Key features
Seeks to provide total return through capital appreciation and current income via North America publicly traded real estate securities
Provides a diversified exposure to high-quality North American real estate securities
A proprietary, bottom-up fundamental process which considers Quality, Risk and Valuation
Daily pricing
as of
03/28/2024
NAV 1-day net change
0.05
Total net assets
as of
02/29/2024
All share classes
$27.8 million
Overview
Series identifiers |
CUSIP |
46600H810 |
Benchmark
Portfolio
Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
$13.5 billion
Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
$43.7 billion
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
37%
International equities & depositary receipts
5.0%
Cash, cash equivalents and other assets
3.1%
Top 10 holdings
as of 02/29/2024
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.
PUBLIC STORAGE OPERATING CO
5.11
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
4.69
REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
4.61
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC
4.22
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
3.76
Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 58.95%
Sector allocation
as of 01/31/2024
List may exclude cash, cash equivalents, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are used for cash management purposes. Please see the Series’ complete list of holdings for more information.
Hotel & Resort REITs
2.3%
Real Estate Operating Companies
0.7%
Management
Investment manager
Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)
Matthew Hodgkins
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Head of Americas Listed Real Estate
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Matthew Hodgkins
Senior Vice President, Head of Americas Listed Real Estate
- Joined AMP Capital in 2012, acquired by Macquarie in 2022
- Based in Chicago
Matthew is Head of Americas Listed Real Estate for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), a role he first assumed with AMP Capital in October 2018.
He joined MAM as part of an acquisition from AMP Capital in March 2022. Matthew held various roles at AMP Capital, initially in Chicago as a Senior Real Estate Investment Trust Analyst before moving to London as Head of European Listed Real Estate. He returned to the US, where he became Head of North American Listed Real Estate.
Prior to joining AMP Capital, Matthew worked at BNP Paribas and ABN AMRO in London, Singapore, and Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, specializing in Listed Real Estate starting from 2008.
Matthew holds a Bachelor of Arts Management Studies (Honours) from the University of Nottingham.
Sub-advisors
Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited
James Maydew*
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Head of Global Listed Real Estate
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James Maydew*
Division Director, Head of Global Listed Real Estate
- Joined AMP Capital in 2016, acquired by Macquarie in 2022
- Based in Sydney
James is Head of Global Listed Real Estate for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), a role he first assumed with AMP Capital in October 2018.
James joined MAM as part of an acquisition from AMP Capital in March 2022. As Global Head of AMP Capital’s Global Listed Real Estate Team, he was responsible for all aspects of the platform, including the team, portfolio, risk management, and clients. James has been investing in real estate since 2002 and specialising in global listed real estate markets since 2007.
James holds a Bachelor of Science in real estate investment and finance from the University of Reading and is an accredited member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
*James Maydew is the lead portfolio manager responsible for the day-to-day management of the Delaware Global Real Estate Fund.
Jessica Koh
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Head of Asian Listed Real Estate
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Jessica Koh
Senior Vice President, Head of Asian Listed Real Estate
- Joined AMP Capital in 2006, acquired by Macquarie in 2022
- Based in Hong Kong
Jessica is Head of Asian Listed Real Estate at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), a role she first assumed with AMP Capital in March 2022. Jessica is responsible for the capital and risk allocation across the Asian region of MAM’s Global Listed Real Estate strategy.
She joined MAM as part of an acquisition from AMP Capital in March 2022. Jessica began in the investment management industry in 2003, working at Colonial First State Global Asset Management across its listed real estate and wholesale funds management businesses. She has been covering listed Asia Pacific real estate for more than 17 years, initially covering Australian real estate investment trusts based in Sydney, before moving to Singapore and subsequently Hong Kong. She has been based out of Asia for more than 15 years and is responsible for the capital and risk allocation across the Asian region of the global listed real estate strategy.
Jessica holds a Bachelor of Property Economics with honours from the University of Technology Sydney. She is a Board Director of Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited. For more than 10 years, she has been an active supporter and underwriter of Empower, the Emerging Markets Foundation, which is a global non-profit organisation that supports at-risk youth in emerging markets.
*James Maydew is the lead portfolio manager responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited
Ryan Watson
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Head of European Listed Real Estate
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Ryan Watson
Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of European Listed Real Estate
- Joined AMP Capital in 2009, acquired by Macquarie in 2022
- Based in London
Ryan is Macquarie Asset Management’s (MAM’s) Head of European Listed Real Estate, a role he first assumed with AMP Capital in January 2017. He is responsible for capital and risk allocation across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. This involves strategic direction of research and management of the team of analysts on the ground.
Ryan joined MAM as part of an acquisition from AMP Capital in March 2022, where he had spent 13 years in various roles. Ryan began his career in financial services with AMP Capital’s direct property asset manager before transferring to the Global Listed Real Estate team, where he focused on capital transactions, retail asset management, and fund of fund investing. He then moved to AMP Capital’s Global Listed Real Estate team in Sydney, covering Australian listed companies and relocating to London in 2014, where he began his coverage of European names.
Ryan holds a Bachelor of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.
Fees
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. The fee table does not reflect any fees or sales charges imposed by variable insurance contracts. If it did, the expenses would be higher.
Annual portfolio operating expenses |
Management fees |
0.90% |
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
Other expenses |
0.23% |
Total annual portfolio operating expenses |
1.38% |
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements1 |
(0.17%) |
Total annual portfolio operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements |
1.21% |
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.