New York-based multinational financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: Stock revealing an approximate total of $240.8 billion. This figure reflects market depreciation of $4.4 billion, net outflows of $3.6 billion, and foreign exchange depreciation of $1.6 billion.
The firm’s assets under management are comprised of $187.58 billion in equity and $45.399 billion in fixed income by the end of April 2024. When compared to the AUM of March 2024, both equity and fixed income demonstrated a decline from $195.253 billion and $47.220 billion respectively.
Lazard’s reported AUM for April 2024 signifies a decrease from its December 2023 AUM figures. At the end of December 2023, Lazard’s preliminary AUM stood roughly at $246.7 billion. This sum integrated market appreciation of $8.5 billion, forex appreciation of $2.0 billion, and net inflows of $0.2 billion. The average AUM for the quarter closing on December 31, 2023, was reported to be $233.9 billion.
These reports follow a significant structural transformation within the corporation. Lazard began the year with the announcement that it had concluded its conversion from a publicly traded partnership to a U.S. C-Corporation by Delaware Law, and renamed itself from Lazard Ltd to Lazard, Inc. effective as of January 1, 2024. This conversion led to a change in the company’s distribution method, which will be generally in the form of dividends for U.S. tax purposes. Subsequently, shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV instead of a final Schedule K-1, which was given to Lazard shareholders on record in 2023.
The recent changes and reported figures in AUM reflect Lazard’s strategy to adapt its corporate structure to evolving market conditions, and its ongoing commitment to continually improve returns for its shareholders. As the firm navigates through the changing market dynamics and economic conditions, it continues to prioritize preserving and growing its investor’s assets.
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