Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF

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NYSE Arca: EMKT

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2026

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs#tsr. You can also request this information by contacting us at [email protected] or (800) 823-6300. 

What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months?

(based on a $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference1
Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF
$42
0.75%
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized

Portfolio Performance

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
6/16
$10,000
$10,000
7/16
$10,308
$10,503
8/16
$10,570
$10,764
9/16
$10,764
$10,903
10/16
$10,593
$10,929
11/16
$10,068
$10,426
12/16
$10,146
$10,449
1/17
$10,801
$11,020
2/17
$10,973
$11,358
3/17
$11,376
$11,644
4/17
$11,697
$11,899
5/17
$11,996
$12,251
6/17
$12,180
$12,375
7/17
$12,961
$13,112
8/17
$13,308
$13,405
9/17
$13,458
$13,351
10/17
$13,791
$13,819
11/17
$13,848
$13,847
12/17
$14,240
$14,344
1/18
$15,305
$15,540
2/18
$14,552
$14,823
3/18
$14,355
$14,547
4/18
$13,985
$14,483
5/18
$13,441
$13,970
6/18
$13,047
$13,389
7/18
$13,371
$13,684
8/18
$12,806
$13,314
9/18
$12,656
$13,243
10/18
$11,648
$12,090
11/18
$12,112
$12,588
12/18
$11,659
$12,254
1/19
$12,827
$13,327
2/19
$12,779
$13,357
3/19
$12,921
$13,469
4/19
$13,216
$13,753
5/19
$12,296
$12,755
6/19
$13,098
$13,551
7/19
$12,909
$13,385
8/19
$12,273
$12,733
9/19
$12,626
$12,976
10/19
$13,086
$13,523
11/19
$13,145
$13,504
12/19
$14,177
$14,512
1/20
$13,383
$13,835
2/20
$12,722
$13,106
3/20
$10,257
$11,087
4/20
$11,075
$12,103
5/20
$11,327
$12,196
6/20
$12,073
$13,092
7/20
$13,191
$14,262
8/20
$13,440
$14,577
9/20
$13,211
$14,343
10/20
$13,452
$14,639
11/20
$14,763
$15,993
12/20
$15,874
$17,168
1/21
$16,274
$17,695
2/21
$16,540
$17,830
3/21
$16,177
$17,561
4/21
$16,274
$17,998
5/21
$16,467
$18,415
6/21
$16,431
$18,447
7/21
$15,354
$17,206
8/21
$15,333
$17,656
9/21
$14,570
$16,954
10/21
$14,800
$17,122
11/21
$14,001
$16,424
12/21
$14,095
$16,732
1/22
$13,949
$16,415
2/22
$13,034
$15,925
3/22
$12,717
$15,565
4/22
$11,851
$14,699
5/22
$11,998
$14,764
6/22
$11,047
$13,783
7/22
$11,278
$13,749
8/22
$11,208
$13,806
9/22
$9,915
$12,188
10/22
$9,988
$11,809
11/22
$11,452
$13,561
12/22
$11,047
$13,370
1/23
$12,205
$14,426
2/23
$11,433
$13,491
3/23
$11,918
$13,899
4/23
$11,769
$13,742
5/23
$11,570
$13,511
6/23
$12,068
$14,024
7/23
$12,691
$14,897
8/23
$11,817
$13,979
9/23
$11,468
$13,614
10/23
$11,181
$13,085
11/23
$11,954
$14,132
12/23
$12,404
$14,684
1/24
$11,974
$14,003
2/24
$12,530
$14,669
3/24
$12,872
$15,032
4/24
$12,846
$15,099
5/24
$13,074
$15,185
6/24
$13,516
$15,784
7/24
$13,441
$15,831
8/24
$13,589
$16,086
9/24
$14,324
$17,160
10/24
$13,652
$16,397
11/24
$13,361
$15,808
12/24
$13,304
$15,786
1/25
$13,573
$16,068
2/25
$13,560
$16,146
3/25
$13,663
$16,249
4/25
$13,791
$16,462
5/25
$14,444
$17,164
6/25
$15,264
$18,196
7/25
$15,507
$18,551
8/25
$15,740
$18,789
9/25
$16,698
$20,133
10/25
$17,277
$20,974
11/25
$16,874
$20,473
12/25
$17,229
$21,085
1/26
$18,494
$22,952
2/26
$19,539
$24,213
3/26
$17,216
$21,050
4/26
$19,580
$24,147
5/26
$21,938
$26,486
6/26
$21,949
$26,113

Average Annual Total Returns (%)

Table Summary
Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF
43.80%
5.96%
8.18%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
43.51%
7.20%
10.07%

The performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with US GAAP, and may differ from financial highlights. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

The current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Updated performance information is available at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$180,860,371
# of Portfolio Holdings
74
Portfolio Turnover Rate
10%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net of Waivers/Reimbursements)
$557,390

Top 10 Holdings (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. GDR
11.6%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
8.9%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR
8.3%
SK hynix, Inc. GDR
6.6%
MediaTek, Inc.
3.0%
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
3.0%
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H
2.2%
Anglo American PLC
2.1%
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A
2.0%
Lenovo Group Ltd.
2.0%

Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Information Technology
44.9%
Financials
16.3%
Industrials
11.0%
Consumer Discretionary
7.8%
Communication Services
4.6%
Materials
4.2%
Energy
3.7%
Consumer Staples
2.6%
Other (includes short-term investments)
4.9%

Additional Information 

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If you wish to view additional information about the Portfolio including, but not limited to, the prospectus, financial information and proxy voting information please visit: https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs#documents.

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Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF

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NASDAQ: THMZ

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2026

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs#tsr. You can also request this information by contacting us at [email protected] or (800) 823-6300.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months?

(based on a $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference1
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF
$25
0.50%
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized

Portfolio Performance

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF
MSCI ACWI Index
4/25
$10,000
$10,000
4/25
$11,092
$10,921
5/25
$11,664
$11,548
6/25
$12,140
$12,067
7/25
$12,272
$12,231
8/25
$12,292
$12,533
9/25
$12,690
$12,987
10/25
$13,043
$13,277
11/25
$12,995
$13,276
12/25
$13,064
$13,414
1/26
$12,944
$13,812
2/26
$12,900
$13,990
3/26
$11,635
$12,985
4/26
$13,045
$14,306
5/26
$13,524
$15,044
6/26
$13,603
$14,923

Average Annual Total Returns (%)

Table Summary
Fund
1 Year
Since Inception 4/7/25
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF
12.05%
28.35%
MSCI ACWI Index
23.67%
38.37%

The performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with US GAAP, and may differ from financial highlights. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

The current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Updated performance information is available at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$54,088,855
# of Portfolio Holdings
60
Portfolio Turnover Rate
21%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net of Waivers/Reimbursements)
$122,211

Top 10 Holdings (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR
6.1%
Applied Materials, Inc.
5.5%
Alphabet, Inc., Class A
3.5%
Amazon.com, Inc.
3.5%
Microsoft Corp.
2.8%
NVIDIA Corp.
2.8%
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
2.7%
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
2.6%
FANUC Corp.
2.5%
Siemens AG
2.4%

Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Information Technology
34.1%
Industrials
20.4%
Financials
17.4%
Health Care
12.3%
Communication Services
6.3%
Consumer Discretionary
6.1%
Other (includes short-term investments)
3.4%

Additional Information 

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If you wish to view additional information about the Portfolio including, but not limited to, the prospectus, financial information and proxy voting information please visit: https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs#documents.

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Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF

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NYSE Arca: IDEQ

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2026

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs#tsr. You can also request this information by contacting us at [email protected] or (800) 823-6300.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months?

(based on a $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference1
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF
$21
0.40%
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized

Portfolio Performance

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index
MSCI EAFE/ACWI ex US Linked Index
6/16
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
7/16
$10,509
$10,495
$10,507
8/16
$10,446
$10,561
$10,514
9/16
$10,608
$10,691
$10,643
10/16
$10,422
$10,537
$10,426
11/16
$10,225
$10,294
$10,218
12/16
$10,540
$10,557
$10,567
1/17
$10,930
$10,931
$10,874
2/17
$11,036
$11,105
$11,030
3/17
$11,415
$11,387
$11,333
4/17
$11,746
$11,631
$11,622
5/17
$12,054
$12,008
$12,048
6/17
$12,077
$12,045
$12,027
7/17
$12,397
$12,489
$12,374
8/17
$12,456
$12,555
$12,369
9/17
$12,763
$12,788
$12,677
10/17
$13,000
$13,028
$12,869
11/17
$13,047
$13,134
$13,004
12/17
$13,172
$13,428
$13,213
1/18
$13,872
$14,175
$13,876
2/18
$13,124
$13,507
$13,249
3/18
$13,003
$13,269
$13,011
4/18
$13,184
$13,481
$13,308
5/18
$12,882
$13,169
$13,009
6/18
$12,641
$12,922
$12,850
7/18
$12,991
$13,231
$13,166
8/18
$12,642
$12,954
$12,912
9/18
$12,715
$13,013
$13,024
10/18
$11,719
$11,955
$11,987
11/18
$11,610
$12,068
$11,972
12/18
$11,030
$11,522
$11,391
1/19
$11,866
$12,392
$12,139
2/19
$12,069
$12,634
$12,449
3/19
$12,171
$12,709
$12,527
4/19
$12,399
$13,045
$12,880
5/19
$11,676
$12,345
$12,261
6/19
$12,297
$13,088
$12,988
7/19
$11,942
$12,930
$12,824
8/19
$11,625
$12,531
$12,491
9/19
$11,955
$12,853
$12,849
10/19
$12,348
$13,302
$13,311
11/19
$12,488
$13,419
$13,461
12/19
$12,945
$14,000
$13,898
1/20
$12,686
$13,624
$13,608
2/20
$11,688
$12,547
$12,378
3/20
$10,081
$10,730
$10,726
4/20
$10,665
$11,543
$11,419
5/20
$11,105
$11,921
$11,916
6/20
$11,390
$12,460
$12,322
7/20
$11,572
$13,015
$12,609
8/20
$12,078
$13,573
$13,257
9/20
$11,832
$13,239
$12,913
10/20
$11,404
$12,954
$12,397
11/20
$12,921
$14,697
$14,319
12/20
$13,645
$15,491
$14,985
1/21
$13,500
$15,525
$14,825
2/21
$13,923
$15,832
$15,158
3/21
$14,412
$16,032
$15,506
4/21
$14,862
$16,504
$15,973
5/21
$15,470
$17,021
$16,494
6/21
$15,272
$16,910
$16,308
7/21
$15,483
$16,632
$16,431
8/21
$15,710
$16,948
$16,721
9/21
$14,996
$16,405
$16,235
10/21
$15,446
$16,797
$16,635
11/21
$14,758
$16,040
$15,860
12/21
$15,548
$16,703
$16,672
1/22
$15,159
$16,088
$15,867
2/22
$14,575
$15,769
$15,586
3/22
$14,519
$15,795
$15,686
4/22
$13,547
$14,803
$14,672
5/22
$13,991
$14,909
$14,782
6/22
$12,713
$13,626
$13,410
7/22
$13,324
$14,093
$14,078
8/22
$12,554
$13,640
$13,410
9/22
$11,364
$12,277
$12,155
10/22
$12,064
$12,643
$12,809
11/22
$13,660
$14,136
$14,252
12/22
$13,456
$14,030
$14,263
1/23
$14,594
$15,168
$15,418
2/23
$14,291
$14,636
$15,096
3/23
$14,623
$14,994
$15,470
4/23
$14,911
$15,254
$15,907
5/23
$14,320
$14,699
$15,329
6/23
$15,069
$15,359
$16,017
7/23
$15,617
$15,983
$16,668
8/23
$15,016
$15,262
$15,915
9/23
$14,656
$14,780
$15,412
10/23
$14,223
$14,170
$14,776
11/23
$15,434
$15,445
$16,107
12/23
$16,122
$16,221
$16,916
1/24
$16,064
$16,060
$16,748
2/24
$16,760
$16,467
$17,172
3/24
$17,326
$16,981
$17,709
4/24
$16,992
$16,677
$17,391
5/24
$17,935
$17,161
$17,895
6/24
$17,862
$17,144
$17,878
7/24
$18,297
$17,541
$18,292
8/24
$18,671
$18,041
$18,813
9/24
$18,991
$18,527
$19,320
10/24
$18,352
$17,618
$18,372
11/24
$18,395
$17,458
$18,206
12/24
$18,006
$17,119
$17,852
1/25
$18,814
$17,809
$18,571
2/25
$19,394
$18,056
$18,829
3/25
$19,547
$18,015
$18,786
4/25
$20,103
$18,665
$19,464
5/25
$21,116
$19,520
$20,356
6/25
$21,871
$20,183
$21,047
7/25
$21,821
$20,125
$20,987
8/25
$22,507
$20,823
$21,715
9/25
$23,548
$21,573
$22,497
10/25
$23,912
$22,009
$22,952
11/25
$24,300
$22,004
$22,946
12/25
$25,247
$22,663
$23,634
1/26
$27,342
$24,019
$25,047
2/26
$29,113
$25,225
$26,305
3/26
$25,688
$22,503
$23,467
4/26
$28,090
$24,675
$25,732
5/26
$29,354
$25,917
$27,027
6/26
$29,142
$25,765
$26,868

Average Annual Total Returns (%)

Table Summary
Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF
33.25%
13.80%
11.29%
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index
27.66%
8.79%
9.93%
MSCI EAFE/ACWI ex US Linked Index
27.66%
10.50%
10.39%

The performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with US GAAP, and may differ from financial highlights. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

The current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Updated performance information is available at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$1,517,823,563
# of Portfolio Holdings
251
Portfolio Turnover Rate
46%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net of Waivers/Reimbursements)
$1,979,278

Top 10 Holdings (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
5.1%
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
3.6%
ASML Holding NV
3.4%
SK Hynix, Inc.
2.7%
Vinci SA
2.1%
BNP Paribas SA
2.0%
GSK PLC
1.8%
Roche Holding AG
1.7%
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.
1.7%
Banco Santander SA
1.7%

Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Financials
23.8%
Information Technology
23.5%
Industrials
14.1%
Health Care
7.7%
Consumer Discretionary
6.7%
Materials
6.4%
Consumer Staples
4.7%
Energy
4.5%
Communication Services
4.1%
Utilities
2.6%
Other (includes short-term investments)
1.9%

Additional Information 

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Lazard Japanese Equity ETF

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NASDAQ: JPY

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2026

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lazard Japanese Equity ETF for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs#tsr. You can also request this information by contacting us at [email protected] or (800) 823-6300.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months?

(based on a $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference1
Lazard Japanese Equity ETF
$32
0.60%
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized

Portfolio Performance

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Lazard Japanese Equity ETF
TOPIX Net Total Return Index
4/25
$10,000
$10,000
4/25
$11,008
$10,965
5/25
$11,488
$11,391
6/25
$11,728
$11,600
7/25
$11,601
$11,487
8/25
$12,470
$12,305
9/25
$12,911
$12,580
10/25
$13,058
$12,807
11/25
$13,086
$12,823
12/25
$13,083
$12,929
1/26
$13,782
$13,708
2/26
$14,944
$14,962
3/26
$13,124
$13,147
4/26
$14,365
$14,223
5/26
$15,314
$14,873
6/26
$15,044
$14,718

Average Annual Total Returns (%)

Table Summary
Fund
1 Year
Since Inception 4/7/25
Lazard Japanese Equity ETF
28.28%
39.27%
TOPIX Net Total Return Index
26.88%
36.82%

The performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with US GAAP, and may differ from financial highlights. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

The current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Updated performance information is available at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$78,267,394
# of Portfolio Holdings
63
Portfolio Turnover Rate
2%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net of Waivers/Reimbursements)
$222,410

Top 10 Holdings (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
5.2%
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
4.8%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
4.4%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
3.5%
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.
3.5%
Hitachi Ltd.
3.0%
Sony Group Corp.
2.9%
SoftBank Group Corp.
2.9%
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
2.7%
TDK Corp.
2.5%

Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Industrials
24.8%
Financials
20.8%
Information Technology
17.0%
Consumer Discretionary
9.4%
Materials
7.4%
Communication Services
5.8%
Consumer Staples
4.4%
Health Care
3.8%
Other (includes short-term investments)
6.6%

Additional Information 

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Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF

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NYSE Arca: GLIX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2026

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs#tsr. You can also request this information by contacting us at [email protected] or (800) 823-6300.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months?

(based on a $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference1
Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF
$50
0.96%
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized

Portfolio Performance

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF
MSCI World Index
MSCI World Core Infrastructure (USD) Index
9/25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
10/25
$10,008
$10,093
$9,886
11/25
$10,276
$10,121
$10,190
12/25
$10,070
$10,203
$10,025
1/26
$10,374
$10,431
$10,319
2/26
$11,432
$10,508
$11,251
3/26
$10,853
$9,838
$10,887
4/26
$11,182
$10,782
$11,265
5/26
$11,068
$11,273
$11,020
6/26
$11,285
$11,192
$11,063

Average Annual Total Returns (%)

Table Summary
Fund
Since Inception 10/6/25
Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF
12.85%
MSCI World Index
11.92%
MSCI World Core Infrastructure (USD) Index
10.63%

The performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with US GAAP, and may differ from financial highlights. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

The current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Updated performance information is available at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$29,664,648
# of Portfolio Holdings
28
Portfolio Turnover Rate
4%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net of Waivers/Reimbursements)
$114,899

Top 10 Holdings (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Canadian National Railway Co.
8.6%
National Grid PLC
8.1%
Vinci SA
6.4%
CSX Corp.
4.7%
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
4.7%
Aena SME SA
4.6%
OGE Energy Corp.
4.6%
Transurban Group
4.4%
Norfolk Southern Corp.
4.3%
Portland General Electric Co.
4.2%

Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Utilities
49.5%
Industrials
39.1%
Real Estate
7.1%
Communication Services
2.6%
Other (includes short-term investments)
1.7%

Additional Information 

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Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF

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NASDAQ: TEKY

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2026

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs#tsr. You can also request this information by contacting us at [email protected] or (800) 823-6300.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months?

(based on a $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference1
Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF
$28
0.50%
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized

Portfolio Performance

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF
MSCI World Index
4/25
$10,000
$10,000
4/25
$11,500
$11,004
5/25
$12,648
$11,655
6/25
$13,716
$12,158
7/25
$14,060
$12,314
8/25
$14,180
$12,636
9/25
$15,205
$13,042
10/25
$16,457
$13,303
11/25
$15,168
$13,340
12/25
$14,992
$13,448
1/26
$14,916
$13,749
2/26
$14,392
$13,850
3/26
$13,373
$12,968
4/26
$16,184
$14,212
5/26
$18,483
$14,859
6/26
$18,872
$14,752

Average Annual Total Returns (%)

Table Summary
Fund
1 Year
Since Inception 4/7/25
Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF
37.59%
67.38%
MSCI World Index
21.34%
37.07%

The performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with US GAAP, and may differ from financial highlights. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

The current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Updated performance information is available at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$61,151,606
# of Portfolio Holdings
49
Portfolio Turnover Rate
31%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net of Waivers/Reimbursements)
$125,811

Top 10 Holdings (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
SK Hynix, Inc.
5.7%
Alphabet, Inc., Class A
5.2%
NVIDIA Corp.
4.9%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR
4.0%
Amazon.com, Inc.
3.7%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
3.6%
Broadcom, Inc.
3.3%
Applied Materials, Inc.
3.1%
Datadog, Inc., Class A
3.1%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
2.6%

Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Information Technology
76.4%
Industrials
10.5%
Consumer Discretionary
5.5%
Communication Services
5.2%
Other (includes short-term investments)
2.4%

Additional Information 

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Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF

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NASDAQ: SYZ

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2026

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF for the period of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs#tsr. You can also request this information by contacting us at [email protected] or (800) 823-6300. 

What were the Portfolio costs for the last six months?

(based on a $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference1
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF
$34
0.61%
Footnote Description
Footnote1
Annualized

Portfolio Performance

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF
Russell 3000 Index
Russell 2000 Index
10/21
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
11/21
$9,800
$9,848
$9,583
12/21
$10,283
$10,236
$9,797
1/22
$9,371
$9,633
$8,854
2/22
$9,421
$9,391
$8,949
3/22
$9,471
$9,695
$9,060
4/22
$8,719
$8,825
$8,162
5/22
$8,860
$8,813
$8,174
6/22
$8,158
$8,076
$7,502
7/22
$9,090
$8,834
$8,285
8/22
$8,763
$8,504
$8,116
9/22
$7,951
$7,716
$7,338
10/22
$8,753
$8,348
$8,146
11/22
$9,114
$8,784
$8,336
12/22
$8,603
$8,270
$7,795
1/23
$9,371
$8,839
$8,555
2/23
$9,240
$8,633
$8,410
3/23
$9,017
$8,863
$8,009
4/23
$8,765
$8,958
$7,865
5/23
$8,846
$8,993
$7,792
6/23
$9,613
$9,607
$8,425
7/23
$10,078
$9,951
$8,941
8/23
$9,704
$9,759
$8,493
9/23
$9,219
$9,294
$7,993
10/23
$8,624
$9,048
$7,448
11/23
$9,351
$9,892
$8,122
12/23
$10,307
$10,416
$9,115
1/24
$10,104
$10,532
$8,760
2/24
$10,631
$11,102
$9,256
3/24
$10,935
$11,460
$9,587
4/24
$10,266
$10,956
$8,912
5/24
$10,732
$11,473
$9,359
6/24
$10,611
$11,828
$9,273
7/24
$11,411
$12,048
$10,215
8/24
$11,381
$12,311
$10,062
9/24
$11,492
$12,565
$10,133
10/24
$11,259
$12,473
$9,986
11/24
$12,293
$13,303
$11,082
12/24
$11,639
$12,896
$10,166
1/25
$11,994
$13,303
$10,433
2/25
$11,357
$13,048
$9,875
3/25
$10,678
$12,287
$9,203
4/25
$10,428
$12,205
$8,990
5/25
$10,939
$12,978
$9,470
6/25
$11,367
$13,638
$9,985
7/25
$11,252
$13,938
$10,158
8/25
$12,102
$14,260
$10,884
9/25
$12,189
$14,753
$11,223
10/25
$11,907
$15,069
$11,426
11/25
$12,131
$15,110
$11,535
12/25
$12,311
$15,107
$11,468
1/26
$12,969
$15,341
$12,082
2/26
$13,281
$15,269
$12,179
3/26
$12,741
$14,509
$11,570
4/26
$14,088
$15,990
$12,983
5/26
$14,391
$16,800
$13,550
6/26
$15,104
$16,748
$14,057

Average Annual Total Returns (%)

Table Summary
Fund
1 year
Since Inception 10/29/21
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF
32.87%
9.24%
Russell 3000 Index
22.81%
11.68%
Russell 2000 Index
40.78%
7.57%

The performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with US GAAP, and may differ from financial highlights. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

The current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Updated performance information is available at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/how-to-invest/etfs.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$68,423,283
# of Portfolio Holdings
417
Portfolio Turnover Rate
34%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net of Waivers/Reimbursements)
$181,434

Top 10 Holdings (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Onto Innovation, Inc.
0.9%
Mueller Industries, Inc.
0.9%
Adeia, Inc.
0.9%
OPENLANE, Inc.
0.8%
Clover Health Investments Corp.
0.8%
Garrett Motion, Inc.
0.8%
MYR Group, Inc.
0.8%
Timken Co.
0.8%
Interface, Inc.
0.8%
ESCO Technologies, Inc.
0.8%

Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Information Technology
26.4%
Industrials
20.7%
Health Care
10.7%
Financials
10.6%
Consumer Discretionary
9.6%
Materials
6.5%
Real Estate
5.0%
Energy
4.5%
Communication Services
2.9%
Other (includes short-term investments)
3.1%

Additional Information 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.

 

The Registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights filed under Item 7 of this Form.

 

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

 

 

 

Lazard Active ETF Trust

 

Semi-Annual Financial
Statements

June 30, 2026

 

Equity

Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF

Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF

Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF

Lazard Japanese Equity ETF

Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF

Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF

Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF

 

Lazard Active ETF Trust Table of Contents

 

 

2   Portfolios of Investments (N-CSR Item 7)
2   Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF
6   Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF
10   Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF
21   Lazard Japanese Equity ETF
26   Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF
29   Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF
32   Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF
49   Abbreviations (N-CSR Item 7)
50   Statements of Assets and Liabilities (N-CSR Item 7)
52   Statements of Operations (N-CSR Item 7)
54   Statements of Changes in Net Assets (N-CSR Item 7)
62   Financial Highlights (N-CSR Item 7)
69   Notes to Financial Statements (N-CSR Item 7)
99   Other Information (N-CSR Item 7)
100   Additional Information (N-CSR Items 8-11)

 

Please consider a Portfolio’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For more complete information about Lazard Active ETF Trust (the “Trust”), you may obtain a prospectus or the Portfolio’s summary prospectus by calling 800-823-6300, or online, at https://www.lazardassetmanagement.com/us/en_us/investment-solutions/ how-to-invest/etfs. Read the Portfolio’s summary prospectus or prospectus carefully before you invest. The summary prospectus and prospectus contain the investment objective, risks, charges, expenses and other information about the Portfolio, which are not detailed in this report.

 

Distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  1

 

Lazard Active ETF Trust Portfolios of Investments
June 30, 2026 (unaudited)

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF            
 
Common Stocks  |  99.6%            
 
Argentina  |  0.6%                
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA ADR     21,930     $ 1,097,158  
                 
Australia  |  0.6%                
Anglogold Ashanti PLC     14,074       1,138,446  
                 
Brazil  |  4.8%                
Banco BTG Pactual SA     163,331       1,706,851  
Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR     257,296       2,102,108  
MercadoLibre, Inc. (*)     1,044       1,772,075  
NU Holdings Ltd., Class A (*)     75,808       1,012,795  
PRIO SA (*)     100,614       1,013,731  
TOTVS SA     182,510       1,011,995  
              8,619,555  
                 
China  |  17.0%                
Alebund Pharmaceuticals Jiangsu Ltd.     312,700       1,831,050  
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.     287,000       3,398,085  
Atour Lifestyle Holdings Ltd. ADR     31,994       1,017,409  
BYD Co. Ltd., Class H     170,800       1,577,962  
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H     681,500       3,903,696  
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A     62,000       3,591,037  
Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. ADR     139,609       1,133,625  
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (#), (*)     107,500       1,091,169  
Lenovo Group Ltd.     1,206,000       3,540,161  
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A     142,999       1,397,873  
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A     31,500       630,566  
Tencent Holdings Ltd.     97,692       5,354,215  
Trip.com Group Ltd. (*)     23,800       945,681  
Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H     315,000       1,369,731  
              30,782,260  
                 
Greece  |  2.5%                
GEK Terna SA     34,147       1,717,772  
Jumbo SA     28,023       718,948  
National Bank of Greece SA     119,736       2,065,049  
              4,501,769  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

2  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
       
Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF (continued)      
 
Hong Kong  |  0.8%                
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.     90,000     $ 1,486,219  
                 
India  |  10.8%                
Amber Enterprises India Ltd. (*)     11,418       908,289  
Bharti Airtel Ltd.     114,785       2,245,770  
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR     89,282       2,306,154  
Hindalco Industries Ltd. GDR (#)     179,112       1,809,031  
ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR     79,516       2,308,349  
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (#)     24,970       1,416,128  
ITC Ltd.     224,143       679,471  
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. GDR     30,475       1,325,663  
Lodha Developers Ltd. (#)     135,402       1,366,411  
Polycab India Ltd.     14,723       1,549,311  
Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR (#)     36,636       2,029,634  
Supreme Industries Ltd.     77       2,569  
Thermax Ltd.     28,511       1,554,030  
              19,500,810  
                 
Indonesia  |  0.5%                
Bank Central Asia Tbk. PT     2,727,600       846,654  
                 
Mexico  |  2.7%                
Arca Continental SAB de CV     117,645       1,411,033  
Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV ADR     47,197       1,619,329  
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O     168,067       1,775,242  
              4,805,604  
                 
Peru  |  0.9%                
Credicorp Ltd.     4,246       1,654,157  
                 
Philippines  |  1.2%                
BDO Unibank, Inc.     377,871       729,635  
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.     94,830       1,375,244  
              2,104,879  
                 
Portugal  |  0.5%                
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     48,196       923,518  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF (continued)      
 
Qatar  |  0.4%                
Ooredoo QPSC     204,374     $ 743,739  
                 
Russia  |  0.0%                
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (¢)     213,889       0  
                 
Saudi Arabia  |  2.7%                
Co. for Cooperative Insurance     31,528       1,234,368  
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (#)     296,494       2,061,222  
Saudi National Bank     153,720       1,581,714  
              4,877,304  
                 
South Africa  |  5.1%                
Anglo American PLC     75,626       3,710,847  
Bidvest Group Ltd.     70,599       1,031,504  
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.     6,430       1,863,535  
Sasol Ltd. (*)     94,429       931,384  
Shoprite Holdings Ltd.     98,114       1,765,932  
              9,303,202  
                 
South Korea  |  21.2%                
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.     3,807       1,228,619  
Kia Corp.     17,353       1,545,675  
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. GDR     3,878       20,902,420  
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. ADR     41,275       2,610,644  
SK hynix, Inc. GDR (#)     6,798       11,998,470  
              38,285,828  
                 
Taiwan  |  24.7%                
Accton Technology Corp.     23,000       1,801,359  
ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.     156,000       3,329,933  
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. GDR     123,851       1,994,001  
MediaTek, Inc.     41,000       5,463,406  
Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.     89,000       966,647  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     212,000       16,038,171  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR     31,534       15,059,693  
              44,653,210  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

4  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF (concluded)      
 
Turkey  |  0.4%                
Akbank TAS     435,326     $ 718,460  
 
United Arab Emirates  |  2.2%                
Adnoc Gas PLC     1,753,850       1,642,705  
Alec Holdings PJSC     2,240,937       903,025  
Emaar Properties PJSC     429,806       1,394,946  
              3,940,676  
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $111,119,844)
            179,983,448  
 
Short-Term Investments  |  0.4%                
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio, 3.47% (7 Day Yield) (a)
(Cost $809,454)
    809,454       809,454  
 
Total Investments  |  100.0%
(Cost $111,929,298)
          $ 180,792,902  
 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.0%             67,469  
 
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $ 180,860,371  

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments:

 

(*) Non-income producing security.
(#) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2026, these securities amounted to 12.0% of net assets of the Portfolio.
(¢) Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.
(a) Affiliated investment.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF            
 
Common Stocks  |  98.3%            
 
Brazil  |  1.8%                
MercadoLibre, Inc. (*)     344     $ 583,902  
NU Holdings Ltd., Class A (*)     29,131       389,190  
              973,092  
                 
France  |  2.0%                
EssilorLuxottica SA     3,476       651,953  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     822       454,954  
              1,106,907  
                 
Germany  |  2.4%                
Siemens AG     3,981       1,279,648  
                 
Hong Kong  |  1.1%                
AIA Group Ltd.     63,800       581,291  
                 
India  |  2.5%                
ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR     16,298       473,131  
Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR (#)     15,404       853,381  
              1,326,512  
                 
Italy  |  1.5%                
UniCredit SpA     9,190       822,272  
                 
Japan  |  10.3%                
FANUC Corp.     29,600       1,339,535  
Japan Exchange Group, Inc.     57,800       727,279  
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.     39,800       750,084  
Keyence Corp.     1,800       897,757  
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     40,700       1,471,486  
Sony Group Corp. ADR     19,458       390,328  
              5,576,469  
                 
Netherlands  |  0.7%                
Argenx SE ADR (*)     417       386,880  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

6  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF (continued)            
 
Singapore  |  1.1%                
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     11,400     $ 576,412  
                 
South Korea  |  1.4%                
KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR     7,379       774,500  
                 
Sweden  |  4.8%                
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares     46,229       936,937  
Epiroc AB, Class A     34,587       950,252  
Hexagon AB, B Shares     88,577       733,280  
              2,620,469  
                 
Switzerland  |  0.8%                
TE Connectivity PLC     2,122       427,816  
                 
Taiwan  |  6.1%                
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR     6,879       3,285,204  
                 
United Kingdom  |  4.4%                
AstraZeneca PLC     1,942       363,430  
RELX PLC     24,401       766,258  
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     33,905       650,075  
Weir Group PLC     19,621       626,049  
              2,405,812  
                 
United States  |  57.4%                
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (*)     1,760       1,022,402  
Alphabet, Inc., Class A     5,356       1,914,074  
Amazon.com, Inc. (*)     7,934       1,890,989  
Amphenol Corp., Class A     5,915       1,042,933  
Apple, Inc.     3,563       1,030,990  
Applied Materials, Inc.     4,145       2,996,835  
Bank of America Corp.     14,200       809,116  
Boston Scientific Corp. (*)     5,654       241,313  
Broadcom, Inc.     3,186       1,203,511  
Chubb Ltd.     1,688       575,169  
Danaher Corp.     5,346       1,018,306  
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A     11,591       609,455  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  7

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF (continued)            
 
Eli Lilly & Co.     790     $ 947,550  
Equifax, Inc.     3,781       600,120  
Experian PLC     19,375       653,944  
GE Vernova, Inc.     605       710,790  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     6,007       739,522  
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (*)     2,293       443,053  
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (*)     4,005       1,402,030  
Labcorp Holdings, Inc.     1,781       498,680  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     1,363       700,037  
Medtronic PLC     5,229       409,065  
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A     1,296       730,024  
Microsoft Corp.     4,014       1,497,302  
Moody’s Corp.     1,632       739,165  
NVIDIA Corp.     7,473       1,495,273  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     4,378       809,011  
Schneider Electric SE     3,285       1,071,888  
Stryker Corp.     2,207       694,852  
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (*)     3,088       771,938  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     2,044       1,024,780  
Visa, Inc., A Shares     2,166       743,133  
              31,037,250  
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $43,933,691)
            53,180,534  
 
Short-Term Investments  |  3.5%                
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio, 3.47% (7 Day Yield) (a)
(Cost $1,875,586)
    1,875,586       1,875,586  
 
Total Investments  |  101.8%
(Cost $45,809,277)
          $ 55,056,120  
 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (1.8)%             (967,265 )
 
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $ 54,088,855  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

8  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF (concluded)

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments:

 

(*) Non-income producing security.
(#) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2026, these securities amounted to 1.6% of net assets of the Portfolio.
(a) Affiliated investment.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  9

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF            
 
Common Stocks  |  97.5%            
 
Australia  |  3.6%                
Anglogold Ashanti PLC     52,214     $ 4,223,590  
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.     50,417       2,140,094  
Beach Energy Ltd.     3,522,942       2,086,794  
BHP Group Ltd.     165,143       6,796,018  
Brambles Ltd.     118,484       1,599,030  
Bravura Solutions Ltd.     1,059,701       1,483,005  
Fortescue Ltd.     149,264       1,980,303  
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd.     814,732       2,794,009  
Macmahon Holdings Ltd.     3,730,275       2,468,039  
Perseus Mining Ltd.     401,391       1,334,802  
Qantas Airways Ltd.     955,573       7,030,663  
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     116,780       2,038,002  
REA Group Ltd.     30,680       2,958,498  
Regis Healthcare Ltd.     680,850       3,061,287  
Regis Resources Ltd.     705,392       2,946,834  
SRG Global Ltd.     1,291,590       3,561,358  
Ventia Services Group Pty. Ltd.     807,151       3,461,412  
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. (*)     865,324       1,840,454  
West African Resources Ltd. (*)     798,368       1,482,333  
              55,286,525  
                 
Belgium  |  0.3%                
Proximus SADP     244,159       1,633,010  
UCB SA     11,499       3,444,464  
              5,077,474  
                 
Canada  |  7.7%                
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.     22,991       3,570,958  
Aritzia, Inc. (*)     69,114       7,618,494  
Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd.     23,798       1,560,310  
Bank of Montreal     29,151       5,150,506  
Barrick Mining Corp.     552,497       20,308,524  
Celestica, Inc. (*)     12,843       4,682,230  
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.     937       1,540,636  
Groupe Dynamite, Inc.     54,794       2,067,785  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

10  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (continued)      
 
Hydro One Ltd. (#)     152,004     $ 6,267,654  
Kinross Gold Corp.     288,034       6,817,397  
Loblaw Cos. Ltd.     381,120       17,283,708  
Magna International, Inc.     35,751       2,350,053  
Manulife Financial Corp.     76,726       3,110,682  
Royal Bank of Canada     32,274       6,680,690  
Shopify, Inc., Class A (*)     27,408       3,134,606  
Sun Life Financial, Inc.     627       49,210  
Suncor Energy, Inc.     284,744       15,313,457  
Toronto-Dominion Bank     81,887       9,952,842  
              117,459,742  
                 
Chile  |  0.1%                
Latam Airlines Group SA     66,524,566       1,934,208  
                 
China  |  7.1%                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR     22,673       2,176,155  
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.     432,300       5,118,439  
Atour Lifestyle Holdings Ltd. ADR     98,835       3,142,953  
Bilibili, Inc., Class Z (*)     158,600       2,663,541  
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     2,542,000       13,737,474  
China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H     6,807,000       2,543,278  
China Hongqiao Group Ltd.     8,000       20,464  
China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H     16,275,000       2,303,639  
China Yuchai International Ltd.     62,970       2,985,408  
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class H     89,000       7,967,049  
Eoptolink Technology, Inc. Ltd., Class A     24,360       2,179,167  
H World Group Ltd. ADR     140,478       5,860,742  
Harbin Electric Co. Ltd., Class H     1,104,000       2,156,742  
Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A     5,669,679       5,339,295  
JD.com, Inc. ADR     60,137       1,532,291  
Kuaishou Technology (#)     350,000       1,856,657  
Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class H     175,100       1,844,321  
NetEase, Inc.     100,300       2,588,701  
Newborn Town, Inc. (*)     1,448,000       1,394,074  
PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR (*)     273       20,824  
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H     1,748,000       1,890,200  
Shandong Hongqiao Aluminum Industry Holding Co. Ltd., Class A     1,111,445       2,419,318  
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.     4,038,000       2,270,781  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  11

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (continued)            
 
Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A     88,200     $ 2,067,021  
Tencent Holdings Ltd.     258,400       14,162,154  
Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd., Class A     695,596       2,269,652  
Yutong Bus Co. Ltd., Class A     723,100       2,857,062  
Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co. Ltd., Class A     1,433,950       2,979,735  
Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd., Class A     18,358       3,436,004  
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H     1,868,000       6,526,763  
              108,309,904  
                 
Denmark  |  0.7%                
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B     36,965       1,778,707  
Vestas Wind Systems AS     282,631       7,980,068  
              9,758,775  
                 
Egypt  |  0.1%                
Commercial International Bank - Egypt (CIB) GDR     728,625       1,857,994  
                 
France  |  7.2%                
Airbus SE     25,940       5,769,513  
AXA SA     101,116       5,069,320  
BNP Paribas SA     260,923       30,469,719  
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA     7,044       1,497,128  
Ipsen SA     77,350       14,927,703  
Societe Generale SA     126,699       11,207,430  
Thales SA     6,064       1,558,532  
TotalEnergies SE     88,220       6,861,637  
Vinci SA     215,390       31,471,441  
              108,832,423  
                 
Germany  |  3.1%                
Commerzbank AG     110,900       4,720,465  
Deutsche Bank AG     400,031       13,549,156  
Deutsche Rohstoff AG     40,340       3,680,434  
flatexDEGIRO SE     50,358       2,159,037  
IONOS Group SE (*)     1,543       48,054  
Mercedes-Benz Group AG     86,405       4,338,718  
Nordex SE (*)     111,663       5,898,092  
Scout24 SE (#)     20,788       1,719,537  
Siemens Energy AG     38,584       7,313,950  
TUI AG     440,040       3,642,428  
              47,069,871  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

12  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (continued)      
 
Hong Kong  |  1.2%                
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.     1,069,000     $ 1,769,387  
Prudential PLC     873,376       11,626,652  
WH Group Ltd. (#)     2,233,000       2,360,552  
Zijin Gold International Co. Ltd.     191,000       2,155,495  
              17,912,086  
                 
India  |  3.2%                
Bank of India     1,964,543       2,913,855  
Canara Bank     1,853,344       2,457,583  
Force Motors Ltd.     15,443       3,031,214  
Indian Bank     26,441       228,115  
Indus Towers Ltd. (*)     1,046,245       4,329,385  
Life Insurance Corp. of India     664,376       3,029,597  
PTC India Ltd.     1,648,929       3,152,621  
Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR (#)     33,240       1,841,496  
ReNew Energy Global PLC, Class A (*)     5,877       36,731  
South Indian Bank Ltd.     11,920,387       5,746,191  
State Bank of India GDR     75,933       8,231,137  
Union Bank of India Ltd.     3,426,444       6,241,597  
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd. (*)     622,345       2,948,453  
Vedanta Ltd.     1,258,189       3,731,684  
              47,919,659  
                 
Indonesia  |  0.9%                
First Resources Ltd.     2,299,600       5,529,209  
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.     16,657,000       3,477,050  
Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk. PT     370,700       40,325  
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk. PT     26,769,000       2,043,607  
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk. PT     21,007,900       2,761,105  
              13,851,296  
                 
Ireland  |  0.1%                
AIB Group PLC     174,417       2,048,948  
                 
Italy  |  2.4%                
Ferrari NV     14,979       5,554,653  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     267,148       1,829,528  
Leonardo SpA     170,003       9,120,552  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  13

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (continued)            
 
Technogym SpA (#)     77,631     $ 1,349,084  
Telecom Italia SpA (*)     496,660       4,518,802  
UniCredit SpA     147,430       13,191,250  
              35,563,869  
                 
Japan  |  13.6%                
& ST HD Co. Ltd.     143,600       3,061,523  
Advantest Corp.     54,000       10,745,178  
Aisin Corp.     292,000       3,928,368  
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     368,700       8,584,284  
Bridgestone Corp.     81,100       1,701,590  
Canon, Inc.     414,100       10,566,206  
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.     101,300       2,753,066  
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     250,500       2,459,146  
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.     21,100       10,750,906  
Hitachi Ltd.     143,300       3,942,128  
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.     602,500       5,486,540  
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.     552,300       9,685,002  
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.     1,919,300       25,614,285  
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     343,200       12,695,391  
KDX Realty Investment Corp. REIT     1,878       1,789,892  
Kioxia Holdings Corp. (*)     10,400       5,738,637  
Kyocera Corp.     69,400       1,520,587  
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     353,600       3,573,530  
Leopalace21 Corp.     718,800       2,883,603  
LY Corp.     1,147,600       3,063,091  
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     434,975       15,726,277  
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.     261,400       2,410,944  
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     30,400       1,448,314  
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.     73,000       1,858,182  
NTT, Inc.     9,478,600       8,456,527  
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.     203,800       2,454,002  
Shimamura Co. Ltd.     84,300       1,732,423  
SoftBank Corp.     1,744,200       2,233,306  
Sony Group Corp.     431,200       8,702,267  
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.     1,098,800       3,471,674  
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.     89,400       1,610,053  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     242,000       9,449,205  
T&D Holdings, Inc.     174,300       5,155,269  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     17,100       8,117,305  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

14  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (continued)            
 
Workman Co. Ltd.     30,000     $ 1,258,883  
World Co. Ltd.     239,500       2,353,370  
              206,980,954  
                 
Malaysia  |  0.5%                
99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd.     2,369,000       2,050,906  
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd.     2,331,300       4,391,020  
Sunway Construction Group Bhd.     838,000       1,526,999  
              7,968,925  
                 
Mexico  |  0.3%                
Gentera SAB de CV     1,360,881       2,951,707  
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV     33,953       1,485,062  
              4,436,769  
                 
Netherlands  |  5.1%                
ASM International NV     12,489       14,285,814  
ASML Holding NV     26,534       52,220,949  
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV     274,170       11,040,012  
              77,546,775  
                 
Norway  |  0.5%                
Aker BP ASA     73,132       2,240,778  
DNO ASA     1,531,114       2,528,261  
Kongsberg Maritime AS (*)     3,749       19,413  
Var Energi ASA     653,402       2,719,784  
              7,508,236  
                 
Peru  |  0.1%                
Intercorp Financial Services, Inc.     37,613       2,142,436  
                 
Philippines  |  0.7%                
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.     725,890       10,527,002  
                 
Poland  |  0.3%                
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (*)     841,785       2,114,064  
Tauron Polska Energia SA     730,780       1,771,128  
              3,885,192  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (continued)            
 
Portugal  |  0.2%                
Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R     2,085,590     $ 2,467,911  
                 
Saudi Arabia  |  0.8%                
Al Babtain Power & Telecommunication Co.     78,605       1,353,599  
Electrical Industries Co.     624,610       2,398,894  
Saudi Energy Co.     1,883,484       8,923,138  
              12,675,631  
                 
Singapore  |  0.6%                
Hong Leong Asia Ltd.     719,100       1,534,436  
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.     170,700       3,271,602  
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.     335,000       2,690,981  
United Overseas Bank Ltd.     71,600       2,200,948  
              9,697,967  
                 
South Africa  |  0.6%                
Gold Fields Ltd. ADR     144,672       4,859,532  
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. ADR     230,237       3,501,905  
Old Mutual Ltd.     55,137       45,146  
              8,406,583  
                 
South Korea  |  8.3%                
Hana Financial Group, Inc.     34,862       2,578,704  
HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.     33,165       4,270,585  
HD Hyundai Electric Co. Ltd.     2,691       1,688,280  
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.     7,653       2,924,273  
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.     14,933       3,373,491  
Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp.     855       1,897,302  
Hyundai Rotem Co. Ltd.     26,005       2,903,805  
KB Financial Group, Inc.     21,079       2,163,274  
Korea Electric Power Corp.     349,075       8,336,523  
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.     250,689       54,043,843  
SK Hynix, Inc.     24,176       41,351,836  
              125,531,916  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

16  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (continued)            
 
Spain  |  2.3%                
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     356,104     $ 8,904,015  
Banco Santander SA     1,845,022       25,490,156  
              34,394,171  
                 
Sweden  |  1.0%                
Betsson AB, Class B     400       3,501  
Boliden AB     70,878       4,004,493  
Plejd AB (*)     15,549       1,725,498  
Saab AB, Class B     43,525       2,261,214  
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ADR     660,452       7,364,040  
              15,358,746  
                 
Switzerland  |  1.6%                
ABB Ltd.     130,019       14,116,487  
Galderma Group AG     10,233       2,332,919  
Logitech International SA     29,640       2,783,033  
UBS Group AG     95,068       4,721,284  
              23,953,723  
                 
Taiwan  |  8.9%                
Accton Technology Corp.     88,000       6,892,157  
Arcadyan Technology Corp.     249,000       1,500,730  
ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.     187,000       3,991,650  
Asia Vital Components Co. Ltd.     48,000       3,804,561  
ASPEED Technology, Inc.     3,000       1,553,372  
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.     922,000       2,054,902  
Delta Electronics, Inc.     171,000       10,467,252  
Elite Material Co. Ltd.     11,000       1,861,159  
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.     635,000       2,092,979  
MediaTek, Inc.     114,000       15,190,934  
MPI Corp.     10,000       1,911,698  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     1,020,000       77,164,786  
United Microelectronics Corp.     1,199,000       6,191,374  
              134,677,554  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  17

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (continued)            
 
Thailand  |  0.5%                
Advanced Info Service PCL     261,900     $ 2,948,499  
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR     189,600       1,854,879  
Osotspa PCL (‡)     6,081,200       3,185,168  
              7,988,546  
                 
Turkey  |  0.1%                
Ral Yatirim Holding AS (*)     509,505       2,092,383  
                 
United Arab Emirates  |  0.4%                
Aldar Properties PJSC     1,344,300       3,030,646  
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC     3,630,697       2,748,169  
              5,778,815  
                 
United Kingdom  |  10.3%                
AstraZeneca PLC     94,967       18,007,642  
Balfour Beatty PLC     158,655       1,826,736  
Barclays PLC     1,199,691       8,066,536  
GSK PLC     1,038,357       27,301,320  
Harbour Energy PLC     1,687,280       4,814,798  
HSBC Holdings PLC     336,117       6,382,957  
Imperial Brands PLC     291,310       10,783,417  
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, Class DI     263,295       1,668,282  
Legal & General Group PLC     5,367,274       20,373,811  
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     4,983,366       7,348,341  
NatWest Group PLC     2,513,162       22,248,401  
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     786,447       15,078,896  
Saga PLC (*)     13       111  
Standard Chartered PLC     461,595       12,504,219  
Vodafone Group PLC     15,655       20,695  
              156,426,162  
                 
United States  |  3.1%                
BeOne Medicines Ltd., Class H (*)     77,200       1,677,480  
BRP, Inc.     27,228       1,662,563  
Novartis AG     66,151       10,380,454  
Roche Holding AG     64,093       26,442,882  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

18  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
             
Description   Shares     Value  
 
Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (continued)      
 
Sanofi SA     60,229     $ 5,169,995  
Shell PLC     38,764       1,509,014  
              46,842,388  
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,327,488,827)
            1,480,171,559  
 
Preferred Stocks  |  1.3%                
 
Brazil  |  1.1%                
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras     2,397,517       17,509,084  
 
Germany  |  0.2%                
Volkswagen AG     32,908       2,637,423  
 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $20,971,692)
            20,146,507  
 
Warrants  |  0.0%                
 
Canada  |  0.0%                
Constellation Software, Inc.,
Expires 03/31/40 (*), (¢)
(Cost $0)
    26       0  
 
Short-Term Investments  |  1.3%                
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio, 3.47% (7 Day Yield) (a)
(Cost $19,232,875)
    19,232,875       19,232,875  
 
Total Investments  |  100.1%
(Cost $1,367,693,394)
          $ 1,519,550,941  
 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (0.1)%             (1,727,378 )
 
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $ 1,517,823,563  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  19

 

 

 

Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (concluded)

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments:

 

(*) Non-income producing security.
(#) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2026, these securities amounted to 1.0% of net assets of the Portfolio.
(‡) Security valued using Level 2 inputs, based on reference to a similar security which was trading on an active market, under GAAP hierarchy – see Note 8 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(¢) Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.
(a) Affiliated investment.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

20  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

Description   Shares     Value  
                 
Lazard Japanese Equity ETF                
                 
Common Stocks  |  98.4%                
                 
Automobile Components  |  1.3%                
Denso Corp.     88,400     $ 1,020,387  
                 
Automobiles  |  2.9%                
Suzuki Motor Corp.     102,200       1,229,670  
Toyota Motor Corp.     61,700       1,034,502  
              2,264,172  
                 
Banks  |  15.2%                
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     205,100       4,047,105  
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     56,800       2,706,060  
Resona Holdings, Inc.     133,800       1,733,781  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     88,000       3,436,074  
              11,923,020  
                 
Building Products  |  2.1%                
Daikin Industries Ltd.     9,600       1,458,089  
Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.     5,200       162,599  
              1,620,688  
                 
Capital Markets  |  0.9%                
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     84,900       738,386  
                 
Chemicals  |  6.9%                
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     29,900       392,412  
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.     66,600       431,502  
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.     33,800       1,246,976  
Nissan Chemical Corp.     15,500       808,069  
Nitto Denko Corp.     40,600       791,890  
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.     39,800       1,716,157  
              5,387,006  
                 
Commercial Services & Supplies  |  0.1%                
Okamura Corp.     5,000       70,328  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  21

 

 

 

Description   Shares     Value  
                 
Lazard Japanese Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Construction & Engineering  |  1.4%                
Shimizu Corp.     70,400     $ 1,104,352  
                 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail  |  2.2%                
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.     43,800       647,197  
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.     89,700       1,080,098  
              1,727,295  
                 
Containers & Packaging  |  0.6%                
Rengo Co. Ltd.     50,500       440,448  
                 
Diversified Telecommunication Services  |  1.7%                
NTT, Inc.     1,526,900       1,362,255  
                 
Electric Utilities  |  1.5%                
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.     80,400       1,130,621  
                 
Electrical Equipment  |  2.1%                
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     45,300       1,637,796  
                 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  |  6.1%                
Keyence Corp.     3,800       1,895,265  
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     13,300       932,494  
TDK Corp.     89,000       1,954,961  
              4,782,720  
                 
Entertainment  |  0.6%                
Capcom Co. Ltd.     13,900       257,602  
Toho Co. Ltd.     23,900       191,244  
              448,846  
                 
Financial Services  |  1.9%                
ORIX Corp.     39,100       1,479,316  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

22  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

Description   Shares     Value  
                 
Lazard Japanese Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Food Products  |  2.2%                
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     11,400     $ 728,436  
Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.     56,300       951,237  
              1,679,673  
                 
Ground Transportation  |  1.1%                
East Japan Railway Co.     41,300       866,023  
                 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  0.3%                
Terumo Corp.     16,900       232,300  
                 
Household Durables  |  4.4%                
Rinnai Corp.     18,300       400,737  
Sony Group Corp.     113,000       2,280,511  
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.     93,400       776,106  
              3,457,354  
                 
Industrial Conglomerates  |  3.0%                
Hitachi Ltd.     86,600       2,382,333  
                 
Insurance  |  2.7%                
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     48,200       2,135,895  
                 
Interactive Media & Services  |  0.7%                
Kakaku.com, Inc.     24,600       513,115  
                 
IT Services  |  1.6%                
Fujitsu Ltd.     60,600       1,210,695  
                 
Machinery  |  7.7%                
Daifuku Co. Ltd.     22,300       977,619  
FANUC Corp.     20,600       932,244  
Komatsu Ltd.     37,700       1,457,200  
Makita Corp.     25,800       919,291  
SMC Corp.     3,300       1,447,310  
THK Co. Ltd.     6,900       310,855  
              6,044,519  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  23

 

 

 

Description   Shares     Value  
                 
Lazard Japanese Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  1.3%                
Inpex Corp.     52,300     $ 1,050,666  
                 
Pharmaceuticals  |  3.5%                
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.     72,500       1,163,613  
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     49,900       1,582,738  
              2,746,351  
                 
Professional Services  |  3.5%                
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.     38,800       2,704,839  
                 
Real Estate Management & Development  |  2.1%                
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.     14,900       404,943  
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.     134,300       1,238,675  
              1,643,618  
                 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  7.8%                
Disco Corp.     3,900       1,949,940  
SUMCO Corp.     17,400       431,347  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     7,900       3,750,100  
              6,131,387  
                 
Specialty Retail  |  0.8%                
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.     44,000       653,672  
                 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  |  1.5%                
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     53,800       1,152,964  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

24  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

Description   Shares     Value  
                 
Lazard Japanese Equity ETF (concluded)                
                 
Trading Companies & Distributors  |  3.3%                
Mitsubishi Corp.     55,500     $ 1,484,439  
Toyota Tsusho Corp.     30,400       1,118,174  
              2,602,613  
                 
Transportation Infrastructure  |  0.5%                
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.     43,100       409,321  
                 
Wireless Telecommunication Services  |  2.9%                
SoftBank Group Corp.     61,100       2,241,743  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $60,702,484)
            76,996,717  
                 
Short-Term Investments  |  0.0%                
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio, 3.47% (7 Day Yield) (a)
(Cost $290)
    290       290  
                 
Total Investments  |  98.4%
(Cost $60,702,774)
          $ 76,997,007  
                 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  1.6%             1,270,387  
                 
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $ 78,267,394  

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments:

 

(a) Affiliated investment.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Description   Shares     Value  
                 
Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF                
                 
Common Stocks  |  98.3%                
                 
Australia  |  4.4%                
Transurban Group     129,784     $ 1,292,968  
                 
Canada  |  8.6%                
Canadian National Railway Co.     21,485       2,563,056  
                 
France  |  6.4%                
Vinci SA     12,954       1,892,758  
                 
Italy  |  4.3%                
Snam SpA     89,787       648,360  
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale     53,022       620,749  
              1,269,109  
                 
Spain  |  7.2%                
Aena SME SA (#)     44,369       1,352,384  
Cellnex Telecom SA (#)     26,235       784,356  
              2,136,740  
                 
United Kingdom  |  8.1%                
National Grid PLC     145,162       2,404,474  
                 
United States  |  59.3%                
Ameren Corp.     5,071       573,226  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     4,514       617,560  
American Tower Corp. REIT     6,775       1,108,187  
American Water Works Co., Inc.     4,617       607,505  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     11,043       1,221,687  
Crown Castle, Inc. REIT     13,526       1,024,324  
CSX Corp.     29,228       1,389,207  
Evergy, Inc.     6,806       588,243  
Eversource Energy     8,662       626,003  
Exelon Corp.     26,478       1,234,404  
Ferrovial NV     9,099       623,965  
NextEra Energy, Inc.     6,547       574,630  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

26  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

Description   Shares     Value  
                 
Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF (continued)                
                 
NiSource, Inc.     9,373     $ 445,686  
Norfolk Southern Corp.     4,012       1,262,135  
OGE Energy Corp.     27,766       1,351,093  
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     12,954       1,386,078  
Portland General Electric Co.     24,069       1,247,496  
PPL Corp.     14,322       520,605  
Union Pacific Corp.     4,357       1,185,104  
              17,587,138  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $27,452,386)
            29,146,243  
                 
Short-Term Investments  |  0.8%                
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio, 3.47% (7 Day Yield) (a)
(Cost $247,802)
    247,802       247,802  
                 
Total Investments  |  99.1%
(Cost $27,700,188) (»)
          $ 29,394,045  
                 
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  |  0.9%             270,603  
                 
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $ 29,664,648  

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments:

 

(#) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2026, these securities amounted to 7.2% of net assets of the Portfolio.
(a) Affiliated investment.
(») The Portfolio, at all times, maintains portfolio securities in sufficient amount to cover its obligations related to investments in forward currency contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF (concluded)

 

Asset Class/Sector   Allocation  
Communication Services     2.6 %
Industrials     39.1  
Real Estate     7.1  
Utilities     49.5  
Other (includes short-term investments)     1.7  
Total     100.0 %

 

Forward Currency Contracts open at June 30, 2026:

 

Currency
Purchased
  Quantity   Currency
Sold
  Quantity   Counterparty   Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
USD   279,617   AUD   396,022   MSC   09/24/26     $ 5,839       $  
USD   254,191   AUD   360,112   RBC   09/24/26       5,239          
USD   881,887   AUD   1,249,194   SSB   09/24/26       18,296          
USD   229,719   CAD   320,110   MSC   09/24/26       3,166          
USD   465,690   CAD   648,949   RBC   09/24/26       6,406          
USD   1,731,442   CAD   2,412,766   SSB   09/24/26       23,842          
USD   1,228,546   EUR   1,055,229   MSC   09/24/26       18,618          
USD   656,259   EUR   563,632   RBC   09/24/26       9,998          
USD   364,829   EUR   317,283   SSB   09/24/26       1,032          
USD   3,875,827   EUR   3,329,634   SSB   09/24/26       58,063          
USD   319,628   GBP   238,644   MSC   09/24/26       3,078          
USD   137,541   GBP   103,667   RBC   09/24/26       31          
USD   396,182   GBP   295,828   RBC   09/24/26       3,779          
USD   1,501,575   GBP   1,121,277   SSB   09/24/26       14,252          
Total gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Contracts         $ 171,639       $  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

28  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF                
                 
Common Stocks  |  98.8%                
                 
China  |  2.3%                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR     5,859     $ 562,347  
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class H     9,600       859,367  
              1,421,714  
                 
Germany  |  3.2%                
Infineon Technologies AG     9,674       903,294  
Siemens Energy AG     5,521       1,046,556  
              1,949,850  
                 
Italy  |  2.4%                
Prysmian SpA     8,933       1,491,623  
                 
Japan  |  7.7%                
Advantest Corp.     7,400       1,472,487  
Disco Corp.     1,900       949,971  
Resonac Holdings Corp.     6,500       707,891  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     3,300       1,566,498  
              4,696,847  
                 
Netherlands  |  3.8%                
ASML Holding NV     635       1,263,294  
Nebius Group NV (*)     3,873       1,069,607  
              2,332,901  
                 
South Korea  |  8.1%                
HD Hyundai Electric Co. Ltd.     1,511       947,971  
Hyundai Motor Co.     1,760       562,319  
SK Hynix, Inc.     2,021       3,456,819  
              4,967,109  
                 
Taiwan  |  13.4%                
Accton Technology Corp.     12,000       939,840  
ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.     47,000       1,003,249  
Delta Electronics, Inc.     14,000       856,968  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  29

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF (continued)                
                 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.     108,000     $ 850,941  
King Yuan Electronics Co. Ltd.     94,000       995,872  
Lotes Co. Ltd.     11,000       728,580  
MediaTek, Inc.     3,000       399,761  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR     5,067       2,419,847  
              8,195,058  
                 
United States  |  57.9%                
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (*)     3,841       2,231,275  
Alphabet, Inc., Class A     8,878       3,172,731  
Amazon.com, Inc. (*)     9,408       2,242,303  
Ambarella, Inc. (*)     10,077       864,607  
Amphenol Corp., Class A     7,986       1,408,091  
Applied Materials, Inc.     2,663       1,925,349  
Arista Networks, Inc. (*)     6,809       1,156,713  
Autodesk, Inc. (*)     3,691       717,604  
Broadcom, Inc.     5,409       2,043,250  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (*)     2,081       781,041  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     10,886       1,278,669  
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A (*)     3,348       821,197  
Coherent Corp. (*)     2,517       992,881  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (*)     2,010       1,533,911  
Datadog, Inc., Class A (*)     7,349       1,913,386  
Dynatrace, Inc. (*)     15,382       675,424  
Eaton Corp. PLC     2,763       1,177,369  
Intel Corp. (*)     7,735       1,080,038  
JFrog Ltd. (*)     8,725       792,928  
Microsoft Corp.     1,592       593,848  
NVIDIA Corp.     14,911       2,983,542  
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A (*)     7,698       898,126  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (*)     4,600       1,568,692  
Trimble, Inc. (*)     8,704       445,471  
Twilio, Inc., Class A (*)     5,424       1,119,134  
Uber Technologies, Inc. (*)     13,295       959,367  
              35,376,947  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $35,756,924)
            60,432,049  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

30  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF (concluded)                
                 
Short-Term Investments  |  1.2%                
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio, 3.47% (7 Day Yield) (a)
(Cost $726,676)
    726,676     $ 726,676  
                 
Total Investments  |  100.0%
(Cost $36,483,600)
          $ 61,158,725  
                 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  0.0%             (7,119 )
                 
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $ 61,151,606  

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments:

 

(*) Non-income producing security.
(a) Affiliated investment.

 

Asset Class/Sector   Allocation  
Communication Services                     5.2 %  
Consumer Discretionary       5.5  
Industrials       10.5  
Information Technology       76.4  
Materials       1.2  
Other (includes short-term investments)       1.2  
Total       100.0 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF                
                 
Closed-End Management Investment Companies  |  0.2%                
ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd.     1,711     $ 89,041  
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund     2,682       37,092  
                 
Total Closed-End Management Investment Companies
(Cost $71,550)
            126,133  
                 
Common Stocks  |  99.0%                
                 
Aerospace & Defense  |  0.3%                
MDA Space Ltd. (*)     5,081       209,744  
                 
Automobile Components  |  2.8%                
Autoliv, Inc.     2,590       300,880  
BorgWarner, Inc.     2,030       134,792  
Dana, Inc.     2,485       67,617  
Dauch Corp. (*)     29,091       157,673  
Garrett Motion, Inc.     14,710       532,943  
Gentex Corp.     11,507       290,782  
Lear Corp.     1,867       250,290  
Strattec Security Corp. (*)     2,191       178,457  
              1,913,434  
                 
Automobiles  |  0.2%                
Lucid Group, Inc. (*)     14,839       99,273  
Winnebago Industries, Inc.     2,879       89,940  
              189,213  
                 
Banks  |  4.4%                
1st Source Corp.     2,093       170,747  
Ameris Bancorp     1,241       112,013  
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.     4,874       290,003  
Banner Corp.     1,415       94,013  
Capital City Bank Group, Inc.     567       28,021  
Carter Bankshares, Inc.     258       8,775  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

32  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Cathay General Bancorp     1,969     $ 122,058  
Central Pacific Financial Corp.     3,243       123,883  
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     626       96,730  
First BanCorp     4,541       118,384  
First Horizon Corp.     4,057       104,021  
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.     1,335       66,603  
Intercorp Financial Services, Inc.     2,441       139,039  
International Bancshares Corp.     1,465       111,267  
Popular, Inc.     909       149,240  
Provident Financial Services, Inc.     4,157       98,271  
QCR Holdings, Inc.     1,144       111,368  
Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A     1,152       104,175  
South Plains Financial, Inc.     1,268       54,632  
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.     1,252       95,415  
Trustmark Corp.     4,639       213,440  
Unity Bancorp, Inc.     1,248       73,245  
WesBanco, Inc.     3,185       124,311  
Western Alliance Bancorp     1,224       100,613  
WSFS Financial Corp.     1,742       133,664  
Zions Bancorp NA     2,152       148,897  
              2,992,828  
                 
Biotechnology  |  2.9%                
Absci Corp. (*)     18,412       213,395  
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (*)     14,584       368,975  
ADMA Biologics, Inc. (*)     13,823       115,699  
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (*)     15,171       257,452  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (*)     6,190       354,192  
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (*)     2,562       431,787  
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (*)     32,763       120,240  
REGENXBIO, Inc. (*)     270       3,235  
Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (*)     8,744       163,600  
              2,028,575  
                 
Broadline Retail  |  0.2%                
Global-e Online Ltd. (*)     3,390       117,735  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  33

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Building Products  |  1.9%                
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     1,460     $ 234,213  
AZZ, Inc.     2,476       383,904  
CSW Industrials, Inc.     60       16,698  
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (*)     5,087       229,424  
Hayward Holdings, Inc. (*)     17,295       299,376  
Modine Manufacturing Co. (*)     251       67,022  
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (*)     3,429       106,642  
              1,337,279  
                 
Capital Markets  |  2.4%                
Cohen & Steers, Inc.     1,405       106,977  
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (*)     1,844       77,356  
Evercore, Inc., Class A     672       229,448  
Federated Hermes, Inc.     3,992       220,438  
Invesco Ltd.     313       8,260  
Janus Henderson Group PLC     3,854       200,215  
Piper Sandler Cos.     625       45,213  
SEI Investments Co.     1,633       143,230  
Sprott, Inc.     800       89,880  
Stifel Financial Corp.     1,366       95,306  
StoneX Group, Inc. (*)     370       43,845  
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A     1,888       112,468  
XP, Inc., Class A     15,062       244,908  
              1,617,544  
                 
Chemicals  |  1.5%                
Avient Corp.     3,472       128,325  
Cabot Corp.     3,426       311,149  
Ecovyst, Inc. (*)     10,836       134,908  
Element Solutions, Inc.     629       30,035  
Intrepid Potash, Inc. (*)     2,484       81,426  
LSB Industries, Inc. (*)     13,906       150,324  
Methanex Corp.     63       2,908  
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     2,527       186,922  
RPM International, Inc.     253       28,121  
              1,054,118  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

34  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Commercial Services & Supplies  |  3.3%                
Brady Corp., Class A     3,443     $ 315,276  
Brink’s Co.     948       89,577  
Deluxe Corp.     3,649       87,138  
GFL Environmental, Inc.     2,654       97,641  
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (*)     10,562       259,403  
Interface, Inc.     14,544       521,257  
Liquidity Services, Inc. (*)     7,094       277,517  
OPENLANE, Inc. (*)     13,561       559,256  
UniFirst Corp.     144       38,082  
              2,245,147  
                 
Communications Equipment  |  3.0%                
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (*)     7,411       103,013  
AudioCodes Ltd.     3,193       30,908  
Calix, Inc. (*)     2,847       106,250  
Clearfield, Inc. (*)     1,610       64,062  
Digi International, Inc. (*)     5,634       422,268  
Extreme Networks, Inc. (*)     14,914       482,766  
Harmonic, Inc. (*)     6,565       107,206  
Ituran Location & Control Ltd.     3,834       233,912  
Viavi Solutions, Inc. (*)     10,337       493,592  
              2,043,977  
                 
Construction & Engineering  |  2.8%                
Argan, Inc.     317       253,140  
Dycom Industries, Inc. (*)     56       28,313  
IES Holdings, Inc. (*)     546       401,124  
MYR Group, Inc. (*)     1,055       527,922  
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (*)     2,062       309,176  
Stantec, Inc.     1,240       85,448  
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (*)     112       94,008  
Tutor Perini Corp.     2,778       230,491  
              1,929,622  
                 
Construction Materials  |  0.2%                
Eagle Materials, Inc.     492       110,700  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  35

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Consumer Finance  |  0.4%                
FirstCash Holdings, Inc.     703     $ 152,073  
OneMain Holdings, Inc.     1,755       107,002  
              259,075  
                 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail  |  0.5%                
BBB Foods, Inc., Class A (*)     2,733       113,884  
Maplebear, Inc. (*)     2,334       110,515  
United Natural Foods, Inc. (*)     518       23,657  
Village Super Market, Inc., Class A     1,566       66,054  
              314,110  
                 
Containers & Packaging  |  0.7%                
AptarGroup, Inc.     764       95,653  
Crown Holdings, Inc.     966       108,018  
Sonoco Products Co.     5,374       302,825  
              506,496  
                 
Distributors  |  0.0%                
Genuine Parts Co.     273       32,209  
LKQ Corp.     860       22,644  
              54,853  
                 
Diversified Consumer Services  |  1.9%                
Afya Ltd., Class A     1,755       26,044  
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (*)     67       4,749  
Covista, Inc. (*)     3,044       379,465  
Frontdoor, Inc. (*)     4,970       385,622  
Graham Holdings Co., Class B     93       106,152  
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (*)     512       73,272  
Laureate Education, Inc. (*)     7,918       287,582  
              1,262,886  
                 
Diversified REITs  |  0.2%                
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.     5,466       112,982  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

36  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Diversified Telecommunication Services  |  1.0%                
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.     6,625     $ 91,955  
IDT Corp., Class B     1,142       66,419  
IHS Holding Ltd. (*)     14,289       117,741  
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (*)     11,316       86,907  
Uniti Group, Inc.     31,265       358,610  
              721,632  
                 
Electrical Equipment  |  1.5%                
Acuity, Inc.     528       198,876  
Array Technologies, Inc. (*)     11,069       82,021  
Electrovaya, Inc. (*)     5,197       54,569  
Fluence Energy, Inc. (*)     12,289       244,305  
Nextpower, Inc., Class A (*)     1,249       148,806  
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC     2,863       136,680  
Sunrun, Inc. (*)     5,317       71,141  
Vicor Corp. (*)     230       87,349  
              1,023,747  
                 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  |  5.1%                
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.     600       223,722  
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (*)     1,757       374,961  
Avnet, Inc.     1,089       96,725  
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B     388       129,220  
Belden, Inc.     1,167       139,935  
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.     1,120       110,510  
CTS Corp.     6,009       391,727  
Daktronics, Inc. (*)     5,160       100,930  
Kimball Electronics, Inc. (*)     6,644       170,086  
Littelfuse, Inc.     699       318,276  
Methode Electronics, Inc.     5,134       97,392  
Plexus Corp. (*)     999       300,369  
Sanmina Corp. (*)     548       138,688  
ScanSource, Inc. (*)     3,109       161,948  
TD SYNNEX Corp.     1,354       361,978  
TTM Technologies, Inc. (*)     649       121,376  
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     1,596       85,833  
Vontier Corp.     2,179       63,191  
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (*)     1,127       296,694  
              3,683,561  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Energy Equipment & Services  |  1.0%                
Archrock, Inc.     6,427     $ 261,643  
Flowco Holdings, Inc., Class A     6,590       140,631  
National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (*)     7,444       222,799  
Ranger Energy Services, Inc., Class A     4,619       73,950  
              699,023  
                 
Financial Services  |  1.5%                
Cass Information Systems, Inc.     1,565       80,316  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C     547       109,001  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     617       84,986  
NMI Holdings, Inc. (*)     5,205       213,873  
Paymentus Holdings, Inc., Class A (*)     4,242       102,487  
Payoneer Global, Inc. (*)     26,531       188,901  
Radian Group, Inc.     2,684       101,106  
Voya Financial, Inc.     1,204       108,998  
              989,668  
                 
Food Products  |  0.6%                
Dole PLC     14,583       200,079  
McCormick & Co., Inc.     170       8,571  
Seneca Foods Corp., Class A (*)     1,127       196,030  
              404,680  
                 
Gas Utilities  |  0.4%                
National Fuel Gas Co.     3,518       271,625  
                 
Ground Transportation  |  0.4%                
Ryder System, Inc.     528       139,271  
TFI International, Inc.     720       103,370  
              242,641  
                 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  |  3.7%                
Artivion, Inc. (*)     3,732       83,858  
AtriCure, Inc. (*)     3,489       97,622  
Bioventus, Inc., Class A (*)     7,696       72,650  
CONMED Corp.     2,861       93,641  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

38  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Envista Holdings Corp. (*)     4,206     $ 110,828  
Glaukos Corp. (*)     1,178       164,637  
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (*)     5,168       408,324  
Inmode Ltd. (*)     8,756       128,013  
Insulet Corp. (*)     1,577       240,098  
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.     3,016       289,415  
LivaNova PLC (*)     3,206       263,629  
NeuroPace, Inc. (*)     6,473       102,856  
Penumbra, Inc. (*)     634       200,186  
Solventum Corp. (*)     333       25,691  
Teleflex, Inc.     1,906       241,605  
              2,523,053  
                 
Health Care Providers & Services  |  2.3%                
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (*)     8,419       272,523  
Chemed Corp.     176       81,970  
Clover Health Investments Corp. (*)     101,994       534,449  
Encompass Health Corp.     1,057       106,842  
HealthEquity, Inc. (*)     166       14,993  
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (*)     13,031       330,075  
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B     1,087       161,626  
Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (*)     6,358       72,481  
              1,574,959  
                 
Health Care REITs  |  1.2%                
CareTrust REIT, Inc.     6,057       244,400  
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.     5,467       110,269  
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.     5,334       114,148  
LTC Properties, Inc.     1,152       44,294  
National Health Investors, Inc.     939       71,608  
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.     2,244       106,994  
              691,713  
                 
Health Care Technology  |  0.2%                
HealthStream, Inc.     1,082       29,485  
Phreesia, Inc. (*)     8,744       89,976  
Waystar Holding Corp. (*)     4,908       100,761  
              220,222  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  39

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Hotel & Resort REITs  |  0.7%                
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.     8,114     $ 98,829  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     5,457       129,385  
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.     10,984       125,767  
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     5,832       118,740  
              472,721  
                 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  |  2.2%                
Accel Entertainment, Inc. (*)     14,268       179,919  
Boyd Gaming Corp.     1,132       99,990  
Genius Sports Ltd. (*)     21,388       129,611  
Global Business Travel Group I (*)     15,155       142,305  
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. (*)     4,277       174,673  
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.     3,466       456,160  
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A (*)     2,185       113,991  
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     665       128,498  
              1,425,147  
                 
Household Durables  |  0.0%                
M/I Homes, Inc. (*)     177       28,460  
                 
Household Products  |  0.3%                
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A (*)     5,235       202,961  
                 
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers  |  0.1%                
TransAlta Corp.     6,616       91,499  
                 
Industrial REITs  |  0.5%                
EastGroup Properties, Inc.     484       98,025  
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.     2,398       80,333  
STAG Industrial, Inc.     2,041       77,680  
Terreno Realty Corp.     1,696       109,850  
              365,888  
                 
Insurance  |  2.0%                
American Financial Group, Inc.     676       94,599  
Assurant, Inc.     443       118,959  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

40  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     1,258     $ 135,160  
Everest Group Ltd.     327       116,814  
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.     180       4,786  
First American Financial Corp.     1,244       85,326  
Globe Life, Inc.     979       174,928  
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., Class B     7,599       257,910  
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.     683       146,244  
Horace Mann Educators Corp.     310       16,012  
Old Republic International Corp.     2,479       101,441  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     80       17,012  
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     362       114,718  
              1,383,909  
                 
Interactive Media & Services  |  0.8%                
Match Group, Inc.     6,730       256,077  
Taboola.com Ltd. (*)     54,286       271,430  
              527,507  
                 
IT Services  |  1.3%                
Applied Digital Corp. (*)     1,097       40,918  
Backblaze, Inc., Class A (*)     14,490       229,811  
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (*)     723       113,533  
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (*)     2,821       239,446  
Okta, Inc. (*)     378       51,578  
Whitefiber, Inc.     3,282       127,506  
              802,792  
                 
Leisure Products  |  0.2%                
Callaway Golf Co. (*)     5,504       103,420  
                 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  |  0.7%                
Atlantic International Corp. (*)     48,671       44,777  
ICON PLC (*)     1,049       182,222  
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (*)     428       226,665  
              453,664  
                 
Machinery  |  7.3%                
AGCO Corp.     1,721       206,004  
Alamo Group, Inc.     576       94,746  
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     766       86,359  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  41

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Crane Co.     562     $ 125,365  
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.     7,795       420,540  
Enerpac Tool Group Corp.     5,497       197,122  
ESCO Technologies, Inc.     1,487       520,509  
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.     1,931       206,984  
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (*)     8,691       243,087  
Helios Technologies, Inc.     1,471       131,287  
JBT Marel Corp.     135       19,575  
Kennametal, Inc.     7,201       252,395  
Mueller Industries, Inc.     4,856       596,948  
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A     12,876       332,587  
Richtech Robotics, Inc., Class B (*)     40,027       84,457  
SPX Technologies, Inc. (*)     551       135,089  
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     2,208       207,817  
Terex Corp.     5,884       425,943  
Timken Co.     3,595       522,425  
Worthington Enterprises, Inc.     2,911       156,495  
              4,965,734  
                 
Marine Transportation  |  0.5%                
Kirby Corp. (*)     1,570       213,473  
Star Bulk Carriers Corp.     4,417       110,293  
              323,766  
                 
Media  |  0.4%                
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (*)     9,249       100,259  
New York Times Co., Class A     348       24,353  
News Corp., Class A     8,497       210,981  
              335,593  
                 
Metals & Mining  |  3.9%                
Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A     16       485  
Aris Mining Corp. (*)     10,065       150,069  
B2Gold Corp.     39,572       147,999  
Centerra Gold, Inc.     16,869       267,542  
Coeur Mining, Inc.     4,759       77,667  
Commercial Metals Co.     959       60,177  
Constellium SE (*)     9,047       288,328  
ERO Copper Corp. (*)     8,944       239,252  
First Majestic Silver Corp.     4,785       81,154  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

42  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Fortuna Mining Corp. (*)     29,623     $ 250,314  
IAMGOLD Corp. (*)     13,620       215,741  
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     735       143,788  
Nexa Resources SA (*)     13,182       161,348  
Orla Mining Ltd.     6,149       60,199  
Ryerson Holding Corp.     4,202       103,411  
SSR Mining, Inc. (*)     6,543       185,036  
Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp.     7,271       217,912  
Worthington Steel, Inc.     874       29,349  
              2,679,771  
                 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  |  3.4%                
Antero Midstream Corp.     4,077       92,752  
Bw Lpg Ltd. (#)     15,850       276,265  
Dorian LPG Ltd.     3,703       128,790  
DT Midstream, Inc.     1,038       152,316  
Excelerate Energy, Inc., Class A     6,925       263,081  
Frontline PLC     3,564       123,992  
HF Sinclair Corp.     1,413       98,415  
International Seaways, Inc.     1,541       118,025  
New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. (*)     22,660       144,571  
Ovintiv, Inc.     2,631       138,522  
Permian Resources Corp., Class A     7,037       129,551  
Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.     3,233       106,560  
South Bow Corp.     3,715       130,917  
Sunococorp LLC     2,190       148,197  
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A     1,528       99,121  
TORM PLC, Class A     4,049       105,517  
Vermilion Energy, Inc.     12,589       117,959  
              2,374,551  
                 
Paper & Forest Products  |  0.1%                
Sylvamo Corp.     2,566       96,995  
                 
Passenger Airlines  |  1.0%                
Copa Holdings SA, Class A     2,855       444,152  
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (*)     31,343       247,923  
              692,075  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  43

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Personal Care Products  |  0.3%                
Herbalife Ltd. (*)     11,853     $ 155,867  
Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (*)     3,656       79,701  
              235,568  
                 
Pharmaceuticals  |  0.7%                
Canopy Growth Corp. (*)     100,981       95,932  
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A     6,400       200,960  
Septerna, Inc. (*)     3,425       114,703  
Tilray Brands, Inc. (*)     17,057       76,586  
              488,181  
                 
Professional Services  |  0.8%                
CRA International, Inc.     97       13,803  
IBEX Holdings Ltd. (*)     4,447       135,055  
Kforce, Inc.     3,522       165,252  
Korn Ferry     3,801       253,071  
              567,181  
                 
Real Estate Management & Development  |  0.8%                
Compass, Inc., Class A (*)     12,018       148,182  
CoStar Group, Inc. (*)     2,567       72,697  
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (*)     361       111,892  
Newmark Group, Inc., Class A     6,342       95,828  
St. Joe Co.     1,801       112,797  
              541,396  
                 
Residential REITs  |  0.5%                
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A     3,039       101,867  
UDR, Inc.     2,835       113,173  
UMH Properties, Inc.     5,610       84,935  
              299,975  
                 
Retail REITs  |  0.6%                
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.     3,751       118,269  
Kimco Realty Corp.     4,821       122,212  
Urban Edge Properties     4,539       103,852  
              344,333  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

44  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
           
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  |  6.6%                
ACM Research, Inc., Class A (*)     2,878     $ 365,189  
Aeluma, Inc. (*)     4,863       107,375  
Blaize Holdings, Inc. (*)     114,535       158,058  
Camtek Ltd. (*)     451       73,567  
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (*)     1,808       268,542  
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. (*)     1,276       347,008  
Diodes, Inc. (*)     4,606       504,081  
FormFactor, Inc. (*)     1,923       307,545  
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.     2,060       275,546  
MaxLinear, Inc. (*)     1,313       168,103  
Navitas Semiconductor Corp. (*)     4,313       77,289  
Onto Innovation, Inc. (*)     1,594       603,249  
Penguin Solutions, Inc. (*)     764       58,072  
Photronics, Inc. (*)     5,617       182,721  
POET Technologies, Inc. (*)     7,192       73,934  
Qorvo, Inc. (*)     4,094       381,847  
Rambus, Inc. (*)     618       82,033  
Semtech Corp. (*)     719       116,370  
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (*)     1,268       180,804  
Veeco Instruments, Inc. (*)     1,583       119,991  
              4,451,324  
                 
Software  |  10.1%                
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (*)     2,181       109,682  
Adeia, Inc.     18,090       595,704  
Agilysys, Inc. (*)     1,000       104,500  
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (*)     4,774       223,041  
Amplitude, Inc., Class A (*)     28,043       214,529  
AvePoint, Inc. (*)     21,148       237,069  
Bit Digital, Inc. (*)     25,668       46,202  
Bitdeer Technologies Group, Class A (*)     6,388       101,378  
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc. (*)     61,480       317,237  
Cellebrite DI Ltd. (*)     8,392       122,523  
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (*)     832       109,350  
Cipher Digital, Inc. (*)     4,923       120,614  
Cleanspark, Inc. (*)     5,790       84,245  
Commvault Systems, Inc. (*)     949       134,502  
Core Scientific, Inc. (*)     3,948       101,029  
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (*)     1,770       122,555  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  45

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Digi Power X, Inc. (*)     274     $ 1,493  
Docusign, Inc. (*)     4,154       184,521  
Dynatrace, Inc. (*)     7,997       351,148  
Gen Digital, Inc.     9,652       240,238  
Guidewire Software, Inc. (*)     1,006       123,788  
Hive Digital Technologies Ltd. (*)     29,935       108,963  
Hut 8 Corp. (*)     1,025       118,331  
IREN Ltd. (*)     2,997       137,053  
JFrog Ltd. (*)     4,995       453,946  
Karooooo Ltd.     646       31,887  
Keel Infrastructure Corp. (*)     16,194       92,954  
Mitek Systems, Inc. (*)     20,755       417,798  
Netskope, Inc., Class A     12,532       137,100  
Q2 Holdings, Inc. (*)     6,135       295,094  
Radware Ltd. (*)     7,222       222,871  
Rezolve AI PLC (*)     69,555       219,098  
Riot Platforms, Inc. (*)     22       602  
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A (*)     14,877       252,463  
SPS Commerce, Inc. (*)     5,251       300,200  
Terawulf, Inc. (*)     4,726       116,732  
Trimble, Inc. (*)     3,961       202,724  
Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd., Class B (*)     6,910       83,680  
              6,836,844  
                 
Specialized REITs  |  0.8%                
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.     3,725       91,449  
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.     2,186       97,343  
Millrose Properties, Inc.     8,495       255,275  
Outfront Media, Inc.     3,988       130,647  
              574,714  
                 
Specialty Retail  |  1.0%                
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A (*)     2,294       206,483  
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (*)     539       108,382  
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (*)     24,665       142,810  
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     251       73,084  
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.     4,518       115,345  
              646,104  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

46  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (continued)                
                 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  |  0.3%                
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. (*)     1,174     $ 99,813  
Eastman Kodak Co. (*)     16,478       152,422  
              252,235  
                 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  |  1.2%                
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (*)     3,737       371,047  
Kontoor Brands, Inc.     3,419       284,939  
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (*)     4       457  
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     10,469       173,053  
              829,496  
                 
Trading Companies & Distributors  |  0.8%                
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     488       165,017  
DNOW, Inc. (*)     15,502       201,061  
Global Industrial Co.     2,523       84,420  
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     276       32,830  
QXO, Inc. (*)     6,505       112,406  
              595,734  
                 
Wireless Telecommunication Services  |  0.6%                
Millicom International Cellular SA     4,438       402,793  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $54,938,583)
            67,739,173  
                 
Rights  |  0.0%                
                 
Biotechnology  |  0.0%                
Epizyme, Inc. CVR, Expires 2099 (*), (¢)     41,136       823  
                 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail  |  0.0%                
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. CVR, Expires 2099 (*), (¢)     15,004       7,952  
                 
Paper & Forest Products  |  0.0%                
Resolute Forest Products, Inc. CVR, Expires 2099 (*), (¢)     10,077       0  
                 
Total Rights
(Cost $23,084)
            8,775  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  47

 

 

 

             
Description   Shares     Value  
             
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (concluded)                
                 
Short-Term Investments  |  1.0%                
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio, 3.47% (7 Day Yield) (a)
(Cost $698,871)
    698,871     $ 698,871  
                 
Total Investments  |  100.2%
(Cost $55,732,088)
          $ 68,572,952  
                 
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets  |  (0.2)%             (149,669 )
                 
Net Assets  |  100.0%           $ 68,423,283  

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments:

 

(*) Non-income producing security.
(#) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2026, these securities amounted to 0.4% of net assets of the Portfolio.
(¢) Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.
(a) Affiliated investment.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

48  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

Lazard Active ETF Trust Abbreviations

June 30, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Security Abbreviations:

ADR —  American Depositary Receipt
CVR Contingent Value Rights
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR Non-Voting Depository Receipt
PJSC Public Joint Stock Company
QPSC Qatar Public Shareholder Company
REITs Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD —  Australian Dollar
CAD Canadian Dollar
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound Sterling
USD United States Dollar

 

Counterparty Abbreviations:

MSC —  Morgan Stanley & Co.
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
SSB State Street Bank & Trust Co.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  49

 

Lazard Active ETF Trust Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

 

 

June 30, 2026   Lazard
Emerging Markets
Opportunities
ETF
  Lazard
Equity
Megatrends
ETF
 
                   
ASSETS                  
Investments in securities, at fair value:                      
Unaffiliated issuers     $ 179,983,448       $ 53,180,534    
Affiliated issuers (Note 5)       809,454         1,875,586    
Cash               2,071    
Foreign currency, at fair value       1,399         95    
Receivables for:                      
Dividends and interest       230,096         43,525    
Investments sold               424,518    
Gross unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts                  
Total assets       181,024,397         55,526,329    
                       
LIABILITIES                      
Foreign currency due to custodian       377            
Payables for:                      
Management fees       109,572         21,665    
Accrued professional services       32,910            
Accrued custodian fees       18,998            
Accrued directors’ fees       962            
Accrued distribution fees       172            
Accrued registration fees                  
Investments purchased               1,415,809    
Other accrued expenses and payables       1,035            
Total liabilities       164,026         1,437,474    
Net assets     $ 180,860,371       $ 54,088,855    
                       
NET ASSETS                      
Paid in capital     $ 164,508,541       $ 44,507,812    
Distributable earnings (Accumulated loss)       16,351,830         9,581,043    
Net assets     $ 180,860,371       $ 54,088,855    
Net assets     $ 180,860,371       $ 54,088,855    
Shares of capital stock outstanding       5,655,397         1,600,000    
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share     $ 31.98       $ 33.81    
Cost of unaffiliated issuers     $ 111,119,844       $ 43,933,691    
Cost of affiliated issuers     $ 809,454       $ 1,875,586    
Cost of foreign currency     $ 1,945       $ 96    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

50  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

  Lazard
International
Dynamic Equity
ETF
    Lazard
Japanese
Equity
ETF
    Lazard
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
    Lazard
Next Gen
Technologies
ETF
    Lazard
US Systematic
Small Cap Equity
ETF
 
     
  $ 1,500,318,066     $ 76,996,717     $ 29,146,243     $ 60,432,049     $ 67,874,081  
    19,232,875       290       247,802       726,676       698,871  
          122             3,516        
    1,873,439       1,170,792       11,831       2,761        
 
    3,675,713       115,098       111,295       20,398       34,209  
    340,285       23,924             458,983       78,644  
 
                171,639              
    1,525,440,378       78,306,943       29,688,810       61,644,383       68,685,805  
 
    13,035                          
 
    469,334       39,549       22,977       24,156       33,010  
    17,869                         50,363  
    15,061                         19,556  
    438                         3,190  
                             
                            27,463  
    6,787,950                   468,621       117,521  
    313,128             1,185             11,419  
    7,616,815       39,549       24,162       492,777       262,522  
  $ 1,517,823,563     $ 78,267,394     $ 29,664,648     $ 61,151,606     $ 68,423,283  
 
  $ 1,351,702,560     $ 58,778,646     $ 27,483,321     $ 35,532,860     $ 51,176,362  
    166,121,003       19,488,748       2,181,327       25,618,746       17,246,921  
  $ 1,517,823,563     $ 78,267,394     $ 29,664,648     $ 61,151,606     $ 68,423,283  
 
  $ 1,517,823,563     $ 78,267,394     $ 29,664,648     $ 61,151,606     $ 68,423,283  
    43,642,753       2,150,000       1,075,000       1,300,000       2,212,690  
 
  $ 34.78     $ 36.40     $ 27.60     $ 47.04     $ 30.92  
  $ 1,348,460,519     $ 60,702,484     $ 27,452,386     $ 35,756,924     $ 55,033,217  
  $ 19,232,875     $ 290     $ 247,802     $ 726,676     $ 698,871  
  $ 1,873,287     $ 1,177,540     $ 11,812     $ 2,768     $  

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  51

 

Lazard Active ETF Trust Statements of Operations (unaudited)

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026   Lazard
Emerging Markets
Opportunities
ETF
  Lazard
Equity
Megatrends
ETF
 
                       
Investment Income                      
Dividends:                      
Unaffiliated issuers*     $ 1,500,659       $ 324,750    
Affiliated issuers (Note 5)       14,329         14,961    
Interest               1,292    
Total investment income       1,514,988         341,003    
                       
Expenses                      
Management fees (Note 3)       558,023         147,447    
Offering costs (Note 2(i))       6,049            
Other^       774            
Total gross expenses       564,846         147,447    
Management fees waived and expenses reimbursed       (633 )       (25,236 )  
Total net expenses       564,213         122,211    
Net investment income (loss)       950,775         218,792    
                       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                      
Net realized gain (loss) on:                      
Investments**       1,014,502         (1,431,068 )  
In-kind redemptions       427,524         1,671,090    
Foreign currency transactions       1,787         (552 )  
Total net realized gain (loss)       1,443,813         239,470    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                      
Investments†       34,193,038         1,752,600    
Foreign currency translations       (706 )       (862 )  
Forward currency contracts                  
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)       34,192,332         1,751,738    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)       35,636,145         1,991,208    
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations     $ 36,586,920       $ 2,210,000    
*   Net of foreign withholding taxes of     $ 181,222       $ 27,445    
** Net of foreign capital gains taxes of     $       $    
†  Includes net change in foreign capital gains taxes of     $       $    
^  Includes interest on line of credit     $ 774       $    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

52  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

  Lazard
International
Dynamic Equity
ETF
    Lazard
Japanese
Equity
ETF
    Lazard
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
    Lazard
Next Gen
Technologies
ETF
    Lazard
US Systematic
Small Cap Equity
ETF
 
     
  $ 16,228,106     $ 732,674     $ 461,686     $ 109,799     $ 399,393  
    203,525       294       5,396       18,912       12,420  
    3,341                          
    16,434,972       732,968       467,082       128,711       411,813  
 
    1,988,038       222,425       115,129       151,916       181,978  
    11,194             800             2,663  
                10              
    1,999,232       222,425       115,939       151,916       184,641  
    (8,760 )     (15 )     (230 )     (26,105 )     (544 )
    1,990,472       222,410       115,709       125,811       184,097  
    14,444,500       510,558       351,373       2,900       227,716  
 
    (8,685,688 )     (25,878 )     27,029       (66,152 )     (2,851,054 )
    22,916,614       3,756,068       167,096       1,334,353       8,150,880  
    (414,143 )     (86,091 )     127,076       (6,580 )      
    13,816,783       3,644,099       321,201       1,261,621       5,299,826  
 
    91,585,009       6,054,320       1,697,713       11,357,236       6,833,337  
    (50,102 )     (10,736 )     (1,221 )     (76 )      
                171,381              
 
    91,534,907       6,043,584       1,867,873       11,357,160       6,833,337  
    105,351,690       9,687,683       2,189,074       12,618,781       12,133,163  
  $ 119,796,190     $ 10,198,241     $ 2,540,447     $ 12,621,681     $ 12,360,879  
  $ 1,956,570     $ 82,710     $ 30,748     $ 9,922     $ 5,681  
  $ 194,356     $     $     $     $  
  $ (12,859 )   $     $     $     $  
  $     $     $ 10     $     $  

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  53

 

Lazard Active ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

 

 

      Lazard
Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF
   
      Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
December 31,
2025 (a)
 
                       
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From                      
                       
Operations                      
Net investment income (loss)     $ 950,775       $ 1,820,021    
Net realized gain (loss)       1,443,813         17,885,988    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)       34,192,332         13,761,179    
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations       36,586,920         33,467,188    
                       
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2(e))                      
Net investment income and/or net realized gains                      
ETF Shares       (786,157 )          
Institutional Shares               (1,406,180 )  
Open Shares               (25,930 )  
R6 Shares               (19,303 )  
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions       (786,157 )       (1,451,413 )  
                       
Capital stock transactions                      
Net proceeds from sales                      
ETF Shares       25,361,769         1,263,836    
Institutional Shares               27,489,750    
Open Shares               1,222,052    
R6 Shares               820,509    
Net proceeds from reinvestment of distributions                      
ETF Shares                  
Institutional Shares               1,389,895    
Open Shares               25,005    
R6 Shares               19,303    
Cost of shares redeemed                      
ETF Shares       (2,721,130 )       (2,510,676 )  
Institutional Shares               (45,695,979 )  
Open Shares               (3,855,723 )  
R6 Shares               (1,999,469 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions       22,640,639         (21,831,497 )  
Total increase in net assets       58,441,402         10,184,278    
Net assets at beginning of period       122,418,969         112,234,691    
Net assets at end of period     $ 180,860,371       $ 122,418,969    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

54  Semi-Annual Financial Statements

 

 

 

  Lazard
Equity Megatrends ETF
  Lazard
International Dynamic Equity ETF
 
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
  Period Ended
December 31,
2025 (b)
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
December 31,
2025 (c)
 
       
       $ 218,792         $ 129,857         $ 14,444,500      $ 4,069,372    
    239,470       1,603,379       13,816,783       5,136,795    
    1,751,738       7,494,343       91,534,907       58,853,483    
    2,210,000       9,227,579       119,796,190       68,059,650    
   
    (118,841 )     (120,090 )     (11,616,245 )     (3,542,282 )  
                      (539,960 )  
                         
                         
   
    (118,841 )     (120,090 )     (11,616,245 )     (4,082,242 )  
   
    9,699,709       44,352,185       978,852,105       469,613,005    
                      35,879,080    
                      19,725,672    
                         
   
                         
                      539,942    
                         
                         
   
    (4,079,970 )     (7,081,717 )     (80,765,660 )     (50,154,259 )  
                      (11,802,136 )  
                      (43,515,596 )  
                         
   
    5,619,739       37,270,468       898,086,445       420,285,708    
    7,710,898       46,377,957       1,006,266,390       484,263,116    
    46,377,957             511,557,173       27,294,057    
  $ 54,088,855     $ 46,377,957     $ 1,517,823,563     $ 511,557,173    

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements  55

 

 

 

      Lazard
Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF
 
      Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
December 31,
2025 (a)
 
                       
Shares issued and redeemed                      
                       
ETF Shares                      
Shares outstanding at beginning of period       4,855,397         5,564,541 (d)  
Shares sold       900,000         1,142,010 (d)  
Shares issued to shareholders from reinvestment of distributions               60,068 (d)  
Shares converted from Open Shares               99,586 (d)  
Shares converted from R6 Shares               67,856 (d)  
Shares redeemed       (100,000 )       (2,078,664 )(d)  
Net increase (decrease)       800,000         (709,144 )(d)  
Shares outstanding at end of period       5,655,397         4,855,397 (d)  
 
Open Shares                      
Shares outstanding at beginning of period               196,087    
Shares sold               109,218    
Shares issued to shareholders from reinvestment of distributions               2,055    
Shares converted to ETF Shares               (188,565 )  
Shares redeemed               (118,795 )  
Net increase (decrease)               (196,087 )  
Shares outstanding at end of period                  
 
R6 Shares                      
Shares outstanding at beginning of period               74,469    
Shares sold               76,863    
Shares issued to shareholders from reinvestment of distributions               1,577    
Shares converted to ETF Shares               (128,485 )  
Shares redeemed               (24,424 )  
Net increase (decrease)               (74,469 )  
Shares outstanding at end of period                  

 

(a) On October 24, 2025, Lazard Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio (the “Target Portfolio”) was converted from a mutual fund into an ETF. The amounts disclosed include those of the Target Portfolio until the conversion on October 24, 2025. Refer to Note 12 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on the reorganization.
(b) The Portfolio commenced operations on April 7, 2025.
(c) On May 9, 2025, Lazard International Equity Advantage Portfolio (the “Target Portfolio”) was converted from a mutual fund into an ETF. The amounts disclosed include those of the Target Portfolio until the conversion on May 9, 2025. Refer to Note 12 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on the reorganization.
(d) Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the change in capital structure associated with the ETF conversion.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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  Lazard
Equity Megatrends ETF
  Lazard
International Dynamic Equity ETF
 
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
  Period Ended
December 31,
2025 (b)
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
December 31,
2025 (c)
 
       
        1,425,000                     16,842,753        239,504 (d)  
    300,000       1,650,000       29,200,000       17,907,931 (d)  
   
                      22,225 (d)  
                      976,833 (d)  
                      (d)  
    (125,000 )     (225,000 )     (2,400,000 )     (2,303,740 )(d)  
    175,000       1,425,000       26,800,000       16,603,249 (d)  
    1,600,000       1,425,000       43,642,753       16,842,753 (d)  
   
                      1,855,975    
                      1,508,212    
   
                         
                            (1,861,258 )  
                      (1,502,929 )  
                      (1,855,975 )  
                         
   
                         
                         
   
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         

 

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      Lazard
Japanese Equity ETF
   
      Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
  Period Ended
December 31,
2025 (a)
   
                       
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From                      
                       
Operations                      
Net investment income (loss)     $ 510,558       $ 593,463    
Net realized gain (loss)       3,644,099         640,742    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)       6,043,584         10,239,767    
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations       10,198,241         11,473,972    
                       
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2(e))                      
Net investment income and/or net realized gains                      
ETF Shares       (505,736 )       (1,148,239 )  
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions       (505,736 )       (1,148,239 )  
                       
Capital stock transactions                      
Net proceeds from sales                      
ETF Shares       15,544,110         58,252,245    
Net proceeds from reinvestment of distributions                      
ETF Shares                  
Cost of shares redeemed                      
ETF Shares       (12,267,740 )       (3,279,459 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions       3,276,370         54,972,786    
Total increase in net assets       12,968,875         65,298,519    
Net assets at beginning of period       65,298,519            
Net assets at end of period     $ 78,267,394       $ 65,298,519    
 
Shares issued and redeemed                      
                       
ETF Shares                      
Shares outstanding at beginning of period       2,050,000            
Shares sold       450,000         2,154,000    
Shares converted from Open Shares                  
Shares converted from R6 Shares                  
Shares redeemed       (350,000 )       (104,000 )  
Net increase       100,000         2,050,000    
Shares outstanding at end of period       2,150,000         2,050,000    

 

(a) The Portfolio commenced operations on April 7, 2025.
(b) The Portfolio commenced operations on October 6, 2025.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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  Lazard
Listed Infrastructure ETF
    Lazard
Next Gen Technologies ETF
 
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
December 31,
2025 (b)
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
December 31,
2025 (a)
 
                       
          $ 351,373       $ 95,914              $ 2,900      $ (15,279 )
    321,201       (17,497 )     1,261,621       1,715,346  
    1,867,873       (3,102 )     11,357,160       13,317,927  
    2,540,447       75,315       12,621,681       15,017,994  
                               
    (226,054 )     (210,555 )     (98,501 )     (22,160 )
                               
    (226,054 )     (210,555 )     (98,501 )     (22,160 )
                               
                               
    10,782,607       18,770,358       2,904,918       42,545,737  
                               
                       
                               
    (2,067,470 )           (2,973,485 )     (8,844,578 )
                               
    8,715,137       18,770,358       (68,567 )     33,701,159  
    11,029,530       18,635,118       12,454,613       48,696,993  
    18,635,118             48,696,993        
  $ 29,664,648     $ 18,635,118     $ 61,151,606     $ 48,696,993  
                               
    750,000             1,300,000        
    400,000       750,000       75,000       1,550,000  
                       
                       
    (75,000 )           (75,000 )     (250,000 )
    325,000       750,000             1,300,000  
    1,075,000       750,000       1,300,000       1,300,000  

 

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    Lazard
US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF
 
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2025 (a)
 
                   
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From                  
                   
Operations                   
Net investment income (loss)     $ 227,716     $ 320,394  
Net realized gain (loss)       5,299,826       4,039,775  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)       6,833,337       (1,838,083 )
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations       12,360,879       2,522,086  
                   
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2(e))                  
Net investment income and/or net realized gains                  
ETF Shares       (158,687 )      
Institutional Shares             (3,036,962 )
Open Shares              
R6 Shares              
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions       (158,687 )     (3,036,962 )
                   
Capital stock transactions                  
Net proceeds from sales                  
ETF Shares       36,812,005       18,508,230  
Institutional Shares             6,365,176  
Open Shares             7,800  
R6 Shares              
Net proceeds from reinvestment of distributions                  
ETF Shares              
Institutional Shares             3,036,962  
Open Shares              
R6 Shares              
Cost of shares redeemed                  
ETF Shares       (35,883,502 )     (16,586,467 )
Institutional Shares             (14,830,182 )
Open Shares             (158,776 )
R6 Shares             (118,723 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions       928,503       (3,775,980 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets       13,130,695       (4,290,856 )
Net assets at beginning of period       55,292,588       59,583,444  
Net assets at end of period         $ 68,423,283     $ 55,292,588  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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    Lazard
US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF
 
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2025 (a)
 
                   
Shares issued and redeemed                  
                   
ETF Shares                  
Shares outstanding at beginning of period       2,187,690       2,333,167 (b)
Shares sold       1,300,000       1,001,313 (b)
Shares issued to shareholders from reinvestment of distributions             126,512 (b)
Shares converted from Open Shares             4,534 (b)
Shares converted from R6 Shares             4,955 (b)
Shares redeemed       (1,275,000 )     (1,282,791 )(b)
Net increase (decrease)       25,000       (145,477 )(b)
Shares outstanding at end of period       2,212,690       2,187,690 (b)
                   
Open Shares                  
Shares outstanding at beginning of period             14,258  
Shares sold             783  
Shares issued to shareholders from reinvestment of distributions              
Shares converted to ETF Shares             (10,336 )
Shares redeemed             (4,705 )
Net increase (decrease)             (14,258 )
Shares outstanding at end of period              
                   
R6 Shares                  
Shares outstanding at beginning of period             11,296  
Shares sold              
Shares issued to shareholders from reinvestment of distributions              
Shares converted to ETF Shares             (11,296 )
Shares redeemed              
Net increase (decrease)             (11,296 )
Shares outstanding at end of period              

 

(a) On September 12, 2025, Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity Portfolio (the “Target Portfolio”) was converted from a mutual fund into an ETF. The amounts disclosed include those of the Target Portfolio until the conversion on September 12, 2025. Refer to Note 12 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on the reorganization.
(b) Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the change in capital structure associated with the ETF conversion.

 

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Lazard Active ETF Trust Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

 

LAZARD EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES ETF

Selected data for a
share of capital stock
outstanding
  Six Months
Ended
  Year Ended  
throughout each period   6/30/26†   12/31/25*     12/31/24*     12/31/23*     12/31/22*     12/31/21*  
                                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 25.21     $ 19.67     $ 18.58     $ 16.80     $ 21.89     $ 24.84  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:                                                  
Net investment income (loss) (a)       0.18       0.32       0.25       0.32       0.32       0.15  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)       6.73       5.47       1.09       1.74       (5.05 )     (2.93 )
Total from investment operations       6.91       5.79       1.34       2.06       (4.73 )     (2.78 )
Less distributions from:                                                  
Net investment income       (0.14 )     (0.25 )     (0.25 )     (0.28 )     (0.36 )     (0.17 )
Total distributions       (0.14 )     (0.25 )     (0.25 )     (0.28 )     (0.36 )     (0.17 )
Net asset value, end of period     $ 31.98     $ 25.21     $ 19.67     $ 18.58     $ 16.80     $ 21.89  
Total Return (b)       27.39 %     29.50 %     7.26 %     12.29 %     -21.63 %     -11.21 %
                                                   
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                                                  
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $ 180,860     $ 122,419     $ 109,428     $ 115,633     $ 92,730     $ 156,284  
Ratios to average net assets (c):                                                  
Net expenses       0.75 %     1.04 %     1.10 %     11.50 %     1.22 %     1.16 %
Gross expenses       0.75 %     1.13 %     1.24 %     12.70 %     12.30 %     11.60 %
Net investment income (loss)       1.26 %     1.44 %     1.27 %     1.82 %     1.75 %     0.64 %
Portfolio turnover rate       10 %^     71 %^     39 %     74 %     28 %     31 %

 

Unaudited
* Per share amounts have been adjusted to account for changes in the capital structure resulting from the merger.
^ Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for the periods less than one year and excludes investments received or delivered from in-kind processing of creation unit purchases or redemptions.
(a) Net investment income (loss) has been computed using the average shares method.
(b) Total returns reflect reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(c) Annualized for a period of less than one year.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LAZARD EQUITY MEGATRENDS ETF

Selected data for a share of capital stock
outstanding throughout each period
  Six Months
Ended
6/30/26†
  For the
Period 4/7/25*
to 12/31/25
   
                                
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 32.55     $ 25.00    
Income (Loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment income (loss) (a)       0.14       0.10    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)       1.19       7.55    
Total from investment operations       1.33       7.65    
Less distributions from:                    
Net investment income       (0.07 )     (0.10 )  
Total distributions       (0.07 )     (0.10 )  
Net asset value, end of period     $ 33.81     $ 32.55    
Total Return (b)       4.12 %     30.64 %  
                     
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                    
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $ 54,089     $ 46,378    
Ratios to average net assets (c):                    
Net expenses       0.50 %     0.51 %  
Gross expenses       0.60 %     0.61 %  
Net investment income (loss)       0.89 %     0.46 %  
Portfolio turnover rate^       21 %     5 %  

 

Unaudited
* The Portfolio commenced operations on April 7, 2025.
^ Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for the periods less than one year and does not include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
(a) Net investment income (loss) has been computed using the average shares method.
(b) Total returns reflect reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. The Investment Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Portfolio in the amount of 0.10% of average daily net assets, without such waiver/ reimbursement of expenses, the Portfolio’s returns would have been lower. Returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(c) Annualized for a period of less than one year.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LAZARD INTERNATIONAL DYNAMIC EQUITY ETF

Selected data for a
share of capital stock
outstanding
  Six Months
Ended
  Year Ended  
throughout each period   6/30/26†   12/31/25*     12/31/24*     12/31/23*     12/31/22*     12/31/21*  
                                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 30.37     $ 22.48     $ 21.19     $ 17.79     $ 21.32     $ 19.66  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:                                                  
Net investment income (loss) (a)       0.48       0.52       0.42       0.50       0.55       0.55  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)       4.21       8.31       2.03       3.03       (3.41 )     2.19  
Total from investment operations       4.69       8.83       2.45       3.53       (2.86 )     2.74  
Less distributions from:                                                  
Net investment income       (0.28 )     (0.78 )     (0.40 )     (0.13 )     (0.57 )     (0.55 )
Net realized gains             (0.16 )     (0.76 )           (0.10 )     (0.53 )
Total distributions       (0.28 )     (0.94 )     (1.16 )     (0.13 )     (0.67 )     (1.08 )
Net asset value, end of period     $ 34.78     $ 30.37     $ 22.48     $ 21.19     $ 17.79     $ 21.32  
Total Return (b)       15.43 %     40.07 %     11.68 %     19.82 %     -13.45 %     13.94 %
                                                   
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                                                  
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $ 1,517,824     $ 511,557     $ 5,384     $ 3,076     $ 2,444     $ 2,855  
Ratios to average net assets (c):                                                  
Net expenses       0.40 %     0.42 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.85 %     0.90 %
Gross expenses       0.40 %     0.43 %     1.54 %     5.66 %     7.06 %     5.81 %
Net investment income (loss)       2.91 %     1.84 %     1.79 %     2.50 %     3.01 %     2.54 %
Portfolio turnover rate       46 %^     88 %^     82 %     88 %     85 %     99 %

 

Unaudited
* Per share amounts have been adjusted to account for changes in the capital structure resulting from the merger.
^ Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for the periods less than one year and excludes investments received or delivered from in-kind processing of creation unit purchases or redemptions.
(a) Net investment income (loss) has been computed using the average shares method.
(b) Total returns reflect reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(c) Annualized for a period of less than one year.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LAZARD JAPANESE EQUITY ETF

Selected data for a share of capital stock
outstanding throughout each period
  Six Months
Ended
6/30/26†
  For the
Period 4/7/25*
to 12/31/25
   
                                
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 31.85     $ 25.00    
Income (Loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment income (loss) (a)       0.24       0.36    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)       4.54       7.25    
Total from investment operations       4.78       7.61    
Less distributions from:                    
Net investment income       (0.23 )     (0.76 )  
Total distributions       (0.23 )     (0.76 )  
Net asset value, end of period     $ 36.40     $ 31.85    
Total Return (b)       14.98 %     30.81 %  
                     
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                    
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $ 78,267     $ 65,299    
Ratios to average net assets (c):                    
Net expenses       0.60 %     0.61 %  
Gross expenses       0.60 %     0.61 %  
Net investment income (loss)       1.38 %     1.64 %  
Portfolio turnover rate^       2 %     8 %  

 

Unaudited
* The Portfolio commenced operations on April 7, 2025.
^ Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for the periods less than one year and does not include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
(a) Net investment income (loss) has been computed using the average shares method.
(b) Total returns reflect reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(c) Annualized for a period of less than one year.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LAZARD LISTED INFRASTRUCTURE ETF

Selected data for a share of capital stock
outstanding throughout each period
  Six Months
Ended
6/30/26†
  For the
Period 10/6/25*
to 12/31/25
   
                                 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 24.85     $ 25.00    
Income (Loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment income (loss) (a)       0.39       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)       2.60       0.02 (b)  
Total from investment operations       2.99       0.17    
Less distributions from:                    
Net investment income       (0.24 )     (0.32 )  
Total distributions       (0.24 )     (0.32 )  
Net asset value, end of period     $ 27.60     $ 24.85    
Total Return (c)       12.06 %     0.70 %  
                     
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                    
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $ 29,665     $ 18,635    
Ratios to average net assets (d):                    
Net expenses       0.96 %     0.96 %  
Gross expenses       0.97 %     0.96 %  
Net investment income (loss)       2.93 %     2.48 %  
Portfolio turnover rate^       4 %     3 %  

 

Unaudited
* The Portfolio commenced operations on October 6, 2025.
^ Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for the periods less than one year and does not include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
(a) Net investment income (loss) has been computed using the average shares method.
(b) The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Portfolio shares in relation to fluctuating market values for investments held by the Portfolio.
(c) Total returns reflect reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d) Annualized for a period of less than one year.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LAZARD NEXT GEN TECHNOLOGIES ETF

Selected data for a share of capital stock
outstanding throughout each period
  Six Months
Ended
6/30/26†
  For the
Period 4/7/25*
to 12/31/25
   
                                
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 37.46     $ 25.00    
Income (Loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment income (loss) (a)       (b)     (0.01 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)       9.66       12.49    
Total from investment operations       9.66       12.48    
Less distributions from:                    
Net investment income       (0.08 )     (0.02 )  
Total distributions       (0.08 )     (0.02 )  
Net asset value, end of period     $ 47.04     $ 37.46    
Total Return (c)       25.87 %     49.92 %  
                     
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                    
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $ 61,152     $ 48,697    
Ratios to average net assets (d):                    
Net expenses       0.50 %     0.51 %  
Gross expenses       0.60 %     0.61 %  
Net investment income (loss)       0.01 %     -0.05 %  
Portfolio turnover rate^       31 %     11 %  

 

Unaudited
* The Portfolio commenced operations on April 7, 2025.
^ Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for the periods less than one year and does not include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
(a) Net investment income (loss) has been computed using the average shares method.
(b) Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total returns reflect reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any.
  The Investment Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Portfolio in the amount of 0.10% of average daily net assets, without such waiver/ reimbursement of expenses, the Portfolio’s returns would have been lower. Returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d) Annualized for a period of less than one year.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LAZARD US SYSTEMATIC SMALL CAP EQUITY ETF

Selected data for a
share of capital stock
  Six Months   Year Ended     For the
Period
10/29/21#
 
outstanding
throughout each period
  Ended
6/30/26†
  12/31/25*     12/31/24*     12/31/23*     12/31/22*     to
12/31/21*
 
                                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 25.27     $ 25.42     $ 23.18     $ 19.42     $ 23.39     $ 22.80  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:                                                  
Net investment income (loss) (a)       0.10       0.15       0.21       0.11       0.21       0.05  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)       5.62       1.23       2.81       3.74       (4.04 )     0.59  
Total from investment operations       5.72       1.38       3.02       3.85       (3.83 )     0.64  
Less distributions from:                                                  
Net investment income       (0.07 )     (0.14 )     (0.14 )     (0.09 )     (0.14 )     (0.05 )
Net realized gains             (1.39 )     (0.64 )                  
Total distributions       (0.07 )     (1.53 )     (0.78 )     (0.09 )     (0.14 )     (0.05 )
Net asset value, end of period     $ 30.92     $ 25.27     $ 25.42     $ 23.18     $ 19.42     $ 23.39  
Total Return (b)       22.68 %     5.78 %     12.92 %     19.80 %     -16.33 %     -2.83 %
                                                   
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                                                  
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $ 68,423     $ 55,293     $ 59,298     $ 39,779     $ 24,786     $ 3,983  
Ratios to average net assets (c):                                                  
Net expenses       0.61 %     0.81 %     0.90 %     0.90 %     0.90 %     0.90 %
Gross expenses       0.61 %     1.05 %     1.15 %     1.37 %     2.67 %     5.13 %
Net investment income (loss)       0.75 %     0.62 %     0.83 %     0.53 %     1.00 %     1.39 %
Portfolio turnover rate       34 %^     156 %^     111 %     110 %     74 %     22 %

 

Unaudited
* Per share amounts have been adjusted to account for changes in the capital structure resulting from the merger.
# The Target Portfolio commenced operations on October 29, 2021.
^ Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for the periods less than one year and excludes investments received or delivered from in-kind processing of creation unit purchases or redemptions.
(a) Net investment income (loss) has been computed using the average shares method.
(b) Total returns reflect reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(c) Annualized for a period of less than one year.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Lazard Active ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Lazard Active ETF Trust (the “Trust”) was organized in Delaware on October 29, 2024 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. As of June 30, 2026, the Trust was comprised of seven portfolios (each referred to as a “Portfolio”).

 

Emerging Markets Opportunities, International Dynamic Equity, Listed Infrastructure and US Systematic Small Cap are operated as “diversified” funds, as defined in the 1940 Act. The other Portfolios, are operated as “non-diversified” funds, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with GAAP. The Portfolios are investment companies and therefore apply specialized accounting guidance in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolios in the preparation of the financial statements:

 

(a) Valuation of Investments—Equity securities traded on a securities exchange or market, including exchange-traded option contracts, rights and warrants, and exchange traded funds, are valued at the last reported sales price (for U.S. listed equity securities) or the closing price (for non-U.S. listed equity securities) on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded or, for securities trading on the Nasdaq, the Nasdaq Official Closing Price. If there is no available closing price for a non-U.S. listed equity security, the last reported sales price is used. If there are no reported sales of a security on the valuation date, the security is valued at the most recent quoted bid price on such date reported by such principal exchange or market. Forward currency contracts generally are valued using quotations from an independent pricing service. Investments in money market funds are valued at the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

 

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Trading on certain non-U.S. securities exchanges or markets, such as those in Europe and Asia, ordinarily may be completed before the close of business on each business day in New York (i.e., a day on which the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open). In addition, securities in non-U.S. countries, may not trade on all business days in New York and on which the NAV of a Portfolio is calculated.

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated Lazard Asset Management LLC (the “Investment Manager”) to perform fair value determinations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. The Investment Manager has created a Valuation Sub-Committee of its Valuation and Liquidity Committee, which 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 management team also will be considered. 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’ NAVs.

 

(b)  Portfolio Securities Transactions and Investment Income—Portfolio securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments are recorded on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex- dividend date except for certain dividends from non-U.S. securities where the dividend rate is not available. In such cases, the dividend is recorded as soon as the information is received by a Portfolio. Interest income, if any, is accrued daily.

 

A Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by non-U.S. countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based upon income earned or capital gains (realized and/or unrealized). An affected Portfolio accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains concurrent

 

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with the recognition of income earned or capital gains (realized and/or unrealized) from the applicable portfolio securities.

 

As a result of several court cases in certain countries across the European Union, some Portfolios have filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions’ tax authorities within the European Union, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. Uncertainty exists as to the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these claims, and the potential timing of payment, and accordingly no amounts are reflected in the financial statements until a positive decision has been awarded, at which time the amount will be recorded within dividend income on the Statements of Operations. Such amounts, if and when recorded, would increase dividend income, resulting in an increase in a Portfolio’s NAV per share.

 

(c) Foreign Currency Translation and Forward Currency Contracts—The accounting records of the Trust are maintained in U.S. dollars. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated daily into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective transaction dates.

 

The Portfolios do not isolate the portion of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in their market prices. Such fluctuations are included in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.

 

A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell currency at a set price on a future date. Daily fluctuations in the value of forward currency contracts are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency contracts. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain (loss) equal to the difference between the

 

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value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and forward currency contracts represent net foreign currency gain (loss) from forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gain (loss) realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolios’ accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations reflects the impact of changes in exchange rates on the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, during the period.

 

During the period ended June 30, 2026, Listed Infrastructure traded in forward currency contracts.

 

(d) Federal Income Taxes—The Trust’s policy is for each Portfolio to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized capital gains, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

At December 31, 2025, the following Portfolios had unused realized capital loss carryovers which, for federal income tax purposes, could be used to offset future realized capital gains with no expiration date as follows:

 

Portfolio   Short-Term     Long-Term  
Emerging Markets Opportunities   $ (17,279,599 )   $ (36,655,110 )
International Dynamic Equity     (1,076,005 )      
Japanese Equity     (266,210 )      
Next Gen Technologies     (222,361 )      

 

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the following Portfolios utilized realized capital loss carryovers from previous years as follows:

 

Portfolio   Amounts  
Emerging Markets Opportunities     $17,593,763  

 

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Post-October capital losses or certain late-year ordinary losses, as defined by the Code, within the taxable year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the tax year ended December 31, 2025, the following Portfolios elected to defer such losses as follows:

 

Portfolio   Post-October
capital loss
deferral
    Late-Year
Ordinary loss
deferral
 
Listed Infrastructure   $     $ 127,931  
US Systematic Small Cap Equity     605,267        

 

For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

 

Portfolio   Aggregate
Cost
    Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Emerging Markets Opportunities    $ 111,929,298      $ 76,954,635      $ 8,091,031       $ 68,863,604  
Equity Megatrends     45,809,277       12,324,930       3,078,087       9,246,843  
International Dynamic Equity     1,367,693,394       207,573,118       55,715,571       151,857,547  
Japanese Equity     60,702,774       18,565,949       2,271,716       16,294,233  
Listed Infrastructure     27,700,188       2,342,437       476,941       1,865,496  
Next Gen Technologies     36,483,600       25,340,048       664,923       24,675,125  
US Systematic Small Cap Equity     55,732,088       14,011,577       1,170,713       12,840,864  

 

Management has analyzed the Portfolios’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on tax returns filed for any open tax years (or expected to be taken on future tax returns). Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction’s statute of limitations. Each Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

 

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(e) Dividends and Distributions—For Emerging Markets Opportunities, International Dynamic Equity and Japanese Equity, income dividends, if any, are anticipated to be paid semi-annually. For all other Portfolios, income dividends, if any, are anticipated to be paid quarterly. Net capital gains, if any, are normally distributed annually but may be distributed more frequently.

 

Each Portfolio intends to elect on its tax returns to treat a portion of redemption proceeds paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution of net investment income and net capital gain. This portion represents the redeeming shareholders’ share of the Portfolio’s undistributed investment company taxable income and net capital gain. This practice, known as equalization accounting, reduces the amount of income and gains that the Portfolio would otherwise need to distribute as dividends in order to avoid federal income and excise taxes. As a result, fewer distributions are required to be made to non-redeeming shareholders, and those shareholders may defer recognition of taxable income. Because any undistributed income is reflected in the Portfolio’s share value, the total return on a shareholder’s investment is not affected by the use of equalization accounting.

 

Real estate investment trust (“REIT”) distributions received by a Portfolio are generally comprised of ordinary income, long-term capital gains and a return of REIT capital. However, as the actual character of such distributions received are not known until after the calendar year end, distributions made by a Portfolio during the year are subject to re-characterization that may result in some portion of the distributions being reclassified as a return of capital distribution to Portfolio shareholders.

 

Income and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These book/tax differences, which may result in distribution reclassifications, are primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency gains and losses, wash sales, merger activity, passive foreign investment companies, expiring capital loss carryovers, forward currency mark to market, net operating loss, certain expenses, foreign capital gains taxes,

 

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non-deductible organization expenses, REIT basis adjustments, distribution in excess of current earnings, equalization accounting (as described above), non-REIT non-taxable dividend adjustment to income, distributions redesignations, return of capital distributions, receivable from tax reclaim and distributions from real estate investment trusts and partnerships. The book/tax differences relating to shareholder distributions may result in reclassifications among certain capital accounts.

 

(f) Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets resulting from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(g) Net Asset Value—The NAV per share of each Portfolio is determined each day the NYSE is open for trading as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Trust will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE, and will price its shares as of 4:00 p.m., if the particular disruption directly affects only the NYSE.

 

(h) In-kind Redemptions—For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Portfolios. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Portfolios and are not distributed to existing Portfolio shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from distributable earnings (accumulated loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Portfolios’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

 

(i) Offering Costs—Costs incurred by the Trust in connection with the offering of shares of a new Portfolio or share class of a Portfolio are deferred and amortized on a straight line basis over a twelve-month period from the date of commencement

 

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of operations of the Portfolio or share class. The Investment Manager will generally pay for any offering costs incurred by a new Portfolio and be reimbursed by that Portfolio within the amortization period.

 

3. Investment Management, Administration, Custody, Distribution and Transfer Agency Agreements

The Trust, on behalf of the Portfolios, has entered into an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Investment Manager. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager manages the investment operations and the assets of each Portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in accordance with the Portfolio’s investment objectives, policies, and restrictions, and provides the Portfolios with administrative, operational and compliance assistance services. For its services provided to the Portfolios, the Investment Manager earns a management fee, accrued daily as a percentage of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets and payable by each Portfolio monthly, at the annual rate set forth below:

 

Portfolio   Annual Rate  
Emerging Markets Opportunities     0.74 %
Equity Megatrends     0.60  
International Dynamic Equity     0.40  
Japanese Equity     0.60  
Listed Infrastructure     0.96  
Next Gen Technologies     0.60  
US Systematic Small Cap Equity     0.60  

 

The Investment Manager will pay all expenses of each Portfolio, except for the fee payment under the Management Agreement, fees and expenses of “Acquired Funds” (as defined in Form N- 1A), interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investment Manager has agreed to pay a portion of each Portfolio’s offering costs, so that offering costs borne by each Portfolio do not amount to .01% of its average net assets.

 

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With respect to Equity Megatrends and Next Gen Technologies, the Investment Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by each Portfolio in the amount of .10% of the respective Portfolio’s average daily net assets. This fee waiver arrangement will continue until at least May 1, 2027 and prior to such date the Investment Manager may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board.

 

Additionally, each Portfolio may invest in other investment companies managed by the Investment Manager. The Portfolio deducts any fees charged by such investment company from the payment to be made to the Investment Manager under the Management Agreement.

 

During the period ended June 30, 2026, the Investment Manager waived its management fees and reimbursed the following Portfolios for other expenses as follows:

 

Portfolio   Management
Fees Waived
 
Emerging Markets Opportunities            $ 633  
Equity Megatrends     25,236  
International Dynamic Equity     8,760  
Japanese Equity     15  
Listed Infrastructure     230  
Next Gen Technologies     26,105  
US Systematic Small Cap Equity     544  

 

The aforementioned waivers and/or reimbursements are not subject to recoupment by the Investment Manager.

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and provides the Trust with certain administrative services.

 

The Trust has a distribution agreement with Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a ACA Group), to serve as the distributor for shares of each Portfolio. The Distributor bears, among other expenses, the cost of preparing and distributing

 

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materials used by the Distributor in connection with its offering Portfolio shares and other advertising and promotional expenses.

 

State Street acts as the Trust’s transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent.

 

4.Trustees’ Compensation

Pursuant to the Management Agreement described in Note 3, the Investment Manager pays the fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees’ of the Portfolios (an “Independent Trustee” is a Trustee who is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act). Certain Trustees of the Trust are officers of the Investment Manager, and such “interested persons” of the Trust are not compensated by the Portfolios. Trustees do not receive benefits from the Trust pursuant to any pension, retirement or similar arrangement.

 

5. Securities Transactions and Transactions with Affiliates

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the period ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Portfolio   Purchases     Sales  
Emerging Markets Opportunities    $ 31,100,213      $ 15,430,950  
Equity Megatrends     13,068,193       10,524,144  
International Dynamic Equity     796,979,907       452,113,841  
Japanese Equity     6,875,121       1,118,545  
Listed Infrastructure     2,241,287       905,581  
Next Gen Technologies     17,592,524       15,710,621  
US Systematic Small Cap Equity     51,014,915       20,387,744  

 

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In-kind transactions associated with creation and redemptions for the period ended June 30, 2026, were as follows:

 

Portfolio   Gain/Loss on in-kind
redemptions
    Purchases     Sales  
Emerging Markets Opportunities                $ 427,524      $ 9,155,053      $ 1,774,391  
Equity Megatrends     1,671,090       5,432,000       2,718,752  
International Dynamic Equity     22,916,614       617,340,569       77,866,415  
Japanese Equity     3,756,068       5,173,303       8,729,840  
Listed Infrastructure     167,096       8,603,327       1,111,982  
Next Gen Technologies     1,334,353             2,276,691  
US Systematic Small Cap Equity     8,150,880       1,419,522       30,870,284  

 

For the period ended June 30, 2026, the Portfolios did not engage in any cross-trades in accordance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, and no brokerage commissions were paid to affiliates of the Investment Manager or other affiliates of the Trust for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Portfolios.

 

At June 30, 2026, the Investment Manager owned of record the following percentages of the outstanding shares of each Portfolio:

 

Portfolio   Investment
Manager
Ownership
 
Equity Megatrends     19.81 %
Japanese Equity     8.88  
Listed Infrastructure     43.72  
Next Gen Technologies     25.00  
US Systematic Small Cap Equity     49.64  

 

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A summary of the Portfolios’ transactions in Lazard mutual funds for the period ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:

 

Issuer   Values at
December 31,
2025
    Purchase
cost
    Sales
proceeds
    Realized
gain (loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Dividend
income
    Shares at
June 30, 2026
    Values at
June 30, 2026
 
Emerging Markets Opportunities                                                            
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio          $ 1,099,706     $ 18,003,368     $ (18,293,620 )   $     $      $ 14,329       809,454         $ 809,454  
Equity Megatrends                                                            
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio   $ 452,755     $ 6,672,165     $ (5,249,334 )   $     $     $ 14,961       1,875,586     $ 1,875,586  
International Dynamic Equity                                                                
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio   $ 1,484,079     $ 245,343,004     $ (227,594,208 )   $     $     $ 203,525       19,232,875     $ 19,232,875  
Japanese Equity                                                            
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio   $ 587,220     $ 2,201     $ (589,131 )   $     $     $ 294       290     $ 290  
Listed Infrastructure                                                                
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio   $ 166,703     $ 1,583,985     $ (1,502,886 )   $     $     $ 5,396       247,802     $ 247,802  
Next Gen Technologies                                                            
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio   $ 507,765     $ 8,564,369     $ (8,345,458 )   $     $     $ 18,912       726,676     $ 726,676  
US Systematic Small Cap Equity                                                            
Lazard Government Money Market Portfolio   $ 582,485     $ 4,524,248     $ (4,407,862 )   $     $     $ 12,420       698,871     $ 698,871  

 

6. Line of Credit

On November 21, 2025, the Trust and The Lazard Funds, Inc. entered into an amendment to a $100 million committed line of credit (the “Line of Credit”) with State Street, primarily for temporary or emergency purposes.

 

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Interest on borrowings is payable at 1.00% plus the “Applicable Rate,” which is defined as the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 10 basis points and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR) plus 10 basis points, on an annualized basis. Under the terms of the Line of Credit, the Trust has agreed to pay a 0.20% per annum fee on the unused portion of the commitment, payable quarterly in arrears. The Trust also paid an upfront fee of 0.05% of the committed line amount. Costs for the unused portion of the commitment and the upfront fee are allocated among the participating Lazard funds and their respective portfolios primarily on the basis of relative net assets.

 

During the period ended June 30, 2026, the following Portfolio had borrowings under the Line of Credit as follows:

 

Portfolio   Average
Daily Loan
Balance*
    Maximum
Daily Loan
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
    Number
of Days
Borrowings
were Outstanding
Emerging Markets Opportunities   $ 408,473     $ 408,473       4.74 %         1    
International Dynamic Equity     2,493,141       2,493,141       4.73         1  
   
* For days borrowings were outstanding.

 

Management believes that the fair value of the liabilities under the Agreement is equivalent to the recorded amount based on its short-term maturity and interest rate, which fluctuates with the Applicable Rate. A Portfolio’s outstanding balance under the Agreement, if any, would be categorized as Level 2.

 

7. Investment Risks

Not all risks described below apply to all Portfolios, or may not apply to the same degree for one or more Portfolios compared to one or more other Portfolios. In addition, not all risks applicable to an investment in a Portfolio are described below. Please see the current summary prospectus for the relevant Portfolio(s) or a current Portfolio prospectus for further information regarding a Portfolio’s investment strategy and related risks.

 

(a) Market Risk—The Portfolio may incur losses due to declines in one or more markets in which it invests. These declines may be the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market,

 

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economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s). To the extent that such developments impact specific industries, market sectors, countries or geographic regions, the Portfolio’s investments in such industries, market sectors, countries and/or geographic regions can be expected to be particularly affected, especially if such investments are a significant portion of its investment portfolio. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Portfolio. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, social unrest, natural disasters, extreme weather, other geological events, man-made disasters, supply chain disruptions, market manipulations, deflation, inflation, government defaults, government shutdowns, the imposition of sanctions or other similar measures, recessions or other events could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions. For example, a public health or other emergency and aggressive responses taken by many governments or voluntarily imposed by private parties, including closing borders, restricting travel and imposing prolonged quarantines or similar restrictions, as well as the closure of, or operational changes to, many retail and other businesses, may have severe negative impacts on markets worldwide. Additionally, general market conditions may affect the value of a Portfolio’s securities, including changes in interest rates, currency rates or monetary policies. Furthermore, the imposition of tariffs, trade restrictions, currency restrictions or similar actions (or retaliatory measures taken in response to such actions), or the threat or potential of one or more such events and developments, could lead to price volatility and overall declines in the U.S. and global investment markets.

 

(b) Non-U.S. Securities Risk—A Portfolio’s performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting the non-U.S. countries and companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

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Non-U.S. securities carry special risks, such as less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity. Non-U.S. securities may also subject the Portfolio’s investments to changes in currency rates, which can make the return on an investment increase or decrease, unrelated to the quality or performance of the investment itself. Non-U.S. securities may be subject to economic sanctions or other governmental actions or developments, exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) or problems related to share registration, trade settlement or asset custody, which could, among other things, effectively restrict or eliminate the Portfolio’s ability to purchase or sell certain foreign securities. To the extent the Portfolio holds securities subject to such actions, the securities may become difficult to value and/or less liquid (or illiquid). In some cases, the securities may become worthless. In addition, as a result of trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other similar governmental actions or developments, the Portfolio may be forced to sell or otherwise dispose of foreign investments at inopportune times or prices.

 

(c) Emerging Market Risk—Emerging market countries generally have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based predominantly on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from limited reliable access to capital, extreme debt burdens or volatile inflation rates. Further, investments in securities of issuers located in certain emerging countries involve the risk of loss resulting from problems in share registration, settlement or custody, substantial economic, political and social disruptions and the threat or imposition of sanctions or exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions). The securities markets of emerging market countries may be subject to manipulation and have historically been extremely volatile and less liquid than more developed markets, thus, a Portfolio may be unable to liquidate its positions in such securities at a favorable time or price.

 

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These market conditions may continue or worsen. Investments in these countries may be subject to political, economic, legal, market and currency risks. Significant devaluation of emerging market currencies against the U.S. dollar may occur subsequent to acquisition of investments denominated in emerging market currencies. Emerging market countries may also be more susceptible to fraud, corruption, and money laundering, which may result in negative commercial consequences in relation to the value, liquidity and tradability of investments in or related to those regions.

 

(d) Foreign Currency Risk—Investments denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars may experience a decline in value, in U.S. dollar terms, due solely to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. A Portfolio’s investments denominated in such currencies (particularly currencies of emerging markets countries), as well as any investments in currencies themselves, could be adversely affected by delays in, or a refusal to grant, repatriation of funds or conversion of currencies. Irrespective of any foreign currency exposure hedging, a Portfolio may experience a decline in the value of its portfolio securities, in U.S. dollar terms, due solely to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The Investment Manager generally does not intend to utilize foreign currency contracts for the purpose of generating investment returns.

 

(e) Forward Currency Contracts and Currency Hedging Risk—Forward currency contracts, including those entered into for hedging purposes (i.e., seeking to protect Portfolio investments), may increase volatility, reduce returns, limit gains or magnify losses, perhaps substantially, particularly since forward currency contracts, like most derivative instruments, have a leverage component that provides investment exposure in excess of the amount invested. Forward currency contracts are subject to the risks of the creditworthiness of and default by the counterparty and consequently may lose all or a portion of their value due solely to the creditworthiness of or default by the counterparty. Forward currency contracts also may be illiquid. Changes in liquidity may result in significant, rapid and unpredictable changes in the value of such contracts. Forward currency contracts are

 

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subject to many of the risks of, and can be highly sensitive to changes in the value of, the related currencies. As such, a small investment could have a potentially large impact on a Portfolio’s performance. Forward currency contracts incur costs, which reduce returns, and costs of engaging in such transactions may outweigh any gains or any losses averted from hedging activities. Successful use of forward currency contracts, whether for hedging or for other investment purposes, is subject to the Investment Manager’s ability to accurately predict movements in currency exchange rates and, for hedging transactions, there may be imperfect correlations between movements in exchange rates that could cause a Portfolio to incur significant losses. Use of forward currency contracts, even if entered into for hedging purposes, may cause a Portfolio to experience losses greater than if the Portfolio had not engaged in such transactions.

 

(f) Country Risk—When a significant portion of a Portfolio’s assets are invested in a particular country, such as Japan, the Portfolio would be expected to be affected by political, regulatory, market, economic and social developments affecting that country.

 

(g) Sector Concentration Risk—Listed Infrastructure and Next Gen Technologies concentrate their investments in specific industries or groups of industries in particular (i.e., more than 25% of the value of the Portfolio’s assets) in securities of issuers having their principal business activities in sectors, and such Portfolio would be expected to be affected by developments in those sectors.

 

(h) Other Equity Securities Risk—Investments in rights and warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a liquid market for resale, price fluctuations and the failure of the price of the underlying security to reach a level at which the right or warrant can be prudently exercised, in which case the right or warrant may expire without being exercised and result in a loss of the Portfolio’s entire investment.

 

(i) Depositary Receipts Risk—ADRs and similar depositary receipts typically will be subject to certain of the risks associated with direct investments in the securities of non-U.S. companies,

 

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because their values depend on the performance of the underlying non-U.S. securities. However, currency fluctuations will impact investments in depositary receipts differently than direct investments in non-U.S. dollar-denominated non-U.S. securities, because a depositary receipt will not appreciate in value solely as a result of appreciation in the currency in which the underlying non-U.S. dollar security is denominated.

 

(j) REIT Risk—A Portfolio’s investments in Real Estate Investments (as defined in the prospectus), could lose money due to the performance of real estate-related securities even if securities markets generally are experiencing positive results. The performance of Real Estate Investments may be determined to a great extent by the current status of the real estate industry in general, or by other factors that may affect the real estate industry, even if other industries would not be so affected. Consequently, Real Estate Investments could lead to investment results that may be significantly different from investments in other real assets categories or investments in the broader securities markets. The risks related to investments in Real Estate Investments include, but are not limited to: adverse changes in general economic and local market conditions; adverse developments in employment; changes in supply or demand for similar or competing properties; unfavorable changes in applicable taxes, governmental regulations and interest rates; operating or development expenses; and lack of available financing.

 

Due to certain special considerations that apply to REITs, investments in REITs may carry additional risks not necessarily present in investments in other securities. REIT securities (including those trading on national exchanges) typically have trading volumes that are less than those of securities of other types of companies, which may affect a Portfolio’s ability to trade or liquidate those securities. An investment in a REIT may be adversely affected if the REIT fails to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including failing to qualify as a REIT under the Code. Failure to qualify with any of these requirements could jeopardize a company’s status as a REIT. A Portfolio generally will have no control over the operations and policies of a REIT, including qualification as a REIT.

 

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(k) Non-Diversification and Focused Investing Risk—Certain Portfolios’ net asset value may be more vulnerable to changes in the market value of a single issuer or group of issuers and may be relatively more susceptible to adverse effects from any single corporate, industry, economic, market, political or regulatory occurrence than if the Portfolios’ investments consisted of securities issued by a larger number of issuers.

 

(l) Quantitative Model Risk—The success of certain Portfolios’ investment strategy depends largely upon the effectiveness of the Investment Manager’s quantitative model. A quantitative model, such as the risk and other models used by the Investment Manager for certain Portfolios requires adherence to a systematic, disciplined process. The Investment Manager’s ability to monitor and, if necessary, adjust its quantitative model could be adversely affected by various factors, including incorrect or outdated market and other data inputs. Factors that affect a security’s value can change over time, and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. In addition, factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value.

 

(m) Cybersecurity Risk—The Portfolios and their service providers are susceptible to operational and information security and related risks of cybersecurity incidents. Cybersecurity attacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems (e.g., through “hacking” or malicious software coding) for purposes of misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data or causing operational disruption. Geopolitical tensions may increase the scale and sophistication of deliberate attacks, particularly those from nation-states or from entities with nation-state backing. Cybersecurity incidents affecting the Investment Manager, transfer agent or custodian or other service providers such as financial intermediaries have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, including by impediments to the Portfolio’s investment trading; the inability of Portfolio shareholders to purchase and redeem Portfolio shares; interference with the Portfolio’s ability to calculate its NAV; violations of applicable

 

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privacy, data security or other laws; regulatory fines and penalties; reputational damage; reimbursement or other compensation or remediation costs; legal fees; or additional compliance costs. Similar adverse consequences could result from cybersecurity incidents affecting issuers of securities in which the Portfolio invests; counterparties with which the Portfolio engages in transactions; governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchange and other financial market operators; and banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies and other financial institutions and other parties. There are inherent limitations in any cybersecurity risk management systems or business continuity plans, including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified.

 

8. Contractual Obligations

The Trust enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnification provisions. A Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. Management has reviewed the Trust’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

9. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that a Portfolio 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 GAAP 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 Trust. Unobservable inputs reflect the Trust’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. The fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy for the assets

 

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and liabilities of the Trust 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 assets and liabilities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Trust’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets and liabilities)

 

Changes in valuation methodology or inputs may result in transfers into or out of the current assigned level within the hierarchy. 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 Portfolios’ assets and liabilities by each fair value hierarchy level as of June 30, 2026:

 

Description   Unadjusted
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets and
Liabilities
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Balance as of
June 30, 2026
 
Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF                                        
Common Stocks*                                
Argentina   $ 1,097,158     $     $     $ 1,097,158  
Australia     1,138,446                   1,138,446  
Brazil     8,619,555                   8,619,555  
China     30,782,260                   30,782,260  
Greece     4,501,769                   4,501,769  
Hong Kong     1,486,219                   1,486,219  
India     19,500,810                   19,500,810  
Indonesia     846,654                   846,654  
Mexico     4,805,604                   4,805,604  

 

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Description   Unadjusted
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets and
Liabilities
(Level 1)
    Significant
  Other
Observable
Inputs
  (Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Balance as of
 June 30, 2026
 
Peru   $ 1,654,157     $     $     $ 1,654,157  
Philippines     2,104,879                   2,104,879  
Portugal     923,518                   923,518  
Qatar     743,739                   743,739  
Russia                        
Saudi Arabia     4,877,304                   4,877,304  
South Africa     9,303,202                   9,303,202  
South Korea     38,285,828                   38,285,828  
Taiwan     44,653,210                   44,653,210  
Turkey     718,460                   718,460  
United Arab Emirates     3,940,676                   3,940,676  
Short-Term Investments     809,454                   809,454  
Total   $ 180,792,902     $     $     $ 180,792,902  
                                 
Equity Megatrends ETF                                
Common Stocks*   $ 53,180,534     $     $     $ 53,180,534  
Short-Term Investments     1,875,586                   1,875,586  
Total   $ 55,056,120     $     $     $ 55,056,120  
                                 
International Dynamic Equity ETF                                
Common Stocks*                                
Australia   $ 55,286,525     $     $     $ 55,286,525  
Belgium     5,077,474                   5,077,474  
Canada     117,459,742                   117,459,742  
Chile     1,934,208                   1,934,208  
China     108,309,904                   108,309,904  
Denmark     9,758,775                   9,758,775  
Egypt     1,857,994                   1,857,994  
France     108,832,423                   108,832,423  
Germany     47,069,871                   47,069,871  
Hong Kong     17,912,086                   17,912,086  
India     47,919,659                   47,919,659  

 

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Description   Unadjusted
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets and
Liabilities
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Balance as of
June 30, 2026
 
Indonesia   $ 13,851,296     $     $     $ 13,851,296  
Ireland     2,048,948                   2,048,948  
Italy     35,563,869                   35,563,869  
Japan     206,980,954                   206,980,954  
Malaysia     7,968,925                   7,968,925  
Mexico     4,436,769                   4,436,769  
Netherlands     77,546,775                   77,546,775  
Norway     7,508,236                   7,508,236  
Peru     2,142,436                   2,142,436  
Philippines     10,527,002                   10,527,002  
Poland     3,885,192                   3,885,192  
Portugal     2,467,911                   2,467,911  
Saudi Arabia     12,675,631                   12,675,631  
Singapore     9,697,967                   9,697,967  
South Africa     8,406,583                   8,406,583  
South Korea     125,531,916                   125,531,916  
Spain     34,394,171                   34,394,171  
Sweden     15,358,746                   15,358,746  
Switzerland     23,953,723                   23,953,723  
Taiwan     134,677,554                   134,677,554  
Thailand     4,803,378       3,185,168             7,988,546  
Turkey     2,092,383                   2,092,383  
United Arab Emirates     5,778,815                   5,778,815  
United Kingdom     156,426,162                   156,426,162  
United States     46,842,388                   46,842,388  
Preferred Stocks*     20,146,507                   20,146,507  
Warrants*                        
Short-Term Investments     19,232,875                   19,232,875  
Total   $ 1,516,365,773     $ 3,185,168     $     $ 1,519,550,941  

 

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Description   Unadjusted
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets and
Liabilities
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Balance as of
June 30, 2026
 
Japanese Equity ETF                                        
Common Stocks*   $ 76,996,717     $     $     $ 76,996,717  
Short-Term Investments     290                   290  
Total   $ 76,997,007     $     $     $ 76,997,007  
                                 
Listed Infrastructure ETF                                
Common Stocks*   $ 29,146,243     $     $     $ 29,146,243  
Short-Term Investments     247,802                   247,802  
Other Financial Instruments†                                
Forward Currency Contracts           171,639             171,639  
Total   $ 29,394,045     $ 171,639     $     $ 29,565,684  
                                 
Next Gen Technologies ETF                                
Common Stocks*   $ 60,432,049     $     $     $ 60,432,049  
Short-Term Investments     726,676                   726,676  
Total   $ 61,158,725     $     $     $ 61,158,725  
                                 
US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF                                
Closed-End Management Investment Companies   $ 126,133     $     $     $ 126,133  
Common Stocks*     67,739,173                   67,739,173  
Rights                 8,775       8,775  
Short-Term Investments     698,871                   698,871  
Total   $ 68,564,177     $     $ 8,775     $ 68,572,952  
   
* Portfolio holdings are disclosed on an individual basis in the Portfolios of Investments.
   
Other financial instruments are derivative instruments which are valued at their respective unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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Certain equity securities to which footnote (‡) in the Notes to Portfolios of Investments applies are included in Level 2 and were valued based on reference to similar securities that were trading on active markets.

 

An investment may be classified as a Level 3 investment if events (e.g., company announcements, market volatility, or natural disasters) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of the investment or if a price is not available through a pricing source in the Trust’s pricing matrix. In this case, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Sub-Committee, reflecting its fair market value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Sub-Committee include, but are not limited to, valuation techniques such as using theoretical ex-rights price models, applying a change in price from a market proxy to a halted security, or determining the intrinsic value of securities.

 

When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Sub-Committee seeks to determine the price that each affected Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of the Fair Valued Investment in an arm’s-length transaction. Any fair value determinations shall be based upon all available information and factors that the Valuation Sub-Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurements.

 

10. Derivative Instruments

Listed Infrastructure uses forward currency contracts primarily for hedging purposes.

 

During the period ended June 30, 2026, the approximate average monthly notional exposure for derivative instruments was as follows:

 

Average amounts purchased   $ 500,000 *
Average amounts sold   $ 10,100,000  

 

* Represents average monthly notional exposure for three months the derivative instrument was open during the period.

 

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The following table summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2026:

 

Assets – Derivative Financial Instruments   Total  
Forward currency contracts Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts   $171,639  

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2026 was:

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:   Total  
Forward currency contracts   $171,381  

 

None of the other Portfolios traded in derivative instruments during the period ended June 30, 2026.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Listed Infrastructure held derivative instruments that are eligible for offset in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subject to master netting arrangements. A master netting arrangement is an agreement between two counterparties who have multiple contracts with each other that provides for the net settlement of all contracts, as well as any cash collateral, through a single payment in the event of default on, or termination of, any one contract.

 

The required information for the affected Portfolio is presented in the below table, as of June 30, 2026:

 

Description   Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
Forward currency contracts         $171,639   $    —   $171,639

 

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        Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
   
Counterparty Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
  Collateral
Received
  Net Amounts
of Derivative
Assets
Morgan Stanley & Co.                 $ 30,701        $     $         $ 30,701  
Royal Bank of Canada     25,453                   25,453  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.     115,485                   115,485  
Total   $ 171,639     $     $     $ 171,639  

 

11. Capital Share Transactions

Each Portfolio issues and redeems shares at NAV only with certain Authorized Participants in large increments known as Creation Units. Purchases of Creation Units are made by tendering a basket of designated securities and/or cash to a Portfolio. Redemption proceeds are paid with a basket of securities from a Portfolio’s holdings, along with a balancing cash component to equate the market value of the basket of securities delivered or redeemed to the NAV per Creation Unit on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery. A Portfolio’s shares are available in smaller increments to investors in the secondary market at market prices and may be subject to commissions. Authorized Participants pay a transaction fee to the shareholder servicing agent when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of a Portfolio. The transaction fee is used to offset the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. Such variable charges, if any, are included in Net proceeds from sale of shares in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

12. Reorganization

At meetings held on January 9, 2025, May 20, 2025 and June 24, 2025 the Board approved the respective reorganizations of Lazard International Equity Advantage Portfolio, Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity Portfolio and Lazard Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio (each, a “Target Portfolio”), series of The Lazard Funds, Inc., into International Dynamic Equity, Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity and Lazard Emerging Markets

 

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Opportunities (each, an “Acquiring Portfolio”), respectively, newly organized series of the Trust (each, a “Reorganization”). The Reorganization was completed for International Dynamic Equity on May 9, 2025, US Systematic Small Cap Equity on September 12, 2025 and Emerging Markets Opportunities on October 24, 2025. Each Reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of shares (with the exception of cash paid to the shareholders of the Target Portfolios in lieu of fractional shares of the Acquiring Portfolios) of the Acquiring Portfolios for Institutional Shares of the Target Portfolios of equivalent aggregate net asset value. The other share classes of the Target Portfolios were converted into the Institutional Shares prior to the respective Reorganization date. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, the Target Portfolios reorganized into the Acquiring Portfolios on the respective Reorganization date. The Acquiring Portfolios had no investment operations or performance history prior to the respective Reorganization date. The Acquiring Portfolios are the surviving legal entities, but have adopted the performance and financial history of the Target Portfolios, which is included in these financial statements. Historical share transactions and per-share information for the Target Portfolios were retroactively adjusted to reflect the change in capital structure due to the Reorganizations. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Acquiring Portfolios were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Target Portfolios was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Acquiring Portfolios’ realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

 

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The table below shows a summary of investments, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation), net assets, shares exchanged and shares exchanged ratio before and after the Reorganizations.

 

Target Portfolio   Investments   Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Net assets   Shares
exchanged
  Shares
exchanged
ratio
Lazard Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio    $ 136,783,892       $ 49,564,118     $ 122,636,002       9,288,414       0.528124  
Lazard International Equity Advantage Portfolio   $ 30,742,622     $ 3,383,314     $ 31,068,910       2,367,951       0.524824  
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity Portfolio   $ 52,272,317     $ 6,884,737     $ 52,817,408       4,816,331       0.438652  

 

Acquiring Portfolio   Shares after
exchange
  Net assets
per share
  Total net
assets after the
acquisition
Emerging Markets Opportunities     4,905,440     $25    $ 122,636,002  
International Dynamic Equity     1,242,756       $25     $ 31,068,910  
US Systematic Small Cap Equity     2,112,690       $25     $ 52,817,408  

 

Assuming the reorganizations had been completed on January 1, 2025, the beginning of the reporting period, pro forma results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

Acquiring Portfolio   Net investment
income (loss)
  Total net
realized gain
(loss)
  Total change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Net increase
(decrease) in net
assets resulting
from operations
Emerging Markets Opportunities      $ 2,192,374       $ 17,885,988       $ 13,761,179          $ 33,839,541    
International Dynamic Equity   $ 4,129,568     $ 5,136,795     $ 58,853,483     $ 68,119,846  
US Systematic Small Cap Equity   $ 426,296     $ 4,039,775     $ (1,838,083 )   $ 2,627,988  

 

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Because the investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the Reorganizations were completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Portfolios that have been included in the respective Acquiring Portfolio’s Statement of Operations since the respective Reorganization date.

 

13. Segment Reporting

The Chief Operating Officer of the Investment Manager acts as the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for the Trust, which includes multiple portfolios with distinct investment objectives and investment strategies outlined in the prospectus. Each Portfolio operates as a single operating segment, the operating results are regularly reviewed by the CODM for resource allocation and performance assessment. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within each segment’s financial statements.

 

14. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events potentially affecting the Portfolios through the issuance of the financial statements and has determined that there were no subsequent events that required adjustment or disclosure.

 

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Lazard Active ETF Trust Other Information (unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how proxies relating to portfolio securities are voted is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 823-6300 or (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) website at https://www.sec.gov.

 

The proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 823-6300 or (2) on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov. Information as of June 30 each year will generally be available by the following August 31.

 

Schedule of Portfolio Holdings

The Trust files the complete schedule of each Portfolio’s holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

 

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Lazard Active ETF Trust Additional Information (unaudited)

 

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants (N-CSR Item 8)

This information is not applicable for the reporting period.

 

Proxy Disclosures (N-CSR Item 9)

This information is not applicable for the reporting period.

 

Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others (N-CSR Item 10)

This information can be found in N-CSR Item 7, Note 4.

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (N-CSR Item 11)

At meetings of the Board held on May 27, 2026 and June 30, 2026, the Board considered the approval, for an additional annual period, of the Management Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of each of the Portfolios, and the Investment Manager. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel, who advised the Board on relevant legal standards and met with the Independent Trustees in executive sessions separate from representatives of the Investment Manager.

 

Representatives of the Investment Manager discussed with the Board the Investment Manager’s written materials provided in advance of the meetings in response to detailed questions from the Independent Trustees and their counsel, including, at the June 30, 2026 meeting, additional information requested by the Independent Trustees at the May 27, 2026 meeting.

 

In connection with its consideration of the Management Agreement, the Board considered, among other things: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Investment Manager’s services, (ii) the investment performance of each Portfolio as well as performance information for comparable funds, (iii) the fees and other expenses paid by each Portfolio as well as expense information for comparable funds and other clients of the Investment Manager, (iv) the profitability of the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their respective relationships with each Portfolio, (v) whether economies of scale have been realized as each Portfolio grows and whether potential

 

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economies have been shared, in some measure, with investors and (vi) other benefits to the Investment Manager from its relationship with the Portfolios. In the Board’s deliberations, no single factor was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve continuation of the Management Agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors.

 

Services Provided

The Investment Manager’s materials addressed, among other matters, the nature, extent and quality of services that the Investment Manager provides the Portfolios, including a discussion of the Investment Manager and its clients. As of March 31, 2026, the Lazard Fund Complex of 29 active funds comprised approximately $26.3 billion of the approximately $259.2 billion of total assets under the management of the Investment Manager and its global affiliates.

 

The Board considered the various services provided by the Investment Manager including the Investment Manager’s research, portfolio management and trading capabilities and oversight of day-to-day operations, including supervision of fund accounting and administration-related services and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements, as well as regular reporting to, and support of, the Board. The Investment Manager’s representatives stated that the Investment Manager believes that the Trust and its shareholders continue to be able to obtain significant benefits as a result of the resources and support of the Investment Manager’s global research, portfolio management, trading, operations, risk management, technology and legal and compliance infrastructure. The Board also considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding its resources relevant to providing services pursuant to the Management Agreement; the qualifications, experience and other information regarding senior management and key professional personnel responsible for providing services to the Portfolios; the adequacy of the Investment Manager’s staffing to provide services pursuant to the Management Agreement; the Trust’s distribution channels and the relationships with various intermediaries; marketing activities on behalf of the Portfolios; each Portfolio’s asset flows

 

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and the growth or decline in asset levels; and the Investment Manager’s financial condition.

 

The Board considered the position of the Investment Manager that the Trust benefits from the services and infrastructure provided by the Investment Manager and that such services and infrastructure are greater than those typically provided to a fund complex of comparable size not managed by a large, global firm such as the Investment Manager.

 

Comparative Fee, Expense Ratio and Performance Information

ISS Advisory Fee and Expense Ratio Comparisons. The Board reviewed, for each Portfolio, information prepared by Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (“ISS”), an independent provider of investment company data, including, among other information, each Portfolio’s contractual advisory fee (i.e., without giving effect to any fee waivers) and net expense ratio (i.e., after giving effect to any fee waivers agreed to by the Investment Manager) compared to those of:

 

a group of funds not advised by the Investment Manager that were selected by ISS as comparable to the Portfolio, for expense and performance comparison purposes, based on ISS’s methodology (the “Peer Group”); and
   
the funds within the broad category of funds to which the Portfolio has been assigned by Morningstar, Inc., an independent third-party service that provides comparative fund information (“Morningstar”), with certain exclusions as specified by ISS (the “Expense Category”).

 

Representatives of the Investment Manager discussed the results of the ISS advisory fee and net expense ratio comparisons with the Board, which showed that the advisory fees and net expense ratios of each Portfolio were generally competitive within each Portfolio’s respective Peer Group. The Board considered the comparisons and additional perspectives in information prepared by, and in discussions with, representatives of the Investment Manager, and noted that the Investment Manager continues to voluntarily waive

 

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a portion of its management fee payable by certain Portfolios. The Board also received a description of ISS’s methodology for its construction of the Peer Groups and a summary of how the methodology was applied, including, as applicable, deviations from the stated methodology and the reasons therefor.

 

Other Accounts Advisory Fee Comparisons. The Board also considered the actual advisory fees paid to the Investment Manager by other accounts of the Investment Manager that are comparable to each Portfolio in terms of investment objectives, strategies and policies, if any (including other investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles, “Other Accounts”). Representatives of the Investment Manager discussed the nature of the Other Accounts and the significant differences in services provided by the Investment Manager to the different types of Other Accounts as compared to the services provided to the Portfolios. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for Other Accounts, in light of the Investment Manager’s discussion of the significant differences in services provided and/or different competitive markets and other factors, to evaluate the advisory fees of the relevant Portfolios.

 

ISS Performance Comparisons. The Board reviewed, among other performance information provided to the Board on a quarterly basis, information prepared by ISS including, among other information, each Portfolio’s performance for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended February 28, 2026, as applicable, compared to performance for the same time periods to that of:

 

the Peer Group;
   
the funds within the broad category of funds to which the Portfolio has been assigned by Morningstar (the “Performance Category”); and
   
the Portfolio’s benchmark index.

 

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When evaluating the performance of each Portfolio, the Board considered ISS’s performance analysis along with other information provided by the Investment Manager, including additional information regarding performance expectations, as well as additional perspectives in information prepared by, and in discussions with, representatives of the Investment Manager. The Board also received and would continue to receive regular updates and/or additional information from the Investment Manager in respect of Portfolios with relative underperformance in certain periods and Portfolios which otherwise are not performing in accordance with expectations as well as any other Portfolios for which the Board requested additional information.

 

Investment Manager Profitability, Economies of Scale and Other Benefits

The Board reviewed information prepared by the Investment Manager for each Portfolio concerning the Investment Manager’s estimated profitability percentage resulting from its, and its affiliates’, relationship with the Portfolio for the calendar year ended December 31, 2025 and the Investment Manager’s cost allocation methodology to compute an estimate of each Portfolio’s costs to the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager’s representatives reviewed with the Board information provided on the Investment Manager’s brokerage practices and the Portfolios’ brokerage allocations, commission payments and soft dollar commissions and benefits. The Investment Manager’s representatives stated that neither the Investment Manager nor its affiliates receive any significant benefits from the Investment Manager acting as investment manager to the Portfolios other than the benefit of soft dollar commissions.

 

The Board considered that the profitability percentages were within or below ranges determined not to be excessive by relevant court cases. The Board (1) considered the Investment Manager’s estimated profitability percentage with respect to each Portfolio as part of the evaluation of the Portfolio’s fee under the Management Agreement, considered in relation to the mix of services provided by the Investment Manager (including the nature, extent and quality of such services), and (2) evaluated the profitability percentage in light of the relevant circumstances

 

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for each Portfolio. Representatives of the Investment Manager and the Board discussed ways that any potential economies of scale might be realized and how they may be shared, including the Investment Manager’s reinvestment of profits back into its business, waiving or reducing Portfolio management fees, adding discounts to a Portfolio’s management fee schedule as a Portfolio’s assets increase or by instituting management fees at inception that account for future scale. The Board noted that, although the Portfolios’ unitary management fee structure does not have breakpoints, it inherently reflects certain economies of scale by fixing the absolute level of each Portfolio’s fees at competitive levels over the contract period even if the Portfolio’s operating costs rise when assets remain flat or decrease. The Board also noted that increases in each Portfolio’s assets would not lead to unitary management fee decreases for the Portfolio even if economies of scale are achieved.

 

Conclusions and Determinations

At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board expressed the opinion that it had been furnished with such information in connection with the May 27, 2026 and June 30, 2026 meetings and throughout the year as may reasonably be necessary to make an informed business decision with respect to evaluation of the renewal of the Management Agreement. In evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board relied on the information described above, in addition to other information provided by the Investment Manager throughout the year relating to the operations of the Trust and the investment management and other services provided under the Management Agreement. Such other information included the investment performance of the Portfolios in comparison to similar funds and benchmark performance indices over various time periods; information regarding the expected pattern of performance for the Portfolios in different market conditions; general market outlook as applicable to the Portfolios; and compliance reports. The Board also relied on its previous knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with the Investment Manager, of the Investment Manager and the services provided to the Trust by the Investment Manager. Based on its discussions and considerations as

 

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described above, with the assistance of independent legal counsel and in the exercise of its business judgment, the Board made the following conclusions and determinations.

 

The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager are adequate and appropriate, noting the benefits of the significant services and infrastructure associated with the Investment Manager’s global asset management business.
   
The Board concluded that each Portfolio’s fee paid to the Investment Manager was supported by the factors considered by the Board in light of the totality of the services provided.
   
The Board, after considering the information provided and the totality of the relevant circumstances for each Portfolio, concluded that the investment performance of each Portfolio was acceptable or that, for any Portfolios that were not performing in accordance with expectations, the Board considered that the Investment Manager was taking steps intended to improve performance and the Board would continue to monitor performance.
   
The Board recognized that potential economies of scale may be realized, particularly as the assets of the Portfolios increase over time, and determined that it would continue to consider the potential for material economies of scale and how they could be shared with investors.

 

The Board considered these conclusions and determinations in their totality as well as other relevant factors and determined to approve the Management Agreement for each Portfolio. In deciding whether to vote to approve the Management Agreement for each Portfolio, each Trustee may have accorded different weights to different factors so that each Trustee may have had a different basis for his or her decision.

 

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Lazard Active ETF Trust

30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112-6300
Telephone: 800-823-6300
www.lazardassetmanagement.com

 

Investment Manager

Lazard Asset Management LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112-6300
Telephone: 800-823-6300

 

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, Maine 04101

 

Custodian, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210-1641

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112-0015

 

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036-6797