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Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 470 Large Growth funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class R4 shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 3 stars, 1 star and 1 star among 470, 442 and 367 funds, as of 30 Nov 2025.

As of 30 Nov 2025
Fund Assets
$225.4 M
As of 31 Oct 2025
NAV
$33.65
As of 12 Dec 2025
Change
$-0.79
As of 12 Dec 2025
YTD NAV Performance
7.75%
As of 12 Dec 2025
Asset Category:
U.S. Equity
Fund Benchmark:
Russell 2500 Growth Index

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Fund?

 

  • Flexible and focused equity portfolio that invests in primarily U.S growth companies across the small- and mid-capitalization spectrum.
  • Proven bottom-up fundamental research process that aims to identify emerging growth companies with attractive and durable growth drivers of revenue and earnings.
  • Actively managed fund that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and outperform the benchmark over a full market cycle.

Investment Objective

The fund’s goal is to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities selected for their growth potential.

Investment Approach

The fund employs rigorous bottom-up, fundamental analysis to identify high-quality companies in the early stages of their growth trajectory and which the team believes will deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns over the long term. The portfolio is diversified across the growth spectrum with companies exhibiting consistent growth, emerging growth, or disruptive characteristics.

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
2.34
5.27
14.59
1.08
7.89
6.50
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
9.95
12.62
15.97
7.76
10.93
8.23
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
9.26
13.41
17.23
8.04
11.27
Morningstar Quartile
3
3
4
4
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
491
470
442
367
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
8.20
2.42
13.40
0.49
7.39
6.69
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
11.22
2.06
12.32
4.87
10.25
8.22
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
8.73
1.72
12.95
5.21
10.71
Morningstar Quartile
2
2
4
4
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
491
470
442
367
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
2.34
5.27
50.47
5.51
113.63
375.56
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
9.95
12.62
55.96
45.33
182.17
608.00
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
8.20
2.42
45.84
2.47
103.98
402.79
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
11.22
2.06
41.69
26.83
165.26
616.22
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return (%)
41.54
-4.38
-34.16
19.68
19.70
Russell 2500 Growth Index (%)
40.47
5.04
-26.21
18.93
13.90
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
3.49
Net Expense Ratio (%)
1.36
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

(As of 30 Nov 2025)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs Russell 2500 Growth Index)
Distributions

Distributions

(As of 18 Nov 2021)
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
19 Nov 2007
19 Nov 2007
0.01139
0.00000
0.01139
28 Sep 2012
30 Sep 2012
0.00000
0.00000
14 Nov 2019
14 Nov 2019
3.62416
0.00000
3.62416
19 Nov 2020
19 Nov 2020
3.21798
0.54559
2.67239
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
17.88056
0.59501
17.28555
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
Net Fund Assets
$225.4 M
Benchmark
Russell 2500 Growth Index
Morningstar Category
Large Growth
Fund Symbol
TCGRX
Share Class
R4
Share Class Inception Date
1 Feb 2007
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
46
Weighted Average Market Cap
$15.1 B
$9.8 B
Median Market Cap
$7.8 B
$1.6 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
34%
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%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
0.81
-4.90
-1.57
Beta
0.92
0.95
0.90
R-Squared (%)
89.25
90.38
87.23
Standard Deviation (%)
18.63
21.03
19.26
Sharpe Ratio
0.47
-0.04
0.29
Information Ratio
-0.06
-0.88
-0.41
Up Capture (%)
88.82
84.36
86.53
Down Capture (%)
84.34
101.48
93.06
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
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Information Technology
31.7
23.8
Industrials
24.7
21.5
Health Care
17.5
21.5
Consumer Discretionary
9.7
11.8
Financials
7.1
9.8
Consumer Staples
4.1
2.5
Energy
2.5
2.0
Communication Services
2.2
2.6
Cash & Equivalents
0.5
Utilities
0.0
0.4
Materials
0.0
2.2
Real Estate
0.0
1.9
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
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
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Capital Goods
17.7
17.5
Software & Services
16.5
11.6
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
10.6
5.7
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
10.3
14.2
Health Care Equipment & Services
7.3
7.4
Financial Services
7.1
6.2
Consumer Services
5.9
6.1
Commercial & Professional Services
5.7
3.1
Technology Hardware & Equipment
4.7
6.5
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
4.1
1.3
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
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
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Large Cap (> $12 B)
38.3
26.6
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
54.9
56.0
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
6.8
17.4
Capitalization
Fund (%)
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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