UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: | | 811-03850 |
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Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | | Delaware Group® Tax Free Fund |
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Address of principal executive offices: | | 2005 Market Street |
| | Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Name and address of agent for service: | | David F. Connor, Esq. |
| | 2005 Market Street |
| | Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | (800) 523-1918 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | | August 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | | February 29, 2012 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Semiannual report Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund February 29, 2012 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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Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively known by the marketing name of Delaware Investments) are wholly owned subsidiaries of Macquarie Group Limited, a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.
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 | | |
Disclosure of Fund expenses | | 1 |
Security type/sector allocations | | 4 |
Statements of net assets | | 7 |
Statements of operations | | 54 |
Statements of changes in net assets | | 56 |
Financial highlights | | 62 |
Notes to financial statements | | 86 |
Other Fund information | | 99 |
About the organization | | 100 |
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Feb. 29, 2012, 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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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from September 1, 2011 to February 29, 2012
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 September 1, 2011 to February 29, 2012.
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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Disclosure of Fund expenses
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
| | Beginning | | Ending | | | | | Expenses |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Annualized | | Paid During Period |
| | 9/1/11 | | 2/29/12 | | Expense Ratio | | 9/1/11 to 2/29/12* |
Actual Fund return |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,076.60 | | | 0.80 | % | | $ | 4.13 | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,073.60 | | | 1.56 | % | | | 8.04 | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,073.50 | | | 1.56 | % | | | 8.04 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,078.40 | | | 0.56 | % | | | 2.89 | |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.89 | | | 0.80 | % | | $ | 4.02 | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.11 | | | 1.56 | % | | | 7.82 | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.11 | | | 1.56 | % | | | 7.82 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.08 | | | 0.56 | % | | | 2.82 | |
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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000 |
| | Beginning | | Ending | | | | | Expenses |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Annualized | | Paid During Period |
| | 9/1/11 | | 2/29/12 | | Expense Ratio | | 9/1/11 to 2/29/12* |
Actual Fund return |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,052.70 | | | 0.75 | % | | $ | 3.83 | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,048.30 | | | 1.60 | % | | | 8.15 | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,048.30 | | | 1.60 | % | | | 8.15 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,053.10 | | | 0.60 | % | | | 3.06 | |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.13 | | | 0.75 | % | | $ | 3.77 | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,016.91 | | | 1.60 | % | | | 8.02 | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,016.91 | | | 1.60 | % | | | 8.02 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.88 | | | 0.60 | % | | | 3.02 | |
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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
| | Beginning | | Ending | | | | | Expenses |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Annualized | | Paid During Period |
| | 9/1/11 | | 2/29/12 | | Expense Ratio | | 9/1/11 to 2/29/12* |
Actual Fund return |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,090.50 | | | 0.85 | % | | $ | 4.42 | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,086.30 | | | 1.60 | % | | | 8.30 | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,086.20 | | | 1.60 | % | | | 8.30 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,092.30 | | | 0.60 | % | | | 3.12 | |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.64 | | | 0.85 | % | | $ | 4.27 | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,016.91 | | | 1.60 | % | | | 8.02 | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,016.91 | | | 1.60 | % | | | 8.02 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.88 | | | 0.60 | % | | | 3.02 | |
*“Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to relevant Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Security type/sector allocations |
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | As of February 29, 2012 |
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type/sector | Percentage of net assets |
Municipal Bonds | 98.91 | % |
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 13.63 | % |
Education Revenue Bonds | 12.17 | % |
Electric Revenue Bonds | 3.62 | % |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 9.91 | % |
Housing Revenue Bonds | 0.89 | % |
Lease Revenue Bonds | 9.02 | % |
Local General Obligation Bonds | 5.05 | % |
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds | 4.71 | % |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 14.49 | % |
State General Obligation Bonds | 9.23 | % |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 11.54 | % |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 4.65 | % |
Short-Term Investments | 0.33 | % |
Total Value of Securities | 99.24 | % |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.76 | % |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | As of February 29, 2012 |
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type/sector | Percentage of net assets |
Municipal Bonds | 97.76 | % |
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 10.03 | % |
Education Revenue Bonds | 6.67 | % |
Electric Revenue Bonds | 4.28 | % |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 9.11 | % |
Housing Revenue Bond | 0.56 | % |
Lease Revenue Bonds | 3.83 | % |
Local General Obligation Bonds | 8.49 | % |
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds | 3.95 | % |
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds | 0.09 | % |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 12.47 | % |
State General Obligation Bonds | 17.93 | % |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 14.75 | % |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 5.60 | % |
Short-Term Investments | 1.35 | % |
Total Value of Securities | 99.11 | % |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.89 | % |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
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Security type/sector allocations |
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | As of February 29, 2012 |
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type/sector | Percentage of net assets |
Municipal Bonds | 97.27 | % |
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 24.26 | % |
Education Revenue Bonds | 19.83 | % |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 23.86 | % |
Housing Revenue Bonds | 1.04 | % |
Lease Revenue Bonds | 7.09 | % |
Pre-Refunded Bond | 0.34 | % |
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond | 0.35 | % |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 9.01 | % |
State General Obligation Bonds | 1.92 | % |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 8.77 | % |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 0.80 | % |
Short-Term Investments | 1.40 | % |
Total Value of Securities | 98.67 | % |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 1.33 | % |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
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Statements of net assets |
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | February 29, 2012 (Unaudited) |
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds – 98.91% | | | | | | |
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 13.63% | | | | | | |
| Alliance Airport Authority, Texas Special Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (American Airlines Project) Series B 5.25% 12/1/29 (AMT) | | $ | 1,250,000 | | $ | 344,525 |
| Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority | | | | | | |
| Asset-Backed Series A-2 | | | | | | |
| 5.875% 6/1/47 | | | 11,000,000 | | | 8,210,290 |
| 6.50% 6/1/47 | | | 6,000,000 | | | 4,915,260 |
| Chautauqua County, New York Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Agency (NRG Dunkirk Power Project) 5.875% 4/1/42 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,153,860 |
| Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Corporate | | | | | | |
| Settlement Revenue Asset-Backed Senior Notes Series A-1 | | | |
| 5.125% 6/1/47 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 692,320 |
| 5.75% 6/1/47 | | | 12,180,000 | | | 9,355,822 |
| Harris County, Texas Industrial Development Corporation | | | | | | |
| Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Deer Park Refining Project) 5.00% 2/1/23 | | | 2,955,000 | | | 3,214,272 |
| Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 6/1/28 | | | 6,000,000 | | | 6,725,340 |
| 6.25% 6/1/24 | | | 6,810,000 | | | 7,599,688 |
| Indiana State Finance Authority Environmental Revenue | | | | | | |
| (U.S. Steel Corp. Project) 6.00% 12/1/26 | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,556,850 |
| Indianapolis, Indiana Airport Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| Special Facilities (Federal Express Corp. Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.10% 1/15/17 (AMT) | | | 2,750,000 | | | 3,141,903 |
| Series 1998 5.50% 5/1/29 (AMT) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,000,560 |
| Maryland Economic Development Corporation Revenue | | | | | | |
| (CNX Marine Terminals Inc.) 5.75% 9/1/25 | | | 3,375,000 | | | 3,513,983 |
| M-S-R Energy Authority, California Gas Revenue Series A | | | | | | |
| 6.125% 11/1/29 | | | 1,915,000 | | | 2,230,247 |
| 6.50% 11/1/39 | | | 3,915,000 | | | 4,829,622 |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special | | | | | | |
| Facility Revenue (Continental Airlines, Inc. Project) | | | | | | |
| 6.25% 9/15/29 (AMT) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,002,580 |
• | New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency | | | | | | |
| Special Facilities Revenue (American Airlines - | | | | | | |
| JFK International Airport) 7.75% 8/1/31 (AMT) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,897,340 |
| Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| Environmental Improvement | | | | | | |
| (AK Steel Holding) Series A 6.75% 6/1/24 (AMT) | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,530,075 |
| (First Energy Generation) Series A 5.70% 8/1/20 | | | 4,750,000 | | | 5,454,140 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
| | | 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 | | | $6,340,000 | | $ | 7,308,118 |
| Rockport, Indiana Revenue (AK Steel Holding) | | | | | | |
| 7.00% 6/1/28 (AMT) | | | 1,790,000 | | | 1,816,689 |
| Valdez, Alaska Marine (BP Pipelines Project) | | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 1/1/21 | | | 3,455,000 | | | 4,174,124 |
| Series C 5.00% 1/1/21 | | | 1,880,000 | | | 2,271,303 |
| | | | | | | 87,938,911 |
Education Revenue Bonds – 12.17% | | | | | | |
| Bowling Green, Ohio Student Housing Revenue CFP I | | | | | | |
| (State University Project) 6.00% 6/1/45 | | | 5,390,000 | | | 5,598,970 |
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority | | | | | | |
| School Facility Revenue (Aspire Public Schools) | | | | | | |
| 6.125% 7/1/46 | | | 5,160,000 | | | 5,392,097 |
| Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Yale University) Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/25 | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,653,880 |
| Delaware County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Charter School Revenue (Chester Community | | | | | | |
| Charter School) Series A 6.125% 8/15/40 | | | 2,045,000 | | | 2,000,501 |
| Gainesville, Georgia Redevelopment Authority Educational | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (Riverside Military Academy Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.125% 3/1/37 | | | 2,850,000 | | | 2,276,951 |
| Marietta, Georgia Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Life University Income Project) 7.00% 6/15/39 | | | 4,200,000 | | | 4,274,046 |
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | | | | | | |
| (Harvard University) | | | | | | |
| Series B-1 5.00% 10/15/40 | | | 9,600,000 | | | 10,959,551 |
| Series B-2 5.25% 2/1/34 | | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,963,300 |
| Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Harvard University) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/15/29 | | | 5,295,000 | | | 6,270,233 |
| 5.50% 11/15/36 | | | 4,515,000 | | | 5,506,810 |
| Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Washington University) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.375% 3/15/39 | | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,629,850 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Provident Group - Montclair University) 5.875% 6/1/42 | | | | $ | 4,285,000 | | $ | 4,616,745 |
| New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (University of Medicine & Dentistry) | | | | | | | | |
| Series B 7.50% 12/1/32 | | | | | 1,435,000 | | | 1,754,029 |
| New York City Trust For Cultural Resources (Whitney | | | | | | | | |
| Museum of American Art) 5.00% 7/1/31 | | | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,654,725 |
| 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 | | | 5,970,180 |
| Private Colleges & Universities Authority, Georgia Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Mercer University) Series A 5.00% 10/1/32 | | | | | 815,000 | | | 834,927 |
| Provo, Utah Charter School Revenue (Freedom Academy | | | | | | | | |
| Foundation Project) 5.50% 6/15/37 | | | | | 1,665,000 | | | 1,367,248 |
| San Juan, Texas Higher Education Finance Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Education Revenue (Idea Public Schools) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.70% 8/15/40 | | | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,690,680 |
| St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Confluence Academy Project) Series A | | | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 6/15/25 | | | | | 1,150,000 | | | 1,050,962 |
| 5.35% 6/15/32 | | | | | 2,300,000 | | | 2,006,290 |
| | | | | | | | | 78,471,975 |
Electric Revenue Bonds – 3.62% | | | | | | | | |
| California State Department of Water Resources | | | | | | | | |
| Series L 5.00% 5/1/20 | | | | | 5,000,000 | | | 6,248,650 |
| New York State Power Authority Revenue Series A | | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 11/15/38 | | | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,814,025 |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| Series PP 5.00% 7/1/25 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,039,640 |
| Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 | | | | | 2,100,000 | | | 2,228,226 |
| Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36 | | | | | 3,245,000 | | | 3,560,868 |
| Salt River, Arizona Project Agricultural Improvement & | | | | | | | | |
| Power District Series A 5.00% 12/1/28 | | | | | 6,240,000 | | | 7,496,050 |
| | | | | | | | | 23,387,459 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 9.91% | | | | | | | | |
| Brevard County, Florida Health Facilities Authority Health | | | | | | | | |
| Care Facilities Revenue (Heath First Inc. Project) | | | | | | | | |
| 7.00% 4/1/39 | | | | $ | 1,610,000 | | $ | 1,884,376 |
| Butler County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Butler Health System Project) | | | | | | | | |
| 7.125% 7/1/29 | | | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,970,575 |
| 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 | | | 1,017,450 |
| Cleveland - Cuyahoga County, Ohio Port Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue Senior Housing (St. Clarence - Geac) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.25% 5/1/38 | | | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,332,975 |
| Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Evangelical Lutheran) Series A 5.25% 6/1/34 | | | | | 4,275,000 | | | 4,322,154 |
| Fairfax County, Virginia Industrial Development | | | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Inova Health Services) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.50% 5/15/35 | | | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,793,275 |
| Gainesville & Hall County, Georgia Development Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue Senior Living Facilities (Lanier Village Estates | | | | | | | | |
| Project) Series C 7.25% 11/15/29 | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,002,270 |
| Illinois Finance Authority Revenue (Silver Cross & | | | | | | | | |
| Medical Centers) 7.00% 8/15/44 | | | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,355,890 |
| Illinois Health Facilities Authority Revenue (Elmhurst | | | | | | | | |
| Memorial Healthcare Project) 5.625% 1/1/28 | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,027,500 |
| Koyukuk, Alaska Revenue (Tanana Chiefs Conference | | | | | | | | |
| Health Care Facility Project) 7.75% 10/1/41 | | | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,164,700 |
| Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project) 6.50% 5/15/37 | | | | | 2,190,000 | | | 2,500,257 |
| Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Health Facilities Revenue (Catholic Healthcare West) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 7/1/39 | | | | | 3,690,000 | | | 4,146,379 |
| Martin County, Florida Health Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Martin Memorial Medical Center) 5.50% 11/15/42 | | | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,584,350 |
| Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Ascension Health Credit Group) | | | | | | | | |
| Series B 5.25% 11/15/26 | | | | | 3,500,000 | | | 3,670,905 |
| (Trinity Health Credit) Series C 5.375% 12/1/30 | | | | | 4,120,000 | | | 4,172,407 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | $ | 3,338,280 |
| (Orange Regional Medical Center) 6.50% 12/1/21 | | | | | 2,745,000 | | | 2,986,533 |
| (Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) 5.00% 7/1/41 | | | | | 1,820,000 | | | 2,003,292 |
| North Carolina Medical Care Commission | | | | | | | | |
| Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (First Mortgage - Galloway Ridge Project) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.875% 1/1/31 | | | | | 1,555,000 | | | 1,647,911 |
| (First Mortgage - Presbyterian Homes) 5.40% 10/1/27 | | | | | 3,260,000 | | | 3,271,638 |
| Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Community Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligation Group) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 1/1/33 | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,157,540 |
^ | Oregon Health & Science University Revenue (Capital | | | | | | | | |
| Appreciation Insured) Series A 5.75% 7/1/21 (NATL-RE) | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,452,440 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education | | | | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue (Temple University | | | | | | | | |
| Health System) Series A 5.50% 7/1/30 | | | | | 2,700,000 | | | 2,760,480 |
| West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority (Highland Hospital | | | | | | | | |
| Obligation Group) 9.125% 10/1/41 | | | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,372,090 |
| | | | | | | | | 63,935,667 |
Housing Revenue Bonds – 0.89% | | | | | | | | |
| California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Caritas Projects) Series A 6.40% 8/15/45 | | | | | 4,750,000 | | | 4,908,840 |
| Orange County, Florida Housing Finance Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Homeowner Revenue Series B | | | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 3/1/33 (GNMA) (FNMA) (AMT) | | | | | 80,000 | | | 80,322 |
| Oregon Health, Housing, Educational, & Cultural Facilities | | | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Pier Park Project) Series A | | | | | | | | |
| 6.05% 4/1/18 (GNMA) (AMT) | | | | | 735,000 | | | 736,544 |
| | | | | | | | | 5,725,706 |
Lease Revenue Bonds – 9.02% | | | | | | | | |
| Capital Area, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance | | | | | | | | |
| Corporation Revenue (Roman Catholic Diocese) | | | | | | | | |
| Series B 6.125% 4/1/45 | | | | | 2,045,000 | | | 2,213,385 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Capital Trust Agency Florida Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Fort Lauderdale/Cargo Acquisition Project) | | | | | | | | |
| 5.75% 1/1/32 (AMT) | | | | $ | 4,750,000 | | $ | 4,117,918 |
| (Orlando/Cargo Acquisition Project) 6.75% 1/1/32 (AMT) | | | | | 2,395,000 | | | 2,199,233 |
| Grapevine, Texas Industrial Development Corporate Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Air Cargo) 6.50% 1/1/24 (AMT) | | | | | 850,000 | | | 816,731 |
| Houston, Texas Industrial Development Corporate Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Air Cargo) 6.375% 1/1/23 (AMT) | | | | | 1,855,000 | | | 1,733,034 |
| Hudson, New York Yards Infrastructure Corporation | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A 5.75% 2/15/47 (AMT) | | | | | 10,250,000 | | | 11,601,872 |
| Loudoun County, Virginia Industrial Development Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Public Safety Facility Lease Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 12/15/23 (AGM) | | | | | 700,000 | | | 768,950 |
| Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure | | | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Branson Landing Project) Series A | | | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 12/1/19 | | | | | 1,435,000 | | | 1,517,627 |
| 5.625% 12/1/28 | | | | | 2,365,000 | | | 2,461,729 |
| (Sewer System Improvement Project) Series C | | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 3/1/25 | | | | | 605,000 | | | 613,143 |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority | | | | | | | | |
| (School Facilities Construction) | | | | | | | | |
| Series EE 5.00% 9/1/18 | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | 7,221,900 |
| Series GG 5.75% 9/1/23 | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,233,830 |
| New York State Liberty Development Corporation | | | | | | | | |
| (World Trade Center Project) 5.75% 11/15/51 | | | | | 16,490,000 | | | 18,770,896 |
| Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Guaranteed Government Facilities) | | | | | | | | |
| Series F 5.25% 7/1/25 | | | | | 930,000 | | | 1,026,395 |
^ | St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Leasehold Revenue (Convention Center Hotel) | | | | | | | | |
| 5.80% 7/15/20 (AMBAC) | | | | | 3,035,000 | | | 1,854,658 |
| | | | | | | | | 58,151,301 |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 5.05% | | | | | | | | |
| Boerne, Texas Independent School District Building | | | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 2/1/27 (PSF) | | | | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,146,600 |
| Fairfax County, Virginia Improvement | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 4/1/18 | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | 7,435,440 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Georgetown, Texas Independent School District | | | | | | | | |
| (School Building) | | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/15/22 (PSF) | | | | $ | 500,000 | | $ | 613,735 |
| 5.00% 8/15/24 (PSF) | | | | | 1,430,000 | | | 1,730,686 |
| 5.00% 8/15/25 (PSF) | | | | | 945,000 | | | 1,136,930 |
| 5.00% 8/15/26 (PSF) | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,195,390 |
| New York City, New York | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 8/1/19 | | | | | 2,690,000 | | | 3,315,156 |
| Series I-1 5.375% 4/1/36 | | | | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,700,000 |
| Subseries D-1 5.00% 10/1/36 | | | | | 6,500,000 | | | 7,291,050 |
| | | | | | | | | 32,564,987 |
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 4.71% | | | | | | | | |
| California Statewide Communities Development | | | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (East Campus Apartments, LLC) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.625% 8/1/34-12 (ACA) | | | | | 3,400,000 | | | 3,478,948 |
| Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Industrial Development | | | | | | | | |
| Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue (Southeast | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri Hospital) 5.25% 6/1/16 (NATL-RE) | | | | | 375,000 | | | 412,804 |
^ | Greene County, Missouri Single Family Mortgage Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| Municipal Multiplier (Private Mortgage Insurance) | | | | | | | | |
| 11.75% 3/1/16 | | | | | 1,225,000 | | | 1,179,504 |
| Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure | | | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (Triumph Foods Project) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 3/1/25-12 | | | | | 500,000 | | | 500,140 |
| New Jersey State Highway Authority Garden State | | | | | | | | |
| Parkway General Revenue (Senior Parkway) | | | | | | | | |
| 5.50% 1/1/16 (FGIC) | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,190,920 |
| Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority Revenue (First Senior) | | | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 1/1/22 | | | | | 13,535,000 | | | 18,632,145 |
| Powell, Ohio 5.50% 12/1/32-12 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,080,480 |
| Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 7.30% 10/1/18 | | | | | 1,825,000 | | | 2,237,559 |
| Wisconsin Housing & Economic Developing Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue 6.10% 6/1/21-17 (FHA) | | | | | 600,000 | | | 702,630 |
| | | | | | | | | 30,415,130 |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 14.49% | | | | | | | | |
| Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation, New York | | | | | | | | |
| Pilot Revenue (Barclays Center Project) 6.50% 7/15/30 | | | | | 8,230,000 | | | 9,121,144 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| California State Economic Recovery | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 7/1/21 | | | | $ | 3,130,000 | | $ | 3,849,837 |
| Florida Enterprise Community Development District | | | | | | | | |
| Special Assessment 6.10% 5/1/16 (NATL-RE) | | | | | 595,000 | | | 597,594 |
| Henderson, Nevada Local Improvement Districts | | | | | | | | |
| #T-18 5.30% 9/1/35 | | | | | 2,305,000 | | | 1,241,012 |
| Hollywood, Florida Community Redevelopment Agency | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Beach CRA) 5.625% 3/1/24 | | | | | 1,200,000 | | | 1,251,336 |
| Jacksonville, Florida Excise Taxes Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 10/1/26 (AMBAC) | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,020,980 |
| Lammersville, California School District Community Facilities | | | | | | | | |
| District #2002 (Mountain House) 5.125% 9/1/35 | | | | | 4,125,000 | | | 3,850,234 |
| Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Water | | | | | | | | |
| Pollution Control Revenue (State Revolving Fund Project) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.05% 7/1/16 (AGM) | | | | | 705,000 | | | 708,306 |
| Missouri State Highways & Transportation Commission State | | | | | | | | |
| Road Revenue Series B 5.00% 5/1/24 | | | | | 9,000,000 | | | 10,349,911 |
| Mosaic, Virginia District Community Development Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A 6.875% 3/1/36 | | | | | 3,980,000 | | | 4,332,150 |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Cigarette Tax) 5.75% 6/15/34 | | | | | 1,935,000 | | | 2,005,182 |
| New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency | | | | | | | | |
| (Yankee Stadium) 7.00% 3/1/49 (ASSURED GTY) | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,183,390 |
| New York City, New York Series B 5.00% 8/1/19 | | | | | 5,105,000 | | | 6,291,402 |
| New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Future Tax Secured | | | | | | | | |
| Fiscal 2011 Series D 5.00% 2/1/26 | | | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,573,660 |
| Series C 5.25% 11/1/25 | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | 7,316,160 |
| Series D 5.00% 2/1/31 | | | | | 4,875,000 | | | 5,027,880 |
| New York Sales Tax Asset Receivables | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 10/15/27 (AMBAC) | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,105,180 |
| New York State Dormitory Authority State Personal Income | | | | | | | | |
| Tax Revenue Series B 5.25% 3/15/38 | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | 6,680,100 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Tax Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| ^(Convertible Capital Appreciation) Series A 6.75% 8/1/32 | | | | | 3,890,000 | | | 3,808,621 |
| Series A 5.75% 8/1/37 | | | | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,596,100 |
| Series C 5.00% 8/1/40 | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | 6,508,680 |
| Series C 6.00% 8/1/39 | | | | | 2,250,000 | | | 2,588,963 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| San Mateo, California Special Tax Revenue (Community | | | | | | | | |
| Facilities District #2008-1-Bay Meadows) 6.00% 9/1/42 | | | | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,024,260 |
| Tampa, Florida Sports Authority Revenue Sales Tax | | | | | | | | |
| (Tampa Bay Arena Project) 5.75% 10/1/20 (NATL-RE) | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,116,100 |
^ | Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas Unified | | | | | | | | |
| Government Special Obligation Revenue (Capital | | | | | | | | |
| Appreciation - Sales Tax Subordinate Lien) 6.07% 6/1/21 | | | | | 4,970,000 | | | 3,296,303 |
| | | | | | | | | 93,444,485 |
State General Obligation Bonds – 9.23% | | | | | | | | |
| California State 5.25% 11/1/40 | | | | | 3,795,000 | | | 4,140,990 |
| California State Various Purposes | | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 9/1/41 | | | | | 6,250,000 | | | 6,681,500 |
| 5.00% 10/1/41 | | | | | 4,560,000 | | | 4,876,920 |
| 6.00% 4/1/38 | | | | | 4,060,000 | | | 4,710,168 |
| 6.50% 4/1/33 | | | | | 2,570,000 | | | 3,165,392 |
| Maryland State & Local Facilities Loan | | | | | | | | |
| Series C 5.00% 11/1/18 | | | | | 6,000,000 | | | 7,530,300 |
| North Carolina State Public Improvement | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 5/1/20 | | | | | 10,585,000 | | | 13,475,552 |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement | | | | | | | | |
| (Unrefunded Balance) Series A 5.125% 7/1/31 | | | | | 4,415,000 | | | 4,429,040 |
| Series A 5.25% 7/1/23 | | | | | 500,000 | | | 523,765 |
| Virginia State | | | | | | | | |
| Series A-2 5.00% 6/1/22 | | | | | 5,105,000 | | | 6,464,002 |
| Series D 5.00% 6/1/19 | | | | | 2,785,000 | | | 3,510,493 |
| | | | | | | | | 59,508,122 |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 11.54% | | | | | | | | |
| Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| Senior Lien 6.00% 1/1/41 | | | | | 5,160,000 | | | 5,551,334 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas International Airport Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.50% 11/1/31 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) (AMT) | | | | | 1,220,000 | | | 1,233,091 |
| Delaware Transportation Authority 5.00% 7/1/22 | | | | | 4,345,000 | | | 4,918,106 |
| Maryland State Economic Development Corporation Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Transportation Facilities Project) Series A 5.75% 6/1/35 | | | | | 5,075,000 | | | 5,368,132 |
| New York Liberty Development Corporation Liberty | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (1 World Trade Center) 5.00% 12/15/41 | | | | | 8,000,000 | | | 8,782,001 |
| New York State Thruway Authority General Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| Series H 5.00% 1/1/19 (NATL-RE) | | | | | 6,240,000 | | | 7,385,539 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue (First Tier) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 1/1/24 | | | | $ | 3,345,000 | | $ | 4,003,764 |
| •Series E-3 5.75% 1/1/38 | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,324,420 |
| Phoenix, Arizona Civic Improvement Corporation Airport | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue Junior Lien Series A 5.00% 7/1/26 | | | | | 1,800,000 | | | 2,017,926 |
| Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Special Project | | | | | | | | |
| (JFK International Air Terminal) | | | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 12/1/42 | | | | | 4,735,000 | | | 5,297,707 |
| 6.50% 12/1/28 | | | | | 5,500,000 | | | 5,944,730 |
| St. Louis, Missouri Airport Revenue (Lambert-St Louis | | | | | | | | |
| International) Series A-1 6.625% 7/1/34 | | | | | 5,995,000 | | | 6,976,561 |
| Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation | | | | | | | | |
| Corporation Senior Lien | | | | | | | | |
| (LBJ Infrastructure) | | | | | | | | |
| 7.00% 6/30/40 | | | | | 5,715,000 | | | 6,515,157 |
| 7.50% 6/30/33 | | | | | 1,560,000 | | | 1,866,587 |
| (Mobility Partners) 6.875% 12/31/39 | | | | | 5,500,000 | | | 6,249,155 |
| | | | | | | | | 74,434,210 |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 4.65% | | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.25% 11/1/39 | | | | | 5,500,000 | | | 6,437,035 |
| 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 | | | 4,650,120 |
| Fiscal 2012 Series BB 5.25% 6/15/44 | | | | | 5,395,000 | | | 6,116,851 |
| Series A 5.25% 6/15/34 | | | | | 3,705,000 | | | 3,746,644 |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue Senior Lien Series A | | | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 7/1/42 | | | | | 1,045,000 | | | 1,046,494 |
| 6.00% 7/1/47 | | | | | 1,465,000 | | | 1,580,193 |
| San Francisco, California City & County Public Utilities | | | | | | | | |
| Commission Water Revenue Series F 5.00% 11/1/27 | | | | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,916,350 |
| Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority Water System | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue 5.50% 7/1/17 | | | | | 510,000 | | | 511,204 |
| | | | | | | | | 30,004,891 |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $583,319,752) | | | | | | | | 637,982,844 |
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| | | Principal amount | | | Value |
Short-Term Investments – 0.33% | | | | | | | |
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.33% | | | | | | | |
| Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Revenue Refunding | | | | | | | |
| (Brookdale Corp. II Project) 0.15% 12/1/14 | | | $ | 600,000 | | $ | 600,000 |
| Colorado State Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (National Jewish Federation Building | | | | | | | |
| Project) Series D-1 0.12% 7/1/36 (LOC – JPMorgan | | | | | | | |
| Chase Bank) | | | | 100,000 | | | 100,000 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authority for Industrial | | | | | | | |
| Development Revenue (Newcourtland Elder Services | | | | | | | |
| Project) 0.12% 3/1/27 (LOC – PNC Bank) | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,000 |
| St. Paul, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Minnesota Public Radio Project) | | | | | | | |
| 0.16% 5/1/22 (LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank) | | | | 400,000 | | | 400,000 |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $2,100,000) | | | | | | | 2,100,000 |
| |
Total Value of Securities – 99.24% | | | | | | | |
| (cost $585,419,752) | | | | | | | 640,082,844 |
Receivables and Other Assets | | | | | | | |
| Net of Liabilities – 0.76% | | | | | | | 4,907,362 |
Net Assets Applicable to 54,089,476 | | | | | | | |
| Shares Outstanding – 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 644,990,206 |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | | | | | | | |
| Class A ($596,130,804 / 49,999,918 Shares) | | | | | | | | $11.92 |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | | | | | | | |
| Class B ($2,252,352 / 189,008 Shares) | | | | | | | | $11.92 |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | | | | | | | |
| Class C ($33,766,726 / 2,831,524 Shares) | | | | | | | | $11.93 |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | | | | | | | |
| Institutional Class ($12,840,324 / 1,069,026 Shares) | | | | | | | | $12.01 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
| | | | |
Components of Net Assets at February 29, 2012: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par) | | $ | 591,101,975 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 66,895 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (841,756 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | 54,663,092 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 644,990,206 | |
§ | Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal bonds 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 February 29, 2012. Interest rates reset periodically. |
^ | Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the yield at the time of purchase. |
¤ | 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. The rate shown is the rate as of February 29, 2012. |
Summary of abbreviations:
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 — Federal Housing Administration
FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Association collateral
GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association collateral
LOC — Letter of Credit
NATL-RE — Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
PSF — Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund
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| | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share – | | |
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | | |
Net asset value Class A (A) | $ | 11.92 |
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B) | | 0.56 |
Offering price | $ | 12.48 |
(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 net assets |
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | February 29, 2012 (Unaudited) |
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds – 97.76% | | | | | | |
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 10.03% | | | | | | |
| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Environmental Improvement - | | | | | | |
| U.S. Steel Corp. Project) 6.50% 5/1/17 | | $ | 2,305,000 | | $ | 2,507,125 |
• | Chesapeake, Virginia Economic Development Authority | | | | | | |
| Pollution Control Revenue (Electric & Power Co. Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 3.60% 2/1/32 | | | 1,150,000 | | | 1,176,841 |
| Chesterfield County, Virginia Economic Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Pollution Control Revenue (Virginia Electric & | | | | | | |
| Power) Series A 5.00% 5/1/23 | | | 1,460,000 | | | 1,684,256 |
| Harris County, Texas Industrial Development Corporation | | | | | | |
| Solid Waste Disposal Revenue (Deer Park Refining | | | | | | |
| Project) 5.00% 2/1/23 | | | 2,750,000 | | | 2,991,285 |
| Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 6/1/20 | | | 7,160,000 | | | 8,158,604 |
| 6.25% 6/1/24 | | | 7,500,000 | | | 8,369,699 |
| Indianapolis, Indiana Airport Authority Revenue Special | | | | | | |
| Facilities (Federal Express Corp. Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.10% 1/15/17 (AMT) | | | 750,000 | | | 856,883 |
| Iowa Finance Authority Pollution Control Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Interstate Power) 5.00% 7/1/14 (FGIC) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,173,520 |
• | Maricopa County, Arizona Corporation Pollution Control | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Public Service - Palo Verde Project) | | | | | | |
| Series B 5.20% 6/1/43 | | | 6,000,000 | | | 6,612,420 |
| Maryland Economic Development Corporation Pollution | | | | | | |
| Control Revenue | | | | | | |
| (CNX Marine Terminals Inc.) 5.75% 9/1/25 | | | 2,050,000 | | | 2,134,419 |
| (Potomac Electric Project) 6.20% 9/1/22 | | | 1,780,000 | | | 2,189,525 |
| Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Dow Chemical Project) Series B-2 6.25% 6/1/14 | | | 4,500,000 | | | 4,979,610 |
• | Mobile, Alabama Industrial Development Board Pollution | | | | | | |
| Control Revenue (Alabama Power Co.) | | | | | | |
| Series B 4.875% 6/1/34 | | | 1,625,000 | | | 1,697,053 |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (Continental Airlines, Inc. Project) | | | | | | |
| 6.625% 9/15/12 (AMT) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,057,200 |
| Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| Environmental Improvement (First Energy) | | | | | | |
| Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.70% 2/1/14 | | | 2,225,000 | | | 2,390,251 |
| 5.70% 8/1/20 | | | 4,320,000 | | | 4,960,397 |
| Series C 5.625% 6/1/18 | | | 2,370,000 | | | 2,717,798 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
• | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | | | | | | |
| Exempt Facilities Revenue (Shipping Port) | | | | | | |
| Series A 3.375% 12/1/40 | | $ | 5,000,000 | | $ | 5,182,300 |
| Salt Verde, Arizona Financial Corporation Senior Gas | | | | | | |
| Revenue 5.25% 12/1/24 | | | 3,050,000 | | | 3,259,230 |
| Tobacco Securitization Authority, Minnesota Tobacco | | | | | | |
| Settlement Revenue Series B | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 3/1/21 | | | 3,415,000 | | | 3,893,783 |
| 5.00% 3/1/22 | | | 2,935,000 | | | 3,336,860 |
| 5.25% 3/1/31 | | | 2,480,000 | | | 2,702,580 |
| Valdez, Alaska Marine (BP Pipelines Project) Series B | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/21 | | | 6,675,000 | | | 8,064,335 |
| | | | | | | 86,095,974 |
Education Revenue Bonds – 6.67% | | | | | | |
| Boise, Idaho State University Revenue (General Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 4.00% 4/1/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,154,790 |
| California Municipal Finance Authority Educational Revenue | | | | | | |
| (American Heritage Education Foundation Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 6/1/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 933,260 |
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority | | | | | | |
| Student Housing Revenue (Irvine, LLC - UCI East | | | | | | |
| Campus) 6.00% 5/15/23 | | | 3,150,000 | | | 3,524,441 |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing | | | | | | |
| Facilities Board Revenue (CDFI Phase I, LLC Project) | | | | | | |
| Series B 5.50% 10/1/20 | | | 885,000 | | | 919,931 |
| Clifton, Texas Higher Education Finance Corporation | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Uplift Education) Series A 6.00% 12/1/30 | | | 1,100,000 | | | 1,206,546 |
| Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Yale University) Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/25 | | | 5,000,000 | | | 6,089,800 |
| Delaware County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Chester Community Charter School) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 8/15/30 | | | 3,165,000 | | | 2,928,733 |
| Grand Traverse, Michigan Public School Academy Revenue | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 11/1/36 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 793,060 |
| Marietta, Georgia Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Life University Income Project) 6.25% 6/15/20 | | | 1,080,000 | | | 1,100,650 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Harvard University) Series B-1 5.25% 10/15/29 | | $ | 1,670,000 | | $ | 2,043,980 |
| Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Massachusetts Institution | | | | | | |
| Technology) Series M 5.25% 7/1/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,893,670 |
| 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 | | | 1,846,578 |
| New York City Trust for Cultural Resources (Whitney | | | | | | |
| Museum of American Art) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/21 | | | 3,025,000 | | | 3,618,656 |
| 5.00% 7/1/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,103,150 |
| New York State Dormitory Authority | | | | | | |
| (Brooklyn Law School) Series A 5.50% 7/1/18 (RADIAN) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,049,930 |
| (Non State Supported Debt - Rockefeller University) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 7/1/27 | | | 1,055,000 | | | 1,229,275 |
| (Non State Supported Debt - St. Joseph’s College) | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 7/1/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,086,780 |
| Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Revenue (John | | | | | | |
| Carroll University) 5.50% 11/15/18 | | | 335,000 | | | 354,447 |
| Ohio State University General Receipts Revenue Series B | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 6/1/21 | | | 180,000 | | | 189,756 |
| Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Drexel University) Series A 5.25% 5/1/25 | | | 5,290,000 | | | 6,163,273 |
| Private Colleges & Universities Authority, Georgia Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Mercer University) Series A 5.25% 10/1/27 | | | 1,145,000 | | | 1,227,829 |
| Troy, New York Capital Resource Corporation Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Rensselaer Polytechnic) Series B 5.00% 9/1/18 | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,884,125 |
| University of California Series A 5.125% 5/15/20 (AMBAC) | | | 210,000 | | | 221,831 |
| University of Minnesota Series A 5.00% 12/1/17 | | | 5,040,000 | | | 6,232,162 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 5.00% 12/1/31 | | | 3,490,000 | | | 3,927,960 |
| University of Oklahoma Research Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 3/1/23 (AMBAC) | | | 1,065,000 | | | 1,088,728 |
| University of Virginia General Revenue Series B | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/20 | | | 205,000 | | | 215,182 |
| 5.00% 6/1/21 | | | 205,000 | | | 214,971 |
| | | | | | | 57,243,494 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Electric Revenue Bonds – 4.28% | | | | | | |
| California State Department Water Resources Power | | | | | | |
| Supply Revenue | | | | | | |
| Series L 5.00% 5/1/19 | | $ | 6,000,000 | | $ | 7,448,160 |
| Series N 5.00% 5/1/21 | | | 3,580,000 | | | 4,506,253 |
| Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County, | | | | | | |
| Tennessee Electric Revenue Series B 5.50% 5/15/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,114,620 |
| Rochester, Minnesota Electric Utilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| Series C 5.00% 12/1/18 (NATL-RE) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,346,800 |
| Salt River, Arizona Project Agricultural Improvement & | | | | | | |
| Power District Series A 5.00% 12/1/28 | | | 17,735,000 | | | 21,304,879 |
| | | | | | | 36,720,712 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 9.11% | | | | | | |
| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Municipal Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (University of Pittsburgh Medical | | | | | | |
| Center) Series A 5.00% 9/1/14 | | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,413,920 |
| Berks County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Reading Hospital & Medical Center Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A-3 5.25% 11/1/24 | | | 4,405,000 | | | 5,081,212 |
| Butler County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Butler Health System Project) 7.125% 7/1/29 | | | 2,250,000 | | | 2,673,518 |
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority (Scripps | | | | | | |
| Health) Series A 5.00% 11/15/32 | | | 4,250,000 | | | 4,739,303 |
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Kaiser Permanente) Series A 5.00% 4/1/19 | | | 5,325,000 | | | 6,375,835 |
| Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, Ohio Port Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Saint Clarence - Geac) Series A 6.125% 5/1/26 | | | 715,000 | | | 662,269 |
| Dauphin County, Pennsylvania General Authority Health | | | | | | |
| System Revenue (Pinnacle Health System Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 6/1/29 | | | 3,400,000 | | | 3,773,490 |
| Laramie County, Wyoming Hospital Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 5/1/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,146,770 |
| 5.00% 5/1/25 | | | 1,175,000 | | | 1,333,813 |
• | Maryland State Health & Higher Education Facilities | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (John Hopkins Health Systems) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 5/15/46 | | | 790,000 | | | 834,232 |
| Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Oakwood Obligation Group) 5.50% 11/1/14 | | | 2,230,000 | | | 2,368,104 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota Health Care System Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Fairview Health) Series A 6.375% 11/15/23 | | $ | 3,710,000 | | $ | 4,416,347 |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota Revenue (National Marrow Donor | | | | | | |
| Program Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/1/16 | | | 4,720,000 | | | 5,198,937 |
| 5.00% 8/1/18 | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,782,025 |
| New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non State | | | | | | |
| Supported Debt | | | | | | |
| (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) Series 1 | | | | | | |
| 4.00% 7/1/21 | | | 1,600,000 | | | 1,827,376 |
| 5.00% 7/1/21 | | | 570,000 | | | 698,660 |
| 5.00% 7/1/24 | | | 2,595,000 | | | 3,102,634 |
| (North Shore LI Jewish) Series A 5.00% 5/1/23 | | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,643,800 |
| (Orange Regional Medical Center) 6.50% 12/1/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,175,980 |
| North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (First Mortgage - Presbyterian Homes) | | | | | | |
| 5.40% 10/1/27 | | | 780,000 | | | 782,785 |
| Ohio State Higher Educational Facilities Commission | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligation | | | | | | |
| Group) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,346,440 |
| 5.00% 1/1/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,192,170 |
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | | | | | | |
| Health System Revenue (Albert Einstein Healthcare) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.25% 10/15/23 | | | 670,000 | | | 760,966 |
• | Rochester, Minnesota Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Mayo Clinic) | | | | | | |
| Series A 4.00% 11/15/30 | | | 3,800,000 | | | 4,409,824 |
| Series C 4.50% 11/15/38 | | | 2,540,000 | | | 3,052,902 |
| St. Louis Park, Minnesota Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Nicollet Health Services) Series C 5.50% 7/1/18 | | | 4,240,000 | | | 5,031,778 |
| St. Mary Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania Health | | | | | | |
| System Revenue (Catholic Health East) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 11/15/16 | | | 1,200,000 | | | 1,311,468 |
| St. Paul, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment Authority | | | | | | |
| Hospital Revenue (Health East Project) 6.00% 11/15/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,020,850 |
| | | | | | | 78,157,408 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Housing Revenue Bond – 0.56% | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority Subordinate | | | | | | |
| (Capital Fund Modernization) 5.50% 12/1/16 | | $ | 4,120,000 | | $ | 4,764,615 |
| | | | | | | 4,764,615 |
Lease Revenue Bonds – 3.83% | | | | | | |
| Capital Trust Agency Florida Revenue (Fort Lauderdale/ | | | | | | |
| Cargo Acquisition Project) 5.75% 1/1/32 (AMT) | | | 1,750,000 | | | 1,517,128 |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Department of | | | | | | |
| Corrections) Series A 4.00% 10/1/24 | | | 3,910,000 | | | 4,133,261 |
| Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Corporation | | | | | | |
| Settlement Revenue Refunding Asset-Backed Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/18 | | | 1,170,000 | | | 1,170,105 |
| 5.00% 6/1/21 (AMBAC) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,660 |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority (School | | | | | | |
| Facilities Construction) Series EE 5.00% 9/1/18 | | | 6,875,000 | | | 8,275,093 |
| New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Third General Resolution - State University | | | | | | |
| Educational Facilities) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 5/15/23 | | | 2,170,000 | | | 2,687,719 |
| 5.00% 5/15/24 | | | 3,130,000 | | | 3,798,818 |
| New York State Municipal Bond Bank Agency Special | | | | | | |
| School Purpose Revenue Series C 5.25% 6/1/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,054,460 |
| Tobacco Settlement Financing New York Revenue (Asset- | | | | | | |
| Backed) Series B 5.00% 6/1/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,204,970 |
| Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board | | | | | | |
| Transportation Revenue (U.S. Route 58 Corridor | | | | | | |
| Development) Series B 4.75% 5/15/21 | | | 7,460,000 | | | 8,004,282 |
| | | | | | | 32,846,496 |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 8.49% | | | | | | |
| Baltimore, Maryland Public Improvement 5.00% 2/1/29 | | | 6,280,000 | | | 7,642,697 |
| Chicago, Illinois Board of Education Refunding Dedicated | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series B 5.00% 12/1/23 (AMBAC) | | | 3,500,000 | | | 3,894,345 |
| Chicago, Illinois Modern Schools Across Chicago Series J | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/23 (AMBAC) | | | 2,865,000 | | | 3,187,685 |
| Conroe, Texas Independent School District | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 2/15/25 (PSF) | | | 3,865,000 | | | 4,613,960 |
| Dallas, Texas 5.125% 2/15/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,412,350 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Fairfax County, Virginia Refunding & | | | | | | |
| Public Improvement Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 4/1/17 | | $ | 4,000,000 | | $ | 4,870,680 |
| 5.00% 4/1/20 | | | 10,000,000 | | | 12,068,101 |
| 5.25% 4/1/14 | | | 3,500,000 | | | 3,865,155 |
| Henrico County, Virginia Refunding Public Improvement | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/15/19 | | | 4,000,000 | | | 5,054,280 |
| Houston, Texas Refunding & Public Improvement Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 3/1/15 | | | 3,480,000 | | | 3,950,948 |
| 5.25% 3/1/28 | | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,754,800 |
| Lansing, Michigan Community College | | | | | | |
| (College Building & Site) 5.00% 5/1/21 (NATL-RE) | | | 1,325,000 | | | 1,392,164 |
| Los Angeles, California Unified School District | | | | | | |
| (Election 2004) Series G 5.00% 7/1/13 (AMBAC) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,126,200 |
| New York City, New York | | | | | | |
| Series A-1 5.00% 8/1/19 | | | 3,500,000 | | | 4,137,805 |
| Series G 5.25% 8/1/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,093,540 |
| Series I 5.00% 8/1/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,099,530 |
| Series J 5.50% 6/1/23 | | | 15,000 | | | 15,883 |
| Subseries D-1 5.00% 10/1/30 | | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,635,160 |
| | | | | | | 72,815,283 |
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 3.95% | | | | | | |
| Benton & Linn Counties, Oregon School District #509J | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/21-13 (AGM) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,059,310 |
| California State Economic Recovery Series A 5.25% 7/1/14 | | | 225,000 | | | 251,246 |
| Casa Grande, Arizona Tax Revenue | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 4/1/22-14 (AMBAC) | | | 1,600,000 | | | 1,754,880 |
| Cuyahoga County, Ohio Revenue | | | | | | |
| Pre-Refunded (Cleveland Clinic Health) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 1/1/21-13 | | | 510,000 | | | 548,990 |
| Unrefunded (Cleveland Clinic Health) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 1/1/21-13 | | | 490,000 | | | 527,461 |
| 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 | | | 1,096,820 |
| 5.25% 2/15/33-14 | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,290,459 |
| 5.50% 2/15/23-14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,101,700 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Hampton, Virginia Convention Center Revenue | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 1/15/23-13 (AMBAC) | | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,043,600 |
| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Lancaster General Hospital Project) 5.75% 3/15/21-13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,079,860 |
| Los Angeles, California Unified School District (Election | | | | | | |
| 1997) Series F 5.00% 7/1/21-13 (FGIC) | | | 2,880,000 | | | 3,063,743 |
| Lunenburg County, Virginia | | | | | | |
| Series B 5.25% 2/1/29-13 (NATL-RE) | | | 715,000 | | | 755,512 |
| Miami-Dade County, Florida Educational Facilities | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (University of Miami) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 4/1/34-14 (AMBAC) | | | 3,500,000 | | | 3,831,869 |
| Michigan State Higher Education Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue Limited Obligation (Kalamazoo College | | | | | | |
| Project) 5.50% 12/1/19-12 | | | 500,000 | | | 520,160 |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey Improvement Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (County-Guaranteed Open Space Trust | | | | | | |
| Foundation) 5.25% 9/15/20-13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,077,020 |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota Health Care System Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Allina Health Systems) Series A 5.75% 11/15/32 | | | 750,000 | | | 779,813 |
| Minnesota State 5.00% 6/1/14 | | | 755,000 | | | 834,381 |
| New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Georgian Court College Project) | | | | | | |
| Series C 6.50% 7/1/33-13 | | | 500,000 | | | 541,210 |
| New York City, New York Series J 5.50% 6/1/23-13 | | | 985,000 | | | 1,050,197 |
| North Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation | | | | | | |
| Hospital Revenue (United Regional Health Care | | | | | | |
| System, Inc. Project) 6.00% 9/1/23-13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,084,050 |
• | Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Revenue Adjustable | | | | | | |
| Medium Term (Kenyon College Project) 4.70% 7/1/37-13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,057,010 |
| Ohio State University General Receipts (Ohio State | | | | | | |
| University) Series B 5.25% 6/1/21-13 | | | 820,000 | | | 871,201 |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue Series J 5.50% 7/1/21-14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,117,230 |
| Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Guaranteed Government Facilities) Series I | | | | | | |
| 5.50% 7/1/23-14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,231,480 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Sales | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A 6.125% 8/1/29-14 | | | 70,000 | | | 77,850 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| South Carolina State Public Service Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.125% 1/1/21-12 (AGM) | | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,026,860 |
| University of California Revenue | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.125% 5/15/20-13 (AMBAC) | | | 40,000 | | | 42,352 |
| University of Virginia Revenue Series B | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/20-13 | | | 1,045,000 | | | 1,107,481 |
| 5.00% 6/1/21-13 | | | 1,045,000 | | | 1,107,481 |
| | | | | | | 33,931,226 |
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds – 0.09% | | | | | | |
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | | | | | | |
| Resource Recovery Revenue (Subordinate Colver | | | | | | |
| Project) Series G 5.125% 12/1/15 (AMT) | | | 800,000 | | | 801,096 |
| | | | | | | 801,096 |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 12.47% | | | | | | |
| Baltimore, Maryland Convention Center Hotel Revenue | | | | | | |
| Subordinated Series B 5.00% 9/1/16 | | | 1,200,000 | | | 1,174,932 |
| Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation New York | | | | | | |
| Pilot Revenue (Barclays Center Project) 6.50% 7/15/30 | | | 5,500,000 | | | 6,095,540 |
| California State Economic Recovery Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 7/1/14 | | | 775,000 | | | 861,738 |
| 5.25% 7/1/21 | | | 2,740,000 | | | 3,370,145 |
| Columbia County, Georgia Sales Tax 5.00% 4/1/16 | | | 1,265,000 | | | 1,490,322 |
| Dallas, Texas Convention Center Hotel Development | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/24 | | | 3,420,000 | | | 3,811,966 |
| 5.25% 1/1/23 | | | 5,375,000 | | | 6,115,729 |
| Guam Government Limited Obligation Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Section 30) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.375% 12/1/24 | | | 1,750,000 | | | 1,873,078 |
| 5.625% 12/1/29 | | | 1,125,000 | | | 1,203,581 |
| Louisiana State Citizens Property Insurance Corporation | | | | | | |
| Assessment Revenue Series C-2 | | | | | | |
| 6.75% 6/1/26 (ASSURED GTY) | | | 6,350,000 | | | 7,625,969 |
| Massachusetts State School Building Authority Senior | | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 10/15/27 | | | 4,705,000 | | | 5,659,833 |
@ | Modesto, California Special Tax Community Facilities | | | | | | |
| District #04-1 (Village 2) 5.15% 9/1/36 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,382,490 |
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| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Cigarette Tax) 5.625% 6/15/18 | $ | 355,000 | | $ | 355,728 |
| New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority | | | | | |
| Series B 5.50% 6/15/31 | | 10,910,000 | | | 12,821,977 |
| New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority | | | | | |
| Future Tax Secured Subseries A-1 5.00% 11/1/20 | | 2,860,000 | | | 3,595,649 |
| New York State Local Government Assistance Corporation | | | | | |
| Refunding Subordinate Lien Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 4/1/17 | | 8,615,000 | | | 10,446,893 |
| 5.00% 4/1/20 | | 3,360,000 | | | 4,243,277 |
| New York State Urban Development Corporation | | | | | |
| (Service Contract) Series A-1 5.00% 1/1/18 | | 5,785,000 | | | 6,928,868 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Sales Tax Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 6.125% 8/1/29 | | 2,430,000 | | | 2,638,445 |
| Series C | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/1/22 | | 2,090,000 | | | 2,495,962 |
| 6.50% 8/1/35 | | 6,500,000 | | | 7,861,425 |
| Richmond Heights, Missouri Tax Increment & Transaction | | | | | |
| Sales Tax Revenue Refunding & Improvement | | | | | |
| (Francis Place Redevelopment Project) 5.625% 11/1/25 | | 1,000,000 | | | 986,330 |
@ | St. Joseph, Missouri Industrial Development Authority Tax | | | | | |
| Increment Revenue (Shoppes at North Village Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.10% 11/1/19 | | 250,000 | | | 251,308 |
| Series B 5.375% 11/1/23 | | 1,000,000 | | | 985,030 |
| Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue (Senior | | | | | |
| Lien Matching Fund Loan) Series A 5.25% 10/1/22 | | 1,785,000 | | | 1,857,703 |
| Washington State Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Series B | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/16 | | 4,250,000 | | | 5,048,660 |
| Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas Unified | | | | | |
| Government Special Obligation Revenue | | | | | |
| ^(Capital Appreciation - Sales Tax Subordinate Lien) | | | | | |
| 6.07% 6/1/21 | | 4,970,000 | | | 3,296,303 |
| (Sales Tax-2nd Lien-Area B) 5.00% 12/1/20 | | 870,000 | | | 925,915 |
| Wyoming State Loan & Investment Board Facilities | | | | | |
| Revenue 5.00% 10/1/24 | | 1,550,000 | | | 1,641,605 |
| | | | | | 107,046,401 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
State General Obligation Bonds – 17.93% | | | | | |
| California State 5.25% 11/1/17 | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,079,660 |
| California State Various Purpose | | | | | |
| 5.00% 10/1/18 | | 5,000,000 | | | 6,110,800 |
| 5.25% 9/1/28 | | 7,750,000 | | | 8,977,910 |
| Connecticut State Economic Recovery Series A 5.00% 1/1/16 | | 7,700,000 | | | 8,982,204 |
| Connecticut State Series C 5.00% 11/1/24 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,399,100 |
| Georgia State Series B 5.00% 7/1/17 | | 4,810,000 | | | 5,899,032 |
| Hawaii State Series DR 5.00% 6/1/15 | | 7,000,000 | | | 8,021,510 |
| Illinois State Refunding Series B 5.00% 1/1/13 | | 3,475,000 | | | 3,603,158 |
| Maryland State & Local Facilities Loan Capital Improvement | | | | | |
| First Series 5.00% 3/15/19 | | 3,675,000 | | | 4,352,780 |
| Second Series 5.00% 8/1/17 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,783,830 |
| Series B 5.00% 3/1/18 | | 1,930,000 | | | 2,385,750 |
| Massachusetts State Consolidated Loan | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 8/1/13 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,216,390 |
| Series C 5.50% 11/1/15 | | 4,090,000 | | | 4,835,648 |
| Minnesota State 5.00% 6/1/14 | | 145,000 | | | 160,353 |
| Minnesota State Various Purpose Series A 5.00% 8/1/19 | | 7,020,000 | | | 8,849,201 |
| Mississippi State Series A 5.00% 10/1/17 | | 4,860,000 | | | 5,952,577 |
| New York State Series A 5.00% 2/15/28 | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,960,300 |
| North Carolina State Public Improvement Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 3/1/15 | | 1,200,000 | | | 1,364,328 |
| North Carolina State Refunding Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 3/1/16 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,532,350 |
| 5.00% 3/1/17 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,642,030 |
| Series B 5.00% 4/1/15 | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,561,640 |
| Ohio State Series D 5.00% 9/15/14 | | 3,500,000 | | | 3,913,420 |
| Oregon State Series L 5.00% 5/1/26 | | 8,000,000 | | | 9,748,640 |
| Pennsylvania State | | | | | |
| 5.50% 2/1/13 | | 3,200,000 | | | 3,358,016 |
| Second Series 5.00% 7/1/20 | | 2,300,000 | | | 2,888,754 |
| Series A 5.00% 8/1/13 | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,274,320 |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Government Development | | | | | |
| Bank 4.75% 12/1/15 (NATL-RE) | | 4,765,000 | | | 4,915,383 |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/16 (ASSURED GTY) | | 2,110,000 | | | 2,374,109 |
| 5.25% 7/1/22 | | 3,470,000 | | | 3,577,362 |
| 5.25% 7/1/23 | | 1,125,000 | | | 1,178,471 |
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| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
State General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Virginia State | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 6/1/23 | $ | 2,000,000 | | $ | 2,372,040 |
| Series D 5.00% 6/1/19 | | 5,715,000 | | | 7,203,758 |
| Washington State Various Purpose Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/16 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,187,920 |
| 5.00% 8/1/29 | | 9,395,000 | | | 11,160,413 |
| | | | | | 153,823,157 |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 14.75% | | | | | |
| Broward County, Florida Airport System Revenue | | | | | |
| Series O 5.375% 10/1/29 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,268,640 |
| Charlotte, North Carolina Airport Revenue | | | | | |
| (Charlotte Douglas) Series A 5.00% 7/1/15 | | 750,000 | | | 847,598 |
| Chicago, Illinois O'Hare International Airport | | | | | |
| Revenue General-Airport-Third Lien | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 1/1/25 (AGM) | | 3,725,000 | | | 4,101,262 |
| Series A-2 5.75% 1/1/20 (AGM) (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,062,760 |
| Series C 5.25% 1/1/28 | | 2,150,000 | | | 2,416,084 |
| Cleveland, Ohio Airport System Revenue Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/28 | | 1,750,000 | | | 1,887,410 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas International Airport | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 11/1/22 | | 680,000 | | | 752,508 |
| 5.00% 11/1/23 | | 750,000 | | | 825,045 |
| 5.00% 11/1/24 | | 400,000 | | | 436,680 |
| Delaware Transportation Authority | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/18 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) | | 3,800,000 | | | 4,313,304 |
| Series A 5.00% 7/1/17 | | 5,475,000 | | | 6,666,415 |
| Harris County, Texas Metropolitan Transit Authority Sales & | | | | | |
| Use Tax Revenue Series A 5.00% 11/1/31 | | 3,250,000 | | | 3,796,520 |
| Houston, Texas Airports Commission Revenue Series B | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/25 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,151,690 |
| 5.00% 7/1/26 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,418,530 |
| Idaho Housing & Finance Association Grant Revenue | | | | | |
| (Antic Federal Highway Transportation) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 7/15/21 (ASSURED GTY) | | 2,760,000 | | | 3,256,138 |
| Maryland State Economic Development Revenue | | | | | |
| (Transportation Facilities Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.375% 6/1/25 | | 2,535,000 | | | 2,633,890 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Memphis-Shelby County, Virginia Airport Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| Series D 5.00% 7/1/24 | $ | 4,110,000 | | $ | 4,738,830 |
| Metropolitan, New York Transportation Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 11/15/18 | | 2,500,000 | | | 3,005,450 |
| Series C 6.50% 11/15/28 | | 2,860,000 | | | 3,562,445 |
| Metropolitan, Washington D.C. Airport Authority Systems | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A 5.50% 10/1/19 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,051,150 |
| Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota Metropolitan Airports | | | | | |
| Commission Series A 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMBAC) | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,608,650 |
| Missouri State Highways & Transportation Commission | | | | | |
| State Road Revenue Second Lien 5.25% 5/1/23 | | 1,940,000 | | | 2,325,633 |
| North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue (First Tier) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 1/1/20 | | 3,925,000 | | | 4,722,442 |
| •Series E-3 5.75% 1/1/38 | | 3,750,000 | | | 4,358,288 |
| (Special Projects System) Series A 5.00% 9/1/17 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,199,210 |
| Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Revenue Series A | | | | | |
| 5.25% 12/1/20 (AMBAC) | | 1,230,000 | | | 1,362,828 |
| Phoenix, Arizona Civic Improvement Airport Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 7/1/26 | | 7,500,000 | | | 8,408,025 |
| Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Special Project | | | | | |
| (JFK International Air Terminal) 6.50% 12/1/28 | | 8,300,000 | | | 8,971,137 |
| Sacramento County, California Airport System Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/24 | | 1,425,000 | | | 1,636,100 |
| (PFC/Grant) Series D 5.50% 7/1/28 | | 2,020,000 | | | 2,231,474 |
| San Francisco, California City & County Airports Commission | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 5/1/15 | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,526,360 |
| Series D 5.00% 5/1/25 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,349,780 |
| St. Louis, Missouri Airport Revenue (Lambert-St. Louis | | | | | |
| International) Series A-1 6.125% 7/1/24 | | 3,780,000 | | | 4,399,277 |
| Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation | | | | | |
| Corporate Senior Lien Revenue | | | | | |
| (LBJ Infrastructure) 7.50% 6/30/33 | | 3,625,000 | | | 4,337,421 |
| (Mobility Partners) 7.50% 12/31/31 | | 3,765,000 | | | 4,457,195 |
| Texas State Transportation Commission Highway Fund | | | | | |
| Revenue (First Tier) 5.00% 4/1/18 | | 1,700,000 | | | 2,028,627 |
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| | Principal amount | | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Triborough, New York Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 11/15/17 | $ | 1,720,000 | | $ | 2,107,396 |
| 5.00% 1/1/23 | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,963,880 |
| •Series B-3 5.00% 11/15/38 | | 1,800,000 | | | 2,051,604 |
| Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board | | | | | |
| (Capital Projects) Series A-1 5.00% 5/15/16 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,366,760 |
| | | | | | 126,604,436 |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 5.60% | | | | | |
| Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Water Quality) Series A | | | | | |
| 4.00% 10/1/20 | | 180,000 | | | 213,347 |
| 5.00% 10/1/20 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,897,410 |
| 5.00% 10/1/21 | | 2,430,000 | | | 2,897,751 |
| Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 11/1/25 | | 2,925,000 | | | 3,541,883 |
| Series B 5.50% 11/1/23 (AGM) | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,520,560 |
| King County, Washington Sewer Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 1/1/14 (NATL-RE) | | 3,500,000 | | | 3,805,165 |
| Massachusetts State Water Pollution Abatement Trust | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/1/16 | | 2,170,000 | | | 2,589,201 |
| New York City, New York Municipal Water Finance | | | | | |
| Authority Water & Sewer System Series B | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/15/21 (AMBAC) | | 2,085,000 | | | 2,322,690 |
| New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Revenue | | | | | |
| (State Clean Water & Drinking Water Revolving Foundation) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 6/15/22 | | 1,405,000 | | | 1,701,258 |
| Series D 5.00% 9/15/23 | | 3,360,000 | | | 4,002,298 |
| Series K 5.50% 6/15/15 | | 3,500,000 | | | 4,106,130 |
| Portland, Oregon Sewer System Revenue (First Lien) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 6/15/18 | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,922,079 |
| San Francisco, California City & County Public | | | | | |
| Utilities Commission | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 11/1/27 | | 7,430,000 | | | 8,929,819 |
| Series D 5.00% 11/1/16 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,595,740 |
| | | | | | 48,045,331 |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $775,851,651) | | | | | 838,895,629 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
| | Principal amount | | | Value |
Short-Term Investments – 1.35% | | | | | |
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes – 1.35% | | | | | |
| Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Revenue (Brookdale Corp. II | | | | | |
| Project) 0.15% 12/1/14 | | $1,350,000 | | $ | 1,350,000 |
| California State Infrastructure & Economic Development | | | | | |
| Bank Revenue (Los Angeles Museum) | | | | | |
| Series A 0.08% 9/1/37 (LOC ��� Wells Fargo Bank) | | 595,000 | | | 595,000 |
| Series B 0.08% 9/1/37 (LOC – Wells Fargo Bank) | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,000,000 |
| Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (NCMC Inc. Project) Series A | | | | | |
| 0.15% 5/15/24 (LOC – Wells Fargo Bank) | | 435,000 | | | 435,000 |
| Erie County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Hamot Health Foundation) | | | | | |
| 0.12% 5/15/20 (LOC – PNC Bank) | | 2,900,000 | | | 2,900,000 |
| New York City, New York Subseries A-8 0.08% 8/1/18 | | | | | |
| (LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank) | | 400,000 | | | 400,000 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authority for Industrial | | | | | |
| Development Revenue (Newcourtland Elder Services | | | | | |
| Project) 0.12% 3/1/27 (LOC – PNC Bank) | | 1,915,000 | | | 1,915,000 |
| St. Paul, Minnesota Port Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Minnesota Public Radio Project) Series 7 | | | | | |
| 0.16% 5/1/25 (LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,000 |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $11,595,000) | | | | | 11,595,000 |
| |
Total Value of Securities – 99.11% | | | | | |
| (cost $787,446,651) | | | | | 850,490,629 |
Receivables and Other Assets | | | | | |
| Net of Liabilities – 0.89% | | | | | 7,676,813 |
Net Assets Applicable to 69,554,744 | | | | | |
| Shares Outstanding – 100.00% | | | | $ | 858,167,442 |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | | | | | |
| Class A ($467,234,355 / 38,004,988 Shares) | | | | | | $12.29 |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | | | | | |
| Class B ($130,826 / 10,652 Shares) | | | | | | $12.28 |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | | | | | |
| Class C ($69,376,756 / 5,646,118 Shares) | | | | | | $12.29 |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | | | | | |
| Institutional Class ($321,425,505 / 25,892,986 Shares) | | | | | | $12.41 |
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| | | |
Components of Net Assets at February 29, 2012: | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par) | $ | 804,436,471 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | 16,208 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | (9,329,215 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | 63,043,978 | |
Total net assets | $ | 858,167,442 | |
§ | Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal bonds 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 February 29, 2012. Interest rates reset periodically. |
@ | Illiquid security. At February 29, 2012, the aggregate amount of illiquid securities was $2,618,828, which represented 0.31% 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. The rate shown is the rate as of February 29, 2011. |
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 — Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund
RADIAN — Insured by Radian Asset Assurance
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Statements of net assets
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) | | $ | 12.29 |
Sales charge (2.75% of offering price) (B) | | | 0.35 |
Offering price | | $ | 12.64 |
(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 | February 29, 2012 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal amount | | | Value |
Municipal Bonds – 97.27% | | | | | |
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 24.26% | | | | | |
| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Environmental Improvement - | | | | | |
| U.S. Steel Corp. Project) 6.875% 5/1/30 | | $ 300,000 | | $ | 324,531 |
| Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority | | | | | |
| Asset-Backed Series A-2 | | | | | |
| 5.875% 6/1/47 | | 3,500,000 | | | 2,612,365 |
| 6.50% 6/1/47 | | 8,405,000 | | | 6,885,459 |
| Butler County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (AK Steel Holding) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.25% 6/1/20 (AMT) | | 1,275,000 | | | 1,298,690 |
| California State Enterprise Development Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Sunpower Corp. - Recovery Zone Facility) 8.50% 4/1/31 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,069,760 |
| Capital Trust Agency, Florida Revenue (Million Air One) | | | | | |
| 7.75% 1/1/41 (AMT) | | 1,700,000 | | | 1,788,468 |
| Cass County, Texas Industrial Development Corporation | | | | | |
| Environmental Improvement Revenue (International | | | | | |
| Paper Co. Project) Series A 6.00% 9/1/25 (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,010,460 |
| Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Special | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (American Airlines Inc. Project) | | | | | |
| 5.50% 12/1/30 | | 1,130,000 | | | 311,383 |
| Cloquet, Minnesota Pollution Control Revenue | | | | | |
| (Potlatch Corp. Project) 5.90% 10/1/26 | | 1,605,000 | | | 1,609,253 |
| Columbus County, North Carolina Industrial Facilities & | | | | | |
| Pollution Control Financing (International Paper Co. | | | | | |
| Project) Series A 5.70% 5/1/34 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,054,990 |
| Cook County, Illinois Revenue (NaviStar International - | | | | | |
| Recovery Zone Facility) 6.50% 10/15/40 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,074,990 |
| Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas International Airport Facility | | | | | |
| Improvement Corporation Revenue Subseries 3 | | | | | |
| 9.125% 5/1/29 (AMT) | | 970,000 | | | 262,269 |
| De Soto Parish, Louisiana Environmental Improvement | | | | | |
| Revenue (International Paper Co. Project) Series A | | | | | |
| 6.35% 2/1/25 (AMT) | | 1,650,000 | | | 1,660,808 |
| Delaware State Economic Development Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| Exempt Facilities (Indian River Power) 5.375% 10/1/45 | | 1,600,000 | | | 1,633,568 |
| Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Corporate | | | | | |
| Settlement Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/45 (AMBAC) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,003,350 |
| Asset-Backed Senior Notes Series A-1 5.75% 6/1/47 | | 10,510,000 | | | 8,073,045 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | Principal amount | | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Gulf Coast, Texas Waste Disposal Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Valero Energy Corp. Project) 6.65% 4/1/32 (AMT) | | $1,000,000 | | $ | 1,001,260 |
| Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue (Continental | | | | | |
| Airlines) Series A 6.625% 7/15/38 (AMT) | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,069,640 |
| Illinois Finance Authority Revenue (NaviStar International - | | | | | |
| Recovery Zone Facility) 6.50% 10/15/40 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,074,990 |
| Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority | | | | | |
| 5.25% 6/1/21 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,147,080 |
| 6.00% 6/1/28 | | 1,455,000 | | | 1,630,895 |
| Indiana State Finance Authority Environmental Revenue | | | | | |
| (U.S. Steel Corp. Project) 6.00% 12/1/26 | | 935,000 | | | 956,262 |
| Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & | | | | | |
| Community Development Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Westlake Chemical Corp.) Series A-1 6.50% 11/1/35 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,360,330 |
| Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation, | | | | | |
| Texas Special Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Southwest Airlines Co. Project) 5.25% 11/1/40 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,076,020 |
| Maryland Economic Development Corporation Facilities | | | | | |
| Revenue (CNX Marine Terminals Inc.) 5.75% 9/1/25 | | 1,530,000 | | | 1,593,005 |
| Michigan Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority | | | | | |
| Revenue Asset-Backed Series A 6.00% 6/1/48 | | 555,000 | | | 421,151 |
| Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Pollution | | | | | |
| Control Revenue (System Energy Resources, Inc. Project) | | | | | |
| 5.90% 5/1/22 | | 1,900,000 | | | 1,906,612 |
| M-S-R Energy Authority, California Gas Revenue | | | | | |
| Series C 6.50% 11/1/39 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,233,620 |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special | | | | | |
| Facility Revenue (Continental Airlines Inc. Project) | | | | | |
| 6.40% 9/15/23 (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,001,290 |
| 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 | | | 948,670 |
| (JetBlue Airways Corp. Project) 5.125% 5/15/30 (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 869,080 |
| New York Liberty Development Corporation Revenue | | | | | |
| (Goldman Sachs Headquarters) 5.25% 10/1/35 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,218,120 |
| (Second Priority - Bank of America Tower) | | | | | |
| Class 2 5.625% 7/15/47 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,056,550 |
| Class 3 6.375% 7/15/49 | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,719,700 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Ohio County, Kentucky Pollution Control Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Big Rivers Electric Corp. Project) Series A 6.00% 7/15/31 | | | $1,250,000 | | $ | 1,333,475 |
| Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (AK Steel Holding) 6.75% 6/1/24 (AMT) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,020,050 |
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | | | | | | |
| Exempt Facilities Revenue (Allegheny Energy Supply Co.) | | | | | | |
| 7.00% 7/15/39 | | | 1,175,000 | | | 1,354,423 |
| Phenix City, Alabama Industrial Development Board | | | | | | |
| Environmental Improvement Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Mead Westvaco Corp. Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.35% 5/15/35 (AMT) | | | 500,000 | | | 500,295 |
| Rockport, Indiana Revenue | | | | | | |
| (AK Steel Holding) 7.00% 6/1/28 (AMT) | | | 1,210,000 | | | 1,228,041 |
| St. John Baptist Parish, Louisiana Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Marathon Oil Corp.) Series A 5.125% 6/1/37 | | | 1,900,000 | | | 1,970,110 |
| Sweetwater County, Wyoming Solid Waste Disposal | | | | | | |
| Revenue (FMC Corp. Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.60% 12/1/35 (AMT) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,012,990 |
| Tobacco Securitization Authority, Minnesota Tobacco | | | | | | |
| Settlement Revenue Series B 5.25% 3/1/31 | | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,359,000 |
| Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio Port Authority Development | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Toledo Express Airport Project) | | | | | | |
| Series C 6.375% 11/15/32 (AMT) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,008,450 |
| | | | | | | 72,744,498 |
Education Revenue Bonds – 19.83% | | | | | | |
| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Higher Education Building | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Carnegie Mellon University) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 3/1/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,228,750 |
| Arlington, Virginia Higher Education Finance | | | | | | |
| (Arlington Classic Academy) 7.65% 8/15/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,035,450 |
| Bowling Green, Ohio Student Housing Revenue CFP I | | | | | | |
| (State University Project) 6.00% 6/1/45 | | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,298,463 |
| California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Azusa Pacific University Project) Series B 7.75% 4/1/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,114,110 |
| (Southwestern Law School) 6.50% 11/1/41 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,615,875 |
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority | | | | | | |
| Charter School Revenue (Green Dot Public Schools) | | | | | | |
| Series A 7.25% 8/1/41 | | | 915,000 | | | 972,993 |
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Statements of net assets
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 | | $ | 1,118,100 |
| Series A 5.50% 11/1/38 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 950,350 |
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority | | | | | | |
| School Facility Revenue (Aspire Public Schools Project) | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 7/1/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,039,050 |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing | | | | | | |
| Facilities Board Revenue (CDFI Phase I, LLC Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.125% 10/1/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 980,500 |
| Subordinate Series B 6.00% 10/1/35 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,509,015 |
| Clifton, Texas Higher Education Finance | | | | | | |
| Corporation Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Idea Public Schools) 5.75% 8/15/41 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,034,620 |
| (Uplift Education) Series A 6.25% 12/1/45 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,097,330 |
| Delaware County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Charter School Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Chester Community Charter School) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.125% 8/15/40 | | | 855,000 | | | 836,395 |
| Florida State Development Finance Corporation | | | | | | |
| Educational Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Bay Area Charter Foundation) Series A 7.75% 6/15/42 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,545,345 |
| Gainesville, Georgia Redevelopment Authority Educational | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (Riverside Military Academy Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.125% 3/1/37 | | | 1,850,000 | | | 1,478,021 |
| Idaho Housing & Financing Association Nonprofit | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (North Star Charter School Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 9.50% 7/1/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,088,220 |
| Illinois Finance Authority Charter School Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Uno Charter School) Series A 7.125% 10/1/41 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,043,490 |
| Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Dekalb II - Northern Illinois University Project) | | | | | | |
| 6.875% 10/1/43 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,108,180 |
| Indiana State Finance Authority Revenue Educational | | | | | | |
| Facilities (Drexel Foundation - Thea Bowman Academy | | | | | | |
| Charter School) Series A 7.00% 10/1/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,076,570 |
| Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Private College Facilities) 6.00% 9/1/39 | | | 2,145,000 | | | 2,256,174 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation) | | | | | | |
| 8.00% 12/15/41 | | | $1,500,000 | | $ | 1,538,580 |
| Marietta, Georgia Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Life University Income Project) 7.00% 6/15/39 | | | 1,345,000 | | | 1,368,712 |
| Maryland State Economic Development Corporation | | | | | | |
| Student Housing Revenue (University of Maryland | | | | | | |
| College Park Projects) 5.75% 6/1/33 | | | 1,130,000 | | | 1,220,558 |
| Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Patterson Park Public Charter School) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.125% 7/1/45 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,015,530 |
| @(Washington Christian Academy Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.50% 7/1/38 | | | 1,170,000 | | | 511,758 |
| Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Springfield College) | | | | | | |
| 5.625% 10/15/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,042,060 |
| Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Harvard University) Series B-1 5.00% 10/15/20 | | | 1,510,000 | | | 1,932,664 |
| Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Public School Academy) | | | | | | |
| (Old Redford) Series A 6.50% 12/1/40 | | | 900,000 | | | 899,883 |
| (University Learning) 7.50% 11/1/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,054,530 |
| (Voyageur) 8.00% 7/15/41 | | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,269,550 |
| Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Limited-Obligation-Landmark Academy) | | | | | | |
| 7.00% 12/1/39 | | | 950,000 | | | 968,915 |
| Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Bethel University) Series 6-R 5.50% 5/1/37 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,013,830 |
| New Castle County, Delaware Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Newark Charter School Inc. Project) 5.00% 9/1/36 | | | 500,000 | | | 474,295 |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Provident Group - Montclair) 5.875% 6/1/42 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,616,130 |
| New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (University of Medicine & Dentistry) | | | | | | |
| Series B 7.50% 12/1/32 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,222,320 |
| Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue (College | | | | | | |
| Housing Northwest Project) Series A 5.45% 10/1/32 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 954,730 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
# | Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Concordia University Project) Series A 144A | | | | | | |
| 6.125% 9/1/30 | | | $1,000,000 | | $ | 1,053,800 |
| 6.375% 9/1/40 | | | 500,000 | | | 531,145 |
| Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Edinboro University Foundation) 5.80% 7/1/30 | | | 1,300,000 | | | 1,381,042 |
| (Edinboro University Student Housing) 6.00% 7/1/42 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,048,150 |
| •(Foundation Indiana University) | | | | | | |
| Series A 1.039% 7/1/39 (SGI) | | | 2,400,000 | | | 1,349,424 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authority for Industrial | | | | | | |
| Development Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Discovery Charter School Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.875% 4/1/32 | | | 450,000 | | | 453,204 |
| 6.25% 4/1/37 | | | 500,000 | | | 508,945 |
| (First Philadelphia Charter Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.75% 8/15/32 | | | 745,000 | | | 720,639 |
| (Global Leadership Academy Project) 6.375% 11/15/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,013,200 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Redevelopment Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Beech Student Housing Complex Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.50% 7/1/35 (ACA) | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,273,305 |
| Private Colleges & Universities Authority, Georgia | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Mercer University) Series A 5.00% 10/1/32 | | | 605,000 | | | 619,792 |
| Provo, Utah Charter School Revenue (Freedom Academy | | | | | | |
| Foundation Project) 5.50% 6/15/37 | | | 910,000 | | | 747,265 |
| San Juan, Texas Higher Education Finance Authority | | | | | | |
| Education Revenue (Idea Public Schools) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.70% 8/15/40 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,254,240 |
| Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (North Davis Preparatory) 6.375% 7/15/40 | | | 1,290,000 | | | 1,294,025 |
| Wyoming Community Development Authority Student | | | | | | |
| Housing Revenue (CHF-Wyoming, LLC) 6.50% 7/1/43 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,068,410 |
| Yonkers, New York Economic Development Corporation | | | | | | |
| Education Revenue (Charter School Educational Excellence) | | | | | | |
| 6.25% 10/15/40 | | | 595,000 | | | 599,278 |
| | | | | | | 59,446,910 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 23.86% | | | | | | |
| Abag, California Finance Authority for Nonprofit | | | | | | |
| Corporations Refunding (Episcopal Senior Communities) | | | | | | |
| 6.125% 7/1/41 | | | $1,650,000 | | $ | 1,768,586 |
| Apple Valley, Minnesota Economic Development Authority | | | | | | |
| Health Care Revenue (Augustana Home St. Paul Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 1/1/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,005,340 |
| Bexar County, Texas Health Facilities Development | | | | | | |
| Corporation Revenue (Army Retirement Residence Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.875% 7/1/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,079,860 |
| Brevard County, Florida Health Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Health First Inc. Project) 7.00% 4/1/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,170,420 |
| Butler County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Butler Health System Project) 7.125% 7/1/29 | | | 900,000 | | | 1,069,407 |
| California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Eisenhower Medical Center) Series A 5.75% 7/1/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,045,350 |
| California Statewide Communities Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Senior Living - Southern California) | | | | | | |
| 7.25% 11/15/41 | | | 500,000 | | | 556,490 |
| Cleveland - Cuyahoga County, Ohio Port Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue Senior Housing (St. Clarence - Geac) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.25% 5/1/38 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 888,650 |
| Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Christian Living Community Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.75% 1/1/37 | | | 1,990,000 | | | 1,992,308 |
| Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Municipal Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Diakon Lutheran Ministries Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/36 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,004,620 |
| 6.375% 1/1/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,077,530 |
| East Rochester, New York Housing Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| Refunding (Senior Living - Woodland Village Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.50% 8/1/33 | | | 1,200,000 | | | 1,085,292 |
| Gainesville & Hall County, Georgia Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue Senior Living Facilities | | | | | | |
| (Lanier Village Estates Project) | | | | | | |
| Series C 7.25% 11/15/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,002,270 |
| Hawaii Pacific Health Special Purpose Revenue | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.50% 7/1/40 | | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,312,525 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Hawaii State Department Budget & Finance Special | | | | | | |
| Purpose Senior Living Revenue (Craigside Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 9.00% 11/15/44 | | | $1,000,000 | | $ | 1,178,830 |
| Illinois Finance Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Admiral at Lake Project) 8.00% 5/15/46 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,532,220 |
| (Provena Health) Series A 7.75% 8/15/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,243,840 |
| (Silver Cross & Medical Centers) 7.00% 8/15/44 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,118,630 |
| Illinois Health Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Project) 5.625% 1/1/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,013,750 |
| Indiana Finance Authority Hospital Revenue | | | | | | |
| (King’s Daughters Hospital & Health) 5.50% 8/15/45 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 995,420 |
| Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority | | | | | | |
| Hospital Revenue (Owensboro Medical Health System) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.50% 3/1/45 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,132,500 |
| Koyukuk, Alaska Revenue (Tanana Chiefs Conference | | | | | | |
| Health Care Facility Project) 7.75% 10/1/41 | | | 1,750,000 | | | 1,846,075 |
| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Brethren Village Project) Series A 6.375% 7/1/30 | | | 725,000 | | | 748,766 |
| Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Health Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Center Revenue (Pleasant View Retirement) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.30% 12/15/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 986,010 |
| Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project) 6.50% 5/15/37 | | | 1,705,000 | | | 1,946,547 |
| Lucas County, Ohio Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Sunset Retirement Communities) 5.50% 8/15/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,066,420 |
| Lucas County, Ohio Refunding & Improvement | | | | | | |
| (Luthern Homes) Series A 7.00% 11/1/45 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,146,040 |
| Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Maine General Medical Center) | | | | | | |
| 6.75% 7/1/41 | | | 1,700,000 | | | 1,849,532 |
| Martin County, Florida Health Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Martin Memorial Medical Center) 5.50% 11/15/42 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,033,740 |
| Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Doctors Community Hospital) | | | | | | |
| 5.75% 7/1/38 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,546,935 |
| Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| (Lutheran Senior Services) 6.00% 2/1/41 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,071,600 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Meeting - Whitemarsh Continuing | | | | | | |
| Care) 6.25% 2/1/35 | | | $1,500,000 | | $ | 1,385,205 |
| New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| (Rivermeade) Series A 6.875% 7/1/41 | | | 1,380,000 | | | 1,453,126 |
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (St. Josephs Healthcare System) 6.625% 7/1/38 | | | 860,000 | | | 918,686 |
| (St. Peters University Hospital) 6.25% 7/1/35 | | | 2,700,000 | | | 3,022,946 |
| (Trinitas Hospital Obligation Group) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 7/1/30 | | | 1,240,000 | | | 1,244,489 |
| New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| Non State Supported Debt | | | | | | |
| (New York University Hospitals Center) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.75% 7/1/31 | | | 910,000 | | | 1,016,115 |
| (Orange Regional Medical Center) 6.25% 12/1/37 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,546,830 |
| North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (First Mortgage - Galloway Ridge Project) 6.00% 1/1/39 | | | 1,520,000 | | | 1,586,910 |
| (First Mortgage - Presbyterian Homes) 5.60% 10/1/36 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 999,940 |
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | | | | | | |
| Health System Revenue (Albert Einstein Healthcare) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.25% 10/15/23 | | | 1,100,000 | | | 1,249,347 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education | | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue (Temple University | | | | | | |
| Health System) Series A 5.50% 7/1/30 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,044,800 |
| Richland County, Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Medcentral Health System Project) | | | | | | |
| Series B 6.375% 11/15/30 | | | 500,000 | | | 505,090 |
• | Rochester, Minnesota Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Mayo Clinic) Series C 4.50% 11/15/38 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,201,930 |
| San Buenaventura, California Revenue (Community | | | | | | |
| Memorial Health Systems) 7.50% 12/1/41 | | | 2,475,000 | | | 2,790,711 |
| South Carolina Jobs - Economic Development Authority | | | | | | |
| Hospital Revenue (Palmetto Health) 5.75% 8/1/39 | | | 915,000 | | | 996,389 |
| St. Johns County, Florida Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Presbyterian Retirement) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.875% 8/1/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,066,220 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| St. Louis Park, Minnesota Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Park Nicollet Health Services) 5.75% 7/1/39 | | $ | 500,000 | | $ | 551,300 |
| St. Paul, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment Authority | | | | | | |
| Hospital Revenue (Health East Project) 6.00% 11/15/30 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,031,620 |
| Suffolk County, New York Economic Development | | | | | | |
| Corporation Revenue (Peconic Landing Southland) | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 12/1/40 | | | 575,000 | | | 618,482 |
| Travis County, Texas Health Facilities Development | | | | | | |
| Corporation Revenue (Westminister Manor Project) | | | | | | |
| 7.125% 11/1/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,094,180 |
| Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Multicare Health System) | | | | | | |
| Series B 6.00% 8/15/39 (ASSURED GTY) | | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,420,138 |
| West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority (Highland | | | | | | |
| Hospital Obligation Group) 9.125% 10/1/41 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,248,060 |
| Winchester, Virginia Industrial Development Authority | | | | | | |
| Residential Care Facility Revenue (Westminster- | | | | | | |
| Canterbury Project) Series A 5.30% 1/1/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,010,020 |
| Yavapai County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority | | | | | | |
| Hospital Revenue (Yavapai Medical Center) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 8/1/33 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,016,880 |
| | | | | | | 71,534,917 |
Housing Revenue Bonds – 1.04% | | | | | | |
| California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Senior - Caritas Projects) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.50% 8/15/47 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,485,000 |
| 6.40% 8/15/45 | | | 1,580,000 | | | 1,632,835 |
| | | | | | | 3,117,835 |
Lease Revenue Bonds – 7.09% | | | | | | |
| Capital Area Cultural Education Facilities Finance | | | | | | |
| Corporation Texas Revenue (Roman Catholic Diocese) | | | | | | |
| Series B 6.125% 4/1/45 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,082,340 |
| Capital Trust Agency Florida Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Air Cargo - Aero Miami) Series A 5.35% 7/1/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 996,010 |
| (Fort Lauderdale/Cargo Acquisition Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.75% 1/1/32 (AMT) | | | 550,000 | | | 476,812 |
| District of Columbia Revenue (Center of Strategic & | | | | | | |
| International Studies) 6.625% 3/1/41 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,064,450 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Hudson, New York Yards Infrastructure Corporation | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A 5.75% 2/15/47 | | | $2,500,000 | | $ | 2,829,725 |
| Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (Branson Landing Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.50% 12/1/24 | | | 720,000 | | | 754,042 |
| 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 | | | 841,469 |
| New York State Liberty Development Corporation Liberty | | | | | | |
| Revenue (World Trade Center Project) 5.75% 11/15/51 | | | 7,485,000 | | | 8,520,325 |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Industrial & Cultural Facilities | | | | | | |
| Subordinated (Air Cargo - Obligated Group) | | | | | | |
| 6.75% 1/1/23 (AMT) | | | 1,160,000 | | | 1,082,477 |
| Onondaga County, New York Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue Subordinated (Air Cargo Project) | | | | | | |
| 7.25% 1/1/32 (AMT) | | | 500,000 | | | 476,260 |
| Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Commonwealth Appropriation) Series B 5.50% 8/1/31 | | | 1,880,000 | | | 2,044,838 |
| Wise County, Texas (Parker County Junior College District) | | | | | | |
| 8.00% 8/15/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,087,050 |
| | | | | | | 21,255,798 |
§Pre-Refunded Bond – 0.34% | | | | | | |
| California Statewide Communities Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (East Campus Apartments, LLC) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.625% 8/1/34-12 (ACA) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,023,220 |
| | | | | | | 1,023,220 |
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond – 0.35% | | | | | | |
| Mission Economic Development, Dallas Texas Clean | | | | | | |
| Energy Revenue (McCommas) 6.875% 12/1/24 (AMT) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,050,480 |
| | | | | | | 1,050,480 |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 9.01% | | | | | | |
| Anne Arundel County, Maryland Special Obligation Revenue | | | | | | |
| (National Business Park - North Project) 6.10% 7/1/40 | | | 1,725,000 | | | 1,786,910 |
| Baltimore, Maryland Convention Center Hotel Revenue | | | | | | |
| Subordinated Series B 5.875% 9/1/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 986,570 |
| Bonita Canyon, California Public Facilities Financing | | | | | | |
| Authority (Community Facilities District #98-1) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 9/1/28 | | | 700,000 | | | 722,050 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation, New York | | | | | | |
| Pilot Revenue (Barclays Center Project) | | | | | | |
| 6.25% 7/15/40 | | $ | 2,000,000 | | $ | 2,161,001 |
| 6.50% 7/15/30 | | | 1,175,000 | | | 1,302,229 |
| Dutchess County, New York Local Development | | | | | | |
| Corporation Revenue (Anderson Center | | | | | | |
| Services Inc. Project) 6.00% 10/1/30 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,079,400 |
@ | Farms New Kent, Virginia Community Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Special Assessment Series C 5.80% 3/1/36 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 615,450 |
| Henderson, Nevada Local Improvement Districts #T-18 | | | | | | |
| 5.30% 9/1/35 | | | 655,000 | | | 352,652 |
| Lancaster, California Redevelopment Agency Tax | | | | | | |
| Allocation Revenue (Combined Redevelopment | | | | | | |
| Project Areas) 6.875% 8/1/39 | | | 500,000 | | | 535,250 |
| Mosaic, Virginia District Community Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue Series A 6.875% 3/1/36 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,632,720 |
| Nampa Development Corporation, Idaho Revenue | | | | | | |
| 5.90% 3/1/30 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,127,720 |
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Cigarette Tax) 5.75% 6/15/34 | | | 965,000 | | | 1,000,001 |
| New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency | | | | | | |
| (Pilot - Queens Baseball Stadium) 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMBAC) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,006,760 |
| (Yankee Stadium) 7.00% 3/1/49 (ASSURED GTY) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,183,390 |
| Norco, California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation | | | | | | |
| (Area #1 Project) 6.00% 3/1/36 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,072,460 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Tax Revenue | | | | | | |
| ^(Capital Appreciation) Series A 6.75% 8/1/32 | | | 730,000 | | | 714,728 |
| Series A 5.75% 8/1/37 | | | 800,000 | | | 895,376 |
| Richmond Heights, Missouri Tax Increment & Transaction | | | | | | |
| Sales Tax Revenue Refunding & Improvement (Francis | | | | | | |
| Place Redevelopment Project) 5.625% 11/1/25 | | | 1,200,000 | | | 1,183,596 |
| Roseville Westpark, California Community Facilities | | | | | | |
| District #1 (Special Tax Public Facilities) 5.25% 9/1/37 | | | 600,000 | | | 559,356 |
| San Mateo, California Special Tax Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Community Facilities District #2008-1-Bay Meadows) | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 9/1/42 | | | 705,000 | | | 722,103 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
@ | St. Joseph, Missouri Industrial Development | | | | | | | | |
| Authority Tax Increment Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Shoppes at North Village Project) Series A | | | | | | | | |
| 5.375% 11/1/24 | | | | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 977,030 |
| 5.50% 11/1/27 | | | | | 500,000 | | | 485,150 |
| St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Tax Increment Revenue Improvement (Grand Center | | | | | | | | |
| Redevelopment Project) 6.375% 12/1/25 | | | | | 1,200,000 | | | 1,253,892 |
| Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves Community | | | | | | | | |
| Development District, Florida Special Assessment | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue 5.65% 5/1/37 | | | | | 945,000 | | | 956,453 |
^ | Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas Unified | | | | | | | | |
| Government Special Obligation Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Capital Appreciation - Sales Tax Subordinate Lien) | | | | | | | | |
| 6.07% 6/1/21 | | | | | 1,040,000 | | | 689,770 |
| | | | | | | | | 27,002,017 |
State General Obligation Bonds – 1.92% | | | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.75% 7/1/41 | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,192,780 |
| State of California Various Purposes 5.00% 9/1/41 | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,069,040 |
| State of New York Series A 5.25% 2/15/24 | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,506,400 |
| | | | | | | | | 5,768,220 |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 8.77% | | | | | | | | |
| Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| Senior Lien 6.00% 1/1/41 | | | | | 1,890,000 | | | 2,033,338 |
| Subordinate Lien 6.75% 1/1/41 | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,069,870 |
| Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue Refunding | | | | | | | | |
| Subordinate Lien Series A 5.00% 7/1/25 (AMT) | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,104,730 |
| Maryland Economic Development Corporation Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (Transportation Facilities Project) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.75% 6/1/35 | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,057,760 |
| New York Liberty Development Corporation Liberty | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (1 World Trade Center) 5.00% 12/15/41 | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,097,750 |
| Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission (Motor License | | | | | | | | |
| Fund) Subordinated Series B 5.00% 12/1/41 | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,101,710 |
| Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Special Project | | | | | | | | |
| (JFK International Air Terminal) 6.00% 12/1/42 | | | | | 1,970,000 | | | 2,204,115 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Regional Transportation District, Colorado Private Activity | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Denver Transit Partners) 6.00% 1/15/41 | | | | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,078,340 |
| Sacramento County, California Airport System Revenue | | | | | | | | |
| (PFC/Grant) Series C 6.00% 7/1/41 | | | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,109,170 |
| St. Louis, Missouri Airport Revenue (Lambert-St Louis | | | | | | | | |
| International) Series A-1 6.625% 7/1/34 | | | | | 1,090,000 | | | 1,268,466 |
| Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation | | | | | | | | |
| Corporate Senior Lien | | | | | | | | |
| (LBJ Infrastructure) | | | | | | | | |
| 7.00% 6/30/40 | | | | | 7,000,000 | | | 7,980,069 |
| 7.50% 6/30/33 | | | | | 500,000 | | | 598,265 |
| (Mobility Partners) 6.875% 12/31/39 | | | | | 4,055,000 | | | 4,607,332 |
| | | | | | | | | 26,310,915 |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 0.80% | | | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer | | | | | | | | |
| Authority Senior Lien Series A | | | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 7/1/42 | | | | | 520,000 | | | 520,744 |
| 6.00% 7/1/47 | | | | | 1,730,000 | | | 1,866,030 |
| | | | | | | | | 2,386,774 |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $277,352,415) | | | | | | | | 291,641,584 |
| |
Short-Term Investments – 1.40% | | | | | | | | |
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes – 1.40% | | | | | | | | |
| California State Infrastructure & Economic Development | | | | | | | | |
| Bank Revenue (Los Angeles Museum) | | | | | | | | |
| Series A 0.08% 9/1/37 (LOC – Wells Fargo Bank) | | | | | 400,000 | | | 400,000 |
| Colorado State Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Oaks Christian School Project) | | | | | | | | |
| 0.11% 5/1/33 (LOC – U.S. Bank) | | | | | 250,000 | | | 250,000 |
| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Masonic Homes Project) | | | | | | | | |
| Series D 0.15% 7/1/34 (LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank) | | | | | 550,000 | | | 550,000 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authority for Industrial | | | | | | | | |
| Development Revenue (Newcourtland Elder Services | | | | | | | | |
| Project) 0.12% 3/1/27 (LOC – PNC Bank) | | | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,000,000 |
| Total Short-Term Investments (cost $4,200,000) | | | | | | | | 4,200,000 |
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| | | | Value | |
| | | | |
Total Value of Securities – 98.67% | | | | |
| (cost $281,552,415) | | $ | 295,841,584 | |
Receivables and Other Assets | | | | |
| Net of Liabilities – 1.33% | | | 3,981,415 | |
Net Assets Applicable to 29,208,472 | | | | |
| Shares Outstanding – 100.00% | | $ | 299,822,999 | |
| |
Net Asset Value – Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | | | | |
| Class A ($161,823,807 / 15,817,464 Shares) | | | | $10.23 | |
Net Asset Value – Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | | | | |
| Class B ($761,255 / 74,272 Shares) | | | | $10.25 | |
Net Asset Value – Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | | | | |
| Class C ($51,805,375 / 5,042,799 Shares) | | | | $10.27 | |
Net Asset Value – Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | | | | |
| Institutional Class ($85,432,562 / 8,273,937 Shares) | | | | $10.33 | |
| |
Components of Net Assets at February 29, 2012: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par) | | $ | 289,558,484 | |
Distribution in excess of net investment income | | | (4,102 | ) |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (4,020,552 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | 14,289,169 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 299,822,999 | |
• | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of February 29, 2012. Interest rates reset periodically. |
@ | Illiquid security. At February 29, 2012, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $2,589,388, which represented 0.86% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to Financial Statements.” |
§ | Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal bonds 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.” |
# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At February 29, 2012, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $1,584,945, which represented 0.53% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to Financial Statements.” |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| |
^ | Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the yield at the time of purchase. |
¤ | 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. The rate shown is the rate as of February 29, 2012. |
Summary of abbreviations:
ACA — Insured by American Capital Access
AMBAC — Insured by the AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
ASSURED GTY — Insured by the Assured Guaranty Corporation
CDFI — Community Development Financial Institutions
LOC — Letter of Credit
SGI — Insured by Syncora Guarantee Inc.
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share – | | | |
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | | | |
Net asset value Class A (A) | | $ | 10.23 |
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B) | | | 0.48 |
Offering price | | $ | 10.71 |
(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 |
Six Months Ended February 29, 2012 (Unaudited) |
| | | Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | | Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | | Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest | | $ | 15,577,241 | | | | $ | 15,119,379 | | | | | $ | 7,329,267 | | |
| | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Management fees | | | 1,703,208 | | | | | 1,976,348 | | | | | | 677,553 | | |
| Distribution expenses – Class A | | | 718,183 | | | | | 667,682 | | | | | | 182,284 | | |
| Distribution expenses – Class B | | | 11,431 | | | | | 993 | | | | | | 3,797 | | |
| Distribution expenses – Class C | | | 158,220 | | | | | 317,422 | | | | | | 227,902 | | |
| Dividend disbursing and transfer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| agent fees and expenses | | | 223,015 | | | | | 335,581 | | | | | | 93,271 | | |
| Accounting and administration expenses | | | 124,162 | | | | | 158,441 | | | | | | 48,427 | | |
| Registration fees | | | 52,386 | | | | | 49,873 | | | | | | 33,830 | | |
| Legal fees | | | 27,555 | | | | | 32,235 | | | | | | 11,195 | | |
| Reports and statements to shareholders | | | 20,587 | | | | | 32,739 | | | | | | 8,245 | | |
| Trustees’ fees | | | 16,709 | | | | | 21,241 | | | | | | 6,415 | | |
| Audit and tax | | | 11,606 | | | | | 17,181 | | | | | | 11,133 | | |
| Pricing fees | | | 7,969 | | | | | 11,818 | | | | | | 8,863 | | |
| Custodian fees | | | 6,114 | | | | | 7,771 | | | | | | 2,543 | | |
| Dues and services | | | 5,007 | | | | | 5,109 | | | | | | 3,376 | | |
| Insurance fees | | | 4,843 | | | | | 6,205 | | | | | | 2,051 | | |
| Consulting fees | | | 2,456 | | | | | 2,997 | | | | | | 894 | | |
| Trustees’ expenses | | | 1,447 | | | | | 1,833 | | | | | | 558 | | |
| | | | 3,094,898 | | | | | 3,645,469 | | | | | | 1,322,337 | | |
| Less expenses absorbed or waived | | | (438,466 | ) | | | | (242,279 | ) | | | | | (170,539 | ) | |
| Less waived distribution expenses – Class A | | | — | | | | | (333,841 | ) | | | | | — | | |
| Less expense paid indirectly | | | (100 | ) | | | | (120 | ) | | | | | (27 | ) | |
| Total operating expenses | | | 2,656,332 | | | | | 3,069,229 | | | | | | 1,151,771 | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 12,920,909 | | | | | 12,050,150 | | | | | | 6,177,496 | | |
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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 Gain: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net realized gain on investments | | $ | 8,724,630 | | | $ | 6,836,557 | | | | $ | 571,096 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (depreciation) of investments | | | 25,521,869 | | | | 23,058,703 | | | | | 15,056,712 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain | | | 34,246,499 | | | | 29,895,260 | | | | | 15,627,808 | |
| | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Resulting from Operations | | $ | 47,167,408 | | | $ | 41,945,410 | | | | $ | 21,805,304 | |
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
| | | | Six Months Ended 2/29/12 | | Year Ended 8/31/11 |
| | | | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 12,920,909 | | | $ | 27,971,525 | |
| Net realized gain (loss) | | | 8,724,630 | | | | (2,115,254 | ) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 25,521,869 | | | | (14,131,063 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 47,167,408 | | | | 11,725,208 | |
| | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (12,135,007 | ) | | | (26,383,867 | ) |
| | Class B | | | (38,626 | ) | | | (137,957 | ) |
| | Class C | | | (532,967 | ) | | | (1,092,256 | ) |
| | Institutional Class | | | (214,309 | ) | | | (357,445 | ) |
| | | | | (12,920,909 | ) | | | (27,971,525 | ) |
| | |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
| Proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | 10,202,103 | | | | 136,032,754 | |
| | Class B | | | 232 | | | | 120,830 | |
| | Class C | | | 3,233,656 | | | | 6,817,145 | |
| | Institutional Class | | | 5,569,160 | | | | 9,076,630 | |
| | |
| Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment | | | | | | | | |
| | of dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | 6,790,476 | | | | 13,699,555 | |
| | Class B | | | 26,679 | | | | 77,774 | |
| | Class C | | | 402,563 | | | | 798,168 | |
| | Institutional Class | | | 129,871 | | | | 213,566 | |
| | | | | 26,354,740 | | | | 166,836,422 | |
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| | Six Months Ended 2/29/12 | | Year Ended 8/31/11 |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | | | | | | | | |
Cost of shares repurchased: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (41,889,048 | ) | | $ | (127,465,062 | ) |
Class B | | | (580,107 | ) | | | (2,707,795 | ) |
Class C | | | (2,155,413 | ) | | | (6,487,428 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (2,637,585 | ) | | | (7,518,826 | ) |
| | | (47,262,153 | ) | | | (144,179,111 | ) |
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from | | | | | | | | |
capital share transactions | | | (20,907,413 | ) | | | 22,657,311 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | | | 13,339,086 | | | | 6,410,994 | |
|
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 631,651,120 | | | | 625,240,126 | |
End of period | | $ | 644,990,206 | | | $ | 631,651,120 | |
|
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
| | Six Months Ended 2/29/12 | | Year Ended 8/31/11 |
| | | (Unaudited) | | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 12,050,150 | | | $ | 24,117,514 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 6,836,557 | | | | (10,466,464 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 23,058,703 | | | | (6,086,618 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 41,945,410 | | | | 7,564,432 | |
|
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (6,689,621 | ) | | | (14,784,211 | ) |
Class B | | | (2,163 | ) | | | (8,235 | ) |
Class C | | | (683,740 | ) | | | (1,515,940 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (4,674,626 | ) | | | (7,809,145 | ) |
| | | (12,050,150 | ) | | | (24,117,531 | ) |
|
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 59,728,333 | | | | 140,084,853 | |
Class B | | | 2,352 | | | | 20,903 | |
Class C | | | 11,227,465 | | | | 14,263,200 | |
Institutional Class | | | 66,711,590 | | | | 174,138,184 | |
|
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment | | | | | | | | |
of dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 4,980,850 | | | | 10,808,489 | |
Class B | | | 1,285 | | | | 4,659 | |
Class C | | | 560,639 | | | | 1,166,302 | |
Institutional Class | | | 2,512,187 | | | | 3,678,088 | |
| | | 145,724,701 | | | | 344,164,678 | |
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| | Six Months Ended 2/29/12 | | Year Ended 8/31/11 |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | | | | | | | | |
Cost of shares repurchased: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (58,651,437 | ) | | $ | (175,715,728 | ) |
Class B | | | (128,171 | ) | | | (273,313 | ) |
Class C | | | (5,169,916 | ) | | | (18,651,985 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (40,186,449 | ) | | | (85,170,855 | ) |
| | | (104,135,973 | ) | | | (279,811,881 | ) |
Increase in net assets derived from | | | | | | | | |
capital share transactions | | | 41,588,728 | | | | 64,352,797 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | | | 71,483,988 | | | | 47,799,698 | |
|
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 786,683,454 | | | | 738,883,756 | |
End of period | | $ | 858,167,442 | | | $ | 786,683,454 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | $ | 16,208 | | | $ | 16,208 | |
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
| | Six Months | | Year |
| | Ended | | Ended |
| | 2/29/12 | | 8/31/11 |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 6,177,496 | | | $ | 10,417,217 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 571,096 | | | | (2,617,378 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 15,056,712 | | | | (7,570,920 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 21,805,304 | | | | 228,919 | |
|
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,709,569 | ) | | | (6,771,903 | ) |
Class B | | | (16,482 | ) | | | (38,072 | ) |
Class C | | | (988,341 | ) | | | (1,767,391 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (1,427,252 | ) | | | (1,748,678 | ) |
| | | (6,141,644 | ) | | | (10,326,044 | ) |
|
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 28,855,682 | | | | 69,006,067 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 721 | |
Class C | | | 9,640,362 | | | | 20,108,287 | |
Institutional Class | | | 49,981,931 | | | | 52,126,539 | |
|
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment | | | | | | | | |
of dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,832,814 | | | | 4,714,720 | |
Class B | | | 9,556 | | | | 21,607 | |
Class C | | | 810,688 | | | | 1,323,516 | |
Institutional Class | | | 637,310 | | | | 873,530 | |
| | | 92,768,343 | | | | 148,174,987 | |
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| | Six Months | | Year |
| | Ended | | Ended |
| | 2/29/12 | | 8/31/11 |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | | | | | | | | |
�� Cost of shares repurchased: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (19,701,614 | ) | | $ | (65,639,157 | ) |
Class B | | | (63,484 | ) | | | (317,507 | ) |
Class C | | | (6,028,541 | ) | | | (11,190,907 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (13,073,419 | ) | | | (24,642,477 | ) |
| | | (38,867,058 | ) | | | (101,790,048 | ) |
Increase in net assets derived from | | | | | | | | |
capital share transactions | | | 53,901,285 | | | | 46,384,939 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | | | 69,564,945 | | | | 36,287,814 | |
|
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 230,258,054 | | | | 193,970,240 | |
End of period | | $ | 299,822,999 | | | $ | 230,258,054 | |
|
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | (4,102 | ) | | $ | (4,103 | ) |
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
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) |
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have 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 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.
62
| Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| 2/29/121 | | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | | 8/31/07 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.300 | | | | $11.630 | | | $10.890 | | | $10.970 | | | $11.230 | | | $11.570 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | 0.237 | | | | 0.503 | | | 0.522 | | | 0.479 | | | 0.462 | | | 0.466 | | |
| | 0.620 | | | | (0.330 | ) | | 0.740 | | | (0.081 | ) | | (0.260 | ) | | (0.337 | ) | |
| | 0.857 | | | | 0.173 | | | 1.262 | | | 0.398 | | | 0.202 | | | 0.129 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | (0.237 | ) | | | (0.503 | ) | | (0.522 | ) | | (0.478 | ) | | (0.462 | ) | | (0.469 | ) | |
| | (0.237 | ) | | | (0.503 | ) | | (0.522 | ) | | (0.478 | ) | | (0.462 | ) | | (0.469 | ) | |
| | |
| | $11.920 | | | | $11.300 | | | $11.630 | | | $10.890 | | | $10.970 | | | $11.230 | | |
| | |
| | 7.66% | | | | 1.65% | | | 11.85% | | | 3.91% | | | 1.82% | | | 1.08% | | |
| | |
| | |
| | $596,131 | | | | $589,175 | | | $581,931 | | | $536,420 | | | $510,822 | | | $735,584 | | |
| | 0.80% | | | | 0.80% | | | 0.80% | | | 0.84% | | | 0.85% | | | 0.87% | | |
| | |
| | 0.94% | | | | 0.94% | | | 0.95% | | | 0.97% | | | 0.94% | | | 0.95% | | |
| | 4.13% | | | | 4.52% | | | 4.64% | | | 4.60% | | | 4.13% | | | 4.03% | | |
| | |
| | 3.99% | | | | 4.38% | | | 4.49% | | | 4.47% | | | 4.04% | | | 3.95% | | |
| | 36% | | | | 49% | | | 32% | | | 66% | | | 28% | | | 36% | | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have 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 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.
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| Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| 2/29/121 | | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | | 8/31/07 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.290 | | | | $11.620 | | | $10.880 | | | $10.960 | | | $11.230 | | | $11.570 | | |
| |
| |
| | 0.193 | | | | 0.418 | | | 0.437 | | | 0.399 | | | 0.378 | | | 0.378 | | |
| | 0.630 | | | | (0.330 | ) | | 0.740 | | | (0.080 | ) | | (0.270 | ) | | (0.337 | ) | |
| | 0.823 | | | | 0.088 | | | 1.177 | | | 0.319 | | | 0.108 | | | 0.041 | | |
| |
| |
| | (0.193 | ) | | | (0.418 | ) | | (0.437 | ) | | (0.399 | ) | | (0.378 | ) | | (0.381 | ) | |
| | (0.193 | ) | | | (0.418 | ) | | (0.437 | ) | | (0.399 | ) | | (0.378 | ) | | (0.381 | ) | |
| |
| | $11.920 | | | | $11.290 | | | $11.620 | | | $10.880 | | | $10.960 | | | $11.230 | | |
| |
| | 7.36% | | | | 0.89% | | | 11.01% | | | 3.13% | | | 0.96% | | | 0.32% | | |
| |
| |
| | $2,252 | | | | $2,682 | | | $5,373 | | | $8,168 | | | $11,812 | | | $17,286 | | |
| | 1.56% | | | | 1.56% | | | 1.56% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.61% | | | 1.63% | | |
| |
| | 1.70% | | | | 1.70% | | | 1.71% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.70% | | | 1.71% | | |
| | 3.37% | | | | 3.76% | | | 3.88% | | | 3.84% | | | 3.37% | | | 3.27% | | |
| |
| | 3.23% | | | | 3.62% | | | 3.73% | | | 3.71% | | | 3.28% | | | 3.19% | | |
| | 36% | | | | 49% | | | 32% | | | 66% | | | 28% | | | 36% | | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have 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 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.
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| Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| 2/29/121 | | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | | 8/31/07 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.300 | | | | $11.630 | | | $10.890 | | | $10.970 | | | $11.230 | | | $11.570 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | 0.193 | | | | 0.419 | | | 0.437 | | | 0.399 | | | 0.377 | | | 0.378 | | |
| | 0.630 | | | | (0.330 | ) | | 0.740 | | | (0.080 | ) | | (0.260 | ) | | (0.337 | ) | |
| | 0.823 | | | | 0.089 | | | 1.177 | | | 0.319 | | | 0.117 | | | 0.041 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | (0.193 | ) | | | (0.419 | ) | | (0.437 | ) | | (0.399 | ) | | (0.377 | ) | | (0.381 | ) | |
| | (0.193 | ) | | | (0.419 | ) | | (0.437 | ) | | (0.399 | ) | | (0.377 | ) | | (0.381 | ) | |
| | |
| | $11.930 | | | | $11.300 | | | $11.630 | | | $10.890 | | | $10.970 | | | $11.230 | | |
| | |
| | 7.35% | | | | 0.88% | | | 11.00% | | | 3.13% | | | 0.96% | | | 0.41% | | |
| | |
| | |
| | $33,767 | | | | $30,552 | | | $30,302 | | | $20,542 | | | $16,641 | | | $16,871 | | |
| | 1.56% | | | | 1.56% | | | 1.56% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.61% | | | 1.63% | | |
| | |
| | 1.70% | | | | 1.70% | | | 1.71% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.70% | | | 1.71% | | |
| | 3.37% | | | | 3.76% | | | 3.88% | | | 3.84% | | | 3.37% | | | 3.27% | | |
| | |
| | 3.23% | | | | 3.62% | | | 3.73% | | | 3.71% | | | 3.28% | | | 3.19% | | |
| | 36% | | | | 49% | | | 32% | | | 66% | | | 28% | | | 36% | | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return3 |
|
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized. |
3 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. |
4 Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire annual period. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
68
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended | | 12/31/082 to | |
| 2/29/121 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.380 | | | $11.720 | | | $10.890 | | | $10.020 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | 0.253 | | | 0.534 | | | 0.549 | | | 0.322 | | |
| | 0.630 | | | (0.340 | ) | | 0.830 | | | 0.870 | | |
| | 0.883 | | | 0.194 | | | 1.379 | | | 1.192 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | (0.253 | ) | | (0.534 | ) | | (0.549 | ) | | (0.322 | ) | |
| | (0.253 | ) | | (0.534 | ) | | (0.549 | ) | | (0.322 | ) | |
| | |
| | $12.010 | | | $11.380 | | | $11.720 | | | $10.890 | | |
| | |
| | 7.84% | | | 1.83% | | | 12.84% | | | 12.15% | | |
| | |
| | |
| | $12,840 | | | $9,242 | | | $7,634 | | | $1 | | |
| | 0.56% | | | 0.56% | | | 0.56% | | | 0.60% | | |
| �� | |
| | 0.70% | | | 0.70% | | | 0.71% | | | 0.73% | | |
| | 4.37% | | | 4.76% | | | 4.88% | | | 4.84% | | |
| | |
| | 4.23% | | | 4.62% | | | 4.73% | | | 4.71% | | |
| | 36% | | | 49% | | | 32% | | | 66% | 4 | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have 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 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.
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| Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended |
| 2/29/121 | | | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | | 8/31/07 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.850 | | | | | $12.110 | | | $11.460 | | | $11.250 | | | $11.210 | | | $11.470 | | |
| |
| |
| | 0.179 | | | | | 0.381 | | | 0.423 | | | 0.388 | | | 0.383 | | | 0.414 | | |
| | 0.440 | | | | | (0.260 | ) | | 0.650 | | | 0.210 | | | 0.041 | | | (0.260 | ) | |
| | 0.619 | | | | | 0.121 | | | 1.073 | | | 0.598 | | | 0.424 | | | 0.154 | | |
| |
| |
| | (0.179 | ) | | | | (0.381 | ) | | (0.423 | ) | | (0.388 | ) | | (0.384 | ) | | (0.414 | ) | |
| | (0.179 | ) | | | | (0.381 | ) | | (0.423 | ) | | (0.388 | ) | | (0.384 | ) | | (0.414 | ) | |
| |
| | $12.290 | | | | | $11.850 | | | $12.110 | | | $11.460 | | | $11.250 | | | $11.210 | | |
| |
| | 5.27% | | | | | 1.10% | | | 9.53% | | | 5.49% | | | 3.83% | | | 1.34% | | |
| |
| |
| | $467,234 | | | | | $444,780 | | | $481,004 | | | $459,782 | | | $407,729 | | | $306,215 | | |
| | 0.75% | | | | | 0.75% | | | 0.75% | | | 0.75% | | | 0.75% | | | 0.76% | | |
| |
| | 0.96% | | | | | 0.98% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.03% | | | 1.03% | | | 1.03% | | |
| | 3.00% | | | | | 3.27% | | | 3.59% | | | 3.51% | | | 3.38% | | | 3.60% | | |
| |
| | 2.79% | | | | | 3.04% | | | 3.34% | | | 3.23% | | | 3.10% | | | 3.33% | | |
| | 31% | | | | | 43% | | | 27% | | | 47% | | | 28% | | | 40% | | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have 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 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.
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| Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended |
| 2/29/121 | | | | 8/31/11 | | | 8/31/10 | | | 8/31/09 | | | 8/31/08 | | | 8/31/07 | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.840 | | | | | $12.100 | | | $11.450 | | | $11.240 | | | $11.200 | | | $11.460 | | |
| |
| |
| | 0.129 | | | | | 0.282 | | | 0.324 | | | 0.294 | | | 0.287 | | | 0.317 | | |
| | 0.440 | | | | | (0.260 | ) | | 0.650 | | | 0.210 | | | 0.041 | | | (0.260 | ) | |
| | 0.569 | | | | | 0.022 | | | 0.974 | | | 0.504 | | | 0.328 | | | 0.057 | | |
| |
| |
| | (0.129 | ) | | | | (0.282 | ) | | (0.324 | ) | | (0.294 | ) | | (0.288 | ) | | (0.317 | ) | |
| | (0.129 | ) | | | | (0.282 | ) | | (0.324 | ) | | (0.294 | ) | | (0.288 | ) | | (0.317 | ) | |
| |
| | $12.280 | | | | | $11.840 | | | $12.100 | | | $11.450 | | | $11.240 | | | $11.200 | | |
| |
| | 4.83% | | | | | 0.25% | | | 8.62% | | | 4.61% | | | 2.95% | | | 0.48% | | |
| |
| |
| | $131 | | | | | $249 | | | $511 | | | $861 | | | $1,272 | | | $1,786 | | |
| | 1.60% | | | | | 1.60% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.61% | | |
| |
| | 1.66% | | | | | 1.68% | | | 1.70% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.73% | | |
| | 2.15% | | | | | 2.42% | | | 2.74% | | | 2.66% | | | 2.53% | | | 2.75% | | |
| |
| | 2.09% | | | | | 2.34% | | | 2.64% | | | 2.53% | | | 2.40% | | | 2.63% | | |
| | 31% | | | | | 43% | | | 27% | | | 47% | | | 28% | | | 40% | | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have 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 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.
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| Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended | | | | | | | | |
| 2/29/121 | | | | 8/31/11 | | | 8/31/10 | | | 8/31/09 | | | 8/31/08 | | | 8/31/07 | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.850 | | | | | $12.110 | | | $11.450 | | | $11.240 | | | $11.200 | | | $11.470 | | |
| |
| |
| | 0.129 | | | | | 0.282 | | | 0.323 | | | 0.294 | | | 0.287 | | | 0.317 | | |
| | 0.440 | | | | | (0.260 | ) | | 0.660 | | | 0.210 | | | 0.041 | | | (0.270 | ) | |
| | 0.569 | | | | | 0.022 | | | 0.983 | | | 0.504 | | | 0.328 | | | 0.047 | | |
| |
| |
| | (0.129 | ) | | | | (0.282 | ) | | (0.323 | ) | | (0.294 | ) | | (0.288 | ) | | (0.317 | ) | |
| | (0.129 | ) | | | | (0.282 | ) | | (0.323 | ) | | (0.294 | ) | | (0.288 | ) | | (0.317 | ) | |
| |
| | $12.290 | | | | | $11.850 | | | $12.110 | | | $11.450 | | | $11.240 | | | $11.200 | | |
| |
| | 4.83% | | | | | 0.25% | | | 8.70% | | | 4.60% | | | 2.95% | | | 0.39% | | |
| |
| |
| | $69,377 | | | | | $60,398 | | | $65,343 | | | $40,232 | | | $24,880 | | | $28,237 | | |
| | 1.60% | | | | | 1.60% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.61% | | |
| |
| | 1.66% | | | | | 1.68% | | | 1.70% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.73% | | |
| | 2.15% | | | | | 2.42% | | | 2.74% | | | 2.66% | | | 2.53% | | | 2.75% | | |
| |
| | 2.09% | | | | | 2.34% | | | 2.64% | | | 2.53% | | | 2.40% | | | 2.63% | | |
| | 31% | | | | | 43% | | | 27% | | | 47% | | | 28% | | | 40% | | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return3 |
|
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized. |
3 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. |
4 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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| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended | | 12/31/082 to | |
| 2/29/121 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.970 | | | $12.230 | | | $11.460 | | | $10.800 | | |
| |
| |
| | 0.190 | | | 0.402 | | | 0.424 | | | 0.269 | | |
| | 0.440 | | | (0.260 | ) | | 0.770 | | | 0.660 | | |
| | 0.630 | | | 0.142 | | | 1.194 | | | 0.929 | | |
| |
| |
| | (0.190 | ) | | (0.402 | ) | | (0.424 | ) | | (0.269 | ) | |
| | (0.190 | ) | | (0.402 | ) | | (0.424 | ) | | (0.269 | ) | |
| |
| | $12.410 | | | $11.970 | | | $12.230 | | | $11.460 | | |
| |
| | 5.31% | | | 1.28% | | | 10.62% | | | 8.68% | | |
| |
| |
| | $321,425 | | | $281,256 | | | $192,026 | | | $1 | | |
| | 0.60% | | | 0.60% | | | 0.60% | | | 0.60% | | |
| |
| | 0.66% | | | 0.68% | | | 0.70% | | | 0.73% | | |
| | 3.15% | | | 3.42% | | | 3.74% | | | 3.65% | | |
| |
| | 3.09% | | | 3.34% | | | 3.64% | | | 3.52% | | |
| | 31% | | | 43% | | | 27% | | | 47% | 4 | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have 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 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.
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| Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended |
| 2/29/121 | | | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | | 8/31/07 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $9.620 | | | | | $10.090 | | | $8.920 | | | $9.510 | | | $10.030 | | | $10.320 | | |
| |
| |
| | 0.250 | | | | | 0.479 | | | 0.513 | | | 0.505 | | | 0.484 | | | 0.482 | | |
| | 0.609 | | | | | (0.474 | ) | | 1.169 | | | (0.595 | ) | | (0.520 | ) | | (0.290 | ) | |
| | 0.859 | | | | | 0.005 | | | 1.682 | | | (0.090 | ) | | (0.036 | ) | | 0.192 | | |
| |
| |
| | (0.249 | ) | | | | (0.475 | ) | | (0.512 | ) | | (0.500 | ) | | (0.484 | ) | | (0.482 | ) | |
| | (0.249 | ) | | | | (0.475 | ) | | (0.512 | ) | | (0.500 | ) | | (0.484 | ) | | (0.482 | ) | |
| |
| | $10.230 | | | | | $9.620 | | | $10.090 | | | $8.920 | | | $9.510 | | | $10.030 | | |
| |
| | 9.05% | | | | | 0.23% | | | 19.29% | | | (0.38% | ) | | (0.37% | ) | | 1.82% | | |
| |
| |
| | $161,824 | | | | | $140,629 | | | $139,628 | | | $68,812 | | | $67,762 | | | $65,143 | | |
| | 0.85% | | | | | 0.85% | | | 0.85% | | | 0.90% | | | 0.90% | | | 0.91% | | |
| |
| | 0.99% | | | | | 1.01% | | | 1.04% | | | 1.08% | | | 1.04% | | | 1.03% | | |
| | 5.10% | | | | | 5.03% | | | 5.24% | | | 6.06% | | | 4.94% | | | 4.66% | | |
| |
| | 4.96% | | | | | 4.87% | | | 5.05% | | | 5.88% | | | 4.80% | | | 4.54% | | |
| | 29% | | | | | 57% | | | 37% | | | 67% | | | 24% | | | 37% | | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have 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 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
| Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| 2/29/121 | | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | | 8/31/07 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $9.640 | | | | $10.110 | | | $8.940 | | | $9.530 | | | $10.050 | | | $10.350 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 0.214 | | | | 0.408 | | | 0.442 | | | 0.440 | | | 0.410 | | | 0.404 | | |
| | 0.609 | | | | (0.474 | ) | | 1.169 | | | (0.592 | ) | | (0.520 | ) | | (0.300 | ) | |
| | 0.823 | | | | (0.066 | ) | | 1.611 | | | (0.152 | ) | | (0.110 | ) | | 0.104 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (0.213 | ) | | | (0.404 | ) | | (0.441 | ) | | (0.438 | ) | | (0.410 | ) | | (0.404 | ) | |
| | (0.213 | ) | | | (0.404 | ) | | (0.441 | ) | | (0.438 | ) | | (0.410 | ) | | (0.404 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $10.250 | | | | $9.640 | | | $10.110 | | | $8.940 | | | $9.530 | | | $10.050 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 8.63% | | | | (0.51% | ) | | 18.37% | | | (1.11% | ) | | (1.12% | ) | | 0.96% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $761 | | | | $768 | | | $1,118 | | | $1,448 | | | $3,135 | | | $5,972 | | |
| | 1.60% | | | | 1.60% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.65% | | | 1.65% | | | 1.66% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.74% | | | | 1.76% | | | 1.79% | | | 1.83% | | | 1.79% | | | 1.78% | | |
| | 4.35% | | | | 4.28% | | | 4.49% | | | 5.31% | | | 4.19% | | | 3.91% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4.21% | | | | 4.12% | | | 4.30% | | | 5.13% | | | 4.05% | | | 3.79% | | |
| | 29% | | | | 57% | | | 37% | | | 67% | | | 24% | | | 37% | | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have 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 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.
82
| Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| 2/29/121 | | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | | 8/31/07 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $9.660 | | | | $10.130 | | | $8.960 | | | $9.550 | | | $10.070 | | | $10.360 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 0.214 | | | | 0.409 | | | 0.442 | | | 0.441 | | | 0.410 | | | 0.404 | | |
| | 0.609 | | | | (0.474 | ) | | 1.169 | | | (0.592 | ) | | (0.520 | ) | | (0.290 | ) | |
| | 0.823 | | | | (0.065 | ) | | 1.611 | | | (0.151 | ) | | (0.110 | ) | | 0.114 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (0.213 | ) | | | (0.405 | ) | | (0.441 | ) | | (0.439 | ) | | (0.410 | ) | | (0.404 | ) | |
| | (0.213 | ) | | | (0.405 | ) | | (0.441 | ) | | (0.439 | ) | | (0.410 | ) | | (0.404 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $10.270 | | | | $9.660 | | | $10.130 | | | $8.960 | | | $9.550 | | | $10.070 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 8.62% | | | | (0.51% | ) | | 18.33% | | | (1.11% | ) | | (1.12% | ) | | 1.06% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $51,805 | | | | $44,497 | | | $36,384 | | | $7,770 | | | $6,998 | | | $4,848 | | |
| | 1.60% | | | | 1.60% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.65% | | | 1.65% | | | 1.66% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.74% | | | | 1.76% | | | 1.79% | | | 1.83% | | | 1.79% | | | 1.78% | | |
| | 4.35% | | | | 4.28% | | | 4.49% | | | 5.31% | | | 4.19% | | | 3.91% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4.21% | | | | 4.12% | | | 4.30% | | | 5.13% | | | 4.05% | | | 3.79% | | |
| | 29% | | | | 57% | | | 37% | | | 67% | | | 24% | | | 37% | | |
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Financial highlights
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) |
Total from investment operations |
|
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
Total return3 |
|
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized. |
3 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. |
4 Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire annual period. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
84
| Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | 12/31/082 to | |
| 2/29/121 | | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $9.710 | | | | $10.190 | | | $8.930 | | | | $7.590 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 0.265 | | | | 0.506 | | | 0.534 | | | | 0.342 | | |
| | 0.619 | | | | (0.484 | ) | | 1.259 | | | | 1.338 | | |
| | 0.884 | | | | 0.022 | | | 1.793 | | | | 1.680 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (0.264 | ) | | | (0.502 | ) | | (0.533 | ) | | | (0.340 | ) | |
| | (0.264 | ) | | | (0.502 | ) | | (0.533 | ) | | | (0.340 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $10.330 | | | | $9.710 | | | $10.190 | | | | $8.930 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 9.23% | | | | 0.41% | | | 20.55% | | | | 22.55% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $85,433 | | | | $44,364 | | | $16,840 | | | | $1 | | |
| | 0.60% | | | | 0.60% | | | 0.60% | | | | 0.65% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 0.74% | | | | 0.76% | | | 0.79% | | | | 0.85% | | |
| | 5.35% | | | | 5.28% | | | 5.49% | | | | 6.41% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.21% | | | | 5.12% | | | 5.30% | | | | 6.21% | | |
| | 29% | | | | 57% | | | 37% | | | | 67% | 4 | |
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Notes to financial statements |
Delaware National Tax-Free Funds | | February 29, 2012 (Unaudited) |
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. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. 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 (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security.
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 fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
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1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
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 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 period ended February 29, 2012.
The Funds receive earnings credits from their transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which are 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 six months ended February 29, 2012, 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 |
| | $100 | | $120 | | $27 |
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% |
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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, respectively, through December 28, 2012. 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’ Boards and DMC. These expense waivers and reimbursement apply 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 six months ended February 29, 2012, 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 |
| | $15,612 | | $19,922 | | $6,089 |
DSC also provides dividend disbursing and transfer agency services. 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 Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and 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 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 0.25% of the average daily net assets representing shares that were acquired on or after June 1, 1992.
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2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
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 28, 2012 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.
At February 29, 2012, 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 | | $204,956 | | | | $289,499 | | | | $94,589 | |
Dividend disbursing, transfer | | | | | | | | | | | |
agent and fund accounting | | | | | | | | | | | |
oversight fees and other | | | | | | | | | | | |
expenses payable to DSC | | 14,387 | | | | 18,963 | | | | 6,363 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | | | | | | | | |
to DDLP | | 144,436 | | | | 109,150 | | | | 70,899 | |
Other expenses payable to | | | | | | | | | | | |
DMC and affiliates* | | 13,611 | | | | 22,874 | | | | 10,339 | |
*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 six months ended February 29, 2012, 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 |
| $9,122 | | $11,609 | | $3,511 |
For the six months ended February 29, 2012, DDLP earned commissions on sales of each Fund’s Class A shares as follows:
| Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware National High-Yield |
| USA Fund | | USA Intermediate Fund | | Municipal Bond Fund |
| $20,592 | | $10,916 | | $30,609 |
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For the six months ended February 29, 2012, 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-dealer 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 | | $1,502 | | | | $ 42 | | | | $3,886 | |
Class B | | 7 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Class C | | 501 | | | | 539 | | | | 69 | |
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 Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Funds.
3. Investments
For the six months ended February 29, 2012, each 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 | | $227,915,657 | | | | $285,390,629 | | | | $121,855,509 | |
Sales | | 248,036,772 | | | | 244,943,723 | | | | 72,419,037 | |
At February 29, 2012, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At February 29, 2012, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 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 | | $ | 585,608,407 | | | | $ | 787,446,651 | | | | | $ | 281,382,406 | | |
Aggregate unrealized | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
appreciation | | $ | 59,114,483 | | | | $ | 63,919,573 | | | | | $ | 17,898,009 | | |
Aggregate unrealized | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
depreciation | | | (4,640,046 | ) | | | | (875,595 | ) | | | | | (3,438,831 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 54,474,437 | | | | $ | 63,043,978 | | | | | $ | 14,459,178 | | |
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
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3. Investments (continued)
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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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) |
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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 each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of February 29, 2012:
| Delaware Tax-Free |
| USA Fund |
| Level 2 |
Municipal Bonds | | $637,982,844 | |
Short-Term Investments | | 2,100,000 | |
Total | | $640,082,844 | |
| Delaware Tax-Free |
| USA Intermediate Fund |
| Level 2 |
Municipal Bonds | | $838,895,629 | |
Short-Term Investments | | 11,595,000 | |
Total | | $850,490,629 | |
| Delaware National High-Yield |
| Municipal Bond Fund |
| Level 2 |
Municipal Bonds | | $291,641,584 | |
Short-Term Investments | | 4,200,000 | |
Total | | $295,841,584 | |
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There were no unobservable inputs used to value investments at the beginning or end of the period.
During the six months ended February 29, 2012, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments or Level 3 investments that had a material impact to the Funds. Each Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period.
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 six months ended February 29, 2012 and the year ended August 31, 2011 was as follows:
| Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware National High-Yield |
| USA Fund | | USA Intermediate Fund | | Municipal Bond Fund |
Six months ended 2/29/12* | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tax-exempt income | | $12,899,163 | | | | $12,042,740 | | | | $ 6,120,406 | |
Ordinary income | | 21,746 | | | | 7,410 | | | | 21,238 | |
Total | | $12,920,909 | | | | $12,050,150 | | | | $ 6,141,644 | |
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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 | |
*Tax information for the period ended February 29, 2012 is an estimate and the tax character of dividends and distributions may be redesignated at fiscal year end.
5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis
The components of net assets are estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. As of February 29, 2012, the estimated 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 | | $591,101,975 | | | | $804,436,471 | | | | $289,558,484 | |
Distributions payable | | (490,878 | ) | | | (469,523 | ) | | | (264,242 | ) |
Undistributed tax-exempt | | | | | | | | | | | |
income | | 557,773 | | | | 485,731 | | | | 260,140 | |
Realized gains (losses) | | | | | | | | | | | |
9/1/11 – 2/29/12 | | 3,103,722 | | | | (3,900,261 | ) | | | (2,479,383 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | | | | | | | | | |
as of 8/31/11 | | (3,756,823 | ) | | | (5,428,954 | ) | | | (1,711,178 | ) |
Unrealized appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | |
of investments | | 54,474,437 | | | | 63,043,978 | | | | 14,459,178 | |
Net assets | | $644,990,206 | | | | $858,167,442 | | | | $299,822,999 | |
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5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis (continued)
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.
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. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For the six months ended February 29, 2012, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund recorded an estimate of these differences since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end.
Undistributed net investment income | $(35,851 | ) |
Accumulated net realized loss | 35,851 | |
For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. 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.
For the six months ended February 29, 2012, the Funds has capital gains (losses) which may reduce (increase) the capital loss carryforwards as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund | $ 3,103,722 | |
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund | (3,900,261 | ) |
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | (2,479,383 | ) |
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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 |
| Six Months | | Year | | Six Months | | Year | | Six Months | | Year |
| Ended | | Ended | | Ended | | Ended | | Ended | | Ended |
| 2/29/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 2/29/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 2/29/12 | | 8/31/11 |
Shares sold: |
Class A | 884,886 | | | 12,484,657 | | | 4,967,592 | | | 12,048,279 | | | 2,909,975 | | | 7,142,758 | |
Class B | 20 | | | 10,773 | | | 191 | | | 1,840 | | | — | | | 78 | |
Class C | 279,242 | | | 611,323 | | | 932,018 | | | 1,214,750 | | | 965,164 | | | 2,060,169 | |
Institutional Class | 471,693 | | | 812,097 | | | 5,503,425 | | | 14,735,456 | | | 4,957,221 | | | 5,438,319 | |
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Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: |
Class A | 586,985 | | | 1,230,916 | | | 414,285 | | | 927,646 | | | 286,529 | | | 496,359 | |
Class B | 2,309 | | | 6,978 | | | 107 | | | 399 | | | 966 | | | 2,268 | |
Class C | 34,782 | | | 71,693 | | | 46,659 | | | 100,157 | | | 81,645 | | | 139,022 | |
Institutional Class | 11,129 | | | 19,047 | | | 206,891 | | | 312,696 | | | 63,786 | | | 91,520 | |
| 2,271,046 | | | 15,247,484 | | | 12,071,168 | | | 29,341,223 | | | 9,265,286 | | | 15,370,493 | |
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Shares repurchased: |
Class A | (3,623,865 | ) | | (11,598,972 | ) | | (4,898,764 | ) | | (15,161,183 | ) | | (1,999,086 | ) | | (6,856,305 | ) |
Class B | (50,860 | ) | | (242,438 | ) | | (10,679 | ) | | (23,446 | ) | | (6,422 | ) | | (33,245 | ) |
Class C | (186,297 | ) | | (584,014 | ) | | (430,440 | ) | | (1,613,958 | ) | | (610,672 | ) | | (1,183,041 | ) |
Institutional Class | (225,825 | ) | | (670,596 | ) | | (3,315,458 | ) | | (7,248,874 | ) | | (1,316,791 | ) | | (2,613,360 | ) |
| (4,086,847 | ) | | (13,096,020 | ) | | (8,655,341 | ) | | (24,047,461 | ) | | (3,932,971 | ) | | (10,685,951 | ) |
Net increase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(decrease) | (1,815,801 | ) | | 2,151,464 | | | 3,415,827 | | | 5,293,762 | | | 5,332,315 | | | 4,684,542 | |
For the six months ended February 29, 2012 and the year ended August 31, 2011, 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.
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| 2/29/12 | | 8/31/11 |
| Class B | | Class A | | | | Class B | | Class A | | |
| Shares | | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Shares | | Value |
Delaware Tax-Free | | | | | | | | | | | |
USA Fund | 25,358 | | 25,423 | | $289,414 | | 118,554 | | 118,448 | | $1,326,828 |
Delaware Tax-Free | | | | | | | | | | | |
USA Intermediate Fund | 3,938 | | 3,931 | | 47,277 | | 6,359 | | 6,353 | | 73,094 |
Delaware National High-Yield | | | | | | | | | | | |
Municipal Bond Fund | 1,713 | | 1,721 | | 16,863 | | 12,827 | | 12,848 | | 121,021 |
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7. Line of Credit
Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds (Participants), was a participant in a $100,000,000 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 under the agreement expired on November 15, 2011.
On November 15, 2011, the Funds, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $125,000,000 revolving line of credit. The agreement is to be used as described above and operates in substantially the same manner as the original agreement. The agreement expires on November 13, 2012. The Funds had no amounts outstanding as of February 29, 2012 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 February 29, 2012, 2.83% of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund’s net assets, 7.43% of Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund’s net assets, and 2.41% of 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 February 29, 2012, Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the state of California and New York which constituted approximately 11.68% and 22.60%, respectively, of the Fund’s portfolio. As of February 29, 2012, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the state of New York which constituted approximately 14.04% of the Fund’s portfolio. As of February 29, 2012, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the states of California, New York, and Texas which constituted approximately 11.57%, 12.97%, and 11.55%, 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. Rule 144A and illiquid securities have been identified on the statements of net assets.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware 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 February 29, 2012 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
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Other Fund information
(Unaudited)
Delaware 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 their 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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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 |
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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 semiannual 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 the Funds’ 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
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial 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 second 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: | May 2, 2012 |
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: | May 2, 2012 |
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/s/ RICHARD SALUS |
By: | Richard Salus |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: | May 2, 2012 |