Thornburg International Growth Fund
SYMBOL: TIGVX
Morningstar Rating • Info
Overall Morningstar Rating among 372 Foreign Large Growth funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class R3 shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 2 stars, 2 stars and 2 stars among 372, 337 and 223 funds, as of 31 Aug 2025.
As of 31 Aug 2025
Fund Assets
$729.9 M
As of 31 Aug 2025
NAV
$25.69
As of 7 Oct 2025
Change
$-0.11
As of 7 Oct 2025
YTD NAV Performance
15.05%
As of 7 Oct 2025
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 2025)2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return (%)
25.66
33.64
-4.69
-26.36
17.80
1.93
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index (%)
27.34
22.20
5.09
-23.05
14.03
5.07
Fund Fees
Fund Fees
(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
2.18
Net Expense Ratio (%)
1.50
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
(As of 30 Sep 2025)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index)
Distributions
Distributions
(As of 21 Nov 2024)Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
26 Dec 2008
31 Dec 2008
0.17450
0.17450
—
—
24 Dec 2009
31 Dec 2009
0.06232
0.06232
—
—
27 Dec 2010
31 Dec 2010
0.03652
0.03652
—
—
26 Mar 2012
31 Mar 2012
0.00332
0.00332
—
—
19 Nov 2013
19 Nov 2013
0.56811
—
0.21987
0.34824
19 Nov 2014
19 Nov 2014
0.98096
—
0.00000
0.98096
26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.00835
0.00835
—
—
17 Nov 2017
17 Nov 2017
0.81162
—
0.05081
0.76081
15 Nov 2018
15 Nov 2018
0.74833
—
0.00000
0.74833
14 Nov 2019
14 Nov 2019
0.11220
—
0.00000
0.11220
19 Nov 2020
19 Nov 2020
0.37721
—
0.30139
0.07582
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
1.98979
—
0.06248
1.92731
15 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.03348
0.03348
—
—
14 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.03230
0.03230
—
—
21 Nov 2024
21 Nov 2024
1.88807
—
0.00000
1.88807
Fund Facts
Fund Facts
(As of 31 Aug 2025)Net Fund Assets
$729.9 M
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Growth Index
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Growth
Fund Symbol
TIGVX
Share Class
R3
Share Class Inception Date
1 Feb 2008
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Aug 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
46
—
Weighted Average Market Cap
$226.9 B
$161.9 B
Median Market Cap
$54.0 B
$12.7 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
45%
—
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
24.3x
21.6x
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
29.5x
25.0x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Cash Flow
18.0x
15.4x
Price to Book Value
5.0x
3.8x
Return on Equity - 5 YR
18.0%
17.6%
Historical 3YR Sales Growth
18.8%
17.1%
Active Share
78.4%
—
Risk & Return Profile
Risk & Return Profile
(As of 31 Aug 2025)3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
-1.63
-3.89
-1.21
Beta
1.04
1.03
1.04
R-Squared (%)
93.95
92.40
88.39
Standard Deviation (%)
17.00
16.89
16.39
Sharpe Ratio
0.37
-0.11
0.25
Information Ratio
-0.34
-0.86
-0.22
Up Capture (%)
96.62
94.41
98.82
Down Capture (%)
101.95
113.38
105.05
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Aug 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2330
Information Technology
8.3
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
700
Communication Services
7.1
Mastercard, Inc.
MA
Financials
5.0
AstraZeneca plc
AZN
Health Care
4.7
MercadoLibre, Inc.
MELI
Consumer Discretionary
3.8
Sea Ltd.
SE
Communication Services
3.7
E.ON SE
EOAN
Utilities
3.3
Air Liquide S.A.
AI
Materials
3.3
Lonza Group AG
LONN
Health Care
3.2
Ferrari N.V.
RACE
Consumer Discretionary
3.1
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Aug 2025)Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Information Technology
21.2
Health Care
17.9
Financials
17.4
Communication Services
15.2
Consumer Discretionary
10.6
Industrials
6.6
Utilities
3.3
Materials
3.3
Consumer Staples
3.3
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1.2
Energy
0.0
Real Estate
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Media & Entertainment
15.2
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
14.3
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
12.8
Financial Services
12.2
Software & Services
5.2
Health Care Equipment & Services
5.0
Capital Goods
3.8
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
3.8
Banks
3.8
Utilities
3.3
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
United States
15.2
Germany
8.9
Taiwan
8.3
United Kingdom
8.2
China
7.1
Japan
6.7
France
6.2
Netherlands
6.1
Switzerland
5.6
Italy
4.2
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
84.2
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
12.6
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
3.2
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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