Lazard Ltd (LAZ) Ownership

NYSE: LAZTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

LAZ ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
105.5%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
0.90%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
97.5M
Float
96.5M
shares available to trade
Short interest
10.21%
8.7M shares short
Days to cover
4.78
short interest down 6.7% vs prior month
  • Institutions 105.51%
  • Insiders 0.90%

LAZ top institutional holders

20 largest
Lazard Ltd top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1FMR Inc11.44%11.2M$402.5M+540,481 (+5.1%)June 30, 2026
2BlackRock Inc9.28%9.0M$326.2M+1.5M (+19.2%)June 30, 2026
3T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.9.20%9.0M$323.5M−639,484 (−6.7%)June 30, 2026
4Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC6.30%6.1M$221.4M+1.2M (+23.9%)June 30, 2026
5Ariel Investments, LLC5.91%5.8M$207.7M−70,885 (−1.2%)June 30, 2026
6Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.15%5.0M$181.2M+58,215 (+1.2%)June 30, 2026
7State Street Corp3.73%3.6M$131.1M+1.8M (+93.0%)June 30, 2026
8The Goldman Sachs Group Inc3.06%3.0M$107.8M+2.0M (+217.8%)June 30, 2026
9Geode Capital Management, LLC2.63%2.6M$92.4M+96,584 (+3.9%)June 30, 2026
10Capital Research Global Investors2.30%2.2M$80.9M−214,485 (−8.7%)June 30, 2026
11Fisher Asset Management, LLC2.20%2.1M$77.5M−22,468 (−1.0%)June 30, 2026
12Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2.19%2.1M$77.1M+633,158 (+42.1%)June 30, 2026
13Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2.13%2.1M$74.8M+171,655 (+9.0%)June 30, 2026
14Ameriprise Financial Inc2.00%2.0M$70.5M−201,564 (−9.4%)June 30, 2026
15NORGES BANK1.80%1.8M$63.4M+106,500 (+6.5%)June 30, 2026
16Jupiter Topco LLC1.65%1.6M$57.9M+1.6M (0.0%)June 30, 2026
17Victory Capital Management Inc.1.58%1.5M$55.7M−251,378 (−14.0%)June 30, 2026
18Amvescap Plc.1.50%1.5M$52.7M+165,032 (+12.7%)June 30, 2026
19HHG PLC1.47%1.4M$51.7M+48,607 (+3.5%)March 31, 2026
20BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA1.40%1.4M$49.2M+1.3M (+2,560.4%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 14 holders added 11.2M shares and 6 cut 1.4M.

LAZ top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Lazard Ltd top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF5.99%5.8M$210.5M—September 30, 2026
2T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value4.53%4.4M$159.2M—September 30, 2026
3Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest3.66%3.6M$128.6M−4,769 (−0.1%)August 31, 2026
4Fidelity Low-Priced Stock2.96%2.9M$104.0M—July 31, 2026
5Ariel Fund Investor2.74%2.7M$96.3M+298,343 (+12.6%)September 30, 2026
6Vanguard Small Cap Index2.55%2.5M$89.8M−81,767 (−3.2%)September 30, 2026
7iShares Select Dividend ETF2.43%2.4M$85.6M—September 30, 2026
8American Funds SMALLCAP World A2.24%2.2M$78.8M—September 30, 2026
9Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index1.66%1.6M$58.4M−12,497 (−0.8%)September 30, 2026
10Invesco Small Cap Value A1.38%1.3M$48.4M+79,441 (+6.3%)August 31, 2026
11Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp R1.14%1.1M$40.2M−150,000 (−11.9%)June 30, 2026
12Strategic Advisers Fidelity US TtlStk1.10%1.1M$38.8M+28,416 (+2.7%)August 31, 2026
13State Street SPDR Port S&P 600 Sm CpETF0.91%886K$32.0M—September 30, 2026
14Janus Henderson Mid Cap Value D0.73%714K$25.8M—August 31, 2026
15Fidelity Stock Selector Small Cap0.73%713K$25.7M+1,159 (+0.2%)July 31, 2026
16Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Adm0.68%659K$23.8M—September 30, 2026
17Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund0.66%639K$23.1M−381,800 (−37.4%)July 31, 2026
18Fidelity Extended Market Index0.56%548K$19.8M−7,270 (−1.3%)August 31, 2026
19Fidelity Series Small Cap Opps0.54%531K$19.2M—July 31, 2026
20Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™0.53%513K$18.5M+342 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

LAZ insider transactions

latest 7
Lazard Ltd insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-03-19Christopher HogbinSell$39.373,944$155,275
2026-03-18Christopher HogbinSell$40.377,885$318,317
2026-03-17Peter Richard OrszagSell$40.7669,170$2.8M
2025-09-16Peter Richard OrszagSell$54.0932,475$1.8M
2025-09-11Evan L RussoSell$56.9550,000$2.8M
2025-09-10Evan L RussoSell$55.7125,000$1.4M
2025-09-10Michael GathySell$55.37617$34,163

Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.

LAZ shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns LAZ

Institutional investors own 105.5% of Lazard's shares and insiders 0.90%. The largest holder is FMR Inc with 11.44% of the shares (11.2M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 14 added shares and 6 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 10.21% of the float, or 4.78 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 19.7% since 2014.

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LAZ ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Lazard stock?

The largest shareholders of Lazard are FMR Inc (11.44%), BlackRock Inc (9.28%), T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (9.20%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (6.30%), Ariel Investments, LLC (5.91%).

What percentage of Lazard is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 105.5% of Lazard's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.90%.

Which funds own Lazard?

The largest fund holders of Lazard are iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (5.99%), T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value (4.53%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.66%), Fidelity Low-Priced Stock (2.96%), Ariel Fund Investor (2.74%).

What is Lazard's short interest?

8.7M shares of Lazard were sold short, 10.21% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 4.78 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Lazard?

Of the latest 7 reported insider transactions in Lazard (since September 10, 2025), 0 were purchases and 7 were sales.

How many shares of Lazard are outstanding?

Lazard has 97.5M shares outstanding, of which 96.5M are in the public float.

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