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THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.

Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio

 

Supplement to Current Prospectus

 

The following replaces “Summary SectionLazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio—Average Annual Total Returns” in the Prospectus:

 

After-tax returns are shown only for Institutional Shares. After-tax returns of the Portfolio’s other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Returns shown below for the Portfolio’s R6 Shares (which were not operational as of December 31, 2018) reflect the performance of the Portfolio’s Institutional Shares. R6 Shares would have had substantially similar returns as Institutional Shares because the share classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, and the returns would differ only to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses.

 

The Global Listed Infrastructure Index (USD Hedged) is an index created by the Portfolio’s Investment Manager, which is the performance of the UBS Global 50/50 Infrastructure & Utilities® Index (Hedged) for all periods through March 31, 2015, when the index ceased to be published, and the FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50® Index (Hedged) for all periods thereafter. The Global Listed Infrastructure Index (USD Hedged) will be replaced with the MSCI World Core Infrastructure Index (Hedged). The Investment Manager believes that the new index is an appropriate alternative to the prior index.

 

    Inception
Date
  1 Year   5 Years   Life of
Portfolio
Institutional Shares:   12/31/09            
Returns Before Taxes       -3.73%   10.38%   11.05%
Returns After Taxes on Distributions       -6.39%   7.74%   9.28%
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Portfolio Shares       0.15%   7.72%   8.81%
Open Shares (Returns Before Taxes)   12/31/09   -3.98%   10.09%   10.72%
R6 Shares (Returns Before Taxes)       -3.73%   10.38%   11.05%
MSCI World Core Infrastructure Index (Hedged)
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
      0.52%   9.08%   8.38%
Global Listed Infrastructure Index (USD Hedged)
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
      2.56%   9.38%   9.04%
MSCI World Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
      -8.71%   4.56%   7.61%

 

Dated: August 16, 2019