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: | | 811-04364 |
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Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | | Voyageur Intermediate Tax Free Funds |
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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 28, 2013 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Semiannual report Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund February 28, 2013 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 delawareinvestments.com or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and, if available, the summary prospectus carefully before investing. |
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Investments in Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota 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 | 38 |
Statements of changes in net assets | 40 |
Financial highlights | 46 |
Notes to financial statements | 64 |
About the organization | 78 |
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Feb. 28, 2013, 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, 2012 to February 28, 2013 (Unaudited)
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 Sept. 1, 2012 to Feb. 28, 2013.
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 the Funds 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 Minnesota Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
| Beginning | | Ending | | | | Expenses |
| Account Value | | Account Value | | Annualized | | Paid During Period |
| 9/1/12 | | 2/28/13 | | Expense Ratio | | 9/1/12 to 2/28/13* |
Actual Fund return† | | | | | | |
Class A | $1,000.00 | | $1,019.50 | | 0.90% | | $4.51 |
Class B | 1,000.00 | | 1,015.80 | | 1.65% | | 8.25 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | | 1,015.80 | | 1.65% | | 8.25 |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | | | | | |
Class A | $1,000.00 | | $1,020.33 | | 0.90% | | $4.51 |
Class B | 1,000.00 | | 1,016.61 | | 1.65% | | 8.25 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | | 1,016.61 | | 1.65% | | 8.25 |
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000 |
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| Beginning | | Ending | | | | Expenses |
| Account Value | | Account Value | | Annualized | | Paid During Period |
| 9/1/12 | | 2/28/13 | | Expense Ratio | | 9/1/12 to 2/28/13* |
Actual Fund return† | | | | | | |
Class A | $1,000.00 | | $1,016.30 | | 0.84% | | $4.20 |
Class B | 1,000.00 | | 1,012.10 | | 1.69% | | 8.43 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | | 1,012.10 | | 1.69% | | 8.43 |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | | | | | |
Class A | $1,000.00 | | $1,020.63 | | 0.84% | | $4.21 |
Class B | 1,000.00 | | 1,016.41 | | 1.69% | | 8.45 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | | 1,016.41 | | 1.69% | | 8.45 |
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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
| Beginning | | Ending | | | | Expenses |
| Account Value | | Account Value | | Annualized | | Paid During Period |
| 9/1/12 | | 2/28/13 | | Expense Ratio | | 9/1/12 to 2/28/13* |
Actual Fund return† | | | | | | | |
Class A | $1,000.00 | | $1,021.90 | | 0.89% | | $4.46 |
Class B | 1,000.00 | | 1,018.10 | | 1.64% | | 8.21 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | | 1,018.10 | | 1.64% | | 8.21 |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | | | | |
Class A | $1,000.00 | | $1,020.38 | | 0.89% | | $4.46 |
Class B | 1,000.00 | | 1,016.66 | | 1.64% | | 8.20 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | | 1,016.66 | | 1.64% | | 8.20 |
*“Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the relevant Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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†Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns. |
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Security type/sector allocations | |
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund | As of February 28, 2013 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type/sector | Percentage of net assets |
Municipal Bonds | 98.30 | % |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds | 4.73 | % |
Education Revenue Bonds | 8.56 | % |
Electric Revenue Bonds | 4.31 | % |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 36.07 | % |
Housing Revenue Bonds | 5.77 | % |
Lease Revenue Bonds | 6.80 | % |
Local General Obligation Bonds | 8.35 | % |
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds | 10.70 | % |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 3.76 | % |
State General Obligation Bonds | 5.23 | % |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 2.96 | % |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 1.06 | % |
Short-Term Investments | 0.57 | % |
Total Value of Securities | 98.87 | % |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 1.13 | % |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund | As of February 28, 2013 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type/sector | Percentage of net assets |
Municipal Bonds | 98.16 | % |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds | 3.49 | % |
Education Revenue Bonds | 13.78 | % |
Electric Revenue Bonds | 8.44 | % |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 28.05 | % |
Housing Revenue Bonds | 1.39 | % |
Lease Revenue Bonds | 6.66 | % |
Local General Obligation Bonds | 17.83 | % |
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds | 4.57 | % |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 3.84 | % |
State General Obligation Bonds | 3.94 | % |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 3.84 | % |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 2.33 | % |
Short-Term Investments | 0.99 | % |
Total Value of Securities | 99.15 | % |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.85 | % |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
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Security type/sector allocations |
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | As of February 28, 2013 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type/sector | Percentage of net assets |
Municipal Bonds | 96.39 | % |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds | 5.03 | % |
Education Revenue Bonds | 10.11 | % |
Electric Revenue Bonds | 6.02 | % |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 38.35 | % |
Housing Revenue Bonds | 8.73 | % |
Lease Revenue Bonds | 5.48 | % |
Local General Obligation Bonds | 8.41 | % |
Pre-Refunded Bonds | 1.67 | % |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 8.19 | % |
State General Obligation Bonds | 1.94 | % |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 2.09 | % |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 0.37 | % |
Short-Term Investments | 2.12 | % |
Total Value of Securities | 98.51 | % |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 1.49 | % |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
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Statements of net assets | | |
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund | | February 28, 2013 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds – 98.30% | | | | | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds – 4.73% | | | | | |
| Cloquet Pollution Control Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Potlatch Project) 5.90% 10/1/26 | $ | 7,000,000 | | $ | 7,028,280 |
| Laurentian Energy Authority I Cogeneration Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 12/1/21 | | 8,000,000 | | | 7,898,960 |
| Sartell Environmental Improvement Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (International Paper) Series A 5.20% 6/1/27 | | 7,265,000 | | | 7,314,547 |
| St. Paul Port Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | | | | | |
| (Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Project) | | | | | |
| Series 7 4.50% 10/1/37 (AMT) | | 7,895,000 | | | 8,005,372 |
| | | | | | 30,247,159 |
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Education Revenue Bonds – 8.56% | | | | | |
| Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Public School Academy) Series A 5.875% 11/1/40 | | 3,500,000 | | | 3,734,290 |
| Minnesota Colleges & Universities Revenue Fund Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 10/1/28 | | 8,900,000 | | | 10,391,373 |
| 5.00% 10/1/29 (NATL-RE) | | 5,665,000 | | | 6,197,397 |
| Refunding 5.00% 10/1/20 | | 1,060,000 | | | 1,314,262 |
| Refunding 5.00% 10/1/21 | | 1,340,000 | | | 1,682,330 |
| Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Augsburg College) | | | | | |
| Series 6-C 5.00% 5/1/20 | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,281,300 |
| Series 6-J1 5.00% 5/1/36 | | 2,225,000 | | | 2,266,830 |
| (Bethel University) Series 6-R 5.50% 5/1/37 | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,620,200 |
| (Carleton College) | | | | | |
| Series 6-T 5.00% 1/1/28 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,147,960 |
| Series 7-D | | | | | |
| 5.00% 3/1/30 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,731,060 |
| 5.00% 3/1/40 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,384,750 |
| (St. Catherine University) Series 7-Q | | | | | |
| 5.00% 10/1/21 | | 1,300,000 | | | 1,534,754 |
| 5.00% 10/1/23 | | 350,000 | | | 411,215 |
| 5.00% 10/1/24 | | 475,000 | | | 552,672 |
| 5.00% 10/1/27 | | 200,000 | | | 228,638 |
| (St. Olaf College) Series 7-F 4.50% 10/1/30 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,186,300 |
| (St. Scholastica College) Series 7-J 6.30% 12/1/40 | | 1,800,000 | | | 2,073,402 |
| (University of St. Thomas) | | | | | |
| Series 6-X 5.25% 4/1/39 | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,603,900 |
| Series 7-A 5.00% 10/1/39 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,234,400 |
| University of Minnesota Series A 4.00% 2/1/37 | | 3,860,000 | | | 4,187,405 |
| | | | | | 54,764,438 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Electric Revenue Bonds – 4.31% | | | | | |
| Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency | | | | | |
| (Brookings Twin Cities Transmission Project) | | | | | |
| Series E 5.00% 1/1/42 | $ | 1,500,000 | | $ | 1,682,490 |
| Chaska Electric Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Generating Facilities) Series A 5.00% 10/1/30 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,247,380 |
| Hutchinson Utilities Commission Revenue Series A | | | | | |
| 4.00% 12/1/21 | | 700,000 | | | 796,572 |
| 5.00% 12/1/19 | | 520,000 | | | 627,520 |
| Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.00% 10/1/35 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,247,380 |
| Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 10/1/34 | | 6,250,000 | | | 6,632,125 |
| 5.125% 10/1/29 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,189,330 |
^ | Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Supply | | | | | |
| System Revenue Capital Appreciation | | | | | |
| Series A 6.70% 1/1/25 (NATL-RE) | | 5,000,000 | | | 3,499,950 |
| Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Refunding | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 1/1/27 | | 3,750,000 | | | 4,609,238 |
| | | | | | 27,531,985 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 36.07% | | | | | |
| Aitkin Health Care Facilities Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Riverwood Health Care Center) 5.60% 2/1/32 | | 2,100,000 | | | 2,170,938 |
| Alexandria Senior Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Knute Nelson Senior Living) | | | | | |
| 6.00% 7/1/35 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,622,595 |
| 6.20% 7/1/45 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,157,700 |
| Anoka Health Care Facility Revenue | | | | | |
| (Homestead Anoka Project) Series A | | | | | |
| 7.00% 11/1/40 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,085,930 |
| 7.00% 11/1/46 | | 1,220,000 | | | 1,319,869 |
| Anoka Housing Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Senior Homestead Anoka Project) | | | | | |
| Series B 6.875% 11/1/34 | | 2,015,000 | | | 2,199,675 |
| Apple Valley Economic Development Authority Health | | | | | |
| Care Revenue (Augustana Home St. Paul Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 1/1/40 | | 2,700,000 | | | 2,777,760 |
| Breckenridge Catholic Health Initiatives | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 5/1/30 | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,607,150 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Duluth Economic Development Authority | | | | | | |
| (St. Luke’s Hospital Authority Obligation Group) | | | | | | |
| 5.75% 6/15/32 | | $ | 600,000 | | $ | 642,300 |
| 6.00% 6/15/39 | | | 3,570,000 | | | 3,862,919 |
| Fergus Falls Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Lake Region Health Care) | | | | | | |
| 5.15% 8/1/35 | | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,315,763 |
| 5.40% 8/1/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,052,290 |
| Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Glencoe Regional Health Services Project) | | | | | | |
| Refunding 4.00% 4/1/24 | | | 500,000 | | | 531,855 |
| Refunding 4.00% 4/1/25 | | | 660,000 | | | 698,148 |
| Refunding 4.00% 4/1/31 | | | 450,000 | | | 461,205 |
| 5.00% 4/1/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,014,350 |
| Maple Grove Health Care System Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Maple Grove Hospital) 5.25% 5/1/37 | | | 2,950,000 | | | 3,089,742 |
| Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Fairview Health Services) | | | | | | |
| Series A | | | | | | |
| 6.375% 11/15/23 | | | 180,000 | | | 219,670 |
| 6.625% 11/15/28 | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,701,910 |
| Series B 6.50% 11/15/38 (ASSURED GTY) | | | 1,140,000 | | | 1,406,293 |
| Series D | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 11/15/30 (AMBAC) | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,593,200 |
| 5.00% 11/15/34 (AMBAC) | | | 4,750,000 | | | 4,908,413 |
| (Jones-Harrison Residence Project) 5.60% 10/1/30 | | | 1,050,000 | | | 1,060,658 |
| Minneapolis National Marrow Donor Program Revenue | | | | | | |
| 4.875% 8/1/25 | | | 6,430,000 | | | 6,721,858 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | | |
| Authority Health Care Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Children’s Hospital) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/15/30 | | | 2,750,000 | | | 2,879,333 |
| 5.25% 8/15/35 | | | 2,085,000 | | | 2,386,866 |
| (Health Partners Obligation Group Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.875% 12/1/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,036,700 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Minnesota Agricultural & Economic | | | | | |
| Development Board Revenue | | | | | |
| (Benedictine Health Systems) 5.75% 2/1/29 | $ | 1,895,000 | | $ | 1,896,194 |
| (Essentia Remarketing) Series C-1 | | | | | |
| 5.00% 2/15/30 (ASSURED GTY) | | 5,725,000 | | | 6,358,013 |
| 5.25% 2/15/23 (ASSURED GTY) | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,914,100 |
| 5.50% 2/15/25 (ASSURED GTY) | | 5,120,000 | | | 6,060,186 |
| (Fairview Health Care System) | | | | | |
| Un-Refunded Balance Series A | | | | | |
| 5.75% 11/15/26 (NATL-RE) | | 180,000 | | | 180,360 |
| 6.375% 11/15/29 | | 15,000 | | | 15,064 |
| Northfield Hospital & Skilled Nursing Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.375% 11/1/26 | | 3,785,000 | | | 3,999,723 |
| Red Wing Senior Housing Refunding | | | | | |
| (Deer Crest Project) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 11/1/27 | | 430,000 | | | 454,600 |
| 5.00% 11/1/32 | | 330,000 | | | 337,861 |
| 5.00% 11/1/42 | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,254,675 |
| Rochester Health Care & Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Samaritan Bethany) Refunding Series A | | | | | |
| 7.375% 12/1/41 | | 5,220,000 | | | 5,880,956 |
| Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Mayo Clinic) | | | | | |
| 4.00% 11/15/41 | | 11,725,000 | | | 12,463,088 |
| •Series A 4.00% 11/15/30 | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,888,850 |
| Series D Remarketing 5.00% 11/15/38 | | 6,405,000 | | | 7,304,582 |
| (Olmsted Medical Center) 5.875% 7/1/30 | | 1,850,000 | | | 2,042,067 |
| Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Country Manor Campus Project) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.25% 9/1/27 | | 1,280,000 | | | 1,337,472 |
| 6.375% 9/1/42 | | 2,435,000 | | | 2,595,588 |
| Shakopee Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (St. Francis Regional Medical Center) | | | | | |
| 5.10% 9/1/25 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,044,480 |
| 5.25% 9/1/34 | | 7,000,000 | | | 7,126,280 |
| Sherburne County Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Guardian Angels Health Services) | | | | | |
| 5.55% 10/1/36 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,525,440 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| St. Cloud Health Care Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Centracare Health System Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.375% 5/1/31 (ASSURED GTY) | | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,121,840 |
| 5.50% 5/1/39 (ASSURED GTY) | | | 6,000,000 | | | 6,668,640 |
| Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 5/1/25 | | | 1,035,000 | | | 1,101,468 |
| 5.125% 5/1/30 | | | 10,350,000 | | | 11,565,089 |
| St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Park Nicollet Health Services) | | | | | | |
| Refunding 5.75% 7/1/39 | | | 16,975,000 | | | 19,227,412 |
| Series C | | | | | | |
| 5.50% 7/1/23 | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,388,050 |
| 5.625% 7/1/26 | | | 1,925,000 | | | 2,179,216 |
| 5.75% 7/1/30 | | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,654,000 |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Allina Health System) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 11/15/18 (NATL-RE) | | | 5,720,000 | | | 6,702,010 |
| Series A-1 5.25% 11/15/29 | | | 5,605,000 | | | 6,313,808 |
| (Health Partners Obligation Group Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 5/15/36 | | | 7,900,000 | | | 8,299,818 |
| (Senior Carondelet Village Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 8/1/42 | | | 3,075,000 | | | 3,279,026 |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Hospital | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Health East Project) | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 11/15/30 | | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,329,360 |
| 6.00% 11/15/35 | | | 10,340,000 | | | 11,140,729 |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Multifamily | | | | | | |
| Housing Revenue Refunding | | | | | | |
| (Marion Center Project) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.30% 11/1/30 | | | 500,000 | | | 501,060 |
| 5.375% 5/1/43 | | | 500,000 | | | 499,735 |
| Stillwater Health Care Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Health System Obligation Group) 5.00% 6/1/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,024,910 |
| Washington County Housing & Redevelopment Authority | | | | | | |
| Healthcare & Housing Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Birchwood & Woodbury Projects) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.625% 6/1/37 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,535,715 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Folkestone Senior Living Community) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.50% 11/1/32 | $ | 1,050,000 | | $ | 1,094,814 |
| 5.75% 11/1/39 | | 2,365,000 | | | 2,490,747 |
| 6.00% 5/1/47 | | 3,685,000 | | | 3,916,787 |
| Winona Health Care Facilities Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Winona Health Obligation) | | | | | |
| 4.50% 7/1/25 | | 850,000 | | | 901,833 |
| 4.65% 7/1/26 | | 540,000 | | | 573,437 |
| | | | | | 230,714,173 |
Housing Revenue Bonds – 5.77% | | | | | |
| Minneapolis Multifamily Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Grant Street Apartments Project) Refunding | | | | | |
| Series A 7.25% 11/1/29 | | 720,000 | | | 721,238 |
| (Seward Towers Project) 5.00% 5/20/36 (GNMA) | | 8,000,000 | | | 8,186,880 |
| (Sumner Field) Series A 5.50% 11/20/26 (GNMA) (AMT) | | 795,000 | | | 796,431 |
| (Trinity Apartments) Refunding Series A | | | | | |
| 6.75% 5/1/21 (HUD) | | 1,270,000 | | | 1,272,121 |
| Minnesota Housing Finance Agency | | | | | |
| (Residential Housing) | | | | | |
| •Series D 4.80% 7/1/38 (AMT) | | 2,215,000 | | | 2,270,840 |
| Series I 4.85% 7/1/38 (AMT) | | 1,705,000 | | | 1,750,626 |
| Series I 5.15% 7/1/38 (AMT) | | 4,705,000 | | | 4,848,079 |
| Series L 5.10% 7/1/38 (AMT) | | 8,880,000 | | | 9,499,913 |
| Series M 4.875% 7/1/37 (AMT) | | 4,390,000 | | | 4,496,721 |
| Minnesota Housing Finance Agency | | | | | |
| Homeownership Finance | | | | | |
| (Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Program) | | | | | |
| Series D 4.70% 1/1/31 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC) | | 2,305,000 | | | 2,499,680 |
| Willmar Housing & Redevelopment Authority | | | | | |
| Multifamily Housing Revenue (Highland Apartments) | | | | | |
| 5.85% 6/1/19 (HUD) | | 560,000 | | | 560,790 |
| | | | | | 36,903,319 |
Lease Revenue Bonds – 6.80% | | | | | |
| Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations Series B | | | | | |
| 4.00% 3/1/26 | | 7,635,000 | | | 8,600,903 |
| 5.00% 3/1/27 | | 3,840,000 | | | 4,662,874 |
| 5.00% 3/1/28 | | 2,500,000 | | | 3,013,650 |
| 5.00% 3/1/29 | | 6,475,000 | | | 7,758,993 |
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| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| St. Paul Port Authority Lease Revenue | | | | | |
| (Cedar Street Office Building Project) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/22 | $ | 2,500,000 | | $ | 2,510,450 |
| 5.25% 12/1/27 | | 3,840,000 | | | 3,855,706 |
| Series 3-12 5.125% 12/1/27 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,101,310 |
| (Robert Street Office Building Project) | | | | | |
| Series 3-11 4.75% 12/1/23 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,066,040 |
| Series 3-11 5.00% 12/1/27 | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,582,075 |
| Series 9 5.25% 12/1/27 | | 725,000 | | | 727,965 |
| University of Minnesota Special Purpose Revenue | | | | | |
| (State Supported Biomed Science | | | | | |
| Research Facilities Funding Program) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 8/1/35 | | 3,960,000 | | | 4,640,209 |
| | | | | | 43,520,175 |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 8.35% | | | | | |
| Anoka County Capital Improvement | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 2/1/22 | | 500,000 | | | 596,540 |
| Brainerd Independent School District #181 Refunding | | | | | |
| (School Building) Series A | | | | | |
| 4.00% 2/1/22 | | 2,255,000 | | | 2,510,446 |
| 4.00% 2/1/23 | | 5,990,000 | | | 6,599,123 |
| Farmington Independent School District #192 | | | | | |
| (School Building) Series B 5.00% 2/1/27 (AGM) | | 10,705,000 | | | 11,524,896 |
^ | Mahtomedi Independent School District #832 | | | | | |
| Capital Appreciation Series B 5.85% 2/1/14 (NATL-RE) | | 1,540,000 | | | 1,535,750 |
| Metropolitan Council Waste Water Treatment | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 12/1/21 | | 1,200,000 | | | 1,283,916 |
| New Brighton Tax Increment | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 2/1/27 (NATL-RE) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,137,180 |
| Prior Lake-Savage Independent School District #719 | | | | | |
| (School Building) Series B 5.00% 2/1/19 (AGM) | | 3,145,000 | | | 3,409,369 |
^ | Sartell-St. Stephen Independent School District #748 | | | | | |
| Capital Appreciation Refunding Series B | | | | | |
| 6.05% 2/1/15 (NATL-RE) | | 1,075,000 | | | 1,052,844 |
| 6.10% 2/1/16 (NATL-RE) | | 1,750,000 | | | 1,688,645 |
| Shakopee Independent School District #720 | | | | | |
| (School Building) | | | | | |
| 4.00% 2/1/26 | | 1,600,000 | | | 1,817,760 |
| 5.00% 2/1/20 | | 1,385,000 | | | 1,713,176 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| South Washington County Independent School | | | | | |
| District #833 (School Building) Series A | | | | | |
| 4.75% 2/1/25 | $ | 2,500,000 | | $ | 2,874,050 |
| 4.75% 2/1/26 | | 3,600,000 | | | 4,078,512 |
| 4.75% 2/1/27 | | 2,300,000 | | | 2,605,716 |
| Staples United Hospital District (Todd Morrison ETC | | | | | |
| Hospital-Health Care Facilities-Lakewood) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/21 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,108,380 |
| 5.125% 12/1/24 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,048,200 |
| Thief River Falls Independent School District #564 | | | | | |
| (School Building) Series A 4.00% 2/1/30 | | 800,000 | | | 889,696 |
| Watertown-Mayer Independent School District #111 | | | | | |
| 4.00% 2/1/19 | | 950,000 | | | 1,102,922 |
| Willmar City (Rice Memorial Hospital Project) | | | | | |
| Refunding Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 2/1/25 | | 2,210,000 | | | 2,645,657 |
| 5.00% 2/1/27 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,182,960 |
| | | | | | 53,405,738 |
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 10.70% | | | | | |
| Dakota-Washington Counties Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | |
| Authority Single Family Residential Mortgage Revenue | | | | | |
| 8.15% 9/1/16 (NATL-RE) (IBC) (GNMA) (AMT) | | 405,000 | | | 498,227 |
| (Anoka County) 8.45% 9/1/19 (GNMA) (AMT) | | 9,000,000 | | | 12,525,390 |
| (Bloomington Mortgage) refunding Series B | | | | | |
| 8.375% 9/1/21 (GNMA) (FHA) (VA) (AMT) | | 14,115,000 | | | 20,562,450 |
| Metropolitan Council Waste Water Treatment Series C | | | | | |
| 5.00% 3/1/28-16 | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,550,150 |
| Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Supply | | | | | |
| Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| 5.75% 1/1/18-13 (AMBAC) (TCRS) | | 590,000 | | | 633,206 |
| 5.75% 1/1/18-13 (NATL-RE) (IBC) | | 910,000 | | | 976,639 |
| Series A 5.75% 1/1/18-13 | | 3,420,000 | | | 3,670,447 |
| St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Park Nicollet Health Services) | | | | | |
| Series B 5.25% 7/1/30-14 | | 7,000,000 | | | 7,464,100 |
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| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| University of Minnesota Series A 5.50% 7/1/21 | $ | 12,500,000 | | $ | 15,713,250 |
| Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Supply | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A 9.75% 1/1/16 (NATL-RE) | | 715,000 | | | 868,453 |
| | | | | | 68,462,312 |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 3.76% | | | | | |
| Hennepin County Sales Tax Revenue | | | | | |
| (Second Lien-Ballpark Project) Series B | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/15/19 | | 2,100,000 | | | 2,488,668 |
| 5.00% 12/15/20 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,182,250 |
| 5.00% 12/15/24 | | 1,150,000 | | | 1,349,997 |
| Minneapolis Development Revenue | | | | | |
| (Limited Tax Supported Common Bond Fund) | | | | | |
| Series 2A 6.00% 12/1/40 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,524,460 |
| Minneapolis Tax Increment Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (St. Anthony Falls Project) 5.75% 2/1/27 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,220 |
| Minnesota 911 Revenue | | | | | |
| (Public Safety Radio Commission System Project) | | | | | |
| �� 5.00% 6/1/24 | | 2,925,000 | | | 3,448,868 |
| 5.00% 6/1/25 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,344,820 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Sales Tax | | | | | |
| Revenue First Subordinate Series A | | | | | |
| 5.50% 8/1/42 | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,664,850 |
| 5.75% 8/1/37 | | 4,760,000 | | | 5,150,652 |
| St. Paul Port Authority (Brownsfields Redevelopment Tax) | | | | | |
| Series 2 5.00% 3/1/37 | | 775,000 | | | 869,914 |
| | | | | | 24,024,699 |
State General Obligation Bonds – 5.23% | | | | | |
| Minnesota State | | | | | |
| Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 10/1/24 | | 8,750,000 | | | 10,872,663 |
| 5.00% 10/1/27 | | 5,280,000 | | | 6,481,147 |
| (State Trunk Highway) Series B 5.00% 10/1/29 | | 5,000,000 | | | 6,105,750 |
| (Various Purposes) Series A 4.00% 8/1/27 | | 3,250,000 | | | 3,688,880 |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement Refunding | | | | | |
| Series A 5.75% 7/1/41 | | 6,000,000 | | | 6,322,260 |
| | | | | | 33,470,700 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 2.96% | | | | | |
| Minneapolis - St. Paul Metropolitan Airports | | | | | |
| Commission Revenue | | | | | |
| Senior Series A 5.00% 1/1/28 | $ | 1,250,000 | | $ | 1,442,388 |
| Subordinate Series B | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/26 | | 575,000 | | | 685,613 |
| 5.00% 1/1/27 | | 1,160,000 | | | 1,374,078 |
| 5.00% 1/1/28 | | 2,750,000 | | | 3,233,807 |
| 5.00% 1/1/29 | | 120,000 | | | 140,393 |
| 5.00% 1/1/30 | | 1,675,000 | | | 1,952,514 |
| 5.00% 1/1/31 | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,452,863 |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Parking | | | | | |
| Revenue Refunding (Parking Facilities Project) | | | | | |
| Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/1/30 | | 1,870,000 | | | 2,115,549 |
| 5.00% 8/1/35 | | 1,145,000 | | | 1,259,340 |
| (Smith Avenue Project) Series B 5.00% 8/1/35 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,654,350 |
| St. Paul Port Authority Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Amherst H Wilder Foundation) Series 3 | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/36 | | 3,200,000 | | | 3,615,103 |
| | | | | | 18,925,998 |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 1.06% | | | | | |
| Metropolitan Council Waste Water Revenue Series B | | | | | |
| 4.00% 9/1/27 | | 2,400,000 | | | 2,693,904 |
| 5.00% 9/1/25 | | 3,245,000 | | | 4,080,295 |
| | | | | | 6,774,199 |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $578,920,650) | | | | | 628,744,895 |
| |
| | Number of shares | | | |
Short-Term Investments – 0.57% | | | | | |
Money Market Instrument – 0.11% | | | | | |
| Minnesota Municipal Cash Trust | | 715,899 | | | 715,899 |
| | | | | | 715,899 |
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| | Principal amount | | Value | |
Short-Term Investments (continued) | | | | | | |
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.46% | | | | | | |
| Center City Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Hazelden Foundation Project) 0.13% 11/1/35 | | | | | | |
| (LOC-U.S. Bank N.A.) | $ | 1,500,000 | | $ | 1,500,000 | |
| Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Trustees Hamline University) | | | | | | |
| Series 6-E3 0.11% 10/1/16 | | | | | | |
| (LOC-BMO Harris Bank N.A.) | | 960,000 | | | 960,000 | |
| St. Paul Port Authority District Heating Revenue Refunding | | | | | | |
| Series N-1 0.10% 2/1/28 (LOC-U.S. Bank N.A.) | | 485,000 | | | 485,000 | |
| | | | | | 2,945,000 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $3,660,899) | | | | | 3,660,899 | |
| |
Total Value of Securities – 98.87% | | | | | | |
| (cost $582,581,549) | | | | | 632,405,794 | |
Receivables and Other Assets | | | | | | |
| Net of Liabilities – 1.13% | | | | | 7,199,747 | |
Net Assets Applicable to 49,317,618 | | | | | | |
| Shares Outstanding – 100.00% | | | | $ | 639,605,541 | |
| |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund | | | | | | |
| Class A ($589,755,053 / 45,484,843 Shares) | | | | | | $12.97 | |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund | | | | | | |
| Class B ($1,787,861 / 137,787 Shares) | | | | | | $12.98 | |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund | | | | | | |
| Class C ($48,062,627 / 3,694,988 Shares) | | | | | | $13.01 | |
| |
Components of Net Assets at Feb. 28, 2013: | | | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par) | | | | $ | 587,290,852 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | | | (150,998 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | | | 2,641,442 | |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | | | 49,824,245 | |
Total net assets | | | | $ | 639,605,541 | |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund
| |
^ | 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 Feb. 28, 2013. Interest rates reset periodically. |
§ | 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 9 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 Feb. 28, 2013. |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share – | | |
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund | | |
Net asset value Class A (A) | $ | 12.97 |
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B) | | 0.61 |
Offering price | $ | 13.58 |
(A) | | Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount that would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares. |
(B) | | See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more. |
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
FHA — Federal Housing Administration
FHLMC — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Collateral
FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Association Collateral
GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association Collateral
HUD — Housing and Urban Development Section 8
IBC — Insured Bond Certificate
LOC — Letter of Credit
NATL-RE — Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
TCRS — Temporary Custodial Receipts
VA — Veterans Administration Collateral
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund | February 28, 2013 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds – 98.16% | | | | | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds – 3.49% | | | | | |
| Cloquet Pollution Control Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Potlatch Project) 5.90% 10/1/26 | $ | 1,695,000 | | $ | 1,701,847 |
| Laurentian Energy Authority I Cogeneration Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 12/1/21 | | 750,000 | | | 740,528 |
| Minneapolis Community Planning & Economic | | | | | |
| Development Agency (Limited Tax Common Bond Fund) | | | | | |
| Series 4 6.20% 6/1/17 (AMT) | | 520,000 | | | 525,091 |
| St. Paul Port Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | | | | | |
| (Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Project) | | | | | |
| Series 7 4.50% 10/1/37 (AMT) | | 1,185,000 | | | 1,201,566 |
| | | | | | 4,169,032 |
Education Revenue Bonds – 13.78% | | | | | |
| Minnesota Colleges & Universities Revenue Fund Series A | | | | | |
| 4.00% 10/1/18 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,156,850 |
| Refunding 4.00% 10/1/18 | | 1,190,000 | | | 1,376,652 |
| 5.00% 10/1/28 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,167,570 |
| Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Carleton College) Series 6-T 4.75% 1/1/23 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,150,450 |
| (Hamline University) Series 7-E 5.00% 10/1/29 | | 250,000 | | | 275,065 |
| (Macalester College) Series 6-P 4.25% 3/1/27 | | 750,000 | | | 800,738 |
| (St. Catherine University) Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/22 | | 425,000 | | | 503,357 |
| (St. Johns University) Series 6-U | | | | | |
| 4.40% 10/1/21 | | 325,000 | | | 368,014 |
| 4.50% 10/1/23 | | 265,000 | | | 299,490 |
| (St. Scholastica College) | | | | | |
| Series 7-R | | | | | |
| 4.00% 12/1/32 | | 350,000 | | | 362,733 |
| 4.25% 12/1/27 | | 350,000 | | | 372,033 |
| Series H 5.125% 12/1/30 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,096,680 |
| (University of St. Thomas) | | | | | |
| Series 5-Y 5.25% 10/1/19 | | 1,590,000 | | | 1,709,917 |
| Series 6-X 5.00% 4/1/24 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,145,280 |
| University of Minnesota Series A | | | | | |
| 4.00% 2/1/37 | | 500,000 | | | 542,410 |
| 5.00% 12/1/23 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,226,820 |
| 5.00% 12/1/26 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,230,600 |
| University of Minnesota Special Purpose Revenue | | | | | |
| (State Supported Stadium Debt) 5.00% 8/1/18 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,702,109 |
| | | | | | 16,486,768 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund
| | Principal amount | | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Electric Revenue Bonds – 8.44% | | | | | |
| Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency | | | | | |
| (Brookings Twin Cities Transmission Project) Series E | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/21 | $ | 1,095,000 | | $ | 1,303,827 |
| 5.00% 1/1/23 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,193,250 |
| 5.00% 1/1/24 | | 500,000 | | | 592,275 |
| Chaska Electric Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Generating Facilities) Series A 5.25% 10/1/25 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,109,080 |
| Hutchinson Utilities Commission Series A 5.00% 12/1/19 | | 500,000 | | | 603,385 |
| Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.25% 10/1/21 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,113,440 |
| Northern Municipal Power Agency Electric System | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/15 (ASSURED GTY) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,082,870 |
| 5.00% 1/1/16 (ASSURED GTY) | | 700,000 | | | 784,644 |
| 5.00% 1/1/17 (ASSURED GTY) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,153,440 |
| Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency | | | | | |
| Supply System Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 1/1/16 (AMBAC) | | 500,000 | | | 563,665 |
| Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Refunding | | | | | |
| Series A 4.00% 1/1/29 | | 540,000 | | | 596,614 |
| | | | | | 10,096,490 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 28.05% | | | | | |
| Anoka Housing Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Senior Homestead Anoka Project) | | | | | |
| Series B 6.875% 11/1/34 | | 750,000 | | | 818,738 |
| Duluth Economic Development Authority | | | | | |
| (St. Luke’s Hospital Authority Obligation Group) | | | | | |
| 5.75% 6/15/32 | | 500,000 | | | 535,250 |
| Fergus Falls Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Lake Region Health Care) 4.75% 8/1/25 | | 500,000 | | | 523,920 |
| Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Glencoe Regional Health Services Project) Refunding | | | | | |
| 4.00% 4/1/26 | | 270,000 | | | 283,759 |
| 4.00% 4/1/27 | | 400,000 | | | 417,192 |
| Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue | | | | | |
| (Fairview Health Services) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.625% 11/15/28 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,850,955 |
| Series B 6.50% 11/15/38 (ASSURED GTY) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,233,590 |
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| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Minneapolis National Marrow Donor Program Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/1/17 | $ | 1,205,000 | | $ | 1,347,961 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority | | | | | |
| Health Care Revenue | | | | | |
| (Children’s Hospital) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 8/15/25 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,174,500 |
| (Health Partners Obligation Group Project) | | | | | |
| 6.00% 12/1/17 | | 850,000 | | | 883,567 |
| Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board | | | | | |
| Health Care Revenue (Essentia Remarketing) | | | | | |
| Series A 4.75% 2/15/15 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,021,510 |
| Series C-1 5.50% 2/15/25 (ASSURED GTY) | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,959,075 |
| Moorhead Economic Development Authority | | | | | |
| Multifamily Housing Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Eventide Lutheran Home Project) 4.70% 6/1/18 | | 475,000 | | | 478,477 |
| Rochester Health Care & Housing Revenue (Samaritan | | | | | |
| Bethany) Refunding Series A 6.875% 12/1/29 | | 950,000 | | | 1,060,105 |
| Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Mayo Clinic) | | | | | |
| •Series A 4.00% 11/15/30 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,733,310 |
| •Series C 4.50% 11/15/38 | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,634,049 |
| (Olmsted Medical Center) 5.125% 7/1/20 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,101,980 |
| Sartell Health Care Revenue | | | | | |
| (Country Manor Campus Project) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 9/1/21 | | 1,050,000 | | | 1,110,344 |
| 6.125% 9/1/30 | | 845,000 | | | 895,759 |
| St. Cloud Health Care Revenue | | | | | |
| (Centracare Health System Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 5/1/16 | | 500,000 | | | 565,900 |
| St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Park Nicollet Health Services) | | | | | |
| Refunding 5.50% 7/1/29 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,128,880 |
| Series C 5.625% 7/1/26 | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,830,150 |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority | | | | | |
| Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Allina Health System) Series A-2 5.25% 11/15/28 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,259,380 |
| (Gillette Children’s Specialty Project) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 2/1/20 | | 500,000 | | | 516,365 |
| 5.00% 2/1/27 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,086,580 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority | | | | | |
| Health Care Facilities Revenue (continued) | | | | | |
| (Senior Carondelet Village Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.25% 8/1/30 | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,081,330 |
| Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Folkestone Senior Living Community) | | | | | |
| Series B 4.875% 5/1/19 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,010,960 |
| | | | | | 33,543,586 |
Housing Revenue Bonds – 1.39% | | | | | |
| Minneapolis Multifamily Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Trinity Apartments) Refunding Series A | | | | | |
| 6.75% 5/1/21 (HUD) | | 1,325,000 | | | 1,327,213 |
| Minnesota Housing Finance Agency | | | | | |
| (Residential Housing) Series I 5.10% 7/1/20 (AMT) | | 330,000 | | | 330,630 |
| | | | | | 1,657,843 |
Lease Revenue Bonds – 6.66% | | | | | |
| Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations Series B | | | | | |
| 4.00% 3/1/26 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,689,765 |
| 5.00% 3/1/27 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,214,290 |
| 5.00% 3/1/29 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,797,450 |
| Puerto Rico Public Finance (Commonwealth Appropriate) | | | | | |
| Series B 6.00% 8/1/25 | | 1,125,000 | | | 1,210,331 |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Refunding | | | | | |
| (Minnesota Public Radio) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/25 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,137,920 |
| Virginia Housing & Redevelopment Authority | | | | | |
| Health Care Facility Lease Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.25% 10/1/25 | | 880,000 | | | 914,487 |
| | | | | | 7,964,243 |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 17.83% | | | | | |
| Anoka County Capital Improvements | | | | | |
| Series C 5.00% 2/1/27 | | 500,000 | | | 582,025 |
| Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District #11 | | | | | |
| (School Building) Refunding 5.00% 2/1/17 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,167,710 |
| Brainerd Independent School District #181 Refunding | | | | | |
| (School Building) Series A 4.00% 2/1/22 | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,783,199 |
| Duluth Independent School District #709 | | | | | |
| Series A 4.25% 2/1/20 (AGM) | | 1,710,000 | | | 1,939,568 |
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| | | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Hennepin County Series B 4.00% 12/1/20 | | $ | 500,000 | | $ | 595,535 |
| Mankato Independent School District #77 | | | | | | |
| (School Building) 4.125% 2/1/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,126,200 |
| Metropolitan Council Waste Water Treatment | | | | | | |
| Series C 5.00% 3/1/16 | | | 560,000 | | | 635,600 |
| Minneapolis Various Purposes 4.00% 12/1/23 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,654,740 |
| Olmsted County Refunding Series A 4.00% 2/1/24 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,325,620 |
| Robbinsdale Independent School District #281 | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 2/1/20 | | | 1,850,000 | | | 2,327,689 |
| South Washington County Independent School | | | | | | |
| District #833 (School Building) | | | | | | |
| Series A 4.00% 2/1/22 | | | 750,000 | | | 823,890 |
| St. Paul Independent School District #625 (School Building) | | | | | | |
| Series A 4.00% 2/1/15 | | | 1,020,000 | | | 1,089,013 |
| Series B Refunding 5.00% 2/1/20 | | | 1,140,000 | | | 1,416,074 |
| Thief River Falls Independent School District #564 | | | | | | |
| (School Building) 4.00% 2/1/30 | | | 500,000 | | | 556,060 |
| White Bear Lake Independent School District #624 | | | | | | |
| (Alternative Facilities) Series B | | | | | | |
| 4.75% 2/1/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,169,450 |
| Willmar City (Rice Memorial Hospital Project) | | | | | | |
| Refunding Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 2/1/23 | | | 500,000 | | | 606,890 |
| 5.00% 2/1/27 | | | 440,000 | | | 520,502 |
| | | | | | | 21,319,765 |
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 4.57% | | | | | | |
| Metropolitan Council Waste Water Treatment | | | | | | |
| Series C 5.00% 3/1/28-16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,110,030 |
| Minnesota Public Facilities Authority Water Pollution | | | | | | |
| Control Revenue Refunding | | | | | | |
| Series C 5.00% 3/1/18-15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,093,510 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Sales | | | | | | |
| Tax Revenue Series A 6.125% 8/1/29-14 | | | 5,000 | | | 5,275 |
| St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Park Nicollet Health Services) Series B | | | | | | |
| 5.50% 7/1/25-14 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,604,460 |
| University of Minnesota Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.75% 7/1/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,161,630 |
| 5.75% 7/1/18 | | | 400,000 | | | 494,120 |
| | | | | | | 5,469,025 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 3.84% | | | | | |
@ | Minneapolis Tax Increment Revenue | | | | | |
| (Ivy Tower Project) 5.50% 2/1/22 | $ | 415,000 | | $ | 401,355 |
| Minnesota 911 Revenue | | | | | |
| (Public Safety Radio Communication System Project) | | | | | |
| 4.00% 6/1/14 (ASSURED GTY) | | 1,370,000 | | | 1,434,198 |
| 4.25% 6/1/18 (ASSURED GTY) | | 1,170,000 | | | 1,366,057 |
| 4.50% 6/1/25 (ASSURED GTY) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,130,510 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Sales | | | | | |
| Tax Revenue First Subordinate Un-refunded | | | | | |
| Series A 6.125% 8/1/29 | | 245,000 | | | 256,321 |
| | | | | | 4,588,441 |
State General Obligation Bonds – 3.94% | | | | | |
| Minnesota State | | | | | |
| Refunding 5.00% 8/1/15 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,224,880 |
| (State Trunk Highway) Series B 5.00% 10/1/22 | | 400,000 | | | 504,912 |
| (Various Purposes) | | | | | |
| Refunding Series A 5.00% 12/1/21 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,240,750 |
| Series D 4.00% 8/1/17 | | 645,000 | | | 740,957 |
| | | | | | 4,711,499 |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 3.84% | | | | | |
| Minneapolis - St. Paul Metropolitan Airports | | | | | |
| Commission Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| Senior Series A 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMBAC) | | 1,260,000 | | | 1,437,433 |
| Senior Series B 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,159,510 |
| Subordinate Series B 5.00% 1/1/26 | | 710,000 | | | 846,583 |
| Subordinate Series D 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,155,950 |
| | | | | | 4,599,476 |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 2.33% | | | | | |
| Minnesota Public Facilities Authority | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 3/1/22 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,278,970 |
| St. Paul Sewer Revenue Series D 5.00% 12/1/20 | | 1,275,000 | | | 1,510,582 |
| | | | | | 2,789,552 |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $109,478,478) | | | | | 117,395,720 |
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| | Number of shares | | | Value |
Short-Term Investments – 0.99% | | | | | |
Money Market Instrument – 0.34% | | | | | |
| Minnesota Municipal Cash Trust | | 402,753 | | $ | 402,753 |
| | | | | | 402,753 |
| |
| | Principal amount | | | |
¤Variable Rate Demand Note – 0.65% | | | | | |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Minnesota Public Radio Project) | | | | | |
| 0.13% 5/1/22 (LOC-JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | $ | 780,000 | | | 780,000 |
| | | | | | 780,000 |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,182,753) | | | | | 1,182,753 |
| |
Total Value of Securities – 99.15% | | | | | |
| (cost $110,661,231) | | | | | 118,578,473 |
Receivables and Other Assets | | | | | |
| Net of Liabilities – 0.85% | | | | | 1,011,983 |
Net Assets Applicable to 10,355,835 | | | | | |
| Shares Outstanding – 100.00% | | | | $ | 119,590,456 |
| |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund | | | |
| Class A ($102,850,603 / 8,908,881 Shares) | | | | | | $11.54 |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund | | | |
| Class B ($128,198 / 11,071 Shares) | | | | | | $11.58 |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund | | | |
| Class C ($16,611,655 / 1,435,883 Shares) | | | | | | $11.57 |
| |
Components of Net Assets at Feb. 28, 2013: | | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par) | | | | $ | 111,213,666 |
Undistributed net investment income | | | | | 2,522 |
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | | | 457,026 |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | | | 7,917,242 |
Total net assets | | | | $ | 119,590,456 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund
|
@ | Illiquid security. At Feb. 28, 2013, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $401,355, which represented 0.36% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 9 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 9 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
• | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of Feb. 28, 2013. Interest rates reset periodically. |
¤ | 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 Feb. 28, 2013. |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share – | | |
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund | | |
Net asset value Class A (A) | | $11.54 |
Sales charge (2.75% of offering price) (B) | | 0.33 |
Offering price | | $11.87 |
(A) | Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount that would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares. |
(B) | See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more. |
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
HUD — Housing and Urban Development Section 8
LOC — Letter of Credit
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | February 28, 2013 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds – 96.39% | | | | | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds – 5.03% | | | | | |
| Cloquet Pollution Control Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Potlatch Project) 5.90% 10/1/26 | $ | 2,700,000 | | $ | 2,710,907 |
| Laurentian Energy Authority I Cogeneration Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 12/1/21 | | 1,750,000 | | | 1,727,898 |
| Sartell Environmental Improvement Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (International Paper) Series A 5.20% 6/1/27 | | 1,750,000 | | | 1,761,935 |
| St. Paul Port Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | | | | | |
| (Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Project) | | | | | |
| Series 7 4.50% 10/1/37 (AMT) | | 2,365,000 | | | 2,398,063 |
| | | | | | 8,598,803 |
Education Revenue Bonds – 10.11% | | | | | |
| Baytown Township Lease Revenue | | | | | |
| (St. Croix Preparatory Academy) | | | | | |
| Series A 7.00% 8/1/38 | | 500,000 | | | 534,475 |
| Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority | | | | | |
| (Public School Academy) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.875% 11/1/40 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,066,940 |
| Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Augsburg College) | | | | | |
| Series 6-C 5.00% 5/1/23 | | 700,000 | | | 712,964 |
| Series 6-J1 5.00% 5/1/36 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,018,800 |
| (Bethel University) Series 6-R 5.50% 5/1/37 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,572,120 |
| (Macalester College) Series 6-P 4.25% 3/1/32 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,042,840 |
| (St. Catherine University) Series 7-Q | | | | | |
| 5.00% 10/1/25 | | 325,000 | | | 375,801 |
| 5.00% 10/1/26 | | 280,000 | | | 322,585 |
| (St. John’s University) Series 6-U 4.75% 10/1/33 | | 825,000 | | | 892,964 |
| (St. Olaf) Series 6-O | | | | | |
| 4.50% 10/1/32 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,059,900 |
| 5.00% 10/1/22 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,135,560 |
| (St. Scholastica College) Series H 5.125% 12/1/40 | | 750,000 | | | 813,585 |
| (University of St. Thomas) | | | | | |
| Series 6-I 5.00% 4/1/23 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,674,315 |
| Series 7-A 5.00% 10/1/39 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,117,200 |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter | | | | | |
| School Lease Revenue (Nova Classical Academy) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.625% 9/1/42 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,688,490 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| University of Minnesota Series A | | | | | |
| 4.00% 2/1/38 | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,083,930 |
| 5.125% 4/1/34 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,182,960 |
| | | | | | 17,295,429 |
Electric Revenue Bonds – 6.02% | | | | | |
| Chaska Electric Revenue Refunding (Generating Facilities) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 10/1/25 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,109,080 |
| Hutchinson Utilities Commission Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/22 | | 490,000 | | | 601,955 |
| 5.00% 12/1/26 | | 360,000 | | | 432,893 |
| Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 10/1/34 | | 2,750,000 | | | 2,918,135 |
| Northern Municipal Power Agency Electric System Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 1/1/18 (ASSURED GTY) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,182,600 |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 | | 1,665,000 | | | 1,684,597 |
| Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Supply | | | | | |
| System Revenue Series A 5.25% 1/1/16 (AMBAC) | | 500,000 | | | 563,665 |
| Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Refunding | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 1/1/29 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,810,050 |
| | | | | | 10,302,975 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 38.35% | | | | | |
| Aitkin Health Care Facilities Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Riverwood Health Care Center) 5.50% 2/1/24 | | 700,000 | | | 731,444 |
| Anoka Health Care Facility Revenue | | | | | |
| (Homestead Anoka Project) Series A 7.00% 11/1/46 | | 1,650,000 | | | 1,785,069 |
| Anoka Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Fridley Medical Center Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.875% 5/1/40 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,103,870 |
| Apple Valley Economic Development Authority Health | | | | | |
| Care Revenue (Augustanna Home St. Paul Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.80% 1/1/30 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,029,020 |
| Breckenridge Catholic Health Initiatives | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 5/1/30 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,085,720 |
| Detroit Lakes Housing & Health Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| Refunding (Mankato Lutheran Homes) | | | | | |
| Series D 5.50% 8/1/21 | | 500,000 | | | 500,580 |
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| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Duluth Economic Development Authority | | | | | |
| (St. Luke’s Hospital Authority Obligation Group) | | | | | |
| 5.75% 6/15/32 | $ | 200,000 | | $ | 214,100 |
| 6.00% 6/15/39 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,082,050 |
| Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Glencoe Regional Health Services Project) | | | | | |
| Refunding 4.00% 4/1/31 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,024,900 |
| 5.00% 4/1/20 | | 1,100,000 | | | 1,115,785 |
| 5.00% 4/1/31 | | 1,965,000 | | | 1,993,198 |
| Mahtomedi Senior Housing Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (St. Andrews Village Project) 5.75% 12/1/40 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,021,210 |
| Maple Grove Health Care System Revenue | | | | | |
| (Maple Grove Hospital) | | | | | |
| 5.25% 5/1/28 | | 2,200,000 | | | 2,333,738 |
| 5.25% 5/1/37 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,047,370 |
| Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue | | | | | |
| (Fairview Health Services) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.625% 11/15/28 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,467,940 |
| Series B 6.50% 11/15/38 (ASSURED GTY) | | 250,000 | | | 308,398 |
| Series D 5.00% 11/15/34 (AMBAC) | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,100,050 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | |
| Authority Health Care Revenue | | | | | |
| (Health Partners Obligation Group Project) | | | | | |
| 6.00% 12/1/17 | | 525,000 | | | 545,732 |
| Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development | | | | | |
| Board Revenue (Benedictine Health Systems) | | | | | |
| 5.75% 2/1/29 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,630 |
| Moorhead Economic Development Authority | | | | | |
| Multifamily Housing Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Eventide Lutheran Home Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.15% 6/1/29 | | 550,000 | | | 551,276 |
| Northfield Hospital Skilled Nursing Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.375% 11/1/31 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,048,070 |
| Oak Park Heights Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Oakgreen Commons Project) 7.00% 8/1/45 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,638,420 |
| Oakdale Senior Housing | | | | | |
| (Oak Meadows Project) 5.00% 4/1/34 | | 500,000 | | | 508,965 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Owatonna Senior Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Senior Living Project) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.80% 10/1/29 | $ | 400,000 | | $ | 414,624 |
| 6.00% 4/1/41 | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,288,938 |
| Rochester Health Care & Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Samaritan Bethany) Refunding Series A | | | | | |
| 6.875% 12/1/29 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,115,900 |
| 7.375% 12/1/41 | | 375,000 | | | 422,483 |
| Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue (Mayo Clinic) | | | | | |
| 4.00% 11/15/41 | | 3,750,000 | | | 3,986,062 |
| Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Country Manor Campus Project) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.25% 9/1/22 | | 1,080,000 | | | 1,153,300 |
| 6.25% 9/1/36 | | 925,000 | | | 986,938 |
| Shakopee Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (St. Francis Regional Medical Center) 5.25% 9/1/34 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,018,040 |
| St. Cloud Health Care Revenue | | | | | |
| (Centracare Health System Project) | | | | | |
| 5.50% 5/1/39 (ASSURED GTY) | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,667,160 |
| Series A 5.125% 5/1/30 | | 2,125,000 | | | 2,374,475 |
| St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Park Nicollet Health Services) | | | | | |
| Refunding 5.75% 7/1/39 | | 3,830,000 | | | 4,338,202 |
| Series C 5.50% 7/1/23 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,129,350 |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health | | | | | |
| Care Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Allina Health System) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 11/15/18 (NATL-RE) | | 1,900,000 | | | 2,226,192 |
| (Health Partners Obligation Group Project) | | | | | |
| 5.25% 5/15/36 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,050,610 |
| (Senior Carondelet Village Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 8/1/42 | | 770,000 | | | 821,090 |
| (Senior Episcopal Homes Project) | | | | | |
| Refunding Series A 5.15% 11/1/42 | | 775,000 | | | 780,262 |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority | | | | | |
| Hospital Revenue (Health East Project) | | | | | |
| 6.00% 11/15/25 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,087,890 |
| 6.00% 11/15/30 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,082,340 |
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| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Multifamily | | | | | |
| Housing Revenue Refunding (Marion Center Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.375% 5/1/43 | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 999,470 |
| Stillwater Health Care Revenue | | | | | |
| (Health System Obligation Group) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/25 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,070,960 |
| 5.00% 6/1/35 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,024,910 |
@ | Twin Valley Congregate Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Living Options Project) 5.95% 11/1/28 | | 1,825,000 | | | 1,825,602 |
| Washington County Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | |
| Authority Healthcare & Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Birchwood & Woodbury Projects) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.625% 6/1/37 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,023,810 |
| Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Folkestone Senior Living Community) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.50% 11/1/32 | | 260,000 | | | 271,097 |
| 5.75% 11/1/39 | | 590,000 | | | 621,370 |
| 6.00% 5/1/47 | | 920,000 | | | 977,868 |
| Winona Health Care Facilities Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Winona Health Obligation Group) | | | | | |
| 5.15% 7/1/31 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,593,165 |
| | | | | | 65,589,643 |
Housing Revenue Bonds – 8.73% | | | | | |
| Chaska Multifamily Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (West Suburban Housing Partners Project) | | | | | |
| 5.875% 3/1/31 (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 985,260 |
| Minneapolis Multifamily Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Grant Street Apartments Project) | | | | | |
| Refunding Series A 7.25% 11/1/29 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,003,440 |
| (Olson Townhomes Project) 6.00% 12/1/19 (AMT) | | 995,000 | | | 995,448 |
| (Trinity Apartments) Series A 6.75% 5/1/21 (HUD) | | 495,000 | | | 495,827 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul Housing Finance Board Single | | | | | |
| Family Mortgage (City Living Project) | | | | | |
| Series A-2 5.00% 12/1/38 (GNMA) (FNMA) (AMT) | | 293,355 | | | 302,384 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Housing Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Minnesota Housing Finance Agency | | | | | |
| (Rental Housing) | | | | | |
| Series A 4.875% 8/1/24 (AMT) | $ | 585,000 | | $ | 588,545 |
| Series A-1 5.00% 8/1/40 (AMT) | | 2,265,000 | | | 2,315,985 |
| (Residential Housing) | | | | | |
| Series G 5.00% 7/1/36 (AMT) | | 790,000 | | | 808,960 |
| Series I 4.85% 7/1/38 (AMT) | | 985,000 | | | 1,011,359 |
| Series L 5.10% 7/1/38 (AMT) | | 1,350,000 | | | 1,444,244 |
| Series M 4.875% 7/1/37 (AMT) | | 2,435,000 | | | 2,494,194 |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Multifamily | | | | | |
| Housing Revenue (Shelby Grotto Housing Project) | | | | | |
| 5.50% 9/20/44 (GNMA) (FHA) (AMT) | | 750,000 | | | 756,135 |
| Stillwater Multifamily Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Orleans Homes Project) 5.50% 2/1/42 (AMT) | | 750,000 | | | 728,828 |
| | | | | | 14,930,609 |
Lease Revenue Bonds – 5.48% | | | | | |
| Andover Economic Development Authority Public | | | | | |
| Facilities Lease Revenue (Andover Community Center) | | | | | |
| 5.20% 2/1/34 | | 595,000 | | | 618,312 |
| Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations Series B | | | | | |
| 4.00% 3/1/26 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,689,765 |
| 5.00% 3/1/27 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,214,290 |
| 5.00% 3/1/29 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,797,450 |
| St. Paul Port Authority Lease Revenue | | | | | |
| (Robert Street Office Building Project) | | | | | |
| Series 3-11 5.00% 12/1/27 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,032,830 |
| University of Minnesota Special Purpose Revenue | | | | | |
| (State Supported Stadium Debt) 5.00% 8/1/29 | | 2,660,000 | | | 3,014,365 |
| | | | | | 9,367,012 |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 8.41% | | | | | |
| Chaska Independent School District #112 | | | | | |
| (School Building) Series A 4.50% 2/1/28 (NATL-RE) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,074,890 |
| Farmington Independent School District #192 | | | | | |
| (School Building) Series B 5.00% 2/1/27 (AGM) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,076,590 |
| Foley Independent School District #51 | | | | | |
| (School Building) Refunding Series A 5.00% 2/1/21 | | 1,105,000 | | | 1,236,373 |
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| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Hopkins Independent School District #270 | | | | | |
| (Alternative Facilities) 5.00% 2/1/26 (NATL-RE) | $ | 1,055,000 | | $ | 1,133,903 |
| Metropolitan Council Waste Water Treatment | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 12/1/21 | | 500,000 | | | 534,965 |
| Minneapolis Various Purposes 4.00% 12/1/23 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,654,740 |
| Moorhead Improvement | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 2/1/33 (NATL-RE) | | 750,000 | | | 778,005 |
| South Washington County Independent School | | | | | |
| District #833 (School Building) Series A 4.75% 2/1/27 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,699,380 |
| Staples United Hospital District (Todd Morrison ETC | | | | | |
| Hospital-Health Care Facilities-Lakewood) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/21 | | 610,000 | | | 643,056 |
| 5.125% 12/1/24 | | 205,000 | | | 214,881 |
| 5.25% 12/1/26 | | 1,540,000 | | | 1,611,933 |
| Thief River Falls Independent School District #564 | | | | | |
| (School Building) 4.00% 2/1/30 | | 865,000 | | | 961,984 |
| White Bear Lake Independent School District #624 | | | | | |
| (Alternative Facilities) Series B 4.75% 2/1/22 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,754,176 |
| | | | | | 14,374,876 |
§Pre-Refunded Bonds – 1.67% | | | | | |
| Andover Economic Development Authority Public | | | | | |
| Facilities Lease Revenue (Andover Community Center) | | | | | |
| 5.20% 2/1/34-14 | | 405,000 | | | 420,868 |
| Bemidji Health Care Facilities First Mortgage Revenue | | | | | |
| (North Country Health Services) | | | | | |
| Refunding 5.00% 9/1/20-16 | | 1,150,000 | | | 1,317,543 |
| Metropolitan Council Waste Water Treatment | | | | | |
| Series C 5.00% 3/1/28-16 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,110,030 |
| | | | | | 2,848,441 |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 8.19% | | | | | |
| Hennepin County Sales Tax Revenue | | | | | |
| (First Lien - Ball Park Project) | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 12/15/24 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,179,480 |
| (Second Lien - Ballpark Project) Series B | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/15/20 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,773,375 |
| 5.00% 12/15/24 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,173,910 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | Principal amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Minneapolis Development Revenue | | | | | |
| (Limited Tax Supported Common Bond Fund) | | | | | |
| Series 2A 5.00% 6/1/28 (AMT) | $ | 1,170,000 | | $ | 1,229,822 |
| Minneapolis Tax Increment Revenue | | | | | |
| @(Ivy Tower Project) 5.70% 2/1/29 | | 785,000 | | | 725,419 |
| (St. Anthony Falls Project) 5.65% 2/1/27 | | 500,000 | | | 496,645 |
| Minnesota 911 Revenue | | | | | |
| (Public Safety Radio Commission System Project) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/24 (ASSURED GTY) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,171,450 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Sales Tax | | | | | |
| Revenue First Subordinate | | | | | |
| Series A 5.375% 8/1/39 | | 750,000 | | | 794,828 |
| Series B 5.75% 8/1/37 | | 790,000 | | | 854,835 |
| Series C 5.00% 8/1/46 | | 1,750,000 | | | 1,866,584 |
| St. Paul Port Authority (Brownsfields Redevelopment Tax) | | | | | |
| Series 2 5.00% 3/1/37 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,683,705 |
| Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Senior Lien-Matching Fund Loan Note) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 10/1/24 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,054,280 |
| | | | | | 14,004,333 |
State General Obligation Bonds – 1.94% | | | | | |
| Minnesota State Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 10/1/24 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,242,590 |
| 5.00% 10/1/27 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,227,490 |
| (Various Purposes) 4.00% 8/1/27 | | 750,000 | | | 851,280 |
| | | | | | 3,321,360 |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 2.09% | | | | | |
| Minneapolis - St Paul Metropolitan Airports | | | | | |
| Commission Refunding | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 1/1/15 (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,082,870 |
| Subordinate Series B 5.00% 1/1/29 | | 2,130,000 | | | 2,491,972 |
| | | | | | 3,574,842 |
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| | Principal amount | | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 0.37% | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority | | | | | |
| Revenue (Senior Lien) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.25% 7/1/42 | $ | 260,000 | | $ | 256,266 |
| 6.00% 7/1/47 | | 365,000 | | | 381,823 |
| | | | | | 638,089 |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $155,127,847) | | | | | 164,846,412 |
| |
| | Number of shares | | | |
Short-Term Investments – 2.12% | | | | | |
Money Market Instrument – 0.45% | | | | | |
| Minnesota Municipal Cash Trust | | 776,848 | | | 776,848 |
| | | | | | 776,848 |
| |
| | Principal amount | | | |
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes – 1.67% | | | | | |
| Brooklyn Center Revenue Refunding | | | | | |
| (Brookdale Corp. II Project) 0.13% 12/1/14 | | | | | |
| (LOC-U.S. Bank N.A.) | $ | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,000 |
| Minneapolis & St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | |
| Authority Health Care Revenue (Allina Health System) | | | | | |
| Series B-1 0.11% 11/15/35 | | | | | |
| (LOC-JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | | 350,000 | | | 350,000 |
| St. Paul Port Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Minnesota Public Radio Project) | | | | | |
| Series 7 0.13% 5/1/25 | | | | | |
| (LOC-JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,500,000 |
| | | | | | 2,850,000 |
| Total Short-Term Investments (cost $3,626,848) | | | | | 3,626,848 |
| |
| Total Value of Securities – 98.51% | | | | | |
| (cost $158,754,695) | | | | | 168,473,260 |
| Receivables and Other Assets | | | | | |
| Net of Liabilities – 1.49% | | | | | 2,554,660 |
| Net Assets Applicable to 15,377,988 | | | | | |
| Shares Outstanding – 100.00% | | | | $ | 171,027,920 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | | | | |
Class A ($132,226,832 / 11,894,391 Shares) | | | $11.12 | |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | | | | |
Class B ($1,698,162 / 152,533 Shares) | | | $11.13 | |
Net Asset Value – Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | | | | |
Class C ($37,102,926 / 3,331,064 Shares) | | | $11.14 | |
|
Components of Net Assets at Feb. 28, 2013: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par) | | $164,101,933 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | (2,792,578 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | 9,718,565 | |
Total net assets | | $171,027,920 | |
@ | Illiquid security. At Feb. 28, 2013, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $2,551,021, which represented 1.49% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 9 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 9 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 Feb. 28, 2013. |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share – | | | |
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | | | |
Net asset value Class A (A) | | $ | 11.12 |
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B) | | | 0.52 |
Offering price | | $ | 11.64 |
(A) | Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount that would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares. |
(B) | See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more. |
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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
FHA — Federal Housing Administration
FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Association Collateral
GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association Collateral
HUD — Housing and Urban Development Section 8
LOC — Letter of Credit
NATL-RE — Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of operations
Six Months Ended February 28, 2013 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | Delaware | | Delaware |
| | Delaware | | Tax-Free | | Minnesota |
| | Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield |
| | Minnesota | | Intermediate | | Municipal |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Bond Fund |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 13,697,197 | | | $ | 2,124,936 | | | $ | 3,704,883 | |
|
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Management fees | | | 1,684,484 | | | | 289,614 | | | | 449,470 | |
Distribution expenses – Class A | | | 722,624 | | | | 124,167 | | | | 158,542 | |
Distribution expenses – Class B | | | 9,524 | | | | 633 | | | | 8,646 | |
Distribution expenses – Class C | | | 220,300 | | | | 81,283 | | | | 173,542 | |
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and expenses | | | 222,587 | | | | 47,389 | | | | 62,041 | |
Accounting and administration expenses | | | 121,193 | | | | 22,492 | | | | 31,733 | |
Legal fees | | | 25,550 | | | | 5,715 | | | | 6,366 | |
Registration fees | | | 20,932 | | | | 11,545 | | | | 6,244 | |
Reports and statements to shareholders | | | 19,990 | | | | 4,214 | | | | 5,182 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 14,254 | | | | 2,808 | | | | 3,882 | |
Audit and tax | | | 14,042 | | | | 7,134 | | | | 10,846 | |
Pricing fees | | | 8,901 | | | | 5,359 | | | | 6,046 | |
Custodian fees | | | 6,199 | | | | 1,274 | | | | 1,689 | |
Insurance fees | | | 5,674 | | | | 1,031 | | | | 1,411 | |
Consulting fees | | | 3,375 | | | | 630 | | | | 877 | |
Dues and services | | | 2,019 | | | | 1,022 | | | | 746 | |
Trustees’ expenses | | | 1,476 | | | | 238 | | | | 383 | |
| | | 3,103,124 | | | | 606,548 | | | | 927,646 | |
Less fees waived | | | (120,808 | ) | | | (1,249 | ) | | | (63,710 | ) |
Less waived distribution expenses – Class A | | | — | | | | (49,667 | ) | | | — | |
Less expense paid indirectly | | | (174 | ) | | | (37 | ) | | | (57 | ) |
Total operating expenses | | | 2,982,142 | | | | 555,595 | | | | 863,879 | |
Net Investment Income | | | 10,715,055 | | | | 1,569,341 | | | | 2,841,004 | |
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| | | | | | Delaware | | Delaware |
| | Delaware | | Tax-Free | | Minnesota |
| | Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield |
| | Minnesota | | Intermediate | | Municipal |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Bond Fund |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | $ | 3,110,265 | | | $ | 584,480 | | | $ | 532,118 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | |
(depreciation) of investments | | | (1,891,165 | ) | | | (333,002 | ) | | | 16,610 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain | | | | | | | | | | | |
on Investments | | | 1,219,100 | | | | 251,478 | | | | 548,728 |
|
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting | | | | | | | | | | | |
from Operations | | $ | 11,934,155 | | | $ | 1,820,819 | | | $ | 3,389,732 |
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 Minnesota Fund
| | Six Months | | Year |
| | Ended | | Ended |
| | 2/28/13 | | 8/31/12 |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 10,715,055 | | | $ | 22,407,663 | |
Net realized gain | | | 3,110,265 | | | | 3,795,510 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (1,891,165 | ) | | | 26,931,845 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 11,934,155 | | | | 53,135,018 | |
|
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (10,116,404 | ) | | | (21,261,629 | ) |
Class B | | | (26,227 | ) | | | (83,053 | ) |
Class C | | | (605,144 | ) | | | (1,131,487 | ) |
|
Net realized gain: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,872,930 | ) | | | (4,685,181 | ) |
Class B | | | (13,102 | ) | | | (27,936 | ) |
Class C | | | (297,920 | ) | | | (298,043 | ) |
| | | (14,931,727 | ) | | | (27,487,329 | ) |
|
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 29,286,291 | | | | 39,518,270 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 550 | |
Class C | | | 9,716,196 | | | | 8,153,603 | |
|
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment | | | | | | | | |
of dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 11,606,154 | | | | 19,125,817 | |
Class B | | | 31,777 | | | | 84,436 | |
Class C | | | 819,044 | | | | 1,250,679 | |
| | | 51,459,462 | | | | 68,133,355 | |
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| | Six Months | | Year |
| | Ended | | Ended |
| | 2/28/13 | | 8/31/12 |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | | | | | | | | |
Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (25,437,360 | ) | | $ | (43,720,146 | ) |
Class B | | | (347,981 | ) | | | (1,780,758 | ) |
Class C | | | (3,614,892 | ) | | | (4,028,713 | ) |
| | | (29,400,233 | ) | | | (49,529,617 | ) |
Increase in net assets derived from | | | | | | | | |
capital share transactions | | | 22,059,229 | | | | 18,603,738 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | | | 19,061,657 | | | | 44,251,427 | |
|
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 620,543,884 | | | | 576,292,457 | |
End of period | | $ | 639,605,541 | | | $ | 620,543,884 | |
|
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | (150,998 | ) | | $ | (150,996 | ) |
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 Minnesota Intermediate Fund
| | Six Months | | Year |
| | Ended | | Ended |
| | 2/28/13 | | 8/31/12 |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,569,341 | | | $ | 3,248,656 | |
Net realized gain | | | 584,480 | | | | 736,277 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (333,002 | ) | | | 3,068,062 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,820,819 | | | | 7,052,995 | |
|
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,406,816 | ) | | | (2,916,637 | ) |
Class B | | | (1,256 | ) | | | (2,974 | ) |
Class C | | | (161,275 | ) | | | (332,568 | ) |
|
Net realized gain: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (129,475 | ) | | | — | |
Class B | | | (165 | ) | | | — | |
Class C | | | (21,049 | ) | | | — | |
| | | (1,720,036 | ) | | | (3,252,179 | ) |
|
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 9,163,845 | | | | 15,579,059 | |
Class C | | | 1,513,999 | | | | 3,942,041 | |
|
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment | | | | | | | | |
of dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,338,576 | | | | 2,210,168 | |
Class B | | | 1,421 | | | | 2,974 | |
Class C | | | 168,586 | | | | 283,219 | |
| | | 12,186,427 | | | | 22,017,461 | |
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| | Six Months | | Year |
| | Ended | | Ended |
| | 2/28/13 | | 8/31/12 |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | | | | | | | | |
Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (4,769,174 | ) | | $ | (11,973,276 | ) |
Class B | | | — | | | | (15,778 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,296,683 | ) | | | (2,468,234 | ) |
| | | (6,065,857 | ) | | | (14,457,288 | ) |
Increase in net assets derived from | | | | | | | | |
capital share transactions | | | 6,120,570 | | | | 7,560,173 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | | | 6,221,353 | | | | 11,360,989 | |
|
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 113,369,103 | | | | 102,008,114 | |
End of period | | $ | 119,590,456 | | | $ | 113,369,103 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | $ | 2,522 | | | $ | 2,522 | |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
| | Six Months | | Year |
| | Ended | | Ended |
| | 2/28/13 | | 8/31/12 |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,841,004 | | | $ | 5,503,371 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 532,118 | | | | (37,455 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 16,610 | | | | 8,052,212 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 3,389,732 | | | | 13,518,128 | |
|
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (2,308,151 | ) | | | (4,569,906 | ) |
Class B | | | (25,023 | ) | | | (72,794 | ) |
Class C | | | (501,318 | ) | | | (935,918 | ) |
| | | (2,834,492 | ) | | | (5,578,618 | ) |
|
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 13,089,281 | | | | 20,963,432 | |
Class B | | | — | | | | 190 | |
Class C | | | 5,003,211 | | | | 7,092,669 | |
|
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment | | | | | | | | |
of dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,848,425 | | | | 3,294,287 | |
Class B | | | 23,585 | | | | 66,747 | |
Class C | | | 442,255 | | | | 784,031 | |
| | | 20,406,757 | | | | 32,201,356 | |
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| | Six Months | | Year |
| | Ended | | Ended |
| | 2/28/13 | | 8/31/12 |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | | | | | | | | |
Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | (7,862,957 | ) | | $ | (14,616,517 | ) |
Class B | | | (258,999 | ) | | | (1,154,495 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,889,485 | ) | | | (2,732,207 | ) |
| | | (10,011,441 | ) | | | (18,503,219 | ) |
Increase in net assets derived from | | | | | | | | |
capital share transactions | | | 10,395,316 | | | | 13,698,137 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | | | 10,950,556 | | | | 21,637,647 | |
|
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 160,077,364 | | | | 138,439,717 | |
End of period | | $ | 171,027,920 | | | $ | 160,077,364 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 |
Net realized gain |
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 excluding interest and fees on short-term floating |
rate notes issued |
Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued |
Total expenses3 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest and fees on short-term floating |
rate notes issued prior to fees waived |
Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued |
Total expenses prior to fees waived3 |
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | 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 some 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 | |
| | 2/28/131 | | 8/31/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $13.030 | | | | $12.480 | | | $12.730 | | | $12.180 | | | $12.120 | | | $12.170 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | 0.225 | | | | 0.487 | | | 0.492 | | | 0.484 | | | 0.474 | | | 0.495 | | |
| | | 0.028 | | | | 0.660 | | | (0.198 | ) | | 0.550 | | | 0.107 | | | (0.041 | ) | |
| | | 0.253 | | | | 1.147 | | | 0.294 | | | 1.034 | | | 0.581 | | | 0.454 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | (0.226 | ) | | | (0.488 | ) | | (0.492 | ) | | (0.484 | ) | | (0.473 | ) | | (0.502 | ) | |
| | | (0.087 | ) | | | (0.109 | ) | | (0.052 | ) | | — | | | (0.048 | ) | | (0.002 | ) | |
| | | (0.313 | ) | | | (0.597 | ) | | (0.544 | ) | | (0.484 | ) | | (0.521 | ) | | (0.504 | ) | |
| | |
| | | $12.970 | | | | $13.030 | | | $12.480 | | | $12.730 | | | $12.180 | | | $12.120 | | |
| | |
| | | 1.95% | | | | 9.41% | | | 2.50% | | | 8.66% | | | 5.04% | | | 3.77% | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | $589,755 | | | | $577,061 | | | $538,170 | | | $586,651 | | | $559,393 | | | $574,914 | | |
| | |
| | | 0.90% | | | | 0.90% | | | 0.91% | | | 0.93% | | | 0.92% | | | 0.93% | | |
| | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.01% | | | 0.18% | | |
| | | 0.90% | | | | 0.90% | | | 0.91% | | | 0.93% | | | 0.93% | | | 1.11% | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 0.94% | | | | 0.92% | | | 0.93% | | | 0.93% | | | 0.94% | | | 0.93% | | |
| | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.01% | | | 0.18% | | |
| | | 0.94% | | | | 0.92% | | | 0.93% | | | 0.93% | | | 0.95% | | | 1.11% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 3.49% | | | | 3.81% | | | 4.02% | | | 3.89% | | | 4.03% | | | 4.05% | | |
| | |
| | | 3.45% | | | | 3.79% | | | 4.00% | | | 3.89% | | | 4.01% | | | 4.05% | | |
| | | 9% | | | | 16% | | | 12% | | | 20% | | | 20% | | | 17% | | |
3 | Total expenses and total expenses prior to fees waived includes interest and related expenses which include, but are not limited to, interest expense, remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and trustees’ fees in connection with the Fund’s participation in inverse floater programs. See Notes 1 and 8 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 |
Net realized gain |
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 excluding interest and fees on short-term floating |
rate notes issued |
Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued |
Total expenses3 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest and fees on short-term floating |
rate notes issued prior to fees waived |
Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued |
Total expenses prior to fees waived3 |
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | 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 some 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 | |
| 2/28/131 | | | 8/31/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $13.040 | | | | $12.490 | | | $12.740 | | | $12.190 | | | $12.130 | | | $12.180 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 0.177 | | | | 0.391 | | | 0.400 | | | 0.391 | | | 0.386 | | | 0.403 | | |
| | 0.028 | | | | 0.660 | | | (0.197 | ) | | 0.550 | | | 0.107 | | | (0.041 | ) | |
| | 0.205 | | | | 1.051 | | | 0.203 | | | 0.941 | | | 0.493 | | | 0.362 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | (0.178 | ) | | | (0.392 | ) | | (0.401 | ) | | (0.391 | ) | | (0.385 | ) | | (0.410 | ) | |
| | (0.087 | ) | | | (0.109 | ) | | (0.052 | ) | | — | | | (0.048 | ) | | (0.002 | ) | |
| | (0.265 | ) | | | (0.501 | ) | | (0.453 | ) | | (0.391 | ) | | (0.433 | ) | | (0.412 | ) | |
| | | |
| | $12.980 | | | | $13.040 | | | $12.490 | | | $12.740 | | | $12.190 | | | $12.130 | | |
| | | |
| | 1.58% | | | | 8.59% | | | 1.74% | | | 7.85% | | | 4.26% | | | 2.99% | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | $1,788 | | | | $2,115 | | | $3,697 | | | $7,234 | | | $9,506 | | | $11,593 | | |
| | | |
| | 1.65% | | | | 1.65% | | | 1.66% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.67% | | | 1.68% | | |
| | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.01% | | | 0.18% | | |
| | 1.65% | | | | 1.65% | | | 1.66% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.86% | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 1.69% | | | | 1.67% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.69% | | | 1.68% | | |
| | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.01% | | | 0.18% | | |
| | 1.69% | | | | 1.67% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.70% | | | 1.86% | | |
| | | |
| | 2.74% | | | | 3.06% | | | 3.27% | | | 3.14% | | | 3.28% | | | 3.30% | | |
| | | |
| | 2.70% | | | | 3.04% | | | 3.25% | | | 3.14% | | | 3.26% | | | 3.30% | | |
| | 9% | | | | 16% | | | 12% | | | 20% | | | 20% | | | 17% | | |
3 Total expenses and total expenses prior to fees waived includes interest and related expenses which include, but are not limited to, interest expense, remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and trustees’ fees in connection with the Fund’s participation in inverse floater programs. See Notes 1 and 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 |
Net realized gain |
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 excluding interest and fees on short-term floating |
rate notes issued |
Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued |
Total expenses3 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest and fees on short-term floating |
rate notes issued prior to fees waived |
Interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued |
Total expenses prior to fees waived3 |
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 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 some 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 | |
| 2/28/131 | | | 8/31/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $13.070 | | | | $12.520 | | | $12.780 | | | $12.220 | | | $12.160 | | | $12.200 | | |
| |
| |
| | 0.177 | | | | 0.392 | | | 0.401 | | | 0.392 | | | 0.386 | | | 0.403 | | |
| | 0.028 | | | | 0.660 | | | (0.207 | ) | | 0.560 | | | 0.107 | | | (0.031 | ) | |
| | 0.205 | | | | 1.052 | | | 0.194 | | | 0.952 | | | 0.493 | | | 0.372 | | |
| |
| |
| | (0.178 | ) | | | (0.393 | ) | | (0.402 | ) | | (0.392 | ) | | (0.385 | ) | | (0.410 | ) | |
| | (0.087 | ) | | | (0.109 | ) | | (0.052 | ) | | — | | | (0.048 | ) | | (0.002 | ) | |
| | (0.265 | ) | | | (0.502 | ) | | (0.454 | ) | | (0.392 | ) | | (0.433 | ) | | (0.412 | ) | |
| |
| | $13.010 | | | | $13.070 | | | $12.520 | | | $12.780 | | | $12.220 | | | $12.160 | | |
| |
| | 1.58% | | | | 8.58% | | | 1.66% | | | 7.91% | | | 4.25% | | | 3.06% | | |
| |
| |
| | $48,063 | | | | $41,368 | | | $34,425 | | | $38,981 | | | $34,174 | | | $27,585 | | |
| |
| | 1.65% | | | | 1.65% | | | 1.66% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.67% | | | 1.68% | | |
| | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.01% | | | 0.18% | | |
| | 1.65% | | | | 1.65% | | | 1.66% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.86% | | |
| |
| |
| | 1.69% | | | | 1.67% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.69% | | | 1.68% | | |
| | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.01% | | | 0.18% | | |
| | 1.69% | | | | 1.67% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.70% | | | 1.86% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.74% | | | | 3.06% | | | 3.27% | | | 3.14% | | | 3.28% | | | 3.30% | | |
| |
| | 2.70% | | | | 3.04% | | | 3.25% | | | 3.14% | | | 3.26% | | | 3.30% | | |
| | 9% | | | | 16% | | | 12% | | | 20% | | | 20% | | | 17% | | |
3 Total expenses and total expenses prior to fees waived includes interest and related expenses which include, but are not limited to, interest expense, remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and trustees’ fees in connection with the Fund’s participation in inverse floater programs. See Notes 1 and 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 |
Net realized gain |
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 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| 2/28/131 | | | 8/31/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.530 | | | | $11.130 | | | $11.290 | | | $10.820 | | | $10.720 | | | $10.610 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 0.162 | | | | 0.355 | | | 0.375 | | | 0.376 | | | 0.384 | | | 0.414 | | |
| | 0.026 | | | | 0.400 | | | (0.160 | ) | | 0.469 | | | 0.100 | | | 0.110 | | |
| | 0.188 | | | | 0.755 | | | 0.215 | | | 0.845 | | | 0.484 | | | 0.524 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | (0.163 | ) | | | (0.355 | ) | | (0.375 | ) | | (0.375 | ) | | (0.384 | ) | | (0.414 | ) | |
| | (0.015 | ) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | (0.178 | ) | | | (0.355 | ) | | (0.375 | ) | | (0.375 | ) | | (0.384 | ) | | (0.414 | ) | |
| | | |
| | $11.540 | | | | $11.530 | | | $11.130 | | | $11.290 | | | $10.820 | | | $10.720 | | |
| | | |
| | 1.63% | | | | 6.88% | | | 2.02% | | | 7.96% | | | 4.67% | | | 5.00% | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | $102,850 | | | | $97,032 | | | $87,924 | | | $96,568 | | | $78,021 | | | $58,465 | | |
| | 0.84% | | | | 0.84% | | | 0.84% | | | 0.82% | | | 0.75% | | | 0.75% | | |
| | | |
| | 0.94% | | | | 0.94% | | | 0.95% | | | 0.96% | | | 0.97% | | | 0.95% | | |
| | 2.83% | | | | 3.12% | | | 3.43% | | | 3.42% | | | 3.62% | | | 3.83% | | |
| | | |
| | 2.73% | | | | 3.02% | | | 3.32% | | | 3.28% | | | 3.40% | | | 3.63% | | |
| | 6% | | | | 21% | | | 24% | | | 22% | | | 12% | | | 27% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 |
Net realized gain |
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 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 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 some 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 | |
| 2/28/131 | | | 8/31/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.570 | | | | $11.170 | | | $11.330 | | | $10.850 | | | $10.750 | | | $10.640 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | 0.114 | | | | 0.259 | | | 0.283 | | | 0.284 | | | 0.295 | | | 0.322 | | |
| | 0.025 | | | | 0.400 | | | (0.160 | ) | | 0.479 | | | 0.100 | | | 0.110 | | |
| | 0.139 | | | | 0.659 | | | 0.123 | | | 0.763 | | | 0.395 | | | 0.432 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | (0.114 | ) | | | (0.259 | ) | | (0.283 | ) | | (0.283 | ) | | (0.295 | ) | | (0.322 | ) | |
| | (0.015 | ) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | (0.129 | ) | | | (0.259 | ) | | (0.283 | ) | | (0.283 | ) | | (0.295 | ) | | (0.322 | ) | |
| | |
| | $11.580 | | | | $11.570 | | | $11.170 | | | $11.330 | | | $10.850 | | | $10.750 | | |
| | |
| | 1.21% | | | | 5.96% | | | 1.16% | | | 7.14% | | | 3.79% | | | 4.10% | | |
| | |
| | |
| | $128 | | | | $127 | | | $135 | | | $170 | | | $317 | | | $908 | | |
| | 1.69% | | | | 1.69% | | | 1.69% | | | 1.67% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.60% | | |
| | |
| | 1.69% | | | | 1.69% | | | 1.70% | | | 1.71% | | | 1.72% | | | 1.70% | | |
| | 1.98% | | | | 2.27% | | | 2.58% | | | 2.57% | | | 2.77% | | | 2.98% | | |
| | |
| | 1.98% | | | | 2.27% | | | 2.57% | | | 2.53% | | | 2.65% | | | 2.88% | | |
| | 6% | | | | 21% | | | 24% | | | 22% | | | 12% | | | 27% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 |
Net realized gain |
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 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 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 some 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 | |
| 2/28/131 | | | 8/31/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $11.560 | | | | $11.160 | | | $11.320 | | | $10.840 | | | $10.740 | | | $10.630 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 0.114 | | | | 0.259 | | | 0.283 | | | 0.283 | | | 0.295 | | | 0.322 | | |
| | 0.025 | | | | 0.400 | | | (0.160 | ) | | 0.479 | | | 0.100 | | | 0.110 | | |
| | 0.139 | | | | 0.659 | | | 0.123 | | | 0.762 | | | 0.395 | | | 0.432 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | (0.114 | ) | | | (0.259 | ) | | (0.283 | ) | | (0.282 | ) | | (0.295 | ) | | (0.322 | ) | |
| | (0.015 | ) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | (0.129 | ) | | | (0.259 | ) | | (0.283 | ) | | (0.282 | ) | | (0.295 | ) | | (0.322 | ) | |
| | | |
| | $11.570 | | | | $11.560 | | | $11.160 | | | $11.320 | | | $10.840 | | | $10.740 | | |
| | | |
| | 1.21% | | | | 5.96% | | | 1.16% | | | 7.14% | | | 3.78% | | | 4.10% | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | $16,612 | | | | $16,210 | | | $13,949 | | | $14,649 | | | $11,276 | | | $7,126 | | |
| | 1.69% | | | | 1.69% | | | 1.69% | | | 1.67% | | | 1.60% | | | 1.60% | | |
| | | |
| | 1.69% | | | | 1.69% | | | 1.70% | | | 1.71% | | | 1.72% | | | 1.70% | | |
| | 1.98% | | | | 2.27% | | | 2.58% | | | 2.57% | | | 2.77% | | | 2.98% | | |
| | | |
| | 1.98% | | | | 2.27% | | | 2.57% | | | 2.53% | | | 2.65% | | | 2.88% | | |
| | 6% | | | | 21% | | | 24% | | | 22% | | | 12% | | | 27% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Minnesota 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 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 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 | |
| | 2/28/131 | | | 8/31/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $11.080 | | | | $10.490 | | | $10.710 | | | $9.910 | | | $10.000 | | | $10.180 | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | 0.201 | | | | 0.420 | | | 0.430 | | | 0.415 | | | 0.422 | | | 0.418 | | |
| | | 0.040 | | | | 0.596 | | | (0.222 | ) | | 0.798 | | | (0.091 | ) | | (0.180 | ) | |
| | | 0.241 | | | | 1.016 | | | 0.208 | | | 1.213 | | | 0.331 | | | 0.238 | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | (0.201 | ) | | | (0.426 | ) | | (0.428 | ) | | (0.413 | ) | | (0.421 | ) | | (0.418 | ) | |
| | | (0.201 | ) | | | (0.426 | ) | | (0.428 | ) | | (0.413 | ) | | (0.421 | ) | | (0.418 | ) | |
| | | | |
| | | $11.120 | | | | $11.080 | | | $10.490 | | | $10.710 | | | $9.910 | | | $10.000 | | |
| | | | |
| | | 2.19% | | | | 9.86% | | | 2.12% | | | 12.46% | | | 3.63% | | | 2.35% | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | $132,227 | | | | $124,717 | | | $108,830 | | | $119,038 | | | $107,951 | | | $116,999 | | |
| | | 0.89% | | | | 0.89% | | | 0.91% | | | 0.93% | | | 0.89% | | | 0.89% | | |
| | | | |
| | | 0.97% | | | | 0.97% | | | 0.98% | | | 0.98% | | | 0.97% | | | 0.97% | | |
| | | 3.64% | | | | 3.89% | | | 4.20% | | | 4.02% | | | 4.49% | | | 4.11% | | |
| | | | |
| | | 3.56% | | | | 3.81% | | | 4.13% | | | 3.97% | | | 4.41% | | | 4.03% | | |
| | | 6% | | | | 13% | | | 5% | | | 11% | | | 12% | | | 10% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Minnesota 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 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 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 | |
| | 2/28/131 | | | 8/31/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $11.090 | | | | $10.510 | | | $10.720 | | | $9.920 | | | $10.010 | | | $10.190 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | 0.160 | | | | 0.340 | | | 0.354 | | | 0.338 | | | 0.352 | | | 0.341 | | |
| | | 0.040 | | | | 0.586 | | | (0.212 | ) | | 0.798 | | | (0.091 | ) | | (0.179 | ) | |
| | | 0.200 | | | | 0.926 | | | 0.142 | | | 1.136 | | | 0.261 | | | 0.162 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | (0.160 | ) | | | (0.346 | ) | | (0.352 | ) | | (0.336 | ) | | (0.351 | ) | | (0.342 | ) | |
| | | (0.160 | ) | | | (0.346 | ) | | (0.352 | ) | | (0.336 | ) | | (0.351 | ) | | (0.342 | ) | |
| | |
| | | $11.130 | | | | $11.090 | | | $10.510 | | | $10.720 | | | $9.920 | | | $10.010 | | |
| | |
| | | 1.81% | | | | 8.93% | | | 1.46% | | | 11.62% | | | 2.86% | | | 1.58% | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | $1,698 | | | | $1,928 | | | $2,892 | | | $4,130 | | | $4,995 | | | $5,907 | | |
| | | 1.64% | | | | 1.64% | | | 1.66% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.64% | | | 1.64% | | |
| | |
| | | 1.72% | | | | 1.72% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.72% | | | 1.72% | | |
| | | 2.89% | | | | 3.14% | | | 3.45% | | | 3.27% | | | 3.74% | | | 3.36% | | |
| | |
| | | 2.81% | | | | 3.06% | | | 3.38% | | | 3.22% | | | 3.66% | | | 3.28% | | |
| | | 6% | | | | 13% | | | 5% | | | 11% | | | 12% | | | 10% | | |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Minnesota 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 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 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 | |
| | 2/28/131 | | | 8/31/12 | | 8/31/11 | | 8/31/10 | | 8/31/09 | | 8/31/08 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $11.100 | | | | $10.510 | | | $10.730 | | | $9.930 | | | $10.020 | | | $10.200 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | 0.160 | | | | 0.340 | | | 0.354 | | | 0.338 | | | 0.352 | | | 0.342 | | |
| | | 0.040 | | | | 0.596 | | | (0.222 | ) | | 0.798 | | | (0.091 | ) | | (0.181 | ) | |
| | | 0.200 | | | | 0.936 | | | 0.132 | | | 1.136 | | | 0.261 | | | 0.161 | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | (0.160 | ) | | | (0.346 | ) | | (0.352 | ) | | (0.336 | ) | | (0.351 | ) | | (0.341 | ) | |
| | | (0.160 | ) | | | (0.346 | ) | | (0.352 | ) | | (0.336 | ) | | (0.351 | ) | | (0.341 | ) | |
| | |
| | | $11.140 | | | | $11.100 | | | $10.510 | | | $10.730 | | | $9.930 | | | $10.020 | | |
| | |
| | | 1.81% | | | | 9.03% | | | 1.36% | | | 11.61% | | | 2.85% | | | 1.58% | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | $37,103 | | | | $33,432 | | | $26,718 | | | $28,727 | | | $24,740 | | | $28,849 | | |
| | | 1.64% | | | | 1.64% | | | 1.66% | | | 1.68% | | | 1.64% | | | 1.64% | | |
| | |
| | | 1.72% | | | | 1.72% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.72% | | | 1.72% | | |
| | | 2.89% | | | | 3.14% | | | 3.45% | | | 3.27% | | | 3.74% | | | 3.36% | | |
| | |
| | | 2.81% | | | | 3.06% | | | 3.38% | | | 3.22% | | | 3.66% | | | 3.28% | | |
| | | 6% | | | | 13% | | | 5% | | | 11% | | | 12% | | | 10% | | |
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Notes to financial statements | |
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds | February 28, 2013 (Unaudited) |
Voyageur Mutual Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers five series: Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund. Voyageur Tax-Free Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund. Voyageur Intermediate Tax-Free Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds, Voyageur Tax-Free Funds and Voyageur Intermediate Tax-Free Funds are individually referred to as a Trust and collectively as Trusts. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund and Delaware Minnesota 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, and offer Class A, Class B, and Class C shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund and 2.75% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, and 0.75% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 were sold with a CDSC that declined from 4% to zero for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, and declined from 2% to zero for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund depending upon the period of time the shares were held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund and approximately five years after purchase for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1%, if redeemed during the first twelve months.
The investment objective of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from the Minnesota state personal income tax as is consistent with preservation of capital.
The investment objective of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund is to seek to provide investors with preservation of capital and, secondarily, current income exempt from federal income tax and the Minnesota state personal income tax, by maintaining a dollar-weighted average effective portfolio maturity of 10 years or less.
The investment objective of Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from Minnesota state personal income taxes, 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 — Open-end investment companies are valued at their published net asset value. 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. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of each Fund’s Board of Trustees (each, a Board or, collectively the Boards). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security.
Federal Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as each Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (Aug. 31, 2009–Aug. 31, 2012), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
Class Accounting — Investment income and common expenses are allocated to the various classes of the Funds on the basis of “settled shares” of each class in relation to the net assets of the Funds. Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Funds 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.
Interest and Related Expenses — Interest and related expenses include, but are not limited to, interest expense, remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and trustees’ fees from a Fund’s participation in inverse floater programs where the Fund has transferred its own bonds to a trust that issues
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
floating rate securities with an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal of the transferred bonds. In conveyance of the bond, a Fund receives the inverse floating rate securities and cash from the trust. As a result of certain rights retained by a Fund, the transfer of the bond is not considered a sale, but rather a form of financing for accounting purposes whereby the cash received is recorded as a liability and interest expense is recorded based on the interest rate of the floating rate securities. Remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and trustees’ expenses are recorded on the accrual basis. There were no interest and related expenses for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2013.
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 among 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 using the effective interest method. Each Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays such 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 six months ended Feb. 28, 2013.
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 Feb. 28, 2013, the Funds earned the following amounts under this agreement:
| | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
| | $174 | | $37 | | $57 |
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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 Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | 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% |
DMC has contractually agreed to waive that portion, if any, of its management fee and/or pay/reimburse the Funds to the extent necessary to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, 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 (collectively, nonroutine expenses)) from exceeding the following percentages of each Fund’s average daily net assets through Dec. 27, 2013. 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 reimbursements apply only to expenses paid directly by the Funds and may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and the Funds.
| | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
Operating expense limitation as a | | | | | | |
percentage of average daily net | | | | | | |
assets (per annum) | | 0.65% | | 0.69% | | 0.64% |
Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Funds. For these services, the Funds pay 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
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
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 Feb. 28, 2013, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:
| | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
| | $15,168 | | $2,815 | | $3,972 |
DSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Funds. The Funds pay DSC a monthly asset-based fee for these services. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Funds. Sub-transfer agency fees are passed on to and paid directly by the Funds.
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 of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares. DDLP has contracted to limit Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund’s Class A shares 12b-1 fees through Dec. 27, 2013 to 0.15% of average daily net assets.
At Feb. 28, 2013, each Fund had liabilities payable to affiliates as follows:
| | | | | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
Investment management fees | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
payable to DMC | | | $ | 254,200 | | | | $ | 45,777 | | | | $ | 61,981 | |
Dividend disbursing, transfer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
agent and fund accounting | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
oversight fees and other | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
expenses payable to DSC | | | | 13,152 | | | | | 2,466 | | | | | 3,499 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to DDLP | | | | 149,927 | | | | | 24,502 | | | | | 54,370 | |
Other expenses payable to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DMC and affiliates* | | | | 7,927 | | | | | 2,489 | | | | | 3,280 | |
*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, legal and tax services, registration fees and trustees’ fees.
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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 Feb. 28, 2013, each Fund was charged for internal legal and tax services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:
| | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
| | $8,035 | | $1,485 | | $2,093 |
For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2013, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:
| | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
| | $61,957 | | $7,488 | | $19,101 |
For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2013, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions on redemption of each Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares, and these commissions were entirely used to offset up-front commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares. The amounts received were as follows:
| | | | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
Class A | | $ | 338 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Class B | | | 168 | | | | 0 | | | | 10 | |
Class C | | | 327 | | | | 0 | | | | 369 | |
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 Feb. 28, 2013, the Funds made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
| | | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
Purchases | | $64,726,667 | | | | $11,269,327 | | | | $15,154,025 | |
Sales | | 55,372,415 | | | | 7,244,152 | | | | 9,855,783 | |
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds
3. Investments (continued)
At Feb. 28, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At Feb. 28, 2013, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for each Fund were as follows:
| | | | | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
Cost of investments | | | $ | 582,482,845 | | | | $ | 110,661,288 | | | | $ | 158,653,022 | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation | | | $ | 50,395,689 | | | | $ | 8,047,726 | | | | $ | 10,020,546 | |
Aggregate unrealized depreciation | | | | (472,740 | ) | | | | (130,541 | ) | | | | (200,308 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | $ | 49,922,949 | | | | $ | 7,917,185 | | | | $ | 9,820,238 | |
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that each Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability 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, exchange-traded options contracts) |
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Level 2 – | other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities) |
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Level 3 – | inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities) |
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Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. Each Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
The following tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of Feb. 28, 2013:
| Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund |
| Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Total |
Municipal Bonds | $ | — | | $ | 628,744,895 | | $ | 628,744,895 |
Short-Term Investments | | 715,899 | | | 2,945,000 | | | 3,660,899 |
Total | $ | 715,899 | | $ | 631,689,895 | | $ | 632,405,794 |
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| Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund |
| Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Total |
Municipal Bonds | $ | — | | $ | 117,395,720 | | $ | 117,395,720 |
Short-Term Investments | | 402,753 | | | 780,000 | | | 1,182,753 |
Total | $ | 402,753 | | $ | 118,175,720 | | $ | 118,578,473 |
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| Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund |
| Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Total |
Municipal Bonds | $ | — | | $ | 164,846,412 | | $ | 164,846,412 |
Short-Term Investments | | 776,848 | | | 2,850,000 | | | 3,626,848 |
Total | $ | 776,848 | | $ | 167,696,412 | | $ | 168,473,260 |
During the six months ended Feb. 28, 2013, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to the Funds. Each Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds
4. Dividend and Distribution Information
Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the six months ended Feb. 28, 2013 and the year ended Aug. 31, 2012 was as follows:
| | | | | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
Six Months Ended 2/28/13* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $ | 577,097 | | | | $ | 40,184 | | | | $ | — | |
Tax-exempt income | | | | 10,747,775 | | | | | 1,569,347 | | | | | 2,834,492 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | | 3,606,855 | | | | | 110,505 | | | | | — | |
Total | | | $ | 14,931,727 | | | | $ | 1,720,036 | | | | $ | 2,834,492 | |
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Year Ended 8/31/12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $ | 99,433 | | | | $ | 3,837 | | | | $ | 83,396 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | | 22,376,736 | | | | | 3,248,342 | | | | | 5,495,222 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | | 5,011,160 | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Total | | | $ | 27,487,329 | | | | $ | 3,252,179 | | | | $ | 5,578,618 | |
*Tax information for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2013 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 Feb. 28, 2013, the estimated components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | $ | 587,290,852 | | | | $ | 111,213,666 | | | | $ | 164,101,933 | |
Distributions payable | | | | (353,306 | ) | | | | (52,218 | ) | | | | (94,514 | ) |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | | 562,562 | | | | | 201,497 | | | | | — | |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | | | | 1,980,176 | | | | | 255,586 | | | | | — | |
Undistributed tax-exempt income | | | | 202,308 | | | | | 54,740 | | | | | 94,514 | |
Capital loss carryforwards as of 8/31/12 | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (3,404,628 | ) |
Realized gains (losses) 9/1/12-2/28/13 | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 510,377 | |
Unrealized appreciation | | | | 49,922,949 | | | | | 7,917,185 | | | | | 9,820,238 | |
Net assets | | | $ | 639,605,541 | | | | $ | 119,590,456 | | | | $ | 171,027,920 | |
The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax treatment of market discount and premium on debt instruments and distributions payable.
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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 certain debt instruments. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2013, the Funds recorded an estimate of these differences since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end.
| | | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
Undistributed net investment income | $ | 32,718 | | | | $ 6 | | | $ | (6,512 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | (32,718 | ) | | | (6 | ) | | | 6,512 | |
For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. Capital loss carryforwards remaining at Aug. 31, 2012 will expire as follows:
| | | | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
Year of Expiration | | | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
2015 | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $ | 96,079 | |
2016 | | | — | | | | — | | | | | 198,826 | |
2017 | | | — | | | | — | | | | | 129,724 | |
2018 | | | — | | | | — | | | | | 2,974,512 | |
Total | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $ | 3,399,141 | |
On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (Act) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes were generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. Under the Act, the Funds are 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. Losses incurred that will be carried forward under the Act at Aug. 31, 2012 are as follows:
| | Delaware Minnesota |
| | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Bond Fund |
Long-term | | $5,487 |
For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2013, Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund had capital gains of $510,377, which may reduce the capital loss carryforwards.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds
6. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
| | | | | | | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| | Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| | Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
| | Six Months | | Year | | Six Months | | Year | | Six Months | | Year |
| | Ended | | Ended | | Ended | | Ended | | Ended | | Ended |
| | 2/28/13 | | 8/31/12 | | 2/28/13 | | 8/31/12 | | 2/28/13 | | 8/31/12 |
Shares sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | 2,251,146 | | | 3,091,804 | | | 792,727 | | | 1,383,234 | | | 1,177,366 | | | 1,931,325 | |
Class B | | — | | | 36 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 18 | |
Class C | | 744,056 | | | 632,910 | | | 130,657 | | | 345,207 | | | 449,230 | | | 651,422 | |
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Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | 891,113 | | | 1,504,779 | | | 115,761 | | | 194,658 | | | 166,347 | | | 304,071 | |
Class B | | 2,436 | | | 6,665 | | | 124 | | | 262 | | | 2,119 | | | 6,170 | |
Class C | | 62,671 | | | 98,132 | | | 14,547 | | | 24,905 | | | 39,717 | | | 72,228 | |
| | 3,951,422 | | | 5,334,326 | | | 1,053,816 | | | 1,948,266 | | | 1,834,779 | | | 2,965,234 | |
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Shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | (1,955,901 | ) | | (3,426,551 | ) | | (412,357 | ) | | (1,061,511 | ) | | (706,804 | ) | | (1,349,135 | ) |
Class B | | (26,841 | ) | | (140,567 | ) | | — | | | (1,396 | ) | | (23,349 | ) | | (107,644 | ) |
Class C | | (277,328 | ) | | (315,576 | ) | | (111,841 | ) | | (217,764 | ) | | (169,720 | ) | | (253,002 | ) |
| | (2,260,070 | ) | | (3,882,694 | ) | | (524,198 | ) | | (1,280,671 | ) | | (899,873 | ) | | (1,709,781 | ) |
Net increase | | 1,691,352 | | | 1,451,632 | | | 529,618 | | | 667,595 | | | 934,906 | | | 1,255,453 | |
For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2013 and the year ended Aug. 31, 2012, the following shares and values were converted from Class B to Class A shares. The 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 |
| | 2/28/13 | | 8/31/12 |
| | Class B | | Class A | | | | | Class B | | Class A | | | |
| | Shares | | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Shares | | Value |
Delaware Tax-Free | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Minnesota Fund | | 13,058 | | 13,088 | | $ | 169,128 | | 100,968 | | 101,119 | | $ | 1,278,778 |
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Intermediate Fund | | — | | — | | | — | | 132 | | 133 | | | 1,499 |
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Municipal Bond Fund | | 3,023 | | 3,026 | | | 33,404 | | 30,819 | | 30,882 | | | 330,849 |
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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 $125,000,000 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. Each Participant was individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the agreement expired on Nov. 13, 2012.
On Nov. 13, 2012, 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 line of credit available under the agreement expires on Nov. 12, 2013. The Funds had no amounts outstanding as of Feb. 28, 2013 or at any time during the period then ended.
8. Derivatives
U.S. GAAP requires disclosures that enable investors to understand: 1) how and why an entity uses derivatives; 2) how they are accounted for; and 3) how they affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.
Inverse Floaters — Each Fund may participate in inverse floater programs where a Fund transfers its own bonds to a trust that issues floating rate securities and inverse floating rate securities (inverse floaters) with an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal of the transferred bonds. The inverse floaters received by the Funds are derivative tax-exempt obligations with floating or variable interest rates that move in the opposite direction of short-term interest rates, usually at an accelerated speed. Consequently, the market values of the inverse floaters will generally be more volatile than other tax-exempt investments. The Funds typically use inverse floaters to adjust the duration of their portfolio. Duration measures a portfolio’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. By holding inverse floaters with a different duration than the underlying bonds that a Fund transferred to the trust, the Fund seeks to adjust its portfolio’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The Funds may also invest in inverse floaters to add additional income to the Funds or to adjust the Funds’ exposure to a specific segment of the yield curve. At Feb. 28, 2013, and during the period then ended, the Funds held no investments in inverse floaters.
9. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks
The Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued by municipalities, mainly in Minnesota, and may be subject to geographic concentration risk. In addition, the Funds have the flexibility to invest in issuers in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam whose bonds are also free of individual state income taxes.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds
9. Credit and Market Risk (continued)
The value of the Funds’ investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the state, 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 market 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 each Fund. At Feb. 28, 2013, the percentages of each Fund’s net assets insured by insurers are listed below and these securities have been identified in the statements of net assets.
| | | Delaware Tax-Free | | Delaware Minnesota |
| Delaware Tax-Free | | Minnesota | | High-Yield Municipal |
| Minnesota Fund | | Intermediate Fund | | Bond Fund |
| 11% | | 13% | | 8% |
Each Fund invests 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 Investors Service (Moody’s), or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment-grade securities.
The Funds may invest in advance 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 and are substituted with an alternative source of revenues (the escrow securities)
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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 the Funds’ 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of Feb. 28, 2013, there were no Rule 144A securities. Illiquid securities have been identified on the statements of net assets.
10. Contractual Obligations
Each Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, each Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds’ existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
11. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Feb. 28, 2013, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ 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 | Joseph W. Chow Former Executive Vice President State Street Corporation Brookline, MA 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 Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa Chief Executive Officer Banco Itaú Europa International Miami, FL | Thomas K. Whitford Vice Chairman PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh, PA Janet L. Yeomans Former 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 Executive 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 |
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This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota 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 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 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 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 delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial 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: VOYAGEUR INTERMEDIATE TAX FREE FUNDS
/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE |
By: | Patrick P. Coyne |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | May 6, 2013 |
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 6, 2013 |
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/s/ RICHARD SALUS |
By: | Richard Salus |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: | May 6, 2013 |