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Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 469 Mid-Cap Growth funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class A shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 3 stars, 1 star and 1 star among 469, 445 and 373 funds, as of 31 Jan 2026.

As of 31 Jan 2026
Fund Assets
$210.3 M
As of 31 Jan 2026
NAV
$32.40
As of 20 Feb 2026
Change
$-0.13
As of 20 Feb 2026
YTD NAV Performance
-0.09%
As of 20 Feb 2026
Asset Category:
U.S. Equity
Fund Benchmark:
Russell 2500 Growth Index

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Fund?

 

  • Flexible and focused equity portfolio that invests in primarily U.S growth companies across the small- and mid-capitalization spectrum.
  • Proven bottom-up fundamental research process that aims to identify emerging growth companies with attractive and durable growth drivers of revenue and earnings.
  • Actively managed fund that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and outperform the benchmark over a full market cycle.

Investment Objective

The fund’s goal is to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities selected for their growth potential.

Investment Approach

The fund employs rigorous bottom-up, fundamental analysis to identify high-quality companies in the early stages of their growth trajectory and which the team believes will deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns over the long term. The portfolio is diversified across the growth spectrum with companies exhibiting consistent growth, emerging growth, or disruptive characteristics.

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 31 Dec 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-0.37
-0.37
12.54
-2.14
6.81
6.32
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
4.31
4.31
14.28
-1.24
7.30
6.51
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
10.31
10.31
14.32
2.98
10.55
8.15
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
7.67
7.67
15.15
3.69
10.91
Morningstar Quartile
3
3
4
4
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
490
472
446
371
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-5.77
-5.21
9.07
-2.40
7.98
6.24
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
-1.33
-0.74
10.76
-1.50
8.48
6.43
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
3.09
9.54
11.88
3.04
12.05
8.26
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
1.29
3.53
12.41
3.82
12
Morningstar Quartile
3
3
4
4
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
487
469
445
373
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-0.37
-0.37
42.55
-10.26
93.22
362.64
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
4.31
4.31
49.24
-6.03
102.30
384.34
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
10.31
10.31
49.42
15.82
172.72
610.34
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-5.77
-5.21
29.76
-11.45
115.57
356.51
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
-1.33
-0.74
35.88
-7.28
125.72
377.92
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
3.09
9.54
40.03
16.16
212.02
632.32
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
35.28
-8.62
-37.16
14.20
14.30
-0.37
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
40.47
5.04
-26.21
18.93
13.90
10.31
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2026)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
1.42
Net Expense Ratio (%)
1.42
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

(As of 31 Jan 2026)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs Russell 2500 Growth Index)
Distributions

Distributions

(As of 18 Nov 2021)
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
17 Nov 2005
17 Nov 2005
0.23968
0.00000
0.23968
19 Nov 2007
19 Nov 2007
0.01139
0.00000
0.01139
14 Nov 2019
14 Nov 2019
3.62416
0.00000
3.62416
19 Nov 2020
19 Nov 2020
3.21798
0.54559
2.67239
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
17.88056
0.59501
17.28555
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Jan 2026)
Net Fund Assets
$210.3 M
Benchmark
Russell 2500 Growth Index
Morningstar Category
Mid-Cap Growth
Fund Symbol
THCGX
Share Class
A
Share Class Inception Date
27 Dec 2000
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Jan 2026)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
43
Weighted Average Market Cap
$13.8 B
$9.9 B
Median Market Cap
$8.7 B
$1.7 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
34%
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
33.1x
22.9x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
40.3x
30.9x
Price to Cash Flow
27.1x
16.2x
Price to Book Value
5.9x
5.8x
Active Share
92.8%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 31 Jan 2026)
3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
0.00
-4.07
-1.69
Beta
0.91
0.98
0.89
R-Squared (%)
84.66
88.94
85.97
Standard Deviation (%)
17.91
20.41
18.88
Sharpe Ratio
0.32
-0.23
0.34
Information Ratio
-0.18
-0.66
-0.45
Up Capture (%)
84.28
85.21
84.88
Down Capture (%)
82.01
100.82
91.80
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 31 Dec 2025)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.
CRDO
Information Technology
3.7
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
CWST
Industrials
3.6
Argan, Inc.
AGX
Industrials
3.6
SharkNinja, Inc.
SN
Consumer Discretionary
3.6
Repligen Corp.
RGEN
Health Care
3.5
Vertiv Holdings Co.
VRT
Industrials
3.5
SiTime Corp.
SITM
Information Technology
3.4
Agilysys, Inc.
AGYS
Information Technology
3.4
StandardAero, Inc.
SARO
Industrials
3.1
JFrog Ltd.
FROG
Information Technology
3.1
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

(As of 31 Jan 2026)
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Industrials
27.6
23.7
Information Technology
26.1
20.3
Health Care
16.1
22.4
Consumer Discretionary
9.2
11.2
Financials
9.1
9.9
Consumer Staples
4.1
2.5
Cash & Equivalents
3.2
Energy
3.2
2.2
Communication Services
1.5
2.7
Utilities
0.0
0.3
Materials
0.0
2.6
Real Estate
0.0
2.1
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Industrials
27.6
Information Technology
26.1
Health Care
16.1
Consumer Discretionary
9.2
Financials
9.1
Consumer Staples
4.1
Cash & Equivalents
3.2
Energy
3.2
Communication Services
1.5
Utilities
0.0
Materials
0.0
Real Estate
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Capital Goods
19.6
19.7
Software & Services
10.8
9.4
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
10.0
4.9
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
8.6
15.0
Financial Services
8.6
6.2
Health Care Equipment & Services
7.5
7.4
Commercial & Professional Services
6.4
3.3
Technology Hardware & Equipment
5.3
6.0
Consumer Durables & Apparel
5.1
3.1
Consumer Services
4.1
5.7
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Capital Goods
19.6
Software & Services
10.8
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
10.0
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
8.6
Financial Services
8.6
Health Care Equipment & Services
7.5
Commercial & Professional Services
6.4
Technology Hardware & Equipment
5.3
Consumer Durables & Apparel
5.1
Consumer Services
4.1
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Large Cap (> $12 B)
42.4
25.3
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
51.3
58.1
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
6.3
16.6
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
42.4
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
51.3
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
6.3
Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Nicholas Anderson, CFA

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Nicholas Anderson is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2016 as an equity research analyst, was promoted to senior equity research analyst in 2020, an associate portfolio manager in early 2021, and portfolio manager in late 2021. Nick holds an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a…
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Julian Serafini, CFA

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Julian Serafini is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2021 as an equity research analyst, was promoted to senior equity research analyst in 2022 and to portfolio manager in 2026. Prior to joining Thornburg, Julian worked at Jefferies Financial Group as an equity research analyst, as lead analyst in London covering the European software…
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