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Matt Burdett

Head of Equities and Managing Director

Matt Burdett is head of equities and a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He rejoined the firm in 2015 as an associate portfolio manager. Matt was named a managing director and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2018 and to head of equities in 2024. Matt spent several years as a senior vice president and portfolio manager at PIMCO, where he co-managed various dividend-oriented strategies. Prior to his time at PIMCO, Matt worked from 2010 to 2011 as an equity analyst at Thornburg.

Earlier in his career, Matt was director of healthcare investment banking at CIBC World Markets / Oppenheimer and a medicinal chemist at Sunesis Pharmaceuticals. Matt holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.

19years in industry
10years at Thornburg

Investments Managed

Insights

From the bottom of the staircase, the spiral staircase.
Global Equity

U.S. Valuations to Global Opportunities: Key Takeaways for Investors

Dive into actionable strategies for navigating a high-valuation U.S. market, trade uncertainties, and opportunities in international equities.
Solving the income problem: water rushes down a stream
Income

Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust – 1st Quarter Update 2023

With an aging global population, the demand for retirement income will only increase. TBLD seeks to deliver income now from diversified income sources.
Thornburg Investment Management courtyard.
Markets & Economy

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund – 1st Quarter Update 2023

When searching for income, investors tend to focus solely on dividends and distributions from U.S.-based firms. However, a global approach may yield better results.
Reflections in the morning on a canal of Amsterdam, Holland
Global Equity

Why Europe? Selective Names May Be Poised to Snapback

Portfolio Managers Matt Burdett and Joe Salmond look to Europe where valuations, rapidly falling energy prices and the dollar's strength create opportunities.
Close-up of Eiffel Tower and skyscrapers of La Defense financial district, Paris, France
Markets & Economy

Europe: Continent of Opportunity for Selective Asset Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director Matt Burdett believes the European energy crisis may be contained, leading to attractive discounts and opportunities.
Green policies and sustainability.
ESG

Green Policy vs Sustainability: Reconsidering ESG

For a long time, it seemed like ESG was trending towards a singular orthodoxy—that an "ESG Company" might be the one blessed by arbiters. That is no longer the case.
Onshore and offshore wind turbines on reclaimed land, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands
ESG

The Changing Face of ESG

As the disconnect between policy ambitions and on-the-ground realities widen, asset managers have to cope the challenge of the changing face of ESG.
Regent Street at sunset, London, England, UK
Markets & Economy

Is this the Right Time to Invest in Europe? Yes, says Matt Burdett

Thornburg's Matt Burdett feels the weakness in European stocks provides a decent backdrop for finding good ideas and global leaders at good prices.
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Markets & Economy

Non-U.S. Equities: Separating Fact From Sentiment

Non-U.S. equities have underperformed their domestic counterparts for over a decade. We believe opportunities still exist if you’re willing to separate fact from sentiment.
A plant finds opportunity to grow in dry and desert conditions.
Income

Income Opportunities in a Low-Yield World

In a low-interest rate environment, investors should look to dividend-paying stocks to create an income generation portfolio.