REASONS TO OWN
Lazard Global Compounders seeks to generate strong relative returns over a full market cycle by investing solely in what Lazard calls “Compounders”. Lazard defines compounders as the world’s leading companies that can generate, and sustain, the highest levels of financial productivity (i.e., return on equity, return on capital, and cashflow return on investment).
†Carbon Metrics as of June 30, 2021. Based on 91.07% of AUM. Data is based on long positions only. © 2021 Morningstar Research Inc. All rights reserved.
Features
- 40-50 of the world’s leading companies
- Fundamentally driven stock selection process, unconstrained by benchmarks
- Holdings demonstrate: above market growth, low leverage and good ESG characteristics
- Typically low portfolio turnover
Benefits
- A repeatable and empirically validated investment philosophy
- Large global team of forward-looking, fundamentally driven research analysts
- Rigorous risk management process to limit factor risk
- Potential for long-term outperformance
Infographic
Find out four things a Compounder can add to your portfolio.
Videos
Barnaby Wilson, Lazard Managing Director & Portfolio Manager/Analyst, answers your key questions about the Lazard Global Compounders Fund.
Portfolio Sub-Advisors
Fundserv : BIP
| Fund Number | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Series | C$ | US$ | |
| A | 460 | 470 | |
| AH | 498 | - | |
| F | 462 | 471 | |
| FH | 463 | - | |
Inception: May 9 2016|Series AH (CAD)|MER: 2.14 %PERFORMANCE: Series AH (CAD) | as of October 31 2023
| Annualized Performance (%) | 1-Mth | 3-Mth | 6-Mth | YTD | 1-Yr | 3-Yr | 5-Yr | 7-Yr | Since Incept. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazard Global Compounders Fund (Hedged) | -2.43 | -7.89 | -1.71 | 3.78 | 5.47 | 4.67 | 7.68 | 8.62 | 8.45 | ||
| Calendar Year Performance (%) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazard Global Compounders Fund (Hedged) | 20.71 | -10.28 | 31.08 | 17.84 | 24.00 | -20.27 | ||
As of: October 31, 2023
$18,344.00GROWTH OF $10,000 SINCE INCEPTION
TOP 10 COUNTRIES
| Country | |
|---|---|
| United States | 58.3 % |
| Japan | 7.9 % |
| United Kingdom | 6.8 % |
| Canada | 4.8 % |
| Netherlands | 4.3 % |
| Ireland | 3.6 % |
| Taiwan | 2.7 % |
| India | 2.4 % |
| Switzerland | 1.8 % |
| Sweden | 1.5 % |
| Total | 94.1 % |
| Total # of Countries | 13 |
TOP 10 POSITIONS
| Security | |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.3 % |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.1 % |
| Aon PLC | 4.1 % |
| S&P Global Inc | 3.7 % |
| Accenture Plc Cl A | 3.6 % |
| Visa Inc. | 3.4 % |
| Dollarama Inc | 3.2 % |
| Adobe Systems Inc | 3.0 % |
| Intuit Inc | 2.9 % |
| Zoetis Inc | 2.8 % |
| Top 10 Total | 37.1 % |
| Total # of Securities | 41 |
SECTOR EXPOSURE
| Sector | |
|---|---|
| Information Technology | 34.2 % |
| Industrials | 15.3 % |
| Financials | 14.1 % |
| Health Care | 12.1 % |
| Communication Services | 9.2 % |
| Consumer Discretionary | 7.5 % |
| Consumer Staples | 5.0 % |
| Other | 2.5 % |
| Total | 100.0 % |
REGIONAL MIX
| Region | |
|---|---|
| North America | 63.1 % |
| Europe | 18.0 % |
| Asia | 15.3 % |
| Africa | 1.0 % |
| Other | 2.6 % |
| Total | 100.0 % |
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