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Thornburg Investment Management

SEC-registered adviser since 1982Santa Fe, NMCRD 106357

635
Clients
40
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 27 March 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Thornburg Investment Management is an investment adviser headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and registered with the SEC since 1982. Its clients include investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and other individuals. High-net-worth individuals account for 1% of its regulatory assets under management.

Its services include portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management. Garrett Thornburg Revocable Trust owns 75% or more of Thornburg Investment Management, and Mark Zinkula is its CEO.

Clients

Thornburg Investment Management serves 635 clients, 187 of them high-net-worth individuals. The average client has about $86 million with the firm, and high-net-worth clients hold 1% of its $54.5 billion in assets.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Investment companies25 clients91%
  • Pooled investment vehicles35 clients5%
  • OtherIndividuals, High-net-worth individuals, Charitable organizations, Other investment advisers, Corporations and other businesses, Other4%
Show client breakdown
Individuals (other than HNW)
Clients
300
Regulatory AUM
$864,403,976
Share
1.6%
Avg. per client
$2.88M
High-net-worth individuals
Clients
187
Regulatory AUM
$385,811,091
Share
0.7%
Avg. per client
$2.06M
Investment companies
Clients
25
Regulatory AUM
$49,531,118,540
Share
91.0%
Avg. per client
$1.98B
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
35
Regulatory AUM
$2,501,977,494
Share
4.6%
Avg. per client
$71.5M
Charitable organizations
Clients
8
Regulatory AUM
$5,075,149
Share
0.0%
Avg. per client
$634K
Other investment advisers
Clients
6
Regulatory AUM
$42,589,080
Share
0.1%
Avg. per client
$7.10M
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
52
Regulatory AUM
$338,904,649
Share
0.6%
Avg. per client
$6.52M
Other
Clients
22
Regulatory AUM
$782,122,844
Share
1.4%
Avg. per client
$35.6M

Total

Clients
635
Regulatory AUM
$54,452,002,823
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$85.8M

What it does

Thornburg Investment Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions and other activities. It is paid through a percentage of assets.

Thornburg Investment Management advises 2 private funds.

100.0% of assets ($54.45B across 635 accounts) are managed with discretion. $419.2M sits in a wrap fee program the firm both sponsors and manages. 2% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks32%
  • Bonds65%
    • State and local bonds59%
    • U.S. government and agency bonds4%
    • Investment grade corporate bonds2%
  • Cash2%

Filed values cover 99%. The neutral 1% gap has no reported category.

Custodians

Thornburg Investment Management’s client accounts are held mainly at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (hong Kong) Limited, with 1% of managed assets, and RBC Capital Markets, with 1%. Thornburg Investment Management has custody of $52.6M for 2 clients.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • RBC Capital MarketsRBC Capital Markets, LLC · Minneapolis, MN · $580.5M1%
  • PershingPershing LLC · Jersey City, NJ · $301.8M1%
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (hong Kong) LimitedSumitomo Mitsui Trust (hong Kong) Limited · Central Hong Kong · $613.0M1%
  • OtherCharles Schwab, All other custodians97%

Ownership and leadership

Garrett Thornburg Revocable Trust owns 75% or more of Thornburg Investment Management, and Mark Zinkula is its CEO.

Who owns the firm
Thornburg Investment Management Inc· the adviser
  • Garrett Thornburg Revocable Trust

    Control person · since September 1990

    Owns 75% or more of Thornburg Investment Management Inc

Leadership

  • Mark Zinkula
    President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
  • Nimish Bhatt
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  • Gladys Xiques
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Brian Boyd
    Director
  • Amy Callow
    General Counsel and Secretary
  • Robin Keller
    Director
  • Tanya Kemos
    Director
  • Brian McMahon
    Vice Chairman, Director
  • Blair Naylor
    Director
  • Harold Thornburg
    Chairman,director

Staff

  • 219 employees
  • 40 in advisory functions
  • 34 state-registered reps
  • 66 broker-dealer reps
  • 2 soliciting firms

Reported holdings

Thornburg Investment Management’s reported 13F holdings total $10.45B across 139 positions, and the ten largest make up 58.1% of it.

$10.45B
Reported 13F value
139
Positions
58.1%
In the 10 largest
+8.5%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. Citigroup Inc.10.1%
  2. Totalenergies SE · Act8.8%
  3. AT&T Inc.7.1%
  4. Broadcom Inc.6.6%
  5. Kimberly-clark Corp.6.0%
  6. Astrazeneca PLC5.2%
  7. Merck & CO Inc.4.7%
  8. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufac · Sponsored ADS3.5%
  9. Cisco Sys Inc.3.1%
  10. TC Energy Corp.3.0%

Together, the ten largest are 58.1% of reported value.

The 50 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 13 August 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $10.45B is not its $54.45B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Thornburg Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management.

Thornburg Investment Management’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Thornburg Investment Management has 0 offices, with 1 listed address in 1 state.

Listed office addresses by state

New Mexico · 1 listed address

  • 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa FeHQ

Registration details

Legal name
Thornburg Investment Management Inc
Headquarters
2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506
SEC file
801-17853
Structure
Delaware corporation
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Thornburg Investment Management have?

Thornburg Investment Management has 635 clients and manages $54.5 billion for them, as of March 2026. They include 300 other individuals, 187 high-net-worth individuals and 52 corporations and other businesses.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 27 March 2026

What services does Thornburg Investment Management offer?

Thornburg Investment Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions and other activities.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Thornburg Investment Management use?

Thornburg Investment Management’s separately managed account assets are held at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (hong Kong) Limited (Central Hong Kong), with $613,019,423, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (Minneapolis, MN), with $580,530,509, Pershing LLC (Jersey City, NJ), with $301,754,221 and Charles Schwab (El Paso, NM), with $236,543,693. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 27 March 2026

How many financial advisors does Thornburg Investment Management have?

Thornburg Investment Management has 34 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 219 employees, and 40 perform investment advisory functions. 66 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Thornburg Investment Management invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Thornburg Investment Management’s separately managed accounts held 59% state and local bonds, 32% exchange-traded equities, 4% U.S. government and agency bonds, 2% investment grade corporate bonds and 2% cash and equivalents. It advises 2 private funds.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Thornburg Investment Management?

Thornburg Investment Management is owned through a trust by Harold Thornburg. Its direct owner is Garrett Thornburg Revocable Trust (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 27 March 2026

How does Thornburg Investment Management get paid?

Thornburg Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 27 March 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 106357.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 13 August 2026 for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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