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Lazard Defensive Global Dividend Fund Series A

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(02-24-2025)
$12.21
Change
$0.06 (0.53%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Lazard Defensive Global Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 22, 2020): 9.50%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 3.97% 5.31% 8.37% 3.97% 20.40% 13.93% 10.23% 11.06% - - - - - -
Benchmark 3.94% 8.71% 12.28% 3.94% 30.00% 22.02% 13.03% 12.76% 12.87% 13.48% 11.26% 12.40% 12.20% 11.18%
Category Average 4.64% 5.83% 8.62% 4.64% - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 218 / 263 205 / 253 180 / 248 218 / 263 217 / 248 191 / 224 121 / 215 146 / 213 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 2.20% 2.91% -2.04% 1.53% -0.02% 6.23% 1.78% 1.44% -0.33% 3.79% -2.41% 3.97%
Benchmark 5.64% 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.23% (July 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.45% (May 2023)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 16.08% 0.24% 4.85% 19.19%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 3 1 4 3
Category Rank - - - - - - 157/ 213 35/ 215 216/ 224 171/ 244

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.19% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

0.24% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 60.96
International Equity 36.62
Canadian Equity 1.14
Cash and Equivalents 0.94
Income Trust Units 0.34

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 17.08
Consumer Goods 17.02
Healthcare 15.06
Telecommunications 9.14
Utilities 8.08
Other 33.62

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 63.37
Europe 17.99
Asia 17.45
Latin America 0.53
Africa and Middle East 0.33
Other 0.33

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.93
Gilead Sciences Inc 1.88
Altria Group Inc 1.59
Johnson & Johnson 1.52
Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.50
Colgate-Palmolive Co 1.49
Verizon Communications Inc 1.47
Merck & Co Inc 1.41
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 1.39
Procter & Gamble Co 1.39

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Lazard Defensive Global Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.61% - -
Beta 0.52% - -
Alpha 0.03% - -
Rsquared 0.57% - -
Sharpe 0.75% - -
Sortino 1.50% - -
Treynor 0.12% - -
Tax Efficiency 69.33% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.72% 8.61% - -
Beta 0.81% 0.52% - -
Alpha -0.03% 0.03% - -
Rsquared 0.47% 0.57% - -
Sharpe 1.70% 0.75% - -
Sortino 4.50% 1.50% - -
Treynor 0.18% 0.12% - -
Tax Efficiency 78.51% 69.33% - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date May 22, 2020
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $31

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP430
BIP431
BIP432

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Lazard Defensive Global Dividend Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of issuers based around the globe. The Fund seeks to create a lower volatility pattern of returns when compared to global equities.

Investment Strategy

Lazard’s investment philosophy is implemented utilizing a quantitatively driven, bottom up stock selection process. A principal component of Lazard’s investment process for the Fund is volatility management. Volatility, a risk measurement, measures the magnitude of fluctuations in the value of a financial instrument or index over time.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Brandes Investment Partners & Co.

Sub-Advisor

Lazard Asset Management (Canada) Inc.

Lazard Asset Management LLC

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Brandes Investment Partners & Co.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 1,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.19%
Management Fee 1.70%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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