Thornburg Ultra Short Income Strategy
BENCHMARK: ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index
Strategy Overview
The Ultra Short Income Strategy employs a flexible and highly active approach to invest in a broad range of primarily investment grade, ultra-short maturity fixed income and money market securities. The strategy seeks to reduce price fluctuations compared to longer duration portfolios by maintaining an average duration of normally no more than one half (0.5) of a year while providing current income consistent with the preservation of capital
Strategy Inception Date
1 Oct 2020
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Head of Fixed Income and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 31 Dec 2024)2021
2022
2023
2024
Thornburg Ultra Short Income Strategy - Gross (%)
0.62
0.52
6.10
6.11
Thornburg Ultra Short Income Strategy - Net (%)
0.37
0.27
5.83
5.84
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index (%)
0.05
1.34
5.09
5.30
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 28 Feb 2025)Strategy Assets
$256.0 M
Benchmark
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index
Number of Holdings
272
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 28 Feb 2025)Portfolio
Benchmark
Effective Duration
0.5 Yrs
0.3 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
0.6 Yrs
0.3 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
3.7%
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Jan 2025)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CHD6
1.2
United States Treasury Bill
912797PA9
1.2
Mercury Financial Credit Card Master Trust
58940BAR7
1.0
Upgrade Receivables Trust 2024-1
91533NAA2
1.0
Constellation Brands, Inc.
21036PBN7
1.0
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2024-C
223920AA7
1.0
United States Treasury Note/Bond
912828Y79
1.0
WRKCo, Inc.
96145DAF2
1.0
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2018-2
68269CAC0
0.9
Equinix, Inc.
29444UBF2
0.9
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 28 Feb 2025)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Corporate
47.7
Asset Backed Securities
34.2
Cash & Cash Equivalents
11.9
Treasury-Domestic
4.7
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
0.9
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
0.4
Mortgage Passthrough
0.3
Agency Debenture
0.0
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
U.S. Government
5.0
AAA
14.8
AA
7.9
A
17.9
BBB
40.2
BB
0.9
Not Rated
1.4
Cash & Cash Equivalents
11.9
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1
72.7
Year 2
14.1
Year 3
1.1
Year 4
0.0
Year 5+
0.3
Cash
11.9
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers

Lon Erickson, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Lon Erickson is 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 business…
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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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