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: 3/31/2014
 

FORM N-Q


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Common Stocks — 100.6%
 
Australia — 1.4%          
           
BHP Billiton, Ltd. Sponsored ADR   38,500   $2,609,145 
           
Denmark — 2.5%          
           
Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR   105,000    4,793,250 
           
Finland — 1.5%          
           
Sampo Oyj, A Shares ADR   109,500    2,832,765 
           
France — 6.3%          
           
GDF Suez Sponsored ADR   75,981    2,077,320 
Sanofi SA ADR   105,200    5,499,856 
Total SA Sponsored ADR   64,000    4,198,400 
            11,775,576 
           
Germany — 5.4%          
           
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG ADR   124,900    5,247,049 
SAP AG Sponsored ADR   59,300    4,821,683 
            10,068,732 
           
Israel — 0.7%          
           
Israel Chemicals, Ltd. ADR   140,700    1,236,753 
           
Italy — 2.0%          
           
Eni SpA Sponsored ADR   74,250    3,725,122 
           
Japan — 5.6%          
           
Canon, Inc. Sponsored ADR   44,700    1,388,382 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ADR   1,050,900    5,821,986 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR   393,600    3,404,640 
            10,615,008 
           
Singapore — 2.3%          
           
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. ADR   151,100    4,399,428 
           
Sweden — 2.7%          
           
Assa Abloy AB ADR   187,100    4,982,473 
           
Switzerland — 6.8%          
           
Novartis AG ADR   78,900    6,708,078 
UBS AG   154,572    3,202,732 
Zurich Insurance Group AG ADR   92,500    2,841,961 
            12,752,771 
           
United Kingdom — 13.8%          
           
BP PLC Sponsored ADR   102,155    4,913,656 
British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR   37,700    4,200,911 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC Sponsored ADR   80,200    4,285,086 
HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR   122,063    6,204,462 
Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR   99,100    4,239,498 
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ADR   120,300    2,150,964 
            25,994,577 
           
United States — 49.6%          
           
American Express Co.   43,800    3,943,314 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Apple, Inc.    10,100   $ 5,421,074 
Chevron Corp.   46,000    5,469,860 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   220,400    4,939,164 
Citigroup, Inc.   106,400    5,064,640 
Comcast Corp., Class A   106,120    5,174,411 
ConocoPhillips   53,100    3,735,585 
Emerson Electric Co.   67,600    4,515,680 
Halliburton Co.   89,900    5,294,211 
Honeywell International, Inc.   64,700    6,001,572 
Intel Corp.   157,500    4,065,075 
International Business Machines Corp.   24,460    4,708,306 
Joy Global, Inc.   66,400    3,851,200 
Merck & Co., Inc.   75,300    4,274,781 
Oracle Corp.   100,440    4,109,000 
PepsiCo, Inc.   41,100    3,431,850 
Pfizer, Inc.   149,766    4,810,484 
United Technologies Corp.   47,200    5,514,848 
Viacom, Inc., Class B   46,800    3,977,532 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   62,800    4,799,804 
            93,102,391 
           
Total Common Stocks
(Identified cost $156,991,436)
           188,887,991 

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000) (a)
   Value 
Foreign Government Obligations — 6.5%          
           
Brazil — 2.0%          
           
Brazil NTN-B:          
6.00%, 08/15/16   503   $537,033 
6.00%, 08/15/18   850    898,109 
Brazil NTN-F:          
10.00%, 01/01/17   2,211    922,215 
10.00%, 01/01/23   3,733    1,425,003 
         3,782,360 
           
Colombia — 0.1%          
           
Republic of Colombia,
12.00%, 10/22/15
   305,000    171,993 
           
Mexico — 1.0%          
           
Mexican Bonos:          
7.00%, 06/19/14   8,360    644,952 
9.50%, 12/18/14   16,100    1,283,490 
         1,928,442 
           
Russia — 2.0%          
           
Russia Government Bonds - OFZ:          
6.90%, 08/03/16   13,107    366,290 
7.50%, 02/27/19   11,500    316,035 
7.60%, 04/14/21   27,300    737,238 
7.60%, 07/20/22   16,972    451,312 
7.00%, 01/25/23   21,200    543,791 
 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Description  Principal
Amount
(000) (a)
   Value 
8.15%, 02/03/27   19,900   $540,806 
7.05%, 01/19/28   30,510    754,321 
         3,709,793 
           
South Africa — 0.6%          
           
Republic of South Africa,
8.25%, 09/15/17
   11,090    1,074,017 
           
Turkey — 0.5%          
           
Turkey Government Bonds:          
4.00%, 04/29/15   1,347    633,977 
8.80%, 11/14/18   550    244,193 
         878,170 
           
Uruguay — 0.2%          
           
Republica Orient Uruguay,
5.00%, 09/14/18
   10,730    495,888 
           
Zambia — 0.1%          
           
Zambia Treasury Bill,
0.00%, 10/13/14
   1,500    222,977 
           
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Identified cost $13,535,475)
        12,263,640 

 

Description  Shares   Value 
Short-Term Investment — 0.9%          
           
State Street Institutional Treasury
Money Market Fund
(Identified cost $1,757,381)
   1,757,381   $1,757,381 
           
Total Investments — 108.0%
(Identified cost $172,284,292) (b), (c)
       $202,909,012 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
Other Assets — (8.0)%
        (15,028,885)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $187,880,127 
 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at  March 31, 2014:  

 

Currency  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign Currency
Amount
   US $ Cost
on Origination
Date
   US $
Current
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
AMD  JPM  10/28/14   189,302,400   $432,000   $438,558   $6,558   $ 
BRL  BRC  04/02/14   2,175,053    930,026    958,595    28,569     
BRL  BRC  04/02/14   2,383,376    1,025,990    1,050,408    24,418     
CLP  BNP  05/16/14   625,468,000    1,084,000    1,135,321    51,321     
CLP  CIT  04/28/14   359,265,000    645,000    653,317    8,317     
CLP  UBS  04/21/14   433,586,250    783,000    789,062    6,062     
CLP  UBS  04/25/14   357,518,400    633,000    650,350    17,350     
CNY  BRC  05/19/14   5,489,474    892,162    882,038        10,124 
CNY  HSB  04/22/14   11,088,746    1,807,000    1,782,575        24,425 
COP  CIT  04/10/14   2,043,747,700    996,221    1,035,889    39,668     
COP  UBS  04/16/14   3,418,622,800    1,766,000    1,732,097        33,903 
COP  UBS  05/23/14   1,632,157,250    799,000    824,682    25,682     
CZK  JPM  04/04/14   17,581,440    861,162    882,333    21,171     
CZK  JPM  04/22/14   18,921,698    946,620    949,685    3,065     
CZK  JPM  05/05/14   17,254,885    865,933    866,089    156     
EUR  CIT  04/07/14   332,000    461,762    457,375        4,387 
EUR  CIT  04/07/14   353,000    484,686    486,305    1,619     
EUR  CIT  06/23/14   1,950,771    2,716,187    2,687,159        29,028 
EUR  JPM  04/04/14   640,723    882,725    882,688        37 
EUR  JPM  05/06/14   665,511    898,965    916,775    17,810     
EUR  JPM  05/06/14   764,224    1,059,099    1,052,758        6,341 
EUR  JPM  05/06/14   999,011    1,362,263    1,376,190    13,927     
EUR  JPM  05/06/14   1,016,434    1,383,586    1,400,191    16,605     
GHS  CIT  04/04/14   1,343,000    503,562    498,455        5,107 
GHS  CIT  04/15/14   3,247,000    1,213,831    1,197,601        16,230 
HUF  BNP  04/15/14   135,177,270    618,815    605,560        13,255 
HUF  BNP  04/15/14   192,999,800    852,923    864,590    11,667     
HUF  JPM  04/10/14   56,496,895    250,568    253,163    2,595     
HUF  JPM  04/10/14   435,704,550    1,906,481    1,952,392    45,911     
IDR  JPM  04/28/14   11,790,516,000    1,031,000    1,033,168    2,168     
IDR  SCB  04/17/14   8,957,793,000    783,778    786,462    2,684     
INR  BRC  04/21/14   89,034,000    1,412,117    1,484,016    71,899     
INR  SCB  04/10/14   83,934,460    1,354,000    1,402,915    48,915     
KRW  BRC  04/24/14   1,990,594,500    1,858,024    1,868,009    9,985     
KRW  SCB  04/24/14   1,428,872,700    1,319,000    1,340,880    21,880     
KZT  CIT  09/12/14   108,679,000    569,000    572,219    3,219     
KZT  CIT  11/14/14   95,691,000    501,000    497,132        3,868 
KZT  CIT  02/13/15   112,132,000    578,000    571,881        6,119 
KZT  HSB  06/16/14   66,358,400    356,000    356,197    197     
KZT  HSB  06/16/14   106,216,700    669,503    570,148        99,355 
KZT  HSB  06/16/14   134,019,200    844,056    719,386        124,670 
KZT  HSB  09/11/14   108,679,000    569,000    572,340    3,340     
MXN  CIT  04/30/14   31,020,000    2,350,000    2,370,883    20,883     
MYR  BRC  04/10/14   2,185,292    667,000    668,824    1,824     
MYR  BRC  05/21/14   4,803,828    1,460,441    1,466,030    5,589     
MYR  JPM  04/21/14   5,140,659    1,543,000    1,572,099    29,099     
NGN  BRC  04/22/14   111,255,600    667,000    669,878    2,878     

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at March 31, 2014 (continued):

 

Currency  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign Currency
Amount
   US $ Cost
on Origination
Date
   US $
Current
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
NGN  BRC  06/18/14   39,365,250   $219,000   $232,079   $13,079   $ 
NGN  CIT  04/04/14   38,728,000    234,403    234,498    95     
NGN  CIT  04/11/14   38,728,000    233,583    233,985    402     
NGN  CIT  04/29/14   55,891,450    337,000    335,795        1,205 
NGN  JPM  06/17/14   60,480,000    336,000    356,709    20,709     
PEN  CIT  04/10/14   2,832,691    1,007,000    1,006,501        499 
PEN  CIT  05/14/14   3,219,298    1,137,762    1,138,728    966     
PEN  JPM  04/28/14   1,616,147    573,000    572,827        173 
PHP  HSB  04/14/14   79,954,875    1,775,000    1,782,366    7,366     
PHP  JPM  05/13/14   43,164,105    969,000    961,567        7,433 
PLN  BNP  04/14/14   4,312,796    1,401,000    1,425,183    24,183     
PLN  BRC  04/14/14   4,289,451    1,407,000    1,417,468    10,468     
PLN  JPM  04/28/14   3,819,800    1,254,862    1,261,134    6,272     
RON  JPM  04/07/14   1,494,075    455,358    461,214    5,856     
RON  JPM  04/07/14   1,849,299    570,525    570,870    345     
RON  JPM  04/07/14   5,614,196    1,708,000    1,733,074    25,074     
RSD  CIT  04/07/14   234,751,650    2,797,493    2,797,356        137 
SGD  HSB  04/14/14   1,908,713    1,506,513    1,517,391    10,878     
THB  BNP  04/10/14   7,112,880    219,798    219,185        613 
THB  SCB  04/24/14   28,852,560    895,958    888,549        7,409 
TRY  CIT  05/12/14   1,354,500    600,000    625,320    25,320     
TRY  JPM  04/21/14   308,451    139,274    143,284    4,010     
TRY  JPM  04/21/14   1,006,465    459,000    467,532    8,532     
TRY  JPM  04/21/14   1,045,083    503,000    485,471        17,529 
TWD  HSB  04/14/14   27,537,840    912,000    904,615        7,385 
TWD  SCB  06/18/14   26,927,810    889,000    886,286        2,714 
UGX  CIT  04/11/14   968,123,000    382,128    379,145        2,983 
UGX  CIT  05/02/14   596,095,500    231,000    232,084    1,084     
UGX  CIT  05/02/14   650,210,000    253,000    253,153    153     
UGX  CIT  05/02/14   1,123,527,000    437,000    437,434    434     
UGX  CIT  05/02/14   1,168,549,000    457,000    454,963        2,037 
UGX  CIT  05/20/14   192,900,000    75,000    74,759        241 
UYU  HSB  04/30/14   7,522,000    326,476    330,492    4,016     
UYU  JPM  04/07/14   6,456,240    285,390    285,590    200     
UYU  JPM  04/14/14   17,437,000    775,926    769,732        6,194 
UYU  JPM  04/24/14   25,036,435    1,090,437    1,101,956    11,519     
ZAR  CIT  04/24/14   3,741,235    340,757    354,164    13,407     
ZAR  JPM  04/24/14   4,518,141    418,000    427,710    9,710     
ZMW  CIT  04/11/14   1,907,676    313,144    309,009        4,135 
ZMW  JPM  04/08/14   1,500,000    253,207    243,282        9,925 
ZMW  SCB  04/08/14   5,658,000    878,844    917,660    38,816     

 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at March 31, 2014 (concluded):

 

Currency  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign Currency
Amount
   US $ Cost
on Origination
Date
   US $
Current
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
ZMW  SCB  04/09/14   5,658,000   $878,435   $917,271   $38,836   $ 
Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts   $77,530,759   $77,932,059   $848,761   $447,461 

 

Forward Currency Sale Contracts open at March 31, 2014:

 

Currency  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Foreign Currency
Amount
   US $ Cost
on Origination
Date
   US $
Current
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BRL  BRC  04/02/14   2,440,411   $1,033,000   $1,075,545   $   $42,545 
BRL  BRC  05/05/14   2,549,512    1,089,000    1,114,023        25,023 
BRL  UBS  04/02/14   2,118,018    895,000    933,459        38,459 
CNY  HSB  04/22/14   372,741    61,000    59,920    1,080     
CZK  JPM  04/04/14   17,581,440    882,725    882,333    392     
EUR  BNP  04/15/14   450,065    618,814    620,014        1,200 
EUR  BNP  04/15/14   620,000    852,924    854,119        1,195 
EUR  BNP  04/24/14   3,240,064    4,395,276    4,463,459        68,183 
EUR  CIT  04/07/14   2,009,000    2,797,493    2,767,668    29,825     
EUR  HSB  04/22/14   962,023    1,340,021    1,325,273    14,748     
EUR  JPM  04/04/14   640,000    861,162    881,692        20,530 
EUR  JPM  04/07/14   330,000    455,358    454,619    739     
EUR  JPM  04/07/14   410,681    570,525    565,769    4,756     
EUR  JPM  04/10/14   182,000    250,567    250,728        161 
EUR  JPM  04/10/14   1,405,000    1,906,480    1,935,564        29,084 
EUR  JPM  04/22/14   691,254    946,619    952,264        5,645 
EUR  JPM  04/28/14   909,000    1,254,862    1,252,213    2,649     
EUR  JPM  05/05/14   629,000    865,933    866,481        548 
EUR  JPM  05/06/14   5,030    6,940    6,929    11     
EUR  JPM  05/06/14   1,206,410    1,628,749    1,661,892        33,143 
EUR  JPM  05/06/14   1,203,000    1,652,320    1,657,195        4,875 
EUR  UBS  06/23/14   1,328,168    1,828,595    1,829,532        937 
JPY  CIT  06/16/14   149,614,522    1,457,000    1,450,115    6,885     
JPY  SCB  04/25/14   134,391,001    1,313,958    1,302,213    11,745     
JPY  SCB  04/25/14   135,043,177    1,319,000    1,308,533    10,467     
KZT  BRC  06/16/14   35,558,500    190,000    190,870        870 
NGN  BRC  06/18/14   39,365,250    235,087    232,079    3,008     
RSD  CIT  04/07/14   38,697,920    461,763    461,134    629     
RSD  CIT  04/07/14   41,318,650    484,686    492,362        7,676 
RUB  CIT  04/30/14   33,924,852    949,000    960,590        11,590 
SGD  HSB  04/14/14   1,908,713    1,493,867    1,517,391        23,524 
TRY  CIT  05/12/14   527,873    233,756    243,699        9,943 
TRY  JPM  04/21/14   2,051,609    985,071    953,031    32,040     
ZAR  CIT  04/24/14   10,285,224    941,000    973,651        32,651 
ZAR  JPM  04/24/14   9,190,880    850,000    870,055        20,055 
Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts    $37,107,551   $37,366,414    118,974    377,837 
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Purchase and Sale Contracts   $967,735   $825,298 
 

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AMD — Armenian Dram

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

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

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)

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

(a) Principal amount denominated in respective country’s currency.
(b) For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $172,284,292, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $43,206,281, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $12,581,561, and the net unrealized appreciation was $30,624,720.
(c) 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.

 

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 
Automotive   2.8 
Banking   8.2 
Cable Television   2.8 
Computer Software   4.8 
Energy Exploration & Production   2.0 
Energy Integrated   9.8 
Energy Services   2.8 
Financial Services   6.5 
Food & Beverages   1.8 
Gas Utilities   1.1 
Household & Personal Products   2.3 
Insurance   3.0 
Leisure & Entertainment   2.1 
Manufacturing   13.2 
Metals & Mining   1.4 
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology   16.2 
Retail   3.7 
Semiconductors & Components   2.9 
Technology Hardware   8.0 
Telecommunications   2.3 
Subtotal   100.6 
Foreign Government Obligations   6.5 
Short-Term Investment   0.9 
Total Investments   108.0%

 
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2014 (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 portfolio managers/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.

 

The effect of using fair value pricing is that the net asset value of the Fund will reflect the affected securities’ values as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price securities may result in a value that is different from the most recent closing price of a security and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their portfolios’ net asset values.

 

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.

 
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (concluded)
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
 
·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.

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by each fair value hierarchy level as of March 31, 2014:

 

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
March 31, 2014
 
Assets:                       
Common Stocks  $188,887,991   $   $   $ 188,887,991  
Foreign Government Obligations       12,263,640       12,263,640  
Short-Term Investment   1,757,381           1,757,381  
Other Financial Instruments*                       
Forward Currency Contracts       967,735       967,735  
Total  $190,645,372   $13,231,375   $   $ 203,876,747  
                        
Liabilities:                       
Other Financial Instruments*                       
Forward Currency Contracts  $   $(825,298)  $   $ (825,298)  

 

 

* 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.

 

There were no transfers into or out of Levels 1, 2, or 3 during the period ended March 31, 2014.

 
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: May 30, 2014  

 

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: May 30, 2014  
     
By: /s/ Stephen St. Clair  
  Stephen St. Clair  
  Chief Financial Officer  
     
Date: May 30, 2014