UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 13F
                              FORM 13 F COVER PAGE


Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:       December 31, 2011

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Institutional Investment Manager filing this Report:

Name:     Axiom International Investors LLC
Address:  33 Benedict Place, 2nd Floor
          Greenwich, CT 06830

13F File Number:

The Institutional Investment Manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing this report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager.

Name:     Bartholomew Tesoriero
Phone:    (203) 422-8000

Signature, Place and Date of Signing:

Bartholomew Tesoriero     Greenwich, CT       December 31, 2011

Report Type (Check only one):

[ X ]     13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[   ]     13F NOTICE.

[   ]     13F COMBINATION REPORT.

List of other Managers reporting for this Manager:

I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.



                             FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:           0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:     155

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:      $ 3,543,546



List of Other Included Managers:




                           

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

                                                 Value  Shares/Sh/PutInvestm
Other   Voting Authority
      Name of Issuer      Title of Class  CUSIP  (x $100Prn AmtPrn
CaDiscretManagers  Sole  SharedNone



ABOVENET INC		COM			00374N107	1560	24SH	Sole
24	0	0
ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND	SHS CLASS A		G1151C101	91454	1718sh	Sole
1718	0	0
ACE LTD		SHS				H0023R105	76873	1096sh	Sole
1096	0	0
ADVISORY BRD CO		COM			00762W107	2697	36sh	Sole
36	0	0
AGRIUM INC		COM			008916108	39224	584sh	Sole
584	0	0
AIR METHODS CORP	COM PAR $.06		009128307	1871	22sh	Sole
22	0	0
AKORN INC	COM				009728106	1940	174sh	Sole
174	0	0
ALLERGAN INC		COM			018490102	46546	531sh	Sole
531	0	0
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP		COM		019344100	903	30sh	Sole
30	0	0
COMPANHIA DE BEBIDAS DAS AME	SPON ADR PFD	20441W203   	47740 	1323Sh  Sole
1323	0	0
AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV		SPON ADR L SHS	02364W105   	7477  	331Sh   Sole
331	0	0
APPLE INC		COM			037833100   	100521  248sh	sole
248	0	0
ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC	SHS CLASS -A -	G0457F107	56360	2745sh	Sole
2745
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC	COM			045327103	1397	81sh	Sole
81	0	0
BAIDU INC		SPON ADR REP A		056752108	95883	823sh	Sole
823	0	0
BANCO BRADESCO S A 	SP ADR PFD NEW		059460303   	86604  	5192Sh  Sole
5192	0	0
BARRICK GOLD CORP	COM		 	067901108   	101707  2248Sh  Sole
2248	0	0
BERRY PETE CO		CL A			085789105	1340	32sh	Sole
32	0	0
BRF-BRASIL FOODS S A	SPONSORED ADR		10552T107	10923	559sh	Sole
559	0	0
C&J ENERGY SVCS INC	COM			12467B304	1216	58sh	Sole
58	0	0
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC	COM		127387108	1654	159sh	Sole
159	0	0
CARDTRONICS INC		COM			14161H108	2866	106sh	Sole
106	0	0
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP	COM		144285103	1422	28sh	Sole
28	0	0
CATERPILLAR INC DEL	COM			149123101   	41013   453Sh	sole
453	0	0
CBRE GROUP INC		CL A			12504L109	30150	1981sh	Sole
1981	0	0
CEPHEID	COM					15670R107	1251	36Sh	Sole
36	0	0
CEVA INC	COM				157210105	769	25Sh	Sole
25	0	0
CHART INDS INC					16115Q308	979	18Sh	Sole
18	0	0
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT	ORD		M22465104	117899	2244sh	Sole
2244	0	0
CHEVRON CORP NEW	COM			166764100   	43512   409sh	Sole
409	0	0
CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD		SPON ADR NEW11	17133Q502	2246	68sh	Sole
68	0	0
CHURCH & DWIGHT INC	COM			171340102	2093	46sh	Sole
46	0	0
CITIGROUP INC		COM NEW			172967424	33905	1289sh	Sole
1289	0	0
CLEAN HARBORS INC		COM		184496107	2083	33sh	Sole
33	0	0
COCA COLA CO		COM 			191216100   	64197   918sh	Sole
918	0	0
COCA COLA FEMSA S A B DE C V	SPON ADR REP L	191241108	3524	37sh	Sole
37	0	0
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO	CL A		192446102   	13891   216sh	Sole
216	0	0
COLFAX CORP	COM				194014106	1934	68sh	Sole
68	0	0
COMCAST CORP NEW	CL A			20030N101	47166	1989sh	Sole
1989	0	0
COMERICA INC		COM			200340107	27673	1073sh	Sole
1073	0	0
COPA HOLDINGS SA	CL A			P31076105	50788	866sh	Sole
866	0	0
COVIDIEN PLC		SHS			G2554F113	106813	2373sh	Sole
2373	0	0
CREDICORP LTD		COM			G2519Y108	15098	138sh	Sole
138	0	0
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	COM			126601103	347	29sh	Sole
29	0	0
DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP	COM			243537107	13920	184sh	Sole
184	0	0
DFC GLOBAL CORP		COM			23324T107	708	39sh	Sole
39	0	0
DOMINOS PIZZA INC	COM 			25754A201	1920	57sh	Sole
57	0	0
DR REDDYS LABS LTD	ADR			256135203	9606	326sh	Sole
326	0	0
ECOPETROL S A		SPONSORED ADS		279158109	45335	1018sh	Sole
1018	0	0
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HLDGS I	COM		29264F205	33397	967sh	Sole
967	0	0
ENDOLOGIX INC	COM				29266S106	1249	109sh	Sole
109	0	0
LAUDER ESTEE COS INC	CL A			518439104	21704	193sh	Sole
193	0	0
EXPRESS INC	COM				30219E103	1492	75sh	Sole
75	0	0
FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO S	SPON ADR UNITS	344419106	10645	153sh	Sole
153	0	0
FIRST CASH FINL SVCS INC	COM		31942D107	5941	169sh	Sole
169	0	0
FIRST REP BK SAN FRAN CALI N	COM		33616C100	1488	49sh	Sole
49	0	0
FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM			30249U101	40170	769sh	Sole
769	0	0
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO	COM		35671D857	41473	1127sh	Sole
1127	0	0
GARDNER DENVER INC	COM			365558105	28081	364sh	Sole
364	0	0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	COM			369604103	45348	2532sh	Sole
2532	0	0
GENESCO INC		COM			371532102	1929	31sh	Sole
31	0	0
GOLAR LNG LTD BERMUDA	SHS			G9456A100	3575	80sh	Sole
80	0	0
GOOGLE INC 		CL A			38259P508	86066	133sh	sole
133	0	0
GREENBRIER COS INC	COM			393657101	794	33sh	Sole
33	0	0
GSV CAP CORP		COM			36191J101	343	25sh	Sole
25	0	0
HAIN CELESTAL GROUP	COM			405217100	1279	35sh	Sole
35	0	0
HDFC BANK LTD		ADR REPS 3 SHS		40415F101   	14820   564sh	Sole
564	0	0
HERSHEY CO		COM			427866108	41756	676sh	Sole
676	0	0
HESS CORP		COM			42809H107	48707	858sh	sole
858	0	0
HEXCEL CORP NEW		COM			428291108	1249	52sh	Sole
52	0	0
HORNBECK OFFSHORE SVCS INC N	COM		440543106	1394	45sh	Sole
45	0	0
HSN INC			COM			404303109	685	19sh	Sole
19	0	0
HUB GROUP INC		CL A			443320106	545	17sh	Sole
17	0	0
HUNT J B TRANS SVCS INC		COM		445658107	57559	1277sh	Sole
1277	0	0
ICICI BK LTD		ADR			45104G104   	32934   1246sh	Sole
1246	0	0
IMPERVA INC		COM			45321L100	2007	58sh	Sole
58	0	0
INNOSPEC INC		COM			45768S105	549	20sh	Sole
20	0	0
IPC THE HOSPITALIST CO INC	COM		44984A105	1358	30sh	Sole
30	0	0
ITC HLDGS CORP		COM			465685105	1970	26sh	Sole
26	0	0
JOY GLOBAL INC		COM			481165108	25922	346sh	sole
346	0	0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	COM			46625H100	41511	1248sh	sole
1248	0	0
KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC	SPONSORED ADR		48241A105	12006	383sh	Sole
383	0	0
KKR FINANCIAL HLDGS LLC		COM		48248A306	430	49sh	Sole
49	0	0
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP			518415104	587	99sh	Sole
99	0	0
LIBERTY GLOBAL INC	COM SER A		530555101	34244	835sh	Sole
835	0	0
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC		COM		53635B107	1740	47sh	Sole
47	0	0
LIVEPERSON INC	COM				538146101	828	66sh	Sole
66	0	0
LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC		COM		550021109	26470	567sh	Sole
567	0	0
MAKO SURGICAL CORP	COM			560879108	638	25sh	Sole
25	0	0
MARKETAXESS HLDGS INC		COM		57060D108	1027	34sh	Sole
34	0	0
MASTEC INC	COM				576323109	1235	71sh	Sole
71	0	0
MCDONALDS CORP		COM			580135101	66247	660sh	Sole
660	0	0
MCKESSON CORP	COM				58155Q103	41715	535sh	Sole
535	0	0
MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION CO	COM		582839106	45314	659sh	Sole
659	0	0
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC	COM		583421102	488	17sh	Sole
17	0	0
MEDNAX INC	COM				58502B106	938	13sh	Sole
13	0	0
MELCO CROWN ENTMT LTD		ADR		585464100	78926	8204sh	Sole
8204	0	0
METLIFE INC	COM				59156R108	18917	607sh	Sole
607	0	0
MITEK SYS INC	COM NEW				606710200	579	80sh	Sole
80	0	0
MEDQUIST HLDGS INC				58506K102	671	70sh	Sole
70	0	0
MOLYCORP INC DEL	COM			608753109	14849	619sh	Sole
619	0	0
HANSEN NAT CORP		COM			411310105	44253	480sh	Sole
480	0	0
MYR GROUP INC DEL 	COM			55405W104	486	25sh	Sole
25	0	0
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC	COM		637071101	42476	625sh	Sole
625	0	0
NCR CORP NEW	COM				62886E108	1445	88sh	Sole
88	0	0
NIC INC		COM				62914B100	1596	120sh	Sole
120	0	0
OASIS PETE INC NEW		COM		674215108	1542	53sh	Sole
53	0	0
OCWEN FINL CORP		COM NEW			675746309	1628	112sh	Sole
112	0	0
OIL STS INTL INC	COM			678026105	1991	26sh	Sole
26	0	0
OPEN TEXT CORP		COM			683715106	5793	113sh	Sole
113	0	0
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO   SPONSORED ADR    71654V408   	48915   1968sh 	Sole
1968	0	0
PFIZER INC		COM			717081103	16724	773sh	Sole
773	0	0
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC	COM			718172109	30262	386sh	Sole
386	0	0
RALPH LAUREN CORP		CL A		751212101	31075	225sh	Sole
225	0	0
POSCO		SPONSORED ADR			693483109	6880	84sh	Sole
84	0	0
POTASH CORP SASK INC	COM			73755L107	82367	1995sh	Sole
1995	0	0
PRICELINE COM INC	COM NEW			741503403	18054	39sh	Sole
39	0	0
PRICESMART INC		COM			741511109	1468	21sh	Sole
21	0	0
PVH CORP	COM				693656100	1386	20sh	Sole
20	0	0
QUALCOMM INC		COM			747525103	58064	1062sh	Sole
1062	0	0
RF MICRODEVICES INC	COM			749941100	595	110sh	Sole
110	0	0
RIGNET INC	COM				766582100	544	33sh	Sole
33	0	0
ROBBINS & MYERS INC	COM			770196103	1690	35sh	Sole
35	0	0
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION	COM			773903109	43699	596sh	Sole
596	0	0
RSC HOLDINGS INC	COM			74972L102	1571	85sh	Sole
85	0	0
SALESFORCE COM INC	COM			79466L302	27473	271sh	Sole
271	0	0
SIGNATURE BK NEW YORK N Y	COM		82669G104	1501	25sh	Sole
25	0	0
SOLERA HOLDINGS INC	COM			83421A104	714	16sh	Sole
16	0	0
SOTHEBYS	COM				835898107	45782	1605sh	Sole
1605	0	0
SPIRIT AIRLS INC	COM			848577102	1030	66sh	Sole
66	0	0
STARBUCKS CORP		COM			855244109	36702	798sh	Sole
798	0	0
STIFEL FINL CORP	COM			860630102	281	9sh	Sole
9	0	0
SVB FINL GROUP		COM			78486Q101	520	11sh	Sole
11	0	0
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM		87157B103	1955	65sh	Sole
65	0	0
PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC		COM		74144T108	34731	610sh	Sole
610	0	0
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD	SPONSORED ADR	874039100	22328	1730sh	Sole
1730	0	0
TALEO CORP CL A	COM				87424N104	1432	37sh	Sole
37	0	0
GRUPO TELEVISA SA	SPON ADR REP ORD	40049J206	51661	2453sh	Sole
2453	0	0
TENARIS S A  	SPONSORED ADR    		88031M109   	11795   317sh  	Sole
317	0	0
TEXAS INDS INC		COM			882491103	469	15sh	Sole
15	0	0
TIM PARTICIPACOES S A	SPONSORED ADR		88706P205	67606	2620sh	Sole
2620	0	0
TIMKEN CO	COM				887389104	19715	509sh	Sole
509	0	0
TITANIUM METALS CORP	COM NEW			888339207	24847	1659sh	Sole
1659	0	0
TOLL BROTHERS		COM			889478103	42939	2103sh	Sole
2103	0	0
UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP INC			91030T109	1038	64sh	Sole
64	0	0
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC		COM		91324P102	70063	1382sh	Sole
1382	0	0
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP	SPON ADR NEW	910873405	16225	7582sh	Sole
7582	0	0
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP		COM		91347P105	576	16sh	Sole
16	0	0
VALE S A		ADR			91912E105   	18581   866sh	sole
866	0	0
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW				91913Y100	21873	1039sh	Sole
1039	0	0
VARIAN MED SYS INC	COM			92220P105	42507	633sh	Sole
633	0	0
VERIFONE SYS INC	COM			92342Y109	27743	781sh	Sole
781	0	0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	COM		92343V104	43438	1083sh	Sole
1083	0	0
V F CORP		COM			918204108	37840	298sh	Sole
298	0	0
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LT	REG SHS		H27013103	20890	1427sh	Sole
1427	0	0