DEGCX Fees and Costs — Delaware International Equity Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2024-04-24

The net expense ratio is 1.88%: a 0.85% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.23% other expenses, less a 0.20% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $220K in broker commissions, 0.0704% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 102%.

DEGCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DEGCX. Prospectus, as of November 30, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.85%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.23%
Gross expense ratio2.08%
Fee waiver−0.20%
Net expense ratio1.88%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

DEGCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in DEGCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,197 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.05% 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$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.88%)$197$610$1,047
Trading costs (broker commissions)$7$23$39
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$32$111
Total costs$308$664$1,197
Value after costs$10,192$10,912$11,566
Impact on return, per year3.08%2.05%2.05%

DEGCX Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0704%
  • Total broker commissions: $220K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 102%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

DEGCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$134K68.21%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$11K5.63%
UBS Securities LLC$9K4.42%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$8K3.94%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$7K3.58%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$7K3.43%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$7K3.43%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$6K3.30%
EXANE, INC.$5K2.47%
JEFFERIES LLC$3K1.58%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.