| Fund name |
Number of funds
in category (Overall) |
Morningstar category |
| Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (DVHIX) |
446 |
Morningstar High-Yield Muni Category |
| Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund (DTFIX) |
199 |
Morningstar Muni National Long Category |
| Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund (DUSIX) |
244 |
Morningstar Muni National Intermediate Category |
* as of 4/30/20
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The Morningstar High-Yield Muni Category compares funds that typically invest a
substantial portion of assets in high-income municipal securities that are not rated or that are rated at
the level of or below BBB (considered high yield within the municipal-bond industry) by a major ratings
agency such as Standard & Poor's or Moody’s.
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issued by various state and local governments to finance public projects. The income from these bonds is
generally free from federal taxes. To lower risk, these funds spread their assets across many states and
sectors and have durations of 4.5 to 7.0 years (or, if duration is unavailable, average maturities of 5 to
12 years).
The Morningstar Muni National Long Category compares funds that invest in bonds issued by
various state and local governments to finance public projects. The income from these bonds is generally
free from federal taxes. To lower risk, these funds spread their assets across many states and sectors, and
have durations of more than 7.0 years (or, if duration is unavailable, average maturities of more than 12
years).
The Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest at least 50%
of assets in lower-rated municipal debt issues.
The Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that either
invest primarily in municipal debt issues in the top four credit ratings or invest primarily in municipal
debt issues insured as to timely payment.
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municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of 5 to 10 years.
The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the
long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.
The Bloomberg Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index measures the total return
performance of investment grade, US tax-exempt bonds with maturities from 2 to 17 years.
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three rating periods.
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