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Thornburg Municipal Total Return Strategy

Strategy Overview
The Municipal Total Return Strategy is an actively managed portfolio that primarily invests in investment grade, intermediate municipal bonds, as well as shares of a completion fund1 managed by Thornburg. The completion fund provides access to securities across the credit and maturity spectrum that are difficult, or not feasible, to include in a separately managed account. The strategy seeks to provide tax-exempt income and total return.
Strategy Inception Date
1 Sep 2023

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Strategy?

  • Over 40 years of experience managing municipal portfolios for institutions and individuals.
  • Proven bottom-up fundamental approach that incorporates a top-down macroeconomic overlay to identify what we perceive to be the most attractive opportunities on a relative value basis across geographic regions, sectors, issuers and revenue streams.
  • Relative value philosophy that seeks to maximize tax-exempt income and provide capital appreciation in its share value. The strategy focuses on identifying attractive value across the municipal bond market. We apply a strict discipline of fundamental credit research and strive to produce an attractive dividend while avoiding the securities that are the most vulnerable to large market swings.
Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 31 Mar 2024)
YTD
Inception
Thornburg Municipal Total Return Strategy - Gross (%)
0.91
5.03
Thornburg Municipal Total Return Strategy - Net (%)
0.89
4.93
ICE BofA US Muni (%)
-0.31
4.25
YTD
Inception
Thornburg Municipal Total Return Strategy - Gross (%)
0.91
5.03
Thornburg Municipal Total Return Strategy - Net (%)
0.89
4.93
ICE BofA US Muni (%)
-0.31
4.25
Strategy Facts

Strategy Facts

(As of 31 Mar 2024)
Strategy Assets
$13.5 M
Benchmark
ICE BofA US Muni
Number of Holdings
61
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Mar 2024)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Effective Duration
5.4 Yrs
6.8 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
9.4 Yrs
14.2 Yrs
Weighted Average Coupon
4.0%
4.4%
Portfolio
Benchmark
Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
7.3%
Weighted Average Price
$105.03
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 29 Feb 2024)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
56042SBS8
Other Revenue
6.4
City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
442349GT7
Airport
6.3
Colorado Health Facilities Authority
19648FKD5
Hospital
6.0
Cumberland Valley School District
230822TV0
School District General Obligation
5.8
Corpus Christi Independent School District
220148BM1
School District General Obligation
5.8
Illinois Housing Development Authority
45203LDY6
Multi Family Mortgage
5.7
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
56035DFQ0
Other Revenue
5.5
County of Utah UT
917393DF4
Hospital
5.4
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority
64719HEM8
Multi Family Mortgage
5.3
North East Independent School District/TX
659155QK4
School District General Obligation
5.2
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

(As of 31 Mar 2024)
Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
School District General Obligation
15.5
Multi Family Mortgage
12.3
1.9
Hospital
11.8
9.4
Other Revenue
11.6
Industrial Development/Pollution Control
8.1
Airport
7.7
5.1
Cash & Cash Equivalents
7.0
Gas
5.8
Local General Obligation
5.5
10.8
Lifecare
2.5
Single Family Mortgage
2.4
1.5
Public Power
2.1
4.8
Charter School
1.8
Higher Education
1.7
Toll Road
1.3
5.7
Prepaid Utility
1.1
Student Housing
0.9
Student Loan
0.6
Primary/Secondary Education
0.4
6.4
Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
School District General Obligation
15.5
Multi Family Mortgage
12.3
Hospital
11.8
Other Revenue
11.6
Industrial Development/Pollution Control
8.1
Airport
7.7
Cash & Cash Equivalents
7.0
Gas
5.8
Local General Obligation
5.5
Lifecare
2.5
Single Family Mortgage
2.4
Public Power
2.1
Charter School
1.8
Higher Education
1.7
Toll Road
1.3
Prepaid Utility
1.1
Student Housing
0.9
Student Loan
0.6
Primary/Secondary Education
0.4
Top 10 U.S. States
Portfolio (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Texas
23.3
8.2
Georgia
7.0
2.7
Cash
7.0
New Mexico
7.0
0.3
Illinois
6.5
5.1
Utah
6.1
0.7
Pennsylvania
6.0
3.9
Maine
5.9
0.1
Colorado
5.5
2.1
Alabama
4.9
1.9
California
2.7
17.8
Top 10 U.S. States
Portfolio (%)
Texas
23.3
Georgia
7.0
Cash
7.0
New Mexico
7.0
Illinois
6.5
Utah
6.1
Pennsylvania
6.0
Maine
5.9
Colorado
5.5
Alabama
4.9
California
2.7
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
AAA
24.1
13.4
AA
32.9
55.5
A
24.1
25.1
BBB
6.8
6.0
Below Invest. Grade
1.6
Not Rated
3.5
Cash & Cash Equivalents
7.0
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
AAA
24.1
AA
32.9
A
24.1
BBB
6.8
Below Invest. Grade
1.6
Not Rated
3.5
Cash & Cash Equivalents
7.0
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Year 1
16.2
Year 2
5.9
6.0
Year 3
8.1
6.0
Year 4
8.0
5.0
Year 5
7.7
5.0
Year 6
2.9
4.5
Year 7
2.3
4.3
Year 8
4.7
3.8
Year 9
17.8
3.6
Year 10+
19.3
60.3
Cash
7.0
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1
16.2
Year 2
5.9
Year 3
8.1
Year 4
8.0
Year 5
7.7
Year 6
2.9
Year 7
2.3
Year 8
4.7
Year 9
17.8
Year 10+
19.3
Cash
7.0
Portfolio managers

Portfolio managers

David Ashley, CFA

David Ashley, CFA

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
David Ashley is 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 Trust…
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John Bonnell, CFA

John Bonnell, CFA

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
John Bonnell, CFA, is portfolio manager and managing director for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined Thornburg’s municipal team in 2021. John has over 30 years of municipal bond investing experience. He spent 25 years of his career at USAA where he was most recently a senior portfolio manager and, in 2010, took on responsibility for co-leading municipal bond strategies. Earlier…
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Eve Lando, JD

Eve Lando, JD

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Eve Lando is 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 and…
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Portfolio managers are supported by the entire Thornburg investment team.

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