Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio receives 2 Lipper Fund Awards

NEW YORK, February 28, 2018 – Lazard Asset Management LLC today announced that the Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio (Institutional: GLIFX; Open: GLFOX) received two 2017 Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards in recognition of its superior performance in the Global Infrastructure Funds category.

The Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio was awarded best fund in the Global Infrastructure Funds category for the three-year period for its fourth consecutive year, and for the best fund over the five-year period for its third consecutive year. It ranked #1 out of 69 eligible funds for the three-year period, and #1 out of 43 eligible funds for the five-year period.

“We’re proud of the team’s continued ability to not only meet, but exceed our clients’ expectations,” said Nathan Paul, Chief Business Officer at Lazard Asset Management. “We’re honored that the team’s accomplishments have received this recognition for the fourth year in a row.”

The Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio seeks long-term, defensive, low-volatility returns that exceed inflation by investing in equity securities of high quality infrastructure companies. The investment team is among the pioneers in listed infrastructure investing and its members have worked together for more than a decade.

The Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards honor funds and fund management firms that have excelled in providing consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers.