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Thornburg Core Plus Bond Fund

Fund Assets
$147.8 M
As of 31 Mar 2025
NAV
$10.29
As of 17 Apr 2025
Change
$-0.02
As of 17 Apr 2025
YTD NAV Performance
1.83%
As of 17 Apr 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 31 Mar 2025)
YTD
1y
Inception
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
2.97
4.86
7.94
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (%)
2.78
4.88
7.82
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
2.61
5.27
Morningstar Quartile
3
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
573
YTD
1y
Inception
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
2.97
4.86
7.94
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (%)
2.78
4.88
7.82
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
2.61
5.27
Morningstar Quartile
3
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
573
YTD
1y
Inception
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
2.97
4.86
12.11
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (%)
2.78
4.88
11.93
YTD
1y
Inception
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
2.97
4.86
12.11
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (%)
2.78
4.88
11.93
2024
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
1.26
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (%)
1.25
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
4.65
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.75
Distributions

Distributions

(As of 31 Mar 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
0.03995
0.03995
29 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.03974
0.03974
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2024
0.03609
0.03609
29 Feb 2024
29 Feb 2024
0.03534
0.03534
28 Mar 2024
31 Mar 2024
0.03803
0.03803
30 Apr 2024
30 Apr 2024
0.04005
0.04005
31 May 2024
31 May 2024
0.04865
0.04865
28 Jun 2024
30 Jun 2024
0.04630
0.04630
31 Jul 2024
31 Jul 2024
0.04518
0.04518
30 Aug 2024
31 Aug 2024
0.04402
0.04402
30 Sep 2024
30 Sep 2024
0.04276
0.04276
31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
0.03959
0.03959
21 Nov 2024
21 Nov 2024
0.01431
0.01431
0.00000
29 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2024
0.03949
0.03949
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.04114
0.04114
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025
0.04061
0.04061
28 Feb 2025
28 Feb 2025
0.03986
0.03986
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
0.04298
0.04298
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
Net Fund Assets
$147.8 M
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Morningstar Category
Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
Fund Symbol
THCEX
Share Class
R4
Share Class Inception Date
2 Oct 2023
Number of Holdings
384
Portfolio Turnover
73%
Distribution Frequency
Monthly
30-Day SEC Yield (Subsidized)
4.40%
30-Day SEC Yield (Unsubsidized)
-8.78%
Annualized Distribution Yield
4.80%
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Effective Duration
6.3 Yrs
6.0 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
8.2 Yrs
8.3 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
3.9%
3.6%
Yield to Worst
5.2%
4.6%
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 28 Feb 2025)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CKQ3
4.2
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CJJ1
2.9
United States Treasury Note/Bond
912810SQ2
2.2
United States Treasury Strip Coupon
912834NP9
2.1
United States Treasury Strip Coupon
912834JH2
2.0
United States Treasury Note/Bond
912810TA6
1.9
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
912810TY4
1.9
Fannie Mae Pool
3140XNZ72
1.7
United States Treasury Strip Coupon
912834KV9
1.5
Fannie Mae Pool
31418EDD9
1.3
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

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

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Corporate
29.9
24.1
Treasury-Domestic
25.9
44.6
Mortgage Passthrough
15.1
25.0
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
11.7
Asset Backed Securities
10.9
0.5
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
3.6
1.5
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1.2
Treasury-Foreign
0.9
2.3
Preferred Stock
0.7
Municipals
0.1
0.7
Currency Forward
0.0
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Corporate
29.9
Treasury-Domestic
25.9
Mortgage Passthrough
15.1
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
11.7
Asset Backed Securities
10.9
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
3.6
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1.2
Treasury-Foreign
0.9
Preferred Stock
0.7
Municipals
0.1
Currency Forward
0.0
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)
Region

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
United States
90.7
94.1
North America
Canada
1.5
1.1
North America
United Kingdom
1.3
0.9
UK
Mexico
0.9
0.3
Latin America
SAU
0.7
0.0
Other
Brazil
0.7
0.0
Latin America
United Arab Emirates
0.6
Other
France
0.5
0.1
Europe ex UK
TUR
0.4
Europe ex UK
UZB
0.4
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
United States
90.7
Canada
1.5
United Kingdom
1.3
Mexico
0.9
SAU
0.7
Brazil
0.7
United Arab Emirates
0.6
France
0.5
TUR
0.4
UZB
0.4
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
U.S. Government
44.8
70.6
AAA
11.7
2.6
AA
3.7
4.2
A
9.8
11.3
BBB
17.6
11.2
Below Invest. Grade
8.2
0.0
Not Rated
3.1
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1.2
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
U.S. Government
44.8
AAA
11.7
AA
3.7
A
9.8
BBB
17.6
Below Invest. Grade
8.2
Not Rated
3.1
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1.2
Maturity
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Year 1
7.3
1.2
Year 2
5.0
12.0
Year 3
8.5
10.5
Year 4
6.9
9.2
Year 5
10.9
10.3
Year 6
3.1
6.0
Year 7
4.8
7.8
Year 8
3.0
5.7
Year 9
9.7
6.7
Year 10+
39.5
30.6
Cash
1.2
Maturity
Fund (%)
Year 1
7.3
Year 2
5.0
Year 3
8.5
Year 4
6.9
Year 5
10.9
Year 6
3.1
Year 7
4.8
Year 8
3.0
Year 9
9.7
Year 10+
39.5
Cash
1.2
Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Lon Erickson, CFA

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

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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