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Thornburg Better World International Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 657 Foreign Large Blend funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class I shares, using a weighted average of the funds three- and five-year ratings: respectively, 3 stars and 5 stars among 657 and 620 funds, as of 30 Apr 2025.

As of 30 Apr 2025
Fund Assets
$487.5 M
As of 30 Apr 2025
NAV
$20.94
As of 30 May 2025
Change
$-0.05
As of 30 May 2025
YTD NAV Performance
13.93%
As of 30 May 2025
Asset Category:
International Equity
Fund Benchmark:
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Fund?

 

  • Focused, diversified equity portfolio to include sustainable companies primarily in developed markets outside the U.S.
  • Rigorous, fundamental research process focused on buying sustainable businesses with sound business fundamentals, trading at a discount to their intrinsic value and a defined path to success. Companies must also demonstrate one or more significant positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics; emphasizing the areas of environmental impact, ethical business activity, corporate governance, social factors surrounding customers, suppliers and employees and product integrity.
  • Three-basket portfolio construction process seeks to provide style diversification and 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.

Investment Approach

The fund actively integrates ESG criteria into a fundamental bottom-up approach, allowing investors to reflect their ESG values through their investment without sacrificing the potential for attractive risk-adjusted returns. This high-conviction portfolio is diversified by industry, sector and geography. Diversification is further enhanced across styles by constructing the portfolio using our unique three-basket approach.

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
Inception
Total Return (%)
4.24
6.57
3.80
14.45
9.39
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
5.23
6.09
4.48
10.92
6.63
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
6.5
6.09
5.58
11.48
Morningstar Quartile
2
4
1
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
694
657
620
YTD
1y
3y
5y
Inception
Total Return (%)
8.92
14.04
8.40
13.47
9.81
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
9.03
11.93
8.04
10.09
6.97
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
10.18
12.69
9.14
10.67
Morningstar Quartile
2
3
1
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
694
657
620
YTD
1y
3y
5y
Inception
Total Return (%)
4.24
6.57
11.83
96.40
134.67
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
5.23
6.09
14.06
67.89
84.10
YTD
1y
3y
5y
Inception
Total Return (%)
8.92
14.04
27.36
88.12
145.21
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (%)
9.03
11.93
26.09
61.70
90.75
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return (%)
24.62
26.75
20.92
-18.01
12.72
7.11
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 (%)
1.24
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.90
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

(As of 30 Apr 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 ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
26 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.06250
0.06250
18 Nov 2016
18 Nov 2016
0.69455
0.69455
0.00000
24 Mar 2017
31 Mar 2017
0.02810
0.02810
23 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.09613
0.09613
22 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.03270
0.03270
17 Nov 2017
17 Nov 2017
0.37136
0.30226
0.06910
15 Nov 2018
15 Nov 2018
0.96521
0.46085
0.50436
21 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.22878
0.22878
20 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.18707
0.18707
17 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
0.07245
0.07245
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
2.86340
1.79872
1.06468
16 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
0.04934
0.04934
15 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.13636
0.13636
14 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.26942
0.26942
19 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.25701
0.25701
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 30 Apr 2025)
Net Fund Assets
$487.5 M
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund Symbol
TBWIX
Share Class
I
Share Class Inception Date
30 Sep 2015
Number of Holdings
50
Portfolio Turnover
61%
Distribution Frequency
Annually
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 30 Apr 2025)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Market Cap
$112.4 B
$107.7 B
Median Market Cap
$76.2 B
$11.3 B
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
17.6x
14.0x
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
19.9x
15.9x
Price to Cash Flow
11.0x
8.6x
Portfolio
Benchmark
Price to Book Value
2.3x
1.8x
Return on Assets - 5 YR
6.0%
6.5%
Return on Equity - 5 YR
14.1%
15.5%
Historical 3YR Sales Growth
12.6%
15.3%
Active Share
86.6%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
3y
5y
Annualized Alpha (%)
-0.42
3.79
Beta
0.95
0.96
R-Squared (%)
93.11
85.09
Standard Deviation (%)
15.71
15.88
Sharpe Ratio
-0.04
0.74
Information Ratio
-0.16
0.57
Up Capture (%)
95.61
105.45
Down Capture (%)
98.06
89.54
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
BNP Paribas S.A.
BNP
Financials
3.4
Linde plc
LIN
Materials
3.3
Alcon AG
ALC
Health Care
3.2
L'Oreal S.A.
OR
Consumer Staples
3.1
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
8306
Financials
3.1
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
005930
Information Technology
3.0
Enel SpA
ENEL
Utilities
3.0
Sony Group Corp.
6758
Consumer Discretionary
2.9
Danone S.A.
BN
Consumer Staples
2.9
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
CP
Industrials
2.9
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

(As of 30 Apr 2025)
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Industrials
22.6
14.2
Financials
17.0
24.9
Consumer Staples
10.2
7.2
Consumer Discretionary
9.2
10.8
Health Care
8.9
8.6
Information Technology
8.8
12.2
Utilities
7.7
3.3
Cash & Cash Equivalents
6.9
Communication Services
4.6
6.3
Materials
4.1
6.3
Real Estate
0.0
1.7
Energy
0.0
4.6
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Industrials
22.6
Financials
17.0
Consumer Staples
10.2
Consumer Discretionary
9.2
Health Care
8.9
Information Technology
8.8
Utilities
7.7
Cash & Cash Equivalents
6.9
Communication Services
4.6
Materials
4.1
Real Estate
0.0
Energy
0.0
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Capital Goods
11.6
10.4
Financial Services
8.4
4.0
Consumer Durables & Apparel
7.7
2.8
Utilities
7.7
3.3
Commercial & Professional Services
7.2
1.7
Banks
6.4
15.3
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
5.2
6.9
Technology Hardware & Equipment
4.5
3.4
Materials
4.1
6.3
Transportation
3.9
2.1
Top 10 Industries
Fund (%)
Capital Goods
11.6
Financial Services
8.4
Consumer Durables & Apparel
7.7
Utilities
7.7
Commercial & Professional Services
7.2
Banks
6.4
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
5.2
Technology Hardware & Equipment
4.5
Materials
4.1
Transportation
3.9
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)
Region

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Japan
20.2
13.9
Japan
France
20.1
7.3
Europe ex UK
Switzerland
8.7
6.3
Europe ex UK
United Kingdom
7.7
9.5
UK
United States
7.3
0.1
North America
Canada
6.6
7.9
North America
Spain
4.6
2.0
Europe ex UK
Italy
4.2
1.9
Europe ex UK
Germany
3.9
6.6
Europe ex UK
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
2.9
2.7
Asia Pacific ex Japan
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Japan
20.2
France
20.1
Switzerland
8.7
United Kingdom
7.7
United States
7.3
Canada
6.6
Spain
4.6
Italy
4.2
Germany
3.9
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
2.9
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Large Cap (> $12 B)
86.1
86.8
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
13.9
13.1
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
0.0
0.0
Capitalization
Fund (%)
Large Cap (> $12 B)
86.1
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
13.9
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
0.0
Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Lei Wang, CFA

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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Brian Burrell, CFA

Brian Burrell, CFA

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Brian Burrell is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2012 as an equity research analyst and became an associate portfolio manager in 2021 and portfolio manager in 2024. Brian earned a BA in economics from Reed College and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin in the Applied Security Analysis Program (ASAP). He is…
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Joe Salmond

Joe Salmond

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Joe Salmond is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2018 as an equity research analyst and became an associate portfolio manager in 2021, managing director in 2023 and portfolio manager in 2024. Joe earned an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and graduated from Arizona State University with a…
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