UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: | 811-03850 | |
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | Delaware Group® Tax Free Fund | |
Address of principal executive offices: | 2005 Market Street | |
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||
Name and address of agent for service: | David F. Connor, Esq. | |
2005 Market Street | ||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (800) 523-1918 | |
Date of fiscal year end: | August 31 | |
Date of reporting period: | August 31, 2011 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Annual report Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund August 31, 2011 Fixed income mutual funds |
Carefully consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds’ prospectuses and, if available, their summary prospectuses, which may be obtained by visiting www.delawareinvestments.com or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and, if available, the summary prospectus carefully before investing. |
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Investments in Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (Macquarie Group), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Funds, the repayment of capital from the Funds, or any particular rate of return.
Table of contents | ||
Portfolio management review | 1 | |
Performance summaries | 6 | |
Disclosure of Fund expenses | 16 | |
Security type/sector allocations | 19 | |
Statements of net assets | 22 | |
Statements of operations | 68 | |
Statements of changes in net assets | 70 | |
Financial highlights | 76 | |
Notes to financial statements | 100 | |
Report of independent registered | ||
public accounting firm | 113 | |
Other Fund information | 114 | |
Board of trustees/directors and | ||
officers addendum | 120 | |
About the organization | 130 |
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Aug. 31, 2011, and subject to change.
Funds are not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.
Mutual fund advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Funds’ distributor, Delaware Distributors, L.P. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.
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Portfolio management review | |
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds | September 6, 2011 |
Performance preview (for the year ended August 31, 2011) | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund (Class A shares) | 1-year return | +1.65% | ||
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (benchmark) | 1-year return | +2.66% | ||
Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds Average | 1-year return | +1.47% |
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, please see the table on page 6.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
The Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest at least 65% of assets in municipal debt issues in the top four credit ratings.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, please see the table on page 6.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
The Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest at least 65% of assets in municipal debt issues in the top four credit ratings.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund (Class A shares) | 1-year return | +1.10% | ||
Barclays Capital 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index (benchmark) | 1-year return | +3.18% | ||
Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Average | 1-year return | +2.48% |
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, please see the table on page 9.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
The Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of 5 to 10 years.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, please see the table on page 9.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
The Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of 5 to 10 years.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (Class A shares) | 1-year return | +0.23% | ||
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (benchmark) | 1-year return | +2.66% | ||
Lipper High-Yield Municipal Debt Funds Average | 1-year return | +0.86% |
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, please see the table on page 12.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
The Lipper High-Yield Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest at least 50% of assets in lower rated municipal debt issues.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, please see the table on page 12.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
The Lipper High-Yield Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest at least 50% of assets in lower rated municipal debt issues.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
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Portfolio management review
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Economic backdrop
When the Funds’ fiscal year began in September 2010, many municipal bond investors appeared to be anticipating a moderately improving economy and, as a result, they were likely expecting interest rates to rise in 2011 (especially since rates had been trending at historically low levels). However, this optimism was soon muted as mounting data suggested a slowdown in U.S. economic growth and stimulated fears of a so-called double-dip recession.
Ultimately, lackluster reports on gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the total dollar value of goods and services produced by the economy, confirmed the economy’s disappointing performance. The data reflected persistent weakness in economic output, including the following readings:
- In the third and fourth quarters of 2010, U.S. GDP expanded by annualized rates of 2.5% and 2.3%, respectively.
- During the first quarter of 2011, GDP grew at an annualized rate of just 0.4% — the weakest showing in seven quarters.
- Growth in the second quarter of 2011 came in only slightly better, at an estimated annualized rate of 1.0%.
Data: U.S. Commerce Department
Arguably, employment continued to be the Achilles’ heel of the economy. Even early in the fiscal year, amid decent economic growth, employment continued to struggle. At the start of the Funds’ fiscal year, unemployment was at a high rate of 9.6% and ticked further upward to 9.8% within several months. A period of optimism followed as the jobless rate declined a full percentage point between November 2010 and March 2011. From there, however, the unemployment rate reversed course and rose to 9.0% in April, hovering close to that level for the remainder of the Funds’ fiscal year.
In the second half of the Funds’ fiscal year, the global economic picture worsened:
- In March 2011, the massive earthquake that struck Japan, followed by a devastating tsunami and nuclear crisis, hurt factory production and reduced worldwide economic output.
- The European debt crisis resurfaced and threatened to ensnare some of the continent’s larger economies, such as Italy and Spain.
- A political battle in Washington D.C. over government spending and the lifting of the federal debt ceiling increased investor uncertainty and anxiety.
- Citing these severe political disagreements in the face of rising debt, credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded the long-term rating on U.S. sovereign debt. In what was the first such downgrade in history, the United States’ S&P rating went to AA+, one notch down from its former rating of AAA.
These mounting challenges and economic crosscurrents led to significant volatility in the financial markets. Despite the rating downgrade of U.S. bonds, many fixed income investors flocked to the perceived safety of U.S. Treasury debt, pushing interest rates even lower.
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Conditions within municipal bond markets
Municipal bonds benefited from a generally favorable market backdrop during the first two months of the Funds’ fiscal year. Inflation remained under control and interest rates trended downward, boosting the performance of fixed income securities. Two additional factors, more technical in nature, had a positive effect on municipal securities: supply of municipal bonds remained constrained, and demand remained healthy.
Beginning in November 2010, however, a number of factors combined to weigh on the municipal bond market:
- Many investors worried that renewed federal economic stimulus efforts would increase the risk of inflation.
- Expectations grew that Republican congressional election victories would mean the end of the federal Build America Bonds program and a potential increase in the supply of traditional tax-exempt debt.
- Worries mounted about the fiscal condition of many state and local governments and their ability to repay their debt. Investor anxiety about state finances was exacerbated by a heavy dose of negative headlines from various media outlets, including articles in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and a particularly troubling segment that aired on the television program 60 Minutes in mid-December.
Amid these conditions, the municipal bond market experienced two violent selloffs during the fourth quarter of 2010, setting in motion a wave of negative sentiment that spilled into early 2011. Within a very short time, municipal bond mutual funds went from an environment of strong inflows to one of strong outflows.
After January 2011, however, the situation stabilized, and trends turned favorable for tax-exempt bond investors. Rates on municipal securities generally decreased throughout the rest of the fiscal year, following Treasury bond yields downward (though not to the same degree).
Across the yield curve, municipal bonds saw their prices rise and their yields decline. Overall, the municipal yield curve steepened modestly during the Funds’ fiscal year, meaning that the difference between short- and long-term municipal bond yields increased.
The strongest-performing parts of the yield curve were the middle maturities — bonds with maturities ranging from six to eight years. Very short investments did not gain as much ground, nor did bonds on the longer end of the maturity range.
With regard to credit quality, medium-grade securities, or A-rated bonds, were the market’s best performers. Bonds with the highest level of credit quality, namely those with AAA or AA credit ratings, were the second-strongest performing segment, while bonds rated BBB, the lowest tier of the investment grade bond universe, trailed all other investment grade bonds. Overall, this breakdown in performance reflected investors’ preference for bonds with less credit risk during what was largely an uncertain market climate.
A temporarily defensive approach
Going into 2011, we believed a heightened level of risk pervaded the market, and we took temporary steps to attempt to position
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Portfolio management review
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
the Funds’ portfolios more defensively; this meant sacrificing some income-generation potential, but it ultimately translated to an increase in credit quality within each Fund.
Because we expected the supply of municipal bonds to build in the wake of the expiration of the Build America Bonds program — especially for bonds with longer maturities — we modestly reduced each Fund’s exposure to longer-dated bonds, while trimming each Fund’s position in lower-rated issues. In both cases, we did not believe these types of securities would perform well in an environment of increased bond supply. (We should stress that these changes took place at the margins of each Fund’s portfolio and only reflected minor adjustments.)
Initially, these adjustments did not work as well as we had hoped, given that mid-January was the high point for interest rates during the Funds’ fiscal year. At that time, investors’ credit fears generally started to subside, and rates began to move downward. This trend worked against the higher-quality, shorter-duration positioning we had recently moved toward.
Thus, in mid-March we decided that our conservative approach was not serving the Funds’ shareholders as well as we had anticipated. When it became clear that the bond market was recovering, we took steps that included, among other actions, reducing each Fund’s allocation to cash. In redeploying that cash, we followed our traditional credit-selection process and focused on the types of bonds we more routinely invest in — bonds that we believe offer very good potential value relative to their inherent risk. As a result, we gradually moved each Fund’s portfolio to a less defensive posture.
Notable holdings within the Funds
With a few exceptions, the best-performing individual bonds across the three Funds shared a number of characteristics. In general, bonds with short- to medium-term maturities tended to enjoy better performance throughout the Funds’ fiscal year. Also, bonds with lower credit ratings typically underperformed their higher-rated counterparts, amid an environment in which many investors reduced their exposure to bond issuers with weaker credit quality.
Another important performance factor was the timing of bond purchases. As we previously discussed, the high point for interest rates was in mid-January 2011, when bond prices were relatively low. The bonds that were introduced into the Funds during this period provided relatively good returns, given that their prices rebounded when market conditions subsequently improved.
For example, the strongest individual contributors within Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund included bonds issued by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, rated Aa3 and A+ by Moody’s and S&P, respectively. With a 2023 maturity date, these bonds were within the strongest-performing maturity range within the municipal market. In addition, the bonds were purchased in mid-February when prices were generally low. Similarly, the Fund’s position in California Department of Water Resources bonds, with respective credit ratings of Aa3 and AA- (and a 2020 maturity), were purchased in late December and eventually appreciated when investor sentiment rebounded.
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The weakest-performing securities for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund were both lower-rated bond issues with long maturities — two characteristics that were not embraced by investors during the Fund’s fiscal year. For instance, bonds issued by Capital Trust Agency of Florida (rated Baa3 by Moody’s and nonrated by S&P, maturing in 2032) provided the weakest performance, declining by approximately 9% during the fiscal year. Another disappointment came from the Fund’s position in bonds issued by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. These bonds, which were backed by cigarette taxes, also suffered from their lower credit ratings (Baa3 by Moody’s) and a relatively long maturity date.
The top-performing bonds in Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund were issued by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, similar to those held in Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund (but with a higher credit rating and shorter maturity date). These bonds were added to the Fund’s portfolio in mid-January 2011, when we believed they provided unusually attractive value relative to their risk characteristics. Another well-timed purchase involved bonds issued by the Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority (to finance activities at Massachusetts Institute of Technology). These bonds were rated Aaa and AAA by Moody’s and S&P, respectively.
In contrast, notably weaker performers within Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund included bonds issued by the state of Pennsylvania on behalf of East Stroudsburg University. These securities underperformed due to their relatively long maturities and low-investment-grade credit ratings. These same factors dragged down performance for utility bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. In fact, a longer-maturity bond from the same issuer represented the weakest-returning security for Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund. Other notable underperformers for this Fund included New York City Industrial Development Agency bonds issued to help finance a new stadium for the New York Mets professional baseball team. These bonds had 35 years until maturity and credit ratings of Baa1 and BB+ (by Moody’s and S&P respectively), neither of which were favorable characteristics given the market environment.
The best-performing securities within Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund were tobacco-securitization bonds issued by the state of California. Although these bonds, which are backed by cigarette-company revenues, were lower rated and relatively long in maturity, these factors were more than offset by the positive effects of the timing of our purchase (they were added to the Fund’s portfolio in mid-December 2010, when tobacco bonds were broadly underperforming). Similarly, the Fund’s purchase of high-quality New York City Transitional Financial Authority bonds proved favorable. In addition to benefiting from credit ratings of Aa1 and AAA (by Moody’s and S&P, respectively) and maturities in 2018, these securities were purchased at what we viewed as a good price in early February 2011.
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Performance summaries | |
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | August 31, 2011 |
The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our website at www.delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
Fund performance1,2 | Average annual total returns through Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||
1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Lifetime | |||||
Class A (Est. Jan. 11, 1984) | ||||||||
Excluding sales charge | +1.65% | +3.99% | +4.57% | +6.96% | ||||
Including sales charge | -2.94% | +3.02% | +4.09% | +6.79% | ||||
Class B (Est. May 2, 1994) | ||||||||
Excluding sales charge | +0.89% | +3.18% | +3.91% | +4.44% | ||||
Including sales charge | -3.00% | +2.93% | +3.91% | +4.44% | ||||
Class C (Est. Nov. 29, 1995) | ||||||||
Excluding sales charge | +0.88% | +3.20% | +3.77% | +3.78% | ||||
Including sales charge | -0.09% | +3.20% | +3.77% | +3.78% | ||||
Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2008) | ||||||||
Excluding sales charge | +1.83% | n/a | n/a | +9.97% | ||||
Including sales charge | +1.83% | n/a | n/a | +9.97% |
1 Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund performance” chart. The current expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 7. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of up to 0.24% of average daily net assets.
Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied. Additionally, the Fund’s Class A shares are subject to a blended 12b-1 fee of 0.10% on all shares acquired prior to June 1, 1992, and 0.25% on all shares acquired on or after June 1, 1992.
Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges as described in the prospectus. Please see the prospectus for additional information on Class B shares. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge that declines from 4.00% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A
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shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. Ten-year and lifetime performance figures for Class B shares reflect conversion to Class A shares after approximately eight years.
Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
Performance for Class B and C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.
Institutional Class shares are available without sales or asset-based distribution charges only to certain eligible institutional accounts.
The “Fund performance” table and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.
The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.
High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.
Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.
2 The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Investments has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total fund operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses) from exceeding 0.56% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from Dec. 29, 2010, through Dec. 29, 2011. Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements.
Fund expense ratios | Class A | Class B | Class C | Institutional Class | ||||
Total annual operating expenses | 0.95% | 1.71% | 1.71% | 0.71% | ||||
(without fee waivers) | ||||||||
Net expenses | 0.80% | 1.56% | 1.56% | 0.56% | ||||
(including fee waivers, if any) | ||||||||
Type of waiver | Contractual | Contractual | Contractual | Contractual |
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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
Performance of a $10,000 investment1
Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2001, through Aug. 31, 2011
Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2001, through Aug. 31, 2011
For period beginning Aug. 31, 2001, through Aug. 31, 2011 | Starting value | Ending value | ||
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | $10,000 | $16,208 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund — Class A Shares | $9,550 | $14,913 |
1 The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2001, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Current expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 7. Please note additional details on pages 6 through 8.
The chart also assumes $10,000 invested in the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2001. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.
Nasdaq symbols | CUSIPs | ||||||
Class A | DMTFX | 245909106 | |||||
Class B | DTFCX | 245909403 | |||||
Class C | DUSCX | 245909700 | |||||
Institutional Class | DTFIX | 24610H104 |
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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | August 31, 2011 |
The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our website at www.delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
Fund performance1,2 | Average annual total returns through Aug. 31, 2011 | ||||||
1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Lifetime | ||||
Class A (Est. Jan. 7, 1993) | |||||||
Excluding sales charge | +1.10% | +4.21% | +4.59% | +5.26% | |||
Including sales charge | -1.65% | +3.64% | +4.29% | +5.11% | |||
Class B (Est. May 2, 1994) | |||||||
Excluding sales charge | +0.25% | +3.34% | +4.14% | +4.88% | |||
Including sales charge | -1.71% | +3.34% | +4.14% | +4.88% | |||
Class C (Est. Nov. 29, 1995) | |||||||
Excluding sales charge | +0.25% | +3.33% | +3.70% | +4.06% | |||
Including sales charge | -0.73% | +3.33% | +3.70% | +4.06% | |||
Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2008) | |||||||
Excluding sales charge | +1.28% | n/a | n/a | +7.65% | |||
Including sales charge | +1.28% | n/a | n/a | +7.65% |
1 Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund performance” chart. The current expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 10. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 2.75%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of up to 0.30% of average daily net assets.
Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied. This fee has been contractually limited to 0.15% of average daily net assets from Dec. 29, 2010, through Dec. 29, 2011.
Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges as described in the prospectus. Please see the prospectus for additional information on Class B shares. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge that declines from 2.00% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis
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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
approximately eight years after purchase. Ten-year and lifetime performance figures for Class B shares reflect conversion to Class A shares after approximately five years.
Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
Performance for Class B and C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.
Institutional Class shares are available without sales or asset-based distribution charges only to certain eligible institutional accounts.
The “Fund performance” table and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.
The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.
High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.
Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.
2 The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Investments has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total fund operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses) from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from Dec. 29, 2010, through Dec. 29, 2011. Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements.
Fund expense ratios | Class A | Class B | Class C | Institutional Class | |||||||
Total annual operating expenses | 1.00 | % | 1.70 | % | 1.70 | % | 0.70 | % | |||
(without fee waivers) | |||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.75 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.60 | % | 0.60 | % | |||
(including fee waivers, if any) | |||||||||||
Type of waiver | Contractual | Contractual | Contractual | Contractual |
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Performance of a $10,000 investment1
Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2001, through Aug. 31, 2011
Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2001, through Aug. 31, 2011
For period beginning Aug. 31, 2001, through Aug. 31, 2011 | Starting value | Ending value | ||
Barclays Capital 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | $10,000 | $16,305 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund — Class A Shares | $9,725 | $15,218 |
1 The “Performance of $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2001, and includes the effect of a 2.75% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Current expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 10. Please note additional details on pages 9 through 11.
The chart also assumes $10,000 invested in the Barclays Capital 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2001.
The Barclays Capital 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, sometimes also referred to as the Barclays Capital 3–15 Year Municipal Bond Index, measures the total return performance of investment grade, U.S. tax-exempt bonds with maturities from 2 to 17 years.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.
Nasdaq symbols | CUSIPs | ||||||
Class A | DMUSX | 245909304 | |||||
Class B | DUIBX | 245909601 | |||||
Class C | DUICX | 245909882 | |||||
Institutional Class | DUSIX | 24610H203 |
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Performance summaries | |
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | August 31, 2011 |
The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our website at www.delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
Fund performance1,2 | Average annual total returns through Aug. 31, 2011 | ||||||
1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Lifetime | ||||
Class A (Est. Sept. 22, 1986) | |||||||
Excluding sales charge | +0.23% | +3.86% | +4.60% | +6.21% | |||
Including sales charge | -4.33% | +2.90% | +4.12% | +6.01% | |||
Class B (Est. Dec. 18, 1996) | |||||||
Excluding sales charge | -0.51% | +3.06% | +3.96% | +4.55% | |||
Including sales charge | -4.33% | +2.81% | +3.96% | +4.55% | |||
Class C (Est. May 26, 1997) | |||||||
Excluding sales charge | -0.51% | +3.07% | +3.82% | +4.11% | |||
Including sales charge | -1.46% | +3.07% | +3.82% | +4.11% | |||
Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2008) | |||||||
Excluding sales charge | +0.41% | n/a | n/a | +15.92% | |||
Including sales charge | +0.41% | n/a | n/a | +15.92% |
1 Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund performance” chart. The current expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 13. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.
Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges as described in the prospectus. Please see the prospectus for additional information on Class B shares. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge that declines from 4.00% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase.
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Ten-year and lifetime performance figures for Class B shares reflect conversion to Class A shares after approximately eight years.
Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
Performance for Class B and C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.
Institutional Class shares are available without sales or asset-based distribution charges only to certain eligible institutional accounts.
The “Fund performance” table and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.
The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.
High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.
Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.
2 The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Investments has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total fund operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses) from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from Dec. 29, 2010, through Dec. 29, 2011. Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements.
Fund expense ratios | Class A | Class B | Class C | Institutional Class | |||||||
Total annual operating expenses | 1.04 | % | 1.79 | % | 1.79 | % | 0.79 | % | |||
(without fee waivers) | |||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.85 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.60 | % | 0.60 | % | |||
(including fee waivers, if any) | |||||||||||
Type of waiver | Contractual | Contractual | Contractual | Contractual |
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Performance summaries
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Performance of a $10,000 investment1
Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2001, through Aug. 31, 2011
For period beginning Aug. 31, 2001, through Aug. 31, 2011 | Starting value | Ending value | ||
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | $10,000 | $16,208 | ||
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund — Class A Shares | $9,550 | $14,956 |
1 The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2001, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Current expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 13. Please note additional details on pages 12 through 14.
The chart also assumes $10,000 invested in the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2001. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.
Nasdaq symbols | CUSIPs | ||||||
Class A | CXHYX | 928928241 | |||||
Class B | DVNYX | 928928233 | |||||
Class C | DVHCX | 928928225 | |||||
Institutional Class | DVHIX | 24610H302 |
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from March 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011
For the six-month period from March 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011
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/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. These 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 March 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011.
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 this 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 a 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. The expenses shown in each table assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
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Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | |||||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Annualized | Paid During Period | ||||||||||||
3/1/11 | 8/31/11 | Expense Ratio | 3/1/11 to 8/31/11* | ||||||||||||
Actual Fund return | |||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,062.70 | 0.80 | % | $ | 4.16 | |||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,057.70 | 1.56 | % | 8.09 | ||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,057.70 | 1.56 | % | 8.09 | ||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,062.70 | 0.56 | % | 2.91 | ||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | |||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.17 | 0.80 | % | $ | 4.08 | |||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,017.34 | 1.56 | % | 7.93 | ||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,017.34 | 1.56 | % | 7.93 | ||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,022.38 | 0.56 | % | 2.85 |
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | |||||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Annualized | Paid During Period | ||||||||||||
3/1/11 | 8/31/11 | Expense Ratio | 3/1/11 to 8/31/11* | ||||||||||||
Actual Fund return | |||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,051.30 | 0.75 | % | $ | 3.88 | |||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,047.80 | 1.60 | % | 8.26 | ||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,047.80 | 1.60 | % | 8.26 | ||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,052.60 | 0.60 | % | 3.10 | ||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | |||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.42 | 0.75 | % | $ | 3.82 | |||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,017.14 | 1.60 | % | 8.13 | ||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,017.14 | 1.60 | % | 8.13 | ||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,022.18 | 0.60 | % | 3.06 |
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | |||||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Annualized | Paid During Period | ||||||||||||
3/1/11 | 8/31/11 | Expense Ratio | 3/1/11 to 8/31/11* | ||||||||||||
Actual Fund return | |||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,069.40 | 0.85 | % | $ | 4.43 | |||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,065.30 | 1.60 | % | 8.33 | ||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,065.20 | 1.60 | % | 8.33 | ||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,070.30 | 0.60 | % | 3.13 | ||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | |||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.92 | 0.85 | % | $ | 4.33 | |||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,017.14 | 1.60 | % | 8.13 | ||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,017.14 | 1.60 | % | 8.13 | ||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,022.18 | 0.60 | % | 3.06 |
* | “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 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Security type/sector allocations | ||
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | As of August 31, 2011 |
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type/sector | Percentage of net assets | |
Municipal Bonds | 98.84 | % |
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 16.87 | % |
Education Revenue Bonds | 10.51 | % |
Electric Revenue Bonds | 2.14 | % |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 9.89 | % |
Housing Revenue Bonds | 1.28 | % |
Lease Revenue Bonds | 4.98 | % |
Local General Obligation Bonds | 4.71 | % |
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds | 10.44 | % |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 13.74 | % |
State General Obligation Bonds | 9.15 | % |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 11.27 | % |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 3.86 | % |
Short-Term Investment | 0.06 | % |
Total Value of Securities | 98.90 | % |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 1.10 | % |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
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Security type/sector allocations | |
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | As of August 31, 2011 |
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type/sector | Percentage of net assets | |
Municipal Bonds | 98.10 | % |
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 9.26 | % |
Education Revenue Bonds | 7.46 | % |
Electric Revenue Bonds | 2.54 | % |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 9.48 | % |
Housing Revenue Bonds | 0.60 | % |
Lease Revenue Bonds | 4.28 | % |
Local General Obligation Bonds | 7.39 | % |
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds | 3.43 | % |
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds | 0.27 | % |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 10.16 | % |
State General Obligation Bonds | 22.35 | % |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 14.50 | % |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 6.38 | % |
Short-Term Investments | 0.74 | % |
Total Value of Securities | 98.84 | % |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 1.16 | % |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | As of August 31, 2011 |
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type/sector | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Municipal Bonds | 98.41 | % | |||
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 20.23 | % | |||
Education Revenue Bonds | 21.21 | % | |||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 22.52 | % | |||
Housing Revenue Bonds | 0.67 | % | |||
Lease Revenue Bonds | 4.55 | % | |||
Pre-Refunded/Escrow to Maturity Bonds | 0.79 | % | |||
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds | 0.44 | % | |||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 14.91 | % | |||
State General Obligation Bonds | 5.80 | % | |||
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 6.60 | % | |||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 0.69 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 98.41 | % | |||
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 1.59 | % | |||
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
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Statements of net assets | |
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | August 31, 2011 |
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds – 98.84% | ||||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 16.87% | ||||||||
Alliance Airport Authority, Texas Special Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(American Airlines Project) Series B 5.25% 12/1/29 (AMT) | $ | 2,250,000 | $ | 1,495,733 | ||||
Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Series A-2 | ||||||||
5.875% 6/1/47 | 14,405,000 | 10,145,441 | ||||||
6.50% 6/1/47 | 6,000,000 | 4,643,160 | ||||||
Cloquet, Minnesota Pollution Control Revenue | ||||||||
(Potlatch Corp. Project) 5.90% 10/1/26 | 1,695,000 | 1,598,199 | ||||||
Harris County, Texas Industrial Development Corporation | ||||||||
Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | ||||||||
(Deer Park Refining Project) 5.00% 2/1/23 | 2,955,000 | 3,151,094 | ||||||
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority | ||||||||
6.00% 6/1/28 | 6,000,000 | 6,150,659 | ||||||
6.25% 6/1/24 | 6,810,000 | 7,133,134 | ||||||
Indiana State Finance Authority Environmental Revenue | ||||||||
(U.S. Steel Corp. Project) 6.00% 12/1/26 | 2,610,000 | 2,618,691 | ||||||
Indianapolis, Indiana Airport Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Special Facilities (Federal Express Corp. Project) | ||||||||
5.10% 1/15/17 (AMT) | 2,750,000 | 3,073,538 | ||||||
Series 1998 5.50% 5/1/29 (AMT) | 2,000,000 | 1,938,340 | ||||||
Iowa Finance Authority Pollution Control Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(Interstate Power) 5.00% 7/1/14 (FGIC) | 3,640,000 | 3,976,118 | ||||||
Maryland Economic Development Corporation Revenue | ||||||||
(CNX Marine Terminals Inc.) 5.75% 9/1/25 | 3,375,000 | 3,332,914 | ||||||
Mason County, West Virginia Pollution Control Revenue | ||||||||
(Appalachian Power Co. Project) | ||||||||
Series K 6.05% 12/1/24 (AMBAC) | 3,000,000 | 3,022,530 | ||||||
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Pollution Control | ||||||||
Revenue (System Energy Resources, Inc. Project) | ||||||||
5.90% 5/1/22 | 3,000,000 | 2,999,700 | ||||||
Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy | ||||||||
Resource Authority Pollution Control Revenue Refunding | ||||||||
(St. Joseph Light & Power Co. Project) | ||||||||
5.85% 2/1/13 (AMBAC) | 2,200,000 | 2,206,930 | ||||||
• | Mobile, Alabama Industrial Development Board Pollution | |||||||
Control Revenue (Alabama Power Co.) | ||||||||
Series B 4.875% 6/1/34 | 4,750,000 | 5,049,013 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
M-S-R Energy Authority, California Gas Revenue Series A | ||||||||
6.125% 11/1/29 | $ | 1,915,000 | $ | 1,965,326 | ||||
6.50% 11/1/39 | 3,915,000 | 4,157,299 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | ||||||||
Special Facility Revenue (Continental Airlines, Inc. Project) | ||||||||
6.25% 9/15/29 (AMT) | 2,000,000 | 1,871,620 | ||||||
• | New York City, New York Industrial Development | |||||||
Agency Special Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(American Airlines - JFK International Airport) | ||||||||
7.625% 8/1/25 (AMT) | 4,620,000 | 4,624,435 | ||||||
7.75% 8/1/31 (AMT) | 2,000,000 | 2,003,600 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corporation Revenue | ||||||||
(Goldman Sachs Headquarters) 5.25% 10/1/35 | 3,000,000 | 2,948,340 | ||||||
Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Environmental Improvement (First Energy Generation) | ||||||||
Series A 5.70% 8/1/20 | 4,750,000 | 5,139,263 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | ||||||||
Exempt Facilities Revenue (Allegheny Energy Supply Co.) | ||||||||
7.00% 7/15/39 | 6,340,000 | 6,801,995 | ||||||
Petersburg, Indiana Pollution Control Revenue (Indianapolis | ||||||||
Power & Light Co. Project) 6.375% 11/1/29 (AMT) | 5,000,000 | 5,048,650 | ||||||
Richmond County, Georgia Development Authority | ||||||||
Environmental Improvement Revenue (International | ||||||||
Paper Co.) Series B 5.95% 11/15/25 (AMT) | 5,000,000 | 5,046,900 | ||||||
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority | ||||||||
Industrial Revenue (South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. | ||||||||
Project) Series B 5.45% 11/1/32 (AMBAC) (AMT) | 500,000 | 500,395 | ||||||
Valdez, Alaska Marine (BP Pipelines Project) | ||||||||
Series B 5.00% 1/1/21 | 3,455,000 | 3,884,940 | ||||||
106,527,957 | ||||||||
Education Revenue Bonds – 10.51% | ||||||||
Bowling Green, Ohio Student Housing Revenue CFP I | ||||||||
(State University Project) 6.00% 6/1/45 | 5,390,000 | 5,114,032 | ||||||
Broward County, Florida Educational Facilities Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Nova Southeastern Project) | ||||||||
5.25% 4/1/27 (RADIAN) | 1,000,000 | 985,320 | ||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | ||||||||
School Facility Revenue (Aspire Public Schools) | ||||||||
6.125% 7/1/46 | 5,160,000 | 4,921,092 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | ||||||||
Student Housing Revenue (East Campus Apartments, LLC) | ||||||||
Series A 5.625% 8/1/34 (ACA) | $ | 3,400,000 | $ | 3,238,058 | ||||
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Yale University) Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/25 | 3,000,000 | 3,369,090 | ||||||
Delaware County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | ||||||||
Authority Charter School Revenue (Chester Community | ||||||||
Charter School) Series A 6.125% 8/15/40 | 2,145,000 | 1,990,710 | ||||||
Gainesville, Georgia Redevelopment Authority Educational | ||||||||
Facilities Revenue (Riverside Military Academy Project) | ||||||||
5.125% 3/1/37 | 2,850,000 | 2,083,008 | ||||||
Marietta, Georgia Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Life University Income Project) 7.00% 6/15/39 | 4,200,000 | 4,050,312 | ||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | ||||||||
(Harvard University) Series B-2 5.25% 2/1/34 | 5,000,000 | 5,638,900 | ||||||
Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities | ||||||||
Authority Revenue (Harvard University) Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 12/15/29 | 5,295,000 | 5,948,985 | ||||||
5.50% 11/15/36 | 4,515,000 | 5,068,629 | ||||||
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Washington University) Series A 5.375% 3/15/39 | 5,000,000 | 5,462,650 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Providence Group - Montclair) 5.875% 6/1/42 | 4,285,000 | 4,215,669 | ||||||
New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(University of Medicine & Dentistry) Series B 7.50% 12/1/32 | 1,435,000 | 1,665,002 | ||||||
New York City Trust For Cultural Resources | ||||||||
(Whitney Museum of American Art) 5.00% 7/1/31 | 1,500,000 | 1,512,150 | ||||||
Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority | ||||||||
Student Housing Revenue (University Properties Inc. - | ||||||||
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) 5.00% 7/1/31 | 6,000,000 | 5,451,360 | ||||||
Provo, Utah Charter School Revenue (Freedom Academy | ||||||||
Foundation Project) 5.50% 6/15/37 | 1,665,000 | 1,285,730 | ||||||
San Juan, Texas Higher Education Finance Authority | ||||||||
Education Revenue (Idea Public Schools) Series A | ||||||||
6.70% 8/15/40 | 1,500,000 | 1,540,935 | ||||||
St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Confluence Academy Project) Series A | ||||||||
5.25% 6/15/25 | 1,150,000 | 974,614 | ||||||
5.35% 6/15/32 | 2,300,000 | 1,842,484 | ||||||
66,358,730 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds – 2.14% | ||||||||
California State Department of Water Resources | ||||||||
Series L 5.00% 5/1/20 | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,999,450 | ||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Series PP 5.00% 7/1/25 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) | 1,000,000 | 1,005,830 | ||||||
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 | 2,100,000 | 2,107,539 | ||||||
Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36 | 3,245,000 | 3,324,827 | ||||||
Sikeston, Missouri Electric Revenue Refunding | ||||||||
6.00% 6/1/13 (NATL-RE) | 1,000,000 | 1,053,090 | ||||||
13,490,736 | ||||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 9.89% | ||||||||
Brevard County, Florida Health Facilities Authority Health | ||||||||
Care Facilities Revenue (Heath First Inc. Project) | ||||||||
7.00% 4/1/39 | 1,610,000 | 1,767,410 | ||||||
Butler County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Butler Health System Project) 7.125% 7/1/29 | 2,500,000 | 2,773,925 | ||||||
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Industrial Development | ||||||||
Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue Unrefunded | ||||||||
Balance (St. Francis Medical Center) | ||||||||
Series A 5.50% 6/1/32 | 1,000,000 | 1,008,030 | ||||||
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, Ohio Port Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Senior Housing (St. Clarence - Geac) Series A 6.25% 5/1/38 | 1,500,000 | 1,190,295 | ||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Evangelical Lutheran) Series A 5.25% 6/1/34 | 4,275,000 | 4,083,480 | ||||||
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Revenue (Cleveland Clinic Health | ||||||||
Systems) Series A 5.50% 1/1/29 | 4,000,000 | 4,170,080 | ||||||
Fairfax County, Virginia Industrial Development Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Inova Health Services) Series A 5.50% 5/15/35 | 2,500,000 | 2,626,200 | ||||||
Gainesville & Hall County, Georgia Development Authority | ||||||||
Revenue Senior Living Facilities (Lanier Village Estates | ||||||||
Project) Series C 7.25% 11/15/29 | 1,000,000 | 1,002,960 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Silver Cross & Medical Centers) 7.00% 8/15/44 | 4,500,000 | 4,711,725 | ||||||
Illinois Health Facilities Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Project) 5.625% 1/1/28 | 2,000,000 | 1,961,120 | ||||||
Koyukuk, Alaska Revenue (Tanana Chiefs Conference | ||||||||
Health Care Facility Project) 7.75% 10/1/41 | 3,000,000 | 2,919,780 | ||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue (Ochsner Clinic | ||||||||
Foundation Project) 6.50% 5/15/37 | 2,190,000 | 2,324,006 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Lucas County, Ohio Health Care Facility Revenue (Sunset | ||||||||
Retirement Communities) Series A 6.625% 8/15/30 | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,001,180 | ||||
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority | ||||||||
Health Facilities Revenue (Catholic Healthcare West) | ||||||||
Series A 6.00% 7/1/39 | 3,690,000 | 3,827,194 | ||||||
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Ascension Health Credit Group) Series B 5.25% 11/15/26 | 3,500,000 | 3,579,555 | ||||||
(Trinity Health Credit) Series C 5.375% 12/1/30 | 4,120,000 | 4,150,570 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non State | ||||||||
Supported Debt | ||||||||
(North Shore LI Jewish Health System) Series A 5.50% 5/1/37 | 3,000,000 | 3,059,880 | ||||||
(Orange Regional Medical Center) 6.50% 12/1/21 | 2,745,000 | 2,883,595 | ||||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care | ||||||||
Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(First Mortgage - Galloway Ridge Project) | ||||||||
Series A 5.875% 1/1/31 | 1,555,000 | 1,501,757 | ||||||
(First Mortgage - Presbyterian Homes) 5.40% 10/1/27 | 3,260,000 | 2,935,369 | ||||||
Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Community Revenue | ||||||||
(Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligation Group) | ||||||||
Series A 5.25% 1/1/33 | 2,000,000 | 2,066,160 | ||||||
^ | Oregon Health & Science University Revenue | |||||||
(Capital Appreciation Insured) | ||||||||
Series A 5.75% 7/1/21 (NATL-RE) | 2,000,000 | 1,273,300 | ||||||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education | ||||||||
Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue (Temple University | ||||||||
Health System) Series A 5.50% 7/1/30 | 2,700,000 | 2,485,809 | ||||||
Tallahassee, Florida Health Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center) | ||||||||
Series B 6.00% 12/1/15 (NATL-RE) | 2,140,000 | 2,146,206 | ||||||
62,449,586 | ||||||||
Housing Revenue Bonds – 1.28% | ||||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park | ||||||||
Revenue (Caritas Projects) Series A 6.40% 8/15/45 | 4,750,000 | 4,658,278 | ||||||
Florida Housing Finance Agency | ||||||||
(Spinnaker Cove Apartments) Series G | ||||||||
6.50% 7/1/36 (AMBAC) (FHA) (AMT) | 500,000 | 499,330 | ||||||
Missouri State Housing Development Commission Mortgage | ||||||||
Revenue Single Family Homeowner Loan A 5.20% 9/1/33 | ||||||||
(GNMA) (FNMA) (AMT) | 155,000 | 155,456 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Housing Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Missouri State Housing Development Commission | ||||||||
Multifamily Housing Revenue | ||||||||
(Hyder) Series 3 5.60% 7/1/34 (FHA) (AMT) | $ | 1,435,000 | $ | 1,449,163 | ||||
(San Remo) Series 5 5.45% 1/1/36 (FHA) (AMT) | 500,000 | 505,380 | ||||||
Orange County, Florida Housing Finance Authority | ||||||||
Homeowner Revenue | ||||||||
Series B 5.25% 3/1/33 (GNMA) (FNMA) (AMT) | 95,000 | 95,325 | ||||||
Oregon Health, Housing, Educational, & Cultural Facilities | ||||||||
Authority Revenue (Pier Park Project) Series A | ||||||||
6.05% 4/1/18 (GNMA) (AMT) | 735,000 | 736,227 | ||||||
8,099,159 | ||||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds – 4.98% | ||||||||
Capital Area, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance | ||||||||
Corporation Revenue (Roman Catholic Diocese) | ||||||||
Series B 6.125% 4/1/45 | 2,045,000 | 2,097,659 | ||||||
Capital Trust Agency Florida Revenue | ||||||||
(Fort Lauderdale/Cargo Acquisition Project) | ||||||||
5.75% 1/1/32 (AMT) | 4,750,000 | 3,692,413 | ||||||
(Orlando/Cargo Acquisition Project) 6.75% 1/1/32 (AMT) | 2,395,000 | 2,100,056 | ||||||
Grapevine, Texas Industrial Development Corporate Revenue | ||||||||
(Air Cargo) 6.50% 1/1/24 (AMT) | 850,000 | 752,293 | ||||||
Houston, Texas Industrial Development Corporate Revenue | ||||||||
(Air Cargo) 6.375% 1/1/23 (AMT) | 1,985,000 | 1,749,956 | ||||||
Loudoun County, Virginia Industrial Development Authority Public | ||||||||
Safety Facility Lease Revenue Series A 5.25% 12/15/23 (AGM) | 700,000 | 766,087 | ||||||
Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure | ||||||||
Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(Branson Landing Project) Series A | ||||||||
5.25% 12/1/19 | 1,435,000 | 1,516,049 | ||||||
5.625% 12/1/28 | 2,365,000 | 2,437,227 | ||||||
(Sewer System Improvement Project) Series C 5.00% 3/1/25 | 605,000 | 608,660 | ||||||
(Triumph Foods Project) Series A 5.25% 3/1/25 | 500,000 | 501,640 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | ||||||||
(School Facilities Construction) | ||||||||
Series EE 5.00% 9/1/18 | 6,000,000 | 6,864,539 | ||||||
Series GG 5.75% 9/1/23 | 1,000,000 | 1,153,590 | ||||||
New Jersey State Various Purpose 5.00% 6/1/17 | 3,000,000 | 3,572,490 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Industrial Development Company | ||||||||
General Purpose Revenue Series B 5.375% 7/1/16 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,890 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue (Guaranteed | ||||||||
Government Facilities) Series F 5.25% 7/1/25 | $ | 930,000 | $ | 936,761 | ||||
^ | St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
Leasehold Revenue (Convention Center Hotel) | ||||||||
5.80% 7/15/20 (AMBAC) | 3,035,000 | 1,727,583 | ||||||
31,478,893 | ||||||||
Local General Obligation Bonds – 4.71% | ||||||||
Boerne, Texas Independent School District Building | ||||||||
5.25% 2/1/27 (PSF) | 4,000,000 | 4,177,280 | ||||||
Fairfax County, Virginia Improvement | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/18 | 6,000,000 | 7,330,620 | ||||||
Georgetown, Texas Independent School District (School Building) | ||||||||
5.00% 8/15/22 (PSF) | 500,000 | 595,535 | ||||||
5.00% 8/15/24 (PSF) | 1,430,000 | 1,656,541 | ||||||
5.00% 8/15/25 (PSF) | 945,000 | 1,081,751 | ||||||
5.00% 8/15/26 (PSF) | 1,000,000 | 1,132,110 | ||||||
Los Angeles, California Unified School District Election of | ||||||||
2005 Series F 5.00% 1/1/34 | 6,180,000 | 6,350,877 | ||||||
New York City, New York Series I-1 5.375% 4/1/36 | 5,000,000 | 5,359,550 | ||||||
Powell, Ohio 5.50% 12/1/32 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) | 2,000,000 | 2,091,720 | ||||||
29,775,984 | ||||||||
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 10.44% | ||||||||
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Industrial Development | ||||||||
Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue (Southeast | ||||||||
Missouri Hospital) 5.25% 6/1/16 (NATL-RE) | 375,000 | 418,178 | ||||||
Duluth, Minnesota Economic Development Authority Health | ||||||||
Care Facilities Revenue (Benedictine Health System - | ||||||||
St. Mary’s Hospital) 5.25% 2/15/33-14 | 4,000,000 | 4,472,840 | ||||||
Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Corporation | ||||||||
Settlement Revenue Series B 5.625% 6/1/38-13 | 7,500,000 | 8,187,900 | ||||||
^ | Greene County, Missouri Single Family Mortgage Revenue | |||||||
Municipal Multiplier (Private Mortgage Insurance) | ||||||||
6.10% 3/1/16 | 1,225,000 | 1,151,745 | ||||||
Henrico County, Virginia Economic Development Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Bon Secours Health System) | ||||||||
Series A 5.60% 11/15/30-12 | 130,000 | 138,358 | ||||||
Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Student Housing | ||||||||
Revenue (Educational Advancement Fund - University | ||||||||
Center Project) 6.25% 5/1/30-12 | 5,000,000 | 5,251,300 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Linn County, Oregon Community School District #9 | ||||||||
Lebanon 5.60% 6/15/30-13 (FGIC) | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,190,060 | ||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue | ||||||||
(Southern Baptist Hospital, Inc. Project) 8.00% 5/15/12 | 970,000 | 1,019,887 | ||||||
Maryland State Economic Development Corporation, | ||||||||
Student Housing Revenue (University of Maryland | ||||||||
College Park Project) 5.625% 6/1/35-13 | 1,125,000 | 1,229,231 | ||||||
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Trinity Health) 5.375% 12/1/30-12 | 380,000 | 404,130 | ||||||
Milledgeville-Baldwin County, Georgia Development | ||||||||
Authority Revenue (Georgia College & State University | ||||||||
Foundation Student Housing Project) 6.00% 9/1/33-14 | 1,000,000 | 1,173,120 | ||||||
New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Stevens Institute of Technology) Series B 5.25% 7/1/24-14 | 2,085,000 | 2,362,326 | ||||||
New Jersey State Highway Authority Garden State Parkway | ||||||||
General Revenue (Senior Parkway) | ||||||||
5.50% 1/1/14 (FGIC) | 5,000,000 | 5,602,200 | ||||||
5.50% 1/1/16 (FGIC) | 1,000,000 | 1,210,470 | ||||||
New York City, New York | ||||||||
Series I 5.125% 3/1/23-13 | 5,875,000 | 6,304,639 | ||||||
Series J 5.25% 6/1/28-13 | 1,495,000 | 1,625,573 | ||||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Hospital Revenue | ||||||||
(Northeast Medical Center Project) 5.125% 11/1/34-14 | 1,250,000 | 1,435,575 | ||||||
Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority Revenue (First Senior) | ||||||||
6.00% 1/1/22 | 13,535,000 | 17,992,210 | ||||||
University of the Virgin Islands Series A 5.375% 6/1/34-14 | 500,000 | 572,975 | ||||||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 7.30% 10/1/18 | 2,020,000 | 2,477,328 | ||||||
Wisconsin Housing & Economic Developing Authority | ||||||||
Revenue 6.10% 6/1/21-17 (FHA) | 600,000 | 723,546 | ||||||
65,943,591 | ||||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 13.74% | ||||||||
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation, New York | ||||||||
Pilot Revenue (Barclays Center Project) 6.50% 7/15/30 | 8,230,000 | 8,657,218 | ||||||
California State Economic Recovery | ||||||||
Series A 5.25% 7/1/21 | 3,130,000 | 3,683,979 | ||||||
Florida Enterprise Community Development District Special | ||||||||
Assessment 6.10% 5/1/16 (NATL-RE) | 595,000 | 597,505 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Henderson, Nevada Local Improvement | ||||||||
Districts #T-18 5.30% 9/1/35 | $ | 2,310,000 | $ | 1,208,176 | ||||
Hollywood, Florida Community Redevelopment Agency | ||||||||
Revenue (Beach CRA) 5.625% 3/1/24 | 1,200,000 | 1,241,448 | ||||||
Jacksonville, Florida Excise Taxes Revenue | ||||||||
Series B 5.00% 10/1/26 (AMBAC) | 1,000,000 | 1,032,360 | ||||||
Lammersville, California School District Community Facilities | ||||||||
District #2002 (Mountain House) 5.125% 9/1/35 | 4,125,000 | 3,484,429 | ||||||
Middlesex County, New Jersey Improvement Authority Senior | ||||||||
Revenue (Heldrich Center Hotel/Conference Project) Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 1/1/32 | 1,500,000 | 850,050 | ||||||
5.125% 1/1/37 | 1,500,000 | 850,110 | ||||||
Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Water | ||||||||
Pollution Control Revenue (State Revolving Fund Project) | ||||||||
Series A 6.05% 7/1/16 (AGM) | 705,000 | 708,187 | ||||||
Missouri State Highways & Transportation Commission State | ||||||||
Road Revenue Series B 5.00% 5/1/24 | 9,000,000 | 10,126,439 | ||||||
Mosaic, Virginia District Community Development Authority | ||||||||
Revenue Series A 6.875% 3/1/36 | 3,980,000 | 4,124,474 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Cigarette Tax) 5.75% 6/15/34 | 1,935,000 | 1,804,755 | ||||||
New York City, New York | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 8/1/19 | 2,690,000 | 3,222,136 | ||||||
Series B 5.00% 8/1/19 | 5,105,000 | 6,114,871 | ||||||
New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency | ||||||||
(Yankee Stadium) 7.00% 3/1/49 (ASSURED GTY) | 1,000,000 | 1,129,810 | ||||||
New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority | ||||||||
Future Tax Secured | ||||||||
Fiscal 2011 5.00% 2/1/26 | 3,000,000 | 3,367,230 | ||||||
Series C 5.25% 11/1/25 | 6,000,000 | 6,916,140 | ||||||
Series D 5.00% 2/1/31 | 5,000,000 | 5,090,500 | ||||||
New York Sales Tax Asset Receivables | ||||||||
Series A 5.25% 10/15/27 (AMBAC) | 1,000,000 | 1,081,040 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority State Personal Income | ||||||||
Tax Revenue Series B 5.25% 3/15/38 | 6,000,000 | 6,449,520 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Tax Revenue | ||||||||
Ω(Convertible Capital Appreciation) Series A 6.75% 8/1/32 | 3,890,000 | 3,350,963 | ||||||
Series A 5.75% 8/1/37 | 5,000,000 | 5,181,300 | ||||||
Series C 6.00% 8/1/39 | 2,250,000 | 2,395,193 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Tampa, Florida Sports Authority Revenue Sales Tax | ||||||||
(Tampa Bay Arena Project) 5.75% 10/1/20 (NATL-RE) | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,079,010 | ||||
^ | Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas Unified Government | |||||||
Special Obligation Revenue (Capital Appreciation-Sales | ||||||||
Tax Subordinate Lien) 6.07% 6/1/21 | 5,230,000 | 3,056,151 | ||||||
86,802,994 | ||||||||
State General Obligation Bonds – 9.15% | ||||||||
California State 5.25% 11/1/40 | 3,795,000 | 3,859,629 | ||||||
California State Various Purposes | ||||||||
6.00% 4/1/38 | 4,060,000 | 4,432,464 | ||||||
6.50% 4/1/33 | 2,570,000 | 2,969,327 | ||||||
Guam Government Series A 7.00% 11/15/39 | 4,295,000 | 4,434,588 | ||||||
Maryland State & Local Facilities Loan | ||||||||
Second Series 5.00% 8/1/16 | 4,000,000 | 4,802,560 | ||||||
Series C 5.00% 11/1/18 | 8,550,000 | 10,566,176 | ||||||
North Carolina State Public Improvement | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 5/1/20 | 10,585,000 | 13,095,232 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement Series A | ||||||||
5.125% 7/1/31 | 4,415,000 | 4,167,937 | ||||||
5.25% 7/1/23 | 500,000 | 517,165 | ||||||
5.50% 7/1/19 (NATL-RE) | 5,000,000 | 5,540,600 | ||||||
Virginia State Series D 5.00% 6/1/19 | 2,785,000 | 3,439,391 | ||||||
57,825,069 | ||||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 11.27% | ||||||||
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Senior Lien 6.00% 1/1/41 | 5,160,000 | 4,959,586 | ||||||
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas International Airport Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 5.50% 11/1/31 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) (AMT) | 1,500,000 | 1,500,630 | ||||||
Delaware Transportation Authority 5.00% 7/1/22 | 4,345,000 | 4,727,099 | ||||||
Maryland State Economic Development Corporation Revenue | ||||||||
(Transportation Facilities Project) Series A 5.75% 6/1/35 | 5,075,000 | 5,016,181 | ||||||
New York State Thruway Authority General Revenue | ||||||||
Series H 5.00% 1/1/19 (NATL-RE) | 6,240,000 | 7,162,084 | ||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue (First Tier) | ||||||||
Series A 6.00% 1/1/24 | 3,345,000 | 3,691,241 | ||||||
•Series E-3 5.75% 1/1/38 | 4,320,000 | 4,992,019 | ||||||
Ω | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Revenue Convertible | |||||||
Capital Appreciation Series B2 5.35% 12/1/30 | 8,500,000 | 6,852,105 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Phoenix, Arizona Civic Improvement Corporation Airport | ||||||||
Revenue Junior Lien Series A 5.00% 7/1/26 | $ | 1,800,000 | $ | 1,908,666 | ||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Special Project | ||||||||
(JFK International Air Terminal) | ||||||||
6.00% 12/1/42 | 4,735,000 | 4,814,453 | ||||||
6.50% 12/1/28 | 5,500,000 | 5,740,240 | ||||||
St. Louis, Missouri Airport Revenue (Lambert-St Louis | ||||||||
International) Series A-1 6.625% 7/1/34 | 5,995,000 | 6,442,647 | ||||||
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation | ||||||||
Corporation Senior Lien | ||||||||
(LBJ Infrastructure) | ||||||||
7.00% 6/30/40 | 5,715,000 | 5,952,744 | ||||||
7.50% 6/30/33 | 1,560,000 | 1,725,220 | ||||||
(Mobility Partners) | ||||||||
6.875% 12/31/39 | 5,500,000 | 5,686,505 | ||||||
71,171,420 | ||||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 3.86% | ||||||||
Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 6.25% 11/1/39 | 5,500,000 | 6,048,734 | ||||||
New York City, New York Municipal Water Finance | ||||||||
Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue | ||||||||
Fiscal 2009 Series A 5.75% 6/15/40 | 4,000,000 | 4,461,360 | ||||||
Series A 5.25% 6/15/34 | 3,705,000 | 3,796,551 | ||||||
San Francisco, California City & County Public Utilities | ||||||||
Commission Water Revenue Series F 5.00% 11/1/27 | 5,000,000 | 5,470,650 | ||||||
Tampa, Florida Water and Sewer Revenue | ||||||||
6.00% 10/1/16 (AGM) | 1,000,000 | 1,218,340 | ||||||
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority Water System | ||||||||
Revenue 5.50% 7/1/17 | 510,000 | 511,010 | ||||||
West Virginia State Water Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Loan Program III) Series A 6.375% 7/1/39 (AMBAC) (AMT) | 2,890,000 | 2,906,589 | ||||||
24,413,234 | ||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $595,196,130) | 624,337,353 | |||||||
Short-Term Investment – 0.06% | ||||||||
¤Variable Rate Demand Note – 0.06% | ||||||||
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (National Jewish Federation) | ||||||||
Series D-2 0.14% 5/1/37 | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investment (cost $400,000) | 400,000 |
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Total Value of Securities – 98.90% | |||||
(cost $595,596,130) | $ | 624,737,353 | |||
Receivables and Other Assets | |||||
Net of Liabilities – 1.10% | 6,913,767 | ||||
Net Assets Applicable to 55,905,277 | |||||
Shares Outstanding – 100.00% | $ | 631,651,120 | |||
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | |||||
Class A ($589,174,955 / 52,151,912 Shares) | $11.30 | ||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | |||||
Class B ($2,682,271 / 237,539 Shares) | $11.29 | ||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | |||||
Class C ($30,552,402 / 2,703,797 Shares) | $11.30 | ||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | |||||
Institutional Class ($9,241,492 / 812,029 Shares) | $11.38 | ||||
Components of Net Assets at August 31, 2011: | |||||
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par) | $ | 612,009,388 | |||
Undistributed net investment income | 66,895 | ||||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | (9,566,386 | ) | |||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | 29,141,223 | ||||
Total net assets | $ | 631,651,120 |
§ | Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity bonds. Municipals that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
• | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of August 31, 2011. Interest rates reset periodically. |
^ | Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the yield at the time of purchase. |
Ω | Step coupon bond. Indicates security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated interest rate becomes effective. |
¤ | 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. |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
ACA — Insured by American Capital Access
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
ASSURED GTY — Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
FGIC — Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHA — Insured by Federal Housing Administration
FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Association collateral
GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association collateral
NATL-RE — Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
PSF — Insured by Permanent School Fund
RADIAN — Insured by Radian Asset Assurance
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share – | |||
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | |||
Net asset value Class A (A) | $ | 11.30 | |
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B) | 0.53 | ||
Offering price | $ | 11.83 |
(A) | Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount which would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares. | |
(B) | See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | August 31, 2011 |
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds – 98.10% | ||||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 9.26% | ||||||||
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | ||||||||
Authority Revenue (Environmental Improvement - | ||||||||
U.S. Steel Corp. Project) 6.50% 5/1/17 | $ | 2,315,000 | $ | 2,462,628 | ||||
• | Chesapeake, Virginia Economic Development Authority | |||||||
Pollution Control Revenue (Electric & Power Co. Project) | ||||||||
Series A 3.60% 2/1/32 | 1,150,000 | 1,187,410 | ||||||
Chesterfield County, Virginia Economic Development | ||||||||
Authority Pollution Control Revenue (Virginia Electric & | ||||||||
Power) Series A 5.00% 5/1/23 | 1,460,000 | 1,609,168 | ||||||
• | Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, Texas Environmental | |||||||
Facilities Revenue (BP Products North America) | ||||||||
2.30% 1/1/26 | 780,000 | 794,765 | ||||||
2.30% 1/1/42 | 1,500,000 | 1,528,395 | ||||||
Harris County, Texas Industrial Development Corporation | ||||||||
Solid Waste Disposal Revenue (Deer Park Refining | ||||||||
Project) 5.00% 2/1/23 | 2,750,000 | 2,932,490 | ||||||
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority | ||||||||
5.25% 6/1/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,083,010 | ||||||
6.25% 6/1/24 | 7,500,000 | 7,855,874 | ||||||
Indianapolis, Indiana Airport Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Special Facilities (Federal Express Corp. Project) | ||||||||
5.10% 1/15/17 (AMT) | 750,000 | 838,238 | ||||||
Iowa Finance Authority Pollution Control Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(Interstate Power) 5.00% 7/1/14 (FGIC) | 2,000,000 | 2,184,680 | ||||||
• | Maricopa County, Arizona Corporation Pollution Control | |||||||
Revenue (Public Service - Palo Verde Project) | ||||||||
Series B 5.20% 6/1/43 | 6,000,000 | 6,204,060 | ||||||
Maryland Economic Development Corporation | ||||||||
Pollution Control Revenue | ||||||||
(CNX Marine Terminals Inc.) 5.75% 9/1/25 | 2,050,000 | 2,024,437 | ||||||
(Potomac Electric Project) 6.20% 9/1/22 | 1,780,000 | 2,112,682 | ||||||
Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee Airport Authority | ||||||||
Special Facilities Revenue (Federal Express Corp. Project) | ||||||||
5.05% 9/1/12 | 1,000,000 | 1,035,510 | ||||||
Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Revenue | ||||||||
(Dow Chemical Project) Series B-2 6.25% 6/1/14 | 4,500,000 | 4,980,870 | ||||||
• | Mobile, Alabama Industrial Development Board Pollution | |||||||
Control Revenue (Alabama Power Co.) | ||||||||
Series B 4.875% 6/1/34 | 2,840,000 | 3,018,778 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special | ||||||||
Facilities Revenue (Continental Airlines, Inc. Project) | ||||||||
6.625% 9/15/12 (AMT) | $ | 4,895,000 | $ | 4,955,894 | ||||
Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Environmental Improvement (First Energy) | ||||||||
Series A | ||||||||
5.70% 2/1/14 | 2,225,000 | 2,426,118 | ||||||
5.70% 8/1/20 | 4,320,000 | 4,674,024 | ||||||
Series C 5.625% 6/1/18 | 2,370,000 | 2,666,060 | ||||||
(USX Project) 5.00% 11/1/15 | 1,000,000 | 1,019,260 | ||||||
• | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | |||||||
Exempt Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(Exelon Generation Co. Project) Series A 5.00% 12/1/42 | 1,355,000 | 1,395,582 | ||||||
(Shipping Port) Series A 3.375% 12/1/40 | 5,000,000 | 5,135,800 | ||||||
Valdez, Alaska Marine (BP Pipelines Project) | ||||||||
Series B 5.00% 1/1/21 | 6,675,000 | 7,505,637 | ||||||
Whiting, Indiana Environmental Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(BP Products North America) 5.00% 1/1/16 | 1,100,000 | 1,231,439 | ||||||
72,862,809 | ||||||||
Education Revenue Bonds – 7.46% | ||||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority Educational Revenue | ||||||||
(American Heritage Education Foundation Project) | ||||||||
Series A 5.25% 6/1/26 | 1,000,000 | 884,180 | ||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | ||||||||
Student Housing Revenue (Irvine, LLC - UCI East | ||||||||
Campus) 6.00% 5/15/23 | 3,150,000 | 3,258,423 | ||||||
Chattanooga, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing | ||||||||
Facilities Board Revenue (CDFI Phase I, LLC Project) | ||||||||
Series B 5.50% 10/1/20 | 960,000 | 961,306 | ||||||
Clifton, Texas Higher Education Finance Corporation | ||||||||
Revenue (Uplift Education) Series A 6.00% 12/1/30 | 1,100,000 | 1,078,979 | ||||||
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Yale University) Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/25 | 5,000,000 | 5,615,150 | ||||||
Delaware County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | ||||||||
Authority Revenue (Chester Community Charter School) | ||||||||
Series A 5.25% 8/15/30 | 3,315,000 | 2,889,818 | ||||||
Fulton County, Georgia Development Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Molecular Science Building Project) | ||||||||
5.25% 5/1/21 (NATL-RE) | 1,000,000 | 1,080,430 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Grand Traverse, Michigan Public School Academy Revenue | ||||||||
5.00% 11/1/36 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 720,580 | ||||
Marietta, Georgia Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Life University Income Project) 6.25% 6/15/20 | 1,080,000 | 1,070,539 | ||||||
Massachusetts State Development Finance | ||||||||
Agency Revenue (Harvard University) Series B-1 | ||||||||
5.25% 10/15/29 | 1,670,000 | 1,929,635 | ||||||
Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities | ||||||||
Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Massachusetts Institution Technology) | ||||||||
Series M 5.25% 7/1/20 | 3,000,000 | 3,781,620 | ||||||
• | (Northeastern University) 4.125% 10/1/37 | 2,360,000 | 2,400,993 | |||||
Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Kalamazoo College Project) 5.50% 12/1/19 | 500,000 | 514,765 | ||||||
Nassau County, New York Industrial Development Agency | ||||||||
Civic Facility Revenue (New York Institute of Technology | ||||||||
Project) Series A 4.75% 3/1/26 | 1,710,000 | 1,731,478 | ||||||
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources | ||||||||
(Whitney Museum of American Art) | ||||||||
5.00% 7/1/21 | 3,025,000 | 3,428,565 | ||||||
5.00% 7/1/31 | 1,000,000 | 1,008,100 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority | ||||||||
(Brooklyn Law School) Series A 5.50% 7/1/18 (RADIAN) | 1,000,000 | 1,058,200 | ||||||
(Non State Supported Debt - Rockefeller University) | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/27 | 1,055,000 | 1,166,746 | ||||||
(Non State Supported Debt - St. Joseph’s College) | ||||||||
5.25% 7/1/25 | 1,000,000 | 1,041,420 | ||||||
Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Revenue | ||||||||
(John Carroll University) 5.50% 11/15/18 | 335,000 | 354,517 | ||||||
Ohio State University General Receipts Revenue | ||||||||
Series B 5.25% 6/1/21 | 180,000 | 193,003 | ||||||
Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Drexel University) Series A 5.25% 5/1/25 | 5,290,000 | 5,773,400 | ||||||
Troy, New York Capital Resource Corporation Revenue | ||||||||
(Rensselaer Polytechnic) Series B 5.00% 9/1/18 | 2,500,000 | 2,896,475 | ||||||
University of California Series A 5.125% 5/15/20 (AMBAC) | 210,000 | 223,892 | ||||||
University of Minnesota Series A 5.00% 12/1/17 | 5,040,000 | 6,130,806 | ||||||
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 5.00% 12/1/31 | 3,490,000 | 3,745,957 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
University of Oklahoma Research Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
5.00% 3/1/23 (AMBAC) | $ | 1,065,000 | $ | 1,090,091 | ||||
University of Virginia General Revenue Series B | ||||||||
5.00% 6/1/20 | 1,250,000 | 1,315,138 | ||||||
5.00% 6/1/21 | 1,250,000 | 1,310,775 | ||||||
58,654,981 | ||||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds – 2.54% | ||||||||
California State Department Water Resources | ||||||||
Power Supply Revenue | ||||||||
Series L 5.00% 5/1/19 | 6,000,000 | 7,172,100 | ||||||
Series N 5.00% 5/1/21 | 3,580,000 | 4,300,618 | ||||||
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County, | ||||||||
Tennessee Electric Revenue Series B 5.50% 5/15/14 | 1,000,000 | 1,133,930 | ||||||
Rochester, Minnesota Electric Utilities Revenue | ||||||||
Series C 5.00% 12/1/18 (NATL-RE) | 2,000,000 | 2,327,360 | ||||||
South Carolina State Public Service Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 5.125% 1/1/21 (AGM) | 1,000,000 | 1,043,960 | ||||||
Vernon, California Electric System Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 5.125% 8/1/21 | 4,020,000 | 4,021,126 | ||||||
19,999,094 | ||||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 9.48% | ||||||||
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Municipal Development | ||||||||
Authority Revenue (University of Pittsburgh Medical | ||||||||
Center) Series A 5.00% 9/1/14 | 4,000,000 | 4,461,120 | ||||||
Berks County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Reading Hospital & Medical Center Project) | ||||||||
Series A-3 5.25% 11/1/24 | 4,405,000 | 4,804,401 | ||||||
Butler County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Butler Health System Project) 7.125% 7/1/29 | 2,250,000 | 2,496,533 | ||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority | ||||||||
Certificates of Participation | ||||||||
(Community Hospitals Center) 5.25% 2/1/24 | 1,350,000 | 1,313,942 | ||||||
(Kaiser Permanente) Series A 5.00% 4/1/19 | 5,325,000 | 6,195,370 | ||||||
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, Ohio Port Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Saint Clarence - Geac) Series A 6.125% 5/1/26 | 715,000 | 616,380 | ||||||
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Municipal Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries) | ||||||||
6.25% 1/1/24 | 2,625,000 | 2,777,933 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Revenue (Cleveland Clinic Health | ||||||||
System) Series A 6.00% 1/1/21 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,065,640 | ||||
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania General Authority Health | ||||||||
System Revenue (Pinnacle Health System Project) | ||||||||
Series A 6.00% 6/1/29 | 3,400,000 | 3,510,092 | ||||||
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Authority Health System | ||||||||
Revenue (Susquehanna Health System Project) | ||||||||
Series A 5.50% 7/1/28 | 2,500,000 | 2,459,400 | ||||||
• | Maryland State Health & Higher Education Facilities | |||||||
Authority Revenue (John Hopkins Health Systems) | ||||||||
5.00% 5/15/46 | 790,000 | 849,606 | ||||||
Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities | ||||||||
Authority Revenue (Caregroup) | ||||||||
Series E-2 5.375% 7/1/21 | 1,970,000 | 2,137,805 | ||||||
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Oakwood Obligation Group) 5.50% 11/1/14 | 2,230,000 | 2,377,760 | ||||||
Minneapolis, Minnesota Health Care System Revenue | ||||||||
(Fairview Health) Series A 6.375% 11/15/23 | 3,710,000 | 4,226,247 | ||||||
Minneapolis, Minnesota Revenue (National Marrow Donor | ||||||||
Program Project) | ||||||||
5.00% 8/1/16 | 4,720,000 | 5,129,978 | ||||||
5.00% 8/1/18 | 2,500,000 | 2,673,525 | ||||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority | ||||||||
(Saint Peter’s University Hospital) 6.00% 7/1/26 | 3,000,000 | 3,030,780 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non State | ||||||||
Supported Debt (Orange Regional Medical Center) | ||||||||
6.50% 12/1/21 | 2,000,000 | 2,100,980 | ||||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care | ||||||||
Facilities Revenue (First Mortgage - Presbyterian Homes) | ||||||||
5.40% 10/1/27 | 780,000 | 702,328 | ||||||
Ohio State Higher Educational Facilities Commission Revenue | ||||||||
(Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligation Group) Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 1/1/17 | 2,000,000 | 2,304,220 | ||||||
5.00% 1/1/18 | 1,000,000 | 1,156,980 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | ||||||||
Health System Revenue (Albert Einstein Healthcare) | ||||||||
Series A 6.25% 10/15/23 | 670,000 | 700,766 |
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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
• | Rochester, Minnesota Health Care Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(Mayo Clinic) | ||||||||
Series A 4.00% 11/15/30 | $ | 3,800,000 | $ | 4,204,244 | ||||
Series C 4.50% 11/15/38 | 2,540,000 | 2,857,017 | ||||||
Scottsdale, Arizona Industrial Development Authority | ||||||||
Hospital Revenue (Scottsdale Healthcare) | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/19 | 3,065,000 | 3,313,265 | ||||||
St. Louis Park, Minnesota Health Care Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(Nicollet Health Services) Series C 5.50% 7/1/18 | 4,240,000 | 4,791,073 | ||||||
St. Mary Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania Health System | ||||||||
Revenue (Catholic Health East) | ||||||||
Series A 5.25% 11/15/16 | 1,200,000 | 1,309,332 | ||||||
St. Paul, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment Authority | ||||||||
Hospital Revenue (Health East Project) 6.00% 11/15/25 | 1,000,000 | 1,003,200 | ||||||
74,569,917 | ||||||||
Housing Revenue Bonds – 0.60% | ||||||||
Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority Subordinate | ||||||||
(Capital Fund Modernization) 5.50% 12/1/16 | 4,120,000 | 4,720,490 | ||||||
4,720,490 | ||||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds – 4.28% | ||||||||
Capital Trust Agency Florida Revenue (Fort Lauderdale/ | ||||||||
Cargo Acquisition Project) 5.75% 1/1/32 (AMT) | 1,750,000 | 1,360,363 | ||||||
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Department of | ||||||||
Corrections) Series A 4.00% 10/1/24 | 3,910,000 | 3,894,125 | ||||||
Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Corporation | ||||||||
Settlement Revenue Refunding Asset-Backed Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 6/1/18 | 1,170,000 | 1,170,374 | ||||||
5.00% 6/1/21 (AMBAC) | 1,000,000 | 1,000,070 | ||||||
Michigan State Building Authority Revenue Series I | ||||||||
5.00% 10/15/24 | 2,860,000 | 2,876,845 | ||||||
5.50% 10/15/18 | 2,050,000 | 2,063,325 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (School | ||||||||
Facilities Construction) Series EE 5.00% 9/1/18 | 6,875,000 | 7,865,619 | ||||||
New York State Municipal Bond Bank Agency Special | ||||||||
School Purpose Revenue Series C 5.25% 6/1/22 | 1,000,000 | 1,056,380 | ||||||
• | Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Guaranteed Government Facilities) Series J 5.00% 7/1/28 | 1,000,000 | 1,023,930 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing New York Revenue | ||||||||
(Asset-Backed) Series B | ||||||||
5.00% 6/1/12 | $ | 2,060,000 | $ | 2,130,184 | ||||
5.00% 6/1/18 | 1,000,000 | 1,177,800 | ||||||
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board Transportation | ||||||||
Revenue (U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development) | ||||||||
Series B 4.75% 5/15/21 | 7,460,000 | 8,074,630 | ||||||
33,693,645 | ||||||||
Local General Obligation Bonds – 7.39% | ||||||||
Chicago, Illinois Board of Education Refunding Dedicated | ||||||||
Revenue Series B 5.00% 12/1/23 (AMBAC) | 3,500,000 | 3,692,640 | ||||||
Chicago, Illinois Modern Schools Across Chicago | ||||||||
Series J 5.00% 12/1/23 (AMBAC) | 2,865,000 | 3,034,780 | ||||||
Conroe, Texas Independent School District | ||||||||
5.00% 2/15/25 (PSF) | 3,865,000 | 4,370,967 | ||||||
Dallas, Texas 5.125% 2/15/15 | 3,000,000 | 3,468,030 | ||||||
Fairfax County, Virginia Refunding | ||||||||
& Public Improvement Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 4/1/17 | 4,000,000 | 4,836,000 | ||||||
5.00% 4/1/20 | 10,000,000 | 11,885,900 | ||||||
5.25% 4/1/14 | 3,500,000 | 3,939,670 | ||||||
Henrico County, Virginia Refunding Public Improvement | ||||||||
5.00% 7/15/19 | 4,000,000 | 4,949,080 | ||||||
Houston, Texas Refunding & Public Improvement | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 3/1/15 | 3,480,000 | 4,009,795 | ||||||
Lansing, Michigan Community College (College Building | ||||||||
& Site) 5.00% 5/1/21 (NATL-RE) | 1,325,000 | 1,407,972 | ||||||
Los Angeles, California Unified School District | ||||||||
(Election 1997) Series F 5.00% 7/1/21 (FGIC) | 2,880,000 | 3,055,622 | ||||||
(Election 2004) Series G 5.00% 7/1/13 (AMBAC) | 2,000,000 | 2,162,300 | ||||||
Middlesex County, New Jersey Improvement Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (County Guaranteed Open Space Trust) | ||||||||
5.25% 9/15/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,083,550 | ||||||
New York City, New York | ||||||||
Series A-1 5.00% 8/1/19 | 3,500,000 | 4,028,885 | ||||||
Series G 5.25% 8/1/15 | 1,000,000 | 1,109,120 | ||||||
Series I 5.00% 8/1/21 | 1,000,000 | 1,096,800 | ||||||
Series J 5.50% 6/1/23 | 15,000 | 16,031 | ||||||
58,147,142 |
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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 3.43% | ||||||||
Benton & Linn Counties, Oregon School District #509J | ||||||||
5.00% 6/1/21-13 (AGM) | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,081,200 | ||||
California State Economic Recovery Series A 5.25% 7/1/14 | 225,000 | 255,746 | ||||||
Duluth, Minnesota Economic Development | ||||||||
Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue | ||||||||
(Benedictine Health System - St. Mary’s Hospital) | ||||||||
5.25% 2/15/28-14 | 1,000,000 | 1,118,210 | ||||||
5.25% 2/15/33-14 | 3,000,000 | 3,354,630 | ||||||
5.50% 2/15/23-14 | 1,000,000 | 1,124,310 | ||||||
Hampton, Virginia Convention Center Revenue | ||||||||
5.25% 1/15/23-13 (AMBAC) | 1,000,000 | 1,067,370 | ||||||
Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Student Housing | ||||||||
Revenue (Educational Advancement - University Center | ||||||||
Project) 6.00% 5/1/22-12 | 750,000 | 786,450 | ||||||
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Lancaster General Hospital Project) 5.75% 3/15/21-13 | 1,000,000 | 1,102,520 | ||||||
Lunenburg County, Virginia | ||||||||
Series B 5.25% 2/1/29-13 (NATL-RE) | 715,000 | 772,915 | ||||||
Miami-Dade County, Florida Educational Facilities | ||||||||
Authority Revenue (University of Miami) Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 4/1/34-14 (AMBAC) | 3,500,000 | 3,893,679 | ||||||
Michigan State Building Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Facilities Program) Series I | ||||||||
5.00% 10/15/24-11 | 140,000 | 140,825 | ||||||
5.50% 10/15/18-11 | 125,000 | 125,813 | ||||||
Minneapolis, Minnesota Health Care System Revenue | ||||||||
(Allina Health Systems) Series A 5.75% 11/15/32-12 | 500,000 | 532,955 | ||||||
New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Georgian Court College Project) Series C 6.50% 7/1/33-13 | 500,000 | 556,780 | ||||||
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority | ||||||||
(Transportation System) Series C 5.50% 6/15/22-13 | 1,700,000 | 1,857,267 | ||||||
New York City, New York Series J 5.50% 6/1/23-13 | 985,000 | 1,075,334 | ||||||
North Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation | ||||||||
Hospital Revenue (United Regional Health Care | ||||||||
System, Inc. Project) 6.00% 9/1/23-13 | 1,000,000 | 1,107,360 | ||||||
• | Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Revenue Adjustable | |||||||
Medium Term (Kenyon College Project) 4.70% 7/1/37-13 | 1,000,000 | 1,076,450 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Ohio State University General Receipts (Ohio State | ||||||||
University) Series B 5.25% 6/1/21-13 | $ | 820,000 | $ | 891,119 | ||||
Orlando, Florida Utilities Commission Water & Electric | ||||||||
Revenue 5.25% 10/1/20-11 | 555,000 | 562,909 | ||||||
Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority | ||||||||
College & University Revenue (Geneva College Project) | ||||||||
6.125% 4/1/22-12 | 1,000,000 | 1,034,310 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation | ||||||||
Authority Revenue Series J 5.50% 7/1/21-14 | 1,000,000 | 1,139,420 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Guaranteed Government Facilities) Series I | ||||||||
5.50% 7/1/23-14 | 2,000,000 | 2,276,420 | ||||||
University of California Revenue Series A | ||||||||
5.125% 5/15/20-13 (AMBAC) | 40,000 | 43,206 | ||||||
26,977,198 | ||||||||
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds – 0.27% | ||||||||
Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (Covanta) | ||||||||
Series A 4.00% 11/15/14 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,077,940 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | ||||||||
Resource Recovery Revenue (Subordinate Colver Project) | ||||||||
Series G 5.125% 12/1/15 (AMT) | 1,100,000 | 1,076,240 | ||||||
2,154,180 | ||||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 10.16% | ||||||||
Baltimore, Maryland Convention Center Hotel Revenue | ||||||||
Subordinated Series B 5.00% 9/1/16 | 1,200,000 | 1,148,820 | ||||||
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation New York | ||||||||
Pilot Revenue (Barclays Center Project) 6.50% 7/15/30 | 5,500,000 | 5,785,505 | ||||||
California State Economic Recovery Series A | ||||||||
5.25% 7/1/14 | 775,000 | 875,502 | ||||||
5.25% 7/1/21 | 2,740,000 | 3,224,953 | ||||||
Casa Grande, Arizona Excise Tax Revenue | ||||||||
5.00% 4/1/22 (AMBAC) | 1,600,000 | 1,655,264 | ||||||
Columbia County, Georgia Sales Tax 5.00% 4/1/16 | 1,265,000 | 1,497,355 | ||||||
Dallas, Texas Convention Center Hotel Development | ||||||||
Revenue Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 1/1/24 | 3,420,000 | 3,653,244 | ||||||
5.25% 1/1/23 | 5,375,000 | 5,891,054 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Guam Government Limited Obligation Revenue | ||||||||
(Section 30) Series A | ||||||||
5.375% 12/1/24 | $ | 1,750,000 | $ | 1,787,013 | ||||
5.625% 12/1/29 | 1,125,000 | 1,143,439 | ||||||
Louisiana State Citizens Property Insurance Corporation | ||||||||
Assessment Revenue Series C-2 6.75% 6/1/26 | ||||||||
(ASSURED GTY) | 3,600,000 | 4,142,376 | ||||||
Middlesex County, New Jersey Improvement Authority | ||||||||
Senior Revenue (Heldrich Center Hotel/Conference | ||||||||
Project) Series A 5.00% 1/1/32 | 1,000,000 | 566,700 | ||||||
@ | Modesto, California Special Tax Community Facilities | |||||||
District #04-1 (Village 2) 5.15% 9/1/36 | 1,500,000 | 1,192,335 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Cigarette Tax) 5.625% 6/15/18 | 355,000 | 355,163 | ||||||
• | New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority | |||||||
Future Tax Secured Series A 5.50% 11/1/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,008,210 | ||||||
New York State Local Government Assistance Corporation | ||||||||
Refunding Subordinate Lien Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 4/1/17 | 8,615,000 | 10,384,434 | ||||||
5.00% 4/1/20 | 3,360,000 | 4,107,734 | ||||||
New York State Urban Development Corporation | ||||||||
(Service Contract) Series A-1 5.00% 1/1/18 | 5,785,000 | 6,795,466 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Sales Tax Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 6.125% 8/1/29 | 2,500,000 | 2,600,075 | ||||||
Series C 6.50% 8/1/35 | 6,500,000 | 7,179,445 | ||||||
Richmond Heights, Missouri Tax Increment & Transaction | ||||||||
Sales Tax Revenue Refunding & Improvement | ||||||||
(Francis Place Redevelopment Project) 5.625% 11/1/25 | 1,000,000 | 911,050 | ||||||
@ | St. Joseph, Missouri Industrial Development Authority Tax | |||||||
Increment Revenue (Shoppes at North Village Project) | ||||||||
Series A 5.10% 11/1/19 | 250,000 | 242,418 | ||||||
Series B 5.375% 11/1/23 | 1,000,000 | 918,130 | ||||||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue (Senior | ||||||||
Lien Matching Fund Loan) Series A 5.25% 10/1/22 | 1,785,000 | 1,826,840 | ||||||
Washington State Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Series B | ||||||||
5.00% 7/1/16 | 4,250,000 | 5,071,185 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas Unified | ||||||||
Government Special Obligation Revenue | ||||||||
^(Capital Appreciation-Sales Tax Subordinate Lien) | ||||||||
Series B 6.07% 6/1/21 | $ | 5,230,000 | $ | 3,056,151 | ||||
(Sales Tax-2nd Lien-Area B) 5.00% 12/1/20 | 1,240,000 | 1,283,536 | ||||||
Wyoming State Loan & Investment Board Facilities | ||||||||
Revenue 5.00% 10/1/24 | 1,550,000 | 1,626,927 | ||||||
79,930,324 | ||||||||
State General Obligation Bonds – 22.35% | ||||||||
California State 5.25% 11/1/17 | 1,000,000 | 1,088,150 | ||||||
California State Various Purpose 5.00% 10/1/18 | 5,000,000 | 5,938,800 | ||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | ||||||||
Revenue (Purchase Proposition 1A Receivables Program) | ||||||||
5.00% 6/15/13 | 2,690,000 | 2,893,633 | ||||||
Connecticut State Economic Recovery Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 1/1/16 | 7,700,000 | 9,036,874 | ||||||
Connecticut State Series C 5.00% 11/1/24 | 2,000,000 | 2,283,140 | ||||||
Georgia State | ||||||||
5.00% 8/1/12 | 3,125,000 | 3,262,656 | ||||||
5.00% 7/1/17 | 4,810,000 | 5,842,755 | ||||||
Guam Government Series A 7.00% 11/15/39 | 1,560,000 | 1,610,700 | ||||||
Hawaii State Series DR 5.00% 6/1/15 | 7,000,000 | 8,136,100 | ||||||
Illinois State Refunding Series B 5.00% 1/1/13 | 3,475,000 | 3,668,870 | ||||||
Maryland State & Local Facilities Loan Capital Improvement | ||||||||
First Series 5.00% 3/15/19 | 3,675,000 | 4,328,562 | ||||||
Second Series | ||||||||
5.00% 7/15/14 | 975,000 | 1,104,178 | ||||||
5.00% 8/1/17 | 1,500,000 | 1,779,930 | ||||||
Series B | ||||||||
5.00% 3/1/18 | 1,930,000 | 2,355,681 | ||||||
5.00% 3/1/21 | 7,700,000 | 9,376,443 | ||||||
Series C 5.00% 11/1/17 | 2,750,000 | 3,370,428 | ||||||
Massachusetts State Consolidated Loan | ||||||||
Series A 5.25% 8/1/13 | 5,000,000 | 5,473,950 | ||||||
Series C 5.50% 11/1/15 | 4,090,000 | 4,892,540 | ||||||
Minnesota State 5.00% 6/1/14 | 900,000 | 1,013,715 | ||||||
Minnesota State Various Purpose Series A 5.00% 8/1/19 | 7,020,000 | 8,685,074 | ||||||
Mississippi State Series A 5.00% 10/1/17 | 4,860,000 | 5,886,286 | ||||||
New York State Series A 5.00% 2/15/28 | 5,000,000 | 5,588,600 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
State General Obligation Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
North Carolina State Public Improvement Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 3/1/12 | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 4,096,920 | ||||
5.00% 3/1/15 | 1,200,000 | 1,388,712 | ||||||
North Carolina State Refunding | ||||||||
Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 3/1/16 | 6,000,000 | 7,120,980 | ||||||
5.00% 3/1/17 | 3,000,000 | 3,621,690 | ||||||
Series B 5.00% 4/1/15 | 4,000,000 | 4,642,320 | ||||||
Ohio State | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 6/15/13 | 3,750,000 | 4,062,638 | ||||||
Series D 5.00% 9/15/14 | 3,500,000 | 3,972,605 | ||||||
Oregon State Series L 5.00% 5/1/26 | 8,000,000 | 9,264,559 | ||||||
Pennsylvania State | ||||||||
5.50% 2/1/13 | 3,200,000 | 3,436,480 | ||||||
Second Series 5.00% 7/1/20 | 2,300,000 | 2,803,033 | ||||||
Series A 5.00% 8/1/13 | 4,000,000 | 4,359,280 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Government Development | ||||||||
Bank 4.75% 12/1/15 (NATL-RE) | 4,765,000 | 4,918,624 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 7/1/16 (ASSURED GTY) | 2,110,000 | 2,335,496 | ||||||
5.25% 7/1/22 | 3,470,000 | 3,502,306 | ||||||
5.25% 7/1/23 | 1,125,000 | 1,163,621 | ||||||
5.50% 7/1/17 | 4,415,000 | 4,931,334 | ||||||
• | Puerto Rico Commonwealth Series A 5.00% 7/1/30 | 1,000,000 | 1,023,930 | |||||
• | Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation Commonwealth | |||||||
Appropriation (LOC-Puerto Rico Government Bank) | ||||||||
Series A 5.75% 8/1/27 | 1,000,000 | 1,014,430 | ||||||
Virginia State | ||||||||
5.00% 6/1/23 | 2,000,000 | 2,309,520 | ||||||
Series D 5.00% 6/1/19 | 5,715,000 | 7,057,854 | ||||||
Washington State Variable Purpose Series A 5.00% 7/1/16 | 1,000,000 | 1,193,220 | ||||||
175,836,617 | ||||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 14.50% | ||||||||
Broward County, Florida Airport System Revenue | ||||||||
Series O 5.375% 10/1/29 | 2,000,000 | 2,102,880 | ||||||
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Senior Lien 5.75% 1/1/31 | 3,325,000 | 3,271,401 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Charlotte, North Carolina Airport Revenue | ||||||||
(Charlotte Douglas) Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 7/1/13 | $ | 2,375,000 | $ | 2,555,714 | ||||
5.00% 7/1/15 | 750,000 | 855,540 | ||||||
Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Revenue | ||||||||
General-Airport-Third Lien Series A-2 | ||||||||
5.75% 1/1/20 (AGM) (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,052,240 | ||||||
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas International Airport Revenue Series A | ||||||||
5.00% 11/1/22 | 680,000 | 741,554 | ||||||
5.00% 11/1/23 | 750,000 | 811,118 | ||||||
5.00% 11/1/24 | 400,000 | 428,996 | ||||||
Delaware Transportation Authority Series A 5.00% 7/1/17 | 5,475,000 | 6,614,457 | ||||||
Houston, Texas Airports Commission Series B | ||||||||
5.00% 7/1/25 | 1,000,000 | 1,085,250 | ||||||
5.00% 7/1/26 | 3,000,000 | 3,227,850 | ||||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association Grant Revenue | ||||||||
(Antic Federal Highway Transportation) | ||||||||
Series A 5.25% 7/15/21 (ASSURED GTY) | 2,760,000 | 3,181,093 | ||||||
Maryland State Economic Development Revenue | ||||||||
(Transportation Facilities Project) | ||||||||
Series A 5.375% 6/1/25 | 2,535,000 | 2,504,479 | ||||||
Memphis-Shelby County, Virginia Airport Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Series D 5.00% 7/1/24 | 4,110,000 | 4,481,380 | ||||||
Metropolitan, New York Transportation Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/15/18 | 2,500,000 | 2,901,275 | ||||||
Series C 6.50% 11/15/28 | 2,860,000 | 3,357,325 | ||||||
Metropolitan, Washington D.C. Airport Authority Systems | ||||||||
Revenue Series A 5.50% 10/1/19 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,064,390 | ||||||
Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota Metropolitan Airports | ||||||||
Commission Series A 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMBAC) | 5,000,000 | 5,477,650 | ||||||
Missouri State Highways & Transportation Commission | ||||||||
State Road Revenue Second Lien 5.25% 5/1/23 | 1,940,000 | 2,224,811 | ||||||
New York State Thruway Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(General Highway and Bridge Trust Fund) | ||||||||
Series B 5.25% 4/1/13 (AMBAC) | 3,300,000 | 3,547,698 | ||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue (Special Projects | ||||||||
System) Series A 5.00% 9/1/17 | 1,000,000 | 1,179,480 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue System (First Tier) | ||||||||
Series A 6.00% 1/1/20 | $ | 3,925,000 | $ | 4,536,947 | ||||
•Series E-3 5.75% 1/1/38 | 3,750,000 | 4,333,350 | ||||||
Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 5.25% 12/1/20 (AMBAC) | 1,230,000 | 1,369,531 | ||||||
Phoenix, Arizona Civic Improvement Airport Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/26 | 7,500,000 | 7,952,774 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Special Project | ||||||||
(JFK International Air Terminal) 6.50% 12/1/28 | 7,000,000 | 7,305,760 | ||||||
Sacramento County, California Airport System Revenue | ||||||||
5.00% 7/1/24 | 1,425,000 | 1,555,017 | ||||||
(PFC/Grant) Series D 5.50% 7/1/28 | 2,020,000 | 2,140,008 | ||||||
San Francisco, California City & County Airports Commission | ||||||||
Series B 5.00% 5/1/15 | 4,000,000 | 4,538,360 | ||||||
Series D 5.00% 5/1/25 | 2,000,000 | 2,190,000 | ||||||
St. Louis, Missouri Airport Revenue (Lambert-St. Louis | ||||||||
International) Series A-1 6.125% 7/1/24 | 3,780,000 | 4,165,484 | ||||||
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation | ||||||||
Corporate Senior Lien Revenue | ||||||||
(LBJ Infrastructure) 7.50% 6/30/33 | 3,625,000 | 4,008,924 | ||||||
(Mobility Partners) 7.50% 12/31/31 | 3,565,000 | 3,867,490 | ||||||
Texas State Transportation Commission Highway Fund | ||||||||
Revenue (First Tier) 5.00% 4/1/18 | 1,700,000 | 2,014,806 | ||||||
Triborough, New York Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/15/17 | 1,720,000 | 2,068,180 | ||||||
•Series B-1 5.00% 11/15/25 | 4,000,000 | 4,372,520 | ||||||
•Series B-3 5.00% 11/15/38 | 1,800,000 | 2,054,052 | ||||||
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board | ||||||||
(Capital Projects) Series A-1 5.00% 5/15/16 | 2,000,000 | 2,378,260 | ||||||
Virginia Port Authority Commonwealth Port Fund Revenue | ||||||||
Resolution 5.00% 7/1/12 (AMT) | 500,000 | 518,235 | ||||||
114,036,279 | ||||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 6.38% | ||||||||
Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Water Quality) Series A 5.00% 10/1/21 | 2,430,000 | 2,843,902 | ||||||
Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue | ||||||||
Series A 6.00% 11/1/25 | 2,925,000 | 3,344,299 | ||||||
Series B 5.50% 11/1/23 (AGM) | 3,000,000 | 3,377,010 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Florida Water Pollution Control Financing Corporation | ||||||||
Revenue (Water Pollution Control) | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 1/15/25 | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,654,700 | ||||
King County, Washington Sewer Revenue Refunding | ||||||||
Series B 5.00% 1/1/14 (NATL-RE) | 3,500,000 | 3,871,350 | ||||||
Massachusetts State Water Pollution Abatement Trust | ||||||||
5.00% 8/1/16 | 2,170,000 | 2,596,145 | ||||||
New York City, New York Municipal Water Finance | ||||||||
Authority Water & Sewer System | ||||||||
Series B 5.00% 6/15/21 (AMBAC) | 2,085,000 | 2,343,665 | ||||||
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Revenue | ||||||||
(State Clean Water & Drinking Water Revolving Foundation) | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 6/15/22 | 1,405,000 | 1,607,165 | ||||||
Series D 5.00% 9/15/23 | 3,360,000 | 3,759,504 | ||||||
Series K 5.50% 6/15/15 | 3,500,000 | 4,149,145 | ||||||
Portland, Oregon Sewer System Revenue (First Lien) | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 6/15/18 | 4,000,000 | 4,853,160 | ||||||
San Francisco, California City & County Public Utilities Commission | ||||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/1/27 | 7,430,000 | 8,192,169 | ||||||
Series D 5.00% 11/1/16 | 3,000,000 | 3,598,560 | ||||||
50,190,774 | ||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $731,788,175) | 771,773,450 | |||||||
Short-Term Investments – 0.74% | ||||||||
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.74% | ||||||||
Albermarle County, Virginia Economic Development | ||||||||
Authority Hospital Revenue (Martha Jefferson Hospital) | ||||||||
Series D 0.12% 10/1/48 (LOC – Wells Fargo Bank) | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||||
Arizona State Health Facilities Authority Revenue (Catholic | ||||||||
West Health Facilities) Series B 0.16% 7/1/35 | ||||||||
(LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank) | 470,000 | 470,000 | ||||||
California State (Kindergarten) Series A5 0.11% 5/1/34 | ||||||||
(LOC – Citibank) | 200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
California State Economic Recovery Series C-1 | ||||||||
0.08% 7/1/23 (LOC – Bank of America) | 900,000 | 900,000 | ||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue (NCMC Inc. | ||||||||
Project) Series A 0.12% 5/15/24 (LOC – Wells Fargo Bank) | 385,000 | 385,000 | ||||||
Eastern Michigan University Revenue Series A | ||||||||
0.15% 3/1/49 (LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank) | 200,000 | 200,000 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Principal amount | Value | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments (continued) | |||||||||
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes (continued) | |||||||||
Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota Housing & | |||||||||
Redevelopment Authority Health Care System Revenue | |||||||||
(Allina Health System) Series B-1 0.12% 11/15/35 | |||||||||
(LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank) | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,000,000 | |||||
North Kansas City, Missouri Hospital Revenue (North Kansas | |||||||||
City Hospital) 0.17% 11/1/33 (LOC – Bank of America) | 250,000 | 250,000 | |||||||
Ohio State (Infrastructure Improvement) | |||||||||
Series B 0.15% 8/1/21 | 300,000 | 300,000 | |||||||
Syracuse, New York Industrial Development Agency | |||||||||
Civic Facilities Revenue (Syracuse University Project) | |||||||||
Series A-1 0.11% 7/1/37 (LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank) | 300,000 | 300,000 | |||||||
Wichita, Kansas Hospital Revenue (Christian Health III) | |||||||||
Series B-1 0.13% 11/15/39 (LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank) | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||||
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |||||||||
Revenue (Wasau Hospital) 0.10% 8/15/36 | |||||||||
(LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank) | 300,000 | 300,000 | |||||||
5,805,000 | |||||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $5,805,000) | 5,805,000 | ||||||||
Total Value of Securities – 98.84% | |||||||||
(cost $737,593,175) | 777,578,450 | ||||||||
Receivables and Other Assets | |||||||||
Net of Liabilities – 1.16% | 9,105,004 | ||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to 66,138,917 | |||||||||
Shares Outstanding – 100.00% | $ | 786,683,454 | |||||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | |||||||||
Class A ($444,780,548 / 37,521,875 Shares) | $11.85 | ||||||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | |||||||||
Class B ($249,073 / 21,033 Shares) | $11.84 | ||||||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | |||||||||
Class C ($60,397,956 / 5,097,881 Shares) | $11.85 | ||||||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | |||||||||
Institutional Class ($281,255,877 / 23,498,128 Shares) | $11.97 |
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Components of Net Assets at August 31, 2011: | |||
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par) | $ | 762,847,743 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 16,208 | ||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | (16,165,772 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | 39,985,275 | ||
Total net assets | $ | 786,683,454 |
§ | Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity bonds. Municipals that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
^ | Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the yield at the time of purchase. |
• | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of August 31, 2011. Interest rates reset periodically. |
@ | Illiquid security. At August 31, 2011, the aggregate amount of illiquid securities was $2,352,883, which represented 0.30% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 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. |
Summary of abbreviations:
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
ASSURED GTY — Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
CDFI — Community Development Financial Institutions
FGIC — Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
LOC — Letter of Credit
NATL-RE — Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
PSF — Insured by Permanent School Fund
RADIAN — Insured by Radian Asset Assurance
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
ASSURED GTY — Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
CDFI — Community Development Financial Institutions
FGIC — Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
LOC — Letter of Credit
NATL-RE — Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
PSF — Insured by Permanent School Fund
RADIAN — Insured by Radian Asset Assurance
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share – | ||
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | ||
Net asset value Class A (A) | $ | 11.85 |
Sales charge (2.75% of offering price) (B) | 0.34 | |
Offering price | $ | 12.19 |
(A) | Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount which would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares. | |
(B) | See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | August 31, 2011 |
Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds – 98.41% | ||||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 20.23% | ||||||||
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | ||||||||
Authority Revenue (Environmental Improvement - | ||||||||
U.S. Steel Corp. Project) 6.875% 5/1/30 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,044,580 | ||||
Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Series A-2 | ||||||||
5.875% 6/1/47 | 1,500,000 | 1,056,450 | ||||||
6.50% 6/1/47 | 8,405,000 | 6,504,292 | ||||||
California State Enterprise Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Sunpower Corp.- Recovery Zone Facility) 8.50% 4/1/31 | 1,000,000 | 1,033,650 | ||||||
Capital Trust Agency, Florida Revenue (Million Air One) | ||||||||
7.75% 1/1/41 (AMT) | 1,700,000 | 1,674,585 | ||||||
Cass County, Texas Industrial Development Corporation | ||||||||
Environmental Improvement Revenue (International | ||||||||
Paper Co. Project) Series A 6.00% 9/1/25 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,008,860 | ||||||
Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Special | ||||||||
Facilities Revenue (American Airlines Inc. Project) | ||||||||
5.50%12/1/30 | 2,130,000 | 1,666,832 | ||||||
Cloquet, Minnesota Pollution Control Revenue | ||||||||
(Potlatch Corp. Project) 5.90% 10/1/26 | 750,000 | 707,168 | ||||||
Columbus County, North Carolina Industrial Facilities & | ||||||||
Pollution Control Financing (International Paper Co. | ||||||||
Project) Series A 5.70% 5/1/34 | 1,000,000 | 1,010,470 | ||||||
Cook County, Illinois Revenue (NaviStar International - | ||||||||
Recovery Zone Facility) 6.50% 10/15/40 | 1,000,000 | 1,005,360 | ||||||
Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas International Airport Facility | ||||||||
Improvement Corporation Revenue Subseries 3 | ||||||||
9.125% 5/1/29 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 996,740 | ||||||
De Soto Parish, Louisiana Environmental Improvement | ||||||||
Revenue (International Paper Co. Project) Series A | ||||||||
6.35% 2/1/25 (AMT) | 1,650,000 | 1,667,985 | ||||||
Delaware State Economic Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Exempt Facilities (Indian River Power) 5.375% 10/1/45 | 1,000,000 | 896,550 | ||||||
Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Settlement | ||||||||
Revenue Refunding Asset-Backed Senior Notes | ||||||||
Series A-1 5.75% 6/1/47 | 3,010,000 | 2,132,766 | ||||||
Gulf Coast, Texas Waste Disposal Authority Revenue | ||||||||
(Valero Energy Corp. Project) 6.65% 4/1/32 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,004,960 |
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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Principal amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority | |||||||
6.00% 6/1/28 | $ | 1,455,000 | $ | 1,491,535 | |||
Indiana State Finance Authority Environmental Revenue | |||||||
(U.S. Steel Corp. Project) 6.00% 12/1/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,003,330 | |||||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & | |||||||
Community Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Westlake Chemical Corp.) Series A-1 6.50% 11/1/35 | 1,000,000 | 1,024,140 | |||||
Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation, | |||||||
Texas Special Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(Southwest Airlines Co. Project) 5.25% 11/1/40 | 2,000,000 | 1,886,120 | |||||
Maryland Economic Development Corporation Facilities | |||||||
Revenue (CNX Marine Terminals Inc.) 5.75% 9/1/25 | 1,530,000 | 1,510,921 | |||||
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Revenue | |||||||
Asset-Backed Series A 6.00% 6/1/48 | 555,000 | 389,754 | |||||
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Pollution | |||||||
Control Revenue (System Energy Resources, Inc. Project) | |||||||
5.90% 5/1/22 | 900,000 | 899,910 | |||||
M-S-R Energy Authority, California Gas Revenue | |||||||
Series C 6.50% 11/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,061,890 | |||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special | |||||||
Facility Revenue (Continental Airlines Inc. Project) | |||||||
6.40% 9/15/23 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 966,640 | |||||
New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency | |||||||
Special Facilities Revenue | |||||||
•(American Airlines - JFK International Airport) | |||||||
7.75% 8/1/31 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,001,800 | |||||
(JetBlue Airways Corp. Project) 5.125% 5/15/30 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 810,910 | |||||
New York Liberty Development Corporation Revenue | |||||||
(Goldman Sachs Headquarters) 5.25% 10/1/35 | 500,000 | 491,390 | |||||
(Second Priority - Bank of America Tower) | |||||||
Class 2 5.625% 7/15/47 | 1,000,000 | 1,010,900 | |||||
Ohio County, Kentucky Pollution Control Revenue | |||||||
(Big Rivers Electric Corp. Project) | |||||||
Series A 6.00% 7/15/31 | 1,250,000 | 1,263,600 | |||||
Parish of St. John Baptist, Louisiana Revenue | |||||||
(Marathon Oil Corp.) Series A 5.125% 6/1/37 | 800,000 | 763,104 |
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Principal amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | |||||||
Exempt Facilities Revenue (Allegheny Energy Supply Co.) | |||||||
7.00% 7/15/39 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,072,870 | |||
Petersburg, Indiana Pollution Control Revenue | |||||||
(Indianapolis Power & Light Co. Project) | |||||||
6.375% 11/1/29 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,009,730 | |||||
Phenix City, Alabama Industrial Development Board | |||||||
Environmental Improvement Revenue | |||||||
(Mead Westvaco Corp. Project) | |||||||
Series A 6.35% 5/15/35 (AMT) | 500,000 | 500,010 | |||||
Pima County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
Industrial Revenue (Tucson Electric Power Project 1983) | |||||||
Series A 5.25% 10/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 907,770 | |||||
Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Arizona Gas Revenue | |||||||
Senior 5.00% 12/1/37 | 1,000,000 | 864,160 | |||||
Sweetwater County, Wyoming Solid Waste Disposal | |||||||
Revenue (FMC Corp. Project) | |||||||
5.60% 12/1/35 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 975,050 | |||||
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio Port Authority Development | |||||||
Revenue (Toledo Express Airport Project) | |||||||
Series C 6.375% 11/15/32 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 963,580 | |||||
Valdez, Alaska Marine (BP Pipelines Project) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 1/1/21 | 1,150,000 | 1,293,106 | |||||
46,573,468 | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds – 21.21% | |||||||
Arlington, Texas Higher Education Finance | |||||||
(Arlington Classic Academy) 7.65% 8/15/40 | 1,000,000 | 1,013,820 | |||||
Bowling Green, Ohio Student Housing Revenue CFP I | |||||||
(State University Project) | |||||||
6.00% 6/1/45 | 1,250,000 | 1,186,000 | |||||
California Municipal Finance Authority | |||||||
(Azusa Pacific University Project) | |||||||
Series B 7.75% 4/1/31 | 1,000,000 | 1,026,040 | |||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | |||||||
Charter School Revenue (Green Dot Public Schools) | |||||||
Series A 7.25% 8/1/41 | 415,000 | 418,901 |
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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Principal amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | |||||||
Revenue (California Baptist University Project) | |||||||
7.50% 11/1/41 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,055,150 | |||
Series A 5.50% 11/1/38 | 1,000,000 | 848,490 | |||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | |||||||
School Facility Revenue (Aspire Public Schools Project) | |||||||
6.00% 7/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 955,140 | |||||
California Statewide Communities Development | |||||||
Authority Student Housing Revenue (East Campus | |||||||
Apartments, LLC) Series A 5.625% 8/1/34 (ACA) | 1,000,000 | 952,370 | |||||
Chattanooga, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing | |||||||
Facilities Board Revenue (CDFI Phase I, LLC Project) | |||||||
Subordinate Series B 6.00% 10/1/35 | 1,500,000 | 1,407,510 | |||||
Clifton, Texas Higher Education Finance Corporation | |||||||
Revenue (Uplift Education) Series A 6.25% 12/1/45 | 1,000,000 | 972,390 | |||||
Delaware County, Pennsylvania Industrial | |||||||
Development Authority Charter School Revenue | |||||||
(Chester Community Charter School) | |||||||
Series A 6.125% 8/15/40 | 1,785,000 | 1,656,605 | |||||
Gainesville, Georgia Redevelopment Authority Educational | |||||||
Facilities Revenue (Riverside Military Academy Project) | |||||||
5.125% 3/1/37 | 1,850,000 | 1,352,128 | |||||
Idaho Housing & Financing Association Nonprofit Facilities | |||||||
Revenue (North Star Charter School Project) | |||||||
Series A 9.50% 7/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,052,640 | |||||
Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing Revenue | |||||||
(Dekalb II - Northern Illinois University Project) | |||||||
6.875% 10/1/43 | 1,000,000 | 1,027,870 | |||||
Indiana State Finance Authority Revenue Educational | |||||||
Facilities (Drexel Foundation - Thea Bowman Academy | |||||||
Charter School) Series A 7.00% 10/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,009,730 | |||||
Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Private College Facilities) 6.00% 9/1/39 | 1,500,000 | 1,484,550 | |||||
Marietta, Georgia Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Life University Income Project) 7.00% 6/15/39 | 1,170,000 | 1,128,301 | |||||
Maryland State Economic Development Corporation | |||||||
Student Housing Revenue (University of Maryland | |||||||
College Park Projects) 5.75% 6/1/33 | 1,130,000 | 1,159,719 |
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Principal amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational | |||||||
Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Patterson Park Public Charter School) | |||||||
Series A 6.125% 7/1/45 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 954,070 | |||
‡@(Washington Christian Academy Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 7/1/38 | 1,170,000 | 467,474 | |||||
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities | |||||||
Authority Revenue (Springfield College) | |||||||
5.625% 10/15/40 | 1,000,000 | 963,230 | |||||
Michigan Finance Authority Educational Facilities | |||||||
Revenue (Saint Catherine Siena) | |||||||
Series A 8.50% 10/1/45 | 1,000,000 | 1,072,200 | |||||
Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation | |||||||
Revenue (Public School Academy) | |||||||
(Old Redford) Series A 6.50% 12/1/40 | 900,000 | 828,531 | |||||
(University Learning) 7.50% 11/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 992,820 | |||||
(Voyageur) 8.00% 7/15/41 | 1,250,000 | 1,231,675 | |||||
Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority | |||||||
Revenue (Limited-Obligation-Landmark Academy) | |||||||
7.00% 12/1/39 | 950,000 | 896,544 | |||||
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority | |||||||
Revenue (Bethel University) Series 6-R 5.50% 5/1/37 | 1,000,000 | 962,690 | |||||
New Castle County, Delaware Revenue | |||||||
(Newark Charter School Inc. Project) 5.00% 9/1/36 | 500,000 | 423,135 | |||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Provident Group - Montclair) 5.875% 6/1/42 | 1,500,000 | 1,475,730 | |||||
New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority | |||||||
Revenue (University of Medicine & Dentistry) | |||||||
Series B 7.50% 12/1/32 | 1,000,000 | 1,160,280 | |||||
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources | |||||||
(Whitney Museum of American Art) 5.00% 7/1/31 | 1,500,000 | 1,512,150 | |||||
Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(College Housing Northwest Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.45% 10/1/32 | 1,000,000 | 880,340 | |||||
(Concordia University Project) Series A | |||||||
6.125% 9/1/30 | 1,000,000 | 1,018,330 | |||||
6.375% 9/1/40 | 500,000 | 508,550 |
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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Principal amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities | |||||||
Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Edinboro University Foundation) 5.80% 7/1/30 | $ | 1,300,000 | $ | 1,292,525 | |||
(Edinboro University Student Housing) 6.00% 7/1/42 | 1,000,000 | 990,190 | |||||
•(Foundation Indiana University) | |||||||
Series A 0.815% 7/1/39 (XLCA) | 2,400,000 | 1,377,984 | |||||
(Slippery Rock University Foundation) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/39 (XLCA) | 1,000,000 | 900,880 | |||||
Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |||||||
Student Housing Revenue (University Properties Inc. - | |||||||
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/42 | 1,000,000 | 855,220 | |||||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authority for Industrial | |||||||
Development Revenue | |||||||
(First Philadelphia Charter Project) Series A 5.75% 8/15/32 | 745,000 | 662,059 | |||||
(Global Leadership Academy Project) 6.375% 11/15/40 | 1,000,000 | 943,220 | |||||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Redevelopment Authority | |||||||
Revenue (Beech Student Housing Complex Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 7/1/35 (ACA) | 1,500,000 | 1,204,095 | |||||
Provo, Utah Charter School Revenue (Freedom Academy | |||||||
Foundation Project) 5.50% 6/15/37 | 910,000 | 702,711 | |||||
San Juan, Texas Higher Education Finance Authority | |||||||
Education Revenue (Idea Public Schools) | |||||||
Series A 6.70% 8/15/40 | 2,000,000 | 2,054,580 | |||||
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Revenue | |||||||
(North Davis Preparatory) 6.375% 7/15/40 | 1,290,000 | 1,217,063 | |||||
Wyoming Community Development Authority Student | |||||||
Housing Revenue (CHF-Wyoming, LLC) 6.50% 7/1/43 | 1,000,000 | 1,020,260 | |||||
Yonkers, New York Economic Development Corporation | |||||||
Education Revenue (Charter School Educational | |||||||
Excellence) 6.25% 10/15/40 | 595,000 | 565,214 | |||||
48,841,104 | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 22.52% | |||||||
Apple Valley, Minnesota Economic Development Authority | |||||||
Health Care Revenue (Augustana Home St. Paul Project) | |||||||
Series A 6.00% 1/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 923,420 | |||||
Bexar County, Texas Health Facilities Development | |||||||
Corporation Revenue (Army Retirement | |||||||
Residence Project) 5.875% 7/1/30 | 1,000,000 | 1,004,350 |
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Principal amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Brevard County, Florida Health Facilities Authority | |||||||
Health Care Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(Health First Inc. Project) 7.00% 4/1/39 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,097,770 | |||
Butler County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Butler Health System Project) 7.125% 7/1/29 | 900,000 | 998,613 | |||||
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Eisenhower Medical Center) Series A 5.75% 7/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 992,950 | |||||
California Statewide Communities Development | |||||||
Authority Revenue (Senior Living - Southern California) | |||||||
7.25% 11/15/41 | 500,000 | 537,290 | |||||
Cleveland - Cuyahoga County, Ohio Port Authority | |||||||
Revenue Senior Housing (St. Clarence - Geac) | |||||||
Series A 6.25% 5/1/38 | 1,000,000 | 793,530 | |||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Christian Living Community Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.75% 1/1/37 | 500,000 | 439,655 | |||||
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Municipal Authority | |||||||
Revenue (Diakon Lutheran Ministries Project) | |||||||
6.375% 1/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,027,250 | |||||
East Rochester, New York Housing Authority Revenue | |||||||
Refunding (Senior Living - Woodland Village Project) | |||||||
5.50% 8/1/33 | 1,000,000 | 828,230 | |||||
Franklin County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | |||||||
Authority Revenue (Chambersburg Hospital Project) | |||||||
5.375% 7/1/42 | 1,000,000 | 996,190 | |||||
Gainesville & Hall County, Georgia Development Authority | |||||||
Revenue Senior Living Facilities (Lanier Village Estates | |||||||
Project) Series C 7.25% 11/15/29 | 1,000,000 | 1,002,960 | |||||
Hawaii Pacific Health Special Purpose Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 7/1/40 | 1,250,000 | 1,172,788 | |||||
Hawaii State Department Budget & Finance Special | |||||||
Purpose Senior Living Revenue (Craigside Project) | |||||||
Series A 9.00% 11/15/44 | 1,000,000 | 1,115,140 | |||||
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Admiral at Lake Project) Series A 8.00% 5/15/46 | 1,500,000 | 1,512,780 | |||||
(Provena Health) Series A 7.75% 8/15/34 | 1,000,000 | 1,111,390 | |||||
(Silver Cross & Medical Centers) 7.00% 8/15/44 | 1,000,000 | 1,047,050 | |||||
Illinois Health Facilities Authority Revenue (Elmhurst | |||||||
Memorial Healthcare Project) 5.625% 1/1/28 | 1,000,000 | 980,560 |
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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Principal amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Indiana Finance Authority Hospital Revenue | |||||||
(King’s Daughters Hospital & Health) 5.50% 8/15/45 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 887,170 | |||
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority | |||||||
Hospital Revenue (Owensboro Medical Health System) | |||||||
Series A 6.50% 3/1/45 | 1,000,000 | 1,022,610 | |||||
Koyukuk, Alaska Revenue (Tanana Chiefs Conference | |||||||
Health Care Facility Project) 7.75% 10/1/41 | 1,100,000 | 1,070,586 | |||||
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Brethren Village Project) Series A 6.375% 7/1/30 | 725,000 | 721,933 | |||||
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Health Facilities Authority | |||||||
Center Revenue (Pleasant View Retirement) | |||||||
Series A 5.30% 12/15/26 | 1,000,000 | 898,850 | |||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project) 6.50% 5/15/37 | 1,705,000 | 1,809,329 | |||||
Lucas County, Ohio Refunding & Improvement | |||||||
(Luthern Homes) Series A 7.00% 11/1/45 | 2,000,000 | 2,073,600 | |||||
Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |||||||
Revenue (Maine General Medical Center) 6.75% 7/1/41 | 1,700,000 | 1,704,624 | |||||
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities | |||||||
Authority Revenue (Doctors Community Hospital) | |||||||
5.75% 7/1/38 | 1,000,000 | 885,680 | |||||
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | |||||||
Authority Revenue (Meeting - Whitemarsh Continuing | |||||||
Care) 6.25% 2/1/35 | 1,500,000 | 1,257,075 | |||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing | |||||||
Authority Revenue | |||||||
(St. Joseph’s Healthcare System) 6.625% 7/1/38 | 860,000 | 845,604 | |||||
(St. Peter’s University Hospital) 6.25% 7/1/35 | 2,700,000 | 2,689,766 | |||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non State | |||||||
Supported Debt (Orange Regional Medical Center) | |||||||
6.25% 12/1/37 | 1,000,000 | 977,820 | |||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care | |||||||
Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(First Mortgage - Galloway Ridge Project) 6.00% 1/1/39 | 1,520,000 | 1,425,106 | |||||
(First Mortgage - Presbyterian Homes) 5.60% 10/1/36 | 1,000,000 | 868,280 | |||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | |||||||
Health System Revenue (Albert Einstein Healthcare) | |||||||
Series A 6.25% 10/15/23 | 1,000,000 | 1,045,920 |
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education | |||||||
Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue (Temple University | |||||||
Health System) Series A 5.50% 7/1/30 | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 1,841,340 | |||
Richland County, Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(Medcentral Health System Project) | |||||||
Series B 6.375% 11/15/30 | 500,000 | 505,545 | |||||
San Buenaventura, California Revenue (Community | |||||||
Memorial Health Systems) 7.50% 12/1/41 | 1,475,000 | 1,464,277 | |||||
South Carolina Jobs - Economic Development Authority | |||||||
Hospital Revenue (Palmetto Health) 5.75% 8/1/39 | 915,000 | 908,659 | |||||
St. Johns County, Florida Industrial Development | |||||||
Authority Revenue (Presbyterian Retirement) | |||||||
Series A 5.875% 8/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 993,750 | |||||
St. Louis Park, Minnesota Health Care Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(Park Nicollet Health Services) 5.75% 7/1/39 | 500,000 | 505,605 | |||||
St. Paul, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment Authority | |||||||
Hospital Revenue (Health East Project) 6.00% 11/15/30 | 2,000,000 | 1,955,240 | |||||
Suffolk County, New York Economic Development | |||||||
Corporation Revenue (Peconic Landing Southland) | |||||||
6.00% 12/1/40 | 575,000 | 576,961 | |||||
Travis County, Texas Health Facilities Development | |||||||
Corporation Revenue (Westminister Manor Project) | |||||||
7.125% 11/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 1,017,680 | |||||
Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Multicare Health System) Series B 6.00% 8/15/39 | |||||||
(ASSURED GTY) | 1,250,000 | 1,345,538 | |||||
West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority (Highland | |||||||
Hospital Obligation Group) 9.125% 10/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,037,840 | |||||
Winchester, Virginia Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
Residential Care Facility Revenue (Westminster- | |||||||
Canterbury Project) Series A 5.30% 1/1/35 | 1,000,000 | 936,420 | |||||
Yavapai County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
Hospital Revenue (Yavapai Medical Center) | |||||||
Series A 6.00% 8/1/33 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,730 | |||||
51,856,454 | |||||||
Housing Revenue Bonds – 0.67% | |||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park | |||||||
Revenue (Caritas Projects) Series A 6.40% 8/15/45 | 1,580,000 | 1,549,490 | |||||
1,549,490 |
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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Principal amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds – 4.55% | |||||||
Capital Area Cultural Education Facilities Finance | |||||||
Corporation Texas Revenue (Roman Catholic Diocese) | |||||||
Series B 6.125% 4/1/45 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,025,750 | |||
Capital Trust Agency Florida Revenue | |||||||
(Air Cargo - Aero Miami) Series A 5.35% 7/1/29 | 1,000,000 | 944,060 | |||||
(Fort Lauderdale Project) 5.75% 1/1/32 (AMT) | 525,000 | 408,109 | |||||
District of Columbia Revenue (Center of Strategic & | |||||||
International Studies) 6.625% 3/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,012,850 | |||||
Guam Government Department of Education Certificates | |||||||
of Participation (John F. Kennedy High School) | |||||||
Series A 6.875% 12/1/40 | 2,000,000 | 2,023,139 | |||||
Hudson, New York Yards Infrastructure Corporation | |||||||
Revenue Series A 5.00% 2/15/47 | 1,000,000 | 957,920 | |||||
Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure | |||||||
Facilities Revenue (Branson Landing Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 12/1/24 | 720,000 | 749,146 | |||||
New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency | |||||||
Special Airport Facilities Revenue (Airis JFK I, LLC | |||||||
Project) Series A 5.50% 7/1/28 (AMT) | 905,000 | 790,898 | |||||
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Industrial & Cultural | |||||||
Facilities Subordinated (Air Cargo - Obligated Group) | |||||||
6.75% 1/1/23 (AMT) | 1,160,000 | 1,052,920 | |||||
Onondaga County, New York Industrial Development | |||||||
Authority Revenue Subordinated (Air Cargo Project) | |||||||
7.25% 1/1/32 (AMT) | 500,000 | 459,985 | |||||
Wise County, Texas (Parker County Junior College District) | |||||||
8.00% 8/15/34 | 1,000,000 | 1,043,840 | |||||
10,468,617 | |||||||
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 0.79% | |||||||
Bexar County, Texas Health Facilities Development | |||||||
Corporation Revenue (Army Retirement Residence | |||||||
Project) 6.30% 7/1/32-12 | 1,000,000 | 1,056,680 | |||||
Chicago, Illinois Tax Increment Allocation (Chatham Ridge | |||||||
Redevelopment Project) 5.95% 12/15/12 | 750,000 | 766,905 | |||||
1,823,585 | |||||||
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds – 0.44% | |||||||
Mission Economic Development, Dallas Texas Clean Energy | |||||||
Revenue (McCommas) 6.875% 12/1/24 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,016,490 | |||||
1,016,490 |
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Principal amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 14.91% | |||||||
Anne Arundel County, Maryland Special Obligation Revenue | |||||||
(National Business Park - North Project) 6.10% 7/1/40 | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,456,305 | |||
Baltimore, Maryland Convention Center Hotel Revenue | |||||||
Subordinated Series B 5.875% 9/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 911,530 | |||||
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation, New York | |||||||
Pilot Revenue (Barclays CenterProject) | |||||||
6.25% 7/15/40 | 2,000,000 | 2,035,920 | |||||
6.50% 7/15/30 | 1,000,000 | 1,051,910 | |||||
Dutchess County, New York Local Development | |||||||
Corporation Revenue (Anderson Center Services Inc. | |||||||
Project) 6.00% 10/1/30 | 2,000,000 | 1,919,880 | |||||
@ | Farms New Kent, Virginia Community Development | ||||||
Authority Special Assessment Series C 5.80% 3/1/36 | 1,000,000 | 699,670 | |||||
Henderson, Nevada Local Improvement Districts #T-18 | |||||||
5.30% 9/1/35 | 655,000 | 342,578 | |||||
Lancaster, California Redevelopment Agency Tax | |||||||
Allocation Revenue (Combined Redevelopment | |||||||
Project Areas) 6.875% 8/1/39 | 500,000 | 507,230 | |||||
Middlesex County, New Jersey Improvement | |||||||
Authority Senior Revenue (Heldrich Center | |||||||
Hotel/Conference Project) Series A | |||||||
5.00% 1/1/32 | 500,000 | 283,350 | |||||
5.125% 1/1/37 | 870,000 | 493,064 | |||||
Mosaic, Virginia District Community Development | |||||||
Authority Revenue Series A 6.875% 3/1/36 | 1,500,000 | 1,554,450 | |||||
Nampa Development Corporation, Idaho Revenue | |||||||
5.90% 3/1/30 | 2,000,000 | 2,001,980 | |||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Cigarette Tax) 5.75% 6/15/34 | 965,000 | 900,046 | |||||
New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency | |||||||
(Yankee Stadium) 7.00% 3/1/49 (ASSURED GTY) | 1,000,000 | 1,129,810 | |||||
New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority | |||||||
Revenue (Future Tax Secured - Fiscal 2011) Series D | |||||||
5.00% 2/1/18 | 2,000,000 | 2,399,580 | |||||
5.00% 2/1/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,122,410 | |||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 3/15/24 | 750,000 | 838,500 | |||||
Norco, California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation | |||||||
(Area #1 Project) 6.00% 3/1/36 | 1,000,000 | 1,005,280 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Principal amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Palm Drive, California Health Care District Parcel Tax | |||||||
Revenue 5.25% 4/1/30 | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 1,485,600 | |||
Prescott Valley, Arizona Improvement District Special | |||||||
Assessment (Sewer Collection System Roadway | |||||||
Repair Project) 7.90% 1/1/12 | 41,000 | 41,903 | |||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation | |||||||
Authority Revenue Series K 5.00% 7/1/30 | 1,855,000 | 1,743,811 | |||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Tax Revenue | |||||||
Ω(Convertible Capital Appreciation) Series A 6.75% 8/1/32 | 730,000 | 628,844 | |||||
Series A 5.75% 8/1/37 | 800,000 | 829,008 | |||||
Richmond Heights, Missouri Tax Increment & Transaction | |||||||
Sales Tax Revenue Refunding & Improvement (Francis | |||||||
Place Redevelopment Project) 5.625% 11/1/25 | 1,200,000 | 1,093,260 | |||||
@ | Southwestern Illinois Development Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Local Government Program - Collinsville Limited | |||||||
Project) 5.35% 3/1/31 | 500,000 | 385,700 | |||||
St. Joseph, Missouri Industrial Development | |||||||
Authority Tax Increment Revenue | |||||||
(Shoppes at North Village Project) Series A | |||||||
@5.375% 11/1/24 | 1,000,000 | 919,640 | |||||
@5.50% 11/1/27 | 500,000 | 451,305 | |||||
St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority Tax | |||||||
Increment Revenue Improvement (Grand Center | |||||||
Redevelopment Project) 6.375% 12/1/25 | 1,200,000 | 1,204,812 | |||||
State of Hawaii 5.50% 7/1/18 | 2,000,000 | 2,480,279 | |||||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue Matching | |||||||
Fund Loan Note Senior Lien Series A 5.00% 10/1/29 | 930,000 | 903,551 | |||||
Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves Community | |||||||
Development District, Florida Special Assessment | |||||||
Revenue 5.65% 5/1/37 | 945,000 | 865,015 | |||||
^ | Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas Unified | ||||||
Government Special Obligation Revenue | |||||||
(Capital Appreciation - Sales Tax) | |||||||
Subordinate Lien 6.07% 6/1/21 | 1,090,000 | 636,942 | |||||
34,323,163 | |||||||
State General Obligation Bonds – 5.80% | |||||||
Guam Government Series A 6.75% 11/15/29 | 1,565,000 | 1,613,844 | |||||
Maryland State (State & Local Facilities Loan) | |||||||
Series C 5.00% 11/1/18 | 2,000,000 | 2,471,620 |
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Principal amount | Value | |||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
State General Obligation Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement | ||||||||
Series A 5.75% 7/1/41 | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 1,975,920 | ||||
State of Minnesota (State Trunk Highway) | ||||||||
Series B 5.00% 8/1/21 | 1,000,000 | 1,224,020 | ||||||
State of New York Series A 5.25% 2/15/24 | 2,000,000 | 2,357,780 | ||||||
Virginia State Series D 5.00% 6/1/19 | 3,000,000 | 3,704,910 | ||||||
13,348,094 | ||||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 6.60% | ||||||||
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Senior Lien 6.00% 1/1/41 | 1,890,000 | 1,816,592 | ||||||
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Subordinate | ||||||||
Lien 6.75% 1/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 957,060 | ||||||
Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue Refunding | ||||||||
Subordinate Lien Series A 5.00% 7/1/25 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,021,760 | ||||||
Maryland Economic Development Corporation Revenue | ||||||||
(Transportation Facilities Project) Series A 5.75% 6/1/35 | 1,000,000 | 988,410 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Special Project | ||||||||
(JFK International Air Terminal) 6.00% 12/1/42 | 1,970,000 | 2,003,057 | ||||||
Regional Transportation District, Colorado Private Activity | ||||||||
Revenue (Denver Transit Partners) 6.00% 1/15/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,600 | ||||||
Sacramento County, California Airport System Revenue | ||||||||
(PFC/Grant) Series C 6.00% 7/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,064,340 | ||||||
St. Louis, Missouri Airport Revenue (Lambert-St Louis | ||||||||
International) Series A-1 6.625% 7/1/34 | 1,090,000 | 1,171,390 | ||||||
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation | ||||||||
Corporation Senior Lien | ||||||||
(LBJ Infrastructure) | ||||||||
7.00% 6/30/40 | 2,500,000 | 2,604,000 | ||||||
7.50% 6/30/33 | 500,000 | 552,955 | ||||||
(Mobility Partners) 6.875% 12/31/39 | 1,960,000 | 2,026,464 | ||||||
15,206,628 | ||||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 0.69% | ||||||||
Guam Government Water and Waste Water System | ||||||||
Revenue 5.625% 7/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 922,480 | ||||||
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation | ||||||||
Revenue (State Revolving Foundation - New York City | ||||||||
Municipal Water) 5.00% 6/15/30 | 600,000 | 661,200 | ||||||
1,583,680 | ||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $227,358,316) | 226,590,773 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Total Value of Securities – 98.41% | ||||||
(cost $227,358,316) | $ | 226,590,773 | ||||
Receivables and Other Assets | ||||||
Net of Liabilities – 1.59% | 3,667,281 | |||||
Net Assets Applicable to 23,876,157 | ||||||
Shares Outstanding – 100.00% | $ | 230,258,054 | ||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | ||||||
Class A ($140,629,022 / 14,620,046 Shares) | $9.62 | |||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | ||||||
Class B ($768,310 / 79,728 Shares) | $9.64 | |||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | ||||||
Class C ($44,496,472 / 4,606,662 Shares) | $9.66 | |||||
Net Asset Value – Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class ($44,364,250 / 4,569,721 Shares) | $9.71 | |||||
Components of Net Assets at August 31, 2011: | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par) | $ | 235,657,199 | ||||
Distribution in excess of net investment income | (4,103 | ) | ||||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | (4,627,499 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized depreciation of investments | (767,543 | ) | ||||
Total net assets | $ | 230,258,054 |
@ | Illiquid security. At August 31, 2011, the aggregate amount of illiquid securities was $2,923,789, which represented 1.27% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
§ | Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity bonds. Municipals that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
Ω | Step coupon bond. Indicates security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated interest rate becomes effective. |
• | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of August 31, 2011. Interest rates reset periodically. |
^ | Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the yield at the time of purchase. |
‡ | Non income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
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Summary of abbreviations:
ACA — Insured by American Capital Access
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
ASSURED GTY — Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
CDFI — Community Development Financial Institutions
XLCA — Insured by XL Capital Assurance
ACA — Insured by American Capital Access
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
ASSURED GTY — Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
CDFI — Community Development Financial Institutions
XLCA — Insured by XL Capital Assurance
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share – | |||
Delaware National High Yield Municipal Bond Fund | |||
Net asset value Class A (A) | $ | 9.62 | |
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B) | 0.45 | ||
Offering price | $ | 10.07 |
(A) | Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount which would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares. | |
(B) | See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of operations | |
Year Ended August 31, 2011 |
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | |||||||||||||||
Investment Income: | |||||||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 33,227,282 | $ | 29,887,397 | $ | 12,451,620 | |||||||||||
Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||
Management fees | 3,373,781 | 3,656,181 | 1,165,195 | ||||||||||||||
Distribution expenses – Class A | 1,423,845 | 1,352,863 | 338,640 | ||||||||||||||
Distribution expenses – Class B | 36,450 | 3,355 | 8,962 | ||||||||||||||
Distribution expenses – Class C | 290,359 | 623,659 | 415,172 | ||||||||||||||
Dividend disbursing and transfer | |||||||||||||||||
agent fees and expenses | 412,539 | 697,973 | 172,631 | ||||||||||||||
Accounting and administration expenses | 245,795 | 292,481 | 83,347 | ||||||||||||||
Registration fees | 107,790 | 97,900 | 69,322 | ||||||||||||||
Legal fees | 48,399 | 54,304 | 25,282 | ||||||||||||||
Reports and statements to shareholders | 45,293 | 65,598 | 26,313 | ||||||||||||||
Audit and tax | 41,960 | 43,731 | 18,216 | ||||||||||||||
Trustees’ fees | 33,187 | 39,340 | 11,180 | ||||||||||||||
Pricing fees | 19,029 | 26,521 | 18,766 | ||||||||||||||
Insurance fees | 17,406 | 18,024 | 4,303 | ||||||||||||||
Custodian fees | 11,882 | 13,151 | 3,916 | ||||||||||||||
Consulting fees | 6,274 | 7,449 | 2,129 | ||||||||||||||
Due and services | 5,428 | 7,060 | 13,361 | ||||||||||||||
Trustees’ expenses | 2,201 | 2,575 | 710 | ||||||||||||||
6,121,618 | 7,002,165 | 2,377,445 | |||||||||||||||
Less expenses absorbed or waived | (865,861 | ) | (555,851 | ) | (343,042 | ) | |||||||||||
Less waived distribution expenses – Class A | — | (676,431 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 5,255,757 | 5,769,883 | 2,034,403 | ||||||||||||||
Net Investment Income | 27,971,525 | 24,117,514 | 10,417,217 |
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Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss | |||||||||||||||||
on Investments: | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized loss on investments | $ | (2,115,254 | ) | $ | (10,466,464 | ) | $ | (2,617,378 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ | |||||||||||||||||
depreciation of investments | (14,131,063 | ) | (6,086,618 | ) | (7,570,920 | ) | |||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss | |||||||||||||||||
on Investments | (16,246,317 | ) | (16,553,082 | ) | (10,188,298 | ) | |||||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting from Operations | $ | 11,725,208 | $ | 7,564,432 | $ | 228,919 |
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 USA Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Year Ended | |||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | ||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | |||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 27,971,525 | $ | 27,449,487 | |||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (2,115,254 | ) | 5,376,303 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized | |||||||||
appreciation/depreciation of investments | (14,131,063 | ) | 33,754,276 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 11,725,208 | 66,580,066 | |||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | |||||||||
Net investment income: | |||||||||
Class A | (26,383,867 | ) | (26,109,963 | ) | |||||
Class B | (137,957 | ) | (265,094 | ) | |||||
Class C | (1,092,256 | ) | (948,392 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (357,445 | ) | (126,036 | ) | |||||
(27,971,525 | ) | (27,449,485 | ) | ||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | |||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | |||||||||
Class A | 136,032,754 | 61,819,342 | |||||||
Class B | 120,830 | 87,469 | |||||||
Class C | 6,817,145 | 9,773,385 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 9,076,630 | 10,975,123 | |||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment | |||||||||
of dividends and distributions: | |||||||||
Class A | 13,699,555 | 13,870,753 | |||||||
Class B | 77,774 | 116,921 | |||||||
Class C | 798,168 | 691,115 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 213,566 | 69,762 | |||||||
166,836,422 | 97,403,870 |
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Year Ended | |||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | ||||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | |||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased: | |||||||||
Class A | $ | (127,465,062 | ) | $ | (67,005,588 | ) | |||
Class B | (2,707,795 | ) | (3,446,173 | ) | |||||
Class C | (6,487,428 | ) | (2,360,456 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (7,518,826 | ) | (3,613,385 | ) | |||||
(144,179,111 | ) | (76,425,602 | ) | ||||||
Increase in net assets derived from | |||||||||
capital share transactions | 22,657,311 | 20,978,268 | |||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 6,410,994 | 60,108,849 | |||||||
Net Assets: | |||||||||
Beginning of year | 625,240,126 | 565,131,277 | |||||||
End of year | $ | 631,651,120 | $ | 625,240,126 | |||||
Undistributed net investment income | $ | 66,895 | $ | 66,895 |
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 USA Intermediate Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
Year Ended | |||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | ||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | |||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 24,117,514 | $ | 20,922,589 | |||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (10,466,464 | ) | 3,101,284 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized | |||||||||
appreciation/depreciation of investments | (6,086,618 | ) | 31,454,823 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 7,564,432 | 55,478,696 | |||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | |||||||||
Net investment income: | |||||||||
Class A | (14,784,211 | ) | (17,243,762 | ) | |||||
Class B | (8,235 | ) | (18,866 | ) | |||||
Class C | (1,515,940 | ) | (1,408,918 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (7,809,145 | ) | (2,251,043 | ) | |||||
(24,117,531 | ) | (20,922,589 | ) | ||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | |||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | |||||||||
Class A | 140,084,853 | 240,540,308 | |||||||
Class B | 20,903 | 5,061 | |||||||
Class C | 14,263,200 | 32,062,484 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 174,138,184 | 201,735,695 | |||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment | |||||||||
of dividends and distributions: | |||||||||
Class A | 10,808,489 | 11,793,891 | |||||||
Class B | 4,659 | 12,602 | |||||||
Class C | 1,166,302 | 1,043,543 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 3,678,088 | 1,022,951 | |||||||
344,164,678 | 488,216,535 |
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Year Ended | |||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | ||||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | |||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased: | |||||||||
Class A | $ | (175,715,728 | ) | $ | (257,852,688 | ) | |||
Class B | (273,313 | ) | (403,130 | ) | |||||
Class C | (18,651,985 | ) | (11,028,080 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (85,170,855 | ) | (15,480,558 | ) | |||||
(279,811,881 | ) | (284,764,456 | ) | ||||||
Increase in net assets derived from | |||||||||
capital share transactions | 64,352,797 | 203,452,079 | |||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 47,799,698 | 238,008,186 | |||||||
Net Assets: | |||||||||
Beginning of year | 738,883,756 | 500,875,570 | |||||||
End of year | $ | 786,683,454 | $ | 738,883,756 | |||||
Undistributed net investment income | $ | 16,208 | $ | 16,225 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Year Ended | |||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | ||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | |||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 10,417,217 | $ | 5,970,302 | |||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (2,617,378 | ) | 1,001,919 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized | |||||||||
appreciation/depreciation of investments | (7,570,920 | ) | 13,240,902 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 228,919 | 20,213,123 | |||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | |||||||||
Net investment income: | |||||||||
Class A | (6,771,903 | ) | (4,828,032 | ) | |||||
Class B | (38,072 | ) | (63,201 | ) | |||||
Class C | (1,767,391 | ) | (793,575 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (1,748,678 | ) | (265,485 | ) | |||||
(10,326,044 | ) | (5,950,293 | ) | ||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | |||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | |||||||||
Class A | 69,006,067 | 80,165,567 | |||||||
Class B | 721 | 25,758 | |||||||
Class C | 20,108,287 | 28,127,837 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 52,126,539 | 21,613,556 | |||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment | |||||||||
of dividends and distributions: | |||||||||
Class A | 4,714,720 | 3,020,007 | |||||||
Class B | 21,607 | 31,120 | |||||||
Class C | 1,323,516 | 528,580 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 873,530 | 144,889 | |||||||
148,174,987 | 133,657,314 |
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Year Ended | |||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | ||||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | |||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased: | |||||||||
Class A | $ | (65,639,157 | ) | $ | (23,646,518 | ) | |||
Class B | (317,507 | ) | (553,592 | ) | |||||
Class C | (11,190,907 | ) | (2,204,078 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (24,642,477 | ) | (5,576,829 | ) | |||||
(101,790,048 | ) | (31,981,017 | ) | ||||||
Increase in net assets derived from | |||||||||
capital share transactions | 46,384,939 | 101,676,297 | |||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 36,287,814 | 115,939,127 | |||||||
Net Assets: | |||||||||
Beginning of year | 193,970,240 | 78,031,113 | |||||||
End of year | $ | 230,258,054 | $ | 193,970,240 | |||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income | $ | (4,103 | ) | $ | (4,408 | ) |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund Class A
Delaware Tax-Free USA 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 income |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return1 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Total investment 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 investment 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. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | 8/31/08 | 8/31/07 | ||||||||||||
$11.630 | $10.890 | $10.970 | $11.230 | $11.570 | ||||||||||||
0.503 | 0.522 | 0.479 | 0.462 | 0.466 | ||||||||||||
(0.330 | ) | 0.740 | (0.081 | ) | (0.260 | ) | (0.337 | ) | ||||||||
0.173 | 1.262 | 0.398 | 0.202 | 0.129 | ||||||||||||
(0.503 | ) | (0.522 | ) | (0.478 | ) | (0.462 | ) | (0.469 | ) | |||||||
(0.503 | ) | (0.522 | ) | (0.478 | ) | (0.462 | ) | (0.469 | ) | |||||||
$11.300 | $11.630 | $10.890 | $10.970 | $11.230 | ||||||||||||
1.65% | 11.85% | 3.91% | 1.82% | 1.08% | ||||||||||||
$589,175 | $581,931 | $536,420 | $510,822 | $735,584 | ||||||||||||
0.80% | 0.80% | 0.84% | 0.85% | 0.87% | ||||||||||||
0.94% | 0.95% | 0.97% | 0.94% | 0.95% | ||||||||||||
4.52% | 4.64% | 4.60% | 4.13% | 4.03% | ||||||||||||
4.38% | 4.49% | 4.47% | 4.04% | 3.95% | ||||||||||||
49% | 32% | 66% | 28% | 36% |
77
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund Class B
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund Class B
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 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return1 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Total investment 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 investment 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.
78
Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | 8/31/08 | 8/31/07 | ||||||||||||
$11.620 | $10.880 | $10.960 | $11.230 | $11.570 | ||||||||||||
0.418 | 0.437 | 0.399 | 0.378 | 0.378 | ||||||||||||
(0.330 | ) | 0.740 | (0.080 | ) | (0.270 | ) | (0.337 | ) | ||||||||
0.088 | 1.177 | 0.319 | 0.108 | 0.041 | ||||||||||||
(0.418 | ) | (0.437 | ) | (0.399 | ) | (0.378 | ) | (0.381 | ) | |||||||
(0.418 | ) | (0.437 | ) | (0.399 | ) | (0.378 | ) | (0.381 | ) | |||||||
$11.290 | $11.620 | $10.880 | $10.960 | $11.230 | ||||||||||||
0.89% | 11.01% | 3.13% | 0.96% | 0.32% | ||||||||||||
$2,682 | $5,373 | $8,168 | $11,812 | $17,286 | ||||||||||||
1.56% | 1.56% | 1.60% | 1.61% | 1.63% | ||||||||||||
1.70% | 1.71% | 1.73% | 1.70% | 1.71% | ||||||||||||
3.76% | 3.88% | 3.84% | 3.37% | 3.27% | ||||||||||||
3.62% | 3.73% | 3.71% | 3.28% | 3.19% | ||||||||||||
49% | 32% | 66% | 28% | 36% |
79
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund Class C
Delaware Tax-Free USA 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 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return1 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Total investment 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 investment 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.
80
Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | 8/31/08 | 8/31/07 | ||||||||||||
$11.630 | $10.890 | $10.970 | $11.230 | $11.570 | ||||||||||||
0.419 | 0.437 | 0.399 | 0.377 | 0.378 | ||||||||||||
(0.330 | ) | 0.740 | (0.080 | ) | (0.260 | ) | (0.337 | ) | ||||||||
0.089 | 1.177 | 0.319 | 0.117 | 0.041 | ||||||||||||
(0.419 | ) | (0.437 | ) | (0.399 | ) | (0.377 | ) | (0.381 | ) | |||||||
(0.419 | ) | (0.437 | ) | (0.399 | ) | (0.377 | ) | (0.381 | ) | |||||||
$11.300 | $11.630 | $10.890 | $10.970 | $11.230 | ||||||||||||
0.88% | 11.00% | 3.13% | 0.96% | 0.41% | ||||||||||||
$30,552 | $30,302 | $20,542 | $16,641 | $16,871 | ||||||||||||
1.56% | 1.56% | 1.60% | 1.61% | 1.63% | ||||||||||||
1.70% | 1.71% | 1.73% | 1.70% | 1.71% | ||||||||||||
3.76% | 3.88% | 3.84% | 3.37% | 3.27% | ||||||||||||
3.62% | 3.73% | 3.71% | 3.28% | 3.19% | ||||||||||||
49% | 32% | 66% | 28% | 36% |
81
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund Institutional Class
Delaware Tax-Free USA 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 income |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return2 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized. |
2 Total investment 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 investment 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. |
3 Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire annual period. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
82
12/31/081 | |||||||||
Year Ended | to | ||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | |||||||
$11.720 | $10.890 | $10.020 | |||||||
0.534 | 0.549 | 0.322 | |||||||
(0.340 | ) | 0.830 | 0.870 | ||||||
0.194 | 1.379 | 1.192 | |||||||
(0.534 | ) | (0.549 | ) | (0.322 | ) | ||||
(0.534 | ) | (0.549 | ) | (0.322 | ) | ||||
$11.380 | $11.720 | $10.890 | |||||||
1.83% | 12.84% | 12.15% | |||||||
$9,242 | $7,634 | $1 | |||||||
0.56% | 0.56% | 0.60% | |||||||
0.70% | 0.71% | 0.73% | |||||||
4.76% | 4.88% | 4.84% | |||||||
4.62% | 4.73% | 4.71% | |||||||
49% | 32% | 66% | 3 |
83
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund Class A
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate 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 income |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return1 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Total investment 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 investment return during all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
84
Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | 8/31/08 | 8/31/07 | ||||||||||||
$12.110 | $11.460 | $11.250 | $11.210 | $11.470 | ||||||||||||
0.381 | 0.423 | 0.388 | 0.383 | 0.414 | ||||||||||||
(0.260 | ) | 0.650 | 0.210 | 0.041 | (0.260 | ) | ||||||||||
0.121 | 1.073 | 0.598 | 0.424 | 0.154 | ||||||||||||
(0.381 | ) | (0.423 | ) | (0.388 | ) | (0.384 | ) | (0.414 | ) | |||||||
(0.381 | ) | (0.423 | ) | (0.388 | ) | (0.384 | ) | (0.414 | ) | |||||||
$11.850 | $12.110 | $11.460 | $11.250 | $11.210 | ||||||||||||
1.10% | 9.53% | 5.49% | 3.83% | 1.34% | ||||||||||||
$444,780 | $481,004 | $459,782 | $407,729 | $306,215 | ||||||||||||
0.75% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.76% | ||||||||||||
0.98% | 1.00% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.03% | ||||||||||||
3.27% | 3.59% | 3.51% | 3.38% | 3.60% | ||||||||||||
3.04% | 3.34% | 3.23% | 3.10% | 3.33% | ||||||||||||
43% | 27% | 47% | 28% | 40% |
85
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund Class B
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund Class B
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 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return1 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Total investment 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 investment 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.
86
Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | 8/31/08 | 8/31/07 | ||||||||||||
$12.100 | $11.450 | $11.240 | $11.200 | $11.460 | ||||||||||||
0.282 | 0.324 | 0.294 | 0.287 | 0.317 | ||||||||||||
(0.260 | ) | 0.650 | 0.210 | 0.041 | (0.260 | ) | ||||||||||
0.022 | 0.974 | 0.504 | 0.328 | 0.057 | ||||||||||||
(0.282 | ) | (0.324 | ) | (0.294 | ) | (0.288 | ) | (0.317 | ) | |||||||
(0.282 | ) | (0.324 | ) | (0.294 | ) | (0.288 | ) | (0.317 | ) | |||||||
$11.840 | $12.100 | $11.450 | $11.240 | $11.200 | ||||||||||||
0.25% | 8.62% | 4.61% | 2.95% | 0.48% | ||||||||||||
$249 | $511 | $861 | $1,272 | $1,786 | ||||||||||||
1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.61% | ||||||||||||
1.68% | 1.70% | 1.73% | 1.73% | 1.73% | ||||||||||||
2.42% | 2.74% | 2.66% | 2.53% | 2.75% | ||||||||||||
2.34% | 2.64% | 2.53% | 2.40% | 2.63% | ||||||||||||
43% | 27% | 47% | 28% | 40% |
87
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund Class C
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate 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 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return1 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Total investment 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 investment 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.
88
Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | 8/31/08 | 8/31/07 | ||||||||||||
$12.110 | $11.450 | $11.240 | $11.200 | $11.470 | ||||||||||||
0.282 | 0.323 | 0.294 | 0.287 | 0.317 | ||||||||||||
(0.260 | ) | 0.660 | 0.210 | 0.041 | (0.270 | ) | ||||||||||
0.022 | 0.983 | 0.504 | 0.328 | 0.047 | ||||||||||||
(0.282 | ) | (0.323 | ) | (0.294 | ) | (0.288 | ) | (0.317 | ) | |||||||
(0.282 | ) | (0.323 | ) | (0.294 | ) | (0.288 | ) | (0.317 | ) | |||||||
$11.850 | $12.110 | $11.450 | $11.240 | $11.200 | ||||||||||||
0.25% | 8.70% | 4.60% | 2.95% | 0.39% | ||||||||||||
$60,398 | $65,343 | $40,232 | $24,880 | $28,237 | ||||||||||||
1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.61% | ||||||||||||
1.68% | 1.70% | 1.73% | 1.73% | 1.73% | ||||||||||||
2.42% | 2.74% | 2.66% | 2.53% | 2.75% | ||||||||||||
2.34% | 2.64% | 2.53% | 2.40% | 2.63% | ||||||||||||
43% | 27% | 47% | 28% | 40% |
89
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund Institutional Class
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate 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 income |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return2 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized.
2 Total investment 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 investment 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.
3 Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire annual period.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
90
12/31/081 | ||||||||||
Year Ended | to | |||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | ||||||||
$12.230 | $11.460 | $10.800 | ||||||||
0.402 | 0.424 | 0.269 | ||||||||
(0.260 | ) | 0.770 | 0.660 | |||||||
0.142 | 1.194 | 0.929 | ||||||||
(0.402 | ) | (0.424 | ) | (0.269 | ) | |||||
(0.402 | ) | (0.424 | ) | (0.269 | ) | |||||
$11.970 | $12.230 | $11.460 | ||||||||
1.28% | 10.62% | 8.68% | ||||||||
$281,256 | $192,026 | $1 | ||||||||
0.60% | 0.60% | 0.60% | ||||||||
0.68% | 0.70% | 0.73% | ||||||||
3.42% | 3.74% | 3.65% | ||||||||
3.34% | 3.64% | 3.52% | ||||||||
43% | 27% | 47% | 3 |
91
Financial highlights
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund Class A
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond 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 income |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return1 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Total investment 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 investment 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.
92
Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | 8/31/08 | 8/31/07 | ||||||||||||
$10.090 | $8.920 | $9.510 | $10.030 | $10.320 | ||||||||||||
0.479 | 0.513 | 0.505 | 0.484 | 0.482 | ||||||||||||
(0.474 | ) | 1.169 | (0.595 | ) | (0.520 | ) | (0.290 | ) | ||||||||
0.005 | 1.682 | (0.090 | ) | (0.036 | ) | 0.192 | ||||||||||
(0.475 | ) | (0.512 | ) | (0.500 | ) | (0.484 | ) | (0.482 | ) | |||||||
(0.475 | ) | (0.512 | ) | (0.500 | ) | (0.484 | ) | (0.482 | ) | |||||||
$9.620 | $10.090 | $8.920 | $9.510 | $10.030 | ||||||||||||
0.23% | 19.29% | (0.38% | ) | (0.37% | ) | 1.82% | ||||||||||
$140,629 | $139,628 | $68,812 | $67,762 | $65,143 | ||||||||||||
0.85% | 0.85% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.91% | ||||||||||||
1.01% | 1.04% | 1.08% | 1.04% | 1.03% | ||||||||||||
5.03% | 5.24% | 6.06% | 4.94% | 4.66% | ||||||||||||
4.87% | 5.05% | 5.88% | 4.80% | 4.54% | ||||||||||||
57% | 37% | 67% | 24% | 37% |
93
Financial highlights
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund Class B
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund Class B
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 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return1 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Total investment 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 investment 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.
94
Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | 8/31/08 | 8/31/07 | ||||||||||||
$10.110 | $8.940 | $9.530 | $10.050 | $10.350 | ||||||||||||
0.408 | 0.442 | 0.440 | 0.410 | 0.404 | ||||||||||||
(0.474 | ) | 1.169 | (0.592 | ) | (0.520 | ) | (0.300 | ) | ||||||||
(0.066 | ) | 1.611 | (0.152 | ) | (0.110 | ) | 0.104 | |||||||||
(0.404 | ) | (0.441 | ) | (0.438 | ) | (0.410 | ) | (0.404 | ) | |||||||
(0.404 | ) | (0.441 | ) | (0.438 | ) | (0.410 | ) | (0.404 | ) | |||||||
$9.640 | $10.110 | $8.940 | $9.530 | $10.050 | ||||||||||||
(0.51% | ) | 18.37% | (1.11% | ) | (1.12% | ) | 0.96% | |||||||||
$768 | $1,118 | $1,448 | $3,135 | $5,972 | ||||||||||||
1.60% | 1.60% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.66% | ||||||||||||
1.76% | 1.79% | 1.83% | 1.79% | 1.78% | ||||||||||||
4.28% | 4.49% | 5.31% | 4.19% | 3.91% | ||||||||||||
4.12% | 4.30% | 5.13% | 4.05% | 3.79% | ||||||||||||
57% | 37% | 67% | 24% | 37% |
95
Financial highlights
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund Class C
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond 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 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return1 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Total investment 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 investment 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.
96
Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | 8/31/08 | 8/31/07 | ||||||||||||
$10.130 | $8.960 | $9.550 | $10.070 | $10.360 | ||||||||||||
0.409 | 0.442 | 0.441 | 0.410 | 0.404 | ||||||||||||
(0.474 | ) | 1.169 | (0.592 | ) | (0.520 | ) | (0.290 | ) | ||||||||
(0.065 | ) | 1.611 | (0.151 | ) | (0.110 | ) | 0.114 | |||||||||
(0.405 | ) | (0.441 | ) | (0.439 | ) | (0.410 | ) | (0.404 | ) | |||||||
(0.405 | ) | (0.441 | ) | (0.439 | ) | (0.410 | ) | (0.404 | ) | |||||||
$9.660 | $10.130 | $8.960 | $9.550 | $10.070 | ||||||||||||
(0.51% | ) | 18.33% | (1.11% | ) | (1.12% | ) | 1.06% | |||||||||
$44,497 | $36,384 | $7,770 | $6,998 | $4,848 | ||||||||||||
1.60% | 1.60% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.66% | ||||||||||||
1.76% | 1.79% | 1.83% | 1.79% | 1.78% | ||||||||||||
4.28% | 4.49% | 5.31% | 4.19% | 3.91% | ||||||||||||
4.12% | 4.30% | 5.13% | 4.05% | 3.79% | ||||||||||||
57% | 37% | 67% | 24% | 37% |
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Financial highlights
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund Institutional Class
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond 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 income |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return2 |
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 and expense paid indirectly |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized. |
2 Total investment 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 investment 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. |
3 Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire annual period. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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12/31/081 | |||||||||||
Year Ended | to | ||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/09 | |||||||||
$10.190 | $8.930 | $7.590 | |||||||||
0.506 | 0.534 | 0.342 | |||||||||
(0.484 | ) | 1.259 | 1.338 | ||||||||
0.022 | 1.793 | 1.680 | |||||||||
(0.502 | ) | (0.533 | ) | (0.340 | ) | ||||||
(0.502 | ) | (0.533 | ) | (0.340 | ) | ||||||
$9.710 | $10.190 | $8.930 | |||||||||
0.41% | 20.55% | 22.55% | |||||||||
$44,364 | $16,840 | $1 | |||||||||
0.60% | 0.60% | 0.65% | |||||||||
0.76% | 0.79% | 0.85% | |||||||||
5.28% | 5.49% | 6.41% | |||||||||
5.12% | 5.30% | 6.21% | |||||||||
57% | 37% | 67% | 3 |
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Notes to financial statements | |
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds | August 31, 2011 |
Delaware Group® Tax-Free Fund is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers two series: Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers five series: Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund. Delaware Group Tax-Free Fund and Voyageur Mutual Funds are individually referred to as a Trust and collectively as the Trusts. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (each referred to as a Fund or, collectively, as the Funds). The above Trusts are open-end investment companies. The Funds are considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Funds offer Class A, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 4.50% for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, and up to 2.75% for Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% if redeemed during the first year and 0.50% during the second year for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund; and of 0.75% for Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund if redeemed within the first year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges. Prior to June 1, 2007, Class B shares of the Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund were sold with a CDSC that declined from 4% to zero depending upon the period of time the shares were held. Class B shares of the Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. Class B shares of Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund were sold with a CDSC that declines from 2% to zero depending upon the period of time the shares were held. Class B shares of the Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately five years after purchase. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1%, if redeemed during the first twelve months. Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.
The investment objective of the Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund is to seek as high a level of current interest income exempt from federal income tax as is available from municipal obligations and as is consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital.
The investment objective of Delaware National Municipal Bond Fund is to seek a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax primarily through investment in medium- and lower-grade municipal obligations.
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1. Significant Accounting Policies
The following accounting policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. 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. Short-term debt securities are valued at market value. 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 each Fund’s Board of Trustees (each, a Board or, collectively, the Boards). 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.
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. The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ 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 on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (August 31, 2008–August 31, 2011), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in each Fund’s financial statements.
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 is 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 U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect 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 Funds are charged directly to the Funds. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated amongst such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some 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 premiums are
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. 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. The Funds may distribute income dividends and capital gains more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The Funds may receive earnings credits from their custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the year ended August 31, 2011.
The Funds may receive earnings credits from their transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. The expense paid under this arrangement is included in dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses on the statements of operations with the corresponding expense offset shown as “expense paid indirectly.” For the year ended August 31, 2011, the Funds earned the following under this agreement:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | ||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | ||||
$681 | $814 | $180 |
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 Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee, which is calculated based on each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | ||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | ||||
On the first $500 million | 0.550% | 0.500% | 0.550% | |||
On the next $500 million | 0.500% | 0.475% | 0.500% | |||
On the next $1.5 billion | 0.450% | 0.450% | 0.450% | |||
In excess of $2.5 billion | 0.425% | 0.425% | 0.425% |
Effective December 29, 2010, DMC has contractually agreed to waive that portion, if any, of its management fee and/or pay/reimburse each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 plan expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale and dividend 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), do not exceed 0.56%, 0.60%, and 0.60% of average daily net assets of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, and Delaware National High Yield Municipal Bond Fund,
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respectively, through December 29, 2011. Prior to December 29, 2010, the expense limitations were voluntary. 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 Funds’ Board and DMC. These expense waivers and reimbursement applies only to expenses paid directly by the Funds.
Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Funds. For these services, each Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all Funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the year ended August 31, 2011, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | |||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | |||
$30,947 | $36,520 | $10,494 |
DSC also provides dividend disbursing and transfer agency services. Prior to July 18, 2011, each Fund paid DSC a monthly fee based on the number of shareholder accounts for dividend disbursing and transfer agent services. Effective July 18, 2011, each Fund pays DSC a monthly asset-based fee for these services.
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, each Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service fee not to exceed 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares for Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares for the Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and C for all the Funds. The Board for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund has adopted a formula for calculating 12b-1 plan fees for the Fund’s Class A shares that went into effect on June 1, 1992. The total 12b-1 fees to be paid by Class A shareholders of the Fund will be the sum of 0.10% of the average daily net assets representing shares that were acquired prior to June 1, 1992 and 0.30% of the average daily net assets representing shares that were acquired on or after June 1, 1992. Effective April 21, 2006, the maximum amount of the Class A 12b-1 fees was reduced to 0.25% and the total 12b-1 fees to be paid to Class A shareholders of the Fund will be the sum of 0.10% of the average daily net assets representing shares that were acquired prior to June 1, 1992 and 0.25% of the average daily net assets representing shares that were acquired on or after June 1, 1992. All Class A shareholders will bear 12b-1 fees at the same rate, the blended rate based upon the allocation of the rates described above. Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service expenses. DDLP has contracted to waive distribution and service fees through December 29, 2011 in order to prevent distribution and service fees of Class A shares from exceeding 0.15% of average daily net assets for the Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
At August 31, 2011, each Fund had liabilities payable to affiliates as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | |||||||||||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | |||||||||||||
Investment management fees | |||||||||||||||
payable to DMC | $ | 221,242 | $ | 304,076 | $ | 64,649 | |||||||||
Dividend disbursing, transfer | |||||||||||||||
agent and fund accounting | |||||||||||||||
oversight fees and other | |||||||||||||||
expenses payable to DSC | 15,713 | 19,276 | 5,686 | ||||||||||||
Distribution fees payable | |||||||||||||||
to DDLP | 151,434 | 108,138 | 68,212 | ||||||||||||
Other expenses payable to | |||||||||||||||
DMC and affiliates* | 24,042 | 26,255 | 11,448 |
*DMC, as part of its administrative services, pays operating expenses on behalf of each Fund and is reimbursed on a periodic basis. Expenses include items such as printing of shareholder reports, fees for audit, legal and tax services, registration fees and trustees’ fees.
As provided in the investment management agreement, each Fund bears the cost of certain legal and tax services, including internal legal and tax services provided to each Fund by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. For the year ended August 31, 2011, each Fund was charged for internal legal and tax services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | ||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | ||||
$13,541 | $15,504 | $4,396 |
For the year ended August 31, 2011, DDLP earned commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares for each Fund as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | ||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | ||||
$33,851 | $26,739 | $75,372 |
For the year ended August 31, 2011, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions on redemption of each Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively. These commissions were entirely used to offset up-front commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker-dealers on sales of those shares. The amounts received were as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | ||||||||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | ||||||||||
Class A | $ | 14,224 | $6,554 | $1,761 | ||||||||
Class B | 725 | — | 42 | |||||||||
Class C | 591 | 8,718 | 6,154 |
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Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Funds for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DSC and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trusts. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Funds.
3. Investments
For the year ended August 31, 2011, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | ||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | ||||
Purchases | $321,186,543 | $379,893,467 | $168,068,081 | |||
Sales | 299,071,761 | 312,473,849 | 116,647,583 |
At August 31, 2011, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes for each Fund were as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | |||||||||||||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | |||||||||||||||
Cost of investments | $ | 595,784,785 | $ | 737,593,175 | $ | 227,219,622 | |||||||||||
Aggregate unrealized | |||||||||||||||||
appreciation | $ | 38,957,113 | $ | 42,527,288 | $ | 5,943,832 | |||||||||||
Aggregate unrealized | |||||||||||||||||
depreciation | (10,004,545 | ) | (2,542,013 | ) | (6,572,681 | ) | |||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | |||||||||||||||||
(depreciation) | $ | 28,952,568 | $ | 39,985,275 | $ | (628,849 | ) |
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Funds 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 developed 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 below.
Level 1 | – | inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts) |
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
3. Investments (continued)
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) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing) |
Level 3 | – | inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities) |
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of August 31, 2011:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | |||||
Municipal Bonds | USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | ||||
Level 2 | $624,737,353 | $777,578,450 | $226,590,773 |
There were no unobservable inputs used to value investments at the beginning or end of the period.
During the year ended August 31, 2011, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments or Level 3 investments that had a material impact to the Funds.
4. Dividend and Distribution Information
Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | |||||||||||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | |||||||||||||
Year ended 8/31/11 | |||||||||||||||
Tax-exempt income | $ | 27,613,447 | $ | 24,114,589 | $ | 10,263,369 | |||||||||
Ordinary income | 358,078 | 2,942 | 62,675 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 27,971,525 | $ | 24,117,531 | $ | 10,326,044 | |||||||||
Year ended 8/31/10 | |||||||||||||||
Tax-exempt income | $ | 26,946,651 | $ | 20,788,197 | $ | 5,854,908 | |||||||||
Ordinary income | 502,834 | 134,392 | 95,385 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 27,449,485 | $ | 20,922,589 | $ | 5,950,293 |
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5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis
As of August 31, 2011, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | |||||||||||||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | |||||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 612,009,388 | $ | 762,847,743 | $ | 235,657,199 | |||||||||||
Distributions payable | (671,718 | ) | (590,089 | ) | (289,127 | ) | |||||||||||
Undistributed tax-exempt | |||||||||||||||||
income | 738,613 | 606,297 | 285,024 | ||||||||||||||
Post-October losses | (5,620,908 | ) | (10,736,818 | ) | (3,055,015 | ) | |||||||||||
Capital loss carryforwards | (3,756,823 | ) | (5,428,954 | ) | (1,711,178 | ) | |||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation | |||||||||||||||||
(depreciation) of investments | 28,952,568 | 39,985,275 | (628,849 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 631,651,120 | $ | 786,683,454 | $ | 230,258,054 |
The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, tax treatment of distribution payables and tax treatment of market discount and premium on debt instruments.
Post-October losses represent losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2010 through August 31, 2011 that, in accordance with federal income tax regulations, each Fund has elected to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.
For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of market discount and premium on debt instruments and expiration of capital loss carryforwards. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For the year ended August 31, 2011, the Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund recorded the following reclassifications:
Accumulated net realized loss | $ | 278,921 | ||
Distribution in excess of net investment income | (90,868 | ) | ||
Paid-in capital | (188,053 | ) |
For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. For the year ended August 31, 2011, $188,053 of capital loss carryforwards expired for Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund. For the year ended August 31, 2011, the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | |||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | |||
$3,694,309 | $270,354 | $442,974 |
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis (continued)
Capital loss carryforwards remaining at August 31, 2011 will expire as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | ||||||||||||||
Year of Expiration | USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | |||||||||||||
2012 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 980,742 | ||||||||||
2015 | — | — | 355,701 | |||||||||||||
2017 | 3,756,823 | 5,428,954 | 374,735 | |||||||||||||
Total | $ | 3,756,823 | $ | 5,428,954 | $ | 1,711,178 |
On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes are generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. Under the Act, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.
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6. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | ||||||||||||||||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | 8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | |||||||||||||
Shares sold: | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 12,484,657 | 5,499,136 | 12,048,279 | 20,561,913 | 7,142,758 | 8,272,964 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 10,773 | 7,807 | 1,840 | 427 | 78 | 2,718 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 611,323 | 866,259 | 1,214,750 | 2,735,842 | 2,060,169 | 2,898,321 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 812,097 | 962,114 | 14,735,456 | 16,911,847 | 5,438,319 | 2,202,319 | ||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,230,916 | 1,229,783 | 927,646 | 1,005,351 | 496,359 | 313,502 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 6,978 | 10,383 | 399 | 1,078 | 2,268 | 3,238 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 71,693 | 61,213 | 100,157 | 88,888 | 139,022 | 54,352 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 19,047 | 6,078 | 312,696 | 85,605 | 91,520 | 14,620 | ||||||||||||
15,247,484 | 8,642,773 | 29,341,223 | 41,390,951 | 15,370,493 | 13,762,034 | |||||||||||||
Shares repurchased: | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A | (11,598,972 | ) | (5,953,210 | ) | (15,161,183 | ) | (21,987,886 | ) | (6,856,305 | ) | (2,460,064 | ) | ||||||
Class B | (242,438 | ) | (306,421 | ) | (23,446 | ) | (34,462 | ) | (33,245 | ) | (57,274 | ) | ||||||
Class C | (584,014 | ) | (208,581 | ) | (1,613,958 | ) | (941,095 | ) | (1,183,041 | ) | (228,990 | ) | ||||||
Institutional Class | (670,596 | ) | (316,816 | ) | (7,248,874 | ) | (1,298,699 | ) | (2,613,360 | ) | (563,836 | ) | ||||||
(13,096,020 | ) | (6,785,028 | ) | (24,047,461 | ) | (24,262,142 | ) | (10,685,951 | ) | (3,310,164 | ) | |||||||
Net increase | 2,151,464 | 1,857,745 | 5,293,762 | 17,128,809 | 4,684,542 | 10,451,870 |
For the years ended August 31, 2011 and 2010, the following shares and values were converted from Class B to Class A shares. The respective amounts are included in Class B redemptions and Class A subscriptions in the tables above and the statements of changes in net assets.
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
8/31/11 | 8/31/10 | |||||||||||||
Class B | Class A | Class B | Class A | |||||||||||
Shares | Shares | Value | Shares | Shares | Value | |||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | ||||||||||||||
USA Fund | 118,554 | 118,448 | $ | 1,326,828 | 104,388 | 104,295 | $ | 1,173,700 | ||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | ||||||||||||||
USA Intermediate Fund | 6,359 | 6,353 | 73,094 | 8,148 | 8,141 | 95,087 | ||||||||
Delaware National High-Yield | ||||||||||||||
Municipal Bond Fund | 12,827 | 12,848 | 121,021 | 8,566 | 8,583 | 81,217 |
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
7. Line of Credit
The Funds, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds (Participants), was a participant in a $35,000,000 revolving line of credit 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 were charged an annual commitment fee, which was allocated across the Participants on the basis of each Participant’s allocation of the entire facility. The Participants were permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one third of their net assets under the agreement. The line of credit expired on November 16, 2010.
On November 16, 2010, the Funds, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $50,000,000 revolving line of credit. Effective as of August 1, 2011, the Funds, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $100,000,000 revolving line of credit. The agreement as amended is to be used as described above and operates in substantially the same manner as the original agreement. The new line of credit under the agreement as amended expires on November 15, 2011. The Funds had no amounts outstanding as of August 31, 2011 or at any time during the period then ended.
8. Credit and Market Risk
The Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued by municipalities. The value of these investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the states, 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 assurance 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 the Funds. At August 31, 2011, 7.67% of the Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund’s net assets, 7.84% of the Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund’s net assets, and 3.00% of the Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund’s net assets were insured by bond insurers. These securities have been identified in the statements of net assets.
As of August 31, 2011, the Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the state of California and New York which constituted approximately 10% and 16%, respectively, of the Fund’s portfolio. As of August 31, 2011, the Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the state of New York which constituted approximately 12% of the Fund’s portfolio. As of August 31, 2011, the Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the states of New York and Texas, which constituted approximately 11% and 10%, respectively, of the Fund’s portfolio. These investments could make each Fund more sensitive to economic conditions in those states than other more geographically diversified national municipal income funds.
Each Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated lower than BBB- by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Baa3 by Moody’s Investor Services (Moody’s), or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating
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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 Funds 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 of 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 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, each Fund’s 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. As of August 31, 2011, there were no Rule 144A securities. Illiquid securities have been identified on the statements of net assets.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
9. Contractual Obligations
The Funds enter into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have 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.
10. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2011 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
11. Tax Information (Unaudited)
The information set forth below is for each Fund’s fiscal year as required by federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of a fund. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information. All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly are subject to change. It is the intention of each Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011, each Fund designates distributions paid during the year as follows:
(A) | (B) | |||||
Ordinary Income | Tax-Exempt | Total | ||||
Distributions | Distributions | Distributions | ||||
(Tax Basis) | (Tax Basis) | (Tax Basis) | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | 1.28% | 98.72% | 100.00% | |||
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | 0.01% | 99.99% | 100.00% | |||
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | 0.61% | 99.39% | 100.00% |
(A) and (B) are based on a percentage of each Fund’s total distributions.
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011, certain interest income paid by the Funds, determined to be Qualified Interest Income may be subject to relief from U.S. withholding for foreign shareholders, as provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011, the Funds have designated maximum Qualified Interest Income distributions as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware National High-Yield | |||
USA Fund | USA Intermediate Fund | Municipal Bond Fund | |||
$358,078 | $2,942 | $62,675 |
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Report of independent
registered public accounting firm
registered public accounting firm
To the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group® Tax-Free Fund and Voyageur Mutual Funds and the Shareholders of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund (constituting Delaware Group Tax-Free Fund) and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (one of the series constituting Voyageur Mutual Funds) (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) at August 31, 2011, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended and the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended August 31, 2009 were audited by other independent accountants whose report dated October 19, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 18, 2011
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 18, 2011
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Other Fund information
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Board Consideration of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund Investment Advisory Agreements
At a meeting held on August 16-17, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of disinterested or independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements for each of the Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”). In making its decision, the Board considered information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”), which included materials provided by DMC and its affiliates (“Delaware Investments”) concerning, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds, the costs of such services to the Funds, economies of scale and the financial condition and profitability of Delaware Investments. Reference was made to information furnished at regular quarterly Board meetings, including reports detailing Fund performance, investment strategies and expenses, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the renewal of the investment advisory contracts. In addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, reports were provided in May 2011 and included independent historical and comparative reports provided by Lipper. The Lipper reports compared each Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The independent Trustees reviewed and discussed the Lipper reports with independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board requested and received information regarding DMC’s policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy; the structure of portfolio manager compensation; the investment manager’s profitability; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of securities in certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited, or which were likely in the future to inhibit, DMC’s ability to invest fully in accordance with Fund policies.
In considering information relating to the approval of each Fund’s advisory agreement, the independent Trustees received assistance and advice from and met separately with legal counsel to the independent Trustees. Although the Board gave attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies, under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board during its contract renewal considerations.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Service. The Board considered the services provided by Delaware Investments to the Funds and their shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent and quality of services, the Board considered reports furnished to it throughout the year, which covered matters such as the relative performance of the Funds, compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies and restrictions for the Funds, compliance by DMC and Delaware Distributors, L.P. (together, “Management”) personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Investments Family of Funds complex and adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased with the current staffing of the Funds’ investment advisor and the emphasis placed on research in the investment process. The Board gave favorable consideration
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to DMC’s efforts to control expenditures while maintaining service levels committed to fund matters. The Board noted that in July 2011 Management implemented measures to reduce overall costs and improve transfer agent and shareholder servicing functions through outsourcing. It is expected that such measures will improve the quality and lower the cost of delivering transfer agent and shareholder servicing services to the Funds. The Board once again noted the benefits provided to Fund shareholders through each shareholder’s ability to exchange an investment in one Delaware Investments® fund for the same class of shares in another Delaware Investments fund without a sales charge, to reinvest Fund dividends into additional shares of the same Fund or into additional shares of other Delaware Investments funds and the privilege to combine holdings in other Delaware Investments funds to obtain a reduced sales charge. The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by Delaware Investments.
Investment Performance. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of each Fund in view of its importance to shareholders. Although the Board gave appropriate consideration to performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Investment Committee meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the Lipper reports furnished for the Annual Meeting. The Lipper reports prepared for each Fund showed the investment performance of its Class A shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected by Lipper (the “Performance Universe”). A fund with the best performance ranked first, and a fund with the poorest performance ranked last. The highest/best performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the first quartile; the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the poorest/worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the fourth quartile. Comparative annualized performance for each Fund was shown for the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, as applicable, ended March 31, 2011. The Board’s objective is that each Fund’s performance for the periods considered be at or above the median of its Performance Universe. The following paragraphs summarize the performance results for each Fund and the Board’s view of such performance.
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund — The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional high yield municipal debt funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the three-, five- and ten-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the one-year period was in the second quartile. The Board was very satisfied with performance.
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund — The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional general municipal debt funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the one- and five-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the three- and ten-year periods was in the first quartile. The Board was satisfied with performance.
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Other Fund information
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Board Consideration of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund Investment Advisory Agreements (continued)
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund — The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional intermediate municipal debt funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the one-year period was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the three-, five- and ten-year periods was in the second, third and first quartiles, respectively. The Fund’s performance results were mixed but tended toward median, which was acceptable. The Fund’s performance results were mixed but tended toward above median, which was acceptable.
Comparative Expenses. The Board considered expense comparison data for the Delaware Investments Family of Funds. Management provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for each Fund as of its most recently completed fiscal year. The Board also focused on the comparative analysis of effective management fees and total expense ratios of each Fund versus effective management fees and expense ratios of a group of similar funds as selected by Lipper (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, each Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) within the Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers. Each Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Lipper total expenses, for comparative consistency, were shown by Lipper for Class A shares and comparative total expenses including 12b-1 and non 12b-1 service fees. The Board considered fees paid to Delaware Investments for non-management services. The Board’s objective is to limit each Fund’s total expense ratio to be competitive with that of the Expense Group. The following paragraphs summarize the expense results for each Fund and the Board’s view of such expenses.
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund — The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee and total expenses were in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its Expense Group as shown in the Lipper report.
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund — The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its Expense Group as shown in the Lipper report.
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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund — The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee and total expenses were in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its Expense Group as shown in the Lipper report.
Management Profitability. The Board considered the level of profits realized by Delaware Investments in connection with the operation of the Funds. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of Delaware Investments’ business in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds and the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the level of profits of Delaware Investments, to a certain extent, reflect recent operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by Delaware Investments. The Board considered Delaware Investments’ efforts to improve services provided to fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from recent industry-wide Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives. The Board also considered the extent to which Delaware Investments might derive ancillary benefits from fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as service provider to the Delaware Investments Family of Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of Delaware Investments.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether economies of scale are realized by Delaware Investments as each Fund’s assets increase and the extent to which any economies of scale are reflected in the level of management fees charged. The Trustees reviewed the standardized advisory fee pricing and structure, approved by the Board and shareholders, which includes breakpoints. Breakpoints in the advisory fee occur when the advisory fee rate is reduced on assets in excess of specified levels. Breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case on all assets when the asset levels specified are exceeded. The Board noted that the fee under each Fund’s management contract fell within the standard structure. Although the Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund has not reached a size at which it can take advantage of breakpoints, the Board recognized that the fee was structured so that when the Fund grows, economies of scale may be shared. The Board also noted that each of the Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund’s and Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund’s assets exceeded the first breakpoint level. The Board believed that, given the extent to which economics of scale might be realized by the advisor and its affiliates, the schedule of fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement for each of the Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund provides a sharing of benefits with the Fund and its shareholders.
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Other Fund information
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments® National Tax-Free Funds
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Due to independence matters under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s auditor independence rules relating to the January 4, 2010 acquisition of Delaware Investments (including DMC, DDLP and DSC) by Macquarie Group, Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) has resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for Delaware Group® Tax-Free Fund and Voyageur Mutual Funds (the Trusts) effective May 20, 2010. At a meeting held on May 20, 2010, the Boards of Trustees of the Trusts, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Trusts for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010. During the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and 2008, E&Y’s audit reports on the financial statements of the Trusts did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements between the Trusts and E&Y on accounting principles, financial statements disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their reports. Neither the Trusts nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with PwC at any time prior to their selection with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Trusts’ financial statements.
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Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
A mutual fund is governed by a Board of Trustees/Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager, the distributor, and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates
Name, Address, | Position(s) | Length of | ||
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | ||
Interested Trustees | ||||
Patrick P. Coyne1 | Chairman, President, | Chairman and Trustee | ||
2005 Market Street | Chief Executive Officer, | since August 16, 2006 | ||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | and Trustee | |||
April 1963 | President and | |||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||
since August 1, 2006 | ||||
1 Patrick P. Coyne is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he is an executive officer of the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor.
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for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.
Number of Portfolios in | ||||
Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex Overseen | Other Directorships | ||
During Past 5 Years | by Trustee or Officer | Held by Trustee or Officer | ||
Patrick P. Coyne has served in | 74 | Director and Audit | ||
various executive capacities | Committee Member | |||
at different times at | Kaydon Corp. | |||
Delaware Investments.2 | ||||
Board of Governors Member | ||||
Investment Company | ||||
Institute (ICI) | ||||
Finance Committee Member | ||||
St. John Vianney Roman | ||||
Catholic Church | ||||
Board of Trustees | ||||
Agnes Irwin School | ||||
Member of Investment | ||||
Committee | ||||
Cradle of Liberty Council, | ||||
BSA | ||||
(2007–2010) | ||||
2 Delaware Investments is the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor, principal underwriter, and its transfer agent.
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Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
Name, Address, | Position(s) | Length of | ||
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | ||
Independent Trustees | ||||
Thomas L. Bennett | Trustee | Since March 2005 | ||
2005 Market Street | ||||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||||
October 1947 | ||||
John A. Fry | Trustee | Since January 2001 | ||
2005 Market Street | ||||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||||
May 1960 | ||||
Anthony D. Knerr | Trustee | Since April 1990 | ||
2005 Market Street | ||||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||||
December 1938 | ||||
Lucinda S. Landreth | Trustee | Since March 2005 | ||
2005 Market Street | ||||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||||
June 1947 | ||||
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Number of Portfolios in | ||||
Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex Overseen | Other Directorships | ||
During Past 5 Years | by Trustee or Officer | Held by Trustee or Officer | ||
Private Investor | 74 | Chairman of Investment | ||
(March 2004–Present) | Committee | |||
Pennsylvania Academy of | ||||
Investment Manager | Fine Arts | |||
Morgan Stanley & Co. | ||||
(January 1984–March 2004) | Investment Committee and | |||
Governance Committee | ||||
Member | ||||
Pennsylvania Horticultural | ||||
Society | ||||
Director | ||||
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (BMTC) | ||||
(2007–2011) | ||||
President | 74 | Board of Governors Member — | ||
Drexel University | NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC | |||
(August 2010–Present) | ||||
Director and Audit | ||||
President | Committee Member | |||
Franklin & Marshall College | Community Health Systems | |||
(July 2002–July 2010) | ||||
Director — Ecore | ||||
International | ||||
(2009–2010) | ||||
Director — Allied | ||||
Barton Securities Holdings | ||||
(2005–2008) | ||||
Managing Director | 74 | None | ||
Anthony Knerr & Associates | ||||
(Strategic Consulting) | ||||
(1990–Present) | ||||
Chief Investment Officer | 74 | None | ||
Assurant, Inc. (Insurance) | ||||
(2002–2004) | ||||
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Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
Name, Address, | Position(s) | Length of | ||
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | ||
Independent Trustees (continued) | ||||
Ann R. Leven | Trustee | Since October 1989 | ||
2005 Market Street | ||||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||||
November 1940 | ||||
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa | Trustee | Since September 2011 | ||
2005 Market Street | ||||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||||
January 1956 | ||||
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Number of Portfolios in | ||||
Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex Overseen | Other Directorships | ||
During Past 5 Years | by Trustee or Officer | Held by Trustee or Officer | ||
Consultant | 74 | Director and Audit | ||
ARL Associates | Committee Chair | |||
(Financial Planning) | Systemax Inc. | |||
(1983–Present) | (2001–2009) | |||
Director and Audit | ||||
Committee Chairperson | ||||
Andy Warhol Foundation | ||||
(1999–2007) | ||||
Executive Advisor to Dean | 74 | Trust Manager — Camden | ||
(since August 2011) and | Property Trust | |||
Interim Dean | (since August 2011) | |||
(January 2011–July 2011) — | ||||
University of Miami School of | Board of Trustees | |||
Business Administration | Thunderbird School of | |||
Global Management | ||||
President — U.S. Trust, | (2007–2011) | |||
Bank of America Private | ||||
Wealth Management | Board of Trustees | |||
(Private Banking) | Carrollton School of the | |||
(July 2007–December 2008) | Sacred Heart | |||
(since 2007) | ||||
President and Director | ||||
(November 2005–June 2007) and | Board Member | |||
Chief Executive Officer | Foreign Policy Association | |||
(April 2007–June 2007) — | (since 2006) | |||
U.S. Trust Company | ||||
(Private Banking) | Board of Trustees | |||
Georgetown Preparatory School | ||||
(2005–2011) | ||||
Board of Trustees | ||||
Miami City Ballet | ||||
(2000–2011) | ||||
Board of Trustees | ||||
St. Thomas University | ||||
(2005–2011) | ||||
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Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
Name, Address, | Position(s) | Length of | ||
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | ||
Independent Trustees (continued) | ||||
Janet L. Yeomans | Trustee | Since April 1999 | ||
2005 Market Street | ||||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||||
July 1948 | ||||
J. Richard Zecher | Trustee | Since March 2005 | ||
2005 Market Street | ||||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||||
July 1940 | ||||
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Number of Portfolios in | ||||
Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex Overseen | Other Directorships | ||
During Past 5 Years | by Trustee or Officer | Held by Trustee or Officer | ||
Vice President and Treasurer | 74 | Director and Audit | ||
(January 2006–Present) | Committee Member | |||
Vice President — Mergers & Acquisitions | Okabena Company | |||
(January 2003–January 2006), and | ||||
Vice President and Treasurer | Chair — 3M | |||
(July 1995–January 2003) | Investment Management | |||
3M Corporation | Company | |||
Founder | 74 | Director and Audit | ||
Investor Analytics | Committee Member | |||
(Risk Management) | Investor Analytics | |||
(May 1999–Present) | ||||
Founder | Director | |||
Sutton Asset Management | Oxigene, Inc. | |||
(Hedge Fund) | (2003–2008) | |||
(September 1996–Present) | ||||
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Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
Name, Address, | Position(s) | Length of | ||
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | ||
Officers | ||||
David F. Connor | Vice President, | Vice President since | ||
2005 Market Street | Deputy General | September 2000 | ||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | Counsel, and Secretary | and Secretary since | ||
December 1963 | October 2005 | |||
Daniel V. Geatens | Vice President | Treasurer | ||
2005 Market Street | and Treasurer | since October 2007 | ||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||||
October 1972 | ||||
David P. O’Connor | Senior Vice President, | Senior Vice President, | ||
2005 Market Street | General Counsel, | General Counsel, and | ||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | and Chief Legal Officer | Chief Legal Officer | ||
February 1966 | since October 2005 | |||
Richard Salus | Senior Vice President | Chief Financial Officer | ||
2005 Market Street | and Chief Financial Officer | since November 2006 | ||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||||
October 1963 | ||||
The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund(s) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800 523-1918.
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Number of Portfolios in | ||||
Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex Overseen | Other Directorships | ||
During Past 5 Years | by Trustee or Officer | Held by Trustee or Officer | ||
David F. Connor has served as | 74 | None3 | ||
Vice President and Deputy | ||||
General Counsel of | ||||
Delaware Investments | ||||
since 2000. | ||||
Daniel V. Geatens has served | 74 | None3 | ||
in various capacities at | ||||
different times at | ||||
Delaware Investments. | ||||
David P. O’Connor has served in | 74 | None3 | ||
various executive and legal | ||||
capacities at different times | ||||
at Delaware Investments. | ||||
Richard Salus has served in | 74 | None3 | ||
various executive capacities | ||||
at different times at | ||||
Delaware Investments. | ||||
3 David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, David P. O’Connor, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor, principal underwriter, and transfer agent as the registrant.
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About the organization
Board of trustees | |||
Patrick P. Coyne Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Delaware Investments® Family of Funds Philadelphia, PA Thomas L. Bennett Private Investor Rosemont, PA John A. Fry President Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Anthony D. Knerr Founder and Managing Director Anthony Knerr & Associates New York, NY Lucinda S. Landreth Former Chief Investment Officer Assurant, Inc. Philadelphia, PA | Ann R. Leven Consultant ARL Associates New York, NY Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa Executive Advisor to Dean, University of Miami School of Business Administration Coral Gables, FL | Janet L. Yeomans Vice President and Treasurer 3M Corporation St. Paul, MN J. Richard Zecher Founder Investor Analytics Scottsdale, AZ |
Affiliated officers | |||
David F. Connor Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Secretary Delaware Investments Family of Funds Philadelphia, PA | Daniel V. Geatens Vice President and Treasurer Delaware Investments Family of Funds Philadelphia, PA | David P. O’Connor Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Legal Officer Delaware Investments Family of Funds Philadelphia, PA | Richard Salus Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Delaware Investments Family of Funds Philadelphia, PA |
This annual report is for the information of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Investments Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at www.delawareinvestments.com. |
Delaware Investments is the marketing name of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. 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-Q. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that each 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 www.sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and each Fund’s Schedule of Investments are available without charge on each Fund’s website at www.delawareinvestments.com. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q 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 each 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 Funds’ website at www.delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. A copy of the registrant’s Code of Business Ethics has been posted on the Delaware Investments Internet Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com. Any amendments to the Code of Business Ethics, and information on any waiver from its provisions granted by the registrant, will also be posted on this Web site within five business days of such amendment or waiver and will remain on the Web site for at least 12 months.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that certain members of the registrant’s Audit Committee are audit committee financial experts, as defined below. For purposes of this item, an “audit committee financial expert” is a person who has the following attributes:
a. An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;
b. The ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves;
c. Experience preparing, auditing, analyzing, or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities;
d. An understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and
e. An understanding of audit committee functions.
An “audit committee financial expert” shall have acquired such attributes through:
a. Education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions;
b. Experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor, or person performing similar functions;
c. Experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing, or evaluation of financial statements; or
d. Other relevant experience.
The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has also determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is independent. In order to be “independent” for purposes of this item, the Audit Committee member may not: (i) other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees/Directors or any committee thereof, accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or (ii) be an “interested person” of the registrant as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The names of the audit committee financial experts on the registrant’s Audit Committee are set forth below:
John A. Fry
Janet L. Yeomans
Janet L. Yeomans
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a) Audit fees.
The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $61,500 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $69,400 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.
(b) Audit-related fees.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $593,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2011. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: year end audit procedures; reporting up and subsidiary statutory audits.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $84,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2010. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: audit procedures performed on Delaware Investments for its consolidation into Macquarie’s financial statements as of March 31, 2010.
(c) Tax fees.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $10,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2011. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: state and local tax review.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $12,900 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.
(d) All other fees.
The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $25,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2011. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These other services were as follows: attest examination of management's assertion to the controls in place at the transfer agent to be in compliance with Rule 17ad-13(a)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.
The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.
(e) The registrant’s Audit Committee has established pre-approval policies and procedures as permitted by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X (the “Pre-Approval Policy”) with respect to services provided by the registrant’s independent auditors. Pursuant to the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant up to the specified fee limits. Certain fee limits are based on aggregate fees to the registrant and other registrants within the Delaware Investments Family of Funds.
Service | Range of Fees |
Audit Services | |
Statutory audits or financial audits for new Funds | up to $25,000 per Fund |
Services associated with SEC registration statements (e.g., Form N-1A, Form N-14, etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., comfort letters for closed-end Fund offerings, consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters | up to $10,000 per Fund |
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit-related services” rather than “audit services”) | up to $25,000 in the aggregate |
Audit-Related Services | |
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and /or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit services” rather than “audit-related services”) | up to $25,000 in the aggregate |
Tax Services | |
U.S. federal, state and local and international tax planning and advice (e.g., consulting on statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, evaluation of Funds’ tax compliance function, etc.) | up to $25,000 in the aggregate |
U.S. federal, state and local tax compliance (e.g., excise distribution reviews, etc.) | up to $5,000 per Fund |
Review of federal, state, local and international income, franchise and other tax returns | up to $5,000 per Fund |
Under the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has also pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant’s investment adviser and other entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the registrant (the “Control Affiliates”) up to the specified fee limit. This fee limit is based on aggregate fees to the investment adviser and its Control Affiliates.
Service | Range of Fees |
Non-Audit Services | |
Services associated with periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters | up to $10,000 in the aggregate |
The Pre-Approval Policy requires the registrant’s independent auditors to report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including those services authorized by the Pre-Approval Policy.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services rendered to the registrant and to its investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser were $0 and $0 for the registrant’s fiscal years ended August 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010, respectively.
(h) In connection with its selection of the independent auditors, the registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the independent auditors’ provision of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee has determined that the independent auditors’ provision of these services is compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.
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 Company 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 officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing 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 that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein (i.e., the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. 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.
Name of Registrant: DELAWARE GROUP® TAX FREE FUND
/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE | ||
By: | Patrick P. Coyne | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: | November 3, 2011 |
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/ PATRICK P. COYNE | ||
By: | Patrick P. Coyne | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: | November 3, 2011 | |
/s/ RICHARD SALUS | ||
By: | Richard Salus | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: | November 3, 2011 |