Trust for Professional Managers operates as an open-end management investment trust that offers a series of mutual funds focused on fixed-income strategies. The Performance Trust Strategic Bond Fund (PTIAX), also known as the Performance Trust Total Return Bond Fund (Institutional Class), serves as a flagship offering, investing primarily in undervalued fixed-income instruments including residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) across prime, subprime, and Alt-A sectors; commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), both traditional and interest-only; U.S. Treasury bonds and stripped principal payments; and other bonds categorized under the Morningstar Intermediate Core-Plus Bond classification, with at least 80% of net assets allocated to such securities to generate returns through interest income and capital appreciation. Additional funds under the trust include the Performance Trust Municipal Bond Fund (PTIMX), Performance Trust Multisector Bond Fund (PTCRX), and emerging products such as the Performance Trust Short Term Bond ETF (STBF) and Performance Trust Total Return Bond UCITS ETF; these target institutional investors, financial advisors, and sophisticated clients through separately managed accounts and euro-denominated strategies. PT Asset Management, LLC (PTAM), founded in 2008 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, acts as the investment adviser, applying a proprietary Shape Management process that emphasizes interest-rate agnostic fixed-income asset allocation.
In recent developments, PTAM launched its inaugural UCITS ETF, the Performance Trust Total Return Bond UCITS ETF, on October 10, 2024, expanding access to international investors. Affiliate Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC bolstered its asset-backed securities (ABS) capabilities in 2024 by adding key hires to its capital markets team and establishing dedicated trading desks, enhancing fixed-income product execution for issuers and investors. In December 2025, Performance Trust furthered its global expansion by launching PTUK Limited in the United Kingdom, led by executives Dan Bates and James Gray, to support euro-denominated strategies and client needs amid post-2023 growth.