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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number      811-21511

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Nathan A. Paul, Esq.
Lazard Asset Management LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:             (212) 632-6000

Date of fiscal year end:          12/31

Date of reporting period:       3/31/2009


FORM N-Q

Item 1.   Schedule of Investments.


Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments
March 31, 2009 (unaudited)


Description   Shares     Value
Common Stocks — 99.4%          
Finland—1.9%          
Nokia Corp. Sponsored ADR   192,800   $ 2,249,976
           
France—7.8%          
GDF Suez Sponsored ADR   75,981     2,594,751
Sanofi-Aventis ADR   105,200     2,938,236
Societe Generale Sponsored ADR   72,000     563,040
Total SA Sponsored ADR   64,000     3,139,840
Total France         9,235,867
           
Ireland—1.8%          
CRH PLC Sponsored ADR   98,300     2,137,042
           
Italy—1.2%          
Eni SpA Sponsored ADR   36,350     1,392,932
           
Japan—6.9%          
Canon, Inc. Sponsored ADR   44,700     1,297,641
Hoya Corp. Sponsored ADR   73,500     1,448,685
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ADR   528,000     2,597,760
Nomura Holdings, Inc. ADR   332,600     1,672,978
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. ADR   321,200     1,117,776
Total Japan         8,134,840
           
Netherlands—2.7%          
Heineken NV ADR   225,600     3,192,240
           
Singapore—3.1%          
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. ADR   217,400     3,619,710
           
Sweden—0.8%          
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR   123,800     1,001,542
           
Switzerland—11.7%          
Credit Suisse Group AG Sponsored ADR   73,400     2,237,966
Nestle SA Sponsored ADR   86,000     2,885,300
Novartis AG ADR   78,900     2,984,787
Roche Holding AG Sponsored ADR   92,400     3,178,560
UBS AG (a)   107,587     1,014,545
Zurich Financial Services AG ADR   92,500     1,465,200
Total Switzerland         13,766,358
 
United Kingdom—18.3%          
BP PLC Sponsored ADR   97,100     3,893,710
Cadbury PLC Sponsored ADR   72,128     2,185,479
Diageo PLC Sponsored ADR (c)   101,100     4,524,225
GlaxoSmithKline PLC Sponsored ADR   80,200     2,491,814
HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR   108,091     3,050,328
Tesco PLC Sponsored ADR   153,200     2,178,504
Vodafone Group PLC Sponsored ADR   191,712     3,339,623
Total United Kingdom         21,663,683
 
United States — 43.2%          
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   103,600     2,926,700
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   92,600     2,029,792
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)   220,400     3,696,108
ConocoPhillips   32,900     1,288,364
Exxon Mobil Corp.   70,400     4,794,240
General Electric Co.   116,300     1,175,793
International Business Machines Corp.   58,700     5,687,443
Johnson & Johnson (c)   104,300     5,486,180
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (c)   148,896     3,957,656
Microsoft Corp.   326,400     5,995,968
Oracle Corp.   184,300     3,330,301
The Home Depot, Inc.   165,500     3,899,180
United Technologies Corp.   68,900     2,961,322
Wyeth   88,900     3,826,256
Total United States         51,055,303
 
Total Common Stocks          
 (Identified cost $163,417,218)         117,449,493
           
      Principal        
      Amount        
Description     (000) (d)     Value  
 
Foreign Government Obligations—16.2%        
 
Brazil—3.6%              
Brazil NTN-B, 6.00%, 08/10/15     154     1,208,341  
Brazil NTN-F:              
  10.00%, 07/01/10     2,641     1,138,048  
  10.00%, 01/01/12     4,500     1,940,582  
Total Brazil           4,286,971  
 
Ghana—0.3%              
Ghanaian Government Bonds:              
  13.50%, 03/29/10     420     251,810  


Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2009 (unaudited)


      Principal        
      Amount        
Description     (000) (d)     Value  
  14.00%, 03/07/11     310   $ 161,112  
Total Ghana           412,922  
               
Hungary—2.5%              
Hungarian Government Bonds:              
  6.00%, 10/12/11     81,400     301,686  
  7.25%, 06/12/12     451,400     1,667,920  
  5.50%, 02/12/14     87,700     280,219  
  6.75%, 02/24/17     233,760     732,360  
Total Hungary           2,982,185  
               
Israel—1.5%              
Israel Government Bonds:              
  5.00%, 03/31/13     4,492     1,161,564  
  6.00%, 02/28/19     2,143     572,300  
Total Israel           1,733,864  
               
Mexico—2.6%              
Mexican Bonos:              
  9.00%, 12/20/12     13,145     991,837  
  8.00%, 12/17/15     11,500     829,559  
  7.75%, 12/14/17     17,000     1,195,341  
Total Mexico           3,016,737  
               
Poland—2.6%              
Polish Government Bonds:              
  6.00%, 05/24/09     5,496     1,584,108  
  0.00%, 07/25/11     3,642     922,522  
  4.75%, 04/25/12     1,872     520,193  
Total Poland           3,026,823  
               
Turkey—2.8%              
Turkish Government Bonds:              
  14.00%, 01/19/11     3,375     2,013,532  
  10.00%, 02/15/12     2,365     1,323,696  
Total Turkey           3,337,228  
               
Uganda—0.3%              
Uganda Government Bond,              
  10.00%, 04/01/10     676,000     297,600  
               
Total Foreign Government              
  Obligations              
  (Identified cost $21,888,640)           19,094,330  
               
Structured Notes—2.5%              
Brazil—0.9%              
Citigroup Funding, Inc. Brazil
  Inflation-Indexed Currency and
  Credit Linked Unsecured Notes
  NTN-B,
             
  6.00%, 05/18/09 (e)     927   $ 1,085,370  
 
Colombia — 1.6%              
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  Colombian Peso Linked Notes:
             
  12.55%, 11/14/10 (e)     1,200     880,920  
  13.99%, 03/05/15 (e)     1,638     1,018,509  
Total Colombia           1,899,429  
Total Structured Notes              
  (Identified cost $3,765,335)           2,984,799  
               
Supranationals—0.4%              
Zambia—0.4%              
European Investment Bank,              
  12.25%, 02/26/10              
  (Identified cost $831,914)     3,050,000     503,620  
               
Description     Shares      Value  
Short-Term Investment — 1.4%              
SSGA U.S. Treasury Money              
  Market Fund, 0.00%              
  (Identified cost $1,710,611) (f)     1,710,611     1,710,611  
               
Total Investments—119.9%              
  (Identified cost $191,613,718) (b)         $ 141,742,853  
               
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and
  Other Assets—(19.9)%
          (23,571,881 )
Net Assets—100.0%         $ 118,170,972  

Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2009 (unaudited)


Forward Currency Purchase Contracts open at March 31, 2009:

              U.S. $ Cost     U.S. $            
Forward Currency   Expiration   Foreign     on Origination     Current     Unrealized     Unrealized
Purchase Contracts   Date   Currency     Date     Value     Appreciation     Depreciation
BRL   04/02/09   1,806,900   $ 775,494   $ 778,920   $ 3,426     $ -
BRL   05/05/09   623,560     262,000     266,762     4,762     -
CNY   06/24/09   13,508,603     2,094,000     1,977,727     -     116,273
CNY   09/08/09   2,953,900     436,000     433,114     -     2,886
COP   04/13/09   1,026,245,000     397,000     403,382     6,382     -
EUR   04/14/09   641,000     812,371     851,609     39,238     -
EUR   04/14/09   309,000     399,058     410,526     11,468     -
EUR   04/20/09   408,316     544,000     542,466     -     1,534
EUR   07/13/09   1,063,500     1,459,813     1,413,247     -     46,566
EUR   12/17/09   929,000     1,253,407     1,235,758     -     17,649
GHC   04/03/09   473,979     334,967     334,901     -     66
GHC   09/22/09   420,000     285,036     261,219     -     23,817
GHC   12/21/09   757,000     491,878     443,651     -     48,227
GHC   01/15/10   193,000     122,735     111,332     -     11,403
IDR   05/19/09   6,771,330,000     558,000     578,789     20,789     -
IDR   06/19/09   8,392,200,000     710,000     711,188     1,188     -
ILS   04/02/09   1,932,888     466,881     458,084     -     8,797
ILS   04/10/09   9,269,295     2,213,827     2,196,868     -     16,959
INR   04/13/09   38,721,980     781,000     762,536     -     18,464
INR   04/27/09   24,632,460     487,000     484,209     -     2,791
INR   05/26/09   55,426,500     1,090,000     1,086,155     -     3,845
INR   06/12/09   32,698,380     618,000     639,751     21,751     -
MXN   05/04/09   1,937,000     136,049     135,925     -     124
PEN   05/27/09   3,731,000     1,180,136     1,174,657     -     5,479
PEN   06/30/09   1,494,000     471,070     468,795     -     2,275
PEN   09/28/09   1,255,000     392,801     390,922     -     1,879
PLN   04/09/09   1,295,003     342,884     372,166     29,282     -
PLN   05/04/09   512,028     143,061     146,949     3,888     -
RUB   04/21/09   23,117,490     601,705     677,249     75,544     -
TRY   06/23/09   3,781,700     2,656,808     2,228,057     -     428,751
UGX   04/02/09   980,873,000     564,801     465,594     -     99,207
UGX   04/03/09   627,082,500     363,000     297,538     -     65,462
UGX   05/26/09   518,823,500     247,000     241,068     -     5,932
ZMK   01/11/10   699,665,000     124,717     108,977     -     15,740
Total Forward Currency Purchase Contracts       $ 23,816,499   $ 23,090,091   $ 217,718   $ 944,126
 
 
 
Forward Currency Sale Contracts open at March 31, 2009:                            
                                 
              U.S. $ Cost     U.S. $            
Forward Currency   Expiration   Foreign     on Origination     Current     Unrealized     Unrealized
Sale Contracts   Date   Currency          Date     Value     Appreciation     Depreciation
BRL   04/02/09   1,806,900   $ 760,000   $ 778,920     $ -   $ 18,920
BRL   05/04/09   1,198,000     510,156     512,645     -     2,489
BRL   05/05/09   5,167,738     2,099,000     2,210,786     -     111,786
CNY   06/24/09   1,088,875     155,000     159,417     -     4,417
COP   04/13/09   368,942,000     146,000     145,018     982     -
COP   05/27/09   3,293,053,000     1,243,600     1,285,037     -     41,437
COP   08/26/09   1,363,980,000     508,000     526,085     -     18,085
COP   11/27/09   1,381,760,000     508,000     527,348     -     19,348
EUR   04/09/09   273,000     342,884     362,702     -     19,818
EUR   04/20/09   2,592,000     3,372,775     3,443,585     -     70,810
EUR   04/27/09   2,592,000     3,361,461     3,443,529     -     82,068
EUR   05/04/09   108,000     143,061     143,478     -     417
GHC   04/03/09   473,979     330,000     334,901     -     4,901
GHC   04/27/09   346,000     237,311     240,024     -     2,713
GHC   05/04/09   269,000     186,288     186,288     -     -
HUF   04/14/09   196,690,850     812,371     846,277     -     33,906
HUF   04/14/09   91,939,860     399,058     395,578     3,480     -
HUF   07/13/09   298,949,850     1,459,813     1,261,372     198,441     -
IDR   05/19/09   6,503,960,000     554,000     555,935     -     1,935
ILS   04/02/09   1,932,888     461,640     458,084     3,556     -
ILS   04/10/09   4,537,977     1,070,000     1,075,522     -     5,522
ILS   04/10/09   2,384,733     569,720     565,193     4,527     -
ILS   04/10/09   2,346,585     568,814     556,152     12,662     -
ILS   05/11/09   7,502,746     1,792,000     1,778,469     13,531     -
MXN   05/04/09   10,290,322     727,000     722,102     4,898     -
MXN   06/19/09   14,737,000     1,028,115     1,026,291     1,824     -
PEN   05/11/09   4,740,390     1,455,000     1,495,150     -     40,150
PEN   05/26/09   1,592,210     483,000     501,343     -     18,343
PLN   12/17/09   4,259,001     1,253,407     1,220,064     33,343     -
PLN   09/09/09   2,288,410     607,941     655,578     -     47,637
RUB   04/21/09   23,117,490     627,000     677,249     -     50,249
TRY   04/13/09   2,757,316     1,599,000     1,653,030     -     54,030
TRY   04/17/09   1,083,538     649,000     648,903     97     -
TRY   05/13/09   1,493,250     905,000     888,387     16,613     -
TRY   06/23/09   630,700     371,000     371,588     -     588
TRY   06/23/09   3,611,274     2,139,000     2,127,646     11,354     -
UGX   04/02/09   980,873,000     462,676     465,594     -     2,918
Total Forward Currency Sale Contracts       $ 33,898,091   $ 34,245,270     305,308     652,487
                                 
Gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Forward Currency Purchase
           and Sale Contracts
     
            $ 523,026     $ 1,596,613


Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2009 (unaudited)


(a)     

Non-income producing security.

 
(b)     

For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $191,613,718, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $4,943,756, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $54,814,621, and the net unrealized depreciation was $49,870,865.

 
(c)     

Segregated security for forward currency contracts.

 
(d)     

Principal amount denominated in respective country’s currency unless otherwise specified.

 
(e)     

Pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may only be traded among “qualified institutional buyers.” At March 31, 2009, these securities amounted to 2.5% of net assets and are not considered to be liquid. Principal amount denominated in U.S. dollars. Interest rate shown reflects current yield as of March 31, 2009.

 
(f)     

Rate shown reflects 7 day yield as of March 31, 2009.

 
Security Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
NTN-B – Brazil Sovereign “Nota do Tesouro Nacional” Series B
NTN-F – Brazil Sovereign “Nota do Tesouro Nacional” Series F

Currency Abbreviations:    
BRL — Brazilian Real   INR — Indian Rupee
CNY — Chinese Renminbi   MXN — Mexican New Peso
COP — Colombian Peso   PEN — Peruvian New Sol
EUR — Euro   PLN — Polish Zloty
GHC — Ghanaian Cedi   RUB — Russian Ruble
HUF — Hungarian Forint   TRY — New Turkish Lira
IDR — Indonesian Rupiah   UGX — Ugandan Shilling
ILS — Israeli Shekel   ZMK — Zambian Kwacha

Portfolio holdings by industry (as percentage of net assets):    
Industry    
Alcohol & Tobacco 6.5 %
Banking 13.9  
Computer Software 7.9  
Drugs 14.8  
Energy Integrated 12.3  
Financial Services 2.3  
Food & Beverages 4.3  
Gas Utilities 2.2  
Housing 1.8  
Insurance 1.2  
Manufacturing 3.5  
Medical Products 4.7  
Retail 5.1  
Semiconductors & Components 2.3  
Technology Hardware 10.7  
Telecommunications 5.9  
   Subtotal 99.4  
Foreign Government Obligations 16.2  
Structured Notes 2.5  
Supranationals 0.4  
Short-Term Investment 1.4  
     Total Investments 119.9

%

 


Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments (concluded)
March 31, 2009 (unaudited)


Valuation of Investments:

Market values for securities are generally based on the last reported sales price on the principal exchange or market on which the security is traded, generally as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each valuation date. Any securities not listed, for which current over-the-counter market quotations or bids are readily available, are valued at the last quoted bid price or, if available, the mean of two such prices. Forward currency contracts are valued at the current cost of offsetting the contracts. Securities listed on foreign exchanges are valued at the last reported sales price except as described below; securities listed on foreign exchanges that are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the last quoted bid price.

Bonds and other fixed-income securities that are not exchange-traded are valued on the basis of prices provided by pricing services which are based primarily on institutional trading in similar groups of securities, or by using brokers’ quotations.

If a significant event materially affecting the value of securities occurs between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded and the time when Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc’s (the “Fund”) net asset value is calculated, or when current market quotations otherwise are determined not to readily available or reliable, such securities will be value at their fair values as determined by, or in accordance with procedures approved by, the Board of Directors. The Valuation Committee of Lazard Asset Management LLC, the Fund’s Investment Manager (“the Investment Manager”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, may evaluate a variety of factors to determine the fair value of securities for which current market quotations are determined not to be readily available or reliable. These factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the value of comparable securities, observations from financial institutions and relevant news events. Input from the Investment Manager’s analysts will also be considered. Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service, using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant ADRs or futures contracts. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the net asset value of the Fund will reflect the affected securities’ values as determined in the judgment of the Board of Directors, or its designee, instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price securities may result in a value that is different from the most recent closing price of a security and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their portfolios’ net asset values.

Fair Value Measurements:

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), effective January 1, 2008. In accordance with SFAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset, or would pay to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the date of measurement. SFAS 157 also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurement that is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer, broadly, to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

  • Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including unadjusted quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
  • Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2009:

          Other  
    Investments     Financial  
Level   in Securities     Instruments*  
Level 1 $  117,449,493   $ -  
Level 2   18,153,837     (1,073,587 )  
Level 3   6,139,523     -    
Total $ 141,742,853   $ (1,073,587 )  

*Other financial instruments are derivative instruments such as forward contracts which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

      Investments    
      In Securities    
Balance as of 12/31/08   $ 9,362,727    
Accrued discounts/premiums     13,283    
Realized gain (loss)     (505,713 )  
Change in unrealized          
   appreciation/depreciation     160,292    
Net purchases (sales)     (2,891,066 )  
Net transfers in and/or out of          
   Level 3     -    
Balance as of 3/31/09   $ 6,139,523    
Net change in unrealized          
   appreciation/depreciation          
   from investments still held          
   as of 3/31/09   $ 160,292    

Accounting Pronouncement:

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 ("SFAS 161"), which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. SFAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to better understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivatives affect an entity's results of operations and financial position. Management has evaluated the application of SFAS 161 to the Fund and has determined that there is no material impact resulting from the adoption of SFAS 161 on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures.

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund's most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is also available on the Fund's website at www.LazardNet.com as well as on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.



Item 2.   Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.

By: /s/ Charles Carroll
  Charles Carroll
  Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: May 29, 2009

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ Charles Carroll
  Charles Carroll
  Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: May 29, 2009
 
By: /s/ Stephen St. Clair
  Stephen St. Clair
  Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: May 29, 2009