Thornburg Corporate Bond Strategy
BENCHMARK: Bloomberg Intermediate Corporate Index
Strategy Overview
The Corporate Bond Strategy is built around a highly active approach, seeking competitive total return versus the Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Corporate Bond Index over a full market cycle with lower volatility. The strategy invests in investment-grade corporate bonds diversified broadly across industries, issuers, and regions.
Strategy Inception Date
1 Jul 2020
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 31 Mar 2025)2021
2022
2023
2024
Thornburg Corporate Bond Strategy - Gross (%)
-1.53
-7.19
8.11
4.59
Thornburg Corporate Bond Strategy - Net (%)
-2.00
-7.45
7.79
4.28
Bloomberg Intermediate Corporate Index (%)
-1.00
-9.40
7.29
3.92
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 31 Mar 2025)Strategy Assets
$3.2 M
Benchmark
Bloomberg Intermediate Corporate Index
Number of Holdings
157
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Mar 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Effective Duration
3.7 Yrs
4.0 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
4.5 Yrs
4.7 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
4.1%
4.2%
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Mar 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CHT1
2.5
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CEP2
2.5
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CKX8
2.4
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CJJ1
2.1
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CHC8
1.9
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CGM7
1.8
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CLW9
1.3
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CLF6
1.2
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CJZ5
1.0
Amphenol Corp.
032095AP6
1.0
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Mar 2025)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Corporate
76.2
Treasury-Domestic
18.6
Cash & Cash Equivalents
5.2
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
U.S. Government
18.6
AAA
1.5
AA
4.0
A
27.1
BBB
42.7
Not Rated
0.9
Cash & Cash Equivalents
5.1
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1
15.7
Year 2
8.9
Year 3
9.3
Year 4
8.5
Year 5
11.3
Year 6
5.1
Year 7
3.5
Year 8
9.3
Year 9
13.6
Year 10+
9.7
Cash
5.1
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers

Lon Erickson, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Lon Erickson is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined Thornburg in 2008 and was named a managing director and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2010. Prior to joining Thornburg Investment Management, Lon spent almost 11 years as an analyst for State Farm Insurance in the equity and corporate bond departments. Lon earned a bachelor’s degree in…
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