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Thornburg International Growth Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 369 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, 3 stars, 2 stars and 2 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
$21.76
As of 17 Apr 2025
Change
$0.15
As of 17 Apr 2025
YTD NAV Performance
-2.55%
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

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 Mar 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
-1.30
-7.86
0.81
5.46
4.09
5.60
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
1.96
1.15
1.75
8.11
5.06
3.84
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
2.89
1.27
2.65
9.09
5.53
Morningstar Quartile
4
3
4
4
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
389
369
335
213
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
-1.30
-7.86
0.81
5.46
4.09
5.60
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
1.96
1.15
1.75
8.11
5.06
3.84
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
2.89
1.27
2.65
9.09
5.53
Morningstar Quartile
4
3
4
4
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
389
369
335
213
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
-1.30
-7.86
2.46
30.44
49.38
168.82
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
1.96
1.15
5.35
47.66
63.85
98.23
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
-1.30
-7.86
2.46
30.44
49.38
168.82
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
1.96
1.15
5.35
47.66
63.85
98.23
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return (%)
25.66
33.64
-4.69
-26.36
17.80
1.93
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 (%)
2.18
Net Expense Ratio (%)
1.50
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 21 Nov 2024)
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
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
TIGVX
Share Class
R3
Share Class Inception Date
1 Feb 2008
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 (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Information Technology
21.7
19.1
Health Care
20.9
11.9
Financials
15.2
12.1
Communication Services
13.5
7.3
Consumer Discretionary
10.0
13.9
Industrials
4.9
19.6
Consumer Staples
4.7
7.2
Materials
4.4
5.8
Utilities
3.3
1.1
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1.5
Real Estate
0.0
0.6
Energy
0.0
1.2
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 (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
15.3
9.2
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
14.3
9.0
Media & Entertainment
13.5
5.9
Financial Services
12.6
4.9
Health Care Equipment & Services
5.6
2.7
Software & Services
5.4
6.2
Household & Personal Products
4.7
1.9
Materials
4.4
5.8
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
3.3
3.5
Utilities
3.3
1.1
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 (%)
Benchmark (%)
Region

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
United States
13.4
North America
Germany
9.6
5.8
Europe ex UK
Japan
9.0
13.1
Japan
United Kingdom
7.3
8.2
UK
Taiwan
7.0
5.5
Asia Pacific ex Japan
Netherlands
6.9
3.7
Europe ex UK
China
6.2
10.0
Asia Pacific ex Japan
Switzerland
6.1
6.3
Europe ex UK
France
6.0
7.5
Europe ex UK
Italy
4.4
0.9
Europe ex UK
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 (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Large Cap (> $12 B)
85.8
87.0
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
12.1
13.0
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
2.1
0.0
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

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

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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