Thornburg Investment Income Builder Strategy
BENCHMARK: Investment Income Builder Blended Index
Strategy Overview
The Investment Income Builder Strategy employs bottom-up fundamental analysis to identify dividend-paying companies with strong cash flows that have both the ability and willingness to pay and grow their dividends over time. Highly active and benchmark agnostic, the strategy’s flexible approach allows it to invest in both stocks and bonds anywhere in the world when searching for compelling income opportunities. Under normal conditions, the portfolio invests at least 80% of assets in income-producing securities, including at least 50% of assets in common stock.
Strategy Inception Date
1 Jan 2003
Portfolio Managers
Head of Equities and Managing Director
Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director
Head of Fixed Income and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 31 Mar 2025)2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thornburg Investment Income Builder Strategy - Gross (%)
19.07
0.42
21.48
-7.24
19.30
14.44
Thornburg Investment Income Builder Strategy - Net (%)
18.27
-0.28
20.64
-7.89
18.48
13.65
Investment Income Builder Blended Index (%)
22.87
14.41
15.64
-16.67
19.05
14.12
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 31 May 2025)Strategy Assets
$15.6 B
Benchmark
Investment Income Builder Blended Index
Number of Holdings
334
eVestment Category
Global Balanced
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 May 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Market Cap
$183.5 B
$733.3 B
Median Market Cap
$52.3 B
$24.4 B
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
11.7x
20.4x
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
13.4x
23.5x
Price to Cash Flow
5.2x
13.9x
Price to Book Value
1.5x
3.5x
Return on Assets - 5 YR
4.3%
13.5%
Portfolio
Benchmark
Return on Equity - 5 YR
14.8%
81.9%
Historical 3YR Sales Growth
5.8%
15.7%
Active Share
92.8%
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Effective Duration
4.2 Yrs
6.1 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
6.5 Yrs
8.3 Yrs
Weighted Average Coupon
2.9%
3.5%
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 30 Apr 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Orange S.A.
ORA
Communication Services
6.8
AT&T, Inc.
T
Communication Services
4.5
BNP Paribas S.A.
BNP
Financials
4.2
NN Group N.V.
NN
Financials
3.9
Broadcom, Inc.
AVGO
Information Technology
3.6
Enel SpA
ENEL
Utilities
3.4
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2330
Information Technology
3.4
Citigroup, Inc.
C
Financials
3.2
TotalEnergies SE
TTE
Energy
3.2
Tesco plc
TSCO
Consumer Staples
2.8
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.
87938WAC7
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.6
Digicel Intermediate Holdings Ltd. / Digicel International Finance Ltd. / Difl US
ZF7746216
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.3
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC
893574AH6
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.2
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
25156PAC7
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.2
The Glebe Funding Trust 2024-1
37735RAA2
SE_COLLAT_MORTGAGE_OBLIGATION
0.2
PRET 2025-NPL3, LLC
74143HAA3
SE_COLLAT_MORTGAGE_OBLIGATION
0.2
KeHE Distributors, LLC/ KeHE Finance Corp. / NextWave Distribution, Inc.
487526AC9
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.2
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
49456BAG6
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.2
Imagefirst Holdings, LLC
45249TAR3
SE_LOAN_PARTICIPATION
0.1
College Ave Student Loans 2023-A, LLC
193938107
Asset Backed Securities
0.1
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 May 2025)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Financials
24.3
Communication Services
21.7
Information Technology
13.3
Health Care
9.0
Utilities
9.0
Energy
8.7
Industrials
4.9
Consumer Staples
3.7
Consumer Discretionary
3.0
Materials
2.1
Real Estate
0.3
Top 10 Industries
Portfolio (%)
Telecommunication Services
21.5
Banks
12.0
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
9.5
Utilities
8.9
Energy
8.8
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
7.7
Insurance
7.4
Financial Services
5.5
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
3.7
Technology Hardware & Equipment
3.3
Top 10 Countries
Portfolio (%)
United States
31.5
France
15.4
United Kingdom
11.4
Netherlands
5.6
Italy
5.4
Germany
4.6
Taiwan
3.6
Spain
2.7
Canada
2.6
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
1.8
Composition
Portfolio (%)
Equity
82.6
Cash & Cash Equivalents
9.2
Fixed Income
9.0
Currency Forward
-0.8
Capitalization
Portfolio (%)
Unassigned
0.0
Large Cap (> $12 B)
95.5
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
2.7
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
1.8
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
AAA
5.4
AA
3.5
A
3.2
BBB
34.7
BB
22.4
B
13.5
CCC
0.1
Not Rated
17.3
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1
12.8
Year 2
12.0
Year 3
10.9
Year 4
12.2
Year 5
7.2
Year 6
7.8
Year 7
9.9
Year 8
3.3
Year 9
2.5
Year 10+
21.4
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers

Matt Burdett
Head of Equities and Managing Director
Matt Burdett is head of equities and a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He rejoined the firm in 2015 as an associate portfolio manager. Matt was named a managing director and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2018 and to head of equities in 2024. Matt spent several years as a senior vice president and portfolio manager at PIMCO,…
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Brian McMahon
Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director
Brian McMahon is chief investment strategist for Thornburg Investment Management. Brian is deeply respected for his market and investment insight and serves as a key voice for the investment team and Thornburg clients. He also co-manages Thornburg’s global equity portfolios and serves as vice chairman of Thornburg. Brian joined Thornburg in 1984 as chief investment officer; a role he held…
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Christian Hoffmann, CFA
Head of Fixed Income 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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