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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: 3/31/2022

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investment

 
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Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  98.7%          
Austria  |  0.6%          
Mondi PLC   116,357   $2,255,720 
Brazil  |  12.6%          
Banco do Brasil SA   1,188,628    8,663,087 
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   1,740,700    9,345,059 
CCR SA   2,446,750    7,040,563 
Engie Brasil Energia SA   384,598    3,492,931 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR   715,080    10,583,184 
Vale SA Sponsored ADR   184,141    3,680,979 
Vibra Energia SA   737,900    3,623,592 
         46,429,395 
China  |  22.5%          
A-Living Smart City Services Co., Ltd.   1,627,750    2,264,042 
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.   582,691    1,398,972 
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H   1,100,375    5,639,403 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   20,364,038    15,297,388 
China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.   1,781,000    2,787,584 
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H   668,737    5,227,763 
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H   994,275    3,171,444 
China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H   2,218,500    4,991,734 
ENN Natural Gas Co., Ltd.   1,052,300    2,928,099 
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A   780,200    3,961,304 
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.   1,192,527    5,504,804 
Huayu Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., Class A   829,100    2,599,675 
Lenovo Group, Ltd.   5,592,000    6,064,871 
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd., Class H   951,500    6,713,383 
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd., Class H   3,097,597    7,045,155 
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.   1,996,000    3,347,523 
Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H   2,233,958    3,511,543 
         82,454,687 
Egypt  |  1.1%          
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR (*)   1,728,964    4,043,744 
Greece  |  1.0%          
OPAP SA   252,761    3,677,093 
Hong Kong  |  1.1%          
ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.   420,088    4,248,760 
Hungary  |  1.6%          
OTP Bank Nyrt. (*)   162,238    5,885,537 
India  |  7.6%          
Axis Bank, Ltd. (*)   368,038    3,657,988 
Bajaj Auto, Ltd.   62,364    2,996,888 
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Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.   555,242   $2,623,234 
Coal India, Ltd.   1,279,696    3,082,062 
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.   75,981    2,286,410 
Indus Towers, Ltd. (*)   1,710,251    4,957,314 
Petronet LNG, Ltd.   1,366,207    3,479,120 
UPL, Ltd.   477,601    4,815,080 
         27,898,096 
Indonesia  |  4.9%          
PT Astra International Tbk   10,054,004    4,593,208 
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk   13,678,830    7,505,646 
PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk ADR   181,321    5,793,206 
         17,892,060 
Mexico  |  5.6%          
America Movil SAB de CV, Class L Sponsored ADR   180,222    3,811,695 
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O   835,149    6,279,363 
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B   1,068,793    6,394,488 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A   1,962,250    2,760,370 
Ternium SA Sponsored ADR   27,884    1,272,905 
         20,518,821 
Portugal  |  2.5%          
Galp Energia SGPS SA   713,816    9,033,271 
Russia  |  0.0%          
Gazprom PJSC Sponsored ADR (¢)   527,817    1 
LUKOIL PJSC Sponsored ADR (¢)   76,520    0 
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC Sponsored ADR (¢)   722,038    1 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (‡)   1,580,119    1 
X5 Retail Group NV GDR (¢)   170,463    0 
         3 
South Africa  |  9.0%          
Anglo American PLC   64,866    3,345,559 
Life Healthcare Group Holdings, Ltd.   2,714,072    4,321,922 
Nedbank Group, Ltd.   528,838    8,403,197 
Sanlam, Ltd.   721,972    3,549,081 
Standard Bank Group, Ltd.   408,998    5,088,594 
The Bidvest Group, Ltd.   330,936    5,054,032 
Vodacom Group, Ltd.   299,761    3,275,950 
         33,038,335 
South Korea  |  14.1%          
Coway Co., Ltd.   81,343    4,585,614 
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.   22,948    4,052,954 
KB Financial Group, Inc.   152,915    7,687,407 
KT Corp.   7,447    218,728 
KT&G Corp.   44,130    2,936,971 


 
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Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (concluded) 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   227,843   $13,016,134 
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.   187,750    6,403,616 
SK Hynix, Inc.   134,478    12,872,646 
         51,774,070 
Taiwan  |  11.4%          
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.   2,171,000    7,743,544 
Globalwafers Co., Ltd.   103,000    2,393,324 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.   1,672,320    6,160,767 
MediaTek, Inc.   81,000    2,525,490 
Novatek Microelectronics Corp.   426,000    6,287,670 
Quanta Computer, Inc.   2,167,000    6,637,365 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   264,989    5,478,498 
Wiwynn Corp.   134,000    4,742,514 
         41,969,172 
Thailand  |  1.7%          
Kasikornbank Public Co., Ltd.   726,669    3,522,654 
The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd. (‡)   228,508    2,632,137 
         6,154,791 
United Kingdom  |  1.4%          
Unilever PLC   110,492    5,001,356 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $330,079,902)
        362,274,911 
Short-Term Investments  |  1.2%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class,
0.17% (7 day yield)
(Cost $4,222,457)
   4,222,457    4,222,457 
Total Investments  l 99.9%
(Cost $334,302,359)
       $366,497,368 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities l 0.1%
        494,579 
Net Assets l 100.0%       $366,991,947 


 
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Lazard Retirement International Equity Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  95.1%          
Canada  |  4.7%          
CAE, Inc. (*)   44,448   $1,156,931 
Suncor Energy, Inc.   97,117    3,161,750 
TMX Group, Ltd.   16,066    1,652,415 
         5,971,096 
China  |  4.7%          
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. (*)   64,300    880,092 
Autohome, Inc. ADR   25,570    777,584 
China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd., Class H   587,000    1,330,613 
ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.   88,700    1,321,891 
ESR Cayman, Ltd. (*)   534,000    1,653,159 
         5,963,339 
Denmark  |  1.9%          
Carlsberg AS, Class B   12,237    1,494,068 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S   31,603    933,083 
         2,427,151 
Finland  |  2.2%          
Nordea Bank Abp   172,317    1,774,473 
Sampo Oyj, A Shares   21,434    1,046,235 
         2,820,708 
France  |  12.1%          
Air Liquide SA   15,111    2,643,506 
Capgemini SE   10,716    2,383,701 
Engie SA   230,377    3,019,876 
Pernod Ricard SA   8,982    1,969,951 
Sanofi   37,607    3,835,322 
Thales SA   12,195    1,539,922 
         15,392,278 
Germany  |  7.1%          
Continental AG (*)   12,014    866,583 
Infineon Technologies AG   42,388    1,448,119 
Merck KGaA   12,386    2,593,985 
MTU Aero Engines AG   11,072    2,572,541 
Vonovia SE   31,642    1,479,492 
         8,960,720 
India  |  1.2%          
Reliance Industries, Ltd.   43,465    1,504,414 
Ireland  |  1.4%          
Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (*)   20,654    1,799,377 
Israel  |  1.4%          
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM   170,457    1,829,865 
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Italy  |  1.5%          
Enel SpA   293,305   $1,958,704 
Japan  |  15.5%          
Asics Corp.   63,800    1,230,447 
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.   22,300    1,689,331 
Daikin Industries, Ltd.   7,500    1,365,562 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   65,292    1,705,802 
Disco Corp.   4,300    1,199,447 
Hitachi, Ltd.   32,800    1,643,558 
Makita Corp.   39,100    1,252,322 
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.   46,200    1,642,043 
Nexon Co., Ltd.   63,767    1,525,900 
Olympus Corp.   99,200    1,884,640 
Shimano, Inc.   7,200    1,646,894 
Suzuki Motor Corp.   43,700    1,497,960 
Yamaha Corp.   30,900    1,347,488 
         19,631,394 
Mexico  |  1.0%          
Arca Continental SAB de CV   189,200    1,286,541 
Netherlands  |  5.8%          
Akzo Nobel NV   20,771    1,784,564 
Koninklijke DSM NV   8,659    1,547,531 
Universal Music Group NV   81,729    2,169,709 
Wolters Kluwer NV   18,030    1,919,284 
         7,421,088 
Norway  |  2.3%          
Equinor ASA   39,605    1,486,104 
Telenor ASA   97,122    1,395,905 
         2,882,009 
Portugal  |  1.4%          
Galp Energia SGPS SA   137,232    1,736,657 
Singapore  |  1.5%          
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.   72,860    1,915,514 
South Africa  |  1.9%          
Anglo American PLC   47,205    2,434,667 
South Korea  |  1.8%          
Osstem Implant Co., Ltd. (¢)   8,507    845,022 
SK Hynix, Inc.   15,338    1,468,200 
         2,313,222 
Spain  |  1.0%          
Industria de Diseno Textil SA   58,920    1,282,031 
Sweden  |  1.2%          
Sandvik AB   69,920    1,484,430 
Switzerland  |  3.8%          
ABB, Ltd.   78,284    2,532,765 
 
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Lazard Retirement International Equity Portfolio (concluded) 
Novartis AG   25,764   $2,259,541 
         4,792,306 
United Kingdom  |  12.1%          
3i Group PLC   96,831    1,751,569 
Barclays PLC   772,539    1,500,741 
Compass Group PLC   75,122    1,618,959 
Petershill Partners PLC   221,913    723,875 
Prudential PLC   82,478    1,218,346 
RELX PLC   143,208    4,460,665 
Smith & Nephew PLC   77,024    1,227,731 
Tesco PLC   308,832    1,116,533 
Unilever PLC   38,413    1,738,946 
         15,357,365 
United States  |  7.6%          
Aon PLC, Class A   10,947    3,564,671 
BRP, Inc.   12,655    1,036,168 
Ferguson PLC   11,010    1,494,497 
Medtronic PLC   32,387    3,593,338 
         9,688,674 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $110,913,234)
        120,853,550 
Preferred Stocks  |  1.3%          
Germany  |  1.3%          
Volkswagen AG
(Cost $1,656,177)
   9,215    1,593,424 
Short-Term Investments  |  2.4%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class,
0.17% (7 day yield)
(Cost $3,092,941)
   3,092,941    3,092,941 
Total Investments  l 98.8%
(Cost $115,662,352)
       $125,539,915 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess
 of Liabilities l 1.2%
        1,534,523 
Net Assets l 100.0%       $127,074,438 


 
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Lazard Retirement US Small-Mid Cap Equity Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  96.9%          
Aerospace & Defense  |  2.4%          
Curtiss-Wright Corp.   4,883   $733,231 
HEICO Corp.   2,531    388,610 
         1,121,841 
Airlines  |  1.4%          
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (*)   11,497    666,941 
Banks  |  8.6%          
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.   11,420    817,558 
East West Bancorp, Inc.   11,090    876,332 
Home BancShares, Inc.   39,750    898,350 
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.   9,309    857,173 
Wintrust Financial Corp.   6,950    645,863 
         4,095,276 
Biotechnology  |  1.5%          
United Therapeutics Corp. (*)   4,031    723,202 
Building Products  |  4.1%          
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.   7,403    666,344 
Carlisle Cos., Inc.   2,620    644,310 
PGT Innovations, Inc. (*)   36,078    648,683 
         1,959,337 
Capital Markets  |  1.2%          
Morningstar, Inc.   2,060    562,730 
Chemicals  |  2.0%          
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.   5,336    525,116 
Ingevity Corp. (*)   6,982    447,336 
         972,452 
Communications Equipment  |  2.3%          
Ciena Corp. (*)   10,364    628,369 
F5, Inc. (*)   2,327    486,227 
         1,114,596 
Construction & Engineering  |  0.7%          
Valmont Industries, Inc.   1,323    315,668 
Construction Materials  |  0.9%          
Eagle Materials, Inc.   3,192    409,725 
Containers & Packaging  |  2.4%          
Avery Dennison Corp.   2,845    494,945 
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.   33,447    670,278 
         1,165,223 
Electrical Equipment  |  4.5%          
Array Technologies, Inc. (*)   36,101    406,858 
Atkore, Inc. (*)   5,341    525,768 
EnerSys   8,460    630,862 
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GrafTech International, Ltd.   58,159   $559,490 
         2,122,978 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  |  1.5% 
Cognex Corp.   5,057    390,147 
Littelfuse, Inc.   1,314    327,725 
         717,872 
Energy Equipment & Services  |  2.6%          
Cactus, Inc., Class A   9,238    524,164 
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A (*)   46,815    693,798 
         1,217,962 
Entertainment  |  1.4%          
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (*)   4,398    676,149 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  |  8.1%          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   3,154    634,743 
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.   26,032    671,886 
Camden Property Trust   3,561    591,838 
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.   21,979    609,917 
PS Business Parks, Inc.   4,540    763,083 
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (*)   58,943    587,072 
         3,858,539 
Food & Staples Retailing  |  1.5%          
US Foods Holding Corp. (*)   19,032    716,174 
Food Products  |  2.2%          
Hostess Brands, Inc. (*)   21,658    475,176 
Utz Brands, Inc.   37,387    552,580 
         1,027,756 
Gas Utilities  |  1.8%          
New Jersey Resources Corp.   18,695    857,353 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  2.2%          
Nevro Corp. (*)   4,678    338,360 
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC (*)   38,405    716,637 
         1,054,997 
Health Care Providers & Services  |  1.3%          
Henry Schein, Inc. (*)   7,287    635,354 
Health Care Technology  |  0.9%          
Certara, Inc. (*)   19,343    415,488 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  |  2.3%          
Brinker International, Inc. (*)   14,549    555,190 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   6,532    553,195 
         1,108,385 
Household Durables  |  1.1%          
Leggett & Platt, Inc.   15,223    529,760 
Insurance  |  3.2%          
Brown & Brown, Inc.   12,068    872,154 


 
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Lazard Retirement US Small-Mid Cap Equity Portfolio (concluded) 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   5,888   $644,501 
         1,516,655 
Interactive Media & Services  |  3.0%          
Cars.com, Inc. (*)   36,446    525,916 
MediaAlpha, Inc., Class A (*)   17,561    290,634 
Ziff Davis, Inc. (*)   6,206    600,617 
         1,417,167 
IT Services  |  3.1%          
Amdocs, Ltd.   5,845    480,517 
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (*)   11,497    429,873 
Remitly Global, Inc.   24,003    236,910 
Squarespace, Inc., Class A (*)   12,975    332,419 
         1,479,719 
Leisure Products  |  2.2%          
Brunswick Corp.   4,528    366,270 
Hasbro, Inc.   8,508    696,975 
         1,063,245 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  |  3.7%          
AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (*)   34,941    340,675 
ICON PLC (*)   2,620    637,236 
Sotera Health Co. (*)   17,234    373,289 
Stevanato Group SpA   21,476    432,097 
         1,783,297 
Machinery  |  3.4%          
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.   11,727    456,532 
Columbus McKinnon Corp.   13,846    587,070 
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (*)   37,307    561,844 
         1,605,446 
Multiline Retail  |  0.5%          
Kohl's Corp.   3,977    240,449 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  2.8%          
Antero Resources Corp. (*)   26,153    798,451 
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A   23,590    557,904 
         1,356,355 
Paper & Forest Products  |  1.2%          
Neenah, Inc.   14,174    562,141 
Pharmaceuticals  |  1.3%          
Catalent, Inc. (*)   5,800    643,220 
Professional Services  |  2.5%          
Leidos Holdings, Inc.   5,532    597,567 
Sterling Check Corp.   22,382    591,556 
         1,189,123 
Description  Shares   Fair
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  1.8% 
MKS Instruments, Inc.   5,587   $838,050 
Software  |  5.1%          
CyberArk Software, Ltd. (*)   3,236    546,075 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A   8,466    662,211 
N-Able, Inc. (*)   43,300    394,030 
Pegasystems, Inc.   4,463    359,941 
PTC, Inc. (*)   4,296    462,765 
         2,425,022 
Specialty Retail  |  3.1%          
Five Below, Inc. (*)   2,863    453,413 
Leslie's, Inc. (*)   31,207    604,168 
Warby Parker, Inc., Class A (*)   11,742    396,997 
         1,454,578 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  |  1.1%          
Tapestry, Inc.   14,306    531,468 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $40,556,740)
        46,151,693 
Short-Term Investments  |  3.3%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class,
0.17% (7 day yield)
(Cost $1,548,549)
   1,548,549    1,548,549 
Total Investments  l 100.2%
(Cost $42,105,289)
       $47,700,242 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
 Other Assets l (0.2)%
        (81,002) 
Net Assets l 100.0%       $47,619,240 


 

 
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Common Stocks  |  41.0%          
Australia  |  0.9%          
AGL Energy, Ltd.   41,162   $237,260 
BHP Group, Ltd.   11,621    452,638 
Charter Hall Group REIT   11,060    134,284 
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT   16,525    65,465 
CSL, Ltd.   2,415    479,612 
Dexus REIT   52,768    429,437 
Healius, Ltd.   38,564    125,571 
Northern Star Resources, Ltd.   8,904    70,568 
Rio Tinto PLC   4,722    374,577 
Rio Tinto, Ltd.   2,982    264,156 
Sandfire Resources Ltd.   31,157    131,556 
Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group REIT   28,873    62,593 
WiseTech Global, Ltd.   2,993    112,756 
         2,940,473 
Belgium  |  0.1%          
Proximus SADP   3,805    70,819 
UCB SA   506    60,574 
Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT   2,300    99,110 
         230,503 
Canada  |  1.8%          
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.   2,443    110,059 
Birchcliff Energy, Ltd.   25,880    173,065 
CAE, Inc. (*)   11,456    298,772 
Canadian National Railway Co.   3,916    525,292 
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.   4,035    249,849 
Empire Co., Ltd., Class A   4,799    170,210 
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust   2,298    177,164 
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust   15,024    156,832 
Hydro One, Ltd.   5,698    153,508 
Loblaw Cos., Ltd.   9,301    834,609 
Metro, Inc.   6,307    363,038 
NuVista Energy, Ltd. (*)   22,956    194,093 
Quebecor, Inc., Class B   2,758    65,743 
Shopify, Inc., Class A (*)   110    74,392 
Suncor Energy, Inc.   18,937    616,515 
The Toronto-Dominion Bank   6,916    549,269 
Thomson Reuters Corp.   3,015    327,341 
Tourmaline Oil Corp.   14,112    650,203 
         5,689,954 
China  |  0.3%          
NXP Semiconductors NV   2,556    473,064 
SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.   91,000    321,230 
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd. (*)   101,100   $113,730 
         908,024 
Denmark  |  0.3%          
AP Moller-Maersk A/S, Class B   36    108,509 
Carlsberg A/S, Class B Sponsored ADR   14,099    343,452 
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B   4,680    518,294 
         970,255 
France  |  1.1%          
Arkema SA   1,100    131,233 
BNP Paribas SA   11,119    633,085 
Bureau Veritas SA ADR (*)   5,273    300,403 
Cie de Saint-Gobain   5,718    340,278 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA   461    62,278 
Electricite de France SA   17,340    163,366 
Hermes International   41    58,154 
Legrand SA ADR   15,309    290,259 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE ADR   2,647    377,409 
Orange SA   14,275    168,798 
Pernod Ricard SA Sponsored ADR   8,320    364,499 
Societe Generale SA   9,525    254,810 
Thales SA Sponsored ADR   14,647    367,493 
         3,512,065 
Germany  |  0.7%          
Allianz SE   1,336    319,029 
Covestro AG   3,738    188,874 
Mercedes-Benz Group AG   1,257    88,288 
Daimler Truck Holding AG (*)   2,975    82,649 
Deutsche Bank AG (*)   10,690    136,502 
Deutsche Post AG   16,255    780,541 
Merck KGaA Sponsored ADR   9,146    382,394 
Nemetschek SE   1,158    112,333 
         2,090,610 
Hong Kong  |  0.2%          
AIA Group, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   8,252    345,263 
Orient Overseas International, Ltd.   6,000    159,462 
Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A   17,500    106,789 
         611,514 
Israel  |  0.2%          
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (*)   108,488    185,811 
Perion Network, Ltd. (*)   6,627    149,041 
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.   2,669    194,063 
         528,915 
Italy  |  0.1%          
A2A SpA   65,419    112,095 


 

 

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Enel SpA   16,679   $111,383 
         223,478 
Japan  |  2.8%          
AGC, Inc.   1,900    75,937 
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.   1,100    31,237 
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.   6,700    69,416 
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.   6,600    142,436 
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.   20,700    421,121 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   12,400    323,959 
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.   42,900    614,526 
ENEOS Holdings, Inc.   85,800    322,481 
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.   1,400    85,647 
H.U. Group Holdings, Inc.   5,400    128,292 
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.   66,300    533,979 
Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.   157,500    1,156,904 
Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.   9,200    160,934 
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT   19    99,560 
KDDI Corp.   6,000    197,078 
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.   12,200    81,827 
Lawson, Inc.   1,500    57,329 
McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan, Ltd.   5,800    241,577 
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.   30,400    349,898 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.   27,200    168,835 
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.   4,800    130,751 
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.   7,500    188,930 
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.   7,200    115,869 
Nihon Kohden Corp.   2,100    50,471 
Nintendo Co., Ltd.   100    50,456 
Nintendo Co., Ltd. ADR   6,412    403,379 
Nippon Express Holdings, Inc.   1,400    96,233 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.   3,900    113,322 
Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.   24,200    209,913 
Olympus Corp. Sponsored ADR (*)   17,571    337,012 
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.   14,200    243,786 
Panasonic Corp.   16,800    162,693 
Rengo Co., Ltd.   8,800    56,262 
Shimano, Inc. ADR   14,804    338,567 
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.   53,200    243,873 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   3,300    105,317 
The Hachijuni Bank, Ltd.   17,500    58,074 
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.   7,600    44,467 
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.   18,200    333,394 
Toyota Motor Corp.   7,500    134,351 
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.   5,600    68,852 
         8,748,945 
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Malta  |  0.0%          
Kindred Group PLC   8,489   $92,631 
Netherlands  |  0.8%          
Adyen NV (*)   50    98,779 
ASML Holding NV   267    178,089 
Eurocommercial Properties NV REIT   7,155    195,674 
EXOR NV   2,120    161,697 
Shell PLC   29,017    796,335 
Wolters Kluwer NV   2,030    216,092 
Wolters Kluwer NV Sponsored ADR   7,818    832,930 
         2,479,596 
New Zealand  |  0.1%          
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.   2,748    46,176 
Mainfreight, Ltd.   890    51,455 
Spark New Zealand, Ltd.   19,274    61,066 
         158,697 
Norway  |  0.1%          
Orkla ASA   15,148    134,716 
Telenor ASA   3,395    48,796 
         183,512 
Portugal  |  0.0%          
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (*)   3,669    87,897 
South Africa  |  0.0%          
Anglo American PLC   1,309    67,514 
Spain  |  0.2%          
Banco Santander SA   34,184    115,985 
Corporacion Financiera Alba SA   350    20,428 
Iberdrola SA (*)   25,998    282,972 
Industria de Diseno Textil SA ADR   19,107    208,266 
         627,651 
Sweden  |  0.6%          
Assa Abloy AB ADR   22,243    298,946 
Epiroc AB ADR   31,214    665,482 
Hexagon AB ADR   40,300    563,797 
Lundin Energy AB   6,813    288,834 
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares   11,094    101,510 
         1,918,569 
Switzerland  |  1.0%          
ABB, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   15,058    486,976 
PSP Swiss Property AG   974    127,827 
Roche Holding AG   4,037    1,596,534 
Swatch Group AG ADR   30,775    434,543 
Swisscom AG   423    253,964 
Tecan Group AG   115    45,323 


 

 

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UBS Group AG   6,401   $125,056 
         3,070,223 
United Kingdom  |  1.4%          
Barclays PLC   143,319    278,413 
BP PLC   36,762    179,657 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC   7,157    347,902 
Diageo PLC Sponsored ADR   4,729    960,649 
Howden Joinery Group PLC   5,298    53,139 
HSBC Holdings PLC   11,792    80,799 
J Sainsbury PLC   32,468    107,511 
National Grid PLC   7,733    118,776 
Natwest Group PLC   100,327    282,302 
RELX PLC Sponsored ADR   22,245    691,819 
SSE PLC   3,842    87,972 
Standard Chartered PLC   69,370    460,016 
Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR   12,189    555,453 
Virgin Money UK PLC   58,430    132,451 
Vodafone Group PLC   141,945    232,884 
         4,569,743 
United States  |  28.3%          
Accenture PLC, Class A   3,945    1,330,372 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.   1,188    95,171 
Adobe, Inc. (*)   399    181,792 
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (*)   3,304    98,162 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (*)   2,593    283,519 
AGCO Corp.   775    113,173 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   1,273    168,456 
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (*)   1,058    126,315 
Alleghany Corp. (*)   85    71,995 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   1,396    54,807 
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (*)   519    1,443,521 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (*)   822    2,295,838 
Amazon.com, Inc. (*)   604    1,969,010 
Amdocs, Ltd.   1,400    115,094 
AMERCO   359    214,301 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.   1,378    137,483 
American Express Co.   1,679    313,973 
American International Group, Inc.   4,223    265,078 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   601    92,981 
Amgen, Inc.   802    193,940 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (*)   918    95,775 
Amphenol Corp., Class A   7,328    552,165 
Anthem, Inc.   1,149    564,412 
Aon PLC, Class A   2,900    944,327 
APA Corp.   3,105    128,330 
Apple, Inc.   33,101    5,779,766 
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Applied Materials, Inc.   2,520   $332,136 
Assurant, Inc.   448    81,460 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   952    216,618 
AutoZone, Inc. (*)   245    500,922 
Avery Dennison Corp.   1,562    271,741 
Bank of America Corp.   13,233    545,464 
Baxter International, Inc.   2,206    171,053 
Becton, Dickinson & Co.   676    179,816 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (*)   467    164,809 
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (*)   3,303    223,316 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.   6,243    548,385 
Boston Scientific Corp. (*)   10,239    453,485 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   6,640    484,919 
Broadcom, Inc.   1,064    669,980 
BRP, Inc.   4,871    398,399 
Brunswick Corp.   1,408    113,893 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (*)   2,994    492,393 
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   418    47,828 
Cerner Corp.   815    76,251 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   1,786    184,065 
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (*)   388    211,662 
Chubb, Ltd.   392    83,849 
Cigna Corp.   881    211,096 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   5,588    311,587 
Citigroup, Inc.   5,237    279,656 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.   5,081    230,322 
CMS Energy Corp.   947    66,233 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A   9,643    864,688 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   4,628    350,941 
Comcast Corp., Class A   10,470    490,205 
Corteva, Inc.   1,133    65,125 
CorVel Corp. (*)   450    75,798 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   783    450,891 
Coterra Energy, Inc.   6,361    171,556 
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (*)   540    122,623 
CSG Systems International, Inc.   1,141    72,533 
Cushman & Wakefield PLC (*)   7,563    155,117 
CVS Health Corp.   5,640    570,824 
D.R. Horton, Inc.   766    57,075 
Danaher Corp.   457    134,052 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.   939    124,840 
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (*)   1,399    112,452 
DaVita, Inc. (*)   1,024    115,825 
Deere & Co.   1,122    466,146 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.   1,118    153,255 
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.   942    94,219 


 

 

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Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT   757   $107,343 
DocuSign, Inc. (*)   673    72,092 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A   699    54,676 
Dollar General Corp.   3,520    783,658 
Dow, Inc.   2,335    148,786 
Duke Energy Corp.   538    60,073 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   424    53,640 
Eli Lilly & Co.   3,831    1,097,083 
EPAM Systems, Inc. (*)   430    127,542 
Equitable Holdings, Inc.   3,080    95,203 
Everest Re Group, Ltd.   227    68,413 
Evergy, Inc.   2,714    185,475 
Exlservice Holdings, Inc. (*)   627    89,830 
Expedia Group, Inc. (*)   1,473    288,222 
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT   696    143,098 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   685    297,393 
FedEx Corp.   500    115,695 
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.   2,731    133,382 
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A   149    99,174 
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.   2,704    114,650 
Flowers Foods, Inc.   8,325    214,036 
FNB Corp.   11,641    144,930 
Fortinet, Inc. (*)   862    294,580 
FOX  Corp., Class B   8,105    294,049 
FOX Corp., Class A   5,083    200,524 
General Mills, Inc.   1,203    81,467 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   1,837    109,210 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC   47,879    1,032,460 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. NA   304    100,350 
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (*)   754    73,221 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.   2,412    604,495 
Henry Schein, Inc. (*)   713    62,166 
Home Depot, Inc.   2,844    851,295 
Honeywell International, Inc.   2,003    389,744 
Hormel Foods Corp.   1,172    60,405 
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.   588    51,626 
ICU Medical, Inc. N Ap (*)   403    89,724 
Incyte Corp. (*)   879    69,810 
Ingles Markets, Inc. Class A   879    78,275 
Intel Corp.   11,474    568,651 
Inter Parfums, Inc.   601    52,918 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   7,669    1,013,228 
International Game Technology PLC   4,278    105,581 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (*)   3,945    912,123 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   710    139,905 
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.   1,707    342,749 
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Johnson & Johnson   8,716   $1,544,737 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   1,055    143,818 
Kellogg Co.   3,199    206,304 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (*)   2,294    362,383 
Kforce, Inc.   817    60,433 
KLA Corp.   308    112,746 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (*)   1,543    406,827 
Life Storage, Inc. REIT   1,786    250,808 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   3,053    1,347,594 
Lowe's Cos., Inc.   3,751    758,415 
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A   6,597    156,019 
Markel Corp. (*)   49    72,287 
Matson, Inc.   842    101,562 
MaxLinear, Inc. (*)   2,011    117,342 
McDonald's Corp.   3,863    955,243 
Medtronic PLC   1,650    183,067 
Merck & Co., Inc.   5,322    436,670 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (*)   1,085    241,261 
MetLife, Inc.   5,473    384,642 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (*)   143    196,366 
Micron Technology, Inc.   1,348    104,996 
Microsoft Corp.   16,881    5,204,581 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (*)   359    119,759 
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.   550    267,124 
Moody's Corp.   656    221,341 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   4,374    1,059,383 
National Fuel Gas Co.   910    62,517 
Netflix, Inc. (*)   821    307,538 
News Corp. Class A   12,733    282,036 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   3,605    485,089 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   192    85,866 
NRG Energy, Inc.   5,417    207,796 
Nucor Corp.   1,675    248,989 
NVIDIA Corp.   4,756    1,297,722 
NVR, Inc. (*)   11    49,140 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (*)   535    366,454 
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.   1,676    500,588 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   1,321    112,126 
Otter Tail Corp.   1,247    77,938 
Ovintiv, Inc.   4,207    227,472 
Owens Corning   1,322    120,963 
Paychex, Inc.   4,644    633,767 
Paycom Software, Inc. (*)   282    97,679 
PepsiCo, Inc.   1,564    261,782 
Pfizer, Inc.   13,740    711,320 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   4,348    408,451 


 

 

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Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. REIT Class A   7,286   $125,465 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   1,718    134,176 
PNM Resources, Inc.   1,256    59,874 
Portland General Electric Co.   1,964    108,315 
Power Integrations, Inc.   652    60,427 
PPL Corp. N Ap   3,881    110,841 
Premier, Inc., Class A   1,725    61,393 
PTC, Inc. (*)   3,882    418,169 
Public Storage REIT   558    217,776 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   5,774    882,383 
Quidel Corp. (*)   519    58,367 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (*)   97    67,747 
Regions Financial Corp.   6,933    154,329 
Republic Services, Inc.   6,781    898,482 
ResMed, Inc.   408    98,944 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   1,575    441,047 
Roku, Inc. (*)   308    38,583 
S&P Global, Inc.   2,207    905,267 
SBA Communications Corp. REIT   414    142,457 
Service Corp. International   1,892    124,531 
ServiceNow, Inc. (*)   467    260,068 
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.   9,638    63,804 
SLM Corp.   3,200    58,752 
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.   1,363    106,709 
Starbucks Corp.   589    53,581 
State Street Corp.   4,178    363,987 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.   1,987    165,775 
Stellantis NV   14,985    243,004 
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.   1,098    76,443 
Synopsys, Inc. (*)   4,451    1,483,385 
Target Corp.   3,626    769,510 
Tecnoglass, Inc.   5,358    135,236 
Teradyne, Inc.   1,050    124,142 
Tesla, Inc. (*)   1,415    1,524,804 
Tetra Tech, Inc.   356    58,719 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   3,745    687,133 
Texas Pacific Land Corp.   75    101,408 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   6,872    341,057 
The Charles Schwab Corp.   6,786    572,128 
The Coca-Cola Co.   16,289    1,009,918 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   1,057    75,903 
The Hershey Co.   2,312    500,849 
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.   5,125    181,681 
The Kroger Co.   1,045    59,952 
The Mosaic Co.   4,338    288,477 
Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
The Procter & Gamble Co.   7,479   $1,142,791 
The Progressive Corp.   552    62,922 
The TJX Cos., Inc.   880    53,310 
The Toro Co.   588    50,268 
The Travelers Cos., Inc.   319    58,291 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   1,681    992,883 
TopBuild Corp. (*)   1,066    193,362 
Tractor Supply Co.   805    187,863 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A   4,873    436,767 
UMH Properties, Inc. REIT   4,491    110,434 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   1,679    360,078 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   2,490    1,269,825 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   34,528    1,758,856 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (*)   666    173,806 
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A   3,485    129,712 
Visa, Inc., Class A   3,646    808,573 
VMware, Inc., Class A   1,893    215,556 
Walmart, Inc.   2,229    331,943 
Warner Music Group Corp., Class A   6,127    231,907 
Washington Federal, Inc.   7,510    246,478 
WD-40 Co.   227    41,593 
Wells Fargo & Co.   7,316    354,533 
WW Grainger, Inc.   1,281    660,727 
Zoetis, Inc.   4,513    851,107 
         88,601,733 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $97,430,511)
        128,312,502 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Corporate Bonds  |  20.0%    
Australia  |  0.1%             
Telstra Corp., Ltd. MTN,
4.000%, 04/19/27
  AUD   300   $226,814 
Canada  |  0.7%             
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
0.950%, 10/23/25
  USD   2,295    2,111,271 
Germany  |  0.6%             
Mercedes-Benz Group AG MTN,
0.750%, 09/10/30
  EUR   1,710    1,773,321 
Netherlands  |  0.7%             
ING Groep NV MTN,
1.125% (SONIA + 0.905%), 12/07/28 (§)
  GBP   1,900    2,235,454 
Switzerland  |  0.2%             
ABB Finance USA, Inc.,
4.375%, 05/08/42
  USD   765    814,994 


 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued) 
United Kingdom  |  1.5%    
Ashtead Capital, Inc.,
4.250%, 11/01/29
  USD  $1,795  $1,786,181 
Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC,
2.750%, 04/27/30
  GBP   1,940    2,463,249 
Unilever Capital Corp.,
1.375%, 09/14/30
  USD   675    583,142 
            4,832,572 
United States  |  16.2%             
Adobe, Inc.,
2.300%, 02/01/30
  USD   1,930    1,826,026 
Alphabet, Inc.,
1.100%, 08/15/30
  USD   2,045    1,787,136 
Amazon.com, Inc.,
3.150%, 08/22/27
  USD   1,465    1,483,789 
American Express Co.,
3.300%, 05/03/27
  USD   1,293    1,299,177 
Amgen, Inc.,
3.000%, 02/22/29
  USD   1,770    1,737,555 
Apple, Inc.,
3.000%, 06/20/27
  USD   1,805    1,825,787 
Ball Corp.,
4.875%, 03/15/26
  USD   1,115    1,154,627 
Bank of America Corp.:             
1.486% (SOFR + 1.460%), 05/19/24 (§)  USD   995    980,470 
1.978% (CDOR 3 Month + 0.600%), 09/15/27 (§)  CAD   2,750    2,022,635 
Citigroup, Inc.,
1.281% (SOFR + 0.528%), 11/03/25 (§)
  USD   1,880    1,789,023 
Clean Harbors, Inc.,
4.875%, 07/15/27
  USD   1,020    1,017,450 
DaVita, Inc.,
4.625%, 06/01/30
  USD   910    849,758 
Dell International LLC,
5.300%, 10/01/29
  USD   1,542    1,679,623 
John Deere Financial, Inc.,
2.410%, 01/14/25
  CAD   2,815    2,199,760 
Johnson Controls International PLC,
1.750%, 09/15/30
  USD   1,890    1,687,344 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
3.540% (USD LIBOR 3 Month +
1.380%), 05/01/28 (§)
  USD   2,290    2,295,992 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.,
3.200%, 04/25/29
  USD   1,723    1,743,095 
McDonald's Corp.:             
3.125%, 03/04/25  CAD   1,135    903,751 
3.125%, 03/04/25  CAD   915    728,575 
Microsoft Corp.,
3.500%, 11/15/42
  USD   800    818,468 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Morgan Stanley,
3.625%, 01/20/27
  USD  $1,970   $1,986,935 
Mueller Water Products, Inc.,
4.000%, 06/15/29 (#)
  USD   1,030    975,647 
PepsiCo, Inc.,
2.875%, 10/15/49
  USD   940    870,785 
Pfizer, Inc.,
2.625%, 04/01/30
  USD   1,885    1,830,090 
Prologis LP REIT,
1.250%, 10/15/30
  USD   2,975    2,532,937 
Schneider Electric SE,
2.950%, 09/27/22
  USD   883    889,451 
Service Corp. International,
4.625%, 12/15/27
  USD   1,115    1,124,756 
Starbucks Corp.,
4.450%, 08/15/49
  USD   710    758,808 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
1.992% (SOFR + 1.090%), 01/27/32 (§)
  USD   2,300    1,992,444 
The Home Depot, Inc.,
5.875%, 12/16/36
  USD   810    1,025,962 
The Procter & Gamble Co.,
1.200%, 10/29/30
  USD   1,020    888,331 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
2.150%, 02/13/30
  USD   1,875    1,739,009 
United Rentals North America, Inc.,
4.875%, 01/15/28
  USD   1,155    1,173,243 
Verizon Communications, Inc.,
3.875%, 02/08/29
  USD   2,244    2,334,523 
Visa, Inc.,
0.750%, 08/15/27
  USD   765    692,896 
            50,645,858 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $66,128,453)
      62,640,284 
Foreign Government Obligations  |  22.6% 
Australia  |  1.1%             
New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
1.250%, 11/20/30
  AUD   2,670    1,714,913 
Queensland Treasury Corp.,
1.250%, 03/10/31
  AUD   2,685    1,718,534 
            3,433,447 
Bahamas  |  0.5%             
Bahamas Government International Bonds,
6.950%, 11/20/29
  USD   1,815    1,480,132 
Bermuda  |  1.2%             
Government of Bermuda:             
3.717%, 01/25/27  USD   1,760    1,781,230 
2.375%, 08/20/30 (#)  USD   2,190    2,004,945 
            3,786,175 


 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued) 
Canada  |  3.2%             
City of Vancouver,
2.900%, 11/20/25
  CAD   1,920   $1,541,744 
Export Development Canada,
1.650%, 07/31/24
  CAD   2,600    2,040,028 
Province of British Columbia Canada,
3.200%, 06/18/44
  CAD   2,095    1,650,427 
Province of Quebec:             
2.500%, 04/20/26  USD   1,310    1,297,047 
1.850%, 02/13/27  CAD   4,360    3,341,382 
            9,870,628 
Chile  |  1.5%             
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos:             
5.800%, 06/01/24  CLP   1,295,000    1,615,307 
2.300%, 10/01/28  CLP   1,665,000    1,669,624 
Republic of Chile,
0.830%, 07/02/31
  EUR   1,445    1,462,656 
            4,747,587 
Colombia  |  0.5%             
Republic of Colombia,
9.850%, 06/28/27
  COP   5,847,000    1,590,188 
Costa Rica  |  0.4%             
Costa Rica Government International Bond,
6.125%, 02/19/31
  USD   1,250    1,264,688 
Czech Republic  |  0.9%             
Czech Republic,
1.000%, 06/26/26
  CZK   69,800    2,762,873 
Hungary  |  0.8%             
Hungary Government Bonds,
2.750%, 12/22/26
  HUF   612,560    1,571,046 
Hungary Government International Bond,
1.750%, 06/05/35
  EUR   836    863,729 
            2,434,775 
Italy  |  0.8%             
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
1.450%, 03/01/36
  EUR   2,335    2,370,298 
Japan  |  0.3%             
Japan International Cooperation Agency,
1.750%, 04/28/31
  USD   1,030    944,116 
Mexico  |  1.1%             
Mexican Bonos:             
8.000%, 09/05/24  MXN   33,200    1,654,834 
7.500%, 06/03/27  MXN   33,050    1,600,108 
United Mexican States,
6.750%, 02/06/24
  GBP   165    230,543 
            3,485,485 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Morocco  |  0.5%             
Morocco Government International Bond,
1.500%, 11/27/31
  EUR   1,765   $1,602,052 
Netherlands  |  0.2%             
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV,
0.500%, 12/02/25 (#)
  USD   840    776,240 
New Zealand  |  3.5%             
Housing New Zealand, Ltd. MTN,
3.420%, 10/18/28
  NZD   2,540    1,715,521 
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bonds:                   
2.250%, 04/15/24  NZD   6,355    4,306,100 
1.500%, 04/20/29  NZD   5,715    3,393,437 
2.000%, 04/15/37  NZD   3,170    1,679,510 
            11,094,568 
Norway  |  0.5%             
Oslo Kommune:             
2.300%, 03/14/24  NOK   3,000    338,249 
2.350%, 09/04/24  NOK   11,000    1,235,284 
            1,573,533 
Panama  |  0.9%             
Republic of Panama:             
8.875%, 09/30/27  USD   1,300    1,658,150 
3.875%, 03/17/28  USD   1,085    1,109,616 
            2,767,766 
Peru  |  0.8%             
Peru Government Bonds:             
6.150%, 08/12/32  PEN   6,695    1,753,589 
3.000%, 01/15/34  USD   940    880,780 
            2,634,369 
Poland  |  0.5%             
Poland Government Bonds,
2.020% (WIBOR 6 Month), 05/25/28 (§)
  PLN   7,075    1,613,628 
Singapore  |  0.6%             
Singapore Government Bond,
3.375%, 09/01/33
  SGD   2,150    1,733,039 
Spain  |  0.7%             
Spain Government Bond,
1.000%, 07/30/42
  EUR   2,400    2,295,651 
Thailand  |  0.6%             
Thailand Government Bonds,
1.585%, 12/17/35
  THB   67,125    1,715,442 
United Kingdom  |  1.5%      
United Kingdom Gilt:             
0.875%, 07/31/33  GBP   1,385    1,668,394 
1.750%, 09/07/37  GBP   1,410    1,834,835 


 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued) 
1.500%, 07/22/47  GBP   905   $1,115,437 
            4,618,666 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost $75,661,116)
           70,595,346 
Quasi Government Bonds  |  0.8%             
Germany  |  0.8%             
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
1.750%, 09/14/29  
(Cost $2,583,426)
  USD   2,560    2,432,418 
Supranational Bonds  |  5.5%
Asian Development Bank,
2.125%, 03/19/25
  USD   1,511    1,495,569 
European Investment Bank,
1.000%, 01/28/28
  CAD   2,785    2,007,048 
Inter-American Development Bank,
7.875%, 03/14/23
  IDR   44,610,000    3,212,852 
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development:             
1.900%, 01/16/25  CAD   3,430    2,690,471 
2.900%, 11/26/25  AUD   2,098    1,563,273 
1.250%, 03/16/26  NOK   15,660    1,681,540 
1.125%, 09/13/28  USD   988    905,326 
International Finance Corp.:             
2.125%, 04/07/26  USD   1,710    1,683,896 
1.500%, 04/15/35  AUD   3,131    1,826,353 
Total Supranational Bonds
(Cost $17,608,288)
           17,066,328 
US Municipal Bonds  |  0.9%             
California  |  0.8%             
State of California:             
4.500%, 04/01/33  USD   900    977,362 
7.550%, 04/01/39  USD   1,000    1,482,847 
            2,460,209 
New York  |  0.1%             
New York State Urban Development Corp., Series B,
3.900%, 03/15/33
  USD   420    432,411 
Total US Municipal Bonds
(Cost $3,024,514)
           2,892,620 
Description    Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
US Treasury Securities  |  1.6%    
U.S. Treasury Bond,
1.750%, 08/15/41
(Cost $5,315,533)
  USD   5,755   $4,987,966 
             
Description    

Shares

  

Fair
Value

 
Exchange-Traded Funds  |  5.2%    
iShares MSCI World ETF
(Cost $10,691,523)
      127,722   $16,368,852 
Short-Term Investments  |  4.2%    
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class,
0.17% (7 day yield)
(Cost $13,021,070)
      13,021,070    13,021,070 
Total Investments  l 101.8%
(Cost $291,464,434) (»)
     $318,317,386 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
Other Assets l (1.8)%
      (5,606,773)
Net Assets l 100.0%      $312,710,613 


 

 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2022:

Currency
Purchased

Quantity

Currency
Sold

Quantity

Counterparty

Settlement
Date

Unrealized
Appreciation

Unrealized
Depreciation

AUD   276,593   USD   198,000   HSB 04/13/22 $ 8,995 $
AUD   483,435   USD   348,200   HSB 04/13/22   13,589  
AUD   666,354   USD   475,800   HSB 04/13/22   22,881  
AUD   969,597   USD   689,900   HSB 04/13/22   35,720  
AUD   56,113   USD   41,832   HSB 06/29/22   221  
AUD   171,575   USD   124,900   JPM 04/13/22   3,502  
CAD   558,036   USD   442,000   CIT 04/13/22   4,357  
CAD   920,514   USD   726,300   HSB 04/13/22   9,992  
CAD   129,271   USD   101,300   JPM 04/13/22   2,100  
CAD   311,144   USD   241,600   JPM 04/13/22   7,275  
CAD   687,259   USD   541,700   JPM 04/13/22   8,018  
CHF   195,790   USD   212,800   HSB 04/13/22     857
CHF   252,652   USD   275,500   HSB 04/13/22     2,003
CHF   300,187   USD   329,267   HSB 04/13/22     4,314
CHF   92,587   USD   99,900   JPM 04/13/22   325  
CHF   743,685   USD   815,680   JPM 04/13/22     10,638
CHF   105,714   USD   115,950   MSC 04/13/22     1,514
CHF   152,972   USD   167,000   MSC 04/13/22     1,407
CLP   230,451,000   USD   296,400   CIT 04/13/22     3,944
CNH   8,054,925   USD   1,266,000   HSB 04/13/22   945  
CNH   10,451,374   USD   1,644,400   HSB 04/13/22     521
CNH   13,272,437   USD   2,078,800   HSB 04/13/22   8,799  
CNH   23,851,051   USD   3,733,453   HSB 04/13/22   18,038  
CNH   1,490,976   USD   231,900   HSB 06/02/22   1,903  
CNH   32,465,012   USD   5,022,170   HSB 06/02/22   68,744  
CNH   4,596,344   USD   724,900   JPM 04/13/22     1,949
CZK   1,330,706   USD   61,000   HSB 04/13/22     756
CZK   1,601,305   USD   73,650   HSB 04/13/22     1,156
CZK   1,663,094   USD   77,300   HSB 04/13/22     2,008
CZK   2,155,258   USD   100,100   HSB 04/13/22     2,527
CZK   29,457,299   USD   1,284,264   HSB 04/13/22   49,330  
CZK   579,825   USD   24,900   JPM 04/13/22   1,350  
CZK   10,162,907   USD   464,200   JPM 04/13/22     4,104
EUR   2,842,766   USD   3,220,000   CIT 04/13/22     74,404
EUR   3,927,975   USD   4,457,341   CIT 04/13/22     110,933
EUR   479,731   USD   542,863   HSB 04/13/22     12,029
EUR   3,616,011   USD   4,120,900   HSB 04/13/22     119,688
EUR   4,666,834   USD   5,284,700   HSB 04/13/22     120,724
EUR   10,508,347   USD   11,924,347   HSB 04/13/22     296,582
EUR   1,119,803   USD   1,240,295   HSB 06/29/22   2,707  
EUR   1,173,047   USD   1,309,700   JPM 04/13/22     11,692
EUR   1,388,950   USD   1,516,600   JPM 04/13/22   20,310  
GBP   904,397   USD   1,227,200   HSB 04/13/22     39,228
GBP   305,236   USD   399,900   JPM 04/13/22   1,043  
GBP   564,922   USD   763,000   JPM 04/13/22     20,946
GBP   683,411   USD   928,600   JPM 04/13/22     30,905
 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)

Currency
Purchased

Quantity

Currency
Sold

Quantity

Counterparty

Settlement
Date

Unrealized
Appreciation

Unrealized
Depreciation

HUF   14,370,048   USD   45,000   JPM 04/13/22 $ $ 1,781
HUF   23,654,938   USD   75,100   JPM 04/13/22     3,956
HUF   121,053,087   USD   388,090   JPM 04/13/22     24,013
HUF   199,224,386   USD   600,200   JPM 04/13/22     1,017
HUF   544,617,042   USD   1,663,613   JPM 04/13/22     25,634
IDR   1,720,383,000   USD   119,000   JPM 04/28/22   668  
INR   7,312,454   USD   96,700   JPM 04/28/22     433
INR   21,354,228   USD   282,800   JPM 04/28/22     1,676
INR   34,655,135   USD   460,319   JPM 04/28/22     4,092
JPY   230,799,318   USD   2,029,000   CIT 04/13/22     132,878
JPY   570,824,857   USD   5,001,526   CIT 04/13/22     311,939
JPY   310,151,083   USD   2,689,200   HSB 04/13/22     141,167
JPY   383,666,331   USD   3,356,100   HSB 04/13/22     204,105
JPY   1,090,187,999   USD   9,552,913   HSB 04/13/22     596,519
JPY   76,218,152   USD   661,100   JPM 04/13/22     34,933
JPY   136,660,073   USD   1,183,200   JPM 04/13/22     60,475
KRW   200,211,290   USD   167,000   JPM 04/28/22     1,894
KRW   277,939,750   USD   232,100   JPM 04/28/22     2,894
KRW   429,747,320   USD   357,200   JPM 04/28/22     2,804
KRW   1,495,171,422   USD   1,253,150   JPM 04/28/22     20,141
MXN   627,477   USD   30,000   HSB 04/13/22   1,498  
MXN   790,338   USD   38,600   HSB 04/13/22   1,074  
MXN   1,040,852   USD   50,000   HSB 04/13/22   2,249  
MXN   19,720,061   USD   936,000   JPM 04/13/22   53,916  
NOK   268,292   USD   30,000   JPM 04/13/22   471  
NOK   15,158,799   USD   1,701,900   JPM 04/13/22   19,758  
NZD   113,761   USD   76,000   HSB 04/13/22   2,834  
NZD   264,510   USD   175,300   HSB 04/13/22   8,001  
NZD   173,745   USD   116,000   HSB 05/10/22   4,345  
NZD   73,305   USD   49,900   JPM 04/13/22   900  
NZD   353,744   USD   234,000   JPM 05/10/22   11,023  
PLN   153,066   USD   38,600   HSB 04/13/22     2,199
PLN   248,326   USD   61,000   HSB 04/13/22     1,945
PLN   403,762   USD   100,100   HSB 04/13/22     4,080
PLN   1,748,995   USD   416,800   HSB 04/13/22     867
PLN   3,157,513   USD   791,215   HSB 04/13/22     40,319
PLN   37,076   USD   8,300   JPM 04/13/22   517  
RON   421,513   USD   96,700   HSB 04/13/22     2,452
RON   550,096   USD   125,200   HSB 04/13/22     2,202
RON   1,073,270   USD   244,000   HSB 04/13/22     4,023
RON   3,710,660   USD   852,829   HSB 04/13/22     23,147
RON   9,803,949   USD   2,135,355   HSB 04/13/22   56,752  
RON   3,761,064   USD   833,600   HSB 07/13/22     2,941
RUB   10,973,067   USD   140,231   HSB 04/13/22     6,123
RUB   32,491,655   USD   415,382   JPM 04/13/22     18,284
SEK   702,639   USD   76,000   HSB 04/13/22     1,259
 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)

Currency
Purchased

Quantity

Currency
Sold

Quantity

Counterparty

Settlement
Date

Unrealized
Appreciation

Unrealized
Depreciation

SEK   895,899   USD   96,700   HSB 04/13/22 $ $ 1,401
SEK   1,150,514   USD   125,200   HSB 04/13/22     2,817
SEK   4,005,842   USD   444,950   HSB 04/13/22     18,840
SEK   412,762   USD   41,600   JPM 04/13/22   2,306  
SEK   1,171,064   USD   130,047   JPM 04/13/22     5,478
SGD   181,804   USD   135,400   HSB 04/13/22     1,269
SGD   236,188   USD   175,300   HSB 04/13/22     1,046
SGD   22,662   USD   16,600   JPM 04/13/22   119  
SGD   142,471   USD   106,000   JPM 04/13/22     888
THB   2,489,647   USD   77,300   HSB 04/12/22     2,424
THB   1,106,582   USD   33,300   JPM 04/12/22     19
USD   279,893   AUD   396,379   HSB 04/13/22     16,746
USD   339,652   AUD   463,695   HSB 04/13/22     7,365
USD   631,270   AUD   879,694   HSB 04/13/22     27,069
USD   756,085   AUD   1,059,395   HSB 04/13/22     36,737
USD   1,298,537   AUD   1,791,461   HSB 04/13/22     42,144
USD   218,644   AUD   303,170   JPM 04/13/22     8,240
USD   232,886   AUD   309,480   JPM 04/13/22   1,280  
USD   390,009   AUD   541,638   JPM 04/13/22     15,338
USD   642,800   AUD   905,220   JPM 04/13/22     34,642
USD   1,897,458   AUD   2,617,580   MSC 04/13/22     61,468
USD   3,851,696   CAD   4,830,845   CIT 04/13/22     12,354
USD   268,475   CAD   338,158   CIT 06/29/22     1,959
USD   927,271   CAD   1,188,253   HSB 04/13/22     23,177
USD   1,552,819   CAD   1,953,536   HSB 04/13/22     9,757
USD   2,800,415   CAD   3,554,494   HSB 04/13/22     42,720
USD   3,028,991   CAD   3,799,279   HSB 04/13/22     9,940
USD   473,828   CAD   596,786   HSB 06/29/22     3,437
USD   469,520   CAD   588,908   JPM 04/13/22     1,530
USD   654,469   CAD   827,673   JPM 04/13/22     7,563
USD   2,160,939   CAD   2,741,916   JPM 04/13/22     32,239
USD   1,155,131   CAD   1,448,846   MSC 04/13/22     3,758
USD   159,640   CHF   148,192   HSB 06/29/22     1,335
USD   165,000   CLP   133,529,550   CIT 04/13/22     4,457
USD   269,544   CLP   216,937,492   CIT 04/13/22     5,762
USD   736,500   CLP   595,202,475   CIT 04/13/22     18,846
USD   1,038,668   CLP   872,023,694   CIT 04/13/22     67,980
USD   1,080,000   CLP   906,120,000   CIT 04/13/22     69,918
USD   229,487   COP   910,146,156   HSB 05/02/22     10,846
USD   370,000   COP   1,477,410,000   HSB 05/02/22     20,124
USD   846,039   COP   3,228,060,878   HSB 05/02/22     6,361
USD   383,238   CZK   8,393,673   HSB 04/13/22   3,238  
USD   646,353   CZK   13,871,313   HSB 04/13/22   18,369  
USD   2,424,607   CZK   52,715,835   HSB 04/13/22   38,050  
USD   509,771   CZK   11,007,278   JPM 04/13/22   11,448  
USD   283,314   DKK   1,902,977   HSB 06/29/22     638
USD   369,804   EUR   333,714   HSB 04/13/22   541  
 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)

Currency
Purchased

Quantity

Currency
Sold

Quantity

Counterparty

Settlement
Date

Unrealized
Appreciation

Unrealized
Depreciation

USD   1,008,116   EUR   892,037   HSB 04/13/22 $ 21,053 $
USD   1,012,201   EUR   892,004   HSB 04/13/22   25,175  
USD   1,666,427   EUR   1,464,997   HSB 04/13/22   45,369  
USD   791,200   EUR   706,386   JPM 04/13/22   9,566  
USD   1,247,527   EUR   1,096,529   JPM 04/13/22   34,188  
USD   3,395,700   EUR   3,007,040   JPM 04/13/22   68,330  
USD   57,750   GBP   42,493   HSB 04/13/22   1,933  
USD   484,097   GBP   367,666   HSB 04/13/22   1,149  
USD   929,710   GBP   688,317   HSB 04/13/22   25,570  
USD   1,488,115   GBP   1,096,766   HSB 04/13/22   47,456  
USD   44,791   GBP   33,801   HSB 06/29/22   400  
USD   837,399   GBP   615,171   JPM 04/13/22   29,341  
USD   1,218,501   GBP   896,598   JPM 04/13/22   40,775  
USD   528,863   HUF   166,072,513   HSB 04/13/22   29,387  
USD   314,013   HUF   100,907,099   JPM 04/13/22   10,527  
USD   396,200   HUF   126,113,313   JPM 04/13/22   16,904  
USD   412,554   HUF   130,465,804   JPM 04/13/22   20,168  
USD   2,337,897   HUF   729,236,819   JPM 04/13/22   144,659  
USD   398,030   IDR   5,759,091,818   JPM 04/28/22     2,566
USD   656,632   IDR   9,454,187,968   JPM 04/28/22     991
USD   826,332   INR   63,321,817   JPM 04/28/22     7,286
USD   1,390,221   JPY   167,329,760   HSB 06/29/22   12,431  
USD   1,891,900   JPY   228,239,005   JPM 04/13/22   16,812  
USD   152,910   JPY   18,404,035   SSB 06/29/22   1,372  
USD   73,838   MXN   1,559,226   HSB 04/13/22     4,432
USD   180,267   MXN   3,693,571   HSB 04/13/22     5,145
USD   227,329   MXN   4,746,010   HSB 04/13/22     10,914
USD   917,266   MXN   18,895,923   HSB 04/13/22     31,279
USD   1,651,004   MXN   32,975,289   JPM 04/13/22     4,303
USD   152,738   NOK   1,365,121   HSB 04/13/22     2,305
USD   237,951   NOK   2,093,730   HSB 04/13/22   156  
USD   256,183   NOK   2,225,250   HSB 04/13/22   3,451  
USD   114,588   NOK   1,015,138   JPM 04/13/22     706
USD   181,860   NOK   1,634,373   JPM 04/13/22     3,763
USD   2,253,792   NOK   19,582,456   JPM 04/13/22   29,718  
USD   1,639,719   NZD   2,425,613   CIT 04/13/22     41,192
USD   859,524   NZD   1,286,729   HSB 04/13/22     32,159
USD   1,413,110   NZD   2,126,865   HSB 04/13/22     60,773
USD   2,367,302   NZD   3,502,288   HSB 04/13/22     59,728
USD   454,117   NZD   648,683   HSB 05/10/22   4,803  
USD   733,152   NZD   1,102,638   HSB 05/10/22     30,598
USD   855,888   NZD   1,233,415   HSB 05/10/22   1,555  
USD   864,034   NZD   1,278,011   JPM 04/13/22     21,607
USD   1,214,757   NZD   1,806,481   JPM 04/13/22     37,105
USD   353,553   NZD   494,824   JPM 05/10/22   10,809  
USD   848,643   PEN   3,281,703   CIT 05/02/22     41,338
 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (concluded)

Currency
Purchased

Quantity

Currency
Sold

Quantity

Counterparty

Settlement
Date

Unrealized
Appreciation

   

Unrealized
Depreciation

USD   198,696   PEN   745,905   HSB 05/02/22 $   $ 3,590
USD   239,813   PEN   927,716   HSB 05/02/22       11,779
USD   300,000   PEN   1,169,400   HSB 05/02/22       17,135
USD   154,084   PLN   630,067   HSB 04/13/22   4,246    
USD   206,187   PLN   823,136   HSB 04/13/22   10,435    
USD   260,085   PLN   1,042,825   HSB 04/13/22   12,088    
USD   410,900   PLN   1,661,433   HSB 04/13/22   15,790    
USD   1,431,397   PLN   5,712,291   HSB 04/13/22   72,941    
USD   279,051   RON   1,230,666   HSB 04/13/22   3,881    
USD   366,095   RON   1,598,931   HSB 04/13/22   8,584    
USD   465,880   RON   2,040,487   HSB 04/13/22   9,639    
USD   1,082,391   RON   4,705,448   HSB 04/13/22   30,280    
USD   1,338,900   RON   5,983,956   HSB 04/13/22   922    
USD   134,490   RUB   10,973,067   HSB 04/13/22   383    
USD   6,710   RUB   548,078   JPM 04/13/22   11    
USD   404,800   RUB   31,943,578   JPM 04/13/22   14,401    
USD   88,863   SGD   120,596   HSB 04/13/22       110
USD   93,379   SGD   126,190   HSB 04/13/22   279    
USD   147,688   SGD   198,577   HSB 04/13/22   1,183    
USD   264,182   SGD   355,826   HSB 04/13/22   1,661    
USD   205,861   SGD   276,636   JPM 04/13/22   1,765    
USD   256,240   SGD   346,311   JPM 04/13/22   740    
USD   824,200   SGD   1,119,676   JPM 04/13/22       1,873
USD   108,000   THB   3,564,000   HSB 04/12/22   812    
USD   170,014   THB   5,646,685   HSB 04/12/22   190    
USD   205,554   THB   6,635,090   HSB 04/12/22   6,003    
USD   665,200   THB   21,921,333   HSB 04/12/22   5,913    
Total gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts $ 1,384,705   $ 3,628,330
 

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. Notes to Portfolios of Investments

March 31, 2022 (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 March 31, 2022, these securities amounted to 1.2% 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 March 31, 2022.
(») The portfolio, at all times, maintains portfolio securities in sufficient amount to cover its obligations related to investments in forward currency contracts.
(¢) Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

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 Overnight Interbank Average
WIBOR - Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate

 

Currency Abbreviations:    
     
AUD -Australian Dollar JPY - Japanese Yen
CAD -Canadian Dollar KRW - South Korean Won  
CHF -Swiss Franc MXN -Mexican New Peso
CLP -Chilean Peso NOK -Norwegian Krone
CNH -Chinese Yuan Renminbi NZD -New Zealand Dollar
COP -Colombian Peso PEN -Peruvian Nuevo Sol
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

 

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 & Quasi Government Bonds                  
Aerospace & Defense   %   4.2 %   0.7 %
Air Freight & Logistics           0.4  
Airlines       1.4      
Auto Components   1.8     0.7     0.1  
Automobiles   2.7     2.4     1.8  
Banks   23.9     5.5     6.2  
Beverages       3.7     1.3  
Biotechnology           0.9  
Building Products       1.1     0.9  
Capital Markets       3.3     2.8  
Chemicals   1.3     4.7     0.5  
Commercial Services & Suppliers           1.2  
Communications Equipment           0.5  
Construction Materials   2.3          
Consumer Finance           0.5  
Containers & Packaging           0.5  
Diversified Consumer Services           0.5  
Diversified Financial Services           0.1  
Diversified Telecommunication Services   3.0     1.1     1.6  
Electric Utilities       1.5     0.7  
Electrical Equipment       2.7     0.8  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components   2.1         0.7  
Entertainment       2.9     0.4  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)           1.6  
Food & Staples Retailing       2.2     1.7  
Food Products   0.9         0.6  
Gas Utilities   0.8     1.0     0.2  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies       5.9     0.5  
Health Care Providers & Services   3.1         1.7  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   1.0     1.3     1.4  
Household Durables   2.3         0.1  
Household Products   0.7         1.3  
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers   0.9     1.1     0.2  
Industrial Conglomerates   1.4     1.3     0.2  
Insurance   5.3     4.6     1.5  
Interactive Media & Services       0.6     1.8  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail       0.7     1.1  
IT Services       1.9     1.7  
Leisure Products       4.5     0.3  
Life Sciences Tools & Services           0.8  
Machinery   1.0     2.2     1.5  
Marine           0.3  
Media           0.7  
Metals & Mining   4.0     1.9     0.6  
Multiline Retail           0.5  
Multi-Utilities       2.4     0.2  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   8.7     6.2     1.5  
Paper & Forest Products   0.6          
Personal Products   2.9     1.4     0.2  
 
Pharmaceuticals   0.8     6.8     3.4  
Professional Services       5.0     1.0  
Real Estate Management & Development   2.0     3.8     0.2  
Road & Rail           0.5  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   11.3     3.2     2.0  
Software           3.8  
Specialty Retail   1.0     1.0     1.3  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   8.3         3.0  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods       1.0     0.4  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance           0.1  
Tobacco   0.8         0.1  
Trading Companies & Distributors       1.2     0.6  
Transportation Infrastructure   1.9          
Wireless Telecommunication Services   1.9         0.1  
Subtotal   98.7     96.4     61.8  
Exchange Traded Funds           5.2  
Foreign Government Obligations           22.6  
Supranational Bonds           5.5  
US Municipal Bonds           0.9  
US Treasury Securities           1.6  
Short-Term Investments   1.2     2.4     4.2  
Total Investments   99.9 %   98.8 %   101.8 %

 

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: May 23, 2022

 

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: May 23, 2022

 

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

 

Date: May 23, 2022