Delaware VIP® International Series

Delaware VIP® International Series

Close of business on or about April 26, 2024, Delaware VIP International Series will reorganize into Macquarie VIP International Core Equity Series (formerly Delaware Ivy VIP International Core Equity prior to May 1, 2024).

Key features

Short term bias in the market leads to potential mispricing

Disciplined process seeks to identify underappreciated businesses

Balancing valuation can reduce downside risk

Daily pricing as of 04/19/2024

NAV
$16.74
NAV 1-day net change
-0.02
Max offer price
$16.74

Total net assets as of 03/31/2024

All share classes
$180.7 million

Overview

Series information
Inception date 04/16/1990
Dividends paid (if any) Annual
Capital gains paid (if any) Annually
Series identifiers
CUSIP 246493431

Benchmark

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

MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) 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 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 (03/31/2024)

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 (03/31/2024)

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
0.97%
Net
0.86%

Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees and/or expense reimbursements from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024. 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
2023
13.58%
2022
-17.34%
2021
6.87%
2020
7.16%
2019
24.91%
2018
-12.16%
2017
32.96%
2016
-4.20%
2015
3.49%
2014
2.39%

Portfolio

Portfolio characteristics as of 03/31/2024

Number of holdings
50
Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
$56.0 billion
Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
$133.3 billion
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
108%
Beta (relative to MSCI ACWI ex USA (Net)) (view definition)
0.92
SEC 30-day yield with waiver (view definition)
1.48%
SEC 30-day yield without waiver (view definition)
1.38%
Annualized standard deviation, 3 years (view definition)
16.57

Portfolio composition as of 03/31/2024
Total may not equal 100% due to rounding.

International equities & depositary receipts
93.3%
Domestic equities
4.3%
Cash, cash equivalents and other assets
2.4%

Top 10 holdings as of 03/31/2024

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

List may exclude cash and cash equivalents. Please see the Series' complete list of holdings for more information.

Holdings based by issuer.

Holding
% of portfolio
Holding
% of portfolio
LOREAL SA
4.38
TESCO PLC
4.17
NESTLE SA
3.76
SEVEN & I HOLDINGS CO LTD
3.30
ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
3.28
HALEON PLC
3.26
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LT
3.17
SAP SE
3.02
ASML HOLDING NV
2.95
AIRBUS SE
2.95

Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 34.24%

List of monthly holdingsList of quarterly holdings

Management

Aditya Kapoor

Aditya Kapoor, CFA

  • Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
  • Start date on the Fund: August 2023
  • Years of industry experience: 16
  • Read bio
Charles John

Charles John, CFA

  • Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
  • Start date on the Fund: August 2023
  • Years of industry experience: 17
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Charles Trey Schorgl

Trey Schorgl, CFA

  • Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
  • Start date on the Fund: August 2023
  • Years of industry experience: 13
  • Read bio

Fees

Annual portfolio operating expenses
Management fees 0.85%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses 0.12%
Total annual portfolio operating expenses 0.97%
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements1 (0.11%)
Total annual portfolio operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 0.86%

Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.

1Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees/and/or expense reimbursements from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024. Please see the fee table in the Portfolios' prospectus for more information.

Resources

Significant Fund Event

On August 31, 2023, the portfolio management responsibilities of the Series changed and Aditya Kapoor, Charles John and Charles (Trey) Schorgl now serve as portfolio managers of the Series. In addition, on October 31, 2023, the Series' benchmark changed from the MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index.

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 delawarefunds.com/vip-literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.

The Series' investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), may permit its affiliate, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL) to execute Series 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.

Narrowly focused investments may exhibit higher volatility than investments in multiple industry sectors.

“Non-diversified” funds may allocate more of their net assets to investments in single securities than “diversified” funds. Resulting adverse effects may subject these funds to greater risks and volatility.

Liquidity risk is the possibility that securities cannot be readily sold within seven days at approximately the price at which a fund has valued them.

IBOR risk is the risk that changes related to the use of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) or similar rates (such as EONIA) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference these rates. The abandonment of these rates and transition to alternative rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference them and could affect investment strategy performance.

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.

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Delaware VIP® Series refers to Delaware VIP Funds. Delaware 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.

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