Key features
The fund invests in global all capitalization natural resources companies
The fund managers combine a strong value-oriented bottom-up research on company fundamentals with a top-down global macro-economic analysis
Natural resource equities typically provide leverage to global growth and inflation protection with relatively low correlations to broader equity markets
Daily pricing
as of
12/12/2024
NAV 1-day net change
-0.20
Total net assets
as of
11/30/2024
All share classes
$194.4 million
Overview
Fund identifiers |
NASDAQ |
IGNIX |
CUSIP |
465899508 |
Benchmark and peer group
Portfolio
Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
$7.9 billion
Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
$30.3 billion
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
37%
International equities & depositary receipts
46.1%
Cash, cash equivalents and other assets
0.6%
Top 10 holdings
as of 11/30/2024
Holdings are as of the date indicated and subject to change.
List may exclude cash and cash equivalents. Please see the Fund's complete list of holdings for more information.
Holdings based by issuer.
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC
5.10
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP
4.00
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
3.53
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
3.30
Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 42.53%
Sector allocation
as of 11/30/2024
List may exclude cash, cash equivalents, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are used for cash management purposes. Please see the Fund’s complete list of holdings for more information.
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
19.2%
Diversified Metals & Mining
12.1%
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
8.1%
Integrated Oil & Gas
7.3%
Construction Materials
4.7%
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
3.5%
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
3.0%
Asset Management & Custody Banks
2.4%
Construction & Engineering
2.3%
Renewable Electricity
1.0%
Electrical Components & Equipment
0.9%
Distribution history - annual distributions (Institutional Class)1,2
Distributions ($ per share)
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
Sam Halpert
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Managing Director, Head of Global Natural Resources Equity
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Start date on the Fund:
November 2021
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Years of industry experience:
31
-
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Sam Halpert
Managing Director, Head of Global Natural Resources Equity
- Joined Macquarie in 2018
- Based in Philadelphia
Sam is Head of Global Natural Resources Equity at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), a role he assumed in July 2018.
Prior to joining Macquarie, he worked at Van Eck as a Co-Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst, specializing in agriculture, coal, paper and forest products, refining, shipping, and steel investments. Before that, he managed a global real estate fund at Van Eck and earlier worked at Goldman Sachs and Refco.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and American literature from Harvard College.
Geoffrey King
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Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager — Global Natural Resources Equity
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Start date on the Fund:
November 2021
-
Years of industry experience:
21
-
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Geoffrey King
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager – Global Natural Resources Equity
- Joined Macquarie in 2018
- Based in Philadelphia
Geoff is a Portfolio Manager on the Global Natural Resources Equity Team at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), a role he assumed in July 2018. He oversees all aspects of the investment process, including market and security analysis, portfolio construction, and risk.
Prior to joining Macquarie, he worked at Abraxas Petroleum where he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for approximately six years, responsible for strategy, business development, financial planning, analysis, and hedging. Before that, Geoff was a Senior Energy Analyst at Van Eck, focused on natural resource commodities and equities.
Geoff has a Bachelor of Arts in both economics and history from Davidson College, and he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Fees
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell
shares of the Fund.
You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees
to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table below. You may
qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the
future, at least $50,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie. More information about these and other
discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the
section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information
(SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”
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 |
0.85% |
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees |
none |
Other expenses2 |
0.12% |
Total annual fund operating expenses |
0.97% |
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements1 |
none |
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements |
0.97% |
Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.
2Other expenses contain a 0.02% acquired fund fees and expenses. Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses sets forth the Fund's pro rata portion of the cumulative expenses charged by the
registered investment companies (RICs) in which the Fund invested during the last fiscal year. The actual
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses will vary with changes in the allocations of the Fund's assets. The
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses shown are based on the total expense ratio of the RICs for the RICs' most
recent fiscal period. These expenses are not direct costs paid by Fund shareholders, and are not used to
calculate the Fund's NAV.
Resources
Fact sheet and commentaries
Shareholder report – Annual
Shareholder report – Semi-annual
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