FRCDX Performance — Delaware Covered Call Strategy Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2024-05-28

FRCDX returned +17.79% over one year to Mar 2024. The annualised 3-year return is +7.84%. The fund trailed its US Large Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $125, against $128 for the category, and to $118 over one year, against $124. Volatility over the past three years was 11.46% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2024 the fund lost a net $7.3M, and assets reached $69.69M.

FRCDX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Delaware Covered Call Strategy Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodFRCDXCategory average
1 year (Apr 2023 – Mar 2024)$118$124
3 years (Apr 2021 – Mar 2024)$125$128
Since data start (Oct 2019 – Mar 2024)$137$167

FRCDX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Mar 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+17.79%
3 years (annualised)+7.84%

FRCDX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Delaware Covered Call Strategy Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Mar)+4.38%
2023+19.48%
2022−9.25%
2021+17.27%
2020−1.16%
2019 (Oct–Dec)+4.58%

FRCDX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+0.5%+2.0%+1.7%—————————
2023+4.2%−1.2%+2.9%+1.8%−0.2%+3.9%+2.2%+0.2%−2.3%−0.6%+5.5%+1.9%
2022−2.7%−2.4%+3.6%−6.0%+0.5%−6.1%+6.8%−1.7%−6.5%+5.6%+3.4%−3.0%
2021−2.1%+3.1%+4.9%+2.9%+1.5%+0.1%+0.8%+1.2%−2.4%+4.5%−2.0%+4.0%
2020−1.6%−9.6%−14.7%+8.4%+3.4%+0.8%+3.2%+4.0%−1.7%−1.9%+8.6%+2.7%
2019—————————+1.2%+1.6%+1.7%

FRCDX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Apr 2021 – Mar 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 11.46%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.29 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +6.77% (Jul 2022)
  • Worst month: −6.47% (Sep 2022)

FRCDX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Delaware Covered Call Strategy Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$7.3M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $15.0M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.67×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2024$362K$32.1M−$31.7M
Feb 2024$187K$5.0M−$4.8M
Jan 2024$691K$1.8M−$1.1M
Dec 2023$5.4M−$2.2M$7.7M
Nov 2023$4.3M−$2.0M$6.3M
Oct 2023$935K−$1.8M$2.7M
Sep 2023$655K−$1.4M$2.0M
Aug 2023$442K−$2.0M$2.4M
Jul 2023$251K−$1.9M$2.1M
Jun 2023$598K−$1.5M$2.1M
May 2023$778K−$2.0M$2.8M
Apr 2023$369K−$1.8M$2.1M

FRCDX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Delaware Covered Call Strategy Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-03-28$69.69M
2023-12-29$103.59M
2023-09-29$96.93M
2023-06-30$100.85M
2023-03-31$99.24M
2022-12-30$97.57M
2022-09-30$98.01M
2022-06-30$105.51M
2022-03-31$124.02M
2021-12-31$132.18M
2021-09-30$130.28M
2021-06-30$139.20M

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.