Manage your account with tailored features
To sign up for any of our account features, you will need to complete the Services for your account form. For more information about any of our services, contact our Shareholder Service Center at 800 523-1918. Representatives are available weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
Additional information can be obtained from your financial advisor or by reading your fund's prospectus.
Account features to purchase, redeem, or exchange shares
Systematic investing plan
Make regular monthly or quarterly investments directly from your checking account. The minimum monthly contribution is $25 ($75 quarterly).
Systematic withdrawal plan
Authorize a monthly or quarterly redemption from your account and have it sent to your address of record, your bank, or a third party payee. There is a $25 minimum monthly redemption ($75 quarterly) and a $5000 minimum account balance. Some restrictions apply to Class C shares. See your prospectus for details.
On demand (invest/redeem by phone or online)1
You or your financial advisor can request purchases or redemptions through several different ways: online through account access, or by calling our Shareholder Service Center. When you provide your bank information, funds will be withdrawn from (in the case of share purchases) or deposited into (in the case of share redemptions) your bank account via the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system.
Direct deposit service
Have $25 or more in dividends and distributions deposited directly into your bank account. This service is not available for retirement plans.
Direct deposit purchase plan
Automatically invest government or private recurring payments (such as Social Security checks, private payroll checks, pension payments). The minimum initial investment for direct deposit purchase plans is $250. After that, the minimum monthly contribution is $25.
Telephone exchange privilege2
Authorize share exchanges over the phone, noting that the accounts must be identically registered. See your prospectus for details.
Systematic exchange option
Authorize automatic monthly exchanges from one fund to another. The monthly minimum transfer amount is $100 per fund. New accounts can be opened with this option provided certain fund minimums are met.
Investments made using this option are classified as exchanges and are subject to the conditions and limitations related to exchanges. See your prospectus for more information.
Wire redemption option
Authorize a redemption to be wired to your bank account. There is a $1,000 minimum for each wire redemption and a $7.50 wire fee.
Dividend options
Dividends/capital gains distributions payment method
Elect to have your dividends or capital gains reinvested, sent by check to your address of record, or direct deposited into your bank account.
Reinvestment plan2
Automatically reinvest dividends and distributions at current net asset value (NAV).
Dividend maximizer2
Automatically reinvest dividends and distributions from one fund into another existing Macquarie Funds account, without a sales charge or extra transaction fee.
Account features to help you reduce or eliminate sales charges
We offer a number of ways to reduce or eliminate the sales charge on shares. Please refer to the statement of additional information for detailed information and eligibility requirements.
You can also get additional information from your financial advisor. You or your financial advisor must notify us at the time you purchase shares if you are eligible for any of these programs. You may also need to provide information to your financial advisor or the Fund in order to qualify for a reduction in sales charges. Such information may include your Macquarie Funds holdings in any other accounts, including retirement accounts, held indirectly or through an intermediary, and the names of qualifying family members and their holdings.
We reserve the right to determine whether any purchase is entitled, by virtue of the foregoing, to the reduced sales charge. Class R and Institutional Class shares have no upfront sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), so the following does not apply to those share classes.
Combined purchases privilege
When you determine the availability of the reduced front-end sales charges on Class A shares, you can include, subject to certain exceptions, the total amount of any class of shares you own of a Fund and all other Macquarie Funds. However, you cannot include mutual fund shares that do not carry a front-end sales charge, CDSC, or Limited CDSC, unless you acquired those shares through an exchange from a Macquarie Fund that did carry a front-end sales charge, CDSC, or Limited CDSC.
The privilege also extends to all purchases made at one time by an individual; an individual, his or her spouse and their children under 21; or a trustee or other fiduciary of trust estates or fiduciary accounts for the benefit of such family members (including certain employee benefit programs).
Letter of intent
Through a letter of intent, you agree to invest a certain amount in Macquarie Funds (except money market funds with no sales charge) over a 13-month period to qualify for reduced front-end sales charges. This feature is available for the purchase of Class A shares. Although the letter of intent does not apply to the purchase of Class C shares, you can combine the value of your Class A shares with your purchase of Class C shares to fulfill your letter of intent. You may also use the letter of intent in connection with the rights of accumulation privilege.
Rights of accumulation
You can combine your holdings or purchases of all Macquarie Funds (except money market funds with no sales charge), as well as the holdings and purchases of your spouse and children under 21 to qualify for reduced front-end sales charges. This feature is available for the purchase of Class A shares. Although the rights of accumulation do not apply to the purchase of Class C shares, you can combine your purchase of Class A shares with your purchase of Class C shares to fulfill your rights of accumulation.
Other account features
Free exchange privilege2
You may generally exchange all or part of your shares for shares of the same class of another Macquarie Fund without paying a front-end sales charge or a CDSC at the time of the exchange. However, if you exchange shares from a money market fund that does not have a sales charge, you will pay any applicable sales charge on your new shares. When exchanging Class C shares of one fund for the same class of shares in other funds, your new shares will be subject to the same CDSC as the shares you originally purchased. The holding period for the CDSC will also remain the same, with the amount of time you held your original shares being credited toward the holding period of your new shares.
In certain other circumstances, you may also be permitted to exchange your shares for shares of a different class of the fund, but such exchange may be subject to a sales charge for the new shares. You do not pay sales charges on shares that you acquired through the reinvestment of dividends. You may have to pay taxes on your exchange. When you exchange shares, you are purchasing shares in another fund, so you should be sure to get a copy of the fund's prospectus and read it carefully before buying shares through an exchange. We may refuse the purchase side of any exchange request if, in the Delaware Management Company's judgment, a fund would be unable to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objective and policies or would otherwise potentially be adversely affected.
Reinvestment privilege3
Reinvest proceeds after you redeem shares from your fund within one year and pay no front-end sales charge. Proceeds may be reinvested into any Macquarie Fund. Applies to Class A shares only.
Online account access
Account access is a password-protected section of the Macquarie Funds website that gives you access to your account information and allows you to perform account transactions in a secure environment. Account access is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Online documents
With eDelivery, you can receive your fund documents electronically instead of via US mail. When you sign up for eDelivery, you can access your account statements, shareholder reports, and other fund materials online, securely, at any time.
1Macquarie Funds does not charge a fee for the noted service; however, your bank may assess one.
2Exchanges and dividend reinvestments are permitted only between like classes of shares. Exchanges from money market funds to non-money market funds are subject to appropriate sales charges as described in the prospectus. All exchanges are subject to eligibility and minimum purchase requirements.
3Reinvestment privilege not available for Class C shares or for certain purchases of Class A shares involving a Limited CDSC. Reinvestments from money market to non-money market funds are subject to the appropriate sales charge.