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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-08071

 

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Mark R. Anderson, Esq.
Lazard Asset Management LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

 

Date of reporting period: 9/30/2023

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  97.0%          
Brazil  |  11.8%          
Banco do Brasil SA   739,502   $6,941,084 
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   1,199,400    7,447,110 
CCR SA   1,748,450    4,483,696 
Engie Brasil Energia SA   320,898    2,644,916 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR   511,623    7,669,229 
Vale SA ADR   279,527    3,745,662 
Vibra Energia SA   841,000    3,165,535 
         36,097,232 
Chile  |  1.0%          
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR   52,449    3,129,632 
China  |  23.3%          
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H   1,413,375    3,738,100 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   15,289,038    8,614,824 
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.   1,684,000    2,539,686 
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H   977,737    4,056,604 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   709,275    2,300,665 
China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H   1,970,294    2,152,115 
ENN Natural Gas Co. Ltd., Class A   1,028,896    2,455,062 
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A   935,398    4,652,451 
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.   1,147,027    3,660,055 
Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A   1,362,596    3,503,909 
Lenovo Group Ltd.   6,666,000    6,697,463 
Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A   602,400    4,579,389 
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd., Class H   968,500    5,485,778 
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H   1,929,197    5,600,606 
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.   3,194,000    4,465,913 
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.   3,215,000    2,095,399 
Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H   3,376,958    4,582,009 
         71,180,028 
Egypt  |  0.8%          
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR   1,843,850    2,428,823 
Greece  |  0.7%          
OPAP SA   135,748    2,275,531 
Hong Kong  |  0.8%          
ASMPT Ltd.   258,088    2,305,058 
Hungary  |  3.1%          
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC   323,709    2,454,367 
OTP Bank Nyrt   193,269    6,973,557 
         9,427,924 
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India  |  9.0%        
Axis Bank Ltd.   244,322   $3,035,464 
Bajaj Auto Ltd.   40,180    2,446,142 
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.   547,130    2,282,682 
Hindalco Industries Ltd.   269,258    1,591,250 
Indus Towers Ltd. (*)   1,973,295    4,563,397 
Infosys Ltd. ADR   191,246    3,272,219 
Petronet LNG Ltd.   1,139,902    3,289,533 
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.   59,732    2,533,777 
UPL Ltd.   596,078    4,417,680 
         27,432,144 
Indonesia  |  4.4%          
Astra International Tbk PT   6,475,904    2,605,562 
Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk PT   14,152,560    5,517,332 
Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT ADR   121,412    2,926,029 
United Tractors Tbk PT   1,373,600    2,507,914 
         13,556,837 
Mexico  |  4.8%          
America Movil SAB de CV ADR   203,626    3,526,803 
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O   405,465    3,399,368 
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B   439,818    2,081,801 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class  A   1,791,989    3,568,040 
Ternium SA ADR   55,613    2,218,959 
         14,794,971 
Portugal  |  3.1%          
Galp Energia SGPS SA   631,034    9,347,613 
Russia  |  0.0%          
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR (*), (¢)   545,705    1 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (¢)   1,580,119    1 
         2 
South Africa  |  8.1%          
Anglo American PLC   113,753    3,149,404 
Bidvest Group Ltd.   199,156    2,856,617 
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.   2,264,500    2,419,162 
Nedbank Group Ltd.   442,482    4,728,015 
Sanlam Ltd.   1,380,314    4,775,569 
Standard Bank Group Ltd.   390,346    3,783,435 
Vodacom Group Ltd.   539,412    3,006,981 
         24,719,183 
South Korea  |  10.4%          
Coway Co. Ltd.   67,868    2,072,200 
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.   19,147    3,411,141 
KB Financial Group, Inc.   133,409    5,487,170 


 

 

 

 

 

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Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (concluded) 
Kia Corp.   35,935   $2,156,833 
KT Corp.   158,411    3,890,817 
KT&G Corp.   36,820    2,354,439 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   91,618    4,641,823 
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.   156,650    4,136,438 
SK Hynix, Inc.   44,174    3,752,025 
         31,902,886 
Taiwan  |  12.2%          
ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.   1,991,000    6,764,511 
Globalwafers Co. Ltd.   191,000    2,686,369 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.   814,320    2,625,101 
MediaTek, Inc.   278,000    6,351,039 
Novatek Microelectronics Corp.   376,000    4,933,176 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   666,989    10,823,959 
Yageo Corp.   200,000    3,255,645 
         37,439,800 
Thailand  |  2.0%          
Kasikornbank PCL   808,669    2,804,241 
PTT Exploration & Production PCL (‡)   731,600    3,435,732 
         6,239,973 
United Kingdom  |  1.5%          
Unilever PLC   92,046    4,556,781 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $288,717,992)
        296,834,418 
Short-Term Investments  |  2.9%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.28% (7 day yield)
(Cost $8,989,657)
   8,989,657    8,989,657 
Total Investments | 99.9%
(Cost $297,707,649)
       $305,824,075 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.1%  310,122 
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $306,134,197 


 

 

 

 

 

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Lazard Retirement International Equity Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  93.3%          
Belgium  |  0.9%          
KBC Group NV   15,391   $959,589 
Canada  |  3.8%          
Gildan Activewear, Inc.   33,547    940,279 
Suncor Energy, Inc.   67,008    2,304,395 
TMX Group Ltd.   41,773    897,739 
         4,142,413 
China  |  4.6%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (*)   130,400    1,413,718 
Autohome, Inc. ADR   27,666    839,663 
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.   106,200    877,755 
ESR Group Ltd.   437,600    613,573 
Li Ning Co. Ltd.   177,500    745,479 
Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A   125,199    466,516 
         4,956,704 
Denmark  |  1.6%          
AP Moller - Maersk AS, Class B   347    625,331 
Carlsberg AS, Class B   8,659    1,091,130 
         1,716,461 
Finland  |  1.8%          
Nordea Bank Abp   178,223    1,958,462 
France  |  12.6%          
Air Liquide SA   12,038    2,028,608 
Airbus SE   10,560    1,412,742 
Bureau Veritas SA   55,249    1,368,604 
Capgemini SE   7,962    1,382,511 
Engie SA   204,210    3,131,235 
Orange SA   129,780    1,489,279 
Pernod Ricard SA   7,933    1,320,534 
Thales SA   10,860    1,523,803 
         13,657,316 
Germany  |  10.6%          
Continental AG   23,826    1,683,359 
Covestro AG (*)   16,998    917,486 
Infineon Technologies AG   34,031    1,128,636 
Merck KGaA   10,995    1,837,714 
MTU Aero Engines AG   3,806    691,500 
Rheinmetall AG   4,929    1,270,806 
SAP SE   11,993    1,556,763 
Siemens Healthineers AG   29,328    1,489,711 
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Vonovia SE   37,577   $905,665 
         11,481,640 
Hong Kong  |  1.1%          
AIA Group Ltd.   142,000    1,148,647 
Ireland  |  1.9%          
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR (*)   20,803    2,022,260 
Israel  |  1.4%          
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM   187,313    1,548,789 
Italy  |  2.3%          
Enel SpA   260,421    1,598,003 
UniCredit SpA   36,922    883,517 
         2,481,520 
Japan  |  14.0%          
Asics Corp.   35,500    1,239,478 
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.   46,800    951,843 
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.   32,500    1,085,930 
Daikin Industries Ltd.   9,800    1,537,475 
Disco Corp.   5,400    991,651 
Hitachi Ltd.   19,400    1,202,690 
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.   121,800    2,183,601 
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.   27,500    846,848 
Renesas Electronics Corp. (*)   59,200    908,277 
Shimano, Inc.   4,200    567,117 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   41,400    2,029,560 
Suzuki Motor Corp.   39,000    1,568,398 
         15,112,868 
Mexico  |  1.6%          
Arca Continental SAB de CV   197,300    1,791,918 
Netherlands  |  3.0%          
Akzo Nobel NV   18,339    1,323,426 
Universal Music Group NV   72,688    1,890,234 
         3,213,660 
Portugal  |  0.7%          
Galp Energia SGPS SA   48,298    715,446 
Singapore  |  1.2%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   51,160    1,256,208 
South Africa  |  1.1%          
Anglo American PLC   44,953    1,244,584 
Spain  |  1.3%          
Industria de Diseno Textil SA   36,937    1,374,770 
Sweden  |  1.0%          
Sandvik AB   61,865    1,134,237 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lazard Retirement International Equity Portfolio (concluded) 
Switzerland  |  2.2%          
ABB Ltd.   41,311   $1,476,300 
DSM-Firmenich AG   10,430    881,076 
         2,357,376 
Taiwan  |  1.3%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR   16,599    1,442,453 
United Kingdom  |  15.5%          
3i Group PLC   86,637    2,180,691 
BP PLC   419,538    2,708,892 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC   32,926    2,063,354 
Compass Group PLC   66,402    1,617,668 
London Stock Exchange Group PLC   10,400    1,044,023 
RELX PLC   114,516    3,862,007 
Unilever PLC   49,661    2,450,678 
WPP PLC   88,098    785,115 
         16,712,428 
United States  |  7.8%          
Aon PLC, Class A   9,743    3,158,876 
ICON PLC (*)   9,889    2,435,166 
Roche Holding AG   10,368    2,828,029 
         8,422,071 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $98,877,548)
        100,851,820 
Preferred Stocks  |  2.0%          
Brazil  |  1.1%          
Itau Unibanco Holding SA   210,700    1,140,573 
Germany  |  0.9%          
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA   13,641    973,590 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $2,163,004)
        2,114,163 
Short-Term Investments  |  4.6%          
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.28% (7 day yield)
(Cost $4,957,079)
   4,957,079    4,957,079 
Total Investments  |  99.9%
(Cost $105,997,631)
       $107,923,062 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.1%    138,709 
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $108,061,771 
 

 

 

 

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Lazard Retirement US Small Cap Equity Select Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  96.5%        
Aerospace & Defense  |  2.4%        
Curtiss-Wright Corp.  2,443  $477,924 
HEICO Corp.  2,851   461,662 
       939,586 
Automobile Components  |  1.0%        
Gentherm, Inc. (*)  7,279   394,958 
Banks  |  6.6%        
Comerica, Inc.  10,502   436,358 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.  14,840   712,023 
Home BancShares, Inc.  32,114   672,467 
Wintrust Financial Corp.  10,110   763,305 
       2,584,153 
Biotechnology  |  2.9%        
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (*)  12,274   468,867 
United Therapeutics Corp. (*)  3,023   682,805 
       1,151,672 
Building Products  |  2.5%        
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.  6,354   457,488 
Carlisle Cos., Inc.  2,023   524,483 
       981,971 
Capital Markets  |  2.5%        
Evercore, Inc., Class A  3,573   492,645 
Stifel Financial Corp.  7,602   467,067 
       959,712 
Chemicals  |  1.7%        
Ingevity Corp. (*)  9,671   460,436 
Livent Corp. (*)  9,979   183,714 
       644,150 
Communications Equipment  |  2.6%        
Ciena Corp. (*)  11,622   549,256 
F5, Inc. (*)  2,902   467,628 
       1,016,884 
Construction Materials  |  0.8%        
Eagle Materials, Inc.  1,784   297,072 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail  |  2.8%        
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (*)  7,936   566,392 
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (*)  13,551   537,975 
       1,104,367 
Containers & Packaging  |  3.2%        
Avery Dennison Corp.  3,733   681,907 
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Graphic Packaging Holding Co.  25,416  $566,268 
       1,248,175 
Electrical Equipment  |  4.0%        
Array Technologies, Inc. (*)  21,157   469,474 
Atkore, Inc. (*)  3,494   521,270 
EnerSys  6,187   585,723 
       1,576,467 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  |  1.2% 
Cognex Corp.  11,089   470,617 
Energy Equipment & Services  |  3.5%        
Cactus, Inc., Class A  12,606   632,947 
Liberty Energy, Inc.  40,182   744,171 
       1,377,118 
Entertainment  |  1.5%        
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (*)  4,187   587,813 
Financial Services  |  0.7%        
Voya Financial, Inc.  4,073   270,651 
Gas Utilities  |  1.9%        
New Jersey Resources Corp.  18,608   756,043 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  4.5% 
Envista Holdings Corp. (*)  20,569   573,464 
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (*)  8,986   624,347 
QuidelOrtho Corp. (*)  7,837   572,414 
       1,770,225 
Health Care Providers & Services  |  1.6%        
Henry Schein, Inc. (*)  8,379   622,141 
Health Care Technology  |  0.5%        
Phreesia, Inc. (*)  10,964   204,807 
Hotel & Resort REITs  |  1.0%        
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.  67,740   392,892 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  |  2.7%        
Brinker International, Inc. (*)  12,675   400,403 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.  9,407   654,163 
       1,054,566 
Household Durables  |  1.7%        
Helen of Troy Ltd. (*)  5,782   673,950 
Insurance  |  4.3%        
Brown & Brown, Inc.  7,225   504,594 
Globe Life, Inc.  4,065   441,987 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.  4,930   715,787 
       1,662,368 
Interactive Media & Services  |  3.5%        
Cars.com, Inc. (*)  29,238   492,953 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lazard Retirement US Small Cap Equity Select Portfolio (concluded) 
Ziff Davis, Inc. (*)  7,567  $481,942 
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. (*)  23,330   382,612 
       1,357,507 
IT Services  |  1.1%        
Squarespace, Inc., Class A (*)  14,163   410,302 
Leisure Products  |  1.1%        
Brunswick Corp.  5,629   444,691 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  |  4.3%        
AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (*)  69,842   321,273 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (*)  2,284   447,619 
ICON PLC (*)  2,213   544,951 
Stevanato Group SpA  11,846   352,063 
       1,665,906 
Machinery  |  4.8%        
Columbus McKinnon Corp.  12,229   426,914 
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (*)  36,574   424,624 
Middleby Corp. (*)  5,327   681,856 
Nordson Corp.  1,532   341,897 
       1,875,291 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  3.8%        
Antero Resources Corp. (*)  28,417   721,224 
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A  33,396   765,102 
       1,486,326 
Professional Services  |  4.6%        
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.  5,243   715,670 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.  4,655   429,005 
Sterling Check Corp. (*)  50,315   634,975 
       1,779,650 
Residential REITs  |  1.5%        
Camden Property Trust  6,017   569,088 
Retail REITs  |  1.6%        
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.  29,424   611,431 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  1.1% 
MKS Instruments, Inc.  5,140   444,816 
Software  |  6.5%        
CyberArk Software Ltd. (*)  2,172   355,709 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A  5,865   464,860 
Dynatrace, Inc. (*)  7,102   331,877 
N-able, Inc. (*)  32,076   413,780 
PTC, Inc. (*)  3,553   503,389 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (*)  1,203   464,526 
       2,534,141 
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Specialized REITs  |  1.1%        
CubeSmart  11,605  $442,499 
Specialty Retail  |  2.2%        
Five Below, Inc. (*)  3,546   570,551 
Warby Parker, Inc., Class A (*)  22,918   301,601 
       872,152 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  |  1.2% 
Steven Madden Ltd.  15,086   479,282 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $36,427,111)
      37,715,440 
Short-Term Investments  |  3.5%        
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.28% (7 day yield)
(Cost $1,356,502)
  1,356,502   1,356,502 
Total Investments  |  100.0%
(Cost $37,783,613)
     $39,071,942 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  0.0%   (187)
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $39,071,755 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  63.7%        
Australia  |  1.2%        
Brambles Ltd.  57,757  $531,575 
Cochlear Ltd.  715   117,205 
Coles Group Ltd.  20,494   204,104 
Computershare Ltd. ADR  28,170   471,002 
Coronado Global Resources, Inc.  77,087   96,537 
GrainCorp Ltd., Class A  20,230   91,899 
Incitec Pivot Ltd.  37,744   76,168 
Medibank Pvt Ltd.  65,637   145,089 
Newcrest Mining Ltd.  6,731   106,618 
Northern Star Resources Ltd.  12,973   86,844 
Perseus Mining Ltd.  137,309   144,104 
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.  37,568   103,406 
Qantas Airways Ltd. (*)  87,178   290,175 
REA Group Ltd.  1,182   117,026 
Telstra Group Ltd.  113,135   279,768 
Yancoal Australia Ltd.  22,033   73,205 
       2,934,725 
Austria  |  0.0%        
ANDRITZ AG  1,805   90,842 
Belgium  |  0.0%        
Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT  2,439   60,119 
Bermuda  |  0.0%        
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.  474   93,814 
Canada  |  2.2%        
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.  13,225   75,363 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  1,853   119,836 
CGI, Inc. (*)  876   86,345 
Constellation Software, Inc.  469   968,238 
Dollarama, Inc.  9,931   684,221 
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.  170   138,775 
Hydro One Ltd.  2,733   69,580 
International Petroleum Corp. (*)  16,316   156,650 
Manulife Financial Corp.  56,108   1,025,290 
Metro, Inc.  7,146   371,124 
Parex Resources, Inc.  6,247   117,236 
Shopify, Inc. Class A (*)  2,214   120,851 
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B  3,091   133,039 
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A  2,333   97,123 
Toronto-Dominion Bank  13,472   811,823 
Tourmaline Oil Corp.  2,429   122,232 
       5,097,726 
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China  |  0.4%        
NXP Semiconductors NV  4,476  $894,842 
Wilmar International Ltd.  33,300   90,549 
       985,391 
Denmark  |  1.0%        
Carlsberg AS, Class B ADR  21,513   541,267 
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B  18,690   1,700,152 
       2,241,419 
Finland  |  0.2%        
Kone Oyj, ADR  19,017   399,927 
Nordea Bank Abp  5,766   63,228 
       463,155 
France  |  2.0%        
BNP Paribas SA  10,072   641,213 
Bureau Veritas SA ADR  7,882   391,420 
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA  6,996   419,120 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA  3,518   107,826 
Legrand SA ADR  22,955   421,683 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE ADR  3,988   602,627 
Orange SA  38,301   439,520 
Pernod Ricard SA ADR  12,688   421,622 
Societe Generale SA  11,658   282,010 
Thales SA ADR  22,077   619,481 
TotalEnergies SE  1,057   69,559 
Vinci SA  2,758   305,329 
       4,721,410 
Germany  |  0.7%        
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG  4,596   468,146 
Beiersdorf AG  1,681   217,058 
Commerzbank AG  10,097   115,195 
Mercedes-Benz Group AG  3,053   212,648 
Merck KGaA ADR  13,818   460,830 
Rheinmetall AG  386   99,519 
       1,573,396 
Hong Kong  |  0.3%        
AIA Group Ltd. ADR  12,438   401,748 
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.  1,600   74,241 
Link REIT  15,900   77,505 
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.  7,000   74,454 
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A  14,500   97,897 
WH Group Ltd.  130,500   68,093 
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Israel  |  0.2%        
Bank Hapoalim BM  25,930  $230,557 
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.  142,393   200,449 
Perion Network Ltd. (*)  3,010   92,196 
       523,202 
Italy  |  0.5%        
Banco BPM SpA  28,471   135,820 
Ferrari NV  670   197,460 
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA  124,534   320,027 
Poste Italiane SpA  20,193   212,325 
Saras SpA  93,085   133,289 
UniCredit SpA  10,718   256,474 
       1,255,395 
Japan  |  5.3%        
ABC-Mart, Inc.  7,700   138,872 
ANA Holdings, Inc. (*)  3,700   77,535 
Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (*),(¢)  2,500   142,248 
Central Japan Railway Co.  4,000   97,262 
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.  42,700   546,223 
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.  13,000   80,184 
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.  4,500   120,838 
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.  24,100   139,057 
East Japan Railway Co.  1,600   91,566 
Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.  45,100   729,775 
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.  1,500   86,851 
Hachijuni Bank Ltd.  36,800   203,397 
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.  52,800   593,696 
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.  47,000   408,341 
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.  70,500   563,611 
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT  59   230,100 
Japan Tobacco, Inc.  4,800   110,463 
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.  4,800   116,166 
KDDI Corp.  6,500   198,973 
Kyushu Railway Co.  9,600   204,169 
Lawson, Inc.  8,300   381,481 
Mazda Motor Corp.  11,800   133,785 
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.  51,100   140,928 
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.  29,300   127,530 
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.  48,700   824,901 
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.  6,100   223,110 
Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.  5,400   79,732 
Nihon Kohden Corp.  4,900   120,993 
Nintendo Co. Ltd. ADR  47,797   494,699 
Nippon Express Holdings, Inc.  3,700   193,055 
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Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.  29,700  $221,004 
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.  28,500   546,623 
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.  20,500   338,183 
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.  29,700   1,056,571 
Rengo Co. Ltd.  12,500   85,900 
Sankyo Co. Ltd.  1,500   68,484 
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.  13,000   239,804 
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.  2,200   86,151 
Shimano, Inc. ADR  22,077   295,611 
Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc.  31,100   252,940 
Softbank Corp.  32,000   361,890 
Sompo Holdings, Inc.  1,900   81,330 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.  1,400   68,632 
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.  24,100   547,665 
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.  42,900   263,629 
Toyota Motor Corp.  7,600   136,566 
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.  11,700   102,357 
Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.  3,900   71,694 
       12,424,575 
Netherlands  |  0.8%        
ASM International NV  1,161   488,142 
Eurocommercial Properties NV REIT  8,875   196,594 
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV  3,015   90,912 
Koninklijke KPN NV  23,153   76,310 
NN Group NV  2,437   78,098 
Wolters Kluwer NV ADR  8,668   1,048,741 
       1,978,797 
New Zealand  |  0.1%        
Spark New Zealand Ltd.  64,984   187,337 
Norway  |  0.1%        
Orkla ASA  12,878   96,180 
Singapore  |  0.4%        
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.  8,000   186,285 
Sembcorp Industries Ltd.  99,200   368,788 
Singapore Airlines Ltd.  23,800   112,394 
STMicroelectronics NV  6,711   289,140 
       956,607 
Spain  |  0.6%        
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA  33,109   269,591 
Banco Santander SA  22,291   84,647 
Iberdrola SA  39,674   442,977 
Industria de Diseno Textil SA ADR  28,610   531,860 
       1,329,075 
Sweden  |  0.8%        
Assa Abloy AB ADR  33,383   361,204 

 

 

 

 

 

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Epiroc AB ADR  46,949  $889,214 
Hexagon AB ADR  60,454   511,441 
       1,761,859 
Switzerland  |  0.7%        
ABB Ltd. ADR  22,551   802,590 
Swatch Group AG ADR  46,572   593,793 
Swisscom AG  581   345,153 
       1,741,536 
United Kingdom  |  2.2%        
BAE Systems PLC  8,477   102,901 
Barclays PLC  60,788   117,733 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC  10,740   671,035 
Diageo PLC ADR  5,213   777,675 
HSBC Holdings PLC  43,895   343,875 
IG Group Holdings PLC  6,472   50,581 
Investec PLC  27,495   160,322 
Man Group PLC  36,409   98,924 
RELX PLC ADR  33,352   1,123,963 
Serco Group PLC  38,019   68,937 
Standard Chartered PLC  36,195   334,512 
Unilever PLC  7,077   349,237 
Unilever PLC ADR  18,340   905,996 
Vodafone Group PLC  86,871   81,119 
       5,186,810 
United States  |  44.0%        
AbbVie, Inc.  2,509   373,992 
Accenture PLC, Class A  4,553   1,398,272 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.  2,625   245,779 
Adobe, Inc. (*)  2,711   1,382,339 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.  805   90,015 
Agree Realty Corp. REIT  5,537   305,864 
Align Technology, Inc. (*)  191   58,316 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.  4,925   290,870 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (*)  466   82,529 
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (*)  14,791   1,935,550 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (*)  14,875   1,961,269 
Altria Group, Inc.  7,565   318,108 
Amazon.com, Inc. (*)  14,404   1,831,036 
Amdocs Ltd.  5,624   475,172 
Ameren Corp.  1,127   84,333 
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT  2,448   82,473 
American International Group, Inc.  7,878   477,407 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (*)  1,109   94,465 
Amphenol Corp., Class A  10,929   917,927 
Aon PLC, Class A  4,471   1,449,588 
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Apple, Inc.  31,556  $5,402,703 
AptarGroup, Inc.  1,201   150,173 
Arcosa, Inc.  1,164   83,692 
Assurant, Inc.  684   98,209 
AT&T, Inc.  8,299   124,651 
Atmos Energy Corp.  797   84,426 
Autodesk, Inc. (*)  543   112,352 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.  778   187,171 
Avery Dennison Corp.  2,357   430,553 
Axos Financial, Inc. (*)  2,858   108,204 
Bank of America Corp.  19,030   521,041 
Becton Dickinson & Co.  352   91,003 
Biogen, Inc. (*)  561   144,183 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (*)  159   490,348 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.  9,391   1,026,155 
BorgWarner, Inc.  2,267   91,519 
Boston Scientific Corp. (*)  2,385   125,928 
Brady Corp., Class A  1,555   85,401 
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (*)  4,443   217,440 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  11,689   678,430 
Broadcom, Inc.  1,419   1,178,593 
BRP, Inc.  6,343   481,180 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (*)  309   72,399 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.  5,144   249,072 
California Resources Corp.  2,286   128,039 
Campbell Soup Co.  2,085   85,652 
Cardinal Health, Inc.  8,207   712,532 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.  370   100,462 
Caterpillar, Inc.  2,849   777,777 
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.  1,069   166,988 
CDW Corp.  2,720   548,787 
Cencora, Inc.  4,659   838,480 
Centene Corp. (*)  1,369   94,297 
Charles Schwab Corp.  10,207   560,364 
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (*)  488   214,632 
Chegg, Inc. (*)  10,981   97,951 
Chesapeake Energy Corp.  1,235   106,494 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (*)  221   404,834 
Chubb Ltd.  834   173,622 
Cigna Group  465   133,023 
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (*)  1,097   81,134 
Cisco Systems, Inc.  20,806   1,118,531 
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C  5,612   118,750 
Clorox Co.  1,748   229,093 
Coca-Cola Co.  19,187   1,074,088 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A  6,174   418,227 

 

 

 

 

 

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Colgate-Palmolive Co.  6,785  $482,481 
Commercial Metals Co.  1,260   62,257 
CommVault Systems, Inc. (*)  1,695   114,599 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.  5,163   441,591 
Core & Main, Inc., Class A (*)  4,119   118,833 
Corebridge Financial, Inc.  24,244   478,819 
Coterra Energy, Inc.  11,497   310,994 
CTS Corp.  1,811   75,591 
CVS Health Corp.  7,900   551,578 
Danaher Corp.  4,345   1,077,994 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.  738   105,696 
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (*)  2,832   104,982 
DaVita, Inc. (*)  2,011   190,100 
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (*)  215   110,529 
Deere & Co.  1,653   623,809 
DR Horton, Inc.  1,930   207,417 
Eaton Corp. PLC  556   118,584 
Electronic Arts, Inc.  3,271   393,828 
Elevance Health, Inc.  163   70,973 
Eli Lilly & Co.  3,496   1,877,806 
EOG Resources, Inc.  2,824   357,970 
EQT Corp.  2,776   112,650 
Equinix, Inc. REIT  221   160,503 
Equitable Holdings, Inc.  12,390   351,752 
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A  5,585   807,312 
Everest Group Ltd.  1,400   520,338 
Expedia Group, Inc. (*)  1,695   174,704 
Fair Isaac Corp. (*)  160   138,965 
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A  91   125,589 
Fiserv, Inc. (*)  5,219   589,538 
Flowers Foods, Inc.  7,024   155,792 
Fortinet, Inc. (*)  7,052   413,811 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.  2,384   88,899 
General Electric Co.  2,076   229,502 
General Mills, Inc.  4,973   318,222 
General Motors Co.  10,711   353,142 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.  6,592   494,004 
Global Payments, Inc.  4,245   489,831 
Globe Life, Inc.  1,209   131,455 
GMS, Inc. (*)  1,925   123,142 
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (*)  1,031   76,789 
Graco, Inc.  3,009   219,296 
GSK PLC  12,251   221,470 
H&R Block, Inc.  2,305   99,253 
Haemonetics Corp. (*)  985   88,236 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.  1,663   117,923 
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HCA Healthcare, Inc.  3,227  $793,777 
Hershey Co.  2,221   444,378 
Hess Corp.  700   107,100 
Hess Midstream LP, Class A  3,032   88,322 
Home Depot, Inc.  1,513   457,168 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.  406   83,059 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.  9,705   1,067,744 
International Seaways, Inc.  2,307   103,815 
Intuit, Inc.  226   115,472 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (*)  2,225   650,345 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (*)  4,491   883,604 
J M Smucker Co.  975   119,837 
Johnson & Johnson  9,751   1,518,718 
Kellogg Co.  4,157   247,383 
Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT  6,579   207,962 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.  14,509   1,753,413 
Kroger Co.  6,637   297,006 
Lam Research Corp.  177   110,938 
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.  798   73,783 
Lennar Corp., Class A  1,969   220,981 
Lockheed Martin Corp.  563   230,244 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (*)  322   124,166 
Marathon Oil Corp.  4,508   120,589 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  788   119,256 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.  536   220,017 
Masco Corp.  2,071   110,695 
MasterCard, Inc., Class A  2,882   1,141,013 
McDonald’s Corp.  4,417   1,163,614 
McKesson Corp.  835   363,100 
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (*)  450   108,958 
Merck & Co., Inc.  18,442   1,898,604 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (*)  7,783   2,336,534 
MetLife, Inc.  3,769   237,108 
Microchip Technology, Inc.  6,666   520,281 
Microsoft Corp.  14,581   4,603,951 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (*)  395   129,517 
Moody’s Corp.  377   119,196 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.  1,823   496,294 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A  1,051   103,156 
Nasdaq, Inc.  2,181   105,975 
National Fuel Gas Co.  4,093   212,468 
Netflix, Inc. (*)  2,144   809,574 
NewMarket Corp.  405   184,291 
NIKE, Inc., Class B  6,029   576,493 
NiSource, Inc.  7,197   177,622 
Northrop Grumman Corp.  209   92,000 
Nucor Corp.  406   63,478 

 

 

 

 

 

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NVIDIA Corp.  5,321  $2,314,582 
NVR, Inc. (*)  16   95,413 
ON Semiconductor Corp. (*)  1,979   183,948 
ONE Gas, Inc.  1,204   82,209 
Oracle Corp.  5,985   633,931 
Ovintiv, Inc.  2,560   121,779 
Owens Corning  1,792   244,447 
PACCAR, Inc.  1,379   117,243 
Paychex, Inc.  547   63,086 
PepsiCo, Inc.  6,695   1,134,401 
Pfizer, Inc.  6,571   217,960 
PG&E Corp. (*)  7,215   116,378 
Piedmont Lithium, Inc. (*)  1,837   72,929 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.  1,343   98,952 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  410   94,115 
PNM Resources, Inc.  6,926   308,969 
Procter & Gamble Co.  11,188   1,631,882 
PTC, Inc. (*)  4,775   676,522 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.  1,395   79,389 
Public Storage REIT  269   70,887 
PulteGroup, Inc.  4,785   354,329 
QUALCOMM, Inc.  1,051   116,724 
Qualys, Inc. (*)  1,002   152,855 
Regency Centers Corp. REIT  1,494   88,803 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (*)  253   208,209 
RingCentral, Inc., Class A Class A (*)  905   26,815 
Roche Holding AG  2,134   582,081 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.  2,357   673,796 
Rollins, Inc.  2,066   77,124 
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT  1,489   124,004 
S&P Global, Inc.  2,638   963,952 
SandRidge Energy, Inc.  6,236   97,656 
Sanofi  1,493   160,202 
SBA Communications Corp. REIT  842   168,543 
ServiceNow, Inc. (*)  1,013   566,226 
Sherwin-Williams Co.  992   253,010 
SilverBow Resources, Inc. (*)  2,946   105,378 
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT  2,857   308,642 
Southwestern Energy Co. (*)  12,655   81,625 
Starbucks Corp.  4,948   451,604 
Stellantis NV  32,466   622,725 
Stryker Corp.  2,479   677,436 
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (*)  351   96,251 
Synchrony Financial  2,466   75,386 
Synopsys, Inc. (*)  2,583   1,185,520 
Sysco Corp.  5,526   364,992 
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Tecnoglass, Inc.      2,858  $94,200 
Terex Corp.      2,123   122,327 
Tesla, Inc. (*)      5,736   1,435,262 
Texas Instruments, Inc.      4,961   788,849 
Texas Pacific Land Corp.      52   94,825 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      1,917   970,328 
TJX Cos., Inc.      8,376   744,459 
Toll Brothers, Inc.      3,132   231,643 
TopBuild Corp. (*)      1,601   402,812 
Trane Technologies PLC      573   116,267 
Travelers Cos., Inc.      609   99,456 
U-Haul Holding Co. (*)      1,414   77,162 
UMH Properties, Inc. REIT      5,499   77,096 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      602   93,834 
United Therapeutics Corp. (*)      442   99,835 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      2,242   1,130,394 
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      803   100,961 
Unum Group      5,642   277,530 
Valero Energy Corp.      1,571   222,626 
VeriSign, Inc. (*)      872   176,606 
Verizon Communications, Inc.      12,228   396,309 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (*)      1,472   511,873 
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A      5,711   98,629 
Visa, Inc., A Shares      4,553   1,047,236 
VMware, Inc., Class A (*)      1,918   319,309 
Walmart, Inc.      1,990   318,261 
Warner Music Group Corp., Class A      9,170   287,938 
Waste Management, Inc.      1,713   261,130 
Wells Fargo & Co.      16,993   694,334 
Western Union Co.      8,913   117,473 
Westlake Corp.      525   65,452 
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.      103   154,056 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      754   117,172 
Workday, Inc., Class A (*)      503   108,070 
Xcel Energy, Inc.      4,176   238,951 
Zoetis, Inc.      4,176   726,540 
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A (*)      1,190   83,229 
           104,310,779 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $137,534,917)
         150,808,087 
           
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  Fair
Value
 
Corporate Bonds  |  11.5%           
Australia  |  0.2%           
Telstra Group Ltd.,
4.000%, 04/19/27
  AUD  1,000  $621,543 

 

 

 

 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
  Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued) 
Canada  |  0.4%           
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
0.950%, 10/23/25
  USD  $960  $870,390 
Denmark  |  0.4%           
Nykredit Realkredit AS,
1.000%, 01/01/27
  DKK  7,235   944,850 
Germany  |  0.3%           
Mercedes-Benz Group AG,
0.750%, 09/10/30
  EUR  985   842,284 
Japan  |  0.3%           
NTT Finance Corp.,
4.239%, 07/25/25
  USD  200   194,554 
1.162%, 04/03/26  USD  625   560,991 
          755,545 
Switzerland  |  0.2%           
ABB Finance USA, Inc.,
4.375%, 05/08/42
  USD  475   396,747 
United Kingdom  |  0.7%           
Ashtead Capital, Inc.,
4.250%, 11/01/29
  USD  1,155   1,022,685 
Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC,
2.750%, 04/27/30
  GBP  580   581,627 
          1,604,312 
United States  |  9.0%           
Adobe, Inc.,
2.300%, 02/01/30
  USD  480   403,898 
Alphabet, Inc.,
1.100%, 08/15/30
  USD  745   579,924 
American Express Co.,
4.050%, 05/03/29
  USD  960   893,477 
Amgen, Inc.,
3.000%, 02/22/29
  USD  940   835,304 
Apple, Inc.,
1.125%, 05/11/25
  USD  480   448,954 
AT&T, Inc.,
3.500%, 06/01/41
  USD  875   607,889 
Ball Corp.,
4.875%, 03/15/26
  USD  615   590,636 
Bank of America Corp.,
1.978% (CDOR 3 Month + 0.600%), 09/15/27 (§)
  CAD  645   423,537 
Citigroup, Inc.,
1.281% (SOFR + 0.528%), 11/03/25 (§)
  USD  1,060   1,001,128 
Clean Harbors, Inc.,
4.875%, 07/15/27
  USD  560   527,709 
Comcast Corp.,
4.650%, 02/15/33
  USD  645   603,859 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
  Fair
Value
 
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,
5.300%, 10/01/29
  USD  $477  $463,056 
Eaton Corp.,
4.150%, 11/02/42
  USD  255   207,398 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
1.992% (SOFR + 1.090%), 01/27/32 (§)
  USD  1,275   955,769 
Home Depot, Inc.,
5.875%, 12/16/36
  USD  400   412,175 
John Deere Financial, Inc.,
2.410%, 01/14/25
  CAD  1,325   937,797 
Johnson Controls International PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance SCA,
1.750%, 09/15/30
  USD  845   657,443 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
3.540% (SOFR 3 Month + 1.642%), 05/01/28 (§)
  USD  1,060   974,664 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.,
3.200%, 04/25/29
  USD  268   243,531 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.,
5.000%, 04/15/33
  USD  625   588,243 
McDonald’s Corp.,
3.125%, 03/04/25
  CAD  1,265   899,764 
Microsoft Corp.,
3.500%, 11/15/42
  USD  985   772,286 
Morgan Stanley,
3.625%, 01/20/27
  USD  905   844,849 
PepsiCo, Inc.,
2.875%, 10/15/49
  USD  580   379,084 
Procter & Gamble Co.,
1.200%, 10/29/30
  USD  275   212,856 
Prologis LP,
1.250%, 10/15/30
  USD  1,100   820,937 
Schneider Electric SE,
0.875%, 12/13/26
  EUR  1,000   970,676 
Service Corp. International,
4.625%, 12/15/27
  USD  615   569,945 
Starbucks Corp.,
4.450%, 08/15/49
  USD  430   340,979 
Sysco Corp.,
2.400%, 02/15/30
  USD  745   613,564 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
2.150%, 02/13/30
  USD  545   449,447 
United Rentals North America, Inc.,
4.875%, 01/15/28
  USD  640   597,826 
Verizon Communications, Inc.,
3.875%, 02/08/29
  USD  1,189   1,088,823 

 

 

 

 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
  Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued) 
Waste Management, Inc.,
4.625%, 02/15/30
  USD  425  $405,917 
          21,323,344 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $29,704,713)
         27,359,015 
            
Description     Shares   Fair
Value
 
Exchange-Traded Funds  |  1.1%        
iShares MSCI World ETF
(Cost $1,895,538)
     22,494  $2,703,104 
            
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Foreign Government Obligations  |  17.1%     
Australia  |  0.7%           
New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
1.250%, 11/20/30
  AUD  1,525  $775,845 
Queensland Treasury Corp.,
1.250%, 03/10/31
  AUD  1,620   815,899 
          1,591,744 
Bahamas  |  0.3%           
Bahamas Government International Bonds,
6.950%, 11/20/29
  USD  1,035   839,561 
Bermuda  |  1.0%           
Bermuda Government International Bonds:           
3.717%, 01/25/27  USD  1,280   1,195,840 
2.375%, 08/20/30 (#)  USD  1,355   1,085,423 
          2,281,263 
Canada  |  1.6%           
British Columbia,
3.200%, 06/18/44
  CAD  2,115   1,208,084 
Export Development Canada,
1.650%, 07/31/24
  CAD  940   671,956 
Quebec,
1.850%, 02/13/27
  CAD  1,640   1,100,566 
Vancouver,
2.900%, 11/20/25
  CAD  1,275   896,635 
          3,877,241 
Chile  |  0.4%           
Chile Government International Bonds,
0.830%, 07/02/31
  EUR  1,115   908,244 
Colombia  |  0.3%           
Colombia Government International Bonds,
9.850%, 06/28/27
  COP  2,999,000   692,375 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
  Fair
Value
 
Costa Rica  |  0.4%           
Costa Rica Government International Bonds,
6.125%, 02/19/31
  USD  1,010  $973,095 
Croatia  |  0.3%           
Croatia Government International Bonds,
1.750%, 03/04/41
  EUR  1,175   833,637 
Czech Republic  |  0.5%           
Czech Republic Government Bonds,
7.120% (PRIBOR 6 Month - 0.100%), 11/19/27 (§)
  CZK  27,060   1,168,493 
Denmark  |  0.7%           
Denmark Government Bonds,
0.000%, 11/15/31
  DKK  15,105   1,690,307 
France  |  0.3%           
French Republic Government Bonds OAT,
1.750%, 06/25/39
  EUR  1,010   828,692 
Hungary  |  0.2%           
Hungary Government International Bonds,
1.750%, 06/05/35
  EUR  521   370,641 
Ireland  |  0.7%           
Ireland Government Bonds,
1.350%, 03/18/31
  EUR  1,750   1,629,187 
Israel  |  0.6%           
Israel Government Bonds - Fixed,
1.750%, 08/31/25
  ILS  5,480   1,365,439 
Italy  |  0.4%           
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
4.000%, 04/30/35
  EUR  980   963,295 
Japan  |  1.2%           
Japan Bank for International Cooperation,
1.625%, 01/20/27
  USD  1,210   1,080,722 
Japan Government Ten Year Bonds,
0.400%, 06/20/25
  JPY  71,000   478,252 
Japan International Cooperation Agency,
3.250%, 05/25/27
  USD  1,474   1,377,511 
          2,936,485 
Mexico  |  0.8%           
Mexico Bonos:           
8.000%, 09/05/24  MXN  15,440   858,930 
7.500%, 06/03/27  MXN  15,840   830,799 
Mexico Government International Bonds,
6.750%, 02/06/24
  GBP  140   170,900 
          1,860,629 
New Zealand  |  1.7%           
Housing New Zealand Ltd.,
3.420%, 10/18/28
  NZD  1,600   867,143 

 

 

 

 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
  Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued) 
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bonds:           
2.250%, 04/15/24  NZD  2,755  $1,619,278 
1.500%, 04/20/29  NZD  1,730   827,737 
2.000%, 04/15/37  NZD  1,815   670,974 
          3,985,132 
Norway  |  0.3%           
Oslo,
2.350%, 09/04/24
  NOK  7,000   637,926 
Panama  |  0.6%           
Panama Government International Bonds:           
8.875%, 09/30/27  USD  790   863,581 
3.875%, 03/17/28  USD  685   628,946 
          1,492,527 
Peru  |  0.7%           
Peru Government Bonds,
6.150%, 08/12/32
  PEN  4,220   1,037,379 
Peruvian Government International Bonds,
3.000%, 01/15/34
  USD  755   579,432 
          1,616,811 
Poland  |  0.2%           
Poland Government Bonds,
6.950% (WIBOR 6 Month), 05/25/28 (§)
  PLN  2,190   485,002 
Portugal  |  0.6%           
Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,
1.650%, 07/16/32
  EUR  1,485   1,344,367 
Singapore  |  0.4%           
Singapore Government Bonds,
3.375%, 09/01/33
  SGD  1,230   896,379 
Slovenia  |  0.2%           
Slovenia Government Bonds,
1.500%, 03/25/35
  EUR  505   408,084 
Spain  |  0.5%           
Spain Government Bonds,
1.000%, 07/30/42
  EUR  1,955   1,191,108 
Switzerland  |  0.4%           
Swiss Confederation Government Bonds:           
1.500%, 07/24/25  CHF  390   428,012 
0.500%, 06/27/32  CHF  455   473,634 
          901,646 
Thailand  |  0.5%           
Thailand Government Bonds,
1.585%, 12/17/35
  THB  50,575   1,146,922 
United Kingdom  |  0.6%           
U.K. Gilts:
0.875%, 07/31/33
  GBP  1,355   1,188,783 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
  Fair
Value
 
1.250%, 10/22/41  GBP  515  $361,742 
          1,550,525 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost $44,358,154)
         40,466,757 
Quasi Government Bonds  |  0.9%           
Germany  |  0.9%           
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau:           
0.000%, 09/15/28  EUR  535   480,841 
1.750%, 09/14/29  USD  1,420   1,205,281 
0.000%, 04/18/36  USD  765   414,555 
(Cost $2,356,762)         2,100,677 
Supranational Bonds  |  2.9%           
Asian Development Bank:           
2.125%, 03/19/25  USD  261   249,001 
6.200%, 10/06/26  INR  41,400   483,197 
European Investment Bank,
1.000%, 01/28/28
  CAD  1,305   824,182 
European Union,
0.400%, 02/04/37
  EUR  1,185   831,140 
Inter-American Development Bank,
5.100%, 11/17/26
  IDR  9,650,000   606,815 
Inter-American Investment Corp.,
1.100%, 06/30/26
  AUD  742   429,823 
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development:           
2.900%, 11/26/25  AUD  1,198   744,723 
1.250%, 03/16/26  NOK  9,710   839,316 
1.125%, 09/13/28  USD  503   423,600 
International Finance Corp.:            
2.125%, 04/07/26  USD  645   601,386 
1.500%, 04/15/35  AUD  1,786   764,782 
Total Supranational Bonds
(Cost $7,875,878)
         6,797,965 
U.S. Municipal Bonds  |  0.5%           
California  |  0.5%           
California:           
4.500%, 04/01/33  USD  555   517,845 
7.550%, 04/01/39  USD  620   729,493 
(Cost $1,546,769)         1,247,338 
U.S. Treasury Securities  |  1.5%           
U.S. Treasury Bonds:           
0.000%, 03/07/24  USD  430   420,029 
4.125%, 11/15/32  USD  410   395,426 
1.750%, 08/15/41  USD  2,820   1,756,111 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note,
1.250%, 04/15/28  (††)
  USD  1,024   973,697 
Total U.S. Treasury Securities
(Cost $3,895,106)
         3,545,263 

 

 

 

 

 

Description  Shares  Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued) 
Warrants  |  0.0%        
Canada  |  0.0%        
Constellation Software, Inc.
Expires 03/31/40 (*),(¢)
(Cost $0)
  431  $0 
Short-Term Investments  |  0.7%        
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.28% (7 day yield)
(Cost $1,619,220)
  1,619,220   1,619,220 
Total Investments  |  99.9%
(Cost $230,787,057) (»)
     $236,647,426 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.1%   208,642 
Net Assets  |  100.0%     $236,856,068 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at September 30, 2023:

Currency
Purchased
  Quantity  Currency
Sold
  Quantity  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
AUD  316,646  USD  203,136  JPM  01/18/24  $1,210   $ 
AUD  574,835  USD  368,389  MSC  01/18/24   2,578     
CAD  279,779  USD  208,758  JPM  01/18/24       2,411 
CAD  6,854  USD  5,105  SSB  12/27/23       52 
CHF  383,478  USD  428,061  HSB  12/27/23       5,057 
CNH  66,673,119  USD  9,334,050  HSB  11/09/23       188,845 
CNH  4,596,344  USD  643,069  JPM  11/09/23       12,613 
CZK  4,817,134  USD  210,696  CIT  01/18/24       2,339 
CZK  5,360,805  USD  234,580  CIT  01/18/24       2,707 
EUR  9,152,544  USD  9,892,882  CIT  01/18/24       165,304 
EUR  1,490,022  USD  1,595,448  HSB  12/27/23       13,626 
EUR  785,844  USD  849,400  JPM  01/18/24       14,183 
GBP  333,096  USD  409,256  HSB  12/27/23       2,588 
GBP  463,601  USD  578,248  HSB  01/18/24       12,159 
GBP  766,962  USD  956,653  JPM  01/18/24       20,140 
HUF  52,451,012  USD  143,800  HSB  10/10/23       1,585 
IDR  1,021,142,499  USD  66,329  JPM  11/09/23       262 
INR  48,112,509  USD  582,384  HSB  11/09/23       3,968 
JPY  530,032,474  USD  3,676,951  CIT  01/18/24       66,420 
JPY  1,730,466,593  USD  12,008,669  HSB  01/18/24       220,895 
KRW  1,768,493,602  USD  1,377,868  JPM  11/09/23       64,872 
MXN  5,284,298  USD  304,459  JPM  11/09/23       3,127 
NOK  345,294  USD  32,526  JPM  01/18/24       150 
NOK  1,950,789  USD  182,278  JPM  01/18/24   636     
NZD  974,859  USD  572,321  HSB  01/18/24   11,961     
PLN  910,693  USD  210,607  HSB  01/18/24       3,052 
PLN  921,797  USD  211,130  HSB  01/18/24       1,045 
PLN  2,164,614  USD  494,435  HSB  01/18/24       1,101 
RON  3,661,589  USD  811,253  HSB  11/09/23       33,595 
SEK  5,397,818  USD  489,594  HSB  01/18/24   7,258     
SGD  145,438  USD  108,744  JPM  11/09/23       2,178 
SGD  222,179  USD  164,192  JPM  11/09/23       1,396 
THB  7,936,015  USD  225,289  HSB  11/09/23       6,657 
USD  2,544,042  AUD  3,970,711  JPM  01/18/24       18,434 
USD  1,063,649  AUD  1,659,722  MSC  01/18/24       7,443 
USD  838,365  CAD  1,141,962  CIT  01/18/24       3,874 
USD  2,881,608  CAD  3,929,709  JPM  01/18/24       16,696 
USD  1,063,869  CAD  1,448,846  MSC  01/18/24       4,708 
USD  90,103  CHF  79,200  CIT  01/18/24   2,516     
USD  294,107  CHF  258,338  HSB  01/18/24   8,412     
USD  630,000  CNH  4,580,535  HSB  11/09/23   1,712     
USD  1,118,294  CNH  7,987,973  HSB  11/09/23   22,625     
USD  1,150,300  CNH  8,386,929  HSB  11/09/23       91 
USD  535,430  COP  2,224,575,827  HSB  11/09/23       4,043 
USD  793,416  CZK  18,131,739  CIT  01/18/24   9,157     
 

 

 

 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (concluded)

Currency
Purchased
  Quantity  Currency
Sold
  Quantity  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
USD  303,056  CZK  6,919,424  HSB  01/18/24  $3,768   $ 
USD  43,961  DKK  303,790  CIT  01/18/24   619     
USD  273,554  DKK  1,902,977  HSB  12/27/23   2,436     
USD  2,097,209  DKK  14,492,029  HSB  01/18/24   29,648     
USD  96,551  DKK  667,246  JPM  01/18/24   1,355     
USD  4,212,723  EUR  3,897,462  CIT  01/18/24   70,392     
USD  518,514  GBP  415,700  JPM  01/18/24   10,916     
USD  454,380  IDR  6,902,480,252  JPM  11/09/23   7,793     
USD  431,004  ILS  1,578,883  CIT  03/27/24   13,322     
USD  512,753  ILS  1,850,400  HSB  03/27/24   23,244     
USD  510,114  ILS  1,854,739  JPM  03/27/24   19,457     
USD  511,810  JPY  74,765,236  CIT  12/27/23   4,404     
USD  1,540,127  JPY  222,009,347  CIT  01/18/24   27,821     
USD  1,728,692  JPY  252,433,934  HSB  12/27/23   15,509     
USD  4,581,785  JPY  660,241,858  HSB  01/18/24   84,280     
USD  1,950,075  JPY  284,840,641  SSB  12/27/23   16,959     
USD  192,264  MXN  3,336,024  CIT  11/09/23   2,030     
USD  101,777  MXN  1,766,850  HSB  11/09/23   1,024     
USD  929,531  MXN  16,132,848  JPM  11/09/23   9,571     
USD  116,300  MXN  2,015,774  MSC  11/09/23   1,353     
USD  1,617,986  NOK  17,176,261  JPM  01/18/24   7,464     
USD  442,841  NZD  754,392  CIT  01/18/24       9,304 
USD  3,774,965  NZD  6,430,058  HSB  01/18/24       78,891 
USD  575,016  PEN  2,149,984  CIT  03/27/24   11,679     
USD  513,504  PEN  1,916,395  HSB  03/27/24   11,371     
USD  1,181,841  PLN  5,110,437  HSB  01/18/24   17,128     
USD  221,634  RON  1,000,347  HSB  11/09/23   9,178     
USD  77,500  RON  352,043  JPM  11/09/23   2,732     
USD  14,120  SEK  155,678  HSB  01/18/24       209 
USD  838,283  SGD  1,121,151  JPM  11/09/23   16,789     
USD  1,221,449  THB  41,981,218  HSB  11/09/23   64,898     
Total gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts  $555,205   $996,020 
 

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. Notes to Portfolios of Investments

September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

(*) Non-income producing security.
(¢) Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.
(‡) Security valued using Level 2 inputs, based on reference to a similar security which was trading on an active market, under US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America hierarchy.
(§) Variable and floating rate securities are securities for which interest rate changes are based on changes in designated base rate. The rates shown are those in effect on September 30, 2023.
(#) Pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may only be traded among “qualified institutional buyers.” At September 30, 2023, these securities amounted to 0.5% of net assets of Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Assets Portfolio.
(††) A note or bond that offers protection from inflation by paying a fixed rate of interest on the principal amount that is adjusted for inflation, in the applicable region, based on the Consumer Price Index or other equivalent regional benchmarks for measuring inflation.
(») The portfolio, at all times, maintains portfolio securities in sufficient amount to cover its obligations related to investments in forward currency contracts.

 

Security Abbreviations:
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
CDOR - Canadian Dollar Offered Rate
GDR - Global Depositary Receipt
PJSC - Public Joint Stock Company
PRIBOR - Prague Interbank Offered Rate
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
WIBOR - Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate

 

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

Counterparty Abbreviations:

 
CIT -Citibank N.A.
HSB -HSBC Bank USA N.A.
JPM -JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
MSC -Morgan Stanley & Co.
SSB -State Street Bank & Trust Co.
 

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

 

Industry  Lazard
Retirement
Emerging
Markets
Equity
Portfolio
   Lazard
Retirement
International
Equity
Portfolio
   Lazard
Retirement
Global
Dynamic
Multi-Asset
Portfolio
 
Common & Preferred Stocks and Corporate & Quasi Government Bonds    
Aerospace & Defense   %   4.5%   0.5%
Air Freight & Logistics           0.1 
Automobile Components   2.3    1.6    0.1 
Automobiles   2.4    1.5    2.4 
Banks   20.2    9.0    5.9 
Beverages       5.8    2.1 
Biotechnology           1.2 
Broadline Retail       1.3    1.1 
Building Products       1.4    0.8 
Capital Markets       3.8    2.3 
Chemicals   2.5    4.8    0.2 
Commercial Services & Suppliers           1.3 
Communications Equipment           0.7 
Construction & Engineering           0.2 
Construction Materials   1.2        0.1 
Consumer Finance           0.4 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail       2.0    1.5 
Containers & Packaging           0.5 
Diversified Consumer Services           0.3 
Diversified REITs           0.3 
Diversified Telecommunication Services   3.7    1.4    2.2 
Electric Utilities       1.5    0.8 
Electrical Equipment       1.4    1.3 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components   1.9        1.0 
Entertainment       1.7    0.9 
Financial Services           1.8 
Food Products   2.1        0.9 
Gas Utilities   0.8    0.8    0.5 
Ground Transportation           0.2 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies       1.4    0.8 
Health Care Providers & Services   2.6        2.2 
Hotel & Resort REITs           0.1 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   0.7    1.5    1.7 
Household Durables   3.7        0.6 
Household Products   1.2    0.9    1.9 
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers   0.9        0.4 
Industrial Conglomerates   0.9    1.1    0.3 
Insurance   5.8    4.0    2.9 
Interactive Media & Services       0.8    2.9 
IT Services   1.9    1.3    1.2 
Leisure Products       1.4    0.5 
Life Sciences Tools & Services       2.3    1.3 
Machinery   1.5    1.5    1.9 
Marine Transportation       0.6     
Media       0.7    0.4 
Metals & Mining   4.2    1.2    0.4 
Miscellaneous Manufactur           0.1 
Multi-Utilities       2.9    0.5 
Office REITs           0.2 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   10.9    5.3    1.4 

 

Passenger Airlines       1.9    0.2 
Personal Care Products   2.7    2.2    1.0 
Pharmaceuticals   0.8    4.3    4.9 
Professional Services       6.6    1.8 
Real Estate Management & Development   0.7    1.4    0.2 
Residential REITs           0.1 
Retail REITs           0.4 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   12.3    4.1    2.9 
Software       1.4    5.4 
Specialized REITs           0.2 
Specialty Retail   1.0    1.3    1.3 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   3.7        2.7 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods       2.7    0.8 
Tobacco   0.8        0.2 
Trading Companies & Distributors           0.4 
Transportation Infrastructure   1.5         
Wireless Telecommunication Services   2.1        0.3 
Subtotal   97    95.3    76.1 
Exchange-Traded Funds           1.1 
Foreign Government Obligations           17.1 
Supranationals           2.9 
U.S. Municipal Bonds           0.5 
U.S. Treasury Securities           1.5 
Short-Term Investments   2.9    4.6    0.7 
Total Investments   99.9%   99.9%   99.9%

 

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

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

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

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

 

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

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc.

 

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

 

Date: November 24, 2023

 

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

 

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

 

Date: November 24, 2023

 

By: /s/ Christina Kennedy
  Christina Kennedy
  Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: November 24, 2023