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Thornburg International Equity Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 649 Foreign Large Blend funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class I shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 5 stars, 3 stars and 4 stars among 649, 618 and 473 funds, as of 31 Oct 2025.

As of 31 Oct 2025
Fund Assets
$4.5 B
As of 31 Oct 2025
NAV
$33.34
As of 18 Nov 2025
Change
$-0.54
As of 18 Nov 2025
YTD NAV Performance
27.69%
As of 18 Nov 2025
Asset Category:
International Equity
Fund Benchmark:
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Head of Equities and Managing Director
Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Fund?

  • Focused, diversified international core equity portfolio that includes promising companies from both developed markets and emerging markets outside the U.S.
  • Rigorous, fundamental research process focused on buying sustainable businesses with sound business fundamentals trading at a discount to intrinsic value and with a defined path to success.
  • Three-basket portfolio construction process that seeks to provide style diversification, reduce volatility and deliver superior risk-adjusted performance over time.

Investment Objective

The fund’s goal is to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and debt securities of all types.

Investment Approach

The fund uses a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach to uncover promising businesses with sound fundamentals in primarily the developed international markets of Europe and the Asia Pacific region.   The resulting portfolio is diversified by sector, country and market capitalization.  The portfolio is constructed with three types of stocks (basic value, consistent earners and emerging franchises) which provides the opportunity for our portfolio to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns across market cycles with less volatility over time.

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
28.49
18.32
25.46
11.40
9.12
8.43
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
26.02
16.45
20.67
10.26
8.23
5.47
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
24.96
15.77
20.96
10.32
7.97
Morningstar Quartile
1
1
1
1
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
681
649
618
473
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
29.64
25.34
24.77
11.91
8.62
8.44
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
28.57
24.93
20.29
11.18
7.67
5.53
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
26.19
22.75
19.44
11.25
7.37
Morningstar Quartile
2
1
2
1
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
681
649
618
473
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
28.49
18.32
97.49
71.55
139.30
814.14
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
26.02
16.45
75.73
62.95
120.47
329.12
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
29.64
25.34
94.24
75.55
128.72
822.32
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
28.57
24.93
74.08
69.90
109.34
337.79
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return (%)
29.09
22.76
7.60
-16.71
16.00
11.60
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 (%)
0.98
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.90
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

(As of 31 Oct 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 ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
29 Jun 2001
30 Jun 2001
0.13100
0.13100
31 Dec 2004
31 Dec 2004
0.11222
0.11222
30 Sep 2005
30 Sep 2005
0.18088
0.18088
17 Nov 2005
17 Nov 2005
0.40477
0.08666
0.31811
30 Mar 2006
31 Mar 2006
0.09469
0.09469
27 Sep 2006
30 Sep 2006
0.19707
0.19707
17 Nov 2006
17 Nov 2006
0.64859
0.05849
0.59010
26 Dec 2006
31 Dec 2006
0.10537
0.10537
26 Jun 2007
30 Jun 2007
0.15838
0.15838
26 Sep 2007
30 Sep 2007
0.13948
0.13948
19 Nov 2007
19 Nov 2007
2.87886
1.40945
1.46941
26 Dec 2007
31 Dec 2007
0.04080
0.04080
26 Jun 2008
30 Jun 2008
0.23907
0.23907
26 Sep 2008
30 Sep 2008
0.14908
0.14908
26 Dec 2008
31 Dec 2008
0.05862
0.05862
26 Jun 2009
30 Jun 2009
0.18271
0.18271
25 Sep 2009
30 Sep 2009
0.06555
0.06555
26 Mar 2010
31 Mar 2010
0.05294
0.05294
25 Jun 2010
30 Jun 2010
0.11403
0.11403
24 Sep 2010
30 Sep 2010
0.08706
0.08706
27 Dec 2010
31 Dec 2010
0.03003
0.03003
25 Mar 2011
31 Mar 2011
0.04937
0.04937
24 Jun 2011
30 Jun 2011
0.18720
0.18720
26 Sep 2011
30 Sep 2011
0.10483
0.10483
23 Dec 2011
31 Dec 2011
0.04280
0.04280
26 Mar 2012
31 Mar 2012
0.07653
0.07653
25 Jun 2012
30 Jun 2012
0.17631
0.17631
24 Sep 2012
30 Sep 2012
0.09902
0.09902
22 Mar 2013
31 Mar 2013
0.10535
0.10535
24 Jun 2013
30 Jun 2013
0.17835
0.17835
24 Sep 2013
30 Sep 2013
0.10066
0.10066
24 Dec 2013
31 Dec 2013
0.02593
0.02593
24 Jun 2014
30 Jun 2014
0.22927
0.22927
24 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.15051
0.15051
19 Nov 2014
19 Nov 2014
2.52021
0.00000
2.52021
24 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.05324
0.05324
24 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015
0.20161
0.20161
24 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
0.12842
0.12842
19 Nov 2015
19 Nov 2015
4.25368
0.00000
4.25368
24 Dec 2015
31 Dec 2015
0.01831
0.01831
24 Jun 2016
30 Jun 2016
0.25307
0.25307
26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.19705
0.19705
24 Mar 2017
31 Mar 2017
0.02574
0.02574
23 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.12415
0.12415
22 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.12458
0.12458
17 Nov 2017
17 Nov 2017
4.02883
0.64275
3.38608
22 Dec 2017
31 Dec 2017
0.00979
0.00979
21 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.35105
0.35105
14 Nov 2019
14 Nov 2019
1.28372
0.00000
1.28372
20 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.28133
0.28133
19 Nov 2020
19 Nov 2020
0.76614
0.38436
0.38178
17 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
0.12461
0.12461
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
3.43433
1.31246
2.12187
16 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
0.40625
0.40625
15 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.44390
0.44390
16 Nov 2023
16 Nov 2023
0.09820
0.00000
0.09820
14 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.49384
0.49384
21 Nov 2024
21 Nov 2024
1.30833
0.08089
1.22744
19 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.49697
0.49697
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
Net Fund Assets
$4.5 B
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund Symbol
TGVIX
Share Class
I
Share Class Inception Date
30 Mar 2001
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
54
Weighted Average Market Cap
$165.0 B
$153.0 B
Median Market Cap
$71.1 B
$13.5 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
28%
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
17.5x
16.2x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
19.2x
18.3x
Price to Cash Flow
8.0x
9.9x
Price to Book Value
2.3x
2.2x
Active Share
83.8%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
3.27
0.75
0.98
Beta
1.03
1.00
1.00
R-Squared (%)
91.04
91.84
90.90
Standard Deviation (%)
14.09
15.52
15.26
Sharpe Ratio
1.42
0.57
0.43
Information Ratio
1.07
0.17
0.21
Up Capture (%)
106.87
102.87
105.03
Down Capture (%)
83.52
100.36
101.67
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
005930
Information Technology
3.7
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
8306
Financials
3.2
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
CP
Industrials
2.8
BNP Paribas S.A.
BNP
Financials
2.8
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
9988
Consumer Discretionary
2.8
Sony Group Corp.
6758
Consumer Discretionary
2.8
Schneider Electric SE
SU
Industrials
2.8
AstraZeneca plc
AZN
Health Care
2.7
TotalEnergies SE
TTE
Energy
2.7
L'Oreal S.A.
OR
Consumer Staples
2.7
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Industrials
24.3
14.8
Financials
15.0
24.4
Information Technology
11.6
15.1
Utilities
9.4
3.1
Consumer Discretionary
8.3
10.1
Cash & Equivalents
7.3
Health Care
6.5
7.6
Consumer Staples
5.9
6.0
Materials
5.4
6.5
Energy
3.6
4.5
Communication Services
2.7
6.3
Real Estate
0.0
1.6
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Industrials
24.3
Financials
15.0
Information Technology
11.6
Utilities
9.4
Consumer Discretionary
8.3
Cash & Equivalents
7.3
Health Care
6.5
Consumer Staples
5.9
Materials
5.4
Energy
3.6
Communication Services
2.7
Real Estate
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Capital Goods
16.5
11.5
Utilities
9.4
3.1
Banks
8.2
15.6
Technology Hardware & Equipment
7.9
4.3
Materials
5.4
6.5
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
5.1
6.1
Transportation
4.4
2.0
Insurance
4.0
4.9
Energy
3.6
4.5
Commercial & Professional Services
3.4
1.3
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Capital Goods
16.5
Utilities
9.4
Banks
8.2
Technology Hardware & Equipment
7.9
Materials
5.4
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
5.1
Transportation
4.4
Insurance
4.0
Energy
3.6
Commercial & Professional Services
3.4
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)
Region

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Japan
18.3
13.9
Japan
France
17.3
6.6
Europe ex UK
Germany
7.4
5.8
Europe ex UK
Spain
6.8
2.2
Europe ex UK
China
6.1
8.6
Asia Pacific ex Japan
Canada
5.5
8.1
North America
United Kingdom
5.2
9.1
UK
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
4.5
4.0
Asia Pacific ex Japan
United States
4.5
0.1
North America
Netherlands
4.5
3.1
Europe ex UK
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Japan
18.3
France
17.3
Germany
7.4
Spain
6.8
China
6.1
Canada
5.5
United Kingdom
5.2
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
4.5
United States
4.5
Netherlands
4.5
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Large Cap (> $12 B)
96.0
90.1
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
4.0
9.9
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
0.0
0.0
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
96.0
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
4.0
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
0.0
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 ­manager 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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Matt Burdett

Head of Equities and Managing Director
Matt Burdett is head of equities and a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He rejoined the firm in 2015 as an associate portfolio manager. Matt was named a managing director and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2018 and to head of equities in 2024. Matt spent several years as a senior vice president and portfolio manager at PIMCO,…
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