IVBIX Fees and Costs — Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2024-08-27

The net expense ratio is 0.44%: a 0.52% management fee plus 0.12% other expenses, less a 0.20% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $21K in broker commissions, 0.0053% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 128%.

IVBIX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of IVBIX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.52%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.12%
Gross expense ratio0.64%
Fee waiver−0.20%
Net expense ratio0.44%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
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

IVBIX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in IVBIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $282 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.47% 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
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.44%)$46$145$253
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$2$3
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$7$26
Total costs$47$154$282
Value after costs$10,453$11,422$12,481
Impact on return, per year0.47%0.47%0.47%

IVBIX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0053%
  • Total broker commissions: $21K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $846.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 128%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

IVBIX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
ADVANTAGE SECURITIES LLC$18K83.15%
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$2K10.86%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$1K5.09%
BTIG, LLC$1040.49%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.$860.41%

IVBIX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$126.2M20.22%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$96.7M15.49%
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC$73.4M11.76%
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$64.5M10.34%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$56.8M9.11%
STATE STREET GLOBAL MARKETS, LLC$55.3M8.86%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$55.2M8.85%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$35.2M5.64%
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$32.4M5.19%
Santander Investment Securities Inc.$28.4M4.55%

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.