# The Lazard Funds, Inc. - Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio (GESOX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gesox for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Lazard · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2014-01-02 The Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio Open Shares primarily allocates its capital to equity securities, particularly common stocks. The Investment Manager seeks out companies that exhibit either robust financial productivity or demonstrate an improving trend in this area, and whose market valuation appears discounted when assessed against their earnings, cash flow, or underlying asset values. A substantial portion of the portfolio, specifically at least 80% of its total assets, is committed to these equity investments. The fund also has the flexibility to invest in non-U.S. companies, i... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $19.13 | | Expense Ratio | 1.15% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $79.9M | | NAV | $19.13 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annual | | 52-Week Range | $15.87 – $19.70 | | Beta | 0.89 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.6052 /share - Ex-date: 2025-08-15 - Pay date: 2025-08-18 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does GESOX invest in? The Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio Open Shares primarily allocates its capital to equity securities, particularly common stocks. The Investment Manager seeks out companies that exhibit either robust financial productivity or demonstrate an improving trend in this area, and whose market valuation appears discounted when assessed against their earnings, cash flow, or underlying asset values. A substantial portion of the portfolio, specifically at least 80% of its total assets, is committed to these equity investments. The fund also has the flexibility to invest in non-U.S. companies, including those whose principal business activities are centered in emerging market nations. ### What is the expense ratio of GESOX? The Lazard Funds, Inc. - Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio (GESOX) charges an expense ratio of 1.15%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is GESOX? The Lazard Funds, Inc. - Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio (GESOX) is one share class of a fund that manages $79.9M across all of its share classes (GESIX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is GESOX actively managed or an index fund? GESOX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (GESOX's is 1.15%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was GESOX launched? The Lazard Funds, Inc. - Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio (GESOX) launched in January 2014 and is managed by Lazard. ### How has GESOX performed? GESOX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does GESOX pay a dividend? The Lazard Funds, Inc. - Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio (GESOX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does GESOX pay dividends? The Lazard Funds, Inc. - Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio pays dividends Semi-Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is GESOX's dividend yield? GESOX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is GESOX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for GESOX was 2025-08-15. The next ex-date typically follows Semi-Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will GESOX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.15% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does GESOX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from GESOX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does GESOX cost more than a fund like VOO? GESOX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.15%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether GESOX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to GESOX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as GESOX (1.15%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gesox - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gesox/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gesox/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gesox/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gesox/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.