N-CSRS 1 d481020dncsrs.htm THORNBURG INVESTMENT TRUST Thornburg Investment Trust

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT

COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number   811-05201

Thornburg Investment Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

c/o Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.

2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Garrett Thornburg, 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   505-984-0200

Date of fiscal year end:     September 30

Date of reporting period:   March 31, 2018

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

The following Semi-annual reports are attached hereto, in order:

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

Thornburg Value Fund

Thornburg International Value Fund

Thornburg Core Growth Fund

Thornburg International Growth Fund

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

Thornburg Developing World Fund

Thornburg Better World International Fund

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

LOW DURATION

MUNICIPAL

FUND

 

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About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do. It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

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Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

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Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

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Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

Semi-Annual Report  ^   March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders

    4  

Performance Summary

    5  

Fund Summary

    6  

Schedule of Investments

    7  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    10  

Statement of Operations

    11  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    12  

Notes to Financial Statements

    13  

Financial Highlights

    18  

Expense Example

    20  

Other Information

    21  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    22  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   TLMAX          885-216-788  
Class I   TLMIX          885-216-770  

Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for Class A. Class I shares may not be available to all investors.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Funds are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

The laddering strategy does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 25, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund. The net asset value (NAV) of the Class I shares decreased by 8 cents to $12.29 per share during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. During the period, the Class I shares of the Fund outperformed the index with a negative 0.11% total return, compared to the negative 0.29% return for the ICE BofAML 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index.

The Fund’s duration, as well as curve positioning, contributed 0.06% to relative performance. Security selection, which is performance not attributable to duration and sector selection, was the major driver of relative performance, contributing 0.36%. Sector selection had a slightly negative impact, detracting 0.04% from relative performance.

The topic of tax reform consumed municipal market participants in the fourth quarter of 2017, with several proposals being bandied about that would significantly impact the supply/ demand dynamics of the market for years to come. Ultimately, the legislation was not as radical as initially feared. On the supply side of the equation, issuers lost the ability to advance refund debt. Much like a homeowner refinancing an existing mortgage to save on interest costs, an issuer would refinance debt when interest rates were low to provide some present value savings. While many thought this would have a large impact on supply, we did not agree. Advance refunding is highly correlated to the current level of interest rates, and many issuers had already accomplished any possible refunding over the previous several years.

Instead, we found the impact of tax reform on the demand side of the equation to be far more interesting. What was overlooked was the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, and the idea that corporations evaluating municipal bonds versus other fixed income securities on a tax equivalent basis would now require a higher hurdle rate to buy municipal securities. We felt that the impact this may have on two specific buyers of municipals, banks, and property and casualty insurance companies, which own roughly 20 to 25% of outstanding municipal bonds, could lead both to re-evaluate their decision to own municipal bonds. While we do not believe this to be an Armageddon type of scenario; we expect it to be more like a weight leaning on the market for the next 12 to 18 months.

Another impact on the demand side is the limitations on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT), which has led

many market observers to postulate that the demand for municipal bonds in high tax states will increase. Again, we did not share the same opinion. In California, the demand for California bonds has already driven prices to a level where we feel there is little value when compared to other municipal securities on a tax-equivalent basis. Demand for municipal securities in other high tax states, such as Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, is not as cut and dry because there is significant credit risk associated with each. Nevertheless, these concerns caused the supply of municipal bonds to spike in November and December as issuers rushed to market to hedge against the potential threat of tax reform. Some investors viewed this period as an opportunity to buy extra municipal bonds in anticipation of a January rally, which never materialized. We did not view the market the same way, and kept our strategies positioned at the lower end of their relative risk spectrums (i.e. lower duration, higher credit quality, and higher reserve positions). The last fear facing the municipal bond market is the long-advertised infrastructure plan. While the plan has experienced several failed launches, and what is known suggests it will have little impact on the supply of municipal bonds, we are still monitoring the details of the proposal for potential impacts to our strategies.

The fourth quarter of 2017 saw yields of shorter maturity bonds increase more than the yields of longer maturity bonds, leading to a flattening of the yield curve. At the time, many analysts and pundits harped on the fact that the phenomenon portends a future recession. In the first quarter of 2018, the market watched as yields of longer maturity bonds increased more than yields of shorter maturity bonds, leading to a steepening of the yield curve. The steepening of the curve is an indication that market participants have a growing concern about increases in inflation – the enemy of the fixed income investor. The Fund’s conservative positioning was a headwind to performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, but acted as a tailwind to performance in the first quarter of 2018.

Thank you for your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,

 

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Christopher Ryon, CFA

 

 

Nicholos Venditti, CFA

Portfolio Manager   Portfolio Manager
Managing Director   Managing Director
 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 12/30/13)

           

Without sales charge

      0.52%       0.37%       0.34%

With sales charge

      -1.00%       -0.15%       -0.02%

Class I Shares (Incep: 12/30/13)

      0.72%       0.56%       0.54%

30-DAY YIELDS, A SHARES (with sales charge)

 

Annualized Distribution Yield       0.82%  
SEC Yield       1.08%  

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 1.50%. There is no sales charge for Class I shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before fee waivers and expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.12%; I shares, 0.70%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: A shares, 0.70%; I shares, 0.50%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, the Annualized Distribution yield would have been 0.48%, and the SEC yield would have been 0.73%.

The ICE index data referenced herein is the property of ICE Data Indices, LLC, its affiliates (“ICE Data”) and/or its Third Party Suppliers and has been licensed for use by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ICE Data and its Third Party Suppliers accept no liability in connection with its use. See www.thornburg.com/indices for a full copy of the Disclaimer.

 

 

 

Glossary

 

The ICEBofAML 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index is a subset of the BofAML U.S. Municipal Securities Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity greater than or equal to 1 year and less than 3 years.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Annualized Distribution Yield – The distribution yield reflects actual distributions made to shareholders. The annualized distribution yield is calculated by summing the last 30 days of income at a given month end and annualizing to a 360-day year. The result is divided by the ending maximum offering price or net asset value.

SEC Yield – A yield computed in accordance with SEC standards measuring the net investment income per share over a specified 30-day period expressed as a percentage of the maximum offering price of the Fund’s shares at the end of the period.

Advance refunding – Advance refunding can also refer to bond issuance in which new bonds are sold at a lower rate than outstanding ones. The proceeds are then invested, and when the older bonds become callable, they are paid off with the invested proceeds.

Bond Credit Ratings (Credit Quality) – A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Rating of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Rating of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Credit Spread/Quality Spread – The difference between the yields of securities with different credit qualities.

Duration – A bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. Bonds with longer durations experience greater price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Effective duration incorporates a bond’s embedded option features, such as call provisions.

Laddering – Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion matures each year. Money that comes in from maturing bonds is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the portfolio.

Yield Curve – A line that plots the interest rate, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but offering maturity dates.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with preservation of capital (may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax).

This Fund invests principally in a laddered portfolio of municipal bonds with a dollar-weighted average duration of normally no more than three years. Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion of the portfolio matures each year. Cash from maturing bonds, if not needed for other purposes, is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the ladder. We regard the strategy as a good compromise for managing different types of risk.

LONG-TERM STABILITY OF PRINCIPAL

Net Asset Value History of A Shares

 

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KEY PORTFOLIO ATTRIBUTES

 

Number of Bonds        96  
Effective Duration        1.1 Yrs  
Average Maturity        1.2 Yrs  

SECURITY CREDIT RATINGS

 

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A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Unrated pre-refunded and escrowed-to-maturity bonds are included in the not rated category.

PORTFOLIO LADDER

 

 

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Percent of portfolio maturing in each year. Cash includes cash equivalents and other.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
  MUNICIPAL BONDS — 98.1%          
 

ALABAMA — 1.3%

         
 

City of Mobile Industrial Development Board (Alabama Power Company Barry Plant), 1.85% due 6/1/2034 (put 3/24/2020)

     $ 1,000,000      $ 994,420
 

ARIZONA — 2.0%

         
a  

Arizona (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) HFA, Series C-RMK, 1.70% due 1/1/2046 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,500,000        1,500,000
 

ARKANSAS — 0.4%

         
 

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville Campus), 4.00% due 11/1/2018

       295,000        299,086
 

CALIFORNIA — 10.8%

         
b  

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), 1.971% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.65%) due 12/1/2050 (put 2/1/2021)

       1,000,000        1,002,980
 

California Municipal Finance Authority, 1.40% due 9/1/2021 (put 7/2/2018)

       1,000,000        1,000,000
 

California School Cash Reserve Program Authority, 3.00% due 6/29/2018

       1,500,000        1,505,490
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Irvine East Campus Apartments), 5.00% due 5/15/2019 - 5/15/2020

       1,220,000        1,279,314
 

City of Chula Vista (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), Series A, 1.65% due 7/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,000,310
 

City of Los Angeles (Cash Flow Management) GO, 5.00% due 6/28/2018

       500,000        504,190
 

County of Los Angeles (Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Expenditures) GO, 5.00% due 6/29/2018

       1,000,000        1,008,480
 

County of Riverside (Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Expenditures), 2.00% due 6/29/2018

       1,000,000        1,001,280
 

COLORADO — 1.7%

         
a  

City & County of Denver COP, Series A2, 1.70% due 12/1/2029 (put 4/2/2018)

       900,000        900,000
 

City of Aurora (Sports Park and E-911 Projects) COP, 5.00% due 12/1/2019

       365,000        384,451
 

CONNECTICUT — 3.4%

         
b  

State of Connecticut GO (Various Capital Projects), Series D, 2.33% (MUNIPSA + 0.75%) due 6/15/2018

       1,000,000        1,000,320
 

State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (Ascension Health Credit Group), 1.65% due 11/15/2029 (put 3/1/2019)

       1,645,000        1,643,503
 

FLORIDA — 2.6%

         
 

City of Cape Coral (Utility Improvement; Insured: AGM), 1.40% due 9/1/2018

       495,000        494,168
a  

Gainesville Utilities System Revenue, Series C-REMK 12/14/15, 1.71% due 10/1/2026 (put 4/2/2018)

         1,200,000          1,200,000
 

Hillsborough County (Tampa Electric Co.) IDA, 5.65% due 5/15/2018

       200,000        200,894
 

Volusia County Educational Facilities Authority (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc.), 3.00% due 10/15/2018

       120,000        120,857
 

GEORGIA — 2.2%

         
 

City of Atlanta (Atlantic Station Project), 5.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,078,559
 

City of Atlanta (BeltLine Project), Series A, 4.00% due 1/1/2019

       580,000        589,425
 

GUAM — 2.6%

         
 

Government of Guam (Economic Development), 5.00% due 11/15/2018 - 1/1/2019

       1,400,000        1,424,324
 

Series D-REF, 4.00% due 11/15/2018

       275,000        277,689
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2020

       300,000        320,130
 

HAWAII — 1.3%

         
b  

City and County of Honolulu GO Floating Rate Note (Rail Transit Project), 1.90% (MUNISPA + 0.32%) due 9/1/2028 (put 9/1/2020)

       1,000,000        1,000,390
 

IDAHO — 0.7%

         
 

State of Idaho (Cash Flow Management) GO, 4.00% due 6/29/2018

       500,000        502,905
 

ILLINOIS — 10.2%

         
 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (2016 Airport Projects), Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2019

       500,000        512,480
 

Chicago Park District (Capital Improvement Plan) GO, Series D, 5.00% due 1/1/2020

       500,000        523,465
 

Chicago Transit Authority (Rail Car and Rail System Improvements), 5.50% due 6/1/2019 (pre-refunded 12/1/2018)

       815,000        835,913
 

City of Chicago (Water System), Series 2017-2, 5.00% due 11/1/2022

       600,000        661,488
 

City of Chicago, 5.00% due 1/1/2020

       600,000        633,132
 

County of Cook (Capital Improvement Plan) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2019

       615,000        643,493
 

Du Page County High School District No. 88 (Addison Trail and Willowbrook High Schools), 3.00% due 1/15/2020

       1,245,000        1,267,560
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Rush University Medical Center), Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2018

       500,000        509,760
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers), 5.00% due 8/15/2018

       500,000        504,475
 

State of Illinois (Build Illinois Program), 5.00% due 6/15/2020

       535,000        568,405
 

Series A, 4.00% due 6/15/2019

       520,000        532,631
 

State of Illinois (State Facilities Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 3/1/2022

       575,000        597,718
 

INDIANA — 2.0%

         
a  

Indiana Finance Authority, 1.72% due 2/1/2037 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,500,000        1,500,000
 

KANSAS — 3.0%

         
 

Kansas (Department of Commerce Impact Program) DFA, Series K, 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       1,250,000        1,264,975
 

Topeka Public Building Commission (10th and Jackson Projects; Insured: Natl-Re), Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,005,490
 

KENTUCKY — 2.7%

         
 

Commonwealth of Kentucky State Property and Buildings Commission (Project No. 112), Series B, 5.00% due 11/1/2019

       1,000,000        1,048,580
 

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government (Louisville Gas and Electric Company), 1.50% due 10/1/2033 (put 4/1/2019)

       1,000,000        996,080
 

LOUISIANA — 0.8%

         
 

Louisiana Energy & Power Authority (Rodemacher Unit No. 2 Power), 5.00% due 1/1/2021

       600,000        643,158

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

MASSACHUSETTS — 2.0%

         
 

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (Low and Moderate Income Housing), Series B, 2.00% due 6/1/2019

     $ 1,500,000      $ 1,500,810
 

MICHIGAN — 2.6%

         
 

Berkley School District (Educational Facilities; Insured: Q-SBLF) GO, 4.00% due 5/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,001,860
 

Charles Stewart Mott Community College (Higher Education Facilities) GO, 5.00% due 5/1/2018

       750,000        751,935
 

Michigan Finance Authority (School District of the City of Detroit; Insured: Q-SBLF), Series A, 5.00% due 5/1/2018

       250,000        250,657
 

MINNESOTA — 2.0%

         
a  

Minneapolis MN/St Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), Series B-1, 1.71% due 11/15/2035 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,500,000        1,500,000
 

MISSOURI — 0.6%

         
 

City of St. Louis (Cash Flow Management) GO, 3.00% due 6/1/2018

       500,000        501,155
 

NEVADA — 0.3%

         
 

Clark County School District (School Facilities Improvements) GO, Series C, 5.00% due 6/15/2021

       250,000        272,803
 

NEW JERSEY — 6.9%

         
 

City of Trenton (Various Capital Improvements; Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding) GO, 5.00% due 7/15/2020

       500,000        533,535
 

New Jersey (Cigarette Tax) EDA, 5.00% due 6/15/2019

       550,000        568,854
 

New Jersey (School Facilities Construction; Insured: AMBAC) EDA, Series K, 5.50% due 12/15/2019

       200,000        210,672
 

New Jersey Transit Corp. (Urban Public Transportation Capital Improvement), Series A, 5.00% due 9/15/2019

       1,250,000        1,293,487
 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (State Transportation System Improvements), 5.00% due 6/15/2020

       500,000        526,140
 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (State Transportation System Improvements; Insured: Natl-Re), Series B, 5.50% due 12/15/2020

       2,000,000        2,156,720
 

NEW MEXICO — 1.3%

         
 

County of Taos (County Educational Improvements; Insured: BAM), 3.00% due 4/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,000,000
 

NEW YORK — 7.1%

         
 

City of New York (Capital Projects) GO, Series C, 5.00% due 8/1/2019

       450,000        469,589
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Transit and Commuter System), Series C-1A, 4.00% due 2/15/2019

       1,000,000        1,020,360
a  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, 1.75% due 8/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,500,000        1,500,000
a  

New York City Water & Sewer System, 1.71% due 6/15/2039 (put 4/2/2018)

       700,000        700,000
 

Tobacco Settlement Asset Securitization Corp., Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,085,020
 

Town of Oyster Bay (Plainview, Locust Valley, South Farmingdale, Jericho, Bethpage, Oyster Bay Water Districts) GO, Series C, 2.50% due 6/1/2018

       645,000        645,432
 

NORTH CAROLINA — 1.8%

         
a  

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, 1.73% due 1/15/2037 - 1/15/2038 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,420,000        1,420,000
 

OHIO — 0.7%

         
 

Clty of Cleveland (Parking Facility; Insured: AGM), 5.25% due 9/15/2021

       500,000        547,080
 

OKLAHOMA — 1.7%

         
 

Oklahoma (INTEGRIS Health) DFA, Series A, 5.00% due 8/15/2018

       270,000        273,316
 

Tulsa County Industrial Authority (Jenks Public Schools), 5.50% due 9/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,016,110
 

OREGON — 1.3%

         
 

State of Oregon (Cash Management) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 9/28/2018

       1,000,000        1,016,690
 

PENNSYLVANIA — 6.7%

         
 

City of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Gas Works), 5.00% due 10/1/2020

       500,000        535,565
 

Series 1998, 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       350,000        352,940
 

Coatesville Area School District (Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding) GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,089,010
 

East Penn School District (State Aid Withholding) GO, 2.00% due 9/15/2020

       555,000        555,000
 

Lancaster County Hospital Authority (Masonic Villages Project), 5.00% due 11/1/2018

       1,500,000        1,527,975
 

Luzerne County Industrial Development Authority (Insured: AGM) GO, 5.00% due 12/15/2019 - 12/15/2020

       1,000,000        1,054,220
 

SOUTH CAROLINA — 0.7%

         
 

South Carolina Public Service Authority (Capital Improvement), Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2021

       515,000        562,215
 

TEXAS — 11.7%

         
 

City of Dallas (Trinity River Corridor Infrastructure) GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2021

       1,000,000        1,080,250
 

City of Houston (Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department), 4.00% due 9/1/2018

       675,000        680,873
 

City of Houston Higher Education Finance Corp.) (KIPP Program; Guaranty: PSF), 5.00% due 8/15/2018

       970,000        981,698
 

City of San Antonio (Electric and Gas Systems), 2.25% due 2/1/2033 (put 12/1/2019)

       1,000,000        1,006,990
 

City of Texas City Industrial Development Corp. (ARCO Pipe Line Co. Project), 7.375% due 10/1/2020

       1,000,000        1,118,210
 

Dallas Independent School District (School District Buildings Renovations; Insured: PSF-GTD) GO, Series B-4, 5.00% due 2/15/2036 (put 2/15/2020)

       325,000        343,814
 

Houston Airport System Revenue, Series B, 5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2023

       780,000        876,940
 

North Texas Tollway Authority, Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2022

       1,000,000        1,103,490
 

Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency, 5.00% due 10/1/2021

       510,000        555,803
 

State of Texas (Cash Flow Management), 4.00% due 8/30/2018

         1,240,000          1,252,487
 

UTAH — 1.6%

         
a  

Murray, Series A, 1.72% due 5/15/2037 (put 4/2/2018)

       700,000        700,000
a  

Weber County, Series C, 1.72% due 2/15/2035 (put 4/2/2018)

       500,000        500,000
 

WASHINGTON — 1.1%

         
 

King County Public Hospital District No. 2 (Evergreen Health) GO, 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       835,000        853,412

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

WEST VIRGINIA — 0.3%

         
 

Mason County (Appalachian Power Company), Series L-REMK, 1.625% due 10/1/2022 (put 10/1/2018)

     $ 200,000      $ 199,544
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.1% (Cost $75,319,118)           $ 75,174,629
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 1.9%             1,424,354
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 76,598,983
           

 

 

 
           

Footnote Legend

a Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.
b Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

AGM      Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC      Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
BAM      Insured by Build America Mutual Insurance Co.
COP      Certificates of Participation
DFA      Development Finance Authority
EDA      Economic Development Authority
GO      General Obligation
HFA      Health Facilities Authority
IDA      Industrial Development Authority
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rates
MUNIPSA      Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index
Natl-Re      Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSF      Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund
Q-SBLF      Insured by Qualified School Bond Loan Fund
 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (cost $75,319,118) (Note 3)

  $       75,174,629  

Cash

    286,416  

Receivable for investments sold

    1,000,000  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    350,130  

Interest receivable

    838,387  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    24,052  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    77,673,614  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    1,000,000  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    19,023  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    20,004  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    33,032  

Dividends payable

    2,572  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    1,074,631  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 76,598,983  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

  $ (144,488

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (41,193

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    76,784,664  
 

 

 

 
  $ 76,598,983  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($17,950,555 applicable to 1,460,123 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 12.29  

Maximum sales charge, 1.50% of offering price

    0.19  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 12.48  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($58,648,428 applicable to 4,772,626 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 12.29  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest income (net of premium amortized of $710,144)

  $ 579,450  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    146,174  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    10,217  

Class I Shares

    16,724  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    18,308  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    13,225  

Class I Shares

    8,440  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    9,225  

Class I Shares

    9,274  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    14,235  

Professional fees

    21,162  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    1,592  

Other expenses

    8,808  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    277,384  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (56,917

Investment advisory fees waived by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (18,959
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    201,508  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 377,942  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    14  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (489,162
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

    (489,148
 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (111,206
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 377,942        $ 531,327

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         14          (17,874 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

         (489,162 )          303,247
      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         (111,206 )          816,700

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (81,173 )          (125,749 )

Class I Shares

         (296,769 )          (405,578 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         1,660,037          12,051,896

Class I Shares

         5,251,079          15,026,270
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

         6,421,968          27,363,539

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         70,177,015          42,813,476
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $         76,598,983        $         70,177,015

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income exempt from federal income tax, as is consistent, in the view of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”), with preservation of capital.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A and Institutional Class (“Class I”) shares. Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, and (iii) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by the Advisor. Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       75,319,118
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      61,957

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (206,445 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ (144,488 )
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $17,873. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $23,333 (of which $1,073 are short-term and $22,260 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Valuation of Securities: Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Municipal Bonds

    $ 75,174,629      $      $ 75,174,629      $
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 75,174,629      $      $ 75,174,629      $

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $1 billion

       0.400 %

Next $500 million

       0.300

Next $500 million

       0.250

Over $2 billion

       0.225

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.40% of the Fund’s average net assets (before applicable management fee waiver of $18,959).

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $2 from the sale of Class A shares.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I shares. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor voluntarily waived Fund level investment advisory fees of $18,959. The Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $30,133 for Class A shares and $26,784 for Class I shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 48.32%.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had transactions with affiliated funds of $4,100,000 in purchases and $5,875,000 in sales generating no realized gains or losses.

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    747,640        $ 9,213,023          2,922,719        $ 35,953,976  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    6,263          77,124          9,827          121,339  

Shares repurchased

    (619,780        (7,630,110        (1,950,171        (24,023,419
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    134,123        $ 1,660,037          982,375        $ 12,051,896  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,038,791        $       12,791,296          2,760,039        $ 34,004,864  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    23,146          284,931          31,595          390,018  

Shares repurchased

    (634,845        (7,825,148        (1,571,733        (19,368,612
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    427,092        $ 5,251,079          1,219,901        $       15,026,270  
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $10,947,202 and $7,450,000, respectively.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, credit risk, interest rate risk, management risk, market and economic risk, and liquidity risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $       12.38        0.05        (0.09 )        (0.04 )        (0.05 )               (0.05 )      $       12.29

2017(b)

    $ 12.34        0.08        0.04        0.12        (0.08 )               (0.08 )      $ 12.38

2016(b)

    $ 12.35        0.03        (0.01 )        0.02        (0.03 )               (0.03 )      $ 12.34

2015(b)

    $ 12.34        0.02        0.01        0.03        (0.02 )               (0.02 )      $ 12.35

2014(b)(e)

    $ 12.31        0.02        0.03        0.05        (0.02 )               (0.02 )      $ 12.34
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 12.37        0.07        (0.08 )        (0.01 )        (0.07 )               (0.07 )      $ 12.29

2017

    $ 12.34        0.10        0.03        0.13        (0.10 )               (0.10 )      $ 12.37

2016

    $ 12.35        0.05        (0.01 )        0.04        (0.05 )               (0.05 )      $ 12.34

2015

    $ 12.34        0.04        0.01        0.05        (0.04 )               (0.04 )      $ 12.35

2014(e)

    $ 12.31        0.04        0.03        0.07        (0.04 )               (0.04 )      $ 12.34

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2013.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  0.89 (d)       0.70 (d)       0.70 (d)       1.08 (d)         (0.29      12.18      $ 17,951  
  0.72        0.67        0.67        1.16          0.98        42.94      $ 16,412  
  0.24        0.70        0.70        2.19          0.15        21.17      $ 4,241  
  0.15        0.67        0.67        2.85          0.22        15.75      $ 3,273  
  0.20 (d)       0.66 (d)       0.65 (d)       3.14 (d)         0.40        4.54      $ 2,751  
                   
  1.08 (d)       0.50 (d)       0.50 (d)       0.65 (d)         (0.11      12.18      $       58,648  
  0.85        0.49        0.49        0.67          1.09        42.94      $ 53,765  
  0.43        0.50        0.50        0.72          0.36        21.17      $ 38,572  
  0.32        0.50        0.50        0.82          0.40        15.75      $ 41,755  
  0.42 (d)       0.44 (d)       0.44 (d)       1.77 (d)         0.56        4.54      $ 12,672  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING  PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 997.10     $ 3.49

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.44     $ 3.53
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 998.90     $ 2.49

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.44     $ 2.52

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 0.70%; I: 0.50%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH3053


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG LIMITED TERM MUNICIPAL FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders

    4  

Performance Summary

    5  

Fund Summary

    6  

Schedule of Investments

    7  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    25  

Statement of Operations

    26  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    27  

Notes to Financial Statements

    28  

Financial Highlights

    34  

Expense Example

    36  

Other Information

    37  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    38  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   LTMFX          885-215-459  
Class C   LTMCX          885-215-442  
Class I   LTMIX          885-215-434  

Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for Class A. Class I shares may not be available to all investors.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Funds are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

The laddering strategy does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 25, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund. The net asset value (NAV) of the Class I shares decreased by 26 cents to $14.17 per share during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. During the period, the Class I shares of the Fund outperformed the index with a negative 0.85% total return, compared to the negative 1.03% total return for the ICE BofAML 1-10 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index.

The Fund’s duration, as well as curve positioning, contributed 0.15% to relative performance. Sector selection was also a positive contributor to performance, adding 0.07%. Lastly, security selection, which is performance not attributable to duration and sector selection, added 0.11% to relative performance.

The topic of tax reform consumed municipal market participants in the fourth quarter of 2017, with several proposals being bandied about that would significantly impact the supply/ demand dynamics of the market for years to come. Ultimately, the legislation was not as radical as initially feared. On the supply side of the equation, issuers lost the ability to advance refund debt. Much like a homeowner refinancing an existing mortgage to save on interest costs, an issuer would refinance debt when interest rates were low to provide some present value savings. While many thought this would have a large impact on supply, we did not agree. Advance refunding is highly correlated to the current level of interest rates, and many issuers had already accomplished any possible refunding over the previous several years.

Instead, we found the impact of tax reform on the demand side of the equation to be far more interesting. What was overlooked was the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, and the idea that corporations evaluating municipal bonds versus other fixed income securities on a tax equivalent basis would now require a higher hurdle rate to buy municipal securities. We felt that the impact this may have on two specific buyers of municipals, banks, and property and casualty insurance companies, which own roughly 20 to 25% of outstanding municipal bonds, could lead both to re-evaluate their decision to own municipal bonds. While we do not believe this to be an Armageddon type of scenario; we expect it to be more like a weight leaning on the market for the next 12 to 18 months.

Another impact on the demand side is the limitations on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT), which has led

many market observers to postulate that the demand for municipal bonds in high tax states will increase. Again, we did not share the same opinion. In California, the demand for California bonds has already driven prices to a level where we feel there is little value when compared to other municipal securities on a tax-equivalent basis. Demand for municipal securities in other high tax states, such as Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, is not as cut and dry because there is significant credit risk associated with each. Nevertheless, these concerns caused the supply of municipal bonds to spike in November and December as issuers rushed to market to hedge against the potential threat of tax reform. Some investors viewed this period as an opportunity to buy extra municipal bonds in anticipation of a January rally, which never materialized. We did not view the market the same way, and kept our strategies positioned at the lower end of their relative risk spectrums (i.e. lower duration, higher credit quality, and higher reserve positions). The last fear facing the municipal bond market is the long-advertised infrastructure plan. While the plan has experienced several failed launches, and what is known suggests it will have little impact on the supply of municipal bonds, we are still monitoring the details of the proposal for potential impacts to our strategies.

The fourth quarter of 2017 saw yields of shorter maturity bonds increase more than the yields of longer maturity bonds, leading to a flattening of the yield curve. At the time, many analysts and pundits harped on the fact that the phenomenon portends a future recession. In the first quarter of 2018, the market watched as yields of longer maturity bonds increased more than yields of shorter maturity bonds, leading to a steepening of the yield curve. The steepening of the curve is an indication that market participants have a growing concern about increases in inflation – the enemy of the fixed income investor. The Fund’s conservative positioning was a headwind to performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, but acted as a tailwind to performance in the first quarter of 2018.

Thank you for your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Christopher Ryon, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

LOGO

Nicholos Venditti, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 9/28/84)

                   

Without sales charge

      0.58%       0.66%       0.92%       2.65%       4.73%

With sales charge

      -0.94%       0.16%       0.62%       2.49%       4.69%

Class C Shares (Incep: 9/1/94)

                   

Without sales charge

      0.34%       0.42%       0.70%       2.39%       3.17%

With sales charge

      -0.15%       0.42%       0.70%       2.39%       3.17%

Class I Shares (Incep: 7/5/96)

      0.96%       0.99%       1.26%       2.99%       3.74%

30-DAY YIELDS, A SHARES (with sales charge)

 

Annualized Distribution Yield      1.57%  
SEC Yield      1.34%  

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 1.50%. There is no sales charge for Class I shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses are as follows: A shares, 0.69%; C shares, 0.93%; I shares, 0.45%.

The ICE index data referenced herein is the property of ICE Data Indices, LLC, its affiliates (“ICE Data”) and/or its Third Party Suppliers and has been licensed for use by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ICE Data and its Third Party Suppliers accept no liability in connection with its use. See www.thornburg.com/indices for a full copy of the Disclaimer.

 

 

Glossary

 

The ICE BofAML 1-10 Year Municipal Securities Index is a subset of the ICE BofAML U.S. Municipal Securities Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity less than 10 years.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Annualized Distribution Yield – The distribution yield reflects actual distributions made to shareholders. The annualized distribution yield is calculated by summing the last 30 days of income at a given month end and annualizing to a 360-day year. The result is divided by the ending maximum offering price or net asset value.

SEC Yield – A yield computed in accordance with SEC standards measuring the net investment income per share over a specified 30-day period expressed as a percentage of the maximum offering price of the Fund’s shares at the end of the period.

Advance refunding – Advance refunding can also refer to bond issuance in which new bonds are sold at a lower rate than outstanding ones. The proceeds are then invested, and when the older bonds become callable, they are paid off with the invested proceeds.

Bond Credit Ratings (Credit Quality) – A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Rating of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Rating of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Credit Spread/Quality Spread – The difference between the yields of securities with different credit qualities.

Duration – A bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. Bonds with longer durations experience greater price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Effective duration incorporates a bond’s embedded option features, such as call provisions.

Laddering – Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion matures each year. Money that comes in from maturing bonds is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the portfolio.

Yield Curve – A line that plots the interest rate, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but offering maturity dates.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to obtain as high a level of current income exempt from federal individual income tax as is consistent, in the view of the Fund’s investment advisor, with preservation of capital (may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax).

The secondary goal of the Fund is to reduce expected changes in its share price compared to longer intermediate and long-term bond portfolios.

This Fund is a laddered portfolio of municipal bonds with a dollar-weighted average maturity of normally less than five years. Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion of the portfolio matures each year. Cash from maturing bonds, if not needed for other purposes, is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the ladder. We regard the strategy as a good compromise for managing different types of risk.

LONG-TERM STABILITY OF PRINCIPAL

Net Asset Value History of A Shares

 

LOGO

KEY PORTFOLIO ATTRIBUTES

 

Number of Bonds        1,886  
Effective Duration        3.1 Yrs  
Average Maturity        3.6 Yrs  

SECURITY CREDIT RATINGS

 

LOGO

A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Unrated pre-refunded and escrowed-to-maturity bonds are included in the not rated category.

PORTFOLIO LADDER

 

LOGO

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
  MUNICIPAL BONDS — 98.9%          
 

ALABAMA — 1.1%

         
 

Alabama Public School & College Authority (Education System Capital Improvements),

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2019 - 6/1/2022

     $ 20,865,000      $ 22,585,517
 

Series B, 5.00% due 6/1/2019 - 6/1/2023

       1,505,000        1,636,709
 

Alabama State Board of Education (Calhoun Community College),

         
 

3.00% due 5/1/2018

       2,130,000        2,132,258
 

4.00% due 5/1/2019 - 5/1/2022

       5,425,000        5,650,058
 

City of Mobile Industrial Development Board (Alabama Power Company Barry Plant), 1.85% due 6/1/2034 (put 3/24/2020)

         25,500,000        25,357,710
 

East Alabama Health Care Authority GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2021 - 9/1/2022

       2,045,000        2,226,159
 

Montgomery Waterworks and Sanitation, 5.00% due 9/1/2019

       3,375,000        3,423,161
 

UAB Medicine Finance Authority (University Hospital), Series B, 5.00% due 9/1/2025 - 9/1/2027

       8,915,000        10,524,404
 

University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, 5.00% due 9/1/2018

       1,700,000        1,723,562
 

ALASKA — 0.3%

         
 

Alaska Energy Authority (Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project; Insured: AGM), 6.00% due 7/1/2020

       1,790,000        1,948,791
 

Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority (DeLong Mountain Transportation Project) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 4/1/2018

       2,455,000        2,455,000
 

City of Valdez (BP Pipelines (Alaska), Inc. Project),

         
 

5.00% due 1/1/2021

       12,000,000        12,936,360
 

Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2021

       3,700,000        3,988,711
 

ARIZONA — 2.8%

         
 

Arizona (Dignity Health) HFA, 5.00% due 7/1/2018 - 7/1/2020

       4,125,000        4,242,477
a  

Arizona (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) HFA, Series C-RMK, 1.70% due 1/1/2046 (put 4/2/2018)

       21,400,000        21,400,000
 

Arizona (Scottsdale Lincoln Hospitals) HFA, 5.00% due 12/1/2022 - 12/1/2024

       3,100,000        3,508,929
 

Arizona Board of Regents (Arizona State University) COP,

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2019 - 9/1/2023

       18,235,000        20,205,756
 

Series C, 5.00% due 6/1/2022

       6,080,000        6,781,450
 

Arizona Board of Regents (Northern Arizona University Projects) COP,

         
 

3.00% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2019

       3,525,000        3,573,567
 

5.00% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2023

       6,825,000        7,493,696
 

Arizona Board of Regents (University of Arizona SPEED), 5.00% due 8/1/2020 - 8/1/2024

       1,925,000        2,159,343
 

Arizona Board of Regents COP, 5.00% due 6/1/2022 - 6/1/2028

       1,690,000        1,948,084
 

Arizona School Facilities Board (School Site and Building Projects) COP, 5.25% due 9/1/2023 (pre-refunded 9/1/2018)

       1,315,000        1,335,106
 

Arizona School Facilities Board (State School Land Trust; Insured: AMBAC), 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       4,540,000        4,578,045
 

Arizona Transportation Board, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2019 - 7/1/2022

       15,975,000        17,332,835
 

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2025

       8,580,000        9,912,765
 

City of Tucson (Street and Highway Projects), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2022

       2,135,000        2,385,094
 

Pima County (Ina & Roger Road Wastewater Reclamation Facilities),

         
 

5.00% due 7/1/2018

       2,000,000        2,016,960
 

Series A,

         
 

3.00% due 7/1/2018 - 7/1/2022

       3,025,000        3,123,687
 

5.00% due 7/1/2018 - 7/1/2022

       2,100,000        2,241,874
 

Pima County (Ina & Roger Road Wastewater Reclamation Facilities; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       5,000,000        5,042,400
 

Pima County (Sewer System & Fleet Services Facilities Expansion) COP, 5.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2022

       7,460,000        7,946,413
 

Pinal County (Detention and Training Facilities), Series A, 5.00% due 8/1/2019 - 8/1/2025

       6,190,000        6,904,479
 

Pinal County (Hunt Highway (Phases III-V), Ironwood Drive, Public Safety Radio & Court Buildings), 5.00% due 8/1/2025

       3,000,000        3,438,210
 

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (Salt River Electric System), 5.00% due 1/1/2024 - 1/1/2028

       25,175,000          29,791,457
 

Scottsdale (Scottsdale Healthcare) IDA, 5.00% due 9/1/2019

       6,885,000        6,976,984
 

State of Arizona Department of Administration (State Lottery; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 7/1/2018 - 7/1/2020

       17,075,000        17,751,487
 

ARKANSAS — 0.1%

         
b  

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville Campus Athletic Facilities), 3.00% due 11/1/2023

       615,000        640,356
 

City of Fort Smith (Water and Sewer System Construction; Insured: AGM), 4.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2019

       2,670,000        2,733,218
 

Jefferson County (Jefferson Regional Medical Center; Insured: AGM), 4.50% due 6/1/2018 - 6/1/2019

       3,075,000        3,120,748
 

CALIFORNIA — 8.5%

         
 

Alameda County Joint Powers Authority (Alameda County Medical Center Highland Hospital), Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2021 - 12/1/2023

       6,200,000        7,094,810
 

Anaheim Public Financing Authority (Public Improvements; Insured: AGM), 0.00%, due 9/1/2022

       3,250,000        2,894,938
 

Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority (Redevelopment Agency of the City of Brentwood; Insured: AGM), 5.25% due 11/1/2018 - 11/1/2019

       1,745,000        1,807,029
 

Cabrillo (Educational Facilities; Insured: AMBAC) USD GO, 0.00%, Series A, due 8/1/2021

       1,000,000        929,780
 

California (Community Developmental Disabilities Program; Insured: California Mtg Insurance) HFFA,

         
 

5.50% due 2/1/2019

       2,865,000        2,959,574
 

5.75% due 2/1/2020 - 2/1/2021

       3,670,000        3,996,047
 

California (Dignity Health) HFFA,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 3/1/2020 - 3/1/2021

       7,850,000        8,413,523
 

5.25% due 3/1/2022

       7,020,000        7,628,704
 

California (St. Joseph Health System) HFFA, Series D, 5.00% due 7/1/2043 (put 10/15/2020)

       5,000,000        5,407,400
 

California Educational Facilities Authority (Chapman University), 5.00% due 4/1/2021

       4,870,000        5,319,355
c  

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), 1.971% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.65%) due 12/1/2050 (put 2/1/2021)

       5,000,000        5,014,900

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

California Municipal Finance Authority, 1.40% due 9/1/2021 (put 7/2/2018)

     $ 25,600,000      $ 25,600,000
 

California School Cash Reserve Program Authority, 3.00% due 6/29/2018

       20,300,000        20,374,298
 

California State Economic Recovery GO, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2020 (pre-refunded 7/1/2019)

       4,200,000        4,379,424
 

California State Public Works Board (California School for the Deaf Riverside Campus), Series H, 5.00% due 4/1/2020 - 4/1/2021

       2,475,000        2,661,100
 

California State Public Works Board (California State University),

         
 

5.00% due 11/1/2018

       2,700,000        2,755,404
 

Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2020

       1,000,000        1,079,500
 

California State Public Works Board (Coalinga State Hospital), 5.00% due 6/1/2020 - 6/1/2022

       22,240,000        24,517,267
 

California State Public Works Board (Laboratory Facility and San Diego Courthouse), Series I, 5.00% due 11/1/2021 - 11/1/2022

       10,825,000        12,212,459
 

California State Public Works Board (Various Capital Projects),

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,106,120
 

Series G, 5.00% due 11/1/2020 - 11/1/2021

       3,250,000        3,562,045
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Aspire Public Schools; LOC: PCSD; Guaranty Pool I, LLC), 5.00% due 7/1/2020 (pre-refunded 1/1/2019)

       985,000        1,003,745
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Kaiser Foundation Hospitals), Series A, 5.00% due 4/1/2019

       27,000,000        27,902,070
 

Castaic (Insured: Natl-Re) USD GO, 0.00%, Series A, due 5/1/2018

       1,300,000        1,298,453
 

Castaic Lake Water Agency (Water System Improvement; Insured: AMBAC) COP, 0.00%, due 8/1/2023

       10,125,000        8,860,387
 

Central Valley Financing Authority (Carson Ice), 5.00% due 7/1/2019

       1,750,000        1,824,305
 

Chula Vista COP, 5.25% due 3/1/2019

       1,235,000        1,276,508
 

City of Los Angeles (Cash Flow Management) GO, 5.00% due 6/28/2018

       45,745,000          46,128,343
 

City of Redding (City Electric System; Insured: AGM) COP,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 6/1/2020

       1,665,000        1,674,524
 

5.00% due 6/1/2020 (pre-refunded 6/1/2018)

       2,290,000        2,303,099
 

Clovis (Insured: Natl-Re) USD GO, 0.00%, Series B, due 8/1/2019

       2,685,000        2,620,479
 

Community Facilities District No. 86-1 of the Irvine (Educational Facilities; Insured: AGM) USD, 5.25% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2019

       6,000,000        6,202,080
 

County of Los Angeles (Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Expenditures) GO, 5.00% due 6/29/2018

       4,435,000        4,472,609
 

County of Los Angeles Redevelopment Refunding Authority (Bunker Hill Project), 5.00% due 6/1/2020 - 12/1/2024

       35,595,000        40,252,072
 

County of Monterey (2009 Refinancing Project; Insured: AGM) COP, 5.00% due 8/1/2018

       2,260,000        2,286,465
 

County of Riverside (Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Expenditures), 2.00% due 6/29/2018

       71,000,000        71,090,880
 

Escondido Union High School District (Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 0.00%, due 11/1/2020

       2,655,000        2,520,949
 

Los Angeles (Educational Facilities and Information Technology Infrastructure) USD COP, Series B-2, 5.50% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2019

       11,640,000        12,209,284
 

Los Angeles (Educational Facilities and Information Technology Infrastructure) USD GO,

         
 

Series B, 5.00% due 7/1/2023

       11,950,000        13,732,581
 

Series D, 5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2024

       22,900,000        26,280,756
 

Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority, Series A, 5.00% due 8/15/2018

       2,295,000        2,325,156
 

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority (Multiple Capital Projects), Series A, 5.00% due 8/1/2018 - 8/1/2019

       21,935,000        22,806,533
 

Needles USD GO, 0.00%, Series B, due 8/1/2023

       1,005,000        874,400
 

North City West School Facilities Financing Authority (Carmel Valley Educational Facilities; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2023

       4,545,000        5,103,581
 

Northern California Power Agency (Hydroelectric Project), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2019 - 7/1/2020

       2,325,000        2,423,697
 

Northern California Power Agency (Lodi Energy Center), Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2018

       4,480,000        4,505,402
 

Oakland (Construction & Modernization Project; Insured: AGM) USD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2022 - 8/1/2025

       6,780,000        7,861,611
 

Oakland State Building Authority (Elihu M. Harris State Office Building), 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       7,240,000        7,405,434
 

Palo Alto USD GO, 0.00%, due 8/1/2019

       1,000,000        978,290
 

Palomar Community College District GO, 0.00%, Series B, due 8/1/2021

       2,560,000        2,401,485
 

Rocklin (Insured: Natl-Re) USD GO, 0.00%, due 8/1/2022

       3,910,000        3,549,146
 

Sacramento City (Educational Facilities Improvements) USD GO, 5.00% due 7/1/2021

       3,265,000        3,603,613
 

Sacramento City Financing Authority (Merged Downtown & Oak Park; Insured: Natl-Re), 0.00%, due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2021

       4,520,000        4,274,492
 

San Diego (Educational System Capital Projects; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, Series D-1, 5.50% due 7/1/2020

       10,000,000        10,867,700
 

San Diego Convention Center Expansion Financing Authority, Series A, 5.00% due 4/15/2020 - 4/15/2022

       15,000,000        16,500,340
 

San Francisco Building Authority (San Francisco Civic Center Complex), 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       13,130,000        13,430,020
 

San Joaquin Delta Community College District (Insured: AGM) GO, 0.00%, Series B, due 8/1/2019

       7,600,000        7,187,852
 

Santa Ana (Insured: Natl-Re) USD GO, 0.00%, Series B, due 8/1/2019

       3,425,000        3,340,951
 

Santa Ana Financing Authority (Police Administration & Holding Facility; Insured: Natl-Re), 6.25% due 7/1/2018

       4,035,000        4,081,604
 

Santa Fe Springs Community Development Commission (Consolidated Redevelopment Project; Insured: Natl-Re), 0.00%, due 9/1/2024

       7,000,000        5,860,750
 

South San Francisco (Educational Facilities) USD GO, Series E, 4.00% due 6/15/2018

       5,130,000        5,156,727
 

State of California (Various Purposes) GO,

         
 

4.75% due 4/1/2018

       1,250,000        1,250,000
 

5.00% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2021

       15,000,000        16,316,600
 

State of California Economic Recovery GO, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       4,000,000        4,035,120
 

Tuolumne Wind Project Authority, Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2019

       2,000,000        2,052,800
 

Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency (Tustin Redevelopment), 4.00% due 9/1/2019 - 9/1/2020 (pre-refunded 9/1/2018)

       2,060,000        2,121,945
 

West Contra Costa (Educational Facilities; Insured: AGM) USD GO, 0.00%, Series C-1, due 8/1/2022

       4,000,000        3,583,040
 

West Covina Redevelopment Agency (Fashion Plaza), 6.00% due 9/1/2022

       6,135,000        6,662,978
 

COLORADO — 1.3%

         
 

City & County of Denver (Buell Theatre Property) COP, 5.00% due 12/1/2020 - 12/1/2023

       8,610,000        9,517,351
 

City & County of Denver COP,

         
a  

Series A1, 1.70% due 12/1/2029 (put 4/2/2018)

       26,225,000        26,225,000
a  

Series A2, 1.70% due 12/1/2029 (put 4/2/2018)

       4,475,000        4,475,000
a  

Series A3, 1.70% due 12/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       795,000        795,000

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

City & County of Denver School District No. 1 (Eastbridge Elementary and Conservatory Green K-8 Schools) COP,

         
 

4.00% due 12/15/2019 - 12/15/2020

     $ 1,000,000      $ 1,048,904
 

5.00% due 12/15/2021 - 12/15/2023

       3,210,000        3,613,095
 

City of Longmont, 6.00% due 5/15/2019

       3,215,000        3,304,570
 

Colorado (Northern Colorado Medical Center) HFA, 5.00% due 5/15/2025 - 5/15/2026

       1,305,000        1,509,571
 

Colorado (Northern Colorado Medical Center; Insured: AGM) HFA, Series B-REMK, 5.25% due 5/15/2019

       2,225,000        2,310,707
 

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority (National Conference of State Legislatures), 5.00% due 6/1/2018 - 6/1/2021

       3,640,000        3,811,757
 

El Paso County (Pikes Peak Regional Development Center) COP,

         
 

4.00% due 12/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,068,420
 

5.00% due 12/1/2023

       1,330,000        1,515,003
 

El Paso County Falcon School District No. 49 COP, 5.00% due 12/15/2020 - 12/15/2024

       1,950,000        2,200,989
 

Park Creek Metropolitan District (Insured: AGM), 5.50% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2019

       2,200,000        2,292,402
 

Regional Transportation District COP,

         
 

Series A,

         
b  

5.50% due 6/1/2021

       205,000        220,412
 

5.50% due 6/1/2021 (pre-refunded 6/1/2020)

       2,165,000        2,334,476
 

Regional Transportation District (FasTracks Transportation System) COP, 5.00% due 6/1/2018 - 6/1/2020

       10,135,000        10,567,829
 

Regional Transportation District (North Metro Rail Line) COP, Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2023 - 6/1/2024

       8,000,000        9,016,240
 

State of Colorado COP, Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2024 - 9/1/2028

       4,610,000        5,429,530
 

CONNECTICUT — 1.4%

         
 

City of Hartford (Various Public Improvements; Insured: AGM) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 10/1/2022

       1,765,000        1,913,931
 

Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2024 - 7/1/2025

       1,820,000        2,028,905
 

City of West Haven (Insured: AGM) GO, 4.00% due 8/1/2018

       2,080,000        2,093,312
 

State of Connecticut (Educational Facilities) GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2023 - 6/15/2025

       35,950,000        40,134,389
 

State of Connecticut (Various Capital Projects) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 8/15/2024

       1,845,000        2,039,112
 

Series B, 5.00% due 5/15/2024 - 5/15/2027

       44,500,000          49,814,455
c  

Series D, 2.50% (MUNISPA + 0.92%) due 9/15/2019

       1,000,000        1,006,440
c  

State of Connecticut GO (Various Capital Projects), Series D, 2.35% (MUNISPA + 0.77%) due 9/15/2018

       725,000        725,696
 

DELAWARE — 0.0%

         
 

Delaware Transportation Authority (Transportation System),

         
b  

5.00% due 7/1/2020

       500,000        535,485
 

5.00% due 7/1/2022

       1,440,000        1,613,045
 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — 0.2%

         
 

District of Columbia (Insured: Natl-Re) GO, Series B, 6.00% due 6/1/2018

       5,000,000        5,036,150
 

District of Columbia (Insured: Syncora) GO, Series B, 5.25% due 6/1/2020

       3,005,000        3,228,362
 

District of Columbia (National Public Radio),

         
 

5.00% due 4/1/2018

       1,745,000        1,745,000
 

Series A, 5.00% due 4/1/2019 - 4/1/2020

       2,695,000        2,832,424
 

FLORIDA — 6.6%

         
 

Alachua County School Board (Educational Facilities) COP, 5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2023

       3,850,000        4,326,805
 

Broward County (Airport, Marina & Port Improvements),

         
 

4.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2020

       2,085,000        2,176,685
 

5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2020

       3,500,000        3,709,935
 

Broward County (Port Facilities), 5.50% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2019

       6,300,000        6,502,538
 

Broward County School Board (Educational Facilities) COP,

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2021 - 7/1/2025

       22,580,000        25,668,832
 

Series B, 5.00% due 7/1/2023 - 7/1/2025

       9,000,000        10,402,400
 

Series C, 5.00% due 7/1/2025 - 7/1/2026

       12,830,000        15,044,773
 

Central Florida Expressway Authority, 5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2024

       3,525,000        4,018,972
 

City of Cape Coral (Water and Sewer System Improvements), 5.00% due 10/1/2022 - 10/1/2026

       5,435,000        6,344,517
 

City of Fort Myers (Gulf Breeze Loan Program; Insured: Natl-Re), 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       2,195,000        2,200,619
 

City of Jacksonville, Series C, 5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2023

       3,655,000        3,926,629
 

City of Lakeland (Energy System; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 10/1/2019 - 10/1/2020

       6,695,000        7,059,971
 

City of Lakeland (Lakeland Regional Health Systems), 5.00% due 11/15/2019 - 11/15/2026

       9,525,000        10,427,362
 

City of Miami (Stormwater Management Utility System), 5.00% due 9/1/2026 - 9/1/2028

       2,675,000        3,154,144
 

City of North Miami Beach (North Miami Beach Water Project),

         
 

3.00% due 8/1/2018

       1,280,000        1,285,811
 

5.00% due 8/1/2019 - 8/1/2021

       3,430,000        3,643,931
 

City of Orlando (Senior Tourist Development; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 11/1/2023 - 11/1/2027

       3,530,000        4,099,116
 

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority (Nova Southeastern University),

         
 

5.00% due 4/1/2019 - 4/1/2020

       2,225,000        2,321,482
 

5.25% due 4/1/2018

       2,630,000        2,630,000
 

5.50% due 4/1/2019

       1,705,000        1,769,824
 

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority (University of Tampa), Series A, 5.00% due 4/1/2019 - 4/1/2022

       1,845,000        1,945,386
 

Florida State Board of Governors (University System Capital Improvements), Series A, 4.00% due 7/1/2020 - 7/1/2022

       12,655,000        13,437,373

 

Semi-Annual Report  |  9


Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Fort Myers Utility System Revenue,

         
 

5.00% due 10/1/2023

     $ 990,000      $ 1,089,059
 

5.00% due 10/1/2023 (pre-refunded 10/1/2021)

       2,370,000        2,613,873
 

Gainesville Utilities System Revenue,

         
a  

Series A-REMK 12/14/15, 1.72% due 10/1/2026 (put 4/2/2018)

       2,210,000        2,210,000
a  

Series C-REMK 12/14/15, 1.71% due 10/1/2026 (put 4/2/2018)

       24,215,000          24,215,000
 

Highlands County Health Facilities Authority ETM, 5.00% due 11/15/2019

       5,000        5,257
 

Highlands County Health Facilities Authority, 5.00% due 11/15/2019

       2,995,000        3,147,475
 

Hillsborough County (Court Facilities), Series B, 5.00% due 11/1/2018 - 11/1/2021

       18,155,000        19,326,304
 

Hillsborough County (Jail and Storm Water Projects), Series A, 5.00% due 11/1/2021 - 11/1/2022

       5,305,000        5,898,441
 

Hillsborough County (Tampa Electric Co.) IDA, 5.65% due 5/15/2018

       3,200,000        3,214,304
 

Hillsborough County School Board (Master Lease Program) COP, 5.00% due 7/1/2028

       4,835,000        5,734,842
 

Jacksonville Electric Authority (Electric System), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2023 - 10/1/2024

       2,595,000        2,947,626
 

Jacksonville Electric Authority (Water and Sewer System), 5.00% due 10/1/2018

       1,500,000        1,525,845
 

Lake County School Board (Insured: AMBAC) COP, 5.25% due 6/1/2018

       1,475,000        1,483,629
 

Lee County School Board (School Facilities Improvements) COP, 5.00% due 8/1/2023 - 8/1/2024

       3,000,000        3,430,030
 

Manatee County (County Capital Projects), 5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2021

       5,175,000        5,498,930
 

Manatee County (Public Utilities Improvements), 5.00% due 10/1/2024 - 10/1/2025

       970,000        1,126,306
 

Manatee County School District (School Facilities Improvements; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 10/1/2025 - 10/1/2027

       2,900,000        3,409,996
 

Marion County School Board (Insured: BAM) COP, Series B, 5.00% due 6/1/2018 - 6/1/2024

       13,465,000        14,330,688
 

Miami Beach GO,

         
 

4.00% due 9/1/2019 - 9/1/2021

       3,760,000        3,913,469
 

5.00% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2022

       4,720,000        5,085,293
 

Miami-Dade County (Building Better Communities) GO, Series B, 5.25% due 7/1/2018

       5,040,000        5,086,418
 

Miami-Dade County (Miami International Airport), Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2025

       2,500,000        2,882,225
 

Miami-Dade County (Professional Sports Franchise Facilities; Insured: AGM), 0.00%, Series C, due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2019

       7,555,000        7,424,096
 

Miami-Dade County (Transit System), 5.00% due 7/1/2023 - 7/1/2025

       10,215,000        11,864,523
 

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority (Toll System), Series B, 5.00% due 7/1/2024 - 7/1/2025

       4,000,000        4,589,640
 

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority (Toll System; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 7/1/2019

       7,530,000        7,829,769
 

Miami-Dade County School Board (Educational Facilities Improvements) COP,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 5/1/2022 - 5/1/2024

       15,535,000        17,498,933
 

5.00% due 5/1/2031 (put 5/1/2024)

       2,425,000        2,764,815
 

Series C, 5.00% due 5/1/2025

       15,000,000        17,240,100
 

Orange County (Orlando Health, Inc.) HFA,

         
 

5.25% due 10/1/2019

       6,050,000        6,353,649
 

5.375% due 10/1/2023

       4,150,000        4,369,037
 

Orange County (Orlando Health, Inc.; Insured: Natl-Re) HFA, 6.25% due 10/1/2021

       1,540,000        1,672,178
 

Orange County School Board (Educational Facilities) COP, Series D, 5.00% due 8/1/2019 - 8/1/2025

       10,795,000        12,009,905
 

Palm Beach County (Boca Raton Regional Hospital) HFA, 5.00% due 12/1/2020

       600,000        641,406
 

Palm Beach County School Board (Educational Facilities) COP,

         
 

Series B, 5.00% due 8/1/2022 - 8/1/2024

       10,370,000        11,821,938
 

Series C,

         
 

4.00% due 8/1/2019 - 8/1/2021

       4,775,000        5,041,799
 

5.00% due 8/1/2018 - 8/1/2022

       3,550,000        3,826,604
 

Palm Beach County School District COP, Series C, 5.00% due 8/1/2021 - 8/1/2026

       10,130,000        11,554,066
 

Polk County (Water and Wastewater Utility Systems), 5.00% due 10/1/2023

       1,420,000        1,596,378
 

Polk County (Water and Wastewater Utility Systems; Insured: AGM),

         
 

3.00% due 10/1/2021

       3,125,000        3,213,969
 

4.00% due 10/1/2020

       3,100,000        3,254,008
 

Putnam County Development Authority (Seminole Project; Insured: AMBAC), 5.35% due 3/15/2042 (put 5/1/2018)

       14,765,000        14,806,489
 

Reedy Creek Improvement District (Buena Vista Drive Corridor Improvements), 5.00% due 6/1/2023

       1,940,000        2,206,634
 

Reedy Creek Improvement District (Walt Disney World Resort Complex Utility Systems) GO,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 6/1/2021 - 6/1/2025

       3,350,000        3,865,562
b  

5.00% due 6/1/2023

       860,000        978,198
 

Reedy Creek Improvement District (Walt Disney World Resort Complex Utility Systems), Series 1, 5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2023

       3,330,000        3,647,944
 

South Florida Water Management District (Everglades Restoration Plan) COP, 5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2022

       9,530,000          10,185,136
 

South Lake County Hospital District, 5.00% due 10/1/2025

       4,140,000        4,383,308
 

Sunshine State Governmental Financing Commission (Miami-Dade County Program), 5.00% due 9/1/2021 - 9/1/2024

       7,275,000        8,155,678
 

Sunshine State Governmental Financing Commission (Miami-Dade County Program; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 9/1/2021

       5,000,000        5,483,450
 

Tampa Bay Regional Water Supply Authority, 5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2019

       5,890,000        6,086,967
 

Volusia County Educational Facilities Authority (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc.),

         
 

5.00% due 10/15/2023 - 10/15/2024

       1,350,000        1,536,695
b  

5.00% due 10/15/2025

       400,000        457,744
 

Volusia County Educational Facilities Authority (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc.; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 10/15/2018 - 10/15/2019

       4,425,000        4,579,610
 

Volusia County School Board (University High School, River Springs Middle School) COP, 5.00% due 8/1/2024

       1,000,000        1,147,340

 

10  |  Semi-Annual Report


Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

GEORGIA — 1.2%

         
a  

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Development Authority (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.), 1.70% due 7/1/2035 (put 4/2/2018)

     $ 500,000      $ 500,000
 

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Development Authority (UGAREF Bolton Commons, LLC),

         
 

4.00% due 6/15/2020

       395,000        413,917
 

5.00% due 6/15/2019

       400,000        414,972
 

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Development Authority (UGAREF Central Precinct, LLC), 5.00% due 6/15/2022 - 6/15/2024

       1,790,000        2,022,141
 

City of Atlanta (Airport Passenger Facility),

         
 

5.00% due 1/1/2024 - 1/1/2025

       3,850,000        4,401,372
 

Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2023 - 1/1/2025

       2,645,000        3,003,856
 

City of Atlanta (Atlantic Station Project), 5.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2024

       5,500,000        5,975,361
 

City of Atlanta (BeltLine Project), Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2020 - 1/1/2021

       585,000        615,821
 

City of Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport),

         
 

Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2020 - 1/1/2021

       13,000,000        13,717,860
 

Series C,

         
 

5.00% due 1/1/2019

       3,145,000        3,222,556
 

5.25% due 1/1/2020

       5,000,000        5,297,450
 

5.50% due 1/1/2021

       3,525,000        3,868,617
 

City of Atlanta (Water & Wastewater System),

         
 

5.00% due 11/1/2021 - 11/1/2025

       6,630,000        7,521,238
 

6.00% due 11/1/2019

       5,650,000        6,030,245
 

Development Authority of Bartow County (Georgia Power Co. Plant Bowen Project), 2.70% due 8/1/2043 (put 8/23/2018)

       6,000,000        6,016,740
 

Fulton County Development Authority (Georgia Tech Athletic Association), 5.00% due 10/1/2022

       4,550,000        5,049,135
 

Fulton County Facilities Corp. (Public Purpose Project) COP, 5.00% due 11/1/2019

       6,600,000        6,936,534
 

Hospital Authority of Gwinnett County (Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc.; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2023

       5,000,000        5,192,100
 

LaGrange-Troup County Hospital Authority (West Georgia Health Foundation, Inc.), 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       550,000        554,691
 

Valdosta and Lowndes County Hospital Authority (South Medical Center), Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2022

       1,500,000        1,650,615
 

GUAM — 0.6%

         
 

Government of Guam (Economic Development), 5.00% due 1/1/2019

       680,000        692,226
 

Government of Guam (Layon Solid Waste Disposal Facility), Series A, 5.50% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2019

       5,000,000        5,204,510
 

Government of Guam (Various Capital Projects), Series D-REF, 5.00% due 11/15/2019 - 11/15/2024

       18,450,000        19,964,268
 

Guam Government Waterworks Authority (Water & Wastewater System Improvements), 5.25% due 7/1/2020 - 7/1/2023

       1,995,000        2,178,372
 

Guam Government, 5.00% due 1/1/2025

       305,000        317,429
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2023 - 10/1/2026

       5,070,000        5,545,796
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2019 - 10/1/2022

       8,840,000        9,626,023
 

HAWAII — 1.5%

         
 

City and County of Honolulu (Capital Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 11/1/2019 - 11/1/2022

       23,100,000        25,330,468
c  

City and County of Honolulu GO Floating Rate Note (Rail Transit Project), 1.90% (MUNISPA + 0.32%) due 9/1/2025 - 9/1/2028 (put 9/1/2020)

       17,075,000        17,081,659
 

County of Hawaii (Capital Improvements) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 9/1/2023

       800,000        914,104
 

Series B, 5.00% due 9/1/2023

       1,500,000        1,713,945
 

Series C, 5.00% due 9/1/2021 - 9/1/2026

       9,250,000        10,636,453
 

Series D, 5.00% due 9/1/2023 - 9/1/2026

       5,770,000        6,731,762
 

Series E, 5.00% due 9/1/2021 - 9/1/2026

       6,180,000        6,998,474
 

State of Hawaii (Hawaiian Home Lands Settlement) GO,

         
 

Series DZ,

         
 

5.00% due 12/1/2019

       1,545,000        1,623,687
 

5.00% due 12/1/2022 (pre-refunded 12/1/2021)

       4,000,000        4,418,102
 

Series DZ-2017, 5.00% due 12/1/2019

       1,455,000        1,533,445
 

Series EA, 5.00% due 12/1/2020 - 12/1/2021

       5,500,000        6,032,655
 

Series EF, 5.00% due 11/1/2018

       20,000,000        20,399,800
 

IDAHO — 0.7%

         
 

Idaho (Trinity Health Credit Group) HFA, Series D, 5.00% due 12/1/2022 - 12/1/2024

       4,200,000        4,797,060
 

Regents of the University of Idaho, 5.25% due 4/1/2041 (put 4/1/2021)

       12,600,000        13,711,572
 

State of Idaho (Cash Flow Management) GO, 4.00% due 6/29/2018

       30,760,000          30,938,716
 

ILLINOIS — 7.0%

         
 

Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Educational Facilities; Insured: BHAC) GO, 0.00%, due 12/1/2020

       12,000,000        11,173,440
 

Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University (Housing & Auxiliary Facilities; Insured: Natl-re), Series A, 5.25% due 4/1/2020

       1,000,000        1,050,780
 

Chicago Midway International Airport, Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2022 - 1/1/2024

       3,700,000        4,134,677
 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (2015 Airport Projects), 5.00% due 1/1/2019 - 1/1/2021

       8,350,000        8,789,558
 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (2016 Airport Projects),

         
 

Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2019

       8,500,000        8,712,160
 

Series C, 5.00% due 1/1/2027

       1,750,000        2,016,315
 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (Capital Development Programs), Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2022 (pre-refunded 1/1/2021)

       5,835,000        6,335,935
 

Chicago Park District (Capital Improvement Plan) GO,

         
 

4.00% due 1/1/2019 - 1/1/2020

       1,635,000        1,669,651
 

5.00% due 1/1/2023 - 1/1/2025

       5,350,000        5,963,347
 

Series B,

         
 

4.00% due 1/1/2019 - 1/1/2020

       4,475,000        4,578,529
 

5.00% due 1/1/2021 - 1/1/2024

       7,270,000        7,917,378

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Series C, 5.00% due 1/1/2022 - 1/1/2023

     $ 5,155,000      $ 5,653,010
 

Series D, 5.00% due 1/1/2020

       530,000        554,873
 

Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees of the Board of Education (School District Capital Improvement Program; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, Series A, 5.25% due 12/1/2021

       1,500,000        1,608,060
 

Chicago Transit Authority (Federal Transit Program-Rail Systems; Insured: AGM), 5.50% due 6/1/2018

       2,500,000        2,514,400
 

City of Chicago (Chicago Midway Airport), Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2023 - 1/1/2024

       22,275,000        24,824,354
 

City of Chicago (Project Fund), Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2024 - 1/1/2027 (pre-refunded 1/1/2020)

       17,850,000        18,835,677
 

City of Chicago (Riverwalk Expansion Project; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 1/1/2021 - 1/1/2023

       2,410,000        2,536,472
 

City of Chicago (Wastewater Transmission System), Series C-REMK-10/, 5.00% due 1/1/2019 - 1/1/2025

       19,500,000        21,433,487
 

City of Chicago (Wastewater Transmission System; Insured: BHAC), Series A, 5.50% due 1/1/2020

       1,400,000        1,403,948
 

City of Chicago (Water System),

         
 

5.00% due 11/1/2027

       6,250,000        7,077,875
 

Series 2017-2, 5.00% due 11/1/2018 - 11/1/2024

       7,250,000        7,741,354
 

City of Chicago (Water System; Insured: AGM), Series 2017-2, 5.00% due 11/1/2028

       2,000,000        2,309,180
 

City of Chicago Board of Education (Insured: Natl-Re) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,014,410
 

City of Mount Vernon (Various Municipal Capital Improvements; Insured: AGM) GO, 4.00% due 12/15/2019 - 12/15/2021

       3,425,000        3,576,934
 

City of Waukegan (Lakehurst Redevelopment Project; Insured: AGM) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 12/30/2019 - 12/30/2022

       6,035,000        6,455,452
 

Community College District No. 503 (Black Hawk College; Insured: AGM) GO, 5.00% due 12/1/2021 - 12/1/2024

       10,935,000        12,298,812
 

Community College District No. 516 (Waubonsee Community College) GO,

         
 

4.50% due 12/15/2020

       1,325,000        1,414,491
 

5.00% due 12/15/2021

       6,175,000        6,820,720
 

Community High School District No. 127 (Lake County-Grayslake Educational Facilities.; Insured: Syncora) GO, 7.375% due 2/1/2020

       1,000,000        1,096,720
 

Community Unit School District No. 200 (DuPage County Educational Facilities; Insured: FSA) GO, Series D, 5.25% due 10/1/2023

       1,000,000        1,049,280
 

Community Unit School District No. 302 (Kane & DeKalb County Educational Facilities; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 0.00%, due 2/1/2021

       3,165,000        2,928,131
 

Community Unit School District No. 428 (DeKalb County Educational Facilities) GO, 0.00%, due 1/1/2021

       6,140,000        5,696,201
 

Community Unit School District No. 5 (Insured: BAM) GO, 5.00% due 4/15/2024 - 4/15/2026

       1,650,000        1,893,786
 

Cook County Community College District No. 508 (City Colleges of Chicago) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 12/1/2020 - 12/1/2024

       8,020,000        8,638,733
 

5.25% due 12/1/2025 - 12/1/2026

       3,315,000        3,605,816
 

Cook County School District No. 97 (Village of Oak Park; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 9.00% due 12/1/2018

       4,000,000        4,188,240
 

County of Cook (Capital Improvement Plan) GO,

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2021

       5,000,000        5,487,700
 

Series C,

         
 

4.00% due 11/15/2020 - 11/15/2022

       3,925,000        4,168,626
 

5.00% due 11/15/2020 - 11/15/2022

       9,195,000        9,894,710
 

Series D, 5.00% due 11/15/2019

       3,690,000        3,860,958
 

Du Page County High School District No. 88 (Addison Trail and Willowbrook High Schools), 3.00% due 1/15/2020

       2,630,000        2,677,656
 

Forest Preserve District of Cook County GO, Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2021

       1,500,000        1,607,370
 

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County GO, 5.00% due 11/1/2020 - 11/1/2024

       9,125,000        10,328,693
a  

Illinois Development Finance Authority, 1.70% due 5/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       34,300,000        34,300,000
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Advocate Health Care),

         
 

5.00% due 8/1/2023 - 8/1/2025

       2,765,000        3,169,299
 

5.50% due 11/1/2018

       510,000        521,179
 

Series A-1, 5.00% due 11/1/2030 (put 1/15/2020)

       1,250,000        1,317,138
 

Series D, 5.00% due 4/1/2020 (pre-refunded 4/1/2019)

       1,315,000        1,359,197
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Rush University Medical Center), Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2020 - 11/15/2025

       4,020,000        4,559,375
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Trinity Health), Series L, 4.00% due 12/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,068,780
a  

Illinois Finance Authority, 1.70% due 8/15/2042 (put 4/2/2018)

       47,675,000        47,675,000
 

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority,

         
 

Series A-1, 5.00% due 1/1/2025

       6,500,000        6,848,530
 

Series D, 5.00% due 1/1/2023 - 1/1/2024

       10,500,000        11,899,275
 

Kane McHenry Cook & DeKalb Counties Unit School District No. 300 (Insured: AMBAC) GO, 0.00%, due 12/1/2021

       2,000,000        1,833,772
 

Kane McHenry Cook & DeKalb Counties Unit School District No. 300 GO, 5.00% due 1/1/2024

       7,150,000        8,072,135
 

McHenry County Conservation District GO, 5.00% due 2/1/2021 - 2/1/2025

       4,325,000        4,819,580
 

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (McCormick Place Expansion), Series B, 5.00% due 12/15/2020

       4,000,000        4,225,000
 

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority,

         
 

5.00% due 6/1/2019

       22,000,000        22,776,380
 

5.125% due 6/1/2019

       6,780,000        7,028,962
 

State of Illinois (Build Illinois) GO, 5.00% due 4/1/2026

       5,000,000        5,006,550
 

State of Illinois (Build Illinois),

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 6/15/2023 - 6/15/2025

       14,650,000        16,537,109
 

Series B, 5.00% due 6/15/2021 (pre-refunded 6/15/2019)

       9,945,000        10,337,827
 

State of Illinois (Insured: BAM-TCRS National), Series BAM-TCRS, 6.00% due 6/15/2026

       3,455,000        4,242,809
 

Town of Cicero Cook County (Cicero and Laramie Development Areas; Insured: AGM) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2019 - 1/1/2021

       4,700,000        4,883,456
 

University of Illinois Board of Trustees (Insured: AGM) COP, Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2019

       955,000        964,158
 

Village of Melrose Park (Insured: Natl-Re), Series A, 5.20% due 7/1/2018

       580,000        584,808
 

Village of Tinley Park GO, 4.00% due 12/1/2022

       625,000        668,550
 

Will & Kendall Counties Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 (Capital Improvements; Insured: BAM) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2023 - 1/1/2025

       21,125,000        23,845,277
 

Will County Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365 (Insured: AGM) GO, 0.00%, Series B, due 11/1/2018

       3,370,000        3,332,795

 

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Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

INDIANA — 2.1%

         
 

Avon Community School Building Corp.,

         
 

4.00% due 7/15/2018 - 7/15/2019

     $ 2,000,000      $ 2,035,360
 

5.00% due 7/15/2021 - 7/15/2027

       6,730,000        7,612,036
 

Board of Trustees for the Vincennes University,

         
 

Series J,

         
 

4.00% due 6/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,003,970
 

5.00% due 6/1/2020

       1,000,000        1,067,730
 

City of Carmel Redevelopment Authority (Road and Intersection Improvements), 5.00% due 8/1/2021 - 8/1/2022

       4,915,000        5,413,213
 

City of Carmel Redevelopment District (CFP Energy Center, LLC Installment Purchase Agreement) COP, 5.75% due 7/15/2022 (pre-refunded 1/15/2021)

       2,320,000        2,481,147
 

Duneland School Building Corp. (State Aid Withholding), 0.00%, due 2/1/2020 - 8/1/2021

       12,480,000        11,797,572
 

Hamilton Southeastern Consolidated School Building Corp. (Educational Facilities; Insured: State Intercept), Series D, 5.00% due 7/15/2021 -1/15/2024

       3,210,000        3,583,076
 

Indiana Bond Bank (Columbus Learning Center), 5.00% due 8/1/2021

       1,300,000        1,419,704
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Community Health Network),

         
 

Series A,

         
 

4.00% due 5/1/2018

       2,820,000        2,825,076
 

5.00% due 5/1/2019 - 5/1/2022

       6,130,000        6,574,749
 

Indiana Finance Authority (CWA Authority, Inc. Wastewater System Project), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2021 - 10/1/2024

       2,000,000        2,261,680
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Indiana University Health System), Series N, 5.00% due 3/1/2020 - 3/1/2022

       18,120,000        19,542,416
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Indianapolis Airport), Series A-1, 5.00% due 11/1/2018

       2,750,000        2,804,477
a  

Indiana Finance Authority (LOC: Barclays Bank plc), 1.72% due 11/1/2037 (put 4/2/2018)

       24,000,000        24,000,000
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Marian University Health Sciences), 5.00% due 9/15/2018 - 9/15/2021

       7,605,000        8,018,319
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Parkview Health System), 5.00% due 5/1/2022

       1,135,000        1,263,934
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Rockville Correctional Facilities), 5.25% due 7/1/2018

       2,150,000        2,169,629
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc.), 5.00% due 11/1/2018

       1,250,000        1,273,450
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Wabash Correctional Facilities), 5.25% due 7/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,009,110
a  

Indiana Finance Authority, 1.72% due 2/1/2037 (put 4/2/2018)

       10,075,000        10,075,000
 

Indiana Municipal Power Agency (Power Supply System), Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2026 - 1/1/2028

       4,235,000        4,990,896
 

Knox Middle School Building Corp. (Insured: Natl-Re) (State Aid Withholding), 0.00%, due 1/15/2020

       1,295,000        1,234,744
 

Lake Central Multi-District School Building Corp. (Educational Facilities) (State Aid Withholding),

         
 

Series B,

         
 

4.00% due 1/15/2019 - 1/15/2022

       5,050,000        5,270,750
 

5.00% due 7/15/2019 - 7/15/2022

       5,100,000        5,468,910
 

Perry Township Multischool Building Corp. (Educational Facilities) (State Aid Withholding),

         
 

3.00% due 1/10/2019

       1,000,000        1,010,110
 

4.00% due 7/10/2019

       1,000,000        1,028,230
 

5.00% due 7/10/2020 - 7/10/2021

       3,090,000        3,319,340
 

Whitko High School Building Corp. (School Corp. Capital Improvements) (State Aid Withholding), 4.00% due 7/15/2018

       1,025,000        1,031,837
 

Zionsville Community Schools Building Corp. (Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding), 5.00% due 7/15/2019

       1,100,000        1,135,739
 

IOWA — 0.3%

         
 

Des Moines Independent Community School District (School Infrastructure; Insured: AGM), 4.00% due 6/1/2019 - 6/1/2022

       14,125,000        14,687,459
 

Iowa Finance Authority (Genesis Health System), 5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2024

       6,085,000        6,865,878
 

KANSAS — 0.9%

         
 

Kansas (National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility) DFA, 5.00% due 4/1/2020 - 4/1/2025

       39,450,000        43,702,893
 

Kansas (New Jobs Training; Insured: BAM) DFA, 5.00% due 12/1/2020

       1,500,000        1,576,905
 

Seward County No. 480 USD GO, Series B, 5.00% due 9/1/2024 - 9/1/2027

       6,120,000        7,051,436
 

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City (Utility Systems Improvement), Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2022 - 9/1/2024

       3,600,000        4,055,734
 

Wyandotte County No. 500 (General Improvement) USD GO, Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2025 - 9/1/2026

       5,675,000        6,609,355
 

KENTUCKY — 1.8%

         
 

Commonwealth of Kentucky State Property and Buildings Commission (Project No. 112), Series B, 5.00% due 11/1/2021 - 11/1/2026

       61,960,000        70,417,051
 

Kentucky Economic (Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Insured: Natl-Re) DFA, 0.00%, Series B, due 10/1/2019 - 10/1/2023

       21,680,000        19,974,378
 

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Public Facilities Corp. (Eastern State Hospital), Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2022

       6,165,000        6,712,822
 

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government (Louisville Gas and Electric Company), 1.50% due 10/1/2033 (put 4/1/2019)

       16,725,000        16,659,438
 

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), 5.00% due 10/1/2024 - 10/1/2026

       5,200,000        6,014,788
 

Turnpike Authority of Kentucky (Revitalization Projects), Series B, 5.00% due 7/1/2025 - 7/1/2026

       5,615,000        6,575,444
 

LOUISIANA — 2.6%

         
 

City of Bossier (Public Improvements; Insured: AGM),

         
 

Series ST-2010,

         
 

4.00% due 12/1/2018

       2,020,000        2,051,997
 

4.50% due 12/1/2021

       2,240,000        2,422,672
 

City of Lafayette (Utilities System Improvements), 5.00% due 11/1/2019

       1,000,000        1,048,580
 

City of New Orleans (Audubon Park Aquarium; Insured: AGM) GO, Series A1, 4.00% due 10/1/2018

       1,110,000        1,123,453
 

City of New Orleans (Public Improvements) GO,

         
 

4.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2019

       1,450,000        1,484,900
 

5.00% due 12/1/2020 - 12/1/2021

       2,515,000        2,736,817
 

City of New Orleans (Public Improvements; Insured: AGM) GO, 5.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2021

       12,030,000        13,002,782
 

City of Shreveport (Water and Sewer System; Insured: BAM), Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2020 - 12/1/2024

       31,150,000        34,724,835

 

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Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Consolidated Sales Tax District A of the Parish of LaFourche (Roads, Bridges & Drainage Works), 4.00% due 3/1/2021 - 3/1/2022

     $ 3,535,000      $ 3,726,028
 

East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission (Wastewater System Improvements), Series B, 5.00% due 2/1/2023 - 2/1/2025

       2,150,000        2,442,201
 

Ernest N. Morial - New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (Convention Center), 5.00% due 7/15/2020 - 7/15/2023

       3,780,000        4,136,160
 

Jefferson Sales Tax District Parish of Jefferson (Sewerage Capital Project; Insured: AGM), Series B, 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       2,000,000        2,044,360
 

Louisiana Energy & Power Authority (LEPA Unit No. 1 Power; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2022 - 6/1/2023

       1,750,000        1,963,655
 

Louisiana Energy & Power Authority (Rodemacher Unit No. 2 Power), 5.00% due 1/1/2020 - 1/1/2023

       4,240,000        4,585,870
 

Louisiana Local Govt Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority (Bossier Parish Community College - Campus Facilities, Inc. Project),

         
 

4.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2019

       3,965,000        4,050,681
 

5.00% due 12/1/2020

       1,200,000        1,294,752
 

Louisiana Local Govt Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority (LCTCS Act 391 Project; Insured: BAM), 5.00% due 10/1/2022 -10/1/2027

       19,015,000        21,862,711
 

Louisiana Local Govt Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority (Town of Vinton Public Power Authority; Insured: AGM), 4.50% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2019

       2,000,000        2,055,410
 

Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority (Deepwater Oil Port-Loop, LLC), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2018

       22,140,000        22,470,550
 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (Hurricane Recovery Program), 5.00% due 6/1/2022 - 6/1/2023

       7,945,000        8,916,474
 

Louisiana State Office Facilities Corp. (State Capitol), Series A, 5.00% due 5/1/2018 - 5/1/2021

       7,095,000        7,368,081
 

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (Streetcar Rail Lines; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2022

       3,110,000        3,320,579
 

Parish of LaFourche (Roads, Highways & Bridges), 5.00% due 1/1/2019 - 1/1/2023

       1,525,000        1,639,394
 

Parish of Orleans School District (Insured: AGM) GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2020

       8,640,000        8,975,366
 

Parish of Plaquemines Law Enforcement District GO,

         
 

5.00% due 9/1/2019

       1,005,000        1,030,517
 

5.00% due 9/1/2021 (pre-refunded 9/1/2019)

       1,115,000        1,166,234
 

Parish of St. Charles (Valero Energy Corp. Refinery), 4.00% due 12/1/2040 (put 6/1/2022)

       14,195,000        15,089,001
 

Parish of Terrebonne Hospital Service District No. 1 (Terrebonne General Medical Center),

         
 

5.00% due 4/1/2018 - 4/1/2021

       4,295,000        4,435,548
 

5.00% due 4/1/2021 (pre-refunded 4/1/2020)

       835,000        887,288
 

MAINE — 0.1%

         
 

Maine Governmental Facilities Authority (Augusta & Machias Courthouses), 5.00% due 10/1/2020 - 10/1/2023

       5,180,000        5,746,370
 

MARYLAND — 0.3%

         
 

Maryland Economic Development Corp. (Public Health Laboratory),

         
 

4.00% due 6/1/2022

       8,245,000        8,744,894
 

5.00% due 6/1/2021

       8,725,000        9,576,211
a  

Montgomery County GO, Series E, 1.71% due 11/1/2037 (put 4/2/2018)

       700,000        700,000
 

MASSACHUSETTS — 1.2%

         
 

Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corp.,

         
 

5.00% due 7/1/2018 - 7/1/2019

       5,590,000        5,723,184
 

5.00% due 7/1/2020 (pre-refunded 1/1/2020)

       2,965,000        3,133,975
 

Massachusetts (Insured BHAC-CR FGIC), 5.50% due 1/1/2029

       8,300,000        10,410,441
 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (CareGroup Healthcare System), Series H-1, 5.00% due 7/1/2020

       5,000,000        5,337,700
 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (CareGroup Healthcare), Series I, 5.00% due 7/1/2023 - 7/1/2026

       11,020,000        12,670,448
 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Dominion Energy Brayton Point Station Units 1 and 2), 5.75% due 12/1/2042 (pre-refunded 5/1/2019)

       2,000,000        2,086,120
 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Mount Auburn Hospital Health Records System),

         
 

Series H-1,

         
 

3.00% due 7/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,003,230
 

5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2025

       15,265,000        17,353,365
 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Simmons College), Series J, 5.25% due 10/1/2023

       595,000        685,113
 

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, 5.75% due 1/1/2020

       7,500,000        7,952,925
 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority (UMass Memorial Health Care), Series G, 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       4,290,000        4,323,076
 

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (Low and Moderate Income Housing), Series B, 2.00% due 6/1/2019

       11,915,000        11,921,434
 

MICHIGAN — 3.0%

         
 

Board of Governors of Wayne State University (Educational Facilities and Equipment), Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2022 - 11/15/2025

       1,870,000        2,131,043
 

Byron Center Michigan Public Schools (Insured: AGM/Q-SBLF), 4.00% due 5/1/2018 - 5/1/2020

       2,935,000        2,983,624
 

County of Genesee (Water Supply System; Insured: BAM) GO, 5.00% due 11/1/2022

       600,000        667,788
 

County of Livingston (Howell Public Schools; Insured: Q-SBLF) GO, 4.00% due 5/1/2018 - 5/1/2021

       3,000,000        3,104,860
 

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority (Bronson Methodist Hospital; Insured: AGM),

         
 

5.00% due 5/15/2018 - 5/15/2021

       6,805,000        6,978,686
 

5.00% due 5/15/2021 (pre-refunded 5/15/2020)

       1,300,000        1,384,877
 

Livonia Public Schools School District (School Building & Site) GO,

         
 

Series I,

         
 

4.00% due 5/1/2020

       800,000        827,264
 

5.00% due 5/1/2021

       900,000        971,514
 

Michigan Finance Authority (Beaumont Health Credit Group),

         
 

4.00% due 8/1/2018

       500,000        503,665
 

5.00% due 8/1/2023 - 8/1/2025

       18,800,000        21,467,684
 

Michigan Finance Authority (Henry Ford Health System), 5.00% due 11/15/2027

       1,000,000        1,156,590
 

Michigan Finance Authority (Trinity Health Credit Group), 5.00% due 12/1/2022 - 12/1/2028

       10,500,000        12,159,995
 

Michigan Finance Authority (Ypsilanti Community Schools), 5.00% due 8/1/2019 - 8/1/2022

       5,040,000        5,404,584
 

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority (Clean Water Fund), 5.00% due 10/1/2020

       35,000        35,947

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Michigan State Building Authority (Facilities Program), Series I, 5.00% due 4/15/2023 - 4/15/2026

     $ 4,305,000      $ 4,958,578
 

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority (Ascension Health), Series F-2-REM, 1.90% due 11/15/2047 (put 4/1/2021)

       2,900,000        2,882,426
 

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority (Henry Ford Health System), 5.50% due 11/15/2018

       3,500,000        3,582,915
 

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority (Trinity Health), 6.00% due 12/1/2018

       2,000,000        2,057,180
 

Michigan Strategic Fund (Michigan House of Representatives Facilities; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.25% due 10/15/2019 - 10/15/2020 (pre-refunded 10/15/2018)

       6,575,000        6,705,119
 

Novi Community School District (Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program; Insured: Q-SBLF) GO, 5.00% due 5/1/2018 - 5/1/2019

       1,800,000        1,831,234
 

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools (Insured: Q-SBLF) GO,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

4.00% due 5/1/2018 - 5/1/2019

       2,500,000        2,527,580
 

5.00% due 5/1/2020

       1,000,000        1,063,480
 

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority (William Beaumont Hospital), 5.00% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2024

       6,940,000        7,709,339
 

School District of the City of Dearborn (Insured: Q-SBLF) (State Aid Withholding) GO,

         
 

3.00% due 5/1/2019

       445,000        450,767

b

 

4.00% due 5/1/2020

       350,000        365,047
 

4.00% due 5/1/2021 - 5/1/2023

       1,730,000        1,852,468
 

School District of the City of Detroit (Wayne County School Building & Site; Insured: Q-SBLF) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 5/1/2020 - 5/1/2022

       9,200,000        9,983,282
 

Sparta Area Schools, Counties of Kent and Ottawa (School Building & Site; Insured: Q-SBLF) GO, 5.00% due 5/1/2018 - 5/1/2020

       2,620,000        2,707,004
 

St. Johns Public Schools (Insured: Natl-Re/FGIC/Q-SBLF) GO, 5.00% due 5/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,060,870
 

State Building Authority of the State of Michigan (Higher Education Facilities Program), Series I-A, 5.00% due 10/15/2020 - 10/15/2023

       12,715,000        14,321,793
 

State of Michigan (Jobs Today Highway Program & Governor’s Economic Stimulus Program), 5.00% due 3/15/2025

       19,000,000        21,986,610
 

Utica Community Schools County of Macomb (Technology Infrastructure Improvements; Insured: Q-SBLF) GO, 4.00% due 5/1/2018 - 5/1/2019

       11,650,000        11,876,382
 

Warren Consolidated School District (Insured: Q-SBLF) GO, 5.00% due 5/1/2018 - 5/1/2021

       3,000,000        3,153,830
 

Wayne County Airport Authority (Detroit Metropolitan Airport),

         
 

Series C,

         
 

5.00% due 12/1/2019

       12,645,000        13,323,151
 

5.50% due 12/1/2020

       4,395,000        4,765,367
 

Series D, 5.50% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2020

       5,715,000        6,138,129
 

Wayne State University, Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2023 - 11/15/2026

       17,480,000        20,214,468
 

MINNESOTA — 1.1%

         
 

City of Rochester (Mayo Clinic), Series A, 4.00% due 11/15/2030 (put 11/15/2018)

       1,450,000        1,471,605
 

City of St. Cloud (CentraCare Health System), Series A, 5.00% due 5/1/2018 - 5/1/2020

       9,910,000          10,250,016
 

City of St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority (Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare Project), 5.25% due 2/1/2020 (pre-refunded 2/1/2019)

       2,010,000        2,068,717
 

County of Clay (State-Aid Road Improvements) GO, Series A, 3.00% due 4/1/2018

       1,225,000        1,225,000
 

Le Sueur-Henderson No. 2397 (Minnesota School District Credit Enhancement Program) ISD, 3.00% due 4/1/2021

       1,125,000        1,157,209
 

Minneapolis MN/St Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.),

         

a

 

Series B-1, 1.71% due 11/15/2035 (put 4/2/2018)

       4,530,000        4,530,000

a

 

Series B-2, 1.70% due 11/15/2035 (put 4/2/2018)

       34,115,000        34,115,000
 

Northern Municipal Power Agency (Electric System), Series A1, 5.00% due 1/1/2019 - 1/1/2020

       8,500,000        8,811,555
 

Port Authority of the City of St. Paul (Minnesota Andersen Office Building), Series 3, 5.00% due 12/1/2021 - 12/1/2022

       2,215,000        2,468,281
 

Port Authority of the City of St. Paul (Minnesota Freeman Office Building),

         
 

Series 2,

         
 

4.00% due 12/1/2018

       3,925,000        3,988,467
 

5.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2020

       4,675,000        4,992,547
 

St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HealthPartners), 5.00% due 7/1/2023 - 7/1/2025

       1,850,000        2,109,419
 

MISSISSIPPI — 0.3%

         
 

Mississippi Development Bank (Department of Corrections), Series C, 5.00% due 8/1/2018

       4,910,000        4,964,059
 

Mississippi Development Bank (MDOT-Harrison County Highway), Series A-GA, 5.00% due 1/1/2020 - 1/1/2023

       6,500,000        7,031,165
 

Mississippi Development Bank (MDOT-Madison County Highway), 5.00% due 1/1/2020 - 1/1/2023

       5,250,000        5,689,155
 

MISSOURI — 1.2%

         
 

Cass County COP,

         
 

4.00% due 5/1/2018

       2,255,000        2,259,059
 

4.50% due 5/1/2019

       1,270,000        1,305,319
 

5.00% due 5/1/2020 - 5/1/2021

       4,005,000        4,221,746
 

City of St. Louis (Cash Flow Management) GO, 3.00% due 6/1/2018

       4,500,000        4,510,395
a  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Series C-REMK, 1.70% due 3/1/2040 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,600,000        1,600,000
 

Jackson County (Parking Facility Projects), 4.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2021

       1,500,000        1,587,960
 

Kansas City (Kansas City Redevelopment District) IDA,

         

b

 

5.00% due 9/1/2018

       695,000        704,487
 

5.00% due 9/1/2018

       1,305,000        1,322,813
 

Kansas City Municipal Assistance Corp. (H. Roe Bartle Convention Center & Infrastructure Project; Insured: AMBAC), 0.00%, Series B-1, due 4/15/2021

       10,055,000        9,333,453
 

Kansas City Municipal Assistance Corp. (H. Roe Bartle Convention Center & Infrastructure Project; Insured: AMBAC), 0.00%, Series B-1, due 4/15/2022

       5,040,000        4,534,085
 

Kansas City Municipal Assistance Corp. (H. Roe Bartle Convention Center & Infrastructure Project; Insured: Natl-Re), 5.00% due 4/15/2018

       1,000,000        1,001,140
 

Missouri Development Finance Board (City of Independence Electric System),

         
 

Series B, 5.00% due 6/1/2018 - 6/1/2020

       4,495,000        4,624,418
 

Series F, 4.00% due 6/1/2019 - 6/1/2022

       7,885,000        8,233,718
a  

Missouri Development Finance Board, Series A, 1.70% due 12/1/2033 (put 4/2/2018)

       16,410,000        16,410,000

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority (Children’s Mercy Hospital),

         
 

5.00% due 5/15/2019 - 5/15/2020

     $ 1,170,000      $ 1,211,779
 

5.00% due 5/15/2020 (pre-refunded 5/15/2019)

       830,000        860,154
 

Platte County (Community & Resource Centers),

         
 

4.00% due 4/1/2018

       2,110,000        2,110,000
 

5.00% due 4/1/2019 - 4/1/2021

       4,440,000        4,693,188
 

Southeast Missouri State University (City of Cape Girardeau Campus System Facilities), 5.00% due 4/1/2018 - 4/1/2020

       3,990,000        4,168,031
 

Special Administrative Board of the Transitional School District of the City of St. Louis (State Aid Withholding) GO, 4.00% due 4/1/2019 - 4/1/2022

       8,570,000        9,038,472
 

NEBRASKA — 0.1%

         
 

Douglas County Hospital Authority No. 3 (Nebraska Methodist Health System), 5.00% due 11/1/2022 - 11/1/2025

       6,980,000        7,894,210
 

NEVADA — 3.0%

         
 

Carson City (Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare), 5.00% due 9/1/2019 - 9/1/2027

       6,155,000        6,756,790
 

City of Las Vegas (City Hall) COP, 5.00% due 9/1/2018

       4,000,000        4,056,260
 

City of Las Vegas (Performing Arts Center) GO, 7.00% due 4/1/2018

       2,095,000        2,095,000
 

City of Reno (Washoe Medical Center; Insured: AGM), 5.25% due 6/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,005,740
 

Clark County School District (Acquisition of Transportation & Technology Equipment) GO,

         
 

Series C, 5.00% due 6/15/2022

       2,560,000        2,841,626
 

Series D, 5.00% due 6/15/2021 - 6/15/2022

       47,150,000        51,960,971
 

Series E, 5.00% due 6/15/2021

       21,405,000        23,357,350
 

Las Vegas Clark County Library District GO, 5.00% due 1/1/2019

       3,000,000        3,076,230
 

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Series C, 5.00% due 7/1/2023 - 7/1/2026

       6,205,000        7,083,705
 

Las Vegas Valley Water District GO,

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2023 - 6/1/2026

       55,955,000        64,712,728
 

Series B, 5.00% due 12/1/2025

       20,000,000        23,416,400
 

Series C, 5.00% due 6/1/2020 - 6/1/2021

       9,255,000        10,023,658
 

Series D, 5.00% due 6/1/2019 - 6/1/2020

       6,080,000        6,469,714
 

Washoe County (Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority) GO, 5.00% due 7/1/2021 - 7/1/2022

       4,200,000        4,608,502
 

NEW HAMPSHIRE — 0.2%

         
a  

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act, 1.70% due 7/1/2033 - 7/1/2035 (put 4/2/2018)

       4,650,000        4,650,000
 

New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank, 5.25% due 8/15/2020 - 8/15/2022

       3,770,000        4,219,125
 

New Hampshire Turnpike System, Series B, 5.00% due 2/1/2020 - 2/1/2021

       2,260,000        2,422,092
 

NEW JERSEY — 2.9%

         
 

Burlington County Bridge Commission (County Governmental Loan Program), 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,022,580
 

City of Jersey City (Qualified General Improvement; Insured: BAM) (State Aid Withholding) GO,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

4.00% due 8/1/2020 - 8/1/2021

       5,455,000        5,759,186
 

5.00% due 8/1/2022 - 8/1/2023

       4,985,000        5,596,659
 

Essex County Improvement Authority (County Correctional Facilities & Gibraltar Facilities; Insured: Natl-Re), 5.50% due 10/1/2024

       5,000,000        5,926,950
 

Hudson County Improvement Authority (Hudson County Lease; Insured: AGM),

         
 

4.75% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2019

       6,390,000        6,619,377
 

5.375% due 10/1/2020

       2,020,000        2,180,469
 

New Jersey (New Jersey Transit Corporation) EDA, Series B, 5.00% due 11/1/2024 - 11/1/2026

       16,000,000        17,579,680
 

New Jersey (School Facilities Construction) EDA,

         
 

5.00% due 9/1/2020 - 3/1/2026

       11,650,000          12,423,230
 

Series G, 5.75% due 9/1/2023 (pre-refunded 3/1/2021)

       4,955,000        5,492,667
 

Series GG, 5.75% due 9/1/2023

       550,000        592,163
 

New Jersey (School Facilities Construction; Insured: AMBAC) EDA, Series K, 5.50% due 12/15/2019

       5,525,000        5,819,814
 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (Virtua Health Issue), 5.00% due 7/1/2023 - 7/1/2024

       1,535,000        1,746,390
 

New Jersey Higher Educational Assistance Authority,

         
 

Series 1A,

         
 

5.00% due 12/1/2018

       3,000,000        3,056,940
 

5.25% due 12/1/2019

       5,650,000        5,918,996
 

New Jersey Transit Corp. (Urban Public Transportation Capital Improvement), Series A, 5.00% due 9/15/2021

       3,395,000        3,640,119
 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (Federal Highway), 5.00% due 6/15/2028

       7,330,000        7,368,922
 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (State Transportation System Improvements),

         
c  

2.78% (MUNIPSA + 1.20%) due 6/15/2034 (put 12/15/2021)

       6,250,000        6,274,625
 

5.00% due 6/15/2020 - 6/15/2027

       49,285,000        53,443,448
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 6/15/2024

       1,710,000        1,871,715
 

5.25% due 12/15/2022

       2,000,000        2,185,720
 

Series B, 5.00% due 6/15/2019 - 6/15/2021

       4,570,000        4,830,058
 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (State Transportation System Improvements; Insured: AMBAC), Series B, 5.25% due 12/15/2023

       3,545,000        3,983,587
 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, 5.00% due 6/15/2022

       22,595,000        22,735,541
 

Passaic Valley Sewer Commissioners (Sewer System) GO,

         
 

Series G,

         
 

5.625% due 12/1/2018

       1,210,000        1,241,303
 

5.75% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2021

       10,750,000        11,815,678

 

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Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

NEW MEXICO — 1.4%

         
 

Albuquerque Municipal School District No. 12 (Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties School Facilities) (State Aid Withholding) GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2019

     $ 5,885,000      $ 6,141,174
 

Carlsbad Municipal School District (Educational Facilities) GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2023

       1,650,000        1,882,798
 

City of Albuquerque (City Infrastructure Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 7/1/2023

       1,360,000        1,552,671
 

City of Farmington (Southern California Edison Co.-Four Corners Project), 1.875% due 4/1/2029 (put 4/1/2020)

       3,000,000        2,979,330
 

City of Santa Fe (El Castillo Retirement Residences), 4.50% due 5/15/2022

       2,585,000        2,756,747
 

County of Los Alamos (Public Facilities), 5.50% due 6/1/2018

       1,205,000        1,212,555
 

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation (Student Loans), Series A-1, 5.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2021

       8,000,000        8,344,460
 

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council (Presbyterian Healthcare Services), 5.00% due 8/1/2024 - 8/1/2025

       1,780,000        2,051,011
a  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, 1.70% due 8/1/2034 (put 4/2/2018)

       51,460,000        51,460,000
 

New Mexico State University, Series B, 5.00% due 4/1/2020 - 4/1/2022

       6,190,000        6,683,869
 

Rio Rancho Public School District No 94 GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2026

       1,085,000        1,280,604
 

Rio Rancho Public School District No. 94 (State Aid Withholding) GO, 4.00% due 8/1/2018

       3,940,000        3,970,417
 

Santa Fe County (County Buildings & Facilities) GRT, Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2025

       1,250,000        1,468,013
 

State of New Mexico (Educational Facilities), 5.00% due 7/1/2020

       4,000,000        4,285,720
 

NEW YORK — 11.7%

         
 

City of Long Beach School District (Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding) GO, 3.50% due 5/1/2022

       1,600,000        1,659,536
 

City of New York (City Budget Financial Management) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 8/1/2021 - 8/1/2023

       25,145,000        28,145,215
 

Series D, 5.00% due 8/1/2021 - 8/1/2022

       6,000,000        6,655,740
 

Series J, 5.00% due 8/1/2021 - 8/1/2024

       80,480,000        91,644,132
 

Series K, 5.00% due 8/1/2021 - 8/1/2022

       20,850,000        23,184,293
 

Erie County Individual Development Agency (Buffalo School District), Series A, 5.00% due 5/1/2018

       5,000,000        5,014,000
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Transit and Commuter System), Series C-1A, 4.00% due 2/15/2019

       14,500,000        14,795,220
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority,

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2020

       2,000,000        2,164,960
 

Series A2-GREEN BOND, 5.00% due 11/15/2025 - 11/15/2027

       44,520,000        52,306,053
 

Series C-1, 5.00% due 11/15/2027 - 11/15/2028

       21,960,000        26,032,293
 

Series C-2B, 5.00% due 11/15/2034 (put 2/15/2020)

       550,000        580,074
 

Series D, 5.00% due 11/15/2020 - 11/15/2021

       37,280,000        40,863,140
 

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp. (St. John Fisher College), Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2018 - 6/1/2022

       4,455,000        4,724,496
 

Nassau County (New York Institute of Technology) IDA, Series A, 5.25% due 3/1/2020

       1,715,000        1,826,629
 

New York City Health and Hospital Corp. (Healthcare Facilities Improvements) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 2/15/2019 - 2/15/2021

       15,315,000        16,151,878
 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority (City Capital Projects & WTC Recovery Costs),

         
 

5.00% due 11/1/2018

       3,075,000        3,136,285
 

Series B, 5.00% due 11/1/2018

       3,145,000        3,207,680
 

Series D, 5.00% due 11/1/2018

       11,730,000        11,963,779
 

Series E, 5.00% due 11/1/2018

       14,725,000        15,018,469
 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue,

         
a  

1.73% due 11/1/2036 - 2/1/2045 (put 4/2/2018)

       84,260,000        84,260,000
a  

1.75% due 8/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       3,700,000        3,700,000
a  

Series 1-SUB 1D, 1.75% due 11/1/2022 (put 4/2/2018)

       15,750,000        15,750,000
 

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.), 5.00% due 12/1/2026

       2,500,000        2,975,350
a  

New York City Water & Sewer System (LOC: Citibank N.A.), Series F-SUBSER F-2-REMK 10/2, 1.70% due 6/15/2035 (put 4/2/2018)

       9,510,000        9,510,000
 

New York City Water & Sewer System,

         
a  

1.71% due 6/15/2039 (put 4/2/2018)

       3,100,000        3,100,000
a  

1.73% due 6/15/2032 - 6/15/2050 (put 4/2/2018)

       132,060,000          132,060,000
a  

1.77% due 6/15/2044 (put 4/2/2018)

       2,700,000        2,700,000
a  

New York GO, Series 1-SUBSER I-2, 1.73% due 3/1/2040 (put 4/2/2018)

       11,100,000        11,100,000
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (Metropolitan Transportation Authority Service Contract), Series A, 5.00% due 12/15/2019

       60,000,000        63,364,800
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (NYSARC, Inc. Developmental Disability Programs), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2020

       1,000,000        1,068,230
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (School Districts Financing Program) (State Aid Withholding),

         
 

5.25% due 10/1/2023

       140,000        155,483
 

5.25% due 10/1/2023 (pre-refunded 10/1/2021)

       1,860,000        2,072,375
 

Series G,

         
 

2.25% due 4/1/2018

       4,800,000        4,800,000
 

5.00% due 4/1/2018 - 10/1/2022

       2,685,000        2,848,039
 

Series H, 5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2021

       4,730,000        4,988,201
 

Series J, 5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2020

       7,940,000        8,328,133
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (School Districts Financing Program; Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding), Series F, 5.00% due 10/1/2018 -10/1/2021

       7,950,000        8,387,741
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (School Districts Financing Program; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2020 - 10/1/2024

       8,650,000        9,776,051
 

New York State Thruway Authority (Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway),

         
 

5.00% due 1/1/2020 - 1/1/2022

       7,500,000        8,135,655
 

Series K, 5.00% due 1/1/2024 - 1/1/2025

       3,000,000        3,464,680
 

New York State Thruway Authority (Highway, Bridge, Multi-Modal and MTA Projects), Series A, 5.00% due 3/15/2024

       18,300,000        19,914,243
 

New York State Thruway Authority (New NY Bridge), 5.00% due 5/1/2019

       5,000,000        5,177,050
 

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp. (Catholic Health Services), 5.00% due 7/1/2020 - 7/1/2022

       15,000,000        16,143,050
 

Town of Oyster Bay GO, Series A, 3.50% due 6/1/2018

       5,125,000        5,136,787

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (MTA Bridges and Tunnels),

         
 

5.00% due 11/15/2025 - 11/15/2027

     $ 19,730,000      $ 23,688,566
 

Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2021

       5,140,000        5,709,512
 

United Nations Development Corp. (One, Two and Three U.N. Plaza), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2019

       4,000,000        4,159,240
 

West Seneca Central School District (Insured: BAM) (State Aid Withholding) GO, 5.00% due 11/15/2022

       1,000,000        1,123,190
 

NORTH CAROLINA — 2.1%

         
 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (Carolinas HealthCare System),

         
 

Series A,

         
 

3.00% due 1/15/2021

       1,595,000        1,641,446
 

4.00% due 1/15/2019 - 1/15/2022

       1,445,000        1,515,394
 

5.00% due 1/15/2023 - 1/15/2024

       4,255,000        4,789,506
a  

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, 1.73% due 1/15/2037 - 1/15/2038 (put 4/2/2018)

       68,820,000        68,820,000
 

City of Charlotte (Equipment Acquisition & Public Facilities) COP, Series C, 5.00% due 12/1/2020 - 12/1/2025

       8,940,000        10,159,955
 

County of Buncombe (Primary, Middle School & Community College Facilities), Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2022 - 6/1/2024

       2,350,000        2,669,413
 

County of Dare (Educational Facility Capital Projects),

         
 

Series A,

         
 

4.00% due 6/1/2018 - 6/1/2022

       2,180,000        2,262,853
 

5.00% due 6/1/2021 - 6/1/2024

       1,925,000        2,120,435
 

County of Mecklenburg (County Debt Restructuring) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       3,015,000        3,083,501
 

County of Randolph,

         
 

Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2021 - 10/1/2023

       3,560,000        3,952,532
 

Series C, 5.00% due 10/1/2020 - 10/1/2023

       1,400,000        1,535,836
 

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency,

         
 

5.00% due 1/1/2022

       4,715,000        5,226,295
 

Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2021

       5,000,000        5,429,250
 

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency (Catawba Electric),

         
 

4.00% due 1/1/2022

       1,000,000        1,067,310
 

Series A,

4.00% due 1/1/2020

       1,550,000        1,610,951
 

5.00% due 1/1/2019 - 1/1/2020

       5,500,000        5,669,098
 

State of North Carolina (State Capital Projects and Correctional Facilities), Series B, 5.00% due 11/1/2019

       23,635,000          24,851,494
 

Winston-Salem State University (Student Housing and Student Services Facilities), 5.00% due 4/1/2019 - 4/1/2022

       1,760,000        1,875,540
 

NORTH DAKOTA — 0.0%

         
 

County of Ward (Insured: AGM), 4.00% due 4/1/2020

       2,445,000        2,546,981
 

OHIO — 3.1%

         
 

Akron, Bath & Copley Joint Township Hospital District (Children’s Hospital Medical Center), 5.00% due 11/15/2021

       1,000,000        1,099,370
 

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP Combined Hydroelectric Projects), Series C, 5.25% due 2/15/2019

       5,595,000        5,768,501
 

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP Fremont Energy Center), 5.00% due 2/15/2020 - 2/15/2022

       5,915,000        6,410,191
 

Cincinnati City School District Board of Education (Educational Facilities; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 5.25% due 12/1/2023

       2,690,000        3,111,980
 

City of Akron (Community Learning Centers), 5.00% due 12/1/2021

       4,120,000        4,547,986
 

City of Akron (Various Municipal Capital Projects) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2019

       1,685,000        1,774,794
 

City of Cleveland (City Capital Projects) GO, Series A, 2.00% due 12/1/2018

       700,000        702,380
 

City of Cleveland (City Capital Projects; Insured: AMBAC) GO, 5.50% due 10/1/2019

       1,260,000        1,330,736
 

City of Cleveland (Cleveland Stadium) COP, 4.75% due 11/15/2020

       2,000,000        2,126,320
 

City of Cleveland (Municipal Street System Improvements) GO,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

3.00% due 12/1/2020 - 12/1/2021

       2,980,000        3,076,978
 

4.00% due 12/1/2022 - 12/1/2023

       6,725,000        7,280,899
 

5.00% due 12/1/2024 - 12/1/2026

       10,895,000        12,649,278
 

City of Cleveland (Parks & Recreation Facilities),

         
 

4.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2019

       1,020,000        1,044,117
 

5.00% due 10/1/2020 - 10/1/2023

       3,375,000        3,751,769
 

City of Cleveland (Police & Fire Pension Payment), 5.00% due 5/15/2019 - 5/15/2021

       4,105,000        4,342,963
 

City of Cleveland (Public Facilities Improvements), 5.00% due 10/1/2025 - 10/1/2028

       2,855,000        3,345,210
 

City of Cleveland (Public Facilities),

         
b  

4.00% due 10/1/2019

       600,000        620,460
 

5.00% due 10/1/2020 - 10/1/2023

       2,570,000        2,869,093
 

City of Toledo (Water System Improvements), 5.00% due 11/15/2018 - 11/15/2023

       12,440,000        13,612,864
 

Cleveland Package Facilities (Insured: AGM), 5.25% due 9/15/2021

       965,000        1,069,722
 

Cleveland State University (Campus Capital Projects), 5.00% due 6/1/2019 - 6/1/2022

       4,700,000        5,073,365
 

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Cleveland Museum of Art), 5.00% due 10/1/2019

       2,000,000        2,093,340
 

Clty of Cleveland (Parking Facility; Insured: AGM), 5.25% due 9/15/2021

       2,035,000        2,226,616
 

County of Clermont (Sanitary Sewer System), 4.00% due 8/1/2019

       1,420,000        1,431,062
 

County of Cuyahoga (Convention Hotel Project) COP, 5.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2024

       29,470,000        33,112,166
 

County of Hamilton, Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2026

       20,150,000        22,731,377
 

County of Scioto, 5.00% due 2/15/2022 - 2/15/2025

       6,465,000        7,288,621
 

Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority (Greater Columbus Convention Center), 5.00% due 12/1/2021 - 12/1/2024

       2,500,000        2,811,850

 

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Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Kent State University (Insured: AGC),

         
 

Series B,

         
 

5.00% due 5/1/2020

     $ 85,000      $ 88,038
 

5.00% due 5/1/2020 (pre-refunded 5/1/2019)

       915,000        947,601
a  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, 1.70% due 1/1/2043 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,660,000        1,660,000
 

Ohio State Building Authority, 5.00% due 10/1/2020

       1,700,000        1,783,470
 

Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, 5.00% due 2/15/2027 - 2/15/2028

         14,555,000        17,335,951
 

RiverSouth Authority (RiverSouth Area Redevelopment), 5.00% due 12/1/2019

       2,500,000        2,634,500
 

State of Ohio (Common Schools Capital Facilities) GO, Series D, 5.50% due 9/15/2019

       4,150,000        4,379,785
 

State of Ohio (Cultural and Sports Capital Facilities), 5.00% due 10/1/2020

       3,845,000        4,137,951
 

State of Ohio (Major New Street Infrastructure Project),

         
 

4.00% due 12/15/2018 - 12/15/2019

       2,000,000        2,053,720
 

5.00% due 12/15/2020 - 12/15/2026

       10,500,000        11,959,075
 

Youngstown City School District (Educational Facilities) (State Aid Withholding) GO, 4.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2023

       10,060,000        10,507,045
 

OKLAHOMA — 0.7%

         
 

Canadian County Educational Facilities Authority (Mustang Public Schools),

         
 

4.00% due 9/1/2019

       1,410,000        1,453,611
 

4.50% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2021

       4,980,000        5,311,459
 

Cleveland County Educational Facilities Authority (Moore Public Schools), 5.00% due 6/1/2023

       5,355,000        6,024,161
 

Oklahoma (INTEGRIS Health) DFA,

         
 

5.00% due 8/15/2018

       500,000        506,380
 

Series A, 5.00% due 8/15/2022 - 8/15/2025

       4,725,000        5,428,609
 

Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority (State Highway Capital Improvement), 5.00% due 7/1/2023 - 7/1/2024

       1,125,000        1,291,918
 

Oklahoma County Finance Authority (Western Heights Public Schools),

         
 

4.00% due 9/1/2018

       250,000        252,290
 

5.00% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2020

       4,120,000        4,288,478
 

Oklahoma County Finance Authority, 5.00% due 10/1/2022 - 10/1/2026

       3,200,000        3,619,020
 

Tulsa County Industrial Authority (Broken Arrow Public Schools), 4.50% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2021

       10,360,000        11,200,617
 

Tulsa County Industrial Authority (Jenks Public Schools), 5.50% due 9/1/2018

       4,210,000        4,277,823
 

Tulsa County Industrial Authority, 5.00% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2022

       4,215,000        4,626,030
 

OREGON — 0.7%

         
 

Hillsboro School District No. 1J (School Capital Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 6/15/2025 - 6/15/2027

       10,630,000        12,640,849
 

Polk County Dallas School District No. 2 (Capital Improvements) GO, 0.00%, due 6/15/2019 - 6/15/2021

       1,990,000        1,887,760
 

State of Oregon (Cash Management) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 9/28/2018

       31,500,000        32,025,735
 

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, 5.00% due 10/1/2028

       2,845,000        3,357,442
 

PENNSYLVANIA — 5.2%

         
 

Adams County (Gettysburg College) IDA, 5.00% due 8/15/2019

       1,765,000        1,840,630
 

Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority (Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit), Series A, 5.00% due 3/1/2020 - 3/1/2025

       2,195,000        2,469,948
 

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center),

         
 

5.00% due 5/15/2018

       5,915,000        5,938,305
 

Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2018

       3,100,000        3,142,563
 

Series B, 5.00% due 6/15/2018

       3,310,000        3,332,342
 

Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (2015 Capital Project),

         
 

4.00% due 12/1/2018

       650,000        660,205
 

5.00% due 12/1/2023 - 12/1/2024

       19,150,000        21,844,252
 

Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (2015 Capital Project; Insured: BAM), 5.00% due 12/1/2025

       1,000,000        1,173,290
 

Altoona Area School District (Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding) GO, 3.00% due 12/1/2022

       1,335,000        1,372,473
 

Athens Area School District (Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding) GO, Series B, 3.00% due 4/15/2018 - 4/15/2019

       5,280,000        5,283,826
 

City of Philadelphia (Insured: AGM) GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2025 - 8/1/2027

       28,685,000        33,233,802
 

City of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Gas Works),

         
 

5.00% due 10/1/2020 - 8/1/2025

       12,200,000        13,770,919
 

Series 1998, 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       1,395,000        1,406,718
 

City of Philadelphia (Philadelphia Gas Works), 2.00% due 8/1/2018

       4,765,000        4,771,290
 

City of Philadelphia (Water and Wastewater System), 5.00% due 10/1/2024 - 10/1/2026

       9,885,000        11,524,220
 

City of Philadelphia GO, Series A, 5.00% due 8/1/2025 - 8/1/2026

       25,130,000        28,833,655
 

City of Pittsburgh (Insured: BAM) GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2022

       1,100,000        1,222,419
 

Commonwealth Financing Authority, 5.00% due 6/1/2023

       930,000        1,024,832
 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Capital Facilities Projects) GO, 5.00% due 3/15/2022

       12,485,000        13,745,735
 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Capital Facilities) GO, Series D, 5.00% due 8/15/2023 - 8/15/2025

       49,450,000          56,095,191
 

Economy Borough Municipal Authority (Beaver County Sewer System; Insured: BAM),

         
 

3.00% due 12/15/2018

       435,000        439,367
 

4.00% due 12/15/2020 - 12/15/2022

       1,785,000        1,901,567
a  

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, 1.70% due 2/15/2021 (put 4/2/2018)

       785,000        785,000
 

Lancaster County Hospital Authority (Masonic Villages Project), 5.00% due 11/1/2018

       1,105,000        1,125,608
 

Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (Harrisburg Resource Recovery Facility),

         
 

5.00% due 12/15/2023

       2,680,000        3,024,675
 

5.25% due 12/15/2024

       4,770,000        5,421,916
 

Luzerne County (Insured: AGM) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2021 - 11/15/2024

       11,840,000        13,209,632
 

Luzerne County Industrial Development Authority (Insured: AGM) GO, 5.00% due 12/15/2020 - 12/15/2027

       6,545,000        7,175,848
 

Monroeville Finance Authority (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.00% due 2/15/2021 - 2/15/2022

       3,650,000        3,984,818

 

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Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority (Abington Memorial Hospital), 5.00% due 6/1/2022

     $ 3,000,000      $ 3,315,810
 

Northampton Borough Municipal Authority (Water System; Insured: AGM),

         
 

3.00% due 5/15/2023

       1,255,000        1,282,848
 

4.00% due 5/15/2021 - 5/15/2022

       1,685,000        1,792,496
 

Norwin School District (Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding) GO, 4.00% due 4/1/2018

       1,835,000        1,835,000
 

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2026

       2,310,000        2,712,079
 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (Saint Joseph’s University), Series A, 5.00% due 11/1/2023

       1,075,000        1,155,335
 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (Shippensburg University Student Services, Inc. Student Housing), 4.00% due 10/1/2022

       2,075,000        2,128,825
 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (Univerity of Pennsylvania Health System), 5.00% due 8/15/2027

       1,000,000        1,192,850
 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), Series E, 5.00% due 5/15/2019 - 5/15/2020

       10,700,000        11,234,689
 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 5.00% due 12/1/2022 - 12/1/2027

       6,725,000        7,809,232
 

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (Mast Charter School), 5.00% due 8/1/2020

       325,000        337,038
 

Philadelphia Municipal Authority (Juvenile Justice Services Center), 5.00% due 4/1/2021 - 4/1/2027

       7,850,000        8,799,014
 

Philadelphia School District (State Aid Withholding) GO,

         
 

Series C, 5.00% due 9/1/2019

       18,410,000        19,211,203
 

Series E,

         
 

5.00% due 9/1/2019

       4,210,000        4,393,219
 

5.25% due 9/1/2021

       2,265,000        2,425,770
 

Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority,

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2024

       7,365,000        8,299,250
 

Series B,

         
 

5.00% due 9/1/2023

       2,520,000        2,869,776
 

5.00% due 9/1/2024 (pre-refunded 9/1/2023)

       2,395,000        2,727,426
 

Plum Borough School District (Insured: BAM) (State Aid Withholding) GO,

         
 

4.00% due 9/15/2018 - 9/15/2021

       5,795,000        6,021,458
 

5.00% due 9/15/2022 - 9/15/2024

       5,260,000        5,892,743
 

School District of Philadelphia (School Reform Commission) (State Aid Withholding) GO, Series D, 5.00% due 9/1/2018

       5,250,000        5,318,407
d  

School District of Philadelphia GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2023 - 9/1/2028

       2,400,000        2,714,219
 

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 5.00% due 6/1/2022 - 6/1/2028

       7,705,000        8,969,437
 

Wayne County Hospital and (Wayne Memorial Hospital; Insured: AGM) HFA,

         
 

2.00% due 7/1/2018

       625,000        625,763
 

3.00% due 7/1/2019

       1,185,000        1,188,247
 

RHODE ISLAND — 1.6%

         
 

Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency (Public Drinking Water Supply or Treatment Facilities), Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2023

       10,080,000        11,107,642
 

Rhode Island Convention Center Authority (Convention Center and Parking Projects), 5.00% due 5/15/2018 - 5/15/2020

       19,090,000        19,731,101
 

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp. (University of Rhode Island Auxiliary Enterprise), Series C, 5.00% due 9/15/2020 - 9/15/2023

       2,150,000        2,391,839
 

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp. (University of Rhode Island), Series B, 5.00% due 9/15/2020 - 9/15/2025

       1,320,000        1,480,774
 

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Consolidated Capital Development Loan) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 8/1/2020 - 8/1/2022

       34,725,000          38,147,202
 

Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2019

       5,000,000        5,243,950
 

Series B, 4.00% due 10/15/2020 - 10/15/2022

       3,200,000        3,414,886
 

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Energy Conservation) COP, 5.00% due 4/1/2022

       2,020,000        2,236,786
 

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Information Technology) COP, 5.00% due 11/1/2024

       3,010,000        3,467,701
 

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Kent County Courthouse) COP, Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2019 - 10/1/2023

       7,575,000        8,355,146
 

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Training School) COP, Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2019 - 10/1/2023

       11,845,000        13,034,102
 

SOUTH CAROLINA — 0.5%

         
 

Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority (Waterworks & Sewer System), Series B, 5.00% due 3/1/2019 - 3/1/2025

       5,750,000        6,412,580
 

Berkeley County School District (School Facility Equipment Acquisition),

         
b  

5.00% due 12/1/2020

       550,000        594,325
 

5.00% due 12/1/2021 - 12/1/2024

       3,000,000        3,408,490
 

Charleston County (South Aviation Ave. Construction), 5.00% due 12/1/2022 - 12/1/2023

       4,270,000        4,854,947
 

City of Charleston Public Facilities Corp. (City of Charleston Project), 5.00% due 9/1/2019 - 9/1/2025

       3,250,000        3,629,998
 

Greenwood County (Self Regional Healthcare), Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2022

       1,000,000        1,107,320
 

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency (Insured: Natl-Re), 6.75% due 1/1/2019

       3,800,000        3,941,208
 

SCAGO Educational Facilities Corp. (School District of Pickens County), 5.00% due 12/1/2021 - 12/1/2025

       5,320,000        6,002,457
 

South Carolina Public Service Authority,

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2026

       1,000,000        1,134,490
 

Series C, 5.00% due 12/1/2027

       580,000        648,057
 

SOUTH DAKOTA — 0.2%

         
 

South Dakota Building Authority, 5.00% due 6/1/2022 - 6/1/2024

       1,500,000        1,686,900
 

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Avera Health), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2021

       1,670,000        1,830,988
 

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Prairie Lakes Health), 5.00% due 4/1/2018 - 4/1/2019

       4,730,000        4,807,592
 

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Regional Health), 5.00% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2020

       3,275,000        3,379,971
 

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Sanford Health),

         
 

4.00% due 11/1/2018

       800,000        809,688
 

5.00% due 11/1/2021 - 11/1/2025

       2,385,000        2,707,173
b  

5.00% due 11/1/2024

       400,000        460,560
 

South Dakota Housing Development Authority (Single Family Mtg), Series 2, 4.00% due 11/1/2018

       1,165,000        1,180,797

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

TENNESSEE — 0.5%

         
 

Clarksville Natural Gas Acquisition Corp., 5.00% due 12/15/2019

     $ 6,000,000      $ 6,289,920
 

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County GO, 5.00% due 1/1/2024

       7,000,000        8,043,840
 

State of Tennessee GO,

         
 

5.00% due 8/1/2018 - 8/1/2020

       7,000,000        7,306,980
 

Series B,

         
 

4.00% due 8/1/2018

       2,000,000        2,016,700
 

5.00% due 8/1/2019 - 8/1/2020

       4,000,000        4,239,160
 

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., 5.25% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2020

       6,190,000        6,348,238
 

TEXAS — 13.0%

         
 

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc. (Convention Center Hotel First Tier), 5.00% due 1/1/2021 - 1/1/2027

       3,680,000        4,164,821
 

Bexar County Hospital District (University Health System) GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2022 - 2/15/2027

       9,355,000        10,666,461
 

Capital Area Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin), 5.00% due 4/1/2018

       1,370,000        1,370,000
 

Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth (DFW International Airport Terminal Renewal & Improvement Program), Series D, 5.25% due 11/1/2023

       3,000,000        3,329,490
 

City of Austin (Water and Wastewater System), 5.00% due 11/15/2022 - 11/15/2026

       8,455,000        9,821,933
 

City of Beaumont (Waterworks & Sewer System Improvements; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2023 - 9/1/2024

       7,500,000        8,468,975
 

City of Beaumont GO, 5.00% due 3/1/2022 - 3/1/2026

       8,490,000        9,737,799
 

City of Brownsville (Water, Wastewater & Electric Utilities Systems),

         
 

5.00% due 9/1/2022

       1,300,000        1,444,677
 

Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2023

       5,400,000        5,983,050
 

City of Bryan (Electric System Improvements), 5.00% due 7/1/2019 - 7/1/2026

       8,535,000        8,869,402
 

City of Dallas (Public Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2022 - 2/15/2025

       5,500,000        6,200,190
 

City of Dallas (Trinity River Corridor Infrastructure) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 2/15/2021 - 2/15/2026

       22,605,000        25,588,733
 

Series A, 5.00% due 2/15/2024

       10,235,000        11,510,281
 

City of Dallas GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2022 - 2/15/2023

       18,955,000        20,874,980
 

City of Denton GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2019 - 2/15/2020

       8,185,000        8,427,049
 

City of Houston (Airport System), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,008,650
 

City of Houston (Combined Utility System),

         
 

Series B, 5.00% due 11/15/2021 - 11/15/2023

       19,965,000        22,453,953
 

Series C, 5.00% due 5/15/2022 - 5/15/2024

       14,695,000        16,703,292
 

Series D, 5.00% due 11/15/2022 - 11/15/2024

       17,535,000        19,968,570
 

City of Houston (Convention & Entertainment Facilities), 5.00% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2024

       3,965,000        4,366,112
 

City of Houston (Convention & Entertainment Facilities; Insured: AGM/AMBAC), 0.00%, Series B-AGM-CR, due 9/1/2020

       3,650,000        3,477,355
 

City of Houston (Public Improvements) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 3/1/2020 - 3/1/2028

       62,905,000        71,734,933
 

City of Laredo (Acquire & Purchase Personal Property) GO,

         
d  

4.00% due 2/15/2019

       305,000        311,378
d  

5.00% due 2/15/2020 - 2/15/2026

       6,015,000        6,751,646
 

City of Laredo (City Infrastructure Improvements) GO,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

4.00% due 2/15/2019 - 2/15/2020

       175,000        181,048
 

5.00% due 2/15/2021 - 2/15/2027

       2,875,000        3,301,620
 

City of Laredo (Sports Venues; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 3/15/2021 - 3/15/2024

       4,400,000        4,873,319
 

City of Lubbock (Waterworks System) GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2020 - 2/15/2025

       41,750,000        46,961,440
 

City of McAllen (International Toll Bridge System; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 3/1/2024 - 3/1/2027

       3,015,000        3,475,445
 

City of Olmos Park Higher Education Facilities Corp. (University of the Incarnate Word), 5.00% due 12/1/2020 - 12/1/2021

       4,620,000        4,981,313
 

City of San Antonio (CPS Energy),

         
 

3.00% due 12/1/2045 (put 12/1/2020)

       36,000,000        36,824,400
 

5.25% due 2/1/2024

       7,000,000        8,157,380
 

City of San Antonio (Electric and Gas Systems),

         
 

2.25% due 2/1/2033 (put 12/1/2019)

       4,655,000        4,687,538
 

Series C, 3.00% due 12/1/2045 (put 12/1/2019)

       5,200,000        5,299,892
 

City of San Antonio (San Antonio Water System) GO, 5.00% due 2/1/2023 - 2/1/2025

       43,815,000        50,361,351
 

City of San Antonio (San Antonio Water System), Series A, 5.00% due 5/15/2023 - 5/15/2026

       5,200,000        6,013,658
 

City of San Antonio Public Facilities Corp. (Convention Center Refinancing & Expansion), 5.00% due 9/15/2022

       1,450,000        1,616,634
 

City of Texas City Industrial Development Corp. (ARCO Pipe Line Co. Project), 7.375% due 10/1/2020

       4,000,000        4,472,840
 

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp. (IDEA Public Schools), 5.00% due 8/15/2018 - 8/15/2023

       1,870,000        2,025,105
 

Corpus Christi Business and Job Development Corp. (Seawall Project), 5.00% due 3/1/2021

       625,000        676,100
 

Dallas (Educational Facilities Improvements; Guaranty: PSF) ISD GO, Series B-6, 5.00% due 2/15/2036 (put 2/15/2022)

       3,975,000        4,391,500
 

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2026

       2,245,000        2,639,155
 

Dallas Convention Center Hotel Development Corp., 5.00% due 1/1/2019

       5,200,000        5,317,676
 

Dallas County Utility & Reclamation District GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2019 - 2/15/2027

       17,535,000          19,753,333
 

Grayson County (State Highway Toll System) GO,

         
 

4.00% due 1/1/2020

       2,000,000        2,079,740
 

5.00% due 1/1/2022

       3,000,000        3,304,800
 

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority (Bayport Area Wastewater Treatment System; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 10/1/2019 - 10/1/2025

       6,485,000        7,132,857
 

Harris County GO,

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2025 - 10/1/2027

       17,345,000        20,724,206
 

Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2020

       4,200,000        4,324,235
 

Harris County (Flood Control), 5.00% due 10/1/2025 - 10/1/2027

       14,305,000        17,119,094

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilites Finance Corp. (TECO Project), 5.00% due 11/15/2024 - 11/15/2025

     $ 2,300,000      $ 2,684,187
 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.),

         
a  

1.70% due 9/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,245,000        1,245,000
a  

Series A, 1.70% due 9/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,200,000        1,200,000
 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Memorial Hermann Health),

         
 

Series A,

         

b

 

5.00% due 12/1/2022

       200,000        224,014
 

5.00% due 12/1/2023 - 12/1/2025

       6,245,000        7,168,299
 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (TECO Project), 5.00% due 11/15/2020 - 11/15/2027

       3,525,000        4,069,986
 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Texas Medical Center Central Heating & Cooling Services Corp.), Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2018 - 11/15/2019

       3,365,000        3,464,604
 

Harris County GO, Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2028

       3,205,000        3,848,468
 

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp. (Memorial Hermann Health; LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 7.00% due 12/1/2027 (pre-refunded 12/1/2018)

       1,245,000        1,289,173
 

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority (Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2022 - 11/15/2024

       23,315,000        26,502,351
 

Hays County GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2022 - 2/15/2025

       4,050,000        4,594,104
 

Houston Airport System Revenue, Series B, 5.00% due 7/1/2019 - 7/1/2028

       11,660,000        13,457,928
 

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. (Cosmos Foundation, Inc.), Series A, 5.875% due 5/15/2021

       1,160,000        1,229,055
 

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. (KIPP, Inc.; Guaranty: PSF), 5.00% due 8/15/2019 - 8/15/2022

       2,505,000        2,711,760
 

Katy (Educational Facilities Improvements; Guaranty: PSF) ISD GO, Series A, 5.00% due 2/15/2023 - 2/15/2026

       9,670,000        11,217,068
 

Keller ISD GO, Series A, 5.00% due 8/15/2023 - 8/15/2026

       20,530,000        24,004,751
 

Laredo Community College District (School Facilities Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2019 - 8/1/2024

       4,220,000        4,609,078
 

Lower Colorado River Authority,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 5/15/2025

       8,020,000        8,852,396
 

5.00% due 5/15/2025 (pre-refunded 5/15/2022)

       55,000        61,235
 

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, 5.00% due 11/1/2019 - 11/1/2027

       12,880,000        14,426,065
 

New Caney (Guaranty: PSF) ISD GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2024

       865,000        972,199
 

North East (Educational Facilities; Guaranty: PSF) ISD GO, 2.00% due 8/1/2044 (put 8/1/2019)

       10,265,000        10,287,686
 

North Harris County Regional Water Authority (Regional Water Production Design, Acquisition and Construction), 5.00% due 12/15/2020 - 12/15/2026

       6,490,000        7,433,884
 

North Texas Tollway Authority, Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2024

       12,000,000        13,692,120
 

Northside (Educational Facilities; Guaranty: PSF) ISD GO, Series A, 2.00% due 6/1/2039 (put 6/1/2019)

       2,085,000        2,090,233
 

Pasadena (Educational Facilities; Guaranty: PSF) ISD GO, Series B, 3.00% due 2/15/2044 (put 8/15/2019)

       9,155,000        9,298,825
 

Round Rock (Educational Facilities Improvements) ISD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2025 - 8/1/2027

       3,100,000        3,695,165
 

Round Rock (Educational Facilities Improvements; Guaranty: PSF) ISD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2018 - 8/1/2026

       11,125,000        12,388,614
 

Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency, 5.00% due 10/1/2019 - 10/1/2021

       5,390,000        5,709,426
 

San Antonio Public Facilities Corp. (Convention Center Refinancing & Expansion), 5.00% due 9/15/2020

       915,000        982,124
 

San Juan Higher Education Finance Authority (IDEA Public Schools), Series A, 5.125% due 8/15/2020

       860,000        894,821
 

State of Texas (Cash Flow Management), 4.00% due 8/30/2018

       94,120,000          95,067,788
a  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (LOC: TD Bank N.A.), 1.70% due 11/15/2050 (put 4/2/2018)

       800,000        800,000
 

Tarrant Regional Water District,

         
 

2.00% due 3/1/2020

       800,000        804,192
 

5.00% due 3/1/2021 - 3/1/2027

       8,850,000        10,205,572
 

Texas Transportation Commission (Central Texas Turnpike System), Series C, 5.00% due 8/15/2022 - 8/15/2024

       2,130,000        2,394,188
 

Texas Transportation Commission (Highway Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 4/1/2022 - 4/1/2024

       10,380,000        11,805,066
 

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund, Series A, 5.00% due 4/1/2024

       1,650,000        1,901,130
 

University of Texas System (Campus Improvements), 5.00% due 8/15/2025 - 8/15/2026

       10,750,000        12,723,477
 

Uptown Development Authority (Infrastructure Improvements), 5.00% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2019

       3,815,000        3,917,983
 

Walnut Creek Special Utility District (Water System Improvements; Insured: BAM),

         
 

4.00% due 1/10/2020 - 1/10/2021

       965,000        1,008,154
 

5.00% due 1/10/2022 - 1/10/2024

       1,275,000        1,425,317
 

U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — 0.0%

         
 

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority (Diageo Project), 6.75% due 10/1/2019

       3,390,000        2,745,900
 

UTAH — 1.0%

         
 

Murray,

         

a

 

Series A, 1.72% due 5/15/2037 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,025,000        1,025,000

a

 

Series B, 1.72% due 5/15/2037 (put 4/2/2018)

       17,365,000        17,365,000

a

 

Series C, 1.72% due 5/15/2036 (put 4/2/2018)

       600,000        600,000

a

 

Series D, 1.72% due 5/15/2036 (put 4/2/2018)

       19,400,000        19,400,000
 

Utah Transit Authority (Integrated Mass Transit System), Series A-SUB, 5.00% due 6/15/2022 - 6/15/2025

       3,545,000        4,052,413
 

Weber County,

         

a

 

Series A, 1.72% due 2/15/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       12,500,000        12,500,000

a

 

Series C, 1.72% due 2/15/2035 (put 4/2/2018)

       16,500,000        16,500,000
 

VERMONT — 0.2%

         
 

Vermont (Vermont Public Service Corp.) EDA, 5.00% due 12/15/2020

       14,250,000        15,410,805

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

VIRGINIA — 0.2%

         
 

Fairfax County (Inova Health System) IDA,

         
 

4.00% due 5/15/2022

     $ 5,500,000      $ 5,934,775
 

5.00% due 5/15/2022

       5,000,000        5,591,950
 

WASHINGTON — 1.8%

         
 

Energy Northwest (Nine Canyon Wind Project Phase I-III), 5.00% due 7/1/2018 - 7/1/2025

       9,850,000        10,594,743
 

Marysville School District No. 25 (Snohomish County Educational Facilities) (State Aid Withholding) GO,

         
 

4.00% due 12/1/2018

       1,100,000        1,117,424
 

5.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2023

       9,085,000        10,035,726
 

Port of Seattle (Insured: Natl-Re), 5.50% due 9/1/2018

       5,000,000        5,077,400
 

Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 1 (Skagit Regional Health) GO,

         
 

4.00% due 12/1/2018

       1,270,000        1,289,266
 

5.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2022

       10,035,000        10,994,620
 

Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 1 (Skagit Regional Health), Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2023

       4,045,000        4,293,131
 

Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 2 (Island Hospital) GO,

         
 

4.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2021

       4,000,000        4,162,300
 

5.00% due 12/1/2022

       1,700,000        1,896,146
 

State of Washington (Capital Projects) GO, 5.00% due 7/1/2025

       10,475,000        12,161,161
 

State of Washington (Public Highway, Bridge, Ferry Capital and Operating Costs; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 0.00%, Series F, due 12/1/2019

       3,030,000        2,937,282
 

State of Washington (Stadium and Exhibition Center; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 0.00%, Series S-5, due 1/1/2019

       3,000,000        2,961,990
 

State of Washington (State Agency Real Property Projects) (State Aid Withholding) COP, Series B, 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       2,670,000        2,692,775
 

State of Washington (State and Local Agency Real and Personal Property Projects) (State Aid Withholding) COP, 5.00% due 7/1/2019 - 7/1/2022

       10,415,000        11,338,300
 

State of Washington (State and Local Agency Real and Personal Property Projects) COP, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2024 - 7/1/2027

       17,775,000        20,853,315
 

Tacoma School District No.10 (Pierce County Capital Projects) GO, 5.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2020

       8,500,000        8,906,175
 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority (Highline Medical Center; Insured: FHA 242), 5.25% due 8/1/2018

       7,935,000        8,030,617
 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority (MultiCare Health Systems), Series A, 5.00% due 8/15/2018

       2,000,000        2,024,420
 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority (Overlake Hospital Medical Center),

         
 

4.75% due 7/1/2020

       1,000,000        1,064,580
 

5.00% due 7/1/2019

       1,050,000        1,091,538
 

WEST VIRGINIA — 0.1%

         
 

Mason County (Appalachian Power Company), Series L-REMK, 1.625% due 10/1/2022 (put 10/1/2018)

       3,300,000        3,292,476
 

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Higher Education Facilities), Series A, 5.00% due 4/1/2020 - 4/1/2022

       3,500,000        3,807,840
 

WISCONSIN — 0.5%

         
 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Agnesian Healthcare, Inc.), 5.00% due 7/1/2018 - 7/1/2020

       4,965,000        5,156,582
 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Ascension Health Alliance System),

         
 

5.00% due 11/15/2024 - 11/15/2026

       3,840,000        4,497,702
 

5.00% due 11/15/2043 (put 6/1/2021)

       10,000,000        10,875,800
 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (ProHealth Care, Inc.), 5.00% due 8/15/2020 - 8/15/2022

       5,250,000        5,717,727
 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (UnityPoint Health), Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2022

       1,000,000        1,121,010
 

WPPI Energy (Power Supply System), 5.00% due 7/1/2021

       4,100,000        4,502,046
d  

WPPI Energy, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2028

       1,835,000        2,119,524
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.9% (Cost $6,831,012,565)           $ 6,870,723,997
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 1.1%             79,604,178
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $   6,950,328,175
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.
b Segregated as collateral for a when-issued security.
c Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
d When-issued security.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

AGC      Insured by Associated General Contractors
AGM      Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC      Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
BAM      Insured by Build America Mutual Insurance Co.
BHAC      Insured by Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
COP      Certificates of Participation
DFA      Development Finance Authority
EDA      Economic Development Authority
ETM      Escrowed to Maturity
FGIC      Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
FHA      Insured by Federal Housing Administration
FSA      Insured by Financial Security Assurance Co.
GO      General Obligation
GRT      Gross Receipts Tax
HFA      Health Facilities Authority
HFFA      Health Facilities Financing Authority
IDA      Industrial Development Authority
ISD      Independent School District
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rates
Mtg      Mortgage
MUNIPSA      Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index
 

 

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Natl-Re      Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSF      Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund
Q-SBLF      Insured by Qualified School Bond Loan Fund
Syncora      Insured by Syncora Guarantee Inc.
 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (cost $6,831,012,565) (Note 3)

  $       6,870,723,997  

Cash

    15,336,069  

Receivable for investments sold

    19,810,000  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    14,639,359  

Interest receivable

    80,329,623  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    146,109  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    7,000,985,157  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    32,687,698  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    13,382,464  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    2,517,165  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    1,076,869  

Dividends payable

    992,786  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    50,656,982  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 6,950,328,175  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

  $ (903,271

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    39,711,432  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (23,213,752

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    6,934,733,766  
 

 

 

 
  $ 6,950,328,175  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($1,165,319,918 applicable to 82,269,237 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 14.16  

Maximum sales charge, 1.50% of offering price

    0.22  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 14.38  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($537,691,953 applicable to 37,890,327 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 14.19  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($5,247,316,304 applicable to 370,398,828 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 14.17  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest income (net of premium amortized of $55,261,175)

  $ 82,929,511  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    9,301,608  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    691,786  

Class C Shares

    319,341  

Class I Shares

    1,589,228  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    1,545,562  

Class C Shares

    1,426,652  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    439,570  

Class C Shares

    164,990  

Class I Shares

    1,936,441  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    10,392  

Class C Shares

    9,079  

Class I Shares

    19,992  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    293,453  

Professional fees

    70,552  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    159,802  

Other expenses

    188,055  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    18,166,503  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $        64,763,008  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    786,357  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (133,011,818
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

    (132,225,461
 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (67,462,453
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 64,763,008        $ 132,782,432

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         786,357          (21,832,872 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

         (133,011,818 )          (97,990,138 )
      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         (67,462,453 )          12,959,422

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (10,095,427 )          (23,541,216 )

Class C Shares

         (3,981,066 )          (9,107,804 )

Class I Shares

         (50,686,515 )          (100,133,412 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (125,658,489 )          (356,275,275 )

Class C Shares

         (57,536,772 )          (124,624,936 )

Class I Shares

         80,180,673          (158,840,121 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

         (235,240,049 )          (759,563,342 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         7,185,568,224          7,945,131,566
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           6,950,328,175        $           7,185,568,224
      

 

 

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

       $ (903,271 )        $ (903,271 )

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to obtain as high a level of current income exempt from federal individual income taxes as is consistent, in the view of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”), with the preservation of capital. The Fund’s secondary objective is to reduce expected changes in its share price compared to longer intermediate and long-term bond portfolios.

The Fund currently offers three classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class (“Class I”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, and (iv) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by the Advisor. Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       6,831,012,565
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      77,897,480

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (38,186,048 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 39,711,432
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $21,341,245. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $2,658,865 (of which $403,305 are short-term and $2,255,560 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Municipal Bonds

    $ 6,870,723,997      $       –      $ 6,870,723,997      $       –
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 6,870,723,997      $       –      $ 6,870,723,997      $       –

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.500 %

Next $500 million

       0.400

Next $500 million

       0.300

Next $500 million

       0.250

Over $2 billion

       0.225

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.264% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $5,809 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $7,370 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class C shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I shares. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C shares under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 1.21%.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had transactions with affiliated funds of $112,655,248 in purchases and $22,852,478 in sales generating realized losses of $19,459.

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    5,448,903        $ 77,921,723          15,208,492        $          218,389,244  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    656,289          9,360,726          1,490,020          21,412,134  

Shares repurchased

    (14,892,541        (212,940,938        (41,628,282        (596,076,653
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (8,787,349      $ (125,658,489        (24,929,770      $ (356,275,275
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,304,633        $ 18,703,511          3,377,811        $ 48,659,522  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    245,440          3,506,577          551,982          7,947,573  

Shares repurchased

    (5,566,681        (79,746,860        (12,609,555        (181,232,031
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (4,016,608      $ (57,536,772        (8,679,762      $ (124,624,936
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    57,901,741        $        827,832,214          106,338,216        $ 1,527,896,825  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    3,215,509          45,870,596          6,364,932          91,492,526  

Shares repurchased

    (55,531,433        (793,522,137        (124,099,454        (1,778,229,472
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    5,585,817        $ 80,180,673          (11,396,306      $ (158,840,121
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $555,540,900 and $474,764,186, respectively.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, credit risk, interest rate risk, management risk, market and economic risk, and liquidity risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                       

2018(b)(c)

    $       14.43        0.12        (0.27 )        (0.15 )        (0.12 )               (0.12 )      $       14.16

2017(b)

    $ 14.63        0.23        (0.20 )        0.03        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 14.43

2016(b)

    $ 14.52        0.22        0.11        0.33        (0.22 )               (0.22 )      $ 14.63

2015(b)

    $ 14.58        0.23        (0.06 )        0.17        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 14.52

2014(b)

    $ 14.38        0.26        0.20        0.46        (0.26 )               (0.26 )      $ 14.58

2013(b)

    $ 14.70        0.26        (0.32 )        (0.06 )        (0.26 )               (0.26 )      $ 14.38
CLASS C SHARES                                       

2018(c)

    $ 14.46        0.10        (0.27 )        (0.17 )        (0.10 )               (0.10 )      $ 14.19

2017

    $ 14.66        0.20        (0.20 )               (0.20 )               (0.20 )      $ 14.46

2016

    $ 14.55        0.19        0.11        0.30        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 14.66

2015

    $ 14.60        0.19        (0.05 )        0.14        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 14.55

2014

    $ 14.41        0.22        0.19        0.41        (0.22 )               (0.22 )      $ 14.60

2013

    $ 14.72        0.23        (0.31 )        (0.08 )        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 14.41
CLASS I SHARES                                       

2018(c)

    $ 14.43        0.14        (0.26 )        (0.12 )        (0.14 )               (0.14 )      $ 14.17

2017

    $ 14.64        0.28        (0.21 )        0.07        (0.28 )               (0.28 )      $ 14.43

2016

    $ 14.53        0.27        0.11        0.38        (0.27 )               (0.27 )      $ 14.64

2015

    $ 14.58        0.27        (0.05 )        0.22        (0.27 )               (0.27 )      $ 14.53

2014

    $ 14.38        0.30        0.20        0.50        (0.30 )               (0.30 )      $ 14.58

2013

    $ 14.70        0.31        (0.32 )        (0.01 )        (0.31 )               (0.31 )      $ 14.38

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
    

PORTFOLIO

TURNOVER

RATE (%)(a)

    

NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD

(THOUSANDS)

 
                   
  1.63 (d)       0.72 (d)       0.72 (d)       0.72 (d)         (1.07      7.74      $       1,165,320  
  1.62        0.73        0.73        0.73          0.24        17.56      $ 1,314,094  
  1.54        0.72        0.72        0.72          2.32        14.53      $ 1,697,329  
  1.56        0.73        0.73        0.73          1.15        18.56      $ 1,700,127  
  1.78        0.72        0.71        0.72          3.20        14.46      $ 1,865,213  
  1.81        0.71        0.71        0.71          (0.39      17.47      $ 2,178,317  
                   
  1.40 (d)       0.96 (d)       0.96 (d)       0.96 (d)         (1.18      7.74      $ 537,692  
  1.38        0.97        0.97        0.97          0.01        17.56      $ 605,898  
  1.30        0.96        0.96        0.96          2.07        14.53      $ 741,637  
  1.32        0.96        0.96        0.96          0.98        18.56      $ 730,395  
  1.52        0.97        0.96        0.97          2.87        14.46      $ 749,648  
  1.55        0.97        0.97        0.97          (0.58      17.47      $ 795,052  
                   
  1.93 (d)       0.42 (d)       0.42 (d)       0.42 (d)         (0.85      7.74      $ 5,247,316  
  1.93        0.42        0.42        0.42          0.49        17.56      $ 5,265,576  
  1.85        0.41        0.41        0.41          2.64        14.53      $ 5,506,166  
  1.88        0.41        0.41        0.41          1.54        18.56      $ 4,832,467  
  2.09        0.40        0.40        0.40          3.53        14.46      $ 4,417,547  
  2.15        0.37        0.37        0.37          (0.05      17.47      $ 3,502,580  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING  PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 989.30     $ 3.57

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.34     $ 3.63
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 988.20     $ 4.76

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.14     $ 4.84
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 991.50     $ 2.09

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.84     $ 2.12

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 0.72%; C: 0.96%; I: 0.42%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling
1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH1072


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

INTERMEDIATE

MUNICIPAL

FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

 

 

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

 

 

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

 

Letter to Shareholders.

    4  

Performance Summary

    5  

Fund Summary

    6  

Schedule of Investments

    7  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    15  

Statement of Operations

    16  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    17  

Notes to Financial Statements

    18  

Financial Highlights

    24  

Expense Example

    26  

Other Information

    27  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    28  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   THIMX          885-215-202  
Class C   THMCX          885-215-780  
Class I   THMIX          885-215-673  

Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes. Class I shares may not be available to all investors.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Funds are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

The laddering strategy does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 25, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund. The net asset value (NAV) of the Class I shares decreased by 26 cents to $13.87 per share during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. During the period, the Class I shares of the Fund outperformed the index with a negative 0.59% total return, compared to the negative 1.17% total return for the ICE BofAML 3-15 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index.

The Fund’s duration, as well as curve positioning, contributed 0.45% to relative performance. Sector selection was also a positive contributor to relative performance, adding 0.14%. Lastly, security selection, which is performance not attributable to duration and sector selection, added 0.32% to relative performance.

The topic of tax reform consumed municipal market participants in the fourth quarter of 2017, with several proposals being bandied about that would significantly impact the supply/ demand dynamics of the market for years to come. Ultimately, the legislation was not as radical as initially feared. On the supply side of the equation, issuers lost the ability to advance refund debt. Much like a homeowner refinancing an existing mortgage to save on interest costs, an issuer would refinance debt when interest rates were low to provide some present value savings. While many thought this would have a large impact on supply, we did not agree. Advance refunding is highly correlated to the current level of interest rates, and many issuers had already accomplished any possible refunding over the previous several years.

Instead, we found the impact of tax reform on the demand side of the equation to be far more interesting. What was overlooked was the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, and the idea that corporations evaluating municipal bonds versus other fixed income securities on a tax equivalent basis would now require a higher hurdle rate to buy municipal securities. We felt that the impact this may have on two specific buyers of municipals, banks, and property and casualty insurance companies, which own roughly 20 to 25% of outstanding municipal bonds, could lead both to re-evaluate their decision to own municipal bonds. While we do not believe this to be an Armageddon type of scenario; we expect it to be more like a weight leaning on the market for the next 12 to 18 months.

Another impact on the demand side is the limitations on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT), which has led

many market observers to postulate that the demand for municipal bonds in high tax states will increase. Again, we did not share the same opinion. In California, the demand for California bonds has already driven prices to a level where we feel there is little value when compared to other municipal securities on a tax-equivalent basis. Demand for municipal securities in other high tax states, such as Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, is not as cut and dry because there is significant credit risk associated with each. Nevertheless, these concerns caused the supply of municipal bonds to spike in November and December as issuers rushed to market to hedge against the potential threat of tax reform. Some investors viewed this period as an opportunity to buy extra municipal bonds in anticipation of a January rally, which never materialized. We did not view the market the same way, and kept our strategies positioned at the lower end of their relative risk spectrums (i.e. lower duration, higher credit quality, and higher reserve positions). The last fear facing the municipal bond market is the long-advertised infrastructure plan. While the plan has experienced several failed launches, and what is known suggests it will have little impact on the supply of municipal bonds, we are still monitoring the details of the proposal for potential impacts to our strategies.

The fourth quarter of 2017 saw yields of shorter maturity bonds increase more than the yields of longer maturity bonds, leading to a flattening of the yield curve. At the time, many analysts and pundits harped on the fact that the phenomenon portends a future recession. In the first quarter of 2018, the market watched as yields of longer maturity bonds increased more than yields of shorter maturity bonds, leading to a steepening of the yield curve. The steepening of the curve is an indication that market participants have a growing concern about increases in inflation – the enemy of the fixed income investor. The Fund’s conservative positioning was a headwind to performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, but acted as a tailwind to performance in the first quarter of 2018.

Thank you for your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO    LOGO
Christopher Ryon, CFA    Nicholos Venditti, CFA
Portfolio Manager    Portfolio Manager
Managing Director    Managing Director
 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 7/22/91)

                   

Without sales charge

      1.66%       1.19%       1.73%       3.57%       4.61%

With sales charge

      -0.41%       0.51%       1.32%       3.36%       4.53%

Class C Shares (Incep: 9/1/94)

                   

Without sales charge

      1.33%       0.86%       1.41%       3.27%       3.79%

With sales charge

      0.73%       0.86%       1.41%       3.27%       3.79%

Class I Shares (Incep: 7/5/96)

      1.96%       1.48%       2.04%       3.89%       4.32%

30-DAY YIELDS, A SHARES (with sales charge)

 

Annualized Distribution Yield      2.17%  
SEC Yield      1.64%  

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 2.00%. Class C shares include a 0.60% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I shares. As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before fee waivers and expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 0.88%; C shares, 1.23%; I shares, 0.65%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: C shares, 1.24%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

The ICE index data referenced herein is the property of ICE Data Indices, LLC, its affiliates (“ICE Data”) and/or its Third Party Suppliers and has been licensed for use by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ICE Data and its Third Party Suppliers accept no liability in connection with its use. See www.thornburg.com/indices for a full copy of the Disclaimer.

 

 

Glossary

 

The ICE BofAML 3-15 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index is a subset of the ICE BofAML U.S. Municipal Securities Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity greater than or equal to 3 years and less than 15 years.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Annualized Distribution Yield – The distribution yield reflects actual distributions made to shareholders. The annualized distribution yield is calculated by summing the last 30 days of income at a given month end and annualizing to a 360-day year. The result is divided by the ending maximum offering price or net asset value.

SEC Yield – A yield computed in accordance with SEC standards measuring the net investment income per share over a specified 30-day period expressed as a percentage of the maximum offering price of the Fund’s shares at the end of the period.

Advance refunding – Advance refunding can also refer to bond issuance in which new bonds are sold at a lower rate than outstanding ones. The proceeds are then invested, and when the older bonds become callable, they are paid off with the invested proceeds.

Bond Credit Ratings (Credit Quality) – A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Rating of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Rating of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Credit Spread/Quality Spread – The difference between the yields of securities with different credit qualities.

Duration – A bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. Bonds with longer durations experience greater price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Effective duration incorporates a bond’s embedded option features, such as call provisions.

Laddering – Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion matures each year. Money that comes in from maturing bonds is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the portfolio.

Yield Curve – A line that plots the interest rate, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but offering maturity dates.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund’s primary investment goal is to obtain as high a level of current income exempt from federal individual income tax as is consistent, in the view of the Fund’s investment advisor, with preservation of capital (may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax).

The secondary goal of the Fund is to reduce expected changes in its share price compared to long-term bond portfolios.

This Fund invests principally in a laddered portfolio of municipal bonds with a dollar-weighted average maturity of normally three to 10 years. Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion of the portfolio matures each year. Cash from maturing bonds, if not needed for other purposes, is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the ladder. We regard the strategy as a good compromise for managing different types of risk.

LONG-TERM STABILITY OF PRINCIPAL

Net Asset Value History of A Shares

 

 

LOGO

KEY PORTFOLIO ATTRIBUTES

 

Number of Bonds        565  
Effective Duration        5.0 Yrs  
Average Maturity        8.5 Yrs  

SECURITY CREDIT RATINGS

 

LOGO

A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Unrated pre-refunded and escrowed-to-maturity bonds are included in the not rated category.

PORTFOLIO LADDER

 

LOGO

Percent of portfolio maturing in each year. Cash includes cash equivalents and other.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
  MUNICIPAL BONDS — 98.5%          
 

ALABAMA — 1.5%

         
 

Alabama Capital Region Solid Waste Disposal Authority (Montgomery Materials Recovery Facility),

         
 

4.00% due 6/15/2019

     $ 815,000      $ 826,728
 

5.00% due 6/15/2020 - 6/15/2023

       3,645,000        3,830,041
 

Alabama Public School & College Authority (Educational Facilities), Series B, 5.00% due 6/1/2021 - 6/1/2026

       5,155,000        5,795,563
 

Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama (Birmingham Hospital), 5.25% due 9/1/2025
(pre-refunded 9/1/2018)

       2,000,000        2,029,760
 

East Alabama Health Care Authority (Health Care Facilities Capital Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2027

       1,250,000        1,337,763
a  

UAB Medicine Finance Authority (University Hospital), Series B, 5.00% due 9/1/2032

       6,000,000        6,978,060
 

ALASKA — 0.2%

         
 

Alaska Housing Finance Corp. (State Capital Project) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2021
(pre-refunded 12/1/2020)

       500,000        542,195
 

City of Valdez (BP Pipelines (Alaska), Inc. Project), 5.00% due 1/1/2021

       2,000,000        2,156,060
 

ARIZONA — 2.6%

         
b  

Arizona (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) HFA, Series C-RMK, 1.70% due 1/1/2046 (put 4/2/2018)

       4,900,000        4,900,000
 

Arizona (Scottsdale Lincoln Hospitals) HFA, 5.00% due 12/1/2031

       2,500,000        2,804,575
 

Arizona Board of Regents (University of Arizona SPEED), 5.00% due 8/1/2024 - 8/1/2029

       2,635,000        2,917,641
 

City of Flagstaff (Urban Trail, Street and Utilities Improvements) GO,

         
 

3.00% due 7/1/2020

       700,000        717,605
a  

4.00% due 7/1/2022

       420,000        452,941
 

4.00% due 7/1/2023

       200,000        217,630
 

County of Pima (Providence Day School Project) IDA, 5.00% due 12/1/2030

       2,000,000        2,106,740
 

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (Salt River Electric System),

         
a  

5.00% due 1/1/2029

       2,000,000        2,422,260
 

5.00% due 1/1/2033 - 1/1/2037

       8,000,000        9,460,755
 

Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Gas Supply Acquisition), 5.25% due 12/1/2022 - 12/1/2028

       2,770,000        3,141,344
 

State of Arizona (Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 7/1/2019

       7,280,000        7,569,817
 

ARKANSAS — 0.3%

         
 

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville Campus), 5.00% due 11/1/2031 - 11/1/2034

       3,655,000        4,166,838
 

CALIFORNIA — 8.7%

         
 

Alameda County Joint Powers Authority (Alameda County Medical Center Highland Hospital), Series A, 5.25% due 12/1/2027 - 12/1/2029

       3,650,000        4,209,418
 

Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority (Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 11/1/2026

       2,000,000        2,189,460
 

California (Adventist Health System/West) HFFA, Series A, 5.00% due 3/1/2026

       3,020,000        3,390,584
 

California (Childrens Hospital Los Angeles) HFFA,

         
 

Series A,

         
a  

5.00% due 8/15/2032

       350,000        403,074
 

5.00% due 8/15/2033

       600,000        687,312
 

California (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles) HFFA, 5.00% due 11/15/2022

       1,000,000        1,116,670
 

California (Dignity Health) HFFA, Series A, 5.25% due 3/1/2027

       5,250,000        5,703,652
 

California Educational Facilities Authority (Pitzer College), 5.50% due 4/1/2029 (pre-refunded 4/1/2020)

       3,000,000        3,226,320
 

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (King City Joint Union High School District), 5.75% due 8/15/2029

       1,500,000        1,608,825
c  

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), 1.971% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.65%) due 12/1/2050 (put 2/1/2021)

       3,000,000        3,008,940
 

California Municipal Finance Authority, 1.40% due 9/1/2021 (put 7/2/2018)

       9,900,000        9,900,000
 

California School Cash Reserve Program Authority, 3.00% due 6/29/2018

       7,000,000        7,025,620
 

California Statewide Community Development Authority (Aspire Public Schools), 6.00% due 7/1/2030 (pre-refunded 1/1/2019)

       7,015,000        7,244,952
 

California Statewide Community Development Authority (Enloe Medical Center; Insured: California Mtg Insurance), 6.25% due 8/15/2028 (pre-refunded 8/15/2018)

       1,050,000        1,068,574
 

Carson Redevelopment Agency (Redevelopment Project Area No. 1),

         
 

Series A,

         
 

6.25% due 10/1/2022 (pre-refunded 10/1/2019)

       1,620,000        1,730,808
 

6.375% due 10/1/2024 (pre-refunded 10/1/2019)

       1,300,000        1,391,299
 

City of Los Angeles (Cash Flow Management) GO, 5.00% due 6/28/2018

       10,000,000          10,083,800
 

Corona-Norco (Insured: AGM) USD COP, 5.00% due 4/15/2018 - 4/15/2021

       2,245,000        2,309,002
 

County of Los Angeles (Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Expenditures) GO, 5.00% due 6/29/2018

       5,000,000        5,042,400
 

County of Riverside (Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Expenditures), 2.00% due 6/29/2018

       15,000,000        15,019,200
 

Delano Financing Authority (City of Delano Police Station and Woollomes Avenue Bridge), Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2025

       2,555,000        2,733,365
 

Franklin-McKinley School District (Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 5.25% due 8/1/2027

       1,000,000        1,239,720
 

Fresno (Educational Facilities and Improvements; Insured: Natl-Re) USD GO, Series A, 6.00% due 8/1/2026

       1,410,000        1,675,489
 

Jurupa Public Financing Authority (Eastvale Community Services; Insured: AGM), 5.50% due
9/1/2025 - 9/1/2027

       2,530,000        2,908,361
 

M-S-R Energy Authority, 6.125% due 11/1/2029

       2,500,000        3,095,975
 

North City West School Facilities Financing Authority (Carmel Valley Schools; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2024

       1,080,000        1,212,732
 

Oakland (County of Alameda Educational Facilities) USD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2032 - 8/1/2034

       3,000,000        3,442,980
 

Redwood City Redevelopment Agency (Redevelopment Area A-2; Insured: AMBAC), 0.00%, due 7/15/2023

       2,065,000        1,794,051
 

San Jose Redevelopment Agency (Merged Area Redevelopment Project),

         
 

5.25% due 8/1/2027 (pre-refunded 8/1/2020)

       2,400,000        2,598,744
 

5.375% due 8/1/2028 (pre-refunded 8/1/2020)

       1,175,000        1,275,650
 

San Mateo Union High School District (Educational Facilities; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 0.00%, due 9/1/2019

       3,000,000        2,929,590
 

Saratoga Union School District (Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 0.00%, Series B, due 9/1/2023

       900,000        797,805

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

State of California (Kindergarten-University Facilities) GO, 5.25% due 9/1/2026

     $ 5,000,000      $ 5,562,900
 

Tuolumne Wind Project Authority, Series A, 5.875% due 1/1/2029 (pre-refunded 1/1/2019)

       3,000,000        3,096,720
 

Turlock Irrigation District,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 1/1/2021

       1,005,000        1,062,456
 

5.00% due 1/1/2021 (pre-refunded 1/1/2020)

       745,000        786,795
 

William S. Hart Union High School District (Educational Facilities) GO, 0.00%, Series B, due 9/1/2021

       800,000        746,736
 

COLORADO — 1.0%

         
 

Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver (Three Towers Rehabilitation; Insured: AGM), 5.20% due 11/1/2027

       1,335,000        1,338,271
 

Park Creek Metropolitan District (Insured: AGM), 5.25% due 12/1/2020 (pre-refunded 12/1/2019)

       1,120,000        1,184,445
 

Regional Transportation District (North Metro Rail Line) COP, Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2028

       1,550,000        1,724,576
 

Regional Transportation District (Public Mass Transportation System) COP,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.50% due 6/1/2022

       260,000        279,490
 

5.50% due 6/1/2022 (pre-refunded 6/1/2020)

       2,740,000        2,954,487
 

State of Colorado COP, Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2029 - 9/1/2032

       5,205,000        6,145,361
 

CONNECTICUT — 1.7%

         
 

City of Hartford (Various Public Improvements; Insured: AGM) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2031

       1,700,000        1,857,284
 

Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Ethel Walker School), Series B, 5.75% due 7/1/2029 (pre-refunded 7/1/2019)

       1,350,000        1,417,514
c  

State of Connecticut GO (Various Capital Projects), Series D, 2.33% (MUNIPSA + 0.75%) due 6/15/2018

       6,820,000        6,822,182
d  

State of Connecticut GO, 5.00% due 4/15/2033 - 4/15/2035

       12,415,000        13,776,640
 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — 0.7%

         
 

Metropolitan Airports Authority (Dulles Toll Road; Insured: AGM), 0.00%, due 10/1/2023 - 10/1/2024

       9,890,000        8,181,306
 

Washington Convention & Sports Authority, Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2028

       1,105,000        1,304,431
 

FLORIDA — 7.8%

         
 

Broward County (Airport System Improvements), 5.00% due 10/1/2033 - 10/1/2036

       4,500,000        5,097,890
 

Central Florida Expressway Authority, 5.00% due 7/1/2037

       1,095,000        1,265,831
 

City of Jacksonville (Better Jacksonville Plan), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2026

       2,075,000        2,292,377
 

City of Lakeland (Electric Power System Smart Grid Project; Insured: AGM),

         
 

5.00% due 10/1/2018

       2,000,000        2,032,460
 

5.25% due 10/1/2027 - 10/1/2036

       6,450,000        8,018,892
 

City of Lakeland (Lakeland Regional Health Systems), 5.00% due 11/15/2028

       2,775,000        3,202,683
 

City of Miami (Stormwater Management Utility System),

         
a  

5.00% due 9/1/2022 - 9/1/2023

       1,260,000        1,418,345
 

5.00% due 9/1/2024 - 9/1/2025

       2,010,000        2,323,877
 

City of Orlando (Senior Tourist Development; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 11/1/2032 - 11/1/2037

       3,430,000        3,915,210
 

Escambia County (Florida Health Care Facility Loan Program; Insured: AMBAC) HFA, 5.95% due 7/1/2020

       260,000        283,621
 

Florida State Department of Children & Families (South Florida Evaluation Treatment Center) COP,
5.00% due 10/1/2018 - 10/1/2019

       4,345,000        4,356,020
 

Lake County School Board (School District Facility Projects) COP, Series B, 5.00% due 6/1/2026

       1,210,000        1,329,306
 

Manatee County (Public Utilities System Improvements), 5.00% due 10/1/2026 - 10/1/2033

       6,080,000        6,976,923
 

Miami-Dade County (Building Better Communities) GO, Series B, 6.25% due 7/1/2026 (pre-refunded 7/1/2018)

       2,130,000        2,154,367
 

Miami-Dade County (Miami International Airport), Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2028 - 10/1/2031

       5,335,000        6,036,687
 

Miami-Dade County (Seaport Properties) GO, Series C, 5.00% due 10/1/2023

       1,040,000        1,146,652
 

Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority (University of Miami; Insured: AMBAC), Series B, 5.25% due 4/1/2024

       1,000,000        1,144,420
 

Miami-Dade County Health Facilities Authority (Nicklaus Children’s Hospital), 5.00% due 8/1/2035 - 8/1/2037

       2,905,000        3,278,750
 

Miami-Dade County School Board COP, Series A, 5.00% due 5/1/2030

       3,250,000        3,650,627
 

Miami-Dade County School Board (Insured: AMBAC) COP, Series D, 5.00% due 10/1/2021

       3,035,000        3,333,280
 

Orange County (Orlando Health, Inc.) HFA, 5.125% due 10/1/2026

       2,000,000        2,092,180
 

Orange County (Tourist Development), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2031

       2,000,000        2,307,700
a  

Palm Beach County (Boca Raton Regional Hospital) HFA, 5.00% due 12/1/2025

       500,000        557,395
 

Palm Beach County School District COP, Series C, 5.00% due 8/1/2028 - 8/1/2029

       13,250,000        15,864,273
 

Sarasota County Public Hospital Board (Sarasota Memorial Hospital; Insured: Natl-Re), 4.871% due 10/1/2021

       2,000,000        2,089,960
 

School Board of Broward County (Educational Facilities and Equipment) COP, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2027

       2,000,000        2,193,320
 

School Board of Broward County (Educational Facilities) COP,

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2030

       1,250,000        1,418,613
 

Series B, 5.00% due 7/1/2032

       2,000,000        2,255,840
 

Series C, 5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2024

       7,880,000        8,963,816
 

School District of Broward County COP,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 7/1/2026

       545,000        599,293
 

5.00% due 7/1/2026 (pre-refunded 7/1/2022)

       2,455,000        2,745,770
 

School District of Manatee County (School Facilities Improvement; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 10/1/2032

       2,250,000        2,585,228
 

Sunshine State Governmental Finance Commission (Miami-Dade County Program), 5.00% due 9/1/2028

       3,500,000          3,923,255
 

GEORGIA — 1.3%

         
 

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Development Authority (UGAREF Bolton Commons, LLC), 5.00% due 6/15/2024 - 6/15/2028

       2,320,000        2,622,164
 

City of Atlanta (Water & Wastewater System; Insured: AGM),

         
 

Series B,

         
 

5.50% due 11/1/2024

       1,740,000        1,841,355
 

5.50% due 11/1/2024 (pre-refunded 11/1/2019)

       3,260,000        3,454,100

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

City of Atlanta (Water & Wastewater System; Insured: Natl-Re), Series A, 5.50% due 11/1/2022

     $ 530,000      $ 589,254
 

Clarke County Hospital Authority (Athens Regional Medical Center), 5.00% due 1/1/2023 - 1/1/2026 (pre-refunded 1/1/2022)

       5,620,000        6,240,224
 

Development Authority of Fulton County (Georgia Tech Athletic Assoc.), 5.00% due 10/1/2019

       3,000,000        3,139,560
 

Valdosta and Lowndes County Hospital Authority (South Medical Center), Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2024

       1,200,000        1,314,960
 

GUAM — 2.8%

         
 

Government of Guam (Economic Development), Series D-REF, 5.00% due 11/15/2031

       5,500,000        5,795,020
 

Government of Guam (Various Capital Projects), Series D-REF, 5.00% due 11/15/2032 - 11/15/2033

       22,500,000        23,620,170
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2033

       1,650,000        1,784,986
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2023 - 10/1/2025

       6,500,000        7,088,020
 

Guam Waterworks Authority (Water and Wastewater System), 5.25% due 7/1/2024

       1,000,000        1,105,380
 

HAWAII — 1.2%

         
c  

City and County of Honolulu GO (Rail Transit Project), 1.90% (MUNIPSA + 0.32%) due 9/1/2027
(put 9/1/2020)

       4,000,000        4,001,560
 

County of Hawaii GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2033

       1,250,000        1,444,862
 

State of Hawaii GO,

         
 

Series DZ, 5.00% due 12/1/2027 (pre-refunded 12/1/2021)

       3,635,000        4,008,569
 

Series DZ-2016, 5.00% due 12/1/2027 (pre-refunded 12/1/2021)

       6,365,000        7,057,115
 

IDAHO — 0.4%

         
 

State of Idaho (Cash Flow Management) GO, 4.00% due 6/29/2018

       6,000,000        6,034,860
 

ILLINOIS — 7.3%

         
 

Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University (Housing & Auxiliary Facilities; Insured: Natl-Re), Series A, 5.25% due 4/1/2019

       1,000,000        1,026,840
 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (2015 Airport Projects), 5.00% due 1/1/2019 - 1/1/2021

       3,000,000        3,158,330
 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (2016 Airport Projects), Series C, 5.00% due 1/1/2029 - 1/1/2030

       1,765,000        2,013,012
 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (2017 Airport Projects), Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2034 - 1/1/2037

       8,160,000        9,235,892
 

Chicago Park District (Capital Improvement Plan) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 1/1/2027 - 1/1/2029

       7,390,000        8,140,837
 

Series B, 5.00% due 1/1/2025 - 1/1/2030

       4,500,000        4,944,630
 

Chicago Transit Authority (Bombardier Transit Rail System), 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       1,500,000        1,529,865
 

City of Chicago (Midway Airport),

         
 

Series B,

         
 

5.00% due 1/1/2032 - 1/1/2033

       9,805,000          10,856,669
 

5.25% due 1/1/2034

       4,700,000        5,181,703
 

City of Chicago (Modern Schools Across Chicago Program; Insured: AMBAC) GO, 5.00% due
12/1/2022 - 12/1/2024

       820,000        822,727
 

City of Chicago (Wastewater Transmission System), Series C-REMK-10/, 5.00% due 1/1/2028 - 1/1/2029

       7,865,000        8,676,082
 

City of Chicago (Wastewater Transmission System; Insured: AGM), Series B-AGM-CR, 5.00% due 1/1/2034

       1,375,000        1,544,565
 

City of Chicago (Water System; Insured: AGM), Series 2017-2, 5.00% due 11/1/2037

       3,250,000        3,638,115
 

City of Chicago (Water System; Insured: AMBAC), 5.75% due 11/1/2030

       1,270,000        1,533,144
 

City of Mount Vernon (Various Municipal Capital Improvements; Insured: AGM) GO, 4.00% due 12/15/2025

       1,900,000        1,978,451
 

City of Waukegan (Insured: AGM) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 12/30/2018

       2,000,000        2,047,340
 

Community College District No. 525 (Joliet Junior College) GO, 6.25% due 6/1/2024

       500,000        503,560
 

Cook County GO, Series A, 5.25% due 11/15/2024

       3,000,000        3,226,590
 

Cook County Community College District No. 508 (City Colleges of Chicago) GO, 5.25% due 12/1/2026

       1,000,000        1,084,840
 

Cook County School District No. 104 (Argo Summit Elementary School Facilities; Insured: AGM) GO, 0.00%, Series D, due 12/1/2022

       2,000,000        1,801,100
 

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County (Land Acquisition and Development) GO, 4.00% due 11/1/2022

       750,000        809,835
 

Illinois (Midwest Care Center I, Inc.; Collateralized: GNMA) HFA, 5.70% due 2/20/2021

       275,000        275,369
 

Illinois Educational Facilities Authority (Rush University Medical Center), Series B, 5.75% due 11/1/2028 (pre-refunded 11/1/2018)

       1,000,000        1,023,930
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Advocate Health Care Network), 6.125% due 11/1/2023 (pre-refunded 11/1/2018)

       5,175,000        5,308,463
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Rush University Medical Center), Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2033

       1,000,000        1,116,410
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers), 5.00% due 8/15/2024

       1,000,000        1,109,590
a  

Illinois Toll Highway Authority (Move Illinois Program), 5.00% due 1/1/2037

       5,550,000        6,217,776
 

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (McCormick Place Expansion Project), Series B, 5.00% due 12/15/2022

       1,000,000        1,072,500
 

Monroe and St. Clair Counties (Community Unit School District No. 5; Insured: BAM) GO, 5.00% due
4/15/2027 - 4/15/2031

       6,285,000        7,138,420
 

Niles Park District (Parks and Recreation Projects) GO, 3.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2020

       1,080,000        1,097,052
 

State of Illinois, 5.00% due 6/15/2018

       2,000,000        2,012,800
 

Tazewell County School District (Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 9.00% due 12/1/2024

       1,205,000        1,620,339
 

Village of Tinley Park GO,

         
a  

4.00% due 12/1/2021

       585,000        620,983
 

5.00% due 12/1/2024

       870,000        981,177
 

INDIANA — 2.5%

         
 

Board of Trustees for the Vincennes University, Series J, 5.375% due 6/1/2022

       895,000        961,901
 

City of Carmel Redevelopment Authority (Performing Arts Center), 0.00%, due 2/1/2021

       2,000,000        1,881,580
 

City of Carmel Redevelopment District (Performing Arts Center) COP, 6.50% due 7/15/2035
(pre-refunded 1/15/2021)

       2,730,000        3,062,459
 

Hobart Building Corp. (Insured: Natl-Re) (State Aid Withholding), 6.50% due 7/15/2019

       1,000,000        1,047,530
 

Indiana (Ascension Health Credit Group) HFFA, 5.00% due 11/15/2034 - 11/15/2036

       8,325,000        9,455,062
 

Indiana Bond Bank (Hendricks Regional Health Financing Program; Insured: AMBAC), 5.25% due 4/1/2023

       2,000,000        2,256,740
 

Indiana Bond Bank (Natural Gas Utility Improvements), Series A, 5.25% due 10/15/2020

       5,340,000        5,758,336
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Indiana University Health), Series N, 5.00% due 3/1/2019

       5,000,000        5,149,850
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Marian University), 5.25% due 9/15/2022 - 9/15/2023

       5,085,000        5,515,407
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc.), 5.00% due 11/1/2021

       605,000        616,707

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

IOWA — 0.3%

         
 

Iowa Finance Authority (UnityPoint Health), Series C, 5.00% due 2/15/2030 - 2/15/2032

     $ 4,100,000      $ 4,528,792
 

KANSAS — 0.0%

         
 

Kansas (Wichita State University) DFA, Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2020

       575,000        612,047
 

KENTUCKY — 1.2%

         
 

Commonwealth of Kentucky State Property and Buildings Commission (Project No. 112), Series B, 5.00% due 11/1/2020 - 11/1/2023

       12,815,000        14,011,552
 

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government (Norton Suburban Hospital and Kosair Children’s Hospital), 5.25% due 10/1/2026

       2,320,000        2,627,818
 

LOUISIANA — 2.4%

         
 

City of New Orleans (Sewerage System; Insured: AGM), 6.00% due 6/1/2024 (pre-refunded 6/1/2019)

       750,000        787,260
 

East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission, Series B, 5.00% due 2/1/2030 - 2/1/2032

       6,825,000        7,709,514
 

Jefferson Sales Tax District (Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 12/1/2034

       1,000,000        1,149,430
 

Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Plaquemines,

         
 

5.00% due 9/1/2023 - 9/1/2025 (pre-refunded 9/1/2019)

       2,580,000        2,698,552
 

5.15% due 9/1/2027 (pre-refunded 9/1/2019)

       1,490,000        1,561,565
 

5.30% due 9/1/2029 (pre-refunded 9/1/2019)

       1,650,000        1,732,681
 

Louisiana Energy and Power Authority (LEPA Unit No. 1; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.25% due
6/1/2029 - 6/1/2031

       6,100,000        6,791,970
 

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority (Louisiana Community and Technical College System;

         
 

Insured: BAM), 5.00% due 10/1/2028

       2,875,000        3,397,905
 

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 12/1/2023 - 12/1/2024

       2,000,000        2,147,950
 

Office Facilities Corp. (Louisiana State Capitol Complex Program), 5.00% due 3/1/2019

       390,000        401,330
 

Parish of Lafourche (Roads, Highways and Bridges), 5.00% due 1/1/2024 - 1/1/2025

       3,685,000        4,208,484
 

Terrebonne Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 (General Medical Center),

         
 

4.75% due 4/1/2028

       960,000        994,742
 

5.00% due 4/1/2028 (pre-refunded 4/1/2020)

       540,000        573,815
 

MASSACHUSETTS — 2.1%

         
 

Massachusetts (Insured BHAC-CR FGIC), 5.50% due 1/1/2029

       8,370,000        10,498,240
 

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Transportation Capital Program), Series A, 5.25% due 7/1/2030

       1,000,000        1,252,450
 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (CareGroup Healthcare System),

         
 

Series H-1, 5.00% due 7/1/2019 - 7/1/2021

       5,130,000        5,456,963
 

Series I, 5.00% due 7/1/2033 - 7/1/2036

       9,070,000        10,125,651
 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Simmons College), Series J, 5.50% due 10/1/2025 - 10/1/2028

       1,790,000        2,051,532
 

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (Higher Education Student Loans), Series A, 5.50% due 1/1/2022

       1,130,000        1,187,065
 

MICHIGAN — 3.8%

         
 

Board of Governors of Wayne State University (Educational Facilities and Equipment), Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2031

       1,010,000        1,144,633
 

City of Troy (Downtown Development Authority-Community Center Facilities) GO, 5.00% due 11/1/2025

       300,000        331,578
 

County of Genesee (Water Supply System; Insured: BAM),

         
 

5.00% due 11/1/2024 - 11/1/2030

       3,360,000        3,712,282
 

5.125% due 11/1/2032

       750,000        828,623
 

5.25% due 11/1/2026 - 11/1/2028

       2,920,000        3,263,388
 

Detroit City School District (School Building & Site Improvement; Insured: AGM/Q-SBLF) GO, Series A, 5.25% due 5/1/2026

       3,150,000        3,620,894
 

Detroit City School District (School Building & Site; Insured: AGM) GO, Series A, 5.25% due 5/1/2027

       1,100,000        1,275,472
 

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority (Bronson Healthcare),

         
 

5.00% due 5/15/2029

       2,150,000        2,427,909
 

5.25% due 5/15/2026

       175,000        189,887
 

5.25% due 5/15/2026 (pre-refunded 5/15/2021)

       1,110,000        1,219,868
 

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority (Bronson Healthcare; Insured: AGM),

         
 

5.00% due 5/15/2019 - 5/15/2022

       3,105,000        3,171,731
 

5.00% due 5/15/2022 (pre-refunded 5/15/2020)

       1,365,000        1,454,121
 

Michigan Finance Authority (Beaumont Health Credit Group), 5.00% due 8/1/2031

       19,080,000        21,275,345
 

Michigan Finance Authority (Government Loan Program), Series F, 5.00% due 4/1/2026

       1,580,000        1,715,801
 

Michigan Public School Academy (Will Carleton Charter School), 8.00% due 8/1/2035

       890,000        912,588
 

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority (Henry Ford Health System), 5.625% due 11/15/2029
(pre-refunded 11/15/2019)

       2,500,000        2,653,300
 

Michigan Strategic Fund (Michigan House of Representatives Facilities; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.25% due
10/15/2023 (pre-refunded 10/15/2018)

       1,000,000        1,019,790
 

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority (William Beaumont Hospital), Series V, 8.00% due 9/1/2029 (pre-refunded 9/1/2018)

       2,540,000        2,606,497
 

State of Michigan (Trunk Line Fund; Insured: AGM), 5.50% due 11/1/2020

       1,500,000        1,638,765
 

MINNESOTA — 0.2%

         
 

Minnesota Agriculture & Economic Development Board (Essentia Health; Insured: AGM), 5.50% due 2/15/2025

       2,500,000        2,661,850
 

MISSISSIPPI — 0.5%

         
 

Mississippi Development Bank (Capital City Convention Center) GO, 5.00% due 3/1/2025

       2,850,000        3,169,485
 

Mississippi Development Bank (Department of Corrections), Series D, 5.25% due 8/1/2027
(pre-refunded 8/1/2020)

       3,415,000        3,681,507
 

MISSOURI — 0.6%

         
b  

Missouri Development Finance Board, Series A, 1.70% due 12/1/2033 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,600,000        1,600,000
 

Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority (Webster University), 5.00% due 4/1/2019 - 4/1/2021

       4,755,000        5,054,591
 

Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City (Union Hill Redevelopment Project), 5.00% due 5/1/2022

       2,035,000        2,060,377
 

NEVADA — 1.0%

         
 

Carson City (Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare), 5.00% due 9/1/2027 - 9/1/2032

       3,180,000        3,479,676
 

Clark County School District (School Facilities Improvements) GO, Series C, 5.00% due 6/15/2022

       1,110,000        1,232,111
 

Washoe County (Reno Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority) GO, 5.00% due 7/1/2026 - 7/1/2032

       9,000,000        9,842,190

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

NEW HAMPSHIRE — 0.4%

         
 

New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank, 5.00% due 8/15/2026

     $ 1,860,000      $ 2,109,110
 

State of New Hampshire (Turnpike System), Series B, 5.00% due 2/1/2022 - 2/1/2024

       4,005,000        4,410,420
 

NEW JERSEY — 2.7%

         
 

Cape May County Industrial Pollution Control Financing Authority (Atlantic City Electric Company; Insured: Natl-Re), 6.80% due 3/1/2021

       575,000        639,532
 

Essex County Improvement Authority (County Correctional Facilities & Gibraltar Facilities; Insured: Natl-Re), 5.50% due 10/1/2024

       2,500,000        2,963,475
 

New Jersey (School Facilities Construction) EDA, 5.00% due 3/1/2026

       2,000,000        2,132,360
 

New Jersey (School Facilities Construction; Insured: AMBAC) EDA, Series N-1, 5.50% due 9/1/2026

       3,000,000        3,436,170
 

New Jersey (School Facilities Construction; Insured: Natl-Re) EDA, Series N-1, 5.50% due 9/1/2027

       1,700,000        2,014,007
 

New Jersey State Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (Virtua Health), 5.00% due 7/1/2027 - 7/1/2028

       3,000,000        3,341,680
 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (State Transportation System Improvements),

         
c  

2.78% (MUNIPSA + 1.20%) due 6/15/2034 (put 12/15/2021)

       2,000,000        2,007,880
 

5.00% due 6/15/2023 - 6/15/2027

       14,250,000        15,575,137
 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (State Transportation System Improvements; Insured: Natl-Re), Series B, 5.50% due 12/15/2020

       3,185,000        3,434,577
 

Passaic Valley Sewage Commissioners GO, Series G, 5.75% due 12/1/2022

       3,000,000        3,426,360
 

NEW MEXICO — 0.8%

         
 

City of Farmington (Arizona Public Service Co.-Four Corners Project), 4.70% due 9/1/2024

       3,000,000        3,195,960
 

City of Las Cruces (NMFA Loan), 5.00% due 6/1/2030

       2,040,000        2,164,746
 

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council (Haverland Carter Lifestyle Group), 5.00% due 7/1/2032

       2,130,000        2,250,579
b  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, 1.70% due 8/1/2034 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,300,000        1,300,000
 

Regents of New Mexico State University (Campus Buildings Acquisition & Improvements), Series A, 5.00% due 4/1/2034

       1,810,000        2,073,554
 

NEW YORK — 8.3%

         
 

City of New York (City Budget Financial Management) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 8/1/2027

       4,530,000        5,145,717
 

Series J, 5.00% due 8/1/2030 - 8/1/2031

       9,000,000        10,239,340
 

County of Nassau (Insured: BAM) GO, Series B-BAM-TCRS, 5.00% due 4/1/2026

       1,300,000        1,478,529
 

Erie County Industrial Development Agency (City of Buffalo School District) (State Aid Withholding), 5.00% due 5/1/2019 - 5/1/2027

       8,000,000        8,745,541
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Transit and Commuter System),

         
 

Series A2-GREEN BOND, 5.00% due 11/15/2024

       5,435,000        6,287,425
 

Series C-1, 5.00% due 11/15/2033

       8,500,000        9,860,935
 

Series C-1A, 4.00% due 2/15/2019

       2,250,000        2,295,810
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Series A2-GREEN BOND, 5.00% due 11/15/2025

       10,000,000        11,708,700
 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue,

         
b  

1.73% due 11/1/2036 - 11/1/2042 (put 4/2/2018)

       11,800,000        11,800,000
b  

1.75% due 8/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       4,600,000        4,600,000
 

New York City Water & Sewer System,

         
b  

1.73% due 6/15/2032 - 6/15/2050 (put 4/2/2018)

       18,245,000        18,245,000
b  

1.77% due 6/15/2044 (put 4/2/2018)

       550,000        550,000
b  

New York GO, 1.73% due 1/1/2036 (put 4/2/2018)

       11,500,000        11,500,000
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (Metropolitan Transportation Authority & State Urban Development Corp.), Series A, 5.00% due 12/15/2027

       2,500,000        2,803,725
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Assoc.), 5.00% due 7/1/2023

       2,180,000        2,268,987
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (State University Educational Facilities), Series A, 5.25% due 5/15/2021

       500,000        542,500
 

New York State Thruway Authority (Multi-Year Highway and Bridge Capital Program), Series K, 5.00% due 1/1/2030

       7,480,000        8,534,007
 

United Nations Development Corp. (One, Two and Three U.N. Plaza), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2025

       1,700,000        1,766,810
 

NORTH CAROLINA — 0.5%

         
 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (Carolinas HealthCare System), Series A, 5.00% due 1/15/2028

       2,190,000        2,456,304
b  

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, 1.73% due 1/15/2037 (put 4/2/2018)

       900,000        900,000
 

North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Vidant Health), 5.00% due 6/1/2030

       3,000,000        3,410,880
 

OHIO — 4.1%

         
 

Akron, Bath and Copley Joint Township Hospital District (Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron), 5.00% due 11/15/2024

       1,000,000        1,099,250
 

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP Fremont Energy Center), 5.25% due 2/15/2028 (pre-refunded 2/15/2022)

       4,000,000        4,474,960
 

Cincinnati City School District (School Improvement Project) COP, 5.00% due 12/15/2031

       3,075,000        3,459,529
 

City of Cleveland (Bridges and Roadways), 5.00% due 10/1/2028 - 10/1/2029 (pre-refunded 10/1/2023)

       2,520,000        2,888,903
 

City of Cleveland (Public Facilities Improvements),

         
 

5.00% due 10/1/2029

       1,500,000        1,754,580
 

Series A-1, 5.00% due 11/15/2027 - 11/15/2030 (pre-refunded 11/15/2023)

       5,185,000        5,956,839
 

City of Cleveland (Various Municipal Capital Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 12/1/2024 - 12/1/2026

       2,230,000        2,507,945
 

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Cleveland Museum of Art), 5.00% due 10/1/2021

       2,040,000        2,197,508
 

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (County Administration Offices), 5.00% due 7/1/2025

       1,780,000        2,041,375
 

County of Allen (Catholic Health Partners-Mercy Health West Facility), 5.00% due 5/1/2025 - 5/1/2026

       8,325,000        9,109,217
 

County of Cuyahoga (Convention Center Hotel) COP, 5.00% due 12/1/2026

       2,910,000        3,264,613
 

County of Hamilton (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center), 5.00% due 5/15/2028 - 5/15/2031

       8,085,000        9,201,017
 

County of Hamilton, Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2023

       3,100,000        3,384,932
 

County of Scioto (Southern Ohio Medical Center), 5.00% due 2/15/2030 - 2/15/2033

       3,615,000        4,068,849
 

Deerfield Township (Public Street Improvements-Wilkens Blvd.), 5.00% due 12/1/2025

       1,000,000        1,002,450
 

Lucas County Health Care Facility (Sunset Retirement Community),

         
 

5.00% due 8/15/2021

       970,000        1,013,049
 

5.125% due 8/15/2025

       1,250,000        1,337,725

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

OKLAHOMA — 0.4%

         
 

Oklahoma (INTEGRIS Health) DFA, Series A, 5.00% due 8/15/2026 - 8/15/2027

     $ 2,000,000      $ 2,296,020
 

Oklahoma Industries Authority (Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation), 5.50% due 7/1/2023
(pre-refunded 7/1/2018)

       3,730,000        3,765,398
 

OREGON — 0.7%

         
 

State of Oregon (Cash Management) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 9/28/2018

       10,000,000        10,166,900
 

PENNSYLVANIA — 6.7%

         
 

Allegheny County (Propel Charter School-McKeesport) IDA,

         
 

Series C,

         
 

5.90% due 8/15/2026

       835,000        879,238
 

6.375% due 8/15/2035

       1,130,000        1,185,008
 

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.00% due 5/15/2019

       2,500,000        2,590,550
 

Bethlehem Area School District (Northampton and Lehigh Counties District; Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding) GO,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 10/15/2020

       380,000        391,085
 

5.00% due 10/15/2020 (pre-refunded 4/15/2019)

       95,000        98,267
 

City of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Gas Works), 5.00% due 8/1/2032 - 8/1/2034

       2,300,000        2,595,237
 

City of Philadelphia (Philadelphia Gas Works), 5.00% due 8/1/2034 - 8/1/2037

       10,985,000        12,496,210
 

City of Philadelphia (Water and Wastewater System), 5.00% due 10/1/2029 - 10/1/2030

       3,510,000        4,048,793
 

City of Pittsburgh (Capital Projects) GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2024 - 9/1/2036

       1,715,000        1,959,968
 

County of Luzerne (Insured: AGM) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2029

       3,000,000        3,373,140
 

Dallastown Area School District (State Aid Withholding) GO, Series A, 4.00% due 5/1/2021

       460,000        488,032
b  

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, 1.70% due 7/1/2041 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,000,000        1,000,000
 

Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (Acquisition of Susquehanna Resource Management Facility), 5.25% due 12/15/2030

       3,000,000        3,327,870
 

Monroeville Financing Authority (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.00% due 2/15/2026

       3,490,000        4,063,442
 

Pennsylvania Economic (Colver Project; Insured: AMBAC) DFA, Series F, 4.625% due 12/1/2018

       1,335,000        1,344,839
 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (Insured: AMBAC), 0.00%, Series 14, due 7/1/2020

       2,032,839        1,727,263
 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (University of Pennsylvania Health System), 5.00% due 8/15/2037

       5,500,000        6,266,920
 

Pennsylvania State Public School Building Authority (Philadelphia School District; Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding) GO, Series B, 5.00% due 6/1/2027

       5,000,000        5,718,100
 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Highway Improvements),

         
 

5.00% due 12/1/2035 - 12/1/2036

       1,750,000        1,990,110
 

5.35% due 12/1/2030 (pre-refunded 12/1/2020)

       1,540,000        1,677,614
 

Series C-2, 5.35% due 12/1/2030 (pre-refunded 12/1/2020)

       2,460,000        2,682,746
 

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (Thomas Jefferson University), 5.00% due 9/1/2032 - 9/1/2034

       5,685,000        6,439,036
 

Philadelphia Municipal Authority (Juvenile Justice Services Center), 5.00% due 4/1/2032 - 4/1/2036

       11,125,000          12,403,519
 

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority (Water and Sewer System; Insured: AGM),

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2030 - 9/1/2031

       8,740,000        9,696,412
 

Series B, 5.00% due 9/1/2031 (pre-refunded 9/1/2023)

       3,665,000        4,173,702
 

Plum Borough School District (Insured: BAM) (State Aid Withholding) GO,

         
 

4.00% due 9/15/2018 - 9/15/2021

       1,570,000        1,634,252
 

5.00% due 9/15/2021

       430,000        469,487
 

RHODE ISLAND — 0.3%

         
 

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Consolidated Capital Development Loan) GO, Series B, 4.00% due 10/15/2023

       800,000        863,960
 

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Training School Project) COP, Series B, 5.00% due 10/1/2024

       3,595,000        4,077,413
 

SOUTH CAROLINA — 0.5%

         
 

City of Myrtle Beach (Municipal Sports Complex), Series B, 5.00% due 6/1/2028 - 6/1/2030

       2,000,000        2,242,530
 

South Carolina Public Service Authority (Capital Improvement Program),

         
 

Series B, 5.00% due 12/1/2031

       2,385,000        2,612,052
 

Series C, 5.00% due 12/1/2031

       1,515,000        1,695,467
 

SOUTH DAKOTA — 0.4%

         
 

South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority (Avera Health), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2023

       1,575,000        1,716,451
 

South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority (Sanford Health), 5.00% due 11/1/2024 - 11/1/2029

       3,500,000        3,834,319
 

TENNESSEE — 1.3%

         
 

County of Shelby Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board (Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare), 5.00% due 5/1/2027 - 5/1/2035

       3,560,000        4,119,485
 

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Green Projects), Series B, 5.00% due
7/1/2033 - 7/1/2036

       3,000,000        3,498,740
 

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. (The Gas Project),

         
 

5.00% due 2/1/2023

       2,500,000        2,766,900
 

5.25% due 9/1/2023

       7,000,000        7,904,190
 

TEXAS — 12.9%

         
 

Austin Community College District (Round Rock Campus), 5.50% due 8/1/2023 (pre-refunded 8/1/2018)

       2,180,000        2,207,686
 

City of Austin (Travis, Williamson and Hays Counties) (Water and Wastewater System), 5.00% due
11/15/2033 - 11/15/2036

       19,170,000        22,165,297
 

City of Brownsville (Water, Wastewater & Electric Utilities Systems), 5.00% due 9/1/2020

       1,000,000        1,071,230
 

City of Dallas (Public Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2025 - 2/15/2034

       9,720,000        11,019,941
 

City of Dallas (Trinity River Corridor Infrastructure) GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2028

       1,000,000        1,122,260
 

City of Galveston (Galveston Island Convention Center; Insured: AGM),

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2021

       545,000        588,714
 

Series B, 5.00% due 9/1/2024

       1,115,000        1,237,115
 

City of Houston (Convention & Entertainment Facilities), 5.00% due 9/1/2032

       3,560,000        3,941,703

 

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Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

City of Houston (Public Improvements) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 3/1/2027

     $ 1,175,000      $ 1,371,789
 

City of McAllen (International Toll Bridge; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 3/1/2028 - 3/1/2032

       6,120,000        6,964,115
 

City of Pharr Higher Education Finance Authority (IDEA Public Schools), Series A, 5.75% due 8/15/2024 (pre-refunded 8/15/2019)

       5,050,000        5,284,522
 

City of San Antonio (Airport System Capital Improvements), 5.00% due 7/1/2024 - 7/1/2025

       3,225,000        3,484,469
 

City of San Antonio (Water System), Series A, 5.00% due 5/15/2033 - 5/15/2034

       3,075,000        3,531,628
 

City of Texas City Industrial Development Corp. (ARCO Pipe Line Co. Project), 7.375% due 10/1/2020

       2,705,000        3,024,758
 

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2034 - 12/1/2036

       12,475,000        14,187,335
 

Dallas County Utility & Reclamation District GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2027

       1,905,000        2,245,081
 

Harris County GO, Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2035 - 10/1/2037

       7,815,000        9,128,455
 

Harris County (Flood Control), 5.00% due 10/1/2033 - 10/1/2034

       4,000,000        4,709,140
 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.),

         
b  

1.70% due 9/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       700,000        700,000
b  

Series A, 1.70% due 9/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       2,000,000        2,000,000
 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Memorial Hermann Health System), Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2028

       3,000,000        3,396,480
 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (TECO Project), 5.00% due
11/15/2028 - 11/15/2033

       2,225,000        2,624,453
 

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. (Cosmos Foundation, Inc.), 6.50% due 5/15/2031
(pre-refunded 5/15/2021)

       775,000        879,594
 

Katy (Educational Facilities Improvements; Guaranty: PSF) ISD GO, Series B, 5.00% due 2/15/2034

       7,560,000        8,680,770
 

Kimble County Hospital District (Medical Facilities Improvements) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 8/15/2018

       525,000        531,410
 

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp. (Kipp, Inc.), Series A, 5.75% due 8/15/2024
(pre-refunded 8/15/2019)

       3,000,000        3,160,020
 

Lone Star College System (Harris, Montgomery and San Jacinto Counties) GO, 5.00% due 8/15/2033

       4,335,000        5,053,179
 

Lower Colorado River Authority,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 5/15/2026

       9,415,000        10,368,834
 

5.00% due 5/15/2026 (pre-refunded 5/15/2022)

       55,000        61,235
 

North Central Texas Health Facilities Development Corp. (Children’s Medical Center of Dallas), 5.00% due 8/15/2019

       270,000        281,418
 

North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA System), Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2020 - 1/1/2037

       3,750,000        4,102,880
 

Round Rock (Educational Facilities Improvements; Guaranty: PSF) ISD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2028 - 8/1/2029

       5,820,000        6,843,707
 

San Juan Higher Education Finance Authority (IDEA Public Schools), Series A, 5.75% due 8/15/2024 (pre-refunded 8/15/2020)

       1,590,000        1,732,512
 

State of Texas (Cash Flow Management), 4.00% due 8/30/2018

       20,000,000        20,201,400
b  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (LOC: TD Bank N.A.), 1.70% due 11/15/2050 (put 4/2/2018)

       800,000        800,000
 

Tarrant Regional Water District (Water Control and Improvement), 5.00% due 3/1/2028 - 3/1/2029

       3,650,000        4,254,900
 

Texas Public Finance Authority Charter School Finance Corp. (Cosmos Foundation, Inc.), Series A, 6.00% due 2/15/2030 (pre-refunded 2/15/2020)

       1,750,000        1,879,920
 

Texas Transportation Commission (Central Texas Turnpike System), Series C, 5.00% due
8/15/2024 - 8/15/2025

       2,250,000        2,546,565
 

Texas Transportation Commission (Highway Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 4/1/2022 - 4/1/2024

       3,000,000        3,405,450
 

Trinity River Authority (Red Oak Creek System), 5.00% due 2/1/2025

       625,000        722,494
 

Uptown Development Authority (Infrastructure Improvements), 5.50% due 9/1/2029 (pre-refunded 9/1/2019)

       1,250,000        1,315,212
 

U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — 0.2%

         
 

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, 6.625% due 10/1/2029

       5,000,000        3,425,000
 

UTAH — 0.5%

         
b  

Murray, Series A, 1.72% due 5/15/2037 (put 4/2/2018)

       940,000        940,000
 

Weber County,

         
b  

Series A, 1.72% due 2/15/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,100,000        1,100,000
b  

Series C, 1.72% due 2/15/2035 (put 4/2/2018)

       5,475,000        5,475,000
 

VIRGINIA — 0.0%

         
a  

County of Hanover (FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital) IDA, 6.00% due 10/1/2021

       490,000        507,993
 

WASHINGTON — 3.0%

         
 

City of Seattle (Light and Power Improvements), Series B, 5.00% due 2/1/2019

       3,000,000        3,083,730
 

King County Public Hospital District No. 2 (EvergreenHealth Medical Center) GO, 5.00% due
12/1/2028 - 12/1/2031

       6,585,000        7,482,083
 

Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 1 (Skagit Regional Health) GO, 5.00% due 12/1/2025 - 12/1/2028

       7,860,000        8,741,747
 

Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 2 (Island Hospital) GO, 5.00% due 12/1/2027 - 12/1/2028

       4,640,000        5,066,251
 

State of Washington (Acquisition and Improvements of Real and Personal Property) COP, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2030 - 7/1/2031

       9,050,000        10,560,639
 

Tacoma School District No.10 (Pierce County Capital Projects) GO, 5.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2020

       2,000,000        2,137,170
 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority (Highline Medical Centers; Insured: FHA 242), 6.25% due 8/1/2028 (pre-refunded 8/1/2018)

       3,985,000        4,046,010
 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority (MultiCare Systems; Insured: AGM), Series C-RMKT, 5.25% due 8/15/2024 (pre-refunded 8/15/2018)

       1,000,000        1,013,670
 

WISCONSIN — 2.7%

         
 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Agnesian Healthcare),

         
 

5.00% due 7/1/2021

       1,400,000        1,485,344
 

5.00% due 7/1/2021 (pre-refunded 7/1/2020)

       770,000        823,939
 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Agnesian Healthcare, Inc.), 5.50% due 7/1/2025

       5,000,000        5,343,300
 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Ascension Health), 5.00% due 11/15/2035 - 11/15/2036

       13,000,000        14,803,190
 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (ProHealth Care, Inc.), 5.00% due 8/15/2023 - 8/15/2026

       10,925,000        11,860,159
d  

WPPI Energy, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2029 - 7/1/2036

       2,980,000        3,486,172
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.5% (Cost $1,369,766,426)           $ 1,400,351,608
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 1.5%             21,011,290
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 1,421,362,898
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Footnote Legend

a Segregated as collateral for a when-issued security.
b Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.
c Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
d When-issued security.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

AGM      Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC      Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
BAM      Insured by Build America Mutual Insurance Co.
COP      Certificates of Participation
DFA      Development Finance Authority
EDA      Economic Development Authority
FGIC      Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
FHA      Insured by Federal Housing Administration
GNMA      Collateralized by Government National Mortgage Association
GO      General Obligation
         
         
HFA      Health Facilities Authority
HFFA      Health Facilities Financing Authority
IDA      Industrial Development Authority
ISD      Independent School District
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rates
Mtg      Mortgage
MUNIPSA      Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index
Natl-Re      Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSF      Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund
 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (cost $1,369,766,426) (Note 3)

  $       1,400,351,608  

Cash

    10,838  

Receivable for investments sold

    31,239,400  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    3,130,300  

Interest receivable

    17,859,801  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    48,972  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    1,452,640,919  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    27,119,319  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    2,677,185  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    782,207  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    221,796  

Dividends payable

    477,514  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    31,278,021  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,421,362,898  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

  $ (3,657

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    30,585,182  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (6,821,325

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    1,397,602,698  
 

 

 

 
  $ 1,421,362,898  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($356,048,411 applicable to 25,632,630 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 13.89  

Maximum sales charge, 2.00% of offering price

    0.28  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 14.17  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($129,542,434 applicable to 9,314,017 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 13.91  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($935,772,053 applicable to 67,453,347 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 13.87  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest income (net of premium amortized of $7,869,447)

  $ 22,765,444  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    3,263,802  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    207,498  

Class C Shares

    75,594  

Class I Shares

    284,010  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    464,080  

Class C Shares

    405,780  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    108,777  

Class C Shares

    38,967  

Class I Shares

    366,442  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    7,779  

Class C Shares

    7,212  

Class I Shares

    10,727  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    77,333  

Professional fees

    32,060  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    32,810  

Other expenses

    46,552  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    5,429,423  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (13,158
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    5,416,265  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 17,349,179  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    615,095  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

          (27,093,235
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

    (26,478,140
 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (9,128,961
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 17,349,179        $ 34,311,048

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         615,095          (7,345,009 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

         (27,093,235 )          (30,486,170 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         (9,128,961 )          (3,520,131 )

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (4,173,138 )          (8,971,652 )

Class C Shares

         (1,293,640 )          (2,814,365 )

Class I Shares

         (11,882,401 )          (22,525,031 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (24,973,721 )          (68,147,256 )

Class C Shares

         (8,167,014 )          (25,962,271 )

Class I Shares

         1,127,729          15,637,165
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

         (58,491,146 )          (116,303,541 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         1,479,854,044          1,596,157,585
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           1,421,362,898        $           1,479,854,044
      

 

 

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

       $ (3,657 )        $ (3,657 )

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to obtain as high a level of current income exempt from federal individual income taxes as is consistent, in the view of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”), with the preservation of capital. The Fund’s secondary objective is to reduce expected changes in its share price compared to long-term bond portfolios.

The Fund currently offers three classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class (“Class I”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, and (iv) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by the Advisor. Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the

 

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Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       1,369,766,426
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      38,931,038

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (8,345,856 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 30,585,182
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $7,436,422. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

 

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Valuation of Securities: Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Municipal Bonds

    $ 1,400,351,608      $       –      $ 1,400,351,608      $       –
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 1,400,351,608      $       –      $ 1,400,351,608      $       –

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

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NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.500 %

Next $500 million

       0.450

Next $500 million

       0.400

Next $500 million

       0.350

Over $2 billion

       0.275

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.452% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $512 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $2,098 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class C shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I shares. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C shares under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .35 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

 

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For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $13,158 for Class C shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 0.10%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had transactions with affiliated funds of $22,202,478 in purchases and $91,236,647 in sales generating realized losses of $598,396.

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,567,004        $        22,022,819          3,977,534        $ 55,804,317  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    277,585          3,887,080          590,411          8,305,921  

Shares repurchased

    (3,622,346        (50,883,620        (9,443,471               (132,257,494
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (1,777,757      $ (24,973,721        (4,875,526      $ (68,147,256
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    416,361        $       5,865,852          802,423        $       11,309,603  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    80,170          1,123,960          170,880          2,407,180  

Shares repurchased

    (1,077,811        (15,156,826        (2,817,438        (39,679,054
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (581,280      $ (8,167,014        (1,844,135      $ (25,962,271
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    9,378,397        $ 131,360,163          24,690,644        $ 345,934,491  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    717,855          10,042,831          1,412,131          19,847,563  

Shares repurchased

    (10,010,264        (140,275,265        (25,049,596        (350,144,889
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    85,988        $ 1,127,729          1,053,179        $ 15,637,165  
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $181,842,310 and $162,310,953, respectively.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, credit risk, interest rate risk, management risk, market and economic risk, and liquidity risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                  

UNLESS OTHERWISE

NOTED, PERIODS ARE

FISCAL YEARS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30,

  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
  NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
  NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
  TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
  DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
  DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
  TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                              

2018(b)(c)

    $       14.15       0.16       (0.26 )       (0.10 )       (0.16 )             (0.16 )     $       13.89

2017(b)

    $ 14.47       0.30       (0.32 )       (0.02 )       (0.30 )             (0.30 )     $ 14.15

2016(b)

    $ 14.17       0.29       0.30       0.59       (0.29 )             (0.29 )     $ 14.47

2015(b)

    $ 14.23       0.30       (0.06 )       0.24       (0.30 )             (0.30 )     $ 14.17

2014(b)

    $ 13.76       0.34       0.47       0.81       (0.34 )             (0.34 )     $ 14.23

2013(b)

    $ 14.22       0.33       (0.46 )       (0.13 )       (0.33 )             (0.33 )     $ 13.76
CLASS C SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 14.17       0.13       (0.26 )       (0.13 )       (0.13 )             (0.13 )     $ 13.91

2017

    $ 14.49       0.26       (0.32 )       (0.06 )       (0.26 )             (0.26 )     $ 14.17

2016

    $ 14.19       0.24       0.30       0.54       (0.24 )             (0.24 )     $ 14.49

2015

    $ 14.25       0.25       (0.06 )       0.19       (0.25 )             (0.25 )     $ 14.19

2014

    $ 13.78       0.30       0.47       0.77       (0.30 )             (0.30 )     $ 14.25

2013

    $ 14.24       0.29       (0.46 )       (0.17 )       (0.29 )             (0.29 )     $ 13.78
CLASS I SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 14.13       0.18       (0.26 )       (0.08 )       (0.18 )             (0.18 )     $ 13.87

2017

    $ 14.46       0.35       (0.33 )       0.02       (0.35 )             (0.35 )     $ 14.13

2016

    $ 14.15       0.33       0.31       0.64       (0.33 )             (0.33 )     $ 14.46

2015

    $ 14.22       0.34       (0.07 )       0.27       (0.34 )             (0.34 )     $ 14.15

2014

    $ 13.75       0.38       0.47       0.85       (0.38 )             (0.38 )     $ 14.22

2013

    $ 14.20       0.38       (0.45 )       (0.07 )       (0.38 )             (0.38 )     $ 13.75

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
    

NET ASSETS AT

END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)

 
                   
  2.25 (d)       0.90 (d)       0.90 (d)       0.90 (d)         (0.73      12.12      $ 356,048  
  2.15        0.92        0.92        0.92          (0.08      24.04      $ 387,790  
  2.00        0.92        0.92        0.92          4.17        10.80      $ 467,335  
  2.09        0.92        0.92        0.92          1.68        13.49      $ 423,113  
  2.43        0.92        0.92        0.92          5.95        14.85      $ 417,369  
  2.37        0.92        0.92        0.92          (0.91      29.18      $ 429,941  
                   
  1.91 (d)       1.24 (d)       1.24 (d)       1.26 (d)         (0.89      12.12      $ 129,542  
  1.83        1.24        1.24        1.27          (0.40      24.04      $ 140,176  
  1.68        1.24        1.24        1.27          3.84        10.80      $ 170,149  
  1.77        1.24        1.24        1.28          1.35        13.49      $ 160,042  
  2.11        1.24        1.24        1.29          5.61        14.85      $ 157,126  
  2.05        1.24        1.24        1.30          (1.22      29.18      $ 159,727  
                   
  2.53 (d)       0.62 (d)       0.62 (d)       0.62 (d)         (0.59      12.12      $ 935,772  
  2.45        0.62        0.62        0.62          0.15        24.04      $ 951,888  
  2.30        0.61        0.61        0.61          4.57        10.80      $ 958,674  
  2.39        0.62        0.62        0.62          1.91        13.49      $ 751,486  
  2.73        0.62        0.61        0.62          6.28        14.85      $ 618,280  
  2.68        0.61        0.61        0.61          (0.53      29.18      $ 449,501  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING  PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 992.70     $ 4.47

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.44     $ 4.53
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 991.10     $ 6.16

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.75     $ 6.24
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 994.10     $ 3.08

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.84     $ 3.13

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 0.90%; C: 1.24%; I: 0.62%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.

       LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH172


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

STRATEGIC

MUNICIPAL

INCOME

FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

Semi-Annual Report  ^   March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders.

    4  

Performance Summary

    5  

Fund Summary

    6  

Schedule of Investments

    7  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    12  

Statement of Operations

    13  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    14  

Notes to Financial Statements

    15  

Financial Highlights

    20  

Expense Example

    22  

Other Information

    23  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    24  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   TSSAX          885-216-101  
Class C   TSSCX          885-216-200  
Class I   TSSIX          885-216-309  

Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for Class A. Class I shares may not be available to all investors.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the

underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. This effect is more pronounced for longer-term bonds. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Investments in lower rated and unrated bonds may be more sensitive to default, downgrades, and market volatility; these investments may also be less liquid than higher rated bonds. Investments in derivatives are subject to the risks associated with the securities or other assets underlying the pool of securities, including illiquidity and difficulty in valuation. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Funds are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 25, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund. The net asset value (NAV) of the Class I shares decreased by 24 cents to $14.92 per share during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. During the period, the Class I shares of the Fund outperformed the index with a negative 0.25% total return, compared to the negative 0.40% total return for the ICE BofAML Municipal Master Index.

The Fund’s duration, as well as curve positioning, detracted 0.03% from relative performance. Sector selection was a positive contributor to performance, adding 0.17%. Lastly, security selection, which is performance not attributable to duration and sector selection, was the major driver of relative performance, contributing 0.44%.

The topic of tax reform consumed municipal market participants in the fourth quarter of 2017, with several proposals being bandied about that would significantly impact the supply/ demand dynamics of the market for years to come. Ultimately, the legislation was not as radical as initially feared. On the supply side of the equation, issuers lost the ability to advance refund debt. Much like a homeowner refinancing an existing mortgage to save on interest costs, an issuer would refinance debt when interest rates were low to provide some present value savings. While many thought this would have a large impact on supply, we did not agree. Advance refunding is highly correlated to the current level of interest rates, and many issuers had already accomplished any possible refunding over the previous several years.

Instead, we found the impact of tax reform on the demand side of the equation to be far more interesting. What was overlooked was the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, and the idea that corporations evaluating municipal bonds versus other fixed income securities on a tax equivalent basis would now require a higher hurdle rate to buy municipal securities. We felt that the impact this may have on two specific buyers of municipals, banks, and property and casualty insurance companies, which own roughly 20 to 25% of outstanding municipal bonds, could lead both to re-evaluate their decision to own municipal bonds. While we do not believe this to be an Armageddon type of scenario; we expect it to be more like a weight leaning on the market for the next 12 to 18 months.

Another impact on the demand side is the limitations on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT), which has led many market observers to postulate that the demand for municipal bonds in high tax states will increase. Again, we did not share the same opinion. In California, the demand for California bonds has already driven prices to a level where we feel there is little value when compared to other municipal securities on a tax-equivalent

basis. Demand for municipal securities in other high tax states, such as Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, is not as cut and dry because there is significant credit risk associated with each. Nevertheless, these concerns caused the supply of municipal bonds to spike in November and December as issuers rushed to market to hedge against the potential threat of tax reform. Some investors viewed this period as an opportunity to buy extra municipal bonds in anticipation of a January rally, which never materialized. We did not view the market the same way, and kept our strategies positioned at the lower end of their relative risk spectrums (i.e. lower duration, higher credit quality, and higher reserve positions). The last fear facing the municipal bond market is the long-advertised infrastructure plan. While the plan has experienced several failed launches, and what is known suggests it will have little impact on the supply of municipal bonds, we are still monitoring the details of the proposal for potential impacts to our strategies.

The fourth quarter of 2017 saw yields of shorter maturity bonds increase more than the yields of longer maturity bonds, leading to a flattening of the yield curve. At the time, many analysts and pundits harped on the fact that the phenomenon portends a future recession. In the first quarter of 2018, the market watched as yields of longer maturity bonds increased more than yields of shorter maturity bonds, leading to a steepening of the yield curve. The steepening of the curve is an indication that market participants have a growing concern about increases in inflation – the enemy of the fixed income investor. The Fund’s conservative positioning was a headwind to performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, but acted as a tailwind to performance in the first quarter of 2018.

Thank you for your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO   LOGO

 

Christopher Ryon, CFA

 

 

Nicholos Venditti, CFA

Portfolio Manager   Portfolio Manager
Managing Director   Managing Director
 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 4/1/09)

               

Without sales charge

      2.35%       1.43%       2.22%       5.94%

With sales charge

      0.34%       0.75%       1.80%       5.71%

Class C Shares (Incep: 4/1/09)

               

Without sales charge

      1.84%       1.03%       1.85%       5.61%

With sales charge

      1.24%       1.03%       1.85%       5.61%

Class I Shares (Incep: 4/1/09)

      2.58%       1.69%       2.50%       6.25%

30-DAY YIELDS, A SHARES (with sales charge)

 

Annualized Distribution Yield      2.32%  
SEC Yield      1.65%  

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 2.00%. Class C shares include a 0.60% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before fee waivers and expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.26%; C shares, 1.62%; I shares, 0.97%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: A shares, 1.00%; C shares, 1.51%; I shares, 0.78%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, the Annualized Distribution yield would have been 2.20%, and the SEC yield would have been 1.54%.

The ICE index data referenced herein is the property of ICE Data Indices, LLC, its affiliates (“ICE Data”) and/or its Third Party Suppliers and has been licensed for use by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ICE Data and its Third Party Suppliers accept no liability in connection with its use. See www.thornburg.com/indices for a full copy of the Disclaimer.

 

 

Glossary

 

The ICE BofAML Municipal Master Index tracks the performance of the investment-grade U.S. tax-exempt bond market. Qualifying bonds must have at least one year remaining term to maturity, a fixed coupon schedule, and an investment grade rating (based on average of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch).

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Annualized Distribution Yield - The distribution yield reflects actual distributions made to shareholders. The annualized distribution yield is calculated by summing the last 30 days of income at a given month end and annualizing to a 360-day year. The result is divided by the ending maximum offering price or net asset value.

SEC Yield - A yield computed in accordance with SEC standards measuring the net investment income per share over a specified 30-day period expressed as a percentage of the maximum offering price of the Fund’s shares at the end of the period.

Advance refunding - Advance refunding can also refer to bond issuance in which new bonds are sold at a lower rate than outstanding ones. The proceeds are then invested, and when the older bonds become callable, they are paid off with the invested proceeds.

Bond Credit Ratings (Credit Quality) - A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Rating of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Rating of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Credit Spread/Quality Spread - The difference between the yields of securities with different credit qualities.

Duration - A bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. Bonds with longer durations experience greater price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Effective duration incorporates a bond’s embedded option features, such as call provisions.

Laddering - Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion matures each year. Money that comes in from maturing bonds is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the portfolio.

Yield Curve - A line that plots the interest rate, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but offering maturity dates.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks a high level of current income exempt from federal individual income tax (may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax).

The Fund invests principally in a portfolio of municipal bonds issued by states and state agencies, local governments and their agencies, and by U.S. territories and possessions.

Not more than 50% of the portfolio is invested in bonds rated below investment grade (or of equivalent quality as determined in accordance with the prospectus) at the time of purchase. Also, the portfolio is typically diversified among sectors, issuers, credit qualities, geographic regions, and segments of the yield curve. The flexible nature of the Fund allows the team to adapt the portfolio’s duration and credit quality to our perception of future market conditions.

KEY PORTFOLIO ATTRIBUTES

 

Number of Bonds        219  
Effective Duration        4.7 Yrs  
Average Maturity        9.2 Yrs  

SECURITY CREDIT RATINGS

 

 

LOGO

A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Unrated pre-refunded and escrowed-to-maturity bonds are included in the not rated category.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
  MUNICIPAL BONDS — 99.6%          
 

ARIZONA — 3.1%

         
a  

Arizona (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) HFA, Series C-RMK, 1.70% due 1/1/2046 (put 4/2/2018)

     $ 4,800,000      $ 4,800,000
 

Arizona (Scottsdale Lincoln Hospitals) HFA, 5.00% due 12/1/2031

         2,500,000          2,804,575
 

Pima County (Providence Day School) IDA, 5.125% due 12/1/2040

       710,000        734,467
 

ARKANSAS — 0.4%

         
 

University of Arkansas Board of Trustees (Fayetteville Campus), 5.00% due 11/1/2036

       1,000,000        1,133,240
 

CALIFORNIA — 14.8%

         
 

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations (Episcopal Senior Communities), 5.00% due 7/1/2047

       1,635,000        1,738,822
 

Benicia (Benicia High School; Insured: AGM) USD GO, 0.00%, due 8/1/2026

       830,000        654,123
 

California (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles) HFFA,

         
 

5.00% due 11/15/2034

       420,000        451,445
 

Series A, 5.00% due 8/15/2036

       500,000        566,265
 

California (Community Program Developmental Disabilities; Insured: California Mtg Insurance) HFFA, 6.25% due 2/1/2026

       1,500,000        1,676,565
b  

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), 1.971% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.65%) due 12/1/2050 (put 2/1/2021)

       1,000,000        1,002,980
 

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (Pacific Gas and Electric Company), Series E, 1.75% due 11/1/2026 (put 6/1/2022)

       1,000,000        960,920
 

California Municipal Finance Authority (Harbor Regional Center), 8.50% due 11/1/2039 (pre-refunded 11/1/2019)

       1,000,000        1,103,910
 

California Municipal Finance Authority, 1.40% due 9/1/2021 (put 7/2/2018)

       2,000,000        2,000,000
c  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority (Poseidon Resources (Channelside) L.P. Desalination Project), 5.00% due 11/21/2045

       1,000,000        1,064,730
 

California School Cash Reserve Program Authority, 3.00% due 6/29/2018

       2,000,000        2,007,320
 

California State Public Works Board (Department of General Services-Office Buildings 8 and 9 Renovation), 6.25% due 4/1/2034 (pre-refunded 4/1/2019)

       100,000        104,691
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Aspire Public Schools), 6.125% due 7/1/2046 (pre-refunded 1/1/2019)

       995,000        1,028,532
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Aspire Public Schools; LOC: PCSD; Guaranty Pool I, LLC), 5.00% due 7/1/2020 (pre-refunded 1/1/2019)

       95,000        96,808
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Irvine East Campus Apartments), 5.00% due 5/15/2035

       2,975,000        3,330,185
 

Calipatria (Educational Facilities; Insured: ACA) USD GO, 0.00%, due 8/1/2025

       2,115,000        1,544,204
 

Carson Redevelopment Agency (Project Area 1), Series A, 7.00% due 10/1/2036 (pre-refunded 10/1/2019)

       500,000        539,325
 

City of Los Angeles (Cash Flow Management) GO, 5.00% due 6/28/2018

       2,000,000        2,016,760
 

City of Moorpark Mobile Home Park (Villa Del Arroyo), Series A, 6.15% due 5/15/2031

       1,000,000        1,091,150
 

City of Palm Springs Financing Authority (Downtown Revitalization Project), 5.25% due 6/1/2027

       1,620,000        1,809,929
 

Corona-Norco (Insured: AGM) USD COP, 5.00% due 4/15/2031

       1,750,000        1,846,897
 

County of El Dorado (El Dorado Hills Development-Community Facilities), 5.00% due 9/1/2026

       630,000        694,827
 

County of Los Angeles (Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Expenditures) GO, 5.00% due 6/29/2018

       1,000,000        1,008,480
 

County of Riverside (Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Expenditures), 2.00% due 6/29/2018

       3,000,000        3,003,840
 

Daly County Housing Development Finance Agency (Franciscan Country Club Mobile Home Park Acquisition), 5.25% due 12/15/2023

       650,000        651,554
 

M-S-R Energy Authority, 6.50% due 11/1/2039

       1,000,000        1,404,340
 

Oakland (County of Alameda Educational Facilities) USD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2035

       1,000,000        1,137,700
 

Redwood City Redevelopment Agency (Redevelopment Project Area 2; Insured: AMBAC), 0.00%, due 7/15/2021

       1,285,000        1,190,501
 

Riverside County Asset Leasing Corp. (Riverside County Hospital; Insured: Natl-Re), 0.00%, due 6/1/2021

       535,000        497,379
 

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Financing Authority (Mission Bay North Redevelopment),

         
 

Series C,

         
 

6.50% due 8/1/2039 (pre-refunded 8/1/2019)

       250,000        265,920
 

6.75% due 8/1/2041 (pre-refunded 2/1/2021)

       500,000        568,665
 

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Financing Authority (Redevelopment Project; Insured: Natl-Re), 0.00%, due 8/1/2023

       1,025,000        889,454
 

San Jose Redevelopment Agency (Merged Area Redevelopment), 5.50% due 8/1/2035 (pre-refunded 8/1/2020)

       1,000,000        1,088,500
 

Union Elementary School District (Santa Clara County District Schools; Insured: Natl-Re), 0.00%, Series D, due 9/1/2027

       905,000        699,873
 

COLORADO — 1.3%

         
 

Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, 5.00% due 12/1/2028

       1,000,000        1,148,220
 

Eagle River Fire District,

         
 

6.625% due 12/1/2024 (pre-refunded 12/1/2019)

       225,000        242,410
 

6.875% due 12/1/2030 (pre-refunded 12/1/2019)

       400,000        432,580
 

Public Authority for Colorado Energy (Natural Gas Purchase),

         
 

5.75% due 11/15/2018

       150,000        153,521
 

6.50% due 11/15/2038

       260,000        361,088
 

Regional Transportation District (FasTracks Transportation System) COP,

         
 

5.375% due 6/1/2031

       500,000        533,965
 

Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2044

       565,000        616,375

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

CONNECTICUT — 2.3%

         
 

Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Ethel Walker School), Series B, 6.00% due 7/1/2039 (pre-refunded 7/1/2019)

     $ 1,000,000      $ 1,053,080
b  

State of Connecticut GO (Various Capital Projects), Series D, 2.33% (MUNIPSA + 0.75%) due 6/15/2018

       3,000,000        3,000,960
d  

State of Connecticut GO, 5.00% due 4/15/2035

       2,000,000        2,210,580
 

DELAWARE — 0.4%

         
 

Delaware (Nanticoke Memorial Hospital) HFA, 5.00% due 7/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,067,420
 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — 0.4%

         
 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (Dulles Toll Road; Insured: AGM), 0.00%, due 10/1/2027

       1,500,000        1,076,985
 

FLORIDA — 4.0%

         
 

Broward County (Airport System Improvements), 5.00% due 10/1/2037

       1,000,000        1,125,450
 

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority (Nova Southeastern University), 5.00% due 4/1/2027 - 4/1/2028

         2,250,000        2,509,185
 

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority (Toll System Five-Year Work Program), 5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2024

       1,250,000        1,414,631
 

Miami-Dade County School Board (District School Facilities and Infrastructure) COP, 5.00% due 8/1/2027

       1,100,000        1,204,995
 

Orange County (Tourist Development), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2031

       1,000,000        1,153,850
 

Sarasota County Public Hospital Board (Sarasota Memorial Hospital; Insured: Natl-Re), 4.871% due 10/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,044,980
 

Tampa Sports Authority (Tampa Bay Arena; Insured: Natl-Re), 5.75% due 10/1/2020

       530,000        555,578
 

Volusia County Educational Facilities Authority (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc.), 5.00% due 10/15/2030

       1,500,000        1,680,855
 

GEORGIA — 0.7%

         
 

City of Atlanta (Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Program), 6.25% due 11/1/2034 (pre-refunded 11/1/2019)

       500,000        535,180
 

Development Authority of Fulton County (Georgia Tech Athletic Assoc.), 5.00% due 10/1/2019

       1,000,000        1,046,520
 

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. (Georgia Gas), 5.50% due 9/15/2023

       350,000        399,924
 

GUAM—3.6%

         
 

Government of Guam (Economic Development) GO, 7.00% due 11/15/2039 (pre-refunded 11/15/2019)

       520,000        562,619
 

Government of Guam (Economic Development), Series D-REF, 5.00% due 11/15/2031

       2,000,000        2,107,280
 

Government of Guam (Layon Solid Waste Disposal Facility), Series A, 5.75% due 12/1/2034 (pre-refunded 12/1/2019)

       500,000        533,525
 

Government of Guam (Various Capital Projects), Series D-REF, 5.00% due 11/15/2032

       3,000,000        3,153,150
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2033

       1,000,000        1,081,810
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2027

       1,000,000        1,087,600
 

Guam Waterworks Authority (Water and Wastewater System), 5.00% due 7/1/2028

       500,000        539,350
 

5.25% due 7/1/2024

       500,000        552,690
 

HAWAII — 0.4%

         
b  

City and County of Honolulu GO Floating Rate Note (Rail Transit Project), 1.90% (MUNISPA + 0.32%) due 9/1/2028 (put 9/1/2020)

       1,000,000        1,000,390
 

IDAHO — 0.6%

         
 

State of Idaho (Cash Flow Management) GO, 4.00% due 6/29/2018

       1,500,000        1,508,715
 

ILLINOIS — 8.8%

         
 

Chicago Park District (Various Capital Projects) GO, 5.00% due 1/1/2035

       2,000,000        2,156,940
 

Chicago Park District, 5.00% due 1/1/2027

       825,000        939,461
 

City of Chicago (Chicago O’Hare International Airport), Series C, 5.00% due 1/1/2031

       500,000        566,780
 

City of Chicago (Riverwalk Expansion Project; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 1/1/2031

       500,000        540,400
 

City of Chicago (Wastewater Transmission System), Series C-REMK-10/, 5.00% due 1/1/2030

       1,500,000        1,644,435
 

City of Chicago (Water System Improvements), 5.00% due 11/1/2029

       200,000        217,164
 

City of Chicago (Water System Improvements; Insured: AMBAC), 0.00%, due 11/1/2018

       305,000        301,529
 

City of Chicago, 5.00% due 1/1/2022

       1,195,000        1,258,192
 

Cook County GO, Series A, 5.25% due 11/15/2033

       1,000,000        1,060,070
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Advocate Health Care Network), 5.00% due 8/1/2029

       2,195,000        2,486,781
 

Illinois Finance Authority (OSF Healthcare System), 6.00% due 5/15/2039 (pre-refunded 5/15/2020)

       990,000        1,074,011
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers), 5.00% due 8/15/2035

       2,355,000        2,533,438
 

Illinois Finance Authority (Southern Illinois Healthcare), 5.00% due 3/1/2027 - 3/1/2034

       1,200,000        1,366,556
 

Illinois State University (Insured AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 4/1/2021 - 4/1/2036

       1,915,000        2,101,319
 

Illinois Toll Highway Authority (Move Illinois Program), 5.00% due 1/1/2037

       1,000,000        1,120,320
 

Kane, Cook, & DuPage Counties School District No. 46 GO,

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2031

       2,255,000          2,520,278
 

Series D, 5.00% due 1/1/2028

       1,000,000        1,126,690
 

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (Various Capital Improvement Projects) GO, Series C, 5.25% due 12/1/2032

       40,000        48,075
 

Will County School District No. 114 (Educational Facilities; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 0.00%, Series C, due 12/1/2023

       570,000        470,700
 

INDIANA — 1.9%

         
 

City of Carmel Redevelopment District (Performing Arts Center) COP, 6.50% due 7/15/2035 (pre-refunded 1/15/2021)

       1,000,000        1,121,780
 

City of Whiting Environmental Facilities (BP Products North America Inc. Project), 5.00% due 3/1/2046 (put 3/1/2023)

       2,500,000        2,816,675
 

Indiana Finance Authority (Marian University), 6.375% due 9/15/2041

       1,000,000        1,081,830

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

KANSAS — 1.1%

         
 

City of Wichita (Brentwood Apartments), 5.85% due 12/1/2025

     $ 825,000      $ 805,068
 

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City (Utility System Improvement), Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2031 - 9/1/2032

         2,000,000          2,244,680
 

KENTUCKY — 2.3%

         
e  

Commonwealth of Kentucky State Property and Buildings Commission (Project No. 89; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 11/1/2020 (pre-refunded 11/1/2018)

       2,500,000        2,549,825
 

County of Owen (Kentucky-American Water Co. Project), Series A-KY, 6.25% due 6/1/2039

       540,000        566,703
 

Kentucky Economic (Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Insured: Natl-Re) DFA, 0.00%, Series B, due 10/1/2021 - 10/1/2022

       3,365,000        2,974,484
 

LOUISIANA — 1.9%

         
 

City of New Orleans (Water System Facilities Improvement), 5.00% due 12/1/2034

       400,000        444,896
 

Louisiana Energy and Power Authority (LEPA Unit No. 1; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.25% due 6/1/2038

       2,000,000        2,218,640
 

Parish of St. Charles (Valero Energy Corp. Refinery), 4.00% due 12/1/2040 (put 6/1/2022)

       2,250,000        2,391,705
 

MASSACHUSETTS — 0.3%

         
 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Jordan Hospital and Milton Hospital), Series H-1, 5.00% due 7/1/2032 - 7/1/2033

       555,000        618,209
 

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA Loan Program), 6.00% due 1/1/2028

       195,000        203,406
 

MICHIGAN — 5.5%

         
 

Board of Governors of Wayne State University (Educational Facilities and Equipment), Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2033

       1,250,000        1,419,050
 

City of Troy (Downtown Development Authority-Community Center Facilities) GO, 5.25% due 11/1/2032

       1,025,000        1,140,958
 

County of Genesee (Water Supply System; Insured: BAM) GO, 5.375% due 11/1/2038

       1,000,000        1,118,060
 

Detroit City School District (School Building & Site; Insured: AGM) GO, Series A, 5.25% due 5/1/2027

       1,000,000        1,159,520
 

Detroit City School District (School Building & Site; Insured: Q-SBLF), Series A, 5.00% due 5/1/2025

       1,000,000        1,103,680
 

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority (Bronson Methodist Hospital),

         
 

5.00% due 5/15/2036

       450,000        469,251
 

5.00% due 5/15/2036 (pre-refunded 5/15/2020)

       550,000        585,910
e  

5.25% due 5/15/2041

       140,000        150,511
 

5.25% due 5/15/2041 (pre-refunded 5/15/2021)

       860,000        945,123
 

Livonia Public School District (School Building & Site) GO, Series I, 5.00% due 5/1/2036

       225,000        249,849
 

Michigan Finance Authority (State Dept. of Human Services Office Buildings), Series F, 5.00% due 4/1/2031

       1,000,000        1,083,850
 

Michigan Public School Academy (Will Carleton Charter School), 8.00% due 8/1/2035

       975,000        999,745
 

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority (Henry Ford Health System), 5.75% due 11/15/2039 (pre-refunded 11/15/2019)

       1,000,000        1,063,300
 

Michigan Strategic Fund (Detroit Edison Company; Insured: Natl-Re/AMBAC), 7.00% due 5/1/2021

       250,000        285,595
 

Wayne County Airport Authority (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), Series B, 5.00% due 12/1/2031 - 12/1/2034

       2,615,000        2,924,561
 

MISSOURI — 0.9%

         
 

Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City (Union Hill Redevelopment Project), 6.00% due 5/1/2030

       2,505,000        2,537,315
 

NEBRASKA — 0.7%

         
 

Douglas County Health Facilities (Nebraska Methodist Health System), 5.00% due 11/1/2029 - 11/1/2030

       1,750,000        1,970,797
 

NEVADA — 0.4%

         
 

Carson City (Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare), 5.00% due 9/1/2037

       1,000,000        1,102,490
 

NEW JERSEY — 4.3%

         
 

Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (NJCLASS Student Loan Program), Series 1B, 5.75% due 12/1/2039

       750,000        816,232
 

New Jersey (School Facilities Construction) EDA, 5.00% due 3/1/2026

       1,000,000        1,066,180
 

New Jersey (School Facilities Construction; Insured: Natl-Re) EDA, Series N-1, 5.50% due 9/1/2027

       1,000,000        1,184,710
 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (School Facilities Construction), Series BBB, 5.50% due 6/15/2030

       1,000,000        1,140,780
 

New Jersey Transit Corp. (Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds), Series A, 5.00% due 9/15/2020

       1,000,000        1,057,820
 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (State Transportation System Improvements),

       1,000,000        1,003,940
b  

2.78% (MUNIPSA + 1.20%) due 6/15/2034 (put 12/15/2021)

         
 

5.00% due 6/15/2027

       3,000,000        3,331,770
 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, 5.00% due 6/15/2022

       2,000,000        2,012,440
 

NEW MEXICO — 1.4%

         
 

City of Farmington (Arizona Public Service Co.-Four Corners Project), 4.70% due 9/1/2024

       1,000,000        1,065,320
 

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council (Haverland Carter Lifestyle Group), 5.00% due 7/1/2032

       2,500,000        2,641,525
 

NEW YORK — 11.5%

         
 

City of New York (City Budget Financial Management) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 8/1/2023

       3,000,000        3,415,170
 

Series J, 5.00% due 8/1/2031

       2,000,000        2,273,320
a  

City of New York GO, 1.73% due 1/1/2036 - 10/1/2046 (put 4/2/2018)

       5,600,000        5,600,000
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Transit and Commuter System), Series C-1A, 4.00% due 2/15/2019

       1,000,000        1,020,360
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Series C-1, 5.00% due 11/15/2031

       2,000,000        2,344,840
 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue,

         
a  

1.73% due 11/1/2042 (put 4/2/2018)

       3,850,000        3,850,000
a  

1.75% due 8/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       3,650,000        3,650,000
a  

Series 1-SUB 1D, 1.75% due 11/1/2022 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,600,000        1,600,000

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
a  

New York City Water & Sewer System, 1.73% due 6/15/2050 (put 4/2/2018)

     $ 4,000,000      $ 4,000,000
 

Tobacco Settlement Asset Securitization Corp., Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2022

       1,000,000        1,103,600
 

Town of Oyster Bay (Plainview, Locust Valley, South Farmingdale, Jericho, Bethpage, Oyster Bay Water Districts) GO, Series C, 2.50% due 6/1/2018

       1,985,000        1,986,330
 

NORTH CAROLINA — 1.4%

         
a  

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, 1.73% due 1/15/2037 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,900,000        1,900,000
 

North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Vidant Health), 5.00% due 6/1/2029

       1,500,000        1,712,730
 

OHIO — 1.2%

         
 

Akron, Bath and Copley Joint Hospital District (Summa Health), 5.25% due 11/15/2030

       1,420,000        1,605,679
 

City of Akron (Community Learning Centers), 5.00% due 12/1/2031

       625,000        687,144
 

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Flats East Development Project; LOC: Fifth Third Bank), 7.00% due 5/15/2040

       925,000        1,021,588
 

OREGON — 1.0%

         
 

State of Oregon (Cash Management) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 9/28/2018

         2,500,000          2,541,725
 

PENNSYLVANIA — 7.0%

         
 

Allegheny County (Propel Charter School) IDA, Series A, 6.75% due 8/15/2035

       895,000        946,051
 

City of Philadelphia (Philadelphia Gas Works), 5.00% due 8/1/2036

       1,000,000        1,136,350
 

Coatesville Area School District (Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding) GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2024 - 8/1/2025

       1,475,000        1,690,289
 

Commonwealth Financing Authority, 5.00% due 6/1/2029

       1,000,000        1,137,370
 

County of Luzerne (Insured: AGM) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2029

       1,000,000        1,124,380
 

Lancaster County Hospital Authority (Masonic Villages Project), 5.00% due 11/1/2019

       2,675,000        2,797,275
 

Pennsylvania Economic (Colver Project; Insured: AMBAC) DFA, Series F, 4.625% due 12/1/2018

       325,000        327,395
 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (University of Pennsylvania Health System), 5.00% due 8/15/2037

       2,000,000        2,278,880
 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Highway Improvements),

         
 

5.35% due 12/1/2030 (pre-refunded 12/1/2020)

       770,000        838,807
 

Series C-2, 5.35% due 12/1/2030 (pre-refunded 12/1/2020)

       1,230,000        1,341,373
 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 5.00% due 12/1/2037

       750,000        850,065
 

Philadelphia (Mast Charter School) IDA, 6.00% due 8/1/2035 (pre-refunded 8/1/2020)

       1,000,000        1,095,060
 

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (Thomas Jefferson University), 5.00% due 9/1/2035

       1,500,000        1,686,810
 

Philadelphia Municipal Authority (Juvenile Justice Services Center), 5.00% due 4/1/2038

       1,360,000        1,500,787
d  

School District of Philadelphia GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2038

       100,000        111,381
 

RHODE ISLAND — 0.3%

         
 

Pawtucket Housing Authority, 5.50% due 9/1/2022 - 9/1/2024

       475,000        523,438
 

5.50% due 9/1/2022 - 9/1/2024 (pre-refunded 9/1/2020)

       190,000        211,392
 

SOUTH CAROLINA — 0.7%

         
 

South Carolina Public Service Authority (Summer Nuclear Units 2 and 3), Series B, 5.00% due 12/1/2034

       1,780,000        1,937,032
 

SOUTH DAKOTA — 0.5%

         
 

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Avera Health), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2027

       400,000        430,184
 

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Sanford Health), 5.50% due 11/1/2040

       750,000        786,248
 

TENNESSEE — 0.6%

         
 

Shelby County Health, Educational and Housing Facility (Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare), 5.00% due 5/1/2036

       1,000,000        1,143,350
 

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., 5.25% due 9/1/2024

       500,000        570,160
 

TEXAS — 11.1%

         
 

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc. (Convention Center Hotel First Tier), 5.00% due 1/1/2032 - 1/1/2034

       1,600,000        1,813,549
 

City of Dallas (Public Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 2/15/2031

       1,930,000        2,174,241
 

City of Houston (Combined Utility System), Series D, 5.00% due 11/15/2028

       2,500,000        2,865,775
 

City of Houston (Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department), 5.00% due 9/1/2025 - 9/1/2034

       2,875,000        3,209,663
 

City of Houston (Public Improvements) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 3/1/2032

       3,000,000        3,451,590
 

City of Texas City Industrial Development Corp. (ARCO Pipe Line Co. Project), 7.375% due 10/1/2020

       1,165,000        1,302,715
 

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Series A, 5.00% due 11/15/2030

       2,000,000        2,228,220
 

Kimble County Hospital District, Series A, 6.25% due 8/15/2033 (pre-refunded 8/15/2019)

       500,000        530,030
 

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp. (Kipp, Inc.), Series A, 6.25% due 8/15/2039 (pre-refunded 8/15/2019)

       1,000,000        1,060,060
 

Lower Colorado River Authority,

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 5/15/2026

       2,980,000        3,281,904
 

5.00% due 5/15/2026 (pre-refunded 5/15/2022)

       20,000        22,267
 

North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA System), Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2034

       750,000        904,522
 

San Antonio Energy Acquisition Public Facilities Corp. (Natural Gas Supply Agreement), 5.50% due 8/1/2021

       40,000        44,185
 

San Juan Higher Education Finance Authority (IDEA Public Schools), Series A, 6.70% due 8/15/2040 (pre-refunded 8/15/2020)

       1,000,000        1,110,290
 

State of Texas (Cash Flow Management), 4.00% due 8/30/2018

       3,400,000        3,434,238
 

Texas Public Finance Authority Charter School Finance Corp. (Cosmos Foundation, Inc.), Series A, 6.20% due 2/15/2040 (pre-refunded 2/15/2020)

       1,000,000        1,077,890
 

Texas Transportation Commission (Central Texas Turnpike System), Series C, 5.00% due 8/15/2034

       1,000,000        1,095,660

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — 0.4%

         
 

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority (Diageo Project), 6.75% due 10/1/2037

     $ 1,500,000      $ 1,020,000
 

UTAH — 0.8%

         
 

Herriman City (Towne Center Access and Utility Improvements), 4.75% due 11/1/2022 (pre-refunded 5/1/2020)

       1,000,000        1,062,210
 

Utah Transit Authority (Integrated Mass Transit System), Series A-SUB, 5.00% due 6/15/2033

       1,000,000        1,124,470
 

WASHINGTON — 1.2%

         
 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority (Catholic Health Initiatives), Series A, 5.75% due 1/1/2045

       2,000,000        2,200,540
 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority (Overlake Hospital Medical Center), 5.70% due 7/1/2038 (pre-refunded 7/1/2020)

       1,000,000        1,085,380
 

WISCONSIN — 0.4%

         
c  

Public Finance Authority (Alabama Proton Therapy Center), 6.25% due 10/1/2031

       1,000,000        979,510
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6% (Cost $256,578,378)           $ 266,961,131
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 0.4%             984,820
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 267,945,951
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.
b Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
c Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are restricted but liquid and may only be resold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities in the Fund’s portfolio was $2,044,240, representing 0.76% of the Fund’s net assets.
d When-issued security.
e Segregated as collateral for a when-issued security.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ABAG      Association of Bay Area Governments
ACA      Insured by American Capital Access
AGM      Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC      Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
BAM      Insured by Build America Mutual Insurance Co.
COP      Certificates of Participation
DFA      Development Finance Authority
EDA      Economic Development Authority
GO      General Obligation
    
    
HFA      Health Facilities Authority
HFFA      Health Facilities Financing Authority
IDA      Industrial Development Authority
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rates
Mtg      Mortgage
MUNIPSA      Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index
Natl-Re      Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
Q-SBLF      Insured by Qualified School Bond Loan Fund
 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (cost $256,578,378) (Note 3)

   $       266,961,131  

Cash

     377,733  

Receivable for investments sold

     2,110,000  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     606,997  

Interest receivable

     3,288,842  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     39,212  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     273,383,915  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for investments purchased

     4,317,602  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     848,023  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

     169,487  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     71,318  

Dividends payable

     31,534  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     5,437,964  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 267,945,951  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 3,111  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     10,382,753  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (1,254,043

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

     258,814,130  
  

 

 

 
   $ 267,945,951  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

  

Class A Shares:

  

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($58,239,304 applicable to 3,906,322 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

   $ 14.91  

Maximum sales charge, 2.00% of offering price

     0.30  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 15.21  
  

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

  

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($29,791,201 applicable to 1,996,151 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

   $ 14.92  
  

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($179,915,446 applicable to 12,056,314 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

   $ 14.92  
  

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest income (net of premium amortized of $1,100,417)

  $       4,648,066  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    1,003,591  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    33,352  

Class C Shares

    17,614  

Class I Shares

    53,608  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    74,697  

Class C Shares

    94,468  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    29,245  

Class C Shares

    11,494  

Class I Shares

    55,180  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    7,948  

Class C Shares

    8,130  

Class I Shares

    8,490  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    28,880  

Professional fees

    24,472  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    5,914  

Other expenses

    17,554  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    1,474,637  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (53,672

Investment advisory fees waived by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (200,718
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    1,220,247  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 3,427,819  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    156,353  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (4,348,725
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

    (4,192,372
 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (764,553
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 3,427,819        $ 6,887,834

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         156,353          (1,331,206 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

         (4,348,725 )          (6,558,226 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         (764,553 )          (1,001,598 )

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (739,026 )          (1,557,265 )

Class C Shares

         (311,636 )          (672,205 )

Class I Shares

         (2,377,157 )          (4,658,606 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (2,357,368 )          (15,311,985 )

Class C Shares

         (2,647,167 )          (4,851,450 )

Class I Shares

         7,800,170          (11,093,234 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

         (1,396,737 )          (39,146,343 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         269,342,688          308,489,031
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           267,945,951        $           269,342,688
      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

       $ 3,111        $ 3,111

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income exempt from federal individual income tax, as is consistent in the view of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”).

The Fund currently offers three classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class (“Class I”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, and (iv) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by the Advisor. Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |   March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       256,578,378
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      10,895,569

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (512,816 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 10,382,753
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $1,331,205. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $79,190 (of which $0 are short-term and $79,190 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Municipal Bonds

    $ 266,961,131      $      $ 266,961,131      $
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 266,961,131      $      $ 266,961,131      $

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.750 %

Next $500 million

       0.675

Next $500 million

       0.625

Next $500 million

       0.575

Over $2 billion

       0.500

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.75% of the Fund’s average net assets (before applicable management fee waiver of $200,718).

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $28 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $474 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class C shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I shares. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C shares under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .35 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually waived Fund level investment advisory fees of $200,718. The Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $42,874 for Class A shares and $10,798 for Class I shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 8.28%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had transactions with affiliated funds of $4,865,000 in purchases and $1,800,000 in sales generating no realized gains or losses.

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    419,509        $ 6,315,695          1,322,804        $ 19,909,384  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

    48,471          727,808          100,078          1,505,509  

Shares repurchased

    (624,577        (9,400,871        (2,451,992        (36,726,878
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (156,597      $ (2,357,368        (1,029,110      $ (15,311,985
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    126,307        $ 1,903,821          493,092        $ 7,406,382  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

    19,400          291,633          41,235          620,979  

Shares repurchased

    (321,694        (4,842,621        (856,940        (12,878,811
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (175,987      $ (2,647,167        (322,613      $ (4,851,450
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,956,921        $       29,478,637          5,124,506        $       76,773,451  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

    149,330          2,244,026          284,146          4,280,377  

Shares repurchased

    (1,588,427        (23,922,493        (6,138,227        (92,147,062
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    517,824        $ 7,800,170          (729,575      $ (11,093,234
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $25,381,234 and $21,118,407, respectively.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, credit risk, interest rate risk, high yield risk, management risk, derivatives risk, market and economic risk, and liquidity risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $       15.14        0.19        (0.23 )        (0.04 )        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $       14.91

2017(b)

    $ 15.53        0.35        (0.39 )        (0.04 )        (0.35 )               (0.35 )      $ 15.14

2016(b)

    $ 15.16        0.33        0.37        0.70        (0.33 )               (0.33 )      $ 15.53

2015(b)

    $ 15.19        0.35        (0.02 )        0.33        (0.35 )        (0.01 )        (0.36 )      $ 15.16

2014(b)

    $ 14.40        0.41        0.85        1.26        (0.42 )        (0.05 )        (0.47 )      $ 15.19

2013(b)

    $ 15.17        0.41        (0.74 )        (0.33 )        (0.41 )        (0.03 )        (0.44 )      $ 14.40
CLASS C SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 15.16        0.15        (0.24 )        (0.09 )        (0.15 )               (0.15 )      $ 14.92

2017

    $ 15.54        0.28        (0.38 )        (0.10 )        (0.28 )               (0.28 )      $ 15.16

2016

    $ 15.17        0.28        0.37        0.65        (0.28 )               (0.28 )      $ 15.54

2015

    $ 15.20        0.30        (0.02 )        0.28        (0.30 )        (0.01 )        (0.31 )      $ 15.17

2014

    $ 14.41        0.37        0.84        1.21        (0.37 )        (0.05 )        (0.42 )      $ 15.20

2013

    $ 15.18        0.37        (0.74 )        (0.37 )        (0.37 )        (0.03 )        (0.40 )      $ 14.41
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 15.16        0.20        (0.24 )        (0.04 )        (0.20 )               (0.20 )      $ 14.92

2017

    $ 15.54        0.39        (0.38 )        0.01        (0.39 )               (0.39 )      $ 15.16

2016

    $ 15.17        0.38        0.37        0.75        (0.38 )               (0.38 )      $ 15.54

2015

    $ 15.20        0.39        (0.01 )        0.38        (0.40 )        (0.01 )        (0.41 )      $ 15.17

2014

    $ 14.41        0.46        0.85        1.31        (0.47 )        (0.05 )        (0.52 )      $ 15.20

2013

    $ 15.18        0.45        (0.73 )        (0.28 )        (0.46 )        (0.03 )        (0.49 )      $ 14.41

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  2.47 (d)       1.00 (d)       1.00 (d)       1.29 (d)         (0.29      8.86      $ 58,239  
  2.30        1.09        1.09        1.30          (0.23      27.35      $ 61,525  
  2.11        1.25        1.25        1.29          4.63        11.24      $ 79,058  
  2.28        1.25        1.25        1.31          2.18        12.13      $ 66,722  
  2.82        1.25        1.25        1.31          8.93        21.89      $ 61,424  
  2.74        1.25        1.25        1.31          (2.21      37.42      $ 52,278  
                   
  1.98 (d)       1.49 (d)       1.49 (d)       1.64 (d)         (0.60      8.86      $ 29,791  
  1.88        1.52        1.52        1.66          (0.59      27.35      $ 32,926  
  1.80        1.55        1.55        1.66          4.32        11.24      $ 38,773  
  1.98        1.55        1.55        1.70          1.87        12.13      $ 29,073  
  2.53        1.55        1.55        1.72          8.60        21.89      $ 26,168  
  2.44        1.55        1.55        1.73          (2.50      37.42      $ 21,344  
                   
  2.70 (d)       0.78 (d)       0.78 (d)       0.94 (d)         (0.25      8.86      $       179,915  
  2.56        0.83        0.83        0.94          0.09        27.35      $ 174,892  
  2.42        0.93        0.93        0.93          4.96        11.24      $ 190,658  
  2.60        0.93        0.93        0.93          2.50        12.13      $ 151,992  
  3.12        0.94        0.93        0.94          9.27        21.89      $ 137,109  
  3.04        0.95        0.95        0.96          (1.92      37.42      $ 89,262  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING  PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 997.10     $ 4.98

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.95     $ 5.04
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 994.00     $ 7.41

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.50     $ 7.49
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 997.50     $ 3.88

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.04     $ 3.93

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 1.00%; C: 1.49%; I: 0.78%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH1979


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

CALIFORNIA

LIMITED TERM MUNICIPAL FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders

    4  

Performance Summary

    5  

Fund Summary

    6  

Schedule of Investments

    7  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    12  

Statement of Operations

    13  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    14  

Notes to Financial Statements

    15  

Financial Highlights

    20  

Expense Example

    22  

Other Information

    23  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    24  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   LTCAX          885-215-426  
Class C   LTCCX          885-215-418  
Class I   LTCIX          885-215-392  

Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for Class A. Class I shares may not be available to all investors.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Funds are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

The laddering strategy does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 25, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund. The net asset value (NAV) of the Class I shares decreased by 28 cents to $13.51 per share during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. During the period, the Class I shares of the Fund outperformed the index with a negative 1.18% total return, compared to the negative 1.03% total return for the ICE BofAML 1-10 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index.

The Fund’s duration, as well as curve positioning, added 0.04% to relative performance. Sector selection was also a positive contributor to performance, adding 0.06%. Lastly, security selection, which is performance not attributable to duration and sector selection, was the major driver of relative performance, contributing 0.11%.

The topic of tax reform consumed municipal market participants in the fourth quarter of 2017, with several proposals being bandied about that would significantly impact the supply/ demand dynamics of the market for years to come. Ultimately, the legislation was not as radical as initially feared. On the supply side of the equation, issuers lost the ability to advance refund debt. Much like a homeowner refinancing an existing mortgage to save on interest costs, an issuer would refinance debt when interest rates were low to provide some present value savings. While many thought this would have a large impact on supply, we did not agree. Advance refunding is highly correlated to the current level of interest rates, and many issuers had already accomplished any possible refunding over the previous several years.

Instead, we found the impact of tax reform on the demand side of the equation to be far more interesting. What was overlooked was the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, and the idea that corporations evaluating municipal bonds versus other fixed income securities on a tax equivalent basis would now require a higher hurdle rate to buy municipal securities. We felt that the impact this may have on two specific buyers of municipals, banks, and property and casualty insurance companies, which own roughly 20 to 25% of outstanding municipal bonds, could lead both to re-evaluate their decision to own municipal bonds. While we do not believe this to be an Armageddon type of scenario; we expect it to be more like a weight leaning on the market for the next 12 to 18 months.

Another impact on the demand side is the limitations on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT), which has led

many market observers to postulate that the demand for municipal bonds in high tax states will increase. Again, we did not share the same opinion. In California, the demand for California bonds has already driven prices to a level where we feel there is little value when compared to other municipal securities on a tax-equivalent basis. Demand for municipal securities in other high tax states, such as Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, is not as cut and dry because there is significant credit risk associated with each. Nevertheless, these concerns caused the supply of municipal bonds to spike in November and December as issuers rushed to market to hedge against the potential threat of tax reform. Some investors viewed this period as an opportunity to buy extra municipal bonds in anticipation of a January rally, which never materialized. We did not view the market the same way, and kept our strategies positioned at the lower end of their relative risk spectrums (i.e. lower duration, higher credit quality, and higher reserve positions). The last fear facing the municipal bond market is the long-advertised infrastructure plan. While the plan has experienced several failed launches, and what is known suggests it will have little impact on the supply of municipal bonds, we are still monitoring the details of the proposal for potential impacts to our strategies.

The fourth quarter of 2017 saw yields of shorter maturity bonds increase more than the yields of longer maturity bonds, leading to a flattening of the yield curve. At the time, many analysts and pundits harped on the fact that the phenomenon portends a future recession. In the first quarter of 2018, the market watched as yields of longer maturity bonds increased more than yields of shorter maturity bonds, leading to a steepening of the yield curve. The steepening of the curve is an indication that market participants have a growing concern about increases in inflation – the enemy of the fixed income investor. The Fund’s conservative positioning was a headwind to performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, but acted as a tailwind to performance in the first quarter of 2018.

Thank you for your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO    LOGO
Christopher Ryon, CFA    Nicholos Venditti, CFA
Portfolio Manager    Portfolio Manager
Managing Director    Managing Director
 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 2/19/87)

                   

Without sales charge

      0.23%       0.42%       1.06%       2.71%       4.13%

With sales charge

      -1.29%       -0.08%       0.75%       2.56%       4.07%

Class C Shares (Incep: 9/1/94)

                   

Without sales charge

      0.04%       0.20%       0.80%       2.45%       3.08%

With sales charge

      -0.45%       0.20%       0.80%       2.45%       3.08%

Class I Shares (Incep: 4/1/97)

      0.59%       0.74%       1.37%       3.05%       3.56%

30-DAY YIELDS, A SHARES (with sales charge)

 

Annualized Distribution Yield      1.46%  
SEC Yield      1.06%  

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 1.50%. There is no sales charge for Class I shares. As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses are as follows: A shares, 0.89%; C shares, 1.15%; I shares, 0.67%.

The ICE index data referenced herein is the property of ICE Data Indices, LLC, its affiliates (“ICE Data”) and/or its Third Party Suppliers and has been licensed for use by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ICE Data and its Third Party Suppliers accept no liability in connection with its use. See www.thornburg.com/indices for a full copy of the Disclaimer.

 

 

Glossary

 

The ICE BofAML 1-10 Year Municipal Securities Index is a subset of the ICE BofAML U.S. Municipal Securities Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity less than 10 years.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Annualized Distribution Yield – The distribution yield reflects actual distributions made to shareholders. The annualized distribution yield is calculated by summing the last 30 days of income at a given month end and annualizing to a 360-day year. The result is divided by the ending maximum offering price or net asset value.

SEC Yield – A yield computed in accordance with SEC standards measuring the net investment income per share over a specified 30-day period expressed as a percentage of the maximum offering price of the Fund’s shares at the end of the period.

Advance refunding – Advance refunding can also refer to bond issuance in which new bonds are sold at a lower rate than outstanding ones. The proceeds are then invested, and when the older bonds become callable, they are paid off with the invested proceeds.

Bond Credit Ratings (Credit Quality) – A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Rating of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Rating of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Credit Spread/Quality Spread – The difference between the yields of securities with different credit qualities.

Duration – A bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. Bonds with longer durations experience greater price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Effective duration incorporates a bond’s embedded option features, such as call provisions.

Laddering – Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion matures each year. Money that comes in from maturing bonds is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the portfolio.

Yield Curve – A line that plots the interest rate, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but offering maturity dates.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to obtain as high a level of current income exempt from federal and California state individual income taxes as is consistent, in the view of the Fund’s investment advisor, with preservation of capital.

The secondary goal of the Fund is to reduce expected changes in its share price compared to longer intermediate and long-term bond portfolios.

As described in the Fund’s prospectus, the Fund offers California investors double tax-free yields (may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax) in a laddered municipal bond portfolio with a dollar-weighted average maturity of normally less than five years. Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion of the portfolio matures each year. Cash from maturing bonds, if not needed for other purposes, is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the ladder. We regard this strategy as a good compromise for managing different types of risk.

LONG-TERM STABILITY OF PRINCIPAL

Net Asset Value History of A Shares

 

 

LOGO

KEY PORTFOLIO ATTRIBUTES

 

Number of Bonds        389  
Effective Duration        3.6 Yrs  
Average Maturity        4.4 Yrs  

SECURITY CREDIT RATINGS

 

 

LOGO

A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Unrated pre-refunded and escrowed-to-maturity bonds are included in the not rated category.

PORTFOLIO LADDER

 

 

LOGO

Percent of portfolio maturing in each year. Cash includes cash equivalents and other.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     ISSUER-DESCRIPTION    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Alameda County Joint Powers Authority (Alameda County Medical Center Highland Hospital), Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2024

     $ 4,375,000      $ 4,870,313
 

Alameda County Joint Powers Authority (Juvenile Justice), 5.00% due 12/1/2021

       500,000        557,375
 

Alameda County Joint Powers Authority (Public Facilities Capital Projects), 5.00% due 12/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,114,750
 

Anaheim Public Financing Authority (Public Improvements; Insured: AGM), 0.00%, due 9/1/2022

       3,000,000        2,672,250
a  

Bay Area Toll Authority (San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge),

2.28% (MUNIPSA + 0.70%) due 4/1/2047 (put 10/1/2019)

       5,000,000        5,027,450
 

2.95% due 4/1/2047 (put 4/1/2026)

       4,775,000        4,914,430
 

Series E, 2.00% due 4/1/2034 (put 4/1/2021)

       5,300,000        5,292,315
 

Bonita (Educational Facilities) USD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2024

       1,000,000        1,122,430
 

Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority (Residential Single Family Development; Insured: AGM),
Series A, 5.00% due 9/2/2020 - 9/2/2023

       6,225,000        6,943,718
 

California (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles) HFFA, 5.00% due 11/15/2018 - 11/15/2023

       3,425,000        3,651,715
 

California (Dignity Health) HFFA, Series A, 5.25% due 3/1/2022

       1,000,000        1,086,710
 

California (Episcopal Home; Insured: California Mtg Insurance) HFFA, Series B, 5.10% due 2/1/2019

       290,000        298,648
 

California (Kaiser Permanente) HFFA,

5.00% due 11/1/2027

       3,000,000        3,666,690
 

California (Providence Health and Services) HFFA, Series C, 6.00% due 10/1/2018

       1,000,000        1,022,230
 

California (St. Joseph Health System) HFFA,

5.00% due 7/1/2034 (put 10/18/2022)

       2,000,000        2,241,680
 

Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2024

       1,000,000        1,141,130
 

Series D, 5.00% due 7/1/2043 (put 10/15/2020)

       5,000,000        5,407,400
 

California Educational Facilities Authority (Chapman University), 5.00% due 4/1/2022

       2,000,000        2,183,300
 

California Educational Facilities Authority (Loyola Marymount University; Insured: Natl-Re), 0.00%,
Series A, due 10/1/2019

       2,025,000        1,970,608
 

California Educational Facilities Authority (Pitzer College), 5.00% due 4/1/2018 - 4/1/2020

       2,985,000        3,079,879
b  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority (LOC: US Bank N.A.), 1.45% due 9/1/2028 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,600,000        1,600,000
 

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (King City High School), 5.25% due 8/15/2020

       1,000,000        1,063,980
a  

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), 1.971% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.65%) due 12/1/2050 (put 2/1/2021)

       6,250,000        6,268,625
c  

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (Pacific Gas and Electric Company),

1.75% due 11/1/2026 (put 6/1/2022)

       4,500,000        4,324,140
 

Series E, 1.75% due 11/1/2026 (put 6/1/2022)

       3,500,000        3,363,220
 

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (The Scripps Research Institute),
5.00% due 7/1/2018 - 7/1/2027

       2,025,000        2,253,171
 

California Municipal Finance Authority (Biola University Residential Hall and Parking Structure),
5.00% due 10/1/2021 - 10/1/2023

       435,000        484,246
 

California Municipal Finance Authority (Biola University),

4.00% due 10/1/2019

       405,000        420,580
 

5.00% due 10/1/2020 - 10/1/2027

       2,855,000        3,240,377
 

California Municipal Finance Authority, 1.40% due 9/1/2021 (put 7/2/2018)

       4,000,000        4,000,000
b  

California Public Finance Authority (LOC: Barclays Bank plc), Series C, 1.50% due 8/1/2052 (put 4/2/2018)

       2,300,000        2,300,000
 

California School Cash Reserve Program Authority, 3.00% due 6/29/2018

       6,000,000        6,021,960
 

California State Housing Finance Agency (Multi-Family Housing; Insured: FHA), 3.05% due 12/1/2019

       735,000        735,412
 

California State Public Works Board (California School for the Deaf Riverside Campus),
Series H, 5.00% due 4/1/2022

       565,000        630,681
 

California State Public Works Board (Correctional and Rehabilitation Facilities),

5.00% due 4/1/2024

       3,350,000        3,739,437
 

Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2022 - 9/1/2024

       10,430,000        11,951,955
 

Series G, 5.00% due 11/1/2022

       1,500,000        1,694,490
 

California State Public Works Board (Judicial Council Projects),

Series A, 5.00% due 3/1/2023 - 3/1/2024

       2,400,000        2,720,136
 

Series D, 5.00% due 12/1/2021 - 12/1/2022

       4,300,000        4,776,732
 

California State Public Works Board (Laboratory Facility and San Diego Courthouse), Series I,
5.00% due 11/1/2023 - 11/1/2024

       7,000,000        8,042,680
 

California State Public Works Board (University of California; Insured: Natl-Re), Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2020

       1,185,000        1,270,486
 

California State Public Works Board (Various State Participating Agency Capital Projects), 5.125% due 3/1/2021 (pre-refunded 3/1/2020)

       1,635,000        1,743,351
 

California State Public Works Board (Yuba City Courthouse), 5.00% due 6/1/2022

       1,950,000        2,184,897
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Aspire Public Schools; LOC: PCSD; Guaranty Pool I, LLC), 5.00% due 7/1/2020 (pre-refunded 1/1/2019)

       685,000        698,036
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Cottage Health System),

4.00% due 11/1/2021

       150,000        160,253
 

5.00% due 11/1/2020 - 11/1/2025

       710,000        807,944
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Irvine East Campus Apartments),
5.00% due 5/15/2021 - 5/15/2027

       2,260,000        2,538,308
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Kaiser Foundation Hospitals),
Series A, 5.00% due 4/1/2019

       3,715,000        3,839,118
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Southern California Edison Company),
2.625% due 11/1/2033 (put 12/1/2023)

       4,195,000        4,218,031
 

Calipatria (Educational Facilities; Insured: ACA) USD GO, 0.00%, due 8/1/2025

       4,360,000        3,183,323
 

Carson Redevelopment Agency (Project Area 1), Series A, 6.00% due 10/1/2019

       1,050,000        1,091,727
 

Castaic (Insured: Natl-Re) USD GO, 0.00%, Series A, due 5/1/2018

       615,000        614,268
 

CDC Successor Agency of the City of Santee (Redevelopment and Low and Moderate Income Housing; Insured: BAM), Series A, 5.00% due 8/1/2023 - 8/1/2027

       2,050,000        2,390,414

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     ISSUER-DESCRIPTION    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Central Valley Financing Authority (Carson Ice), 5.25% due 7/1/2020

     $ 500,000      $ 539,260
 

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (Educational Facilities) GO,

4.00% due 8/1/2019

       360,000        371,830
 

5.00% due 8/1/2020 - 8/1/2021

       885,000        965,412
 

City and County of San Francisco (525 Golden Gate Avenue-Public Utilities Commission Office Project) COP, 5.00% due 11/1/2022

       700,000        736,701
 

City of Antioch Public Financing Authority (Municipal Facilities Project), 5.00% due 5/1/2022 - 5/1/2024

       1,400,000        1,591,186
 

City of Burbank (Burbank Water and Power System), Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2018 - 6/1/2020

       985,000        1,032,313
 

City of Chula Vista (Capital Facilities Project) COP, 5.25% due 3/1/2020

       1,300,000        1,387,919
 

City of Chula Vista (Police Facility Project) COP, 5.00% due 10/1/2024

       1,700,000        1,993,335
 

City of Chula Vista (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), Series A, 1.65% due 7/1/2018

       3,500,000        3,501,085
 

City of Chula Vista Financing Authority (Infrastructure, Facilities and Equipment), 5.00% due 5/1/2026 - 5/1/2027

       3,500,000        4,196,845
 

City of Clovis (Water System Facilities; Insured: BAM), 5.00% due 3/1/2021 - 3/1/2023

       2,270,000        2,532,253
 

City of Folsom (Community Facilities District No. 2), 5.00% due 12/1/2018

       965,000        986,732
 

City of Los Angeles (Cash Flow Management) GO, 5.00% due 6/28/2018

       7,500,000        7,562,850
 

City of Manteca (Wastewater Quality Control Facility), 4.00% due 12/1/2018

       375,000        381,315
 

City of Manteca (Water Supply System),

4.00% due 7/1/2018

       550,000        553,410
 

5.00% due 7/1/2019 - 7/1/2023

       2,050,000        2,243,302
 

City of Porterville (Public Service Capital Projects; Insured: AMBAC) COP, 6.30% due 10/1/2018

       245,000        250,760
 

City of Redding (City Electric System; Insured: AGM) COP,

Series A,

5.00% due 6/1/2020

       1,055,000        1,061,035
 

5.00% due 6/1/2020 (pre-refunded 6/1/2018)

       1,445,000        1,453,265
 

City of San Jose Financing Authority (Civic Center Project),

         
 

Series A,

4.00% due 6/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,069,840
 

5.00% due 6/1/2019 - 6/1/2024

       3,745,000        4,158,613
 

City of Torrance (Torrance Memorial Medical Center), 5.00% due 9/1/2020

       1,155,000        1,235,584
 

County of El Dorado Community Facilities District (El Dorado Hills Development), 5.00% due 9/1/2019

       1,700,000        1,777,860
 

County of Los Angeles (Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Expenditures) GO, 5.00% due 6/29/2018

       7,000,000        7,059,360
 

County of Los Angeles Redevelopment Refunding Authority (Bunker Hill Project), 5.00% due 6/1/2020 - 6/1/2024

       6,000,000        6,648,515
 

County of Monterey (Natividad Medical Center; Insured: AGM) COP, 5.25% due 8/1/2021

       3,700,000        3,935,320
 

Delano Financing Authority (Police Station and Capital Improvements), Series A,
5.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2019

       2,330,000        2,417,478
 

Desert Sands (Educational Facilities; Insured: BAM) USD COP,

4.00% due 3/1/2019

       1,000,000        1,022,070
 

5.00% due 3/1/2020 - 3/1/2021

       1,780,000        1,919,113
 

Downey Public Financing Authority (Public Capital Improvements), 5.00% due 12/1/2025 - 12/1/2027

       1,445,000        1,722,916
 

El Dorado Irrigation District (Water System Capital Improvements) COP, 5.00% due 3/1/2025 - 3/1/2026

       2,700,000        3,201,978
 

Elk Grove Finance Authority (Poppy Ridge CFD No. 2003-1 and East Franklin CFD No. 2002-1),

4.00% due 9/1/2020

       575,000        604,428
 

5.00% due 9/1/2021 - 9/1/2025

       1,200,000        1,373,244
 

Emeryville Redevelopment Agency (Emeryville and Shellmound Park Projects; Insured: AGM),
Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2022 - 9/1/2024

       9,095,000        10,428,375
 

Fresno County (Educational Facilities; Insured: Natl-Re) USD GO,

Series B, 5.00% due 2/1/2020

       2,510,000        2,657,914
 

Series C, 5.90% due 8/1/2018 - 8/1/2020

       2,025,000        2,139,640
 

Government of Guam (Various Capital Projects), Series D-REF, 5.00% due 11/15/2023 - 11/15/2025

       5,425,000        5,860,482
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2027 - 10/1/2028

       3,810,000        4,204,068
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2021

       1,275,000        1,385,032
 

Guam Waterworks Authority (Water and Wastewater System), 5.00% due 7/1/2021 - 7/1/2027

       2,735,000        3,007,343
 

Hacienda La Puente (Educational Facilities; Insured: AGM) USD COP,

4.00% due 6/1/2018

       705,000        707,820
 

5.00% due 6/1/2019 - 6/1/2025

       5,905,000        6,611,999
 

Hemet (Insured: AGM) USD GO, 4.00% due 8/1/2018

       1,335,000        1,346,107
b  

Irvine Ranch Water District (LOC: US Bank N.A.), Series A, 1.45% due 10/1/2041 (put 4/2/2018)

       2,725,000        2,725,000
b  

Irvine Unified School District (LOC: US Bank N.A.), 1.45% due 9/1/2056 (put 4/2/2018)

       2,875,000        2,875,000
 

Jurupa Public Financing Authority (Community Services District-Eastvale Area; Insured: AGM),

4.50% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2020

       2,720,000        2,821,401
 

Series A, 4.00% due 9/1/2018

       320,000        323,395
 

Kern High School District (Insured: AGM) GO, 4.00% due 8/1/2018

       500,000        504,195
 

La Quinta Redevelopment Agency (Redevelopment Project Areas No. 1 and 2), 5.00% due 9/1/2021 - 9/1/2023

       4,500,000        5,086,285
 

Lodi Public Financing Authority (City Police Building and Jail), 5.00% due 10/1/2020 - 10/1/2023

       4,145,000        4,552,982
 

Los Angeles (Educational Facilities and Information Technology Infrastructure) USD COP,
Series B-2, 5.50% due 12/1/2018

       2,000,000        2,052,660

 

8  |  Semi-Annual Report


Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

     ISSUER-DESCRIPTION    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
c  

Los Angeles (Educational Facilities and Information Technology Infrastructure) USD GO,

Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2023

     $ 8,950,000      $ 10,285,071
 

Series B, 5.00% due 7/1/2023

       3,000,000        3,447,510
 

Series D, 5.00% due 7/1/2022 - 7/1/2024

       5,750,000        6,613,072
 

Los Angeles Community College District (Facilities Projects) GO, Series J, 5.00% due 8/1/2026 - 8/1/2027

       2,000,000        2,434,900
 

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Rail Transit System Improvements),
Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2028

       5,620,000        6,856,063
 

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority (Multiple Capital Projects), Series A, 5.00% due 8/1/2018

       2,060,000        2,084,329
 

Los Angeles County Schools Pooled Financing Program (Compton USD; Insured: AGM) COP,
Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2022

       1,500,000        1,686,435
 

Los Angeles County Schools Regionalized Business Services Corp. (Insured: AMBAC) COP, 0.00%,
Series A, due 8/1/2021

       2,135,000        1,975,302
d  

Los Angeles Department of Airports AMT, Series B, 5.00% due 5/15/2025 - 5/15/2026

       10,220,000        11,931,924
 

Los Angeles Department of Airports (Los Angeles International Airport), 5.50% due 5/15/2018

       2,000,000        2,009,260
b  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Power System Revenue, 1.47% due 7/1/2034 (put 4/2/2018)

       19,100,000        19,100,000
 

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (Power System Capital Improvements),
Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2024 - 7/1/2026

       1,800,000        2,128,343
 

Los Angeles Department of Water, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2027 - 7/1/2028

       4,405,000        5,388,753
 

Lynwood (Insured: AGM) USD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2023

       1,000,000        1,143,260
 

Manteca Community Facilities District No. 1989-2 (Educational Facilities; Insured: AGM) USD,

Series F,

4.00% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2019

       1,370,000        1,404,792
 

5.00% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2023

       2,675,000        2,927,745
 

Mark West Union School District (Educational Facilities; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 4.125% due 8/1/2020

       1,275,000        1,277,422
b  

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Series B-3-REMK 03/29/17,
1.49% due 7/1/2035 (put 4/2/2018)

       3,300,000        3,300,000
 

Milpitas Redevelopment Agency (Redevelopment Project Area No. 1), 5.00% due 9/1/2025

       2,300,000        2,720,877
 

Modesto Irrigation District (San Joaquin Valley Electric System), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2022

       1,000,000        1,127,120
 

Moreno Valley Public Financing Authority (Public Improvements), 5.00% due 11/1/2024

       1,455,000        1,696,414
 

Murrieta Valley Public Financing Authority (Educational Facilities; Insured: BAM) USD GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2023

       1,080,000        1,239,991
 

Natomas (Insured: BAM) USD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2024

       2,425,000        2,763,215
 

North City West School Facilities Financing Authority (Carmel Valley; Insured: AGM),
Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2021 - 9/1/2022

       4,415,000        4,908,565
 

Northern California Power Agency (Hydroelectric Project), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       1,250,000        1,261,037
 

Northern California Power Agency (Lodi Energy Center), Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2019

       2,340,000        2,431,658
 

Oakland (County of Alameda Educational Facilities) USD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2022 - 8/1/2025

       2,745,000        3,197,129
 

Palomar Pomerado Health (Insured: AGM) GO, 0.00%, Series A, due 8/1/2019

       2,000,000        1,949,120
 

Palomar Pomerado Health (Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 0.00%, due 8/1/2021

       2,850,000        2,635,936
 

Pasadena (2019 Crossover) USD GO, Series B, 5.00% due 8/1/2024 - 8/1/2026

       2,800,000        3,335,788
 

Pasadena (Educational Facilities Improvements) USD GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2024 - 8/1/2026

       1,115,000        1,331,402
 

Pomona (Educational Facilities Improvements; Insured: Natl-Re) USD GO, Series A, 6.10% due 2/1/2020

       465,000        501,744
 

Pomona Public Financing Authority (Facilities Improvements),

Series BC,

2.00% due 6/1/2018

       500,000        500,400
 

3.00% due 6/1/2020

       250,000        256,973
 

Pomona Public Financing Authority (Facilities Improvements; Insured: AGM),
Series BC, 4.00% due 6/1/2024 - 6/1/2026

       725,000        802,168
 

Port of Oakland, Series D, 5.00% due 11/1/2020

       4,810,000        5,173,251
 

Rancho Santa Fe Community Services District Financing Authority,

Series A,

3.00% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2019

       1,805,000        1,823,745
 

4.00% due 9/1/2020 - 9/1/2023

       2,675,000        2,858,616
 

5.00% due 9/1/2024 - 9/1/2026

       3,410,000        3,961,054
 

Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco (Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment Project Area; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 6/1/2020

       1,730,000        1,850,598
 

Redevelopment Agency of the City of Rialto (Merged Project Area; Insured: BAM),
Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2023 - 9/1/2024

       1,050,000        1,214,752
 

Ridgecrest Redevelopment Agency (Redevelopment Project),

5.25% due 6/30/2018

       1,050,000        1,056,772
 

5.50% due 6/30/2019 - 6/30/2020

       2,090,000        2,192,193
 

Riverside County Infrastructure Financing Authority (Capital Improvement Projects),

Series A,

4.00% due 11/1/2018 - 11/1/2019

       2,700,000        2,778,717
 

5.00% due 11/1/2020 - 11/1/2021

       1,105,000        1,207,383
 

Riverside County Public Financing Authority (Capital Facilities Project),

4.00% due 11/1/2020

       465,000        490,529
 

5.00% due 11/1/2019 - 11/1/2025

       4,000,000        4,388,220
 

Riverside County Public Financing Authority, 4.00% due 5/1/2021

       295,000        313,432
 

Riverside Financing Authority (Educational Facilities; Insured: BAM) USD, 5.00% due 9/1/2019 - 9/1/2025

       2,195,000        2,422,076
 

Sacramento City (Educational Facilities Improvements) USD GO,

4.00% due 7/1/2019

       5,455,000        5,621,705
 

5.00% due 7/1/2021

       3,600,000        3,973,356

 

Semi-Annual Report  |  9


Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

     ISSUER-DESCRIPTION    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Sacramento City (Educational Facilities Improvements; Insured: AGM) USD GO, 5.00% due 7/1/2018 - 7/1/2022

     $ 2,595,000      $ 2,790,965
 

Sacramento City Schools Joint Power Financing Authority (Sacramento City USD Educational Facility Sublease; Insured: BAM), Series A, 5.00% due 3/1/2021 - 3/1/2025

       5,360,000        6,051,108
 

Sacramento Cogeneration Authority (Procter & Gamble Project), 5.00% due 7/1/2019

       625,000        651,537
 

Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority (Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 8/1/2023

       1,530,000        1,718,833
 

San Diego (Educational System Capital Projects) GO, Series R-3, 5.00% due 7/1/2023 - 7/1/2024

       8,000,000        9,233,780
 

San Diego (Educational System Capital Projects; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, Series D-1, 5.50% due 7/1/2020

       1,390,000        1,510,610
 

San Diego Redevelopment Agency (Centre City Redevelopment; Insured: AGM), 0.00%, due 9/1/2019

       1,910,000        1,863,606
 

San Francisco City and County Airports Commission (San Francisco International Airport),
Series A, 5.00% due 5/1/2026

       5,000,000        5,941,250
 

San Joaquin Delta Community College District (Insured: AGM) GO, 0.00%, Series B, due 8/1/2019

       5,000,000        4,728,850
 

San Jose, Series A1, 3.50% due 10/1/2021

       170,000        173,208
 

San Mateo County Joint Powers Financing Authority (County Capital Projects), Series A, 5.00% due 7/15/2018

       800,000        808,208
 

San Mateo County Joint Powers Financing Authority (Maple Street Correctional Center),
5.00% due 6/15/2021 - 6/15/2023

       1,995,000        2,249,472
 

San Mateo Union High School District (Educational Facilities; Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 0.00%, due 9/1/2019

       2,000,000        1,953,060
 

Santa Ana (Insured: Natl-Re) USD GO, 0.00%, Series B, due 8/1/2020

       2,035,000        1,940,189
 

Santa Ana Financing Authority (Police Administration & Holding Facility; Insured: Natl-Re), 6.25% due 7/1/2018

       2,000,000        2,023,100
 

Santa Clara County Financing Authority (Multiple Facilities Projects), Series P, 5.00% due 5/15/2025

       6,755,000        7,970,157
 

Santa Margarita Water District (Talega Community Facilities), 5.00% due 9/1/2026 - 9/1/2027

       1,050,000        1,253,615
 

Semitropic Water Storage Improvement District (Irrigation Water System; Insured: AGM),
Series A, 5.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2027

       4,060,000        4,694,770
 

South San Francisco (Educational Facilities) USD GO, Series E, 4.00% due 6/15/2018

       5,000,000        5,026,050
 

Southeast Resource Recovery Facilities Authority (Insured: AMBAC), Series B, 5.375% due 12/1/2018

       2,000,000        2,005,860
 

Southern California Public Power Authority (Magnolia Power Project A),
Series 1, 2.00% due 7/1/2036 (put 7/1/2020)

       3,000,000        3,019,920
 

Southwestern Community College District GO, Series B, 4.00% due 8/1/2022 - 8/1/2026

       1,670,000        1,861,698
 

State of California (Various Capital Projects) GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2020

       2,000,000        2,157,220
 

State of California (Various Capital Projects; Insured: AGM) GO, 4.75% due 9/1/2018

       70,000        70,963
 

State of California Economic Recovery GO, Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2018

       3,000,000        3,026,340
 

Successor Agency to the City of Colton Redevelopment Agency (Multiple Redevelopment Project Areas; Insured: BAM), 5.00% due 8/1/2021 - 8/1/2025

       2,815,000        3,208,749
 

Successor Agency to the City of Riverside Redevelopment Agency (Multiple Redevelopment Project Areas), Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2023 - 9/1/2024

       2,985,000        3,444,093
 

Successor Agency to the City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency (Multiple Redevelopment Project Areas), Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2025 - 9/1/2026

       4,245,000        5,036,028
 

Successor Agency to the Commerce Community Development Commission (Multiple Redevelopment Project Areas; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 8/1/2027

       1,760,000        2,080,179
 

Successor Agency to the Community Development Agency of the City of Menlo Park (Las Pulgas Community Development Project), 5.00% due 10/1/2019 - 10/1/2020

       725,000        771,472
 

Successor Agency to the Community Development Agency of the City of Menlo Park (Las Pulgas Community Development Project; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 10/1/2022 - 10/1/2025

       1,400,000        1,610,815
 

Successor Agency to the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palmdale (Merged Redevelopment Project Areas), Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2024 - 9/1/2026

       1,600,000        1,877,881
 

Successor Agency to the Poway Redevelopment Agency (Paguay Redevelopment Project),
Series A, 5.00% due 6/15/2025

       4,665,000        5,496,210
 

Successor Agency to the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Project (Rancho Redevelopment Project Area; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 9/1/2023 - 9/1/2024

       3,000,000        3,473,850
 

Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco Redevelopment Projects), Series C, 5.00% due 8/1/2019 - 8/1/2021

       4,735,000        5,061,175
 

Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Mateo (Multiple Redevelopment Project Areas), Series A, 5.00% due 8/1/2025

       425,000        505,431
 

Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Stockton (Redevelopment of Midtown, North and South Stockton and Waterfront Areas;
Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2026 - 9/1/2027

       2,000,000        2,354,020
 

Successor Agency to the Richmond County Redevelopment Agency (Joint Powers Financing Authority & Harbour Redevelopment Project; Insured: BAM), Series A, 5.00% due 9/1/2022 - 9/1/2024

       1,250,000        1,428,600
 

Successor Agency to the Rosemead Community Development Commission (Rosemead Merged Project Area; Insured: BAM), 5.00% due 10/1/2020 - 10/1/2026

       4,835,000        5,496,765
 

Temecula Valley Financing Authority (Educational Facilities; Insured: BAM) USD, 5.00% due 9/1/2018 - 9/1/2025

       2,790,000        3,060,058
 

Temecula Valley Unified School District Financing Authority (Insured BAM), 5.00% due 9/1/2027

       2,220,000        2,548,937
 

Trustees of the California State University (Educational Facilities Improvements), Series A, 5.00% due 11/1/2026

       1,000,000        1,203,710
 

Tulare Public Financing Authority (Insured BAM),

3.00% due 4/1/2019

       200,000        202,930
 

4.00% due 4/1/2020 - 4/1/2022

       725,000        771,166
 

5.00% due 4/1/2023 - 4/1/2028

       1,410,000        1,646,921
 

Turlock Irrigation District,

5.00% due 1/1/2025 - 1/1/2026

       2,000,000        2,358,540
 

Series A, 5.00% due 1/1/2019

       1,000,000        1,026,090
 

Ukiah (Insured: Natl-Re) USD GO, 0.00%, due 8/1/2019

       2,000,000        1,952,460
 

Upper Lake Union High School District (Insured: Natl-Re) GO, 0.00%, Series A, due 8/1/2020

       1,050,000        959,364
 

Ventura County Public Financing Authority (Office Building Purchase and Improvements),
5.00% due 11/1/2023 - 11/1/2024

       1,560,000        1,797,429

 

10  |  Semi-Annual Report


Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

     ISSUER-DESCRIPTION    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Vista Redevelopment Agency (Vista Redevelopment Project; Insured: AGM), Series B1, 5.00% due 9/1/2019 - 9/1/2023

     $ 1,575,000      $ 1,737,297
 

Walnut Improvement Agency (City of Walnut Improvement Plan; Insured: BAM), 5.00% due 3/1/2019

       400,000        412,800
 

Westminster Redevelopment Agency (Commercial Redevelopment Project No. 1; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 8/1/2024

       1,205,000        1,217,821
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7% (Cost $574,012,259)           $ 580,859,101
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 0.3%             1,863,380
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 582,722,481
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
b Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.
c Segregated as collateral for a when-issued security.
d When-issued security.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ACA      Insured by American Capital Access
AGM      Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC      Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT      Alternative Minimum Tax
BAM      Insured by Build America Mutual Insurance Co.
COP      Certificates of Participation
FHA      Insured by Federal Housing Administration
GO      General Obligation
HFFA      Health Facilities Financing Authority
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rates
Mtg      Mortgage
MUNIPSA      Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index
Natl-Re      Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (cost $574,017,979) (Note 3)

  $       580,859,101  

Cash

    326,098  

Receivable for investments sold

    11,000,959  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    2,030,395  

Interest receivable

    5,990,395  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    10,780  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    600,217,728  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    15,907,378  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    937,473  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    331,930  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    144,741  

Dividends payable

    173,725  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    17,495,247  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 582,722,481  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 2,404  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    6,841,121  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (2,278,431

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    578,157,387  
 

 

 

 
  $ 582,722,481  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($137,017,380 applicable to 10,153,493 shares of beneficial interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 13.49  

Maximum sales charge, 1.50% of offering price

    0.21  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 13.70  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($49,688,397 applicable to 3,679,112 shares of beneficial interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 13.51  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($396,016,704 applicable to 29,317,636 shares of beneficial interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 13.51  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest income (net of premium amortized of $4,642,717)

  $ 7,369,273  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    1,487,420  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    82,207  

Class C Shares

    29,598  

Class I Shares

    126,035  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    183,309  

Class C Shares

    132,018  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    33,417  

Class C Shares

    14,715  

Class I Shares

    160,481  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    2,300  

Class C Shares

    1,950  

Class I Shares

    4,013  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    49,312  

Professional fees

    25,986  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    14,275  

Other expenses

    24,234  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    2,371,270  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (646
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    2,370,624  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 4,998,649  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (409,995

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

          (12,488,716
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

    (12,898,711
 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (7,900,062
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 4,998,649        $ 10,168,283

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         (409,995 )          (1,852,646 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

         (12,488,716 )          (9,948,197 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         (7,900,062 )          (1,632,560 )

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (1,065,190 )          (2,189,461 )

Class C Shares

         (314,340 )          (661,782 )

Class I Shares

         (3,619,119 )          (7,317,040 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (18,067,828 )          (31,828,772 )

Class C Shares

         (5,959,397 )          (10,448,138 )

Class I Shares

         (30,089,982 )          (34,098,001 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

         (67,015,918 )          (88,175,754 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         649,738,399          737,914,153
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           582,722,481        $           649,738,399
      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

       $ 2,404        $ 2,404

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to obtain as high a level of current income exempt from federal and California state individual income tax as is consistent, in the view of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”), with the preservation of capital. The Fund’s secondary objective is to reduce expected changes in its share price compared to longer intermediate and long-term bond portfolios.

The Fund currently offers three classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class (“Class I”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, and (iv) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by the Advisor. Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       574,017,979
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      10,345,841

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (3,504,719 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 6,841,122
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $1,853,735. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $14,699 (of which $14,699 are short-term and $0 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Municipal Bonds

    $ 580,859,101      $       –      $ 580,859,101      $       –
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 580,859,101      $      $ 580,859,101      $

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

Management Fee Schedule
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.500 %

Next $500 million

       0.400

Next $500 million

       0.300

Next $500 million

       0.250

Over $2 billion

       0.225

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.481% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

Administration Fee Schedule
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $574 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $3,077 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class C shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I shares. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C shares under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $646 for Class I shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had transactions with affiliated funds of $1,500,000 in purchases.

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    712,095        $ 9,717,394          2,739,756        $ 37,595,214  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

    69,176          940,756          138,354          1,897,094  

Shares repurchased

    (2,106,591              (28,725,978        (5,230,354              (71,321,080
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (1,325,320      $ (18,067,828        (2,352,244      $ (31,828,772
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    95,533        $ 1,303,186          357,233        $ 4,900,123  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

    18,693          254,413          38,241          524,749  

Shares repurchased

    (550,075        (7,516,996        (1,157,958        (15,873,010
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (435,849      $ (5,959,397        (762,484      $ (10,448,138
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    6,610,128        $ 90,200,582          16,070,560        $ 220,028,391  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

    206,379          2,810,126          425,235          5,835,381  

Shares repurchased

    (9,032,526        (123,100,690        (19,010,492        (259,961,773
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (2,216,019      $ (30,089,982        (2,514,697      $ (34,098,001
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $96,004,890 and $88,413,326, respectively.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, market and economic risk, liquidity risk, and the risk of investing mainly in the obligations primarily originating in a single state. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $       13.78        0.10        (0.29 )        (0.19 )        (0.10 )               (0.10 )      $       13.49

2017(b)

    $ 13.98        0.18        (0.20 )        (0.02 )        (0.18 )               (0.18 )      $ 13.78

2016(b)

    $ 13.84        0.18        0.14        0.32        (0.18 )               (0.18 )      $ 13.98

2015(b)

    $ 13.84        0.19        (e)        0.19        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 13.84

2014(b)

    $ 13.54        0.23        0.30        0.53        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 13.84

2013(b)

    $ 13.75        0.24        (0.20 )        0.04        (0.24 )        (0.01 )        (0.25 )      $ 13.54
CLASS C SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.79        0.08        (0.28 )        (0.20 )        (0.08 )               (0.08 )      $ 13.51

2017

    $ 13.99        0.15        (0.20 )        (0.05 )        (0.15 )               (0.15 )      $ 13.79

2016

    $ 13.85        0.14        0.14        0.28        (0.14 )               (0.14 )      $ 13.99

2015

    $ 13.85        0.16        (e)        0.16        (0.16 )               (0.16 )      $ 13.85

2014

    $ 13.55        0.19        0.30        0.49        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 13.85

2013

    $ 13.76        0.20        (0.20 )               (0.20 )        (0.01 )        (0.21 )      $ 13.55
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.79        0.12        (0.28 )        (0.16 )        (0.12 )               (0.12 )      $ 13.51

2017

    $ 13.99        0.22        (0.20 )        0.02        (0.22 )               (0.22 )      $ 13.79

2016

    $ 13.85        0.22        0.14        0.36        (0.22 )               (0.22 )      $ 13.99

2015

    $ 13.85        0.24        (e)        0.24        (0.24 )               (0.24 )      $ 13.85

2014

    $ 13.55        0.27        0.30        0.57        (0.27 )               (0.27 )      $ 13.85

2013

    $ 13.76        0.28        (0.19 )        0.09        (0.29 )        (0.01 )        (0.30 )      $ 13.55

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments was less than $0.01 per share.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                   
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
    PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                  
  1.45 (d)       0.93 (d)       0.93 (d)       0.93 (d)         (1.39     15.82      $       137,017  
  1.33        0.93        0.93        0.93          (0.11     18.25      $ 158,142  
  1.28        0.93        0.93        0.93          2.32       16.47      $ 193,321  
  1.39        0.94        0.94        0.94          1.40       14.43      $ 171,344  
  1.67        0.95        0.94        0.95          3.93       16.85      $ 160,151  
  1.75        0.94        0.94        0.94          0.28       17.57      $ 159,058  
                  
  1.19 (d)       1.19 (d)       1.19 (d)       1.19 (d)         (1.44     15.82      $ 49,688  
  1.08        1.19        1.19        1.19          (0.36     18.25      $ 56,737  
  1.04        1.18        1.18        1.18          2.06       16.47      $ 68,229  
  1.15        1.18        1.18        1.18          1.15       14.43      $ 64,216  
  1.41        1.21        1.20        1.21          3.66       16.85      $ 62,858  
  1.48        1.21        1.21        1.21          0.02       17.57      $ 59,585  
                  
  1.73 (d)       0.66 (d)       0.66 (d)       0.66 (d)         (1.18     15.82      $ 396,017  
  1.62        0.64        0.64        0.64          0.19       18.25      $ 434,859  
  1.60        0.62        0.62        0.62          2.64       16.47      $ 476,364  
  1.70        0.63        0.63        0.63          1.72       14.43      $ 407,557  
  1.99        0.62        0.62        0.62          4.27       16.85      $ 361,015  
  2.08        0.61        0.61        0.61          0.62       17.57      $ 254,869  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 986.10     $ 4.61

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.29     $ 4.68
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 985.60     $ 5.89

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.00     $ 5.99
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 988.20     $ 3.27

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.64     $ 3.33

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 0.93%; C: 1.19%; I: 0.66%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH1070


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

NEW MEXICO

INTERMEDIATE

MUNICIPAL

FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders

    4  

Performance Summary

    5  

Fund Summary

    6  

Schedule of Investments

    7  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    9  

Statement of Operations

    10  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    11  

Notes to Financial Statements

    12  

Financial Highlights

    18  

Expense Example

    20  

Other Information

    21  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    22  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   THNMX          885-215-301  
Class D   THNDX          885-215-624  
Class I   THNIX          885-215-285  

Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes. Class I shares may not be available to all investors.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Funds are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

The laddering strategy does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 25, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund. The net asset value (NAV) of the Class I shares decreased by 27 cents to $13.02 per share during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. During the period, the Class I shares of the Fund outperformed the index with a negative 0.64% total return, compared to the negative 1.17% total return for the ICE BofAML 3-15 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index.

The Fund’s duration, as well as curve positioning, was the largest driver of outperformance, adding 0.55% to relative performance. Sector selection was another driver of relative performance, adding 0.16%. Lastly, security selection, which is performance not attributable to duration and sector selection, added 0.17% to relative performance.

The topic of tax reform consumed municipal market participants in the fourth quarter of 2017, with several proposals being bandied about that would significantly impact the supply/ demand dynamics of the market for years to come. Ultimately, the legislation was not as radical as initially feared. On the supply side of the equation, issuers lost the ability to advance refund debt. Much like a homeowner refinancing an existing mortgage to save on interest costs, an issuer would refinance debt when interest rates were low to provide some present value savings. While many thought this would have a large impact on supply, we did not agree. Advance refunding is highly correlated to the current level of interest rates, and many issuers had already accomplished any possible refunding over the previous several years.

Instead, we found the impact of tax reform on the demand side of the equation to be far more interesting. What was overlooked was the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, and the idea that corporations evaluating municipal bonds versus other fixed income securities on a tax equivalent basis would now require a higher hurdle rate to buy municipal securities. We felt that the impact this may have on two specific buyers of municipals, banks, and property and casualty insurance companies, which own roughly 20 to 25% of outstanding municipal bonds, could lead both to re-evaluate their decision to own municipal bonds. While we do not believe this to be an Armageddon type of scenario; we expect it to be more like a weight leaning on the market for the next 12 to 18 months.

Another impact on the demand side is the limitations on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT), which has led

many market observers to postulate that the demand for municipal bonds in high tax states will increase. Again, we did not share the same opinion. In California, the demand for California bonds has already driven prices to a level where we feel there is little value when compared to other municipal securities on a tax-equivalent basis. Demand for municipal securities in other high tax states, such as Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, is not as cut and dry because there is significant credit risk associated with each. Nevertheless, these concerns caused the supply of municipal bonds to spike in November and December as issuers rushed to market to hedge against the potential threat of tax reform. Some investors viewed this period as an opportunity to buy extra municipal bonds in anticipation of a January rally, which never materialized. We did not view the market the same way, and kept our strategies positioned at the lower end of their relative risk spectrums (i.e. lower duration, higher credit quality, and higher reserve positions). The last fear facing the municipal bond market is the long-advertised infrastructure plan. While the plan has experienced several failed launches, and what is known suggests it will have little impact on the supply of municipal bonds, we are still monitoring the details of the proposal for potential impacts to our strategies.

The fourth quarter of 2017 saw yields of shorter maturity bonds increase more than the yields of longer maturity bonds, leading to a flattening of the yield curve. At the time, many analysts and pundits harped on the fact that the phenomenon portends a future recession. In the first quarter of 2018, the market watched as yields of longer maturity bonds increased more than yields of shorter maturity bonds, leading to a steepening of the yield curve. The steepening of the curve is an indication that market participants have a growing concern about increases in inflation – the enemy of the fixed income investor. The Fund’s conservative positioning was a headwind to performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, but acted as a tailwind to performance in the first quarter of 2018.

Thank you for your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO   LOGO

Christopher Ryon, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

Nicholos Venditti, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 6/18/91)

                   

Without sales charge

      0.68%       0.77%       1.33%       2.86%       4.18%

With sales charge

      -1.33%       0.09%       0.93%       2.65%       4.11%

Class D Shares (Incep: 6/1/99)

                   

Without sales charge

      0.44%       0.56%       1.09%       2.61%       3.05%

Class I Shares (Incep: 2/1/07)

      0.93%       1.10%       1.65%       3.20%       3.29%

 

30-DAY YIELDS, A SHARES

(with sales charge)

Annualized Distribution Yield

      2.48%

SEC Yield

      1.51%

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 2.00%. There is no sales charge for Class D and Class I shares. As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before any fee waivers or expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 0.94%; D shares, 1.17%; I shares, 0.69%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expense through at least February 1, 2019 for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: I shares, 0.67%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

The ICE index data referenced herein is the property of ICE Data Indices, LLC, its affiliates (“ICE Data”) and/or its Third Party Suppliers and has been licensed for use by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ICE Data and its Third Party Suppliers accept no liability in connection with its use. See www.thornburg.com/indices for a full copy of the Disclaimer.

 

 

 

Glossary

 

The ICE BofAML 3-15 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index is a subset of the ICE BofAML U.S. Municipal Securities Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity greater than or equal to 3 years and less than 15 years.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Annualized Distribution Yield – The distribution yield reflects actual distributions made to shareholders. The annualized distribution yield is calculated by summing the last 30 days of income at a given month end and annualizing to a 360-day year. The result is divided by the ending maximum offering price or net asset value.

SEC Yield – A yield computed in accordance with SEC standards measuring the net investment income per share over a specified 30-day period expressed as a percentage of the maximum offering price of the Fund’s shares at the end of the period.

Advance refunding – Advance refunding can also refer to bond issuance in which new bonds are sold at a lower rate than outstanding ones. The proceeds are then invested, and when the older bonds become callable, they are paid off with the invested proceeds.

Bond Credit Ratings (Credit Quality) – A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Rating of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Rating of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Credit Spread/Quality Spread – The difference between the yields of securities with different credit qualities.

Duration – A bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. Bonds with longer durations experience greater price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Effective duration incorporates a bond’s embedded option features, such as call provisions.

Laddering – Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion matures each year. Money that comes in from maturing bonds is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the portfolio.

Yield Curve – A line that plots the interest rate, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but offering maturity dates.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to obtain as high a level of current income exempt from federal and New Mexico state individual income taxes as is consistent, in the view of the investment advisor, with preservation of capital.

The secondary goal of the Fund is to reduce expected changes in its share price compared to long-term bond portfolios.

This Fund offers New Mexico investors double tax-free yields (may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax) in a laddered municipal bond portfolio with a dollar-weighted average maturity of normally three to 10 years. Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion of the portfolio matures each year. Cash from maturing bonds, if not needed for other purposes, is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the ladder. We regard the strategy as a good compromise for managing different types of risk.

LONG-TERM STABILITY OF PRINCIPAL

Net Asset Value History of A Shares

 

LOGO

KEY PORTFOLIO ATTRIBUTES

 

Number of Bonds        121  
Effective Duration        4.0 Yrs  
Average Maturity        7.8 Yrs  

SECURITY CREDIT RATINGS

 

LOGO

A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Unrated pre-refunded and escrowed-to-maturity bonds are included in the not rated category.

PORTFOLIO LADDER

 

LOGO

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     ISSUER-DESCRIPTION    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (2005 NMFA Loan and Joint Water and Sewer System Improvements), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2026

     $ 2,000,000      $ 2,294,820
 

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (2007 NMFA Loan and Joint Water and Sewer System Improvements), 5.00% due 7/1/2031 - 7/1/2032

       1,500,000        1,710,040
 

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (New Mexico Utilities, Inc. Water System),

         
 

Series A-1,

         
 

5.00% due 7/1/2021 (pre-refunded 7/1/2019)

       1,760,000        1,832,952
 

5.50% due 7/1/2025 (pre-refunded 7/1/2019)

       1,000,000        1,047,580
 

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Project), 5.00% due 7/1/2026 (pre-refunded 7/1/2018)

       1,420,000        1,432,113
 

Albuquerque Municipal School District No. 12 (Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties School Facilities) GO,

         
 

5.00% due 8/1/2031

       1,000,000        1,163,990
 

Series A, 4.00% due 8/1/2029

       1,300,000        1,376,011
 

Bernalillo County (Government Services),

         
 

5.25% due 4/1/2027

       300,000        351,888
 

5.70% due 4/1/2027

       3,000,000        3,589,470
 

Bernalillo County (Government Services; Insured: AMBAC), 5.25% due 10/1/2022 - 10/1/2025

       8,295,000        9,681,541
 

Bernalillo County (Government Services; Insured: Natl-Re),

         
 

5.00% due 4/1/2021

       2,455,000        2,569,919
 

5.70% due 4/1/2027

       815,000        977,951
 

Central New Mexico Community College (Campus Buildings Acquisition & Improvements) GO,

         
 

4.00% due 8/15/2023

       1,920,000        2,047,622
 

5.00% due 8/15/2020 - 8/15/2022

       3,910,000        4,296,299
 

Cibola County (County Building Improvements),

         
 

5.00% due 6/1/2025

       355,000        350,307
 

Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2025

       360,000        355,241
 

City of Albuquerque (City Infrastructure Improvements) GO, 5.00% due 7/1/2026

       870,000        1,038,258
 

City of Albuquerque (City Infrastructure Improvements), 5.00% due 7/1/2033 - 7/1/2034

       2,300,000        2,610,096
 

City of Albuquerque (I-25/Paseo del Norte Interchange), 5.00% due 7/1/2025 - 7/1/2027

       1,095,000        1,240,493
 

City of Albuquerque (Lodgers’ Tax Obligation Reserve Fund),

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2021

       1,340,000        1,394,699
 

Series B, 5.00% due 7/1/2021

       3,000,000        3,122,460
 

City of Farmington (Arizona Public Service Co.-Four Corners Project), 4.70% due 5/1/2024 - 9/1/2024

       4,965,000        5,289,314
 

City of Farmington (San Juan Regional Medical Center),

         
 

Series A,

         
 

5.00% due 6/1/2022

       2,825,000        2,832,204
 

5.125% due 6/1/2018 - 6/1/2019

       1,215,000        1,217,874
 

City of Gallup (City Infrastructure Improvements), Series A, 5.125% due 6/1/2019

       310,000        318,847
 

City of Las Cruces (Joint Utility System), Series A, 4.00% due 6/1/2021 - 6/1/2025

       2,215,000        2,412,435
 

City of Las Cruces (NMFA Loan), 5.00% due 6/1/2021 - 6/1/2037

       10,135,000        10,749,034
 

City of Roswell (Joint Water and Sewer Improvement; Insured: BAM), 5.00% due 6/1/2026 - 6/1/2036

       1,470,000        1,685,348
 

City of Roswell (Joint Water and Sewer Improvement; lnsured: BAM), 5.00% due 6/1/2035

       580,000        653,109
 

City of Santa Fe (El Castillo Retirement Residences),

         
 

4.50% due 5/15/2027

       3,275,000        3,371,547
 

5.00% due 5/15/2034

       1,465,000        1,525,109
 

City of Santa Fe (Public Facilities) GRT, 5.00% due 6/1/2028 - 6/1/2029

       1,880,000        2,146,735
 

Colfax County (Government Center Facility),

         
 

5.00% due 9/1/2019

       240,000        242,887
 

5.50% due 9/1/2029 (pre-refunded 9/1/2019)

       2,510,000        2,642,754
 

County of Los Alamos (Public Facilities),

         
 

4.875% due 6/1/2018

       500,000        502,635
 

5.625% due 6/1/2023 (pre-refunded 6/1/2018)

       1,000,000        1,006,630
 

5.75% due 6/1/2024 - 6/1/2025 (pre-refunded 6/1/2018)

       4,000,000        4,027,320
 

Farmington Municipal School District No. 5 (Educational Facilities) GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2019

       600,000        627,312
 

Government of Guam (Economic Development), Series D-REF, 5.00% due 11/15/2031

       2,500,000        2,634,100
 

Government of Guam (Layon Solid Waste Disposal Facility), Series A, 5.375% due 12/1/2024 (pre-refunded 12/1/2019)

       2,000,000        2,121,860
 

Government of Guam (Various Capital Projects), Series D-REF, 5.00% due 11/15/2033

       2,500,000        2,620,850
 

Grant County (State Dept. of Health-Ft. Bayard Project), 5.50% due 7/1/2020 - 7/1/2022

       4,965,000        5,012,054
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2034

       1,825,000        1,971,219
 

Guam Power Authority (Electric Power System; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2026

       2,000,000        2,176,080
 

Guam Waterworks Authority (Water and Wastewater System), 5.00% due 7/1/2035 - 7/1/2037

       2,200,000        2,378,430
 

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation (Student Loans), Series A-1, 5.00% due 12/1/2019 - 12/1/2022

       4,000,000        4,277,580
 

New Mexico Finance Authority (State Highway Infrastructure), 5.00% due 6/15/2026 - 6/15/2027

       2,415,000        2,770,968
 

New Mexico Finance Authority (The Public Project Revolving Fund Program), Series A, 5.00% due 6/15/2031

       1,000,000        1,143,210
 

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council (Haverland Carter Lifestyle Group), 5.00% due 7/1/2032

       2,000,000        2,113,220
 

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council (Presbyterian Healthcare Services),

         
 

5.00% due 8/1/2031

       1,750,000        2,025,106
 

5.00% due 8/1/2039 (pre-refunded 8/1/2019)

       3,000,000        3,132,180
 

6.00% due 8/1/2023 (pre-refunded 8/1/2018)

       6,000,000        6,087,960
a  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, 1.70% due 8/1/2034 (put 4/2/2018)

       4,500,000        4,500,000
 

New Mexico Housing Authority (El Paseo Apartments; Insured: AMBAC), Series A, 5.30% due 12/1/2022

       450,000        450,270

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     ISSUER-DESCRIPTION    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Campus Buildings Acquisition & Improvements), 5.00% due 7/1/2020 - 7/1/2028

     $ 3,805,000      $ 4,118,840
 

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (NIBP SFM Loan Program; Collateralized: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC), 4.625% due 3/1/2028

       770,000        798,259
 

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (Saver SFM Loan Program; Collateralized: GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC),

         
 

5.40% due 9/1/2029

       455,000        463,618
 

Series C,

         
 

5.375% due 7/1/2023

       175,000        175,340
 

5.60% due 7/1/2028

       160,000        160,240
 

Regents of New Mexico State University (Campus Buildings Acquisition & Improvements), Series A, 5.00% due 4/1/2032 - 4/1/2036

       4,095,000        4,676,351
 

Regents of the University of New Mexico (Campus Buildings Acquisition & Improvements),

         
 

Series A,

         
 

4.50% due 6/1/2034 - 6/1/2036

       4,500,000        4,945,365
 

6.00% due 6/1/2021

       300,000        315,852
 

San Juan County (County Capital Improvements), 5.00% due 6/15/2028 - 6/15/2030

       2,645,000        2,970,541
 

Santa Fe County (County Buildings & Facilities) GRT, Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2026 - 6/1/2027

       915,000        1,063,843
 

Santa Fe County (County Correctional System; Insured: AGM), 6.00% due 2/1/2027

       1,520,000        1,779,418
 

Santa Fe County (County Courthouse and Other Public Facilities), 5.00% due 6/1/2025 - 6/1/2026 (pre-refunded 6/1/2018)

       2,935,000        2,951,524
 

Santa Fe Gasoline Tax, 5.00% due 6/1/2024 - 6/1/2028

       1,540,000        1,806,048
 

State of New Mexico (Capital Improvements), 5.00% due 7/1/2022 (pre-refunded 7/1/2019)

       350,000        364,507
 

State of New Mexico (Educational Facilities), 5.00% due 7/1/2025

       2,000,000        2,343,820
 

Taos Municipal School District No. 1 (Educational Facilities) GO, 5.00% due 9/1/2021

       520,000        572,629
 

Town of Silver City (Joint Utility System Improvement; Insured: BAM), Series B, 2.00% due 12/1/2018 - 12/1/2019

       525,000        527,213
 

Town of Silver City (Public Facility Capital Projects),

         
 

Series A,

         
 

4.00% due 6/1/2029

       1,000,000        1,026,260
 

4.25% due 6/1/2032

       1,050,000        1,080,628
 

University of New Mexico,

         
a  

1.59% due 6/1/2026 (put 4/6/2018)

       2,800,000        2,800,000
a  

Series C, 1.59% due 6/1/2030 (put 4/6/2018)

       1,000,000        1,000,000
 

Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque (Albuquerque Academy), 4.50% due 9/1/2040

       3,000,000        3,098,190
 

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, 6.625% due 10/1/2029

       2,500,000        1,712,500
 

Zuni Public School District (Teacher Housing Projects), 5.00% due 8/1/2028

       1,600,000        1,758,224
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.3% (Cost $170,461,293)           $ 173,659,141
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 1.7%             3,050,672
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 176,709,813
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

AGM      Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC      Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
BAM      Insured by Build America Mutual Insurance Co.
GO      General Obligation
GRT      Gross Receipts Tax
Natl-Re      Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (cost $170,461,293) (Note 3)

  $       173,659,141  

Cash

    970,612  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    14,316  

Interest receivable

    2,422,889  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    6,573  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    177,073,531  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    150,985  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    122,669  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    54,141  

Dividends payable

    35,923  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    363,718  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 176,709,813  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

  $ (25,896

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    3,197,848  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (1,449,004

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    174,986,865  
 

 

 

 
  $ 176,709,813  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($102,057,646 applicable to 7,832,505 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 13.03  

Maximum sales charge, 2.00% of offering price

    0.27  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 13.30  
 

 

 

 

Class D Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($20,489,264 applicable to 1,571,677 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 13.04  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($54,162,903 applicable to 4,158,533 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 13.02  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest income (net of premium amortized of $870,970)

   $       3,299,991  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

     474,634  

Administration fees (Note 4)

  

Class A Shares

     60,714  

Class D Shares

     12,321  

Class I Shares

     17,833  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

  

Class A Shares

     135,489  

Class D Shares

     55,062  

Transfer agent fees

  

Class A Shares

     28,898  

Class D Shares

     5,067  

Class I Shares

     11,384  

Registration and filing fees

  

Class A Shares

     2,187  

Class D Shares

     1,650  

Class I Shares

     2,254  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     21,823  

Professional fees

     23,773  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

     4,309  

Other expenses

     12,537  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     869,935  

Less:

  

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

     (1,298
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     868,637  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

   $ 2,431,354  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (194,431

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (3,683,229
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

     (3,877,660
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (1,446,306
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 2,431,354        $ 5,055,641

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         (194,431 )          (100,189 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

         (3,683,229 )          (6,289,705 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         (1,446,306 )          (1,334,253 )

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (1,349,966 )          (2,929,452 )

Class D Shares

         (246,912 )          (522,688 )

Class I Shares

         (834,476 )          (1,603,501 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (12,651,331 )          (16,089,076 )

Class D Shares

         (1,724,286 )          (5,032,358 )

Class I Shares

         (6,861,143 )          (1,739,640 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

         (25,114,420 )          (29,250,968 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         201,824,233          231,075,201
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           176,709,813        $           201,824,233
      

 

 

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

       $ (25,896 )        $ (25,896 )

 

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to obtain as high a level of current income exempt from federal and New Mexico state individual income tax as is consistent, in the view of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”), with the preservation of capital. The Fund’s secondary objective is to reduce expected changes in its share price compared to long-term bond portfolios.

The Fund currently offers three classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class D, and Institutional Class (“Class I”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class D shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase or redemption, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, and (iv) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by the Advisor. Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $         170,461,293
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      4,714,316

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (1,516,468 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 3,197,848
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $100,189. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $1,154,384 (of which $87,413 are short-term and $1,066,971 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Municipal Bonds

    $     173,659,141      $      $     173,659,141      $
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 173,659,141      $      $ 173,659,141      $

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.500 %

Next $500 million

       0.450

Next $500 million

       0.400

Next $500 million

       0.350

Over $2 billion

       0.275

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.50% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $42 from the sale of Class A shares.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class D shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I shares. The Advisor and the Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class D shares under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class D shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class D shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $195 for Class D shares and $1,103 for Class I shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 12.01%.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had transactions with affiliated funds of $23,708,601 in sales generating realized losses of $186,505.

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    102,214        $ 1,349,015          542,204        $ 7,240,912  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    90,175                  1,184,014          190,890          2,543,123  

Shares repurchased

    (1,151,283        (15,184,360        (1,943,296        (25,873,111
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (958,894      $ (12,651,331        (1,210,202      $ (16,089,076
 

 

 

 

Class D Shares

                

Shares sold

    128,274        $ 1,694,928          262,935        $         3,500,603  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    17,998          236,442          36,187          482,399  

Shares repurchased

    (278,109        (3,655,656        (678,301        (9,015,360
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (131,837      $ (1,724,286        (379,179      $ (5,032,358
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    459,099        $ 6,063,979          1,135,137        $       15,113,318  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    57,188          750,726          111,415          1,483,821  

Shares repurchased

    (1,040,144        (13,675,848        (1,382,452        (18,336,779
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (523,857      $ (6,861,143        (135,900      $ (1,739,640
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $7,845,322 and $20,880,403, respectively.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, market and economic risk, liquidity risk, and the risk of investing mainly in the obligations primarily originating in a single state. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $       13.30        0.16        (0.27 )        (0.11 )        (0.16 )               (0.16 )      $       13.03

2017(b)

    $ 13.67        0.31        (0.37 )        (0.06 )        (0.31 )               (0.31 )      $ 13.30

2016(b)

    $ 13.55        0.30        0.12        0.42        (0.30 )               (0.30 )      $ 13.67

2015(b)

    $ 13.60        0.34        (0.05 )        0.29        (0.34 )               (0.34 )      $ 13.55

2014(b)

    $ 13.35        0.39        0.25        0.64        (0.39 )               (0.39 )      $ 13.60

2013(b)

    $ 13.95        0.38        (0.60 )        (0.22 )        (0.38 )               (0.38 )      $ 13.35
CLASS D SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.31        0.15        (0.27 )        (0.12 )        (0.15 )               (0.15 )      $ 13.04

2017

    $ 13.68        0.28        (0.37 )        (0.09 )        (0.28 )               (0.28 )      $ 13.31

2016

    $ 13.55        0.28        0.12        0.40        (0.27 )               (0.27 )      $ 13.68

2015

    $ 13.61        0.31        (0.06 )        0.25        (0.31 )               (0.31 )      $ 13.55

2014

    $ 13.36        0.35        0.25        0.60        (0.35 )               (0.35 )      $ 13.61

2013

    $ 13.96        0.34        (0.59 )        (0.25 )        (0.35 )               (0.35 )      $ 13.36
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.29        0.18        (0.27 )        (0.09 )        (0.18 )               (0.18 )      $ 13.02

2017

    $ 13.67        0.36        (0.38 )        (0.02 )        (0.36 )               (0.36 )      $ 13.29

2016

    $ 13.54        0.35        0.12        0.47        (0.34 )               (0.34 )      $ 13.67

2015

    $ 13.59        0.38        (0.05 )        0.33        (0.38 )               (0.38 )      $ 13.54

2014

    $ 13.35        0.43        0.24        0.67        (0.43 )               (0.43 )      $ 13.59

2013

    $ 13.95        0.43        (0.61 )        (0.18 )        (0.42 )               (0.42 )      $ 13.35

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
    

EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND

NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)

     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  2.49 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)         (0.80      4.45      $ 102,058  
  2.36        0.98        0.98        0.98          (0.38      8.61      $ 116,915  
  2.18        0.97        0.97        0.97          3.11        6.80      $ 136,743  
  2.50        0.98        0.98        0.98          2.15        19.01      $ 139,939  
  2.87        0.97        0.97        0.97          4.83        10.79      $ 143,994  
  2.76        0.96        0.95        0.96          (1.61      11.78      $ 148,499  
                   
  2.24 (d)       1.24 (d)       1.24 (d)       1.24 (d)         (0.92      4.45      $ 20,489  
  2.13        1.21        1.21        1.21          (0.61      8.61      $ 22,666  
  1.94        1.21        1.21        1.21          2.94        6.80      $ 28,489  
  2.27        1.20        1.20        1.20          1.84        19.01      $ 28,953  
  2.60        1.23        1.23        1.23          4.55        10.79      $ 28,438  
  2.51        1.21        1.21        1.22          (1.85      11.78      $ 28,858  
                   
  2.81 (d)       0.67 (d)       0.67 (d)       0.67 (d)         (0.64      4.45      $ 54,163  
  2.68        0.66        0.66        0.66          (0.13      8.61      $ 62,243  
  2.52        0.63        0.63        0.63          3.53        6.80      $ 65,843  
  2.80        0.65        0.65        0.65          2.48        19.01      $ 57,958  
  3.19        0.65        0.64        0.65          5.09        10.79      $ 37,380  
  3.09        0.61        0.61        0.61          (1.29      11.78      $       25,590  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 992.00     $ 4.92

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS D SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 990.80     $ 6.15

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.75     $ 6.24
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 993.60     $ 3.33

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.59     $ 3.38

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 0.99%; D: 1.24%; I: 0.67%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

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Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

NEW YORK

INTERMEDIATE

MUNICIPAL

FUND

 

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About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

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Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

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Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

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Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

Semi-Annual Report  ^  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders

    4  

Performance Summary

    5  

Fund Summary

    6  

Schedule of Investments

    7  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    9  

Statement of Operations

    10  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    11  

Notes to Financial Statements

    12  

Financial Highlights

    18  

Expense Example

    20  

Other Information

    21  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    22  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   THNYX          885-215-665  
Class I   TNYIX          885-216-705  

Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for Class A. Class I shares may not be available to all investors.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Funds are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

The laddering strategy does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 25, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund. The net asset value (NAV) of the Class I shares decreased by 28 cents to $12.72 per share during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. During the period, the Class I shares of the Fund outperformed the index with a negative 0.86% total return, compared to the negative 1.17% total return for the ICE BofAML 3-15 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index.

The Fund’s duration, as well as curve positioning, was the largest driver of outperformance, adding 0.59% to relative performance. Security selection, which is performance not attributable to duration and sector selection, was also a driver of relative performance, contributing 0.06%. Sector selection was a small detractor during the period, detracting 0.04% from relative performance.

The topic of tax reform consumed municipal market participants in the fourth quarter of 2017, with several proposals being bandied about that would significantly impact the supply/ demand dynamics of the market for years to come. Ultimately, the legislation was not as radical as initially feared. On the supply side of the equation, issuers lost the ability to advance refund debt. Much like a homeowner refinancing an existing mortgage to save on interest costs, an issuer would refinance debt when interest rates were low to provide some present value savings. While many thought this would have a large impact on supply, we did not agree. Advance refunding is highly correlated to the current level of interest rates, and many issuers had already accomplished any possible refunding over the previous several years.

Instead, we found the impact of tax reform on the demand side of the equation to be far more interesting. What was overlooked was the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, and the idea that corporations evaluating municipal bonds versus other fixed income securities on a tax equivalent basis would now require a higher hurdle rate to buy municipal securities. We felt that the impact this may have on two specific buyers of municipals, banks, and property and casualty insurance companies, which own roughly 20 to 25% of outstanding municipal bonds, could lead both to re-evaluate their decision to own municipal bonds. While we do not believe this to be an Armageddon type of scenario; we expect it to be more like a weight leaning on the market for the next 12 to 18 months.

Another impact on the demand side is the limitations on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT), which has led

many market observers to postulate that the demand for municipal bonds in high tax states will increase. Again, we did not share the same opinion. In California, the demand for California bonds has already driven prices to a level where we feel there is little value when compared to other municipal securities on a tax-equivalent basis. Demand for municipal securities in other high tax states, such as Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, is not as cut and dry because there is significant credit risk associated with each. Nevertheless, these concerns caused the supply of municipal bonds to spike in November and December as issuers rushed to market to hedge against the potential threat of tax reform. Some investors viewed this period as an opportunity to buy extra municipal bonds in anticipation of a January rally, which never materialized. We did not view the market the same way, and kept our strategies positioned at the lower end of their relative risk spectrums (i.e. lower duration, higher credit quality, and higher reserve positions). The last fear facing the municipal bond market is the long-advertised infrastructure plan. While the plan has experienced several failed launches, and what is known suggests it will have little impact on the supply of municipal bonds, we are still monitoring the details of the proposal for potential impacts to our strategies.

The fourth quarter of 2017 saw yields of shorter maturity bonds increase more than the yields of longer maturity bonds, leading to a flattening of the yield curve. At the time, many analysts and pundits harped on the fact that the phenomenon portends a future recession. In the first quarter of 2018, the market watched as yields of longer maturity bonds increased more than yields of shorter maturity bonds, leading to a steepening of the yield curve. The steepening of the curve is an indication that market participants have a growing concern about increases in inflation – the enemy of the fixed income investor. The Fund’s conservative positioning was a headwind to performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, but acted as a tailwind to performance in the first quarter of 2018.

Thank you for your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,

 

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Christopher Ryon, CFA   Nicholos Venditti, CFA
Portfolio Manager   Portfolio Manager
Managing Director   Managing Director
 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 9/5/97)

                   

Without sales charge

      0.71%       0.90%       1.35%       3.18%       3.67%

With sales charge

      -1.28%       0.22%       0.94%       2.98%       3.57%

Class I Shares (Incep: 2/1/10)

      1.03%       1.22%       1.67%       -       3.18%

30-DAY YIELDS, A SHARES (with sales charge)

 

Annualized Distribution Yield      2.24%  
SEC Yield      1.27%  

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 2.00%. There is no sales charge for Class I shares. As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before fee waivers and expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.05%; I shares, 0.80%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for all share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: A shares, 0.99%; I shares, 0.67%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, the Annualized Distribution yield would have been 2.16%, and the SEC yield would have been 1.19%.

The ICE index data referenced herein is the property of ICE Data Indices, LLC, its affiliates (“ICE Data”) and/or its Third Party Suppliers and has been licensed for use by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ICE Data and its Third Party Suppliers accept no liability in connection with its use. See www.thornburg.com/indices for a full copy of the Disclaimer.

 

 

Glossary

The ICE BofAML 3-15 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index is a subset of the ICE BofAML U.S. Municipal Securities Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity greater than or equal to 3 years and less than 15 years.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Annualized Distribution Yield – The distribution yield reflects actual distributions made to shareholders. The annualized distribution yield is calculated by summing the last 30 days of income at a given month end and annualizing to a 360-day year. The result is divided by the ending maximum offering price or net asset value.

SEC Yield – A yield computed in accordance with SEC standards measuring the net investment income per share over a specified 30-day period expressed as a percentage of the maximum offering price of the Fund’s shares at the end of the period.

Advance refunding – Advance refunding can also refer to bond issuance in which new bonds are sold at a lower rate than outstanding ones. The proceeds are then invested, and when the older bonds become callable, they are paid off with the invested proceeds.

Bond Credit Ratings (Credit Quality) – A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Rating of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Rating of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Credit Spread/Quality Spread – The difference between the yields of securities with different credit qualities.

Duration – A bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. Bonds with longer durations experience greater price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Effective duration incorporates a bond’s embedded option features, such as call provisions.

Laddering – Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion matures each year. Money that comes in from maturing bonds is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the portfolio.

Yield Curve – A line that plots the interest rate, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but offering maturity dates.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to obtain as high a level of current income exempt from federal, New York State and New York City individual income taxes as is consistent, in the view of the Fund’s investment advisor, with preservation of capital.

The secondary goal of the Fund is to reduce expected changes in its share price compared to long-term bond portfolios.

The Fund offers New York investors double (or for New York City residents triple) tax-free yields in a laddered municipal bond portfolio with a dollar-weighted average maturity of normally three to 10 years (may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax). Laddering involves building a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturities so that a portion of the portfolio matures each year. Cash from maturing bonds, if not needed for other purposes, is typically invested in bonds with longer maturities at the far end of the ladder. We regard the strategy as a good compromise for managing different types of risk.

LONG-TERM STABILITY OF PRINCIPAL

Net Asset Value History of A Shares

 

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KEY PORTFOLIO ATTRIBUTES

 

Number of Bonds        70  
Effective Duration        4.0 Yrs  
Average Maturity        7.4 Yrs  

SECURITY CREDIT RATINGS

 

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A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Unrated pre-refunded and escrowed-to-maturity bonds are included in the not rated category.

PORTFOLIO LADDER

 

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There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     ISSUER-DESCRIPTION    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

City of New York (City Budget Financial Management) GO, 5.00% due 8/1/2030

     $ 1,000,000      $ 1,128,400
 

County of Nassau (Insured: BAM) GO, Series B-BAM-TCRS, 5.00% due 4/1/2026

       1,000,000        1,137,330
 

Dutchess County Local Development Corp. (Health Quest Systems, Inc.; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2021 - 7/1/2022

       1,045,000        1,112,156
 

Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority, 5.00% due 9/1/2034

       850,000        1,001,436
 

Erie County Industrial Development Agency (Buffalo City School District), Series A, 5.25% due 5/1/2025 (pre-refunded 5/1/2019)

       1,000,000        1,038,940
 

Government of Guam (Layon Solid Waste Disposal Facility), Series A, 5.375% due 12/1/2024 (pre-refunded 12/1/2019)

       1,000,000        1,060,930
 

Government of Guam (Various Capital Projects), Series D-REF, 5.00% due 11/15/2033

       2,000,000        2,096,680
 

Guam Waterworks Authority (Water and Wastewater System), 5.00% due 7/1/2028 - 7/1/2036

       1,500,000        1,620,350
 

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp. (Hofstra University), 5.00% due 7/1/2028

       500,000        542,935
 

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp. (Hudson Yards Subway Station), Series A, 5.00% due 2/15/2035

       1,000,000        1,151,300
 

Long Island Power Authority (Electric System Capital Improvements), Series C, 5.25% due 9/1/2029

       645,000        777,231
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Transit and Commuter System), 6.25% due 11/15/2023

       190,000        195,491
 

Series C, 6.25% due 11/15/2023 (pre-refunded 11/15/2018)

       800,000        823,168
 

Series C-1, 5.00% due 11/15/2033

       1,000,000        1,160,110
 

Series C-1A, 4.00% due 2/15/2019

       1,000,000        1,020,360
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 6.25% due 11/15/2023 (pre-refunded 11/15/2018)

       10,000        10,290
 

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp. (Monroe Community College Association, Inc.; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 1/15/2028 - 1/15/2029

       550,000        611,153
 

Nassau County (New York Institute of Technology) IDA, Series A, 4.75% due 3/1/2026 (pre-refunded 3/1/2020)

       1,000,000        1,055,740
 

Nassau County Sewer & Storm Water Finance Authority (Sewerage and Storm Water Resource Facilities), Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2021 - 10/1/2031

       1,675,000        1,912,131
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New York City (LOC: Mizuho Bank Ltd.) GO, 1.77% due 4/1/2042 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,100,000        1,100,000
 

New York City Health and Hospital Corp. (Healthcare Facilities Improvements) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 2/15/2020

       770,000        816,623
 

New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. (Healthcare Facilities Improvements) GO, Series A, 5.00% due 2/15/2025

       1,000,000        1,056,190
 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority (Water & Sewer System), Series BB-2, 5.00% due 6/15/2032

       250,000        293,663
 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority (Educational Facilities) (State Aid Withholding), Series S-4, 5.00% due 1/15/2020

       1,000,000        1,026,890
a  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, 1.75% due 8/1/2031 (put 4/2/2018)

       1,500,000        1,500,000
a  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, 1.70% due 8/1/2043 (put 4/2/2018)

       800,000        800,000
 

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts), Series C, 5.25% due 12/1/2018

       175,000        179,216
 

New York Municipal Bond Bank Agency (Insured: AGM), Series B1, 5.00% due 4/15/2018

       1,000,000        1,001,100
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (Columbia University Teachers College), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2027

       750,000        824,715
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (Health Quest Systems; Insured: AGM), Series A, 5.25% due 7/1/2027

       500,000        501,365
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (Metropolitan Transportation Authority & State Urban Development Corp.), Series A, 5.00% due 12/15/2027

       2,500,000        2,803,725
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Assoc.), 5.00% due 7/1/2024 - 7/1/2025

       2,645,000        2,747,421
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (Municipal Health Facilities), 5.00% due 1/15/2023

       1,000,000        1,002,600
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (North Shore Long Island Jewish Medical), 5.25% due 5/1/2030 (pre-refunded 5/1/2019)

       1,000,000        1,037,300
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (NYSARC, Inc. Developmental Disability Programs), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2020

       1,175,000        1,255,170
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (School District Financing Program) (State Aid Withholding), Series C, 5.00% due 10/1/2023

       575,000        658,214
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (School District Financing Program; Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding), 5.00% due 10/1/2024

       480,000        529,906
 

5.00% due 10/1/2024 (pre-refunded 10/1/2021)

       520,000        574,995
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (School District Financing Program; Insured: AGM),

         
 

Series A, 5.00% due 10/1/2028

       200,000        227,488
 

5.25% due 10/1/2018

       775,000        789,144
 

Series C, 5.00% due 10/1/2018

       130,000        130,852
 

New York State Dormitory Authority (St. John’s University; Insured: Natl-Re), Series C, 5.25% due 7/1/2022

       1,000,000        1,123,780
 

New York State Dormitory Authority, Series A, 5.00% due 2/15/2032

       1,000,000        1,165,670
 

New York State Urban Development Corp., Series D, 5.25% due 1/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,027,410
 

Onondaga Civic Development Corp. (Le Moyne College), 5.00% due 7/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,071,430
 

Onondaga Civic Development Corp. (State University of New York Upstate Medical University), 5.50% due 12/1/2031

       1,000,000        1,113,570
 

Rensselaer City School District (Unified School Campus Project; Insured: AGM) (State Aid Withholding) COP, 5.00% due 6/1/2023

       1,000,000        1,126,510
 

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp. (New York Local Government Assistance Corp.), Series A, 5.00% due 10/15/2029 - 10/15/2031

       2,250,000        2,582,070
 

Syracuse Industrial Development Agency (Syracuse City School District), 5.25% due 5/1/2026

       2,150,000        2,360,915
 

Tobacco Settlement Asset Securitization Corp., Series A, 5.00% due 6/1/2022

       1,000,000        1,103,600
 

Tompkins County Development Corp. (Ithaca College Project), 5.00% due 7/1/2034 - 7/1/2037

       820,000        948,280
 

Town of Amherst Development Corp. (University at Buffalo Foundation Facility-Student Housing; Insured: AGM), 5.00% due 10/1/2020

       1,000,000        1,078,990
 

Town of Oyster Bay (Plainview, Locust Valley, South Farmingdale, Jericho, Bethpage, Oyster Bay Water Districts) GO, Series C, 2.50% due 6/1/2018

       620,000        620,415
 

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority (MTA Bridges and Tunnels) GO, 5.00% due 11/15/2028 (pre-refunded 5/15/2024)

       1,000,000        1,163,130
 

5.00% due 11/15/2029

       1,000,000        1,134,890
 

United Nations Development Corp. (One, Two and Three U.N. Plaza), Series A, 5.00% due 7/1/2019 - 7/1/2025

       940,000        977,059
 

Utility Debt Securitization Authority (Long Island Power Authority-Electric Service), Series TE, 5.00% due 12/15/2029 - 12/15/2030

       2,000,000        2,278,270
 

West Seneca Central School District (Facilities Improvements; Insured: BAM) (State Aid Withholding) GO, 5.00% due 11/15/2023

       1,300,000        1,480,973
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.2% (Cost $60,785,670)           $ 62,669,670
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 1.8%             1,147,676
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 63,817,346
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Footnote Legend
a Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

AGM      Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
BAM      Insured by Build America Mutual Insurance Co.
COP      Certificates of Participation
GO      General Obligation
IDA      Industrial Development Authority
Natl-Re      Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (cost $60,785,670) (Note 3)

  $       62,669,670  

Cash

    211,578  

Receivable for investments sold

    215,000  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    25,449  

Interest receivable

    900,820  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    4,375  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    64,026,892  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    122,324  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    33,183  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    37,944  

Dividends payable

    16,095  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    209,546  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 63,817,346  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

  $ (16,847

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    1,884,000  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (616,445

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    62,566,638  
 

 

 

 
  $ 63,817,346  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($36,992,740 applicable to 2,908,983 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 12.72  

Maximum sales charge, 2.00% of offering price

    0.26  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 12.98  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($26,824,606 applicable to 2,109,501 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 12.72  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest income (net of premium amortized of $295,557)

  $ 1,080,987  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    164,254  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    21,085  

Class I Shares

    8,430  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    47,251  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    13,747  

Class I Shares

    11,350  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    2,507  

Class I Shares

    1,596  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    11,674  

Professional fees

    21,623  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    1,422  

Other expenses

    9,651  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    314,590  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (34,047
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    280,543  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 800,444  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    214  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

          (1,458,223
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

    (1,458,009
 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (657,565
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 800,444        $ 1,695,867

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         214          (123,791 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

         (1,458,223 )          (2,289,319 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         (657,565 )          (717,243 )

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (434,643 )          (979,082 )

Class I Shares

         (365,801 )          (716,785 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         1,257,043          (7,051,787 )

Class I Shares

         224,569          (3,248,623 )
      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

         23,603          (12,713,520 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         63,793,743          76,507,263
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           63,817,346        $           63,793,743
      

 

 

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

       $ (16,847 )        $ (16,847 )

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to obtain as high a level of current income exempt from federal, New York State, and New York City individual income tax as is consistent, in the view of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”), with the preservation of capital. The Fund’s secondary objective is to reduce expected changes in its share price compared to long-term bond portfolios. The Fund will invest primarily in municipal obligations within the state of New York.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A and Institutional Class (“Class I”) shares. Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, and (iii) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by the Advisor. Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       60,785,670
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      2,139,567

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (255,567 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 1,884,000
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $241,886. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $374,772 (of which $127,505 are short-term and $247,267 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Municipal Bonds

    $ 62,669,670      $      $ 62,669,670      $
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 62,669,670      $      $ 62,669,670      $

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

 

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.500 %

Next $500 million

       0.450

Next $500 million

       0.400

Next $500 million

       0.350

Over $2 billion

       0.275

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.50% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $1,284 from the sale of Class A shares.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I shares. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually reimbursed expenses and administrative fees of $17,449 for Class A shares and $16,598 for Class I shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had transactions with affiliated funds of $850,000 in purchases and $700,000 in sales.

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
      

YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

(AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    451,364        $ 5,855,279          273,384        $ 3,551,462  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    27,891          358,185          58,019          754,362  

Shares repurchased

    (383,641        (4,956,421        (876,328        (11,357,611
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    95,614        $ 1,257,043          (544,925      $ (7,051,787
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    486,565        $ 6,285,464          739,573        $ 9,621,219  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    26,600          341,695          54,399          707,544  

Shares repurchased

    (497,253        (6,402,590        (1,050,573        (13,577,386
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    15,912        $ 224,569          (256,601      $ (3,248,623
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $5,368,981 and $2,666,600, respectively.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, market and economic risk, liquidity risk, and the risk of investing mainly in the obligations primarily originating in a single state. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
      
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
  NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
  NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
  TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
  DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
  DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
  TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                              

2018(b)(c)

    $       13.00       0.15       (0.28 )       (0.13 )       (0.15 )             (0.15 )     $       12.72

2017(b)

    $ 13.40       0.33       (0.40 )       (0.07 )       (0.33 )             (0.33 )     $ 13.00

2016(b)

    $ 13.18       0.29       0.22       0.51       (0.29 )             (0.29 )     $ 13.40

2015(b)

    $ 13.22       0.29       (0.04 )       0.25       (0.29 )             (0.29 )     $ 13.18

2014(b)

    $ 12.93       0.30       0.29       0.59       (0.30 )             (0.30 )     $ 13.22

2013(b)

    $ 13.44       0.34       (0.51 )       (0.17 )       (0.34 )             (0.34 )     $ 12.93
CLASS I SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 13.00       0.17       (0.28 )       (0.11 )       (0.17 )             (0.17 )     $ 12.72

2017

    $ 13.40       0.37       (0.40 )       (0.03 )       (0.37 )             (0.37 )     $ 13.00

2016

    $ 13.18       0.33       0.22       0.55       (0.33 )             (0.33 )     $ 13.40

2015

    $ 13.22       0.33       (0.04 )       0.29       (0.33 )             (0.33 )     $ 13.18

2014

    $ 12.93       0.33       0.30       0.63       (0.34 )             (0.34 )     $ 13.22

2013

    $ 13.44       0.38       (0.51 )       (0.13 )       (0.38 )             (0.38 )     $ 12.93

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  2.30 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.08 (d)         (1.02      4.54      $ 36,993  
  2.50        0.99        0.99        1.09          (0.52      11.11      $ 36,576  
  2.18        0.96        0.96        1.03          3.91        7.02      $ 45,009  
  2.16        0.98        0.98        1.05          1.87        7.72      $ 49,845  
  2.27        0.99        0.99        1.05          4.59        14.12      $ 54,301  
  2.54        0.99        0.99        1.05          (1.32      11.31      $ 54,061  
                   
  2.62 (d)       0.67 (d)       0.67 (d)       0.79 (d)         (0.86      4.54      $ 26,824  
  2.81        0.67        0.67        0.77          (0.20      11.11      $ 27,217  
  2.51        0.63        0.63        0.72          4.25        7.02      $ 31,498  
  2.47        0.67        0.67        0.76          2.19        7.72      $ 30,242  
  2.57        0.67        0.67        0.73          4.93        14.12      $ 23,922  
  2.86        0.67        0.67        0.74          (1.00      11.31      $ 7,060  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $   1,000.00     $ 989.80     $ 4.91

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $   1,020.00     $   4.99
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 991.40     $ 3.33

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.59     $ 3.38

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 0.99%; I: 0.67%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH1069


 

Semi-Annual Reports

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG LIMITED TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND

THORNBURG LIMITED TERM INCOME FUND

THORNBURG LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

 

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About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

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Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

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Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

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Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

LIMITED TERM U.S.

GOVERNMENT FUND

  NASDAQ
SYMBOLS
     CUSIPS
Class A   LTUSX          885-215-103  
Class C   LTUCX          885-215-830  
Class I   LTUIX          885-215-699  
Class R3   LTURX          885-215-491  
Class R4   LTUGX          885-216-747  
Class R5   LTGRX          885-216-861  
LIMITED TERM INCOME FUND
Class A   THIFX          885-215-509  
Class C   THICX          885-215-764  
Class I   THIIX          885-215-681  
Class R3   THIRX          885-215-483  
Class R4   THRIX          885-216-762  
Class R5   THRRX          885-216-853  
Class R6   THRLX          885-216-671  
LOW DURATION INCOME FUND
Class A   TLDAX          885-216-812  
Class I   TLDIX          885-216-796  

Class I, R3, R4, R5, and R6 shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Investments in mortgage backed securities (MBS) may bear additional risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Funds are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

The laddering strategy does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 18, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund, Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund, and Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018. The net asset value (NAV) of a Class I share of the Limited Term U.S. Government Fund decreased by twenty cents in the period to $12.81, and if you were invested for the entire period, you received dividends of $0.122 per share. If you reinvested your dividends, you received $0.123 per share. The NAV of a Class I share of the Limited Term Income Fund decreased eighteen cents in the period to $13.26. If you were invested for the entire period, you received dividends of $0.159 per share. If you reinvested your dividends, you received $0.160 cents per share. The NAV of a Class I share of the Low Duration Income Fund decreased ten cents to $12.31 per share. If you were invested for the entire period, you received dividends of $0.1115 per share. If you reinvested your dividends, you received $0.1120 per share. Dividends per share varied for other share classes to account for varying class-specific expenses.

Combining income and change in price, Class I shares of the Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund produced a total return of negative 0.60% over the six-month period. The Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government Bond Index produced a total return of negative 1.13% over the same period. Class I shares of the Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund produced a total return of negative 0.16% over the year ended March 31, 2018. The Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index produced a negative 1.18% total return over the same period. Class I shares of the Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund produced a total return of 0.09% over the year ended March 31, 2018. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond 1-3 Year Index produced a negative 0.41% total return over the same period.

We mentioned in previous communications what we believe to be the largest risk to markets going forward: the removal of policy accommodation by most major central banks around the world. In the most recent six-month period, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) began shrinking its balance sheet while raising its policy rates, the European Central Bank (ECB) began tapering its purchases, and even the Bank of Japan (BOJ) signaled that 0% interest rates won’t last forever. Although central banks are slowly withdrawing the punchbowl, general macroeconomic and market indicators suggest expansion amid still relatively loose financial conditions. Synchronized global growth has given global central bankers an ideal environment to pursue potential normalization.

Another major development during the period was the U.S. announcement of additional fiscal stimulus (e.g. the tax bill). While a short-term positive, our view is that it could potentially fuel inflation. But perhaps more important in the long run is

that the tax bill immediately increases the U.S. fiscal deficit. If growth doesn’t pick up on a sustainable basis, and as of this writing the jury is still out, then that deficit increase will become long-lasting. In previous commentaries, we mentioned government balance sheets as an area of concern for us going forward.

Investment-grade spreads tightened slightly over the first half of the period, with brief moments of volatility caused by heavy supply and knock-on effects from brief wobbles within the high-yield complex. Option-adjusted spreads ended 2017 near post-crisis tights (lower than summer 2014 levels) and not that far from pre-crisis (2004–2007) tights, reflecting limited compensation for risk heading into 2018. We remained conservatively positioned in credit, given unattractive compensation levels at the time. Overall, our generally conservative positioning in credit is not really about credit ratings, though there has been some migration to higher credit rungs within Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund. Rather, it’s about the assets that generate the cash flows behind the bonds we purchase. For example, we prefer less cyclical businesses, such as utilities. In our view, business models are often more informative than credit ratings during times of stress, and stress certainly appeared in the second half of the period.

The first quarter of 2018 marked the return of volatility from the muted levels experienced throughout 2017. As volatility rose, asset returns became highly correlated to the downside, catching many investors off guard. In January alone, the U.S. 10-year jumped 31 basis points; by the end of the quarter the 10-year yielded 2.77%. During the quarter, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index delivered a negative 1.46% return, reminding investors of the potential perils found in longer duration, core bond indices.

The S&P 500 Index gave back all the gains from the best January in 20 years, returning negative 0.76% in the first quarter. Volatility, as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), spiked in early February as investor fears over suddenly increasing inflation gripped markets. Leveraged VIX ETN products quickly exacerbated the issue as the popular short volatility trade of 2017 unwound. Equities sold off significantly (~10%) over nine days before rallying as fears subsided. Treasury yields remained elevated throughout the second half of the period as potential changes to monetary policy from the new Jerome Powell-led Fed remained top of mind for investors.

Statements from former Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s last meeting generally read more hawkish than anticipated, and Powell’s first Humphrey Hawkins performance came off a bit hawkish as well. Market participants focused on any signs of inflation acceleration and what that might do to the pace of Fed, Bank of England, ECB, and BOJ tightening. Despite acceleration concerns, sub-target inflation continues to provide the Fed, ECB, and other developed market central banks, enough wiggle room to move slowly. However, gross domestic product (GDP) output gaps continue to shrink (i.e. at neutral

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

level), and most notably, unemployment rates continue to fall, with the U.S. and various European economies at or near full employment. Although we’ve recently experienced some weaknesses in spending and housing data, synchronized global growth appears sustainable and the general economic environment remains benign.

In terms of positioning, stronger economic growth continues to give us confidence to hold a decent amount of credit currently, though we have lowered risk exposures in the portfolios over time as risk compensation has declined. In general, we remain disciplined and defensive regarding interest-rate and credit risk. Depending upon the mandate, we added modest exposure to relatively short-term investment-grade floating-rate bonds. Where appropriate, given each portfolio’s guidelines, these additions came by way of various structures, including asset-backed securities and corporates—the common link being that, regardless of structure, they were backed by high-quality assets.

While neither interest rate nor credit risk is wholesale attractive today, we still are finding select opportunities for portfolios in both areas. Recently, as duration risk has become more attractively priced, we have increased our exposure to it. And, across the portfolios we added modest mortgage-backed securities exposure. In all instances these were high-quality, short-term bonds. Additionally, they were structured to limit the potential range of pre-payment or extension risk outcomes, giving us confidence in their likely weighted-average life. We also continue to take advantage of market pullbacks to pick up

attractively priced risk assets, though as suggested, these pullbacks have not yet offered widespread opportunity, neither in rate nor credit.

We continue to follow our central tenant of investing – seeking the best relative value in terms of risk and reward. Our 10–year results within Limited Term Income suggest this process works, and as such, we’ll remain focused on executing it in the years to come.

Thank you for your continued trust in us. We look forward to working hard to add value to your holdings.

Sincerely,

 

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Jason Brady, CFA

Portfolio Manager

CEO, President, and Managing Director

 

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Lon R. Erickson, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

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Jeff Klingelhofer, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

March 31, 2018

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

LIMITED TERM U.S.
GOVERNMENT
FUND
  1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 11/16/87)

                   

Without sales charge

      -0.15%       0.19%       0.36%       1.86%       4.70%

With sales charge

      -1.66%       -0.30%       0.06%       1.71%       4.65%

Class C Shares (Incep: 9/1/94)

                   

Without sales charge

      -0.52%       -0.12%       0.06%       1.57%       3.58%

With sales charge

      -1.02%       -0.12%       0.06%       1.57%       3.58%

Class I Shares (Incep: 7/5/96)

      0.18%       0.52%       0.69%       2.19%       4.06%

Class R3 Shares (Incep: 7/1/03)

      -0.19%       0.14%       0.30%       1.80%       2.25%

Class R4 Shares (Incep: 2/1/14)

      -0.21%       0.13%       -       -       0.57%

Class R5 Shares (Incep: 5/1/12)

      0.14%       0.48%       0.65%       -       0.77%
LIMITED TERM
INCOME
FUND
                        

Class A Shares (Incep: 10/1/92)

                   

Without sales charge

      0.97%       1.36%       1.56%       3.79%       4.86%

With sales charge

      -0.52%       0.84%       1.25%       3.63%       4.80%

Class C Shares (Incep: 9/1/94)

                   

Without sales charge

      0.76%       1.15%       1.34%       3.55%       4.54%

With sales charge

      0.27%       1.15%       1.34%       3.55%       4.54%

Class I Shares (Incep: 7/5/96)

      1.42%       1.75%       1.94%       4.16%       5.05%

Class R3 Shares (Incep: 7/1/03)

      0.85%       1.24%       1.44%       3.72%       3.55%

Class R4 Shares (Incep: 2/1/14)

      0.92%       1.27%       -       -       1.68%

Class R5 Shares (Incep: 5/1/12)

      1.18%       1.59%       1.79%       -       2.41%

Class R6 Shares (Incep: 4/10/17)

      -       -       -       -       1.79%
LOW DURATION
INCOME
FUND
                        

Class A Shares (Incep: 12/30/13)

                   

Without sales charge

      0.63%       0.90%       -       -       1.07%

With sales charge

      -0.88%       0.39%       -       -       0.71%

Class I Shares (Incep: 12/30/13)

      0.91%       1.09%       -       -       1.26%

30-DAY YIELDS, A SHARES (WITH SALES CHARGE)

 

THORNBURG LIMITED TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND

         

Annualized Distribution Yield

      1.96%

SEC Yield

      2.00%

THORNBURG LIMITED TERM INCOME FUND

         

Annualized Distribution Yield

      2.12%

SEC Yield

      2.16%

THORNBURG LOW DURATION INCOME FUND

         

Annualized Distribution Yield

      1.88%

SEC Yield

      1.79%

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

 

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Performance Summary, Continued

March 31, 2018

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 1.50%. Class C shares include a 0.50% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5, and Class R6 shares. As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before waivers and expense reimbursements are as follows: Limited Term U.S. Government Fund A shares, 0.89%; C shares, 1.20%; I shares, 0.63%; R3 shares, 1.36%; R4 shares, 1.91%; R5 shares, 1.24%; Limited Term Income Fund A shares, 0.83%; C shares, 1.04%; I shares, 0.53%; R3 shares, 1.08%; R4 shares, 1.52%; R5 shares, 0.70%; R6 shares, 1.00%; and Low Duration Income Fund A shares, 1.73%; I shares, 1.06%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: For Limited Term U.S. Government Fund R3 shares, 0.99%; R4 shares, 0.99%; R5 shares, 0.67%. Limited Term Income Fund R3 shares, 0.99%; R4 shares, 0.99%; R5 shares, 0.67%; R6 shares 0.45%. Low Duration Income Fund A shares, 0.70%; I shares, 0.50%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, the Annualized Distribution yield for Low Duration Income Fund A shares would have been 0.74%, and the SEC yield would have been 0.64%.

 

 

Glossary

 

The Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government Bond Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted index generally representative of all public obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities having maturities from one up to ten years.

The Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted index generally representative of intermediate government and investment-grade corporate debt securities having maturities from one up to ten years.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of approximately 8,000 publicly traded bonds including U.S. government, mortgage-backed, corporate and Yankee bonds. The index is weighted by the market value of the bonds included in the index.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Yr Aggregate Bond Index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market with maturities between 1 and 3 years, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), ABS, and CMBS.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged broad measure of the U.S. stock market.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) shows the market’s expectation of 30-day volatility. It is constructed using the implied volatilities of a wide range of S&P 500 Index options. This volatility is meant to be forward looking and is calculated from both calls and puts.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Annualized Distribution Yield – The distribution yield reflects actual distributions made to shareholders. The annualized distribution yield is calculated by summing the last 30 days of income at a given month end and annualizing to a 360-day year. The result is divided by the ending maximum offering price or net asset value.

Bond Credit Ratings (Credit Quality) – A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Rating of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Rating of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Credit Spread/Quality Spread – The difference between the yields of securities with different credit qualities.

Duration – A bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. Bonds with longer durations experience greater price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Effective duration incorporates a bond’s embedded option features, such as call provisions.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund’s primary objective is to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent, in the view of the Fund’s investment advisor, with the safety of capital. As a secondary goal, the Fund seeks to reduce changes in its share price compared to longer term portfolios.

This Fund is a laddered portfolio primarily composed of short/intermediate debt obligations at least 80% of which are issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies, or its instrumentalities, with a dollar-weighted average maturity of normally less than five years.

LONG-TERM STABILITY OF PRINCIPAL

Net Asset Value History of A Shares

 

 

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KEY PORTFOLIO ATTRIBUTES

 

Number of Bonds        156  
Effective Duration        2.8 Yrs  
Average Maturity        3.6 Yrs  

 

 

 

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

TYPES OF HOLDINGS

 

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PORTFOLIO LADDER

 

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Percent of portfolio maturing in each year. Cash includes cash equivalents.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund   |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  MORTGAGE BACKED — 54.0%          
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp.,

         
 

4.875%, 6/13/2018

     $ 3,000,000      $ 3,017,521
 

Pool AK6768, 3.00%, 3/1/2027

       1,554,697        1,563,989
 

Pool B14155, 3.50%, 5/1/2019

       49,072        50,040
 

Pool D98887, 3.50%, 1/1/2032

       966,717        986,806
 

Pool E96575, 4.50%, 6/1/2018

       8,803        8,816
 

Pool G12079, 4.50%, 4/1/2019

       47,951        48,349
 

Pool G12140, 4.00%, 2/1/2020

       18,641        19,179
 

Pool G13804, 5.00%, 3/1/2025

       337,936        354,271
 

Pool G15227, 3.50%, 12/1/2029

       2,812,468        2,874,100
 

Pool G18435, 2.50%, 5/1/2027

       1,973,321        1,955,823
 

Pool J11371, 4.50%, 12/1/2024

       353,960        367,880
 

Pool J13583, 3.50%, 11/1/2025

       603,607        616,835
 

Pool J14888, 3.50%, 4/1/2026

       667,201        681,717
 

Pool T61943, 3.50%, 8/1/2045

       762,082        758,718
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., CMO,

         
 

Series 1351 Class TE, 7.00%, 8/15/2022

       90,360        94,632
 

Series 2015-SC02 Class 2A, 3.50%, 9/25/2045

       1,612,008        1,581,451
 

Series 2622 Class PE, 4.50%, 5/15/2018

       6,281        6,281
 

Series 2641 Class WE, 4.50%, 1/15/2033

       7,098        7,126
 

Series 2649 Class QH, 4.50%, 7/15/2018

       6,246        6,248
 

Series 2827 Class BU, 3.50%, 7/15/2019

       38,851        38,894
 

Series 3291 Class BY, 4.50%, 3/15/2022

       344,821        350,680
 

Series 3640 Class EL, 4.00%, 3/15/2020

       204,538        206,993
 

Series 3704 Class DC, 4.00%, 11/15/2036

       410,382        420,207
 

Series 3867 Class VA, 4.50%, 3/15/2024

       1,536,432        1,604,092
 

Series 3922 Class PQ, 2.00%, 4/15/2041

       747,838        736,065
 

Series 4050 Class MV, 3.50%, 8/15/2023

       1,856,680        1,888,291
 

Series 4097 Class TE, 1.75%, 5/15/2039

       1,501,682        1,442,275
a  

Series 4105 Class FG, 2.177% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.40%), 9/15/2042

       1,709,432        1,718,873
 

Series 4120 Class TC, 1.50%, 10/15/2027

       2,001,849        1,913,034
 

Series 4120 Class UE, 2.00%, 10/15/2027

       2,099,655        2,034,225
 

Series K018 Class A1, 1.781%, 10/25/2020

       835,290        826,419
 

Series K035 Class A1, 2.615%, 3/25/2023

       2,388,305        2,368,684
 

Series K037 Class A1, 2.592%, 4/25/2023

       1,386,795        1,377,326
 

Series K038 Class A1, 2.604%, 10/25/2023

       4,322,137        4,281,715
 

Series K042 Class A1, 2.267%, 6/25/2024

       3,134,733        3,055,295
 

Series K709 Class A2, 2.086%, 3/25/2019

       3,000,000        2,981,100
 

Series K716 Class A1, 2.413%, 1/25/2021

       1,099,765        1,091,282
a  

Series KF15 Class A, 2.34% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.67%), 2/25/2023

       1,916,369        1,923,998
a  

Series KLH1 Class A, 2.37% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.70%), 11/25/2022

       2,000,000        2,005,526
b  

Series KP02 Class A2, 2.355%, 4/25/2021

       2,815,357        2,801,068
 

Series KS03 Class A2, 2.79%, 6/25/2022

       2,500,000        2,446,138
a  

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Multi-Family Structured Pass Through, Series KLH3 Class A, 2.37% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.70%), 11/25/2022

       2,998,695        3,001,427
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., REMIC, Series 4072 Class VA, 3.50%, 10/15/2023

       1,634,504        1,662,757
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer,

         
 

Series 2017-3 Class HA, 2.25%, 7/25/2056

       2,359,262        2,330,815
 

Series 2017-4 Class HT, 2.25%, 6/25/2057

       1,339,636        1,307,755
c  

Series 2018-1 Class HA, 2.00%, 5/25/2057

       2,986,223        2,895,031
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Whole Loan Securities,

         
 

Series 2016-SC01 Class 2A, 3.50%, 7/25/2046

       1,781,378        1,741,116
 

Series 2016-SC02 Class 2A, 3.50%, 10/25/2046

       1,419,019        1,410,222
 

Series 2017-SC02 Class 2A1, 3.50%, 5/25/2047

       776,051        781,128
 

Federal National Mtg Assoc.,

         
 

1.875%, 12/28/2020

       2,000,000        1,971,691
 

Pool 252648, 6.50%, 5/1/2022

       17,452        18,397
 

Pool 342947, 7.25%, 4/1/2024

       43,509        47,107
 

Pool 443909, 6.50%, 9/1/2018

       964        976
 

Pool 726308, 4.00%, 7/1/2018

       14,343        14,368
 

Pool 889906, 4.00%, 7/1/2023

       119,670        123,120
a  

Pool 895572, 3.691% (LIBOR 12 Month + 1.82%), 6/1/2036

       241,789        254,188
 

Pool 930986, 4.50%, 4/1/2019

       60,957        61,430

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

Pool AA2870, 4.00%, 3/1/2024

     $ 337,280      $ 347,479
 

Pool AB7997, 2.50%, 2/1/2023

       554,005        552,715
 

Pool AB8447, 2.50%, 2/1/2028

       1,679,388        1,657,018
 

Pool AD8191, 4.00%, 9/1/2025

       567,402        585,973
 

Pool AE0704, 4.00%, 1/1/2026

       2,267,942        2,343,220
 

Pool AH3487, 3.50%, 2/1/2026

       2,556,406        2,613,127
 

Pool AJ1752, 3.50%, 9/1/2026

       1,766,761        1,805,685
 

Pool AK6518, 3.00%, 3/1/2027

       1,419,624        1,428,774
 

Pool AL9821, 2.50%, 1/1/2032

       5,757,993        5,650,705
 

Pool AS9749, 4.00%, 6/1/2047

       2,458,596        2,525,439
 

Pool AU2669, 2.50%, 10/1/2028

       1,740,515        1,717,331
 

Pool MA0045, 4.00%, 4/1/2019

       37,788        38,046
 

Pool MA0071, 4.50%, 5/1/2019

       33,629        33,890
 

Pool MA0125, 4.50%, 7/1/2019

       28,855        29,100
 

Pool MA0380, 4.00%, 4/1/2020

       102,091        105,035
 

Pool MA1582, 3.50%, 9/1/2043

       4,176,382        4,212,925
 

Pool MA1585, 2.00%, 9/1/2023

       1,504,343        1,485,576
 

Pool MA1625, 3.00%, 10/1/2023

       1,551,153        1,566,328
 

Pool MA2322, 2.50%, 7/1/2025

       1,361,191        1,355,396
 

Pool MA2353, 3.00%, 8/1/2035

       2,347,418        2,335,131
 

Pool MA2480, 4.00%, 12/1/2035

       2,355,841        2,448,418
 

Pool MA2499, 2.50%, 1/1/2026

       2,263,504        2,253,867
 

Series 2017-T1 Class A, 2.898%, 6/25/2027

       999,606        968,770
 

Federal National Mtg Assoc., CMO,

         
 

Series 1993-32 Class H, 6.00%, 3/25/2023

       11,154        11,673
b  

Series 2009-17 Class AH, 0.736%, 3/25/2039

       385,087        323,938
 

Series 2009-52 Class AJ, 4.00%, 7/25/2024

       63,478        64,033
 

Series 2009-70 Class NK, 4.50%, 8/25/2019

       6,845        6,862
 

Series 2009-78 Class A, 4.50%, 8/25/2019

       15,212        15,280
 

Series 2011-124 Class QA, 2.00%, 12/25/2041

       32,175        32,113
 

Series 2011-45 Class VA, 4.00%, 3/25/2024

       2,098,243        2,123,295
 

Series 2011-63 Class MV, 3.50%, 7/25/2024

       2,140,842        2,154,758
 

Series 2011-70 Class CA, 3.00%, 8/25/2026

       3,818,794        3,740,410
 

Series 2011-72 Class KV, 3.50%, 11/25/2022

       1,081,304        1,084,900
 

Series 2012-20 Class VT, 3.50%, 3/25/2025

       2,930,828        2,984,037
 

Series 2012-36 Class CV, 4.00%, 6/25/2023

       2,059,890        2,095,207
a  

Series 2013-81 Class FW, 2.172% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.30%), 1/25/2043

       2,806,525        2,791,723
a  

Series 2013-92 Class FA, 2.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.55%), 9/25/2043

       1,984,390        1,999,433
a  

Series 2015-SB5 Class A10, 3.15% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.15%), 9/25/2035

       1,994,125        1,951,669
d  

Series 2018-SB47 Class A5H, 2.92%, 1/25/2038

       1,477,296        1,475,117
 

Government National Mtg Assoc.,

         
 

Pool 3550, 5.00%, 5/20/2019

       28,900        29,234
b  

Pool 714631, 5.853%, 10/20/2059

       55,248        55,373
b  

Pool 721652, 5.051%, 5/20/2061

       1,397,144        1,412,520
b  

Pool 751388, 5.304%, 1/20/2061

       1,602,539        1,645,080
b  

Pool 751392, 5.00%, 2/20/2061

       4,254,343        4,485,899
b  

Pool 757313, 4.294%, 12/20/2060

       518,842        518,799
a  

Pool 894205, 2.75% (H15T1Y + 1.50%), 8/20/2039

       347,750        357,232
a  

Pool MA0100, 2.625% (H15T1Y + 1.50%), 5/20/2042

       907,147        938,745
 

Pool MA0907, 2.00%, 4/20/2028

       2,346,832        2,251,125
 

Government National Mtg Assoc., CMO, Series 2010-160 Class VY, 4.50%, 1/20/2022

           400,264        412,322
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED (Cost $145,902,462)

                143,154,215
           

 

 

 
  U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 24.1%          
 

United States Treasury Notes Inflationary Index,

         
 

0.125%, 4/15/2020 - 7/15/2026

       12,787,532        12,613,177
 

0.375%, 7/15/2025

       6,008,980        5,931,812
 

0.625%, 7/15/2021 - 1/15/2026

       6,034,287        6,065,788
 

United States Treasury Notes,

         
 

0.125%, 4/15/2021

       3,032,356        3,006,637
 

0.75%, 4/30/2018

       4,750,000        4,746,475
 

1.125%, 6/15/2018

       4,000,000        3,995,410

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

1.25%, 8/31/2019

     $ 1,480,000      $ 1,460,040
 

1.375%, 2/29/2020 - 10/31/2020

       3,980,000        3,901,235
 

1.50%, 8/15/2026

       1,500,000        1,361,733
 

1.625%, 6/30/2020

       4,000,000        3,938,828
 

1.875%, 1/31/2022 - 8/31/2024

       5,555,000        5,386,053
 

2.125%, 1/31/2021

       1,500,000        1,489,233
 

2.25%, 4/30/2021 - 8/15/2027

       8,965,000        8,837,620
 

3.625%, 2/15/2020

       1,000,000        1,024,492
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $64,607,884)

            63,758,533
           

 

 

 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 14.7%          
 

HNA Group 2015 LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 2.291%, 6/30/2027

       2,426,402        2,364,505
 

Mortgage-Linked Amortizing Notes, Series 2012-1 Class A10, 2.06%, 1/15/2022

       534,029        525,895
 

New Valley Generation I, Tennessee Valley Authority, 7.299%, 3/15/2019

       370,233        376,078
 

Petroleos Mexicanos (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States),

         
e  

1.70%, 12/20/2022

       2,612,500        2,552,717
a,e  

2.072% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.35%), 4/15/2025

       2,537,500        2,547,164
e  

2.46%, 12/15/2025

       2,000,000        1,977,620
 

Reliance Industries Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States),

         
e  

1.87%, 1/15/2026

       1,894,737        1,830,073
e  

2.06%, 1/15/2026

       2,800,000        2,724,529
e  

2.512%, 1/15/2026

       2,800,000        2,767,041
 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates,

         
 

Series 2001-20D Class 1, 6.35%, 4/1/2021

       322,937        333,555
 

Series 2001-20F Class 1, 6.44%, 6/1/2021

       314,512        323,434
 

Series 2002-20A Class 1, 6.14%, 1/1/2022

       163,711        170,500
 

Series 2002-20K Class 1, 5.08%, 11/1/2022

       189,447        194,848
 

Series 2005-20H Class 1, 5.11%, 8/1/2025

       167,770        172,431
 

Series 2007-20D Class 1, 5.32%, 4/1/2027

       449,713        471,567
 

Series 2007-20F Class 1, 5.71%, 6/1/2027

       250,499        261,378
 

Series 2007-20I Class 1, 5.56%, 9/1/2027

       793,336        832,516
 

Series 2007-20K Class 1, 5.51%, 11/1/2027

       559,831        579,349
 

Series 2008-20G Class 1, 5.87%, 7/1/2028

       1,430,013        1,520,525
 

Series 2011-20G Class 1, 3.74%, 7/1/2031

       1,765,810        1,820,998
 

Series 2011-20K Class 1, 2.87%, 11/1/2031

       2,083,824        2,073,297
 

Series 2015-20G Class 1, 2.88%, 7/1/2035

       2,054,303        2,040,710
 

Series 2015-20I Class 1, 2.82%, 9/1/2035

       2,323,033        2,301,662
 

Ulani MSN 35940 LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 2.227%, 5/16/2025

       3,020,833        2,965,243
 

Union 13 Leasing LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.87%, 6/28/2024

       1,651,460        1,603,883
a  

Washington Aircraft 2 Co. Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 2.716% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.43%), 6/26/2024

       3,645,996        3,632,053
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Cost $39,514,424)

            38,963,571
           

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.7%          
 

Bank of New York Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement 1.80% dated 3/29/2018 due 4/2/2018, repurchase price $12,002,407 collateralized by 19 U.S. Government debt securities, having an average coupon of 3.78%, a minimum credit rating of BBB-, maturity dates from 3/25/2019 to 4/25/2042, and having an aggregated market value of $12,240,000 at 3/31/2018

       12,000,000        12,000,000
 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 0%, 4/2/2018

       5,732,000        5,731,809
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $17,731,809)

            17,731,809
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5% (Cost $267,756,579)           $ 263,608,128
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 0.5%             1,365,478
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 264,973,606
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
b Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2018.
c Security currently fair valued by the Valuation and Pricing Committee using procedures approved by the Trustees’ Audit Committee.
d Fixed to floating security that initially pays a fixed rate and converts to a floating rate coupon at a specified date in the future. The rate presented is a fixed rate.
e Yankee bond denominated in U.S. dollars and is issued in the U.S. by foreign banks and corporations.

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

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Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

CMO      Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
H15T1Y      US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T-Note Constant Maturity 1 Year
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rates
Mtg      Mortgage
REMIC      Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
VA      Veterans Affairs

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund’s primary objective is to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent, in the view of the Fund’s investment advisor, with the preservation of capital. As a secondary goal, the Fund seeks to reduce changes in its share price compared to longer term portfolios.

This Fund is a laddered portfolio primarily composed of short/ intermediate debt obligations which are investment grade or judged by the advisor to be of equivalent quality, with a dollar-weighted average maturity of normally less than five years.

LONG-TERM STABILITY OF PRINCIPAL

Net Asset Value History of A Shares

 

 

LOGO

KEY PORTFOLIO ATTRIBUTES

 

Number of Bonds        612  
Effective Duration        2.8 Yrs  
Average Maturity        3.7 Yrs  

SECURITY CREDIT RATINGS

 

LOGO

A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

PORTFOLIO LADDER

 

LOGO

Percent of portfolio maturing in each year. Cash includes cash equivalents.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

          

PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

   VALUE
  U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 8.5%          
 

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Security,

         
 

    0.25% due 1/15/2025

     $ 5,754,705      $ 5,625,630
 

    0.375% due 7/15/2027

       45,285,570        44,179,044
 

United States Treasury Notes Inflationary Index, 0.125% due 4/15/2020

       17,522,669        17,454,783
 

United States Treasury Notes,

         
 

    0.75% due 4/30/2018

       6,875,000        6,869,897
 

    1.50% due 5/31/2019 - 8/15/2026

       33,000,000        30,802,569
 

    1.625% due 3/31/2019 - 2/15/2026

       92,700,000        86,614,582
 

    1.875% due 1/31/2022

       33,000,000        32,252,989
 

    2.00% due 11/15/2026

       22,633,000        21,348,842
 

    2.125% due 1/31/2021

       17,000,000        16,877,979
 

    2.25% due 2/15/2027 - 8/15/2027

       90,020,000        86,386,035
 

    2.375% due 5/15/2027

       86,090,000        83,541,771
 

    2.75% due 11/15/2023

       5,500,000        5,539,102
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $441,480,192)

            437,493,223
           

 

 

 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 1.1%          
 

Mortgage-Linked Amortizing Notes, Series 2012-1 Class A10, 2.06% due 1/15/2022

       451,871        444,988
 

Petroleos Mexicanos (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States),

         
a  

    1.70% due 12/20/2022

       5,200,000        5,081,006
a,b  

    2.072% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.35%) due 4/15/2025

       7,511,000        7,539,604
a  

    2.46% due 12/15/2025

       6,000,000        5,932,861
 

Reliance Industries Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States),

         
a  

    1.87% due 1/15/2026

       5,743,158        5,547,154
a  

    2.06% due 1/15/2026

       1,200,000        1,167,655
a  

    2.512% due 1/15/2026

       5,200,000        5,138,790
 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates,

         
 

    Series 2011-20G Class 1, 3.74% due 7/1/2031

       7,063,240        7,283,993
 

    Series 2011-20K Class 1, 2.87% due 11/1/2031

       8,111,285        8,070,307
c,d  

United States Department of Transportation, 6.001% due 12/7/2031

       3,000,000        3,284,220
b  

Washington Aircraft 2 Co. Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 2.716% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.43%) due 6/26/2024

       6,446,342        6,421,690
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Cost $56,898,081)

            55,912,268
           

 

 

 
  OTHER GOVERNMENT — 0.9%          
 

Carpintero Finance Ltd. (Guaranty: Export Credits Guarantee Department),

         
a,e  

    2.004% due 9/18/2024

       6,563,595        6,401,402
a,e  

    2.581% due 11/11/2024

       9,360,910        9,290,034
a,e  

Khadrawy Ltd. (Guaranty: Export Credits Guarantee Department), 2.471% due 3/31/2025

       4,386,308        4,309,547
a  

North American Development Bank, 4.375% due 2/11/2020

       15,500,000        15,968,658
a,b,e  

Seven & Seven Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of Korea), 3.259% (LIBOR 6 Month + 1.00%) due 9/11/2019

       10,255,500        10,199,374
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL OTHER GOVERNMENT (Cost $46,643,024)

            46,169,015
           

 

 

 
  MORTGAGE BACKED — 5.5%          
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp. CMO REMIC, Series 3195 Class PD, 6.50% due 7/15/2036

       737,030        816,540
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp. CMO,

         
 

    Series 2627 Class GY, 4.50% due 6/15/2018

       18,209        18,220
 

    Series 2628 Class AB, 4.50% due 6/15/2018

       4,977        4,982
 

    Series 2682 Class JG, 4.50% due 10/15/2023

       449,853        465,419
 

    Series 3504 Class PC, 4.00% due 1/15/2039

       42,221        42,638
 

    Series 3838 Class GV, 4.00% due 3/15/2024

       6,425,811        6,609,605
 

    Series 3919 Class VB, 4.00% due 8/15/2024

       3,356,144        3,471,605
 

    Series 4079 Class WV, 3.50% due 3/15/2027

       2,549,392        2,578,293
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp.,

         
 

    Pool D98887, 3.50% due 1/1/2032

       3,236,080        3,303,330
 

    Pool J17504, 3.00% due 12/1/2026

       1,506,905        1,517,795
 

    Series K705 Class A1, 1.626% due 7/25/2018

       2,554,672        2,547,289
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., CMO,

         
 

    Series 2827 Class BU, 3.50% due 7/15/2019

       46,621        46,673
 

    Series 3291 Class BY, 4.50% due 3/15/2022

       459,762        467,573
 

    Series 3922 Class PQ, 2.00% due 4/15/2041

       1,121,757        1,104,097

 

 

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PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

   VALUE
 

Series 4050 Class MV, 3.50% due 8/15/2023

     $ 2,121,314      $ 2,157,430
 

Series 4097 Class TE, 1.75% due 5/15/2039

       4,505,045        4,326,825
 

Series 4120 Class TC, 1.50% due 10/15/2027

       2,599,419        2,484,091
 

Series K038 Class A1, 2.604% due 10/25/2023

       10,139,012        10,044,190
 

Series K716 Class A1, 2.413% due 1/25/2021

       3,381,779        3,355,691
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Multi-Family Structured Pass Through,

Series K030 Class A1, 2.779% due 9/25/2022

       3,484,285        3,469,766
 

Series K710 Class A2, 1.883% due 5/25/2019

       7,605,000        7,529,282
 

Series K717 Class A2, 2.991% due 9/25/2021

       4,700,000        4,713,394
b  

Series KLH3 Class A, 2.37% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.70%) due 11/25/2022

       17,617,333        17,633,384
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., REMIC, Series 4072 Class VA, 3.50% due 10/15/2023

       1,644,760        1,673,190
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer,

Series 2017-3 Class HA, 2.25% due 7/25/2056

       19,688,515        19,451,117
 

Series 2017-4 Class HT, 2.25% due 6/25/2057

       17,185,616        16,776,624
d  

Series 2018-1 Class HA, 2.00% due 5/25/2057

       11,870,235        11,507,748
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Whole Loan Securities,

Series 2016-SC01 Class 2A, 3.50% due 7/25/2046

       6,828,615        6,674,278
 

Series 2017-SC02 Class 2A1, 3.50% due 5/25/2047

       6,169,606        6,209,968
 

Federal National Mtg Assoc. CMO REMIC,

Series 2003-74 Class KN, 4.50% due 8/25/2018

       6,013        6,023
 

Series 2005-48 Class AR, 5.50% due 2/25/2035

       104,217        106,032
 

Series 2007-42 Class PA, 5.50% due 4/25/2037

       218,388        225,719
 

Series 2009-5 Class A, 4.50% due 12/25/2023

       23,698        23,687
 

Series 2011-15 Class VA, 4.00% due 4/25/2022

       823,936        827,041
 

Series 2012-129 Class LA, 3.50% due 12/25/2042

       7,737,162        7,706,159
 

Federal National Mtg Assoc.,

Pool 357384, 4.50% due 5/1/2018

       1,435        1,435
 

Pool 469616, 3.50% due 11/1/2021

       3,671,285        3,745,419
 

Pool 897936, 5.50% due 8/1/2021

       243,568        252,288
 

Pool AB7997, 2.50% due 2/1/2023

       3,016,120        3,009,098
 

Pool AE0160, 4.416% due 6/1/2020

       5,751,973        5,931,141
 

Pool AE0704, 4.00% due 1/1/2026

       5,898,867        6,094,662
 

Pool AK6518, 3.00% due 3/1/2027

       1,980,195        1,992,958
 

Pool AL9612, 3.50% due 11/1/2043

       8,137,973        8,220,624
 

Pool AS9733, 4.00% due 6/1/2047

       31,350,942        32,455,573
 

Pool AS9749, 4.00% due 6/1/2047

       20,872,651        21,440,126
 

Pool MA1278, 2.50% due 12/1/2022

       4,222,232        4,213,171
 

Pool MA1585, 2.00% due 9/1/2023

       5,697,701        5,626,619
 

Pool MA2815, 3.00% due 11/1/2026

       3,546,795        3,575,752
 

Series 2017-T1 Class A, 2.898% due 6/25/2027

       17,992,908        17,437,865
f  

Federal National Mtg Assoc., CMO,

Series 2009-17 Class AH, 0.736% due 3/25/2039

       641,812        539,897
 

Series 2009-52 Class AJ, 4.00% due 7/25/2024

       105,797        106,721
 

Series 2009-70 Class NK, 4.50% due 8/25/2019

       17,114        17,156
 

Series 2012-36 Class CV, 4.00% due 6/25/2023

       1,879,134        1,911,353
b  

Series 2013-81 Class FW, 2.172% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.30%) due 1/25/2043

       10,197,422        10,143,637
 

Government National Mtg Assoc. CMO, Series 2009-68 Class DP, 4.50% due 11/16/2038

       250,289        256,307
f  

Government National Mtg Assoc.,

Pool 714631, 5.853% due 10/20/2059

       149,169        149,507
f  

Pool 721652, 5.051% due 5/20/2061

       2,036,973        2,059,390
f  

Pool 731491, 5.154% due 12/20/2060

       1,660,012        1,707,530
f  

Pool 751388, 5.304% due 1/20/2061

       2,518,276        2,585,126
 

Pool 783299, 4.50% due 2/15/2022

       229,459        232,243
b  

Pool MA0100, 2.625% (H15T1Y + 1.50%) due 5/20/2042

       916,311        948,227
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED (Cost $290,660,823)

                284,549,523
           

 

 

 
  ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 23.2%          
 

ADVANCE RECEIVABLES — 0.7%

         
e  

New Residential Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2016-T2 Class AT2, 2.575% due 10/15/2049

       22,700,000        22,466,689
e  

SPS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2016-T1 Class AT1, 2.53% due 11/16/2048

       12,000,000        11,973,756
           

 

 

 
              34,440,445
           

 

 

 

 

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PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

   VALUE
 

AUTO RECEIVABLES — 3.1%

         
e  

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust,

Series 2016-4 Class C, 2.91% due 2/13/2023

     $ 2,375,000      $ 2,367,811
e  

Series 2017-3 Class A, 1.82% due 3/10/2020

       5,605,811        5,593,472
e  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, LLC, Series 2015-2A Class A, 2.63% due 12/20/2021

       6,000,000        5,943,057
e  

Chesapeake Funding II, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A1, 2.11% due 3/15/2028

       7,356,291        7,332,354
e  

CIG Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-1A Class A, 2.71% due 5/15/2023

       3,985,758        3,963,201
e  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-AA Class B, 2.51% due 1/15/2021

       8,875,000        8,871,351
e  

Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC, Series 2017-1 Class A2, 2.13% due 7/20/2022

       5,201,050        5,175,954
e  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-1A Class B, 2.84% due 3/16/2020

       2,285,415        2,285,443
e  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,

Series 2014-2 Class A, 2.31% due 4/15/2026

       18,000,000        17,899,243
e  

Series 2015-1 Class A, 2.12% due 7/15/2026

       9,900,000        9,784,452
e  

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2016-1 Class A2, 2.87% due 10/15/2021

       10,618,364        10,578,293
 

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, Series 2015-2 Class A4, 1.66% due 12/15/2022

       22,544,000        22,434,461
b,e  

Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP, Series 2016-1 Class A1, 2.84% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.10%) due 4/10/2030

       13,120,422        13,198,537
e  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II L.P., Series 2015-2A Class A, 2.02% due 9/25/2019

       15,047,000        14,989,475
e  

Hertz Vehicle Financing, LLC, Series 2013-1A Class A2, 1.83% due 8/25/2019

       8,666,667        8,649,863
b  

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2016-B Class A2B, 2.077% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.30%) due 4/15/2019

       401,721        401,761
e,f  

OSCAR US Funding Trust VII, LLC, Series 2017-2A Class A2B, 2.39% due 11/10/2020

       4,670,000        4,673,311
d,e  

OSCAR US Funding Trust, Series 2016-2A Class A3, 2.73% due 12/15/2020

       7,430,000        7,415,140
e  

Veros Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2017-1 Class A, 2.84% due 4/17/2023

       5,704,458        5,684,735
           

 

 

 
              157,241,914
           

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL MTG TRUST — 3.7%

         
e  

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities, LLC, Series 2015-STP Class A, 3.323% due 9/10/2028

       5,646,019        5,681,063
b,e  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 2004-3 Class A2, 2.292% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.63%) due 1/25/2035

       2,248,893        2,187,904
b,e  

BHMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-ATLS Class AFL, 3.164% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%) due 7/5/2033

       10,000,000        10,024,805
e,f,g  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C1 Class A4, 4.961% due 4/15/2044

       10,158,351        10,598,270
f  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust CMO, Series 2004-HYB2 Class 1A, 3.982% due 7/20/2034

       157,275        163,548
f  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. CMO, Series 2004-HYB2 Class B1, 3.848% due 3/25/2034

       139,868        114,917
 

COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-DC2 Class A1, 1.82% due 2/10/2049

       17,422,260        17,194,182
e,f  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-HL2 Class A3, 3.50% due 10/25/2047

       15,327,082        15,179,552
b,e  

DBUBS Mortgage Trust, CMO, Series 2011-LC2A Class A1FL, 3.09% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.35%) due 7/12/2044

       2,982,498        3,014,282
e  

FDIC Trust CMO, Series 2013-R1 Class A, 1.15% due 3/25/2033

       1,681,081        1,653,823
f,h  

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates IO,

Series K008 Class X1, 1.531% due 6/25/2020

       30,757,202        842,926
f,h  

Series K710 Class X1, 1.731% due 5/25/2019

       44,474,797        651,947
f  

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates,

Series K031 Class A2, 3.30% due 4/25/2023

       9,200,000        9,330,374
 

Series K039 Class A1, 2.683% due 12/25/2023

       5,190,842        5,167,164
f  

Series K719 Class A2, 2.731% due 6/25/2022

       6,355,000        6,315,152
 

Series K722 Class A2, 2.406% due 3/25/2023

       4,800,000        4,681,061
 

Series K725 Class A1, 2.666% due 5/25/2023

       7,808,041        7,759,150
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp. Whole Loan Securities Trust CMO, Series 2017-SC01 Class 1A, 3.00% due 12/25/2046

       25,222,338        24,292,265
b,e  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-KF02 Class B, 4.67% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%) due 12/25/2045

       475,117        476,108
e,f  

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-NRF Class BFX, 3.382% due 12/15/2034

       25,010,000        24,965,892
e,f  

Galton Funding Mortgage Trust 2017-1 CMO, Series 2018-1 Class A43, 3.50% due 11/25/2057

       5,059,972        5,074,291
 

RAMP Trust CMO, Series 2003-SL1 Class A31, 7.125% due 4/25/2031

       1,131,075        1,139,233
 

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series CMO, Series 2017-1 Class HA, 2.25% due 1/25/2056

       10,844,907        10,495,295
e,f  

Shellpoint Asset Funding Trust CMO, Series 2013-1 Class A1, 3.75% due 7/25/2043

       5,472,096        5,507,432
f  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs CMO, Series 2003-9A Class 2A2, 3.517% due 3/25/2033

       1,140,188        1,172,886
 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust CMO, Series 2003-S13 Class 21A1, 4.50% due 12/25/2018

       53,532        53,281
e,f  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-120B Class A, 2.71% due 3/18/2028

       15,000,000        14,902,398
 

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C22 Class A1, 1.479% due 9/15/2057

       1,801,559        1,788,969
           

 

 

 
              190,428,170
           

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES — 0.3%

         
a,b,e  

Korea Expressway Corp., Series 144A, 2.445% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.70%) due 4/20/2020

       14,800,000        14,799,556
           

 

 

 
              14,799,556
           

 

 

 
 

ELECTRIC — 0.1%

         
e  

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Series 144A, 2.875% due 10/2/2018

       7,000,000        6,996,442
           

 

 

 
              6,996,442
           

 

 

 

 

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Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

          

PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

   VALUE
 

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER — 1.4%

         
 

Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust,

Series 2015-4 Class A, 1.72% due 8/16/2021

     $ 13,630,000      $ 13,576,724
 

Series 2016-1 Class A, 1.52% due 5/16/2022

       10,365,000        10,220,231
b  

Cabela’s Credit Card Master Note Trust,

Series 2015-1A Class A2, 2.317% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.54%) due 3/15/2023

       15,665,000        15,762,173
b  

Series 2016-1 Class A2, 2.627% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.85%) due 6/15/2022

       15,000,000        15,104,859
 

Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust,

Series 2015-2 Class A, 1.60% due 4/15/2021

       7,400,000        7,397,613
 

Series 2016-1 Class A, 2.04% due 3/15/2022

       8,500,000        8,460,736
           

 

 

 
              70,522,336
           

 

 

 
 

IRON/STEEL — 0.1%

         
e,f  

New Residential Mortgage Trust 2018-1, Series 2018-1A Class A1A, 4.00% due 12/25/2057

       6,793,461        6,906,724
b  

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust Asset-Backed Certificates Series, Series 2005-5 Class A3, 2.082%
(LIBOR 1 Month + 0.21%) due 12/25/2035

       68,335        68,355
           

 

 

 
              6,975,079
           

 

 

 
 

OIL & GAS — 0.1%

         
e  

Korea National Oil Corp., Series 144A, 2.75% due 1/23/2019

       5,000,000        4,992,817
           

 

 

 
              4,992,817
           

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSET BACKED — 10.1%

         
b,e  

AMSR Trust, Series 2016-SFR1 Class A, 3.208% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.40%) due 11/17/2033

       15,900,000        15,965,456
 

Appalachian Consumer Rate Relief Funding, LLC, Series 2013-1 Class A1, 2.008% due 2/1/2024

       8,626,060        8,447,103
e,f  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust, Series 2017-RT1 Class A1, 3.00% due 3/28/2057

       4,415,948        4,398,097
e  

BCC Funding XIV, LLC, Series 2018-1A Class A2, 2.96% due 6/20/2023

       4,000,000        3,992,498
e  

BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer, LLC, Series 2017-1A Class A, 2.94% due 5/25/2029

       5,075,024        4,971,593
e  

CLI Funding V, LLC, Series 2014-2A Class A, 3.38% due 10/18/2029

       6,441,113        6,377,263
e  

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Credit Trust,

Series 2017-NP2 Class A, 2.55% due 1/16/2024

       1,947,854        1,946,324
e  

Series 2017-P1 Class A, 2.42% due 9/15/2023

       9,736,436        9,714,643
e  

Cronos Containers Program I Ltd.,

Series 2013-1A Class A, 3.08% due 4/18/2028

       5,083,333        5,011,321
e  

Series 2014-2A Class A, 3.27% due 11/18/2029

       1,611,852        1,596,755
e  

Dell Equipment Finance Trust,

Series 2016-1 Class A3, 1.65% due 7/22/2021

       6,187,065        6,172,427
e  

Series 2017-1 Class A2, 1.86% due 6/24/2019

       5,119,907        5,107,739
e  

Series 2017-2 Class A2A, 1.97% due 2/24/2020

       6,400,000        6,366,235
e  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2014-1 Class A, 2.54% due 5/20/2027

       10,210,744        10,170,563
e  

ECAF I Ltd., Series 2015-1A Class A2, 4.947% due 6/15/2040

       4,620,561        4,637,888
e  

Engs Commercial Finance Trust, Series 2018-1A Class A1, 2.97% due 2/22/2021

       5,550,000        5,549,489
 

Entergy New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding I, LLC, Series 2015-1 Class A, 2.67% due 6/1/2027

       11,654,085        11,463,864
e  

Fairway Outdoor Funding, LLC, Series 2012-1A Class A2, 4.212% due 10/15/2042

       5,920,482        5,971,126
e  

Foundation Finance Trust, Series 2017-1A Class A, 3.30% due 7/15/2033

       7,212,261        7,163,830
e  

Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2017-1A Class A, 3.85% due 4/15/2037

       7,809,187        7,803,150
e  

HERO Funding Trust,

Series 2015-1A Class A, 3.84% due 9/21/2040

       10,768,610        10,942,200
e  

Series 2017-2A Class A1, 3.28% due 9/20/2048

       1,845,804        1,843,145
 

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, Series 2014-ELL Class A1, 1.66% due 2/1/2022

       2,820,747        2,764,924
e  

Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2017-2A Class A, 2.39% due 7/15/2024

       6,787,926        6,772,021
e,f  

Nationstar HECM Loan Trust 2018-1, Series 2018-1A Class A, 2.76% due 2/25/2028

       13,325,715        13,325,712
e,f  

Nationstar HECM Loan Trust, Series 2017-2A Class A1, 2.038% due 9/25/2027

       8,206,424        8,155,133
b,e  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2015-AA Class A2B, 2.977% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.20%) due 12/15/2028

       5,855,472        5,993,249
b  

Navient Student Loan Trust,

Series 2014-1 Class A3, 2.382% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.51%) due 6/25/2031

           10,750,000            10,808,328
b,e  

Series 2016-6A Class A2, 2.622% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.75%) due 3/25/2066

       13,900,000        14,049,880
b,e  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2013-1A Class A, 2.221% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.60%) due 6/25/2041

       7,195,598        7,244,171
b,c,d  

Northwind Holdings, LLC, Series 2007-1A Class A1, 2.786% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.78%) due 12/1/2037

       1,618,750        1,552,381
e  

OnDeck Asset Securitization Trust II, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A, 4.21% due 5/17/2020

       6,700,000        6,703,530
e  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2016-2A Class A, 4.10% due 3/20/2028

       12,272,069        12,362,971
e  

Oportun Funding VI, LLC, Series 2017-A Class A, 3.23% due 6/8/2023

       5,500,000        5,409,290
e  

Oportun Funding VII, LLC, Series 2017-B Class A, 3.22% due 10/10/2023

       7,500,000        7,399,537
b,e  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Series 2012-1A Class A1, 2.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.55%) due 5/25/2057

       2,129,878        2,124,423

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

PFS Financing Corp.,

         
b,e  

Series 2015-AA Class A, 2.397% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.62%) due 4/15/2020

     $ 7,400,000      $ 7,395,539
e  

Series 2016-BA Class A, 1.87% due 10/15/2021

       5,610,000        5,530,385
b,e  

Series 2017-BA Class A1, 2.377% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.60%) due 7/15/2022

       16,900,000        16,894,180
e  

Series 2017-D Class A, 2.40% due 10/17/2022

       10,000,000        9,848,020
e  

Series 2018-B Class A, 2.89% due 2/15/2023

       7,400,000        7,357,286
 

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust,

         
e  

Series 2017-2A Class A, 2.41% due 9/15/2023

       5,673,773        5,658,662
e  

Series 2017-3A Class A, 2.36% due 11/15/2023

       5,142,358        5,122,258
d,e  

Purchasing Power Funding, LLC, Series 2018-A Class A, 3.34% due 8/15/2022

       9,400,000        9,412,117
 

SBA Tower Trust,

         
e  

2.877% due 7/10/2046

       9,500,000        9,356,550
e  

3.156% due 10/10/2045

       5,000,000        4,915,850
e  

Series 2014-1A Class C, 2.898% due 10/15/2044

       17,900,000        17,808,748
 

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., LLC,

         
e  

Series 2014-1A Class A, 2.07% due 3/20/2030

       2,581,102        2,576,572
e  

Series 2015-1A Class A, 2.40% due 3/22/2032

       2,286,437        2,244,867
e  

Series 2015-3A Class A, 2.58% due 9/20/2032

       4,365,439        4,308,139
 

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding, LLC,

         
e,f  

Series 2014-2A Class A, 2.05% due 6/20/2031

       1,003,635        997,790
e  

Series 2015-2A Class A, 2.43% due 6/20/2032

       1,581,262        1,567,618
e  

SLM Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2011-B Class A2, 3.74% due 2/15/2029

       2,230,508        2,248,194
 

SLM Student Loan Trust,

         
b,e  

Series 2011-A Class A3, 4.277% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.50%) due 1/15/2043

       13,650,000        14,081,814
b  

Series 2013-6 Class A3, 2.522% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.65%) due 6/25/2055

       22,784,240        22,976,448
b,e  

Series 2013-B Class A2B, 2.877% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.10%) due 6/17/2030

       731,676        736,793
 

Small Business Administration,

         
 

Series 2001-20J Class 1, 5.76% due 10/1/2021

       138,996        142,948
 

Series 2008-20D Class 1, 5.37% due 4/1/2028

       1,383,108        1,437,789
 

Series 2009-20E Class 1, 4.43% due 5/1/2029

       818,792        842,444
 

Series 2009-20K Class 1, 4.09% due 11/1/2029

       5,142,375        5,330,744
 

Series 2011-20E Class 1, 3.79% due 5/1/2031

       6,439,855        6,641,635
 

Series 2011-20F Class 1, 3.67% due 6/1/2031

       1,041,642        1,072,727
 

Series 2011-20I Class 1, 2.85% due 9/1/2031

       9,870,151        9,807,240
 

Series 2012-20D Class 1, 2.67% due 4/1/2032

       8,236,576        8,173,564
 

Series 2012-20J Class 1, 2.18% due 10/1/2032

       6,521,923        6,363,146
 

Series 2012-20K Class 1, 2.09% due 11/1/2032

       4,029,955        3,918,671
b,e  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2015-A Class A3, 3.277% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%) due 2/17/2032

       10,000,000        10,263,739
 

Social Professional Loan Program, LLC,

         
b,e  

Series 2014-A Class A1, 3.472% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.60%) due 6/25/2025

       998,236        1,011,978
e  

Series 2014-B Class A2, 2.55% due 8/27/2029

       500,259        494,965
e  

Sofi Consumer Loan Program, LLC, Series 2017-3 Class A, 2.77% due 5/25/2026

       2,994,508        2,972,154
e  

SoFi Professional Loan Program, LLC, Series 2017-E Class A2B, 2.72% due 11/26/2040

       6,000,000        5,890,067
e  

Sonic Capital, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A2, 4.472% due 5/20/2046

       8,892,084        9,151,783
e  

Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2015-AA Class A, 3.16% due 11/15/2024

       11,476,251        11,489,399
e  

Tax Ease Funding, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A, 3.131% due 6/15/2028

       7,149,250        7,111,859
 

Towd Point Mortgage Trust,

         
e,f  

Series 2016-5 Class A1, 2.50% due 10/25/2056

       11,347,937        11,171,779
e,f  

Series 2017-1 Class A1, 2.75% due 10/25/2056

       6,166,033        6,106,559
b,e  

Volvo Financial Equipment Master Owner Trust, Series 2017-A Class A, 2.277% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.50%) due 11/15/2022

       3,350,000        3,367,146
e  

Westgate Resorts, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A, 3.50% due 12/20/2028

       7,023,443        7,033,190
           

 

 

 
              521,111,615
           

 

 

 
 

RESIDENTIAL MTG TRUST — 3.2%

         
 

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, LLC,

         
e,f  

Series 2017-1 Class A2, 3.085% due 1/25/2047

       4,099,137        4,048,674
e,f  

Series 2017-3 Class A1, 2.708% due 11/25/2047

       8,632,658        8,480,167
d,e,f,i  

Series 2018-1 Class A1, 3.258% due 4/27/2048

       10,925,000        10,924,965
e,f  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust CMO, Series 2014-A Class A, 4.00% due 1/25/2035

       2,268,559        2,316,066
e,f  

Finance of America Structured Securities Trust, Series 2017-HB1 Class A, 2.321% due 11/25/2027

       11,440,909        11,398,578
e,f  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1 Class 2A2, 3.00% due 3/25/2047

       11,721,951        11,557,746

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust,

         
e,f  

Series 2017-2 Class A6, 3.00% due 5/25/2047

     $ 18,921,539      $ 18,657,447
e,f  

Series 2017-6 Class A5, 3.50% due 12/25/2048

       21,908,941        21,984,437
f  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series MLMI CMO, Series 2004-A4 Class M1, 3.274% due 8/25/2034

       508,554        479,160
 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust CMO,

         
e,f  

Series 2017-3A Class A1, 4.00% due 4/25/2057

       13,126,377        13,320,529
e,f  

Series 2017-4A Class A1, 4.00% due 5/25/2057

       17,085,304        17,414,675
 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

         
e,f  

Series 2017-2A Class A3, 4.00% due 3/25/2057

       10,259,165        10,580,568
b,e  

Series 2017-5A Class A1, 3.372% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%) due 6/25/2057

       1,596,552        1,636,485
e,f  

Series 2017-6A Class A1, 4.00% due 8/27/2057

       5,863,231        5,961,993
 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust CMO,

         
e,f  

Series 2017-4 Class A4, 3.50% due 7/25/2047

       4,180,776        4,190,574
e,f  

Series 2017-5 Class A4, 3.50% due 8/25/2047

       9,738,566        9,763,215
e,f  

Verus Securitization Trust CMO, Series 2017-2A Class A1, 2.485% due 7/25/2047

       14,782,586        14,681,296
           

 

 

 
              167,396,575
           

 

 

 
 

SOVEREIGN — 0.1%

         
 

Bermuda Government International Bond,

         
 

  Series 144A,

         
c  

4.138% due 1/3/2023

       4,000,000        4,130,000
c  

5.603% due 7/20/2020

       3,000,000        3,172,500
           

 

 

 
              7,302,500
           

 

 

 
 

STUDENT LOAN — 0.3%

         
b,e  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-A Class A1A, 3.622% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%) due 12/26/2040

       10,634,241        10,654,405
 

SoFi Professional Loan Program, LLC,

         
e  

Series 2014-A Class A2, 3.02% due 10/25/2027

       5,542,017        5,526,337
b,e  

Series 2014-B Class A1, 3.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.25%) due 8/25/2032

       1,603,672        1,621,869
           

 

 

 
              17,802,611
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $1,207,648,876)

            1,200,010,060
           

 

 

 
  CORPORATE BONDS — 51.3%          
 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS — 1.7%

         
 

Automobiles — 1.4%

         
 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC (Guaranty: Daimler AG),

         
a,b,e  

2.354% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.45%) due 2/22/2021

       14,850,000        14,859,311
a,e  

2.45% due 5/18/2020

       9,850,000        9,710,267
e  

Hyundai Capital America, 2.40% due 10/30/2018

       9,950,000        9,921,298
a,e  

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 3.75% due 3/5/2023

       7,000,000        6,948,326
b  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.22% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.40%) due 2/13/2020

       20,090,000        20,109,076
a,e  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC (Guaranty: Volkswagen AG), 1.65% due 5/22/2018

       10,000,000        9,985,900
 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%

         
 

Altitude Investments 12, LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 2.454% due 12/9/2025

       4,745,149        4,687,816
a,e  

LeasePlan Corp. N.V., 2.50% due 5/16/2018

       10,000,000        9,993,602
           

 

 

 
              86,215,596
           

 

 

 
 

BANKS — 3.4%

         
 

Banks — 3.4%

         
a,b  

Barclays Bank plc, 2.165% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.46%) due 1/11/2021

       24,400,000        24,380,925
b  

Capital One NA/Mclean VA, 2.611% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.82%) due 8/8/2022

       27,000,000        27,041,347
 

Citizens Bank N.A./Providence RI,

         
 

2.25% due 3/2/2020

       5,000,000        4,914,331
f  

3.252% due 3/29/2023

       26,500,000        26,511,660
a  

Credit Suisse AG, 1.70% due 4/27/2018

       9,325,000        9,321,736
 

Fifth Third Bank, 2.30% due 3/15/2019

       3,800,000        3,784,147
 

First Tennessee Bank N.A., 2.95% due 12/1/2019

       7,000,000        6,984,051
 

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., 2.30% due 1/30/2019

       10,000,000        9,961,134
 

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (Guaranty: Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.),

         
a,e  

2.45% due 4/16/2019

       7,000,000        6,968,622
a,b,e  

2.935% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.19%) due 10/20/2018

       5,000,000        5,025,913
 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.40% due 1/18/2023

       7,937,000        7,752,901

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

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           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
a,b  

Santander UK plc, 3.587% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.48%) due 3/14/2019

     $ 9,900,000      $ 10,010,096
e  

Sovereign Bank Lease Pass-Through Trust, 12.18% due 6/30/2020

       2,803,944        3,262,949
a,f  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (Guaranty: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp/New York), 2.044% due 10/18/2019

       15,000,000        14,990,550
a,b  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (Guaranty: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp/New York, 2.485% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.74%) due 7/23/2018

       14,700,000        14,725,218
           

 

 

 
              175,635,580
           

 

 

 
 

CAPITAL GOODS — 1.6%

         
 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6%

         
j  

Aeroquip-Vickers, Inc., 6.875% due 4/9/2018

       1,500,000        1,500,698
 

Carlisle Companies, Inc., 3.50% due 12/1/2024

       6,787,000        6,652,574
b  

General Electric Co. MTN, 3.125% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.00%) due 3/15/2023

       7,725,000        7,709,968
b  

General Electric Co., 2.352% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.15%) due 12/28/2018

       4,850,000        4,839,878
 

Ingersoll-Rand Co. (Guaranty: Ingersoll-Rand plc), 6.391% due 11/15/2027

       3,000,000        3,408,152
a,b,e  

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij N.V. (Guaranty: Siemens AG), 2.755% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.61%) due 3/16/2022

       5,000,000        5,048,800
a,e  

Smiths Group plc (Guaranty: Smiths Group International Holdings Ltd.), 7.20% due 5/15/2019

       3,000,000        3,132,120
 

Machinery — 1.0%

         
 

Nvent Finance Sarl,

         
a,e  

3.95% due 4/15/2023

       7,870,000        7,893,131
a,e  

4.55% due 4/15/2028

       16,970,000        17,048,280
 

Roper Technologies, Inc., 3.00% due 12/15/2020

       4,870,000        4,853,069
 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 2.451% due 11/17/2018

       6,900,000        6,886,021
 

Wabtec Corp.,

         
 

3.45% due 11/15/2026

       5,000,000        4,791,698
 

4.375% due 8/15/2023

       10,590,000        10,699,094
           

 

 

 
              84,463,483
           

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.7%

         
 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

         
 

Cintas Corp. No. 2, 2.90% due 4/1/2022

       2,622,000        2,581,030
 

Republic Services, Inc., 3.375% due 11/15/2027

       2,980,000        2,875,808
 

Leisure Products — 0.4%

         
 

Hasbro, Inc., 3.50% due 9/15/2027

       13,174,000        12,339,637
 

Mattel, Inc., 2.35% due 8/15/2021

       9,915,000        8,774,874
 

Professional Services — 0.2%

         
 

Verisk Analytics, Inc., 4.00% due 6/15/2025

       6,930,000        6,974,335
           

 

 

 
              33,545,684
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL — 0.2%

         
 

Household Durables — 0.2%

         
 

Tupperware Brands Corp. (Guaranty: Dart Industries, Inc.), 4.75% due 6/1/2021

       10,000,000        10,284,797
           

 

 

 
              10,284,797
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.2%

         
 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

         
 

Mexico City Airport Trust,

         
a,e  

3.875% due 4/30/2028

       5,000,000        4,588,100
a,e  

4.25% due 10/31/2026

       3,750,000        3,609,375
           

 

 

 
              8,197,475
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 9.8%

         
 

Capital Markets — 2.1%

         
 

Ares Capital Corp., 4.875% due 11/30/2018

       24,550,000        24,790,022
e  

Ares Finance Co., LLC, 4.00% due 10/8/2024

       5,000,000        4,857,884
 

CBOE Holdings, Inc., 1.95% due 6/28/2019

       1,745,000        1,724,567
 

DY8 Leasing, LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 2.627% due 4/29/2026

       3,523,438        3,503,476
 

Export Leasing (2009), LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.859% due 8/28/2021

       3,181,143        3,146,196
 

FS Investment Corp., 4.00% due 7/15/2019

       12,000,000        12,059,958
e  

GTP Acquisition Partners I, LLC (Guaranty: American Tower Holding Sub II, LLC), 2.35% due 6/15/2045

       10,000,000        9,883,887
 

Legg Mason, Inc.,

         
 

2.70% due 7/15/2019

       1,660,000        1,653,777
 

4.75% due 3/15/2026

       5,000,000        5,228,173
 

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 10.375% due 11/1/2018

       2,623,000        2,740,012
 

Sandalwood 2013, LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 2.821% due 2/12/2026

       4,905,113        4,906,420

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

Solar Capital Ltd., 4.50% due 1/20/2023

     $ 12,000,000      $ 11,692,051
a,e  

SumitG Guaranteed Secured Obligation Issuer DAC, 2.251% due 11/2/2020

       15,000,000        14,693,589
 

TPG Specialty Lending, Inc., 4.50% due 1/22/2023

       7,440,000        7,442,098
 

Consumer Finance — 0.8%

         
f  

Citibank N.A., 2.189% due 2/12/2021

       21,750,000        21,729,510
b  

Wells Fargo & Co., MTN, 3.045% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.01%) due 12/7/2020

       4,400,000        4,452,788
f  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A., 1.975% due 1/15/2020

       17,000,000        16,979,557
 

Diversified Financial Services — 5.1%

         
b  

Bank of America Corp. MTN, 3.178% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.87%) due 4/1/2019

       8,000,000        8,049,681
b  

Bank of America Corp., 2.762% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.04%) due 1/15/2019

       4,225,000        4,253,709
 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.,

         
b  

    2.755% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.87%) due 8/17/2020

       4,525,000        4,585,305
b  

    2.817% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.05%) due 10/30/2023

       11,835,000        12,028,934
 

Barclays plc,

         
a,b  

    3.333% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.63%) due 1/10/2023

       11,000,000        11,269,830
a  

    3.684% due 1/10/2023

       10,000,000        9,913,167
a,e  

BNP Paribas S.A., 3.375% due 1/9/2025

       6,000,000        5,803,726
 

Citigroup, Inc.,

         
 

    2.50% due 7/29/2019

       2,925,000        2,913,107
 

    2.65% due 10/26/2020

       4,890,000        4,831,589
b  

    3.436% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.43%) due 9/1/2023

       8,000,000        8,195,005
 

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. (Guaranty: Credit Suisse Group AG),

         
a  

    3.125% due 12/10/2020

       10,000,000        9,944,323
a  

    3.80% due 9/15/2022

       7,000,000        7,048,920
a  

    4.55% due 4/17/2026

       7,000,000        7,151,930
 

Deutsche Bank AG,

         
a,f  

    2.56% due 1/22/2021

       17,300,000        17,231,441
a,b  

    3.186% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.23%) due 2/27/2023

       17,100,000        17,020,405
 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,

         
f  

    2.556% due 2/23/2023

       8,368,000        8,335,386
b  

    2.765% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.02%) due 10/23/2019

       11,517,000        11,619,206
b  

    3.325% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.20%) due 9/15/2020

       17,900,000        18,182,624
b  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.486% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.48%) due 3/1/2021

       7,000,000        7,199,762
a  

Lloyds Banking Group plc (Guaranty: Lloyds Bank plc), 4.375% due 3/22/2028

       5,000,000        5,049,989
a,b  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 3.886% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.88%) due 3/1/2021

       3,907,000        4,047,782
a,f  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.815% due 3/5/2023

       14,000,000        13,980,400
b  

Morgan Stanley MTN, 3.141% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.40%) due 10/24/2023

       12,900,000        13,192,701
 

Morgan Stanley,

         
 

    2.80% due 6/16/2020

       1,350,000        1,340,917
b  

    2.90% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.14%) due 1/27/2020

       925,000        936,496
 

Private Export Funding Corp. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), Series KK, 3.55% due 1/15/2024

       10,000,000        10,399,710
b  

State Street Corp., 2.785% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.90%) due 8/18/2020

       9,475,000        9,591,713
 

Synchrony Financial, 3.00% due 8/15/2019

       1,950,000        1,944,121
a,b,e  

UBS AG Jersey (Guaranty: UBS Group AG), 3.726% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.44%) due 9/24/2020

       10,800,000        11,037,767
 

UBS AG,

         
a,e,f  

    2.304% due 5/28/2019

       5,000,000        5,001,400
a  

    2.375% due 8/14/2019

       4,500,000        4,467,090
a,e,f  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG) (Guaranty: UBS Group AG), 2.789% due 8/15/2023

       4,000,000        4,021,883
 

Insurance — 1.3%

         
 

AIG Global Funding,

         
e  

    1.95% due 10/18/2019

       2,900,000        2,864,072
b,e  

    2.788% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.48%) due 7/2/2020

       3,000,000        3,003,233
 

ALEX Alpha, LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.617% due 8/15/2024

       2,826,086        2,723,510
a  

Durrah MSN 35603 (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.684% due 1/22/2025

       9,075,665        8,735,899
a  

Gate Capital Cayman One Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.839% due 3/27/2021

       5,009,069        4,960,238
 

Helios Leasing I, LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.562% due 9/28/2024

       3,396,643        3,279,530
 

MSN 41079 and 41084 Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.717% due 7/13/2024

       6,828,577        6,599,435
e  

Protective Life Global Funding, 2.615% due 8/22/2022

       15,000,000        14,549,999
 

Santa Rosa Leasing, LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States),

         
 

    1.472% due 11/3/2024

       9,378,514        9,024,894
 

    1.693% due 8/15/2024

       3,368,757        3,272,819
 

Union 13 Leasing, LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.682% due 12/19/2024

       8,794,740        8,479,778

 

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PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

   VALUE
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.5%

         
 

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings L.P. (Guaranty: Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.), 2.95% due 7/1/2022

     $ 3,920,000      $ 3,834,832
 

Senior Housing Properties Trust, 4.75% due 2/15/2028

       20,960,000        20,535,863
           

 

 

 
              503,938,086
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 4.2%

         
 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%

         
 

Oceaneering International, Inc., 4.65% due 11/15/2024

       10,000,000        9,649,761
a,e,k,l  

Schahin II Finance Co. SPV Ltd., 5.875% due 9/25/2023

       4,082,733        500,135
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.0%

         
a,b  

BP Capital Markets plc (Guaranty: BP plc), 2.183% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.35%) due 8/14/2018

       11,380,000        11,386,809
 

Buckeye Partners L.P., 4.15% due 7/1/2023

       7,000,000        7,038,952
a,e  

CNPC General Capital Ltd. (Guaranty: CNPC Finance HK Ltd.), 2.75% due 5/14/2019

       5,000,000        4,985,614
e  

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., LLC / Colorado Interstate Issuing Corp., 4.15% due 8/15/2026

       26,000,000        25,418,795
e  

Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission, LLC (Guaranty: Enable Midstream Partners L.P.), 6.25% due 3/15/2020

       3,640,000        3,800,918
 

Energen Corp., 4.625% due 9/1/2021

       10,000,000        9,825,000
b  

Exxon Mobil Corp., 2.786% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.78%) due 3/1/2019

       6,625,000        6,667,691
e  

Florida Gas Transmission Co., LLC, 3.875% due 7/15/2022

       10,435,000        10,589,480
 

Gulf South Pipeline Co. L.P., 4.00% due 6/15/2022

       13,690,000        13,761,139
a,e  

Harvest Operations Corp. (Guaranty: Korea National Oil Corp.), 2.125% due 5/14/2018

       7,000,000        6,991,634
 

HollyFrontier Corp., 5.875% due 4/1/2026

       25,000,000        26,900,214
e  

Northern Natural Gas Co., 5.75% due 7/15/2018

       50,000        50,443
 

Northwest Pipeline, LLC, 4.00% due 4/1/2027

       10,000,000        9,709,758
 

NuStar Logistics L.P., 4.75% due 2/1/2022

       5,000,000        4,862,500
a,b  

Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.754% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.02%) due 7/18/2018

       10,000,000        10,043,300
b,e  

Phillips 66 (Guaranty: Phillips 66 Co.), 2.372% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.65%) due 4/15/2019

       6,925,000        6,926,910
a  

Sasol Financing International Ltd. (Guaranty: Sasol Ltd.), 4.50% due 11/14/2022

       4,000,000        4,001,200
a,e  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2017 Ltd. (Guaranty: China Petrochemical Corp.), 2.25% due 9/13/2020

       16,000,000        15,644,880
e  

Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, 4.50% due 2/1/2021

       16,286,000        16,617,656
 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 7.85% due 2/1/2026

       11,000,000        13,534,986
           

 

 

 
              218,907,775
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.2%

         
 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%

         
a,e  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 2.70% due 7/26/2022

       7,900,000        7,659,115
 

Sysco Corp., 3.55% due 3/15/2025

       4,990,000        4,962,718
           

 

 

 
              12,621,833
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 3.2%

         
 

Beverages — 1.1%

         
a  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 3.30% due 2/1/2023

       9,650,000        9,657,092
a,b,i  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., Series 5FRN, 3.052% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.74%) due 1/12/2024

       9,236,000        9,290,308
a,e  

Becle SAB de CV, 3.75% due 5/13/2025

       13,750,000        13,561,603
a,e  

Coca-Cola Icecek A/S, 4.75% due 10/1/2018

       5,000,000        5,016,730
b  

PepsiCo, Inc., 2.234% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.53%) due 10/6/2021

       19,230,000        19,466,929
 

Food Products — 1.5%

         
b  

Conagra Brands, Inc., 2.204% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.50%) due 10/9/2020

       14,850,000        14,860,769
 

General Mills, Inc., 2.60% due 10/12/2022

       14,850,000        14,304,605
 

JM Smucker Co., 2.50% due 3/15/2020

       10,494,000        10,380,620
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (Guaranty: Kraft Heinz Co.),

         
b  

    2.22% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.42%) due 8/9/2019

       14,925,000        14,931,294
b  

    2.381% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.57%) due 2/10/2021

       14,815,000        14,774,543
 

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (Guaranty: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc),

         
a  

    3.00% due 11/15/2020

       1,900,000        1,892,633
a  

    4.125% due 11/15/2025

       3,000,000        3,078,859
b  

Tyson Foods, Inc., 2.567% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.55%) due 6/2/2020

       2,850,000        2,856,212
 

Tobacco — 0.6%

         
 

Altria Group, Inc. (Guaranty: Philip Morris USA, Inc.), 2.625% due 1/14/2020

       5,790,000        5,755,783
 

BAT Capital Corp.,

         
a,b,e  

    2.423% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.59%) due 8/14/2020

       7,370,000        7,393,107
a,e,f  

    2.719% due 8/15/2022

       5,000,000        5,030,031
a,e  

    3.222% due 8/15/2024

       2,980,000        2,873,090

 

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           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
a,e  

BAT International Finance plc, 3.95% due 6/15/2025

     $ 3,000,000      $ 3,010,344
a  

Reynolds American, Inc., 6.875% due 5/1/2020

       5,000,000        5,362,373
           

 

 

 
              163,496,925
           

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.9%

         
 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.9%

         
 

Anthem, Inc.,

         
 

2.25% due 8/15/2019

       10,000,000        9,903,926
 

2.50% due 11/21/2020

       7,905,000        7,771,055
 

3.35% due 12/1/2024

       3,896,000        3,782,483
 

Catholic Health Initiatives, 2.95% due 11/1/2022

       7,000,000        6,850,428
b  

CVS Health Corp., 2.687% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.63%) due 3/9/2020

       7,786,000        7,815,197
 

Express Scripts Holding Co., 2.60% due 11/30/2020

       9,750,000        9,574,953
           

 

 

 
              45,698,042
           

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.2%

         
 

Household Products — 0.2%

         
 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 2.45% due 8/1/2022

       4,716,000        4,568,358
a,e  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, 3.80% due 4/8/2024

       3,000,000        2,980,063
 

Personal Products — 0.0%

         
 

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.70% due 5/24/2022

       2,000,000        1,940,000
           

 

 

 
              9,488,421
           

 

 

 
 

INSURANCE — 4.6%

         
 

Insurance — 4.4%

         
e  

Athene Global Funding, 2.875% due 10/23/2018

       13,925,000        13,912,269
a,e  

DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd., 4.75% due 5/1/2025

       10,260,000        10,142,633
a  

Enstar Group Ltd., 4.50% due 3/10/2022

       1,950,000        1,958,785
 

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., 4.50% due 4/15/2026

       10,000,000        10,003,928
 

Horace Mann Educators Corp., 4.50% due 12/1/2025

       4,800,000        4,862,193
j  

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp., 5.00% due 9/19/2022

       4,690,000        4,887,923
b,e  

Jackson National Life Global Co., 3.022% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.73%) due 6/27/2022

       7,900,000        7,989,823
 

Jackson National Life Global Funding,

         
e  

2.20% due 1/30/2020

       8,000,000        7,908,520
e  

3.25% due 1/30/2024

       10,000,000        9,900,435
 

Kemper Corp., 4.35% due 2/15/2025

       20,020,000        20,035,274
a,e  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd., 5.70% due 10/1/2022

       11,000,000        11,412,280
e  

MassMutual Global Funding II, 2.95% due 1/11/2025

       25,000,000        24,198,761
 

Mercury General Corp., 4.40% due 3/15/2027

       16,000,000        16,006,830
 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I,

         
b,e  

1.938% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.23%) due 1/8/2021

       19,850,000        19,816,262
b,e  

2.471% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.40%) due 6/12/2020

       8,000,000        8,034,852
 

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., 4.70% due 10/15/2022

       5,000,000        5,162,930
 

Principal Life Global Funding II (Guaranty: Principal Financial Group, Inc.),

         
e  

2.20% due 4/8/2020

       7,000,000        6,894,276
e  

2.375% due 9/11/2019

       2,450,000        2,434,207
 

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 3.95% due 9/15/2026

       3,765,000        3,726,518
e  

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, 2.50% due 1/15/2020

       15,000,000        14,850,441
 

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.,

         
e  

2.50% due 4/24/2019

       9,900,000        9,857,443
e  

3.05% due 1/20/2021

       3,975,000        3,957,751
e  

Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 4.45% due 5/12/2027

       7,950,000        7,894,494
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%

         
 

QUALCOMM, Inc.,

         
b  

2.245% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.36%) due 5/20/2019

       6,583,000        6,595,477
b  

2.335% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.45%) due 5/20/2020

       4,747,000        4,754,453
           

 

 

 
              237,198,758
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 1.3%

         
 

Chemicals — 1.0%

         
b,e  

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LLC, 2.523% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.75%) due 5/1/2020

       29,900,000        30,080,007
a,e  

Incitec Pivot Finance, LLC (Guaranty: Incitec Pivot Ltd.), 6.00% due 12/10/2019

       4,538,000        4,738,206

 

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PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

   VALUE
a,e  

OCP S.A., 5.625% due 4/25/2024

     $ 8,555,000      $ 9,025,525
a,e  

Yara International ASA, 3.80% due 6/6/2026

       5,000,000        4,850,959
 

Metals & Mining — 0.3%

         
 

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc (Guaranty: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.),

         
a  

    5.125% due 8/1/2022

       6,500,000        6,699,563
a  

    5.375% due 4/15/2020

       9,100,000        9,367,267
           

 

 

 
              64,761,527
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 0.1%

         
 

Media — 0.1%

         
e  

Cox Communications, Inc., 3.15% due 8/15/2024

       8,000,000        7,672,131
           

 

 

 
              7,672,131
           

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 1.1%

         
 

Biotechnology — 0.2%

         
 

Celgene Corp.,

         
 

    2.75% due 2/15/2023

       2,265,000        2,174,153
 

    3.25% due 2/20/2023

       9,936,000        9,774,054
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.3%

         
 

Abbott Laboratories,

         
 

    2.35% due 11/22/2019

       9,340,000        9,259,505
 

    3.40% due 11/30/2023

       6,860,000        6,792,726
 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%

         
 

Allergan Funding SCS,

         
b  

    3.326% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.26%) due 3/12/2020

       5,000,000        5,059,165
 

    3.45% due 3/15/2022

       5,000,000        4,957,253
 

    3.80% due 3/15/2025

       5,000,000        4,911,920
 

Mylan N.V. (Guaranty: Mylan, Inc.), 3.00% due 12/15/2018

       4,900,000        4,899,925
 

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC, 2.40% due 9/23/2021

       9,776,000        9,438,943
 

Zoetis, Inc., 3.45% due 11/13/2020

       2,000,000        2,014,026
           

 

 

 
              59,281,670
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 0.9%

         
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.9%

         
 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (Guaranty: Alexandria Real Estate Equities L.P.),

         
 

    3.90% due 6/15/2023

       11,700,000        11,829,175
 

    3.95% due 1/15/2027

       3,975,000        3,889,885
 

Crown Castle International Corp., 3.20% due 9/1/2024

       3,870,000        3,710,527
 

EPR Properties, 5.25% due 7/15/2023

       4,041,000        4,224,520
 

Hospitality Properties Trust, 4.95% due 2/15/2027

       2,000,000        2,034,218
 

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, 4.95% due 10/1/2020

       19,100,000        19,739,060
 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%

         
 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc., 4.40% due 11/15/2022

       3,000,000        3,108,014
           

 

 

 
              48,535,399
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 0.9%

         
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.5%

         
 

Amazon.com, Inc., 5.20% due 12/3/2025

       18,175,000        20,255,290
 

Booking Holdings, Inc., 2.75% due 3/15/2023

       7,925,000        7,647,790
 

Multiline Retail — 0.4%

         
 

Family Dollar Stores, Inc., 5.00% due 2/1/2021

       18,475,000        19,121,625
           

 

 

 
              47,024,705
           

 

 

 
 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 0.5%

         
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%

         
 

Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.,

         
 

    2.375% due 1/15/2020

       8,875,000        8,751,167
 

    3.00% due 1/15/2022

       9,000,000        8,831,217
 

    3.625% due 1/15/2024

       9,000,000        8,853,566
a  

Micron Semiconductor Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.258% due 1/15/2019

       860,000        855,334
           

 

 

 
              27,291,284
           

 

 

 

 

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           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 4.2%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 2.3%

         
 

American Express Co.,

         
 

    3.00% due 10/30/2024

     $ 10,934,000      $ 10,498,353
 

    3.40% due 2/27/2023

       8,734,000        8,704,533
 

Capital One Bank USA N.A., 2.30% due 6/5/2019

       3,000,000        2,979,413
 

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (Guaranty: Leidos, Inc.), 4.45% due 12/1/2020

       2,000,000        2,030,000
 

Moody’s Corp.,

         
b  

    2.375% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.35%) due 9/4/2018

       6,950,000        6,950,939
 

    2.75% due 7/15/2019

       14,850,000        14,801,680
 

    4.875% due 2/15/2024

       17,000,000        18,036,258
 

S&P Global, Inc. (Guaranty: Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC),

         
 

    2.50% due 8/15/2018

       2,950,000        2,948,331
 

    3.30% due 8/14/2020

       2,450,000        2,463,734
 

    4.00% due 6/15/2025

       8,000,000        8,173,465
 

Total System Services, Inc.,

         
 

    2.375% due 6/1/2018

       20,915,000        20,896,152
 

    3.80% due 4/1/2021

       3,000,000        3,031,272
 

Western Union Co.,

         
b  

    2.704% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.80%) due 5/22/2019

       5,410,000        5,426,842
 

    3.35% due 5/22/2019

       11,350,000        11,362,738
 

    3.65% due 8/22/2018

       2,000,000        2,006,998
 

Internet Software & Services — 0.5%

         
a  

Baidu, Inc., 3.875% due 9/29/2023

       17,000,000        16,988,474
a,e  

Tencent Holdings Ltd., 2.985% due 1/19/2023

       6,450,000        6,285,805
 

Software — 1.4%

         
 

Autodesk, Inc., 3.125% due 6/15/2020

       1,945,000        1,946,964
 

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., 3.95% due 9/1/2020

       8,000,000        8,148,288
 

CA Technologies, Inc., 2.875% due 8/15/2018

       4,082,000        4,090,003
 

CA, Inc., 3.60% due 8/1/2020 - 8/15/2022

       16,905,000        17,070,536
 

CDK Global, Inc., 3.80% due 10/15/2019

       5,000,000        5,012,500
 

Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., 4.25% due 6/15/2020

       7,175,000        7,256,940
 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 2.85% due 10/15/2018

       4,850,000        4,852,221
 

Oracle Corp.,

         
g  

    1.90% due 9/15/2021

       11,825,000        11,416,522
 

    2.50% due 5/15/2022

       4,400,000        4,313,620
 

VMware, Inc., 2.30% due 8/21/2020

       7,925,000        7,708,344
           

 

 

 
              215,400,925
           

 

 

 
 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT — 2.0%

         
 

Communications Equipment — 0.7%

         
 

Juniper Networks, Inc.,

         
 

    3.125% due 2/26/2019

       10,000,000        10,012,952
 

    3.30% due 6/15/2020

       4,825,000        4,827,145
 

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.60% due 2/23/2028

       3,340,000        3,362,020
a  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, 4.125% due 5/15/2022

       21,215,000        21,062,660
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%

         
 

Ingram Micro, Inc., 5.45% due 12/15/2024

       5,596,000        5,417,539
 

Tech Data Corp., 4.95% due 2/15/2027

       6,000,000        6,014,952
 

Trimble, Inc., 4.75% due 12/1/2024

       17,000,000        17,706,561
 

Office Electronics — 0.1%

         
 

Lexmark International, Inc., 7.125% due 3/15/2020

       5,375,000        4,086,881
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6%

         
 

Apple, Inc.,

         
b  

    2.30% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.50%) due 2/9/2022

       11,975,000        12,113,350
b  

    2.74% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.82%) due 2/22/2019

       4,950,000        4,985,119
b  

    3.05% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.13%) due 2/23/2021

       9,050,000        9,291,458
b  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 3.626% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.93%) due 10/5/2018

       4,900,000        4,943,203
           

 

 

 
              103,823,840
           

 

 

 

 

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Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    VALUE
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.5%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5%

         
 

AT&T, Inc.,

         
b  

    2.866% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.91%) due 11/27/2018

     $ 11,350,000      $ 11,397,123
b  

    3.232% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.93%) due 6/30/2020

       4,950,000        5,002,070
 

    3.60% due 2/17/2023

       8,000,000        8,047,777
 

    3.90% due 3/11/2024

       4,500,000        4,532,296
 

    4.45% due 4/1/2024

       10,000,000        10,321,533
e  

    7.85% due 1/15/2022

       3,000,000        3,438,577
 

Qwest Corp., 6.75% due 12/1/2021

       3,000,000        3,216,264
a  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Guaranty: Telefonica S.A.), 4.103% due 3/8/2027

       8,500,000        8,491,285
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

         
b  

    3.145% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.00%) due 3/16/2022

       7,500,000        7,643,356
 

    3.376% due 2/15/2025

       14,757,000        14,504,874
           

 

 

 
              76,595,155
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 1.2%

         
 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%

         
a,e  

Asciano Finance Ltd., 5.00% due 4/7/2018

       2,000,000        2,000,432
 

TTX Co.,

         
e  

    2.25% due 2/1/2019

       5,000,000        4,978,441
e  

    4.15% due 1/15/2024

       6,000,000        6,171,175
e  

    5.453% due 1/2/2022

       2,424,501        2,493,259
 

Airlines — 0.3%

         
 

American Airlines 2013-2 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.95% due 7/15/2024

       5,221,590        5,430,454
 

Northwest Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1 Class A, 7.027% due 5/1/2021

       3,568,013        3,757,832
 

US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1 Class A, 6.25% due 10/22/2024

       4,360,291        4,702,137
 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%

         
 

Graham Holdings Co., 7.25% due 2/1/2019

       5,000,000        5,147,500
 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 5.60% due 9/1/2020

       10,925,000        11,531,618
 

University of Chicago, Series 12-B, 3.065% due 10/1/2024

       1,174,000        1,150,802
 

Road & Rail — 0.3%

         
e  

BNSF Railway Co. 2015-1 Pass Through Trust, 3.442% due 6/16/2028

       13,589,511        13,538,783
           

 

 

 
              60,902,433
           

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 6.7%

         
 

Electric Utilities — 5.7%

         
 

Appalachian Power Co., 3.40% due 6/1/2025

       7,000,000        6,924,653
 

Avangrid, Inc., 3.15% due 12/1/2024

       8,870,000        8,611,078
 

Duke Energy Florida Project Finance, LLC, Series 2018, 1.196% due 3/1/2022

       11,181,946        10,993,726
 

Edison International, 2.40% due 9/15/2022

       4,900,000        4,672,104
a,e  

Electricite de France S.A., 2.15% due 1/22/2019

       4,900,000        4,876,914
 

Enel Finance International N.V. (Guaranty: Enel S.p.A),

         
a,e  

    2.75% due 4/6/2023

       8,000,000        7,730,704
a,e  

    2.875% due 5/25/2022

       7,000,000        6,831,442
 

Entergy Louisiana, LLC, 4.80% due 5/1/2021

       4,300,000        4,494,344
 

Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 3.25% due 12/1/2027

       9,502,000        9,215,886
 

Entergy Texas, Inc.,

         
 

    3.45% due 12/1/2027

       12,000,000        11,733,802
 

    7.125% due 2/1/2019

       2,000,000        2,065,296
 

Exelon Corp., 2.85% due 6/15/2020

       2,950,000        2,923,532
 

Interstate Power & Light Co., 3.25% due 12/1/2024

       24,950,000        24,571,343
e  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 4.30% due 1/15/2026

       15,000,000        15,438,553
a,e  

Korea Western Power Co. Ltd., 2.875% due 10/10/2018

       10,000,000        9,987,215
e  

Midland Cogeneration Venture L.P., 6.00% due 3/15/2025

       5,407,192        5,568,508
b  

Mississippi Power Co., 2.942% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.65%) due 3/27/2020

       4,965,000        4,966,723
e  

Monongahela Power Co., 4.10% due 4/15/2024

       12,500,000        12,947,280
e  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 4.881% due 8/15/2019

       10,000,000        10,260,858
 

Northern States Power Co., 3.30% due 6/15/2024

       10,000,000        9,987,408
b,e  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 2.214% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.23%) due 11/28/2018

       9,950,000        9,925,672
 

PNM Resources, Inc., 3.25% due 3/9/2021

       7,784,000        7,775,974
 

Public Service Co. of New Mexico, 5.35% due 10/1/2021

       3,000,000        3,176,289

 

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PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

   VALUE
e  

Rochester Gas & Electric Corp., 5.90% due 7/15/2019

     $ 11,732,000      $ 12,143,831
 

SCANA Corp., 4.125% due 2/1/2022

       2,000,000        1,986,394
b  

Sempra Energy, 1.959% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.25%) due 7/15/2019

       16,800,000        16,800,606
 

Southern Power Co., Series 15B, 2.375% due 6/1/2020

       9,793,000        9,656,772
a,e  

State Grid Overseas Investment (2014) Ltd. (Guaranty: State Grid Corp. of China), 2.75% due 5/7/2019

       14,800,000        14,769,101
a,e  

State Grid Overseas Investment 2016 Ltd. (Guaranty: State Grid Corp. of China), 2.25% due 5/4/2020

       10,000,000        9,828,417
 

The Southern Co., 2.45% due 9/1/2018

       4,825,000        4,819,614
 

Toledo Edison Co., 7.25% due 5/1/2020

       167,000        179,120
a,e  

Transelec S.A., 4.25% due 1/14/2025

       6,000,000        6,050,912
 

UIL Holdings Corp., 4.625% due 10/1/2020

       13,110,000        13,552,959
 

Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 3.80% due 4/1/2028

       9,985,000        10,109,612
 

Gas Utilities — 1.0%

         
 

Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC, 2.80% due 11/15/2020

       5,000,000        4,951,755
 

Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC, 2.50% due 12/15/2019

       3,900,000        3,864,336
e  

SEMCO Energy, Inc., 5.15% due 4/21/2020

       3,000,000        3,127,482
 

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 3.50% due 9/15/2021

       9,925,000        9,981,650
 

Spire, Inc., 2.55% due 8/15/2019

       2,350,000        2,332,643
 

WGL Holdings, Inc.,

         
b  

    2.384% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.40%) due 11/29/2019

       13,883,000        13,855,975
b  

    2.657% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.55%) due 3/12/2020

       12,318,000        12,317,994
           

 

 

 
              346,008,477
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $2,650,645,461)

            2,646,990,001
           

 

 

 
 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 2.4%

         
 

Anaheim Public Financing Authority (Insured NATL), 5.486% due 9/1/2020

       3,270,000        3,311,660
j  

Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, 6.16% due 10/1/2019

       1,435,000        1,485,713
 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, 6.76% due 2/1/2019

       2,015,000        2,071,138
 

California School Finance Authority (LOC: City National Bank), 5.041% due 7/1/2020

       4,000,000        4,133,320
 

Camden County Improvement Authority,

         
 

    5.47% due 7/1/2018

       2,140,000        2,152,776
 

    5.62% due 7/1/2019

       3,025,000        3,097,600
 

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority,

         
 

    Series B,

         
 

        2.244% due 3/1/2021

       450,000        441,360
 

        2.474% due 3/1/2022

       600,000        586,380
 

        2.691% due 3/1/2023

       580,000        567,483
j  

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Series D, 5.071% due 11/15/2019

       1,090,000        1,110,459
 

Denver City & County School District No. 1 COP, Series B, 2.018% due 12/15/2019

       3,000,000        2,981,070
 

Fort Collins Electric Utility Enterprise Revenue, Series B-QUALIFIED ENERGY, 4.92% due 12/1/2020

       2,250,000        2,304,877
 

JobsOhio Beverage System, Series B, 2.217% due 1/1/2019

       11,245,000        11,237,016
 

Kentucky Asset Liability Commission, 2.099% due 4/1/2019

       3,000,000        2,988,690
 

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority, 5.591% due 8/1/2020

       3,350,000        3,555,891
 

Municipal Improvement Corp. of Los Angeles (Build America-BDS-Recovery Zone), 6.165% due 11/1/2020

       11,885,000        12,638,271
 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue (Build America Bonds), 4.075% due 11/1/2020

       2,500,000        2,590,225
 

New York State Urban Development Corp., Series D-1, 2.55% due 3/15/2022

       29,675,000        29,379,734
j  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, 8.00% due 5/1/2020

       1,930,000        1,949,667
 

Orleans Parish Parishwide School District (Insured AGM) GO, 4.40% due 2/1/2021

       10,000,000        10,335,300
j  

Redlands Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency (Insured AMBAC) ETM, Series A, 5.818% due 8/1/2022

       1,275,000        1,373,073
 

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey,

         
 

    Series K,

         
 

        2.342% due 5/1/2019

       3,485,000        3,469,945
 

        3.028% due 5/1/2021

       1,500,000        1,491,990
 

San Bernardino County Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, 7.135% due 9/1/2020

       810,000        850,978
 

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Financing Authority ETM, 8.00% due 8/1/2019

       4,265,000        4,479,359
 

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Financing Authority, 8.00% due 8/1/2019

       525,000        547,612
 

Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority,

         
 

    Series C,

         
 

        2.22% due 7/1/2018

       2,000,000        1,998,420
 

        2.49% due 7/1/2019

       2,500,000        2,481,925
 

        2.84% due 7/1/2020

       1,750,000        1,731,100

 

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           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

Wallenpaupack Area School District GO,

         
 

Series B,

         
 

3.80% due 9/1/2019

     $ 3,000,000      $ 3,051,600
 

4.00% due 9/1/2020

       2,750,000        2,825,652
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $121,398,089)

            123,220,284
           

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.0%          
 

Alabama Power Co., 2.20% due 4/2/2018

       23,000,000        22,998,594
 

Bank of New York Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement 1.88% dated 3/29/2018 due 4/2/2018, repurchase price $40,008,379 collateralized by 30

corporate debt securities, having an average coupon of 3.70%, a minimum credit rating of BBB-, maturity dates from 9/8/2020 to 6/1/2065, and having an aggregate market value of $42,795,164 at 3/29/2018 1.88% due 4/2/2018

       120,000,000        120,000,000
 

Cintas Corp., 2.15% due 4/2/2018

       22,066,000        22,064,682
 

Electricite de France S.A., 2.15% due 4/3/2018

       8,246,000        8,245,015
 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 1.80% due 4/3/2018

       2,000,000        1,999,800
 

Kentucky Utilities Co., 2.30% due 4/4/2018

       17,000,000        16,996,742
 

Louisville Gas & Electric Co.,

         
 

2.20% due 4/2/2018

       13,000,000        12,999,206
 

2.25% due 4/4/2018

       10,000,000        9,998,125
 

NSTAR Electric Co., 1.70% due 4/4/2018

       23,000,000        22,996,742
 

PacifiCorp, 2.15% due 4/2/2018

       2,700,000        2,699,842
 

San Diego Gas & Electric, 1.384% due 4/2/2018

       23,000,000        22,998,895
 

Snap-on Inc.,

         
 

2.04% due 4/2/2018

       10,733,000        10,732,392
 

2.05% due 4/4/2018

       12,900,000        12,897,796
 

Sysco Corp., 2.10% due 4/2/2018

       23,000,000        22,998,658
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $310,626,489)

            310,626,489
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.9% (Cost $5,126,001,035)           $ 5,104,970,863
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 1.1%             58,175,904
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 5,163,146,767
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Yankee bond denominated in U.S. dollars and is issued in the U.S. by foreign banks and corporations.
b Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
c Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are restricted and illiquid. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities in the Fund’s portfolio was $12,139,101, representing 0.24% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information is as follows:

 

144A/RESTRICTED & ILLIQUID SECURITIES   ACQUISITION
DATE
  COST   MARKET
VALUE
  PERCENTAGE OF
NET ASSETS

Bermuda Government International Bond, 4.138%, 1/03/2023

  6/26/2012     $ 4,000,000     $ 4,130,000       0.1 %

Bermuda Government International Bond, 5.603%, 7/20/2020

  7/13/2010       3,005,045       3,172,500       0.0

Northwind Holdings, LLC, 2.786%, 12/01/2037

  1/29/2010       1,421,327       1,552,381       0.0

United States Department of Transportation, 6.001%, 12/07/2031

  12/16/2011       3,172,625       3,284,220       0.1

 

d Security currently fair valued by the Valuation and Pricing Committee using procedures approved by the Trustees’ Audit Committee.
e Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are restricted but liquid and may only be resold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities in the Fund’s portfolio was $1,652,824,156, representing 32.01% of the Fund’s net assets.
f Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2018.
g Segregated as collateral for a when-issued security.
h Interest Only.
i When-issued security.
j Illiquid Security.
k Bond in default.
l Non-income producing.

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

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To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

AGM      Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC      Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
CHL      Denominated in Chilean Peso
CMO      Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
COP      Certificates of Participation
ETM      Escrowed to Maturity
GO      General Obligation
H15T1Y      US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T-Note Constant Maturity 1 Year
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rates
Mtg      Mortgage
MTN      Medium-Term Note
REMIC      Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SBA      Small Business Administration
SPV      Special Purpose Vehicle
VA      Veterans Affairs

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund’s objective is to seek current income, consistent with preservation of capital.

The Fund invests in debt obligations issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies, or its instrumentalities, and in debt obligations rated at the time of purchase in one of the four highest credit ratings categories or, if no credit rating is available, judged to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s advisor. The Fund aims to reduce changes in its share value compared to longer duration fixed income portfolios by maintaining a laddered portfolio of investments with a dollar-weighted average duration of normally no more than three years.

LONG-TERM STABILITY OF PRINCIPAL

Net Asset Value History of A Shares

 

LOGO

KEY PORTFOLIO ATTRIBUTES

 

Number of Bonds        208  
Effective Duration        1.3 Yrs  
Average Maturity        1.9 Yrs  

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

SECURITY CREDIT RATINGS

 

LOGO

A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

PORTFOLIO LADDER

 

LOGO

Percent of portfolio maturing in each year. Cash includes cash equivalents.

 

 

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           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
  U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 14.7%          
 

United States Treasury Notes Inflationary Index, 0.125% due 4/15/2020 - 4/15/2022

     $ 702,556      $ 696,683
 

United States Treasury Notes,

         
 

0.125% due 4/15/2019

       237,967        237,747
 

1.25% due 10/31/2018 - 8/31/2019

       1,700,000          1,688,124
 

1.625% due 11/30/2020

       100,000        98,087
 

1.875% due 10/31/2022

       100,000        97,150
 

2.125% due 12/31/2022

       275,000        269,715
 

2.375% due 12/31/2020

       400,000        399,992
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $3,505,649)

            3,487,498
           

 

 

 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 1.5%          
 

Petroleos Mexicanos (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States),

         
a  

1.70% due 12/20/2022

       50,000        48,856
a,b  

2.072% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.35%) due 4/15/2025

       72,500        72,776
a  

Reliance Industries Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.87% due 1/15/2026

       105,263        101,670
b  

Washington Aircraft 2 Co. Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 2.716% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.43%) due 6/26/2024

       138,631        138,101
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Cost $365,137)

            361,403
           

 

 

 
  OTHER GOVERNMENT — 0.2%          
a,b,c  

Seven & Seven Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of Korea), 3.259% (LIBOR 6 Month + 1.00%) due 9/11/2019

       60,000        59,672
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL OTHER GOVERNMENT (Cost $59,646)

            59,672
           

 

 

 
  MORTGAGE BACKED — 5.9%          
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp.,

         
 

Pool G15523, 2.50% due 8/1/2025

       117,293        116,390
 

Series K705 Class A1, 1.626% due 7/25/2018

       113,949        113,620
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., CMO, Series K716 Class A1, 2.413% due 1/25/2021

       54,988        54,564
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Multi-Family Structured Pass Through,

         
 

Series K030 Class A1, 2.779% due 9/25/2022

       87,915        87,549
 

Series K036 Class A1, 2.777% due 4/25/2023

       180,054        179,252
 

Series K710 Class A2, 1.883% due 5/25/2019

       275,000        272,262
 

Series K717 Class A2, 2.991% due 9/25/2021

       100,000        100,285
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer,

         
 

Series 2017-3 Class HA, 2.25% due 7/25/2056

       70,778        69,924
d  

Series 2018-1 Class HA, 2.00% due 5/25/2057

       49,770        48,251
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Whole Loan Securities, Series 2017-SC02 Class 2A1, 3.50% due 5/25/2047

       38,803        39,056
 

Federal National Mtg Assoc.,

         
 

Pool AS3705, 2.50% due 11/1/2024

       69,248        68,953
 

Pool AS8538, 2.50% due 12/1/2026

       243,698        242,508
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED (Cost $1,417,088)

            1,392,614
           

 

 

 
  ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 22.3%          
 

ADVANCE RECEIVABLES — 0.4%

         
c  

New Residential Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2016-T2 Class AT2, 2.575% due 10/15/2049

       100,000        98,972
           

 

 

 
              98,972
           

 

 

 
 

AUTO RECEIVABLES — 3.4%

         
 

Ally Auto Receivables Trust,

         
 

Series 2015-1 Class A3, 1.39% due 9/16/2019

       26,352        26,312
 

Series 2015-2 Class A3, 1.49% due 11/15/2019

       24,439        24,392
c  

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2017-3 Class A, 1.82% due 3/10/2020

       45,208        45,109
c  

Chesapeake Funding II, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A1, 2.11% due 3/15/2028

       106,613        106,266
c  

CIG Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-1A Class A, 2.71% due 5/15/2023

       32,306        32,123
c  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-AA Class B, 2.51% due 1/15/2021

       125,000        124,949
c  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-1 Class A, 2.12% due 7/15/2026

       100,000        98,833
c  

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2016-1 Class A2, 2.87% due 10/15/2021

       48,708        48,524
 

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, Series 2015-2 Class A4, 1.66% due 12/15/2022

       100,000        99,514

 

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           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
b,c  

Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP, Series 2016-1 Class A1, 2.84% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.10%) due 4/10/2030

     $ 132,529      $      133,319
c,d  

OSCAR US Funding Trust, Series 2016-2A Class A3, 2.73% due 12/15/2020

       70,000        69,860
           

 

 

 
              809,201
           

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL MTG TRUST — 1.8%

         
c  

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities, LLC, Series 2015-STP Class A, 3.323% due 9/10/2028

       95,695        96,289
 

COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-DC2 Class A1, 1.82% due 2/10/2049

       92,013        90,808
c,e  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-HL2 Class A3, 3.50% due 10/25/2047

       150,450        149,002
b,c  

DBUBS Mortgage Trust, CMO, Series 2011-LC2A Class A1FL, 3.09% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.35%) due 7/12/2044

       30,356        30,680
b,c  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-KF02 Class B, 4.67% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%) due 12/25/2045

       8,263        8,280
 

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C22 Class A1, 1.479% due 9/15/2057

       48,413        48,075
           

 

 

 
              423,134
           

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES — 0.8%

         
a,b,c  

Korea Expressway Corp., Series 144A, 2.445% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.70%) due 4/20/2020

       200,000        199,994
           

 

 

 
              199,994
           

 

 

 
 

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER — 1.6%

         
 

Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust,

         
 

Series 2015-4 Class A, 1.72% due 8/16/2021

       100,000        99,609
 

Series 2016-1 Class A, 1.52% due 5/16/2022

       135,000        133,115
c  

Cabela’s Master Credit Card Trust, Series 2013-2A Class A1, 2.17% due 8/16/2021

       150,000        149,867
           

 

 

 
              382,591
           

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSET BACKED — 10.7%

         
b,c  

AMSR Trust, Series 2016-SFR1 Class A, 3.208% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.40%) due 11/17/2033

       100,000        100,412
c  

BCC Funding XIV, LLC, Series 2018-1A Class A2, 2.96% due 6/20/2023

       100,000        99,812
c  

BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer, LLC, Series 2017-1A Class A, 2.94% due 5/25/2029

       79,297        77,681
c  

CLI Funding, LLC, Series 2014-1A Class A, 3.29% due 6/18/2029

       62,208        61,523
 

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Credit Trust,

         
c  

Series 2017-NP2 Class A, 2.55% due 1/16/2024

       77,914        77,853
c  

Series 2017-P1 Class A, 2.42% due 9/15/2023

       67,614        67,463
c  

Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2017-2 Class A2A, 1.97% due 2/24/2020

       100,000        99,472
c  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2014-1 Class A, 2.54% due 5/20/2027

       71,318        71,038
c  

Engs Commercial Finance Trust, Series 2018-1A Class A1, 2.97% due 2/22/2021

       100,000        99,991
c  

Foundation Finance Trust, Series 2017-1A Class A, 3.30% due 7/15/2033

       90,153        89,548
 

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, Series 2014-ELL Class A1, 1.66% due 2/1/2022

       33,782        33,113
 

MVW Owner Trust, 2.15% due 4/22/2030

       21,922        21,632
c,e  

Nationstar HECM Loan Trust, Series 2017-2A Class A1, 2.038% due 9/25/2027

       72,623        72,169
b,c  

Navient Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-6A Class A2, 2.622% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.75%) due 3/25/2066

       100,000        101,078
c  

OnDeck Asset Securitization Trust II, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A, 4.21% due 5/17/2020

       100,000        100,053
c  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2016-2A Class A, 4.10% due 3/20/2028

       95,132        95,837
b,c  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Series 2012-1A Class A1, 2.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.55%) due 5/25/2057

       38,725        38,626
 

PFS Financing Corp.,

         
b,c  

Series 2015-AA Class A, 2.397% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.62%) due 4/15/2020

       100,000        99,940
c  

Series 2018-B Class A, 2.89% due 2/15/2023

       100,000        99,423
c  

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, Series 2017-3A Class A, 2.36% due 11/15/2023

       72,941        72,656
c,d  

Purchasing Power Funding, LLC, Series 2018-A Class A, 3.34% due 8/15/2022

       100,000        100,129
c  

SBA Tower Trust, Series 2014-1A Class C, 2.898% due 10/15/2044

       100,000        99,490
 

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., LLC,

         
c  

Series 2014-1A Class A, 2.07% due 3/20/2030

       12,382        12,361
c  

Series 2015-1A Class A, 2.40% due 3/22/2032

       65,037        63,854
c  

Series 2015-3A Class A, 2.58% due 9/20/2032

       27,456        27,095
 

SLM Student Loan Trust,

         
b,c  

Series 2011-A Class A3, 4.277% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.50%) due 1/15/2043

       100,000        103,163
b  

Series 2013-4 Class A, 2.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.55%) due 6/25/2043

       47,845        47,921
b,c  

Series 2013-B Class A2B, 2.877% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.10%) due 6/17/2030

       146,335        147,359
 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Series 2005-20K Class 1, 5.36% due 11/1/2025

       23,296        24,361
 

Social Professional Loan Program, LLC,

         
b,c  

Series 2014-A Class A1, 3.472% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.60%) due 6/25/2025

       48,203        48,866
c  

Series 2014-B Class A2, 2.55% due 8/27/2029

       20,844        20,624
c  

Tax Ease Funding, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A, 3.131% due 6/15/2028

       83,454        83,018

 

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           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
c,e  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-5 Class A1, 2.50% due 10/25/2056

     $ 76,161      $ 74,978
b,c  

Volvo Financial Equipment Master Owner Trust, Series 2017-A Class A, 2.277% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.50%) due 11/15/2022

       100,000        100,512
           

 

 

 
                2,533,051
           

 

 

 
 

RESIDENTIAL MTG TRUST — 3.2%

         
 

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, LLC,

         
c,e  

Series 2017-1 Class A2, 3.085% due 1/25/2047

       54,758        54,083
c,e  

Series 2017-3 Class A1, 2.708% due 11/25/2047

       43,599        42,829
c,d,e,f  

Series 2018-1 Class A1, 3.258% due 4/27/2048

       75,000        75,000
c,e  

Finance of America Structured Securities Trust, Series 2017-HB1 Class A, 2.321% due 11/25/2027

       69,762        69,504
c,e  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1 Class 2A2, 3.00% due 3/25/2047

       90,868        89,595
 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust,

         
c,e  

Series 2017-2 Class A6, 3.00% due 5/25/2047

       43,200        42,597
c,e  

Series 2017-6 Class A5, 3.50% due 12/25/2048

       96,178        96,510
 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

         
c,e  

Series 2017-2A Class A3, 4.00% due 3/25/2057

       76,561        78,959
b,c  

Series 2017-5A Class A1, 3.372% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%) due 6/25/2057

       84,029        86,131
c,e  

WinWater Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2014-3 Class A7, 3.00% due 11/20/2044

       122,800        122,468
           

 

 

 
              757,676
           

 

 

 
 

STUDENT LOAN — 0.4%

         
b,c  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-A Class A1A, 3.622% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%) due 12/26/2040

       88,955        89,123
           

 

 

 
              89,123
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $5,320,040)

            5,293,742
           

 

 

 
  CORPORATE BONDS — 42.0%          
 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS — 1.3%

         
 

Automobiles — 1.3%

         
a,b,c  

Daimler Finance North America, LLC (Guaranty: Daimler AG), 2.354% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.45%) due 2/22/2021

       150,000        150,094
c  

Hyundai Capital America, 2.40% due 10/30/2018

       50,000        49,856
b  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.22% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.40%) due 2/13/2020

       100,000        100,095
           

 

 

 
              300,045
           

 

 

 
 

BANKS — 2.3%

         
 

Banks — 2.3%

         
a,b,g  

Barclays Bank plc, 2.165% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.46%) due 1/11/2021

       200,000        199,844
 

Fifth Third Bank, 2.30% due 3/15/2019

       200,000        199,165
 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.40% due 1/18/2023

       43,000        42,003
a,b  

Santander UK plc, 3.587% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.48%) due 3/14/2019

       100,000        101,112
           

 

 

 
              542,124
           

 

 

 
 

CAPITAL GOODS — 0.9%

         
 

Machinery — 0.9%

         
a,c  

Nvent Finance Sarl, 3.95% due 4/15/2023

       110,000        110,323
 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 2.451% due 11/17/2018

       100,000        99,798
           

 

 

 
              210,121
           

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.9%

         
 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

         
 

Cintas Corp. No. 2, 2.90% due 4/1/2022

       100,000        98,438
 

Leisure Products — 0.5%

         
 

Mattel, Inc., 2.35% due 8/15/2021

       125,000        110,626
           

 

 

 
              209,064
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 10.1%

         
 

Capital Markets — 2.8%

         
 

Ares Capital Corp., 4.875% due 11/30/2018

       150,000        151,467
 

CBOE Holdings, Inc., 1.95% due 6/28/2019

       100,000        98,829
 

Export Leasing (2009), LLC (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.859% due 8/28/2021

       46,103        45,597
c  

GTP Acquisition Partners I, LLC (Guaranty: American Tower Holding Sub II, LLC), 2.35% due 6/15/2045

       100,000        98,839
 

Legg Mason, Inc., 2.70% due 7/15/2019

       100,000        99,625

 

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Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 10.375% due 11/1/2018

     $ 112,000      $ 116,996
 

TPG Specialty Lending, Inc., 4.50% due 1/22/2023

       40,000        40,011
 

Consumer Finance — 0.6%

         
 

Wells Fargo & Co., 2.10% due 7/26/2021

       52,000        50,217
b  

Wells Fargo & Co., MTN, 3.045% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.01%) due 12/7/2020

       100,000        101,200
 

Diversified Financial Services — 6.1%

         
b  

Bank of America Corp., 2.762% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.04%) due 1/15/2019

       100,000             100,679
 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 2.05% due 5/3/2021

       154,000        149,502
 

Citigroup, Inc.,

         
 

1.70% due 4/27/2018

       75,000        74,959
 

2.65% due 10/26/2020

       100,000        98,805
a,b  

Deutsche Bank AG, 3.186% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.23%) due 2/27/2023

       100,000        99,535
b  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.325% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.20%) due 9/15/2020

       100,000        101,579
b  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.965% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.21%) due 10/29/2020

       125,000        127,652
a,b  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 3.886% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.88%) due 3/1/2021

       200,000        207,207
 

Morgan Stanley,

         
 

2.80% due 6/16/2020

       50,000        49,664
b  

2.90% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.14%) due 1/27/2020

       75,000        75,932
b  

State Street Corp., 2.785% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.90%) due 8/18/2020

       100,000        101,232
 

Synchrony Financial, 3.00% due 8/15/2019

       50,000        49,849
a,b,c  

UBS AG Jersey (Guaranty: UBS Group AG), 3.726% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.44%) due 9/24/2020

       200,000        204,403
 

Insurance — 0.4%

         
c  

AIG Global Funding, 1.95% due 10/18/2019

       100,000        98,761
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.2%

         
 

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings L.P. (Guaranty: Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.), 2.95% due 7/1/2022

       50,000        48,914
           

 

 

 
              2,391,454
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 1.5%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.5%

         
a,b  

BP Capital Markets plc (Guaranty: BP plc), 2.183% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.35%) due 8/14/2018

       150,000        150,090
b  

Exxon Mobil Corp., 2.786% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.78%) due 3/1/2019

       75,000        75,483
b,c  

Phillips 66 (Guaranty: Phillips 66 Co.), 2.372% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.65%) due 4/15/2019

       75,000        75,021
c  

Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, 4.50% due 2/1/2021

       62,000        63,262
           

 

 

 
              363,856
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.2%

         
 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%

         
a,c  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 2.70% due 7/26/2022

       50,000        48,475
 

Smith’s Food & Drug Centers, Inc. 1994-A3 Pass Through Trust, Series 94A3, 9.20% due 7/2/2018

       9,943        10,068
           

 

 

 
              58,543
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 5.7%

         
 

Beverages — 2.1%

         
a,b,f  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., Series 5FRN, 3.052% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.74%) due 1/12/2024

       150,000        150,882
 

Molson Coors Brewing Co., 2.10% due 7/15/2021

       150,000        143,931
b  

PepsiCo, Inc., 2.234% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.53%) due 10/6/2021

       200,000        202,464
 

Food Products — 2.3%

         
b  

Conagra Brands, Inc., 2.204% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.50%) due 10/9/2020

       100,000        100,073
 

General Mills, Inc., 2.60% due 10/12/2022

       100,000        96,327
 

JM Smucker Co., 2.50% due 3/15/2020

       50,000        49,460
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (Guaranty: Kraft Heinz Co.),

         
b  

2.22% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.42%) due 8/9/2019

       50,000        50,021
b  

2.381% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.57%) due 2/10/2021

       50,000        49,863
a  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (Guaranty: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc), 3.00% due 11/15/2020

       100,000        99,612
b  

Tyson Foods, Inc., 2.567% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.55%) due 6/2/2020

       100,000        100,218
 

Tobacco — 1.3%

         
 

Altria Group, Inc. (Guaranty: Philip Morris USA, Inc.), 2.625% due 1/14/2020

       200,000        198,818
a,b,c  

BAT Capital Corp., 2.423% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.59%) due 8/14/2020

       100,000        100,314
           

 

 

 
              1,341,983
           

 

 

 

 

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Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 1.6%

         
 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%

         
 

Anthem, Inc., 2.50% due 11/21/2020

     $ 75,000      $ 73,729
b  

CVS Health Corp., 2.687% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.63%) due 3/9/2020

       40,000        40,150
 

Express Scripts Holding Co., 2.60% due 11/30/2020

       62,000        60,887
a,b,c  

Roche Holdings, Inc. (Guaranty: Roche Holding AG), 2.642% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.34%) due 9/30/2019

       200,000        200,656
           

 

 

 
                   375,422
           

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.2%

         
 

Household Products — 0.2%

         
 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 2.45% due 8/1/2022

       50,000        48,435
           

 

 

 
              48,435
           

 

 

 
 

INSURANCE — 3.2%

         
 

Insurance — 2.8%

         
c  

Athene Global Funding, 2.875% due 10/23/2018

       75,000        74,931
a  

Enstar Group Ltd., 4.50% due 3/10/2022

       50,000        50,225
h  

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp., 5.00% due 9/19/2022

       100,000        104,220
b,c  

Jackson National Life Global Co., 3.022% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.73%) due 6/27/2022

       100,000        101,137
b,c  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.938% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.23%) due 1/8/2021

       150,000        149,745
c  

Principal Life Global Funding II (Guaranty: Principal Financial Group, Inc.), 2.375% due 9/11/2019

       50,000        49,678
 

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.,

         
c  

2.50% due 4/24/2019

       100,000        99,570
c  

3.05% due 1/20/2021

       25,000        24,892
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%

         
 

QUALCOMM, Inc.,

         
b  

2.245% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.36%) due 5/20/2019

       50,000        50,095
b  

2.335% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.45%) due 5/20/2020

       50,000        50,078
           

 

 

 
              754,571
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 0.4%

         
 

Chemicals — 0.4%

         
b,c  

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LLC, 2.523% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.75%) due 5/1/2020

       100,000        100,602
           

 

 

 
              100,602
           

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 1.6%

         
 

Biotechnology — 0.6%

         
 

Celgene Corp.,

         
 

2.75% due 2/15/2023

       100,000        95,989
 

3.25% due 2/20/2023

       44,000        43,283
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%

         
 

Abbott Laboratories, 2.35% due 11/22/2019

       94,000        93,190
 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%

         
 

Mylan N.V. (Guaranty: Mylan, Inc.), 3.00% due 12/15/2018

       100,000        99,998
 

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC, 2.40% due 9/23/2021

       44,000        42,483
           

 

 

 
              374,943
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 0.2%

         
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.2%

         
 

Booking Holdings, Inc., 2.75% due 3/15/2023

       50,000        48,251
           

 

 

 
              48,251
           

 

 

 
 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 0.9%

         
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.9%

         
 

Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 2.375% due 1/15/2020

       125,000        123,256
a  

Micron Semiconductor Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of the United States), 1.258% due 1/15/2019

       100,000        99,457
           

 

 

 
              222,713
           

 

 

 

 

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Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 3.7%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 1.6%

         
 

Moody’s Corp.,

         
b  

2.375% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.35%) due 9/4/2018

     $ 50,000      $ 50,007
 

2.75% due 7/15/2019

       75,000        74,756
 

S&P Global, Inc. (Guaranty: Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC),

         
 

2.50% due 8/15/2018

       50,000        49,972
 

3.30% due 8/14/2020

       50,000        50,280
 

Total System Services, Inc., 2.375% due 6/1/2018

       100,000        99,910
b  

Western Union Co., 2.704% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.80%) due 5/22/2019

       60,000        60,187
 

Software — 2.1%

         
 

Autodesk, Inc., 3.125% due 6/15/2020

       100,000        100,101
 

CA Technologies, Inc., 2.875% due 8/15/2018

       125,000        125,245
 

Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., 4.25% due 6/15/2020

       75,000        75,856
 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 2.85% due 10/15/2018

       150,000        150,069
 

VMware, Inc., 2.30% due 8/21/2020

       50,000        48,633
           

 

 

 
                   885,016
           

 

 

 
 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT — 1.4%

         
 

Communications Equipment — 0.4%

         
 

Juniper Networks, Inc., 3.30% due 6/15/2020

       100,000        100,045
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.0%

         
 

Apple, Inc.,

         
b  

2.30% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.50%) due 2/9/2022

       25,000        25,289
b  

2.74% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.82%) due 2/22/2019

       50,000        50,355
b  

3.05% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.13%) due 2/23/2021

       50,000        51,334
b  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 3.626% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.93%) due 10/5/2018

       100,000        100,881
           

 

 

 
              327,904
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.8%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.8%

         
 

AT&T, Inc.,

         
 

2.45% due 6/30/2020

       100,000        98,852
b  

2.866% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.91%) due 11/27/2018

       50,000        50,208
b  

3.232% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.93%) due 6/30/2020

       50,000        50,526
           

 

 

 
              199,586
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 0.4%

         
 

Road & Rail — 0.4%

         
c  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp., 3.20% due 7/15/2020

       100,000        100,144
           

 

 

 
              100,144
           

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 4.7%

         
 

Electric Utilities — 3.8%

         
 

Duke Energy Florida Project Finance, LLC, Series 2018, 1.196% due 3/1/2022

       125,640        123,525
a,c  

Electricite de France S.A., 2.15% due 1/22/2019

       100,000        99,529
 

Exelon Corp., 2.85% due 6/15/2020

       50,000        49,551
b  

Mississippi Power Co., 2.942% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.65%) due 3/27/2020

       25,000        25,009
b,c  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 2.214% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.23%) due 11/28/2018

       50,000        49,878
g  

PNM Resources, Inc., 3.25% due 3/9/2021

       100,000        99,897
 

Public Service Enterprise Group, 2.65% due 11/15/2022

       50,000        48,599
b  

Sempra Energy, 1.959% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.25%) due 7/15/2019

       110,000        110,004
a,c  

State Grid Overseas Investment (2014) Ltd. (Guaranty: State Grid Corp. of China), 2.75% due 5/7/2019

       200,000        199,583
 

The Southern Co., 2.45% due 9/1/2018

       100,000        99,888
 

Gas Utilities — 0.9%

         
 

Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC, 2.50% due 12/15/2019

       100,000        99,085
 

WGL Holdings, Inc.,

         
b  

2.384% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.40%) due 11/29/2019

       50,000        49,903
b  

2.657% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.55%) due 3/12/2020

       58,000        58,000
           

 

 

 
              1,112,451
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $9,990,836)

            9,967,228
           

 

 

 

 

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Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
  MUNICIPAL BONDS — 1.8%          
 

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority,

         
 

Series B,

         
 

2.244% due 3/1/2021

     $ 50,000      $ 49,040
 

2.474% due 3/1/2022

       50,000        48,865
 

JobsOhio Beverage System, Series B, 2.217% due 1/1/2019

       100,000        99,929
 

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority, 5.591% due 8/1/2020

       100,000        106,146
 

New York State Urban Development Corp., Series D-1, 2.55% due 3/15/2022

       120,000        118,806
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $427,375)

            422,786
           

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 12.2%          
i  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       289,095        2,890,950
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,890,950)

            2,890,950
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.6% (Cost $23,976,721)           $ 23,875,893
  LIABILITIES NET OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.6)%             (139,140 )
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 23,736,753
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Yankee bond denominated in U.S. dollars and is issued in the U.S. by foreign banks and corporations.
b Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
c Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are restricted but liquid and may only be resold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities in the Fund’s portfolio was $6,954,255, representing 29.30% of the Fund’s net assets.
d Security currently fair valued by the Valuation and Pricing Committee using procedures approved by the Trustees’ Audit Committee.
e Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2018.
f When-issued security.
g Segregated as collateral for a when-issued security.
h Illiquid Security.
i Investment in Affiliates.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

CMO      Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rates
Mtg      Mortgage
MTN      Medium-Term Note
SBA      Small Business Administration

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     THORNBURG
LIMITED TERM U.S.
GOVERNMENT FUND
    THORNBURG
LIMITED TERM
INCOME FUND
    THORNBURG
LOW DURATION
INCOME FUND
 

ASSETS

     

Investments at value (Note 3)

     

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $267,756,579, $5,126,001,035 and $21,085,771, respectively)

  $         263,608,128     $         5,104,970,863     $         20,984,943  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer (cost $0, $0 and $2,890,950, respectively)

                2,890,950  

Cash

    22,491       169,968        

Receivable for investments sold

          1,425,000        

Principal receivable

    51,913       141,686        

Receivable for fund shares sold

    1,104,287       65,916,664       23,110  

Receivable from investment advisor

                5,316  

Dividends receivable

                4,483  

Dividend and interest reclaim receivable

          6,451        

Interest receivable

    800,320       27,472,907       82,478  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    46,318       167,702       22,796  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    265,633,457       5,200,271,241       24,014,076  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Payable for investments purchased

          20,193,593       225,224  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    307,578       12,717,251       4,118  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    128,898       2,198,597        

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    112,403       781,130       43,932  

Dividends payable

    110,972       1,233,903       4,049  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    659,851       37,124,474       277,323  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 264,973,606     $ 5,163,146,767     $ 23,736,753  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

     

Distribution in excess of net investment income

  $ (417,199   $ (2,042,169   $ (1,573

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

    (4,148,451     (21,030,172     (100,828

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (10,738,349     4,840,550       (10,594

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    280,277,605       5,181,378,558       23,849,748  
 

 

 

 
  $ 264,973,606     $ 5,163,146,767     $ 23,736,753  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     THORNBURG
LIMITED TERM U.S.
GOVERNMENT FUND
    THORNBURG
LIMITED TERM
INCOME FUND
    THORNBURG
LOW DURATION
INCOME FUND
 

NET ASSET VALUE

     

Class A Shares:

     

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($74,099,718, $775,029,738 and $7,166,160 applicable to
5,785,060, 58,471,414 and 581,987 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 12.81     $ 13.25     $ 12.31  

Maximum sales charge, 1.50% of offering price

    0.20       0.20       0.19  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 13.01     $ 13.45     $ 12.50  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

     

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($29,931,534, $518,933,341 and $0 applicable to
2,323,037, 39,213,694 and 0 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 12.88     $ 13.23     $  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

     

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($146,636,281, $3,643,857,195 and $16,570,593 applicable to
11,448,308, 274,859,234 and 1,346,367 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 12.81     $ 13.26     $ 12.31  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares:

     

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($10,052,522, $96,109,596 and $0 applicable to
784,317, 7,245,874 and 0 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 12.82     $ 13.26     $  
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares:

     

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($3,195,191, $8,824,801 and $0 applicable to
249,503, 666,134 and 0 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 12.81     $ 13.25     $  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares:

     

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($1,058,360, $108,027,530 and $0 applicable to
82,571, 8,151,459 and 0 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 12.82     $ 13.25     $  
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares:

     

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($0, $12,364,566 and $0 applicable to
0, 931,050 and 0 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $     $ 13.28     $  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     THORNBURG
LIMITED TERM U.S.
GOVERNMENT FUND
    THORNBURG
LIMITED TERM
INCOME FUND
    THORNBURG
LOW DURATION
INCOME FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividend income non-controlled affiliated issuer

  $     $     $ 18,902  

Interest income (net of premium amortized of $283,701, $3,101,638, and $10,413, respectively)

    3,017,977       70,183,850       233,469  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

    3,017,977       70,183,850       252,371  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    507,556       8,341,853       45,067  

Administration fees (Note 4)

     

Class A Shares

    44,230       471,983       3,939  

Class C Shares

    18,089       303,790        

Class I Shares

    43,312       1,029,658       4,730  

Class R3 Shares

    5,876       53,180        

Class R4 Shares

    1,695       4,625        

Class R5 Shares

    700       31,264        

Class R6 Shares

          2,270        

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

     

Class A Shares

    98,724       1,055,289       7,089  

Class C Shares

    80,676       1,358,963        

Class R3 Shares

    26,282       238,828        

Class R4 Shares

    3,814       10,416        

Transfer agent fees

     

Class A Shares

    38,411       555,635       13,768  

Class C Shares

    22,508       244,441        

Class I Shares

    57,031       1,310,455       3,124  

Class R3 Shares

    15,399       59,381        

Class R4 Shares

    5,948       22,513        

Class R5 Shares

    5,219       120,451        

Class R6 Shares

          182        

Registration and filing fees

     

Class A Shares

    6,446       9,933       9,043  

Class C Shares

    5,898       8,445        

Class I Shares

    6,514       17,310       9,055  

Class R3 Shares

    5,869       5,940        

Class R4 Shares

    7,347       7,248        

Class R5 Shares

    6,731       6,870        

Class R6 Shares

          7,802        

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    49,116       209,900       23,936  

Professional fees

    25,226       59,735       22,975  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    6,074       112,141       485  

Other expenses

    23,832       196,901       6,817  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    1,118,523       15,857,402       150,028  

Less:

     

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (46,688     (81,138     (41,189

Investment advisory fees waived by investment advisor (Note 4)

                (45,771
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    1,071,835       15,776,264       63,068  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 1,946,142     $ 54,407,586     $ 189,303  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (42,992     5,947,291       (6,356

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (3,785,316     (74,236,534     (177,584
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

    (3,828,308     (68,289,243     (183,940
 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (1,882,166   $ (13,881,657   $ 5,363  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 1,946,142        $ 3,412,467

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         (42,992 )          (141,703 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

         (3,785,316 )          (4,990,963 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         (1,882,166 )          (1,720,199 )

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (623,530 )          (1,410,540 )

Class C Shares

         (205,228 )          (453,387 )

Class I Shares

         (1,364,721 )          (2,295,862 )

Class R3 Shares

         (79,626 )          (224,875 )

Class R4 Shares

         (23,212 )          (33,868 )

Class R5 Shares

         (23,612 )          (68,706 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (9,336,057 )          (25,179,028 )

Class C Shares

         (4,383,442 )          (12,696,392 )

Class I Shares

         1,385,020          5,699,193

Class R3 Shares

         (653,486 )          (16,613,329 )

Class R4 Shares

         (122,777 )          1,309,741

Class R5 Shares

         (3,039,364 )          3,629,750
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

         (20,352,201 )          (50,057,502 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         285,325,807          335,383,309
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           264,973,606        $           285,325,807
      

 

 

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

       $ (417,199 )        $ (43,412 )

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 54,407,586        $ 94,912,629

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         5,947,291          4,118,291

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

         (74,236,534 )          (26,512,951 )
      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         (13,881,657 )          72,517,969

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (8,527,943 )          (18,084,025 )

Class C Shares

         (4,930,395 )          (9,988,539 )

Class I Shares

         (40,233,256 )          (65,949,540 )

Class R3 Shares

         (903,911 )          (1,708,910 )

Class R4 Shares

         (78,857 )          (127,206 )

Class R5 Shares

         (1,135,146 )          (1,755,011 )

Class R6 Shares

         (88,294 )          (2,397 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (104,139,541 )          (213,573,151 )

Class C Shares

         (41,253,414 )          (96,012,073 )

Class I Shares

         458,957,100          453,482,010

Class R3 Shares

         726,138          (7,046,773 )

Class R4 Shares

         841,350          1,803,524

Class R5 Shares

         8,262,739          29,614,902

Class R6 Shares

         11,719,351          770,866
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

         265,334,264          143,941,646

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         4,897,812,503          4,753,870,857
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           5,163,146,767        $           4,897,812,503
      

 

 

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

       $ (2,042,169 )        $ (551,953 )

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 189,303        $ 306,960

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         (6,356 )          15,683

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

         (177,584 )          (100,999 )
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         5,363          221,644

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (57,053 )          (101,667 )

Class I Shares

         (140,085 )          (213,139 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         695,158          (3,672,037 )

Class I Shares

         3,847,412          (4,189,755 )
      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

         4,350,795          (7,954,954 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         19,385,958          27,340,912
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           23,736,753        $           19,385,958
      

 

 

 

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       $ (1,573 )        $ 6,262

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund (the “Government Fund”), Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund (the “Income Fund”) and Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund (the “Low Duration Fund”), collectively the (“Funds”), are diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Funds are currently three of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Funds’ primary objectives are to obtain as high a level of current income as is consistent, in the view of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”), with the preservation of capital. As a secondary objective, the Government Fund and the Income Fund seek to reduce changes in their share prices compared to longer term portfolios.

The Government Fund currently has six classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, Institutional Class (“Class I”), and Retirement Classes (“Class R3,” “Class R4,” and “Class R5”).

The Income Fund currently offers seven classes of shares of beneficial interest outstanding, Class A, Class C, Institutional Class (“Class I”), and Retirement Classes (“Class R3,” “Class R4,” “Class R5,” and “Class R6”).

The Low Duration Fund currently offers two classes of shares of beneficial interest outstanding, Class A and Institutional Class (“Class I”).

Each class of shares of the Funds represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class B shares were sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but were subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption and bear both a service fee and distribution fee, (iii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iv) Class I and Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, (v) Class R3 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge, but bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (vi) Class R4 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase but bear a service fee, (vii) Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, and (viii) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, each Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Funds are limited to distribution and service fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of its financial statements. Each Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by the Advisor. Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Repurchase Agreements: The Funds may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Funds purchase investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Funds have the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

    GOVERNMENT FUND      INCOME FUND      LOW DURATION FUND

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $          267,756,579        $          5,126,001,035        $                23,976,721
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

             443,372                 26,355,553                 45,889

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

             (4,591,823 )                 (47,385,725 )                 (146,717 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $          (4,148,451 )        $          (21,030,172 )        $          (100,828 )
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Funds had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 as follows. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

 

    GOVERNMENT FUND      INCOME FUND      LOW DURATION FUND

Deferred tax basis capital losses

    $              1,148,202        $                               –        $                         4,239
   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

At March 31, 2018, the Government Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $9,423,085 (of which $2,067,255 are short-term and $7,355,830 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire, but are required to be utilized to offset future gains prior to the utilization of losses generated prior to October 1, 2011 which may expire prior to utilization.

Capital loss carryforwards generated prior to October 31, 2011 expire as follows:

 

2018

    $ 17,316

2019

      106,151
   

 

 

 
    $       123,467
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Income Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $1,098,922 (of which $1,098,922 are short-term and $0 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Debt obligations held by the Funds which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Funds, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Funds categorize its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for a Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by a Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and a Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

GOVERNMENT FUND

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Government Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

U.S. Government Agencies

    $ 38,963,571      $      $ 38,963,571      $                 –

U.S. Treasury Securities

      63,758,533        63,758,533              

Mortgage Backed

      143,154,215        1,971,691        138,287,493        2,895,031

Short Term Investment

      17,731,809               17,731,809       
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 263,608,128      $ 65,730,224      $ 194,982,873      $     2,895,031(a)  

 

(a) In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, the following table displays a summary of the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used to value portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments for the period ended at March 31, 2018:

 

      FAIR VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
    

VALUATION

TECHNIQUE(S)

  

UNOBSERVABLE

INPUT

   RANGE
(WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

Mortgage Backed

   $ 2,895,031      Cost basis    Cost basis    $    96.95/(N/A)

Total

   $           2,895,031           

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

A rollforward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

     MORTGAGE BACKED   TOTAL(d)

Beginning Balance 9/30/2017

    $     $

Accrued Discounts (Premiums)

      87       87

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(a)

      421       421

Gross Purchases

      2,908,388       2,908,388

Gross Sales

      (13,778 )       (13,778 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(b)(c)

      (87 )       (87 )

Transfers into Level 3

           

Transfers out of Level 3

           
   

 

 

 

Ending Balance 3/31/2018

    $       2,895,031     $       2,895,031

 

(a) Amount of net realized gain (loss) from investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(b) Amount of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(c) The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned at March 31, 2018, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs, was $(87). This is included within net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Fund’s the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(d) Level 3 investments represent 1.09% of total net assets at the six months ended March 31, 2018. Significant fluctuations of the unobservable inputs applied to portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments could be expected to increase or decrease the fair value of these portfolio securities.

INCOME FUND

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Income Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

U.S. Treasury Securities

    $ 437,493,223      $ 437,493,223      $      $                     –

U.S. Government Agencies

      55,912,268               52,628,048        3,284,220

Other Government

      46,169,015               46,169,015       

Mortgage Backed

      284,549,523               273,041,775        11,507,748

Asset Backed Securities

      1,200,010,060               1,170,705,457        29,304,603

Corporate Bonds

      2,646,990,001               2,646,990,001       

Municipal Bonds

      123,220,284               123,220,284       

Commercial Paper

      190,626,489               190,626,489       

Repurchase Agreement

      120,000,000               120,000,000       
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $       5,104,970,863      $       437,493,223      $       4,623,381,069      $       44,096,571(a)  

 

(a) In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, the following table displays a summary of the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used to value portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments for the period ended at March 31, 2018:

 

      FAIR VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
    

VALUATION

TECHNIQUE(S)

  

UNOBSERVABLE

INPUT

   RANGE
(WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

U.S. Government Agencies

   $ 3,284,220      Market comparable securities yield method    Yields of comparable securities    3.29%/(N/A)

Asset Backed Securities

     20,337,082      Cost basis    Cost basis    $99.99/(3.30%)
       8,967,521      Discounted cash flows    Third Party Vendor Discounted cash flows    3.0%-5.7%/(2.76%)

Mortgage Backed

     11,507,748      Cost basis    Cost basis    $96.95/(N/A)

Total

   $           44,096,571           

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

A rollforward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
   ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
   MORTGAGE BACKED    TOTAL(e)

Beginning Balance 9/30/2017

    $ 3,347,400      $ 20,533,738      $      $ 23,881,138

Accrued Discounts (Premiums)

      (21,095 )        5,552        348        (15,195 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(a)

             32,353        1,672        34,025

Gross Purchases

             20,324,795        11,560,840        31,885,635

Gross Sales

             (262,500 )        (54,765 )        (317,265 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(b)(c)

      (42,085 )        (29,336 )        (347 )        (71,768 )

Transfers into Level 3(d)

                          

Transfers out of Level 3(d)

             (11,299,999 )               (11,299,999 )
   

 

 

 

Ending Balance 3/31/2018

    $   3,284,220      $   29,304,603      $   11,507,748      $   44,096,571

 

(a) Amount of net realized gain (loss) from investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(b) Amount of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(c) The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned at March 31, 2018, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs, was $(71,768). This is included within net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Fund’s the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(d) Transfers into or out of Level 3 were out of or into Level 2, and were due to changes in other significant observable inputs available during the six months ended March 31, 2018. Transfers into or out of Level 3 are based on the beginning market value of the period in which they occurred.

 

(e) Level 3 investments represent 0.85% of total net assets at the six months ended March 31, 2018. Significant fluctuations of the unobservable inputs applied to portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments could be expected to increase or decrease the fair value of these portfolio securities.

LOW DURATION FUND

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Low Duration Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

U.S. Treasury Securities

    $ 3,487,498      $ 3,487,498      $      $

U.S. Government Agencies

      361,403               361,403       

Other Government

      59,672               59,672       

Mortgage Backed

      1,392,614               1,344,363        48,251

Asset Backed Securities

      5,293,742               5,048,753        244,989

Corporate Bonds

      9,967,228               9,967,228       

Municipal Bonds

      422,786               422,786       

Short-Term Investments

      2,890,950        2,890,950              
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 23,875,893      $ 6,378,448      $ 17,204,205      $ 293,240 (a)

 

(a) In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, the following table displays a summary of the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used to value portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments for the period ended at March 31, 2018:

 

      FAIR VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
    

VALUATION

TECHNIQUE(S)

  

UNOBSERVABLE

INPUT

   RANGE
(WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

Asset Backed Securities

   $ 69,860      Discounted cash flows    Third Party Vendor Discounted cash flows    3.0%/(N/A)
       175,129      Cost basis    Cost basis    $99.99/(N/A)

Mortgage Backed

     48,251      Cost basis    Cost basis    $96.95

Total

   $         293,240           

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

A rollforward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
  MORTGAGE BACKED   TOTAL(e)

Beginning Balance 9/30/2017

    $ 170,280     $     $ 170,280

Accrued Discounts (Premiums)

      1       2       3

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(a)

            7       7

Gross Purchases

      174,998       48,473       223,471

Gross Sales

            (230 )       (230 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(b)(c)

      (290 )       (1 )       (291 )

Transfers into Level 3(d)

                 

Transfers out of Level 3(d)

      (100,000 )             (100,000 )
   

 

 

 

Ending Balance 3/31/2018

    $   244,989     $   48,251     $   293,240

 

(a) Amount of net realized gain (loss) from investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(b) Amount of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(c) The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned at March 31, 2018, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs, was $(291). This is included within net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Fund’s the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(d) Transfers into or out of Level 3 were out of or into Level 2, and were due to changes in other significant observable inputs available during the six months ended March 31, 2018. Transfers into or out of Level 3 are based on the beginning market value of the period in which they occurred.

 

(e) Level 3 investments represent 1.24% of total net assets at the six months ended March 31, 2018. Significant fluctuations of the unobservable inputs applied to portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments could be expected to increase or decrease the fair value of these portfolio securities.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Funds for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, a Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of a Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
GOVERNMENT FUND    INCOME FUND    LOW DURATION FUND                
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE    DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE    DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $1 billion

       0.375 %   

Up to $500 million

       0.500 %   

Up to $1 Billion

       0.400 %

Next $1 billion

       0.325   

Next $500 million

       0.450   

Next $500 million

       0.300

Over $2 billion

       0.275   

Next $500 million

       0.400   

Next $500 million

       0.250
       

Next $500 million

       0.350    Over $2 billion        0.225
       

Over $2 billion

       0.275        

The Government Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.375% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Income Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.335% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Low Duration Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.40% of the Fund’s average net assets (before applicable management fee waiver of $45,771).

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Funds’ shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Class R3, and Class R4 shares, and up to .05 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class I, Class R5, and Class R6 shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Funds. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Funds for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Funds’ shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Funds that they earned net commissions from the sale of Class A shares and collected contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC fees) from redemptions of Class C shares as follows:

 

     GOVERNMENT FUND    INCOME FUND    LOW DURATION FUND

Commissions

    $ 246      $ 1,661      $ 26

CDSC fees

    $                 239      $       12,011      $                       –

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Funds may reimburse to the Distributor an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to the applicable Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares of the Funds for payments made by the Distributor to securities dealers and other financial institutions to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I or Class R5 shares. Class R6 shares are not subject to a service plan. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of each Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable to each Fund’s Class C and Class R3 shares under which the Funds compensate the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C and R3 shares of the Funds at an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C and Class R3 shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Funds under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statements of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Funds so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Funds at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Funds or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Funds prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor retain the right to be repaid by the Funds for fee waivers and expense reimbursements if expenses fall below the contractual limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administration fees, distribution fees and voluntarily waived Fund level investment advisory fees as follows:

 

     GOVERNMENT FUND    INCOME FUND    LOW DURATION FUND

Contractual:

             

Class A

    $      $      $ 26,022

Class C

    $ 915      $      $

Class I

    $      $      $ 15,167

Class R3

    $ 25,161      $         55,542      $

Class R4

    $ 10,606      $ 18,432      $

Class R5

    $           10,006      $ 108      $

Class R6

    $      $ 7,057      $
     GOVERNMENT FUND    INCOME FUND    LOW DURATION FUND

Voluntary:

             

Class A

    $      $      $ 14,375

Class I

    $      $      $             31,396

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 7.0%, 0.0% and 40.5% for the Government Fund, Income Fund and Low Duration Fund, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The Funds may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Government Fund, Income Fund and Low Duration Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

FUND   MARKET VALUE
9/30/17
  PURCHASES
AT COST
  SALES
PROCEEDS
  REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
  CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
  MARKET VALUE
3/31/18
  DIVIDEND
INCOME
  ROC
ADJUSTMENT

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

    $       2,435,027     $       7,879,214     $        (7,423,291)     $       –     $       –     $       2,890,950     $       18,902     $       –

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

GOVERNMENT FUND

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    299,494        $ 3,862,628                 1,043,182        $ 13,641,984  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    45,014          579,895          98,647          1,287,783  

Shares repurchased

    (1,068,681        (13,778,580        (3,072,808        (40,108,795
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (724,173      $ (9,336,057        (1,930,979      $ (25,179,028
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    104,115        $ 1,349,412          340,307        $ 4,480,824  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    14,830          192,154          30,959          406,592  

Shares repurchased

    (456,959        (5,925,008        (1,337,648        (17,583,808
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (338,014      $ (4,383,442        (966,382      $ (12,696,392
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

             2,822,705        $        36,347,955          6,118,960        $        79,886,935  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    70,610          909,520          119,832          1,564,295  

Shares repurchased

    (2,781,193        (35,872,455        (5,799,169        (75,752,037
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    112,122        $ 1,385,020          439,623        $ 5,699,193  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares

                

Shares sold

    102,802        $ 1,325,772          466,176        $ 6,115,277  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    5,149          66,364          14,207          185,714  

Shares repurchased

    (158,814        (2,045,622        (1,759,168        (22,914,320
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (50,863      $ (653,486        (1,278,785      $ (16,613,329
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares

                

Shares sold

    33,459        $ 430,517          169,933        $ 2,216,399  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    1,652          21,273          2,394          31,240  

Shares repurchased

    (44,312        (574,567        (71,845        (937,898
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (9,201      $ (122,777        100,482        $ 1,309,741  
 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

GOVERNMENT FUND (continued)

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class R5 Shares

                

Shares sold

               33,702        $           435,348          329,217        $ 4,347,313  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    1,803          23,330          5,220          68,160  

Shares repurchased

    (270,131        (3,498,042        (60,176        (785,723
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (234,626      $ (3,039,364              274,261        $       3,629,750  
 

 

 

 

INCOME FUND

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    5,749,575        $ 76,827,800          16,198,382        $ 217,089,363  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    587,003          7,831,018          1,221,584          16,387,209  

Shares repurchased

    (14,154,275        (188,798,359        (33,369,740        (447,049,723
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (7,817,697      $ (104,139,541        (15,949,774      $ (213,573,151
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    2,213,592        $ 29,544,626          5,961,821        $ 79,804,114  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    339,289          4,518,056          673,533          9,021,184  

Shares repurchased

    (5,649,022        (75,316,096        (13,809,256        (184,837,371
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (3,096,141      $ (41,253,414        (7,173,902      $ (96,012,073
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    70,293,414        $ 937,845,512                108,211,987        $        1,450,721,919  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    2,663,608          35,541,933          4,372,629          58,676,460  

Shares repurchased

    (38,536,531        (514,430,345        (78,719,123        (1,055,916,369
 

 

 

 

Net increase

             34,420,491        $        458,957,100          33,865,493        $ 453,482,010  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,613,542        $ 21,545,230          2,932,660        $ 39,309,579  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    60,676          809,880          114,540          1,538,044  

Shares repurchased

    (1,618,864        (21,628,972        (3,569,214        (47,894,396
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    55,354        $ 726,138          (522,014      $ (7,046,773
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares

                

Shares sold

    112,608        $ 1,501,268          331,345        $ 4,441,374  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    2,890          38,538          4,271          57,281  

Shares repurchased

    (52,362        (698,456        (201,080        (2,695,131
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    63,136        $ 841,350          134,536        $ 1,803,524  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,890,916        $ 25,192,788          4,583,147        $ 61,386,517  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    83,629          1,115,017          128,065          1,718,641  

Shares repurchased

    (1,352,588        (18,045,066        (2,499,758        (33,490,256
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    621,957        $ 8,262,739          2,211,454        $ 29,614,902  
 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INCOME FUND (continued)

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class R6 Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,002,098        $ 13,437,133          56,985        $ 768,647  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    6,604          88,122          174          2,348  

Shares repurchased

    (134,802        (1,805,904        (9        (129
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    873,900        $       11,719,351          57,150        $       770,866  
 

 

 

 

LOW DURATION FUND

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    154,888        $ 1,917,177          444,814        $       5,522,323  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    4,588          56,669          8,111          100,709  

Shares repurchased

    (103,454        (1,278,688        (748,676        (9,295,069
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    56,022        $ 695,158          (295,751      $ (3,672,037
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    447,158        $       5,533,558          269,260        $ 3,343,267  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    9,728          120,100          16,170          200,711  

Shares repurchased

    (146,117        (1,806,246        (623,427        (7,733,733
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    310,769        $ 3,847,412          (337,997      $ (4,189,755
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Government Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $16,581,464 and $31,248,139, respectively.

The Income Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government obligations) of $1,261,643,456 and $745,487,762, respectively.

The Low Duration Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government obligations) of $7,257,556 and $3,896,457, respectively.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: Each Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk, market and economic risk, liquidity risk, structured products risk and, in the case of Income Fund and Low Duration Fund, the risks associated with investments in non-U.S. issuers. Please see each Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Funds.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

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    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $       13.01        0.08        (0.18 )        (0.10 )        (0.10 )               (0.10 )      $       12.81

2017(b)

    $ 13.25        0.14        (0.20 )        (0.06 )        (0.18 )               (0.18 )      $ 13.01

2016(b)(e)

    $ 13.26        0.14        0.05        0.19        (0.20 )               (0.20 )      $ 13.25

2015(b)

    $ 13.27        0.15        0.06        0.21        (0.22 )               (0.22 )      $ 13.26

2014(b)

    $ 13.36        0.19        (0.02 )        0.17        (0.26 )               (0.26 )      $ 13.27

2013(b)

    $ 13.86        0.20        (0.39 )        (0.19 )        (0.31 )               (0.31 )      $ 13.36
CLASS C SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.09        0.06        (0.19 )        (0.13 )        (0.08 )               (0.08 )      $ 12.88

2017

    $ 13.33        0.10        (0.20 )        (0.10 )        (0.14 )               (0.14 )      $ 13.09

2016

    $ 13.34        0.11        0.04        0.15        (0.16 )               (0.16 )      $ 13.33

2015

    $ 13.35        0.12        0.06        0.18        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 13.34

2014

    $ 13.45        0.15        (0.02 )        0.13        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 13.35

2013

    $ 13.94        0.16        (0.37 )        (0.21 )        (0.28 )               (0.28 )      $ 13.45
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.01        0.10        (0.18 )        (0.08 )        (0.12 )               (0.12 )      $ 12.81

2017

    $ 13.26        0.18        (0.20 )        (0.02 )        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 13.01

2016

    $ 13.26        0.19        0.05        0.24        (0.24 )               (0.24 )      $ 13.26

2015

    $ 13.27        0.19        0.06        0.25        (0.26 )               (0.26 )      $ 13.26

2014

    $ 13.36        0.23        (0.02 )        0.21        (0.30 )               (0.30 )      $ 13.27

2013

    $ 13.86        0.24        (0.38 )        (0.14 )        (0.36 )               (0.36 )      $ 13.36
CLASS R3 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.02        0.08        (0.18 )        (0.10 )        (0.10 )               (0.10 )      $ 12.82

2017

    $ 13.26        0.13        (0.19 )        (0.06 )        (0.18 )               (0.18 )      $ 13.02

2016

    $ 13.27        0.14        0.04        0.18        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 13.26

2015

    $ 13.28        0.14        0.06        0.20        (0.21 )               (0.21 )      $ 13.27

2014

    $ 13.37        0.18        (0.02 )        0.16        (0.25 )               (0.25 )      $ 13.28

2013

    $ 13.87        0.18        (0.38 )        (0.20 )        (0.30 )               (0.30 )      $ 13.37
CLASS R4 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.01        0.08        (0.18 )        (0.10 )        (0.10 )               (0.10 )      $ 12.81

2017

    $ 13.25        0.12        (0.19 )        (0.07 )        (0.17 )               (0.17 )      $ 13.01

2016

    $ 13.26        0.14        0.04        0.18        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 13.25

2015

    $ 13.27        0.13        0.08        0.21        (0.22 )               (0.22 )      $ 13.26

2014(g)

    $ 13.36        0.14        (0.03 )        0.11        (0.20 )               (0.20 )      $ 13.27
CLASS R5 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.02        0.10        (0.18 )        (0.08 )        (0.12 )               (0.12 )      $ 12.82

2017

    $ 13.28        0.18        (0.21 )        (0.03 )        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 13.02

2016

    $ 13.27        0.17        0.07        0.24        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 13.28

2015

    $ 13.27        0.19        0.07        0.26        (0.26 )               (0.26 )      $ 13.27

2014

    $ 13.36        0.21        (h)        0.21        (0.30 )               (0.30 )      $ 13.27

2013

    $ 13.85        0.24        (0.39 )        (0.15 )        (0.34 )               (0.34 )      $ 13.36

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Class B shares converted to Class A shares on August 29, 2016.
(f) Due to the size of net assets and fixed expenses, ratios may appear disproportionate.
(g) Effective date of this class of shares was February 1, 2014.
(h) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments was less than $0.01 per share.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  1.30 (d)       0.93 (d)       0.93 (d)       0.93 (d)         (0.76      6.53      $ 74,100  
  1.03        0.93        0.93        0.93          (0.43      11.05      $ 84,674  
  1.08        0.91        0.91        0.91          1.41        9.78      $       111,874  
  1.15        0.92        0.92        0.92          1.62        14.15      $ 104,933  
  1.41        0.93        0.93        0.94          1.30        8.14      $ 132,916  
  1.45        0.89        0.89        0.89          (1.38      12.18      $ 159,225  
                   
  1.00 (d)       1.23 (d)       1.23 (d)       1.24 (d)         (0.98      6.53      $ 29,932  
  0.73        1.23        1.23        1.24          (0.72      11.05      $ 34,821  
  0.81        1.19        1.19        1.20          1.13        9.78      $ 48,369  
  0.88        1.20        1.20        1.21          1.34        14.15      $ 46,777  
  1.14        1.19        1.19        1.20          0.96        8.14      $ 51,001  
  1.17        1.17        1.17        1.17          (1.56      12.18      $ 73,877  
                   
  1.63 (d)       0.60 (d)       0.60 (d)       0.60 (d)         (0.60      6.53      $ 146,636  
  1.36        0.60        0.60        0.60          (0.18      11.05      $ 147,464  
  1.43        0.57        0.57        0.57          1.83        9.78      $ 144,437  
  1.45        0.62        0.62        0.62          1.93        14.15      $ 112,853  
  1.73        0.61        0.61        0.61          1.62        8.14      $ 69,309  
  1.78        0.56        0.56        0.56          (1.05      12.18      $ 73,645  
                   
  1.24 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.47 (d)         (0.79      6.53      $ 10,053  
  1.00        0.97        0.97        1.40          (0.47      11.05      $ 10,871  
  1.03        0.98        0.98        1.30          1.34        9.78      $ 28,036  
  1.09        0.99        0.99        1.35          1.55        14.15      $ 16,320  
  1.35        0.99        0.99        1.31          1.23        8.14      $ 13,748  
  1.35        0.99        0.99        1.27          (1.47      12.18      $ 15,350  
                   
  1.25 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.69 (d)         (0.79      6.53      $ 3,195  
  0.96        0.99        0.99        1.95          (0.49      11.05      $ 3,365  
  1.04        0.99        0.99        2.71          1.33        9.78      $ 2,097  
  1.00        0.99        0.99        17.30 (f)         1.55        14.15      $ 706  
  1.57 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       64.66 (d)(f)         0.78        8.14      $ 15  
                   
  1.56 (d)       0.65 (d)       0.65 (d)       1.42 (d)         (0.62      6.53      $ 1,058  
  1.40        0.58        0.58        1.21          (0.23      11.05      $ 4,131  
  1.30        0.67        0.67        2.05          1.80        9.78      $ 570  
  1.40        0.67        0.67        2.02          1.95        14.15      $ 2,170  
  1.59        0.67        0.67        2.87          1.56        8.14      $ 1,859  
  1.83        0.67        0.67        7.28 (f)         (1.09      12.18      $ 881  

 

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    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $ 13.44        0.13        (0.19 )        (0.06 )        (0.13 )               (0.13 )      $ 13.25

2017(b)

    $ 13.51        0.24        (0.07 )        0.17        (0.24 )               (0.24 )      $ 13.44

2016(b)

    $ 13.32        0.24        0.20        0.44        (0.25 )               (0.25 )      $ 13.51

2015(b)

    $ 13.49        0.26        (0.09 )        0.17        (0.27 )        (0.07 )        (0.34 )      $ 13.32

2014(b)

    $ 13.42        0.29        0.19        0.48        (0.30 )        (0.11 )        (0.41 )      $ 13.49

2013(b)

    $       13.72        0.32        (0.22 )        0.10        (0.34 )        (0.06 )        (0.40 )      $       13.42
CLASS C SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.42        0.12        (0.19 )        (0.07 )        (0.12 )               (0.12 )      $ 13.23

2017

    $ 13.49        0.21        (0.06 )        0.15        (0.22 )               (0.22 )      $ 13.42

2016

    $ 13.30        0.21        0.20        0.41        (0.22 )               (0.22 )      $ 13.49

2015

    $ 13.47        0.23        (0.09 )        0.14        (0.24 )        (0.07 )        (0.31 )      $ 13.30

2014

    $ 13.39        0.26        0.20        0.46        (0.27 )        (0.11 )        (0.38 )      $ 13.47

2013

    $ 13.70        0.28        (0.23 )        0.05        (0.30 )        (0.06 )        (0.36 )      $ 13.39
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.44        0.15        (0.17 )        (0.02 )        (0.16 )               (0.16 )      $ 13.26

2017

    $ 13.52        0.29        (0.08 )        0.21        (0.29 )               (0.29 )      $ 13.44

2016

    $ 13.33        0.29        0.20        0.49        (0.30 )               (0.30 )      $ 13.52

2015

    $ 13.49        0.31        (0.08 )        0.23        (0.32 )        (0.07 )        (0.39 )      $ 13.33

2014

    $ 13.42        0.33        0.20        0.53        (0.35 )        (0.11 )        (0.46 )      $ 13.49

2013

    $ 13.73        0.36        (0.23 )        0.13        (0.38 )        (0.06 )        (0.44 )      $ 13.42
CLASS R3 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.45        0.12        (0.18 )        (0.06 )        (0.13 )               (0.13 )      $ 13.26

2017

    $ 13.52        0.22        (0.06 )        0.16        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 13.45

2016

    $ 13.33        0.23        0.20        0.43        (0.24 )               (0.24 )      $ 13.52

2015

    $ 13.50        0.24        (0.09 )        0.15        (0.25 )        (0.07 )        (0.32 )      $ 13.33

2014

    $ 13.43        0.27        0.19        0.46        (0.28 )        (0.11 )        (0.39 )      $ 13.50

2013

    $ 13.73        0.30        (0.22 )        0.08        (0.32 )        (0.06 )        (0.38 )      $ 13.43
CLASS R4 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.43        0.12        (0.17 )        (0.05 )        (0.13 )               (0.13 )      $ 13.25

2017

    $ 13.51        0.22        (0.07 )        0.15        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 13.43

2016

    $ 13.32        0.23        0.20        0.43        (0.24 )               (0.24 )      $ 13.51

2015

    $ 13.48        0.24        (0.08 )        0.16        (0.25 )        (0.07 )        (0.32 )      $ 13.32

2014(e)

    $ 13.42        0.18        0.07        0.25        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 13.48
CLASS R5 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.44        0.14        (0.18 )        (0.04 )        (0.15 )               (0.15 )      $ 13.25

2017

    $ 13.51        0.27        (0.07 )        0.20        (0.27 )               (0.27 )      $ 13.44

2016

    $ 13.32        0.27        0.20        0.47        (0.28 )               (0.28 )      $ 13.51

2015

    $ 13.49        0.29        (0.09 )        0.20        (0.30 )        (0.07 )        (0.37 )      $ 13.32

2014

    $ 13.42        0.32        0.19        0.51        (0.33 )        (0.11 )        (0.44 )      $ 13.49

2013

    $ 13.72        0.34        (0.21 )        0.13        (0.37 )        (0.06 )        (0.43 )      $ 13.42
CLASS R6 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 13.46        0.16        (0.18 )        (0.02 )        (0.16 )               (0.16 )      $ 13.28

2017(g)

    $ 13.40        0.15        0.11        0.26        (0.20 )               (0.20 )      $ 13.46

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Effective date of this class of shares was February 1, 2014.
(f) Due to the size of net assets and fixed expenses, ratios may appear disproportionate.
(g) Effective date of this class of shares was April 10, 2017.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  1.96 (d)       0.85 (d)       0.85 (d)       0.85 (d)         (0.41      16.31      $ 775,030  
  1.76        0.87        0.87        0.87          1.31        26.90      $ 890,990  
  1.82        0.86        0.86        0.86          3.36        20.56      $ 1,111,441  
  1.94        0.87        0.87        0.87          1.27        18.71      $ 977,470  
  2.15        0.89        0.89        0.89          3.61        29.41      $ 906,708  
  2.33        0.88        0.88        0.88          0.69        36.66      $       1,029,692  
                   
  1.75 (d)       1.06 (d)       1.06 (d)       1.06 (d)         (0.52      16.31      $ 518,933  
  1.56        1.08        1.08        1.08          1.10        26.90      $ 567,771  
  1.59        1.08        1.08        1.08          3.13        20.56      $ 667,680  
  1.71        1.10        1.10        1.10          1.04        18.71      $ 611,555  
  1.92        1.11        1.11        1.11          3.46        29.41      $ 593,658  
  2.09        1.12        1.12        1.12          0.38        36.66      $ 632,918  
                   
  2.32 (d)       0.50 (d)       0.50 (d)       0.50 (d)         (0.16      16.31      $ 3,643,857  
  2.14        0.50        0.50        0.50          1.61        26.90      $ 3,232,277  
  2.17        0.50        0.50        0.50          3.73        20.56      $ 2,792,249  
  2.29        0.52        0.52        0.52          1.71        18.71      $ 1,982,536  
  2.49        0.54        0.54        0.54          3.98        29.41      $ 1,578,168  
  2.68        0.53        0.53        0.53          0.98        36.66      $ 1,260,449  
                   
  1.83 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.11 (d)         (0.48      16.31      $ 96,110  
  1.65        0.99        0.99        1.12          1.19        26.90      $ 96,715  
  1.69        0.98        0.98        1.10          3.23        20.56      $ 104,309  
  1.82        0.99        0.99        1.11          1.16        18.71      $ 172,992  
  2.04        0.99        0.99        1.12          3.51        29.41      $ 120,013  
  2.22        0.99        0.99        1.14          0.59        36.66      $ 81,585  
                   
  1.83 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.43 (d)         (0.40      16.31      $ 8,825  
  1.65        0.99        0.99        1.56          1.11        26.90      $ 8,101  
  1.70        0.99        0.99        1.97          3.23        20.56      $ 6,328  
  1.82        0.98        0.98        1.66          1.24        18.71      $ 3,908  
  1.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       61.75 (d)(f)         1.84        29.41      $ 47  
                   
  2.16 (d)       0.67 (d)       0.67 (d)       0.67 (d)         (0.32      16.31      $ 108,027  
  1.99        0.65        0.65        0.67          1.53        26.90      $ 101,189  
  2.05        0.62        0.62        0.72          3.60        20.56      $ 71,864  
  2.17        0.64        0.64        0.67          1.50        18.71      $ 96,326  
  2.38        0.64        0.64        0.72          3.86        29.41      $ 16,825  
  2.52        0.65        0.65        1.01          0.92        36.66      $ 8,164  
                   
  2.42 (d)       0.45 (d)       0.45 (d)       0.65 (d)         (0.13      16.31      $ 12,365  
  2.28 (d)       0.45 (d)       0.45 (d)       24.38 (d)(f)         1.92        26.90      $ 770  

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $ 12.42        0.09        (0.10 )        (0.01 )        (0.10 )               (0.10 )      $ 12.31

2017(b)

    $ 12.46        0.16        (0.03 )        0.13        (0.17 )               (0.17 )      $ 12.42

2016(b)

    $ 12.38        0.11        0.09        0.20        (0.12 )               (0.12 )      $ 12.46

2015(b)

    $ 12.38        0.08        (e)        0.08        (0.08 )               (0.08 )      $ 12.38

2014(b)(f)

    $ 12.31        0.08        0.08        0.16        (0.09 )               (0.09 )      $ 12.38
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 12.41        0.11        (0.10 )        0.01        (0.11 )               (0.11 )      $ 12.31

2017

    $ 12.45        0.18        (0.03 )        0.15        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 12.41

2016

    $ 12.37        0.14        0.08        0.22        (0.14 )               (0.14 )      $ 12.45

2015

    $ 12.38        0.11        (0.01 )        0.10        (0.11 )               (0.11 )      $ 12.37

2014(f)

    $       12.31        0.11        0.07        0.18        (0.11 )               (0.11 )      $       12.38

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments was less than $0.01 per share.
(f) Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2013.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  1.54 (d)       0.70 (d)       0.70 (d)       1.84 (d)         (0.08      20.25      $ 7,166  
  1.30        0.65        0.65        1.77          1.03        34.79      $ 6,532  
  0.89        0.69        0.69        1.74          1.60        42.99      $ 10,235  
  0.67        0.70        0.70        2.10          0.68        29.22      $ 9,940  
  0.92 (d)       0.62 (d)       0.61 (d)       3.14 (d)         1.33        23.70      $ 6,678  
                   
  1.75 (d)       0.50 (d)       0.50 (d)       1.10 (d)         0.09        20.25      $ 16,571  
  1.46        0.50        0.50        1.03          1.19        34.79      $       12,854  
  1.15        0.48        0.48        1.18          1.81        42.99      $ 17,106  
  0.87        0.50        0.50        1.89          0.80        29.22      $ 8,056  
  1.19 (d)       0.41 (d)       0.41 (d)       3.19 (d)         1.48        23.70      $ 3,698  

 

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Expense Example

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
LIMITED TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND      
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 992.40     $ 4.62

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.29     $ 4.68
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 990.20     $ 6.10

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.80     $ 6.19
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 994.00     $ 2.98

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.94     $ 3.02
CLASS R3 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 992.10     $ 4.92

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS R4 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 992.10     $ 4.92

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS R5 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 993.80     $ 3.23

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.69     $ 3.28
LIMITED TERM INCOME FUND      
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 995.90     $ 4.23

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.69     $ 4.28
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 994.80     $ 5.27

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.65     $ 5.34
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 998.40     $ 2.49

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.44     $ 2.52
CLASS R3 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 995.20     $ 4.92

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS R4 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 996.00     $ 4.93

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS R5 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 996.80     $ 3.34

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.59     $ 3.38
CLASS R6 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 998.70     $ 2.24

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.69     $ 2.27
LOW DURATION INCOME FUND      
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 999.20     $ 3.49

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.44     $ 3.53
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.90     $ 2.49

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.44     $ 2.52

 

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 0.93%; C: 1.23%; I: 0.60%; R3: 0.99%; R4: 0.99%; R5: 0.65%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 0.85%; C: 1.06%; I: 0.50%; R3: 0.99%; R4: 0.99%; R5: 0.67%; R6: 0.45%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 0.70%; I: 0.50%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

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Other Information

March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

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Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

 

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

 

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders.

    4  

Performance Summary

    6  

Fund Summary

    7  

Schedule of Investments

    8  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    20  

Statement of Operations

    22  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    24  

Notes to Financial Statements

    25  

Financial Highlights

    36  

Expense Example

    38  

Other Information

    39  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    40  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   TSIAX          885-215-228  
Class C   TSICX          885-215-210  
Class I   TSIIX          885-215-194  
Class R3   TSIRX          885-216-887  
Class R4   TSRIX          885-216-754  
Class R5   TSRRX          885-216-879  
Class R6   TSRSX          885-216-648  

Class I, R3, R4, R5, and R6 shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. This effect is more pronounced for longer-term bonds. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Investments in lower rated and unrated bonds may be more sensitive to default, downgrades, and market volatility; these investments may also be less liquid than higher rated bonds. Investments in derivatives are subject to the risks associated with the securities or other assets underlying the pool of securities, including illiquidity and difficulty in valuation. Investments in equity securities are subject to additional risks, such as greater market fluctuations. Additional risks may be associated with investments outside the United States, especially in emerging markets, including currency fluctuations, illiquidity, volatility, and political and economic risks. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Funds are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund   |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 17, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for Thornburg Strategic Income Fund for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. The net asset value (NAV) of a Class I share of the Thornburg Strategic Income Fund decreased 13 cents in the period to $11.67. If you were invested for the entire period, you received dividends of $0.183 per share. If you reinvested your dividends, you received $0.184 per share. Dividends per share varied for other share classes to account for class-specific expenses. Combining income and change in price, Class I shares of the Thornburg Strategic Income Fund produced a total return of 0.45% over the six-month period. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index produced a return of negative 1.00%, and a blended index of 80% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 20% MSCI World Index produced a 0.00% total return over the same time.

During the period, the Fund we launched so that clients could take advantage of the growing breadth of the global bond market, combined with our broad investment perspective, has reached its 10-year anniversary. Late 2007 was an interesting time. While we believed the coming years and decades would provide interesting opportunities for investing, the scale of that “opportunity” just one year later was both immense and enormously valuable. Around the holidays in that year we began the portfolio with just $3 million of seed money from various partners at Thornburg, and as we began to invest, the added pressure of putting the personal money of our colleagues to work was a tangible reminder that the job we do is really for those who entrust us with their savings. It’s a lesson that we keep at the front of our minds every day, even as the portfolio has grown to more than $1 billion.

Overall, we are pleased with our record over the past decade and through several different market episodes. Today, though we are more defensive due to the current state of rate and credit markets, we have still been able to generate significant value for shareholders. Because we are uniquely structured with a distinct investment process, we believe we are well positioned to provide a differentiated set of outcomes.

Another important development during the period was the promotion of Christian Hoffmann to Strategic Income Fund’s portfolio management team. Christian joined Thornburg in 2012 as an analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2014. During his tenure, he has made substantial contributions to the Fund’s performance through his excellent credit analysis and investment ideas as well as his overall thoughts and leadership in navigating credit and fixed income markets. This promotion recognizes this past success and demonstrates our complete confidence in his ability to create even greater shareholder value in the future as a member of the management team. Congratulations to Christian.

Heading into the six-month period, the market continued to feel awash in complacency, given both known risks and unknown risks lurking beneath the surface. Yet credit spreads and asset prices generally remained at very lofty levels. We mentioned in previous communications what we believe to be the largest risk to markets going forward: the removal of

monetary policy accommodation by most major central banks around the world. In the most recent six-month period, the Federal Reserve (Fed) begun shrinking its balance sheet while raising its policy rates, the European Central Bank began tapering its purchases, and even the Bank of Japan signaled that 0% interest rates won’t last forever. Despite central banks taking punch out of the punchbowl, general macroeconomic and market indicators point toward relatively loose financial conditions. Synchronized global growth appears to have given global central bankers an ideal environment for potential normalization.

Another major development during the period was the U.S. announcement of additional fiscal stimulus (e.g. the tax bill). While short-term positive, we think this could potentially result in inflation. But perhaps more important in the long run is that the tax bill immediately increases the U.S. fiscal deficit. If growth doesn’t pick up on a sustainable basis, and as of this writing, the jury is still out, then that deficit increase will become long-lasting. In previous commentaries, we mentioned government balance sheets as an area of concern for us going forward.

The six-month period marked the return of volatility from the muted levels experienced throughout 2017. As volatility rose, asset returns became highly correlated to the downside, catching many investors off guard. In January alone, the U.S. 10-year jumped 31 basis points, by the end of the quarter the 10-year yielded 2.77%. During the quarter, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index delivered a negative 1.46% return, reminding investors of the potential perils found in longer duration, core bond indices.

Near the end of the period, the S&P 500 Index gave back all the gains from the best January in 20 years, returning negative 0.76% for the first quarter. Volatility, as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), spiked in early February as investor fears over suddenly increasing inflation gripped markets. Leveraged VIX ETN products quickly exacerbated the issue as the popular short volatility trade of 2017 unwound. Equities sold off significantly (~10%) over period of nine days before rallying as fears subsided. Treasury yields remained elevated throughout the second half of the period as potential changes to monetary policy from the new Jerome Powell-led Fed remained a top concern for investors.

Statements from former Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s last meeting generally read more hawkish than anticipated, and Powell’s first Humphrey Hawkins performance came off a bit hawkish as well. Market participants focused on signs of inflation acceleration and what that might do to the pace of Fed, Bank of England, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan tightening. Despite acceleration concerns, sub-target inflation continues to provide the Fed, ECB, and other developed market centrals banks, enough wiggle room to move slowly. However, GDP output gaps have shrunk back to neutral levels and most notably, unemployment rates continue to fall such that the U.S. and various European economies are at or near full employment. Although we’ve recently experienced mixed spending and housing data, synchronized global growth appears sustainable and the general economic environment remains benign.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Recent volatility has presented opportunity in select names that we have been following, but that we had generally passed on or remained light in due to the tightness of spreads. The combination of higher rates and higher credit spreads has resulted in below-par prices in many names, resulting in better convexity around potential calls and better loss, given default metrics. Opportunities were not incredibly abundant, however. In any case, we identified several opportunities to add dislocated corporates at a notable dollar price discount compared to the recent past.

While stronger economic growth continues to give us confidence to hold a decent amount of credit currently, we have lowered risk exposures in the portfolios over time as risk compensation has declined. Throughout the period we expressed a defensive posture in multiple ways. Given our guiding philosophy of managing a diversified portfolio to be robust across many macro environments, we continued to build balanced risk exposures to avoid overdependence upon any singular outcome. Within our high-yield holdings for example, we’ve continued to upgrade quality and reduce potential volatility. All high-yield bonds are not created equal. We’ve focused on shorter maturities, less cyclical cash flows, and companies focused on the stronger segments of the economy that will generally lower volatility at the portfolio level in times of stress.

Generally, we have favored investing behind the U.S. consumer, whose balance sheet has notably improved since 2008–2009. This has meant senior-most tranches of asset-back securities, grouping consumer loans, auto loans and student loans. These tend to be short-lived assets that rapidly build upon already strong credit enhancements. We’ve also increased exposure to mortgages. Given the type of mortgages we have purchased, we perceive the credit risk to be minimal and are focused on the convexity profile of purchases with a close eye on structural enhancements and the incentive profile of underlying borrowers. As opportunities present themselves across sectors and classes, we remain ready to deploy capital if adequately compensated.

While portfolio objectives can range from managing yield within price volatility constraints to maximizing total returns, all investors must consider the risk/reward trade-offs inherent in various investments. Higher yields tend to come with higher price volatility, whether driven by credit, duration, or both. On the other hand, defensive products offer limited volatility but produce low-yield returns. The key to a successful portfolio is balancing these competing variables into an optimal combination that meets overall objectives. The problem is most organizations aren’t structured to find relative value across the available spectrum of investment opportunities. The “risk bucket” methodologies utilized by the majority of players within the space, may be using a sub-optimal structure for the fixed income environment we are moving into. We believe our unique approach and structure offers our investor an edge in this strange and tumultuous environment.

Thank you for investing alongside us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

   LOGO
Jason Brady, CFA    Lon R. Erickson, CFA
Portfolio Manager    Portfolio Manager
CEO, President, and    Managing Director
Managing Director   

LOGO

   LOGO
Christian Hoffmann, CFA    Jeff Klingelhofer, CFA
Portfolio Manager    Portfolio Manager
Managing Director    Managing Director

 

 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 12/19/07)

                   

Without sales charge

      3.39%       3.34%       3.30%       6.06%       6.08%

With sales charge

      -1.27%       1.77%       2.35%       5.58%       5.61%

Class C Shares (Incep: 12/19/07)

                   

Without sales charge

      2.70%       2.69%       2.68%       5.45%       5.47%

With sales charge

      1.70%       2.69%       2.68%       5.45%       5.47%

Class I Shares (Incep: 12/19/07)

      3.93%       3.73%       3.67%       6.41%       6.43%

Class R3 Shares (Incep: 5/1/12)

      3.50%       3.34%       3.28%       -       4.42%

Class R4 Shares (Incep: 2/1/14)

      3.29%       3.27%       -       -       3.17%

Class R5 Shares (Incep: 5/1/12)

      3.95%       3.71%       3.62%       -       4.76%

Class R6 Shares (Incep: 4/10/17)

      -       -       -       -       4.38%

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index (Since 12/19/07)

      1.52%       1.73%       2.19%       4.01%       4.10%

30-DAY YIELDS, A SHARES (with sales charge)

 

Annualized Distribution Yield       2.45%  
SEC Yield       2.84%  

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 4.50%. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I, R3, R4, R5 and R6 shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before fee waivers and expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.21%; C shares, 1.95%; I shares, 0.95%; R3 shares, 2.54%; R4 shares, 2.26%; R5 shares, 1.39%; R6 shares, 1.00%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: A shares, 1.13%; C shares, 1.80%; I shares, 0.69%; R3 shares, 1.25%; R4 shares, 1.25%; R5 shares, 0.69%; R6 shares, 0.65%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, the yields for Class A shares would have remained the same as those stated above.

 

 

Glossary

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of approximately 8,000 publicly traded bonds including U.S. government, mortgage-backed, corporate and Yankee bonds. The index is weighted by the market value of the bonds included in the index.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index represents the union of the

U.S. Aggregate Index, U.S. Corporate High-Yield, investment Grade 144A Index, Eurodollar Index, U.S. Emerging Markets Index, and the non-ERISA eligible portion of the CMBS Index. The index covers USD denominated, taxable bonds that are rated either investment-grade or below investment-grade.

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund’s Blended Index is composed of 80% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 20% MSCI World Index, rebalanced monthly.

The MSCI World Index is an unmanaged market-weighted index that consists of securities traded in 23 of the world’s most developed countries. Securities are listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Far East. The index is calculated with net dividends reinvested in U.S. dollars.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged broad measure of the U.S. stock market.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) shows the market’s expectation of 30-day volatility. It is constructed using the implied volatilities of a wide range of S&P 500 Index options. This volatility is meant to be forward looking and is calculated from both calls and puts.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income

dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Bond Credit Ratings (Credit Quality) – A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Rating of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Rating of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

High yield bonds may offer higher yields in return for risk exposure.

Convexity – A measure of the curvature in the relationship between bond prices and bond yields that demonstrates how the duration of a bond changes as the interest rate changes.

Credit Spread/Quality Spread – The difference between the yields of securities with different credit qualities.

Quantitative Easing (QE) – An unconventional monetary policy in which a central bank purchases financial assets from the market in order to lower interest rates and increase the money supply.

Yield Curve – A line that plots the interest rate, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but offering maturity dates.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund’s primary investment goal is to seek a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary investment goal is some long-term capital appreciation.

The Fund pursues its investment goals by investing in a broad range of income-producing investments from throughout the world, primarily including debt obligations and income-producing stocks. The Fund expects, under normal conditions, to invest a majority of its assets in debt obligations, but the relative proportions of the Fund’s investments in debt obligations and in income-producing stocks can be expected to vary over time.

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Corporate/Convertible Bonds        61.3%  
Asset Backed Securities        18.2%  
Bank Loans        5.1%  
Common & Preferred Stock        1.6%  
Other Fixed Income        2.1%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities        11.7%  

FIXED INCOME CREDIT QUALITY*

 

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* Excludes equity securities.

A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

Credit quality ratings for Thornburg’s global fixed income portfolios used ratings from Moody’s Investors Service. Where Moody’s ratings are not available, we have used Standard & Poor’s ratings. Where neither rating is available, we have used ratings from other nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs). “NR” = not rated.

TOP TEN INDUSTRY GROUPS

 

Diversified Financials        9.3%  
Energy        5.3%  
Materials        4.0%  
Telecommunication Services        3.9%  
Software & Services        3.6%  
Utilities        3.3%  
Insurance        3.2%  
Technology Hardware & Equipment        2.9%  
Transportation        2.8%  
Media        2.6%  

COUNTRY EXPOSURE *

(percent of Fund)

 

United States        69.1%  
United Kingdom        2.4%  
Canada        2.4%  
China        1.3%  
Mexico        1.1%  
Bermuda        1.0%  
South Korea        0.9%  
Cayman Islands        0.9%  
Sweden        0.8%  
Belgium        0.7%  
Japan        0.7%  
South Africa        0.7%  
Brazil        0.6%  
Switzerland        0.6%  
Ireland        0.6%  
Germany        0.5%  
Jamaica        0.5%  
Trinidad And Tobago        0.5%  
Guatemala        0.5%  
Morocco        0.5%  
France        0.4%  
Luxembourg        0.4%  
Chile        0.3%  
Barbados        0.3%  
Italy        0.3%  
Turkey        0.1%  
Panama        0.0%**  
Australia        0.0%**  
Other Assets Less Liabilities        11.7%  

 

* Holdings are classified by country of risk as determined by MSCI and Bloomberg.

 

** Country percentage was less than 0.1%.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  COMMON STOCK — 0.0%          
 

ENERGY — 0.0%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

         
a,b,c  

Malamute Energy, Inc.

       847      $ 8,893
           

 

 

 
              8,893
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $0)

            8,893
           

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCK — 1.6%          
 

BANKS — 0.9%

         
 

Banks — 0.9%

         
d  

AgriBank FCB, 6.875% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.23%)

       40,000        4,322,500
d,e  

CoBank ACB, Series F, 6.25% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.56%)

       50,000        5,300,000
           

 

 

 
              9,622,500
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 0.3%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.3%

         
b,e  

Crestwood Equity Partners LP, 9.25%

       320,654        3,043,006
           

 

 

 
              3,043,006
           

 

 

 
 

MISCELLANEOUS — 0.1%

         
 

U.S. Government Agencies — 0.1%

         
e  

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 1, 10.00%

       1,000        1,175,000
           

 

 

 
              1,175,000
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 0.1%

         
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.1%

         
e  

VEREIT, Inc., Series F, 6.70%

       25,857        656,768
           

 

 

 
              656,768
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.2%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

         
f  

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08%, 4/21/2020

       2,380        2,677,491
           

 

 

 
              2,677,491
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $16,575,977)

            17,174,765
           

 

 

 
  ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 18.2%          
 

ADVANCE RECEIVABLES — 0.5%

         
g  

New Residential Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2016-T2 Class AT2, 2.575%, 10/15/2049

     $ 5,000,000        4,948,610
g  

SPS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2016-T1 Class AT1, 2.53%, 11/16/2048

       800,000        798,251
           

 

 

 
              5,746,861
           

 

 

 
 

AUTO RECEIVABLES — 2.8%

         
 

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust,

         
g  

Series 2016-4 Class C, 2.91%, 2/13/2023

       4,000,000        3,987,893
g  

Series 2017-3 Class A, 1.82%, 3/10/2020

       1,356,245        1,353,259
g  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, LLC, Series 2015-1A Class A, 2.50%, 7/20/2021

       2,900,000        2,869,823
g  

CIG Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-1A Class A, 2.71%, 5/15/2023

       1,413,389        1,405,390
g  

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust 2018-1, Series 2018-1 Class E, 5.56%, 1/16/2024

       1,000,000        1,005,989
 

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust,

         
g  

Series 2014-1 Class B, 3.56%, 11/22/2021

       5,454,000        5,428,006
g  

Series 2016-1 Class A2, 2.87%, 10/15/2021

       2,215,731        2,207,369
g  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II L.P., Series 2015-1A Class A, 2.73%, 3/25/2021

       4,000,000        3,971,959
b,g  

OSCAR US Funding Trust V, Series 2016-2A Class A2A, 2.31%, 11/15/2019

       699,300        698,601
g,h  

OSCAR US Funding Trust VII, LLC, Series 2017-2A Class A2B, 2.39%, 11/10/2020

       1,800,000        1,801,276
g  

Sierra Auto Receivables Securitization Trust 2016-1, Series 2016-1A Class B, 6.84%, 1/18/2022

       4,500,000        4,636,664
g  

Veros Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2017-1 Class A, 2.84%, 4/17/2023

       1,429,689        1,424,746
           

 

 

 
              30,790,975
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

COMMERCIAL MTG TRUST — 1.6%

         
g,h  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C1 Class C, 6.093%, 4/15/2044

     $ 6,200,000      $ 6,517,059
h  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. CMO, Series 2004-HYB2 Class B1, 3.848%, 3/25/2034

       63,003        51,765
g,h  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-HL2 Class A3, 3.50%, 10/25/2047

       3,328,704        3,296,663
d,g  

CSMC Trust, Series 2016-BDWN Class E, 13.277% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.50%), 2/15/2029

       3,000,000        3,014,873
 

FREMF Mortgage Trust,

         
d,g  

Series 2013-KF02 Class B, 4.67% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 12/25/2045

       347,042        347,766
d,g  

Series 2016-KF24 Class B, 6.67% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 10/25/2026

       1,698,438        1,792,084
g,h  

Galton Funding Mortgage Trust 2017-1 CMO, Series 2018-1 Class A43, 3.50%, 11/25/2057

       2,299,987        2,306,496
           

 

 

 
              17,326,706
           

 

 

 
 

IRON/STEEL — 0.2%

         
g,h  

New Residential Mortgage Trust 2018-1, Series 2018-1A Class A1A, 4.00%, 12/25/2057

       2,426,236        2,466,687
           

 

 

 
              2,466,687
           

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSET BACKED — 8.5%

         
d,g  

321 Henderson Receivables II, LLC, Series 2006-3A Class A1, 1.977% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.20%), 9/15/2041

       2,204,751        2,088,919
g  

BCC Funding XIV, LLC, Series 2018-1A Class A2, 2.96%, 6/20/2023

       1,900,000        1,896,436
g  

CFG Investments Ltd., Series 2017-1 Class A, 7.87%, 11/15/2026

       3,000,000        3,130,708
g  

CLUB Credit Trust 2017-P2, Series 2017-P2 Class A, 2.61%, 1/15/2024

       1,720,980        1,716,457
g  

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Credit Trust, Series 2017-NP2 Class A, 2.55%, 1/16/2024

       1,869,940        1,868,471
g  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2014-1 Class A, 2.54%, 5/20/2027

       742,729        739,806
g  

ECAF I Ltd., Series 2015-1A Class B1, 5.802%, 6/15/2040

       6,015,076        6,102,847
g  

Engs Commercial Finance Trust, Series 2018-1A Class A1, 2.97%, 2/22/2021

       1,000,000        999,908
f  

Fairway Outdoor Funding, LLC, Series 2012-1A Class B, 8.835%, 10/15/2042

       3,000,000        3,139,338
g  

Foundation Finance Trust, Series 2017-1A Class A, 3.30%, 7/15/2033

       3,515,977        3,492,367
g  

Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2014-1A Class A1, 3.19%, 7/17/2029

       3,008,333        2,961,390
g  

HERO Funding Trust, Series 2017-2A Class A1, 3.28%, 9/20/2048

       3,691,609        3,686,289
f  

JPR Royalty Sub, LLC, 14.00%, 9/1/2020

       2,000,000        1,000,000
g  

Marlette Funding Trust 2018-1, Series 2018-1A Class A, 2.61%, 3/15/2028

       4,213,232        4,207,086
g  

Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2017-2A Class A, 2.39%, 7/15/2024

       2,118,248        2,113,285
g  

Murray Hill Marketplace Trust, Series 2016-LC1 Class B, 6.15%, 11/25/2022

       3,083,961        3,099,824
g,h  

Nationstar HECM Loan Trust 2018-1, Series 2018-1A Class A, 2.76%, 2/25/2028

       3,216,552        3,216,551
b,d,f  

Northwind Holdings, LLC, Series 2007-1A Class A1, 2.786% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.78%), 12/1/2037

       462,500        443,538
g  

OnDeck Asset Securitization Trust II, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A, 4.21%, 5/17/2020

       4,470,000        4,472,355
g  

Oportun Funding VI, LLC, Series 2017-A Class A, 3.23%, 6/8/2023

       4,000,000        3,934,029
g  

PFS Financing Corp., Series 2018-B Class A, 2.89%, 2/15/2023

       3,000,000        2,982,684
g  

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, Series 2017-3A Class A, 2.36%, 11/15/2023

       1,349,413        1,344,139
b,g  

Purchasing Power Funding, LLC, Series 2018-A Class A, 3.34%, 8/15/2022

       3,000,000        3,003,867
 

SBA Tower Trust,

         
g  

2.877%, 7/10/2046

       2,275,000        2,240,648
g  

3.156%, 10/10/2045

       3,750,000        3,686,888
b,g  

Scala Funding Co., LLC Series, Series 2016-1 Class B, 5.21%, 2/15/2021

       4,000,000        3,964,000
g  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding, LLC, Series 2015-2A Class A, 2.43%, 6/20/2032

       2,936,630        2,911,291
g  

Sofi Consumer Loan Program, LLC, Series 2017-3 Class A, 2.77%, 5/25/2026

       931,625        924,670
g  

SolarCity LMC Series I, LLC, Series 2013-1 Class A, 4.80%, 11/20/2038

       2,575,894        2,598,823
g  

Solarcity LMC Series II, LLC, Series 2014-1 Class A, 4.59%, 4/20/2044

       2,817,007        2,824,443
g  

Sonic Capital, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A2, 4.472%, 5/20/2046

       2,932,496        3,018,141
g  

Textainer Marine Containers V Ltd., Series 2017-1A Class A, 3.72%, 5/20/2042

       4,265,445        4,257,228
g  

VB-S1 Issuer, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class C, 3.065%, 6/15/2046

       3,100,000        3,093,018
g  

Westgate Resorts, LLC, Series 2016-1A Class A, 3.50%, 12/20/2028

       1,679,389        1,681,719
           

 

 

 
              92,841,163
           

 

 

 
 

RESIDENTIAL MTG TRUST — 3.3%

         
 

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, LLC,

         
g,h  

Series 2017-3 Class A1, 2.708%, 11/25/2047

       1,743,971        1,713,165
b,g,h,i  

Series 2018-1 Class A1, 3.258%, 4/27/2048

       2,500,000        2,499,992
h  

Bear Stearns ARM Trust CMO, Series 2003-6 Class 2B1, 3.373%, 8/25/2033

       97,246        97,962
g,h  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust CMO, Series 2014-A Class A, 4.00%, 1/25/2035

       1,746,790        1,783,371
d,g  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. CMO, Series 2005-CF1 Class M1, 2.572% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.70%), 3/25/2045

       286,827        286,149
h  

CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Series 2005-11 Class AF3, 4.495%, 2/25/2036

       59,065        59,031
g,h  

Finance of America Structured Securities Trust, Series 2017-HB1 Class A, 2.321%, 11/25/2027

       2,441,658        2,432,623
g,h  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1 Class 2A2, 3.00%, 3/25/2047

       1,817,357        1,791,899

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust,

         
g,h  

Series 2017-2 Class A6, 3.00%, 5/25/2047

     $ 2,591,992      $ 2,555,815
g,h  

Series 2017-6 Class A5, 3.50%, 12/25/2048

       2,885,350        2,895,292
h  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series MLMI CMO, Series 2004-A4 Class M1, 3.274%, 8/25/2034

       203,422        191,664
d  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust, Series 2005-HE7 Class A2C, 2.192% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.32%), 11/25/2035

       107,631        107,763
 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust CMO,

         
g,h  

Series 2017-3A Class A1, 4.00%, 4/25/2057

       3,302,233        3,351,077
g,h  

Series 2017-4A Class A1, 4.00%, 5/25/2057

       3,254,344        3,317,081
 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

         
d,g  

Series 2017-5A Class A1, 3.372% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%), 6/25/2057

       2,520,871        2,583,924
g,h  

Series 2017-6A Class A1, 4.00%, 8/27/2057

       1,353,053        1,375,845
 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust CMO,

         
g,h  

Series 2017-4 Class A4, 3.50%, 7/25/2047

       1,706,439        1,710,438
g,h  

Series 2017-5 Class A4, 3.50%, 8/25/2047

       3,541,297        3,550,260
g,h  

Verus Securitization Trust CMO, Series 2017-2A Class A1, 2.485%, 7/25/2047

       3,112,123        3,090,799
           

 

 

 
              35,394,150
           

 

 

 
 

STUDENT LOAN — 1.3%

         
g  

Earnest Student Loan Program, LLC, Series 2016-C Class A2, 2.68%, 7/25/2035

       2,117,207        2,047,985
d,g  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-A Class A1A, 3.622% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%), 12/26/2040

       2,668,642        2,673,702
 

SLM Student Loan Trust,

         
d  

Series 2008-2 Class A3, 2.495% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.75%), 4/25/2023

       1,194,253        1,190,072
d  

Series 2008-5 Class A4, 3.445% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.70%), 7/25/2023

       3,124,947        3,208,841
d  

Series 2012-1 Class A3, 2.822% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.95%), 9/25/2028

       3,097,530        3,113,117
 

SoFi Professional Loan Program, LLC,

         
g  

Series 2014-A Class A2, 3.02%, 10/25/2027

       1,096,801        1,093,697
d,g  

Series 2014-B Class A1, 3.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.25%), 8/25/2032

       1,067,708        1,079,824
           

 

 

 
              14,407,238
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $200,841,964)

            198,973,780
           

 

 

 
  CORPORATE BONDS — 59.1%          
 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS — 1.2%

         
 

Auto Components — 0.2%

         
g,j  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd., 5.875%, 11/15/2021

       2,000,000        2,060,000
 

Automobiles — 0.3%

         
g,j  

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 3.75%, 3/5/2023

       3,000,000        2,977,854
 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.7%

         
g  

International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 9/1/2018

       8,000,000        8,133,238
           

 

 

 
              13,171,092
           

 

 

 
 

BANKS — 0.8%

         
 

Banks — 0.8%

         
d  

Capital One NA/Mclean VA, 2.611% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.82%), 8/8/2022

       3,000,000        3,004,594
h  

Citizens Bank N.A./Providence RI, 3.252%, 3/29/2023

       4,000,000        4,001,760
 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.40%, 1/18/2023

       2,000,000        1,953,610
           

 

 

 
              8,959,964
           

 

 

 
 

CAPITAL GOODS — 2.5%

         
 

Construction & Engineering — 0.6%

         
g  

Zachry Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 2/1/2020

       6,310,000        6,357,325
 

Machinery — 0.9%

         
g,j  

ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc., 6.50%, 6/15/2023

       3,125,000        3,265,625
 

Mueller Industries, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/2027

       2,132,000        2,129,335
 

Nvent Finance Sarl,

         
g,j  

3.95%, 4/15/2023

       2,000,000        2,005,878
g,j  

4.55%, 4/15/2028

       3,000,000        3,013,839
 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.0%

         
 

Global Partners L.P. / GLP Finance Corp., 6.25%, 7/15/2022

       4,975,000        4,950,125
 

LKQ Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/2023

       6,045,000        6,014,775
           

 

 

 
              27,736,902
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

            SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
     VALUE  
  

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 2.0%

     
  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.4%

     
g   

ACCO Brands Corp., 5.25%, 12/15/2024

   $ 3,000,000      $ 3,015,000  
g   

Nielsen Finance, LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/2022

     7,420,000        7,414,212  
g   

ServiceMaster Co., LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/2024

     5,330,000        5,156,775  
  

Leisure Products — 0.2%

     
  

Mattel, Inc., 2.35%, 8/15/2021

     3,000,000        2,655,030  
  

Professional Services — 0.4%

     
  

Verisk Analytics, Inc., 4.00%, 6/15/2025

     3,920,000        3,945,079  
        

 

 

 
           22,186,096  
        

 

 

 
  

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL — 1.5%

     
  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%

     
  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.875%, 3/15/2021

     2,000,000        2,074,900  
  

Leisure Products — 0.3%

     
  

Vista Outdoor, Inc., 5.875%, 10/1/2023

     3,530,000        3,291,725  
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%

     
g   

Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2024

     5,000,000        4,893,750  
g   

Michael Kors USA, Inc., 4.00%, 11/1/2024

     3,000,000        3,000,897  
  

Under Armour, Inc., 3.25%, 6/15/2026

     3,500,000        3,086,252  
        

 

 

 
           16,347,524  
        

 

 

 
  

CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.9%

     
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7%

     
g   

Aramark International Finance Sarl, 3.125%, 4/1/2025

     500,000        638,936  
  

Aramark Services, Inc., 4.75%, 6/1/2026

     5,000,000        4,837,500  
g   

Nathan’s Famous, Inc., 6.625%, 11/1/2025

     2,500,000        2,512,500  
  

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

     
  

Mexico City Airport Trust,

     
g,j   

3.875%, 4/30/2028

     1,000,000        917,620  
g,j   

4.25%, 10/31/2026

     842,000        810,425  
        

 

 

 
           9,716,981  
        

 

 

 
  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 9.3%

     
  

Capital Markets — 2.6%

     
  

Ares Capital Corp., 4.875%, 11/30/2018

     9,000,000        9,087,992  
g   

Ares Finance Co., LLC, 4.00%, 10/8/2024

     4,025,000        3,910,596  
  

FS Investment Corp., 4.00%, 7/15/2019

     6,286,000        6,317,408  
g   

Genpact Luxembourg Sarl (Guaranty: Genpact Ltd.), 3.70%, 4/1/2022

     3,000,000        2,944,034  
  

Solar Capital Ltd., 4.50%, 1/20/2023

     3,000,000        2,923,013  
  

TPG Specialty Lending, Inc., 4.50%, 1/22/2023

     2,500,000        2,500,705  
  

Consumer Finance — 1.6%

     
  

Ally Financial, Inc., 4.75%, 9/10/2018

     4,000,000        4,030,800  
h   

Citibank N.A., 2.189%, 2/12/2021

     3,000,000        2,997,174  
g   

FirstCash, Inc., 5.375%, 6/1/2024

     7,500,000        7,619,625  
h   

Wells Fargo Bank N.A., 1.975%, 1/15/2020

     3,000,000        2,996,392  
  

Diversified Financial Services — 4.3%

     
  

Bank of America Corp. MTN, 4.20%, 8/26/2024

     3,200,000        3,250,162  
d,j   

Barclays plc, 3.333% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.63%), 1/10/2023

     4,000,000        4,098,120  
j   

Barclays PLC, 4.836%, 5/9/2028

     4,000,000        3,933,434  
g,j   

BNP Paribas S.A., 3.375%, 1/9/2025

     2,000,000        1,934,575  
j   

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. (Guaranty: Credit Suisse Group AG), 3.80%, 9/15/2022—6/9/2023

     2,850,000        2,867,880  
  

Deutsche Bank AG,

     
h,j   

2.56%, 1/22/2021

     2,700,000        2,689,300  
d,j   

3.186% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.23%), 2/27/2023

     2,800,000        2,786,967  
h   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.556%, 2/23/2023

     4,000,000        3,984,410  
h,j   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.815%, 3/5/2023

     6,000,000        5,991,600  
d   

Morgan Stanley MTN, 3.145% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.40%), 4/21/2021

     3,000,000        3,077,009  
d   

Morgan Stanley, 2.675% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.93%), 7/22/2022

     3,000,000        3,011,370  
j   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.125%, 12/15/2022

     2,000,000        2,118,626  
g   

TMX Finance, LLC / TitleMax Finance Corp., 8.50%, 9/15/2018

     3,115,000        2,967,038  
g,h,j   

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG) (Guaranty: UBS Group AG), 2.789%, 8/15/2023

     4,000,000        4,021,883  

 

Semi-Annual Report  |  11


Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

Insurance — 0.2%

         
d,g  

AIG Global Funding, 2.788% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.48%), 7/2/2020

     $ 2,000,000      $ 2,002,155
f  

Citicorp Lease Pass-Through Trust 1999-1, 8.04%, 12/15/2019

       186,087        200,942
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.6%

         
 

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings L.P. (Guaranty: Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.), 2.95%, 7/1/2022

       3,000,000        2,934,820
 

Senior Housing Properties Trust, 4.75%, 2/15/2028

       4,000,000        3,919,058
           

 

 

 
              101,117,088
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 5.3%

         
 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%

         
 

Enviva Partners L.P. / Enviva Partners Finance Corp., 8.50%, 11/1/2021

       1,900,000        2,009,250
 

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.,

         
g,j  

6.72%, 12/1/2022

       639,873        614,278
g,j  

7.72%, 12/1/2026

       1,929,738        559,624
e,g,j  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd. (Guaranty: Odebrecht Oleo e Gas S.A.), 4/30/2018

       304,899        5,946
c,g,j,k  

Schahin II Finance Co. SPV Ltd., 5.875%, 9/25/2023

       10,684,600        1,308,863
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.9%

         
g  

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., LLC / Colorado Interstate Issuing Corp., 4.15%, 8/15/2026

       4,500,000        4,399,407
d  

Energy Transfer Partners L.P., 4.791% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.02%), 11/1/2066

       1,200,000        1,056,000
g  

Florida Gas Transmission Co., LLC, 3.875%, 7/15/2022

       4,765,000        4,835,541
 

Gulf South Pipeline Co. L.P., 4.00%, 6/15/2022

       4,860,000        4,885,254
g  

Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC, 4.60%, 9/15/2025

       5,000,000        5,239,135
g,j  

Harvest Operations Corp. (Guaranty: Korea National Oil Corp.), 3.00%, 9/21/2022

       4,000,000        3,876,936
 

HollyFrontier Corp., 5.875%, 4/1/2026

       3,500,000        3,766,030
b,c,f,j,k  

Linc USA GP / Linc Energy Finance USA, Inc., 9.625%, 10/31/2017

       1,100,236        45,660
 

Marathon Oil Corp., 3.85%, 6/1/2025

       2,000,000        1,976,179
 

Northern Border Pipeline Co., Series A, 7.50%, 9/15/2021

       2,150,000        2,374,737
 

Northwest Pipeline, LLC, 4.00%, 4/1/2027

       2,000,000        1,941,952
g,j  

QGOG Atlantic / Alaskan Rigs Ltd., 5.25%, 7/30/2019

       337,500        329,062
c,k  

RAAM Global Energy Co., 12.50%, 10/1/2015

       2,000,000        18,140
g  

Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC, 6.85%, 7/15/2018

       2,000,000        2,015,200
g,j  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2017 Ltd. (Guaranty: China Petrochemical Corp.), 2.25%, 9/13/2020

       4,000,000        3,911,220
 

Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.50%, 8/15/2022

       1,210,000        1,179,750
e,h  

Summit Midstream Partners LP, Series A, 9.50%, 12/15/2022

       3,000,000        3,048,750
 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., LLC, 7.00%, 3/15/2027

       2,251,000        2,643,941
g  

Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, 4.50%, 2/1/2021

       940,000        959,143
 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 7.85%, 2/1/2026

       3,600,000        4,429,632
           

 

 

 
              57,429,630
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.9%

         
 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%

         
g,j  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 2.70%, 7/26/2022

       2,000,000        1,939,016
g  

C&S Group Enterprises, LLC, 5.375%, 7/15/2022

       3,935,000        3,708,226
 

Ingles Markets, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/2023

       4,500,000        4,498,650
           

 

 

 
              10,145,892
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 2.4%

         
 

Beverages — 0.6%

         
g,j  

Central American Bottling Corp., 5.75%, 1/31/2027

       5,000,000        5,132,550
g,j  

Coca-Cola Icecek A/S, 4.215%, 9/19/2024

       1,000,000        971,564
 

Food Products — 1.2%

         
 

B&G Foods, Inc., 5.25%, 4/1/2025

       2,000,000        1,863,100
g,j  

Barry Callebaut Services N.V., 5.50%, 6/15/2023

       4,000,000        4,270,000
g,j  

BRF S.A., 4.75%, 5/22/2024

       4,650,000        4,291,997
g  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2027

       3,000,000        2,826,900
 

Tobacco — 0.6%

         
d,g,j  

BAT Capital Corp., 2.423% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.59%), 8/14/2020

       2,500,000        2,507,838
g  

Vector Group Ltd., 6.125%, 2/1/2025

       4,000,000        4,000,000
           

 

 

 
              25,863,949
           

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 2.6%

         
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%

         
g  

Hologic, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/2025

       3,000,000        2,895,000

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.3%

         
 

Anthem, Inc.,

         
 

2.50%, 11/21/2020

     $ 2,000,000      $ 1,966,111
 

3.35%, 12/1/2024

       1,000,000        970,863
d  

CVS Health Corp., 2.687% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.63%), 3/9/2020

       2,000,000        2,007,500
 

DaVita, Inc.,

         
 

5.00%, 5/1/2025

       3,450,000        3,334,598
 

5.125%, 7/15/2024

       1,000,000        976,250
 

HCA, Inc.,

         
 

4.50%, 2/15/2027

       1,475,000        1,423,375
 

4.75%, 5/1/2023

       1,735,000        1,754,519
 

5.25%, 4/15/2025

       1,520,000        1,553,744
 

6.50%, 2/15/2020

       2,000,000        2,097,500
 

LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.375%, 5/1/2024

       4,000,000        3,910,000
 

WellCare Health Plans, Inc., 5.25%, 4/1/2025

       5,000,000        5,018,750
           

 

 

 
              27,908,210
           

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 1.1%

         
 

Household Products — 0.3%

         
 

Central Garden & Pet Co., 5.125%, 2/1/2028

       2,469,000        2,345,550
g  

Prestige Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/2024

       1,000,000        1,025,000
 

Personal Products — 0.8%

         
 

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.70%, 5/19/2021—5/24/2022

       6,000,000        5,845,000
g  

First Quality Finance Co., Inc., 5.00%, 7/1/2025

       3,000,000        2,872,500
           

 

 

 
              12,088,050
           

 

 

 
 

INSURANCE — 3.2%

         
 

Insurance — 3.2%

         
g  

Athene Global Funding, 2.875%, 10/23/2018

       4,725,000        4,720,680
g,j  

DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd., 4.75%, 5/1/2025

       4,790,000        4,735,206
j  

Enstar Group Ltd., 4.50%, 3/10/2022

       2,000,000        2,009,011
d,g  

Jackson National Life Global Co., 3.022% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.73%), 6/27/2022

       4,000,000        4,045,480
 

Kemper Corp., 4.35%, 2/15/2025

       4,290,000        4,293,273
g,j  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd., 5.70%, 10/1/2022

       4,900,000        5,083,652
 

Mercury General Corp., 4.40%, 3/15/2027

       4,000,000        4,001,708
d,g  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 2.471% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.40%), 6/12/2020

       2,000,000        2,008,713
g  

National Life Insurance Co., 10.50%, 9/15/2039

       1,000,000        1,620,731
 

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 3.95%, 9/15/2026

       990,000        979,881
g  

Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 4.45%, 5/12/2027

       2,000,000        1,986,036
           

 

 

 
              35,484,371
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 4.0%

         
 

Chemicals — 2.3%

         
d,g  

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LLC, 2.523% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.75%), 5/1/2020

       4,000,000        4,024,081
g,j  

Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 6.75%, 10/15/2019

       5,194,000        5,252,433
g,j  

Kissner Holdings L.P. / Kissner Milling Co. Ltd. / BSC Holding, Inc. / Kissner USA, 8.375%, 12/1/2022

       4,170,000        4,253,400
 

NOVA Chemicals Corp.,

         
g,j  

4.875%, 6/1/2024

       1,500,000        1,436,250
g,j  

5.25%, 6/1/2027

       4,000,000        3,800,000
g,j  

OCP S.A., 5.625%, 4/25/2024

       4,710,000        4,969,050
 

Valvoline, Inc., 4.375%, 8/15/2025

       1,000,000        971,250
 

Containers & Packaging — 0.8%

         
 

Ball Corp.,

         
 

4.375%, 12/15/2020

       2,000,000        2,032,500
 

4.875%, 3/15/2026

       1,500,000        1,503,900
 

Graphic Packaging International, LLC, 4.125%, 8/15/2024

       3,225,000        3,168,562
 

Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/2025

       2,000,000        1,940,000
 

Metals & Mining — 0.3%

         
g  

International Wire Group, Inc., 10.75%, 8/1/2021

       3,200,000        3,024,000
 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.6%

         
g  

Neenah, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/2021

       7,075,000        7,181,125
           

 

 

 
              43,556,551
           

 

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Report  |  13


Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

MEDIA — 2.6%

         
 

Media — 2.6%

         
 

Altice France S.A.,

         
g,j  

6.00%, 5/15/2022

     $ 1,500,000      $ 1,466,220
g,j  

7.375%, 5/1/2026

       1,005,000        957,263
g  

Cable One, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/2022

       5,000,000        5,100,000
g  

Cox Communications, Inc., 3.15%, 8/15/2024

       1,950,000        1,870,082
 

CSC Holdings, LLC,

         
g  

5.375%, 2/1/2028

       2,000,000        1,889,180
g  

5.50%, 4/15/2027

       1,825,000        1,747,437
 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 5.625%, 3/15/2026

       1,000,000        1,012,500
b,l  

Mood Media Borrower, LLC / Mood Media Co-Issuer, Inc., 14.00%, 7/1/2024

       2,081,333        2,070,926
g  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.875%, 8/1/2022

       5,000,000        4,790,000
g,j  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes Sarl, 5.50%, 3/1/2028

       4,000,000        3,825,000
g,j  

Virgin Media Secured Finance plc, 5.50%, 8/15/2026

       4,000,000        3,887,480
           

 

 

 
              28,616,088
           

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 0.0%

         
 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%

         
a,b,c,k  

Atlas U.S. Royalty, LLC Participation Rights, 3/15/2027

       5,450,000        0
           

 

 

 
              0
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 1.1%

         
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.1%

         
 

Crown Castle International Corp., 3.20%, 9/1/2024

       1,000,000        958,792
 

EPR Properties, 5.25%, 7/15/2023

       5,000,000        5,227,073
 

Hospitality Properties Trust, 4.95%, 2/15/2027

       2,850,000        2,898,761
g  

Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/2028

       2,000,000        1,882,500
 

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P. (Guaranty: Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.), 5.00%, 12/15/2023

       1,500,000        1,527,291
           

 

 

 
              12,494,417
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 0.6%

         
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6%

         
 

Amazon.com, Inc., 5.20%, 12/3/2025

       2,830,000        3,153,918
 

Booking Holdings, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/2023

       2,000,000        1,930,042
 

Zillow Group, Inc., 2.00%, 12/1/2021

       1,000,000        1,208,631
           

 

 

 
              6,292,591
           

 

 

 
 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 0.6%

         
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6%

         
 

Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.,

         
 

2.375%, 1/15/2020

       1,000,000        986,047
 

3.00%, 1/15/2022

       1,000,000        981,246
 

3.625%, 1/15/2024

       1,000,000        983,730
g  

Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.00%, 10/1/2025

       3,530,000        3,477,050
           

 

 

 
              6,428,073
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 3.6%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 1.3%

         
g  

Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.375%, 8/1/2022

       4,190,000        4,190,000
 

American Express Co.,

         
 

3.00%, 10/30/2024

       1,500,000        1,440,235
 

3.40%, 2/27/2023

       1,200,000        1,195,952
 

S&P Global, Inc. (Guaranty: Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC),

         
 

3.30%, 8/14/2020

       1,975,000        1,986,071
 

4.00%, 6/15/2025

       1,590,000        1,624,476
h  

Western Union Co., 2.704% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.80%), 5/22/2019

       3,500,000        3,510,896
 

Internet Software & Services — 0.3%

         
j  

Baidu, Inc., 3.875%, 9/29/2023

       3,800,000        3,797,423
 

Software — 2.0%

         
 

Autodesk, Inc., 3.125%, 6/15/2020

       2,350,000        2,352,373
 

Citrix Systems, Inc., 4.50%, 12/1/2027

       3,000,000        2,980,247
 

Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., 4.25%, 6/15/2020

       4,185,000        4,232,793

 

14  |  Semi-Annual Report


Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
g  

j2 Cloud Services, LLC / j2 Global Co-Obligor, Inc., 6.00%, 7/15/2025

     $ 2,000,000      $ 2,047,500
 

MSCI, Inc.,

         
g  

5.25%, 11/15/2024

       2,625,000        2,680,125
g  

5.75%, 8/15/2025

       2,000,000        2,089,400
g,j  

Open Text Corp., 5.875%, 6/1/2026

       3,320,000        3,414,454
 

VMware, Inc., 2.30%, 8/21/2020

       2,000,000        1,945,324
           

 

 

 
              39,487,269
           

 

 

 
 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT — 2.9%

         
 

Communications Equipment — 1.0%

         
 

Anixter, Inc. (Guaranty: Anixter International, Inc.), 5.125%, 10/1/2021

       6,395,000        6,554,875
 

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.60%, 2/23/2028

       1,429,000        1,438,421
j  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, 4.125%, 5/15/2022

       3,490,000        3,464,939
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.2%

         
 

Ingram Micro, Inc., 5.45%, 12/15/2024

       1,951,000        1,888,781
 

Tech Data Corp., 4.95%, 2/15/2027

       4,000,000        4,009,968
 

Trimble, Inc., 4.75%, 12/1/2024

       6,525,000        6,796,195
 

Office Electronics — 0.7%

         
 

CDW, LLC / CDW Finance Corp., 5.00%, 9/1/2025

       2,000,000        1,990,000
 

Lexmark International, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2020

       1,797,000        1,366,349
 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.,

         
 

4.125%, 5/15/2022

       1,000,000        945,000
 

4.70%, 4/1/2023

       4,000,000        3,750,000
           

 

 

 
              32,204,528
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.9%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0%

         
 

AT&T, Inc., 3.90%, 3/11/2024

       2,395,000        2,412,189
g,j  

Digicel Ltd., 6.00%, 4/15/2021

       5,750,000        5,397,813
 

Qwest Corp., 6.75%, 12/1/2021

       3,700,000        3,966,725
g  

Unison Ground Lease Funding, LLC, 5.78%, 3/15/2043

       1,920,000        1,923,384
d  

Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.145% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.00%), 3/16/2022

       2,500,000        2,547,785
g,j  

Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/2024

       6,000,000        6,195,000
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.9%

         
j  

America Movil SAB de C.V., 6.45%, 12/5/2022

       120,000,000        6,097,426
 

MTN Mauritius Investment Ltd.,

         
g,j  

4.755%, 11/11/2024

       4,125,000        3,954,844
g,j  

5.373%, 2/13/2022

       3,450,000        3,480,187
 

WCP Issuer, LLC,

         
f  

6.657%, 8/15/2043

       386,000        406,523
f  

7.143%, 8/15/2043

       6,000,000        6,372,360
           

 

 

 
              42,754,236
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 2.8%

         
 

Airlines — 2.1%

         
 

American Airlines 2013-2 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.95%, 7/15/2024

       2,093,661        2,177,407
g  

American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2013-2 Class B, 5.60%, 1/15/2022

       10,151,786        10,403,453
 

Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust Series ERJ1, Series 2005-ERJ1, 9.798%, 10/1/2022

       3,173,153        3,367,508
g,j  

Guanay Finance Ltd., 6.00%, 12/15/2020

       3,491,585        3,562,617
 

US Airways Pass Through Trust,

         
 

Series 2010-1 Class A, 6.25%, 10/22/2024

       1,160,732        1,251,734
 

Series 2012-1 Class A, 5.90%, 4/1/2026

       1,453,715        1,570,012
 

US Airways Pass Through Trust, (MBIA Insurance Corp), Series 2001-1G, 7.076%, 9/20/2022

       613,848        652,597
 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%

         
 

Graham Holdings Co., 7.25%, 2/1/2019

       2,100,000        2,161,950
g  

Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/2025

       5,000,000        5,362,500
           

 

 

 
              30,509,778
           

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 3.3%

         
 

Electric Utilities — 2.8%

         
 

Avangrid, Inc., 3.15%, 12/1/2024

       3,000,000        2,912,428
 

CMS Energy Corp., 8.75%, 6/15/2019

       667,000        709,576
g  

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 6.40%, 9/15/2020

       2,000,000        2,140,123

 

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           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
g,j,m  

Enel Finance International N.V. (Guaranty: Enel S.p.A), 2.75%, 4/6/2023

     $ 3,000,000      $ 2,899,014
 

Entergy Texas, Inc., 3.45%, 12/1/2027

       3,000,000        2,933,451
g  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 4.30%, 1/15/2026

       3,965,000        4,080,924
g  

Midland Cogeneration Venture L.P., 6.00%, 3/15/2025

       1,351,798        1,392,127
 

PNM Resources, Inc., 3.25%, 3/9/2021

       2,000,000        1,997,938
 

Puget Energy, Inc.,

         
 

5.625%, 7/15/2022

       2,500,000        2,687,187
 

6.50%, 12/15/2020

       2,000,000        2,157,321
h  

Sempra Energy, 1.959% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.25%), 7/15/2019

       3,000,000        3,000,108
g,j  

State Grid Overseas Investment (2014) Ltd. (Guaranty: State Grid Corp. of China), 2.75%, 5/7/2019

       4,000,000        3,991,649
 

Gas Utilities — 0.5%

         
 

NGL Energy Partners L.P. / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 6.875%, 10/15/2021

       3,000,000        2,992,500
g,j  

Rockpoint Gas Storage Canada Ltd., 7.00%, 3/31/2023

       2,000,000        1,997,500
           

 

 

 
              35,891,846
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $658,482,060)

            646,391,126
           

 

 

 
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 2.2%          
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 0.7%

         
 

Consumer Finance — 0.7%

         
 

EZCORP, Inc., 2.125%, 6/15/2019

       7,404,000        7,784,603
           

 

 

 
              7,784,603
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 0.2%

         
 

Tobacco — 0.2%

         
h  

Vector Group Ltd., 1.75%, 4/15/2020

       2,260,000        2,479,534
           

 

 

 
              2,479,534
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 0.9%

         
 

Media — 0.9%

         
a  

Comcast Holdings Corp. (Guaranty: Comcast Corp.), 2.00%, 10/15/2029

       18,000,000        9,900,000
           

 

 

 
              9,900,000
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 0.4%

         
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.4%

         
 

VEREIT, Inc., 3.00%, 8/1/2018

       3,890,000        3,890,000
           

 

 

 
              3,890,000
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $22,392,878)

            24,054,137
           

 

 

 
  MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.6%          
 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, 7.875%, 2/1/2026

       1,940,000        2,150,761
 

City of Chicago IL GO, Series B, 7.045%, 1/1/2029

       3,000,000        3,234,930
a  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, 8.00%, 5/1/2020

       340,000        343,465
 

San Bernardino County Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, 8.45%, 9/1/2030

       1,000,000        1,098,000
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $6,248,539)

            6,827,156
           

 

 

 
  OTHER GOVERNMENT — 0.7%          
 

Mexican Bonos, Series M, 4.75%, 6/14/2018

       77,700,000        4,244,224
d,g,j  

Seven & Seven Ltd. (Guaranty: Export-Import Bank of Korea), 3.259% (LIBOR 6 Month + 1.00%), 9/11/2019

       3,300,000        3,281,940
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL OTHER GOVERNMENT (Cost $8,582,683)

            7,526,164
           

 

 

 
  MORTGAGE BACKED — 0.8%          
h,n  

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates IO, Series KIR1 Class X, 1.085%, 3/25/2026

       37,041,705        2,485,554
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer, Series 2017-4 Class HT, 2.25%, 6/25/2057

       1,913,766        1,868,221
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp., Whole Loan Securities, Series 2017-SC02 Class 2A1, 3.50%, 5/25/2047

       776,051        781,128
 

Federal National Mtg Assoc. CMO REMIC, Series 1994-37 Class L, 6.50%, 3/25/2024

       1,727        1,831
 

Federal National Mtg Assoc., Pool AS9733, 4.00%, 6/1/2047

       2,854,410        2,954,984
b,f  

Reilly 1997 A Mtg 1, 6.896%, 7/1/2020

       145,047        145,047
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED (Cost $8,352,762)

            8,236,765
           

 

 

 

 

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           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  LOAN PARTICIPATIONS — 5.1%          
 

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.6%

         
 

Professional Services — 0.6%

         
o  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 7.052% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.75%), 11/3/2023

     $ 3,777,844      $ 3,807,236
 

RGIS Services, LLC

         
o  

9.343% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.50%), 3/31/2023

       1,151,894        1,062,622
o  

9.377% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.50%), 3/31/2023

       1,500,627        1,384,328
o  

9.953% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.50%), 3/31/2023

       264,893        244,364
           

 

 

 
              6,498,550
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.3%

         
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3%

         
o  

Hanjin International Corp., 4.234% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.50%), 9/20/2020

       3,500,000        3,510,955
           

 

 

 
              3,510,955
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 0.5%

         
 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

         
o  

Stena International Sarl, 5.31% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.00%), 3/3/2021

       5,155,200        4,932,908
           

 

 

 
              4,932,908
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 0.4%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.4%

         
o  

Citgo Petroleum Corporation, 5.195% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.50%), 7/29/2021

       4,500,000        4,503,735
b,l  

Malamute Energy, Inc., 1.50%, 11/22/2022

       14,534        14,534
           

 

 

 
              4,518,269
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 0.1%

         
 

Food Products — 0.1%

         
i  

Wells Enterprises, Inc., 3/21/2025

       1,000,000        1,010,000
           

 

 

 
              1,010,000
           

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.3%

         
 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3%

         
o  

Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., 7.188% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 2/22/2024

       3,644,500        3,644,500
           

 

 

 
              3,644,500
           

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.2%

         
 

Household Products — 0.2%

         
o  

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 3.688% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.00%), 6/30/2022

       2,474,619        2,476,673
           

 

 

 
              2,476,673
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 0.3%

         
 

Containers & Packaging — 0.3%

         
i  

Crown Holdings, Inc., 1/18/2025 - 1/29/2025

       2,500,000        2,751,025
           

 

 

 
              2,751,025
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 0.7%

         
 

Media — 0.7%

         
o  

ABG Intermediate Holdings, 10.052% (LIBOR 3 Month + 7.75%), 9/29/2025

       3,000,000        3,033,750
i  

Lamar Media Corporation, 2/16/2025

       5,000,000        5,006,250
           

 

 

 
              8,040,000
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 0.0%

         
 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%

         
o  

DTZ US Borrower, LLC, 10.022% (LIBOR 3 Month + 8.25%), 11/4/2022

       318,298        317,502
           

 

 

 
              317,502
           

 

 

 

 

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           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

RETAILING — 0.1%

         
 

Specialty Retail — 0.1%

         
 

Office Depot, Inc.

         
o  

8.594% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.00%), 11/8/2022

     $ 250,000      $ 254,063
o  

8.711% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.00%), 11/8/2022

       1,100,000        1,117,875
o  

9.125% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.00%), 11/8/2022

       112,500        114,328
           

 

 

 
              1,486,266
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 0.6%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 0.4%

         
o  

Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc., 8.627% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 4/27/2025

       1,000,000        1,014,500
o  

NeuStar, Inc., 4.802% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.50%), 1/8/2020

       651,416        653,454
o  

VeriFone Inc., 3.88% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.00%), 1/31/2025

       3,000,000        3,001,260
 

Internet Software & Services — 0.2%

         
o  

CareerBuilder, LLC, 9.052% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.75%), 7/26/2023

       1,950,000        1,940,250
           

 

 

 
              6,609,464
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.5%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%

         
o  

Colorado Buyer Inc, 9.03% (LIBOR 3 Month + 7.25%), 5/1/2025

       3,000,000        2,998,140
o  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 6.456% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%), 1/14/2024

       2,000,000        2,051,420
           

 

 

 
              5,049,560
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 0.5%

         
 

Airlines — 0.1%

         
a,b,c,k  

OS Two, LLC, 12.00%, 12/15/2020

       654,564        330,555
 

Road & Rail — 0.4%

         
o  

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., 4.072% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.25%), 4/3/2022

       4,471,225        4,472,611
           

 

 

 
              4,803,166
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATIONS (Cost $55,670,937)

            55,648,838
           

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 11.6%          
p  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       12,689,310        126,893,099
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $126,893,099)

            126,893,099
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $1,104,040,899)           $ 1,091,734,723
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 0.1%             1,505,289
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 1,093,240,012
           

 

 

 

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS TO BUY OR SELL AT MARCH 31, 2018
CONTRACT
DESCRIPTION
  CONTRACT
PARTY*
   BUY/SELL    CONTRACT
AMOUNT
   CONTRACT
VALUE DATE
   VALUE
USD
   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
   UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION

Euro

      SSB        Sell        1,463,800        6/21/2018        1,811,520      $       3,759      $             –
                            

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

                             $ 3,759     
                            

 

 

      

 

* Counterparty includes State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”).

Footnote Legend

a Illiquid Security.
b Security currently fair valued by the Valuation and Pricing Committee using procedures approved by the Trustees’ Audit Committee.
c Non-income producing.
d Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
e Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

 

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f Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are restricted and illiquid. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities in the Fund’s portfolio was $14,430,899, representing 1.32% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information is as follows:

 

144A/RESTRICTED & ILLIQUID

SECURITIES

  ACQUISITION
DATE
  COST   MARKET
VALUE
  PERCENTAGE OF
NET ASSETS

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08%, 4/21/2020

  1/22/2014     $ 2,908,487     $ 2,677,491       0.2 %

Citicorp Lease Pass-Through Trust 1999-1, 8.04%, 12/15/2019

  12/31/2008       180,437       200,942       0.0

Linc USA GP / Linc Energy Finance USA, Inc., 9.625%, 10/31/2017

  8/08/2014       1,100,236       45,660       0.0

WCP Issuer, LLC, 6.657%, 8/15/2043

  6/23/2016       356,754       406,523       0.0

WCP Issuer, LLC, 7.143%, 8/15/2043

  8/01/2013       6,000,000       6,372,360       0.6

Fairway Outdoor Funding, LLC, 8.835%, 10/15/2042

  10/19/2012       3,000,000       3,139,338       0.3

JPR Royalty Sub, LLC, 14.00%, 9/01/2020

  3/01/2011       2,000,000       1,000,000       0.1

Northwind Holdings, LLC, 2.786%, 12/01/2037

  1/29/2010       406,093       443,538       0.0

Reilly 1997 A Mtg 1, 6.896%, 7/01/2020

  3/07/2013       146,673       145,047       0.0

 

g Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are restricted but liquid and may only be resold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities in the Fund’s portfolio was $495,957,018, representing 45.37% of the Fund’s net assets.
h Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2018.
i When-issued security.
j Yankee bond denominated in U.S. dollars and is issued in the U.S. by foreign banks and corporations.
k Bond in default.
l Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at March 31, 2018.
m Segregated as collateral for a when-issued security.
n Interest Only.
o The stated coupon rate represents the greater of the LIBOR or the LIBOR floor rate plus a spread at March 31, 2018.
p Investment in Affiliates.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ARM      Adjustable Rate Mortgage
CMO      Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
FCB      Farm Credit Bank
GO      General Obligation
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rates
Mtg      Mortgage
MTN      Medium-Term Note
REMIC      Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SBA      Small Business Administration
SPV      Special Purpose Vehicle
VA      Veterans Affairs

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (Note 3)

 

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $977,147,800)

  $       964,841,624  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer (cost $126,893,099)

    126,893,099  

Cash denominated in foreign currency (cost $1,226,750)

    1,230,450  

Receivable for investments sold

    3,254,291  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    7,059,561  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    3,759  

Dividends receivable

    427,628  

Dividend and interest reclaim receivable

    5,554  

Interest receivable

    9,962,248  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    88,705  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    1,113,766,919  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    11,229,158  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    7,100,224  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    746,464  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    1,086,660  

Dividends payable

    364,401  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    20,526,907  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,093,240,012  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

  $ (1,900,722

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

    (12,299,770

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (30,500,426

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    1,137,940,930  
 

 

 

 
  $ 1,093,240,012  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($210,533,751 applicable to 18,004,506 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 11.69  

Maximum sales charge, 4.50% of offering price

    0.55  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 12.24  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($185,066,963 applicable to 15,852,988 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 11.67  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($675,602,009 applicable to 57,915,722 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 11.67  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($2,292,408 applicable to 196,154 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 11.69  
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($2,654,565 applicable to 227,249 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 11.68  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($7,289,004 applicable to 624,740 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 11.67  
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($9,801,312 applicable to 837,609 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 11.70  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividend income

 

Non-affiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $13,147)

  $ 972,782  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer

    984,038  

Interest income (net of premium amortized of $738,196)

    22,061,218  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

          24,018,038  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    3,800,062  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    125,353  

Class C Shares

    108,774  

Class I Shares

    196,963  

Class R3 Shares

    1,401  

Class R4 Shares

    1,551  

Class R5 Shares

    2,095  

Class R6 Shares

    252  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    279,867  

Class C Shares

    972,667  

Class R3 Shares

    6,232  

Class R4 Shares

    3,465  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    118,952  

Class C Shares

    104,990  

Class I Shares

    291,129  

Class R3 Shares

    6,494  

Class R4 Shares

    5,855  

Class R5 Shares

    6,492  

Class R6 Shares

    182  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    7,763  

Class C Shares

    7,094  

Class I Shares

    10,296  

Class R3 Shares

    6,757  

Class R4 Shares

    7,373  

Class R5 Shares

    6,757  

Class R6 Shares

    7,555  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    94,815  

Professional fees

    46,876  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    24,379  

Other expenses

    57,535  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    6,309,976  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (421,924

Investment advisory fees waived by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (610,423
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    5,277,629  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 18,740,409  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Operations, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

  $ 3,973,865  

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    14,370  

Foreign currency transactions

    (62,529
 

 

 

 
    3,925,706  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

    (19,630,935

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    13,826  

Foreign currency translations

    65  
 

 

 

 
          (19,617,044
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

    (15,691,338
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 3,049,071  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 18,740,409        $ 38,738,362

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward currency contracts and foreign currency transactions

         3,925,706          (8,083,486 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, forward currency contracts and foreign currency translations

         (19,617,044 )          25,868,234
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         3,049,071          56,523,110

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (3,017,325 )          (7,693,979 )

Class C Shares

         (1,957,818 )          (5,690,905 )

Class I Shares

         (10,033,490 )          (19,277,454 )

Class R3 Shares

         (32,166 )          (85,292 )

Class R4 Shares

         (36,056 )          (85,574 )

Class R5 Shares

         (107,194 )          (208,615 )

Class R6 Shares**

         (9,558 )          (5 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (19,962,465 )          (55,984,696 )

Class C Shares

         (18,042,869 )          (72,453,957 )

Class I Shares

         62,237,397          127,943,899

Class R3 Shares

         (347,085 )          (215,525 )

Class R4 Shares

         (86,417 )          (504,525 )

Class R5 Shares

         1,078,572          (1,030,788 )

Class R6 Shares**

         9,811,732          255
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

         22,544,329          21,235,949

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         1,070,695,683          1,049,459,734
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $       1,093,240,012        $       1,070,695,683
      

 

 

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

       $ (1,900,722 )        $ (5,447,524 )

* Unaudited.

** Class R6 Shares commenced operations on April 10, 2017.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Fund commenced operations on December 19, 2007. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund’s primary investment goal is to seek a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary investment goal is some long-term capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers seven classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, Institutional Class (“Class I”), and Retirement Classes (“Class R3”, “Class R4”, “Class R5”, and “Class R6”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I and Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, (iv) Class R3 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear both a service fee and distribution fee, (v) Class R4 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear a service fee, (vi) Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, and (vii) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain income from foreign investments is recognized as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

Unfunded Loan Commitments: The Fund has entered into a loan commitment with Malamute Energy, Inc., of which at March 31, 2018, $14,534 of the $42,591 par commitment had been funded. The maturity date is November 22, 2022.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Foreign Currency Translation: Portfolio investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign investments, it will customarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transactions. The values of such spot contracts are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on investments held. Such changes are included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise due to purchases and sales of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       1,104,040,899
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      14,038,293

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (26,344,469 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ (12,306,176 )
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis late-year specified ordinary losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $6,524,340. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $1,012,053. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $33,422,715 (of which $0 are short-term and $33,422,715 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire.

Foreign Withholding Taxes: The Fund is subject to foreign tax withholding imposed by certain foreign countries in which the Fund may invest. Withholding taxes are incurred on certain foreign dividends and are accrued at the time the dividend is recognized based on applicable foreign tax laws. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld, in view of various considerations, including recent decisions rendered by the courts in those and other jurisdictions. The Fund would expect to record a receivable for such a reclaim based on a variety of factors, including assessment of a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, the jurisdiction’s administrative practices and payment history, and industry convention. To date the Fund has recorded no such receivable because there is limited precedent for collecting such prior year reclaims and the likelihood of collection remains uncertain.

Deferred Foreign Capital Gain Taxes: The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on net realized gains of securities of certain foreign countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized gains on these investments as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on a United States securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date. Investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date. Portfolio investments reported by NASDAQ are valued at the official closing price on the valuation date. If an investment is traded on more than one exchange, the investment is considered traded on the exchange that is normally the primary market for that investment. Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last price or the closing price of the investment on the exchange that is normally the primary market for the investment, as of the close of the exchange preceding the Fund’s valuation date. Foreign investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

In any case when a market quotation is not readily available for a portfolio investment ordinarily valued by market quotation, the Committee calculates a fair value for the investment using alternative methods approved by the Audit Committee. A market quotation is not readily available when the primary market or exchange for the investment is not open for the entire scheduled day of trading. Market quotations for an investment also may not be readily available if developments after the most recent close of the investment’s primary exchange or market, but prior to the close of business on any Fund business day, or an unusual event or significant period of time occurring since the availability of a market quotation, create a serious question concerning the reliability of the most recent market quotation available for the investment. In particular, on days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign equity investments held by the Fund may be valued using alternative methods. The Committee customarily obtains valuations in these instances from pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee. Pricing service providers ordinarily calculate valuations using multi-factor models to adjust market prices based upon various inputs, including exchange data, depository receipt prices, futures, index data and other data.

Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Quotations for foreign investments expressed in foreign currency amounts are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using a foreign exchange quotation from a third party service provider at the time of valuation. Foreign investments held by the Fund may be traded on days and at times when the Fund is not open for business. Consequently, the value of Fund investments may be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or sell Fund shares. Futures contracts and other financial and derivative instruments traded on an exchange are valued at the latest published price for the instrument on its primary exchange. Listed options are valued at the last bid price.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

On days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign securities for which valuations are obtained from pricing service providers are fair valued. On these days, the foreign securities are characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy and revert to Level 1 after the threshold is no longer exceeded.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities*

                  

Corporate Bonds

    $ 646,391,126      $      $ 644,274,540      $ 2,116,586

Convertible Bonds

      24,054,137               24,054,137       

Asset Backed Securities

      198,973,780               188,363,782        10,609,998

Mortgage Backed

      8,236,765               8,091,718        145,047

Preferred Stock(a)

      17,174,765        656,768        13,474,991        3,043,006

Common Stock(a)

      8,893                      8,893

Loan Participations

      55,648,838               55,303,749        345,089

Municipal Bonds

      6,827,156               6,827,156       

Other Government

      7,526,164               7,526,164       

Short Term Investment

      126,893,099        126,893,099              
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 1,091,734,723      $ 127,549,867      $ 947,916,237      $ 16,268,619 (b)

Other Financial Instruments**

                  

Forward Currency Contracts

    $ 3,759      $ 3,759      $      $

 

(a) At March 31, 2018, industry classifications for Common Stock and Preferred Stock in level 2 and Level 3 consist of $9,622,500 in Banks, $3,051,899 in Energy, $1,175,000 in Miscellaneous, and $2,677,491 Telecommunication Services.

 

(b) In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, the following table displays a summary of the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used to value portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments for the period ended at March 31, 2018:

 

* See Schedule of Investments for a summary of the industry exposure as grouped according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

 

** Other Financial Instruments include investments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, which may include futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

      FAIR VALUE AT
MARCH 31, 2018
    

VALUATION

TECHNIQUE(S)

  

UNOBSERVABLE

INPUT

   RANGE
(WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

Common Stock

   $ 8,893      Discount to valuation    Valuation and Pricing Committee value due to halt in trading of the security and lack of information as well as liquidity    $10.50/(N/A)

Asset-Backed Securities

     5,503,859      Cost basis    Cost basis    $99.99/(3.3%)
       5,106,139      Discounted cash flows    Third party vendor projection of discounted cash flows    2.7%-5.7%/(3.44%)

Corporate Bond

     45,660      Discount to valuation    Valuation and Pricing Committee value due to halt in trading of the security and lack of information as well as liquidity    $4.15/(N/A)
       2,070,926      Cost basis    Cost basis    $100.00/(N/A)

Loan Participations

     330,555      Discounted cash flows    Third party vendor projection of discounted cash flows    25.0%/(N/A)
       14,534      Discount to valuation    Valuation and Pricing Committee value due to halt in trading of the security and lack of information as well as liquidity    $100.00/(N/A)

Mortgage Backed

     145,047      Unadjusted broker quote    Unadjusted broker quote    $100.00/(N/A)

Preferred Stock

     3,043,006      Unadjusted broker quote    Unadjusted broker quote    $9.49/(N/A)

Total

   $           16,268,619           

A rollforward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

     COMMON
STOCK
   PREFERRED
STOCK
   ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
   CORPORATE
BONDS
   MORTGAGE
BACKED
   LOAN
PARTICIPATIONS
   TOTAL(e)

Beginning Balance 9/30/2017

    $ 8,893      $ 2,543,121      $ 7,008,072      $ 2,045,660      $ 188,343      $ 545,640      $ 12,339,729

Accrued Discounts (Premiums)

                    1,662               (365 )               1,297

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(a)

                    23,562               (549 )               23,013

Gross Purchases

             3,109,509        5,499,938        81,333               55        8,690,835

Gross Sales

             (2,609,497 )        (1,855,506 )               (43,296 )        (18,644 )        (4,526,943 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(b)(c)

             (127 )        (67,730 )        (10,407 )        914        (181,962 )        (259,312 )

Transfers into Level 3(d)

                                               

Transfers out of Level 3(d)

                                               
   

 

 

 

Ending Balance 3/31/2018

    $ 8,893      $ 3,043,006      $ 10,609,998      $ 2,116,586      $ 145,047      $ 345,089      $ 16,268,619

 

(a) Amount of net realized gain (loss) from investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(b) Amount of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(c) The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned at March 31, 2018, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs, was $(244,969). This is included within net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Fund’s the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(d) Transfers into or out of Level 3 were out of or into Level 2, and were due to changes in other significant observable inputs available during the six months ended March 31, 2018. Transfers into or out of Level 3 are based on the beginning market value of the period in which they occurred.

 

(e) Level 3 investments represent 1.49% of total net assets at the six months ended March 31, 2018. Significant fluctuations of the unobservable inputs applied to portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments could be expected to increase or decrease the fair value of these portfolio securities.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.750 %

Next $500 million

       0.675

Next $500 million

       0.625

Next $500 million

       0.575

Over $2 billion

       0.500

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.706% of the Fund’s average net assets (before applicable management fee waiver of $610,423).

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $12,757 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $2,541 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I or Class R5 shares. Class R6 shares are not subject to a service plan. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C and Class R3 shares, under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C and Class R3 shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .75 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, and an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R3 shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually waived Fund level investment advisory fees of $610,423. The Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $59,980 for Class C shares, $317,485 for Class I shares, $13,215 for Class R3 shares, $9,728 for Class R4 shares, $13,495 for Class R5 shares, and $8,021 for Class R6 shares.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 1.27%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

FUND    MARKET
VALUE
9/30/17
     PURCHASES
AT COST
   SALES
PROCEEDS
   REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
     CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
     MARKET
VALUE
3/31/18
     DIVIDEND
INCOME
     ROC
ADJUSTMENT
 

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

   $ 119,020,538      $167,960,601    $(160,088,040)    $      $      $ 126,893,099      $ 984,038      $  

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,506,737        $ 17,763,486          4,853,150        $ 56,589,297  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    235,377          2,772,234          608,305          7,110,704  

Shares repurchased

    (3,436,887        (40,498,185        (10,269,851        (119,684,697
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (1,694,773      $ (19,962,465        (4,808,396      $ (55,984,696
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    811,215        $ 9,543,750          1,477,872        $ 17,155,384  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    150,482          1,769,687          431,435          5,035,580  

Shares repurchased

    (2,494,965        (29,356,306        (8,139,965        (94,644,921
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (1,533,268      $ (18,042,869        (6,230,658      $ (72,453,957
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    13,902,246        $       163,350,490          23,950,880        $       278,540,691  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    709,152          8,331,485          1,399,591          16,342,095  

Shares repurchased

    (9,317,880        (109,444,578        (14,342,119        (166,938,887
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    5,293,518        $ 62,237,397          11,008,352        $ 127,943,899  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares

                

Shares sold

    58,852        $ 693,610          70,158        $ 814,706  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    1,151          13,553          3,015          35,213  

Shares repurchased

    (89,505        (1,054,248        (91,558        (1,065,444
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (29,502      $ (347,085        (18,385      $ (215,525
 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class R4 Shares

                

Shares sold

    34,113        $ 402,262          73,696        $ 851,251  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    2,259          26,577          5,060          59,147  

Shares repurchased

    (43,719        (515,256        (122,542        (1,414,923
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (7,347      $ (86,417        (43,786      $ (504,525
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares

                

Shares sold

    271,865        $           3,196,240          247,053        $           2,875,564  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    8,311          97,646          15,463          180,494  

Shares repurchased

    (188,197        (2,215,314        (353,105        (4,086,846
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    91,979        $ 1,078,572          (90,589      $ (1,030,788
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares*

                

Shares sold

    837,561        $ 9,811,435          22        $ 250  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    37          431                   5  

Shares repurchased

    (11        (134                  
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    837,587        $ 9,811,732          22        $ 255  
 

 

 

 

* The effective date of this class of shares was April 10, 2017.

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government obligations) of $251,359,004 and $190,102,617, respectively.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

The Fund may use a variety of derivative financial instruments to hedge or adjust the risks affecting its investment portfolio or to enhance investment returns. Provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815-10-50 (“ASC 815”) require certain disclosures. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of the use of derivative instruments by the Fund and how these derivatives affect the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Fund. The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments under ASC 815. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund’s principal exposure to derivative financial instruments of the type addressed by ASC 815 was investment in foreign exchange contracts. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at a specified rate of exchange at an agreed upon future date. Foreign exchange contracts involve risks to the Fund, including the risk that a contract’s counterparty will not meet its obligations to the Fund, the risk that a change in a contract’s value may not correlate perfectly with the currency the contract was intended to track, and the risk that the Fund’s Advisor is unable to correctly implement its strategy in using a contract. In any such instance, the Fund may not achieve the intended benefit of entering into a contract, and may experience a loss.

The Fund entered into forward currency contracts during the six months ended March 31, 2018 in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, with the objective of purchasing foreign investments or with the intent of reducing the risk to the value of the Fund’s foreign investments from adverse changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. In each case these contracts have been initiated in conjunction with foreign investment transactions. The monthly average value of open forward currency sell contracts for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was $2,538,225.

These contracts are accounted for by the Fund under ASC 815. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on outstanding contracts are reported in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as measured by the difference between the forward exchange rates at the reporting date and the forward exchange rates at each contract’s inception date. Net realized gain (loss) on contracts closed during the period, and changes in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding contracts are recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The outstanding forward currency contracts in the Schedule of Investments were entered into with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), pursuant to an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreement. In the event of a default or termination under the ISDA Master Agreement with SSB, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all outstanding forward currency contracts between the parties and to net any payment amounts under those contracts, resulting in a single net amount payable by one party to the other.

Because the ISDA Master Agreement with SSB does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and liabilities in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities unless there has been an event of default or termination event under that agreement, the Fund does not net its outstanding forward currency contracts for purposes of the disclosure in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Instead the Fund recognizes the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on those forward currency contracts on a gross basis in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the outstanding forward currency contracts recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities at March 31, 2018 is disclosed in the following table:

 

FAIR VALUES OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018  
ASSET DERIVATIVES   BALANCE SHEET LOCATION      FAIR VALUE  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Assets - Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts      $       3,759  
FAIR VALUES OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018  
LIABILITY DERIVATIVES   BALANCE SHEET LOCATION      FAIR VALUE  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Liabilities - Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts      $ 0  

Because the Fund did not receive or post cash collateral in connection with its currency forward contracts during the period, and because all of the Fund’s outstanding currency forward contracts are with SSB, the net amounts of the Fund’s assets and liabilities which are attributable to those contracts at March 31, 2018 can be determined by offsetting the dollar amounts shown in the preceding table. Based on those amounts, the net amount of the Fund’s assets which is attributable to its outstanding forward currency contracts at March 31, 2018 is $3,759, and the net amount of the Fund’s liabilities which is attributable to those contracts at that date is $0. The Fund’s forward currency contracts are valued each day, and the net amounts of the Fund’s assets and liabilities which are attributable to those contracts are expected to vary over time.

The net realized gain (loss) from forward currency contracts and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding forward currency contracts recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018 are disclosed in the following tables:

 

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $       14,370        $       14,370  

NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 13,826        $ 13,826  

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, management risk, market and economic risk, liquidity risk, risks affecting specific issuers, and the risks associated with investments in derivative instruments, small- and mid-cap companies, non-U.S. issuers, real estate investment trusts, below investment grade debt obligations, and structured finance arrangements. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                  

UNLESS OTHERWISE

NOTED, PERIODS ARE

FISCAL YEARS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30,

  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
  NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
  NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
  TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
  DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
  DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
  TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                              

2018(b)(c)

    $       11.82       0.20       (0.17 )       0.03       (0.16 )             (0.16 )     $       11.69

2017(b)

    $ 11.56       0.42       0.20       0.62       (0.36 )             (0.36 )     $ 11.82

2016(b)

    $ 11.22       0.46       0.28       0.74       (0.37 )       (0.03 )       (0.40 )     $ 11.56

2015(b)

    $ 12.18       0.47       (0.82 )       (0.35 )       (0.46 )       (0.15 )       (0.61 )     $ 11.22

2014(b)

    $ 12.19       0.52       0.28       0.80       (0.54 )       (0.27 )       (0.81 )     $ 12.18

2013(b)

    $ 12.28       0.67       0.03       0.70       (0.65 )       (0.14 )       (0.79 )     $ 12.19
CLASS C SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 11.81       0.16       (0.18 )       (0.02 )       (0.12 )             (0.12 )     $ 11.67

2017

    $ 11.55       0.35       0.19       0.54       (0.28 )             (0.28 )     $ 11.81

2016

    $ 11.20       0.40       0.28       0.68       (0.30 )       (0.03 )       (0.33 )     $ 11.55

2015

    $ 12.17       0.41       (0.83 )       (0.42 )       (0.40 )       (0.15 )       (0.55 )     $ 11.20

2014

    $ 12.17       0.45       0.29       0.74       (0.47 )       (0.27 )       (0.74 )     $ 12.17

2013

    $ 12.26       0.60       0.03       0.63       (0.58 )       (0.14 )       (0.72 )     $ 12.17
CLASS I SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 11.80       0.22       (0.17 )       0.05       (0.18 )             (0.18 )     $ 11.67

2017

    $ 11.54       0.47       0.19       0.66       (0.40 )             (0.40 )     $ 11.80

2016

    $ 11.19       0.50       0.28       0.78       (0.40 )       (0.03 )       (0.43 )     $ 11.54

2015

    $ 12.16       0.51       (0.83 )       (0.32 )       (0.50 )       (0.15 )       (0.65 )     $ 11.19

2014

    $ 12.17       0.56       0.28       0.84       (0.58 )       (0.27 )       (0.85 )     $ 12.16

2013

    $ 12.25       0.70       0.04       0.74       (0.68 )       (0.14 )       (0.82 )     $ 12.17
CLASS R3 SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 11.82       0.19       (0.17 )       0.02       (0.15 )             (0.15 )     $ 11.69

2017

    $ 11.55       0.42       0.20       0.62       (0.35 )             (0.35 )     $ 11.82

2016

    $ 11.21       0.46       0.27       0.73       (0.36 )       (0.03 )       (0.39 )     $ 11.55

2015

    $ 12.18       0.47       (0.83 )       (0.36 )       (0.46 )       (0.15 )       (0.61 )     $ 11.21

2014

    $ 12.19       0.49       0.31       0.80       (0.54 )       (0.27 )       (0.81 )     $ 12.18

2013

    $ 12.28       0.63       0.06       0.69       (0.64 )       (0.14 )       (0.78 )     $ 12.19
CLASS R4 SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 11.82       0.19       (0.18 )       0.01       (0.15 )             (0.15 )     $ 11.68

2017

    $ 11.56       0.41       0.20       0.61       (0.35 )             (0.35 )     $ 11.82

2016

    $ 11.21       0.46       0.28       0.74       (0.36 )       (0.03 )       (0.39 )     $ 11.56

2015

    $ 12.18       0.48       (0.84 )       (0.36 )       (0.46 )       (0.15 )       (0.61 )     $ 11.21

2014(f)

    $ 12.00       0.35       0.17       0.52       (0.34 )             (0.34 )     $ 12.18
CLASS R5 SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 11.80       0.22       (0.17 )       0.05       (0.18 )             (0.18 )     $ 11.67

2017

    $ 11.54       0.47       0.19       0.66       (0.40 )             (0.40 )     $ 11.80

2016

    $ 11.19       0.49       0.28       0.77       (0.39 )       (0.03 )       (0.42 )     $ 11.54

2015

    $ 12.15       0.50       (0.82 )       (0.32 )       (0.49 )       (0.15 )       (0.64 )     $ 11.19

2014

    $ 12.16       0.55       0.28       0.83       (0.57 )       (0.27 )       (0.84 )     $ 12.15

2013

    $ 12.25       0.70       0.03       0.73       (0.68 )       (0.14 )       (0.82 )     $ 12.16
CLASS R6 SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 11.85       0.22       (0.18 )       0.04       (0.19 )             (0.19 )     $ 11.70

2017(g)

    $ 11.63       0.33       0.13       0.46       (0.24 )             (0.24 )     $ 11.85

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Due to the size of net assets and fixed expenses, ratios may appear disproportionate.
(f) Effective date of this class of shares was February 1, 2014.
(g) Effective date of this class of shares was April 10, 2017.
(h) Net Assets at End of Year was less than $1,000.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  3.35 (d)       1.11 (d)       1.11 (d)       1.22 (d)          0.24        20.27      $       210,534  
  3.61        1.17        1.17        1.25          5.41        44.74      $ 232,938  
  4.12        1.24        1.24        1.24          6.70        29.48      $ 283,398  
  4.04        1.23        1.23        1.23          (2.97      38.40      $ 338,387  
  4.30        1.22        1.22        1.24          6.79        51.20      $ 392,604  
  5.44        1.25        1.25        1.27          5.79        76.47      $ 251,106  
                   
  2.66 (d)       1.80 (d)       1.80 (d)       1.97 (d)          (0.19      20.27      $ 185,067  
  2.98        1.80        1.80        1.99          4.76        44.74      $ 205,253  
  3.56        1.80        1.80        1.99          6.20        29.48      $ 272,691  
  3.47        1.80        1.80        1.97          (3.61      38.40      $ 306,085  
  3.73        1.80        1.80        1.98          6.27        51.20      $ 348,334  
  4.88        1.80        1.80        2.02          5.21        76.47      $ 237,177  
                   
  3.77 (d)       0.69 (d)       0.69 (d)       0.90 (d)          0.45        20.27      $ 675,602  
  4.02        0.75        0.75        0.92          5.85        44.74      $ 620,780  
  4.45        0.91        0.91        0.91          7.15        29.48      $ 480,143  
  4.38        0.89        0.89        0.89          (2.73      38.40      $ 531,849  
  4.60        0.90        0.90        0.90          7.15        51.20      $ 552,182  
  5.75        0.94        0.94        0.94          6.21        76.47      $ 246,332  
                   
  3.21 (d)       1.25 (d)       1.25 (d)       2.42 (d)          0.18        20.27      $ 2,292  
  3.65        1.12        1.12        2.58          5.49        44.74      $ 2,667  
  4.07        1.25        1.25        3.09          6.69        29.48      $ 2,819  
  3.98        1.25        1.25        2.70          (3.07      38.40      $ 1,430  
  4.10        1.25        1.25        3.10          6.76        51.20      $ 3,049  
  5.19        1.25        1.25        32.64 (e)         5.78        76.47      $ 171  
                   
  3.22 (d)       1.25 (d)       1.25 (d)       2.07 (d)          0.11        20.27      $ 2,655  
  3.52        1.25        1.25        2.30          5.35        44.74      $ 2,772  
  4.10        1.25        1.25        2.50          6.79        29.48      $ 3,218  
  4.15        1.25        1.25        2.64          (3.07      38.40      $ 2,106  
  4.25 (d)       1.25 (d)       1.25 (d)       60.66 (d)(e)         4.29        51.20      $ 16  
                   
  3.79 (d)       0.69 (d)       0.69 (d)       1.20 (d)          0.45        20.27      $ 7,289  
  4.03        0.74        0.74        1.36          5.84        44.74      $ 6,286  
  4.34        0.99        0.99        1.37          7.07        29.48      $ 7,191  
  4.33        0.99        0.99        1.55          (2.75      38.40      $ 6,399  
  4.51        0.99        0.99        2.11          7.05        51.20      $ 2,565  
  5.68        0.99        0.99        227.33 (e)         6.07        76.47      $ 11  
                   
  3.86 (d)       0.65 (d)       0.65 (d)       3.51 (d)          0.38        20.27      $ 9,801  
  5.83 (d)       0.00 (d)       0.00 (d)       200.66 (d)(e)         3.99        44.74      $ (h)  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD†
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,002.40     $ 5.54

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.40     $ 5.59
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 998.10     $ 8.97

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.96     $ 9.05
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,004.50     $ 3.45

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.49     $ 3.48
CLASS R3 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,001.80     $ 6.24

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.70     $ 6.29
CLASS R4 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,001.10     $ 6.24

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.70     $ 6.29
CLASS R5 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,004.50     $ 3.45

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.49     $ 3.48
CLASS R6 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,003.80     $ 3.25

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.69     $ 3.28

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 1.11%; C: 1.80%; I: 0.69%; R3: 1.25%; R4: 1.25%; R5: 0.69%; R6: 0.65%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Strategic Income Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH1663


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG VALUE FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Value Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders

      4  

Performance Summary

      6  

Fund Summary

      7  

Schedule of Investments

      8  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    11  

Statement of Operations

    13  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    15  

Notes to Financial Statements

    16  

Financial Highlights

    26  

Expense Example

    28  

Other Information

    29  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    30  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   TVAFX          885-215-731  
Class C   TVCFX          885-215-715  
Class I   TVIFX          885-215-632  
Class R3   TVRFX          885-215-533  
Class R4   TVIRX          885-215-277  
Class R5   TVRRX          885-215-376  

Class I, R3, R4, and R5 shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Additional risks may be associated with investments outside the United States, especially in emerging markets, including currency fluctuations, illiquidity, volatility, and political and economic risks. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

May 3, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Following a very strong first nine months of calendar year 2017, with Value Fund I shares returning 18.9% vs. the S&P 500 Index return of 14.2%, the Fund didn’t keep up during the most recent semi-annual period ended March 31, 2018. Over the six months, the Fund returned 2.4% vs. the S&P 500 Index return of 5.8%. Stock selection was the main driver of our relative underperformance in the period. Our large cash position of 8.0% on average also weighed on our return relative to that of the benchmark.

Over the period interest rates increased dramatically, and many of the “expensive defensive” investments that we’ve long avoided performed poorly. We’ve long had exposure to some of the largest technology companies in our consistent earner basket instead of traditional consumer staples or telecom investments. Given this positioning, we would have expected much better performance during the period.

But we had sold Amazon and Netflix, and trimmed other information technology investments, abiding by our valuation discipline. While these investments were never cheap by traditional valuation metrics such as share price-to-earnings, we have long used “sum-of-the-parts” valuation approaches for each to calculate our estimate of intrinsic value. Still, even against our most innovative valuation approaches, Amazon and Netflix had reached our price targets. These, and other information technology investments, were strong contributors to the index returns. Meanwhile, our information technology exposure was lower than that of the S&P 500 Index during the six months covered in this report, and performed worse.

The financials sector was another strong contributor to the index return during the period. Rising interest rates are good for banks, and the group benefited. While we were overweight financials, a few of our individual investments in the sector didn’t keep pace. In particular, investment firm Oaktree Capital lagged as a result of the counter-cyclical aspects of its investment approach.

A few individual investments were particularly painful during the period, and our contributors didn’t do enough to offset the detractors this time around. Our stock selection was strongest in the consumer staples and materials sectors, while our industrials exposures proved a drag.

Contributors

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. Strong commodity pricing for hard coking coal has provided significant cash flow upside for this company. A large cash return to shareholders also aided total return during the period.

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. Continued market share gains with independent restaurant customers, improved margins from higher sales of private-label products, and an intentional shift in

customer mix toward higher-value independent customers allowed the company to grow operating income at a high single-digit rate.

Walmart, Inc. Walmart’s re-investment in its business (both in stores and online) continues to pay off. In particular, traffic in Walmart U.S.-based stores grew solidly throughout 2017.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. The passing of tax reform and higher interest rates have helped move the stock higher during the period.

TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. Strength in the construction and sale of single-family attached and detached homes continues, benefiting shares of California-based home builder TRI Pointe.

Detractors

ADT, Inc. Security monitoring company ADT was brought back to the public markets by its private equity owner Apollo Group. We like the long-term secular growth trend in household security monitoring in the U.S.; ADT’s leadership position in a very fragmented market; its sustained, strong competitive position despite significant cable and telecom provider attempts to gain share; and the predictable nature of a subscription-based revenue model. We don’t like the legacy controversy around this investment, mainly the short investor interest the company has attracted; management’s decision to disclose less data; and ADT’s hefty debt load. We worked with the underwriter on the initial public offering (IPO) to help set a price that was well below the original “range,” at which we believed the positives outweighed the negatives. So far that has not been our experience, and the stock broke its IPO price and has traded materially lower since. We are monitoring developments against our initial investment thesis closely.

General Electric Co. This diversified industrial and financial services conglomerate serves a wide variety of end markets globally, including power and water, aviation, oil and gas, health care, appliances and lighting, energy management, transportation, and finance. During the period, its share price declined on continued disappointment from its power segment and upcoming accounting restatement. We exited the position.

Expedia Group, Inc. The online travel platform’s fourth quarter earnings miss contributed to weakness in its share price during the period. We believe increased investment will lead to faster sales growth.

Oaktree Capital Group LLC The investment manager has had difficulty deploying capital in the current market environment. As a result, it is not yet earning management fees on some assets. We believe Oaktree will be particularly well positioned to deploy fresh capital in the case of a market correction.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. Earnings from this pharmaceutical company, a long-time Value Fund holding, declined due to the erosion of its hepatitis C revenues during the period. We continue to believe that growth in the company’s HIV business

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

over the coming years will more than justify the current stock price. Pipeline optionality should add further upside.

 

PURCHASES     
ITT, Inc.    Basic Value
Evolent Health, Inc.    Emerging Franchise
ADT, Inc.    Basic Value
RPC Group plc    Consistent Earner
Teekay LNG Partners LP    Basic Value
Starbucks Corp.    Consistent Earner
CarMax, Inc.    Consistent Earner
SALES     
Office Depot, Inc.    fundamental deterioration
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.    price target
General Electric Co.    fundamental deterioration
Intl Flavors and Fragrances    sold for more attractive opportunities
Phibro Animal Health Corp.    price target

We always have names that perform well and some that don’t during any short-term period. The good news is that this year’s

increased volatility and a number of significant moves lower in individual stocks that we don’t own have left the team more excited about our investment priorities lists than we have been for a long time. We are constructive on the long-term investment opportunities created by the recent increase in stock market volatility.

Thank you for your continued trust and for investing alongside us in Thornburg Value Fund.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO   LOGO
Connor Browne, CFA   Robert MacDonald, CFA
Portfolio Manager   Portfolio Manager
Managing Director   Managing Director
 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR  

SINCE

INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 10/2/95)

                   

Without sales charge

      12.38%       8.88%       13.35%       7.62%       9.90%

With sales charge

      7.32%       7.22%       12.31%       7.13%       9.68%

Class C Shares (Incep: 10/2/95)

                   

Without sales charge

      11.53%       8.06%       12.50%       6.81%       9.06%

With sales charge

      10.53%       8.06%       12.50%       6.81%       9.06%

Class I Shares
(Incep: 11/2/98)

      12.80%       9.30%       13.79%       8.04%       7.83%

Class R3 Shares
(Incep: 7/1/03)

      12.40%       8.91%       13.39%       7.62%       8.09%

Class R4 Shares
(Incep: 2/1/07)

      12.52%       9.02%       13.50%       7.74%       5.88%

Class R5 Shares
(Incep: 2/1/05)

      12.80%       9.31%       13.79%       8.02%       8.11%

S&P 500 Index
(Since 10/2/95)

      13.99%       10.78%       13.31%       9.50%       9.01%

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 4.50%. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I, R3, R4 and R5 shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before any fee waivers or expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.35%; C shares, 2.10%; I shares, 1.09%; R3 shares, 1.78%; R4 shares, 1.74%; R5 shares, 1.45%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: I shares, 0.99%; R3 shares, 1.35%; R4 shares, 1.25%; R5 shares, 0.99%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Due to the Fund’s relatively small asset base, performance was positively impacted by IPOs to a greater degree than it may be in the future. IPO investments are not an integral component of the Fund’s investment process and may not be utilized to the same extent in the future.

 

 

Glossary

 

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged broad measure of the U.S. stock market.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

P/E - Price/Earnings ratio (P/E ratio) is a valuation ratio of a company’s current share price compared to its per-share earnings. P/E equals a company’s market value per share divided by earnings per share. Forecasted P/E is not intended to be a forecast of the fund’s future performance.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and debt securities of all types. As a secondary goal, the Fund also seeks some current income.

The Fund expects to invest primarily in domestic equity securities (primarily common stocks) selected on a value basis. However, the Fund may own a variety of securities, including foreign equity securities, partnership interests, and foreign and domestic debt obligations which, in the opinion of the Fund’s investment advisor, offer prospects for meeting the Fund’s investment goals.

MARKET CAPITALIZATION EXPOSURE

 

LOGO

BASKET STRUCTURE

 

LOGO

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.        4.7%  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.        4.4%  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.        4.2%  
US Foods Holding Corp.        4.2%  
Alphabet, Inc.        3.6%  
Assured Guaranty Ltd.        3.4%  
RPC Group plc        3.0%  
Medtronic plc        2.8%  
Citigroup, Inc.        2.7%  
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.        2.7%  

SECTOR EXPOSURE

 

Information Technology        18.6%  
Financials        17.4%  
Health Care        15.8%  
Consumer Discretionary        14.1%  
Consumer Staples        9.3%  
Energy        5.9%  
Industrials        4.4%  
Materials        4.1%  
Telecommunication Services        2.6%  
Utilities        1.3%  
Real Estate        0.8%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities        5.7%  

TOP TEN INDUSTRY GROUPS

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences        11.7%  
Technology Hardware & Equipment        9.6%  
Software & Services        9.0%  
Banks        8.1%  
Food & Staples Retailing        6.7%  
Diversified Financials        5.9%  
Energy        5.9%  
Consumer Services        5.0%  
Consumer Durables & Apparel        4.9%  
Retailing        4.2%  

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

          

SHARES/

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

   VALUE
  COMMON STOCK — 94.3%          
 

BANKS — 8.1%

         
 

Banks — 8.1%

         
 

Citigroup, Inc.

       391,156      $     26,403,030
 

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

       225,620        9,471,527
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       382,211        42,031,744
           

 

 

 
              77,906,301
           

 

 

 
 

CAPITAL GOODS — 1.0%

         
 

Machinery — 1.0%

         
 

ITT, Inc.

       199,263        9,759,902
           

 

 

 
              9,759,902
           

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 1.8%

         
 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.8%

         
 

ADT, Inc.

       2,164,261        17,162,590
           

 

 

 
              17,162,590
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL — 4.9%

         
 

Household Durables — 2.4%

         
a  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.

       1,384,811        22,752,445
 

Leisure Products — 2.5%

         
 

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

       561,809        12,972,169
 

Callaway Golf Co.

       669,908        10,959,695
           

 

 

 
              46,684,309
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 5.0%

         
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.0%

         
 

Aramark

       377,512        14,934,375
 

Domino’s Pizza Group plc

       2,785,000        12,913,815
 

Starbucks Corp.

       355,700        20,591,473
           

 

 

 
              48,439,663
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 5.9%

         
 

Capital Markets — 3.7%

         
 

Apollo Global Management, LLC Class A

       449,130        13,303,231
 

Oaktree Capital Group, LLC

       555,021        21,978,831
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.2%

         
 

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

       1,207,530        21,771,766
           

 

 

 
              57,053,828
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 5.9%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.9%

         
 

Devon Energy Corp.

       673,652        21,415,397
 

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

       1,072,386        26,252,009
 

Teekay LNG Partners L.P.

       519,879        9,305,834
           

 

 

 
              56,973,240
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 6.7%

         
 

Food & Staples Retailing — 6.7%

         
a  

US Foods Holding Corp.

       1,227,123        40,212,821
 

Walmart, Inc.

       272,621        24,255,090
           

 

 

 
              64,467,911
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 2.6%

         
 

Food Products — 2.6%

         
a  

Nomad Foods Ltd.

       1,597,755        25,148,664
           

 

 

 
              25,148,664
           

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 4.2%

         
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.8%

         
 

Medtronic plc

       334,237        26,812,492
 

Health Care Technology — 1.4%

         
a  

Evolent Health, Inc. Class A

       921,635        13,133,299
           

 

 

 
              39,945,791
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

INSURANCE — 3.4%

         
 

Insurance — 3.4%

         
 

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

       899,585      $ 32,564,977
           

 

 

 
              32,564,977
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 4.1%

         
 

Containers & Packaging — 3.0%

         
 

RPC Group plc

       2,674,747        29,015,660
 

Metals & Mining — 1.1%

         
 

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

       362,321        10,148,611
           

 

 

 
              39,164,271
           

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 11.7%

         
 

Biotechnology — 6.6%

         
a  

Alkermes plc

       406,842        23,580,562
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

       533,439        40,215,966
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 4.8%

         
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

       220,638        45,552,921
 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%

         
a  

Akorn, Inc.

       165,574        3,097,890
           

 

 

 
              112,447,339
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 0.8%

         
 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8%

         
a  

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A

       153,398        7,243,454
           

 

 

 
              7,243,454
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 4.2%

         
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.3%

         
 

Expedia Group, Inc.

       117,672        12,992,165
 

Specialty Retail — 2.9%

         
a  

CarMax, Inc.

       30,966        1,918,034
a  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

       104,162        25,767,596
           

 

 

 
              40,677,795
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 9.0%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 1.3%

         
 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A

       153,844        12,384,442
 

Internet Software & Services — 6.0%

         
a  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

       33,858        34,934,346
a  

Facebook, Inc. Class A

       146,684        23,438,636
 

Software — 1.7%

         
 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

       239,145        16,132,722
           

 

 

 
              86,890,146
           

 

 

 
 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT — 9.6%

         
 

Communications Equipment — 4.0%

         
a  

ARRIS International plc

       587,364        15,606,262
a  

EchoStar Corp. Class A

       166,700        8,796,759
a  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

       76,474        13,881,560
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.6%

         
 

Apple, Inc.

       141,048        23,665,033
 

HP, Inc.

       867,177        19,008,520
a  

Pure Storage, Inc. Class A

       555,167        11,075,582
           

 

 

 
              92,033,716
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.5%

         
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.5%

         
 

China Mobile Ltd.

       2,674,772        24,521,683
           

 

 

 
              24,521,683
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 1.6%

         
 

Air Freight & Logistics — 1.6%

         
 

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

       151,101        15,814,231
           

 

 

 
              15,814,231
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

UTILITIES — 1.3%

         
 

Electric Utilities — 1.3%

         
 

Fortis, Inc.

       363,537      $ 12,276,644
           

 

 

 
              12,276,644
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $691,938,393)

            907,176,455
           

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.9%          
b  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       5,666,897        56,668,972
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $56,668,972)

            56,668,972
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2% (Cost $748,607,365)           $       963,845,427
  LIABILITIES NET OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.2)%             (2,319,477 )
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $       961,525,950
           

 

 

 

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS TO BUY OR SELL AT MARCH 31, 2018

CONTRACT

DESCRIPTION

  CONTRACT
PARTY*
   BUY/SELL    CONTRACT
AMOUNT
   CONTRACT
VALUE DATE
  

VALUE

USD

   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
   UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION

Great Britain Pound

      SSB        Sell        11,193,200        5/8/2018        15,726,470      $ 27,623      $

Great Britain Pound

      SSB        Sell        3,607,400        5/8/2018        5,068,405               (17,450 )

Great Britain Pound

      SSB        Sell        3,714,300        5/8/2018        5,218,600        18,437       

Euro

      SSB        Sell        20,815,100        5/29/2018        25,712,484        103,569       

Euro

      SSB        Buy        1,170,700        5/29/2018        1,446,143               (6,957 )
                            

 

 

 

Total

                             $       149,629      $       (24,407)  
                            

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

                             $ 125,222     
                            

 

 

 

 

* Counterparty includes State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”).

Footnote Legend

 

a Non-income producing.
b Investment in Affiliates.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (Note 3)

 

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $691,938,393)

  $            907,176,455  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer (cost $56,668,972)

    56,668,972  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    698,672  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    149,629  

Dividends receivable

    933,968  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    46,722  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    965,674,418  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    1,927,535  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    932,504  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    24,407  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    960,721  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    303,301  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    4,148,468  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 961,525,950  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

  $ (3,280,523

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    215,364,497  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (207,396,860

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    956,838,836  
 

 

 

 
  $ 961,525,950  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($ 367,746,928 applicable to 5,541,591 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $                    66.36  

Maximum sales charge, 4.50% of offering price

    3.13  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 69.49  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($ 152,988,466 applicable to 2,519,061 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 60.73  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 371,162,552 applicable to 5,434,123 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 68.30  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 42,286,389 applicable to 641,023 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 65.97  
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 8,988,691 applicable to 134,806 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 66.68  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 18,352,924 applicable to 269,085 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 68.21  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Value Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividend income

 

Non-affiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $41,105)

  $ 9,445,332  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer

    566,983  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

    10,012,315  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    4,238,897  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    214,177  

Class C Shares

    90,183  

Class I Shares

    114,707  

Class R3 Shares

    25,461  

Class R4 Shares

    5,421  

Class R5 Shares

    5,645  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    480,087  

Class C Shares

    808,943  

Class R3 Shares

    114,056  

Class R4 Shares

    12,131  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    200,663  

Class C Shares

    87,706  

Class I Shares

    183,035  

Class R3 Shares

    63,016  

Class R4 Shares

    17,201  

Class R5 Shares

    30,832  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    6,883  

Class C Shares

    5,941  

Class I Shares

    9,405  

Class R3 Shares

    5,940  

Class R4 Shares

    7,276  

Class R5 Shares

    6,636  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    52,301  

Professional fees

    44,760  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    22,465  

Other expenses

    47,238  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    6,901,006  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (263,519
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    6,637,487  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $        3,374,828  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Operations, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

  $ 32,983,450  

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    (663,798

Foreign currency transactions

    37,653  
 

 

 

 
    32,357,305  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

    (13,083,398

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    (22,733

Foreign currency translations

    1,214  
 

 

 

 
    (13,104,917
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

    19,252,388  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $     22,627,216  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Value Fund

 

     

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018*

   

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

    

OPERATIONS

    

Net investment income

   $ 3,374,828     $ 2,653,866  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward currency contracts and foreign currency transactions

     32,357,305       98,042,230  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, forward currency contracts and foreign currency translations

     (13,104,917     72,245,110  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     22,627,216       172,941,206  

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

    

From net investment income

    

Class A Shares

     (2,045,321     (133,853

Class C Shares

     (643,910     (0

Class I Shares

     (2,283,277     (1,304,890

Class R3 Shares

     (248,385     (27,639

Class R4 Shares

     (51,776     (14,298

Class R5 Shares

     (113,541     (63,188

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

    

Class A Shares

     (22,387,436     (59,269,385

Class C Shares

     (10,201,239     (35,922,707

Class I Shares

     (3,974,885     28,427,284  

Class R3 Shares

     (4,243,972     (13,321,472

Class R4 Shares

     (1,363,314     (1,188,133

Class R5 Shares

     998,206       (659,441
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (23,931,634     89,463,484  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of Period

     985,457,584       895,994,100  
  

 

 

 

End of Period

   $           961,525,950     $           985,457,584  
  

 

 

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

   $ (3,280,523   $ (1,269,141

 

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and debt securities of all types. As a secondary objective, the Fund also seeks some current income.

The Fund currently offers six classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, Institutional Class (“Class I”), and Retirement Classes (“Class R3”, “Class R4”, and “Class R5”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, (iv) Class R3 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear both a service fee and distribution fee, (v) Class R4 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear a service fee, (vi) Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, and (vii) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain income from foreign investments is recognized as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Foreign Currency Translation: Portfolio investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign investments, it will customarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transactions. The values of such spot contracts are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on investments held. Such changes are included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise due to purchases and sales of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       748,607,365
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      247,408,519

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (32,170,457 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 215,238,062
   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $242,353,997 generated prior to October 1, 2011 which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are utilized, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards expire September 30, 2018.

Foreign Withholding Taxes: The Fund is subject to foreign tax withholding imposed by certain foreign countries in which the Fund may invest. Withholding taxes are incurred on certain foreign dividends and are accrued at the time the dividend is recognized based on applicable foreign tax laws. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld, in view of various considerations, including recent decisions rendered by the courts in those and other jurisdictions. The Fund would expect to record a receivable for such a reclaim based on a variety of factors, including assessment of a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, the jurisdiction’s administrative practices and payment history, and industry convention. To date the Fund has recorded no such receivable because there is limited precedent for collecting such prior year reclaims and the likelihood of collection remains uncertain.

Deferred Foreign Capital Gain Taxes: The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on net realized gains of securities of certain foreign countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized gains on these investments as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on a United States securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date. Investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date. Portfolio investments reported by NASDAQ are valued at the official closing price on the valuation date. If an investment is traded on more than one exchange, the investment is considered traded on the exchange that is normally the primary market for that investment. Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last price or the closing price of the investment on the exchange that is normally the primary market for the investment, as of the close of the exchange preceding the Fund’s valuation date. Foreign investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date.

In any case when a market quotation is not readily available for a portfolio investment ordinarily valued by market quotation, the Committee calculates a fair value for the investment using alternative methods approved by the Audit Committee. A market quotation is not readily available when the primary market or exchange for the investment is not open for the entire scheduled day of trading. Market quotations for an investment also may not be readily available if developments after the most recent close of the investment’s primary exchange or market, but prior to the close of business on any Fund business day, or an unusual event or significant period of time occurring since the availability of a market quotation, create a serious question concerning the reliability of the most recent market quotation available for the investment. In particular, on days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign equity investments held by the Fund may be valued using alternative methods. The Committee customarily obtains valuations in these instances from pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee. Pricing service providers ordinarily calculate valuations using multi-factor models to adjust market prices based upon various inputs, including exchange data, depository receipt prices, futures, index data and other data.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Quotations for foreign investments expressed in foreign currency amounts are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using a foreign exchange quotation from a third party service provider at the time of valuation. Foreign investments held by the Fund may be traded on days and at times when the Fund is not open for business. Consequently, the value of Fund investments may be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or sell Fund shares. Futures contracts and other financial and derivative instruments traded on an exchange are valued at the latest published price for the instrument on its primary exchange. Listed options are valued at the last bid price.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

On days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign securities for which valuations are obtained from pricing service providers are fair valued. On these days, the foreign securities are characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy and revert to Level 1 after the threshold is no longer exceeded.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL   LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3

Assets

                

Investments in Securities*

                

Common Stock

    $ 907,176,455     $ 907,176,455      $     $                   –

Short Term Investment

      56,668,972       56,668,972             
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $       963,845,427     $       963,845,427      $     $

Other Financial Instruments**

                

Forward Currency Contracts

    $ 149,629     $      $        149,629     $

Liabilities

                

Other Financial Instruments**

                

Forward Currency Contracts

    $ (24,407 )     $      $ (24,407 )     $

 

* See Schedule of Investments for a summary of the industry exposure as grouped according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

 

** Other Financial Instruments include investments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, which may include futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels 1 and 2 for the six months ended March 31, 2018, other than when the Fund exceeded market volatility thresholds for foreign equity investments during the period.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.875 %

Next $500 million

       0.825

Next $500 million

       0.775

Next $500 million

       0.725

Over $2 billion

       0.675

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.85% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $9,538 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected no contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I or Class R5 shares. The Advisor and the Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C and Class R3 shares, under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C and Class R3 shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .75 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, and an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R3 shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $104,937 for Class I shares, $101,425 for Class R3 shares, $24,092 for Class R4 shares, and $33,065 for Class R5 shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 6.80%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

FUND

  MARKET VALUE
9/30/17
  PURCHASES AT
COST
  SALES
PROCEEDS
  REALIZED
GAIN

(LOSS)
  CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
  MARKET VALUE
3/31/18
  DIVIDEND
INCOME
  ROC
ADJUSTMENT

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

  $    92,220,297     $     120,034,360     $     (155,585,685     $         –     $         –     $     56,668,972     $     566,983     $         –

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    198,401        $ 13,532,458                  444,285        $         26,930,666  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    28,581          1,940,082          2,296          127,693  

Shares repurchased

    (555,951        (37,859,976        (1,495,891        (86,327,744
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (328,969      $ (22,387,436        (1,049,310      $ (59,269,385
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

                 53,395        $           3,336,214          140,318        $ 7,533,627  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    10,014          623,226                    

Shares repurchased

    (227,758        (14,160,679        (795,262        (43,456,334
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (164,349      $ (10,201,239        (654,944      $ (35,922,707
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    515,913        $ 36,067,721          1,473,850        $ 90,172,554  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    30,761          2,147,141          19,708          1,233,783  

Shares repurchased

    (608,727        (42,189,747        (1,045,227        (62,979,053
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (62,053      $ (3,974,885        448,331        $ 28,427,284  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares

                

Shares sold

    49,400        $ 3,334,785          102,105        $ 6,017,056  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    3,542          239,041          479          26,680  

Shares repurchased

    (115,821        (7,817,798        (330,468        (19,365,208
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (62,879      $ (4,243,972        (227,884      $ (13,321,472
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares

                

Shares sold

    11,858        $ 810,124          25,776        $ 1,539,597  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    541          36,893          166          9,828  

Shares repurchased

    (32,566        (2,210,331        (46,623        (2,737,558
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (20,167      $ (1,363,314        (20,681      $ (1,188,133
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares

                

Shares sold

    33,473        $ 2,327,178          60,187        $ 3,682,653  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    1,616          112,647          1,004          62,680  

Shares repurchased

    (20,605        (1,441,619        (72,130        (4,404,774
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    14,484        $ 998,206          (10,939      $ (659,441
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $162,395,005 and $163,751,818, respectively.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

The Fund may use a variety of derivative financial instruments to hedge or adjust the risks affecting its investment portfolio or to enhance investment returns. Provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815-10-50 (“ASC 815”) require certain disclosures. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of the use of derivative instruments by the Fund and how these derivatives affect the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Fund. The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments under ASC 815. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund’s principal

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

exposure to derivative financial instruments of the type addressed by ASC 815 was investment in foreign exchange contracts. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at a specified rate of exchange at an agreed upon future date. Foreign exchange contracts involve risks to the Fund, including the risk that a contract’s counterparty will not meet its obligations to the Fund, the risk that a change in a contract’s value may not correlate perfectly with the currency the contract was intended to track, and the risk that the Fund’s Advisor is unable to correctly implement its strategy in using a contract. In any such instance, the Fund may not achieve the intended benefit of entering into a contract, and may experience a loss.

The Fund entered into forward currency contracts during the six months ended March 31, 2018 in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, with the objective of purchasing foreign investments or with the intent of reducing the risk to the value of the Fund’s foreign investments from adverse changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. In each case these contracts have been initiated in conjunction with foreign investment transactions. The monthly average value of open forward currency sell contracts for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was $38,476,446.

These contracts are accounted for by the Fund under ASC 815. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on outstanding contracts are reported in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as measured by the difference between the forward exchange rates at the reporting date and the forward exchange rates at each contract’s inception date. Net realized gain (loss) on contracts closed during the period, and changes in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding contracts are recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

The outstanding forward currency contracts in the Schedule of Investments were entered into with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), pursuant to an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreement. In the event of a default or termination under the ISDA Master Agreement with SSB, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all outstanding forward currency contracts between the parties and to net any payment amounts under those contracts, resulting in a single net amount payable by one party to the other.

Because the ISDA Master Agreement with SSB does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and liabilities in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities unless there has been an event of default or termination event under that agreement, the Fund does not net its outstanding forward currency contracts for purposes of the disclosure in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Instead the Fund recognizes the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on those forward currency contracts on a gross basis in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the outstanding forward currency contracts recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities at March 31, 2018 is disclosed in the following table:

 

FAIR VALUES OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018

 
ASSET DERIVATIVES   BALANCE SHEET LOCATION      FAIR VALUE  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Assets - Unrealized appreciation
on forward currency contracts
     $       149,629  
FAIR VALUES OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018  
LIABILITY DERIVATIVES   BALANCE SHEET LOCATION      FAIR VALUE  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Liabilities - Unrealized depreciation
on forward currency contracts
     $ (24,407

Because the Fund did not receive or post cash collateral in connection with its currency forward contracts during the period, and because all of the Fund’s outstanding currency forward contracts are with SSB, the net amounts of the Fund’s assets and liabilities which are attributable to those contracts at March 31, 2018 can be determined by offsetting the dollar amounts shown in the preceding table. Based on those amounts, the net amount of the Fund’s assets which is attributable to its outstanding forward currency contracts at March 31, 2018 is $125,222, and the net amount of the Fund’s liabilities which is attributable to those contracts at that date is $0. The Fund’s forward currency contracts are valued each day, and the net amounts of the Fund’s assets and liabilities which are attributable to those contracts are expected to vary over time.

The net realized gain (loss) from forward currency contracts and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding forward currency contracts recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018 are disclosed in the following tables:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018
 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $             (663,798      $        (663,798) 
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018
 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $       (22,733      $        (22,733) 

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, market and economic risk, risks affecting specific issuers, liquidity risk, the risks associated with investments in small- and mid-cap companies and non-U.S. issuers (including developing country issuers), credit risk, and interest rate risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Value Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $       65.26        0.22        1.24        1.46        (0.36 )               (0.36 )      $       66.36

2017(b)(e)

    $ 54.08        0.16        11.04        11.20        (0.02 )               (0.02 )      $ 65.26

2016(b)

    $ 49.17        0.32        4.76        5.08        (0.17 )               (0.17 )      $ 54.08

2015(b)

    $ 48.09        0.07        1.03        1.10        (0.02 )               (0.02 )      $ 49.17

2014(b)

    $ 40.84        0.10        7.41        7.51        (0.26 )               (0.26 )      $ 48.09

2013(b)

    $ 31.51        0.08        9.25        9.33                           $ 40.84
CLASS C SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 59.87        (0.03 )        1.14        1.11        (0.25 )               (0.25 )      $ 60.73

2017

    $ 49.97        (0.27 )        10.17        9.90                           $ 59.87

2016

    $ 45.63        (0.06 )        4.40        4.34                           $ 49.97

2015

    $ 44.95        (0.29 )        0.97        0.68                           $ 45.63

2014

    $ 38.26        (0.24 )        6.93        6.69                           $ 44.95

2013

    $ 29.75        (0.18 )        8.69        8.51                           $ 38.26
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 67.10        0.35        1.27        1.62        (0.42 )               (0.42 )      $ 68.30

2017

    $ 55.58        0.42        11.35        11.77        (0.25 )               (0.25 )      $ 67.10

2016

    $ 50.53        0.54        4.90        5.44        (0.39 )               (0.39 )      $ 55.58

2015

    $ 49.28        0.28        1.04        1.32        (0.07 )               (0.07 )      $ 50.53

2014

    $ 41.96        0.28        7.62        7.90        (0.58 )               (0.58 )      $ 49.28

2013

    $ 32.24        0.20        9.52        9.72                           $ 41.96
CLASS R3 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 64.88        0.23        1.22        1.45        (0.36 )               (0.36 )      $ 65.97

2017

    $ 53.76        0.18        10.97        11.15        (0.03 )               (0.03 )      $ 64.88

2016

    $ 48.86        0.34        4.74        5.08        (0.18 )               (0.18 )      $ 53.76

2015

    $ 47.79        0.08        1.01        1.09        (0.02 )               (0.02 )      $ 48.86

2014

    $ 40.56        0.11        7.37        7.48        (0.25 )               (0.25 )      $ 47.79

2013

    $ 31.28        0.10        9.18        9.28                           $ 40.56
CLASS R4 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 65.55        0.27        1.24        1.51        (0.38 )               (0.38 )      $ 66.68

2017

    $ 54.31        0.25        11.08        11.33        (0.09 )               (0.09 )      $ 65.55

2016

    $ 49.36        0.40        4.78        5.18        (0.23 )               (0.23 )      $ 54.31

2015

    $ 48.24        0.14        1.01        1.15        (0.03 )               (0.03 )      $ 49.36

2014

    $ 40.89        0.16        7.43        7.59        (0.24 )               (0.24 )      $ 48.24

2013

    $ 31.50        0.13        9.26        9.39                           $ 40.89
CLASS R5 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 67.01        0.34        1.28        1.62        (0.42 )               (0.42 )      $ 68.21

2017

    $ 55.50        0.41        11.35        11.76        (0.25 )               (0.25 )      $ 67.01

2016

    $ 50.45        0.53        4.90        5.43        (0.38 )               (0.38 )      $ 55.50

2015

    $ 49.21        0.27        1.04        1.31        (0.07 )               (0.07 )      $ 50.45

2014

    $ 41.89        0.28        7.61        7.89        (0.57 )               (0.57 )      $ 49.21

2013

    $ 32.19        0.22        9.48        9.70                           $ 41.89

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Class B shares converted to Class A shares on August 29, 2016.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Thornburg Value Fund

 

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
    

NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD

(THOUSANDS)

 
                   
  0.66 (d)       1.35 (d)       1.35 (d)       1.35 (d)         2.22        17.62      $       367,747  
  0.27        1.39        1.39        1.39          20.72        43.53      $ 383,118  
  0.63        1.39        1.39        1.39          10.33        31.10      $ 374,237  
  0.14        1.37        1.37        1.37          2.28        59.70      $ 377,299  
  0.22        1.37        1.37        1.37          18.40        72.43      $ 395,216  
  0.23        1.40        1.40        1.40          29.61        61.50      $ 400,275  
                   
  (0.08 )(d)       2.11 (d)       2.11 (d)       2.11 (d)         1.84        17.62      $ 152,988  
  (0.49      2.14        2.14        2.14          19.81        43.53      $ 160,663  
  (0.12      2.14        2.14        2.14          9.51        31.10      $ 168,821  
  (0.61      2.12        2.12        2.12          1.51        59.70      $ 168,321  
  (0.55      2.14        2.14        2.14          17.49        72.43      $ 175,495  
  (0.55      2.18        2.18        2.18          28.60        61.50      $ 166,971  
                   
  0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.05 (d)         2.40        17.62      $ 371,163  
  0.68        0.99        0.99        1.06          21.20        43.53      $ 368,790  
  1.02        0.99        0.99        1.07          10.77        31.10      $ 280,570  
  0.53        0.99        0.99        1.06          2.68        59.70      $ 288,642  
  0.60        0.99        0.99        1.06          18.86        72.43      $ 299,568  
  0.59        0.98        0.98        1.01          30.15        61.50      $ 272,468  
                   
  0.69 (d)       1.35 (d)       1.35 (d)       1.80 (d)         2.23        17.62      $ 42,286  
  0.30        1.35        1.35        1.82          20.75        43.53      $ 45,668  
  0.67        1.35        1.35        1.81          10.40        31.10      $ 50,089  
  0.16        1.35        1.35        1.77          2.28        59.70      $ 59,150  
  0.23        1.35        1.35        1.77          18.45        72.43      $ 74,579  
  0.29        1.34        1.34        1.78          29.67        61.50      $ 80,671  
                   
  0.80 (d)       1.25 (d)       1.25 (d)       1.75 (d)         2.28        17.62      $ 8,989  
  0.42        1.24        1.24        1.78          20.87        43.53      $ 10,159  
  0.78        1.25        1.25        1.75          10.50        31.10      $ 9,539  
  0.26        1.25        1.25        1.67          2.39        59.70      $ 10,167  
  0.36        1.24        1.24        1.69          18.56        72.43      $ 11,330  
  0.39        1.25        1.25        1.67          29.81        61.50      $ 13,340  
                   
  0.98 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.35 (d)         2.41        17.62      $ 18,353  
  0.68        0.99        0.99        1.42          21.21        43.53      $ 17,060  
  1.00        0.99        0.99        1.46          10.78        31.10      $ 14,738  
  0.51        0.99        0.99        1.20          2.65        59.70      $ 19,270  
  0.59        0.98        0.98        1.42          18.88        72.43      $ 30,676  
  0.63        0.99        0.99        1.37          30.13        61.50      $ 47,076  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $   1,000.00     $   1,022.20     $   6.81

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.20     $ 6.79
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.40     $ 10.62

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.41     $ 10.60
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.00     $ 5.00

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS R3 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.30     $ 6.81

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.20     $ 6.79
CLASS R4 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.80     $ 6.30

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.70     $ 6.29
CLASS R5 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.10     $ 5.00

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 1.35%; C: 2.11%; I: 0.99%; R3: 1.35%; R4: 1.25%; R5: 0.99%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH170


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

INTERNATIONAL

VALUE FUND

 

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About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do. It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg International Value Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders

    4  

Performance Summary

    6  

Fund Summary

    7  

Schedule of Investments

    8  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    11  

Statement of Operations

    13  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    15  

Notes to Financial Statements

    16  

Financial Highlights

    24  

Expense Example

    26  

Other Information

    27  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    28  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   TGVAX          885-215-657  
Class C   THGCX          885-215-640  
Class I   TGVIX          885-215-566  
Class R3   TGVRX          885-215-525  
Class R4   THVRX          885-215-269  
Class R5   TIVRX          885-215-368  
Class R6   TGIRX          885-216-804  

Class I, R3, R4, R5, and R6 shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Additional risks may be associated with investments outside the United States, especially in emerging markets, including currency fluctuations, illiquidity, volatility, and political and economic risks. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

Funds invested in a smaller number of holdings may expose an investor to greater volatility.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 20, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

In 2017, we saw synchronized global expansion, low inflation, and accommodative monetary policy leading to strong equity returns, and that sentiment carried into January as fundamentals pointed to further solid economic development and robust corporate earnings growth. Following the strong January, investors began fretting about higher inflation and a potentially more hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve. Subsequently, trade tensions began escalating notably. We, however, expect the U.S. and China to reach agreements and avoid a global trade war, in turn improving access to the Chinese market. In the interim, expect noisy, headline-driven negotiations to keep volatility on the forefront.

During the last two months of the period, the S&P 500 Index, the MSCI EAFE Index, and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index all declined over 6%. On the European political front, Germany finally formed a government where Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) agreed to join chancellor Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union parties (CDU/CSU) in a renewed “grand coalition.” Political uncertainty continues in Italy after its election, in which the anti-establishment Five-Star Movement and anti-immigration League party garnered increasing support. On a positive note, both parties downplayed anti-European Union rhetoric as of late; therefore, we don’t see Italy attempting to part from the E.U. However, the road to form a coalition government could be lengthy, further supporting elevated levels of market volatility.

For the six-month period ended March 31, 2018, Thornburg International Value Fund returned 1.23% (I shares), compared to the MSCI EAFE and MSCI All-Country World ex-U.S. indices’ returns of 2.63% and 3.76% respectively.

Contributors to Performance

Électricité de France S.A.

Électricité de France (EDF) produces, transmits, distributes, imports, and exports electricity. EDF boasts the largest nuclear power generation capacity in France and is vital for the reliability of electricity provisions across Europe. We believe the company possesses undervalued nuclear assets and the arrival of France’s new long-term energy plan and carbon price could provide upside potential in share prices.

Ping An Insurance Group Co.

Ping An Insurance, a leading financial conglomerate involved in insurance, pension, banking, brokerage, trust, and other financial services, is the second-largest life and property & casualty insurer in China in terms of premiums. Coupled with the improving macroeconomic environment in China and balance sheet risk reduction, shares of Ping An Insurance fared well over the six month period. We believe that the stock

remains discounted relative to top peers and expect the valuation discount to narrow from continued growth in its P&C business, coupled with the potential to unlock value from its digital businesses via listing.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) is China’s largest oil refiner and petrochemical producer and distributor. Its upstream business benefited from increasing oil prices, and its strong cash generation supports a high dividend payout ratio. During the period, the State Administration of Taxation announced that refineries and wholesalers will be required to draw up invoices through the value added tax system to close consumption tax loopholes. This decision should eliminate capacity from uneconomical refineries in an over supplied industry, resulting in higher refinery margin, beneficial to Sinopec.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

Shin-Etsu, a premier Japanese chemicals firm supplying highly competitive products, benefits from its leading global market share in PVC resin through its U.S.-based subsidiary, Shintech, and significant production cost advantages. The increasingly robust global economy drove demand for Shin-Etsu Chemicals’ various applications, driving top-line volume growth. Along with volume growth, price improvement, and margin expansion, Shin-Etsu Chemical shares performed robustly.

Nike, Inc.

Nike, a global athletic footwear and apparel company, continues to deliver solid earnings growth as it shifts distribution from wholesale (via retailing intermediary) to “direct-to-consumer” with particular strength coming from international divisions.

Detractors from Performance

General Electric Co.

General Electric is a diversified industrial and financial services conglomerate. The company serves a wide variety of end markets globally, including power and water, aviation, oil and gas, health care, appliances and lighting, energy management, transportation, and finance. During the period, its share price declined on continued disappointment from its power segment and upcoming accounting restatement. We have reduced our stake.

BRF S.A.

BRF (Brasil Foods) is one of the world’s largest protein companies, focusing on poultry and processed food under brands such as Perdigao, Sadia, and Qualy. BRF is among the world’s largest exporters of poultry meat, accounting for approximately 14.5% of world trade in poultry. It is well positioned to capture growing global protein consumption, as consumer incomes increase. In addition, the agricultural advantages of Brazil—climate, water, and soil conditions—give BRF a cost

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

advantage, facilitating international expansion. BRF underperformed during the period as its domestic business margins shrank from investment to re-establish shelf space, coupled with management turnover.

ConvaTec Group plc

ConvaTec is one of three large manufacturers of chronic and heavily recurring health-care products, such as ostomy bags and urinary catheters. Production challenges arose as the company moved some of its manufacturing lines to a lower-cost jurisdiction, leading to downward earnings revisions as sales and margins came under pressure. We sold our position in the company.

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

China Unicom, the second largest mobile and fixed-line operator in China, underperformed the market following its announcement of mixed ownership reform and increased employee ownership, although we view the announcement as positive. China Unicom also stands to benefit from an upcoming public listing of joint-venture tower company, China Tower Co., potentially unlocking value for China Unicom shareholders.

Ctrip.com International Ltd.

Ctrip.com, the premier online travel agency in China, offers a broad set of travel-related services, such as air tickets, train tickets, hotel, car rental, travel insurance, etc. As discretionary

income in China grows, experience-based consumption, such as travel, should continue to gain consumers’ wallet share. While Ctrip delivered better-than-expected third quarter sales and earnings, fourth quarter guidance was lowered due to regulatory changes influencing bundled sales of air ticketing, affecting short-term revenue and margins.

We maintain conviction in our portfolio in a volatile market driven by headlines on trade tensions, inflation, a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve, and geopolitical uncertainties. With volatility comes opportunity to acquire good companies at compelling prices. Our bottom-up process continues leading us to interesting companies across our baskets: basic value, consistent earners, and emerging franchises. We are confident that our investment philosophy and process will continue to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns over a full market cycle.

Thank you for investing alongside us in Thornburg International Value Fund.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO    LOGO
Lei Wang, CFA    Di Zhou, CFA
Portfolio Manager    Portfolio Manager
Managing Director    Managing Director
 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 5/28/98)

                   

Without sales charge

      14.15%       5.47%       5.96%       2.91%       7.66%

With sales charge

      9.02%       3.86%       4.99%       2.43%       7.41%

Class C Shares (Incep: 5/28/98)

                   

Without sales charge

      13.33%       4.71%       5.19%       2.16%       6.82%

With sales charge

      12.38%       4.71%       5.19%       2.16%       6.82%

Class I Shares (Incep: 3/30/01)

      14.62%       5.88%       6.37%       3.31%       7.46%

Class R3 Shares (Incep: 7/1/03)

      13.97%       5.31%       5.78%       2.74%       8.50%

Class R4 Shares (Incep: 2/1/07)

      14.24%       5.52%       5.99%       2.95%       3.73%

Class R5 Shares (Incep: 2/1/05)

      14.50%       5.80%       6.28%       3.22%       6.82%

Class R6 Shares (Incep: 5/1/12)

      14.73%       6.03%       6.53%       -       6.74%

MSCI EAFE Index (Since 5/28/98)

      14.80%       5.55%       6.50%       2.74%       4.44%

MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index (Net) (Since 5/28/98)

      16.53%       6.18%       5.89%       2.70%       5.01%

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 4.50%. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I, R3, R4, R5 and R6 shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before any fee waivers or expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.27%; C shares, 2.00%; I shares, 0.95%; R3 shares, 1.60%; R4 shares, 1.42%; R5 shares, 1.18%; R6 shares, 0.82%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: R3 shares, 1.45%; R4 shares, 1.25%; R5 shares, 0.99%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

 

 

Glossary

 

The MSCI All Country (AC) World ex-US Index is a market capitalization weighted index representative of the market structure of 45 developed and emerging market countries in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Rim, excluding securities of United States issuers. Beginning in January 2001, the index is calculated with net dividends reinvested in U.S. dollars.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consists of the following 24 emerging market country indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged broad measure of the U.S. stock market.

The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is an unmanaged index. It is a generally accepted benchmark for major overseas markets. Index weightings represent the relative capitalizations of the major overseas developed markets on a U.S. dollar adjusted basis. The index is calculated with net dividends reinvested in U.S. dollars.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and debt securities of all types. As a secondary goal, the Fund also seeks some current income.

The Fund invests primarily in foreign securities or depositary receipts of foreign securities. The Fund may invest in developing countries.

MARKET CAPITALIZATION EXPOSURE

 

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BASKET STRUCTURE

 

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TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

UniCredit S.p.A.        4.8%  
Electricite de France S.A.        4.5%  
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.        3.9%  
Credit Suisse Group AG        3.6%  
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.        3.5%  
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.        3.5%  
Commerzbank AG        3.3%  
Halliburton Co.        3.2%  
SAP SE        3.2%  
Infineon Technologies AG        3.1%  

SECTOR EXPOSURE

 

Financials        20.6%  
Energy        12.6%  
Industrials        12.2%  
Information Technology        11.8%  
Consumer Staples        9.4%  
Health Care        7.9%  
Utilities        7.0%  
Consumer Discretionary        6.8%  
Materials        4.4%  
Telecommunication Services        2.9%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities        4.0%  

TOP TEN INDUSTRY GROUPS

 

Energy        12.6%  
Banks        10.9%  
Capital Goods        8.7%  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco        7.7%  
Utilities        7.0%  
Insurance        6.1%  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences        5.5%  
Software & Services        4.9%  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment        4.9%  
Materials        4.4%  

COUNTRY EXPOSURE*

(percent of equity holdings)

 

China        22.2%  
France        13.1%  
Germany        12.5%  
United Kingdom        8.1%  
Switzerland        7.7%  
Japan        6.6%  
United States        6.4%  
Netherlands        5.6%  
Italy        5.0%  
Spain        4.4%  
Canada        3.7%  
India        2.8%  
Brazil        1.0%  
Israel        1.0%  

 

* Holdings are classified by country of risk as determined by MSCI and Bloomberg.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  COMMON STOCK — 96.0%          
 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS — 0.5%

         
 

Automobiles — 0.5%

         
 

Subaru Corp.

       810,061      $ 26,561,748
           

 

 

 
              26,561,748
           

 

 

 
 

BANKS — 10.9%

         
 

Banks — 10.9%

         
 

Barclays plc

       52,528,746        152,186,100
a  

Commerzbank AG

       13,539,433        175,658,729
a  

UniCredit S.p.A.

       12,504,044        261,370,524
           

 

 

 
                589,215,353
           

 

 

 
 

CAPITAL GOODS — 8.7%

         
 

Building Products — 3.2%

         
 

Cie de Saint-Gobain

       1,775,524        93,635,940
 

Daikin Industries Ltd.

       714,078        78,148,943
 

Construction & Engineering — 5.2%

         
 

Ferrovial S.A.

       6,902,866        144,094,422
 

Vinci S.A.

       1,414,001        139,014,582
 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%

         
 

General Electric Co.

       1,002,089        13,508,160
           

 

 

 
              468,402,047
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL — 0.3%

         
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%

         
 

NIKE, Inc. Class B

       203,353        13,510,773
           

 

 

 
              13,510,773
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 2.7%

         
 

Diversified Consumer Services — 2.7%

         
 

TAL Education Group ADR

       3,986,519        147,859,990
           

 

 

 
              147,859,990
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 3.6%

         
 

Capital Markets — 3.6%

         
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

       11,715,595        195,954,356
           

 

 

 
              195,954,356
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 12.6%

         
 

Energy Equipment & Services — 3.2%

         
 

Halliburton Co.

       3,677,450        172,619,503
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.4%

         
 

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

       242,029,988        212,481,492
 

Reliance Industries Ltd.

       10,608,516        143,395,031
 

Royal Dutch Shell plc ADR Class A

       2,353,983        150,207,655
           

 

 

 
              678,703,681
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 7.7%

         
 

Food Products — 5.7%

         
a  

BRF S.A.

       7,197,463        49,771,488
 

Danone S.A.

       1,679,891        135,865,314
 

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd. Class A

       27,514,123        122,358,848
 

Tobacco — 2.0%

         
 

British American Tobacco plc Sponsored ADR

       1,861,092        107,366,398
           

 

 

 
              415,362,048
           

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 2.4%

         
 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.4%

         
 

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

       1,707,027        130,351,497
           

 

 

 
              130,351,497
           

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 1.7%

         
 

Household Products — 1.7%

         
 

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

       1,095,524        92,743,846
           

 

 

 
              92,743,846
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

INSURANCE — 6.1%

         
 

Insurance — 6.1%

         
 

NN Group N.V.

       3,105,471      $ 137,713,375
 

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H

       18,604,917        189,174,822
           

 

 

 
              326,888,197
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 4.4%

         
 

Chemicals — 2.4%

         
 

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

       1,249,167        127,669,669
 

Construction Materials — 2.0%

         
 

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

       2,028,366        110,966,048
           

 

 

 
                238,635,717
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 1.2%

         
 

Media — 1.2%

         
a  

Liberty Global plc

       2,095,992        63,781,036
           

 

 

 
              63,781,036
           

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 5.5%

         
 

Biotechnology — 1.3%

         
a  

Alkermes plc

       1,192,283        69,104,723
 

Pharmaceuticals — 4.2%

         
 

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd. Class A

       7,810,360        75,674,229
 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR

       2,904,261        49,633,820
 

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd. Class A

       6,550,897        103,755,247
           

 

 

 
              298,168,019
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 2.2%

         
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.7%

         
a  

Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR

       739,607        34,480,479
 

Specialty Retail — 1.5%

         
 

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.

       419,346        13,121,477
 

Kingfisher plc

       16,632,949        68,257,916
           

 

 

 
              115,859,872
           

 

 

 
 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 4.9%

         
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.9%

         
 

ams AG

       901,796        94,198,063
 

Infineon Technologies AG

       6,317,808        169,001,215
           

 

 

 
              263,199,278
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 5.1%

         
 

Internet Software & Services — 1.9%

         
a  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR

       150,071        27,544,031
a  

iQIYI, Inc. ADR

       756,322        11,760,807
 

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

       1,264,500        65,995,069
 

Software — 3.2%

         
 

SAP SE

       1,638,130        171,268,638
           

 

 

 
              276,568,545
           

 

 

 
 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT — 2.0%

         
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.0%

         
 

Omron Corp.

       1,910,794        109,721,830
           

 

 

 
              109,721,830
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.9%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.9%

         
a  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

       124,953,427        157,621,723
           

 

 

 
              157,621,723
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 3.6%

         
 

Road & Rail — 3.6%

         
 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

       1,084,042        191,333,413
           

 

 

 
              191,333,413
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

UTILITIES — 7.0%

         
 

Electric Utilities — 5.8%

         
 

Electricite de France S.A.

       16,671,216      $ 241,233,969
 

Iberdrola S.A.

       9,475,850        69,630,873
 

Multi-Utilities — 1.2%

         
 

Veolia Environnement S.A.

       2,847,896        67,438,189
           

 

 

 
              378,303,031
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $4,424,314,510)

            5,178,746,000
           

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.5%          
b  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       24,415,984        244,159,836
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $244,159,836)

            244,159,836
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.5% (Cost $4,668,474,346)           $ 5,422,905,836
  LIABILITIES NET OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.5)%             (28,898,144 )
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 5,394,007,692
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Non-income producing.
b Investment in Affiliates.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ADR      American Depositary Receipt

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (Note 3)

 

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $4,424,314,510)

  $       5,178,746,000  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer (cost $244,159,836)

    244,159,836  

Cash denominated in foreign currency (cost $16)

    16  

Receivable for investments sold

    55,430,443  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    4,858,356  

Dividends receivable

    9,351,330  

Dividend and interest reclaim receivable

    11,788,491  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    146,580  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    5,504,481,052  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    81,202,144  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    11,197,149  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    4,222,351  

Deferred taxes payable (Note 2)

    9,916,154  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    3,935,562  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    110,473,360  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 5,394,007,692  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

  $ (3,488,555

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    744,963,601  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    93,512,644  

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    4,559,020,002  
 

 

 

 
  $ 5,394,007,692  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($771,491,697 applicable to 32,261,693 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 23.91  

Maximum sales charge, 4.50% of offering price

    1.13  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 25.04  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($350,637,922 applicable to 16,564,076 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.17  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($2,978,680,458 applicable to 120,612,320 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 24.70  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($249,143,415 applicable to 10,428,961 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 23.89  
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($193,647,576 applicable to 8,160,927 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 23.73  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($273,321,929 applicable to 11,078,067 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 24.67  
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($577,084,695 applicable to 23,451,405 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 24.61  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividend income

 

Non-affiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,567,279)

  $ 25,868,399  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer

    1,276,276  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

          27,144,675  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    20,498,927  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    458,560  

Class C Shares

    214,809  

Class I Shares

    955,844  

Class R3 Shares

    153,496  

Class R4 Shares

    115,735  

Class R5 Shares

    87,879  

Class R6 Shares

    217,671  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    1,026,299  

Class C Shares

    1,919,517  

Class R3 Shares

    685,008  

Class R4 Shares

    258,953  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    711,303  

Class C Shares

    313,479  

Class I Shares

    1,487,256  

Class R3 Shares

    395,161  

Class R4 Shares

    366,654  

Class R5 Shares

    583,465  

Class R6 Shares

    5,216  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    8,565  

Class C Shares

    7,506  

Class I Shares

    29,623  

Class R3 Shares

    6,745  

Class R4 Shares

    8,296  

Class R5 Shares

    7,750  

Class R6 Shares

    8,637  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    703,325  

Professional fees

    125,629  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    128,520  

Other expenses

    149,178  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    31,639,006  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (1,007,763
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    30,631,243  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss

  $ (3,486,568
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Operations, Continued

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

  $ 171,919,955  

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    (11,400,521

Foreign currency transactions

    (430,244
 

 

 

 
          160,089,190  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments (net of change in deferred taxes payable of $6,134,927)

    (95,547,780

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    11,400,521  

Foreign currency translations

    119,034  
 

 

 

 
    (84,028,225
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

    76,060,965  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 72,574,397  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg International Value Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income (loss)

       $ (3,486,568 )        $ 53,878,936

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward currency contracts and foreign currency transactions

         160,089,190          907,533,262

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, forward currency contracts, foreign currency translations and deferred taxes

         (84,028,225 )          75,527,352
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         72,574,397          1,036,939,550

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

                  (6,065,117 )

Class C Shares

                  (1,766,237 )

Class I Shares

         (1,203,423 )          (33,169,653 )

Class R3 Shares

        


         (1,862,018 )

Class R4 Shares

                  (1,676,630 )

Class R5 Shares

         (50,528 )          (3,189,993 )

Class R6 Shares

         (379,022 )          (5,709,079 )

From realized gains

             

Class A Shares

         (119,664,083 )         

Class C Shares

         (62,573,001 )         

Class I Shares

         (449,716,402 )         

Class R3 Shares

         (40,754,715 )         

Class R4 Shares

         (30,158,902 )         

Class R5 Shares

         (40,573,732 )         

Class R6 Shares

         (75,860,621 )         

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         40,657,046          (286,423,403 )

Class C Shares

         8,524,519          (203,047,421 )

Class I Shares

         16,255,384          (1,555,349,057 )

Class R3 Shares

         673,388          (87,487,739 )

Class R4 Shares

         11,979,934          (95,176,715 )

Class R5 Shares

         10,846,079          (297,802,637 )

Class R6 Shares

         111,556,573          (13,685,709 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

         (547,867,109 )          (1,555,417,858 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         5,941,874,801          7,497,346,659
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           5,394,007,692        $           5,941,874,801
      

 

 

 

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       $ (3,488,555 )        $ 1,630,986
* Unaudited.              

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg International Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and debt securities of all types. As a secondary objective, the Fund also seeks some current income.

The Fund currently offers seven classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, Institutional Class (“Class I”), and Retirement Classes (“Class R3”, “Class R4”, “Class R5”, and “Class R6”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I and Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, (iv) Class R3 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear both a service fee and distribution fee, (v) Class R4 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear a service fee, (vi) Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, and (vii) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain income from foreign investments is recognized as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase

 

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Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Foreign Currency Translation: Portfolio investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign investments, it will customarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transactions. The values of such spot contracts are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on investments held. Such changes are included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise due to purchases and sales of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       4,668,474,346
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      863,763,034

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (109,331,544 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 754,431,490
   

 

 

 

 

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Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Foreign Withholding Taxes: The Fund is subject to foreign tax withholding imposed by certain foreign countries in which the Fund may invest. Withholding taxes are incurred on certain foreign dividends and are accrued at the time the dividend is recognized based on applicable foreign tax laws. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld, in view of various considerations, including recent decisions rendered by the courts in those and other jurisdictions. The Fund would expect to record a receivable for such a reclaim based on a variety of factors, including assessment of a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, the jurisdiction’s administrative practices and payment history, and industry convention. To date the Fund has recorded no such receivable because there is limited precedent for collecting such prior year reclaims and the likelihood of collection remains uncertain.

Deferred Foreign Capital Gain Taxes: The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on net realized gains of securities of certain foreign countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized gains on these investments as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on a United States securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date. Investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date. Portfolio investments reported by NASDAQ are valued at the official closing price on the valuation date. If an investment is traded on more than one exchange, the investment is considered traded on the exchange that is normally the primary market for that investment. Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last price or the closing price of the investment on the exchange that is normally the primary market for the investment, as of the close of the exchange preceding the Fund’s valuation date. Foreign investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date.

In any case when a market quotation is not readily available for a portfolio investment ordinarily valued by market quotation, the Committee calculates a fair value for the investment using alternative methods approved by the Audit Committee. A market quotation is not readily available when the primary market or exchange for the investment is not open for the entire scheduled day of trading. Market quotations for an investment also may not be readily available if developments after the most recent close of the investment’s primary exchange or market, but prior to the close of business on any Fund business day, or an unusual event or significant period of time occurring since the availability of a market quotation, create a serious question concerning the reliability of the most recent market quotation available for the investment. In particular, on days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign equity investments held by the Fund may be valued using alternative methods. The Committee customarily obtains valuations in these instances from pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee. Pricing service providers ordinarily calculate valuations using multi-factor models to adjust market prices based upon various inputs, including exchange data, depository receipt prices, futures, index data and other data.

Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

 

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In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Quotations for foreign investments expressed in foreign currency amounts are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using a foreign exchange quotation from a third party service provider at the time of valuation. Foreign investments held by the Fund may be traded on days and at times when the Fund is not open for business. Consequently, the value of Fund investments may be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or sell Fund shares. Futures contracts and other financial and derivative instruments traded on an exchange are valued at the latest published price for the instrument on its primary exchange. Listed options are valued at the last bid price.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

On days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign securities for which valuations are obtained from pricing service providers are fair valued. On these days, the foreign securities are characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy and revert to Level 1 after the threshold is no longer exceeded.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities*

                  

Common Stock

    $ 5,178,746,000      $ 5,178,746,000      $      $

Short Term Investment

      244,159,836        244,159,836              
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 5,422,905,836      $ 5,422,905,836      $      $

 

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Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Other Financial Instruments**

                

Spot Currency

    $ 13,646     $ 13,646     $      $

Liabilities

                

Other Financial Instruments**

                

Spot Currency

    $ (18,859 )     $ (18,859 )     $      $

 

* See Schedule of Investments for a summary of the industry exposure as grouped according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

 

** Other Financial Instruments include investments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, which may include futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels 1 and 2 for the six months ended March 31, 2018, other than when the Fund exceeded market volatility thresholds for foreign equity investments during the period.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.875 %

Next $500 million

       0.825

Next $500 million

       0.775

Next $500 million

       0.725

Over $2 billion

       0.675

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.719% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $19,383 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $6,296 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

 

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Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I or Class R5 shares. Class R6 shares are not subject to a service plan. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C and Class R3 shares, under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C and Class R3 shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .75 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, and an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R3 shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $290,800 for Class R3 shares, $238,781 for Class R4 shares, $339,185 for Class R5 shares, and $138,997 for Class R6 shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 0.82%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

FUND   MARKET VALUE
9/30/17
    PURCHASES
AT COST
    SALES
PROCEEDS
    REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
    CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
    MARKET VALUE
3/31/18
    DIVIDEND
INCOME
    ROC
ADJUSTMENT
 

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

  $       244,716,904     $       980,042,087     $       (980,599,155   $       –     $       –     $       244,159,836     $       1,276,276     $       –  

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    2,257,228        $ 57,100,275          5,307,478        $ 132,239,213  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    4,440,886          106,847,709          198,635          5,389,356  

Shares repurchased

    (4,842,397              (123,290,938        (17,364,628        (424,051,972
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    1,855,717        $ 40,657,046          (11,858,515      $       (286,423,403
 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    647,389        $ 14,354,776          629,556        $ 14,380,219  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    2,608,038          55,707,675          63,092          1,548,644  

Shares repurchased

    (2,727,100              (61,537,932        (9,797,675        (218,976,284
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    528,327        $ 8,524,519          (9,105,027      $ (203,047,421
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    13,239,526        $ 344,893,811          21,729,602        $ 551,381,100  

Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of dividends

    15,260,324          378,932,754          1,019,337          28,095,572  

Shares repurchased

    (26,710,790        (707,571,181        (86,075,544        (2,134,825,729
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    1,789,060        $ 16,255,384          (63,326,605      $       (1,555,349,057
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares

                

Shares sold

    928,938        $ 23,468,576          1,663,868        $ 41,062,892  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    1,519,952          36,554,848          61,642          1,670,703  

Shares repurchased

    (2,353,457        (59,350,036)          (5,264,000        (130,221,334
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    95,433        $ 673,388          (3,538,490      $ (87,487,739
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,375,010        $ 34,111,449          1,650,790        $ 40,696,547  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    847,935          20,240,210          41,500          1,116,929  

Shares repurchased

    (1,679,398        (42,371,725)          (5,580,017        (136,990,191
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    543,547        $ 11,979,934          (3,887,727      $ (95,176,715
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,078,642        $ 28,082,815          2,773,059        $ 70,084,793  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    1,570,373          38,946,199          112,189          3,077,952  

Shares repurchased

    (2,116,318        (56,182,935)          (14,388,522        (370,965,382
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    532,697        $ 10,846,079          (11,503,274      $ (297,802,637
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares

                

Shares sold

    3,071,650        $ 78,837,586          3,806,317        $ 99,561,832  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    3,027,488          74,876,752          204,703          5,593,550  

Shares repurchased

    (1,615,514        (42,157,765)          (4,833,544        (118,841,091
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    4,483,624        $ 111,556,573          (822,524      $ (13,685,709
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $1,177,279,458 and $1,797,704,220, respectively.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

The Fund may use a variety of derivative financial instruments to hedge or adjust the risks affecting its investment portfolio or to enhance investment returns. Provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815-10-50 (“ASC 815”) require certain disclosures. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of the use of derivative instruments by the Fund and how these derivatives affect the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Fund. The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments under ASC 815. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund’s principal

 

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Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

exposure to derivative financial instruments of the type addressed by ASC 815 was investment in foreign exchange contracts. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at a specified rate of exchange at an agreed upon future date. Foreign exchange contracts involve risks to the Fund, including the risk that a contract’s counterparty will not meet its obligations to the Fund, the risk that a change in a contract’s value may not correlate perfectly with the currency the contract was intended to track, and the risk that the Fund’s Advisor is unable to correctly implement its strategy in using a contract. In any such instance, the Fund may not achieve the intended benefit of entering into a contract, and may experience a loss.

The Fund entered into forward currency contracts during the six months ended March 31, 2018 in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, with the objective of purchasing foreign investments or with the intent of reducing the risk to the value of the Fund’s foreign investments from adverse changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. In each case these contracts have been initiated in conjunction with foreign investment transactions. The monthly average value of open forward currency sell contracts for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was $87,087,504.

These contracts are accounted for by the Fund under ASC 815. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on outstanding contracts are reported in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as measured by the difference between the forward exchange rates at the reporting date and the forward exchange rates at each contract’s inception date. Net realized gain (loss) on contracts closed during the period, and changes in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding contracts are recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

As of March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any outstanding forward currency contracts.

Forward currency contracts were entered into with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), pursuant to an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreement. In the event of a default or termination under the ISDA Master Agreement with SSB, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all outstanding forward currency contracts between the parties and to net any payment amounts under those contracts, resulting in a single net amount payable by one party to the other.

Because the ISDA Master Agreement with SSB does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and liabilities in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities unless there has been an event of default or termination event under that agreement, the Fund does not net its outstanding forward currency contracts for purposes of the disclosure in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Instead the Fund recognizes the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on those forward currency contracts on a gross basis in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The net realized gain (loss) from forward currency contracts and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding forward currency contracts recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018 are disclosed in the following tables:

 

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $       (11,400,521      $       (11,400,521
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018
 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 11,400,521        $ 11,400,521  

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, market and economic risk, risks affecting specific issuers, liquidity risk, the risks associated with investments in small- and mid-cap companies and non-U.S. issuers (including developing country issuers), credit risk, and interest rate risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $       27.63        (0.04 )        0.35        0.31               (4.03 )        (4.03 )      $       23.91

2017(b)

    $ 23.43        0.16        4.24        4.40        (0.20 )               (0.20 )      $ 27.63

2016(b)(e)

    $ 27.46        0.36        0.25        0.61        (0.39 )        (4.25 )        (4.64 )      $ 23.43

2015(b)

    $ 29.84        0.24        0.16        0.40        (0.26 )        (2.52 )        (2.78 )      $ 27.46

2014(b)

    $ 30.12        0.19        (0.23 )        (0.04 )        (0.24 )               (0.24 )      $ 29.84

2013(b)

    $ 26.08        0.26        4.02        4.28        (0.24 )               (0.24 )      $ 30.12
CLASS C SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 25.00        (0.12 )        0.32        0.20               (4.03 )        (4.03 )      $ 21.17

2017

    $ 21.29        (0.02 )        3.84        3.82        (0.11 )               (0.11 )      $ 25.00

2016

    $ 25.40        0.17        0.24        0.41        (0.27 )        (4.25 )        (4.52 )      $ 21.29

2015

    $ 27.86        0.05        0.11        0.16        (0.10 )        (2.52 )        (2.62 )      $ 25.40

2014

    $ 28.17        (f)        (0.23 )        (0.23 )        (0.08 )               (0.08 )      $ 27.86

2013

    $ 24.48        0.04        3.77        3.81        (0.12 )               (0.12 )      $ 28.17
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 28.37        (f)        0.37        0.37        (0.01 )        (4.03 )        (4.04 )      $ 24.70

2017

    $ 24.02        0.25        4.37        4.62        (0.27 )               (0.27 )      $ 28.37

2016

    $ 28.04        0.47        0.23        0.70        (0.47 )        (4.25 )        (4.72 )      $ 24.02

2015

    $ 30.43        0.38        0.13        0.51        (0.38 )        (2.52 )        (2.90 )      $ 28.04

2014

    $ 30.76        0.33        (0.25 )        0.08        (0.41 )               (0.41 )      $ 30.43

2013

    $ 26.66        0.38        4.10        4.48        (0.38 )               (0.38 )      $ 30.76
CLASS R3 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 27.63        (0.06 )        0.35        0.29               (4.03 )        (4.03 )      $ 23.89

2017

    $ 23.44        0.14        4.22        4.36        (0.17 )               (0.17 )      $ 27.63

2016

    $ 27.47        0.31        0.25        0.56        (0.34 )        (4.25 )        (4.59 )      $ 23.44

2015

    $ 29.86        0.21        0.13        0.34        (0.21 )        (2.52 )        (2.73 )      $ 27.47

2014

    $ 30.14        0.15        (0.24 )        (0.09 )        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 29.86

2013

    $ 26.11        0.20        4.02        4.22        (0.19 )               (0.19 )      $ 30.14
CLASS R4 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 27.45        (0.04 )        0.35        0.31               (4.03 )        (4.03 )      $ 23.73

2017

    $ 23.26        0.18        4.21        4.39        (0.20 )               (0.20 )      $ 27.45

2016

    $ 27.30        0.37        0.23        0.60        (0.39 )        (4.25 )        (4.64 )      $ 23.26

2015

    $ 29.69        0.25        0.15        0.40        (0.27 )        (2.25 )        (2.79 )      $ 27.30

2014

    $ 29.98        0.21        (0.24 )        (0.03 )        (0.26 )               (0.26 )      $ 29.69

2013

    $ 25.96        0.25        4.01        4.26        (0.24 )               (0.24 )      $ 29.98
CLASS R5 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 28.35        (0.01 )        0.36        0.35        (h)        (4.03 )        (4.03 )      $ 24.67

2017

    $ 24.01        0.24        4.35        4.59        (0.25 )               (0.25 )      $ 28.35

2016

    $ 28.03        0.46        0.23        0.69        (0.46 )        (4.25 )        (4.71 )      $ 24.01

2015

    $ 30.41        0.30        0.19        0.49        (0.35 )        (2.52 )        (2.87 )      $ 28.03

2014

    $ 30.71        0.30        (0.24 )        0.06        (0.36 )               (0.36 )      $ 30.41

2013

    $ 26.61        0.34        4.10        4.44        (0.34 )               (0.34 )      $ 30.71
CLASS R6 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 28.27        0.02        0.37        0.39        (0.02 )        (4.03 )        (4.05 )      $ 24.61

2017

    $ 23.95        0.31        4.33        4.64        (0.32 )               (0.32 )      $ 28.27

2016

    $ 27.97        0.53        0.21        0.74        (0.51 )        (4.25 )        (4.76 )      $ 23.95

2015

    $ 30.36        0.39        0.17        0.56        (0.43 )        (2.52 )        (2.95 )      $ 27.97

2014

    $ 30.70        0.40        (0.26 )        0.14        (0.48 )               (0.48 )      $ 30.36

2013

    $ 26.62        0.46        4.05        4.51        (0.43 )               (0.43 )      $ 30.70

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Class B shares converted to Class A shares on August 29, 2016.
(f) Net investment income (loss) was less than $0.01 per share.
(g) Net investment income (Loss) is less than 0.01%.
(h) Dividends from net investment income per share were less than $(0.01).
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg International Value Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  (0.34 )(d)       1.29 (d)       1.29 (d)       1.29 (d)         1.03        21.28      $ 771,492  
  0.65        1.31        1.31        1.31          18.78        86.88      $ 840,244  
  1.51        1.28        1.28        1.28          1.90        103.90      $ 990,194  
  0.82        1.27        1.27        1.27          1.25        70.88      $ 1,361,529  
  0.63        1.26        1.26        1.26          (0.14      37.25      $ 2,601,689  
  0.92        1.25        1.25        1.25          16.49        34.67      $       5,212,813  
                   
  (1.09 )(d)       2.04 (d)       2.04 (d)       2.04 (d)         0.65        21.28      $ 350,638  
  (0.08      2.04        2.04        2.04          17.94        86.88      $ 400,859  
  0.77        2.02        2.02        2.02          1.12        103.90      $ 535,169  
  0.19        1.99        1.99        1.99          0.52        70.88      $ 706,606  
  (g)        1.99        1.99        1.99          (0.83      37.25      $ 874,358  
  0.15        2.01        2.01        2.01          15.62        34.67      $ 1,181,438  
                   
  0.04 (d)       0.91 (d)       0.91 (d)       0.91 (d)         1.23        21.28      $ 2,978,680  
  0.99        0.92        0.92        0.92          19.29        86.88      $ 3,370,930  
  1.91        0.90        0.90        0.90          2.21        103.90      $ 4,375,955  
  1.27        0.90        0.90        0.90          1.65        70.88      $ 5,895,731  
  1.05        0.88        0.88        0.88          0.23        37.25      $ 7,748,950  
  1.34        0.86        0.86        0.86          16.94        34.67      $ 14,601,876  
                   
  (0.50 )(d)       1.45 (d)       1.45 (d)       1.66 (d)         0.95        21.28      $ 249,143  
  0.55        1.45        1.45        1.64          18.63        86.88      $ 285,510  
  1.31        1.45        1.45        1.62          1.67        103.90      $ 325,135  
  0.71        1.45        1.45        1.58          1.09        70.88      $ 479,223  
  0.51        1.45        1.45        1.61          (0.30      37.25      $ 754,139  
  0.71        1.45        1.45        1.57          16.23        34.67      $ 1,152,795  
                   
  (0.30 )(d)       1.25 (d)       1.25 (d)       1.48 (d)         1.04        21.28      $ 193,648  
  0.74        1.25        1.25        1.46          18.90        86.88      $ 209,066  
  1.55        1.25        1.25        1.39          1.87        103.90      $ 267,623  
  0.86        1.24        1.24        1.37          1.30        70.88      $ 333,247  
  0.70        1.25        1.25        1.49          (0.12      37.25      $ 722,349  
  0.91        1.25        1.25        1.38          16.49        34.67      $ 1,342,883  
                   
  (0.04 )(d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.22 (d)         1.17        21.28      $ 273,322  
  0.96        0.99        0.99        1.15          19.17        86.88      $ 298,970  
  1.88        0.95        0.95        0.95          2.19        103.90      $ 529,330  
  1.01        0.98        0.98        1.11          1.57        70.88      $ 685,617  
  0.97        0.99        0.99        1.12          0.17        37.25      $ 2,171,673  
  1.20        0.96        0.96        1.00          16.80        34.67      $ 4,376,567  
                   
  0.17 (d)       0.79 (d)       0.79 (d)       0.84 (d)         1.30        21.28      $ 577,085  
  1.23        0.78        0.78        0.79          19.40        86.88      $ 536,296  
  2.19        0.74        0.74        0.74          2.40        103.90      $ 473,941  
  1.33        0.74        0.74        0.74          1.81        70.88      $ 420,849  
  1.28        0.73        0.73        0.73          0.42        37.25      $ 872,512  
  1.59        0.74        0.74        0.74          17.07        34.67      $ 1,345,680  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING  PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.30     $ 6.47

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.50     $ 6.49
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,006.50     $ 10.21

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.76     $ 10.25
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,012.30     $ 4.57

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.39     $ 4.58
CLASS R3 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,009.50     $ 7.26

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.70     $ 7.29
CLASS R4 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.40     $ 6.27

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.70     $ 6.29
CLASS R5 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,011.70     $ 4.97

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS R6 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,013.00     $ 3.96

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.99     $ 3.98

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 1.29%; C: 2.04%; I: 0.91%; R3: 1.45%; R4: 1.25%; R5: 0.99%; R6: 0.79%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg International Value Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH176


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

CORE GROWTH

FUND

 

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About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

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Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

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Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Core Growth Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders.

    4  

Performance Summary

    6  

Fund Summary

    7  

Schedule of Investments

    8  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    10  

Statement of Operations

    12  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    14  

Notes to Financial Statements

    15  

Financial Highlights

    24  

Expense Example

    26  

Other Information

    27  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    28  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   THCGX          885-215-582  
Class C   TCGCX          885-215-574  
Class I   THIGX          885-215-475  
Class R3   THCRX          885-215-517  
Class R4   TCGRX          885-215-251  
Class R5   THGRX          885-215-350  

Class I, R3, R4, and R5 shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Additional risks may be associated with investments outside the United States, especially in emerging markets, including currency fluctuations, illiquidity, volatility, and political and economic risks. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

Funds invested in a smaller number of holdings may expose an investor to greater volatility.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 30, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Thornburg Core Growth Fund returned 10.97% for class A shares, at net asset value (NAV), outperforming its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Growth Index, which returned 9.20%. On March 31, 2018, the NAV per share of the Class A shares was $36.02.

The beginning of the period shared the low volatility, positive return characteristics of the 2017 calendar year. But that changed as we entered 2018 and volatility returned to equity markets after an extended period of calm. During the first quarter, U.S. markets rallied nearly 10%, then declined 10%, rebounded 10% and declined 10% again. Late-cycle economic worries are starting to weigh on market sentiment as rate hikes will eventually have a tightening effect. That’s especially the case as we may be starting to see the beginning of wage inflation, which is generally a reliable indicator of the end of a cycle. Geopolitical risks are also ramping, with a trade war a possibility and increased conflict in the Middle East a reality.

Performance Discussion

The Core Growth portfolio struggled to keep up with the market during the first half of the period, but weathered the volatile beginning of the year quite well. Strong performance in the consumer discretionary, technology and financial sectors drove market returns. Health care, energy and materials were weak performers. Core Growth was led by technology, financials, consumer staples and energy stocks, with the primary areas of weakness being the consumer discretionary and industrial sectors.

Leading contributors to performance for the period included Amazon, DexCom, FleetCor Technologies, ServiceNow and Netflix.

Amazon and Netflix continued to deliver very strong fundamental results as their well-publicized businesses grow at a high rate.

Dexcom bounced back during the period after concerns around competition brought the stock down during the second half of 2017. Dexcom makes a glucose monitoring system for diabetes patients that we believe is the best on the market and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

ServiceNow is a software-as-a-service (SAAS) company that provides enterprise software for IT management. It has continued to grow at a high rate as its leading platform is being broadly adopted.

FleetCor Technologies provides services that help customers manage their motor fleets. FleetCor’s primary services are fleet cards and payment processing services. FleetCor has grown organically as it takes share with its superior product, and through acquisition as it rolls up smaller competitors and gradually expands its geographic footprint.

Leading detractors to performance for the period included Criteo, Newell Brands, General Electric, Expedia, and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

During the period General Electric cut its dividend and future earnings expectations. Its power business has been the largest disappointment, with heightened competition and softening end demand. We exited the stock due to fundamental deterioration.

Criteo is a re-targeting company that works with retailers to serve personalized online advertisements to consumers who have previously visited the company’s website. During the year, Apple announced that its new operating system would automatically purge third-party internet cookies that Criteo uses to track users of Safari, Apple’s internet browser. The stock has been depressed while it works through this period of transition. We still believe Criteo is well positioned as the only independent provider of retargeting services.

Newell Brands is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products with a portfolio of over 200 leading brands, including Sharpie, Rubbermaid, Graco, Coleman, Yankee Candle and many others. The company reported a weak set of third-quarter earnings, and core sales growth fell short of expectations due to retailer destocking and inventory adjustments at some key accounts. With limited growth and earnings visibility going forward, we exited the position in favor of more compelling opportunities.

Expedia is one of the world’s leading online travel agents. During the period the stock was under pressure as it kicked off a campaign to accelerate growth. We think the increased investments in its business are a prudent long-term decision and are willing to look past the near-term earnings pressure.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes drugs to treat rare disorders such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. During the period revenue from its largest drug, Soliris, was slightly disappointing and the stock de-rated.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Outlook

We remain optimistic that global growth can continue to be broad based and above trend, but we do see moderation in its momentum. As always, we do not attempt to time markets or geopolitical events, but rather take a long-term disciplined approach to investing. We seek to capture returns through our fundamentally driven process that leads us to the most compelling, high-quality growth stocks.

Thank you for investing alongside us in Thornburg Core Growth Fund.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Greg Dunn

Managing Director

Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 12/27/00)

                   

Without sales charge

      20.31%       8.35%       11.09%       8.27%       6.71%

With sales charge

      14.90%       6.70%       10.07%       7.77%       6.43%

Class C Shares (Incep: 12/27/00)

                   

Without sales charge

      19.38%       7.52%       10.25%       7.45%       5.88%

With sales charge

      18.38%       7.52%       10.25%       7.45%       5.88%

Class I Shares (Incep: 11/3/03)

      20.81%       8.79%       11.54%       8.75%       9.31%

Class R3 Shares (Incep: 7/1/03)

      20.20%       8.24%       10.98%       8.20%       9.47%

Class R4 Shares (Incep: 2/1/07)

      20.33%       8.35%       11.09%       8.31%       5.99%

Class R5 Shares (Incep: 10/3/05)

      20.77%       8.78%       11.54%       8.74%       8.32%

Russell 3000 Growth Index (Since 12/27/00)

      21.06%       12.57%       15.32%       11.31%       5.87%

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 4.50%. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I, R3, R4 and R5 shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before any fee waivers or expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.36%; C shares, 2.12%; I shares, 1.08%; R3 shares, 1.80%; R4 shares, 1.96%; R5 shares, 1.37%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: I shares, 0.99%, R3 shares, 1.50%; R4 shares, 1.40%; R5 shares, 0.99%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

 

 

 

Glossary

 

The Russell 3000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index comprised of those Russell 3000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and high forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are members of either the Russell 1000 Growth or the Russell 2000 Growth indices. Source: Frank Russell Company.

 

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in equity securities selected for their growth potential.

The Fund expects to invest primarily in domestic equity securities (primarily common stocks) selected for their growth potential. However, the Fund may own a variety of securities, including foreign equity securities and partnership interests. The Fund may also invest in developing countries.

MARKET CAPITALIZATION EXPOSURE

 

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BASKET STRUCTURE

 

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TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

Visa, Inc.        4.4%  
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.        3.3%  
Amazon.com, Inc.        3.3%  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.        3.2%  
Alphabet, Inc.        2.9%  
Facebook, Inc.        2.8%  
SVB Financial Group        2.6%  
Comcast Corp.        2.6%  
Nevro Corp.        2.5%  
Worldpay, Inc.        2.4%  

SECTOR EXPOSURE

 

Information Technology        36.1%  
Consumer Discretionary        17.3%  
Health Care        13.6%  
Financials        9.1%  
Consumer Staples        6.6%  
Energy        3.5%  
Materials        3.3%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities        10.5%  

TOP TEN INDUSTRY GROUPS

 

Software & Services        32.5%  
Retailing        10.5%  
Healthcare Equipment & Services        7.4%  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences        6.2%  
Banks        4.9%  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco        4.5%  
Diversified Financials        4.2%  
Media        3.6%  
Technology Hardware & Equipment        3.6%  
Energy        3.5%  

COUNTRY EXPOSURE*

(percent of equity holdings)

 

United States        89.4%  
Ireland        2.6%  
Israel        1.9%  
United Kingdom        1.9%  
Argentina        1.6%  
Germany        1.4%  
France        1.2%  

 

* Holdings are classified by country of risk as determined by MSCI and Bloomberg.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  COMMON STOCK — 89.5%          
 

BANKS — 4.9%

         
 

Banks — 4.9%

         
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       136,234      $   14,981,653
a  

SVB Financial Group

       72,713        17,451,847
           

 

 

 
              32,433,500
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 3.2%

         
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.2%

         
 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

       296,200        21,296,780
           

 

 

 
              21,296,780
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 4.2%

         
 

Capital Markets — 4.2%

         
 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

       75,921        14,393,103
 

CME Group, Inc.

       81,050        13,109,027
           

 

 

 
              27,502,130
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 3.5%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.5%

         
a  

Concho Resources, Inc.

       77,309        11,621,862
 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

       65,924        11,324,425
           

 

 

 
              22,946,287
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 2.1%

         
 

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.1%

         
 

Walmart, Inc.

       155,678        13,850,672
           

 

 

 
              13,850,672
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 4.5%

         
 

Beverages — 2.2%

         
a  

Monster Beverage Corp.

       256,349        14,665,726
 

Food Products — 2.3%

         
 

Kerry Group plc Class A

       149,820        15,190,108
           

 

 

 
              29,855,834
           

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 7.4%

         
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.6%

         
a  

DexCom, Inc.

       189,048        14,019,800
a  

Inogen, Inc.

       52,994        6,509,783
a  

Nevro Corp.

       191,732        16,617,412
 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.8%

         
a  

DaVita, Inc.

       175,114        11,547,017
           

 

 

 
              48,694,012
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 3.3%

         
 

Chemicals — 3.3%

         
 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

       320,001        12,073,638
 

Monsanto Co.

       86,300        10,070,347
           

 

 

 
              22,143,985
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 3.6%

         
 

Media — 3.6%

         
 

Comcast Corp. Class A

       498,426        17,031,217
a  

Criteo S.A. ADR

       267,005        6,899,409
           

 

 

 
              23,930,626
           

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 6.2%

         
 

Biotechnology — 4.9%

         
a  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       114,625        12,776,103
a  

Alkermes plc

       158,592        9,191,992
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

       136,300        10,275,657

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018

 

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.3%

         
 

Bayer AG

       76,500      $ 8,640,137
           

 

 

 
              40,883,889
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 10.5%

         
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 8.4%

         
a  

Amazon.com, Inc.

       14,976        21,675,364
a  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

       6,496        13,514,214
 

Expedia Group, Inc.

       108,535        11,983,349
a  

Netflix, Inc.

       26,829        7,923,945
 

Specialty Retail — 2.1%

         
 

TJX Companies, Inc.

       172,100        14,036,476
           

 

 

 
              69,133,348
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 32.5%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 13.0%

         
a  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.

       107,656        21,800,340
a  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

       178,704        13,558,272
 

Switch, Inc. Class A

       336,800        5,358,488
 

Visa, Inc. Class A

       242,429        28,999,357
a  

Worldpay, Inc. Class A

       194,621        16,005,631
 

Internet Software & Services — 11.0%

         
a  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

       18,729        19,324,395
 

Auto Trader Group plc

       2,250,674        11,070,887
a  

Facebook, Inc. Class A

       114,662        18,321,841
a  

Wix.com Ltd.

       141,507        11,256,882
a  

Zillow Group, Inc.

       241,138        12,973,224
 

Software — 8.5%

         
 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

       127,100        8,574,166
a  

Globant S.A.

       190,509        9,818,834
a  

Proofpoint, Inc.

       71,634        8,141,204
a  

ServiceNow, Inc.

       78,712        13,022,900
a  

Splunk, Inc.

       87,374        8,596,728
a  

Workday, Inc. Class A

       64,828        8,240,287
           

 

 

 
              215,063,436
           

 

 

 
 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT — 3.6%

         
 

Communications Equipment — 1.5%

         
a  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

       54,675        9,924,606
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.1%

         
 

Apple, Inc.

       81,792        13,723,062
           

 

 

 
              23,647,668
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $389,164,727)

            591,382,167
           

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.5%          
b  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       6,274,543        62,745,435
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $62,745,435)

            62,745,435
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0% (Cost $451,910,162)           $ 654,127,602
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 1.0%             6,865,844
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 660,993,446
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Non-income producing.
b Investment in Affiliates.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ADR      American Depositary Receipt

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (Note 3)

 

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $389,164,727)

  $       591,382,167  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer (cost $62,745,435)

    62,745,435  

Cash

    222,150  

Receivable for investments sold

    12,746,010  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    299,375  

Dividends receivable

    202,792  

Dividend and interest reclaim receivable

    1,089  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    42,606  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    667,641,624  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    4,952,944  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    795,428  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    678,432  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    221,374  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    6,648,178  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 660,993,446  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Accumulated net investment loss

  $ (5,536,192

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    202,217,347  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (148,125,653

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    612,437,944  
 

 

 

 
  $ 660,993,446  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($197,865,927 applicable to 5,493,508 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 36.02  

Maximum sales charge, 4.50% of offering price

    1.70  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 37.72  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($130,038,710 applicable to 4,138,368 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 31.42  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($253,575,319 applicable to 6,578,629 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 38.55  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($44,363,168 applicable to 1,238,604 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 35.82  
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($4,755,842 applicable to 131,536 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 36.16  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($30,394,480 applicable to 789,373 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 38.50  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividend income

 

Non-affiliated issuers

  $ 2,145,935  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer

    269,138  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

          2,415,073  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    2,815,134  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    107,100  

Class C Shares

    72,737  

Class I Shares

    75,132  

Class R3 Shares

    25,501  

Class R4 Shares

    2,801  

Class R5 Shares

    9,380  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    241,580  

Class C Shares

    654,641  

Class R3 Shares

    114,340  

Class R4 Shares

    6,189  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    104,585  

Class C Shares

    81,346  

Class I Shares

    95,222  

Class R3 Shares

    66,987  

Class R4 Shares

    10,311  

Class R5 Shares

    51,150  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    6,602  

Class C Shares

    6,630  

Class I Shares

    6,024  

Class R3 Shares

    5,852  

Class R4 Shares

    7,157  

Class R5 Shares

    6,040  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    37,430  

Professional fees

    26,203  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    14,427  

Other expenses

    36,006  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    4,686,507  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (203,901
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    4,482,606  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss

  $ (2,067,533
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Operations, Continued

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

  $ 31,155,910  

Foreign currency transactions

    (704
 

 

 

 
    31,155,206  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

    38,678,329  

Foreign currency translations

    45  
 

 

 

 
    38,678,374  
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

    69,833,580  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $       67,766,047  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Core Growth Fund

 

       

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018*

    

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment loss

       $ (2,067,533 )        $ (5,077,617 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

         31,155,206          74,010,155

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

         38,678,374          18,445,509
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         67,766,047          87,378,047

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (9,298,116 )          (38,160,794 )

Class C Shares

         (13,297,945 )          (44,372,259 )

Class I Shares

         (7,299,452 )          5,746,285

Class R3 Shares

         (7,454,295 )          (15,580,646 )

Class R4 Shares

         (1,105,623 )          (2,258,476 )

Class R5 Shares

         (5,057,371 )          (11,221,929 )
      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

         24,253,245          (18,469,772 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         636,740,201          655,209,973
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           660,993,446        $           636,740,201
      

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss

       $ (5,536,192 )        $ (3,468,659 )

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Core Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities selected for their growth potential.

The Fund currently offers six classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, Institutional Class (“Class I”), and Retirement Classes (“Class R3”, “Class R4”, and “Class R5”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, (iv) Class R3 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear both a service fee and distribution fee, (v) Class R4 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear a service fee, (vi) Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, and (vii) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain income from foreign investments is recognized as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Foreign Currency Translation: Portfolio investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign investments, it will customarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transactions. The values of such spot contracts are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on investments held. Such changes are included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise due to purchases and sales of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       451,910,162
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      208,127,161

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (5,909,721 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 202,217,440
   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis late-year ordinary investment losses occurring subsequent to December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $3,460,783. For tax purposes, such ordinary losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis late-year specified ordinary losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $7,876. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $177,130,558 generated prior to October 1, 2011 which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are utilized, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards expire September 30, 2018.

Foreign Withholding Taxes: The Fund is subject to foreign tax withholding imposed by certain foreign countries in which the Fund may invest. Withholding taxes are incurred on certain foreign dividends and are accrued at the time the dividend is recognized based on applicable foreign tax laws. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld, in view of various considerations, including recent decisions rendered by the courts in those and other jurisdictions. The Fund would expect to record a receivable for such a reclaim based on a variety of factors, including assessment of a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, the jurisdiction’s administrative practices and payment history, and industry convention. To date the Fund has recorded no such receivable because there is limited precedent for collecting such prior year reclaims and the likelihood of collection remains uncertain.

Deferred Foreign Capital Gain Taxes: The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on net realized gains of securities of certain foreign countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized gains on these investments as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on a United States securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date. Investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date. Portfolio investments reported by NASDAQ are valued at the official closing price on the valuation date. If an investment is traded on more than one exchange, the investment is considered traded on the exchange that is normally the primary market for that investment. Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last price or the closing price of the investment on the exchange that is normally the primary market for the investment, as of the close of the exchange preceding the Fund’s valuation date. Foreign investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date.

In any case when a market quotation is not readily available for a portfolio investment ordinarily valued by market quotation, the Committee calculates a fair value for the investment using alternative methods approved by the Audit Committee. A market quotation is not readily available when the primary market or exchange for the investment is not open for the entire scheduled day of trading. Market quotations for an investment also may not be readily available if developments after the most recent close of the investment’s primary exchange or market, but prior to the close of business on any Fund business day, or an unusual event or significant period of time occurring since the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

availability of a market quotation, create a serious question concerning the reliability of the most recent market quotation available for the investment. In particular, on days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign equity investments held by the Fund may be valued using alternative methods. The Committee customarily obtains valuations in these instances from pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee. Pricing service providers ordinarily calculate valuations using multi-factor models to adjust market prices based upon various inputs, including exchange data, depository receipt prices, futures, index data and other data.

Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Quotations for foreign investments expressed in foreign currency amounts are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using a foreign exchange quotation from a third party service provider at the time of valuation. Foreign investments held by the Fund may be traded on days and at times when the Fund is not open for business. Consequently, the value of Fund investments may be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or sell Fund shares.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

On days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign securities for which valuations are obtained from pricing service providers are fair valued. On these days, the foreign securities are characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy and revert to Level 1 after the threshold is no longer exceeded.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities*

                  

Common Stock

    $ 591,382,167      $ 591,382,167      $      $

Short Term Investment

      62,745,435        62,745,435              
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 654,127,602      $ 654,127,602      $      $

 

* See Schedule of Investments for a summary of the industry exposure as grouped according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018, other than when the Fund exceeded market volatility thresholds for foreign equity investments during the period.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.875 %

Next $500 million

       0.825

Next $500 million

       0.775

Next $500 million

       0.725

Over $2 billion

       0.675

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.863% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $5,113 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $207 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I or

 

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Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Class R5 shares. The Advisor and the Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C and Class R3 shares, under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C and Class R3 shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .75 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, and an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R3 shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $63,156 for Class I shares, $74,553 for Class R3 shares, $14,238 for Class R4 shares, and $51,954 for Class R5 shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 10.60%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

FUND    MARKET VALUE
9/30/17
     PURCHASES
AT COST
     SALES
PROCEEDS
     REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
     CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
     MARKET VALUE
3/31/18
     DIVIDEND
INCOME
     ROC
ADJUSTMENT
 

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

   $       15,059,338      $       146,607,327      $       (98,921,230)      $       –      $       –      $       62,745,435      $       269,138      $       –  

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    222,663        $ 7,679,287          528,036        $ 16,129,664  

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

                                

Shares repurchased

    (491,895              (16,977,403        (1,824,517        (54,290,458
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (269,232      $ (9,298,116        (1,296,481      $       (38,160,794
 

 

 

 

 

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Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    39,322        $ 1,187,467          156,108        $ 4,025,557  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

                                

Shares repurchased

    (479,761        (14,485,412        (1,847,158        (48,397,816
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (440,439      $       (13,297,945        (1,691,050      $       (44,372,259
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    343,512        $ 12,517,384          1,507,646        $ 48,394,315  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

                                

Shares repurchased

    (540,462        (19,816,836        (1,350,791        (42,648,030
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (196,950      $ (7,299,452        156,855        $ 5,746,285  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares

                

Shares sold

    72,478        $ 2,492,252          208,990        $ 6,187,881  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

                                

Shares repurchased

    (290,945        (9,946,547        (737,733        (21,768,527
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (218,467      $ (7,454,295        (528,743      $ (15,580,646
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares

                

Shares sold

    92,004        $ 3,190,323          86,518        $ 2,612,583  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

                                

Shares repurchased

    (124,026        (4,295,946        (163,743        (4,871,059
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (32,022      $ (1,105,623        (77,225      $ (2,258,476
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares

                

Shares sold

    86,033        $ 3,217,890          170,920        $ 5,460,302  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

                                

Shares repurchased

    (226,254        (8,275,261        (529,696        (16,682,231
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (140,221      $ (5,057,371        (358,776      $ (11,221,929
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $106,589,985 and $205,983,929, respectively.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

The Fund may use a variety of derivative financial instruments to hedge or adjust the risks affecting its investment portfolio or to enhance investment returns. Provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification ASC 815-10-50 (“ASC 815”) require certain disclosures. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of the use of derivative instruments by the Fund and how these derivatives affect the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Fund. The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments under ASC 815. Additionally, the Fund’s risk of loss may exceed the amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund did not invest in any derivative financial instruments of the type addressed by ASC 815.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, market and economic risk, risks affecting specific issuers, liquidity risk, the risks associated with investments in small- and mid-cap companies and non-U.S. issuers, credit risk, and interest rate risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Core Growth Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $       32.46        (0.11 )        3.67        3.56                           $       36.02

2017(b)

    $ 28.22        (0.24 )        4.48        4.24                           $ 32.46

2016(b)

    $ 26.09        (0.27 )        2.40        2.13                           $ 28.22

2015(b)

    $ 26.44        (0.26 )        (0.09 )        (0.35 )                           $ 26.09

2014(b)

    $ 24.35        (0.28 )        2.37        2.09                           $ 26.44

2013(b)

    $ 19.11        (0.21 )        5.45        5.24                           $ 24.35
CLASS C SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 28.43        (0.21 )        3.20        2.99                           $ 31.42

2017

    $ 24.90        (0.41 )        3.94        3.53                           $ 28.43

2016

    $ 23.20        (0.41 )        2.11        1.70                           $ 24.90

2015

    $ 23.69        (0.42 )        (0.07 )        (0.49 )                           $ 23.20

2014

    $ 21.98        (0.43 )        2.14        1.71                           $ 23.69

2013

    $ 17.38        (0.34 )        4.94        4.60                           $ 21.98
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 34.67        (0.05 )        3.93        3.88                           $ 38.55

2017

    $ 30.01        (0.12 )        4.78        4.66                           $ 34.67

2016

    $ 27.64        (0.17 )        2.54        2.37                           $ 30.01

2015

    $ 27.90        (0.16 )        (0.10 )        (0.26 )                           $ 27.64

2014

    $ 25.59        (0.18 )        2.49        2.31                           $ 27.90

2013

    $ 19.99        (0.12 )        5.72        5.60                           $ 25.59
CLASS R3 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 32.30        (0.13 )        3.65        3.52                           $ 35.82

2017

    $ 28.10        (0.27 )        4.47        4.20                           $ 32.30

2016

    $ 26.01        (0.29 )        2.38        2.09                           $ 28.10

2015

    $ 26.39        (0.29 )        (0.09 )        (0.38 )                           $ 26.01

2014

    $ 24.33        (0.31 )        2.37        2.06                           $ 26.39

2013

    $ 19.11        (0.22 )        5.44        5.22                           $ 24.33
CLASS R4 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 32.59        (0.11 )        3.68        3.57                           $ 36.16

2017

    $ 28.33        (0.24 )        4.50        4.26                           $ 32.59

2016

    $ 26.19        (0.27 )        2.41        2.14                           $ 28.33

2015

    $ 26.54        (0.26 )        (0.09 )        (0.35 )                           $ 26.19

2014

    $ 24.44        (0.28 )        2.38        2.10                           $ 26.54

2013

    $ 19.18        (0.20 )        5.46        5.26                           $ 24.44
CLASS R5 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 34.64        (0.05 )        3.91        3.86                           $ 38.50

2017

    $ 29.98        (0.12 )        4.78        4.66                           $ 34.64

2016

    $ 27.61        (0.17 )        2.54        2.37                           $ 29.98

2015

    $ 27.87        (0.16 )        (0.10 )        (0.26 )                           $ 27.61

2014

    $ 25.56        (0.18 )        2.49        2.31                           $ 27.87

2013

    $ 19.97        (0.12 )        5.71        5.59                           $ 25.56

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Core Growth Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  (0.63 )(d)       1.37 (d)       1.37 (d)       1.37 (d)         10.97        17.36      $       197,866  
  (0.79      1.40        1.40        1.40          15.02        72.03      $ 187,062  
  (1.00      1.40        1.40        1.40          8.16        86.24      $ 199,178  
  (0.93      1.39        1.39        1.39          (1.32      96.02      $ 234,284  
  (1.06      1.40        1.40        1.40          8.58        100.62      $ 277,099  
  (1.01      1.45        1.45        1.45          27.42        91.92      $ 279,483  
                   
  (1.40 )(d)       2.14 (d)       2.14 (d)       2.14 (d)         10.52        17.36      $ 130,039  
  (1.56      2.16        2.16        2.16          14.18        72.03      $ 130,165  
  (1.76      2.16        2.16        2.16          7.33        86.24      $ 156,115  
  (1.69      2.15        2.15        2.15          (2.07      96.02      $ 176,422  
  (1.81      2.14        2.14        2.14          7.78        100.62      $ 200,664  
  (1.76      2.20        2.20        2.20          26.47        91.92      $ 182,999  
                   
  (0.25 )(d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.04 (d)         11.19        17.36      $ 253,575  
  (0.37      0.99        0.99        1.05          15.53        72.03      $ 234,922  
  (0.59      0.99        0.99        1.05          8.57        86.24      $ 198,658  
  (0.53      0.99        0.99        1.05          (0.93      96.02      $ 244,691  
  (0.65      0.99        0.99        1.03          9.03        100.62      $ 251,122  
  (0.55      0.99        0.99        0.02          28.01        91.92      $ 191,358  
                   
  (0.76 )(d)       1.50 (d)       1.50 (d)       1.83 (d)         10.90        17.36      $ 44,363  
  (0.90      1.50        1.50        1.84          14.95        72.03      $ 47,064  
  (1.10      1.50        1.50        1.81          8.04        86.24      $ 55,809  
  (1.05      1.50        1.50        1.79          (1.44      96.02      $ 70,310  
  (1.16      1.50        1.50        1.80          8.47        100.62      $ 90,788  
  (1.06      1.50        1.50        1.79          27.32        91.92      $ 95,545  
                   
  (0.65 )(d)       1.39 (d)       1.39 (d)       1.97 (d)         10.95        17.36      $ 4,756  
  (0.80      1.40        1.40        2.00          15.04        72.03      $ 5,330  
  (1.00      1.40        1.40        1.86          8.17        86.24      $ 6,821  
  (0.94      1.40        1.40        1.82          (1.32      96.02      $ 9,632  
  (1.06      1.40        1.40        1.77          8.59        100.62      $ 11,306  
  (0.96      1.40        1.40        1.79          27.42        91.92      $ 10,277  
                   
  (0.26 )(d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.33 (d)         11.14        17.36      $ 30,394  
  (0.38      0.99        0.99        1.34          15.54        72.03      $ 32,197  
  (0.59      0.99        0.99        1.30          8.58        86.24      $ 38,629  
  (0.54      0.99        0.99        1.24          (0.93      96.02      $ 45,126  
  (0.65      0.99        0.99        1.28          9.04        100.62      $ 61,818  
  (0.55      0.99        0.99        1.12          27.99        91.92      $ 62,146  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,109.70     $ 7.21

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.10     $ 6.89
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,105.20     $ 11.23

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.26     $ 10.75
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,111.90     $ 5.21

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS R3 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,109.00     $ 7.89

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.45     $ 7.54
CLASS R4 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,109.50     $ 7.31

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.00     $ 6.99
CLASS R5 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,111.40     $ 5.21

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 1.37%; C: 2.14%; I: 0.99%; R3: 1.50%; R4: 1.39%; R5: 0.99%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Core Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

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Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

INTERNATIONAL

GROWTH

FUND

 

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About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

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Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg International Growth Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

 

Letter to Shareholders

    4  

Performance Summary

    6  

Fund Summary

    7  

Schedule of Investments

    8  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    11  

Statement of Operations

    13  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    15  

Notes to Financial Statements

    16  

Financial Highlights

    24  

Expense Example

    26  

Other Information

    27  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    28  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   TIGAX          885-215-319  
Class C   TIGCX          885-215-293  
Class I   TINGX          885-215-244  
Class R3   TIGVX          885-215-178  
Class R4   TINVX          885-215-160  
Class R5   TINFX          885-215-152  
Class R6   THGIX          885-216-820  

Class I, R3, R4, R5, and R6 shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Additional risks may be associated with investments outside the United States, especially in emerging markets, including currency fluctuations, illiquidity, volatility, and political and economic risks. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 11, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

From the start of this semi-annual period through the end of January, global markets rallied sharply as investors reacted favorably to upbeat global economic fundamentals, coupled with muted inflation trends and the considerable level of fiscal stimulus that recently enacted U.S. tax reform was expected to unleash. However, over the past few months, that excitement quickly gave way to mounting concerns around elevating trade tensions and increasingly hawkish central bank policies. This rattled markets and we experienced a sharp rise in volatility for the first time in well over a year. Rather than de-escalating quickly, we saw proposed tariff plans between the U.S. and China increase in a tit-for-tat manner. Although global growth remains generally above trend, a full-blown trade conflict between the world’s super powers would create a “stagflationary” environment that will both dampen growth and boost inflation, negatively impacting the ability of central banks to effectively set policy. With volatility returning and trade concerns mounting, equity indexes in the U.S. and internationally retraced much of their gains, although still finished positively for the trailing six months.

Performance Discussion

During this period, information technology was the best performing sector in the benchmark. Although the portfolio realized a nice tailwind from being overweight information technology, our best performing sector was consumer staples, as we achieved strong underlying stock selection effects despite being underweight relative to the benchmark. The worst performing sectors during this semi-annual period were telecommunication services, energy, utilities and real estate, with the portfolio benefiting from having limited to no exposure to these sectors.

Geographically, Japan and emerging Asia, which includes China, were leading performers within the benchmark, while Canada, other developed Europe and Latin America posted negative returns in dollar-denominated terms. The portfolio saw mixed returns in terms of our regional positioning, but this was more than offset by positive stock selection.

A weaker U.S. dollar during this period enhanced the returns of non-U.S. equities in both the benchmark and our portfolio; however, on a relative basis, our portfolio benefitted modestly less than the benchmark due to our regional positioning and underlying currency mix.

Leading contributors to performance for the semi-annual period included Japanese cosmetics company KOSE Corp., German digital payments company Wirecard AG, Macau-based casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. global payments

company Mastercard, Inc., and French employee benefits and solutions administrator Edenred.

KOSE continues to benefit from multiple growth drivers, including rising demand for its premium skincare products from Chinese consumers, increasing market share in its domestic market and the rapid growth of its Tarte brand, which according to some surveys, is one of the most popular cosmetics brands in the U.S. with millennials.

Wirecard, a long-term holding of the Fund, continues to outgrow peers in the digital payments space and has seen recent industry consolidation boost its valuation multiple.

Galaxy shares rose during this period as the company continues to take share of gaming revenues within Macau thanks to a differentiated product offering. Galaxy is also benefiting from healthy visitation trends to Macau.

Mastercard reported accelerating volume and growth trends that surpassed market expectations. Additionally, U.S. tax reform will generate significant additional cash flow that the company plans to deploy to enhance business growth and return capital to shareholders.

Edenred posted a strong earnings report, exceeding its own mid-term guidance targets. Furthermore, improving economic fundamentals in one of its key markets, Brazil, offers potential for further upside to earnings power.

Principal detractors from performance were multi-national telecommunications company Altice NV, German pharmaceuticals, agriculture and consumer health company Bayer AG, French online advertising services company Criteo S.A., U.K.-headquartered data measurement and analytics services firm Nielsen Holdings plc, and Swedish online casino software developer NetEnt AB.

Altice sold off heavily as a mismanaged pricing increase in France led to elevated subscriber churn and a shortfall to earnings. Investors have begun to question whether the company can turn around its prospects enough to service its heavy debt burden. Due to the increased uncertainty and weaker growth prospects, we sold the position.

Bayer experienced share weakness due to slowing industry-wide growth in agriculture and consumer health, which has also impacted peers. Although the timeline for the completion of the acquisition of Monsanto has been extended, recent news suggests the company may be finally nearing U.S. anti-trust approval.

Criteo shares fell as the company cut guidance and disclosed that a solution it had developed to mitigate revenue declines on mobile Safari web browsers had been blocked by Apple upon the release of iOS version 11.2. Shares have recovered since the

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

guidance cut as performance has been better than initially feared, but not quite to prior levels.

Nielsen continues to experience structural weakness in its ‘Buy’ division as customers purchase fewer services. We have since exited from this position for better opportunities.

NetEnt has seen organic growth slow in the face of maturing end markets and unfavorable regulatory changes. Furthermore, the company is undergoing a management transition as the board recently fired the chief executive for underperformance.

Outlook

We remain optimistic that global growth can continue to be broad based and above trend, but we do see a moderation in momentum. Although there are few, if any overall winners in a trade conflict, we do expect the companies we own in this portfolio to prove relatively more insulated in such an event thanks to their robust business models and sustainable competitive advantages within the secular growth themes we favor.

As we always have, we do not attempt to time markets or geopolitical events. Rather, we take a long-term, disciplined approach to investing. Through our fundamentally driven process, we seek to capture the most compelling high-quality growth stocks internationally, while effectively managing risk, to

deliver our shareholders superior risk-adjusted returns through the market cycle. The effectiveness of our process and philosophy was recently recognized in Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Award for

best International Multi-Cap Growth Fund (I Shares) for the 10-year period ended 11/30/17, among 245 funds. We are pleased to have received this prestigious award as it recognizes the hard work of everyone here at Thornburg and the leading risk-adjusted returns we have delivered for our shareholders over the past decade. We look forward to the next ten years as we strive to continue delivering strong long-term performance.

We thank you for your confidence, trust, and investing alongside us in the Thornburg International Growth Fund.

Sincerely,

 

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Greg Dunn

Managing Director

Portfolio Manager

 

LOGO

Sean Koung Sun, CFA

Managing Director

Portfolio Manager

 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 2/1/07)

                   

Without sales charge

      23.58%       9.65%       8.30%       7.48%       8.04%

With sales charge

      18.01%       7.98%       7.31%       6.99%       7.59%

Class C Shares (Incep: 2/1/07)

                   

Without sales charge

      22.65%       8.82%       7.48%       6.72%       7.28%

With sales charge

      21.65%       8.82%       7.48%       6.72%       7.28%

Class I Shares (Incep: 2/1/07)

      24.08%       10.11%       8.73%       8.00%       8.58%

Class R3 Shares (Incep: 2/1/08)

      23.43%       9.54%       8.18%       7.45%       6.94%

Class R4 Shares (Incep: 2/1/08)

      23.58%       9.65%       8.29%       7.56%       7.05%

Class R5 Shares (Incep: 2/1/08)

      24.05%       10.10%       8.72%       8.00%       7.48%

Class R6 Shares (Incep: 2/1/13)

      24.23%       10.23%       8.83%       -       9.66%

MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Growth Index (Since 2/1/07)

      19.92%       7.28%       6.84%       3.25%       3.66%

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 4.50%. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I, R3, R4, R5 and R6 shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before any fee waivers or expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.39%; C shares, 2.12%; I shares, 1.06%; R3 shares, 2.04%; R4 shares, 1.80%; R5 shares, 1.31%; R6 shares, 1.06%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: I shares, 0.99%; R3 shares, 1.50%; R4 shares, 1.40%; R5 shares, 0.99%; R6 shares, 0.89%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

 

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Best International Multi-Cap Growth Fund

Thornburg International Growth Fund

  

Thornburg International Growth Fund’s I shares were awarded Lipper’s Best International Multi-Cap Growth Fund in 2018 for the 10-year period; among 245 funds, for period ended November 30, 2017. Individual fund awards are granted annually for three-year, five-year, and 10-year periods to the fund in each Lipper classification that consistently delivered the strongest risk-adjusted performance (calculated with dividends reinvested and without sales charges). The fund did not win the award for all eligible time periods. Past performance does not guarantee future results. From Thomson Reuters Lipper Awards, © 2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.

 

 

Glossary

 

The MSCI All Country (AC) World ex-U.S. Growth Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes growth companies in developed and emerging markets throughout the world, excluding the United States.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Stagflation – Stagflation is a condition of slow economic growth and relatively high unemployment – economic stagnation – accompanied by rising prices, or inflation, or inflation and a decline in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Stagflation is an economic problem defined in equal parts by its rarity and by the lack of consensus among academics on how exactly it comes to pass.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in equity securities selected for their growth potential.

The Fund normally invests at least 75% of its assets in foreign securities or depositary receipts of foreign securities. However, the Fund may own a variety of securities, including domestic equity securities, partnership interests, and debt obligations. The Fund may also invest in developing countries.

MARKET CAPITALIZATION EXPOSURE

 

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BASKET STRUCTURE

 

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TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.        3.1%  
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA        2.8%  
Bayer AG        2.6%  
Wirecard AG        2.6%  
Worldpay, Inc.        2.5%  
adidas AG        2.5%  
Yoox Net-A-Porter Group S.p.A.        2.5%  
Kose Corp.        2.4%  
Domino’s Pizza Group plc        2.3%  
Auto Trader Group plc        2.3%  

SECTOR EXPOSURE

 

Consumer Discretionary        28.4%  
Information Technology        25.7%  
Health Care        13.9%  
Consumer Staples        12.3%  
Financials        7.1%  
Industrials        4.1%  
Energy        1.9%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities        6.8%  

TOP TEN INDUSTRY GROUPS

 

Software & Services        25.1%  
Consumer Services        13.1%  
Retailing        12.0%  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco        9.3%  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences        8.8%  
Healthcare Equipment & Services        5.0%  
Diversified Financials        5.0%  
Consumer Durables & Apparel        2.5%  
Household & Personal Products        2.4%  
Commercial & Professional Services        2.2%  

COUNTRY EXPOSURE*

(percent of equity holdings)

 

United Kingdom        19.9%  
Germany        13.5%  
China        11.1%  
United States        10.7%  
Hong Kong        6.7%  
France        6.6%  
Japan        4.7%  
Ireland        4.1%  
Netherlands        3.3%  
Mexico        3.0%  
India        2.8%  
Italy        2.6%  
Sweden        2.5%  
Australia        2.3%  
Russian Federation        2.2%  
Brazil        1.6%  
Spain        1.5%  
Denmark        0.9%  

 

* Holdings are classified by country of risk as determined by MSCI and Bloomberg.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  COMMON STOCK — 93.2%          
 

BANKS — 2.1%

         
 

Banks — 1.2%

         
 

ING Groep N.V.

       1,196,126      $ 20,163,288
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.9%

         
 

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

       516,469        14,419,895
           

 

 

 
              34,583,183
           

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 2.2%

         
 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.2%

         
 

Edenred

       1,045,547        36,330,562
           

 

 

 
              36,330,562
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL — 2.5%

         
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.5%

         
 

adidas AG

       172,701        41,788,104
           

 

 

 
              41,788,104
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 13.1%

         
 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.7%

         
 

TAL Education Group ADR

       767,738        28,475,402
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 11.4%

         
 

Alsea SAB de CV

       4,038,939        14,149,616
 

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

       237,272        7,604,737
 

Domino’s Pizza Group plc

       8,488,756        39,361,661
 

Evolution Gaming Group AB

       164,221        8,995,986
 

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

       5,684,834        51,610,179
 

Merlin Entertainments plc

       3,305,114        16,072,110
 

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

       10,406,800        26,851,895
 

Sands China Ltd.

       4,937,800        26,550,864
           

 

 

 
                219,672,450
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 5.0%

         
 

Capital Markets — 5.0%

         
 

Hargreaves Lansdown plc

       817,950        18,740,054
 

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

       1,781,213        32,893,976
 

St James’s Place plc

       2,155,478        32,857,251
           

 

 

 
              84,491,281
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 1.9%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.9%

         
 

Royal Dutch Shell plc Class A

       1,010,145        32,049,017
           

 

 

 
              32,049,017
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.5%

         
 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%

         
 

PriceSmart, Inc.

       105,586        8,821,710
           

 

 

 
              8,821,710
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 9.3%

         
 

Beverages — 2.0%

         
 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR

       363,419        33,227,399
 

Food Products — 3.8%

         
 

Danone S.A.

       367,364        29,711,467
 

Kerry Group plc Class A

       336,048        34,071,589
 

Tobacco — 3.5%

         
 

British American Tobacco plc

       537,828        31,171,414
 

ITC Ltd.

       7,324,419        28,636,586
           

 

 

 
              156,818,455
           

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 5.0%

         
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.2%

         
 

Coloplast A/S Class B

       175,368        14,779,471
 

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique S.A.

       164,500        22,184,024

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%

         
 

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

       465,745      $ 47,553,829
           

 

 

 
              84,517,324
           

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 2.4%

         
 

Personal Products — 2.4%

         
 

Kose Corp.

       196,300        40,752,474
           

 

 

 
              40,752,474
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 0.9%

         
 

Media — 0.9%

         
a  

Criteo S.A. ADR

       577,757        14,929,241
           

 

 

 
              14,929,241
           

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 8.8%

         
 

Biotechnology — 3.0%

         
a  

Alkermes plc

       467,877        27,118,151
 

Grifols S.A.

       851,938        24,120,620
 

Pharmaceuticals — 5.8%

         
 

AstraZeneca plc

       561,329        38,554,266
 

Bayer AG

       385,258        43,512,186
 

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd. Class A

       958,969        15,188,464
           

 

 

 
              148,493,687
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 12.0%

         
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 10.0%

         
a  

ASOS plc

       286,697        27,995,633
a  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

       10,427        21,692,226
a  

Boozt AB

       2,230,815        19,770,571
a  

Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR

       491,504        22,913,916
a  

Yoox Net-A-Porter Group S.p.A.

       887,938        41,298,883
a  

Zalando SE

       634,718        34,582,174
 

Multiline Retail — 2.0%

         
 

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

       5,918,455        32,491,974
           

 

 

 
              200,745,377
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 25.7%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 10.6%

         
 

Cielo S.A.

       3,933,863        24,653,296
 

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

       191,047        33,463,793
 

Visa, Inc. Class A

       282,380        33,778,296
 

Wirecard AG

       364,610        43,032,998
a  

Worldpay, Inc. Class A

       528,976        42,651,574
 

Internet Software & Services — 15.1%

         
a  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR

       189,340        34,751,464
 

Auto Trader Group plc

       7,863,297        38,678,934
a  

Baidu, Inc. Sponored ADR

       134,192        29,950,312
 

carsales.com Ltd.

       2,733,510        28,363,862
a  

iQIYI, Inc. ADR

       597,970        9,298,434
a  

Just Eat plc

       3,553,804        34,822,152
 

NetEnt AB

       2,013,270        10,112,403
 

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

       625,200        32,629,590
a  

Yandex N.V. Class A

       886,136        34,958,065
           

 

 

 
              431,145,173
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 1.8%

         
 

Airlines — 1.8%

         
a  

Ryanair Holdings plc Sponored ADR

       239,634        29,439,037
           

 

 

 
              29,439,037
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $1,230,506,919)

              1,564,577,075
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.9%          
b  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       13,312,600      $ 133,126,002
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $133,126,002)

            133,126,002
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.1% (Cost $1,363,632,921)           $ 1,697,703,077
  LIABILITIES NET OF OTHER ASSETS — (1.1)%             (18,915,391 )
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 1,678,787,686
           

 

 

 

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS TO BUY OR SELL AT MARCH 31, 2018

CONTRACT

DESCRIPTION

  CONTRACT
PARTY*
   BUY/SELL    CONTRACT
AMOUNT
   CONTRACT
VALUE DATE
  

VALUE

USD

   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
   UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION

Great Britain Pound

      BBH        Sell        73,278,000        4/6/2018        102,817,670      $                  –      $ (1,641,270 )
                            

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

                                  $       (1,641,270
                                 

 

 

 

 

* Counterparty includes Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”).

Footnote Legend

a Non-income producing.
b Investment in Affiliates.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ADR      American Depositary Receipt

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (Note 3)

 

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $1,230,506,919)

  $ 1,564,577,075  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer (cost $133,126,002)

    133,126,002  

Cash denominated in foreign currency (cost $615,171)

    620,226  

Receivable for investments sold

    2,003,315  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    7,668,137  

Dividends receivable

    2,620,255  

Dividend and interest reclaim receivable

    892,549  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    105,443  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    1,711,613,002  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    22,274,724  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    7,018,479  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    1,641,270  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    1,385,690  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    503,840  

Dividends payable

    1,313  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    32,825,316  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,678,787,686  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Accumulated net investment loss

  $ (352,986

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    332,477,063  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    51,909,637  

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    1,294,753,972  
 

 

 

 
  $       1,678,787,686  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($128,460,290 applicable to 5,349,658 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 24.01  

Maximum sales charge, 4.50% of offering price

    1.13  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 25.14  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($95,400,985 applicable to 4,236,275 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 22.52  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($1,347,353,625 applicable to 54,510,151 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 24.72  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($9,747,367 applicable to 409,660 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 23.79  
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($14,439,855 applicable to 604,710 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 23.88  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($39,819,497 applicable to 1,606,815 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 24.78  
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($43,566,067 applicable to 1,753,387 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 24.85  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividend income

 

Non-affiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $331,161)

  $ 6,824,859  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer

    957,905  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

    7,782,764  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

          6,391,287  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    72,044  

Class C Shares

    52,013  

Class I Shares

    383,151  

Class R3 Shares

    5,721  

Class R4 Shares

    8,909  

Class R5 Shares

    14,044  

Class R6 Shares

    5,680  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    162,178  

Class C Shares

    469,197  

Class R3 Shares

    25,650  

Class R4 Shares

    19,772  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    74,444  

Class C Shares

    52,972  

Class I Shares

    394,809  

Class R3 Shares

    19,716  

Class R4 Shares

    62,495  

Class R5 Shares

    65,691  

Class R6 Shares

    1,456  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    9,318  

Class C Shares

    9,080  

Class I Shares

    12,993  

Class R3 Shares

    6,297  

Class R4 Shares

    6,297  

Class R5 Shares

    6,335  

Class R6 Shares

    7,349  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    162,376  

Professional fees

    49,886  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    33,664  

Other expenses

    57,822  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    8,642,646  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (148,437
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    8,494,209  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss

  $ (711,445
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Operations, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

  $ 64,094,439  

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    (1,520,245

Foreign currency transactions

    620,428  
 

 

 

 
    63,194,622  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments (net of change in deferred taxes payable of $119,703)

    2,501,388  

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    (1,641,270

Foreign currency translations

    20,818  
 

 

 

 
    880,936  
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

    64,075,558  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 63,364,113  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income (loss)

       $ (711,445 )        $ 4,391,619

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward currency contracts, foreign currency transactions and capital gain taxes

         63,194,622          54,252,107

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, forward currency contracts, foreign currency translations and deferred taxes

         880,936          207,472,745
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         63,364,113          266,116,471

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

                  (33,259 )

Class I Shares

                  (2,772,232 )

Class R4 Shares

                  (1,560 )

Class R5 Shares

                  (109,111 )

Class R6 Shares

                  (39,079 )

From realized gains

             

Class A Shares

         (4,353,047 )         

Class C Shares

         (3,292,844 )         

Class I Shares

         (39,027,537 )         

Class R3 Shares

         (362,877 )         

Class R4 Shares

         (585,837 )         

Class R5 Shares

         (1,479,338 )         

Class R6 Shares

         (427,324 )         

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         5,258,229          (68,891,176 )

Class C Shares

         4,442,953          (24,825,716 )

Class I Shares

         206,539,062          (105,022,196 )

Class R3 Shares

         (833,404 )          (4,722,550 )

Class R4 Shares

         (2,896,630 )          (29,943,271 )

Class R5 Shares

         (6,288,620 )          (29,956,856 )

Class R6 Shares

         31,672,137          2,247,588
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

         251,729,036          2,047,053

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         1,427,058,650          1,425,011,597
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           1,678,787,686        $           1,427,058,650
      

 

 

 

Includes accumulated net investment loss and accumulated net investment income, respectively

       $ (352,986 )        $ 358,459

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg International Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Fund commenced operations on February 1, 2007. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities selected for their growth potential.

The Fund currently offers seven classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, Institutional Class (“Class I”), and Retirement Classes (“Class R3”, “Class R4”, “Class R5”, and “Class R6”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I and Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, (iv) Class R3 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear both a service fee and distribution fee, (v) Class R4 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear a service fee, (vi) Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, and (vii) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain income from foreign investments is recognized as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Foreign Currency Translation: Portfolio investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign investments, it will customarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transactions. The values of such spot contracts are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on investments held. Such changes are included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise due to purchases and sales of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       1,363,632,921
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      361,483,351

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (27,413,195 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 334,070,156
   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Foreign Withholding Taxes: The Fund is subject to foreign tax withholding imposed by certain foreign countries in which the Fund may invest. Withholding taxes are incurred on certain foreign dividends and are accrued at the time the dividend is recognized based on applicable foreign tax laws. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld, in view of various considerations, including recent decisions rendered by the courts in those and other jurisdictions. The Fund would expect to record a receivable for such a reclaim based on a variety of factors, including assessment of a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, the jurisdiction’s administrative practices and payment history, and industry convention. To date the Fund has recorded no such receivable because there is limited precedent for collecting such prior year reclaims and the likelihood of collection remains uncertain.

Deferred Foreign Capital Gain Taxes: The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on net realized gains of securities of certain foreign countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized gains on these investments as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on a United States securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date. Investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date. Portfolio investments reported by NASDAQ are valued at the official closing price on the valuation date. If an investment is traded on more than one exchange, the investment is considered traded on the exchange that is normally the primary market for that investment. Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last price or the closing price of the investment on the exchange that is normally the primary market for the investment, as of the close of the exchange preceding the Fund’s valuation date. Foreign investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date.

In any case when a market quotation is not readily available for a portfolio investment ordinarily valued by market quotation, the Committee calculates a fair value for the investment using alternative methods approved by the Audit Committee. A market quotation is not readily available when the primary market or exchange for the investment is not open for the entire scheduled day of trading. Market quotations for an investment also may not be readily available if developments after the most recent close of the investment’s primary exchange or market, but prior to the close of business on any Fund business day, or an unusual event or significant period of time occurring since the availability of a market quotation, create a serious question concerning the reliability of the most recent market quotation available for the investment. In particular, on days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign equity investments held by the Fund may be valued using alternative methods. The Committee customarily obtains valuations in these instances from pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee. Pricing service providers ordinarily calculate valuations using multi-factor models to adjust market prices based upon various inputs, including exchange data, depository receipt prices, futures, index data and other data.

Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Quotations for foreign investments expressed in foreign currency amounts are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using a foreign exchange quotation from a third party service provider at the time of valuation. Foreign investments held by the Fund may be traded on days and at times when the Fund is not open for business. Consequently, the value of Fund investments may be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or sell Fund shares. Futures contracts and other financial and derivative instruments traded on an exchange are valued at the latest published price for the instrument on its primary exchange. Listed options are valued at the last bid price.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

On days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign securities for which valuations are obtained from pricing service providers are fair valued. On these days, the foreign securities are characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy and revert to Level 1 after the threshold is no longer exceeded.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities*

                  

Common Stock

    $ 1,564,577,075      $ 1,564,577,075      $       –      $       –

Short Term Investment

      133,126,002        133,126,002              –              –
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 1,697,703,077      $ 1,697,703,077      $       –      $       –

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3

Other Financial Instruments**

               

Spot Currency

    $ 3,218     $ 3,218     $     $       –

Liabilities

               

Other Financial Instruments**

               

Forward Currency Contracts

    $ (1,641,270 )     $     $ (1,641,270 )     $       –

Spot Currency

      (12,504 )       (12,504 )                   –
   

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

    $ (1,653,774 )     $ (12,504 )     $ (1,641,270 )     $       –

 

* See Schedule of Investments for a summary of the industry exposure as grouped according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

 

** Other Financial Instruments include investments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, which may include futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels 1 and 2 for the six months ended March 31, 2018, other than when the Fund exceeded market volatility thresholds for foreign equity investments during the period.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.875 %

Next $500 million

       0.825

Next $500 million

       0.775

Next $500 million

       0.725

Over $2 billion

       0.675

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.82% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $20,027 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $2,497 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I or Class R5 shares. Class R6 shares are not subject to a service plan. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C and Class R3 shares, under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C and Class R3 shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .75 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, and an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R3 shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $1,629 for Class I shares, $24,356 for Class R3 shares, $55,108 for Class R4 shares, $55,284 for Class R5 shares, and $12,060 for Class R6 shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 2.71%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

FUND   MARKET VALUE
9/30/17
  PURCHASES
AT COST
  SALES
PROCEEDS
  REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
  CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
  MARKET VALUE
3/31/18
  DIVIDEND
INCOME
  ROC
ADJUSTMENT

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

  $      113,407,454     $       271,230,524     $       (251,511,976     $       –     $     –     $       133,126,002     $       957,905     $       –

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,028,536        $        24,663,680          1,524,481        $ 32,559,158  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    176,065          3,991,389          1,301          30,926  

Shares repurchased

    (970,069        (23,396,840        (5,218,623              (101,481,260
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    234,532        $ 5,258,229          (3,692,841      $ (68,891,176
 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    481,439        $ 10,850,739          476,447        $ 9,727,710  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    141,824          3,023,696                    

Shares repurchased

    (417,720        (9,431,482        (1,848,320        (34,553,426
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    205,543        $ 4,442,953          (1,371,873      $ (24,825,716
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    12,991,278        $       321,719,443          14,858,952        $       318,552,650  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    1,552,672          36,192,788          109,759          2,578,227  

Shares repurchased

    (6,143,413        (151,373,169        (21,227,762        (426,153,073
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    8,400,537        $ 206,539,062          (6,259,051      $ (105,022,196
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares

                

Shares sold

    73,912        $ 1,758,151          134,140        $ 2,780,591  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    12,148          273,090                    

Shares repurchased

    (121,295        (2,864,645        (375,435        (7,503,141
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (35,235      $ (833,404        (241,295      $ (4,722,550
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares

                

Shares sold

    181,735        $ 4,314,780          371,414        $ 7,282,773  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    11,955          269,581          30          703  

Shares repurchased

    (313,929        (7,480,991        (1,792,234        (37,226,747
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (120,239      $ (2,896,630        (1,420,790      $ (29,943,271
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares

                

Shares sold

    248,030        $ 6,166,432          618,222        $ 13,028,340  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    63,259          1,478,350          4,628          109,043  

Shares repurchased

    (562,093        (13,933,402        (2,123,484        (43,094,239
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (250,804      $ (6,288,620        (1,500,634      $ (29,956,856
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,356,425        $ 34,214,120          1,356,236        $ 26,361,838  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    18,246          427,324          1,659          39,079  

Shares repurchased

    (119,865        (2,969,307        (1,155,373        (24,153,329
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    1,254,806        $ 31,672,137          202,522        $ 2,247,588  
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $426,094,260 and $199,845,260, respectively.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

The Fund may use a variety of derivative financial instruments to hedge or adjust the risks affecting its investment portfolio or to enhance investment returns. Provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815-10-50 (“ASC 815”) require certain disclosures. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of the use of derivative instruments by the Fund and how these derivatives affect the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Fund. The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments under ASC 815. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund’s principal

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

exposure to derivative financial instruments of the type addressed by ASC 815 was investment in foreign exchange contracts. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at a specified rate of exchange at an agreed upon future date. Foreign exchange contracts involve risks to the Fund, including the risk that a contract’s counterparty will not meet its obligations to the Fund, the risk that a change in a contract’s value may not correlate perfectly with the currency the contract was intended to track, and the risk that the Fund’s Advisor is unable to correctly implement its strategy in using a contract. In any such instance, the Fund may not achieve the intended benefit of entering into a contract, and may experience a loss.

The Fund entered into forward currency contracts during the six months ended March 31, 2018 in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, with the objective of purchasing foreign investments or with the intent of reducing the risk to the value of the Fund’s foreign investments from adverse changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. In each case these contracts have been initiated in conjunction with foreign investment transactions. The monthly average value of open forward currency sell contracts for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was $45,235,646.

These contracts are accounted for by the Fund under ASC 815. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on outstanding contracts are reported in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as measured by the difference between the forward exchange rates at the reporting date and the forward exchange rates at each contract’s inception date. Net realized gain (loss) on contracts closed during the period, and changes in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding contracts are recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

Forward currency contracts were entered into with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”), pursuant to an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreement. In the event of a default or termination under the ISDA Master Agreement with BBH, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all outstanding forward currency contracts between the parties and to net any payment amounts under those contracts, resulting in a single net amount payable by one party to the other.

Because the ISDA Master Agreement with BBH does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and liabilities in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities unless there has been an event of default or termination event under that agreement, the Fund does not net its outstanding forward currency contracts for purposes of the disclosure in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Instead the Fund recognizes the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on those forward currency contracts on a gross basis in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The net realized gain (loss) from forward currency contracts and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding forward currency contracts recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018 are disclosed in the following tables:

 

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $       (1,520,245      $       (1,520,245

NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (1,641,270      $ (1,641,270

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, market and economic risk, risks affecting specific issuers, liquidity risk, the risks associated with investments in small- and mid-cap companies and non-U.S. issuers (including developing country issuers), credit risk, and interest rate risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                  

UNLESS OTHERWISE

NOTED, PERIODS ARE

FISCAL YEARS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30,

 

NET ASSET

VALUE,

BEGINNING OF

PERIOD

 

NET

INVESTMENT

INCOME

(LOSS)+

 

NET REALIZED &

UNREALIZED GAIN

(LOSS) ON

INVESTMENTS

 

TOTAL FROM

INVESTMENT

OPERATIONS

 

DIVIDENDS

FROM NET

INVESTMENT

INCOME

 

DIVIDENDS

FROM NET

REALIZED

GAINS

 

TOTAL

DIVIDENDS

 

NET ASSET

VALUE,

END OF PERIOD

CLASS A SHARES                              

2018(b)(c)

    $       23.85       (0.04 )       1.01       0.97             (0.81 )       (0.81 )     $       24.01

2017(b)

    $ 19.22       (0.01 )       4.65       4.64       (0.01 )             (0.01 )     $ 23.85

2016(b)

    $ 17.78       (e)       1.45       1.45       (0.01 )             (0.01 )     $ 19.22

2015(b)

    $ 19.10       (0.01 )       (0.33 )       (0.34 )             (0.98 )       (0.98 )     $ 17.78

2014(b)

    $ 20.54       0.02       (0.89 )       (0.87 )             (0.57 )       (0.57 )     $ 19.10

2013(b)

    $ 15.78       (0.01 )       4.77       4.76                       $ 20.54
CLASS C SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 22.50       (0.13 )       0.96       0.83             (0.81 )       (0.81 )     $ 22.52

2017

    $ 18.26       (0.13 )       4.37       4.24                       $ 22.50

2016

    $ 17.01       (0.13 )       1.38       1.25                       $ 18.26

2015

    $ 18.45       (0.14 )       (0.32 )       (0.46 )             (0.98 )       (0.98 )     $ 17.01

2014

    $ 20.01       (0.13 )       (0.86 )       (0.99 )             (0.57 )       (0.57 )     $ 18.45

2013

    $ 15.49       (0.14 )       4.66       4.52                       $ 20.01
CLASS I SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 24.48       (e)       1.05       1.05             (0.81 )       (0.81 )     $ 24.72

2017

    $ 19.69       0.10       4.75       4.85       (0.06 )             (0.06 )     $ 24.48

2016

    $ 18.20       0.08       1.49       1.57       (0.08 )             (0.08 )     $ 19.69

2015

    $ 19.51       0.02       (0.37 )       (0.28 )       (0.05 )       (0.98 )       (1.03 )     $ 18.20

2014

    $ 20.96       0.10       (0.91 )       (0.81 )       (0.07 )       (0.57 )       (0.64 )     $ 19.51

2013

    $ 16.04       0.07       4.85       4.92                       $ 20.96
CLASS R3 SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 23.66       (0.06 )       1.00       0.94             (0.81 )       (0.81 )     $ 23.79

2017

    $ 19.07       (0.01 )       4.60       4.59                       $ 23.66

2016

    $ 17.66       (e)       1.42       1.42       (0.01 )             (0.01 )     $ 19.07

2015

    $ 18.99       (0.02 )       (0.33 )       (0.35 )             (0.98 )       (0.98 )     $ 17.66

2014

    $ 20.46       (e)       (0.90 )       (0.90 )             (0.57 )       (0.57 )     $ 18.99

2013

    $ 15.73       (0.03 )       4.76       4.73                       $ 20.46
CLASS R4 SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 23.73       (0.05 )       1.01       0.96             (0.81 )       (0.81 )     $ 23.88

2017

    $ 19.11       0.01       4.61       4.62       (g)                 $ 23.73

2016

    $ 17.68       0.01       1.43       1.44       (0.01 )             (0.01 )     $ 19.11

2015

    $ 19.00       0.02       (0.36 )       (0.34 )             (0.98 )       (0.98 )     $ 17.68

2014

    $ 20.45       0.01       (0.89 )       (0.88 )             (0.57 )       (0.57 )     $ 19.00

2013

    $ 15.70       (0.01 )       4.76       4.75                       $ 20.45
CLASS R5 SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 24.54       (e)       1.05       1.05             (0.81 )       (0.81 )     $ 24.78

2017

    $ 19.73       0.08       4.79       4.87       (0.06 )             (0.06 )     $ 24.54

2016

    $ 18.25       0.09       1.47       1.56       (0.08 )             (0.08 )     $ 19.73

2015

    $ 19.55       0.09       (0.36 )       (0.27 )       (0.05 )       (0.98 )       (1.03 )     $ 18.25

2014

    $ 21.01       0.10       (0.93 )       (0.83 )       (0.06 )       (0.57 )       (0.63 )     $ 19.55

2013

    $ 16.07       0.07       4.87       4.94                       $ 21.01
CLASS R6 SHARES                              

2018(c)

    $ 24.59       0.06       1.01       1.07             (0.81 )       (0.81 )     $ 24.85

2017

    $ 19.77       0.09       4.81       4.90       (0.08 )             (0.08 )     $ 24.59

2016

    $ 18.29       0.11       1.47       1.58       (0.10 )             (0.10 )     $ 19.77

2015

    $ 19.59       0.13       (0.38 )       (0.25 )       (0.07 )       (0.98 )       (1.05 )     $ 18.29

2014

    $ 21.05       0.12       (0.93 )       (0.81 )       (0.08 )       (0.57 )       (0.65 )     $ 19.59

2013(h)

    $ 17.54       0.46       3.05       3.51                       $ 21.05

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Net investment income (loss) was less than $0.01 per share.
(f) Net investment income (Loss) is less than 0.01%.
(g) Dividends from net investment income per share were less than $(0.01).
(h) Effective date of this class of shares was February 01, 2013.
(i) Due to the size of net assets and fixed expenses, ratios may appear disproportionate.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    

NET INVESTMENT

INCOME (LOSS) (%)

    

EXPENSES, AFTER

EXPENSE

REDUCTIONS (%)

    

EXPENSE

REDUCTIONS AND

NET OF CUSTODY

CREDITS (%)

    

EXPENSES,

BEFORE EXPENSE

REDUCTIONS (%)

           

TOTAL

RETURN (%)(a)

    

PORTFOLIO

TURNOVER

RATE (%)(a)

    

NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD

(THOUSANDS)

 
                   
  (0.38 )(d)       1.35 (d)       1.35 (d)       1.35 (d)         4.27        13.95      $ 128,460  
  (0.05      1.42        1.42        1.43          24.12        60.88      $ 121,989  
  0.03        1.39        1.39        1.39          8.23        104.60      $ 169,248  
  (0.06      1.42        1.42        1.42          (2.01      92.01      $ 220,897  
  0.07        1.33        1.33        1.33          (4.46      106.18      $ 508,044  
  (0.06      1.41        1.41        1.42          30.16        89.17      $ 580,194  
                   
  (1.12 )(d)       2.10 (d)       2.10 (d)       2.10 (d)         3.90        13.95      $ 95,401  
  (0.69      2.15        2.15        2.16          23.22        60.88      $ 90,689  
  (0.73      2.15        2.15        2.15          7.35        104.60      $ 98,633  
  (0.77      2.20        2.20        2.20          (2.72      92.01      $ 108,062  
  (0.65      2.09        2.09        2.09          (5.19      106.18      $ 146,399  
  (0.81      2.15        2.15        2.17          29.18        89.17      $ 116,453  
                   
  0.01 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)         4.50        13.95      $       1,347,354  
  0.50        0.99        0.99        1.03          24.66        60.88      $ 1,128,804  
  0.45        0.99        0.99        1.00          8.63        104.60      $ 1,030,921  
  0.47        0.99        0.99        1.01          (1.58      92.01      $ 1,079,791  
  0.47        0.98        0.98        0.98          (4.09      106.18      $ 1,171,032  
  0.38        0.99        0.99        1.04          30.67        89.17      $ 737,536  
                   
  (0.54 )(d)       1.50 (d)       1.50 (d)       1.98 (d)         4.18        13.95      $ 9,747  
  (0.03      1.50        1.50        2.08          24.07        60.88      $ 10,525  
  (0.02      1.50        1.50        2.04          8.03        104.60      $ 13,086  
  (0.13      1.50        1.50        1.98          (2.03      92.01      $ 15,851  
  (f)       1.50        1.50        1.86          (4.63      106.18      $ 22,739  
  (0.15      1.50        1.50        2.01          30.07        89.17      $ 13,982  
                   
  (0.46 )(d)       1.39 (d)       1.39 (d)       2.09 (d)         4.25        13.95      $ 14,440  
  0.07        1.40        1.40        1.84          24.19        60.88      $ 17,200  
  0.04        1.40        1.40        1.68          8.17        104.60      $ 40,999  
  0.10        1.40        1.40        1.65          (1.97      92.01      $ 38,038  
  0.04        1.39        1.39        1.63          (4.53      106.18      $ 38,575  
  (0.04      1.38        1.38        1.68          30.25        89.17      $ 26,441  
                   
  (0.01 )(d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.23 (d)         4.48        13.95      $ 39,820  
  0.40        0.99        0.99        1.28          24.68        60.88      $ 45,591  
  0.45        0.99        0.99        1.21          8.56        104.60      $ 66,271  
  0.46        0.99        0.99        1.20          (1.53      92.01      $ 66,646  
  0.46        0.99        0.99        1.18          (4.15      106.18      $ 69,217  
  0.35        0.99        0.99        1.22          30.74        89.17      $ 43,209  
                   
  0.49 (d)       0.89 (d)       0.89 (d)       1.04 (d)         4.56        13.95      $ 43,566  
  0.44        0.89        0.89        1.03          24.82        60.88      $ 12,261  
  0.60        0.89        0.89        1.34          8.65        104.60      $ 5,854  
  0.66        0.89        0.89        1.43          (1.43      92.01      $ 4,191  
  0.58        0.89        0.89        1.34          (4.05      106.18      $ 3,950  
  2.21 (d)       0.89 (d)       0.89 (d)       11.83 (d)(i)         20.01        89.17      $ 2,553  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

    

BEGINNING

ACCOUNT VALUE

10/1/17

 

ENDING

ACCOUNT VALUE

3/31/18

 

EXPENSES PAID

DURING  PERIOD

10/1/17–3/31/18

CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,042.70     $ 6.88

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.20     $ 6.79
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,039.00     $ 10.68

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.46     $ 10.55
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,045.00     $ 5.05

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS R3 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,041.80     $ 7.64

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.45     $ 7.54
CLASS R4 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,042.50     $ 7.08

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.00     $ 6.99
CLASS R5 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,044.80     $ 5.05

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS R6 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,045.60     $ 4.54

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.49     $ 4.48

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 1.35%; C: 2.10%; I: 0.99%; R3: 1.50%; R4: 1.39%; R5: 0.99%; R6: 0.89%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg International Growth Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

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Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

INVESTMENT

INCOME BUILDER

FUND

 

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About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

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Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

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Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

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Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

Semi-Annual Report  ^   March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders.

    4  

The Dividend Landscape

    8  

Performance Summary

    10  

Fund Summary

    11  

Schedule of Investments

    14  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    23  

Statement of Operations

    25  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    27  

Notes to Financial Statements

    28  

Financial Highlights

    38  

Expense Example

    40  

Other Information

    41  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    42  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   TIBAX          885-215-558  
Class C   TIBCX          885-215-541  
Class I   TIBIX          885-215-467  
Class R3   TIBRX          885-215-384  
Class R4   TIBGX          885-215-186  
Class R5   TIBMX          885-215-236  
Class R6   TIBOX          885-216-663  

Class I, R3, R4, R5, and R6 shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum

investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Additional risks may be associated with investments outside the United States, especially in emerging markets, including currency fluctuations, illiquidity, volatility, and political and economic risks. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 25, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

This letter will highlight the basic results of Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund’s investment activities for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. In addition, we will comment on the evolving investment landscape.

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund paid dividends of $0.512 per Class I share in the six months ended March 31, 2018, up 22% from the $0.419 per share paid in the comparable prior-year period. The dividends per share were lower on the Class A, C, R3, R4, and R5 shares, and higher for Class R6 shares, to account for varying class-specific expenses.

The net asset value of the Fund’s Class I shares declined by $0.29 per share during the six-month period, from $21.65 to $21.36, giving a total return including dividends of 0.99%. The Fund’s total return for the six-month period underperformed the blended index of 75% MSCI World Index/25% Bloomberg Barclays U.S Aggregate Bond Index total return of 2.89%. Performance relative to the blended index for all share classes over various periods is set forth on page 10.

The quarter ended March 31, 2018 was the 61st full calendar quarter since the inception of Thornburg Investment Income Builder in December 2002. In 45 of these quarters the Fund delivered a positive total return. Your Fund has delivered positive total returns in 13 of its 15 calendar years of existence. As of March 31, 2018, Thornburg Investment Income Builder has delivered tax efficient average annual total returns of more than 9.4% since its inception. The Fund’s dividends and net asset value increased at average annual rates of 4.5% and 3.6%, respectively, from 2003 to 2017.

We do not expect to pay any capital gain dividend for 2018. At March 31, 2018 the Fund had realized capital losses of more than $700 million, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains to the extent permitted by regulations.

Dividend increases from your Fund’s equity portfolio holdings drove a majority of the year-over-year increase in the dividend paid by Thornburg Investment Income Builder. We were also helped by special dividends paid by CME Group and GE Baker Hughes, as well as by a positive translation effect for dividends paid by most of the Fund’s foreign equities (as foreign currencies strengthened against the U.S. dollar). We are optimistic that a significant majority of your Fund’s equities will pay higher regular dividends in their home currencies in 2018. However, it is too early to know if we will be able to capture special dividends this year.

In assessing the performance of Thornburg Investment Income Builder for the period under review, it is instructive to consider the performance in U.S. dollars of the sector components of the MSCI World Index over the six months ended March 31, 2018. The MSCI World Index comprises 75%, and the entire equity portion, of the Fund’s global performance benchmark (75% MSCI World Index and 25% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index):

  1. The MSCI World Index showed a return of 4.15% for the six months ended March 31, 2018. Eight of eleven index sectors showed positive total returns, with individual sector returns ranging from 12% (information technology) to negative 4% (telecommunications). Only stocks in the consumer discretionary sector joined technology stocks in outperforming the index, an unusually narrow channel of relative outperformance. Stocks of firms in the utilities and health care sectors joined telecommunications sector stocks in delivering modest negative returns for the period, while stocks of firms in the other six sectors were modestly positive, on average.

 

  2. Income Builder Fund investments in firms in the following sectors comprised the largest average sector weightings in the Fund portfolio during the semi-annual period:

 

    Financials (27% average equity weighting)

 

    Telecommunications (17% average equity weighting)

 

    Energy (13% average equity weighting)

 

    Industrials (7% average equity weighting)

 

    Health care (7% average equity weighting)

 

    Information technology (7% average equity weighting)

 

    Consumer staples (6% average equity weighting)

 

    Consumer discretionary (5% average equity weighting)

 

  3. The Fund’s performance relative to the MSCI World Index was hurt by the comparatively large weight of our holdings in the telecommunications sector, the comparatively low weightings of our holdings in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors (sectors with fewer companies paying attractive dividends), and the sluggish performance of our holdings in the consumer staples sector. The Fund’s performance was helped by comparative outperformance from our holdings in the financial sector.

 

  4. In the Income Builder portfolio, 27 equity investments contributed positive returns of at least .05% (five basis points) to the portfolio during the semi-annual period, considering both portfolio weights and individual security returns. Twenty one of the Fund’s equity investments contributed returns of negative 0.05% or worse for the period. Three of these were sold to fund other investments.

Investment Income Builder’s bond holdings delivered breakeven returns during the semi-annual period.

Your Fund’s average return from equity investments in the financial sector exceeded the performance of the equities in the finance sector of the MSCI World Index in the semi-annual period. Fund investments in JPMorgan Chase, CME Group, DBS Group Holdings, Itau Unibanco Holding, Deutsche Boerse, and NN Group were among the strongest performers in the portfolio. HSBC Holdings, ING Groep, MFA Financial, and BNP Paribas each detracted from Fund performance. The

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

latter three holdings also contributed strongly to the Fund’s performance in the prior fiscal year, while HSBC was a recent addition.

Your Fund’s significant holdings in the telecommunications sector were the largest detractor from relative performance vis-á-vis the index. England’s BT Group, China Mobile, the Netherlands’ KPN, and AT&T each delivered negative returns, accounting for most of the drag. French multi-national Orange and Norway’s Telenor each delivered positive returns, but these were insufficient to offset the performance laggards. We see expanding consumer and business demand for digital communications around the world, using both wireless and terrestrial networks. Your Fund’s communications services firms face varied competitive and regulatory landscapes, and each of these pay interesting dividends. You can expect us to prioritize investments in those firms that we believe can grow their customer bases while managing operating expenses and capital budgets well enough to sustain and grow these dividends over time. In most geographies, there are a small number of competitors, relative to many other industries.

Among Income Builder’s investments in the energy sector, Royal Dutch Shell, refiner Valero Energy, multinational integrated energy firm Total, Russia’s Lukoil, and Italy’s ENI each made significant positive contributions to portfolio performance in the semi-annual period. The price of oil rose by approximately 21% over the six months, providing a tailwind to share prices and dividend payment capacity for virtually all your Fund’s energy sector investments. Global demand for oil and gas has increased, even as exploration and resource development budgets have been cut. We expect global oil prices to be sustained at levels that should allow producers to generate free cash flows in the coming quarters. Current oil prices could be at risk of declining if there were a notable increase in investments to sustain aging fields and develop new resources or if we were to see material improvements in new energy technologies.

The performance of Investment Income Builder’s holdings in the health care sector was disappointing during the semi-annual period. Novartis, AstraZeneca, Roche Holding, and Merck each generated negative returns that significantly lagged the overall market. The latter two of these delivered promising results for cancer fighting immuno-therapies in large-scale patient trials. Political rhetoric has turned against for-profit health care firms. We have modestly reduced your Fund’s investment exposure to this sector.

Your Fund’s investments in the information technology sector delivered strong returns, led by Taiwan Semiconductor, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Qualcomm, and Thailand’s optical fiber network provider Jasmine Broadband Infrastructure. Korea’s Samsung Electronics continued to deliver strong business results although its share price declined in the period under review. Most firms in the rapidly evolving technology sector do not pay interesting dividends, and consequently Thornburg Investment Income Builder has traditionally been underweight investments in firms from this sector.

Income Builder investments in firms in the industrials sector delivered only slightly positive returns during the period under review, although the companies maintained solid fundamental momentum. Traffic growth on our European toll road holdings (Vinci, Atlantia) was encouraging, as was passenger growth for our various airport operators (Ferrovial, Sydney Airport, AENA). Importantly, most of these investments have growing dividends.

Your Fund’s investments in the consumer discretionary sector lagged the performance of this sector in the index portfolio during the six-month period, mostly due to lower overall exposure to the sector. Home Depot, Las Vegas Sands, and vehicle manufacturer Daimler were solid positive contributors to portfolio performance. No investments from this group were significant detractors.

Income Builder investments in the consumer staples sector delivered disappointing performance for the semi-annual period. Share prices of Nestle Corporation, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and CVS Health each declined, and a modest positive contribution from Korea’s KT&G was insufficient to offset the negatives. We added to your Fund’s investments in Nestle and Walgreens after their share prices dropped sharply during the March quarter. We sold the investment in CVS Health following its announcement of an expensive proposal to acquire Aetna.

Among other portfolio holdings, notable contributors included European utilities Electricite de France and ENEL, chemicals producer LyondellBasell, miner Norilsk Nickel and cellular communications tower owner Crown Castle International. Negative contributors included Washington REIT and institutional real estate manager Colony NorthStar.

The value of the U.S. dollar generally declined by low single-digit percentages vis-á-vis major world currencies during semi-annual period. We hedged a majority of the currency exposure to the Australian dollar, Japanese yen, Chinese Yuan, the euro and other European currencies tied to the euro. Currency hedges hurt your Fund’s performance _relative_ to the MSCI World Index by approximately one percentage point during the period, since we did not fully participate in the appreciation of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar. We are more focused on risk control than on reaping possible currency gains from exposure to assets denominated in these currencies.

Within its bond portfolio, Investment Income Builder owned significantly fewer U.S. government and agency bonds than the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Yields on U.S. government bonds with maturities between one and ten years rose by amounts ranging between 0.4% to 0.8% over the semi-annual period, with benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury Note rates rising from 2.33% to 2.74%. The FINRA-Bloomberg Index of Active High Yield U.S. Corporate Bond Yields rose in line with government bonds by 0.62% during the fiscal period, from 5.39% to 5.97%. The Fund’s bond portfolio had an effective duration of approximately 4.4 years as of March 31, 2018.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Readers of this commentary who are long time shareholders of Income Builder will recall that the interest-bearing debt portion of the Fund’s portfolio has varied over time, ranging from around 9% currently to 45% at June 30, 2009.

 

Chart I   |   Interest-Bearing Investments as a Percentage of Total Portfolio as of March 31, 2017

 

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As of March 31st, the Fund portfolio included more than 80 bonds and hybrid securities.

Today, investors debate the future direction of the economies of China, Europe, various emerging markets, and the U.S. They consider potential policy actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks, Congress, the Trump administration, and foreign government regulatory and policy actions, including trade policies. Many political and macroeconomic issues remain open, but people around the world will continue to buy goods and services and trade with one another. Importantly, overall global consumer spending is growing in 2018, along with global industrial production and global population. Most macroeconomic indicators around the world positively surprised in 2017 and the first quarter of 2018, with the U.S. a relative laggard.

Owing to strong recent results, aggregate earnings expectations for the MSCI All Country World Index for 2018 have improved in recent months, along with global economic growth expectations. Most firms held in Thornburg Investment Income Builder’s portfolio are also expected to deliver positive year-over-year growth in earnings and dividends in 2018. These positive trends continue to support a rotation of investor preferences from more defensive debt and equity assets to more economically sensitive assets, though with increasing debate around valuation and the expected duration of the global economic growth cycle. Following passage of significant changes to U.S. corporate and personal income tax laws, it appears that

political gridlock will prevail in Washington DC in 2018. The U.S. Federal Reserve has stepped up the pace of Federal Funds target rate hikes, moving the target from 0.75% to 1.75% over the last five quarters. In contrast, most major central banks around the world continue to pursue very easy monetary conditions, which artificially suppress interest rates.

While low interest rates are good news for borrowers, they have negative consequences for conservative savers. Interest income as a percentage of the aggregate adjusted gross income of U.S. households fell from 2.2% in 2009 to less than 0.7% in 2015, according to Statistics of Income published by the Internal Revenue Service.

Investors must consider other options. U.S. banks offer below-inflation yields on most deposits. A very large pool of investor dollars is looking for better returns elsewhere, but in sensible investments. We are optimistic that the types of income producing investments owned by the Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund will experience sustainable popularity among investors as their intrinsic values for income production are recognized. A high percentage of investor funds belong to people over the age of 55, for whom income is an increasingly necessary and desirable attribute.

Thank you for being a shareholder of the Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund. Remember that you can review descriptions of many of the stocks in your portfolio at your leisure by visiting our web site, www.thornburg.com/IIB. Best wishes for a wonderful summer.

Sincerely,

 

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Brian McMahon   Jason Brady, CFA
Portfolio Manager   Portfolio Manager
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director   CEO, President, and Managing Director

 

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Ben Kirby, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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The Dividend Landscape

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018

 

To appreciate the investment environment in which Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund operates, you may wish to review these highlights of the “dividend landscape.”

 

The S&P 500 Index Payout Ratio — A Historical Perspective

The dividend payout ratio is a fraction that expresses dividend payments as a percentage of per-share earnings. As the economy slowed in the wake of the financial crisis, earnings-per-share on average declined, causing the payout ratio to spike, even as dividends paid by the S&P 500 portfolio declined. Earnings have since materially improved, bringing the payout ratio back in line with the overall trend in recent times.

Corporate Willingness to Pay Dividends is Key to the Fund’s Investment Process

The Russell 1000 Index includes approximately 1,000 public companies that are supposed to be generally representative of corporate America. Between 1980 and 1993, at least 75% of these firms paid some dividend. Between 1994 and 2001, the percentage of Russell 1000 companies paying dividends sank to just over 50%, indicating a preference towards reinvesting retained earnings in growth initiatives. Dividends returned to fashion between 2002 and 2008. A reduction in the number of Russell 1000 firms paying dividends followed the 2008 recession. However, from early 2010, the number steadily climbed back to around 70%.

Rising Dividend Payments Despite Decreasing Dividend Yields

Over time, the dollar dividend per unit of the S&P 500 Index has generally increased. Because the price of the index itself has increased even more, the yield on the S&P 500 Index, as a percentage of the current index price, has generally decreased in recent decades. You should note, however, that the dollar yield on an original investment made at a fixed point in time (say, 1970 or 1989) has increased, even without reinvestment of dividends.

S&P 500 Index Payout Ratio

 

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Source: Bloomberg, beginning in 1999 (uses operating earnings); “Irrational Exuberance”

by Robert J. Shiller, through 1998 (uses reported earnings).

Percentage of Companies Paying Dividends in Russell 1000 Index

 

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Source: CSFB Quantitative and Equity Derivatives Strategy, Baseline, and FactSet.

S&P 500 Index Average Yield vs. Annual Dividends from a Hypothetical $100,000 Investment (Dividends not Reinvested)

 

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Source: Bloomberg and FactSet as of 12/31/17

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

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The Dividend Landscape, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018

 

The Top 100 Dividend Yields

 

     RUSSELL 1000
INDEX
     RUSSELL 2000
INDEX
Real Estate        45%            33%  
Financials        14%            29%  
Utilities        10%            4%  
Consumer Discretionary        9%            13%  
Energy        7%            7%  
Consumer Staples        4%            2%  
Industrials        3%            5%  
Telecommunication Services        3%            4%  
Information Technology        2%            1%  
Materials        2%            1%  
Health Care        1%            1%  

Source: FactSet as of March 31, 2018.

Estimated Average Dividend Yields (MSCI Indices) of Markets Around the Globe

 

 

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Source: Bloomberg as of March 31, 2018.

A Truly Diversified Dividend-Paying Portfolio Must Look Beyond the Obvious High-Yield Stocks!

In the (large cap) Russell 1000 Index, 59% of the top 100 dividend payers are in the real estate and financials sectors. In the (small cap) Russell 2000 Index, 62% of the top 100 dividend-yielding stocks are real estate or financials companies. To construct a diversified portfolio of attractive yielding stocks, one must look beyond these sectors. We certainly do.

Dividend yield is a ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Global Diversification Can Improve the Portfolio Yield

Since firms outside the U.S. tend to pay higher dividends than U.S. firms, particularly outside the financial and utility sectors, we maintain the ability to diversify the Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund into foreign dividend-paying stocks to try to take advantage of these opportunities.

Diversification does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.

Dividends are not guaranteed.

 

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 12/24/02)

                   

Without sales charge

      7.98%       3.91%       5.53%       5.77%       9.41%

With sales charge

      3.11%       2.32%       4.56%       5.28%       9.08%

Class C Shares (Incep: 12/24/02)

                   

Without sales charge

      7.22%       3.16%       4.77%       5.04%       8.73%

With sales charge

      6.22%       3.16%       4.77%       5.04%       8.73%

Class I Shares (Incep: 11/3/03)

      8.34%       4.24%       5.87%       6.11%       8.72%

Class R3 Shares (Incep: 2/1/05)

      7.65%       3.57%       5.20%       5.48%       7.15%

Class R4 Shares (Incep: 2/1/08)

      7.75%       3.66%       5.31%       5.56%       5.21%

Class R5 Shares (Incep: 2/1/07)

      8.20%       4.11%       5.74%       6.00%       6.00%

Class R6 Shares (Incep: 4/10/17)

      -       -       -       -       8.74%

MSCI THE WORLD INDEX Net (USD)

      13.59%       7.97%       9.70%       5.90%       8.57%

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

 

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Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 4.50%. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I, R3, R4, R5 and R6 shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before fee waivers and expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.35%; C shares, 2.10%; I shares, 1.09%; R3 shares, 1.72%; R4 shares, 1.67%; R5 shares, 1.32%; R6 shares, 1.32%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: R3 shares, 1.70%; R4 shares, 1.60%; R5 shares, 1.19%; R6 shares, 1.00%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

30-day SEC Yield as of 3/31/18 (A Shares): 2.95%

 

 

Glossary

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of approximately 8,000 publicly traded bonds including U.S. government, mortgage-backed, corporate and Yankee bonds. The index is weighted by the market value of the bonds included in the index.

The FlNRA-Bloomberg Active High Yield U.S. Corporate Bond Index is comprised of the “active” (most frequently traded) fixed-coupon, high-yield bonds represented by FINRA TRACE, FINRA’s transaction reporting facility that disseminates all over-the-counter secondary market transactions in these public bonds.

The MSCI World Index is an unmanaged market-weighted index that consists of securities traded in 23 of the world’s most developed countries. Securities are listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Far East. The index is calculated with net dividends reinvested in U.S. dollars.

The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Source: Frank Russell Company.

The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index including approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Source: Frank Russell Company.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged broad measure of the U.S. stock market.

The MSCI country indices are free float-adjusted market capitalization indices that are designed to measure equity market performance in that specific country in U.S. dollars.

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund’s Blended Index is composed of 25% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 75% MSCI World Index, rebalanced monthly.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Yield Spread – The difference between yields on differing debt instruments, calculated by deducting the yield of one instrument from another.

Effective Duration – A bond’s sensitivity to interest rates, incorporating the embedded option features, such as call provisions. Bonds with longer durations experience greater price volatility than bonds with shorter durations.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks to provide a level of current income which exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally, and which will generally grow, subject to periodic fluctuations, over the years on a per share basis. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.

The Fund may invest in any domestic or foreign equity or debt security which Thornburg Investment Management believes may assist the Fund in pursuing its investment goals, although the Fund expects that equity securities in its portfolio will normally be weighted in favor of companies that pay dividends or other current income.

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

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TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

CME Group, Inc.        3.9%  
China Mobile Ltd.        3.5%  
Royal Dutch Shell plc        3.5%  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.        3.1%  
Roche Holding AG        2.9%  
Orange S.A.        2.8%  
NN Group N.V.        2.7%  
Electricite de France S.A.        2.6%  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.        2.6%  
The Home Depot, Inc.        2.2%  

SECTOR EXPOSURE

(percent of equity holdings)

 

Financials        28.0%  
Telecommunication Services        14.5%  
Energy        12.3%  
Health Care        8.5%  
Industrials        7.0%  
Consumer Staples        6.5%  
Information Technology        6.2%  
Consumer Discretionary        5.7%  
Utilities        3.8%  
Real Estate        3.5%  
Materials        3.1%  
Other        0.5%  
Financials        0.2%  
Energy        0.1%  
Telecommunication Services        0.1%  

COUNTRY EXPOSURE*

(percent of Fund)

 

United States        36.8%  
France        10.8%  
Netherlands        9.0%  
Switzerland        8.8%  
United Kingdom        6.6%  
Italy        5.0%  
China        3.6%  
Taiwan        3.2%  
South Korea        2.4%  
Germany        2.2%  
Russian Federation        1.7%  
Spain        1.3%  
Hong Kong        1.2%  
Canada        1.0%  
Sweden        0.8%  
Australia        0.7%  
South Africa        0.7%  
Norway        0.5%  
Thailand        0.4%  
Jamaica        0.3%  
Cayman Islands        0.3%  
Singapore        0.2%  
Brazil        0.2%  
Colombia        0.2%  
Trinidad And Tobago        0.1%  
Ireland        0.1%  
Japan        0.1%  
Belgium        0.1%  
Chile        0.1%  
Panama        0.0% **
Other Assets Less Liabilities        1.6%  

 

* Holdings are classified by country of risk as determined by MSCI and Bloomberg.

 

** Country percentage was less than 0.1%.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Fund Summary, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

QUARTERLY DIVIDEND HISTORY, CLASS A

 

YEAR   Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     TOTAL  
2003     9.2¢       11.2¢       12.4¢       17.5¢       50.3¢  
2004     10.2¢       12.5¢       15.0¢       21.8¢       59.5¢  
2005     11.0¢       13.6¢       17.4¢       29.0¢       71.0¢  
2006     12.5¢       16.0¢       19.2¢       33.0¢       80.7¢  
2007     14.2¢       18.5¢       21.5¢       36.8¢       91.0¢  
2008     17.9¢       21.8¢       26.0¢       36.8¢       102.5¢  
2009     18.0¢       24.2¢       28.0¢       34.5¢       104.7¢  
2010     19.8¢       25.0¢       32.0¢       36.0¢       112.8¢  
2011     21.0¢       26.0¢       32.0¢       37.5¢       116.5¢  
2012     21.5¢       26.0¢       28.5¢       36.0¢       112.0¢  
2013     21.5¢       25.3¢       25.0¢       24.5¢       96.3¢  
2014     22.5¢       24.0¢       27.0¢       26.0¢       99.5¢  
2015     16.5¢       20.0¢       20.0¢       25.3¢       81.8¢  
2016     17.0¢       18.5¢       19.5¢       21.5¢       76.5¢  
2017     17.0¢       20.0¢       26.0¢       29.5¢       92.5¢  
2018     18.0¢                                  

We do not expect each sequential quarter’s dividend to increase over that of the prior quarter, since dividend payments outside the United States tend to be seasonal. Rather, the Fund aspires to increase the dividend paid on an annual basis.

 

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Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRY GROUP EXPOSURE

Top 10 industry groups quarter by quarter (percent of equity holdings)

 

As of 3/31/2018

 

Telecommunication Services        14.5%  
[INDUSTRY]Diversified Financials        13.6%  
[INDUSTRY]Energy        12.5%  
Banks        9.2%  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences        8.5%  
[INDUSTRY]Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment        5.4%  
[INDUSTRY]Insurance        5.2%  
[INDUSTRY]Food, Beverage & Tobacco        4.7%  
[INDUSTRY]Capital Goods        4.1%  
Utilities        3.8%  

As of 9/30/2017

 

Telecommunication Services        19.5%  
Diversified Financials        12.9%  
Energy        12.0%  
Banks        9.1%  
Pharma, Biotech & Life Sciences        6.9%  
Semiconductors & Equipment        4.9%  
Insurance        4.8%  
Utilities        4.4%  
Transportation        3.8%  
Food & Staples Retailing        3.7%  

As of 12/31/2017

 

Telecommunication Services      18.3%  
Energy      13.0%  
Diversified Financials      12.5%  
Banks      9.5%  
Pharma, Biotech & Life Sciences      6.7%  
Semiconductors & Equipment      5.5%  
Insurance      4.4%  
Utilities      4.2%  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco      4.1%  
Real Estate      3.6%  

As of 6/30/2017

 

Telecommunication Services      19.8%  
Diversified Financials      13.4%  
Energy      10.7%  
Banks      10.3%  
Pharma, Biotech & Life Sciences      6.7%  
Insurance      4.7%  
Semiconductors & Equipment      4.4%  
Utilities      4.0%  
Food & Staples Retailing      3.9%  
Transportation      3.8%  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  COMMON STOCK — 90.4%          
 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS — 1.1%

         
 

Automobiles — 1.1%

         
a  

Daimler AG

       2,068,003      $ 175,499,245
           

 

 

 
              175,499,245
           

 

 

 
 

BANKS — 8.3%

         
 

Banks — 8.3%

         
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

       3,598,572        266,424,445
 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

       1,810,200        37,967,052
 

HSBC Holdings plc

       15,005,301        141,484,589
 

ING Groep N.V.

       14,400,300        242,748,172
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       4,325,000        475,620,250
 

Swedbank AB Class A

       5,201,400        116,489,233
           

 

 

 
                1,280,733,741
           

 

 

 
 

CAPITAL GOODS — 4.2%

         
 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%

         
 

BAE Systems plc

       13,259,400        108,157,540
 

Construction & Engineering — 1.5%

         
 

Ferrovial S.A.

       3,068,600        64,055,733
 

Vinci S.A.

       1,713,219        168,431,581
 

Electrical Equipment — 0.5%

         
 

ABB Ltd.

       2,990,200        71,064,167
 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.5%

         
 

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

       30,726,340        117,844,694
 

Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund

       177,442,000        66,391,794
 

NWS Holdings Ltd.

       25,000,000        45,361,008
           

 

 

 
              641,306,517
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 1.9%

         
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%

         
 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

       3,840,712        276,147,193
 

Sands China Ltd.

       3,897,200        20,955,491
           

 

 

 
              297,102,684
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 12.4%

         
 

Capital Markets — 9.8%

         
b  

Apollo Investment Corp.

       24,368,156        127,201,774
 

Ares Capital Corp.

       15,132,345        240,150,315
 

CME Group, Inc.

       3,736,541        604,348,141
 

Deutsche Boerse AG

       974,200        132,576,673
b  

Solar Capital Ltd.

       4,607,900        93,586,449
 

UBS Group AG

       17,095,972        300,341,893
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.6%

         
 

Chimera Investment Corp.

       6,750,000        117,517,500
 

Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.

       1,417,500        23,445,450
b  

MFA Financial, Inc.

       34,220,151        257,677,737
           

 

 

 
              1,896,845,932
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 11.2%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 11.2%

         
 

Eni S.p.A.

       16,927,752        297,601,141
 

LUKOIL PJSC Sponored ADR

       721,500        49,942,230
a,c,d  

Malamute Energy, Inc.

       12,439        130,610
 

ONEOK, Inc.

       4,209,400        239,599,048
 

Royal Dutch Shell plc ADR Class A

       8,343,000        532,366,830
 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

       3,900,000        134,676,912
 

TOTAL S.A.

       5,149,300        292,277,586
 

Valero Energy Corp.

       1,898,272        176,102,693
           

 

 

 
              1,722,697,050
           

 

 

 

 

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           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.6%

         
 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%

         
 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

       3,821,906      $ 250,220,186
           

 

 

 
              250,220,186
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 4.3%

         
 

Food Products — 1.7%

         
 

Nestle S.A.

       3,184,200        251,871,552
 

Tobacco — 2.6%

         
 

British American Tobacco plc

       2,409,700        139,661,298
 

KT&G Corp.

       2,808,000        263,439,347
           

 

 

 
              654,972,197
           

 

 

 
 

INSURANCE — 4.7%

         
 

Insurance — 4.7%

         
 

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.

       2,197,747        42,253,392
 

AXA S.A.

       2,861,900        76,062,758
 

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

       4,110,476        75,300,346
 

Legal & General Group plc

       32,707,000        118,299,123
 

NN Group N.V.

       9,304,300        412,602,970
           

 

 

 
              724,518,589
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 2.8%

         
 

Chemicals — 1.2%

         
 

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A

       1,715,000        181,241,200
 

Metals & Mining — 1.6%

         
 

Glencore plc

       7,458,900        37,024,612
 

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR

       11,359,000        211,218,700
           

 

 

 
              429,484,512
           

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 7.7%

         
 

Pharmaceuticals — 7.7%

         
 

AstraZeneca plc

       1,704,300        117,057,973
 

Merck & Co., Inc.

       4,643,625        252,938,254
 

Novartis AG

       3,532,900        285,514,492
 

Pfizer, Inc.

       2,502,048        88,797,683
 

Roche Holding AG

       1,917,400        439,437,594
           

 

 

 
              1,183,745,996
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 3.2%

         
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.2%

         
 

Colony NorthStar, Inc. Class A

       7,462,000        41,936,440
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

       1,996,101        218,792,630
 

Lamar Advertising Co. Class A

       1,621,351        103,215,205
 

Outfront Media, Inc.

       2,315,000        43,383,100
 

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

       2,973,840        81,185,832
           

 

 

 
              488,513,207
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 2.2%

         
 

Specialty Retail — 2.2%

         
 

Home Depot, Inc.

       1,856,181        330,845,701
           

 

 

 
              330,845,701
           

 

 

 
 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 4.9%

         
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.9%

         
 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

       60,164,954        86,975,780
 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

       4,900,000        271,509,000
 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

       47,908,000        400,917,515
           

 

 

 
              759,402,295
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT — 0.7%

         
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.7%

         
 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

       46,073      $ 105,986,486
           

 

 

 
              105,986,486
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 13.1%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 7.7%

         
 

AT&T, Inc.

       8,947,800        318,989,070
 

BT Group plc

       53,616,284        171,133,886
 

CenturyLink, Inc.

       4,581,493        75,273,930
 

Koninklijke KPN N.V.

       63,810,100        191,341,342
 

Orange S.A.

       25,239,780        428,110,814
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 5.4%

         
 

China Mobile Ltd.

       59,425,774        544,801,570
 

MTN Group Ltd.

       10,443,786        104,995,832
 

Vodafone Group plc

       67,090,424        182,815,235
           

 

 

 
              2,017,461,679
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 2.6%

         
 

Transportation Infrastructure — 2.6%

         
e  

Aena SME S.A.

       152,400        30,687,735
 

Atlantia S.p.A.

       9,804,878        303,419,890
 

Sydney Airport

       12,791,554        65,922,729
           

 

 

 
              400,030,354
           

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 3.5%

         
 

Electric Utilities — 3.5%

         
 

Electricite de France S.A.

       27,824,658        402,625,260
 

Enel S.p.A.

       21,090,971        128,978,353
           

 

 

 
              531,603,613
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $11,717,982,912)

            13,890,969,984
           

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCK — 0.4%          
 

BANKS — 0.1%

         
 

Banks — 0.1%

         
f,g  

First Tennessee Bank N.A. 3.75% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.85%)

       12,000        9,360,000
           

 

 

 
              9,360,000
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 0.0%

         
 

Capital Markets — 0.0%

         
g  

Morgan Stanley Series A 4.00% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.70%)

       120,000        2,734,800
           

 

 

 
              2,734,800
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 0.1%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

         
d  

Crestwood Equity Partners LP, 9.25%

       2,166,596        20,560,996
           

 

 

 
              20,560,996
           

 

 

 
 

MISCELLANEOUS — 0.1%

         
 

U.S. Government Agencies — 0.1%

         
 

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 1, 10.00%

       9,000        10,575,000
           

 

 

 
              10,575,000
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.1%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

         
f  

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08%, 4/21/2020

       15,000        16,874,942
           

 

 

 
              16,874,942
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $60,828,706)

            60,105,738
           

 

 

 

 

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           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 0.3%

         
 

COMMERCIAL MTG TRUST — 0.0%

         
h  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. CMO, Series 2004-HYB2 Class B1, 3.848%, 3/25/2034

     $ 504,028      $ 414,117
e,g  

CSMC Trust, Series 2016-BDWN Class E, 13.277% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.50%), 2/15/2029

       2,000,000        2,009,915
           

 

 

 
              2,424,032
           

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSET BACKED — 0.2%

         
e  

CFG Investments Ltd., Series 2017-1 Class A, 7.87%, 11/15/2026

       26,000,000        27,132,799
f  

Fairway Outdoor Funding, LLC, Series 2012-1A Class B, 8.835%, 10/15/2042

       7,000,000        7,325,123
f  

JPR Royalty Sub, LLC, 14.00%, 9/1/2020

       5,000,000        2,500,000
d,f,g  

Northwind Holdings, LLC, Series 2007-1A Class A1, 2.786% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.78%), 12/1/2037

       1,618,750        1,552,381
           

 

 

 
              38,510,303
           

 

 

 
 

RESIDENTIAL MTG TRUST — 0.1%

         
h  

Bear Stearns ARM Trust CMO, Series 2003-6 Class 2B1, 3.373%, 8/25/2033

       97,246        97,961
g  

FBR Securitization Trust Series 2005-2 Class M1 2.592% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.72%), 9/25/2035

       3,729,314        3,740,143
h  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series MLMI CMO, Series 2004-A4 Class M1, 3.274%, 8/25/2034

       3,742,958        3,526,615
g  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust, Series 2005-HE7 Class A2C, 2.192% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.32%), 11/25/2035

       573,117        573,818
           

 

 

 
              7,938,537
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $49,674,670)

            48,872,872
           

 

 

 
  CORPORATE BONDS — 6.7%          
 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS — 0.0%

         
 

Auto Components — 0.0%

         
e,i  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd., 5.875%, 11/15/2021

       4,300,000        4,429,000
           

 

 

 
              4,429,000
           

 

 

 
 

BANKS — 0.1%

         
 

Banks — 0.1%

         
e,g,i,j  

BPCE S.A. 12.50% (LIBOR 3 Month + 12.98%), 9/30/2019

       10,211,000        11,474,611
           

 

 

 
              11,474,611
           

 

 

 
 

CAPITAL GOODS — 0.2%

         
 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

         
e  

Zachry Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 2/1/2020

       15,420,000        15,535,650
 

Machinery — 0.1%

         
 

Mueller Industries, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/2027

       7,679,000        7,669,401
           

 

 

 
              23,205,051
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL — 0.1%

         
 

Leisure Products — 0.1%

         
 

Vista Outdoor, Inc., 5.875%, 10/1/2023

       10,625,000        9,907,812
           

 

 

 
              9,907,812
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 0.2%

         
 

Capital Markets — 0.0%

         
 

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 10.375%, 11/1/2018

       5,000,000        5,223,049
 

Consumer Finance — 0.1%

         
e  

FirstCash, Inc., 5.375%, 6/1/2024

       7,500,000        7,619,625
 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

         
 

Bank of America Corp. (BRL) 10.75%, 8/20/2018

       5,000,000        1,545,412
g,j  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Series I 7.90% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.47%), 7/30/2018

       15,000,000        15,076,500
e  

TMX Finance, LLC / TitleMax Finance Corp., 8.50%, 9/15/2018

       5,385,000        5,129,213
           

 

 

 
              34,593,799
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 2.5%

         
 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%

         
 

Enviva Partners L.P. / Enviva Partners Finance Corp., 8.50%, 11/1/2021

       7,500,000        7,931,250
 

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.,

         
e,i  

6.72%, 12/1/2022

       4,906,047        4,709,805
e,i,k  

7.72%, 12/1/2026

       14,795,740        4,290,765

 

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           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
e,i,j  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd. (Guaranty: Odebrecht Oleo e Gas S.A.), 4/30/2018

     $ 2,337,727      $ 45,586
e,i,l  

Schahin II Finance Co. SPV Ltd., 5.875%, 9/25/2023

       11,640,134        1,425,916
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.4%

         
e  

CITGO Petroleum Corp. 6.25%, 8/15/2022

       27,000,000        26,763,750
e  

DCP Midstream Operating L.P. (Guaranty: DCP Midstream L.P.) 9.75%, 3/15/2019

       5,000,000        5,275,000
e  

Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission, LLC (Guaranty: Enable Midstream Partners L.P.), 6.25%, 3/15/2020

       2,500,000        2,610,521
 

Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. 9.875%, 3/1/2019

       9,750,000        10,332,844
g  

Energy Transfer Partners L.P., 4.791% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.02%), 11/1/2066

       13,820,000        12,161,600
c,g  

Enterprise TE Partners L.P. Series 1 4.784% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.78%), 6/1/2067

       7,000,000        6,695,500
e,i  

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A. 8.146%, 4/11/2018

       2,000,000        2,002,340
 

HollyFrontier Corp., 5.875%, 4/1/2026

       25,000,000        26,900,214
 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.

         
 

5.00%, 3/1/2043

       10,000,000        9,651,860
 

5.80%, 3/15/2035

       10,000,000        10,712,978
 

9.00%, 2/1/2019

       8,000,000        8,384,373
 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

         
 

5.30%, 12/1/2034

       23,630,000        24,238,676
 

5.55%, 6/1/2045

       5,000,000        5,247,291
d,f,i,l  

Linc USA GP / Linc Energy Finance USA, Inc., 9.625%, 10/31/2017

       16,148,704        670,171
 

NuStar Logistics L.P. 8.40%, 4/15/2018

       18,000,000        18,022,500
 

ONEOK Partners L.P. 8.625%, 3/1/2019

       8,000,000        8,398,384
e,i  

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd. 9.75%, 8/14/2019

       4,000,000        4,210,000
a,l  

RAAM Global Energy Co., 12.50%, 10/1/2015

       15,000,000        136,050
 

Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.50%, 8/15/2022

       7,497,000        7,309,575
h,j  

Summit Midstream Partners LP, Series A, 9.50%, 12/15/2022

       17,000,000        17,276,250
 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 7.85%, 2/1/2026

       32,700,000        40,235,822
 

Williams Companies, Inc.

         
 

3.70%, 1/15/2023

       29,129,000        28,327,953
 

4.55%, 6/24/2024

       69,318,000        69,801,146
 

5.75%, 6/24/2044

       14,198,000        15,014,385
           

 

 

 
              378,782,505
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.0%

         
 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.0%

         
e  

C&S Group Enterprises, LLC, 5.375%, 7/15/2022

       7,860,000        7,407,028
           

 

 

 
              7,407,028
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 0.1%

         
 

Food Products — 0.0%

         
e,i  

BRF S.A., 4.75%, 5/22/2024

       6,000,000        5,538,060
 

Tobacco — 0.1%

         
e  

Vector Group Ltd., 6.125%, 2/1/2025

       16,000,000        16,000,000
           

 

 

 
              21,538,060
           

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.0%

         
 

Household Products — 0.0%

         
e  

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/2025

       7,500,000        7,556,250
           

 

 

 
              7,556,250
           

 

 

 
 

INSURANCE — 0.6%

         
 

Insurance — 0.6%

         
e,g,i,j  

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. 7.25% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.56%), 7/25/2021

       9,000,000        9,945,000
g  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 8.125% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.60%), 6/15/2068

       9,650,000        9,746,500
 

MetLife, Inc.

         
e  

9.25%, 4/8/2038

       12,000,000        16,320,000
 

Series A 6.817%, 8/15/2018

       4,000,000        4,059,683
e  

National Life Insurance Co., 10.50%, 9/15/2039

       2,000,000        3,241,462
e,g,i  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. 7.50% (10-Yr. Semi-Annual USD Swap + 6.03%), 11/24/2043

       40,000,000        44,937,600
           

 

 

 
              88,250,245
           

 

 

 

 

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           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

MATERIALS — 0.4%

         
 

Chemicals — 0.2%

         
 

Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.,

         
e,i  

6.75%, 10/15/2019

     $ 4,330,000      $ 4,378,713
e,i  

6.875%, 6/15/2025

       13,000,000        13,617,500
e,i  

Kissner Holdings L.P. / Kissner Milling Co. Ltd. / BSC Holding, Inc. / Kissner USA, 8.375%, 12/1/2022

       14,520,000        14,810,400
 

Construction Materials — 0.1%

         
e,i  

CIMPOR Financial Operations B.V. 5.75%, 7/17/2024

       8,000,000        7,628,000
i  

CRH America, Inc. (Guaranty: CRH plc) 8.125%, 7/15/2018

       12,000,000        12,180,236
 

Metals & Mining — 0.1%

         
e  

International Wire Group, Inc., 10.75%, 8/1/2021

       15,780,000        14,912,100
           

 

 

 
              67,526,949
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 0.2%

         
 

Media — 0.2%

         
e,i  

Altice France S.A., 7.375%, 5/1/2026

       14,840,000        14,135,100
e,i  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes Sarl, 5.50%, 3/1/2028

       10,000,000        9,562,500
 

Time Warner Cable, LLC 8.75%, 2/14/2019

       14,000,000        14,660,028
           

 

 

 
              38,357,628
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 0.2%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 0.1%

         
e  

Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.375%, 8/1/2022

       10,000,000        10,000,000
e  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. 8.375%, 8/15/2022

       6,500,000        6,613,750
 

Internet Software & Services — 0.1%

         
d,f  

YAHOO, Inc. 6.65%, 8/10/2026

       6,281,540        6,872,005
           

 

 

 
              23,485,755
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.6%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3%

         
i  

Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V. (Guaranty: Deutsche Telekom AG) 8.75%, 6/15/2030

       26,150,000        37,037,690
e,i  

Digicel Ltd., 6.00%, 4/15/2021

       51,737,000        48,568,109
 

Qwest Corp., 6.75%, 12/1/2021

       9,000,000        9,648,792
i  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Guaranty: Telefonica S.A. 7.045%, 6/20/2036

       85,390,000        108,325,916
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

         
e,i  

Millicom International Cellular S.A. 6.00%, 3/15/2025

       28,423,000        29,240,161
e,i  

VEON Holdings B.V. (Guaranty: Vimpel-Communications PJSC) 7.504%, 3/1/2022

       8,735,000        9,674,013
           

 

 

 
              242,494,681
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 0.3%

         
 

Airlines — 0.1%

         
 

American Airlines 2013-2 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.95%, 7/15/2024

       3,716,248        3,864,898
e,i  

Guanay Finance Ltd., 6.00%, 12/15/2020

       9,045,845        9,229,870
 

US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1 Class A, 6.25%, 10/22/2024

       1,741,099        1,877,601
 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2%

         
e  

Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/2025

       25,000,000        26,812,500
           

 

 

 
              41,784,869
           

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 0.2%

         
 

Electric Utilities — 0.1%

         
 

Ameren Illinois Co. 9.75%, 11/15/2018

       5,000,000        5,207,613
 

Arizona Public Service Co. 8.75%, 3/1/2019

       6,500,000        6,848,440
 

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC 6.00%, 5/1/2018

       8,000,000        8,020,480
 

Gas Utilities — 0.1%

         
 

Sempra Energy 9.80%, 2/15/2019

       7,750,000        8,205,356
           

 

 

 
              28,281,889
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $941,687,609)

            1,029,076,132
           

 

 

 

 

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           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 0.1%          
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 0.1%

         
 

Consumer Finance — 0.1%

         
 

EZCORP, Inc., 2.125%, 6/15/2019

     $ 6,733,000      $ 7,079,110
           

 

 

 
              7,079,110
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $6,563,920)

            7,079,110
           

 

 

 
 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.0%

         
 

San Bernardino County Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, 8.45%, 9/1/2030

       2,555,000        2,805,390
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $2,510,405)

            2,805,390
           

 

 

 
 

OTHER GOVERNMENT — 0.0%

         
 

Brazilian Government International Bond (BRL) 12.50%, 1/5/2022

       20,000,000        7,056,839
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL OTHER GOVERNMENT (Cost $12,655,324)

            7,056,839
           

 

 

 
  LOAN PARTICIPATIONS — 0.5%          
 

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.2%

         
 

Professional Services — 0.2%

         
m  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 7.052% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.75%), 11/3/2023

       14,319,079        14,430,482
 

RGIS Services, LLC

         
m  

9.343% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.50%), 3/31/2023

       4,609,981        4,252,707
m  

9.377% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.50%), 3/31/2023

       6,005,639        5,540,202
m  

9.953% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.50%), 3/31/2023

       1,060,126        977,966
           

 

 

 
              25,201,357
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 0.0%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

         
d,k  

Malamute Energy, Inc., 1.50%, 11/22/2022

       213,447        213,447
           

 

 

 
              213,447
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 0.1%

         
 

Media — 0.1%

         
m  

ABG Intermediate Holdings, 10.052% (LIBOR 3 Month + 7.75%), 9/29/2025

       15,000,000        15,168,750
           

 

 

 
              15,168,750
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 0.0%

         
 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

         
 

Office Depot, Inc.

         
m  

8.594% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.00%), 11/8/2022

       750,000        762,188
m  

8.711% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.00%), 11/8/2022

       3,300,000        3,353,625
m  

9.125% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.00%), 11/8/2022

       337,500        342,984
           

 

 

 
              4,458,797
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 0.1%

         
 

Internet Software & Services — 0.1%

         
m  

CareerBuilder, LLC, 9.052% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.75%), 7/26/2023

       9,750,000        9,701,250
           

 

 

 
              9,701,250
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 0.1%

         
 

Airlines — 0.1%

         
a,c,d,i  

OS Two, LLC, 12.00%, 12/15/2020

       4,254,414        2,148,479
c,d,m  

Wheels Up Partners, LLC 8.506% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.50%), 8/17/2025

       13,192,174        12,928,330
           

 

 

 
              15,076,809
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATIONS (Cost $70,203,319)

            69,820,410
           

 

 

 

 

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           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.1%          
b  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       16,174,648      $ 161,746,474
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $161,746,474)

            161,746,474
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5% (Cost $13,023,853,339)           $ 15,277,532,949
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 0.5%             82,107,437
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 15,359,640,386
           

 

 

 

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS TO BUY OR SELL AT MARCH 31, 2018

CONTRACT

DESCRIPTION

  CONTRACT
PARTY*
   BUY/SELL    CONTRACT
AMOUNT
   CONTRACT
VALUE DATE
  

VALUE

USD

   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
   UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION

Great Britain Pound

      SSB        Sell        548,854,900        4/10/2018        770,236,705      $      $ (22,449,346 )

Great Britain Pound

      SSB        Sell        26,126,900        4/10/2018        36,665,241               (108,483 )

Great Britain Pound

      SSB        Buy        60,994,200        4/10/2018        85,596,342        1,430,140       

Swiss Franc

      SSB        Sell        207,779,900        4/23/2018        217,678,697        6,836,571       

Swiss Franc

      SSB        Buy        25,851,500        4/23/2018        27,083,086               (603,332 )

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

      SSB        Sell        2,809,507,100        4/25/2018        447,533,310               (11,491,110 )

Korean Won

      SSB        Sell        202,561,600,000        5/8/2018        190,267,915               (2,905,179 )

Euro

      SSB        Sell        1,984,699,300        5/15/2018        2,449,212,258        20,428,469       

Thailand Baht

      BBH        Sell        1,478,091,900        5/16/2018        47,336,230               (141,495 )
                            

 

 

 

Total

                             $       28,695,180      $       (37,698,945)  
                            

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

                                  $ (9,003,765 )
                                 

 

 

 

 

* Counterparties include State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”).

Footnote Legend

a Non-income producing.
b Investment in Affiliates.
c Illiquid Security.
d Security currently fair valued by the Valuation and Pricing Committee using procedures approved by the Trustees’ Audit Committee.
e Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are restricted but liquid and may only be resold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities in the Fund’s portfolio was $485,480,347, representing 3.16% of the Fund’s net assets.
f Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are restricted and illiquid. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities in the Fund’s portfolio was $45,154,622, representing 0.29% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information is as follows:

 

144A/RESTRICTED & ILLIQUID SECURITIES   ACQUISITION
DATE
   COST    MARKET VALUE    PERCENTAGE OF
NET ASSETS

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08%, 4/21/2020

      6/30/2010      $       15,937,500      $       16,874,942        0.1 %

First Tennessee Bank N.A. 3.75%

      3/17/2005        11,968,750        9,360,000        0.1

Fairway Outdoor Funding, LLC, 8.835%, 10/15/2042

      10/19/2012        7,000,000        7,325,123        0.0

JPR Royalty Sub, LLC, 14.00%, 9/01/2020

      3/01/2011        5,000,000        2,500,000        0.0

Northwind Holdings, LLC, 2.786%, 12/01/2037

      1/29/2010        1,421,327        1,552,381        0.0

Linc USA GP / Linc Energy Finance USA, Inc., 9.625%, 10/31/2017

      8/08/2014        16,148,704        670,171        0.0

YAHOO, Inc. 6.65%, 8/10/2026

      8/04/2009        5,579,107        6,872,005        0.1

 

g Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
h Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2018.
i Yankee bond denominated in U.S. dollars and is issued in the U.S. by foreign banks and corporations.
j Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.
k Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at March 31, 2018.

 

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l Bond in default.
m The stated coupon rate represents the greater of the LIBOR or the LIBOR floor rate plus a spread at March 31, 2018.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ADR      American Depositary Receipt
ARM      Adjustable Rate Mortgage
BRL      Denominated in Brazilian Real
CMO      Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rates
MFA      Mortgage Finance Authority
SPV      Special Purpose Vehicle

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (Note 3)

 

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $12,339,667,225)

  $       14,637,320,515  

Non-controlled affiliated issuers (cost $684,186,114)

    640,212,434  

Cash

    13,296,314  

Cash denominated in foreign currency (cost $11,351,509)

    11,381,415  

Cash segregated as collateral on securities sold short

    3,300,000  

Receivable for investments sold

    87,144,432  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    46,719,295  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    28,695,180  

Dividends receivable

    49,932,863  

Dividend and interest reclaim receivable

    44,099,179  

Interest receivable

    20,382,968  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    184,382  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    15,582,668,977  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    108,710,009  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    44,554,467  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    37,698,945  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    14,468,373  

Deferred taxes payable (Note 2)

    1,447,001  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    7,809,743  

Dividends payable

    8,340,053  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    223,028,591  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 15,359,640,386  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

  $ (20,770,868

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    2,244,607,414  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (1,024,179,438

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    14,159,983,278  
 

 

 

 
  $ 15,359,640,386  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($3,140,758,169 applicable to 148,113,358 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.21  

Maximum sales charge, 4.50% of offering price

    1.00  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 22.21  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($4,323,340,542 applicable to 204,051,443 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.19  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($7,598,507,173 applicable to 355,765,633 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.36  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($56,112,041 applicable to 2,646,614 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.20  
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($35,602,972 applicable to 1,677,025 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.23  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($61,591,238 applicable to 2,885,439 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.35  
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($143,728,251 applicable to 6,751,567 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.29  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividend income

 

Non-affiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $21,503,427)

  $       272,377,716  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer

    26,374,378  

Interest income (net of premium amortized of $419,643)

    45,489,858  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

    344,241,952  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    55,027,851  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    1,841,114  

Class C Shares

    2,549,808  

Class I Shares

    2,372,185  

Class R3 Shares

    34,475  

Class R4 Shares

    22,740  

Class R5 Shares

    23,372  

Class R6 Shares

    16,317  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    4,119,077  

Class C Shares

    22,817,523  

Class R3 Shares

    153,586  

Class R4 Shares

    50,546  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    1,364,983  

Class C Shares

    1,802,660  

Class I Shares

    2,804,843  

Class R3 Shares

    82,766  

Class R4 Shares

    86,485  

Class R5 Shares

    124,223  

Class R6 Shares

    1,091  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    11,997  

Class C Shares

    11,449  

Class I Shares

    15,831  

Class R3 Shares

    6,666  

Class R4 Shares

    6,532  

Class R5 Shares

    7,764  

Class R6 Shares

    7,688  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    1,630,090  

Professional fees

    197,690  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    363,405  

Other expenses

    481,135  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    98,035,892  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (543,583
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    97,492,309  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 246,749,643  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Operations Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments (net of realized capital gain taxes paid of $56,851)

  $ 120,484,161  

Non-controlled affiliated issuers

    (2,191,245

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

          (175,970,328

Foreign currency transactions

    (1,198,630
 

 

 

 
    (58,876,042
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

 

Non-affiliated issuers investments (net of change in deferred taxes payable of $207,484)

    (8,672,042

Non-controlled affiliated issuers

    (65,099,291

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    26,126,778  

Foreign currency translations

    379,881  
 

 

 

 
    (47,264,674
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

    (106,140,716
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 140,608,927  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 246,749,643        $ 713,438,685

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward currency contracts, foreign currency transactions and capital gain taxes

         (58,876,042 )          74,956,744

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, forward currency contracts, foreign currency translations and deferred taxes

         (47,264,674 )          1,146,112,414
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         140,608,927          1,934,507,843

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (71,446,760 )          (145,807,664 )

Class C Shares

         (82,719,916 )          (169,819,712 )

Class I Shares

         (181,751,896 )          (326,276,247 )

Class R3 Shares

         (1,238,296 )          (2,817,410 )

Class R4 Shares

         (842,108 )          (1,773,997 )

Class R5 Shares

         (1,823,541 )          (3,754,769 )

Class R6 Shares**

         (1,155,150 )          (418,446 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (194,520,075 )          (684,365,525 )

Class C Shares

         (298,081,257 )          (1,070,786,197 )

Class I Shares

         (104,043,986 )          282,343,203

Class R3 Shares

         (10,903,973 )          (16,459,277 )

Class R4 Shares

         (8,099,211 )          (5,515,961 )

Class R5 Shares

         (30,078,118 )          (1,790,155 )

Class R6 Shares**

         108,252,310          35,727,882
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

         (737,843,050 )          (177,006,432 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         16,097,483,436          16,274,489,868
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           15,359,640,386        $           16,097,483,436
      

 

 

 

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       $ (20,770,868 )        $ 73,457,156

 

* Unaudited.

 

** Class R6 Shares commenced operations on April 10, 2017.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund’s primary investment goal is to provide a level of current income which exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally, and which will generally grow, subject to periodic fluctuations, over the years on a per share basis. The Fund’s secondary investment goal is long-term capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers seven classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, Institutional Class (“Class I”), and Retirement Classes (“Class R3”, “Class R4”, “Class R5”, and “Class R6”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I and Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, (iv) Class R3 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear both a service fee and distribution fee, (v) Class R4 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear a service fee, (vi) Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, and (vii) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain income from foreign investments is recognized as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

Unfunded Loan Commitments: The Fund has entered into a loan commitment with Malamute Energy, Inc., of which at March 31, 2018, $213,447 of the $625,489 par commitment had been funded. The maturity date is November 22, 2022.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Foreign Currency Translation: Portfolio investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign investments, it will customarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transactions. The values of such spot contracts are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on investments held. Such changes are included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise due to purchases and sales of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       13,023,853,339
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      2,906,098,083

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (652,418,473 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 2,253,679,610
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis late-year specified ordinary losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $7,868,551. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $93,840,885. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $796,043,865 (of which $324,683,523 are short-term and $471,360,342 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire.

Foreign Withholding Taxes: The Fund is subject to foreign tax withholding imposed by certain foreign countries in which the Fund may invest. Withholding taxes are incurred on certain foreign dividends and are accrued at the time the dividend is recognized based on applicable foreign tax laws. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld, in view of various considerations, including recent decisions rendered by the courts in those and other jurisdictions. The Fund would expect to record a receivable for such a reclaim based on a variety of factors, including assessment of a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, the jurisdiction’s administrative practices and payment history, and industry convention. To date the Fund has recorded no such receivable because there is limited precedent for collecting such prior year reclaims and the likelihood of collection remains uncertain.

Deferred Foreign Capital Gain Taxes: The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on net realized gains of securities of certain foreign countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized gains on these investments as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on a United States securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date. Investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date. Portfolio investments reported by NASDAQ are valued at the official closing price on the valuation date. If an investment is traded on more than one exchange, the investment is considered traded on the exchange that is normally the primary market for that investment. Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last price or the closing price of the investment on the exchange that is normally the primary market for the investment, as of the close of the exchange preceding the Fund’s valuation date. Foreign investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

In any case when a market quotation is not readily available for a portfolio investment ordinarily valued by market quotation, the Committee calculates a fair value for the investment using alternative methods approved by the Audit Committee. A market quotation is not readily available when the primary market or exchange for the investment is not open for the entire scheduled day of trading. Market quotations for an investment also may not be readily available if developments after the most recent close of the investment’s primary exchange or market, but prior to the close of business on any Fund business day, or an unusual event or significant period of time occurring since the availability of a market quotation, create a serious question concerning the reliability of the most recent market quotation available for the investment. In particular, on days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign equity investments held by the Fund may be valued using alternative methods. The Committee customarily obtains valuations in these instances from pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee. Pricing service providers ordinarily calculate valuations using multi-factor models to adjust market prices based upon various inputs, including exchange data, depository receipt prices, futures, index data and other data.

Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3

Assets

               

Investments in Securities*

               

Corporate Bonds

    $ 1,029,076,132     $     $ 1,021,533,956     $ 7,542,176

Convertible Bonds

      7,079,110             7,079,110      

Asset Backed Securities

      48,872,872             47,320,491       1,552,381

Common Stock(a)

      13,890,969,984       13,824,447,580       66,391,794       130,610

Preferred Stock(a)

      60,105,738       2,734,800       36,809,942       20,560,996

Loan Participations

      69,820,410             54,530,154       15,290,256

Municipal Bonds

      2,805,390             2,805,390      

Other Government

      7,056,839             7,056,839      

Short Term Investment

      161,746,474       161,746,474            
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 15,277,532,949     $ 13,988,928,854     $ 1,243,527,676     $ 45,076,419 (b)

Other Financial Instruments**

               

Forward Currency Contracts

    $ 28,695,180     $     $ 28,695,180     $

Spot Currency

      178,315       178,315            
   

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

    $ 28,873,495     $ 178,315     $ 28,695,180     $

Liabilities

               

Other Financial Instruments**

               

Forward Currency Contracts

    $ (37,698,945 )     $     $ (37,698,945 )     $

Spot Currency

      (213,595 )       (213,595 )            
   

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

    $ (37,912,540 )     $ (213,595 )     $ (37,698,945 )     $

 

(a) At March 31, 2018, industry classifications for Common Stock and Preferred Stock in level 2 and Level 3 consist of $9,360,000 in Banks, $66,391,794 in Capital Goods, $20,691,606 in Energy, $10,575,000 in Miscellaneous, and $16,874,942 Telecommunication Services.

 

(b) In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, the following table displays a summary of the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used to value portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments for the period ended at March 31, 2018:

 

* See Schedule of Investments for a summary of the industry exposure as grouped according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

 

** Other Financial Instruments include investments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, which may include futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

 

      FAIR VALUE AT
MARCH 31,2018
     VALUATION
TECHNIQUE(S)
   UNOBSERVABLE
INPUT
   RANGE
(WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

Common Stock

   $ 130,610      Discount to valuation    Fair valued by the Committee due to halt in trading and lack of information and liquidity    $10.50/(N/A)

Preferred Stock

     20,560,996      Unadjusted broker quote    Unadjusted broker quote    $9.49/(N/A)

Asset-Backed Securities

     1,552,381      Discounted cash flows    Third party vendor projection of discounted cash flows    5.7%/(N/A)

Corporate Bond

     670,171      Discount to valuation    Fair valued by the Committee due to halt in trading and lack of information and liquidity    $4.15/(N/A)
       6,872,005      Discounted cash flows    Third party vendor projection of discounted cash flows    4.1%-5.0%/(N/A)

Loan Participations

     15,076,809      Discounted cash flows    Third party vendor projection of discounted cash flows    9.5%-25.0%/(9.26%)
       213,447      Discount to valuation    Fair valued by the Committee due to halt in trading and lack of information and liquidity    $100.00/(N/A)

Total

   $         45,076,419           

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels 1 and 2 for the six months ended March 31, 2018, other than when the Fund exceeded market volatility thresholds for foreign equity investments during the period.

A rollforward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

     PREFERRED
STOCK
   ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
   COMMON
STOCK
   CORPORATE
BONDS
   LOAN
PARTICIPATIONS
   TOTAL(e)

Beginning Balance 9/30/2017

    $ 13,782,716      $ 1,774,019      $ 130,610      $ 7,999,393      $ 17,155,748      $ 40,842,486

Accrued Discounts (Premiums)

             5,474               28,604        7,257        41,335

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(a)

             32,353               25,653        4,723        62,729

Gross Purchases

      20,922,456                             806        20,923,262

Gross Sales

      (14,142,462 )        (262,500 )               (215,997 )        (695,090 )        (15,316,049 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(b)(c)

      (1,714 )        3,035               (295,477 )        (1,183,188 )        (1,477,344 )

Transfers into Level 3(d)

                                        

Transfers out of Level 3(d)

                                        
   

 

 

 

Ending Balance 3/31/2018

    $ 20,560,996      $ 1,552,381      $ 130,610      $ 7,542,176      $ 15,290,256      $ 45,076,419

 

(a) Amount of net realized gain (loss) from investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(b) Amount of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(c) The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned at March 31, 2018, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs, was $(1,477,344). This is included within net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Fund’s the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(d) Transfers into or out of Level 3 were out of or into Level 2, and were due to changes in other significant observable inputs available during the six months ended March 31, 2018. Transfers into or out of Level 3 are based on the beginning market value of the period in which they occurred.

 

(e) Level 3 investments represent 0.29% of total net assets at the six months ended March 31, 2018. Significant fluctuations of the unobservable inputs applied to portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments could be expected to increase or decrease the fair value of these portfolio securities.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.875 %

Next $500 million

       0.825

Next $500 million

       0.775

Next $500 million

       0.725

Over $2 billion

       0.675

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.691% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $157,703 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $36,558 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I or Class R5 shares. Class R6 shares are not subject to a service plan. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C and Class R3 shares, under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C and Class R3 shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .75 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, and an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R3 shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $412,030 for Class C shares, $40,812 for Class R3 shares, $30,855 for Class R4 shares, $52,363 for Class R5 shares, and $7,523 for Class R6 shares.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 1.06%.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

FUND

  MARKET VALUE
9/30/17
  PURCHASES
AT COST
  SALES
PROCEEDS
  REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
  CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
  MARKET VALUE
3/31/18
  DIVIDEND
INCOME
  ROC
ADJUSTMENT

Apollo Investment Corp.

    $ 151,528,000     $     $ (2,322,272 )     $ (2,191,245 )     $ (17,791,598 )     $ 127,201,774     $ 7,375,223     $ (2,021,111 )

MFA Financial, Inc.

      295,388,523       3,468,400                   (41,179,186 )       257,677,737       13,588,061      

Solar Capital Ltd.

      99,714,956                         (6,128,507 )       93,586,449       3,732,399      

Thornburg Capital

                               

Management Fund

      274,117,324       1,330,325,668       (1,442,696,518 )                   161,746,474       1,678,695      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $ 820,748,803     $ 1,333,794,068     $ (1,445,018,790 )     $ (2,191,245 )     $ (65,099,291 )     $ 640,212,434     $ 26,374,378     $ (2,021,111 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    5,907,472        $ 128,673,582          14,566,252        $ 298,469,059  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    3,143,634          67,536,520          6,515,771          134,786,562  

Shares repurchased

    (17,937,431        (390,730,177        (54,700,491        (1,117,621,146
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (8,886,325      $ (194,520,075        (33,618,468      $ (684,365,525
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    4,531,896        $ 98,662,527          9,304,338        $ 189,891,258  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    3,566,697          76,653,192          7,239,895          149,671,164  

Shares repurchased

    (21,798,637        (473,396,976        (69,148,037        (1,410,348,619
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (13,700,044      $ (298,081,257        (52,603,804      $ (1,070,786,197
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    34,253,908        $ 750,710,195          84,715,252        $ 1,745,294,495  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    7,370,310          159,413,038          13,469,392          281,043,982  

Shares repurchased

    (46,352,844        (1,014,167,219        (84,709,982        (1,743,995,274
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (4,728,626      $ (104,043,986        13,474,662        $ 282,343,203  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares

                

Shares sold

    143,028        $ 3,100,731          633,260        $ 12,952,555  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    52,829          1,135,963          119,475          2,470,331  

Shares repurchased

    (695,509        (15,140,667        (1,551,779        (31,882,163
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (499,652      $ (10,903,973        (799,044      $ (16,459,277
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class R4 Shares

                

Shares sold

    171,686        $ 3,737,075          552,681        $ 11,378,772  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    25,837          556,887          54,770          1,134,615  

Shares repurchased

    (567,922        (12,393,173        (875,534        (18,029,348
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (370,399      $ (8,099,211        (268,083      $ (5,515,961
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares

                

Shares sold

    328,676        $ 7,161,892          1,192,147        $ 24,606,916  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    78,720          1,707,987          165,956          3,460,075  

Shares repurchased

    (1,761,540        (38,947,997        (1,455,231        (29,857,146
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (1,354,144      $ (30,078,118        (97,128      $ (1,790,155
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares*

                

Shares sold

    5,158,515        $       110,836,439          1,698,497        $       35,467,321  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    50,042          1,073,089          17,998          386,382  

Shares repurchased

    (167,590        (3,657,218        (5,895        (125,821
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    5,040,967        $ 108,252,310          1,710,600        $ 35,727,882  
 

 

 

 

 

* The effective date of this class of shares was April 10, 2017.

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government obligations) of $2,616,162,793 and $3,289,173,497, respectively.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

The Fund may use a variety of derivative financial instruments to hedge or adjust the risks affecting its investment portfolio or to enhance investment returns. Provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815-10-50 (“ASC 815”) require certain disclosures. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of the use of derivative instruments by the Fund and how these derivatives affect the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Fund. The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments under ASC 815. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund’s principal exposure to derivative financial instruments of the type addressed by ASC 815 was investment in foreign exchange contracts. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at a specified rate of exchange at an agreed upon future date. Foreign exchange contracts involve risks to the Fund, including the risk that a contract’s counterparty will not meet its obligations to the Fund, the risk that a change in a contract’s value may not correlate perfectly with the currency the contract was intended to track, and the risk that the Fund’s Advisor is unable to correctly implement its strategy in using a contract. In any such instance, the Fund may not achieve the intended benefit of entering into a contract, and may experience a loss.

The Fund entered into forward currency contracts during the six months ended March 31, 2018 in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, with the objective of purchasing foreign investments or with the intent of reducing the risk to the value of the Fund’s foreign investments from adverse changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. In each case these contracts have been initiated in conjunction with foreign investment transactions.

These contracts are accounted for by the Fund under ASC 815. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on outstanding contracts are reported in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as measured by the difference between the forward exchange rates at the reporting date and the forward exchange rates at each contract’s inception date. Net realized gain (loss) on contracts closed during the period, and changes in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding contracts are recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

The monthly average value of open sell currency contracts for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was $4,225,537,059. Open buy currency contracts are entered into for the purpose of closing open sell currency contracts and the values are dependent upon the values of the open sell currency contracts to which they relate.

The outstanding forward currency contracts table located in the Schedule of Investments which were entered into with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), were entered into pursuant to an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreement. Outstanding forward currency contracts which were entered into with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) were entered into pursuant to a written agreement with BBH. In the event of a default or termination under the ISDA Master Agreement with SSB or the agreement with BBH, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all outstanding forward currency contracts between the parties and to net any payment amounts under those contracts, resulting in a single net amount payable by one party to the other.

Because the ISDA Master Agreement with SSB and the agreement with BBH does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and liabilities in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities unless there has been an event of default or termination event under such agreements, the Fund does not net its outstanding forward currency contracts for the purpose of disclosure in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Instead the Fund recognizes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those forward currency contracts on a gross basis in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the outstanding forward currency contracts recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities at March 31, 2018 is disclosed in the following table:

 

FAIR VALUES OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018

 
ASSET DERIVATIVES   BALANCE SHEET LOCATION      FAIR VALUE  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Assets - Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts      $       28,695,180  

FAIR VALUES OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018

 
LIABILITY DERIVATIVES   BALANCE SHEET LOCATION      FAIR VALUE  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Liabilities - Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts      $ (37,698,945

The Fund receives or posts cash collateral in connection with its currency forward contracts for non-deliverable currencies. The Fund does not currently receive or post cash collateral in connection with its currency forward contracts for deliverable currencies. The net amounts of the Fund’s assets and liabilities which are attributable to deliverable currency contracts at March 31, 2018 can be determined by offsetting the dollar amounts shown in the preceding table. Based on those amounts, the net amount of the Fund’s liabilities which is attributable to its outstanding forward currency contracts at March 31, 2018 is $8,862,270 attributable to the Fund’s contracts with SSB, and the net amount of the Fund’s liabilities which is attributable to those contracts at that date is $141,495 attributable to the Fund’s contracts with BBH. The Fund’s forward currency contracts are valued each day, and the net amounts of the Fund’s assets and liabilities which are attributable to those contracts are expected to vary over time.

The net realized gain (loss) from forward currency contracts and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding forward currency contracts recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018 are disclosed in the following tables:

 

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $           (175,970,328)        $       (175,970,328)  
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018
 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $       26,126,778        $ 26,126,778  

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, market and economic risk, risks affecting specific issuers, the risks associated with investments in small- and mid-cap companies, credit risk, interest rate risk, high-yield risk, prepayment risk, foreign investment and developing country risks, liquidity risk, and real estate investment trust risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |   March 31, 2018

 

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         

UNLESS OTHERWISE

NOTED, PERIODS ARE

FISCAL YEARS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30,

 

NET ASSET

VALUE,

BEGINNING OF

PERIOD

  

NET

INVESTMENT

INCOME

(LOSS)+

  

NET REALIZED &

UNREALIZED GAIN

(LOSS) ON

INVESTMENTS

  

TOTAL FROM

INVESTMENT

OPERATIONS

  

DIVIDENDS

FROM NET

INVESTMENT

INCOME

  

DIVIDENDS

FROM NET

REALIZED

GAINS

  

TOTAL

DIVIDENDS

  

NET ASSET

VALUE,

END OF PERIOD

CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $       21.50        0.34        (0.16 )        0.18        (0.47 )               (0.47 )      $       21.21

2017(b)

    $ 19.82        0.92        1.61        2.53        (0.85 )               (0.85 )      $ 21.50

2016(b)

    $ 19.07        0.93        0.62        1.55        (0.80 )               (0.80 )      $ 19.82

2015(b)

    $ 21.38        0.85        (2.34 )        (1.49 )        (0.82 )               (0.82 )      $ 19.07

2014(b)

    $ 20.13        1.10        1.13        2.23        (0.98 )               (0.98 )      $ 21.38

2013(b)

    $ 18.90        1.03        1.27        2.30        (1.07 )               (1.07 )      $ 20.13
CLASS C SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 21.48        0.26        (0.16 )        0.10        (0.39 )               (0.39 )      $ 21.19

2017

    $ 19.81        0.78        1.60        2.38        (0.71 )               (0.71 )      $ 21.48

2016

    $ 19.06        0.79        0.62        1.41        (0.66 )               (0.66 )      $ 19.81

2015

    $ 21.37        0.70        (2.34 )        (1.64 )        (0.67 )               (0.67 )      $ 19.06

2014

    $ 20.13        0.94        1.13        2.07        (0.83 )               (0.83 )      $ 21.37

2013

    $ 18.89        0.89        1.28        2.17        (0.93 )               (0.93 )      $ 20.13
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 21.65        0.38        (0.16 )        0.22        (0.51 )               (0.51 )      $ 21.36

2017

    $ 19.97        1.02        1.59        2.61        (0.93 )               (0.93 )      $ 21.65

2016

    $ 19.21        1.00        0.62        1.62        (0.86 )               (0.86 )      $ 19.97

2015

    $ 21.53        0.93        (2.35 )        (1.42 )        (0.90 )               (0.90 )      $ 19.21

2014

    $ 20.27        1.16        1.15        2.31        (1.05 )               (1.05 )      $ 21.53

2013

    $ 19.03        1.10        1.28        2.38        (1.14 )               (1.14 )      $ 20.27
CLASS R3 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 21.49        0.30        (0.15 )        0.15        (0.44 )               (0.44 )      $ 21.20

2017

    $ 19.82        0.87        1.59        2.46        (0.79 )               (0.79 )      $ 21.49

2016

    $ 19.07        0.87        0.62        1.49        (0.74 )               (0.74 )      $ 19.82

2015

    $ 21.37        0.78        (2.32 )        (1.54 )        (0.76 )               (0.76 )      $ 19.07

2014

    $ 20.13        1.03        1.12        2.15        (0.91 )               (0.91 )      $ 21.37

2013

    $ 18.89        0.97        1.28        2.25        (1.01 )               (1.01 )      $ 20.13
CLASS R4 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 21.52        0.32        (0.16 )        0.16        (0.45 )               (0.45 )      $ 21.23

2017

    $ 19.85        0.89        1.59        2.48        (0.81 )               (0.81 )      $ 21.52

2016

    $ 19.10        0.89        0.62        1.51        (0.76 )               (0.76 )      $ 19.85

2015

    $ 21.42        0.81        (2.35 )        (1.54 )        (0.78 )               (0.78 )      $ 19.10

2014

    $ 20.17        1.04        1.16        2.20        (0.95 )               (0.95 )      $ 21.42

2013

    $ 18.93        0.99        1.29        2.28        (1.04 )               (1.04 )      $ 20.17
CLASS R5 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 21.64        0.36        (0.16 )        0.20        (0.49 )               (0.49 )      $ 21.35

2017

    $ 19.95        0.98        1.61        2.59        (0.90 )               (0.90 )      $ 21.64

2016

    $ 19.20        0.98        0.62        1.60        (0.85 )               (0.85 )      $ 19.95

2015

    $ 21.52        0.90        (2.35 )        (1.45 )        (0.87 )               (0.87 )      $ 19.20

2014

    $ 20.26        1.10        1.19        2.29        (1.03 )               (1.03 )      $ 21.52

2013

    $ 19.01        1.07        1.30        2.37        (1.12 )               (1.12 )      $ 20.26
CLASS R6 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 21.58        0.46        (0.24 )        0.22        (0.51 )               (0.51 )      $ 21.29

2017(e)

    $ 20.55        0.44        1.12        1.56        (0.53 )               (0.53 )      $ 21.58

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Effective date of this class of shares was April 10, 2017.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  3.14 (d)       1.17 (d)       1.17 (d)       1.17 (d)         0.82        16.62      $       3,140,758  
  4.52        1.19        1.19        1.19          13.01        37.37      $ 3,374,895  
  4.82        1.18        1.18        1.18          8.35        42.81      $ 3,778,863  
  4.02        1.17        1.17        1.17          (7.27      47.71      $ 4,257,943  
  5.21        1.18        1.18        1.18          11.19        38.81      $ 4,588,033  
  5.26        1.18        1.18        1.18          12.51        46.14      $ 4,281,060  
                   
  2.41 (d)       1.90 (d)       1.90 (d)       1.92 (d)         0.46        16.62      $ 4,323,341  
  3.80        1.90        1.90        1.93          12.19        37.37      $ 4,677,322  
  4.11        1.90        1.90        1.93          7.59        42.81      $ 5,356,153  
  3.30        1.90        1.90        1.92          (7.93      47.71      $ 5,906,206  
  4.44        1.90        1.90        1.93          10.36        38.81      $ 6,266,270  
  4.55        1.90        1.90        1.94          11.78        46.14      $ 5,160,706  
                   
  3.47 (d)       0.86 (d)       0.86 (d)       0.86 (d)         0.99        16.62      $ 7,598,507  
  4.93        0.86        0.86        0.86          13.30        37.37      $ 7,804,930  
  5.15        0.86        0.86        0.86          8.71        42.81      $ 6,928,783  
  4.35        0.85        0.85        0.85          (6.94      47.71      $ 7,472,344  
  5.45        0.86        0.86        0.86          11.54        38.81      $ 7,454,275  
  5.58        0.85        0.85        0.85          12.94        46.14      $ 5,567,617  
                   
  2.79 (d)       1.49 (d)       1.49 (d)       1.63 (d)         0.66        16.62      $ 56,112  
  4.24        1.47        1.47        1.56          12.63        37.37      $ 67,623  
  4.53        1.50        1.50        1.59          8.01        42.81      $ 78,188  
  3.70        1.50        1.50        1.55          (7.52      47.71      $ 79,834  
  4.84        1.49        1.49        1.55          10.80        38.81      $ 83,670  
  4.96        1.49        1.49        1.70          12.23        46.14      $ 61,334  
                   
  2.91 (d)       1.39 (d)       1.39 (d)       1.55 (d)         0.72        16.62      $ 35,603  
  4.35        1.40        1.40        1.51          12.72        37.37      $ 44,069  
  4.63        1.40        1.40        1.48          8.12        42.81      $ 45,968  
  3.81        1.40        1.40        1.46          (7.48      47.71      $ 42,392  
  4.88        1.35        1.35        1.40          11.00        38.81      $ 39,890  
  5.05        1.37        1.37        1.41          12.35        46.14      $ 24,906  
                   
  3.30 (d)       0.98 (d)       0.98 (d)       1.11 (d)         0.92        16.62      $ 61,591  
  4.76        0.99        0.99        1.09          13.22        37.37      $ 91,735  
  5.08        0.99        0.99        1.07          8.52        42.81      $ 86,535  
  4.23        0.98        0.98        1.07          (7.06      47.71      $ 78,945  
  5.15        0.99        0.99        1.10          11.40        38.81      $ 64,748  
  5.37        0.99        0.98        1.05          12.80        46.14      $ 39,985  
                   
  4.26 (d)       0.80 (d)       0.80 (d)       0.83 (d)         1.01        16.62      $ 143,728  
  4.37 (d)       0.80 (d)       0.80 (d)       1.09 (d)         7.65        37.37      $ 36,909  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING  PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,008.20     $ 5.86

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.10     $ 5.89
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,004.60     $ 9.50

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.46     $ 9.55
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,009.90     $ 4.31

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.64     $ 4.33
CLASS R3 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,006.60     $ 7.45

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.50     $ 7.49
CLASS R4 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.20     $ 6.96

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.00     $ 6.99
CLASS R5 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,009.20     $ 4.91

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.04     $ 4.94
CLASS R6 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.10     $ 4.01

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.94     $ 4.03

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 1.17%; C: 1.90%; I: 0.86%; R3: 1.49%; R4: 1.39%; R5: 0.98%; R6: 0.80%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH1075


 

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March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

GLOBAL

OPPORTUNTITIES

FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders.

    4  

Performance Summary

    7  

Fund Summary

    8  

Schedule of Investments

    9  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    12  

Statement of Operations

    14  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    16  

Notes to Financial Statements

    17  

Financial Highlights

    26  

Expense Example

    28  

Other Information

    29  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    30  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   THOAX          885-215-343  
Class C   THOCX          885-215-335  
Class I   THOIX          885-215-327  
Class R3   THORX          885-215-145  
Class R4   THOVX          885-215-137  
Class R5   THOFX          885-215-129  
Class R6   THOGX          885-216-655  

Class I, R3, R4, R5, and R6 shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes.

 

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Additional risks may be associated with investments outside the United States, especially in emerging markets, including currency fluctuations, illiquidity, volatility, and political and economic risks. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

Funds invested in a smaller number of holdings may expose an investor to greater volatility.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

May 8, 2018

Dear Shareholder:

This letter reviews the results of Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund’s investment activities for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. We will also comment on the overall investment landscape. Recall that Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund seeks capital appreciation from a portfolio of typically 30–40 equity investments from around the world. We believe the structure of the Fund—built on our core investment principles of flexibility, focus, and value—gives us a durable framework for value-added investing.

Following a stretch of strong results since the summer of 2016, the Fund’s performance over the past several months was not satisfying. In the six months ended March 31, 2018, Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund produced a total return of negative 2.68% (I shares). The net asset value (NAV) per Class I share decreased 3.0%, from $31.06 to $30.13, and the Fund paid an income distribution in December 2017 of $0.102 per Class I share. The Fund’s performance for this semi-annual period lagged the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) return of 4.71%. We were particularly challenged by certain individual stock holdings, discussed below, in November 2017 and March 2018.

We remain focused on executing our investment process, which has produced constructive results over the long term. From its inception on July 28, 2006 through March 31, 2018, Global Opportunities Fund has outperformed the ACWI by an average margin of over four percentage points per year, resulting in a total cumulative return since inception of 212.54% (Class I shares) versus 97.11% for the ACWI. As of March 31, 2018, your Fund’s Class A and I shares rank in the top 1% of Morningstar World Large Stock funds for the time period starting August 2006 (based on total returns without sales charge, among 431 funds).

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800.847.0200.

There is no sales charge for Class I shares. The total annual fund operating expense of Class I shares is 1.01%, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in a net expense ratio of 0.99% for Class I shares.

 
Table 1   |   Morningstar World Large Stock Category Rankings as of 3/31/2018

 

    RANKINGS
     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE INCEP.

A Shares

      92%       94%       16%       20%       1%

I Shares

      91%       92%       14%       11%       1%

# of Funds

      873       717       591       340       431

Source: Morningstar

Percentile rankings are based on total returns, without sales charge.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Table I displays your Fund’s ranking over various periods by performance percentile relative to the Morningstar World Large Stock category (lower numbers represent higher ranking). Performance data for various measurement periods are included on page 7 of this report.

After the steady price appreciation and calm of 2017, the early months of 2018 featured significant volatility—recessionary fears, trade conflicts, and political uncertainty all played a role. Global equities were marked down by approximately $5 trillion in early February, and the first quarter of 2018 was the first time in the past eight quarters that the ACWI index showed a negative return. However, major equity indices returns were positive in U.S. dollars for the six months ended March 31, 2018. Currency was a key component of results for U.S.-based investors, as the U.S. Dollar Index weakened 3.3% over this time compared to other major currencies.

Technology was the strongest performing sector in the index, nearly tripling the index’s total return. The consumer discretionary sector was the second best performer, led by a small handful of names including Amazon.com. The telecommunications and utilities sectors had negative returns, reflecting in part their steady, low-growth (i.e. bond-like) qualities as the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose from 2.33% to 2.74% in the six months ended March 31.

Regarding Thornburg Global Opportunities portfolio, ten stocks contributed at least 25 basis points (0.25%) to overall Fund performance during the semi-annual period, while 11 subtracted at least 25 basis points. Contribution to overall Fund performance takes into account both position size and return on the investment.

Our investments in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and real estate sectors significantly hampered the performance of the Fund for the period. Significant detractors included telecom group Altice NV; Brazilian food giant BRF S.A.; U.S. REIT Colony NorthStar; and the German pharmaceutical leader Bayer AG. In November Altice announced third-quarter results, which were surprisingly[1] soft and revealed a deceleration in operating momentum in Altice’s French and Portuguese markets. This was exacerbated by relatively high debt levels and weak demand for stocks in European telecoms. Colony NorthStar was a frustrating

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

holding; we were attracted to this diversified real estate company based in part on its valuation (priced at a discount to net asset value), cost savings opportunity, and stated plan to swiftly streamline its portfolio. However, the company’s progress fell well short of our expectations and we sold our shares to focus elsewhere. German pharmaceutical concern Bayer AG was hampered by a delay in its pending acquisition of agricultural science leader Monsanto; the shares have recovered somewhat as of this writing.

Significant positive contributors to your Fund’s performance were European low-cost airlines easyJet and Ryanair; casino companies Galaxy Entertainment and Wynn Resorts; and U.S. onshore drilling rig operator Helmerich & Payne.

European airlines easyJet and Ryanair are both enjoying cyclical improvement in their markets following the industry’s oversupplied conditions of 2015 and 2016. Passenger growth for each company has been in the mid-single digit area recently. Ryanair is also making strides this year toward additional network expansion, including new routes serving cities in Germany and Ukraine. Helmerich & Payne was buoyed by rising oil prices and correspondingly higher activity levels of customers; we sold HP as the shares rose more than 50% since last September. Galaxy Entertainment appears poised to gain from the opening of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau bridge and improved rail access from mainland China.

During the period we made an important new investment in Facebook—the shares dropped sharply in March following controversy over how the tech giant handles users’ privacy, but recovered subsequently when the company reported robust first quarter results. Thus far Facebook’s profits are derived predominantly from the United States, which is home to about 10% of its users [see chart below]. We note that trust in Facebook has suffered due to the privacy scandal, while user engagement and revenue from advertisers seem resilient. “Desktop, mobile, and app usage has remained steady and well

within the expected range,” reported SimilarWeb, a firm that tracks internet audiences. We will monitor this closely.

 

Facebook     Daily Active Users by Region (in millions) as of December 31, 2017

 

LOGO

Thornburg, Facebook, Inc. (10K filing)

Note: For purposes of reporting DAUs by geographic region, Europe includes all users in Russia and Turkey and Rest of World includes all users in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.

With a portfolio of 30-40 stocks, Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund’s portfolio construction has always differed from the benchmark, which includes nearly 2,500 constituents. The Fund continues to look different today, with the following top sector weightings on March 31, 2018: technology (20.4% portfolio weighting), financials (17.4%), industrials (15.7%), consumer discretionary (10.4%), and materials (9.0%). The average expected 2018 price-to-earnings multiple for companies owned by the Fund stood at 14.7x versus 15.3x for the MSCI All Country World Index, while the price to book is 1.7x, compared to 2.2x for the index. Relative to the index, your Fund is overweight Europe and Asia, but has no direct exposure to Japan. Firms located in emerging market countries currently constitute about 12% of the portfolio. The Fund’s largest geographic exposures are shown in the table below:

 

Table 2   |   Largest Geographic Weightings

 

COUNTRY   WEIGHTING AS OF
3/31/2018
United States       37.3%  
Netherlands       12.1%  
Hong Kong       8.7%  
United Kingdom       7.9%  
Spain       6.4%  

As a percent of the equity holdings. Holdings are classified by country of risk as determined by MSCI and Bloomberg.

Investors are ratcheting up debates about the future direction of the major economies and potential policy actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Trump administration. Trade conflicts, asset prices, and Brexit uncertainty are also in focus. Importantly, overall global consumer spending is growing in 2018, along with industrial production and the global population. These trends continue to support a rotation of

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

investor preferences from defensive debt and equity to more economically sensitive assets. The U.S. Federal Reserve has stepped up the pace of Federal funds target rate hikes, and other major central banks around the world continue to pursue easy monetary conditions, which suppress interest rates. This calendar year should be the first in three years that the net supply of sovereign bonds, after central bank purchases, is positive.

We recognize that this was an unsatisfying six-month period, and we are working to improve the outcomes. In this effort we remain intent on adapting to market conditions and executing our investment process, which has produced favorable results over the long term. It’s important to reiterate that our strategy for Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund is founded on fundamental analysis of individual businesses, not over-reliance on macroeconomic forecasts. We have managed the Fund this way through a wide variety of macroeconomic settings since its inception in 2006.

Thank you for investing alongside us in Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund. Remember that you can review

descriptions of many of the stocks in your portfolio at www.thornburg.com/global.

Best wishes for a great summer.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO   LOGO

Brian McMahon

Portfolio Manager

Chief Investment Officer

and Managing Director

 

W. Vinson Walden, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

[1] Recall that we have invested with Altice companies since 2013, and previously had a successful investment with the French subsidiary, known as SFR. Altice announced a EUR1 billion share buyback in August 2017 and privatized SFR in September.
 

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 7/28/06)

                   

Without sales charge

      7.25%       4.13%       11.11%       7.17%       9.76%

With sales charge

      2.44%       2.54%       10.09%       6.68%       9.33%

Class C Shares (Incep: 7/28/06)

                   

Without sales charge

      6.42%       3.36%       10.27%       6.35%       8.92%

With sales charge

      5.42%       3.36%       10.27%       6.35%       8.92%

Class I Shares (Incep: 7/28/06)

      7.59%       4.49%       11.54%       7.65%       10.25%

Class R3 Shares (Incep: 2/1/08)

      7.03%       3.95%       10.96%       7.09%       6.44%

Class R4 Shares (Incep: 2/1/08)

      7.11%       4.05%       11.05%       7.19%       6.53%

Class R5 Shares (Incep: 2/1/08)

      7.55%       4.48%       11.51%       7.65%       6.99%

Class R6 Shares (Incep: 4/10/17)

      -       -       -       -       7.10%

MSCI AC World Index (Since 7/28/06)

      14.85%       8.12%       9.20%       5.57%       5.99%

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 4.50%. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I, R3, R4, R5 and R6 shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before fee waivers and expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.29%; C shares, 2.04%; I shares, 1.01%; R3 shares, 1.93%; R4 shares, 1.61%; R5 shares, 1.19% and R6, 1.25%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: I shares, 0.99%; R3 shares, 1.50%; R4 shares, 1.40%; R5 shares, 0.99%, and R6 shares, 0.85%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

 

 

Glossary

 

The MSCI All Country (AC) World Index is a market capitalization weighted index that is representative of the market structure of 47 developed and emerging market countries in North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Pacific Rim. The index is calculated with net dividends reinvested in U.S. dollars.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

P/E – Price/Earnings ratio (P/E ratio) is a valuation ratio of a company’s current share price compared to its per-share earnings. P/E equals a company’s market value per share divided by earnings per share. Forecasted P/E is not intended to be a forecast of the fund’s future performance.

Price/Book ratio (P/B ratio) – A ratio used to compare a stock’s market value to its book value. It is calculated by dividing the current closing price of the stock by the latest quarter’s book value per share.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and debt securities of all types from issuers around the world.

The Fund pursues its investment goals by investing primarily in a broad range of equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts, other equity trusts, and partnership interests. The Fund may invest in any stock or other equity security which the investment advisor believes may assist the Fund in pursuing its goals, including smaller companies with market capitalizations of less than $500 million. The Fund may also invest in debt obligations of any kind.

ASSET STRUCTURE

 

 

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MARKET CAPITALIZATION EXPOSURE

 

 

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TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

Aena SME S.A.        6.0%  
Alphabet, Inc.        5.7%  
T-Mobile US, Inc.        5.0%  
Ryanair Holdings plc        4.9%  
easyJet plc        4.9%  
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.        4.5%  
Facebook, Inc.        4.3%  
Citigroup, Inc.        4.2%  
Reliance Industries Ltd.        4.2%  
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.        3.9%  

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

SECTOR EXPOSURE

 

Information Technology        20.5%  
Financials        17.5%  
Industrials        15.8%  
Consumer Discretionary        10.4%  
Materials        9.0%  
Telecommunication Services        7.6%  
Energy        4.2%  
Real Estate        3.9%  
Health Care        2.9%  
Consumer Staples        2.6%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities        5.6%  

TOP TEN INDUSTRY GROUPS

 

Transportation        15.8%  
Software & Services        14.2%  
Banks        9.2%  
Materials        9.0%  
Telecommunication Services        7.6%  
Technology Hardware & Equipment        6.3%  
Consumer Services        4.5%  
Diversified Financials        4.5%  
Energy        4.2%  
Real Estate        3.9%  

COUNTRY EXPOSURE*

(percent of equity holdings)

 

United States        37.3%  
Netherlands        12.1%  
Hong Kong        8.7%  
United Kingdom        7.9%  
Spain        6.3%  
Ireland        5.2%  
China        4.5%  
India        4.4%  
South Korea        4.2%  
Germany        3.0%  
France        2.9%  
Australia        2.8%  
Switzerland        0.7%  

 

* Holdings are classified by country of risk as determined by MSCI and Bloomberg.
 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  COMMON STOCK — 94.4%          
 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS — 0.2%

         
 

Auto Components — 0.2%

         
 

Delphi Technologies plc

       85,406      $ 4,069,596
           

 

 

 
              4,069,596
           

 

 

 
 

BANKS — 9.2%

         
 

Banks — 9.2%

         
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

       869,775        64,394,799
 

Citigroup, Inc.

       1,477,731        99,746,843
 

ING Groep N.V.

       3,257,752        54,916,449
           

 

 

 
                 219,058,091
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL — 2.5%

         
 

Household Durables — 2.5%

         
 

Barratt Developments plc

       8,121,125        60,433,481
           

 

 

 
              60,433,481
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 4.5%

         
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.5%

         
 

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

       11,734,001        106,527,981
           

 

 

 
              106,527,981
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 4.5%

         
 

Capital Markets — 0.7%

         
 

UBS Group AG

       875,012        15,372,203
 

Consumer Finance — 3.8%

         
 

Capital One Financial Corp.

       947,508        90,790,217
           

 

 

 
              106,162,420
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 4.2%

         
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.2%

         
 

Reliance Industries Ltd.

       7,331,800        99,103,747
           

 

 

 
              99,103,747
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 2.6%

         
 

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.6%

         
 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

       964,342        63,135,471
           

 

 

 
              63,135,471
           

 

 

 
 

INSURANCE — 3.8%

         
 

Insurance — 3.8%

         
 

NN Group N.V.

       2,023,563        89,735,725
           

 

 

 
              89,735,725
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 9.0%

         
 

Chemicals — 6.4%

         
 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

       2,024,981        76,402,533
a  

OCI N.V.

       3,247,950        74,953,215
 

Metals & Mining — 2.6%

         
 

Mineral Resources Ltd.

       4,791,315        62,522,661
           

 

 

 
              213,878,409
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 3.2%

         
 

Media — 3.2%

         
a  

Altice N.V. Class A

       6,231,706        51,358,929
a  

Altice USA, Inc. Class A

       1,322,451        24,438,895
           

 

 

 
              75,797,824
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 2.9%

         
 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.9%

         
 

Bayer AG

       605,927      $ 68,435,199
           

 

 

 
              68,435,199
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 3.9%

         
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.2%

         
 

Colony NorthStar, Inc. Class A

       845,350        4,750,867
 

Real Estate Management & Development — 3.7%

         
 

New World Development Co. Ltd.

       61,976,396        87,498,132
           

 

 

 
              92,248,999
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 14.2%

         
 

Internet Software & Services — 14.2%

         
a  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

       130,918        135,780,295
a  

Baidu, Inc. Sponored ADR

       389,473        86,926,479
a  

Facebook, Inc. Class A

       635,044        101,473,680
a  

iQIYI, Inc. ADR

       845,090        13,141,149
           

 

 

 
              337,321,603
           

 

 

 
 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT — 6.3%

         
 

Communications Equipment — 2.3%

         
a  

EchoStar Corp. Class A

       1,042,709        55,023,754
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.0%

         
 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

       40,680        93,580,411
           

 

 

 
              148,604,165
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 7.6%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.6%

         
a  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.

       1,835,994        62,717,555
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 5.0%

         
a  

T-Mobile US, Inc.

       1,922,471        117,347,630
           

 

 

 
              180,065,185
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 15.8%

         
 

Airlines — 9.8%

         
 

easyJet plc

       5,161,172        116,183,900
a  

Ryanair Holdings plc Sponored ADR

       946,508        116,278,508
 

Transportation Infrastructure — 6.0%

         
 

Aena SME S.A.

       707,453        142,454,924
           

 

 

 
              374,917,332
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $1,808,742,480)

            2,239,495,228
           

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.2%          
b  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       14,703,317        147,033,174
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $147,033,174)

            147,033,174
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.6% (Cost $1,955,775,654)           $ 2,386,528,402
  LIABILITIES NET OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.6)%             (15,069,762 )
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 2,371,458,640
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS TO BUY OR SELL AT MARCH 31, 2018
CONTRACT
DESCRIPTION
  CONTRACT
PARTY*
   BUY/SELL    CONTRACT
AMOUNT
   CONTRACT
VALUE DATE
   VALUE
USD
   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
   UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION

Great Britain Pound

      SSB        Sell        87,174,600        4/10/2018        122,336,663      $      $ (3,565,629 )

Great Britain Pound

      SSB        Sell        1,529,300        4/10/2018        2,146,146               (6,350 )

Swiss Franc

      SSB        Sell        8,500,700        4/23/2018        8,905,680        279,698       

Australian Dollar

      BBH        Sell        46,059,800        4/30/2018        35,376,438        1,778,621       

Euro

      SSB        Sell        275,974,500        5/15/2018        340,565,509        2,840,600       
                            

 

 

 

Total

                             $       4,898,919      $       (3,571,979
                            

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

                             $ 1,326,940     
                            

 

 

 

* Counterparties include State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”).

Footnote Legend

a Non-income producing.
b Investment in Affiliates.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ADR      American Depositary Receipt

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (Note 3)

 

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $1,808,742,480)

  $       2,239,495,228  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer (cost $147,033,174)

    147,033,174  

Cash denominated in foreign currency (cost $3)

    3  

Receivable for investments sold

    7,253,025  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    16,037,655  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    4,898,919  

Dividends receivable

    2,904,772  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    106,878  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    2,417,729,654  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    15,211,075  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    17,682,625  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    3,571,979  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    2,156,584  

Deferred taxes payable (Note 2)

    6,974,809  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    673,750  

Dividends payable

    192  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    46,271,014  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 2,371,458,640  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Distribution in excess of net investment income

  $ (1,257,842

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    425,110,963  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (94,868,385

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    2,042,473,904  
 

 

 

 
  $ 2,371,458,640  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($ 390,689,820 applicable to 13,010,784 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 30.03  

Maximum sales charge, 4.50% of offering price

    1.42  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 31.45  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($ 345,894,785 applicable to 11,966,373 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 28.91  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 1,476,706,891 applicable to 49,010,926 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 30.13  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 9,994,360 applicable to 336,560 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 29.70  
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 25,955,541 applicable to 872,936 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 29.73  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 78,956,109 applicable to 2,617,992 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 30.16  
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 43,261,134 applicable to 1,431,045 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 30.23  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividend income

 

Non-affiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $214,317)

  $ 17,688,367  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer

    1,327,120  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

    19,015,487  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    9,768,062  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    243,106  

Class C Shares

    210,213  

Class I Shares

    480,795  

Class R3 Shares

    6,461  

Class R4 Shares

    15,161  

Class R5 Shares

    24,771  

Class R6 Shares

    2,541  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    542,945  

Class C Shares

    1,881,689  

Class R3 Shares

    28,848  

Class R4 Shares

    33,946  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    229,377  

Class C Shares

    212,796  

Class I Shares

    608,100  

Class R3 Shares

    19,062  

Class R4 Shares

    49,236  

Class R5 Shares

    93,698  

Class R6 Shares

    272  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    7,761  

Class C Shares

    8,120  

Class I Shares

    14,010  

Class R3 Shares

    6,312  

Class R4 Shares

    6,418  

Class R5 Shares

    6,386  

Class R6 Shares

    7,904  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    216,626  

Professional fees

    52,027  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    57,660  

Other expenses

    75,141  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

          14,909,444  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (104,234
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    14,805,210  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 4,210,277  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Operations, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

  $ 50,751,357  

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    (18,118,960

Foreign currency transactions

    35,979  
 

 

 

 
    32,668,376  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments (net of change in deferred taxes payable of $ 3,298,698)

    (108,777,777

Forward currency contracts (Note 7)

    4,760,901  

Foreign currency translations

    5,939  
 

 

 

 
    (104,010,937
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

    (71,342,561
 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (67,132,284
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 4,210,277        $ 11,219,780

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward currency contracts and foreign currency transactions

         32,668,376          93,133,977

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, forward currency contracts, foreign currency translations and deferred taxes

         (104,010,937 )          352,999,183
      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         (67,132,284 )          457,352,940

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

         (1,042,666 )          (1,462,031 )

Class C Shares

         (214,888 )          (156,914 )

Class I Shares

         (5,175,786 )          (8,363,693 )

Class R3 Shares

         (21,199 )          (28,856 )

Class R4 Shares

         (52,807 )          (80,474 )

Class R5 Shares

         (248,810 )          (464,031 )

Class R6 Shares**

         (10,671 )          (1,432 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         (40,619,968 )          (91,022,880 )

Class C Shares

         (22,913,823 )          (56,935,405 )

Class I Shares

         9,256,854          260,846,687

Class R3 Shares

         (1,750,663 )          (975,984 )

Class R4 Shares

         (1,278,798 )          1,367,163

Class R5 Shares

         722,716          5,598,085

Class R6 Shares**

         42,934,114          1,554,205
      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

         (87,548,679 )          567,227,380

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         2,459,007,319          1,891,779,939
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           2,371,458,640        $           2,459,007,319
      

 

 

 

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       $ (1,257,842 )        $ 1,298,708

* Unaudited.

** Class R6 Shares commenced operations on April 10, 2017.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and debt securities of all types from issuers around the world.

The Fund currently offers seven classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, Institutional Class (“Class I”), and Retirement Classes (“Class R3”, “Class R4”, “Class R5”, and “Class R6”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I and Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, (iv) Class R3 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear both a service fee and distribution fee, (v) Class R4 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but bear a service fee, (vi) Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, and (vii) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain income from foreign investments is recognized as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Foreign Currency Translation: Portfolio investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign investments, it will customarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transactions. The values of such spot contracts are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on investments held. Such changes are included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise due to purchases and sales of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       1,955,775,654
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      561,133,937

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (130,381,189 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 430,752,748
   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis late-year specified ordinary losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $273,926. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $6,411,773. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $58,578,031 (of which $58,578,031 are short-term and $0 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire, but are required to be utilized to offset future gains prior to the utilization of losses generated prior to October 1, 2011.

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $65,016,060 generated prior to October 1, 2011 which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are utilized, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards expire September 30, 2018.

Foreign Withholding Taxes: The Fund is subject to foreign tax withholding imposed by certain foreign countries in which the Fund may invest. Withholding taxes are incurred on certain foreign dividends and are accrued at the time the dividend is recognized based on applicable foreign tax laws. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld, in view of various considerations, including recent decisions rendered by the courts in those and other jurisdictions. The Fund would expect to record a receivable for such a reclaim based on a variety of factors, including assessment of a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, the jurisdiction’s administrative practices and payment history, and industry convention. To date the Fund has recorded no such receivable because there is limited precedent for collecting such prior year reclaims and the likelihood of collection remains uncertain.

Deferred Foreign Capital Gain Taxes: The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on net realized gains of securities of certain foreign countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized gains on these investments as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on a United States securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date. Investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date. Portfolio investments reported by NASDAQ are valued at the official closing price on the valuation date. If an investment is traded on more than one exchange, the investment is considered traded on the exchange that is normally the primary market for that investment. Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last price or the closing price of the investment on the exchange that is normally the primary market for the investment, as of the close of the exchange preceding the Fund’s valuation date. Foreign investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

In any case when a market quotation is not readily available for a portfolio investment ordinarily valued by market quotation, the Committee calculates a fair value for the investment using alternative methods approved by the Audit Committee. A market quotation is not readily available when the primary market or exchange for the investment is not open for the entire scheduled day of trading. Market quotations for an investment also may not be readily available if developments after the most recent close of the investment’s primary exchange or market, but prior to the close of business on any Fund business day, or an unusual event or significant period of time occurring since the availability of a market quotation, create a serious question concerning the reliability of the most recent market quotation available for the investment. In particular, on days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign equity investments held by the Fund may be valued using alternative methods. The Committee customarily obtains valuations in these instances from pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee. Pricing service providers ordinarily calculate valuations using multi-factor models to adjust market prices based upon various inputs, including exchange data, depository receipt prices, futures, index data and other data.

Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Quotations for foreign investments expressed in foreign currency amounts are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using a foreign exchange quotation from a third party service provider at the time of valuation. Foreign investments held by the Fund may be traded on days and at times when the Fund is not open for business. Consequently, the value of Fund investments may be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or sell Fund shares. Futures contracts and other financial and derivative instruments traded on an exchange are valued at the latest published price for the instrument on its primary exchange. Listed options are valued at the last bid price.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

On days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign securities for which valuations are obtained from pricing service providers are fair valued. On these days, the foreign securities are characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy and revert to Level 1 after the threshold is no longer exceeded.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL   LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3

Assets

                

Investments in Securities

                

Common Stock

    $ 2,239,495,228     $ 2,239,495,228      $     $           –

Short Term Investment

      147,033,174       147,033,174             
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 2,386,528,402     $ 2,386,528,402      $     $

Other Financial Instruments**

                

Forward Currency Contracts

    $ 4,898,919     $      $ 4,898,919     $

Spot Currency

      544       544             
   

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

    $ 4,899,463     $ 544      $ 4,898,919     $

Liabilities

                

Other Financial Instruments**

                

Forward Currency Contracts

    $ (3,571,979 )     $      $ (3,571,979 )     $

 

** Other Financial Instruments include investments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, which may include futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018, other than when the Fund exceeded market volatility thresholds for foreign equity investments during the period.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

Management Fee Schedule
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $ 500 million

       0.875 %

Next $ 500 million

       0.825

Next $ 500 million

       0.775

Next $ 500 million

       0.725

Over $ 2 billion

       0.675

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.774% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund   |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Administration Fee Schedule
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $34,538 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $7,552 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I or Class R5 shares. Class R6 shares are not subject to a service plan. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C and Class R3 shares, under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C and Class R3 shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .75 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, and an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R3 shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $245 for Class I shares, $20,545 for Class R3 shares, $23,974 for Class R4 shares, $49,333 for Class R5 shares, and $10,137 for Class R6 shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 2.17%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

FUND   MARKET VALUE
9/30/17
  PURCHASES
AT COST
  SALES
PROCEEDS
  REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
  CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
  MARKET VALUE
3/31/18
  DIVIDEND
INCOME
  ROC
ADJUSTMENT

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

  $193,583,692     $ 448,952,443     $ (495,502,961 )     $         –     $         –     $ 147,033,174     $ 1,327,120     $         –

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,287,235        $ 40,648,256          3,410,854        $ 96,747,081  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    31,011          981,179          49,429          1,369,463  

Shares repurchased

    (2,589,904        (82,249,403        (6,971,985        (189,139,424
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (1,271,658      $ (40,619,968        (3,511,702      $ (91,022,880
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    864,803        $ 26,315,315          2,099,252        $ 57,916,957  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    6,530          199,286          5,507          140,551  

Shares repurchased

    (1,621,969        (49,428,424        (4,285,695        (114,992,913
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (750,636      $ (22,913,823        (2,180,936      $ (56,935,405
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    9,491,673        $       300,963,328          20,512,683        $ 586,229,870  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    141,477          4,487,657          253,500          7,177,381  

Shares repurchased

    (9,361,897        (296,194,131        (11,963,671        (332,560,564
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    271,253        $ 9,256,854          8,802,512        $       260,846,687  
 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares

                

Shares sold

    34,635        $ 1,086,302          130,184        $ 3,659,868  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    403          12,620          580          15,790  

Shares repurchased

    (91,797        (2,849,585        (169,108        (4,651,642
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (56,759      $ (1,750,663        (38,344      $ (975,984
 

 

 

 

Class R4 Shares

                

Shares sold

    132,772        $ 4,164,845          515,867        $ 14,451,431  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    1,263          39,602          2,158          59,157  

Shares repurchased

    (175,504        (5,483,245        (471,526        (13,143,425
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (41,469      $ (1,278,798        46,499        $ 1,367,163  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares

                

Shares sold

    293,256        $ 9,322,797          852,553        $ 24,462,244  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    7,656          243,146          16,072          453,093  

Shares repurchased

    (278,260        (8,843,227        (684,444        (19,317,252
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    22,652        $ 722,716          184,181        $ 5,598,085  
 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

   

SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

      

YEAR ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)

 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class R6 Shares*

                

Shares sold

    1,435,946        $ 44,718,055          52,503        $ 1,613,563  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    335          10,671          46          1,432  

Shares repurchased

    (55,823        (1,794,612        (1,962        (60,790
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    1,380,458        $       42,934,114          50,587        $       1,554,205  
 

 

 

 

 

* The effective date of this class of shares was April 10, 2017.

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $606,179,264 and $578,393,810, respectively.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

The Fund may use a variety of derivative financial instruments to hedge or adjust the risks affecting its investment portfolio or to enhance investment returns. Provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815-10-50 (“ASC 815”) require certain disclosures. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of the use of derivative instruments by the Fund and how these derivatives affect the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Fund. The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments under ASC 815. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund’s principal exposure to derivative financial instruments of the type addressed by ASC 815 was investment in foreign exchange contracts. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at a specified rate of exchange at an agreed upon future date. Foreign exchange contracts involve risks to the Fund, including the risk that a contract’s counterparty will not meet its obligations to the Fund, the risk that a change in a contract’s value may not correlate perfectly with the currency the contract was intended to track, and the risk that the Fund’s Advisor is unable to correctly implement its strategy in using a contract. In any such instance, the Fund may not achieve the intended benefit of entering into a contract, and may experience a loss.

The Fund entered into forward currency contracts during the six months ended March 31, 2018 in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, with the objective of purchasing foreign investments or with the intent of reducing the risk to the value of the Fund’s foreign investments from adverse changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. In each case these contracts have been initiated in conjunction with foreign investment transactions. The monthly average value of open forward currency sell contracts for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was $468,755,809.

These contracts are accounted for by the Fund under ASC 815. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on outstanding contracts are reported in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as measured by the difference between the forward exchange rates at the reporting date and the forward exchange rates at each contract’s inception date. Net realized gain (loss) on contracts closed during the period, and changes in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding contracts are recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

The outstanding forward currency contracts table located in the Schedule of Investments which were entered into with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), were entered into pursuant to an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreement. Outstanding forward currency contracts which were entered into with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) were entered into pursuant to a written agreement with BBH. In the event of a default or termination under the ISDA Master Agreement with SSB or the agreement with BBH, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all outstanding forward currency contracts between the parties and to net any payment amounts under those contracts, resulting in a single net amount payable by one party to the other.

Because the ISDA Master Agreement with SSB and the agreement with BBH does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and liabilities in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities unless there has been an event of default or termination event under such agreements, the Fund does not net its outstanding forward currency contracts for the purpose of disclosure in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Instead the Fund recognizes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those forward currency contracts on a gross basis in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the outstanding forward currency contracts recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities at March 31, 2018 is disclosed in the following table:

 

FAIR VALUES OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018  
ASSET DERIVATIVES   BALANCE SHEET LOCATION      FAIR VALUE  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Assets - Unrealized appreciation
on forward currency contracts
     $       4,898,919  
FAIR VALUES OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018  
LIABILITY DERIVATIVES   BALANCE SHEET LOCATION      FAIR VALUE  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Liabilities - Unrealized depreciation
on forward currency contracts
     $ (3,571,979

Because the Fund did not receive or post cash collateral in connection with its currency forward contracts during the period, and because all of the Fund’s outstanding currency forward contracts are with SSB, the net amounts of the Fund’s assets and liabilities which are attributable to those contracts at March 31, 2018 can be determined by offsetting the dollar amounts shown in the preceding table. Based on those amounts, the net amount of the Fund’s assets which is attributable to its outstanding forward currency contracts at March 31, 2018 is $1,778,621 attributable to the Fund’s contracts with BBH, and the net amount of the Fund’s liabilities which is attributable to those contracts at that date is $451,678 attributable to the Fund’s contracts with SSB. The Fund’s forward currency contracts are valued each day, and the net amounts of the Fund’s assets and liabilities which are attributable to those contracts are expected to vary over time.

The net realized gain (loss) from forward currency contracts and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on outstanding forward currency contracts recognized in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018 are disclosed in the following tables:

 

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $       (18,118,960)        $       (18,118,960)  

NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
RECOGNIZED IN INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

 
     TOTAL        FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 4,760,901        $ 4,760,901  

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, market and economic risk, risks affecting specific issuers, liquidity risk, the risks associated with investments in small- and mid-cap companies, non-U.S. issuers (including developing country issuers), real estate investment trusts, credit risk, and interest rate risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         

UNLESS OTHERWISE

NOTED, PERIODS ARE

FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,

  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $     30.98        0.04        (0.92 )        (0.88 )        (0.07 )       


       (0.07 )      $     30.03

2017(b)

    $ 24.90        0.13        6.05        6.18        (0.10 )       


       (0.10 )      $ 30.98

2016(b)

    $ 24.41        0.25        0.38        0.63        (0.14 )       


       (0.14 )      $ 24.90

2015(b)

    $ 23.74        (0.11 )        0.78        0.67              


            $ 24.41

2014(b)

    $ 19.72        (0.03 )        4.13        4.10        (0.08 )       


       (0.08 )      $ 23.74

2013(b)

    $ 15.97        0.11        3.79        3.90        (0.15 )       


       (0.15 )      $ 19.72
CLASS C SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 29.88        (0.08 )        (0.87 )        (0.95 )        (0.02 )       


       (0.02 )      $ 28.91

2017

    $ 24.13        (0.08 )        5.84        5.76        (0.01 )       


       (0.01 )      $ 29.88

2016

    $ 23.70        0.07        0.36        0.43              


            $ 24.13

2015

    $ 23.23        (0.31 )        0.78        0.47              


            $ 23.70

2014

    $ 19.38        (0.20 )        4.07        3.87        (0.02 )       


       (0.02 )      $ 23.23

2013

    $ 15.69        (0.03 )        3.72        3.69              


            $ 19.38
CLASS I SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 31.06        0.09        (0.92 )        (0.83 )        (0.10 )       


       (0.10 )      $ 30.13

2017

    $ 24.96        0.23        6.07        6.30        (0.20 )       


       (0.20 )      $ 31.06

2016

    $ 24.53        0.34        0.37        0.71        (0.28 )       


       (0.28 )      $ 24.96

2015

    $ 23.79        (0.02 )        0.77        0.75        (0.01 )       


       (0.01 )      $ 24.53

2014

    $ 19.74        0.06        4.15        4.21        (0.16 )       


       (0.16 )      $ 23.79

2013

    $ 16.06        0.19        3.80        3.99        (0.31 )       


       (0.31 )      $ 19.74
CLASS R3 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 30.66        (e)        (0.90 )        (0.90 )        (0.06 )       


       (0.06 )      $ 29.70

2017

    $ 24.66        0.08        5.99        6.07        (0.07 )       


       (0.07 )      $ 30.66

2016

    $ 24.18        0.20        0.38        0.58        (0.10 )       


       (0.10 )      $ 24.66

2015

    $ 23.55        (0.15 )        0.78        0.63              


            $ 24.18

2014

    $ 19.55        (0.06 )        4.11        4.05        (0.05 )       


       (0.05 )      $ 23.55

2013

    $ 15.91        0.11        3.74        3.85        (0.21 )       


       (0.21 )      $ 19.55
CLASS R4 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 30.69        (0.01 )        (0.85 )        (0.86 )        (0.10 )       


       (0.10 )      $ 29.73

2017

    $ 24.67        0.11        6.00        6.11        (0.09 )       


       (0.09 )      $ 30.69

2016

    $ 24.22        0.24        0.35        0.59        (0.14 )       


       (0.14 )      $ 24.67

2015

    $ 23.57        (0.13 )        0.78        0.65              


            $ 24.22

2014

    $ 19.59        (0.03 )        4.10        4.07        (0.09 )       


       (0.09 )      $ 23.57

2013

    $ 15.90        0.12        3.76        3.88        (0.19 )       


       (0.19 )      $ 19.59
CLASS R5 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 31.10        0.09        (0.97 )        (0.88 )        (0.06 )       


       (0.06 )      $ 30.16

2017

    $ 24.99        0.22        6.08        6.30        (0.19 )       


       (0.19 )      $ 31.10

2016

    $ 24.55        0.34        0.37        0.71        (0.27 )       


       (0.27 )      $ 24.99

2015

    $ 23.81        (0.03 )        0.78        0.75        (0.01 )       


       (0.01 )      $ 24.55

2014

    $ 19.76        0.06        4.15        4.21        (0.16 )       


       (0.16 )      $ 23.81

2013

    $ 16.07        0.18        3.82        4.00        (0.31 )       


       (0.31 )      $ 19.76
CLASS R6 SHARES                                     

2018(c)

    $ 31.16        (e)        (0.82 )        (0.82 )        (0.11 )       


       (0.11 )      $ 30.23

2017(f)

    $ 28.35        0.11        2.73        2.84        (0.03 )       


       (0.03 )      $ 31.16

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Net investment income (loss) was less than $0.01 per share.
(f) Effective date of this class of shares was April 10, 2017.
(g) Due to the size of net assets and fixed expenses, ratios may appear disproportionate.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  0.23 (d)       1.28 (d)       1.28 (d)       1.28 (d)         (2.84      24.73      $       390,690  
  0.46        1.33        1.33        1.33          24.85        43.70      $ 442,522  
  1.02        1.35        1.35        1.35          2.57        37.11      $ 443,072  
  (0.42      1.32        1.32        1.32          2.82        45.41      $ 550,327  
  (0.15      1.41        1.41        1.41          20.85        60.29      $ 207,227  
  0.60        1.46        1.46        1.46          24.50        66.12      $ 96,855  
                   
  (0.52 )(d)       2.03 (d)       2.03 (d)       2.03 (d)         (3.19      24.73      $ 345,895  
  (0.30      2.08        2.08        2.08          23.88        43.70      $ 380,046  
  0.29        2.09        2.09        2.09          1.81        37.11      $ 359,426  
  (1.20      2.10        2.10        2.10          2.02        45.41      $ 363,615  
  (0.92      2.17        2.17        2.17          19.96        60.29      $ 143,506  
  (0.18      2.22        2.22        2.22          23.52        66.12      $ 87,808  
                   
  0.56 (d)       0.94 (d)       0.94 (d)       0.94 (d)         (2.68      24.73      $ 1,476,707  
  0.80        0.97        0.97        0.98          25.31        43.70      $ 1,514,039  
  1.39        0.99        0.99        0.99          2.91        37.11      $ 996,970  
  (0.08      0.97        0.97        0.98          3.17        45.41      $ 1,285,609  
  0.26        0.99        0.99        1.08          21.39        60.29      $ 453,511  
  1.07        0.99        0.99        1.11          25.08        66.12      $ 249,283  
                   
  0.01 (d)       1.50 (d)       1.50 (d)       1.86 (d)         (2.96      24.73      $ 9,994  
  0.28        1.50        1.50        1.97          24.66        43.70      $ 12,059  
  0.84        1.50        1.50        2.01          2.38        37.11      $ 10,645  
  (0.58      1.50        1.50        2.15          2.68        45.41      $ 8,936  
  (0.26      1.50        1.50        2.59          20.75        60.29      $ 2,182  
  0.60        1.49        1.49        3.41          24.37        66.12      $ 1,653  
                   
  (0.05 )(d)       1.40 (d)       1.40 (d)       1.58 (d)         (2.93      24.73      $ 25,955  
  0.38        1.40        1.40        1.65          24.81        43.70      $ 28,061  
  0.98        1.40        1.40        1.66          2.45        37.11      $ 21,415  
  (0.51      1.40        1.40        1.76          2.76        45.41      $ 13,175  
  (0.14      1.40        1.40        2.23          20.82        60.29      $ 4,462  
  0.68        1.40        1.40        2.76          24.57        66.12      $ 2,161  
                   
  0.57 (d)       0.99 (d)       0.99 (d)       1.11 (d)         (2.73      24.73      $ 78,956  
  0.79        0.99        0.99        1.16          25.29        43.70      $ 80,704  
  1.38        0.99        0.99        1.07          2.91        37.11      $ 60,252  
  (0.11      0.98        0.98        1.02          3.17        45.41      $ 108,654  
  0.26        0.99        0.99        1.10          21.36        60.29      $ 74,212  
  1.03        0.99        0.99        1.15          25.13        66.12      $ 49,023  
                   
  0.01 (d)       0.85 (d)       0.85 (d)       1.16 (d)         (2.65      24.73      $ 43,261  
  0.77 (d)       0.85 (d)       0.85 (d)       13.31 (d)(g)         10.02        43.70      $ 1,576  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 971.60     $ 6.29

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.55     $ 6.44
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 968.10     $ 9.96

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.81     $ 10.20
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 973.20     $ 4.62

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.24     $ 4.73
CLASS R3 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 970.40     $ 7.37

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.45     $ 7.54
CLASS R4 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 970.70     $ 6.88

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.95     $ 7.04
CLASS R5 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 972.70     $ 4.87

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99
CLASS R6 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 973.50     $ 4.18

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.69     $ 4.28

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 1.28%; C: 2.03%; I: 0.94%; R3: 1.50%; R4: 1.40%; R5: 0.99%; R6: 0.85%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH1411


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

DEVELOPING

WORLD FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Developing World Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders

    4  

Performance Summary

    6  

Fund Summary

    7  

Schedule of Investments

    8  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    11  

Statement of Operations

    13  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    14  

Notes to Financial Statements

    15  

Financial Highlights

    24  

Expense Example

    26  

Other Information

    27  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    28  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   THDAX          885-216-408  
Class C   THDCX          885-216-507  
Class I   THDIX          885-216-606  
Class R5   THDRX          885-216-846  
Class R6   TDWRX          885-216-838  

Class I, R5, and R6 shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Additional risks may be associated with investments outside the United States, especially in emerging markets, including currency fluctuations, illiquidity, volatility, and political and economic risks. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

Funds invested in a smaller number of holdings may expose an investor to greater volatility.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 25, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

The last six months were a tale of two halves in global equity markets. The period started with a grind higher that culminated in an almost euphoric turn upward during the month of January. The euphoria quickly wore off and in late January markets began to swoon, with many of the major indices giving back half or more of the gains. A recovery began in February but failed to hold, losing steam again into the end of March.

Every pundit has a different narrative about the increase in volatility and atrophying prices after such strong performance in 2017, when volatility was near-zero. From our perspective, there’s no sole reason, and we think it’s most likely a combination of various headwinds, including higher interest rates, lofty valuations, burgeoning trade conflicts, and weaker economic data. The good news for long-term investors is that, in our opinion, the market became more attractively valued after the recent pull back.

Thornburg Developing World Fund delivered a return of 6.09% (I shares) in the prior six-month period, which trailed the index return of 8.96%. Most of the underperformance occurred during the final few weeks of the period, as several stock-specific issues took a toll, but they have not impacted our view of fundamental value for those holdings.

Major contributors for the period include Sanlam Limited, Tencent Holdings Ltd., Sberbank Russia OJSC, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., and Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

Shares of Sanlam, a South African Insurance company, rose following the election of Cyril Ramaphosa as President of the African National Congress (ANC) during its party Congress in December of 2017. Investors see Ramaphosa as a market-friendly politician with potential to clean up the system following several corruption accusations against former South African President, Jacob Zuma. A more robust outlook for South Africa’s equity market should benefit Sanlam, as several of its businesses generate revenues based on fees tied to the level of assets under management. Furthermore, if political change sparks an economic recovery, Sanlam would likely experience an acceleration in sales of new products.

Tencent continues to report strong growth in its gaming business, which climbed 42% year-over-year in the most recent quarter. In addition, Tencent’s ad revenue once again grew briskly, driven by higher monetization on each ad impression. Tencent continues to invest in its platform, which should keep driving strong return on investment for its advertising customers in the medium to long term.

Sberbank, the leading banking franchise in Russia, reported robust results during the third and fourth quarters of 2017. Accelerating loan growth combined with falling provisions for doubtful accounts is driving strong earnings growth. The

company’s investor day also shed light on Sberbank’s technology leadership. Lastly, with strong returns on equity and high capital levels, Sberbank communicated to shareholders its commitment to a higher dividend payout ratio. We remain constructive on the long-term prospects for the bank.

With the Brazilian economy showing early signs of improvement, investors have become more constructive on the prospects of Itau Unibanco, a leading private sector bank. Better economic growth in an environment of falling inflation and lower interest rates should boost loan demand in Brazil. Itau Unibanco should also recover some of the market share lost to public sector banks in the last five years. Better economic prospects have led to banks taking less loan loss provisions for potentially troubled credits. Like Sberbank, Itau recently made an effort to clarify its capital return policy, which is important as its provision expenses are expected to fall. We are optimistic about the potential that Itau will pay an attractive and growing dividend over the next several years.

Hikvision shares rose as the company benefited from strong growth in its core surveillance camera business, which was at the top end of its guided range in the most recent quarter.

Meanwhile, the company is also realizing increasing margins through a better overseas mix and growth in its “New Solutions” segment, which includes unique machine vision and artificial intelligence applications.

Major detractors for the period include Baidu, Inc., Bharti Infratel Ltd., China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited, Emaar Properties (P.J.S.C.) and Kroton Educacional S.A.

Shares of Baidu, the dominant search engine in China, weakened in the fourth quarter after management’s revenue forecast disappointed investors despite recent progress toward a recovery in the core business. Management subsequently clarified that the business was accelerating on a like-for-like basis. Indeed, results in the fourth quarter of 2017 showed that online advertising revenue growth accelerated for the fourth consecutive quarter. But the shares continued to struggle in the first quarter of this year alongside other technology and internet stocks. We believe the share price offers the core search business at compelling value alongside several potentially valuable options in new fields, such as autonomous driving. The overall thesis continues to track with our expectations.

Bharti Infratel is the largest mobile tower operator in India. The shares have recently come under pressure following the merger or bankruptcy of several of their customers, reducing demand for new tower tenancies in the short term. Despite the short-term demand weakness, we remain optimistic about demand for its services as India has become one of the highest consumers of mobile data in the world, yet still has one of the smallest tower bases.

Shares China Unicom, one of three main mobile operators in China, fell after the Chinese regulator announced new restrictions on pricing with respect to roaming. We think the

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

weakness in the shares has provided an attractive point to add to the position considering the limited impact of the pricing adjustments and the progress it’s making in subscriber growth.

Emaar Properties is a leading real estate developer in Dubai. Its shares detracted from performance in the recent period as they gave back some of the gains from the first half of 2017. Investors anticipated that the initial public offering of Emaar Development, the firm’s domestic real estate development business, would result in a large one-time special dividend being paid to shareholders. While the company did distribute a portion of those gains to minorities, management decided that some of the proceeds would be kept within the company to fund ongoing growth initiatives. Some investors were disappointed and sold the shares. We remain constructive on the growth opportunities for several of Emaar Property’s underlying businesses and see the business as attractively valued. We have used the opportunity to add to the position.

Kroton Educacional is one of the leading private education companies in Brazil. The shares were strong during the middle of 2017 thanks to delivery of an internal cost-cutting program, which helped the firm maintain profitability despite sluggish demand. During that period, we significantly reduced our position. Unfortunately, stubbornly high unemployment during the still nascent economic recovery in Brazil has made it difficult for many students who attend school part time while working to

continue their studies. The recent reports have shown higher than normal dropouts and weak student intake, which have weighed on

the shares. We believe that sellers are confusing cyclical and structural pressures, and that enrollment trends will improve.

Looking forward, volatility is higher but valuations are more attractive after the recent pull back. The economic data have improved over the last few years but softened a bit in the last few months. At this point it’s pretty easy to take the view of either a bear or a bull at a high level. We instead turn our focus on company fundamentals, where we have high conviction in our portfolio and believe that despite recent setbacks, our holdings remain undervalued with a path to success.

As always, we appreciate the opportunity to invest alongside you in the Thornburg Developing World Fund.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Ben Kirby, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

LOGO

Charlie Wilson, PhD

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 12/16/09)

               

Without sales charge

      24.14%       6.06%       3.46%       7.20%

With sales charge

      18.57%       4.44%       2.51%       6.61%

Class C Shares (Incep: 12/16/09)

               

Without sales charge

      23.21%       5.26%       2.67%       6.44%

With sales charge

      22.21%       5.26%       2.67%       6.44%

Class I Shares (Incep: 12/16/09)

      24.63%       6.52%       3.89%       7.73%

Class R5 Shares (Incep: 2/1/13)

      24.66%       6.54%       3.88%       4.51%

Class R6 Shares (Incep: 2/1/13)

      24.79%       6.64%       3.98%       4.62%

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Since 12/16/09)

      24.93%       8.81%       4.99%       4.70%

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains as well as applicable sales charges. Class A shares are sold with a maximum sales charge of 4.50%. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I, R5 and R6 shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before any fee waivers or expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 1.56%; C shares, 2.30%; I shares, 1.23%; R5 shares, 1.80%; R6 shares, 1.16%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: I shares, 1.09%; R5 shares, 1.09%; R6 shares, 0.99%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

 

 

 

Glossary

 

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consists of the following 24 emerging market country indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.

 

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities and debt obligations of developing country issuers. A developing country issuer is a company or sovereign entity that is domiciled or otherwise tied economically to one or more developing countries. The Fund expects that investments in the Fund’s portfolio normally will be weighted in favor of equity securities.

MARKET CAPITALIZATION EXPOSURE

 

 

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BASKET STRUCTURE

 

 

LOGO

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.        6.1%  
Tencent Holdings Ltd.        4.7%  
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H        3.5%  
Unilever N.V.        3.3%  
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.        3.3%  
ICICI Bank Ltd.        3.3%  
Reliance Industries Ltd.        2.9%  
British American Tobacco plc        2.9%  
HDFC Bank Ltd.        2.9%  
Baidu, Inc.        2.8%  

SECTOR EXPOSURE

 

Information Technology        29.9%  
Financials        26.0%  
Consumer Discretionary        7.7%  
Consumer Staples        7.4%  
Energy        6.9%  
Telecommunication Services        5.6%  
Real Estate        4.0%  
Materials        3.7%  
Health Care        2.3%  
Industrials        1.3%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities        5.2%  

TOP TEN INDUSTRY GROUPS

 

Banks        20.5%  
Software & Services        18.0%  
Energy        6.9%  
Technology Hardware & Equipment        6.3%  
Consumer Services        5.8%  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment        5.6%  
Telecommunication Services        5.6%  
Insurance        4.3%  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco        4.1%  
Real Estate        4.0%  

COUNTRY EXPOSURE*

(percent of equity holdings)

 

China        31.8%  
India        10.9%  
United Kingdom        8.2%  
United States        7.2%  
Brazil        6.3%  
Mexico        5.6%  
Russian Federation        5.2%  
South Korea        4.7%  
Switzerland        3.9%  
Hong Kong        3.7%  
South Africa        2.8%  
Taiwan        2.3%  
United Arab Emirates        2.0%  
Argentina        1.6%  
Indonesia        1.5%  
Philippines        1.2%  
Canada        1.1%  

 

* Holdings are classified by country of risk as determined by MSCI and Bloomberg.
 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  COMMON STOCK — 94.8%  
 

BANKS — 20.5%

         
 

Banks — 20.5%

         
 

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

       8,998,010      $ 15,228,156
 

BBVA Banco Frances S.A. ADR

       730,819        16,669,981
 

Citigroup, Inc.

       213,439        14,407,133
 

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de C.V.

       3,573,926        21,675,527
 

HDFC Bank Ltd.

       609,301        18,020,714
 

HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR

       130,292        12,868,941
 

ICICI Bank Ltd. Sponored ADR

       3,957,172        35,020,972
 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

       44,165,428        37,873,044
 

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR

       1,700,466        26,527,270
 

Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR

       1,189,679        22,187,513
           

 

 

 
                220,479,251
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 5.8%

         
 

Diversified Consumer Services — 3.0%

         
 

Kroton Educacional S.A.

       4,167,910        17,169,297
 

TAL Education Group ADR

       396,323        14,699,620
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.8%

         
 

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

       1,330,720        12,081,038
 

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

       446,989        18,550,044
           

 

 

 
              62,499,999
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 1.2%

         
 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.2%

         
 

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

       555,710        12,450,290
           

 

 

 
              12,450,290
           

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 6.9%

         
 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.7%

         
 

Halliburton Co.

       626,089        29,388,617
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.2%

         
 

LUKOIL PJSC Sponored ADR

       200,981        13,911,905
 

Reliance Industries Ltd.

       2,307,986        31,196,986
           

 

 

 
              74,497,508
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 4.1%

         
 

Tobacco — 4.1%

         
 

British American Tobacco plc Sponsored ADR

       539,951        31,149,773
 

KT&G Corp.

       140,653        13,195,703
           

 

 

 
              44,345,476
           

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 3.3%

         
 

Personal Products — 3.3%

         
 

Unilever N.V.

       634,336        35,770,207
           

 

 

 
              35,770,207
           

 

 

 
 

INSURANCE — 4.3%

         
 

Insurance — 4.3%

         
 

AIA Group Ltd.

       2,994,893        25,338,570
 

Sanlam Ltd.

       2,851,522        20,545,651
           

 

 

 
              45,884,221
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 3.7%

         
 

Metals & Mining — 3.7%

         
 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

       775,865        10,894,087
 

Glencore plc

       3,370,247        16,729,288
 

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B Class B

       3,677,923        12,271,882
           

 

 

 
              39,895,257
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 0.7%

         
 

Media — 0.7%

         
 

Naspers Ltd. Class N

       32,409        7,916,515
           

 

 

 
              7,916,515
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 2.3%

         
 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%

         
a,b,c  

China Animal Healthcare Ltd.

       35,787,582      $ 1,459,201
 

Novartis AG Sponored ADR

       282,225        22,817,891
           

 

 

 
              24,277,092
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 4.0%

         
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.1%

         
 

Fibra Uno Administracion S.A. de C.V.

       15,049,063        22,681,206
 

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.9%

         
 

Emaar Properties PJSC

       13,073,756        20,644,365
           

 

 

 
              43,325,571
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 1.2%

         
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.2%

         
c  

Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR

       277,209        12,923,484
           

 

 

 
              12,923,484
           

 

 

 
 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 5.6%

         
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.6%

         
 

ams AG

       158,548        16,561,300
 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

       369,799        20,490,563
 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

       2,790,506        23,352,316
           

 

 

 
              60,404,179
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 18.0%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 1.9%

         
 

Cielo S.A.

       3,302,977        20,699,569
 

Internet Software & Services — 16.1%

         
c  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR

       356,190        65,375,113
c  

Baidu, Inc. Sponored ADR

       134,361        29,988,032
c  

Facebook, Inc. Class A

       59,460        9,501,113
 

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

       964,693        50,347,949
c  

Yandex N.V. Class A

       438,101        17,283,084
           

 

 

 
              193,194,860
           

 

 

 
 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT — 6.3%

         
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.0%

         
 

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd. Class A

       2,604,153        17,176,971
 

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

       857,767        15,836,909
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.3%

         
 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

       15,309        35,216,876
           

 

 

 
              68,230,756
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 5.6%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.5%

         
 

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

       2,777,808        14,278,378
c  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

       18,242,052        23,011,323
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.1%

         
 

China Mobile Ltd.

       2,493,966        22,864,096
           

 

 

 
              60,153,797
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 1.3%

         
 

Transportation Infrastructure — 1.3%

         
 

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd. Class A

       1,890,357        14,304,544
           

 

 

 
              14,304,544
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $834,011,128)

            1,020,553,007
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.6%          
d  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       4,944,975      $ 49,449,755
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $49,449,755)

            49,449,755
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.4% (Cost $883,460,883)           $ 1,070,002,762
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 0.6%             6,377,133
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 1,076,379,895
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Illiquid Security.
b Security currently fair valued by the Valuation and Pricing Committee using procedures approved by the Trustees’ Audit Committee.
c Non-income producing.
d Investment in Affiliates.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ADR             American Depositary Receipt

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (Note 3)

 

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $834,011,128)

  $       1,020,553,007  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer (cost $49,449,755)

    49,449,755  

Cash denominated in foreign currency (cost $518,631)

    523,195  

Receivable for investments sold

    7,771,569  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    932,848  

Dividends receivable

    2,833,134  

Dividend and interest reclaim receivable

    300,030  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    58,921  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    1,082,422,459  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    1,099,958  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    1,097,794  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    1,027,359  

Deferred taxes payable (Note 2)

    1,935,864  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    881,507  

Dividends payable

    82  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    6,042,564  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,076,379,895  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Accumulated net investment income

  $ 1,758,944  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    184,568,040  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (142,772,098

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    1,032,825,009  
 

 

 

 
  $ 1,076,379,895  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($ 133,441,135 applicable to 6,346,846 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.03  

Maximum sales charge, 4.50% of offering price

    0.99  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 22.02  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($ 105,723,962 applicable to 5,294,415 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 19.97  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 772,384,190 applicable to 36,026,116 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.44  
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 4,563,924 applicable to 213,576 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.37  
 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($ 60,266,684 applicable to 2,809,004 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 21.46  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividend income

 

Non-affiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $984,126)

  $       8,224,016  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer

    404,194  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

    8,628,210  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    5,211,631  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    75,211  

Class C Shares

    61,958  

Class I Shares

    248,662  

Class R5 Shares

    1,555  

Class R6 Shares

    10,858  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    169,440  

Class C Shares

    556,191  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    81,746  

Class C Shares

    72,942  

Class I Shares

    291,815  

Class R5 Shares

    7,133  

Class R6 Shares

    3,916  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    6,851  

Class C Shares

    6,623  

Class I Shares

    9,914  

Class R5 Shares

    7,492  

Class R6 Shares

    7,484  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    268,785  

Professional fees

    38,775  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    24,731  

Other expenses

    62,314  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    7,226,027  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (82,613

Investment advisory fees waived by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (255,297
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    6,888,117  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 1,740,093  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

    89,760,478  

Foreign currency transactions

    (14,356
 

 

 

 
    89,746,122  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments (net of change in deferred taxes payable of $ 70,518)

    (28,396,103

Foreign currency translations

    (1,058
 

 

 

 
    (28,397,161
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

    61,348,961  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 63,089,054  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 1,740,093        $ 9,217,721

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

         89,746,122          27,124,927

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translations and deferred taxes

         (28,397,161 )          128,774,352
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         63,089,054          165,117,000

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

                  (661,266 )

Class C Shares

                  (220,121 )

Class I Shares

                  (6,435,552 )

Class R5 Shares

                  (47,343 )

Class R6 Shares

                  (310,277 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         652,528          (58,944,051 )

Class C Shares

         (9,601,114 )          (40,460,081 )

Class I Shares

         (69,269,252 )          (177,355,450 )

Class R5 Shares

         (1,246,925 )          (1,570,384 )
      

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares

         30,875,102          (26,687,949 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

         14,499,393          (147,575,474 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         1,061,880,502          1,209,455,976
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           1,076,379,895        $           1,061,880,502
      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

       $ 1,758,944        $ 18,851

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Developing World Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Fund commenced operations on December 16, 2009. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers five classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, Institutional Class (“Class I”) and Retirement Classes (“Class R5” and “Class R6”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I and Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, (iv) Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, and (v) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain income from foreign investments is recognized as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Foreign Currency Translation: Portfolio investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign investments, it will customarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transactions. The values of such spot contracts are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on investments held. Such changes are included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise due to purchases and sales of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       883,460,883
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      243,572,294

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (57,030,415 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 186,541,879
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $8,658,757. For tax purposes, such losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had cumulative tax basis capital losses of $223,037,046 (of which $223,037,046 are short-term and $0 are long-term) generated after September 30, 2011, which may be carried forward to offset future capital gains. To the extent such carryforwards are used, capital gain distributions may be reduced to the extent provided by regulations. Such capital loss carryforwards do not expire.

Foreign Withholding Taxes: The Fund is subject to foreign tax withholding imposed by certain foreign countries in which the Fund may invest. Withholding taxes are incurred on certain foreign dividends and are accrued at the time the dividend is recognized based on applicable foreign tax laws. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld, in view of various considerations, including recent decisions rendered by the courts in those and other jurisdictions. The Fund would expect to record a receivable for such a reclaim based on a variety of factors, including assessment of a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, the jurisdiction’s administrative practices and payment history, and industry convention. To date the Fund has recorded no such receivable because there is limited precedent for collecting such prior year reclaims and the likelihood of collection remains uncertain.

Deferred Foreign Capital Gain Taxes: The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on net realized gains of securities of certain foreign countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized gains on these investments as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on a United States securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date. Investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date. Portfolio investments reported by NASDAQ are valued at the official closing price on the valuation date. If an investment is traded on more than one exchange, the investment is considered traded on the exchange that is normally the primary market for that investment. Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last price or the closing price of the investment on the exchange that is normally the primary market for the investment, as of the close of the exchange preceding the Fund’s valuation date. Foreign investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date.

In any case when a market quotation is not readily available for a portfolio investment ordinarily valued by market quotation, the Committee calculates a fair value for the investment using alternative methods approved by the Audit Committee. A market quotation is not readily available when the primary market or exchange for the investment is not open for the entire scheduled day of trading. Market quotations for an investment also may not be readily available if developments after the most recent close of the investment’s primary exchange or market, but prior to the close of business on any Fund business day, or an unusual event or significant period of time occurring since the availability of a market quotation, create a serious question concerning the reliability of the most recent market quotation available for the investment. In particular, on days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign equity investments held by the Fund may be valued using alternative methods. The Committee customarily obtains valuations in these instances from pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee. Pricing service providers ordinarily calculate valuations using multi-factor models to adjust market prices based upon various inputs, including exchange data, depository receipt prices, futures, index data and other data.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Quotations for foreign investments expressed in foreign currency amounts are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using a foreign exchange quotation from a third party service provider at the time of valuation. Foreign investments held by the Fund may be traded on days and at times when the Fund is not open for business. Consequently, the value of Fund investments may be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or sell Fund shares. Futures contracts and other financial and derivative instruments traded on an exchange are valued at the latest published price for the instrument on its primary exchange. Listed options are valued at the last bid price.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

On days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign securities for which valuations are obtained from pricing service providers are fair valued. On these days, the foreign securities are characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy and revert to Level 1 after the threshold is no longer exceeded.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                

Investments in Securities*

                

Common Stock(a)

    $ 1,020,553,007     $     1,019,093,806     $       –      $     1,459,201

Short Term Investment

      49,449,755       49,449,755             
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 1,070,002,762     $ 1,068,543,561     $      $  1,459,201 (b) 

Other Financial Instruments**

                

Spot Currency

    $ 293     $ 293     $      $

Liabilities

                

Other Financial Instruments**

                

Spot Currency

    $ (91 )     $ (91 )     $      $

 

(a) At March 31, 2018, industry classifications for Common Stock in Level 3 consist of $1,459,201 in Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences.

 

(b) In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, the following table displays a summary of the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used to value portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments for the period ended at March 31, 2018:

 

* See Schedule of Investments for a summary of the industry exposure as grouped according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

 

** Other Financial Instruments include investments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, which may include futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

 

      FAIR VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
    

VALUATION

TECHNIQUE(S)

  

UNOBSERVABLE

INPUT

   RANGE
(WEIGHTED AVERAGE)

Common Stock

   $         1,459,201      Discount to valuation    Fair valued by the Committee due to halt in trading and lack of information and liquidity    .32 HKD/(N/A)

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018, other than when the Fund exceeded market volatility thresholds for foreign equity investments during the period.

A rollforward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

     COMMON
STOCK
   TOTAL(c)

Beginning Balance 9/30/2017

    $      $

Accrued Discounts (Premiums)

            

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

            

Gross Purchases

            

Gross Sales

            

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(a)(b)

      1,459,201        1,459,201

Transfers into Level 3

            

Transfers out of Level 3

            
   

 

 

 

Ending Balance 3/31/2018

    $       1,459,201      $       1,459,201

 

(a) Amount of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments recognized in income is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(b) The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned at March 31, 2018, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs, was $1,459,201. This is included within net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Fund’s the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(c) Level 3 investments represent 0.14% of total net assets at the six months ended March 31, 2018. Significant fluctuations of the unobservable inputs applied to portfolio securities characterized as Level 3 investments could be expected to increase or decrease the fair value of these portfolio securities.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.975 %

Next $500 million

       0.925

Next $500 million

       0.875

Next $500 million

       0.825

Over $2 billion

       0.775

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.943% of the Fund’s average net assets (before applicable management fee waiver of $255,297).

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $9,083 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $3,952 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Class I, and Class R5 shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I or Class R5 shares. Class R6 shares are not subject to a service plan. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

The Trust has also adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C shares under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .75 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor voluntarily waived Fund level investment advisory fees of $255,297. The Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses administrative fees, and distribution fees of $53,574 for Class I shares, $12,659 for Class R5 shares, and $16,380 for Class R6 shares.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 4.10%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

FUND   MARKET VALUE
9/30/17
  PURCHASES
AT COST
  SALES
PROCEEDS
  REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
  CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
  MARKET VALUE
3/31/18
  DIVIDEND
INCOME
  ROC
ADJUSTMENT

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

    $ 49,158,463     $ 188,162,233     $ (187,870,941 )     $       –     $       –     $ 49,449,755     $ 404,194     $       –

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    819,333        $       17,443,331          1,289,759        $ 22,171,402  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

                      31,888          614,785  

Shares repurchased

    (789,010        (16,790,803        (4,820,106        (81,730,238
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    30,323        $ 652,528          (3,498,459      $ (58,944,051
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    237,675        $ 4,818,400          499,116        $ 8,103,815  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

                      11,284          208,667  

Shares repurchased

    (712,861        (14,419,514        (2,991,611        (48,772,563
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (475,186      $ (9,601,114        (2,481,211      $ (40,460,081
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    4,014,650        $ 88,063,414          12,552,451        $       219,327,001  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

                      301,037          5,820,402  

Shares repurchased

    (7,230,595        (157,332,666        (23,095,483        (402,502,853
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (3,215,945      $ (69,269,252        (10,241,995      $ (177,355,450
 

 

 

 

Class R5 Shares

                

Shares sold

    97,969        $ 2,126,490          135,799        $ 2,404,963  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

                      2,455          47,343  

Shares repurchased

    (157,764        (3,373,415        (225,830        (4,022,690
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (59,795      $ (1,246,925        (87,576      $ (1,570,384
 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class R6 Shares

                

Shares sold

    1,712,725        $ 37,785,884          593,504        $       10,364,683  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

                      16,103          307,869  

Shares repurchased

    (321,070        (6,910,782        (2,009,514        (37,360,501
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    1,391,655        $       30,875,102          (1,399,907      $ (26,687,949
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $347,439,338 and $405,772,516, respectively.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

The Fund may use a variety of derivative financial instruments to hedge or adjust the risks affecting its investment portfolio or to enhance investment returns. Provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification ASC 815-10-50 (“ASC 815”) require certain disclosures. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of the use of derivative instruments by the Fund and how these derivatives affect the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Fund. The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments under ASC 815. Additionally, the Fund’s risk of loss may exceed the amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund did not invest in any derivative financial instruments of the type addressed by ASC 815.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, market and economic risk, risks affecting specific issuers, liquidity risk, the risks associated with investments in small- and mid-cap companies and non-U.S. issuers (including developing country issuers), credit risk, and interest rate risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

ThornburgDeveloping World Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                   
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
 

NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF

PERIOD

   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
 

NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN

(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS

  TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
  DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
  DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
  TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                 

2018(b)(c)

    $       19.86        0.01       1.16       1.17                       $       21.03

2017(b)

    $ 16.98        0.09       2.89       2.98       (0.10 )             (0.10 )     $ 19.86

2016(b)

    $ 15.03        0.04       1.94       1.98       (0.03 )             (0.03 )     $ 16.98

2015(b)

    $ 18.61        0.02       (3.58 )       (3.56 )       (0.02 )             (0.02 )     $ 15.03

2014(b)

    $ 17.77        0.03       0.81       0.84                       $ 18.61

2013(b)

    $ 15.71        0.01       2.06       2.07       (0.01 )             (0.01 )     $ 17.77
CLASS C SHARES                                 

2018(c)

    $ 18.93        (0.07 )       1.11       1.04                       $ 19.97

2017

    $ 16.26        (0.03 )       2.74       2.71       (0.04 )             (0.04 )     $ 18.93

2016

    $ 14.48        (0.08 )       1.86       1.78                       $ 16.26

2015

    $ 18.03        (0.09 )       (3.46 )       (3.55 )                       $ 14.48

2014

    $ 17.34        (0.11 )       0.80       0.69                       $ 18.03

2013

    $ 15.44        (0.12 )       2.02       1.90                       $ 17.34
CLASS I SHARES                                 

2018(c)

    $ 20.21        0.05       1.18       1.23                       $ 21.44

2017

    $ 17.26        0.19       2.92       3.11       (0.16 )             (0.16 )     $ 20.21

2016

    $ 15.27        0.11       1.97       2.08       (0.09 )             (0.09 )     $ 17.26

2015

    $ 18.92        0.10       (3.65 )       (3.55 )       (0.10 )             (0.10 )     $ 15.27

2014

    $ 18.05        0.10       0.84       0.94       (0.07 )             (0.07 )     $ 18.92

2013

    $ 15.96        0.09       2.09       2.18       (0.09 )             (0.09 )     $ 18.05
CLASS R5 SHARES                                 

2018(c)

    $ 20.14        0.05       1.18       1.23                       $ 21.37

2017

    $ 17.20        0.18       2.92       3.10       (0.16 )             (0.16 )     $ 20.14

2016

    $ 15.22        0.12       1.96       2.08       (0.10 )             (0.10 )     $ 17.20

2015

    $ 18.86        0.12       (3.65 )       (3.53 )       (0.11 )             (0.11 )     $ 15.22

2014

    $ 18.04        0.13       0.80       0.93       (0.11 )             (0.11 )     $ 18.86

2013(d)

    $ 17.49        0.08       0.47       0.55                       $ 18.04
CLASS R6 SHARES                                 

2018(c)

    $ 20.21        0.06       1.19       1.25                       $ 21.46

2017

    $ 17.25        0.20       2.93       3.13       (0.17 )             (0.17 )     $ 20.21

2016

    $ 15.25        0.13       1.98       2.11       (0.11 )             (0.11 )     $ 17.25

2015

    $ 18.91        0.15       (3.68 )       (3.53 )       (0.13 )             (0.13 )     $ 15.25

2014

    $ 18.08        0.11       0.84       0.95       (0.12 )             (0.12 )     $ 18.91

2013(d)

    $ 17.51        0.04       0.53       0.57                       $ 18.08

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Effective date of this class of shares was February 1, 2013.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Due to the size of net assets and fixed expenses, ratios may appear disproportionate.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  0.09        1.47        1.47        1.51          5.89        33.24      $ 133,441  
  0.54        1.52        1.52        1.60          17.58        77.61      $ 125,427  
  0.25        1.52        1.52        1.57          13.20        94.68      $ 166,655  
  0.14        1.53        1.53        1.53          (19.12      96.74      $ 207,282  
  0.15        1.45        1.45        1.45          4.73        61.46      $ 459,121  
  0.05        1.48        1.48        1.59          13.19        61.67      $ 347,073  
                   
  (0.69      2.23        2.23        2.27          5.49        33.24      $ 105,724  
  (0.16      2.26        2.26        2.34          16.65        77.61      $ 109,227  
  (0.51      2.29        2.29        2.34          12.29        94.68      $ 134,129  
  (0.55      2.27        2.27        2.27          (19.69      96.74      $ 154,943  
  (0.62      2.23        2.23        2.23          3.98        61.46      $ 232,493  
  (0.71      2.26        2.26        2.40          12.31        61.67      $ 106,168  
                   
  0.48        1.09        1.09        1.15          6.09        33.24      $ 772,384  
  1.05        1.07        1.07        1.20          18.06        77.61      $ 793,069  
  0.70        1.07        1.07        1.16          13.68        94.68      $ 853,866  
  0.52        1.09        1.09        1.14          (18.75      96.74      $ 1,016,898  
  0.54        1.09        1.09        1.09          5.20        61.46      $ 2,376,420  
  0.52        1.04        1.04        1.22          13.74        61.67      $ 828,147  
                   
  0.45        1.09        1.09        1.64          6.11        33.24      $ 4,564  
  1.04        1.08        1.08        1.77          18.06        77.61      $ 5,506  
  0.74        1.08        1.08        1.75          13.65        94.68      $ 6,208  
  0.66        1.09        1.09        1.67          (18.72      96.74      $ 5,363  
  0.67        1.09        1.09        1.90          5.17        61.46      $ 7,433  
  0.47 (e)       1.07 (e)       1.07 (e)       17.45 (e)(f)         3.14        61.67      $ 697  
                   
  0.53        0.99        0.99        1.15          6.19        33.24      $ 60,267  
  1.14        0.97        0.97        1.13          18.16        77.61      $ 28,652  
  0.80        0.97        0.97        1.12          13.81        94.68      $ 48,598  
  0.84        0.99        0.99        1.10          (18.68      96.74      $ 21,055  
  0.57        0.99        0.99        1.10          5.26        61.46      $ 22,727  
  0.20 (e)       0.98 (e)       0.98 (e)       1.99 (e)         3.26        61.67      $ 14,422  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,058.90     $ 7.55

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.60     $ 7.39
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,054.90     $ 11.42

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,013.81     $ 11.20
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,060.90     $ 5.60

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.50     $ 5.49
CLASS R5 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,061.10     $ 5.60

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.50     $ 5.49
CLASS R6 SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,061.90     $ 5.09

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.00     $ 4.99

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 1.47%; C: 2.23%; I: 1.09%; R5: 1.09%; R6: 0.99%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Developing World Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

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Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

BETTER WORLD

INTERNATIONAL

FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

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Thornburg Better World International Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders

    4  

Performance Summary

    6  

Fund Summary

    7  

Schedule of Investments

    8  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    11  

Statement of Operations

    12  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    13  

Notes to Financial Statements

    14  

Financial Highlights

    22  

Expense Example

    24  

Other Information

    25  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    26  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class A   TBWAX          885-216-721  
Class C   TBWCX          885-216-713  
Class I   TBWIX          885-216-697  

Class I shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum investments for Class I shares may be higher than those for other classes.

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Additional risks may be associated with investments outside the United States, especially in emerging markets, including currency fluctuations, illiquidity, volatility, and political and economic risks. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

Funds invested in a smaller number of holdings may expose an investor to greater volatility.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Better World International Fund | March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

April 13, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for Thornburg Better World International Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018. In the October-through-March period, Better World International Fund gained 5.57% (I shares), outperforming the MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index’s 3.76% return. That brought the since-inception return to 13.03% (I shares), versus 12.95% for the benchmark. While we expect our short-term returns to vary, we aim to deliver superior, risk-adjusted returns over the long run and believe our investment philosophy and process provide a sound framework to add value.

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800.847.0200.

There is no sales charge for Class I shares. The total annual fund operating expense of Class I shares is 1.65%, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in a net expense ratio of 1.09% for Class I shares.

 

Thornburg Better World International Fund seeks attractively priced stocks of quality companies that have sustainable business models, compelling growth prospects and, critically, exhibit high “ESG” standards of environmental sensitivity, social responsibility and corporate governance. Through our research and our practical experience of running socially responsible separate accounts for several years prior to launching the Better World International Fund, we have found that companies with durable business models and strong ESG values tend to outperform over time. In our judgment, they also tend to have lower regulatory and legal risks, enhanced marketplace reputations, reduced operating costs and more effective capital allocation policies. These advantages create a positive self-reinforcing cycle to the benefit of clients, employees, and shareholders.

Global equity markets opened the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 boosted by continued optimism surrounding above-trend economic growth, positive leading economic indicators, and robust corporate revenue and earnings growth world-wide. As the calendar year turned, following a strong January, markets swooned as volatility spiked. Trigger points for the initial downturn, ironically, appeared to be firming wage growth in the U.S., a positive data point in isolation, with second-order effects of upward pressure on inflation. That raised pressure on the U.S. Federal Reserve to increase short-term rates and, in turn, resulted in equity market de-rating from a higher discount rate.

Top-performing sectors for the Fund during the six-month period were information technology, financials, and consumer staples. Bottom-performing sectors during the period were consumer discretionary, materials, and utilities. On a regional basis, holdings in Developed North America, the Eurozone, and the Pacific ex-Japan were top contributors to Fund performance, while holdings in the U.K. and EMEA (emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa) rounded out our detractors.

One question that remains top of mind for our strategy is whether the market is accurately assessing the risks and opportunities of ESG. Are markets properly valuing the future earnings potential of organizations in light of innovations in energy production and consumption, or consumer preferences shifting to natural and organic foods? When business models are changing as a result of innovation and structural changes in multiple industries, how do investors respond? For us, one answer is increased focus on material ESG trends that follow the changing world dynamic.

For example, Deutsche Post has implemented a broad range of efficiency measures for reducing the consumption of fuel, electricity, and kerosene, a large component of costs for the mail and logistics services company. Moreover, it has adopted network optimization measures, such as intelligent route planning, capacity optimization, and intermodal transport concepts, which have also played a large role in reducing fuel use and lowering carbon emissions. These efficiency measures, which play no small role in the profitability of the company, can be easily overlooked by analysts who are less attuned to environmental factors within ESG.

Another example is Mondi plc, which manufactures packaging and business paper. The company appeared on our radar as an industry leader in sustainable forest management. All of Mondi’s managed forests are certified under Forest Stewardship Council standards. The certifications provide us with a high level of confidence in the firm’s responsible land management program. Additionally, Mondi’s efforts in responsible forest management provide its business consumers with responsible sourcing credentials, something increasingly important to the general public. We believe these efforts make for a sustainable moat for the company, increased profitability, and better stock price returns over time.

As mentioned above, Thornburg Better World International Fund seeks to utilize ESG analysis to enhance risk-adjusted returns, while most of the current investment management community does not. We continue to believe that material ESG metrics positively affect investment returns, and we attempt to capitalize on this market inefficiency, with which we can add value for our shareholders. While the last six months is certainly a short period by which to gauge success, we believe that the

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

results speak to the potential of our financials-plus-ESG integration methodology.

Thank you for investing alongside us in Thornburg Better World International Fund.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO    LOGO
Jim Gassman,    Di Zhou, CFA, FRM®,
Portfolio Manager    Portfolio Manager
Managing Director    Managing Director

    

 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

Performance results of individual share classes will vary based on the fees and expenses associated with each share class, and may be higher or lower than other share classes within the same Fund. Please see Performance Summary for performance results of each share class.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class A Shares (Incep: 9/30/15)

       

Without sales charge

      14.02%       12.13%

With sales charge

      8.88%       10.09%

Class C Shares (Incep: 9/30/15)

       

Without sales charge

      13.38%       11.50%

With sales charge

      12.38%       11.50%

Class I Shares (Incep: 9/30/15)

      14.97%       13.03%

MSCI AC World ex-U.S. Index (Since 9/30/15)

      16.53%       12.95%

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The maximum sales charge for the Fund’s A shares is 4.50%. C shares are subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the first year only. There is no sales charge for Class I shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before any fee waivers or expense reimbursements are as follows: A shares, 3.17%; C shares, 4.44%; I shares, 1.65%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for these share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: A shares, 1.83%; C shares, 2.38%; I shares, 1.09%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

 

 

Glossary

 

The MSCI All Country (AC) World ex-US Index is a market capitalization weighted index representative of the market structure of 45 developed and emerging market countries in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Rim, excluding securities of United States issuers. Beginning in January 2001, the index is calculated with net dividends reinvested in U.S. dollars.

 

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

The Fund invests primarily in a broad range of foreign companies that demonstrate one or more positive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) characteristics that the investment manager identifies as significant. The Fund targets companies of any size or country of origin, and which we believe are high-quality and attractively valued.

MARKET CAPITALIZATION EXPOSURE

 

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BASKET STRUCTURE

 

LOGO

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

AIA Group Ltd.        3.6%  
Resona Holdings, Inc.        3.4%  
ING Groep N.V.        3.4%  
UBS Group AG        2.7%  
Compass Group plc        2.6%  
CRH plc        2.6%  
Enel S.p.A.        2.6%  
Sony Corp.        2.6%  
Novartis AG        2.5%  
Mondi plc        2.4%  

SECTOR EXPOSURE

 

Financials        22.6%  
Industrials        16.3%  
Consumer Discretionary        14.3%  
Information Technology        10.9%  
Consumer Staples        7.5%  
Health Care        6.3%  
Telecommunication Services        6.0%  
Materials        5.0%  
Utilities        2.6%  
Real Estate        2.3%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities        6.2%  

TOP TEN INDUSTRY GROUPS

 

Banks        11.8%  
Transportation        7.7%  
Software & Services        6.7%  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences        6.3%  
Capital Goods        6.0%  
Telecommunication Services        6.0%  
Insurance        5.8%  
Diversified Financials        5.0%  
Materials        5.0%  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco        4.7%  

COUNTRY EXPOSURE*

(percent of equity holdings)

 

Japan        14.2%  
United Kingdom        10.9%  
China        8.4%  
Switzerland        7.7%  
Netherlands        6.9%  
Germany        6.2%  
Italy        5.2%  
France        5.0%  
United States        4.3%  
Spain        4.3%  
Canada        4.2%  
Hong Kong        3.8%  
Ireland        2.8%  
Singapore        2.4%  
Colombia        2.4%  
Taiwan        2.2%  
India        1.9%  
Finland        1.7%  
Vietnam        1.7%  
Brazil        1.4%  
Norway        1.3%  
Argentina        1.1%  

 

* Holdings are classified by country of risk as determined by MSCI and Bloomberg.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  COMMON STOCK — 93.8%          
 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS — 1.8%

         
 

Automobiles — 1.8%

         
 

Subaru Corp.

       36,186      $   1,186,532
           

 

 

 
              1,186,532
           

 

 

 
 

BANKS — 11.8%

         
 

Banks — 11.8%

         
 

BBVA Banco Frances S.A. ADR

       29,596        675,085
 

ICICI Bank Ltd.

       280,522        1,199,564
 

ING Groep N.V.

       133,416        2,249,015
 

Resona Holdings, Inc.

       429,457        2,279,970
 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

       71,405        1,497,645
           

 

 

 
              7,901,279
           

 

 

 
 

CAPITAL GOODS — 6.0%

         
 

Electrical Equipment — 1.4%

         
 

Legrand S.A.

       12,043        943,926
 

Machinery — 2.4%

         
 

Weir Group plc

       56,976        1,594,351
 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.2%

         
 

Brenntag AG

       25,058        1,489,215
           

 

 

 
              4,027,492
           

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 2.6%

         
 

Professional Services — 2.6%

         
 

Bureau Veritas S.A.

       27,413        712,047
 

RELX PLC

       51,263        1,053,658
           

 

 

 
              1,765,705
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL — 2.6%

         
 

Household Durables — 2.6%

         
 

Sony Corp.

       35,669        1,712,970
           

 

 

 
              1,712,970
           

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 4.0%

         
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.0%

         
 

Compass Group PLC

       85,790        1,751,890
a  

GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. ADR

       75,000        956,250
           

 

 

 
              2,708,140
           

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 5.0%

         
 

Capital Markets — 2.7%

         
 

UBS Group AG

       103,304        1,814,844
 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.3%

         
 

Cerved Information Solutions S.p.A.

       124,885        1,556,623
           

 

 

 
              3,371,467
           

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 4.7%

         
 

Food Products — 4.7%

         
 

Grupo Nutresa S.A.

       158,933        1,477,806
 

Vietnam Dairy Products, JSC

       117,110        1,062,793
 

Wessanen

       31,562        631,853
           

 

 

 
              3,172,452
           

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 2.8%

         
 

Household Products — 1.2%

         
 

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

       9,520        805,935
 

Personal Products — 1.6%

         
 

Kao Corp.

       13,900        1,036,181
           

 

 

 
              1,842,116
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

INSURANCE — 5.8%

         
 

Insurance — 5.8%

         
 

AIA Group Ltd.

       282,049      $ 2,386,301
 

Intact Financial Corp.

       19,581        1,471,368
           

 

 

 
              3,857,669
           

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 5.0%

         
 

Construction Materials — 2.6%

         
 

CRH PLC

       51,575        1,743,147
 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.4%

         
 

Mondi PLC

       60,429        1,623,574
           

 

 

 
              3,366,721
           

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — 3.0%

         
 

Media — 3.0%

         
 

Schibsted ASA Class A

       28,687        801,456
 

Shaw Communications, Inc. Class B

       60,812        1,171,540
           

 

 

 
              1,972,996
           

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 6.3%

         
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.8%

         
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

       5,789        1,195,197
 

Pharmaceuticals — 4.5%

         
a  

Galenica AG

       25,634        1,354,098
 

Novartis AG

       20,580        1,663,191
           

 

 

 
              4,212,486
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 2.3%

         
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.3%

         
 

Equinix, Inc.

       3,657        1,529,138
           

 

 

 
              1,529,138
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 2.9%

         
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.1%

         
a  

Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR

       15,750        734,265
 

Specialty Retail — 1.8%

         
 

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.

       37,530        1,174,326
           

 

 

 
              1,908,591
           

 

 

 
 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 4.2%

         
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.2%

         
 

ASML Holding N.V.

       7,431        1,464,327
 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR

       31,449        1,376,208
           

 

 

 
              2,840,535
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 6.7%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 1.3%

         
 

Cielo S.A.

       137,091        859,142
 

Internet Software & Services — 5.4%

         
a  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR

       8,021        1,472,174
 

Scout24 AG

       19,325        899,776
 

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

       23,462        1,224,497
           

 

 

 
              4,455,589
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 6.0%

         
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.0%

         
 

DNA Oyj

       50,579        1,097,201
 

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

       31,671        1,459,060
 

Orange S.A.

       86,200        1,462,103
           

 

 

 
              4,018,364
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 7.7%

         
 

Air Freight & Logistics — 2.3%

         
 

Deutsche Post AG

       34,597        1,512,082
 

Road & Rail — 1.8%

         
 

Kyushu Railway Co.

       39,414        1,222,369

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

Transportation Infrastructure — 3.6%

         
 

Aena SME S.A.

       7,555      $ 1,521,298
 

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd. Class A

       117,834        891,663
           

 

 

 
              5,147,412
           

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 2.6%

         
 

Electric Utilities — 2.6%

         
 

Enel S.p.A.

       281,894        1,723,876
           

 

 

 
              1,723,876
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $56,289,611)

            62,721,530
           

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.4%          
b  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       364,414        3,644,144
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,644,144)

            3,644,144
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.2% (Cost $59,933,755)           $ 66,365,674
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 0.8%             524,591
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 66,890,265
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Non-income producing.
b Investment in Affiliates.

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ADR      American Depositary Receipt

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (Note 3)

 

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $56,289,611)

  $ 62,721,530  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer (cost $3,644,144)

    3,644,144  

Cash

    4,337  

Cash denominated in foreign currency (cost $37,829)

    38,041  

Receivable for investments sold

    756,261  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    110,131  

Dividends receivable

    221,494  

Dividend and interest reclaim receivable

    25,532  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    16,852  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    67,538,322  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for investments purchased

    428,697  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    3,815  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    53,777  

Deferred taxes payable (Note 2)

    5,308  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    156,460  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    648,057  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $       66,890,265  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 133,345  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    6,433,632  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    2,232,063  

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    58,091,225  
 

 

 

 
  $       66,890,265  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class A Shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($7,939,135 applicable to 548,148 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 14.48  

Maximum sales charge, 4.50% of offering price

    0.68  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share

  $ 15.16  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share*
($2,615,581 applicable to 182,466 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 14.33  
 

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
($56,335,549 applicable to 3,820,500 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 14.75  
 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividend income

 

Non-affiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $54,289)

  $ 455,916  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer

    49,047  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

    504,963  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    362,198  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    3,996  

Class C Shares

    1,435  

Class I Shares

    19,462  

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

 

Class A Shares

    9,058  

Class C Shares

    12,961  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A Shares

    16,881  

Class C Shares

    2,217  

Class I Shares

    13,600  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class A Shares

    6,771  

Class C Shares

    6,771  

Class I Shares

    6,802  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    110,541  

Professional fees

    30,218  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    1,721  

Other expenses

    10,807  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    615,439  

Less:

 

Expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (46,070

Investment advisory fees waived by investment advisor (Note 4)

    (121,554
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    447,815  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 57,148  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

    3,694,338  

Foreign currency transactions

    (24,182
 

 

 

 
    3,670,156  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments (net of change in deferred taxes payable of $33,355)

    239,414  

Foreign currency translations

    712  
 

 

 

 
    240,126  
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

    3,910,282  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $       3,967,430  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 57,148        $ 660,690

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

         3,670,156          606,527

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translations and deferred taxes

         240,126          4,208,343
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         3,967,430          5,475,560

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class A Shares

                  (49,779 )

Class C Shares

                  (10,230 )

Class I Shares

                  (583,812 )

From realized gains

             

Class A Shares

         (169,562 )          (177,797 )

Class C Shares

         (62,136 )          (45,820 )

Class I Shares

         (1,613,511 )          (1,502,645 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class A Shares

         1,352,324          4,455,372

Class C Shares

         364,077          1,275,340

Class I Shares

         (5,554,186 )          29,500,849
      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

         (1,715,564 )          38,337,038

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         68,605,829          30,268,791
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $       66,890,265        $       68,605,829
      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

       $ 133,345        $ 76,197

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Better World International Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2015. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers three classes of shares of beneficial interest: Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class (“Class I”). Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments, except that (i) Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge collected at the time the shares are purchased and bear a service fee, (ii) Class C shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption within one year of purchase, and bear both a service fee and a distribution fee, (iii) Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee, and (iv) the respective classes may have different reinvestment privileges and conversion rights. Additionally, the Fund may allocate among its classes certain expenses, to the extent allocable to specific classes, including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, certain printing and postage costs, and administrative and legal expenses. Currently, class specific expenses of the Fund are limited to service and distribution fees, administration fees, and certain registration and transfer agent expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Income, Gains, Losses and Expenses: Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of the dividend-eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for the current capital shares activity of the respective class). Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operating income of that class.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain income from foreign investments is recognized as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Foreign Currency Translation: Portfolio investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign investments, it will customarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transactions. The values of such spot contracts are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on investments held. Such changes are included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise due to purchases and sales of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       59,933,755
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      7,239,862

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (807,943 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 6,431,919
   

 

 

 

Foreign Withholding Taxes: The Fund is subject to foreign tax withholding imposed by certain foreign countries in which the Fund may invest. Withholding taxes are incurred on certain foreign dividends and are accrued at the time the dividend is recognized based on

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

applicable foreign tax laws. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld, in view of various considerations, including recent decisions rendered by the courts in those and other jurisdictions. The Fund would expect to record a receivable for such a reclaim based on a variety of factors, including assessment of a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, the jurisdiction’s administrative practices and payment history, and industry convention. To date the Fund has recorded no such receivable because there is limited precedent for collecting such prior year reclaims and the likelihood of collection remains uncertain.

Deferred Foreign Capital Gain Taxes: The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on net realized gains of securities of certain foreign countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized gains on these investments as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on a United States securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date. Investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date. Portfolio investments reported by NASDAQ are valued at the official closing price on the valuation date. If an investment is traded on more than one exchange, the investment is considered traded on the exchange that is normally the primary market for that investment. Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last price or the closing price of the investment on the exchange that is normally the primary market for the investment, as of the close of the exchange preceding the Fund’s valuation date. Foreign investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date.

In any case when a market quotation is not readily available for a portfolio investment ordinarily valued by market quotation, the Committee calculates a fair value for the investment using alternative methods approved by the Audit Committee. A market quotation is not readily available when the primary market or exchange for the investment is not open for the entire scheduled day of trading. Market quotations for an investment also may not be readily available if developments after the most recent close of the investment’s primary exchange or market, but prior to the close of business on any Fund business day, or an unusual event or significant period of time occurring since the availability of a market quotation, create a serious question concerning the reliability of the most recent market quotation available for the investment. In particular, on days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign equity investments held by the Fund may be valued using alternative methods. The Committee customarily obtains valuations in these instances from pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee. Pricing service providers ordinarily calculate valuations using multi-factor models to adjust market prices based upon various inputs, including exchange data, depository receipt prices, futures, index data and other data.

Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Quotations for foreign investments expressed in foreign currency amounts are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using a foreign exchange quotation from a third party service provider at the time of valuation. Foreign investments held by the Fund may be traded on days and at times when the Fund is not open for business. Consequently, the value of Fund investments may be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or sell Fund shares. Futures contracts and other financial and derivative instruments traded on an exchange are valued at the latest published price for the instrument on its primary exchange. Listed options are valued at the last bid price.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

On days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign securities for which valuations are obtained from pricing service providers are fair valued. On these days, the foreign securities are characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy and revert to Level 1 after the threshold is no longer exceeded.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Common Stock

    $         62,721,530      $         62,721,530      $         –      $         –

Short Term Investment

      3,644,144        3,644,144              
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 66,365,674      $ 66,365,674      $      $

Other Financial Instruments**

                  

Spot Currency

    $ 438      $ 438      $      $

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Liabilities

                

Other Financial Instruments**

                

Spot Currency

    $          (15)     $          (15)     $         –      $         –

 

** Other Financial Instruments include investments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, which may include futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018, other than when the Fund exceeded market volatility thresholds for foreign equity investments during the period.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       0.975 %

Next $500 million

       0.925

Next $500 million

       0.875

Next $500 million

       0.825

Over $2 billion

       0.775

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 0.975% of the Fund’s average net assets (before applicable management fee waiver of $121,554).

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of up to 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Distributor has advised the Fund that it earned net commissions aggregating $3,504 from the sale of Class A shares, and collected contingent deferred sales charges aggregating $44 from redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may pay to the Distributor or securities dealers and other financial institutions at the Distributor’s direction an amount not to exceed .25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Class I shares of the Fund to obtain various shareholder and distribution related services. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no 12b-1 service plan fees charged for Class I shares. The Advisor and Distributor each may pay out of its own resources additional expenses for distribution of the Fund’s shares and shareholder services.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The Trust has also adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1, applicable only to the Fund’s Class C shares under which the Fund compensates the Distributor for services in promoting the sale of Class C shares of the Fund at an annual rate of up to .75 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares.

Total fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund under their respective service and distribution plans for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses of certain share classes do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor voluntarily waived Fund level investment advisory fees of $121,554. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor contractually reimbursed certain class specific expenses, administrative fees, and distribution fees of $8,370 for Class A shares, $6,303 for Class C shares, and $31,397 for Class I shares.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 41.74%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

FUND   MARKET VALUE
9/30/17
   PURCHASES
AT COST
   SALES
PROCEEDS
  REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
   CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
   MARKET VALUE
3/31/18
   DIVIDEND
INCOME
   ROC
ADJUSTMENT

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

    $   7,738,888      $   28,041,780      $    (32,136,524)     $       –      $       –      $   3,644,144      $   49,047      $       –

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class A Shares

                

Shares sold

    99,239        $ 1,467,601          386,475        $ 5,145,982  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    11,866          169,052          17,306          219,209  

Shares repurchased

    (19,490        (284,329        (67,442        (909,819
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    91,615        $       1,352,324          336,339        $       4,455,372  
 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

                

Shares sold

    36,683        $ 529,867          99,435        $ 1,303,381  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    4,397          62,136          4,469          56,050  

Shares repurchased

    (15,850        (227,926        (6,250        (84,091
 

 

 

 

Net increase

          25,230        $ 364,077          97,654        $ 1,275,340  
 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

          622,638        $       9,233,651          2,273,986        $       30,676,477  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    104,734          1,514,453          143,963          1,848,995  

Shares repurchased

    (1,091,890        (16,302,290        (222,307        (3,024,623
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (364,518      $ (5,554,186        2,195,642        $ 29,500,849  
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of investments (excluding short-term investments) of $45,298,645 and $46,562,280, respectively.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

The Fund may use a variety of derivative financial instruments to hedge or adjust the risks affecting its investment portfolio or to enhance investment returns. Provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification ASC 815-10-50 (“ASC 815”) require certain disclosures. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of the use of derivative instruments by the Fund and how these derivatives affect the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Fund. The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments under ASC 815. Additionally, the Fund’s risk of loss may exceed the amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund did not invest in any derivative financial instruments of the type addressed by ASC 815.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, market and economic risk, risks affecting specific issuers, liquidity risk, the risks associated with investments in small- and mid-cap companies and non-U.S. issuers (including developing country issuers), credit risk, social investing risk, real estate investment trusts, and interest rate risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS A SHARES                                

2018(b)(c)

    $       14.13        (0.03 )        0.45        0.42               (0.07 )        (0.07 )      $       14.48

2017(b)

    $ 13.86        0.09        0.99        1.08        (0.12 )        (0.69 )        (0.81 )      $ 14.13

2016(b)(e)

    $ 11.94        0.03        2.04        2.07        (0.15 )               (0.15 )      $ 13.86
CLASS C SHARES                                

2018(c)

    $ 14.02        (0.07 )        0.45        0.38               (0.07 )        (0.07 )      $ 14.33

2017

    $ 13.79        0.02        0.97        0.99        (0.07 )        (0.69 )        (0.76 )      $ 14.02

2016(e)

    $ 11.94        (0.05 )        2.04        1.99        (0.14 )               (0.14 )      $ 13.79
CLASS I SHARES                                

2018(c)

    $ 14.33        0.02        0.47        0.49               (0.07 )        (0.07 )      $ 14.75

2017

    $ 13.96        0.20        1.02        1.22        (0.16 )        (0.69 )        (0.85 )      $ 14.33

2016(e)

    $ 11.94        0.10        2.01        2.11        (0.09 )               (0.09 )      $ 13.96

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Fund commenced operations on October 01, 2015.
(f) Due to the size of net assets and fixed expenses, ratios may appear disproportionate.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  (0.36 )(d)       1.83 (d)       1.83 (d)       2.39 (d)         5.15        67.96      $     7,939  
  0.64        1.79        1.79        3.21          8.61        105.55      $ 6,450  
  0.21        1.83        1.83        7.27 (f)         16.60        180.60      $ 1,666  
                   
  (0.96 )(d)       2.38 (d)       2.38 (d)       3.20 (d)         4.90        67.96      $ 2,616  
  0.18        2.32        2.32        4.48          7.97        105.55      $ 2,205  
  (0.40      2.38        2.38        13.13 (f)         15.94        180.60      $ 822  
                   
  0.26 (d)       1.09 (d)       1.09 (d)       1.51 (d)         5.57        67.96      $ 56,335  
  1.48        0.94        0.94        1.62          9.58        105.55      $ 59,951  
  0.76        1.09        1.09        2.28          17.44        180.60      $ 27,781  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS A SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,051.50     $ 9.36

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.81     $ 9.20
CLASS C SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,049.00     $ 12.16

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,013.06     $ 11.94
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,055.70     $ 5.59

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.50     $ 5.49

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (A: 1.83%; C: 2.38%; I: 1.09%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Better World International Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH3645


 

 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

CAPITAL

MANAGEMENT

FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Capital Management Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Performance Summary

    4  

Fund Summary

    5  

Schedule of Investments

    6  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    9  

Statement of Operations

    10  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    11  

Notes to Financial Statements

    12  

Financial Highlights

    16  

Expense Example

    18  

Other Information

    19  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    20  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class I   N/A          885-216-739  

    

 

 

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class I Shares (Incep: 7/31/15)

      1.29%       0.79%

FTSE 1-Month T-Bill Index (Since 7/31/15)

      1.04%       0.51%

30-DAY YIELDS, I SHARES (with sales charge)

 

Annualized Distribution Yield       1.79%  
SEC Yield       1.85%  

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, call 800-847-0200. There is no sales charge for class I shares.

 

 

Glossary

 

FTSE One-Month Treasury Bill Index - Measures monthly return equivalents of yield averages that are not marked to market. The One-Month Treasury Bill Index consists of the last one-month Treasury bill issue.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

Annualized Distribution Yield – The distribution yield reflects actual distributions made to shareholders. The annualized distribution yield is calculated by summing the last 30 days

of income at a given month end and annualizing to a 360-day year. The result is divided by the ending maximum offering price or net asset value.

Short-Term Credit Ratings - A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Short-term obligation ratings of A-1 (the highest), A-2 and A-3 are investment-grade quality. Ratings of B, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

 

 

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 99.0%          
 

Alabama Power Co.,

         
a  

2.150%%, 4/2/2018

     $ 8,755,000      $ 8,754,477
a  

2.250%%, 4/6/2018

       7,245,000        7,242,736
a  

Alphabet, Inc., 1.66%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,308
 

Ameren Illinois Co., 2.15%, 4/11/2018

       1,390,000        1,389,170
a  

Anthem, Inc., 2.25%, 4/6/2018

       16,000,000        15,995,000
 

Apple, Inc.,

         
a  

1.650%%, 4/12/2018

       1,658,000        1,657,164
a  

1.730%%, 4/13/2018

       3,000,000        2,998,270
a  

1.760%%, 4/18/2018

       1,492,000        1,490,760
a  

1.800%%, 4/24/2018

       2,250,000        2,247,413
a  

Archer Daniels Midland Co., 1.90%, 4/9/2018

       5,000,000        4,997,889
 

Arizona Public Service Co., 2.15%, 4/2/2018

       31,000,000        30,998,145
 

Atlantic City Electric, 2.30%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,042
 

AutoZone, Inc.,

         
a  

2.000%%, 4/2/2018

       10,787,000        10,786,401
a  

2.280%%, 4/6/2018

       5,213,000        5,211,349
a  

AVANGRID, Inc., 2.15%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,104
a,b  

B.A.T. International Finance plc, 2.35%, 4/9/2018

       16,000,000        15,991,644
 

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., 2.20%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,083
 

Bank of New York Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement 1.88% dated 3/29/2018 due 4/2/2018, repurchase price $40,008,379 collateralized by 30 corporate debt securities, having an average coupon of 3.70%, a minimum credit rating of BBB-, maturity dates from 9/8/2020 to 6/1/2065, and having an aggregate market value of $42,795,164 at 3/29/2018

       40,000,000        40,000,000
a,b  

Bell Canada, 2.02%, 4/2/2018

       5,000,000        4,999,719
a  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy, 2.16%, 4/2/2018

       16,000,000        15,999,040
a  

Campbell Soup Co., 2.05%, 4/9/2018

       11,000,000        10,994,989
 

Canadian National Railway Co.,

         
a,b  

1.750%%, 4/2/2018

       4,500,000        4,499,781
a,b  

1.780%%, 4/2/2018

       4,000,000        3,999,802
a,b  

1.860%%, 4/9/2018

       4,553,000        4,551,118
a,b  

1.920%%, 4/18/2018

       2,947,000        2,944,328
a  

Centerpoint Energy, Inc., 2.20%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,083
 

Cintas Corp.,

         
a  

2.050%%, 4/2/2018

       3,000,000        2,999,829
a  

2.200%%, 4/2/2018

       2,850,000        2,849,826
a  

Conagra Foods, Inc., 1.76%, 4/2/2018

       10,000,000        9,999,389
a  

Consolidated Edison, Inc., 2.28%, 4/10/2018

       7,900,000        7,895,497
 

Delmarva Power & Light, 2.27%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,054
a,b  

Diageo Capital plc, 2.26%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,058
a  

Dollar General Corp., 2.20%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,083
 

Dover Corp.,

         
a  

2.250%%, 4/2/2018

       8,438,000        8,437,473
a  

2.300%%, 4/4/2018

       7,562,000        7,560,551
 

Dow Chemical Co., 2.25%, 4/3/2018

       1,300,000        1,299,838
 

Electricite de France S.A.,

         
a,b  

2.000%%, 4/3/2018

       13,703,000        13,701,477
a,b  

2.230%%, 4/10/2018

       1,297,000        1,296,277
 

Eli Lilly & Co.,

         
a  

1.600%%, 4/3/2018

       13,000,000        12,998,844
a  

1.650%%, 4/4/2018

       3,000,000        2,999,588
a  

Emerson Electric Co., 1.80%, 4/12/2018

       12,800,000        12,792,960
 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes,

         
 

1.400%%, 4/2/2018

       13,000,000        12,999,494
 

1.620%%, 4/5/2018

       3,862,000        3,861,305
 

1.620%%, 4/17/2018

       1,200,000        1,199,136
 

1.630%%, 4/24/2018

       2,800,000        2,797,084
 

1.640%%, 4/20/2018

       11,000,000        10,990,479
 

1.650%%, 4/19/2018

       292,000        291,759
 

1.680%%, 4/19/2018

       5,000,000        4,995,800
 

1.710%%, 4/18/2018

       3,000,000        2,997,578

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Capital Management Fund   |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

General Mills, Inc.,

         
a  

1.950%%, 4/2/2018

     $ 786,000      $ 785,957
a  

2.000%%, 4/2/2018

       5,000,000        4,999,722
 

Hitachi America Capital Ltd.,

         
 

2.150%%, 4/2/2018

       1,000,000        999,940
 

2.350%%, 4/11/2018

       2,704,000        2,702,235
 

2.400%%, 4/20/2018

       1,802,000        1,799,718
 

Intel Corp.,

         
a  

1.700%%, 4/3/2018

       10,000,000        9,999,056
a  

1.840%%, 4/24/2018

       14,550,000        14,532,896
 

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development Discount Notes,

         
b  

1.300%%, 4/2/2018

       9,000,000        8,999,675
b  

1.550%%, 4/2/2018

       11,000,000        10,999,526
b  

1.700%%, 4/6/2018

       1,000,000        999,764
b  

1.750%%, 4/16/2018

       20,000,000        19,985,417
a  

Kansas City Power & Light, 2.30%, 4/3/2018

       6,100,000        6,099,221
a  

Kentucky Utilities Co., 2.30%, 4/3/2018

       15,000,000        14,998,083
a  

Kimberly-Clark Corp., 1.84%, 4/6/2018

       8,900,000        8,897,726
a  

Kroger Co., 1.76%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,083
 

L’oreal USA, Inc.,

         
a  

1.700%%, 4/4/2018

       1,000,000        999,858
a  

1.850%%, 4/9/2018

       9,000,000        8,996,300
a  

Leggett & Platt, 2.25%, 4/9/2018

       10,835,000        10,829,583
a  

Louisville Gas & Electric Co., 2.31%, 4/6/2018

       16,000,000        15,994,867
a  

McCormick & Co., 1.72%, 4/2/2018

       7,500,000        7,499,552
a  

Nestle Capital Corp., 1.65%, 4/4/2018

       16,000,000        15,997,800
a  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.36%, 4/16/2018

       16,000,000        15,984,267
 

Northern Illinois Gas Co., 2.20%, 4/5/2018

       15,000,000        14,996,333
 

Novartis AG,

         
a  

1.680%%, 4/3/2018

       4,000,000        3,999,627
a  

1.860%%, 4/20/2018

       11,000,000        10,989,202
 

NSTAR Electric Co., 1.70%, 4/5/2018

       16,000,000        15,996,978
a  

Oglethorpe Power Corp., 2.41%, 4/16/2018

       16,000,000        15,983,933
a  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 2.20%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,083
 

PacifiCorp,, 2.15%, 4/2/2018

       10,000,000        9,999,403
 

Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., 2.22%, 4/3/2018

       15,000,000        14,998,150
 

PepsiCo, Inc.,

         
a  

1.680%%, 4/2/2018

       11,000,000        10,999,487
a  

1.700%%, 4/2/2018

       4,000,000        3,999,811
 

Pfizer, Inc.,

         
a  

1.640%%, 4/3/2018

       2,400,000        2,399,781
a  

1.750%%, 4/13/2018

       15,000,000        14,991,250
 

Potomac Electric Power Co., 2.27%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,054
a  

PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 2.50%, 4/20/2018

       16,000,000        15,978,889
 

Qualcomm, Inc.,

         
a  

2.150%%, 4/19/2018

       2,000,000        1,997,850
a  

2.200%%, 4/19/2018

       13,000,000        12,985,700
 

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc,

         
a,b  

2.200%%, 4/3/2018

       1,300,000        1,299,841
a,b  

2.200%%, 4/4/2018

       13,700,000        13,697,488
 

Roche Holding, Inc.,

         
a  

1.610%%, 4/2/2018

       2,000,000        1,999,911
a  

1.780%%, 4/16/2018

       6,000,000        5,995,550
a  

Rockwell Automation, Inc., 1.95%, 4/6/2018

       14,000,000        13,996,208
a  

Snap-on, Inc., 2.10%, 4/5/2018

       4,818,000        4,816,876
 

Spectra Energy Partners,

         
a  

2.050%%, 4/2/2018

       6,551,000        6,550,627
a  

2.250%%, 4/2/2018

       1,449,000        1,448,909
a  

2.400%%, 4/9/2018

       8,000,000        7,995,733
a,b  

Telus Corp., 1.90%, 4/2/2018

       3,800,000        3,799,799
 

Tennessee Valley Authority Discount Notes, 1.50%, 4/17/2018

       27,000,000        26,982,000

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES/
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   VALUE
 

The Coca-Cola Co.,

         
a  

1.650%%, 4/6/2018

     $ 7,416,000      $ 7,414,301
a  

1.750%%, 4/3/2018

       5,350,000        5,349,480
a  

The Home Depot, 1.80%, 4/9/2018

       16,000,000        15,993,600
a,b  

Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 2.22%, 4/2/2018

       15,000,000        14,999,075
a  

Tyson Foods, Inc., 2.22%, 4/4/2018

       15,000,000        14,997,225
 

Union Electric Co., 2.00%, 4/5/2018

       1,540,000        1,539,658
a  

United Parcel Service, Inc., 1.68%, 4/2/2018

       10,000,000        9,999,533
 

United States Treasury Bill, 1.66%, 4/12/2018

       32,000,000        31,983,767
 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,

         
a  

1.730%%, 4/2/2018

       6,000,000        5,999,712
a  

1.850%%, 4/18/2018

       1,000,000        999,126
a  

1.900%%, 4/23/2018

       8,000,000        7,990,711
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,026,970,101)

            1,026,970,101
           

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0% (Cost $1,026,970,101)           $ 1,026,970,101
  OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES — 1.0%             10,124,596
           

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 1,037,094,697
           

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

a Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are restricted but liquid and may only be resold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities in the Fund’s portfolio was $690,171,516, representing 66.55% of the Fund’s net assets.
b Yankee bond denominated in U.S. dollars and is issued in the U.S. by foreign banks and corporations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (cost $1,026,970,101) (Note 3)

  $       1,026,970,101  

Cash

    10,162,126  

Interest receivable

    6,374  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    3,731  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    1,037,142,332  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    47,554  

Dividends payable

    81  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    47,635  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,037,094,697  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 23,695  

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    1,037,071,002  
 

 

 

 
  $ 1,037,094,697  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($1,037,094,697 applicable to 103,709,470 shares of beneficial interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 10.00  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest income

  $       7,858,265  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Transfer agent fees

    2,594  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    82,470  

Professional fees

    14,362  

Officer fees

    2,880  

Other expenses

    14,019  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    116,325  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  $ 7,741,940  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

       $ 7,741,940        $ 9,820,572
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         7,741,940          9,820,572

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From net investment income

             

Class I Shares

         (7,741,940 )          (9,820,572 )

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class I Shares

         (92,926,138 )          (263,515,419 )
      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

         (92,926,138 )          (263,515,419 )

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         1,130,020,835          1,393,536,254
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           1,037,094,697        $           1,130,020,835
      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

       $ 23,695        $ 23,695

* Unaudited.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Capital Management Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income consistent with liquidity management and safety of capital.

The Fund currently offers one class of shares of beneficial interest: Institutional Class (“Class I”). This class of shares of the Fund represents all interest in the portfolio of investments. Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee. All expenses are allocated to the class including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, printing and postage costs, and legal expenses.

Shares of the Fund are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section (4)2 of the 1933 Act. Investments in the Fund may only be made by investment companies, or other persons that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. Currently, the Fund’s shares are only sold to certain other series of the Trust. Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., acting as the agent for the other series of the Trust will affect all purchases and sells of shares of the Fund on behalf of any series of the Trust.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Allocation of Expenses: Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $       1,026,970,101
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 0
   

 

 

 

There is no unrealized gain (loss) in the Fund at March 31, 2018 due to all securities with less than 60 days to maturity being valued by the amortized cost method.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Valuation of Securities: Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Short-Term Investments

    $ 1,026,970,101      $      $ 1,026,970,101      $
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $     1,026,970,101      $      $     1,026,970,101      $

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund. The Fund does not pay an advisory fee to the Advisor under this agreement.

The Advisor provides certain administrative services to the Fund. No fees are charged for these services.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class I Shares

                

Shares sold

    375,886,320        $ 3,758,863,205          876,780,189        $ 8,767,801,887  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    774,194          7,741,941          982,057          9,820,572  

Shares repurchased

    (385,953,128              (3,859,531,284        (904,113,788              (9,041,137,878
 

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (9,292,614      $ (92,926,138        (26,351,542      $ (263,515,419
 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no purchase and sale transactions of investments other than short-term investments.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, credit risk, interest rate risk, management risk, market and economic risk, foreign investment risk, diversification risk, and liquidity risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         

UNLESS OTHERWISE

NOTED, PERIODS ARE

FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,

  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED
GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS I                                     

2018(b)(c)

    $ 10.00        0.07               0.07        (0.07 )               (0.07 )      $       10.00

2017(b)

    $ 10.00        0.09               0.09        (0.09 )               (0.09 )      $ 10.00

2016(b)

    $ 10.00        0.05               0.05        (0.05 )               (0.05 )      $ 10.00

2015*(b)

    $ 10.00        (f)        (g)        (h)        (i)                    $ 10.00

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Sales loads are not reflected in computing total return.
(c) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Portfolio turnover rate equals zero due to no long term investment transactions in the period.
(f) Net investment income (loss) was less than $0.01 per share.
(g) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments was less than $0.01 per share.
(h) Total from investment operations was less than $0.01 per share.
(i) Dividends from net investment income per share were less than $(0.01).
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.
* The Fund commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  1.47 (d)       0.02 (d)       0.02 (d)       0.02 (d)         0.73        (e)     $       1,037,095  
  0.89        0.03        0.03        0.03          0.87        (e)     $ 1,130,021  
  0.45        0.03        0.03        0.03          0.45        (e)    $ 1,393,536  
  0.26 (d)       0.03 (d)       0.03 (d)       0.03 (d)         0.04        (e)     $ 1,772,860  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs of investing in the Fund. Because the Fund does not pay any management fee or distribution and/or service (12b-1) fee, the Fund’s ongoing costs are comprised of other Fund expenses. Shareholders of the Fund do not incur any transaction costs.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD†
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.30     $ 0.10

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.83     $ 0.10

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (I: 0.02%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Capital Management Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH3478


 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2018

THORNBURG

LONG/SHORT

EQUITY FUND

 

LOGO


About Thornburg Investment Management

 

It’s more than what we do.

It’s how we do it.

At Thornburg, we are very different in how we think, invest, and are structured. We believe this difference is what makes us successful in helping individuals reach their long-term financial goals.

 

 

 

LOGO

Flexible Perspective

Our perspective on investment opportunities is more flexible than most, viewing a wide range of opportunities beyond conventional boundaries to find hidden value.

Collaboration

Collectively, we hone ideas via borderless cross-pollination for better judgment and better results.

LOGO

Portfolio Construction

Disciplined construction guided more by our convictions than convention.

CONVICTION

Thorough analysis and our relative-value framework lead to conviction in our securities selection.

UNCONVENTIONAL

Active management means we seek the best value for our clients rather than using conventional benchmarks as our starting point.

LOGO

Structured for Excellence

How we think and how we invest is made possible by how we’re structured.

TEAM APPROACH

FAR FROM THE HERD

ACCESS & TRANSPARENCY

 

 

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Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report  |  March 31, 2018

 

Table of Contents

Letter to Shareholders

    4  

Performance Summary

    6  

Fund Summary

    7  

Schedule of Investments

    8  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    13  

Statement of Operations

    14  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    15  

Statement of Cash Flows

    16  

Notes to Financial Statements

    17  

Financial Highlights

    24  

Expense Example

    26  

Other Information

    27  

Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

    28  

 

 

 

SHARE CLASS   NASDAQ SYMBOL      CUSIP
Class I   THLSX          885-216-689  

Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Additional risks may be associated with investments outside the United States, especially in emerging markets, including currency fluctuations, illiquidity, volatility, and political and economic risks.

Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. A short position will lose value as the security’s price increases. Theoretically, the loss on a short sale can be unlimited. Investments in derivatives are subject to the risks associated with the securities or other assets underlying the pool of securities, including illiquidity and difficulty in valuation. Non-diversified funds can be more volatile than diversified funds. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

May 4, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund performed well during the semi-annual reporting period ending March 31, 2018. The Fund was up 4.42% vs. a S&P 500 Index return of 5.84%. During the period we averaged 31.7% net exposure. We were able to provide three quarters of the return of the S&P 500 Index with only around 30% of the net equity exposure. Our long book led the way, providing a total return of 9.1% for the period, outpacing the S&P. Our short book lost us money during the period, but was up much less than our long book (+6.2%).

 

     TOTAL RETURN    AVG. WEIGHT
TRAILING AS OF SIX MONTHS (3/31/2018)                      
Long Book        9.14%          105.26%  
Short Book        6.21%          -73.54%  
Fund        4.42%          31.72%  
S&P 500 Index        5.84%           
Russell 2000 Index        3.25%           

Source: Kiski, Thornburg

If you look at the below chart of our performance relative to the S&P 500 Index you will get a sense for how our return stream looked early in the period, and then later as market volatility picked up. Generally speaking, THLSX was up or down less than the market during the most volatile moments.

 

 

LOGO

Strength in our relative returns for the period was in part driven by good performance of growth investments in the overall market. Both sides of our book are invested mostly in growthy or Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP) investments, so both sides are likely to perform better in an environment that flatters growth investors. This occurred during the period, with growth investments, especially large cap growth investments, wildly outpacing value investments. What’s most important for us, then, is whether our long growthy investments outpace our short growthy investments (i.e. how was our stock picking during the

period). We won’t get our stock picking right in every period, but we did during this semi-annual period.

With the return of volatility over the last three months of the period, the most important question we ask ourselves is whether or not the portfolio behaves as we would expect it to given what’s happening in the world around it. We find predicting what’s going to happen in the overall economy much harder than finding great investments (i.e. doing in-depth research work to highlight individual security mispricings - whether longs or shorts). But when we see big shifts in the market, as we did in January, we want to ask ourselves whether we’ve achieved our goal of building a balanced portfolio. So far, so good on that front – the portfolio has performed day-to-day as we generally would have expected given our exposure, despite heightened volatility.

Top contributors to performance during the period were all long positions; Kose, Amazon, Switch, Casa Systems and U.S. Foods.

• Casa Systems, Inc.

Casa is a broadband equipment company that supplies primarily cable companies. Shares of Casa have climbed as they have grown their traditional cable infrastructure business and as excitement has grown about their wireless equipment capabilities.

• KOSÉCorp.

KOSÉ is a Japanese company that manufactures, retails, and exports cosmetics including makeup, skin care, and hair-care products. We have long had a Japanese short investment or two in the portfolio. That has made us all the more interested in Japanese long ideas generated by the team. This investment recommendation from Sean Sun, a portfolio manager of our Thornburg International Growth Fund, was a great investment. Since quarter end, we sold our shares at price target.

• Amazon.com, Inc.

Amazon continued its run as it grows its large ecommerce and cloud computing businesses and begins competing, often effectively, in industry after industry.

• U.S. Foods Holding Corp.

U.S. Foods continued market share gains with independent restaurant customers, improved margins from higher sales of private-label products, and an intentional shift in customer mix towards higher-value independent customers allowed the company to grow operating income at a high single-digit rate.

• Switch, Inc.

Switch, a data-center operator, had a strong trading debut following its October IPO. We sold this investment during the period at price target.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Bottom contributors to performance included long positions ADT and General Electric, and short positions Haemonetics, Grainger and HelloFresh.

• ADT,Inc.

Security monitoring company ADT was brought back to the public markets by its private equity owner Apollo Group. We like the long-term secular growth trend in household security monitoring in the U.S.; ADT’s leadership position in a very fragmented market; its sustained, strong competitive position despite significant cable and telecom provider attempts to gain share; and the predictable nature of a subscription-based revenue model. We don’t like the legacy controversy around this investment, the short investor interest that the company has attracted, management’s decision to disclose less data, nor ADT’s hefty debt load. We worked with the underwriter on the initial public offering (IPO) to help set a price that was well below the original “range,” at which we believed the positives outweighed the negatives. So far that has not been our experience, and the stock broke its IPO price and has traded materially lower since. We are monitoring developments against our initial investment thesis closely.

• General Electric Co.

General Electric is a diversified industrial and financial services conglomerate. The company serves a wide variety of end markets globally, including power and water, aviation, oil and gas, health care, appliances and lighting, energy management, transportation, and finance. During the period, its share price declined on continued disappointment from its power segment and upcoming accounting restatement.

• WW Grainger, Inc.

Our longer-term thesis on Grainger, an industrial supplies distributor, is that company’s margins are secularly challenged due to increased price transparency brought by e-commerce. Apart from being a beneficiary of the tax reform, Grainger’s recent earnings benefited from volume growth driven by a reset in product pricing.

• Haemonetics Corp.

Haemonetics is a medical devices company whose revenues are structurally challenged due to price cuts and increased competition. Strength in the company’s shares during the period can be attributed to bullish expectations on product launches as well as on tax-reform benefits.

• HelloFresh SE

HelloFresh sells meal kits over the internet. We have serious doubts about the long-term growth and margin profile of this company. In the short term, however, the stock has re-rated due to positive sentiment.

As any well-trained economist would report, we see both good and bad in the current economic environment. Trump’s administration seems as unpredictable as ever, though we’ve noticed that ridiculous opening positions have been moderated dramatically over the course of negotiations on many policy fronts. Is President Trump sneaky good at negotiating? Maybe, but we also see risks of some of the tactics backfiring. Further, the ongoing special counsel investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the administration was complicit is sure to bring additional moments of uncertainty.

The most recent earnings season, encompassing the first calendar quarter of 2018, is progressing well so far. But any number of risks on the horizon could knock the economy off its strong footing. We will likely remain towards the lower end of our net exposure range of 30-50% for the foreseeable future, dependent, as always, on our stock picking to drive good risk-adjusted returns for the strategy.

Thank you for your trust and confidence.

Sincerely,

 

 

LOGO

Connor Browne, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managing Director

 

 

 

The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any advisor or portfolio manager prediction, assessment, analysis or outlook for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each fund in its current prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the advisor or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.

The views expressed are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. This information should not be relied upon as a recommendation or investment advice and is not intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

 

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Performance Summary

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

     1-YR   3-YR   5-YR   10-YR   SINCE
INCEP.

Class I Shares (Incep: 12/30/16)

      11.32%       5.51%       7.96%       7.37%       7.21%

S&P 500 Index

      13.99%       10.78%       13.31%       9.49%       8.93%

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

 

LOGO

 

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Due to the Fund’s relatively small asset base in initial stages, performance was positively impacted by IPOs to a greater degree than it may be in the future. IPO investments are not an integral component of the Fund’s investment process and may not be utilized to the same extent in the future. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 800-847-0200. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. There is no sales charge for Class I shares.

As disclosed in the most recent prospectus, the total annual fund operating expenses before waivers and expense reimbursements are as follows: I shares, 3.81%. Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2019, for some of the share classes, resulting in net expense ratios of the following: I shares, 3.46%. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Performance prior to 12/30/2016 is from the predecessor fund, which was managed in a materially equivalent manner to the Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund. The predecessor fund was not a registered mutual fund and was not subject to the same investment restrictions as the Long/Short Equity Fund. If the predecessor fund had been registered under the 1940 Act, the performance may have been different.

 

 

Glossary

 

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged broad measure of the U.S. stock market.

The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index including approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Source: Frank Russell Company.

The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.

 

 

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Fund Summary

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its objective.

The Fund pursues its investment goal by investing a significant amount of its assets in long and short positions in a broad range of equity securities. While the Fund normally expects to invest a larger portion of its portfolio in long positions than short positions, the Fund expects to invest a significant portion of its assets in short positions.

SECTOR EXPOSURE

 

Information Technology        14.2%  
Energy        4.9%  
Consumer Discretionary        4.3%  
Consumer Staples        3.2%  
Materials        2.7%  
Health Care        1.7%  
Financials        0.9%  
Real Estate        0.9%  
Industrials        0.1%  
Telecommunication Services        -1.8%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities        70.7%  

PORTFOLIO EXPOSURE

 

      1Q18    4Q17
Gross Long        104.7%          106.1%  
Gross Short        -73.2%          -73.6%  
Net Equity        31.5%          32.5%  

 

ASSETS BY GEOGRAPHY

 

         
      Long    Short
United States        57.7%          42.3%  
Ex-U.S        63.9%          36.1%  

TOP TEN LONG HOLDINGS

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.        4.2%  
Alkermes plc        3.9%  
US Foods Holding Corp.        3.8%  
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust        3.6%  
Starbucks Corp.        3.4%  
Assured Guaranty Ltd.        3.2%  
Alphabet, Inc.        3.1%  
Facebook, Inc.        3.1%  
Oaktree Capital Group, LLC        3.0%  
Fibra Uno Administracion S.A. de C.V.        3.0%  

There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.

All data is subject to change. Charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

           SHARES      VALUE
  COMMON STOCK — 101.9%            
 

CAPITAL GOODS — 2.8%

           
 

Machinery — 2.8%

           
a  

ITT, Inc.

       87,144        $ 4,268,313
             

 

 

 
                4,268,313
             

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 2.5%

           
 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.5%

           
 

ADT, Inc.

       482,819          3,828,755
             

 

 

 
                3,828,755
             

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL — 5.6%

           
 

Household Durables — 2.7%

           
a,b  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.

       254,958          4,188,960
 

Leisure Products — 2.9%

           
a  

Callaway Golf Co.

       266,019          4,352,071
             

 

 

 
                8,541,031
             

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — 6.0%

           
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.0%

           
 

Domino’s Pizza Group plc

       840,432          3,897,014
a  

Starbucks Corp.

       89,338          5,171,777
             

 

 

 
                9,068,791
             

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — 8.3%

           
 

Capital Markets — 4.7%

           
 

Apollo Global Management, LLC, Class A

       86,275          2,555,466
 

Oaktree Capital Group, LLC

       117,742          4,662,583
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.6%

           
a  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

       300,948          5,426,092
             

 

 

 
                12,644,141
             

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 4.7%

           
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.7%

           
a  

Devon Energy Corp.

       114,005          3,624,219
 

Teekay LNG Partners L.P.

       199,464          3,570,406
             

 

 

 
                7,194,625
             

 

 

 
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 6.3%

           
 

Food & Staples Retailing — 6.3%

           
a,b  

US Foods Holding Corp.

       177,744          5,824,671
a  

Walmart, Inc.

       42,759          3,804,268
             

 

 

 
                9,628,939
             

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 2.9%

           
 

Food Products — 2.9%

           
b  

Nomad Foods Ltd.

       282,081          4,439,955
             

 

 

 
                4,439,955
             

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 5.2%

           
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.8%

           
 

Medtronic plc

       53,034          4,254,388
 

Health Care Technology — 2.4%

           
a,b  

Evolent Health, Inc., Class A

       262,249          3,737,048
             

 

 

 
                7,991,436
             

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 2.6%

           
 

Personal Products — 2.6%

           
a  

Kose Corp.

       18,744          3,891,311
             

 

 

 
                3,891,311
             

 

 

 
 

INSURANCE — 3.2%

           
 

Insurance — 3.2%

           
a  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

       136,531          4,942,422
             

 

 

 
                4,942,422
             

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

           SHARES    VALUE
 

MATERIALS — 3.3%

         
 

Containers & Packaging — 2.8%

         
 

RPC Group plc

       396,006      $ 4,295,874
 

Metals & Mining — 0.5%

         
 

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

       25,700        719,857
           

 

 

 
              5,015,731
           

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — 8.1%

         
 

Biotechnology — 8.1%

         
b  

Alkermes plc

       102,447        5,937,828
a  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

       85,406        6,438,758
           

 

 

 
              12,376,586
           

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 3.0%

         
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.0%

         
 

Fibra Uno Administracion S.A. de C.V.

       3,056,315        4,606,327
           

 

 

 
              4,606,327
           

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — 8.5%

         
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.9%

         
a,b  

Amazon.com, Inc.

       1,546        2,237,588
a  

Expedia Group, Inc.

       32,950        3,638,009
 

Specialty Retail — 4.6%

         
b  

CarMax, Inc.

       48,800        3,022,672
a,b  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

       16,306        4,033,778
           

 

 

 
              12,932,047
           

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 13.2%

         
 

Information Technology Services — 1.9%

         
 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

       35,589        2,864,915
 

Internet Software & Services — 9.7%

         
a,b  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

       4,647        4,794,728
a,b  

Cars.com, Inc.

       136,302        3,861,435
b  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

       29,730        4,750,557
b  

iQIYI, Inc. ADR

       87,980        1,368,089
 

Software — 1.6%

         
 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

       36,193        2,441,580
           

 

 

 
              20,081,304
           

 

 

 
 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT — 11.1%

         
 

Communications Equipment — 8.9%

         
a,b  

ARRIS International plc

       158,300        4,206,031
b  

EchoStar Corp., Class A

       30,347        1,601,411
b  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

       17,630        3,200,198
a,b  

ViaSat, Inc.

       68,008        4,469,486
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.2%

         
a,b  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A

       169,138        3,374,303
           

 

 

 
              16,851,429
           

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.4%

         
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.4%

         
 

China Mobile Ltd.

       406,500        3,726,697
           

 

 

 
              3,726,697
           

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION — 2.2%

         
 

Air Freight & Logistics — 2.2%

         
 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

       32,323        3,382,925
           

 

 

 
              3,382,925
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $140,094,491)

            155,412,765
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 101.9% (Cost $140,094,491)

            155,412,765
           

 

 

 
 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 30.9%

         
c  

Thornburg Capital Management Fund

       4,716,896        47,168,960
           

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $47,168,960)

            47,168,960
           

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES NET OF OTHER ASSETS — (32.8)%

            (50,016,221 )
           

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES   VALUE
  COMMON STOCK SOLD SHORT — (72.5)%         
 

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS — (0.9)%

        
 

Auto Components — (0.9)%

        
 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

       (50,287 )     $ (1,336,628 )
          

 

 

 
             (1,336,628 )
          

 

 

 
 

BANKS — (4.3)%

        
 

Banks — (2.1)%

        
 

Westamerica Bancorporation

       (55,049 )       (3,197,246 )
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — (2.2)%

        
b  

BofI Holding, Inc.

       (83,300 )       (3,376,149 )
          

 

 

 
             (6,573,395 )
          

 

 

 
 

CAPITAL GOODS — (5.4)%

        
 

Machinery — (1.2)%

        
 

Kone OYJ, Class B

       (36,604 )       (1,825,446 )
 

Trading Companies & Distributors — (4.2)%

        
 

GATX Corp.

       (46,700 )       (3,198,483 )
 

WW Grainger, Inc.

       (11,541 )       (3,257,678 )
          

 

 

 
             (8,281,607 )
          

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — (2.2)%

        
 

Professional Services — (2.2)%

        
b  

TriNet Group, Inc.

       (71,430 )       (3,308,638 )
          

 

 

 
             (3,308,638 )
          

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER SERVICES — (6.0)%

        
 

Diversified Consumer Services — (3.9)%

        
b  

Chegg, Inc.

       (146,306 )       (3,022,682 )
 

H&R Block, Inc.

       (116,340 )       (2,956,199 )
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — (2.1)%

        
 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

       (20,377 )       (3,244,019 )
          

 

 

 
             (9,222,900 )
          

 

 

 
 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS — (6.6)%

        
 

Capital Markets — (4.5)%

        
 

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

       (16,340 )       (3,258,523 )
 

Financial Engines, Inc.

       (101,665 )       (3,558,275 )
 

Consumer Finance — (2.1)%

        
b  

Credit Acceptance Corp.

       (9,877 )       (3,263,459 )
          

 

 

 
             (10,080,257 )
          

 

 

 
 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — (2.2)%

        
 

Food & Staples Retailing — (2.2)%

        
 

Colruyt S.A.

       (60,044 )       (3,318,740 )
          

 

 

 
             (3,318,740 )
          

 

 

 
 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — (4.3)%

        
 

Food Products — (4.3)%

        
 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

       (92,011 )       (3,393,366 )
 

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

       (26,518 )       (3,156,172 )
          

 

 

 
             (6,549,538 )
          

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — (9.6)%

        
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — (6.2)%

        
 

DiaSorin S.p.A.

       (31,786 )       (2,859,019 )
b  

Haemonetics Corp.

       (44,614 )       (3,263,960 )
 

ResMed, Inc.

       (33,299 )       (3,278,953 )
 

Health Care Technology — (3.4)%

        
 

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

       (110,727 )       (3,233,229 )
b  

Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A

       (190,710 )       (2,021,526 )
          

 

 

 
             (14,656,687 )
          

 

 

 
 

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS — (2.2)%

        
 

Household Products — (2.2)%

        
 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

       (67,659 )       (3,407,307 )
          

 

 

 
             (3,407,307 )
          

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           SHARES   VALUE
 

MATERIALS — (0.7)%

        
 

Chemicals — (0.7)%

        
 

Orica Ltd.

       (75,756 )     $ (1,033,355 )
          

 

 

 
             (1,033,355 )
          

 

 

 
 

MEDIA — (2.1)%

        
 

Media — (2.1)%

        
 

New York Times Co., Class A

       (134,617 )       (3,244,270 )
          

 

 

 
             (3,244,270 )
          

 

 

 
 

PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES — (2.2)%

        
 

Pharmaceuticals — (2.2)%

        
 

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

       (66,030 )       (3,403,736 )
          

 

 

 
             (3,403,736 )
          

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — (2.2)%

        
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts — (2.2)%

        
 

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

       (38,415 )       (3,355,934 )
          

 

 

 
             (3,355,934 )
          

 

 

 
 

RETAILING — (6.9)%

        
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — (2.6)%

        
b  

HelloFresh SE

       (76,500 )       (1,250,039 )
 

PetMed Express, Inc.

       (65,764 )       (2,745,647 )
 

Specialty Retail — (4.3)%

        
b  

Dufry AG

       (24,809 )       (3,247,747 )
b  

Murphy USA, Inc.

       (45,255 )       (3,294,564 )
          

 

 

 
             (10,537,997 )
          

 

 

 
 

SOFTWARE & SERVICES — (10.4)%

        
 

Information Technology Services — (6.2)%

        
 

Paychex, Inc.

       (52,857 )       (3,255,463 )
b  

Square, Inc., Class A

       (60,629 )       (2,982,947 )
b  

Teradata Corp.

       (81,480 )       (3,232,311 )
 

Software — (4.2)%

        
b  

Ellie Mae, Inc.

       (34,120 )       (3,136,993 )
 

Symantec Corp.

       (126,444 )       (3,268,577 )
          

 

 

 
             (15,876,291 )
          

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — (4.3)%

        
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — (4.3)%

        
 

AT&T, Inc.

       (90,964 )       (3,242,867 )
 

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

       (75,670 )       (3,284,078 )
          

 

 

 
             (6,526,945 )
          

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $102,468,519)

           (110,714,225 )
          

 

 

 
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT — (0.5)%

        
b  

Direxion Daily Developed Markets Bear 3X

       (550 )       (6,713 )
b  

Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3X

       (919 )       (35,703 )
b  

Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X

       (535 )       (27,113 )
b  

Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X

       (3,601 )       (40,763 )
b  

Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X

       (266 )       (7,836 )
b  

Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bear 3x

       (66 )       (796 )
b  

Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X

       (255 )       (3,022 )
b  

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

       (12,835 )       (607,224 )
b  

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

       (221 )       (4,051 )
          

 

 

 
 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $5,561,296)

           (733,221 )
          

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $108,029,815)

         $ (111,447,446 )
          

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%          $ 152,565,504
          

 

 

 

Footnote Legend

 

a All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short. At March 31, 2018, the value of securities pledged was $68,922,414. An additional $61,093,961 in cash has been segregated for collateral on securities sold short.
b Non-income producing.
c Investment in Affiliates.

 

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Schedule of Investments, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of securities, abbreviations are used per the table below:

ADR      American Depositary Receipt

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at value (Note 3)

 

Non-affiliated issuers (cost $140,094,491)

  $       155,412,765  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer (cost $47,168,960)

    47,168,960  

Cash

    904,543  

Cash segregated as collateral on securities sold short

    61,093,961  

Receivable for investments sold

    4,939,449  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    245,141  

Dividends receivable

    222,912  

Dividend and interest reclaim receivable

    1,500  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    21,609  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    270,010,840  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Securities sold short (proceeds $108,029,815)

    111,447,446  

Payable for investments purchased

    5,678,846  

Payable to investment advisor and other affiliates (Note 4)

    162,927  

Payable for short sale financing

    65,510  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    14,324  

Dividends payable for short sales

    76,283  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    117,445,336  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 152,565,504  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Accumulated net investment loss

  $ (1,215,747

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    11,901,094  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    3,336,479  

Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest

    138,543,678  
 

 

 

 
  $ 152,565,504  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Class I Shares:

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

 

($152,565,504 applicable to 13,519,760 shares of beneficial interest outstanding - Note 5)

  $ 11.28  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Report  |  13


Statement of Operations

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividend income

 

Non-affiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $21,554)

  $       906,794  

Non-controlled affiliated issuer

    209,645  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

    1,116,439  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    718,931  

Administration fees (Note 4)

 

Class I Shares

    36,158  

Transfer agent fees

 

Class I Shares

    5,238  

Registration and filing fees

 

Class I Shares

    11,747  

Dividend expense on securities sold short

    642,294  

Short sale financing fees

    148,786  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    21,907  

Professional fees

    20,721  

Trustee and officer fees (Note 4)

    2,407  

Other expenses

    29,890  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    1,638,079  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss

  $ (521,640
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

 

Long positions

    4,579,183  

Short positions

    376,248  

Foreign currency transactions

    (1,986
 

 

 

 
    4,953,445  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Non-affiliated issuer investments

 

Long positions

    2,849,719  

Short positions

    (4,505,175

Foreign currency translations

    451  
 

 

 

 
    (1,655,005
 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

    3,298,440  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $       2,776,800  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.    

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

 

 

        SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018*
     PERIOD ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017**

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment loss

       $ (521,640 )        $ (657,927 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

         4,953,445          1,319,263

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

         (1,655,005 )          4,874,981
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

         2,776,800          5,536,317

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

             

From realized gains

             

Class I Shares

         (2,992,574 )          —  

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

             

Class I Shares

         73,042,639          74,202,322
      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

         72,826,865          79,738,639

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of Period

         79,738,639          —  
      

 

 

 

End of Period

       $           152,565,504        $           79,738,639
      

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss

       $ (1,215,747 )        $ (694,107 )

 

* Unaudited.

 

** For the audited period from commencement of operations on December 30, 2016 through September 30, 2017

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

Net change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 2,776,800  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

 

Purchases of investments in securities

    (92,230,797

Payments to cover securities sold short

    (20,730,239

Proceeds from disposition of investments in securities

    28,908,158  

Proceeds from securities sold short

          68,346,443  

Purchases of short term investments, net

    (29,809,357

Net realized (gain) loss:

 

Investment transactions

    (4,579,183

Short sales

    (376,248

Net unrealized (gain) loss:

 

Investments

    (2,849,719

Short sales

    4,505,175  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

(Increase) decrease in assets:

 

Cash segregated as collateral on securities sold short

    (23,743,188

Receivable for investment securities sold

    (4,910,993

Dividend and interest receivable

    (151,356

Increase in receivable for fund shares sold

    (37,141

Other assets

    887  

Increase (decrease) in liabilities:

 

Payable for investments purchased

    5,678,846  

Payable for short sale financing

    45,932  

Payable for dividends on short sales

    2,415  

Payable to investment adviser

    69,612  

Accrued expenses and other payables

    (61,569
 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

  $ (69,145,522
 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

Fund shares sold

  $ 72,110,739  

Fund shares redeemed

    (1,983,977

Fund distributions paid and not reinvested

    (76,697
 

 

 

 

Net cash received from financing activities

  $ 70,050,065  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash during the period

  $ 904,543  

Cash and foreign currency, beginning of period:

  $ 0  

Cash and foreign currency, end of period:

  $ 904,543  

Non-cash Activities:

 

In-kind contribution

    0  

Reinvestment of Fund distributions

    2,915,877  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series of Thornburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”). The Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2016. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 3, 1987 and is registered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund is currently one of twenty-one separate series of the Trust. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes and bears expenses directly attributable to it. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Effective December 30, 2016, the assets of Thornburg Partners Fund, L.P., a private investment vehicle for which Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. served as general partner and investment advisor (the “Partnership”), were transferred to the Fund, in exchange for Class I shares of beneficial interest of the Fund, and the Fund assumed certain liabilities of the Partnership. The transaction was structured to qualify as a tax-free transaction under the Internal Revenue Code. The net assets the Fund received from the Partnership in the transaction had a value of $46,625,738 at the time of the transaction. The Partnership received 4,662,574 Class I shares of the Fund, each with a NAV per share of $10.00. Those Class I shares were distributed in pro rata amounts to the partners of the Partnership based on their partner’s capital balance on the effective date of the exchange, and the Partnership subsequently dissolved. The investment policies and restrictions of the Fund are in all material respects equivalent to those of the Partnership, except that the Partnership was not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and was not, therefore, subject to certain investment restrictions, diversification requirements, and other restrictions imposed on registered investment companies by the 1940 Act or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The Fund’s portfolio management team is the same as the Partnership’s portfolio management team.

The Fund currently offers one class of shares of beneficial interest: Institutional Class (“Class I”). This class of shares of the Fund represents all interest in the portfolio of investments. Class I shares are sold at net asset value without a sales charge at the time of purchase and may be subject to a service fee. All expenses are allocated to the class including transfer agent fees, government registration fees, printing and postage costs, and legal expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund prepares its financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation: All investments in securities held by the Fund are valued as described in Note 3.

Restricted Cash: As of March 31, 2018, the Fund has restricted cash in the amount of $61,093,961. The restricted cash represents collateral pledged in relation to short sale securities. The carrying value of the restricted cash approximates fair value.

Allocation of Expenses: Expenses common to all Funds are allocated among the Funds comprising the Trust based upon their relative net asset values or other appropriate allocation methods.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Ordinary income distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually and more often if deemed necessary by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., the Trust’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Dividends are paid and are reinvested in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value per share at the close of business on the ex-dividend date, or at the shareholder’s option, paid in cash.

Investment Income: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain income from foreign investments is recognized as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is accrued as earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to call dates or maturity dates using the effective yield method of the respective investments. These amounts are included in Interest income on the Statement of Operations. For securities sold short, the Fund is generally required to pay the lender amounts equal to any dividend or interest which accrues on the borrowed security during the period of the loan. These amounts are included in Dividend expense on securities sold short on the Statement of Operations.

Custodian Fees: Custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations may include interest expenses incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on any such cash overdraft at a rate set periodically at the custodian’s discretion of the overdraft amount in excess of $50,000.

Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are recorded on an identified cost basis.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Short Sales: A short sale involves the sale by the Fund of a security that the Fund does not own. The Fund borrows the security that it intends to sell from a broker or other institution, and at a later date the Fund completes the short sale by purchasing that same security on the open market and delivering it to the lending institution. The Fund may be required to pay a premium, fee, or other amount to the lender in exchange for borrowing the security. These amounts are included in Short sale financing fees on the Statement of Operations. When it enters into a short sale, the Fund seeks to profit on a decline in the price of the security between the date the Fund borrows the security and the date the Fund purchases the security to deliver it to the lender. If, however, the price of the security increases between those dates, or if the price of the security declines by an amount which is not sufficient to cover the expenses of borrowing the security, the Fund will experience a loss. Although the potential for gain as a result of a short sale is limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short less the cost of borrowing the security, the potential for loss is theoretically unlimited because there is no limit to the cost of replacing the borrowed security. Short sales held by the Fund are fully collateralized by segregated cash or other securities which are denoted on the Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest excess cash in repurchase agreements whereby the Fund purchases investments, which serve as collateral, with an agreement to resell such collateral to the seller at an agreed upon price at the maturity date of the repurchase agreement. Investments pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held in custody until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions in the agreements require that the market value of the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase value in the event of default. In the event of default, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. To the extent the Fund engages in such transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and not for the purpose of investment leverage or to speculate on interest rate or market changes. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase an investment on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and reflect the value in determining its net asset value. When effecting such transactions, assets of an amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio investments to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records on the trade date. Investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis do not earn interest until the settlement date.

Foreign Currency Translation: Portfolio investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign investments, it will customarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transactions. The values of such spot contracts are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on investments held. Such changes are included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments.

Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise due to purchases and sales of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities, other than investments at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications: Under the Trust’s organizational documents (and under separate agreements with the independent Trustees), its officers and Trustees are provided with an indemnification against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business the Trust may also enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders substantially all investment company taxable income including net realized gains on investments (if any), and tax exempt income of the Fund. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund files income tax returns in United States federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remains open for the three years following a return’s filing date. The Fund has analyzed each uncertain tax position believed to be material in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements for the six month period ended March 31, 2018, including open tax years, to assess whether it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has not identified any such position for which an asset or liability must be reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At March 31, 2018, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes

    $         295,293,266
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis

      27,388,448

Gross unrealized depreciation on a tax basis

      (15,487,805 )
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (tax basis)

    $ 11,900,643
   

 

 

 

At March 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred tax basis late-year ordinary losses occurring subsequent to December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 of $588,485. For tax purposes, such ordinary losses will be recognized in the year ending September 30, 2018.

Foreign Withholding Taxes: The Fund is subject to foreign tax withholding imposed by certain foreign countries in which the Fund may invest. Withholding taxes are incurred on certain foreign dividends and are accrued at the time the dividend is recognized based on applicable foreign tax laws. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld, in view of various considerations, including recent decisions rendered by the courts in those and other jurisdictions. The Fund would expect to record a receivable for such a reclaim based on a variety of factors, including assessment of a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, the jurisdiction’s administrative practices and payment history, and industry convention. To date the Fund has recorded no such receivable because there is limited precedent for collecting such prior year reclaims and the likelihood of collection remains uncertain.

Deferred Foreign Capital Gain Taxes: The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on net realized gains of securities of certain foreign countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized gains on these investments as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – SECURITY VALUATION

Valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investment securities is performed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the oversight of the Trustees.

The Trustees of the Trust have appointed the Advisor to assist the Trustees to obtain market values for portfolio investments, evaluate and monitor professional pricing service providers appointed by the Trustees’ Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) to assist in determining fair values for portfolio investments, assist in calculating fair values for portfolio investments in certain circumstances, and to perform other functions in connection with the valuation of investments. The Advisor acts through its Valuation and Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) and other employees of the Advisor. The Committee regularly reviews its own valuation calculations, as well as the valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing service providers, considers circumstances which may require valuation calculations by the Committee, and reviews previous valuation calculations. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee on the Committee’s activities, the performance of pricing service providers, and other matters relating to valuation of portfolio investments.

In those instances when the Committee assists in calculating a fair value for a portfolio investment, the Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund would reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of the investment in an orderly transaction between market participants on the valuation date. The Committee customarily utilizes quotations from securities broker dealers in calculating valuations, but also may utilize prices obtained from pricing service providers or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. Because fair values calculated by the Committee are estimates, the calculation of a value for an investment may differ from the price that would be realized by the Fund upon a sale of the investment, and the difference could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee’s calculation of a fair value for an investment may also differ from the prices obtained by other persons (including other mutual funds) for the investment.

Valuation of Securities: Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on a United States securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the valuation date. Investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date. Portfolio investments reported by NASDAQ are valued at the official closing price on the valuation date. If an investment is traded on more than one exchange, the investment is considered traded on the exchange that is normally the primary market for that investment. Securities and other portfolio investments which are listed or traded on exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last price or the closing price of the investment on the exchange that is normally the primary market for the investment, as of the close of the exchange preceding the Fund’s

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

valuation date. Foreign investments listed or traded on an exchange for which there has been no sale that day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices on that valuation date.

In any case when a market quotation is not readily available for a portfolio investment ordinarily valued by market quotation, the Committee calculates a fair value for the investment using alternative methods approved by the Audit Committee. A market quotation is not readily available when the primary market or exchange for the investment is not open for the entire scheduled day of trading. Market quotations for an investment also may not be readily available if developments after the most recent close of the investment’s primary exchange or market, but prior to the close of business on any Fund business day, or an unusual event or significant period of time occurring since the availability of a market quotation, create a serious question concerning the reliability of the most recent market quotation available for the investment. In particular, on days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign equity investments held by the Fund may be valued using alternative methods. The Committee customarily obtains valuations in these instances from pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee. Pricing service providers ordinarily calculate valuations using multi-factor models to adjust market prices based upon various inputs, including exchange data, depository receipt prices, futures, index data and other data.

Debt obligations held by the Fund which are not listed or traded on exchanges or for which no reported market exists are ordinarily valued at the valuation obtained from a pricing service provider approved by the Audit Committee.

In any case when a pricing service provider fails to provide a valuation for a debt obligation held by the Fund, the Committee calculates a fair value for the obligation using alternative methods under procedures approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, in cases when management believes that a valuation obtained from a pricing service provider merits review for significant reasons, the Committee decides whether or not to use the valuation calculated by the pricing service provider or to use an alternative method approved by the Audit Committee to calculate a fair value for the obligation.

Quotations for foreign investments expressed in foreign currency amounts are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using a foreign exchange quotation from a third party service provider at the time of valuation. Foreign investments held by the Fund may be traded on days and at times when the Fund is not open for business. Consequently, the value of Fund investments may be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or sell Fund shares.

Valuation Hierarchy: The Fund categorizes its investments based upon the inputs used in valuing those investments, according to a three-level hierarchy established in guidance from the FASB. Categorization of investments using this hierarchy is intended by the FASB to maximize the use of observable inputs in valuing investments and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in valuing an investment based on available market information. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect assumptions about the information market participants would use in valuing an investment. An investment’s level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is deemed significant to the valuation. The methodologies and inputs used to value investments are not necessarily indications of the risk or liquidity associated with those investments.

Various inputs are used in calculating valuations for the Fund’s investments. These inputs are generally summarized according to the three-level hierarchy below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2: Other direct or indirect significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs, such as interest rates, prepayment rates, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Committee’s own assumptions in calculating the fair values of investments).

Valuations for debt obligations held by the Fund are typically calculated by pricing service providers approved by the Audit Committee and are generally characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

On days when market volatility thresholds established by the Audit Committee are exceeded, foreign securities for which valuations are obtained from pricing service providers are fair valued. On these days, the foreign securities are characterized as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy and revert to Level 1 after the threshold is no longer exceeded.

In a limited number of cases the Committee calculates a fair value for investments using broker quotations or other methods approved by the Audit Committee. When the Committee uses a single broker quotation to calculate a fair value for an investment without other significant observable inputs, or if a fair value is calculated using other significant inputs that are considered unobservable, the investment is characterized as Level 3 within the hierarchy. Other significant unobservable inputs used to calculate a fair value in these instances might include an income-based valuation approach which considers discounted anticipated future cash flows from the investment and application of discounts due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Valuations based upon the use of inputs from Levels 1, 2 or 3 may not represent the actual price received upon the disposition of an investment, and the Fund may receive a price that is lower than the valuation based upon these inputs when it sells the investment.

The following table displays a summary of the fair value hierarchy measurements of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2018. In any instance when valuation inputs from more than one level are used to determine the fair value of a specific investment, the investment is placed in the level of the table based upon the lowest level input that is significant in determining the fair value of the investment:

 

    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2018
     TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3

Assets

                

Investments in Securities*

                

Common Stock

    $ 155,412,765     $ 155,412,765     $      $

Short Term Investment

      47,168,960       47,168,960             
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    $ 202,581,725     $ 202,581,725     $      $

Liabilities

                

Investments in Securities Sold Short*

                

Common Stock

    $ (110,714,225 )     $ (110,714,225 )     $      $

Exchange-Traded Funds

      (733,221 )       (733,221 )             
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities Sold Short

    $ (111,447,446 )     $ (111,447,446 )     $      $

Liabilities

                

Other Financial Instruments**

                

Spot Currency

    $ (114 )     $ (114 )     $      $

 

* See Schedule of Investments for a summary of the industry exposure as grouped according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

 

** Other Financial Instruments include investments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, which may include futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

In accordance with the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, it is the policy of the Fund to recognize transfers between levels and the underlying events which caused the movement. The Fund recognized no transfers between levels 1 and 2 for the six months ended March 31, 2018, other than when the Fund exceeded market volatility thresholds for foreign equity investments during the period.

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor and performs services for the Fund for which the fees are payable at the end of each month. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:

 

MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $500 million

       1.250 %

Next $500 million

       1.200

Next $1 billion

       1.150

Over $2 billion

       1.100

The Fund’s effective management fee for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was 1.25% of the Fund’s average net assets.

The Trust has entered into administrative service agreements with the Advisor, whereby the Advisor will perform certain administrative services related to each class of the Fund’s shares. Until January 31, 2018, the fees were payable at an annual rate of 0.05 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. As of February 1, 2018, the fees are computed as an annual percentage of the aggregate average daily net assets of all shares classes of all Funds in the Trust as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE
DAILY NET ASSETS    FEE RATE

Up to $20 billion

       0.100 %

$20 billion to $40 billion

       0.075

$40 billion to $60 billion

       0.040

Over $60 billion

       0.030

The aggregate fee amount is allocated on a daily basis to each Fund based on net assets and subsequently allocated to each class of shares of the Fund. Total administrative service fees incurred by each class of shares of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018, are set forth in the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Thornburg Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, which acts as the distributor of the Fund’s shares.

The Advisor and Distributor have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual expenses do not exceed levels as specified in each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by the Advisor or Distributor before February 1, 2019, unless the Advisor ceases to be the investment advisor to the Fund or the Distributor ceases to be the distributor of the Fund prior to that date. The Advisor and Distributor may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed during the fiscal year if expenses fall below the contractual limit during that year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Advisor made no reimbursement of expenses and administrative fees.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or directors of the Advisor and Distributor. The compensation of the independent Trustees is borne by the Trust. The Trust also pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation. These amounts are reflected as “Trustee and officer fees” in the Statement of Operations.

The percentage of direct investments in the Fund held by the Trustees, officers of the Trust, and the Advisor is approximately 33.17%.

The Fund may purchase or sell securities from, or to an affiliated fund, provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees, and provided that all such transactions will comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had no such transactions with affiliated funds.

Shown below are holdings of voting securities of each portfolio company which is considered “affiliated” to the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including companies for which the Fund’s holding represented 5% or more of the company’s voting securities, and a series of the Thornburg Investment Trust in which the Fund invested for cash management purposes during the period:

 

FUND   MARKET VALUE
9/30/17
   PURCHASES
AT COST
   SALES
PROCEEDS
   REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
   CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPR./(DEPR.)
   MARKET VALUE
3/31/18
   DIVIDEND
INCOME
   ROC
ADJUSTMENT

Thornburg Capital
Management Fund

    $ 17,359,603      $ 77,004,320      $ (47,194,963 )      $      $      $ 47,168,960      $ 209,645      $

NOTE 5 – SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At March 31, 2018, there were an unlimited number of shares with no par value of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2018 (UNAUDITED)
       PERIOD ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (AUDITED)
 
     SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES        AMOUNT  

Class I Shares

                

In-kind re-organization

           $          4,662,574        $ 46,625,738  

Shares sold

    6,273,425                72,110,739          2,847,668          31,289,733  

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of dividends

    257,814          2,915,877                    

Shares repurchased

    (172,730        (1,983,977        (348,991        (3,713,149
 

 

 

 

Net increase

    6,358,509        $ 73,042,639          7,161,251        $       74,202,322  
 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had purchase and sale transactions of long investments of $92,230,797 and $28,619,652, respectively, and cover and sale transactions of securities sold short of $20,124,750 and $68,346,443, respectively (excluding short term investments).

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

The Fund may use a variety of derivative financial instruments to hedge or adjust the risks affecting its investment portfolio or to enhance investment returns. Provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification ASC 815-10-50 (“ASC 815”) require certain disclosures. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of the use of derivative instruments by the Fund and how these derivatives affect the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Fund. The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments under ASC 815. Additionally, the Fund’s risk of loss may exceed the amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund did not invest in any derivative financial instruments of the type addressed by ASC 815.

OTHER NOTES

Risks: The Fund’s investments subject it to risks including, but not limited to, management risk, market and economic risk, risks affecting specific issuers, liquidity risk, the risks associated with investments in small- and mid-cap companies and non-U.S. issuers (including developing country issuers), short sale risk, diversification risk, derivatives risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and interest rate risk. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

Subsequent Events: Fund management believes no events have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of issuance of the financial statements that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

 

 

    PER SHARE PERFORMANCE (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD)
                                         
UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED, PERIODS ARE
FISCAL YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
  NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
(LOSS)+
   NET REALIZED &
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
   DIVIDENDS
FROM NET
REALIZED
GAINS
   TOTAL
DIVIDENDS
   NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF PERIOD
CLASS I                                     

2018(b)

    $     11.13        (0.05 )        0.54        0.49               (0.34 )        (0.34 )      $       11.28

2017*

    $ 10.00        (0.13 )        1.26        1.13                           $ 11.13

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Unaudited Six Month Period Ended March 31.
(c) Annualized.
(d) The Fund incurs certain expenses and fees in connection with investments in short positions. If such expenses and fees had not occurred, the Expenses Before Expense Reductions ratio would have been 1.47%.
+ Based on weighted average shares outstanding.
* The Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2016.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights, Continued

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS            SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
               EXPENSES, AFTER                                    
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) (%)
     EXPENSES, AFTER
EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
     EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS AND
NET OF CUSTODY
CREDITS (%)
     EXPENSES,
BEFORE EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS (%)
            TOTAL
RETURN (%)(a)
     PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE (%)(a)
     NET ASSETS AT
END OF PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)
 
                   
  (0.91 )(c)       1.47 (c)       1.47 (c)       2.85 (c)(d)         4.42        23.34      $       152,566  
  (1.56 )(c)       1.45 (c)       1.45 (c)       3.78 (c)         11.30        61.69      $ 79,739  

 

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Expense Example

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:

 

  (1) transaction costs, including

 

  (a) sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, for Class A shares;

 

  (b) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million of Class A shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (c) a deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase;

 

  (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on a $1,000 investment beginning on October 1, 2017, and held until March 31, 2018.

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/17
  ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/18
  EXPENSES PAID
DURING  PERIOD
10/1/17–3/31/18
CLASS I SHARES            

Actual

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,044.20     $ 14.53

Hypothetical*

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.72     $ 14.29

 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class (I: 2.85%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

* Hypothetical assumes a rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
 

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

For each class of shares, the first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

For each class of shares, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Other Information

Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund  |  March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING

Policies and Procedures:

The Trust has delegated to Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) voting decisions respecting proxies for the Fund’s voting securities. The Advisor makes voting decisions in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. A description of the Policy and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how proxies were voted is available on or before August 31 of each year for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30. This information is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling the Advisor toll-free at 1-800-847-0200, (ii) on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission schedules of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also makes this information available on its website at www.thornburg.com/download or upon request by calling 1-800-847-0200.

 

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Trustees’ Statement to Shareholders

 

Readopted September 11, 2017

The Trustees believe current and prospective shareholders should know how we discharge our responsibilities in supervising the Funds’ investment advisor and in reviewing the advisor’s contract for renewal. Since 2005, we have issued a statement which sets out clearly the three principal guidelines that we follow in supervising the Trust’s investment advisor on your behalf. In accordance with our customary practice, in September of this year we again reviewed our statement and concluded we should reissue this statement outlining the principal features of our supervision of the advisor’s performance of investment management services for the Funds.

We begin with the premise that each shareholder selected his or her Fund because its investments are managed by the investment advisor identified in the prospectus and in accordance with the objective and policies described in the prospectus. We realize, as each of you do, that if you believe that your Fund’s stated objective and policies no longer serve your personal investment goals, you can sell your shares and leave the Fund.

Therefore, we believe that our primary supervisory task—our principal obligation to you—is to assess the nature and quality of the advisor’s services, and to confirm that the advisor actively and competently pursues the Fund’s objective, in accordance with the policies set out in the prospectus. To do this, we meet regularly with management to review your Fund’s portfolio and to discuss the advisor’s specific actions and judgments in pursuing the Fund’s objective. We do not substitute our own judgment for the advisor’s decisions in selecting investments; the advisor is paid to exercise its informed judgment on investment decisions, and we seek to confirm, in reviewing the advisor’s performance, that the advisor is doing just that.

Second, we are conscious of costs and the effect that costs have on shareholders’ returns. We try to make sure that your Fund’s fees and costs are reasonable in relationship to the services rendered and that they are generally in line with those charged by other expert investment advisors, consistent with our belief that the Fund’s investors searched for and expect that expertise and attention and have decided to pay a reasonable price for it. We do not put the management contract “out to bid” as a matter of course, and we would not do so unless we had concluded that the advisor materially had failed to pursue the Fund’s objectives in accordance with its policies, or for other equally important reasons. We believe that any other approach would be inconsistent with your interests and contrary to your expectations when you bought shares of the Fund in the first place.

Finally, because we believe that most Thornburg Fund shareholders have invested with a long-term perspective, we try not to focus too much on the fashions of the moment and on short-term performance. The market will not favor any specific investment objective or set of policies at all times and under all economic circumstances. A fund will experience periods of both high and low returns relative to other funds and other investments. Even if one of our Funds is not favored by the market at a particular time, we believe that the advisor is nonetheless obliged to remain true to the Fund’s objective and policies, and we watch to see that it does so.

Trustees of Thornburg Investment Trust

 

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Thornburg Funds

 

Thornburg Investment Management is a privately-owned global investment firm that offers a range of solutions for retail and institutional investors. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we manage approximately $49 billion (as of March 31, 2018) across U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors, institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund

 

    Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund

 

    Thornburg International Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Better World International Fund

 

    Thornburg International Growth Fund

 

    Thornburg Developing World Fund

 

    Thornburg Value Fund

 

    Thornburg Core Growth Fund

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Income Fund

 

    Thornburg Low Duration Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg California Limited Term Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg New York Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

    Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income Fund

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

    Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment goals, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this and other information, contact your financial advisor or visit thornburg.com. Read it carefully before investing.

For additional information, please visit thornburg.com

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

 

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LOGO

 

To receive shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements electronically, go to www.thornburg.com/edelivery.        LOGO  
This Semi-Annual Report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.     

 

Investment Advisor:

 

Distributor:

 

Thornburg Investment Management®

 

Thornburg Securities Corporation®

 

800.847.0200

 

800.847.0200

  TH3932


Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Filed as part of the reports to shareholders filed under item 1 of this Form.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The authority to consider candidates recommended by the shareholders in accordance with the Trust’s Procedures for Shareholder Communications is committed to the Governance and Nominating Committee.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a) The principal executive officer and the principal financial officer have concluded that Thornburg Investment Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to Thornburg Investment Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report.

(b) There was no change in Thornburg Investment Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report (that is, the registrant’s second fiscal quarter) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits

 

(a) (1)  Not Applicable

 

(a) (2)  Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 70.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

(a) (3)  Not Applicable

 

(b)  Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 70.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Thornburg Investment Trust, in respect of the following Thornburg Funds: Low Duration Municipal Fund, Limited Term Municipal Fund, Intermediate Municipal Fund, Strategic Municipal Income Fund, California Limited Term Municipal Fund, New Mexico Intermediate Municipal Fund, New York Intermediate Municipal Fund, Limited Term U.S. Government Fund, Limited Term Income Fund, Low Duration Income Fund, Strategic Income Fund, Value Fund, International Value Fund, Core Growth Fund, International Growth Fund, Investment Income Builder Fund, Global Opportunities Fund, Developing World Fund, Better World International Fund, Capital Management Fund, and Long/Short Equity Fund.

By:   /s/ Jason H. Brady
  Jason H. Brady
  President and principal executive officer
Date:       May 24, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:   /s/ Jason H. Brady
  Jason H. Brady
  President and principal executive officer
Date:   May 24, 2018
By:   /s/ Nimish Bhatt
  Nimish Bhatt
  Treasurer and principal financial officer
Date:       May 24, 2018