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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-08071

 

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

Mark R. Anderson, Esq.

Lazard Asset Management LLC

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 632-6000

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

 

Date of reporting period: 9/30/2021

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 
 
 

 

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Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  97.5% 
Brazil  |  7.4%          
Banco do Brasil SA   1,702,502   $9,034,992 
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   1,720,910    6,304,394 
CCR SA   2,925,050    6,284,366 
Engie Brasil Energia SA   459,698    3,162,152 
Petrobras Distribuidora SA   832,800    3,592,246 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR   508,166    5,254,436 
         33,632,586 
China  |  20.0%          
A-Living Smart City Services Co., Ltd.   1,864,750    6,601,796 
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.   689,191    3,271,899 
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H   1,315,375    7,075,280 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   21,846,038    15,496,452 
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H   1,133,737    8,998,482 
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H   3,522,275    8,227,120 
China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H   2,379,500    6,503,764 
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai,
Class A (*)
   776,600    4,657,924 
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.   1,130,527    6,055,047 
Huayu Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., Class A   415,600    1,459,038 
Lenovo Group, Ltd.   1,174,000    1,259,389 
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd., Class H   1,137,000    7,715,149 
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd., Class H   2,966,797    7,705,759 
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.   1,784,000    3,314,862 
Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H   1,653,958    3,425,863 
         91,767,824 
Egypt  |  1.2%          
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR   2,066,248    5,522,618 
Greece  |  1.0%          
OPAP SA   299,911    4,626,251 
Hong Kong  |  1.2%          
ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.   501,988    5,466,568 
Hungary  |  2.0%          
OTP Bank Nyrt. (*)   152,136    8,918,828 
India  |  6.8%          
Axis Bank, Ltd. (*)   439,835    4,531,240 
Bajaj Auto, Ltd.   69,080    3,544,593 
Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.   441,858    2,569,147 
Coal India, Ltd.   1,470,676    3,637,561 
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.   90,803    3,439,611 
Indus Towers, Ltd.   1,641,203    6,752,796 
Petronet LNG, Ltd.   285,723    912,647 
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UPL, Ltd.   621,556   $5,883,012 
         31,270,607 
Indonesia  |  4.8%          
PT Astra International Tbk   11,874,704    4,536,606 
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk   18,165,130    7,719,429 
PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR   387,704    9,847,682 
         22,103,717 
Mexico  |  4.9%          
America Movil SAB de CV, Class L Sponsored ADR   397,890    7,030,716 
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O   1,027,365    6,598,250 
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B   1,310,408    5,230,459 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A   2,262,689    3,725,931 
         22,585,356 
Portugal  |  2.1%          
Galp Energia SGPS SA   853,066    9,660,927 
Russia  |  10.7%          
ALROSA PAO (*),(‡)   224,930    410,547 
Gazprom PJSC Sponsored ADR   791,203    7,788,190 
LUKOIL PJSC Sponsored ADR   147,922    14,082,960 
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC Sponsored ADR   977,430    9,422,425 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (‡)   2,372,228    11,086,285 
X5 Retail Group NV GDR   187,029    6,029,332 
         48,819,739 
South Africa  |  7.0%          
Life Healthcare Group Holdings, Ltd. (*)   2,946,645    4,456,522 
Mondi PLC   139,104    3,400,044 
Nedbank Group, Ltd.   658,767    7,603,476 
Sanlam, Ltd.   863,110    3,662,859 
Standard Bank Group, Ltd.   441,095    4,188,562 
The Bidvest Group, Ltd.   403,344    5,213,597 
Vodacom Group, Ltd.   358,361    3,427,165 
         31,952,225 
South Korea  |  14.0%          
Coway Co., Ltd.   97,244    6,050,828 
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.   27,434    5,781,993 
KB Financial Group, Inc.   182,809    8,500,271 
KT&G Corp.   78,795    5,376,643 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   272,384    16,952,855 
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.   224,454    7,538,914 
SK Hynix, Inc.   160,767    13,863,017 
         64,064,521 


 
 
 

 

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Taiwan  |  9.7%          
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.   2,198,000   $8,556,080 
Globalwafers Co., Ltd.   146,000    4,124,223 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.   1,998,320    7,468,072 
Novatek Microelectronics Corp.   510,000    7,404,259 
Quanta Computer, Inc.   2,425,000    6,730,281 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   212,989    4,392,056 
Wiwynn Corp.   182,000    5,657,706 
         44,332,677 
Thailand  |  1.9%          
Kasikornbank Public Co., Ltd.   1,123,369    4,387,317 
The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd. (‡)   374,308    4,447,224 
         8,834,541 
United Kingdom  |  2.8%          
Anglo American PLC   146,105    5,039,872 
Unilever PLC   145,663    7,856,688 
         12,896,560 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $387,172,435)
       446,455,545 
Short-Term Investments  |  2.1% 
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class,
0.01% (7 day yield)
(Cost $9,628,266)
   9,628,266    9,628,266 
Total Investments l 99.6%
(Cost $396,800,701)
       $456,083,811 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities l 0.4%
        2,049,573 
           
Net Assets l 100.0%       $458,133,384 
 
 
 

 

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Common Stocks  |  95.1%          
Canada  |  4.6%          
BRP, Inc.   13,019   $1,205,075 
CAE, Inc. (*)   46,510    1,389,498 
Suncor Energy, Inc.   101,622    2,106,896 
TMX Group, Ltd.   16,811    1,812,896 
         6,514,365 
China  |  2.7%          
Autohome, Inc. ADR   26,755    1,255,612 
China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd., Class H   614,000    1,500,323 
ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.   64,200    1,051,329 
         3,807,264 
Denmark  |  3.2%          
Carlsberg AS, Class B   12,779    2,078,827 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S   62,195    2,490,074 
         4,568,901 
Finland  |  2.4%          
Nordea Bank Abp   180,310    2,314,069 
Sampo Oyj, A Shares   22,428    1,112,883 
         3,426,952 
France  |  10.0%          
Air Liquide SA   14,841    2,374,665 
Alstom SA   26,457    1,003,817 
Capgemini SE   11,213    2,331,969 
Engie SA   241,063    3,163,831 
Pernod Ricard SA   9,398    2,055,221 
Sanofi   34,347    3,306,399 
         14,235,902 
Germany  |  8.4%          
Adidas AG   3,765    1,186,377 
Continental AG (*)   14,031    1,538,234 
Infineon Technologies AG   41,923    1,723,419 
Merck KGaA   11,124    2,419,013 
MTU Aero Engines AG   10,839    2,450,829 
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE   73,472    1,352,003 
Vitesco Technologies Group AG (*)   1    36 
Vonovia SE   21,607    1,298,864 
         11,968,775 
Hong Kong  |  1.2%          
ESR Cayman, Ltd. (*)   558,800    1,686,903 
India  |  1.1%          
Reliance Industries, Ltd.   45,481    1,538,049 
           
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Ireland  |  1.4%          
Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (*)   17,871   $1,966,882 
Israel  |  1.4%          
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM   235,610    1,999,976 
Italy  |  1.6%          
Enel SpA   306,910    2,356,313 
Japan  |  18.0%          
Asics Corp.   44,600    1,011,871 
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.   13,900    1,043,820 
Daikin Industries, Ltd.   7,800    1,677,692 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   68,292    2,280,719 
Fujitsu, Ltd.   11,436    2,076,899 
Hitachi, Ltd.   57,700    3,421,253 
Makita Corp.   40,900    2,231,977 
Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd.   39,600    1,769,655 
Nexon Co., Ltd.   56,767    915,873 
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.   69,400    1,544,021 
Shimano, Inc.   7,500    2,184,900 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   52,600    1,840,231 
Suzuki Motor Corp.   38,800    1,729,444 
Yamaha Corp.   32,300    2,030,642 
         25,758,997 
Mexico  |  0.8%          
Arca Continental SAB de CV   198,000    1,207,482 
Netherlands  |  6.0%          
Akzo Nobel NV   19,326    2,104,424 
JDE Peet’s NV   22,605    671,442 
Koninklijke DSM NV   12,093    2,417,135 
Universal Music Group NV (*)   54,624    1,462,571 
Wolters Kluwer NV   18,866    1,994,190 
         8,649,762 
Norway  |  2.6%          
Equinor ASA   80,929    2,062,344 
Telenor ASA   101,627    1,706,972 
         3,769,316 
Portugal  |  1.1%          
Galp Energia SGPS SA   143,598    1,626,240 
Singapore  |  1.2%          
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.   76,260    1,693,422 
South Korea  |  1.7%          
Osstem Implant Co., Ltd.   8,778    983,465 
SK Hynix, Inc.   16,049    1,383,913 
         2,367,378 
Spain  |  3.0%          
Banco Santander SA   562,238    2,036,485 
 
 
 

 

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Industria de Diseno Textil SA   61,653   $2,243,091 
         4,279,576 
Sweden  |  1.2%          
Sandvik AB   73,164    1,669,758 
Switzerland  |  3.5%          
ABB, Ltd.   81,915    2,730,402 
Novartis AG   26,959    2,211,722 
         4,942,124 
United Kingdom  |  11.6% 
3i Group PLC   101,322    1,745,264 
Anglo American PLC   49,394    1,703,839 
Barclays PLC   665,387    1,696,994 
Petershill Partners PLC (*)   232,206    1,095,060 
Prudential PLC   86,304    1,675,391 
RELX PLC   149,851    4,318,324 
Tesco PLC   652,329    2,212,501 
Unilever PLC   40,195    2,172,862 
         16,620,235 
United States  |  6.4%          
Aon PLC, Class A   11,455    3,273,495 
Ferguson PLC   11,521    1,597,074 
Medtronic PLC   33,889    4,247,986 
         9,118,555 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $116,017,491)
       135,773,127 
Preferred Stocks  |  2.0%          
Germany  |  2.0%          
Volkswagen AG
(Cost $2,192,707)
   12,468    2,793,015 
Short-Term Investments  |  4.4% 
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class,
0.01% (7 day yield)
(Cost $6,339,350)
   6,339,350    6,339,350 
Total Investments l 101.5%
(Cost $124,549,548)
       $144,905,492 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets l (1.5)%        (2,085,211)
           
Net Assets l 100.0%       $142,820,281 
 
 
 

 

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Common Stocks  |  98.4%          
Aerospace & Defense  |  2.3%          
Curtiss-Wright Corp.   6,170   $778,531 
HEICO Corp.   2,606    343,653 
         1,122,184 
Air Freight & Logistics  |  1.0%          
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (*)   10,472    499,619 
Airlines  |  0.9%          
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (*)   7,927    464,522 
Auto Components  |  0.7%          
Gentherm, Inc. (*)   4,348    351,884 
Banks  |  8.2%          
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.   8,995    626,772 
East West Bancorp, Inc.   11,510    892,485 
Home BancShares, Inc.   35,523    835,856 
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.   9,686    911,259 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.   11,183    795,447 
         4,061,819 
Biotechnology  |  3.0%          
Exelixis, Inc. (*)   33,146    700,706 
United Therapeutics Corp. (*)   4,195    774,313 
         1,475,019 
Building Products  |  4.0%          
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.   6,617    631,725 
Carlisle Cos., Inc.   3,413    678,470 
PGT Innovations, Inc. (*)   36,047    688,498 
         1,998,693 
Capital Markets  |  1.1%          
Morningstar, Inc.   2,167    561,318 
Chemicals  |  2.2%          
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.   4,776    425,637 
Ingevity Corp. (*)   9,642    688,150 
         1,113,787 
Communications Equipment  |  2.7% 
Ciena Corp. (*)   12,207    626,829 
F5 Networks, Inc. (*)   3,496    694,935 
         1,321,764 
Construction & Engineering  |  0.8% 
Valmont Industries, Inc.   1,731    406,993 
Construction Materials  |  1.4% 
Eagle Materials, Inc.   5,253    688,983 
Containers & Packaging  |  2.4% 
Avery Dennison Corp.   2,471    512,016 
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Graphic Packaging Holding Co.   34,466   $656,232 
         1,168,248 
Electrical Equipment  |  1.9%          
Atkore, Inc. (*)   5,547    482,145 
EnerSys   6,057    450,883 
         933,028 
Energy Equipment & Services  |  2.8% 
Cactus, Inc., Class A   16,526    623,361 
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A (*)   60,974    739,614 
         1,362,975 
Entertainment  |  1.1%          
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (*)   3,688    568,210 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  |  8.1% 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   3,275    625,754 
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.   31,273    691,446 
Camden Property Trust   3,687    543,722 
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.   26,640    699,833 
PS Business Parks, Inc.   5,413    848,434 
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (*)   61,200    589,356 
         3,998,545 
Food & Staples Retailing  |  1.6% 
US Foods Holding Corp. (*)   22,839    791,600 
Food Products  |  2.1%          
Hostess Brands, Inc. (*)   33,014    573,453 
Utz Brands, Inc.   28,219    483,392 
         1,056,845 
Gas Utilities  |  1.3%          
New Jersey Resources Corp.   18,731    652,026 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  1.5% 
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC (*)   40,022    739,607 
Health Care Providers & Services  |  1.2% 
Henry Schein, Inc. (*)   7,566    576,227 
Health Care Technology  |  0.4%          
Certara, Inc. (*)   5,700    188,670 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  |  2.6% 
Brinker International, Inc. (*)   9,614    471,567 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   10,500    810,495 
         1,282,062 
Household Durables  |  0.8%          
Leggett & Platt, Inc.   9,317    417,774 
Insurance  |  2.8%          
Brown & Brown, Inc.   14,816    821,547 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   5,071    564,200 
         1,385,747 
 
 
 

 

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Interactive Media & Services  |  2.1% 
Cars.com, Inc. (*)   54,333   $687,312 
MediaAlpha, Inc., Class A (*)   18,278    341,433 
         1,028,745 
IT Services  |  4.4%          
Amdocs, Ltd.   6,227    471,446 
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (*)   10,114    477,684 
Remitly Global, Inc. (*)   8,056    295,655 
SolarWinds Corp.   33,380    558,447 
Squarespace, Inc. Class A (*)   9,154    353,711 
         2,156,943 
Leisure Products  |  2.4%          
Brunswick Corp.   4,681    445,959 
Hasbro, Inc.   8,087    721,522 
         1,167,481 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  |  5.4% 
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (*)   19,774    672,118 
ICON PLC (*)   2,680    702,213 
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A (*)   6,448    316,468 
Sotera Health Co. (*)   21,999    575,274 
Stevanato Group SpA (*)   16,509    417,843 
         2,683,916 
Machinery  |  4.5%          
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.   7,942    439,590 
Columbus McKinnon Corp.   14,031    678,399 
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (*)   46,589    758,003 
Kennametal, Inc.   10,980    375,845 
         2,251,837 
Metals & Mining  |  0.9%          
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A   10,027    439,283 
Multiline Retail  |  1.4%          
Kohl’s Corp.   14,831    698,392 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  1.8%          
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A   50,562    899,498 
Paper & Forest Products  |  1.3% 
Neenah, Inc.   13,916    648,625 
Pharmaceuticals  |  1.2%          
Catalent, Inc. (*)   4,368    581,250 
Professional Services  |  0.9%          
Leidos Holdings, Inc.   4,489    431,528 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  2.3% 
CMC Materials, Inc.   3,940    485,526 
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MKS Instruments, Inc.   4,499   $678,944 
         1,164,470 
Software  |  6.9%          
CyberArk Software, Ltd. (*)   2,602    410,648 
Datto Holding Corp. (*)   16,187    386,869 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A   6,171    543,048 
j2 Global, Inc. (*)   4,714    644,027 
N-Able, Inc. (*)   39,272    487,365 
Pegasystems, Inc.   4,631    588,600 
PTC, Inc. (*)   3,170    379,734 
         3,440,291 
Specialty Retail  |  2.3%          
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A (*)   3,079    371,913 
Leslie’s, Inc. (*)   22,207    456,132 
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (*)   9,873    293,129 
         1,121,174 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  |  0.9% 
Tapestry, Inc.   11,924    441,426 
Trading Companies & Distributors  |  0.8% 
Air Lease Corp.   9,924    390,410 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $40,537,525)
        48,733,418 
Short-Term Investments  |  1.7% 
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class,
0.01% (7 day yield)
(Cost $840,577)
   840,577    840,577 
Total Investments  l 100.1%
(Cost $41,378,102)
       $49,573,995 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
 Other Assets l (0.1)%
        (73,436)
           
Net Assets l 100.0%       $49,500,559 
 
 
 

 

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Common Stocks  |  68.4%        
Australia  |  0.9%          
Champion Iron, Ltd. (*)   37,717   $129,486 
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT   18,758    66,646 
CSL, Ltd.   571    120,411 
Dexus.   157,443    1,218,202 
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, Ltd.   1,839    212,026 
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.   56,239    593,070 
Healius, Ltd.   60,942    209,330 
Santos, Ltd.   57,712    297,550 
Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.   7,535    221,226 
         3,067,947 
Belgium  |  0.2%          
Ageas SA   6,332    313,371 
Cofinimmo SA REIT   409    61,730 
Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV   2,711    138,105 
Proximus SADP   2,722    53,815 
Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT   1,450    58,613 
         625,634 
Canada  |  2.6%          
CAE, Inc. (*)   28,442    849,563 
Canadian National Railway Co.   9,721    1,124,234 
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.   806    52,632 
Canadian Western Bank   10,412    301,443 
Empire Co., Ltd., Class A   5,119    156,003 
Enbridge, Inc.   5,419    215,887 
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust   23,715    292,646 
Hydro One, Ltd.   6,040    142,774 
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.   9,464    263,163 
Loblaw Cos., Ltd.   11,803    809,977 
Manulife Financial Corp.   21,380    411,530 
Metro, Inc.   6,117    298,896 
Quebecor, Inc., Class B   8,804    212,767 
Shopify, Inc. Class A (*)   163    221,248 
Suncor Energy, Inc.   45,457    942,445 
The Toronto-Dominion Bank   17,168    1,135,663 
Thomson Reuters Corp.   2,384    263,603 
Tourmaline Oil Corp.   22,455    784,489 
Vermilion Energy, Inc. (*)   30,033    296,868 
          8,775,831 
China  |  0.2%          
SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.   143,000    509,819 
Denmark  |  0.9%          
AP Moller-Maersk A/S, Class B   73    197,463 
Carlsberg A/S, Class B Sponsored ADR   35,002    1,148,412 
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Coloplast A/S, Class B   458   $71,787 
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B   9,696    932,610 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S ADR   56,972    770,261 
         3,120,533 
Finland  |  0.0%          
Elisa Oyj   968    60,100 
France  |  2.0%          
Arkema SA   1,736    229,643 
BNP Paribas SA   17,725    1,135,382 
Bureau Veritas SA ADR (*)   13,092    810,264 
Cie de Saint-Gobain   8,999    606,101 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA   1,176    180,482 
Credit Agricole SA   14,849    204,871 
Electricite de France SA   47,568    597,352 
Hermes International   41    56,665 
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM   6,017    309,516 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE ADR   6,572    941,636 
Orange SA   14,943    161,883 
Pernod Ricard SA ADR   20,097    885,273 
Sartorius Stedim Biotech   78    43,538 
Societe Generale SA   14,995    470,798 
         6,633,404 
Germany  |  1.3%          
adidas AG Sponsored ADR   4,599    727,194 
Daimler AG   3,360    298,688 
Deutsche Bank AG (*)   44,093    565,505 
Deutsche Post AG   25,863    1,630,054 
Merck KGaA   331    71,979 
Merck KGaA Sponsored ADR   22,706    987,030 
         4,280,450 
Hong Kong  |  0.4%          
AIA Group, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   20,488    942,653 
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.   8,000    26,035 
Orient Overseas International, Ltd.   10,000    172,617 
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.   7,000    86,991 
Xinyi Glass Holdings, Ltd.   56,000    166,347 
         1,394,643 
Ireland  |  0.1%          
James Hardie Industries PLC   9,278    332,792 
Israel  |  0.3%          
Bank Hapoalim BM   26,422    231,967 
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM   27,479    233,256 
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (*)   56,841    67,057 
Perion Network, Ltd. (*)   10,462    181,306 


 
 
 

 

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ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.   4,210   $ 213,447 
         927,033 
Italy  |  0.1%          
Banco BPM SpA   80,556    253,028 
Buzzi Unicem SpA   9,332    213,062 
         466,090 
Japan  |  5.1%          
Activia Properties, Inc. REIT   49    201,293 
Advance Residence Investment Corp. REIT   90    292,776 
AGC, Inc.   5,000    255,910 
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.   5,000    147,949 
Benesse Holdings, Inc.   2,000    45,231 
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.   7,100    84,220 
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.   33,100    436,035 
CyberAgent, Inc.   10,700    207,228 
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.   33,900    738,139 
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.   500    58,377 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   18,800    627,856 
Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp. REIT   81    81,042 
DCM Holdings Co., Ltd.   7,300    70,796 
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.   40,100    575,201 
ENEOS Holdings, Inc.   203,700    831,799 
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.   1,500    129,345 
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.   38,900    186,388 
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.   4,000    102,954 
Inpex Corp.   28,300    221,481 
Iwatani Corp.   1,000    58,785 
Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. REIT   127    377,435 
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.   10,800    203,277 
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.   88,200    754,848 
Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.   111,000    934,239 
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.   20    119,802 
KDDI Corp.   18,600    614,684 
Kyudenko Corp.   1,800    59,732 
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.   13,100    99,662 
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan, Ltd.   5,800    273,762 
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.   70,000    973,589 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.   42,800    249,885 
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.   56,990    802,304 
Nintendo Co., Ltd. ADR   15,919    943,201 
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.   1,900    130,905 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.   3,300    91,229 
Nippon Yusen KK   3,500    263,264 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (*)   135,500    679,553 
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Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.   24,600   $452,163 
Rengo Co., Ltd.   9,300    72,699 
Shimano, Inc. ADR   36,753    1,076,495 
Softbank Corp.   30,100    408,676 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   5,300    185,422 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.   5,300    181,512 
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.   2,300    64,206 
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.   7,200    262,730 
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.   22,800    289,939 
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.   14,700    305,768 
The Hachijuni Bank, Ltd.   18,400    65,598 
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.   23,400    172,411 
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.   9,200    171,332 
Toyota Motor Corp.   27,500    491,926 
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.   3,600    62,696 
         17,187,749 
Malta  |  0.1%          
Kindred Group PLC   13,440    201,816 
Netherlands  |  2.0%          
ASML Holding NV   1,394    1,028,315 
Eurocommercial Properties NV REIT   11,284    240,982 
Flow Traders   2,469    95,531 
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV   5,539    183,636 
NXP Semiconductors NV   6,346    1,242,991 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares   43,131    952,846 
Wolters Kluwer NV   1,775    187,623 
Wolters Kluwer NV Sponsored ADR   24,474    2,590,818 
         6,522,742 
New Zealand  |  0.0%          
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd., Class C   2,938    64,601 
Norway  |  0.1%          
Orkla ASA   16,157    148,068 
Telenor ASA   7,039    118,230 
Yara International ASA   1,273    63,006 
         329,304 
Spain  |  0.3%          
Corporacion Financiera Alba SA   395    21,599 
Iberdrola SA   7,162    71,531 
Industria de Diseno Textil SA ADR   47,433    871,819 
         964,949 
Sweden  |  1.2%          
Assa Abloy AB ADR   55,219    798,467 
Axfood AB   3,146    75,226 
Epiroc AB ADR   77,488    1,597,803 


 
 
 

 

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Hexagon AB ADR   100,045   $1,540,693 
Swedish Match AB   6,087    53,384 
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares   6,752    76,313 
         4,141,886 
Switzerland  |  1.4%          
ABB, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   37,383    1,247,097 
PSP Swiss Property AG   575    69,173 
Roche Holding AG   5,739    2,094,182 
Swatch Group AG ADR   76,399    997,007 
Swisscom AG   445    255,514 
Tecan Group AG   121    68,282 
         4,731,255 
United Kingdom  |  3.7%          
Anglo American PLC   13,740    473,959 
Barclays PLC   225,579    575,314 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC   17,767    982,337 
Diageo PLC Sponsored ADR   11,740    2,265,820 
Genus PLC   900    65,971 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC   4,912    92,717 
HSBC Holdings PLC   27,735    145,096 
Imperial Brands PLC   3,870    80,764 
J Sainsbury PLC   45,667    174,873 
Linde PLC   882    258,761 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC   325,948    202,756 
National Grid PLC   8,045    95,698 
Natwest Group PLC   157,956    479,307 
Prudential PLC ADR   27,492    1,077,137 
RELX PLC Sponsored ADR   55,222    1,593,707 
Rightmove PLC   5,933    54,423 
Rio Tinto PLC   7,944    524,512 
Rio Tinto PLC  Sponsored ADR   10,481    700,340 
Rio Tinto, Ltd.   6,115    434,532 
Standard Chartered PLC   109,130    639,568 
Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR   30,261    1,640,751 
         12,558,343 
United States  |  45.5%          
3M Co.   346    60,695 
Accenture PLC, Class A   12,088    3,867,193 
Adobe, Inc. (*)   3,104    1,787,035 
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (*)   5,238    198,049 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (*)   3,179    327,119 
AGCO Corp.   1,227    150,344 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   1,765    278,040 
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (*)   521    54,491 
Align Technology, Inc. (*)   397    264,176 
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Alleghany Corp. (*)   115   $71,807 
Allegion PLC   1,637    216,379 
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (*)   1,289    3,446,167 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (*)   986    2,627,996 
Altria Group, Inc.   1,650    75,108 
Amazon.com, Inc. (*)   964    3,166,779 
Amdocs, Ltd.   941    71,243 
AMERCO   522    337,228 
Ameren Corp.   928    75,168 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.   1,128    91,571 
American Express Co.   2,644    442,949 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   601    71,789 
Amgen, Inc.   358    76,129 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (*)   967    110,963 
Amphenol Corp., Class A   18,190    1,332,054 
Anthem, Inc.   1,391    518,565 
Aon PLC, Class A   9,545    2,727,675 
Apple, Inc.   62,951    8,907,566 
Applied Materials, Inc.   7,931    1,020,958 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   1,863    372,451 
AutoZone, Inc. (*)   355    602,786 
Badger Meter, Inc.   654    66,146 
Bank of America Corp.   20,813    883,512 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (*)   770    210,164 
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (*)   116    86,530 
Bio-Techne Corp.   1,842    892,578 
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (*)   5,856    321,612 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.   2,157    171,158 
Boston Scientific Corp. (*)   25,419    1,102,930 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   5,900    349,103 
Broadcom, Inc.   1,675    812,258 
BRP, Inc.   12,092    1,120,687 
Bruker Corp.   2,827    220,789 
Brunswick Corp.   2,223    211,785 
Cable One, Inc.   28    50,768 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   3,618    78,728 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (*)   2,669    404,193 
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   4,634    573,967 
CDW Corp.   416    75,720 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (*)   671    276,902 
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (*)   1,338    973,475 
Chemed Corp.   250    116,280 
Chubb, Ltd.   435    75,464 
Ciena Corp. (*)   1,017    52,223 
Cigna Corp.   272    54,444 
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (*)   708    58,304 


 
 
 

 

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Cisco Systems, Inc.   9,488   $516,432 
Citigroup, Inc.   8,244    578,564 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.   8,004    376,028 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A   14,917    1,106,991 
Cohen & Steers, Inc.   3,123    261,614 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   4,219    318,872 
Comcast Corp., Class A   1,316    73,604 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   258    115,932 
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (*)   855    210,142 
Crown Castle International Corp., REIT   392    67,941 
Cummins, Inc.   1,153    258,918 
CVS Health Corp.   11,660    989,468 
D.R. Horton, Inc.   1,217    102,191 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.   1,482    224,479 
DaVita, Inc. (*)   1,617    187,992 
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (*)   688    247,818 
Deere & Co.   1,422    476,470 
Devon Energy Corp.   15,384    546,286 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.   4,579    433,494 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.   1,490    178,457 
Dillard’s, Inc. Class A   509    87,813 
DocuSign, Inc. (*)   1,067    274,678 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A   1,093    96,184 
Dollar General Corp.   7,583    1,608,658 
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.   1,408    671,560 
DTE Energy Co.   1,550    173,150 
Eli Lilly & Co.   5,951    1,374,979 
EPAM Systems, Inc. (*)   678    386,785 
Equitable Holdings, Inc.   15,719    465,911 
Everest Re Group, Ltd.   236    59,184 
Evergy, Inc.   1,071    66,616 
Exlservice Holdings, Inc. (*)   656    80,767 
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT   593    99,618 
Facebook, Inc., Class A (*)   3,815    1,294,773 
FedEx Corp.   790    173,239 
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.   4,273    216,983 
Flowers Foods, Inc.   3,580    84,595 
FNB Corp.   18,371    213,471 
Fortinet, Inc. (*)   1,357    396,298 
FOX  Corp., Class B   21,150    785,088 
FTI Consulting, Inc. (*)   467    62,905 
Generac Holdings, Inc. (*)   861    351,865 
General Mills, Inc.   1,474    88,175 
Graco, Inc.   1,382    96,699 
H&R Block, Inc.   2,547    63,675 
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HCA Healthcare, Inc.   3,834   $930,588 
Honeywell International, Inc.   4,974    1,055,881 
Hormel Foods Corp.   1,229    50,389 
ICON PLC (*)   1,091    285,864 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (*)   2,113    1,314,075 
Intel Corp.   14,354    764,781 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   16,059    1,843,894 
Intuit, Inc.   2,628    1,417,832 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (*)   225    223,684 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (*)   11,342    2,716,863 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   3,254    533,851 
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A   1,453    75,861 
Johnson & Johnson   27,401    4,425,261 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2,774    454,076 
Kellogg Co.   2,029    129,694 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (*)   962    158,047 
Kimco Realty Corp. REIT   9,713    201,545 
KLA Corp.   3,012    1,007,544 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (*)   2,470    695,157 
Life Storage, Inc. REIT   750    86,055 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   4,424    1,526,722 
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.   3,467    212,770 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   9,312    1,889,032 
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (*)   1,644    251,581 
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A (*)   5,292    259,731 
Markel Corp. (*)   32    38,244 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   180    61,502 
Match Group, Inc. (*)   2,528    396,871 
Matson, Inc.   931    75,141 
McDonald’s Corp.   7,641    1,842,321 
MDU Resources Group, Inc.   11,239    333,461 
Medtronic PLC   4,097    513,559 
Merck & Co., Inc.   869    65,271 
MetLife, Inc.   8,616    531,866 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (*)   238    327,812 
Microsoft Corp.   30,322    8,548,378 
Moderna, Inc. (*)   1,372    528,028 
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (*)   1,348    239,135 
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.   182    88,212 
Moody’s Corp.   2,951    1,047,930 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   10,011    2,325,756 
MYR Group, Inc. (*)   547    54,426 
Netflix, Inc. (*)   1,508    920,393 
Newmont Corp.   816    44,309 
News Corp. Class A   20,054    471,871 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   4,361    1,570,614 


 
 
 

 

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NVIDIA Corp.   9,296   $ 1,925,759 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (*)   109    66,606 
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.   2,671    763,853 
Oracle Corp.   6,704    584,120 
OSI Systems, Inc. (*)   639    60,577 
Ovintiv, Inc.   12,441    409,060 
Owens Corning   2,089    178,609 
Paychex, Inc.   6,445    724,740 
Paycom Software, Inc. (*)   447    221,600 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (*)   1,609    418,678 
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.   6,991    427,360 
PepsiCo, Inc.   4,671    702,565 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   708    67,111 
Portland General Electric Co.   1,299    61,040 
Premier, Inc., Class A   1,810    70,156 
PTC, Inc. (*)   9,636    1,154,296 
Public Storage REIT   587    174,398 
Qorvo, Inc. (*)   222    37,116 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   8,955    1,155,016 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   4,113    597,660 
Quidel Corp. (*)   545    76,927 
Regions Financial Corp.   10,937    233,067 
Republic Services, Inc.   7,562    907,894 
ResMed, Inc.   424    111,745 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   3,910    1,149,696 
Roku, Inc. (*)   492    154,168 
RPM International, Inc.   1,967    152,738 
S&P Global, Inc.   4,176    1,774,341 
SBA Communications Corp. REIT   436    144,129 
Select Medical Holdings Corp.   5,975    216,116 
Service Corp. International   3,643    219,527 
ServiceNow, Inc. (*)   443    275,666 
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.   1,468    98,180 
Starbucks Corp.   4,144    457,125 
State Street Corp.   6,574    556,949 
STERIS PLC   413    84,368 
Synopsys, Inc. (*)   6,859    2,053,653 
Target Corp.   5,413    1,238,332 
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (*)   3,152    209,419 
Teradyne, Inc.   1,658    181,004 
Tesla, Inc. (*)   2,896    2,245,790 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   8,464    1,626,865 
Texas Pacific Land Corp.   129    156,007 
The Allstate Corp.   2,053    261,367 
The Charles Schwab Corp.   16,848    1,227,208 
The Coca-Cola Co.   38,061    1,997,061 
Description   Shares    Fair
Value
 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   1,106   $77,696 
The Hershey Co.   2,893    489,640 
The Home Depot, Inc.   4,470    1,467,322 
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.   24,503    898,525 
The J.M. Smucker Co.   514    61,695 
The Kroger Co.   3,065    123,918 
The Mosaic Co.   6,839    244,289 
The New York Times Co. Class A   1,224    60,306 
The Procter & Gamble Co.   15,025    2,100,495 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   5,407    3,089,181 
TopBuild Corp. (*)   2,647    542,132 
Tractor Supply Co.   2,860    579,465 
Trimble, Inc. (*)   2,542    209,079 
Turning Point Brands, Inc.   1,188    56,727 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (*)   147    67,422 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A   3,528    278,500 
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (*)   1,196    431,660 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   1,747    318,129 
United Therapeutics Corp. (*)   703    129,760 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   1,930    754,128 
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (*)   971    279,813 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   60,145    3,248,431 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (*)   369    66,933 
Visa, Inc., Class A   7,755    1,727,426 
Walmart, Inc.   11,729    1,634,788 
Warner Music Group Corp., Class A   15,214    650,246 
Waste Management, Inc.   527    78,713 
Waters Corp. (*)   293    104,689 
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A   545    91,609 
WD-40 Co.   986    228,239 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.   1,126    99,313 
Werner Enterprises, Inc.   1,728    76,499 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   137    58,162 
Westlake Chemical Corp.   2,430    221,470 
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.   53    56,689 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.   1,618    286,920 
Workday, Inc., Class A (*)   1,161    290,122 
Zoetis, Inc.   11,393    2,211,837 
         152,673,063 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $185,165,806)
        229,569,984 
Preferred Stocks  |  0.1%          
Germany  |  0.1%          
Volkswagen AG
(Cost $414,446)
   1,733    388,217 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)
Corporate Bonds  |  9.8%      
Canada  |  0.6%             
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
0.950%, 10/23/25
  USD  $1,370   $1,359,178 
Rogers Communications, Inc.,
3.250%, 05/01/29
  CAD   1,020    831,945 
            2,191,123 
France  |  0.3%             
Schneider Electric SE,
2.950%, 09/27/22
  USD   938    961,525 
Germany  |  0.3%             
Daimler AG MTN,
0.750%, 09/10/30
  EUR   810    961,951 
Netherlands  |  0.4%             
ING Groep NV MTN,
1.125% (SONIA + 0.905%), 12/07/28 (§)
  GBP   1,000    1,306,940 
Switzerland  |  0.0%             
ABB Finance USA, Inc.,
4.375%, 05/08/42
  USD   90    114,448 
United Kingdom  |  1.0%      
Ashtead Capital, Inc.,
4.250%, 11/01/29
  USD   825    906,082 
Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC,
2.750%, 04/27/30
  GBP   985    1,388,741 
Unilever Capital Corp.,
1.375%, 09/14/30
  USD   1,040    994,033 
            3,288,856 
United States  |  7.2%             
Adobe, Inc.,
2.300%, 02/01/30
  USD   870    899,886 
Alphabet, Inc.,
1.100%, 08/15/30
  USD   920    869,124 
Amazon.com, Inc.,
3.150%, 08/22/27
  USD   895    984,060 
American Express Credit Corp.,
3.300%, 05/03/27
  USD   885    981,394 
Apple, Inc.,
3.000%, 06/20/27
  USD   815    892,216 
Ball Corp.,
4.875%, 03/15/26
  USD   500    551,250 
Bank of America Corp.:             
1.486% (SOFR + 1.460%), 05/19/24 (§)  USD   450    456,668 
1.978% (CDOR 3 Month + 0.600%), 09/15/27 (§)  CAD   1,245    981,049 
Clean Harbors, Inc. Co.,
4.875%, 07/15/27
  USD   455    472,063 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Dell International LLC,
5.300%, 10/01/29
  USD  $1,017   $1,229,367 
John Deere Financial, Inc.,
2.410%, 01/14/25
  CAD   1,270    1,035,352 
Johnson Controls International PLC,
1.750%, 09/15/30
  USD   515    499,872 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
3.540% (USD LIBOR 3 Month + 1.380%), 05/01/28 (§)
  USD   1,035    1,130,464 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.,
3.200%, 04/25/29
  USD   773    848,622 
McDonald’s Corp.,
3.125%, 03/04/25
  CAD   915    761,489 
Microsoft Corp.,
3.500%, 11/15/42
  USD   660    759,558 
Morgan Stanley,
3.625%, 01/20/27
  USD   885    975,569 
Mueller Water Products, Inc.,
4.000%, 06/15/29 (#)
  USD   465    481,368 
PepsiCo, Inc.,
2.875%, 10/15/49
  USD   715    728,339 
Pfizer, Inc.,
2.625%, 04/01/30
  USD   855    902,820 
Prologis LP,
1.250%, 10/15/30
  USD   965    903,766 
Service Corp. International,
4.625%, 12/15/27
  USD   505    529,619 
Starbucks Corp.,
4.450%, 08/15/49
  USD   650    794,756 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
1.992% (SOFR + 1.090%), 01/27/32 (§)
  USD   1,040    1,002,903 
The Home Depot, Inc.,
5.875%, 12/16/36
  USD   630    888,612 
The Procter & Gamble Co.,
1.200%, 10/29/30
  USD   545    518,459 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
2.150%, 02/13/30
  USD   965    980,218 
United Rentals North America, Inc.,
4.875%, 01/15/28
  USD   515    544,479 
Verizon Communications, Inc.,
3.875%, 02/08/29
  USD   1,012    1,135,039 
Visa, Inc.,
0.750%, 08/15/27
  USD   465    452,674 
            24,191,055 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $32,516,410)
           33,015,898 
Foreign Government Obligations  |  12.1%
Australia  |  0.6%             
New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
1.250%, 11/20/30
  AUD   1,400    972,600 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)
Queensland Treasury Corp., 1.250%, 03/10/31  AUD  $1,410   $973,833 
            1,946,433 
Bahamas  |  0.4%             
Bahamas Government International Bonds,
6.950%, 11/20/29
  USD   1,525    1,357,250 
Bermuda  |  0.9%             
Government of Bermuda:             
3.717%, 01/25/27  USD   1,360    1,473,305 
2.375%, 08/20/30 (#)  USD   1,410    1,398,367 
            2,871,672 
Canada  |  1.3%             
City of Vancouver,
2.900%, 11/20/25
  CAD   865    727,553 
Export Development Canada,
1.650%, 07/31/24
  CAD   1,170    944,655 
Province of British Columbia Canada,
3.200%, 06/18/44
  CAD   500    432,173 
Province of Quebec:             
2.500%, 04/20/26  USD   515    549,222 
1.850%, 02/13/27  CAD   1,965    1,589,345 
            4,242,948 
Chile  |  0.9%             
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos:             
4.500%, 03/01/26  CLP   350,000    415,669 
2.300%, 10/01/28  CLP   1,635,000    1,648,914 
Republic of Chile,
0.830%, 07/02/31
  EUR   730    842,847 
            2,907,430 
Colombia  |  0.3%             
Republic of Colombia,
9.850%, 06/28/27
  COP   2,975,000    888,182 
Czech Republic  |  0.8%     
Czech Republic,
2.000%, 10/13/33
  CZK   57,990    2,620,954 
Hungary  |  1.0%             
Hungary Government Bonds:             
2.750%, 12/22/26  HUF   290,410    936,163 
3.000%, 10/27/27  HUF   284,610    925,094 
2.250%, 04/20/33  HUF   292,490    849,286 
Hungary Government International Bonds,
1.750%, 06/05/35
  EUR   410    498,165 
            3,208,708 
Italy  |  0.3%             
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
1.450%, 03/01/36
  EUR   760    905,313 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Japan  |  0.3%             
Japan Bank for International Cooperation,
0.625%, 05/22/23
  USD  $300   $301,370 
Japan International Cooperation Agency,
1.750%, 04/28/31
  USD   830    830,557 
            1,131,927 
Mexico  |  0.3%             
Mexican Bonos,
7.500%, 06/03/27
  MXN   17,000    838,254 
United Mexican States,
6.750%, 02/06/24
  GBP   165    251,264 
            1,089,518 
Morocco  |  0.3%             
Morocco Government International Bonds,
1.500%, 11/27/31
  EUR   970    1,037,082 
Netherlands  |  0.2%             
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV,
0.500%, 12/02/25 (#)
  USD   640    629,426 
New Zealand  |  0.9%             
Housing New Zealand, Ltd. MTN,
3.420%, 10/18/28
  NZD   1,200    886,553 
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bonds:             
1.500%, 04/20/29  NZD   2,710    1,761,673 
2.000%, 04/15/37  NZD   745    451,921 
            3,100,147 
Norway  |  0.4%             
Oslo Kommune:             
2.300%, 03/14/24  NOK   3,000    349,636 
2.350%, 09/04/24  NOK   10,000    1,166,620 
            1,516,256 
Panama  |  0.6%             
Republic of Panama:             
8.875%, 09/30/27  USD   795    1,083,088 
3.875%, 03/17/28  USD   885    960,115 
            2,043,203 
Peru  |  0.2%             
Peru Government Bonds,
6.150%, 08/12/32
  PEN   3,580    836,853 
Poland  |  0.2%             
Poland Government Bonds,
2.750%, 10/25/29
  PLN   3,130    834,147 
Romania  |  1.0%             
Romanian Government Bonds:             
4.750%, 02/24/25  RON   7,450    1,812,344 
3.650%, 09/24/31  RON   3,680    809,690 


 
 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)
Romanian Government International Bonds,
3.875%, 10/29/35
  EUR  $485   $629,848 
            3,251,882 
Singapore  |  0.3%             
Singapore Government Bonds,
3.375%, 09/01/33
  SGD   1,130    973,291 
Spain  |  0.3%             
Spain Government Bond,
1.000%, 07/30/42
  EUR   780    891,135 
Thailand  |  0.2%             
Thailand Government Bonds,
1.585%, 12/17/35
  THB   31,630    851,681 
United Kingdom  |  0.4%             
United Kingdom Gilt:             
1.750%, 09/07/37  GBP   635    910,346 
1.500%, 07/22/47  GBP   405    557,506 
            1,467,852 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost $42,386,392)
    40,603,290 
Supranational Bonds  |  2.4%         
Asian Development Bank,
2.125%, 03/19/25
  USD   616    646,091 
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
1.625%, 09/27/24
  USD   555    571,933 
European Investment Bank,
1.000%, 01/28/28
  CAD   1,255    959,259 
Inter-American Development Bank,
7.875%, 03/14/23
  IDR   18,860,000    1,378,740 
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development:             
2.500%, 08/03/23  CAD   650    531,003 
1.900%, 01/16/25  CAD   835    678,344 
2.900%, 11/26/25  AUD   1,370    1,072,365 
1.250%, 03/16/26  NOK   7,700    868,807 
1.125%, 09/13/28  USD   444    435,730 
International Finance Corp. MTN,
1.500%, 04/15/35
  AUD   1,411    937,048 
Total Supranational Bonds
(Cost $7,910,020)
           8,079,320 
US Municipal Bonds  |  1.0%             
California  |  0.8%             
State of California:             
4.500%, 04/01/33  USD   900    1,047,612 
7.550%, 04/01/39  USD   1,000    1,685,048 
            2,732,660 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
New York  |  0.2%             
New York State Urban Development Corp., Series B,
3.900%, 03/15/33
  USD  $420   $467,816 
Total US Municipal Bonds
(Cost $3,041,597)
        3,200,476 
               
Description       Shares    Fair
Value
 
Exchange-Traded Funds  |  5.1%    
iShares MSCI World ETF
(Cost $11,292,881)
   134,945   $17,065,145 
Short-Term Investments  |  0.5%    
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class,
0.01% (7 day yield)
(Cost $1,592,099)
   1,592,099    1,592,099 
Total Investments  l 99.4%
(Cost $284,319,651) (»)
   $333,514,429 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities l 0.6%
 1,919,698 
     
Net Assets l 100.0%   $335,434,127 


 
 
 

 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)

 

Forward Currency Contracts open at September 30, 2021:

Currency
Purchased
  Quantity   Currency
Sold
  Quantity   Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
AUD   436,886   USD   326,126   HSB  10/20/21  $   $10,260 
AUD   1,000,000   USD   729,985   HSB  10/20/21       6,989 
AUD   56,113   USD   40,627   HSB  12/22/21       44 
CAD   578,373   USD   456,734   HSB  10/20/21       113 
CAD   2,007,905   USD   1,604,451   JPM  10/20/21       19,227 
CHF   94,006   USD   102,006   HSB  12/22/21       927 
CHF   798,698   USD   875,422   JPM  10/20/21       18,074 
CHF   105,714   USD   115,880   MSC  10/20/21       2,403 
CNH   2,289,957   USD   351,700   HSB  10/20/21   3,081     
CNH   13,201,394   USD   2,022,904   HSB  10/20/21   22,375     
CNH   32,465,012   USD   4,987,029   HSB  12/03/21   25,239     
EUR   3,340,166   USD   3,954,322   CIT  10/20/21       84,094 
EUR   591,178   USD   703,200   HSB  10/20/21       18,206 
EUR   742,106   USD   879,036   HSB  10/20/21       19,162 
EUR   11,429,496   USD   13,531,014   HSB  10/20/21       287,732 
EUR   944,087   USD   1,109,019   HSB  12/22/21       13,572 
EUR   274,914   USD   326,434   JPM  10/20/21       7,893 
GBP   66,890   USD   92,604   JPM  10/20/21       2,475 
GBP   1,074,553   USD   1,492,687   JPM  10/20/21       44,809 
GBP   279,064   USD   381,304   SSB  12/22/21       5,233 
HUF   49,142,817   USD   163,200   JPM  10/20/21       4,898 
HUF   58,402,134   USD   192,324   JPM  10/20/21       4,195 
INR   34,655,135   USD   463,403   JPM  01/28/22       2,218 
JPY   893,225,743   USD   8,121,105   CIT  10/20/21       94,516 
JPY   89,356,585   USD   819,000   HSB  10/20/21       16,035 
JPY   769,301,959   USD   6,991,874   HSB  10/20/21       78,873 
JPY   43,854,418   USD   395,316   HSB  12/22/21       979 
KRW   1,161,943,798   USD   1,008,930   JPM  11/05/21       28,111 
MXN   1,875,182   USD   93,261   HSB  10/20/21       2,640 
NOK   8,455,412   USD   963,262   JPM  10/20/21   3,869     
NZD   1,733,397   USD   1,203,126   JPM  10/20/21       6,577 
PHP   28,492,130   USD   552,173   HSB  11/29/21   5,292     
PLN   852,570   USD   223,701   JPM  10/20/21       9,345 
PLN   3,812,975   USD   968,486   JPM  10/20/21       9,813 
RUB   32,491,655   USD   430,332   JPM  10/20/21   14,833     
SEK   2,664,677   USD   311,139   HSB  10/20/21       6,723 
SEK   1,171,064   USD   136,712   JPM  10/20/21       2,928 
SGD   334,557   USD   246,646   JPM  10/20/21       257 
USD   215,200   AUD   295,075   HSB  10/20/21   1,862     
USD   383,800   AUD   527,865   HSB  10/20/21   2,156     
USD   1,456,672   AUD   1,951,388   HSB  10/20/21   45,827     
USD   1,953,937   AUD   2,617,580   MSC  10/20/21   61,438     
USD   3,860,584   CAD   4,830,845   CIT  10/20/21   46,671     
USD   264,305   CAD   338,158   CIT  12/22/21       2,682 
USD   225,746   CAD   288,358   HSB  10/20/21       1,910 
USD   980,969   CAD   1,254,920   HSB  10/20/21       9,780 

 

 
 
 

 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (concluded)

 

Currency
Purchased
  Quantity   Currency
Sold
  Quantity   Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
USD   466,531   CAD   596,786   HSB  12/22/21  $   $4,650 
USD   2,879,323   CAD   3,603,355   JPM  10/20/21   34,504     
USD   1,157,810   CAD   1,448,846   MSC  10/20/21   13,958     
USD   60,297   CHF   55,012   HSB  10/20/21   1,245     
USD   259,870   CHF   242,198   HSB  12/22/21       550 
USD   176,000   CLP   139,979,840   CIT  01/13/22   4,931     
USD   1,959,967   CLP   1,565,523,351   CIT  01/13/22   46,744     
USD   468,600   CNH   3,080,141   HSB  10/20/21       8,603 
USD   571,000   CNH   3,737,224   HSB  10/20/21       8,004 
USD   821,348   COP   3,228,060,878   CIT  11/05/21       24,461 
USD   1,667,192   CZK   36,215,375   HSB  10/20/21   12,625     
USD   515,800   CZK   11,232,272   JPM  10/20/21   2,633     
USD   300,574   DKK   1,902,977   HSB  12/22/21   3,683     
USD   107,600   EUR   91,390   HSB  10/20/21   1,707     
USD   932,865   EUR   787,550   HSB  10/20/21   20,336     
USD   4,634,103   EUR   3,914,375   HSB  10/20/21   98,542     
USD   288,212   EUR   246,001   HSB  12/22/21   2,772     
USD   1,430,700   EUR   1,223,727   JPM  10/20/21   12,775     
USD   399,008   GBP   294,732   HSB  10/20/21   1,879     
USD   427,434   GBP   312,865   HSB  12/22/21   5,812     
USD   196,923   GBP   141,761   JPM  10/20/21   5,911     
USD   959,803   GBP   699,497   JPM  10/20/21   17,285     
USD   2,755,606   HUF   836,781,770   JPM  10/20/21   60,106     
USD   397,316   IDR   5,759,091,818   JPM  01/28/22       485 
USD   2,931,232   JPY   322,400,886   CIT  10/20/21   34,115     
USD   287,000   JPY   31,476,610   HSB  10/20/21   4,149     
USD   2,217,945   JPY   242,214,206   HSB  12/22/21   39,961     
USD   168,525   JPY   18,404,035   SSB  12/22/21   3,037     
USD   291,392   NOK   2,529,753   HSB  12/22/21   2,195     
USD   3,194,146   NOK   28,037,868   JPM  10/20/21       12,831 
USD   1,683,157   NZD   2,425,613   CIT  10/20/21   8,777     
USD   2,090,176   NZD   3,011,408   JPM  10/20/21   11,427     
USD   806,513   PEN   3,281,703   CIT  11/05/21   13,389     
USD   409,100   PLN   1,613,077   HSB  10/20/21   3,534     
USD   935,420   PLN   3,590,290   HSB  10/20/21   32,735     
USD   532,636   PLN   2,045,161   JPM  10/20/21   18,434     
USD   1,344,020   RON   5,649,049   HSB  10/20/21   22,845     
USD   937,053   SGD   1,271,046   JPM  10/20/21   975     
USD   172,587   THB   5,646,685   HSB  10/20/21   5,718     
Total gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts  $781,382   $883,277 
 

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. Notes to Portfolios of Investments

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

(*) Non-income producing security.
(‡) Security valued using Level 2 inputs, based on reference to a similar security which was trading on an active market, under US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America hierarchy.
(#) Pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may only be traded among “qualified institutional buyers.” At September 30, 2021, these securities amounted to 0.7% of net assets of Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio.
(§) Variable and floating rate securities are securities for which interest rate changes are based on changes in a designated base rate. The rates shown are those in effect on September 30, 2021.
(») The Portfolio, at all times, maintains portfolio securities in sufficient amount to cover its obligations related to investments in forward currency contracts.

 

Security Abbreviations:
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
CDOR - Canadian Dollar Offered Rate
GDR - Global Depositary Receipt
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate
PJSC - Public Joint Stock Company
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA - Sterling Over Night Indexed Average

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD -Australian Dollar KRW - South Korean Won
CAD -Canadian Dollar MXN - Mexican New Peso
CHF -Swiss Franc NOK -Norwegian Krone
CLP -Chilean Peso NZD -New Zealand Dollar
CNH -Chinese Yuan Renminbi PEN -Peruvian Nuevo Sol
COP -Colombian Peso PHP -Philippine Peso
CZK -Czech Koruna PLN -Polish Zloty
DKK -Danish Krone RON -New Romanian Leu
EUR -Euro RUB -Russian Ruble
GBP -British Pound Sterling SEK -Swedish Krone
HUF -Hungarian Forint SGD -Singapore Dollar
IDR -Indonesian Rupiah THB -Thai Baht
INR -Indian Rupee USD -United States Dollar
JPY -Japanese Yen    

 

Counterparty Abbreviations:
CIT - Citibank NA
HSB - HSBC Bank USA NA
JPM - JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
MSC - Morgan Stanley & Co.
SSB - State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 

Portfolio holdings by industry (as a percentage of net assets), for those Portfolios previously presented by country:

 

Industry   Lazard
Retirement
Emerging
Markets
Equity
Portfolio
    Lazard
Retirement
International
Equity
Portfolio
    Lazard
Retirement
Global
Dynamic
Multi-Asset
Portfolio
 
Common & Preferred Stocks and Corporate Bonds                  
Aerospace & Defense   %   2.7 %   1.2 %
Air Freight & Logistics           0.6  
Airlines       1.4      
Auto Components   1.6     1.1     0.1  
Automobiles   2.5     3.2     1.8  
Banks   24.0     8.1     4.8  
Beverages       3.7     2.6  
Biotechnology           0.3  
Building Products       1.2     0.8  
Capital Markets       2.5     3.5  
Chemicals   1.3     4.8     0.3  
Commercial Services & Suppliers           0.7  
Communications Equipment           0.9  
Construction Materials   2.5         0.3  
Consumer Finance           0.3  
Containers & Packaging           0.2  
Diversified Consumer Services           0.3  
Diversified Financial Services       0.8     0.2  
Diversified Telecommunication Services   3.6     1.2     1.5  
Electric Utilities       1.6     0.5  
Electrical Equipment       3.7     1.6  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components   2.4         1.1  
Entertainment       1.7     0.8  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)           1.4  
Food & Staples Retailing   1.3     2.8     1.6  
Food Products   0.7     0.5     0.5  
Gas Utilities       0.7     0.2  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies       3.7     1.2  
Health Care Providers & Services   2.7         1.8  
Health Care Technology           0.1  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   1.0         1.7  
Household Durables   2.3         0.3  
Household Products   0.8         1.2  
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers   0.7     1.1     0.2  
Industrial Conglomerates   1.1     2.4     0.3  
Insurance   3.9     4.2     2.5  
Interactive Media & Services       0.9     2.6  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail           1.2  
IT Services       3.1     3.0  
Leisure Products       4.5     0.7  
Life Sciences Tools & Services           2.6  
Machinery   0.8     3.4     1.2  
Marine           0.4  
Media       0.9     1.2  
Metals & Mining   2.3     1.2     0.9  
Multiline Retail       1.1     0.9  
Multi-Utilities       2.2     0.2  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   11.4     5.1     1.9  
Paper & Forest Products   0.7         0.1  
 

Personal Products   3.0     1.5     0.5  
Pharmaceuticals       5.6     4.0  
Professional Services       4.4     1.7  
Real Estate Management & Development   2.9     3.7     0.3  
Road & Rail           0.7  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   9.6     2.2     3.4  
Software           5.9  
Specialty Retail   0.8     1.6     2.2  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   6.7         3.3  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods       1.5     0.9  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance           0.2  
Tobacco   1.2         0.1  
Trading Companies & Distributors       1.1     0.2  
Transportation Infrastructure   1.4          
Wireless Telecommunication Services   4.3         0.6  
Subtotal   97.5     97.1     78.3  
Exchange-Traded Funds           5.1  
Foreign Government Obligations           12.1  
Supranational Bonds           2.4  
US Municipal Bonds           1.0  
Short-Term Investments   2.1     4.4     0.5  
Total Investments   99.6 %   101.5 %   99.4 %

 

Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.
 

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to notes to the financial statements.

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no changes to the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc.

 

By: /s/ Nathan A. Paul
  Nathan A. Paul
  Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: November 24, 2021

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ Nathan A. Paul
  Nathan A. Paul
  Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: November 24, 2021

 

By: /s/ Christopher Snively
  Christopher Snively
  Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: November 24, 2021