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TLMAX

Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 204 Muni National Short funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class A shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 3 stars, 3 stars and 2 stars among 204, 191 and 150 funds, as of 31 Aug 2026.

As of 31 Aug 2026
Fund Assets
$91.8 M
As of 31 Aug 2026
NAV
$11.75
As of 21 Sep 2026
Change
$-0.02
As of 21 Sep 2026
YTD NAV Performance
0.59%
As of 21 Sep 2026
Asset Category:
Municipal Bond
Fund Benchmark:
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Overview

Overview

Why Invest in This Fund?

 

  • Actively managed diversified portfolio of high-quality municipal bonds with an average duration of no more than three years.
  • Proven bottom-up fundamental approach that incorporates a top-down macroeconomic overlay to identify what we perceive to be the most attractive opportunities on a relative value basis across geographic regions, sectors, issuers and revenue streams.
  • Income-seeking fund that aims for a stable net asset value, making it attractive for those with a short investment horizon, and is positioned to quickly take advantage of any increases in short-term interest rates.

Investment Objective

The fund’s goal is to provide investors with current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with preservation of capital.

Investment Approach

The fund is an actively managed diversified portfolio of municipal bonds. To reduce changes in its share value compared to longer duration fixed income portfolios, the fund normally maintains an average duration of no more than three years. The management team seeks to match municipal market structure and deal flow through a relative value framework that operates across geography, sectors, issuers and revenue streams. The strategy maintains exposure across the maturity spectrum to manage duration, hedge against interest rate fluctuations and limit taxable events.

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 30 Jun 2026)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-0.98
0.70
2.39
1.13
1.03
0.91
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
1.26
2.98
3.16
1.58
1.18
1.03
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index (%)
1.39
3.14
3.38
1.80
1.64
1.51
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
1.3
3.45
3.4
1.72
1.57
Morningstar Quartile
3
3
3
4
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
218
205
191
150
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-0.89
-0.30
2.32
1.12
1.04
0.90
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
1.35
2.03
3.09
1.58
1.20
1.02
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index (%)
1.62
2.32
3.39
1.81
1.65
1.51
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
1.24
2.41
3.33
1.65
1.54
Morningstar Quartile
4
3
3
4
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
218
204
191
150
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-0.98
0.70
7.35
5.76
10.80
11.94
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
1.26
2.98
9.79
8.16
12.50
13.67
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index (%)
1.39
3.14
10.49
9.30
17.70
20.61
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-0.89
-0.30
7.13
5.75
10.94
12.04
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
1.35
2.03
9.57
8.14
12.64
13.77
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index (%)
1.62
2.32
10.53
9.41
17.80
20.88
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-1.50
-0.64
-0.69
0.36
-0.65
-2.46
-4.69
1.16
0.19
1.23
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index (%)
0.33
0.99
1.76
2.88
2.16
0.34
-2.03
3.35
2.63
3.76
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2026)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
1.25
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.70
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

(As of 31 Aug 2026)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index)
Distributions

Distributions

(As of 31 Aug 2026)
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
31 Jan 2014
0.00126
0.00126
28 Feb 2014
0.00478
0.00478
31 Mar 2014
0.00196
0.00196
30 Apr 2014
0.00126
0.00126
30 May 2014
0.00120
0.00120
30 Jun 2014
0.00149
0.00149
31 Jul 2014
0.00305
0.00305
29 Aug 2014
0.00153
0.00153
30 Sep 2014
0.00243
0.00243
31 Oct 2014
0.00165
0.00165
28 Nov 2014
0.00201
0.00201
31 Dec 2014
0.00041
0.00041
31 Jan 2015
0
27 Feb 2015
0.00172
0.00172
31 Mar 2015
0.00018
0.00018
30 Apr 2015
0.00195
0.00195
29 May 2015
0.00102
0.00102
30 Jun 2015
0.00255
0.00255
31 Jul 2015
0.00137
0.00137
31 Aug 2015
0.00186
0.00186
30 Sep 2015
0.00286
0.00286
30 Oct 2015
0.00134
0.00134
30 Nov 2015
0.00183
0.00183
31 Dec 2015
0.00074
0.00074
29 Jan 2016
0.00129
0.00129
29 Feb 2016
0.00321
0.00321
31 Mar 2016
0.00183
0.00183
29 Apr 2016
0.00396
0.00396
31 May 2016
0.00313
0.00313
30 Jun 2016
0.00409
0.00409
29 Jul 2016
0.00241
0.00241
31 Aug 2016
0.00191
0.00191
30 Sep 2016
0.00317
0.00317
31 Oct 2016
0.00206
0.00206
30 Nov 2016
0.00286
0.00286
30 Dec 2016
0.00201
0.00201
31 Jan 2017
0.00875
0.00875
28 Feb 2017
0.00831
0.00831
31 Mar 2017
0.00643
0.00643
28 Apr 2017
0.00802
0.00802
31 May 2017
0.00728
0.00728
30 Jun 2017
0.00882
0.00882
31 Jul 2017
0.00838
0.00838
31 Aug 2017
0.00839
0.00839
29 Sep 2017
0.00909
0.00909
31 Oct 2017
0.00796
0.00796
30 Nov 2017
0.00919
0.00919
29 Dec 2017
0.00886
0.00886
31 Jan 2018
0.00874
0.00874
28 Feb 2018
0.01067
0.01067
29 Mar 2018
0.00884
0.00884
30 Apr 2018
0.01053
0.01053
31 May 2018
0.00784
0.00784
29 Jun 2018
0.00937
0.00937
31 Jul 2018
0.00812
0.00812
31 Aug 2018
0.01075
0.01075
28 Sep 2018
0.01145
0.01145
31 Oct 2018
0.01151
0.01151
30 Nov 2018
0.01293
0.01293
31 Dec 2018
0.01251
0.01251
31 Jan 2019
0.01067
0.01067
28 Feb 2019
0.01584
0.01584
29 Mar 2019
0.01404
0.01404
30 Apr 2019
0.01452
0.01452
31 May 2019
0.01322
0.01322
28 Jun 2019
0.01432
0.01432
31 Jul 2019
0.01236
0.01236
31 Aug 2019
0.01192
0.01192
30 Sep 2019
0.01262
0.01262
31 Oct 2019
0.01166
0.01166
30 Nov 2019
0.01131
0.01131
31 Dec 2019
0.01169
0.01169
31 Jan 2020
0.01075
0.01075
29 Feb 2020
0.01160
0.01160
31 Mar 2020
0.01478
0.01478
30 Apr 2020
0.01106
0.01106
31 May 2020
0.01053
0.01053
30 Jun 2020
0.01083
0.01083
31 Jul 2020
0.00938
0.00938
31 Aug 2020
0.00886
0.00886
30 Sep 2020
0.00761
0.00761
30 Oct 2020
0.00412
0.00412
30 Nov 2020
0.00472
0.00472
31 Dec 2020
0.00327
0.00327
29 Jan 2021
0.00237
0.00237
26 Feb 2021
0.00435
0.00435
31 Mar 2021
0.00192
0.00192
30 Apr 2021
0.00271
0.00271
28 May 2021
0.00205
0.00205
30 Jun 2021
0.00257
0.00257
30 Jul 2021
0.00165
0.00165
31 Aug 2021
0.00140
0.00140
30 Sep 2021
0.00211
0.00211
29 Oct 2021
0.00180
0.00180
30 Nov 2021
0.00309
0.00309
31 Dec 2021
0.00282
0.00282
31 Jan 2022
0.00269
0.00269
28 Feb 2022
0.00554
0.00554
31 Mar 2022
0.00410
0.00410
29 Apr 2022
0.00685
0.00685
31 May 2022
0.00829
0.00829
30 Jun 2022
0.00949
0.00949
29 Jul 2022
0.01108
0.01108
31 Aug 2022
0.01298
0.01298
30 Sep 2022
0.01451
0.01451
31 Oct 2022
0.01693
0.01693
30 Nov 2022
0.01660
0.01660
30 Dec 2022
0.02009
0.02009
31 Jan 2023
0.01952
0.01952
28 Feb 2023
0.02264
0.02264
31 Mar 2023
0.02376
0.02376
28 Apr 2023
0.02476
0.02476
31 May 2023
0.02505
0.02505
30 Jun 2023
0.02618
0.02618
31 Jul 2023
0.02673
0.02673
31 Aug 2023
0.02816
0.02816
29 Sep 2023
0.02883
0.02883
31 Oct 2023
0.02945
0.02945
30 Nov 2023
0.02950
0.02950
29 Dec 2023
0.02952
0.02952
31 Jan 2024
0.02997
0.02997
29 Feb 2024
0.03047
0.03047
28 Mar 2024
0.03009
0.03009
30 Apr 2024
0.03068
0.03068
31 May 2024
0.03008
0.03008
28 Jun 2024
0.03077
0.03077
31 Jul 2024
0.03126
0.03126
30 Aug 2024
0.03149
0.03149
30 Sep 2024
0.03124
0.03124
31 Oct 2024
0.03084
0.03084
29 Nov 2024
0.03059
0.03059
31 Dec 2024
0.03072
0.03072
31 Jan 2025
0.03008
0.03008
28 Feb 2025
0.03101
0.03101
31 Mar 2025
0.03022
0.03022
30 Apr 2025
0.03095
0.03095
30 May 2025
0.03051
0.03051
30 Jun 2025
0.03042
0.03042
31 Jul 2025
0.03040
0.03040
29 Aug 2025
0.03025
0.03025
30 Sep 2025
0.03056
0.03056
31 Oct 2025
0.03010
0.03010
28 Nov 2025
0.03022
0.03022
31 Dec 2025
0.02945
0.02945
30 Jan 2026
0.02907
0.02907
27 Feb 2026
0.03015
0.03015
31 Mar 2026
0.02977
0.02977
30 Apr 2026
0.03063
0.03063
29 May 2026
0.03013
0.03013
30 Jun 2026
0.03003
0.03003
31 Jul 2026
0.03011
0.03011
31 Aug 2026
0.03011
0.03011
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Aug 2026)
Net Fund Assets
$91.8 M
Benchmark
ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index
Morningstar Category
Muni National Short
Fund Symbol
TLMAX
Share Class
A
Share Class Inception Date
30 Dec 2013
Distribution Frequency
Monthly
Annualized Distribution Yield
2.88%
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Aug 2026)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
104
Annual Portfolio Turnover
55%
Effective Duration
2.0 Yrs
1.6 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
2.5 Yrs
1.9 Yrs
Weighted Average Coupon
4.5%
4.6%
Portfolio
Benchmark
Yield to Worst
3.5%
2.8%
Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
13.7%
30-Day SEC Yield (Subsidized)
2.72%
30-Day SEC Yield (Unsubsidized)
2.25%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 31 Aug 2026)
3y
5y
10y
Annualized Alpha (%)
0.13
0.11
-0.06
Beta
0.91
0.89
0.86
R-Squared (%)
96.14
97.15
93.58
Standard Deviation (%)
1.38
1.84
1.45
Sharpe Ratio
-1.15
-1.15
-0.78
Information Ratio
-0.58
-0.24
-0.69
Tracking Error (%)
0.30
0.39
0.43
Up Capture (%)
93.60
92.17
82.78
Down Capture (%)
88.08
89.68
83.93
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 31 Aug 2026)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
Kentucky Public Energy Authority
74440DFN9
2.5
City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
5444452K4
2.3
Tennergy Corp./TN
880397CJ1
2.3
Travis County Housing Finance Corp.
89438UBM9
2.3
Black Belt Energy Gas District
09182TKK2
2.3
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
414009NF3
2.2
Halifax County Industrial Development Authority
40579PAE1
1.8
Energy Southeast A Cooperative District
292723DU4
1.7
Arizona Industrial Development Authority
04062PCD1
1.6
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facs Bd
592113CV4
1.6
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

(As of 31 Aug 2026)
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Prepaid Gas
17.8
Multi Family Mortgage
17.3
7.3
Industrial Development/Pollution Control
14.6
Hospital
6.8
4.9
CCRC/Senior Living
6.6
Airport
5.6
2.8
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
5.3
School District General Obligation
4.6
Prepaid Electric
3.9
School District App
3.7
Public Power
3.4
6.5
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Prepaid Gas
17.8
Multi Family Mortgage
17.3
Industrial Development/Pollution Control
14.6
Hospital
6.8
CCRC/Senior Living
6.6
Airport
5.6
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
5.3
School District General Obligation
4.6
Prepaid Electric
3.9
School District App
3.7
Public Power
3.4
Top 10 U.S. States
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Texas
14.3
8.9
Georgia
9.6
4.3
California
7.2
16.9
Alabama
6.2
3.5
Florida
5.7
2.7
Illinois
5.4
4.2
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
5.3
New York
5.3
14.9
Tennessee
5.1
1.8
Kentucky
3.6
1.2
Pennsylvania
3.6
3.2
Top 10 U.S. States
Fund (%)
Texas
14.3
Georgia
9.6
California
7.2
Alabama
6.2
Florida
5.7
Illinois
5.4
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
5.3
New York
5.3
Tennessee
5.1
Kentucky
3.6
Pennsylvania
3.6
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
AAA
3.6
14.3
AA
35.2
58.8
A
37.7
23.4
BBB
11.8
3.5
Not Rated
6.3
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
5.3
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
AAA
3.6
AA
35.2
A
37.7
BBB
11.8
Not Rated
6.3
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
5.3
Maturity
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Year 1
27.1
5.9
Year 2
10.5
50.1
Year 3
13.9
44.0
Year 4
19.0
0.0
Year 5+
24.0
0.0
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
5.3
Maturity
Fund (%)
Year 1
27.1
Year 2
10.5
Year 3
13.9
Year 4
19.0
Year 5+
24.0
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
5.3
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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