Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund (TLMIX)

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Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund (TLMIX) is up 1.0% since the beginning of the year. TLMIX is currently trading at $12 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of TLMIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,082.

Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund (TLMIX) has returned 1.01% so far this year and 3.37% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, TLMIX has returned 1.33% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.66% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2014, TLMIX's average daily return is 0.00%, while the average monthly return is +0.10%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 57.8 years.

Historically, 68% of months were positive and 32% were negative. The best month was Nov 2023 with a return of +1.6%, while the worst month was Jan 2022 at -1.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, TLMIX closed higher 16% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 10, 2025 with a return of +0.7%, while the worst single day was Apr 7, 2025 at -0.6%.

Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.14%, beta of 0.00, and R2 of 0.00 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 2014.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (4.70%) than losses (2.63%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.00 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.00 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.00 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

TLMIX has an expense ratio of 0.50%, placing it in the medium range.

TLMIX ranks 85 for risk / return — in the top 85% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund (TLMIX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund provided a 3.23% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.38 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund was 4.15%, occurring on Oct 24, 2022. Recovery took 287 trading sessions.

The current Thornburg Short Duration Municipal Fund drawdown is 0.11%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.