N-CSRS 1 decashreserve_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:       811-02806
  
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Delaware Group® Cash Reserve
 
Address of principal executive offices: 2005 Market Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19103
  
Name and address of agent for service: David F. Connor, Esq.
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-1918
 
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
 
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2014



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Semiannual report

Fixed income mutual fund

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund

September 30, 2014

 

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Investments in Delaware Cash Reserve Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (Macquarie Group), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Fund, the repayment of capital from the Fund, or any particular rate of return.

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

     1   

Security type / sector allocation

     3   

Schedule of investments

     4   

Statement of assets and liabilities

     7   

Statement of operations

     9   

Statements of changes in net assets

     10   

Financial highlights

     12   

Notes to financial statements

     18   

Other Fund information

     25   

About the organization

     28   

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Sept. 30, 2014, and subject to change.

Funds are not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.

Mutual fund advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s distributor, Delaware Distributors, L.P. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from April 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

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/or 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, 2014 to Sept. 30, 2014.

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. The expenses shown in the table assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from April 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     Beginning    Ending        Expenses
     Account Value    Account Value    Annualized   Paid During Period
     

4/1/14

 

  

9/30/14

 

  

Expense Ratio

 

 

4/1/14 to 9/30/14*

 

Actual Fund return

          

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,000.10    0.13%   $0.65

Class C

     1,000.00      1,000.10    0.13%     0.65

Consultant Class

     1,000.00      1,000.10    0.13%     0.65

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

       

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,024.42    0.13%   $0.66

Class C

     1,000.00      1,024.42    0.13%     0.66

Consultant Class

     1,000.00

 

     1,024.42

 

   0.13%

 

    0.66

 

* “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.

 

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Security type / sector allocation

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund    As of September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications, which may result in the sector designations for one fund being different than another fund’s sector designations.

 

Security type / sector

 

    

 

Percentage of net assets

 

  

 

Agency Obligation

         2.00%   

Certificates of Deposit

       19.54%   

Commercial Paper

       73.33%   

Chemicals

         8.49%   

Colleges & Universities.

       12.96%   

Diversified Financial Services

         8.59%   

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

         2.50%   

Mortgage Bankers & Brokers

       21.23%   

Municipal Money Market Instruments

         2.50%   

Oil & Gas Services

         9.06%   

Pharmaceuticals

         3.25%   

Retail

         4.75%   

Corporate Bonds

         4.19%   

Municipal Bond

         1.00%   

Total Value of Securities

     100.06%   

Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets

             (0.06%)        

Total Net Assets

     100.00%   

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund

   September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Agency Obligation – 2.00%

     

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

     

0.25% 10/2/15

     4,000,000       $     4,000,000   
     

 

 

 

  Total Agency Obligation (cost $4,000,000)

        4,000,000   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Certificates of Deposit – 19.54%

     

 

 

Banco Estado Chile

     

0.20% 10/7/14

     10,000,000         10,000,000   

Bank of Montreal Chicago

     

0.16% 11/12/14

     3,500,000         3,500,000   

Chase Bank USA

     

0.38% 12/4/14

     5,000,000         5,000,000   

HSBC Bank USA

     

0.23% 3/19/15

     2,000,000         2,000,000   

Nordea Bank Finland New York

     

0.15% 10/28/14

     5,000,000         5,000,000   

Toronto Dominion Bank New York

     

0.20% 2/17/15

     2,000,000         2,000,000   

0.31% 6/1/15

     4,100,000         4,100,000   

UBS Stamford Connecticut

     

0.21% 10/21/14

     7,500,000         7,500,000   
     

 

 

 

  Certificates of Deposit (cost $39,100,000)

        39,100,000   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Commercial Paper – 73.33%

     

 

 

  Chemicals – 8.49%

     

BASF 0.07% 11/24/14

     7,500,000         7,499,213   

duPont (E.I.) deNemours 0.09% 10/16/14

     9,500,000         9,499,644   
     

 

 

 
        16,998,857   
     

 

 

 

  Colleges & Universities – 12.96%

     

Brown University 0.11% 11/5/14

     2,500,000         2,499,733   

Cornell University

     

0.09% 10/2/14

     5,200,000         5,199,987   

0.10% 11/13/14

     4,000,000         3,999,522   

Dartmouth College 0.12% 11/18/14

     800,000         799,872   

Leland Stanford Junior University

     

0.10% 11/5/14

     2,330,000         2,329,773   

0.12% 11/5/14

     5,000,000         4,999,417   

University of Chicago 0.10% 11/18/14

     3,600,000         3,599,520   

Yale University 0.09% 10/6/14

     2,500,000         2,499,969   
     

 

 

 
        25,927,793   
     

 

 

 

  Diversified Financial Services – 8.59%

     

CPPIB Capital 0.13% 11/4/14

     3,000,000         2,999,632   

General Electric Capital 0.19% 1/27/15

     8,000,000         7,995,018   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Commercial Paper (continued)

  

 

 

  Diversified Financial Services (continued)

     

Toyota Motor Credit

     

0.16% 10/30/14

     5,000,000       $ 4,999,355   

0.20% 3/11/15

     1,205,000         1,203,922   
     

 

 

 
        17,197,927   
     

 

 

 

  Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 2.50%

     

Danaher 0.09% 10/9/14

     5,000,000         4,999,900   
     

 

 

 
        4,999,900   
     

 

 

 

  Mortgage Bankers & Brokers – 21.23%

     

Abbey National North America 0.06% 10/1/14

     9,500,000         9,500,000   

BNP Paribas Finance 0.01% 10/1/14

     9,500,000         9,500,000   

Lloyds Bank

     

0.165% 1/5/15

     4,000,000         3,998,240   

0.21% 11/24/14

     5,000,000         4,998,425   

Nordea Bank 0.155% 12/23/14

     3,500,000         3,498,749   

Rabobank USA Finance 0.21% 11/12/14

     7,500,000         7,498,163   

Toronto Dominion Holding USA 0.18% 11/25/14

     3,500,000         3,499,037   
     

 

 

 
        42,492,614   
     

 

 

 

  Municipal Money Market Instruments – 2.50%

     

St. Joseph County, Indiana 0.14% 12/3/14

     5,000,000         4,998,775   
     

 

 

 
        4,998,775   
     

 

 

 

  Oil & Gas Services – 9.06%

     

Baker Hughes 0.04% 10/7/14

     5,000,000         4,999,967   

Exxon Mobil 0.01% 10/1/14

     4,135,000         4,135,000   

Koch Resources 0.12% 10/1/14

     4,000,000         4,000,000   

Total Capital Canada 0.11% 11/26/14

     5,000,000         4,999,144   
     

 

 

 
        18,134,111   
     

 

 

 

  Pharmaceuticals – 3.25%

     

Abbott Laboratories 0.08% 12/23/14

     1,500,000         1,499,723   

GlaxoSmithKline Finance 0.13% 10/14/14

     5,000,000         4,999,765   
     

 

 

 
        6,499,488   
     

 

 

 

  Retail – 4.75%

     

Wal-Mart Stores 0.04% 10/1/14

     9,500,000         9,500,000   
     

 

 

 
        9,500,000   
     

 

 

 

  Commercial Paper (cost $146,749,466)

          146,749,465   
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund

  

 

      Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

  Corporate Bonds – 4.19%

                 

American Honda Finance 144A 1.45% 2/27/15 #

     500,000       $ 502,225   

Bank of New York Mellon 4.95% 3/15/15

     577,000         589,072   

Bank of Nova Scotia 0.27% 12/5/14

     3,500,000         3,500,000   

BlackRock 3.50% 12/10/14

     3,324,000         3,344,405   

General Electric Capital 3.50% 6/29/15

     430,000         440,295   
     

 

 

 

  Total Corporate Bonds (cost $8,375,996)

        8,375,997   
     

 

 

 
    

  Municipal Bond – 1.00%

                 

New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue (Broadway)

     

Series B 0.07% 5/1/44 (LOC- Wells Fargo Bank N.A.) ¤

     2,000,000         2,000,000   
     

 

 

 

  Total Municipal Bond (cost $2,000,000)

        2,000,000   
     

 

 

 

  Total Value of Securities – 100.06%

     

(cost $200,225,462)D

      $     200,225,462   
     

 

 

 

 

# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Sept. 30, 2014, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $502,225 which represented 0.25% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

D Also the cost for federal income tax purposes.

 

¤ Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. The rate shown is the rate as of Sept. 30, 2014.

 

The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

 

° Principal amount shown is stated in U.S. dollars unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of Sept. 30, 2014. Interest rates reset periodically.

LOC – Letter of Credit

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

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund

     September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)   

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value1

   $ 200,225,462   

Cash

     39,424   

Receivable for fund shares sold

     141,022   

Interest receivable

     80,818   

Receivable from investment manager

     19,686   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     200,506,412   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     266,404   

Income distribution payable

     851   

Audit fee payable

     15,580   

Other accrued expenses

     102,093   

Other affiliates payable

     10,686   

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

     513   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     396,127   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 200,110,285   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 200,111,094   

Undistributed net investment income

     919   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (1,728
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 200,110,285   
  

 

 

 

1 Investments, at cost

   $ 200,225,462   

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund

  

 

Net Asset Value

  

Class A:

  

Net assets

   $ 185,378,271   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     185,684,474   

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 1.00   

Class C:

  

Net assets

   $ 8,853,481   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     8,869,704   

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 1.00   

Consultant Class:

  

Net assets

   $ 5,878,533   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     5,887,702   

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 1.00   

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

 

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Statement of operations

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund    Six months ended September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 168,276   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     490,423   

Distribution expenses – Class B

     1,413   

Distribution expenses – Class C

     45,988   

Distribution expenses – Consultant Class

     7,790   

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

     106,094   

Registration fees

     47,233   

Accounting and administration expenses

     36,203   

Reports and statements to shareholders

     25,419   

Legal fees

     23,795   

Service fees

     16,546   

Audit and tax

     15,580   

Custodian fees

     8,568   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     5,003   

Other

     4,510   
  

 

 

 
     834,565   

Less expenses waived

     (636,893

Less waived distribution expenses – Class B

     (1,413

Less waived distribution expenses – Class C

     (45,988

Less waived distribution expenses – Consultant Class

     (7,790

Less expense paid indirectly

     (109
  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     142,372   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     25,904   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     93   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 25,997   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund

 

    

Six months
ended

9/30/14

 

   

Year

ended

3/31/14

 
     (Unaudited)        

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 25,904      $ 82,135   

Net realized gain (loss)

     93        (191
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     25,997        81,944   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class A

     (24,029     (75,121

Class B

     (37     (210

Class C

     (1,099     (4,427

Consultant Class

     (739     (2,377
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (25,904     (82,135
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     46,922,493        118,737,443   

Class B

     4,103        102,446   

Class C

     1,540,196        16,738,121   

Consultant Class

     944,330        1,953,349   

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends:

    

Class A

     24,029        74,401   

Class B

     33        208   

Class C

     1,076        4,290   

Consultant Class

     691        2,163   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
       49,436,951          137,612,421   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Six months ended

9/30/14

 

   

Year

ended

3/31/14

 
     (Unaudited)        

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (86,042,261   $ (124,147,686

Class B

     (350,892     (593,993

Class C

     (3,118,125     (15,853,972

Consultant Class

     (1,741,540     (2,480,764
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (91,252,818     (143,076,415
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (41,815,867     (5,463,994
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

     (41,815,774     (5,464,185

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

         241,926,059            247,390,244   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $919 and $919, respectively)

   $ 200,110,285      $ 241,926,059   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Cash Reserve® 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 from investment operations:

Net investment income

Total from investment operations

Less dividends from:

Net investment income

Total dividends

Net asset value, end of period

Total return4

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized.

 

2  For the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014, net investment income and dividends from net investment income for Class A were calculated to a de minimis amount of $0.000 per share.

 

3  For the year ended March 31, 2014, net investment income and dividends from net investment income for Class A were calculated to a de minimis amount of $0.000 per share.

 

4  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends at net asset value. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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

 

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Six months ended

9/30/141

   

Year ended

 

 
     

(Unaudited)

 

   

3/31/14

 

   

3/31/13

 

   

3/31/12

 

   

3/31/11

 

   

3/31/10

 

 
   $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000   
            
     2      3      0.001        0.001        0.001        0.001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                   0.001        0.001        0.001        0.001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            
     2      3      (0.001     (0.001     (0.001     (0.001
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                   (0.001     (0.001     (0.001     (0.001
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     0.01%        0.03%        0.09%        0.06%        0.05%        0.09%   
            
   $ 185,378      $ 224,475      $ 229,809      $ 258,416      $ 279,675      $ 288,112   
     0.13%        0.15%        0.15%        0.16%        0.26%        0.63%   
     0.71%        0.69%        0.69%        0.70%        0.76%        0.72%   
     0.02%        0.03%        0.09%        0.06%        0.05%        0.09%   
     (0.56%     (0.51%     (0.45%     (0.48%     (0.45%     0.00%   

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Cash Reserve® 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 from investment operations:

Net investment income

Total from investment operations

Less dividends from:

Net investment income

Total dividends

Net asset value, end of period

Total return4

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized.

 

2  For the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014, net investment income and dividends from net investment income for Class C were calculated to a de minimis amount of $0.000 per share.

 

3  For the year ended March 31, 2014, net investment income and dividends from net investment income for Class C were calculated to a de minimis amount of $0.000 per share.

 

4  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.

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

 

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Six months ended

9/30/141

   

Year ended

 

 
    (Unaudited)     3/31/14     3/31/13     3/31/12     3/31/11     3/31/10  
    $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000   
                     
    2      3      0.001        0.001        0.001        0.001   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  0.001        0.001        0.001        0.001   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                     
    2      3      (0.001     (0.001     (0.001     (0.001
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  (0.001     (0.001     (0.001     (0.001
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    0.01%        0.03%        0.09%        0.06%        0.05%        0.09%   
                     
  $ 8,853      $ 10,430      $ 9,544      $ 11,472      $ 11,921      $ 9,149   
    0.13%        0.15%        0.15%        0.16%        0.26%        0.63%   
    1.71%        1.69%        1.69%        1.70%        1.76%        1.72%   
    0.02%        0.03%        0.09%        0.06%        0.05%        0.09%   
    (1.56%     (1.51%     (1.45%     (1.48%     (1.45%     (1.00%

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund Consultant Class

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

 

 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income from investment operations:

Net investment income

Total from investment operations

Less dividends from:

Net investment income

Total dividends

Net asset value, end of period

Total return4

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized.

 

2  For the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014, net investment income and dividends from net investment income for the Consultant Class was calculated to a de minimis amount of $0.000 per share.

 

3  For the year ended March 31, 2014, net investment income and dividends from net investment income for Consultant Class were calculated to a de minimis amount of $0.000 per share.

 

4  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends at net asset value. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.

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

 

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Six months ended

9/30/141

    Year ended  
      (Unaudited)     3/31/14     3/31/13     3/31/12     3/31/11     3/31/10  
   $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000   
            
     2      3      0.001        0.001        0.001        0.001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                   0.001        0.001        0.001        0.001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            
     2      3      (0.001     (0.001     (0.001     (0.001
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                   (0.001     (0.001     (0.001     (0.001
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     0.01%        0.03%        0.09%        0.06%        0.05%        0.09%   
            
   $ 5,879      $ 6,675      $ 7,200      $ 8,045      $ 8,310      $ 10,187   
     0.13%        0.15%        0.15%        0.16%        0.26%        0.63%   
     0.96%        0.97%        0.99%        1.00%        1.06%        1.02%   
     0.02%        0.03%        0.09%        0.06%        0.05%        0.09%   
     (0.81%     (0.79%     (0.75%     (0.78%     (0.75%     (0.30%

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund    September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware Group® Cash Reserve (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one series, the Delaware Cash Reserve Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and offers Class A, Class C, and Consultant Class shares. Class A and Consultant Class shares are not subject to a sales charge. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, if redeemed during the first 12 months.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide maximum current income, while preserving principal and maintaining liquidity.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

The following accounting policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles

(U.S. GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.

Security Valuation – Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Federal 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 for all open federal income tax years (March 31, 2011 – March 31, 2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

Class Accounting – Investment income and common expenses are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of “settled shares” of each class in relation to the net assets of the Fund. 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.

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. 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 Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. The Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays the dividends monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized

 

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

The Fund may receive earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014.

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 one dollar, the expense paid under this arrangement is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expense offset shown under “Less expense paid indirectly.” For the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014, the Fund earned $109 under this agreement.

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

In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily at the rate of 0.45% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.40% on the next $500 million, 0.35% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.30% on average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.

In efforts to prevent a negative yield, DMC has voluntarily agreed to waive or limit its fees, assume as its own expense certain expenses otherwise payable by the Fund (including acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), and if necessary, make a capital infusion into the Fund to prevent a negative yield. These waivers, expense reimbursements and capital infusions are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by DMC at any time, and without further notice. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to avoid a negative yield.

Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all Funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014, the Fund was charged $5,215 for these services.

DSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. The Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Investments Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.025% of the first $20 billion; 0.020% of the next $5 billion; 0.015% of the next $5 billion; and 0.013% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 billion. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014, the amount charged by DSC was $23,443.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund   

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

Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are passed on to and paid directly by the Fund.

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class C shares. Effective Oct. 1, 2013, the Fund pays DDLP an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Consultant Class shares. Class A shares pay no distribution and service expenses. DDLP has elected to waive distribution and service fees to 0.00% of average daily net assets for Class C, and Consultant Class shares. These waivers may be discontinued at any time because they are voluntary.

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, tax and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014, the Fund was charged $2,899 for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees.

For the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $0, and $601 on redemption 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, DSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.

3. Investments

On Dec. 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (Act) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes were generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. Under the Act, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.

Losses incurred that will be carried forward under the Act are as follows:

 

    

Loss carryforward character

 

     Short-term    Long-term
   $1,821    $-

U.S. 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

 

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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 developed 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 below.

 

Level 1 –   Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, 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, 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, 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 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 Sept. 30, 2014:

 

     Level 2  

Agency Obligation

   $ 4,000,000   

Corporate Debt

     8,375,997   

Municipal Bond

     2,000,000   

Short-Term Investments

     185,849,465   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 200,225,462   
  

 

 

 

During the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to the Fund. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund   

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim, or end of the period in relation to net assets. At Sept. 30, 2014, there were no Level 3 investments.

4. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended      Year ended  
                 9/30/14                      3/31/14  

Shares sold:

     

Class A

     46,922,493           118,737,443   

Class B

     4,103           102,446   

Class C

     1,540,196           16,738,121   

Consultant Class

     944,330           1,953,349   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

     

Class A

     24,029           74,401   

Class B

     33           208   

Class C

     1,076           4,290   

Consultant Class

     691           2,163   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     49,436,951           137,612,421   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

     

Class A

     (86,042,261)          (124,147,686

Class B

     (350,892)          (593,993

Class C

     (3,118,125)          (15,853,972

Consultant Class

     (1,741,540)          (2,480,764
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (91,252,818)          (143,076,415
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (41,815,867)          (5,463,994
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the six months ended Sept. 30, 2014 and the year ended March 31, 2014, 194,577 Class B shares were converted to 194,578 Consultant Class shares valued at $194,578 and 181,920 Class B shares were converted to 181,921 Consultant Class shares valued at $181,921, respectively. The respective amounts are included in Class B redemptions and Consultant Class subscriptions in the table above and the “Statements of changes in net assets.”

5. Line of Credit

The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds (Participants), was a participant in a $125,000,000 revolving line of credit to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the agreement, the Participants were charged an annual commitment fee of 0.08%, which was allocated across the Participants on the basis of each Participant’s allocation of the entire facility. The Participants

 

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were permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one third of their net assets under the agreement. Each Participant was individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit under the agreement expired on Nov. 12, 2013.

On Nov. 12, 2013, the Fund, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $225,000,000 revolving line of credit. The line of credit is to be used as described above and operates in substantially the same manner as the original agreement. The line of credit available under the agreement will expire on Nov. 10, 2014.

The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of Sept. 30, 2014 or at any time during the six months then ended.

6. Credit and Market Risks

An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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 a security.

The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (Act), 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 Fund’s 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. The Fund may also invest in securities exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Act, which exempts from registration transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 5% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of Sept. 30, 2014, no securities have been determined to be illiquid under the Fund’s Liquidity Procedures. Rule 144A securities have been identified in the “Schedule of investments.”

7. 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund   

8. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance includes expanded disclosure requirements for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after Dec. 15, 2014 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

9. Money Market Reform

On July 23, 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to money market fund regulations, which structurally change the way that certain money market funds will be required to operate. These amendments are not effective until sometime in 2016, but when implemented will affect the Fund’s operations and may affect the Fund’s total return potential.

10. Subsequent Events

Effective Nov. 1, 2014, Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. Also effective Nov. 1, 2014, DIFSC is the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund.

On Nov. 10, 2014, the Fund, along with the other Participants, entered into an agreement for a $275,000,000 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. The line of credit under the agreement expires on Nov. 9, 2015.

Management has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Sept. 30, 2014 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund

Board consideration of Delaware Cash Reserve Fund investment advisory agreement

At a meeting held on Aug. 19-21, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of disinterested or independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement for Delaware Cash Reserve Fund (the “Fund”). In making its decision, the Board considered information furnished at regular quarterly Board meetings, including reports detailing Fund performance, investment strategies and expenses, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the renewal of the investment advisory and sub-advisory contracts. Information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”) included materials provided by DMC and its affiliates (“Delaware Investments”) concerning, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund, the costs of such services to the Fund, economies of scale and the financial condition and profitability of Delaware Investments. In addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, reports were provided to the Trustees in May 2014 and included reports provided by Lipper, Inc., an independent statistical compilation organization (“Lipper”). The Lipper reports compared the Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The Independent Trustees reviewed and discussed the Lipper reports with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. The Board requested and received information regarding DMC’s policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy; the structure of portfolio manager compensation; the investment manager’s profitability; comparative client fee information; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of securities for certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited, or which were likely in the future to inhibit, DMC’s ability to invest fully in accordance with Fund policies.

In considering information relating to the approval of the Fund’s advisory agreement, the Independent Trustees received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. Although the Board gave attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies, under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board during its contract renewal considerations.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Service. The Board considered the services provided by Delaware Investments to the Fund and its shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent and quality of services, the Board considered reports furnished to it throughout the year, which covered matters such as the relative performance of the Fund, compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies and restrictions for the Fund, compliance by DMC and Delaware Distributors, L.P. (together, “Management”) personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Investments Family of Funds complex and adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased with the current staffing of the Fund’s investment manager and the emphasis placed on research in the investment process. The Board recognized DMC’s recent receipt of several industry distinctions. The Board gave favorable consideration to DMC’s efforts to control expenditures while maintaining service levels committed to Fund matters. The Board noted that, in the third and fourth quarters of 2013, Management reduced the maximum 12b-1 fee for certain funds; and in November 2013 Management negotiated a substantial reduction in fees for fund accounting services provided to the Funds. The Board noted the benefits provided to Fund shareholders through each shareholder’s ability to exchange an investment in one Delaware Investments fund for the same class of shares in another Delaware Investments fund without a sales charge, to reinvest Fund dividends into additional shares of the Fund or into additional shares of other Delaware Investments funds and the privilege to

 

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combine holdings in other Delaware Investments funds to obtain a reduced sales charge. The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by Delaware Investments.

Investment Performance. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Fund in view of the importance of investment performance to shareholders. Although the Board gave appropriate consideration to performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Investment Committee meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the Lipper reports furnished for the Annual Meeting. The Lipper reports prepared for the Fund showed the investment performance of its Class A and Consultant Class shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected by Lipper (the “Performance Universe”). A fund with the best performance ranked first, and a fund with the poorest performance ranked last. The highest/best performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the first quartile; the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the poorest/worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the fourth quartile. Comparative annualized performance for the Fund was shown for the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, to the extent applicable, ended March 31, 2014. The Board’s objective is that the Fund’s performance for the periods considered be at or above the median of its Performance Universe. The following paragraph summarizes the performance results for the Fund and the Board’s view of such performance.

Lipper currently compares the Fund’s Consultant Class shares to a peer group that includes no-load money market funds, several of which charge 12b-1 fees and non-12b-1 service fees (“Distribution Expenses”). However, Management believes that it would be more appropriate to compare the Fund’s Class A shares to a peer group of no-load funds without Distribution Expenses. Accordingly, the Lipper report prepared for this Fund compares the Fund’s Consultant Class shares and Class A shares to two separate Performance Universes consisting of the Fund and all retail money market instrument funds with and without Distribution Expenses, respectively. When comparing the Fund’s Consultant Class shares, the Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the one-, three- and five-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe and its total return for the ten-year period was in the third quartile. When comparing the Fund’s Class A shares, the Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the one-, three- and five-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe and its total return for the ten-year period was in the second quartile. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Comparative Expenses. The Board considered expense comparison data for the Delaware Investments Family of Funds. 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 focused on the comparative analysis of effective management fees and total expense ratios of the Fund versus effective management fees and expense ratios of a group of similar funds as selected by Lipper (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 in the Expense Group were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) within the Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers. The Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Lipper total expenses, for

 

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comparative consistency, were shown by Lipper for Class A and Consultant Class shares and comparative total expenses including 12b-1 and non 12b-1 service fees. The Board considered fees paid to Delaware Investments for non-management services. The Board’s objective is to limit the Fund’s total expense ratio to be competitive with that of the Expense Group. The following paragraph summarizes the expense results for the Fund and the Board’s view of such expenses.

When comparing the Fund’s Consultant Class shares, the expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its contractual management fee was in the quartile with the second highest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group. When comparing the Fund’s Class A shares, the expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its contractual management fee was in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its Expense Group as shown in the Lipper report.

Management Profitability. The Board considered the level of profits realized by Delaware Investments in connection with the operation of the Fund. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of Delaware Investments’ business in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds and the Delaware Investments Family of Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the level of profits of Delaware Investments, to a certain extent, reflects recent operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by Delaware Investments. The Board considered Delaware Investments’ efforts to improve services provided to fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from recent industry-wide Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives. The Board also considered the extent to which Delaware Investments 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 service provider to the Delaware Investments Family of Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of Delaware Investments.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether economies of scale are realized by Delaware Investments as the Fund’s assets increase and the extent to which any economies of scale are reflected in the level of management fees charged. The Trustees reviewed the standardized advisory fee pricing and structure, approved by the Board and shareholders, which includes breakpoints. Breakpoints in the advisory fee occur when the advisory fee rate is reduced on assets in excess of specified levels. Breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case on all assets when the asset levels specified are exceeded. The Board noted that the fee under the Fund’s management contract fell within the standard structure. Although the Fund has not reached a size at which it can take advantage of breakpoints, the Board recognized that the fee was structured so that when the Fund grows, economies of scale may be shared.

 

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About the organization

 

Board of trustees

 

    
Patrick P. Coyne   Joseph W. Chow   Lucinda S. Landreth    Thomas K. Whitford
Chairman, President, and   Former Executive Vice   Former Chief Investment    Former Vice Chairman
Chief Executive Officer   President   Officer    PNC Financial Services Group
Delaware Investments®   State Street Corporation   Assurant, Inc.    Pittsburgh, PA
Family of Funds   Brookline, MA   Philadelphia, PA   
Philadelphia, PA        Janet L. Yeomans
  John A. Fry   Frances A.    Former Vice President and
Thomas L. Bennett   President   Sevilla-Sacasa    Treasurer
Private Investor   Drexel University   Chief Executive Officer    3M Corporation
Rosemont, PA   Philadelphia, PA   Banco Itaú    St. Paul, MN

 

    International

Miami, FL

   J. Richard Zecher
       Founder
       Investor Analytics
       Scottsdale, AZ
Affiliated officers     
David F. Connor   Daniel V. Geatens   David P. O’Connor    Richard Salus
Senior Vice President,   Vice President and   Executive Vice President,    Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel,   Treasurer   General Counsel,    Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary   Delaware Investments   and Chief Legal Officer    Delaware Investments
Delaware Investments   Family of Funds   Delaware Investments    Family of Funds
Family of Funds   Philadelphia, PA   Family of Funds    Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA     Philadelphia, PA   

This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Cash Reserve® Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Investments Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawareinvestments.com.

 

 

Delaware Investments is the marketing name of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, 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 Fund’s Schedule of Investments are available without charge on the Fund’s website at delawareinvestments.com. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330. 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 delawareinvestments.com; 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 officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing 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 that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein (i.e., the registrant’s second fiscal quarter) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. 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® CASH RESERVE

/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE
By: Patrick P. Coyne
Title:       Chief Executive Officer
Date: December 3, 2014

     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/ PATRICK P. COYNE
By: Patrick P. Coyne
Title:       Chief Executive Officer
Date: December 3, 2014
 
/s/ RICHARD SALUS
By: Richard Salus
Title:       Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 3, 2014