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Lazard Global Total
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First Quarter Report

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview

 

 

Dear Stockholders,

We are pleased to present this first quarter report for Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc. (“LGI” or the “Fund”), for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. LGI is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on April 28, 2004. Its ticker symbol is “LGI.”

For the first quarter of 2010, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) performance was slightly ahead of the benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI®) World® Index (the “Index”), in a period of global market strength. We are also pleased with LGI’s favorable NAV performance since inception. We believe that the Fund has provided investors with an attractive yield and diversification, backed by the extensive experience, commitment, and professional management of Lazard Asset Management LLC (the “Investment Manager” or “Lazard”).

Portfolio Update (as of March 31, 2010)

For the first quarter of 2010, the Fund’s NAV increased 3.3%, slightly outperforming the Index gain of 3.2%. Over the one-year period ended March 31, 2010, the NAV gain of 51.6% was slightly behind the Index return of 52.4%. The Fund’s NAV performance has outperformed the Index for the three- and five-year periods and, since inception, has returned 5.9% (annualized) versus 4.1% (annualized) for the Index. Shares of LGI ended the first quarter of 2010 with a market price of $15.51, representing a 11.7% discount to the Fund’s NAV of $17.56.

The Fund’s net assets were $168.7 million as of March 31, 2010, with total leveraged assets of $219.3 million, representing a 23.1% leverage rate. This leverage rate was a moderate decrease from the 2009 year end level of 28.5%, and still below the Fund’s historical level since inception (of approximately 30%).

We believe that LGI’s investment thesis remains sound, as demonstrated by the Fund’s favorable relative performance since inception.

Within the global equity portfolio, an underweight exposure to the utilities sector and stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector helped performance during the first quarter. However, stock selection in the financials, healthcare, and consumer staples sectors detracted from performance. The smaller, short-duration1 emerging market currency and debt portion of the Fund continued to perform strongly in the first quarter of 2010, as it did in 2009. This portfolio has also been a positive contributor to performance for the Fund since inception.

As of March 31, 2010, 70.1% of the Fund’s total leveraged assets consisted of global equities and 25.1% consisted of emerging market currency and debt instruments, while the remaining 4.8% consisted of cash and other net assets.

Declaration of Distributions

Pursuant to LGI’s Level Distribution Policy, the Fund declares, monthly, a distribution equal to 6.25% (on an annualized basis) of the Fund’s NAV on the last business day of the previous year. The current distribution rate per share of $0.08995 is based on the Fund’s NAV of $17.27 on December 31, 2009 and is equal to, on an annualized basis, 7.0% of the Fund’s $15.51 market price as of the close of trading on the NYSE on March 31, 2010. It is currently estimated that $0.12683 of the $0.26985 distributed per share as of March 31st may represent a return of capital.

Additional Information

Please note that available on www.LazardNet.com are frequent updates on the Fund’s performance, press releases, distribution information, and a monthly fact sheet that provides information about the Fund’s major holdings, sector weightings, regional exposures, and other characteristics, including the notices required by Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. You may also reach Lazard by phone at 1-800-823-6300.



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview (continued)

 

 

On behalf of Lazard, we thank you for your investment in Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc. and look forward to continuing to serve your investment needs in the future.

Message from the Portfolio Managers

Global Equity Portfolio
(70.1% of total leveraged assets)

The Fund’s global equity portfolio is invested primarily in equity securities of large, well-known global companies with strong financial productivity at attractive valuations. Examples include GlaxoSmithKline, a global research-based pharmaceutical company based in the United Kingdom; Bank of New York Mellon, a U.S.-based company that provides financial products and services for institutions and individuals worldwide; Nokia Corp., a Finland-based manufacturer of mobile telephones; and Total SA, a French energy supplier that explores for, produces, refines, transports, and markets oil and natural gas.

Companies held in the global equity portfolio are all based in developed-market regions around the world. As of March 31, 2010, 41.6% of these stocks were based in North America, 29.9% were based in Continental Europe (not including the United Kingdom), 18.6% were from the United Kingdom, 6.7% were from Japan, and 3.2% were from the rest of Asia (not including Japan). The global equity portfolio is similarly well diversified across a number of industry sectors. The top two sectors, by weight, at March 31, 2010, were financials (19.8%), which includes banks, insurance companies, and financial services companies, and information technology (18.9%), which includes computer software, technology hardware, semiconductors, and services companies. Other sectors in the portfolio include consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, health care, industrials, materials, and telecommunication services. The average dividend yield on the securities held in the global equity portfolio was approximately 2.7% as of March 31, 2010.

Global Equity Markets Review
Global stock markets were volatile, but finished the first quarter of 2010 slightly higher amid the continuing global economic recovery. During the period, investors witnessed many developments, including intensifying sovereign default risk in Europe, tightening credit conditions in China, monetary policy tightening in Australia and India, proposals to overhaul the financials sector, and landmark health care legislation in the United States.

European markets declined amid continuing concerns over the possible repercussions of the debt crisis in Greece, despite the European Union’s proposed solution. Furthermore, concerns remained about possible contagion should the situation in Greece deteriorate. Overall, U.S. equities performed well amid the improving economic outlook, while most Asian markets were also higher on continued economic resilience. Australian markets benefited from the strong demand for raw materials, and Japan, which ramped up its quantitative easing measures, also rose during the period.

Industrials was the best-performing sector during the quarter, thanks to positive manufacturing data that pointed toward an industrial recovery. Consumer discretionary and financials were also among the betterperforming sectors, benefiting from the continued economic recovery. The traditionally defensive utilities and telecom services sectors, however, were among the worst performers, as investors favored more cyclical sectors during the quarter.

In currency markets, the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to European currencies due to the relative strength in the U.S. economy and the deteriorating situation in Greece. The U.S. dollar, however, weakened relative to the Australian dollar due to the increasing interest rate differential.

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Investment Overview (continued)

 

 

What Helped and What Hurt LGI
The Fund benefited from an underweight exposure in the utilities sector, which continued to suffer from an oversupply of capacity and declined as investors rotated into more cyclical industries. Stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector also helped returns; Home Depot performed well, as its restructuring initiatives paid off and economic conditions improved.

Conversely, stock selection in the financials sector hurt returns, as Societe Generale and Nomura underperformed due to concerns on regulation, taxes, and Greek sovereign debt. Within the health care sector, an overweight exposure to pharmaceutical stocks, in spite of attractive valuations, hurt relative performance, as markets rotated away from traditionally defensive sectors towards more cyclical areas.

Emerging Market Currency and Debt Portfolio
(25.1% of total leveraged assets)

The Fund also seeks enhanced income through investing in primarily high-yielding, short-duration emerging market forward currency contracts and local currency debt instruments. As of March 31, 2010, this portfolio consisted of forward currency contracts (56.7%), sovereign debt obligations (41.9%) and foreign currency (1.4%). The average duration of the emerging market currency and debt portfolio decreased slightly from approximately 8 months to approximately 7 months during the quarter, with an average yield of 5.2%2 as of quarter end.

Emerging Market Currency and Debt Market Review
The first quarter of 2010 saw a continuation of the buoyant mood in markets that began in the second quarter of 2009. Once again, various indicators of risk appetite, such as the TED spread (the spread between interbank loans and short-term U.S. government debt) and the Volatility S&P 500® Index, pointed to sustained positive sentiment. Commodities such as gold, copper, and oil rallied, as did the stock markets in the United States and emerging markets.

The differentiated performance of the U.S. dollar against major currencies, such as the euro and the Japanese yen, on the one hand, and emerging market currencies on the other, continued. The euro suffered, as Greece’s fiscal woes were reflected in the widening credit default swaps; these concerns spilled over into Portugal and Spain as well.

The fact that many markets in Asia, Latin America, and even Eastern Europe performed strongly, in spite of the increasing noise surrounding Greece, is a sign of their vastly improved macroeconomic fundamentals. Impressive growth and industrial production numbers only confirmed the robustness of the revival and steady upturn in global trade. With China taking some steps to ease off from its rapid loan and fixed investment drive, it remains to be seen how well policymakers globally manage the shift to the next phase of the recovery. In the meantime, emerging markets are seeing inflation, and other issues that come with an economic recovery, come through sooner and in a more pronounced fashion. This means that monetary policy tightening through regulations, tolerance for currency strength, or through rate hikes (India, Israel, Malaysia) has already begun in emerging markets, in sharp contrast to developed markets.

What Helped and What Hurt LGI
Currency appreciation and inflation-linked bond positions in Turkey benefited performance, as capital flows held up despite political noise in February. The Mexican peso also appreciated sharply during the quarter, driven by improving U.S. growth/sentiment and perceived peso undervaluation. European exposure, specifically to Poland (due to regional growth outperformance, strong outlook for privatization, and other capital inflows) and Hungary, where the bond market rallied on the back of fiscal consolidation efforts under IMF auspices, were strong contributors, exhibiting no spillover effects from the debt situation in Greece. Asia was the top regional contributor, led by South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India.

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview (continued)

 

 

Ugandan exposure hurt returns, as the central bank continued its intervention efforts aimed towards building foreign currency reserves and weakening the home currency on a trade-weighted basis; these actions steered the shilling down significantly. Weakness in the banking sector in Serbia was another detractor from performance.

 

 

 

Notes to Investment Overview:


 

 

1

A measure of the average cash weighted term-to-maturity of the investment holdings. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a bond to interest rate movements. Duration for a forward currency contract is equal to its term-to-maturity.

 

 

2

The quoted yield does not account for the implicit cost of borrowing on the forward currency contracts, which would reduce the yield shown.

All returns reflect reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Past performance is not indicative, or a guarantee, of future results.

The performance data of the Index and other market data have been prepared from sources and data that the Investment Manager believes to be reliable, but no representation is made as to their accuracy. The Index represents market value-weighted average returns of selected securities listed on the stock exchanges of Europe, Australasia and the Far East, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. The Index is unmanaged, has no fees or costs and is not available for investment.

The views of the Fund’s management and the portfolio holdings described in this report are as of March 31, 2010; these views and portfolio holdings may have changed subsequent to this date. Nothing herein should be construed as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold a particular investment. There is no assurance that the portfolio holdings discussed herein will remain in the Fund at the time you receive this report, or that portfolio holdings sold will not have been repurchased. The specific portfolio holdings discussed may in aggregate represent only a small percentage of the Fund’s holdings. It should not be assumed that investments identified and discussed were, or will be, profitable, or that the investment decisions we make in the future will be profitable, or equal the performance of the investments discussed herein.

The views and opinions expressed are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendations for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of the outlooks for markets, sectors and securities as discussed herein.

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview (continued)

 

 

Comparison of Changes in Value of $10,000 Investment in
LGI and MSCI World Index* (unaudited)

(LINE GRAPH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value at
3/31/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

(MARK)

LGI at Market Price

 

 

$12,490

 

(MARK)

LGI at Net Asset Value

 

 

14,051

 

(MARK)

MSCI World Index

 

 

12,675

 


 

Average Annual Total Returns*

Periods Ended March 31, 2010

(unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One
Year

 

Five
Years

 

Since
Inception**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Price

 

74.49

%

 

4.83

%

 

3.82

%

 

Net Asset Value

 

51.55

 

 

4.01

 

 

5.91

 

 

MSCI World Index

 

52.37

 

 

2.89

 

 

4.08

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

*

All returns reflect reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Past performance is not indicative, or a guarantee, of future results; the investment return, market price and net asset value of the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a stockholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions or on the sale of Fund shares.

 

 

 

The performance data of the Index has been prepared from sources and data that the Investment Manager believes to be reliable, but no representation is made as to its accuracy. The Index represents market value-weighted average returns of selected securities listed on the stock exchanges of Europe, Australasia and the Far East, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. The Index is unmanaged, has no fees or costs and is not available for investment.

 

 

**

The Fund’s inception date was April 28, 2004.

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

$9,553,728

 

5.7

%

 

 

Diageo PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

6,819,195

 

4.0

 

 

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

6,800,360

 

4.0

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

6,663,096

 

3.9

 

 

 

Heineken NV ADR

 

 

5,775,360

 

3.4

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

 

5,737,012

 

3.4

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

5,546,145

 

3.3

 

 

 

BP PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

5,541,497

 

3.3

 

 

 

The Home Depot, Inc.

 

 

5,353,925

 

3.2

 

 

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

 

5,071,729

 

3.0

 

 

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

         

 

Common Stocks—91.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finland—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nokia Corp. Sponsored ADR

 

 

192,800

 

$

2,996,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

France—6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GDF Suez Sponsored ADR

 

 

75,981

 

 

2,944,264

 

Sanofi-Aventis ADR

 

 

105,200

 

 

3,930,272

 

Societe Generale Sponsored ADR

 

 

72,000

 

 

905,040

 

Total SA Sponsored ADR

 

 

64,000

 

 

3,713,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total France

 

 

 

 

 

11,492,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Ireland—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRH PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

98,300

 

 

2,446,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Italy—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eni SpA Sponsored ADR

 

 

36,350

 

 

1,705,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Japan—6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon, Inc. Sponsored ADR

 

 

44,700

 

 

2,065,587

 

Hoya Corp. Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

73,500

 

 

2,019,780

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ADR

 

 

528,000

 

 

2,761,440

 

Nomura Holdings, Inc. ADR

 

 

332,600

 

 

2,437,958

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. ADR

 

 

321,200

 

 

1,043,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Japan

 

 

 

 

 

10,328,665

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Netherlands—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heineken NV ADR

 

 

225,600

 

 

5,775,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Singapore—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. ADR (c)

 

 

217,400

 

 

4,902,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Sweden—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR

 

 

123,800

 

 

1,291,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Switzerland—12.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Group AG Sponsored ADR

 

 

73,400

 

 

3,771,292

 

Nestle SA Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

86,000

 

 

4,403,200

 

Novartis AG ADR

 

 

78,900

 

 

4,268,490

 

Roche Holding AG Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

92,400

 

 

3,744,048

 

UBS AG (a)

 

 

107,587

 

 

1,751,516

 

Zurich Financial Services AG ADR

 

 

92,500

 

 

2,358,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Switzerland

 

 

 

 

 

20,297,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

United Kingdom—16.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP PLC Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

97,100

 

 

5,541,497

 

Diageo PLC Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

101,100

 

 

6,819,195

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

80,200

 

 

3,089,304

 

HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

109,413

 

 

5,546,145

 

Tesco PLC Sponsored ADR (c)

 

 

153,200

 

 

3,041,020

 

Vodafone Group PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

191,712

 

 

4,464,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

28,502,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

United States—37.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (c)

 

 

103,600

 

 

3,199,168

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

 

42,693

 

 

1,139,903

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a), (c)

 

 

220,400

 

 

5,737,012

 

ConocoPhillips

 

 

32,900

 

 

1,683,493

 

Exxon Mobil Corp. (c)

 

 

56,900

 

 

3,811,162

 

General Electric Co.

 

 

116,300

 

 

2,116,660

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

 

38,800

 

 

4,976,100

 

Johnson & Johnson (c)

 

 

104,300

 

 

6,800,360

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (c)

 

 

148,896

 

 

6,663,096

 

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

 

 

31,506

 

 

1,639,257

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

326,400

 

 

9,553,728

 

Oracle Corp.

 

 

184,300

 

 

4,734,667

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

 

87,566

 

 

1,501,757

 

The Home Depot, Inc.

 

 

165,500

 

 

5,353,925

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

 

68,900

 

 

5,071,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total United States

 

 

 

 

 

63,982,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $155,751,850)

 

 

 

 

 

153,720,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000) (d)

 

 

Value

 

             

 

Foreign Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations—13.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil NTN-F:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 01/01/12

 

 

4,500

 

$

2,527,151

 

10.00%, 01/01/13

 

 

5,795

 

 

3,109,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

5,636,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Egypt—3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt Treasury Bills:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00%, 05/11/10

 

 

1,200

 

 

215,950

 

0.00%, 07/13/10

 

 

1,900

 

 

336,203

 

0.00%, 08/03/10

 

 

11,025

 

 

1,939,607

 

0.00%, 08/31/10

 

 

8,125

 

 

1,418,289

 

0.00%, 09/28/10

 

 

7,875

 

 

1,363,765

 

0.00%, 10/12/10

 

 

5,350

 

 

922,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

6,196,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Ghana—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ghana Government Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.00%, 03/07/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

696,386

 

16.00%, 05/02/11

 

 

460

 

 

329,918

 

13.67%, 06/15/12

 

 

790

 

 

549,842

 

15.00%, 12/10/12

 

 

320

 

 

224,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Ghana

 

 

 

 

 

1,800,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Hungary—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary Government Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 02/12/15

 

 

297,150

 

 

1,622,634

 

6.75%, 02/24/17

 

 

233,760

 

 

1,195,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Hungary

 

 

 

 

 

2,817,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Kenya—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kenya Treasury Bill,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00%, 04/05/10

 

 

17,300

 

 

223,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Mexico—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican Bonos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 12/19/13

 

 

8,180

 

 

697,074

 

8.00%, 12/17/15

 

 

11,500

 

 

971,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

1,668,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Poland—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poland Government Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 04/25/12

 

 

1,872

 

 

658,200

 

3.00%, 08/24/16

 

 

1,191

 

 

414,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Poland

 

 

 

 

 

1,072,889

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Romania—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Romania Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 10/25/12

 

 

1,720

 

 

624,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Turkey—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 02/15/12

 

 

2,937

 

 

2,235,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Uganda—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uganda Government Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 04/01/10

 

 

676,000

 

 

325,010

 

10.00%, 07/21/11

 

 

432,000

 

 

216,544

 

10.00%, 10/13/11

 

 

639,800

 

 

322,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Uganda

 

 

 

 

 

864,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $21,527,038)

 

 

 

 

 

23,140,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

             

 

Short-Term Investment—4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $7,459,003)

 

 

7,459,003

 

 

7,459,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Investments—109.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified cost $184,737,891) (b)

 

 

 

 

$

184,320,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Other Assets—(9.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(15,616,887

)

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

168,703,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

8



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at March 31, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency
Purchase Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

 

Foreign
Currency

 

U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

 

U.S. $
Current
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRL

 

04/05/10

 

 

2,816,735

 

$

1,569,212

 

$

1,583,903

 

$

14,691

 

$

 

CLP

 

06/24/10

 

 

430,534,500

 

 

807,000

 

 

821,690

 

 

14,690

 

 

 

CNY

 

05/10/10

 

 

12,311,040

 

 

1,832,000

 

 

1,803,500

 

 

 

 

28,500

 

CNY

 

05/10/10

 

 

2,953,900

 

 

439,568

 

 

432,730

 

 

 

 

6,838

 

CNY

 

05/10/10

 

 

1,018,948

 

 

151,000

 

 

149,270

 

 

 

 

1,730

 

CNY

 

05/10/10

 

 

792,149

 

 

117,000

 

 

116,045

 

 

 

 

955

 

CNY

 

08/24/10

 

 

1,564,144

 

 

232,000

 

 

229,425

 

 

 

 

2,575

 

CNY

 

03/17/11

 

 

14,581,257

 

 

2,193,000

 

 

2,155,448

 

 

 

 

37,552

 

COP

 

04/05/10

 

 

1,646,287,500

 

 

852,115

 

 

856,304

 

 

4,189

 

 

 

COP

 

04/19/10

 

 

1,607,970,000

 

 

806,000

 

 

836,110

 

 

30,110

 

 

 

COP

 

05/19/10

 

 

1,614,990,000

 

 

807,091

 

 

838,795

 

 

31,704

 

 

 

CZK

 

04/06/10

 

 

15,687,650

 

 

822,780

 

 

834,520

 

 

11,740

 

 

 

CZK

 

04/16/10

 

 

22,457,000

 

 

1,210,271

 

 

1,194,382

 

 

 

 

15,889

 

CZK

 

05/26/10

 

 

30,279,312

 

 

1,605,695

 

 

1,609,308

 

 

3,613

 

 

 

CZK

 

06/28/10

 

 

30,299,525

 

 

1,606,767

 

 

1,609,535

 

 

2,768

 

 

 

EUR

 

12/09/10

 

 

3,282,000

 

 

4,872,458

 

 

4,432,291

 

 

 

 

440,167

 

EUR

 

04/01/10

 

 

2,880,345

 

 

3,861,975

 

 

3,890,339

 

 

28,364

 

 

 

EUR

 

05/28/10

 

 

353,000

 

 

471,196

 

 

476,799

 

 

5,603

 

 

 

EUR

 

07/01/10

 

 

945,000

 

 

1,271,731

 

 

1,276,421

 

 

4,690

 

 

 

GHC

 

05/24/10

 

 

562,000

 

 

392,047

 

 

386,221

 

 

 

 

5,826

 

GHC

 

07/07/10

 

 

420,000

 

 

286,689

 

 

288,363

 

 

1,674

 

 

 

GHC

 

10/11/11

 

 

237,330

 

 

109,369

 

 

143,319

 

 

33,950

 

 

 

HUF

 

04/16/10

 

 

328,107,000

 

 

1,683,511

 

 

1,667,942

 

 

 

 

15,569

 

HUF

 

07/01/10

 

 

251,012,706

 

 

1,275,718

 

 

1,264,168

 

 

 

 

11,550

 

HUF

 

12/09/10

 

 

243,376,246

 

 

1,238,316

 

 

1,206,005

 

 

 

 

32,311

 

IDR

 

04/15/10

 

 

7,762,050,000

 

 

846,000

 

 

851,444

 

 

5,444

 

 

 

IDR

 

04/30/10

 

 

7,771,356,000

 

 

846,000

 

 

850,111

 

 

4,111

 

 

 

IDR

 

05/17/10

 

 

1,567,400,000

 

 

170,000

 

 

170,930

 

 

930

 

 

 

IDR

 

05/17/10

 

 

8,198,260,000

 

 

868,000

 

 

894,048

 

 

26,048

 

 

 

IDR

 

06/28/10

 

 

4,344,840,000

 

 

447,000

 

 

470,001

 

 

23,001

 

 

 

ILS

 

04/02/10

 

 

1,574,303

 

 

415,000

 

 

425,977

 

 

10,977

 

 

 

ILS

 

04/12/10

 

 

13,507,351

 

 

3,585,848

 

 

3,654,636

 

 

68,788

 

 

 

ILS

 

05/03/10

 

 

1,335,000

 

 

360,003

 

 

361,138

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

ILS

 

05/11/10

 

 

4,729,528

 

 

1,212,326

 

 

1,279,307

 

 

66,981

 

 

 

INR

 

04/13/10

 

 

43,476,300

 

 

951,133

 

 

967,815

 

 

16,682

 

 

 

INR

 

04/29/10

 

 

47,700,360

 

 

1,044,000

 

 

1,060,382

 

 

16,382

 

 

 

INR

 

05/04/10

 

 

17,777,000

 

 

391,176

 

 

395,014

 

 

3,838

 

 

 

INR

 

05/04/10

 

 

18,358,560

 

 

396,000

 

 

407,936

 

 

11,936

 

 

 

INR

 

05/24/10

 

 

37,769,600

 

 

814,000

 

 

837,688

 

 

23,688

 

 

 

KES

 

04/06/10

 

 

58,304,140

 

 

757,000

 

 

754,063

 

 

 

 

2,937

 

KES

 

04/08/10

 

 

33,611,240

 

 

436,000

 

 

434,702

 

 

 

 

1,298

 

KES

 

04/16/10

 

 

57,884,250

 

 

753,211

 

 

748,627

 

 

 

 

4,584

 

KES

 

04/26/10

 

 

35,048,800

 

 

454,000

 

 

453,289

 

 

 

 

711

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

9



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at March 31, 2010 (continued):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency
Purchase Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

 

Foreign
Currency

 

U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

 

U.S. $
Current
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KES

 

04/26/10

 

 

47,474,480

 

$

614,000

 

$

613,991

 

$

 

$

9

 

KES

 

06/07/10

 

 

89,665,500

 

 

1,155,483

 

 

1,159,600

 

 

4,117

 

 

 

KRW

 

04/02/10

 

 

474,208,000

 

 

406,000

 

 

419,115

 

 

13,115

 

 

 

KRW

 

04/08/10

 

 

766,350,000

 

 

655,000

 

 

677,239

 

 

22,239

 

 

 

KRW

 

04/20/10

 

 

1,060,741,350

 

 

939,000

 

 

936,965

 

 

 

 

2,035

 

KRW

 

04/29/10

 

 

734,045,200

 

 

634,000

 

 

648,166

 

 

14,166

 

 

 

KRW

 

04/30/10

 

 

517,540,000

 

 

452,000

 

 

456,973

 

 

4,973

 

 

 

KRW

 

05/10/10

 

 

360,328,800

 

 

312,000

 

 

318,040

 

 

6,040

 

 

 

KRW

 

05/20/10

 

 

1,061,727,300

 

 

939,000

 

 

936,771

 

 

 

 

2,229

 

KRW

 

07/02/10

 

 

436,898,000

 

 

385,000

 

 

384,870

 

 

 

 

130

 

KRW

 

08/03/10

 

 

1,034,662,650

 

 

889,000

 

 

910,354

 

 

21,354

 

 

 

MXN

 

04/16/10

 

 

5,706,940

 

 

433,000

 

 

461,131

 

 

28,131

 

 

 

MXN

 

05/03/10

 

 

8,602,814

 

 

652,000

 

 

693,958

 

 

41,958

 

 

 

MXN

 

05/05/10

 

 

2,714,608

 

 

208,000

 

 

218,935

 

 

10,935

 

 

 

MXN

 

05/05/10

 

 

11,463,998

 

 

842,000

 

 

924,577

 

 

82,577

 

 

 

MXN

 

05/10/10

 

 

13,151,936

 

 

1,036,132

 

 

1,060,152

 

 

24,020

 

 

 

MXN

 

05/10/10

 

 

5,227,200

 

 

396,000

 

 

421,354

 

 

25,354

 

 

 

MYR

 

04/05/10

 

 

2,621,630

 

 

773,000

 

 

803,688

 

 

30,688

 

 

 

MYR

 

04/22/10

 

 

1,712,191

 

 

516,000

 

 

524,403

 

 

8,403

 

 

 

MYR

 

05/04/10

 

 

2,757,720

 

 

804,000

 

 

844,070

 

 

40,070

 

 

 

MYR

 

05/24/10

 

 

2,911,409

 

 

875,612

 

 

890,214

 

 

14,602

 

 

 

MYR

 

06/07/10

 

 

2,470,285

 

 

755,000

 

 

754,804

 

 

 

 

196

 

MYR

 

06/25/10

 

 

3,377,953

 

 

1,011,000

 

 

1,031,021

 

 

20,021

 

 

 

PHP

 

04/05/10

 

 

42,263,360

 

 

932,451

 

 

935,237

 

 

2,786

 

 

 

PHP

 

04/05/10

 

 

30,475,405

 

 

661,000

 

 

674,384

 

 

13,384

 

 

 

PHP

 

04/05/10

 

 

42,263,360

 

 

914,000

 

 

935,237

 

 

21,237

 

 

 

PHP

 

04/16/10

 

 

36,313,200

 

 

792,000

 

 

802,679

 

 

10,679

 

 

 

PHP

 

04/30/10

 

 

35,925,120

 

 

792,000

 

 

792,874

 

 

874

 

 

 

PHP

 

05/19/10

 

 

20,148,000

 

 

438,000

 

 

443,720

 

 

5,720

 

 

 

PHP

 

05/27/10

 

 

36,012,240

 

 

792,000

 

 

792,379

 

 

379

 

 

 

PLN

 

04/16/10

 

 

9,095,000

 

 

3,186,867

 

 

3,181,108

 

 

 

 

5,759

 

PLN

 

04/16/10

 

 

1,372,635

 

 

468,556

 

 

480,099

 

 

11,543

 

 

 

RON

 

04/13/10

 

 

2,530,808

 

 

890,565

 

 

834,447

 

 

 

 

56,118

 

RON

 

04/21/10

 

 

1,108,413

 

 

385,951

 

 

365,190

 

 

 

 

20,761

 

RON

 

06/16/10

 

 

2,589,800

 

 

865,112

 

 

848,435

 

 

 

 

16,677

 

RON

 

10/19/10

 

 

1,429,085

 

 

497,367

 

 

461,764

 

 

 

 

35,603

 

RSD

 

04/06/10

 

 

17,617,000

 

 

240,276

 

 

238,091

 

 

 

 

2,185

 

RSD

 

04/08/10

 

 

17,395,000

 

 

245,831

 

 

234,940

 

 

 

 

10,891

 

RSD

 

04/08/10

 

 

14,121,150

 

 

192,820

 

 

190,723

 

 

 

 

2,097

 

RSD

 

04/16/10

 

 

8,397,990

 

 

114,978

 

 

113,134

 

 

 

 

1,844

 

RSD

 

05/10/10

 

 

15,669,000

 

 

215,983

 

 

209,520

 

 

 

 

6,463

 

RUB

 

04/26/10

 

 

33,992,492

 

 

1,147,000

 

 

1,151,857

 

 

4,857

 

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

10



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at March 31, 2010 (concluded):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency
Purchase Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

 

Foreign
Currency

 

U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

 

U.S. $
Current
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUB

 

05/25/10

 

 

13,872,440

 

$

464,000

 

$

468,941

 

$

4,941

 

$

 

TRY

 

04/09/10

 

 

4,154,275

 

 

2,675,000

 

 

2,733,548

 

 

58,548

 

 

 

TWD

 

12/22/10

 

 

24,992,790

 

 

807,000

 

 

806,073

 

 

 

 

927

 

TWD

 

03/22/11

 

 

24,823,320

 

 

807,000

 

 

806,113

 

 

 

 

887

 

UGX

 

04/06/10

 

 

749,567,000

 

 

364,000

 

 

359,919

 

 

 

 

4,081

 

UGX

 

04/07/10

 

 

328,559,000

 

 

156,323

 

 

157,731

 

 

1,408

 

 

 

UGX

 

04/09/10

 

 

578,683,000

 

 

282,147

 

 

277,692

 

 

 

 

4,455

 

UGX

 

04/09/10

 

 

392,078,000

 

 

190,932

 

 

188,146

 

 

 

 

2,786

 

UGX

 

04/15/10

 

 

390,027,000

 

 

187,693

 

 

186,929

 

 

 

 

764

 

UGX

 

04/20/10

 

 

792,366,000

 

 

403,651

 

 

379,365

 

 

 

 

24,286

 

UGX

 

04/30/10

 

 

760,035,000

 

 

364,089

 

 

363,132

 

 

 

 

957

 

UGX

 

05/17/10

 

 

457,386,000

 

 

218,114

 

 

218,118

 

 

4

 

 

 

VND

 

04/19/10

 

 

5,102,550,000

 

 

261,000

 

 

266,141

 

 

5,141

 

 

 

ZMK

 

04/06/10

 

 

941,597,000

 

 

200,267

 

 

201,072

 

 

805

 

 

 

ZMK

 

04/12/10

 

 

999,966,000

 

 

214,908

 

 

213,405

 

 

 

 

1,503

 

ZMK

 

04/16/10

 

 

2,626,296,000

 

 

563,232

 

 

560,254

 

 

 

 

2,978

 

ZMK

 

04/26/10

 

 

3,525,840,000

 

 

747,000

 

 

751,378

 

 

4,378

 

 

 

ZMK

 

05/06/10

 

 

748,129,000

 

 

159,703

 

 

159,703

 

 

 

 

 

ZMK

 

05/10/10

 

 

668,716,000

 

 

142,888

 

 

142,289

 

 

 

 

599

 

ZMK

 

05/10/10

 

 

923,407,000

 

 

196,190

 

 

196,482

 

 

292

 

 

 

ZMK

 

05/11/10

 

 

3,294,433,000

 

 

703,939

 

 

700,908

 

 

 

 

3,031

 

ZMK

 

05/12/10

 

 

2,313,427,000

 

 

494,798

 

 

492,138

 

 

 

 

2,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts

 

$

85,320,064

 

$

85,525,627

 

$

1,027,466

 

$

821,903

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Sale Contracts open at March 31, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency
Sale Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

 

Foreign
Currency

 

U.S. $Cost
on Origination
Date

 

U.S. $
Current
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRL

 

04/05/10

 

 

2,816,735

 

$

1,546,000

 

$

1,583,903

 

$

 

$

37,903

 

BRL

 

05/04/10

 

 

2,876,958

 

 

1,593,000

 

 

1,608,109

 

 

 

 

15,109

 

CNY

 

05/10/10

 

 

7,678,296

 

 

1,128,000

 

 

1,124,828

 

 

3,172

 

 

 

CNY

 

05/10/10

 

 

9,397,741

 

 

1,382,631

 

 

1,376,718

 

 

5,913

 

 

 

COP

 

04/05/10

 

 

1,646,287,500

 

 

858,000

 

 

856,304

 

 

1,696

 

 

 

COP

 

05/05/10

 

 

1,650,981,500

 

 

853,000

 

 

858,142

 

 

 

 

5,142

 

EUR

 

04/06/10

 

 

605,000

 

 

822,780

 

 

817,144

 

 

5,636

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/16/10

 

 

880,045

 

 

1,210,271

 

 

1,188,646

 

 

21,625

 

 

 

EUR

 

05/26/10

 

 

1,189,000

 

 

1,605,695

 

 

1,605,986

 

 

 

 

291

 

EUR

 

06/28/10

 

 

1,189,000

 

 

1,606,767

 

 

1,605,995

 

 

772

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/16/10

 

 

1,222,000

 

 

1,683,511

 

 

1,650,511

 

 

33,000

 

 

 

EUR

 

07/01/10

 

 

934,766

 

 

1,275,718

 

 

1,262,598

 

 

13,120

 

 

 

EUR

 

12/09/10

 

 

886,132

 

 

1,238,316

 

 

1,196,708

 

 

41,608

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/16/10

 

 

353,017

 

 

468,556

 

 

476,807

 

 

 

 

8,251

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (concluded)

March 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Sale Contracts open at March 31, 2010 (concluded):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency
Sale Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

 

Foreign
Currency

 

U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

 

U.S. $
Current
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/16/10

 

 

2,321,515

 

$

3,186,867

 

$

3,135,587

 

$

51,280

 

$

 

EUR

 

04/13/10

 

 

602,000

 

 

890,565

 

 

813,097

 

 

77,468

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/21/10

 

 

247,000

 

 

385,951

 

 

333,616

 

 

52,335

 

 

 

EUR

 

06/16/10

 

 

625,103

 

 

865,112

 

 

844,333

 

 

20,779

 

 

 

EUR

 

10/19/10

 

 

307,000

 

 

497,367

 

 

414,612

 

 

82,755

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/06/10

 

 

174,599

 

 

240,276

 

 

235,822

 

 

4,454

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/08/10

 

 

141,000

 

 

192,820

 

 

190,442

 

 

2,378

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/08/10

 

 

175,000

 

 

245,831

 

 

236,364

 

 

9,467

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/16/10

 

 

83,591

 

 

114,978

 

 

112,904

 

 

2,074

 

 

 

EUR

 

05/10/10

 

 

155,725

 

 

215,983

 

 

210,336

 

 

5,647

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/01/10

 

 

92,104

 

 

124,500

 

 

124,401

 

 

99

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/01/10

 

 

2,788,241

 

 

3,776,672

 

 

3,765,939

 

 

10,733

 

 

 

EUR

 

04/30/10

 

 

2,880,345

 

 

3,861,967

 

 

3,890,431

 

 

 

 

28,464

 

EUR

 

05/28/10

 

 

1,665,000

 

 

2,230,392

 

 

2,248,923

 

 

 

 

18,531

 

EUR

 

06/24/10

 

 

1,717,216

 

 

2,314,000

 

 

2,319,462

 

 

 

 

5,462

 

HUF

 

12/09/10

 

 

917,154,900

 

 

4,872,458

 

 

4,544,789

 

 

327,669

 

 

 

ILS

 

04/02/10

 

 

1,574,303

 

 

424,626

 

 

425,976

 

 

 

 

1,350

 

ILS

 

05/11/10

 

 

4,729,528

 

 

1,138,000

 

 

1,279,307

 

 

 

 

141,307

 

INR

 

04/13/10

 

 

17,357,520

 

 

372,000

 

 

386,391

 

 

 

 

14,391

 

JPY

 

04/30/10

 

 

35,097,434

 

 

393,000

 

 

375,464

 

 

17,536

 

 

 

JPY

 

04/30/10

 

 

40,250,419

 

 

452,000

 

 

430,590

 

 

21,410

 

 

 

JPY

 

05/10/10

 

 

7,732,776

 

 

85,445

 

 

82,728

 

 

2,717

 

 

 

JPY

 

05/10/10

 

 

33,118,862

 

 

372,000

 

 

354,316

 

 

17,684

 

 

 

JPY

 

06/21/10

 

 

117,593,608

 

 

1,298,000

 

 

1,258,353

 

 

39,647

 

 

 

JPY

 

09/24/10

 

 

131,279,049

 

 

1,456,035

 

 

1,405,980

 

 

50,055

 

 

 

KES

 

04/06/10

 

 

58,304,140

 

 

755,235

 

 

754,063

 

 

1,172

 

 

 

KES

 

04/08/10

 

 

33,611,240

 

 

435,379

 

 

434,702

 

 

677

 

 

 

KRW

 

04/02/10

 

 

474,208,000

 

 

419,282

 

 

419,115

 

 

167

 

 

 

MXN

 

05/05/10

 

 

14,139,000

 

 

1,106,251

 

 

1,140,318

 

 

 

 

34,067

 

MXN

 

05/10/10

 

 

8,521,479

 

 

687,000

 

 

686,900

 

 

100

 

 

 

MYR

 

04/05/10

 

 

2,621,630

 

 

802,949

 

 

803,688

 

 

 

 

739

 

PHP

 

04/05/10

 

 

42,263,360

 

 

932,451

 

 

935,237

 

 

 

 

2,786

 

PHP

 

04/05/10

 

 

72,738,765

 

 

1,607,487

 

 

1,609,621

 

 

 

 

2,134

 

UGX

 

04/06/10

 

 

749,567,000

 

 

360,369

 

 

359,919

 

 

450

 

 

 

ZMK

 

04/06/10

 

 

941,597,000

 

 

201,196

 

 

201,072

 

 

124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts

 

$

54,586,689

 

$

53,977,197

 

 

925,419

 

 

315,927

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase and Sale Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,952,885

 

$

1,137,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $184,737,891, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $23,848,720, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $24,266,564, and the net unrealized depreciation was $417,844.

 

 

(c)

Segregated security for forward currency contracts.

 

 

(d)

Principal amount denominated in respective country’s currency.


Security Abbreviations:

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

NTN-F — Brazil Sovereign “Nota do Tesouro Nacional” Series F


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

 

 

 

BRL

Brazilian Real

 

KRW

South Korean Won

CLP

Chilean Peso

 

MXN

Mexican New Peso

CNY

Chinese Renminbi

 

MYR

Malaysian Ringgit

COP

Colombian Peso

 

PHP

Philippine Peso

CZK

Czech Koruna

 

PLN

Polish Zloty

EUR

Euro

 

RON

New Romanian Leu

GHC

Ghanaian Cedi

 

RUB

Russian Ruble

HUF

Hungarian Forint

 

RSD

Serbian Dinar

IDR

Indonesian Rupiah

 

TRY

New Turkish Lira

ILS

Israeli Shekel

 

TWD

New Taiwan Dollar

INR

Indian Rupee

 

UGX

Ugandan Shilling

JPY

Japanese Yen

 

VND

Vietnamese Dong

KES

Kenyan Shilling

 

ZMK

Zambian Kwacha


 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings by industry (as percentage of net assets):

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol & Tobacco

 

 

7.4

%

Banking

 

 

12.3

 

Computer Software

 

 

8.5

 

Energy Integrated

 

 

9.7

 

Financial Services

 

 

4.4

 

Food & Beverages

 

 

3.6

 

Gas Utilities

 

 

1.7

 

Housing

 

 

1.4

 

Insurance

 

 

1.4

 

Manufacturing

 

 

4.3

 

Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology

 

 

14.5

 

Retail

 

 

5.0

 

Semiconductors & Components

 

 

2.4

 

Technology Hardware

 

 

8.9

 

Telecommunications

 

 

5.6

 

 

 

     

Subtotal

 

 

91.1

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

 

13.7

 

Short-Term Investment

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

     

Total Investments

 

 

109.3

%

 

 

     

13



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

Valuation of Investments:

Market values for securities are generally based on the last reported sales price on the principal exchange or market on which the security is traded, generally as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each valuation date. Any securities not listed, for which current over-the-counter market quotations or bids are readily available, are valued at the last quoted bid price or, if available, the mean of two such prices. Securities listed on foreign exchanges are valued at the last reported sales price except as described below; securities listed on foreign exchanges that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the last quoted bid price. Forward currency contracts are valued at the current cost of offsetting the contracts.

Bonds and other fixed-income securities that are not exchange-traded are valued on the basis of prices provided by pricing services which are based primarily on institutional trading in similar groups of securities, or by using brokers’ quotations.

If a significant event materially affecting the value of securities occurs between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated, or when current market quotations otherwise are determined not to readily available or reliable, such securities will be valued at their fair values as determined by, or in accordance with procedures approved by, the Board of Directors. The Valuation Committee of the Investment Manager may evaluate a variety of factors to determine the fair value of securities for which current market quotations are determined not to be readily available or reliable. These factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the value of comparable securities, observations from financial institutions and relevant news events. Input from the Investment Manager’s analysts will also be considered.

Fair Value Measurements:

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset, or would pay to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the date of measurement. Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures provisions of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) also establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurement that is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer, broadly, to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

 

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including unadjusted quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities.

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (concluded)

March 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by each fair value hierarchy level as of March 31, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

Unadjusted
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Balance as of
March 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks*

 

$

153,720,636

 

$

 

$

 

$

153,720,636

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

21,894,914

 

 

1,245,494

 

 

23,140,408

 

Short-Term Investment

 

 

 

 

7,459,003

 

 

 

 

7,459,003

 

Other Financial Instruments**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts

 

 

 

 

1,952,885

 

 

 

 

1,952,885

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total

 

$

153,720,636

 

$

31,306,802

 

$

1,245,494

 

$

186,272,932

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts

 

$

 

$

(1,137,830

)

$

 

$

(1,137,830

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

*

Please refer to the Notes to Portfolio of Investments, on page 13, for portfolio holdings by industry.

 

 

**

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instruments.

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value during the period ended March 31, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

Balance
as of
December 31,
2009

 

Accrued
Discounts

 

Realized
Loss

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Net
Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Net
Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance
as of
March 31,
2010

 

Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
from Investments
Still Held at
March 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations

 

$

1,490,542

 

$

13,394

 

$

(159,563

)

$

195,858

 

$

204,574

 

$

(499,311

)

$

 

$

 

$

1,245,494

 

$

17,033

 

Supranationals

 

 

664,021

 

 

1,509

 

 

(180,270

)

 

177,396

 

 

 

 

(662,656

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total

 

$

2,154,563

 

$

14,903

 

$

(339,833

)

$

373,254

 

$

204,574

 

$

(1,161,967

)

$

 

$

 

$

1,245,494

 

$

17,033

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Effective March 31, 2010, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820). The ASU amends GAAP to add new requirements for disclosures about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy. It also clarifies existing fair value disclosure about the level of disaggregation and about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for investments that fall in either Levels 2 or 3 fair value hierarchy.

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

(unaudited)

 

 

Unless you elect to receive distributions in cash (i.e., opt-out), all dividends, including any capital gain distributions, on your Common Stock will be automatically reinvested by Computershare, Inc., as dividend disbursing agent (the “Plan Agent”), in additional Common Stock under the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). You may elect not to participate in the Plan by contacting the Plan Agent. If you do not participate, you will receive all distributions in cash, paid by check mailed directly to you by the Plan Agent.

Under the Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock you will receive will be determined on the dividend or distribution payment date, as follows:

 

 

(1)

If the Common Stock is trading at or above net asset value at the time of valuation, the Fund will issue new shares at a price equal to the greater of (i) net asset value per Common Share on that date or (ii) 95% of the Common Stock’s market price on that date.

 

 

(2)

If the Common Stock is trading below net asset value at the time of valuation, the Plan Agent will receive the dividend or distribution in cash and will purchase Common Stock in the open market, on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts. It is possible that the market price for the Common Stock may increase before the Plan Agent has completed its purchases. Therefore, the average purchase price per share paid by the Plan Agent may exceed the market price at the time of valuation, resulting in the purchase of fewer shares than if the dividend or distribution had been paid in Common Stock issued by the Fund. The Plan Agent will use all dividends and distributions received in cash to purchase Common Stock in the open market within 30 days of the valuation date. Interest will not be paid on any uninvested cash payments.

You may withdraw from the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Plan Agent. If you withdraw or the Plan is terminated, you will receive whole shares in your account under the Plan and you will receive a cash payment for any fraction of a share in your account. If you wish, the Plan Agent will sell your shares and send you the proceeds, minus an initial $15 service fee plus $0.12 per share being liquidated (for processing and brokerage expenses).

The Plan Agent maintains all stockholders’ accounts in the Plan and gives written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information you may need for tax records. Shares of Common Stock in your account will be held by the Plan Agent in non-certificated form. Any proxy you receive will include all Common Stock you have received under the Plan.

There is no brokerage charge for reinvestment of your dividends or distributions in newly-issued shares of Common Stock. However, all participants will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred by the Plan Agent when it makes open market purchases.

Automatically reinvesting dividends and distributions does not mean that you do not have to pay income taxes due upon receiving dividends and distributions.

If you hold your Common Stock with a brokerage firm that does not participate in the Plan, you will not be able to participate in the Plan and any dividend reinvestment may be effected on different terms than those described above. Consult your financial advisor for more information.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan if, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the change is warranted. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan (other than the service charge when you direct the Plan Agent to sell your Common Stock held in a dividend reinvestment account); however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Additional information about the Plan may be obtained from the Plan Agent at P.O. Box 43010, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3010.

16



 

Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Other Information

(unaudited)

 

 

Effective May 11, 2010, the portfolio management team responsible for the Global Equity portfolio of the Fund is comprised of: Michael G. Fry, Michael Powers and Andrew Lacey. A biography for Mr. Fry, which was not previously included in the Fund’s prospectus, is set forth below.

Michael G. Fry, a Managing Director of the Investment Manager, is a portfolio manager/analyst on the Investment Manager’s Global Equity and International Equity teams. Prior to joining the Investment Manager in 2005, Mr. Fry held several positions at UBS Global Asset Management, including Head of Global Equity Portfolio Management, Global Head of Equity Research and Head of Australian Equities. Mr. Fry began working in the investment field in 1981.

17



 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Board of Directors and Officers Information

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name (Age)

 

Position(s)
with the Fund(1)

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
and Other Directorships Held

 

Board of Directors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I — Directors with Term Expiring in 2012

 

 

Independent Directors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leon M. Pollack (69)

 

Director

 

Former Managing Director, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette; Trustee, Adelphi University

 

 

 

 

 

Robert M. Solmson (62)

 

Director

 

President, Fairwood Capital, LLC, a private investment corporation engaged primarily in real estate and hotel investments; Director, Colonial Williamsburg Co.; Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, RFS Hotel Investors, Inc.; Former Director, Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.; Former Director, Independent Bank, Memphis

 

 

 

 

 

Interested Director:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles L. Carroll (49)

 

Chief Executive Officer,
President and Director

 

Deputy Chairman and Head of Global Marketing of the Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Class II — Directors with Term Expiring in 2013

 

 

Independent Directors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kenneth S. Davidson (65)

 

Director

 

President, Davidson Capital Management Corporation; Partner, Aquiline Holdings LLC; Trustee, The Juilliard School; Chairman of the Board, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival; Trustee, American Friends of the National Gallery, London

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy A. Eckl (47)

 

Director

 

Former Vice President, Trust Investments, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (“American Beacon”) and Vice President of certain funds advised by American Beacon; Trustee, College Retirement Equities Fund (eight accounts); Trustee, TIAA-CREF Funds (47 funds) and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (10 funds), and Member of the Management Committee of TIAA Separate Account VA-1

 

 

 

 

 

Lester Z. Lieberman (79)

 

Director

 

Private Investor; Chairman, Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey; Director, Cives Steel Co.; Director, Northside Power Transmission Co.; Advisory Trustee, New Jersey Medical School; Director, Public Health Research Institute; Trustee Emeritus, Clarkson University; Council of Trustees, New Jersey Performing Arts Center

 

 

 

 

 

Class III — Directors with Term Expiring in 2011

 

 

Independent Director:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Reiss, Jr. (66)

 

Director

 

Chairman, Georgica Advisors LLC, an investment manager; Director, O’Charley’s, Inc., a restaurant chain

 

 

 

 

 

Interested Director:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashish Bhutani (50)

 

Director

 

Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Manager; Vice Chairman of Lazard Ltd (since January 2010)


 

 

(1)

Each Director also serves as a Director of The Lazard Funds, Inc., Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. and Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc. (collectively with the Fund, the “Lazard Funds”). All of the Independent Directors, except Mr. Lieberman, are also board members of Lazard Alternative Strategies Fund, L.L.C., a privately-offered fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and advised by an affiliate of the Investment Manager.

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

Board of Directors and Officers Information (concluded)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name (Age)

 

Position(s)
with the Fund(1)

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

 

Officers(2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nathan A. Paul (37)

 

Vice President
and Secretary

 

Managing Director and General Counsel of the Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen St. Clair (51)

 

Treasurer

 

Vice President of the Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Brian D. Simon (48)

 

Chief Compliance Officer
and Assistant Secretary

 

Director (since January 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (since January 2009); and previously Senior Vice President (2002 to 2005) of the Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Tamar Goldstein (35)

 

Assistant Secretary

 

Vice President (since March 2009) and previously Counsel (October 2006 to February 2009) of the Investment Manager; Associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, a law firm, from May 2004 to October 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Cesar A. Trelles (35)

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

Fund Administration Manager of the Investment Manager


 

 

(1)

Each officer also serves as an officer for each of the Lazard Funds.

 

 

(2)

In addition to Charles Carroll, President, whose information is included in the Class I Interested Director section.

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Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112-6300

Telephone: 800-823-6300

http://www.LazardNet.com

 

Investment Manager

Lazard Asset Management LLC

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112-6300

Telephone: 800-823-6300

 

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Lincoln Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

P.O. Box 43010

Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3010

 

Dividend Disbursing Agent

Computershare, Inc.
P.O. Box 43010

Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3010

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Two World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281-1414

 

Legal Counsel

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

180 Maiden Lane

New York, New York 10038-4982

http://www.stroock.com




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Lazard Asset Management LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112-6300
www.LazardNet.com

 

 

 

 

This report is intended only for the information of stockholders of Common Stock of Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.