Thornburg International Growth Fund
SYMBOL: THGIX
Morningstar Rating • Info
Overall Morningstar Rating among 369 Foreign Large Growth funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class R6 shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 3 stars, 2 stars and 3 stars among 369, 335 and 213 funds, as of 31 Mar 2025.
As of 31 Mar 2025
Fund Assets
$690.2 M
As of 31 Mar 2025
NAV
$23.32
As of 17 Apr 2025
Change
$0.16
As of 17 Apr 2025
YTD NAV Performance
-2.39%
As of 17 Apr 2025
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
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 31 Mar 2025)2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return (%)
26.40
34.45
-4.08
-25.96
18.53
2.52
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
27.34
22.20
5.09
-23.05
14.03
5.07
Fund Fees
Fund Fees
(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
1.02
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.89
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
(As of 31 Mar 2025)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index)
Distributions
Distributions
(As of 19 Dec 2024)Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
19 Nov 2013
19 Nov 2013
0.56811
—
0.21987
0.34824
24 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.08239
0.08239
—
—
19 Nov 2014
19 Nov 2014
0.98096
—
0.00000
0.98096
24 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.00909
0.00909
—
—
24 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
0.06114
0.06114
—
—
24 Dec 2015
31 Dec 2015
0.01371
0.01371
—
—
24 Jun 2016
30 Jun 2016
0.04536
0.04536
—
—
26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.03884
0.03884
—
—
23 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.04979
0.04979
—
—
22 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.03287
0.03287
—
—
17 Nov 2017
17 Nov 2017
0.81162
—
0.05081
0.76081
15 Nov 2018
15 Nov 2018
0.74833
—
0.00000
0.74833
21 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.12660
0.12660
—
—
14 Nov 2019
14 Nov 2019
0.11220
—
0.00000
0.11220
20 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.09508
0.09508
—
—
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
0.18097
0.18097
—
—
14 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.17209
0.17209
—
—
21 Nov 2024
21 Nov 2024
1.88807
—
0.00000
1.88807
19 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.13057
0.13057
—
—
Fund Facts
Fund Facts
(As of 31 Mar 2025)Net Fund Assets
$690.2 M
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Growth
Fund Symbol
THGIX
Share Class
R6
Share Class Inception Date
1 Feb 2013
Number of Holdings
43
Portfolio Turnover
45%
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Mar 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Market Cap
$174.8 B
$133.0 B
Median Market Cap
$41.4 B
$10.8 B
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
23.6x
19.7x
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
26.4x
23.5x
Price to Cash Flow
17.6x
14.8x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Book Value
4.9x
3.4x
Return on Assets - 5 YR
11.4%
9.0%
Return on Equity - 5 YR
19.3%
18.3%
Historical 3YR Sales Growth
18.4%
17.1%
Active Share
78.3%
—
Risk & Return Profile
Risk & Return Profile
(As of 31 Mar 2025)3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
-0.37
-2.29
-0.38
Beta
1.06
1.07
1.03
R-Squared (%)
95.21
91.97
88.13
Standard Deviation (%)
18.68
18.17
16.47
Sharpe Ratio
-0.17
0.18
0.17
Information Ratio
-0.10
-0.40
-0.08
Up Capture (%)
101.56
102.80
100.70
Down Capture (%)
103.43
114.14
103.16
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 28 Feb 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2330
Information Technology
7.1
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
700
Communication Services
5.8
Novo Nordisk A/S
NVO
Health Care
5.0
Mastercard, Inc.
MA
Financials
4.8
AstraZeneca plc
AZN
Health Care
4.5
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.
388
Financials
4.1
ASML Holding N.V.
ASML
Information Technology
3.4
MercadoLibre, Inc.
MELI
Consumer Discretionary
3.4
Air Liquide S.A.
AI
Materials
3.2
Beiersdorf AG
BEI
Consumer Staples
3.1
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Mar 2025)Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Information Technology
21.7
Health Care
20.9
Financials
15.2
Communication Services
13.5
Consumer Discretionary
10.0
Industrials
4.9
Consumer Staples
4.7
Materials
4.4
Utilities
3.3
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1.5
Real Estate
0.0
Energy
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
15.3
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
14.3
Media & Entertainment
13.5
Financial Services
12.6
Health Care Equipment & Services
5.6
Software & Services
5.4
Household & Personal Products
4.7
Materials
4.4
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
3.3
Utilities
3.3
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
United States
13.4
Germany
9.6
Japan
9.0
United Kingdom
7.3
Taiwan
7.0
Netherlands
6.9
China
6.2
Switzerland
6.1
France
6.0
Italy
4.4
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
85.8
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
12.1
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
2.1
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers

Sean Koung Sun, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Sean Sun is 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 the…
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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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