| Investment Objective |
| Fees and Expenses of the Fund |
| |
Class A |
Class C |
Institutional |
Service |
Investor |
Class R6 |
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) |
3.75% |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)1
|
None |
1.00% |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| |
Class A |
Class C |
Institutional |
Service |
Investor |
Class R6 |
| Management Fees |
0.34% |
0.34% |
0.34% |
0.34% |
0.34% |
0.34% |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
0.25% |
0.75% |
None |
0.25% |
None |
None |
| Other Expenses |
0.14% |
0.39% |
0.06% |
0.31% |
0.14% |
0.05% |
| Service Fees |
None |
0.25% |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Shareholder Administration Fees |
None |
None |
None |
0.25% |
None |
None |
| All Other Expenses |
0.14% |
0.14% |
0.06% |
0.06% |
0.14% |
0.05% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.73% |
1.48% |
0.40% |
0.90% |
0.48% |
0.39% |
| Expense Limitation2
|
(0.01)% |
(0.01)% |
(0.01)% |
(0.01)% |
(0.01)% |
(0.01)% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation |
0.72% |
1.47% |
0.39% |
0.89% |
0.47% |
0.38% |
| Expense Example |
| |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
| Class A Shares |
$446 |
$599 |
$765 |
$1,247 |
| Class C Shares |
$250 |
$467 |
$807 |
$1,768 |
| Institutional Shares |
$40 |
$127 |
$223 |
$504 |
| Service Shares |
$91 |
$286 |
$497 |
$1,107 |
| Investor Shares |
$48 |
$153 |
$268 |
$603 |
| Class R6 Shares |
$39 |
$124 |
$218 |
$492 |
| Class C Shares – Assuming no redemption |
$150 |
$467 |
$807 |
$1,768 |
| Portfolio Turnover |
| Principal Strategy |
| Principal Risks of the Fund |
| Performance |
| |
Returns |
Quarter ended |
| Year-to-Date Return |
2.51% |
June 30, 2026 |
| During the periods shown in the chart above:
|
Returns |
Quarter ended |
| Best Quarter Return |
6.92% |
December 31, 2023 |
| Worst Quarter Return |
-5.79% |
March 31, 2022 |
| AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN For the period ended
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
| 1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Inception
Date | |
| Class A Shares |
|
|
|
7/20/1993 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
-0.69% |
0.37% |
2.19% |
|
| Returns After Taxes on Distributions |
-0.74% |
0.30% |
2.13% |
|
| Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
0.91% |
0.85% |
2.26% |
|
| Class C Shares |
|
|
|
8/15/1997 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
1.41% |
0.39% |
1.82%*
|
|
| Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
8/15/1997 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
3.48% |
1.47% |
2.92% |
|
| Service Shares |
|
|
|
8/15/1997 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
3.04% |
0.96% |
2.40% |
|
| Investor Shares |
|
|
|
7/30/2010 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
3.46% |
1.41% |
2.84% |
|
| Class R6 Shares |
|
|
|
11/30/2017 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
3.55% |
1.49% |
2.93%**
|
|
| Bloomberg Municipal Bond 1-10 Year Blend Index |
5.14% |
1.21% |
2.08% |
|
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index |
7.30% |
-0.36% |
2.01% |
|
| Portfolio Management |
| Buying and Selling Fund Shares |
| Tax Information |
| Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries |