IBJCX Performance — Delaware Ivy Corporate Bond Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2023-12-11

IBJCX returned +1.68% over one year to Sep 2023. The annualised 3-year return is −6.62%. The fund trailed its Global Corporate Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $81, against $85 for the category, and to $102 over one year, against $103. Volatility over the past three years was 7.54% a year. In the 12 months to Sep 2023 the fund took in a net $216.9M, and assets reached $287.51M.

IBJCX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Delaware Ivy Corporate Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Global Corporate Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodIBJCXCategory average
1 year (Oct 2022 – Sep 2023)$102$103
3 years (Oct 2020 – Sep 2023)$81$85
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Sep 2023)$81$89

IBJCX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Sep 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+1.68%
3 years (annualised)−6.62%

IBJCX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Delaware Ivy Corporate Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Sep)−0.91%
2022−17.71%
2021−0.14%
2020−0.02%
2019 (Jul–Dec)−0.03%

IBJCX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+3.8%−3.0%+2.3%+0.5%−1.4%+0.2%+0.3%−0.7%−2.6%———
2022−3.0%−2.1%−2.8%−5.8%+0.4%−3.0%+3.3%−3.2%−5.5%−1.1%+4.6%−0.8%
20210.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
20200.0%0.0%−0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2019——————0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

IBJCX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Oct 2020 – Sep 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 7.54%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -1.47 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +4.57% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −5.76% (Apr 2022)

IBJCX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Delaware Ivy Corporate Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $216.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $42.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.25×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Sep 2023$2.9M−$10.1M$13.0M
Aug 2023$3.0M−$11.3M$14.3M
Jul 2023$3.1M−$10.0M$13.2M
Jun 2023$2.9M−$16.0M$18.9M
May 2023$3.0M−$13.7M$16.7M
Apr 2023$3.4M−$11.7M$15.1M
Mar 2023$3.2M−$15.1M$18.3M
Feb 2023$4.8M−$14.0M$18.8M
Jan 2023$3.3M−$11.6M$15.0M
Dec 2022$5.3M−$20.5M$25.7M
Nov 2022$3.6M−$24.3M$27.9M
Oct 2022$4.4M−$15.7M$20.1M

IBJCX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Delaware Ivy Corporate Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2023-09-29$287.51M
2023-06-30$320.79M
2023-03-31$356.93M
2022-12-30$377.20M
2022-09-30$415.38M
2022-06-30$492.60M
2022-03-31$633.38M
2021-12-31$769.86M
2021-09-30$816.51M
2021-06-30$855.71M
2021-03-31$842.61M
2020-12-31$891.64M

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.