UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: | | 811-03363 |
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Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | | Delaware Group® Limited-Term |
| | Government Funds |
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Address of principal executive offices: | | 610 Market Street |
| | Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
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Name and address of agent for service: | | David F. Connor, Esq. |
| | 610 Market Street |
| | Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | (800) 523-1918 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | | December 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | | June 30, 2022 |
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
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| Semiannual report |
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Fixed income mutual fund
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
June 30, 2022
Carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund's prospectus and its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
You can obtain shareholder reports and prospectuses online instead of in the mail.
Visit delawarefunds.com/edelivery.
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Experience Delaware Funds by Macquarie®
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is a global asset manager that aims to deliver positive impact for everyone. MAM Public Investments traces its roots to 1929 and partners with institutional and individual clients to deliver specialist active investment capabilities across global equities, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions using a conviction-based, long-term approach to investing. In the US, retail investors recognize our Delaware Funds by Macquarie family of funds as one of the oldest mutual fund families.
If you are interested in learning more about creating an investment plan, contact your financial advisor.
You can learn more about Delaware Funds or obtain a prospectus for Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund at delawarefunds.com/literature.
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Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is the asset management division of Macquarie Group. MAM is a full-service asset manager offering a diverse range of products across public and private markets including fixed income, equities, multi-asset solutions, private credit, infrastructure, renewables, natural assets, real estate, and asset finance. The Public Investments business is a part of MAM and includes the following investment advisers: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, and Macquarie Investment Management Europe S.A.
The Fund is distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.
Other than Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 ("Macquarie Bank"), any Macquarie Group entity noted in this document is not an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment, (a) the investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group entity guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.
The Fund is governed by US laws and regulations.
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of June 30, 2022, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.
The Fund is not FDIC insured and is not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.
Advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of MIMBT, a US registered investment advisor.
All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners.
© 2022 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek maximum total return, consistent with reasonable risk.
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
Actual expenses
The first section of the table shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second section of the table shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Fund's expenses shown in the table reflect fee waivers in effect and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
| | Beginning | | Ending | | | | | | | Expenses |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Annualized | | Paid During Period |
| | 1/1/22 | | 6/30/22 | | Expense Ratio | | 1/1/22 to 6/30/22* |
Actual Fund return† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 957.50 | | | | 0.53 | % | | | | $ | 2.57 | |
Class C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 953.40 | | | | 1.38 | % | | | | | 6.68 | |
Class R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 955.80 | | | | 0.88 | % | | | | | 4.27 | |
Institutional Class | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 958.20 | | | | 0.38 | % | | | | | 1.84 | |
Class R6 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 958.40 | | | | 0.32 | % | | | | | 1.55 | |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) |
Class A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,022.17 | | | | 0.53 | % | | | | $ | 2.66 | |
Class C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,017.95 | | | | 1.38 | % | | | | | 6.90 | |
Class R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,020.43 | | | | 0.88 | % | | | | | 4.41 | |
Institutional Class | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,022.91 | | | | 0.38 | % | | | | | 1.91 | |
Class R6 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,023.21 | | | | 0.32 | % | | | | | 1.61 | |
* | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
† | Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns. |
In addition to the Fund's expenses reflected above, the Fund also indirectly bears its portion of the fees and expenses of any investment companies (Underlying Funds) in which it invests. The table above does not reflect the expenses of any Underlying Funds.
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Security type / sector allocation | |
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund | As of June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications.
Security type / sector | | Percentage of net assets |
Agency Asset-Backed Security | | | 0.00 | % | |
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | 1.83 | % | |
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 1.44 | % | |
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 6.04 | % | |
Collateralized Debt Obligations | | | 8.03 | % | |
Corporate Bonds | | | 61.39 | % | |
Banking | | | 15.07 | % | |
Basic Industry | | | 2.37 | % | |
Basic Materials | | | 0.04 | % | |
Brokerage | | | 0.18 | % | |
Capital Goods | | | 4.12 | % | |
Communications | | | 3.87 | % | |
Consumer Cyclical | | | 3.99 | % | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | | | 4.90 | % | |
Electric | | | 6.88 | % | |
Energy | | | 4.63 | % | |
Finance Companies | | | 4.26 | % | |
Financials | | | 0.14 | % | |
Industrials | | | 0.04 | % | |
Insurance | | | 4.36 | % | |
Leisure | | | 0.49 | % | |
Media | | | 0.05 | % | |
Natural Gas | | | 0.46 | % | |
Real Estate | | | 0.22 | % | |
Technology | | | 2.66 | % | |
Technology & Electronics | | | 0.49 | % | |
Transportation | | | 2.17 | % | |
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities | | | 8.90 | % | |
Sovereign Bonds | | | 0.21 | % | |
US Treasury Obligations | | | 10.90 | % | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 0.51 | % | |
Total Value of Securities | | | 99.25 | % | |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | | | 0.75 | % | |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.00 | % | |
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Schedule of investments | |
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund | June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Agency Asset-Backed Security – 0.00% | | | | | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Pass Through Certificates | | | | | |
| | Series T-30 A5 8.61% 12/25/30 ◆, ● | | 2,719 | | $ | 2,761 |
Total Agency Asset-Backed Security (cost $2,842) | | | | | 2,761 |
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Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 1.83% | | | | | |
| Fannie Mae Grantor Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2001-T5 A2 6.974% 6/19/41 ● | | 14,599 | | | 15,581 |
| Freddie Mac REMICs | | | | | |
| | Series 5092 WG 1.00% 4/25/31 | | 5,636,765 | | | 5,191,180 |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-DNA6 M1 144A 1.826% (SOFR + 0.90%) | | | | | |
| | 12/25/50 #, ● | | 2,781 | | | 2,775 |
| | Series 2021-DNA3 M1 144A 1.676% (SOFR + 0.75%) | | | | | |
| | 10/25/33 #, ● | | 1,292,041 | | | 1,271,666 |
| | Series 2021-HQA1 M1 144A 1.626% (SOFR + 0.70%) | | | | | |
| | 8/25/33 #, ● | | 567,754 | | | 563,365 |
| | Series 2021-HQA2 M1 144A 1.626% (SOFR + 0.70%) | | | | | |
| | 12/25/33 #, ● | | 897,912 | | | 888,305 |
| Freddie Mac Structured Pass Through Certificates | | | | | |
| | Series T-54 2A 6.50% 2/25/43 ◆ | | 514 | | | 561 |
| | Series T-58 2A 6.50% 9/25/43 ◆ | | 264,227 | | | 278,625 |
Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $8,726,382) | | | | | 8,212,058 |
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Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 1.44% | | | | | |
| Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through | | | | | |
| | Certificates | | | | | |
| | Series K729 A2 3.136% 10/25/24 ◆ | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,988,164 |
| | Series K734 A1 3.139% 6/25/25 ◆ | | 2,398,912 | | | 2,395,026 |
| FREMF Mortgage Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2015-K720 B 144A 3.602% 7/25/22 #, ● | | 597,290 | | | 596,365 |
| | Series 2017-K724 B 144A 3.641% 12/25/49 #, ● | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,483,750 |
Total Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost | | | | | |
| $6,727,634) | | | | | 6,463,305 |
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Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities – 6.04% | | | | | |
| Fannie Mae S.F. 15 yr | | | | | |
| | 2.00% 4/1/36 | | 1,176,117 | | | 1,099,135 |
| | 2.50% 8/1/35 | | 948,489 | | | 907,981 |
| | 2.50% 11/1/35 | | 1,584,489 | | | 1,516,813 |
| | 2.50% 7/1/36 | | 32,259 | | | 30,848 |
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| | | | Principal | | | |
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Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | | | | | |
| Fannie Mae S.F. 20 yr | | | | | |
| | 2.50% 7/1/41 | | 576,070 | | $ | 530,191 |
| Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr | | | | | |
| | 2.00% 12/1/50 | | 84,875 | | | 74,031 |
| | 2.00% 2/1/51 | | 141,503 | | | 123,672 |
| | 2.50% 10/1/50 | | 238,275 | | | 216,848 |
| | 3.00% 11/1/49 | | 140,566 | | | 132,477 |
| | 3.50% 10/1/42 | | 666,062 | | | 651,414 |
| | 3.50% 7/1/47 | | 171,202 | | | 168,060 |
| | 3.50% 2/1/48 | | 181,501 | | | 177,475 |
| | 3.50% 11/1/48 | | 86,353 | | | 84,459 |
| | 3.50% 11/1/49 | | 606,490 | | | 589,214 |
| | 3.50% 3/1/50 | | 30,868 | | | 30,124 |
| | 3.50% 9/1/50 | | 656,067 | | | 641,487 |
| | 3.50% 6/1/51 | | 511,536 | | | 493,629 |
| | 3.50% 1/1/52 | | 208,583 | | | 201,035 |
| | 4.00% 6/1/48 | | 117,060 | | | 117,416 |
| | 4.00% 10/1/48 | | 793,476 | | | 799,050 |
| | 4.50% 2/1/44 | | 878,097 | | | 904,231 |
| | 4.50% 4/1/44 | | 1,032,092 | | | 1,062,812 |
| | 4.50% 9/1/49 | | 826,126 | | | 843,042 |
| | 4.50% 1/1/50 | | 2,361,380 | | | 2,436,905 |
| | 5.00% 7/1/47 | | 3,334,763 | | | 3,509,701 |
| | 5.00% 5/1/48 | | 289,235 | | | 299,234 |
| | 5.00% 8/1/49 | | 1,268,014 | | | 1,320,877 |
| | 5.00% 6/1/52 | | 217,291 | | | 222,026 |
| | 5.50% 5/1/44 | | 2,249,493 | | | 2,413,485 |
| | 6.00% 6/1/41 | | 262,109 | | | 287,125 |
| | 6.00% 7/1/41 | | 2,327,731 | | | 2,537,541 |
| | 6.00% 1/1/42 | | 157,482 | | | 172,582 |
| Freddie Mac S.F. 15 yr | | | | | |
| | 3.00% 3/1/35 | | 429,618 | | | 421,968 |
| Freddie Mac S.F. 20 yr | | | | | |
| | 3.00% 9/1/40 | | 244,211 | | | 231,439 |
| Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr | | | | | |
| | 3.00% 11/1/46 | | 262,893 | | | 249,067 |
| | 3.00% 8/1/50 | | 168,600 | | | 159,056 |
| | 3.50% 3/1/47 | | 82,385 | | | 81,533 |
| | 4.00% 5/1/46 | | 93,294 | | | 94,042 |
| | 4.00% 4/1/52 | | 214,126 | | | 211,506 |
| | 4.50% 8/1/48 | | 556,862 | | | 566,927 |
| | 4.50% 4/1/49 | | 129,228 | | | 132,016 |
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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | | Value (US $) |
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | | | | | |
| Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr | | | | | |
| | 4.50% 5/1/49 | | 317,001 | | $ | 322,688 |
| | 6.00% 5/1/39 | | 17,229 | | | 18,703 |
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $29,214,403) | | | | | 27,083,865 |
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Collateralized Debt Obligations – 8.03% | | | | | |
| Ballyrock CLO | | | | | |
| | Series 2018-1A A1 144A 2.063% (LIBOR03M + 1.00%) | | | | | |
| | 4/20/31 #, ● | | 2,750,000 | | | 2,692,839 |
| Benefit Street Partners CLO IX | | | | | |
| | Series 2016-9A AR 144A 2.173% (LIBOR03M + | | | | | |
| | 1.11%) 7/20/31 #, ● | | 500,000 | | | 492,328 |
| Canyon Capital CLO | | | | | |
| | Series 2019-2A AR 144A 2.224% (LIBOR03M + | | | | | |
| | 1.18%, Floor 1.18%) 10/15/34 #, ● | | 2,800,000 | | | 2,695,501 |
| Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO | | | | | |
| | Series 2014-2RA A1 144A 2.461% (LIBOR03M + | | | | | |
| | 1.05%) 5/15/31 #, ● | | 985,636 | | | 961,230 |
| CBAM | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-13A A 144A 2.493% (LIBOR03M + 1.43%, | | | | | |
| | Floor 1.43%) 1/20/34 #, ● | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,923,053 |
| Cedar Funding IX CLO | | | | | |
| | Series 2018-9A A1 144A 2.043% (LIBOR03M + 0.98%, | | | | | |
| | Floor 0.98%) 4/20/31 #, ● | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,467,990 |
| CIFC Funding | | | | | |
| | Series 2013-4A A1RR 144A 2.285% (LIBOR03M + | | | | | |
| | 1.06%, Floor 1.06%) 4/27/31 #, ● | | 2,900,000 | | | 2,846,341 |
| Dryden 83 CLO | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-83A A 144A 2.264% (LIBOR03M + 1.22%, | | | | | |
| | Floor 1.22%) 1/18/32 #, ● | | 3,100,000 | | | 3,045,483 |
| Galaxy XXI CLO | | | | | |
| | Series 2015-21A AR 144A 2.083% (LIBOR03M + | | | | | |
| | 1.02%) 4/20/31 #, ● | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,463,774 |
| KKR CLO 32 | | | | | |
| | Series 32A A1 144A 2.364% (LIBOR03M + 1.32%, | | | | | |
| | Floor 1.32%) 1/15/32 #, ● | | 1,700,000 | | | 1,671,551 |
| LCM XVIII | | | | | |
| | Series 18A A1R 144A 2.083% (LIBOR03M + 1.02%) | | | | | |
| | 4/20/31 #, ● | | 2,200,000 | | | 2,155,879 |
| Octagon Investment Partners 33 | | | | | |
| | Series 2017-1A A1 144A 2.253% (LIBOR03M + 1.19%) | | | | | |
| | 1/20/31 #, ● | | 2,650,000 | | | 2,607,075 |
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| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | | Value (US $) |
Collateralized Debt Obligations (continued) | | | | | |
| Octagon Investment Partners 48 | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-3A AR 144A 2.213% (LIBOR03M + | | | | | |
| | 1.15%, Floor 1.15%) 10/20/34 #, ● | | 2,900,000 | | $ | 2,780,404 |
| Sound Point CLO XXI | | | | | |
| | Series 2018-3A A1A 144A 2.394% (LIBOR03M + | | | | | |
| | 1.18%, Floor 1.18%) 10/26/31 #, ● | | 3,200,000 | | | 3,130,871 |
| TRESTLES CLO V | | | | | |
| | Series 2021-5A A1 144A 2.233% (LIBOR03M + 1.17%, | | | | | |
| | Floor 1.17%) 10/20/34 #, ● | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,414,370 |
| Venture 34 CLO | | | | | |
| | Series 2018-34A A 144A 2.274% (LIBOR03M + 1.23%, | | | | | |
| | Floor 1.23%) 10/15/31 #, ● | | 700,000 | | | 681,897 |
| Zais CLO 16 | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-16A A1R 144A 2.483% (LIBOR03M + | | | | | |
| | 1.42%, Floor 1.42%) 10/20/34 #, ● | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,943,686 |
Total Collateralized Debt Obligations (cost $36,698,464) | | | | | 35,974,272 |
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Corporate Bonds – 61.39% | | | | | |
Banking – 15.07% | | | | | |
| Ally Financial 5.75% 11/20/25 | | 1,511,000 | | | 1,491,038 |
| Banco Bradesco 144A 4.375% 3/18/27 # | | 200,000 | | | 189,237 |
| Banco Continental 144A 2.75% 12/10/25 # | | 585,000 | | | 498,265 |
| Banco de Bogota 144A 6.25% 5/12/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 190,393 |
| Banco de Credito del Peru 144A 2.70% 1/11/25 # | | 200,000 | | | 188,086 |
| Banco de Credito e Inversiones 144A 4.00% 2/11/23 # | | 200,000 | | | 200,040 |
| Banco del Estado de Chile 144A 2.704% 1/9/25 # | | 220,000 | | | 208,637 |
| Banco Santander Mexico | | | | | |
| | 144A 4.125% 11/9/22 # | | 150,000 | | | 150,321 |
| | 144A 5.95% 10/1/28 #, µ | | 200,000 | | | 199,300 |
| Bancolombia 3.00% 1/29/25 | | 215,000 | | | 198,499 |
| Bank of America | | | | | |
| | 1.843% 2/4/25 µ | | 3,125,000 | | | 3,014,780 |
| | 3.458% 3/15/25 µ | | 4,345,000 | | | 4,286,089 |
| | 4.10% 7/24/23 | | 340,000 | | | 343,459 |
| Bank of China 144A 5.00% 11/13/24 # | | 200,000 | | | 204,791 |
| Bank of Ireland Group 144A 2.029% 9/30/27 #, µ | | 425,000 | | | 370,284 |
| Bank of Montreal 1.85% 5/1/25 | | 605,000 | | | 573,099 |
| BBVA Bancomer | | | | | |
| | 144A 1.875% 9/18/25 # | | 1,115,000 | | | 1,012,498 |
| | 144A 6.75% 9/30/22 # | | 150,000 | | | 150,518 |
| CIMB Bank 144A 2.125% 7/20/27 # | | 200,000 | | | 181,768 |
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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | | Value (US $) |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Banking (continued) | | | | | |
| Citigroup | | | | | |
| | 1.281% 11/3/25 µ | | 1,960,000 | | $ | 1,821,381 |
| | 2.014% 1/25/26 µ | | 1,600,000 | | | 1,500,749 |
| | 3.07% 2/24/28 µ | | 275,000 | | | 255,299 |
| | 4.044% 6/1/24 µ | | 2,430,000 | | | 2,424,580 |
| Citizens Bank 4.119% 5/23/25 µ | | 2,065,000 | | | 2,058,976 |
| Credit Agricole 144A 1.907% 6/16/26 #, µ | | 650,000 | | | 598,669 |
| Credit Suisse Group 144A 2.593% 9/11/25 #, µ | | 2,295,000 | | | 2,161,646 |
| Emirates NBD Bank 2.625% 2/18/25 | | 200,000 | | | 193,663 |
| Goldman Sachs Group | | | | | |
| | 0.925% 10/21/24 µ | | 3,535,000 | | | 3,382,718 |
| | 1.542% 9/10/27 µ | | 179,000 | | | 157,254 |
| | 2.261% (SOFR + 0.81%) 3/9/27 ● | | 4,905,000 | | | 4,671,862 |
| | 3.615% 3/15/28 µ | | 40,000 | | | 37,886 |
| Huntington National Bank 4.008% 5/16/25 µ | | 1,160,000 | | | 1,159,379 |
| ICICI Bank 3.25% 9/9/22 | | 320,000 | | | 319,771 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | | |
| | 1.852% (SOFR + 0.885%) 4/22/27 ● | | 955,000 | | | 910,522 |
| | 2.092% (SOFR + 0.58%) 3/16/24 ● | | 1,310,000 | | | 1,294,690 |
| | 2.545% 11/8/32 µ | | 240,000 | | | 199,645 |
| | 4.023% 12/5/24 µ | | 7,650,000 | | | 7,629,397 |
| | 4.60% 2/1/25 µ, Ψ | | 265,000 | | | 224,461 |
| KeyCorp 3.878% 5/23/25 µ | | 985,000 | | | 978,373 |
| Kookmin Bank 144A 2.875% 3/25/23 # | | 200,000 | | | 199,441 |
| Morgan Stanley | | | | | |
| | 0.731% 4/5/24 µ | | 2,735,000 | | | 2,667,357 |
| | 1.164% 10/21/25 µ | | 945,000 | | | 876,540 |
| | 2.475% 1/21/28 µ | | 205,000 | | | 186,519 |
| | 3.737% 4/24/24 µ | | 350,000 | | | 348,930 |
| NBK SPC 144A 1.625% 9/15/27 #, µ | | 200,000 | | | 178,699 |
| NongHyup Bank 144A 0.875% 7/28/24 # | | 200,000 | | | 188,906 |
| Nordea Bank 144A 0.625% 5/24/24 # | | 3,580,000 | | | 3,370,923 |
| Oversea-Chinese Banking 144A 4.25% 6/19/24 # | | 200,000 | | | 201,147 |
| Popular 6.125% 9/14/23 | | 523,000 | | | 527,707 |
| QNB Finance | | | | | |
| | 2.625% 5/12/25 | | 250,000 | | | 240,468 |
| | 3.50% 3/28/24 | | 380,000 | | | 378,414 |
| State Street 1.684% 11/18/27 µ | | 660,000 | | | 593,536 |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.764% (SOFR + 0.355%) | | | | | |
| | 3/4/24 ● | | 3,960,000 | | | 3,911,973 |
| Truist Bank 2.636% 9/17/29 µ | | 2,480,000 | | | 2,360,263 |
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| | | Principal | | | |
| | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Banking (continued) | | | | | |
| US Bancorp | | | | | |
| 2.215% 1/27/28 µ | | 225,000 | | $ | 206,285 |
| 2.677% 1/27/33 µ | | 235,000 | | | 202,486 |
| US Bank 3.40% 7/24/23 | | 1,630,000 | | | 1,629,578 |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | | |
| 3.526% 3/24/28 µ | | 180,000 | | | 170,647 |
| 3.908% 4/25/26 µ | | 3,515,000 | | | 3,461,378 |
| | | | | | 67,533,220 |
Basic Industry – 2.37% | | | | | |
| Avient 144A 5.75% 5/15/25 # | | 1,540,000 | | | 1,478,615 |
| First Quantum Minerals 144A 7.50% 4/1/25 # | | 1,585,000 | | | 1,501,703 |
| Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI 144A 5.125% 5/15/24 # | | 250,000 | | | 252,404 |
| Inversiones CMPC 144A 4.75% 9/15/24 # | | 1,520,000 | | | 1,507,278 |
| JSW Steel 144A 3.95% 4/5/27 # | | 200,000 | | | 161,444 |
| MEGlobal Canada 144A 5.00% 5/18/25 # | | 200,000 | | | 202,225 |
| Nucor 3.95% 5/23/25 | | 465,000 | | | 462,859 |
| Nutrien 1.90% 5/13/23 | | 1,995,000 | | | 1,963,750 |
| OCP 144A 4.50% 10/22/25 # | | 835,000 | | | 823,986 |
| Sasol Financing USA 4.375% 9/18/26 | | 200,000 | | | 176,587 |
| Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile 144A 3.625% | | | | | |
| 4/3/23 # | | 200,000 | | | 199,979 |
| Steel Dynamics 2.80% 12/15/24 | | 1,455,000 | | | 1,421,385 |
| Stillwater Mining 144A 4.00% 11/16/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 167,150 |
| Suzano Austria 144A 5.75% 7/14/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 202,524 |
| Volcan Cia Minera 144A 4.375% 2/11/26 # | | 95,000 | | | 82,835 |
| | | | | | 10,604,724 |
Basic Materials – 0.04% | | | | | |
| Freeport Indonesia 144A 4.763% 4/14/27 # | | 200,000 | | | 192,400 |
| | | | | | 192,400 |
Brokerage – 0.18% | | | | | |
| SURA Asset Management 144A 4.875% 4/17/24 # | | 620,000 | | | 615,492 |
| XP 144A 3.25% 7/1/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 176,600 |
| | | | | | 792,092 |
Capital Goods – 4.12% | | | | | |
| Carlisle 0.55% 9/1/23 | | 1,015,000 | | | 979,475 |
| L3Harris Technologies 3.85% 12/15/26 | | 215,000 | | | 210,865 |
| Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding 144A 5.50% | | | | | |
| 4/15/24 # | | 847,000 | | | 810,579 |
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| | | Principal | | | |
| | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Capital Goods (continued) | | | | | |
| Parker-Hannifin | | | | | |
| 3.65% 6/15/24 | | 1,950,000 | | $ | 1,938,697 |
| 4.25% 9/15/27 | | 1,435,000 | | | 1,426,079 |
| Roper Technologies 2.35% 9/15/24 | | 4,345,000 | | | 4,212,789 |
| Spirit AeroSystems 144A 5.50% 1/15/25 # | | 1,240,000 | | | 1,149,170 |
| Teledyne Technologies 0.95% 4/1/24 | | 5,745,000 | | | 5,436,207 |
| TransDigm 144A 8.00% 12/15/25 # | | 1,232,000 | | | 1,248,256 |
| Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari 144A 6.95% 3/14/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 178,684 |
| WESCO Distribution 144A 7.125% 6/15/25 # | | 886,000 | | | 885,889 |
| | | | | | 18,476,690 |
Communications – 3.87% | | | | | |
| AMC Networks 5.00% 4/1/24 | | 610,000 | | | 591,993 |
| Charter Communications Operating 4.908% 7/23/25 | | 1,515,000 | | | 1,520,571 |
| Clear Channel International 144A 6.625% 8/1/25 # | | 675,000 | | | 628,688 |
| Fox 4.03% 1/25/24 | | 5,265,000 | | | 5,269,823 |
| IHS Holding 144A 5.625% 11/29/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 164,856 |
| Magallanes 144A 3.638% 3/15/25 # | | 2,290,000 | | | 2,220,783 |
| Ooredoo International Finance 144A 5.00% 10/19/25 # | | 200,000 | | | 205,469 |
| Rogers Communications 144A 3.20% 3/15/27 # | | 980,000 | | | 930,425 |
| Sprint Spectrum 144A 4.738% 9/20/29 # | | 309,376 | | | 309,658 |
| Time Warner Entertainment 8.375% 3/15/23 | | 1,795,000 | | | 1,847,579 |
| T-Mobile USA 3.75% 4/15/27 | | 510,000 | | | 491,503 |
| Turk Telekomunikasyon 144A 4.875% 6/19/24 # | | 200,000 | | | 178,517 |
| Verizon Communications 0.75% 3/22/24 | | 3,135,000 | | | 2,992,433 |
| | | | | | 17,352,298 |
Consumer Cyclical – 3.99% | | | | | |
| Aptiv 2.396% 2/18/25 | | 1,320,000 | | | 1,261,784 |
| BMW US Capital 144A 0.75% 8/12/24 # | | 1,810,000 | | | 1,703,892 |
| Carnival 144A 7.625% 3/1/26 # | | 947,000 | | | 735,701 |
| Daimler Trucks Finance North America 144A 1.625% | | | | | |
| 12/13/24 # | | 2,125,000 | | | 1,999,751 |
| Ford Motor Credit | | | | | |
| 2.30% 2/10/25 | | 200,000 | | | 180,019 |
| 3.375% 11/13/25 | | 1,635,000 | | | 1,477,419 |
| General Motors Financial | | | | | |
| 2.203% (SOFR + 0.76%) 3/8/24 ● | | 2,695,000 | | | 2,618,574 |
| 4.15% 6/19/23 | | 2,850,000 | | | 2,852,742 |
| IRB Holding 144A 7.00% 6/15/25 # | | 177,000 | | | 173,531 |
| JD.com 3.875% 4/29/26 | | 430,000 | | | 421,715 |
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| | | Principal | | | |
| | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Consumer Cyclical (continued) | | | | | |
| Kia | | | | | |
| 144A 1.00% 4/16/24 # | | 250,000 | | $ | 238,211 |
| 144A 2.375% 2/14/25 # | | 200,000 | | | 191,489 |
| Prime Security Services Borrower 144A 5.25% 4/15/24 # | | 1,008,000 | | | 987,144 |
| Sands China 3.80% 1/8/26 | | 200,000 | | | 160,561 |
| VF 2.40% 4/23/25 | | 580,000 | | | 557,108 |
| VICI Properties 4.95% 2/15/30 | | 100,000 | | | 94,953 |
| Volkswagen Group of America Finance 144A 4.35% | | | | | |
| 6/8/27 # | | 2,290,000 | | | 2,246,780 |
| | | | | | 17,901,374 |
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 4.90% | | | | | |
| AbbVie | | | | | |
| 2.60% 11/21/24 | | 3,625,000 | | | 3,513,018 |
| 3.75% 11/14/23 | | 340,000 | | | 341,116 |
| Cigna | | | | | |
| 1.934% (LIBOR03M + 0.89%) 7/15/23 ● | | 2,055,000 | | | 2,056,849 |
| 3.75% 7/15/23 | | 507,000 | | | 508,356 |
| Conagra Brands 0.50% 8/11/23 | | 1,295,000 | | | 1,248,787 |
| CSL Finance 144A 4.05% 4/27/29 # | | 140,000 | | | 137,568 |
| DP World Crescent 144A 3.908% 5/31/23 # | | 615,000 | | | 614,846 |
| Gilead Sciences 3.70% 4/1/24 | | 1,615,000 | | | 1,617,636 |
| HCA 144A 3.125% 3/15/27 # | | 3,640,000 | | | 3,310,259 |
| Mondelez International 1.50% 5/4/25 | | 1,210,000 | | | 1,130,762 |
| Royalty Pharma 1.20% 9/2/25 | | 3,690,000 | | | 3,293,555 |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical 4.40% 11/26/23 | | 1,850,000 | | | 1,865,141 |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III | | | | | |
| 4.75% 5/9/27 | | 250,000 | | | 213,842 |
| 6.00% 4/15/24 | | 250,000 | | | 246,875 |
| Viatris 1.65% 6/22/25 | | 2,035,000 | | | 1,844,272 |
| | | | | | 21,942,882 |
Electric – 6.88% | | | | | |
| AEP Texas 2.40% 10/1/22 | | 3,310,000 | | | 3,311,943 |
| Avangrid 3.20% 4/15/25 | | 885,000 | | | 861,432 |
| Azure Power Energy 144A 3.575% 8/19/26 # | | 192,740 | | | 159,762 |
| CenterPoint Energy 1.879% (SOFR + 0.65%) 5/13/24 ● | | 5,580,000 | | | 5,443,944 |
| Cleveland Electric Illuminating 5.50% 8/15/24 | | 2,580,000 | | | 2,662,135 |
| CLP Power Hong Kong Financing 2.875% 4/26/23 | | 200,000 | | | 199,164 |
| Duke Energy 4.875% 9/16/24 µ, ψ | | 1,030,000 | | | 939,875 |
| Enel Finance International 144A 4.25% 6/15/25 # | | 400,000 | | | 396,137 |
| Entergy Louisiana 4.05% 9/1/23 | | 2,030,000 | | | 2,040,605 |
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| | | Principal | | | |
| | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Electric (continued) | | | | | |
| Eversource Energy 2.90% 3/1/27 | | 290,000 | | $ | 272,500 |
| Fells Point Funding Trust 144A 3.046% 1/31/27 # | | 270,000 | | | 249,207 |
| Hanwha Energy USA Holdings 144A 4.125% 7/5/25 # | | 200,000 | | | 201,432 |
| National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance 1.875% | | | | | |
| 2/7/25 | | 1,720,000 | | | 1,644,950 |
| NRG Energy 144A 3.75% 6/15/24 # | | 2,535,000 | | | 2,488,717 |
| Southern California Edison 1.10% 4/1/24 | | 4,155,000 | | | 3,955,260 |
| Vistra Operations | | | | | |
| 144A 3.55% 7/15/24 # | | 2,825,000 | | | 2,729,562 |
| 144A 5.125% 5/13/25 # | | 510,000 | | | 505,915 |
| WEC Energy Group 0.80% 3/15/24 | | 2,895,000 | | | 2,750,943 |
| | | | | | 30,813,483 |
Energy – 4.63% | | | | | |
| Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings 7.00% 6/30/24 | | 1,955,000 | | | 2,027,356 |
| ConocoPhillips 2.40% 3/7/25 | | 1,360,000 | | | 1,313,745 |
| Devon Energy 5.25% 9/15/24 | | 853,000 | | | 870,823 |
| Enbridge | | | | | |
| 0.55% 10/4/23 | | 735,000 | | | 708,166 |
| 1.652% (SOFR + 0.40%) 2/17/23 ● | | 1,705,000 | | | 1,696,146 |
| 2.50% 2/14/25 | | 1,040,000 | | | 999,243 |
| MPLX 4.875% 12/1/24 | | 1,955,000 | | | 1,970,514 |
| Murphy Oil 5.75% 8/15/25 | | 1,237,000 | | | 1,226,201 |
| NuStar Logistics 5.75% 10/1/25 | | 1,077,000 | | | 1,008,621 |
| Occidental Petroleum 5.50% 12/1/25 | | 1,247,000 | | | 1,230,328 |
| ONEOK 7.50% 9/1/23 | | 2,985,000 | | | 3,093,005 |
| Pertamina Persero 144A 1.40% 2/9/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 177,947 |
| Petroleos Mexicanos 4.625% 9/21/23 | | 130,000 | | | 127,377 |
| Qatar Energy 144A 1.375% 9/12/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 180,298 |
| Sabine Pass Liquefaction 5.75% 5/15/24 | | 2,575,000 | | | 2,628,338 |
| Saudi Arabian Oil 144A 1.625% 11/24/25 # | | 205,000 | | | 189,591 |
| Schlumberger Holdings 144A 3.75% 5/1/24 # | | 930,000 | | | 926,705 |
| Southwestern Energy 5.95% 1/23/25 | | 188,000 | | | 186,037 |
| Tengizchevroil Finance Co International 144A 2.625% | | | | | |
| 8/15/25 # | | 200,000 | | | 171,088 |
| | | | | | 20,731,529 |
Finance Companies – 4.26% | | | | | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC | | | | | |
| 1.65% 10/29/24 | | 1,215,000 | | | 1,123,185 |
| 3.15% 2/15/24 | | 3,905,000 | | | 3,781,613 |
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| | | Principal | | | |
| | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Finance Companies (continued) | | | | | |
| Air Lease | | | | | |
| 0.80% 8/18/24 | | 1,755,000 | | $ | 1,608,382 |
| 2.875% 1/15/26 | | 875,000 | | | 804,597 |
| 3.00% 9/15/23 | | 1,225,000 | | | 1,198,173 |
| Aviation Capital Group 144A 1.95% 1/30/26 # | | 2,940,000 | | | 2,560,695 |
| Avolon Holdings Funding 144A 3.95% 7/1/24 # | | 4,960,000 | | | 4,752,583 |
| BOC Aviation USA 144A 1.625% 4/29/24 # | | 200,000 | | | 191,716 |
| DAE Sukuk DIFC 144A 3.75% 2/15/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 189,363 |
| USAA Capital 144A 1.50% 5/1/23 # | | 2,900,000 | | | 2,857,399 |
| | | | | | 19,067,706 |
Financials – 0.14% | | | | | |
| Bank of Georgia 144A 6.00% 7/26/23 # | | 200,000 | | | 198,000 |
| Goodman HK Finance 4.375% 6/19/24 | | 200,000 | | | 201,167 |
| Greenko Mauritius 144A 6.25% 2/21/23 # | | 210,000 | | | 208,478 |
| Kaisa Group Holdings 9.375% 6/30/24 ‡ | | 200,000 | | | 27,919 |
| | | | | | 635,564 |
Industrials – 0.04% | | | | | |
| Bidvest Group UK 144A 3.625% 9/23/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 176,100 |
| | | | | | 176,100 |
Insurance – 4.36% | | | | | |
| AIA Group 3.125% 3/13/23 | | 210,000 | | | 209,855 |
| Athene Global Funding | | | | | |
| 144A 1.00% 4/16/24 # | | 2,535,000 | | | 2,389,353 |
| 144A 2.008% (SOFR + 0.70%) 5/24/24 #, ● | | 2,055,000 | | | 1,995,879 |
| Brighthouse Financial Global Funding | | | | | |
| 144A 1.00% 4/12/24 # | | 2,145,000 | | | 2,026,465 |
| 144A 1.562% (SOFR + 0.76%) 4/12/24 #, ● | | 1,745,000 | | | 1,734,053 |
| Equitable Financial Life Global Funding 144A 0.80% | | | | | |
| 8/12/24 # | | 765,000 | | | 714,495 |
| Equitable Holdings 3.90% 4/20/23 | | 1,355,000 | | | 1,362,128 |
| F&G Global Funding 144A 0.90% 9/20/24 # | | 1,945,000 | | | 1,805,143 |
| GA Global Funding Trust 144A 1.00% 4/8/24 # | | 4,115,000 | | | 3,884,692 |
| Met Tower Global Funding 144A 3.70% 6/13/25 # | | 2,280,000 | | | 2,263,827 |
| USI 144A 6.875% 5/1/25 # | | 1,194,000 | | | 1,153,834 |
| | | | | | 19,539,724 |
Leisure – 0.49% | | | | | |
| MGM Resorts International 5.75% 6/15/25 | | 2,300,000 | | | 2,193,901 |
| | | | | | 2,193,901 |
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| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Media – 0.05% | | | | | |
| Sirius XM Radio 144A 3.125% 9/1/26 # | | 250,000 | | $ | 223,730 |
| | | | | | | 223,730 |
Natural Gas – 0.46% | | | | | |
| ENN Energy Holdings 144A 4.625% 5/17/27 # | | 250,000 | | | 253,468 |
| Sempra Energy 3.30% 4/1/25 | | 1,475,000 | | | 1,442,418 |
| Southern California Gas 2.95% 4/15/27 | | 390,000 | | | 369,472 |
| | | | | | | 2,065,358 |
Real Estate – 0.22% | | | | | |
| HAT Holdings I 144A 6.00% 4/15/25 # | | 821,000 | | | 787,606 |
| Trust Fibra UNO 144A 5.25% 1/30/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 188,883 |
| | | | | | | 976,489 |
Technology – 2.66% | | | | | |
| Baidu 1.72% 4/9/26 | | 200,000 | | | 183,257 |
| Global Payments | | | | | |
| | 1.50% 11/15/24 | | 1,485,000 | | | 1,395,327 |
| | 2.65% 2/15/25 | | 1,723,000 | | | 1,645,918 |
| International Business Machines 3.00% 5/15/24 | | 1,280,000 | | | 1,270,941 |
| Microchip Technology | | | | | |
| | 0.983% 9/1/24 | | 2,305,000 | | | 2,151,306 |
| | 4.333% 6/1/23 | | 615,000 | | | 615,531 |
| NXP 2.70% 5/1/25 | | 100,000 | | | 95,164 |
| S&P Global 144A 2.45% 3/1/27 # | | 945,000 | | | 885,248 |
| SK Hynix 144A 1.50% 1/19/26 # | | 620,000 | | | 557,979 |
| Skyworks Solutions 0.90% 6/1/23 | | 2,885,000 | | | 2,789,408 |
| Tencent Holdings 144A 3.28% 4/11/24 # | | 200,000 | | | 198,435 |
| Workday | | | | | |
| | 3.50% 4/1/27 | | 65,000 | | | 62,212 |
| | 3.70% 4/1/29 | | 95,000 | | | 88,954 |
| | | | | | | 11,939,680 |
Technology & Electronics – 0.49% | | | | | |
| Sensata Technologies | | | | | |
| | 144A 5.00% 10/1/25 # | | 1,800,000 | | | 1,730,979 |
| | 144A 5.625% 11/1/24 # | | 465,000 | | | 459,690 |
| | | | | | | 2,190,669 |
Transportation – 2.17% | | | | | |
| Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone 144A 3.375% | | | | | |
| | 7/24/24 # | | 235,000 | | | 229,074 |
| Canadian Pacific Railway 1.35% 12/2/24 | | 2,295,000 | | | 2,161,566 |
| DAE Funding 144A 1.55% 8/1/24 # | | 200,000 | | | 187,482 |
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| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Transportation (continued) | | | | | |
| Delta Air Lines | | | | | |
| | 144A 7.00% 5/1/25 # | | 2,041,000 | | $ | 2,068,640 |
| | 7.375% 1/15/26 | | 476,000 | | | 476,521 |
| Mileage Plus Holdings 144A 6.50% 6/20/27 # | | 1,130,000 | | | 1,113,982 |
| Misc Capital Two Labuan 144A 3.75% 4/6/27 # | | 200,000 | | | 188,065 |
| Spirit Loyalty Cayman 144A 8.00% 9/20/25 # | | 581,999 | | | 598,371 |
| Triton Container International 144A 1.15% 6/7/24 # | | 2,725,000 | | | 2,553,040 |
| United Airlines 144A 4.375% 4/15/26 # | | 175,000 | | | 154,826 |
| | | | | | | 9,731,567 |
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $291,863,502) | | | | | 275,081,180 |
| | | | | | | |
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities – 8.90% | | | | | |
| Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP | | | | | |
| | Series 2017-1A A 144A 3.07% 9/20/23 # | | 666,667 | | | 667,105 |
| | Series 2019-2A A 144A 3.35% 9/22/25 # | | 830,000 | | | 815,836 |
| Dell Equipment Finance Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2021-2 A2 144A 0.33% 12/22/26 # | | 1,669,187 | | | 1,644,140 |
| Enterprise Fleet Financing | | | | | |
| | Series 2022-2 A2 144A 4.65% 5/21/29 # | | 1,200,000 | | | 1,208,956 |
| Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-B C 1.70% 2/15/25 | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,980,636 |
| Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2021-A B 0.70% 10/15/26 | | 180,000 | | | 166,562 |
| | Series 2022-A B 1.91% 7/15/27 | | 1,665,000 | | | 1,549,328 |
| Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-1 A1 | | | | | |
| | 0.70% 9/15/25 | | 5,330,000 | | | 5,141,511 |
| GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2021-1 B 0.54% 2/20/25 | | 270,000 | | | 261,175 |
| | Series 2021-2 A4 0.41% 5/20/25 | | 2,073,000 | | | 1,996,201 |
| | Series 2022-1 B 2.23% 2/20/26 | | 2,150,000 | | | 2,066,813 |
| GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-1 A 144A 0.68% 8/15/25 # | | 500,000 | | | 482,959 |
| Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2021-A B 144A 0.61% 10/15/25 # | | 4,100,000 | | | 3,979,266 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-2 B 144A 0.84% 2/25/28 # | | 1,019,090 | | | 995,714 |
| MMAF Equipment Finance | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-BA A2 144A 0.38% 8/14/23 # | | 1,404,421 | | | 1,395,959 |
| Tesla Auto Lease Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2021-A B 144A 1.02% 3/20/25 # | | 4,725,000 | | | 4,488,512 |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | | | | | |
| Toyota Lease Owner Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2021-B A3 144A 0.42% 10/21/24 # | | 2,505,000 | | $ | 2,413,422 |
| Trafigura Securitisation Finance | | | | | |
| | Series 2021-1A A2 144A 1.08% 1/15/25 # | | 3,850,000 | | | 3,599,931 |
| UNIFY Auto Receivables Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2021-1A A3 144A 0.51% 6/16/25 # | | 384,834 | | | 377,667 |
| Verizon Master Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2022-2 B 1.83% 7/20/28 | | 1,665,000 | | | 1,581,465 |
| Verizon Owner Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-C A 0.41% 4/21/25 | | 1,000,000 | | | 977,759 |
| Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust | | | | | |
| | Series 2020-A A4 0.45% 7/21/25 | | 150,000 | | | 147,164 |
| | Series 2022-A A3 3.44% 7/21/25 | | 1,950,000 | | | 1,945,122 |
Total Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $41,182,430) | | | | | 39,883,203 |
| | | | | | | |
Sovereign Bonds – 0.21%Δ | | | | | |
Croatia – 0.05% | | | | | |
| Croatia Government International Bond 144A 5.50% | | | | | |
| | 4/4/23 # | | 200,000 | | | 202,604 |
| | | | | | | 202,604 |
Hong Kong – 0.04% | | | | | |
| Airport Authority 144A 1.75% 1/12/27 # | | 200,000 | | | 185,597 |
| | | | | | | 185,597 |
Philippines – 0.04% | | | | | |
| Philippine Government International Bond 3.229% | | | | | |
| | 3/29/27 | | 200,000 | | | 194,083 |
| | | | | | | 194,083 |
Turkey – 0.04% | | | | | |
| Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi 144A 5.75% 7/6/26 # | | 200,000 | | | 167,590 |
| | | | | | | 167,590 |
Uzbekistan – 0.04% | | | | | |
| Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond 144A 4.75% | | | | | |
| | 2/20/24 # | | 200,000 | | | 191,295 |
| | | | | | | 191,295 |
Total Sovereign Bonds (cost $1,013,011) | | | | | 941,169 |
| | | | | | | |
US Treasury Obligations – 10.90% | | | | | |
| US Treasury Notes | | | | | |
| | 0.375% 9/15/24 | | 1,060,000 | | | 1,000,623 |
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| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
US Treasury Obligations (continued) | | | | | |
| US Treasury Notes | | | | | |
| | 2.50% 5/31/24 | | 13,785,000 | | $ | 13,661,689 |
| | 2.625% 4/15/25 | | 2,900,000 | | | 2,868,848 |
| | 2.625% 5/31/27 | | 19,950,000 | | | 19,575,162 |
| | 2.75% 5/15/25 | | 11,805,000 | | | 11,715,541 |
Total US Treasury Obligations (cost $43,952,634) | | | | | 48,821,863 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Number of | | | |
| | | | shares | | | |
Short-Term Investments – 0.51% | | | | | |
Money Market Mutual Funds – 0.51% | | | | | |
| BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares | | | | | |
| | (seven-day effective yield 1.32%) | | 575,107 | | | 575,107 |
| Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio | | | | | |
| | – Class I (seven-day effective yield 1.21%) | | 575,107 | | | 575,107 |
| GS Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional | | | | | |
| | Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.39%) | | 575,107 | | | 575,107 |
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government | | | | | |
| | Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield | | | | | |
| | 1.34%) | | 575,107 | | | 575,107 |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $2,300,428) | | | | | 2,300,428 |
Total Value of Securities–99.25% | | | | | |
| (cost $461,681,730) | | | | $ | 444,764,104 |
° | Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
◆ | Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes. |
● | Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at June 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions. |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At June 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $152,913,335, which represents 34.12% of the Fund's net assets. See Note 9 in “Notes to financial statements." |
µ | Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at June 30, 2022. Rate will reset at a future date. |
ψ | Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date. |
|
‡ | Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
Δ | Securities have been classified by country of risk. |
The following futures contracts were outstanding at June 30, 2022:1
Futures Contracts
Exchange-Traded
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Variation |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Margin |
| | | | | | | | | | Notional | | | | Value/ | | Value/ | | Due from |
| | | | | | Notional | | Cost | | Expiration | | Unrealized | | Unrealized | | (Due to) |
Contracts to Buy (Sell) | | Amount | | (Proceeds) | | Date | | Appreciation | | Depreciation | | Brokers |
| | | US Treasury | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 yr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
289 | | | | Notes | | $ | 60,694,516 | | | $ | 60,928,108 | | | 9/30/22 | | $ | — | | $ | (233,592 | ) | | $ | 162,562 | |
| | | US Treasury | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 yr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
78 | | | | Notes | | | 16,843,125 | | | | 16,915,544 | | | 9/30/22 | | | — | | | (72,419 | ) | | | 73,125 | |
| | | US Treasury | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 yr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(178 | ) | | | Notes | | | (19,980,500 | ) | | | (20,037,593 | ) | | 9/30/22 | | | 57,093 | | | — | | | | (125,155 | ) |
Total Futures Contracts | | | $ | 57,806,059 | | | | | $ | 57,093 | | $ | (306,011 | ) | | $ | 110,532 | |
The use of futures contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts disclosed in these financial statements. The notional amounts presented above represent the Fund's total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the variation margin is reflected in the Fund's net assets.
1 | See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
Summary of abbreviations:
CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation
DAC – Designated Activity Company
DIFC – Dubai International Financial Centre
FREMF – Freddie Mac Multifamily
GS – Goldman Sachs
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Summary of abbreviations: (continued)
ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month
LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month
REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
S&P – Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC
S.F. – Single Family
SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD – US Dollar
yr – Year
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities | |
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund | June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Assets: | | | | |
| Investments, at value* | | $ | 444,764,104 | |
| Cash collateral due from brokers | | | 457,747 | |
| Receivable for securities sold | | | 8,838,895 | |
| Dividends and interest receivable | | | 2,388,408 | |
| Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 264,838 | |
| Variation margin due from broker on futures contracts | | | 110,532 | |
| Prepaid expenses | | | 21,501 | |
| Other assets | | | 3,336 | |
| Total Assets | | | 456,849,361 | |
Liabilities: | | | | |
| Due to custodian | | | 25,757 | |
| Payable for securities purchased | | | 7,866,047 | |
| Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 403,734 | |
| Other accrued expenses | | | 215,974 | |
| Distribution payable | | | 110,726 | |
| Investment management fees payable to affiliates | | | 65,726 | |
| Distribution fees payable to affiliates | | | 56,161 | |
| Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates | | | 1,994 | |
| Total Liabilities | | | 8,746,119 | |
Total Net Assets | | $ | 448,103,242 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | $ | 547,768,209 | |
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (99,664,967 | ) |
Total Net Assets | | $ | 448,103,242 | |
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Net Asset Value | | | | |
Class A: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 228,364,363 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | | | 29,200,048 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.82 | |
Sales charge | | | 2.75 | % |
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales | | | | |
charge) | | $ | 8.04 | |
Class C: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 10,134,554 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | | | 1,297,338 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.81 | |
Class R: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 750,173 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | | | 95,959 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.82 | |
Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 203,932,425 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | | | 26,093,246 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.82 | |
Class R6: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 4,921,727 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | | | 630,086 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.81 | |
____________________ | | | | |
*Investments, at cost | | $ | 461,681,730 | |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of operations | |
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund | Six months ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income: | | | | |
| Interest | | $ | 2,822,869 | |
| Dividends | | | 20,386 | |
| | | | 2,843,255 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | |
| Management fees | | | 1,155,881 | |
| Distribution expenses – Class A | | | 301,706 | |
| Distribution expenses – Class C | | | 52,694 | |
| Distribution expenses – Class R | | | 1,934 | |
| Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses | | | 122,795 | |
| Accounting and administration expenses | | | 61,048 | |
| Reports and statements to shareholders expenses | | | 29,718 | |
| Audit and tax fees | | | 23,905 | |
| Legal fees | | | 23,023 | |
| Custodian fees | | | 10,217 | |
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 9,327 | |
| Registration fees | | | 3,916 | |
| Other | | | 187,162 | |
| | | | 1,983,326 | |
| Less expenses waived | | | (746,371 | ) |
| Less waived distribution expenses – Class A | | | (120,683 | ) |
| Less expenses paid indirectly | | | (519 | ) |
| Total operating expenses | | | 1,115,753 | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | 1,727,502 | |
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | $ | (2,024,493 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | 4,129 | |
Futures contracts | | | (1,172,623 | ) |
Swap contracts | | | 54,757 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (3,138,230 | ) |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (18,704,330 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | (2,056 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | (191,748 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (18,898,134 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | (22,036,364 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | (20,308,862 | ) |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
| | | Six months | | | | |
| | | ended | | | | |
| | | 6/30/22 | | Year ended |
| | | (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 1,727,502 | | | $ | 4,121,916 | |
| Net realized gain (loss) | | | (3,138,230 | ) | | | 817,690 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (18,898,134 | ) | | | (7,658,445 | ) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from | | | | | | | | |
| operations | | | (20,308,862 | ) | | | (2,718,839 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
| Distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | (2,439,060 | ) | | | (3,260,438 | ) |
| Class C | | | (61,843 | ) | | | (121,591 | ) |
| Class R | | | (6,466 | ) | | | (13,239 | ) |
| Institutional Class | | | (2,223,373 | ) | | | (4,673,033 | ) |
| Class R6 | | | (60,182 | ) | | | (94,746 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Return of capital: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | — | | | | (19,538 | ) |
| Class C | | | — | | | | (854 | ) |
| Class R | | | — | | | | (63 | ) |
| Institutional Class | | | — | | | | (16,042 | ) |
| Class R6 | | | — | | | | (445 | ) |
| | | | (4,790,924 | ) | | | (8,199,989 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
| Proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | 15,606,663 | | | | 23,366,159 | |
| Class C | | | 1,234,727 | | | | 2,553,201 | |
| Class R | | | 30,067 | | | | 106,182 | |
| Institutional Class | | | 33,013,252 | | | | 64,370,934 | |
| Class R6 | | | 375,552 | | | | 2,031,791 | |
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| | | Six months | | | | |
| | | ended | | | | |
| | | 6/30/22 | | Year ended |
| | | (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 |
| Net assets from merger:1 | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | $ | — | | | $ | 135,168,861 | |
| Institutional Class | | | — | | | | 5,634,030 | |
| Class R6 | | | — | | | | 132,707 | |
| Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of | | | | | | | | |
| dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | 2,340,921 | | | | 3,171,705 | |
| Class C | | | 61,209 | | | | 119,435 | |
| Class R | | | 6,377 | | | | 12,682 | |
| Institutional Class | | | 1,724,788 | | | | 3,582,151 | |
| Class R6 | | | 60,179 | | | | 94,316 | |
| | | | 54,453,735 | | | | 240,344,154 | |
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | | | | | | | | |
| Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | (36,598,351 | ) | | | (44,821,491 | ) |
| Class C | | | (1,943,217 | ) | | | (13,601,718 | ) |
| Class R | | | (86,837 | ) | | | (201,251 | ) |
| Institutional Class | | | (33,221,699 | ) | | | (117,303,090 | ) |
| Class R6 | | | (1,140,722 | ) | | | (874,783 | ) |
| | | | (72,990,826 | ) | | | (176,802,333 | ) |
| Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital | | | | | | | | |
| share transactions | | | (18,537,091 | ) | | | 63,541,821 | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | (43,636,877 | ) | | | 52,622,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of period | | | 491,740,119 | | | | 439,117,126 | |
| End of period | | $ | 448,103,242 | | | $ | 491,740,119 | |
1 | See Note 5 in the "Notes to financial statements." |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Return of capital. |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return4 |
|
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Amount is less than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect. |
5 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Six months ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/30/221 | | Year ended | |
| (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 | | 12/31/20 | | 12/31/19 | | 12/31/18 | | 12/31/17 | |
| | $ | 8.25 | | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 8.27 | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | 8.46 | | | $ | 8.48 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 0.03 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.16 | | |
| | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.02 | | |
| | | (0.35 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.36 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.18 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (0.08 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | |
| | | — | | | | | — | 3 | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | |
| | | (0.08 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 7.82 | | | | $ | 8.25 | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 8.27 | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | 8.46 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (4.25% | ) | | | | (0.45% | ) | | | 4.16% | | | | 4.51% | | | | (1.08% | ) | | | 2.11% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 228,364 | | | | $ | 260,162 | | | $ | 148,185 | | | $ | 137,798 | | | $ | 168,003 | | | $ | 382,353 | | |
| | | 0.53% | | | | | 0.54% | | | | 0.54% | | | | 0.54% | | | | 0.60% | | | | 0.74% | | |
| | | 0.95% | | | | | 0.95% | | | | 0.96% | | | | 0.96% | | | | 0.95% | | | | 0.94% | | |
| | | 0.70% | | | | | 0.89% | | | | 1.32% | | | | 2.58% | | | | 2.46% | | | | 1.95% | | |
| | | 0.28% | | | | | 0.48% | | | | 0.90% | | | | 2.16% | | | | 2.11% | | | | 1.75% | | |
| | | 59% | | | | | 205% | | | | 224% | | | | 123% | | | | 130% | | | | 151% | | |
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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund Class C
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income (loss)2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Return of capital. |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return4 |
|
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5 |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Amount is less than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
5 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Six months ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 6/30/221 | | Year ended | |
| | (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 | | 12/31/20 | | 12/31/19 | | 12/31/18 | | 12/31/17 | |
| | | $ | 8.24 | | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 8.27 | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | 8.45 | | | $ | 8.47 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | — | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.09 | | |
| | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.02 | | |
| | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.29 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.11 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | |
| | | | — | | | | | — | 3 | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | |
| | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 7.81 | | | | $ | 8.24 | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 8.27 | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | 8.45 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (4.66% | ) | | | | (1.41% | ) | | | 3.28% | | | | 3.63% | | | | (1.80% | ) | | | 1.25% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,135 | | | | $ | 11,355 | | | $ | 22,565 | | | $ | 36,977 | | | $ | 64,324 | | | $ | 89,456 | | |
| | | | 1.38% | | | | | 1.39% | | | | 1.39% | | | | 1.39% | | | | 1.45% | | | | 1.59% | | |
| | | | 1.70% | | | | | 1.70% | | | | 1.71% | | | | 1.71% | | | | 1.70% | | | | 1.69% | | |
| | | | (0.15% | ) | | | | 0.04% | | | | 0.47% | | | | 1.73% | | | | 1.61% | | | | 1.10% | | |
| | | | (0.47% | ) | | | | (0.27% | ) | | | 0.15% | | | | 1.41% | | | | 1.36% | | | | 1.00% | | |
| | | | 59% | | | | | 205% | | | | 224% | | | | 123% | | | | 130% | | | | 151% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund Class R
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Return of capital. |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return4 |
|
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Amount is less than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
5 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Six months ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 6/30/221 | | Year ended | |
| | (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 | | 12/31/20 | | 12/31/19 | | 12/31/18 | | 12/31/17 | |
| | | $ | 8.25 | | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 8.28 | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | 8.46 | | | $ | 8.48 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 0.01 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.14 | | |
| | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 0.01 | | |
| | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.34 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.15 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | |
| | | | — | | | | | — | 3 | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | |
| | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 7.82 | | | | $ | 8.25 | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 8.28 | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | 8.46 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (4.42% | ) | | | | (0.80% | ) | | | 3.66% | | | | 4.27% | | | | (1.43% | ) | | | 1.76% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 750 | | | | $ | 843 | | | $ | 946 | | | $ | 1,586 | | | $ | 2,753 | | | $ | 3,819 | | |
| | | | 0.88% | | | | | 0.89% | | | | 0.89% | | | | 0.89% | | | | 0.95% | | | | 1.09% | | |
| | | | 1.20% | | | | | 1.20% | | | | 1.21% | | | | 1.21% | | | | 1.20% | | | | 1.19% | | |
| | | | 0.35% | | | | | 0.54% | | | | 0.97% | | | | 2.23% | | | | 2.11% | | | | 1.60% | | |
| | | | 0.03% | | | | | 0.23% | | | | 0.65% | | | | 1.91% | | | | 1.86% | | | | 1.50% | | |
| | | | 59% | | | | | 205% | | | | 224% | | | | 123% | | | | 130% | | | | 151% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Return of capital. |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return4 |
|
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Amount is less than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
5 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Six months ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 6/30/221 | | Year ended | |
| | (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 | | 12/31/20 | | 12/31/19 | | 12/31/18 | | 12/31/17 | |
| | | $ | 8.25 | | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 8.27 | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | 8.46 | | | $ | 8.47 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 0.03 | | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.18 | | |
| | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 0.02 | | |
| | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.20 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | |
| | | | — | | | | | — | 3 | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | |
| | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 7.82 | | | | $ | 8.25 | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 8.27 | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | 8.46 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (4.18% | ) | | | | (0.30% | ) | | | 4.31% | | | | 4.67% | | | | (0.93% | ) | | | 2.39% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 203,932 | | | | $ | 213,457 | | | $ | 262,775 | | | $ | 249,667 | | | $ | 240,614 | | | $ | 266,274 | | |
| | | | 0.38% | | | | | 0.39% | | | | 0.39% | | | | 0.39% | | | | 0.45% | | | | 0.59% | | |
| | | | 0.70% | | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.71% | | | | 0.71% | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.69% | | |
| | | | 0.85% | | | | | 1.04% | | | | 1.47% | | | | 2.73% | | | | 2.61% | | | | 2.10% | | |
| | | | 0.53% | | | | | 0.73% | | | | 1.15% | | | | 2.41% | | | | 2.36% | | | | 2.00% | | |
| | | | 59% | | | | | 205% | | | | 224% | | | | 123% | | | | 130% | | | | 151% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund Class R6
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income3 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Return of capital |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return5 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized. |
2 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
3 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
4 | Amount is less than $(0.005) per share. |
5 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
6 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
7 | Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire year. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Six months ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/1/171 | | |
| 6/30/222 | | Year ended | | to | | |
| (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 | | | 12/31/20 | | | 12/31/19 | | | 12/31/18 | | | 12/31/17 | | |
| | $ | 8.24 | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 8.27 | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | 8.45 | | | $ | 8.50 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 0.04 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.12 | | |
| | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | |
| | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | |
| | | — | | | | —4 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | |
| | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | |
| | $ | 7.81 | | | $ | 8.24 | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 8.27 | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | 8.45 | | |
| | | (4.16% | ) | | | (0.36% | ) | | | 4.38% | | | | 4.74% | | | | (0.75% | ) | | | 1.10% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 4,922 | | | $ | 5,923 | | | $ | 4,646 | | | $ | 3,059 | | | $ | 1,631 | | | $ | 1,634 | | |
| | | 0.32% | | | | 0.32% | | | | 0.32% | | | | 0.32% | | | | 0.38% | | | | 0.52% | | |
| | | 0.64% | | | | 0.63% | | | | 0.63% | | | | 0.64% | | | | 0.62% | | | | 0.61% | | |
| | | 0.91% | | | | 1.10% | | | | 1.54% | | | | 2.80% | | | | 2.68% | | | | 2.11% | | |
| | | 0.59% | | | | 0.79% | | | | 1.23% | | | | 2.48% | | | | 2.44% | | | | 2.02% | | |
| | | 59% | | | | 205% | | | | 224% | | | | 123% | | | | 130% | | | | 151% | 7 | |
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Notes to financial statements |
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund | June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Delaware Group® Limited-Term Government Funds (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Oregon Fund. These financial statements pertain to Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.75%. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares, for shares purchased prior to July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first year after your purchase and 0.50% if you redeem these shares within the second year; or for shares purchased on or after July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase; unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Class R6 shares do not pay any service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees to any brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
1. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.
Security Valuation — Equity securities, except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Equity securities traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security does not trade, the mean between the bid and the ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Equity Securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. Debt securities and credit default swap (CDS) contracts are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker/counterparty and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. US government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Open-end investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (NAV).
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For asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), commercial mortgage securities, and US government agency mortgage securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as broker/dealer-supplied prices. Swap prices are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades, and values of the underlying reference instruments. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. Futures contracts and options on futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities are valued at fair value using methods approved by the Board.
Federal and Foreign Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund's tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended June 30, 2022, and for all open tax years (years ended December 31, 2018–December 31, 2021), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. In regard to foreign taxes only, the Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries in which it invests that may date back to the inception of the Fund. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other” on the “Statement of operations.” During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting — Investment income and common expenses are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of “settled shares” of each class in relation to the net assets of the Fund. Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Class R6 shares will not be allocated any expenses related to service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees paid to brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
To Be Announced Trades (TBA) — The Fund may contract to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a transaction date beyond the customary settlement period (examples: when
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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
issued, delayed delivery, forward commitment, or TBA transactions) consistent with the Fund’s ability to manage its investment portfolio and meet redemption requests. These transactions involve a commitment by the Fund to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield with payment and delivery taking place more than three days in the future, or after a period longer than the customary settlement period for that type of security. No interest will be earned by the Fund on such purchases until the securities are delivered or the transaction is completed; however, the market value may change prior to delivery.
Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date in accordance with the Fund’s prospectus. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into US dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the US dollar. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund generally bifurcates that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities. That portion of gains (losses), attributable to changes in foreign exchange rates, is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies.” For foreign equity securities, the realized gains and losses are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.” The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® (Delaware Funds) are generally allocated among such fund on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Income and capital gain distributions from any investment companies (Underlying Funds) in which the Fund invests are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method.
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Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to interest income to the earliest call date using the effective interest method. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of asset- and mortgage-backed securities are classified as interest income. The Fund may pay foreign capital gains taxes on certain foreign securities held, which are reported as components of realized losses for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary loss for federal income tax purposes. The Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays the dividends monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. The Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. The expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” There were no such earnings credits for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than $1, the expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund earned $519 under this arrangement.
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the rates of 0.50% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.475% on the next $500 million, 0.45% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.425% on average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.
DMC has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or pay/ reimburse expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.39% of the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class R, and Institutional Class average daily net assets and 0.32% of the Fund’s Class R6 shares average daily net assets from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.* For purposes of these waivers and reimbursements, nonroutine expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses, as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Board and DMC. These waivers and reimbursements apply only to expenses paid directly by the Fund and may
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2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
only be terminated by agreement of DMC and the Fund. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.
DMC may seek investment advice and recommendations from its affiliates: Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (together, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisors”). DMC may also permit these Affiliated Sub-Advisors to execute Fund security trades on its behalf and exercise investment discretion for securities in certain markets where DMC believes it will be beneficial to utilize an Affiliated Sub-Advisor’s specialized market knowledge. Although the Affiliated Sub-Advisors serve as sub-advisors, DMC has ultimate responsibility for all investment advisory services. For these services, DMC, not the Fund, pays each Affiliated Sub-Advisor a portion of its investment management fee.
Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $45 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund was charged $9,430 for these services.
DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.005% of the next $20 billion; and 0.0025% of average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund was charged $21,682 for these services. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by the Fund and are also included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25%, 1.00%, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, and Class R shares, respectively. The fees are calculated
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daily and paid monthly. DDLP has contractually agreed to waive Class A shares’ 12b-1 fee to 0.15% of average daily net assets from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.* The waiver is calculated daily and received monthly. Institutional Class and Class R6 shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.
As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund was charged $4,136 for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Legal fees.”
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, DDLP earned $1,382 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $1,073 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class C shares, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.
Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.
In addition to the management fees and other expenses of the Fund, the Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of any Underlying Funds in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of any Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of any Underlying Funds at different times.
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* | The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from May 1, 2020 through April 29, 2023. |
3. Investments
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
Purchases other than US government securities | | $ | 67,112,282 |
Purchases of US government securities | | | 200,345,120 |
Sales other than US government securities | | | 57,986,890 |
Sales of US government securities | | | 219,894,751 |
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Notes to financial statements
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3. Investments (continued)
At June 30, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At June 30, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for the Fund were as follows:
Cost of investments and derivatives | | $ | 466,858,957 | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments and derivatives | | $ | 105,923 | |
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments and derivatives | | | (22,449,694 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation of investments and derivatives | | $ | (22,343,771 | ) |
At December 31, 2021 the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:
Loss carryforward character | | |
Short-term | | Long-term | | Total |
$16,495,084 | | $56,085,136 | | $72,580,220 |
US GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. The Fund's investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:
Level 1 – | Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and exchange-traded options contracts) |
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Level 2 – | Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities) |
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Level 3 – | Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund's own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities) |
Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2022:
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Total |
Securities | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agency Asset-Backed Security | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,761 | | $ | 2,761 | |
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | — | | | | 8,212,058 | | | 8,212,058 | |
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 6,463,305 | | | 6,463,305 | |
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 27,083,865 | | | 27,083,865 | |
Collateralized Debt Obligations | | | — | | | | 35,974,272 | | | 35,974,272 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 275,081,180 | | | 275,081,180 | |
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 39,883,203 | | | 39,883,203 | |
Sovereign Bonds | | | — | | | | 941,169 | | | 941,169 | |
US Treasury Obligations | | | — | | | | 48,821,863 | | | 48,821,863 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 2,300,428 | | | | — | | | 2,300,428 | |
Total Value of Securities | | $ | 2,300,428 | | | $ | 442,463,676 | | $ | 444,764,104 | |
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Derivatives1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 57,093 | | | $ | — | | $ | 57,093 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (306,011 | ) | | $ | — | | $ | (306,011 | ) |
1 | Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end. |
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. The Fund's policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.
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3. Investments (continued)
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund's net assets. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no Level 3 investments.
4. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
| | Six months | | | |
| | ended | | Year ended |
| | 6/30/22 | | 12/31/21 |
Shares sold: | | | | | |
| Class A | 1,939,976 | | | 2,778,588 | |
| Class C | 154,131 | | | 307,296 | |
| Class R | 3,758 | | | 12,683 | |
| Institutional Class | 4,132,261 | | | 7,695,615 | |
| Class R6 | 47,053 | | | 245,244 | |
Shares from merger:1 | | | | | |
| Class A | — | | | 16,187,888 | |
| Institutional Class | — | | | 675,543 | |
| Class R6 | — | | | 15,912 | |
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | | | | | |
| Class A | 293,325 | | | 380,454 | |
| Class C | 7,687 | | | 14,298 | |
| Class R | 799 | | | 1,519 | |
| Institutional Class | 216,232 | | | 429,101 | |
| Class R6 | 7,545 | | | 11,309 | |
| | 6,802,767 | | | 28,755,450 | |
Shares redeemed: | | | | | |
| Class A | (4,558,597 | ) | | (5,369,213 | ) |
| Class C | (241,922 | ) | | (1,618,329 | ) |
| Class R | (10,764 | ) | | (24,078 | ) |
| Institutional Class | (4,138,682 | ) | | (14,044,781 | ) |
| Class R6 | (143,141 | ) | | (104,452 | ) |
| | (9,093,106 | ) | | (21,160,853 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,290,339 | ) | | 7,594,597 | |
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Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the table above and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund had the following exchange transactions:
| | Exchange Redemptions | | Exchange Subscriptions | | | |
| | | | | | | | Institutional | | | |
| | Class A | | Class C | | Class A | | Class | | | |
| | Shares | | Shares | | Shares | | Shares | | Value |
Six months ended | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/22 | | — | | 152 | | 152 | | — | | $ | 1,183 |
Year ended | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/21 | | 34,550 | | 74,631 | | 70,070 | | 39,097 | | | 914,869 |
5. Reorganization
On September 17, 2021, the Board approved a proposal to reorganize Delaware Limited Duration Bond Fund, a series of Delaware Group® Equity Funds IV (the “Acquired Fund”) with and into Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), (the “Reorganization”). Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”): (i) all of the property, assets, and goodwill of the Acquired Fund were acquired by the Acquiring Fund, and (ii) the Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, assumed the liabilities of the Acquired Fund, in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund. In accordance with the Plan, the Acquired Fund liquidated and dissolved following the Reorganization. The purpose of the transaction was to allow shareholders of the Acquired Fund to own shares of a Fund with a similar investment objective and style as, and potentially lower net expenses than the Acquired Fund. The Reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of shares on September 17, 2021. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Acquiring Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Acquired Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Acquiring Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
The share transactions associated with the Reorganization are as follows:
| | | | | | | Shares | | | | | | | |
| | Acquired | | Acquired | | Converted | | Acquiring | | | | |
| | Funds | | Fund Shares | | to Acquiring | | Fund | | Conversion |
| | Net Assets | | Outstanding | | Fund | | Net Assets | | Ratio |
| | Delaware Limited Duration Bond | | Delaware Limited-Term | | | | |
| | Fund | | Diversified Income Fund | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 135,168,861 | | 14,497,661 | | 16,187,888 | | $ | 139,412,276 | | | 1.1166 | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class | | | 5,634,030 | | 602,541 | | 675,543 | | | 236,217,556 | | | 1.1212 | |
Class R6 | | | 132,707 | | 14,167 | | 15,912 | | | 4,372,466 | | | 1.1232 | |
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5. Reorganization (continued)
The net assets of the Acquiring Fund before the Reorganization were $391,466,063. The net assets of the Acquiring Fund immediately following the Reorganization were $532,401,661.
Assuming the Reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2021, the Acquiring Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, would have been as follows:
Net investment income | | $ | 7,215,398 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 787,093 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (10,012,395 | ) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (2,009,904 | ) |
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practical to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Acquired Fund that have been included in the Acquiring Fund’s Statement of Operations since the Reorganization was consummated on September 17, 2021.
6. Line of Credit
The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15% with the addition of an upfront fee of 0.05%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expires on October 31, 2022.
The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of June 30, 2022, or at any time during the period then ended.
7. Derivatives
US GAAP requires disclosures that enable investors to understand: (1) how and why an entity uses derivatives; (2) how they are accounted for; and (3) how they affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.
Futures Contracts — A futures contract is an agreement in which the writer (or seller) of the contract agrees to deliver to the buyer an amount of cash or securities equal to a specific dollar amount times the difference between the value of a specific security or index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement is made. The Fund may use futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may invest in futures contracts to hedge its existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund
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deposits cash or pledges US government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded daily by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks of entering into futures contracts include potential imperfect correlation between the futures contracts and the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments. When investing in futures, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. At June 30, 2022, the Fund posted $457,747 in cash collateral as margin for open futures contracts, which is included in “Cash collateral due from brokers” on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund entered into futures contracts to hedge the Fund’s existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions.
Swap Contracts — The Fund may enter into CDS contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into CDS contracts in order to hedge against a credit event, to enhance total return, or to gain exposure to certain securities or markets. The Fund will not be permitted to enter into any swap transactions unless, at the time of entering into such transactions, the unsecured long-term debt of the actual counterparty, combined with any credit enhancements, is rated at least BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) or is determined to be of equivalent credit quality by DMC.
Credit Default Swaps. A CDS contract is a risk-transfer instrument through which one party (purchaser of protection) transfers to another party (seller of protection) the financial risk of a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement), as it relates to a particular reference security or basket of securities (such as an index). In exchange for the protection offered by the seller of protection, the purchaser of protection agrees to pay the seller of protection a periodic amount at a stated rate that is applied to the notional amount of the CDS contract. In addition, an upfront payment may be made or received by the Fund in connection with an unwinding or assignment of a CDS contract. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the seller of protection would pay the par (or other agreed-upon) value of the reference security (or basket of securities) to the counterparty. Credit events generally include, among others, bankruptcy, failure to pay, and obligation default.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund entered into CDS contracts as a purchaser of protection. Periodic payments (receipts) on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upon payment (receipt), such amounts are recorded as realized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upfront payments made or received
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7. Derivatives (continued)
in connection with CDS contracts are amortized over the expected life of the CDS contracts as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. The change in value of CDS contracts is recorded daily as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement) or the maturity or termination of the agreement. Initial margin and variation margin are posted to central counterparties for centrally cleared CDS basket trades, as determined by the applicable central counterparty. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not enter into any CDS contracts as a seller of protection.
CDS contracts may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly. CDS contracts are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, and credit risk. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk, either as the seller of protection or the buyer of protection, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by (1) for bilateral swap contracts, having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty, and (2) for cleared swaps, trading these instruments through a central counterparty. No CDS contracts were outstanding at June 30, 2022.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund used CDS contracts to gain exposure to certain securities or markets.
Swaps Generally. For centrally cleared swaps, payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The value of open swaps may differ from that which would be realized in the event the Fund terminated its position in the contract on a given day. Risks of entering into these contracts include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contracts. This type of risk is generally limited to the amount of favorable movement in the value of the underlying security, instrument, or basket of instruments, if any, at the day of default. Risks also arise from potential losses from adverse market movements and such losses could exceed the unrealized amounts shown on the “Schedule of investments.”
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The effect of derivative instruments on the “Statement of operations” for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was as follows:
| | Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: |
| | Futures | | | Swap | | | | |
| | Contracts | | | Contracts | | | Total | |
Interest rate | | | | | | | | | | | |
contracts | | $ | (1,172,623 | ) | | $ | — | | $ | (1,172,623 | ) |
Credit | | | | | | | | | | | |
contracts | | | — | | | | 54,757 | | | 54,757 | |
Total | | $ | (1,172,623 | ) | | $ | 54,757 | | $ | (1,117,866 | ) |
| | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of: |
| | Futures |
| | Contracts |
Interest rate | | |
contracts | | $(191,748) |
The table below summarizes the average balance of derivative holdings by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022:
| Long Derivative | | Short Derivative |
| Volume | | Volume |
Futures contracts (average notional value) | USD | | $ | 51,098,565 | | | $ | 7,892,628 | |
CDS contracts (average notional value)* | EUR | | | — | | | | 486,000 | |
*Long represents buying protection and short represents selling protection. |
8. Securities Lending
The Fund, along with other funds in Delaware Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day, which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY Mellon must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security
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8. Securities Lending (continued)
on any particular day, may be more or less than the value of the security on loan. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.
Cash collateral received by each fund of the Trust is generally invested in a series of individual separate accounts, each corresponding to a fund. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. The Fund can also accept US government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans.
In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.
The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in the collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of the Fund's cash collateral account may be less than the amount the Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund had no securities out on loan.
9. Credit and Market Risk
Beginning in January 2020, global financial markets have experienced and may continue to experience significant volatility resulting from the spread of a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in travel and border restrictions, quarantines,
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supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and general market uncertainty. The effects of COVID-19 have and may continue to adversely affect the global economy, the economies of certain nations, and individual issuers, all of which may negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests will cause the NAV of the Fund to fluctuate.
When interest rates rise, fixed income securities (i.e. debt obligations) generally will decline in value. These declines in value are greater for fixed income securities with longer maturities or durations.
IBOR is the risk that changes related to the use of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rate (collectively, IBORs) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR (or the corresponding IBOR). The abandonment of LIBOR could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference LIBOR. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other IBORs, such as the euro overnight index average (EONIA), which are also the subject of recent reform.
Some countries in which the Fund may invest require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital, or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a country’s balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad.
The securities exchanges of certain foreign markets are substantially smaller, less liquid, and more volatile than the major securities markets in the US. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of securities by the Fund may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of equity securities listed on the major securities exchanges in emerging markets is held by a smaller number of investors. This may limit the number of shares available for acquisition or disposition by the Fund.
The Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated lower than BBB- by S&P and Baa3 by Moody’s, or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.
The Fund invests in fixed income securities whose value is derived from an underlying pool of mortgages or consumer loans. The value of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates. Investors receive principal and interest payments as the underlying mortgages and consumer loans are paid back. Some of these securities are CMOs. CMOs are debt securities issued by US government agencies or by
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
9. Credit and Market Risk (continued)
financial institutions and other mortgage lenders, which are collateralized by a pool of mortgages held under an indenture. Prepayment of mortgages may shorten the stated maturity of the obligations and can result in a loss of premium, if any has been paid. Certain of these securities may be stripped (securities which provide only the principal or interest feature of the underlying security). The yield to maturity on an interest-only CMO is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates, but also to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. A rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in these securities even if the securities are rated in the highest rating categories.
The Fund invests in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection designed to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction, or through a combination of such approaches. The Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.
The Fund invests in bank loans and other securities that may subject it to direct indebtedness risk, the risk that the Fund will not receive payment of principal, interest, and other amounts due in connection with these investments and will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. Loans that are fully secured offer the Fund more protection than unsecured loans in the event of nonpayment of scheduled interest or principal, although there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower’s obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Some loans or claims may be in default at the time of purchase. Certain of the loans and the other direct indebtedness acquired by the Fund may involve revolving credit facilities or other standby financing commitments that obligate the Fund to pay additional cash on a certain date or on demand. These commitments may require the Fund to increase its investment in a company at a time when the Fund might not otherwise decide to do so (including at a time when the company’s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). To the extent that the Fund is committed to advance additional funds, it will at all times hold and maintain cash or other high grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet such commitments. When a loan agreement is purchased, the Fund may pay an assignment fee. On an ongoing basis, the Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a loan agreement. Prepayment penalty fees are received upon the prepayment of a loan agreement by the borrower. Prepayment penalty, facility, commitment, consent, and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned or paid.
As the Fund may be required to rely upon another lending institution to collect and pass on to the Fund amounts payable with respect to the loan and to enforce the Fund’s rights under the loan
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and other direct indebtedness, an insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of the lending institution may delay or prevent the Fund from receiving such amounts. The highly leveraged nature of many loans may make them especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. Investments in such loans and other direct indebtedness may involve additional risk to the Fund.
The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Board has delegated to DMC, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A securities have been identified on the “Schedule of investments.”
10. Contractual Obligations
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund's existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
11. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. As of the financial reporting period, Management is evaluating the impact of applying this ASU.
12. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to June 30, 2022, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund's financial statements.
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), which requires all open-end funds (other than money market funds) to adopt and implement a program reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s “liquidity risk,” defined as the risk that the fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Board has designated a member of the US Operational Risk Group of Macquarie Asset Management as the Program Administrator for each Fund in the Trust.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of the Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each of the Fund’s portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would hold more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The Program also requires reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if the Fund’s holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).
In assessing and managing the Fund’s liquidity risk, the Program Administrator considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. Classification of the Fund’s portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or to sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. The Fund primarily holds assets that are classified as Highly Liquid, and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM.
At a meeting of the Board held on May 17-19, 2022, the Program Administrator provided the required written annual report to the Board addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The report concluded that the Program is appropriately designed and effectively implemented and that it meets the requirements of Rule 22e-4 and the Fund’s liquidity needs. The Fund’s HLIM is set at an appropriate level and the Fund complied with its HLIM at all times during the reporting period.
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About the organization
Board of trustees |
Shawn K. Lytle President and Chief Executive Officer Delaware Funds by Macquarie® Jerome D. Abernathy Managing Member Stonebrook Capital Management, LLC Thomas L. Bennett Chairman of the Board Delaware Funds by Macquarie Private Investor | Ann D. Borowiec Former Chief Executive Officer Private Wealth Management J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Joseph W. Chow Private Investor H. Jeffrey Dobbs Former Global Sector Chairman Industrial Manufacturing, KPMG, LLP | John A. Fry President Drexel University Joseph Harroz, Jr. President University of Oklahoma Sandra A.J. Lawrence Former Chief Administrative Officer Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics | Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa Former Chief Executive Officer Banco Itaú International Thomas K. Whitford Former Vice Chairman PNC Financial Services Group Christianna Wood Chief Executive Officer and President Gore Creek Capital, Ltd. Janet L. Yeomans Former Vice President and Treasurer 3M Company |
Affiliated officers |
David F. Connor Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary Delaware Funds by Macquarie | Daniel V. Geatens Senior Vice President and Treasurer Delaware Funds by Macquarie | Richard Salus Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Delaware Funds by Macquarie | |
This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature. |
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedule of Investments included in the Fund’s most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/literature. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.
Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund
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June 30, 2022
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Experience Delaware Funds by Macquarie®
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is a global asset manager that aims to deliver positive impact for everyone. MAM Public Investments traces its roots to 1929 and partners with institutional and individual clients to deliver specialist active investment capabilities across global equities, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions using a conviction-based, long-term approach to investing. In the US, retail investors recognize our Delaware Funds by Macquarie family of funds as one of the oldest mutual fund families.
If you are interested in learning more about creating an investment plan, contact your financial advisor.
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The Funds are distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.
Other than Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 ("Macquarie Bank"), any Macquarie Group entity noted in this document is not an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment, (a) the investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group entity guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund seeks a high level of interest income that is exempt from both federal and state income tax for individual residents of the state of New Jersey.
Delaware Tax-Free Oregon Fund seeks a high level of interest income that is exempt from both federal and state income tax for individual residents of the state of Oregon.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
Actual expenses
The first section of the tables shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second section of the tables shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of each table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Funds’ expenses shown in the tables reflect fee waivers in effect and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
| | Beginning | | Ending | | | | | | | Expenses |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Annualized | | Paid During Period |
| | 1/1/22 | | 6/30/22 | | Expense Ratio | | 1/1/22 to 6/30/22* |
Actual Fund return† |
Class A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 912.50 | | | | 0.84 | % | | | | $ | 3.98 | |
Institutional Class | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 913.50 | | | | 0.59 | % | | | | | 2.80 | |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) |
Class A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,020.63 | | | | 0.84 | % | | | | $ | 4.21 | |
Institutional Class | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,021.87 | | | | 0.59 | % | | | | | 2.96 | |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
| | Beginning | | Ending | | | | | | | Expenses |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Annualized | | Paid During Period |
| | 1/1/22 | | 6/30/22 | | Expense Ratio | | 1/1/22 to 6/30/22* |
Actual Fund return† |
Class A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 913.30 | | | | 0.90 | % | | | | $ | 4.27 | |
Institutional Class | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 915.00 | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | | 3.09 | |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) |
Class A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,020.33 | | | | 0.90 | % | | | | $ | 4.51 | |
Institutional Class | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,021.57 | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | | 3.26 | |
* | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the relevant Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
† | Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns. |
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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund | As of June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type / sector | | Percentage of net assets |
Municipal Bonds* | | | 98.72 | % | |
Corporate Revenue Bond | | | 2.14 | % | |
Education Revenue Bonds | | | 11.71 | % | |
Electric Revenue Bonds | | | 1.47 | % | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | | | 4.42 | % | |
Lease Revenue Bonds | | | 18.90 | % | |
Local General Obligation Bonds | | | 18.26 | % | |
Pre-Refunded Bonds | | | 5.84 | % | |
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond | | | 0.93 | % | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | | | 25.77 | % | |
State General Obligation Bonds | | | 4.25 | % | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | | | 5.03 | % | |
Total Value of Securities | | | 98.72 | % | |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | | | 1.28 | % | |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.00 | % | |
*As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:
State / territory | | Percentage of net assets |
Guam | | | 0.79 | % | |
New Jersey | | | 79.20 | % | |
Pennsylvania | | | 1.79 | % | |
Puerto Rico | | | 16.94 | % | |
Total Value of Securities | | | 98.72 | % | |
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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | As of June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type / sector | | Percentage of net assets |
Municipal Bonds* | | | 97.75 | % | |
Education Revenue Bonds | | | 10.48 | % | |
Electric Revenue Bonds | | | 3.45 | % | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | | | 13.72 | % | |
Housing Revenue Bonds | | | 1.58 | % | |
Local General Obligation Bonds | | | 25.60 | % | |
Pre-Refunded Bonds | | | 13.10 | % | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | | | 17.85 | % | |
State General Obligation Bonds | | | 5.97 | % | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | | | 4.56 | % | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | | | 1.44 | % | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 2.18 | % | |
Total Value of Securities | | | 99.93 | % | |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | | | 0.07 | % | |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.00 | % | |
* | As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows: |
State / territory | | Percentage of net assets |
Guam | | | 0.75 | % | |
Oregon | | | 80.70 | % | |
Puerto Rico | | | 18.48 | % | |
Total Value of Securities | | | 99.93 | % | |
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Schedules of investments | |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund | June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Municipal Bonds – 98.72% | | | | | |
Corporate Revenue Bond – 2.14% | | | | | |
| New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing | | | | | |
| | (Subordinate) | | | | | |
| | Series B 5.00% 6/1/46 | | 500,000 | | $ | 500,225 |
| | | | | | | 500,225 |
Education Revenue Bonds – 11.71% | | | | | |
| Camden County, New Jersey Improvement Authority | | | | | |
| | Revenue | | | | | |
| | (Camden Prep High School Project) | | | | | |
| | 144A 5.00% 7/15/62 # | | 400,000 | | | 385,972 |
| New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| | (Montclair State University) | | | | | |
| | Series A 5.00% 7/1/39 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,025,120 |
| | Series D 5.00% 7/1/36 | | 500,000 | | | 521,490 |
| | (Ramapo College) | | | | | |
| | Series A 5.00% 7/1/35 (AGM) | | 750,000 | | | 803,977 |
| | | | | | | 2,736,559 |
Electric Revenue Bonds – 1.47% | | | | | |
| Guam Power Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| | Series A 5.00% 10/1/41 | | 180,000 | | | 184,698 |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| | Series A 6.75% 7/1/36 ‡ | | 180,000 | | | 158,850 |
| | | | | | | 343,548 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 4.42% | | | | | |
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority | | | | | |
| | Revenue | | | | | |
| | (Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group) | | | | | |
| | 5.00% 7/1/35 | | 750,000 | | | 796,897 |
| | (Valley Health System Obligated Group) | | | | | |
| | 4.00% 7/1/44 | | 250,000 | | | 236,720 |
| | | | | | | 1,033,617 |
Lease Revenue Bonds – 18.90% | | | | | |
| Garden State Preservation Trust | | | | | |
| | Series A 5.75% 11/1/28 (AGM) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,121,470 |
| Hudson County Improvement Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| | (Hudson County Lease Project) | | | | | |
| | 5.375% 10/1/24 (AGM) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,071,950 |
| Mercer County Improvement Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| | (Courthouse Annex Project) | | | | | |
| | 5.00% 9/1/40 | | 500,000 | | | 534,115 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund
| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority | | | | | |
| | (Transit Transportation Project) | | | | | |
| | Series A 4.00% 11/1/44 | | 700,000 | | $ | 652,358 |
| New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority | | | | | |
| | Revenue | | | | | |
| | Series BB 4.00% 6/15/50 | | 500,000 | | | 456,175 |
| | (Capital Appreciation-Transportation System) | | | | | |
| | Series A 2.48% 12/15/37 ^ | | 470,000 | | | 231,207 |
| | Series A 3.114% 12/15/39 (BAM) ^ | | 255,000 | | | 119,990 |
| | (Transportation Program) | | | | | |
| | Series BB 4.00% 6/15/50 | | 250,000 | | | 228,088 |
| | | | | | | 4,415,353 |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 18.26% | | | | | |
| Belleville Board of Education | | | | | |
| | 4.00% 9/1/37 (BAM) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,010,700 |
| Ewing Township Board of Education | | | | | |
| | 4.00% 7/15/36 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,024,500 |
| Hudson | | | | | |
| | (Energy Savings Obligation) | | | | | |
| | 4.00% 6/15/38 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,470 |
| Livingston Township School District | | | | | |
| | 5.00% 7/15/37 | | 750,000 | | | 801,323 |
| Township of Montclair | | | | | |
| | (Parking Utility Refunding Bonds) | | | | | |
| | Series A 5.00% 1/1/37 | | 415,000 | | | 430,081 |
| | | | | | | 4,267,074 |
Pre-Refunded Bonds – 5.84% | | | | | |
| Bergen County Improvement Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| | (Guaranteed Governmental Pooled Loan) | | | | | |
| | Series B 5.00% 2/15/39-24 § | | 900,000 | | | 945,009 |
| Delaware River Port Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| | 5.00% 1/1/30-24 § | | 400,000 | | | 418,672 |
| | | | | | | 1,363,681 |
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond – 0.93% | | | | | |
| Union County, New Jersey Improvement Authority | | | | | |
| | (Aries Linden, LLC Project) | | | | | |
| | 144A 6.75% 12/1/41 (AMT) # | | 250,000 | | | 216,795 |
| | | | | | | 216,795 |
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| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 25.77% | | | | | |
| Burlington County Bridge Commission | | | | | |
| | (Governmental Loan Program) | | | | | |
| | 4.00% 8/1/35 | | 465,000 | | $ | 479,647 |
| Camden County, New Jersey Improvement Authority | | | | | |
| | Revenue | | | | | |
| | (County Capital Program) | | | | | |
| | Series A 5.00% 1/15/40 | | 750,000 | | | 790,222 |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | | | | | |
| | 0.01% 11/1/51 | | 843,744 | | | 363,865 |
| Essex County, New Jersey Improvement Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| | 5.50% 10/1/27 (NATL) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,156,380 |
| GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico | | | | | |
| | 7.50% 8/20/40 | | 1,061,221 | | | 941,834 |
| Hudson County Improvement Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| | (Guttenberg General Obligation Bond Project) | | | | | |
| | 5.00% 8/1/42 | | 500,000 | | | 524,955 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue | | | | | |
| | (Capital Appreciation - Restructured) | | | | | |
| | Series A-1 0.098% 7/1/46 ^ | | 660,000 | | | 178,326 |
| | Series A-1 5.216% 7/1/51 ^ | | 275,000 | | | 55,025 |
| | (Restructured) | | | | | |
| | Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53 | | 1,220,000 | | | 1,175,238 |
| | Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58 | | 360,000 | | | 354,769 |
| | | | | | | 6,020,261 |
State General Obligation Bonds – 4.25% | | | | | |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | | | | | |
| | Series C 2.646% 11/1/43 | | 770,891 | | | 384,482 |
| | (Restructured) | | | | | |
| | Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/33 | | 54,633 | | | 50,187 |
| | Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/35 | | 49,110 | | | 44,111 |
| | Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/37 | | 42,148 | | | 37,411 |
| | Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/46 | | 120,942 | | | 101,909 |
| | Series A-1 4.364% 7/1/33 ^ | | 70,311 | | | 39,596 |
| | Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/29 | | 8,766 | | | 9,429 |
| | Series A-1 5.75% 7/1/31 | | 57,617 | | | 63,055 |
| State of New Jersey | | | | | |
| | (Covid-19 General Obligation) | | | | | |
| | Series A 4.00% 6/1/32 | | 250,000 | | | 263,270 |
| | | | | | | 993,450 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund
| | | | Principal | | | |
| | | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 5.03% | | | | | |
| New Jersey Turnpike Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| | Series A 5.00% 1/1/48 | | 500,000 | | $ | 539,860 |
| South Jersey Port, New Jersey | | | | | |
| | (Subordinated Marine Terminal Revenue) | | | | | |
| | Series A 5.00% 1/1/49 | | 425,000 | | | 437,886 |
| | Series B 5.00% 1/1/42 (AMT) | | 195,000 | | | 198,171 |
| | | | | | | 1,175,917 |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $23,210,771) | | | | | 23,066,480 |
Total Value of Securities–98.72% | | | | | |
| (cost $23,210,771) | | | | $ | 23,066,480 |
° | Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At June 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $602,767, which represents 2.58% of the Fund's net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements." |
‡ | Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
^ | Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
§ | Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
Summary of abbreviations:
AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance
LLC – Limited Liability Corporation
NATL – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
USD – US Dollar
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedules of investments | |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | | Principal | | | |
| | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Municipal Bonds – 97.75% | | | | | |
Education Revenue Bonds – 10.48% | | | | | |
| Oregon Health & Science University Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 4.00% 7/1/44 | | 600,000 | | $ | 588,060 |
| Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Metro East Web Academy Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/49 # | | 1,000,000 | | | 890,340 |
| (Willamette University Projects) | | | | | |
| Series A 4.00% 10/1/51 | | 500,000 | | | 448,540 |
| University of Oregon General Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 3.50% 4/1/52 (BAM) | | 1,000,000 | | | 874,490 |
| Series A 5.00% 4/1/45 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,039,180 |
| | | | | | 3,840,610 |
Electric Revenue Bonds – 3.45% | | | | | |
| Guam Power Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 10/1/41 | | 270,000 | | | 277,047 |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 6.75% 7/1/36 ‡ | | 240,000 | | | 211,800 |
| Series TT 5.00% 7/1/32 ‡ | | 380,000 | | | 323,000 |
| Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡ | | 535,000 | | | 454,750 |
| | | | | | 1,266,597 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 13.72% | | | | | |
| Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority | | | | | |
| (Rose Villa Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.375% 11/15/55 | | 500,000 | | | 478,695 |
| Hospital Facilities Authority of Multnomah County, Oregon | | | | | |
| (Mirabella At South Waterfront Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.40% 10/1/44 | | 900,000 | | | 906,129 |
| Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Providence Health & Services) | | | | | |
| Series C 5.00% 10/1/45 | | 1,650,000 | | | 1,685,524 |
| (Samaritan Health Services Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 10/1/40 | | 750,000 | | | 789,293 |
| Salem Hospital Facility Authority | | | | | |
| (Multi Model - Salem Health Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 4.00% 5/15/49 | | 500,000 | | | 468,465 |
| Yamhill County Hospital Authority | | | | | |
| (Friendsview) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 11/15/51 | | 650,000 | | | 545,851 |
| Series A 5.00% 11/15/56 | | 190,000 | | | 156,799 |
| | | | | | 5,030,756 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund
| | | Principal | | | |
| | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Housing Revenue Bonds – 1.58% | | | | | |
| Home Forward Multifamily Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Gretchen Kafoury Commons) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/29 | | 565,000 | | $ | 580,385 |
| | | | | | 580,385 |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 25.60% | | | | | |
| Boardman, Oregon | | | | | |
| 2.125% 6/15/45 (BAM) | | 500,000 | | | 342,835 |
| Clackamas County School District No. 12 North Clackamas | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 6/15/37 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,633,740 |
| Columbia County School District No. 502 | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/15/36 | | 575,000 | | | 628,757 |
| Linn County Community School District No. 9 Lebanon | | | | | |
| 5.50% 6/15/27 (NATL) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,144,530 |
| Marion County School District No. 103 Woodburn | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/30 | | 300,000 | | | 341,808 |
| Newport, Oregon | | | | | |
| Series B 0.00% 6/1/29 (AGC) ^ | | 1,225,000 | | | 981,176 |
| Portland, Oregon Revenue | | | | | |
| (Portland Building Project) | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 6/15/34 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,108,880 |
| Redmond, Oregon | | | | | |
| Series B-1 5.00% 6/1/38 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,105,880 |
| Salem-Keizer School District No. 24J | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/15/33 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,116,640 |
| Washington County Oregon School District No. 15 Forest | | | | | |
| Grove | | | | | |
| Series B 0.00% 6/15/23 ^ | | 1,000,000 | | | 980,050 |
| | | | | | 9,384,296 |
Pre-Refunded Bonds – 13.10% | | | | | |
| Eugene Oregon Electric Utility System Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/1/38-22 § | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,504,125 |
| Marion County School District No. 103 Woodburn | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/15/35-25 § | | 500,000 | | | 539,875 |
| Tigard, Oregon Water Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/1/31-22 § | | 1,695,000 | | | 1,699,661 |
| Umatilla County Oregon School District No. 16R Pendleton | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 6/15/33-24 § | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,058,120 |
| | | | | | 4,801,781 |
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| | | Principal | | | |
| | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 17.85% | | | | | |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | | | | | |
| 2.281% 11/1/51 | | 1,088,468 | | $ | 469,402 |
| GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico | | | | | |
| 7.50% 8/20/40 | | 1,660,832 | | | 1,473,989 |
| Oregon State Department Administrative Services Lottery | | | | | |
| Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 4/1/35 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,057,420 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Capital Appreciation - Restructured) | | | | | |
| Series A-1 2.313% 7/1/46 ^ | | 1,415,000 | | | 382,319 |
| Series A-1 4.98% 7/1/51 ^ | | 558,000 | | | 111,650 |
| (Restructured) | | | | | |
| Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53 | | 390,000 | | | 375,691 |
| Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58 | | 1,380,000 | | | 1,359,949 |
| Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40 | | 550,000 | | | 517,863 |
| Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon | | | | | |
| Series A 4.00% 9/1/41 | | 795,000 | | | 795,246 |
| | | | | | 6,543,529 |
State General Obligation Bonds – 5.97% | | | | | |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | | | | | |
| Series C 2.943% 11/1/43 | | 1,162,811 | | | 579,952 |
| (Restructured) | | | | | |
| Series A-1 2.017% 7/1/33 ^ | | 88,931 | | | 50,082 |
| Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/33 | | 69,103 | | | 63,479 |
| Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/35 | | 92,112 | | | 82,735 |
| Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/37 | | 53,310 | | | 47,319 |
| Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/46 | | 152,967 | | | 128,894 |
| Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/29 | | 57,659 | | | 62,019 |
| Series A-1 5.75% 7/1/31 | | 72,872 | | | 79,750 |
| Oregon State | | | | | |
| (Article XI-Q State Projects) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 5/1/44 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,094,180 |
| | | | | | 2,188,410 |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 4.56% | | | | | |
| Port of Portland Oregon Airport Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/42 (AMT) | | 1,100,000 | | | 1,143,494 |
| (Portland International Airport) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/31 | | 500,000 | | | 528,450 |
| | | | | | 1,671,944 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund
| | | Principal | | | |
| | | amount° | | Value (US $) |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 1.44% | | | | | |
| Hermiston, Oregon Water & Sewer System Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.00% 11/1/34 (AGM) | | 500,000 | | $ | 527,680 |
| | | | | | 527,680 |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $36,572,146) | | | | | 35,835,988 |
| | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments – 2.18% | | | | | |
Variable Rate Demand Note – 2.18%¤ | | | | | |
| Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (PeaceHealth) Series B 0.60% 8/1/34 | | | | | |
| (LOC - TD Bank N.A.) | | 800,000 | | | 800,000 |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $800,000) | | | | | 800,000 |
Total Value of Securities–99.93% | | | | | |
| (cost $37,372,146) | | | | $ | 36,635,988 |
° | Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At June 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $890,340, which represents 2.43% of the Fund's net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements." |
‡ | Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
^ | Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
§ | Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
¤ | Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of June 30, 2022. |
Summary of abbreviations:
AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance
LOC – Letter of Credit
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Summary of abbreviations: (continued)
N.A. – National Association
NATL – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
USD – US Dollar
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of assets and liabilities | June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | | Delaware Tax–Free | | | Delaware Tax–Free | |
| | | New Jersey Fund | | | Oregon Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
| Investments, at value* | | $ | 23,066,480 | | | $ | 36,635,988 | |
| Cash | | | 193,481 | | | | 36,442 | |
| Interest receivable | | | 364,573 | | | | 403,665 | |
| Prepaid expenses | | | 606 | | | | 746 | |
| Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 249 | | | | 24,411 | |
| Receivable for securities sold | | | — | | | | 1,064,488 | |
| Other assets | | | 182 | | | | 278 | |
| Total Assets | | | 23,625,571 | | | | 38,166,018 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
| Payable for securities purchased | | | 193,106 | | | | 1,418,705 | |
| Other accrued expenses | | | 51,313 | | | | 58,137 | |
| Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 6,190 | | | | 6,450 | |
| Distribution payable | | | 4,695 | | | | 6,794 | |
| Distribution fees payable to affiliates | | | 4,268 | | | | 6,399 | |
| Investment management fees payable to affiliates | | | 564 | | | | 7,681 | |
| Accounting and administration expenses payable to | | | | | | | | |
| affiliates | | | 418 | | | | 465 | |
| Total Liabilities | | | 260,554 | | | | 1,504,631 | |
Total Net Assets | | $ | 23,365,017 | | | $ | 36,661,387 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | $ | 23,449,027 | | | $ | 37,762,389 | |
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (84,010 | ) | | | (1,101,002 | ) |
Total Net Assets | | $ | 23,365,017 | | | $ | 36,661,387 | |
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| | Delaware Tax–Free | | | Delaware Tax–Free | |
| | New Jersey Fund | | | Oregon Fund | |
Net Asset Value | | | | | | | | |
Class A: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 20,724,539 | | | $ | 31,157,061 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited | | | | | | | | |
authorization, no par | | | 1,807,270 | | | | 2,513,227 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.47 | | | $ | 12.40 | |
Sales charge | | | 4.50 | % | | | 4.50 | % |
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share | | | | | | | | |
/ (1 - sales charge) | | $ | 12.01 | | | $ | 12.98 | |
Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 2,640,478 | | | $ | 5,504,326 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited | | | | | | | | |
authorization, no par | | | 230,583 | | | | 444,687 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.45 | | | $ | 12.38 | |
____________________ | | | | | | | | |
*Investments, at cost | | $ | 23,210,771 | | | $ | 37,372,146 | |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of operations | Six months ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | | Delaware Tax–Free | | Delaware Tax–Free |
| | | New Jersey Fund | | Oregon Fund |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | |
| Interest | | $ | 473,352 | | | $ | 702,704 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | |
| Management fees | | | 72,524 | | | | 106,723 | |
| Distribution expenses — Class A | | | 27,875 | | | | 41,449 | |
| Accounting and administration expenses | | | 21,506 | | | | 22,667 | |
| Audit and tax fees | | | 20,145 | | | | 20,145 | |
| Reports and statements to shareholders expenses | | | 7,439 | | | | 9,425 | |
| Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and | | | | | | | | |
| expenses | | | 6,069 | | | | 8,160 | |
| Legal fees | | | 1,405 | | | | 2,005 | |
| Custodian fees | | | 512 | | | | 782 | |
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 462 | | | | 653 | |
| Registration fees | | | 190 | | | | 232 | |
| Other | | | 9,005 | | | | 10,318 | |
| | | | 167,132 | | | | 222,559 | |
| Less expenses waived | | | (61,293 | ) | | | (54,797 | ) |
| Less expenses paid indirectly | | | (45 | ) | | | (52 | ) |
| Total operating expenses | | | 105,794 | | | | 167,710 | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | 367,558 | | | | 534,994 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | |
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 34,712 | | | | 172,262 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on | | | | | | | | |
| investments | | | (2,890,118 | ) | | | (4,291,847 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | (2,855,406 | ) | | | (4,119,585 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from | | | | | | | | |
| Operations | | $ | (2,487,848 | ) | | $ | (3,584,591 | ) |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund
| | | Six months | | | | |
| | | ended | | | | |
| | | 6/30/22 | | Year ended |
| | | (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 367,558 | | | $ | 663,631 | |
| Net realized gain (loss) | | | 34,712 | | | | 373,003 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (2,890,118 | ) | | | (127,153 | ) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from | | | | | | | | |
| operations | | | (2,487,848 | ) | | | 909,481 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
| Distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | (299,737 | ) | | | (1,057,312 | ) |
| Institutional Class | | | (58,932 | ) | | | (87,975 | ) |
| | | | (358,669 | ) | | | (1,145,287 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
| Proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | 160,453 | | | | 904,730 | |
| Institutional Class | | | 4,317,709 | | | | 231,775 | |
| Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of | | | | | | | | |
| dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | 274,141 | | | | 973,194 | |
| Institutional Class | | | 58,769 | | | | 87,901 | |
| | | | 4,811,072 | | | | 2,197,600 | |
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund
| | | Six months | | | | |
| | | ended | | | | |
| | | 6/30/22 | | Year ended |
| | | (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 |
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | | | | | | | | |
| Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | $ | (2,068,046 | ) | | $ | (5,408,606 | ) |
| Institutional Class | | | (3,316,776 | ) | | | (275,802 | ) |
| | | | (5,384,822 | ) | | | (5,684,408 | ) |
| Decrease in net assets derived from capital share | | | | | | | | |
| transactions | | | (573,750 | ) | | | (3,486,808 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets | | | (3,420,267 | ) | | | (3,722,614 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of period | | | 26,785,284 | | | | 30,507,898 | |
| End of period | | $ | 23,365,017 | | | $ | 26,785,284 | |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund
| | | Six months | | | | |
| | | ended | | | | |
| | | 6/30/22 | | Year ended |
| | | (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 534,994 | | | $ | 1,016,000 | |
| Net realized gain (loss) | | | 172,262 | | | | (69,982 | ) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (4,291,847 | ) | | | 217,123 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from | | | | | | | | |
| operations | | | (3,584,591 | ) | | | 1,163,141 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
| Distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | (442,631 | ) | | | (901,796 | ) |
| Institutional Class | | | (83,403 | ) | | | (114,204 | ) |
| | | | (526,034 | ) | | | (1,016,000 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
| Proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | 918,431 | | | | 1,726,889 | |
| Institutional Class | | | 3,269,143 | | | | 1,384,411 | |
| Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of | | | | | | | | |
| dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | 401,338 | | | | 810,511 | |
| Institutional Class | | | 83,398 | | | | 114,207 | |
| | | | 4,672,310 | | | | 4,036,018 | |
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund
| | | | Six months | | | | | |
| | | | ended | | | | | |
| | | | 6/30/22 | | | | Year ended | |
| | | | (Unaudited) | | | | 12/31/21 | |
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | | | | | | | | |
| Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | $ | (2,879,593 | ) | | $ | (4,750,657 | ) |
| Institutional Class | | | (2,185,357 | ) | | | (121,883 | ) |
| | | | (5,064,950 | ) | | | (4,872,540 | ) |
| Decrease in net assets derived from capital share | | | | | | | | |
| transactions | | | (392,640 | ) | | | (836,522 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets | | | (4,503,265 | ) | | | (689,381 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of period | | | 41,164,652 | | | | 41,854,033 | |
| End of period | | $ | 36,661,387 | | | $ | 41,164,652 | |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income3 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return4 |
|
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | On October 4, 2019, Class A shares of First Investors New Jersey Tax Exempt Fund were reorganized into Class A shares of Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund. See "Notes to financial statements." The Class A shares’ financial highlights for the periods prior to October 4, 2019, reflect the performance of First Investors New Jersey Tax Exempt Fund Class A shares. |
3 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
4 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
5 | The Fund's portfolio turnover rate increased substantially during the year ended December 31, 2019 due to a change in the Fund's portfolio managers and associated repositioning. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Six months ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/30/221 | | Year ended | |
| (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 | | 12/31/20 | | 12/31/192 | | 12/31/18 | | 12/31/17 | |
| | $ | 12.74 | | | | $ | 12.86 | | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 12.40 | | | $ | 12.78 | | | $ | 12.69 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.43 | | |
| | | (1.27 | ) | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.48 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
| | | (1.11 | ) | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.52 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | |
| | | — | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
| | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 11.47 | | | | $ | 12.74 | | | $ | 12.86 | | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 12.40 | | | $ | 12.78 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (8.75% | ) | | | | 3.28% | | | | 5.10% | | | | 6.68% | | | | 0.29% | | | | 4.13% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 20,725 | | | | $ | 24,742 | | | $ | 28,488 | | | $ | 39,479 | | | $ | 43,895 | | | $ | 48,917 | | |
| | | 0.84% | | | | | 0.86% | | | | 0.90% | | | | 0.96% | | | | 0.95% | | | | 0.94% | | |
| | | 1.31% | | | | | 1.30% | | | | 1.25% | | | | 1.07% | | | | 0.98% | | | | 1.04% | | |
| | | 2.76% | | | | | 2.35% | | | | 2.44% | | | | 2.67% | | | | 3.31% | | | | 3.35% | | |
| | | 2.29% | | | | | 1.91% | | | | 2.09% | | | | 2.56% | | | | 3.28% | | | | 3.25% | | |
| | | 30% | | | | | 7% | | | | 21% | | | | 47% | 5 | | | 20% | | | | 44% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income3 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return4 |
|
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | On October 4, 2019, Advisor Class shares of First Investors New Jersey Tax Exempt Fund were reorganized into Institutional Class shares of Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund. See "Notes to financial statements." The Institutional Class shares’ financial highlights for the periods prior to October 4, 2019, reflect the performance of First Investors New Jersey Tax Exempt Fund Advisor Class shares. |
3 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
4 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
5 | The Fund's portfolio turnover rate increased substantially during the year ended December 31, 2019 due to a change in the Fund's portfolio managers and associated repositioning. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Six months ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/30/221 | | Year ended | |
| (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 | | 12/31/20 | | 12/31/192 | | 12/31/18 | | 12/31/17 | |
| | $ | 12.72 | | | | $ | 12.84 | | | $ | 12.87 | | | $ | 12.38 | | | $ | 12.76 | | | $ | 12.68 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 0.18 | | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.46 | | |
| | | (1.27 | ) | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.08 | | |
| | | (1.09 | ) | | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.54 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | |
| | | — | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
| | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 11.45 | | | | $ | 12.72 | | | $ | 12.84 | | | $ | 12.87 | | | $ | 12.38 | | | $ | 12.76 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (8.65% | ) | | | | 3.53% | | | | 5.25% | | | | 7.00% | | | | 0.56% | | | | 4.36% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 2,640 | | | | $ | 2,043 | | | $ | 2,020 | | | $ | 2,385 | | | $ | 3,251 | | | $ | 2,114 | | |
| | | 0.59% | | | | | 0.62% | | | | 0.68% | | | | 0.73% | | | | 0.68% | | | | 0.66% | | |
| | | 1.05% | | | | | 1.05% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 0.82% | | | | 0.71% | | | | 0.76% | | |
| | | 2.97% | | | | | 2.59% | | | | 2.66% | | | | 2.89% | | | | 3.57% | | | | 3.63% | | |
| | | 2.51% | | | | | 2.16% | | | | 2.34% | | | | 2.80% | | | | 3.54% | | | | 3.53% | | |
| | | 30% | | | | | 7% | | | | 21% | | | | 47% | 5 | | | 20% | | | | 44% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income3 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return4 |
|
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | On October 4, 2019, Class A shares of First Investors Oregon Tax Exempt Fund were reorganized into Class A shares of Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund. See "Notes to financial statements." The Class A shares’ financial highlights for the periods prior to October 4, 2019, reflect the performance of First Investors Oregon Tax Exempt Fund Class A shares. |
3 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
4 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Six months ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/30/221 | | Year ended | |
| (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 | | 12/31/20 | | 12/31/192 | | 12/31/18 | | 12/31/17 | |
| | $ | 13.76 | | | | $ | 13.71 | | | $ | 13.42 | | | $ | 13.01 | | | $ | 13.39 | | | $ | 13.33 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 0.18 | | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.40 | | |
| | | (1.37 | ) | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
| | | (1.19 | ) | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.75 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.49 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | |
| | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 12.40 | | | | $ | 13.76 | | | $ | 13.71 | | | $ | 13.42 | | | $ | 13.01 | | | $ | 13.39 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (8.67% | ) | | | | 2.82% | | | | 4.70% | | | | 5.78% | | | | (0.04% | ) | | | 3.70% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 31,157 | | | | $ | 36,216 | | | $ | 38,295 | | | $ | 43,911 | | | $ | 48,527 | | | $ | 52,210 | | |
| | | 0.90% | | | | | 0.90% | | | | 0.91% | | | | 0.95% | | | | 0.96% | | | | 0.95% | | |
| | | 1.18% | | | | | 1.18% | | | | 1.19% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 0.99% | | | | 1.05% | | |
| | | 2.72% | | | | | 2.40% | | | | 2.46% | | | | 2.49% | | | | 2.84% | | | | 3.00% | | |
| | | 2.44% | | | | | 2.12% | | | | 2.18% | | | | 2.39% | | | | 2.81% | | | | 2.90% | | |
| | | 18% | | | | | 12% | | | | 25% | | | | 50% | | | | 49% | | | | 30% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income3 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return4 |
|
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | On October 4, 2019, Advisor Class shares of First Investors Oregon Tax Exempt Fund were reorganized into Institutional Class shares of Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund. See "Notes to financial statements." The Institutional Class shares’ financial highlights for the periods prior to October 4, 2019, reflect the performance of First Investors Oregon Tax Exempt Fund Advisor Class shares. |
3 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
4 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Six months ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/30/221 | | Year ended | |
| (Unaudited) | | 12/31/21 | | 12/31/20 | | 12/31/192 | | 12/31/18 | | 12/31/17 | |
| | $ | 13.73 | | | | $ | 13.69 | | | $ | 13.40 | | | $ | 12.99 | | | $ | 13.36 | | | $ | 13.30 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 0.19 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.44 | | |
| | | (1.35 | ) | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.41 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.07 | | |
| | | (1.16 | ) | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.51 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | |
| | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 12.38 | | | | $ | 13.73 | | | $ | 13.69 | | | $ | 13.40 | | | $ | 12.99 | | | $ | 13.36 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (8.50% | ) | | | | 3.00% | | | | 4.96% | | | | 6.03% | | | | 0.33% | | | | 3.91% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 5,504 | | | | $ | 4,949 | | | $ | 3,559 | | | $ | 2,953 | | | $ | 4,605 | | | $ | 4,100 | | |
| | | 0.65% | | | | | 0.65% | | | | 0.66% | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.66% | | | | 0.64% | | |
| | | 0.93% | | | | | 0.93% | | | | 0.94% | | | | 0.78% | | | | 0.69% | | | | 0.74% | | |
| | | 2.99% | | | | | 2.65% | | | | 2.71% | | | | 2.76% | | | | 3.13% | | | | 3.30% | | |
| | | 2.71% | | | | | 2.37% | | | | 2.43% | | | | 2.68% | | | | 3.10% | | | | 3.20% | | |
| | | 18% | | | | | 12% | | | | 25% | | | | 50% | | | | 49% | | | | 30% | | |
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Notes to financial statements |
Delaware Funds by Macquarie® tax-exempt funds | June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Delaware Group® Limited-Term Government Funds (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Oregon Fund. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Oregon Fund (each a Fund, or collectively, the Funds). Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund is included in a separate report. Each Fund is an open-end investment company. The Funds are considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offer Class A and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $250,000 or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) or a predecessor distributor paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares, for shares of the Funds purchased prior to July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first year after your purchase and 0.50% if you redeem these shares within the second year; or if the Distributor paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $250,000 or more of Class A shares, for shares purchased on or after July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase; unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.
Before each Fund commenced operations, on October 4, 2019, all of the assets and liabilities of the corresponding fund identified as its respective Predecessor Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) were transferred to the Fund in a tax-free reorganization as set forth in an agreement and plan of reorganization (each a Foresters Reorganization) between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and Foresters Investment Management Company, Inc., on behalf of the Predecessor Funds. As a result of each Foresters Reorganization, the applicable Fund assumed the performance and accounting history of its corresponding Predecessor Fund. Financial information included for the dates prior to the Foresters Reorganization is that of the Predecessor Funds.
Fund | | Predecessor Fund |
Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund | | First Investors New Jersey Tax Exempt Fund |
Delaware Tax-Free Oregon Fund | | First Investors Oregon Tax Exempt Fund |
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Each Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Funds.
Security Valuation — Debt securities are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields,
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maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities are valued at fair value using methods approved by the Board.
Federal Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as each Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on each Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended June 30, 2022, and for all open tax years (years ended December 31, 2018–December 31, 2021), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in each Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, each Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other” on the “Statements of operations.” During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting — Investment income and common expenses are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of “settled shares” of each class in relation to the net assets of each Fund. Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other — Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® (Delaware Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and
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Notes to financial statements
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1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to interest income to the earliest call date using the effective interest method. Each Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays the dividends monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Each Fund receives earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. The expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” There were no such earnings credits for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Each Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than $1, the expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months June 30, 2022, each Fund earned the following amounts under this arrangement:
Fund | | Earnings Credits |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund | | $45 |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | | 52 |
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its respective investment management agreement, each Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | Delaware Tax–Free | | Delaware Tax–Free |
| | New Jersey Fund | | Oregon Fund |
On the first $500 million | | 0.5500% | | 0.5500% |
On the next $500 million | | 0.5000% | | 0.5000% |
On the next $1.5 billion | | 0.4500% | | 0.4500% |
In excess of $2.5 billion | | 0.4250% | | 0.4250% |
DMC has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), in order to prevent
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total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding the following percentages of each Fund’s average daily net assets from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.* These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and each Fund. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.
| | Operating expense |
| | limitation as |
| | a percentage |
| | of average |
| | daily net assets |
Fund | | (per annum) |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund | | 0.59% |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | | 0.65% |
DMC may seek investment advice and recommendations from its affiliates: Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (together, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisors”). DMC may also permit these Affiliated Sub-Advisors to execute each Fund's security trades on its behalf and exercise investment discretion for securities in certain markets where DMC believes it will be beneficial to utilize an Affiliated Sub-Advisor’s specialized market knowledge. Although the Affiliated Sub-Advisors serve as sub-advisors, DMC has ultimate responsibility for all investment advisory services. For these services, DMC, not each Fund, may pay each Affiliated Sub-Advisor a portion of its investment management fee.
Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to the Funds. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $45 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative net asset value (NAV) basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended June 30, 2022, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:
Fund | | Fees |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund | | $ | 2,419 |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | | | 2,619 |
DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Funds. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.005% of the next $20 billion; and 0.0025% of average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail
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Notes to financial statements
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2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued) funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.”
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:
Fund | | Fees |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund | | $ | 1,240 |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | | | 1,821 |
Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to each Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by each Fund and are also included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees that are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, each Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.
As provided in the investment management agreement, each Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to the Funds. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Legal fees.”
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, each Fund was charged for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:
Fund | | Fees |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund | | $ | 648 |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | | | 732 |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:
Fund | | Class A |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund | | $ | 219 |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | | | 501 |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions on redemptions of each Fund’s Class A shares, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares. The amounts received were as follows:
Fund | | Class A |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund | | $ | 147 |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | | | — |
Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by each Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Funds.
Cross trades for the six months ended June 30, 2022, were executed by each Fund pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board designed to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds of investment companies, or between a fund of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common directors/trustees and/or common officers. At its regularly scheduled meetings, the Board reviews a report related to the Funds’ compliance with the procedures adopted by the Board. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Funds engaged in Rule 17a-7 securities purchases and securities sales, which resulted in net gains or losses as follows:
| | Purchases | | Sales | | Net realized gain (loss) |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | $ | 1,766,712 | | $ | 3,473,412 | | | $ | (21,087 | ) | |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | | | 3,130,081 | | | 3,142,305 | | | | 4,975 | | |
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* | The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from April 30, 2021 through April 29, 2023. |
3. Investments
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, each Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
Fund | | Purchases | | Sales |
Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund | | $ | 7,669,427 | | $ | 7,895,586 |
Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund | | | 6,855,666 | | | 7,216,020 |
At June 30, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At June 30, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for each Fund were as follows:
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3. Investments (continued)
| | | | | Aggregate | | Aggregate | | | Net unrealized | |
| | | | | unrealized | | unrealized | | | appreciation | |
| | Cost of | | appreciation | | depreciation | | | (depreciation) | |
Fund | | investments | | of investments | | of investments | | | of investments | |
Delaware Tax–Free | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Jersey Fund | | $ | 23,210,771 | | $ | 498,433 | | $ | (642,724 | ) | | | $(144,291 | ) |
Delaware Tax–Free | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Oregon Fund | | | 37,372,146 | | | 523,040 | | | (1,259,198 | ) | | | (736,158 | ) |
At December 31, 2021, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains were as follows:
| | Loss carryforward character | | | |
| | Short-term | | Long-term | | Total |
Delaware Tax–Free | | | | | | | | | |
Oregon Fund | | $ | 417,506 | | $ | 128,733 | | $ | 546,239 |
At December 31, 2021, there were no capital loss carryforwards for Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund.
US GAAP defines fair value as the price that each Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each Fund's investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:
Level 1 – | Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and exchange-traded options contracts) |
| |
Level 2 – | Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities) |
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Level 3 – | Significant unobservable inputs, including each Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities) |
Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. Each Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
The following tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2022:
| | Delaware Tax–Free New Jersey Fund |
| | Level 2 |
Securities | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | $ | 23,066,480 | |
Total Value of Securities | | | $ | 23,066,480 | |
| | | | | |
| | Delaware Tax–Free Oregon Fund |
| | Level 2 |
Securities | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | $ | 35,835,988 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | 800,000 | |
Total Value of Securities | | | $ | 36,635,988 | |
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. Each Fund's policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when each Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to each Fund's net assets. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no Level 3 investments.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Funds by Macquarie® tax-exempt funds
4. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
| | | Delaware Tax–Free | | Delaware Tax–Free |
| | | New Jersey Fund | | Oregon Fund |
| | | Six months | | | | | Six months | | | |
| | | ended | | Year ended | | ended | | Year ended |
| | | 6/30/22 | | 12/31/21 | | 6/30/22 | | 12/31/21 |
Shares sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | 13,251 | | | 70,165 | | | 72,121 | | | 126,190 | |
| Institutional Class | | 347,138 | | | 17,950 | | | 250,513 | | | 100,837 | |
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | 23,027 | | | 75,909 | | | 31,106 | | | 59,007 | |
| Institutional Class | | 4,939 | | | 6,866 | | | 6,495 | | | 8,327 | |
| | | 388,355 | | | 170,890 | | | 360,235 | | | 294,361 | |
Shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | (171,641 | ) | | (419,079 | ) | | (222,780 | ) | | (345,912 | ) |
| Institutional Class | | (282,153 | ) | | (21,497 | ) | | (172,634 | ) | | (8,885 | ) |
| | | (453,794 | ) | | (440,576 | ) | | (395,414 | ) | | (354,797 | ) |
Net decrease | | (65,439 | ) | | (269,686 | ) | | (35,179 | ) | | (60,436 | ) |
5. Line of Credit
Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15% with the addition of an upfront fee of 0.05%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expires on October 31, 2022.
Each Fund had no amounts outstanding as of June 30, 2022, or at any time during the period then ended.
6. Securities Lending
Each Fund, along with other funds in Delaware Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The
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required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day, which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY Mellon must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day, may be more or less than the value of the security on loan. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.
Cash collateral received by each fund of the Trust is generally invested in a series of individual separate accounts, each corresponding to a fund. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. Each Fund can also accept US government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans.
In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to each Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. Each Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. Each Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, each Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among each Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. Each Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.
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Notes to financial statements
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6. Securities Lending (continued)
Each Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in each collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of each Fund's cash collateral account may be less than the amount each Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and each Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, each Fund had no securities out on loan.
7. Geographic, Credit and Market Risks
Beginning in January 2020, global financial markets have experienced and may continue to experience significant volatility resulting from the spread of a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in travel and border restrictions, quarantines, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and general market uncertainty. The effects of COVID-19 have and may continue to adversely affect the global economy, the economies of certain nations and individual issuers, all of which may negatively impact the Funds’ performance.
When interest rates rise, fixed income securities (i.e. debt obligations) generally will decline in value. These declines in value are greater for fixed income securities with longer maturities or durations.
IBOR is the risk that changes related to the use of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rate (collectively, IBORs) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR (or the corresponding IBOR). The abandonment of LIBOR could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference LIBOR. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other IBORs, such as the euro overnight index average (EONIA), which are also the subject of recent reform.
The Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued by each corresponding state’s municipalities. The Funds invest primarily in a specific state and may be subject to geographic concentration risk. In addition, the Funds have the flexibility to invest in issuers in US territories and possessions such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam whose bonds are also free of federal and individual state income taxes. The value of the Funds’ investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the states or US territories, regional or local economic conditions, and differing levels of supply and demand for municipal bonds. Many municipalities insure repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that value may fluctuate for other reasons and there is no certainty that the insurance company will meet its obligations. A real or perceived decline in creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of insured bonds held in each Fund.
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Each Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield municipal fixed income securities, which are securities rated lower than BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P), lower than Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.
Each Fund invests in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection designed to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction, or through a combination of such approaches. Each Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.
Each Fund may invest in advanced refunded bonds, escrow secured bonds, or defeased bonds. Under current federal tax laws and regulations, state and local government borrowers are permitted to refinance outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds. The issuer refinances the outstanding debt to either reduce interest costs or to remove or alter restrictive covenants imposed by the bonds being refinanced. A refunding transaction where the municipal securities are being refunded within 90 days from the issuance of the refunding issue is known as a “current refunding.” “Advance refunded bonds” are bonds in which the refunded bond issue remains outstanding for more than 90 days following the issuance of the refunding issue. In an advance refunding, the issuer will use the proceeds of a new bond issue to purchase high grade interest bearing debt securities, which are then deposited in an irrevocable escrow account held by an escrow agent to secure all future payments of principal and interest and bond premium of the advance refunded bond. Bonds are “escrowed to maturity” when the proceeds of the refunding issue are deposited in an escrow account for investment sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest on the original interest payment and maturity dates.
Bonds are considered “pre-refunded” when the refunding issue’s proceeds are escrowed only until a permitted call date or dates on the refunded issue with the refunded issue being redeemed at the time, including any required premium. Bonds become “defeased” when the rights and interests of the bondholders and of their lien on the pledged revenues or other security under the terms of the bond contract are substituted with an alternative source of revenues (the escrow securities) sufficient to meet payments of principal and interest to maturity or to the first call dates. Escrowed secured bonds will often receive a rating of AAA from Moody’s, S&P, and/or Fitch Ratings due to the strong credit quality of the escrow securities and the irrevocable nature of the escrow deposit agreement.
Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair each
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Notes to financial statements
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7. Geographic, Credit and Market Risks (continued)
Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Board has delegated to DMC, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of each Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to each Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A securities have been identified on the “Schedules of investments.”
8. Contractual Obligations
Each Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, each Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed each Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. As of the financial reporting period, Management is evaluating the impact of applying this ASU.
10. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to June 30, 2022, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), which requires all open-end funds (other than money market funds) to adopt and implement a program reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s “liquidity risk,” defined as the risk that the fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
The Funds have adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Board has designated a member of the US Operational Risk Group of Macquarie Asset Management as the Program Administrator for each Fund in the Trust.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of each Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each of the Fund’s portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting each Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments if, immediately after the acquisition, each Fund would hold more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The Program also requires reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if each Fund’s holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).
In assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk, the Program Administrator considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including: (1) each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Funds during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) each Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. Classification of each Fund’s portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or to sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. Each Fund primarily holds assets that are classified as Highly Liquid, and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM.
At a meeting of the Board held on May 17-19, 2022, the Program Administrator provided the required written annual report to the Board addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The report concluded that the Program is appropriately designed and effectively implemented and that it meets the requirements of Rule 22e-4 and each Fund’s liquidity needs. Each Fund’s HLIM is set at an appropriate level and the Funds complied with their HLIM at all times during the reporting period.
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About the organization
Board of trustees
Shawn K. Lytle President and Chief Executive Officer Delaware Funds by Macquarie® Jerome D. Abernathy Managing Member Stonebrook Capital Management, LLC Thomas L. Bennett Chairman of the Board Delaware Funds by Macquarie Private Investor | Ann D. Borowiec Former Chief Executive Officer Private Wealth Management J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Joseph W. Chow Private Investor H. Jeffrey Dobbs Former Global Sector Chairman Industrial Manufacturing, KPMG, LLP | John A. Fry President Drexel University Joseph Harroz, Jr. President University of Oklahoma Sandra A.J. Lawrence Former Chief Administrative Officer Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics | Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa Former Chief Executive Officer Banco Itaú International Thomas K. Whitford Former Vice Chairman PNC Financial Services Group Christianna Wood Chief Executive Officer and President Gore Creek Capital, Ltd. Janet L. Yeomans Former Vice President and Treasurer 3M Company |
Affiliated officers
David F. Connor Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary Delaware Funds by Macquarie | Daniel V. Geatens Senior Vice President and Treasurer Delaware Funds by Macquarie | Richard Salus Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Delaware Funds by Macquarie | |
This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Oregon Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature. |
Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Each Fund’s Forms N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedules of Investments included in the Funds’ most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/literature. Each Fund’s Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.
Information (if any) regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Funds' website at delawarefunds.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d15( b)) and provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits
(a) (1) Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(3) Written solicitations to purchase securities pursuant to Rule 23c-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Not applicable.
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DELAWARE GROUP® LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUNDS
/s/ SHAWN K. LYTLE |
By: | Shawn K. Lytle |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | September 6, 2022 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ SHAWN K. LYTLE |
By: | Shawn K. Lytle |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | September 6, 2022 |
/s/ RICHARD SALUS |
By: | Richard Salus |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: | September 6, 2022 |