Key features
            
            
    
        Stocks are selected by an experienced team of sector specialists focused on value investing
     
    
        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
     
 
 
            
            
                    
                
                    
                
  
    Daily pricing 
          
            as of 
            11/03/2025
    
      
      
        NAV 1-day net change
        No Change
       
      
     
   
  
    Total net assets 
          
            as of 
            09/30/2025
    All share classes
    $1.7 billion
            
   
 
                    
                Overview
  
  
    
      
        
          | Series identifiers | 
        
      
      
        
          | CUSIP | 
          246493670 | 
        
      
    
   
  
  
 
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                Portfolio
            
            
            
            
                    
                
    
                        Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
    $4.5 billion
   
    
                        Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
    $6.0 billion
   
    Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
    20%
   
 
  
  
    Cash, cash equivalents and other assets
    2.5%
   
  
    International equities & depositary receipts
    1.6%
   
 
                    
                
  
      Top 10 holdings 
        as of 09/30/2025
  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.
  
  
    
      HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP
      1.97
     
    
    
      WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
      1.94
     
    
    
      AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
      1.82
     
    
      VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
      1.73
     
    
      STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
      1.65
     
    
    
      OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
      1.65
     
    
      TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC
      1.64
     
   
  
              Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 17.86%
 
                    
                
                  Sector allocation
                
                as of 09/30/2025
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.
  
  
    
      
      
          Consumer discretionary
          9.9%
         
       
     
   
 
                    
                
                    
                
                    
                
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                Management
            
            
    
            
	
                
                    
                    
                        
                            Kelley Carabasi, CFA
                        
                        
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                                Co-Head of US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
                                
                                
                                    
                                 
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                                Start date on the Fund:
                                July 2012
                            
 
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                                Years of industry experience:
                                23
                            
 
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                                Kelley Carabasi
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                            
                                Co-Head of US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
                            
                            
                            
                                
    - Joined Delaware Investments in 2005, acquired by Macquarie in 2010
 
    - Based in Philadelphia
 
Kelley is Co-Head of US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity, a role she assumed in January 2022. Kelley assumed portfolio management responsibilities in July 2012. She joined Delaware Investments in July 2005 as an Equity Analyst.
Prior to joining Delaware Investments, Kelley participated in Lincoln Financial Group’s rotational Professional Development Program, where she began her investment career in 2002.
Kelley earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from Georgetown University and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Kelley holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, and she is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
                            
                         
                        
                     
                 
                 
            
 
        
            
	
                
                    
                    
                        
                            Kent Madden, CFA
                        
                        
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                                Co-Head of US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
                                
                                
                                    
                                 
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                                Start date on the Fund:
                                July 2012
                            
 
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                                Years of industry experience:
                                29
                            
 
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                                Kent Madden
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                            
                                Co-Head of US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
                            
                            
                            
                                
    - Joined Delaware Investments in 2004, acquired by Macquarie in 2010
 
    - Based in Philadelphia
 
Kent is Co-Head of US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity, a role he assumed in January 2022. He assumed portfolio management responsibilities in July 2012. He joined Delaware Investments in December 2004 as an Equity Analyst and was promoted to Senior Equity Analyst in October 2010.
Prior to joining Delaware Investments, he was an Equity Analyst at Gartmore Global Investments, where he covered technology stocks. Kent worked at Federated Investors as an Equity Analyst, where he gained experience covering small-capitalization stocks, and he was a Corporate Finance Analyst at Lehman Brothers.
Kent earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from DePauw University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, and he is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
                            
                         
                        
                     
                 
                 
            
 
        
            
	
                
                    
                    
                        
                            Michael Foley, CFA
                        
                        
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                                Senior Portfolio Manager – US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
                                
                                
                                    
                                 
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                                Start date on the Fund:
                                July 2019
                            
 
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                                Years of industry experience:
                                16
                            
 
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                                Michael Foley
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                            
                                Senior Portfolio Manager – US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
                            
                            
                            
                                
    - Joined Macquarie in 2015
 
    - Based in Philadelphia
 
Mike is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Macquarie Asset Management’s (MAM’s) US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity Team. He assumed portfolio management responsibilities in July 2019. He joined the investment team in February 2015 as a Senior Equity Analyst.
Prior to joining the firm, Mike was an Associate at Patriot Financial Partners, a private equity firm, where he focused on the analysis of companies in the financial services sector. He started his career with Janney Montgomery Scott as an Investment Banking Analyst within the financial institutions group in 2009.
Mike is on the board of directors of the McNamee Scholars Program. 
Mike earned a Bachelor of Science in finance and accounting from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, and he is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
                            
                         
                        
                     
                 
                 
            
 
        
 
            
            
            
        
    
        
            
                Fees
            
            
            
            
                    
                
  
  
    The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
                     and sell shares of the Series. The fee table does not reflect any fees or sales charges
                     imposed by variable insurance contracts. If it did, the expenses would be higher.
   
 
  
    
      
        
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1Net 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
            
            
    
    
        
            
                
                
                
                    Shareholder report – Annual
                    
                    Shareholder report – Semi-annual