UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21511

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Mark R. Anderson, 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: 3/31/2026

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments. 

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Description  Shares  Fair
Value
Common Stocks — 97.6%          
Australia — 0.9%          
Computershare Ltd.   97,739   $1,930,229 
Brazil — 0.8%          
TOTVS SA   252,500    1,703,206 
Canada — 4.2%          
Dollarama, Inc.   24,464    3,002,472 
RB Global, Inc.   21,688    2,078,795 
Toromont Industries Ltd.   29,577    4,140,907 
         9,222,174 
China — 1.5%          
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   52,300    3,301,799 
Denmark — 1.0%          
Carlsberg AS, Class B   11,069    1,381,135 
Zealand Pharma AS (*)   15,486    716,333 
         2,097,468 
France — 3.0%          
EssilorLuxottica SA   6,959    1,619,605 
Legrand SA   15,847    2,448,753 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   3,264    1,814,344 
Pernod Ricard SA   9,542    712,205 
         6,594,907 
Hong Kong — 2.0%          
AIA Group Ltd.   194,000    2,179,367 
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.   158,000    2,103,081 
         4,282,448 
India — 0.9%          
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR   75,121    1,869,011 
Japan — 5.8%          
FANUC Corp.   64,400    2,243,011 
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.   175,500    2,887,351 
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.   100,500    4,011,442 
Nintendo Co. Ltd.   14,900    850,207 
Resona Holdings, Inc.   241,500    2,687,163 
         12,679,174 
Netherlands — 6.0%          
Argenx SE ADR (*)   2,827    2,064,417 
ASM International NV   2,815    2,144,263 
ASML Holding NV   5,247    6,945,124 
Wolters Kluwer NV   25,600    1,915,140 
         13,068,944 
Spain — 1.3%          
Industria de Diseno Textil SA   50,240    2,888,600 
Description  Shares  Fair
Value
Sweden — 1.7%          
Assa Abloy AB, Class B   46,916   $1,682,426 
Hexagon AB, B Shares   198,960    1,935,853 
         3,618,279 
Switzerland — 5.3%          
ABB Ltd.   76,402    6,213,980 
Galderma Group AG   17,761    3,443,153 
Partners Group Holding AG   1,847    1,984,350 
         11,641,483 
Taiwan — 4.4%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR   28,145    9,511,603 
United Kingdom — 7.8%          
AstraZeneca PLC   21,934    4,284,107 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC   37,026    3,357,147 
Diageo PLC   92,058    1,710,466 
RELX PLC   131,694    4,368,741 
Unilever PLC   56,699    3,178,928 
         16,899,389 
United States — 51.0%          
Accenture PLC, Class A   16,727    3,316,797 
Alphabet, Inc., Class A   13,626    3,918,293 
Amazon.com, Inc. (*)   31,279    6,514,477 
Amphenol Corp., Class A   39,049    4,933,841 
Aon PLC, Class A   11,933    3,851,734 
Apple, Inc.   40,120    10,182,055 
Bank of America Corp.   62,324    3,038,295 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.   26,678    2,081,684 
Boston Scientific Corp. (*)   38,476    2,414,369 
Cencora, Inc.   10,307    3,237,841 
Charles Schwab Corp.   59,133    5,557,319 
Coca-Cola Co.   51,527    3,918,628 
Corpay, Inc. (*)   4,522    1,315,857 
Danaher Corp.   14,984    2,840,966 
Experian PLC   75,031    2,607,972 
HealthEquity, Inc. (*)   19,522    1,631,453 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   26,113    4,107,053 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (*)   16,820    2,868,483 
KLA Corp.   3,813    5,614,299 
McDonald’s Corp.   8,992    2,794,624 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A   3,015    1,724,972 
Microsoft Corp.   18,180    6,729,691 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   7,327    3,179,698 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   32,400    1,711,368 
Procter & Gamble Co.   19,199    2,773,104 
PTC, Inc. (*)   16,414    2,338,831 


 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Description  Shares  Fair
Value
S&P Global, Inc.   7,781   $3,309,570 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   7,542    3,707,119 
United Rentals, Inc.   3,046    2,219,194 
Visa, Inc., A Shares   15,643    4,727,940 
Zoetis, Inc.   14,257    1,685,320 
         110,852,847 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $153,136,978)
        212,161,561 
           
Description  Principal
Amount
(000) («)
  Fair
Value
Foreign Government Obligations — 10.0%     
Brazil — 2.7%          
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional,
10.000%, 01/01/29
   33,360   $5,940,898 
Indonesia — 0.6%          
Indonesia Treasury Bonds,
8.375%, 09/15/26
   22,166,000    1,317,769 
Malaysia — 2.4%          
Malaysia Government Bonds:          
3.502%, 05/31/27   10,260    2,545,336 
3.733%, 06/15/28   10,500    2,619,697 
         5,165,033 
Mexico — 1.2%          
Mexico Bonos,
7.750%, 05/29/31
   49,000    2,602,129 
Romania — 0.8%          
Romania Government Bonds,
8.000%, 04/29/30
   7,200    1,688,004 
Serbia — 0.4%          
Serbia Treasury Bonds,
4.500%, 08/20/32
   101,000    963,862 
South Africa — 1.9%          
South Africa Government Bonds:          
10.000%, 03/31/33   44,000    2,753,808 
10.500%, 12/21/26   10,667    644,330 
10.500%, 12/21/27   10,667    658,388 
         4,056,526 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost $22,380,720)
    21,734,221 
Description  Shares  Fair
Value
Short-Term Investments  |  3.3%          
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio, 3.50% (7 day yield) (a)
(Cost $7,075,132)
   7,075,132   $7,075,132 
Total Investments  |  110.9%
(Cost $182,592,830) (»)
       $240,970,914 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (10.9)%    (23,731,224) 
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $217,239,690 

 

(*) Non-income producing security.
(«) Principal amount denominated in respective country’s currency.
(a) Affiliated investment.
(») The Fund, at all times, maintains portfolio securities in sufficient amount to cover its obligations related to investments in forward currency contracts.


 

Affiliated Investment for the period ended March 31, 2026 were as follows: 

Issuer  Value at
December 31,
2025
   Purchase
cost
   Sales
proceeds
   Realized
gain (loss)
 
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio  $5,761,770   $18,355,548   $(17,042,186)  $ 
                     
Issuer  Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
   Dividend
Income
   Shares at
March 31, 2026
   Value at
March 31, 2026
 
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio  $   $68,705    7,075,132   $7,075,132 
 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (concluded)

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2026:

Currency
Purchased
  Quantity  Currency
Sold
  Quantity  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
ARS  2,429,878,000  USD  1,606,000  JPM  06/11/26  $72,928   $ 
BRL  6,175,950  USD  1,136,141  CIT  09/21/26   9,860     
CLP  2,972,011,000  USD  3,367,527  HSB  04/22/26       157,689 
COP  12,051,810,000  USD  3,193,548  HSB  06/24/26   28,604     
CZK  67,498,542  USD  3,212,000  HSB  09/02/26       28,650 
EGP  152,294,400  USD  2,644,000  JPM  09/14/26       93,109 
EGP  99,704,100  USD  1,779,636  SCB  09/14/26       109,619 
HUF  2,454,082,031  USD  7,615,519  JPM  05/22/26       261,625 
IDR  90,233,000,000  USD  5,350,629  CIT  06/02/26       43,429 
ILS  15,904,165  USD  4,887,213  CIT  04/29/26   176,614     
INR  504,795,330  USD  5,507,745  CIT  06/02/26       172,242 
KRW  10,225,908,000  USD  7,100,832  HSB  06/02/26       291,958 
KZT  2,826,090,000  USD  5,649,920  JPM  04/20/26   232,091     
MXN  49,300,203  USD  2,639,056  HSB  04/14/26   109,770     
NGN  2,019,275,000  USD  1,369,000  HSB  05/11/26   62,952     
NGN  5,309,100,000  USD  3,814,009  SCB  05/26/26       69,021 
PEN  8,462,817  USD  2,409,000  HSB  09/11/26   3,379     
PHP  210,987,012  USD  3,644,619  JPM  06/02/26       175,953 
PLN  14,199,879  USD  3,876,895  CIT  06/02/26       52,424 
SGD  2,865,051  USD  2,239,808  SCB  04/14/26       9,499 
TRY  160,305,020  USD  3,119,382  HSB  06/02/26   242,519     
TRY  103,399,700  USD  2,094,579  HSB  07/28/26       45,382 
USD  2,956,187  EUR  2,529,693  HSB  06/02/26   23,957     
USD  3,519,000  HUF  1,201,619,910  HSB  05/22/26       81,770 
USD  2,168,000  INR  201,764,920  HSB  06/02/26   35,418     
USD  1,678,000  PHP  100,193,380  HSB  06/02/26   30,802     
USD  1,061,000  PLN  3,913,405  HSB  06/02/26   6,998     
USD  1,682,788  RON  7,433,209  JPM  06/12/26   4,237     
UYU  189,499,600  USD  4,674,155  HSB  06/02/26       18,603 
UYU  27,844,557  USD  689,000  JPM  05/11/26       3,761 
Total gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts   $ 1,040,129     $ 1,614,734  
 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Abbreviations and Additional Tables

March 31, 2026

 

Security Abbreviations:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
     
Currency Abbreviations:
ARS Argentine peso
BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
COP Colombian Peso
CZK Czech Koruna
EGP Egyptian Pound
EUR Euro
HUF Hungarian Forint
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
ILS Israeli Shekel
INR Indian Rupee
KRW South Korean Won
KZT Kazakhstan Tenge
MXN Mexican New Peso
NGN Nigeria Naira
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PHP Philippine Peso
PLN Polish Zloty
RON New Romanian Leu
SGD Singapore Dollar
TRY New Turkey Lira
USD United States Dollar
UYU Uruguayan Peso
Counterparty Abbreviations:
CIT Citibank N.A.
HSB HSBC Bank USA N.A.
JPM JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
SCB Standard Chartered Bank


 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Abbreviations and Additional Tables (concluded)

March 31, 2026

 

Portfolio holdings by industry† (as a percentage of net assets):
Common Stocks    
Banks  6.7%
Beverages  5.1 
Biotechnology  1.2 
Broadline Retail  4.4 
Building Products  0.8 
Capital Markets  6.8 
Commercial Services & Supplies  0.9 
Communications Equipment  1.5 
Electrical Equipment  3.9 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  3.2 
Entertainment  0.4 
Financial Services  2.8 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  1.9 
Health Care Providers & Services  2.2 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  1.3 
Household Products  1.3 
Insurance  2.8 
Interactive Media & Services  4.1 
IT Services  1.5 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  4.3 
Machinery  2.0 
Personal Care Products  1.5 
Pharmaceuticals  4.4 
Professional Services  5.9 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  11.2 
Software  5.0 
Specialty Retail  1.3 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  4.7 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  1.6 
Trading Companies & Distributors  2.9 
Subtotal  97.6 
Foreign Government Obligations  10.0 
Short-Term Investments  3.3 
Total Investments  110.9%

 

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 Fund’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.

 

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.

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. 

 

By:   /s/ Jennifer Ryan  
  Jennifer Ryan  
  Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date: May 27, 2026

 

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/ Jennifer Ryan  
  Jennifer Ryan  
  Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date: May 27, 2026

 

By:   /s/ Christina Kennedy  
  Christina Kennedy  
  Principal Financial Officer  

 

Date: May 27, 2026