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Thornburg International Growth Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 359 Foreign Large Growth funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class R3 shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 2 stars, 2 stars and 1 star among 359, 331 and 217 funds, as of 31 Jan 2026.

As of 31 Jan 2026
Fund Assets
$703.2 M
As of 31 Jan 2026
NAV
$25.32
As of 20 Feb 2026
Change
$0.20
As of 20 Feb 2026
YTD NAV Performance
4.03%
As of 20 Feb 2026
Asset Category:
International Equity
Fund Benchmark:
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Fund?

 

  • Focused, diversified equity portfolio that invests in high-quality companies with sustainable competitive advantage and durable growth prospects. The fund invests primarily in large and mid-capitalization companies in developed and emerging markets outside the U.S.
  • Rigorous bottom-up fundamental research process focused on uncovering promising growth companies with sound business fundamentals and trading at a discount to their long-term value.
  • Three-basket portfolio construction process seeks to provide diversification, reduce volatility and deliver superior risk-adjusted performance over time.

Investment Objective

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

Investment Approach

The fund uses fundamental, bottom-up analysis to uncover companies with robust, high-quality business models and durable growth prospects across geographies and sectors. Our unique three-basket approach to security selection provides diversification across the style spectrum while balancing risk exposures. Ultimately, this high-conviction, active portfolio seeks to outperform its benchmark over a full market cycle.

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 31 Dec 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
10.09
10.09
9.75
-1.49
5.09
5.98
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
25.65
25.65
14.61
4.01
7.92
4.84
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
20.29
20.29
13.71
3.44
7.54
Morningstar Quartile
4
4
4
4
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
395
371
343
224
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
3.12
9.36
7.50
-0.80
6.20
6.12
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
5.52
27.18
13.57
5.01
9.19
5.11
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
3.81
18.88
12.07
4.59
8.74
Morningstar Quartile
4
4
4
4
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
383
359
331
217
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
10.09
10.09
32.18
-7.23
64.25
199.83
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
25.65
25.65
50.55
21.74
114.28
144.29
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
3.12
9.36
24.25
-3.93
82.41
209.19
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
5.52
27.18
46.47
27.69
140.97
157.78
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total Return (%)
33.64
-4.69
-26.36
17.80
1.93
10.09
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
22.20
5.09
-23.05
14.03
5.07
25.65
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2026)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
2.36
Net Expense Ratio (%)
1.49
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

(As of 31 Jan 2026)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index)
Distributions

Distributions

(As of 20 Nov 2025)
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
26 Dec 2008
31 Dec 2008
0.17450
0.17450
24 Dec 2009
31 Dec 2009
0.06232
0.06232
27 Dec 2010
31 Dec 2010
0.03652
0.03652
26 Mar 2012
31 Mar 2012
0.00332
0.00332
19 Nov 2013
19 Nov 2013
0.56811
0.21987
0.34824
19 Nov 2014
19 Nov 2014
0.98096
0.00000
0.98096
26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.00835
0.00835
17 Nov 2017
17 Nov 2017
0.81162
0.05081
0.76081
15 Nov 2018
15 Nov 2018
0.74833
0.00000
0.74833
14 Nov 2019
14 Nov 2019
0.11220
0.00000
0.11220
19 Nov 2020
19 Nov 2020
0.37721
0.30139
0.07582
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
1.98979
0.06248
1.92731
15 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.03348
0.03348
14 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.03230
0.03230
21 Nov 2024
21 Nov 2024
1.88807
0.00000
1.88807
20 Nov 2025
20 Nov 2025
0.23002
0.00000
0.23002
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Jan 2026)
Net Fund Assets
$703.2 M
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Growth
Fund Symbol
TIGVX
Share Class
R3
Share Class Inception Date
1 Feb 2008
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Jan 2026)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
50
Weighted Average Market Cap
$334.0 B
$207.0 B
Median Market Cap
$39.8 B
$14.3 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
29%
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
24.1x
21.1x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
29.6x
26.4x
Price to Cash Flow
19.2x
15.6x
Price to Book Value
5.0x
4.0x
Active Share
79.4%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 31 Jan 2026)
3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
-4.34
-5.10
-2.34
Beta
0.96
1.04
1.03
R-Squared (%)
87.64
91.30
87.52
Standard Deviation (%)
12.77
16.55
16.10
Sharpe Ratio
0.26
-0.22
0.28
Information Ratio
-1.21
-1.08
-0.43
Up Capture (%)
82.46
91.02
96.05
Down Capture (%)
103.81
115.96
108.10
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 31 Dec 2025)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2330
Information Technology
10.4
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
700
Communication Services
7.4
AstraZeneca plc
AZN
Health Care
5.0
Mastercard, Inc.
MA
Financials
4.7
MercadoLibre, Inc.
MELI
Consumer Discretionary
3.2
ASML Holding N.V.
ASML
Information Technology
3.1
E.ON SE
EOAN
Utilities
3.0
Air Liquide S.A.
AI
Materials
3.0
Lonza Group AG
LONN
Health Care
3.0
Hoya Corp.
7741
Health Care
2.9
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

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

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Information Technology
30.3
22.2
Financials
15.6
11.3
Health Care
14.0
10.5
Communication Services
11.0
6.7
Consumer Discretionary
10.8
11.3
Industrials
10.4
22.8
Materials
2.9
7.3
Utilities
2.3
1.2
Cash & Equivalents
1.7
Consumer Staples
1.1
4.9
Energy
0.0
0.9
Real Estate
0.0
0.8
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Information Technology
30.3
Financials
15.6
Health Care
14.0
Communication Services
11.0
Consumer Discretionary
10.8
Industrials
10.4
Materials
2.9
Utilities
2.3
Cash & Equivalents
1.7
Consumer Staples
1.1
Energy
0.0
Real Estate
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
22.2
13.9
Media & Entertainment
11.0
5.2
Financial Services
10.4
4.7
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
8.7
8.2
Capital Goods
8.7
18.3
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
5.7
4.4
Health Care Equipment & Services
5.3
2.3
Software & Services
4.6
4.1
Banks
4.0
4.7
Technology Hardware & Equipment
3.5
4.2
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
22.2
Media & Entertainment
11.0
Financial Services
10.4
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
8.7
Capital Goods
8.7
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
5.7
Health Care Equipment & Services
5.3
Software & Services
4.6
Banks
4.0
Technology Hardware & Equipment
3.5
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)
Region

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
United States
13.2
North America
Taiwan
11.2
6.7
Asia Pacific ex Japan
United Kingdom
10.7
7.1
UK
Netherlands
10.6
4.9
Europe ex UK
China
8.2
8.3
Asia Pacific ex Japan
Japan
7.7
13.3
Japan
Germany
6.8
5.8
Europe ex UK
Switzerland
6.2
6.1
Europe ex UK
France
5.7
7.3
Europe ex UK
Italy
4.2
1.0
Europe ex UK
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
United States
13.2
Taiwan
11.2
United Kingdom
10.7
Netherlands
10.6
China
8.2
Japan
7.7
Germany
6.8
Switzerland
6.2
France
5.7
Italy
4.2
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Large Cap (> $12 B)
84.1
91.7
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
14.2
8.3
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
1.7
0.0
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
84.1
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
14.2
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
1.7
Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Sean Koung Sun, CFA

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Sean Sun is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2012 as an equity research analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2015 and portfolio manager in 2017. Sean holds an MBA with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in economics from…
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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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