Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio Institutional Shares (GESIX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
19.17
-0.03 (-0.14%)
Feb 18, 2026, 8:10 AM EST
Fund Assets36.06M
Expense Ratio0.86%
Min. Investment$10,000
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)0.61
Dividend Yield3.16%
Dividend Growth483.68%
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Ex-Dividend DateAug 15, 2025
Previous Close19.20
YTD Return8.49%
1-Year Return7.20%
5-Year Return39.90%
52-Week Low15.39
52-Week High19.74
Beta (5Y)0.89
Holdings69
Inception DateDec 31, 2013

About GESIX

Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio Institutional Shares is a global equity mutual fund focused on investing in listed equity securities of companies across both developed and emerging markets. The portfolio targets organizations that the investment manager believes demonstrate strong and/or improving financial fundamentals, aiming to capitalize on large-cap growth opportunities. It holds a diversified selection of approximately 76 holdings, concentrating about 27.6% of assets in its top 10 positions, which include prominent names in technology, financial services, and consumer sectors, such as Apple, Microsoft, and Visa. This fund is categorized as Global Large-Stock Growth, reflecting its core strategy of seeking long-term growth through investments in established companies with significant market influence and broad geographic reach. Serving institutional investors, the portfolio offers a relatively low expense ratio among peers, highlighting cost efficiency as a notable feature. By providing access to a broad range of global equities, the fund plays an important role for investors seeking diversification and exposure to worldwide economic trends within a single investment vehicle.

Fund Family Lazard Instl
Category World Large-Stock Growth
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Low
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol GESIX
Share Class Institutional Shares
Index MSCI AC World NR USD

Performance

GESIX had a total return of 7.20% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.88%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
VHGEXVanguardVanguard Global Equity Fund Investor Shares0.43%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
GESOXOpen Shares1.15%
RLGEXR6 Shares0.85%

Top 10 Holdings

29.59% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Apple Inc.AAPL4.52%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT4.16%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedTSM3.89%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN3.03%
ASML Holding N.V.ASML2.58%
The Charles Schwab CorporationSCHW2.48%
ABB LtdABBN2.44%
Visa Inc.V2.37%
Amphenol CorporationAPH2.14%
RELX PLCREL1.97%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Aug 15, 2025$0.60517Aug 18, 2025
Dec 20, 2024$1.21546Dec 23, 2024
Aug 16, 2024$0.04722Aug 19, 2024
Dec 21, 2023$0.2647Dec 22, 2023
Aug 17, 2023$0.06827Aug 18, 2023
Dec 22, 2022$0.15559Dec 23, 2022
Full Dividend History