LTUGX

Active

Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.99%

Annual Cost per $10K

$99.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$18,525

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+4.88%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

92%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

LTUGX

0.99%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

30% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025 · Updated quarterly

+13.70%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

LTUGX at 0.99%$287,988

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$92,624

Cost vs index fund−$89,436

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
LTUGX	Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund	0.99%	+4.88%	+4.37%	+0.24%
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+5.18%	+5.23%	-0.45%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+6.48%	+5.82%	+0.49%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
VBSSX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
FLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.36%	+5.34%	+1.51%	+0.86%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
MBB	iShares MBS ETF	0.04%	+3.34%	+2.81%	-0.45%
STRDX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.35%	+5.43%	+5.82%	+0.08%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
VFIIX	VANGUARD GNMA FUND	0.21%	+6.79%	+5.46%	+0.17%
VWALX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+3.94%	+7.08%	+1.93%
TBIIX	Nuveen Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+4.99%	+5.23%	-0.51%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	+1.56%	+6.57%	+1.89%
VWLUX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+3.97%	+6.33%	+1.37%
FTSL	First Trust Senior Loan Fund	0.86%	+6.67%	+8.45%	+6.03%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.34%	+8.84%	+5.70%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+5.68%	+5.87%	-0.15%
DHEAX	DIAMOND HILL SHORT DURATION SECURITIZED BOND	0.82%	+7.08%	+8.11%	-1.77%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+6.07%	+5.62%	+2.12%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.03%	+8.03%	+2.43%
FCAVX	Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund	0.60%	-1.83%	+2.42%	+0.09%
PANIX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.92%	+2.50%	+2.12%	-1.23%
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+5.65%	+6.14%	—
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
RHYTX	Tax-Exempt High Yield Bond Fund	0.55%	+2.60%	+6.95%	+2.12%
PMLAX	PIMCO Municipal Bond Fund	0.75%	+2.60%	+6.01%	+1.33%
CLMAX	Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund	0.73%	+7.27%	+3.63%	+2.31%
FIQZX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.31%	+4.25%	+4.88%	+1.45%
VBLTX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
MTBDX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.43%	+4.11%	+5.85%	+1.29%
CFAMX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.66%	+4.79%	+3.99%	+1.63%
DHRAX	DIAMOND HILL CORE BOND FUND	0.76%	+5.32%	+5.79%	-9.28%
MFIAX	MFS Municipal Income Fund	0.44%	+2.04%	+5.56%	+1.20%
PMNTX	PIMCO National Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	0.80%	+3.75%	+5.38%	+1.55%
NVHAX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.06%	+2.56%	+4.96%	+3.30%
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-19.26%	-19.45%	-23.51%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+6.04%	+5.09%	—
STIP	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF	0.03%	+6.10%	+5.09%	+3.81%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
SPMB	SPDR(R) Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	0.04%	+6.46%	+5.57%	-0.24%
IORHX	Invesco Rochester Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.17%	-2.67%	+2.61%	+1.19%
FGOVX	Fidelity Government Income Fund	0.79%	+2.32%	+2.02%	-1.38%
RPIFX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$1M min	0.57%	+7.51%	+8.88%	+6.68%
FFTQX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.49%	+3.42%	+6.44%	+1.36%
TFAIX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	0.65%	+7.41%	+8.76%	+6.60%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+5.93%	+6.54%	+0.81%
DDCPX	Doubleline Shiller Enhanced CAPE	0.49%	+10.92%	+15.63%	+12.01%
LMBS	First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	0.65%	+7.06%	+6.29%	+2.68%
FEHTX	First Eagle High Yield Municipal Fund	0.91%	—	—	—
PRTNX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	0.90%	+5.90%	+4.49%	+1.37%
ACTFX	Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund	1.13%	-2.99%	+0.94%	-0.03%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.59%	+6.23%	+3.15%
HFKFX	Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond Fund	0.46%	+2.73%	+5.78%	+0.81%
ABYAX	Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund	1.79%	-4.08%	-2.92%	+2.90%
JGBZX	JPMorgan Government Bond Fund	1.05%	+2.35%	+1.86%	-1.48%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.56%	—	—
FSAJX	Fidelity SAI Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.25%	+3.99%	+6.15%	+1.56%
AUGAX	Columbia Quality Income Fund	0.57%	+3.84%	+2.03%	-0.90%
SGVDX	Allspring Government Securities Fund	0.84%	+2.33%	+1.77%	+1.04%
CRAIX	CCM Community Impact Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.05%	+2.57%	-0.40%
MSTX	Defiance Daily Target 2X Long MSTR ETF	1.29%	-62.13%	—	—
UIITX	Victory Core Plus Intermediate Bond Fund	0.41%	+6.60%	+6.79%	+1.37%
FHYRX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	0.50%	-0.33%	+3.00%	+1.11%
TIMTX	Transamerica Intermediate Muni	0.49%	+3.53%	+6.00%	+0.71%
THRRX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.49%	+6.11%	+6.45%	+1.94%
MXBIX	Empower Bond Index Fund	0.50%	+4.67%	+4.26%	-1.27%
TOTL	SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF	0.55%	+5.91%	+6.13%	+0.51%
VFIRX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM TREASURY FUND	0.10%	+5.11%	+4.29%	+1.33%
UCON	First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF	0.86%	+5.27%	+5.57%	+2.96%
MTFHX	NYLI MacKay Strategic Muni Allocation Fund	0.50%	+4.68%	+5.80%	+2.16%
RTEAX	Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	0.80%	-7.54%	-25.58%	-31.41%
ILABX	VOYA U.S. BOND INDEX PORTFOLIO	0.76%	+4.82%	+4.68%	-0.92%
LISAX	Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free Fund	0.96%	+3.55%	+5.33%	+1.16%
FDMMX	Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Income Fund	0.45%	+3.75%	+4.94%	+0.86%
MMHKX	MFS Municipal High Income Fund	0.52%	+3.28%	+7.29%	+2.10%
PIPJX	Inflation Protection Fund	0.85%	+5.23%	+3.92%	+0.91%
OWMBX	Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	+4.04%	+3.90%	+0.60%
PSDAX	PIMCO Short Duration Municipal Income Fund	0.73%	+3.92%	+4.01%	+1.60%
FIWAX	Fidelity Limited Term Municipal Income Fund	0.25%	+4.51%	+4.33%	+1.49%
MSODX	NYLI MacKay California Muni Fund	0.48%	+2.60%	+6.09%	+1.16%
AIDZX	Diversified Municipal Portfolio	0.41%	+3.79%	+4.73%	+1.65%
LANSX	Lord Abbett National Tax-Free Income Fund	1.03%	+1.23%	+5.76%	+0.66%
FHIGX	Fidelity Municipal Income Fund	0.43%	+2.85%	+5.61%	+1.17%
IORUX	Invesco Rochester New York Municipals Fund	0.96%	-5.53%	+1.73%	+0.30%
AHLAX	American Beacon AHL Managed Futures Strategy Fund	1.85%	-0.28%	-3.04%	+4.92%
NVDL	GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF	1.15%	+50.77%	+36.13%	—
MFGBX	MFS Government Securities Fund	0.77%	+1.79%	+1.17%	-2.03%
DBSCX	DoubleLine Selective Credit Fund$1M min	—	+7.62%	+7.92%	+3.92%
BSNSX	Baird Strategic Municipal Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.10%	+5.84%	+2.14%
FCCIX	Franklin California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	0.74%	+2.23%	+3.84%	+0.23%
TGLMX	TCW Securitized Bond Fund	0.59%	+7.80%	+6.36%	-0.74%
ACITX	Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund	0.54%	+5.08%	+3.94%	+1.24%
HYMAX	Lord Abbett High Income Municipal Bond Fund	1.07%	+0.83%	+6.71%	+1.31%
BMNSX	Baird Core Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.80%	+4.95%	+1.45%

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