Dividends-received deduction for corporations

Dividends-received deduction for corporations

Corporate shareholders generally may take the dividends-received deduction on qualified dividends received from certain Delaware Funds by Macquarie®, as long as the mutual fund shares generating the dividend generally have been held for 45 days.

To determine the amount that qualifies for the deduction, multiply the appropriate percentage below by your total ordinary distributions received from the Fund during calendar year 2021.

Percentage of ordinary dividends eligible for dividends-received deduction for 2021

Fund Percentage of ordinary dividends
Delaware Covered Call Strategy Fund 100.00%
Delaware Equity Income Fund 73.00%
Delaware Global Equity Fund 34.92%
Delaware Global Listed Real Assets Fund 11.79%
Delaware Growth and Income Fund 82.52%
Delaware Growth Equity Fund 31.34%
Delaware Healthcare Fund 100.00%
Delaware Hedged U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund 21.47%
Delaware Mid Cap Value Fund 100.00%
Delaware Opportunity Fund 100.00%
Delaware Premium Income Fund 100.00%
Delaware Select Growth Fund 2.80%
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund 48.14%
Delaware Small Cap Growth Fund 0.16%
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund 100.00%
Delaware Smid Cap Growth Fund 0.36%
Delaware Special Situations Fund1 100.00%
Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund 10.74%
Delaware Total Return Fund 59.92%
Delaware U.S. Growth Fund2 3.50%
Delaware Value® Fund 59.47%
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund 32.29%

1 Delaware Special Situations Fund merged into Delaware Small Cap Value Fund after the close of business on July 9, 2021. The tax information for Delaware Special Situations Fund is applicable to any shares held in 2021 prior to the date of the merger.

2 Delaware U.S. Growth Fund reorganized into Managed Portfolio Series on behalf of Jackson Square Large-Cap Growth Fund following the close of business on April 16, 2021. The tax information for Delaware U.S. Growth Fund is applicable to any shares held in 2021 prior to the date of the reorganization.

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