Delaware Ivy International Small Cap Fund

Delaware Ivy International Small Cap Fund

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Key features

Active approach seeking to capture underappreciated growth driven by positive fundamental change

Collaborative team with long history of navigating an inefficient market

Nimble investment process allowing for swift decision making amid volatile markets

Daily pricing as of 06/05/2023

NAV
NAV 1-day net change
Max offer price
$8.86

Total net assets as of 04/30/2023

All share classes
$32.2 million

Overview

Fund information
Inception date 01/10/2017
Dividends paid (if any) Annually
Capital gains paid (if any) December
Fund identifiers
NASDAQ IVJIX
CUSIP 46600A666

Benchmark and peer group

MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex-USA Small Cap Index (view definition)

Morningstar Foreign Small/Mid-Cap Growth Category (view definition)

Lipper International Small/Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average (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 (05/31/2023)

Returns for less than one year are not annualized.

Benchmark lifetime returns are as of the Fund's inception date.

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.

Benchmark lifetime returns are as of the Fund's inception date.

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

Rating No. of funds
Overall 2 132
3 years 3 132
5 years 2 117
Morningstar category Foreign Small/Mid Growth

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The Morningstar rating is based on risk-adjusted returns.

Morningstar ranking - as of 04/30/2023
1 year 122 / 147
3 years 90 / 132
5 years 96 / 117
10 years n/a
Morningstar category Foreign Small/Mid Growth

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The Morningstar ranking is based on historical total returns.

Lipper ranking - as of 04/30/2023
1 year 183 / 212
3 years 161 / 201
5 years 160 / 182
10 years n/a
Lipper classification Lipper International Small/Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average

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The Lipper ranking is based on historical total returns.

Expense ratio

Gross
1.62%
Net
0.99%

Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees and/or expense reimbursements from January 30, 2023 through January 30, 2024. 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
-25.61%
2021
11.69%
2020
14.74%
2019
24.23%
2018
-18.78%

Portfolio

Portfolio characteristics as of 04/30/2023

Number of holdings
99
Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
$2.9 billion
Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
$3.3 billion
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
132%
Beta (relative to MSCI ACWI Ex-USA Small Cap Index (Net)) (view definition)
1.05
Annualized standard deviation, 3 years (view definition)
19.83

Portfolio composition as of 05/31/2023
Total may not equal 100% due to rounding.

International equities & depositary receipts
97.7%
Domestic equities
1.3%
Cash, cash equivalents and other assets
1.0%

Top 10 holdings as of 05/31/2023

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
ATS CORP
3.41
FUJIMI INCORPORATED
2.44
ASICS CORP
2.25
ALCHIP TECHNOLOGIES LTD
2.09
AMVIS HOLDINGS INC
2.08
GOLDWIN INC
2.04
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO NORTE SAB
1.85
DMG MORI CO LTD
1.82
DO & CO AG
1.76
FORTNOX AB
1.75

Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 21.49%

List of monthly holdingsList of quarterly holdings

Sector allocation as of 05/31/2023

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
Industrials
23.9%
Consumer discretionary
19.6%
Information technology
16.2%
Financials
10.3%
Materials
8.3%
Healthcare
7.0%
Energy
4.8%
Consumer staples
3.3%
Real estate
3.3%
Utilities
1.3%
Communication services
1.2%

Top 10 countries as of 05/31/2023

List may exclude cash, cash equivalents, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are used for cash management purposes.

Country
% of portfolio
Country
% of portfolio
Japan
22.2%
Canada
9.8%
Taiwan
7.5%
United Kingdom
6.8%
Italy
6.1%
India
5.4%
Mexico
5.2%
China
3.7%
South Korea
3.5%
Germany
3.4%

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
0.000
2022
0.977
0.000
2021
1.605
0.903
2020
0.000
0.081
2019
0.000
0.260
2018
0.019
0.176
2017
0.005
0.038
2016
0.000
0.000
2015
0.000
0.000
2014
0.000
0.000
2013
0.000
0.000

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

Joseph Devine

Joseph Devine 

  • Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer — Global Small Cap Equity
  • Start date on the Fund: November 2021
  • Years of industry experience: 29
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Stephan Maikkula

Stephan Maikkula, CFA, CMT

  • Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
  • Start date on the Fund: November 2021
  • Years of industry experience: 25
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Gabriel Wallach

Gabriel Wallach 

  • Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
  • Start date on the Fund: November 2021
  • Years of industry experience: 30
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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

Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.

1Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees/and/or expense reimbursements from January 30, 2023 through January 30, 2024. 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.

Resources

Significant Fund Event

On September 13, 2021, the Board of Trustees (Board) of the Ivy Funds approved the appointment of the portfolio manager team of Joseph Devine, Stephan Maikkula, CFA, CMT, and Gabriel Wallach of Delaware Management Company (DMC) as new Fund portfolio managers. In addition, the Board approved appointing Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited to provide discretionary investment management services in a sub-advisory capacity. The Board also approved the termination of the Fund’s current sub-advisor. In connection with these changes, the Board approved applicable revisions to the Fund’s investment strategies and benchmark. All changes took effect on or about November 15, 2021.

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.

The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), may permit its affiliates, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL) and Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, to execute Fund security trades on behalf of the Manager. The Manager may also seek quantitative support from MIMGL.

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.

Investments in small and/or medium-sized companies typically exhibit greater risk and higher volatility than larger, more established companies.

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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