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Thornburg Core Plus Bond Fund

Fund Assets
$125.3 M
As of 31 Oct 2025
NAV
$10.51
As of 10 Dec 2025
Change
$0.03
As of 10 Dec 2025
YTD NAV Performance
7.42%
As of 10 Dec 2025
Asset Category:
Global Fixed Income
Fund Benchmark:
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Head of Fixed Income and Managing Director
Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Fund?

  • Extension of Our Successful Fixed Income Platform – Thornburg has been managing fixed-income portfolios for over 40 years and is currently entrusted with more than $22B in fixed income client assets.
  • Conservative Investment Philosophy – Clients have been burned in the past as some managers chase high returns by taking on additional risk. Our approach is to take on risk only when we believe we will be compensated for doing so.
  • Portfolio Transparency – Some competitors use a large amount of rate and credit derivatives. With the Thornburg Core Plus Fund, you’ll know what you own.

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with the long-term preservation of capital.

Investment Approach

The fund is an actively managed strategy that seeks income and total return greater than core bonds, with a similar volatility as core. The fund will invest primarily in investment-grade bonds and up to 25% in securities rated below investment grade. We believe our unique, unsiloed approach to security analysis allows us to uncover relative value across different investments that many competitors may miss.

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
YTD
1y
Inception
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
6.58
3.32
7.97
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (%)
6.13
2.88
7.52
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
6.32
3.4
Morningstar Quartile
3
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
523
YTD
1y
Inception
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
7.88
5.96
7.95
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (%)
7.46
5.70
7.54
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
6.89
6.39
Morningstar Quartile
2
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
523
YTD
1y
Inception
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
6.58
3.32
16.56
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (%)
6.13
2.88
15.58
YTD
1y
Inception
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
7.88
5.96
17.99
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (%)
7.46
5.70
17.02
2024
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
1.65
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (%)
1.25
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
2.23
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.49
Distributions

Distributions

(As of 28 Nov 2025)
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
31 Jan 2023
31 Jan 2023
0
28 Feb 2023
28 Feb 2023
0
31 Mar 2023
31 Mar 2023
0
30 Apr 2023
30 Apr 2023
0
31 May 2023
31 May 2023
0
30 Jun 2023
30 Jun 2023
0
31 Jul 2023
31 Jul 2023
0
31 Aug 2023
31 Aug 2023
0
30 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2023
0
31 Oct 2023
31 Oct 2023
0
30 Nov 2023
30 Nov 2023
0.03789
0.03789
29 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.03752
0.03752
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2024
0.03387
0.03387
29 Feb 2024
29 Feb 2024
0.03327
0.03327
28 Mar 2024
31 Mar 2024
0.03582
0.03582
30 Apr 2024
30 Apr 2024
0.03794
0.03794
31 May 2024
31 May 2024
0.04648
0.04648
28 Jun 2024
30 Jun 2024
0.04417
0.04417
31 Jul 2024
31 Jul 2024
0.04298
0.04298
30 Aug 2024
31 Aug 2024
0.04176
0.04176
30 Sep 2024
30 Sep 2024
0.04055
0.04055
31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
0.03734
0.03734
21 Nov 2024
21 Nov 2024
0.01431
0.01431
0.00000
29 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2024
0.03743
0.03743
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.03893
0.03893
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025
0.03844
0.03844
28 Feb 2025
28 Feb 2025
0.03788
0.03788
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
0.04077
0.04077
30 Apr 2025
30 Apr 2025
0.03938
0.03938
30 May 2025
31 May 2025
0.03989
0.03989
30 Jun 2025
30 Jun 2025
0.03783
0.03783
31 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2025
0.03953
0.03953
29 Aug 2025
31 Aug 2025
0.04007
0.04007
30 Sep 2025
30 Sep 2025
0.04334
0.04334
31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025
0.04502
0.04502
28 Nov 2025
30 Nov 2025
0.04362
0.04362
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
Net Fund Assets
$125.3 M
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Morningstar Category
Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
Fund Symbol
THCSX
Share Class
R6
Share Class Inception Date
2 Oct 2023
Distribution Frequency
Monthly
30-Day SEC Yield (Subsidized)
4.45%
30-Day SEC Yield (Unsubsidized)
-1.04%
Annualized Distribution Yield
4.95%
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
342
Annual Portfolio Turnover
33%
Effective Duration
6.1 Yrs
6.0 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Average Effective Maturity
7.5 Yrs
8.1 Yrs
Weighted Average Coupon
3.8%
3.7%
Yield to Worst
5.0%
4.3%
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CKQ3
3.3
United States Treasury Strip Coupon
912834JH2
2.5
United States Treasury Note/Bond
912810TA6
2.3
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
912810SV1
2.2
Fannie Mae Pool
3140XNZ72
1.9
United States Treasury Note/Bond
912810SQ2
1.8
United States Treasury Strip Coupon
912834KV9
1.8
Fannie Mae Pool
31418EDD9
1.5
United States Treasury Strip Coupon
912834MD7
1.4
Fannie Mae Pool
31418ECQ1
1.3
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Corporate Bond
29.0
Treasury-Domestic
23.3
45.6
Mortgage Pass Through Security
13.6
24.4
Asset Backed Securities
12.2
0.4
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
12.1
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
4.5
1.4
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
3.2
Treasury-Foreign
1.0
2.4
Preferred Stock
1.0
Municipals
0.1
0.7
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Corporate Bond
29.0
Treasury-Domestic
23.3
Mortgage Pass Through Security
13.6
Asset Backed Securities
12.2
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
12.1
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
4.5
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
3.2
Treasury-Foreign
1.0
Preferred Stock
1.0
Municipals
0.1
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)
Region

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
United States
89.4
94.2
North America
Canada
1.9
1.1
North America
United Kingdom
1.6
0.8
UK
Mexico
1.5
0.3
Latin America
Brazil
0.8
0.0
Latin America
France
0.6
0.1
Europe ex UK
Turkey
0.5
Europe ex UK
Uzbekistan
0.5
Saudi Arabia
0.4
0.0
Other
Australia
0.3
0.2
Asia Pacific ex Japan
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
United States
89.4
Canada
1.9
United Kingdom
1.6
Mexico
1.5
Brazil
0.8
France
0.6
Turkey
0.5
Uzbekistan
0.5
Saudi Arabia
0.4
Australia
0.3
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
U.S. Government
41.7
71.0
AAA
11.4
2.5
AA
3.9
3.8
A
9.2
11.1
BBB
18.5
11.3
Below Invest. Grade
8.1
0.4
Not Rated
3.8
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
3.2
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
U.S. Government
41.7
AAA
11.4
AA
3.9
A
9.2
BBB
18.5
Below Invest. Grade
8.1
Not Rated
3.8
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
3.2
Maturity
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Year 1
9.3
1.2
Year 2
6.4
12.0
Year 3
9.3
11.8
Year 4
9.2
9.5
Year 5
7.7
10.7
Year 6
4.1
5.8
Year 7
3.0
7.2
Year 8
2.8
5.5
Year 9
7.8
7.6
Year 10+
36.6
28.8
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
3.2
Maturity
Fund (%)
Year 1
9.3
Year 2
6.4
Year 3
9.3
Year 4
9.2
Year 5
7.7
Year 6
4.1
Year 7
3.0
Year 8
2.8
Year 9
7.8
Year 10+
36.6
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
3.2
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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