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Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 131 Short Government funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class R5 shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 3 stars, 4 stars and 4 stars among 131, 130 and 111 funds, as of 31 Oct 2025.

As of 31 Oct 2025
Fund Assets
$95.4 M
As of 30 Sep 2025
NAV
$12.28
As of 13 Nov 2025
Change
$-0.02
As of 13 Nov 2025
YTD NAV Performance
6.32%
As of 13 Nov 2025
Asset Category:
Global Fixed Income
Fund Benchmark:
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Head of Fixed Income and Managing Director
Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Fund?

 

  • Actively managed portfolio of high-quality short- to intermediate-term obligations issued by the U.S. government, designed to exhibit low or negative correlation to equities and low share price volatility.
  • Proven bottom-up fundamental approach focused on investing in short- to intermediate-term obligations issued by the U.S. government and its agencies with an average maturity of five years or less.
  • Seeks provide consistent income with the preservation of capital and lower volatility relative to core bond strategies.

Investment Objective

The fund’s goal is to provide investors as high a level of current income as is consistent with safety of capital. The fund also seeks to reduce changes in its share price compared to longer term portfolios.

Investment Approach

The Fund is an actively managed portfolio of short and intermediate obligations issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, with a weighted average maturity of less than five years. The fund seeks to provide income consistent with the preservation of capital and lower volatility relative to core bond strategies

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
5.59
3.39
4.54
0.51
1.27
4.26
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
5.28
3.51
4.35
0.36
1.55
4.70
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
3.95
3.65
4.36
1.23
1.48
Morningstar Quartile
4
1
4
3
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
134
131
130
111
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
6.21
5.92
4.93
0.70
1.35
4.26
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
5.75
5.69
4.66
0.53
1.63
4.70
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
3.95
3.65
4.36
1.23
1.48
Morningstar Quartile
4
1
4
3
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
134
131
130
111
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
5.59
3.39
14.24
2.59
13.42
385.26
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
5.28
3.51
13.63
1.82
16.67
468.96
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
6.21
5.92
15.54
3.53
14.39
388.09
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
5.75
5.69
14.66
2.65
17.57
471.49
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return (%)
3.84
3.99
-1.63
-7.79
4.23
2.65
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
5.20
5.73
-1.69
-7.73
4.30
2.44
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
2.24
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.67
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index)
Distributions

Distributions

(As of 31 Oct 2025)
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
31 Jan 2012
31 Jan 2012
0
29 Feb 2012
29 Feb 2012
0
31 Mar 2012
31 Mar 2012
0
30 Apr 2012
30 Apr 2012
0
31 May 2012
31 May 2012
0.03179
0.03179
29 Jun 2012
30 Jun 2012
0.02889
0.02889
31 Jul 2012
31 Jul 2012
0.02799
0.02799
31 Aug 2012
31 Aug 2012
0.03300
0.03300
28 Sep 2012
30 Sep 2012
0.03350
0.03350
31 Oct 2012
31 Oct 2012
0.03799
0.03799
30 Nov 2012
30 Nov 2012
0.03698
0.03698
31 Dec 2012
31 Dec 2012
0.03424
0.03424
31 Jan 2013
31 Jan 2013
0.03180
0.03180
28 Feb 2013
28 Feb 2013
0.02827
0.02827
28 Mar 2013
31 Mar 2013
0.03115
0.03115
30 Apr 2013
30 Apr 2013
0.02989
0.02989
31 May 2013
31 May 2013
0.02938
0.02938
28 Jun 2013
30 Jun 2013
0.02681
0.02681
31 Jul 2013
31 Jul 2013
0.02580
0.02580
30 Aug 2013
31 Aug 2013
0.01906
0.01906
30 Sep 2013
30 Sep 2013
0.01085
0.01085
31 Oct 2013
31 Oct 2013
0.01707
0.01707
29 Nov 2013
30 Nov 2013
0.01716
0.01716
31 Dec 2013
31 Dec 2013
0.01872
0.01872
31 Jan 2014
31 Jan 2014
0.02149
0.02149
28 Feb 2014
28 Feb 2014
0.02912
0.02912
31 Mar 2014
31 Mar 2014
0.03507
0.03507
30 Apr 2014
30 Apr 2014
0.02632
0.02632
30 May 2014
31 May 2014
0.02830
0.02830
30 Jun 2014
30 Jun 2014
0.02682
0.02682
31 Jul 2014
31 Jul 2014
0.02709
0.02709
29 Aug 2014
31 Aug 2014
0.02369
0.02369
30 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.02562
0.02562
31 Oct 2014
31 Oct 2014
0.02779
0.02779
28 Nov 2014
30 Nov 2014
0.02925
0.02925
31 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.02057
0.02057
30 Jan 2015
31 Jan 2015
0.01384
0.01384
27 Feb 2015
28 Feb 2015
0.01334
0.01334
31 Mar 2015
31 Mar 2015
0.01603
0.01603
30 Apr 2015
30 Apr 2015
0.02233
0.02233
29 May 2015
31 May 2015
0.02650
0.02650
30 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015
0.02297
0.02297
31 Jul 2015
31 Jul 2015
0.02286
0.02286
31 Aug 2015
31 Aug 2015
0.02245
0.02245
30 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
0.01939
0.01939
30 Oct 2015
31 Oct 2015
0.01428
0.01428
30 Nov 2015
30 Nov 2015
0.01241
0.01241
31 Dec 2015
31 Dec 2015
0.02308
0.02308
29 Jan 2016
31 Jan 2016
0.01847
0.01847
29 Feb 2016
29 Feb 2016
0.01418
0.01418
31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016
0.02165
0.02165
29 Apr 2016
30 Apr 2016
0.02046
0.02046
31 May 2016
31 May 2016
0.02366
0.02366
30 Jun 2016
30 Jun 2016
0.02441
0.02441
29 Jul 2016
31 Jul 2016
0.02323
0.02323
31 Aug 2016
31 Aug 2016
0.02199
0.02199
30 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.00923
0.00923
31 Oct 2016
31 Oct 2016
0.01530
0.01530
30 Nov 2016
30 Nov 2016
0.01824
0.01824
30 Dec 2016
31 Dec 2016
0.02132
0.02132
31 Jan 2017
31 Jan 2017
0.01490
0.01490
28 Feb 2017
28 Feb 2017
0.01686
0.01686
31 Mar 2017
31 Mar 2017
0.02260
0.02260
28 Apr 2017
30 Apr 2017
0.02027
0.02027
31 May 2017
31 May 2017
0.01745
0.01745
30 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.01968
0.01968
31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017
0.01785
0.01785
31 Aug 2017
31 Aug 2017
0.01691
0.01691
29 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.02642
0.02642
31 Oct 2017
31 Oct 2017
0.02057
0.02057
30 Nov 2017
30 Nov 2017
0.02380
0.02380
29 Dec 2017
31 Dec 2017
0.01599
0.01599
31 Jan 2018
31 Jan 2018
0.01615
0.01615
28 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018
0.01541
0.01541
29 Mar 2018
31 Mar 2018
0.02801
0.02801
30 Apr 2018
30 Apr 2018
0.02357
0.02357
31 May 2018
31 May 2018
0.02113
0.02113
29 Jun 2018
30 Jun 2018
0.02385
0.02385
31 Jul 2018
31 Jul 2018
0.02459
0.02459
31 Aug 2018
31 Aug 2018
0.02079
0.02079
28 Sep 2018
30 Sep 2018
0.01866
0.01866
31 Oct 2018
31 Oct 2018
0.01937
0.01937
30 Nov 2018
30 Nov 2018
0.02087
0.02087
31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.02202
0.02202
31 Jan 2019
31 Jan 2019
0.01529
0.01529
28 Feb 2019
28 Feb 2019
0.01558
0.01558
29 Mar 2019
31 Mar 2019
0.02271
0.02271
30 Apr 2019
30 Apr 2019
0.02443
0.02443
31 May 2019
31 May 2019
0.02454
0.02454
28 Jun 2019
30 Jun 2019
0.02449
0.02449
31 Jul 2019
31 Jul 2019
0.02289
0.02289
31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019
0.02147
0.02147
30 Sep 2019
30 Sep 2019
0.02271
0.02271
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2019
0.02277
0.02277
30 Nov 2019
30 Nov 2019
0.02140
0.02140
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.02174
0.02174
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2020
0.01984
0.01984
29 Feb 2020
29 Feb 2020
0.01983
0.01983
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2020
0.02143
0.02143
30 Apr 2020
30 Apr 2020
0.02107
0.02107
31 May 2020
31 May 2020
0.01675
0.01675
30 Jun 2020
30 Jun 2020
0.01444
0.01444
31 Jul 2020
31 Jul 2020
0.01599
0.01599
31 Aug 2020
31 Aug 2020
0.01764
0.01764
30 Sep 2020
30 Sep 2020
0.01740
0.01740
30 Oct 2020
31 Oct 2020
0.01546
0.01546
30 Nov 2020
30 Nov 2020
0.01467
0.01467
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
0.01393
0.01393
29 Jan 2021
31 Jan 2021
0.01294
0.01294
26 Feb 2021
28 Feb 2021
0.01432
0.01432
31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021
0.01483
0.01483
30 Apr 2021
30 Apr 2021
0.01527
0.01527
28 May 2021
31 May 2021
0.01640
0.01640
30 Jun 2021
30 Jun 2021
0.01727
0.01727
30 Jul 2021
31 Jul 2021
0.01683
0.01683
31 Aug 2021
31 Aug 2021
0.01697
0.01697
30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021
0.01522
0.01522
29 Oct 2021
31 Oct 2021
0.01295
0.01295
30 Nov 2021
30 Nov 2021
0.01376
0.01376
31 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
0.01676
0.01676
31 Jan 2022
31 Jan 2022
0.01497
0.01497
28 Feb 2022
28 Feb 2022
0.01439
0.01439
31 Mar 2022
31 Mar 2022
0.01833
0.01833
29 Apr 2022
30 Apr 2022
0.01932
0.01932
31 May 2022
31 May 2022
0.02394
0.02394
30 Jun 2022
30 Jun 2022
0.01813
0.01813
29 Jul 2022
31 Jul 2022
0.02330
0.02330
31 Aug 2022
31 Aug 2022
0.02884
0.02884
30 Sep 2022
30 Sep 2022
0.01483
0.01483
31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022
0.01538
0.01538
30 Nov 2022
30 Nov 2022
0.02059
0.02059
30 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.02381
0.02381
31 Jan 2023
31 Jan 2023
0.01636
0.01636
28 Feb 2023
28 Feb 2023
0.01409
0.01409
31 Mar 2023
31 Mar 2023
0.03156
0.03156
28 Apr 2023
30 Apr 2023
0.02921
0.02921
31 May 2023
31 May 2023
0.02577
0.02577
30 Jun 2023
30 Jun 2023
0.02797
0.02797
31 Jul 2023
31 Jul 2023
0.02577
0.02577
31 Aug 2023
31 Aug 2023
0.02730
0.02730
29 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2023
0.02525
0.02525
31 Oct 2023
31 Oct 2023
0.03000
0.03000
30 Nov 2023
30 Nov 2023
0.02918
0.02918
29 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.02572
0.02572
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2024
0.02359
0.02359
29 Feb 2024
29 Feb 2024
0.02582
0.02582
28 Mar 2024
31 Mar 2024
0.03343
0.03343
30 Apr 2024
30 Apr 2024
0.03543
0.03543
31 May 2024
31 May 2024
0.03634
0.03634
28 Jun 2024
30 Jun 2024
0.03084
0.03084
31 Jul 2024
31 Jul 2024
0.02790
0.02790
30 Aug 2024
31 Aug 2024
0.02454
0.02454
30 Sep 2024
30 Sep 2024
0.02723
0.02723
31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
0.02774
0.02774
29 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2024
0.02946
0.02946
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.02835
0.02835
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025
0.02609
0.02609
28 Feb 2025
28 Feb 2025
0.02683
0.02683
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
0.03614
0.03614
30 Apr 2025
30 Apr 2025
0.03339
0.03339
30 May 2025
31 May 2025
0.03073
0.03073
30 Jun 2025
30 Jun 2025
0.03113
0.03113
31 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2025
0.03002
0.03002
29 Aug 2025
31 Aug 2025
0.03208
0.03208
30 Sep 2025
30 Sep 2025
0.03082
0.03082
31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025
0.03117
0.03117
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
Net Fund Assets
$95.4 M
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index
Morningstar Category
Short Government
Fund Symbol
LTGRX
Share Class
R5
Share Class Inception Date
1 May 2012
Distribution Frequency
Monthly
30-Day SEC Yield (Subsidized)
2.94%
30-Day SEC Yield (Unsubsidized)
1.66%
Annualized Distribution Yield
2.95%
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
141
Annual Portfolio Turnover
32%
Effective Duration
4.5 Yrs
3.5 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Average Effective Maturity
5.6 Yrs
3.9 Yrs
Weighted Average Coupon
2.8%
3.3%
Yield to Worst
4.4%
3.7%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
3y
5y
10y
Beta
1.06
1.05
0.91
R-Squared (%)
93.67
94.83
86.93
Standard Deviation (%)
4.11
4.13
3.12
Sharpe Ratio
-0.09
-0.61
-0.26
Information Ratio
0.26
0.21
-0.21
Up Capture (%)
106.32
106.43
89.44
Down Capture (%)
106.43
102.86
91.79
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
Fannie Mae Pool
3140XMZX7
4.8
FARM 21-1 Mortgage Trust
30768WAA6
3.2
Caledonia Generating, LLC
129268AB4
2.9
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
91282CDX6
2.8
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust 2017-4
35563PDD8
2.2
Fannie Mae Pool
3140XGAS8
2.2
Fannie Mae Pool
31418D2Y7
2.1
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CDY4
1.9
Freddie Mac Pool
3133SKBP5
1.7
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CKQ3
1.7
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

(As of 30 Sep 2025)
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Mortgage Passthrough
32.2
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
30.5
Treasury-Domestic
14.9
98.5
Cash & Cash Equivalents
7.6
Asset Backed Securities
4.7
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
4.5
Agency Debenture
4.0
1.5
Corporate
1.6
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Mortgage Passthrough
32.2
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
30.5
Treasury-Domestic
14.9
Cash & Cash Equivalents
7.6
Asset Backed Securities
4.7
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
4.5
Agency Debenture
4.0
Corporate
1.6
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
U.S. Government
92.4
100.0
Cash & Cash Equivalents
7.6
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
U.S. Government
92.4
Cash & Cash Equivalents
7.6
Maturity
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Year 1
2.7
2.0
Year 2
3.3
23.5
Year 3
7.1
19.0
Year 4
13.7
14.1
Year 5
19.0
13.5
Year 6
3.7
8.3
Year 7
7.6
7.9
Year 8
6.8
3.6
Year 9
9.4
4.4
Year 10+
19.1
3.8
Cash
7.6
Maturity
Fund (%)
Year 1
2.7
Year 2
3.3
Year 3
7.1
Year 4
13.7
Year 5
19.0
Year 6
3.7
Year 7
7.6
Year 8
6.8
Year 9
9.4
Year 10+
19.1
Cash
7.6
Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Lon Erickson, CFA

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Lon Erickson is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined Thornburg in 2008 and was named a managing director and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2010. Prior to joining Thornburg Investment Management, Lon spent almost 11 years as an analyst for State Farm Insurance in the equity and corporate bond departments. Lon earned a bachelor’s degree in…
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Christian Hoffmann, CFA

Head of Fixed Income and Managing Director
Christian Hoffmann is head of fixed income and a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2012 as a fixed income analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2014. Christian was named a managing director in 2017, was promoted to portfolio manager in 2018, and to head of fixed income in 2024. Prior to…
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