Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Strategy
BENCHMARK: ICE BofA U.S. Municipal Securities Index
Strategy Overview
The Strategic Municipal Income Strategy is an actively managed diversified portfolio of municipal bonds with an average effective duration range between zero to ten years. The portfolio can invest up to 50% in below investment grade. The strategy applies a relative value framework, focusing on fundamentals and valuations to identify inefficiencies in the market. Team members are responsible for credit research, portfolio construction, trading and risk oversight and have the flexibility to source ideas across sector, geography and issuer. The strategy maintains exposure across the maturity spectrum in order to manage duration, hedge against interest rate fluctuations, and limit taxable events.
Strategy Inception Date
1 May 2009
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 30 Jun 2026)2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Strategy - Gross (%)
4.34
13.79
11.13
-1.60
11.24
3.55
0.88
5.07
1.82
6.57
4.65
2.10
-7.53
6.75
3.71
4.86
Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Strategy - Net (%)
3.05
12.95
10.31
-2.33
10.42
2.78
0.12
4.29
1.18
5.82
4.02
1.50
-8.08
5.96
2.94
4.08
ICE BofA U.S. Municipal Securities Index (%)
2.25
11.19
7.26
-2.89
9.78
3.55
0.44
5.42
1.04
7.74
5.26
1.83
-9.03
6.52
1.62
3.96
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 31 Jul 2026)Strategy Assets
$428.9 M
Benchmark
ICE BofA U.S. Municipal Securities Index
eVestment Category
US Municipal Fixed Income - All Duration
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Jul 2026)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
326
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Effective Duration
6.9 Yrs
7.2 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
15.4 Yrs
13.9 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
4.9%
4.6%
Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
14.2%
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 30 Jun 2026)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
Kentucky Public Energy Authority
74440DDS0
1.3
Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency
70342PAN4
1.2
Kentucky Public Energy Authority
74440DEC4
1.2
California Community Choice Financing Authority
13013JCM6
1.0
Tarrant County Housing Finance Corp.
876390AA3
1.0
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
56035DBR2
0.9
Chandler Industrial Development Authority
158862CB6
0.9
San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp.
79626WAA5
0.8
Indiana Finance Authority
45506EPB3
0.8
City of Chicago IL
167486ZY8
0.8
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Jul 2026)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
CCRC/Senior Living
15.7
Prepaid Gas
15.3
Hospital
8.8
Airport
7.6
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.3
Charter School
5.9
Industrial Development/Pollution Control
5.9
Multi Family Mortgage
5.1
Dedicated Tax
4.5
State General Obligation
3.0
Single Family Mortgage
2.5
Private Higher Ed
2.0
Local General Obligation
2.0
School District General Obligation
2.0
Toll Road
1.7
State Approp
1.6
Public Power
1.3
Prepaid Electric
1.3
Public Higher Ed
1.1
Other Transportation
0.8
Water/Sewer
0.7
Other Revenue
0.7
Incremental Tax
0.6
Student Housing
0.6
School District App
0.6
Resource Recovery
0.5
Combined Utilities
0.5
Land District
0.4
Port Facilities
0.1
Student Loan
0.1
Top 10 U.S. States
Portfolio (%)
Illinois
9.5
Florida
7.9
Texas
7.8
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.3
Georgia
5.2
Alabama
5.0
California
4.6
Pennsylvania
4.2
New York
4.1
Wisconsin
3.9
Colorado
3.2
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
AAA
2.3
AA
21.8
A
31.2
BBB
14.5
BB
4.1
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1-2
6.9
Year 3-4
4.0
Year 5-6
10.7
Year 7-8
2.7
Year 9-10
7.1
Year 11-12
3.7
Year 13-14
2.2
Year 15-16
4.6
Year 17+
50.4
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.3
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers
David Ashley, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
David Ashley is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined Thornburg as associate portfolio manager in 2011 and was named portfolio manager in 2019. Dave earned a BS in finance and MBA from the University of Delaware in 2001. He is also a CFA charterholder. Prior to joining Thornburg Investment Management, Dave was a credit analyst for Wilmington…
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Eve Lando, JD
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Eve Lando is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. She joined Thornburg’s municipal team in 2019 as associate portfolio manager and was named portfolio manager in 2020. Eve holds a BA in urban studies from Columbia University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School, with a concentration in business law studies. She has extensive experience in municipal bond research…
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Craig Mauermann, ChFC
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Craig Mauermann, ChFC, is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2021 as a senior fixed income analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2024 and was named portfolio manager in 2025. Craig has extensive municipal research and investment experience. He began his career at Strong Capital Management as an analyst and trader…
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