Key features
Credit analysis is the cornerstone of our selective, bottom-up process in which credit research drives alpha in plus sectors
Our proprietary CREDIT process checklist ensures a disciplined and repeatable process to select credits while mitigating risks
The team’s risk management approach is critical to the goal of delivering strong results over the long term
Daily pricing
as of
12/20/2024
NAV 1-day net change
0.04
Total net assets
as of
11/30/2024
All share classes
$59.1 million
Overview
| Fund identifiers |
| NASDAQ |
DAZIX |
| CUSIP |
928916873 |
Benchmark and peer group
Portfolio
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
18%
Cash and cash equivalents
2.5%
Cash and cash equivalents include accruals on bonds and long-term receivables.
Top 10 fixed income holdings as of 11/30/2024
Holdings are as of the date indicated and subject to change.
List excludes cash and cash equivalents.
PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING COR
4.21
PHOENIX ARIZ CIVIC IMPT CORP A
3.82
SALT VERDE FINL CORP - CITI
3.75
ARIZONA INDL DEV AUTH LEASE RE
3.66
MARICOPA CNTY ARIZ INDL DEV AU
2.98
MARICOPA CNTY ARIZ INDL DEV AU
2.96
GDB DEBT RECOVERY AUTH OF COMW
2.87
SALT RIV PROJ AGRIC IMPT & PWR
2.80
ARIZONA INDL DEV AUTH NATL CHA
2.64
YAVAPAI CNTY ARIZ INDL DEV AUT
2.50
Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 32.19%
Credit quality as of 11/30/2024
Total may not equal 100% due to rounding. The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (DMC) receives “Credit Quality” ratings for the underlying securities held by the Fund from three “nationally recognized statistical rating organizations” (NRSROs) — Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. The credit quality breakdown is calculated by DMC based on the NSRO ratings and the index credit quality rules. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, that rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Securities that are unrated by any of the three NRSROs are included in the “not rated” category when applicable. Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. More information about securities ratings is contained in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Distribution history - annual distributions (Institutional Class)1,2
Distributions ($ 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
Gregory A. Gizzi
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Senior Managing Director, Head of US Fixed Income and Head of Municipal Bonds
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Start date on the Fund:
December 2012
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Years of industry experience:
40
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Gregory A. Gizzi
Senior Managing Director, Head of US Fixed Income and Head of Municipal Bonds
- Joined Delaware Investments in 2008, acquired by Macquarie in 2010
- Based in Philadelphia
Greg is Head of US Fixed Income and Head of Municipal Bonds for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) Credit in the Americas, a role he assumed in July 2022. Greg oversees the US fixed income component of the firm’s global MAM Credit business. Additionally, he leads the firm’s municipal business and is Team Lead on several of the firm’s tax-exempt strategies. Greg is also responsible for the firm’s taxable municipal business.
He joined Delaware Investments as Head of Municipal Bond Trading and became a Co-Portfolio Manager of the firm’s municipal bond funds and several client accounts in November 2011. Greg has more than 20 years of trading experience in the municipal securities industry at firms including Lehman Brothers, UBS, Dillon Read, and Kidder Peabody.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics from Harvard University.
Stephen J. Czepiel
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Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
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Start date on the Fund:
July 2007
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Years of industry experience:
42
-
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Stephen J. Czepiel
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
- Joined Delaware Investments in 2004, acquired by Macquarie in 2010
- Based in Philadelphia
Stephen is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) Credit’s municipal bond funds and accounts. He first assumed portfolio management responsibilities with Delaware Investments in August 2007.
He joined Delaware Investments as a Senior Bond Trader. Previously, Stephen was Vice President at both Mesirow Financial and Loop Capital Markets. He began his career in the securities industry in 1982 as a Municipal Bond Trader at Kidder Peabody and has more than 40 years of experience in the municipal securities industry.
Stephen received a Bachelor of Science in finance and economics from Duquesne University.
William Roach, CFA, CMT
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Vice President, Portfolio Manager
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Start date on the Fund:
May 2023
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Years of industry experience:
15
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William Roach
Vice President, Portfolio Manager
- Joined Macquarie in 2012
- Based in Philadelphia
Bill is a Portfolio Manager for the firm’s municipal bond funds and client accounts, a role he assumed in May 2023.
Prior to joining the Municipal Bond Team in April 2015, Bill spent three years as an Internal Sales Consultant for the firm’s Client Solutions Group, where he managed relationships across the country and across asset classes.
Before joining Macquarie, he worked at Merrill Lynch as an Investment Consultant and Analyst and Creative Financial Group as a Financial Advisor.
He earned a Bachelor of Science with dual concentrations in business administration and political science from Albright College and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from Villanova University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® and Chartered Market Technician® designations.
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 $100,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie. 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 |
none |
| Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower |
none |
| Annual fund operating expenses |
| Management fees |
0.50% |
| Distribution and service (12b-1) fees |
none |
| Other expenses |
0.35% |
| Total annual fund operating expenses |
0.85% |
| Fee waivers and expense reimbursements1 |
(0.26%) |
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements |
0.59% |
Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.
1Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees and/or expense
reimbursements from December 29, 2023 through December 30, 2024. Please see the fee table in the
Fund's prospectus for more information.
Institutional Class shares are available only to certain investors. See the prospectus for more information.
Resources
Fact sheet and commentaries
Shareholder report – Annual
Shareholder report – Semi-annual
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