C000096531 Performance — Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Institutional Shares

Data updated: 2023-05-30

C000096531 returned −6.35% over one year to Mar 2023. The annualised 3-year return is −0.10%. The fund trailed its Money Market category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $100, against $119 for the category, and to $94 over one year, against $94. Volatility over the past three years was 12.15% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2023 the fund lost a net $7.5M, and assets reached $7.83M.

C000096531 Growth of $100

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

PeriodC000096531Category average
1 year (Apr 2022 – Mar 2023)$94$94
3 years (Apr 2020 – Mar 2023)$100$119
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2023)$87$108

C000096531 Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
1 year−6.35%
3 years (annualised)−0.10%

C000096531 Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Mar)+3.89%
2022−17.26%
2021−5.85%
2020+3.18%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+3.78%

C000096531 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+4.5%−3.2%+2.7%—————————
2022−1.4%−6.8%−0.1%−6.6%+0.9%−6.6%+1.8%−1.1%−6.0%−0.6%+7.6%+1.2%
2021−1.1%−1.7%−2.3%+2.2%+2.0%−0.6%−0.3%+1.1%−2.9%−0.8%−2.7%+1.3%
20200.0%−2.2%−14.4%+2.8%+6.3%+1.9%+3.5%+1.0%−2.9%−0.3%+5.9%+3.1%
2019——————+0.5%−1.0%−0.1%+1.5%−0.9%+3.8%

C000096531 Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 12.15%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.38 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +7.60% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −6.82% (Feb 2022)

C000096531 Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: −$7.5M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $1.2M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.13×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2023$75K$6.7M−$6.7M
Feb 2023$94K$498K−$405K
Jan 2023$304K$237K$67K
Dec 2022$69K$546K−$477K
Nov 2022$83K$126K−$43K
Oct 2022$65K$21K$44K
Sep 2022$64K$23K$41K
Aug 2022$66K$100K−$35K
Jul 2022$65K$170K−$106K
Jun 2022$67K$97K−$30K
May 2022$73K$55K$18K
Apr 2022$131K$83K$48K

C000096531 Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2023-03-31$7.83M
2022-12-31$14.55M
2022-09-30$14.10M
2022-06-30$15.20M
2022-03-31$17.47M
2021-12-31$20.23M
2021-09-30$21.23M
2021-06-30$21.13M
2021-03-31$21.52M
2020-12-31$22.28M
2020-09-30$26.52M
2020-06-30$27.51M

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.