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 30 Sep 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 30 Sep 2025)Strategy Assets
$506.8 M
Benchmark
Russell 2500 Index
eVestment Category
US Small-Mid Cap Core Equity
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 30 Sep 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
47
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Weighted Average Market Cap
$11.4 B
$8.7 B
Median Market Cap
$8.5 B
$1.5 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
23%
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Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
19.5x
17.2x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
23.3x
19.8x
Price to Cash Flow
13.3x
10.6x
Price to Book Value
3.0x
2.4x
Active Share
95.3%
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 30 Sep 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
CWST
Industrials
3.2
Talen Energy Corp.
TLN
Utilities
3.1
Clean Harbors, Inc.
CLH
Industrials
3.0
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
AIT
Industrials
2.9
Vertiv Holdings Co.
VRT
Industrials
2.8
TechnipFMC plc
FTI
Energy
2.8
Western Alliance Bancorp
WAL
Financials
2.7
MYR Group, Inc.
MYRG
Industrials
2.7
ITT, Inc.
ITT
Industrials
2.6
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
THC
Health Care
2.6
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 30 Sep 2025)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Industrials
30.3
Financials
17.1
Information Technology
16.2
Consumer Discretionary
10.1
Consumer Staples
5.9
Energy
5.6
Health Care
4.5
Utilities
3.1
Cash & Cash Equivalents
3.0
Materials
2.6
Real Estate
1.6
Communication Services
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Portfolio (%)
Capital Goods
18.3
Commercial & Professional Services
9.8
Financial Services
9.5
Software & Services
7.6
Technology Hardware & Equipment
6.5
Energy
5.6
Banks
5.1
Consumer Services
4.3
Consumer Durables & Apparel
4.2
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
3.7
Capitalization
Portfolio (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
39.7
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
49.8
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
10.5
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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