Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Growth Strategy
BENCHMARK: Russell 2500 Growth Index
Strategy Overview
The Small/Mid Cap Growth Strategy employs rigorous bottom-up, fundamental analysis to identify high quality companies in the early stages of their growth trajectory and 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 disruptive stocks, but also includes stocks of companies with consistent growth characteristics and growing 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 Growth Strategy - Gross (%)
-3.18
-33.27
21.28
21.33
Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Growth Strategy - Net (%)
-3.99
-33.86
20.23
20.29
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
5.04
-26.21
18.93
13.90
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Strategy Assets
$225.4 M
Benchmark
Russell 2500 Growth Index
eVestment Category
US Small-Mid Cap Growth Equity
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
46
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Weighted Average Market Cap
$15.1 B
$9.8 B
Median Market Cap
$7.8 B
$1.6 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
36%
—
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
33.3x
23.4x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
35.7x
30.4x
Price to Cash Flow
27.1x
16.5x
Price to Book Value
5.8x
5.3x
Active Share
91.8%
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.
CRDO
Information Technology
4.9
Vertiv Holdings Co.
VRT
Industrials
4.4
Argan, Inc.
AGX
Industrials
3.9
Pure Storage, Inc.
PSTG
Information Technology
3.8
Agilysys, Inc.
AGYS
Information Technology
3.5
Insmed, Inc.
INSM
Health Care
3.5
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
CWST
Industrials
3.3
Repligen Corp.
RGEN
Health Care
3.2
SiTime Corp.
SITM
Information Technology
2.9
Rambus, Inc.
RMBS
Information Technology
2.8
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Information Technology
31.7
Industrials
24.7
Health Care
17.5
Consumer Discretionary
9.7
Financials
7.1
Consumer Staples
4.1
Energy
2.5
Communication Services
2.2
Cash & Equivalents
0.5
Utilities
0.0
Materials
0.0
Real Estate
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Portfolio (%)
Capital Goods
17.7
Software & Services
16.5
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
10.6
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
10.3
Health Care Equipment & Services
7.3
Financial Services
7.1
Consumer Services
5.9
Commercial & Professional Services
5.7
Technology Hardware & Equipment
4.7
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
4.1
Capitalization
Portfolio (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
38.3
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
54.9
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
6.8
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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