DHOCX Fees and Costs — Delaware High-Yield Opportunities Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2024-03-28

The net expense ratio is 1.63%: a 0.65% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.21% other expenses, less a 0.23% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. Portfolio turnover was 31%.

DHOCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DHOCX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.65%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.21%
Gross expense ratio1.86%
Fee waiver−0.23%
Net expense ratio1.63%
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

DHOCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in DHOCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,007 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.71% 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 1.63%)$171$531$914
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$26$93
Total costs$274$557$1,007
Value after costs$10,226$11,019$11,756
Impact on return, per year2.74%1.71%1.71%

DHOCX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $276.3M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 31%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

DHOCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$40.6M17.14%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$34.7M14.63%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$32.6M13.74%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$27.9M11.75%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$26.6M11.21%
JEFFERIES LLC$21.6M9.10%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$20.2M8.51%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$13.1M5.52%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$10.8M4.54%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$9.1M3.86%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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