Key features
Investing at the intersection of innovation and quality
Seeking innovative opportunities across the broad market
Built on a six-decade firm legacy of technology investing expertise
Daily pricing
as of
01/14/2025
NAV 1-day net change
0.13
Total net assets
as of
12/31/2024
All share classes
$5.8 billion
Overview
Fund identifiers |
NASDAQ |
WSTAX |
CUSIP |
466000718 |
Investment minimums |
Initial investment |
$1,000 |
Subsequent investments |
$100 |
Systematic withdrawal balance |
$0 |
Account features |
Payroll deduction |
Yes |
IRAs |
Yes |
Benchmark and peer group
Portfolio
Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
$105.4 billion
Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
$990.6 billion
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
29%
International equities & depositary receipts
18.8%
Cash, cash equivalents and other assets
1.6%
Top 10 holdings
as of 12/31/2024
Holdings are as of the date indicated and subject to change.
List may exclude cash and cash equivalents. Please see the Fund's complete list of holdings for more information.
Holdings based by issuer.
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
7.19
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
5.18
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY UNLIMITED CO
4.85
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LT
4.28
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
3.42
Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 56.24%
Sector allocation
as of 12/31/2024
List may exclude cash, cash equivalents, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are used for cash management purposes. Please see the Fund’s complete list of holdings for more information.
Information technology
64.8%
Communication services
14.3%
Consumer discretionary
12.0%
Distribution history - annual distributions (Class A)1,2
Distributions ($ per share)
1If a Fund makes a distribution from any source other than net income, it is required to
provide shareholders with a notice disclosing the source of such distribution (each a "Notice"). The
amounts and sources of distributions reported above and in each Notice are only estimates and are not
provided for tax reporting purposes. Each Fund will send each shareholder a Form 1099 DIV for the
calendar year that will provide definitive information on how to report the Fund's distributions for
federal income tax purposes. The information in the table above will not be updated to reflect any
subsequent recharacterization of dividends and distributions. Click here to see recent
Notices pertaining to the Fund (if any).
2Information on return of capital distributions (if any) is only provided from June 1, 2014 onward.
3Includes both short- and long-term capital gains.
Management
Gus Zinn, CFA
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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Start date on the Fund:
December 2021
-
Years of industry experience:
26
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Gus Zinn
Senior Portfolio Manager
- Joined Ivy Investments in 1998, acquired by Macquarie in 2021
- Based in Kansas City
Gus is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Macquarie Asset Management’s (MAM’s) Science and Technology Team, where he is responsible for making day-to-day investment decisions for the team’s strategy.
Gus has served as Portfolio Manager for Ivy Investments since 2006. He had served as Assistant Portfolio Manager for funds managed by Ivy Investments since July 2003, in addition to his duties as a Research Analyst.
Gus is on the finance council at St. Ann Church in Kansas City. He also acts as a guest teacher in economics four times per semester at Rockhurst High School. His focus is on the basics of fundamental analysis for equities.
Gus earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Bradley Warden, CFA
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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Start date on the Fund:
October 2016
-
Years of industry experience:
27
-
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Bradley Warden
Senior Portfolio Manager
- Joined Ivy Investments in 2003, acquired by Macquarie in 2021
- Based in Kansas City
Brad is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Macquarie Asset Management’s (MAM’s) Science and Technology Team, where he is responsible for making day-to-day investment decisions for the team’s strategy.
Brad joined Ivy Investments as an Investment Analyst covering multiple areas of technology and healthcare, and he became an Assistant Portfolio Manager for the firm in 2014 and a Portfolio Manager in 2016.
Brad serves as a volunteer Investment Counselor and Advisory Committee member to the Texas McCombs Investment Advisors LLC, a student-managed fund at the University of Texas at Austin.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Trinity University and a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Texas at Austin. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Fees
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell
shares of the Fund.
You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees
to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table below. You may
qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the
future, at least $50,000 in Macquarie Funds. More information about these and other
discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the
section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information
(SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”
Shareholder fees |
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price |
5.75% |
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower |
1.00% |
Annual fund operating expenses |
Management fees |
0.80% |
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
Other expenses |
0.11% |
Total annual fund operating expenses |
1.16% |
Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.
Resources
Fact sheet and commentaries
Shareholder report – Annual
Shareholder report – Semi-annual
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