Macquarie VIP Balanced Series(formerly, Delaware Ivy VIP Balanced)

Key features

Seeks total return and offers the potential for capital growth and current income

Provides diversification among different asset classes consistent with a moderate risk level

Strategic and tactical allocations made by an experienced multi-asset allocation team

Daily pricing as of 05/07/2025

NAV
$6.13
NAV 1-day net change
0.01
Max offer price
$6.13

Total net assets as of 03/31/2025

All share classes
$213.7 million

Overview

Series information
Series identifiers
CUSIP 46600H208

Benchmark

S&P 500® Index (view definition)

Bloomberg US Aggregate Index (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 (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 ()

Returns for less than one year are not annualized.

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 (03/31/2025)

Returns for less than one year are not annualized.

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

Expense ratio

Gross
1.04%
Net
1.03%

Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees and/or expense reimbursements from May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. Please see the fee table in the Series' prospectus for more information.

The performance and expense ratio information shown represent the performance and fees as they relate to actual shares of the Series. These examples do not include any fees or sales charges imposed by the variable insurance contract for which the Series is an investment option. If they were included, your costs would be higher and performance would be lower. Investors should consult the contract prospectus or disclosure documents for more information.

Calendar year total returns @ NAV

Year
Annual return
Year
Annual return
2024
15.60%
2023
16.09%
2022
-16.11%
2021
15.97%
2020
14.11%
2019
22.09%
2018
-3.24%
2017
11.37%
2016
2.03%
2015
-0.33%

Portfolio

Portfolio characteristics as of 03/31/2025

Number of holdings
401
Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
$146.6 billion
Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
$730.9 billion
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
79%
Beta (relative to S&P 500 Index) (view definition)
0.74
Annualized standard deviation, 3 years (view definition)
13.19

Portfolio composition as of 04/30/2025
Total may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Domestic equities
55.2%
Fixed income
33.2%
Cash and cash equivalents
11.6%

Top 10 holdings as of 04/30/2025

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

List excludes cash and cash equivalents.

Holding
% of portfolio
Holding
% of portfolio
ISHARES US TREASURY BOND ETF
4.15
MICROSOFT CORP
3.68
VANGUARD RUSSELL VALUE INDEX FUND
2.61
AMAZON COM INC
2.52
NVIDIA CORP
2.26
APPLE INC
2.07
HOWMET AEROSPACE INC
1.77
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP
1.75
TREASURY NOTE 4.500 12/31/2031
1.67
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
1.64

Total % Fund in Top 10 holdings - 24.12%

List of monthly holdingsList of quarterly holdings

Management

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

Aaron Young

Aaron Young 

  • Senior Portfolio Manager – Global Multi-Asset
  • Start date on the Fund: November 2021
  • Years of industry experience: 20
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Sub-advisor

Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (MIMAK) serves as sub-advisor for the Fund.

Stefan Lowenthal

Stefan Löwenthal, CFA

  • Head of Global Multi-Asset
  • Start date on the Fund: November 2021
  • Years of industry experience: 17
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Jurgen Wurzer

Jürgen Wurzer 

  • Deputy Head of Global Multi-Asset
  • Start date on the Fund: November 2021
  • Years of industry experience: 18
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Fees

Annual portfolio operating expenses
Management fees 0.70%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.25%
Other expenses1 0.09%
Total annual series operating expenses 1.04%
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements2 (0.01%)
Total annual series operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 1.03%

1Other expenses contain a 0.01% acquired fund fees and expenses. Acquired fund fees and expenses sets forth the Series' pro rata portion of the cumulative expenses charged by the registered investment companies in which the Series invested during the last fiscal year. The actual Acquired fund fees and expenses will vary with changes in the allocations of the Series' assets. These expenses are not direct costs paid by Series shareholders, and are not used to calculate the Series' NAV.

2Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees and/or expense reimbursements from May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. Please see the fee table in the Series' prospectus for more information.

Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.

Resources

Effective May 1, 2024, Class II was renamed Service Class.

Carefully consider the Series' investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Series' prospectus and its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting macquarie.com/mam/vip-literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.

The Manager may seek investment advice and recommendations relating to fixed income securities from its affiliates: Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited (MIMEL), and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL). The Manager may also permit MIMGL to execute Fund equity security trades on behalf of the Manager.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

Fixed income securities can lose value, including the possible loss of principal. An issuer of a fixed income security may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner. The prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes.

High yield securities (“junk bonds”) are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than higher-rated securities.

There is no guarantee that dividend-paying stocks will continue to pay dividends.

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 Series' 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 Series from executing advantageous investment decisions in a timely manner and could negatively impact the Series' ability to achieve its investment objective. Any such event(s) could have a significant adverse impact on the value and risk profile of the Series.

Macquarie VIP funds are not available for direct investment except for issuers of variable insurance product contracts. They are available only through the purchase of certain variable insurance products.

Nothing presented should be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any security or follow any investment technique or strategy.

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