LGI - Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund
A closed-end fund run by Lazard. Invests in shares. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Is anyone targeting this fund?
Not right now - Saba was in this fund until Jan 3, 2025 and has since sold down.
Is the fund doing anything you need to act on?
Nothing right now.
What this means for you
Saba owned more than 5% of this fund and has since sold down below that level, so it no longer has to report its holding.
Nothing is required of you. If a large investor buys in again, the notice appears here the day it is filed.
What happened, and when
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Jan 3, 2025
Saba sold down below 5% and stopped reporting.
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Dec 9, 2024
Saba cut its stake to 5.6% (from 6.7%). It has said it may push for changes.
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Nov 26, 2024
Saba cut its stake to 6.7% (from 7.8%). It has said it may push for changes.
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Nov 4, 2024
Saba cut its stake to 7.8% (from 8.8%). It has said it may push for changes.
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May 17, 2024
Saba raised its stake to 8.8% (from 7.7%). It has said it may push for changes.
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May 2, 2024
Saba raised its stake to 7.7% (from 6.1%). It has said it may push for changes.
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March 26, 2024
Saba raised its stake to 6.1% (from 5%). It has said it may push for changes.
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March 18, 2024
Saba now owns 5%. It has said it may push for changes.
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About this fund
- Run by Lazard Asset Management LLC. Part of the Lazard fund family. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Size: about $238 million of holdings, as of June 30, 2026. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Borrowing: the fund borrows about 10% on top of its own money, as of June 30, 2026. Borrowed money makes gains and losses bigger. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Costs: 1.2% a year in management fees; 2% a year in total, including interest on borrowed money. Fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Payouts: last fiscal year (ended Dec 31, 2025) the fund paid $1.76 a share. $0.46 of that was income; $1.05 came from gains; $0.25 was your own money back, not income. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
- Value of holdings per share at the last fiscal year end (Dec 31, 2025): $18.38. The shares traded at $17.44, about 5.1% below that. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- How the holdings did: up 17.9% over the last three months we have (April-June 2026), before the share price is taken into account. Over the last 12 months: +21.8%. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- How the holdings did over the fiscal year (ended Dec 31, 2025): the value of the holdings returned +15.3%. How the share price did: the shares returned +21.2% over the same year, counting payouts and the change in the market price. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
- First reported to the regulator in 2004.
What the fund holds
Mostly shares (87%), the rest bonds and cash and short-term holdings. About 47% issued in the U.S.
- Kla - 4.7%
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing - 4.6%
- Cash and short-term - 4.4%
- ASML Holding NV - 4.2%
- Apple - 4.1%
- Amazon.com - 3%
- Abb - 2.9%
- Amphenol - 2.8%
- Microsoft - 2.7%
- Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F - 2.5%
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- Charles Schwab Corp/The - 2.2%
- Visa - 2.2%
- Alphabet - 2%
- Mizuho Financial Group - 1.9%
- Toromont Industries - 1.9%
- Relx PLC - 1.7%
- Coca-Cola Co/The - 1.7%
- AstraZeneca PLC - 1.7%
- Galderma Group AG - 1.6%
- Aon PLC - 1.6%
- Thermo Fisher Scientific - 1.5%
- Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC - 1.5%
- Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The - 1.5%
- Bank of America - 1.4%
- United Rentals - 1.4%
As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
Details: all notices, events and fund facts
| Date | Investor | Stake | Type of notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2025 | Saba | 5% | Sold down below 5% |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Saba | 5.6% | Updated notice |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Saba | 6.7% | Updated notice |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Saba | 7.8% | Updated notice |
| May 17, 2024 | Saba | 8.8% | Updated notice |
| May 2, 2024 | Saba | 7.7% | Updated notice |
| March 26, 2024 | Saba | 6.1% | Updated notice |
| March 18, 2024 | Saba | 5% | May push for changes |
No announcements from the fund on file.
- Run by
- Lazard Asset Management LLC
- Fund family
- Lazard Funds
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Regulator's file number
- 811-21511
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Fiscal year end
- Dec 31, 2025
- Number of holdings
- 110
- Preferred share classes
- none
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