Thornburg Limited Term Income Strategy
BENCHMARK: Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index
Strategy Overview
The Limited Term Income Strategy employs a flexible and highly active approach to construct a core portfolio of U.S. dollar–denominated short/intermediate investment grade bonds. It is designed for stability, capital preservation and moderate interest rate exposure. The strategy seeks to drive returns through income and superior relative value issue selection in a dynamically changing fixed income environment.
Strategy Inception Date
1 Feb 1993
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Head of Fixed Income and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 30 Sep 2025)2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thornburg Limited Term Income Strategy - Gross (%)
6.26
8.09
-0.33
-6.53
6.99
5.21
Thornburg Limited Term Income Strategy - Net (%)
5.91
7.74
-0.64
-6.82
6.65
4.87
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index (%)
6.80
6.43
-1.44
-8.23
5.24
3.00
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Strategy Assets
$182.2 M
Benchmark
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index
eVestment Category
US Intermediate Duration - Gov/Cred Fixed Income
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
728
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Effective Duration
3.3 Yrs
3.7 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
3.9 Yrs
4.2 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
3.8%
3.6%
Weighted Average Price
$96.51
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
91282CBF7
1.9
Fannie Mae Pool
3140XMZX7
1.6
Ginnie Mae II Pool
36179W7K8
1.5
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
91282CDX6
1.0
Ginnie Mae II Pool
36179WR34
0.9
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CFF3
0.7
Rate Mortgage Trust 2022-J1
75410RAJ5
0.6
Freddie Mac Pool
3132E0T85
0.6
Diamond Infrastructure Funding, LLC
25265LAA8
0.6
Freddie Mac Pool
3132DPBV9
0.5
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Oct 2025)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Corporate Bond
32.4
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
22.7
Asset Backed Securities
14.6
Mortgage Pass Through Security
11.2
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.0
Treasury-Domestic
5.8
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
5.0
Preferred Stock
0.6
Municipals
0.3
Agency Debenture
0.2
Treasury-Foreign
0.1
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
U.S. Government
27.4
AAA
19.9
AA
8.1
A
15.3
BBB
21.5
Below Invest. Grade
0.2
Not Rated
0.6
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.0
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1
15.7
Year 2
9.3
Year 3
11.4
Year 4
12.8
Year 5
12.3
Year 6
7.8
Year 7
5.9
Year 8
2.5
Year 9
2.1
Year 10+
12.9
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.0
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 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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