Thornburg International Equity Strategy
BENCHMARK: MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index
Strategy Overview
The International Equity Strategy employs a rigorous bottom-up research process to identify promising stocks of non-U.S. companies in both developed and emerging markets with sound business fundamentals trading below their intrinsic value. The concentrated core portfolio typically holds 45 to 70 mostly large cap stocks diversified by sector, industry and geography. Our three-basket approach to portfolio construction ensures style diversification in an attempt to reduce volatility.
Strategy Inception Date
1 Jun 1998
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
Thornburg International Equity Strategy - Gross (%)
30.32
23.92
8.62
-15.95
16.98
12.55
Thornburg International Equity Strategy - Net (%)
29.38
23.01
7.82
-16.58
16.09
11.70
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
21.51
10.65
7.82
-15.99
15.62
5.53
MSCI EAFE Index (%)
22.01
7.82
11.26
-14.45
18.24
3.82
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 30 Sep 2025)Strategy Assets
$4.5 B*
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index
eVestment Category
ACWI ex-US Large Cap Core Equity
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 30 Sep 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
53
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Weighted Average Market Cap
$155.4 B
$139.9 B
Median Market Cap
$77.2 B
$13.4 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
29%
—
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
17.2x
15.9x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
17.7x
17.7x
Price to Cash Flow
8.4x
9.5x
Price to Book Value
2.2x
2.1x
Active Share
83.9%
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Aug 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
005930
Information Technology
3.2
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
8306
Financials
3.1
AstraZeneca plc
AZN
Health Care
3.0
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
CP
Industrials
2.8
TotalEnergies SE
TTE
Energy
2.7
L'Oreal S.A.
OR
Consumer Staples
2.7
Sony Group Corp.
6758
Consumer Discretionary
2.7
NN Group N.V.
NN
Financials
2.6
BNP Paribas S.A.
BNP
Financials
2.6
Hitachi Ltd.
6501
Industrials
2.6
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 30 Sep 2025)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Industrials
23.9
Financials
15.0
Information Technology
10.2
Utilities
9.1
Consumer Discretionary
8.6
Cash & Cash Equivalents
8.3
Consumer Staples
6.3
Health Care
6.3
Materials
5.8
Energy
3.6
Communication Services
2.8
Real Estate
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Portfolio (%)
Capital Goods
16.0
Utilities
9.1
Banks
8.1
Technology Hardware & Equipment
6.6
Materials
5.8
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
4.9
Transportation
4.5
Insurance
4.4
Energy
3.6
Commercial & Professional Services
3.4
Top 10 Countries
Portfolio (%)
France
18.2
Japan
17.1
Germany
7.7
Spain
6.4
China
6.3
Canada
5.9
United Kingdom
5.0
United States
4.8
Netherlands
4.7
Italy
3.9
Capitalization
Portfolio (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
95.9
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
4.1
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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