BBH Luxembourg Funds – BBH Short Duration Fund Quarterly Update - Q2 2025

Co-Portfolio Managers, Andrew Hofer, Neil Hohmann, and Paul Kunz discusses how the Short Duration Fund portfolio performed over the most recent month-end.
BBH Lux Short Duration Fund Quarterly Update - Q2 2025

“In like a lion, out like a lamb” is an apt metaphor for capital markets in the second quarter. On April 2, 2025, the roar of Liberation Day tariffs rattled global markets. However, President Trump subsequently reduced the proposed tariff levels and markets rebounded strongly. A steady stream of notable headlines followed, including, but not limited to, the Moody’s U.S. downgrade, questions about the Federal Reserve’s independence, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act and its impact to the U.S. fiscal deficit, and rising tensions in the Middle East. Despite the deluge of news, the quarter ended with economic and market data seemingly unconcerned with those headlines. Equities posted strong returns during the quarter, while credit performed well as spreads narrowed back to recent lows. Unemployment and inflation data remained steady, and business and consumer sentiment improved from Liberation Day lows. Market predictions shifted to a higher-for-longer Fed stance.

BBH Luxembourg Funds - BBH Short Duration

BBH Luxembourg Funds - BBH Short Duration Fund (the "Fund") is designed for interest rate sensitive investors seeking broad exposure to the fixed income markets with a portfolio duration of less than three years. The Fund seeks to provide maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management.

Credit Quality letter ratings are provided by Standard and Poor's, Moody's and Fitch and are presented as the higher of the three ratings. When a security is not rated by Standard & Poor's, Moody's or Fitch, the highest credit ratings from DBRS and Kroll may be used. Absent a rating from these agencies, we may display Private Credit Ratings, if permitted by the issuer, which could include ratings from Egan-Jones Ratings Co. Credit ratings reflect the credit quality of the underlying issues in the portfolio and not of the portfolio itself. Issues with credit ratings of BBB or better are considered to be investment grade, with adequate capacity to meet financial commitments. Issues with credit ratings below BBB are considered speculative in nature and are vulnerable to the possibility of issuer failure or business interruption. Effective duration is a measure of the portfolio’s return sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Weighted Average Life of securities excludes US Treasury futures positions.

Yield to Maturity is the rate of return the portfolio would achieve if all purchased bonds and derivatives were held to maturity, assuming all coupon and principal payments are received as scheduled and reinvested at the same yield to maturity. This figure is subject to change and is not meant to represent the yield earned by any particular security. Yield to Maturity is before fee and expenses.

Holdings are subject to change. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Credits: Obligations such as bonds, notes, loans, leases and other forms of indebtedness, except for Cash and Cash Equivalents, issued by obligors other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, totaled at the level of the ultimate obligor or guarantor of the Obligation.

Purchase and sale information provided should not be considered as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security and that there is no assurance, as of the date of publication, that the securities purchased remain in a fund's portfolio or that securities sold have not been repurchased.

The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market.

The BofA ML U.S. High Yield Corporate Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated high yield corporate debt publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market.

Opinions, forecasts, and discussions about investment strategies represent the author’s views as of the date of this commentary and are subject to change without notice. References to specific securities, asset classes, and financial markets are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be, and should not be interpreted as recommendations.

RISKS
The value of some bonds including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may be sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates that can cause a decline in their prices. Mortgage related securities are subject to prepayment and extension risk. The Fund will enter into various financial contracts (derivatives) with another party. There is a risk that the other party will become insolvent or fail to make its payments which may result in the Fund and your investment suffering a loss. Additionally, credit default swaps could result in losses if the Fund does not correctly evaluate the creditworthiness of the company on which the credit default swap is based, or the counterparty with whom it is dealing with.
The Fund is subject to credit risk, which is an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payments on its obligations. The Sub-fund seeks to minimize such risk by primarily investing in securities of high quality issuers.
The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.
The Fund invests in high yield securities. High yield securities can be volatile and have a high risk of default. You must be prepared to accept the risks that your investment may suffer significant losses, and that the Fund's returns may fluctuate. The Sub-fund will try to minimize these risks by diversifying its holdings by issuer, industry and credit quality

Risk factors are described in more details in the Fund’s prospectus

Other Important Disclosures
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") is the promoter and principal distributor of the Funds. Brown Brothers Harriman Mutual Fund Advisory Department (a separately identifiable department of BBH) provides investment advice to the Funds. BBH Luxembourg Funds (the "Company") is a Luxembourg-registered Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable - undertaking for collective investment in transferrable securities (SICAV-UCITS) regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier ("CSSF"), the Luxembourg financial services authority. The SICAV designated FundRock Management Company S.A. to serve as its designated management company in accordance with Chapter 15 of the Luxembourg Law of 17th December 2010; FundRock Management Company S.A. was incorporated on 10 November 2004 for an unlimited duration under the laws of Luxembourg and registered on the official list of Luxembourg management companies.

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Neither the Fund nor any of its shares have been registered, nor will be registered, under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and, as such, may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in the United States or to a U.S. person.

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For Prospective Investors Domiciled in Germany:
The Fund is duly registered with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin). The representative agent of the Fund in Germany is Société Générale (Dejan Djurdjevi - Tel.: +49 (0) 69 7174 497).

For Prospective Investors Domiciled in Luxembourg:
The Company’s address in Luxembourg is 6, route de Trève, L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Tel.: +1-800-625-5759).

For Prospective Investors Domiciled in the UK:
The Fund is duly registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. The representative agent of the Fund in the UK is BBH ISL Tel: +44-207-614-2113.

Additional information regarding the Fund including investment positions is available upon request.

IM-17026-2025-07-30           Exp. Date 31/10/2025

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