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Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 340 Multisector Bond funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class R4 shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 3 stars, 3 stars and 4 stars among 340, 284 and 198 funds, as of 31 Mar 2025.

As of 31 Mar 2025
Fund Assets
$9.6 B
As of 31 Mar 2025
NAV
$11.36
As of 17 Apr 2025
Change
$-0.01
As of 17 Apr 2025
YTD NAV Performance
1.55%
As of 17 Apr 2025
Asset Category:
Global Fixed Income
Fund Benchmark:
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index

Portfolio Managers

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

Seeking to Deliver on the Promise of Income + Growth

The fund has delivered strong outperformance while taking below-average risk across standard time periods compared to peers in the Morningstar Multisector Bond category.

Strategic Income also has a history of providing:

  • Outperformance during rising rates
  • Downside protection
  • Enhanced total return potential

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Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Strategy?

 

  • Highly active and flexible approach, designed to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in fixed income securities across sector, credit quality and geography.
  • Proven bottom-up fundamental approach to identify what we perceive to be the most attractive opportunities on a relative value basis.
  • Opportunistic, multi-sector bond strategy that seeks to provide a total return above that of core fixed income strategies with only incrementally higher risk.

Investment Objective

The fund’s goal is to provide investors with a high level of current income. The fund also seeks to provide some long-term capital appreciation.

Investment Approach

The fund is built around a highly active and flexible approach, able to invest in any income-producing security around the globe across sectors and issuers in order to identify the best relative value opportunities. Our collaborative process combines top-down macroeconomic considerations with deep, fundamental credit research for a comprehensive assessment of risk and reward across the fixed income universe.

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
2.30
5.75
3.21
4.36
3.31
4.93
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (%)
2.66
5.24
1.01
0.32
1.83
3.19
Strategic Income Blended Index (%)
1.88
5.36
2.01
2.86
3.18
3.92
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
1.82
6.36
3.2
4.86
3.18
Morningstar Quartile
3
2
3
2
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
369
340
284
198
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
2.30
5.75
3.21
4.36
3.31
4.93
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (%)
2.66
5.24
1.01
0.32
1.83
3.19
Strategic Income Blended Index (%)
1.88
5.36
2.01
2.86
3.18
3.92
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
1.82
6.36
3.2
4.86
3.18
Morningstar Quartile
3
2
3
2
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
369
340
284
198
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
2.30
5.75
9.95
23.80
38.48
129.74
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (%)
2.66
5.24
3.07
1.63
19.84
72.08
Strategic Income Blended Index (%)
1.88
5.36
6.15
15.14
36.78
94.20
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
2.30
5.75
9.95
23.80
38.48
129.74
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (%)
2.66
5.24
3.07
1.63
19.84
72.08
Strategic Income Blended Index (%)
1.88
5.36
6.15
15.14
36.78
94.20
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return (%)
7.14
7.56
2.20
-6.80
7.03
4.06
Strategic Income Blended Index (%)
12.45
9.68
2.85
-13.87
9.04
4.57
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index (%)
9.29
7.58
-1.10
-12.99
6.17
2.04
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
2.07
Net Expense Ratio (%)
1.25
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index)
Distributions

Distributions

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
31 Jan 2014
31 Jan 2014
0
28 Feb 2014
28 Feb 2014
0.04269
0.04269
31 Mar 2014
31 Mar 2014
0.04477
0.04477
30 Apr 2014
30 Apr 2014
0.04222
0.04222
31 May 2014
31 May 2014
0.03930
0.03930
30 Jun 2014
30 Jun 2014
0.04694
0.04694
31 Jul 2014
31 Jul 2014
0.04219
0.04219
31 Aug 2014
31 Aug 2014
0.03747
0.03747
30 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.03746
0.03746
31 Oct 2014
31 Oct 2014
0.03442
0.03442
19 Nov 2014
19 Nov 2014
0.15012
0.05556
0.09456
30 Nov 2014
30 Nov 2014
0.03455
0.03455
31 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.03685
0.03685
31 Jan 2015
31 Jan 2015
0.03702
0.03702
28 Feb 2015
28 Feb 2015
0.03968
0.03968
31 Mar 2015
31 Mar 2015
0.03982
0.03982
30 Apr 2015
30 Apr 2015
0.03965
0.03965
31 May 2015
31 May 2015
0.03959
0.03959
30 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015
0.03737
0.03737
31 Jul 2015
31 Jul 2015
0.03998
0.03998
31 Aug 2015
31 Aug 2015
0.03998
0.03998
30 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
0.04117
0.04117
31 Oct 2015
31 Oct 2015
0.02496
0.02496
19 Nov 2015
19 Nov 2015
0.02742
0.02742
0.00000
30 Nov 2015
30 Nov 2015
0.02503
0.02503
31 Dec 2015
31 Dec 2015
0.02499
0.02499
31 Jan 2016
31 Jan 2016
0.04123
0.04123
29 Feb 2016
29 Feb 2016
0.04123
0.04123
31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016
0.04123
0.04123
30 Apr 2016
30 Apr 2016
0.03873
0.03873
31 May 2016
31 May 2016
0.02746
0.02746
30 Jun 2016
30 Jun 2016
0.02738
0.02738
31 Jul 2016
31 Jul 2016
0.02489
0.02489
31 Aug 2016
31 Aug 2016
0.02475
0.02475
30 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.02217
0.02217
31 Oct 2016
31 Oct 2016
0.02439
0.02439
30 Nov 2016
30 Nov 2016
0.02121
0.02121
30 Dec 2016
31 Dec 2016
0.02116
0.02116
31 Jan 2017
31 Jan 2017
0.02118
0.02118
28 Feb 2017
28 Feb 2017
0.03920
0.03920
31 Mar 2017
31 Mar 2017
0.03383
0.03383
30 Apr 2017
30 Apr 2017
0.03200
0.03200
31 May 2017
31 May 2017
0.03128
0.03128
30 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.03130
0.03130
31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017
0.03128
0.03128
31 Aug 2017
31 Aug 2017
0.03124
0.03124
29 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.03130
0.03130
31 Oct 2017
31 Oct 2017
0.02867
0.02867
30 Nov 2017
30 Nov 2017
0.02625
0.02625
29 Dec 2017
31 Dec 2017
0.02371
0.02371
31 Jan 2018
31 Jan 2018
0.02373
0.02373
28 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018
0.02496
0.02496
29 Mar 2018
31 Mar 2018
0.02547
0.02547
30 Apr 2018
30 Apr 2018
0.02408
0.02408
31 May 2018
31 May 2018
0.02724
0.02724
29 Jun 2018
30 Jun 2018
0.02727
0.02727
31 Jul 2018
31 Jul 2018
0.02816
0.02816
31 Aug 2018
31 Aug 2018
0.02803
0.02803
28 Sep 2018
30 Sep 2018
0.02847
0.02847
31 Oct 2018
31 Oct 2018
0.02819
0.02819
30 Nov 2018
30 Nov 2018
0.02825
0.02825
31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.03326
0.03326
31 Jan 2019
31 Jan 2019
0.03319
0.03319
28 Feb 2019
28 Feb 2019
0.03324
0.03324
29 Mar 2019
31 Mar 2019
0.03303
0.03303
30 Apr 2019
30 Apr 2019
0.03318
0.03318
31 May 2019
31 May 2019
0.03360
0.03360
28 Jun 2019
30 Jun 2019
0.03351
0.03351
31 Jul 2019
31 Jul 2019
0.03279
0.03279
31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019
0.03003
0.03003
30 Sep 2019
30 Sep 2019
0.03004
0.03004
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2019
0.03024
0.03024
30 Nov 2019
30 Nov 2019
0.02935
0.02935
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.02918
0.02918
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2020
0.02847
0.02847
29 Feb 2020
29 Feb 2020
0.02736
0.02736
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2020
0.02679
0.02679
30 Apr 2020
30 Apr 2020
0.02772
0.02772
31 May 2020
31 May 2020
0.02741
0.02741
30 Jun 2020
30 Jun 2020
0.02963
0.02963
31 Jul 2020
31 Jul 2020
0.02888
0.02888
31 Aug 2020
31 Aug 2020
0.03087
0.03087
30 Sep 2020
30 Sep 2020
0.03864
0.03864
30 Oct 2020
31 Oct 2020
0.03629
0.03629
30 Nov 2020
30 Nov 2020
0.03855
0.03855
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
0.04190
0.04190
29 Jan 2021
31 Jan 2021
0.04188
0.04188
26 Feb 2021
28 Feb 2021
0.04030
0.04030
31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021
0.03936
0.03936
30 Apr 2021
30 Apr 2021
0.03791
0.03791
28 May 2021
31 May 2021
0.03390
0.03390
30 Jun 2021
30 Jun 2021
0.03045
0.03045
30 Jul 2021
31 Jul 2021
0.03002
0.03002
31 Aug 2021
31 Aug 2021
0.03002
0.03002
30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021
0.03015
0.03015
29 Oct 2021
31 Oct 2021
0.02974
0.02974
18 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
0.02961
0.02906
0.00055
30 Nov 2021
30 Nov 2021
0.02859
0.02859
31 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
0.02770
0.02770
31 Jan 2022
31 Jan 2022
0.02763
0.02763
28 Feb 2022
28 Feb 2022
0.02725
0.02725
31 Mar 2022
31 Mar 2022
0.02655
0.02655
29 Apr 2022
30 Apr 2022
0.02734
0.02734
31 May 2022
31 May 2022
0.02766
0.02766
30 Jun 2022
30 Jun 2022
0.02778
0.02778
29 Jul 2022
31 Jul 2022
0.02823
0.02823
31 Aug 2022
31 Aug 2022
0.02887
0.02887
30 Sep 2022
30 Sep 2022
0.03004
0.03004
31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022
0.03148
0.03148
30 Nov 2022
30 Nov 2022
0.03165
0.03165
30 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.03512
0.03512
31 Jan 2023
31 Jan 2023
0.03513
0.03513
28 Feb 2023
28 Feb 2023
0.03543
0.03543
31 Mar 2023
31 Mar 2023
0.03484
0.03484
28 Apr 2023
30 Apr 2023
0.03485
0.03485
31 May 2023
31 May 2023
0.03554
0.03554
30 Jun 2023
30 Jun 2023
0.03635
0.03635
31 Jul 2023
31 Jul 2023
0.03798
0.03798
31 Aug 2023
31 Aug 2023
0.03727
0.03727
29 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2023
0.03806
0.03806
31 Oct 2023
31 Oct 2023
0.03880
0.03880
30 Nov 2023
30 Nov 2023
0.03872
0.03872
29 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.03933
0.03933
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2024
0.03929
0.03929
29 Feb 2024
29 Feb 2024
0.03871
0.03871
28 Mar 2024
31 Mar 2024
0.03800
0.03800
30 Apr 2024
30 Apr 2024
0.03811
0.03811
31 May 2024
31 May 2024
0.03852
0.03852
28 Jun 2024
30 Jun 2024
0.04081
0.04081
31 Jul 2024
31 Jul 2024
0.04445
0.04445
30 Aug 2024
31 Aug 2024
0.04445
0.04445
30 Sep 2024
30 Sep 2024
0.04522
0.04522
31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
0.04565
0.04565
29 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2024
0.04576
0.04576
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.04672
0.04672
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025
0.04672
0.04672
28 Feb 2025
28 Feb 2025
0.04699
0.04699
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
0.04624
0.04624
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
Net Fund Assets
$9.6 B
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Morningstar Category
Multisector Bond
Fund Symbol
TSRIX
Share Class
R4
Share Class Inception Date
1 Feb 2014
Number of Holdings
1180
Portfolio Turnover
60%
Distribution Frequency
Monthly
30-Day SEC Yield (Subsidized)
4.23%
30-Day SEC Yield (Unsubsidized)
3.12%
Annualized Distribution Yield
4.68%
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Effective Duration
4.2 Yrs
5.8 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
5.5 Yrs
8.0 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
4.2%
3.8%
Yield to Worst
5.7%
4.8%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
3y
5y
10y
Beta
0.58
0.61
0.63
R-Squared (%)
93.91
83.62
57.41
Standard Deviation (%)
4.46
4.18
4.07
Sharpe Ratio
-0.12
0.56
0.49
Information Ratio
0.88
1.58
0.64
Up Capture (%)
73.41
88.17
84.65
Down Capture (%)
43.37
33.23
42.76
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 28 Feb 2025)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CLW9
2.3
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CEP2
1.8
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CFF3
1.7
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
91282CJY8
1.7
Fannie Mae Pool
3140XMY42
1.3
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
912810PV4
1.2
Fannie Mae Pool
3140XMZX7
1.1
Freddie Mac Pool
3132E0T93
1.0
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CJJ1
1.0
Freddie Mac Pool
3132E0T85
0.9
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

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

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Corporate
41.2
29.9
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
13.8
Treasury-Domestic
13.7
38.2
Mortgage Passthrough
10.4
21.4
Asset Backed Securities
9.7
0.4
Cash & Cash Equivalents
3.3
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
3.2
1.3
Treasury-Foreign
2.1
4.5
Bank Loan
1.7
Preferred Stock
0.8
Municipals
0.0
0.8
Currency Forward
0.0
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Corporate
41.2
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
13.8
Treasury-Domestic
13.7
Mortgage Passthrough
10.4
Asset Backed Securities
9.7
Cash & Cash Equivalents
3.3
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
3.2
Treasury-Foreign
2.1
Bank Loan
1.7
Preferred Stock
0.8
Municipals
0.0
Currency Forward
0.0
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)
Region

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
United States
85.8
86.0
North America
Canada
1.9
1.5
North America
Mexico
1.1
0.5
Latin America
United Kingdom
1.0
1.3
UK
Brazil
0.8
0.1
Latin America
DOM
0.7
0.1
Other
TUR
0.7
0.3
Europe ex UK
SAU
0.7
0.3
Other
France
0.6
0.7
Europe ex UK
United Arab Emirates
0.6
0.4
Other
Top 10 Countries
Fund (%)
United States
85.8
Canada
1.9
Mexico
1.1
United Kingdom
1.0
Brazil
0.8
DOM
0.7
TUR
0.7
SAU
0.7
France
0.6
United Arab Emirates
0.6
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
U.S. Government
27.2
60.6
AAA
11.0
2.9
AA
3.4
5.5
A
10.9
12.2
BBB
22.3
12.9
BB
13.5
3.1
B
3.7
2.0
CCC
0.1
0.7
D
0.0
0.0
Not Rated
4.7
0.1
Cash & Cash Equivalents
3.2
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
U.S. Government
27.2
AAA
11.0
AA
3.4
A
10.9
BBB
22.3
BB
13.5
B
3.7
CCC
0.1
D
0.0
Not Rated
4.7
Cash & Cash Equivalents
3.2
Maturity
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Year 1
8.9
1.4
Year 2
9.7
12.5
Year 3
11.4
11.1
Year 4
11.7
9.9
Year 5
11.9
10.8
Year 6
4.6
6.2
Year 7
6.7
7.5
Year 8
6.9
5.5
Year 9
6.0
6.3
Year 10+
18.9
28.6
Cash
3.2
Maturity
Fund (%)
Year 1
8.9
Year 2
9.7
Year 3
11.4
Year 4
11.7
Year 5
11.9
Year 6
4.6
Year 7
6.7
Year 8
6.9
Year 9
6.0
Year 10+
18.9
Cash
3.2
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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Ali Hassan, CFA, FRM

Ali Hassan, CFA, FRM

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Ali Hassan is portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2013 as a fixed income analyst, became senior fixed income analyst in 2017 and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2021. Ali graduated from Stanford University with a BA in economics and a BS in mathematical & computational science. Prior to his joining Thornburg, Ali worked…
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