IVBIX Performance — Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2024-08-27

IVBIX returned +3.71% over one year to Jun 2024. Annualised returns are −2.53% over 3 years and −1.51% over 5 years. The fund beat its Long-Term Core Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $93, against $91 for the category, and to $104 over one year, against $103. Volatility over the past three years was 7.66% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2024 the fund lost a net $7.7M, and assets reached $247.53M.

IVBIX Growth of $100

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

PeriodIVBIXCategory average
1 year (Jul 2023 – Jun 2024)$104$103
3 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2024)$93$91
5 years (Jul 2019 – Jun 2024)$93$100

IVBIX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
1 year+3.71%
3 years (annualised)−2.53%
5 years (annualised)−1.51%

IVBIX Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Jun)−0.12%
2023+6.46%
2022−12.93%
20210.00%
2020+0.07%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+0.02%

IVBIX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+0.2%−1.6%+1.0%−2.7%+2.0%+1.0%——————
2023+3.8%−2.4%+1.9%+0.7%−1.2%−0.1%+0.1%−0.6%−2.9%−2.0%+5.2%+4.2%
2022−1.8%−1.3%−2.8%−3.4%−0.1%−1.6%+2.0%−2.1%−4.5%−1.4%+4.0%−0.4%
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%

IVBIX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2021 – Jun 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 7.66%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.92 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.19% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −4.54% (Sep 2022)

IVBIX Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: −$7.7M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $64.4M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.89×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2024$2.7M$6.7M−$4.0M
May 2024$3.3M$21.7M−$18.3M
Apr 2024$5.0M$67.2M−$62.2M
Mar 2024$4.8M$17.5M−$12.7M
Feb 2024$5.8M$31.8M−$26.0M
Jan 2024$6.4M$11.4M−$5.1M
Dec 2023$5.7M−$11.7M$17.3M
Nov 2023$6.7M−$12.9M$19.5M
Oct 2023$6.3M−$11.2M$17.5M
Sep 2023$4.6M−$13.3M$17.9M
Aug 2023$8.4M−$22.5M$30.9M
Jul 2023$4.9M−$12.7M$17.6M

IVBIX Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2024-06-28$247.53M
2024-03-28$335.66M
2023-12-29$385.00M
2023-09-29$379.91M
2023-06-30$428.69M
2023-03-31$469.16M
2022-12-30$482.37M
2022-09-30$538.53M
2022-06-30$632.64M
2022-03-31$838.14M
2021-12-31$1.01B
2021-09-30$1.10B

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.