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Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S Overview

Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S (TAAIX) is an actively managed Allocation Aggressive Allocation fund. Thrivent Funds launched the fund in 2005.

The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund pursues its objective by investing in a combination of other funds managed by the Adviser and directly held financial instruments. It is designed for investors who seek greater long-term capital growth and are comfortable with higher levels of risk and volatility. The fund allocates 75%-100% of its assets in equity securities, and 0%-25% in debt securities.

About Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S (TAAIX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 8.56 years: David Spangler (2019), Stephen Lowe (2016), David Royal (2018). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: MSCI ACWI NR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S has 1136 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 59.0% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S is part of the Allocation global asset class and is within the Allocation fund group. Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S has 14.1% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 73.5%. There is 14.1% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 2.9% (2.9% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S has -6.3% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $2 billion in total assets, which is above the $549 million average for the Aggressive Allocation category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

TAAIX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Aggressive Allocation category. Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S has an expense ratio of 1.04%, which is 9% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a C. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S has a portfolio turnover rate of 61%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 47% for the Aggressive Allocation category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S returned 0.6%, which earned it a grade of B, as the Aggressive Allocation category had an average return of 0.5%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S has a trailing yield of 0.82%, which is below the 0.95% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Thrivent Aggressive Allocation S Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 10.7%, 1.4 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 21.1% over the past year (grade of C), 16.5% over the past three years (grade of C) and 9.0% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 12.0% per year over the past 10 years (grade of B).

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