Thornburg Investment Income Builder Strategy
BENCHMARK: Investment Income Builder Blended Index
Strategy Overview
The Investment Income Builder Strategy employs bottom-up fundamental analysis to identify dividend-paying companies with strong cash flows that have both the ability and willingness to pay and grow their dividends over time. Highly active and benchmark agnostic, the strategy’s flexible approach allows it to invest in both stocks and bonds anywhere in the world when searching for compelling income opportunities. Under normal conditions, the portfolio invests at least 80% of assets in income-producing securities, including at least 50% of assets in common stock.
Strategy Inception Date
1 Jan 2003
Portfolio Managers
Head of Equities and Managing Director
Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director
Head of Fixed Income and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 31 Dec 2024)2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thornburg Investment Income Builder Strategy - Gross (%)
19.07
0.42
21.48
-7.24
19.30
14.44
Thornburg Investment Income Builder Strategy - Net (%)
18.27
-0.28
20.64
-7.89
18.48
13.65
Investment Income Builder Blended Index (%)
22.87
14.41
15.64
-16.67
19.05
14.12
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 28 Feb 2025)Strategy Assets
$14.6 B
Benchmark
Investment Income Builder Blended Index
Number of Holdings
337
eVestment Category
Global Balanced
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 28 Feb 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Market Cap
$191.8 B
$738.9 B
Median Market Cap
$49.3 B
$21.8 B
Price to Earnings - Forward 1YR
11.4x
19.4x
Price to Earnings - Trailing 12 Months
14.5x
23.6x
Price to Cash Flow
5.4x
14.1x
Price to Book Value
1.6x
3.5x
Return on Assets - 5 YR
5.5%
10.2%
Portfolio
Benchmark
Return on Equity - 5 YR
16.1%
34.9%
Historical 3YR Sales Growth
4.7%
15.5%
Active Share
91.6%
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Effective Duration
4.3 Yrs
6.1 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
6.6 Yrs
8.3 Yrs
Weighted Average Coupon
2.8%
3.5%
Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Jan 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Orange S.A.
ORA
Communication Services
5.4
Broadcom, Inc.
AVGO
Information Technology
4.9
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2330
Information Technology
4.3
AT&T, Inc.
T
Communication Services
4.1
Citigroup, Inc.
C
Financials
3.9
TotalEnergies SE
TTE
Energy
3.4
BNP Paribas S.A.
BNP
Financials
3.2
Enel SpA
ENEL
Utilities
3.1
NN Group N.V.
NN
Financials
3.1
Tesco plc
TSCO
Consumer Staples
2.7
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Sector
Weight %
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.
87938WAC7
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.7
Digicel Intermediate Holdings Ltd. / Digicel International Finance Ltd. / Difl US
ZF7746216
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.3
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC
893574AH6
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.2
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
25156PAC7
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.2
The Glebe Funding Trust 2024-1
37735RAA2
SE_COLLAT_MORTGAGE_OBLIGATION
0.2
KeHE Distributors, LLC/ KeHE Finance Corp. / NextWave Distribution, Inc.
487526AC9
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.2
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
49456BAG6
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.2
College Ave Student Loans 2023-A, LLC
193938107
Asset Backed Securities
0.1
Enstar Finance, LLC
29360AAA8
SE_CORPORATE_BOND
0.1
Homeward Opportunities Fund Trust 2024-RTL1
43789FAA1
SE_COLLAT_MORTGAGE_OBLIGATION
0.1
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 28 Feb 2025)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Financials
22.5
Communication Services
20.7
Health Care
13.4
Information Technology
13.2
Energy
8.8
Utilities
8.2
Consumer Staples
4.3
Industrials
3.8
Materials
2.6
Consumer Discretionary
2.2
Real Estate
0.3
Top 10 Industries
Portfolio (%)
Telecommunication Services
20.4
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
12.0
Banks
11.9
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
9.4
Energy
8.9
Utilities
8.1
Financial Services
5.7
Insurance
5.6
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
3.5
Technology Hardware & Equipment
3.2
Top 10 Countries
Portfolio (%)
United States
35.5
France
14.0
United Kingdom
10.7
Switzerland
5.3
Germany
5.2
Italy
5.0
Netherlands
4.3
Taiwan
3.8
Canada
2.5
Spain
2.3
Composition
Portfolio (%)
Equity
86.3
Fixed Income
9.6
Cash & Cash Equivalents
3.8
Currency Forward
0.2
Capitalization
Portfolio (%)
Unassigned
0.0
Large Cap (> $12 B)
94.1
Mid Cap ($2.5 to $12 B)
3.8
Small Cap (< $2.5 B)
2.1
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
AAA
4.8
AA
0.7
A
4.6
BBB
37.4
BB
23.1
B
10.7
CCC
0.1
Not Rated
18.6
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1
15.4
Year 2
10.2
Year 3
7.7
Year 4
16.1
Year 5
10.7
Year 6
7.1
Year 7
5.7
Year 8
1.7
Year 9
4.2
Year 10+
21.4
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers

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,…
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Brian McMahon
Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director
Brian McMahon is chief investment strategist for Thornburg Investment Management. Brian is deeply respected for his market and investment insight and serves as a key voice for the investment team and Thornburg clients. He also co-manages Thornburg’s global equity portfolios and serves as vice chairman of Thornburg. Brian joined Thornburg in 1984 as chief investment officer; a role he held…
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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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