THMZ ETF — Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF

Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF (THMZ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

THMZ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.66%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.40%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 37.1% over the past 1.5 years, 16.7 points behind SPY at 53.8%.

Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF is an actively managed equity fund that invests primarily in established, well-managed companies with market capitalizations generally exceeding $5 billion, located worldwide including emerging markets; the fund is non-diversified. It carries a low current distribution rate, distributes quarterly, and has an expense ratio of 0.50%. The fund may appeal to investors seeking global large-cap equity exposure with a focus on thematic investing opportunities.

THMZ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 37.1% over the past 1.5 years, 16.7 points behind SPY at 53.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 6.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.0%.

THMZ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Lazard

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/04/2025

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

0.66%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.40%

Last close

$33.87 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$55,293,863

Average volume

863.0

Dividend

$0.056

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Payment date

09/21/2026

Beta

1.2175

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.66%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.40%) 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.

THMZ risks and drawbacks

THMZ'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 16.0%.

Who may consider THMZ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (THMZ 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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