N-CSRS 1 mimsaf4129541-ncsrs.htm CERTIFIED SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number:       811-08457
     
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Delaware Group® Foundation Funds
     
Address of principal executive offices: 610 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
     
Name and address of agent for service: David F. Connor, Esq.
610 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-1918
     
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
     
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2022


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

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Semiannual report

Multi-asset mutual fund

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

September 30, 2022

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

You can obtain shareholder reports and prospectuses online instead of in the mail.
Visit delawarefunds.com/edelivery.


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Experience Delaware Funds by Macquarie®

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is a global asset manager that aims to deliver positive impact for everyone. MAM Public Investments traces its roots to 1929 and partners with institutional and individual clients to deliver specialist active investment capabilities across global equities, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions using a conviction-based, long-term approach to investing. In the US, retail investors recognize our Delaware Funds by Macquarie family of funds as one of the oldest mutual fund families.

If you are interested in learning more about creating an investment plan, contact your financial advisor.

You can learn more about Delaware Funds or obtain a prospectus for Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund at delawarefunds.com/literature.

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Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is the asset management division of Macquarie Group. MAM is a full-service asset manager offering a diverse range of products across public and private markets including fixed income, equities, multi-asset solutions, private credit, infrastructure, renewables, natural assets, real estate, and asset finance. The Public Investments business is a part of MAM and includes the following investment advisers: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, and Macquarie Investment Management Europe S.A.

The Fund is distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.

Other than Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (“Macquarie Bank”), any Macquarie Group entity noted in this document is not an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment, (a) the investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group entity guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

The Fund is governed by US laws and regulations.

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Disclosure of Fund expenses 1
Security type / sector / country allocations and top 10 equity holdings 3
Schedule of investments 7
Statement of assets and liabilities 46
Statement of operations 48
Statements of changes in net assets 50
Financial highlights 52
Notes to financial statements 60
Other Fund information 84
About the organization 90

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of September 30, 2022, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

The Fund is not FDIC insured and is not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.

Advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of MIMBT, a US registered investment advisor.

All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners.

© 2022 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.


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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

The Fund seeks capital appreciation with current income as a secondary objective.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The first section of the table shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second section of the table shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Fund’s expenses shown in the table reflect fee waivers in effect and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense Ratio
      Expenses
Paid During Period
4/1/22 to 9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00    $850.70    1.05%                   $4.87            
Class C   1,000.00    847.10    1.81%   8.38 
Class R   1,000.00    848.80    1.31%   6.07 
Institutional Class   1,000.00    851.80    0.81%   3.76 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)     
Class A  $1,000.00    $1,019.80    1.05%  $5.32 
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.99    1.81%   9.15 
Class R   1,000.00    1,018.50    1.31%   6.63 
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,021.01    0.81%   4.10 

*“Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns.

In addition to the Fund’s expenses reflected above, the Fund also indirectly bears its portion of the fees and expenses of any investment companies (Underlying Funds), including exchange-traded funds in which it invests. The table above does not reflect the expenses of any Underlying Funds.

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Security type / sector / country allocations and top 10 equity holdings
Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. 

Security type / sector      Percentage of net assets
Common Stocks   53.62%
US Markets   29.86%
Basic Materials   0.84%
Business Services   0.36%
Capital Goods   1.78%
Communications   0.64%
Consumer Discretionary   1.58%
Consumer Services   0.31%
Consumer Staples   1.62%
Credit Cyclicals   0.49%
Energy   1.02%
Financials   4.10%
Healthcare   5.09%
Industrials   1.04%
Information Technology   8.96%
Media   0.59%
Real Estate   0.76%
Transportation   0.33%
Utilities   0.35%
Developed Markets   17.83%
Basic Materials   0.08%
Communications   0.89%
Consumer Discretionary   2.01%
Consumer Staples   1.59%
Energy   0.95%
Financials   3.31%
Healthcare   1.84%
Industrials   3.04%
Information Technology   1.42%
Materials   1.37%
Real Estate   0.63%
Utilities   0.70%
Emerging Markets   5.93%
Communications   0.94%
Consumer Discretionary   0.73%
Consumer Staples   0.42%
Energy   0.80%
Financials   0.37%
Healthcare   0.02%

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Security type / sector / country allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

Security type / sector      Percentage of net assets
Industrials   0.00%
Information Technology   2.33%
Materials   0.27%
Real Estate   0.02%
Utilities   0.03%
Exchange-Traded Funds   0.22%
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   0.44%
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security   0.06%
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities   13.15%
Collateralized Debt Obligations   1.73%
Corporate Bonds   11.20%
Banking   3.15%
Basic Industry   0.37%
Brokerage   0.13%
Capital Goods   0.25%
Communications   2.00%
Consumer Cyclical   0.45%
Consumer Non-Cyclical   1.13%
Electric   1.13%
Energy   1.01%
Financials   0.27%
Insurance   0.18%
Natural Gas   0.10%
Real Estate   0.27%
Technology   0.58%
Transportation   0.18%
Loan Agreements   1.19%
Municipal Bonds   0.23%
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities   0.24%
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   0.70%
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities   2.13%
Sovereign Bonds   4.32%
Preferred Stock   0.14%
US Treasury Obligations   7.20%
Warrants   0.00%
Short-Term Investments   1.50%
Total Value of Securities   98.07%
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.93%
Total Net Assets   100.00%

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Country/Market*      Percentage
of net assets
Developed Markets   25.20%
Australia   2.26%
Austria   0.34%
Belgium   0.13%
Canada   0.35%
Cayman Islands   1.59%
China/Hong Kong   0.09%
Denmark   0.46%
Finland   0.12%
France   2.81%
Germany   1.83%
Hong Kong   0.15%
Ireland   0.36%
Israel   0.16%
Italy   1.01%
Japan   6.22%
Netherlands   1.13%
Norway   0.12%
Portugal   0.13%
Singapore   0.33%
South Africa   0.14%
Spain   0.97%
Sweden   0.63%
Switzerland   1.27%
United Kingdom   2.52%
United States   0.08%
Emerging Markets   6.41%
Argentina   0.05%
Brazil   0.40%
Chile   0.13%
China   1.68%
China/Hong Kong   0.01%
Colombia   0.02%
India   1.01%
Indonesia   0.21%
Malaysia   0.01%
Mexico   0.33%
Peru   0.03%
Republic of Korea   1.35%
Russia   0.01%

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Security type / sector / country allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

Country/Market*      Percentage
of net assets
Russia   0.01%
Taiwan   1.03%
Turkey   0.13%
US Markets   64.96%
Total   96.57%

Holdings are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.

Top 10 equity holdings      Percentage of net assets
Microsoft   1.43%
Apple   1.20%
Alphabet Class A   0.86%
Amazon.com   0.77%
Reliance Industries GDR   0.67%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing   0.60%
Visa Class A   0.57%
Samsung Electronics   0.51%
Roche Holding   0.50%
Motorola Solutions   0.49%
   
* Allocation includes all investments except for short-term.

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Schedule of investments  
Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
   
       Number of
shares
        Value (US $)
Common Stocks – 53.62%         
US Markets – 29.86%         
Basic Materials – 0.84%         
Balchem   278   $33,799
Boise Cascade   2,522    149,958
Coeur Mining †   1,534    5,246
Corteva   2,110    120,586
DuPont de Nemours   8,398    423,259
Eastman Chemical   1,000    71,050
Huntsman   984    24,147
Kaiser Aluminum   813    49,878
Mativ Holdings   2,220    49,018
Minerals Technologies   2,053    101,439
Quaker Chemical   383    55,298
Reliance Steel & Aluminum   533    92,961
Summit Materials Class A †   4,133    99,027
Westrock   3,156    97,489
Worthington Industries   2,139    81,581
         1,454,736
Business Services – 0.36%         
ABM Industries   2,167    82,844
Aramark   3,854    120,245
ASGN †   1,542    139,351
BrightView Holdings †   4,436    35,222
Casella Waste Systems Class A †   1,150    87,848
Waste Management   734    117,594
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings †   1,248    50,332
         633,436
Capital Goods – 1.78%         
Ameresco Class A †   2,744    182,421
Applied Industrial Technologies   1,317    135,361
Barnes Group   939    27,118
Carlisle   452    126,745
Chart Industries †   176    32,446
Columbus McKinnon   2,100    54,936
Deere & Co.   133    44,407
Eaton   659    87,884
Emerson Electric   1,115    81,640
ESCO Technologies   541    39,731
Federal Signal   2,973    110,952
Generac Holdings †   245    43,644
Honeywell International   2,577    430,282

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
US Markets (continued)         
Capital Goods (continued)         
Ingersoll Rand   721   $31,191
Kadant   536    89,410
KBR   1,194    51,605
Lockheed Martin   283    109,320
MYR Group †   1,427    120,910
Oshkosh   1,090    76,616
Parker-Hannifin   687    166,467
Quanta Services   897    114,269
Raytheon Technologies   5,479    448,511
Regal Rexnord   527    73,970
Rockwell Automation   161    34,633
Roper Technologies   123    44,236
Tetra Tech   413    53,083
Trane Technologies   1,069    154,802
WESCO International †   534    63,749
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions   2,410    59,045
         3,089,384
Communications – 0.64%         
Alphabet Class C †   1,020    98,073
American Tower   844    181,207
AT&T   6,668    102,287
ATN International   870    33,556
Century Communications =,†   25,000    0
Electronic Arts   3,059    353,957
Verizon Communications   8,800    334,136
         1,103,216
Consumer Discretionary – 1.58%         
American Eagle Outfitters   2,311    22,486
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings †   934    68,005
Booking Holdings †   77    126,527
Dollar General   1,520    364,587
Dollar Tree †   2,400    326,640
Five Below †   1,106    152,263
Hibbett   709    35,315
Home Depot   1,777    490,345
Malibu Boats Class A †   1,773    85,086
NIKE Class B   3,747    311,451
Sonic Automotive Class A   733    31,739
Steven Madden   3,946    105,240

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
US Markets (continued)         
Consumer Discretionary (continued)         
TJX   5,900   $366,508
Tractor Supply   1,342    249,451
         2,735,643
Consumer Services – 0.31%         
Allegiant Travel †   910    66,412
Brinker International †   1,620    40,468
Chuy’s Holdings †   1,444    33,472
Jack in the Box   564    41,775
Southwest Airlines †   1,706    52,613
Sun Country Airlines Holdings †   1,703    23,178
Texas Roadhouse   2,700    235,602
Wendy’s   2,608    48,743
         542,263
Consumer Staples – 1.62%         
Archer-Daniels-Midland   4,300    345,935
Casey’s General Stores   887    179,635
Coca-Cola   6,253    350,293
Conagra Brands   10,898    355,602
Estee Lauder Class A   111    23,965
General Mills   2,152    164,865
Helen of Troy †   379    36,551
J & J Snack Foods   807    104,482
Nestle   6,250    675,983
PepsiCo   1,613    263,338
Prestige Consumer Healthcare †   2,527    125,921
Starbucks   2,124    178,968
         2,805,538
Credit Cyclicals – 0.49%         
BorgWarner   2,020    63,428
Dana   4,428    50,612
DR Horton   1,285    86,545
KB Home   2,721    70,528
La-Z-Boy   1,950    44,011
Taylor Morrison Home †   4,118    96,032
Tesla †   1,357    359,944
Toll Brothers   2,008    84,336
         855,436

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
US Markets (continued)         
Energy – 1.02%         
Chesapeake Energy   1,526   $143,765
Chevron   3,751    538,906
ConocoPhillips   6,339    648,733
Earthstone Energy Class A †   3,825    47,124
Patterson-UTI Energy   10,662    124,532
PDC Energy   2,933    169,498
Southwestern Energy †   16,582    101,482
         1,774,040
Financials – 4.10%         
American Equity Investment Life Holding   2,145    79,987
American International Group   7,200    341,856
Axis Capital Holdings   3,511    172,566
BlackRock   319    175,539
City Holding   874    77,515
Comerica   1,213    86,244
Discover Financial Services   3,698    336,222
East West Bancorp   2,466    165,567
Enterprise Financial Services   1,373    60,467
Essent Group   4,196    146,315
First Bancorp (North Carolina)   1,793    65,588
First Financial Bancorp   3,505    73,885
First Foundation   2,439    44,243
First Interstate BancSystem Class A   3,163    127,627
Focus Financial Partners Class A †   1,907    60,090
Hamilton Lane Class A   1,223    72,903
Independent Bank   1,042    77,660
Independent Bank Group   925    56,786
Intercontinental Exchange   4,788    432,596
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3,572    373,274
Kemper   1,132    46,706
MetLife   5,813    353,314
NMI Holdings Class A †   4,572    93,132
Old National Bancorp   7,230    119,078
Pacific Premier Bancorp   2,428    75,171
Raymond James Financial   1,846    182,422
Reinsurance Group of America   1,342    168,837
S&P Global   880    268,708
Selective Insurance Group   1,587    129,182
SouthState   1,214    96,052
State Street   1,807    109,884

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
US Markets (continued)         
Financials (continued)         
Stifel Financial   679   $35,247
Truist Financial   7,900    343,966
Umpqua Holdings   4,202    71,812
United Community Banks   3,045    100,789
US Bancorp   13,025    525,168
Valley National Bancorp   6,023    65,048
Visa Class A   5,577    990,754
Webster Financial   2,418    109,294
WesBanco   2,493    83,191
WSFS Financial   2,636    122,469
         7,117,154
Healthcare – 5.09%         
Abbott Laboratories   1,950    188,682
Agios Pharmaceuticals †   1,866    52,771
Amicus Therapeutics †   8,369    87,372
Apellis Pharmaceuticals †   1,888    128,950
Artivion †   3,479    48,149
AtriCure †   1,827    71,436
Azenta   1,045    44,789
Baxter International   6,600    355,476
Becton Dickinson and Co.   481    107,181
Blueprint Medicines †   1,561    102,854
Catalent †   1,052    76,123
Cigna   2,257    626,250
CONMED   942    75,520
Cooper   717    189,216
CVS Health   3,800    362,406
Danaher   518    133,794
Dexcom †   1,633    131,522
Edwards Lifesciences †   1,585    130,969
Exact Sciences †   1,644    53,414
GSK   21,344    308,265
Halozyme Therapeutics †   2,759    109,091
Hologic †   5,643    364,086
Insmed †   3,410    73,451
Inspire Medical Systems †   506    89,749
Intercept Pharmaceuticals †   1,057    14,745
Intuitive Surgical †   651    122,023
Johnson & Johnson   4,252    694,607
Ligand Pharmaceuticals †   958    82,493

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
US Markets (continued)         
Healthcare (continued)         
Merck & Co.   6,767   $582,774
Merit Medical Systems †   1,907    107,765
NeoGenomics †   2,603    22,412
Neurocrine Biosciences †   1,106    117,468
NuVasive †   1,614    70,709
Omnicell †   937    81,547
Pacific Biosciences of California †   5,139    29,832
Pfizer   5,458    238,842
PTC Therapeutics †   1,784    89,557
QuidelOrtho †   693    49,536
Repligen †   594    111,143
Roche Holding   2,650    862,662
Shockwave Medical †   659    183,248
Supernus Pharmaceuticals †   2,960    100,196
Thermo Fisher Scientific   491    249,030
TransMedics Group †   2,324    97,004
Travere Therapeutics †   4,564    112,457
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical †   1,192    49,361
UnitedHealth Group   964    486,859
Vanda Pharmaceuticals †   4,085    40,360
Vertex Pharmaceuticals †   767    222,077
Zoetis   785    116,408
         8,846,631
Industrials – 1.04%         
CoStar Group †   7,390    514,714
Dover   2,957    344,727
Equifax   291    49,886
JB Hunt Transport Services   1,268    198,341
Northrop Grumman   800    376,256
TransUnion   3,772    224,396
Verisk Analytics   587    100,101
         1,808,421
Information Technology – 8.96%         
Accenture Class A   929    239,032
Adobe †   1,237    340,422
Alphabet Class A †   15,684    1,500,175
Amazon.com †   11,854    1,339,502
Apple   15,033    2,077,561
Autodesk †   769    143,649

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
US Markets (continued)         
Information Technology (continued)         
Blackline †   836   $50,076
Box Class A †   2,607    63,585
Broadcom   1,176    522,156
Broadridge Financial Solutions   1,615    233,077
Cisco Systems   12,293    491,720
Cognizant Technology Solutions Class A   5,873    337,345
Coherent †   1,639    57,119
Consensus Cloud Solutions †   1,330    62,909
Crowdstrike Holdings Class A †   491    80,922
Datadog Class A †   320    28,410
ExlService Holdings †   1,100    162,096
Fidelity National Information Services   4,031    304,623
Ichor Holdings †   1,298    31,425
Instructure Holdings †   2,438    54,319
Intuit   1,049    406,299
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings †   942    48,786
MaxLinear †   2,773    90,455
Meta Platforms Class A †   1,092    148,162
Microsoft   10,637    2,477,357
MongoDB †   194    38,521
Motorola Solutions   3,805    852,206
NETGEAR †   1,045    20,942
NVIDIA   4,143    502,919
ON Semiconductor †   2,775    172,966
Oracle   5,100    311,457
PayPal Holdings †   1,494    128,588
Ping Identity Holding †   1,438    40,365
PTC †   942    98,533
Q2 Holdings †   1,778    57,252
Rapid7 †   1,550    66,495
Salesforce †   2,125    305,660
Semtech †   1,775    52,203
ServiceNow †   403    152,177
Silicon Laboratories †   669    82,581
Snowflake Class A †   213    36,201
Sprout Social Class A †   909    55,158
SPS Commerce †   411    51,058
SS&C Technologies Holdings   2,138    102,089
Texas Instruments   1,030    159,423

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
US Markets (continued)         
Information Technology (continued)         
Tyler Technologies †   387   $134,482
Upwork †   1,998    27,213
Varonis Systems †   2,785    73,858
Veeva Systems Class A †   295    48,640
Verint Systems †   1,484    49,833
VeriSign †   2,722    472,811
Yelp †   2,253    76,399
Ziff Davis †   1,407    96,351
         15,557,563
Media – 0.59%         
Comcast Class A   15,041    441,152
IMAX †   2,647    37,376
Nexstar Media Group   203    33,871
Walt Disney †   5,303    500,232
Warner Bros Discovery †   1,613    18,549
         1,031,180
Real Estate – 0.76%         
American Assets Trust   2,143    55,118
Armada Hoffler Properties   4,333    44,977
Brixmor Property Group   4,235    78,220
Camden Property Trust   838    100,099
DiamondRock Hospitality   8,272    62,123
EastGroup Properties   461    66,541
Equity Residential   5,045    339,125
First Industrial Realty Trust   2,204    98,761
Four Corners Property Trust   2,024    48,961
Independence Realty Trust   3,594    60,128
Kite Realty Group Trust   4,925    84,808
LXP Industrial Trust   5,901    54,053
National Storage Affiliates Trust   1,585    65,904
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   3,069    44,531
Physicians Realty Trust   5,691    85,593
RPT Realty   4,477    33,846
Spirit MTA REIT =,†   677    0
         1,322,788
Transportation – 0.33%         
Hub Group Class A †   1,557    107,402
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings   1,665    81,468
Union Pacific   1,430    278,593

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
US Markets (continued)         
Transportation (continued)         
Werner Enterprises   2,677   $100,655
         568,118
Utilities – 0.35%         
Black Hills   2,133    144,468
Edison International   5,500    311,190
NorthWestern   1,403    69,140
Spire   1,327    82,712
         607,510
Total US Markets (cost $40,423,155)        51,853,057
Developed Markets – 17.83%§         
Basic Materials – 0.08%         
Linde   531    143,152
         143,152
Communications – 0.89%         
KDDI   12,600    368,377
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone   12,360    333,378
PCCW   590,000    266,184
Swisscom   550    257,532
Telefonica   66,455    219,695
Telenet Group Holding   7,160    98,440
         1,543,606
Consumer Discretionary – 2.01%         
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin   11,840    265,284
Ferrari   1,156    213,860
Honda Motor   14,700    319,075
Industria de Diseno Textil   13,870    286,230
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM 144A #   7,230    214,470
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton   600    353,745
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton ADR   1,278    150,165
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan   7,300    254,354
Persimmon   9,760    133,480
Puma   2,560    118,426
Sony Group   5,800    373,604
Stanley Electric   15,200    238,649
Toyota Motor   22,440    293,301
Wesfarmers   9,890    270,378
         3,485,021

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
Developed Markets § (continued)         
Consumer Staples – 1.59%         
Beiersdorf   2,030   $199,473
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli   35    338,251
Coca-Cola HBC †   10,650    222,530
Coles Group   27,610    291,075
Diageo   4,240    178,477
Haleon †   28,180    87,864
J Sainsbury   92,780    179,676
Kesko Class B   10,820    201,868
L’Oreal   1,020    326,137
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.   6,600    283,095
Sundrug   9,200    223,865
Suntory Beverage & Food   6,400    227,771
         2,760,082
Energy – 0.95%         
ENEOS Holdings   85,400    275,428
Galp Energia   23,110    222,350
OMV   7,200    260,591
Shell   29,720    737,292
TotalEnergies   3,350    157,164
         1,652,825
Financials – 3.31%         
AIA Group   19,200    159,857
Allianz   2,160    340,274
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group   25,930    379,584
AXA   17,330    378,364
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria   72,480    325,134
Bank Leumi Le-Israel   32,290    275,781
BNP Paribas   8,930    377,197
Credit Suisse Group   36,530    144,498
Erste Group Bank   7,350    161,128
HSBC Holdings   82,400    426,656
Investec   58,370    236,643
Ninety One   102,081    207,441
Oversea-Chinese Banking   41,200    337,588
QBE Insurance Group   32,043    237,748
Resona Holdings   55,100    201,636
Sompo Holdings   6,700    268,076
Standard Chartered   49,970    312,540
Suncorp Group   34,230    220,885

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
Developed Markets § (continued)         
Financials (continued)         
Svenska Handelsbanken Class A   30,490   $250,292
UBS Group   16,640    241,413
UniCredit   25,810    261,303
         5,744,038
Healthcare - 1.84%         
Alfresa Holdings   13,100    152,674
Astellas Pharma   23,700    313,961
AstraZeneca   2,850    313,299
Daiichi Sankyo   11,200    313,050
Euroapi †   285    4,731
Novartis   8,970    683,846
Novo Nordisk Class B   5,720    569,814
Sanofi   4,450    338,852
Shionogi & Co.   5,100    246,300
Smith & Nephew   21,700    250,478
         3,187,005
Industrials - 3.04%         
AGC   7,200    224,149
ANDRITZ   4,080    172,665
BAE Systems   35,940    315,784
Brambles   30,340    221,951
Brenntag   4,060    245,435
CNH Industrial   26,210    293,349
Daimler Truck Holding †   10,040    226,979
Deutsche Lufthansa †   17,620    101,283
Deutsche Post   8,760    264,023
Eiffage   3,660    293,507
Husqvarna Class B   22,710    125,890
Intertek Group   3,340    137,037
ITOCHU   12,586    303,800
Kuehne + Nagel International   1,120    228,068
Mitsubishi   12,300    336,408
Miura   6,200    126,319
Nippon Yusen KK   11,400    193,502
SG Holdings   15,500    212,298
SKF Class B   17,420    233,369
Teleperformance   850    215,631
Vestas Wind Systems   10,660    196,281
Vinci   3,750    303,228

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
Developed Markets § (continued)         
Industrials (continued)         
Wolters Kluwer   3,140   $305,753
         5,276,709
Information Technology - 1.42%         
ASM International   1,180    264,210
ASML Holding (New York Shares)   1,260    521,992
Azbil   7,200    187,683
Capgemini   1,440    230,545
Computershare   16,920    269,875
Fujitsu   2,600    285,095
Omron   3,800    174,106
SAP   1,520    123,873
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B   36,150    211,313
Tokyo Electron   800    197,116
         2,465,808
Materials - 1.37%         
BlueScope Steel   23,570    228,904
Boliden   8,380    258,908
Covestro 144A #   5,860    167,547
CRH   10,380    333,737
Givaudan   70    211,470
LANXESS   3,280    95,454
Norsk Hydro   39,050    209,539
Rio Tinto   6,440    348,442
Shin-Etsu Chemical   2,700    267,183
South32   107,980    256,335
         2,377,519
Real Estate - 0.63%         
City Developments   47,700    251,385
Daito Trust Construction   3,200    299,335
Grand City Properties   9,020    89,380
Klepierre   12,570    218,533
Mirvac Group   192,630    239,960
         1,098,593
Utilities - 0.70%         
E.ON   32,440    249,229
Enel   66,500    272,731
National Grid   20,910    215,250
SSE   14,300    241,470

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
Developed Markets § (continued)         
Utilities (continued)         
Tokyo Gas   14,000   $236,335
         1,215,015
Total Developed Markets (cost $34,921,990)        30,949,373
Emerging Markets - 5.93%@         
Communications - 0.94%         
America Movil ADR Class L   4,704    77,475
Baidu ADR †   1,772    208,192
Grupo Televisa ADR   13,530    72,791
iQIYI ADR †   1,540    4,173
LG Uplus   7,329    54,805
NAVER   498    66,342
SK Telecom ADR   18,917    364,342
Telefonica Brasil ADR   6,897    51,866
Tencent Holdings   18,100    611,351
Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR †   7    28
TIM ADR   4,517    50,500
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri ADR   11,103    29,534
VK GDR =,†   2,644    1,828
Weibo Class A †   600    10,326
Weibo ADR †   1,972    33,721
Yandex Class A =,†   2,625    3,088
         1,640,362
Consumer Discretionary - 0.73%         
Alibaba Group Holding ADR †   5,328    426,187
Americanas   25,905    82,166
Arcos Dorados Holdings Class A   6,119    44,608
Astra International   404,500    175,047
D-MARKET Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret ADR †   400    385
JD.com Class A   1,028    25,935
JD.com ADR   8,737    439,471
Trip.com Group ADR †   2,495    68,138
         1,261,937
Consumer Staples - 0.42%         
BRF ADR †   18,322    42,874
Cia Cervecerias Unidas ADR   2,589    27,909
Coca-Cola Femsa ADR   3,053    178,265
Fomento Economico Mexicano ADR   853    53,526
Hengan International Group   9,000    40,237
Tata Consumer Products   9,749    95,843

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
Emerging Markets @ (continued)         
Consumer Staples (continued)         
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding   49,724   $85,630
Tsingtao Brewery Class H   15,400    145,188
Uni-President China Holdings   71,600    59,995
         729,467
Energy - 0.80%         
China Petroleum & Chemical Class H   178,200    76,096
Gazprom PJSC ADR =,†   43,806    20,575
Petroleo Brasileiro ADR   9,584    118,267
Reliance Industries GDR 144A #   19,878    1,153,364
Rosneft Oil PJSC =   41,640    20,587
         1,388,889
Financials - 0.37%         
Akbank TAS   47,990    29,302
Banco Bradesco ADR   23,339    85,887
Banco Santander Brasil ADR   8,273    46,660
Banco Santander Mexico ADR   22,003    112,215
Grupo Financiero Banorte Class O   10,747    68,843
Itau Unibanco Holding ADR   21,690    112,137
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Class H   22,500    112,248
Samsung Life Insurance   1,442    62,460
Sberbank of Russia PJSC =,†   52,870    544
XP Class A †   499    9,486
         639,782
Healthcare - 0.02%         
BeiGene ADR †   260    35,053
Joinn Laboratories China Class H 144A #   196    744
         35,797
Industrials - 0.00%         
DiDi Global ADR †   2,500    4,593
         4,593
Information Technology - 2.33%         
Getnet Adquirencia e Servicos para Meios de Pagamento ADR   1,226    2,121
HCL Technologies   9,600    109,028
Hon Hai Precision Industry   75,582    242,022
MediaTek   29,000    500,436
Samsung Electronics   24,309    892,608
Sitios Latinoamerica †   4,704    2,142

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
Emerging Markets @ (continued)         
Information Technology (continued)         
SK Hynix   12,068   $690,292
SK Square †   8,058    201,076
Sohu.com ADR †   6,358    102,173
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing   79,069    1,048,091
Tata Consultancy Services   3,900    142,931
WNS Holdings ADR †   1,400    114,576
         4,047,496
Materials - 0.27%         
Cemex ADR †   9,018    30,932
Cia de Minas Buenaventura ADR   8,215    55,287
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile ADR   2,215    201,011
Tata Chemicals   8,553    115,281
Vale ADR   5,098    67,905
         470,416
Real Estate - 0.02%         
Etalon Group GDR 144A #,=   20,100    4,414
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones ADR †   4,845    19,719
UEM Sunrise †   83,019    4,643
         28,776
Utilities - 0.03%         
Kunlun Energy   62,000    44,623
         44,623
Total Emerging Markets (cost $9,207,488)        10,292,138
Total Common Stocks (cost $84,552,633)        93,094,568
          
Exchange-Traded Funds – 0.22%         
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF   2,950    165,229
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF   5,900    214,524
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (cost $381,967)        379,753
          
    Principal
amount°
     
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.44%         
Fannie Mae REMIC
Series 2013-44 DI 3.00% 5/25/33 S
   268,371    24,387
Freddie Mac REMIC
Series 5092 WG 1.00% 4/25/31
   242,836    216,075

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)         
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk REMICs Trust         
Series 2021-HQA1 M1 144A 2.981% (SOFR + 0.70%) 8/25/33 #,●   51,646   $51,439
Series 2021-HQA2 M1 144A 2.981% (SOFR + 0.70%) 12/25/33 #,●   63,677    62,969
GNMA         
Series 2013-113 LY 3.00% 5/20/43   450,000    405,492
Series 2017-10 KZ 3.00% 1/20/47   1,185    1,077
Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $860,644)        761,439
          
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security – 0.06%         
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates
Series K729 A2 3.136% 10/25/24 
   100,000    97,244
Total Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security (cost $108,828)        97,244
          
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities – 13.15%         
Fannie Mae S.F. 15 yr         
2.00% 4/1/36   484,970    427,854
2.50% 7/1/36   156,764    142,456
4.50% 9/1/37   102,653    100,933
Fannie Mae S.F. 20 yr         
2.00% 5/1/41   1,134,222    950,389
2.50% 7/1/41   335,842    288,871
2.50% 10/1/41   923,024    795,905
4.00% 9/1/42   117,845    110,653
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr         
2.00% 12/1/50   53,194    43,340
2.00% 1/1/51   21,575    17,617
2.00% 2/1/51   955,062    779,289
2.00% 3/1/51   428,413    348,798
2.00% 5/1/51   24,755    20,145
2.00% 1/1/52   79,218    64,483
2.50% 10/1/50   92,695    78,456
2.50% 11/1/50   410,641    346,949
2.50% 5/1/51   22,342    18,878
2.50% 7/1/51   52,921    44,665
2.50% 8/1/51   301,742    255,240
2.50% 10/1/51   154,489    130,193
2.50% 12/1/51   205,172    172,703

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)         
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr         
2.50% 1/1/52   256,819   $216,113
2.50% 2/1/52   587,611    494,835
2.50% 4/1/52   745,476    627,037
3.00% 1/1/47   180,013    161,180
3.00% 11/1/49   292,158    259,736
3.00% 3/1/50   216,081    191,461
3.00% 7/1/50   68,093    59,700
3.00% 8/1/50   297,312    260,833
3.50% 10/1/42   371,747    342,332
3.50% 7/1/47   69,388    63,658
3.50% 11/1/48   248,257    227,069
3.50% 11/1/49   539,082    490,401
3.50% 3/1/50   11,901    10,881
3.50% 9/1/50   645,356    591,729
3.50% 6/1/51   675,440    610,762
3.50% 1/1/52   235,308    212,352
4.00% 10/1/48   329,729    313,262
4.50% 4/1/44   33,108    32,436
4.50% 9/1/48   404,712    390,484
4.50% 9/1/49   222,281    215,739
4.50% 1/1/50   446,459    437,436
5.00% 4/1/41   375,589    378,554
5.00% 7/1/47   410,119    413,347
5.00% 8/1/49   689,133    682,799
5.00% 6/1/52   238,537    232,682
5.00% 9/1/52   505,824    493,275
5.00% 10/1/52   407,000    396,899
5.50% 5/1/44   1,506,259    1,555,346
5.50% 8/1/52   459,253    458,355
5.50% 10/1/52   458,000    456,260
6.00% 10/1/38   400,332    414,009
6.00% 6/1/41   19,613    20,605
6.00% 7/1/41   667,391    701,398
6.00% 1/1/42   23,588    24,784
Freddie Mac S.F. 15 yr         
3.00% 3/1/35   343,444    319,197
Freddie Mac S.F. 20 yr         
2.50% 6/1/41   439,995    378,417
2.50% 9/1/41   191,679    164,138
3.00% 9/1/40   194,894    172,833

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)         
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr         
2.00% 9/1/51   102,794   $83,565
2.50% 11/1/50   212,007    179,361
2.50% 2/1/51   852,261    721,188
3.00% 11/1/46   954,719    849,328
3.00% 7/1/50   337,888    296,195
3.00% 8/1/50   146,639    129,423
3.00% 12/1/50   411,277    361,644
3.50% 8/1/49   273,944    249,198
4.00% 4/1/52   277,901    258,166
4.50% 8/1/48   74,808    72,447
5.50% 9/1/41   22,586    23,356
5.50% 9/1/52   98,000    99,133
5.50% 10/1/52   404,000    402,837
GNMA I S.F. 30 yr         
3.00% 8/15/45   537,540    479,683
GNMA II S.F. 30 yr         
5.50% 5/20/37   9,413    9,743
6.50% 6/20/39   13,265    13,987
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $26,314,173)        22,839,405
          
Collateralized Debt Obligations – 1.73%         
Cedar Funding IX CLO
Series 2018-9A A1 144A 3.69% (LIBOR03M + 0.98%, Floor 0.98%) 4/20/31 #,●
   250,000    244,096
Galaxy XXI CLO
Series 2015-21AAR 144A 3.73% (LIBOR03M + 1.02%) 4/20/31 #,●
   600,000    586,800
ICG US CLO
Series 2014-1A A1A2 144A 3.91% (LIBOR03M + 1.20%, Floor 1.20%) 10/20/34 #,●
   250,000    239,236
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 36
Series 2020-36A A1R 144A 3.96% (LIBOR03M + 1.25%, Floor 1.25%) 4/20/33 #,●
   250,000    242,378
Octagon Investment Partners 33
Series 2017-1A A1 144A 3.90% (LIBOR03M + 1.19%) 1/20/31 #,●
   250,000    246,089
Octagon Investment Partners 48
Series 2020-3AAR 144A 3.86% (LIBOR03M + 1.15%, Floor 1.15%) 10/20/34 #,●
   250,000    238,037

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Collateralized Debt Obligations (continued)          
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO
Series 2021-1A A1A 144A 4.10% (LIBOR03M + 1.39%, Floor 1.39%) 1/20/34 #,●
   250,000   $240,755
Signal Peak CLO 5
Series 2018-5A A 144A 3.893% (LIBOR03M + 1.11%, Floor 1.11%) 4/25/31 #,●
   250,000    244,752
Sound Point CLO XXI
Series 2018-3A A1A 144A 3.946% (LIBOR03M + 1.18%, Floor 1.18%) 10/26/31 #,●
   250,000    243,473
Venture 34 CLO
Series 2018-34A A 144A 3.742% (LIBOR03M + 1.23%, Floor 1.23%) 10/15/31 #,●
   250,000    243,264
Venture 42 CLO
Series 2021-42A A1A 144A 3.642% (LIBOR03M + 1.13%, Floor 1.13%) 4/15/34 #,●
   250,000    237,498
Total Collateralized Debt Obligations (cost $3,089,950)         3,006,378
           
Corporate Bonds – 11.20%          
Banking - 3.15%          
Banco Santander 2.706% 6/27/24    200,000    191,078
Bank of America          
1.898% 7/23/31 m    115,000    85,826
2.482% 9/21/36 m    445,000    322,089
2.551% 2/4/28 m    115,000    100,162
2.972% 2/4/33 m    35,000    27,405
3.458% 3/15/25 m    215,000    208,319
4.948% 7/22/28 m    265,000    254,896
Bank of Montreal 1.85% 5/1/25    210,000    193,437
Citigroup          
3.07% 2/24/28 m    45,000    40,158
5.61% 9/29/26 m    180,000    179,132
Citizens Financial Group 2.85% 7/27/26    345,000    316,389
Credit Suisse Group 144A 5.10% 1/24/30 #,m,y    200,000    122,970
Deutsche Bank 5.625% 5/19/31 m   EUR200,000    186,902
Goldman Sachs Group          
1.542% 9/10/27 m    145,000    122,649
2.60% 2/7/30    70,000    56,546
3.102% 2/24/33 m    20,000    15,909
3.615% 3/15/28 m    95,000    86,552
JPMorgan Chase & Co.          
1.953% 2/4/32 m    140,000    103,757
3.328% 4/22/52 m    25,000    16,547

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)         
Banking (continued)         
JPMorgan Chase & Co.         
4.023% 12/5/24 m   75,000   $73,838
4.08% 4/26/26 m   170,000    163,785
4.60% 2/1/25 m,y   30,000    26,208
4.851% 7/25/28 m   205,000    197,049
KeyBank 3.40% 5/20/26   500,000    463,409
Morgan Stanley         
1.928% 4/28/32 m   15,000    10,973
2.475% 1/21/28 m   35,000    30,628
2.484% 9/16/36 m   127,000    91,191
2.511% 10/20/32 m   40,000    30,612
PNC Bank         
2.70% 11/1/22   250,000    249,747
3.875% 4/10/25   250,000    242,349
PNC Financial Services Group         
2.60% 7/23/26   100,000    91,322
6.00% 5/15/27 m,y   35,000    32,550
Santander UK 144A 5.00% 11/7/23 #   90,000    89,295
State Street         
2.203% 2/7/28 m   65,000    57,060
3.30% 12/16/24   260,000    253,041
SVB Financial Group         
1.80% 10/28/26   45,000    38,729
1.80% 2/2/31   45,000    32,263
4.57% 4/29/33 m   10,000    8,779
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.108% 6/8/27   85,000    80,249
Truist Bank 2.636% 9/17/29 m   73,000    68,069
Truist Financial 1.887% 6/7/29 m   75,000    61,444
US Bancorp         
2.215% 1/27/28 m   35,000    30,876
2.491% 11/3/36 m   55,000    41,424
2.677% 1/27/33 m   40,000    32,201
Wells Fargo & Co.         
3.908% 4/25/26 m   280,000    267,812
4.808% 7/25/28 m   70,000    66,833
         5,462,459
Basic Industry - 0.37%         
Georgia-Pacific 8.00% 1/15/24   355,000    369,270
LYB International Finance III 3.375% 10/1/40   65,000    44,678

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)         
Basic Industry (continued)         
Newmont         
2.25% 10/1/30   50,000   $38,752
2.60% 7/15/32   55,000    42,005
2.80% 10/1/29   140,000    116,065
Westlake 3.125% 8/15/51   40,000    24,699
         635,469
Brokerage - 0.13%         
Jefferies Group         
2.625% 10/15/31   115,000    83,602
6.45% 6/8/27   80,000    81,252
6.50% 1/20/43   65,000    61,150
         226,004
Capital Goods - 0.25%         
Eaton 4.15% 3/15/33   110,000    99,543
Otis Worldwide         
3.112% 2/15/40   60,000    42,476
3.362% 2/15/50   40,000    27,075
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer 144A 4.00% 10/15/27 #   100,000    84,040
Teledyne Technologies         
2.25% 4/1/28   115,000    96,034
2.75% 4/1/31   100,000    79,010
         428,178
Communications - 2.00%         
American Tower 1.875% 10/15/30   100,000    74,148
AT&T         
3.50% 6/1/41   31,000    22,394
3.50% 9/15/53   85,000    56,777
4.30% 2/15/30   60,000    54,888
CCO Holdings 144A 4.50% 8/15/30 #   250,000    198,326
Charter Communications Operating         
3.85% 4/1/61   20,000    11,728
4.40% 12/1/61   80,000    51,163
4.50% 2/1/24   145,000    143,423
Comcast         
3.20% 7/15/36   65,000    50,404
3.70% 4/15/24   550,000    541,273
Discovery Communications 4.00% 9/15/55   195,000    115,398
Gray Television 144A 4.75% 10/15/30 #   98,000    73,590

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)          
Communications (continued)          
Magallanes 144A 3.638% 3/15/25 #    105,000   $99,533
Sprint Spectrum 144A 4.738% 9/20/29 #    137,500    135,604
Time Warner Entertainment 8.375% 3/15/23    575,000    583,137
T-Mobile USA          
1.50% 2/15/26    50,000    43,940
2.40% 3/15/29    10,000    8,173
2.55% 2/15/31    40,000    31,727
3.00% 2/15/41    155,000    103,877
3.75% 4/15/27    130,000    120,141
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri 144A 5.80% 4/11/28 #    200,000    159,036
Verizon Communications          
2.355% 3/15/32    90,000    69,103
2.875% 11/20/50    60,000    36,853
3.40% 3/22/41    110,000    80,577
4.50% 8/10/33    540,000    487,496
Warnermedia Holdings          
144A 3.755% 3/15/27 #    110,000    98,554
144A 4.279% 3/15/32 #    20,000    16,479
          3,467,742
Consumer Cyclical - 0.45%          
Allison Transmission 144A 3.75% 1/30/31 #    250,000    192,135
Aptiv          
3.10% 12/1/51    209,000    117,453
3.25% 3/1/32    70,000    55,818
AutoNation 3.85% 3/1/32    40,000    31,663
Caesars Entertainment 144A 6.25% 7/1/25 #    103,000    99,438
Faurecia 3.75% 6/15/28   EUR100,000    74,545
General Motors 5.40% 10/15/29    100,000    92,334
General Motors Financial          
4.35% 4/9/25    120,000    116,005
5.25% 3/1/26    11,000    10,717
          790,108
Consumer Non-Cyclical - 1.13%          
AbbVie 2.95% 11/21/26    190,000    174,256
Amgen          
2.00% 1/15/32    60,000    45,696
2.45% 2/21/30    115,000    95,008
2.80% 8/15/41    135,000    92,477
Bristol-Myers Squibb          
2.90% 7/26/24    131,000    127,158

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)       
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)          
Bristol-Myers Squibb
3.70% 3/15/52
   140,000   $107,673
Cigna         
3.20% 3/15/40    45,000    32,446
3.402% (LIBOR03M + 0.89%) 7/15/23 ●   260,000    260,233
4.125% 11/15/25    107,000    104,037
CVS Health          
1.30% 8/21/27    35,000    29,203
1.875% 2/28/31    20,000    15,269
3.75% 4/1/30    55,000    48,994
Energizer Holdings 144A 4.375% 3/31/29 #   100,000    74,408
HCA 144A 3.125% 3/15/27 #    250,000    221,671
JBS USA 144A 3.00% 2/2/29 #    70,000    57,362
Mondelez International 2.125% 3/17/24   125,000    120,112
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 1.75% 9/15/30   50,000    37,917
Takeda Pharmaceutical 4.40% 11/26/23   210,000    208,778
Thermo Fisher Scientific 2.80% 10/15/41   50,000    35,101
Viatris         
1.65% 6/22/25    20,000    17,802
2.30% 6/22/27    15,000    12,268
2.70% 6/22/30    30,000    22,328
4.00% 6/22/50    25,000    15,018
         1,955,215
Electric – 1.13%          
Atlantic City Electric 4.00% 10/15/28   75,000    70,216
Duke Energy 4.875% 9/16/24 m,ѱ   85,000    76,393
Entergy Arkansas 4.20% 4/1/49   190,000    155,887
Entergy Louisiana          
4.00% 3/15/33    90,000    79,837
4.05% 9/1/23    25,000    24,791
4.95% 1/15/45    15,000    13,461
Evergy Metro 3.65% 8/15/25    270,000    261,053
Eversource Energy 2.90% 3/1/27   50,000    45,444
Exelon 3.95% 6/15/25    35,000    33,853
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings         
2.25% 6/1/30    85,000    67,939
3.00% 1/15/52    220,000    140,924
Pacific Gas and Electric          
2.10% 8/1/27    30,000    24,293
2.50% 2/1/31    45,000    32,799

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)         
Electric (continued)         
Pacific Gas and Electric         
3.25% 6/1/31   25,000   $19,111
3.30% 8/1/40   85,000    54,592
PacifiCorp         
2.70% 9/15/30   20,000    16,728
3.30% 3/15/51   30,000    21,057
3.50% 6/15/29   255,000    230,598
Perusahaan Listrik Negara 144A 4.125% 5/15/27 #   200,000    185,451
Southern California Edison 4.875% 3/1/49   30,000    25,183
Vistra Operations         
144A 3.55% 7/15/24 #   120,000    114,434
144A 4.30% 7/15/29 #   215,000    183,481
144A 5.125% 5/13/25 #   90,000    87,253
         1,964,778
Energy – 1.01%         
BP Capital Markets 4.875% 3/22/30 m   85,000    73,366
BP Capital Markets America 2.721% 1/12/32   80,000    65,064
Chevron USA 3.90% 11/15/24   200,000    197,073
ConocoPhillips 3.80% 3/15/52   165,000    126,618
Devon Energy 4.75% 5/15/42   30,000    24,500
Diamondback Energy 4.25% 3/15/52   5,000    3,663
Ecopetrol 5.375% 6/26/26   45,000    40,742
Energy Transfer         
5.25% 4/15/29   25,000    23,544
6.50% 11/15/26 m   145,000    126,673
Enterprise Products Operating 3.30% 2/15/53   35,000    22,864
MPLX         
1.75% 3/1/26   40,000    35,043
4.00% 3/15/28   35,000    31,942
4.125% 3/1/27   160,000    149,404
ONEOK 7.50% 9/1/23   330,000    334,378
Sabine Pass Liquefaction 5.75% 5/15/24   334,000    335,401
Schlumberger Holdings 144A 3.75% 5/1/24 #   95,000    93,184
Tennessee Gas Pipeline 144A 2.90% 3/1/30 #   85,000    69,700
         1,753,159
Financials – 0.27%         
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC 3.65% 7/21/27   200,000    174,943
Air Lease         
2.875% 1/15/26   115,000    103,054
2.875% 1/15/32   125,000    94,391

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)         
Financials (continued)         
Air Lease         
3.00% 2/1/30   130,000   $103,105
         475,493
Insurance – 0.18%         
Aon 2.90% 8/23/51   140,000    86,980
Brown & Brown         
2.375% 3/15/31   23,000    17,208
4.95% 3/17/52   82,000    66,694
Jackson Financial 3.125% 11/23/31   55,000    41,517
MetLife 6.40% 12/15/66   110,000    106,243
         318,642
Natural Gas – 0.10%         
NiSource 0.95% 8/15/25   45,000    39,984
Sempra Energy 3.30% 4/1/25   145,000    138,118
         178,102
Real Estate – 0.27%         
American Tower Trust #1 144A 3.07% 3/15/48 #   240,000    238,334
CubeSmart 3.125% 9/1/26   115,000    105,506
LifeStorage 3.50% 7/1/26   130,000    122,564
         466,404
Technology – 0.58%         
Autodesk 2.40% 12/15/31   95,000    74,052
Broadcom 144A 3.469% 4/15/34 #   42,000    31,587
CDW         
2.67% 12/1/26   25,000    21,731
3.276% 12/1/28   90,000    75,276
Entegris Escrow 144A 4.75% 4/15/29 #   70,000    61,815
International Business Machines 1.95% 5/15/30   100,000    79,561
Microchip Technology 4.333% 6/1/23   185,000    184,171
NXP         
2.70% 5/1/25   10,000    9,283
3.125% 2/15/42   50,000    31,960
4.875% 3/1/24   370,000    365,905
5.55% 12/1/28   30,000    29,010
Workday         
3.50% 4/1/27   10,000    9,265
3.70% 4/1/29   20,000    17,961
3.80% 4/1/32   20,000    17,383
         1,008,960

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         Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)         
Transportation 0.18%             
Babcock International Group 1.375% 9/13/27  EUR  200,000   $161,090
Canadian Pacific Railway 2.45% 12/2/31     30,000    24,049
United Airlines 2014-1
Class A Pass Through Trust 4.00% 10/11/27
     43,088    39,390
United Airlines 2014-2
Class A Pass Through Trust 3.75% 3/3/28
     94,230    85,441
           309,970
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $22,019,691)          19,440,683
            
Loan Agreements – 1.19%            
Applied Systems 1st Lien 6.674% (LIBOR03M + 3.00%) 9/19/24 ●     112,516    110,055
Aramark Services Tranche B-5 5.615% (LIBOR01M + 2.50%) 4/6/28 ●     119,214    117,165
Asplundh Tree Expert 4.865% (LIBOR01M + 1.75%) 9/7/27 ●     112,423    110,076
DirectV Financing 8.115% (LIBOR01M + 5.00%) 8/2/27 ●     103,840    97,009
Gray Television 5.564% (LIBOR01M + 3.00%) 12/1/28 ●     24,813    24,177
HCA Tranche B 4.865% (LIBOR01M + 1.75%) 6/30/28 ●     271,562    271,732
Horizon Therapeutics USA Tranche B-2 4.875% (LIBOR01M + 1.75%) 3/15/28 ●     123,125    118,623
Jazz Financing 6.615% (LIBOR01M + 3.50%) 5/5/28 ●     97,138    94,042
Lamar Media Tranche B 5.102% (LIBOR03M + 1.50%) 2/5/27 ●     171,937    167,639
Medline Borrower 6.365% (LIBOR01M + 3.25%) 10/23/28 ●     84,575    77,962
Organon & Co. 6.188% (LIBOR03M + 3.00%) 6/2/28 ●     116,354    113,882
Pilot Travel Centers Tranche B 5.134% (SOFR01M + 2.00%) 8/4/28 ●     112,930    108,334
Polaris Newco 1st Lien 7.674% (LIBOR03M + 4.00%) 6/2/28 ●     49,500    45,806
Pretium PKG Holdings 1st Lien 6.277% (LIBOR03M + 4.00%) 10/2/28 ●     96,975    87,762
RealPage 1st Lien 6.115% (LIBOR01M + 3.00%) 4/24/28 ●     128,700    120,777

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Loan Agreements (continued)         
Setanta Aircraft Leasing DAC 5.674% (LIBOR03M + 2.00%) 11/5/28 ●   125,000   $122,634
SS&C Technologies Tranche B-3 4.865% (LIBOR01M + 1.75%) 4/16/25 ●   40,356    39,155
SS&C Technologies Tranche B-4 4.865% (LIBOR01M + 1.75%) 4/16/25 ●   32,761    31,786
Standard Industries 6.675% (LIBOR06M + 2.50%) 9/22/28 ●   94,913    92,350
UKG 1st Lien 5.535% (LIBOR03M + 3.25%) 5/4/26 ●   113,192    107,356
Total Loan Agreements (cost $2,130,879)        2,058,322
          
Municipal Bonds – 0.23%         
Bay Area, California Toll Authority
Series S3 6.907% 10/1/50
   185,000    225,743
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Series A 7.102% 1/1/41
   105,000    124,282
South Carolina Public Service Authority
(Santee Cooper) Series D 4.77% 12/1/45
   60,000    53,702
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $493,147)        403,727
          
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities – 0.24%         
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
Series 2021-A B 0.70% 10/15/26
   140,000    127,801
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust
Series 2021-1 B 0.54% 2/20/25
   210,000    202,995
John Deere Owner Trust 2022
Series 2022-A A2 1.90% 11/15/24
   50,000    49,328
Towd Point Mortgage Trust         
Series 2017-1 A1 144A 2.75% 10/25/56 #,●   7,562    7,446
Series 2017-2 A1 144A 2.75% 4/25/57 #,●   7,889    7,816
Series 2018-1 A1 144A 3.00% 1/25/58 #,●   23,314    22,602
Total Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $438,742)        417,988
          
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.70%         
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust         
Series 2014-2 B1 144A 3.418% 6/25/29 #,●   42,373    36,475
Series 2014-2 B2 144A 3.418% 6/25/29 #,●   42,372    36,341
Series 2015-4 B1 144A 3.556% 6/25/45 #,●   113,566    100,263
Series 2015-4 B2 144A 3.556% 6/25/45 #,●   113,566    99,991

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               Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)             
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust             
Series 2015-5 B2 144A 3.586% 5/25/45 #,●       118,505   $115,326
Series 2015-6 B1 144A 3.532% 10/25/45 #,●       105,855    96,890
Series 2015-6 B2 144A 3.532% 10/25/45 #,●       105,855    96,735
Sequoia Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-1 B2 144A 3.917% 1/25/45 #,●
      23,193    21,467
WST Trust
Series 2019-1 A 3.545% (BBSW1M + 1.08%) 8/18/50 ●
      961,990    613,325
Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $1,292,175)          1,216,813
              
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 2.13%             
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust             
Series 2017-BNK3 B 3.879% 2/15/50 ●       340,000    302,933
Benchmark Mortgage Trust             
Series 2020-B21 A5 1.978% 12/17/53       500,000    392,216
Series 2020-B22 A5 1.973% 1/15/54       500,000    390,091
Series 2021-B25 A5 2.577% 4/15/54       450,000    367,224
COMM Mortgage Trust               
Series 2014-CR20 AM 3.938% 11/10/47       345,000    328,893
Series 2015-3BP A 144A 3.178% 2/10/35 #       500,000    463,413
GS Mortgage Securities Trust             
Series 2019-GC39 A4 3.567% 5/10/52       580,000    526,294
Series 2019-GC42 A4 3.00% 9/1/52       430,000    372,956
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-LC11 B 3.499% 4/15/46       125,000    121,843
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-BNK1 A3 2.652% 8/15/49
      485,000    438,230
Total Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $4,404,892)          3,704,093
              
Sovereign Bonds – 4.32%               
Argentina – 0.01%               
Argentine Republic Government International Bond
0.50% 7/9/30 ~
  USD   87,300    17,633
             17,633
Australia – 0.18%              
Australia Government Bonds 0.25% 11/21/25     AUD   250,000    144,222

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          Principal amount°       Value (US $)
Sovereign Bonds (continued)            
Australia (continued)            
Australia Government Bonds            
1.50% 6/21/31  AUD   145,000   $76,562
1.75% 6/21/51  AUD   60,000    23,356
2.25% 11/21/22  AUD   100,000    63,913
            308,053
Belgium – 0.07%            
Kingdom of Belgium Government Bonds            
144A 0.40% 6/22/40 #  EUR   45,000    28,038
144A 0.80% 6/22/27 #  EUR   35,000    32,118
144A 1.70% 6/22/50 #  EUR   75,000    54,751
            114,907
Canada – 0.17%            
Canadian When Issued Government Bonds            
0.50% 9/1/25  CAD   60,000    39,713
0.75% 10/1/24  CAD   55,000    37,544
1.00% 6/1/27  CAD   60,000    39,157
1.25% 6/1/30  CAD   60,000    37,715
1.50% 6/1/23  CAD   35,000    24,944
1.50% 12/1/31  CAD   30,000    18,839
2.00% 12/1/51  CAD   70,000    39,998
2.25% 3/1/24  CAD   80,000    56,670
            294,580
Denmark – 0.02%            
Denmark Government Bonds            
0.25% 11/15/52  DKK   65,000    4,494
0.50% 11/15/27  DKK   260,000    31,212
4.50% 11/15/39  DKK   35,000    5,816
            41,522
France – 0.56%            
French Republic Government Bonds OAT            
0.000% 2/25/23  EUR   155,000    151,352
0.026% 11/25/31  EUR   175,000    136,081
0.25% 11/25/26  EUR   115,000    104,314
0.50% 5/25/25  EUR   230,000    216,713
0.75% 11/25/28  EUR   150,000    133,643
0.75% 5/25/52  EUR   145,000    80,639
144A 1.25% 5/25/36 #  EUR   95,000    75,634
4.50% 4/25/41  EUR   25,000    29,312

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        Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Sovereign Bonds (continued)           
France (continued)           
French Republic Government Bonds OAT
5.75% 10/25/32
   EUR  35,000   $43,366
           971,054
Germany – 0.29%           
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe           
0.000% 2/15/31  EUR  155,000    128,417
0.000% 5/15/35  EUR  110,000    81,692
0.25% 2/15/27  EUR  40,000    36,597
1.00% 8/15/25  EUR  130,000    124,739
1.541% 8/15/50  EUR  25,000    13,763
2.50% 8/15/46  EUR  80,000    84,285
3.25% 7/4/42  EUR  25,000    28,672
           498,165
Italy – 0.41%           
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro           
0.25% 3/15/28  EUR  35,000    28,286
0.541% 4/1/26  EUR  50,000    43,452
0.85% 1/15/27  EUR  90,000    78,809
0.95% 8/1/30  EUR  145,000    111,795
1.45% 11/15/24  EUR  200,000    190,212
144A 1.65% 3/1/32 #  EUR  30,000    23,384
144A 1.70% 9/1/51 #  EUR  20,000    11,423
144A 2.25% 9/1/36 #  EUR  240,000    182,948
3.00% 8/1/29  EUR  15,000    13,835
144A 5.00% 9/1/40 #  EUR  20,000    20,786
           704,930
Japan – 1.65%           
Japan Government Forty Year Bond 0.50% 3/20/60  JPY  12,800,000    65,023
Japan Government Ten Year Bonds           
0.10% 9/20/27  JPY  108,650,000    751,683
0.10% 12/20/29  JPY  102,800,000    704,568
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond 0.60% 6/20/50  JPY  56,000,000    321,007
Japan Government Twenty Year Bonds           
0.40% 6/20/40  JPY  81,150,000    514,099
1.70% 6/20/32  JPY  65,850,000    516,109
           2,872,489

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              Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Sovereign Bonds (continued)            
Netherlands – 0.08%            
Netherlands Government Bonds            
144A 0.000% 7/15/30 #  EUR   30,000   $24,707
144A 0.028% 1/15/52 #  EUR   35,000    17,296
144A 0.25% 7/15/25 #  EUR   40,000    37,502
144A 0.75% 7/15/27 #  EUR   20,000    18,404
144A 1.75% 7/15/23 #  EUR   35,000    34,326
144A 4.00% 1/15/37 #  EUR   10,000    11,383
            143,618
Spain – 0.38%            
Spain Government Bonds            
0.000% 4/30/23  EUR   70,000    67,954
0.30% 1/31/27  EUR   40,000    35,011
144A 0.60% 10/31/29 #  EUR   150,000    125,542
144A 0.80% 7/30/27 #  EUR   65,000    58,420
144A 2.35% 7/30/33 #  EUR   245,000    220,075
144A 3.80% 4/30/24 #  EUR   150,000    150,844
            657,846
Sweden – 0.01%            
Sweden Government Bonds            
144A 0.125% 5/12/31 #  SEK   145,000    10,965
144A 1.50% 11/13/23 #  SEK   100,000    8,935
2.50% 5/12/25  SEK   65,000    5,861
            25,761
United Kingdom – 0.49%            
United Kingdom Gilt            
0.125% 1/30/26  GBP   75,000    72,722
0.875% 10/22/29  GBP   155,000    138,046
1.00% 4/22/24  GBP   80,000    85,031
1.00% 1/31/32  GBP   20,000    16,835
1.25% 7/22/27  GBP   85,000    82,103
1.75% 7/22/57  GBP   105,000    76,058
3.75% 7/22/52  GBP   60,000    66,931
4.25% 3/7/36  GBP   160,000    180,729
4.25% 12/7/46  GBP   110,000    129,095
            847,550
Total Sovereign Bonds (cost $10,956,738)           7,498,108

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         Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Preferred Stock – 0.14%           
Volkswagen 5.780% ꞷ  EUR  2,040   $249,272
Total Preferred Stock (cost $339,428)          249,272
            
      Principal
amount°
     
US Treasury Obligations – 7.20%           
US Treasury Bonds           
2.00% 11/15/41     140,000    100,289
2.875% 5/15/52     720,000    604,012
US Treasury Floating Rate Note           
3.353% (0.02% minus USBMMY3M) 1/31/24 ●     230,000    229,998
US Treasury Notes           
0.125% 4/30/23     2,500,000    2,444,112
1.375% 8/31/23     4,700,000    4,577,545
2.50% 5/31/24     1,290,000    1,252,837
2.75% 8/15/32     3,260,000    2,981,372
2.875% 5/15/25     180,000    173,243
2.875% 5/15/32     150,000    138,715
Total US Treasury Obligations (cost $12,841,575)          12,502,123
            
Warrants – 0.00%           
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones, exercise price $0.24, expiration date 3/5/26 0.432% †     6,330    1,517
Total Warrants (cost $0)          1,517
            
     Number of
shares
     
Short-Term Investments – 1.50%           
Money Market Mutual Funds1.50%           
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)     648,322    648,322
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)     648,322    648,322
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day  effective yield 2.98%)     648,322    648,322
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)     648,322    648,322

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        Number of
shares
        Value (US $)
Short-Term Investments (continued)              
Money Market Mutual Funds (continued)              
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $2,593,288)             2,593,288
Total Value of Securities–98.07%
(cost $172,818,750)
          $ 170,264,721
Non-income producing security.
= The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the disclosure table located in Note 3 in “Notes to financial statements.”
§ Developed Markets – countries that are thought to be most developed and therefore less risky than emerging market countries.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $9,701,251, which represents 5.59% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 9 in “Notes to financial statements.”
@ Emerging Markets – developing countries with relatively low per capita income, often with above-average economic growth potential but with more risk.
° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
Interest only security. An interest only security is the interest only portion of a fixed income security, which is separated and sold individually from the principal portion of the security.
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e., LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes.
m Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at September 30, 2022. Rate will reset at a future date.
ѱ Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.

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~ Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Stated rate in effect at September 30, 2022.
w Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

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The following foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and swap contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty      Currency to
Receive (Deliver)
       In Exchange For      Settlement
Date
      Unrealized
Appreciation
      Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BNYM  CAD  (206 )  USD  149  10/3/22  $1  $ 
BNYM  EUR  (1,733 )  USD  1,694  10/3/22      (5)
BNYM  JPY  (32,852,874 )  USD  227,021  10/4/22      (55)
CITI  AUD  (40,000 )  USD  28,128  11/18/22   2,525    
GSC  DKK  (400,000 )  USD  55,023  11/18/22   2,108    
JPMCB  CAD  (615,000 )  USD  477,384  11/18/22   32,172    
JPMCB  JPY  (430,000,000 )  USD  3,226,030  11/18/22   239,929    
TD  AUD  (1,355,000 )  USD  952,905  11/18/22   85,578    
TD  EUR  (4,145,000 )  USD  4,246,915  11/18/22   172,060    
TD  GBP  (1,090,000 )  USD  1,318,609  11/18/22   100,947    
TD  SEK  (320,000 )  USD  31,064  11/18/22   2,157    
Total Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $637,477  $(60)

Futures Contracts
Exchange-Traded

Contracts to Buy (Sell)      Notional
Amount
       Notional
Cost
(Proceeds)
       Expiration
Date
      Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
       Value/
Unrealized
Depreciation
       Variation
Margin
Due from
(Due to)
Brokers
 
14  Australian Treasury 10 yr Bonds  $1,048,790   $1,075,498   12/15/22  $   $(26,708)  $4,924 
(4)  Euro-Bobl   (469,444)   (482,922)  12/8/22   13,478        (2,314)
(16)  US Treasury 10 yr Ultra Notes   (1,895,750)   (2,006,767)  12/20/22   111,017        8,000 
(34)  US Treasury 5 yr Notes   (3,655,266)   (3,781,093)  12/30/22   125,827        9,031 
(5)  US Treasury Long Bonds   (632,031)   (686,237)  12/20/22   54,206        3,281 

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Futures Contracts
Exchange-Traded

Contracts to Buy (Sell)      Notional
Amount
       Notional
Cost
(Proceeds)
       Expiration
Date
      Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
       Value/
Unrealized
Depreciation
       Variation
Margin
Due from
(Due to)
Brokers
 
(34)  US Treasury 10 yr Notes  $(3,810,125)  $(4,007,401)  12/20/22  $197,276   $   $13,282 
Total Futures Contracts   $(9,888,922)     $501,804   $(26,708)  $36,204 

Swap Contracts

IRS Contracts2

Reference
Obligation/
Termination
Date/
Payment
Frequency
(Fixed Rate/
Floating Rate)
      Notional
Amount3
      Fixed/
Floating
Interest
Rate
Paid
(Received)
      Value       Upfront
Payments
Paid
(Received)
       Unrealized
Appreciation4
       Unrealized
Depreciation4
       Variation
Margin
Due from
(Due to)
Brokers
 
Centrally Cleared:                                
1 yr IRS5 10/2/23- (Annually/ Annually)  2,225,000  0.041%/ 2.98%  $91,075   $   $91,075   $  $(13,899)
3 yr IRS5 10/1/25- (Annually/ Annually)  725,000  0.115%/ 2.98%   79,404        79,404        (3,600)
5 yr IRS5 10/1/27- (Annually/ Annually)  3,745,000  0.251%/ 2.98%   601,615        601,615        4,961 
8 yr IRS5 10/1/30- (Annually/ Annually)  2,155,000  0.449%/ 2.98%   471,680        471,680        13,638 
18 yr IRS5 10/1/40- (Annually/ Annually)  570,000  0.761%/ 2.98%   202,306        202,306        9,700 

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IRS Contracts2

Reference
Obligation/
Termination
Date/
Payment
Frequency
(Fixed Rate/
Floating Rate)
      Notional
Amount3
      Fixed/
Floating
Interest
Rate
Paid
(Received)
      Value       Upfront
Payments
Paid
(Received)
       Unrealized
Appreciation4
       Unrealized
Depreciation4
       Variation
Margin
Due from
(Due to)
Brokers
 
Centrally Cleared (continued):                                   
23 yr IRS5 10/1/45- (Annually/ Annually)  255,000  0.793%/ 2.98%  $100,511   $   $100,511  $   $3,553 
28 yr IRS5 10/1/50- (Annually/ Annually)  560,000  0.812%/ 2.98%   235,521        235,521        9,937 
Total IRS Contracts  $1,782,112   $   $1,782,112   $   $24,290 
   
1 See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”
2 An IRS agreement is an exchange of interest rates between counterparties. Periodic payments (receipt) on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts. Upon periodic payment (receipt) or termination of the contract, such amounts are recorded as realized gains (losses) on swap contracts.
3 Notional amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the swap is denominated in another currency.
4 Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) does not include periodic interest payments (receipt) on swap contracts accrued daily in the amount of $12,109.
5 Rate resets based on SOFR.

The use of foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, and swap contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts disclosed in the financial statements. The foreign currency exchange contracts and notional amounts presented above and on the previous page represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and variation margin are reflected in the Fund’s net assets.

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

BBSW1M – Bank Bill Swap Rate 1 Month

BNYM – Bank of New York Mellon

CITI – Citigroup

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

Summary of abbreviations: (continued)

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation

DAC – Designated Activity Company

EAFE – Europe, Australasia, and Far East

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

FTSE – Financial Times Stock Exchange

GDR – Global Depositary Receipt

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

GS – Goldman Sachs

GSC – Goldman Sachs Bank USA

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

IRS – Interest Rate Swap

JPMCB – JPMorgan Chase Bank

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR01M – ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

MSCI – Morgan Stanley Capital International

OAT – Obligations Assimilables du Tresor

PJSC – Private Joint Stock Company

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

S&P – Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC

S.F. – Single Family

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SOFR01M – Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1 Month

TD – TD Bank

USBMMY3M – US Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield

yr – Year

Summary of currencies:

AUD – Australian Dollar

CAD – Canadian Dollar

DKK – Danish Krone

EUR – European Monetary Unit

GBP – British Pound Sterling

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Summary of currencies: (continued)

JPY – Japanese Yen

SEK – Swedish Krona

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:     
Investments, at value*      $170,264,721 
Cash   1,528,604 
Cash collateral for derivatives   465,955 
Foreign currencies, at valueΔ   691,414 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts   637,477 
Dividends and interest receivable   631,937 
Receivable for securities sold   399,979 
Foreign tax reclaims receivable   272,878 
Receivable for fund shares sold   64,524 
Swap payments receivable   44,751 
Variation margin due from broker on futures contracts   36,204 
Variation margin due from brokers on centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts   24,290 
Prepaid expenses   13,737 
Other assets   1,692 
Total Assets   175,078,163 
Liabilities:     
Cash collateral due to brokers   680,000 
Payable for securities purchased   388,390 
Investment management fees payable to affiliates   305,469 
Payable for fund shares redeemed   46,707 
Administration expenses payable to affiliates   12,272 
Distribution fees payable to affiliates   11,639 
Capital gains tax payable   10,392 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts   60 
Distribution payable   10 
Total Liabilities   1,454,939 
Total Net Assets  $173,623,224 
      
Net Assets Consist of:     
Paid-in capital  $158,697,795 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   14,925,429 
Total Net Assets  $173,623,224 

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Net Asset Value         
      
Class A:     
Net assets  $146,611,818 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   15,735,924 
Net asset value per share  $9.32 
Sales charge   5.50%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge)  $9.86 
      
Class C:     
Net assets  $5,324,210 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   571,224 
Net asset value per share  $9.32 
      
Class R:     
Net assets  $632,044 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   68,158 
Net asset value per share  $9.27 
      
Institutional Class:     
Net assets  $21,055,152 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   2,258,776 
Net asset value per share  $9.32 
                                          
*Investments, at cost  $172,818,750 
ΔForeign currencies, at cost   712,563 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of operations

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund Six months ended September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:         
Dividends  $2,056,058 
Interest   811,060 
Foreign tax withheld   (156,375)
    2,710,743 
      
Expenses:     
Management fees   658,266 
Distribution expenses — Class A   200,387 
Distribution expenses — Class C   32,083 
Distribution expenses — Class R   1,711 
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses   107,373 
Accounting and administration expenses   34,040 
Audit and tax fees   29,205 
Custodian fees   25,351 
Reports and statements to shareholders expenses   24,682 
Registration fees   21,283 
Legal fees   14,236 
Trustees’ fees and expenses   4,745 
Other   57,576 
    1,210,938 
Less expenses waived   (162,460)
Less expenses paid indirectly   (136)
Total operating expenses   1,048,342 
Net Investment Income (Loss)   1,662,401 

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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):         
Net realized gain (loss) on:     
Investments1  $4,451,117 
Foreign currencies   (144,245)
Foreign currency exchange contracts   1,255,079 
Futures contracts   702,073 
Options purchased   1,177 
Net realized gain (loss)   6,265,201 
      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:     
Investments1   (41,887,597)
Foreign currencies   (42,143)
Foreign currency exchange contracts   369,542 
Futures contracts   207,615 
Swap contracts   734,231 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (40,618,352)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   (34,353,151)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(32,690,750)

 

1 Includes $(2,205) capital gains tax paid and $(10,392) capital gains tax accrued.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:          
Net investment income (loss)  $1,662,401   $1,964,442 
Net realized gain (loss)   6,265,201    20,822,323 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (40,618,352)   (18,881,847)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (32,690,750)   3,904,918 
           
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:          
Distributable earnings:          
Class A   (1,620,570)   (20,369,606)
Class C   (36,718)   (891,392)
Class R   (5,896)   (131,568)
Institutional Class   (343,167)   (4,332,458)
    (2,006,351)   (25,725,024)
           
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A   1,270,686    5,569,852 
Class C   107,120    1,131,354 
Class R   23,695    155,689 
Institutional Class   2,933,260    3,341,444 
           
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:          
Class A   1,475,940    18,965,576 
Class C   36,057    888,993 
Class R   5,809    130,595 
Institutional Class   248,206    2,571,858 
    6,100,773    32,755,361 

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       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Capital Share Transactions (continued):          
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Class A  $(10,970,213)  $(22,710,659)
Class C   (1,109,782)   (4,991,522)
Class R   (91,146)   (882,104)
Institutional Class   (15,509,066)   (4,050,281)
    (27,680,207)   (32,634,566)
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (21,579,434)   120,795 
Net Decrease in Net Assets   (56,276,535)   (21,699,311)
           
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   229,899,759    251,599,070 
End of period  $173,623,224   $229,899,759 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial highlights

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund Class A

Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Net realized gain
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return3
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived
Portfolio turnover
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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  Six months ended
9/30/221
  Year ended
  (Unaudited)      3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18
        $11.07     $12.13   $9.12   $10.94   $11.46   $11.42 
                                  
                                  
     0.08      0.09    0.07    0.18    0.22    0.21 
     (1.73)     0.11    3.14    (1.13)   (0.05)   0.71 
     (1.65)     0.20    3.21    (0.95)   0.17    0.92 
                                  
                                  
     (0.10)     (0.16)   (0.11)   (0.19)   (0.20)   (0.21)
           (1.10)   (0.09)   (0.68)   (0.49)   (0.67)
     (0.10)     (1.26)   (0.20)   (0.87)   (0.69)   (0.88)
                                  
    $9.32     $11.07   $12.13   $9.12   $10.94   $11.46 
                                  
     (14.93%)     1.32%    35.37%    (9.55%)   1.63%    8.35% 
                                  
                                  
    $146,612     $182,899   $198,448   $156,436   $195,484   $172,750 
     1.05%      1.09%    1.14%    1.13%    1.16%    1.14% 
     1.21%      1.18%    1.18%    1.18%    1.22%    1.17% 
     1.64%      0.78%    0.67%    1.66%    2.00%    1.79% 
     1.48%      0.69%    0.63%    1.61%    1.94%    1.76% 
     17%      70%    77%    103%    97%    93% 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund Class C

Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)2
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Net realized gain
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return3
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived
Portfolio turnover
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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  Six months ended
9/30/221
  Year ended
  (Unaudited)      3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18
        $11.07         $12.12   $9.13   $10.94   $11.46   $11.42 
                                  
                                  
     0.04          (0.01)   0.10    0.14    0.12 
     (1.73)     0.11    3.13    (1.12)   (0.05)   0.71 
     (1.69)     0.11    3.12    (1.02)   0.09    0.83 
                                  
                                  
     (0.06)     (0.06)   (0.04)   (0.11)   (0.12)   (0.12)
           (1.10)   (0.09)   (0.68)   (0.49)   (0.67)
     (0.06)     (1.16)   (0.13)   (0.79)   (0.61)   (0.79)
                                  
    $9.32     $11.07   $12.12   $9.13   $10.94   $11.46 
                                  
     (15.29%)     0.60%    34.26%    (10.19%)   0.82%    7.53% 
                                  
                                  
    $5,324     $7,366   $11,063   $17,822   $27,275   $21,096 
     1.81%      1.85%    1.90%    1.89%    1.92%    1.90% 
     1.97%      1.94%    1.94%    1.94%    1.98%    1.93% 
     0.88%      0.02%    (0.09%)   0.90%    1.24%    1.03% 
     0.72%      (0.07%)   (0.13%)   0.85%    1.18%    1.00% 
     17%      70%    77%    103%    97%    93% 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund Class R

Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Net realized gain
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return3
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived
Portfolio turnover
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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  Six months ended
9/30/221
  Year ended
  (Unaudited)      3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18
        $11.02         $12.07   $9.08   $10.90   $11.40   $11.37 
                                  
                                  
     0.07      0.06    0.04    0.15    0.19    0.18 
     (1.73)     0.11    3.12    (1.12)   (0.03)   0.70 
     (1.66)     0.17    3.16    (0.97)   0.16    0.88 
                                  
                                  
     (0.09)     (0.12)   (0.08)   (0.17)   (0.17)   (0.18)
           (1.10)   (0.09)   (0.68)   (0.49)   (0.67)
     (0.09)     (1.22)   (0.17)   (0.85)   (0.66)   (0.85)
                                  
    $9.27     $11.02   $12.07   $9.08   $10.90   $11.40 
                                  
     (15.12%)     1.14%    34.94%    (9.82%)   1.54%    8.01% 
                                  
                                  
    $632     $810   $1,509   $1,564   $1,986   $1,580 
     1.31%      1.35%    1.40%    1.39%    1.42%    1.40% 
     1.47%      1.44%    1.44%    1.44%    1.48%    1.43% 
     1.38%      0.52%    0.41%    1.40%    1.74%    1.53% 
     1.22%      0.43%    0.37%    1.35%    1.68%    1.50% 
     17%      70%    77%    103%    97%    93% 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund Institutional Class

Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Net realized gain
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return3
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived
Portfolio turnover
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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  Six months ended
9/30/221
  Year ended
  (Unaudited)      3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18
        $11.07         $12.13   $9.13   $10.95   $11.46   $11.42 
                                  
                                  
     0.10      0.12    0.10    0.20    0.25    0.24 
     (1.74)     0.11    3.12    (1.12)   (0.04)   0.71 
     (1.64)     0.23    3.22    (0.92)   0.21    0.95 
                                  
                                  
     (0.11)     (0.19)   (0.13)   (0.22)   (0.23)   (0.24)
           (1.10)   (0.09)   (0.68)   (0.49)   (0.67)
     (0.11)     (1.29)   (0.22)   (0.90)   (0.72)   (0.91)
                                  
    $9.32     $11.07   $12.13   $9.13   $10.95   $11.46 
                                  
                                  
     (14.82%)     1.57%    35.54%    (9.29%)   1.96%    8.60% 
                                  
    $21,055     $38,825   $40,579   $34,392   $47,910   $63,346 
     0.81%      0.85%    0.90%    0.89%    0.92%    0.90% 
     0.97%      0.94%    0.94%    0.94%    0.98%    0.93% 
     1.88%      1.02%    0.91%    1.90%    2.24%    2.03% 
     1.72%      0.93%    0.87%    1.85%    2.18%    2.00% 
     17%      70%    77%    103%    97%    93% 

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Notes to financial statements  
Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Delaware Group® Foundation Funds (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one fund: Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offers Class A, Class C, Class R, and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares, for shares purchased prior to July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first year after your purchase and 0.50% if you redeem these shares within the second year; or for shares purchased on or after July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares have no upfront sales charge, but are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R and Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.

Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Equity securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, the mean between the bid and the ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. Debt securities, credit default swap (CDS) contracts, and interest rate swap contracts are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker/counterparty and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. US government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. For asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), commercial mortgage securities, and US government agency mortgage securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as broker/dealer-supplied prices.

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Swap prices are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades, and values of the underlying reference instruments. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. Futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, at the mean between the last reported bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Open-end investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (NAV). Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s valuation designee, Delaware Management Company (DMC). Subject to the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (Board), DMC, as valuation designee, has adopted policies and procedures to fair value securities that are not readily available consistent with the requirements of Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities and private placements are valued at fair value.

Federal and Foreign Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended September 30, 2022, and for all open tax years (years ended March 31, 2019-March 31, 2022), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. In regard to foreign taxes only, the Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries in which it invests that may date back to the inception of the Fund. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other” on the “Statement of operations.” During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.

Class Accounting — Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.

Underlying Funds — The Fund may invest in other investment companies (Underlying Funds) to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Underlying Funds in which the Fund may invest include ETFs. The Fund will indirectly bear the investment management fees and other expenses of the Underlying Funds.

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

To Be Announced Trades (TBA) — The Fund may contract to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a transaction date beyond the customary settlement period (examples: when issued, delayed delivery, forward commitment, or TBA transactions) consistent with the Fund’s ability to manage its investment portfolio and meet redemption requests. These transactions involve a commitment by the Fund to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield with payment and delivery taking place more than three days in the future, or after a period longer than the customary settlement period for that type of security. No interest will be earned by the Fund on such purchases until the securities are delivered or the transaction is completed; however, the market value may change prior to delivery.

Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date in accordance with the Fund’s prospectus. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into US dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the US dollar. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund generally bifurcates that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities. That portion of gains (losses), attributable to changes in foreign exchange rates, is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies.” For foreign equity securities, the realized gains and losses are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.” The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.

Derivative Financial Instruments - The Fund may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Fund must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Fund’s successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Fund’s investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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Segregation and Collateralizations - In certain cases, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third-party broker-dealers, the Fund may deliver collateral in connection with certain investments (e.g., futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, options written, securities with extended settlement periods, and swaps). Certain countries require that cash reserves be held while investing in companies incorporated in that country. These cash reserves and cash collateral that has been pledged/received to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately on the “Statement of assets and liabilities” as cash collateral due to/from broker. Securities collateral pledged for the same purpose, if any, is noted on the “Schedule of investments.”

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.

Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® (Delaware Funds) are generally allocated among such fund on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Income and capital gain distributions from any Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to interest income to the earliest call date using the effective interest method. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of asset-and mortgage-backed securities are classified as interest income. Distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. Foreign dividends and interest are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The Fund may pay foreign capital gains taxes on certain foreign securities held, which are reported as components of realized losses for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary loss for federal income tax purposes. The Fund will accrue such taxes as applicable based upon current interpretations of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests. The Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income quarterly and distributions

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. The Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than $1, the expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.”

2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates

In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays DMC, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the rates of 0.65% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.60% on the next $500 million, 0.55% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.50% on average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.

DMC has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and non-routine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from July 29, 2022 through September 30, 2022.* From April 1, 2022 through July 28, 2022, DMC contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses to 0.81% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and the Fund. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.

Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (MIMAK) is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio and determines its asset allocation. For these services, DMC, not the Fund, pays MIMAK a fee, which is 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

As determined by MIMAK from time to time, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL) is responsible for managing real estate investment trust securities and other equity asset classes to which MIMAK may allocate assets. In addition, MIMAK may seek investment advice and recommendations from DMC’s affiliates: Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited (MIMEL) and MIMGL. MIMAK may also permit MIMEL, MIMGL, and Macquarie Fund Management Hong Kong Limited (together, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisors”) to execute Fund security trades on behalf of MIMAK. MIMAK may also permit MIMEL and MIMGL to exercise investment discretion for securities in certain markets where MIMAK believes it will be beneficial

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to utilize MIMEL’s or MIMGL’s specialized market knowledge, and MIMAK may also seek quantitative support from MIMGL. Although the Affiliated Sub-Advisors serve as sub-advisors, DMC has ultimate responsibility for all investment advisory services. For these services, DMC, not the Fund, pays each Affiliated Sub-Advisor a portion of its investment management fee.

Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; 0.0025% of the next $45 billion; and 0.0015% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $90 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund paid $22,386 for these services.

DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.004% of the next $20 billion; and 0.002% of the next $25 billion; 0.0015% of average daily net assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund paid $36,035 for these services. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by the Fund and are also included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class C and Class R shares, respectively. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class shares do not pay a 12b-1 fee.

In connection with the Fund’s previous merger with Delaware Balanced Fund, the Board has adopted a formula for calculating 12b-1 plan fees for the Fund’s Class A shares that went into effect on June 1, 1992. The Fund’s Class A shares are currently subject to a blended 12b-1 fee equal to the sum of: (1) 0.10% of the average daily net assets representing shares acquired prior to June 1, 1992, and (2) 0.25% of the average daily net assets representing shares acquired on or after June 1, 1992. All Class A shareholders bear 12b-1 fees at the same blended rate,

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)

currently 0.24% of average daily net assets, based upon the allocation of the rates described above. This method of calculating Class A 12b-1 fees may be discontinued at the sole discretion of the Board. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly.

As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund paid $1,947 for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Legal fees.”

For the six months ended September 30, 2022, DDLP earned $2,163 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended September 30, 2022, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $154 and $233 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, respectively, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.

Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.

In addition to the management fees and other expenses of the Fund, the Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of any Underlying Funds in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of any Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of any Underlying Funds at different times.

 
* The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from July 29, 2022 through July 29, 2023.

3. Investments

For the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

Purchases other than US government securities      $13,606,286 
Purchases of US government securities   19,060,297 
Sales other than US government securities   41,273,685 
Sales of US government securities   14,203,030 

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At September 30, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At September 30, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for the Fund were as follows:

Cost of investments and derivatives      $173,340,136 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments and derivatives  $28,644,438 
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments and derivatives   (28,825,227)
Net unrealized depreciation of investments and derivatives  $(180,789)

US GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. The Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:

Level 1  –  Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and exchange-traded options contracts)
     
Level 2  –  Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities)
     
Level 3  –  Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities)

Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

3. Investments (continued)

industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2022:

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Securities                    
Assets:                    
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  $   $761,439   $   $761,439 
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security       97,244        97,244 
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities       22,839,405        22,839,405 
Collateralized Debt Obligations       3,006,378        3,006,378 
Common Stocks                    
Basic Materials   1,597,888            1,597,888 
Business Services   633,436            633,436 
Capital Goods   3,089,384            3,089,384 
Communications   1,995,838    2,286,430    4,9161    4,287,184 
Consumer Discretionary   4,160,623    3,321,978        7,482,601 
Consumer Services   542,263            542,263 
Consumer Staples   2,519,993    3,775,094        6,295,087 
Credit Cyclicals   855,436            855,436 
Energy   1,892,307    2,882,285    41,1621    4,815,754 
Financials   8,025,768    5,474,662    544    13,500,974 
Healthcare   7,710,757    4,358,676        12,069,433 
Industrials   1,813,014    5,276,709        7,089,723 
Information Technology   15,778,575    6,292,292        22,070,867 
Materials   355,135    2,492,800        2,847,935 
Media   1,031,180            1,031,180 
Real Estate   1,342,507    1,103,236    4,414    2,450,157 
Transportation   568,118            568,118 
Utilities   607,510    1,259,638        1,867,148 
Corporate Bonds       19,440,683        19,440,683 
Exchange-Traded Funds   379,753            379,753 
Loan Agreements       2,058,322        2,058,322 
Municipal Bonds       403,727        403,727 
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities       417,988        417,988 
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations       1,216,813        1,216,813 

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   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities  $   $3,704,093   $   $3,704,093 
Preferred Stock       249,272        249,272 
Sovereign Bonds       7,498,108        7,498,108 
US Treasury Obligations       12,502,123        12,502,123 
Warrants   1,517            1,517 
Short-Term Investments   2,593,288            2,593,288 
Total Value of Securities  $57,494,290   $112,719,395   $51,036   $170,264,721 
                     
Derivatives2                    
Assets:                    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $637,477   $   $637,477 
Futures Contracts   501,804            501,804 
Swap Contracts       1,782,112        1,782,112 
Liabilities:                    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $(60)  $   $(60)
Futures Contracts   (26,708)           (26,708)

1 The securities that have been valued at zero on the “Schedule of investments” are considered to be Level 3 investments in this table.

Foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and swap contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets. Management has determined not to provide a reconciliation of Level 3 investments as the Level 3 investments were not considered significant to the Fund’s net assets at the beginning or end of the period. Management has determined not to provide additional disclosure on Level 3 inputs since the Level 3 investments are not considered significant to the Fund’s net assets at the end of the period.

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

4. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

       Six months
ended
9/30/22
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Shares sold:          
Class A   123,733    465,798 
Class C   10,483    92,749 
Class R   2,326    13,118 
Institutional Class   281,028    282,082 
           
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:          
Class A   151,512    1,623,508 
Class C   3,691    75,972 
Class R   599    11,224 
Institutional Class   25,465    220,248 
    598,837    2,784,699 
           
Shares redeemed:          
Class A   (1,062,257)   (1,928,132)
Class C   (108,532)   (415,777)
Class R   (8,271)   (75,858)
Institutional Class   (1,553,696)   (340,682)
    (2,732,756)   (2,760,449)
Net increase (decrease)   (2,133,919)   24,250 

Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the table above and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended September 30, 2022 and the year ended March 31, 2022, the Fund had the following exchange transactions:

      Exchange Redemptions      Exchange Subscriptions        
       Class C
Shares
       Class A
Shares
      Value 
Six months ended          
9/30/22  23,974  23,952  $247,996 
Year ended           
3/31/22  45,858  45,803   547,765 

5. Line of Credit

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emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expires on October 31, 2022.

The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2022, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Derivatives

US GAAP requires disclosures that enable investors to understand: (1) how and why an entity uses derivatives; (2) how they are accounted for; and (3) how they affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may enter into these contracts to fix the US dollar value of a security that it has agreed to buy or sell for the period between the date the trade was entered into and the date the security is delivered and paid for. The Fund may also enter into these contracts to hedge the US dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies. In addition, the Fund may enter into these contracts to facilitate or expedite the settlement of portfolio transactions. The change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

The use of foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities, but does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to an unfavorable change in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency change favorably. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the value of its currency exchanged with the counterparty. The risk is generally mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

At September 30, 2022, the Fund received $680,000 in cash collateral for open foreign currency exchange contracts, which is included in “Cash collateral due to brokers” on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

6. Derivatives (continued)

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund entered into foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the US dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies to increase/decrease exposure to foreign currencies, to fix the US dollar value of a security between trade date and settlement date, and to facilitate or expedite the settlement of portfolio transactions.

Futures Contracts — A futures contract is an agreement in which the writer (or seller) of the contract agrees to deliver to the buyer an amount of cash or securities equal to a specific dollar amount times the difference between the value of a specific security or index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement is made. The Fund may use futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may invest in futures contracts to hedge its existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or pledges US government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded daily by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks of entering into futures contracts include potential imperfect correlation between the futures contracts and the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments. When investing in futures, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. At September 30, 2022, the Fund posted $244,486 in cash as collateral for open futures contracts, which is presented as “Cash collateral due from brokers” on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund used futures contracts to hedge the Fund’s existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions.

Options Contracts — The Fund may enter into options contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may buy or write options contracts for any number of reasons, including without limitation: to manage the Fund’s exposure to changes in securities prices caused by interest rates or market conditions and foreign currencies; as an efficient means of adjusting the Fund’s overall exposure to certain markets; to protect the value of portfolio securities; and as a cash management tool. The Fund may buy or write call or put options on securities, futures, swaps, swaptions, financial indices, and foreign currencies. When the Fund buys an option, a premium is paid and an asset is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the option purchased. When the Fund writes an option, a premium is received and a liability is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect

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the current market value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. When writing options, the Fund is subject to minimal counterparty risk because the counterparty is only obligated to pay premiums and does not bear the market risk of an unfavorable market change.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund used options contracts to manage the Fund’s exposure to changes in securities prices caused by interest rates or market conditions.

Swap Contracts — The Fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts and CDS contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into interest rate swaps to manage its sensitivity to interest rates or to hedge against changes in interest rates. The Fund may enter into CDS contracts in order to hedge against a credit event, to enhance total return or to gain exposure to certain securities or markets. The Fund will not be permitted to enter into any swap transactions unless, at the time of entering into such transactions, the unsecured long-term debt of the actual counterparty, combined with any credit enhancements, is rated at least BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) or is determined to be of equivalent credit quality by DMC.

Interest Rate Swaps. An interest rate swap contract is an exchange of interest rates between counterparties. In one instance, an interest rate swap involves payments received by the Fund from another party based on a variable or floating interest rate, in return for making payments based on a fixed interest rate. An interest rate swap can also work in reverse with the Fund receiving payments based on a fixed interest rate and making payments based on a variable or floating interest rate. Interest rate swaps may be used to adjust the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rates or to hedge against changes in interest rates. Periodic payments on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts. Upon periodic payment (receipt) or termination of the contract, such amounts are recorded as realized gains or losses on swap contracts. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid to the counterparty over the interest rate swap contract’s remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by (1) for bilateral swap contracts, having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty, and (2) for cleared swaps, trading these instruments through a central counterparty.

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

6. Derivatives (continued)

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund entered into interest rate swap contracts to manage the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rates or to hedge against changes in interest rates.

Credit Default Swaps. A CDS contract is a risk-transfer instrument through which one party (purchaser of protection) transfers to another party (seller of protection) the financial risk of a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement), as it relates to a particular reference security or basket of securities (such as an index). In exchange for the protection offered by the seller of protection, the purchaser of protection agrees to pay the seller of protection a periodic amount at a stated rate that is applied to the notional amount of the CDS contract. In addition, an upfront payment may be made or received by the Fund in connection with an unwinding or assignment of a CDS contract. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the seller of protection would pay the par (or other agreed-upon) value of the reference security (or basket of securities) to the counterparty. Credit events generally include, among others, bankruptcy, failure to pay, and obligation default.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund entered into CDS contracts as a purchaser of protection. Periodic payments (receipts) on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upon payment (receipt), such amounts are recorded as realized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upfront payments made or received in connection with CDS contracts are amortized over the expected life of the CDS contracts as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. The change in value of CDS contracts is recorded daily as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement) or the maturity or termination of the agreement. Initial margin and variation margin are posted to central counterparties for centrally cleared CDS basket trades, as determined by the applicable central counterparty. During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund did not enter into any CDS contracts as a seller of protection.

CDS contracts may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly. CDS contracts are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, and credit risk. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk, either as the seller of protection or the buyer of protection, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by (1) for bilateral swap contracts, having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty, and (2) for cleared swaps, trading these instruments through a central counterparty.

Swaps Generally. For centrally cleared swaps, payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at

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the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The value of open swaps may differ from that which would be realized in the event the Fund terminated its position in the contract on a given day. Risks of entering into these contracts include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contracts. This type of risk is generally limited to the amount of favorable movement in the value of the underlying security, instrument, or basket of instruments, if any, at the day of default. Risks also arise from potential losses from adverse market movements and such losses could exceed the unrealized amounts shown on the “Schedule of investments.”

At September 30, 2022, for bilateral derivative contracts, the Fund posted $221,468 in cash collateral for open centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, which is included in “Cash collateral for derivatives” on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”

Fair values of derivative instruments as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:

       Asset Derivatives Fair Value  
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
      Currency
Contracts
           Interest
Rate
Contracts
       Total 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts  $637,477   $      $637,477 
Variation margin due from broker on futures contracts*       501,804    501,804 
Variation margin due from brokers on centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts*       1,782,112    1,782,112 
Total  $637,477   $2,283,916   $2,921,393 
                
       Liability Derivatives Fair Value       
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
      Currency
Contracts
   Interest
Rate
Contracts
       Total 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts  $(60)         $(60)
Variation margin due from broker on futures contracts*       (26,708)   (26,708)
Total  $(60)  $(26,708)  $(26,768)

*Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts and swap contracts from the date the contracts were opened through September 30, 2022. Only current day variation margin is reported on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”

The effect of derivative instruments on the “Statement of operations” for the six months ended September 30, 2022 was as follows:

   Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: 
   Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
   Futures
Contracts
   Options
Written
   Total 
Currency contracts  $1,255,079   $702,073   $   $1,957,152 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

6. Derivatives (continued)

  Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: 
       Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
       Futures
Contracts
       Options
Written
       Total 
Equity contracts    $     $     $1,177     $1,177 
Total    $1,255,079     $702,073     $1,177     $1,958,329 
                             
  Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: 
       Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
       Futures
Contracts
       Swap
Contracts
       Total 
Currency contracts    $369,542     $     $     $369,542 
Interest rate contracts           207,615            207,615 
Credit contracts                 734,231      734,231 
Total    $369,542     $207,615     $734,231     $1,311,388 

The table below summarizes the average daily balance of derivative holdings by the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2022:

       Long Derivative
Volume
       Short Derivative
Volume
 
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)  $54,731   $10,989,614 
Futures contracts (average notional value)   987,714    10,936,440 
Options contracts (average value)       24 
Interest rate swap contracts (average notional value)   10,235,000     

7. Offsetting

The Fund entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or a similar agreement with certain of its derivative contract counterparties in order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting items and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

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For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”

At September 30, 2022, the Fund had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Counterparty      Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
  Gross Value of
Derivative Liability
  Net Position  
Bank of New York Mellon      $1                  $(60)                 $(59)  
Citigroup     2,525            2,525 
Goldman Sachs Bank USA     2,108            2,108 
JPMorgan Chase Bank     272,101            272,101 
TD Bank     360,742            360,742 
Total    $637,477     $(60)    $637,417 
                      
Counterparty      Net Position       Fair  Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
      Cash Collateral
Received
      Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
      Cash Collateral
Pledged
      Net Exposure(a)
Bank of New York Mellon   $ (59 )     $         $            $             $             $ (59 )    
Citigroup   2,525                              2,525 
Goldman Sachs Bank USA     2,108                                         2,108  
JPMorgan Chase Bank     272,101               (270,000 )                     2,101  
TD Bank   360,742            (360,742)                 0 
Total  $637,417     $     $(630,742)    $     $     $6,675 

(a)Net exposure represents the receivable (payable) that would be due from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.

8. Securities Lending

The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

8. Securities Lending (continued)

respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day, which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY Mellon must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day, may be more or less than the value of the security on loan. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.

Cash collateral received by each fund of the Trust is generally invested in a series of individual separate accounts, each corresponding to a fund. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. The Fund can also accept US government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans.

In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.

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The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in the collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of the Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount the Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had no securities out on loan.

9. Credit and Market Risk

An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and has now been detected globally. This coronavirus has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Beginning in late February 2022, global financial markets have experienced and may continue to experience significant volatility related to military action by Russia in Ukraine. As a result of this military action, the US and many other countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and certain Russian individuals, banks and corporations. The ongoing hostilities and resulting sanctions are expected to have a severe adverse effect on the region’s economies and more globally, including significant negative impact on markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas. Any cessation of trading on the Russian securities markets will impact the value and liquidity of certain portfolio holdings. The extent and duration of military action, sanctions, and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial and prolonged and impact the Fund’s performance.

Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests will cause the NAV of the Fund to fluctuate.

When interest rates rise, fixed income securities (i.e., debt obligations) generally will decline in value. These declines in value are greater for fixed income securities with longer maturities or durations.

IBOR is the risk that changes related to the use of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rate (collectively, IBORs) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR (or the corresponding IBOR). The abandonment of LIBOR

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

9. Credit and Market Risk (continued)

could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference LIBOR. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other IBORs, such as the euro overnight index average (EONIA), which are also the subject of recent reform.

Some countries in which the Fund may invest require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a country’s balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad.

The securities exchanges of certain foreign markets are substantially smaller, less liquid, and more volatile than the major securities markets in the US. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of securities by the Fund may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of equity securities listed on the major securities exchanges in emerging markets is held by a smaller number of investors. This may limit the number of shares available for acquisition or disposition by the Fund.

The Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated lower than BBB- by S&P and Baa3 by Moody’s, or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in small companies and may be subject to certain risks associated with ownership of securities of such companies. Investments in small-sized companies may be more volatile than investments in larger companies for a number of reasons, which include limited financial resources or a dependence on narrow product lines.

The Fund invests in fixed income securities whose value is derived from an underlying pool of mortgages or consumer loans. The value of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates. Investors receive principal and interest payments as the underlying mortgages and consumer loans are paid back. Some of these securities are CMOs. CMOs are debt securities issued by US government agencies or by financial institutions and other mortgage lenders, which are collateralized by a pool of mortgages held under an indenture. Prepayment of mortgages may shorten the stated maturity of the obligations and can result in a loss of premium, if any has been paid. Certain of these securities may be stripped (securities which provide only the principal or interest feature of the underlying security). The yield to maturity on an interest-only CMO is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates, but also to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. A rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets

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experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in these securities even if the securities are rated in the highest rating categories.

The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly as a result of defaults or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended September 30, 2022. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.

The Fund invests in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection designed to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction, or through a combination of such approaches. The Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of the security.

The Fund invests in bank loans and other securities that may subject it to direct indebtedness risk, the risk that the Fund will not receive payment of principal, interest, and other amounts due in connection with these investments and will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. Loans that are fully secured offer the Fund more protection than unsecured loans in the event of nonpayment of scheduled interest or principal, although there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower’s obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Some loans or claims may be in default at the time of purchase. Certain of the loans and the other direct indebtedness acquired by the Fund may involve revolving credit facilities or other standby financing commitments that obligate the Fund to pay additional cash on a certain date or on demand. These commitments may require the Fund to increase its investment in a company at a time when the Fund might not otherwise decide to do so (including at a time when the company’s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). To the extent that the Fund is committed to advance additional funds, it will at all times hold and maintain cash or other high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet such commitments. When a loan agreement is purchased, the Fund may pay an assignment fee. On an ongoing basis, the Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a loan agreement. Prepayment penalty fees are received upon the prepayment of a loan agreement by the borrower. Prepayment penalty, facility, commitment, consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned or paid.

As the Fund may be required to rely upon another lending institution to collect and pass on to the Fund amounts payable with respect to the loan and to enforce the Fund’s rights under the loan and other direct indebtedness, an insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of the lending institution may delay or prevent the Fund from receiving such amounts. The highly leveraged

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

9. Credit and Market Risk (continued)

nature of many loans may make them especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. Investments in such loans and other direct indebtedness may involve additional risk to the Fund.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Board has delegated to DMC, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A securities have been identified on the “Schedule of investments.”

10. Contractual Obligations

The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

11. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. In March 2021, the administrator for LIBOR announced the extension of the publication of a majority of the USD LIBOR settings to June 30, 2023. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. As of the financial reporting period, Management is evaluating the impact of applying this ASU.

12. Subsequent Events

On October 31, 2022, the Fund, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit to be used as described in Note 5 and to be operated in substantially the same manner as the agreement described in Note 5. Under the amendment to the agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on October 30, 2023.

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Management has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), which requires all open-end funds (other than money market funds) to adopt and implement a program reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s “liquidity risk,” defined as the risk that the fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.

The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Board has designated a member of the US Operational Risk Group of Macquarie Asset Management as the Program Administrator for each Fund in the Trust.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of the Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each of the Fund’s portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would hold more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The Program also requires reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if the Fund’s holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).

In assessing and managing the Fund’s liquidity risk, the Program Administrator considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. Classification of the Fund’s portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or to sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. The Fund primarily holds assets that are classified as Highly Liquid, and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM.

At a meeting of the Board held on May 17-19, 2022, the Program Administrator provided the required written annual report to the Board addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The report concluded that the Program is appropriately designed and effectively implemented and that it meets the requirements of Rule 22e-4 and the Fund’s liquidity needs. The Fund’s HLIM is set at an appropriate level and the Fund complied with its HLIM at all times during the reporting period.

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Board Consideration of Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held August 9-11, 2022

Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund

At a meeting held on August 9-11, 2022 (the “Annual Contract Renewal Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees each of whom is not an “interested person” as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the renewal of the Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) Investment Management Agreement with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”) and the Sub-Advisory Agreements with Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (“MIMGL”), Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (“MIMAK”), Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited (“MIMEL”), and Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited (“MFMHKL” and together with MIMGL, MIMAK, and MIMEL, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”).

Prior to the Meeting, including at a Board meeting held in May 2022, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of DMC about these matters. Also, the Board was assisted by the applicable Investment Committee, with each Investment Committee assisting the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing investment performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, DMC was guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2022. In considering and approving the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with DMC about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of DMC at each of its quarterly meetings, which included information about, among other things, Fund performance, investment strategies, and expenses. In addition, the Investment Committees confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. In considering information relating to the approval of the Fund’s Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees also received information from an independent fund consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (“JDL”).

The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements for a one-year term. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approval.

Nature, extent, and quality of services. The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the advisory services provided to the

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

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Funds by DMC under its Investment Management Agreement, and the experience of the officers and employees of DMC who provide these services, including the Fund’s co-portfolio manager. The Board’s review included consideration of DMC’s investment process and oversight and research and analysis capabilities, and its ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals. The Board considered information regarding DMC’s programs for risk management, including investment, operational, liquidity, valuation, and compliance risks. The Board received information with respect to the cybersecurity program and business continuity plans of DMC and its affiliates. The Board also considered non-advisory services that DMC and its affiliates provide to the Delaware Funds, including third party oversight, transfer agent, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading, and legal and compliance. The Board took into account the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of a family of funds managed by an affiliate of Macquarie Group Ltd. (“Macquarie”), the parent company of DMC, and the resources available to DMC as part of Macquarie’s global asset management business.

The Board received and considered various information with respect to the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreements and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services, including a MIMAK employee who serves as a co-portfolio manager. The Board considered the division of responsibilities between DMC and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the oversight provided by DMC. The Board noted the expertise of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with respect to certain asset classes and/or investment styles. The Affiliated Sub-Advisers are part of Macquarie’s global investment platform that has offices and personnel that are located around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research, investment and trading analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades, as applicable. The Board took into account that the Sub-Advisory Agreements may benefit the Funds and its shareholders by permitting DMC to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.

The Board concluded that, overall, it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Fund by DMC and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

Investment performance. The Board received and considered information with respect to the investment performance of the Fund, including performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at meetings of the Board’s Investment Committees throughout the year as well as reports provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, an independent investment company data provider (“Broadridge”), furnished for the Annual Contract Renewal Meeting. The Broadridge reports prepared for the Fund showed its investment performance in comparison to a group of similar funds (the “Performance Universe”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the funds in the Performance Universe. Comparative annualized performance for the Fund was shown for the past 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-year periods and since inception, as applicable, ended December 31, 2021.

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The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional mixed-asset target allocation moderate funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison also showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods was slightly below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board noted that the Fund underperformed one of its primary benchmarks for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods and outperformed the other primary benchmark for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of May 2022 and January 2019, respectively. The Board noted the explanations from DMC and MIMAK concerning the reasons for the Fund’s relative performance versus its Performance Universe and benchmark for the various periods.

Comparative expenses. The Board received and considered expense data for the Fund. Management provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for the Fund as of its most recently completed fiscal year. The Board also considered on the comparative analysis of contractual management fees and actual total expense ratios of the Fund versus contractual management fees and actual total expense ratios of a group of similar funds as selected by Broadridge (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, the Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers, with the Fund’s expense universe, which is comprised of the Fund, its Expense Group and all other similar institutional funds, excluding outliers (the “Expense Universe”). The Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Universe. The Broadridge total expenses, for comparative consistency, were shown by Broadridge for Institutional Class shares and comparative total expenses including 12b-1 and non-12b-1 service fees.

The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by DMC to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing registered investment companies compared with those associated with managing assets of other types of clients, including third-party sub-advised fund clients, unregistered funds and separately managed accounts.

The Board noted that DMC, and not the Fund, pays the sub-advisory fees to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and, accordingly, that the retention of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers does not increase the fees and expenses incurred by the Fund.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to DMC under the

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

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Investment Management Agreement and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreements was reasonable.

Economies of scale. The Board received and considered information about the potential for DMC to realize economies of scale in the provision of management services to the Fund, the difficulties of calculating economies of scale at an individual Fund level, and the extent to which potential scale benefits are shared with shareholders, including the extent to which any economies of scale are reflected in the level of management fees charged. DMC discussed its advisory fee pricing and structure for the Delaware Funds complex. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as DMC’s investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

Management profitability. The Board received and considered the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of DMC’s business in providing management and other services to the Fund and the Delaware Funds as a whole, including the methodology used by DMC in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. The Board also reviewed a report prepared by JDL regarding DMC’s profitability as compared to certain peer fund complexes and the Independent Trustees discussed DMC’s profitability in such context with representatives from JDL. Based on its review, the Board determined that DMC’s profitability was not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund.

Ancillary benefits. The Board received and considered information regarding the extent to which DMC and its affiliates might derive ancillary benefits from fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as investment manager to the Delaware Funds; the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies; and the fees that various affiliates received for serving as transfer agent and for overseeing fund accounting and financial administration services to the Delaware Funds. The Board received information from DMC regarding its view of the performance of its affiliates in providing transfer agent and fund accounting and financial administration oversight services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services pursuant to their contracts with the Fund.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Fund and the ongoing commitment of DMC and its affiliates to the Fund, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by DMC and its affiliates were unreasonable.

Conclusion. Based on its review, consideration and evaluation of all factors it believed relevant, including the above-described factors and conclusions, the Board, including all of the

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Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of DMC’s Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements with MFMHKL, MIMGL, MIMAK, and MIMEL for an additional one-year period.

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About the organization

Board of trustees

Shawn K. Lytle
President and Chief Executive Officer
Delaware Funds by Macquarie®

 

Jerome D. Abernathy
Managing Member
Stonebrook Capital Management, LLC

 

Thomas L. Bennett

Private Investor

 

Ann D. Borowiec
Former Chief Executive Officer
Private Wealth Management
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

 

Joseph W. Chow
Private Investor

 

H. Jeffrey Dobbs
Former Global Sector Chairman
Industrial Manufacturing, KPMG, LLP

 

John A. Fry
President
Drexel University

 

Joseph Harroz, Jr.
President
University of Oklahoma

 

Sandra A.J. Lawrence
Former Chief Administrative Officer
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

 

Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa
Former Chief Executive Officer
Banco Itaú International

 

Thomas K. Whitford
Chairman of the Board
Delaware Funds by Macquarie
Former Vice Chairman PNC Financial Services Group

 

Christianna Wood
Chief Executive Officer and President
Gore Creek Capital, Ltd.

 

Janet L. Yeomans
Former Vice President and Treasurer
3M Company

             
Affiliated officers            
             
David F. Connor
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Delaware Funds by Macquarie
  Daniel V. Geatens
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Delaware Funds by Macquarie
  Richard Salus
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Delaware Funds by Macquarie
   

This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedule of Investments included in the Fund’s most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/literature.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments

(a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

(b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)) and provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.


There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits

(a) (1) Code of Ethics

Not applicable.

(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(3) Written solicitations to purchase securities pursuant to Rule 23c-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Not applicable.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

DELAWARE GROUP® FOUNDATION FUNDS

/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE
By:      Shawn K. Lytle
Title:      President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:      December 8, 2022

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE
By:      Shawn K. Lytle
Title:      President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:      December 8, 2022

/s/RICHARD SALUS

By:      Richard Salus
Title:      Chief Financial Officer
Date:      December 8, 2022