TIGAX
Thornburg International Growth Fund
Morningstar Rating • Info
Overall Morningstar Rating among 352 Foreign Large Growth funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class A shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 2 stars, 2 stars and 2 stars among 352, 333 and 222 funds, as of 31 Aug 2026.
As of 31 Aug 2026
Fund Assets
$666.1 M
As of 31 Aug 2026
NAV
$27.17
As of 1 Oct 2026
Change
$-0.06
As of 1 Oct 2026
YTD NAV Performance
9.29%
As of 1 Oct 2026
Asset Category:
International Equity
Fund Benchmark:
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 30 Sep 2026)2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-9.31
28.26
-20.74
20.22
27.92
-8.76
-29.65
12.63
-2.56
5.30
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
0.12
32.01
-14.43
27.34
22.20
5.09
-23.05
14.03
5.07
25.65
Fund Fees
Fund Fees
(As of 1 Feb 2026)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
1.40
Net Expense Ratio (%)
1.40
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
(As of 30 Sep 2026)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index)
Distributions
Distributions
(As of 20 Nov 2025)Payable Date
Total
Income
ST Cap Gains
LT Cap Gains
24 Dec 2007
$0.36740
—
$0.36740
$0.00000
26 Dec 2008
$0.13163
$0.13163
—
—
24 Dec 2009
$0.05250
$0.05250
—
—
27 Dec 2010
$0.03565
$0.03565
—
—
26 Mar 2012
$0.00096
$0.00096
—
—
19 Nov 2013
$0.56811
—
$0.21987
$0.34824
19 Nov 2014
$0.98096
—
$0.00000
$0.98096
26 Sep 2016
$0.01275
$0.01275
—
—
22 Sep 2017
$0.00660
$0.00660
—
—
17 Nov 2017
$0.81162
—
$0.05081
$0.76081
15 Nov 2018
$0.74833
—
$0.00000
$0.74833
21 Dec 2018
$0.02330
$0.02330
—
—
14 Nov 2019
$0.11220
—
$0.00000
$0.11220
20 Dec 2019
$0.00176
$0.00176
—
—
19 Nov 2020
$0.37721
—
$0.30139
$0.07582
18 Nov 2021
$1.98979
—
$0.06248
$1.92731
15 Dec 2022
$0.05778
$0.05778
—
—
14 Dec 2023
$0.05408
$0.05408
—
—
21 Nov 2024
$1.88807
—
$0.00000
$1.88807
19 Dec 2024
$0.00613
$0.00613
—
—
20 Nov 2025
$0.23002
—
$0.00000
$0.23002
Fund Facts
Fund Facts
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Net Fund Assets
$666.1 M
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Growth
Fund Symbol
TIGAX
Share Class
A
Share Class Inception Date
1 Feb 2007
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
49
—
Weighted Average Market Cap
$476.0 B
$287.3 B
Median Market Cap
$64.3 B
$15.2 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
29%
—
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
18.2x
17.5x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
29.0x
26.1x
Price to Cash Flow
20.2x
16.0x
Price to Book Value
5.7x
4.0x
Active Share
77.5%
—
Risk & Return Profile
Risk & Return Profile
(As of 31 Aug 2026)3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
-3.69
-4.44
-1.75
Beta
0.86
0.97
0.99
R-Squared (%)
85.89
90.91
88.14
Standard Deviation (%)
14.05
17.35
16.28
Sharpe Ratio
0.38
-0.20
0.26
Information Ratio
-1.15
-0.93
-0.38
Tracking Error (%)
5.66
5.26
5.61
Up Capture (%)
77.34
87.22
94.32
Down Capture (%)
94.56
106.40
103.13
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2330
Information Technology
13.2
ASML Holding N.V.
ASML
Information Technology
6.1
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
700
Communication Services
4.3
Mastercard, Inc.
MA
Financials
4.0
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
005930
Information Technology
3.5
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
RR/
Industrials
3.4
AstraZeneca plc
AZN
Health Care
3.2
Hoya Corp.
7741
Health Care
3.2
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD
Information Technology
2.9
SK Square Co. Ltd.
402340
Industrials
2.7
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Information Technology
39.8
Industrials
20.0
Financials
13.1
Health Care
8.8
Consumer Discretionary
8.6
Communication Services
5.4
Materials
1.7
Cash & Equivalents
1.6
Utilities
1.1
Real Estate
0.0
Consumer Staples
0.0
Energy
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
26.0
Capital Goods
19.2
Technology Hardware & Equipment
9.0
Financial Services
8.3
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
5.7
Software & Services
4.8
Media & Entertainment
4.7
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
4.2
Banks
3.6
Health Care Equipment & Services
3.2
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Taiwan
15.2
Netherlands
11.2
United States
10.9
United Kingdom
9.1
China
8.1
Japan
7.8
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
6.3
Italy
6.3
Germany
5.8
France
4.5
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
91.9
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
6.3
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
1.9
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers
Sean Koung Sun, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Sean Sun is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2012 as an equity research analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2015 and portfolio manager in 2017. Sean holds an MBA with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in economics from…
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Nicholas Anderson, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Nicholas Anderson is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2016 as an equity research analyst, was promoted to senior equity research analyst in 2020, an associate portfolio manager in early 2021, and portfolio manager in late 2021. Nick holds an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a…
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