IBJAX Fees and Costs — Delaware Ivy Corporate Bond Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2023-12-11

The net expense ratio is 0.86%: a 0.47% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.29% other expenses, less a 0.15% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.50% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. Portfolio turnover was 52%.

IBJAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of IBJAX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.47%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.29%
Gross expense ratio1.01%
Fee waiver−0.15%
Net expense ratio0.86%
Sales charges
Max front load4.50%
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

IBJAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in IBJAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,089 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.86% 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$549$450$450
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.86%)$86$269$468
Lost growth on money paid in costs$23$84$172
Total costs$658$804$1,089
Value after costs$9,842$10,773$11,673
Impact on return, per year6.58%2.49%1.86%

IBJAX Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $424.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 52%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $3.2M
  • Net income from securities lending: $4K (0.001% of average net assets)

IBJAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$48.2M15.78%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$43.3M14.18%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$42.9M14.05%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$36.2M11.85%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$34.2M11.19%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$30.7M10.06%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$26.2M8.56%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC$18.3M5.99%
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.$13.0M4.25%
STATE STREET GLOBAL MARKETS, LLC$12.5M4.08%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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