Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Strategy
BENCHMARK: Russell 2500 Index
Strategy Overview
The Small/Mid Cap Core Strategy employs rigorous bottom-up, fundamental analysis to identify high quality companies which we believe will deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns over the long term. Consisting primarily of U.S. companies, the portfolio is diversified to include basic value stocks, consistent earners, and emerging franchises. The strategy focuses primarily on companies in the mid- and small-capitalization range.
Strategy Inception Date
1 Jan 2021
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 31 Mar 2025)2021
2022
2023
2024
Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Strategy - Gross (%)
15.13
-18.46
14.68
21.04
Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Strategy - Net (%)
14.18
-19.17
13.70
20.01
Russell 2500 Index (%)
18.18
-18.37
17.42
12.00
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 31 May 2025)Strategy Assets
$494.7 M
Benchmark
Russell 2500 Index
Number of Holdings
46
Portfolio Turnover
21%
eVestment Category
US Small-Mid Cap Core Equity
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 May 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Market Cap
$10.5 B
$8.6 B
Median Market Cap
$8.7 B
$1.3 B
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
18.1x
16.3x
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
20.2x
17.7x
Price to Cash Flow
11.8x
9.7x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Book Value
2.8x
2.2x
Return on Assets - 5 YR
6.4%
4.7%
Return on Equity - 5 YR
19.9%
12.7%
Historical 3YR Sales Growth
12.9%
15.1%
Active Share
95.5%
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 30 Apr 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
CWST
Industrials
4.5
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.
LPLA
Financials
3.4
TXNM Energy, Inc.
TXNM
Utilities
3.4
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
BJ
Consumer Staples
3.2
Clean Harbors, Inc.
CLH
Industrials
3.2
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
AIT
Industrials
3.1
Sensient Technologies Corp.
SXT
Materials
3.0
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
PNFP
Financials
3.0
Nutanix, Inc.
NTNX
Information Technology
2.6
TechnipFMC plc
FTI
Energy
2.6
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 May 2025)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Industrials
27.5
Financials
20.6
Information Technology
13.9
Consumer Discretionary
9.9
Energy
5.8
Health Care
5.3
Utilities
5.3
Consumer Staples
5.2
Materials
2.8
Cash & Cash Equivalents
2.0
Real Estate
1.7
Communication Services
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Portfolio (%)
Capital Goods
15.8
Financial Services
10.5
Commercial & Professional Services
9.7
Software & Services
7.0
Energy
5.8
Banks
5.4
Utilities
5.3
Insurance
4.7
Consumer Durables & Apparel
4.3
Technology Hardware & Equipment
4.1
Capitalization
Portfolio (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
30.7
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
60.8
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
8.5
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers

Steven Klopukh, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Steven Klopukh is a 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…
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Tim McCarthy, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Tim McCarthy is a 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…
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