Thornburg Developing World Fund
SYMBOL: TDWRX
Morningstar Rating • Info
Overall Morningstar Rating among 705 Diversified Emerging Mkts funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class R6 shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 2 stars, 2 stars and 2 stars among 705, 619 and 462 funds, as of 31 Jan 2026.
As of 31 Jan 2026
Fund Assets
$637.9 M
As of 31 Jan 2026
NAV
$30.06
As of 20 Feb 2026
Change
$0.35
As of 20 Feb 2026
YTD NAV Performance
11.79%
As of 20 Feb 2026
Asset Category:
Emerging Markets Equity
Fund Benchmark:
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 31 Dec 2025)2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total Return (%)
23.21
-2.56
-25.44
6.72
5.88
27.97
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (%)
18.31
-2.54
-20.09
9.83
7.50
33.57
Fund Fees
Fund Fees
(As of 1 Feb 2026)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
1.27
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.94
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
(As of 31 Jan 2026)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs MSCI Emerging Markets Index)
Distributions
Distributions
(As of 18 Dec 2025)Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
24 Dec 2013
31 Dec 2013
0.04702
0.04702
—
—
24 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.07570
0.07570
—
—
24 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.00941
0.00941
—
—
24 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
0.12036
0.12036
—
—
24 Dec 2015
31 Dec 2015
0.01293
0.01293
—
—
26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.09262
0.09262
—
—
24 Mar 2017
31 Mar 2017
0.01443
0.01443
—
—
23 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.06700
0.06700
—
—
22 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.08403
0.08403
—
—
21 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.25596
0.25596
—
—
20 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.32983
0.32983
—
—
17 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
0.06541
0.06541
—
—
15 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.38093
0.38093
—
—
14 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.45402
0.45402
—
—
19 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.65178
0.65178
—
—
18 Dec 2025
31 Dec 2025
0.97534
0.97534
—
—
Fund Facts
Fund Facts
(As of 31 Jan 2026)Net Fund Assets
$637.9 M
Benchmark
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Morningstar Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
Fund Symbol
TDWRX
Share Class
R6
Share Class Inception Date
1 Feb 2013
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Jan 2026)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
39
—
Weighted Average Market Cap
$358.9 B
$321.9 B
Median Market Cap
$41.1 B
$11.8 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
47%
—
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
14.0x
13.9x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
17.7x
17.9x
Price to Cash Flow
11.3x
10.6x
Price to Book Value
2.9x
2.3x
Active Share
69.6%
—
Risk & Return Profile
Risk & Return Profile
(As of 31 Jan 2026)3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
-2.05
-3.23
-1.28
Beta
0.92
1.00
0.98
R-Squared (%)
91.62
93.69
93.50
Standard Deviation (%)
13.04
16.15
16.69
Sharpe Ratio
0.61
-0.09
0.37
Information Ratio
-0.96
-0.86
-0.40
Up Capture (%)
85.18
92.73
96.65
Down Capture (%)
93.62
108.97
103.71
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Dec 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2330
Information Technology
15.1
Naspers Ltd.
NPN
Consumer Discretionary
6.9
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
005930
Information Technology
3.9
AIA Group Ltd.
1299
Financials
3.7
SK hynix, Inc.
000660
Information Technology
3.4
Bid Corp. Ltd.
BID
Consumer Staples
3.4
Arca Continental S.A.B. de C.V.
AC*
Consumer Staples
3.1
ICICI Bank Ltd.
ICICIBC
Financials
3.1
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
9988
Consumer Discretionary
3.0
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT
BBCA
Financials
2.7
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Jan 2026)Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Information Technology
29.1
Financials
20.8
Consumer Discretionary
14.8
Consumer Staples
9.8
Industrials
9.4
Energy
6.2
Cash & Equivalents
4.7
Utilities
2.2
Communication Services
1.7
Health Care
1.4
Materials
0.0
Real Estate
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
22.9
Banks
14.2
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
11.8
Energy
6.2
Capital Goods
5.9
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
5.7
Technology Hardware & Equipment
4.8
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
4.1
Insurance
3.9
Transportation
3.5
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Taiwan
20.0
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
12.0
India
10.8
China
9.1
South Africa
8.9
Hong Kong
6.0
Brazil
5.7
Mexico
5.7
United Arab Emirates
3.6
Indonesia
2.5
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
85.0
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
15.0
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
0.0
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers
Pablo Echavarria, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Pablo Echavarria, CFA, is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management, rejoining the firm in 2025. From 2018 to 2025, Pablo was a portfolio manager and business analyst at WCM. Earlier in his career, he joined Thornburg in 2014 as an equity research analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2015. He worked as a global equity analyst…
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Di Zhou, CFA, FRM®
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Di Zhou, CFA, FRM, is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management, rejoining the firm in 2025. From 2021 to 2025, Di was an investment principal at Cambiar. Prior to Cambiar, she joined Thornburg in 2010 as an equity research analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2014, then to portfolio manager in 2015. Di began her career…
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