C000028468 Performance — Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Service Shares

Data updated: 2026-08-21

C000028468 returned +22.47% year to date and +44.08% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +26.28% over 3 years and +13.02% over 5 years. The fund beat its Emerging Markets Equity category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $201, against $179 for the category, and to $144 over one year, against $141. Volatility over the past three years was 14.02% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund took in a net $3.1M, and assets reached $485.33M.

C000028468 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Emerging Markets Equity category average over the same months.

PeriodC000028468Category average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$144$141
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$201$179
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$184$144
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$216$195

C000028468 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+22.47%
1 year+44.08%
3 years (annualised)+26.28%
5 years (annualised)+13.02%

C000028468 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+22.47%
2025+41.76%
2024+7.43%
2023+22.25%
2022−15.10%
2021+5.49%
2020−1.29%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+7.04%

C000028468 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+9.4%+6.0%−8.2%+9.8%+6.5%−1.7%——————
2025+4.3%0.0%+1.7%+2.6%+4.2%+6.2%+0.6%+2.5%+3.6%+5.8%+1.2%+3.0%
2024−3.5%+4.4%+1.6%+0.6%+2.5%+2.5%+0.9%+2.6%+5.8%−6.0%−2.3%−1.3%
2023+9.0%−3.6%+2.7%+0.9%−2.3%+6.4%+4.2%−4.4%−1.0%−2.0%+7.1%+4.2%
2022+2.1%−4.5%−1.6%−5.4%+3.3%−9.8%+1.1%−1.2%−10.5%+1.1%+14.0%−2.7%
2021+0.1%+2.0%+2.8%+1.0%+5.2%−0.7%−4.0%+2.7%−2.9%+0.1%−4.4%+4.0%
2020−6.1%−6.9%−20.4%+6.8%+2.0%+2.7%+5.1%−1.3%−1.6%−0.2%+14.5%+8.7%
2019——————−2.1%−5.3%+3.7%+3.8%−0.1%+7.3%

C000028468 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2023 – Jun 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 14.02%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.55 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +9.81% (Apr 2026)
  • Worst month: −8.19% (Mar 2026)

C000028468 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $3.1M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $135.5M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.02×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$5.1M$19.0M−$13.9M
May 2026$6.6M$13.3M−$6.7M
Apr 2026$16.0M$16.3M−$338K
Mar 2026$8.2M$18.9M−$10.6M
Feb 2026$18.2M$7.5M$10.7M
Jan 2026$14.9M$17.4M−$2.5M
Dec 2025$15.3M$6.4M$8.9M
Nov 2025$18.7M$5.8M$12.9M
Oct 2025$4.0M$8.6M−$4.6M
Sep 2025$6.0M$5.9M$121K
Aug 2025$15.2M$7.8M$7.4M
Jul 2025$7.3M$5.6M$1.7M

C000028468 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$485.33M
2026-03-31$440.03M
2025-12-31$416.18M
2025-09-30$361.73M
2025-06-30$339.19M
2025-03-31$300.21M
2024-12-31$294.75M
2024-09-30$337.29M
2024-06-30$326.57M
2024-03-31$321.23M
2023-12-31$323.31M
2023-09-30$306.24M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.