Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government SMA
BENCHMARK: Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index
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
Key Facts
Key Facts
(As of 28 Feb 2026)Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 31 Dec 2025)2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Strategy - Gross (%)
4.69
-0.99
-7.21
4.91
3.32
7.52
Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Strategy - Net (%)
4.31
-1.35
-7.57
4.52
2.94
7.12
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
5.73
-1.69
-7.73
4.30
2.44
6.50
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 28 Feb 2026)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
135
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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
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Jan 2026)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CPJ4
7.6
FARM 21-1 Mortgage Trust
30768WAA6
3.6
Caledonia Generating, LLC
129268AB4
3.2
Freddie Mac Pool
3132XGYH3
2.8
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
91282CPU9
2.7
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust 2017-4
35563PDD8
2.4
Fannie Mae Pool
31418D2Y7
2.1
Freddie Mac Pool
3133SKBP5
1.9
Freddie Mac Pool
3133N3X25
1.8
Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction Trust Series 2020-2
35564CGQ4
1.6
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 28 Feb 2026)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 (%)
U.S. Government
93.4
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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