UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-21511
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Mark R. Anderson, Esq.
Lazard Asset Management LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 632-6000
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 9/30/2022
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2022 (unaudited)
Description | | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks | 101.6% | | | | | | | | |
Australia | 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Computershare Ltd. | | | 128,824 | | | $ | 2,043,047 | |
Brazil | 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Banco Bradesco SA ADR | | | 530,926 | | | | 1,953,808 | |
Canada | 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 21,384 | | | | 2,309,382 | |
Dollarama, Inc. | | | 55,288 | | | | 3,173,952 | |
National Bank of Canada | | | 50,633 | | | | 3,173,566 | |
Toromont Industries Ltd. | | | 38,498 | | | | 2,679,963 | |
| | | | | | | 11,336,863 | |
China | 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (*) | | | 16,459 | | | | 1,316,555 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 16,982 | | | | 2,505,015 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 55,200 | | | | 1,864,214 | |
| | | | | | | 5,685,784 | |
Denmark | 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Carlsberg AS, Class B | | | 14,493 | | | | 1,691,036 | |
France | 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
Legrand SA | | | 20,763 | | | | 1,341,475 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 4,242 | | | | 2,493,596 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 12,376 | | | | 2,262,122 | |
Thales SA | | | 19,499 | | | | 2,150,738 | |
| | | | | | | 8,247,931 | |
Germany | 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Merck KGaA | | | 12,051 | | | | 1,966,765 | |
Hong Kong | 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 253,200 | | | | 2,102,207 | |
India | 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR | | | 49,092 | | | | 2,867,955 | |
Japan | 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. | | | 5,800 | | | | 1,489,883 | |
Kadokawa Corp. | | | 92,900 | | | | 1,693,688 | |
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | | | 54,000 | | | | 2,186,604 | |
Olympus Corp. | | | 120,300 | | | | 2,315,274 | |
Shimano, Inc. | | | 9,700 | | | | 1,528,738 | |
| | | | | | | 9,214,187 | |
Netherlands | 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 45,641 | | | | 4,443,657 | |
Spain | 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 65,469 | | | | 1,352,288 | |
Sweden | 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Assa Abloy AB, Class B | | | 61,561 | | | | 1,150,415 | |
Description | | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Hexagon AB, B Shares | | | 262,251 | | | $ | 2,431,400 | |
| | | | | | | 3,581,815 | |
Switzerland | 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
ABB Ltd. | | | 101,153 | | | | 2,604,788 | |
Partners Group Holding AG | | | 2,448 | | | | 1,966,645 | |
Swatch Group AG | | | 11,031 | | | | 2,477,338 | |
| | | | | | | 7,048,771 | |
Taiwan | 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR | | | 44,699 | | | | 3,064,563 | |
United Kingdom | 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | | | 48,368 | | | | 2,061,444 | |
Diageo PLC | | | 77,159 | | | | 3,234,177 | |
RELX PLC | | | 147,412 | | | | 3,576,089 | |
Unilever PLC | | | 84,323 | | | | 3,710,200 | |
| | | | | | | 12,581,910 | |
United States | 59.9% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 19,202 | | | | 4,940,675 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (*) | | | 72,300 | | | | 6,915,495 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (*) | | | 56,165 | | | | 6,346,645 | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 34,392 | | | | 2,302,888 | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 15,661 | | | | 4,195,112 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 10,567 | | | | 1,719,251 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 66,687 | | | | 2,013,947 | |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 41,815 | | | | 3,861,615 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (*) | | | 66,879 | | | | 2,590,224 | |
BRP, Inc. | | | 25,069 | | | | 1,544,229 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 51,217 | | | | 3,680,966 | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 68,060 | | | | 3,812,721 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 6,578 | | | | 2,196,329 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 18,569 | | | | 4,453,960 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 39,052 | | | | 3,528,348 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (*) | | | 22,229 | | | | 4,026,561 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 29,469 | | | | 4,814,056 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 20,251 | | | | 3,803,340 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 15,495 | | | | 3,575,316 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 31,153 | | | | 7,255,534 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 15,802 | | | | 3,539,174 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 23,806 | | | | 1,978,755 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 25,293 | | | | 3,193,241 | |
PTC, Inc. (*) | | | 26,500 | | | | 2,771,900 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 10,401 | | | | 2,237,359 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 10,326 | | | | 3,153,044 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 21,986 | | | | 3,402,993 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 9,955 | | | | 5,049,077 | |
TopBuild Corp. (*) | | | 7,657 | | | | 1,261,721 | |
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2022 (unaudited)
Description | | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. (continued) | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 20,629 | | | $ | 3,664,742 | |
Warner Music Group Corp., Class A | | | 40,825 | | | | 947,548 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 52,762 | | | | 2,122,088 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 18,635 | | | | 2,763,384 | |
| | | | | | | 113,662,238 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $166,024,922) | | | | | | | 192,844,825 | |
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Description | | | Principal Amount (000) | | | | Fair Value | |
Foreign Government Obligations | 11.8% | |
Brazil | 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional: | | | | | | | | |
10.00%, 01/01/27 | | | 7,396 | | | $ | 1,293,741 | |
10.00%, 01/01/29 | | | 26,360 | | | | 4,494,475 | |
| | | | | | | 5,788,216 | |
Dominican Republic | 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Dominican Republic International Bonds: | | | | | | | | |
8.90%, 02/15/23 (#) | | | 130,000 | | | | 2,412,188 | |
10.50%, 04/07/23 (#) | | | 65,400 | | | | 1,217,545 | |
| | | | | | | 3,629,733 | |
Egypt | 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Egypt Government Bonds, 14.40%, 09/10/29 | | | 27,500 | | | | 1,193,545 | |
Indonesia | 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Indonesia Treasury Bonds, 8.375%, 09/15/26 | | | 50,166,000 | | | | 3,447,625 | |
Malaysia | 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Malaysia Government Bonds: | | | | | | | | |
3.502%, 05/31/27 | | | 10,260 | | | | 2,154,733 | |
3.733%, 06/15/28 | | | 10,500 | | | | 2,192,591 | |
| | | | | | | 4,347,324 | |
Mexico | 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Mexico Bonos, 7.75%, 05/29/31 | | | 49,000 | | | | 2,159,691 | |
South Africa | 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
South Africa Government Bonds, 10.50%, 12/21/26 | | | 32,000 | | | | 1,829,821 | |
Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $27,046,668) | | | | | | | 22,395,955 | |
Description | | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Short-Term Investments | 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 2.47% (7 day yield) (Cost $2,692,812) | | | 2,692,812 | | | $ | 2,692,812 | |
Total Investments | 114.8% (Cost $195,764,402) (») | | | | | | $ | 217,933,592 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets | (14.8)% | | | | | | | (28,029,753) | |
Net Assets | 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 189,903,839 | |
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2022 (unaudited)
Forward Currency Contracts open at September 30, 2022: |
Currency Purchased | | Quantity | | Currency Sold | | Quantity | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation |
AUD | | 2,486,563 | | USD | | 1,717,420 | | BNP | | 10/17/22 | | $ | — | | $ | 126,690 |
BRL | | 12,120,058 | | USD | | 2,271,801 | | HSB | | 10/03/22 | | | — | | | 24,995 |
CLP | | 3,928,406,850 | | USD | | 4,188,067 | | CIT | | 03/06/23 | | | — | | | 245,390 |
CNY | | 24,654,745 | | USD | | 3,643,110 | | HSB | | 11/07/22 | | | — | | | 174,562 |
COP | | 4,640,552,000 | | USD | | 1,109,702 | | CIT | | 11/05/22 | | | — | | | 111,193 |
COP | | 10,056,900,000 | | USD | | 2,100,000 | | JPM | | 09/06/23 | | | — | | | 56,656 |
HUF | | 384,050,000 | | USD | | 1,000,000 | | CIT | | 10/24/22 | | | — | | | 115,480 |
HUF | | 474,147,950 | | EUR | | 1,229,605 | | CIT | | 10/24/22 | | | — | | | 114,701 |
HUF | | 1,365,707,107 | | USD | | 3,905,926 | | CIT | | 12/21/22 | | | — | | | 810,638 |
IDR | | 73,902,495,000 | | USD | | 4,838,134 | | CIT | | 03/28/23 | | | — | | | 51,483 |
INR | | 607,878,570 | | USD | | 7,532,946 | | CIT | | 10/20/22 | | | — | | | 93,368 |
KRW | | 3,454,643,850 | | USD | | 2,886,567 | | HSB | | 11/17/22 | | | — | | | 488,762 |
KZT | | 1,130,140,000 | | USD | | 2,206,443 | | SCB | | 01/23/23 | | | 66,501 | | | — |
MXN | | 113,221,934 | | USD | | 5,406,066 | | HSB | | 10/11/22 | | | 208,653 | | | — |
PEN | | 8,907,597 | | USD | | 2,236,404 | | CIT | | 02/06/23 | | | — | | | 27,834 |
PHP | | 55,415,440 | | USD | | 963,244 | | JPM | | 12/15/22 | | | — | | | 26,117 |
PLN | | 16,134,477 | | EUR | | 3,452,554 | | CIT | | 11/04/22 | | | — | | | 214,017 |
PLN | | 4,614,150 | | USD | | 928,363 | | CIT | | 01/20/23 | | | — | | | 3,971 |
RON | | 22,951,768 | | EUR | | 4,388,064 | | JPM | | 05/05/23 | | | 55,093 | | | — |
SGD | | 8,922,143 | | USD | | 6,491,428 | | SCB | | 02/06/23 | | | — | | | 264,465 |
THB | | 41,799,240 | | USD | | 1,164,000 | | CIT | | 09/06/23 | | | — | | | 22,568 |
THB | | 149,285,500 | | USD | | 4,172,900 | | SCB | | 01/17/23 | | | — | | | 180,793 |
TRY | | 39,216,450 | | USD | | 2,100,000 | | CIT | | 10/11/22 | | | — | | | 6,049 |
USD | | 2,486,563 | | AUD | | 1,690,838 | | BNP | | 10/17/22 | | | 100,109 | | | — |
USD | | 12,120,058 | | BRL | | 2,306,825 | | HSB | | 10/03/22 | | | 60,019 | | | — |
USD | | 12,120,058 | | BRL | | 2,228,607 | | HSB | | 12/28/22 | | | 24,554 | | | — |
UYU | | 157,033,440 | | USD | | 3,801,802 | | JPM | | 10/11/22 | | | — | | | 43,988 |
Total gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts | | $ | 514,929 | | $ | 3,203,720 |
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (concluded)
September 30, 2022 (unaudited)
Currency Abbreviations: |
AUD | — Australian Dollar |
BRL | — Brazilian Real |
CLP | — Chilean Peso |
CNY | — Chinese Renminbi |
COP | — Colombian Peso |
EUR | — Euro |
HUF | — Hungarian Forint |
IDR | — Indonesian Rupiah |
INR | — Indian Rupee |
KRW | — South Korean Won |
KZT | — Kazakhstan Tenge |
MXN | — Mexican New Peso |
PEN | — Peruvian New Sol |
PHP | — Philippine Peso |
PLN | — Polish Zloty |
RON | — New Romanian Leu |
SGD | — Singapore Dollar |
THB | — Thai Baht |
TRY | — New Turkish Lira |
USD | — United States Dollar |
UYU | — Uruguayan Peso |
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Counterparty Abbreviations: |
BNP | — BNP Paribas SA |
CIT | — Citibank N.A. |
HSB | — HSBC Bank USA N.A. |
JPM | — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. |
SCB | — Standard Chartered Bank |
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments |
September 30, 2022 (unaudited) |
(*) | Non-income producing security. |
(«) | Principal amount denominated in respective country’s currency. |
(#) | Pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may only be traded among “qualified institutional buyers.” At September 30, 2022 these securities amounted to 1.9% of net assets. |
(») | The Fund, at all times, maintains portfolio securities in sufficient amount to cover its obligations related to investments in forward currency contracts. |
Security Abbreviations:
ADR | - American Depositary Receipt |
Portfolio holdings by industry † (as a percentage of net assets):
Common Stocks: | | | |
Aerospace & Defense | | 1.1 | % |
Banks | | 6.4 | |
Beverages | | 6.9 | |
Building Products | | 0.6 | |
Capital Markets | | 6.5 | |
Communications Equipment | | 1.9 | |
Containers & Packaging | | 0.9 | |
Electrical Equipment | | 3.3 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | 2.5 | |
Entertainment | | 1.7 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | 2.7 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | 1.9 | |
Household Durables | | 0.7 | |
Household Products | | 1.7 | |
Insurance | | 3.3 | |
Interactive Media & Services | | 4.6 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | | 4.0 | |
IT Services | | 5.6 | |
Leisure Products | | 1.6 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | 4.8 | |
Machinery | | 1.2 | |
Media | | 0.9 | |
Multiline Retail | | 4.0 | |
Personal Products | | 2.0 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | 5.0 | |
Professional Services | | 7.0 | |
Road & Rail | | 1.2 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 4.7 | |
Software | | 5.3 | |
Specialty Retail | | 2.6 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | 3.6 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | 1.4 | |
Subtotal | | 101.6 | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | 11.8 | |
Short-Term Investments | | 1.4 | |
Total Investments | | 114.8 | % |
† | Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes. |
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to notes to the financial statements.
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no changes to the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
By: | /s/ Nathan A. Paul |
| Nathan A. Paul |
| Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: November 25, 2022 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Nathan A. Paul |
| Nathan A. Paul |
| Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: November 25, 2022 |
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By: | /s/ Christopher Snively |
| Christopher Snively |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: November 25, 2022 |