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Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 533 Short-Term Bond funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class R4 shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 3 stars, 2 stars and 3 stars among 533, 501 and 385 funds, as of 31 Dec 2025.

As of 31 Dec 2025
Fund Assets
$6.2 B
As of 31 Dec 2025
NAV
$13.23
As of 23 Jan 2026
Change
$0.01
As of 23 Jan 2026
YTD NAV Performance
0.20%
As of 23 Jan 2026
Asset Category:
Global Fixed Income
Fund Benchmark:
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index

Portfolio Managers

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

Consistent Outperformance vs. Peers

The fund has navigated interest rate cycles and market volatility while delivering income and consistent total return over time versus peers. THIIX also has a history of providing:

  • Core Bond Like Returns with Less Volatility
  • Superior Risk-Adjust Returns
  • Consistent Outperformance versus Peers

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Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit thornburg.com or call 877-215-1330. Class I shares may not be available to all investors. Minimum investments for the I share class may be higher than those for other classes.

Overview

Overview

 

Why Invest in This Fund?

 

  • Flexible, active high-quality portfolio that consists primarily of U.S short- and intermediate-term investment grade bonds.
  • Proven bottom-up fundamental approach that seeks to identify attractive fixed income opportunities on a relative value basis.
  • Highly active strategy that seeks to deliver total return through income and preserve capital with moderate interest rate exposure.

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 employs a flexible and highly active approach to construct a portfolio of U.S. dollar–denominated short/intermediate investment grade bonds. It is designed for stability, capital preservation and moderate interest rate exposure. The fund seeks to drive returns through income and superior relative value issue selection in a dynamically changing fixed income environment.

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 31 Dec 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
6.48
6.48
5.54
1.44
2.53
4.26
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index (%)
6.97
6.97
5.06
0.96
2.29
4.27
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
5.96
5.96
5.56
2.24
2.51
Morningstar Quartile
1
2
4
2
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
553
533
501
385
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
6.48
6.48
5.54
1.44
2.53
4.26
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index (%)
6.97
6.97
5.06
0.96
2.29
4.27
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
5.96
5.96
5.56
2.24
2.51
Morningstar Quartile
1
2
4
2
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
553
533
501
385
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
6.48
6.48
17.56
7.38
28.32
300.43
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index (%)
6.97
6.97
15.95
4.87
25.38
301.74
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return (%)
6.48
6.48
17.56
7.38
28.32
300.43
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index (%)
6.97
6.97
15.95
4.87
25.38
301.74
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total Return (%)
7.06
-1.30
-7.46
5.96
4.19
6.48
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index (%)
6.43
-1.44
-8.23
5.24
3.00
6.97
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
1.21
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.99
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

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

Distributions

(As of 31 Dec 2025)
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
31 Jan 2014
31 Jan 2014
0
28 Feb 2014
28 Feb 2014
0.02676
0.02676
31 Mar 2014
31 Mar 2014
0.02506
0.02506
30 Apr 2014
30 Apr 2014
0.02540
0.02540
30 May 2014
31 May 2014
0.02518
0.02518
30 Jun 2014
30 Jun 2014
0.02279
0.02279
31 Jul 2014
31 Jul 2014
0.02117
0.02117
29 Aug 2014
31 Aug 2014
0.02104
0.02104
30 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.02103
0.02103
31 Oct 2014
31 Oct 2014
0.02036
0.02036
19 Nov 2014
19 Nov 2014
0.07097
0.01311
0.05786
28 Nov 2014
30 Nov 2014
0.02090
0.02090
31 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.02127
0.02127
30 Jan 2015
31 Jan 2015
0.02166
0.02166
27 Feb 2015
28 Feb 2015
0.02240
0.02240
31 Mar 2015
31 Mar 2015
0.02198
0.02198
30 Apr 2015
30 Apr 2015
0.02075
0.02075
29 May 2015
31 May 2015
0.02038
0.02038
30 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015
0.02125
0.02125
31 Jul 2015
31 Jul 2015
0.02009
0.02009
31 Aug 2015
31 Aug 2015
0.02110
0.02110
30 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
0.02265
0.02265
30 Oct 2015
31 Oct 2015
0.01892
0.01892
30 Nov 2015
30 Nov 2015
0.01868
0.01868
31 Dec 2015
31 Dec 2015
0.01910
0.01910
29 Jan 2016
31 Jan 2016
0.01835
0.01835
29 Feb 2016
29 Feb 2016
0.01991
0.01991
31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016
0.02152
0.02152
29 Apr 2016
30 Apr 2016
0.02154
0.02154
31 May 2016
31 May 2016
0.02136
0.02136
30 Jun 2016
30 Jun 2016
0.02063
0.02063
29 Jul 2016
31 Jul 2016
0.01958
0.01958
31 Aug 2016
31 Aug 2016
0.01886
0.01886
30 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.01678
0.01678
31 Oct 2016
31 Oct 2016
0.01732
0.01732
30 Nov 2016
30 Nov 2016
0.01850
0.01850
30 Dec 2016
31 Dec 2016
0.01878
0.01878
31 Jan 2017
31 Jan 2017
0.01817
0.01817
28 Feb 2017
28 Feb 2017
0.01879
0.01879
31 Mar 2017
31 Mar 2017
0.01904
0.01904
28 Apr 2017
30 Apr 2017
0.01972
0.01972
31 May 2017
31 May 2017
0.01867
0.01867
30 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.01947
0.01947
31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017
0.01938
0.01938
31 Aug 2017
31 Aug 2017
0.02001
0.02001
29 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.02036
0.02036
31 Oct 2017
31 Oct 2017
0.02011
0.02011
30 Nov 2017
30 Nov 2017
0.02123
0.02123
29 Dec 2017
31 Dec 2017
0.02004
0.02004
31 Jan 2018
31 Jan 2018
0.02068
0.02068
28 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018
0.02125
0.02125
29 Mar 2018
31 Mar 2018
0.02268
0.02268
30 Apr 2018
30 Apr 2018
0.02322
0.02322
31 May 2018
31 May 2018
0.02365
0.02365
29 Jun 2018
30 Jun 2018
0.02490
0.02490
31 Jul 2018
31 Jul 2018
0.02458
0.02458
31 Aug 2018
31 Aug 2018
0.02417
0.02417
28 Sep 2018
30 Sep 2018
0.02420
0.02420
31 Oct 2018
31 Oct 2018
0.02508
0.02508
30 Nov 2018
30 Nov 2018
0.02593
0.02593
31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.02651
0.02651
31 Jan 2019
31 Jan 2019
0.02591
0.02591
28 Feb 2019
28 Feb 2019
0.02602
0.02602
29 Mar 2019
31 Mar 2019
0.02682
0.02682
30 Apr 2019
30 Apr 2019
0.02703
0.02703
31 May 2019
31 May 2019
0.02673
0.02673
28 Jun 2019
30 Jun 2019
0.02703
0.02703
31 Jul 2019
31 Jul 2019
0.02508
0.02508
31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019
0.02374
0.02374
30 Sep 2019
30 Sep 2019
0.02427
0.02427
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2019
0.02263
0.02263
14 Nov 2019
14 Nov 2019
0.09516
0.06730
0.02786
30 Nov 2019
30 Nov 2019
0.02243
0.02243
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.02268
0.02268
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2020
0.02054
0.02054
29 Feb 2020
29 Feb 2020
0.01964
0.01964
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2020
0.02202
0.02202
30 Apr 2020
30 Apr 2020
0.02398
0.02398
31 May 2020
31 May 2020
0.02132
0.02132
30 Jun 2020
30 Jun 2020
0.01930
0.01930
31 Jul 2020
31 Jul 2020
0.01878
0.01878
31 Aug 2020
31 Aug 2020
0.01864
0.01864
30 Sep 2020
30 Sep 2020
0.01821
0.01821
30 Oct 2020
31 Oct 2020
0.01598
0.01598
19 Nov 2020
19 Nov 2020
0.16826
0.15003
0.01823
30 Nov 2020
30 Nov 2020
0.01435
0.01435
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
0.01323
0.01323
29 Jan 2021
31 Jan 2021
0.01242
0.01242
26 Feb 2021
28 Feb 2021
0.01360
0.01360
31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021
0.01294
0.01294
30 Apr 2021
30 Apr 2021
0.01354
0.01354
28 May 2021
31 May 2021
0.01290
0.01290
30 Jun 2021
30 Jun 2021
0.01277
0.01277
30 Jul 2021
31 Jul 2021
0.01192
0.01192
31 Aug 2021
31 Aug 2021
0.01223
0.01223
30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021
0.01173
0.01173
29 Oct 2021
31 Oct 2021
0.01058
0.01058
30 Nov 2021
30 Nov 2021
0.01137
0.01137
31 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
0.01270
0.01270
31 Jan 2022
31 Jan 2022
0.01175
0.01175
28 Feb 2022
28 Feb 2022
0.01249
0.01249
31 Mar 2022
31 Mar 2022
0.01495
0.01495
29 Apr 2022
30 Apr 2022
0.01717
0.01717
31 May 2022
31 May 2022
0.01991
0.01991
30 Jun 2022
30 Jun 2022
0.01980
0.01980
29 Jul 2022
31 Jul 2022
0.02309
0.02309
31 Aug 2022
31 Aug 2022
0.02792
0.02792
30 Sep 2022
30 Sep 2022
0.01990
0.01990
31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022
0.02114
0.02114
30 Nov 2022
30 Nov 2022
0.02466
0.02466
30 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.02811
0.02811
31 Jan 2023
31 Jan 2023
0.02186
0.02186
28 Feb 2023
28 Feb 2023
0.02089
0.02089
31 Mar 2023
31 Mar 2023
0.03324
0.03324
28 Apr 2023
30 Apr 2023
0.03277
0.03277
31 May 2023
31 May 2023
0.03201
0.03201
30 Jun 2023
30 Jun 2023
0.03267
0.03267
31 Jul 2023
31 Jul 2023
0.03088
0.03088
31 Aug 2023
31 Aug 2023
0.03239
0.03239
29 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2023
0.03161
0.03161
31 Oct 2023
31 Oct 2023
0.03573
0.03573
30 Nov 2023
30 Nov 2023
0.03404
0.03404
29 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.03198
0.03198
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2024
0.02981
0.02981
29 Feb 2024
29 Feb 2024
0.03229
0.03229
28 Mar 2024
31 Mar 2024
0.03794
0.03794
30 Apr 2024
30 Apr 2024
0.04083
0.04083
31 May 2024
31 May 2024
0.04282
0.04282
28 Jun 2024
30 Jun 2024
0.04122
0.04122
31 Jul 2024
31 Jul 2024
0.04045
0.04045
30 Aug 2024
31 Aug 2024
0.03916
0.03916
30 Sep 2024
30 Sep 2024
0.04142
0.04142
31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
0.03796
0.03796
29 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2024
0.03810
0.03810
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.03781
0.03781
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025
0.03674
0.03674
28 Feb 2025
28 Feb 2025
0.03627
0.03627
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
0.04235
0.04235
30 Apr 2025
30 Apr 2025
0.04049
0.04049
30 May 2025
31 May 2025
0.03976
0.03976
30 Jun 2025
30 Jun 2025
0.03974
0.03974
31 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2025
0.04113
0.04113
29 Aug 2025
31 Aug 2025
0.03982
0.03982
30 Sep 2025
30 Sep 2025
0.03966
0.03966
31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025
0.03946
0.03946
28 Nov 2025
30 Nov 2025
0.03919
0.03919
31 Dec 2025
31 Dec 2025
0.03801
0.03801
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Dec 2025)
Net Fund Assets
$6.2 B
Benchmark
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index
Morningstar Category
Short-Term Bond
Fund Symbol
THRIX
Share Class
R4
Share Class Inception Date
1 Feb 2014
Distribution Frequency
Monthly
30-Day SEC Yield (Subsidized)
3.12%
30-Day SEC Yield (Unsubsidized)
2.73%
Annualized Distribution Yield
3.34%
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Dec 2025)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
743
Annual Portfolio Turnover
33%
Effective Duration
3.3 Yrs
3.7 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Average Effective Maturity
3.9 Yrs
4.2 Yrs
Weighted Average Coupon
3.7%
3.7%
Yield to Worst
4.7%
3.9%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 31 Dec 2025)
3y
5y
10y
Beta
0.82
0.83
0.82
R-Squared (%)
93.49
93.59
82.99
Standard Deviation (%)
3.20
3.52
3.00
Sharpe Ratio
0.30
-0.40
0.25
Information Ratio
0.90
0.82
0.51
Up Capture (%)
95.42
91.54
94.04
Down Capture (%)
61.31
72.67
69.80
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 30 Nov 2025)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
91282CBF7
1.9
Fannie Mae Pool
3140XMZX7
1.6
Ginnie Mae II Pool
36179W7K8
1.5
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
91282CDX6
1.0
Ginnie Mae II Pool
36179WR34
0.9
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CFF3
0.7
Rate Mortgage Trust 2022-J1
75410RAJ5
0.6
Freddie Mac Pool
3132E0T85
0.6
Diamond Infrastructure Funding, LLC
25265LAA8
0.6
Freddie Mac Pool
3132DPBV9
0.5
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

(As of 31 Dec 2025)
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Corporate Bond
33.8
29.2
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
22.2
Asset Backed Securities
13.9
0.0
Mortgage Passthrough
9.9
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.2
Treasury Domestic
6.9
64.9
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
4.9
Preferred Stock
0.6
Municipals
0.3
0.7
Agency Debenture
0.2
1.9
Treasury-Foreign
0.1
3.3
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Corporate Bond
33.8
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
22.2
Asset Backed Securities
13.9
Mortgage Passthrough
9.9
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.2
Treasury Domestic
6.9
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
4.9
Preferred Stock
0.6
Municipals
0.3
Agency Debenture
0.2
Treasury-Foreign
0.1
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
U.S. Government
27.2
66.9
AAA
19.5
2.2
AA
7.8
3.2
A
15.9
13.4
BBB
21.6
13.9
Below Invest. Grade
0.2
0.5
Not Rated
0.8
0.0
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.2
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
U.S. Government
27.2
AAA
19.5
AA
7.8
A
15.9
BBB
21.6
Below Invest. Grade
0.2
Not Rated
0.8
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.2
Maturity
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Year 1
17.0
1.7
Year 2
8.7
20.9
Year 3
11.1
18.0
Year 4
12.0
13.0
Year 5
12.9
14.5
Year 6
7.8
8.3
Year 7
6.6
8.4
Year 8
1.5
5.0
Year 9
3.2
5.6
Year 10+
12.0
4.6
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.2
Maturity
Fund (%)
Year 1
17.0
Year 2
8.7
Year 3
11.1
Year 4
12.0
Year 5
12.9
Year 6
7.8
Year 7
6.6
Year 8
1.5
Year 9
3.2
Year 10+
12.0
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
7.2
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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