Unsubscribe

Confirm you would like to unsubscribe from this list

You have unsaved changes on the page. Would you like to save them?

Remove strategy

Confirm you would like to remove this strategy from your list

Welcome to Thornburg

Please select your location and role to help personalize the site.
Please review our Terms & Conditions

For Institutional / Wholesale / Professional Clients

The content on this website is intended for institutional and professional investors in the United States only and is not suitable for individual investors or non-U.S. entities. Institutional and professional investors include pension funds, investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, financial intermediaries, consultants, endowments and foundations, and investment advisors registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Please read the information below. By accessing this web site of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ("Thornburg" or "we"), you acknowledge that you understand and accept the following terms and conditions of use.

Disclaimers

Products or services mentioned on this site are subject to legal and regulatory requirements in applicable jurisdictions and may not be licensed or available in all jurisdictions and there may be restrictions or limitations to whom this information may be made available. Unless otherwise indicated, no regulator or government authority has reviewed the information or the merits of the products and services referenced herein. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal.

Reference to a fund or security anywhere on this website is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any other security. The information is not a complete analysis of every material fact concerning any market, industry, or investment, nor is it intended to predict the performance of any investment or market.

All opinions and estimates included on this website constitute judgements of Thornburg as at the date of this website and are subject to change without notice.

All information and contents of this website are furnished "as is." Data has been obtained from sources considered reliable, but Thornburg makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of such information and has no obligation to provide updates or changes. Thornburg disclaims, to the fullest extent of the law, any implied or express warranty of any kind, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

If you live in a state that does not allow disclaimers of implied warranties, our disclaimer may not apply to you.

Although Thornburg intends the information contained in this website to be accurate and reliable, errors sometimes occur. Thornburg does not warrant that the information to be free of errors, that the functions contained in the site will be uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected or that the site and servers are free from viruses or other harmful components. You agree that you are responsible for the means you use to access this website and understand that your hardware, software, the Internet, your Internet service provider, and other third parties involved in connecting you to our website may not perform as intended or desired. We also disclaim responsibility for damages third parties may cause to you through the use of this website, whether intentional or unintentional. For example, you understand that hackers could breach our security procedures, and that we will not be responsible for any related damages.

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. is regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange under U.S. laws which may differ materially from laws in other jurisdictions.

Online Privacy and Cookie Policy

Please review our Online Privacy and Cookie Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference as part of these terms and conditions.

Third Party Content

Certain website's content has been obtained from sources that Thornburg believes to be reliable as of the date presented but Thornburg cannot guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, or suitability for use of such content. The content does not take into account individual investor's circumstances, objectives or needs. The content is not intended as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security or other financial instrument or any investment management services, nor does it constitute investment advice and should not be used as the basis for any investment decision.

Suitability

No determination has been made regarding the suitability of any securities, financial instruments or strategies for any investor. The website's content is provided on the basis and subject to the explanations, caveats and warnings set out in this notice and elsewhere herein. The website's content does not purport to provide any legal, tax or accounting advice. Any discussion of risk management is intended to describe Thornburg's efforts to monitor and manage risk but does not imply low risk.

Limited License and Restrictions on Use

Except as otherwise stated in these terms of use or as expressly authorized by Thornburg in writing, you may not:

  • Modify, copy, distribute, transmit, post, display, perform, reproduce, publish, broadcast, license, create derivative works from, transfer, sell, or exploit any reports, data, information, content, software, RSS and podcast feeds, products, services, or other materials (collectively, "Materials") on, generated by or obtained from this website, whether through links or otherwise;
  • Redeliver any page, text, image or Materials on this website using "framing" or other technology;
  • Engage in any conduct that could damage, disable, or overburden (i) this website, (ii) any Materials or services provided through this website, or (iii) any systems, networks, servers, or accounts related to this website, including without limitation, using devices or software that provide repeated automated access to this website, other than those made generally available by Thornburg;
  • Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any Materials, services, systems, networks, servers, or accounts related to this website or attempt to gain unauthorized access to Materials, services, systems, networks, servers, or accounts connected or associated with this website through hacking, password or data mining, or any other means of circumventing any access-limiting, user authentication or security device of any Materials, services, systems, networks, servers, or accounts related to this website; or
  • Modify, copy, obscure, remove or display the Thornburg name, logo, trademarks, notices or images without Thornburg's express written permission. To obtain such permission, you may e-mail us at info@thornburg.com.

Severability, Governing Law

Failure by Thornburg to enforce any provision(s) of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. This website is controlled and operated by Thornburg from its offices in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The laws of the State of New Mexico govern these terms and conditions. If you take legal action relating to these terms and conditions, you agree to file such action only in state or federal court in New Mexico and you consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of those courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.

Termination

You acknowledge and agree that Thornburg may restrict, suspend or terminate these terms and conditions or your access to, and use, of the all or any part this website, including any links to third-party sites, at any time, with or without cause, including but not limited to any breach of these terms and conditions, in Thornburg's absolute discretion and without prior notice or liability.

Decline
Give Us a Call

Fund Operations
800.847.0200

FIND ANOTHER CONTACT

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 90 Short Government funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class I shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 2 stars, 2 stars and 3 stars among 90, 85 and 76 funds, as of 31 Aug 2024.

As of 31 Aug 2024
Fund Assets
$140.5 M
As of 31 Aug 2024
NAV
$12.07
As of 7 Oct 2024
Change
$-0.03
As of 7 Oct 2024
YTD NAV Performance
3.88%
As of 7 Oct 2024
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 2024)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
4.85
9.49
0.11
0.66
1.16
4.40
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
4.19
8.33
-0.10
0.84
1.50
4.73
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
1.4
4.41
-0.12
0.69
0.93
Morningstar Quartile
4
4
4
4
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
4.85
9.49
0.11
0.66
1.16
4.40
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
4.19
8.33
-0.10
0.84
1.50
4.73
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
3.33
5.94
0.51
0.93
1.11
Morningstar Quartile
1
4
4
3
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
4.85
9.49
0.32
3.32
12.25
388.61
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
4.19
8.33
-0.30
4.25
16.09
449.65
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
4.85
9.49
0.32
3.32
12.25
388.61
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
4.19
8.33
-0.30
4.25
16.09
449.65
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Total Return (%)
1.11
3.91
4.07
-1.58
-7.77
4.25
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index (%)
1.43
5.20
5.73
-1.69
-7.73
4.30
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2024)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
0.65
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.65
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

(As of 30 Sep 2024)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index)
Distributions

Distributions

(As of 30 Sep 2024)
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
31 Jan 1996
31 Jan 1996
0
29 Feb 1996
29 Feb 1996
0
31 Mar 1996
31 Mar 1996
0
30 Apr 1996
30 Apr 1996
0
31 May 1996
31 May 1996
0
30 Jun 1996
30 Jun 1996
0
31 Jul 1996
31 Jul 1996
0.06041
0.06041
30 Aug 1996
31 Aug 1996
0.06806
0.06806
30 Sep 1996
30 Sep 1996
0.06754
0.06754
31 Oct 1996
31 Oct 1996
0.06769
0.06769
29 Nov 1996
30 Nov 1996
0.06666
0.06666
31 Dec 1996
31 Dec 1996
0.06705
0.06705
31 Jan 1997
31 Jan 1997
0.06711
0.06711
28 Feb 1997
28 Feb 1997
0.06411
0.06411
31 Mar 1997
31 Mar 1997
0.06682
0.06682
30 Apr 1997
30 Apr 1997
0.06577
0.06577
30 May 1997
31 May 1997
0.06633
0.06633
30 Jun 1997
30 Jun 1997
0.06534
0.06534
31 Jul 1997
31 Jul 1997
0.06542
0.06542
29 Aug 1997
31 Aug 1997
0.06516
0.06516
30 Sep 1997
30 Sep 1997
0.06424
0.06424
31 Oct 1997
31 Oct 1997
0.06346
0.06346
28 Nov 1997
30 Nov 1997
0.06240
0.06240
31 Dec 1997
31 Dec 1997
0.06306
0.06306
30 Jan 1998
31 Jan 1998
0.06303
0.06303
27 Feb 1998
28 Feb 1998
0.06020
0.06020
31 Mar 1998
31 Mar 1998
0.06248
0.06248
30 Apr 1998
30 Apr 1998
0.06136
0.06136
29 May 1998
31 May 1998
0.06177
0.06177
30 Jun 1998
30 Jun 1998
0.06057
0.06057
31 Jul 1998
31 Jul 1998
0.06092
0.06092
31 Aug 1998
31 Aug 1998
0.06033
0.06033
30 Sep 1998
30 Sep 1998
0.05986
0.05986
30 Oct 1998
31 Oct 1998
0.05939
0.05939
30 Nov 1998
30 Nov 1998
0.05868
0.05868
31 Dec 1998
31 Dec 1998
0.05866
0.05866
29 Jan 1999
31 Jan 1999
0.05835
0.05835
26 Feb 1999
28 Feb 1999
0.05666
0.05666
31 Mar 1999
31 Mar 1999
0.05823
0.05823
30 Apr 1999
30 Apr 1999
0.05783
0.05783
28 May 1999
31 May 1999
0.05802
0.05802
30 Jun 1999
30 Jun 1999
0.05794
0.05794
30 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
0.05827
0.05827
31 Aug 1999
31 Aug 1999
0.05851
0.05851
30 Sep 1999
30 Sep 1999
0.05832
0.05832
29 Oct 1999
31 Oct 1999
0.05876
0.05876
30 Nov 1999
30 Nov 1999
0.05833
0.05833
31 Dec 1999
31 Dec 1999
0.05950
0.05950
31 Jan 2000
31 Jan 2000
0.05976
0.05976
29 Feb 2000
29 Feb 2000
0.05988
0.05988
31 Mar 2000
31 Mar 2000
0.06084
0.06084
28 Apr 2000
30 Apr 2000
0.05997
0.05997
31 May 2000
31 May 2000
0.06051
0.06051
30 Jun 2000
30 Jun 2000
0.06062
0.06062
31 Jul 2000
31 Jul 2000
0.06115
0.06115
31 Aug 2000
31 Aug 2000
0.06175
0.06175
29 Sep 2000
30 Sep 2000
0.06103
0.06103
31 Oct 2000
31 Oct 2000
0.06103
0.06103
30 Nov 2000
30 Nov 2000
0.06117
0.06117
29 Dec 2000
31 Dec 2000
0.06207
0.06207
31 Jan 2001
31 Jan 2001
0.06149
0.06149
28 Feb 2001
28 Feb 2001
0.06082
0.06082
30 Mar 2001
31 Mar 2001
0.05986
0.05986
30 Apr 2001
30 Apr 2001
0.05896
0.05896
31 May 2001
31 May 2001
0.06023
0.06023
29 Jun 2001
30 Jun 2001
0.05922
0.05922
31 Jul 2001
31 Jul 2001
0.05873
0.05873
31 Aug 2001
31 Aug 2001
0.05878
0.05878
28 Sep 2001
30 Sep 2001
0.05362
0.05362
31 Oct 2001
31 Oct 2001
0.05479
0.05479
30 Nov 2001
30 Nov 2001
0.05916
0.05916
31 Dec 2001
31 Dec 2001
0.04794
0.04794
31 Jan 2002
31 Jan 2002
0.04988
0.04988
28 Feb 2002
28 Feb 2002
0.04381
0.04381
28 Mar 2002
31 Mar 2002
0.05389
0.05389
30 Apr 2002
30 Apr 2002
0.05579
0.05579
31 May 2002
31 May 2002
0.05838
0.05838
28 Jun 2002
30 Jun 2002
0.05781
0.05781
31 Jul 2002
31 Jul 2002
0.04777
0.04777
30 Aug 2002
31 Aug 2002
0.04661
0.04661
30 Sep 2002
30 Sep 2002
0.04620
0.04620
31 Oct 2002
31 Oct 2002
0.05094
0.05094
29 Nov 2002
30 Nov 2002
0.04536
0.04536
31 Dec 2002
31 Dec 2002
0.04568
0.04568
31 Jan 2003
31 Jan 2003
0.04029
0.04029
28 Feb 2003
28 Feb 2003
0.03180
0.03180
31 Mar 2003
31 Mar 2003
0.04745
0.04745
30 Apr 2003
30 Apr 2003
0.05634
0.05634
30 May 2003
31 May 2003
0.04930
0.04930
30 Jun 2003
30 Jun 2003
0.03535
0.03535
31 Jul 2003
31 Jul 2003
0.03489
0.03489
29 Aug 2003
31 Aug 2003
0.03469
0.03469
30 Sep 2003
30 Sep 2003
0.03387
0.03387
31 Oct 2003
31 Oct 2003
0.03355
0.03355
28 Nov 2003
30 Nov 2003
0.03355
0.03355
31 Dec 2003
31 Dec 2003
0.03389
0.03389
30 Jan 2004
31 Jan 2004
0.03263
0.03263
27 Feb 2004
29 Feb 2004
0.03245
0.03245
31 Mar 2004
31 Mar 2004
0.03427
0.03427
30 Apr 2004
30 Apr 2004
0.03366
0.03366
28 May 2004
31 May 2004
0.03173
0.03173
30 Jun 2004
30 Jun 2004
0.03033
0.03033
30 Jul 2004
31 Jul 2004
0.03171
0.03171
31 Aug 2004
31 Aug 2004
0.03118
0.03118
30 Sep 2004
30 Sep 2004
0.02738
0.02738
29 Oct 2004
31 Oct 2004
0.02760
0.02760
30 Nov 2004
30 Nov 2004
0.02962
0.02962
31 Dec 2004
31 Dec 2004
0.03741
0.03741
31 Jan 2005
31 Jan 2005
0.02942
0.02942
28 Feb 2005
28 Feb 2005
0.02871
0.02871
31 Mar 2005
31 Mar 2005
0.03065
0.03065
29 Apr 2005
30 Apr 2005
0.03037
0.03037
31 May 2005
31 May 2005
0.03146
0.03146
30 Jun 2005
30 Jun 2005
0.03094
0.03094
29 Jul 2005
31 Jul 2005
0.03210
0.03210
31 Aug 2005
31 Aug 2005
0.03212
0.03212
30 Sep 2005
30 Sep 2005
0.03182
0.03182
31 Oct 2005
31 Oct 2005
0.03226
0.03226
30 Nov 2005
30 Nov 2005
0.03262
0.03262
30 Dec 2005
31 Dec 2005
0.03375
0.03375
31 Jan 2006
31 Jan 2006
0.02975
0.02975
28 Feb 2006
28 Feb 2006
0.02913
0.02913
31 Mar 2006
31 Mar 2006
0.03595
0.03595
28 Apr 2006
30 Apr 2006
0.03309
0.03309
31 May 2006
31 May 2006
0.03574
0.03574
30 Jun 2006
30 Jun 2006
0.03772
0.03772
31 Jul 2006
31 Jul 2006
0.03686
0.03686
31 Aug 2006
31 Aug 2006
0.03563
0.03563
29 Sep 2006
30 Sep 2006
0.03565
0.03565
31 Oct 2006
31 Oct 2006
0.03560
0.03560
30 Nov 2006
30 Nov 2006
0.03118
0.03118
29 Dec 2006
31 Dec 2006
0.03864
0.03864
31 Jan 2007
31 Jan 2007
0.03466
0.03466
28 Feb 2007
28 Feb 2007
0.03405
0.03405
30 Mar 2007
31 Mar 2007
0.03873
0.03873
30 Apr 2007
30 Apr 2007
0.03625
0.03625
31 May 2007
31 May 2007
0.03875
0.03875
29 Jun 2007
30 Jun 2007
0.03868
0.03868
31 Jul 2007
31 Jul 2007
0.04009
0.04009
31 Aug 2007
31 Aug 2007
0.04014
0.04014
28 Sep 2007
30 Sep 2007
0.04234
0.04234
31 Oct 2007
31 Oct 2007
0.04101
0.04101
30 Nov 2007
30 Nov 2007
0.04071
0.04071
31 Dec 2007
31 Dec 2007
0.04074
0.04074
31 Jan 2008
31 Jan 2008
0.04002
0.04002
29 Feb 2008
29 Feb 2008
0.03996
0.03996
31 Mar 2008
31 Mar 2008
0.03810
0.03810
30 Apr 2008
30 Apr 2008
0.03876
0.03876
30 May 2008
31 May 2008
0.03990
0.03990
30 Jun 2008
30 Jun 2008
0.04164
0.04164
31 Jul 2008
31 Jul 2008
0.04101
0.04101
29 Aug 2008
31 Aug 2008
0.04293
0.04293
30 Sep 2008
30 Sep 2008
0.04213
0.04213
31 Oct 2008
31 Oct 2008
0.03127
0.03127
28 Nov 2008
30 Nov 2008
0.03773
0.03773
31 Dec 2008
31 Dec 2008
0.01988
0.01988
30 Jan 2009
31 Jan 2009
0.02031
0.02031
27 Feb 2009
28 Feb 2009
0.03653
0.03653
31 Mar 2009
31 Mar 2009
0.04361
0.04361
30 Apr 2009
30 Apr 2009
0.04600
0.04600
29 May 2009
31 May 2009
0.04502
0.04502
30 Jun 2009
30 Jun 2009
0.04546
0.04546
31 Jul 2009
31 Jul 2009
0.04601
0.04601
31 Aug 2009
31 Aug 2009
0.04999
0.04999
30 Sep 2009
30 Sep 2009
0.04042
0.04042
30 Oct 2009
31 Oct 2009
0.04017
0.04017
19 Nov 2009
19 Nov 2009
0.06188
0.00000
0.06188
30 Nov 2009
30 Nov 2009
0.03958
0.03958
31 Dec 2009
31 Dec 2009
0.05263
0.05263
29 Jan 2010
31 Jan 2010
0.03777
0.03777
26 Feb 2010
28 Feb 2010
0.03770
0.03770
31 Mar 2010
31 Mar 2010
0.03896
0.03896
30 Apr 2010
30 Apr 2010
0.03485
0.03485
28 May 2010
31 May 2010
0.03702
0.03702
30 Jun 2010
30 Jun 2010
0.03509
0.03509
30 Jul 2010
31 Jul 2010
0.03310
0.03310
31 Aug 2010
31 Aug 2010
0.03286
0.03286
30 Sep 2010
30 Sep 2010
0.03736
0.03736
29 Oct 2010
31 Oct 2010
0.03733
0.03733
30 Nov 2010
30 Nov 2010
0.03789
0.03789
31 Dec 2010
31 Dec 2010
0.05247
0.05247
31 Jan 2011
31 Jan 2011
0.03518
0.03518
28 Feb 2011
28 Feb 2011
0.03670
0.03670
31 Mar 2011
31 Mar 2011
0.03631
0.03631
29 Apr 2011
30 Apr 2011
0.03728
0.03728
31 May 2011
31 May 2011
0.04050
0.04050
30 Jun 2011
30 Jun 2011
0.03718
0.03718
29 Jul 2011
31 Jul 2011
0.03493
0.03493
31 Aug 2011
31 Aug 2011
0.03175
0.03175
30 Sep 2011
30 Sep 2011
0.03011
0.03011
31 Oct 2011
31 Oct 2011
0.03109
0.03109
30 Nov 2011
30 Nov 2011
0.03922
0.03922
30 Dec 2011
31 Dec 2011
0.04146
0.04146
31 Jan 2012
31 Jan 2012
0.03174
0.03174
29 Feb 2012
29 Feb 2012
0.02940
0.02940
30 Mar 2012
31 Mar 2012
0.03152
0.03152
30 Apr 2012
30 Apr 2012
0.03361
0.03361
31 May 2012
31 May 2012
0.03397
0.03397
29 Jun 2012
30 Jun 2012
0.03015
0.03015
31 Jul 2012
31 Jul 2012
0.02945
0.02945
31 Aug 2012
31 Aug 2012
0.03419
0.03419
28 Sep 2012
30 Sep 2012
0.03451
0.03451
31 Oct 2012
31 Oct 2012
0.03925
0.03925
30 Nov 2012
30 Nov 2012
0.03828
0.03828
31 Dec 2012
31 Dec 2012
0.03566
0.03566
31 Jan 2013
31 Jan 2013
0.03322
0.03322
28 Feb 2013
28 Feb 2013
0.02955
0.02955
28 Mar 2013
31 Mar 2013
0.03245
0.03245
30 Apr 2013
30 Apr 2013
0.03098
0.03098
31 May 2013
31 May 2013
0.03058
0.03058
28 Jun 2013
30 Jun 2013
0.02793
0.02793
31 Jul 2013
31 Jul 2013
0.02702
0.02702
30 Aug 2013
31 Aug 2013
0.01952
0.01952
30 Sep 2013
30 Sep 2013
0.01237
0.01237
31 Oct 2013
31 Oct 2013
0.01795
0.01795
29 Nov 2013
30 Nov 2013
0.01815
0.01815
31 Dec 2013
31 Dec 2013
0.01973
0.01973
31 Jan 2014
31 Jan 2014
0.02247
0.02247
28 Feb 2014
28 Feb 2014
0.02994
0.02994
31 Mar 2014
31 Mar 2014
0.03605
0.03605
30 Apr 2014
30 Apr 2014
0.02730
0.02730
30 May 2014
31 May 2014
0.02906
0.02906
30 Jun 2014
30 Jun 2014
0.02739
0.02739
31 Jul 2014
31 Jul 2014
0.02778
0.02778
29 Aug 2014
31 Aug 2014
0.02387
0.02387
30 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.02433
0.02433
31 Oct 2014
31 Oct 2014
0.02858
0.02858
28 Nov 2014
30 Nov 2014
0.02990
0.02990
31 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.02117
0.02117
30 Jan 2015
31 Jan 2015
0.01468
0.01468
27 Feb 2015
28 Feb 2015
0.01361
0.01361
31 Mar 2015
31 Mar 2015
0.01624
0.01624
30 Apr 2015
30 Apr 2015
0.02295
0.02295
29 May 2015
31 May 2015
0.02678
0.02678
30 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015
0.02345
0.02345
31 Jul 2015
31 Jul 2015
0.02352
0.02352
31 Aug 2015
31 Aug 2015
0.02249
0.02249
30 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
0.02036
0.02036
30 Oct 2015
31 Oct 2015
0.01522
0.01522
30 Nov 2015
30 Nov 2015
0.01363
0.01363
31 Dec 2015
31 Dec 2015
0.02414
0.02414
29 Jan 2016
31 Jan 2016
0.01955
0.01955
29 Feb 2016
29 Feb 2016
0.01542
0.01542
31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016
0.02254
0.02254
29 Apr 2016
30 Apr 2016
0.02170
0.02170
31 May 2016
31 May 2016
0.02403
0.02403
30 Jun 2016
30 Jun 2016
0.02554
0.02554
29 Jul 2016
31 Jul 2016
0.02401
0.02401
31 Aug 2016
31 Aug 2016
0.02296
0.02296
30 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.01097
0.01097
31 Oct 2016
31 Oct 2016
0.01617
0.01617
30 Nov 2016
30 Nov 2016
0.01889
0.01889
30 Dec 2016
31 Dec 2016
0.02218
0.02218
31 Jan 2017
31 Jan 2017
0.01569
0.01569
28 Feb 2017
28 Feb 2017
0.01763
0.01763
31 Mar 2017
31 Mar 2017
0.02341
0.02341
28 Apr 2017
30 Apr 2017
0.02070
0.02070
31 May 2017
31 May 2017
0.01836
0.01836
30 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.02052
0.02052
31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017
0.01861
0.01861
31 Aug 2017
31 Aug 2017
0.01783
0.01783
29 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.01536
0.01536
31 Oct 2017
31 Oct 2017
0.02147
0.02147
30 Nov 2017
30 Nov 2017
0.02462
0.02462
29 Dec 2017
31 Dec 2017
0.01688
0.01688
31 Jan 2018
31 Jan 2018
0.01797
0.01797
28 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018
0.01696
0.01696
29 Mar 2018
31 Mar 2018
0.02472
0.02472
30 Apr 2018
30 Apr 2018
0.02437
0.02437
31 May 2018
31 May 2018
0.02172
0.02172
29 Jun 2018
30 Jun 2018
0.02456
0.02456
31 Jul 2018
31 Jul 2018
0.02526
0.02526
31 Aug 2018
31 Aug 2018
0.02155
0.02155
28 Sep 2018
30 Sep 2018
0.01910
0.01910
31 Oct 2018
31 Oct 2018
0.01991
0.01991
30 Nov 2018
30 Nov 2018
0.02136
0.02136
31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.02251
0.02251
31 Jan 2019
31 Jan 2019
0.01582
0.01582
28 Feb 2019
28 Feb 2019
0.01603
0.01603
29 Mar 2019
31 Mar 2019
0.02321
0.02321
30 Apr 2019
30 Apr 2019
0.02464
0.02464
31 May 2019
31 May 2019
0.02505
0.02505
28 Jun 2019
30 Jun 2019
0.02494
0.02494
31 Jul 2019
31 Jul 2019
0.02369
0.02369
31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019
0.02240
0.02240
30 Sep 2019
30 Sep 2019
0.02360
0.02360
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2019
0.02345
0.02345
30 Nov 2019
30 Nov 2019
0.02207
0.02207
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.02242
0.02242
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2020
0.02061
0.02061
29 Feb 2020
29 Feb 2020
0.02060
0.02060
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2020
0.02217
0.02217
30 Apr 2020
30 Apr 2020
0.02166
0.02166
31 May 2020
31 May 2020
0.01745
0.01745
30 Jun 2020
30 Jun 2020
0.01520
0.01520
31 Jul 2020
31 Jul 2020
0.01684
0.01684
31 Aug 2020
31 Aug 2020
0.01854
0.01854
30 Sep 2020
30 Sep 2020
0.01796
0.01796
30 Oct 2020
31 Oct 2020
0.01653
0.01653
30 Nov 2020
30 Nov 2020
0.01573
0.01573
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
0.01492
0.01492
29 Jan 2021
31 Jan 2021
0.01370
0.01370
26 Feb 2021
28 Feb 2021
0.01502
0.01502
31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021
0.01491
0.01491
30 Apr 2021
30 Apr 2021
0.01604
0.01604
28 May 2021
31 May 2021
0.01714
0.01714
30 Jun 2021
30 Jun 2021
0.01784
0.01784
30 Jul 2021
31 Jul 2021
0.01725
0.01725
31 Aug 2021
31 Aug 2021
0.01734
0.01734
30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021
0.01533
0.01533
29 Oct 2021
31 Oct 2021
0.01388
0.01388
30 Nov 2021
30 Nov 2021
0.01462
0.01462
31 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
0.01758
0.01758
31 Jan 2022
31 Jan 2022
0.01558
0.01558
28 Feb 2022
28 Feb 2022
0.01488
0.01488
31 Mar 2022
31 Mar 2022
0.01875
0.01875
29 Apr 2022
30 Apr 2022
0.01939
0.01939
31 May 2022
31 May 2022
0.02390
0.02390
30 Jun 2022
30 Jun 2022
0.01803
0.01803
29 Jul 2022
31 Jul 2022
0.02373
0.02373
31 Aug 2022
31 Aug 2022
0.02926
0.02926
30 Sep 2022
30 Sep 2022
0.01516
0.01516
31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022
0.01591
0.01591
30 Nov 2022
30 Nov 2022
0.02106
0.02106
30 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.02425
0.02425
31 Jan 2023
31 Jan 2023
0.01639
0.01639
28 Feb 2023
28 Feb 2023
0.01408
0.01408
31 Mar 2023
31 Mar 2023
0.03150
0.03150
28 Apr 2023
30 Apr 2023
0.02942
0.02942
31 May 2023
31 May 2023
0.02584
0.02584
30 Jun 2023
30 Jun 2023
0.02796
0.02796
31 Jul 2023
31 Jul 2023
0.02597
0.02597
31 Aug 2023
31 Aug 2023
0.02746
0.02746
29 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2023
0.02540
0.02540
31 Oct 2023
31 Oct 2023
0.03020
0.03020
30 Nov 2023
30 Nov 2023
0.02938
0.02938
29 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.02594
0.02594
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2024
0.02376
0.02376
29 Feb 2024
29 Feb 2024
0.02592
0.02592
28 Mar 2024
31 Mar 2024
0.03340
0.03340
30 Apr 2024
30 Apr 2024
0.03550
0.03550
31 May 2024
31 May 2024
0.03637
0.03637
28 Jun 2024
30 Jun 2024
0.03084
0.03084
31 Jul 2024
31 Jul 2024
0.02798
0.02798
30 Aug 2024
31 Aug 2024
0.02463
0.02463
30 Sep 2024
30 Sep 2024
0.02729
0.02729
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Aug 2024)
Net Fund Assets
$140.5 M
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Government Intermediate Index
Morningstar Category
Short Government
Fund Symbol
LTUIX
Share Class
I
Share Class Inception Date
5 Jul 1996
Number of Holdings
158
Portfolio Turnover
39%
Distribution Frequency
Monthly
30-Day SEC Yield (Subsidized)
2.77%
30-Day SEC Yield (Unsubsidized)
2.77%
Annualized Distribution Yield
2.69%
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Aug 2024)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Effective Duration
3.9 Yrs
3.6 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
5.2 Yrs
3.9 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
2.4%
2.9%
Yield to Worst
4.5%
3.9%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 31 Aug 2024)
3y
5y
10y
Beta
1.06
0.96
0.87
R-Squared (%)
95.41
87.89
86.12
Standard Deviation (%)
4.84
3.89
2.94
Sharpe Ratio
-0.80
-0.49
-0.20
Information Ratio
0.21
-0.10
-0.29
Up Capture (%)
107.04
97.24
84.14
Down Capture (%)
103.04
99.68
87.89
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 31 Aug 2024)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
91282CBF7
6.6
Fannie Mae Pool
3140XMZX7
4.3
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CHC8
3.0
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
91282CEJ6
2.5
FARM 21-1 Mortgage Trust
30768WAA6
2.4
Caledonia Generating, LLC
129268AB4
2.1
Fannie Mae Pool
31418D2Y7
1.8
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CKQ3
1.8
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
912810PV4
1.8
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CGQ8
1.7
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

(As of 31 Aug 2024)
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Mortgage Passthrough
32.9
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
23.8
Treasury-Domestic
21.5
97.8
Cash & Cash Equivalents
6.8
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
6.1
Agency Debenture
4.3
2.2
Asset Backed Securities
3.9
Corporate
0.7
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Mortgage Passthrough
32.9
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
23.8
Treasury-Domestic
21.5
Cash & Cash Equivalents
6.8
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
6.1
Agency Debenture
4.3
Asset Backed Securities
3.9
Corporate
0.7
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
U.S. Government
93.2
100.0
Cash & Cash Equivalents
6.8
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
U.S. Government
93.2
Cash & Cash Equivalents
6.8
Maturity
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Year 1
5.9
2.4
Year 2
4.7
23.9
Year 3
13.6
17.4
Year 4
9.0
14.1
Year 5
14.2
15.0
Year 6
8.1
6.9
Year 7
7.2
8.7
Year 8
2.3
3.8
Year 9
10.3
4.0
Year 10+
17.9
3.7
Cash
6.8
Maturity
Fund (%)
Year 1
5.9
Year 2
4.7
Year 3
13.6
Year 4
9.0
Year 5
14.2
Year 6
8.1
Year 7
7.2
Year 8
2.3
Year 9
10.3
Year 10+
17.9
Cash
6.8
Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Lon Erickson, CFA

Lon Erickson, CFA

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Lon Erickson is 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 business…
Learn More
Christian Hoffmann, CFA

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…
Learn More

More Insights

Cut to the Chase webcast

Cut to the Chase: Seizing Fixed Income Opportunities

The Fed looks set to cut interest rates this week, prompting a re-evaluation of fixed income strategies. There are strategies and opportunities in fixed income to exploit.
A woman with umbrella and smart phone.
Markets & Economy

Finding Income, Opportunities and Defense in Today’s Markets

Gain insights on how to position fixed income portfolios for yield and ballast given mixed signals on consumer health and policy outlook.
Digital generated image of robotic hand touching line and making new multicoloured impulse on black background. Digitization, automation and artificial intelligence concept.
Global Equity

Generative AI: Finding Undervalued Investment Opportunities

Are there ways to invest in Generative AI that can help diversify the risk besides putting all the eggs in the U.S. large cap basket?
Cash is losing its crown and no longer a bandaid for investors.
Interest Rates

Will Cash Be Dethroned? Why Bonds Should Reign Going Forward

While cash instruments were attractive during the Fed hiking cycle, bonds have historically outperformed cash both prior to and when the Fed began cutting rates.
Woman in a lab looking into her microscope at her experiment.
International Equities

Finding Investment Opportunities in Healthcare Innovation

Emily Leveille explores companies exposed to growing mega-trends, with proven R&D track records, and the picks and shovels enabling drug development.
A set of Olympic medals sit on a table.
International Equities

The Analogy of the Olympics and International Investing

Thornburg Portfolio Manager Brian Burrell draws a parallel between the Olympics and portfolio investing.