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
Performance
Performance
Returns
(As of 30 Jun 2026)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 (%)
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 (%)
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 (%)
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 (%)
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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