Macquarie VIP Corporate Bond Series

Macquarie VIP Corporate Bond Series(formerly, Delaware Ivy VIP Corporate Bond Fund)

Key features

A high quality, research-driven corporate bond fund designed for long-term growth

Leverages the team’s expertise and presence in corporate bond market

An experienced management team and a time-tested process and philosophy

Daily pricing as of 12/20/2024

NAV
$4.66
NAV 1-day net change
0.01
Max offer price
$4.66

Total net assets as of 11/30/2024

All share classes
$514.6 million

Overview

Series information
Inception date 07/13/1987
Dividends paid (if any) Annual
Series identifiers
CUSIP 46600H307

Benchmark

Bloomberg US Corporate Investment Grade Index (view definition)

Performance

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

Total returns may reflect waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the manager and/or distributor (as applicable) for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower without such waivers and reimbursements.

Average annual total return as of month-end (11/30/2024)

Returns for less than one year are not annualized.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Average annual total return as of quarter-end (09/30/2024)

Returns for less than one year are not annualized.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Expense ratio

Gross
0.79%
Net
0.78%

The performance and expense ratio information shown represent the performance and fees as they relate to actual shares of the Series. These examples do not include any fees or sales charges imposed by the variable insurance contract for which the Series is an investment option. If they were included, your costs would be higher and performance would be lower. Investors should consult the contract prospectus or disclosure documents for more information.

Calendar year total returns @ NAV

Year
Annual return
Year
Annual return
2023
7.27%
2022
-15.86%
2021
-0.85%
2020
10.97%
2019
12.18%
2018
-1.90%
2017
4.01%
2016
4.03%
2015
0.20%
2014
4.34%

Portfolio

Portfolio characteristics as of 11/30/2024

Number of holdings
208
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
93%
Effective duration (weighted average) (view definition)
6.95 years
Effective maturity (weighted average) (view definition)
10.68 years
SEC 30-day yield with waiver (view definition)
4.64%
SEC 30-day yield without waiver (view definition)
4.64%
Annualized standard deviation, 3 years (view definition)
9.14

Portfolio composition as of 11/30/2024
Total may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Credits
97.3%
U.S. government securities
1.6%
Asset-backed securities
1.2%

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.

Holding
% of portfolio
Holding
% of portfolio
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
2.29
CITIBANK NA
1.39
VISTRA OPERATIONS COMPANY LLC
1.34
ABBVIE INC
1.19
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC
1.19
FYBR_24-1
1.18
BOEING CO
1.06
MORGAN STANLEY
1.04
ATHENE GLOBAL FUNDING
1.03
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
1.01

Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 12.72%

List of monthly holdingsList of quarterly holdings

Sector allocation as of 11/30/2024

List may exclude cash, cash equivalents, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are used for cash management purposes. Please see the Series’ complete list of holdings for more information.

Sector
% of portfolio
Sector
% of portfolio
Financial institutions
38.9%
Utility
11.0%
Energy
8.6%
Consumer noncyclical
7.2%
Consumer cyclical
7.2%
Communications
7.2%
Technology
6.7%
Capital goods
6.4%
Basic industry
2.8%
ABS\CMBS\MBS
1.2%
Transportation
1.0%
Noncorporate
0.2%

Credit quality as of 11/30/2024

Rating
Series
Rating
Series
AAA
2.7%
AA
3.3%
A
30.8%
BBB
58.3%
BB
5.2%
Not rated
-0.3%

Total may not equal 100% due to rounding. The Series' 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 Series' Statement of Additional Information.

Management

Michael Wildstein

Michael G. Wildstein, CFA

  • Senior Managing Director, Head of US Credit and Insurance
  • Start date on the Fund: November 2021
  • Years of industry experience: 23
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Kashif Ishaq

Kashif Ishaq 

  • Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
  • Start date on the Fund: November 2021
  • Years of industry experience: 22
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Fees

Annual portfolio operating expenses
Management fees 0.48%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.25%
Other expenses 0.06%
Total annual series operating expenses 0.79%
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements1 (0.01%)
Total annual series operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 0.78%

Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.

1Net expense ratio reflects a contractual waiver of certain fees and/or expense reimbursements from May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Please see the fee table in the Series' prospectus for more information.

Resources

Effective May 1, 2024, Class II was renamed Service Class.

Carefully consider the Series' investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Series' prospectus and its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/vip-literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

The Series’ investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), may seek investment advice and recommendations from its affiliates: Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (MIMAK), Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited (MIMEL), and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL) (together, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisors”). The Manager may also permit these Affiliated Sub-Advisors to execute Series' security trades on behalf of the Manager and exercise investment discretion for securities in certain markets where the Manager believes it will be beneficial to utilize an Affiliated Sub-Advisor’s specialized market knowledge.

Fixed income securities can lose value, including the possible loss of principal. An issuer of a fixed income security may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner. The prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes.

High yield securities (“junk bonds”) are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than higher-rated securities.

International investments entail risks including fluctuation in currency values, differences in accounting principles, or economic or political instability. Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in established foreign markets due to increased volatility, lower trading volume, and higher risk of market closures. In many emerging markets, there is substantially less publicly available information and the available information may be incomplete or misleading. Legal claims are generally more difficult to pursue.

Investments in small and/or medium-sized companies typically exhibit greater risk and higher volatility than larger, more established companies.

There is no guarantee that dividend-paying stocks will continue to pay dividends.

Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Series' investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries. These disruptions could prevent the Series from executing advantageous investment decisions in a timely manner and could negatively impact the Series' ability to achieve its investment objective. Any such event(s) could have a significant adverse impact on the value and risk profile of the Series.

Macquarie VIP funds are not available for direct investment except for issuers of variable insurance product contracts. They are available only through the purchase of certain variable insurance products.

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