Thornburg International Equity Fund
SYMBOL: TGVAX
Morningstar Rating • Info
Overall Morningstar Rating among 641 Foreign Large Blend funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class A shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 5 stars, 4 stars and 4 stars among 641, 611 and 474 funds, as of 30 Nov 2025.
As of 30 Nov 2025
Fund Assets
$4.6 B
As of 30 Nov 2025
NAV
$32.26
As of 24 Dec 2025
Change
$-0.03
As of 24 Dec 2025
YTD NAV Performance
33.83%
As of 24 Dec 2025
Asset Category:
International Equity
Fund Benchmark:
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Head of Equities and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 30 Sep 2025)2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
22.88
16.84
2.44
-20.76
10.56
6.24
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
21.51
10.65
7.82
-16.00
15.62
5.53
Fund Fees
Fund Fees
(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
1.28
Net Expense Ratio (%)
1.28
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
(As of 30 Nov 2025)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index)
Distributions
Distributions
(As of 18 Dec 2025)Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
30 Sep 1998
30 Sep 1998
0.02500
0.02500
—
—
31 Mar 1999
31 Mar 1999
0.04800
0.04800
—
—
30 Jun 1999
30 Jun 1999
0.09000
0.09000
—
—
31 Dec 1999
31 Dec 1999
0.15700
0.15700
—
—
31 Mar 2000
31 Mar 2000
0.07100
0.07100
—
—
30 Jun 2000
30 Jun 2000
0.17100
0.17100
—
—
29 Sep 2000
30 Sep 2000
0.37700
0.37700
—
—
29 Dec 2000
31 Dec 2000
0.78600
0.78600
—
—
29 Jun 2001
30 Jun 2001
0.12200
0.12200
—
—
31 Dec 2004
31 Dec 2004
0.07068
0.07068
—
—
30 Sep 2005
30 Sep 2005
0.12000
0.12000
—
—
17 Nov 2005
17 Nov 2005
0.40477
—
0.08666
0.31811
30 Mar 2006
31 Mar 2006
0.05500
0.05500
—
—
27 Sep 2006
30 Sep 2006
0.15000
0.15000
—
—
17 Nov 2006
17 Nov 2006
0.64859
—
0.05849
0.59010
26 Dec 2006
31 Dec 2006
0.07624
0.07624
—
—
26 Jun 2007
30 Jun 2007
0.10000
0.10000
—
—
26 Sep 2007
30 Sep 2007
0.11000
0.11000
—
—
19 Nov 2007
19 Nov 2007
2.87886
—
1.40945
1.46941
26 Dec 2007
31 Dec 2007
0.01050
0.01050
—
—
26 Jun 2008
30 Jun 2008
0.18000
0.18000
—
—
26 Sep 2008
30 Sep 2008
0.12000
0.12000
—
—
26 Dec 2008
31 Dec 2008
0.03728
0.03728
—
—
26 Jun 2009
30 Jun 2009
0.14000
0.14000
—
—
25 Sep 2009
30 Sep 2009
0.04500
0.04500
—
—
26 Mar 2010
31 Mar 2010
0.00500
0.00500
—
—
25 Jun 2010
30 Jun 2010
0.09000
0.09000
—
—
24 Sep 2010
30 Sep 2010
0.06000
0.06000
—
—
27 Dec 2010
31 Dec 2010
0.00205
0.00205
—
—
25 Mar 2011
31 Mar 2011
0.02500
0.02500
—
—
24 Jun 2011
30 Jun 2011
0.16000
0.16000
—
—
26 Sep 2011
30 Sep 2011
0.08000
0.08000
—
—
23 Dec 2011
31 Dec 2011
0.01690
0.01690
—
—
26 Mar 2012
31 Mar 2012
0.04750
0.04750
—
—
25 Jun 2012
30 Jun 2012
0.15000
0.15000
—
—
30 Sep 2012
30 Sep 2012
0.07500
0.07500
—
—
22 Mar 2013
31 Mar 2013
0.02000
0.02000
—
—
24 Jun 2013
30 Jun 2013
0.15000
0.15000
—
—
24 Sep 2013
30 Sep 2013
0.07000
0.07000
—
—
24 Jun 2014
30 Jun 2014
0.12000
0.12000
—
—
24 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.12000
0.12000
—
—
19 Nov 2014
19 Nov 2014
2.52021
—
0.00000
2.52021
24 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.01860
0.01860
—
—
24 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015
0.14000
0.14000
—
—
24 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
0.09750
0.09750
—
—
19 Nov 2015
19 Nov 2015
4.25368
—
0.00000
4.25368
24 Jun 2016
30 Jun 2016
0.21000
0.21000
—
—
26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.17500
0.17500
—
—
23 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.09940
0.09940
—
—
22 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.09600
0.09600
—
—
17 Nov 2017
17 Nov 2017
4.02883
—
0.64275
3.38608
21 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.28021
0.28021
—
—
14 Nov 2019
14 Nov 2019
1.28372
—
0.00000
1.28372
20 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.21467
0.21467
—
—
19 Nov 2020
19 Nov 2020
0.76614
—
0.38436
0.38178
17 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
0.05849
0.05849
—
—
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
3.43433
—
1.31246
2.12187
16 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
0.26745
0.26745
—
—
15 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.35851
0.35851
—
—
16 Nov 2023
16 Nov 2023
0.09820
—
0.00000
0.09820
14 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.43819
0.43819
—
—
21 Nov 2024
21 Nov 2024
1.30833
—
0.08089
1.22744
19 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.41695
0.41695
—
—
20 Nov 2025
20 Nov 2025
0.74682
—
0.00000
0.74682
18 Dec 2025
31 Dec 2025
0.39602
0.39602
—
—
Fund Facts
Fund Facts
(As of 30 Nov 2025)Net Fund Assets
$4.6 B
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund Symbol
TGVAX
Share Class
A
Share Class Inception Date
28 May 1998
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 30 Nov 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
51
—
Weighted Average Market Cap
$154.1 B
$145.0 B
Median Market Cap
$74.5 B
$13.7 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
28%
—
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
17.2x
16.0x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
20.6x
18.2x
Price to Cash Flow
9.5x
9.9x
Price to Book Value
2.4x
2.2x
Active Share
84.4%
—
Risk & Return Profile
Risk & Return Profile
(As of 30 Nov 2025)3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
3.84
1.08
0.99
Beta
0.94
1.02
1.00
R-Squared (%)
90.11
91.11
90.88
Standard Deviation (%)
11.51
14.72
15.25
Sharpe Ratio
1.25
0.44
0.44
Information Ratio
0.92
0.28
0.21
Up Capture (%)
103.10
104.31
105.03
Down Capture (%)
80.12
98.98
101.59
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
005930
Information Technology
4.5
Hitachi Ltd.
6501
Industrials
3.1
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
8306
Financials
3.0
AstraZeneca plc
AZN
Health Care
2.9
Schneider Electric SE
SU
Industrials
2.7
TotalEnergies SE
TTE
Energy
2.7
Sony Group Corp.
6758
Consumer Discretionary
2.7
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
CP
Industrials
2.7
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
9988
Consumer Discretionary
2.5
L'Oreal S.A.
OR
Consumer Staples
2.5
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 30 Nov 2025)Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Industrials
23.3
Financials
16.0
Utilities
9.4
Information Technology
9.0
Cash & Equivalents
7.8
Consumer Discretionary
7.7
Health Care
7.5
Consumer Staples
6.3
Materials
6.2
Energy
3.7
Communication Services
3.0
Real Estate
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Capital Goods
15.0
Utilities
9.4
Banks
8.9
Materials
6.2
Technology Hardware & Equipment
6.0
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
5.8
Transportation
4.6
Insurance
4.4
Energy
3.7
Commercial & Professional Services
3.7
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
France
17.6
Japan
16.2
Germany
7.2
Spain
6.9
China
6.6
United Kingdom
6.0
United States
5.7
Canada
5.2
Netherlands
4.9
Switzerland
4.3
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
96.1
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
3.9
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
0.0
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers
Lei Wang, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Lei Wang is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined Thornburg Investment Management in 2004 as associate portfolio Âmanager and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2006. Lei holds a BA and an MA from East China Normal University and an MBA from New York University. He is a CFA charterholder. Prior to joining Thornburg, he served as…
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Matt Burdett
Head of Equities and Managing Director
Matt Burdett is head of equities and a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He rejoined the firm in 2015 as an associate portfolio manager. Matt was named a managing director and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2018 and to head of equities in 2024. Matt spent several years as a senior vice president and portfolio manager at PIMCO,…
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