DELAWARE GROUP® LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUNDS
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund (the “Fund”)
Supplement to the Fund’s Statutory Prospectus dated April 29, 2020
Effective September 30, 2020, the following replaces the information in the section entitled “Fund summary —Who manages the Fund? —
Investment manager”:
Investment manager
Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)
Portfolio managers
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Title with Delaware Management Company
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Start date on the Fund
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Brian C. McDonnell, CFA
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Senior Managing Director, Head of US Core Fixed Income
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April 2012
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J. David Hillmeyer, CFA
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Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of US Multisector Fixed Income
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September 2020
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Daniela Mardarovici, CFA
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Managing Director, Co-Head of US Multisector Fixed Income
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September 2020
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Effective September 30, 2020, the following replaces the biographical information in the section entitled “Who manages the Fund — Portfolio
managers”:
Brian C. McDonnell, J. David Hillmeyer, and Daniela Mardarovici are the lead portfolio managers primarily responsible for the overall day-to-day management of
the Fund. When making decisions for the Fund, Messrs. McDonnell and Hillmeyer and Ms. Mardarovici regularly consult with other investment professionals.
Brian C. McDonnell, CFA Senior Managing Director, Head of US Core Fixed Income
Brian C. McDonnell heads the US Core Fixed Income team within Macquarie Investment
Management Fixed Income (MFI), with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation. He joined Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in March 2007 as a vice president and senior structured products
analyst/trader, assuming portfolio management responsibilities in 2009. Prior to joining the firm, he was a managing director and head of fixed income trading at Sovereign Securities, where he was responsible for risk management and hedging of the
firm’s holdings. Earlier in his career, he spent more than 10 years in various fixed income capacities with Prudential Securities in New York. McDonnell has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Boston College, and he is a member of the CFA Society of
Philadelphia.
J. David Hillmeyer, CFA Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of US Multisector Fixed Income
J. David Hillmeyer co-leads of the firm’s US Multisector Fixed Income team
for Macquarie Investment Management Fixed Income (MFI) with responsibility for investment strategy and business development across the full suite of US multisector strategies. In addition, Hillmeyer has responsibility for our global credit strategies.
Hillmeyer is also a member of MFI’s Global Leadership Group which is responsible for the overall management of MFI including setting and executing on the team’s strategic vision. Prior to joining Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in August 2007 as
a vice president and corporate bond trader, he worked for more than 11 years in various roles at Hartford Investment Management Company, including senior corporate bond trader, high yield portfolio manager / trader, and quantitative analyst. He
began his career as an investment advisor in January 1989 at Shawmut Bank, leaving the firm as an investment officer in November 1995. Hillmeyer earned his
bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University, and he is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Council for Business Economics.
Daniela Mardarovici, CFA Managing Director, Co-Head of US Multisector Fixed Income
Daniela Mardarovici co-leads of the firm’s US Multisector Fixed Income team for
Macquarie Investment Management Fixed Income (MFI) with responsibility for investment strategy and business development across the full suite of US multisector strategies. Mardarovici is also a member of MFI’s Global Leadership Group which is
responsible for the overall management of MFI including setting and executing on the team’s strategic vision. Prior to joining Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in March 2019, she spent more than 13 years at BMO Global Asset Management as
a senior portfolio manager. Since 2014, she was a member of the management committee of Taplin, Canida & Habacht (TCH), BMO’s US fixed income group, and helped lead business strategy and development efforts. Mardarovici was also responsible for
driving investment strategy and managing institutional portfolios and mutual funds across a wide spectrum of strategies, including core, core plus, credit, multisector, and liability-driven investing (LDI). Previously, she led investment management
efforts for mortgage-backed securities at Harris Investment Management. She started her career in 2000 as a proprietary trader at Gelber Group. In 2018, Mardarovici was named one of the top 20 female portfolio managers by CityWire. She graduated magna cum laude with a major in economics and finance/banking from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is a member of the CFA Society New York and
the CFA Institute.
The SAI provides additional information about each portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by each portfolio manager, and each portfolio
manager’s ownership of Fund shares.
Because everyone’s tax situation is unique, you should consult your tax professional about federal, state, local, or
foreign tax consequences before making an investment in the Fund.
Delaware Management Company (Manager) is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited (MGL). Other
than Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL), a subsidiary of MGL and an affiliate of the Manager, none of the entities noted are authorized deposit-taking institutions for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these
entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of MBL. MBL does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities, unless noted otherwise. The Fund is governed by US laws and regulations.
Please keep this Supplement for future reference.
This Supplement is dated August 26, 2020.