Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
SYMBOL: THCRX
Morningstar Rating • Info
Overall Morningstar Rating among 481 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, 1 star and 1 star among 481, 447 and 358 funds, as of 31 Mar 2025.
As of 31 Mar 2025
Fund Assets
$204.6 M
As of 31 Mar 2025
NAV
$24.70
As of 17 Apr 2025
Change
$0.09
As of 17 Apr 2025
YTD NAV Performance
-18.86%
As of 17 Apr 2025
Asset Category:
U.S. Equity
Fund Benchmark:
Russell 2500 Growth Index
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 31 Mar 2025)2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return (%)
41.38
-4.47
-34.21
19.54
19.61
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
40.47
5.04
-26.21
18.93
13.90
Fund Fees
Fund Fees
(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
1.88
Net Expense Ratio (%)
1.46
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
(As of 31 Mar 2025)
(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 Mar 2025)Net Fund Assets
$204.6 M
Benchmark
Russell 2500 Growth Index
Morningstar Category
Large Growth
Fund Symbol
THCRX
Share Class
R3
Share Class Inception Date
1 Jul 2003
Number of Holdings
43
Portfolio Turnover
33%
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Mar 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Market Cap
$10.0 B
$6.8 B
Median Market Cap
$7.1 B
$1.3 B
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
30.2x
19.7x
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
32.2x
21.9x
Price to Cash Flow
22.8x
13.4x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Book Value
5.2x
4.2x
Return on Assets - 5 YR
3.7%
4.0%
Return on Equity - 5 YR
-0.2%
0.9%
Historical 3YR Sales Growth
19.6%
22.2%
Active Share
93.9%
—
Risk & Return Profile
Risk & Return Profile
(As of 31 Mar 2025)3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
-1.95
-5.24
-1.03
Beta
0.95
0.96
0.89
R-Squared (%)
91.70
90.40
87.12
Standard Deviation (%)
22.28
22.46
19.35
Sharpe Ratio
-0.27
0.10
0.18
Information Ratio
-0.32
-0.92
-0.27
Up Capture (%)
88.49
86.41
86.70
Down Capture (%)
95.33
104.28
91.06
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 28 Feb 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
CWST
Industrials
4.7
CyberArk Software Ltd.
CYBR
Information Technology
3.9
SharkNinja, Inc.
SN
Consumer Discretionary
3.7
Monday.com Ltd.
MNDY
Information Technology
3.2
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
AIT
Industrials
3.2
TransUnion
TRU
Industrials
3.1
Vertiv Holdings Co.
VRT
Industrials
3.0
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc.
RYAN
Financials
3.0
TechnipFMC plc
FTI
Energy
2.9
Shift4 Payments, Inc.
FOUR
Financials
2.8
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Mar 2025)Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Information Technology
25.3
Industrials
25.2
Health Care
18.5
Financials
10.0
Consumer Discretionary
9.9
Consumer Staples
4.1
Energy
3.0
Communication Services
2.9
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1.2
Utilities
0.0
Real Estate
0.0
Materials
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Software & Services
16.9
Capital Goods
14.8
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
10.6
Commercial & Professional Services
8.3
Health Care Equipment & Services
7.9
Financial Services
6.5
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
6.1
Consumer Durables & Apparel
6.0
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
4.1
Consumer Services
3.9
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
36.5
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
54.5
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
9.0
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers

Steven Klopukh, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Steven Klopukh is portfolio manager at Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2020 to lead Thornburg’s small- and mid-cap investment strategies. Prior to Thornburg, Steven worked at Allianz Global Investors, where he spent 18 years, most recently as a director and lead portfolio manager U.S. Small- & Mid-Cap Growth team. While at Allianz Global Investors, Steven managed the…
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Tim McCarthy, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Tim McCarthy is portfolio manager at Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2020 to co-manage Thornburg’s small- and mid-cap investment growth strategies. Prior to Thornburg, Tim spent 17 years at Allianz Global Investors, where he was senior portfolio manager and director and performed research responsibilities for the U.S. Small- & Mid-Cap Growth team. He was also a portfolio…
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