C000088404 Performance — Lazard Emerging Markets Strategic Equity Portfolio, Institutional Shares

Data updated: 2023-05-30

C000088404 returned −7.58% over one year to Mar 2023. The annualised 3-year return is +8.20%. The fund trailed its Japan Equity category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $127, against $131 for the category, and to $92 over one year, against $99. Volatility over the past three years was 19.83% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2023 the fund lost a net $4.3M, and assets reached $46.75M.

C000088404 Growth of $100

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

PeriodC000088404Category average
1 year (Apr 2022 – Mar 2023)$92$99
3 years (Apr 2020 – Mar 2023)$127$131
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2023)$100$114

C000088404 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Mar 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−7.58%
3 years (annualised)+8.20%

C000088404 Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Mar)+5.44%
2022−19.02%
2021−5.53%
2020+14.74%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+8.12%

C000088404 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+9.0%−6.1%+3.0%—————————
2022+0.5%−5.3%−2.9%−5.5%+1.9%−7.5%+0.5%−1.0%−10.5%−2.4%+16.4%−2.5%
2021+0.8%+2.9%−1.2%+0.4%+3.2%−1.4%−6.2%+2.1%−4.9%+0.5%−4.2%+2.9%
2020−4.1%−5.1%−19.8%+9.4%+2.6%+7.2%+6.0%+1.4%−1.5%+1.3%+11.6%+9.0%
2019——————−2.1%−4.2%+2.8%+4.5%+0.3%+6.9%

C000088404 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Apr 2020 – Mar 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 19.83%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.19 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +16.45% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −10.55% (Sep 2022)

C000088404 Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: −$4.3M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $7.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.65×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2023$143K$295K−$152K
Feb 2023$694K$1.5M−$837K
Jan 2023$1.5M$740K$766K
Dec 2022$1.4M$828K$573K
Nov 2022$692K$1.2M−$487K
Oct 2022$353K$471K−$118K
Sep 2022$248K$1.6M−$1.3M
Aug 2022$262K$695K−$433K
Jul 2022$94K$678K−$584K
Jun 2022$186K$711K−$525K
May 2022$1.0M$1.2M−$105K
Apr 2022$1.3M$2.3M−$1.0M

C000088404 Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2023-03-31$46.75M
2022-12-31$44.54M
2022-09-30$41.49M
2022-06-30$49.13M
2022-03-31$56.94M
2021-12-31$60.39M
2021-09-30$60.99M
2021-06-30$77.11M
2021-03-31$77.74M
2020-12-31$78.47M
2020-09-30$73.56M
2020-06-30$72.54M

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.