C000190328 Fees and Costs — Delaware Ivy Government Securities Fund, Class B

Data updated: 2024-05-28

The net expense ratio is 2.02%: a 0.50% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 1.13% other expenses, less a 0.61% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 5.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $3K in broker commissions, 0.0021% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 136%.

C000190328 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000190328. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses1.13%
Gross expense ratio2.63%
Fee waiver−0.61%
Net expense ratio2.02%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load5.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000190328 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000190328, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,239 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.12% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$514$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.02%)$212$655$1,123
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$1
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$33$115
Total costs$727$688$1,239
Value after costs$9,773$10,888$11,524
Impact on return, per year7.27%2.12%2.12%

C000190328 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0021%
  • Total broker commissions: $3K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $462.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 136%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.9M
  • Net income from securities lending: $5K (0.003% of average net assets)

C000190328 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
ADVANTAGE SECURITIES LLC$3K77.56%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$76422.44%

C000190328 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$68.7M17.26%
STATE STREET GLOBAL MARKETS, LLC$55.4M13.90%
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC$47.0M11.80%
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$46.3M11.62%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$45.4M11.41%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$41.7M10.48%
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$32.7M8.22%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$21.8M5.47%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$20.9M5.26%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$18.2M4.58%

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.