Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Fund
SYMBOL: TVAFX
Morningstar Rating • Info
Overall Morningstar Rating among 588 Small Blend funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class A shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 3 stars, 1 star and 3 stars among 588, 569 and 437 funds, as of 31 Dec 2025.
As of 31 Dec 2025
Fund Assets
$463.8 M
As of 31 Dec 2025
NAV
$84.51
As of 16 Jan 2026
Change
$-0.40
As of 16 Jan 2026
YTD NAV Performance
7.18%
As of 16 Jan 2026
Asset Category:
U.S. Equity
Fund Benchmark:
Russell 2500 Index
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 31 Dec 2025)2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
6.68
8.70
-23.17
8.04
14.04
-5.39
Russell 2500 Index (%)
19.99
18.18
-18.37
17.42
12.00
11.91
Fund Fees
Fund Fees
(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
1.38
Net Expense Ratio (%)
1.38
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
(As of 31 Dec 2025)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs Russell 2500 Index)
Distributions
Distributions
(As of 15 Dec 2022)Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
29 Dec 1995
31 Dec 1995
0.04700
0.04700
—
—
29 Mar 1996
31 Mar 1996
0.06000
0.06000
—
—
28 Jun 1996
30 Jun 1996
0.08200
0.08200
—
—
24 Sep 1996
30 Sep 1996
0.09100
0.09100
—
—
8 Nov 1996
8 Nov 1996
0.37000
—
0.37000
0.00000
24 Dec 1996
31 Dec 1996
0.05100
0.05100
—
—
24 Mar 1997
31 Mar 1997
0.03700
0.03700
—
—
24 Jun 1997
30 Jun 1997
0.06700
0.06700
—
—
24 Sep 1997
30 Sep 1997
0.04700
0.04700
—
—
7 Nov 1997
7 Nov 1997
1.35000
—
0.95000
0.40000
24 Dec 1997
31 Dec 1997
0.03000
0.03000
—
—
31 Mar 1998
31 Mar 1998
0.04400
0.04400
—
—
30 Jun 1998
30 Jun 1998
0.05400
0.05400
—
—
30 Sep 1998
30 Sep 1998
0.05000
0.05000
—
—
31 Mar 1999
31 Mar 1999
0.10500
0.10500
—
—
30 Jun 1999
30 Jun 1999
0.08000
0.08000
—
—
30 Sep 1999
30 Sep 1999
0.01000
0.01000
—
—
1 Nov 1999
1 Nov 1999
0.39000
—
0.00000
0.39000
31 Dec 1999
31 Dec 1999
0.05000
0.05000
—
—
31 Mar 2000
31 Mar 2000
0.10300
0.10300
—
—
30 Jun 2000
30 Jun 2000
0.45800
0.45800
—
—
29 Sep 2000
30 Sep 2000
0.24500
0.24500
—
—
7 Nov 2000
7 Nov 2000
0.25000
—
0.00000
0.25000
29 Dec 2000
31 Dec 2000
0.20400
0.20400
—
—
30 Mar 2001
31 Mar 2001
0.07600
0.07600
—
—
29 Jun 2001
30 Jun 2001
0.05100
0.05100
—
—
30 Jun 2003
30 Jun 2003
0.04000
0.04000
—
—
31 Mar 2004
31 Mar 2004
0.05000
0.05000
—
—
30 Jun 2004
30 Jun 2004
0.04000
0.04000
—
—
30 Sep 2004
30 Sep 2004
0.09455
0.09455
—
—
31 Dec 2004
31 Dec 2004
0.11900
0.11900
—
—
31 Mar 2005
31 Mar 2005
0.05000
0.05000
—
—
30 Jun 2005
30 Jun 2005
0.05000
0.05000
—
—
30 Sep 2005
30 Sep 2005
0.06000
0.06000
—
—
30 Dec 2005
31 Dec 2005
0.06750
0.06750
—
—
30 Mar 2006
31 Mar 2006
0.05000
0.05000
—
—
28 Jun 2006
30 Jun 2006
0.05000
0.05000
—
—
27 Sep 2006
30 Sep 2006
0.14000
0.14000
—
—
17 Nov 2006
17 Nov 2006
1.30207
—
0.04610
1.25597
26 Dec 2006
31 Dec 2006
0.08144
0.08144
—
—
26 Mar 2007
31 Mar 2007
0.06000
0.06000
—
—
26 Jun 2007
30 Jun 2007
0.03000
0.03000
—
—
26 Sep 2007
30 Sep 2007
0.10000
0.10000
—
—
19 Nov 2007
19 Nov 2007
3.93397
—
0.88171
3.05226
26 Dec 2007
31 Dec 2007
0.00575
0.00575
—
—
26 Mar 2008
31 Mar 2008
0.01500
0.01500
—
—
26 Jun 2008
30 Jun 2008
0.06000
0.06000
—
—
26 Sep 2008
30 Sep 2008
0.06000
0.06000
—
—
26 Dec 2008
31 Dec 2008
0.10200
0.10200
—
—
26 Mar 2009
31 Mar 2009
0.09000
0.09000
—
—
26 Jun 2009
30 Jun 2009
0.09000
0.09000
—
—
25 Sep 2009
30 Sep 2009
0.12000
0.12000
—
—
24 Dec 2009
31 Dec 2009
0.12000
0.12000
—
—
26 Mar 2010
31 Mar 2010
0.02400
0.02400
—
—
25 Jun 2010
30 Jun 2010
0.01000
0.01000
—
—
24 Sep 2010
30 Sep 2010
0.02300
0.02300
—
—
24 Dec 2013
31 Dec 2013
0.06100
0.06100
—
—
24 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.20000
0.20000
—
—
24 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.01850
0.01850
—
—
26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.16750
0.16750
—
—
23 Dec 2016
31 Dec 2016
0.02100
0.02100
—
—
22 Dec 2017
31 Dec 2017
0.35931
0.35931
—
—
21 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.28688
0.28688
—
—
20 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.17720
0.17720
—
—
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
26.35024
—
7.96715
18.38309
16 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
0.30107
0.30107
—
—
15 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.02668
0.02668
—
—
Fund Facts
Fund Facts
(As of 31 Dec 2025)Net Fund Assets
$463.8 M
Benchmark
Russell 2500 Index
Morningstar Category
Small Blend
Fund Symbol
TVAFX
Share Class
A
Share Class Inception Date
2 Oct 1995
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Dec 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
46
—
Weighted Average Market Cap
$12.3 B
$9.3 B
Median Market Cap
$10.0 B
$1.5 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
23%
—
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
20.2x
17.0x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
22.1x
20.1x
Price to Cash Flow
15.2x
10.6x
Price to Book Value
3.2x
2.5x
Active Share
95.2%
—
Risk & Return Profile
Risk & Return Profile
(As of 31 Dec 2025)3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
-1.71
-2.19
-0.82
Beta
0.86
0.89
0.84
R-Squared (%)
90.06
91.28
89.65
Standard Deviation (%)
16.20
17.23
17.09
Sharpe Ratio
0.32
0.05
0.33
Information Ratio
-0.67
-0.57
-0.40
Up Capture (%)
80.06
82.74
81.50
Down Capture (%)
85.15
90.83
84.60
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 30 Nov 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Coherent Corp.
COHR
Information Technology
3.9
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
MTSI
Information Technology
3.4
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
CWST
Industrials
3.2
Vertiv Holdings Co.
VRT
Industrials
3.2
Talen Energy Corp.
TLN
Utilities
3.0
TechnipFMC plc
FTI
Energy
3.0
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
AIT
Industrials
3.0
Agilysys, Inc.
AGYS
Information Technology
2.9
Marex Group plc
MRX
Financials
2.9
ITT, Inc.
ITT
Industrials
2.9
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Dec 2025)Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Industrials
30.2
Information Technology
19.0
Financials
17.2
Consumer Discretionary
9.2
Energy
6.3
Consumer Staples
5.5
Health Care
5.2
Materials
3.6
Utilities
2.9
Cash & Equivalents
0.8
Real Estate
0.0
Communication Services
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Capital Goods
17.5
Commercial & Professional Services
10.3
Financial Services
9.2
Software & Services
7.6
Technology Hardware & Equipment
7.2
Energy
6.3
Banks
5.7
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
4.2
Consumer Durables & Apparel
4.0
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
3.9
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
45.9
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
47.8
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
6.3
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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