JPY ETF — Lazard Japanese Equity ETF

Lazard Japanese Equity ETF (JPY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

JPY is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.20%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.15%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 68.4% over the past 1.5 years, 14.6 points ahead of SPY at 53.8%.

Lazard Japanese Equity ETF is an ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in equities and equity-related securities traded on Japanese markets, with a focus on sectors identified as having greater growth potential across economic cycles. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid semi-annually and has an expense ratio of 0.60%. It may appeal to investors seeking exposure to Japanese equities with a growth orientation rather than income generation.

JPY performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 68.4% over the past 1.5 years, 14.6 points ahead of SPY at 53.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 22.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.1%.

JPY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Lazard

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/04/2025

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

1.20%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.15%

Last close

$38.28 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$86,596,055

Average volume

27391.0

Dividend

$0.23

Ex-dividend date

06/18/2026

Payment date

06/22/2026

Beta

1.084

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.20%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.15%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Lazard; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

JPY risks and drawbacks

JPY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.1%.

Who may consider JPY — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (JPY pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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