C000017165 Performance — Delaware VIP Real Estate Securities, Class II

Data updated: 2024-05-28

C000017165 returned +6.43% over one year to Mar 2024. The annualised 3-year return is −4.13%. The fund trailed its Real Estate category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $88, against $105 for the category, and to $106 over one year, against $109. Volatility over the past three years was 17.44% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2024 the fund took in a net $9.9M, and assets reached $26.19M.

C000017165 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Delaware VIP Real Estate Securities grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Real Estate category average over the same months.

PeriodC000017165Category average
1 year (Apr 2023 – Mar 2024)$106$109
3 years (Apr 2021 – Mar 2024)$88$105
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2024)$88$121

C000017165 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Mar 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+6.43%
3 years (annualised)−4.13%

C000017165 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Delaware VIP Real Estate Securities, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Mar)−0.49%
2023+9.38%
2022−19.28%
2021+0.38%
20200.00%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+0.07%

C000017165 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024−3.4%+2.2%+0.8%—————————
2023+9.9%−4.5%−2.6%+0.8%−3.5%+4.7%+2.2%−2.9%−6.6%−3.5%+10.2%+6.5%
2022−0.1%−2.8%+6.4%−3.8%−6.6%−7.4%+9.3%−6.0%−11.9%+3.3%+5.9%−5.1%
20210.0%0.0%0.0%+0.1%0.0%0.0%+0.1%0.0%−0.1%+0.1%0.0%+0.1%
20200.0%−0.1%−0.2%+0.1%0.0%0.0%+0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%+0.1%0.0%
2019——————0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

C000017165 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Apr 2021 – Mar 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 17.44%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.49 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +10.19% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −11.88% (Sep 2022)

C000017165 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Delaware VIP Real Estate Securities, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $9.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $8.0M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -4.18×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2024$490K$2.0M−$1.5M
Feb 2024$305K$513K−$208K
Jan 2024$392K$594K−$203K
Dec 2023$1.3M−$630K$1.9M
Nov 2023$234K−$392K$626K
Oct 2023$534K−$1.1M$1.6M
Sep 2023$222K−$532K$754K
Aug 2023$174K−$590K$764K
Jul 2023$347K−$478K$826K
Jun 2023$227K−$596K$823K
May 2023$3.4M−$392K$3.8M
Apr 2023$420K−$305K$725K

C000017165 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Delaware VIP Real Estate Securities by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-03-28$26.19M
2023-12-29$28.29M
2023-09-29$25.16M
2023-06-30$27.99M
2023-03-31$27.92M
2022-12-30$27.85M
2022-09-30$27.50M
2022-06-30$30.99M
2022-03-31$38.58M
2021-12-31$41.44M
2021-09-30$36.83M
2021-06-30$37.37M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.