Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio (LZISX)

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Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio (LZISX) is up 27.2% since the beginning of the year. LZISX is currently trading at $13 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of LZISX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,352.

Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio (LZISX) has returned 27.20% so far this year and 40.82% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, LZISX has returned 7.73% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Nov 30, 1993, LZISX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.69%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 8.4 years.

Historically, 59% of months were positive and 41% were negative. The best month was Apr 2026 with a return of +16.3%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -24.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, LZISX closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +9.2%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.3%.

Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio has an annualized alpha of 2.63%, beta of 0.54, and R2 of 0.39 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since December 01, 1993.

• This fund participated in 85.35% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 78.38% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.54 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.39 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.39 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

LZISX has a high expense ratio of 1.14%, indicating above-average management fees.

LZISX ranks 62 for risk / return — better than 62% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio (LZISX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio provided a 1.50% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.20 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio was 65.43%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1163 trading sessions.

The current Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio drawdown is 0.52%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.