Thornburg Ultra Short Income Strategy
BENCHMARK: ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index
Strategy Overview
The Ultra Short Income Strategy employs a flexible and highly active approach to invest in a broad range of primarily investment grade, ultra-short maturity fixed income and money market securities. The strategy seeks to reduce price fluctuations compared to longer duration portfolios by maintaining an average duration of normally no more than one half (0.5) of a year while providing current income consistent with the preservation of capital
Strategy Inception Date
1 Oct 2020
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Head of Fixed Income, Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 30 Jun 2026)2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thornburg Ultra Short Income Strategy - Gross (%)
0.62
0.52
6.10
6.11
5.14
Thornburg Ultra Short Income Strategy - Net (%)
0.37
0.27
5.83
5.84
4.87
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index (%)
0.05
1.34
5.09
5.30
4.30
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Strategy Assets
$248.0 M
Benchmark
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
304
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Effective Duration
0.6 Yrs
0.3 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Average Effective Maturity
0.6 Yrs
0.3 Yrs
Weighted Average Coupon
4.5%
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CCE9
3.4
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2023-2
03065UAE9
1.1
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1
682685AA0
1.0
CDW, LLC/ CDW Finance Corp.
12513GBG3
1.0
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CMF5
1.0
Alcon Finance Corp.
01400EAA1
1.0
SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust 2023-1
78398AAF0
0.9
OCCU Auto Receivables Trust 2022-1
67115YAD8
0.8
GLS Auto Select Receivables Trust 2023-2
36269EAD1
0.8
Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1
14043KAK1
0.8
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Asset Backed Securities
46.1
Corporate Bond
29.8
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
10.9
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
7.7
Treasury Domestic
5.1
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
0.5
Mortgage Passthrough
0.0
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
U.S. Government
5.4
AAA
35.3
AA
8.9
A
11.3
BBB
21.3
BB
3.6
D
0.8
Not Rated
2.5
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
10.9
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1
70.6
Year 2
15.2
Year 3
1.8
Year 4
1.2
Year 5+
0.4
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
10.9
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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