LDMIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Lazard Developing Markets Equity Portfolio (LDMIX) belongs to the Emerging Markets Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with LDMIX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to LDMIX

LDMIX charges 1.15% annually. There are 122 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FEMSX	Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Opportunities Fun...	0.01%	—	Dec 2008	LDMIX vs FEMSX
FHKFX	Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Fund	0.01%	—	Aug 2018	LDMIX vs FHKFX
VEMIX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Institu...	0.06%	—	Jun 2000	LDMIX vs VEMIX
FERGX	Fidelity SAI Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%	—	Jan 2016	LDMIX vs FERGX
FPADX	Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%	—	Sep 2011	LDMIX vs FPADX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to LDMIX

LDMIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 80. There are 33 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 96.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
RLEMX	Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Class R6	96	—	—	LDMIX vs RLEMX
LZEMX	Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio	95	—	Jul 1994	LDMIX vs LZEMX
DEMIX	Delaware Emerging Markets Fund	92	—	Jun 1996	LDMIX vs DEMIX
DEMAX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class A	92	—	Jun 1996	LDMIX vs DEMAX
DEMCX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class C	92	—	Jun 1996	LDMIX vs DEMCX

Top Performing LDMIX Alternatives (YTD)

LDMIX is at 25.13% YTD. There are 19 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 77.44%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DEMIX	Delaware Emerging Markets Fund	77.44%	—	Jun 1996	LDMIX vs DEMIX
DEMAX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class A	77.19%	—	Jun 1996	LDMIX vs DEMAX
DEMCX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class C	76.42%	—	Jun 1996	LDMIX vs DEMCX
FQEMX	Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series EM	55.40%	—	Nov 2021	LDMIX vs FQEMX
GMAQX	GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	40.55%	—	Oct 2021	LDMIX vs GMAQX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to LDMIX

LDMIX has 22.87% 1-year volatility. There are 125 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 9.86%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
GSIYX	Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportuni...	9.86%	—	Dec 2016	LDMIX vs GSIYX
ESCIX	Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund	10.28%	—	Oct 2011	LDMIX vs ESCIX
GQGPX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund	11.51%	—	Dec 2016	LDMIX vs GQGPX
GQGIX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institut...	11.53%	—	—	LDMIX vs GQGIX
FGKPX	Fidelity SAI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index...	11.80%	—	Jan 2019	LDMIX vs FGKPX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to LDMIX

LDMIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -14.14%. There are 116 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -5.70%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
ESCIX	Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund	-5.70%	—	Oct 2011	LDMIX vs ESCIX
FGKPX	Fidelity SAI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index...	-6.93%	—	Jan 2019	LDMIX vs FGKPX
GSIYX	Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportuni...	-7.81%	—	Dec 2016	LDMIX vs GSIYX
BADEX	BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fun...	-8.89%	—	Dec 2020	LDMIX vs BADEX
COBYX	The Cook & Bynum Fund	-8.95%	—	Jun 2009	LDMIX vs COBYX

Other Mutual Funds from Lazard

The 10 most viewed Lazard mutual funds shown here include GLIFX, GLFOX, LISIX and span 9 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
GLIFX	Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio Inst...	Infrastructure Equities, Global Equities	35	7.23%	—	—	LDMIX vs GLIFX
GLFOX	Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio Open...	Infrastructure Equities, Global Equities	33	7.09%	—	Dec 2009	LDMIX vs GLFOX
LISIX	Lazard International Strategic Equity Portfolio R6	Foreign Large Cap Equities	31	10.82%	—	Oct 2005	LDMIX vs LISIX
UMNIX	Lazard US Short Duration Fixed Income Portfolio	Ultrashort Bond	—	—	—	Feb 2011	LDMIX vs UMNIX
ICMPX	Lazard International Quality Growth Portfolio	Quality Factor, Foreign Large Cap Equities	5	-1.00%	—	Dec 2018	LDMIX vs ICMPX
LZUSX	Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio	Large Cap Blend Equities	54	9.48%	—	Dec 2004	LDMIX vs LZUSX
LZIEX	Lazard International Equity Portfolio	Foreign Large Cap Equities	50	10.40%	—	Oct 1991	LDMIX vs LZIEX
LZISX	Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	44	18.70%	—	Nov 1993	LDMIX vs LZISX
RALIX	Lazard Real Assets Portfolio	Global Allocation	90	13.30%	—	Dec 2016	LDMIX vs RALIX
LCAIX	Lazard Opportunistic Strategies Portfolio	Tactical Allocation	38	5.42%	—	Mar 2008	LDMIX vs LCAIX

Often Compared With LDMIX

Investors most often compare LDMIX with VEA, LZFIX, CEMFX. These 20 comparison targets span 3 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	76	14.51%	316.30B	Jul 2007	LDMIX vs VEA
LZFIX	Lazard Equity Franchise Portfolio	Large Cap Value Equities	4	4.44%	—	Sep 2017	LDMIX vs LZFIX
CEMFX	Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	79	20.10%	—	Aug 2012	LDMIX vs CEMFX
EAEMX	Parametric Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	58	9.31%	—	Jun 2006	LDMIX vs EAEMX
LEAIX	Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Portfolio	Emerging Markets Equities	70	20.51%	—	May 2015	LDMIX vs LEAIX
HLFMX	Harding Loevner Frontier Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	25	5.94%	—	May 2008	LDMIX vs HLFMX
FCEEX	Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity (IU) Fund Adv...	Emerging Markets Equities	65	19.99%	—	Jul 2019	LDMIX vs FCEEX
EMPTX	UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	81	21.29%	—	May 2018	LDMIX vs EMPTX
GLLSX	abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	82	31.84%	—	Aug 2000	LDMIX vs GLLSX
EITEX	Parametric Tax-Managed Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	59	9.39%	—	Jun 1998	LDMIX vs EITEX
SSKEX	State Street Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	73	21.11%	—	Dec 2015	LDMIX vs SSKEX
TEQLX	TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	58	18.66%	—	Aug 2010	LDMIX vs TEQLX
DODEX	Dodge & Cox Emerging Markets Stock Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	90	21.50%	—	May 2021	LDMIX vs DODEX
PDEZX	PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunitie...	Emerging Markets Equities	16	11.29%	—	Sep 2014	LDMIX vs PDEZX
EFEIX	Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	22	4.09%	—	Nov 2013	LDMIX vs EFEIX
BEMIX	Brandes Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	90	22.30%	—	Jan 2011	LDMIX vs BEMIX
WAEMX	Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	34	13.53%	—	Sep 2007	LDMIX vs WAEMX
LCSMX	Martin Currie SMA-Shares Series EM Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	84	37.97%	—	Jan 2018	LDMIX vs LCSMX
DRESX	Driehaus Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	22	4.11%	—	Aug 2011	LDMIX vs DRESX
LVAZX	LSV Emerging Markets Equity Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	88	25.74%	—	Jan 2019	LDMIX vs LVAZX

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