Key features
Stocks are selected by a highly experienced, value-focused investment team of five sector specialists, averaging over 20 years of industry experience
Focus on a company's ability to effectively deploy and generate sustainable free-cash flow
A disciplined investment process with a focus on risk mitigation that has been consistently applied for over 20 years
Daily pricing
as of
05/26/2023
NAV 1-day net change
0.31
Total net assets
as of
04/30/2023
All share classes
$572.2 million
Overview
Fund identifiers |
NASDAQ |
FIVUX |
CUSIP |
24611D763 |
Benchmark and peer group
Portfolio
Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
$13.7 billion
Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
$20.0 billion
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
17%
Cash, cash equivalents and other assets
0.5%
Top 10 holdings
as of 04/30/2023
Holdings are as of the date indicated and subject to change.
List may exclude cash and cash equivalents. Please see the Fund's complete list of holdings for more information.
Holdings based by issuer.
WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
2.08
QUANTA SERVICES INC.
1.91
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC
1.91
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INCORPORATE
1.73
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC
1.50
Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 17.75%
Sector allocation
as of 04/30/2023
List may exclude cash, cash equivalents, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are used for cash management purposes. Please see the Fund’s complete list of holdings for more information.
Consumer discretionary
12.4%
Distribution history - annual distributions (Institutional Class)1,2
Distributions ($ 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
Kelley M. Carabasi, CFA
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Co-Chief Investment Officer — US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
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Start date on the Fund:
October 2019
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Years of industry experience:
19
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Kelley M. Carabasi
Co-Chief Investment Officer — US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
Kelley M. Carabasi is a Co-Chief Investment Officer of the firm’s US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity team, a role she assumed in January 2022. She assumed portfolio management responsibilities in July 2012. She joined the team in July 2005 as an equity analyst. Prior to joining Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) she participated in Lincoln Financial Group’s rotational Professional Development Program for three years. Carabasi earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Georgetown University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Kent P. Madden, CFA
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Co-Chief Investment Officer — US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
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Start date on the Fund:
October 2019
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Years of industry experience:
26
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Kent P. Madden
Co-Chief Investment Officer — US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
Kent P. Madden is a Co-Chief Investment Office of the firm’s US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity team, a role he assumed in January 2022. He assumed portfolio management responsibilities in July 2012. He joined the team in December 2004 as an equity analyst and was promoted to senior equity analyst in October 2010. Prior to joining Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), he was an equity analyst at Gartmore Global Investments. He has also worked as an equity analyst for Federated Investors, where he gained experience covering small-capitalization consumer stocks, and Lehman Brothers as a corporate finance analyst. Madden holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from DePauw University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Steven G. Catricks, CFA
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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Start date on the Fund:
October 2019
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Years of industry experience:
24
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Steven G. Catricks
Senior Portfolio Manager
Steven G. Catricks is a Senior Portfolio Manager for the US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity team. He assumed portfolio management responsibilities in July 2012. He joined the team in October 2010 as a senior equity analyst. Prior to joining the US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity team, he was a portfolio manager for the firm’s Strategic Small-Cap Value team. He joined Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) in 2001 as an equity analyst for the firm’s Emerging Growth Equity team. Previously, Catricks was an equity analyst at BlackRock Financial from 1999 to 2001. He also worked at Dow Jones/Factiva and GE Aerospace/Lockheed Martin. He started his career as a systems engineer at the Naval Air Development Center, where he spent 15 years. Catricks holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University and a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Catricks is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Michael Foley, CFA
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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Start date on the Fund:
October 2019
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Years of industry experience:
13
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Michael Foley
Senior Portfolio Manager
Michael Foley is a Senior Portfolio Manager for the US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity team. He assumed portfolio management responsibilities in July 2019. He joined Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) in February 2015 as a senior equity analyst for the US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity team. Prior to joining the firm, Foley was an associate at Patriot Financial Partners, a private equity firm, from August 2011 to February 2015, focusing on the analysis of companies in the financial services sector. He started his career with Janney Montgomery Scott where he worked as an investment banking analyst within the financial institutions group from August 2009 to August 2011. Foley earned a bachelor’s degree in economics with dual concentrations in finance and accounting from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Foley is on the board of directors of the McNamee Scholars Program.
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 quality 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 |
0.74% |
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees |
none |
Other expenses |
0.21% |
Total annual fund operating expenses |
0.95% |
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements1 |
(0.06%) |
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements |
0.89% |
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
Fact sheet and commentaries
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