IVJAX Fees and Costs — Delaware Ivy International Small Cap Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2023-08-29

The net expense ratio is 1.24%: a 1.00% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.78% other expenses, less a 0.79% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $71K in broker commissions, 0.0978% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 132%.

IVJAX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.00%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.78%
Gross expense ratio2.03%
Fee waiver−0.79%
Net expense ratio1.24%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
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

IVJAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in IVJAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,517 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.62% 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$673$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.24%)$123$382$659
Trading costs (broker commissions)$10$30$52
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$111$231
Total costs$834$1,098$1,517
Value after costs$9,666$10,479$11,246
Impact on return, per year8.34%3.43%2.62%

IVJAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0978%
  • Total broker commissions: $71K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $193K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 132%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.8M
  • Net income from securities lending: $39K (0.054% of average net assets)

IVJAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$14K21.94%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.$11K18.26%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$8K13.02%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$8K12.42%
DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC.$5K7.80%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$4K6.89%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$3K5.62%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$3K5.14%
UBS Securities LLC$3K4.56%
LIQUIDNET, INC.$3K4.36%

IVJAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
HSBC SECURITIES (USA), INC.$185K95.84%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$8K4.16%

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.