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Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Strategy

Strategy Overview
The Limited Term U.S. Government Strategy employs an actively managed approach to build a portfolio of high quality short/intermediate-term obligations issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities with an average maturity of five years or less. The strategy seeks to provide income consistent with the preservation of capital and lower volatility relative to core bond strategies.
Strategy Inception Date
1 Mar 1988

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Head of Fixed Income, Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Strategy?

 

  • Actively managed portfolio of high-quality short- to intermediate-term obligations issued by the U.S. government, designed to exhibit low or negative correlation to equities and low share price volatility.
  • Proven bottom-up fundamental approach focused on investing in short- to intermediate-term obligations issued by the U.S. government and its agencies with an average maturity of five years or less.
  • Stability-seeking strategy that looks to provide U.S. government–guaranteed cash flows with low interest-rate exposure and relative stability.
Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 31 Mar 2026)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Strategy - Gross (%)
0.75
5.32
4.67
1.83
2.00
4.92
Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Strategy - Net (%)
0.66
4.93
4.28
1.45
1.63
4.16
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
0.05
3.98
3.65
1.00
1.53
4.58
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Strategy - Gross (%)
0.75
5.32
4.67
1.83
2.00
4.92
Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Strategy - Net (%)
0.66
4.93
4.28
1.45
1.63
4.16
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
0.05
3.98
3.65
1.00
1.53
4.58
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Strategy - Gross (%)
11.67
10.03
13.64
8.45
7.25
-1.12
14.11
5.31
7.62
8.02
1.20
10.69
8.23
11.46
3.37
2.17
2.05
4.33
7.83
7.79
4.85
4.55
4.74
2.92
-1.00
3.25
1.20
1.90
1.53
1.71
4.55
4.69
-0.99
-7.21
4.91
3.32
7.52
Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Strategy - Net (%)
10.58
8.93
12.52
7.39
6.18
-2.06
12.96
4.30
6.57
7.00
0.22
9.62
7.17
10.41
2.28
1.22
1.07
3.33
6.77
6.81
3.91
3.60
4.35
2.53
-1.37
2.86
0.81
1.52
1.16
1.33
4.16
4.31
-1.35
-7.57
4.52
2.94
7.12
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
12.68
9.56
14.11
6.93
8.17
-1.75
14.41
4.06
7.72
8.49
0.49
10.47
8.42
9.64
2.29
2.33
1.68
3.84
8.47
10.43
-0.32
4.98
6.08
1.73
-1.25
2.52
1.18
1.05
1.14
1.43
5.20
5.73
-1.69
-7.73
4.30
2.44
6.50
Strategy Facts

Strategy Facts

(As of 28 Feb 2026)
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 28 Feb 2026)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
135
Effective Duration
4.3 Yrs
3.5 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
5.3 Yrs
3.9 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
3.0%
3.3%
Weighted Average Price
$95.12
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 28 Feb 2026)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CPJ4
6.6
FARM 21-1 Mortgage Trust
30768WAA6
3.7
Caledonia Generating, LLC
129268AB4
3.2
Freddie Mac Pool
3132XGYH3
2.8
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
91282CPU9
2.8
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust 2017-4
35563PDD8
2.5
Fannie Mae Pool
31418D2Y7
2.1
Freddie Mac Pool
3133SKBP5
2.0
Freddie Mac Pool
3133N3X25
1.8
Freddie Mac Pool
3133N3YQ1
1.6
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

(As of 28 Feb 2026)
Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
33.2
Mortgage Passthrough
31.1
Treasury Domestic
14.1
98.6
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
6.6
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
5.1
Agency Debenture
4.7
1.4
Asset Backed Securities
4.4
Corporate Bond
0.8
Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
33.2
Mortgage Passthrough
31.1
Treasury Domestic
14.1
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
6.6
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
5.1
Agency Debenture
4.7
Asset Backed Securities
4.4
Corporate Bond
0.8
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
U.S. Government
93.4
100.0
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
6.6
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
U.S. Government
93.4
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
6.6
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Year 1
2.5
2.2
Year 2
3.3
24.0
Year 3
12.3
19.1
Year 4
16.6
13.1
Year 5
12.7
14.3
Year 6
5.6
8.1
Year 7
10.2
7.7
Year 8
5.0
3.9
Year 9
4.1
4.3
Year 10
16.4
Year 11+
4.7
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
6.6
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1
2.5
Year 2
3.3
Year 3
12.3
Year 4
16.6
Year 5
12.7
Year 6
5.6
Year 7
10.2
Year 8
5.0
Year 9
4.1
Year 10
16.4
Year 11+
4.7
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
6.6
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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Christian Hoffmann, CFA

Head of Fixed Income, Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Christian Hoffmann is head of fixed income and a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2012 as a fixed income analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2014. Christian was named a managing director in 2017, was promoted to portfolio manager in 2018, and to head of fixed income in 2024. Prior to…
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