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Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio (LZUSX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US52106N6242

CUSIP

52106N624

Issuer

Lazard

Inception Date

Dec 30, 2004

Min. Investment

$10,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

LZUSX has an expense ratio of 0.70%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio (LZUSX) returned -3.52% year-to-date (YTD) and -2.96% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, LZUSX returned 3.57% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.


LZUSX

YTD

-3.52%

1M

7.65%

6M

-11.38%

1Y

-2.96%

5Y*

8.40%

10Y*

3.57%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

7.44%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.37%

5Y*

14.12%

10Y*

10.46%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of LZUSX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20254.07%-2.51%-5.26%-1.45%1.86%-3.52%
20240.97%4.31%1.97%-3.57%3.01%2.56%2.85%0.98%0.80%-2.04%4.69%-8.15%7.90%
20235.54%-3.79%3.03%1.47%-0.07%5.08%2.56%-2.02%-4.33%-1.87%9.08%4.20%19.52%
2022-5.60%-1.65%2.82%-7.24%-1.34%-6.27%8.66%-4.90%-8.97%7.51%5.86%-7.11%-18.55%
2021-1.87%4.19%5.19%6.40%0.65%1.36%3.14%-0.06%-3.79%6.72%-3.27%0.90%20.60%
20201.58%-8.51%-13.95%13.10%4.87%0.61%4.88%5.56%-2.83%-2.35%10.78%0.81%11.96%
20196.94%4.20%1.58%3.80%-5.41%6.68%2.06%-1.13%1.63%1.53%3.40%-6.29%19.63%
20185.79%-3.12%-2.12%0.08%2.32%0.16%4.14%0.83%0.74%-6.50%2.06%-18.70%-15.56%
20172.06%3.20%0.49%1.22%0.56%0.16%1.67%-2.08%2.41%1.49%2.40%-5.02%8.61%
2016-5.83%-0.48%7.10%-0.64%2.29%-1.43%4.90%-1.56%0.53%-2.88%3.51%1.85%6.87%
2015-4.51%5.73%-1.20%0.32%1.45%-1.66%1.05%-6.29%-2.64%6.91%-1.23%-8.43%-11.00%
2014-2.96%4.62%0.16%0.55%2.43%2.75%-2.16%2.74%-2.15%2.42%4.21%-11.07%0.47%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of LZUSX is 16, meaning it’s performing worse than 84% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of LZUSX is 1616
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of LZUSX is 1616
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of LZUSX is 1616
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of LZUSX is 1616
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of LZUSX is 1515
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of LZUSX is 1515
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio (LZUSX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio Sharpe ratios as of May 11, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.14
  • 5-Year: 0.48
  • 10-Year: 0.19
  • All Time: 0.18

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio provided a 0.84% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.13 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%$0.00$0.05$0.10$0.15$0.20$0.25$0.3020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.13$0.13$0.13$0.10$0.05$0.10$0.23$0.29$0.21$0.09$0.10$0.13

Dividend yield

0.84%0.81%0.86%0.78%0.34%0.75%1.90%2.86%1.69%0.81%0.88%1.08%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.13
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.13
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.10
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.05
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.10
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.23
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.29
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.21
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.09
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.10
2014$0.13$0.13

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Lazard US Equity Focus 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 US Equity Focus Portfolio was 62.37%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1140 trading sessions.

The current Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio drawdown is 11.68%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-62.37%Jun 5, 2007442Mar 9, 20091140Sep 18, 20131582
-37.59%Dec 20, 201963Mar 23, 2020163Nov 11, 2020226
-30.51%Dec 22, 2014287Feb 11, 2016658Sep 21, 2018945
-27.66%Sep 24, 201864Dec 24, 2018246Dec 16, 2019310
-25.75%Nov 17, 2021219Sep 30, 2022368Mar 20, 2024587

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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