LUSOX Performance — Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity Portfolio, Open Shares
Data updated: 2025-08-21
LUSOX returned +1.21% over one year to Apr 2025. The annualised 3-year return is +5.91%. The fund beat its US Small Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $119, against $111 for the category, and to $101 over one year, against $101. Volatility over the past three years was 20.54% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2025 the fund took in a net $5.5M, and assets reached $48.44M.
LUSOX Growth of $100
What $100 invested in Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Small Blend category average over the same months.
| Period | LUSOX | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (May 2024 – Apr 2025) | $101 | $101 |
| 3 years (May 2022 – Apr 2025) | $119 | $111 |
| Since data start (Oct 2021 – Apr 2025) | $103 | $100 |
LUSOX Trailing Returns
Total returns to Apr 2025, from SEC N-PORT.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | +1.21% |
| 3 years (annualised) | +5.91% |
LUSOX Annual Returns
Calendar-year total returns of Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Apr) | −10.48% |
| 2024 | +12.50% |
| 2023 | +19.59% |
| 2022 | −16.52% |
| 2021 (Oct–Dec) | +2.80% |
LUSOX Monthly Returns
Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +3.0% | −5.3% | −6.0% | −2.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | −2.1% | +5.2% | +2.9% | −6.1% | +4.4% | −1.1% | +7.5% | −0.3% | +1.0% | −2.1% | +9.2% | −5.4% |
| 2023 | +8.9% | −1.4% | −2.5% | −2.8% | +0.9% | +8.7% | +4.8% | −3.7% | −5.1% | −6.5% | +8.4% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | −8.9% | +0.5% | +0.5% | −8.0% | +1.7% | −7.9% | +11.4% | −3.7% | −9.2% | +10.0% | +4.1% | −5.6% |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | −2.0% | +4.9% |
LUSOX Risk
Risk measures from monthly returns over May 2022 – Apr 2025.
- 3-year volatility (annualised): 20.54%
- 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.07 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
- Best month: +11.41% (Jul 2022)
- Worst month: −9.15% (Sep 2022)
LUSOX Fund Flows
Monthly money in and out of Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.
- 12-month net flow: $5.5M
- 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $20.4M
- Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.37×
| Month | Sales | Redemptions | Net flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | $498K | $480K | $18K |
| May 2025 | $699K | $1.6M | −$895K |
| Apr 2025 | $560K | $1.1M | −$587K |
| Mar 2025 | $757K | $6.3M | −$5.6M |
| Feb 2025 | $470K | $577K | −$107K |
| Jan 2025 | $231K | $2.7M | −$2.5M |
| Dec 2024 | $2.9M | $931K | $2.0M |
| Nov 2024 | $2.4M | $465K | $2.0M |
| Oct 2024 | $1.2M | $175K | $1.0M |
| Sep 2024 | $2.9M | $145K | $2.7M |
| Aug 2024 | $1.6M | $66K | $1.5M |
| Jul 2024 | $6.1M | $200K | $5.9M |
LUSOX Assets Under Management
Net assets of Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.
| Report date | Net assets |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | $48.44M |
| 2025-03-31 | $46.94M |
| 2024-12-31 | $59.61M |
| 2024-09-30 | $55.74M |
| 2024-06-30 | $41.80M |
| 2024-03-31 | $41.39M |
| 2023-12-31 | $39.95M |
| 2023-09-30 | $34.21M |
| 2023-06-30 | $27.92M |
| 2023-03-31 | $26.09M |
| 2022-12-31 | $24.89M |
| 2022-09-30 | $23.03M |
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.