Delaware Global Real Estate Fund

Delaware Global Real Estate Fund (Formerly, Delaware Ivy LaSalle Global Real Estate Fund)

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Key features

Seeks to provide total return through capital appreciation and current income via global publicly traded real estate securities

Provides diversified exposure to high-quality global real estate securities

A proprietary, bottom-up, fundamental process which considers Quality, Risk and Valuation

Daily pricing as of 05/26/2023

NAV
$8.26
NAV 1-day net change
0.08
Max offer price
$8.26

Total net assets as of 04/30/2023

All share classes
$34.8 million

Overview

Fund information
Inception date 04/01/2013
Dividends paid (if any) Quarterly
Capital gains paid (if any) December
Fund identifiers
NASDAQ IRESX
CUSIP 465899326

Benchmark and peer group

FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index (view definition)

Morningstar Global Real Estate Category (view definition)

Performance

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

Total returns may reflect waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the manager and/or distributor for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower without such waivers and reimbursements.

Average annual total return as of month-end (04/30/2023)

Returns for less than one year are not annualized.

The returns shown for periods prior to August 1, 2022, reflect that of the Fund prior to its repositioning, which included changes to the Fund’s investment objective, strategy, benchmark, and/or investment team.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Average annual total return as of quarter-end (03/31/2023)

Returns for less than one year are not annualized.

The returns shown for periods prior to August 1, 2022, reflect that of the Fund prior to its repositioning, which included changes to the Fund’s investment objective, strategy, benchmark, and/or investment team.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Overall Morningstar RatingTM

Institutional Class shares - as of 04/30/2023

MorningstarMorningstarMorningstar
Rating No. of funds
Overall 3 185
3 years 4 185
5 years 3 182
10 years 3 114
Morningstar category Morningstar Global Real Estate Category

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The Morningstar rating is based on risk-adjusted returns.

Morningstar ranking - as of 04/30/2023
1 year 91 / 198
3 years 25 / 185
5 years 78 / 182
10 years 64 / 114
Morningstar category Morningstar Global Real Estate Category

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The Morningstar ranking is based on historical total returns.

Lipper ranking - as of 04/30/2023
1 year 68 / 169
3 years 20 / 155
5 years 73 / 153
10 years 58 / 90
Lipper classification Lipper Global Real Estate Funds Average

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The Lipper ranking is based on historical total returns.

Expense ratio

Gross
1.36%
Net
1.05%

Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees and/or expense reimbursements from July 29, 2022 through July 29, 2023. Please see the fee table in the Fund's prospectus for more information.

Calendar year total returns @ NAV

Year
Annual return
Year
Annual return
2022
-22.46%
2021
27.22%
2020
-4.50%
2019
20.44%
2018
-4.66%
2017
8.96%
2016
1.30%
2015
-0.51%
2014
14.95%

Portfolio

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Portfolio characteristics as of 04/30/2023

Number of holdings
81
Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
$7.2 billion
Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
$27.3 billion
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
88%
Beta (relative to FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index TR) (view definition)
0.98
Annualized standard deviation, 3 years (view definition)
18.61

Portfolio composition as of 04/30/2023
Total may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Domestic equities
63.0%
International equities & depositary receipts
35.4%
Cash, cash equivalents and other assets
1.6%

Top 10 holdings as of 04/30/2023

Holdings are as of the date indicated and subject to change.

List may exclude cash and cash equivalents. Please see the Fund's complete list of holdings for more information.

Holdings based by issuer.

Holding
% of portfolio
Holding
% of portfolio
PROLOGIS INC
5.87
EQUINIX INC
5.42
WELLTOWER OP LLC
4.85
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
3.45
VICI PROPERTIES INC
3.28
REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
2.92
INVITATION HOMES INC
2.71
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
2.57
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES INC
2.52
LIFE STORAGE INC
2.31

Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 35.90%

List of monthly holdingsList of quarterly holdings

Sector allocation as of 04/30/2023

List may exclude cash, cash equivalents, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are used for cash management purposes. Please see the Fund’s complete list of holdings for more information.

Sector
Fund
Sector
Fund
Specialized REITs
21.7%
Industrial REITs
15.5%
Retail REITs
14.8%
Residential REITs
14.1%
Health Care REITs
8.0%
Diversified Real Estate Activities
6.2%
Office REITs
4.7%
Diversified REITs
4.6%
Real Estate Operating Companies
3.6%
Hotel & Resort REITs
1.4%
Homebuilding
1.2%
Real Estate Development
1.0%
Integrated Telecommunication Services
0.9%
Internet Services & Infrastructure
0.3%

Distribution history - annual distributions (Institutional Class)1,2
Distributions ($ per share)

Year
Capital gains3
Net investment income
Year
Capital gains3
Net investment income
2023
0.000
0.033
2022
1.116
0.162
2021
0.000
0.424
2020
0.000
0.326
2019
0.264
0.430
2018
0.213
0.353
2017
0.075
0.142
2016
0.000
0.263
2015
0.198
0.092
2014
0.076
0.175
2013
0.000
0.156

1If a Fund makes a distribution from any source other than net income, it is required to provide shareholders with a notice disclosing the source of such distribution (each a "Notice"). The amounts and sources of distributions reported above and in each Notice are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. Each Fund will send each shareholder a Form 1099 DIV for the calendar year that will provide definitive information on how to report the Fund's distributions for federal income tax purposes. The information in the table above will not be updated to reflect any subsequent recharacterization of dividends and distributions. Click here to see recent Notices pertaining to the Fund (if any).

2Information on return of capital distributions (if any) is only provided from June 1, 2014 onward.

3Includes both short- and long-term capital gains.

Management

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company (DMC)

Matthew Hodgkins

Matthew Hodgkins 

  • Head of Americas Listed Real Estate
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Sub-advisors

Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited

James Maydew

James Maydew 

  • Head of Global Listed Real Estate
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Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited

Ryan Watson

Ryan Watson 

  • Head of European Listed Real Estate
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Macquarie Investment Management Hong Kong Limited

Jessica Koh

Jessica Koh 

  • Head of Asia Listed Real Estate
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Fees

Shareholder fees
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower none
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees 0.95%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses 0.41%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.36%
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements1 (0.31%)
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 1.05%

Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.

1Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees/and/or expense reimbursements from July 29, 2022 through July 29, 2023. Please see the fee table in the Fund's prospectus for more information.

Institutional Class shares are available only to certain investors. See the prospectus for more information.

1The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 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 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from July 29, 2021 through July 29, 2022. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund.

Resources

Significant Fund Event

On May 19, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Ivy Funds (“Board”) approved the termination of the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Delaware Management Company (the “Manager” or “DMC”), and LaSalle Investment Management Securities, LLC. In addition, the Board approved the transition of day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities to the Macquarie Global Listed Real Estate team (“GLRE team”), whose members provide services via DMC and DMC’s affiliated sub-advisors. Accordingly, the Board approved the appointment of the following affiliated sub-advisors of the Manager, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (“MIMGL”), Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited (“MIMEL”), and Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited (“MFMHKL”). In addition, the Board approved the appointment of MFMHKL and MIMGL to provide trading and quantitative support services to the Fund. Further, the Board approved a name change of the Fund, with all such changes to take effect on or about July 31, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). Please see the prospectus for more information.

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 it's summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/literature or calling 877 693-3546. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.

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 it's 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.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

International investments entail risks including fluctuation in currency values, differences in accounting principles, or economic or political instability. Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in established foreign markets due to increased volatility, lower trading volume, and higher risk of market closures. In many emerging markets, there is substantially less publicly available information and the available information may be incomplete or misleading. Legal claims are generally more difficult to pursue.

Risk is increased in a concentrated portfolio since it holds a limited number of securities with each investment having a greater effect on the overall performance.

Investing in the real estate industry includes risks such as declines in real estate value, lack of availability of mortgage funds, overbuilding, extended vacancies, increases in property taxes, changes in zoning laws, costs from cleanup of environmental problems, uninsured damages, variations in rents, and changes in interest rates.

Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Portfolio’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries. These disruptions could prevent the Portfolio from executing advantageous investment decisions in a timely manner and could negatively impact the Portfolio’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Any such event(s) could have a significant adverse impact on the value and risk profile of the Portfolio.

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