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Thornburg Ultra Short Income Fund

Morningstar Rating  • Info

Overall Morningstar Rating among 202 Ultrashort Bond 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, 4 stars and 3 stars among 202, 184 and 113 funds, as of 31 Mar 2025.

As of 31 Mar 2025
Fund Assets
$252.1 M
As of 31 Mar 2025
NAV
$12.19
As of 17 Apr 2025
Change
$0.00
As of 17 Apr 2025
YTD NAV Performance
1.22%
As of 17 Apr 2025
Asset Category:
Global Fixed Income
Fund Benchmark:
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index

Portfolio Managers

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

Overview

Why Invest in This Fund?

 

  • Actively managed short-term portfolio of high-quality taxable bonds with low interest-rate exposure.
  • Proven bottom-up fundamental approach that invests in a broad range of investment grade ultra-short fixed income and money market securities with a target duration of half a year (0.5).
  • Short-term strategy that seeks to provide income low interest-rate exposure with high-quality fixed income while minimizing volatility.

Investment Objective

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

Investment Approach

Designed to provide a solution to investors who may have a limited time horizon, the fund is an actively managed short-term portfolio of high-quality taxable bonds with low interest-rate exposure. The fund seeks to reduce changes in its share value compared to longer duration fixed income portfolios by maintaining a portfolio of investments with a duration of normally no more than one half (0.5) of a year.

Performance

Performance

Returns

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-1.11
3.13
3.68
3.11
2.18
2.10
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
1.16
5.49
4.46
3.44
2.33
2.24
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index (%)
1.04
5.06
4.26
2.56
1.89
1.68
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
1.17
5.49
4.49
3.2
2.16
Morningstar Quartile
2
3
2
2
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
256
202
184
113
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-1.11
3.13
3.68
3.11
2.18
2.10
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
1.16
5.49
4.46
3.44
2.33
2.24
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index (%)
1.04
5.06
4.26
2.56
1.89
1.68
Morningstar Category Avg. (%)
1.17
5.49
4.49
3.2
2.16
Morningstar Quartile
2
3
2
2
Morningstar Quartile # of Funds
256
202
184
113
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-1.11
3.13
11.44
16.58
24.01
26.29
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
1.16
5.49
13.99
18.40
25.91
28.24
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index (%)
1.04
5.06
13.34
13.47
20.58
20.67
YTD
1y
3y
5y
10y
Inception
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
-1.11
3.13
11.44
16.58
24.01
26.29
Total Return without Sales Charge (%)
1.16
5.49
13.99
18.40
25.91
28.24
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index (%)
1.04
5.06
13.34
13.47
20.58
20.67
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total Return with Sales Charge (%)
1.50
-2.14
-2.27
3.19
3.28
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index (%)
0.74
0.05
1.34
5.09
5.30
Fund Fees

Fund Fees

(As of 1 Feb 2025)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
0.88
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.50
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
(Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 vs ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index)
Distributions

Distributions

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Total ($)
Income ($)
ST Cap Gains ($)
LT Cap Gains ($)
31 Jan 2014
31 Jan 2014
0.01084
0.01084
28 Feb 2014
28 Feb 2014
0.01275
0.01275
31 Mar 2014
31 Mar 2014
0.01147
0.01147
30 Apr 2014
30 Apr 2014
0.01029
0.01029
30 May 2014
31 May 2014
0.00918
0.00918
30 Jun 2014
30 Jun 2014
0.01551
0.01551
31 Jul 2014
31 Jul 2014
0.00867
0.00867
29 Aug 2014
31 Aug 2014
0.00681
0.00681
30 Sep 2014
30 Sep 2014
0.00739
0.00739
31 Oct 2014
31 Oct 2014
0.00749
0.00749
28 Nov 2014
30 Nov 2014
0.00770
0.00770
31 Dec 2014
31 Dec 2014
0.00699
0.00699
30 Jan 2015
31 Jan 2015
0.00685
0.00685
27 Feb 2015
28 Feb 2015
0.00766
0.00766
31 Mar 2015
31 Mar 2015
0.00692
0.00692
30 Apr 2015
30 Apr 2015
0.00657
0.00657
29 May 2015
31 May 2015
0.00645
0.00645
30 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015
0.00660
0.00660
31 Jul 2015
31 Jul 2015
0.00634
0.00634
31 Aug 2015
31 Aug 2015
0.00688
0.00688
30 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
0.00711
0.00711
30 Oct 2015
31 Oct 2015
0.00600
0.00600
30 Nov 2015
30 Nov 2015
0.00745
0.00745
31 Dec 2015
31 Dec 2015
0.01055
0.01055
29 Jan 2016
31 Jan 2016
0.00891
0.00891
29 Feb 2016
29 Feb 2016
0.00832
0.00832
31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016
0.01019
0.01019
29 Apr 2016
30 Apr 2016
0.01057
0.01057
31 May 2016
31 May 2016
0.01180
0.01180
30 Jun 2016
30 Jun 2016
0.01222
0.01222
29 Jul 2016
31 Jul 2016
0.01148
0.01148
31 Aug 2016
31 Aug 2016
0.01145
0.01145
30 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
0.00792
0.00792
31 Oct 2016
31 Oct 2016
0.01076
0.01076
30 Nov 2016
30 Nov 2016
0.01230
0.01230
30 Dec 2016
31 Dec 2016
0.01189
0.01189
31 Jan 2017
31 Jan 2017
0.01586
0.01586
28 Feb 2017
28 Feb 2017
0.01252
0.01252
31 Mar 2017
31 Mar 2017
0.01539
0.01539
28 Apr 2017
30 Apr 2017
0.01495
0.01495
31 May 2017
31 May 2017
0.01283
0.01283
30 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
0.01522
0.01522
31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017
0.01454
0.01454
31 Aug 2017
31 Aug 2017
0.01495
0.01495
29 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2017
0.01641
0.01641
31 Oct 2017
31 Oct 2017
0.01591
0.01591
30 Nov 2017
30 Nov 2017
0.01743
0.01743
29 Dec 2017
31 Dec 2017
0.01509
0.01509
31 Jan 2018
31 Jan 2018
0.01584
0.01584
28 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018
0.01525
0.01525
29 Mar 2018
31 Mar 2018
0.02012
0.02012
30 Apr 2018
30 Apr 2018
0.02019
0.02019
31 May 2018
31 May 2018
0.01950
0.01950
29 Jun 2018
30 Jun 2018
0.02110
0.02110
31 Jul 2018
31 Jul 2018
0.02146
0.02146
31 Aug 2018
31 Aug 2018
0.02092
0.02092
28 Sep 2018
30 Sep 2018
0.01946
0.01946
31 Oct 2018
31 Oct 2018
0.02105
0.02105
30 Nov 2018
30 Nov 2018
0.02348
0.02348
31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018
0.02427
0.02427
31 Jan 2019
31 Jan 2019
0.02293
0.02293
28 Feb 2019
28 Feb 2019
0.02263
0.02263
29 Mar 2019
31 Mar 2019
0.02433
0.02433
30 Apr 2019
30 Apr 2019
0.02389
0.02389
31 May 2019
31 May 2019
0.02642
0.02642
28 Jun 2019
30 Jun 2019
0.02496
0.02496
31 Jul 2019
31 Jul 2019
0.02454
0.02454
31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019
0.02403
0.02403
30 Sep 2019
30 Sep 2019
0.02357
0.02357
31 Oct 2019
31 Oct 2019
0.02278
0.02278
14 Nov 2019
14 Nov 2019
0.04067
0.03680
0.00387
30 Nov 2019
30 Nov 2019
0.02240
0.02240
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
0.02276
0.02276
31 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2020
0.02132
0.02132
29 Feb 2020
29 Feb 2020
0.02106
0.02106
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2020
0.02177
0.02177
30 Apr 2020
30 Apr 2020
0.02227
0.02227
31 May 2020
31 May 2020
0.02106
0.02106
30 Jun 2020
30 Jun 2020
0.01769
0.01769
31 Jul 2020
31 Jul 2020
0.01699
0.01699
31 Aug 2020
31 Aug 2020
0.01716
0.01716
30 Sep 2020
30 Sep 2020
0.01666
0.01666
30 Oct 2020
31 Oct 2020
0.01593
0.01593
19 Nov 2020
19 Nov 2020
0.03652
0.00477
0.03175
30 Nov 2020
30 Nov 2020
0.01914
0.01914
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
0.01762
0.01762
29 Jan 2021
31 Jan 2021
0.01564
0.01564
26 Feb 2021
28 Feb 2021
0.01427
0.01427
31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021
0.01381
0.01381
30 Apr 2021
30 Apr 2021
0.01792
0.01792
28 May 2021
31 May 2021
0.01360
0.01360
30 Jun 2021
30 Jun 2021
0.01320
0.01320
30 Jul 2021
31 Jul 2021
0.01332
0.01332
31 Aug 2021
31 Aug 2021
0.01250
0.01250
30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021
0.01378
0.01378
29 Oct 2021
31 Oct 2021
0.01192
0.01192
30 Nov 2021
30 Nov 2021
0.01229
0.01229
31 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
0.01258
0.01258
31 Jan 2022
31 Jan 2022
0.01200
0.01200
28 Feb 2022
28 Feb 2022
0.01184
0.01184
31 Mar 2022
31 Mar 2022
0.01179
0.01179
29 Apr 2022
30 Apr 2022
0.01455
0.01455
31 May 2022
31 May 2022
0.01452
0.01452
30 Jun 2022
30 Jun 2022
0.01773
0.01773
29 Jul 2022
31 Jul 2022
0.02032
0.02032
31 Aug 2022
31 Aug 2022
0.02410
0.02410
30 Sep 2022
30 Sep 2022
0.02689
0.02689
31 Oct 2022
31 Oct 2022
0.03154
0.03154
30 Nov 2022
30 Nov 2022
0.03575
0.03575
30 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2022
0.03949
0.03949
31 Jan 2023
31 Jan 2023
0.04096
0.04096
28 Feb 2023
28 Feb 2023
0.04159
0.04159
31 Mar 2023
31 Mar 2023
0.04521
0.04521
28 Apr 2023
30 Apr 2023
0.04606
0.04606
31 May 2023
31 May 2023
0.04779
0.04779
30 Jun 2023
30 Jun 2023
0.04821
0.04821
31 Jul 2023
31 Jul 2023
0.04890
0.04890
31 Aug 2023
31 Aug 2023
0.05092
0.05092
29 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2023
0.05065
0.05065
31 Oct 2023
31 Oct 2023
0.05158
0.05158
30 Nov 2023
30 Nov 2023
0.04842
0.04842
29 Dec 2023
31 Dec 2023
0.06077
0.06077
31 Jan 2024
31 Jan 2024
0.05317
0.05317
29 Feb 2024
29 Feb 2024
0.05255
0.05255
28 Mar 2024
31 Mar 2024
0.05352
0.05352
30 Apr 2024
30 Apr 2024
0.05552
0.05552
31 May 2024
31 May 2024
0.06402
0.06402
28 Jun 2024
30 Jun 2024
0.05640
0.05640
31 Jul 2024
31 Jul 2024
0.05795
0.05795
30 Aug 2024
31 Aug 2024
0.05728
0.05728
30 Sep 2024
30 Sep 2024
0.05585
0.05585
31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
0.05197
0.05197
29 Nov 2024
30 Nov 2024
0.05174
0.05174
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2024
0.05289
0.05289
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025
0.05189
0.05189
28 Feb 2025
28 Feb 2025
0.04854
0.04854
31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2025
0.05029
0.05029
Fund Facts

Fund Facts

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
Net Fund Assets
$252.1 M
Benchmark
ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index
Morningstar Category
Ultrashort Bond
Fund Symbol
TLDAX
Share Class
A
Share Class Inception Date
30 Dec 2013
Number of Holdings
271
Portfolio Turnover
45%
Distribution Frequency
Monthly
30-Day SEC Yield (Subsidized)
4.19%
30-Day SEC Yield (Unsubsidized)
3.84%
Annualized Distribution Yield
4.69%
Characteristics

Characteristics

Portfolio

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
Portfolio
Benchmark
Effective Duration
0.5 Yrs
0.3 Yrs
Average Effective Maturity
0.5 Yrs
0.3 Yrs
Portfolio
Benchmark
Weighted Average Coupon
3.8%
Yield to Worst
5.0%
4.2%
Risk & Return Profile

Risk & Return Profile

(As of 31 Mar 2025)
3y
5y
10y
Beta
1.25
0.80
0.76
R-Squared (%)
81.49
21.87
10.34
Standard Deviation (%)
0.66
1.17
1.32
Sharpe Ratio
0.34
0.79
0.46
Information Ratio
1.29
1.01
0.50
Up Capture (%)
109.78
143.79
135.13
Portfolio

Portfolio

Top Holdings

(As of 28 Feb 2025)
Name
Ticker/Symbol
Weight %
United States Treasury Note/Bond
91282CHD6
1.2
Constellation Brands, Inc.
21036PBN7
1.0
United States Treasury Note/Bond
912828Y79
1.0
WRKCo, Inc.
96145DAF2
1.0
Electricite de France S.A.
268317AS3
1.0
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
459506AN1
0.9
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2024-C
223920AA7
0.9
Gray Oak Pipeline, LLC
38937LAC5
0.9
Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc.
02343JAA8
0.9
Equinix, Inc.
29444UBF2
0.9
Exposure Breakdown

Exposure Breakdown

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

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Corporate
46.0
Asset Backed Securities
36.3
Cash & Cash Equivalents
10.5
Treasury-Domestic
4.7
93.0
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
1.8
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
0.4
Mortgage Passthrough
0.3
Agency Debenture
0.0
Sector Allocation
Fund (%)
Corporate
46.0
Asset Backed Securities
36.3
Cash & Cash Equivalents
10.5
Treasury-Domestic
4.7
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
1.8
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
0.4
Mortgage Passthrough
0.3
Agency Debenture
0.0
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
U.S. Government
5.1
100.0
AAA
14.6
AA
10.4
A
17.1
BBB
38.0
Below Invest. Grade
1.9
Not Rated
2.5
Cash & Cash Equivalents
10.5
Credit Quality
Fund (%)
U.S. Government
5.1
AAA
14.6
AA
10.4
A
17.1
BBB
38.0
Below Invest. Grade
1.9
Not Rated
2.5
Cash & Cash Equivalents
10.5
Maturity
Fund (%)
Benchmark (%)

Fund

Benchmark

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Year 1
76.5
100.0
Year 2
11.6
Year 3
1.0
Year 4
0.0
Year 5+
0.3
Cash
10.5
Maturity
Fund (%)
Year 1
76.5
Year 2
11.6
Year 3
1.0
Year 4
0.0
Year 5+
0.3
Cash
10.5
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…
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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…
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