Key features
Leverages the team’s credit expertise across global markets
Backed by the full resources of an integrated global fixed income team
A process that incorporates both top-down and bottom-up inputs to build a risk-managed portfolio
Daily pricing
as of
06/13/2025
NAV 1-day net change
-0.01
Total net assets
as of
05/31/2025
All share classes
$98.5 million
Overview
Fund identifiers |
NASDAQ |
DEDAX |
CUSIP |
246094841 |
Investment minimums |
Initial investment |
$1,000 |
Subsequent investments |
$100 |
Systematic withdrawal balance |
$5,000 |
Account features |
Payroll deduction |
Yes |
IRAs |
Yes |
Benchmark and peer group
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 (as applicable) 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 (05/31/2025)
Returns for less than one year are not annualized.
Performance at NAV assumes that no front-end sales charge applied. Performance at max offer price assumes that a front-end sales charge applied.
Class A shares have a maximum up-front sales charge of 4.50% and are subject to an annual distribution fee.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
*A privately offered fund was reorganized into Delaware Emerging Markets Debt Fund, and the Fund commenced operations on Sept. 30, 2013. This privately offered fund commenced operations on Nov. 3, 2010 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, the privately offered fund was not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act). As a result, the privately offered fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance. The Fund's performance for the periods prior to its commencement of operations on Sept. 30, 2013 is that of the privately offered fund. Because the privately offered fund was a master fund that did not charge any management or other asset-based fees, the privately offered fund's performance shown has been restated, on a one-time basis, to reflect the fees, expenses, and waivers and reimbursements for each class of the Fund at the commencement of the Fund's operations. If the performance of the privately offered fund had not been restated, the performance for such classes may have been higher than the performance shown in the bar chart and average annual total returns table.
Average annual total return as of quarter-end (03/31/2025)
Returns for less than one year are not annualized.
Performance at NAV assumes that no front-end sales charge applied. Performance at max offer price assumes that a front-end sales charge applied.
Class A shares have a maximum up-front sales charge of 4.50% and are subject to an annual distribution fee.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
*A privately offered fund was reorganized into Delaware Emerging Markets Debt Fund, and the Fund commenced operations on Sept. 30, 2013. This privately offered fund commenced operations on Nov. 3, 2010 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, the privately offered fund was not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act). As a result, the privately offered fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance. The Fund's performance for the periods prior to its commencement of operations on Sept. 30, 2013 is that of the privately offered fund. Because the privately offered fund was a master fund that did not charge any management or other asset-based fees, the privately offered fund's performance shown has been restated, on a one-time basis, to reflect the fees, expenses, and waivers and reimbursements for each class of the Fund at the commencement of the Fund's operations. If the performance of the privately offered fund had not been restated, the performance for such classes may have been higher than the performance shown in the bar chart and average annual total returns table.
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Class A shares - as of 05/31/2025
|
Class A |
No. of funds |
Overall |
4 |
221 |
3 years |
3 |
221 |
5 years |
4 |
205 |
10 years |
5 |
132 |
Morningstar category |
Morningstar Emerging Markets Bond Category |
(View Morningstar disclosure)
The Morningstar rating is based on risk-adjusted returns.
Morningstar ranking - as of 05/31/2025 |
1 year
|
145 / 226 |
3 years
|
120 / 221 |
5 years
|
29 / 205 |
10 years
|
16 / 132 |
Morningstar category |
Morningstar Emerging Markets Bond Category |
(View Morningstar disclosure)
The Morningstar ranking is based on historical total returns.
Lipper ranking - as of 05/31/2025 |
1 year
|
142 / 217 |
3 years
|
114 / 210 |
5 years
|
26 / 197 |
10 years
|
15 / 133 |
Lipper classification |
Lipper Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Funds Average |
(View Lipper disclosure)
The Lipper ranking is based on historical total returns.
Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees and/or expense reimbursements from November 29, 2024 through November 28, 2025. Please see the fee table in the Fund's prospectus for more information.
Calendar year total returns @ NAV
Portfolio
Number of credit issuers
143
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
94%
Top 10 fixed income holdings as of 05/31/2025
Holdings are as of the date indicated and subject to change.
List excludes cash and cash equivalents.
CIKARANG LISTRINDO TBK PT
1.46
WINDFALL MINING GROUP INC
1.14
BANCO DE CREDITO DEL PERU
1.04
DP WORLD CRESCENT LTD
0.99
LATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA
0.97
EL PUERTO DE LIVERPOOL SAB DE CV
0.93
COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SAA
0.92
Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 11.07%
Fixed income sectors
as of 05/31/2025
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.
Technology media & telecommunications
10.9%
Credit quality as of 05/31/2025
Total may not equal 100% due to rounding. The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (DMC) receives “Credit Quality” ratings for the underlying securities held by the Fund from three “nationally recognized statistical rating organizations” (NRSROs) — Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. The credit quality breakdown is calculated by DMC based on the NSRO ratings and the index credit quality rules. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, that rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Securities that are unrated by any of the three NRSROs are included in the “not rated” category when applicable. Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. More information about securities ratings is contained in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Distribution history - annual distributions (Class A)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
Alex Kozhemiakin, CFA
-
Head of Emerging Markets Debt
-
Start date on the Fund:
September 2019
-
Years of industry experience:
26
-
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Alex Kozhemiakin
Head of Emerging Markets Debt
- Joined Macquarie in 2018
- Based in New York
Alex is Head of the Emerging Markets Debt Team within Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) Credit, a role he assumed when he joined the firm in December 2018. He holds overall responsibility for the team, which manages the full spectrum of emerging markets debt strategies, including sovereign, local currency, and corporate.
Prior to joining Macquarie, Alex served as Head of Emerging Markets Debt at Standish Mellon Asset Management from 2007 to 2016. Before that, he worked as an Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investments and as a Sovereign Analyst at Citibank.
He earned a Russia Honors Degree from Moscow State Institute of International Relations and a Ph.D. in political science (international relations) from the University of Illinois. In addition, Alex held a postdoctoral fellowship in International Relations and National Security Studies at Harvard University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, and his research on fixed income has been published in leading finance journals.
Mansur Rasul
-
Senior Portfolio Manager
-
Start date on the Fund:
July 2016
-
Years of industry experience:
22
-
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Mansur Rasul
Senior Portfolio Manager
- Re-joined Macquarie in 2012
- Based in Philadelphia
Mansur is a Senior Portfolio Manager within Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) Credit’s Emerging Markets Debt Team. He has managed the firm's portfolios that focus on emerging markets credit since July 2016. Prior to that, he was responsible for emerging markets trading.
Before re-joining Macquarie, he worked at ING Financial Markets, where he was responsible for emerging markets credit trading and structuring. Prior to that, he worked for Daiwa Capital Markets America as Director of the firm’s fixed income syndicate, responsible for the placement of all fixed income products to US-based accounts. He also worked with Merrill Lynch as an associate responsible for Asian credit trading and worked at Delaware Investments as an Analyst.
Mansur received a Bachelor of Science in economics with a minor in political science from Northwestern University.
Sean Simmons, CFA, CMT
-
Foreign Exchange Strategist, Senior Trader
-
Start date on the Fund:
July 2016
-
Years of industry experience:
25
-
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Sean Simmons
Foreign Exchange Strategist, Senior Trader
- Joined Delaware Investments in 2007, acquired by Macquarie in 2010
- Based in Philadelphia
Sean is a Foreign Exchange Strategist and Senior Trader for the Emerging Markets Debt Team within Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) Credit. He is responsible for trading across all emerging market debt strategies, as well as providing strategic analysis for emerging market debt portfolios.
Prior to joining Delaware Investments, he worked as a Derivatives Strategist for Susquehanna International Group and as a Proprietary Derivatives Trader for Wolverine Trading.
Sean received a Masters in Finance from London Business School and a Bachelor of Science in economics from Rutgers University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® and Chartered Market Technician® designations, and he is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
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 $100,000 in Macquarie Funds. 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 |
4.50% |
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower1 |
none |
Annual fund operating expenses |
Management fees |
0.75% |
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
Other expenses2 |
0.27% |
Total annual fund operating expenses |
1.27% |
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements |
(0.22%) |
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements3 |
1.05% |
1For Class A shares, a 1% contingent deferred sales charge is only imposed on certain
Class A shares that are purchased at net asset value (NAV) for $1 million or more that are subsequently redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
2Other expenses contain a 0.01% 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.
3Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees and/or expense
reimbursements from November 29, 2024 through November 28, 2025. Please see the fee table in the
Fund's prospectus for more information.
Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.
Resources
Fact sheet and commentaries
Shareholder report – Annual
Shareholder report – Semi-annual