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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-08071

 

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Mark R. Anderson, Esq.

Lazard Asset Management LLC

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

 

Date of reporting period: 3/31/2024

 

Item 1: Schedule of Investments.

 

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Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  97.8%          
Brazil  |  10.8%          
Banco do Brasil SA   685,102   $7,734,273 
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   1,141,500    7,401,519 
CCR SA   1,324,350    3,649,264 
Engie Brasil Energia SA   297,198    2,385,690 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR   402,270    6,118,527 
Vale SA ADR   296,383    3,612,909 
Vibra Energia SA   779,200    3,885,591 
         34,787,773 
Chile  |  0.9%          
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR   55,773    2,741,801 
China  |  24.8%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR   43,120    3,120,163 
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H   1,309,375    2,726,458 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   14,164,038    8,549,604 
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.   1,560,000    1,638,785 
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H   905,737    3,587,211 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   657,275    2,583,961 
China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H   1,825,294    1,265,568 
ENN Natural Gas Co. Ltd., Class A   953,196    2,527,590 
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A   866,598    4,700,883 
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.   1,063,027    3,349,978 
Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A   1,262,396    2,875,114 
JD.com, Inc. ADR   104,208    2,854,257 
Lenovo Group Ltd.   6,460,000    7,488,294 
Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A   558,100    4,986,620 
NetEase, Inc. ADR   23,041    2,384,052 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H   897,000    3,815,906 
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H   2,139,597    5,488,172 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   86,800    3,387,343 
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.   3,766,000    4,128,771 
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.   3,871,000    2,285,055 
Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H   3,127,958    5,963,392 
         79,707,177 
Egypt  |  0.7%          
Commercial International Bank - Egypt (CIB) GDR   1,424,032    2,269,881 
Greece  |  1.8%          
National Bank of Greece SA (*)   436,724    3,419,155 
OPAP SA   126,499    2,276,361 
         5,695,516 
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Hong Kong  |  0.9%          
ASMPT Ltd.   240,388   $3,025,404 
Hungary  |  3.0%          
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC   381,440    3,092,965 
OTP Bank Nyrt   144,904    6,669,039 
         9,762,004 
India  |  6.3%          
Axis Bank Ltd.   226,349    2,847,822 
Hindalco Industries Ltd.   312,268    2,098,436 
Indus Towers Ltd. (*)   1,828,123    6,385,265 
Infosys Ltd. ADR   177,176    3,176,766 
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.   55,338    2,576,711 
UPL Ltd.   552,226    3,019,809 
         20,104,809 
Indonesia  |  4.3%          
Astra International Tbk PT   10,414,604    3,385,280 
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT   10,346,560    4,736,730 
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk. PT ADR   148,447    3,304,430 
United Tractors Tbk PT   1,594,300    2,431,166 
         13,857,606 
Mexico  |  6.1%          
America Movil SAB de CV ADR   213,711    3,987,847 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV ADR   15,399    2,512,655 
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O   375,665    4,035,821 
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B   494,472    2,929,051 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A   1,660,189    4,001,474 
Ternium SA ADR   51,522    2,144,346 
         19,611,194 
Portugal  |  2.1%          
Galp Energia SGPS SA   410,436    6,793,935 
Russia  |  0.0%          
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR (*), (¢)   545,705    1 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (¢)   1,580,119    1 
         2 
South Africa  |  7.8%          
Anglo American PLC   111,413    2,753,048 
Bidvest Group Ltd.   242,026    3,099,850 
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.   3,595,341    3,263,188 
Nedbank Group Ltd.   409,930    4,949,249 
Sanlam Ltd.   1,045,474    3,831,874 
Standard Bank Group Ltd.   361,629    3,538,127 


 

 

 

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Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (concluded) 
Vodacom Group Ltd.   717,810   $3,733,072 
         25,168,408 
South Korea  |  11.2%          
Coway Co. Ltd.   62,876    2,630,642 
Doosan Bobcat, Inc.   30,065    1,206,458 
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.   17,739    3,446,822 
KB Financial Group, Inc.   108,721    5,655,486 
Kia Corp.   25,640    2,133,326 
KT Corp.   146,757    4,137,999 
KT&G Corp.   34,112    2,374,619 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   57,437    3,439,030 
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.   157,764    5,573,205 
SK Hynix, Inc.   40,924    5,438,678 
         36,036,265 
Taiwan  |  14.0%          
ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.   1,845,000    8,958,152 
Globalwafers Co. Ltd.   177,000    3,069,968 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.   754,320    3,665,339 
MediaTek, Inc.   174,000    6,320,944 
Novatek Microelectronics Corp.   228,000    4,200,925 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   616,989    14,865,691 
Yageo Corp.   209,000    3,881,811 
         44,962,830 
Thailand  |  1.7%          
Kasikornbank PCL   749,169    2,546,506 
PTT Exploration & Production PCL   677,700    2,786,022 
         5,332,528 
United Kingdom  |  1.4%          
Unilever PLC   86,089    4,320,725 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $276,569,321)
        314,177,858 
Short-Term Investments  |  2.0%     
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.24% (7 day yield)
(Cost $6,293,509)
   6,293,509    6,293,509 
Total Investments  |  99.8%
(Cost $282,862,830)
       $320,471,367 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.2%        554,354 
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $321,025,721 


 

 
 

 

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Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  60.4%          
Australia  |  1.0%          
Brambles Ltd.   51,386   $541,819 
Cochlear Ltd.   795    174,873 
Coles Group Ltd.   18,348    202,940 
Computershare Ltd. ADR   12,949    220,910 
Fortescue Ltd.   6,790    113,781 
GrainCorp Ltd., Class A   22,495    120,851 
Northern Star Resources Ltd.   14,426    137,697 
Perseus Mining Ltd.   152,674    216,276 
Qantas Airways Ltd. (*)   33,269    118,285 
REA Group Ltd.   1,314    158,829 
Telstra Group Ltd.   122,491    308,365 
Woolworths Group Ltd.   3,433    74,211 
         2,388,837 
Austria  |  0.1%          
CA Immobilien Anlagen AG   2,078    73,418 
Raiffeisen Bank International AG   5,345    106,746 
         180,164 
Bermuda  |  0.1%          
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd.   8,673    168,950 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.   416    97,773 
         266,723 
Canada  |  2.2%          
Brookfield Corp.   2,755    115,281 
CGI, Inc. (*)   4,570    504,183 
Constellation Software, Inc.   92    251,301 
Dollarama, Inc.   10,479    798,293 
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.   327    352,481 
Hydro One Ltd.   2,314    67,478 
International Petroleum Corp. (*)   18,143    216,298 
Loblaw Cos. Ltd.   3,016    334,208 
Manulife Financial Corp.   59,722    1,491,562 
Metro, Inc.   8,744    469,428 
Sun Life Financial, Inc.   5,048    275,440 
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A   1,519    88,725 
Toronto-Dominion Bank   6,203    374,537 
         5,339,215 
China  |  0.2%          
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.   29,500    79,049 
NXP Semiconductors NV   1,789    443,260 
Wilmar International Ltd.   31,000    78,642 
         600,951 
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Denmark  |  1.1%        
Carlsberg AS, Class B ADR   9,870   $271,129 
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B   19,028    2,437,409 
         2,708,538 
Finland  |  0.2%          
Kone OYJ ADR   8,805    205,068 
Nordea Bank Abp   14,684    165,926 
         370,994 
France  |  1.3%          
BNP Paribas SA   7,116    506,433 
Bureau Veritas SA ADR   3,600    219,420 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA   3,120    119,621 
Eurazeo SE   1,366    119,660 
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA   720    107,692 
Legrand SA ADR   10,549    223,850 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE ADR   1,833    331,828 
Orange SA   35,197    413,482 
Pernod Ricard SA ADR   5,818    188,154 
Societe Generale SA   12,963    348,763 
Thales SA ADR   10,142    346,237 
TotalEnergies SE   1,128    77,561 
Vinci SA   1,288    164,977 
         3,167,678 
Germany  |  0.8%          
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG   5,033    580,714 
Commerzbank AG   11,228    154,190 
Deutsche Bank AG   19,329    304,029 
Infineon Technologies AG   12,377    420,765 
Mercedes-Benz Group AG   920    73,281 
Merck KGaA ADR   6,316    222,513 
Talanx AG   2,916    230,864 
TUI AG (*)   12,861    105,933 
         2,092,289 
Hong Kong  |  0.2%          
AIA Group Ltd. ADR   5,704    153,324 
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A   13,000    107,048 
United Energy Group Ltd.   3,064,000    219,276 
WH Group Ltd.   200,000    131,988 
         611,636 
Ireland  |  0.0%          
Cimpress PLC (*)   1,235    109,310 
Israel  |  0.2%          
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.   145,042    186,440 


 

 
 

 

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Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued) 
Perion Network Ltd. (*)   3,691   $82,973 
Wix.com Ltd. (*)   806    110,809 
         380,222 
Italy  |  0.5%          
Banco BPM SpA   15,437    102,723 
BPER Banca   28,575    134,984 
Ferrari NV   442    192,648 
Poste Italiane SpA   22,453    281,113 
Telecom Italia SpA (*)   434,964    105,295 
UniCredit SpA   11,917    452,233 
         1,268,996 
Japan  |  4.6%          
Activia Properties, Inc. REIT   26    70,804 
ANA Holdings, Inc.   10,000    208,796 
Central Japan Railway Co.   7,200    178,748 
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.   50,300    656,080 
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.   12,200    91,712 
East Japan Railway Co.   23,500    450,563 
Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.   3,000    83,631 
FANUC Corp.   16,519    230,110 
GS Yuasa Corp.   6,000    124,769 
Hachijuni Bank Ltd.   24,300    163,908 
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.   37,900    468,745 
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.   11,100    119,447 
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.   56,600    569,743 
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT   67    238,878 
Japan Tobacco, Inc.   4,300    114,628 
KDDI Corp.   5,900    174,451 
Kyoto Financial Group, Inc.   16,500    297,454 
Kyushu Railway Co.   8,700    198,329 
Mazda Motor Corp.   13,100    153,205 
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.   41,000    134,674 
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.   34,700    686,578 
Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.   6,100    124,702 
Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.   9,700    135,436 
NGK Insulators Ltd.   21,000    281,958 
Nintendo Co. Ltd. ADR   21,891    297,499 
Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.   33,000    265,103 
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.   5,800    159,909 
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT   86    85,041 
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   35,600    583,473 
Oracle Corp.   300    22,701 
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.   20,700    466,211 
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.   14,400    597,202 
Panasonic Holdings Corp.   23,300    222,296 
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Rengo Co. Ltd.   10,800   $82,299 
Sankyo Co. Ltd.   11,400    124,465 
Sanrio Co. Ltd.   4,400    88,651 
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.   5,500    80,057 
Shimano, Inc. ADR   10,118    150,961 
Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc.   7,300    69,410 
SoftBank Corp.   33,700    432,795 
Sompo Holdings, Inc.   12,300    257,843 
Subaru Corp.   12,500    284,501 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   1,000    58,460 
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.   20,200    460,105 
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.   8,300    67,079 
Toyota Motor Corp.   23,900    600,753 
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.   9,000    91,326 
         11,505,489 
Netherlands  |  0.8%          
ASM International NV   545    333,540 
Eurocommercial Properties NV REIT   9,869    224,945 
EXOR NV   1,157    128,585 
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV   2,755    82,374 
Koninklijke KPN NV   19,897    74,406 
Shell PLC   9,378    311,148 
Wolters Kluwer NV   2,124    332,637 
Wolters Kluwer NV ADR   3,419    536,510 
         2,024,145 
New Zealand  |  0.1%          
Spark New Zealand Ltd.   57,934    164,932 
Norway  |  0.0%          
Orkla ASA   10,979    77,460 
Portugal  |  0.1%          
Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R (*)   394,906    133,286 
Mota-Engil SGPS SA   20,643    107,146 
         240,432 
Singapore  |  0.4%          
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.   7,300    130,704 
Sembcorp Industries Ltd.   47,700    190,824 
Singapore Airlines Ltd.   26,500    125,752 
STMicroelectronics NV   9,828    423,058 
         870,338 
Spain  |  0.4%          
Acciona SA   819    99,728 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA   36,814    438,566 
Banco Santander SA   27,711    135,402 
Iberdrola SA   6,261    77,735 


 

 
 

 

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Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued) 
Industria de Diseno Textil SA ADR   13,130   $330,876 
         1,082,307 
Sweden  |  0.5%          
Assa Abloy AB ADR   15,280    219,421 
Epiroc AB ADR   21,574    406,454 
Fastighets AB Balder, B Shares (*)   37,410    274,391 
Hexagon AB ADR   27,754    327,497 
         1,227,763 
Switzerland  |  0.5%          
ABB Ltd. ADR   10,345    479,594 
Givaudan SA   39    174,253 
Logitech International SA   2,762    247,163 
Novartis AG   3,247    314,454 
         1,215,464 
United Kingdom  |  2.3%          
AstraZeneca PLC   3,585    482,688 
BAE Systems PLC   17,905    304,976 
Barclays PLC   127,687    296,714 
BP PLC   12,153    76,361 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC   4,935    345,203 
Diageo PLC ADR   2,400    356,976 
Global Ship Lease, Inc., Class A   6,026    122,328 
Harbour Energy PLC   26,514    92,204 
HSBC Holdings PLC   15,186    118,701 
Investec PLC   30,572    204,832 
Man Group PLC   56,473    190,860 
NatWest Group PLC   157,084    526,064 
RELX PLC   8,695    375,703 
RELX PLC ADR   15,349    664,458 
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (*)   21,729    116,855 
Serco Group PLC   42,616    102,157 
Standard Chartered PLC   36,862    312,381 
Unilever PLC   6,308    316,763 
Unilever PLC ADR   8,421    422,650 
Vodafone Group PLC   124,527    110,257 
Yellow Cake PLC (*)   10,370    78,731 
         5,617,862 
United States  |  42.8%          
AbbVie, Inc.   4,372    796,141 
Accenture PLC, Class A   2,083    721,989 
Adobe, Inc. (*)   2,159    1,089,431 
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (*)   1,282    65,895 
Agree Realty Corp. REIT   3,088    176,387 
Alkermes PLC (*)   2,994    81,048 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   2,595    210,610 
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Alphabet, Inc., Class A (*)   6,814   $1,028,437 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (*)   14,728    2,242,485 
Altria Group, Inc.   8,535    372,297 
Amazon.com, Inc. (*)   10,228    1,844,927 
Amdocs Ltd.   3,158    285,388 
Ameren Corp.   1,207    89,270 
American International Group, Inc.   772    60,347 
American Tower Corp. REIT   1,123    221,894 
Amphenol Corp., Class A   5,049    582,402 
Aon PLC, Class A   2,440    814,277 
Apple, Inc.   16,734    2,869,546 
Applied Materials, Inc.   4,725    974,437 
AppLovin Corp., Class A (*)   1,804    124,873 
AptarGroup, Inc.   559    80,435 
Arcosa, Inc.   661    56,753 
Assurant, Inc.   845    159,063 
Atlassian Corp., Class A (*)   593    115,700 
Atmos Energy Corp.   2,278    270,786 
Autodesk, Inc. (*)   1,593    414,849 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   872    217,773 
AutoZone, Inc. (*)   30    94,550 
Avery Dennison Corp.   1,063    237,315 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.   1,805    117,361 
Axos Financial, Inc. (*)   6,602    356,772 
Bank of America Corp.   8,738    331,345 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   7,155    412,271 
Best Buy Co., Inc.   1,487    121,979 
Biogen, Inc. (*)   486    104,796 
Booking Holdings, Inc.   173    627,623 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.   4,346    645,120 
BorgWarner, Inc.   2,419    84,036 
Boston Scientific Corp. (*)   1,590    108,899 
Brady Corp., Class A   1,438    85,245 
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (*)   1,294    66,693 
Brinker International, Inc. (*)   2,900    144,072 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   18,872    1,023,429 
Broadcom, Inc.   1,399    1,854,249 
BRP, Inc.   2,920    195,932 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (*)   287    89,337 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.   3,990    234,811 
Cardinal Health, Inc.   9,228    1,032,613 
Caterpillar, Inc.   3,081    1,128,971 
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   2,238    411,188 
CDW Corp.   2,996    766,317 
Cencora, Inc.   5,152    1,251,884 
Centene Corp. (*)   3,835    300,971 
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A (*)   3,310    122,205 


 

 
 

 

Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)
Charles Schwab Corp.   4,709   $340,649 
Chemed Corp.   285    182,950 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (*)   175    508,685 
Chord Energy Corp.   664    118,351 
Chubb Ltd.   286    74,111 
Cigna Group   2,524    916,692 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   13,303    663,953 
Clorox Co.   647    99,062 
CMS Energy Corp.   1,535    92,622 
Coca-Cola Co.   8,852    541,565 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A   8,298    608,160 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   7,506    675,915 
Comcast Corp., Class A   11,345    491,806 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.   1,340    425,731 
CommVault Systems, Inc. (*)   1,569    159,144 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.   3,144    285,507 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A   225    61,146 
Corebridge Financial, Inc.   19,820    569,429 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   1,681    1,231,551 
Coterra Energy, Inc.   2,844    79,291 
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (*)   336    107,718 
CSG Systems International, Inc.   675    34,790 
CVS Health Corp.   10,748    857,260 
Danaher Corp.   2,015    503,186 
Datadog, Inc., Class A (*)   715    88,374 
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (*)   3,149    197,127 
DaVita, Inc. (*)   3,503    483,589 
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (*)   285    268,259 
Deere & Co.   680    279,303 
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C   3,877    442,404 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.   516    116,028 
DocuSign, Inc. (*)   1,635    97,364 
DR Horton, Inc.   2,146    353,124 
Dropbox, Inc., Class A (*)   2,848    69,206 
Eaton Corp. PLC   618    193,236 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   2,489    330,216 
Elevance Health, Inc.   692    358,830 
Eli Lilly & Co.   1,651    1,284,412 
Enact Holdings, Inc.   2,963    92,386 
Entergy Corp.   4,771    504,199 
EOG Resources, Inc.   1,396    178,465 
Equitable Holdings, Inc.   13,568    515,720 
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A   2,558    394,316 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (*)   1,033    113,558 
Everest Group Ltd.   331    131,572 
Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Expedia Group, Inc. (*)   2,628   $362,007 
Fastenal Co.   1,952    150,577 
FedEx Corp.   1,277    369,998 
Fiserv, Inc. (*)   5,310    848,644 
Fortinet, Inc. (*)   1,162    79,376 
General Mills, Inc.   4,498    314,725 
General Motors Co.   1,958    88,795 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   7,344    537,948 
Global Payments, Inc.   1,344    179,639 
Globe Life, Inc.   2,420    281,615 
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (*)   3,029    359,482 
GSK PLC   46,620    1,001,256 
Gulfport Energy Corp. (*)   1,093    175,011 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   1,059    109,130 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.   2,327    776,124 
Hess Corp.   778    118,754 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT   11,538    238,606 
Humana, Inc.   174    60,329 
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (*)   823    79,518 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (*)   412    222,451 
Intel Corp.   3,984    175,973 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   4,460    612,938 
International Business Machines Corp.   2,452    468,234 
International Seaways, Inc.   2,088    111,082 
Intuit, Inc.   533    346,450 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (*)   208    83,011 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (*)   2,083    526,770 
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A   2,241    148,220 
Johnson & Johnson   4,812    761,210 
Juniper Networks, Inc.   3,037    112,551 
Kellanova   1,785    102,263 
Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT   1,740    63,388 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   5,773    746,738 
KLA Corp.   649    453,372 
Kroger Co.   3,787    216,351 
Lam Research Corp.   197    191,399 
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (*)   1,460    90,870 
Lennar Corp., Class A   2,189    376,464 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   1,353    615,439 
M&T Bank Corp.   703    102,244 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   104    63,850 
Masco Corp.   14,247    1,123,803 
MasterCard, Inc., Class A   3,045    1,466,381 
Match Group, Inc. (*)   3,128    113,484 
McDonald’s Corp.   1,358    382,888 
McKesson Corp.   724    388,679 
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (*)   283    114,374 


 

 
 

 

Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)
Merck & Co., Inc.   14,252   $1,880,551 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A   5,161    2,506,078 
MetLife, Inc.   4,190    310,521 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   731    65,578 
Microsoft Corp.   13,453    5,659,946 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (*)   366    150,364 
Moody’s Corp.   419    164,680 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   856    303,863 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A   1,046    101,504 
Murphy USA, Inc.   335    140,432 
National Fuel Gas Co.   2,416    129,788 
National HealthCare Corp.   1,332    125,887 
Netflix, Inc. (*)   752    456,712 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (*)   1,025    141,368 
NewMarket Corp.   872    553,389 
Newmont Corp. CDI   3,236    114,610 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   2,762    259,573 
NiSource, Inc.   6,705    185,460 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   258    123,494 
Nucor Corp.   433    85,691 
NVIDIA Corp.   5,935    5,362,629 
NVR, Inc. (*)   10    81,000 
Oracle Corp.   6,421    806,542 
PACCAR, Inc.   898    111,253 
Paychex, Inc.   584    71,715 
PepsiCo, Inc.   2,816    492,828 
PG&E Corp.   8,023    134,465 
Pinterest, Inc., Class A (*)   3,102    107,546 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   484    127,050 
PNM Resources, Inc.   2,104    79,195 
Procter & Gamble Co.   6,683    1,084,317 
Prologis, Inc. REIT   3,409    443,920 
PTC, Inc. (*)   2,196    414,912 
PulteGroup, Inc.   5,240    632,049 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   7,090    1,200,337 
Qualys, Inc. (*)   521    86,939 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (*)   288    277,197 
RingCentral, Inc., Class A (*)   2,101    72,989 
Roche Holding AG   3,565    910,062 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   1,063    309,684 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (*)   946    131,503 
S&P Global, Inc.   1,239    527,133 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (*)   8,895    110,476 
Sanofi SA   4,445    436,132 
SBA Communications Corp. REIT   945    204,781 
Sempra   3,494    250,974 
Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
ServiceNow, Inc. (*)   1,205   $918,692 
Sherwin-Williams Co.   1,103    383,105 
SilverBow Resources, Inc. (*)   3,232    110,340 
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT   3,128    489,501 
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.   598    122,698 
SLM Corp.   4,445    96,857 
Squarespace, Inc., Class A (*)   2,597    94,635 
Starbucks Corp.   884    80,789 
State Street Corp.   6,771    523,534 
Stellantis NV   14,804    420,764 
Stryker Corp.   2,231    798,408 
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (*)   425    429,263 
Synopsys, Inc. (*)   2,400    1,371,600 
Sysco Corp.   2,536    205,872 
Target Corp.   3,113    551,655 
Terex Corp.   2,360    151,984 
Tesla, Inc. (*)   2,678    470,766 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   2,330    405,909 
Texas Pacific Land Corp.   150    86,777 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   900    523,089 
TJX Cos., Inc.   10,432    1,058,013 
Toll Brothers, Inc.   3,483    450,596 
TopBuild Corp. (*)   747    329,225 
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A   1,462    152,297 
Travelers Cos., Inc.   365    84,001 
U-Haul Holding Co. (*)   1,573    106,240 
UMH Properties, Inc. REIT   5,867    95,280 
United Therapeutics Corp. (*)   254    58,349 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   1,668    825,160 
Universal Corp.   1,891    97,803 
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B   1,522    277,704 
Unum Group   8,052    432,070 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   18,448    774,078 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (*)   1,548    647,079 
Vertiv Holdings Co.   2,293    187,269 
Visa, Inc., A Shares   2,083    581,324 
Vistra Corp.   1,205    83,928 
W.R. Berkley Corp.   1,105    97,726 
Walmart, Inc.   7,871    473,598 
Warner Music Group Corp., Class A   4,233    139,774 
Waste Management, Inc.   1,582    337,203 
WD-40 Co.   671    169,971 
Wells Fargo & Co.   6,904    400,156 
Western Union Co.   8,159    114,063 
Westlake Corp.   560    85,568 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.   383    121,614 
WK Kellogg Co.   1,039    19,533 


 

 
 

 

           
Description   Shares    Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)
Workday, Inc., Class A (*)   560   $152,740 
WW Grainger, Inc.   407    414,041 
Xcel Energy, Inc.   6,317    339,539 
Zoetis, Inc.   1,946    329,283 
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A (*)   1,325    86,615 
         106,035,992 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $111,786,386)
        149,547,737 
           
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Corporate Bonds  |  13.0%           
Australia  |  0.3%             
Telstra Group Ltd.,
4.000%, 04/19/27
  AUD   1,200   $770,669 
Canada  |  0.5%             
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
0.950%, 10/23/25
  USD   1,225    1,150,088 
Denmark  |  0.4%             
Nykredit Realkredit AS,
1.000%, 01/01/27
  DKK   8,175    1,121,826 
Germany  |  0.6%             
Commerzbank AG,
3.375%, 12/12/25
  EUR   460    497,001 
Mercedes-Benz Group AG,
0.750%, 09/10/30
  EUR   990    929,536 
            1,426,537 
Japan  |  0.1%             
NTT Finance Corp.,
4.239%, 07/25/25
  USD   200    197,274 
Norway  |  0.4%             
DNB Boligkreditt AS,
5.150% (3 Month NOK NIBOR + 0.450%), 02/08/28 (§)
  NOK   10,000    922,630 
Sweden  |  0.2%             
Swedbank Hypotek AB,
3.000%, 03/28/29
  SEK   5,100    472,995 
Switzerland  |  0.4%             
ABB Finance USA, Inc.,
4.375%, 05/08/42
  USD   605    550,496 
UBS Group AG,
4.750% (1-Year EURIBOR ICE Swap + 1.600%), 03/17/32 (§)
  EUR   470    533,289 
            1,083,785 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
United Kingdom  |  0.8%             
Ashtead Capital, Inc.,
4.250%, 11/01/29
  USD  $1,295   $1,207,298 
Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC,
2.750%, 04/27/30
  GBP   785    882,586 
            2,089,884 
United States  |  9.3%             
Adobe, Inc.,
2.300%, 02/01/30
  USD   615    541,227 
Alphabet, Inc.,
1.100%, 08/15/30
  USD   955    782,020 
American Express Co.,
4.050%, 05/03/29
  USD   430    417,063 
Amgen, Inc.,
3.000%, 02/22/29
  USD   1,205    1,114,011 
Apple, Inc.,
1.125%, 05/11/25
  USD   615    588,854 
AT&T, Inc.,
3.500%, 06/01/41
  USD   1,120    874,269 
Bank of America Corp.,
1.978% (CDOR 3 Month + 0.600%), 09/15/27 (§)
  CAD   825    568,160 
Citigroup, Inc.,
1.281% (SOFR + 0.528%), 11/03/25 (§)
  USD   685    666,353 
Clean Harbors, Inc.,
4.875%, 07/15/27
  USD   635    615,951 
Comcast Corp.,
4.650%, 02/15/33
  USD   825    809,613 
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,
5.300%, 10/01/29
  USD   372    376,566 
Eaton Corp.,
4.150%, 11/02/42
  USD   330    289,408 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
1.992% (SOFR + 1.090%), 01/27/32 (§)
  USD   960    776,829 
Home Depot, Inc.,
5.875%, 12/16/36
  USD   510    547,711 
John Deere Financial, Inc.,
2.410%, 01/14/25
  CAD   1,695    1,226,874 
Johnson Controls International PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance SCA,
1.750%, 09/15/30
  USD   770    633,427 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.:             
5.040% (SOFR + 1.190%), 01/23/28 (§)  USD   260    259,104 
3.540% (SOFR + 1.642%), 05/01/28 (§)  USD   535    511,092 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.,
3.200%, 04/25/29
  USD   343    320,032 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.,
5.000%, 04/15/33
  USD   795    791,873 
McDonald’s Corp.,
3.125%, 03/04/25
  CAD   1,615    1,171,639 


 

 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)
Microsoft Corp.,
3.500%, 11/15/42
  USD  $1,260   $1,070,871 
Morgan Stanley,
3.625%, 01/20/27
  USD   1,160    1,120,447 
PepsiCo, Inc.,
2.875%, 10/15/49
  USD   740    515,440 
Procter & Gamble Co.:             
1.200%, 10/29/30  USD   350    286,280 
4.550%, 01/29/34  USD   243    241,665 
Prologis LP,
1.250%, 10/15/30
  USD   1,405    1,126,571 
Schneider Electric SE,
0.875%, 12/13/26
  EUR   1,000    1,020,540 
Starbucks Corp.,
4.450%, 08/15/49
  USD   550    477,049 
Sysco Corp.,
2.400%, 02/15/30
  USD   610    527,821 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
2.150%, 02/13/30
  USD   695    601,421 
United Rentals North America, Inc.,
4.875%, 01/15/28
  USD   820    797,988 
Verizon Communications, Inc.,
3.875%, 02/08/29
  USD   879    841,526 
Waste Management, Inc.,
4.625%, 02/15/30
  USD   545    542,417 
            23,052,112 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $32,809,711)
           32,287,800 
              
Description      Shares    Fair
Value
 
Exchange-Traded Funds  |  1.2%
iShares MSCI World ETF
(Cost $1,750,343)
      20,771   $3,009,926 
              
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Foreign Government Obligations  |  16.9%
Australia  |  0.8%             
New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
1.250%, 11/20/30
  AUD   1,725   $935,169 
Queensland Treasury Corp.,
1.250%, 03/10/31
  AUD   1,830    980,838 
            1,916,007 
Bahamas  |  0.4%             

Bahamas Government International Bonds,

6.950%, 11/20/29

  USD   1,170    1,040,934 
Bermuda  |  1.0%             
Bermuda Government International Bonds:       
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
3.717%, 01/25/27  USD   1,280   $1,222,000 
2.375%, 08/20/30 (#)  USD   1,560    1,307,475 
            2,529,475 
Canada  |  1.3%             
British Columbia,
3.200%, 06/18/44
  CAD   2,000    1,244,221 
Quebec,
1.850%, 02/13/27
  CAD   1,490    1,036,372 
Vancouver,
2.900%, 11/20/25
  CAD   1,440    1,036,911 
            3,317,504 
Chile  |  0.7%             
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos,
2.500%, 03/01/25
  CLP   505,000    501,431 
Chile Government International Bonds,
0.830%, 07/02/31
  EUR   1,260    1,119,765 
            1,621,196 
Colombia  |  0.3%             
Colombia Government International Bonds,
9.850%, 06/28/27
  COP   3,389,000    850,963 
Costa Rica  |  0.4%             
Costa Rica Government International Bonds,
6.125%, 02/19/31
  USD   1,010    1,021,994 
Croatia  |  0.2%             
Croatia Government International Bonds,
1.750%, 03/04/41
  EUR   590    482,762 
Czech Republic  |  0.2%             
Czech Republic Government Bonds,
6.790% (PRIBOR 6 Month - 0.100%), 11/19/27 (§)
  CZK   12,790    546,493 
Denmark  |  0.4%             
Denmark Government Bonds,
0.000%, 11/15/31
  DKK   8,305    1,015,123 
Estonia  |  0.2%             
Estonia Government International Bonds,
3.250%, 01/17/34
  EUR   450    480,628 
France  |  0.4%             
French Republic Government Bonds OAT,
1.750%, 06/25/39
  EUR   1,140    1,039,866 
Hungary  |  0.2%             
Hungary Government International Bonds,
1.750%, 06/05/35
  EUR   591    490,753 
Ireland  |  0.6%             
Ireland Government Bonds,
1.350%, 03/18/31
  EUR   1,500    1,495,017 


 

 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)
Israel  |  0.6%             
Israel Government Bonds - Fixed,
1.750%, 08/31/25
  ILS   5,480   $1,459,406 
Italy  |  0.4%             
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
4.000%, 04/30/35
  EUR   860    954,074 
Japan  |  1.8%             
Japan Bank for International Cooperation,
1.625%, 01/20/27
  USD   1,210    1,111,255 
Japan Government Ten Year Bonds,
0.400%, 06/20/25
  JPY   136,000    902,004 
Japan Government Two Year Bonds,
0.100%, 01/01/26
  JPY   150,000    989,566 
Japan International Cooperation Agency,
3.250%, 05/25/27
  USD   1,444    1,376,565 
            4,379,390 
Mexico  |  0.4%             
Mexico Bonos:             
8.000%, 09/05/24  MXN   7,940    471,189 
7.500%, 06/03/27  MXN   8,840    503,248 
            974,437 
New Zealand  |  1.0%             
Housing New Zealand Ltd.,
3.420%, 10/18/28
  NZD   1,800    1,014,374 
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bonds:             
1.500%, 04/20/29  NZD   1,955    995,458 
2.000%, 04/15/37  NZD   1,430    583,513 
            2,593,345 
Norway  |  0.3%             
Oslo,
2.350%, 09/04/24
  NOK   8,000    728,765 
Panama  |  0.6%             
Panama Government International Bonds:             
8.875%, 09/30/27  USD   790    852,706 
3.875%, 03/17/28  USD   685    624,206 
            1,476,912 
Peru  |  0.8%             
Peru Government Bonds,
6.150%, 08/12/32
  PEN   4,770    1,202,975 
Peruvian Government International Bonds,
3.000%, 01/15/34
  USD   855    700,833 
            1,903,808 
Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Poland  |  0.2%           
Poland Government Bonds,
5.790% (WIBOR 6 Month), 05/25/28 (§)
  PLN   2,475   $613,911 
Portugal  |  0.7%             
Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,
1.650%, 07/16/32
  EUR   1,680    1,660,517 
Romania  |  0.3%             
Romania Government Bonds, Series 10Y
4.750%, 02/24/25
  RON   3,185    683,782 
Singapore  |  0.4%             
Singapore Government Bonds,
3.375%, 09/01/33
  SGD   1,390    1,051,541 
Slovenia  |  0.2%             
Slovenia Government Bonds,
1.500%, 03/25/35
  EUR   570    524,337 
Spain  |  0.5%             
Spain Government Bonds,
1.000%, 07/30/42
  EUR   1,810    1,292,309 
Switzerland  |  0.4%             
Swiss Confederation Government Bonds:             
1.500%, 07/24/25  CHF   440    491,219 
0.500%, 06/27/32  CHF   515    562,541 
            1,053,760 
Thailand  |  0.6%             
Thailand Government Bonds,
1.585%, 12/17/35
  THB   57,075    1,401,397 
United Kingdom  |  0.6%             
U.K. Gilts:             
0.875%, 07/31/33  GBP   935    903,505 
1.250%, 10/22/41  GBP   580    458,920 
            1,362,425 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost $43,031,474)
           41,962,831 
Quasi Government Bonds  |  1.0%             
Germany  |  1.0%             
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau:             
0.000%, 09/15/28  EUR   605    579,852 
1.750%, 09/14/29  USD   1,605    1,407,260 
0.000%, 04/18/36  USD   865    505,548 
(Cost $2,655,511)           2,492,660 
Supranational Bonds  |  3.5%       
Asian Development Bank:             
2.125%, 03/19/25  USD   296    287,335 
6.200%, 10/06/26  INR   46,800    553,696 


 

 
 

 

Description  Security
Currency
  Principal
Amount
(000)
   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
4.250%, 02/07/28
  IDR   8,000,000   $473,592 
European Investment Bank,
1.000%, 01/28/28
  CAD   1,475    976,317 
European Union:             
2.750%, 02/04/33  EUR   445    480,035 
0.400%, 02/04/37  EUR   1,340    1,060,608 
Inter-American Development Bank,
5.100%, 11/17/26
  IDR   10,900,000    670,981 
Inter-American Investment Corp.,
1.100%, 06/30/26
  AUD   837    504,961 
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development:             
2.900%, 11/26/25  AUD   1,353    863,354 
1.250%, 03/16/26  NOK   9,710    843,593 
1.125%, 09/13/28  USD   568    494,236 
International Finance Corp.:             
2.125%, 04/07/26  USD   730    693,949 
1.500%, 04/15/35  AUD   1,846    867,741 
Total Supranational Bonds
(Cost $9,578,163)
           8,770,398 
U.S. Municipal Bonds  |  0.8%
California  |  0.8%
California:             
5.875%, 10/01/41  USD   925    975,374 
7.550%, 04/01/39  USD   700    857,038 
(Cost $1,967,087)           1,832,412 
U.S. Treasury Securities  |  2.0%       
U.S. Treasury Bonds:             
4.125%, 11/15/32  USD   465    461,821 
1.750%, 08/15/41  USD   4,105    2,770,234 
3.625%, 02/15/53  USD   250    219,531 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note,
1.250%, 04/15/28 (††)
  USD   1,552    1,507,960 
Total U.S. Treasury Securities
(Cost $4,645,679)
           4,959,546 
              
Description      Shares    Fair
Value
 
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, 5.24% (7 day yield)
(Cost $1,710,020)
      1,710,020    1,710,020 
     
Description   Fair
Value
 
Total Investments  |  99.5%
(Cost $209,934,374) (»)
  $246,573,330 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.5%   1,270,853 
Net Assets  |  100.0%  $247,844,183 


 

 
 

 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)

Forward Currency Contracts open at March 31, 2024:

Currency
Purchased
  Quantity  Currency
Sold
  Quantity  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
AUD  268,464  USD  180,153  JPM  04/18/24  $   $5,134 
CAD  346,463  USD  257,398  JPM  04/18/24       1,558 
CNH  57,060,449  USD  8,007,725  HSB  04/18/24       147,679 
CNH  4,596,344  USD  644,907  JPM  04/18/24       11,763 
CZK  670,048  USD  29,689  CIT  04/18/24       1,124 
CZK  7,815,007  USD  333,267  HSB  04/18/24       102 
CZK  2,002,068  USD  88,690  JPM  04/18/24       3,339 
DKK  7,354,072  USD  1,063,651  HSB  04/18/24   816     
EUR  254,694  USD  274,496  CIT  04/18/24   444     
EUR  7,968,056  USD  8,761,031  CIT  04/18/24       159,573 
EUR  1,490,022  USD  1,618,532  HSB  06/26/24       5,529 
EUR  106,530  USD  116,100  JPM  04/18/24       1,102 
EUR  234,552  USD  257,758  MSC  04/18/24       4,561 
EUR  443,752  USD  481,024  MSC  04/18/24       1,997 
EUR  55,000  USD  59,743  SSB  06/26/24       203 
GBP  140,000  USD  178,226  HSB  04/18/24       1,510 
GBP  452,445  USD  582,333  HSB  04/18/24       11,233 
GBP  887,811  USD  1,132,048  HSB  04/18/24       11,405 
GBP  626,191  USD  798,431  JPM  04/18/24       8,019 
HUF  52,451,012  USD  149,061  HSB  04/18/24       5,522 
INR  37,488,959  USD  450,231  HSB  06/26/24       1,887 
JPY  643,439,756  USD  4,454,805  CIT  04/18/24       193,930 
JPY  887,627,490  USD  6,143,650  HSB  04/18/24       265,757 
KRW  1,768,493,602  USD  1,331,276  JPM  06/26/24       11,588 
MXN  8,596,426  USD  489,743  JPM  04/18/24   26,070     
MXN  9,718,792  USD  565,152  JPM  04/18/24   18,007     
NZD  3,117,908  USD  1,897,448  HSB  04/18/24       34,625 
RON  346,152  USD  75,660  CIT  04/18/24       539 
RON  2,607,481  USD  569,929  HSB  04/18/24       4,064 
SEK  6,055,056  USD  582,916  HSB  04/18/24       16,896 
SEK  693,053  USD  66,714  JPM  04/18/24       1,928 
SGD  392,048  USD  291,000  JPM  04/18/24       433 
USD  552,175  AUD  822,835  HSB  04/18/24   15,746     
USD  2,284,309  AUD  3,404,077  JPM  04/18/24   65,100     
USD  857,600  AUD  1,278,165  MSC  04/18/24   24,330     
USD  269,889  CAD  361,146  CIT  04/18/24   3,205     
USD  47,711  CAD  63,856  HSB  04/18/24   558     
USD  359,000  CAD  485,815  HSB  04/18/24   257     
USD  3,953,309  CAD  5,291,700  JPM  04/18/24   45,728     
USD  397,830  CAD  532,422  MSC  04/18/24   4,671     
USD  363,761  CAD  493,146  SSB  06/26/24       749 
USD  16,186  CHF  13,675  CIT  04/18/24   998     
USD  354,208  CHF  299,127  HSB  04/18/24   21,976     
 

 
 

 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (continued)

Currency
Purchased
  Quantity  Currency
Sold
  Quantity  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
USD  249,600  CNH  1,792,238  HSB  04/18/24  $2,720   $ 
USD  1,349,000  CNH  9,668,471  HSB  04/18/24   17,173     
USD  547,000  CNH  3,933,001  JPM  04/18/24   5,231     
USD  757,156  COP  2,999,775,827  HSB  04/17/24       16,811 
USD  306,785  CZK  6,919,424  HSB  04/18/24   11,801     
USD  44,832  DKK  303,790  CIT  04/18/24   859     
USD  394,000  DKK  2,711,377  HSB  04/18/24   1,541     
USD  2,062,646  DKK  13,973,734  HSB  04/18/24   40,016     
USD  277,415  DKK  1,902,977  HSB  06/26/24   993     
USD  410,245  DKK  2,779,761  JPM  04/18/24   7,888     
USD  276,878  EUR  251,818  CIT  04/18/24   5,043     
USD  728,400  EUR  674,236  CIT  04/18/24   567     
USD  951,880  EUR  865,724  CIT  04/18/24   17,338     
USD  1,163,345  EUR  1,058,048  CIT  04/18/24   21,189     
USD  189,000  EUR  175,739  HSB  04/18/24       709 
USD  817,000  EUR  754,060  HSB  04/18/24   2,998     
USD  476,395  EUR  438,999  JPM  04/18/24   2,499     
USD  510,442  EUR  464,051  MSC  04/18/24   9,502     
USD  150,400  GBP  119,073  HSB  04/18/24   100     
USD  531,319  GBP  416,689  HSB  04/18/24   5,353     
USD  160,127  GBP  126,904  HSB  06/26/24       116 
USD  464,000  GBP  369,164  JPM  04/18/24       1,979 
USD  567,801  GBP  450,000  SSB  06/26/24       417 
USD  373,466  IDR  5,881,337,754  JPM  06/26/24   3,364     
USD  435,406  ILS  1,578,883  CIT  06/26/24   4,434     
USD  510,803  ILS  1,850,400  HSB  06/26/24   5,718     
USD  511,938  ILS  1,854,739  JPM  06/26/24   5,668     
USD  473,000  JPY  70,561,463  CIT  04/18/24   5,740     
USD  501,270  JPY  74,765,236  CIT  06/26/24   943     
USD  386,400  JPY  56,648,666  HSB  04/18/24   11,271     
USD  1,692,357  JPY  252,433,934  HSB  06/26/24   3,074     
USD  444,482  JPY  64,928,616  JPM  04/18/24   14,523     
USD  584,147  JPY  85,128,373  MSC  04/18/24   20,425     
USD  964,489  JPY  143,840,641  SSB  06/26/24   1,911     
USD  194,339  MXN  3,336,024  CIT  04/18/24       5,833 
USD  265,189  MXN  4,552,902  HSB  04/18/24       7,999 
USD  898,345  MXN  15,422,119  JPM  04/18/24       27,031 
USD  60,914  MXN  1,045,648  MSC  04/18/24       1,828 
USD  94,621  NOK  983,079  HSB  04/18/24   4,034     
USD  1,431,479  NOK  14,880,178  JPM  04/18/24   60,324     
USD  957,579  NOK  10,010,343  MSC  04/18/24   35,162     
USD  1,000,159  NZD  1,625,664  CIT  04/18/24   28,891     
USD  3,097,079  NZD  5,034,449  HSB  04/18/24   89,201     
USD  580,951  PEN  2,149,984  CIT  06/26/24   3,848     
USD  518,716  PEN  1,916,395  HSB  06/26/24   4,313     
USD  346,085  PLN  1,399,218  HSB  04/18/24       4,179 
 

 
 

 

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio (concluded)

Currency
Purchased
  Quantity  Currency
Sold
  Quantity  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
USD  551,098  RON  2,538,859  HSB  04/18/24  $125   $ 
USD  500,632  SEK  5,230,390  JPM  04/18/24   11,701     
USD  123,553  SGD  163,936  CIT  04/18/24   2,052     
USD  567,989  SGD  753,534  JPM  04/18/24   9,504     
USD  967,523  THB  34,045,202  HSB  04/18/24   33,231     
Total gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts  $740,174   $980,651 
 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement International Equity Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  93.6%          
Belgium  |  1.2%          
KBC Group NV   18,791   $1,411,887 
Canada  |  3.0%          
Gildan Activewear, Inc.   43,603    1,618,192 
Suncor Energy, Inc.   52,244    1,928,078 
         3,546,270 
China  |  3.3%          
Autohome, Inc. ADR   26,191    686,728 
ESR Group Ltd.   414,000    443,417 
Li Ning Co. Ltd.   319,000    848,587 
Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A   49,900    712,800 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   31,100    1,213,668 
         3,905,200 
Denmark  |  0.9%          
Carlsberg AS, Class B   7,560    1,035,819 
Finland  |  1.7%          
Fortum OYJ   83,547    1,031,111 
Nordea Bank Abp   86,951    968,491 
         1,999,602 
France  |  11.7%          
Air Liquide SA   9,913    2,065,879 
Airbus SE   9,998    1,844,192 
Bureau Veritas SA   52,305    1,594,277 
Capgemini SE   7,539    1,738,438 
Engie SA   112,109    1,883,965 
Orange SA   135,655    1,593,627 
Pernod Ricard SA   8,547    1,381,958 
Thales SA   10,283    1,753,011 
         13,855,347 
Germany  |  9.9%          
Continental AG   22,559    1,628,298 
Merck KGaA   11,694    2,063,853 
MTU Aero Engines AG   4,994    1,267,187 
Rheinmetall AG   3,434    1,929,883 
SAP SE   11,355    2,210,741 
Siemens AG   4,580    874,345 
Siemens Healthineers AG   27,767    1,699,210 
         11,673,517 
Greece  |  0.9%          
National Bank of Greece SA (*)   140,727    1,101,765 
Hong Kong  |  1.7%          
AIA Group Ltd.   134,000    899,272 
Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.   84,500   $1,145,620 
         2,044,892 
Israel  |  0.9%          
Wix.com Ltd. (*)   7,944    1,092,141 
Italy  |  3.2%          
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR   16,420    2,390,588 
UniCredit SpA   34,955    1,326,491 
         3,717,079 
Japan  |  16.2%          
Asics Corp.   33,600    1,586,810 
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.   44,300    820,146 
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.   30,700    601,991 
FANUC Corp.   56,400    1,577,447 
Hitachi Ltd.   18,500    1,689,785 
Kokusai Electric Corp.   42,000    1,077,865 
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.   115,300    1,851,904 
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.   49,800    1,563,374 
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.   10,100    1,522,492 
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.   26,000    1,145,354 
Renesas Electronics Corp.   104,724    1,874,387 
Shimadzu Corp.   37,500    1,045,835 
Suzuki Motor Corp.   147,600    1,683,710 
ZOZO, Inc.   40,900    1,014,999 
         19,056,099 
Mexico  |  1.1%          
Arca Continental SAB de CV   117,000    1,276,943 
Netherlands  |  3.6%          
Akzo Nobel NV   13,299    991,925 
ING Groep NV   114,296    1,882,352 
Universal Music Group NV   45,498    1,368,068 
         4,242,345 
Singapore  |  1.9%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   48,360    1,293,494 
STMicroelectronics NV   22,374    964,064 
         2,257,558 
South Korea  |  1.3%          
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   25,001    1,496,931 
Spain  |  1.5%          
Industria de Diseno Textil SA   34,970    1,760,978 
Sweden  |  1.6%          
Sandvik AB   87,159    1,933,892 
Switzerland  |  2.7%          
ABB Ltd.   39,110    1,815,200 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement International Equity Portfolio (concluded) 
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A   8,805   $1,346,938 
         3,162,138 
Taiwan  |  1.8%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR   15,716    2,138,162 
United Kingdom  |  15.2%          
3i Group PLC   48,610    1,721,957 
AstraZeneca PLC   8,935    1,203,018 
BP PLC   335,082    2,105,432 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC   18,418    1,300,910 
Compass Group PLC   62,864    1,842,360 
London Stock Exchange Group PLC   12,017    1,439,381 
RELX PLC   92,305    3,988,411 
Rentokil Initial PLC   199,377    1,189,822 
Unilever PLC   47,016    2,360,963 
WPP PLC   83,403    789,301 
         17,941,555 
United States  |  8.3%          
Aon PLC, Class A   5,158    1,721,328 
Chubb Ltd.   2,919    756,400 
CRH PLC   10,012    863,635 
Experian PLC   29,687    1,296,017 
ICON PLC (*)   7,777    2,612,683 
Roche Holding AG   9,817    2,506,053 
         9,756,116 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $93,670,913)
        110,406,236 
Preferred Stocks  |  2.5%          
Brazil  |  1.1%          
Itau Unibanco Holding SA   199,300    1,376,511 
Germany  |  1.4%          
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA   20,693    1,663,041 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $2,646,850)
        3,039,552 
Short-Term Investments  |  3.6%
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.24% (7 day yield)
(Cost $4,187,856)
   4,187,856    4,187,856 
Description      Fair
Value
 
Total Investments  |  99.7%
(Cost $100,505,619)
       $117,633,644 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.3%        324,578 
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $117,958,222 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement US Small Cap Equity Select Portfolio 
Common Stocks  |  98.7%          
Aerospace & Defense  |  1.1%          
Curtiss-Wright Corp.   1,834   $469,394 
Automobile Components  |  1.1%          
Gentherm, Inc. (*)   8,012    461,331 
Banks  |  6.5%          
Comerica, Inc.   9,936    546,381 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.   12,756    678,619 
Home BancShares, Inc.   26,070    640,540 
Wintrust Financial Corp.   8,544    891,908 
         2,757,448 
Biotechnology  |  3.0%          
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (*)   15,033    611,542 
United Therapeutics Corp. (*)   2,837    651,716 
         1,263,258 
Building Products  |  2.5%          
Carlisle Cos., Inc.   1,641    643,026 
Hayward Holdings, Inc. (*)   27,370    419,035 
         1,062,061 
Capital Markets  |  4.9%          
Evercore, Inc., Class A   2,818    542,719 
StepStone Group, Inc., Class A   20,536    733,957 
Stifel Financial Corp.   10,573    826,491 
         2,103,167 
Chemicals  |  1.0%          
Ingevity Corp. (*)   9,083    433,259 
Commercial Services & Supplies  |  1.4% 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A (*)   6,232    616,158 
Communications Equipment  |  1.3%          
Ciena Corp. (*)   10,912    539,598 
Construction Materials  |  1.3%          
Eagle Materials, Inc.   2,051    557,359 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail  |  3.9% 
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (*)   6,340    479,621 
Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (*)   18,259    687,634 
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (*)   9,029    487,295 
         1,654,550 
Containers & Packaging  |  2.8%          
Avery Dennison Corp.   2,140    477,755 
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.   23,866    696,410 
         1,174,165 
Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Electrical Equipment  |  2.3%          
EnerSys   5,427   $512,635 
Generac Holdings, Inc. (*)   3,672    463,186 
         975,821 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  |  1.4% 
Cognex Corp.   14,290    606,182 
Energy Equipment & Services  |  3.6% 
Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc.   21,689    490,605 
Cactus, Inc., Class A   13,777    690,090 
Liberty Energy, Inc.   17,585    364,361 
         1,545,056 
Financial Services  |  1.2%          
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (*)   38,967    512,416 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  4.6% 
Enovis Corp. (*)   13,828    863,559 
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (*)   2,200    472,538 
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (*)   10,198    634,723 
         1,970,820 
Health Care Providers & Services  |  0.9%     
Henry Schein, Inc. (*)   5,269    397,915 
Health Care Technology  |  2.1%          
Evolent Health, Inc., Class A (*)   12,970    425,286 
Phreesia, Inc. (*)   18,752    448,736 
         874,022 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  |  3.1% 
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (*)   5,174    323,892 
Kura Sushi USA, Inc., Class A (*)   4,479    515,802 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   6,070    465,873 
         1,305,567 
Household Durables  |  1.1%          
Helen of Troy Ltd. (*)   4,039    465,454 
Insurance  |  2.8%          
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.   3,379    460,118 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   3,829    738,538 
         1,198,656 
Interactive Media & Services  |  3.4%  
Cars.com, Inc. (*)   30,793    529,024 
Ziff Davis, Inc. (*)   8,701    548,511 
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. (*)   22,341    358,126 
         1,435,661 
IT Services  |  2.6%          
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (*)   14,228    543,225 


 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
Lazard Retirement US Small Cap Equity Select Portfolio (concluded) 
Squarespace, Inc., Class A (*)   15,752   $574,003 
         1,117,228 
Leisure Products  |  0.8%          
Brunswick Corp.   3,342    322,570 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  |  4.4% 
AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (*)   75,899    343,822 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (*)   2,493    675,478 
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A (*)   44,915    389,413 
Stevanato Group SpA   15,066    483,619 
         1,892,332 
Machinery  |  5.4%          
Columbus McKinnon Corp.   12,853    573,630 
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (*)   34,699    614,519 
Middleby Corp. (*)   4,999    803,789 
Nordson Corp.   1,119    307,210 
         2,299,148 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  3.6% 
Antero Resources Corp. (*)   23,994    695,826 
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A   31,981    829,907 
         1,525,733 
Professional Services  |  1.1%          
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.   3,096    475,948 
Real Estate Management & Development  |  1.7% 
DigitalBridge Group, Inc.   37,901    730,352 
Residential REITs  |  1.3%          
Camden Property Trust   5,648    555,763 
Retail REITs  |  1.5%          
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.   27,963    655,732 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  5.4% 
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (*)   14,965    403,456 
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. (*)   18,683    395,893 
MKS Instruments, Inc.   4,853    645,449 
Onto Innovation, Inc. (*)   3,424    620,018 
Wolfspeed, Inc. (*)   8,012    236,354 
         2,301,170 
Software  |  5.4%          
CyberArk Software Ltd. (*)   1,360    361,257 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A   5,596    468,777 
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (*)   16,898    594,134 
Dynatrace, Inc. (*)   8,578    398,362 
Description  Shares   Fair
Value
 
N-able, Inc. (*)   36,592   $478,257 
         2,300,787 
Specialized REITs  |  1.3%          
CubeSmart   12,152    549,513 
Specialty Retail  |  6.1%          
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (*)   6,491    617,619 
Chewy, Inc., Class A (*)   30,348    482,837 
Five Below, Inc. (*)   2,007    364,030 
RH (*)   1,573    547,813 
Warby Parker, Inc., Class A (*)   44,414    604,474 
         2,616,773 
Trading Companies & Distributors  |  0.8%
Hudson Technologies, Inc. (*)   30,486    335,651 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $36,334,291)
        42,058,018 
Short-Term Investments  |  1.0%
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.24% (7 day yield)
(Cost $415,240)
   415,240    415,240 
Total Investments  |  99.7%
(Cost $36,749,531)
       $42,473,258 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.3%        134,604 
Net Assets  |  100.0%       $42,607,862 


 

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. Notes to Portfolios of Investments

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

(*) Non-income producing security.
(¢) Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.
(§) Variable and floating rate securities are securities for which interest rate changes are based on changes in designated base rate. The rate shown are those in effect on March 31, 2024.
(#) Pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may only be traded among “qualified institutional buyers.” At March 31, 2024 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  
EURIBOR - Euro Interbank Offered Rate  
ICE - Intercontinental Exchange  
NIBOR - Nigerian Interbank Offered Rate  
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  
CLP -Chilean Peso      
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
Global
Dynamic
Multi-Asset
Portfolio
  Lazard
Retirement
International
Equity
Portfolio
Common & Preferred Stocks and Corporate & Quasi Government Bonds            
Aerospace & Defense   %   0.6 %   5.8 %
Air Freight & Logistics       0.1      
Auto Components   2.0     0.1     1.4  
Automobiles   0.7     2.0     1.4  
Banks   20.6     6.4     7.9  
Beverages       1.1     4.2  
Biotechnology       1.6      
Broadline Retail   1.9     1.1      
Building Products       0.8      
Capital Markets       2.4     2.7  
Chemicals   1.0     0.5     3.9  
Commercial Services & Suppliers       1.4     1.0  
Communications Equipment       0.4      
Construction & Engineering       0.3      
Construction Materials   0.8         0.7  
Consumer Finance       0.2      
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail       2.2     1.6  
Containers & Packaging       0.2      
Diversified REITs       0.5      
Diversified Telecommunication Services   4.3     1.9     1.4  
Electric Utilities       0.8     0.9  
Electrical Equipment   0.9     1.0     2.1  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components   2.4     0.9     0.8  
Entertainment   0.7     0.6     1.2  
Financial Services       2.2      
Food Products   2.0     0.5      
Gas Utilities   0.8     0.5      
Ground Transportation       0.4      
Health Care Equipment & Supplies       0.6     1.4  
Health Care Providers & Services   2.7     3.2      
Hotels & Resort REITs       0.1      
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   0.7     1.7     1.6  
Household Durables   3.8     1.0      
Household Products   1.2     1.4     1.4  
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers   0.7          
Industrial Conglomerates   2.0     0.2     2.2  
Industrial REITs       0.2      
Insurance   4.7     2.7     2.9  
Interactive Media & Services   1.1     2.8     1.6  
IT Services   1.8     1.3     2.4  
Leisure Products       0.2     0.7  
Life Sciences Tools & Services       0.7     2.2  
Machinery   2.2     1.8     3.9  
Media       0.6     0.7  
Metals & Mining   4.2     0.3      
Multi-Utilities       0.4     1.6  
Office REITs       0.1      
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   7.4     0.9     3.4  
Passenger Airline       0.2     2.0  
Personal Care Products   2.4     0.6     2.0  
Pharmaceuticals   0.5     4.9     4.9  
Professional Services       1.4     7.3  
Real Estate Management & Development   0.4     0.2     0.4  
Retail REITs       0.4      
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   14.3     5.0     5.1  
Software       5.7     1.9  
Specialized REITs       0.2      
Specialty Retail   1.2     1.4     3.6  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   3.4     2.0     1.3  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods       0.3     4.6  
Tobacco   0.7     0.3      
Trading Companies & Distributors       0.6      
Transportation Infrastructure   1.9          
Wireless Telecommunication Services   2.4     0.3      
Subtotal   97.8     74.4     96.1  
Exchange-Traded Funds       1.2      
Foreign Government Obligations       16.9      
Supranational Bonds       3.5      
U.S. Municipal Bonds       0.8      
U.S. Treasury Securities       2.0      
Warrants       0.0      
Short-Term Investments   2.0     0.7     3.6  
Total Investments   99.8 %   99.5 %   99.7 %

 

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

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

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

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

 

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

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc.

 

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

 

Date: May 23, 2024

 

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

 

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

 

Date: May 23, 2024

 

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

 

Date: May 23, 2024