BBH Limited Duration Fund Monthly Fund Update – July 2023

July 31, 2023
Co-Portfolio Managers, Andrew Hofer and Neil Hohmann, discusses how the Limited Duration Fund performed over the most recent month-end.
BBH Limited Duration Fund Monthly Update - July 2023

The BBH Limited Duration Fund Class I ("the Fund") returned 0.77% in July, and the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Treasury Index returned 0.35%.

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IM-13356-2023-08-25                     BBH003802                     Exp. Date 09/30/2023

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