Thornburg Better World International Fund
SYMBOL: TBWCX
Morningstar Rating • Info
Overall Morningstar Rating among 641 Foreign Large Blend funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class C shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 2 stars, 2 stars and 4 stars among 641, 611 and 474 funds, as of 30 Nov 2025.
As of 30 Nov 2025
Fund Assets
$507.3 M
As of 31 Oct 2025
NAV
$21.11
As of 10 Dec 2025
Change
$0.12
As of 10 Dec 2025
YTD NAV Performance
21.39%
As of 10 Dec 2025
Asset Category:
International Equity
Fund Benchmark:
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 30 Sep 2025)2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
21.89
24.23
18.36
-19.85
10.28
4.73
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
21.51
10.65
7.82
-16.00
15.62
5.53
Fund Fees
Fund Fees
(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
2.55
Net Expense Ratio (%)
2.19
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
(As of 30 Nov 2025)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index)
Distributions
Distributions
(As of 19 Dec 2024)Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.05331
0.05331
—
—
18 Nov 2016
18 Nov 2016
0.69455
—
0.69455
0.00000
23 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.07153
0.07153
—
—
22 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.00108
0.00108
—
—
17 Nov 2017
17 Nov 2017
0.37136
—
0.30226
0.06910
15 Nov 2018
15 Nov 2018
0.96521
—
0.46085
0.50436
21 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.03771
0.03771
—
—
20 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.00965
0.00965
—
—
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
2.86340
—
1.79872
1.06468
14 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.06355
0.06355
—
—
19 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.00193
0.00193
—
—
Fund Facts
Fund Facts
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Net Fund Assets
$507.3 M
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund Symbol
TBWCX
Share Class
C
Share Class Inception Date
30 Sep 2015
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
59
—
Weighted Average Market Cap
$138.8 B
$153.0 B
Median Market Cap
$56.6 B
$13.5 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
39%
—
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
17.6x
16.2x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
20.0x
18.3x
Price to Cash Flow
10.9x
9.9x
Price to Book Value
2.5x
2.2x
Active Share
85.0%
—
Risk & Return Profile
Risk & Return Profile
(As of 31 Oct 2025)3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
-1.53
0.71
2.91
Beta
0.95
0.92
0.92
R-Squared (%)
90.62
84.18
85.76
Standard Deviation (%)
12.96
14.88
14.40
Sharpe Ratio
0.95
0.52
0.55
Information Ratio
-0.73
-0.04
0.43
Up Capture (%)
90.92
94.03
100.20
Down Capture (%)
99.09
91.71
86.99
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Hitachi Ltd.
6501
Industrials
3.5
Enel SpA
ENEL
Utilities
3.4
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
6503
Industrials
3.2
Endesa S.A.
ELE
Utilities
3.2
Sony Group Corp.
6758
Consumer Discretionary
3.0
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
8306
Financials
3.0
Schneider Electric SE
SU
Industrials
3.0
BNP Paribas S.A.
BNP
Financials
2.9
Iberdrola S.A.
IBE
Utilities
2.8
L'Oreal S.A.
OR
Consumer Staples
2.8
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Industrials
26.7
Financials
15.1
Consumer Discretionary
12.8
Utilities
9.4
Health Care
9.0
Information Technology
8.7
Consumer Staples
6.0
Materials
4.8
Communication Services
4.1
Cash & Equivalents
3.4
Real Estate
0.0
Energy
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Capital Goods
15.7
Utilities
9.4
Banks
7.7
Consumer Durables & Apparel
6.8
Commercial & Professional Services
6.7
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
6.0
Financial Services
5.0
Materials
4.8
Technology Hardware & Equipment
4.5
Transportation
4.4
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Japan
22.1
France
19.3
United Kingdom
9.3
Switzerland
8.9
Spain
5.9
Canada
5.0
China
4.9
Germany
3.9
United States
3.5
Italy
3.4
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
84.5
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
12.7
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
2.8
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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Brian Burrell, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Brian Burrell is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2012 as an equity research analyst and became an associate portfolio manager in 2021 and portfolio manager in 2024. Brian earned a BA in economics from Reed College and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin in the Applied Security Analysis Program (ASAP). He is…
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Joe Salmond
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Joe Salmond is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2018 as an equity research analyst and became an associate portfolio manager in 2021, managing director in 2023 and portfolio manager in 2024. Joe earned an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and graduated from Arizona State University with a…
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