB  04/18/16   1,785,623    450,000        4,791 
RUB  JPM  04/18/16   26,293,508    371,273        18,486 
RUB  SCB  04/18/16   52,338,411    738,728        37,104 
THB  BRC  04/18/16   24,336,300    690,000        1,533 
THB  JPM  04/18/16   45,107,200    1,280,000        1,753 
Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts                    41,015    359,126 
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Purchase and Sale Contracts   $334,422   $371,702 

 

^ In USD unless otherwise indicated.

 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Explorer Total Return Portfolio             
Corporate Bonds  |  1.3%             
Argentina  |  0.5%             
YPF SA,
8.500%, 03/23/21
  USD   1,200   $1,199,778 
Brazil  |  0.5%             
Petrobras Global Finance BV:             
8.375%, 12/10/18  USD   92    91,689 
5.750%, 01/20/20  USD   600    516,900 
6.850%, 06/05/15  USD   920    629,666 
            1,238,255 
Bulgaria  |  0.1%             
ContourGlobal Power Holdings SA,
7.125%, 06/01/19 (d)
  USD   250    243,438 
China  |  0.1%             
Green Dragon Gas, Ltd.,
10.000%, 11/20/17
  USD   400    300,000 
Iraq  |  0.1%             
Genel Energy Finance PLC,
7.500%, 05/14/19
  USD   600    359,250 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Identified cost $3,591,244)
           3,340,721 
Foreign Government Obligations  |  88.7%             
Angola  |  0.5%             
Republic of Angola Northern Lights III BV,
7.000%, 08/16/19
  USD   1,247    1,215,080 
Argentina  |  6.5%             
Republic of Argentina:             
8.750%, 06/02/17 (e)  USD   1,560    1,844,700 
8.280%, 12/31/33 (e)  USD   7,760    9,273,535 
2.500%, 12/31/38 (e)  USD   7,450    4,972,875 
            16,091,110 
Belize  |  0.6%             
Republic of Belize,
5.000%, 02/20/38 (f)
  USD   2,774    1,359,260 
Brazil  |  8.6%             
Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional,
0.000%, 01/01/19
  BRL   11,190    2,182,803 
Brazil NTN-B,
6.000%, 08/15/50
  BRL   4,140    3,061,493 
Federal Republic of Brazil:             
6.000%, 04/07/26  USD   13,200    13,398,000 
5.000%, 01/27/45  USD   3,230    2,579,963 
            21,222,259 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Chile  |  0.1%             
Republic of Chile,
3.625%, 10/30/42
  USD   265   $251,750 
Colombia  |  3.0%             
Republic of Colombia:             
2.625%, 03/15/23  USD   555    516,150 
4.000%, 02/26/24  USD   1,745    1,753,725 
4.500%, 01/28/26  USD   1,715    1,753,587 
7.375%, 09/18/37  USD   1,215    1,439,775 
6.125%, 01/18/41  USD   955    1,007,525 
5.625%, 02/26/44  USD   585    582,075 
5.000%, 06/15/45  USD   280    262,500 
            7,315,337 
Congo  |  1.3%             
Republic of Congo,
4.000%, 06/30/29 (f)
  USD   4,456    3,260,612 
Croatia  |  2.4%             
Croatia:             
6.250%, 04/27/17  USD   250    259,625 
6.750%, 11/05/19  USD   1,420    1,557,030 
6.625%, 07/14/20  USD   1,025    1,124,425 
5.500%, 04/04/23  USD   1,370    1,448,090 
6.000%, 01/26/24  USD   1,325    1,446,237 
            5,835,407 
Dominican Republic  |  2.5%             
Dominican Republic:             
7.500%, 05/06/21  USD   920    998,200 
5.500%, 01/27/25 (d)  USD   600    598,500 
5.500%, 01/27/25  USD   1,200    1,197,000 
7.450%, 04/30/44  USD   575    603,750 
6.850%, 01/27/45 (d)  USD   1,500    1,470,000 
6.850%, 01/27/45  USD   1,315    1,288,700 
            6,156,150 
Egypt  |  1.0%             
Arab Republic of Egypt:             
5.875%, 06/11/25 (d)  USD   1,325    1,179,250 
5.875%, 06/11/25  USD   1,485    1,321,650 
            2,500,900 
Ghana  |  0.5%             
Republic of Ghana:             
7.875%, 08/07/23  USD   1,575    1,250,156 
8.125%, 01/18/26  USD   65    50,700 
            1,300,856 
Guatemala  |  0.5%             
Republic of Guatemala:             
5.750%, 06/06/22  USD   678    742,410 
4.875%, 02/13/28  USD   560    570,360 
            1,312,770 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Explorer Total Return Portfolio (continued)       
Hungary  |  6.4%             
Hungary:             
6.375%, 03/29/21  USD   1,170   $1,329,413 
5.375%, 02/21/23  USD   5,770    6,397,487 
5.750%, 11/22/23  USD   1,914    2,177,175 
5.375%, 03/25/24  USD   2,876    3,213,930 
7.625%, 03/29/41  USD   1,798    2,546,417 
            15,664,422 
Indonesia  |  3.3%             
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III,
4.325%, 05/28/25 (d)
  USD   2,750    2,736,250 
Republic of Indonesia:             
3.375%, 04/15/23  USD   625    610,156 
8.500%, 10/12/35  USD   375    508,125 
6.625%, 02/17/37  USD   470    545,200 
7.750%, 01/17/38  USD   570    732,450 
5.250%, 01/17/42  USD   1,050    1,055,250 
6.750%, 01/15/44  USD   1,135    1,367,885 
5.125%, 01/15/45  USD   620    616,900 
            8,172,216 
Ivory Coast  |  3.0%             
Ivory Coast:             
6.375%, 03/03/28 (d)  USD   1,105    1,042,844 
6.375%, 03/03/28  USD   1,700    1,604,375 
5.750%, 12/31/32  USD   5,150    4,750,875 
            7,398,094 
Jamaica  |  0.5%             
Government of Jamaica,
6.750%, 04/28/28
  USD   1,285    1,321,944 
Jordan  |  0.3%             
Kingdom of Jordan,
6.125%, 01/29/26 (d)
  USD   590    619,500 
Lithuania  |  2.8%             
Republic of Lithuania:             
7.375%, 02/11/20  USD   1,980    2,339,825 
6.625%, 02/01/22  USD   3,675    4,438,004 
            6,777,829 
Mexico  |  3.8%             
United Mexican States:             
5.625%, 01/15/17  USD   570    587,955 
4.000%, 10/02/23  USD   1,690    1,770,275 
3.600%, 01/30/25  USD   1,225    1,247,662 
6.050%, 01/11/40  USD   1,824    2,138,640 
4.750%, 03/08/44  USD   1,356    1,356,000 
5.550%, 01/21/45  USD   1,184    1,311,280 
4.600%, 01/23/46  USD   934    915,320 
            9,327,132 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Morocco  |  0.7%             
Kingdom of Morocco,
5.500%, 12/11/42
  USD   1,745   $1,814,800 
Pakistan  |  1.0%             
Islamic Republic of Pakistan,
8.250%, 04/15/24
  USD   2,400    2,548,236 
Panama  |  6.4%             
Republic of Panama:             
4.000%, 09/22/24  USD   265    278,250 
3.750%, 03/16/25  USD   3,555    3,666,093 
7.125%, 01/29/26  USD   285    368,719 
8.875%, 09/30/27  USD   1,595    2,288,825 
3.875%, 03/17/28  USD   3,610    3,642,490 
9.375%, 04/01/29  USD   500    745,000 
6.700%, 01/26/36  USD   3,710    4,730,250 
            15,719,627 
Paraguay  |  1.0%             
Republic of Paraguay:             
4.625%, 01/25/23  USD   650    657,313 
5.000%, 04/15/26 (d)  USD   710    713,550 
6.100%, 08/11/44 (d)  USD   550    561,000 
6.100%, 08/11/44  USD   480    489,600 
            2,421,463 
Peru  |  3.4%             
Republic of Peru:             
7.350%, 07/21/25  USD   885    1,168,200 
8.750%, 11/21/33  USD   4,905    7,259,400 
            8,427,600 
Portugal  |  3.7%             
Republic of Portugal:             
5.125%, 10/15/24  USD   6,210    6,304,144 
5.125%, 10/15/24 (d)  USD   2,775    2,817,069 
            9,121,213 
Russia  |  1.5%             
Russia Foreign Bonds:             
4.500%, 04/04/22  USD   600    614,100 
4.875%, 09/16/23  USD   1,800    1,878,300 
5.625%, 04/04/42  USD   1,200    1,212,000 
            3,704,400 
Rwanda  |  0.8%             
Republic of Rwanda,
6.625%, 05/02/23
  USD   1,915    1,851,700 
Senegal  |  0.5%             
Republic of Senegal:             
8.750%, 05/13/21  USD   655    704,944 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Explorer Total Return Portfolio (continued)  
6.250%, 07/30/24  USD   550   $508,750 
            1,213,694 
Serbia  |  1.7%             
Republic of Serbia:             
5.875%, 12/03/18  USD   815    851,675 
4.875%, 02/25/20  USD   500    506,875 
7.250%, 09/28/21  USD   2,475    2,765,813 
            4,124,363 
Slovenia  |  7.3%             
Republic of Slovenia:             
5.850%, 05/10/23  USD   9,505    10,930,252 
5.250%, 02/18/24  USD   6,150    6,886,824 
            17,817,076 
Sri Lanka  |  1.5%             
Republic of Sri Lanka:             
5.125%, 04/11/19  USD   310    302,469 
6.250%, 10/04/20  USD   550    545,187 
6.250%, 07/27/21  USD   170    166,175 
5.875%, 07/25/22  USD   350    329,437 
6.125%, 06/03/25  USD   900    823,500 
6.850%, 11/03/25  USD   210    200,813 
6.850%, 11/03/25 (d)  USD   1,300    1,243,125 
            3,610,706 
Turkey  |  4.2%             
Republic of Turkey:             
7.500%, 07/14/17  USD   910    972,563 
7.000%, 06/05/20  USD   570    644,100 
7.375%, 02/05/25  USD   2,157    2,583,007 
4.875%, 10/09/26  USD   3,570    3,605,700 
4.875%, 04/16/43  USD   2,095    1,945,731 
6.625%, 02/17/45  USD   525    626,063 
            10,377,164 
Ukraine  |  2.4%             
Ukraine Government Bonds:             
0.000%, 11/21/16  USD   225    181,125 
7.750%, 09/01/19 (d)  USD   1,163    1,092,860 
7.750%, 09/01/20 (d)  USD   951    890,136 
7.750%, 09/01/21 (d)  USD   1,126    1,042,676 
7.750%, 09/01/22 (d)  USD   453    415,628 
7.750%, 09/01/25 (d)  USD   505    446,925 
7.750%, 09/01/26 (d)  USD   385    339,955 
7.750%, 09/01/27 (d)  USD   1,005    885,656 
0.000%, 05/31/40 (g)  USD   1,994    658,020 
            5,952,981 
Uruguay  |  3.0%             
Republica Orient Uruguay:             
4.500%, 08/14/24  USD   2,205    2,331,787 
7.875%, 01/15/33  USD   2,330    3,011,525 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
5.100%, 06/18/50  USD   2,085   $1,939,050 
            7,282,362 
Venezuela  |  1.0%             
Republic of Venezuela:             
7.650%, 04/21/25  USD   830    275,975 
9.250%, 09/15/27  USD   1,680    672,000 
9.250%, 05/07/28  USD   1,145    403,612 
11.950%, 08/05/31  USD   805    317,975 
9.375%, 01/13/34  USD   905    319,013 
7.000%, 03/31/38  USD   1,225    410,375 
            2,398,950 
Vietnam  |  1.0%             
Socialist Republic of Vietnam:             
6.750%, 01/29/20  USD   1,155    1,280,607 
4.800%, 11/19/24  USD   1,265    1,266,581 
            2,547,188 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Identified cost $215,296,621)
           218,036,151 
Quasi Government Bonds  |  7.1%             
Chile  |  2.2%             
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile,
4.500%, 09/16/25
  USD   5,295    5,390,310 
Croatia  |  0.3%             
Hrvatska Elektroprivreda,
5.875%, 10/23/22 (d)
  USD   590    605,488 
Indonesia  |  0.6%             
Majapahit holding BV,
7.750%, 01/20/20
  USD   785    897,844 
Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT,
5.500%, 11/22/21
  USD   555    598,012 
            1,495,856 
Malaysia  |  1.5%             
Petronas Capital, Ltd.,
3.500%, 03/18/25
  USD   3,565    3,619,670 
Mexico  |  1.0%             
Petroleos Mexicanos:             
8.000%, 05/03/19  USD   1,085    1,208,636 
6.500%, 06/02/41  USD   697    650,301 
5.500%, 06/27/44  USD   388    319,207 
5.625%, 01/23/46  USD   405    336,150 
            2,514,294 
Tunisia  |  0.2%             
Banque Centrale de Tunisie SA,
5.750%, 01/30/25 (d)
  USD   700    606,375 
Venezuela  |  1.3%             
Petroleos de Venezuela SA:             
8.500%, 11/02/17  USD   1,560    826,800 
6.000%, 05/16/24  USD   2,095    650,497 
5.375%, 04/12/27  USD   3,675    1,161,851 
9.750%, 05/17/35  USD   715    265,766 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Explorer Total Return Portfolio (continued)  
5.500%, 04/12/37  USD   701   $222,568 
            3,127,482 
Total Quasi Government Bonds
(Identified cost $17,519,337)
           17,359,475 
             
Description      Shares   Value 
Warrants  |  0.0%              
Iraq  |  0.0%              
Gulf Keystone Petroleum, Ltd.
Expires 04/18/17
(Identified cost $0)
      96,000   $0 
Short-Term Investment  |  2.1%              
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $5,257,500)
      5,257,500    5,257,500 
             
Description      Number of
Contracts
   Value 
Purchased Options  |  0.2%              
USD vs EUR April 16 1.1 Call:              
Expires 04/12/16       211,600   $4,232 
Expires 04/14/16       160,300    3,206 
USD vs MXN July 16 18.5 Put,
Expires 07/26/16
       57,200    415,272 
Total Purchased Options
(Identified cost $420,709)
            422,710 
Total Investments  |  99.4%
(Identified cost $242,085,411) (b), (h)
           $244,416,557 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities  |  0.6%
            1,575,820 
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $245,992,377 


 
 
 

 

Lazard Explorer Total Return Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016:

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Quantity  Cost
on Origination
Date^
     Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Purchase Contracts                   
BRL  BRC  04/04/16  4,754,895   1,287,543     $34,859   $ 
BRL  BRC  04/04/16  7,132,342   2,004,086          20,483 
BRL  JPM  04/04/16  4,754,894   1,287,543      34,859     
BRL  JPM  04/04/16  7,132,342   2,004,086          20,483 
BRL  SCB  04/04/16  4,754,895   1,287,717      34,685     
CAD  BRC  04/18/16  2,906,901   2,190,000      48,303     
CAD  BRC  04/18/16  3,243,972   2,430,000      67,847     
CAD  SCB  04/18/16  1,617,845   1,210,000      35,735     
EUR  SCB  04/18/16  4,310,000   18,371,331  PLN       15,991 
IDR  BRC  04/18/16  4,364,911,060   331,932          3,449 
IDR  JPM  04/18/16  13,124,588,940   998,068          10,372 
INR  BRC  04/18/16  72,290,206   1,064,343      24,479     
INR  BRC  04/18/16  80,363,448   1,188,106      22,314     
INR  JPM  04/18/16  80,363,448   1,187,579      22,841     
INR  JPM  04/18/16  94,765,081   1,395,656      31,678     
INR  SCB  04/18/16  80,363,448   1,187,754      22,666     
INR  UBS  04/18/16  80,363,446   1,187,491      22,929     
NGN  SCB  04/25/16  94,782,810   412,099      63,001     
PLN  BRC  04/18/16  6,453,724   1,495,015  EUR   27,314     
PLN  HSB  04/18/16  6,453,724   1,495,198  EUR   27,105     
PLN  JPM  04/18/16  6,453,724   1,495,024  EUR   27,302     
PLN  SCB  04/18/16  6,453,724   1,494,765  EUR   27,598     
PLN  UBS  04/18/16  6,453,725   1,494,783  EUR   27,578     
RUB  SCB  04/18/16  47,816,707   701,099      7,706     
RUB  UBS  04/18/16  47,816,707   701,063      7,742     
THB  BRC  04/18/16  127,970,446   3,649,687          13,317 
THB  SCB  04/18/16  142,938,514   4,070,313          8,614 
TWD  BRC  04/18/16  32,993,266   1,017,369      7,889     
TWD  CIT  04/18/16  80,862,822   2,488,087      24,706     
TWD  JPM  04/18/16  40,079,507   1,233,595      11,866     
TWD  JPM  04/18/16  43,040,078   1,327,169      10,292     
TWD  SCB  04/18/16  101,934,822   3,136,263      31,337     
ZAR  BRC  04/18/16  11,324,912   737,799      27,173     
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16  14,614,388   952,201      34,967     
ZAR  SCB  04/18/16  9,717,605   610,000      46,402     
Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts             $813,173   $92,709 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts                    
BRL  BRC  04/04/16  4,754,895   1,336,057     $13,655   $ 
BRL  BRC  04/04/16  7,132,342   1,766,218          217,385 
BRL  BRC  05/03/16  4,754,895   1,278,266          33,617 
BRL  BRC  10/04/16  1,593,764   401,755          18,962 
BRL  JPM  04/04/16  4,754,894   1,336,057      13,655     
BRL  JPM  04/04/16  7,132,342   1,766,218          217,385 
BRL  JPM  05/03/16  4,754,894   1,278,266          33,617 
 
 
 

 

Lazard Explorer Total Return Portfolio (concluded)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016 (concluded):

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Quantity      Cost
on Origination
Date^
  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts (concluded)                 
BRL  SCB  04/04/16  4,754,895    1,336,057  $13,655   $ 
BRL  SCB  05/03/16  4,754,895    1,278,472       33,411 
BRL  UBS  10/04/16  2,053,803    518,245       23,913 
CAD  BRC  04/18/16  3,858,796    2,910,568       60,691 
CAD  JPM  04/18/16  3,858,796    2,911,007       60,252 
IDR  JPM  04/18/16  4,389,469,801    333,927   3,596     
IDR  SCB  04/18/16  4,389,469,802    334,436   4,105     
IDR  SCB  04/18/16  8,778,939,602    666,333   5,671     
INR  BRC  04/18/16  89,108,726    1,320,912       21,227 
INR  JPM  04/18/16  117,789,337    1,747,098       27,024 
INR  SCB  04/18/16  35,220,746    521,990       8,498 
NGN  SCB  04/25/16  94,782,810    397,412       77,688 
RUB  JPM  04/18/16  31,978,591    451,547       22,483 
RUB  SCB  04/18/16  63,654,823    898,452       45,127 
THB  UBS  04/18/16  333,008,459    9,441,691       20,979 
TWD  BRC  04/18/16  90,899,550    2,766,099       58,583 
TWD  JPM  04/18/16  90,899,550    2,766,688       57,993 
TWD  SCB  04/18/16  90,899,550    2,762,065       62,617 
TWD  UBS  04/18/16  90,899,550    2,764,585       60,097 
ZAR  BRC  04/18/16  3,140,786    202,359       9,794 
ZAR  BRC  04/18/16  12,834,818    840,449       26,514 
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16  3,140,787    202,536       9,617 
ZAR  SCB  04/18/16  3,140,786    202,293       9,860 
ZAR  SCB  04/18/16  12,995,754    849,551       28,282 
Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts                54,337    1,245,616 
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Purchase and Sale Contracts   $867,510   $1,338,325 

 

^ In USD unless otherwise indicated.

 

Written Option open at March 31, 2016:

 

Description  Number
of Contracts
   Strike Price  Expiration Date  Premium   Value 
USD vs MXN July 16 17.5 Put   57,200   $17.50  07/26/16  $72,015   $(184,184)

 

Credit Default Swap Agreements open at March 31, 2016:

 

Referenced
Obligation
  Counterparty  Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Buy/
Sell
  Receive
(Pay)
Rate
  S&P
Credit
Rating
  Value  Upfront
Premiums Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Republic of South Africa  BRC  19,050,000  06/20/21  Buy   (1.000)%  BBB-  $1,764,362  $2,080,568  $316,206 
Republic of South Africa  JPM  5,500,000  06/20/21  Buy   (1.000)  BBB-   509,396   598,711   89,315 
Total Credit Default Swap Agreements                              $2,273,758  $2,679,279  $405,521 
 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Emerging Markets Income Portfolio            
Foreign Government Obligations  |  31.9%             
Brazil  |  9.1%             
Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional:             
0.000%, 04/01/16  BRL   500   $138,987 
0.000%, 10/01/16  BRL   2,600    677,628 
Brazil NTN-B,
6.000%, 08/15/16
  BRL   220    173,137 
Brazil NTN-F,
10.000%, 01/01/17
  BRL   940    254,690 
            1,244,442 
Colombia  |  1.0%             
Colombian Titulos De Tesoreria,
7.000%, 05/04/22
  COP   410,000    131,372 
Indonesia  |  0.4%             
Indonesia Government Bond,
7.875%, 04/15/19
  IDR   650,000    49,303 
Mexico  |  7.9%             
Mexican Bonos:             
6.250%, 06/16/16  MXN   5,000    290,490 
4.750%, 06/14/18  MXN   4,400    255,865 
6.500%, 06/10/21  MXN   2,150    130,703 
5.750%, 03/05/26  MXN   1,750    99,707 
Mexican Udibonos,
2.500%, 12/10/20
  MXN   5,281    307,885 
            1,084,650 
Romania  |  2.0%             
Romania Government Bond,
5.850%, 04/26/23
  RON   920    275,695 
Russia  |  9.4%             
Russia Government Bond - OFZ,
7.400%, 04/19/17
  RUB   88,000    1,280,149 
South Africa  |  2.1%             
Republic of South Africa:             
7.250%, 01/15/20  ZAR   2,290    148,482 
10.500%, 12/21/26  ZAR   1,930    142,867 
            291,349 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Identified cost $4,488,071)
           4,356,960 
Supranationals  |  0.3%             
European Investment Bank,
7.200%, 07/09/19 (d)
(Identified cost $51,194)
  IDR   600,000    44,069 
US Treasury Securities  |  59.7%             
US Treasury Notes:             
0.250%, 04/15/16  USD   500    500,006 
0.375%, 04/30/16  USD   500    500,050 
2.000%, 04/30/16  USD   500    500,704 
2.625%, 04/30/16  USD   500    500,951 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
0.250%, 05/15/16  USD   625   $624,969 
1.750%, 05/31/16  USD   625    626,483 
3.250%, 05/31/16  USD   600    602,900 
0.500%, 06/15/16  USD   600    600,235 
0.500%, 06/30/16  USD   400    400,187 
1.500%, 06/30/16  USD   600    601,758 
0.625%, 07/15/16  USD   600    600,469 
0.500%, 07/31/16  USD   400    400,187 
0.625%, 08/15/16  USD   400    400,356 
1.000%, 08/31/16  USD   650    651,625 
0.875%, 09/15/16  USD   650    651,295 
Total US Treasury Securities
(Identified cost $8,160,536)
           8,162,175 
              
Description      Shares   Value 
Short-Term Investment  |  18.7%              
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $2,549,205)
      2,549,205   $2,549,205 
Total Investments  |  110.6%
(Identified cost $15,249,006) (b), (h)
          $15,112,409 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
Other Assets  |  (10.6)%
           (1,453,573)
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $13,658,836 


 
 
 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Income Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016:

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Quantity  Cost
on Origination
Date^
     Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Purchase Contracts                 
BRL  CIT  05/16/16   131,768   35,000     $1,233  $ 
CLP  SCB  04/08/16   58,990,300   85,530      2,502    
CLP  SCB  05/23/16   87,815,000   130,000      521    
CNY  CIT  04/13/16   1,280,600   190,000      8,177    
CNY  CIT  07/13/16   960,840   153,000         5,176 
CNY  SCB  04/29/16   877,164   134,000      1,604    
CNY  SCB  04/29/16   7,807,751   1,169,000      38,031    
COP  SCB  05/18/16   510,867,000   159,000      10,764    
CZK  JPM  08/16/16   3,113,501   128,000      3,490    
CZK  JPM  08/16/16   10,308,600   434,760      596    
EUR  JPM  05/02/16   119,000   507,308  PLN      377 
EUR  JPM  05/20/16   238,000   1,013,165  PLN      156 
HUF  CIT  04/13/16   19,131,991   70,512         1,170 
HUF  CIT  04/13/16   35,538,390   123,000      5,806    
HUF  CIT  04/13/16   35,952,623   131,000         693 
HUF  JPM  04/13/16   152,289,855   549,000      2,962    
HUF  JPM  06/01/16   37,818,000   119,999  EUR   172    
HUF  JPM  06/30/16   39,640,860   125,999  EUR      233 
IDR  CIT  03/22/17   1,986,580,000   142,000         198 
IDR  JPM  05/24/16   5,501,298,000   414,254      1,821    
ILS  JPM  05/31/16   264,219   67,558      2,865    
INR  JPM  04/25/16   19,858,920   292,000      6,935    
INR  JPM  04/25/16   52,594,740   789,000      2,706    
INR  JPM  07/13/16   15,496,430   229,000      1,431    
KRW  CIT  04/04/16   154,854,000   126,000      9,409    
KRW  CIT  04/07/16   1,368,460,060   1,133,000      62,661    
KRW  CIT  06/03/16   154,854,000   135,366         397 
KRW  HSB  05/18/16   148,180,000   124,000      5,205    
MXN  JPM  05/23/16   3,872,748   220,000      3,164    
MYR  JPM  04/11/16   1,904,714   461,000      30,152    
MYR  JPM  05/23/16   567,000   140,000      6,224    
PEN  BNP  08/03/16   392,840   112,000      4,691    
PHP  HSB  04/25/16   7,678,110   165,512      1,347    
PLN  CIT  05/20/16   3,127,739   824,000      13,680    
RUB  BNP  05/24/16   18,431,680   239,000      31,737    
RUB  CIT  04/28/16   9,266,080   116,000      20,965    
RUB  CIT  04/28/16   87,787,228   1,143,733      153,877    
SGD  SCB  04/04/16   1,301,552   929,000      36,651    
SGD  SCB  05/04/16   926,113   684,741      2,271    
THB  CIT  09/12/16   4,574,340   129,000      661    
THB  SCB  09/12/16   23,169,576   657,881         1,130 
TRY  JPM  04/04/16   416,436   140,000      7,659    
TRY  JPM  05/02/16   400,428   140,000      865    
TRY  JPM  05/02/16   1,183,288   392,376      23,889    
 
 
 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Income Portfolio (concluded)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016 (concluded):

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Quantity  Cost
on Origination
Date^
     Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Purchase Contracts (concluded)                  
TWD  SCB  04/08/16   8,249,370   249,000     $7,396    $ 
ZAR  BRC  05/23/16   2,089,368   136,000      4,162      
ZAR  CIT  04/18/16   289,503   18,000      1,555      
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   1,904,504   111,999  EUR   1,146      
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   2,048,746   132,000      6,388      
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   4,088,686   266,000      10,181      
Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts                 $537,552    $9,530 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts                      
BRL  CIT  05/16/16   2,436,513   679,698     $9,723    $ 
BRL  UBS  09/30/16   620,542   137,000           27,000 
CNY  SCB  07/13/16   960,840   144,923           2,901 
COP  CIT  05/18/16   435,656,000   142,000           2,771 
CZK  JPM  08/16/16   3,983,399   161,000           7,228 
CZK  JPM  09/01/16   2,473,884   100,000           4,535 
HUF  JPM  04/13/16   163,394,381   559,168           33,042 
ILS  JPM  05/31/16   264,219   68,064           2,359 
INR  JPM  04/25/16   8,475,091   127,000           575 
KRW  CIT  04/04/16   154,854,000   135,599      190      
PEN  CIT  06/20/16   375,760   110,000           2,236 
RON  JPM  06/29/16   902,782   226,435           3,662 
RUB  CIT  04/28/16   1,045,800   14,000           1,458 
RUB  CIT  04/28/16   89,246,080   1,317,334           1,840 
RUB  JPM  04/28/16   15,477,750   225,000           3,781 
SGD  SCB  04/04/16   177,571   131,001           743 
SGD  SCB  04/04/16   197,869   143,001           3,803 
SGD  SCB  04/04/16   926,113   684,853           2,251 
THB  SCB  09/12/16   604,265   17,000           128 
TRY  JPM  04/04/16   416,436   146,736           923 
ZAR  CIT  04/18/16   207,929   13,000           1,045 
ZAR  CIT  04/18/16   1,945,323   127,000           4,402 
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   2,119,259   132,321           10,830 
ZAR  JPM  04/18/16   4,090,209   261,000           15,284 
Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts                    9,913     132,797 
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Purchase and Sale Contracts $547,465    $142,327 

 

^ In USD unless otherwise indicated.

 
 
 

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard US Corporate Income Portfolio        
Corporate Bonds  |  97.8%          
Aerospace & Defense  |  1.4%          
Bombardier, Inc.,
7.750%, 03/15/20 (d)
  $975   $838,500 
KLX, Inc.,
5.875%, 12/01/22 (d)
   1,400    1,386,000 
Triumph Group, Inc.,
4.875%, 04/01/21
   1,400    1,270,360 
         3,494,860 
Auto Components  |  0.8%          
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,
5.125%, 11/15/23
   1,800    1,840,500 
Automobiles  |  0.7%          
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV,
5.250%, 04/15/23
   1,800    1,790,100 
Beverages  |  0.4%          
Constellation Brands, Inc.,
7.250%, 05/15/17
   950    1,004,625 
Biotechnology  |  0.6%          
Grifols Worldwide Operations, Ltd.,
5.250%, 04/01/22
   1,475    1,515,563 
Building Products  |  1.2%          
Griffon Corp.,
5.250%, 03/01/22
   1,400    1,396,500 
Masco Corp.,
6.125%, 10/03/16
   1,500    1,536,375 
         2,932,875 
Capital Markets  |  1.7%          
Argos Merger Sub, Inc.,
7.125%, 03/15/23 (d)
   1,600    1,696,000 
Icahn Enterprises LP,
6.000%, 08/01/20
   1,500    1,458,750 
MPT Operating Partnership LP,
6.375%, 03/01/24
   1,010    1,063,025 
         4,217,775 
Chemicals  |  4.2%          
Chemtura Corp.,
5.750%, 07/15/21
   1,400    1,379,000 
Eagle Spinco, Inc.,
4.625%, 02/15/21
   1,400    1,354,640 
Huntsman International LLC,
4.875%, 11/15/20
   1,600    1,584,000 
Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc.,
7.300%, 01/15/28
   775    922,488 
NOVA Chemicals Corp.,
5.250%, 08/01/23 (d)
   1,800    1,759,500 
Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Platform Specialty Products Corp.,
6.500%, 02/01/22 (d)
  $1,700   $1,434,375 
WR Grace & Co-Conn,
5.125%, 10/01/21 (d)
   1,700    1,768,000 
         10,202,003 
Commercial Services & Supplies  |  5.3%          
ACCO Brands Corp.,
6.750%, 04/30/20
   1,750    1,850,625 
Ashtead Capital, Inc.,
6.500%, 07/15/22 (d)
   1,700    1,806,250 
Avis Budget Car Finance, Inc.,
5.125%, 06/01/22 (d)
   1,600    1,518,000 
Clean Harbors, Inc.,
5.250%, 08/01/20
   1,750    1,793,575 
First Data Corp.:          
6.750%, 11/01/20 (d)   260    273,390 
5.375%, 08/15/23 (d)   1,600    1,640,000 
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.,
7.250%, 05/15/18
   1,016    1,065,530 
The ADT Corp.,
6.250%, 10/15/21
   1,400    1,407,000 
West Corp.,
5.375%, 07/15/22 (d)
   1,750    1,605,275 
         12,959,645 
Communications Equipment  |  1.3%          
CommScope, Inc.,
5.000%, 06/15/21 (d)
   1,500    1,511,250 
Plantronics, Inc.,
5.500%, 05/31/23 (d)
   1,750    1,719,375 
         3,230,625 
Construction Materials  |  1.0%          
Standard Industries, Inc.,
5.375%, 11/15/24 (d)
   1,750    1,776,250 
USG Corp.,
9.750%, 01/15/18
   675    754,988 
         2,531,238 
Consumer Finance  |  1.1%          
Aircastle, Ltd.,
5.125%, 03/15/21
   1,500    1,561,875 
International Lease Finance Corp.:          
5.750%, 05/15/16   500    501,250 
8.750%, 03/15/17   500    526,700 
         2,589,825 
Containers & Packaging  |  5.6%          
Ball Corp.,
4.000%, 11/15/23
   1,900    1,871,500 
Cascades, Inc.,
5.500%, 07/15/22 (d)
   1,500    1,442,812 


 
 
 

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard US Corporate Income Portfolio (continued)          
Crown Americas LLC,
4.500%, 01/15/23
  $1,800   $1,836,000 
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
5.000%, 01/15/22 (d)
   1,892    1,934,721 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.,
5.750%, 10/15/20
   1,500    1,539,375 
Sealed Air Corp.,
4.875%, 12/01/22 (d)
   1,700    1,768,000 
Silgan Holdings, Inc.,
5.000%, 04/01/20
   1,475    1,504,500 
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions,
4.875%, 09/15/18 (d)
   1,050    1,085,438 
Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding, Ltd.,
7.500%, 11/20/25
   750    834,375 
         13,816,721 
Diversified Financial Services  |  2.2%          
Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
5.125%, 05/01/23
   1,800    1,820,250 
Schaeffler Finance BV,
4.750%, 05/15/21 (d)
   1,850    1,896,250 
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC,
5.375%, 04/15/21 (d)
   1,629    1,698,232 
         5,414,732 
Diversified Telecommunication Services  |  2.7%          
CenturyLink, Inc.,
5.625%, 04/01/20
   1,800    1,823,418 
DigitalGlobe, Inc.,
5.250%, 02/01/21 (d)
   1,750    1,592,500 
Frontier Communications Corp.,
8.125%, 10/01/18
   1,500    1,601,250 
SBA Telecommunications, Inc.,
5.750%, 07/15/20
   1,500    1,548,750 
         6,565,918 
Electrical Equipment  |  0.7%          
Belden, Inc.,
5.500%, 09/01/22 (d)
   1,750    1,758,750 
Food & Staples Retailing  |  0.7%          
Ingles Markets, Inc.,
5.750%, 06/15/23
   1,750    1,776,250 
Food Products  |  2.3%          
B&G Foods, Inc.,
4.625%, 06/01/21
   1,500    1,522,500 
Darling Ingredients, Inc.,
5.375%, 01/15/22
   850    869,660 
Post Holdings, Inc.,
7.375%, 02/15/22
   1,650    1,744,875 
Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.,
4.875%, 03/15/22
  $1,500   $1,533,750 
         5,670,785 
Gas Utilities  |  1.0%          
AmeriGas Finance LLC,
6.750%, 05/20/20
   1,525    1,563,125 
Ferrellgas LP,
6.500%, 05/01/21
   500    443,750 
Ferrellgas Partners LP,
8.625%, 06/15/20
   520    481,000 
         2,487,875 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  1.5%          
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.,
5.750%, 09/01/23 (d)
   1,800    1,863,000 
Hologic, Inc.,
5.250%, 07/15/22 (d)
   1,800    1,876,500 
         3,739,500 
Health Care Providers & Services  |  5.4%          
Centene Escrow Corp.,
6.125%, 02/15/24 (d)
   1,750    1,841,875 
Community Health Systems, Inc.,
8.000%, 11/15/19
   1,400    1,363,250 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc.,
5.625%, 07/31/19 (d)
   1,097    1,196,759 
HCA, Inc.,
6.500%, 02/15/20
   1,600    1,756,000 
HealthSouth Corp.,
5.125%, 03/15/23
   1,801    1,794,246 
LifePoint Health, Inc.,
5.500%, 12/01/21
   1,400    1,463,000 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.,
5.375%, 11/15/22 (d)
   1,700    1,746,750 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:          
4.750%, 06/01/20   700    717,500 
4.375%, 10/01/21   1,250    1,253,125 
         13,132,505 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  |  7.3%          
1011778 BC ULC,
4.625%, 01/15/22 (d)
   1,800    1,831,500 
Cedar Fair LP,
5.250%, 03/15/21
   1,800    1,865,250 
Cinemark USA, Inc.,
4.875%, 06/01/23
   1,800    1,815,210 
GLP Capital LP,
4.875%, 11/01/20
   1,500    1,560,000 
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC,
5.625%, 10/15/21
   1,750    1,813,350 
International Game Technology PLC:          
5.625%, 02/15/20 (d)   250    259,375 


 
 
 

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard US Corporate Income Portfolio (continued) 
6.250%, 02/15/22 (d)  $1,450   $1,475,375 
MGM Resorts International,
6.625%, 12/15/21
   1,000    1,072,500 
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.,
6.375%, 08/01/21
   1,250    1,325,000 
Regal Entertainment Group,
5.750%, 03/15/22
   1,450    1,500,750 
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.,
5.250%, 01/15/21 (d)
   1,400    1,438,500 
Wynn Las Vegas LLC,
5.375%, 03/15/22
   2,007    2,023,939 
         17,980,749 
Household Durables  |  0.7%          
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.,
5.625%, 10/15/23 (d)
   1,750    1,800,313 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders  |  1.1%      
AES Corp.,
7.375%, 07/01/21
   1,095    1,226,400 
Calpine Corp.,
6.000%, 01/15/22 (d)
   1,500    1,579,688 
         2,806,088 
Internet Software & Services  |  1.5%          
Equinix, Inc.,
4.875%, 04/01/20
   1,872    1,936,584 
VeriSign, Inc.,
4.625%, 05/01/23
   1,800    1,818,000 
         3,754,584 
IT Services  |  1.5%          
IHS, Inc.,
5.000%, 11/01/22
   1,750    1,813,437 
Iron Mountain, Inc.,
6.000%, 08/15/23
   1,700    1,785,000 
         3,598,437 
Machinery  |  1.3%          
Amsted Industries, Inc.,
5.000%, 03/15/22 (d)
   1,700    1,687,250 
Terex Corp.,
6.500%, 04/01/20
   1,600    1,544,000 
         3,231,250 
Marine  |  0.9%          
Hapag-Lloyd AG,
9.750%, 10/15/17 (d)
   533    539,663 
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.,
5.000%, 03/01/21
   1,600    960,000 
Teekay Corp.,
8.500%, 01/15/20
   1,025    707,250 
         2,206,913 
Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Media  |  15.4%          
AMC Networks, Inc.,
4.750%, 12/15/22
  $1,500   $1,503,750 
Cable One, Inc.,
5.750%, 06/15/22 (d)
   1,750    1,793,750 
Cablevision Systems Corp.,
7.750%, 04/15/18
   1,500    1,563,750 
CCO Holdings LLC,
5.250%, 03/15/21
   1,950    2,018,250 
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC,
6.375%, 09/15/20 (d)
   1,800    1,782,000 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/22
   1,750    1,741,250 
DISH DBS Corp.,
5.125%, 05/01/20
   1,600    1,588,000 
Lamar Media Corp.,
5.875%, 02/01/22
   1,685    1,773,462 
LIN Television Corp.,
5.875%, 11/15/22
   1,750    1,771,875 
Mediacom Broadband LLC,
5.500%, 04/15/21
   1,500    1,511,250 
Netflix, Inc.,
5.375%, 02/01/21
   1,450    1,513,437 
Outfront Media Capital LLC,
5.250%, 02/15/22
   1,500    1,537,500 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.,
5.375%, 04/01/21
   1,900    1,961,750 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.,
5.750%, 08/01/21 (d)
   1,500    1,569,375 
Starz LLC,
5.000%, 09/15/19
   725    739,500 
TEGNA, Inc.:          
7.125%, 09/01/18   469    478,380 
6.375%, 10/15/23   1,500    1,612,500 
The McClatchy Co.,
9.000%, 12/15/22
   1,100    1,025,063 
Time, Inc.,
5.750%, 04/15/22 (d)
   1,425    1,264,688 
Tribune Media Co.,
5.875%, 07/15/22 (d)
   1,800    1,755,000 
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG,
5.500%, 01/15/23 (d)
   1,800    1,845,000 
Univision Communications, Inc.,
5.125%, 05/15/23 (d)
   1,800    1,791,000 
Videotron, Ltd.,
5.000%, 07/15/22
   1,808    1,875,236 
WMG Acquisition Corp.,
6.000%, 01/15/21 (d)
   1,620    1,656,450 
         37,672,216 


 
 
 

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard US Corporate Income Portfolio (continued)        
Metals & Mining  |  2.6%          
ArcelorMittal,
6.500%, 03/01/21
  $1,400   $1,379,000 
Glencore Funding LLC,
4.625%, 04/29/24 (d)
   2,000    1,661,000 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
6.125%, 08/15/19
   1,800    1,858,500 
Tronox Finance LLC,
6.375%, 08/15/20
   650    500,500 
United States Steel Corp.,
6.050%, 06/01/17
   950    928,297 
         6,327,297 
Multiline Retail  |  0.8%          
Dollar Tree, Inc.,
5.750%, 03/01/23 (d)
   1,750    1,853,906 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  9.5%          
Antero Resources Corp.,
5.125%, 12/01/22
   1,850    1,674,250 
Energy Transfer Equity LP,
7.500%, 10/15/20
   1,250    1,203,125 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.:          
7.000%, 06/15/17   650    682,009 
5.000%, 02/15/21 (d)   1,275    1,301,644 
Newfield Exploration Co.,
5.625%, 07/01/24
   1,900    1,781,250 
Northern Tier Energy LLC,
7.125%, 11/15/20
   1,250    1,225,000 
ONEOK Partners LP,
5.000%, 09/15/23
   2,000    1,905,888 
PBF Holding Co. LLC:          
8.250%, 02/15/20   900    931,500 
7.000%, 11/15/23 (d)   900    853,875 
Range Resources Corp.,
5.000%, 08/15/22
   1,700    1,466,250 
Regency Energy Partners LP,
5.750%, 09/01/20
   1,300    1,299,658 
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC,
6.850%, 07/15/18 (d)
   1,450    1,446,375 
Suburban Propane Partners LP,
7.375%, 08/01/21
   1,531    1,557,792 
Sunoco LP,
6.375%, 04/01/23 (d)
   1,700    1,701,054 
Targa Resources Partners LP,
5.250%, 05/01/23
   1,800    1,665,000 
Tesoro Logistics LP,
6.125%, 10/15/21
   1,383    1,383,000 
Whiting Petroleum Corp.,
5.750%, 03/15/21
   900    598,500 
Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
WPX Energy, Inc.,
6.000%, 01/15/22
  $900   $657,000 
         23,333,170 
Personal Products  |  0.6%          
First Quality Finance Co., Inc.,
4.625%, 05/15/21 (d)
   1,500    1,447,500 
Pharmaceuticals  |  1.3%          
Endo Finance LLC,
5.750%, 01/15/22 (d)
   1,600    1,512,000 
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA,
5.750%, 08/01/22 (d)
   1,700    1,566,125 
         3,078,125 
Professional Services  |  0.8%          
Nielsen Finance LLC,
5.000%, 04/15/22 (d)
   1,800    1,845,000 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  |  1.4%          
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.,
6.000%, 04/15/23 (d)
   1,700    1,653,250 
RHP Hotel Properties LP,
5.000%, 04/15/23
   1,775    1,814,938 
         3,468,188 
Real Estate Management & Development  |  0.6%          
DuPont Fabros Technology LP,
5.875%, 09/15/21
   1,400    1,466,500 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  0.5%  
Amkor Technologies, Inc.,
6.625%, 06/01/21
   1,400    1,330,000 
Software  |  1.2%          
Activision Blizzard, Inc.,
5.625%, 09/15/21 (d)
   1,400    1,471,750 
Nuance Communications, Inc.,
5.375%, 08/15/20 (d)
   1,373    1,392,737 
         2,864,487 
Specialty Retail  |  0.8%          
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.,
5.000%, 06/01/22
   1,912    1,892,880 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  |  1.2%  
Denali Borrower Finance Corp.,
5.625%, 10/15/20 (d)
   1,400    1,476,825 
NCR Corp.,
4.625%, 02/15/21
   1,568    1,560,160 
         3,036,985 
Trading Companies & Distributors  |  2.1%          
HD Supply, Inc.,
5.250%, 12/15/21 (d)
   1,500    1,575,000 
United Rentals North America, Inc.:          
7.375%, 05/15/20   750    784,687 
4.625%, 07/15/23   1,100    1,093,125 


 
 
 

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard US Corporate Income Portfolio (concluded)          
WESCO Distribution, Inc.,
5.375%, 12/15/21
  $1,600   $1,616,000 
         5,068,812 
Wireless Telecommunication Services  |  2.9%          
Crown Castle International Corp.,
4.875%, 04/15/22
   1,500    1,605,300 
Inmarsat Finance PLC,
4.875%, 05/15/22 (d)
   1,750    1,648,281 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA,
7.250%, 04/01/19
   750    553,125 
Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.900%, 05/01/19
   1,475    1,275,875 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.,
6.250%, 04/01/21
   1,850    1,942,130 
         7,024,711 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Identified cost $242,247,938)
       239,760,781 
           
Description  Shares   Value 
Short-Term Investment  |  0.5%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $1,297,075)
   1,297,075   $1,297,075 
Total Investments  |  98.3%
(Identified cost $243,545,013) (b)
     $241,057,856 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities  |  1.7%
       4,162,292 
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $245,220,148 


 
 
 

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard US Short Duration Fixed Income Portfolio        
Asset-Backed Securities  |  12.9%          
Automobiles  |  10.0%          
Ally Auto Receivables Trust:          
1.390%, 09/16/19  $1,275   $1,277,423 
1.470%, 04/15/20   1,750    1,753,202 
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust
1.400%, 09/20/18
   2,175    2,177,976 
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust:          
1.530%, 09/20/18   1,460    1,461,417 
1.680%, 12/20/18   1,625    1,630,489 
GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust
1.650%, 05/15/20 (d)
   1,200    1,197,479 
         9,497,986 
Banks  |  2.9%        
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust
5.650%, 09/20/19
   2,550    2,712,732 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Identified cost $12,244,854)
       12,210,718 
Corporate Bonds  |  22.3%          
Consumer Finance  |  2.3%          
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
8.000%, 12/15/16
   2,030    2,119,178 
Diversified Telecommunication Services  |  2.4%          
AT&T, Inc.,
2.400%, 03/15/17
   2,262    2,288,506 
Food & Staples Retailing  |  5.5%          
CVS Health Corp.:          
1.200%, 12/05/16   2,280    2,285,116 
1.900%, 07/20/18   600    608,841 
The Kroger Co.,
1.200%, 10/17/16
   2,280    2,284,015 
         5,177,972 
IT Services  |  2.7%          
The Western Union Co.,
5.930%, 10/01/16
   2,526    2,582,274 
Media  |  2.0%          
Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
5.850%, 05/01/17
   1,835    1,912,966 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  5.7%          
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.375%, 09/15/17
   2,025    2,120,618 
Marathon Oil Corp.,
6.000%, 10/01/17
   1,959    1,985,907 
ONEOK Partners LP,
2.000%, 10/01/17
   1,300    1,259,102 
         5,365,627 
Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Road & Rail  |  1.7%          
CSX Corp.,
7.900%, 05/01/17
  $1,525   $1,631,884 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Identified cost $21,222,464)
       21,078,407 
Municipal Bonds  |  3.8%          
Illinois  |  0.5%          
Railsplitter Illinois Tobacco Settlement Authority,
4.125%, 06/01/16
   500    502,600 
Kentucky  |  3.3%          
Kentucky State Asset Liability Commission General Funding Revenue,
3.165%, 04/01/18
   3,053    3,093,977 
Total Municipal Bonds
(Identified cost $3,621,809)
       3,596,577 
US Government Securities  |  38.5%          
Mortgage-Backed Securities  |  38.5%          
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:          
Pool# 1B4676, 2.570%, 05/01/40 (g)   726    764,557 
Pool# 1B8709, 2.188%, 08/01/34 (g)   1,892    1,988,543 
Pool# 1H2577, 2.587%, 09/01/35 (g)   1,107    1,166,470 
Pool# 848138, 2.613%, 07/01/38 (g)   1,008    1,064,450 
Pool# 848514, 2.705%, 03/01/32 (g)   2,088    2,197,899 
Pool# 848517, 2.555%, 12/01/34 (g)   1,474    1,552,558 
Pool# 849414, 2.540%, 07/01/35 (g)   1,886    1,983,368 
Pool# G13867, 5.000%, 06/01/25   445    479,626 
Series 2628, Class QN, 3.750%, 06/15/32   734    750,608 
Series 2976, Class LF, 0.776%, 05/15/35 (g)   1,337    1,339,982 
Series 3153, Class FJ, 0.816%, 05/15/36 (g)   812    816,007 
Series 3725, Class A, 3.500%, 09/15/24   237    242,733 
Federal National Mortgage Association:          
Pool# 725296, 2.558%, 03/01/34 (g)   827    863,800 
Pool# 725429, 5.000%, 05/01/19   358    371,631 
Pool# 889735, 5.500%, 07/01/23   396    431,227 
Pool# 889828, 5.000%, 10/01/19   265    276,973 
Pool# 963058, 2.527%, 05/01/38 (g)   765    810,960 
Pool# 995609, 2.611%, 04/01/35 (g)   979    1,034,692 
Pool# AD0278, 4.274%, 09/01/39 (g)   223    236,243 
Pool# AD0701, 2.357%, 02/01/37 (g)   1,150    1,209,493 
Pool# AE0149, 2.513%, 12/01/36 (g)   987    1,038,704 
Pool# AE0315, 4.500%, 02/01/21   94    97,200 
Pool# AE0887, 2.522%, 09/01/40 (g)   405    428,140 
Pool# AL0345, 2.542%, 11/01/35 (g)   876    923,849 
Pool# AL3232, 2.641%, 02/01/40 (g)   457    483,395 
Pool# AL3260, 2.480%, 07/01/38 (g)   586    621,027 
Pool# AL3739, 2.473%, 07/01/38 (g)   325    342,675 
Pool# AL3746, 2.523%, 01/01/37 (g)   1,071    1,125,613 
Pool# AL3941, 6.000%, 03/01/24   531    573,314 


 
 
 

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard US Short Duration Fixed Income Portfolio (concluded)  
 Pool# AL4118, 2.512%, 05/01/35 (g)  $691   $727,190 
 Pool# AL4545, 2.503%, 05/01/39 (g)   885    929,575 
 Pool# AL4660, 2.527%, 11/01/41 (g)   930    983,128 
 Pool# AL5574, 2.483%, 12/01/40 (g)   1,496    1,573,432 
 Pool# AL5642, 2.525%, 05/01/39 (g)   1,985    2,088,525 
 Series 2005-45, Class XA, 0.773%, 06/25/35 (g)   1,464    1,467,455 
 Series 2006-101, Class FA, 0.853%, 10/25/36 (g)   1,652    1,661,516 
 Series 2007-85, Class FL, 0.973%, 09/25/37 (g)   721    723,108 
 Series 2009-70, Class NL, 3.000%, 08/25/19   1,045    1,062,867 
Total US Government Securities
(Identified cost $36,602,677)
       36,432,533 
US Treasury Security  |  20.4%          
US Treasury Note,
0.750%, 01/31/18
(Identified cost $19,257,245)
   19,315    19,322,552 
           
Description  Shares   Value 
Short-Term Investment  |  3.1%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money
Market Fund
(Identified cost $2,930,330)
   2,930,330   $2,930,330 
Total Investments  |  101.0%
(Identified cost $95,879,379) (b)
     $95,571,117 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
 Other Assets  |  (1.0)%
      (943,271)
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $94,627,846 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Global Fixed Income Portfolio             
Corporate Bonds  |  36.3%             
Australia  |  2.2%             
Telstra Corp., Ltd.,
4.000%, 11/15/17
  AUD   100   $77,895 
Toyota Finance Australia, Ltd.,
4.250%, 05/15/19
  AUD   35    27,594 
            105,489 
Belgium  |  0.9%             
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.,
2.650%, 02/01/21
  USD   45    46,262 
Canada  |  5.1%             
John Deere Canada Funding, Inc.:             
2.300%, 01/17/18  CAD   30    23,410 
2.050%, 09/17/20  CAD   30    23,258 
Shaw Communications, Inc.,
5.650%, 10/01/19
  CAD   35    29,740 
Suncor Energy, Inc.,
6.100%, 06/01/18
  USD   50    53,458 
The Bank of Nova Scotia,
2.125%, 09/11/19
  USD   55    55,877 
The Toronto-Dominion Bank:             
2.250%, 11/05/19  USD   45    45,616 
2.621%, 12/22/21  CAD   80    63,911 
            295,270 
France  |  1.3%             
Orange SA,
5.375%, 07/08/19
  USD   55    61,184 
Germany  |  1.9%             
BMW Finance NV,
3.375%, 12/14/18
  GBP   60    90,563 
Italy  |  1.5%             
Atlantia SpA,
4.375%, 09/16/25
  EUR   50    72,672 
Netherlands  |  1.1%             
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV,
5.000%, 09/16/20
  NZD   70    51,907 
Norway  |  1.1%             
Statoil ASA,
3.700%, 03/01/24
  USD   50    52,246 
United Kingdom  |  4.3%             
GKN Holdings PLC,
6.750%, 10/28/19
  GBP   30    48,801 
Rolls-Royce PLC,
6.750%, 04/30/19
  GBP   50    82,713 
SSE PLC,
5.000%, 10/01/18
  GBP   50    77,984 
            209,498 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
United States  |  16.9%             
Apple, Inc.,
3.850%, 05/04/43
  USD   80   $77,809 
Constellation Brands, Inc.,
7.250%, 05/15/17
  USD   50    52,875 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc.,
4.125%, 10/15/20
  USD   30    30,525 
General Electric Co.,
5.500%, 02/01/17
  NZD   90    63,451 
Google, Inc.,
3.625%, 05/19/21
  USD   25    27,540 
HCA, Inc.,
6.500%, 02/15/20
  USD   40    43,900 
John Deere Capital Corp.,
2.300%, 09/16/19
  USD   30    30,740 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
4.500%, 01/24/22
  USD   35    38,644 
Nestle Holdings, Inc.:             
2.500%, 07/10/17  NOK   250    30,757 
2.750%, 04/15/20  NOK   340    43,537 
Sealed Air Corp.,
4.875%, 12/01/22
  USD   20    20,800 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:             
5.200%, 12/17/19  NZD   95    68,571 
3.625%, 01/22/23  USD   50    51,586 
The Home Depot, Inc.,
2.625%, 06/01/22
  USD   45    46,562 
Union Pacific Corp.,
4.163%, 07/15/22
  USD   45    50,355 
United Rentals North America, Inc.,
4.625%, 07/15/23
  USD   35    34,781 
Valero Energy Corp.,
6.125%, 02/01/20
  USD   25    27,459 
Verizon Communications, Inc.,
4.400%, 11/01/34
  USD   35    35,391 
            775,283 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Identified cost $1,822,756)
           1,760,374 
Foreign Government Obligations  |  45.2%             
Australia  |  1.5%             
Queensland Treasury Corp.,
5.500%, 06/21/21
  AUD   45    39,586 
Western Australian Treasury Corp.,
6.000%, 10/16/23
  AUD   35    32,590 
            72,176 
Bahamas  |  1.9%             
Commonwealth of Bahamas,
6.950%, 11/20/29
  USD   80    90,480 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Global Fixed Income Portfolio (continued)  
Bermuda  |  2.2%             
Government of Bermuda,
5.603%, 07/20/20
  USD   100   $109,750 
Canada  |  5.3%             
City of Vancouver,
2.900%, 11/20/25
  CAD   40    31,775 
Province of Alberta,
4.000%, 12/01/19
  CAD   55    46,559 
Province of British Columbia,
3.700%, 12/18/20
  CAD   60    51,347 
Province of Ontario:             
2.450%, 06/29/22  USD   30    30,780 
1.950%, 01/27/23  CAD   65    50,613 
Province of Quebec,
3.500%, 07/29/20
  USD   45    48,501 
            259,575 
Chile  |  1.2%             
Republic of Chile,
5.500%, 08/05/20
  CLP   37,500    57,712 
Colombia  |  2.3%             
Republic of Colombia,
7.375%, 03/18/19
  USD   100    113,250 
Hungary  |  1.9%             
Hungary Government Bond,
5.500%, 06/24/25
  HUF   21,160    93,576 
Ireland  |  1.6%             
Irish Treasury,
3.400%, 03/18/24
  EUR   55    76,537 
Italy  |  1.0%             
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
1.500%, 06/01/25
  EUR   40    46,936 
Mexico  |  6.4%             
Mexican Bonos:             
4.750%, 06/14/18  MXN   860    50,010 
6.500%, 06/09/22  MXN   970    58,810 
7.750%, 05/29/31  MXN   960    62,652 
Mexican Udibonos,
2.500%, 12/10/20
  MXN   1,034    60,307 
United Mexican States,
6.750%, 02/06/24
  GBP   48    81,522 
            313,301 
New Zealand  |  2.4%             
New Zealand Government Bonds:             
3.000%, 04/15/20  NZD   110    78,410 
6.000%, 05/15/21  NZD   10    7,850 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency,
6.000%, 12/15/17
  NZD   40   $29,259 
            115,519 
Norway  |  5.3%             
Oslo Kommune:             
3.550%, 02/12/21  NOK   1,000    131,606 
2.350%, 09/04/24  NOK   1,000    124,319 
            255,925 
Philippines  |  2.8%             
Republic of Philippines,
4.950%, 01/15/21
  PHP   6,000    134,683 
Poland  |  4.1%             
Poland Government Bond,
1.750%, 01/25/21 (g)
  PLN   618    163,413 
Republic of Poland,
3.000%, 03/17/23
  USD   35    35,087 
            198,500 
Portugal  |  0.6%             
Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,
2.875%, 10/15/25
  EUR   25    28,692 
Romania  |  0.8%             
Romanian Government Bond,
3.625%, 04/24/24
  EUR   32    40,418 
Singapore  |  2.6%             
Singapore Government Bond,
3.000%, 09/01/24
  SGD   154    124,653 
Spain  |  1.3%             
Spain Government Bond,
1.600%, 04/30/25
  EUR   55    64,230 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Identified cost $2,233,166)
           2,195,913 
Quasi Government Bonds  |  3.9%             
Canada  |  0.7%             
Hydro-Quebec,
9.625%, 07/15/22
  CAD   30    33,927 
Chile  |  2.2%             
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile,
3.750%, 11/04/20
  USD   100    104,568 
Germany  |  0.4%             
Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg Foerderbank,
3.000%, 05/22/17
  NOK   160    19,729 
South Korea  |  0.6%             
The Korea Development Bank,
4.500%, 11/22/19
  AUD   40    31,679 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Global Fixed Income Portfolio (continued)  
Total Quasi Government Bonds
(Identified cost $192,838)
          $189,903 
Supranationals  |  5.3%             
Asian Development Bank,
2.125%, 03/19/25
  USD   60    60,856 
Corporacion Andina de Fomento,
4.375%, 06/15/22
  USD   85    93,386 
Inter-American Development Bank,
6.000%, 12/15/17
  NZD   55    40,116 
International Finance Corp.,
6.450%, 10/30/18
  INR   4,160    62,426 
Total Supranationals
(Identified cost $261,936)
           256,784 
US Municipal Bonds  |  4.7%             
Alaska  |  1.9%             
Alaska State Qualified School
Construction Bond,
5.342%, 08/01/27
  USD   75    92,020 
Texas  |  2.8%             
Texas State Build America
Bond Series A,
4.123%, 04/01/25
  USD   50    57,533 
University of Texas Build
America Bond Series B,
6.276%, 08/15/41
  USD   70    79,385 
            136,918 
Total US Municipal Bonds
(Identified cost $222,293)
           228,938 
US Treasury Security  |  2.5%             
US Treasury Note,
2.125%, 05/15/25
(Identified cost $114,566)
  USD   115    118,607 
              
Description      Shares   Value 
Short-Term Investment  |  0.3%              
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $16,846)
      16,846   $16,846 
Total Investments  l 98.2%
(Identified cost $4,864,401) (b), (h)
          $4,767,365 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities l 1.8%
           88,078 
Net Assets l 100.0%           $4,855,443 


 
 
 

 

Lazard Global Fixed Income Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016:

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Quantity  Cost
on Origination
Date^
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Purchase Contracts                    
AUD  CAN  05/18/16   5,081    3,595   $292   $ 
AUD  HSB  05/18/16   30,857    22,968    638     
AUD  HSB  05/18/16   112,715    83,501    2,727     
CAD  CIT  05/18/16   84,160    65,078        274 
CAD  RBC  05/18/16   35,957    25,935    1,752     
CAD  RBC  05/18/16   48,485    36,418    915     
CLP  JPM  04/06/16   20,839,680    30,512    592     
CZK  CIT  05/18/16   133,183    5,506    103     
EUR  CIT  05/18/16   73,195    83,000    399     
EUR  CIT  05/18/16   682,800    764,668    13,314     
EUR  HSB  05/18/16   45,328    50,073    1,574     
EUR  HSB  05/18/16   46,117    50,615    1,930     
EUR  HSB  05/18/16   86,464    94,712    3,805     
EUR  HSB  05/18/16   177,092    198,339    3,439     
GBP  CIT  05/18/16   91,271    129,242    1,863     
GBP  HSB  05/18/16   93,110    131,822    1,925     
HUF  JPM  05/18/16   2,121,090    7,653    30     
HUF  JPM  05/18/16   3,581,028    12,786    185     
HUF  JPM  05/18/16   5,237,336    18,807    163     
JPY  CIT  05/18/16   5,747,853    51,000    134     
JPY  CIT  05/18/16   6,534,971    58,100    36     
JPY  CIT  05/18/16   63,192,821    556,155    6,016     
JPY  HSB  05/18/16   45,327,908    398,799    4,443     
KRW  CIT  06/09/16   103,693,200    85,651    4,867     
MXN  HSB  05/18/16   182,168    10,157    345     
MXN  HSB  05/18/16   519,966    28,900    1,076     
MXN  HSB  05/18/16   1,084,658    58,900    3,630     
MYR  HSB  05/12/16   136,469    33,003    1,870     
PLN  HSB  05/18/16   81,022    20,492    1,208     
SEK  CIT  05/18/16   370,064    43,697    1,958     
SEK  HSB  05/18/16   375,368    44,300    2,009     
Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts            $63,238   $274 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts                    
AUD  CAN  05/18/16   187,555    132,714   $   $10,766 
AUD  CIT  05/18/16   32,619    24,000        954 
AUD  HSB  05/18/16   4,756    3,400        238 
AUD  HSB  05/18/16   5,002    3,800        26 
AUD  HSB  05/18/16   47,262    33,439        2,716 
CAD  CIT  05/18/16   65,448    49,000        1,396 
CAD  HSB  05/18/16   5,580    4,300    3     
CAD  RBC  05/18/16   7,983    6,000        147 
CAD  RBC  05/18/16   41,611    31,000        1,041 
CAD  RBC  05/18/16   61,554    45,939        1,458 
CAD  RBC  05/18/16   291,963    210,592        14,223 
 
 
 

 

Lazard Global Fixed Income Portfolio (concluded)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016 (concluded):

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Quantity  Cost
on Origination
Date^
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts (concluded)                    
CLP  CIT  06/24/16   38,743,280    56,800   $   $622 
CLP  JPM  04/06/16   20,839,680    28,784        2,320 
EUR  CIT  05/18/16   38,140    42,000        1,456 
EUR  CIT  05/18/16   165,519    182,000        6,592 
EUR  HSB  05/18/16   23,064    26,100        180 
EUR  HSB  05/18/16   101,340    111,900        3,567 
GBP  CIT  05/18/16   11,244    16,000        152 
GBP  CIT  05/18/16   40,250    57,000        816 
GBP  CIT  05/18/16   48,453    69,464        136 
GBP  CIT  05/18/16   63,256    89,572        1,291 
GBP  HSB  05/18/16   7,658    11,100    99     
GBP  HSB  05/18/16   26,357    37,500        361 
GBP  HSB  05/18/16   67,624    97,021        116 
HUF  JPM  05/18/16   1,579    6         
HUF  JPM  05/18/16   35,298,548    126,070        1,787 
JPY  CIT  05/18/16   8,319,956    73,000        1,015 
JPY  CIT  05/18/16   16,434,518    145,000        1,204 
JPY  HSB  05/18/16   2,412,534    21,700    238     
MXN  CIT  05/18/16   269,740    15,000        550 
MXN  CIT  05/18/16   379,841    20,056        1,842 
MXN  HSB  05/18/16   1,386,821    77,000        2,950 
MXN  HSB  05/18/16   2,604,448    137,530        12,615 
MXN  JPM  05/18/16   873,602    46,104        4,259 
NOK  HSB  05/18/16   251,865    29,400        1,031 
NOK  HSB  05/18/16   1,020,715    118,654        4,673 
NOK  HSB  05/18/16   1,582,683    183,383        7,843 
NZD  CAN  05/18/16   89,801    59,197        2,731 
NZD  CAN  05/18/16   365,255    240,776        11,107 
NZD  CIT  05/18/16   17,828    12,000        294 
NZD  CIT  05/18/16   23,845    15,707        737 
NZD  HSB  05/18/16   4,684    3,086        144 
NZD  HSB  05/18/16   7,070    4,800        76 
NZD  HSB  05/18/16   11,581    7,913        73 
PHP  HSB  06/09/16   5,021,615    106,323        2,325 
PLN  HSB  05/18/16   98,722    24,788        1,652 
PLN  HSB  05/18/16   546,044    137,973        8,274 
SEK  CIT  05/18/16   93,358    11,000        518 
SEK  HSB  05/18/16   54,879    6,700        70 
SGD  SCB  05/18/16   27,096    19,232        867 
SGD  SCB  05/18/16   126,675    89,904        4,059 
Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts    340    123,270 
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Purchase and Sale Contracts   $63,578   $123,544 

 

^ In USD unless otherwise indicated.

 
 
 

 

Description   Shares    Value 
Lazard US Realty Income Portfolio          
Preferred Stocks  |  20.9%          
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  |  20.9%          
DDR Corp.,
Series K, 6.250%
   32,441   $843,790 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.,
Series G, 5.875%
   36,325    911,031 
General Growth Properties, Inc.,
Series A, 6.375%
   49,885    1,292,021 
Kilroy Realty Corp.,
Series H, 6.375%
   17,700    458,961 
Kimco Realty Corp.,
Series J, 5.500%
   58,500    1,501,695 
National Retail Properties, Inc.,
Series E, 5.700%
   30,800    801,416 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust,
Series C, 6.500%
   73,386    1,869,875 
PS Business Parks, Inc.,
Series U, 5.750%
   45,223    1,148,212 
Taubman Centers, Inc.,
Series K, 6.250%
   26,467    671,468 
VEREIT, Inc.,
Series F, 6.700%
   88,833    2,250,140 
Vornado Realty Trust,
Series K, 5.700%
   27,106    693,914 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified cost $11,746,278)
        12,442,523 
Real Estate Investment Trusts  |  78.7%          
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A   23,710    991,552 
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.   498,200    3,178,516 
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A   104,973    2,819,575 
Chesapeake Lodging Trust   69,200    1,831,032 
Colony Capital, Inc., Class A   187,135    3,138,254 
Columbia Property Trust, Inc.   68,247    1,500,752 
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.   41,938    933,120 
Education Realty Trust, Inc.   12,346    513,594 
EPR Properties   9,231    614,969 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.   2,950    689,887 
Farmland Partners, Inc.   155,500    1,668,515 
HCP, Inc.   20,654    672,907 
LaSalle Hotel Properties   113,035    2,860,916 
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.   205,006    2,660,978 
National Storage Affiliates Trust   44,600    945,520 
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.   245,720    3,223,846 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   76,500    2,223,855 
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust   56,900    1,243,265 
Prologis, Inc.   9,103    402,171 
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust   29,100    524,673 
Description   Shares    Value 
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.   27,900   $561,348 
Simon Property Group, Inc.   3,984    827,437 
STAG Industrial, Inc.   129,772    2,642,158 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.   152,532    2,887,431 
Sun Communities, Inc.   6,500    465,465 
The GEO Group, Inc.   60,400    2,094,068 
VEREIT, Inc.   118,700    1,052,869 
Weyerhaeuser Co.   16,200    501,876 
WP Glimcher, Inc.   351,625    3,336,921 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Identified cost $56,385,035)
        47,007,470 
Short-Term Investment  |  0.3%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $184,450)
   184,450    184,450 
Total Investments  |  99.9%
(Identified cost $68,315,763) (b)
       $59,634,443 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities  |  0.1%
        88,861 
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $59,723,304 


 
 
 

 

Description   Shares    Value 
Lazard US Realty Equity Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  4.5%          
Real Estate Management & Development  |  4.5%          
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)   71,320   $2,055,442 
Realogy Holdings Corp. (a)   56,908    2,054,948 
         4,110,390 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $4,367,907)
        4,110,390 
Real Estate Investment Trusts  |  94.6%         
Acadia Realty Trust   11,789    414,148 
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A   193,090    3,070,131 
American Tower Corp.   68,453    7,007,534 
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A   104,971    4,389,887 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   31,789    6,046,268 
Boston Properties, Inc.   24,520    3,116,002 
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A   116,898    2,049,222 
Equinix, Inc.   13,163    4,353,136 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.   44,105    3,207,757 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.   22,445    5,248,988 
Extra Space Storage, Inc.   44,680    4,175,793 
Federal Realty Investment Trust   8,815    1,375,581 
General Growth Properties, Inc.   61,909    1,840,554 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   116,847    1,951,345 
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.   89,969    1,180,393 
Parkway Properties, Inc.   94,866    1,485,601 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   77,445    2,251,326 
Prologis, Inc.   73,995    3,269,099 
Public Storage   22,963    6,333,884 
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.   68,537    1,378,964 
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   81,793    1,485,361 
Simon Property Group, Inc.   41,022    8,519,859 
SL Green Realty Corp.   16,568    1,605,108 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.   164,351    2,300,914 
Ventas, Inc.   53,611    3,375,348 
Welltower, Inc.   38,667    2,681,170 
Weyerhaeuser Co.   61,750    1,913,015 
WP Glimcher, Inc.   116,410    1,104,731 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Identified cost $73,635,293)
        87,131,119 
Short-Term Investment  |  1.2%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money
Market Fund
(Identified cost $1,086,905)
   1,086,905    1,086,905 
           
Total Investments  |  100.3%
(Identified cost $79,090,105) (b)
       $92,328,414 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
 Other Assets  |  (0.3)%
        (241,980)
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $92,086,434 


 
 
 

 

Description   Shares    Value 
Lazard Global Realty Equity Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  26.5%          
Brazil  |  1.7%          
BR Properties SA   12,940   $31,670 
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA   4,500    67,206 
         98,876 
China  |  1.0%          
China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.   18,000    56,965 
China Resources Land, Ltd.   20,000    51,203 
         108,168 
Germany  |  3.5%          
Vonovia SE   5,522    198,715 
Hong Kong  |  5.7%          
Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd.   22,000    141,517 
China Overseas Property Holdings, Ltd. (a)   6,000    874 
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.   11,000    134,357 
         276,748 
India  |  0.8%          
DLF, Ltd.   25,867    44,920 
Japan  |  5.5%          
Hulic Co., Ltd.   13,000    124,288 
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.   7,680    191,616 
         315,904 
Mexico  |  1.4%          
Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV   52,960    79,361 
Philippines  |  2.9%          
Ayala Land, Inc.   94,125    72,058 
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.   194,250    92,600 
         164,658 
Singapore  |  0.8%          
Frasers Centrepoint, Ltd.   40,400    48,857 
United Arab Emirates  |  1.4%          
Emaar Properties PJSC   48,800    79,983 
United States  |  1.8%          
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)   1,745    50,291 
Realogy Holdings Corp. (a)   1,478    53,371 
         103,662 
Total Common Stocks          
(Identified cost $1,639,842)        1,519,852 
Real Estate Investment Trusts  |  70.4%         
Australia  |  3.9%          
Charter Hall Group   11,166    39,715 
Westfield Corp.   24,205    185,358 
         225,073 
Description   Shares    Value 
Canada  |  2.2%          
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust   3,215   $128,204 
France  |  1.3%          
Klepierre   864    41,390 
Unibail-Rodamco SE   124    34,118 
         75,508 
Hong Kong  |  3.1%          
Link Real Estate Investment Trust   29,519    174,853 
Italy  |  0.8%          
Beni Stabili SpA   62,962    47,250 
Japan  |  9.0%          
Activia Properties, Inc.   13    67,458 
Invincible Investment Corp.   337    252,724 
Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.   55    133,364 
LaSalle Logiport REIT   10    9,658 
Premier Investment Corp.   45    55,618 
         518,822 
Singapore  |  0.5%          
CapitaMall Trust   16,300    25,275 
United Kingdom  |  4.8%          
Big Yellow Group PLC   6,090    67,744 
Great Portland Estates PLC   8,720    91,175 
Land Securities Group PLC   4,454    70,432 
Workspace Group PLC   4,244    47,727 
         277,078 
United States  |  44.8%          
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A   8,789    139,745 
American Tower Corp.   449    45,964 
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A   2,354    98,444 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   886    168,517 
Boston Properties, Inc.   584    74,215 
Equinix, Inc.   408    134,930 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.   1,674    121,750 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.   873    204,160 
Extra Space Storage, Inc.   788    73,646 
General Growth Properties, Inc.   2,050    60,946 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   3,348    55,912 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   3,786    110,059 
Prologis, Inc.   3,453    152,554 
Public Storage   865    238,593 
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.   4,787    96,314 
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   4,319    78,433 
Simon Property Group, Inc.   1,537    319,220 
SL Green Realty Corp.   522    50,571 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.   6,228    87,192 


 
 
 

 

Description   Shares    Value 
Lazard Global Realty Equity Portfolio (concluded)      
Ventas, Inc.   1,246  $78,448 
VEREIT, Inc.   3,324    29,484 
Welltower, Inc.   1,329    92,153 
WP Glimcher, Inc.   6,431    61,030 
         2,572,280 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Identified cost $3,580,829)
        4,044,343 
Short-Term Investment  |  3.0%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $174,394)
   174,394    174,394 
Total Investments  |  99.9%
(Identified cost $5,395,065) (b)
      $5,738,589 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities  |  0.1%
        5,266 
Net Assets  |  100.0%      $5,743,855 


 
 
 

 

Description   
 
Shares
   Value 
Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  95.6%          
Australia  |  10.9%          
DUET Group (c)   62,019,959   $104,591,107 
Macquarie Atlas Roads Group   10,243,472    37,690,250 
Spark Infrastructure Group   47,864,987    75,950,195 
Transurban Group   12,270,116    106,754,240 
         324,985,792 
Austria  |  0.3%          
Flughafen Wien AG   84,870    9,271,062 
France  |  12.1%          
Aeroports de Paris   606,868    75,028,798 
Eutelsat Communications SA   4,385,679    141,679,252 
Vinci SA   1,932,031    143,933,025 
         360,641,075 
Germany  |  3.1%          
Fraport AG   1,504,050    91,237,837 
Italy  |  22.8%          
ASTM SpA   834,619    9,639,585 
Atlantia SpA   8,848,572    245,376,371 
Hera SpA   15,340,703    45,839,936 
Snam SpA   23,896,547    149,691,278 
Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA   2,166,147    22,183,724 
Terna SpA   36,337,575    207,362,825 
         680,093,719 
Luxembourg  |  4.9%          
SES SA   4,944,712    144,800,211 
Portugal  |  0.6%          
REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA   5,584,800    18,314,945 
Spain  |  4.9%          
Abertis Infraestructuras SA   8,909,896    146,502,321 
Switzerland  |  1.4%          
Flughafen Zuerich AG   48,240    43,195,507 
United Kingdom  |  3.0%          
Pennon Group PLC   7,610,711    88,649,418 
United States  |  31.6%          
Ameren Corp.   1,834,600    91,913,460 
CSX Corp.   9,356,659    240,933,969 
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a)   1,400,000    87,780,000 
Great Plains Energy, Inc.   3,442,382    111,016,820 
Norfolk Southern Corp.   1,751,437    145,807,130 
PG&E Corp.   2,024,699    120,915,024 
SJW Corp.   62,366    2,267,004 
Description   
 
Shares
   Value 
Union Pacific Corp.   1,770,000   $140,803,500 
         941,436,907 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $2,663,635,027)
        2,849,128,794 
Short-Term Investment  |  5.3%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money
Market Fund
(Identified cost $156,621,673)
   156,621,673    156,621,673 
Total Investments  |  100.9%
(Identified cost $2,820,256,700) (b), (h)
      $3,005,750,467 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
Other Assets  |  (0.9)%
       (26,888,209)
Net Assets  |  100.0%      $2,978,862,258 


 
 
 

 

Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016:

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Quantity   Cost
on Origination
Date^
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Purchase Contracts                   
CHF  BNP  06/29/16   6,163,453    6,349,362   $85,317   $ 
CHF  BNP  06/29/16   8,384,561    8,770,003        16,474 
JPY  BNP  06/29/16   5,451,544,944    48,062,103    502,192     
JPY  CAN  06/29/16   1,347,393,867    12,104,986        101,924 
JPY  CIT  06/29/16   87,726,692    788,696        7,196 
JPY  CSF  06/29/16   899,762,045    8,089,203        73,804 
JPY  HSB  06/29/16   880,524,538    7,910,710        66,685 
JPY  JPM  06/29/16   991,859,340    8,911,440        75,606 
JPY  MEL  06/29/16   837,687,193    7,522,875        60,461 
JPY  RBC  06/29/16   296,518,898    2,614,378    27,117     
JPY  SSB  06/29/16   790,067,041    7,100,768        62,571 
Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts           $614,626   $464,721 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts                   
AUD  BNP  06/29/16   63,775,615    47,119,338   $   $1,576,334 
AUD  CAN  06/29/16   21,544,869    15,917,781        532,737 
AUD  CIT  06/29/16   45,187,929    33,381,001        1,122,101 
AUD  CSF  06/29/16   70,997,329    52,473,417        1,736,373 
AUD  HSB  06/29/16   46,567,933    34,391,815        1,164,985 
AUD  RBC  06/29/16   64,566,426    47,707,487        1,592,007 
AUD  SCB  06/29/16   68,776,830    50,806,476        1,707,858 
AUD  SSB  06/29/16   52,630,670    38,885,276        1,300,708 
CHF  CAN  06/29/16   11,954,629    12,161,372        319,327 
CHF  CSF  06/29/16   15,763,230    16,035,350        421,550 
CHF  JPM  06/29/16   2,754,140    2,801,662        73,676 
CHF  RBC  06/29/16   18,099,951    18,412,559        483,890 
CHF  SCB  06/29/16   6,761,227    6,877,386        181,373 
EUR  BNP  06/29/16   271,268,362    302,027,481        7,472,873 
EUR  CAN  06/29/16   132,697,938    147,772,425        3,627,682 
EUR  CIT  06/29/16   52,980,050    58,988,359        1,458,588 
EUR  CIT  06/29/16   77,209,917    87,268,439        823,281 
EUR  CSF  06/29/16   67,868,702    75,563,656        1,870,319 
EUR  HSB  06/29/16   60,328,808    67,158,029        1,673,394 
EUR  MEL  06/29/16   110,910,038    123,487,236        3,054,229 
EUR  RBC  06/29/16   204,842,719    228,067,991        5,644,830 
EUR  SCB  06/29/16   105,239,706    117,184,413        2,887,556 
EUR  SSB  06/29/16   152,656,668    169,990,833        4,180,945 
GBP  BNP  06/29/16   8,884,897    12,506,647        258,121 
GBP  CAN  06/29/16   4,889,732    6,928,750        96,238 
GBP  CIT  06/29/16   4,486,232    6,313,699        131,588 
GBP  HSB  06/29/16   4,564,871    6,425,330        132,936 
GBP  JPM  06/29/16   1,929,593    2,716,309        55,902 
GBP  SCB  06/29/16   25,668,263    36,131,545        745,576 
GBP  SSB  06/29/16   11,281,971    15,878,077        330,524 
JPY  BNP  06/29/16   2,177,164,983    19,194,399        200,559 
 
 
 

 

Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio (concluded)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2016 (concluded):

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Quantity   Cost
on Origination
Date^
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts (concluded)              
JPY  BNP  06/29/16   3,274,379,961    29,403,820   $234,482   $ 
JPY  CAN  06/29/16   1,347,393,867    11,879,161        123,901 
JPY  CIT  06/29/16   87,726,692    773,420        8,081 
JPY  CSF  06/29/16   899,762,045    7,932,311        83,088 
JPY  HSB  06/29/16   880,524,538    7,762,713        81,312 
JPY  JPM  06/29/16   991,859,340    8,742,701        93,134 
JPY  MEL  06/29/16   837,687,193    7,384,278        78,137 
JPY  RBC  06/29/16   296,518,898    2,662,555    21,060     
JPY  SSB  06/29/16   790,067,041    6,965,177        73,020 
Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts            255,542    47,398,733 
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Purchase and Sale Contracts  $870,168   $47,863,454 

 

^ In USD unless otherwise indicated.

 
 
 

 

Description   
 
Shares
   Value 
Lazard Capital Allocator Opportunistic Strategies Portfolio  
Exchange-Traded Funds  |  74.9%          
Equity  |  50.0%          
iShares Latin America 40 ETF   133,300   $3,353,828 
iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF   144,400    6,473,452 
iShares MSCI Japan ETF   579,100    6,607,531 
iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF   178,400    10,331,144 
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF   219,100    13,441,785 
iShares North American Tech ETF   42,100    4,658,365 
iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF   64,200    9,361,644 
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio   254,300    8,974,247 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   97,800    20,103,768 
         83,305,764 
Fixed Income  |  24.9%          
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate
Bond ETF
   209,300    24,869,026 
Market Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF   322,300    8,292,779 
PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate
Bond Portfolio
   474,800    8,451,440 
         41,613,245 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Identified cost $122,467,048)
        124,919,009 
Closed-End Management Investment Companies  |  10.0%          
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund   632,000    8,329,760 
Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.   560,800    8,344,704 
Total Closed-End Management Investment Companies
(Identified cost $16,196,516)
        16,674,464 
Short-Term Investment  |  14.6%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money
Market Fund
(Identified cost $24,290,522)
   24,290,522    24,290,522 
           
Description   
Number of
Contracts
   Value 
Purchased Options  |  0.1%          
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 62 Call,
Expires 04/15/16
   82,500   $85,800 
Description   
Number of
Contracts
   Value 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 185 Put,
Expires 04/15/16
   100,000   $6,000 
Total Purchased Options
(Identified cost $306,731)
        91,800 
Total Investments  l 99.6%
(Identified cost $163,260,817) (b), (h)
       $165,975,795 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities  |  0.4%
        716,209 
Net Assets  |  100.0%      $166,692,004 


 

 
 
 

 

Lazard Capital Allocator Opportunistic Strategies Portfolio (concluded)

Forward Currency Purchase Contract open at March 31, 2016:

 

Currency  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
    Quantity     Cost
on Origination
Date^
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
JPY  SSB  05/18/16   533,436,639    4,763,010   $17,492 

 

^ In USD unless otherwise indicated.

 

Written Option open at March 31, 2016:

 

Description  Number
of Contracts
   Strike Price  Expiration Date  Premium   Value 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 170 Put   1,000   $170.00  04/15/16  $55,749   $(2,000)

 

Total Return Swap Agreements open at March 31, 2016:

 

Pay  Currency  Counterparty  Notional
Amount
(000)
  Expiration
Date
  Receive  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 0.45%  USD  GSC   6,678   03/03/17  Appreciation, and dividends paid, on securities in a basket of domestic equity securities  $175,929   $ 
1 Month USD LIBOR minus 0.40%  USD  GSC   13,250   03/09/17  Appreciation, and dividends paid, on securities in a custom momentum basket       311,010 
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 0.40%  EUR  GSC   5,899   11/16/25  Appreciation, and dividends paid, on securities in a basket of domestic equity securities   13,241     
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Total Return Swap Agreements  $189,170   $311,010 
 
 
 

 

Description   
 
Shares
   Value 
Lazard Enhanced Opportunities Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  1.4%          
United States  |  1.4%          
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT   1,463   $23,261 
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.   94    2,433 
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   238    8,011 
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)   22    930 
Blucora, Inc. (a)   174    898 
Bunge, Ltd.   467    26,465 
Exelixis, Inc. (a)   10,844    43,376 
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. Class A REIT   100    2,109 
FXCM, Inc. Class A (a)   23    247 
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT   600    18,000 
Gramercy Property Trust REIT   22    186 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a)   709    1,106 
Innoviva, Inc.   1,311    16,505 
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (a)   193    1,436 
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)   199    3,719 
Red Hat, Inc. (a)   233    17,361 
Sequenom, Inc. (a)   270    381 
SolarCity Corp. (a)   783    19,246 
Solazyme, Inc. (a)   3,270    6,638 
SunEdison, Inc. (a)   20,379    11,009 
The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.   36    995 
TiVo, Inc. (a)   400    3,804 
Trinity Industries, Inc.   173    3,167 
Violin Memory, Inc. (a)   5,940    3,102 
Voya Financial, Inc.   74    2,203 
WebMD Health Corp. (a)   1,244    77,912 
Workday, Inc. Class A (a)   232    17,827 
         312,327 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $315,537)
        312,327 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Corporate Bonds  |  16.8%             
Canada  |  1.5%             
Element Financial Corp.:             
5.125%, 06/30/19  CAD   141   $115,080 
4.250%, 06/30/20  CAD   289    218,627 
            333,707 
Greece  |  0.2%             
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.,
4.000%, 11/01/18
 USD   47    37,747 
Mexico  |  1.0%             
Cemex SAB de CV:             
3.750%, 03/15/18  USD   100    104,187 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
3.720%, 03/15/20  USD   127   $116,401 
            220,588 
United States  |  14.1%             
Aceto Corp.,
2.000%, 11/01/20 (d)
  USD   27    25,667 
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.,
2.750%, 03/01/31
  USD   20    22,812 
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:             
2.500%, 02/15/19  USD   9    9,748 
7.875%, 09/01/23 (d)  USD   25    22,063 
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
3.000%, 12/01/19
  USD   18    16,099 
Ascent Capital Group, Inc.,
4.000%, 07/15/20
  USD   55    34,203 
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,
2.250%, 06/01/22
  USD   85    72,516 
Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.,
1.500%, 12/01/17
  USD   24    27,330 
Broadsoft, Inc.,
1.000%, 09/01/22 (d)
  USD   26    31,216 
Carriage Services, Inc.,
2.750%, 03/15/21
  USD   32    35,060 
Colony Starwood Homes,
3.000%, 07/01/19
  USD   246    243,694 
Encore Capital Group, Inc.,
3.000%, 11/27/17
  USD   64    63,280 
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.,
3.625%, 08/15/20
  USD   257    271,617 
FXCM, Inc.,
2.250%, 06/15/18
  USD   55    33,000 
Harmonic, Inc.,
4.000%, 12/01/20 (d)
  USD   25    19,797 
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.,
1.500%, 03/15/18
  USD   269    182,920 
Innoviva, Inc.,
2.125%, 01/15/23
  USD   26    20,264 
Invacare Corp.,
5.000%, 02/15/21 (d)
  USD   91    91,853 
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
2.250%, 06/15/22 (d)
  USD   31    28,307 
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.,
4.875%, 06/01/20 (d)
  USD   25    23,406 
LGI Homes, Inc.,
4.250%, 11/15/19
  USD   115    144,469 
Liberty Interactive LLC,
1.000%, 09/30/43 (d)
  USD   139    119,540 
LinkedIn Corp.,
0.500%, 11/01/19
  USD   116    105,052 
M/I Homes, Inc.,
3.250%, 09/15/17
  USD   140    140,875 


 

 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Value 
Lazard Enhanced Opportunities Portfolio (continued)  
Molina Healthcare, Inc.,
1.625%, 08/15/44
  USD   1   $1,255 
Navistar International Corp.,
4.750%, 04/15/19
  USD   34    20,230 
Nuance Communications, Inc.:             
2.750%, 11/01/31  USD   95    95,178 
1.000%, 12/15/35 (d)  USD   1    921 
NuVasive, Inc.,
2.250%, 03/15/21
  USD   47    50,290 
PDL BioPharma, Inc.,
4.000%, 02/01/18
  USD   65    58,703 
PRA Group, Inc.,
3.000%, 08/01/20
  USD   2    1,594 
RAIT Financial Trust,
4.000%, 10/01/33
  USD   46    38,295 
Shutterfly, Inc.,
0.250%, 05/15/18
  USD   146    145,726 
SolarCity Corp.,
1.625%, 11/01/19
  USD   29    16,621 
Solazyme, Inc.,
5.000%, 10/01/19
  USD   144    71,640 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.:             
3.750%, 10/15/17  USD   61    60,161 
4.550%, 03/01/18  USD   35    35,087 
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.,
0.500%, 09/15/32
  USD   228    221,160 
Trinity Industries, Inc.,
3.875%, 06/01/36
  USD   67    71,104 
Twitter, Inc.,
1.000%, 09/15/21
  USD   123    103,320 
Violin Memory, Inc.,
4.250%, 10/01/19
  USD   40    13,600 
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.,
2.250%, 12/01/20 (d)
  USD   23    22,569 
Wabash National Corp.,
3.375%, 05/01/18
  USD   174    221,632 
Wright Medical Group, Inc.,
2.000%, 02/15/20
  USD   67    59,839 
            3,093,713 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Identified cost $3,684,573)
           3,685,755 
             
Description      Shares   Value 
Preferred Stock  |  0.5%              
United States  |  0.5%              
Bunge, Ltd.
(Identified cost $89,317)
      1,109   $95,097 
Description   
 
Shares
   Value 
Short-Term Investment  |  58.8%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $12,913,667)
   12,913,667   $12,913,667 
Description   
Number of
Contracts
   Value 
Purchased Options  |  0.1%          
Bunge, Ltd. 57.5 Call,
Expires 07/15/16
   8   $2,120 
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 32 Call,
Expires 04/15/16
   17    3,927 
Netsuite, Inc. 70 Call,
Expires 04/15/16
   1    90 
Red Hat, Inc. 80 Call:          
Expires 04/15/16   4    36 
Expires 05/20/16   4    288 
Shutterfly, Inc. 50 Call,
Expires 06/17/16
   4    460 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 180 Put,
Expires 04/15/16
   41    164 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 200 Put,
Expires 04/15/16
   41    2,050 
Toll Brothers, Inc. 33 Call,
Expires 06/17/16
   7    303 
WebMD Health Corp. 65 Call,
Expires 06/17/16
   13    4,940 
Total Purchased Options
(Identified cost $15,975)
        14,378 
Total Investments  l 77.6%
(Identified cost $17,019,069) (b)
       17,021,224 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities  |  22.4%
       4,927,381 
Net Assets  |  100.0%      $21,948,605 


 

 
 
 

 

Lazard Enhanced Opportunities Portfolio (continued)

Written Options open at March 31, 2016:

 

Description  Number
of Contracts
  Strike Price  Expiration Date  Premium   Value 
Bunge, Ltd. 47.5 Put   4   $47.50  07/15/16  $665   $(280)
Bunge, Ltd. 50 Put   4    50.00  07/15/16   919    (420)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 30.5 Put   17    30.50  04/15/16   1,153    (51)
Netsuite, Inc. 50 Put   2    55.00  04/15/16   147    (50)
Red Hat, Inc. 60 Put   4    60.00  06/17/16   939    (180)
Red Hat, Inc. 65 Put   4    65.00  04/15/16   346    (20)
Red Hat, Inc. 67.5 Put   4    67.50  05/20/16   283    (283)
Shutterfly, Inc. 42.5 Put   4    42.50  06/17/16   678    (380)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 190 Put   83    190.00  04/15/16   3,166    (747)
Toll Brothers, Inc. 26 Put   7    26.00  06/17/16   304    (304)
WebMD Health Corp. 50 Put   13    50.00  06/17/16   2,621    (779)
Total Written Options            $11,221   $(3,494)

 

Total Return Swap Agreements open at March 31, 2016:

 

Pay  Currency  Counterparty  Notional
Amount
(000)
  Expiration
Date
  Receive  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
1 Month JPY LIBOR plus 1.00%  JPY  DUB  216  12/05/16  Unicharm Corp.  $  $5,716 
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  225  09/28/16  Aceto Corp.   6,153    
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  139  09/28/16  Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.   3,219    
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  55  09/28/16  AK Steel Corp.   21,171    
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  233  09/28/16  Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.      6,936 
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  275  09/28/16  Alon USA Energy, Inc.      29,319 
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  240  09/28/16  Altra Industrial Motion Corp.   11,858    
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  221  09/28/16  AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      6,418 
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  278  09/28/16  American Residential Properties OP LP   12,877    
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  245  09/28/16  AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      17,265 
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  95  09/28/16  ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      1,399 
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  12  09/28/16  Ascent Capital Group, Inc.      3,254 
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  27  09/28/16  Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   2,169    
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%  USD  DUB  31  09/28/16  Blucora, Inc.   1,751    
 
 
 

 

Lazard Enhanced Opportunities Portfolio (continued)

Total Return Swap Agreements open at March 31, 2016 (continued):

 

Pay

Currency

Counterparty

Notional
Amount
(000)

Expiration
Date

Receive

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   249   09/28/16   Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.   $ 6,895   $  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   233   09/28/16   BroadSoft, Inc.     31,174      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   260   09/28/16   CalAtlantic Group, Inc.     7,194      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   271   09/28/16   Carriage Services, Inc.     1,799      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   323   09/28/16   Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.     42,429      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   40   09/28/16   Cobalt International Energy, Inc.         1,288  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   20   09/28/16   Colony Starwood Homes     184      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   69   09/28/16   Cowen Group, Inc.         8,456  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   43   09/28/16   Encore Capital Group, Inc.         1,516  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   57   09/28/16   Encore Capital Group, Inc.         14,756  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   309   09/28/16   Exelixis, Inc.         1,708  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   26   09/28/16   Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.     2,906      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   288   09/28/16   GPT Property Trust LP     27,556      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   261   09/28/16   Green Plains, Inc.         12,149  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   224   09/28/16   HealthSouth Corp.         1,171  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   475   09/28/16   Hologic, Inc.     6,837      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   21   09/28/16   Iconix Brand Group, Inc.     12,167      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   157   09/28/16   Innoviva, Inc.     533      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   305   09/28/16   Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.     21,317      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   102   09/28/16   Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     9,968      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   78   09/28/16   JAKKS Pacific, Inc.     4,446      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   44   09/28/16   K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.         9,861  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   44   09/28/16   LGI Homes, Inc.     6,529      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   96   09/28/16   Liberty Interactive LLC     1,389      
 
 
 

 

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1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   238   09/28/16   Liberty Media Corp.   $ 10,474   $  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   84   09/28/16   LinkedIn Corp.     695      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   45   09/28/16   M/I Homes, Inc.     1,916      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   250   09/28/16   MercadoLibre, Inc.     21,235      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   249   09/28/16   Molina Healthcare, Inc.     3,717      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   30   09/28/16   Navistar International Corp.     4,959      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   211   09/28/16   Netsuite, Inc.     7,618      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   35   09/28/16   Nuance Communications, Inc.     2,874      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   178   09/28/16   Nuance Communications, Inc.         4,286  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   40   09/28/16   PDL BioPharma, Inc.         3,051  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   43   09/28/16   PRA Group, Inc.         8,987  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   62   09/28/16   PTC Therapeutics, Inc.         20,352  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   62   09/28/16   Quidel Corp.         9,841  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   4   09/28/16   Rait Financial Trust         129  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   331   09/28/16   Red Hat, Inc.     19,978      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   126   09/28/16   Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.     1,262      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   45   09/28/16   RWT Holdings, Inc.     2,385      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   23   09/28/16   Sequenom, Inc.         6,447  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   144   09/28/16   Shutterfly, Inc.     2,178      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   188   09/28/16   SolarCity Corp.         29,014  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   137   09/28/16   SolarCity Corp.         34,909  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   69   09/28/16   Solazyme, Inc.         6,504  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   102   09/28/16   Starwood Property Trust, Inc.     1,933      
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   144   09/28/16   Starwood Property Trust, Inc.     1,210      
 
 
 

 

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1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   145   09/28/16   SunEdison, Inc.   $     $ 127,639  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   34   09/28/16   SunEdison, Inc.           31,751  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   6   09/28/16   SunEdison, Inc.           5,692  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   238   09/28/16   The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.     4,934        
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   476   09/28/16   Trinity Industries, Inc.           17,311  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   29   09/28/16   Violin Memory, Inc.           16,755  
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   30   09/28/16   Wabash National Corp.     3,329        
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   342   09/28/16   WebMD Health Corp.     31,042        
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   214   09/28/16   Workday, Inc.     24,451        
1 Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%   USD   DUB   172   09/28/16   Wright Medical Group, Inc.           12,462  
                          388,711       456,342  
                                     

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1 Month JPY LIBOR less 0.40%   JPY   DUB   109   12/05/16   Unicharm Corp.   $ 2,299     $  
CAD CDOR less 0.30%   CAD   DUB   97   01/20/17   Element Financial Corp.     2,184        
USD FED OPEN less 0.25%   USD   DUB   21   09/29/16   NuVasive, Inc.           1,058  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   112   09/29/16   Aceto Corp.           7,446  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   76   09/29/16   Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.           2,040  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   97   09/29/16   Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     588        
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   120   09/29/16   Alon USA Energy, Inc.     12,068        
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   148   09/29/16   Altra Industrial Motion Corp.           18,881  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   139   09/29/16   AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     6,298        
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   116   09/29/16   American Homes 4 Rent           10,236  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   39   09/29/16   ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,907        
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   15   09/29/16   Ascent Capital Group, Inc.           5,163  
 
 
 

 

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Appreciation

 

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Depreciation

 
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   44   09/29/16   Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   $   $ 4,277  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   7   09/29/16   Blucora, Inc.     1,092      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   163   09/29/16   Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.         8,838  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   69   09/29/16   Bunge, Ltd.         7,732  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   54   09/29/16   CalAtlantic Group, Inc.         6,463  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   188   09/29/16   Carriage Services, Inc.         4,065  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   230   09/29/16   Cemex SAB de CV         33,937  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   10   09/29/16   Cobalt International Energy, Inc.         1,192  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   89   09/29/16   Colony Starwood Homes         2,983  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   32   09/29/16   Cowen Group, Inc.     1,264      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   69   09/29/16   Encore Capital Group, Inc.         839  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   72   09/29/16   Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. REIT         1,209  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   3   09/29/16   FXCM, Inc.     593      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   174   09/29/16   Gramercy Property Trust REIT         19,155  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   68   09/29/16   Green Plains, Inc.         13,292  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   12   09/29/16   Harmonic, Inc.     1,757      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   107   09/29/16   HealthSouth Corp.         6,517  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   50   09/29/16   Hologic, Inc.         1,880  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   15   09/29/16   Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.     5,343      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   67   09/29/16   Iconix Brand Group, Inc.         7,528  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   257   09/29/16   Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.         18,597  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   50   09/29/16   Invacare Corp.         3,696  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   63   09/29/16   Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.         7,340  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   14   09/29/16   iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF         425  
 
 
 

 

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Total Return Swap Agreements open at March 31, 2016 (continued):

 

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Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   122   09/29/16   Liberty Media Corp.   $   $ 9,713  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   65   09/29/16   M/I Homes, Inc.         2,642  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   121   09/29/16   MercadoLibre, Inc.         20,663  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   159   09/29/16   Molina Healthcare, Inc.         3,822  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   29   09/29/16   Navistar International Corp.         14,072  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   46   09/29/16   NetSuite, Inc.         7,034  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   94   09/29/16   Nuance Communications, Inc.     1,694      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   13   09/29/16   PRA Group, Inc.     3,983      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   23   09/29/16   PTC Therapeutics, Inc.     1,260      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   20   09/29/16   Quidel Corp.     4,252      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   5   09/29/16   RAIT Financial Trust         1,039  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   189   09/29/16   Red Hat, Inc.         21,675  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   4   09/29/16   Redwood Trust, Inc.         1,317  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   30   09/29/16   Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.     1,573      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   73   09/29/16   Shutterfly, Inc.         631  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   81   09/29/16   The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.         5,462  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   2   09/29/16   TiVo, Inc.         177  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   128   09/29/16   Trinity Industries, Inc.     3,702      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   22   09/29/16   Violin Memory, Inc.     17,015      
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   15   09/29/16   Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.         333  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   145   09/29/16   Wabash National Corp.         12,584  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   204   09/29/16   WebMD Health Corp.         25,087  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   79   09/29/16   Workday, Inc.         26,758  
USD FED OPEN less 0.30%   USD   DUB   82   09/29/16   Wright Medical Group NV     12,971      
 
 
 

 

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Appreciation

   

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Depreciation

 
USD FED OPEN less 0.75%   USD   DUB   303   09/29/16   iShares Russell 2000 ETF   $     $ 19,249  
USD FED OPEN less 0.85%   USD   DUB   170   09/29/16   BroadSoft, Inc.           33,380  
USD FED OPEN less 1.13%   USD   DUB   143   09/29/16   LGI Homes, Inc.           6,503  
USD FED OPEN less 2.50%   USD   DUB   12   09/29/16   PDL BioPharma, Inc.     18        
USD FED OPEN less 2.93%   USD   DUB   44   09/29/16   AK Steel Holding Corp.           19,457  
USD FED OPEN less 3.00%   USD   DUB   137   09/29/16   AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.     5,268        
USD FED OPEN less 3.00%   USD   DUB   200   09/29/16   Exelixis, Inc.     10,539        
USD FED OPEN less 3.00%   USD   DUB   70   09/29/16   JAKKS Pacific, Inc.     1,383        
USD FED OPEN less 7.00%   USD   DUB   121   09/29/16   Innoviva, Inc.     4,853        
USD FED OPEN less 15.00%   USD   DUB   88   09/29/16   SunEdison, Inc.     70,872        
USD FED OPEN less 15.40%   USD   DUB   9   09/29/16   Sequenom, Inc.     2,393        
USD FED OPEN less 44.00%   USD   DUB   52   09/29/16   Solazyme, Inc.     17,613        
USD FED OPEN less 51.25%   USD   DUB   141   09/29/16   SolarCity Corp.     29,262        
                          224,044       426,387  
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Total Return Swap Agreements   $ 612,755     $ 882,729  
 
 
 

 

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Lazard Fundamental Long/Short Portfolio          
Common Stocks  |  88.2%          
Aerospace & Defense  |  5.1%          
Honeywell International, Inc. (i)   108,479   $12,155,072 
Raytheon Co. (i)   30,580    3,750,025 
         15,905,097 
Airlines  |  2.5%          
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (i)   95,435    7,827,579 
Banks  |  5.5%          
Signature Bank (a), (i)   49,959    6,800,419 
SVB Financial Group (a), (i)   34,920    3,563,586 
Wells Fargo & Co. (i)   139,145    6,729,052 
         17,093,057 
Beverages  |  3.5%          
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B (i)   113,685    10,934,223 
Biotechnology  |  2.0%          
United Therapeutics Corp. (a), (i)   28,275    3,150,683 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a), (i)   39,110    3,108,854 
         6,259,537 
Capital Markets  |  2.0%          
The Charles Schwab Corp. (i)   222,056    6,222,009 
Diversified Financial Services  |  3.0%          
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (i)   38,872    9,140,362 
Electrical Equipment  |  2.3%          
Eaton Corp. PLC (i)   56,105    3,509,929 
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (i)   31,070    3,534,212 
         7,044,141 
Energy Equipment & Services  |  0.5%          
Schlumberger, Ltd. (i)   21,250    1,567,188 
Food & Staples Retailing  |  3.2%          
CVS Health Corp. (i)   94,583    9,811,095 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  3.1%          
Natus Medical, Inc. (a), (i)   102,804    3,950,758 
Stryker Corp. (i)   52,450    5,627,360 
         9,578,118 
Health Care Providers & Services  |  1.6%          
McKesson Corp. (i)   31,134    4,895,822 
Insurance  |  6.4%          
Aon PLC (i)   79,366    8,289,779 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (i)   248,093    11,432,125 
         19,721,904 
Internet Software & Services  |  5.2%          
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a), (i)   13,266    9,882,506 

 

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Facebook, Inc., Class A (a), (i)   53,268   $6,077,879 
         15,960,385 
IT Services  |  6.6%          
Accenture PLC, Class A (i)   36,765    4,242,681 
Vantiv, Inc., Class A (a), (i)   144,665    7,794,550 
Visa, Inc., Class A (i)   110,859    8,478,497 
         20,515,728 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  |  3.5%          
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (a), (i)   107,947    7,027,350 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (i)   27,829    3,940,308 
         10,967,658 
Media  |  8.0%          
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (a), (i)   118,340    7,685,000 
MDC Partners, Inc., Class A (i)   407,196    9,609,826 
The Madison Square Garden Co. Class A (a), (i)   45,515    7,571,875 
         24,866,701 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  1.5%          
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (i)   32,050    4,510,717 
Pharmaceuticals  |  7.3%          
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (i)   115,225    7,360,573 
Pfizer, Inc. (i)   258,620    7,665,497 
Zoetis, Inc. (i)   170,134    7,542,040 
         22,568,110 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  |  1.4%          
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT (i)   44,950    4,201,027 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  1.6%  
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (i)   61,985    4,828,632 
Specialty Retail  |  5.9%          
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (i)   67,784    10,868,486 
Tiffany & Co. (i)   99,065    7,269,390 
         18,137,876 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  |  3.6%          
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a), (i)   71,530    4,285,362 
VF Corp. (i)   105,330    6,821,171 
         11,106,533 
Tobacco  |  2.9%          
Reynolds American, Inc. (i)   175,450    8,826,889 
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $262,059,595)
        272,490,388 
Short-Term Investment  |  82.4%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $254,811,819)
   254,811,819    254,811,819 
 
 
 

 

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Total Investments excluding
Securities Sold Short  |  170.6%

(Identified cost $516,871,414)
       $527,302,207 
Securities Sold Short  |  (66.8)%          
Air Freight & Logistics  |  (1.1)%          
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   (45,295)   (3,362,248)
Automobiles  |  (1.2)%          
Harley-Davidson, Inc.   (72,970)   (3,745,550)
Banks  |  (3.9)%          
BOK Financial Corp.   (47,235)   (2,579,976)
US Bancorp   (147,917)   (6,003,951)
Valley National Bancorp   (363,835)   (3,470,986)
         (12,054,913)
Biotechnology  |  (2.8)%          
Amgen, Inc.   (40,210)   (6,028,685)
Exact Sciences Corp. (a)   (393,685)   (2,653,437)
         (8,682,122)
Building Products  |  (1.4)%          
AO Smith Corp.   (57,275)   (4,370,655)
Capital Markets  |  (3.9)%          
Eaton Vance Corp.   (108,774)   (3,646,105)
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.   (61,187)   (4,494,797)
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   (25,188)   (3,954,012)
         (12,094,914)
Construction & Engineering  |  (1.0)%          
KBR, Inc.   (191,569)   (2,965,488)
Consumer Finance  |  (1.6)%          
Capital One Financial Corp.   (69,212)   (4,797,084)
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  |  (1.0)%  
Cognex Corp.   (79,195)   (3,084,645)
Energy Equipment & Services  |  (1.1)%          
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   (108,725)   (3,381,348)
Food & Staples Retailing  |  (1.2)%          
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   (53,265)   (3,648,120)
Food Products  |  (2.1)%          
B&G Foods, Inc.   (104,286)   (3,630,196)
The WhiteWave Foods Co. (a)   (66,785)   (2,714,142)
         (6,344,338)
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  (7.7)%          
ABIOMED, Inc. (a)   (43,880)   (4,160,263)
Baxter International, Inc.   (104,222)   (4,281,440)
DexCom, Inc. (a)   (40,895)   (2,777,179)
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)   (46,765)   (3,662,635)

 

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Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)   (56,027)  $(4,483,280)
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. (a)   (165,155)   (4,485,610)
         (23,850,407)
Health Care Providers & Services  |  (1.7)%          
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)   (46,405)   (3,187,560)
Owens & Minor, Inc.   (53,489)   (2,162,025)
         (5,349,585)
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  |  (3.8)%          
Brinker International, Inc.   (97,615)   (4,485,409)
Jack in the Box, Inc.   (29,200)   (1,865,004)
Wynn Resorts, Ltd.   (58,570)   (5,472,195)
         (11,822,608)
Insurance  |  (5.8)%          
CNO Financial Group, Inc.   (144,635)   (2,591,859)
Lincoln National Corp.   (79,709)   (3,124,593)
Prudential Financial, Inc.   (54,588)   (3,942,345)
The Travelers Cos., Inc.   (47,038)   (5,489,805)
Unum Group   (92,765)   (2,868,294)
         (18,016,896)
Internet & Catalog Retail  |  (0.9)%          
Netflix, Inc. (a)   (25,893)   (2,647,041)
Internet Software & Services  |  (1.5)%          
Demandware, Inc. (a)   (64,255)   (2,512,371)
Pandora Media, Inc. (a)   (247,235)   (2,212,753)
         (4,725,124)
IT Services  |  (2.2)%          
Amdocs, Ltd.   (83,646)   (5,053,891)
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)   (47,000)   (1,814,200)
         (6,868,091)
Life Sciences Tools & Services  |  (2.4)%          
Illumina, Inc. (a)   (26,597)   (4,311,640)
PerkinElmer, Inc.   (62,790)   (3,105,593)
         (7,417,233)
Machinery  |  (1.2)%          
Dover Corp.   (57,467)   (3,696,852)
Media  |  (1.4)%          
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A (a)   (146,880)   (4,205,174)
Multiline Retail  |  (3.5)%          
Big Lots, Inc.   (132,896)   (6,018,860)
Nordstrom, Inc.   (84,845)   (4,853,982)
         (10,872,842)
Pharmaceuticals  |  (3.1)%          
Novartis AG Sponsored ADR   (70,205)   (5,085,650)
 
 
 

 

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Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR   (83,170)  $(4,506,983)
         (9,592,633)
Road & Rail  |  (1.3)%          
Canadian National Railway Co.   (66,180)   (4,133,603)
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  (2.3)%  
Cavium, Inc. (a)   (61,589)   (3,766,783)
Linear Technology Corp.   (76,430)   (3,405,721)
         (7,172,504)
Software  |  (2.0)%          
Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)   (101,491)   (3,322,815)
Zendesk, Inc. (a)   (137,400)   (2,875,782)
         (6,198,597)
Specialty Retail  |  (1.7)%          
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)   (53,755)   (2,668,398)
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.   (47,875)   (2,620,678)
         (5,289,076)
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  |  (1.0)%          
Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)   (34,815)   (2,953,357)
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  |  (1.0)%          
BofI Holding, Inc. (a)   (149,910)   (3,199,079)
Total Securities Sold Short          
(Proceeds $201,803,100)         (206,542,127 )
Total Investments  |  103.8%
(Identified cost and short proceeds $315,068,314) (b)
       $ 320,760,080  
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
 Other Assets  |  (3.8)%
         (11,655,259 )
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $ 309,104,821  
 

The Lazard Funds, Inc. Notes to Portfolios of Investments March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

Portfolio  Aggregate
Cost
   Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   
US Equity Concentrated  $930,296,499   $72,323,712   $5,283,138   $67,040,574   
US Strategic Equity   109,981,404    10,290,165    3,969,727    6,320,438   
US Mid Cap Equity   23,172,429    1,565,762    471,576    1,094,186   
US Small-Mid Cap Equity   202,931,715    18,281,095    9,813,598    8,467,497   
International Equity   1,021,223,728    59,930,365    60,951,553    (1,021,188)  
International Equity Select   25,968,284    1,385,698    2,247,299    (861,601)  
International Equity Concentrated   14,385,198    1,055,698    894,806    160,892   
International Strategic Equity   7,205,915,241    677,828,534    410,563,876    267,264,658   
International Equity Advantage   2,077,920    65,519    181,833    (116,314)  
International Small Cap Equity   99,877,042    18,223,645    4,629,805    13,593,840   
Global Equity Select   20,435,840    1,599,854    786,182    813,672   
Global Strategic Equity   20,165,905    1,341,239    449,786    891,453   
Managed Equity Volatility   2,521,285    180,587    89,509    91,078   
Emerging Markets Equity   11,507,042,745    1,109,560,600    2,598,252,143    (1,488,691,543)  
Emerging Markets Core Equity   112,521,511    3,748,460    8,359,028    (4,610,568)  
Developing Markets Equity   353,438,343    25,500,967    38,556,308    (13,055,341)  
Emerging Markets Equity Advantage   3,053,021    159,373    292,392    (133,019)  
Emerging Markets Equity Blend   279,713,319    20,256,356    37,342,944    (17,086,588)  
Emerging Markets Multi Asset   181,355,918    7,317,050    15,943,976    (8,626,926)  
Emerging Markets Debt   254,035,211    6,229,698    9,743,137    (3,513,439)  
Explorer Total Return   242,085,411    7,039,919    4,708,773    2,331,146   
Emerging Markets Income   15,249,006    65,755    202,352    (136,597)  
US Corporate Income   243,545,013    3,438,578    5,925,735    (2,487,157)  
US Short Duration Fixed Income   95,879,379    169,282    477,544    (308,262)  
Global Fixed Income   4,864,401    91,670    188,706    (97,036)  
US Realty Income   68,315,763    2,195,570    10,876,890    (8,681,320)  
US Realty Equity   79,090,105    15,447,426    2,209,117    13,238,309   
Global Realty Equity   5,395,065    660,152    316,628    343,524   
Global Listed Infrastructure   2,820,256,700    243,807,800    58,314,033    185,493,767   
Capital Allocator Opportunistic Strategies   163,260,817    4,287,758    1,572,780    2,714,978   
Enhanced Opportunities   17,019,069    143,935    141,780    2,155   
Fundamental Long/Short   315,068,314    17,780,924    12,089,158    5,691,766   

 

(c) Security valued using Level 2 inputs, based on reference to a similar security which was trading on an active market, under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America hierarchy.
(d) Pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may only be traded among “qualified institutional buyers.” At March 31, 2016, the percentage of net assets for each Portfolio was as follows:

Portfolio  Percentage of
Net Assets
 
Emerging Markets Equity   1.0%
Emerging Markets Equity Advantage   2.1 
Emerging Markets Equity Blend   0.3 
Emerging Markets Multi Asset   1.4 
Emerging Markets Debt   6.4 
Explorer Total Return   7.9 
Emerging Markets Income   0.3 
US Corporate Income   37.1 
US Short Duration Fixed Income   1.3 
Enhanced Opportunities   1.8 

 

(e) Issue in default.
(f) Step up bonds are securities which increase the interest payment rate at a specified point in time. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at March 31, 2016 which may step up at a future date.

 

(g) Variable and floating rate securities are securities which interest rate changes are based on changes in a designated base rate. The rates shown are those in effect on March 31, 2016.
(h) The Portfolio, at all times, maintains portfolio securities in sufficient amount to cover its obligations related to investments in forward currency contracts.
(i) Some or all of this security position has been pledged to cover collateral requirements on securities sold short.
The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines “affiliated companies” to include investments in portfolio companies in which a fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. Investments in “affiliated companies” for Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio for the period ended March 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Non-Controlled Affiliates  Number of
Shares Held at
December 31, 2015
   Gross
Additions
   Gross
Reductions
   Number of
Shares Held at
March 31, 2016
   Value at
March 31, 2016
   Investment
Income
   Realized
Gain (Loss)
 
PPC, Ltd.   33,848,906        (251,696)   33,597,210   $27,762,998   $607,607   $(820,952)
Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H   57,549,000    13,253,644        70,802,644    78,950,012         
Total Affiliated Securities
(Value is 1.05% of Net Assets)
   $106,713,010   $607,607   $(820,952)

 

Security Abbreviations:  
ADR — American Depositary Receipt NTN-B — Brazil Sovereign “Nota do Tesouro Nacional” Series B
CDOR — Canadian Dealer Offered Rate NTN-F — Brazil Sovereign “Nota do Tesouro Nacional” Series F
ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund NVDR — Open Joint Stock Company
FED OPEN — Federal Funds Effective Rate PJSC — Public Joint Stock Company
GDR — Global Depositary Receipt REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust
LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

Currency Abbreviations:  
AUD — Australian Dollar MXN — Mexican New Peso
BRL — Brazilian Real MYR — Malaysian Ringgit
CAD — Canadian Dollar NGN — Nigerian Naira
CHF — Swiss Franc NOK — Norwegian Krone
CLP — Chilean Peso NZD — New Zealand Dollar
CNH — Yuan Renminbi PEN — Peruvian Nuevo Sol
CNY — Chinese Renminbi PHP — Philippine Peso
COP — Colombian Peso PLN — Polish Zloty
CZK — Czech Koruna RON — New Romanian Leu
DOP — Dominican Republic Peso RUB — Russian Ruble
EGP — Egyptian Pound SEK — Swedish Krona
EUR — Euro SGD — Singapore Dollar
GBP — British Pound Sterling THB — Thai Baht
HUF — Hungarian Forint TRY — New Turkish Lira
IDR — Indonesian Rupiah TWD — Taiwan Dollar
ILS — Israeli Shekel UGX — Ugandan Shilling
INR — Indian Rupee USD — United States Dollar
JPY — Japanese Yen UYU — Uruguayan Peso
KRW — South Korean Won ZAR — South African Rand
KZT — Kazakhstan Tenge ZMW — Zambian Kwacha

 

Counterparty Abbreviations:  
BNP — BNP Paribas SA HSB — HSBC Bank USA NA
BRC — Barclays Bank PLC JPM — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
CAN — Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce MEL — The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
CIT — Citibank NA RBC — Royal Bank of Canada
CSF — Credit Suisse International SCB — Standard Chartered Bank
DUB — Deutsche Bank AG SSB — State Street Bank and Trust Co.
GSC — Goldman Sachs International UBS — UBS AG
 

Portfolio holdings by industry (as a percentage of net assets), for those Portfolios previously presented by country:

 

   Lazard
International
Equity
Portfolio
   Lazard
International
Equity Select
Portfolio
   Lazard
International
Equity
Concentrated
Portfolio
   Lazard
International
Strategic
Equity
Portfolio
   Lazard
International
Equity
Advantage
Portfolio
   Lazard
International
Small Cap
Equity
Portfolio
 
Industry*                              
Aerospace & Defense   0.9%   %   %   %   2.3%   %
Air Freight & Logistics                   0.2     
Airlines   1.0    0.9            3.3     
Auto Components   2.1    2.2    5.1    1.9    1.6    1.9 
Automobiles   0.8        3.6        3.0     
Banks   8.1    6.2    4.3    3.9    9.5    2.5 
Beverages   4.3    4.9    5.8    6.0    0.2     
Biotechnology       1.7    4.7    2.1    3.5     
Building Products   2.0    1.9        1.8    0.3    2.5 
Capital Markets   1.8    0.5        1.7    2.1    4.7 
Chemicals               2.0    3.0    1.0 
Commercial Services & Suppliers           3.3        1.0    2.5 
Communications Equipment                       2.7 
Construction & Engineering   2.0    1.3                 
Construction Materials   1.1            1.3         
Consumer Finance   1.2        2.7    2.4    0.5    3.6 
Containers & Packaging   1.7    1.8        2.7    1.3    3.9 
Diversified Consumer Services       0.4        0.3        1.9 
Diversified Financial Services       1.9        0.9    0.5    6.7 
Diversified Telecommunications Services   3.5    2.5        2.9    5.4    1.1 
Electric Utilities   1.1    1.3            3.6     
Electrical Equipment                   2.1    1.0 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components                   2.6    4.3 
Energy Equipment & Services                       1.2 
Food & Staples Retailing   2.9    1.3            1.7    1.4 
Food Products       1.1        3.3    3.6    2.3 
Health Care Providers & Services       1.2        2.3    1.6    0.9 
Health Care Technology                       2.5 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure       1.6        2.9    1.6    2.1 
Household Durables   1.5    1.0    2.2        1.9    3.8 
Household Products                   1.0     
Industrial Conglomerates   0.8    2.1        1.0         
Insurance   8.7    8.3    10.2    8.3    6.8    1.3 
Internet & Catalog Retail                   0.2     
Internet Software & Services       2.2    2.0    1.4    1.0    3.4 
IT Services   2.1    2.4    3.5    1.3    0.6     
Life Sciences Tools & Services                   0.4    1.1 
Machinery   1.0    3.4    3.8    2.5    4.7    8.1 
Media   6.3    4.9    6.4    7.0    2.3    2.5 
Metals & Mining   0.6    1.3            1.5     
Multiline Retail   2.0    1.0        2.8        2.5 
Multi-Utilities                   0.8     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   4.7    1.5        2.7    4.0    1.0 
Paper & Forest Products                   0.2     
Personal Products   1.4    1.7    2.5        1.5    1.4 
Pharmaceuticals   10.9    9.5    4.5    8.8    7.4    1.7 
Professional Services                   0.5    2.1 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)                   0.5    1.0 
Real Estate Management & Development   3.1    2.7    4.5    2.7    3.7    3.9 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   2.0    3.5    4.8    2.3         

 
Software       1.4        1.8    0.8     
Specialty Retail   3.7    1.2    5.2    1.4    1.1    3.9 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals       1.4                 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods       0.7        2.7        2.4 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                       0.9 
Tobacco   4.3    4.4    5.4    5.3    2.8     
Trading Companies & Distributors   2.0    2.1    2.5        1.0    3.3 
Transportation Infrastructure   1.0                    1.2 
Water Utilities       0.9        0.6         
Wireless Telecommunication Services   4.8    5.0    7.3    4.5    0.4     
Subtotal   95.4    95.3    94.3    95.5    99.6    96.2 
Repurchase Agreement   5.2                     
Short-Term Investments       3.5    3.7    4.0    1.8    3.5 
Total Investments   100.6%   98.8%   98.0%   99.5%   101.4%   99.7%

 

* Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.

 

Portfolio holdings by industry (as a percentage of net assets), for those Portfolios previously presented by country (continued):

 

   Lazard
Global
Equity Select
Portfolio
   Lazard
Global
Strategic
Equity
Portfolio
   Lazard
Managed
Equity
Volatility
Portfolio
 
Industry*               
Aerospace & Defense   4.7%   %   2.5%
Airlines       1.2    2.5 
Auto Components   1.2        0.2 
Automobiles           0.6 
Banks   0.7    1.8    2.2 
Beverages   6.7    7.7    3.4 
Biotechnology   2.3    5.5    2.1 
Building Products   2.0         
Capital Markets   1.7        0.4 
Chemicals   2.6    0.7    1.0 
Commercial Services & Suppliers   1.0        1.9 
Communications Equipment   1.6    2.9    0.2 
Construction & Engineering           0.3 
Construction Materials           0.3 
Consumer Finance   2.0        0.3 
Containers & Packaging       2.1    1.1 
Distributors           0.3 
Diversified Financial Services   2.4    1.4    1.9 
Diversified Telecommunications Services       1.0    7.6 
Electric Utilities           7.5 
Electrical Equipment   2.6    1.0    0.8 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components           2.2 
Energy Equipment & Services   2.4         
Food & Staples Retailing   2.8    2.3    2.7 
Food Products   1.5    3.4    1.2 
Gas Utilities           0.4 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies           1.3 
Health Care Providers & Services   1.0    4.0    2.9 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   1.0    1.4    4.7 
Household Durables           0.2 
Household Products   1.5        1.0 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders           0.2 
Industrial Conglomerates       1.1    1.6 
Insurance   5.3    7.3    4.9 
Internet Software & Services   5.8    4.8    1.5 
IT Services   4.6    7.7    2.7 
Leisure Products           0.2 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   3.5    1.9    2.2 
Machinery           0.4 
Media   4.1    3.7    3.1 
Metals & Mining           1.0 
Multiline Retail   1.4    3.1    2.4 
Multi-Utilities           1.5 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   0.7    3.0    1.5 
Personal Products   1.0        0.9 
Pharmaceuticals   8.0    6.3    3.9 
Professional Services   1.0         
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)           2.6 
Real Estate Management & Development   2.4    2.2    4.3 
Road & Rail   1.0    1.0    2.1 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   3.0    2.6    1.2 
Software   2.1    4.3    1.1 
Specialty Retail   1.5    3.1    2.9 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   3.6    3.2    0.5 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods       1.1    1.1 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance   0.5         
Tobacco   3.6    6.7    0.3 
Subtotal   94.8    99.5    97.8 
Short-Term Investments   6.5    0.4    3.4 
Total Investments   101.3%   99.9%   101.2%

 

* Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.
 

Portfolio holdings by industry (as a percentage of net assets), for those Portfolios previously presented by country (continued):

 

   Lazard
Emerging
Markets
Equity
Portfolio
   Lazard
Emerging Markets Core
Equity
Portfolio
   Lazard
Developing
Markets
Equity
Portfolio
   Lazard
Emerging
Markets
Equity
Advantage
Portfolio
   Lazard
Emerging
Markets
Equity Blend
Portfolio
   Lazard
Emerging Markets
Multi Asset
Portfolio
 
Industry*                              
Aerospace & Defense   %   %   3.4%   0.2%   0.8%   0.3%
Airlines               0.6         
Auto Components   1.7    0.8    1.1    0.6    3.8    2.2 
Automobiles   3.6    1.8    0.9    2.1    1.6    1.3 
Banks   24.2    19.6    24.1    16.7    21.6    16.4 
Beverages   1.5    1.2        1.7    0.8    0.5 
Building Products       1.0        0.4    0.4    0.2 
Capital Markets               0.9    0.4    0.2 
Chemicals   0.5    2.1        2.8    0.5    0.5 
Commercial Services & Suppliers       1.7                 
Construction & Engineering           3.1    1.0    1.5    0.7 
Construction Materials   1.8        3.4    1.4    0.8    0.4 
Consumer Finance           1.5    1.1    1.0    0.5 
Containers & Packaging                   0.4    0.2 
Distributors   0.7                     
Diversified Consumer Services           2.4    0.4    1.2    0.5 
Diversified Financial Services       2.4        0.8    0.5    0.5 
Diversified Telecommunications Services   3.4    1.4        2.8    1.9    1.5 
Electric Utilities   0.1            5.0        0.1 
Electrical Equipment   0.4        1.4    0.6    0.4    0.2 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components   2.0    3.4    3.0    2.8    4.2    2.5 
Energy Equipment & Services           0.5             
Food & Staples Retailing   2.9    2.7    3.0    1.5    1.2    1.1 
Food Products       3.4    0.5    1.6    0.3    0.5 
Gas Utilities       1.6                0.2 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies               1.7         
Health Care Providers & Services       1.1            0.2    0.1 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   0.7    1.5    1.0    0.6    0.8    0.8 
Household Durables   1.2    2.8    1.2    0.6    1.2    0.8 
Household Products   1.0            0.4    0.9    0.6 
Industrial Conglomerates   2.2    1.1        1.5    1.3    0.9 
Insurance   4.0    5.8    3.0    3.9    1.9    1.9 
Internet & Catalog Retail       1.2    1.8        0.9    0.7 
Internet Software & Services   5.7    7.0    8.8    5.5    8.6    5.7 
IT Services   6.1            3.1    1.9    1.3 
Machinery   1.6    1.0    0.6    0.4    2.1    1.0 
Marine               0.4         
Media       1.7    1.9    1.7        0.8 
Metals & Mining   1.6        4.8    1.6    1.5    1.2 
Multiline Retail   0.9    1.0    0.7    0.2         
Multi-Utilities                        
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   7.3    1.2    7.8    7.3    6.5    4.9 
Paper & Forest Products       2.0        0.2        0.5 
Personal Products   0.4    2.9        1.0    0.2    0.8 
Pharmaceuticals       2.7    6.4    1.5    2.0    1.2 
Professional Services                   0.5    0.3 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)       1.0    1.5        0.5    0.6 
Real Estate Management & Development       0.7        2.7    0.9    0.6 
Road & Rail   0.7                0.7    0.5 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   5.9    8.4    5.7    6.4    7.5    5.6 
Software               0.4         
Specialty Retail   0.2            1.4    0.4    0.2 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   3.1    4.8    2.5    5.0    3.2    2.3 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods           1.9    1.6    2.7    1.4 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                   0.6    0.3 
Tobacco   1.4            0.7    0.5    0.3 
Trading Companies & Distributors                        
Transportation Infrastructure   1.3    3.4    0.9    1.7    1.3    1.4 
Water Utilities       1.2            0.4    0.5 
Wireless Telecommunication Services   7.9    3.4        4.6    3.7    3.0 
Subtotal   96.0    99.0    98.8    101.1    96.2    70.7 
Foreign Government Obligations                       17.6 
US Treasury Securities                       6.3 
Short-Term Investments   3.3    0.2    1.3        3.4    4.5 
Total Investments   99.3%   99.2%   100.1%   101.1%   99.6%   99.1%

 

* Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.
 

Portfolio holdings by industry (as a percentage of net assets), for those Portfolios previously presented by country (continued):

 

   Lazard
Emerging
Markets Debt
Portfolio
   Lazard
Explorer
Total Return
Portfolio
 
Industry*          
Banks   0.1%   0.2%
Electric Utilities   0.2    1.0 
Metals & Mining   0.8    2.2 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   4.0    5.0 
Transportation Infrastructure   0.6     
Subtotal   5.7    8.4 
Foreign Government Obligations   92.6    88.7 
Purchased Options       0.2 
Short-Term Investments   0.2    2.1 
Total Investments   98.5%   99.4%

 

* Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.
 

Portfolio holdings by industry (as a percentage of net assets), for those Portfolios previously presented by country (continued):

 

   Lazard
Global Fixed
Income
Portfolio
 
Industry*     
Aerospace & Defense   1.7%
Automobiles   3.5 
Banks   6.3 
Beverages   2.1 
Capital Markets   2.5 
Containers & Packaging   0.4 
Diversified Telecommunications Services   3.6 
Electric Utilities   1.6 
Food Products   1.5 
Health Care Providers & Services   1.5 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders   0.7 
Industrial Conglomerates   1.3 
Internet Software & Services   0.6 
Machinery   1.6 
Media   0.6 
Metals & Mining   2.2 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   2.7 
Road & Rail   1.0 
Specialty Retail   1.0 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   1.6 
Trading Companies & Distributors   0.7 
Transportation Infrastructure   1.5 
Subtotal   40.2 
Foreign Government Obligations   45.2 
Supranationals   5.3 
US Municipal Bonds   4.7 
US Treasury Securities   2.5 
Short-Term Investment   0.3 
Total Investments   98.2%

 

* Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.
 

Portfolio holdings by industry (as a percentage of net assets), for those Portfolios previously presented by country (continued):

 

   Lazard
Global Realty
Equity
Portfolio
   Lazard
Global Listed
Infrastructure
Portfolio
 
Industry*          
Construction & Engineering   %   4.8%
Electric Utilities       17.3 
Gas Utilities       5.0 
Media       9.6 
Multi-Utilities       8.7 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)   70.4     
Real Estate Management & Development   26.5     
Road & Rail       20.7 
Transportation Infrastructure       26.4 
Water Utilities       3.1 
Subtotal   96.9    95.6 
Short-Term Investments   3.0    5.3 
Total Investments   99.9%   100.9%

 

* Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.
 

Portfolio holdings by industry (as a percentage of net assets), for those Portfolios previously presented by country (concluded):

 

   Lazard
Enhanced
Opportunities
Portfolio
 
Industry*     
Air Freight & Logistics   0.3%
Biotechnology   0.7 
Capital Markets   0.2 
Chemicals   0.4 
Communications Equipment   0.1 
Construction Materials   1.0 
Consumer Finance   0.3 
Diversified Consumer Services   0.3 
Diversified Financial Services   1.5 
Electrical Equipment   0.2 
Food Products   0.6 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   0.9 
Health Care Providers & Services   0.1 
Household Durables   2.3 
Internet & Catalog Retail   0.7 
Internet Software & Services   1.3 
Leisure Products   0.1 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   0.1 
Machinery   1.6 
Media   0.5 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   0.2 
Pharmaceuticals   0.2 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)   1.9 
Real Estate Management & Development   1.2 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   0.1 
Software   0.9 
Specialty Retail   0.1 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   0.1 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   0.8 
Subtotal   18.7 
Purchased Options   0.1 
Short-Term Investment   58.8 
Total Investments   77.6%

 

* Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about The Lazard Funds, Inc.’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to notes to the financial statements.

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no changes to the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

The Lazard Funds, Inc.

 

By: /s/ Charles L. Carroll  
  Charles L. Carroll  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Date: May 27, 2016

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ Charles L. Carroll  
  Charles L. Carroll  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Date: May 27, 2016

 

By: /s/ Christopher Snively  
  Christopher Snively  
  Chief Financial Officer  

 

Date: May 27, 2016

 

Exhibit 99.Cert

 

Rule 30a-2(a) CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Charles L. Carroll, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of The Lazard Funds, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the Registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

  By: /s/ Charles L. Carroll
    Charles L. Carroll
    Chief Executive Officer
  Date: May 27, 2016
 

Rule 30a-2(a) CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Christopher Snively, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of The Lazard Funds, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the Registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

  By: /s/ Christopher Snively
    Christopher Snively
    Chief Financial Officer
  Date: May 27, 2016