SYZ ETF — Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF

Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF (SYZ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SYZ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.82%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.45%, its expense ratio is 0.61%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 15.7% over the past 1.1 years, 1.4 points behind SPY at 17.1%.

Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests primarily in equity securities of small-capitalization U.S. companies, with flexibility to allocate up to 20% of assets to larger U.S. companies and non-U.S. securities. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.61% and has a low current distribution rate. This ETF may appeal to investors seeking exposure to small-cap U.S. equities with a systematic investment approach.

SYZ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 15.7% over the past 1.1 years, 1.4 points behind SPY at 17.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.6%.

SYZ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Lazard

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/29/2021

Expense ratio

0.61%

Distribution rate

0.82%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.45%

Last close

$28.87 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$63,499,561

Average volume

1174.0

Dividend

$0.059

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Payment date

09/21/2026

Beta

1.04

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.82%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.45%) 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.

SYZ risks and drawbacks

SYZ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.6%.

Who may consider SYZ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SYZ pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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