N-CSRS 1 dglimitedterm_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: 811-03363
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Delaware Group® Limited-Term
Government Funds
 
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: December 31
 
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2014



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Semiannual report

Fixed income mutual fund

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

June 30, 2014

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 delawareinvestments.com or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.

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Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively known by the marketing name of Delaware Investments) are wholly owned subsidiaries of Macquarie Group Limited, a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.

Investments in Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income 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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DiscIosure of Fund expenses

     1   

Security type / sector allocation

     3   

Schedule of investments

     5   

Statement of assets and liabilities

     26   

Statement of operations

     28   

Statements of changes in net assets

     30   

Financial highlights

     32   

Notes to financial statements

     42   

About the organization

     56   

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of June 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.

©2014 Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.

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

 


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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from January 1, 2014 to June 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 Jan. 1, 2014 to June 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 January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     Beginning    Ending        Expenses
     Account Value    Account Value    Annualized   Paid During Period
      1/1/14    6/30/14    Expense Ratio   1/1/14 to 6/30/14*

Actual Fund return

                  

Class A

     $ 1,000.00        $ 1,012.70          0.85 %       $4.24  

Class B

       1,000.00          1,012.70          0.85 %       4.24  

Class C

       1,000.00          1,009.60          1.70 %       8.47  

Class R

       1,000.00          1,010.90          1.20 %       5.98  

Institutional Class

       1,000.00          1,013.40          0.70 %       3.49  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

                  

Class A

     $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.58          0.85 %       $4.26  

Class B

       1,000.00          1,020.58          0.85 %       4.26  

Class C

       1,000.00          1,016.36          1.70 %       8.50  

Class R

       1,000.00          1,018.84          1.20 %       6.01  

Institutional Class

       1,000.00          1,021.32          0.70 %       3.51  

 

* “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund    As of June 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 Asset-Backed Securities

       0.02%   

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       2.10%   

Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

       4.06%   

Collateralized Debt Obligations

       1.04%   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

       0.59%   

Convertible Bonds

       1.34%   

Corporate Bonds

     47.07%   

Banking

       9.62%   

Basic Industry

       2.61%   

Brokerage

       0.35%   

Capital Goods

       1.73%   

Communications

       3.76%   

Consumer Cyclical

       5.88%   

Consumer Non-Cyclical

       5.61%   

Electric

       4.11%   

Energy

       4.42%   

Finance Companies

       0.73%   

Financial Services

       0.25%   

Healthcare

       0.20%   

Industrial

       0.56%   

Insurance

       1.80%   

Media

       0.18%   

Natural Gas

       0.43%   

REIT

       0.05%   

Services

       0.24%   

Technology

       2.59%   

Technology & Electronics

       0.18%   

Telecommunications

       0.15%   

Transportation

       1.48%   

Utility

       0.14%   

Municipal Bonds

       0.80%   

Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities

     37.77%   

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       0.25%   

Senior Secured Loans

       0.73%   

Sovereign Bonds

       0.22%   

Supranational Bank

       0.04%   

 

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Security type / sector allocation

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

Security type / sector

     Percentage of net assets   

U.S. Treasury Obligation

  

 

 

 

    0.07%

 

  

Convertible Preferred Stock

         0.06%   

Short-Term Investments

         2.75%   

Total Value of Securities

       98.91%   

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

         1.09%   

Total Net Assets

     100.00%   

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

   June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Agency Asset-Backed Securities – 0.02%

     

 

 

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust

     

Series 2003-T4 2A5 5.407% 9/26/33

     213,201       $ 234,606   

Fannie Mae Whole Loan

     

Series 2001-W2 AS5 6.473% 10/25/31

     3,283         3,435   

Freddie Mac Structured Pass Through Securities

     

Series T-30 A5 8.61% 12/25/30 ¿

     5,629         6,036   

SLM Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2004-4 A4 0.359% 1/25/19 •

     4,555         4,550   
     

 

 

 

  Total Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $225,251)

        248,627   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 2.10%

     

 

 

E.F. Hutton Trust III

     

Series 1 A 0.983% 10/25/17 •

     608         606   

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust

     

Series 2001-T5 A2 6.99% 2/19/30 •

     39,283         44,731   

Series 2002-T1 A2 7.00% 11/25/31

     91,522         107,840   

Fannie Mae REMICs

     

Series 2002-90 A1 6.50% 6/25/42

     1,152         1,325   

Series 2002-W1 2A 6.566% 2/25/42 •

     113,728         133,198   

Series 2003-52 NA 4.00% 6/25/23

     189,977         201,358   

Series 2003-120 BL 3.50% 12/25/18

     632,777         659,446   

Series 2004-36 FA 0.552% 5/25/34 •

     484,366         485,348   

Series 2004-49 EB 5.00% 7/25/24

     57,213         62,946   

Series 2005-66 FD 0.452% 7/25/35 •

     2,073,958         2,068,499   

Series 2005-110 MB 5.50% 9/25/35

     23,159         25,156   

Series 2006-105 FB 0.572% 11/25/36 •

     143,895         144,292   

Series 2010-29 PA 4.50% 10/25/38

     182,490         191,493   

Series 2010-75 NA 4.00% 9/25/28

     659,817         686,560   

Series 2011-88 AB 2.50% 9/25/26

     324,004         331,391   

Series 2011-105 FP 0.552% 6/25/41 •

     3,918,796               3,901,949   

Series 2011-113 MC 4.00% 12/25/40

     478,420         502,510   

Freddie Mac REMICs

     

Series 2901 CA 4.50% 11/15/19

     239,737         251,692   

Series 2931 GC 5.00% 1/15/34

     116,781         120,367   

Series 3016 FL 0.542% 8/15/35 •

     165,394         165,963   

Series 3027 DE 5.00% 9/15/25

     58,537         64,087   

Series 3067 FA 0.502% 11/15/35 •

     4,675,783         4,671,617   

Series 3232 KF 0.602% 10/15/36 •

     142,225         142,674   

Series 3241 FM 0.532% 11/15/36 •

     57,675         57,760   

Series 3297 BF 0.392% 4/15/37 •

     1,423,295         1,422,583   

Series 3316 FB 0.452% 8/15/35 •

     252,543         252,222   

Series 3416 GK 4.00% 7/15/22

     1,023         1,041   

Series 3737 NA 3.50% 6/15/25

     259,492         272,167   

 

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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

  

 

 

Freddie Mac REMICs

     

Series 3780 LF 0.552% 3/15/29 •

     853,078       $ 854,640   

Series 3800 AF 0.652% 2/15/41 •

     3,083,932         3,098,723   

Series 3803 TF 0.552% 11/15/28 •

     779,158         784,231   

Series 4163 CW 3.50% 4/15/40

     4,310,376         4,463,804   

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes

     

Series 2014-DN2 M2 1.802% 4/25/24 •

     315,000         317,153   

Freddie Mac Structured Pass Through Securities

     

Series T-42 A5 7.50% 2/25/42 ¿

     47,525         55,625   

Series T-54 2A 6.50% 2/25/43 ¿

     1,079         1,276   

Series T-58 2A 6.50% 9/25/43 ¿

     783,074         891,701   

Series T-60 1A4C 4.728% 3/25/44 ¿

     324,464         326,565   
     

 

 

 

  Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $27,656,502)

  

         27,764,539   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities – 4.06%

     

 

 

Fannie Mae

     

6.50% 8/1/17

     33,877         35,397   

9.00% 11/1/15

     15,463         15,619   

10.00% 10/1/30

     99,172         111,229   

10.50% 6/1/30

     26,322         26,913   

Fannie Mae ARM

     

2.118% 3/1/38 •

     7,944         8,435   

2.212% 8/1/34 •

     172,928         182,450   

2.228% 9/1/38 •

     2,281,949         2,445,214   

2.238% 4/1/36 •

     43,582         46,831   

2.275% 12/1/33 •

     156,824         165,487   

2.305% 4/1/36 •

     7,274         7,724   

2.344% 4/1/36 •

     733,445         782,993   

2.362% 8/1/36 •

     54,199         58,230   

2.37% 6/1/34 •

     111,438         118,248   

2.382% 11/1/35 •

     568,953         606,570   

2.437% 6/1/36 •

     227,817         243,782   

2.44% 11/1/35 •

     56,808         60,861   

2.48% 7/1/36 •

     117,138         128,002   

2.527% 7/1/36 •

     136,758         148,537   

3.474% 1/1/41 •

     273,053         286,228   

3.586% 11/1/39 •

     356,299         381,761   

4.535% 11/1/39 •

     2,488,246         2,633,978   

5.142% 8/1/35 •

     37,537         40,337   

Fannie Mae FHAVA

     

7.50% 3/1/25

     2,263         2,270   

10.00% 1/1/19

     34,057         34,636   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

 

 

Fannie Mae S.F. 15 yr

     

4.00% 11/1/25

     5,074,870       $ 5,437,123   

4.00% 5/1/27

     1,584,265         1,697,480   

4.50% 9/1/20

     1,583,719         1,681,979   

5.00% 9/1/18

     157,067         166,664   

5.00% 10/1/18

     1,890         2,005   

5.00% 2/1/19

     3,820         4,088   

5.00% 5/1/21

     20,414         21,732   

5.00% 9/1/25

     11,116,658             12,120,390   

5.50% 1/1/23

     11,392         12,516   

5.50% 4/1/23

     43,361         47,631   

6.00% 3/1/18

     799,079         835,862   

6.00% 8/1/22

     35,044         38,441   

7.00% 11/1/14

     13         13   

8.00% 10/1/16

     28,722         29,711   

Fannie Mae S.F. 20 yr

     

5.50% 12/1/29

     145,628         163,506   

6.00% 9/1/29

     569,602         645,651   

6.50% 2/1/22

     83,862         94,558   

Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr

     

4.50% 11/1/40

     1,096,454         1,188,236   

4.50% 2/1/41

     534,114         578,683   

4.50% 4/1/41

     1,289,506         1,397,683   

5.00% 4/1/33

     373,295         416,708   

5.00% 3/1/34

     5,340         5,957   

5.50% 12/1/32

     42,770         48,092   

5.50% 3/1/35

     133,927         150,392   

5.50% 7/1/36

     63,725         71,644   

5.50% 2/1/37

     542,255         606,732   

6.00% 9/1/34

     400         453   

6.00% 11/1/34

     1,307         1,471   

6.00% 4/1/36

     10,013         11,268   

6.00% 12/1/36

     781,491         886,472   

6.00% 2/1/37

     172,686         194,875   

6.00% 5/1/38

     63,710         71,798   

6.00% 1/1/39

     436,603         491,722   

6.50% 6/1/29

     1,577         1,781   

6.50% 1/1/34

     2,211         2,493   

6.50% 4/1/36

     3,873         4,374   

6.50% 6/1/36

     9,421         10,623   

6.50% 10/1/36

     8,416         9,489   

6.50% 8/1/37

     1,929         2,175   

7.00% 12/1/34

     1,816         2,052   

 

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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

 

 

Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr

     

7.00% 12/1/35

     1,813       $ 2,037   

7.00% 4/1/37

     841,722         939,859   

7.00% 12/1/37

     7,104         8,008   

7.50% 6/1/31

     1,022         1,221   

7.50% 11/1/31

     10,077         11,495   

7.50% 4/1/32

     505         578   

7.50% 5/1/33

     1,312         1,328   

7.50% 6/1/34

     722         828   

8.00% 11/1/21

     239         263   

8.00% 7/1/23

     1,471         1,524   

8.00% 5/1/24

     66,305         73,433   

9.00% 8/1/22

     22,299         23,882   

9.25% 6/1/16

     2,410         2,420   

9.25% 8/1/16

     11,307         11,354   

10.00% 2/1/25

     108,395             119,952   

11.00% 8/1/20

     4,174         4,225   

Freddie Mac

     

6.00% 1/1/17

     286         286   

6.50% 3/1/16

     130,433         134,565   

Freddie Mac ARM

     

2.265% 10/1/36 •

     8,660         9,201   

2.35% 4/1/33 •

     83,403         84,378   

2.356% 7/1/36 •

     56,748         60,505   

2.356% 2/1/37 •

     7,683         8,169   

2.375% 2/1/35 •

     126,445         134,977   

2.464% 4/1/34 •

     27,457         29,342   

2.53% 1/1/44 •

     927,020         948,956   

2.608% 7/1/38 •

     1,890,702             2,024,582   

4.406% 6/1/37 •

     382,291         402,287   

4.912% 8/1/38 •

     38,094         40,410   

6.239% 10/1/37 •

     430,572         463,561   

Freddie Mac S.F. 15 yr

     

4.50% 6/1/26

     322,042         345,661   

5.00% 6/1/18

     1,035         1,099   

5.00% 4/1/20

     152,510         161,946   

5.00% 12/1/22

     24,973         27,018   

8.00% 7/1/16

     9,748         9,953   

Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr

     

4.50% 10/1/39

     595,584         644,985   

4.50% 10/1/43

     449,844         487,747   

5.50% 6/1/36

     61,283         68,626   

5.50% 11/1/36

     138,036         154,422   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

 

 

Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr

     

5.50% 3/1/40

     340,371       $ 379,398   

6.00% 1/1/38

     130,939         146,960   

6.00% 6/1/38

     352,358         395,585   

6.00% 8/1/38

     4,409,364         4,986,803   

7.00% 11/1/33

     648         746   

8.00% 5/1/31

     78,474         89,189   

9.00% 9/1/30

     78,389         85,392   

11.00% 5/1/20

     1,925         2,190   

11.50% 6/1/15

     677         680   

11.50% 8/1/15

     606         609   

11.50% 2/1/16

     1,488         1,511   

11.50% 3/1/16

     2,607         2,630   

GNMA I S.F. 15 yr

     

6.00% 1/15/22

     2,006,944               2,184,044   

GNMA I S.F. 30 yr

     

7.50% 12/15/23

     48,929         57,195   

7.50% 12/15/31

     74,845         89,166   

7.50% 1/15/32

     1,644         2,016   

8.00% 6/15/30

     7,549         7,859   

9.00% 5/15/16

     1,664         1,670   

9.00% 8/15/16

     389         413   

9.00% 9/15/16

     1,258         1,280   

9.00% 2/15/17

     1,437         1,443   

9.50% 12/15/16

     1,403         1,483   

9.50% 8/15/17

     585         588   

11.00% 10/15/15

     14         14   

11.00% 11/15/15

     1,254         1,260   

11.00% 1/15/16

     965         983   

11.00% 2/15/16

     7,256         7,289   

11.00% 9/15/16

     422         424   

11.00% 12/15/17

     4,861         4,885   

11.00% 4/15/19

     3,919         3,938   

11.00% 5/15/19

     2,050         2,060   

11.00% 6/15/19

     10,783         10,961   

11.00% 8/15/19

     5,402         5,645   

GNMA II GPM 30 yr

     

9.75% 12/20/16

     3,727         3,747   

9.75% 9/20/17

     3,362         3,380   

GNMA II S.F. 30 yr

     

9.50% 11/20/20

     948         969   

9.50% 9/20/21

     7,152         8,100   

9.50% 10/20/21

     25,996         29,528   

 

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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

 

 

GNMA II S.F. 30 yr

     

9.50% 11/20/21

     21,333       $ 24,179   

10.50% 6/20/20

     1,497         1,504   

11.00% 9/20/15

     4,751         4,808   

11.00% 10/20/15

     598         607   

11.50% 1/20/18

     6,891         7,205   

11.50% 8/20/18

     9,508         9,558   

12.00% 2/20/15

     95         95   

12.00% 4/20/15

     580         582   

12.00% 5/20/15

     157         157   

12.00% 7/20/15

     109         110   

12.00% 8/20/15

     977         981   

12.00% 9/20/15

     1,922         1,944   

12.00% 10/20/15

     2,487         2,523   
     

 

 

 

  Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $52,524,043)

            53,747,624   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Collateralized Debt Obligations – 1.04%

     

 

 

Acis CLO 2014-3

     

Series 2014-3A AX 144A 1.588% 2/1/26 #•

     3,500,000         3,500,000   

Blue Hill CLO

     

Series 2013-1A X 144A 1.226% 1/15/17 #•

     3,750,000         3,750,000   

GSC Partners Fund VII

     

Series 2006-7A B 144A 0.777% 5/25/20 #•

     571,163         570,083   

KKR Financial

     

Series 2005-1A A1 144A 0.498% 4/26/17 #•

     903,535         902,831   

Sound Point CLO

     

Series 2013-3A X 144A 1.228% 1/21/26 #•

     5,000,000         5,000,000   
     

 

 

 

  Total Collateralized Debt Obligations (cost $13,718,604)

        13,722,914   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.59%

     

 

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2006-C1 AAB 5.643% 2/15/39 •

     36,797         37,230   

DB-UBS Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2011-LC1A A3 144A 5.002% 11/10/46 #

     1,360,000         1,539,485   

FREMF Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2012-K708 B 144A 3.891% 2/25/45 #•

     2,010,000         2,110,777   

Series 2013-K712 B 144A 3.483% 5/25/45 #•

     505,000         517,023   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2006-GG6 A4 5.553% 4/10/38 •

     1,160,000         1,225,575   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2004-BPC1 A5 4.855% 10/12/41 •

     1,856,881         1,864,550   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

 

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

Series 2005-HQ7 AJ 5.376% 11/14/42 •

     500,000       $ 522,698   
     

 

 

 

  Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $7,589,125)

        7,817,338   
     

 

 

 
     

 

 

  Convertible Bonds – 1.34%

     

 

 

Chesapeake Energy 2.25% exercise price $80.36, expiration date 12/14/38

     1,000,000         968,750   

Jefferies Group 3.875% exercise price $45.29, expiration date 10/31/29

     1,355,000         1,454,084   

Leap Wireless International 4.50% exercise price $93.21, expiration date 7/10/14

     15,261,000         15,299,153   
     

 

 

 

  Total Convertible Bonds (cost $17,887,831)

            17,721,987   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Corporate Bonds – 47.07%

     

 

 

  Banking – 9.62%

     

Banco Daycoval 144A 5.75% 3/19/19 #

     500,000         522,750   

Banco Nacional de Costa Rica 144A 4.875% 11/1/18 #

     500,000         513,750   

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten 144A 1.75% 10/6/15 #

     2,000         2,037   

Bank of America 4.00% 4/1/24

     4,515,000         4,616,962   

Bank of Georgia 144A 7.75% 7/5/17 #

     500,000         540,000   

Bank of Montreal 2.375% 1/25/19

     4,580,000         4,659,614   

BB&T 5.20% 12/23/15

     6,410,000         6,817,888   

BBVA International Preferred SAU 5.919% 4/29/49 •

     500,000         523,750   

BBVA U.S. Senior 4.664% 10/9/15

     2,005,000         2,096,903   

Branch Banking & Trust

     

0.55% 9/13/16 •

     9,975,000         9,940,646   

2.85% 4/1/21

     870,000         880,970   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank

     

2.25% 1/14/19

     5,690,000         5,768,607   

Credit Suisse 2.30% 5/28/19

     4,890,000         4,903,501   

Finansbank 144A 5.15% 11/1/17 #

     500,000         509,250   

HBOS 144A 6.75% 5/21/18 #

     6,450,000         7,443,494   

JPMorgan Chase

     

3.625% 5/13/24

     3,895,000         3,918,678   

6.75% 1/29/49 •

     2,705,000         2,924,781   

7.90% 4/29/49 •

     1,000,000         1,122,500   

JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.56% 6/13/16 •

     1,750,000         1,744,586   

Morgan Stanley 5.00% 11/24/25

     6,240,000         6,669,936   

Northern Trust 3.95% 10/30/25

     1,135,000         1,182,265   

Oversea-Chinese Banking 144A 4.00% 10/15/24 #•

     2,095,000         2,134,174   

PNC Bank 2.20% 1/28/19

     6,860,000         6,934,946   

PNC Financial Services Group 3.90% 4/29/24

     1,595,000         1,628,578   

PNC Preferred Funding Trust II 144A 1.453% 3/31/49 #•

     2,200,000         2,142,250   

 

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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

  

 

 

  Banking (continued)

     

Popular 7.00% 7/1/19

     1,000,000       $ 1,020,000   

RBS Capital Trust I 2.099% 12/29/49 •

     1,000,000         1,005,000   

Santander Holdings USA 4.625% 4/19/16

     2,090,000               2,223,058   

Siam Commercial Bank 144A 3.50% 4/7/19 #

     500,000         509,066   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken 144A 2.375% 3/25/19 #

     4,580,000         4,630,403   

Societe Generale 8.25% 9/29/49 •

     1,000,000         1,089,625   

SunTrust Bank

     

0.517% 8/24/15 •

     1,310,000         1,308,808   

2.35% 11/1/18

     3,850,000         3,903,230   

2.50% 5/1/19

     6,230,000         6,316,678   

Swedbank 144A 2.375% 2/27/19 #

     2,000,000         2,025,008   

Turkiye Is Bankasi 144A 3.75% 10/10/18 #

     500,000         492,750   

Union Bank 2.625% 9/26/18

     3,460,000         3,561,766   

USB Capital IX 3.50% 10/29/49 •

     6,960,000         5,968,200   

USB Realty 144A 1.373% 12/29/49 #•

     400,000         370,000   

Wells Fargo

     

2.15% 1/15/19

     3,580,000         3,616,351   

3.00% 1/22/21

     3,000,000         3,065,283   

4.10% 6/3/26

     525,000         532,862   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi 144A 5.25% 12/3/18 #

     500,000         514,000   

Zions Bancorp

     

4.50% 3/27/17

     2,325,000         2,482,863   

4.50% 6/13/23

     1,680,000         1,736,090   

7.75% 9/23/14

     685,000         696,354   
     

 

 

 
        127,210,211   
     

 

 

 

  Basic Industry – 2.61%

     

Arch Coal 144A 8.00% 1/15/19 #

     1,000,000         992,500   

CF Industries 6.875% 5/1/18

     7,410,000         8,719,503   

First Quantum Minerals 144A 7.25% 10/15/19 #

     500,000         525,000   

Georgia-Pacific 144A 5.40% 11/1/20 #

     5,750,000         6,645,948   

HD Supply 11.50% 7/15/20

     1,000,000         1,205,000   

Headwaters 144A 7.25% 1/15/19 #

     750,000         796,875   

Imperial Metals 144A 7.00% 3/15/19 #

     1,000,000         1,030,000   

INEOS Group Holdings 144A 5.875% 2/15/19 #

     500,000         513,750   

International Paper

     

5.25% 4/1/16

     550,000         588,097   

7.50% 8/15/21

     3,000,000         3,828,021   

Kissner Milling 144A 7.25% 6/1/19 #

     750,000         774,375   

LSB Industries 7.75% 8/1/19

     500,000         537,500   

MMC Finance 4.375% 4/30/18

     500,000         503,750   

Monsanto 3.375% 7/15/24

     2,175,000         2,193,914   

Perstorp Holding 144A 8.75% 5/15/17 #

     1,000,000         1,077,500   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

  

 

 

  Basic Industry (continued)

     

Plains Exploration & Production 6.50% 11/15/20

     705,000       $ 790,481   

Rock-Tenn

     

3.50% 3/1/20

     1,675,000         1,725,803   

4.45% 3/1/19

     945,000         1,024,983   

Vedanta Resources 144A 6.00% 1/31/19 #

     500,000         519,400   

Wise Metals Group 144A 8.75% 12/15/18 #

     500,000         545,000   
     

 

 

 
            34,537,400   
     

 

 

 

  Brokerage – 0.35%

     

Jefferies Group 5.125% 1/20/23

     2,415,000         2,593,536   

Lazard Group 6.85% 6/15/17

     1,762,000         2,000,385   
     

 

 

 
        4,593,921   
     

 

 

 

  Capital Goods – 1.73%

     

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II 144A

     

6.00% 6/15/17 #

     200,000         205,500   

Cemex Espana Luxembourg 144A 9.25% 5/12/20 #

     500,000         549,375   

Crane 2.75% 12/15/18

     1,805,000         1,848,062   

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding 2.875% 1/15/19

     4,630,000         4,751,144   

John Deere Capital 1.70% 1/15/20

     14,000,000         13,608,630   

Metalloinvest Finance 144A 6.50% 7/21/16 #

     500,000         524,375   

OAS Investments 144A 8.25% 10/19/19 #

     500,000         518,750   

TransDigm 7.50% 7/15/21

     750,000         834,375   
     

 

 

 
        22,840,211   
     

 

 

 

  Communications – 3.76%

     

American Tower Trust I 144A 1.551% 3/15/43 #

     3,775,000         3,763,003   

CC Holdings GS V 3.849% 4/15/23

     1,165,000         1,171,689   

Columbus International 144A 7.375% 3/30/21 #

     300,000         324,375   

Crown Castle Towers 144A 3.214% 8/15/15 #

     2,790,000         2,835,262   

Digicel Group 144A 8.25% 9/30/20 #

     1,500,000         1,642,500   

Interpublic Group 2.25% 11/15/17

     1,600,000         1,628,843   

MTS International Funding 144A 8.625% 6/22/20 #

     300,000         356,370   

Myriad International Holdings 144A 6.375% 7/28/17 #

     500,000         553,750   

SBA Tower Trust 144A 2.24% 4/16/18 #

     1,995,000         1,983,345   

SES 144A 3.60% 4/4/23 #

     3,111,000         3,154,010   

SES Global Americas Holdings 144A 2.50% 3/25/19 #

     1,695,000         1,708,969   

TBG Global PTE 144A 4.625% 4/3/18 #

     500,000         508,750   

Telefonica Emisiones 4.57% 4/27/23

     1,100,000         1,170,447   

Telemar Norte Leste 144A 5.50% 10/23/20 #

     500,000         514,850   

Time Warner

     

3.55% 6/1/24

     5,135,000         5,108,955   

8.25% 4/1/19

     6,300,000         7,991,046   

Turk Telekomunikasyon 144A 3.75% 6/19/19 #

     500,000         495,763   

 

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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  Communications (continued)

     

Verizon Communications

     

4.50% 9/15/20

     3,165,000       $ 3,486,219   

5.15% 9/15/23

     4,530,000         5,078,909   

Viacom 2.50% 9/1/18

     5,560,000         5,688,458   

VimpelCom Holdings 144A 6.255% 3/1/17 #

     500,000         528,125   
     

 

 

 
            49,693,638   
     

 

 

 

  Consumer Cyclical – 5.88%

     

CVS Caremark 2.25% 12/5/18

     8,960,000         9,078,989   

Daimler Finance North America 144A 1.875% 1/11/18 #

     7,370,000         7,443,059   

Delphi 4.15% 3/15/24

     1,535,000         1,596,966   

Ford Motor Credit

     

3.00% 6/12/17

     1,000,000         1,043,986   

4.25% 2/3/17

     1,800,000         1,934,275   

5.00% 5/15/18

     5,055,000         5,628,434   

Gajah Tunggal Tbk PT 144A 7.75% 2/6/18 #

     500,000         512,500   

General Motors 144A 3.50% 10/2/18 #

     1,665,000         1,706,625   

Home Depot 2.25% 9/10/18

     6,675,000         6,837,423   

Host Hotels & Resorts 3.75% 10/15/23

     1,365,000         1,355,315   

Hyundai Capital America

     

144A 2.125% 10/2/17 #

     255,000         259,083   

144A 2.55% 2/6/19 #

     1,000,000         1,009,082   

144A 4.00% 6/8/17 #

     2,170,000         2,322,139   

International Game Technology 5.35% 10/15/23

     2,470,000         2,592,389   

Magna International 3.625% 6/15/24

     1,350,000         1,363,688   

Marriott International 3.375% 10/15/20

     1,460,000         1,515,814   

NPC International 10.50% 1/15/20

     1,000,000         1,132,500   

PF Chang’s China Bistro 144A 10.25% 6/30/20 #

     500,000         512,500   

Target 2.30% 6/26/19

     3,500,000         3,529,621   

Toyota Motor Credit 2.00% 10/24/18

     5,055,000         5,116,747   

Volkswagen Group of America Finance 144A

     

2.125% 5/23/19 #

     5,180,000         5,189,619   

Walgreen 1.80% 9/15/17

     10,185,000         10,281,136   

Wyndham Worldwide 2.95% 3/1/17

     5,570,000         5,789,029   
     

 

 

 
        77,750,919   
     

 

 

 

  Consumer Non-Cyclical – 5.61%

     

Actavis Funding Services 144A 2.45% 6/15/19 #

     2,440,000         2,449,670   

Amgen 2.20% 5/22/19

     5,635,000         5,634,944   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance 2.15% 2/1/19

     8,000,000         8,057,432   

Boston Scientific 2.65% 10/1/18

     2,390,000         2,445,584   

CareFusion 6.375% 8/1/19

     2,160,000         2,531,678   

Celgene 2.30% 8/15/18

     5,810,000         5,909,787   

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group 2.00% 1/15/20

     6,060,000         5,950,526   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)

     

Express Scripts Holding 2.25% 6/15/19

     5,500,000       $ 5,483,379   

Ingredion 1.80% 9/25/17

     3,545,000         3,550,505   

JBS Finance II 144A 8.25% 1/29/18 #

     500,000         535,000   

Kraft Foods Group 2.25% 6/5/17

     6,985,000         7,180,412   

Kroger 3.30% 1/15/21

     2,490,000         2,552,708   

Marfrig Holding Europe 144A 8.375% 5/9/18 #

     500,000         534,225   

Mattel 1.70% 3/15/18

     5,010,000         4,993,036   

McKesson 2.284% 3/15/19

     6,685,000         6,715,905   

Pernod-Ricard 144A 5.75% 4/7/21 #

     1,060,000         1,220,256   

Quest Diagnostics 2.70% 4/1/19

     2,000,000         2,027,646   

Thermo Fisher Scientific 2.40% 2/1/19

     6,305,000         6,376,038   
     

 

 

 
            74,148,731   
     

 

 

 

  Electric – 4.11%

     

Berkshire Hathaway Energy 2.00% 11/15/18

     5,510,000         5,524,960   

CenterPoint Energy 5.95% 2/1/17

     2,365,000         2,643,157   

Commonwealth Edison 2.15% 1/15/19

     1,550,000         1,564,421   

Electricite de France

     

144A 2.15% 1/22/19 #

     5,410,000         5,446,393   

144A 5.25% 1/29/49 #•

     280,000         286,336   

Israel Electric 144A 5.625% 6/21/18 #

     500,000         535,060   

Jersey Central Power & Light 5.625% 5/1/16

     4,560,000         4,915,575   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance 2.15% 2/1/19

     6,030,000         6,094,551   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings 2.70% 9/15/19

     6,980,000         7,128,206   

NV Energy 6.25% 11/15/20

     2,960,000         3,497,930   

PPL Capital Funding 1.90% 6/1/18

     3,810,000         3,810,739   

Samruk-Energy 3.75% 12/20/17

     500,000         506,875   

Southern 2.45% 9/1/18

     9,405,000         9,647,292   

State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 144A

     

2.75% 5/7/19 #

     2,720,000         2,745,214   
     

 

 

 
        54,346,709   
     

 

 

 

  Energy – 4.42%

     

Anton Oilfield Services Group 144A 7.50% 11/6/18 #

     500,000         533,750   

CHC Helicopter 9.25% 10/15/20

     900,000         985,500   

CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014

     

1.625% 4/30/17

     500,000         501,630   

4.25% 4/30/24

     2,725,000         2,799,632   

Comstock Resources 7.75% 4/1/19

     1,000,000         1,070,000   

Continental Resources 4.50% 4/15/23

     3,485,000         3,729,246   

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating

     

4.30% 5/1/24

     55,000         55,668   

6.50% 4/1/20

     2,975,000         3,499,710   

EnLink Midstream Partners 4.40% 4/1/24

     2,465,000         2,591,731   

 

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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  Energy (continued)

     

EOG Resources 2.45% 4/1/20

     2,580,000       $ 2,603,437   

KazMunayGas National 144A 9.125% 7/2/18 #

     500,000         604,300   

Lukoil International Finance 144A 3.416% 4/24/18 #

     500,000         497,500   

MIE Holdings 144A 7.50% 4/25/19 #

     500,000         530,410   

NGL Energy Partners 144A 5.125% 7/15/19 #

     500,000         503,750   

Ocean Rig UDW 144A 7.25% 4/1/19 #

     1,000,000         992,500   

Offshore Drilling Holding 144A 8.375% 9/20/20 #

     500,000         556,250   

ONGC Videsh 2.50% 5/7/18

     500,000         495,215   

Pacific Rubiales Energy 144A 5.375% 1/26/19 #

     500,000         522,500   

Petrobras Global Finance 3.112% 3/17/20 •

     500,000         514,975   

Petrohawk Energy 7.25% 8/15/18

     9,605,000         10,061,238   

Petroleos de Venezuela 8.50% 11/2/17

     500,000         468,900   

Plains Exploration & Production 6.875% 2/15/23

     1,000,000         1,175,000   

Shell International Finance BV 2.00% 11/15/18

     9,800,000         9,946,157   

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations 3.45% 1/15/23

     1,870,000         1,848,041   

Williams Partners 7.25% 2/1/17

     7,945,000         9,086,077   

Woodside Finance 144A 8.75% 3/1/19 #

     1,365,000         1,733,827   

YPF 144A 8.875% 12/19/18 #

     500,000         530,000   
     

 

 

 
            58,436,944   
     

 

 

 

  Finance Companies – 0.73%

     

General Electric Capital

     

144A 3.80% 6/18/19 #

     2,235,000         2,376,775   

6.00% 8/7/19

     3,620,000         4,292,868   

7.125% 12/29/49 •

     2,500,000         2,955,098   
     

 

 

 
        9,624,741   
     

 

 

 

  Financial Services – 0.25%

     

Ares Capital 4.875% 11/30/18

     1,000,000         1,065,154   

Legg Mason 2.70% 7/15/19

     2,220,000         2,238,226   
     

 

 

 
        3,303,380   
     

 

 

 

  Healthcare – 0.20%

     

Immucor 11.125% 8/15/19

     1,000,000         1,120,000   

Kinetic Concepts 10.50% 11/1/18

     500,000         566,250   

Tenet Healthcare 144A 5.00% 3/1/19 #

     1,000,000         1,016,250   
     

 

 

 
        2,702,500   
     

 

 

 

  Industrial – 0.56%

     

URS 3.85% 4/1/17

     7,140,000         7,446,370   
     

 

 

 
        7,446,370   
     

 

 

 

  Insurance – 1.80%

     

American International Group

     

6.40% 12/15/20

     2,585,000         3,124,963   

8.25% 8/15/18

     505,000         627,982   

Chubb 6.375% 3/29/67 •

     3,030,000         3,382,238   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  Insurance (continued)

     

MetLife 1.756% 12/15/17

     5,105,000       $ 5,161,512   

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A 1.875% 6/22/18 #

     5,265,000         5,285,165   

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

144A 1.60% 5/29/18 #

     1,050,000         1,030,212   

144A 2.20% 5/16/19 #

     3,855,000         3,866,553   

Prudential Financial 5.625% 6/15/43 •

     1,200,000         1,289,616   
     

 

 

 
            23,768,241   
     

 

 

 

  Media – 0.18%

     

Clear Channel Communications 144A 10.00% 1/15/18 #

     250,000         242,814   

Numericable Group 144A 4.875% 5/15/19 #

     1,000,000         1,027,500   

WideOpenwest Finance 144A 10.25% 7/15/19 #

     1,000,000         1,128,750   
     

 

 

 
        2,399,064   
     

 

 

 

  Natural Gas – 0.43%

     

Sempra Energy 2.30% 4/1/17

     5,490,000         5,639,509   
     

 

 

 
        5,639,509   
     

 

 

 

  REIT – 0.05%

     

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings 3.375% 7/15/21

     670,000         671,403   
     

 

 

 
        671,403   
     

 

 

 

  Services – 0.24%

     

Algeco Scotsman Global Finance 144A 10.75% 10/15/19 #

     1,000,000         1,035,000   

BlueLine Rental Finance 144A 7.00% 2/1/19 #

     1,000,000         1,070,000   

Interactive Data 144A 5.875% 4/15/19 #

     1,000,000         1,021,220   
     

 

 

 
        3,126,220   
     

 

 

 

  Technology – 2.59%

     

Apple 3.45% 5/6/24

     2,810,000         2,847,216   

Baidu

     

2.75% 6/9/19

     2,000,000         2,010,094   

3.25% 8/6/18

     500,000         517,834   

Corning 1.45% 11/15/17

     3,800,000         3,739,523   

EMC 2.65% 6/1/20

     1,155,000         1,166,038   

National Semiconductor 6.60% 6/15/17

     3,325,000         3,851,567   

NetApp

     

3.25% 12/15/22

     400,000         385,878   

3.375% 6/15/21

     2,415,000         2,422,658   

Oracle 2.25% 10/8/19

     5,480,000         5,473,862   

Seagate HDD Cayman 144A 4.75% 1/1/25 #

     2,305,000         2,299,238   

Tencent Holdings 144A 3.375% 5/2/19 #

     1,250,000         1,279,526   

Xerox

     

5.625% 12/15/19

     3,300,000         3,792,700   

6.35% 5/15/18

     3,890,000         4,524,097   
     

 

 

 
        34,310,231   
     

 

 

 

 

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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  Technology & Electronics – 0.18%

     

Advanced Micro Devices 144A 6.75% 3/1/19 #

     500,000       $ 534,375   

First Data 12.625% 1/15/21

     500,000         616,875   

iGATE 144A 4.75% 4/15/19 #

     750,000         766,875   

Sanmina 144A 4.375% 6/1/19 #

     500,000         500,625   
     

 

 

 
        2,418,750   
     

 

 

 

  Telecommunications – 0.15%

     

Telecom Italia Capital 7.175% 6/18/19

     750,000         870,000   

Zayo Group 10.125% 7/1/20

     1,000,000         1,161,250   
     

 

 

 
        2,031,250   
     

 

 

 

  Transportation – 1.48%

     

DP World Sukuk 144A 6.25% 7/2/17 #

     500,000         554,400   

ERAC USA Finance 144A 2.80% 11/1/18 #

     3,355,000         3,468,677   

Norfolk Southern 3.85% 1/15/24

     1,450,000         1,512,044   

Penske Truck Leasing

     

144A 2.50% 6/15/19 #

     5,200,000         5,215,532   

144A 3.75% 5/11/17 #

     2,700,000         2,870,872   

Union Pacific 2.25% 2/15/19

     3,260,000         3,321,115   

United Parcel Service 5.125% 4/1/19

     2,340,000         2,680,989   
     

 

 

 
        19,623,629   
     

 

 

 

  Utility – 0.14%

     

Calpine 144A 7.875% 1/15/23 #

     666,000         745,920   

EDP Finance 144A 4.90% 10/1/19 #

     1,000,000         1,060,100   
     

 

 

 
        1,806,020   
     

 

 

 

  Total Corporate Bonds (cost $608,547,001)

        622,429,992   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Municipal Bonds – 0.80%

     

 

 

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, Illinois Revenue

     

5.00% 6/1/15

     3,995,000         4,152,763   

University of California

     

0.652% 7/1/41 •

     6,385,000         6,385,255   
     

 

 

 

  Total Municipal Bonds (cost $10,429,113)

            10,538,018   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities – 37.77%

     

 

 

Ally Master Owner Trust

     

Series 2012-3 A1 0.852% 7/15/17 •

     9,000,000         9,039,294   

Series 2013-1 A2 1.00% 2/15/18

     745,000         747,318   

Series 2013-2 A 0.602% 4/15/18 •

     5,050,000         5,059,146   

Series 2014-2 A 0.522% 1/16/18 •

     4,000,000         4,000,000   

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

     

Series 2008-6 A 1.352% 2/15/18 •

     2,500,000         2,528,190   

Series 2011-1 B 0.852% 4/17/17 •

     3,750,000         3,753,398   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

     

 

 

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

     

Series 2013-1 A 0.572% 2/16/21 •

     17,185,000       $     17,233,273   

Series 2014-1 A 0.522% 12/15/21 •

     2,100,000         2,103,078   

ARI Fleet Lease Trust

     

Series 2012-B A 144A 0.452% 1/15/21 #•

     6,987,714         6,983,004   

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP

     

Series 2011-3A A 144A 3.41% 11/20/17 #

     820,000         858,738   

Bank of America Credit Card Trust

     

Series 2007-A4 A4 0.192% 11/15/19 •

     6,495,000         6,449,197   

Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust

     

Series 2014-2 A 0.491% 3/16/20 •

     2,500,000         2,500,000   

BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust

     

Series 2012-1A A 144A 0.552% 9/15/17 #•

     10,300,000         10,331,806   

Cabela’s Master Credit Card Trust

     

Series 2010-2A A2 144A 0.852% 9/17/18 #•

     9,630,000         9,679,517   

Series 2012-1A A2 144A 0.682% 2/18/20 #•

     4,600,000         4,634,877   

Series 2012-2A A2 144A 0.632% 6/15/20 #•

     6,000,000         6,040,068   

Series 2014-1 A 0.502% 3/16/20 •

     6,700,000         6,703,712   

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust

     

Series 2013-2 A2 1.23% 3/15/19

     2,422,546         2,439,579   

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust

     

Series 2007-A1 A1 0.202% 11/15/19 •

     14,085,000         14,015,152   

Series 2007-A2 A2 0.232% 12/16/19 •

     5,000,000         4,978,380   

Series 2007-A7 A7 5.75% 7/15/20

     855,000         971,961   

Series 2013-A2 A2 0.332% 2/15/19 •

     7,500,000         7,499,430   

Series 2013-A3 A3 0.96% 9/16/19

     3,335,000         3,335,414   

Series 2014-A3 A3 0.532% 1/18/22 •

     5,250,000         5,255,444   

Chase Issuance Trust

     

Series 2007-B1 B1 0.402% 4/15/19 •

     2,000,000         1,987,510   

Series 2012-A2 A2 0.422% 5/15/19 •

     12,000,000         12,010,572   

Series 2012-A6 A 0.282% 8/15/17 •

     675,000         675,000   

Series 2012-A10 A10 0.412% 12/16/19 •

     6,041,000         6,034,856   

Series 2013-A3 A3 0.432% 4/15/20 •

     15,000,000         14,995,770   

Series 2013-A6 A6 0.572% 7/15/20 •

     4,000,000         4,010,652   

Series 2013-A9 A 0.572% 11/16/20 •

     8,900,000         8,919,536   

Chesapeake Funding

     

Series 2012-2A A 144A 0.601% 5/7/24 #•

     7,849,209         7,861,351   

Series 2014-1A A 144A 0.571% 3/7/26 #•

     12,000,000         12,013,800   

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust

     

Series 2013-A2 A2 0.434% 5/26/20 •

     8,995,000         8,997,752   

Series 2013-A4 A4 0.574% 7/24/20 •

     800,000         802,671   

Series 2013-A7 A7 0.584% 9/10/20 •

     5,100,000         5,121,058   

Series 2014-A2 A2 1.02% 2/22/19

     7,000,000         6,996,444   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

     

 

 

Conseco Financial

     

Series 1997-6 A8 7.07% 1/15/29

     206,555       $ 211,738   

Discover Card Execution Note Trust

     

Series 2011-A4 A4 0.502% 5/15/19 •

     7,810,000         7,839,053   

Series 2012-A4 A4 0.522% 5/15/19 •

     13,755,000             13,807,640   

Series 2013-A1 A1 0.452% 8/17/20 •

     9,300,000         9,312,918   

Series 2013-A3 A3 0.332% 10/15/18 •

     5,000,000         4,999,730   

Series 2013-A5 A5 1.04% 4/15/19

     5,000,000         5,016,825   

Series 2013-A6 A6 0.602% 4/15/21 •

     1,290,000         1,295,890   

Series 2014-A1 A1 0.582% 7/15/21 •

     4,465,000         4,479,444   

Series 2014-A3 A3 1.22% 10/15/19

     1,175,000         1,177,599   

Enterprise Fleet Financing

     

Series 2013-2 A2 144A 1.06% 3/20/19 #

     3,883,968         3,900,638   

Series 2014-1 A2 144A 0.87% 9/20/19 #

     2,500,000         2,499,988   

Fifth Third Auto Trust

     

Series 2014-2 A2B 0.312% 4/17/17 •

     5,410,000         5,430,407   

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust

     

Series 2013-1 A1 0.85% 1/15/18

     4,000,000         4,013,332   

Series 2013-1 A2 0.532% 1/15/18 •

     8,500,000         8,516,193   

Series 2014-1 A2 0.552% 2/15/19 •

     2,590,000         2,591,044   

GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust

     

Series 2012-2 A 0.903% 4/22/19 •

     24,865,000         25,093,559   

Series 2012-4 A 0.593% 10/20/17 •

     9,125,000         9,145,321   

Series 2013-1 A 0.553% 4/20/18 •

     15,090,000         15,133,323   

GE Equipment Transportation

     

Series 2013-1 A3 0.69% 11/25/16

     5,825,000         5,835,543   

Series 2014-1 A3 0.97% 4/23/18

     3,000,000         3,001,311   

Golden Credit Card Trust

     

Series 2012-3A A 144A 0.602% 7/17/17 #•

     17,580,000         17,621,542   

Series 2012-5A A 144A 0.79% 9/15/17 #

     1,050,000         1,053,074   

Series 2013-2A A 144A 0.582% 9/15/18 #•

     7,000,000         7,025,011   

Series 2014-2A A 144A 0.602% 3/15/21 #•

     6,000,000         6,016,896   

Gracechurch Card Funding

     

Series 2012-1A A1 144A 0.852% 2/15/17 #•

     14,615,000         14,662,908   

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables

     

Series 2014-1 A3 144A 0.89% 7/15/17 #

     2,985,000         2,989,483   

Hertz Fleet Lease Funding

     

Series 2014-1 A 144A 0.554% 4/10/28 #•

     8,000,000         8,003,920   

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust

     

Series 2014-A A4 144A 1.01% 9/15/17 #

     1,310,000         1,312,062   

M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust

     

Series 2013-1A A3 144A 1.06% 11/15/17 #

     8,000,000         8,052,032   

Master Credit Card Trust II

     

Series 2012-2A A 144A 0.78% 4/21/17 #

     3,500,000         3,506,804   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

     

 

 

MASTR Specialized Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-2 A2 144A 5.006% 7/25/35 #•

     51,366       $ 51,418   

Mercedes-Benz Master Owner Trust

     

Series 2012-BA A 144A 0.422% 11/15/16 #•

     7,345,000         7,346,425   

Motor

     

Series 2013-1A A1 144A 0.652% 2/25/21 #•

     5,530,000         5,535,602   

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust

     

Series 2013-2 A 144A 0.832% 9/25/18 #•

     3,000,000         3,008,628   

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust

     

Series 2013-C A3 0.67% 8/15/18

     2,675,000         2,672,354   

Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables

     

Series 2012-A A 0.622% 5/15/17 •

     5,000,000         5,012,385   

Series 2013-A A 0.452% 2/15/18 •

     7,420,000         7,423,673   

PFS Financing

     

Series 2013-AA A 144A 0.702% 2/15/18 #•

     9,300,000         9,307,635   

Series 2014-AA A 144A 0.752% 2/15/19 #•

     8,000,000         8,012,000   

Trade MAPS 1

     

Series 2013-1A A 144A 0.854% 12/10/18 #•

     5,000,000         5,017,200   

Trafigura Securitisation Finance

     

Series 2012-1A A 144A 2.552% 10/15/15 #•

     3,700,000         3,739,023   

Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust

     

Series 2014-A A2B 0.363% 10/20/16 •

     8,400,000         8,403,133   

Wheels

     

Series 2014-1A A2 144A 0.84% 3/20/23 #

     2,795,000         2,794,592   
     

 

 

 

  Total Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities

     

(cost $498,134,211)

       

 

  499,436,244

 

  

 

 

 

  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.25%

     

 

 

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust

     

Series 2005-2 5A1 5.064% 9/25/35 f

     70,714         72,388   

Bank of America Alternative Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-3 2A1 5.50% 4/25/20

     88,780         91,712   

Series 2005-6 7A1 5.50% 7/25/20

     73,917         75,384   

Bank of America Mortgage Securities

     

Series 2002-K 2A1 2.501% 10/20/32 •

     3,453         3,481   

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities

     

Series 2014-C02 1M1 1.102% 5/25/24 •

     2,559,987         2,562,954   

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 1998-2 A 144A 7.631% 5/19/27 #•

     95,044         96,391   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2006-A2 3A3 5.269% 4/25/36 •

     260,180         239,127   

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

     

Series 2004-EE 3A1 2.561% 12/25/34 •

     17,864         18,155   

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

     

 

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

     

Series 2006-AR5 2A1 2.615% 4/25/36 •

     205,873       $ 201,098   
     

 

 

 

  Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $3,235,315)

  

     3,360,690   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Senior Secured Loans – 0.73%«

     

 

 

Avast Software 1st Lien 5.00% 3/18/20

     493,750         494,984   

BJ’s Wholesale Club 2nd Lien 8.50% 3/31/20

     500,000         513,854   

Clear Channel Communications Tranche B 3.65% 1/29/16

     500,000         497,030   

Fieldwood Energy 8.375% 2/10/24

     246,305         254,705   

First Data Tranche B 1st Lien 4.00% 3/24/21

     350,000         351,281   

Great Wolf Resorts 1st Lien 4.50% 7/31/20

     496,241         498,179   

Hostess Brands 1st Lien 6.75% 3/12/20

     748,125         778,211   

Ikaria 5.00% 2/4/22

     500,000         504,064   

Immucor Tranche B2 5.00% 8/19/18

     744,707         750,059   

KIK Custom Products 1st Lien 5.50% 5/17/19

     497,492         498,502   

LTS Buyer 2nd Lien 8.00% 3/15/21

     316,250         321,257   

Mauser Holdings 2nd Lien 8.25% 6/30/22

     1,000,000         990,000   

Momentive Performance Materials Dip 4.00% 4/15/15

     500,000         501,719   

Otterbox Tranche B 5.75% 5/30/20

     635,000         631,031   

Republic of Angola 6.57% 12/16/23

     510,000         510,000   

Rite Aid 2nd Lien 5.75% 8/3/20

     750,000         767,625   

Samson Investment 2nd Lien 5.00% 9/25/18

     500,000         501,027   

Univision Communications Tranche C4 4.00% 3/1/20

     248,125         248,241   
     

 

 

 

  Total Senior Secured Loans (cost $9,570,288)

              9,611,769   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Sovereign Bonds – 0.22%D

     

 

 

  Gabon – 0.04%

     

Gabonese Republic 144A 8.20% 12/12/17 #

     450,000         516,312   
     

 

 

 
        516,312   
     

 

 

 

  Indonesia – 0.04%

     

Perusahaan Penerbit Indonesia 144A 6.125% 3/15/19 #

     500,000         558,125   
     

 

 

 
        558,125   
     

 

 

 

  Kenya – 0.02%

     

Kenya Government International Bond 144A

     

5.875% 6/24/19 #

     300,000         306,600   
     

 

 

 
        306,600   
     

 

 

 

  Pakistan – 0.04%

     

Pakistan Government International Bond 144A

     

7.25% 4/15/19 #

     500,000         513,750   
     

 

 

 
        513,750   
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Sovereign BondsD (continued)

     

 

 

  Slovenia – 0.04%

     

Slovenia Government International Bond 144A

     

4.75% 5/10/18 #

     500,000       $ 540,625   
     

 

 

 
        540,625   
     

 

 

 

  Sri Lanka – 0.04%

     

Sri Lanka Government International Bond 144A

     

6.00% 1/14/19 #

     500,000         527,500   
     

 

 

 
        527,500   
     

 

 

 

  Total Sovereign Bonds (cost $2,938,675)

        2,962,912   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Supranational Bank – 0.04%

     

 

 

African Export-Import Bank 3.875% 6/4/18

     500,000         492,000   
     

 

 

 

  Total Supranational Bank (cost $500,750)

        492,000   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  U.S. Treasury Obligation – 0.07%

     

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

2.50% 5/15/24

     865,000         863,851   
     

 

 

 

  Total U.S. Treasury Obligation (cost $862,489)

        863,851   
     

 

 

 
    

Number of

Shares

        

 

 

  Convertible Preferred Stock – 0.06%

     

 

 

Dominion Resources 6.375% exercise price $87.20, expiration date 7/1/17

     10,250         539,406   

Exelon 6.50% exercise price $43.75, expiration date 6/1/17

     5,775         311,542   
     

 

 

 

  Total Convertible Preferred Stock (cost $844,035)

        850,948   
     

 

 

 
     Principal amount°         

 

 

  Short-Term Investments – 2.75%

     

 

 

  Discount Notes – 2.32%

     

Federal Home Loan Bank

     

0.03% 7/21/14

     4,650,268         4,650,217   

0.05% 7/28/14

     148,503         148,500   

0.05% 8/14/14

     14,209,479         14,209,138   

0.05% 8/15/14

     1,374,945         1,374,911   

0.06% 8/18/14

     7,413,649         7,413,449   

0.075% 11/19/14

     2,889,511         2,888,945   
     

 

 

 
            30,685,160   
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

     Principal amount°     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Short-Term Investments (continued)

    

 

 

  U.S. Treasury Obligation – 0.43%

    

U.S. Treasury Bill 0.093% 11/13/14

     5,657,650      $ 5,656,671   
    

 

 

 
       5,656,671   
    

 

 

 

  Total Short-Term Investments (cost $36,339,852)

       36,341,831   
    

 

 

 

  Total Value of Securities – 98.91%

    

(cost $1,291,003,085)

     $ 1,307,911,284   
    

 

 

 

 

# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At June 30, 2014, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $334,853,823 which represented 25.32% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¿ 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.

 

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 June 30, 2014. Interest rates reset periodically.

 

D Securities have been classified by country of origin.

 

« Senior secured loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally: (i) the prime rate offered by one or more United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. Senior secured loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Stated rate in effect at June 30, 2014.

 

f Step coupon bond. Coupon increases or decreases periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Stated rate in effect at June 30, 2014.

The following futures contracts were outstanding at June 30, 2014:1

Futures Contracts

Contracts to Buy (Sell)    Notional
Cost
(Proceeds)
    Notional Value     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  (11)       U.S. Treasury 5 yr Notes    $ (1,315,673   $ (1,314,070     10/6/14       $ 1,603   
      (1,448)       U.S. Treasury 10 yr Notes      (181,165,592     (181,248,875     9/22/14         (83,283
  (6)       U.S. Treasury 2 yr Notes      (1,319,046     (1,317,563     10/6/14         1,483   
     

 

 

        

 

 

 
      $ (183,800,311        $ (80,197
     

 

 

        

 

 

 

The use of futures contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts disclosed in the financial statements. The notional values presented above represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected in the Fund’s net assets.

1See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

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Summary of abbreviations:

ARM – Adjustable Rate Mortgage

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation

FHAVA – Federal Housing Administration & Veterans Administration

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

GPM – Graduated Payment Mortgage

GSMPS – Goldman Sachs Reperforming Mortgage Securities

MASTR – Mortgage Asset Securitization Transactions, Inc.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

S.F. – Single Family

yr – Year

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

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund    June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value1

   $ 1,271,569,453   

Short-term investments, at value2

     36,341,831   

Cash

     15,027,589   

Foreign currencies, at value3

     3   

Receivables for securities sold

     15,129,694   

Dividends and interest receivable

     6,160,052   

Receivables for fund shares sold

     738,507   

Variation margin receivable on futures contracts

     194,283   

Annual protection receipts on credit default swap contracts

     526   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,345,161,938   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for securities purchased

     15,359,433   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     5,455,344   

Income distribution payable

     433,155   

Other accrued expenses

     649,307   

Investment management fees payable

     525,574   

Distribution fees payable

     261,879   

Other affiliates payable

     134,944   

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

     3,715   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     22,823,351   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 1,322,338,587   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,342,916,457   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (4,606,800

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (32,799,072

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and derivatives

     16,828,002   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 1,322,338,587   
  

 

 

 

 

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Net Asset Value

  

Class A:

  

Net assets

   $ 644,703,355   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     75,038,926   

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.59   

Sales charge

     2.75

Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 – sales charge)

   $ 8.83   

Class B:

  

Net assets

   $ 166,868   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     19,426   

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.59   

Class C:

  

Net assets

   $ 212,293,022   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     24,725,390   

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.59   

Class R:

  

Net assets

   $ 8,637,046   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     1,005,063   

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.59   

Institutional Class:

  

Net assets

   $ 456,538,296   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     53,154,313   

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.59   

 

  
1Investments, at cost    $ 1,254,663,233   
2Short-term investments, at cost      36,339,852   
3Foreign currencies, at cost      3   

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

 

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Statement of operations

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund    Six months ended June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 13,054,999   
  

 

 

 
     13,054,999   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     3,294,563   

Distribution expenses – Class A

     872,936   

Distribution expenses – Class B

     1,270   

Distribution expenses – Class C

     1,171,819   

Distribution expenses – Class R

     23,006   

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

     936,362   

Accounting and administration expenses

     233,146   

Reports and statements to shareholders

     84,989   

Registration fees

     84,105   

Legal fees

     58,094   

Custodian fees

     41,696   

Trustee’s fees and expenses

     34,537   

Audit and tax

     23,546   

Other

     41,482   
  

 

 

 
     6,901,551   

Less waived distribution expenses – Class A

     (349,174

Less waived distribution expenses – Class B

     (1,080

Less expense paid indirectly

     (506
  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     6,550,791   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     6,504,208   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments

     8,523,664   

Foreign currencies

     782   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (1,625

Futures contracts

     (4,020,705

Swap contracts

     (41,609
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     4,460,507   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments

     8,158,201   

Foreign currencies

     (742

Futures contracts

     (1,844,253
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     6,313,206   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

     10,773,713   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 17,277,921   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

     Six months        
     ended        
     6/30/14     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     12/31/13  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 6,504,208      $ 16,281,727   

Net realized gain (loss)

     4,460,507        (47,096,474

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     6,313,206        (15,770,977
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     17,277,921        (46,585,724
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class A

     (5,610,802     —    

Class B

     (2,045     —    

Class C

     (889,981     —    

Class R

     (57,504     —    

Institutional Class

     (3,864,135     —    

Return of capital:

    

Class A

     —         (17,963,149

Class B

     —         (6,844

Class C

     —         (2,711,141

Class R

     —         (179,543

Institutional Class

     —         (10,091,546
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (10,424,467     (30,952,223
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     55,768,235        291,798,598   

Class B

     25,345        24,140   

Class C

     4,647,533        33,776,162   

Class R

     1,046,893        4,121,669   

Institutional Class

       111,751,262            254,708,224   

 

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     Six months        
     ended        
     6/30/14     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     12/31/13  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Net asset value of shares based upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     5,557,543        17,621,959   

Class B

     2,002        6,328   

Class C

     830,407        2,452,341   

Class R

     58,429        180,058   

Institutional Class

     3,180,306        8,643,009   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     182,867,955        613,332,488   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

     (200,535,590     (824,723,032

Class B

     (139,431     (414,148

Class C

     (54,440,844     (215,368,876

Class R

     (3,186,788     (10,316,641

Institutional Class

     (98,151,870     (546,776,251
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (356,454,523     (1,597,598,948
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (173,586,568     (984,266,460
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

     (166,733,114     (1,061,804,407

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,489,071,701        2,550,876,108   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $4,606,800 and $686,541, respectively)

   $   1,322,338,587      $   1,489,071,701   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income 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

Return of capital

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 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 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  The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.

 

3  Total investment 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 investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager and/or the 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                                
    6/30/141     Year ended  
   

 

 

 
    (Unaudited)     12/31/13     12/31/12     12/31/11     12/31/10     12/31/09  

 

 
  $ 8.550      $ 8.850      $ 8.820      $ 8.920      $ 8.880      $ 8.180   
    0.044        0.079        0.096        0.145        0.192        0.328   
    0.064        (0.239     0.123        0.100        0.134        0.710   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    0.108        (0.160     0.219        0.245        0.326        1.038   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.068            (0.174     (0.220     (0.143     (0.338
           (0.140     (0.004                     
                  (0.011     (0.125     (0.143       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.068     (0.140     (0.189     (0.345     (0.286     (0.338
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 8.590      $ 8.550      $ 8.850      $ 8.820      $ 8.920      $ 8.880   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1.27%        (1.81%     2.49%        2.78%        3.70%        12.89%   
  $ 644,704      $ 780,359      $ 1,337,983      $ 1,210,257      $ 1,217,992      $ 958,305   
    0.85%        0.82%        0.81%        0.82%        0.83%        0.84%   
    0.95%        0.96%        0.96%        0.97%        0.98%        1.04%   
    1.04%        0.91%        1.07%        1.62%        2.14%        3.78%   
    0.94%        0.77%        0.92%        1.47%        1.99%        3.58%   
     

 

46%

 

  

 

   

 

236%

 

  

 

   

 

262%

 

  

 

   

 

333%

 

  

 

   

 

411%

 

  

 

   

 

287%

 

  

 

 

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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund Class B

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

Return of capital

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 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 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  The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.

 

3  Total investment 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 investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager and/or the 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                                
    6/30/141     Year ended  
   

 

 

 
    (Unaudited)     12/31/13     12/31/12     12/31/11     12/31/10     12/31/09  

 

 
  $ 8.550      $ 8.850      $ 8.820      $ 8.920      $ 8.870      $ 8.180   
    0.044        0.062        0.020        0.069        0.116        0.255   
    0.064        (0.238     0.123        0.101        0.144        0.700   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    0.108        (0.176     0.143        0.170        0.260        0.955   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.068            (0.098     (0.145     (0.067     (0.265
           (0.124     (0.004                     
                  (0.011     (0.125     (0.143       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.068     (0.124     (0.113     (0.270     (0.210     (0.265
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 8.590      $ 8.550      $ 8.850      $ 8.820      $ 8.920      $ 8.870   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1.27%        (1.99%     1.62%        1.92%        2.94%        11.82%   
  $ 167      $ 278      $ 680      $ 1,220      $ 2,529      $ 2,884   
    0.85%        1.01%        1.66%        1.67%        1.68%        1.69%   
    1.70%        1.67%        1.66%        1.67%        1.68%        1.74%   
    1.04%        0.72%        0.22%        0.77%        1.29%        2.93%   
    0.19%        0.06%        0.22%        0.77%        1.29%        2.88%   
     

 

46%

 

  

 

   

 

236%

 

  

 

   

 

262%

 

  

 

   

 

333%

 

  

 

   

 

411%

 

  

 

   

 

287%

 

  

 

 

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Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income 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 income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Return of capital

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 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 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  The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.

 

3  Total investment 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 investment return during some 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

6/30/141

    Year ended  
   

 

 

 
    (Unaudited)     12/31/13     12/31/12     12/31/11     12/31/10     12/31/09  

 

 
  $ 8.540      $ 8.850      $ 8.820      $ 8.910      $ 8.870      $ 8.180   
    0.008        0.005        0.020        0.069        0.116        0.255   
    0.074        (0.248     0.123        0.110        0.133        0.699   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    0.082        (0.243     0.143        0.179        0.249        0.954   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.032            (0.098     (0.144     (0.066     (0.264
           (0.067     (0.004                     
                  (0.011     (0.125     (0.143       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.032     (0.067     (0.113     (0.269     (0.209     (0.264
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 8.590      $ 8.540      $ 8.850      $ 8.820      $ 8.910      $ 8.870   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    0.96%        (2.75%     1.62%        2.03%        2.82%        11.80%   
  $ 212,293      $ 260,073      $ 452,197      $ 500,237      $ 550,958      $ 327,809   
    1.70%        1.67%        1.66%        1.67%        1.68%        1.69%   
    1.70%        1.67%        1.66%        1.67%        1.68%        1.74%   
    0.19%        0.06%        0.22%        0.77%        1.29%        2.93%   
    0.19%        0.06%        0.22%        0.77%        1.29%        2.88%   
   

 

46%

 

  

 

   

 

236%

 

  

 

   

 

262%

 

  

 

   

 

333%

 

  

 

   

 

411%

 

  

 

   

 

287%

 

  

 

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income 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

Return of capital

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 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 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  The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.

 

3  Total investment 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 investment return during some 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

6/30/141

    Year ended  
   

 

 

 
    (Unaudited)     12/31/13     12/31/12     12/31/11     12/31/10     12/31/09  

 

 
  $ 8.550      $ 8.850      $ 8.820      $ 8.920      $ 8.880      $ 8.180   
    0.029        0.048        0.065        0.114        0.161        0.298   
    0.064        (0.238     0.123        0.100        0.133        0.710   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    0.093        (0.190     0.188        0.214        0.294        1.008   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.053            (0.143     (0.189     (0.111     (0.308
           (0.110     (0.004                     
                  (0.011     (0.125     (0.143       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.053     (0.110     (0.158     (0.314     (0.254     (0.308
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 8.590      $ 8.550      $ 8.850      $ 8.820      $ 8.920      $ 8.880   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1.09%        (2.16%     2.13%        2.42%        3.34%        12.50%   
  $ 8,637      $ 10,672      $ 17,243      $ 16,796      $ 16,639      $ 6,331   
    1.20%        1.17%        1.16%        1.17%        1.18%        1.19%   
    1.20%        1.25%        1.26%        1.27%        1.28%        1.34%   
    0.69%        0.56%        0.72%        1.27%        1.79%        3.43%   
    0.69%        0.48%        0.62%        1.17%        1.69%        3.28%   
   

 

46%

 

  

 

   

 

236%

 

  

 

   

 

262%

 

  

 

   

 

333%

 

  

 

   

 

411%

 

  

 

   

 

287%

 

  

 

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income 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

Return of capital

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 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 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  The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.

 

3  Total investment 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 investment return during some 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

6/30/141

    Year ended  
    (Unaudited)     12/31/13     12/31/12     12/31/11     12/31/10     12/31/09  

 

 
  $ 8.550      $ 8.850      $ 8.820      $ 8.920      $ 8.870      $ 8.180   
    0.051        0.092        0.109        0.159        0.206        0.341   
    0.063        (0.239     0.123        0.100        0.143        0.700   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    0.114        (0.147     0.232        0.259        0.349        1.041   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.074            (0.187     (0.234     (0.156     (0.351
           (0.153     (0.004                     
                  (0.011     (0.125     (0.143       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.074     (0.153     (0.202     (0.359     (0.299     (0.351
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 8.590      $ 8.550      $ 8.850      $ 8.820      $ 8.920      $ 8.870   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1.34%        (1.66%     2.64%        2.94%        3.97%        12.93%   
  $ 456,538      $ 437,690      $ 742,773      $ 570,968      $ 390,769      $ 68,659   
    0.70%        0.67%        0.66%        0.67%        0.68%        0.69%   
    0.70%        0.67%        0.66%        0.67%        0.68%        0.74%   
    1.19%        1.06%        1.22%        1.77%        2.29%        3.93%   
    1.19%        1.06%        1.22%        1.77%        2.29%        3.88%   
   

 

46%

 

  

 

   

 

236%

 

  

 

   

 

262%

 

  

 

   

 

333%

 

  

 

   

 

411%

 

  

 

   

 

287%

 

  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund    June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware Group® Limited-Term Government Funds (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one series: Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income 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 B, Class C, Class R, and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.75%. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a limited contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 0.75% if redeemed during the first year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges. Prior to June 1, 2007, Class B shares were sold with a CDSC that declined from 2.00% to zero depending upon the period of time the shares were held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately five years after purchase. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, 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.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek maximum total return, consistent with reasonable risk.

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 – Equity securities, except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (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. Securities 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 does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. Debt securities and credit default swap (CDS) 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. U.S. government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. For asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage securities, and U.S. 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. 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 and foreign cross currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and 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 and options on 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 ask prices, which approximates fair value. Generally, other securities and assets for

 

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which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (Board). 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. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

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 for all open federal income tax years (Dec. 31, 2010–Dec. 31, 2013), 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 it invests in that may date back to the inception of the Fund.

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.

Repurchase Agreements – The Fund may purchase certain U.S. government securities subject to the counterparty’s agreement to repurchase them at an agreed upon date and price. The counterparty will be required on a daily basis to maintain the value of the collateral subject to the agreement at not less than the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The agreements are conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book-entry system with the Fund’s custodian or a third party sub-custodian. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. All open repurchase agreements as of the date of this report were entered into on June 30, 2014.

To Be Announced Trades – The Fund may contract to purchase securities for a fixed price at a transaction date beyond the customary settlement period (e.g., “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 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

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

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 U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. 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) is included in the statement of operations under the caption net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies. 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.

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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and 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. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of asset- and mortgage-backed securities are classified as interest income. The Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays the dividends monthly and declares and pays distributions 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 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 June 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 in dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses and appears on the statement of operations with the corresponding expense offset

 

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shown as “expense paid indirectly.” For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund earned $506 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 0.50% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.475% on the next $500 million, 0.45% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.425% on average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.

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 June 30, 2014, the Fund was charged $33,248 for these services.

DSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, 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 in the statement of operations as dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the amount charged by DSC was $150,957. 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 DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%, 1.00%, 1.00%, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class R shares, respectively. Effective April 30, 2014, DDLP has contractually agreed to waive Class A shares’ 12b-1 fees to 0.15% of average daily net assets through June 30, 2014.* Prior to April 30, 2014, the Fund paid an annual distribution and service fee of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. DDLP has contractually agreed to waive Class B shares’ 12b-1 fees to 0.15% of average daily net assets from Jan. 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014.** Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fees.

As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of 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 June 30, 2014, the Fund was charged $20,125 for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

 

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

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, DDLP earned $2,577 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $36 and $482 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.

 

* The contractual waiver period is April 30, 2014 through April 30, 2015.

** The contractual waiver period is March 1, 2013 through April 30, 2015.

3. Investments

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

 

Purchases other than U.S. government securities

     $573,515,668   

Purchases of U.S. government securities

     53,921,339   

Sales other than U.S. government securities

     770,827,989   

Sales of U.S. government securities

     53,109,180   

At June 30, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At June 30, 2014, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the Fund were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 1,291,010,988   
  

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation

   $ 20,625,400   

Aggregate unrealized depreciation

     (3,725,104
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 16,900,296   
  

 

 

 

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. 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  
     $22,459,530         $3,138,469   

 

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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 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund

 

 

3. Investments (continued)

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2014:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Agency, Asset Backed & Mortgage Backed Securities1

  $      $ 600,081,080      $ 6,016,896      $ 606,097,976   

Corporate Debt

           640,151,979               640,151,979   

Foreign Debt

           3,454,912               3,454,912   

Senior Secured Loans1

           9,101,769        510,000        9,611,769   

Municipal Bonds

           10,538,018               10,538,018   

Convertible Preferred Stock

    850,948                      850,948   

Short-Term Investments

           36,341,831               36,341,831   

U.S. Treasury Obligation

           863,851               863,851   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 850,948      $ 1,300,533,440      $ 6,526,896      $ 1,307,911,284   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

  $ (80,197   $      $      $ (80,197
1Security type is valued across multiple levels. The amounts attributed to Level 2 investments and Level 3 investments represent the following percentages of the total market value of this security type: Level 2 investments represent investments with observable inputs, and Level 3 investments represent investments without observable inputs.     

 

     Level 2          Level 3               Total  

Agency, Asset & Mortgage-Backed Securities

     99.01        0.99        100.00

Senior Secured Loans

     94.69        5.31        100.00

During the six months ended June 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.

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. Management has determined not to provide additional disclosure on Level 3 inputs under ASU No. 2011-04 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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4. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six months         
     ended      Year ended  
     6/30/14      12/31/13  

Shares sold:

     

Class A

     6,496,232         33,427,369   

Class B

     2,958         2,830   

Class C

     542,192         3,905,901   

Class R

     121,952         474,813   

Institutional Class

     13,021,723         29,323,141   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

     

Class A

     647,992         2,034,165   

Class B

     233         732   

Class C

     96,883         283,043   

Class R

     6,810         20,773   

Institutional Class

     370,848         997,684   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     21,307,823         70,470,451   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

     

Class A

     (23,370,934      (95,339,569

Class B

     (16,247      (47,929

Class C

     (6,349,893      (24,867,982

Class R

     (371,545      (1,195,141

Institutional Class

     (11,442,543      (63,051,078
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (41,551,162      (184,501,699
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (20,243,339      (114,031,248
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and the year ended Dec. 31, 2013, 8,103 Class B shares were converted to 8,109 Class A shares valued at $69,573, and 8,480 Class B shares were converted to 8,479 Class A shares valued at $73,359, respectively. The respective amounts are included in Class B redemptions and Class A 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), is a participant in a $225,000,000 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 are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.08%, which is allocated across the Participants on the basis of each Participant’s allocation of the entire facility. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one third of their net assets under the agreement. Each Participant is individually,

 

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5. Line of Credit (continued)

 

and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit under the agreement will expire on Nov. 10, 2014.

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

6. Derivatives

U.S. 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 enters into foreign currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may enter into these contracts to fix the U.S. 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 use these contracts to hedge the U.S. 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 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 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. No foreign currency exchange contracts are outstanding at June 30, 2014.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund entered into foreign currency exchange contracts 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 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 fair value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or pledges U.S. 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

 

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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.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund used futures contracts to hedge its existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions.

Swap Contracts – The Fund may enter into credit default swap contracts (CDS) in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. 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 (S&P) or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) or is determined to be of equivalent credit quality by DMC.

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 June 30, 2014, the Fund entered into CDS contracts as a purchaser of protection. Periodic payments on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upon payment, such amounts are recorded as realized losses 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. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund did not enter into any CDS contracts as a seller of protection. Initial margin and variation margin are posted to central counterparties for CDS basket trades, as determined by the applicable central counterparty.

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

 

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6. Derivatives (continued)

 

of protection, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by (1) 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 or (2) trading certain CDS basket instruments through a central counterparty.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund used CDS contracts to hedge against a credit event.

Swaps Generally. 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 statement of net assets.

Derivatives Generally. The table below summarizes the average balance of derivative holdings by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

 

    

Long Derivative

Volume

    

Short Derivative

Volume

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

   USD 3,952       USD 59,314   

Futures contracts (average notional value)

             103,125,727   

CDS contracts (average notional value)*

     10,560,000           

*Long represents buying protection and short represents selling protection.

7. Securities Lending

The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of 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 U.S. securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in U.S. dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With 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 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.

 

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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.

Cash collateral received is generally invested in the Delaware Investments Collateral Fund No. 1 (Collective Trust) established by BNY Mellon for the purpose of investment on behalf of funds managed by DMC that participate in BNY Mellon’s securities lending program. The Collective Trust may invest in U.S. government securities and high-quality corporate debt, asset-backed and other money market securities, and in repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities, provided that the Collective Trust will generally have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less. The Fund can also accept U.S. 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.

The Collective Trust used for the investment of cash collateral received from borrowers of securities seeks to maintain a net asset value per unit of $1.00, but there can be no assurance that it will always be able to do so. The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral in the Collective Trust. This could occur if an investment in the Collective Trust defaulted or if it were necessary to liquidate assets in the Collective Trust to meet returns on outstanding security loans at a time when the Collective Trust’s net asset value per unit was less than $1.00. Under those circumstances, the Fund may not receive an amount from the Collective Trust that is equal in amount to the collateral the Fund would be required to return to the borrower of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund had no securities out on loan.

8. Credit and Market Risk

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 United States. Consequently, acquisition and disposition

 

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8. Credit and Market Risk (continued)

 

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 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 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 collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are debt securities issued by U.S. 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 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 certain obligations held by the Fund 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 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 of 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 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. 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. As of June 30, 2014, no securities held by the Fund have been

 

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determined to be illiquid under the Fund’s Liquidity Procedures. Rule 144A securities have been identified on the schedule of investments.

9. 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.

10. Subsequent Events

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

 

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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
Thomas L. Bennett    President    Sevilla-Sacasa    and 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 Limited-Term Diversified Income 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® LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUNDS

/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE
By: Patrick P. Coyne
Title:     Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 4, 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: September 4, 2014

/s/ RICHARD SALUS
By: Richard Salus
Title:     Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 4, 2014