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Thornburg International Equity Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 645 Foreign Large Blend funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class R6 shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 5 stars, 4 stars and 4 stars among 645, 611 and 469 funds, as of 30 Sep 2025.

As of 30 Sep 2025
Fund Assets
$4.4 B
As of 30 Sep 2025
NAV
$33.69
As of 10 Nov 2025
Change
$0.18
As of 10 Nov 2025
YTD NAV Performance
29.88%
As of 10 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 (%)
28.64
18.52
25.67
11.59
9.29
8.55
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
679
645
611
469
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
29.84
25.58
24.98
12.10
8.80
8.56
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
28.57
24.93
20.29
11.18
7.67
5.53
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
24.96
15.77
20.96
10.32
7.97
Morningstar Quartile
1
1
1
1
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
679
645
611
469
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
28.64
18.52
98.46
73.02
143.14
841.83
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 (%)
29.84
25.58
95.24
77.05
132.44
850.58
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 (%)
29.27
22.95
7.77
-16.57
16.26
11.78
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 (%)
0.91
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.70
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 ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
25 Jun 2012
30 Jun 2012
0.18433
0.18433
24 Sep 2012
30 Sep 2012
0.10967
0.10967
22 Mar 2013
31 Mar 2013
0.13261
0.13261
24 Jun 2013
30 Jun 2013
0.18627
0.18627
24 Sep 2013
30 Sep 2013
0.10995
0.10995
24 Dec 2013
31 Dec 2013
0.03659
0.03659
24 Jun 2014
30 Jun 2014
0.26841
0.26841
24 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.17053
0.17053
19 Nov 2014
19 Nov 2014
2.52021
0.00000
2.52021
24 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.06788
0.06788
24 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015
0.22120
0.22120
24 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
0.14021
0.14021
19 Nov 2015
19 Nov 2015
4.25368
0.00000
4.25368
24 Dec 2015
31 Dec 2015
0.02965
0.02965
24 Jun 2016
30 Jun 2016
0.27516
0.27516
26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.20485
0.20485
24 Mar 2017
31 Mar 2017
0.05096
0.05096
23 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.13353
0.13353
22 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.13049
0.13049
17 Nov 2017
17 Nov 2017
4.02883
0.64275
3.38608
22 Dec 2017
31 Dec 2017
0.01702
0.01702
21 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.39389
0.39389
14 Nov 2019
14 Nov 2019
1.28372
0.00000
1.28372
20 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.32978
0.32978
19 Nov 2020
19 Nov 2020
0.76614
0.38436
0.38178
17 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
0.15845
0.15845
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
3.43433
1.31246
2.12187
16 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
0.45165
0.45165
15 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.48735
0.48735
16 Nov 2023
16 Nov 2023
0.09820
0.00000
0.09820
14 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.53792
0.53792
21 Nov 2024
21 Nov 2024
1.30833
0.08089
1.22744
19 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.54292
0.54292
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
Net Fund Assets
$4.4 B
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund Symbol
TGIRX
Share Class
R6
Share Class Inception Date
1 May 2012
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
53
Weighted Average Market Cap
$155.4 B
$139.9 B
Median Market Cap
$77.2 B
$13.4 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
45%
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
17.2x
15.9x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
17.7x
17.7x
Price to Cash Flow
8.4x
9.5x
Price to Book Value
2.2x
2.1x
Active Share
83.9%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
3.53
1.13
0.95
Beta
1.03
1.00
1.00
R-Squared (%)
91.29
91.97
90.89
Standard Deviation (%)
14.08
15.56
15.33
Sharpe Ratio
1.47
0.54
0.46
Information Ratio
1.16
0.26
0.19
Up Capture (%)
107.63
103.80
104.65
Down Capture (%)
83.52
99.40
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 30 Sep 2025)
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Industrials
23.9
14.7
Financials
15.0
24.9
Information Technology
10.2
13.8
Utilities
9.1
3.0
Consumer Discretionary
8.6
10.4
Cash & Cash Equivalents
8.3
Consumer Staples
6.3
6.2
Health Care
6.3
7.7
Materials
5.8
6.7
Energy
3.6
4.5
Communication Services
2.8
6.5
Real Estate
0.0
1.6
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Industrials
23.9
Financials
15.0
Information Technology
10.2
Utilities
9.1
Consumer Discretionary
8.6
Cash & Cash Equivalents
8.3
Consumer Staples
6.3
Health Care
6.3
Materials
5.8
Energy
3.6
Communication Services
2.8
Real Estate
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Capital Goods
16.0
11.3
Utilities
9.1
3.0
Banks
8.1
15.8
Technology Hardware & Equipment
6.6
3.9
Materials
5.8
6.7
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
4.9
6.2
Transportation
4.5
2.0
Insurance
4.4
5.2
Energy
3.6
4.5
Commercial & Professional Services
3.4
1.4
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Capital Goods
16.0
Utilities
9.1
Banks
8.1
Technology Hardware & Equipment
6.6
Materials
5.8
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
4.9
Transportation
4.5
Insurance
4.4
Energy
3.6
Commercial & Professional Services
3.4
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)
Region

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
France
18.2
6.7
Europe ex UK
Japan
17.1
13.7
Japan
Germany
7.7
6.0
Europe ex UK
Spain
6.4
2.2
Europe ex UK
China
6.3
9.2
Asia Pacific ex Japan
Canada
5.9
8.3
North America
United Kingdom
5.0
9.1
UK
United States
4.8
0.1
North America
Netherlands
4.7
3.0
Europe ex UK
Italy
3.9
1.9
Europe ex UK
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
France
18.2
Japan
17.1
Germany
7.7
Spain
6.4
China
6.3
Canada
5.9
United Kingdom
5.0
United States
4.8
Netherlands
4.7
Italy
3.9
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Large Cap (> $12 B)
95.9
89.5
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
4.1
10.5
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
0.0
0.0
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
95.9
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
4.1
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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