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Overall Morningstar Rating among 262 Muni National Intermediate funds, based on risk-adjusted returns for class A shares, using a weighted average of the funds three-, five-, and ten-year ratings: respectively, 4 stars, 3 stars and 3 stars among 262, 240 and 176 funds, as of 30 Sep 2024.
Actively managed diversified portfolio of municipal bonds with an average duration between zero and ten years and up to 50% below investment grade at time of purchase.
Flexible investment approach that employs a relative value framework that operates across geography, sectors, issuers and revenue streams.
Relative value philosophy that seeks to minimize changes in its share value while providing investors with tax-exempt income.
Investment Objective
The investment goal of the fund is to provide investors with a high level of current income exempt from federal individual income tax.
Investment Approach
The fund is an actively managed diversified portfolio of municipal bonds. The investment team aims to match municipal market structure and deal flow through a relative value framework that operates across geography, sectors, issuers and revenue streams. Operating as generalists, team members participate in all key aspects of investment management: credit research, trading, portfolio construction and risk oversight.
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.
The maximum sales charge for the Fund's A shares is 2.00%. C shares include a 0.60% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the first year only. There is no up-front sales charge for class I shares.
Morningstar quartile ranking for Muni National Interm category is based on total returns before sales charges for 1, 3, 5 and 10 years, among 289, 262, 240 and 176 funds, respectively, as of 30 Sep 2024.
Share class inception dates: A, C, and I shares, 1 Apr 2009.
Fund Fees
Fund Fees
(As of 1 Feb 2024)
Gross Expense Ratio (%)
1.27
Net Expense Ratio (%)
0.81
Thornburg Investment Management and/or Thornburg Securities LLC have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through at least February 1, 2025, for some of the share classes; these are reflected in the net expense ratio. For more detailed information on fund expenses and waivers/reimbursements, please see the fund's prospectus.
Expense Ratios - Expressed as a percentage of total fund assets and include management fees and operating costs. Expense ratios fluctuate over time and the expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio. The fund's total return includes the deduction of expenses.
The Hypothetical Growth graph compares a hypothetical investment in the Fund to the performance of the Index for the stated time period. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, as well as all fees and expenses.
Cash includes cash and cash equivalents. Weights are percentages of total portfolio unless otherwise noted.
The percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers
David Ashley, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
David Ashley is 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 Trust…
John Bonnell, CFA, is portfolio manager and managing director for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined Thornburg’s municipal team in 2021. John has over 30 years of municipal bond investing experience. He spent 25 years of his career at USAA where he was most recently a senior portfolio manager and, in 2010, took on responsibility for co-leading municipal bond strategies. Earlier…
Eve Lando is 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 and…
This communication is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
Investments carry risks, including possible loss of principal. Portfolios investing in bonds have the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds. The value of bonds will fluctuate relative to changes in interest rates, decreasing when interest rates rise. This effect is more pronounced for longer-term bonds. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Investments in lower rated and unrated bonds may be more sensitive to default, downgrades, and market volatility; these investments may also be less liquid than higher rated bonds. Investments in derivatives are subject to the risks associated with the securities or other assets underlying the pool of securities, including illiquidity and difficulty in valuation. Investments in the Fund are not FDIC insured, nor are they bank deposits or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity.
A bond credit rating assesses the financial ability of a debt issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Ratings of AAA (the highest), AA, A, and BBB are investment-grade quality. Ratings of BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (the lowest) are considered below investment grade, speculative grade, or junk bonds.
The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any particular investment. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Investors may not make direct investments into any index.
Diversification does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.
Income earned from municipal bonds is exempt from regular federal and in some cases, state and local income tax. Income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT).
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.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.
To determine a fund's Morningstar Rating™, funds and other managed products with at least a three-year history are ranked in their categories by their Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return scores. The top 10% receive 5 stars; the next 22.5%, 4 stars; the middle 35%, 3 stars; the next 22.5%, 2 stars; and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Risk-Adjusted Return accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance (excluding sales charges), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. Other share classes may have different performance characteristics.
Please see our glossary for a definition of terms.
Thornburg mutual funds are distributed by Thornburg Securities LLC.
Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. mutual funds are sold through investment professionals including investment advisors, brokerage firms, bank trust departments, trust companies and certain other financial intermediaries. Thornburg Securities LLC (TSL) does not act as broker of record for investors.
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