WMBBX Fees and Costs — Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund, Class B

Data updated: 2023-08-29

The net expense ratio is 1.80%: a 0.52% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.27% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 5.00%. Portfolio turnover was 49%.

WMBBX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WMBBX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.52%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.27%
Gross expense ratio1.79%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.80%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load5.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

WMBBX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in WMBBX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,108 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.89% 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$516$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.80%)$189$585$1,006
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$29$102
Total costs$705$614$1,108
Value after costs$9,795$10,962$11,655
Impact on return, per year7.05%1.89%1.89%

WMBBX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $657.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 49%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

WMBBX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$108.5M23.96%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$57.0M12.58%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$47.6M10.51%
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$46.4M10.24%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$41.0M9.06%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$36.8M8.14%
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED$33.5M7.40%
BUILD AMERICA MUTUAL ASSURANCE COMPANY$32.9M7.25%
PIPER SANDLER & CO.$27.9M6.16%
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC$21.3M4.71%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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