UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

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)

 

Nathan A. Paul, 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: 9/30/2013
 
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Common Stocks 96.1%           
           
Australia 1.4%           
           
BHP Billiton, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   38,500   $2,560,250 
           
Finland 1.3%           
           
Sampo Oyj, A Shares ADR   109,500    2,350,965 
           
France 6.0%           
           
GDF Suez Sponsored ADR   75,981    1,913,202 
Sanofi SA ADR   105,200    5,326,276 
Total SA Sponsored ADR   64,000    3,706,880 
         10,946,358 
           
Germany 2.4%           
           
SAP AG Sponsored ADR   59,300    4,383,456 
           
Ireland 2.2%           
           
CRH PLC Sponsored ADR   168,070    4,062,252 
           
Israel 0.7%           
           
Israel Chemicals, Ltd. ADR   140,700    1,201,578 
           
Italy 1.9%           
           
Eni SpA Sponsored ADR   74,250    3,417,728 
           
Japan 9.4%           
           
Canon, Inc. Sponsored ADR   44,700    1,430,400 
Hoya Corp. Sponsored ADR   73,500    1,747,095 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ADR   1,050,900    6,736,269 
Nomura Holdings, Inc. ADR   413,045    3,225,881 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Sponsored ADR
   393,600    3,829,728 
         16,969,373 
           
Singapore 2.5%           
           
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. ADR   151,100    4,526,956 
           
Spain 1.6%           
           
Banco Santander SA Sponsored ADR   349,623    2,856,420 
           
Switzerland 9.8%           
           
Novartis AG ADR   78,900    6,052,419 
Roche Holding AG Sponsored ADR   92,400    6,239,772 
UBS AG   154,572    3,171,817 
Zurich Insurance Group AG ADR   92,500    2,382,449 
         17,846,457 
           
United Kingdom 14.1%           
           
BP PLC Sponsored ADR   102,155    4,293,575 
British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored
ADR
   37,700    3,964,155 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC Sponsored ADR   80,200    4,023,634 
HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR   122,063    6,623,138 
Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR   99,100    3,823,278 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ADR   120,300   $2,740,434 
         25,468,214 
           
United States 42.8%           
           
Cisco Systems, Inc.   220,400    5,161,768 
Comcast Corp., Class A   106,120    4,602,424 
ConocoPhillips   32,900    2,286,879 
Emerson Electric Co.   67,600    4,373,720 
Halliburton Co.   89,900    4,328,685 
Honeywell International, Inc.   64,700    5,372,688 
Intel Corp.   155,400    3,561,768 
International Business Machines Corp.   24,460    4,529,503 
Johnson & Johnson   72,040    6,245,147 
Merck & Co., Inc.   75,300    3,585,033 
Microsoft Corp.   187,525    6,246,458 
Oracle Corp.   100,440    3,331,595 
PepsiCo, Inc.   41,100    3,267,450 
Pfizer, Inc.   87,566    2,514,020 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   103,600    3,127,684 
The Home Depot, Inc.   69,735    5,289,400 
United Technologies Corp.   47,200    5,089,104 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   62,800    4,644,688 
         77,558,014 
           
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $150,634,296)
        174,148,021 

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000) (a)
   Value 
Foreign Government Obligations 9.7%           
           
Brazil 2.7%           
           
Brazil NTN-B:          
6.00%, 05/15/15   1,745   $1,918,172 
6.00%, 08/15/16   503    542,268 
6.00%, 08/15/18   850    919,207 
Brazil NTN-F,
10.00%, 01/01/23
   3,733    1,574,078 
         4,953,725 
           
Colombia 0.1%           
           
Republic of Colombia,
12.00%, 10/22/15
   305,000    182,716 
           
Mexico 1.6%           
           
Mexican Bonos:          
7.00%, 06/19/14   8,360    653,266 
9.50%, 12/18/14   16,100    1,313,642 
7.75%, 12/14/17   9,930    846,872 
         2,813,780 
 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000) (a)
   Value 
Romania 0.9%           
           
Romania Government Bonds:          
5.80%, 10/26/15   3,330   $1,043,603 
5.90%, 07/26/17   1,700    541,908 
         1,585,511 
           
Russia 1.9%           
           
Russia Government Bonds - OFZ:          
6.90%, 08/03/16   13,107    409,676 
7.50%, 02/27/19   11,500    366,013 
7.60%, 04/14/21   27,300    869,094 
7.60%, 07/20/22   16,972    538,208 
7.00%, 01/25/23   21,200    646,112 
8.15%, 02/03/27   19,900    643,035 
         3,472,138 
           
South Africa 0.7%           
           
Republic of South Africa,
8.25%, 09/15/17
   12,150    1,269,788 
           
Turkey 1.8%           
           
Turkey Government Bonds:          
4.50%, 02/11/15   2,567    1,316,317 
4.00%, 04/29/15   3,864    1,972,014 
         3,288,331 
           
Uruguay 0.0%           
           
Uruguay Monetary Regulation Bill,
0.00%, 01/31/14
   1,568    69,399 
           
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Identified cost $18,281,899)
        17,635,388 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Short-Term Investment 0.8%          
           
State Street Institutional Treasury Money
Market Fund
(Identified cost $1,404,777)
   1,404,777   $1,404,777 
           
Total Investments — 106.6%
(Identified cost $170,320,972) (b), (c)
       $193,188,186 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
Other Assets — (6.6)%
        (11,973,033)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $181,215,153 
 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at September 30, 2013:

 

Currency  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign Currency
Amount
   U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BRL  UBS  10/02/13   3,031,904   $1,365,107   $1,368,002   $2,895   $ 
CLP  BNP  10/16/13   361,489,100    707,000    714,841    7,841     
CLP  BNP  11/08/13   339,042,000    660,000    668,340    8,340     
CLP  UBS  10/10/13   618,009,150    1,240,858    1,223,083        17,775 
CNY  HSB  10/21/13   3,881,685    629,000    633,765    4,765     
CNY  SCB  10/21/13   6,882,792    1,112,820    1,123,758    10,938     
COP  BNP  12/02/13   750,750,000    390,355    391,773    1,418     
COP  CIT  10/03/13   750,750,000    385,000    393,795    8,795     
COP  CIT  10/16/13   2,765,260,100    1,433,000    1,448,923    15,923     
COP  HSB  10/08/13   1,554,009,600    814,641    814,797    156     
COP  UBS  11/05/13   1,900,142,700    972,736    993,986    21,250     
CZK  BNP  10/07/13   18,302,816    940,939    963,972    23,033     
CZK  BNP  11/22/13   26,645,647    1,387,775    1,403,688    15,913     
CZK  JPM  10/07/13   16,805,556    853,624    885,114    31,490     
EUR  BRC  10/01/13   679,982    916,955    919,914    2,959     
EUR  BRC  11/25/13   1,066,555    1,445,334    1,443,095        2,239 
EUR  CIT  11/06/13   1,292,175    1,700,638    1,748,272    47,634     
EUR  JPM  11/06/13   151,190    202,500    204,556    2,056     
GHS  CIT  11/25/13   1,321,000    591,316    590,019        1,297 
GHS  SCB  11/19/13   2,477,000    1,157,477    1,109,628        47,849 
HUF  BRC  10/01/13   203,749,920    905,692    926,812    21,120     
HUF  BRC  10/31/13   194,594,400    875,723    883,311    7,588     
HUF  JPM  10/10/13   206,476,500    897,090    938,671    41,581     
HUF  JPM  10/10/13   312,116,000    1,393,497    1,418,923    25,426     
HUF  JPM  10/15/13   303,480,060    1,363,290    1,379,164    15,874     
IDR  BRC  10/03/13   7,526,397,500    660,500    649,833        10,667 
IDR  BRC  10/17/13   10,131,384,500    879,461    872,592        6,869 
IDR  JPM  10/03/13   2,604,987,000    231,000    224,916        6,084 
INR  HSB  10/31/13   43,825,320    693,000    694,359    1,359     
INR  JPM  02/10/14   84,675,200    1,504,000    1,308,814        195,186 
INR  SCB  10/15/13   45,243,715    705,500    720,165    14,665     
KRW  CIT  10/23/13   1,687,707,220    1,553,000    1,568,299    15,299     
KRW  HSB  10/10/13   1,225,984,850    1,114,000    1,140,204    26,204     
KZT  CIT  01/06/14   65,846,310    427,074    420,292        6,782 
KZT  CIT  03/17/14   122,486,460    783,663    770,604        13,059 
KZT  HSB  10/30/13   134,019,200    868,000    867,802        198 
KZT  HSB  06/16/14   106,216,700    669,503    656,894        12,609 
KZT  HSB  06/16/14   134,019,200    844,056    828,838        15,218 
KZT  UBS  02/28/14   93,024,750    600,160    587,297        12,863 
MXN  CIT  10/21/13   8,210,147    634,380    626,232        8,148 
MXN  UBS  10/21/13   8,790,323    675,000    670,485        4,515 
MYR  CIT  10/18/13   1,466,090    463,000    449,312        13,688 
MYR  JPM  10/18/13   6,063,930    1,850,000    1,858,410    8,410     
MYR  JPM  11/06/13   1,262,368    383,000    386,393    3,393     
NGN  BRC  06/18/14   39,365,250    219,000    227,911    8,911     
NGN  CIT  10/23/13   228,804,400    1,396,000    1,409,079    13,079     
NGN  JPM  06/17/14   60,480,000    336,000    350,250    14,250     
 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at September 30, 2013 (concluded):

 

Currency  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign Currency
Amount
   U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
NGN  SCB  10/31/13   53,784,000   $321,867   $330,327   $8,460   $ 
NGN  SCB  10/31/13   81,361,800    486,759    499,703    12,944     
NGN  SCB  12/18/13   169,370,700    996,298    1,022,313    26,015     
NGN  SCB  03/20/14   139,264,050    801,520    824,729    23,209     
PEN  BNP  10/18/13   1,839,233    661,000    659,133        1,867 
PEN  BNP  10/24/13   1,844,521    668,668    660,550        8,118 
PEN  BNP  11/04/13   1,348,530    474,000    482,290    8,290     
PEN  BNP  11/22/13   2,841,951    1,018,000    1,014,323        3,677 
PEN  UBS  10/21/13   2,191,418    777,788    785,063    7,275     
PHP  JPM  10/16/13   57,261,600    1,320,000    1,315,329        4,671 
PHP  JPM  12/12/13   59,287,330    1,357,000    1,361,655    4,655     
PHP  SCB  01/13/14   38,403,200    880,000    881,737    1,737     
PLN  BNP  10/22/13   3,056,428    967,193    977,563    10,370     
PLN  BRC  10/21/13   4,216,974    1,327,000    1,348,831    21,831     
PLN  JPM  11/05/13   2,735,564    847,383    874,210    26,827     
RON  JPM  10/04/13   4,773,977    1,420,869    1,449,615    28,746     
RON  JPM  11/12/13   4,587,017    1,343,000    1,389,240    46,240     
RSD  BRC  12/09/13   141,526,350    1,631,334    1,646,370    15,036     
RSD  CIT  10/16/13   65,848,640    771,875    775,211    3,336     
RUB  BNP  12/09/13   31,123,575    941,000    949,256    8,256     
RUB  UBS  12/13/13   32,808,600    990,000    999,872    9,872     
SGD  HSB  10/23/13   1,709,074    1,357,000    1,362,342    5,342     
THB  BNP  10/18/13   17,170,270    538,000    548,390    10,390     
THB  SCB  10/21/13   39,659,054    1,248,790    1,266,416    17,626     
TRY  JPM  10/21/13   2,051,609    1,019,179    1,012,070        7,109 
TWD  JPM  10/16/13   26,963,580    909,702    912,138    2,436     
UGX  BRC  10/11/13   1,407,437,000    543,832    550,676    6,844     
UGX  CIT  10/25/13   1,388,498,000    543,231    541,343        1,888 
UYU  CIT  10/28/13   7,621,000    352,498    343,919        8,579 
UYU  HSB  10/21/13   6,000,000    273,973    271,224        2,749 
UYU  JPM  10/07/13   20,953,000    926,283    950,364    24,081     
UYU  JPM  11/25/13   9,702,000    440,000    434,898        5,102 
VND  CIT  10/16/13   2,544,750,000    117,000    120,299    3,299     
ZAR  JPM  10/28/13   18,071,626    1,807,000    1,793,239        13,761 
ZMW  BRC  11/07/13   4,910,000    877,569    913,578    36,009     
ZMW  BRC  12/26/13   3,288,175    583,010    603,147    20,137     
ZMW  JPM  04/08/14   1,500,000    253,207    266,409    13,202     
ZMW  SCB  11/29/13   4,171,375    755,000    771,056    16,056     
ZMW  SCB  12/19/13   1,290,812    224,294    237,241    12,947     
Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts   $74,603,786   $75,025,252   $854,033   $432,567 

 

Forward Currency Sale Contracts open at September 30, 2013:

 

Currency  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign Currency
Amount
   U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BRL  UBS  10/02/13   3,031,904   $1,276,000   $1,368,002   $   $92,002 
BRL  UBS  11/04/13   3,179,274    1,421,000    1,423,322        2,322 
 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Forward Currency Sale Contracts open at September 30, 2013 (concluded):

 

Currency  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign Currency Amount   U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date
   U.S. $
Current
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
CLP  UBS  10/10/13   409,235,300   $817,000   $809,905   $7,095   $ 
COP  BNP  10/03/13   750,750,000    392,446    393,795        1,349 
CZK  BNP  11/22/13   19,827,245    1,026,000    1,044,495        18,495 
EUR  BNP  10/07/13   707,000    940,939    956,477        15,538 
EUR  BNP  10/25/13   1,402,000    1,849,301    1,896,804        47,503 
EUR  BNP  10/25/13   1,705,000    2,270,011    2,306,740        36,729 
EUR  BRC  10/01/13   677,000    905,692    915,880        10,188 
EUR  BRC  10/31/13   648,000    875,723    876,709        986 
EUR  BRC  12/09/13   1,209,110    1,631,334    1,636,039        4,705 
EUR  CIT  10/16/13   569,034    771,875    769,845    2,030     
EUR  HSB  12/23/13   962,023    1,303,542    1,301,751    1,791     
EUR  JPM  10/07/13   648,000    853,624    876,658        23,034 
EUR  JPM  10/15/13   1,014,000    1,363,290    1,371,834        8,544 
EUR  JPM  11/05/13   641,000    847,383    867,250        19,867 
EUR  JPM  11/06/13   3,592,770    4,769,133    4,860,904        91,771 
EUR  UBS  11/29/13   351,000    468,567    474,923        6,356 
EUR  UBS  11/29/13   1,090,214    1,446,251    1,475,124        28,873 
HUF  BRC  10/01/13   203,749,920    916,956    926,812        9,856 
HUF  UBS  10/21/13   15,022,070    67,000    68,238        1,238 
IDR  BRC  10/03/13   10,131,384,500    886,385    874,749    11,636     
JPY  CIT  12/18/13   85,502,655    865,000    870,290        5,290 
JPY  HSB  11/25/13   158,367,652    1,624,951    1,611,633    13,318     
JPY  SCB  10/28/13   155,378,708    1,555,810    1,580,968        25,158 
JPY  UBS  10/28/13   39,868,022    401,000    405,655        4,655 
KZT  CIT  10/10/13   84,766,000    550,000    550,444        444 
KZT  HSB  10/30/13   134,019,200    868,844    867,802    1,042     
NGN  CIT  10/23/13   26,235,900    162,000    161,572    428     
RUB  BRC  10/28/13   38,431,899    1,193,000    1,181,306    11,694     
TRY  BRC  02/12/14   93,005    46,523    44,940    1,583     
TRY  HSB  10/21/13   2,051,609    1,016,000    1,012,070    3,930     
TRY  JPM  12/04/13   868,296    426,933    425,038    1,895     
TRY  JPM  12/04/13   955,755    484,000    467,850    16,150     
TRY  JPM  04/21/14   2,051,609    985,072    978,588    6,484     
ZAR  CIT  10/28/13   17,482,379    1,744,000    1,734,769    9,231     
Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts   $39,022,585   $39,389,181    88,307    454,903 
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Purchase and Sale Contracts   $942,340   $887,470 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

BRL — Brazilian Real

CLP — Chilean Peso

CNY — Chinese Renminbi

COP — Colombian Peso

CZK — Czech Koruna

EUR — Euro

GHS — Ghanaian Cedi

HUF — Hungarian Forint

IDR — Indonesian Rupiah

INR — Indian Rupee

JPY — Japanese Yen

KRW — South Korean Won

KZT — Kazakhstan Tenge

MXN — Mexican New Peso

MYR — Malaysian Ringgit

NGN — Nigerian Naira

PEN — Peruvian New Sol

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

PHP — Philippine Peso

PLN — Polish Zloty

RON — New Romanian Leu

RSD — Serbian Dinar

RUB — Russian Ruble

SGD — Singapore Dollar

THB — Thai Baht

TRY — New Turkish Lira

TWD — New Taiwan Dollar

UGX — Ugandan Shilling

UYU — Uruguayan Peso

VND — Vietnamese Dong

ZAR — South African Rand

ZMW — Zambian Kwacha

 

Counterparty Abbreviations:

BNP — BNP Paribas SA

BRC — Barclays Bank PLC

CIT — Citibank NA

HSB — HSBC Bank USA

JPM — JPMorgan Chase Bank

SCB — Standard Chartered Bank

UBS — UBS AG

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

(a) Principal amount denominated in respective country’s currency.
(b) Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), at all times, maintains portfolio securities in sufficient amount to cover its obligations related to investments in forward currency contracts.
(c) For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $170,320,972, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $39,248,410, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $16,381,196, and the net unrealized appreciation was $22,867,214.

 

Security Abbreviations:

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

NTN-B — Brazil Sovereign “Nota do Tesouro Nacional” Series B

NTN-F — Brazil Sovereign “Nota do Tesouro Nacional” Series F

 

Portfolio holdings by industry (as a percentage of net assets):
Agriculture   0.7%
Alcohol & Tobacco   2.2 
Banking   11.1 
Cable Television   2.5 
Computer Software   7.7 
Energy Integrated   7.6 
Energy Services   2.4 
Financial Services   5.3 
Food & Beverages   1.8 
Gas Utilities   1.1 
Household & Personal Products   2.1 
Housing   2.2 
Insurance   2.6 
Manufacturing   8.2 
Metals & Mining   1.4 
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology   18.7 
Retail   7.0 
Semiconductors & Components   3.7 
Technology Hardware   5.3 
Telecommunications   2.5 
Subtotal   96.1 
Foreign Government Obligations   9.7 
Short-Term Investment   0.8 
Total Investments   106.6%
 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Valuation of Investments:

 

Net asset value per share is determined by State Street Bank and Trust Company for the Fund on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business. Market values for securities listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ national market or other US or foreign exchanges or markets are generally based on the last reported sales price on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, generally as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each valuation date; securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the most recent quoted bid price. The Fund values NASDAQ-traded securities at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not be the last reported sales price in certain instances. Forward currency contracts are valued using quotations from an independent pricing service. Investments in money market funds are valued at the fund’s net asset value.

 

Bonds and other fixed-income securities that are not exchange-traded are valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing services which are based primarily on institutional trading in similar groups of securities, or by using brokers’ quotations or a matrix system which considers such factors as other security prices, yields and maturities. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, except where to do so would not accurately reflect their fair value, in which case such securities are valued at fair value as determined by, or in accordance with procedures approved by, the Board of Directors (the “Board”).

 

The Valuation Committee of Lazard Asset Management LLC (the “Investment Manager”), which meets periodically under the direction of the Board, may evaluate a variety of factors to determine the fair value of securities for which market quotations are determined not to be readily available or reliable. These factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the value of comparable securities, observations from financial institutions and relevant news events. Input from the Investment Manager’s analysts also will be considered.

 

If a significant event materially affecting the value of securities occurs between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated, or when current market quotations otherwise are determined not to be readily available or reliable (including restricted or other illiquid securities such as certain derivative instruments), such securities will be valued at their fair value as determined by, or in accordance with procedures approved by, the Board.

 

Fair Value Measurements:

 

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset, or would pay to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the date of measurement. The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures provisions of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America also establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurement that is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer, broadly, to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

· Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
· Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including unadjusted quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
· Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities.

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (concluded)

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by each fair value hierarchy level as of September 30, 2013:

 

Description  Unadjusted Quoted
Prices in Active Markets
for Identical Investments
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Balance as of
September 30, 2013
 
Assets:                    
Common Stocks  $174,148,021   $   $   $174,148,021 
Foreign Government Obligations       17,635,388        17,635,388 
Short-Term Investment       1,404,777        1,404,777 
Other Financial Instruments*                    
Forward Currency Contracts       942,340        942,340 
Total  $174,148,021   $19,982,505   $   $194,130,526 
                     
Liabilities:                    
Other Financial Instruments*                    
Forward Currency Contracts  $   $(887,470)  $   $(887,470)

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments which are valued at their respective unrealized appreciation/depreciation.

 

The foreign government obligations included in Level 2 were valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing services. The forward currency contracts included in Level 2 were valued using quotations provided by an independent pricing service. The short-term investment included in Level 2 (a money market fund) was valued at the fund’s net asset value.

 

There were no transfers into or out of Levels 1, 2, or 3 during the period ended September 30, 2013.

 
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.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

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/ Charles L. Carroll  
  Charles L. Carroll  
  Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: November 29, 2013  

 

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/ Charles L. Carroll  
  Charles L. Carroll  
  Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: November 29, 2013  
     
By: /s/ Stephen St. Clair  
  Stephen St. Clair  
  Chief Financial Officer
     
Date: November 29, 2013