FLDKX Fees and Costs — Delaware Limited Duration Bond Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-08-30

The net expense ratio is 0.74%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.31% other expenses, less a 0.32% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 2.75%. Portfolio turnover was 162%.

FLDKX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FLDKX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.31%
Gross expense ratio1.06%
Fee waiver−0.32%
Net expense ratio0.74%
Sales charges
Max front load2.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

FLDKX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in FLDKX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $803 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.36% 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$275$275$275
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.74%)$76$236$411
Lost growth on money paid in costs$14$55$117
Total costs$364$566$803
Value after costs$10,136$11,010$11,959
Impact on return, per year3.64%1.74%1.36%

FLDKX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $827.7M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 162%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

FLDKX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Bank of America Corporation$107.4M20.72%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$72.4M13.97%
HSBC SECURITIES INC$58.7M11.33%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$52.1M10.06%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$51.5M9.93%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$45.6M8.80%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$37.0M7.14%
SEAPORT SECURITIES CORP.$35.5M6.85%
State Street Bank & Trust Co.$30.5M5.89%
The Toronto-Dominion Bank$27.5M5.31%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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