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Lazard Defensive Global Dividend Fund Series A

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$11.35
Change
-$0.03 (-0.28%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Lazard Defensive Global Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 22, 2020): 7.83%

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 2.91% 8.25% 13.05% 8.25% 11.55% 7.94% 8.35% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 2.94% 10.27% 20.07% 10.27% 23.05% 11.13% 9.29% 15.98% 11.08% 10.21% 10.43% 11.39% 9.83% 10.93%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 162 / 248 193 / 248 235 / 246 193 / 248 225 / 237 149 / 224 150 / 214 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 2.30% -4.45% 2.04% 0.46% 0.31% -1.82% 0.59% 2.64% 1.15% 2.93% 2.20% 2.91%
Benchmark 1.71% -0.97% 2.98% 3.28% -0.19% -4.15% -0.71% 6.95% 2.53% 1.41% 5.64% 2.94%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.88% (March 2021)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.45% (May 2023)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - - - 16.08% 0.24% 4.85%
Benchmark 13.97% 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 3 1 4
Category Rank - - - - - - - 158/ 214 34/ 221 220/ 229

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.08% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

0.24% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 59.52
International Equity 31.84
Cash and Equivalents 4.39
Canadian Equity 4.24
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 16.34
Consumer Goods 14.74
Financial Services 10.27
Utilities 9.68
Technology 9.22
Other 39.75

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 68.16
Europe 14.79
Asia 14.69
Latin America 1.02
Africa and Middle East 0.97
Other 0.37

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
CASH 4.39
Colgate-Palmolive Co 1.51
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 1.50
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 1.46
Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.45
Gilead Sciences Inc 1.45
Merck & Co Inc 1.43
Altria Group Inc 1.41
NewMarket Corp 1.38
Procter & Gamble Co 1.37

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

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 8.67% - -
Beta 0.53% - -
Alpha 0.03% - -
Rsquared 0.62% - -
Sharpe 0.67% - -
Sortino 1.03% - -
Treynor 0.11% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
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 7.60% 8.67% - -
Beta 0.49% 0.53% - -
Alpha 0.01% 0.03% - -
Rsquared 0.46% 0.62% - -
Sharpe 0.86% 0.67% - -
Sortino 1.61% 1.03% - -
Treynor 0.13% 0.11% - -
Tax Efficiency 73.51% - - -

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) $33

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Bridgehouse Asset Managers 09-09-2015
Lazard Asset Management (Canada) Inc. 09-09-2015
Lazard Asset Management LLC 09-09-2015

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Bridgehouse Asset Managers
Advisor Bridgehouse Asset Managers
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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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