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Thornburg Limited Term Municipal SMA

Strategy Overview
The Limited Term Municipal Strategy is an actively managed diversified portfolio of municipal bonds with an average maturity of less than five years and average duration range of 2.5 to 3.5 years. All bonds are investment grade at time of purchase. The strategy applies a relative value framework, focusing on fundamentals and valuations to identify inefficiencies in the market. Team members are responsible for credit research, portfolio construction, trading, and risk oversight and have the flexibility to source ideas across sector, geography and issuer. The strategy maintains exposure across the maturity spectrum in order to manage duration, hedge against interest rate fluctuations and limit taxable events.
Strategy Inception Date
1 Jan 1985

Portfolio Managers

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

Overview

Why Invest in This Strategy?

  • Actively managed diversified portfolio of investment-grade municipal bonds with an average maturity of less than five years and average duration around two to 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.
  • High-quality strategy that seeks to maximize tax-exempt income while minimizing changes in its share value.
Key Facts

Key Facts

(As of 31 Aug 2026)
Assets
$391.5 M
Benchmark
ICE BofA 1-10 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index
eVestment Category
US Municipal Fixed Income - Short Duration
Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 30 Jun 2026)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Composite - Gross (%)
1.56
4.77
4.10
1.85
2.00
5.00
Composite - Net (%)
1.39
4.43
3.79
1.56
1.72
4.28
ICE BofA 1-10 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index (%)
1.05
4.15
3.53
1.42
1.86
—
Bloomberg 5-Year Municipal Bond Index (%)
1.08
3.81
3.43
1.22
1.80
—
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Composite - Gross (%)
1.07
2.83
3.96
1.66
1.93
4.97
Composite - Net (%)
0.85
2.49
3.65
1.37
1.65
4.25
ICE BofA 1-10 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index (%)
0.44
2.16
3.42
1.21
1.78
—
Bloomberg 5-Year Municipal Bond Index (%)
0.68
1.67
3.42
1.02
1.72
—
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Composite - Gross (%)
-0.01
3.04
1.58
4.62
3.65
0.46
-4.39
4.93
1.95
5.36
Composite - Net (%)
-0.28
2.77
1.31
4.33
3.38
0.20
-4.64
4.68
1.64
5.02
ICE BofA 1-10 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index (%)
-0.05
2.83
1.69
5.28
3.81
0.48
-4.61
4.28
1.58
5.00
Bloomberg 5-Year Municipal Bond Index (%)
-0.39
3.14
1.69
5.45
4.29
0.34
-5.26
4.31
1.10
5.03
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Aug 2026)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Number of Holdings
796
—
Effective Duration
3.7 Yrs
4.0 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
5.1 Yrs
5.3 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
4.7%
4.7%
Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
11.0%
—
Weighted Average Price
$103.23
—
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 31 Aug 2026)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III
88256HBG2
1.9
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
56035DFT4
1.9
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
6461362B6
1.4
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
56035DDX7
1.4
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
56035DGB2
1.3
State of Illinois
452152Q20
1.3
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
56035DFC1
1.3
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
88044TAL3
1.2
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III
88256HBF4
1.1
California Community Choice Financing Authority
13013JCM6
0.9
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

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

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Prepaid Gas
21.8
—
Hospital
14.4
7.7
Airport
7.0
2.9
Industrial Development/Pollution Control
5.8
—
Dedicated Tax
4.9
10.9
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
—
State General Obligation
4.2
14.4
Single Family Mortgage
4.1
0.1
Multi Family Mortgage
3.8
3.5
Local General Obligation
3.8
9.9
School District General Obligation
3.5
—
School District App
2.9
—
Other Transportation
2.3
4.7
CCRC/Senior Living
2.3
—
State Approp
2.1
—
Prepaid Electric
2.0
—
Water/Sewer
1.8
4.4
Public Higher Ed
1.5
—
Port Facilities
1.2
—
Toll Road
0.9
3.2
Public Power
0.8
11.0
Charter School
0.8
—
Private Higher Ed
0.8
—
Tobacco
0.5
0.3
Student Housing
0.5
—
Local Approp
0.5
—
Incremental Tax
0.4
—
Other Revenue
0.3
—
Combined Utilities
0.2
11.3
Land District
0.1
—
Student Loan
0.1
—
Sector Allocation
Portfolio (%)
Prepaid Gas
21.8
Hospital
14.4
Airport
7.0
Industrial Development/Pollution Control
5.8
Dedicated Tax
4.9
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
State General Obligation
4.2
Single Family Mortgage
4.1
Multi Family Mortgage
3.8
Local General Obligation
3.8
School District General Obligation
3.5
School District App
2.9
Other Transportation
2.3
CCRC/Senior Living
2.3
State Approp
2.1
Prepaid Electric
2.0
Water/Sewer
1.8
Public Higher Ed
1.5
Port Facilities
1.2
Toll Road
0.9
Public Power
0.8
Charter School
0.8
Private Higher Ed
0.8
Tobacco
0.5
Student Housing
0.5
Local Approp
0.5
Incremental Tax
0.4
Other Revenue
0.3
Combined Utilities
0.2
Land District
0.1
Student Loan
0.1
Top 10 U.S. States
Portfolio (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Texas
11.9
8.2
Georgia
8.8
4.0
Illinois
8.8
3.9
Pennsylvania
5.4
3.0
Alabama
5.3
6.5
California
5.0
19.9
New York
4.7
15.8
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
—
Florida
3.7
2.5
New Jersey
3.7
3.2
Tennessee
3.5
1.5
Top 10 U.S. States
Portfolio (%)
Texas
11.9
Georgia
8.8
Illinois
8.8
Pennsylvania
5.4
Alabama
5.3
California
5.0
New York
4.7
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
Florida
3.7
New Jersey
3.7
Tennessee
3.5
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
AAA
5.0
12.6
AA
36.8
56.7
A
45.1
26.3
BBB
5.4
4.4
Below Invest. Grade
0.3
—
Not Rated
2.8
—
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
—
Credit Quality
Portfolio (%)
AAA
5.0
AA
36.8
A
45.1
BBB
5.4
Below Invest. Grade
0.3
Not Rated
2.8
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Benchmark (%)

Portfolio

Benchmark

0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Year 1
11.5
1.4
Year 2
5.6
11.6
Year 3
7.0
11.5
Year 4
9.4
11.9
Year 5
11.3
11.6
Year 6
11.0
11.0
Year 7
7.1
10.6
Year 8
6.2
10.1
Year 9
11.2
10.0
Year 10
15.2
10.4
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
—
Maturity
Portfolio (%)
Year 1
11.5
Year 2
5.6
Year 3
7.0
Year 4
9.4
Year 5
11.3
Year 6
11.0
Year 7
7.1
Year 8
6.2
Year 9
11.2
Year 10
15.2
Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities
4.6
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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