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Lazard Global Total
Return and Income
Fund, Inc.

Third Quarter Report

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Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview

 

 

Dear Stockholders,

We are pleased to present this report for Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. (“LGI” or the “Fund”), for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. 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 quarter- and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2012, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) performance exceeded its benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI®) World® Index (the “Index”). We are pleased with LGI’s favorable NAV performance over the one- and five-year periods, as well as 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 September 30, 2012)

For the third quarter of 2012, the Fund’s NAV returned 6.8%, outperforming the Index return of 6.7%. Similarly, over the year-to-date period, the NAV return of 14.5% exceeded the Index gain of 13.0%. While the Fund’s NAV performance underperformed the Index for the three-year period, it outperformed the Index on the one- and five-year periods, as well as returning, on an annualized basis, 5.7% since inception versus 4.6% for the Index. Shares of LGI ended the third quarter of 2012 with a market price of $15.01, representing an 11.5% discount to the Fund’s NAV of $16.96.

The Fund’s net assets were $162.9 million as of September 30, 2012, with total leveraged assets of $219.0 million, representing a 25.6% leverage rate. This leverage rate is higher than that at the end of the second quarter (21.5%), but below the maximum permitted leverage rate of 33⅓%.

Within the global equity portfolio, stock selection in the consumer discretionary and energy sectors contributed to performance in the third quarter. In contrast, stock selection in the information technology and financials sectors detracted from performance.

Performance for the smaller, short duration1 emerging market currency and debt portion of the Fund was strong in third quarter, and has performed well for the year-to-date period. It has contributed positively to performance since inception.

As of September 30, 2012, 67.8% of the Fund’s total leveraged assets consisted of global equities, 27.9% consisted of emerging market currency and debt instruments, and 4.3% 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 (December 31, 2011). The current monthly distribution rate per share of $0.08068 represents a distribution yield of 6.45% based on the Fund’s $15.01 market price as of the close of trading on the NYSE on September 30, 2012. It is currently estimated that $0.40847 of the $0.72612 distributed per share year-to-date through September 30, 2012 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.

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



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview (continued)

 

 

Message from the Portfolio Managers

Global Equity Portfolio
(67.8% of total leveraged assets)

The Fund’s global equity portfolio is invested primarily in equity securities of large, well-known global companies with, we believe, strong financial productivity at attractive valuations. Examples include GlaxoSmithKline, a global research-based pharmaceutical company based in the United Kingdom; The Bank of New York Mellon, a U.S.-based company that provides financial products and services for institutions and individuals worldwide; Canon Inc., a Japanese manufacturer and distributor of network digital multi-function devices, copying machines, printers and cameras; 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 September 30, 2012, 45.7% of these stocks were based in North America, 23.7% were based in Continental Europe (not including the United Kingdom), 15.9% were from the United Kingdom, 8.0% were from Japan, 5.6% were from the rest of Asia (not including Japan), and 1.1% were from the Middle East. The global equity portfolio is similarly well diversified across a number of industry sectors. The top two sectors, by weight, at September 30, 2012, were information technology (20.4%), which includes semiconductors & semiconductor equipment, software & services, and technology hardware & equipment, and health care (18.8%), which includes health care equipment & services and pharmaceuticals biotechnology & life sciences companies. Other sectors in the portfolio include consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, industrials, materials, and telecom services. The average dividend yield on the securities held in the global equity portfolio was approximately 3.4% as of September 30, 2012.

Global Equity Markets Review
Global markets advanced during the third quarter, boosted by monetary easing by the world’s primary central banks. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced it would begin purchasing sovereign debt in the secondary market, alongside the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), for countries which agreed to certain conditions. The U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) began another round of quantitative easing, one without an end date, and the Bank of Japan announced it would further its own quantitative efforts, expanding its total financial asset purchases to ¥80 trillion from ¥70 trillion. Investors were also encouraged by a relatively strong earnings season, although many companies began issuing profit warnings. During the quarter, many economic indicators pointed to slowing global growth. However, one bright spot was the continued improvement in U.S. house prices. During the quarter, more economically-sensitive sectors outperformed, as investors shifted capital into riskier assets.

What Helped and What Hurt LGI
Stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector contributed to third-quarter performance. Shares of home improvement retailer Home Depot rose, as investors were heartened by improving housing data. Stock selection in the energy sector also helped returns, including shares of Halliburton, which rose from earlier lows as natural gas prices rebounded.

In contrast, stock selection in the information technology sector detracted from performance. Shares of Intel declined as the company lowered its guidance, citing macroeconomic weakness, specifically in the emerging markets. Stock selection in the financials sector also hurt returns. Shares of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial were weak as the economic outlook in Japan deteriorated, and a large impairment charge on their equity holdings (given the weakness in the Japanese market) further concerned investors. However, we believe the company will benefit from overseas loan growth and low credit costs, and valuation on a price-to-book basis is compelling, in our opinion.

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Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview (continued)

 

 

Emerging Market Currency and Debt Portfolio
(27.9% 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 September 30, 2012, this portfolio consisted of forward currency contracts (66.0%) and sovereign debt obligations (34.0%). The average duration of the emerging market currency and debt portfolio decreased from approximately 10 months to approximately 9 months during the third quarter, with an average yield of 6.8%2 as of September 30, 2012.

Emerging Market Currency and Debt Market Review
Emerging local markets performed well during the third quarter. After subdued yet positive performance in August, markets rallied in September following decisive actions by policymakers from the ECB and the Fed. We believe that several of the steps recently undertaken are risk-mitigating actions, including the ECB’s announcement of Outright Monetary Transactions, support for the ESM, and open-ended quantitative easing (QE3) in the United States. This may rein in the panic-driven market mentality and prompt investors to take note that emerging market fundamentals and currency valuations are not only generally more compelling than those of the developed markets, but are also widening the gap with time.

What Helped and What Hurt LGI
Ghana’s currency rebound, high carry, and massive fixed-income capital gains (i.e., 1000 basis point yield curve compression) significantly contributed to the portfolio’s strong performance in the third quarter. Other frontier markets, such as Nigeria and Uruguay, were also among the top contributors, as a result of high carry and favorable currency performance. Russia’s high carry and the continued rebound in the rouble (following May’s dislocation) were strongly additive, while active currency management also added value. Country selection in Asia, namely a significant weight in top performer India, was also among the top contributors owing to the government’s reform announcements. Elsewhere in Asia, large exposures to solid gainers (i.e., Malaysia, Thailand, and China) relative to the laggards (i.e., Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Philippines) added alpha. Active management in South Africa involving a currency reduction and profit-taking on nominal bonds and a subsequent reinvestment into inflation-linked paper during the middle of the quarter resulted in substantial outperformance relative to the money market’s muted result. Inflation-linked bonds in Turkey and Brazil, as well as nominal bonds in Mexico and Hungary, added value.

Conversely, Romania detracted from performance, as a referendum aimed at impeaching the president weighed on Romania’s currency prior to the referendum’s defeat. Subsequently, the International Monetary Fund’s disbursement review concluded favorably and facilitated a rebound in the Romanian leu. A small exposure to Indonesia, a laggard during the quarter, modestly hurt performance. Little or no exposure to solid gainers, such as Chile, Argentina, Peru, and the Czech Republic, limited the upside from those markets.

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Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The Index is unmanaged, has no fees or costs and is not available for investment.

The views of the Fund’s Investment Manager and the securities described in this report are as of September 30, 2012; 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 security. There is no assurance that the securities discussed herein will remain in the Fund at the time you receive this report, or that securities sold will not have been repurchased. The specific securities discussed may, in aggregate, represent only a small percentage of the Fund’s holdings. It should not be assumed that securities identified and discussed were, or will be, profitable, or that the investment decisions made in the future will be profitable, or equal the investment performance of the securities 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 and Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview (continued)

 

 

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

(LINE GRAPH)

Average Annual Total Returns*
Periods Ended September 30, 2012
(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One
Year

 

Five
Years

 

Since
Inception**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Price

 

25.41

%

 

0.04

%

 

4.45%

 

Net Asset Value

 

23.55

%

 

-0.99

%

 

5.67%

 

MSCI World Index

 

21.59

%

 

-2.15

%

 

4.63%

 


 

 

 

   

 

*

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 is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. 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 and Income Fund, Inc.

Investment Overview (concluded)

 

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security

 

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. ADR

 

$

5,641,530

 

3.5

%

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

5,584,494

 

3.4

 

 

HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

5,470,944

 

3.4

 

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

 

5,074,227

 

3.1

 

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

4,964,276

 

3.0

 

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ADR

 

 

4,886,685

 

3.0

 

 

Novartis AG ADR

 

 

4,833,414

 

3.0

 

 

Oracle Corp.

 

 

4,639,737

 

2.8

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

 

4,634,640

 

2.8

 

 

Sanofi SA ADR

 

 

4,529,912

 

2.8

 

 

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Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

               

Common Stocks—91.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHP Billiton, Ltd. Sponsored ADR

 

 

38,500

 

$

2,641,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Finland—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sampo Oyj, A Shares ADR

 

 

109,500

 

 

1,689,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

France—5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GDF Suez Sponsored ADR

 

 

75,981

 

 

1,701,974

 

Sanofi SA ADR

 

 

105,200

 

 

4,529,912

 

Total SA Sponsored ADR

 

 

64,000

 

 

3,206,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,438,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Germany—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAP AG Sponsored ADR

 

 

59,300

 

 

4,229,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Ireland—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRH PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

115,570

 

 

2,218,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Israel—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel Chemicals, Ltd. ADR

 

 

140,700

 

 

1,736,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Italy—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eni SpA Sponsored ADR

 

 

36,350

 

 

1,593,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Japan—7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon, Inc. Sponsored ADR

 

 

44,700

 

 

1,430,847

 

Hoya Corp. Sponsored ADR

 

 

73,500

 

 

1,615,530

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
ADR

 

 

1,050,900

 

 

4,886,685

 

Nomura Holdings, Inc. ADR

 

 

413,045

 

 

1,470,440

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Sponsored ADR

 

 

393,600

 

 

2,432,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,835,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Singapore—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.
ADR

 

 

217,400

 

 

5,641,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Spain—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Santander SA Sponsored ADR

 

 

349,623

 

 

2,608,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Switzerland—8.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novartis AG ADR

 

 

78,900

 

 

4,833,414

 

Roche Holding AG Sponsored ADR

 

 

92,400

 

 

4,341,876

 

UBS AG

 

 

154,572

 

 

1,882,687

 

Zurich Insurance Group AG ADR

 

 

92,500

 

 

2,305,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,363,095

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

United Kingdom—14.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP PLC Sponsored ADR (a)

 

 

100,855

 

 

4,272,218

 

British American Tobacco PLC
Sponsored ADR

 

 

37,700

 

 

3,869,528

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

80,200

 

 

3,708,448

 

HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (a)

 

 

117,756

 

 

5,470,944

 

Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR

 

 

99,100

 

 

3,619,132

 

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ADR

 

 

120,300

 

 

2,756,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,696,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

United States—41.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

 

 

220,400

 

 

4,207,436

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

 

 

106,120

 

 

3,692,976

 

ConocoPhillips

 

 

32,900

 

 

1,881,222

 

Emerson Electric Co. (a)

 

 

67,600

 

 

3,263,052

 

Halliburton Co. (a)

 

 

89,900

 

 

3,028,731

 

Honeywell International, Inc. (a)

 

 

64,700

 

 

3,865,825

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

155,400

 

 

3,524,472

 

International Business Machines
Corp. (a)

 

 

24,460

 

 

5,074,227

 

Johnson & Johnson (a)

 

 

72,040

 

 

4,964,276

 

Merck & Co., Inc. (a)

 

 

75,300

 

 

3,396,030

 

Microsoft Corp. (a)

 

 

187,525

 

 

5,584,494

 

Oracle Corp.

 

 

147,340

 

 

4,639,737

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

 

41,100

 

 

2,908,647

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

 

87,566

 

 

2,176,015

 

Phillips 66 (a)

 

 

16,450

 

 

762,787

 

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

 

103,600

 

 

2,343,432

 

The Home Depot, Inc. (a)

 

 

69,735

 

 

4,209,902

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

 

47,200

 

 

3,695,288

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

 

62,800

 

 

4,634,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,853,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $149,924,456)

 

 

 

 

 

148,546,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000) (b)

 

 

Value

 

               

Foreign Government
Obligations—14.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil NTN-B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 05/15/15

 

 

4,330

 

$

5,145,328

 

6.00%, 08/15/16

 

 

503

 

 

601,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,746,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Colombia—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia,
12.00%, 10/22/15

 

 

305,000

 

 

208,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Ghana—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ghana Government Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.00%, 05/25/15

 

 

1,562

 

 

937,346

 

26.00%, 06/05/17

 

 

1,050

 

 

709,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,647,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Hungary—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary Government Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 08/24/15

 

 

95,750

 

 

441,158

 

5.50%, 02/12/16

 

 

92,000

 

 

399,873

 

Hungary Treasury Bills:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00%, 10/03/12

 

 

176,900

 

 

797,269

 

0.00%, 12/19/12

 

 

117,500

 

 

521,904

 

0.00%, 04/17/13

 

 

88,700

 

 

386,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,546,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Mexico—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican Bonos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 06/19/14

 

 

19,360

 

 

1,562,424

 

9.50%, 12/18/14

 

 

16,100

 

 

1,376,015

 

Mexican Cetes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00%, 02/21/13

 

 

107,300

 

 

818,929

 

0.00%, 03/21/13

 

 

124,000

 

 

942,445

 

Mexican Udibonos,
5.00%, 06/16/16

 

 

7,112

 

 

640,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,340,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Poland—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poland Government Bond,
3.00%, 08/24/16

 

 

3,170

 

 

1,033,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

South Africa—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of South Africa,
5.50%, 12/07/23

 

 

5,315

 

 

918,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Turkey—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey Government Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00%, 03/20/13

 

 

2,079

 

 

1,120,387

 

10.00%, 12/04/13

 

 

540

 

 

309,172

 

3.00%, 07/21/21

 

 

2,612

 

 

1,526,597

 

3.00%, 02/23/22

 

 

671

 

 

394,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,350,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Uruguay—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay Monetary Regulation Bills:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00%, 11/05/12

 

 

6,600

 

 

311,681

 

0.00%, 12/07/12

 

 

3,531

 

 

165,470

 

0.00%, 05/09/13

 

 

2,350

 

 

105,605

 

0.00%, 06/27/13

 

 

4,650

 

 

206,455

 

0.00%, 07/05/13

 

 

19,770

 

 

876,902

 

0.00%, 08/15/13

 

 

6,000

 

 

262,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,928,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Foreign Government
Obligations

(Identified cost $21,986,322)

 

 

 

 

 

22,719,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

           

Short-Term Investment—5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional Treasury
Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $8,661,758)

 

 

8,661,758

 

$

8,661,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total Investments—110.5%
(Identified cost $180,572,536) (c)

 

 

 

 

$

179,927,633

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash
and
Other Assets—(10.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

(17,038,446

)

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

162,889,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

8



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at September 30, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Foreign
Currency
Amount

 

U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

 

U.S. $
Current
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRL

 

BRC

 

10/02/12

 

 

1,470,511

 

$

722,787

 

$

725,372

 

$

2,585

 

$

 

BRL

 

BRC

 

10/02/12

 

 

1,632,956

 

 

806,000

 

 

805,503

 

 

 

 

497

 

BRL

 

BRC

 

10/02/12

 

 

1,717,103

 

 

849,000

 

 

847,011

 

 

 

 

1,989

 

CLP

 

UBS

 

10/11/12

 

 

387,916,800

 

 

768,000

 

 

816,647

 

 

48,647

 

 

 

CNY

 

BRC

 

10/15/12

 

 

4,007,797

 

 

631,000

 

 

637,412

 

 

6,412

 

 

 

CNY

 

JPM

 

11/26/12

 

 

10,847,023

 

 

1,709,000

 

 

1,718,803

 

 

9,803

 

 

 

CNY

 

RBC

 

10/11/12

 

 

11,462,705

 

 

1,807,797

 

 

1,823,691

 

 

15,894

 

 

 

COP

 

BNP

 

10/22/12

 

 

1,577,413,200

 

 

876,000

 

 

873,788

 

 

 

 

2,212

 

COP

 

CIT

 

10/09/12

 

 

1,005,356,250

 

 

549,000

 

 

558,006

 

 

9,006

 

 

 

CZK

 

JPM

 

10/02/12

 

 

16,492,992

 

 

801,917

 

 

843,120

 

 

41,203

 

 

 

DOP

 

CIT

 

10/15/12

 

 

7,088,400

 

 

179,825

 

 

179,867

 

 

42

 

 

 

DOP

 

CIT

 

10/16/12

 

 

13,565,650

 

 

343,484

 

 

344,170

 

 

686

 

 

 

EUR

 

BNP

 

10/12/12

 

 

1,307,114

 

 

1,685,088

 

 

1,679,871

 

 

 

 

5,217

 

EUR

 

BRC

 

10/29/12

 

 

584,549

 

 

753,000

 

 

751,373

 

 

 

 

1,627

 

EUR

 

CIT

 

10/29/12

 

 

1,914,393

 

 

2,356,770

 

 

2,460,740

 

 

103,970

 

 

 

EUR

 

ING

 

11/20/12

 

 

479,640

 

 

603,875

 

 

616,666

 

 

12,791

 

 

 

EUR

 

JPM

 

10/02/12

 

 

661,970

 

 

829,449

 

 

850,665

 

 

21,216

 

 

 

EUR

 

JPM

 

11/26/12

 

 

801,883

 

 

1,056,000

 

 

1,031,033

 

 

 

 

24,967

 

EUR

 

JPM

 

11/26/12

 

 

1,765,400

 

 

2,199,795

 

 

2,269,890

 

 

70,095

 

 

 

EUR

 

UBS

 

12/03/12

 

 

591,264

 

 

763,630

 

 

760,283

 

 

 

 

3,347

 

GHS

 

CIT

 

10/04/12

 

 

1,028,000

 

 

524,490

 

 

541,326

 

 

16,836

 

 

 

GHS

 

SCB

 

10/15/12

 

 

483,000

 

 

254,747

 

 

252,771

 

 

 

 

1,976

 

GHS

 

SCB

 

11/21/12

 

 

291,000

 

 

147,791

 

 

149,206

 

 

1,415

 

 

 

HUF

 

CIT

 

10/12/12

 

 

94,948,514

 

 

426,805

 

 

427,336

 

 

531

 

 

 

HUF

 

CIT

 

12/10/12

 

 

93,460,620

 

 

413,578

 

 

417,493

 

 

3,915

 

 

 

HUF

 

JPM

 

10/09/12

 

 

81,864,100

 

 

367,501

 

 

368,598

 

 

1,097

 

 

 

HUF

 

UBS

 

11/05/12

 

 

212,881,650

 

 

930,000

 

 

954,980

 

 

24,980

 

 

 

IDR

 

BRC

 

10/03/12

 

 

3,961,500,000

 

 

417,000

 

 

413,899

 

 

 

 

3,101

 

IDR

 

BRC

 

10/29/12

 

 

7,873,250,000

 

 

818,000

 

 

819,977

 

 

1,977

 

 

 

IDR

 

JPM

 

10/03/12

 

 

3,806,000,000

 

 

400,000

 

 

397,652

 

 

 

 

2,348

 

IDR

 

JPM

 

10/24/12

 

 

4,746,720,000

 

 

496,000

 

 

494,661

 

 

 

 

1,339

 

IDR

 

JPM

 

11/05/12

 

 

3,258,884,000

 

 

337,778

 

 

339,078

 

 

1,300

 

 

 

IDR

 

JPM

 

01/03/13

 

 

7,767,500,000

 

 

800,773

 

 

801,647

 

 

874

 

 

 

ILS

 

BNP

 

10/12/12

 

 

3,187,740

 

 

801,000

 

 

813,286

 

 

12,286

 

 

 

ILS

 

CIT

 

10/10/12

 

 

3,178,265

 

 

793,000

 

 

810,941

 

 

17,941

 

 

 

ILS

 

CIT

 

10/24/12

 

 

3,256,301

 

 

832,000

 

 

830,331

 

 

 

 

1,669

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

9



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at September 30, 2012 (continued):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Foreign
Currency
Amount

 

U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

 

U.S. $
Current
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ILS

 

CIT

 

11/13/12

 

 

3,158,762

 

$

789,000

 

$

804,707

 

$

15,707

 

$

 

INR

 

BNP

 

11/09/12

 

 

35,043,750

 

 

623,000

 

 

659,527

 

 

36,527

 

 

 

INR

 

BRC

 

11/15/12

 

 

25,131,060

 

 

486,000

 

 

472,441

 

 

 

 

13,559

 

INR

 

JPM

 

10/04/12

 

 

32,533,800

 

 

581,480

 

 

616,689

 

 

35,209

 

 

 

INR

 

JPM

 

10/15/12

 

 

44,919,000

 

 

805,000

 

 

849,576

 

 

44,576

 

 

 

INR

 

JPM

 

11/05/12

 

 

21,194,660

 

 

399,146

 

 

399,184

 

 

38

 

 

 

INR

 

RBC

 

10/05/12

 

 

83,899,400

 

 

1,499,676

 

 

1,590,021

 

 

90,345

 

 

 

INR

 

SCB

 

03/18/13

 

 

30,680,440

 

 

553,000

 

 

564,811

 

 

11,811

 

 

 

KRW

 

JPM

 

10/17/12

 

 

924,640,500

 

 

823,000

 

 

831,394

 

 

8,394

 

 

 

KRW

 

JPM

 

11/13/12

 

 

1,825,109,500

 

 

1,613,000

 

 

1,638,830

 

 

25,830

 

 

 

KRW

 

RBC

 

10/24/12

 

 

457,196,140

 

 

401,000

 

 

410,944

 

 

9,944

 

 

 

KZT

 

CIT

 

11/08/12

 

 

68,778,500

 

 

457,000

 

 

457,445

 

 

445

 

 

 

KZT

 

CIT

 

01/25/13

 

 

21,256,200

 

 

140,000

 

 

140,501

 

 

501

 

 

 

KZT

 

HSB

 

12/24/12

 

 

48,615,450

 

 

321,000

 

 

322,177

 

 

1,177

 

 

 

KZT

 

HSB

 

01/25/13

 

 

48,711,750

 

 

321,000

 

 

321,979

 

 

979

 

 

 

MXN

 

HSB

 

10/11/12

 

 

11,347,106

 

 

882,000

 

 

880,765

 

 

 

 

1,235

 

MXN

 

UBS

 

10/03/12

 

 

11,344,120

 

 

882,468

 

 

881,232

 

 

 

 

1,236

 

MYR

 

BRC

 

10/04/12

 

 

1,370,734

 

 

438,410

 

 

448,398

 

 

9,988

 

 

 

MYR

 

BRC

 

10/18/12

 

 

2,475,213

 

 

802,000

 

 

808,849

 

 

6,849

 

 

 

MYR

 

CIT

 

10/09/12

 

 

8,657,962

 

 

2,784,000

 

 

2,831,154

 

 

47,154

 

 

 

NGN

 

CIT

 

10/04/12

 

 

40,112,800

 

 

251,333

 

 

255,170

 

 

3,837

 

 

 

NGN

 

CIT

 

10/10/12

 

 

29,697,000

 

 

185,444

 

 

188,986

 

 

3,542

 

 

 

NGN

 

CIT

 

10/29/12

 

 

39,218,150

 

 

235,686

 

 

247,231

 

 

11,545

 

 

 

NGN

 

CIT

 

01/28/13

 

 

39,218,150

 

 

228,477

 

 

242,313

 

 

13,836

 

 

 

NGN

 

CIT

 

02/11/13

 

 

49,364,000

 

 

287,000

 

 

305,000

 

 

18,000

 

 

 

NGN

 

CIT

 

04/23/13

 

 

50,545,650

 

 

287,191

 

 

303,104

 

 

15,913

 

 

 

NGN

 

CIT

 

07/23/13

 

 

37,185,000

 

 

201,000

 

 

222,985

 

 

21,985

 

 

 

NGN

 

SCB

 

10/15/12

 

 

126,759,600

 

 

792,000

 

 

806,673

 

 

14,673

 

 

 

NGN

 

SCB

 

05/02/13

 

 

53,784,000

 

 

304,725

 

 

322,523

 

 

17,798

 

 

 

PEN

 

CIT

 

10/26/12

 

 

2,154,170

 

 

827,000

 

 

828,009

 

 

1,009

 

 

 

PLN

 

BRC

 

10/25/12

 

 

800,128

 

 

252,661

 

 

249,047

 

 

 

 

3,614

 

PLN

 

CIT

 

12/27/12

 

 

2,490,136

 

 

766,000

 

 

769,743

 

 

3,743

 

 

 

RON

 

JPM

 

11/13/12

 

 

5,018,272

 

 

1,400,579

 

 

1,412,473

 

 

11,894

 

 

 

RSD

 

BRC

 

11/13/12

 

 

102,809,916

 

 

1,110,019

 

 

1,127,673

 

 

17,654

 

 

 

RSD

 

BRC

 

12/12/12

 

 

32,306,216

 

 

353,556

 

 

350,089

 

 

 

 

3,467

 

RSD

 

CIT

 

10/09/12

 

 

17,204,250

 

 

184,249

 

 

191,648

 

 

7,399

 

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

10



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at September 30, 2012 (concluded):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Foreign
Currency
Amount

 

U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

 

U.S. $
Current
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSD

 

CIT

 

10/17/12

 

 

23,600,000

 

$

259,170

 

$

261,960

 

$

2,790

 

$

 

RSD

 

CIT

 

11/13/12

 

 

41,692,300

 

 

436,866

 

 

457,303

 

 

20,437

 

 

 

RUB

 

BRC

 

10/09/12

 

 

26,075,418

 

 

803,000

 

 

834,952

 

 

31,952

 

 

 

RUB

 

JPM

 

10/05/12

 

 

21,885,390

 

 

660,741

 

 

701,232

 

 

40,491

 

 

 

RUB

 

JPM

 

10/17/12

 

 

25,634,500

 

 

835,000

 

 

819,788

 

 

 

 

15,212

 

RUB

 

UBS

 

11/13/12

 

 

26,576,884

 

 

824,000

 

 

846,198

 

 

22,198

 

 

 

RUB

 

UBS

 

12/04/12

 

 

24,933,150

 

 

759,000

 

 

791,048

 

 

32,048

 

 

 

RUB

 

UBS

 

06/25/13

 

 

23,060,440

 

 

644,326

 

 

707,849

 

 

63,523

 

 

 

RUB

 

UBS

 

07/01/13

 

 

23,785,680

 

 

664,590

 

 

729,404

 

 

64,814

 

 

 

SGD

 

HSB

 

10/24/12

 

 

1,520,225

 

 

1,241,000

 

 

1,238,739

 

 

 

 

2,261

 

THB

 

HSB

 

10/29/12

 

 

51,854,148

 

 

1,647,000

 

 

1,681,364

 

 

34,364

 

 

 

THB

 

SCB

 

11/27/12

 

 

12,536,120

 

 

404,000

 

 

405,637

 

 

1,637

 

 

 

THB

 

SCB

 

12/17/12

 

 

25,064,160

 

 

808,000

 

 

809,932

 

 

1,932

 

 

 

TRY

 

JPM

 

10/12/12

 

 

794,875

 

 

443,000

 

 

441,608

 

 

 

 

1,392

 

TRY

 

JPM

 

10/12/12

 

 

1,442,331

 

 

797,000

 

 

801,314

 

 

4,314

 

 

 

UGX

 

CIT

 

10/17/12

 

 

4,087,776,000

 

 

1,617,000

 

 

1,593,007

 

 

 

 

23,993

 

UGX

 

CIT

 

10/18/12

 

 

361,361,000

 

 

143,000

 

 

140,782

 

 

 

 

2,218

 

UYU

 

CIT

 

10/10/12

 

 

5,574,000

 

 

260,224

 

 

264,723

 

 

4,499

 

 

 

ZAR

 

BRC

 

11/26/12

 

 

7,016,003

 

 

844,000

 

 

836,629

 

 

 

 

7,371

 

ZAR

 

CIT

 

10/29/12

 

 

5,589,145

 

 

674,000

 

 

669,041

 

 

 

 

4,959

 

ZAR

 

CIT

 

10/29/12

 

 

5,822,409

 

 

703,190

 

 

696,964

 

 

 

 

6,226

 

ZAR

 

CIT

 

10/29/12

 

 

7,115,403

 

 

860,648

 

 

851,740

 

 

 

 

8,908

 

ZAR

 

CIT

 

11/08/12

 

 

2,602,696

 

 

313,635

 

 

311,126

 

 

 

 

2,509

 

ZAR

 

JPM

 

10/29/12

 

 

4,462,490

 

 

540,253

 

 

534,176

 

 

 

 

6,077

 

ZAR

 

JPM

 

10/29/12

 

 

6,232,429

 

 

742,000

 

 

746,045

 

 

4,045

 

 

 

ZAR

 

JPM

 

10/29/12

 

 

6,276,693

 

 

755,000

 

 

751,343

 

 

 

 

3,657

 

ZAR

 

JPM

 

10/29/12

 

 

12,855,202

 

 

1,492,448

 

 

1,538,815

 

 

46,367

 

 

 

ZMK

 

CIT

 

10/09/12

 

 

1,519,545,000

 

 

303,000

 

 

297,653

 

 

 

 

5,347

 

ZMK

 

CIT

 

12/19/12

 

 

1,494,130,000

 

 

289,000

 

 

288,853

 

 

 

 

147

 

ZMK

 

SCB

 

10/10/12

 

 

1,360,255,000

 

 

271,237

 

 

266,413

 

 

 

 

4,824

 

ZMK

 

SCB

 

10/17/12

 

 

2,583,040,000

 

 

512,000

 

 

505,400

 

 

 

 

6,600

 

ZMK

 

SCB

 

10/31/12

 

 

2,785,151,900

 

 

554,000

 

 

543,864

 

 

 

 

10,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts

 

$

74,421,308

 

$

75,545,286

 

$

1,309,215

 

$

185,237

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

11



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Sale Contracts open at September 30, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Foreign
Currency
Amount

 

U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

 

U.S. $
Current
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRL

 

BRC

 

10/02/12

 

 

4,820,570

 

$

2,336,000

 

$

2,377,886

 

$

 

$

41,886

 

BRL

 

BRC

 

11/05/12

 

 

1,567,556

 

 

767,000

 

 

769,844

 

 

 

 

2,844

 

CLP

 

BNP

 

10/11/12

 

 

387,916,800

 

 

774,131

 

 

816,647

 

 

 

 

42,516

 

CZK

 

JPM

 

10/02/12

 

 

16,492,992

 

 

829,448

 

 

843,120

 

 

 

 

13,672

 

EUR

 

BNP

 

10/12/12

 

 

187,699

 

 

240,000

 

 

241,227

 

 

 

 

1,227

 

EUR

 

BRC

 

10/25/12

 

 

191,731

 

 

252,662

 

 

246,440

 

 

6,222

 

 

 

EUR

 

BRC

 

11/13/12

 

 

871,714

 

 

1,110,018

 

 

1,120,665

 

 

 

 

10,647

 

EUR

 

BRC

 

12/12/12

 

 

262,652

 

 

353,556

 

 

337,773

 

 

15,783

 

 

 

EUR

 

CIT

 

10/09/12

 

 

145,000

 

 

184,249

 

 

186,345

 

 

 

 

2,096

 

EUR

 

CIT

 

10/12/12

 

 

332,000

 

 

426,806

 

 

426,678

 

 

128

 

 

 

EUR

 

CIT

 

10/17/12

 

 

200,000

 

 

259,170

 

 

257,048

 

 

2,122

 

 

 

EUR

 

CIT

 

10/29/12

 

 

594,482

 

 

722,200

 

 

764,140

 

 

 

 

41,940

 

EUR

 

CIT

 

11/13/12

 

 

338,000

 

 

436,866

 

 

434,529

 

 

2,337

 

 

 

EUR

 

CIT

 

12/10/12

 

 

319,000

 

 

413,578

 

 

410,226

 

 

3,352

 

 

 

EUR

 

HSB

 

12/04/12

 

 

1,932,109

 

 

2,422,865

 

 

2,484,454

 

 

 

 

61,589

 

EUR

 

ING

 

11/20/12

 

 

175,048

 

 

217,895

 

 

225,057

 

 

 

 

7,162

 

EUR

 

ING

 

11/20/12

 

 

1,353,135

 

 

1,663,834

 

 

1,739,704

 

 

 

 

75,870

 

EUR

 

JPM

 

10/02/12

 

 

652,000

 

 

801,917

 

 

837,852

 

 

 

 

35,935

 

EUR

 

JPM

 

10/09/12

 

 

290,000

 

 

367,501

 

 

372,690

 

 

 

 

5,189

 

EUR

 

JPM

 

11/26/12

 

 

310,893

 

 

399,000

 

 

399,735

 

 

 

 

735

 

EUR

 

JPM

 

11/26/12

 

 

315,000

 

 

405,059

 

 

405,016

 

 

43

 

 

 

EUR

 

JPM

 

11/26/12

 

 

1,117,033

 

 

1,408,244

 

 

1,436,242

 

 

 

 

27,998

 

EUR

 

JPM

 

11/26/12

 

 

1,701,918

 

 

2,133,031

 

 

2,188,267

 

 

 

 

55,236

 

EUR

 

UBS

 

12/03/12

 

 

601,364

 

 

759,000

 

 

773,270

 

 

 

 

14,270

 

HUF

 

CIT

 

12/10/12

 

 

103,483,600

 

 

464,000

 

 

462,266

 

 

1,734

 

 

 

HUF

 

JPM

 

10/09/12

 

 

142,767,900

 

 

621,000

 

 

642,822

 

 

 

 

21,822

 

IDR

 

JPM

 

10/03/12

 

 

7,767,500,000

 

 

809,958

 

 

811,551

 

 

 

 

1,593

 

ILS

 

BNP

 

10/24/12

 

 

3,088,423

 

 

767,138

 

 

787,523

 

 

 

 

20,385

 

INR

 

JPM

 

10/04/12

 

 

11,339,140

 

 

211,000

 

 

214,937

 

 

 

 

3,937

 

INR

 

JPM

 

10/04/12

 

 

21,194,660

 

 

400,655

 

 

401,752

 

 

 

 

1,097

 

JPY

 

HSB

 

11/05/12

 

 

44,597,144

 

 

566,673

 

 

571,624

 

 

 

 

4,951

 

JPY

 

SCB

 

11/26/12

 

 

149,974,656

 

 

1,920,000

 

 

1,922,620

 

 

 

 

2,620

 

MXN

 

HSB

 

10/11/12

 

 

17,291,550

 

 

1,275,000

 

 

1,342,174

 

 

 

 

67,174

 

MXN

 

JPM

 

10/31/12

 

 

10,181,808

 

 

763,586

 

 

788,751

 

 

 

 

25,165

 

MXN

 

UBS

 

10/03/12

 

 

11,344,120

 

 

848,000

 

 

881,232

 

 

 

 

33,232

 

MXN

 

UBS

 

01/02/13

 

 

11,947,580

 

 

921,000

 

 

919,876

 

 

1,124

 

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (concluded)

September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

Forward Currency Sale Contracts open at September 30, 2012 (concluded):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Foreign
Currency
Amount

 

U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

 

U.S. $
Current
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RON

 

ING

 

10/10/12

 

 

2,163,034

 

$

606,486

 

$

611,595

 

$

 

$

5,109

 

RUB

 

BRC

 

10/05/12

 

 

16,251,250

 

 

500,000

 

 

520,708

 

 

 

 

20,708

 

RUB

 

BRC

 

10/05/12

 

 

52,067,943

 

 

1,673,000

 

 

1,668,313

 

 

4,687

 

 

 

TRY

 

BRC

 

07/10/13

 

 

93,005

 

 

47,835

 

 

49,686

 

 

 

 

1,851

 

TRY

 

CIT

 

07/10/13

 

 

1,100,468

 

 

565,794

 

 

587,902

 

 

 

 

22,108

 

TRY

 

JPM

 

02/28/13

 

 

1,316,812

 

 

702,000

 

 

717,605

 

 

 

 

15,605

 

ZAR

 

CIT

 

10/29/12

 

 

5,835,215

 

 

710,269

 

 

698,497

 

 

11,772

 

 

 

ZAR

 

CIT

 

10/29/12

 

 

5,994,569

 

 

714,277

 

 

717,572

 

 

 

 

3,295

 

ZAR

 

CIT

 

10/29/12

 

 

23,265,675

 

 

2,702,326

 

 

2,784,987

 

 

 

 

82,661

 

ZAR

 

CIT

 

11/08/12

 

 

2,602,696

 

 

314,355

 

 

311,126

 

 

3,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts

 

$

37,788,382

 

$

38,509,974

 

 

52,533

 

 

774,125

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Purchase and Sale Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,361,748

 

$

959,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 


 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

BRL

Brazilian Real

CLP

Chilean Peso

CNY

Chinese Renminbi

COP

Colombian Peso

CZK

Czech Koruna

DOP

Dominican Republic Peso

EUR

Euro

GHS

Ghanaian Cedi

HUF

Hungarian Forint

IDR

Indonesian Rupiah

ILS

Israeli Shekel

INR

Indian Rupee

JPY

Japanese Yen

KRW

South Korean Won

KZT

Kazakhstan Tenge


 

 

 

MXN

Mexican New Peso

MYR

Malaysian Ringgit

NGN

Nigerian Naira

PEN

Peruvian New Sol

PLN

Polish Zloty

RON

New Romanian Leu

RSD

Serbian Dinar

RUB

Russian Ruble

SGD

Singapore Dollar

THB

Thai Baht

TRY

New Turkish Lira

UGX

Ugandan Shilling

UYU

Uruguayan Peso

ZAR

South African Rand

ZMK

Zambian Kwacha



 

 

 

Counterparty Abbreviations:

BNP

BNP Paribas SA

BRC

Barclays Bank PLC

CIT

Citibank NA

HSB

HSBC Bank USA

ING

ING Bank NV

JPM

JPMorgan Chase Bank

RBC

Royal Bank of Canada

SCB

Standard Chartered Bank

UBS

UBS AG

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

13



 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(a)

Segregated security for forward currency contracts.

 

 

(b)

Principal amount denominated in respective country’s currency.

 

 

(c)

For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $180,572,536, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $24,230,390, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $24,875,293, and the net unrealized depreciation was $644,903.


 

 

 

Security Abbreviations:

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

NTN-B

Brazil Sovereign “Nota do Tesouro Nacional” Series B


 

 

 

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

 

Agriculture

1.1

%

Alcohol & Tobacco

2.4

 

Banking

9.4

 

Cable Television

2.3

 

Computer Software

8.9

 

Energy Integrated

7.2

 

Energy Services

1.9

 

Financial Services

3.5

 

Food & Beverages

4.0

 

Gas Utilities

1.0

 

Housing

1.4

 

Insurance

2.4

 

Manufacturing

6.6

 

Metals & Mining

1.6

 

Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology

17.2

 

Retail

7.1

 

Semiconductors & Components

4.0

 

Technology Hardware

5.7

 

Telecommunications

3.5

 

 

   

Subtotal

91.2

 

Foreign Government Obligations

14.0

 

Short-Term Investment

5.3

 

 

   

Total Investments

110.5

%

 

   

14



 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

Valuation of Investments:

Market values for securities listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ national market or other U.S. or foreign exchanges or markets are generally based on the last reported sales price on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, generally as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each valuation date; securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the most recent quoted bid price. The Fund values NASDAQ-traded securities at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not be the last reported sales price in certain instances. Forward currency contracts are valued using quotations from an independent pricing service. Investments in money market funds are valued at the fund’s net asset value.

Bonds and other fixed-income securities that are not exchange-traded are valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing services which are based primarily on institutional trading in similar groups of securities, or by using brokers’ quotations or a matrix system which considers such factors as other security prices, yields and maturities. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, except where to do so would not accurately reflect their fair value, in which case such securities are valued at fair value as determined by, or in accordance with procedures approved by, the Board of Directors (the “Board”).

The Valuation Committee of the Investment Manager may evaluate a variety of factors to determine the fair value of securities for which market quotations are determined not to be readily available or reliable. These factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the value of comparable securities, observations from financial institutions and relevant news events. Input from the Investment Manager’s analysts also will be considered.

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 be readily available or reliable (including restricted or other illiquid securities such as certain derivative instruments), such securities will be valued at their fair value as determined by, or in accordance with procedures approved by, the Board. The fair value of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of an independent pricing service, using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant ADRs or futures contracts. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the net asset value of the Fund will reflect the affected securities’ values as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price securities may result in a value that is different from the most recent closing price of a security and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their portfolios’ net asset values. Foreign securities may trade on days when the Fund is not open for business, thus affecting the value of the Fund’s assets on days when the Fund shareholders may not be able to buy or sell Fund shares.

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. The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures provisions of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

15



 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (concluded)

September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

 

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.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by each fair value hierarchy level as of September 30, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
September 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks*

 

$

148,546,286

 

$

 

$

 

$

148,546,286

 

Foreign Government Obligations*

 

 

 

 

22,719,589

 

 

 

 

22,719,589

 

Short-Term Investment

 

 

 

 

8,661,758

 

 

 

 

8,661,758

 

Other Financial Instruments**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts

 

 

 

 

1,361,748

 

 

 

 

1,361,748

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total

 

$

148,546,286

 

$

32,743,095

 

$

 

$

181,289,381

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts

 

$

 

$

(959,362

)

$

 

$

(959,362

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 


 

 

*

Please refer to Portfolio of Investments (pages 7 through 8) and Notes to Portfolio of Investments (page 14) for portfolio holdings by country and industry.

 

 

**

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments which are valued at their respective unrealized appreciation/depreciation.

The foreign government obligations included in Level 2 were valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing services. The forward currency contracts included in Level 2 were valued using quotations provided by an independent pricing service. The short-term investment included in Level 2 (a pooled investment fund) was valued at the fund’s net asset value.

In connection with the periodic implementation of fair value pricing procedures with respect to foreign securities, certain securities are transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 and revert to Level 1 when the fair value pricing procedure triggers are no longer met. There were no significant transfers into or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the period ended September 30, 2012.

For further information regarding security characteristics see Portfolio of Investments.

16



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return and 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, 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.

17



 

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Board of Directors and Officers Information

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name (Age)

 

Position(s)
with the Fund(1)

 

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Public Company
Directorships Held During the Past Five Years

         

Board of Directors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I — Directors with Term Expiring in 2015

Independent Directors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leon M. Pollack (71)

 

Director

 

Private Investor

 

 

 

 

 

Robert M. Solmson (65)

 

Director

 

Fairwood Capital, LLC, a private investment corporation engaged primarily in real estate and hotel investments, President (2008 – present)

 

 

 

 

 

Interested Director:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles L. Carroll (52)

 

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

 

Investment Manager, Deputy Chairman and Head of Global Marketing (2004 – present)

 

 

 

 

 

Class II — Directors with Term Expiring in 2013

Independent Directors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kenneth S. Davidson (67)

 

Director

 

Davidson Capital Management Corporation, an investment manager, President (1978 – present)
Balestra Capital, Ltd., an investment manager and adviser, Senior Advisor (July 2012 – present)
Aquiline Holdings LLC, an investment manager, Partner (2006 – June 2012)

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy A. Eckl (50)

 

Director

 

College Retirement Equities Fund (eight accounts), Trustee (2007 – present)
TIAA-CREF Funds (57 funds) and TIAA-CREF Life Funds (10 funds), Trustee (2007 – present)
TIAA Separate Account VA-1, Member of the Management Committee (2007 – present)
American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (“American Beacon”) and certain funds advised by American Beacon, Vice President (1990 – 2006)

 

 

 

 

 

Lester Z. Lieberman (82)

 

Director

 

Private Investor

 

 

 

 

 

Class III — Directors with Term Expiring in 2014

Independent Director:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Reiss, Jr. (68)

 

Director

 

Georgica Advisors LLC, an investment manager, Chairman (1997 – present)
O’Charley’s, Inc., a restaurant chain, Director (1984 – present)

 

 

 

 

 

Interested Director:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashish Bhutani (52)

 

Director

 

Investment Manager, Chief Executive Officer (2004 – present)
Lazard Ltd, Vice Chairman and Director (2010 – present)


 

 

(1)

Each Director also serves as a Director for each 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. and Lazard Alternative Strategies 1099 Fund, closed-end registered management investment companies advised by an affiliate of the Investment Manager.

18



 

 

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Board of Directors and Officers Information (concluded)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name (Age)

 

Position(s)
with the Fund(1)

 

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years

         

Officers(2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nathan A. Paul (39)

 

Vice President
and Secretary

 

Managing Director and General Counsel of the Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen St. Clair (54)

 

Treasurer

 

Vice President of the Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Brian D. Simon (50)

 

Chief Compliance Officer
and Assistant Secretary

 

Managing Director (since February 2011, previously Director) of the Investment Manager and Chief Compliance Officer (since January 2009) of the Investment Manager and the Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Tamar Goldstein (37)

 

Assistant Secretary

 

Senior Vice President (since February 2012, previously Vice President and Counsel) of the Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Cesar A. Trelles (37)

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

Vice President (since February 2011, previously 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 L. Carroll, President, whose information is included in the Class I Interested Director section.

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Lazard Global Total Return and 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



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

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