Thornburg Small/Mid Cap Core Fund
SYMBOL: TVCFX
Morningstar Rating • Info
Overall Morningstar Rating among 375 Large Blend funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class C shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 2 stars, 1 star and 1 star among 375, 346 and 259 funds, as of 31 Oct 2025.
As of 31 Oct 2025
Fund Assets
$471.5 M
As of 31 Oct 2025
NAV
$62.54
As of 21 Nov 2025
Change
$1.19
As of 21 Nov 2025
YTD NAV Performance
-6.03%
As of 21 Nov 2025
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 30 Sep 2025)2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
9.83
12.10
-21.12
11.04
17.25
Russell 2500 Index (%)
19.99
18.18
-18.37
17.42
12.00
Fund Fees
Fund Fees
(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
2.97
Net Expense Ratio (%)
2.34
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
(As of 31 Oct 2025)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs Russell 2500 Index)
Distributions
Distributions
(As of 18 Nov 2021)Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
29 Dec 1995
31 Dec 1995
0.03800
0.03800
—
—
29 Mar 1996
31 Mar 1996
0.03900
0.03900
—
—
28 Jun 1996
30 Jun 1996
0.05200
0.05200
—
—
24 Sep 1996
30 Sep 1996
0.05200
0.05200
—
—
8 Nov 1996
8 Nov 1996
0.37000
—
0.37000
0.00000
24 Dec 1996
31 Dec 1996
0.03000
0.03000
—
—
24 Mar 1997
31 Mar 1997
0.01200
0.01200
—
—
24 Jun 1997
30 Jun 1997
0.03300
0.03300
—
—
24 Sep 1997
30 Sep 1997
0.00500
0.00500
—
—
7 Nov 1997
7 Nov 1997
1.35000
—
0.95000
0.40000
31 Mar 1998
31 Mar 1998
0.01200
0.01200
—
—
30 Jun 1998
30 Jun 1998
0.00900
0.00900
—
—
30 Sep 1998
30 Sep 1998
0.00300
0.00300
—
—
31 Mar 1999
31 Mar 1999
0.04000
0.04000
—
—
30 Jun 1999
30 Jun 1999
0.03000
0.03000
—
—
1 Nov 1999
1 Nov 1999
0.39000
—
0.00000
0.39000
31 Dec 1999
31 Dec 1999
0.00500
0.00500
—
—
31 Mar 2000
31 Mar 2000
0.05100
0.05100
—
—
30 Jun 2000
30 Jun 2000
0.39000
0.39000
—
—
29 Sep 2000
30 Sep 2000
0.16000
0.16000
—
—
7 Nov 2000
7 Nov 2000
0.25000
—
0.00000
0.25000
29 Dec 2000
31 Dec 2000
0.14900
0.14900
—
—
30 Mar 2001
31 Mar 2001
0.02400
0.02400
—
—
31 Mar 2004
31 Mar 2004
0.00515
0.00515
—
—
30 Sep 2004
30 Sep 2004
0.04548
0.04548
—
—
31 Dec 2004
31 Dec 2004
0.06480
0.06480
—
—
31 Mar 2005
31 Mar 2005
0.00743
0.00743
—
—
30 Sep 2005
30 Sep 2005
0.00710
0.00710
—
—
30 Dec 2005
31 Dec 2005
0.00899
0.00899
—
—
27 Sep 2006
30 Sep 2006
0.07560
0.07560
—
—
17 Nov 2006
17 Nov 2006
1.30207
—
0.04610
1.25597
26 Dec 2006
31 Dec 2006
0.00946
0.00946
—
—
26 Sep 2007
30 Sep 2007
0.02228
0.02228
—
—
19 Nov 2007
19 Nov 2007
3.93397
—
0.88171
3.05226
26 Sep 2008
30 Sep 2008
0.00576
0.00576
—
—
26 Dec 2008
31 Dec 2008
0.05865
0.05865
—
—
26 Mar 2009
31 Mar 2009
0.05343
0.05343
—
—
26 Jun 2009
30 Jun 2009
0.04509
0.04509
—
—
25 Sep 2009
30 Sep 2009
0.06787
0.06787
—
—
24 Dec 2009
31 Dec 2009
0.06534
0.06534
—
—
22 Dec 2017
31 Dec 2017
0.24733
0.24733
—
—
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
26.35024
—
7.96715
18.38309
Fund Facts
Fund Facts
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Net Fund Assets
$471.5 M
Benchmark
Russell 2500 Index
Morningstar Category
Large Blend
Fund Symbol
TVCFX
Share Class
C
Share Class Inception Date
2 Oct 1995
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
47
—
Weighted Average Market Cap
$12.5 B
$9.3 B
Median Market Cap
$8.6 B
$1.5 B
Annual Portfolio Turnover
23%
—
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
19.7x
16.9x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
21.8x
19.8x
Price to Cash Flow
14.8x
10.5x
Price to Book Value
2.9x
2.4x
Active Share
95.0%
—
Risk & Return Profile
Risk & Return Profile
(As of 31 Oct 2025)3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
-1.48
-2.95
-0.61
Beta
0.87
0.85
0.83
R-Squared (%)
90.51
90.45
89.46
Standard Deviation (%)
16.83
17.79
17.10
Sharpe Ratio
0.26
0.21
0.33
Information Ratio
-0.57
-0.80
-0.35
Up Capture (%)
81.99
79.98
81.34
Down Capture (%)
86.51
90.83
83.52
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 30 Sep 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Talen Energy Corp.
TLN
Utilities
3.3
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
CWST
Industrials
3.1
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
AIT
Industrials
2.9
Western Alliance Bancorp
WAL
Financials
2.8
Clean Harbors, Inc.
CLH
Industrials
2.8
Coherent Corp.
COHR
Information Technology
2.7
MYR Group, Inc.
MYRG
Industrials
2.7
Marex Group plc
MRX
Financials
2.7
ITT, Inc.
ITT
Industrials
2.7
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
PNFP
Financials
2.7
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Industrials
29.8
Information Technology
19.2
Financials
16.9
Consumer Discretionary
7.9
Energy
6.0
Consumer Staples
5.4
Utilities
5.1
Health Care
4.9
Materials
2.5
Real Estate
1.6
Cash & Equivalents
0.8
Communication Services
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Capital Goods
18.1
Financial Services
9.7
Commercial & Professional Services
9.2
Software & Services
8.8
Technology Hardware & Equipment
7.5
Energy
6.0
Utilities
5.1
Banks
5.1
Consumer Services
3.3
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
3.2
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
34.4
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
57.3
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
8.3
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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