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: | 811-04997 |
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | Delaware Group® Equity Funds V |
Address of principal executive offices: | 610 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Name and address of agent for service: | David F. Connor, Esq. 610 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (800) 523-1918 |
Date of fiscal year end: | November 30 |
Date of reporting period: | May 31, 2023 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
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Semiannual report
Multi-asset mutual fund
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
May 31, 2023
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus and its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
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The Fund is distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.
Other than Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (“Macquarie Bank”), any Macquarie Group entity noted in this document is not an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment, (a) the investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group entity guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.
The Fund is governed by US laws and regulations.
This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Wealth Builder Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature.
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of May 31, 2023, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.
The Fund is not FDIC insured and is not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.
Advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of MIMBT, a US registered investment advisor.
All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners.
© 2023 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.
For the six-month period from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
The Fund seeks to provide high current income and an investment that has the potential for capital appreciation.
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023.
Actual expenses
The first section of the table shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second section of the table shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Fund’s expenses shown in the table reflect fee waivers in effect and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning Account Value 12/1/22 | Ending Account Value 5/31/23 | Annualized Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During Period 12/1/22 to 5/31/23* | |||||||||||||
Actual Fund return† | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $ 980.40 | 1.05% | $5.18 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 977.20 | 1.81% | 8.92 | ||||||||||||
Class R | 1,000.00 | 979.50 | 1.31% | 6.47 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 982.30 | 0.81% | 4.00 | ||||||||||||
Class R6** | 1,000.00 | 992.40 | 0.72% | 1.81 | ||||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,019.70 | 1.05% | $5.29 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,015.91 | 1.81% | 9.10 | ||||||||||||
Class R | 1,000.00 | 1,018.40 | 1.31% | 6.59 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,020.89 | 0.81% | 4.08 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 1,000.00 | 1,010.79 | 0.72% | 1.82 |
*“Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
†Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns.
**The Class R6 shares commenced operations on February 28, 2023. The ending account value for “Actual” uses the performance since inception and is not annualized and the expenses paid during the period for “Actual” are equal to the Class R6 annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 92/365 (to reflect the actual days since inception).
In addition to the Fund’s expenses reflected above, the Fund also indirectly bears its portion of the fees and expenses of any investment companies (Underlying Funds), including exchange-traded funds in which it invests. The table above does not reflect the expenses of any Underlying Funds.
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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund | As of May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications, which may result in the sector designations for one fund being different from another fund’s sector designations.
Security type / sector | Percentage of net assets | |||
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 0.08% | |||
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security | 0.01% | |||
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 4.54% | |||
Collateralized Debt Obligations | 0.56% | |||
Convertible Bonds | 7.24% | |||
Corporate Bonds | 12.33% | |||
Automotive | 0.30% | |||
Banking | 1.12% | |||
Basic Industry | 0.60% | |||
Brokerage | 0.07% | |||
Capital Goods | 0.59% | |||
Communications | 0.67% | |||
Consumer Cyclical | 0.20% | |||
Consumer Goods | 0.16% | |||
Consumer Non-Cyclical | 0.52% | |||
Electric | 0.84% | |||
Energy | 1.54% | |||
Finance Companies | 0.35% | |||
Financial Services | 0.15% | |||
Financials | 0.05% | |||
Government Agency | 0.39% | |||
Healthcare | 0.41% | |||
Industrials | 0.02% | |||
Insurance | 0.84% | |||
Leisure | 0.48% | |||
Media | 0.58% | |||
Natural Gas | 0.12% | |||
Real Estate Investment Trusts | 0.05% | |||
Retail | 0.38% | |||
Services | 0.46% | |||
Technology | 0.26% | |||
Technology & Electronics | 0.26% | |||
Telecommunications | 0.54% | |||
Transportation | 0.34% | |||
Utilities | 0.04% | |||
Municipal Bonds | 0.05% |
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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
Security type / sector | Percentage of net assets | |||
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities | 0.34% | |||
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 0.13% | |||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.50% | |||
Sovereign Bonds | 1.86% | |||
Supranational Banks | 0.14% | |||
US Treasury Obligations | 2.84% | |||
Common Stocks | 57.04% | |||
Communication Services | 2.34% | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 7.54% | |||
Consumer Staples | 5.03% | |||
Energy | 3.78% | |||
Financials | 7.41% | |||
Healthcare | 8.11% | |||
Industrials | 3.95% | |||
Information Technology | 14.58% | |||
Materials | 1.02% | |||
Real Estate | 0.00% | |||
REIT Diversified | 0.24% | |||
REIT Healthcare | 0.06% | |||
REIT Hotel | 0.15% | |||
REIT Industrial | 0.43% | |||
REIT Mall | 0.16% | |||
REIT Manufactured Housing | 0.05% | |||
REIT Multifamily | 0.80% | |||
REIT Office | 0.05% | |||
REIT Self-Storage | 0.29% | |||
REIT Shopping Center | 0.27% | |||
REIT Single Tenant | 0.12% | |||
REIT Specialty | 0.17% | |||
Utilities | 0.49% | |||
Convertible Preferred Stock | 1.07% | |||
Preferred Stock | 0.14% | |||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 8.21% | |||
Leveraged Non-Recourse Security | 0.00% | |||
Short-Term Investments | 1.60% | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.68% | |||
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.32% | |||
Total Net Assets | 100.00% |
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Holdings are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.
Top 10 equity holdings | Percentage of net assets | |||
Apple | 2.92% | |||
Microsoft | 2.51% | |||
NVIDIA | 1.31% | |||
Johnson & Johnson | 1.27% | |||
Broadcom | 1.26% | |||
Merck & Co. | 1.16% | |||
Sc Hixson | 1.13% | |||
TJX | 1.01% | |||
Lowe’s | 1.01% | |||
Cisco Systems | 0.99% |
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Delaware Wealth Builder Fund | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.08% | ||||||||
Fannie Mae REMIC | ||||||||
Series 2013-44 DI 3.00% 5/25/33 Σ | 239,467 | $ | 20,549 | |||||
Freddie Mac REMIC | ||||||||
Series 5092 WG 1.00% 4/25/31 | 213,465 | 186,158 | ||||||
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust | ||||||||
Series 2021-HQA2 M1 144A 5.673% (SOFR + 0.70%) 12/25/33 #, • | 33,588 | 33,422 | ||||||
GNMA | ||||||||
Series 2013-113 LY 3.00% 5/20/43 | 450,000 | 407,731 | ||||||
Series 2017-10 KZ 3.00% 1/20/47 | 1,209 | 1,104 | ||||||
Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $743,165) | 648,964 | |||||||
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security — 0.01% | ||||||||
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates | ||||||||
Series K729 A2 3.136% 10/25/24 ♦ | 100,000 | 97,206 | ||||||
Total Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security (cost $108,828) | 97,206 | |||||||
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 4.54% | ||||||||
Fannie Mae | ||||||||
3.50% 10/1/42 | 344,106 | 322,362 | ||||||
4.50% 2/1/44 | 91,810 | 91,082 | ||||||
Fannie Mae S.F. 15 yr | ||||||||
2.00% 2/1/36 | 264,822 | 237,380 | ||||||
2.00% 4/1/36 | 451,135 | 404,232 | ||||||
4.50% 9/1/37 | 90,967 | 89,665 | ||||||
Fannie Mae S.F. 20 yr | ||||||||
2.00% 3/1/41 | 98,723 | 84,133 | ||||||
2.00% 5/1/41 | 830,432 | 714,124 | ||||||
2.50% 1/1/41 | 47,523 | 42,114 | ||||||
2.50% 7/1/41 | 315,933 | 278,148 | ||||||
4.00% 8/1/42 | 509,114 | 486,880 | ||||||
4.00% 9/1/42 | 587,826 | 562,155 | ||||||
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr | ||||||||
2.00% 12/1/50 | 132,630 | 109,663 | ||||||
2.00% 1/1/51 | 36,089 | 30,042 | ||||||
2.00% 2/1/51 | 935,470 | 778,596 | ||||||
2.00% 3/1/51 | 495,604 | 409,430 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||||
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr | ||||||||
2.00% 6/1/51 | 824,560 | $ | 687,445 | |||||
2.00% 1/1/52 | 75,471 | 62,645 | ||||||
2.50% 1/1/43 | 17,483 | 15,213 | ||||||
2.50% 8/1/50 | 600,084 | 519,927 | ||||||
2.50% 9/1/50 | 83,617 | 72,105 | ||||||
2.50% 11/1/50 | 388,504 | 333,825 | ||||||
2.50% 1/1/51 | 266,376 | 231,610 | ||||||
2.50% 5/1/51 | 56,710 | 48,654 | ||||||
2.50% 6/1/51 | 28,576 | 24,742 | ||||||
2.50% 7/1/51 | 51,002 | 43,903 | ||||||
2.50% 8/1/51 | 630,170 | 543,681 | ||||||
2.50% 11/1/51 | 105,890 | 90,659 | ||||||
2.50% 2/1/52 | 1,479,930 | 1,271,687 | ||||||
2.50% 4/1/52 | 406,405 | 348,642 | ||||||
3.00% 1/1/47 | 169,360 | 154,149 | ||||||
3.00% 11/1/48 | 9,310 | 8,434 | ||||||
3.00% 11/1/49 | 273,208 | 248,143 | ||||||
3.00% 3/1/50 | 384,957 | 344,914 | ||||||
3.00% 7/1/50 | 213,832 | 192,147 | ||||||
3.00% 8/1/50 | 283,909 | 253,618 | ||||||
3.00% 7/1/51 | 150,278 | 134,573 | ||||||
3.00% 8/1/51 | 69,245 | 61,875 | ||||||
3.50% 1/1/46 | 126,053 | 118,952 | ||||||
3.50% 7/1/47 | 203,365 | 191,868 | ||||||
3.50% 2/1/48 | 48,396 | 45,149 | ||||||
3.50% 11/1/48 | 247,085 | 229,602 | ||||||
3.50% 11/1/49 | 511,869 | 475,051 | ||||||
3.50% 12/1/49 | 145,993 | 136,342 | ||||||
3.50% 3/1/50 | 10,556 | 9,899 | ||||||
3.50% 7/1/50 | 354,785 | 332,048 | ||||||
3.50% 8/1/50 | 931,261 | 865,891 | ||||||
3.50% 9/1/50 | 601,158 | 563,761 | ||||||
3.50% 6/1/51 | 644,912 | 594,716 | ||||||
3.50% 1/1/52 | 383,530 | 353,010 | ||||||
3.50% 5/1/52 | 283,716 | 262,970 | ||||||
3.50% 9/1/52 | 203,194 | 186,778 | ||||||
4.00% 3/1/47 | 196,535 | 188,102 | ||||||
4.00% 4/1/47 | 7,308 | 7,049 | ||||||
4.00% 6/1/48 | 85,716 | 82,303 | ||||||
4.00% 9/1/48 | 3,641 | 3,482 | ||||||
4.00% 10/1/48 | 308,738 | 297,559 |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||||
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr | ||||||||
4.00% 6/1/49 | 6,771 | $ | 6,530 | |||||
4.00% 5/1/51 | 455,779 | 435,671 | ||||||
4.00% 6/1/52 | 485,058 | 458,448 | ||||||
4.00% 9/1/52 | 158,106 | 149,367 | ||||||
4.50% 10/1/45 | 133,021 | 132,292 | ||||||
4.50% 11/1/47 | 82,519 | 81,370 | ||||||
4.50% 4/1/48 | 318,096 | 314,386 | ||||||
4.50% 7/1/48 | 247,441 | 243,827 | ||||||
4.50% 9/1/48 | 366,223 | 359,549 | ||||||
4.50% 1/1/49 | 13,890 | 13,676 | ||||||
4.50% 5/1/49 | 138,048 | 135,391 | ||||||
4.50% 1/1/50 | 1,514,666 | 1,506,251 | ||||||
4.50% 4/1/50 | 212,222 | 209,161 | ||||||
4.50% 9/1/52 | 144,813 | 140,341 | ||||||
4.50% 2/1/53 | 1,911,839 | 1,851,666 | ||||||
5.00% 7/1/47 | 782,429 | 789,538 | ||||||
5.00% 7/1/49 | 82,144 | 82,145 | ||||||
5.00% 8/1/49 | 622,178 | 624,215 | ||||||
5.00% 6/1/52 | 382,648 | 377,283 | ||||||
5.00% 9/1/52 | 108,819 | 107,192 | ||||||
5.00% 10/1/52 | 679,762 | 671,740 | ||||||
5.50% 5/1/44 | 1,362,070 | 1,402,773 | ||||||
5.50% 8/1/52 | 1,208,252 | 1,209,311 | ||||||
5.50% 10/1/52 | 277,612 | 278,979 | ||||||
5.50% 3/1/53 | 260,669 | 261,012 | ||||||
6.00% 1/1/42 | 786,000 | 818,167 | ||||||
6.00% 6/1/53 | 648,000 | 655,534 | ||||||
6.50% 11/1/33 | 64,787 | 66,314 | ||||||
6.50% 6/1/36 | 12,019 | 12,302 | ||||||
7.00% 3/1/32 | 88,028 | 87,903 | ||||||
7.00% 8/1/32 | 75,211 | 74,656 | ||||||
Freddie Mac S.F. 15 yr | ||||||||
2.00% 12/1/35 | 144,525 | 130,218 | ||||||
3.00% 3/1/35 | 542,682 | 512,616 | ||||||
4.50% 9/1/37 | 471,226 | 464,999 | ||||||
Freddie Mac S.F. 20 yr | ||||||||
2.00% 3/1/41 | 113,446 | 97,760 | ||||||
2.50% 9/1/41 | 181,163 | 159,776 | ||||||
3.00% 9/1/40 | 181,842 | 167,307 | ||||||
3.50% 9/1/35 | 157,169 | 150,052 | ||||||
3.50% 5/1/42 | 140,769 | 131,072 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||||
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr | ||||||||
2.00% 9/1/51 | 165,815 | $ | 137,133 | |||||
2.00% 3/1/52 | 7,525 | 6,190 | ||||||
2.50% 11/1/50 | 200,334 | 172,757 | ||||||
2.50% 12/1/51 | 565,954 | 487,938 | ||||||
3.00% 11/1/46 | 949,012 | 861,300 | ||||||
3.00% 7/1/50 | 320,758 | 286,187 | ||||||
3.00% 8/1/50 | 137,465 | 123,977 | ||||||
3.00% 12/1/50 | 385,489 | 346,271 | ||||||
3.00% 8/1/51 | 715,014 | 639,604 | ||||||
3.00% 1/1/52 | 120,303 | 106,934 | ||||||
3.50% 8/1/49 | 475,240 | 441,207 | ||||||
3.50% 4/1/52 | 26,908 | 24,855 | ||||||
3.50% 6/1/52 | 23,031 | 21,225 | ||||||
4.00% 10/1/47 | 22,226 | 21,087 | ||||||
4.00% 8/1/52 | 450,423 | 427,533 | ||||||
4.00% 9/1/52 | 606,057 | 573,404 | ||||||
4.50% 8/1/48 | 68,609 | 67,688 | ||||||
4.50% 1/1/49 | 86,121 | 84,722 | ||||||
4.50% 8/1/49 | 21,265 | 21,000 | ||||||
4.50% 10/1/52 | 697,344 | 675,423 | ||||||
5.50% 9/1/41 | 20,422 | 21,085 | ||||||
5.50% 9/1/52 | 730,544 | 746,366 | ||||||
5.50% 10/1/52 | 644,506 | 644,277 | ||||||
5.50% 3/1/53 | 314,182 | 318,203 | ||||||
5.50% 6/1/53 | 375,000 | 374,760 | ||||||
6.00% 1/1/53 | 374,946 | 384,611 | ||||||
GNMA I S.F. 30 yr | ||||||||
3.00%8/15/45 | 791,277 | 724,894 | ||||||
GNMA II S.F. 30 yr | ||||||||
3.00% 12/20/51 | 111,591 | 100,414 | ||||||
3.00% 1/20/52 | 163,188 | 147,120 | ||||||
5.50% 5/20/37 | 7,664 | 7,928 | ||||||
6.50% 6/20/39 | 11,901 | 12,495 | ||||||
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $43,085,625) | 39,656,507 |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.56% | ||||||||
Bavarian Sky UK 5 | ||||||||
Series 2014-1A A1A2 144A 6.45% (LIBOR03M + 1.20%, Floor 1.20%) 10/20/34 #, • | 250,000 | $ | 240,759 | |||||
Cedar Funding IX CLO | ||||||||
Series 2018-9A A1 144A 6.23% (LIBOR03M + 0.98%, Floor 0.98%) 4/20/31 #, • | 500,000 | 494,872 | ||||||
Galaxy XXI CLO | ||||||||
Series 2015-21A AR 144A 6.27% (LIBOR03M + 1.02%) 4/20/31 #, • | 600,000 | 591,143 | ||||||
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 36 | ||||||||
Series 2020-36A A1R 144A 6.50% (LIBOR03M + 1.25%, Floor 1.25%) 4/20/33 #, • | 250,000 | 246,396 | ||||||
Octagon Investment Partners 33 | ||||||||
Series 2017-1A A1 144A 6.44% (LIBOR03M + 1.19%) 1/20/31 #, • | 250,000 | 248,183 | ||||||
Octagon Investment Partners 34 | ||||||||
Series 2017-1A A1 144A 6.39% (LIBOR03M + 1.14%) 1/20/30 #, • | 1,000,000 | 992,131 | ||||||
Octagon Investment Partners 48 | ||||||||
Series 2020-3A AR 144A 6.40% (LIBOR03M + 1.15%, Floor 1.15%) 10/20/34 #, • | 550,000 | 538,484 | ||||||
Signal Peak CLO 5 | ||||||||
Series 2018-5A A 144A 6.365% (LIBOR03M + 1.11%, Floor 1.11%) 4/25/31 #, • | 250,000 | 247,155 | ||||||
Sound Point Clo XXI | ||||||||
Series 2018-3A A1A 144A 6.448% (LIBOR03M + 1.18%, Floor 1.18%) 10/26/31 #, • | 500,000 | 490,881 | ||||||
Venture 34 CLO | ||||||||
Series 2018-34A A 144A 6.49% (LIBOR03M + 1.23%, Floor 1.23%) 10/15/31 #, • | 550,000 | 542,566 | ||||||
Venture 42 CLO | ||||||||
Series 2021-42A A1A 144A 6.39% (LIBOR03M + 1.13%, Floor 1.13%) 4/15/34 #, • | 250,000 | 242,909 | ||||||
Total Collateralized Debt Obligations | ||||||||
(cost $4,931,455) | 4,875,479 | |||||||
Convertible Bonds — 7.24% | ||||||||
Basic Industry — 0.12% | ||||||||
Ivanhoe Mines 144A 2.50% exercise price $9.31, maturity date 4/15/26 # | 843,000 | 996,472 | ||||||
996,472 |
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Convertible Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Brokerage — 0.10% | ||||||||
WisdomTree 144A 5.75% exercise price $9.54, maturity date 8/15/28 # | 850,000 | $ | 875,500 | |||||
875,500 | ||||||||
Capital Goods — 0.36% | ||||||||
Chart Industries 1.00% exercise price $58.73, maturity date 11/15/24 | 725,000 | 1,410,125 | ||||||
Kaman 3.25% exercise price $65.26, maturity date 5/1/24 | 1,839,000 | 1,734,177 | ||||||
3,144,302 | ||||||||
Communications — 0.79% | ||||||||
Cable One 1.125% exercise price $2,275.83, maturity date 3/15/28 | 2,700,000 | 2,023,650 | ||||||
DISH Network 3.375% exercise price $65.18, maturity date 8/15/26 | 2,817,000 | 1,278,355 | ||||||
Liberty Broadband 3.125% exercise price $529.07, maturity date 3/31/53 | 2,955,000 | 2,813,160 | ||||||
Liberty Latin America 2.00% exercise price $20.65, maturity date 7/15/24 | 853,000 | 795,849 | ||||||
6,911,014 | ||||||||
Consumer Cyclical — 0.47% | ||||||||
Cheesecake Factory 0.375% exercise price $75.97, maturity date 6/15/26 | 3,009,000 | 2,501,231 | ||||||
Ford Motor 0.885% exercise price $15.65, maturity date 3/15/26 ^ | 1,636,000 | 1,603,280 | ||||||
4,104,511 | ||||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical — 2.28% | ||||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical 0.599% exercise price $124.67, maturity date 8/1/24 | 1,376,000 | 1,373,386 | ||||||
Chefs’ Warehouse 1.875% exercise price $44.20, maturity date 12/1/24 | 2,587,000 | 2,613,541 | ||||||
Chegg 4.581% exercise price $107.55, maturity date 9/1/26 ^ | 2,846,000 | 2,148,730 | ||||||
Coherus Biosciences 1.50% exercise price $19.26, maturity date 4/15/26 | 2,828,000 | 1,747,019 | ||||||
CONMED 144A 2.25% exercise price $145.33, maturity date 6/15/27 # | 2,212,000 | 2,351,356 | ||||||
Integer Holdings 144A 2.125% exercise price $87.20, maturity date 2/15/28 # | 376,000 | 427,888 | ||||||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings 0.50% exercise price $73.67, maturity date 8/15/25 | 2,277,000 | 2,057,269 |
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Convertible Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued) | ||||||||
Ionis Pharmaceuticals 0.125% exercise price $83.28, maturity date 12/15/24 | 1,763,000 | $ | 1,667,093 | |||||
Jazz Investments I 2.00% exercise price $155.81, maturity date 6/15/26 | 983,000 | 1,018,634 | ||||||
Lantheus Holdings 144A 2.625% exercise price $79.81, maturity date 12/15/27 # | 377,000 | 503,295 | ||||||
Pacira BioSciences 0.75% exercise price $71.77, maturity date 8/1/25 | 2,265,000 | 2,069,644 | ||||||
Paratek Pharmaceuticals 4.75% exercise price $15.90, maturity date 5/1/24 | 2,262,000 | 1,953,915 | ||||||
19,931,770 | ||||||||
Electric — 0.77% | ||||||||
Duke Energy 144A 4.125% exercise price $118.86, maturity date 4/15/26 # | 1,610,000 | 1,597,925 | ||||||
FirstEnergy 144A 4.00% exercise price $46.81, maturity date 5/1/26 # | 1,180,000 | 1,181,770 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Partners 144A 1.002% exercise price $75.33, maturity date 11/15/25 #, ∧ | 819,000 | 771,089 | ||||||
NRG Energy 2.75% exercise price $43.01, maturity date 6/1/48 | 1,535,000 | 1,577,980 | ||||||
Ormat Technologies 144A 2.50% exercise price $90.27, maturity date 7/15/27 # | 1,432,000 | 1,614,580 | ||||||
6,743,344 | ||||||||
Energy — 0.27% | ||||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group 6.75% exercise price $6.97, maturity date 2/15/26 | 1,933,000 | 2,335,064 | ||||||
2,335,064 | ||||||||
Financials — 0.51% | ||||||||
FTI Consulting 2.00% exercise price $101.38, maturity date 8/15/23 | 1,118,000 | 2,081,157 | ||||||
Repay Holdings 144A 3.768% exercise price $33.60, maturity date 2/1/26 #, ∧ | 2,936,000 | 2,366,817 | ||||||
4,447,974 | ||||||||
Industrials — 0.02% | ||||||||
Danimer Scientific 144A 3.25% exercise price $10.79, maturity date 12/15/26 # | 428,000 | 188,855 | ||||||
188,855 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Convertible Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.20% | ||||||||
Summit Hotel Properties 1.50% exercise price $11.72, maturity date 2/15/26 | 2,030,000 | $ | 1,749,657 | |||||
1,749,657 | ||||||||
Technology — 1.13% | ||||||||
Block 0.125% exercise price $121.00, maturity date 3/1/25 | 927,000 | 859,793 | ||||||
InterDigital 144A 3.50% exercise price $77.50, maturity date 6/1/27 # | 2,662,000 | 3,267,605 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks 0.75% exercise price $88.78, maturity date 7/1/23 | 1,085,000 | 2,579,587 | ||||||
Semtech 144A 1.625% exercise price $37.27, maturity date 11/1/27 # | 1,599,000 | 1,388,731 | ||||||
Wolfspeed 0.25% exercise price $127.22, maturity date 2/15/28 | 2,372,000 | 1,717,328 | ||||||
9,813,044 | ||||||||
Transportation — 0.22% | ||||||||
Spirit Airlines 1.00% exercise price $42.35, maturity date 5/15/26 | 2,436,000 | 1,928,094 | ||||||
1,928,094 | ||||||||
Total Convertible Bonds | ||||||||
(cost $64,216,433) | 63,169,601 | |||||||
Corporate Bonds — 12.33% | ||||||||
Automotive — 0.30% | ||||||||
Allison Transmission | ||||||||
144A 3.75% 1/30/31 # | 340,000 | 287,394 | ||||||
144A 5.875% 6/1/29 # | 1,000,000 | 965,866 | ||||||
Ford Motor 4.75% 1/15/43 | 210,000 | 155,376 | ||||||
Ford Motor Credit | ||||||||
3.375% 11/13/25 | 240,000 | 221,580 | ||||||
4.542% 8/1/26 | 750,000 | 702,505 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber 5.25% 7/15/31 | 365,000 | 317,897 | ||||||
2,650,618 | ||||||||
Banking — 1.12% | ||||||||
Banco Continental 144A 2.75% 12/10/25 # | 400,000 | 362,898 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Banking (continued) | ||||||||
Bank of America | ||||||||
1.922% 10/24/31 μ | 560,000 | $ | 442,726 | |||||
2.482% 9/21/36 μ | 535,000 | 406,468 | ||||||
2.884% 10/22/30 μ | 20,000 | 17,244 | ||||||
3.194% 7/23/30 μ | 55,000 | 48,562 | ||||||
5.288% 4/25/34 μ | 240,000 | 238,619 | ||||||
6.204% 11/10/28 μ | 280,000 | 289,838 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon 4.70% 9/20/25 μ, ψ | 20,000 | 19,635 | ||||||
BBVA Bancomer 144A 1.875% 9/18/25 # | 400,000 | 370,280 | ||||||
Citigroup 5.61% 9/29/26 μ | 575,000 | 579,476 | ||||||
Citizens Bank 6.064% 10/24/25 μ | 790,000 | 741,909 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group 2.85% 7/27/26 | 345,000 | 295,947 | ||||||
Deutsche Bank | ||||||||
2.222% 9/18/24 μ | 300,000 | 294,245 | ||||||
6.72% 1/18/29 μ | 150,000 | 150,767 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group | ||||||||
1.542% 9/10/27 μ | 638,000 | 563,083 | ||||||
2.60% 2/7/30 | 70,000 | 60,031 | ||||||
3.102% 2/24/33 μ | 20,000 | 16,971 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | ||||||||
1.764% 11/19/31 μ | 40,000 | 31,588 | ||||||
1.953% 2/4/32 μ | 140,000 | 111,564 | ||||||
2.58% 4/22/32 μ | 435,000 | 362,383 | ||||||
3.109% 4/22/51 μ | 30,000 | 20,768 | ||||||
4.023% 12/5/24 μ | 75,000 | 74,346 | ||||||
4.08% 4/26/26 μ | 170,000 | 166,470 | ||||||
KeyBank | ||||||||
3.40% 5/20/26 | 500,000 | 427,293 | ||||||
5.85% 11/15/27 | 30,000 | 27,864 | ||||||
KeyCorp 4.789% 6/1/33 μ | 2,000 | 1,730 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | ||||||||
1.794% 2/13/32 μ | 315,000 | 245,163 | ||||||
1.928% 4/28/32 μ | 15,000 | 11,723 | ||||||
2.484% 9/16/36 μ | 256,000 | 193,432 | ||||||
2.511% 10/20/32 μ | 40,000 | 32,492 | ||||||
5.123% 2/1/29 μ | 15,000 | 14,934 | ||||||
5.25% 4/21/34 μ | 20,000 | 19,871 | ||||||
6.138% 10/16/26 μ | 155,000 | 158,433 | ||||||
6.296% 10/18/28 μ | 249,000 | 258,944 | ||||||
6.342% 10/18/33 μ | 50,000 | 53,591 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Banking (continued) | ||||||||
NBK SPC 144A 1.625% 9/15/27 #, μ | 405,000 | $ | 363,413 | |||||
PNC Bank 3.875% 4/10/25 | 250,000 | 239,906 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group | ||||||||
2.60% 7/23/26 | 355,000 | 329,996 | ||||||
5.671% 10/28/25 μ | 345,000 | 344,657 | ||||||
Popular 7.25% 3/13/28 | 10,000 | 9,919 | ||||||
State Street | ||||||||
5.751% 11/4/26 μ | 15,000 | 15,186 | ||||||
5.82% 11/4/28 μ | 10,000 | 10,300 | ||||||
SVB Financial Group | ||||||||
1.80% 10/28/26 ‡ | 51,000 | 35,483 | ||||||
1.80% 2/2/31 ‡ | 60,000 | 37,740 | ||||||
4.00% 5/15/26 ‡, ψ | 680,000 | 52,292 | ||||||
4.57% 4/29/33 ‡ | 22,000 | 15,203 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.108% 6/8/27 | 26,000 | 25,035 | ||||||
Truist Bank 2.636% 9/17/29 μ | 533,000 | 493,106 | ||||||
Truist Financial | ||||||||
1.887% 6/7/29 μ | 75,000 | 62,372 | ||||||
4.95% 9/1/25 μ, ψ | 85,000 | 79,050 | ||||||
6.123% 10/28/33 μ | 10,000 | 10,241 | ||||||
US Bancorp | �� | |||||||
2.491% 11/3/36 μ | 65,000 | 48,078 | ||||||
3.00% 7/30/29 | 150,000 | 128,322 | ||||||
3.10% 4/27/26 | 210,000 | 194,158 | ||||||
3.375% 2/5/24 | 60,000 | 59,020 | ||||||
4.839% 2/1/34 μ | 10,000 | 9,388 | ||||||
5.727% 10/21/26 μ | 59,000 | 58,686 | ||||||
9,732,839 | ||||||||
Basic Industry — 0.60% | ||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings 3.75% 10/1/30 | 400,000 | 342,612 | ||||||
Avient 144A 5.75% 5/15/25 # | 312,000 | 310,829 | ||||||
Celanese US Holdings | ||||||||
6.05% 3/15/25 | 380,000 | 381,719 | ||||||
6.165% 7/15/27 | 50,000 | 50,375 | ||||||
Chemours 144A 5.75% 11/15/28 # | 600,000 | 528,871 | ||||||
CP Atlas Buyer 144A 7.00% 12/1/28 # | 190,000 | 139,386 | ||||||
First Quantum Minerals | ||||||||
144A 7.50% 4/1/25 # | 635,000 | 634,346 | ||||||
144A 8.625% 6/1/31 # | 425,000 | 419,687 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Basic Industry (continued) | ||||||||
FMG Resources August 2006 144A 5.875% 4/15/30 # | 385,000 | $ | 363,758 | |||||
Freeport-McMoRan 5.45% 3/15/43 | 310,000 | 281,410 | ||||||
Metinvest 8.50% 4/23/26 | 400,000 | 263,104 | ||||||
Newmont | ||||||||
2.25% 10/1/30 | 150,000 | 124,430 | ||||||
2.60% 7/15/32 | 100,000 | 82,194 | ||||||
2.80% 10/1/29 | 290,000 | 253,230 | ||||||
Novelis 144A 4.75% 1/30/30 # | 560,000 | 497,501 | ||||||
Olin 5.00% 2/1/30 | 135,000 | 123,179 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams | ||||||||
2.90% 3/15/52 | 235,000 | 147,093 | ||||||
3.30% 5/15/50 | 475,000 | 327,582 | ||||||
5,271,306 | ||||||||
Brokerage — 0.07% | ||||||||
Jefferies Financial Group | ||||||||
2.625% 10/15/31 | 355,000 | 276,716 | ||||||
4.15% 1/23/30 | 170,000 | 154,083 | ||||||
6.45% 6/8/27 | 90,000 | 93,227 | ||||||
6.50% 1/20/43 | 70,000 | 69,732 | ||||||
593,758 | ||||||||
Capital Goods — 0.59% | ||||||||
ARD Finance 144A PIK 6.50% 6/30/27 #, > | 200,000 | 155,676 | ||||||
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA 144A 4.00% 9/1/29 # | 605,000 | 475,272 | ||||||
Boeing 3.25% 2/1/28 | 285,000 | 262,798 | ||||||
Bombardier | ||||||||
144A 6.00% 2/15/28 # | 350,000 | 323,249 | ||||||
144A 7.50% 2/1/29 # | 100,000 | 97,215 | ||||||
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings 144A 8.75% 4/15/30 # | 190,000 | 164,541 | ||||||
Eaton 4.15% 3/15/33 | 110,000 | 105,229 | ||||||
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding | ||||||||
144A 7.875% 8/15/26 # | 410,000 | 406,814 | ||||||
144A 9.25% 4/15/27 # | 150,000 | 137,045 | ||||||
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer 144A 4.00% 10/15/27 # | 135,000 | 119,129 | ||||||
Roller Bearing Co. of America 144A 4.375% 10/15/29 # | 255,000 | 225,994 | ||||||
Sealed Air 144A 5.00% 4/15/29 # | 350,000 | 325,164 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Capital Goods (continued) | ||||||||
Teledyne Technologies | ||||||||
0.95% 4/1/24 | 105,000 | $ | 100,991 | |||||
2.25% 4/1/28 | 145,000 | 128,315 | ||||||
2.75% 4/1/31 | 840,000 | 712,174 | ||||||
TK Elevator US Newco 144A 5.25% 7/15/27 # | 640,000 | 590,088 | ||||||
TransDigm 144A 6.25% 3/15/26 # | 607,000 | 603,391 | ||||||
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari 144A 6.95% 3/14/26 # | 200,000 | 191,136 | ||||||
5,124,221 | ||||||||
Communications — 0.67% | ||||||||
AT&T | ||||||||
1.70% 3/25/26 | 215,000 | 196,608 | ||||||
3.50% 6/1/41 | 31,000 | 23,672 | ||||||
3.50% 9/15/53 | 735,000 | 510,680 | ||||||
4.35% 3/1/29 | 280,000 | 271,519 | ||||||
5.40% 2/15/34 | 60,000 | 60,178 | ||||||
Charter Communications Operating | ||||||||
3.85% 4/1/61 | 440,000 | 259,679 | ||||||
4.40% 12/1/61 | 290,000 | 188,568 | ||||||
4.50% 2/1/24 | 145,000 | 143,498 | ||||||
4.80% 3/1/50 | 240,000 | 175,904 | ||||||
5.05% 3/30/29 | 100,000 | 95,944 | ||||||
Comcast | ||||||||
2.80% 1/15/51 | 220,000 | 144,042 | ||||||
3.20% 7/15/36 | 552,000 | 456,398 | ||||||
5.25% 11/7/25 | 530,000 | 536,831 | ||||||
Crown Castle | ||||||||
1.05% 7/15/26 | 565,000 | 497,515 | ||||||
2.10% 4/1/31 | 210,000 | 169,339 | ||||||
CT Trust 144A 5.125% 2/3/32 # | 400,000 | 315,587 | ||||||
Discovery Communications 4.00% 9/15/55 | 475,000 | 301,980 | ||||||
Millicom International Cellular 144A 4.50% 4/27/31 # | 400,000 | 299,888 | ||||||
Sprint Spectrum 144A 4.738% 3/20/25 # | 110,000 | 108,933 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable 7.30% 7/1/38 | 170,000 | 173,800 | ||||||
T-Mobile USA | ||||||||
3.00% 2/15/41 | 440,000 | 318,145 | ||||||
3.75% 4/15/27 | 130,000 | 123,535 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Communications (continued) | ||||||||
Verizon Communications | ||||||||
2.10% 3/22/28 | 200,000 | $ | 176,614 | |||||
2.875% 11/20/50 | 70,000 | 44,720 | ||||||
4.50% 8/10/33 | 134,000 | 126,681 | ||||||
Warnermedia Holdings | ||||||||
3.638% 3/15/25 | 105,000 | 101,655 | ||||||
4.279% 3/15/32 | 20,000 | 17,484 | ||||||
5,839,397 | ||||||||
Consumer Cyclical — 0.20% | ||||||||
Amazon.com 2.50% 6/3/50 | 15,000 | 9,769 | ||||||
Aptiv 3.10% 12/1/51 | 817,000 | 493,911 | ||||||
Ford Motor Credit 2.90% 2/16/28 | 610,000 | 516,024 | ||||||
General Motors Financial 5.85% 4/6/30 | 255,000 | 252,651 | ||||||
Lowe’s 4.25% 4/1/52 | 270,000 | 216,181 | ||||||
VICI Properties 4.95% 2/15/30 | 230,000 | 214,248 | ||||||
1,702,784 | ||||||||
Consumer Goods — 0.16% | ||||||||
Energizer Holdings 144A 4.375% 3/31/29 # | 135,000 | 115,830 | ||||||
Pilgrim’s Pride 4.25% 4/15/31 | 665,000 | 568,609 | ||||||
Post Holdings | ||||||||
144A 5.50% 12/15/29 # | 568,000 | 528,622 | ||||||
144A 5.625% 1/15/28 # | 160,000 | 154,463 | ||||||
1,367,524 | ||||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical — 0.52% | ||||||||
AbbVie 2.95% 11/21/26 | 190,000 | 179,283 | ||||||
Amgen | ||||||||
5.15% 3/2/28 | 300,000 | 302,591 | ||||||
5.25% 3/2/30 | 10,000 | 10,081 | ||||||
5.25% 3/2/33 | 113,000 | 113,448 | ||||||
5.65% 3/2/53 | 5,000 | 5,005 | ||||||
Baxter International 3.132% 12/1/51 | 16,000 | 10,288 | ||||||
Bunge Limited Finance | ||||||||
1.63% 8/17/25 | 150,000 | 138,531 | ||||||
2.75% 5/14/31 | 565,000 | 473,787 | ||||||
Central American Bottling 144A 5.25% 4/27/29 # | 400,000 | 372,360 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued) | ||||||||
CVS Health | ||||||||
1.875% 2/28/31 | 20,000 | $ | 15,980 | |||||
2.70% 8/21/40 | 1,280,000 | 884,134 | ||||||
3.75% 4/1/30 | 55,000 | 50,624 | ||||||
4.78% 3/25/38 | 290,000 | 268,410 | ||||||
HCA 3.50% 7/15/51 | 55,000 | 37,054 | ||||||
InRetail Consumer 144A 3.25% 3/22/28 # | 400,000 | 340,773 | ||||||
JBS USA LUX 144A 3.00% 2/2/29 # | 300,000 | 253,218 | ||||||
MHP Lux 6.95% 4/3/26 | 400,000 | 207,000 | ||||||
Mondelez International 2.125% 3/17/24 | 125,000 | 121,799 | ||||||
Royalty Pharma | ||||||||
1.20% 9/2/25 | 655,000 | 592,232 | ||||||
1.75% 9/2/27 | 190,000 | 163,977 | ||||||
3.35% 9/2/51 | 15,000 | 9,536 | ||||||
4,550,111 | ||||||||
Electric — 0.84% | ||||||||
AEP Transmission 5.40% 3/15/53 | 5,000 | 5,091 | ||||||
Appalachian Power 4.50% 8/1/32 | 175,000 | 164,985 | ||||||
Atlantic City Electric 4.00% 10/15/28 | 75,000 | 72,566 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Energy 2.85% 5/15/51 | 210,000 | 138,009 | ||||||
Calpine | ||||||||
144A 4.50% 2/15/28 # | 217,000 | 197,666 | ||||||
144A 5.00% 2/1/31 # | 550,000 | 444,566 | ||||||
144A 5.25% 6/1/26 # | 80,000 | 77,651 | ||||||
Duke Energy 4.875% 9/16/24 μ, ψ | 570,000 | 549,240 | ||||||
Duke Energy Carolinas | ||||||||
3.95% 11/15/28 | 420,000 | 408,443 | ||||||
4.95% 1/15/33 | 25,000 | 25,108 | ||||||
Entergy Arkansas 4.20% 4/1/49 | 190,000 | 158,395 | ||||||
Entergy Louisiana | ||||||||
4.00% 3/15/33 | 90,000 | 82,728 | ||||||
4.05% 9/1/23 | 25,000 | 24,904 | ||||||
4.95% 1/15/45 | 20,000 | 18,519 | ||||||
Entergy Mississippi 2.85% 6/1/28 | 150,000 | 136,847 | ||||||
Entergy Texas 3.55% 9/30/49 | 300,000 | 220,667 | ||||||
Exelon | ||||||||
3.95% 6/15/25 | 35,000 | 34,125 | ||||||
5.30% 3/15/33 | 10,000 | 10,078 | ||||||
Nevada Power 5.90% 5/1/53 | 165,000 | 179,364 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Electric (continued) | ||||||||
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings | ||||||||
2.25% 6/1/30 | 85,000 | $ | 70,657 | |||||
3.00% 1/15/52 | 905,000 | 591,100 | ||||||
5.65% 5/1/79 μ | 55,000 | 50,050 | ||||||
Pacific Gas and Electric | ||||||||
2.10% 8/1/27 | 30,000 | 25,987 | ||||||
2.50% 2/1/31 | 45,000 | 35,504 | ||||||
3.25% 6/1/31 | 25,000 | 20,732 | ||||||
3.30% 8/1/40 | 355,000 | 238,913 | ||||||
4.95% 7/1/50 | 43,000 | 33,536 | ||||||
PacifiCorp | ||||||||
2.70% 9/15/30 | 20,000 | 17,529 | ||||||
2.90% 6/15/52 | 425,000 | 278,782 | ||||||
3.30% 3/15/51 | 30,000 | 21,361 | ||||||
3.50% 6/15/29 | 255,000 | 238,371 | ||||||
5.35% 12/1/53 | 5,000 | 4,956 | ||||||
Southern 5.70% 10/15/32 | 170,000 | 175,333 | ||||||
Southern California Edison | ||||||||
3.45% 2/1/52 | 137,000 | 97,293 | ||||||
4.00% 4/1/47 | 355,000 | 279,289 | ||||||
4.20% 3/1/29 | 150,000 | 144,163 | ||||||
4.875% 3/1/49 | 165,000 | 147,657 | ||||||
Southwestern Electric Power 4.10% 9/15/28 | 165,000 | 158,042 | ||||||
UEP Penonome II 144A 6.50% 10/1/38 # | 363,023 | 273,175 | ||||||
Vistra | ||||||||
144A 7.00% 12/15/26 #, μ, ψ | 620,000 | 545,925 | ||||||
144A 8.00% 10/15/26 #, μ, ψ | 265,000 | 246,960 | ||||||
Vistra Operations | ||||||||
144A 3.55% 7/15/24 # | 120,000 | 116,171 | ||||||
144A 4.30% 7/15/29 # | 215,000 | 192,036 | ||||||
144A 5.125% 5/13/25 # | 415,000 | 405,568 | ||||||
7,358,042 | ||||||||
Energy —1.54% | ||||||||
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings | ||||||||
144A 5.875% 6/30/29 # | 485,000 | 426,342 | ||||||
144A 7.00% 11/1/26 # | 235,000 | 225,533 | ||||||
BP Capital Markets 4.875% 3/22/30 μ, ψ | 85,000 | 77,509 |
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Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Energy (continued) | ||||||||
BP Capital Markets America | ||||||||
2.721% 1/12/32 | 80,000 | $ | 68,245 | |||||
2.939% 6/4/51 | 275,000 | 183,911 | ||||||
4.812% 2/13/33 | 10,000 | 9,894 | ||||||
Callon Petroleum | ||||||||
144A 7.50% 6/15/30 # | 135,000 | 125,341 | ||||||
144A 8.00% 8/1/28 # | 470,000 | 460,155 | ||||||
Canacol Energy 144A 5.75% 11/24/28 # | 200,000 | 168,375 | ||||||
CNX Midstream Partners 144A 4.75% 4/15/30 # | 190,000 | 157,567 | ||||||
CNX Resources 144A 6.00% 1/15/29 # | 405,000 | 374,592 | ||||||
Crestwood Midstream Partners | ||||||||
144A 5.625% 5/1/27 # | 91,000 | 85,946 | ||||||
144A 6.00% 2/1/29 # | 489,000 | 452,966 | ||||||
Diamondback Energy | ||||||||
3.125% 3/24/31 | 435,000 | 371,058 | ||||||
4.25% 3/15/52 | 69,000 | 52,192 | ||||||
Energean Israel Finance 144A 4.875% 3/30/26 # | 200,000 | 184,760 | ||||||
Energy Transfer | ||||||||
5.25% 4/15/29 | 170,000 | 167,943 | ||||||
5.75% 2/15/33 | 3,000 | 3,011 | ||||||
6.25% 4/15/49 | 115,000 | 109,634 | ||||||
6.50% 11/15/26 μ, ψ | 445,000 | 390,488 | ||||||
Enterprise Products Operating | ||||||||
3.20% 2/15/52 | 695,000 | 474,354 | ||||||
3.30% 2/15/53 | 40,000 | 27,892 | ||||||
5.35% 1/31/33 | 5,000 | 5,100 | ||||||
EQM Midstream Partners | ||||||||
144A 4.75% 1/15/31 # | 680,000 | 584,668 | ||||||
6.50% 7/15/48 | 90,000 | 73,653 | ||||||
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco 144A 2.16% 3/31/34 # | 785,084 | 670,235 | ||||||
Genesis Energy | ||||||||
7.75% 2/1/28 | 850,000 | 817,945 | ||||||
8.00% 1/15/27 | 560,000 | 546,087 | ||||||
Hilcorp Energy I | ||||||||
144A 6.00% 4/15/30 # | 400,000 | 361,019 | ||||||
144A 6.00% 2/1/31 # | 55,000 | 49,158 | ||||||
144A 6.25% 4/15/32 # | 213,000 | 190,775 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan 5.20% 6/1/33 | 15,000 | 14,494 | ||||||
Laredo Petroleum 144A 7.75% 7/31/29 # | 325,000 | 272,285 |
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Energy (continued) | ||||||||
MPLX | ||||||||
1.75% 3/1/26 | 55,000 | $ | 50,160 | |||||
4.00% 3/15/28 | 65,000 | 61,771 | ||||||
5.50% 2/15/49 | 55,000 | 49,115 | ||||||
Murphy Oil 6.375% 7/15/28 | 925,000 | 912,772 | ||||||
NuStar Logistics | ||||||||
5.625% 4/28/27 | 503,000 | 476,845 | ||||||
6.00% 6/1/26 | 157,000 | 152,571 | ||||||
ONEOK 7.50% 9/1/23 | 330,000 | 330,000 | ||||||
PDC Energy 5.75% 5/15/26 | 660,000 | 658,581 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy | ||||||||
5.375% 2/1/29 | 55,000 | 51,283 | ||||||
5.375% 3/15/30 | 255,000 | 234,656 | ||||||
Targa Resources Partners 5.00% 1/15/28 | 600,000 | 579,106 | ||||||
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International 144A 2.625% 8/15/25 # | 400,000 | 357,993 | ||||||
Tennessee Gas Pipeline 144A 2.90% 3/1/30 # | 365,000 | 313,952 | ||||||
USA Compression Partners | ||||||||
6.875% 4/1/26 | 215,000 | 204,741 | ||||||
6.875% 9/1/27 | 398,000 | 373,193 | ||||||
Weatherford International 144A 8.625% 4/30/30 # | 422,000 | 424,459 | ||||||
13,414,325 | ||||||||
Finance Companies — 0.35% | ||||||||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC | ||||||||
3.00% 10/29/28 | 150,000 | 130,139 | ||||||
3.65% 7/21/27 | 200,000 | 184,144 | ||||||
4.45% 4/3/26 | 645,000 | 618,616 | ||||||
Air Lease | ||||||||
2.875% 1/15/26 | 560,000 | 520,968 | ||||||
2.875% 1/15/32 | 300,000 | 241,168 | ||||||
3.00% 2/1/30 | 175,000 | 146,049 | ||||||
3.375% 7/1/25 | 15,000 | 14,235 | ||||||
4.125% 12/15/26 μ, ψ | 10,000 | 6,175 | ||||||
5.85% 12/15/27 | 55,000 | 55,008 | ||||||
Aviation Capital Group | ||||||||
144A 1.95% 1/30/26 # | 830,000 | 741,813 | ||||||
144A 3.50% 11/1/27 # | 445,000 | 397,578 | ||||||
144A 6.25% 4/15/28 # | 15,000 | 15,036 | ||||||
3,070,929 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Financial Services — 0.15% | ||||||||
AerCap Holdings 5.875% 10/10/79 μ | 185,000 | $ | 172,403 | |||||
Air Lease 4.65% 6/15/26 μ, ψ | 180,000 | 144,810 | ||||||
Castlelake Aviation Finance 144A 5.00% 4/15/27 # | 505,000 | 447,238 | ||||||
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust 144A 6.50% 5/1/28 # | 200,000 | 176,082 | ||||||
MSCI 144A 3.625% 11/1/31 # | 485,000 | 405,450 | ||||||
1,345,983 | ||||||||
Financials — 0.05% | ||||||||
MAF Global Securities 7.875% 6/30/27 μ, ψ | 400,000 | 405,472 | ||||||
405,472 | ||||||||
Government Agency — 0.39% | ||||||||
Banco Nacional de Panama 144A 2.50% 8/11/30 # | 405,000 | 322,556 | ||||||
Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 144A 10.95% 5/6/26 # | KZT | 200,000,000 | 377,580 | |||||
Georgian Railway JSC 4.00% 6/17/28 | 400,000 | 344,340 | ||||||
Hutama Karya Persero 144A 3.75% 5/11/30 # | 600,000 | 555,082 | ||||||
OCP 144A 3.75% 6/23/31 # | 400,000 | 329,295 | ||||||
Perusahaan Listrik Negara 144A 4.125% 5/15/27 # | 200,000 | 191,750 | ||||||
PTTEP Treasury Center 144A 2.587% 6/10/27 # | 385,000 | 353,847 | ||||||
QazaqGaz NC JSC 144A 4.375% 9/26/27 # | 960,000 | 893,796 | ||||||
3,368,246 | ||||||||
Healthcare — 0.41% | ||||||||
AthenaHealth Group 144A 6.50% 2/15/30 # | 75,000 | 61,844 | ||||||
Bausch Health 144A 11.00% 9/30/28 # | 256,000 | 193,920 | ||||||
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel 144A 5.50% 1/15/28 # | 605,000 | 542,291 | ||||||
CHS 144A 4.75% 2/15/31 # | 325,000 | 233,958 | ||||||
DaVita | ||||||||
144A 3.75% 2/15/31 # | 190,000 | 151,011 | ||||||
144A 4.625% 6/1/30 # | 470,000 | 403,147 | ||||||
HCA | ||||||||
5.375% 2/1/25 | 4,000 | 3,974 | ||||||
7.58% 9/15/25 | 214,000 | 221,409 | ||||||
Heartland Dental 144A 8.50% 5/1/26 # | 495,000 | 437,189 | ||||||
ModivCare Escrow Issuer 144A 5.00% 10/1/29 # | 360,000 | 274,160 | ||||||
Organon & Co. 144A 5.125% 4/30/31 # | 250,000 | 212,443 | ||||||
Tenet Healthcare | ||||||||
4.25% 6/1/29 | 235,000 | 211,289 | ||||||
6.125% 10/1/28 | 675,000 | 640,413 | ||||||
3,587,048 |
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Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials — 0.02% | ||||||||
CK Hutchison International 23 144A 4.875% 4/21/33 # | 200,000 | $ | 201,133 | |||||
201,133 | ||||||||
Insurance — 0.84% | ||||||||
American International Group 5.125% 3/27/33 | 230,000 | 225,564 | ||||||
Aon | ||||||||
2.90% 8/23/51 | 370,000 | 237,490 | ||||||
5.00% 9/12/32 | 755,000 | 753,838 | ||||||
Athene Global Funding 144A 1.00% 4/16/24 # | 185,000 | 175,800 | ||||||
Athene Holding 3.95% 5/25/51 | 705,000 | 463,651 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Finance 3.85% 3/15/52 | 945,000 | 772,039 | ||||||
Brighthouse Financial 3.85% 12/22/51 | 221,000 | 136,159 | ||||||
GA Global Funding Trust 144A 1.00% 4/8/24 # | 835,000 | 788,494 | ||||||
HUB International 144A 5.625% 12/1/29 # | 470,000 | 422,190 | ||||||
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management | ||||||||
144A 8.50% 3/15/30 # | 585,000 | 584,355 | ||||||
144A 10.50% 12/15/30 # | 620,000 | 622,505 | ||||||
MetLife 6.40% 12/15/36 | 110,000 | 108,542 | ||||||
NFP | ||||||||
144A 6.875% 8/15/28 # | 360,000 | 298,912 | ||||||
144A 7.50% 10/1/30 # | 150,000 | 144,805 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group | ||||||||
4.50% 4/15/33 | 465,000 | 456,550 | ||||||
5.05% 4/15/53 | 440,000 | 432,326 | ||||||
USI 144A 6.875% 5/1/25 # | 758,000 | 748,526 | ||||||
7,371,746 | ||||||||
Leisure — 0.48% | ||||||||
Boyd Gaming | ||||||||
4.75% 12/1/27 | 505,000 | 479,065 | ||||||
144A 4.75% 6/15/31 # | 135,000 | 120,186 | ||||||
Caesars Entertainment | ||||||||
144A 6.25% 7/1/25 # | 138,000 | 137,708 | ||||||
144A 8.125% 7/1/27 # | 342,000 | 348,813 | ||||||
Carnival | ||||||||
144A 5.75% 3/1/27 # | 870,000 | 745,752 | ||||||
144A 7.625% 3/1/26 # | 565,000 | 536,210 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises 144A 5.50% 4/1/28 # | 1,079,000 | 992,381 | ||||||
Scientific Games Holdings 144A 6.625% 3/1/30 # | 505,000 | 444,486 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Leisure (continued) | ||||||||
Scientific Games International 144A 7.25% 11/15/29 # | 425,000 | $ | 422,949 | |||||
4,227,550 | ||||||||
Media — 0.58% | ||||||||
AMC Networks 4.25% 2/15/29 | 390,000 | 222,842 | ||||||
CCO Holdings | ||||||||
144A 4.50% 8/15/30 # | 445,000 | 366,721 | ||||||
4.50% 5/1/32 | 150,000 | 117,545 | ||||||
144A 5.375% 6/1/29 # | 645,000 | 581,395 | ||||||
CMG Media 144A 8.875% 12/15/27 # | 550,000 | 356,870 | ||||||
CSC Holdings | ||||||||
144A 3.375% 2/15/31 # | 945,000 | 646,946 | ||||||
144A 5.00% 11/15/31 # | 700,000 | 303,524 | ||||||
Cumulus Media New Holdings 144A 6.75% 7/1/26 # | 403,000 | 294,653 | ||||||
Directv Financing 144A 5.875% 8/15/27 # | 340,000 | 299,861 | ||||||
DISH DBS 144A 5.75% 12/1/28 # | 490,000 | 356,328 | ||||||
Gray Escrow II 144A 5.375% 11/15/31 # | 405,000 | 258,092 | ||||||
Gray Television 144A 4.75% 10/15/30 # | 543,000 | 352,470 | ||||||
Sirius XM Radio 144A 4.00% 7/15/28 # | 1,065,000 | 893,138 | ||||||
5,050,385 | ||||||||
Natural Gas — 0.12% | ||||||||
Atmos Energy | ||||||||
2.85% 2/15/52 | 200,000 | 134,198 | ||||||
5.75% 10/15/52 | 170,000 | 178,178 | ||||||
ENN Energy Holdings 144A 4.625% 5/17/27 # | 200,000 | 197,196 | ||||||
Infraestructura Energetica Nova 144A 3.75% 1/14/28 # | 480,000 | 437,381 | ||||||
Sempra Energy 3.30% 4/1/25 | 145,000 | 139,661 | ||||||
1,086,614 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.05% | ||||||||
VICI Properties | ||||||||
144A 3.875% 2/15/29 # | 225,000 | 199,105 | ||||||
144A 5.75% 2/1/27 # | 210,000 | 207,381 | ||||||
406,486 | ||||||||
Retail — 0.38% | ||||||||
Asbury Automotive Group | ||||||||
144A 4.625% 11/15/29 # | 325,000 | 286,922 | ||||||
4.75% 3/1/30 | 230,000 | 201,805 |
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Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Retail (continued) | ||||||||
Bath & Body Works | ||||||||
6.875% 11/1/35 | 580,000 | $ | 526,264 | |||||
6.95% 3/1/33 | 391,000 | 349,823 | ||||||
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings 144A 7.75% 2/15/26 # | 499,000 | 463,427 | ||||||
Michaels | ||||||||
144A 5.25% 5/1/28 # | 210,000 | 161,925 | ||||||
144A 7.875% 5/1/29 # | 160,000 | 98,486 | ||||||
Murphy Oil USA 144A 3.75% 2/15/31 # | 530,000 | 448,556 | ||||||
PetSmart 144A 7.75% 2/15/29 # | 755,000 | 734,222 | ||||||
3,271,430 | ||||||||
Services — 0.46% | ||||||||
CDW 3.569% 12/1/31 | 545,000 | 455,994 | ||||||
Gartner 144A 4.50% 7/1/28 # | 170,000 | 160,274 | ||||||
Iron Mountain | ||||||||
144A 4.50% 2/15/31 # | 430,000 | 366,591 | ||||||
144A 5.25% 3/15/28 # | 510,000 | 477,884 | ||||||
Prime Security Services Borrower 144A 5.75% 4/15/26 # | 713,000 | 698,563 | ||||||
Staples 144A 7.50% 4/15/26 # | 626,000 | 515,226 | ||||||
United Rentals North America 3.875% 2/15/31 | 411,000 | 353,001 | ||||||
Univar Solutions USA 144A 5.125% 12/1/27 # | 400,000 | 402,215 | ||||||
White Cap Buyer 144A 6.875% 10/15/28 # | 455,000 | 393,983 | ||||||
White Cap Parent 144A PIK 8.25% 3/15/26 #, > | 234,000 | 220,827 | ||||||
4,044,558 | ||||||||
Technology — 0.26% | ||||||||
Autodesk 2.40% 12/15/31 | 325,000 | 267,190 | ||||||
Broadcom | ||||||||
144A 3.137% 11/15/35 # | 4,000 | 3,051 | ||||||
144A 3.419% 4/15/33 # | 11,000 | 9,140 | ||||||
144A 3.469% 4/15/34 # | 742,000 | 605,710 | ||||||
CDW | ||||||||
2.67% 12/1/26 | 30,000 | 26,874 | ||||||
3.276% 12/1/28 | 390,000 | 338,569 | ||||||
Marvell Technology 2.45% 4/15/28 | 260,000 | 227,056 | ||||||
Oracle | ||||||||
4.65% 5/6/30 | 5,000 | 4,832 | ||||||
5.55% 2/6/53 | 299,000 | 279,524 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings 2.65% 10/1/26 | 340,000 | 319,445 |
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Corporate Bonds (continued) | |||||||||
Technology (continued) | |||||||||
SK Hynix 144A 6.50% 1/17/33 # | 200,000 | $ | 201,111 | ||||||
2,282,502 | |||||||||
Technology & Electronics — 0.26% | |||||||||
Clarios Global 144A 8.50% 5/15/27 # | 285,000 | 286,268 | |||||||
CommScope 144A 8.25% 3/1/27 # | 175,000 | 137,520 | |||||||
CommScope Technologies 144A 6.00% 6/15/25 # | 245,000 | 230,552 | |||||||
Entegris Escrow | |||||||||
144A 4.75% 4/15/29 # | 256,000 | 239,585 | |||||||
144A 5.95% 6/15/30 # | 445,000 | 429,124 | |||||||
NCR 144A 5.25% 10/1/30 # | 170,000 | 145,354 | |||||||
Seagate HDD Cayman | |||||||||
5.75% 12/1/34 | 165,000 | 144,375 | |||||||
144A 8.25% 12/15/29 # | 150,000 | 153,530 | |||||||
Sensata Technologies 144A 4.00% 4/15/29 # | 255,000 | 227,460 | |||||||
SS&C Technologies 144A 5.50% 9/30/27 # | 265,000 | 253,191 | |||||||
2,246,959 | |||||||||
Telecommunications — 0.54% | |||||||||
Altice France 144A 5.50% 10/15/29 # | 600,000 | 435,960 | |||||||
Altice France Holding 144A 6.00% 2/15/28 # | 800,000 | 396,736 | |||||||
Connect Finco 144A 6.75% 10/1/26 # | 450,000 | 434,425 | |||||||
Consolidated Communications | |||||||||
144A 5.00% 10/1/28 # | 405,000 | 286,963 | |||||||
144A 6.50% 10/1/28# | 390,000 | 292,987 | |||||||
Digicel International Finance 144A 8.75% 5/25/24 # | 400,000 | 368,600 | |||||||
Frontier Communications Holdings | |||||||||
144A 5.00% 5/1/28 # | 35,000 | 29,346 | |||||||
144A 5.875% 10/15/27 # | 848,000 | 756,602 | |||||||
5.875% 11/1/29 | 110,000 | 77,138 | |||||||
144A 6.75% 5/1/29 # | 250,000 | 184,648 | |||||||
Northwest Fiber 144A 4.75% 4/30/27 # | 685,000 | 584,531 | |||||||
Sable International Finance 144A 5.75% 9/7/27 # | 200,000 | 185,906 | |||||||
Vmed O2 UK Financing I 144A 4.75% 7/15/31 # | 605,000 | 498,060 | |||||||
VZ Secured Financing 144A 5.00% 1/15/32 # | 200,000 | 159,261 | |||||||
4,691,163 | |||||||||
Transportation — 0.34% | |||||||||
American Airlines 144A 5.75% 4/20/29 # | 302,605 | 290,233 | |||||||
Babcock International Group 1.375% 9/13/27 | EUR | 200,000 | 192,269 | ||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 2.875% 6/15/52 | 15,000 | 10,168 | |||||||
Delta Air Lines 7.375% 1/15/26 | 308,000 | 323,576 |
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Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Transportation (continued) | ||||||||
Grupo Aeromexico 144A 8.50% 3/17/27 # | 400,000 | $ | 359,406 | |||||
Mileage Plus Holdings 144A 6.50% 6/20/27 # | 586,500 | 586,023 | ||||||
Rumo Luxembourg 144A 5.25% 1/10/28 # | 400,000 | 373,600 | ||||||
Rutas 2 and 7 Finance 144A 3.213% 9/30/36 #, ∧ | 451,800 | 302,175 | ||||||
United Airlines | ||||||||
144A 4.375% 4/15/26 # | 195,000 | 184,675 | ||||||
144A 4.625% 4/15/29 # | 235,000 | 213,112 | ||||||
United Airlines Pass Through Trust | ||||||||
Series 2014-1 A 4.00% 4/11/26 ♦ | 39,327 | 37,346 | ||||||
Series 2014-2 A 3.75% 9/3/26 ♦ | 89,991 | 84,031 | ||||||
2,956,614 | ||||||||
Utilities — 0.04% | ||||||||
Sociedad de Transmision Austral 144A 4.00% 1/27/32 # | 400,000 | 347,292 | ||||||
347,292 | ||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $119,162,359) | 107,567,035 | |||||||
Municipal Bonds — 0.05% | ||||||||
Bay Area, California Toll Authority Revenue (Build America Bonds) | ||||||||
Series S-3 6.907% 10/1/50 | 185,000 | 234,569 | ||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Revenue (Build America Bonds) | ||||||||
Series A 7.102% 1/1/41 | 105,000 | 127,733 | ||||||
South Carolina Public Service Authority Revenue | ||||||||
Series D 4.77% 12/1/45 | 60,000 | 53,396 | ||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $490,681) | 415,698 | |||||||
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities — 0.34% | ||||||||
Diamond Infrastructure Funding | ||||||||
Series 2021-1A A 144A 1.76% 4/15/49 # | 250,000 | 214,386 | ||||||
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer | ||||||||
Series 2021-1A A2I 144A 2.662% 4/25/51 # | 245,000 | 210,914 | ||||||
Enterprise Fleet Financing | ||||||||
Series 2022-2 A2 144A 4.65% 5/21/29 # | 266,863 | 262,934 | ||||||
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust | ||||||||
Series 2021-A B 0.70% 10/15/26 | 140,000 | 128,745 | ||||||
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust | ||||||||
Series 2021-1 B 0.54% 2/20/25 | 210,000 | 208,693 |
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Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||||
John Deere Owner Trust 2022 | ||||||||
Series 2022-A A2 1.90% 11/15/24 | 16,111 | $ | 16,011 | |||||
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO | ||||||||
Series 2021-1A A1A 144A 6.64% (LIBOR03M + 1.39%, Floor 1.39%) 1/20/34 #, • | 250,000 | 244,358 | ||||||
Taco Bell Funding | ||||||||
Series 2021-1A A2I 144A 1.946% 8/25/51 # | 462,950 | 401,494 | ||||||
Towd Point Mortgage Trust | ||||||||
Series 2017-1 A1 144A 2.75% 10/25/56 #, • | 4,048 | 3,980 | ||||||
Series 2017-2 A1 144A 2.75% 4/25/57 #, • | 3,817 | 3,766 | ||||||
Series 2018-1 A1 144A 3.00% 1/25/58 #, • | 18,542 | 17,947 | ||||||
Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust | ||||||||
Series 2022-1A A 144A 3.82% 4/25/35 # | 250,000 | 240,115 | ||||||
Trafigura Securitisation Finance | ||||||||
Series 2021-1A A2 144A 1.08% 1/15/25 # | 550,000 | 504,881 | ||||||
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust | ||||||||
Series 2022-A A3 3.44% 7/21/25 | 470,000 | 460,382 | ||||||
Total Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $3,137,102) | 2,918,606 | |||||||
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.13% | ||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust | ||||||||
Series 2014-2 B1 144A 3.411% 6/25/29 #, • | 42,372 | 37,399 | ||||||
Series 2014-2 B2 144A 3.411% 6/25/29 #, • | 42,372 | 37,071 | ||||||
Series 2015-4 B1 144A 3.547% 6/25/45 #, • | 106,374 | 95,168 | ||||||
Series 2015-4 B2 144A 3.547% 6/25/45 #, • | 106,374 | 94,976 | ||||||
Series 2021-10 A3 144A 2.50% 12/25/51 #, • | 43,466 | 35,209 | ||||||
JPMorgan Trust | ||||||||
Series 2015-5 B2 144A 6.163% 5/25/45 #, • | 83,224 | 79,327 | ||||||
Series 2015-6 B1 144A 3.529% 10/25/45 #, • | 95,148 | 88,054 | ||||||
Series 2015-6 B2 144A 3.529% 10/25/45 #, • | 95,148 | 87,809 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust | ||||||||
Series 2021-4 A3 144A 2.50% 7/25/51 #, • | 87,179 | 70,793 | ||||||
Sequoia Mortgage Trust | ||||||||
Series 2015-1 B2 144A 3.92% 1/25/45 #, • | 20,316 | 19,247 | ||||||
WST Trust | ||||||||
Series 2019-1 A 4.891% (BBSW1M + 1.08%) 8/18/50 • | AUD | 805,821 | 523,681 | |||||
Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $1,249,628) | 1,168,734 |
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Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.50% | ||||||||
BANK | ||||||||
Series 2017-BNK5 B 3.896% 6/15/60 • | 95,000 | $ | 83,675 | |||||
Series 2019-BN20 A3 3.011% 9/15/62 | 250,000 | 218,302 | ||||||
Series 2019-BN21 A5 2.851% 10/17/52 | 725,000 | 626,974 | ||||||
Series 2020-BN25 A5 2.649% 1/15/63 | 850,000 | 728,655 | ||||||
Series 2022-BNK40 A4 3.394% 3/15/64 • | 1,000,000 | 878,923 | ||||||
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust | ||||||||
Series 2017-BNK3 B 3.879% 2/15/50 • | 340,000 | 283,169 | ||||||
Benchmark Mortgage Trust | ||||||||
Series 2020-B17 A5 2.289% 3/15/53 | 850,000 | 698,451 | ||||||
Series 2020-B20 A5 2.034% 10/15/53 | 700,000 | 552,440 | ||||||
Series 2020-B21 A5 1.978% 12/17/53 | 500,000 | 399,063 | ||||||
Series 2020-B22 A5 1.973% 1/15/54 | 1,350,000 | 1,070,200 | ||||||
Series 2021-B24 A5 2.584% 3/15/54 | 260,000 | 212,163 | ||||||
Series 2021-B25 A5 2.577% 4/15/54 | 450,000 | 365,148 | ||||||
Series 2022-B33 A5 3.458% 3/15/55 | 1,000,000 | 881,999 | ||||||
Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending | ||||||||
Series 2019-CF2 A5 2.874% 11/15/52 | 350,000 | 296,329 | ||||||
CD Mortgage Trust | ||||||||
Series 2019-CD8 A4 2.912% 8/15/57 | 250,000 | 215,279 | ||||||
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust | ||||||||
Series 2016-C7 A3 3.839% 12/10/54 | 100,000 | 93,807 | ||||||
COMM Mortgage Trust | ||||||||
Series 2014-CR20 AM 3.938% 11/10/47 | 345,000 | 326,063 | ||||||
Series 2015-3BP A 144A 3.178% 2/10/35 # | 500,000 | 464,762 | ||||||
Grace Trust | ||||||||
Series 2020-GRCE A 144A 2.347% 12/10/40 # | 100,000 | 78,306 | ||||||
GS Mortgage Securities Trust | ||||||||
Series 2017-GS5 A4 3.674% 3/10/50 | 350,000 | 321,735 | ||||||
Series 2017-GS6 A3 3.433% 5/10/50 | 515,000 | 477,672 | ||||||
Series 2019-GC39 A4 3.567% 5/10/52 | 580,000 | 527,235 | ||||||
Series 2019-GC42 A4 3.001% 9/10/52 | 1,280,000 | 1,118,042 | ||||||
Series 2020-GC47 A5 2.377% 5/12/53 | 250,000 | 206,565 | ||||||
JPM-BB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust | ||||||||
Series 2015-C33 A4 3.77% 12/15/48 | 150,000 | 142,935 | ||||||
JPM-DB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust | ||||||||
Series 2017-C7 A5 3.409% 10/15/50 | 350,000 | 322,503 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust | ||||||||
Series 2013-LC11 B 3.499% 4/15/46 | 125,000 | 107,313 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust | ||||||||
Series 2016-C29 A4 3.325% 5/15/49 | 350,000 | 330,225 |
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Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||||
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust | ||||||||
Series 2016-BNK1 A3 2.652% 8/15/49 | 835,000 | $ | 762,622 | |||||
Series 2019-C54 A4 3.146% 12/15/52 | 375,000 | 329,846 | ||||||
Total Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $15,484,255) | 13,120,401 | |||||||
Sovereign Bonds — 1.86%∆ | ||||||||
Albania — 0.03% | ||||||||
Albania Government International Bond 3.50% 11/23/31 | EUR | 320,000 | 286,815 | |||||
286,815 | ||||||||
Angola — 0.04% | ||||||||
Angolan Government International Bond 9.375% 5/8/48 | 400,000 | 307,840 | ||||||
307,840 | ||||||||
Argentina — 0.00% | ||||||||
Argentine Republic Government International Bond 0.50% 7/9/30 ~ | 87,300 | 23,134 | ||||||
23,134 | ||||||||
Armenia — 0.04% | ||||||||
Republic of Armenia International Bond 144A 3.60% 2/2/31 # | 400,000 | 313,009 | ||||||
313,009 | ||||||||
Bermuda — 0.14% | ||||||||
Bermuda Government International Bonds | ||||||||
144A 5.00% 7/15/32 # | 800,000 | 788,067 | ||||||
5.00% 7/15/32 | 400,000 | 394,034 | ||||||
1,182,101 | ||||||||
Brazil — 0.02% | ||||||||
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F 10.00% 1/1/33 | BRL | 1,000,000 | 180,725 | |||||
180,725 | ||||||||
Chile — 0.14% | ||||||||
Chile Government International Bonds | ||||||||
2.55% 1/27/32 | 523,000 | 450,091 | ||||||
4.34% 3/7/42 | 865,000 | 764,352 | ||||||
1,214,443 |
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Sovereign BondsΔ (continued) | ||||||||
Colombia — 0.06% | ||||||||
Colombia Government International Bonds | ||||||||
4.125% 2/22/42 | 434,000 | $ | 269,843 | |||||
5.20% 5/15/49 | 400,000 | 271,192 | ||||||
541,035 | ||||||||
Dominican Republic — 0.17% | ||||||||
Dominican Republic International Bonds | ||||||||
144A 4.50% 1/30/30 # | 1,309,000 | 1,133,171 | ||||||
144A 4.875% 9/23/32 # | 200,000 | 168,498 | ||||||
144A 5.50% 2/22/29 # | 200,000 | 186,251 | ||||||
1,487,920 | ||||||||
Egypt — 0.03% | ||||||||
Egypt Government International Bond | ||||||||
5.25% 10/6/25 | 400,000 | 290,440 | ||||||
290,440 | ||||||||
Honduras — 0.04% | ||||||||
Honduras Government International Bond | ||||||||
144A 5.625% 6/24/30 # | 400,000 | 321,835 | ||||||
321,835 | ||||||||
Indonesia — 0.18% | ||||||||
Indonesia Government International Bond 4.65% 9/20/32 | 400,000 | 397,329 | ||||||
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 4.70% 6/6/32 | 1,163,000 | 1,166,681 | ||||||
1,564,010 | ||||||||
Ivory Coast — 0.14% | ||||||||
Ivory Coast Government International Bonds | ||||||||
144A 4.875% 1/30/32 # | EUR | 400,000 | 324,710 | |||||
144A 6.125% 6/15/33 # | 820,000 | 712,746 | ||||||
144A 6.875% 10/17/40 # | EUR | 200,000 | 156,379 | |||||
1,193,835 | ||||||||
Morocco — 0.09% | ||||||||
Morocco Government International Bonds | ||||||||
144A 1.375% 3/30/26 # | EUR | 370,000 | 363,116 | |||||
144A 2.375% 12/15/27 # | 500,000 | 438,649 | ||||||
801,765 |
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Sovereign BondsΔ (continued) | ||||||||
Paraguay — 0.20% | ||||||||
Paraguay Government International Bonds | ||||||||
144A 4.95% 4/28/31 # | 1,142,000 | $ | 1,096,645 | |||||
5.60% 3/13/48 | 800,000 | 690,808 | ||||||
1,787,453 | ||||||||
Peru — 0.12% | ||||||||
Corp Financiera de Desarrollo 144A 2.40% 9/28/27 # | 400,000 | 347,074 | ||||||
Peruvian Government International Bonds | ||||||||
3.30% 3/11/41 | 455,000 | 339,952 | ||||||
3.60% 1/15/72 | 516,000 | 338,609 | ||||||
1,025,635 | ||||||||
Philippines — 0.04% | ||||||||
Philippine Government International Bond 5.50% 1/17/48 | 324,000 | 336,171 | ||||||
336,171 | ||||||||
Poland — 0.03% | ||||||||
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego 144A 5.375% 5/22/33 # | 300,000 | 300,458 | ||||||
300,458 | ||||||||
Republic of North Macedonia — 0.02% | ||||||||
North Macedonia Government International Bond 144A 3.675% 6/3/26 # | EUR | 200,000 | 200,290 | |||||
200,290 | ||||||||
Romania — 0.01% | ||||||||
Romanian Government International Bond 144A 2.625% 12/2/40 # | EUR | 173,000 | 109,462 | |||||
109,462 | ||||||||
Senegal — 0.04% | ||||||||
Senegal Government International Bond 144A 6.25% 5/23/33 # | 400,000 | 320,056 | ||||||
320,056 | ||||||||
Serbia — 0.05% | ||||||||
Serbia International Bond 1.00% 9/23/28 | EUR | 576,000 | 463,418 | |||||
463,418 |
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Principal amount° | Value (US $) | |||||||
Sovereign BondsΔ (continued) | ||||||||
South Africa — 0.11% | ||||||||
Republic of South Africa Government International Bonds | ||||||||
5.65% 9/27/47 | 1,000,000 | $ | 682,500 | |||||
5.75% 9/30/49 | 444,000 | 302,053 | ||||||
984,553 | ||||||||
Uzbekistan — 0.12% | ||||||||
Republic of Uzbekistan International Bonds | ||||||||
144A 3.90% 10/19/31 # | 500,000 | 399,379 | ||||||
144A 4.75% 2/20/24 # | 624,000 | 616,800 | ||||||
1,016,179 | ||||||||
Total Sovereign Bonds (cost $18,255,455) | 16,252,582 | |||||||
Supranational Banks — 0.14% | ||||||||
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior 144A 2.375% 9/14/25 # | 250,000 | 234,125 | ||||||
Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement 144A 4.70% 10/22/31 # | 708,000 | 574,825 | ||||||
Corp Andina de Fomento 5.25% 11/21/25 | 400,000 | 400,541 | ||||||
Total Supranational Banks (cost $1,366,102) | 1,209,491 | |||||||
US Treasury Obligations — 2.84% | ||||||||
US Treasury Bonds | ||||||||
2.25% 8/15/46 | 2,050,000 | 1,502,746 | ||||||
3.625% 2/15/53 | 1,475,000 | 1,417,152 | ||||||
3.625% 5/15/53 | 1,465,000 | 1,409,948 | ||||||
3.875% 2/15/43 | 2,835,000 | 2,783,616 | ||||||
US Treasury Notes | ||||||||
3.375% 5/15/33 | 6,045,000 | 5,916,072 | ||||||
3.50% 4/30/28 | 5,980,000 | 5,904,316 | ||||||
3.50% 4/30/30 | 2,450,000 | 2,419,375 | ||||||
3.625% 5/31/28 | 1,015,000 | 1,009,291 | ||||||
3.625% 5/31/30 | 1,345,000 | 1,349,413 | ||||||
4.125% 11/15/32 | 1,020,000 | 1,058,011 | ||||||
Total US Treasury Obligations (cost $24,892,552) | 24,769,940 |
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Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks — 57.04% | ||||||||
Communication Services — 2.34% | ||||||||
AT&T | 92,509 | $ | 1,455,167 | |||||
Comcast Class A | 108,908 | 4,285,530 | ||||||
Interpublic Group | 20,887 | 776,787 | ||||||
KDDI | 21,300 | 656,008 | ||||||
Orange | 109,050 | 1,302,248 | ||||||
Publicis Groupe | 10,210 | 756,522 | ||||||
Verizon Communications | 203,832 | 7,262,534 | ||||||
Walt Disney † | 44,213 | 3,888,975 | ||||||
20,383,771 | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 7.54% | ||||||||
adidas AG | 11,600 | 1,878,485 | ||||||
Amadeus IT Group † | 32,140 | 2,298,312 | ||||||
Bath & Body Works | 77,977 | 2,747,909 | ||||||
Best Buy | 39,601 | 2,877,805 | ||||||
Chewy Class A † | 25,229 | 744,003 | ||||||
eBay | 33,537 | 1,426,664 | ||||||
H & M Hennes & Mauritz Class B | 69,080 | 862,179 | ||||||
Home Depot | 20,799 | 5,895,477 | ||||||
Kering | 1,418 | 755,349 | ||||||
Lowe’s | 43,847 | 8,818,947 | ||||||
Macy’s | 42,209 | 573,620 | ||||||
NIKE Class B | 28,574 | 3,007,699 | ||||||
PulteGroup | 29,967 | 1,980,219 | ||||||
Ross Stores | 34,975 | 3,624,110 | ||||||
Sc Hixson =, † | 7,200,000 | 9,848,880 | ||||||
Sodexo | 20,700 | 2,235,856 | ||||||
Starbucks | 21,056 | 2,055,908 | ||||||
Sturm Ruger & Co. | 13,022 | 671,414 | ||||||
Swatch Group | 4,081 | 1,212,538 | ||||||
TJX | 115,389 | 8,860,721 | ||||||
Tractor Supply | 16,276 | 3,411,287 | ||||||
65,787,382 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples — 5.03% | ||||||||
Altria Group | 88,873 | 3,947,739 | ||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland | 51,800 | 3,659,670 | ||||||
Asahi Group Holdings | 13,000 | 504,697 | ||||||
Conagra Brands | 122,498 | 4,271,505 | ||||||
Danone | 40,770 | 2,411,665 | ||||||
Diageo | 56,780 | 2,364,036 | ||||||
Dollar General | 19,038 | 3,828,351 |
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Common Stocks (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Staples (continued) | ||||||||
Dollar Tree † | 28,200 | $ | 3,803,616 | |||||
Essity Class B | 66,820 | 1,775,824 | ||||||
Kao | 38,400 | 1,344,172 | ||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize | 91,707 | 2,907,440 | ||||||
Medifast | 28,658 | 2,255,384 | ||||||
Nestle | 21,140 | 2,504,536 | ||||||
Philip Morris International | 48,976 | 4,408,330 | ||||||
Seven & i Holdings | 13,700 | 574,746 | ||||||
Unilever | 43,140 | 2,162,123 | ||||||
Vector Group | 97,835 | 1,145,648 | ||||||
43,869,482 | ||||||||
Energy — 3.78% | ||||||||
APA | 69,440 | 2,206,803 | ||||||
Cheniere Energy | 18,890 | 2,640,255 | ||||||
Chevron | 18,342 | 2,762,672 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 73,451 | 7,293,685 | ||||||
Coterra Energy | 90,103 | 2,094,895 | ||||||
EOG Resources | 15,563 | 1,669,754 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil | 65,627 | 6,705,767 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan | 113,314 | 1,825,489 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum | 30,797 | 3,230,913 | ||||||
Texas Pacific Land | 533 | 694,872 | ||||||
Viper Energy Partners | 31,210 | 804,594 | ||||||
Williams | 37,364 | 1,070,852 | ||||||
33,000,551 | ||||||||
Financials — 7.41% | ||||||||
Allstate | 35,001 | 3,795,858 | ||||||
Ally Financial | 54,034 | 1,441,087 | ||||||
American International Group | 74,500 | 3,935,835 | ||||||
Ameriprise Financial | 12,144 | 3,624,620 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon | 55,365 | 2,225,673 | ||||||
BlackRock | 6,170 | 4,057,083 | ||||||
Blackstone | 39,964 | 3,422,517 | ||||||
Carlyle Group | 66,455 | 1,821,532 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 13,935 | 1,431,682 | ||||||
East West Bancorp | 39,156 | 1,873,615 | ||||||
Evercore Class A | 3,893 | 420,249 | ||||||
Fidelity National Financial | 49,461 | 1,688,599 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services | 75,075 | 4,096,843 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 92,343 | 2,241,165 |
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Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks (continued) | ||||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
Invesco | 84,187 | $ | 1,210,609 | |||||
Jackson Financial Class A | 76,551 | 2,120,463 | ||||||
LPL Financial Holdings | 2,082 | 405,532 | ||||||
MetLife | 61,001 | 3,022,600 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group | 8,086 | 936,601 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group | 47,896 | 3,135,272 | ||||||
Prudential Financial | 44,278 | 3,484,236 | ||||||
S&P Global | 2,189 | 804,304 | ||||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC = | 52,870 | 0 | ||||||
State Street | 29,819 | 2,028,288 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial | 79,369 | 2,457,264 | ||||||
Truist Financial | 111,500 | 3,397,405 | ||||||
US Bancorp | 97,600 | 2,918,240 | ||||||
Western Union | 236,250 | 2,690,887 | ||||||
64,688,059 | ||||||||
Healthcare — 8.11% | ||||||||
AbbVie | 36,558 | 5,043,542 | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen | 23,206 | 3,948,501 | ||||||
Amgen | 3,523 | 777,350 | ||||||
Baxter International | 90,200 | 3,672,944 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb | 69,369 | 4,470,138 | ||||||
Cardinal Health | 22,227 | 1,829,282 | ||||||
CareTrust REIT | 6,688 | 129,747 | ||||||
Cigna Group | 13,982 | 3,459,287 | ||||||
CVS Health | 47,300 | 3,217,819 | ||||||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | 15,450 | 659,754 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences | 46,665 | 3,590,405 | ||||||
Healthpeak Properties | 4,167 | 83,173 | ||||||
Hologic † | 52,031 | 4,104,726 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 71,613 | 11,104,312 | ||||||
McKesson | 4,811 | 1,880,331 | ||||||
Medical Properties Trust | 1,178 | 9,718 | ||||||
Merck & Co. | 91,531 | 10,105,938 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk Class B | 8,260 | 1,323,421 | ||||||
OmniAb 12.5 =, † | 363 | 0 | ||||||
OmniAb 15 =, † | 363 | 0 | ||||||
Pfizer | 104,277 | 3,964,611 | ||||||
Roche Holding | 6,341 | 2,006,562 | ||||||
Smith & Nephew | 165,660 | 2,476,995 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group | 3,869 | 1,885,132 | ||||||
Ventas | 4,533 | 195,554 |
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Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks (continued) | ||||||||
Healthcare (continued) | ||||||||
Welltower | 11,446 | $ | 853,986 | |||||
70,793,228 | ||||||||
Industrials — 3.95% | ||||||||
Dover | 29,627 | 3,950,168 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington | 19,798 | 2,183,917 | ||||||
Honeywell International | 23,035 | 4,413,506 | ||||||
Intertek Group | 26,270 | 1,357,468 | ||||||
Knorr-Bremse | 15,400 | 1,053,179 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin | 2,244 | 996,358 | ||||||
Makita | 54,800 | 1,486,768 | ||||||
Masco | 24,446 | 1,181,231 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman | 8,950 | 3,897,635 | ||||||
Otis Worldwide | 24,037 | 1,911,182 | ||||||
Paychex | 36,311 | 3,810,113 | ||||||
Raytheon Technologies | 44,149 | 4,067,889 | ||||||
Robert Half International | 37,480 | 2,436,950 | ||||||
Securitas Class B | 229,500 | 1,690,193 | ||||||
34,436,557 | ||||||||
Information Technology — 14.58% | ||||||||
Accenture Class A | 10,103 | 3,090,710 | ||||||
Apple | 143,676 | 25,466,571 | ||||||
Applied Materials | 18,597 | 2,478,980 | ||||||
Broadcom | 13,571 | 10,964,825 | ||||||
Cisco Systems | 173,609 | 8,623,159 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Class A | 70,650 | 4,414,919 | ||||||
Dell Technologies Class C | 62,485 | 2,799,953 | ||||||
Digital Realty Trust | 4,372 | 447,955 | ||||||
Equinix | 1,763 | 1,314,405 | ||||||
HP | 132,279 | 3,844,028 | ||||||
KLA | 6,309 | 2,794,824 | ||||||
Lam Research | 7,226 | 4,456,274 | ||||||
Microchip Technology | 9,563 | 719,711 | ||||||
Microsoft | 66,715 | 21,908,539 | ||||||
Monolithic Power Systems | 7,609 | 3,727,725 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions | 15,533 | 4,379,063 | ||||||
NetApp | 54,013 | 3,583,763 | ||||||
NVIDIA | 30,239 | 11,440,623 | ||||||
Oracle | 43,200 | 4,576,608 | ||||||
QUALCOMM | 33,112 | 3,755,232 |
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Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology (continued) | ||||||||
SAP | 18,740 | $ | 2,447,410 | |||||
127,235,277 | ||||||||
Materials — 1.02% | ||||||||
Air Liquide | 12,789 | 2,141,294 | ||||||
Dow | 41,271 | 2,013,199 | ||||||
DuPont de Nemours | 63,177 | 4,244,863 | ||||||
Steel Dynamics | 5,816 | 534,491 | ||||||
8,933,847 | ||||||||
Real Estate — 0.00% | ||||||||
Etalon Group GDR 144A #, =, † | 20,100 | 0 | ||||||
Spirit MTA REIT =, † | 677 | 0 | ||||||
0 | ||||||||
REIT Diversified — 0.24% | ||||||||
Gaming and Leisure Properties | 11,154 | 536,953 | ||||||
LXP Industrial Trust | 14,940 | 154,480 | ||||||
VICI Properties | 44,398 | 1,373,230 | ||||||
2,064,663 | ||||||||
REIT Healthcare — 0.06% | ||||||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities | 4,563 | 517,718 | ||||||
517,718 | ||||||||
REIT Hotel — 0.15% | ||||||||
Apple Hospitality REIT | 26,318 | 382,401 | ||||||
Chatham Lodging Trust | 19,760 | 185,546 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts | 25,640 | 425,624 | ||||||
Park Hotels & Resorts | 9,566 | 123,784 | ||||||
Ryman Hospitality Properties | 2,049 | 187,955 | ||||||
1,305,310 | ||||||||
REIT Industrial — 0.43% | ||||||||
Prologis | 24,105 | 3,002,278 | ||||||
Rexford Industrial Realty | 8,375 | 455,935 | ||||||
Terreno Realty | 4,182 | 256,482 | ||||||
3,714,695 | ||||||||
REIT Mall — 0.16% | ||||||||
Simon Property Group | 13,322 | 1,400,808 | ||||||
1,400,808 |
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Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks (continued) | ||||||||
REIT Manufactured Housing — 0.05% | ||||||||
Equity LifeStyle Properties | 2,993 | $ | 189,068 | |||||
Sun Communities | 2,220 | 281,118 | ||||||
470,186 | ||||||||
REIT Multifamily — 0.80% | ||||||||
American Homes 4 Rent Class A | 8,080 | 276,983 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities | 3,197 | 556,214 | ||||||
Camden Property Trust | 3,437 | 359,063 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 76,170 | 4,631,136 | ||||||
Essex Property Trust | 2,664 | 575,584 | ||||||
Independence Realty Trust | 12,459 | 215,167 | ||||||
Mid-America Apartment Communities | 2,299 | 338,091 | ||||||
UDR | 1,660 | 65,852 | ||||||
7,018,090 | ||||||||
REIT Office — 0.05% | ||||||||
City Office REIT | 1,912 | 8,661 | ||||||
Cousins Properties | 10,769 | 214,519 | ||||||
Highwoods Properties | 2,129 | 44,028 | ||||||
Kilroy Realty | 3,458 | 93,850 | ||||||
Piedmont Office Realty Trust Class A | 16,745 | 104,321 | ||||||
465,379 | ||||||||
REIT Self-Storage — 0.29% | ||||||||
CubeSmart | 7,939 | 352,809 | ||||||
Extra Space Storage | 1,665 | 240,210 | ||||||
Life Storage | 4,409 | 561,663 | ||||||
National Storage Affiliates Trust | 3,474 | 127,183 | ||||||
Public Storage | 4,461 | 1,263,801 | ||||||
2,545,666 | ||||||||
REIT Shopping Center — 0.27% | ||||||||
Agree Realty | 5,712 | 368,367 | ||||||
Brixmor Property Group | 22,342 | 447,510 | ||||||
Kimco Realty | 18,424 | 338,633 | ||||||
Kite Realty Group Trust | 6,383 | 124,086 | ||||||
Phillips Edison & Co. | 9,638 | 279,598 | ||||||
Regency Centers | 6,653 | 374,364 | ||||||
Retail Opportunity Investments | 21,553 | 262,947 | ||||||
SITE Centers | 14,207 | 169,347 | ||||||
Urban Edge Properties | 2,648 | 35,298 | ||||||
Washington Prime Group =, † | 962 | 0 | ||||||
2,400,150 |
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Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks (continued) | ||||||||
REIT Single Tenant — 0.12% | ||||||||
Four Corners Property Trust | 4,282 | $ | 110,047 | |||||
Realty Income | 10,411 | 618,830 | ||||||
Spirit Realty Capital | 9,001 | 351,579 | ||||||
1,080,456 | ||||||||
REIT Specialty — 0.17% | ||||||||
Essential Properties Realty Trust | 10,982 | 262,799 | ||||||
Invitation Homes | 21,705 | 735,365 | ||||||
Iron Mountain | 1,263 | 67,470 | ||||||
Lamar Advertising Class A | 1,804 | 162,144 | ||||||
Outfront Media | 10,548 | 151,047 | ||||||
WP Carey | 1,336 | 92,665 | ||||||
1,471,490 | ||||||||
Utilities — 0.49% | ||||||||
Edison International | 63,200 | 4,267,264 | ||||||
4,267,264 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (cost $474,167,887) | 497,850,029 | |||||||
Convertible Preferred Stock — 1.07% | ||||||||
Algonquin Power & Utilities 7.75% exercise price $18.00, maturity date 6/15/24 | 17,549 | 518,397 | ||||||
AMG Capital Trust II 5.15% exercise price $195.47, maturity date 10/15/37 | 15,856 | 786,141 | ||||||
Bank of America 7.25% exercise price $50.00 ω | 1,091 | 1,273,055 | ||||||
El Paso Energy Capital Trust I 4.75% exercise price $34.49, maturity date 3/31/28 | 47,703 | 2,228,207 | ||||||
Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers 6.00% exercise price $52.33 ω | 1,356 | 1,152,600 | ||||||
RBC Bearings 5.00% exercise price $226.60, maturity date 10/15/24 | 13,442 | 1,344,200 | ||||||
UGI 7.25% exercise price $52.57, maturity date 6/1/24 | 19,571 | 1,316,150 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50% exercise price $156.71 ω | 661 | 744,623 | ||||||
Total Convertible Preferred Stock (cost $11,059,373) | 9,363,373 |
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Number of | ||||||||
shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Preferred Stock — 0.14% | ||||||||
Henkel AG & Co. 2.46% | 15,526 | $ | 1,237,047 | |||||
Total Preferred Stock (cost $1,267,799) | 1,237,047 | |||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds — 8.21% | ||||||||
iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 665,702 | 32,193,349 | ||||||
iShares Latin America 40 ETF | 173,598 | 4,277,455 | ||||||
iShares MSCI China ETF | 134,720 | 5,825,293 | ||||||
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF | 112,820 | 7,232,890 | ||||||
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | 315,895 | 22,163,193 | ||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (cost $75,343,771) | 71,692,180 | |||||||
Principal amount° | ||||||||
Leveraged Non-Recourse Security — 0.00% | ||||||||
JPMorgan Fixed Income Pass Through Trust Auction | ||||||||
Series 2007-B 144A 0.251% 1/15/87 #, =, ♦ | 1,300,000 | 1,300 | ||||||
Total Leveraged Non-Recourse Security (cost $1,105,000) | 1,300 | |||||||
Number of | ||||||||
shares | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 1.60% | ||||||||
Money Market Mutual Funds — 1.60% | ||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 5.00%) | 3,497,230 | 3,497,230 | ||||||
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 4.98%) | 3,497,230 | 3,497,230 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 5.13%) | 3,497,230 | 3,497,230 |
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Number of | ||||||||
shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Short-Term Investments (continued) | ||||||||
Money Market Mutual Funds (continued) | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 5.00%) | 3,497,230 | $ | 3,497,230 | |||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $13,988,920) | 13,988,920 | |||||||
Total Value of Securities—99.68% (cost $874,056,390) | $ | 870,003,093 |
° | Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
Σ | Interest only security. An interest only security is the interest only portion of a fixed income security, which is separated and sold individually from the principal portion of the security. |
# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At May 31, 2023, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $91,599,551, which represents 10.49% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
· | Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at May 31, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions. |
¨ | Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes. |
∧ | Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
µ | Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at May 31, 2023. Rate will reset at a future date. |
ψ | Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date. |
‡ | Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
> | PIK. 100% of the income received was in the form of cash. |
∆ | Securities have been classified by country of risk. |
~ | Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Stated rate in effect at May 31, 2023. |
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† | Non-income producing security. |
= | The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the disclosure table located in Note 3 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
ω | Perpetual security with no stated maturity date. |
The following foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts were outstanding at May 31, 2023:1
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Counterparty | Currency to Receive (Deliver) | In Exchange For | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation | Unrealized Depreciation | |||||||||||||||||
JPMCB | BRL | (945,000 | ) | USD | 190,582 | 7/14/23 | $ | 5,731 | $ | — | ||||||||||||
JPMCB | CZK | 6,307,640 | USD | (293,591 | ) | 7/14/23 | — | (9,919 | ) | |||||||||||||
JPMCB | EUR | (1,257,526 | ) | USD | 1,380,686 | 7/14/23 | 33,061 | — | ||||||||||||||
JPMCB | INR | 51,869,680 | USD | (627,672 | ) | 7/14/23 | — | (1,608 | ) | |||||||||||||
JPMCB | KZT | 287,011,000 | USD | (623,488 | ) | 7/14/23 | 8,335 | — | ||||||||||||||
Total Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | 47,127 | $ | (11,527 | ) |
Futures Contracts
Exchange-Traded
Contracts to Buy (Sell) | Notional Amount | Notional Cost (Proceeds) | Expiration Date | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation | Value/ Unrealized Depreciation | Variation Margin Due from (Due to) Brokers | ||||||||||||||||||
93 | US Treasury 5 yr Notes | $ | 10,144,266 | $ | 10,163,925 | 9/29/23 | $ | — | $ | (19,659 | ) | $ | 31,969 | |||||||||||
42 | US Treasury 10 yr Notes | 4,807,687 | 4,804,512 | 9/20/23 | 3,175 | — | 18,375 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Futures Contracts | $ | 14,968,437 | $ | 3,175 | $ | (19,659 | ) | $ | 50,344 |
The use of foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts disclosed in the financial statements. The foreign currency exchange contracts and notional amounts presented above represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and variation margin are reflected in the Fund’s net assets.
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1 See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Summary of abbreviations:
AG – Aktiengesellschaft
BB – Barclays Bank
BBSW1M – Bank Bill Swap Rate 1 Month
CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation
DAC – Designated Activity Company
DB – Deutsche Bank
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
GDR – Global Depositary Receipt
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
GS – Goldman Sachs
ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
JPM – JPMorgan
JPMCB – JPMorgan Chase Bank
JSC – Joint Stock Company
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month
LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month
MSCI – Morgan Stanley Capital International
PIK – Payment-in-kind
PJSC – Private Joint Stock Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
S&P – Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC
S.F. – Single Family
SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
yr – Year
Summary of currencies:
AUD – Australian Dollar
BRL – Brazilian Real
CZK – Czech Koruna
EUR – European Monetary Unit
INR – Indian Rupee
KZT – Kazakhstani Tenge
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Summary of currencies: (continued)
USD – US Dollar
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Assets: | ||||
Investments, at value* | $ | 870,003,093 | ||
Cash | 1,352,130 | |||
Cash collateral due from brokers | 277,860 | |||
Foreign currencies, at valueΔ | 416,103 | |||
Receivable for securities sold | 5,134,885 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable | 3,645,845 | |||
Foreign tax reclaims receivable | 615,199 | |||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 500,770 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 75,911 | |||
Variation margin due from broker on futures contracts | 50,344 | |||
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 47,127 | |||
Other assets | 7,919 | |||
Total Assets | 882,127,186 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for securities purchased | 6,324,207 | |||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,357,679 | |||
Other accrued expenses | 912,579 | |||
Investment management fees payable to affiliates | 492,410 | |||
Distribution fees payable to affiliates | 144,066 | |||
Administration expenses payable to affiliates | 70,136 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 11,527 | |||
Total Liabilities | 9,312,604 | |||
Total Net Assets | $ | 872,814,582 | ||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 871,917,755 | ||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 896,827 | |||
Total Net Assets | $ | 872,814,582 |
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Statement of assets and liabilities
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
Net Asset Value | ||||
Class A: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 726,290,480 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 54,968,269 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 13.21 | ||
Sales charge | 5.75 | % | ||
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge) | $ | 14.02 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 19,608,626 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 1,479,097 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 13.26 | ||
Class R: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 1,824,008 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 137,961 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 13.22 | ||
Institutional Class: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 123,800,756 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 9,369,979 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 13.21 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 1,290,712 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 97,739 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 13.21 | ||
$ | 874,056,390 | |||
ΔForeign currencies, at cost | 418,751 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Wealth Builder Fund | Six months ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income: | ||||
Dividends | $ | 4,783,313 | ||
Interest | 3,495,207 | |||
Foreign tax withheld | (82,297 | ) | ||
8,196,223 | ||||
Expenses: | ||||
Management fees | 1,566,338 | |||
Distribution expenses — Class A | 438,607 | |||
Distribution expenses — Class C | 99,818 | |||
Distribution expenses — Class R | 3,387 | |||
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses | 199,019 | |||
Accounting and administration expenses | 52,072 | |||
Reports and statements to shareholders expenses | 31,530 | |||
Audit and tax fees | 28,170 | |||
Custodian fees | 19,887 | |||
Registration fees | 14,555 | |||
Legal fees | 13,235 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 7,999 | |||
Other | 59,961 | |||
2,534,578 | ||||
Less expenses waived | (29,296 | ) | ||
Less expenses paid indirectly | (141 | ) | ||
Total operating expenses | 2,505,141 | |||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | 5,691,082 |
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Statement of operations
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
Investments | $ | 6,839,094 | ||
Foreign currencies | (31,981 | ) | ||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | (26,686 | ) | ||
Futures contracts | (35,522 | ) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) | 6,744,905 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||
Investments | (1,657,567 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies | (12,064 | ) | ||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | 42,408 | |||
Futures contracts | (23,673 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (1,650,896 | ) | ||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | 5,094,009 | |||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 10,785,091 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
Six months ended 5/31/23 | Year ended | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | |||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 5,691,082 | $ | 5,776,655 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 6,744,905 | 20,219,332 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (1,650,896 | ) | (33,020,182 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 10,785,091 | (7,024,195 | ) | |||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||
Distributable earnings: | ||||||||
Class A | (16,270,102 | ) | (17,814,302 | ) | ||||
Class C | (1,227,800 | ) | (1,877,254 | ) | ||||
Class R | (68,351 | ) | (75,857 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (7,140,137 | ) | (8,271,180 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (3,257 | ) | — | |||||
(24,709,647 | ) | (28,038,593 | ) | |||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | ||||||||
Class A | 221,948,656 | 18,399,239 | ||||||
Class C | 48,257,245 | 1,319,163 | ||||||
Class R | 352,219 | 232,702 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 12,259,884 | 15,316,180 | ||||||
Class R6 | 71,293,995 | — | ||||||
Net assets from merger:1 | ||||||||
Class A | 524,606,211 | — | ||||||
Class C | 4,120,753 | — | ||||||
Class R | 694,137 | — | ||||||
Institutional Class | 24,272,794 | — | ||||||
Class R6 | 22,008 | — | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | ||||||||
Class A | 15,424,959 | 16,904,917 | ||||||
Class C | 1,223,642 | 1,866,313 | ||||||
Class R | 67,575 | 74,032 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 6,688,581 | 7,661,983 | ||||||
Class R6 | 3,257 | — | ||||||
931,235,916 | 61,774,529 |
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
Six months ended 5/31/23 (Unaudited) | Year ended 11/30/22 | |||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | ||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed: | ||||||||
Class A | $ | (33,900,536 | ) | $ | (36,517,964 | ) | ||
Class C | (6,225,002 | ) | (10,586,912 | ) | ||||
Class R | (1,184,630 | ) | (378,618 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (304,516,677 | ) | (20,717,412 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (65,309,572 | ) | — | |||||
(411,136,417 | ) | (68,200,906 | ) | |||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | 520,099,499 | (6,426,377 | ) | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 506,174,943 | (41,489,165 | ) | |||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 366,639,639 | 408,128,804 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 872,814,582 | $ | 366,639,639 |
1 | See Note 5 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Wealth Builder Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6, 7 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets9 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. |
4 | Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect. |
5 | General Motors term loan litigation were included in total return. If excluded, the impact on the total return would be 0.11% lower. |
6 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
7 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense and dividend expense for the year ended November 30, 2018 was 1.09%. |
8 | Includes tax expense ratio of 0.18% for the year ended November 30, 2022. |
9 | The ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding interest expense and dividend expense for the year ended November 30, 2018 was 2.40%. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 14.38 | $ | 15.71 | $ | 13.71 | $ | 14.01 | $ | 14.15 | $ | 14.62 | ||||||||||||
0.15 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.53 | 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.41 | ) | (0.47 | ) | 2.06 | (0.09 | ) | 0.50 | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.26 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 2.27 | 0.16 | 1.03 | (0.08 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.15 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.34 | ) | ||||||||||||
(0.76 | ) | (0.83 | ) | — | (0.19 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||
(0.91 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (1.17 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 13.21 | $ | 14.38 | $ | 15.71 | $ | 13.71 | $ | 14.01 | $ | 14.15 | ||||||||||||
(1.96 | )%4 | (1.78 | )%4 | 16.63 | %4 | 1.30 | %4 | 8.30 | %5 | (0.56 | )% | ||||||||||||
$ | 726,290 | $ | 235,618 | $ | 259,143 | $ | 230,168 | $ | 259,283 | $ | 273,384 | ||||||||||||
1.05 | % | 1.26 | %8 | 1.08 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.09 | % | ||||||||||||
1.06 | % | 1.30 | %8 | 1.11 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.09 | % | ||||||||||||
2.32 | % | 1.51 | %8 | 1.37 | % | 1.91 | % | 3.91 | % | 2.41 | % | ||||||||||||
2.31 | % | 1.47 | %8 | 1.34 | % | 1.88 | % | 3.91 | % | 2.41 | % | ||||||||||||
40 | % | 65 | % | 89 | % | 68 | % | 91 | % | 57 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Wealth Builder 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 income2 |
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 return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6, 7 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets9 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. |
4 | Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect. |
5 | General Motors term loan litigation were included in total return. If excluded, the impact on the total return would be 0.11% lower. |
6 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
7 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense and dividend expense for the year ended November 30, 2018 was 1.84%. |
8 | Includes tax expense ratio of 0.18% for the year ended November 30, 2022. |
9 | The ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding interest expense and dividend expense for the year ended November 30, 2018 was 1.65%. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 14.42 | $ | 15.75 | $ | 13.73 | $ | 14.04 | $ | 14.18 | $ | 14.65 | ||||||||||||
0.10 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.43 | 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.40 | ) | (0.47 | ) | 2.08 | (0.10 | ) | 0.49 | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.30 | ) | (0.36 | ) | 2.17 | 0.05 | 0.92 | (0.19 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.10 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||||||||||||
(0.76 | ) | (0.83 | ) | — | (0.19 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||
(0.86 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (1.06 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 13.26 | $ | 14.42 | $ | 15.75 | $ | 13.73 | $ | 14.04 | $ | 14.18 | ||||||||||||
(2.28 | )%4 | (2.53 | )%4 | 15.84 | %4 | 0.47 | %4 | 7.46 | %5 | (1.34 | )% | ||||||||||||
$ | 19,609 | $ | 21,168 | $ | 31,157 | $ | 52,258 | $ | 95,672 | $ | 137,403 | ||||||||||||
1.81 | % | 2.01 | %8 | 1.83 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.84 | % | ||||||||||||
1.84 | % | 2.05 | %8 | 1.86 | % | 1.87 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.84 | % | ||||||||||||
1.52 | % | 0.76 | %8 | 0.62 | % | 1.16 | % | 3.17 | % | 1.66 | % | ||||||||||||
1.49 | % | 0.72 | %8 | 0.59 | % | 1.13 | % | 3.17 | % | 1.66 | % | ||||||||||||
40 | % | 65 | % | 89 | % | 68 | % | 91 | % | 57 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund Class R
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6, 7 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets9 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. |
4 | Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect. |
5 | General Motors term loan litigation were included in total return. If excluded, the impact on the total return would be 0.11% lower. |
6 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
7 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense and dividend expense for the year ended November 30, 2018 was 1.34%. |
8 | Includes tax expense ratio of 0.18% for the year ended November 30, 2022. |
9 | The ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding interest expense and dividend expense for the year ended November 30, 2018 was 2.15%. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 14.39 | $ | 15.71 | $ | 13.71 | $ | 14.02 | $ | 14.16 | $ | 14.62 | ||||||||||||
0.13 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.49 | 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.40 | ) | (0.46 | ) | 2.06 | (0.09 | ) | 0.50 | (0.42 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.27 | ) | (0.28 | ) | 2.23 | 0.12 | 0.99 | (0.11 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.14 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||
(0.76 | ) | (0.83 | ) | — | (0.19 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||
(0.90 | ) | (1.04 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 13.22 | $ | 14.39 | $ | 15.71 | $ | 13.71 | $ | 14.02 | $ | 14.16 | ||||||||||||
(2.05 | )%4 | (1.98 | )%4 | 16.32 | %4 | 0.99 | %4 | 8.02 | %5 | (0.78 | )% | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,824 | $ | 1,028 | $ | 1,203 | $ | 1,069 | $ | 1,288 | $ | 1,968 | ||||||||||||
1.31 | % | 1.51 | %8 | 1.33 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.34 | % | ||||||||||||
1.33 | % | 1.55 | %8 | 1.36 | % | 1.37 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.34 | % | ||||||||||||
2.03 | % | 1.26 | %8 | 1.12 | % | 1.66 | % | 3.66 | % | 2.16 | % | ||||||||||||
2.01 | % | 1.22 | %8 | 1.09 | % | 1.63 | % | 3.66 | % | 2.16 | % | ||||||||||||
40 | % | 65 | % | 89 | % | 68 | % | 91 | % | 57 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6, 7 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets9 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. |
4 | Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect. |
5 | General Motors term loan litigation were included in total return. If excluded, the impact on the total return would be 0.11% lower. |
6 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
7 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense and dividend expense for the year ended November 30, 2018 was 0.84%. |
8 | Includes tax expense ratio of 0.18% for the year ended November 30, 2022. |
9 | The ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding interest expense and dividend expense for the year ended November 30, 2018 was 2.65%. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 14.38 | $ | 15.70 | $ | 13.70 | $ | 14.01 | $ | 14.15 | $ | 14.63 | ||||||||||||
0.17 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.56 | 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.41 | ) | (0.45 | ) | 2.05 | (0.10 | ) | 0.50 | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.24 | ) | (0.20 | ) | 2.30 | 0.18 | 1.06 | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.17 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||||||
(0.76 | ) | (0.83 | ) | — | (0.19 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||
(0.93 | ) | (1.12 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (1.20 | ) | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 13.21 | $ | 14.38 | $ | 15.70 | $ | 13.70 | $ | 14.01 | $ | 14.15 | ||||||||||||
(1.77 | )%4 | (1.47 | )%4 | 16.93 | %4 | 1.50 | %4 | 8.59 | %5 | (0.37 | )% | ||||||||||||
$ | 123,801 | $ | 108,827 | $ | 116,626 | $ | 116,589 | $ | 155,525 | $ | 185,720 | ||||||||||||
0.81 | % | 1.01 | %8 | 0.83 | % | 0.84 | % | 0.84 | % | 0.84 | % | ||||||||||||
0.84 | % | 1.05 | %8 | 0.86 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.84 | % | 0.84 | % | ||||||||||||
2.53 | % | 1.76 | %8 | 1.62 | % | 2.16 | % | 4.16 | % | 2.66 | % | ||||||||||||
2.50 | % | 1.72 | %8 | 1.59 | % | 2.13 | % | 4.16 | % | 2.66 | % | ||||||||||||
40 | % | 65 | % | 89 | % | 68 | % | 91 | % | 57 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund Class R6
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
2/28/231 to 5/31/23 (Unaudited) | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 13.25 | ||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income2 | 0.19 | |||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (0.15 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations | 0.04 | |||
Less dividends and distributions from: | ||||
Net investment income | (0.08 | ) | ||
Total dividends and distributions | (0.08 | ) | ||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 13.21 | ||
Total return3 | (0.76 | )% | ||
Ratios and supplemental data: | ||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 1,291 | ||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 | 0.72 | % | ||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4 | 0.77 | % | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 2.89 | % | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived | 2.84 | % | ||
Portfolio turnover | 40 | %5 |
1 | Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
5 | Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the period ended May 31, 2023. |
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Delaware Wealth Builder Fund | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Delaware Group® Equity Funds V (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Delaware Wealth Builder Fund, Delaware Small Cap Core Fund, and Delaware Small Cap Value Fund. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Wealth Builder Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase; unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares have no upfront sales charge, but are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Class R6 shares do not pay any service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees to any brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
1. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.
Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Equity securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, the mean between the bid and the ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. Debt securities 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. US government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. For asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), commercial mortgage securities, and US government agency mortgage securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
type as well as broker/dealer-supplied prices. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. Futures contracts and options on futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Open-end investment companies, other than ETFs, are valued at their published net asset value (NAV). Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s valuation designee, Delaware Management Company (DMC). Subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (Board), DMC, as valuation designee, has adopted policies and procedures to fair value securities for which market quotations are not readily available consistent with the requirements of Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities and private placements are valued at fair value.
Federal and Foreign Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended May 31, 2023 and for all open tax years (years ended November 30, 2019–November 30, 2022), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. In regard to foreign taxes only, the Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries in which it invests that may date back to the inception of the Fund. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other” on the “Statement of operations.” During the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting — Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Class R6 shares will not be allocated any expenses related to service fees, subaccounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees paid to brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
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Underlying Funds — The Fund may invest in other investment companies (Underlying Funds) to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Underlying Funds in which the Fund may invest include ETFs. The Fund will indirectly bear the investment management fees and other expenses of the Underlying Funds.
To Be Announced Trades (TBA) — The Fund may contract to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a transaction date beyond the customary settlement period (examples: when issued, delayed delivery, forward commitment, or TBA transactions) consistent with the Fund’s ability to manage its investment portfolio and meet redemption requests. These transactions involve a commitment by the Fund to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield with payment and delivery taking place more than three days in the future, or after a period longer than the customary settlement period for that type of security. No interest will be earned by the Fund on such purchases until the securities are delivered or the transaction is completed; however, the market value may change prior to delivery.
Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into US dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the US dollar. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund generally bifurcates that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities. That portion of gains (losses), attributable to changes in foreign exchange rates, is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies.” For foreign equity securities, the realized gains and losses are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.” The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.
Derivative Financial Instruments — The Fund may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Fund must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Fund’s successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
used, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Fund’s investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to financial statements.
Segregation and Collateralizations — In certain cases, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third-party broker-dealers, the Fund may deliver or receive collateral in connection with certain investments (e.g., futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, options written, securities with extended settlement periods, and swaps). Certain countries require that cash reserves be held while investing in companies incorporated in that country. These cash reserves and cash collateral that has been pledged/received to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately on the “Statement of assets and liabilities” as cash collateral due to/from broker. Securities collateral pledged for the same purpose, if any, is noted on the “Schedule of investments.”
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® (Delaware Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income and capital gain distributions from any Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to interest income to the earliest call date using the effective interest method. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of asset- and mortgage-backed securities are classified as interest income. Distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer, which are estimated. Distributions received from investments in master limited partnerships are recorded as return of capital on investments. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The
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Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income monthly and distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, at least annually. The Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than $1, the expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.”
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays DMC, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the rates of 0.65% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.60% on the next $500 million, 0.55% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.50% on average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.
DMC has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.83% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from December 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023.* For purposes of these waivers and reimbursements, nonroutine expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses, as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Board and DMC. These waivers and reimbursements apply only to expenses paid directly by the Fund and may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and the Fund. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.
DMC may seek investment advice and recommendations from its affiliates: Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL) (together, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisors”). The Manager may also permit these Affiliated Sub-Advisors to execute Fund security trades on behalf of the Manager and exercise investment discretion for securities in certain markets where DMC believes it will be beneficial to utilize an Affiliated Sub-Advisor’s specialized market knowledge. DMC may also seek quantitative support from MIMGL. Although the Affiliated Sub-Advisors serve as sub-advisors, DMC has ultimate responsibility for all investment advisory services. For these services, DMC, not the Fund, may pay each Affiliated Sub-Advisor a portion of its investment management fee.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; 0.0025% of the next $45 billion; and 0.0015% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $90 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund paid $10,086 for these services.
DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.004% of the next $20 billion; 0.002% of the next $25 billion; and 0.0015% of average daily net assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund paid $105,098 for these services. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by the Fund and are also included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees that are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25%, 1.00%, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, and Class R shares, respectively. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class and Class R6 shares do not pay a 12b-1 fee.
As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund paid $6,791 for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Legal fees.”
For the six months ended May 31, 2023, DDLP earned $9,658 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended May 31, 2023, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $1,190 and $192 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares,
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respectively, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.
Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.
In addition to the management fees and other expenses of the Fund, the Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of any Underlying Funds, including ETFs in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of any Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of any Underlying Funds at different times.
*The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from March 30, 2022 through March 29, 2024.
3. Investments
For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
Purchases other than US government securities | $ | 122,569,925 | ||
Purchases of US government securities | 86,597,910 | |||
Sales other than US government securities | 118,304,871 | |||
Sales of US government securities | 100,595,408 |
At May 31, 2023, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At May 31, 2023, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for the Fund were as follows:
Cost of investments and derivatives | $ | 874,249,522 | ||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments and derivatives | $ | 70,868,406 | ||
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments and derivatives | (75,095,719 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation of investments and derivatives | $ | (4,227,313 | ) |
US GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset
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3. Investments (continued)
or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. The Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:
Level 1 – | Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and exchange-traded options contracts) |
Level 2 – | Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities) |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities) |
Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2023:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | $ | — | $ | 648,964 | $ | — | $ | 648,964 | ||||||||
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security | — | 97,206 | — | 97,206 | ||||||||||||
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 39,656,507 | — | 39,656,507 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized Debt Obligations | — | 4,875,479 | — | 4,875,479 | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | 20,383,771 | — | — | 20,383,771 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 55,938,502 | — | 9,848,880 | 65,787,382 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 43,869,482 | — | — | 43,869,482 | ||||||||||||
Energy | 33,000,551 | — | — | 33,000,551 | ||||||||||||
Financials | 64,688,059 | — | — | 1 | 64,688,059 | |||||||||||
Healthcare | 70,793,228 | — | — | 1 | 70,793,228 | |||||||||||
Industrials | 34,436,557 | — | — | 34,436,557 | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 127,235,277 | — | — | 127,235,277 | ||||||||||||
Materials | 8,933,847 | — | — | 8,933,847 | ||||||||||||
Real Estate | — | — | — | 1 | — | |||||||||||
REIT Diversified | 2,064,663 | — | — | 2,064,663 | ||||||||||||
REIT Healthcare | 517,718 | — | — | 517,718 | ||||||||||||
REIT Hotel | 1,305,310 | — | — | 1,305,310 | ||||||||||||
REIT Industrial | 3,714,695 | — | — | 3,714,695 | ||||||||||||
REIT Mall | 1,400,808 | — | — | 1,400,808 | ||||||||||||
REIT Manufactured Housing | 470,186 | — | — | 470,186 | ||||||||||||
REIT Multifamily | 7,018,090 | — | — | 7,018,090 | ||||||||||||
REIT Office | 465,379 | — | — | 465,379 | ||||||||||||
REIT Self-Storage | 2,545,666 | — | — | 2,545,666 | ||||||||||||
REIT Shopping Center | 2,400,150 | — | — | 1 | 2,400,150 | |||||||||||
REIT Single Tenant | 1,080,456 | — | — | 1,080,456 | ||||||||||||
REIT Specialty | 1,471,490 | — | — | 1,471,490 | ||||||||||||
Utilities | 4,267,264 | — | — | 4,267,264 | ||||||||||||
Convertible Bonds | — | 63,169,601 | — | 63,169,601 | ||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stock | 9,363,373 | — | — | 9,363,373 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 107,567,035 | — | 107,567,035 | ||||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 71,692,180 | — | — | 71,692,180 | ||||||||||||
Leveraged Non-Recourse Security | — | — | 1,300 | 1,300 |
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3. Investments (continued)
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | $ | — | $ | 415,698 | $ | — | $ | 415,698 | ||||||||
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities | — | 2,918,606 | — | 2,918,606 | ||||||||||||
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 1,168,734 | — | 1,168,734 | ||||||||||||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 13,120,401 | — | 13,120,401 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock | 1,237,047 | — | — | 1,237,047 | ||||||||||||
Sovereign Bonds | — | 16,252,582 | — | 16,252,582 | ||||||||||||
Supranational Banks | — | 1,209,491 | — | 1,209,491 | ||||||||||||
US Treasury Obligations | — | 24,769,940 | — | 24,769,940 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 13,988,920 | — | — | 13,988,920 | ||||||||||||
Total Value of Securities | $ | 584,282,669 | $ | 275,870,244 | $ | 9,850,180 | $ | 870,003,093 | ||||||||
Derivatives2 | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | — | $ | 47,127 | $ | — | $ | 47,127 | ||||||||
Futures Contracts | 3,175 | — | — | 3,175 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | — | $ | (11,527 | ) | $ | — | $ | (11,527 | ) | ||||||
Futures Contracts | (19,659 | ) | — | — | (19,659 | ) |
1The security that has been valued at zero on the “Schedule of investments” is considered to be Level 3 investments in this table.
2Foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.
During the six months ended May 31, 2023, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets.
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The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value for the Fund:
Common Stocks | Leveraged Non-Recourse Security | Total | ||||||||||
Balance as of 11/30/22 | $ | — | $ | 1,300 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||
Purchases | 6,185,496 | — | 6,185,496 | |||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (49,194 | ) | — | (49,194 | ) | |||||||
Corporate actions | (162,000 | ) | — | (162,000 | ) | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 3,874,578 | — | 3,874,578 | |||||||||
Balance as of 5/31/23 | $ | 9,848,880 | $ | 1,300 | $ | 9,850,180 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Level 3 investments still held as of 5/31/23 | $ | 3,825,384 | $ | — | $ | 3,825,384 |
When market quotations are not readily available for one or more portfolio securities, the Fund’s NAV shall be calculated by using the “fair value” of the securities as determined by the Pricing Committee. Such “fair value” is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security (or asset) upon its current sale. Each such determination should be based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to: (i) the type of security, (ii) the size of the holding, (iii) the initial cost of the security, (iv) the existence of any contractual restrictions of the security’s disposition, (v) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, (vi) quotations or evaluated prices from broker/dealers and/ or pricing services, (vii) information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), (viii) an analysis of the company’s financial statements, and (ix) an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
The Pricing Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating these valuation approaches, including due diligence of the Fund’s pricing vendors and periodic back-testing of the prices that are fair valued under these procedures and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee is subsequently reported to and approved by the Board on a quarterly basis.
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4. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
Six months ended 5/31/23 | Year ended 11/30/22 | |||||||
Shares sold: | ||||||||
Class A | 713,706 | 1,264,925 | ||||||
Class C | 66,079 | 89,032 | ||||||
Class R | 9,593 | 15,792 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 718,050 | 1,066,489 | ||||||
Class R6 | 96,706 | — | ||||||
Shares from merger:1 | ||||||||
Class A | 39,183,567 | — | ||||||
Class C | 314,783 | — | ||||||
Class R | 53,145 | — | ||||||
Institutional Class | 1,853,886 | — | ||||||
Class R6 | 1,628 | — | ||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | ||||||||
Class A | 1,166,208 | 1,127,967 | ||||||
Class C | 92,315 | 123,325 | ||||||
Class R | 5,107 | 4,933 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 506,105 | 512,004 | ||||||
Class R6 | 244 | — | ||||||
44,781,122 | 4,204,467 | |||||||
Shares redeemed: | ||||||||
Class A | (2,476,311 | ) | (2,509,026 | ) | ||||
Class C | (461,495 | ) | (723,647 | ) | ||||
Class R | (1,333 | ) | (25,868 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (1,277,049 | ) | (1,436,615 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (839 | ) | — | |||||
(4,217,027 | ) | (4,695,156 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) | 40,564,095 | (490,689 | ) |
1 See Note 5.
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Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the table on the previous page and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended May 31, 2023 and the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund had the following exchange transactions:
Exchange Redemptions | Exchange Subscriptions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | Class C | Institutional Class | Class A | Institutional Class | Class R6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/23 | 308,065 | 46,408 | 104,847 | 63,330 | 308,500 | 95,735 | $ | 6,413,110 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/30/22 | 10,651 | 21,748 | — | 21,368 | 11,080 | — | 467,390 |
5. Reorganization
On November 10, 2022, the Board approved a proposal to reorganize (the “Reorganizations”) Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund (the “Acquired Fund I”), a series of Delaware Group® Foundation Funds, and Delaware Total Return Fund (the “Acquired Fund II”), a series of Delaware Group Equity Funds IV (and together with Acquired Fund I, the “Acquired Funds”), with and into Delaware Wealth Builder Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), a series of the Trust. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”): (i) all of the property, assets, and goodwill of Acquired Funds were acquired by the Acquiring Fund, and (ii) the Trust, on behalf of Acquiring Fund, assumed the liabilities of Acquired Funds, in exchange for shares of Acquiring Fund. In accordance with the Plan, the Acquired Funds liquidated and dissolved following the Reorganizations. In approving the Reorganizations, the Board considered various factors, including that the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Funds share similar investment objectives, principal investment strategies and principal risks, and materially identical fundamental investment restrictions and that the Acquiring Fund’s overall total expense ratio is expected to be equal to or lower than the corresponding Acquired Funds’ total expense ratio following the Reorganizations taking into account applicable expense limitation arrangements. The Reorganizations were accomplished by a tax-free exchange of shares on March 10, 2023 for Acquired Fund I reorganization and April 28, 2023 for Acquired Fund II reoganization. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Acquiring Funds were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Acquired Funds was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Acquiring Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
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5. Reorganization (continued)
The share transactions associated with the March 10, 2023 Acquired Fund I Reorganizations are as follows:
Acquired Fund I Net Assets | Acquired Fund I Shares | Shares Converted to Acquiring Fund | Acquiring Fund Net Assets | Conversion Ratio | ||||||||||||||||
Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund | Delaware Wealth Builder Fund | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 146,093,404 | 16,492,544 | 11,190,719 | $ | 217,450,659 | 0.6785 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 4,120,753 | 465,638 | 314,783 | 17,542,300 | 0.6760 | |||||||||||||||
Class R | 694,137 | 78,828 | 53,145 | 1,005,249 | 0.6742 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 21,988,717 | 2,479,809 | 1,684,946 | 104,009,271 | 0.6795 |
The net assets of the Acquired Fund I before the Reorganizations were $172,897,011. The net assets of the Acquiring Fund immediately following the Reorganizations were $512,915,719.
The share transactions associated with the April 28, 2023 Acquired Fund II Reorganizations are as follows:
Acquired Fund II Net Assets | Acquired Fund II Shares Outstanding | Shares Converted to Acquiring Fund | Acquiring Fund Net Assets | Conversion Ratio | ||||||||||||||||
Delaware Total Return Fund | Delaware Wealth Builder Fund | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 378,512,807 | 26,887,085 | 27,992,848 | $ | 373,001,835 | 1.0411 | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 2,284,077 | 161,406 | 168,940 | 126,439,202 | 1.0467 | |||||||||||||||
Class R6 | 22,008 | 1,550 | 1,628 | 1,307,393 | 1.0503 |
The net assets of the Acquired Fund II before the Reorganizations were $380,818,892. The net assets of the Acquiring Fund immediately following the Reorganizations were $904,448,376.
Assuming the Reorganizations had been completed on December 1, 2022, the Acquiring Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the six months ended May 31, 2023, would have been as follows:
Net investment income | $ | 13,882,544 | ||
Net realized gain on investments | 22,481,203 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (4,202,489 | ) | ||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 32,161,258 |
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practical to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of Acquired Funds that have been included in Acquiring Fund’s “Statement of
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operations” since the Reorganizations were consummated on March 10, 2023 for Acquired Fund I and April 28, 2023 for Acquired Fund II.
6. Line of Credit
The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expires on October 30, 2023.
The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of May 31, 2023, or at any time during the period then ended.
7. Derivatives
US GAAP requires disclosures that enable investors to understand: (1) how and why an entity uses derivatives; (2) how they are accounted for; and (3) how they affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may enter into these contracts to fix the US dollar value of a security that it has agreed to buy or sell for the period between the date the trade was entered into and the date the security is delivered and paid for. The Fund may also enter into these contracts to hedge the US dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies. In addition, the Fund may enter into these contracts to facilitate or expedite the settlement of portfolio transactions. The change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
The use of foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities, but does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to an unfavorable change in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency change favorably. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the value of its currency exchanged with the counterparty. The risk is generally mitigated by having a netting arrangement between
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7. Derivatives (continued)
the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
During the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund entered into foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the US dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies to increase/decrease exposure to foreign currencies, and to facilitate or expedite the settlement of portfolio transactions.
Futures Contracts — A futures contract is an agreement in which the writer (or seller) of the contract agrees to deliver to the buyer an amount of cash or securities equal to a specific dollar amount times the difference between the value of a specific security or index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement is made. The Fund may use futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may invest in futures contracts to hedge its existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or pledges US government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded daily by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks of entering into futures contracts include potential imperfect correlation between the futures contracts and the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments. When investing in futures, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. At May 31, 2023, the Fund posted $277,860 in cash as collateral for open futures contracts, which is included in “Cash collateral due from brokers” on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”
During the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund entered into futures contracts to hedge the Fund’s existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of May 31, 2023 were as follows:
Asset Derivatives Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Statement of Assets and | Currency | Interest Rate | ||||||||||
Liabilities Location | Contracts | Contracts | Total | |||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 47,127 | $ | — | $ | 47,127 | ||||||
Variation margin due from broker on futures contracts* | — | 3,175 | 3,175 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 47,127 | $ | 3,175 | $ | 50,302 |
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Liability Derivatives Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Interest | ||||||||||||
Statement of Assets and | Currency | Rate | ||||||||||
Liabilities Location | Contracts | Contracts | Total | |||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | (11,527 | ) | $ | — | $ | (11,527 | ) | ||||
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts* | — | (19,659 | ) | (19,659 | ) | |||||||
Total | $ | (11,527 | ) | $ | (19,659 | ) | $ | (31,186 | ) |
*Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts from the date the contracts were opened through May 31, 2023. Only current day variation margin is reported on the Fund’s “Statement of assets and liabilities.”
The effect of derivative instruments on the “Statement of operations” for the six months ended May 31, 2023 was as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | ||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Futures Contracts | Total | ||||||||||
Currency contracts | $ | (26,686 | ) | $ | — | $ | (26,686 | ) | ||||
Interest rate contracts | — | (35,522 | ) | (35,522 | ) | |||||||
Total | $ | (26,686 | ) | $ | (35,522 | ) | $ | (62,208 | ) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Futures Contracts | Total | ||||||||||
Currency contracts | $ | 42,408 | $ | — | $ | 42,408 | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | — | (23,673 | ) | (23,673 | ) | |||||||
Total | $ | 42,408 | $ | (23,673 | ) | $ | 18,735 |
The table below summarizes the average daily balance of derivative holdings by the Fund during the six months ended May 31, 2023:
Long Derivative Volume | Short Derivative Volume | |||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value) | $ | 591,646 | $ | 894,532 | ||||
Futures contracts (average notional value) | 2,239,164 | 332,279 |
8. Offsetting
The Fund entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or a similar agreement with certain of its derivative contract counterparties in order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement
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8. Offsetting (continued)
between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting items and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”
At May 31, 2023, the Fund had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Assets and Liabilities
Gross Value of | Gross Value of | |||||||||||
Counterparty | Derivative Asset | Derivative Liability | Net Position | |||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank | $ | 47,127 | $ | (11,527 | ) | $ | 35,600 |
Counterparty | Net Position | Fair Value of Non-Cash | Cash Collateral Received | Fair Value of Non-Cash Collateral Pledqed | Cash Collateral Pledged | Net Exposure(a) | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank | $ | 35,600 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 35,600 |
(a)Net exposure represents the receivable (payable) that would be due from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.
9. Securities Lending
The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day, which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the
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applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY Mellon must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day, may be more or less than the value of the security on loan. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.
Cash collateral received by the Fund is generally invested in an individual separate account. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. The Fund can also accept US government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans.
In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.
The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in the collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of the Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount the Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.
At the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund had no securities out on loan.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
10. Credit and Market Risk
The global outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the outbreak, its full economic impact and ongoing effects at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on a Fund’s performance.
Beginning in late February 2022, global financial markets have experienced and may continue to experience significant volatility related to military action by Russia in Ukraine. As a result of this military action, the US and many other countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and certain Russian individuals, banks and corporations. The ongoing hostilities and resulting sanctions are expected to have a severe adverse effect on the region’s economies and more globally, including significant negative impact on markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas. Any cessation of trading on the Russian securities markets will impact the value and liquidity of certain portfolio holdings. The extent and duration of military action, sanctions, and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial and prolonged and impact the Fund’s performance.
Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests will cause the NAV of the Fund to fluctuate.
When interest rates rise, fixed income securities (i.e. debt obligations) generally will decline in value. These declines in value are greater for fixed income securities with longer maturities or durations. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates when interest rates are low or inflation rates are high or rising.
IBOR is the risk that changes related to the use of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rate (collectively, IBORs) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR (or the corresponding IBOR). The abandonment of LIBOR could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference LIBOR. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other IBORs, such as the euro overnight index average (EONIA), which are also the subject of recent reform.
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Some countries in which the Fund may invest require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital, or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a country’s balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad.
The securities exchanges of certain foreign markets are substantially smaller, less liquid, and more volatile than the major securities markets in the US. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of securities by the Fund may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of equity securities listed on the major securities exchanges in emerging markets is held by a smaller number of investors. This may limit the number of shares available for acquisition or disposition by the Fund.
The Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated lower than BBB- by S&P and Baa3 by Moody’s, or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.
The Fund invests in fixed income securities whose value is derived from an underlying pool of mortgages or consumer loans. The value of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates. Investors receive principal and interest payments as the underlying mortgages and consumer loans are paid back. Some of these securities are CMOs. CMOs are debt securities issued by US government agencies or by financial institutions and other mortgage lenders, which are collateralized by a pool of mortgages held under an indenture. Prepayment of mortgages may shorten the stated maturity of the obligations and can result in a loss of premium, if any has been paid. Certain of these securities may be stripped (securities which provide only the principal or interest feature of the underlying security). The yield to maturity on an interest-only CMO is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates, but also to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. A rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in these securities even if the securities are rated in the highest rating categories.
The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly as a result of defaults or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended May 31, 2023. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations. The Fund also invests in real estate acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, including issuers that invest, deal, or otherwise
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
10. Credit and Market Risk (continued)
engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein. These instruments may include interests in private equity limited partnerships or limited liability companies that hold real estate investments (Real Estate Limited Partnerships).
The Fund invests in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection designed to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction, or through a combination of such approaches. The Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of the security.
The Fund invests in bank loans and other securities that may subject it to direct indebtedness risk, the risk that the Fund will not receive payment of principal, interest, and other amounts due in connection with these investments and will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. Loans that are fully secured offer the Fund more protection than unsecured loans in the event of nonpayment of scheduled interest or principal, although there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower’s obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Some loans or claims may be in default at the time of purchase. Certain of the loans and the other direct indebtedness acquired by the Fund may involve revolving credit facilities or other standby financing commitments that obligate the Fund to pay additional cash on a certain date or on demand. These commitments may require the Fund to increase its investment in a company at a time when the Fund might not otherwise decide to do so (including at a time when the company’s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). To the extent that the Fund is committed to advance additional funds, it will at all times hold and maintain cash or other high grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet such commitments. When a loan agreement is purchased, the Fund may pay an assignment fee. On an ongoing basis, the Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a loan agreement. Prepayment penalty fees are received upon the prepayment of a loan agreement by the borrower. Prepayment penalty, facility, commitment, consent, and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned or paid.
As the Fund may be required to rely upon another lending institution to collect and pass on to the Fund amounts payable with respect to the loan and to enforce the Fund’s rights under the loan and other direct indebtedness, an insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of the lending institution may delay or prevent the Fund from receiving such amounts. The highly leveraged nature of many loans may make them especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. Investments in such loans and other direct indebtedness may involve additional risk to the Fund. There were no unfunded loan commitments at the six months ended May 31, 2023.
The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under
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Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A securities have been identified on the “Schedule of investments.”
11. Contractual Obligations
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
12. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. In March 2021, the administrator for LIBOR announced the extension of the publication of a majority of the USD LIBOR settings to June 30, 2023. On December 21, 2022, FASB issued ASU 2022-06 to defer the sunset date of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 848 until December 31, 2024. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024. Management is currently evaluating ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2022-06, but does not believe there will be a material impact.
13. New Regulatory Pronouncement
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds and ETFs; and fee information in investment company advertisements. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective in January 2023 and there is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment with a compliance date of July 2024.
14. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to May 31, 2023, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), which requires all open-end funds (other than money market funds) to adopt and implement a program reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s “liquidity risk,” defined as the risk that the fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Board has designated a member of the US Operational Risk Group of Macquarie Asset Management as the Program Administrator for each Fund in the Trust.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of the Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each of the Fund’s portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would hold more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The Program also requires reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if the Fund’s holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).
In assessing and managing the Fund’s liquidity risk, the Program Administrator considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. Classification of the Fund’s portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or to sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. The Fund primarily holds assets that are classified as Highly Liquid, and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM.
At a meeting of the Board held on May 23-25, 2023, the Program Administrator provided a written report to the Board addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. The report concluded that the Program is appropriately designed and effectively implemented and that it meets the requirements of Rule 22e-4 and the Fund’s liquidity needs. The Fund’s HLIM is set at an appropriate level and the Fund complied with its HLIM at all times during the reporting period.
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Form N-PORT and proxy voting information
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedule of Investments included in the Fund’s most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/literature.
Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Semiannual report
US equity mutual fund
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
May 31, 2023
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus and its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
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Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is the asset management division of Macquarie Group. MAM is a full-service asset manager offering a diverse range of products across public and private markets including fixed income, equities, multi-asset solutions, private credit, infrastructure, renewables, natural assets, real estate, and asset finance. The Public Investments business is a part of MAM and includes the following investment advisers: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, and Macquarie Investment Management Europe S.A.
The Fund is distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.
Other than Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 ("Macquarie Bank"), any Macquarie Group entity noted in this document is not an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment, (a) the investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group entity guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.
The Fund is governed by US laws and regulations.
This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Small Cap Core Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature.
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of May 31, 2023, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.
The Fund is not FDIC insured and is not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.
Advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of MIMBT, a US registered investment advisor.
All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners.
© 2023 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.
For the six-month period from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023.
Actual expenses
The first section of the table shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second section of the table shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Fund’s expenses shown in the table assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning Account Value 12/1/22 | Ending Account Value 5/31/23 | Annualized Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During Period 12/1/22 to 5/31/23* | |
Actual Fund return† | ||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $ 924.40 | 1.06% | $5.09 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | 920.90 | 1.81% | 8.67 |
Class R | 1,000.00 | 923.60 | 1.31% | 6.28 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 925.60 | 0.81% | 3.89 |
Class R6 | 1,000.00 | 926.20 | 0.70% | 3.36 |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | ||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,019.65 | 1.06% | $5.34 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,015.91 | 1.81% | 9.10 |
Class R | 1,000.00 | 1,018.40 | 1.31% | 6.59 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,020.89 | 0.81% | 4.08 |
Class R6 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.44 | 0.70% | 3.53 |
*“Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
†Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns.
In addition to the Fund’s expenses reflected above, the Fund also indirectly bears its portion of the fees and expenses of any investment companies (Underlying Funds) in which it invests. The table above does not reflect the expenses of any Underlying Funds.
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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund | As of May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications, which may result in the sector designations for one fund being different from another fund’s sector designations.
Security type / sector | Percentage of net assets | |||
Common Stocks | 98.47 | % | ||
Basic Materials | 7.06 | % | ||
Business Services | 3.65 | % | ||
Capital Goods | 9.52 | % | ||
Communications Services | 0.33 | % | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 2.76 | % | ||
Consumer Services | 3.10 | % | ||
Consumer Staples | 3.43 | % | ||
Credit Cyclicals | 3.86 | % | ||
Energy | 5.09 | % | ||
Financials | 13.88 | % | ||
Healthcare | 18.70 | % | ||
Media | 0.57 | % | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts | 6.99 | % | ||
Technology | 13.91 | % | ||
Transportation | 3.38 | % | ||
Utilities | 2.24 | % | ||
Short-Term Investments | 1.92 | % | ||
Total Value of Securities | 100.39 | % | ||
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets | (0.39 | )% | ||
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
Holdings are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.
Top 10 equity holdings | Percentage of net assets | |||
Boise Cascade | 1.74 | % | ||
Taylor Morrison Home | 1.66 | % | ||
Federal Signal | 1.47 | % | ||
Selective Insurance Group | 1.46 | % | ||
Prestige Consumer Healthcare | 1.41 | % | ||
Texas Roadhouse | 1.37 | % | ||
PDC Energy | 1.35 | % | ||
Summit Materials Class A | 1.32 | % | ||
Merit Medical Systems | 1.30 | % | ||
Applied Industrial Technologies | 1.26 | % |
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Delaware Small Cap Core Fund | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks — 98.47% | ||||||||
Basic Materials — 7.06% | ||||||||
Balchem | 107,537 | $ | 13,294,799 | |||||
Boise Cascade | 1,615,757 | 116,043,668 | ||||||
Huntsman | 1,026,992 | 24,391,060 | ||||||
Kaiser Aluminum | 534,209 | 32,266,224 | ||||||
Mativ Holdings | 310,078 | 4,669,775 | ||||||
Minerals Technologies | 1,427,496 | 79,383,052 | ||||||
Quaker Chemical | 251,726 | 47,780,112 | ||||||
Summit Materials Class A † | 2,787,297 | 88,162,204 | ||||||
Worthington Industries | 1,164,624 | 65,370,345 | ||||||
471,361,239 | ||||||||
Business Services — 3.65% | ||||||||
ABM Industries | 1,385,359 | 61,177,453 | ||||||
ASGN † | 941,466 | 61,600,120 | ||||||
BrightView Holdings † | 2,667,086 | 17,602,768 | ||||||
Casella Waste Systems Class A † | 842,939 | 75,999,380 | ||||||
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings † | 635,631 | 27,382,984 | ||||||
243,762,705 | ||||||||
Capital Goods — 9.52% | ||||||||
Ameresco Class A † | 897,932 | 38,682,910 | ||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies | 684,782 | 84,200,795 | ||||||
Barnes Group | 587,840 | 23,131,504 | ||||||
Chart Industries † | 112,518 | 12,346,600 | ||||||
Coherent † | 736,784 | 27,231,536 | ||||||
Columbus McKinnon | 1,281,462 | 46,747,734 | ||||||
ESCO Technologies | 332,653 | 29,938,770 | ||||||
Federal Signal | 1,851,025 | 98,085,815 | ||||||
Kadant | 348,867 | 66,187,047 | ||||||
KBR | 709,314 | 41,863,712 | ||||||
MYR Group † | 555,524 | 70,829,310 | ||||||
Tetra Tech | 245,221 | 33,710,531 | ||||||
WESCO International | 195,605 | 26,872,215 | ||||||
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 1,572,770 | 35,403,053 | ||||||
635,231,532 | ||||||||
Communications Services — 0.33% | ||||||||
ATN International | 581,102 | 21,808,758 | ||||||
21,808,758 | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 2.76% | ||||||||
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings † | 236,052 | 14,788,658 | ||||||
Hibbett | 433,407 | 15,611,320 |
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Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued) | ||||||||
Malibu Boats Class A † | 1,065,326 | $ | 55,876,349 | |||||
Sonic Automotive Class A | 458,653 | 19,006,580 | ||||||
Steven Madden | 2,520,639 | 78,669,143 | ||||||
183,952,050 | ||||||||
Consumer Services — 3.10% | ||||||||
Brinker International † | 743,801 | 27,208,241 | ||||||
Chuy’s Holdings † | 771,588 | 28,425,302 | ||||||
Jack in the Box | 348,518 | 30,167,718 | ||||||
Texas Roadhouse | 848,547 | 91,558,221 | ||||||
Wendy’s | 1,331,429 | 29,304,752 | ||||||
206,664,234 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples — 3.43% | ||||||||
Helen of Troy † | 335,755 | 32,326,491 | ||||||
J & J Snack Foods | 520,743 | 80,168,385 | ||||||
Prestige Consumer Healthcare † | 1,637,809 | 93,731,809 | ||||||
YETI Holdings † | 621,828 | 22,740,250 | ||||||
228,966,935 | ||||||||
Credit Cyclicals — 3.86% | ||||||||
Dana | 2,900,309 | 37,326,977 | ||||||
KB Home | 1,732,671 | 75,076,635 | ||||||
La-Z-Boy | 1,285,885 | 34,358,847 | ||||||
Taylor Morrison Home † | 2,612,575 | 110,851,557 | ||||||
257,614,016 | ||||||||
Energy — 5.09% | ||||||||
Earthstone Energy Class A † | 2,391,893 | 28,726,635 | ||||||
NexTier Oilfield Solutions † | 6,545,000 | 49,349,300 | ||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy | 7,175,058 | 69,885,065 | ||||||
PDC Energy | 1,316,349 | 90,327,868 | ||||||
Permian Resources | 4,985,052 | 46,510,535 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy † | 11,430,219 | 54,522,145 | ||||||
339,321,548 | ||||||||
Financials — 13.88% | ||||||||
City Holding | 469,153 | 40,436,297 | ||||||
Enterprise Financial Services | 667,980 | 27,133,348 | ||||||
Essent Group | 1,520,289 | 67,151,165 | ||||||
First Bancorp | 1,084,186 | 32,633,999 | ||||||
First Financial Bancorp | 1,934,375 | 36,675,750 | ||||||
First Interstate BancSystem Class A | 1,725,041 | 38,037,154 | ||||||
Focus Financial Partners Class A † | 1,532,142 | 79,809,277 |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks (continued) | ||||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
Hamilton Lane Class A | 909,110 | $ | 61,737,660 | |||||
Independent Bank | 682,416 | 30,121,842 | ||||||
Independent Bank Group | 591,782 | 19,747,765 | ||||||
Kemper | 732,620 | 31,707,794 | ||||||
NMI Holdings Class A † | 2,990,665 | 75,215,225 | ||||||
Old National Bancorp | 4,288,788 | 53,266,747 | ||||||
Pacific Premier Bancorp | 1,591,016 | 29,958,831 | ||||||
Selective Insurance Group | 1,003,659 | 97,083,935 | ||||||
SouthState | 710,169 | 44,399,766 | ||||||
United Community Banks | 1,638,804 | 37,053,358 | ||||||
Valley National Bancorp | 4,709,907 | 34,759,114 | ||||||
WesBanco | 1,563,704 | 37,747,814 | ||||||
WSFS Financial | 1,543,221 | 51,605,310 | ||||||
926,282,151 | ||||||||
Healthcare — 18.70% | ||||||||
Agios Pharmaceuticals † | 1,341,643 | 33,916,735 | ||||||
Amicus Therapeutics † | 5,189,275 | 58,431,237 | ||||||
Apellis Pharmaceuticals † | 978,224 | 83,980,530 | ||||||
Artivion † | 2,283,203 | 34,202,381 | ||||||
AtriCure † | 1,150,503 | 51,738,120 | ||||||
Azenta † | 752,439 | 32,542,987 | ||||||
Blueprint Medicines † | 1,130,898 | 63,918,355 | ||||||
CONMED | 618,914 | 75,074,268 | ||||||
Halozyme Therapeutics † | 1,758,348 | 57,023,226 | ||||||
Insmed † | 2,549,301 | 48,513,198 | ||||||
Inspire Medical Systems † | 282,880 | 82,739,571 | ||||||
Ligand Pharmaceuticals † | 621,225 | 43,535,448 | ||||||
Merit Medical Systems † | 1,054,210 | 86,866,904 | ||||||
NeoGenomics † | 1,871,157 | 32,146,477 | ||||||
NuVasive † | 968,828 | 36,970,477 | ||||||
OmniAb † | 2,894,831 | 12,505,670 | ||||||
OmniAb 12.5 =, † | 221,566 | 0 | ||||||
OmniAb 15 =, † | 221,567 | 0 | ||||||
Omnicell † | 589,212 | 43,259,945 | ||||||
Pacific Biosciences of California † | 3,368,327 | 41,699,888 | ||||||
PTC Therapeutics † | 1,305,823 | 54,805,391 | ||||||
Shockwave Medical † | 290,242 | 79,842,672 | ||||||
Supernus Pharmaceuticals † | 1,903,930 | 63,096,240 | ||||||
TransMedics Group † | 955,098 | 69,397,421 | ||||||
Travere Therapeutics † | 3,046,910 | 54,509,220 |
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Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks (continued) | ||||||||
Healthcare (continued) | ||||||||
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical † | 139,443 | $ | 6,882,906 | |||||
1,247,599,267 | ||||||||
Media — 0.57% | ||||||||
IMAX † | 2,203,226 | 38,203,939 | ||||||
38,203,939 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 6.99% | ||||||||
Armada Hoffler Properties | 2,924,056 | 32,281,578 | ||||||
DiamondRock Hospitality | 5,347,742 | 41,979,775 | ||||||
Four Corners Property Trust | 1,576,514 | 40,516,410 | ||||||
Independence Realty Trust | 3,754,160 | 64,834,343 | ||||||
Kite Realty Group Trust | 3,376,343 | 65,636,108 | ||||||
LXP Industrial Trust | 5,035,526 | 52,067,339 | ||||||
National Storage Affiliates Trust | 368,222 | 13,480,608 | ||||||
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 2,503,638 | 33,949,331 | ||||||
Phillips Edison & Co. | 1,230,921 | 35,709,018 | ||||||
Physicians Realty Trust | 4,100,459 | 56,012,270 | ||||||
RPT Realty | 3,209,691 | 29,914,320 | ||||||
466,381,100 | ||||||||
Technology — 13.91% | ||||||||
Box Class A † | 1,647,376 | 46,406,582 | ||||||
Consensus Cloud Solutions † | 501,817 | 18,291,230 | ||||||
ExlService Holdings † | 556,345 | 83,974,714 | ||||||
Ichor Holdings † | 1,034,511 | 31,345,683 | ||||||
Instructure Holdings † | 1,474,631 | 36,216,937 | ||||||
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings † | 613,529 | 36,707,440 | ||||||
MaxLinear † | 1,573,880 | 45,973,035 | ||||||
NETGEAR † | 336,780 | 4,725,023 | ||||||
Progress Software | 406,725 | 24,403,500 | ||||||
Q2 Holdings † | 1,375,907 | 40,066,412 | ||||||
Rapid7 † | 1,093,106 | 52,163,018 | ||||||
Regal Rexnord | 318,502 | 41,370,225 | ||||||
Semtech † | 1,629,559 | 35,426,613 | ||||||
Silicon Laboratories † | 491,778 | 69,178,411 | ||||||
Sprout Social Class A † | 821,891 | 35,596,099 | ||||||
SPS Commerce † | 270,098 | 42,081,269 | ||||||
Varonis Systems † | 1,958,101 | 51,458,894 | ||||||
Verint Systems † | 1,032,018 | 37,028,806 | ||||||
WNS Holdings ADR † | 771,844 | 59,972,279 | ||||||
Workiva † | 369,466 | 35,786,477 | ||||||
Yelp † | 1,424,522 | 47,721,487 |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks (continued) | ||||||||
Technology (continued) | ||||||||
Ziff Davis † | 889,168 | $ | 52,496,479 | |||||
928,390,613 | ||||||||
Transportation — 3.38% | ||||||||
Allegiant Travel † | 371,513 | 36,218,803 | ||||||
Hub Group Class A † | 964,047 | 70,915,297 | ||||||
Sun Country Airlines Holdings † | 2,234,526 | 42,009,089 | ||||||
Werner Enterprises | 1,734,385 | 76,174,189 | ||||||
225,317,378 | ||||||||
Utilities — 2.24% | ||||||||
Black Hills | 697,199 | 42,494,279 | ||||||
NorthWestern | 918,979 | 52,005,022 | ||||||
Spire | 853,441 | 55,106,685 | ||||||
149,605,986 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (cost $5,947,994,728) | 6,570,463,451 | |||||||
Short-Term Investments — 1.92% | ||||||||
Money Market Mutual Funds — 1.92% | ||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 5.00%) | 32,091,117 | 32,091,117 | ||||||
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 4.98%) | 32,091,116 | 32,091,116 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 5.13%) | 32,091,116 | 32,091,116 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 5.00%) | 32,091,116 | 32,091,116 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $128,364,465) | 128,364,465 | |||||||
Total Value of Securities—100.39% | ||||||||
(cost $6,076,359,193) | $ | 6,698,827,916 |
† | Non-income producing security. |
= | The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the disclosure table located in Note 3 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
Summary of abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Assets: | ||||
Investments, at value* | $ | 6,698,827,916 | ||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 12,065,504 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable | 9,871,942 | |||
Receivable for securities sold | 7,236,495 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 105,274 | |||
Other assets | 52,780 | |||
Total Assets | 6,728,159,911 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 43,134,170 | |||
Payable for securities purchased | 7,086,613 | |||
Investment management fees payable to affiliates | 3,650,574 | |||
Other accrued expenses | 846,507 | |||
Administration expenses payable to affiliates | 452,048 | |||
Distribution fees payable to affiliates | 106,612 | |||
Total Liabilities | 55,276,524 | |||
Total Net Assets | $ | 6,672,883,387 | ||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 6,174,066,380 | ||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 498,817,007 | |||
Total Net Assets | $ | 6,672,883,387 |
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Statement of assets and liabilities
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
Net Asset Value | ||||
Class A: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 256,347,970 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 10,565,317 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 24.26 | ||
Sales charge | 5.75 | % | ||
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge) | $ | 25.74 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 81,215,421 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 3,980,862 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 20.40 | ||
Class R: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 26,228,105 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 1,134,658 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 23.12 | ||
Institutional Class: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 4,830,545,287 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 193,352,664 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 24.98 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 1,478,546,604 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 59,096,309 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 25.02 | ||
*Investments, at cost | $ | 6,076,359,193 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Small Cap Core Fund | Six months ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income: | ||||
Dividends | $ | 49,260,868 | ||
Expenses: | ||||
Management fees | 22,152,553 | |||
Distribution expenses — Class A | 344,179 | |||
Distribution expenses — Class C | 456,024 | |||
Distribution expenses — Class R | 70,933 | |||
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses | 3,944,674 | |||
Accounting and administration expenses | 505,351 | |||
Reports and statements to shareholders expenses | 339,343 | |||
Legal fees | 167,760 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 138,750 | |||
Custodian fees | 105,092 | |||
Registration fees | 87,216 | |||
Audit and tax fees | 15,821 | |||
Other | 403,777 | |||
28,731,473 | ||||
Less expenses paid indirectly | (236 | ) | ||
Total operating expenses | 28,731,237 | |||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | 20,529,631 | |||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (34,474,295 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (538,311,357 | ) | ||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | (572,785,652 | ) | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (552,256,021 | ) |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
Six months ended 5/31/23 (Unaudited) | Year ended 11/30/22 | |||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 20,529,631 | $ | 31,805,604 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (34,474,295 | ) | 183,425,714 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (538,311,357 | ) | (785,793,771 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (552,256,021 | ) | (570,562,453 | ) | ||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||
Distributable earnings: | ||||||||
Class A | (9,782,778 | ) | (19,265,935 | ) | ||||
Class C | (3,637,758 | ) | (9,463,365 | ) | ||||
Class R | (992,220 | ) | (2,863,111 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (187,750,406 | ) | (357,240,198 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (49,448,818 | ) | (83,096,087 | ) | ||||
(251,611,980 | ) | (471,928,696 | ) | |||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | ||||||||
Class A | 34,726,431 | 84,786,905 | ||||||
Class C | 3,505,629 | 9,612,206 | ||||||
Class R | 1,826,593 | 7,797,361 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 724,021,850 | 2,089,807,031 | ||||||
Class R6 | 428,620,938 | 418,220,068 | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | ||||||||
Class A | 9,074,862 | 17,764,566 | ||||||
Class C | 3,581,775 | 9,319,053 | ||||||
Class R | 992,190 | 2,863,111 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 156,894,836 | 264,151,848 | ||||||
Class R6 | 41,330,661 | 74,281,941 | ||||||
1,404,575,765 | 2,978,604,090 |
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Six months ended 5/31/23 (Unaudited) | Year ended 11/30/22 | |||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | ||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed: | ||||||||
Class A | $ | (51,530,662 | ) | $ | (79,054,946 | ) | ||
Class C | (15,139,530 | ) | (31,092,812 | ) | ||||
Class R | (7,523,625 | ) | (14,542,161 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (906,618,596 | ) | (1,835,591,261 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (218,595,146 | ) | (261,945,901 | ) | ||||
(1,199,407,559 | ) | (2,222,227,081 | ) | |||||
Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions | 205,168,206 | 756,377,009 | ||||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets | (598,699,795 | ) | (286,114,140 | ) | ||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 7,271,583,182 | 7,557,697,322 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 6,672,883,387 | $ | 7,271,583,182 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Small Cap Core 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 (loss)2 |
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 return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 27.21 | $ | 31.14 | $ | 24.79 | $ | 23.20 | $ | 23.91 | $ | 25.74 | ||||||||||||
0.04 | 0.05 | (0.02 | ) | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||
(2.09 | ) | (2.05 | ) | 6.56 | 1.99 | 1.25 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||
(2.05 | ) | (2.00 | ) | 6.54 | 2.01 | 1.28 | 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | — | — | (0.04 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
(0.84 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (1.92 | ) | ||||||||||||
(0.90 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (1.99 | ) | (1.92 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 24.26 | $ | 27.21 | $ | 31.14 | $ | 24.79 | $ | 23.20 | $ | 23.91 | ||||||||||||
(7.56 | )% | (6.87 | )% | 26.50 | % | 8.81 | % | 7.79 | % | 0.44 | % | ||||||||||||
$ | 256,348 | $ | 295,128 | $ | 312,223 | $ | 264,888 | $ | 279,872 | $ | 288,721 | ||||||||||||
1.06 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.12 | % | ||||||||||||
0.33 | % | 0.20 | % | (0.06 | )% | 0.09 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||||
8 | % | 23 | % | 24 | % | 37 | % | 34 | % | 38 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Small Cap Core 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 loss2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 23.05 | $ | 26.86 | $ | 21.57 | $ | 20.35 | $ | 21.38 | $ | 23.38 | ||||||||||||
(0.04 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
(1.77 | ) | (1.75 | ) | 5.69 | 1.72 | 1.05 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||
(1.81 | ) | (1.88 | ) | 5.48 | 1.60 | 0.94 | (0.08 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.84 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (1.92 | ) | ||||||||||||
(0.84 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (1.92 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 20.40 | $ | 23.05 | $ | 26.86 | $ | 21.57 | $ | 20.35 | $ | 21.38 | ||||||||||||
(7.91 | )% | (7.57 | )% | 25.54 | % | 8.00 | % | 6.99 | % | (0.31 | )% | ||||||||||||
$ | 81,215 | $ | 100,445 | $ | 132,294 | $ | 117,251 | $ | 139,808 | $ | 168,400 | ||||||||||||
1.81 | % | 1.80 | % | 1.81 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.87 | % | ||||||||||||
(0.42 | )% | (0.55 | )% | (0.81 | )% | (0.66 | )% | (0.60 | )% | (0.56 | )% | ||||||||||||
8 | % | 23 | % | 24 | % | 37 | % | 34 | % | 38 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund Class R
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income (loss)2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 25.93 | $ | 29.84 | $ | 23.82 | $ | 22.33 | $ | 23.12 | $ | 25.01 | ||||||||||||
0.01 | (0.01 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||
(1.98 | ) | (1.97 | ) | 6.30 | 1.90 | 1.20 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||
(1.97 | ) | (1.98 | ) | 6.21 | 1.87 | 1.18 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||
(0.84 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (1.92 | ) | ||||||||||||
(0.84 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (1.92 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 23.12 | $ | 25.93 | $ | 29.84 | $ | 23.82 | $ | 22.33 | $ | 23.12 | ||||||||||||
(7.64 | )% | (7.12 | )% | 26.19 | % | 8.51 | % | 7.55 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||||
$ | 26,228 | $ | 34,289 | $ | 44,366 | $ | 36,065 | $ | 27,631 | $ | 28,138 | ||||||||||||
1.31 | % | 1.30 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.35 | % | 1.35 | % | 1.37 | % | ||||||||||||
0.08 | % | (0.05 | )% | (0.31 | )% | (0.16 | )% | (0.10 | )% | (0.06 | )% | ||||||||||||
8 | % | 23 | % | 24 | % | 37 | % | 34 | % | 38 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 28.02 | $ | 32.00 | $ | 25.46 | $ | 23.81 | $ | 24.50 | $ | 26.29 | ||||||||||||
0.08 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
(2.15 | ) | (2.12 | ) | 6.72 | 2.06 | 1.28 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||
(2.07 | ) | (1.99 | ) | 6.78 | 2.13 | 1.37 | 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||
(0.13 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||
(0.84 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (1.92 | ) | ||||||||||||
(0.97 | ) | (1.99 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (2.06 | ) | (1.95 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 24.98 | $ | 28.02 | $ | 32.00 | $ | 25.46 | $ | 23.81 | $ | 24.50 | ||||||||||||
(7.44 | )% | (6.65 | )% | 26.80 | % | 9.09 | % | 8.06 | % | 0.69 | % | ||||||||||||
$ | 4,830,545 | $ | 5,455,486 | $ | 5,743,601 | $ | 4,632,204 | $ | 3,888,603 | $ | 3,451,251 | ||||||||||||
0.81 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.87 | % | ||||||||||||
0.58 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.44 | % | ||||||||||||
8 | % | 23 | % | 24 | % | 37 | % | 34 | % | 38 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund Class R6
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
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 return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 28.08 | $ | 32.06 | $ | 25.51 | $ | 23.85 | $ | 24.54 | $ | 26.32 | ||||||||||||
0.09 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
(2.15 | ) | (2.11 | ) | 6.72 | 2.06 | 1.28 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||
(2.06 | ) | (1.95 | ) | 6.82 | 2.16 | 1.40 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||
(0.16 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||
(0.84 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (1.92 | ) | ||||||||||||
(1.00 | ) | (2.03 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (2.09 | ) | (1.98 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 25.02 | $ | 28.08 | $ | 32.06 | $ | 25.51 | $ | 23.85 | $ | 24.54 | ||||||||||||
(7.38 | )% | (6.52 | )% | 26.92 | % | 9.24 | % | 8.20 | % | 0.86 | % | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,478,547 | $ | 1,386,235 | $ | 1,325,213 | $ | 894,120 | $ | 677,315 | $ | 413,332 | ||||||||||||
0.70 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.71 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.74 | % | ||||||||||||
0.70 | % | 0.57 | % | 0.31 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.57 | % | ||||||||||||
8 | % | 23 | % | 24 | % | 37 | % | 34 | % | 38 | % |
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Delaware Small Cap Core Fund | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Delaware Group® Equity Funds V (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Delaware Wealth Builder Fund, Delaware Small Cap Core Fund, and Delaware Small Cap Value Fund. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Small Cap Core Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares have no upfront sales charge, but are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Class R6 shares do not pay any service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees to any brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
1. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.
Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Equity securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, the mean between the bid and the ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Open-end investment companies, other than ETFs, are valued at their published net asset value (NAV). Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s valuation designee, Delaware Management Company (DMC). Subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (Board), DMC, as valuation designee, has adopted policies and procedures to fair value securities for which market quotations are not readily available consistent with the requirements of Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities and private placements are valued at fair value.
Federal Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment
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company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended May 31, 2023, and for all open tax years (years ended November 30, 2019–November 30, 2022), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other” on the “Statement of operations.” During the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting — Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Class R6 shares will not be allocated any expenses related to service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees paid to brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® (Delaware Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer, which are estimated. The Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, at least annually. The Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
$1, the expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.”
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays DMC, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the rates of 0.75% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.70% on the next $500 million, 0.65% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.60% on average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.
DMC may permit its affiliate, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL) (the “Affiliated Sub-Advisor”), to execute Fund equity security trades on its behalf. DMC may also seek quantitative support from MIMGL. Although the Affiliated Sub-Advisor serves as a sub-advisor, DMC has ultimate responsibility for all investment advisory services. For these services, DMC, not the Fund, may pay the Affiliated Sub-Advisor a portion of its investment management fee.
Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; 0.0025% of the next $45 billion; and 0.0015% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $90 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund paid $105,221 for these services.
DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.004% of the next $20 billion; 0.002% of the next $25 billion; and 0.0015% of average daily net assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund paid $1,661,932 for these services. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by the Fund and are
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also included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees that are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% fee, 1.00%, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, and Class R shares, respectively. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class and Class R6 shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.
As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund paid $54,920 for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Legal fees.”
For the six months ended May 31, 2023, DDLP earned $9,586 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended May 31, 2023, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $2,163 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class C shares and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.
Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.
In addition to the management fees and other expenses of the Fund, the Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of any Underlying Funds, including ETFs in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of any Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of any Underlying Funds at different times.
Cross trades for the six months ended May 31, 2023 were executed by the Fund pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board designed to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds of investment companies, or between a fund of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common directors/trustees and/or common officers. At its regularly scheduled meetings, the Board reviews such transactions for compliance with the procedures adopted by the Board. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund engaged in Rule 17a-7 securities purchases and sales of $2,937,639 and $7,788,312, respectively, resulting in gains of $274,265.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
3. Investments
For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
Purchases | $ | 602,393,133 | |||
Sales | 571,717,997 |
At May 31, 2023, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At May 31, 2023, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for the Fund were as follows:
Cost of investments | $ | 6,076,359,193 | ||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 1,363,616,987 | ||
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments | (741,148,264 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 622,468,723 |
US GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. The Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:
Level 1 - | Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and exchange-traded options contracts) |
Level 2 - | Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities) |
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Level 3 - | Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities) |
Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2023:
Level 1 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
Securities | |||||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||
Common Stocks | |||||||||||
Basic Materials | $ | 471,361,239 | $— | $ | 471,361,239 | ||||||
Business Services | 243,762,705 | — | 243,762,705 | ||||||||
Capital Goods | 635,231,532 | — | 635,231,532 | ||||||||
Communications Services | 21,808,758 | — | 21,808,758 | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 183,952,050 | — | 183,952,050 | ||||||||
Consumer Services | 206,664,234 | — | 206,664,234 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples | 228,966,935 | — | 228,966,935 | ||||||||
Credit Cyclicals | 257,614,016 | — | 257,614,016 | ||||||||
Energy | 339,321,548 | — | 339,321,548 | ||||||||
Financials | 926,282,151 | — | 926,282,151 | ||||||||
Healthcare | 1,247,599,267 | — | 1 | 1,247,599,267 | |||||||
Media | 38,203,939 | — | 38,203,939 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts | 466,381,100 | — | 466,381,100 | ||||||||
Technology | 928,390,613 | — | 928,390,613 | ||||||||
Transportation | 225,317,378 | — | 225,317,378 | ||||||||
Utilities | 149,605,986 | — | 149,605,986 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 128,364,465 | — | 128,364,465 | ||||||||
Total Value of Securities | $ | 6,698,827,916 | $— | $ | 6,698,827,916 |
1The security that has been valued at zero on the “Schedule of investments” is considered to be Level 3 investment in this table.
During the six months ended May 31, 2023, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
3. Investments (continued)
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets. Management has determined not to provide additional disclosure on Level 3 inputs since the Level 3 investments are not considered significant to the Fund’s net assets at the end of the period.
4. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
Six months ended | Year ended | ||||||||
5/31/23 | 11/30/22 | ||||||||
Shares sold: | |||||||||
Class A | 1,369,300 | 3,137,218 | |||||||
Class C | 162,450 | 411,294 | |||||||
Class R | 75,591 | 298,520 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 27,620,902 | 74,276,643 | |||||||
Class R6 | 16,611,095 | 15,017,046 | |||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | |||||||||
Class A | 368,897 | 606,921 | |||||||
Class C | 172,616 | 373,209 | |||||||
Class R | 42,293 | 102,400 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 6,201,377 | 8,784,564 | |||||||
Class R6 | 1,632,333 | 2,468,659 | |||||||
54,256,854 | 105,476,474 | ||||||||
Shares redeemed: | |||||||||
Class A | (2,018,358 | ) | (2,923,940 | ) | |||||
Class C | (711,940 | ) | (1,351,858 | ) | |||||
Class R | (305,421 | ) | (565,527 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (35,138,585 | ) | (67,857,366 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | (8,513,583 | ) | (9,448,694 | ) | |||||
(46,687,887 | ) | (82,147,385 | ) | ||||||
Net increase | 7,568,967 | 23,329,089 |
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Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the table above and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended May 31, 2023 and the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund had the following exchange transactions:
Exchange Redemptions | Exchange Subscriptions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares | Class C Shares | Institutional Class Shares | Class R Shares | Class R6 Shares | Class A Shares | Institutional Class Shares | Class R6 Shares | Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/23 | 210,958 | 9,410 | 8,267,780 | 1,764 | 15,356 | 75,416 | 221,677 | 8,192,785 | $ | 213,893,605 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/30/22 | 17,490 | 9,627 | 14,309 | — | 7,216 | 18,465 | 23,670 | 4,873 | 1,304,639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. Line of Credit
The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expires on October 30, 2023.
The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of May 31, 2023, or at any time during the period then ended.
6. Securities Lending
The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day, which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY Mellon must
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
6. Securities Lending (continued)
return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day, may be more or less than the value of the security on loan. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.
Cash collateral received by the Fund is generally invested in an individual separate account. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. The Fund can also accept US government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans.
In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.
The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in the collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of the Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount the Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.
At the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund had no securities out on loan.
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7. Credit and Market Risk
The global outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the outbreak, its full economic impact and ongoing effects at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on a Fund’s performance.
Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests will cause the NAV of the Fund to fluctuate.
The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in small companies and may be subject to certain risks associated with ownership of securities of such companies. Investments in small sized companies may be more volatile than investments in larger companies for a number of reasons, which include limited financial resources or a dependence on narrow product lines.
The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended May 31, 2023. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.
The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A securities have been identified on the “Schedule of investments.”
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
8. Contractual Obligations
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
9. New Regulatory Pronouncement
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds and ETFs; and fee information in investment company advertisements. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective in January 2023 and there is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment with a compliance date of July 2024.
10. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to May 31, 2023, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), which requires all open-end funds (other than money market funds) to adopt and implement a program reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s “liquidity risk,” defined as the risk that the fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Board has designated a member of the US Operational Risk Group of Macquarie Asset Management as the Program Administrator for each Fund in the Trust.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of the Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each of the Fund’s portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would hold more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The Program also requires reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if the Fund’s holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).
In assessing and managing the Fund’s liquidity risk, the Program Administrator considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. Classification of the Fund’s portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or to sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. The Fund primarily holds assets that are classified as Highly Liquid, and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM.
At a meeting of the Board held on May 23-25, 2023, the Program Administrator provided a written report to the Board addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. The report concluded that the Program is appropriately designed and effectively implemented and that it meets the requirements of Rule 22e-4 and the Fund’s liquidity needs. The Fund’s HLIM is set at an appropriate level and the Fund complied with its HLIM at all times during the reporting period.
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
Form N-PORT and proxy voting information
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedule of Investments included in the Fund’s most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/literature.
Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Semiannual report
US equity mutual fund
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
May 31, 2023
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The Fund is distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.
Other than Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (“Macquarie Bank”), any Macquarie Group entity noted in this document is not an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment, (a) the investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group entity guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.
The Fund is governed by US laws and regulations.
This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Small Cap Value Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature.
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of May 31,2023, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.
The Fund is not FDIC insured and is not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.
Advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of MIMBT, a US registered investment advisor.
All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners.
©2023 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.
For the six-month period from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek capital appreciation.
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023.
Actual expenses
The first section of the table shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second section of the table shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Fund’s expenses shown in the table reflect fee waivers in effect and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning Account Value 12/1/22 | Ending Account Value 5/31/23 | Annualized Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During Period 12/1/22 to 5/31/23* | |
Actual Fund return† | ||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $ 872.90 | 1.11% | $5.18 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | 869.60 | 1.86% | 8.67 |
Class R | 1,000.00 | 871.80 | 1.36% | 6.35 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 874.00 | 0.86% | 4.02 |
Class R6 | 1,000.00 | 874.60 | 0.72% | 3.37 |
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | ||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,019.40 | 1.11% | $5.59 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,015.66 | 1.86% | 9.35 |
Class R | 1,000.00 | 1,018.15 | 1.36% | 6.84 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,020.64 | 0.86% | 4.33 |
Class R6 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.34 | 0.72% | 3.63 |
*“Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
†Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns.
In addition to the Fund’s expenses reflected above, the Fund also indirectly bears its portion of the fees and expenses of any investment companies (Underlying Funds) in which it invests. The table above does not reflect the expenses of any Underlying Funds.
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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund | As of May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications, which may result in the sector designations for one fund being different from another fund’s sector designations.
Security type / sector | Percentage of net assets | |||
Common Stocks | 98.33 | % | ||
Basic Industry | 7.60 | % | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 12.55 | % | ||
Consumer Staples | 3.69 | % | ||
Energy | 6.22 | % | ||
Financial Services | 22.83 | % | ||
Healthcare | 4.62 | % | ||
Industrials | 13.42 | % | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts | 8.25 | % | ||
Technology | 12.43 | % | ||
Transportation | 2.73 | % | ||
Utilities | 3.99 | % | ||
Short-Term Investments | 1.66 | % | ||
Total Value of Securities | 99.99 | % | ||
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.01 | % | ||
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
Holdings are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.
Top 10 equity holdings | Percentage of net assets | |||
MasTec | 2.28 | % | ||
Hancock Whitney | 1.85 | % | ||
Atkore | 1.84 | % | ||
Webster Financial | 1.77 | % | ||
FNB | 1.71 | % | ||
Stifel Financial | 1.65 | % | ||
ITT | 1.58 | % | ||
Flex | 1.54 | % | ||
Valley National Bancorp | 1.37 | % | ||
Power Integrations | 1.36 | % |
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Delaware Small Cap Value Fund | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks — 98.33% ♦ | ||||||||
Basic Industry — 7.60% | ||||||||
Ashland | 400,300 | $ | 33,977,464 | |||||
Avient | 1,247,950 | 45,550,175 | ||||||
Berry Global Group | 1,132,560 | 64,793,758 | ||||||
HB Fuller | 970,750 | 61,099,005 | ||||||
Huntsman | 1,749,600 | 41,553,000 | ||||||
Louisiana-Pacific | 1,014,950 | 59,394,874 | ||||||
Ryerson Holding | 737,350 | 25,062,527 | ||||||
Summit Materials Class A † | 1,420,026 | 44,915,422 | ||||||
376,346,225 | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 12.55% | ||||||||
Acushnet Holdings | 970,100 | 43,421,676 | ||||||
Adient † | 1,369,800 | 46,148,562 | ||||||
Barnes Group | 1,339,000 | 52,689,650 | ||||||
Choice Hotels International | 335,000 | 38,019,150 | ||||||
Columbia Sportswear | 614,000 | 45,331,620 | ||||||
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 315,850 | 30,959,617 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive | 233,400 | 52,167,234 | ||||||
KB Home | 1,162,100 | 50,353,793 | ||||||
Meritage Homes | 542,100 | 62,520,393 | ||||||
Oxford Industries | 219,300 | 21,916,842 | ||||||
Steven Madden | 1,314,825 | 41,035,688 | ||||||
TEGNA | 2,356,400 | 36,500,636 | ||||||
Texas Roadhouse | 403,050 | 43,489,095 | ||||||
UniFirst | 334,800 | 57,287,628 | ||||||
621,841,584 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples — 3.69% | ||||||||
Flowers Foods | 1,412,700 | 35,289,246 | ||||||
Hostess Brands † | 1,849,300 | 46,010,584 | ||||||
J & J Snack Foods | 414,300 | 63,781,485 | ||||||
Performance Food Group † | 683,122 | 37,769,815 | ||||||
182,851,130 | ||||||||
Energy — 6.22% | ||||||||
CNX Resources † | 2,376,400 | 36,715,380 | ||||||
Liberty Energy | 3,598,500 | 42,246,390 | ||||||
Magnolia Oil & Gas Class A | 3,119,900 | 60,307,667 | ||||||
Matador Resources | 908,850 | 39,962,135 | ||||||
Murphy Oil | 1,645,900 | 57,277,320 | ||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy | 3,544,500 | 34,523,430 | ||||||
PBF Energy Class A | 1,003,200 | 36,927,792 | ||||||
307,960,114 |
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Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks ♦ (continued) | ||||||||
Financial Services — 22.83% | ||||||||
American Equity Investment Life Holding | 1,211,650 | $ | 47,799,593 | |||||
Assurant | 447,700 | 53,719,523 | ||||||
Axis Capital Holdings | 949,200 | 49,263,480 | ||||||
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son | 1,050,600 | 26,338,542 | ||||||
Bread Financial Holdings | 867,200 | 24,437,696 | ||||||
Columbia Banking System | 2,748,161 | 55,045,665 | ||||||
East West Bancorp | 1,262,873 | 60,428,473 | ||||||
Essent Group | 1,173,600 | 51,837,912 | ||||||
First Financial Bancorp | 2,209,200 | 41,886,432 | ||||||
First Interstate BancSystem Class A | 1,373,122 | 30,277,340 | ||||||
FNB | 7,701,150 | 84,635,638 | ||||||
Hancock Whitney | 2,515,200 | 91,880,256 | ||||||
Hanover Insurance Group | 438,503 | 48,875,544 | ||||||
Hope Bancorp | 3,450,940 | 27,676,539 | ||||||
Sandy Spring Bancorp | 849,100 | 17,780,154 | ||||||
Selective Insurance Group | 564,292 | 54,583,965 | ||||||
Stewart Information Services | 863,300 | 38,710,372 | ||||||
Stifel Financial | 1,466,800 | 81,510,076 | ||||||
Synovus Financial | 1,939,950 | 52,553,246 | ||||||
Valley National Bancorp | 9,199,100 | 67,889,358 | ||||||
Washington Federal | 1,380,100 | 35,896,401 | ||||||
Webster Financial | 2,473,810 | 87,943,945 | ||||||
1,130,970,150 | ||||||||
Healthcare — 4.62% | ||||||||
Avanos Medical † | 1,415,421 | 34,677,814 | ||||||
Integer Holdings † | 668,500 | 54,723,410 | ||||||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings † | 1,178,200 | 44,712,690 | ||||||
NuVasive † | 606,262 | 23,134,958 | ||||||
Prestige Consumer Healthcare † | 769,100 | 44,015,593 | ||||||
Service Corp. International | 430,500 | 27,384,105 | ||||||
�� | 228,648,570 | |||||||
Industrials — 13.42% | ||||||||
Atkore † | 780,700 | 91,162,339 | ||||||
CACI International Class A † | 193,100 | 57,779,382 | ||||||
H&E Equipment Services | 1,068,700 | 38,430,452 | ||||||
ITT | 1,027,930 | 78,287,149 | ||||||
KBR | 1,137,372 | 67,127,695 | ||||||
MasTec † | 1,113,179 | 112,831,823 | ||||||
Regal Rexnord | 333,739 | 43,349,359 | ||||||
Terex | 869,050 | 40,297,849 |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
Number of shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks ♦ (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||||
Timken | 573,550 | $ | 41,037,502 | |||||
WESCO International | 314,100 | 43,151,058 | ||||||
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 2,288,300 | 51,509,633 | ||||||
664,964,241 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 8.25% | ||||||||
Apple Hospitality REIT | 3,239,700 | 47,072,841 | ||||||
Independence Realty Trust | 3,424,090 | 59,134,034 | ||||||
Kite Realty Group Trust | 2,474,414 | 48,102,608 | ||||||
LXP Industrial Trust | 5,686,900 | 58,802,546 | ||||||
National Health Investors | 762,850 | 39,752,114 | ||||||
Outfront Media | 2,960,400 | 42,392,928 | ||||||
RPT Realty | 2,525,689 | 23,539,422 | ||||||
Spirit Realty Capital | 1,289,550 | 50,369,823 | ||||||
Tricon Residential | 4,873,500 | 39,231,675 | ||||||
408,397,991 | ||||||||
Technology — 12.43% | ||||||||
Belden | 677,500 | 59,274,475 | ||||||
Cirrus Logic † | 646,600 | 50,227,888 | ||||||
Concentrix | 340,900 | 29,896,930 | ||||||
Diodes † | 687,700 | 61,782,968 | ||||||
Flex † | 3,000,010 | 76,170,254 | ||||||
Leonardo DRS † | 2,311,200 | 34,899,120 | ||||||
NCR † | 1,053,558 | 24,969,325 | ||||||
NetScout Systems † | 1,378,606 | 42,075,055 | ||||||
Power Integrations | 779,600 | 67,357,440 | ||||||
TD SYNNEX | 395,300 | 35,331,914 | ||||||
TTM Technologies † | 3,825,602 | 52,410,747 | ||||||
Viavi Solutions † | 3,295,400 | 32,426,736 | ||||||
Vishay Intertechnology | 1,902,700 | 49,051,606 | ||||||
615,874,458 | ||||||||
Transportation — 2.73% | ||||||||
Kirby † | 555,100 | 39,722,956 | ||||||
Saia † | 105,750 | 30,049,920 | ||||||
Werner Enterprises | 1,494,400 | 65,634,048 | ||||||
135,406,924 | ||||||||
Utilities — 3.99% | ||||||||
ALLETE | 897,100 | 53,440,247 | ||||||
Black Hills | 1,042,290 | 63,527,576 | ||||||
OGE Energy | 1,212,400 | 42,773,472 |
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Number of | ||||||||
shares | Value (US $) | |||||||
Common Stocks ♦ (continued) | ||||||||
Utilities (continued) | ||||||||
Southwest Gas Holdings | 645,800 | $ | 37,798,674 | |||||
197,539,969 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (cost $3,868,381,415) | 4,870,801,356 | |||||||
Short-Term Investments — 1.66% | ||||||||
Money Market Mutual Funds — 1.66% | ||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 5.00%) | 20,617,175 | 20,617,175 | ||||||
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I (seven-day effective yield 4.98%) | 20,617,175 | 20,617,175 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 5.13%) | 20,617,175 | 20,617,175 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 5.00%) | 20,617,174 | 20,617,174 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $82,468,699) | 82,468,699 | |||||||
Total Value of Securities—99.99% (cost $3,950,850,114) | $ | 4,953,270,055 |
♦ | Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for concentration whereas broad sectors are used for financial reporting. | |
† | Non-income producing security. |
Summary of abbreviations:
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Assets: | ||||
Investments, at value* | $ | 4,953,270,055 | ||
Receivable for securities sold | 10,733,247 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable | 8,558,647 | |||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 4,002,751 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 94,818 | |||
Foreign tax reclaims receivable | 30,312 | |||
Other assets | 47,973 | |||
Total Assets | 4,976,737,803 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for securities purchased | 8,840,294 | |||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 8,126,528 | |||
Other accrued expenses | 2,857,694 | |||
Investment management fees payable to affiliates | 2,759,577 | |||
Administration expenses payable to affiliates | 356,519 | |||
Distribution fees payable to affiliates | 149,612 | |||
Total Liabilities | 23,090,224 | |||
Total Net Assets | $ | 4,953,647,579 | ||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 3,642,349,340 | ||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 1,311,298,239 | |||
Total Net Assets | $ | 4,953,647,579 |
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Net Asset Value | ||||
Class A: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 716,966,838 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 12,019,928 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 59.65 | ||
Sales charge | 5.75 | % | ||
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge) | $ | 63.29 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 28,938,552 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 618,186 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 46.81 | ||
Class R: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 35,340,154 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 614,879 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 57.47 | ||
Institutional Class: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 2,910,894,130 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 45,661,816 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 63.75 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 1,261,507,905 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par | 19,744,181 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 63.89 | ||
$ | 3,950,850,114 |
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Delaware Small Cap Value Fund | Six months ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income: | ||||
Dividends | $ | 54,865,753 | ||
Foreign tax withheld | (78,483 | ) | ||
54,787,270 | ||||
Expenses: | ||||
Management fees | 18,160,965 | |||
Distribution expenses — Class A | 1,014,135 | |||
Distribution expenses — Class C | 172,720 | |||
Distribution expenses — Class R | 101,707 | |||
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses | 3,974,207 | |||
Accounting and administration expenses | 398,150 | |||
Reports and statements to shareholders expenses | 392,769 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 157,212 | |||
Legal fees | 144,750 | |||
Custodian fees | 83,161 | |||
Audit and tax fees | 16,174 | |||
Registration fees | 2,644 | |||
Other | 369,911 | |||
24,988,505 | ||||
Less expenses paid indirectly | (432 | ) | ||
Total operating expenses | 24,988,073 | |||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | 29,799,197 | |||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 305,699,603 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (1,110,287,275 | ) | ||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | (804,587,672 | ) | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (774,788,475 | ) |
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
Six months ended 5/31/23 | Year ended | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | |||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 29,799,197 | $ | 57,565,767 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 305,699,603 | 197,937,802 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (1,110,287,275 | ) | (312,047,509 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (774,788,475 | ) | (56,543,940 | ) | ||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||
Distributable earnings: | ||||||||
Class A | (35,039,596 | ) | (45,458,396 | ) | ||||
Class C | (1,634,204 | ) | (2,658,184 | ) | ||||
Class R | (1,676,683 | ) | (2,387,422 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (149,773,304 | ) | (174,740,155 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (62,711,912 | ) | (72,885,947 | ) | ||||
(250,835,699 | ) | (298,130,104 | ) | |||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | ||||||||
Class A | 43,850,575 | 115,735,281 | ||||||
Class C | 1,383,141 | 5,387,882 | ||||||
Class R | 2,975,446 | 8,181,846 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 322,984,287 | 873,821,014 | ||||||
Class R6 | 196,167,994 | 435,711,124 | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | ||||||||
Class A | 34,729,377 | 45,074,335 | ||||||
Class C | 1,628,375 | 2,654,661 | ||||||
Class R | 1,676,683 | 2,387,422 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 141,879,441 | 165,309,317 | ||||||
Class R6 | 59,670,927 | 71,157,932 | ||||||
806,946,246 | 1,725,420,814 |
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
Six months ended 5/31/23 | Year ended | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | |||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | ||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed: | ||||||||
Class A | $ | (114,742,974 | ) | $ | (224,410,436 | ) | ||
Class C | (7,055,355 | ) | (15,832,017 | ) | ||||
Class R | (6,043,089 | ) | (17,922,778 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (772,688,043 | ) | (949,611,398 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (288,259,202 | ) | (485,353,212 | ) | ||||
(1,188,788,663 | ) | (1,693,129,841 | ) | |||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (381,842,417 | ) | 32,290,973 | |||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets | (1,407,466,591 | ) | (322,383,071 | ) | ||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 6,361,114,170 | 6,683,497,241 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 4,953,647,579 | $ | 6,361,114,170 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Small Cap Value Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 71.35 | $ | 75.49 | $ | 55.68 | $ | 61.58 | $ | 61.81 | $ | 67.13 | ||||||||||||
0.26 | 0.47 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.52 | 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
(9.16 | ) | (1.23 | ) | 19.94 | (3.67 | ) | 3.63 | (4.81 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(8.90 | ) | (0.76 | ) | 20.22 | (3.28 | ) | 4.15 | (4.44 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.49 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||||||
(2.31 | ) | (3.10 | ) | — | (2.04 | ) | (3.96 | ) | (0.61 | ) | |||||||||||||
(2.80 | ) | (3.38 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (2.62 | ) | (4.38 | ) | (0.88 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 59.65 | $ | 71.35 | $ | 75.49 | $ | 55.68 | $ | 61.58 | $ | 61.81 | ||||||||||||
(12.71 | )% | (1.10 | )% | 36.52 | % | (5.70 | )% | 8.69 | % | (6.70 | )% | ||||||||||||
$ | 716,967 | $ | 896,355 | $ | 1,016,518 | $ | 551,442 | $ | 637,146 | $ | 733,864 | ||||||||||||
1.11 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.14 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.15 | % | ||||||||||||
0.80 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.56 | % | ||||||||||||
17 | % | 19 | % | 14 | % | 23 | % | 18 | % | 18 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund Class C
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income (loss)2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 |
Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 56.36 | $ | 60.49 | $ | 44.71 | $ | 49.95 | $ | 50.96 | $ | 55.65 | ||||||||||||
0.01 | (0.05 | ) | (0.21 | ) | 0.02 | 0.07 | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(7.21 | ) | (0.98 | ) | 16.06 | (3.00 | ) | 2.88 | (3.98 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(7.20 | ) | (1.03 | ) | 15.85 | (2.98 | ) | 2.95 | (4.08 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.04 | ) | — | (0.07 | ) | (0.22 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||
(2.31 | ) | (3.10 | ) | — | (2.04 | ) | (3.96 | ) | (0.61 | ) | |||||||||||||
(2.35 | ) | (3.10 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (2.26 | ) | (3.96 | ) | (0.61 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 46.81 | $ | 56.36 | $ | 60.49 | $ | 44.71 | $ | 49.95 | $ | 50.96 | ||||||||||||
(13.04 | )% | (1.84 | )% | 35.48 | % | (6.38 | )% | 7.88 | % | (7.41 | )% | ||||||||||||
$ | 28,939 | $ | 39,409 | $ | 51,078 | $ | 46,463 | $ | 69,109 | $ | 74,828 | ||||||||||||
1.86 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.90 | % | ||||||||||||
0.05 | % | (0.08 | )% | (0.37 | )% | 0.05 | % | 0.15 | % | (0.19 | )% | ||||||||||||
17 | % | 19 | % | 14 | % | 23 | % | 18 | % | 18 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund Class R
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 68.74 | $ | 72.83 | $ | 53.74 | $ | 59.52 | $ | 59.86 | $ | 65.05 | ||||||||||||
0.17 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
(8.82 | ) | (1.20 | ) | 19.28 | (3.56 | ) | 3.52 | (4.66 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(8.65 | ) | (0.92 | ) | 19.37 | (3.30 | ) | 3.88 | (4.46 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.31 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||
(2.31 | ) | (3.10 | ) | — | (2.04 | ) | (3.96 | ) | (0.61 | ) | |||||||||||||
(2.62 | ) | (3.17 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (2.48 | ) | (4.22 | ) | (0.73 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 57.47 | $ | 68.74 | $ | 72.83 | $ | 53.74 | $ | 59.52 | $ | 59.86 | ||||||||||||
(12.82 | )% | (1.34 | )% | 36.18 | % | (5.92 | )% | 8.42 | % | (6.92 | )% | ||||||||||||
$ | 35,340 | $ | 43,983 | $ | 54,481 | $ | 43,823 | $ | 55,697 | $ | 62,791 | ||||||||||||
1.36 | % | 1.36 | % | 1.36 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | ||||||||||||
0.55 | % | 0.42 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.31 | % | ||||||||||||
17 | % | 19 | % | 14 | % | 23 | % | 18 | % | 18 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 76.15 | $ | 80.31 | $ | 59.19 | $ | 65.28 | $ | 65.29 | $ | 70.83 | ||||||||||||
0.36 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.70 | 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
(9.77 | ) | (1.30 | ) | 21.18 | (3.86 | ) | 3.86 | (5.08 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(9.41 | ) | (0.62 | ) | 21.66 | (3.31 | ) | 4.56 | (4.51 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.68 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.42 | ) | ||||||||||||
(2.31 | ) | (3.10 | ) | — | (2.04 | ) | (3.96 | ) | (0.61 | ) | |||||||||||||
(2.99 | ) | (3.54 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (2.78 | ) | (4.57 | ) | (1.03 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 63.75 | $ | 76.15 | $ | 80.31 | $ | 59.19 | $ | 65.28 | $ | 65.29 | ||||||||||||
(12.60 | )% | (0.85 | )% | 36.84 | % | (5.43 | )% | 8.95 | % | (6.46 | )% | ||||||||||||
$ | 2,910,894 | $ | 3,833,425 | $ | 3,958,855 | $ | 3,115,293 | $ | 2,955,897 | $ | 2,731,344 | ||||||||||||
0.86 | % | 0.86 | % | 0.86 | % | 0.89 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | ||||||||||||
1.05 | % | 0.92 | % | 0.63 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.15 | % | 0.81 | % | ||||||||||||
17 | % | 19 | % | 14 | % | 23 | % | 18 | % | 18 | % |
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Financial highlights
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund Class R6
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
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 return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. | |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. | |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. | |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended 5/31/231 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 11/30/22 | 11/30/21 | 11/30/20 | 11/30/19 | 11/30/18 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 76.38 | $ | 80.53 | $ | 59.32 | $ | 65.41 | $ | 65.41 | $ | 70.95 | ||||||||||||
0.42 | 0.81 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.81 | 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
(9.81 | ) | (1.31 | ) | 21.21 | (3.85 | ) | 3.85 | (5.08 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(9.39 | ) | (0.50 | ) | 21.82 | (3.21 | ) | 4.66 | (4.39 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.79 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.84 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||||||
(2.31 | ) | (3.10 | ) | — | (2.04 | ) | (3.96 | ) | (0.61 | ) | |||||||||||||
(3.10 | ) | (3.65 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (2.88 | ) | (4.66 | ) | (1.15 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 63.89 | $ | 76.38 | $ | 80.53 | $ | 59.32 | $ | 65.41 | $ | 65.41 | ||||||||||||
(12.54 | )% | (0.69 | )% | 37.08 | % | (5.28 | )% | 9.14 | % | (6.29 | )% | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,261,508 | $ | 1,547,942 | $ | 1,602,565 | $ | 928,618 | $ | 605,623 | $ | 394,064 | ||||||||||||
0.72 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.72 | % | ||||||||||||
1.21 | % | 1.08 | % | 0.80 | % | 1.22 | % | 1.33 | % | 0.99 | % | ||||||||||||
17 | % | 19 | % | 14 | % | 23 | % | 18 | % | 18 | % |
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Delaware Small Cap Value Fund | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Delaware Group® Equity Funds V (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Delaware Wealth Builder Fund, Delaware Small Cap Core Fund, and Delaware Small Cap Value Fund. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Small Cap Value Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares have no upfront sales charge, but are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Class R6 shares do not pay any service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees to any brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
1. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.
Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Equity securities traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, the mean between the bid and the ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Open-end investment companies, other than ETFs, are valued at their published net asset value (NAV). Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s valuation designee, Delaware Management Company (DMC). Subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (Board), DMC, as valuation designee, has adopted policies and procedures to fair value securities for which market quotations are not readily available consistent with the requirements of Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities and private placements are valued at fair value.
Federal and Foreign Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated
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investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended May 31, 2023, and for all open tax years (years ended November 30, 2019—November 30, 2022), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other” on the “Statement of operations.” During the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting — Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Class R6 shares will not be allocated any expenses related to service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees paid to brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
Underlying Funds — The Fund may invest in other investment companies (Underlying Funds) to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Underlying Funds in which the Fund may invest include ETFs. The Fund will indirectly bear the investment management fees and other expenses of the Underlying Funds.
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® (Delaware Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income and capital gain distributions from any Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Distributions received from investments
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
in real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. The Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, at least annually. The Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than $1, the expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.”
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays DMC, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the rates of 0.75% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.70% on the next $500 million, 0.65% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.60% on average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.
DMC may permit its affiliate, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL) (the “Affiliated Sub-Advisor”), to execute Fund equity security trades on its behalf. DMC may also seek quantitative support from MIMGL. Although the Affiliated Sub-Advisor serves as a sub-advisor, DMC has ultimate responsibility for all investment advisory services. For these services, DMC, not the Fund, may pay the Affiliated Sub-Advisor a portion of its investment management fee.
Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; 0.0025% of the next $45 billion; and 0.0015% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $90 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund paid $87,972 for these services.
DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.004% of the next
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$20 billion; 0.002% of the next $25 billion; and 0.0015% of average daily net assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund paid $2,806,163 for these services. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by the Fund and are also included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees that are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25%, 1.00%, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, and Class R shares, respectively. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Class R6 and Institutional Class shares do not pay a 12b-1 fee.
As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund paid $47,576 for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Legal fees.”
For the six months ended May 31, 2023, DDLP earned $18,990 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended May 31, 2023, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $15 and $919 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, respectively, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.
Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.
In addition to the management fees and other expenses of the Fund, the Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of any Underlying Funds, including ETFs in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of any Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of any Underlying Funds at different times.
Cross trades for the six months ended May 31, 2023, were executed by the Fund pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board designed to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds of investment companies, or between a fund of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated
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2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
investment advisors), common directors/trustees and/or common officers. At its regularly scheduled meetings, the Board reviews such transactions for compliance with the procedures adopted by the Board. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund engaged in Rule 17a-7 securities sales of $20,110,761, resulting in losses of $191,415.
3. Investments
For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
Purchases | $ | 932,959,542 | ||
Sales | 1,448,647,153 |
At May 31,2023, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At May 31, 2023, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for the Fund were as follows:
Cost of investments | $ | 3,950,850,114 | ||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 1,258,162,783 | ||
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments | (255,742,842 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 1,002,419,941 |
US GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. The Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:
Level 1 – | Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and exchange-traded options contracts) |
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 |
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observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities) | |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities) |
Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2023:
Level 1 | ||||
Securities | ||||
Assets: | ||||
Common Stocks | $ | 4,870,801,356 | ||
Short-Term Investments | 82,468,699 | |||
Total Value of Securities | $ | 4,953,270,055 |
During the six months ended May 31, 2023, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets. During the year ended May 31, 2023, there were no Level 3 investments.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
4. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
Six months ended 5/31/23 | Year ended 11/30/22 | |||||||
Shares sold: | ||||||||
Class A | 676,537 | 1,641,008 | ||||||
Class C | 26,727 | 93,505 | ||||||
Class R | 47,368 | 119,924 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 4,636,665 | 11,590,777 | ||||||
Class R6 | 2,819,614 | 5,858,329 | ||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | ||||||||
Class A | 546,317 | 618,304 | ||||||
Class C | 32,528 | 45,770 | ||||||
Class R | 27,343 | 33,912 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 2,090,767 | 2,129,726 | ||||||
Class R6 | 877,901 | 915,332 | ||||||
11,781,767 | 23,046,587 | |||||||
Shares redeemed: | ||||||||
Class A | (1,766,317 | ) | (3,161,057 | ) | ||||
Class C | (140,302 | ) | (284,423 | ) | ||||
Class R | (99,646 | ) | (262,075 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (11,406,944 | ) | (12,672,743 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (4,218,696 | ) | (6,407,440 | ) | ||||
(17,631,905 | ) | (22,787,738 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) | (5,850,138 | ) | 258,849 |
Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the table above and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended May 31, 2023 and the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund had the following exchange transactions:
Exchange Redemptions | Exchange Subscriptions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | Institutional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | Class C | Class | Class R6 | Class A | Class C | Class | Class R6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/23 | 398,229 | 89,967 | — | 6,079 | 5,248 | 337,727 | 124,518 | — | $ | 33,937,076 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/30/22 | 49,645 | 2,376 | 156,367 | — | 2,071 | — | 46,540 | 155,881 | 15,408,687 |
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5. Line of Credit
The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expires on October 30, 2023.
The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of May 31, 2023, or at any time during the period then ended.
6. Securities Lending
The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day, which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY Mellon must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day, may be more or less than the value of the security on loan. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.
Cash collateral received by the Fund is generally invested in an individual separate account. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
6. Securities Lending (continued)
organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. The Fund can also accept US government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans.
In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.
The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in the collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of the Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount the Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.
At the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Fund had no securities out on loan.
7. Credit and Market Risk
The global outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the outbreak, its full economic impact, and ongoing effects at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on a Fund’s performance.
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The Fund invests in growth stocks (such as those in the financial services sector), which reflect projections of future earnings and revenue. These prices may rise or fall dramatically depending on whether those projections are met. These companies’ stock prices may be more volatile, particularly over the short term.
The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in small companies and may be subject to certain risks associated with ownership of securities of such companies. Investments in small sized companies may be more volatile than investments in larger companies for a number of reasons, which include limited financial resources or a dependence on narrow product lines.
The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly as a result of defaults or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended May 31, 2023. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.
The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of May 31, 2023, there were no Rule 144A securities held by the Fund.
8. Contractual Obligations
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
9. New Regulatory Pronouncement
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds and ETFs; and fee information in investment company advertisements. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective in January 2023 and there is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment with a compliance date of July 2024.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
10. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to May 31, 2023, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), which requires all open-end funds (other than money market funds) to adopt and implement a program reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s “liquidity risk,” defined as the risk that the fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Board has designated a member of the US Operational Risk Group of Macquarie Asset Management as the Program Administrator for each Fund in the Trust.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of the Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each of the Fund’s portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would hold more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The Program also requires reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if the Fund’s holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).
In assessing and managing the Fund’s liquidity risk, the Program Administrator considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. Classification of the Fund’s portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or to sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. The Fund primarily holds assets that are classified as Highly Liquid, and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM.
At a meeting of the Board held on May 23-25, 2023, the Program Administrator provided a written report to the Board addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. The report concluded that the Program is appropriately designed and effectively implemented and that it meets the requirements of Rule 22e-4 and the Fund’s liquidity needs. The Fund’s HLIM is set at an appropriate level and the Fund complied with its HLIM at all times during the reporting period.
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
Form N-PORT and proxy voting information
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedule of Investments included in the Fund’s most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/literature.
Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)) and provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits
(a) (1) Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
(3) Written solicitations to purchase securities pursuant to Rule 23c-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DELAWARE GROUP® EQUITY FUNDS V | ||
/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE | ||
By: | Shawn K. Lytle | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: | August 3, 2023 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE | ||
By: | Shawn K. Lytle | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: | August 3, 2023 | |
/s/RICHARD SALUS | ||
By: | Richard Salus | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: | August 3, 2023 |