DLMCX Fees and Costs — Delaware Mid Cap Value Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2023-03-28

The net expense ratio is 1.89%: a 0.75% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.48% other expenses, less a 0.34% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $11K in broker commissions, 0.0178% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 26%.

DLMCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DLMCX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.48%
Gross expense ratio2.23%
Fee waiver−0.34%
Net expense ratio1.89%
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

DLMCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in DLMCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,172 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.00% 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 1.89%)$198$613$1,054
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$6$10
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$31$108
Total costs$303$650$1,172
Value after costs$10,197$10,926$11,591
Impact on return, per year3.03%2.00%2.00%

DLMCX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0178%
  • Total broker commissions: $11K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 26%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

DLMCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$2K17.97%
UBS Securities LLC$1K17.24%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$1K14.01%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$98311.31%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$8569.85%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$7498.62%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$6837.86%
EVERCORE GROUP LLC$4415.07%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$3524.05%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$3494.02%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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