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Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Strategy

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

Overview

Why Invest in This Strategy?

 

  • Flexible, diversified and focused equity portfolio that invests primary in U.S. small- and mid-capitalization companies across the style spectrum.
  • Proven bottom-up fundamental research process that aims to identify companies with attractive business models and promising growth prospects that exhibit growing, or stable, revenues and earnings; and are trading at a reasonable valuation.
  • Actively managed strategy that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and outperform the benchmark over a full market cycle.
Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
Inception
Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Strategy - Gross (%)
1.16
4.71
14.47
5.99
Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Strategy - Net (%)
0.51
3.81
13.50
5.09
Russell 2500 Index (%)
9.48
10.16
15.65
7.16
YTD
1y
3y
Inception
Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Strategy - Gross (%)
1.16
4.71
14.47
5.99
Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Strategy - Net (%)
0.51
3.81
13.50
5.09
Russell 2500 Index (%)
9.48
10.16
15.65
7.16
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
Weighted Average Market Cap
$11.4 B
$8.7 B
Median Market Cap
$8.5 B
$1.5 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
23%
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%
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 (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Industrials
30.3
20.3
Financials
17.1
17.2
Information Technology
16.2
14.3
Consumer Discretionary
10.1
11.7
Consumer Staples
5.9
3.2
Energy
5.6
3.8
Health Care
4.5
11.8
Utilities
3.1
3.1
Cash & Cash Equivalents
3.0
Materials
2.6
5.1
Real Estate
1.6
6.5
Communication Services
0.0
3.0
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 (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Capital Goods
18.3
15.4
Commercial & Professional Services
9.8
3.0
Financial Services
9.5
7.6
Software & Services
7.6
6.2
Technology Hardware & Equipment
6.5
5.1
Energy
5.6
3.8
Banks
5.1
6.4
Consumer Services
4.3
3.9
Consumer Durables & Apparel
4.2
3.4
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
3.7
1.3
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 (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Large Cap (> $12 B)
39.7
25.5
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
49.8
58.4
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
10.5
16.1
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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