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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number  811-06312

 

The Lazard Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Nathan A. Paul, 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: 9/30/2007

 

 



FORM N-Q

 

 

Item 1.

Schedule of Investments.


 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

Lazard U.S. Equity Value Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—98.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol & Tobacco—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

 

668

 

$

46,446

 

Reynolds American, Inc.

 

 

1,200

 

 

76,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122,754

 

Automotive—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a)

 

 

2,000

 

 

60,820

 

 

Banking—10.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

7,081

 

 

355,962

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

 

4,804

 

 

212,049

 

First Horizon National Corp.

 

 

1,510

 

 

40,257

 

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

 

 

6,540

 

 

111,049

 

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

 

 

1,679

 

 

73,490

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

 

 

1,165

 

 

88,155

 

Wachovia Corp.

 

 

800

 

 

40,120

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

2,560

 

 

91,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,012,269

 

Cable Television—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corp., Class A (a)

 

 

3,900

 

 

93,444

 

 

Chemicals—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Dow Chemical Co.

 

 

1,720

 

 

74,063

 

 

Commercial Services—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

 

936

 

 

42,990

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp. (a)

 

 

1,200

 

 

67,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

110,214

 

Computer Software—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

3,880

 

 

114,305

 

Sybase, Inc. (a)

 

 

3,200

 

 

74,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

188,321

 

Consumer Products—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mattel, Inc.

 

 

2,100

 

 

49,266

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

 

 

2,415

 

 

169,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

219,137

 

Drugs—4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

 

13,234

 

 

323,307

 

Wyeth

 

 

3,240

 

 

144,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

467,649

 

Electric—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

 

 

3,500

 

 

56,105

 

Exelon Corp.

 

 

1,200

 

 

90,432

 

PG&E Corp.

 

 

1,200

 

 

57,360

 

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

 

 

1,300

 

 

58,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

262,436

 

Energy Exploration &

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apache Corp.

 

 

660

 

 

59,440

 

Devon Energy Corp.

 

 

655

 

 

54,496

 

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

 

 

1,350

 

 

65,016

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

 

980

 

 

62,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

241,750

 

Energy Integrated—11.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

 

 

3,031

 

 

283,641

 

ConocoPhillips

 

 

2,240

 

 

196,605

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

5,746

 

 

531,850

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

 

 

1,320

 

 

75,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,087,362

 

Financial Services—12.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.G. Edwards, Inc.

 

 

2,070

 

 

173,362

 

AmeriCredit Corp. (a)

 

 

4,420

 

 

77,704

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 

 

1,800

 

 

119,574

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

 

6,700

 

 

312,689

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

5,706

 

 

261,449

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

 

 

2,085

 

 

128,707

 

Morgan Stanley

 

 

1,050

 

 

66,150

 

The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.

 

 

550

 

 

67,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,207,181

 

Food & Beverages—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

2,150

 

 

52,073

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

 

 

1,904

 

 

65,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

117,780

 

Forest & Paper Products—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ball Corp.

 

 

1,280

 

 

68,800

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

 

879

 

 

61,759

 

Pactiv Corp. (a)

 

 

2,000

 

 

57,320

 

Sealed Air Corp.

 

 

1,700

 

 

43,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

231,331

 




 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

Lazard U.S. Equity Value Portfolio (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

4,870

 

$

44,999

 

 

Health Services—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,600

 

 

50,304

 

WellPoint, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,060

 

 

83,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

133,959

 

Insurance—9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group, Inc.

 

 

4,336

 

 

293,330

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

 

1,831

 

 

120,791

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 

 

2,200

 

 

56,100

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

 

900

 

 

62,757

 

The Allstate Corp.

 

 

1,230

 

 

70,344

 

The Hartford Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

 

 

1,200

 

 

111,060

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

 

 

2,365

 

 

119,054

 

W.R. Berkley Corp.

 

 

1,700

 

 

50,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

883,807

 

Leisure & Entertainment—4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

 

 

4,030

 

 

74,797

 

News Corp., Class A

 

 

3,581

 

 

78,746

 

Time Warner, Inc.

 

 

9,880

 

 

181,397

 

Viacom, Inc., Class B (a)

 

 

2,710

 

 

105,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

440,548

 

Manufacturing—6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

 

1,250

 

 

105,588

 

General Electric Co.

 

 

9,755

 

 

403,857

 

Textron, Inc.

 

 

1,200

 

 

74,652

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

 

650

 

 

52,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

636,409

 

Medical Products—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Covidien, Ltd.

 

 

1,370

 

 

56,855

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

3,845

 

 

252,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

309,472

 

Metals & Mining—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcoa, Inc.

 

 

700

 

 

27,384

 

 

Real Estate—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

 

 

3,000

 

 

105,150

 

 

Retail—4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

 

1,050

 

 

48,321

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

 

5,590

 

 

85,695

 

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

 

 

800

 

 

50,696

 

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

 

 

1,430

 

 

49,092

 

Office Depot, Inc. (a)

 

 

3,400

 

 

70,108

 

The Gap, Inc.

 

 

4,100

 

 

75,604

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

 

1,770

 

 

77,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

456,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Components—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flextronics International, Ltd. (a)

 

 

5,730

 

 

64,061

 

Tyco Electronics, Ltd.

 

 

2,000

 

 

70,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

134,921

 

 

Technology—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

 

900

 

 

106,020

 

 

Technology Hardware—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motorola, Inc.

 

 

6,030

 

 

111,736

 

QLogic Corp. (a)

 

 

6,330

 

 

85,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

196,874

 

Telecommunications—5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

 

7,480

 

 

316,479

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

 

 

6,450

 

 

122,550

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

2,659

 

 

117,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

556,769

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $9,409,239)

 

 

 

 

 

9,529,599

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
3.45%, 10/01/07
(Dated 09/28/07, collateralized by
$245,000 United States Treasury
Note, 4.875%, 06/30/12, with a
value of $254,188)
Proceeds of $249,072
(Identified cost $249,000)

 

$

249

 

 

249,000

 




 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazard U.S. Equity Value Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments—101.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $9,658,239) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

9,778,599

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—(1.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(124,259

)

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

9,654,340

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.
Portfolios of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

Lazard U.S. Strategic Equity Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—98.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol & Tobacco—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

 

20,800

 

$

1,446,224

 

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

50,700

 

 

1,227,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,673,671

 

Banking—6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

55,514

 

 

2,790,689

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

 

87,425

 

 

3,858,939

 

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

 

 

48,200

 

 

818,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,468,064

 

Building & Construction—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centex Corp.

 

 

24,600

 

 

653,622

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

 

 

54,300

 

 

695,583

 

Masco Corp.

 

 

44,100

 

 

1,021,797

 

USG Corp. (a)

 

 

21,900

 

 

822,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,193,347

 

Cable Television—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corp., Class A (a)

 

 

93,000

 

 

2,228,280

 

 

Chemicals—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.

 

 

27,180

 

 

1,347,041

 

The Dow Chemical Co.

 

 

37,200

 

 

1,601,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,948,873

 

Commercial Services—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idearc, Inc.

 

 

41,300

 

 

1,299,711

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp. (a)

 

 

22,959

 

 

1,286,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,585,874

 

Computer Software—7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

187,135

 

 

5,512,997

 

Oracle Corp. (a)

 

 

69,710

 

 

1,509,222

 

Yahoo!, Inc. (a)

 

 

55,200

 

 

1,481,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,503,787

 

Consumer Products—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Stanley Works

 

 

21,085

 

 

1,183,501

 

 

Drugs—5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

 

27,600

 

 

1,570,716

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

 

77,010

 

 

1,881,354

 

Sepracor, Inc. (a)

 

 

23,600

 

 

649,000

 

Wyeth

 

 

52,800

 

 

2,352,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,453,310

 

Energy Integrated—7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Coal, Inc.

 

 

39,500

 

 

1,332,730

 

Chevron Corp.

 

 

20,693

 

 

1,936,451

 

ConocoPhillips

 

 

26,360

 

 

2,313,617

 

Hess Corp.

 

 

27,100

 

 

1,802,963

 

Massey Energy Co.

 

 

63,700

 

 

1,389,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,775,695

 

Energy Services—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BJ Services Co.

 

 

53,770

 

 

1,427,594

 

 

Financial Services—4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 

 

18,200

 

 

1,209,026

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

 

32,522

 

 

1,517,802

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

43,691

 

 

2,001,922

 

The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.

 

 

9,530

 

 

1,170,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,899,129

 

Food & Beverages—4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

99,500

 

 

2,409,890

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

 

 

45,153

 

 

1,558,230

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)

 

 

46,600

 

 

1,467,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,436,020

 

Forest & Paper Products—4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ball Corp.

 

 

25,215

 

 

1,355,306

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

 

37,180

 

 

2,612,267

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

 

 

73,940

 

 

1,254,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,222,335

 

Insurance—6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group,
Inc.

 

 

35,900

 

 

2,428,635

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 

 

79,800

 

 

2,034,900

 

PartnerRe, Ltd.

 

 

15,436

 

 

1,219,290

 

The Allstate Corp.

 

 

25,900

 

 

1,481,221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,164,046

 

Leisure & Entertainment—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News Corp., Class A

 

 

73,780

 

 

1,622,422

 

Time Warner, Inc.

 

 

122,100

 

 

2,241,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,864,178

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.
Portfolios of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

Lazard U.S. Strategic Equity Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing—5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

 

20,593

 

$

1,224,666

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

 

 

42,000

 

 

1,907,640

 

Textron, Inc.

 

 

34,500

 

 

2,146,245

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

 

15,980

 

 

1,286,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,564,621

 

Medical Products—4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

 

 

98,100

 

 

1,368,495

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

62,960

 

 

4,136,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,504,967

 

Metals & Mining—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newmont Mining Corp.

 

 

39,400

 

 

1,762,362

 

 

Real Estate—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

 

 

35,100

 

 

1,230,255

 

Public Storage

 

 

8,400

 

 

660,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,890,915

 

Retail—7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Caremark Corp.

 

 

59,000

 

 

2,338,170

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

 

83,100

 

 

1,273,923

 

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

 

 

19,950

 

 

1,264,231

 

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

 

 

65,705

 

 

2,255,653

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

 

30,300

 

 

1,322,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,454,572

 

Semiconductors & Components—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flextronics International, Ltd. (a)

 

 

150,200

 

 

1,679,236

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

127,700

 

 

3,302,322

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,981,558

 

 

Technology—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

 

22,790

 

 

2,684,662

 

 

Technology Hardware—5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

 

 

35,455

 

 

1,173,915

 

Dell, Inc. (a)

 

 

48,900

 

 

1,349,640

 

Motorola, Inc.

 

 

101,900

 

 

1,888,207

 

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a)

 

 

318,600

 

 

1,787,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,199,108

 

Telecommunications—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

 

 

146,166

 

 

2,777,154

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

44,900

 

 

1,988,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,765,326

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $111,384,064)

 

 

 

 

 

117,835,795

 

 

 


Principal
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
3.45%, 10/01/07
(Dated 09/28/07, collateralized by
$2,185,000 United States Treasury
Bond, 6.00%, 02/15/26, with a
value of $2,471,803)
Proceeds of $2,418,695
(Identified cost $2,418,000)

 

$

2,418

 

 

2,418,000

 

 

Total Investments—100.2%
(Identified cost $113,802,064) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

120,253,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
Other Assets—(0.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

(284,082

)

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

119,969,713

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lazard Mid Cap Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—95.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol & Tobacco—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

257,800

 

$

6,241,338

 

 

Banking—4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Horizon National Corp.

 

 

153,000

 

 

4,078,980

 

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

 

 

342,400

 

 

5,266,112

 

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

 

 

345,200

 

 

5,861,496

 

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

 

 

146,400

 

 

6,407,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,614,516

 

Building & Construction—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centex Corp.

 

 

111,300

 

 

2,957,241

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

 

 

280,400

 

 

3,591,924

 

Masco Corp.

 

 

299,200

 

 

6,932,464

 

USG Corp. (a)

 

 

95,300

 

 

3,578,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,060,144

 

Commercial Services—7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cintas Corp.

 

 

257,400

 

 

9,549,540

 

Idearc, Inc.

 

 

237,900

 

 

7,486,713

 

NeuStar, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

182,400

 

 

6,254,496

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp. (a)

 

 

119,635

 

 

6,701,953

 

Republic Services, Inc.

 

 

162,850

 

 

5,326,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,319,525

 

Computer Software—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sybase, Inc. (a)

 

 

338,600

 

 

7,831,818

 

 

Consumer Products—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fortune Brands, Inc.

 

 

66,400

 

 

5,410,936

 

 

Drugs—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

 

186,200

 

 

10,596,642

 

Sepracor, Inc. (a)

 

 

103,100

 

 

2,835,250

 

Warner Chilcott, Ltd. (a)

 

 

329,700

 

 

5,858,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,290,661

 

Energy—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Covanta Holding Corp. (a)

 

 

286,700

 

 

7,027,017

 

 

Energy Integrated—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.

 

 

146,600

 

 

5,746,720

 

Massey Energy Co.

 

 

217,900

 

 

4,754,578

 

Sunoco, Inc.

 

 

62,000

 

 

4,388,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,889,658

 

Energy Services—5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BJ Services Co.

 

 

273,300

 

 

7,256,115

 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

 

 

274,100

 

 

6,186,437

 

Pride International, Inc. (a)

 

 

153,800

 

 

5,621,390

 

The Williams Cos., Inc.

 

 

142,800

 

 

4,863,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,927,710

 

Financial Services—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AmeriCredit Corp. (a)

 

 

182,500

 

 

3,208,350

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

 

95,300

 

 

6,014,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,222,733

 

Food & Beverages—4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

395,100

 

 

9,569,322

 

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

 

 

140,900

 

 

4,893,457

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)

 

 

253,000

 

 

7,969,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,432,279

 

Forest & Paper Products—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ball Corp.

 

 

149,600

 

 

8,041,000

 

Bemis Co., Inc.

 

 

191,400

 

 

5,571,654

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

 

 

344,800

 

 

5,851,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,463,910

 

Health Services—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omnicare, Inc.

 

 

201,300

 

 

6,669,069

 

 

Insurance—9.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aon Corp.

 

 

148,500

 

 

6,654,285

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

 

155,334

 

 

10,247,384

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 

 

190,000

 

 

4,845,000

 

OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.

 

 

271,400

 

 

5,848,670

 

PartnerRe, Ltd.

 

 

93,840

 

 

7,412,422

 

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

 

 

98,900

 

 

6,469,049

 

Willis Group Holdings, Ltd.

 

 

127,600

 

 

5,223,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,700,754

 

Leisure & Entertainment—3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brinker International, Inc.

 

 

69,300

 

 

1,901,592

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

 

 

208,700

 

 

8,736,182

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

 

 

174,300

 

 

6,802,929

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,440,703

 




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Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lazard Mid Cap Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing—8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dover Corp.

 

 

203,900

 

$

10,388,705

 

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

 

 

138,000

 

 

7,882,560

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

 

 

244,600

 

 

11,109,732

 

Textron, Inc.

 

 

137,700

 

 

8,566,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,947,314

 

Medical Products—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applera Corp. - Applied Biosystems Group

 

 

192,800

 

 

6,678,592

 

Hospira, Inc. (a)

 

 

191,300

 

 

7,929,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,607,977

 

Real Estate—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

 

 

264,400

 

 

9,267,220

 

Public Storage

 

 

49,300

 

 

3,877,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,144,665

 

Retail—6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

 

510,400

 

 

7,824,432

 

Hanesbrands, Inc. (a)

 

 

35,800

 

 

1,004,548

 

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

 

 

80,400

 

 

5,094,948

 

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

 

 

330,200

 

 

11,335,766

 

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (a)

 

 

301,300

 

 

4,459,240

 

The Talbots, Inc.

 

 

132,100

 

 

2,377,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,096,734

 

Semiconductors & Components—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

 

142,100

 

 

5,138,336

 

Flextronics International, Ltd. (a)

 

 

1,084,500

 

 

12,124,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,263,046

 

Technology Hardware—9.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

 

 

155,200

 

 

6,599,104

 

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

489,600

 

 

9,601,056

 

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

173,700

 

 

7,213,761

 

QLogic Corp. (a)

 

 

427,100

 

 

5,744,495

 

Seagate Technology

 

 

279,400

 

 

7,147,052

 

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,458,400

 

 

8,181,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,487,092

 

Telecommunications—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Communications Co.

 

 

757,600

 

 

10,848,832

 

 

Transportation—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YRC Worldwide, Inc. (a)

 

 

165,400

 

 

4,518,728

 

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $444,490,937)

 

 

 

 

 

455,457,159

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
3.45%, 10/01/07
(Dated 09/28/07, collateralized by
$33,540,000 United States
Treasury Note, 4.875%, 06/30/12,
with a value of $34,797,750)
Proceeds of $34,122,807 (Identified cost $34,113,000)

 

$

34,113

 

 

34,113,000

 

 

Total Investments—102.8%
(Identified cost $478,603,937) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

489,570,159

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
Other Assets—(2.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

(13,315,267

)

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

476,254,892

 




The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lazard Small Cap Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—98.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking—7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (c)

 

 

35,450

 

$

1,082,289

 

BankUnited Financial Corp., Class A (c)

 

 

81,450

 

 

1,265,733

 

First Community Bancorp (c)

 

 

63,400

 

 

3,468,614

 

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (c)

 

 

98,040

 

 

3,251,006

 

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

86,700

 

 

1,884,858

 

Wintrust Financial Corp. (c)

 

 

55,600

 

 

2,373,564

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,326,064

 

Building & Construction—4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

119,800

 

 

1,224,356

 

Building Materials Holding Corp. (c)

 

 

86,500

 

 

915,170

 

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

92,200

 

 

2,824,086

 

EMCOR Group, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

29,600

 

 

928,256

 

Watsco, Inc. (c)

 

 

42,250

 

 

1,961,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,853,536

 

Chemicals—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headwaters, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

85,500

 

 

1,272,240

 

Hercules, Inc. (c)

 

 

83,200

 

 

1,748,864

 

Polypore International, Inc.

 

 

178,400

 

 

2,508,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,529,408

 

Commercial Services—10.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. M. Castle & Co. (c)

 

 

53,000

 

 

1,727,800

 

Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

31,700

 

 

1,990,443

 

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

69,800

 

 

2,077,946

 

First Advantage Corp., Class A (a), (c)

 

 

67,100

 

 

1,185,657

 

G & K Services, Inc. (c)

 

 

59,200

 

 

2,379,840

 

infoUSA, Inc. (c)

 

 

105,600

 

 

981,024

 

Labor Ready, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

45,100

 

 

834,801

 

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

126,200

 

 

1,597,692

 

ValueClick, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

45,700

 

 

1,026,422

 

Waste Connections, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

75,375

 

 

2,393,910

 

Wright Express Corp. (a), (c)

 

 

82,550

 

 

3,012,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,207,784

 

Computer Software—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure Computing Corp. (a), (c)

 

 

317,500

 

 

3,089,275

 

United Online, Inc. (c)

 

 

164,900

 

 

2,475,149

 

Visual Sciences, Inc. (a)

 

 

48,500

 

 

700,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,264,764

 

Consumer Products—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Garden & Pet Co. (a), (c)

 

 

670

 

 

5,963

 

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A (a), (c)

 

 

77,740

 

 

698,105

 

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (c)

 

 

50,100

 

 

1,637,769

 

Matthews International Corp., Class A (c)

 

 

50,100

 

 

2,194,380

 

Polaris Industries, Inc. (c)

 

 

29,500

 

 

1,286,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,823,007

 

Energy Exploration & Production—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (a), (c)

 

 

36,000

 

 

1,141,200

 

TXCO Resources, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

187,193

 

 

1,677,249

 

Venoco, Inc. (c)

 

 

87,600

 

 

1,502,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,320,789

 

Energy Integrated—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. (c)

 

 

44,100

 

 

1,728,720

 

 

Energy Services—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CARBO Ceramics, Inc. (c)

 

 

29,200

 

 

1,481,316

 

Complete Production Services, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

89,300

 

 

1,828,864

 

W-H Energy Services, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

18,200

 

 

1,342,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,652,430

 

Financial Services—4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duff & Phelps Corp., Class A

 

 

32,400

 

 

594,540

 

HFF, Inc., Class A (c)

 

 

186,700

 

 

2,216,129

 

National Financial Partners Corp. (c)

 

 

20,800

 

 

1,101,984

 

Penson Worldwide, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

58,600

 

 

1,082,928

 

Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

66,800

 

 

969,268

 

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (c)

 

 

107,550

 

 

2,907,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,871,925

 

Health Services—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

184,250

 

 

1,514,535

 



 


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September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lazard Small Cap Portfolio (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magellan Health Services, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

30,700

 

 

1,245,806

 

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Class A (c)

 

 

96,400

 

$

1,518,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,278,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Insurance—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max Capital Group, Ltd. (c)

 

 

81,300

 

 

2,279,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure & Entertainment—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bally Technologies, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

60,600

 

 

2,147,058

 

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A (a), (c)

 

 

136,100

 

 

1,254,842

 

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

25,600

 

 

1,098,240

 

TravelCenters of America LLC (a)

 

 

56,600

 

 

1,845,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,345,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Manufacturing—7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altra Holdings, Inc. (c)

 

 

140,100

 

 

2,335,467

 

Insteel Industries, Inc. (c)

 

 

123,800

 

 

1,900,330

 

Kaman Corp.

 

 

28,300

 

 

978,048

 

Kennametal, Inc.

 

 

16,400

 

 

1,377,272

 

Knoll, Inc.

 

 

79,250

 

 

1,405,895

 

Regal-Beloit Corp. (c)

 

 

32,300

 

 

1,546,847

 

RTI International Metals, Inc. (a)

 

 

18,700

 

 

1,482,162

 

TriMas Corp. (c)

 

 

126,100

 

 

1,673,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,699,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Medical Products—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

121,900

 

 

2,066,205

 

Pharmanet Development Group, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

69,000

 

 

2,003,070

 

PSS World Medical, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

52,900

 

 

1,011,977

 

Symmetry Medical, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

126,700

 

 

2,115,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,197,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Metals & Mining—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quanex Corp. (c)

 

 

56,800

 

 

2,668,464

 

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A (c)

 

 

28,350

 

 

2,077,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,746,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Real Estate—4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Office Properties Trust (c)

 

 

55,900

 

 

2,327,117

 

Cousins Properties, Inc. (c)

 

 

58,750

 

 

1,724,900

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (c)

 

 

35,000

 

 

1,378,650

 

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.

 

 

309,850

 

 

2,494,293

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,924,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Retail—4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aeropostale, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

56,000

 

 

1,067,360

 

Brown Shoe Co., Inc. (c)

 

 

80,200

 

 

1,555,880

 

Carter’s, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

75,200

 

 

1,500,240

 

Guitar Center, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

29,950

 

 

1,776,035

 

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

107,050

 

 

1,584,340

 

Stein Mart, Inc. (c)

 

 

138,400

 

 

1,053,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,537,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Semiconductors & Components—12.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actel Corp. (a), (c)

 

 

3,050

 

 

32,726

 

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

110,525

 

 

2,638,232

 

Coherent, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

84,750

 

 

2,718,780

 

CPI International, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

84,000

 

 

1,596,840

 

FARO Technologies, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

37,300

 

 

1,646,795

 

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

169,850

 

 

2,629,278

 

Microsemi Corp. (a), (c)

 

 

72,900

 

 

2,032,452

 

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a), (c)

 

 

123,800

 

 

1,554,928

 

Plexus Corp. (a), (c)

 

 

127,400

 

 

3,490,760

 

Semtech Corp. (a), (c)

 

 

97,500

 

 

1,996,800

 

TTM Technologies, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

171,600

 

 

1,985,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,323,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Services—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

45,725

 

 

1,958,859

 

Perot Systems Corp., Class A (a), (c)

 

 

98,250

 

 

1,661,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,620,267

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Technology—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SRA International, Inc., Class A (a), (c)

 

 

62,400

 

 

1,752,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Technology Hardware—5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brightpoint, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

242,300

 

 

3,636,923

 

FEI Co. (a), (c)

 

 

82,400

 

 

2,589,832

 

Houston Wire & Cable Co. (c)

 

 

94,500

 

 

1,711,395

 

Mattson Technology, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

128,100

 

 

1,108,065

 




 


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September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lazard Small Cap Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

230,900

 

$

1,422,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,468,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Telecommunications—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTELOS Holdings Corp. (c)

 

 

47,900

 

 

1,411,134

 

PAETEC Holding Corp. (a), (c)

 

 

205,300

 

 

2,560,091

 

USA Mobility, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

101,200

 

 

1,707,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,678,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Transportation—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AirTran Holdings, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

165,850

 

 

1,631,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $167,390,938)

 

 

 

 

 

177,061,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Short-Term Investments—26.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan—25.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Prime Portfolio,
5.30% (e), (f)

 

 

46,043,311

 

 

46,043,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000
)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.45%, 10/01/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 09/28/07, collateralized by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$880,000 United States Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note, 4.875%, 06/30/12, with a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

value of $913,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds of $894,257

 

$

894

 

 

894,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $46,937,311)

 

 

 

 

 

46,937,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Total Investments—124.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $214,328,249) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

223,998,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—(24.7)%

 

 

 

 

 

(44,379,152

)

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

179,619,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 



 


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September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

 

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Lazard U.S. Small Cap Equity Growth Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—92.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building & Construction—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PGT, Inc. (a)

 

 

14,180

 

$

112,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Commercial Services—8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

 

 

8,800

 

 

166,760

 

Concur Technologies, Inc. (a)

 

 

8,400

 

 

264,768

 

GSI Commerce, Inc. (a)

 

 

7,500

 

 

199,500

 

Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

7,600

 

 

551,912

 

World Fuel Services Corp.

 

 

4,900

 

 

199,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,382,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Computer Software—4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

 

 

4,400

 

 

150,348

 

Interactive Intelligence, Inc. (a)

 

 

10,100

 

 

191,900

 

S1 Corp. (a)

 

 

21,550

 

 

195,028

 

Website Pros, Inc. (a)

 

 

16,670

 

 

174,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

711,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Drugs—3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

 

 

9,575

 

 

369,021

 

Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.

 

 

29,200

 

 

259,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

628,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Energy Exploration & Production—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXCO Resources, Inc. (a)

 

 

13,100

 

 

216,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Energy Services—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

 

 

10,310

 

 

508,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Financial Services—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HFF, Inc., Class A

 

 

12,000

 

 

142,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Health Services—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

10,500

 

 

175,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Insurance—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

 

 

8,220

 

 

229,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Leisure & Entertainment—5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a)

 

 

7,410

 

 

454,530

 

LoopNet, Inc. (a)

 

 

6,800

 

 

139,672

 

Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd., Class A

 

 

4,120

 

 

211,232

 

Panera Bread Co., Class A (a)

 

 

2,015

 

 

82,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

887,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Manufacturing—23.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.S.V., Inc. (a)

 

 

9,130

 

 

128,094

 

BE Aerospace, Inc. (a)

 

 

12,130

 

 

503,759

 

Gardner Denver, Inc. (a)

 

 

12,970

 

 

505,830

 

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

 

 

10,320

 

 

190,920

 

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

 

 

6,025

 

 

344,148

 

ICF International, Inc. (a)

 

 

7,770

 

 

214,297

 

Kennametal, Inc.

 

 

6,725

 

 

564,765

 

Mueller Water Products, Inc.

 

 

19,680

 

 

243,835

 

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)

 

 

18,225

 

 

698,929

 

The Toro Co.

 

 

3,450

 

 

202,964

 

Trinity Industries, Inc.

 

 

7,012

 

 

263,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,860,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Medical Products—7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

 

 

21,020

 

 

126,961

 

Dexcom, Inc. (a)

 

 

6,130

 

 

61,238

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

 

 

740

 

 

170,200

 

Mentor Corp.

 

 

6,000

 

 

276,300

 

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (a)

 

 

7,500

 

 

267,525

 

Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

11,840

 

 

317,549

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,219,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Metals & Mining—5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Century Aluminum Co. (a)

 

 

7,450

 

 

392,242

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

 

9,650

 

 

545,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

937,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Real Estate—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.

 

 

15,060

 

 

300,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Retail—9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crocs, Inc. (a)

 

 

9,420

 

 

633,495

 

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (a)

 

 

6,780

 

 

455,277

 

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

 

 

8,730

 

 

190,314

 

Zumiez, Inc. (a)

 

 

7,365

 

 

326,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,605,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 




 


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September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

 

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Value

 

             

 

Lazard U.S. Small Cap Equity Growth Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Components—7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AuthenTec, Inc.

 

 

32,100

 

$

321,000

 

Diodes, Inc. (a)

 

 

8,925

 

 

286,492

 

Himax Technologies, Inc. ADR (a)

 

 

26,300

 

 

106,778

 

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

 

 

23,500

 

 

158,155

 

Smart Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc. (a)

 

 

11,800

 

 

84,370

 

Technitrol, Inc.

 

 

5,700

 

 

153,615

 

Trident Microsystems, Inc. (a)

 

 

7,000

 

 

111,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,221,640

 

Technology Hardware—6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atheros Communications (a)

 

 

5,650

 

 

169,331

 

FormFactor, Inc. (a)

 

 

4,650

 

 

206,320

 

MKS Instruments, Inc. (a)

 

 

6,960

 

 

132,379

 

Synaptics, Inc. (a)

 

 

5,585

 

 

266,740

 

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a)

 

 

9,400

 

 

182,172

 

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

4,100

 

 

181,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,138,695

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $13,597,105)

 

 

 

 

 

15,280,500

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—7.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.45%, 10/01/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 09/28/07, collateralized by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$1,290,000 United States Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note, 4.875%, 06/30/12, with a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

value of $1,338,375)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds of $1,312,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $1,312,000)

 

$

1,312

 

 

1,312,000

 

 

Total Investments—100.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $14,909,105) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

16,592,500

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—(0.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

(33,810

)

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

16,558,690

 



 


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Lazard International Equity Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—96.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenaris SA ADR (c)

 

 

62,500

 

$

3,288,750

 

 

Belgium—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

InBev NV

 

 

86,961

 

 

7,860,563

 

 

Finland—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nokia Oyj

 

 

291,000

 

 

11,033,120

 

 

France—10.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axa (c)

 

 

91,724

 

 

4,093,371

 

BNP Paribas (c)

 

 

49,400

 

 

5,391,306

 

Gaz de France (c)

 

 

172,100

 

 

8,918,760

 

Lafarge SA (c)

 

 

25,028

 

 

3,867,240

 

Sanofi-Aventis (c)

 

 

135,897

 

 

11,476,126

 

Total SA (c)

 

 

177,996

 

 

14,433,866

 

Total France

 

 

 

 

 

48,180,669

 

 

Germany—12.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adidas AG

 

 

74,800

 

 

4,893,332

 

Allianz SE (c)

 

 

27,700

 

 

6,454,631

 

Continental AG (c)

 

 

50,900

 

 

7,020,131

 

DaimlerChrysler AG

 

 

134,400

 

 

13,501,909

 

Deutsche Post AG

 

 

264,600

 

 

7,676,535

 

E.ON AG (c)

 

 

42,400

 

 

7,818,386

 

Siemens AG

 

 

68,188

 

 

9,350,187

 

Total Germany

 

 

 

 

 

56,715,111

 

 

Greece—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Bank of Greece SA

 

 

73,050

 

 

4,643,794

 

 

Ireland—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of Ireland

 

 

176,260

 

 

3,258,685

 

CRH PLC

 

 

107,621

 

 

4,262,530

 

Total Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

7,521,215

 

 

Italy—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eni SpA (c)

 

 

212,430

 

 

7,851,766

 

UniCredito Italiano SpA

 

 

868,267

 

 

7,408,832

 

Total Italy

 

 

 

 

 

15,260,598

 

 

Japan—15.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon, Inc.

 

 

73,800

 

 

4,023,180

 

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

 

 

146,700

 

 

7,066,191

 

East Japan Railway Co.

 

 

643

 

 

5,065,061

 

Hoya Corp.

 

 

120,500

 

 

4,106,942

 

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

 

 

1,239

 

 

6,797,452

 

JSR Corp.

 

 

158,600

 

 

3,881,746

 

Nidec Corp.

 

 

72,000

 

 

5,026,823

 

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

 

 

256,500

 

 

4,295,257

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

795

 

 

6,186,367

 

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

 

 

56,700

 

 

3,983,272

 

The Sumitomo Trust and Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co., Ltd.

 

 

604,000

 

 

4,563,544

 

THK Co., Ltd.

 

 

171,200

 

 

3,609,616

 

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,523,000

 

 

7,084,337

 

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

 

 

40,550

 

 

4,008,638

 

Total Japan

 

 

 

 

 

69,698,426

 

 

Netherlands—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heineken NV

 

 

70,800

 

 

4,633,670

 

TNT NV

 

 

173,300

 

 

7,245,880

 

Total Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

11,879,550

 

 

New Zealand—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, Ltd. (c)

 

 

1,107,822

 

 

3,741,703

 

 

Singapore—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. (c)

 

 

3,724,600

 

 

10,086,491

 

 

South Korea—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kookmin Bank Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

46,500

 

 

3,812,535

 

 

Spain—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (c)

 

 

339,234

 

 

7,931,337

 

 

Sweden—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares

 

 

1,726,200

 

 

6,884,467

 

 

Switzerland—8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Group

 

 

103,859

 

 

6,872,368

 

Nestle SA

 

 

27,776

 

 

12,435,241

 

Novartis AG

 

 

243,200

 

 

13,375,792

 

Zurich Financial Services AG

 

 

13,400

 

 

4,006,120

 

Total Switzerland

 

 

 

 

 

36,689,521

 



 


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Value

 

 

 

Lazard International Equity Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR (c)

 

 

394,600

 

$

8,397,088

 

 

United Kingdom—25.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAE Systems PLC

 

 

929,400

 

 

9,344,481

 

BP PLC

 

 

856,048

 

 

9,897,587

 

British American Tobacco PLC

 

 

189,900

 

 

6,778,357

 

Diageo PLC

 

 

369,242

 

 

8,079,430

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

 

 

410,850

 

 

10,856,470

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

 

212,300

 

 

3,912,226

 

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

 

 

139,440

 

 

6,366,410

 

ITV PLC

 

 

1,334,700

 

 

2,789,950

 

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

 

 

539,500

 

 

5,962,887

 

National Grid PLC

 

 

258,427

 

 

4,127,806

 

Old Mutual PLC

 

 

1,726,592

 

 

5,638,825

 

Prudential PLC

 

 

405,400

 

 

6,206,948

 

Reckitt Benckiser PLC

 

 

109,500

 

 

6,407,135

 

Tesco PLC

 

 

705,500

 

 

6,313,558

 

Unilever PLC

 

 

189,000

 

 

5,949,160

 

Vodafone Group PLC

 

 

4,244,283

 

 

15,262,104

 

Total United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

113,893,334

 

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $359,723,014)

 

 

 

 

 

427,518,272

 

 

Short-Term Investments—15.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan—14.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio, 5.30% (e), (f)

 

 

63,704,887

 

 

63,704,887

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
3.45%, 10/01/07 (Dated 09/28/07,
collateralized by $3,425,000
United States Treasury
Note, 4.875%, 06/30/12,
with a value of $3,553,438)
Proceeds of $3,481,001

 

$

3,480

 

 

3,480,000

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $67,184,887)

 

 

 

 

 

67,184,887

 

 

Total Investments—112.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $426,907,901) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

494,703,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets—(12.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

(53,258,970

)

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

441,444,189

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

Lazard International Equity Select Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—98.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenaris SA ADR

 

 

6,300

 

$

331,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belgium—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

InBev NV

 

 

7,000

 

 

632,743

 

 

Brazil—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR

 

 

13,950

 

 

473,324

 

 

Finland—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR

 

 

18,950

 

 

718,773

 

 

France—10.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axa Sponsored ADR

 

 

10,580

 

 

471,974

 

Groupe Danone

 

 

4,720

 

 

370,532

 

Sanofi-Aventis ADR

 

 

13,160

 

 

558,247

 

Suez SA Sponsored ADR

 

 

16,220

 

 

948,870

 

Total SA Sponsored ADR

 

 

10,200

 

 

826,506

 

Total France

 

 

 

 

 

3,176,129

 

 

Germany—10.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adidas AG Sponsored ADR

 

 

10,030

 

 

326,477

 

Allianz SE ADR

 

 

28,410

 

 

661,101

 

DaimlerChrysler AG

 

 

8,990

 

 

903,141

 

Deutsche Post AG

 

 

19,870

 

 

576,465

 

Siemens AG

 

 

5,070

 

 

695,217

 

Total Germany

 

 

 

 

 

3,162,401

 

 

Indonesia—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tbk Sponsored ADR

 

 

7,150

 

 

349,063

 

 

Ireland—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRH PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

14,200

 

 

569,278

 

 

Italy—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eni SpA Sponsored ADR

 

 

8,500

 

 

626,960

 

UniCredito Italiano SpA

 

 

46,050

 

 

392,940

 

Total Italy

 

 

 

 

 

1,019,900

 

 

Japan—7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon, Inc. Sponsored ADR

 

 

13,525

 

 

734,272

 

Hoya Corp. Sponsored ADR

 

 

6,650

 

 

226,765

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ADR

 

 

30,510

 

 

277,031

 

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored ADR

 

 

14,200

 

 

284,142

 

Nomura Holdings, Inc. ADR

 

 

26,400

 

 

439,560

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inc. ADR

 

 

50,650

 

 

390,005

 

Total Japan

 

 

 

 

 

2,351,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands—5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heineken NV ADR

 

 

20,400

 

 

665,040

 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares

 

 

14,900

 

 

613,663

 

TNT NV ADR

 

 

10,400

 

 

435,240

 

Total Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

1,713,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile TeleSystems Sponsored ADR

 

 

4,470

 

 

309,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Telecommunications,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ltd. ADR

 

 

28,200

 

 

752,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kookmin Bank

 

 

8,440

 

 

702,757

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GDR (d)

 

 

1,090

 

 

341,987

 

Total South Korea

 

 

 

 

 

1,044,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored ADR

 

 

11,700

 

 

465,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland—15.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Group Sponsored ADR

 

 

9,290

 

 

616,206

 

Julius Baer Holding AG

 

 

4,080

 

 

304,027

 

Nestle SA Sponsored ADR

 

 

8,050

 

 

900,795

 

Novartis AG ADR

 

 

17,800

 

 

978,288

 

Roche Holding AG

 

 

5,720

 

 

1,033,635

 

UBS AG

 

 

9,140

 

 

486,705

 

Zurich Financial Services AG ADR

 

 

20,250

 

 

604,462

 

Total Switzerland

 

 

 

 

 

4,924,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR

 

 

31,400

 

 

668,192

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

Lazard International Equity Select Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom—25.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

10,150

 

$

493,493

 

BP PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

10,350

 

 

717,773

 

British American Tobacco PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored ADR

 

 

9,000

 

 

647,820

 

Cadbury Schweppes PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored ADR

 

 

5,750

 

 

267,490

 

Diageo PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

8,800

 

 

772,024

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

9,200

 

 

489,440

 

HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

8,250

 

 

763,950

 

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC ADR

 

 

3,300

 

 

302,808

 

Kingfisher PLC

 

 

88,320

 

 

321,730

 

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored ADR

 

 

9,500

 

 

422,370

 

Prudential PLC

 

 

35,910

 

 

549,806

 

Reckitt Benckiser PLC

 

 

5,685

 

 

332,644

 

Tesco PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

11,700

 

 

314,730

 

Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

20,250

 

 

641,318

 

Vodafone Group PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

28,800

 

 

1,045,440

 

Total United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

8,082,836

 

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $26,177,009)

 

 

 

 

 

30,747,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

(000)

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.45%, 10/01/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 09/28/07, collateralized by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$420,000 United States Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note, 4.875%, 06/30/12, with a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

value of $435,750)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds of $424,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $424,000)

 

$

424

 

 

424,000

 

Total Investments—99.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $26,601,009) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

31,171,141

 

 

Cash and Other Assets in Excess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Liabilities—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

27,624

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

31,198,765

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

Lazard International Strategic Equity Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—97.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Austria—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OMV AG

 

 

102,810

 

$

6,847,070

 


Egypt—4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastern Tobacco

 

 

108,710

 

 

7,782,371

 

Egyptian Company for Mobile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

 

347,070

 

 

11,608,133

 

Total Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

19,390,504

 


Finland—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sampo Oyj, A Shares

 

 

354,400

 

 

10,790,849

 


France—8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axa

 

 

212,363

 

 

9,477,134

 

Gaz de France

 

 

274,160

 

 

14,207,828

 

Lafarge SA

 

 

40,917

 

 

6,322,353

 

Sanofi-Aventis

 

 

103,050

 

 

8,702,287

 

Total France

 

 

 

 

 

38,709,602

 


Germany—15.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental AG

 

 

74,780

 

 

10,313,661

 

DaimlerChrysler AG

 

 

185,080

 

 

18,593,254

 

Deutsche Post AG

 

 

427,470

 

 

12,401,695

 

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG

 

 

88,300

 

 

5,007,963

 

Siemens AG

 

 

45,230

 

 

6,202,102

 

Symrise AG

 

 

413,373

 

 

10,934,534

 

Wincor Nixdorf AG

 

 

86,950

 

 

7,172,042

 

Total Germany

 

 

 

 

 

70,625,251

 

 

Greece—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPAP SA

 

 

185,620

 

 

7,180,239

 


India—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grasim Industries, Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored GDR (d)

 

 

111,200

 

 

9,896,800

 


Indonesia—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tbk Sponsored ADR

 

 

95,700

 

 

4,672,074

 


Ireland—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

 

 

308,800

 

 

5,823,258

 

CRH PLC

 

 

247,055

 

 

9,776,502

 

Total Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

15,599,760

 


Italy—6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prysmian SpA

 

 

552,620

 

 

15,710,305

 

UniCredito Italiano SpA

 

 

1,361,552

 

 

11,617,982

 

Total Italy

 

 

 

 

 

27,328,287

 


Japan—12.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

 

 

261,000

 

 

12,571,752

 

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

 

 

1,666

 

 

9,140,077

 

JSR Corp.

 

 

426,800

 

 

10,445,959

 

The Sumitomo Trust and Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,052,000

 

 

7,948,424

 

THK Co., Ltd.

 

 

378,700

 

 

7,984,589

 

USS Co., Ltd.

 

 

95,810

 

 

6,289,315

 

Total Japan

 

 

 

 

 

54,380,116

 


Mexico—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

de CV, Series A

 

 

924,500

 

 

4,167,358

 


Netherlands—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TNT NV

 

 

240,757

 

 

10,066,337

 


Spain—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

 

 

428,190

 

 

10,011,140

 


Sweden—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B Shares

 

 

2,124,800

 

 

8,474,172

 


Switzerland—10.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Julius Baer Holding AG

 

 

152,992

 

 

11,400,405

 

Nestle SA

 

 

39,680

 

 

17,764,629

 

Novartis AG

 

 

240,937

 

 

13,251,329

 

UBS AG

 

 

115,480

 

 

6,188,194

 

Total Switzerland

 

 

 

 

 

48,604,557

 


Turkey—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asya Katilim Bankasi AS (a)

 

 

594,700

 

 

4,860,505

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

 

 

901,980

 

 

7,595,308

 

Total Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

12,455,813

 


United Kingdom—16.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAE Systems PLC

 

 

1,346,025

 

 

13,533,360

 

British American Tobacco PLC

 

 

447,518

 

 

15,973,864

 

Cairn Energy PLC (a)

 

 

90,499

 

 

3,805,562

 

ITV PLC

 

 

2,754,700

 

 

5,758,204

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

Lazard International Strategic Equity Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Grid PLC

 

 

678,033

 

$

10,830,095

 

Old Mutual PLC

 

 

1,903,060

 

 

6,215,146

 

Tesco PLC

 

 

1,338,886

 

 

11,981,763

 

Thomas Cook Group PLC (a)

 

 

1,076,620

 

 

6,108,759

 

Total United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

74,206,753

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $381,447,924)

 

 

 

 

 

433,406,682

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.45%, 10/01/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 09/28/07, collateralized by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10,445,000 United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury Note, 4.875%, 06/30/12,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with a value of $10,836,688)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds of $10,626,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $10,623,000)

 

$

10,623

 

 

10,623,000

 


Total Investments—100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $392,070,924) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

444,029,682

 


Cash and Other Assets in Excess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Liabilities—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

62,781

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

444,092,463

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

Lazard International Small Cap Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—96.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia—4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABC Learning Centres, Ltd. (c)

 

 

667,623

 

$

3,881,642

 

Fairfax Media, Ltd. (c)

 

 

775,706

 

 

3,240,097

 

James Hardie Industries NV (c)

 

 

463,100

 

 

2,922,020

 

Macquarie Infrastructure Group

 

 

1,122,920

 

 

3,100,434

 

Total Australia

 

 

 

 

 

13,144,193

 

 

Austria—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAT oil AG (a)

 

 

141,774

 

 

3,619,147

 

 

Belgium—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telenet Group Holding NV (a)

 

 

107,271

 

 

3,722,352

 

 

Finland—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KCI Konecranes Oyj

 

 

85,400

 

 

3,426,148

 

Sampo Oyj, A Shares (c)

 

 

153,500

 

 

4,673,802

 

Total Finland

 

 

 

 

 

8,099,950

 

 

France—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carbone Lorraine SA (c)

 

 

59,337

 

 

4,594,822

 

Neopost SA

 

 

37,200

 

 

5,233,260

 

Total France

 

 

 

 

 

9,828,082

 

 

Germany—7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aareal Bank AG

 

 

72,959

 

 

3,579,671

 

Compugroup Holding AG (a)

 

 

162,651

 

 

3,411,882

 

Kloeckner & Co. AG

 

 

64,938

 

 

4,476,279

 

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (c)

 

 

48,719

 

 

4,409,342

 

SGL Carbon AG (a), (c)

 

 

63,400

 

 

3,624,604

 

Symrise AG

 

 

166,508

 

 

4,404,466

 

Total Germany

 

 

 

 

 

23,906,244

 

 

Greece—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Piraeus Bank SA

 

 

163,149

 

 

5,814,487

 

 

Hong Kong—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esprit Holdings, Ltd.

 

 

488,865

 

 

7,771,598

 

 

Ireland—4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

 

 

267,629

 

 

5,046,868

 

DCC PLC

 

 

161,960

 

 

4,768,265

 

Grafton Group PLC Units (a)

 

 

355,478

 

 

3,967,923

 

Total Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

13,783,056

 

 

Italy—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AICON SpA

 

 

688,734

 

 

3,526,138

 

 

Japan—22.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABC-Mart, Inc. (c)

 

 

72,000

 

 

1,561,883

 

Asahi Pretec Corp. (c)

 

 

151,000

 

 

4,923,271

 

Chiyoda Corp. (c)

 

 

150,700

 

 

2,712,246

 

Creed Corp. (c)

 

 

1,287

 

 

2,931,739

 

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

 

 

76,000

 

 

3,660,740

 

Don Quijote Co., Ltd. (c)

 

 

109,900

 

 

2,269,378

 

Eizo Nanao Corp. (c)

 

 

127,300

 

 

4,183,750

 

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (c)

 

 

134,200

 

 

3,640,429

 

Ichiyoshi Securities Co., Ltd. (c)

 

 

258,800

 

 

2,742,922

 

Ito En, Ltd. (c)

 

 

63,400

 

 

1,543,451

 

JAFCO Co., Ltd. (c)

 

 

86,000

 

 

3,185,324

 

JSR Corp. (c)

 

 

199,500

 

 

4,882,776

 

K.K. DaVinci Advisors (a), (c)

 

 

3,991

 

 

2,994,595

 

Konami Corp. (c)

 

 

138,600

 

 

3,771,838

 

Mars Engineering Corp. (c)

 

 

145,200

 

 

2,663,757

 

Misumi Group, Inc. (c)

 

 

243,100

 

 

4,121,593

 

OSG Corp. (c)

 

 

268,200

 

 

2,788,916

 

Secom Techno Service Co., Ltd.

 

 

38,900

 

 

1,258,166

 

Suruga Bank, Ltd. (c)

 

 

264,700

 

 

3,228,919

 

Sysmex Corp. (c)

 

 

81,100

 

 

3,123,706

 

THK Co., Ltd.

 

 

180,800

 

 

3,812,025

 

USS Co., Ltd.

 

 

48,990

 

 

3,215,881

 

Total Japan

 

 

 

 

 

69,217,305

 

 

Netherlands—12.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

 

 

111,963

 

 

6,098,437

 

Fugro NV

 

 

88,712

 

 

7,182,387

 

Hunter Douglas NV

 

 

35,452

 

 

3,176,336

 

Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV

 

 

123,282

 

 

6,199,507

 

Ordina NV (c)

 

 

185,621

 

 

3,426,471

 

SBM Offshore NV (c)

 

 

128,408

 

 

5,034,705

 

USG People NV (c)

 

 

125,795

 

 

3,576,197

 

Wavin NV

 

 

185,318

 

 

3,304,915

 

Total Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

37,998,955

 

 

Norway—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acergy SA (c)

 

 

136,400

 

 

4,031,187

 

Songa Offshore ASA (a), (c)

 

 

481,100

 

 

5,323,620

 

Total Norway

 

 

 

 

 

9,354,807

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

Lazard International Small Cap Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portugal—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banif SGPS SA

 

 

408,719

 

$

2,790,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abengoa SA (c)

 

 

64,700

 

 

2,558,883

 

Indra Sistemas SA (c)

 

 

128,651

 

 

3,470,769

 

Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA

 

 

89,251

 

 

3,236,671

 

Total Spain

 

 

 

 

 

9,266,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elekta AB, B Shares (c)

 

 

178,900

 

 

2,903,749

 

Getinge AB, B Shares

 

 

168,200

 

 

4,056,113

 

KappAhl Holding AB

 

 

303,500

 

 

3,190,268

 

Total Sweden

 

 

 

 

 

10,150,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland—5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Sarasin & Cie AG, B Shares

 

 

824

 

 

3,611,436

 

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

 

 

6,808

 

 

3,045,009

 

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

 

 

13,800

 

 

3,024,140

 

Sika AG

 

 

1,525

 

 

2,960,709

 

Swissquote Group Holding SA

 

 

51,900

 

 

2,861,120

 

Total Switzerland

 

 

 

 

 

15,502,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom—16.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashmore Group PLC (c)

 

 

634,042

 

 

3,746,117

 

Ashtead Group PLC

 

 

1,107,346

 

 

2,346,292

 

Charter PLC (a)

 

 

219,330

 

 

5,286,255

 

Chemring Group PLC

 

 

93,346

 

 

3,432,719

 

Enodis PLC

 

 

909,096

 

 

3,231,994

 

Enterprise Inns PLC

 

 

219,334

 

 

2,645,410

 

Filtrona PLC

 

 

673,053

 

 

3,133,292

 

Intertek Group PLC

 

 

195,191

 

 

3,765,955

 

Man Group PLC

 

 

399,540

 

 

4,505,503

 

Northgate PLC

 

 

192,300

 

 

3,623,985

 

Regus Group PLC

 

 

1,450,432

 

 

3,634,694

 

Sepura, Ltd.

 

 

979,121

 

 

3,480,945

 

Vanco PLC (a), (c)

 

 

550,605

 

 

1,738,750

 

Victrex PLC

 

 

228,331

 

 

3,070,253

 

William Hill PLC

 

 

338,676

 

 

4,440,151

 

Total United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

52,082,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $268,376,944)

 

 

 

 

 

299,577,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuchs Petrolub AG

 

 

56,166

 

 

5,169,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ito En, Ltd. (c)

 

 

19,029

 

 

378,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $3,879,433)

 

 

 

 

 

5,547,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments—35.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan—32.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Prime Portfolio,
5.30% (e), (f)

 

 

101,783,735

 

 

101,783,735

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
3.45%, 10/01/07
(Dated 09/28/07, collateralized by
$8,120,000 United States
Treasury Note, 4.875%, 06/30/12,
with a value of $8,424,500)
Proceeds of $8,258,374

 

$

8,256

 

 

8,256,000

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $110,039,735)

 

 

 

 

 

110,039,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments—134.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $382,296,112) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

415,164,929

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets—(34.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

(105,589,371

)

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

309,575,558

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—83.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenaris SA ADR

 

 

2,211,200

 

$

116,353,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bahrain—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investcorp Bank BSC GDR

 

 

411,235

 

 

11,206,154

 

Investcorp Bank BSC GDR (a), (d)

 

 

700,149

 

 

19,079,060

 

Total Bahrain

 

 

 

 

 

30,285,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil—6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA ADR

 

 

634,100

 

 

47,316,542

 

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA ADR

 

 

2,036,800

 

 

89,456,256

 

JHSF Participacoes SA

 

 

6,350,900

 

 

33,721,898

 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR

 

 

1,291,500

 

 

97,508,250

 

Redecard SA

 

 

3,895,842

 

 

72,411,846

 

Souza Cruz SA

 

 

2,970,465

 

 

76,844,638

 

Total Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

417,259,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastern Tobacco

 

 

779,566

 

 

55,807,857

 

Orascom Construction Industries

 

 

1,499,586

 

 

125,745,150

 

Orascom Telecom Holding SAE

 

 

5,050,400

 

 

65,982,855

 

Total Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

247,535,862

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richter Gedeon Nyrt. (c)

 

 

185,527

 

 

39,492,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India—11.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grasim Industries, Ltd.

 

 

850,798

 

 

75,050,002

 

Hero Honda Motors, Ltd.

 

 

3,346,995

 

 

62,248,773

 

Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.

 

 

17,299,061

 

 

95,726,029

 

Oil and Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.

 

 

4,775,648

 

 

116,372,526

 

Punjab National Bank, Ltd.

 

 

3,647,870

 

 

49,800,898

 

Satyam Computer Services, Ltd.

 

 

8,577,825

 

 

96,202,522

 

State Bank of India

 

 

3,529,453

 

 

173,343,773

 

Total India

 

 

 

 

 

668,744,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia—3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PT Astra International Tbk

 

 

38,622,000

 

 

81,298,360

 

PT Bank Mandiri Tbk

 

 

115,394,500

 

 

44,479,564

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

1,053,823

 

 

51,447,639

 

PT United Tractors Tbk

 

 

53,945,900

 

 

48,371,392

 

Total Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

225,596,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Hapoalim BM

 

 

20,644,647

 

 

105,342,940

 

Israel Chemicals, Ltd.

 

 

6,668,332

 

 

61,114,620

 

Total Israel

 

 

 

 

 

166,457,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British American Tobacco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia Berhad

 

 

1,305,700

 

 

15,806,346

 

PLUS Expressways Berhad

 

 

6,630,200

 

 

6,187,538

 

Total Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

21,993,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico—4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cemex SAB de CV Sponsored ADR (a), (c)

 

 

3,089,465

 

 

92,436,793

 

Desarrolladora Homex SA de CV ADR (a), (c)

 

 

1,765,116

 

 

97,963,938

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR

 

 

867,000

 

 

32,425,800

 

Grupo Televisa SA Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

2,007,400

 

 

48,518,858

 

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A (c)

 

 

6,602,865

 

 

29,763,661

 

Total Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

301,109,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philippines—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

2,388,200

 

 

153,656,788

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evraz Group SA GDR

 

 

827,100

 

 

52,355,430

 

Mobile TeleSystems Sponsored ADR

 

 

1,787,400

 

 

123,884,694

 

TNK-BP Holding

 

 

21,129,385

 

 

43,315,239

 

Vsmpo-Avisma Corp.

 

 

112,800

 

 

32,486,400

 

Total Russia

 

 

 

 

 

252,041,763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa—11.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquarius Platinum, Ltd.

 

 

3,717,648

 

 

130,275,298

 

Imperial Holdings, Ltd.

 

 

6,147,973

 

 

114,994,529

 

Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.

 

 

3,652,333

 

 

119,683,512

 

Murray & Roberts Holdings, Ltd.

 

 

3,301,368

 

 

43,014,598

 

Naspers, Ltd., N Shares

 

 

2,739,347

 

 

75,871,978

 

Nedbank Group, Ltd.

 

 

802,809

 

 

14,551,659

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.
Portfolios of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Portfolio (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretoria Portland Cement Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,951,490

 

$

48,179,392

 

Sanlam, Ltd.

 

 

11,083,994

 

 

35,790,850

 

Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd. (a)

 

 

15,780,272

 

 

44,617,436

 

Truworths International, Ltd.

 

 

13,026,954

 

 

59,706,676

 

Total South Africa

 

 

 

 

 

686,685,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea—13.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amorepacific Corp.

 

 

50,802

 

 

37,914,840

 

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

 

 

241,622

 

 

41,979,892

 

Hite Brewery Co., Ltd.

 

 

558,265

 

 

78,083,287

 

Kangwon Land, Inc.

 

 

1,626,520

 

 

47,987,805

 

Kookmin Bank

 

 

2,604,786

 

 

216,887,607

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

 

 

259,846

 

 

163,264,438

 

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

 

 

2,434,190

 

 

159,060,877

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

 

98,726

 

 

22,654,712

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR (c)

 

 

507,800

 

 

15,081,660

 

Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd.

 

 

2,016,670

 

 

66,219,673

 

Total South Korea

 

 

 

 

 

849,134,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oriflame Cosmetics SA SDR

 

 

2,426,550

 

 

146,664,665

 


Taiwan—6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advantech Co., Ltd.

 

 

13,112,759

 

 

38,854,107

 

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

 

 

106,714,512

 

 

78,315,078

 

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

 

 

72,165,000

 

 

61,584,043

 

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

 

 

15,366,690

 

 

115,832,871

 

Novatek Microelectronics Corp., Ltd.

 

 

10,834,547

 

 

47,142,812

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

 

41,296,918

 

 

80,480,588

 

Total Taiwan

 

 

 

 

 

422,209,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kasikornbank PCL

 

 

22,610,100

 

 

54,422,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey—5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

 

 

3,428,674

 

 

36,231,344

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (c)

 

 

15,688,786

 

 

132,110,639

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR (c)

 

 

3,641,017

 

 

77,480,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkiye Is Bankasi, C Shares (c)

 

 

9,873,078

 

 

59,500,924

 

Total Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

305,323,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $4,032,799,626)

 

 

 

 

 

5,104,967,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks—8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Brazil—8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Tiete SA

 

 

1,379,800,546

 

 

47,843,084

 

Bradespar SA

 

 

163,842

 

 

9,322,966

 

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais

 

 

2,705,100

 

 

57,336,359

 

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, A Shares

 

 

9,542,812

 

 

270,725,427

 

Iochpe Maxion SA

 

 

2,540,220

 

 

42,590,102

 

Klabin SA

 

 

14,456,430

 

 

54,997,288

 

Tam SA Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

1,884,780

 

 

51,642,972

 

Total Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

534,458,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $327,659,660)

 

 

 

 

 

534,458,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments—11.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Collateral for Securities on Loan— 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Prime Portfolio,
5.30% (e), (f)

 

 

275,967,426

 

 

275,967,426

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
3.45%, 10/01/07
(Dated 09/28/07, collateralized by $337,660,000
United States Treasury Bonds
and Note, 4.875%- 8.875%,
06/30/12-08/15/17, with a value of $401,073,250)
Proceeds of $393,322,048

 

$

393,209

 

 

393,209,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $669,176,426)

 

 

 

 

 

669,176,426

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.
Portfolios of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazard Emerging Markets Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments—103.4%

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $5,029,635,712) (b)

 

$

6,308,602,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—(3.4)%

 

 

(208,626,002

)

Net Assets—100.0%

 

$

6,099,976,205

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.
Portfolios of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Lazard High Yield Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds—96.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 04/01/08

 

$

1,300

 

$

1,316,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive—5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ArvinMeritor, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 09/15/15 (c)

 

 

550

 

 

536,250

 

Ford Motor Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.45%, 07/16/31 (c)

 

 

425

 

 

337,875

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

1,725

 

 

1,569,738

 

General Motors Acceptance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 12/01/14 (c)

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,213,662

 

Venture Holdings Co. LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00%, 06/01/09 (a), (h)

 

 

2,840

 

 

284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,657,809

 

Building & Construction—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KB Home,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 02/01/10

 

 

1,060

 

 

1,009,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 12/15/12

 

 

390

 

 

386,100

 

Legrand SA,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 02/15/25 (c)

 

 

925

 

 

1,077,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,463,725

 

Cable Television—7.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cablevision Systems Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 04/15/12 (c)

 

 

725

 

 

705,968

 

Charter Communications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holdings LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

684

 

 

692,550

 

DirecTV Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 06/15/15

 

 

400

 

 

380,500

 

8.375%, 03/15/13

 

 

450

 

 

468,000

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/01/08 (c)

 

 

50

 

 

49,875

 

6.625%, 10/01/14 (c)

 

 

810

 

 

818,100

 

Mediacom Broadband LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 10/15/15

 

 

725

 

 

725,000

 

Rogers Cable, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 06/15/13 (c)

 

 

405

 

 

406,519

 

Shaw Communications, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 04/06/11 (c)

 

 

900

 

 

922,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,169,012

 

Chemicals—5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARCO Chemical Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.80%, 02/01/20

 

 

535

 

 

529,650

 

Lyondell Chemical Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 09/15/14

 

 

500

 

 

548,750

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 12/01/14 (d)

 

 

275

 

 

271,562

 

11.50%, 12/01/16 (c), (d)

 

 

250

 

 

246,875

 

Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.30%, 01/15/28

 

 

775

 

 

736,250

 

NOVA Chemicals Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 01/15/12 (c)

 

 

687

 

 

649,215

 

Tronox Worldwide LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 12/01/12

 

 

800

 

 

798,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,780,302

 

Computer Services—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.25%, 08/15/15 (c)

 

 

824

 

 

861,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leucadia National Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 08/15/13

 

 

950

 

 

909,625

 

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.375%, 05/15/15

 

 

700

 

 

700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,609,625

 

Drugs—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elan Finance PLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 11/15/11

 

 

500

 

 

491,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Generation—4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caithness Coso Funding Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.263%, 06/15/14 (d)

 

 

663

 

 

701,673

 

Edison Mission Energy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 05/15/17 (d)

 

 

200

 

 

197,000

 

7.50%, 06/15/13

 

 

675

 

 

694,406

 

Reliant Energy, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 12/15/14

 

 

825

 

 

837,375

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.
Portfolios of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Lazard High Yield Portfolio (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AES Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 06/01/09

 

$

710

 

$

738,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,168,854

 

Electronics—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 12/15/14 (c)

 

 

225

 

 

217,406

 

10.125%, 12/15/16 (c)

 

 

375

 

 

348,750

 

NXP BV,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 10/15/14 (c)

 

 

700

 

 

673,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,239,906

 

Energy Exploration &

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production—5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 06/15/15 (c)

 

 

925

 

 

908,812

 

Compagnie Generale de

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geophysique,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 05/15/15 (c)

 

 

750

 

 

768,750

 

OPTI Canada, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 12/15/14 (d)

 

 

525

 

 

530,250

 

PetroHawk Energy Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.125%, 07/15/13

 

 

425

 

 

449,438

 

Pogo Producing Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 10/01/17

 

 

250

 

 

251,563

 

Seitel, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 02/15/14

 

 

525

 

 

496,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,404,938

 

Energy Integrated—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verasun Energy Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.875%, 12/15/12 (c)

 

 

500

 

 

505,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.40%, 09/15/35

 

 

775

 

 

705,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance One PLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00%, 01/03/08 (a), (h), (i)

 

 

20,000

 

 

0

 

Morgan Guarantee Trust,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00%, 01/03/08 (a), (h), (i)

 

 

10,569

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Beverages—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constellation Brands, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 09/01/16 (c)

 

 

725

 

 

736,781

 

Dean Foods Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 06/01/16 (c)

 

 

800

 

 

760,000

 

NBTY, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 10/01/15

 

 

475

 

 

478,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,975,344

 

Forest & Paper Products—4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bowater Canada Finance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.95%, 11/15/11 (c)

 

 

650

 

 

533,000

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 05/15/11 (c)

 

 

300

 

 

303,750

 

9.50%, 12/01/11

 

 

500

 

 

527,500

 

Smurfit Capital Funding PLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 11/20/25

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,502,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,866,250

 

Gaming—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Majestic Star Casino LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 10/15/10

 

 

250

 

 

242,500

 

9.75%, 01/15/11

 

 

100

 

 

84,250

 

Mandalay Resorts Group,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.375%, 02/15/10 (c)

 

 

1,035

 

 

1,086,750

 

Wheeling Island Gaming, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.125%, 12/15/09

 

 

405

 

 

407,531

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

500

 

 

491,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,312,281

 

Gas Distribution—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ferrellgas Partners LP,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 06/15/12

 

 

684

 

 

702,810

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 07/15/16

 

 

650

 

 

641,875

 

The Williams Cos., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 03/15/32

 

 

710

 

 

817,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,162,073

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.
Portfolios of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Lazard High Yield Portfolio (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Services—6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresenius Medical Capital Trust,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 02/01/08

 

$

1,120

 

$

1,122,800

 

HCA, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/15/16 (d)

 

 

675

 

 

718,875

 

HealthSouth Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 06/15/16 (c)

 

 

350

 

 

368,375

 

Senior Housing Properties Trust,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 04/15/15

 

 

179

 

 

183,923

 

Service Corp. International,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 04/01/16

 

 

750

 

 

726,562

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.375%, 02/01/13 (c)

 

 

500

 

 

423,750

 

The Cooper Cos., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 02/15/15

 

 

525

 

 

513,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,057,472

 

Hotels—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Host Marriott LP,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 11/01/13 (c)

 

 

850

 

 

854,250

 

Leisure & Entertainment—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 06/15/16 (c)

 

 

300

 

 

297,696

 

8.00%, 05/15/10 (c)

 

 

400

 

 

410,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

708,196

 

Machinery—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case New Holland, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 06/01/09

 

 

325

 

 

321,750

 

Media—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CanWest Media, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 09/15/12 (c)

 

 

911

 

 

897,012

 

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 11/15/14

 

 

600

 

 

540,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,437,012

 

Metals & Mining—4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Western Finance LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 07/01/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

987,500

 

Century Aluminum Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 08/15/14

 

 

225

 

 

226,688

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 04/01/15

 

 

650

 

 

700,375

 

8.375%, 04/01/17 (c)

 

 

100

 

 

109,250

 

Massey Energy Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 12/15/13 (c)

 

 

800

 

 

748,000

 

Peabody Energy Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 03/15/13

 

 

500

 

 

506,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,278,063

 

Packaging—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owens-Brockway Glass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Container, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 11/15/12 (c)

 

 

725

 

 

758,531

 

Printing & Publishing—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dex Media East LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.125%, 11/15/12 (c)

 

 

195

 

 

208,406

 

Idearc, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 11/15/16

 

 

725

 

 

726,813

 

Phoenix Color Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.00%, 02/01/09

 

 

515

 

 

515,000

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 01/15/16 (c)

 

 

400

 

 

407,500

 

10.875%, 12/15/12

 

 

440

 

 

469,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,326,829

 

Real Estate—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMR Real Estate Partners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 02/15/13 (c)

 

 

500

 

 

476,250

 

8.125%, 06/01/12

 

 

350

 

 

347,813

 

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.625%, 06/01/15

 

 

475

 

 

446,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,270,563

 

Retail—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saks, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.875%, 10/01/11

 

 

1,225

 

 

1,304,625

 

Stater Brothers Holdings, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 06/15/12 (c)

 

 

725

 

 

738,594

 

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.375%, 10/15/15 (c)

 

 

600

 

 

652,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,695,719

 

Support Services—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.625%, 05/15/14

 

 

640

 

 

628,800

 

7.75%, 05/15/16 (c)

 

 

110

 

 

108,075

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.
Portfolios of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Lazard High Yield Portfolio (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hertz Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 01/01/14 (c)

 

$

650

 

$

672,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,409,625

 

Telecommunications—10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Communications Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 01/15/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

980,000

 

Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 06/15/16 (c)

 

 

350

 

 

375,375

 

Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 01/15/13

 

 

800

 

 

810,000

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

850

 

 

837,250

 

Nortel Networks, Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 07/15/16 (c), (d)

 

 

375

 

 

392,813

 

PanAmSat Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 08/15/14

 

 

846

 

 

868,207

 

Qwest Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 09/01/11

 

 

800

 

 

842,000

 

Rogers Wireless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.625%, 05/01/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,110,000

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 03/15/19 (c)

 

 

375

 

 

366,563

 

8.625%, 08/01/16 (c)

 

 

475

 

 

511,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,094,020

 

Transportation—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern Railway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 06/15/09

 

 

610

 

 

617,625

 

Stena AB,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 11/01/13

 

 

975

 

 

964,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,581,656

 

Total Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $68,285,614)

 

 

 

 

 

65,492,910

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcasting—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ION Media Networks, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.25%, 11/15/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $1,551)

 

 

4

 

 

27,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Television—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ono Finance PLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05/31/09 (a), (d), (g)

 

 

500

 

 

5

 

03/16/11 (a), (d), (g)

 

 

470

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Total Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $64,841)

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Short-Term Investments—25.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Navigator Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lending Prime Portfolio,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.30% (e), (f)

 

 

16,461,968

 

 

16,461,968

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.45%, 10/01/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 09/28/07, collateralized by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$1,125,000 United States Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note, 4.875%, 06/30/12, with a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

value of $1,167,188)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds of $1,142,328

 

$

1,142

 

 

1,142,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $17,603,968)

 

 

 

 

 

17,603,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments—122.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $85,955,974) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

83,124,088

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—(22.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

(15,016,586

)

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

68,107,502

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio

 

 

Aggregate
Cost

 

Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Equity Value

 

$

9,658,239

 

$

558,916

 

$

438,556

 

$

120,360

 

U.S. Strategic Equity

 

 

113,802,064

 

 

12,225,445

 

 

5,773,714

 

 

6,451,731

 

Mid Cap

 

 

478,603,937

 

 

39,246,201

 

 

28,279,979

 

 

10,966,222

 

Small Cap

 

 

214,328,249

 

 

22,649,201

 

 

12,978,880

 

 

9,670,321

 

U.S. Small Cap Equity Growth

 

 

14,909,105

 

 

2,536,068

 

 

852,673

 

 

1,683,395

 

International Equity

 

 

426,907,901

 

 

77,514,798

 

 

9,719,540

 

 

67,795,258

 

International Equity Select

 

 

26,601,009

 

 

5,273,670

 

 

703,538

 

 

4,570,132

 

International Strategic Equity

 

 

392,070,924

 

 

62,914,805

 

 

10,956,047

 

 

51,958,758

 

International Small Cap

 

 

382,296,112

 

 

53,040,116

 

 

20,171,299

 

 

32,868,817

 

Emerging Markets

 

 

5,029,635,712

 

 

1,314,945,938

 

 

35,979,443

 

 

1,278,966,495

 

High Yield

 

 

85,955,974

 

 

1,349,633

 

 

4,181,519

 

 

(2,831,886

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

(c)

Security or portion thereof is out on loan.

 

 

(d)

Pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may only be traded among “qualified institutional buyers.” At September 30, 2007, these securities amounted to 1.1%, 2.2%, 0.3% and 4.5% of net assets of Lazard International Equity Select Portfolio, Lazard International Strategic Equity Portfolio, Lazard Emerging Markets Portfolio and Lazard High Yield Portfolio, respectively, and are considered to be liquid.

 

 

(e)

Rate shown reflects 7 day yield as of September 30, 2007.

 

 

(f)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

 

 

(g)

Date shown is the expiration date.

 

 

(h)

Issue in default.

 

 

(i)

Bankrupt issuer; security valued at zero; principal amount denominated in respective country’s currency.


 

 

Security Abbreviations:

 

 

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

GDR — Global Depositary Receipt

SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipt



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazard
International
Equity
Portfolio

 

Lazard
International
Equity Select
Portfolio

 

Lazard
International
Strategic
Equity Portfolio

 

Lazard
International
Small Cap
Portfolio

 

Lazard
Emerging
Markets
Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Industry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agriculture

 

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

1.0

%

 

Alcohol & Tobacco

 

 

9.3

 

 

9.7

 

 

7.4

 

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

Automotive

 

 

4.6

 

 

3.8

 

 

6.5

 

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

Banking

 

 

12.3

 

 

11.7

 

 

9.1

 

 

7.6

 

 

13.1

 

 

Building & Construction

 

 

3.4

 

 

1.8

 

 

8.7

 

 

6.9

 

 

8.6

 

 

Cable Television

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

Chemicals

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

8.6

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

14.3

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products

 

 

1.5

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

6.4

 

 

Drugs

 

 

9.0

 

 

9.8

 

 

4.9

 

 

1.2

 

 

0.6

 

 

Electric

 

 

2.7

 

 

3.0

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

Energy Exploration & Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

Energy Integrated

 

 

7.3

 

 

8.9

 

 

1.5

 

 

1.7

 

 

2.3

 

 

Energy Services

 

 

0.7

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

1.9

 

 

Financial Services

 

 

3.6

 

 

5.3

 

 

6.5

 

 

6.5

 

 

5.9

 

 

Food & Beverages

 

 

4.2

 

 

7.0

 

 

4.0

 

 

0.6

 

 

0.5

 

 

Forest & Paper Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

Gas Utilities

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

4.7

 

 

7.3

 

 

4.6

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

Leisure & Entertainment

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

5.4

 

 

1.6

 

 

Manufacturing

 

 

5.1

 

 

2.2

 

 

9.8

 

 

15.9

 

 

3.0

 

 

Medical Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

Real Estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

0.6

 

 

Retail

 

 

3.4

 

 

3.1

 

 

2.7

 

 

4.3

 

 

1.0

 

 

Semiconductors & Components

 

 

1.8

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.4

 

 

Technology

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

2.8

 

 

1.6

 

 

Technology Hardware

 

 

4.1

 

 

3.8

 

 

1.9

 

 

2.5

 

 

1.9

 

 

Telecommunications

 

 

8.5

 

 

10.0

 

 

5.4

 

 

1.2

 

 

11.3

 

 

Transportation

 

 

4.5

 

 

3.2

 

 

5.1

 

 

1.0

 

 

2.8

 

 

Subtotal

 

 

96.9

 

 

98.5

 

 

97.6

 

 

98.6

 

 

92.4

 

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan

 

 

14.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.9

 

 

4.5

 

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

 

0.8

 

 

1.4

 

 

2.4

 

 

2.6

 

 

6.5

 

 

Total Investments

 

 

112.1

%

 

99.9

%

 

100.0

%

 

134.1

%

 

103.4

%

 



 


The Lazard Funds, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments (concluded)

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

Valuation of InvestmentsMarket values for securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), NASDAQ national market or other U.S. exchanges or markets are generally based on the last reported sales price on the principal exchange or market on which the security is traded, generally as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each valuation date; securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the closing bid price. The Fund values NASDAQ-traded securities at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not be the last reported sales price in certain instances. Any securities not listed, for which current over-the-counter market quotations or bids are readily available, are valued at the last quoted bid price or, if available, the mean of two such prices. Securities listed on foreign exchanges are valued at the last reported sales price except as described below; securities listed on foreign exchanges that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the last quoted bid price.

Bonds and other fixed-income securities that are not exchange-traded are valued on the basis of prices provided by pricing services which are based primarily on institutional trading in similar groups of securities, or by using brokers’ quotations. Debt securities maturing in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, except where to do so would not accurately reflect their fair value, in which case such securities are valued at fair value as determined under the supervision of the Board of Directors.

If a significant event materially affecting the value of securities occurs between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded and the time when a Portfolio’s net asset value is calculated, or when current market quotations otherwise are determined not to be readily available or reliable, such securities will be valued at their fair values as determined by, or in accordance with procedures approved by, the Board of Directors. The Valuation Committee of Lazard Asset Management LLC, the Fund’s investment manager (the “Investment Manager”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, may evaluate a variety of factors to determine the fair value of securities for which market quotations are determined not to be readily available or reliable. These factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the value of comparable securities, observations from financial institutions and relevant news events. Input from the Investment Manager’s analysts will also be considered. Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service, using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant ADRs or futures contracts. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the net asset value of a Portfolio will reflect the affected securities’ values as determined in the judgment of the Board of Directors, or its designee, instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price securities may result in a value that is different from the most recent closing price of a security and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their portfolios’ net asset values.

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is also available on the Fund’s website at www.LazardNet.com as well as on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.


 

 

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 on Form N-Q 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 on Form N-Q 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 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Item 3.

Exhibits.

          Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.


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.

The Lazard Funds, Inc.

 

 

By:

/s/ Charles Carroll

 

Charles Carroll

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

November 28, 2007

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/ Charles Carroll

 

Charles Carroll

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

November 28, 2007


 

 

By:

/s/ Stephen St. Clair

 

Stephen St. Clair

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

November 28, 2007