Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Strategy
BENCHMARK: ICE BofA 1-10 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index
Strategy Overview
The Limited Term Municipal Strategy is an actively managed diversified portfolio of municipal bonds with an average maturity of less than five years and average duration range of two to four years. All bonds are investment grade at time of purchase. The strategy applies a relative value framework, focusing on fundamentals and valuations to identify inefficiencies in the market. Team members are responsible for credit research, portfolio construction, trading, and risk oversight and have the flexibility to source ideas across sector, geography and issuer. The strategy maintains exposure across the maturity spectrum in order to manage duration, hedge against interest rate fluctuations and limit taxable events.
Strategy Inception Date
1 Jan 1985
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 30 Jun 2026)1985
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Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Strategy - Gross (%)
14.02
12.20
5.22
9.12
9.01
7.64
9.75
8.83
9.88
-0.54
11.04
4.97
6.48
5.83
1.32
7.85
5.82
8.44
4.25
2.60
2.15
3.94
4.79
2.09
9.28
3.80
7.44
3.85
0.52
3.77
2.31
-0.01
3.04
1.58
4.62
3.65
0.46
-4.39
4.93
1.95
5.36
Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Strategy - Net (%)
13.07
11.09
4.15
7.89
7.79
6.49
8.61
7.75
8.81
-1.47
9.97
3.96
5.47
4.81
0.35
6.81
4.78
7.42
3.32
1.74
1.30
3.10
3.95
1.32
8.44
3.05
7.13
3.56
0.25
3.49
2.04
-0.28
2.77
1.31
4.33
3.38
0.20
-4.64
4.68
1.64
5.02
ICE BofA 1-10 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index (%)
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7.01
5.99
0.16
8.86
5.37
10.11
4.47
3.20
1.63
3.61
5.08
5.08
6.67
2.97
6.80
2.98
0.16
3.58
2.12
-0.05
2.83
1.69
5.28
3.81
0.48
-4.61
4.28
1.58
5.00
Bloomberg 5-Year Municipal Bond Index (%)
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9.07
7.70
11.41
7.62
8.73
-1.28
11.65
4.22
6.38
5.84
0.73
7.72
6.21
9.27
4.13
2.72
0.95
3.34
5.15
5.78
7.40
3.40
6.93
2.96
0.81
3.19
2.43
-0.39
3.14
1.69
5.45
4.29
0.34
-5.26
4.31
1.10
5.03
Strategy Facts
Strategy Facts
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Strategy Assets
$391.5 M
Benchmark
ICE BofA 1-10 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index
eVestment Category
US Municipal Fixed Income - Short Duration
Characteristics
Characteristics
Portfolio
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
796
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Effective Duration
3.7 Yrs
4.0 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
5.1 Yrs
5.3 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
4.7%
4.7%
Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
11.0%
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Weighted Average Price
$103.23
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Top Holdings
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III
88256HBG2
1.9
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
56035DFT4
1.9
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
6461362B6
1.4
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
56035DDX7
1.4
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
56035DGB2
1.3
State of Illinois
452152Q20
1.3
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
56035DFC1
1.3
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
88044TAL3
1.2
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III
88256HBF4
1.1
California Community Choice Financing Authority
13013JCM6
0.9
Exposure Breakdown
Exposure Breakdown
(As of 31 Aug 2026)Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Prepaid Gas
21.8
Hospital
14.4
Airport
7.0
Industrial Development/Pollution Control
5.8
Dedicated Tax
4.9
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
State General Obligation
4.2
Single Family Mortgage
4.1
Multi Family Mortgage
3.8
Local General Obligation
3.8
School District General Obligation
3.5
School District App
2.9
Other Transportation
2.3
CCRC/Senior Living
2.3
State Approp
2.1
Prepaid Electric
2.0
Water/Sewer
1.8
Public Higher Ed
1.5
Port Facilities
1.2
Toll Road
0.9
Public Power
0.8
Charter School
0.8
Private Higher Ed
0.8
Tobacco
0.5
Student Housing
0.5
Local Approp
0.5
Incremental Tax
0.4
Other Revenue
0.3
Combined Utilities
0.2
Land District
0.1
Student Loan
0.1
Top 10 U.S. States
Portfolio (%)
Texas
11.9
Georgia
8.8
Illinois
8.8
Pennsylvania
5.4
Alabama
5.3
California
5.0
New York
4.7
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
Florida
3.7
New Jersey
3.7
Tennessee
3.5
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
AAA
5.0
AA
36.8
A
45.1
BBB
5.4
Below Invest. Grade
0.3
Not Rated
2.8
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1
11.5
Year 2
5.6
Year 3
7.0
Year 4
9.4
Year 5
11.3
Year 6
11.0
Year 7
7.1
Year 8
6.2
Year 9
11.2
Year 10
15.2
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers
David Ashley, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
David Ashley is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined Thornburg as associate portfolio manager in 2011 and was named portfolio manager in 2019. Dave earned a BS in finance and MBA from the University of Delaware in 2001. He is also a CFA charterholder. Prior to joining Thornburg Investment Management, Dave was a credit analyst for Wilmington…
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Eve Lando, JD
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Eve Lando is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. She joined Thornburg’s municipal team in 2019 as associate portfolio manager and was named portfolio manager in 2020. Eve holds a BA in urban studies from Columbia University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School, with a concentration in business law studies. She has extensive experience in municipal bond research…
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Craig Mauermann, ChFC
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Craig Mauermann, ChFC, is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2021 as a senior fixed income analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2024 and was named portfolio manager in 2025. Craig has extensive municipal research and investment experience. He began his career at Strong Capital Management as an analyst and trader…
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