-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LPODcvF75oSmEL1/7k60Hpqo7Pn5MkuABOx6swQ+/WbzfV4sMKiNSNFA1Grw6xJW 0kw5wLVNDXyJlyOSSh0QzA== 0001105607-04-000091.txt : 20040310 0001105607-04-000091.hdr.sgml : 20040310 20040310170031 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001105607-04-000091 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040310 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040310 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IVY FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000052858 IRS NUMBER: 046006759 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-01028 FILM NUMBER: 04660805 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6300 LAMAR AVENUE STREET 2: P. O. BOX 29217 CITY: OVERLAND PARK STATE: KS ZIP: 66202 BUSINESS PHONE: 913-236-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P. O. BOX 29217 CITY: SHAWNEE MISSION STATE: KS ZIP: 66201-9217 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IVY FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 N-CSR 1 ivy_mainpart.htm MAIN PART

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 811-01028

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Ivy Funds
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas 66202
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Kristen A. Richards
6300 Lamar Avenue
Overland Park, Kansas 66202
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(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 913-236-2000

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Date of fiscal year end: December 31

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Date of reporting period: December 31, 2003

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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Ivy Funds

Cash Reserves Fund

Cundill Global Value Fund

Dividend Income Fund

European Opportunities Fund

Global Natural Resources Fund

International Fund

International Value Fund

Pacific Opportunities Fund

      Annual Report
December 31, 2003

CONTENTS

3
  Cash Reserves Fund
12
  Cundill Global Value Fund
31
  Dividend Income Fund
48
  European Opportunities Fund
66
  Global Natural Resources Fund
85
  International Fund
105
  International Value Fund
123
  Pacific Opportunities Fund
141
  Notes to Financial Statements
164
  Independent Auditors' Report
165
  Shareholder Meeting Results
167
  Income Tax Information
169
  Directors & Officers
175
  Annual Privacy Notice
177
  Householding Notice


This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Ivy Funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless accompanied with or preceded by a fund's current prospectus and current performance information.



THE INVESTMENTS OF CASH RESERVES FUND


      December 31, 2003
 
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS
Principal
Amount in
  Thousands
Value

         
 
 
 
Commercial Paper        
 
 
 
      Banks - 5.84%        
 
 
 
      Citicorp,        
 
 
 
           1.08%, 2-10-04  
$
350
 
$
349,580
 
      Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,        
 
 
 
           1.08%, 1-22-04    
200
 
 
199,874
 
         
 
549,454
 
      Chemicals - Petroleum and Inorganic - 2.66%        
 
 
 
      du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours and Company,        
 
 
 
           1.07%, 1-20-04    
250
 
 
249,859
 
         
 
 
 
      Food and Related - 7.12%        
 
 
 
      Archer Daniels Midland Company,        
 
 
 
           1.06%, 1-20-04    
270
 
 
269,849
 
      Golden Peanut Co.,        
 
 
 
           1.1%, 2-13-04    
400
 
 
399,475
 
         
 
669,324
 
      Health Care - Drugs - 3.72%        
 
 
 
      Alcon Capital Corporation (Nestle S.A.),        
 
 
 
           1.06%, 2-9-04    
350
 
 
349,598
 
         
 
 
 
      Household - General Products - 6.38%        
 
 
 
      Clorox Company (The),        
 
 
 
           1.04%, 1-13-04    
100
 
 
99,965
 
      Fortune Brands Inc.,        
 
 
 
           1.1%, 1-5-04    
500
 
 
499,939
 
         
 
599,904
 
      Motor Vehicles - 1.43%        
 
 
 
      Hyundai Motor Finance Co. (Bank of America N.A.),        
 
 
 
           1.05%, 1-2-04    
134
 
 
133,996
 
         
 
 
 
      Multiple Industry - 7.97%        
 
 
 
      BOC Group Inc.,        
 
 
 
           1.15%, 1-15-04    
450
 
 
449,799
 
      General Electric Capital Corporation,        
 
 
 
           1.09%, 1-21-04    
300
 
 
299,818
 
         
 
749,617
 
         
 
 
 
Total Commercial Paper - 35.12%        
 
3,301,752
 
         
 
 
 
Notes        
 
 
 
      Banks - 8.48%        
 
 
 
      Bank One, N.A.,        
 
 
 
           1.04%, 2-24-04    
500
 
 
499,991
 
      Wells Fargo & Company,        
 
 
 
           9.125%, 2-1-04    
295
 
 
296,901
 
         
 
796,892
 
Notes (Continued)        
 
 
 
      Beverages - 1.09%        
 
 
 
      Diageo Capital plc,        
 
 
 
           6.625%, 6-24-04  
$
100
 
$
102,564
 
         
 
 
 
      Business Equipment and Services - 1.76%        
 
 
 
      Berkeley Hills Country Club, Inc.        
 
 
 
           (Wachovia Bank, N.A.),        
 
 
 
           1.21%, 1-8-04    
165
 
 
165,000
 
         
 
 
 
      Health Care - Drugs - 4.27%        
 
 
 
      Merck & Co., Inc.,        
 
 
 
           4.489%, 2-22-04 (A)    
400
 
 
401,822
 
         
 
 
 
      Health Care - General - 2.13%        
 
 
 
      ACTS Retirement - Life Communities, Inc.,        
 
 
 
           Variable Rate Demand Bonds, Series 2003A,        
 
 
 
           1.25%, 1-8-04    
200
 
 
200,000
 
         
 
 
 
      Real Estate Investment Trusts - 6.01%        
 
 
 
      Brentwood Apartments of Mooresville, L.L.C.        
 
 
 
           (Wachovia Bank, N.A.),        
 
 
 
           1.21%, 1-8-04    
565
 
 
565,000
 
         
 
 
 
      Retail - General Merchandise - 4.33%        
 
 
 
      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,        
 
 
 
           5.199%, 6-1-04    
400
 
 
406,780
 
         
 
 
 
      Utilities - Telephone - 8.86%        
 
 
 
      BellSouth Corporation,        
 
 
 
           4.16%, 4-26-04 (A)    
500
 
 
504,269
 
      SBC Communications Inc.,        
 
 
 
           4.18%, 6-5-04    
325
 
 
329,061
 
         
 
833,330
 
         
 
 
 
Total Notes - 36.93%        
 
3,471,388
 
         
 
 
 
TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS - 72.05%        
$
6,773,140
 
(Cost: $6,773,140)        
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS        
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
California - 6.80%        
 
 
 
California Pollution Control Financing Authority,        
 
 
 
      Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds, Air        
 
 
 
      Products Manufacturing Corporation, Taxable        
 
 
 
      Series 1997A,        
 
 
 
      1.145%, 1-5-04    
339
 
 
339,000
 
County of Sacramento, Taxable Pension Funding Bonds, Series 1995B (Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale, New York Branch),        
 
   
      1.24%, 1-7-04  
$
300
 
$
300,000
 
         
 
639,000
 
Colorado - 4.15%        
 
   
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Revenue        
 
   
      Refunding Bonds (Christian Living Campus -        
 
   
      University Hills Project), Series 1997        
 
   
      (U.S. Bank, National Association),        
 
   
      1.3%, 1-7-04    
390
 
 
390,000
 
         
 
   
New York - 1.06%        
 
   
The City of New York, General Obligation Bonds,        
 
   
      Fiscal 1995 Series B, Taxable Adjustable Rate        
 
   
      Bonds (Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale,        
 
   
      New York Branch),        
 
   
      1.14% 2-3-04    
100
 
 
100,000
 
         
 
   
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 12.01%        
$
1,129,000
 
(Cost: $1,129,000)        
 
   
         
 
   

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
             

               
Federal Farm Credit Bank,              
      1.1%, 5-14-04    
500
   
499,869
 
Federal Home Loan Bank,              
      1.05%, 7-16-04    
200
   
200,000
 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation:              
      1.1%, 1-7-04    
315
   
315,000
 
      1.12%, 1-7-04    
465
   
465,116
 
               
TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES - 15.75%
   
$
1,479,985
 
(Cost: $1,479,985)              
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES - 99.81%        
$
9,382,125
 
(Cost: $9,382,125)              
               
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES - 0.19%    
18,259
 
               
NET ASSETS - 100.00%        
$
9,400,384
 
               

Notes to Schedule of Investments

(A)Securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2003, the total value of these securities amounted to $906,091 or 9.64% of net assets.
      See Note 1 to financial statements for security valuation and other significant accounting policies concerning investments.
      See Note 3 to financial statements for cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned for Federal income tax purposes.



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


      CASH RESERVES FUND      

December 31, 2003
(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)


ASSETS

 

 
 

 

      Investment securities - at value (cost - $9,382)
(Notes 1 and 3)

 

$
9,382

 

      Receivables:

 

 
 

 

           Interest

 

66

 

           Fund shares sold

 

61

 

      Prepaid registration fees

 

8

 

      Other

 

34

 


                Total assets

 

9,551

 


LIABILITIES

 

 

 

      Payable to Fund shareholders

 

113

 

      Due to custodian

 

27

 

      Accrued shareholder servicing (Note 2)

 

5

 

      Dividends payable

 

3

 

      Accrued management fee (Note 2)

 

3

 


                Total liabilities

 

151

 


                     Total net assets

 

$
9,400

 


NET ASSETS

 

 
 

 

      Capital paid in

 

$
9,400

 


           Net assets applicable to outstanding units of capital

 

$
9,400

 


Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding):

 

 
 

 

      Class A

 

$1.00

 

      Class B

 

$1.00

 

      Class C

 

$1.00

 

Capital shares outstanding:

 

 
 

 

      Class A

 

6,234

 

      Class B

 

2,982

 

      Class C

 

184

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS


      CASH RESERVES FUND      

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
(In Thousands)


INVESTMENT INCOME  
 
 
 
      Income (Note 1B):  
 
 
 
           Interest and amortization  
$
184
 

      Expenses (Note 2):  
 
 
 
           Investment management fee  
61
 
           Shareholder servicing:  
 
 
 
                Class A  
36
 
                Class B  
13
 
                Class C  
2
 
           Accounting and administrative services fees  
25
 
           Custodian fees  
20
 
           Audit fees  
11
 
           Legal fees  
8
 
           Registration fees  
7
 
           Other  
88
 

                Total  
271
 
                     Less expenses in excess of contractual amount (Note 2)  
(143
)

                          Total expenses  
128
 

                          Net investment income  
56
 

                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  
$
56
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


      CASH RESERVES FUND      

(In Thousands)  


    

   
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,
 
   
2003
 
 
2002
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS  
 
 
   
 
 
 
      Operations:  
 
 
   
 
 
 
           Net investment income  
$
56
   
$
163
 

                Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
 
56
   
163
 

      Distributions to shareholders from
net investment income (Note 1F):(1)
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
                Class A  
(33
)  
(105
)
                Class B  
(18
)  
(53
)
                Class C  
(5
)  
(5
)

   
(56
)  
(163
)

      Capital share transactions (Note 5)  
(12,202
)  
1,499
 

           Total increase (decrease)  
(12,202
)  
1,499
 
NET ASSETS  
 
 
   
 
 
 
      Beginning of period  
21,602
   
20,103
 

      End of period  
$
9,400
   
$
21,602
 

           Undistributed net investment income  
$
-
   
$
-
 

(1)See "Financial Highlights" on pages 9 - 11.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      CASH RESERVES FUND      

Class A Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


   
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 
   
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period  
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
 

Net investment income  
0.00
*  
0.01
(1)
0.03
   
0.05
   
0.04
 
Less dividends declared  
(0.00
)*  
(0.01
)  
(0.03
)  
(0.05
)  
(0.04
)

Net asset value, end of period  
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
 

Total return  
0.33
%  
0.78
%  
3.12
%  
5.37
%  
4.16
%
Net assets, end of period
(in millions)
 
$6
   
$15
   
$13
   
$20
   
$19
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement  
0.85
%  
0.88
%  
0.87
%  
0.85
%  
0.88
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including reimbursement  
0.35
%  
0.78
%  
3.12
%  
5.38
%  
4.17
%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement  
1.80
%  
1.73
%  
1.59
%  
1.52
%  
1.40
%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement  
-0.60
%  
-0.07
%  
2.40
%  
4.71
%  
3.65
%

*Not shown due to rounding.

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      CASH RESERVES FUND      

Class B Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


   
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 
   
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period  
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
 

Net investment income  
0.00
*  
0.01
(1)
 
0.03
   
0.05
   
0.04
 
Less dividends declared  
(0.00
)*  
(0.01
)  
(0.03
)  
(0.05
)  
(0.04
)

Net asset value, end of period  
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
 

Total return  
0.36
%  
0.85
%  
3.19
%  
5.35
%  
4.30
%
Net assets, end of period
(in millions)
 
$3
   
$6
   
$7
   
$6
   
$7
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement  
0.83
%  
0.80
%  
0.80
%  
0.87
%  
0.77
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including reimbursement  
0.38
%  
0.85
%  
3.19
%  
5.36
%  
4.28
%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement  
1.77
%  
1.65
%  
1.52
%  
1.54
%  
1.29
%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement  
-0.56
%  
0.00
%  
2.47
%  
4.69
%  
3.76
%

*Not shown due to rounding.

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      CASH RESERVES FUND      

Class C Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 
   
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period  
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
 

Net investment income  
0.00
*  
0.01
(1)  
0.03
   
0.05
   
0.04
 
Less dividends declared  
(0.00
)*  
(0.01
)  
(0.03
)  
(0.05
)  
(0.04
)

Net asset value, end of period  
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
   
$
1.00
 

Total return  
0.40
%  
0.74
%  
3.10
%  
5.65
%  
4.14
%
Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)
 
$184
   
$813
   
$519
 
$1,975
   
$372
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement  
0.72
%  
0.84
%  
0.88
%  
0.72
%  
0.87
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including reimbursement  
0.52
%  
0.82
%  
3.10
%  
5.51
%  
4.18
%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement  
1.66
%  
1.69
%  
1.60
%  
1.39
%  
1.39
%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement  
-0.42
%  
-0.03
%  
2.38
%  
4.84
%  
3.66
%

*Not shown due to rounding.

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.




MANAGER'S DISCUSSION OF CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND

      December 31, 2003

The Ivy Cundill Global Value Fund is subadvised by Peter Cundill & Associates, Inc. The following is an interview with portfolio manager Peter Cundill.

This report relates to the operation of Ivy Cundill Global Value Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. The following discussion, graphs and tables provide you with information regarding the Fund's performance during that period.

How did the Fund perform during the last fiscal year?

The Fund did well in 2003, with Advisor Class* shares of the Fund increasing 37.11 percent. This compared with the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (reflecting the performance of securities that generally represent the global stock market), which increased 33.11 percent during the period, and the Lipper Global Funds Universe Average (generally representing the performance of the universe of funds with similar investment objectives), which increased 32.10 percent during the period.

Why did the Fund outperform its benchmark index during the fiscal year?

The decline in the equity markets in the first quarter of 2003 - due to war in Iraq, SARS and weak confidence in general - led to a greater "margin of safety" (the difference between the underlying value of a company and the price we are paying) in our investments and gave us the opportunity to buy more. As a result, all our investments in the Fund contributed to performance during the fiscal year. Due to our exposure in North American and Asian equities at the beginning of the year, the performance predominantly came from these respective regions. None of the Fund's investments were below their respective purchase costs at the end of the year.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the fiscal year?

Fiscal and monetary stimulus in the U.S. helped to boost GDP significantly, and the economic improvement was reflected in higher equity valuations. In Japan, we believe the economy continues to see signs of a recovery such as lower unemployment, a recovery in the manufacturing sector, a boost in capital spending, an increase in corporate earnings and an increase in bonuses resulting in hints of inflation due to the reform efforts of Prime Minister Koizumi.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected the Fund's performance?

During the year, we continued to predominantly hedge our international currency exposure. The hedges had an overall negative impact on the Fund's return, as the U.S. dollar weakened against major international currencies. However, we believe it has been a meaningful opportunity cost, for hedging allowed us to focus our attention solely on picking stocks. Throughout the period we continued to employ our value-investment discipline regardless of market conditions. The Fund was still predominantly invested in Asia, especially in Japan, due to the value opportunities that we felt it presented. There was, in our view, an insatiable appetite for foreign investments in Asia, particularly in China and Japan. However, we believe it has become more important to understand the strengthening economic relationship between the two countries and how it benefits them since China entered the World Trade Organization (WTO). Despite their history, we feel there is an ongoing "unconscious partnership" between the Chin ese and Japanese, since this partnership is mutually beneficial economically. As a result, we continue to be pleased with the positioning of the Fund, as we think several of our Japanese investments could potentially benefit from expansion and growth in China over the long term.

What industries did you emphasize during the fiscal year, and what looks attractive to you going forward?

We continue to focus on investments in the consumer, media and financial industries. Geographically, we believe Japan and Asia ex-Japan continues to offer more compelling valuations than North America and Europe, despite the continued appreciation in the equity markets. Going forward, we are optimistic about our exposure to Asia, as we continue to find ideas that we believe offer ample margins of safety. However, we remain cautious, as we believe there are fewer ideas than there were early in 2003. In the year ahead, we will continue to diligently search for value opportunities around the world.

Respectfully,

Peter Cundill
Manager
Cundill Global Value Fund

*Please note that the Ivy Cundill Global Value Advisor Class Shares are no longer available for investment.

The opinions expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and no forecasts can be guaranteed.

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment
Ivy Cundill Global Value Fund, Class Advisor
Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index and
Lipper Global Funds Universe Average
   
Ivy
Cundill
Global
Value
Fund,
Class Advisor
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
International
World
Index
Lipper
Global
Funds
Universe
Average
 
9-  4-00
Purchase
10,000
10,000
10,000
 
12-31-00
10,466
8,974
9,268
 
12-31-01
10,243
7,464
7,801
 
12-31-02
9,028
5,980
6,355
 
12-31-03
12,378
7,960
8,395
         
=====
Ivy Cundill Global Value Fund, Class Advisor(1) - $12,378
+++++
Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index(2) - $7,960
--
Lipper Global Funds Universe Average(2) - $8,395
         

(1)The value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the ongoing expenses of the Fund and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

(2)Because the Fund commenced operations on a date other than at the end of a month, and partial month calculations of the performance of the indexes (including income) are not available, investment in the indexes was effected as of April 30, 2000.

Average Annual Total Return(3)

 
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class Y
Advisor
Class(4)
Class I(4)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
28.58%
31.34%
35.47%
-
37.11%
37.12%
Since inception of Class through 12-31-03(5)
4.43%
9.75%
9.97%
-
5.93%
26.19%
Cumulative return since inception of Class(5)
-
-
-
16.28%
-
-

(3)Performance data quoted represents past performance and is based on deduction of the maximum applicable sales load for each of the periods. Class A shares carry a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. Class B and Class C shares carry maximum contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) of 5% and 1%, respectively. (Accordingly the Class C shares reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.) Total returns reflect share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(4)Advisor Class shares and Class I shares are no longer available for investment. (5)9-4-01 for Class A shares, 9-26-01 for Class B shares, 10-19-01 for Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares, 4-19-00 for Advisor Class shares and 11-5-02 for Class I shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders). Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Indexes are unmanaged. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND

GOAL

Cundill Global Value Fund

      Seeks long-term capital growth. Any income realized will be incidental.

Strategy

Ivy Cundill Global Value Fund invests primarily in equity securities (including common stock, preferred stock and securities convertible into common stock) throughout the world, including emerging market countries, that the Fund's management team, Peter Cundill & Associates, the Fund's sub-advisor, believes are trading below their estimated "intrinsic value."

"Intrinsic value" is the perceived realizable market value, determined through the management team's analysis of the companies' financial statements (and includes factors such as earnings, cash flows, dividends, business prospects, management capabilities and other catalysts for potentially increasing shareholder value).

Founded

2000

Scheduled Dividend Frequency

Annually (December)

Performance Summary - Advisor Class Shares

(This class is no longer available for investment.)

Per Share Data

 
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
 
 
 
 
 

Dividends paid
 
 
$
0.06
 

Net asset value on
 
 
 
 
 
      12-31-03
 
$
11.37
 
      12-31-02
 
 
 
8.34
 

Change per share
 
$
3.03
 

      Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND

      Because of ongoing market volatility, the Fund's performance may be subject to substantial short-term fluctuation and current performance may be less than the results shown below. Please check the Ivy Funds website at www.ivyfunds.com for more current performance information.

Average Annual Total Return(A)

 
Class A
Class B
Period
With
Sales Load(B)
Without
Sales Load(C)
With
CDSC(D)
Without
CDSC(E)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
28.58%
36.43%
31.34%
35.34%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
-
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
-
Since inception
of Class(F)
4.43%
7.13%
9.75%
10.92%

(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data is based on deduction of 5.75% sales load on the initial purchase in the periods.

(C)Performance data does not take into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

(D)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 5.00% upon redemption at the end of each of the periods.

(E)Performance data does not reflect the effect of paying the applicable CDSC upon redemption at the end of each of the periods.

(F)9-  4-01 for Class A shares and 9-26-01 for Class B shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

Average Annual Total Return(A)

Period
Class C(B)
Class Y(C)
Advisor
Class(D)(E)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
35.47%
-
37.11%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
Since inception
of Class(F)
9.97%
-
5.93%
Cumulative return since inception of class(F)
-
16.28%
-

(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 1.00% which declines to zero at the end of the first year after investment. Accordingly, these returns reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.

(C)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Class Y shares are not subject to these charges.

(D)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Advisor Class shares are not subject to these charges.

(E)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(F)10-19-01 for Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares and 4-19-00 for Advisor Class shares (the date on which shares were first acquired and continuously held by shareholders). International investing involves special risks, including political, economic and currency risks.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND

Portfolio Highlights

On December 31, 2003, Cundill Global Value Fund had net assets totaling $52,294,716 invested in a diversified portfolio of:

64.65%
  Common Stocks
35.35%
  Cash and Cash Equivalents and Unrealized Loss on
Open Forward Currency Contracts

As a shareholder of Cundill Global Value Fund, for every $100 you had invested on December 31, 2003, your Fund was invested by geographic region and by industry, respectively, as follows:
  Pacific Basin  
$
50.49
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents and Unrealized Loss
on Open Forward Currency Contracts
 
$
35.35
 
  Other  
$
5.29
 
  United States  
$
5.16
 
  Canada  
$
2.46
 
  Europe  
$
1.25
 
     
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents and Unrealized Loss
on Open Forward Currency Contracts
 
$
35.35
 
  Consumer Nondurables Stocks  
$
19.53
 
  Financial Services Stocks  
$
17.71
 
  Consumer Services Stocks  
$
10.15
 
  Multi-Industry Stocks  
$
6.68
 
  Consumer Durables Stocks  
$
3.21
 
  Shelter Stocks  
$
2.12
 
  Health Care Stocks  
$
2.01
 
  Business Equipment and Services Stocks  
$
1.99
 
  Raw Materials Stocks  
$
1.25
 



THE INVESTMENTS OF CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND

      December 31, 2003

 
COMMON STOCKS
Shares Value

               
Bermuda - 4.76%              

Guoco Group Limited (A)

   
272,000
 
$
1,996,960
 

Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited

   
120,000
   
492,000
 
           
2,488,960
 
Canada - 2.46%              

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (A)

   
1,000
   
174,940
 

Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust (A)

   
200,000
   
1,111,025
 
           
1,285,965
 
Germany - 1.25%              

Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (A)

   
9,000
   
651,998
 
               
Hong Kong - 5.21%              

CITIC Pacific Limited (A)

   
550,000
   
1,392,037
 

First Pacific Company Limited (A)*

   
6,074,000
   
1,329,993
 
           
2,722,030
 
India - 0.53%              

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, ADR

   
42,000
   
277,200
 
               
Japan - 42.33%              

AIFUL Corporation (A)

   
31,700
   
2,319,981
 

Asatsu-DK Inc. (A)

   
40,400
   
1,040,878
 

Coca-Cola West Japan Company Limited (A)

   
112,100
   
2,197,526
 

Kirin Brewery Company, Limited (A)

   
235,000
   
2,005,041
 

Lion Corporation (A)

   
405,000
   
2,162,521
 

NIPPONKOA Insurance Company, Limited (A)

   
410,000
   
2,269,592
 

Nikko Cordial Corporation (A)

   
120,000
   
668,752
 

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (A)

   
18,000
   
1,680,280
 

Nippon Television Network Corporation (A)

   
14,650
   
2,178,525
 

Sankyo Co., Ltd. (A)

   
56,000
   
1,053,349
 

Shiseido Company, Limited (A)

   
189,000
   
2,298,875
 

Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (A)

   
142,000
   
2,262,721
 
           
22,138,041
 
Korea - 2.95%              

Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation (A)

   
85,340
   
1,482,617
 

Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation, GDR (B)

   
7,000
   
61,460
 
           
1,544,077
 
United States - 5.16%              

Liberty Media Corporation, Class A*

   
73,000
   
867,970
 

Loews Corporation

   
37,000
   
1,829,650
 
           
2,697,620
 
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 64.65%        

$

33,805,891
 

(Cost: $28,298,724)

             
               

THE INVESTMENTS OF CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND

      December 31, 2003
 
UNREALIZED LOSS ON OPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS - (1.73%)
Face
Amount in
Thousands
Value
               

Eurodollar, 1-29-04 (C)

 
EUR
172
 
$
(20,041

)

Eurodollar, 3-16-04 (C)

 
EUR
287
   
(20,320

)

Hong Kong Dollar, 1-29-04 (C)

 
HKD
10,143
   
(7,305

)

Hong Kong Dollar, 3-16-04 (C)

 
HKD 21,860
   
939
 

Japanese Yen, 1-29-04 (C)

 
JPY 695,550
   
(587,488

)

Japanese Yen, 3-16-04 (C)

JPY 1,428,997
   
(265,819

)

Korean Won, 1-29-04 (C)

KRW 742,755
   
(5,552

)

Korean Won, 3-16-04 (C)

KRW 868,359
   
1,462
 
         
$
(904,124
)
               

SHORT-TERM SECURITIES  
Principal
Amount in
Thousands
       
               
Commercial Paper              
      Food and Related - 4.69%              
      General Mills, Inc.,              
           1.17%, Master Note  
$
2,454
   
2,454,000
 
               
      Security and Commodity Brokers - 3.53%              
      UBS Finance Delaware LLC,              
           0.95%, 1-2-04    
1,845
   
1,844,951
 
               
Total Commercial Paper - 8.22%          
4,298,951
 

               
Repurchase Agreement - 2.72%              
      J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 0.7% Repurchase              
           Agreement dated 12-31-03, to be repurchased at              
           $1,422,055 on 1-2-04 (D)    
1,422
   
1,422,000
 
               
United States Government Security - 23.90%              
      Treasury Obligation              
      Student Loan Marketing Association,              
           0.75%, 1-5-04    
12,500
   
12,498,958
 
               
TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES - 34.84%        
$
18,219,909
 

(Cost: $18,219,909)

             
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES - 97.76%        
$
51,121,676
 

(Cost: $46,518,633)

             
               
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS,
NET OF LIABILITIES- 2.24%
         
1,173,040
 
               
NET ASSETS - 100.00%        
$
52,294,716
 
               

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

      *No dividends were paid during the preceding 12 months.
(A)Listed on an exchange outside the United States.
(B)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2003, the total value of this security amounted to 0.12% of net assets.
(C)Principal amounts are denominated in the indicated foreign currency, where applicable (EUR - Euro; HKD - Hong Kong Dollar; JPY - Japanese Yen; KRW - Korean Won).
(D)Collateralized by $1,419,862 United States Treasury Bond, 7.625% due 2-15-25; market value and accrued interest aggregate $1,451,709.
      See Note 1 to financial statements for security valuation and other significant accounting policies concerning investments.
      See Note 3 to financial statements for cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned for Federal income tax purposes.



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


      CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND      

December 31, 2003
(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)


ASSETS
 
 
 

 

      Investment securities - at value (cost - $46,519)
      (Notes 1 and 3)
 
$
51,122

 

      Cash
 
1

 

      Receivables:
 
 
 

 

           Fund shares sold
 
1,197

 

           Dividends and interest
 
147

 


                Total assets
 
52,467

 


LIABILITIES
 
 
 

 

      Payable to Fund shareholders
 
87

 

      Accrued management fee (Note 2)
 
39

 

      Accrued distribution and service fees (Note 2)
 
20

 

      Accrued shareholder servicing (Note 2)
 
10

 

      Accrued accounting and administrative services fees (Note 2)
 
3

 

      Other
 
13

 


           Total liabilities
 
172

 


                Total net assets
 
$
52,295

 


NET ASSETS
 
 
 

 

      Capital paid in
 
$
47,738

 

      Accumulated undistributed income (loss):
 
 
 

 

           Accumulated undistributed net investment loss
 
(158

)

           Accumulated undistributed net realized gain
           on investment transactions
 
111

 

           Net unrealized appreciation in value of investments
 
4,604

 


                Net assets applicable to outstanding units of capital
 
$
52,295

 


Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding):

 
 
 

 

      Class A
 
$11.41

 

      Class B
 
$11.26

 

      Class C
 
$11.19

 

      Class Y
 
$11.40

 

      Advisor Class
 
$11.37

 

      Class I
 
$11.33

 

Capital shares outstanding:

 
 
 

 

      Class A
 
2,588

 

      Class B
 
666

 

      Class C
 
1,004

 

      Class Y
 
100

 

      Advisor Class
 
250

 

      Class I
 
5

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS


      CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND      

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
(In Thousands)


INVESTMENT LOSS
 
 
 
 
      Income (Note 1B):
 
 
 
 
           Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $35)
 
$
312
 
           Interest and amortization
 
43
 

                Total income
 
355
 

      Expenses (Note 2):
 
 
 
 
           Investment management fee
 
166
 
           Registration fees
 
53
 
           Distribution fee:
 
 
 
 
                Class B
 
27
 
                Class C
 
25
 
           Shareholder servicing:
 
 
 
 
                Class A
 
22
 
                Class B
 
14
 
                Class C
 
10
 
                Class Y
 
-
*
                Advisor Class
 
4
 
                Class I
 
-
*
           Service fee:
 
 
 
 
                Class A
 
17
 
                Class B
 
9
 
                Class C
 
8
 
                Class Y
 
1
 
           Custodian fees
 
20
 
           Accounting and administrative services fees
 
19
 
           Audit fees
 
12
 
           Administrative fee:
 
 
 
 
                Class A
 
1
 
                Class B
 
1
 
                Class C
 
-
*
                Class Y
 
-
*
                Advisor Class
 
1
 
                Class I
 
-
*
           Other
 
28
 

                Total
 
438
 
                     Less expenses in excess of contractual amount (Note 2)
 
(27
)

                          Total expenses
 
411
 

                          Net investment loss
 
(56
)

* Not shown due to rounding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Continued)


      CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND      

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
(In Thousands)


REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS (NOTES 1 AND 3)
 
 
 
 
      Realized net gain on securities
 
$
777
 
      Realized net loss on forward currency contracts
 
(71
)
      Realized net loss on foreign currency transactions
 
(2
)

           Realized net gain on investments
 
704
 

      Unrealized appreciation in value of securities during the period
 
5,688
 
      Unrealized depreciation in value of forward currency contracts
      during the period
 
(849
)

           Unrealized appreciation in value of investments during the period
 
4,839
 

                Net gain on investments
 
5,543
 

                     Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
5,487
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


      CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND      

(In Thousands)


 
 
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,
 
 
 
2003
   
2002
 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS  
 
 
   
 
 
 
      Operations:  
 
 
   
 
 
 
           Net investment income (loss)  
$
(56
)  
$
-
*
           Realized net gain (loss) on investments  
704
   
(502
)
           Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  
4,839
   
(297
)

                Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                resulting from operations
 
5,487
   
(799
)

      Distributions to shareholders from (Note 1F):(1)  
 
 
   
 
 
 
           Net investment income:  
 
 
   
 
 
 
                Class A  
(81
)  
-
 
                Class B  
-
   
-
 
                Class C  
-
   
-
 
                Class Y  
(3
)  
N/A
 
                Advisor Class  
(16
)  
-
 
                Class I  
-
*  
-
*
           Realized gains on investment transactions:  
 
 
   
 
 
 
                Class A  
-
   
(13
)
                Class B  
-
   
(18
)
                Class C  
-
   
(5
)
                Class Y  
-
   
N/A
 
                Advisor Class  
-
   
(13
)
                Class I  
-
   
-
 
   
(100
)  
(49
)

      Capital share transactions (Note 5)  
41,413
   
4,268
 

           Total increase  
46,800
   
3,420
 
NET ASSETS  
 
 
   
 
 
 
      Beginning of period  
5,495
   
2,075
 

      End of period  
$
52,295
   
$
5,495
 

                Undistributed net investment income (loss)
$
(158
)  
$
-
 

*Not shown due to rounding.

(1)See "Financial Highlights" on pages 25 - 30.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND      

Class A Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
For the
fiscal
year
ended
For the
fiscal
year
ended
For the
period from
9-4-01(1)
to

 

 
12-31-03
12-31-02
12-31-01

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
8.39

 

 

$
9.64

 

 

$
10.15

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

0.01

 

 

(0.00

)(2)

0.01

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments

 

3.05

 

 

(1.17

)

 

(0.23

)

 


Total from investment operations

 

3.06

 

 

(1.17

)

 

(0.22

)

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.27

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.29

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
11.41

 

 

$
8.39

 

 

$
9.64

 

 


Total return(3)

 

36.43

%

-12.17

%

 

-2.07

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

$29,530
 
$1,403
 
$213

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
including reimbursement

 

2.05

%

 

2.28

%

 

4.47

%(4)

Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets including reimbursement

 

0.18

%

 

0.02

%

 

0.94

%(4)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
excluding reimbursement

 

2.21

%

 

4.97

%

 

31.77

%(4)

Ratio of net investment income (loss)
to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

0.02

%

 

-2.67

%

 

-26.36

%(4)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

24

%

 

122

%

 

57

%

 

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Based on average shares outstanding.

(3)Total return calculated without taking into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

(4)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND      

Class B Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
For the
fiscal
year
ended
For the
fiscal
year
ended
For the
period
from
9-26-01(1)
to
 
 
12-31-03
12-31-02
12-31-01
 

Net asset value, beginning of period  
$
8.32
   
$
9.61
   
$
9.26
   

Income (loss) from investment operations:  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
      Net investment income (loss)  
(0.06
)  
(0.05
)(2)
0.01
   
      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments
 
3.00
   
(1.16
)  
0.62
   

Total from investment operations  
2.94
   
(1.21
)  
0.63
   

Less distributions from:  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
      Net investment income  
(0.00
)  
(0.00
)  
(0.02
)  
      Capital gains  
(0.00
)  
(0.08
)  
(0.26
)  

Total distributions  
(0.00
)  
(0.08
)  
(0.28
)  

Net asset value, end of period  
$
11.26
   
$
8.32
   
$
9.61
   

Total return  
35.34
%
-12.62
%  
6.91
%  
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  
$7
   
$2
   
$1
   
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
including reimbursement
 
3.20
%  
2.84
%  
6.04
%(3)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement  
-1.13
%  
-0.54
%  
0.60
%(3)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
excluding reimbursement
 
3.36
%  
5.53
%  
39.53
%(3)
Ratio of net investment loss to average
net assets excluding reimbursement
 
-1.29
%
-3.23
%
-32.89
%(3)
Portfolio turnover rate  
24
%  
122
%  
57
%  

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Based on average shares outstanding.

(3)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND      

Class C Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
For the
fiscal
year
ended
For the
fiscal
year
ended
For the
period from
10-19-01(1)
to

 

 
12-31-03
12-31-02
12-31-01

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
8.26

 

 

$
9.57

 

 

$
9.44

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.07

)(2)

0.01

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments

 

2.96

 

 

(1.16

)

 

0.40

 

 


Total from investment operations

 

2.93

 

 

(1.23

)

 

0.41

 

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.26

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.28

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
11.19

 

 

$
8.26

 

 

$
9.57

 

 


Total return

 

35.47

%

-12.88

%

 

4.44

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$11,235

 

$446

 

 

$30

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.93

%

 

3.10

%

 

7.71

%(3)

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-0.83

%

 

-0.80

%

 

0.99

%(3)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

3.10

%

 

5.79

%

 

51.61

%(3)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

-1.00

%

 

-3.49

%

-  42.91

%(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

24

%

 

122

%

 

57

%

 

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Based on average shares outstanding.

(3)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND      

Class Y Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period:


 
For the
period from
7-24-03(1)
to
12-31-03
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
9.84

 

 


Income from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

      Net investment income
 
0.02

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
 
1.58

 

 


Total from investment operations

 
1.60

 

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.04

)

 

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 
(0.04

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
11.40

 

 


Total return

 
16.28

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

 
$1

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
1.76

%(2)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including reimbursement

 
0.55

%(2)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
2.09

%(2)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
0.22

%(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

 
24

%(3)

 


(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Annualized.

(3) For the twelve months ended December 31, 2003.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND      

Advisor Class Shares(1)
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


   
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,
 
For the
period
from
4-19-00(2)
to

 

   
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
12-31-00

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
8.34

 

 

$
9.55

 

 

$
10.07

 

 

$
10.00

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income (loss)
 
(0.01

)

 

0.04

(3)

0.03

 

 

0.05

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
 
3.10

 

 

(1.17

)

 

(0.25

)

 

0.41

 

 


Total from investment operations

 
3.09

 

 

(1.13

)

 

(0.22

)

 

0.46

 

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.06

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.19

)

 

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.20

)

 


Total distributions

 
(0.06

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.39

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
11.37

 

 

$
8.34

 

 

$
9.55

 

 

$
10.07

 

 


Total return

 
37.11

%

-11.86

%

 

-2.13

%

 

4.66

%

 

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 
$3

 

 

$2

 

 

$1

 

 

$1

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
2.12

%

 

1.83

%

 

1.40

%

 

1.95

%(4)

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 
-0.07

%

 

0.47

%

 

0.37

%

 

0.70

%(4)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
2.28

%

 

4.52

%

 

10.30

%

 

19.15

%(4)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
-0.23

%

 

-2.22

%

 

-8.53

%

-16.50

%(4)

Portfolio turnover rate

 
24

%

 

122

%

 

57

%

 

53

%

 


(1)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(2)Commencement of operations of the class.

(3)Based on average shares outstanding.

(4)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      CUNDILL GLOBAL VALUE FUND      

Class I Shares(1)
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
For the
fiscal year
ended
December
31, 2003
 
For the
period from
11-5-02(2)
to
12-31-02
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
8.31

 

 

 

$
8.85

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income
 
0.00

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments
 
3.08

 

 

 

(0.72

)

 


Total from investment operations

 
3.08

 

 

 

(0.46

)

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.06

)

 

 

(0.00

)

 

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 

 

(0.08

)

 


Total distributions

 
(0.06

)

 

 

(0.08

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
11.33

 

 

 

$
8.31

 

 


Total return

 
37.12

%

 

 

-5.23

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 
$57

 

 

 

$42

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
2.03

%

 

 

11.51

%(3)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including reimbursement

 
0.03

%

 

 

2.96

%(3)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
2.20

%

 

 

28.44

%(3)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
-0.13

%

 

-13.97

%(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

 
24

%

 

 

122

%

 


(1)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(2)Commencement of operations of the class.

(3)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.




MANAGER'S DISCUSSION OF DIVIDEND INCOME FUND

      December 31, 2003

An interview with David Ginther, portfolio manager of
Ivy Dividend Income Fund.

This report relates to the operation of Ivy Dividend Income Fund for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2003. The following discussion, graphs and tables provide you with information regarding the Fund's performance since its inception on June 30, 2003.

How did the Fund perform since its inception?

The Class A shares of the Fund increased 10.70 percent during the period before the impact of sales load, and, after the impact of sales load, increased 4.34 percent. This compares with the Russell 1000 Index (the index that generally reflects the performance of the large cap market), which increased 15.63 percent, and the Lipper Equity Income Funds Universe Average (reflecting the performance of the universe of funds with similar investment objectives), which increased 14.87 percent. It should be noted that, in the comparison charts, the value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment, while the values for the benchmark index and the Lipper category do not reflect a sales load.

What factors affected the Fund's performance since its inception?

The Fund focused on what we felt were high-quality, large-cap companies with strong cash flow. It was underweight in technology and consumer discretionary stocks due to the low number of large-cap companies that pay dividends in these sectors. The Fund was negatively affected by strong performance that came from the more aggressive, lower quality, non-dividend paying stocks.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance since its inception?

The most important event affecting the Fund was the tax legislation signed into law by President Bush that reduced the effective tax rate paid on dividends and capital gains from 38.6 percent to 15 percent. We believe that the favorable change in tax rates on dividends will put pressure on companies' managements to increase or initiate dividends. We also believe that dividends will become more important as investors focus on total returns and companies that pay a higher dividend.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected the Fund's performance?

The Fund continues to focus on large-cap, dividend-paying growth stocks. We believe that high-quality companies that are leaders in their industry with strong earnings and cash flow will accelerate dividend payouts in the future. Late in 2003, we increased our cyclical exposure due to the economic recovery, strong consumer spending (despite the unemployment rate increasing slightly) and the weaker dollar. We believe the economic recovery was stronger than expected due to lower interest rates, a successful military campaign in Iraq, fiscal stimulus and the President's tax cuts.

What industries or sectors did you emphasize since the Fund's inception, and what looks attractive to you going forward?

During the period, we focused on companies with yields equal to or higher than the market. We looked for companies with strong balance sheets and cash flow that we felt could increase their dividend in a slowly improving economy. Areas of emphasis included pharmaceuticals, financials and energy.

Looking forward, we intend to continue to focus on energy, basic industry cycles and financials that we feel are sensitive to an economic recovery. We believe each area has attractive fundamentals that have the potential to benefit from higher capital spending and a full economic recovery next year. As always, we intend to continue to focus on large-cap, high quality stocks that we believe can grow their dividend payout.

Respectfully,

David Ginther
Manager
Dividend Income Fund

The opinions expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and no forecasts can be guaranteed.

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment
Ivy Dividend Income Fund, Class A
Russell 1000 Index and
Lipper Equity Income Funds Universe Average
   
Ivy
Dividend
Income
Fund,
Class A
Russell
1000
Index
Lipper
Equity
Income
Funds
Universe
Average
 
6-30-03
Purchase
9,425
10,000
10,000
 
9-30-03
9,392
10,300
10,207
 
12-31-03
10,433
11,563
11,483
         
=====
Ivy Dividend Income Fund, Class A(1) - $10,433
+++++
Russell 1000 Index(2) - $11,563
--
Lipper Equity Income Funds Universe Average(2) - $11,483
         

(1)The value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment and by the ongoing expenses of the Fund and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

Aggregate Total Return(2)

 
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class Y

Since inception of Class
through 12-31-03(3)
4.34%
5.36%
9.38%
10.78%

(2)Performance data quoted represents past performance and is based on deduction of the maximum applicable sales load for each of the periods. Class A shares carry a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. Class B and Class C shares carry maximum contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) of 5% and 1%, respectively. Total returns reflect share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(3)6-30-03 for Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares, and Class Y shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders). Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Indexes are unmanaged. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF DIVIDEND INCOME FUND

GOALS

Dividend Income Fund

      Seeks to provide income and long-term capital growth.

Strategy

Ivy Dividend Income Fund commenced operations on June 30, 2003. The Fund seeks to achieve its goals by investing primarily in dividend-paying common stocks that Waddell & Reed Ivy Investment Company believes also demonstrate favorable prospects for long-term capital growth. Although the Fund invests primarily in large companies, it may invest in companies of any size. The Fund will invest primarily in domestic securities but may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities.

Founded

2003

Scheduled Dividend Frequency

Quarterly (March, June, September and December)

Performance Summary - Class A Shares

Per Share Data

 
For the Fiscal Period Ended December 31, 2003
 
 
 
 
 

Dividend paid
 
 
$
0.04
 

Net asset value on
 
 
 
 
 
      12-31-03
 
$
11.03
 
      6-30-03
 
 
10.00
 

Change per share
 
$
1.03
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

      Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF Dividend Income FUND

      Because of ongoing market volatility, the Fund's performance may be subject to substantial short-term fluctuation and current performance may be less than the results shown below. Please check the Ivy Funds website at www.ivyfunds.com for more current performance information.

Average Annual Total Return(A)

 
Class A
Class B
Period
WithSales Load(B)
WithoutSales Load(C)
With
CDSC(D)
Without
CDSC(E)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
-
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
-
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
-
Cumulative return since inception of Class(F)
4.34%
10.70%
5.36%
10.36%

(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data is based on deduction of 5.75% sales load on the initial purchase in the period.

(C)Performance data does not take into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

(D)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 5.00% upon redemption at the end of each of the periods.

(E)Performance data does not reflect the effect of paying the applicable CDSC upon redemption at the end of the period. (F)6-30-2003 for Class A shares and Class B shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

Average Annual Total Return(A)

 
Class C
 
Period
With
CDSC(B)
Without
CDSC(C)
Class Y(D)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
Cumulative return since
inception of class(E)
9.38%
10.38%
10.78%
(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 1.00% which declines to zero at the end of the first year after investment.

(C)Performance data does not reflect the effect of paying the applicable CDSC upon redemption at the end of the period.

(D)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Class Y shares are not subject to these charges.

(E)6-30-03 for Class C shares and for Class Y shares (the date on which shares were first acquired and continuously held by shareholders).

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF DIVIDEND INCOME FUND

Portfolio Highlights

On December 31, 2003, Dividend Income Fund had net assets totaling $22,598,499 invested in a diversified portfolio of:

90.77%   Common Stocks
9.23%   Cash and Cash Equivalents

As a shareholder of Dividend Income Fund, for every $100 you had invested on December 31, 2003, your Fund owned:
  Financial Services Stocks
$
15.38
 
  Energy Stocks
$
14.41
 
  Health Care Stocks
$
11.13
 
  Consumer Nondurables Stocks
$
10.01
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
9.23
 
  Technology Stocks
$
9.06
 
  Utilities Stocks
$
7.89
 
  Raw Materials Stocks
$
4.81
 
  Consumer Services Stocks
$
4.76
 
  Capital Goods Stocks
$
3.73
 
  Shelter Stocks
$
3.37
 
  Transportation Stocks
$
2.38
 
  Retail Stocks
$
1.94
 
  Business Equipment and Services Stocks
$
1.90
 



THE INVESTMENTS OF DIVIDEND INCOME FUND


      December 31, 2003

 
COMMON STOCKS
Shares Value

               
Aircraft - 1.94%              

Boeing Company (The)

   
5,150
 
$
217,021
 

Lockheed Martin Corporation

   
4,300
   
221,020
 
           
438,041
 
Aluminum - 0.97%              

Alcoa Incorporated

   
5,750
   
218,500
 
               
Banks - 10.12%              

Bank of America Corporation

   
8,150
   
655,505
 

Citigroup Inc.

   
13,250
   
643,155
 

U.S. Bancorp

   
14,900
   
443,722
 

Wells Fargo & Company

   
9,250
   
544,732
 
           
2,287,114
 
Beverages - 3.36%              

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

   
4,100
   
215,988
 

Coca-Cola Company (The)

   
6,400
   
324,800
 

Diageo plc, ADR

   
4,150
   
219,369
 
           
760,157
 
Business Equipment and Services - 1.90%              

Genuine Parts Company

   
12,900
   
428,280
 
               
Capital Equipment - 2.78%              

Caterpillar Inc.

   
2,550
   
211,701
 

Deere & Company

   
6,400
   
416,320
 
           
628,021
 
Chemicals - Petroleum and Inorganic - 2.88%              

Dow Chemical Company (The)

   
5,200
   
216,164
 

du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours and Company

   
4,750
   
217,978
 

Goodrich Corporation

   
7,300
   
216,737
 
           
650,879
 
Chemicals - Specialty - 0.96%              

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

   
4,100
   
216,603
 
               
Communications Equipment - 0.86%              

Nokia Corporation, Series A, ADR

   
11,400
   
193,800
 
               
Computers - Peripherals - 5.29%              

Microsoft Corporation

   
23,650
   
648,720
 

SAP Aktiengesellschaft, ADR

   
13,150
   
546,514
 
           
1,195,234
 
Electrical Equipment - 0.95%              

Emerson Electric Co.

   
3,300
   
213,675
 
               
Electronic Components - 0.97%              

Microchip Technology Incorporated

   
6,600
   
219,978
 
               
Finance Companies - 2.87%              

Fannie Mae

   
2,900
 
217,674
 

SLM Corporation

   
11,450
   
431,436
 
           
649,110
 
Food and Related - 0.90%              

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

   
7,750
   
204,522
 
               
Health Care - Drugs - 4.35%              

Abbott Laboratories

   
9,250
   
431,050
 

Pfizer Inc.

   
15,650
   
552,915
 
           
983,965
 
Health Care - General - 3.90%              

Johnson & Johnson

   
6,350
   
328,041
 

Wyeth

   
13,050
   
553,973
 
           
882,014
 
Hospital Supply and Management - 2.88%              

Medtronic, Inc.

   
13,400
   
651,374
 
               
Hotels and Gaming - 2.81%              

Mandalay Resort Group

   
4,650
   
207,948
 

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   
11,900
   
428,043
 
           
635,991
 
Household - General Products - 3.39%              

Clorox Company (The)

   
6,750
   
327,780
 

Colgate-Palmolive Company

   
4,350
   
217,717
 

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

   
2,200
   
219,736
 
           
765,233
 
Petroleum - Domestic - 6.16%              

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

   
8,450
   
431,035
 

Burlington Resources Inc.

   
5,800
   
321,204
 

Equitable Resources, Inc.

   
5,000
   
214,600
 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.*

   
12,900
   
424,345
 
           
1,391,184
 
Petroleum - International - 4.90%              

Exxon Mobil Corporation

   
16,300
   
668,300
 

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, NY Shares

   
8,400
   
440,076
 
           
1,108,376
 
Petroleum - Services - 3.35%              

Baker Hughes Incorporated

   
10,000
   
321,600
 

Schlumberger Limited

   
7,950
   
435,024
 
           
756,624
 
Publishing - 1.95%              

Knight-Ridder, Inc.

   
5,700
 
441,009
 
               
Real Estate Investment Trust - 3.37%              

Equity Office Properties Trust

   
7,500
   
214,875
 

ProLogis

   
7,100
   
227,839
 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   
6,900
   
319,746
 
           
762,460
 
Retail - General Merchandise - 1.94%              

May Department Stores Company (The)

   
15,050
   
437,504
 
               
Savings and Loans - 0.47%              

Capitol Federal Financial

   
2,950
   
106,436
 
               
Security and Commodity Brokers - 1.92%              

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   
3,700
   
217,005
 

Morgan Stanley

   
3,750
   
217,012
 
           
434,017
 
Tobacco - 2.36%              

Altria Group, Inc.

   
9,800
   
533,316
 
               
Trucking and Shipping - 2.38%              

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   
7,200
   
536,760
 
               
Utilities - Electric - 3.82%              

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   
5,100
   
325,533
 

FPL Group, Inc.

   
3,300
   
215,886
 

Southern Company

   
10,650
   
322,162
 
           
863,581
 
Utilities - Telephone - 4.07%              

SBC Communications Inc.

   
14,100
   
367,587
 

Verizon Communications Inc.

   
9,450
   
331,506
 

Vodafone Group Plc, ADR

   
8,800
   
220,352
 
           
919,445
 
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 90.77%        
$
20,513,203
 

(Cost: $18,744,175)

             
               

THE INVESTMENTS OF DIVIDEND INCOME FUND

      December 31, 2003
 
SHORT-TERM SECURITIES
Principal
Amount in
Thousands
Value

               
Commercial Paper - 4.59%              
      Food and Related              
      General Mills, Inc.,              
           1.17%, Master Note  
$
1,036
 
$
1,036,000
 
               
Repurchase Agreement - 3.37%              
      J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 0.7% Repurchase              
           Agreement dated 12-31-03, to be repurchased              
           at $762,030 on 1-2-04 (A)    
762
   
762,000
 
               
TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES - 7.96%        
$
1,798,000
 

(Cost: $1,798,000)

             
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES - 98.73%        
$
22,311,203
 

(Cost: $20,542,175)

             
               
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES - 1.27%          
287,296
 
               
NET ASSETS - 100.00%        
$
22,598,499
 
               

Notes to Schedule of Investments

      *No dividends were paid during the preceding 12 months.
(A)Collateralized by $761,490 United States Treasury Bond, 7.625% due 2-15-25; market value and accrued interest aggregate $778,570.
      See Note 1 to financial statements for security valuation and other significant accounting policies concerning investments.
      See Note 3 to financial statements for cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned for Federal income tax purposes.



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


      DIVIDEND INCOME FUND      

December 31, 2003
(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)


ASSETS  
 
 
 
      Investment securities - at value (cost - $20,542) (Notes 1 and 3)  
$
22,311
 
      Cash  
2
 
      Receivables:  
 
 
 
           Fund shares sold  
234
 
           Dividends and interest  
35
 
      Prepaid registration fees  
32
 

                Total assets  
22,614
 

LIABILITIES  
 
 
      Payable to Fund shareholders  
12
 
      Accrued shareholder servicing (Note 2)  
3
 
      Accrued accounting and administrative services fees (Note 2)  
1
 

                Total liabilities  
16
 

                     Total net assets  
$
22,598
 

         
 
 
 
NET ASSETS  
 
 
 
      Capital paid in  
$
20,835
 
      Accumulated undistributed income (loss):  
 
 
 
           Accumulated undistributed net investment income  
8
 
           Accumulated undistributed net realized loss on investment transactions  
(14
)
           Net unrealized appreciation in value of investments  
1,769
 

                Net assets applicable to outstanding units of capital  
$
22,598
 

Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding):  
 
 
 
      Class A  
$11.03
 
      Class B  
$11.03
 
      Class C  
$11.03
 
      Class Y  
$11.03
 
Capital shares outstanding:  
 
 
 
      Class A  
1,426
 
      Class B  
139
 
      Class C  
428
 
      Class Y  
55
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS


      DIVIDEND INCOME FUND      

For the Fiscal Period Ended December 31, 2003
(In Thousands)


INVESTMENT INCOME  
 
 
 
      Income (Note 1B):  
 
 
 
           Dividends  
$
138
 
           Interest and amortization  
9
 

                Total income  
147
 

      Expenses (Note 2):  
 
 
 
           Investment management fee  
 
42
 
           Registration fees  
26
 
           Distribution fee:  
 
 
 
                Class B  
3
 
                Class C  
10
 
                Class Y  
1
 
           Service fee:  
 
 
 
                Class A  
10
 
                Class B  
1
 
                Class C  
3
 
           Shareholder servicing:  
 
 
 
                Class A  
8
 
                Class B  
1
 
                Class C  
4
 
                Class Y  
-
*
           Custodian fees  
7
 
           Accounting and administrative services fee  
3
 
           Audit fees  
2
 
           Legal  
4
 

                Total  
 
125
 
                     Less expenses in excess of voluntary waiver of
                     management fee (Note 2)
 
 
(42
)

                          Total expenses  
83
 

                          Net investment income  
64
 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS (NOTES 1 AND 3)
 
 
 
 
      Realized net loss on investments  
(14
)
      Unrealized appreciation in value of investments during the period  
1,769
 

           Net gain on investments  
1,755
 

                Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  
$
1,819
 

* Not shown due to rounding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


      DIVIDEND INCOME FUND      

(In Thousands)      


 

For the
period ended
December 31,
2003

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

 

 
 

 

 

      Operations:

 

 
 

 

 

           Net investment income

 

$
64

 

 

           Realized net loss on investments

 

(14

)

 

           Unrealized appreciation

 

1,769

 

 


                Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

1,819

 

 


      Distributions to shareholders from (Note 1F):(1)

 

 
 

 

 

           Net investment income:

 

 
 

 

 

                Class A

 

(49

)

 

                Class B

 

(1

)

 

                Class C

 

(3

)

 

                Class Y

 

(3

)

 


 

 

(56

)

 


      Capital share transactions (Note 5)

 

20,835

 

 


           Total increase

 

22,598

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

 
 

 

 

      Beginning of period

 

0

 

 


      End of period

 

$
22,598

 

 


           Undistributed net investment income

 

$
8

 

 


(1)See "Financial Highlights" on pages 44 - 47.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      DIVIDEND INCOME FUND      

Class A Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period:


 
For the
period from
6-30-03(1)
to
12-31-03
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
10.00

 

 


Income from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

0.04

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

 

1.03

 

 


Total from investment operations

 

1.07

 

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.04

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.04

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
11.03

 

 


Total return(2)

 

10.70

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

 

$16

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including voluntary expense waiver

 

1.11

%

(3)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including voluntary expense waiver

 

1.34

%

(3)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding voluntary expense waiver

 

 
1.81

%

(3)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding voluntary expense waiver

 

0.64

%

(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

16

%

 

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Total return calculated without taking into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

(3)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      DIVIDEND INCOME FUND      

Class B Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period:


 
For the
period from
6-30-03(1)
to
12-31-03
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
10.00

 

 


Income from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

0.01

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

 

1.03

 

 


Total from investment operations

 

1.04

 

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.01

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.01

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
11.03

 

 


Total return

 

10.36

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in million)

 

$2

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including voluntary expense waiver

 

2.03

%(2)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including voluntary expense waiver

 

0.36

%(2)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding voluntary expense waiver

 

 
2.73

%

(2)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding voluntary expense waiver

 

-0.34

%

(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

16

%

 

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      DIVIDEND INCOME FUND      

Class C Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period:


 
For the
period from
6-30-03(1)
to
12-31-03
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
10.00

 

 


Income from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

0.01

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

 

1.03

 

 


Total from investment operations

 

1.04

 

 


      Net investment income

 

(0.01

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.01

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
11.03

 

 


Total return

 

10.38

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

 

$5

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including voluntary expense waiver

 

1.98

%(2)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including voluntary expense waiver

 

0.45

%(2)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding voluntary expense waiver

 

 
2.68

%

(2)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding voluntary expense waiver

 

-0.25

%

(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

16

%

 

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      DIVIDEND INCOME FUND      

Class Y Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period:


 
For the
period from
6-30-03(1)
to
12-31-03

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
10.00

 

 


Income from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

0.05

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

 

1.03

 

 


Total from investment operations

 

1.08

 

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.05

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.05

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
11.03

 

 


Total return

 

10.78

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$604

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including voluntary expense waiver

 

1.25

%(2)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including voluntary expense waiver

 

1.08

%(2)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding voluntary expense waiver

 

 
1.95

%

(2)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding voluntary expense waiver

 

0.38

%

(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

16

%

 

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.




MANAGER'S DISCUSSION OF EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

December 31, 2003

The Ivy European Opportunities Fund is subadvised by Henderson Investment Management Ltd. The following is an interview with portfolio manager Stephen Peak.

This report relates to the operation of Ivy European Opportunities Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. The following discussion, graphs and tables provide you with information regarding the Fund's performance during that period.

How did the Fund perform during the last fiscal year?

The Fund performed quite well in 2003, outperforming both its benchmark index and peer group. Class A shares of the Fund increased 51.02 percent before the impact of sales load, and, after the impact of sales load, increased 42.34 percent. This compared with the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Index (reflecting the performance of securities that generally represent the European stock market), which increased 38.55 percent during the period; and the Lipper European Region Funds Universe Average (generally representing the performance of the universe of funds with similar investment objectives), which increased 37.44 percent during the period. It should be noted that, in the comparison charts, the value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment, while the values for the benchmark index and the Lipper category do not reflect a sales load.

Why did the Fund outperform its benchmark index during the fiscal year?

In our view, cautious stock selection and an opportunistic investment strategy were the primary drivers of outperformance during the year. We focused on what we felt were high-quality companies with stable earnings growth, and we continued our flexible approach to market capitalization, investing in small-, mid- and large-cap stocks that we believed offered good value.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the fiscal year?

Following a rally in the last quarter of 2002, European markets struggled during the first quarter of 2003 against a disappointing economic and corporate backdrop, which was made more acute by the institutional selling of equities. European equity markets were dominated by the war with Iraq during the first half of the year, first falling as uncertainty built before sentiment ultimately improved after a quick resolution to the conflict. The subsequent market rally during the second quarter was led by cyclical-recovery stocks and those that were more geared toward a recovery. An example of this was the insurance sector, an area in which we began to reduce our underweight exposure. This constituted a turnaround from the first quarter, where traditionally defensive consumer-related sectors typically outperformed "recovery stocks."

During the second half of the year, hopes of a recovery in the ailing German economy were given a significant boost, and economic indicators at year-end continued to suggest a pick-up in activity. The rally in the market was characterized by a strong bounce in cyclicals as well as formerly distressed, lower-quality companies. European smaller companies performed well, with solid dividends and cash-flow yields offering support. Continental Europe took advantage of improved cost structures and companies' management began to demonstrate more confidence in their earnings outlook.

Toward the end of the year, sector trends were mixed, with technology significantly underperforming as investors rotated out of higher-beta sectors. Unusually, given a rising market, there were pockets of strength in defensive areas, with pharmaceuticals being one of the strongest performers.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected the Fund's performance?

Throughout the period, we took profits from some of our best-performing holdings across a range of sectors. We also trimmed selected stocks that had done well but in which we had less confidence going forward. However, there were no fundamental changes to the portfolio as we continued to maintain a cautious stance, focusing on what we felt were high-quality companies that offered stable earnings growth and good visibility.

What industries did you emphasize during the fiscal year, and what looks attractive to you going forward?

Investor sentiment has improved against a backdrop of better economic news on both sides of the Atlantic. As a result, we are comfortable with the Fund's pro-recovery stance, but the focus will likely remain on "softer cyclicals" - what we see as better-quality companies with a higher degree of earnings predictability. Nevertheless, we will seek to act decisively on any hint of economic or corporate disappointments as the year unfolds.

Respectfully,

Stephen Peak
Manager
European Opportunities Fund

The opinions expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and no forecasts can be guaranteed.

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment
Ivy European Opportunities Fund, Class A
Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Index and
Lipper European Region Funds Universe Average
   
Ivy
European
Opportunities
Fund,
Class A
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
International
Europe
Index
Lipper
European
Region
Funds
Universe
Average
 
5-  4-99
Purchase
9,425
10,000
10,000
 
12-31-99
29,743
12,077
13,274
 
12-31-00
31,084
11,063
12,799
 
12-31-01
24,661
8,862
10,153
 
12-31-02
23,848
7,233
8,541
 
12-31-03
36,016
10,021
11,739
         
=====
Ivy European Opportunities Fund, Class A(1) - $36,016
+++++
Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Index(2) - $10,021
--
Lipper European Region Funds Universe Average(2) - $11,739
         

(1)The value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment and by the ongoing expenses of the Fund and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

(2)Because the Fund commenced operations on a date other than at the end of a month, and partial month calculations of the performance of the indexes (including income) are not available, investment in the indexes was effected as of May 31, 1999.

Average Annual Total Return(3)

 
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class Y
Advisor
Class(4)
Class I(4)

1-year period ended
12-31-03
42.34%
45.73%
49.69%
-
51.12%
51.28%
Since inception of Class
through 12-31-03(5)
31.63%
32.02%
14.69%
-
33.66%
-5.42%
Cumulative return since
inception of Class(5)
-
-
-
34.14%
-
-
(3)Performance data quoted represents past performance and is based on deduction of the maximum applicable sales load for each of the periods. Class A shares carry a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. Class B and Class C shares carry maximum contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) of 5% and 1%, respectively. (Accordingly the Class C shares reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.) Total returns reflect share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(4)Advisor Class shares and Class I shares are no longer available for investment.

(5)5-4-99 for Class A shares, 5-24-99 for Class B shares, 10-24-99 for Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares, 5-3-99 for Advisor Class and 3-16-00 for Class I shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Indexes are unmanaged. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

A large portion of the Fund's since inception return is attributable to investments in initial public offerings without which the Fund's return would have been lower.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

GOAL

European Opportunities Fund

Seeks long-term capital growth by investing in the securities markets of Europe.

Strategy

Ivy European Opportunities Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in the equity securities (including common stock, preferred stock and securities convertible into common stock) of European companies, which may include:

  • large European companies, or European companies of any size that provide special investment opportunities (such as privatized companies, those providing exceptional value, or those engaged in initial public offerings)
  • small-capitalization companies in the more developed markets of Europe
  • companies operating in Europe's emerging markets

The Fund's sub-advisor, Henderson Investment Management, Ltd., uses a "bottom-up" investment approach, focusing on prospects for long-term earnings growth.

Founded

1999

Scheduled Dividend Frequency

Annually (December)

Performance Summary - Class A Shares

Per Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends paid
 
 
$
0.04
 
 
 

 
Net asset value on
 
 
 
 
 
      12-31-03
 
$
19.89
 
      12-31-02
 
 
13.20
 

Change per share
 
$
6.69
 
 
 

 
 

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Because of ongoing market volatility, the Fund's performance may be subject to substantial short-term fluctuation and current performance may be less than the results shown below. Please check the Ivy Funds website at www.ivyfunds.com for more current performance information.

Average Annual Total Return(A)

 
Class A
Class B
Period
With
Sales Load(B)
Without
Sales Load(C)
With
CDSC(D)
Without
CDSC(E)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
42.34%
51.02%
45.73%
49.73%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
-
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
-
Since inception of Class(F)
31.63%
33.31%
32.02%
32.18%
(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data is based on deduction of 5.75% sales load on the initial purchase in the periods.

(C)Performance data does not take into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

(D)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 5.00% upon redemption at the end of each of the periods.

(E)Performance data does not reflect the effect of paying the applicable CDSC upon redemption at the end of each of the periods.

(F)5-4-99 for Class A shares and 5-24-99 for Class B shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

Average Annual Total Return(A)

Period
Class C(B)
Class Y(C)
Advisor
Class(D)(E)

1-year period ended 12-31-03
49.69%
-
51.12%
5-year period ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
10-year period ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
Since inception of Class(F)
14.69%
-
33.66%
Cumulative return since inception of Class(F)
-
34.14%
-
(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 1.00% which declines to zero at the end of the first year after investment. Accordingly, these returns reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.

(C)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Class Y shares are not subject to these charges.

(D)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Advisor Class shares are not subject to these charges.

(E)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(F)10-24-99 for Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares and 5-3-99 for Advisor Class shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

A large portion of the Fund's since inception return is attributable to investments in initial public offerings without which the Fund's return would have been lower.

International investing involves special risks, including political, economic and currency risks.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Portfolio Highlights

On December 31, 2003, European Opportunities Fund had net assets totaling $96,781,470 invested in a diversified portfolio of:

93.59%
  Common Stocks
6.41%
  Cash and Cash Equivalents

As a shareholder of European Opportunities Fund, for every $100 you had invested on December 31, 2003, your Fund was invested by geographic region and by industry, respectively, as follows:
  Europe
$
79.78
 
  Scandinavia
$
7.47
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
6.41
 
  South America
$
3.45
 
  Other
$
1.68
 
  Pacific Basin
$
1.21
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
  Financial Services Stocks
$
15.79
 
  Consumer Nondurables Stocks
$
13.02
 
  Utilities Stocks
$
10.71
 
  Retail Stocks
$
10.66
 
  Capital Goods Stocks
$
6.63
 
  Consumer Durables Stocks
$
6.54
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
6.41
 
  Business Equipment and Services Stocks
$
5.10
 
  Technology Stocks
$
4.10
 
  Shelter Stocks
$
3.79
 
  Consumer Services Stocks
$
3.70
 
  Health Care Stocks
$
3.49
 
  Raw Materials Stocks
$
3.16
 
  Transportation Stocks
$
2.74
 
  Energy Stocks
$
2.21
 
  Multi-Industry Stocks
$
1.95
 



THE INVESTMENTS OF EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND


      December 31, 2003  
 
COMMON STOCKS 
    Shares      Value   

Argentina - 3.45%              

NDS Group plc, ADR*

   
150,000
 
$
3,337,500
 

               
Australia - 1.21%              

Centamin Egypt Limited (A)*

   
5,000,000
   
1,174,201
 

               
Austria - 2.76%              

Andritz AG (A)

   
30,000
   
1,434,396
 

Erste Bank der oesterreichischen
Sparkassen AG (A)

   
10,000
   
1,234,324
 

           
2,668,720
 

Belgium - 0.61%              

Omega Pharma S.A. (A)

   
18,626
   
591,366
 

               
Bermuda - 1.68%              

Alea Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd (A)*

   
355,031
   
1,628,231
 

               
Finland - 3.62%              

Elcoteq Network Corporation, Class A (A)

   
120,000
   
2,415,984
 

Sampo Oyj, Class A (A)

   
105,000
   
1,084,774
 

           
3,500,758
 

France - 7.60%              

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (A)

   
41,000
   
2,004,765
 

Eiffage (A)

   
8,000
   
948,453
 

Renault (A)

   
30,000
   
2,067,496
 

THOMSON (A)

   
110,000
   
2,337,996
 

           
7,358,710
 

Germany - 11.82%              

Deutsche Post AG (A)

   
87,500
   
1,799,137
 

Freenet.de AG (A)*

   
22,000
   
1,543,881
 

Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (A)

   
26,100
   
1,890,795
 

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG (A)*

   
49,100
   
1,215,570
 

mobilcom Aktiengesellschaft (A)*

   
70,000
   
1,127,107
 

Porsche AG (A)

   
3,250
   
1,918,355
 

PUMA Aktiengesellschaft Rudolf Dassler Sport (A)

   
11,000
   
1,944,404
 

           
11,439,249
 

Greece - 6.78%              

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (A)

   
50,000
   
1,041,937
 

Folli-Follie SA (A)

   
26,000
   
753,420
 

National Bank of Greece S.A. (A)

   
70,400
   
1,836,027
 

OPAP S.A. (A)(B)

   
75,000
   
1,084,774
 

Public Power Corporation S.A. (A)

   
75,000
   
1,852,053
 

           
6,568,211
 

Ireland - 2.56%              

DEPFA BANK plc (A)

   
19,700
   
2,474,557
 

               
Italy - 1.65%              

ENEL S.p.A. (A)

   
235,000
   
1,595,852
 

Netherlands - 13.10%              

Buhrmann NV (A)

   
183,000
 
$
1,593,181
 

Heijmans N.V., Certicaaten Van Aandelen (A)

   
60,000
   
1,443,845
 

Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (A)*

   
316,666
   
2,409,764
 

Koninklijke KPN N.V. (A)*

   
158,000
   
1,218,273
 

Koninklijke Wessanen nv, Certicaaten
Van Aandelen (A)

   
180,000
   
2,129,483
 

New Skies Satellites N.V. (A)*

   
230,000
   
1,666,218
 

Unilever N.V., Certicaaten Van Aandelen (A)

   
34,000
   
2,221,078
 

           
12,681,842
 

Norway - 0.79%              

Storebrand ASA (A)*

   
116,000
   
753,473
 

               
Spain - 3.23%              

Altadis, S.A. (A)

   
60,000
   
1,700,865
 

Red Electrica de Espana, S.A. (A)

   
87,000
   
1,424,947
 

           
3,125,812
 

Sweden - 3.06%              

Investor AB, Class C (A)

   
88,000
   
850,354
 

Song Networks Holding AB (A)*

   
225,000
   
2,111,633
 

           
2,961,987
 

Switzerland - 2.24%              

Credit Suisse Group, Registered Shares (A)

   
29,000
   
1,060,318
 

Roche Holdings AG, Genussschein (A)

   
11,000
   
1,108,799
 

           
2,169,117
 

United Kingdom - 27.43%              

Center Parcs (UK) Group Plc (A)*

   
429,000
   
832,536
 

Centrica plc (A)

   
275,000
   
1,035,456
 

EasyJet plc (A)*

   
163,000
   
852,259
 

Enterprise Inns plc (A)

   
26,316
   
476,184
 

HMV Group plc (A)

   
475,000
   
1,415,555
 

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (A)

   
55,000
   
1,079,623
 

Inter-Alliance Group PLC (A)(B)*

   
21,000,000
   
816,944
 

Interserve Plc (A)

   
216,000
   
925,085
 

Jarvis plc (A)

   
300,000
   
1,109,513
 

Kensington Group plc (A)

   
143,000
   
838,610
 

Man Group plc (A)

   
90,000
   
2,346,439
 

Matalan PLC (A)

   
360,000
   
1,169,204
 

Persimmon plc (A)

   
101,462
   
972,287
 

Photo-Me International Plc (A)*

   
1,200,928
   
2,485,945
 

Punch Taverns plc (A)

   
526,790
   
4,089,247
 

Regal Petroleum plc (A)(B)*

   
1,000,000
   
2,141,400
 

"Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. (The) (A)

   
140,000
   
1,038,044
 

Smith & Nephew plc (A)

   
200,000
   
1,674,753
 

Taylor Woodrow plc (A)

   
263,000
   
1,253,094
 

           
26,552,178
 

               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 93.59%        
$
90,581,764
 

(Cost: $68,197,939)

             

THE INVESTMENTS OF EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND


December 31, 2003
 
SHORT-TERM SECURITIES 
     Principal
Amount in Thousands
 
 Value
 

Chemicals - Specialty - 1.43%              

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,

             
      0.90%, 1-2-04  
$
1,386
 
$
1,385,965
 

               
Finance Companies - 2.07%              

USAA Capital Corp.,

             
      1.04%, 1-15-04    
2,000
   
1,999,191
 

               
Food and Related - 1.02%              

General Mills, Inc.,

             
      1.17%, Master Note    
990
   
990,000
 

               
Security and Commodity Brokers - 2.07%              

UBS Finance Delaware LLC,

             
      0.98%, 1-5-04    
2,000
   
1,999,782
 

               
TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES - 6.59%        
$
6,374,938
 

(Cost: $6,374,938)

             
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES - 100.18%        
$
96,956,702
 

(Cost: $74,572,877)

             
               
LIABILITIES, NET OF CASH AND OTHER ASSETS - (0.18%)          
(175,232

)


               
NET ASSETS - 100.00%        
$
96,781,470
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

      *No dividends were paid during the preceding 12 months.
(A)Listed on an exchange outside the United States.
(B)Securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2003, the total value of these securities amounted to $4,043,118 or 4.18% of net assets.
      See Note 1 to financial statements for security valuation and other significant accounting policies concerning investments.
      See Note 3 to financial statements for cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned for Federal income tax purposes.



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


      EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

December 31, 2003
(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)


ASSETS  
 
 

 

      Investment securities - at value (cost - $74,573)
      (Notes 1 and 3)
       
$
96,957

 

      Cash        
3

 

      Receivables:        
 
 

 

           Fund shares sold  
413

 

           Dividends and interest  
212

 


                Total assets  
97,585

 


LIABILITIES  
 
 

 

      Payable to Fund shareholders        
355

 

      Payable for investment securities purchased        
249

 

      Accrued management fee (Note 2)        
77

 

      Accrued distribution and service fees (Note 2)        
51

 

      Accrued shareholder servicing (Note 2)        
32

 

      Accrued accounting and administrative services fees (Note 2)        
4

 

      Other        
36

 


           Total liabilities  
804

 


                Total net assets  
$
96,781

 


NET ASSETS  
 
 

 

      Capital paid in        
$
153,408

 

      Accumulated undistributed income (loss):        
 
 

 

           Accumulated undistributed net investment loss  
(114

)

           Accumulated undistributed net realized loss on investment transactions  
(78,914

)

           Net unrealized appreciation in value of investments        
22,401

 


                Net assets applicable to outstanding units of capital  
$
96,781

 


Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding):

 

 
 

 

      Class A        
$19.89

 

      Class B        
$19.36

 

      Class C        
$19.43

 

      Class Y        
$19.89

 

      Advisor Class        
$20.03

 

      Class I        
$20.04

 

Capital shares outstanding:

 

 
 

 

      Class A        
1,889

 

      Class B        
1,503

 

      Class C        
1,192

 

      Class Y        
138

 

      Advisor Class        
209

 

      Class I        
1

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS


      EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
(In Thousands)


INVESTMENT LOSS  
 
 

 

      Income (Note 1B):        
 
 

 

           Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $218)  
$
1,736

 

           Interest and amortization  
30

 


                Total income  
1,766

 


      Expenses (Note 2):        
 
 

 

           Investment management fee  
703

 

           Distribution fee:  
 
 

 

                Class B  
179

 

                Class C  
143

 

           Shareholder servicing:  
 
 

 

                Class A  
93

 

                Class B  
106

 

                Class C  
79

 

                Class Y  
1

 

                Advisor Class  
14

 

                Class I  
-

*

           Service fee:  
 
 

 

                Class A  
54

 

                Class B  
60

 

                Class C  
48

 

                Class Y  
2

 

           Custodian fees  
72

 

           Accounting and administrative services fees  
59

 

           Administrative fee:  
 
 

 

                Class A  
8

 

                Class B  
9

 

                Class C  
7

 

                Class Y  
-

*

                Advisor Class  
2

 

                Class I  
-

*

           Audit fees  
25

 

           Legal fees  
16

 

           Other  
195

 


                Total  
1,875

 


                     Net investment loss  
(109

)


REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS (NOTES 1 AND 3)
      Realized net loss on securities        
(22,546

)

      Realized net gain on foreign currency transactions        
111

 


           Realized net loss on investments  
(22,435

)

      Unrealized appreciation in value of securities during the period        
53,169

 


           Net gain on investments  
30,734

 


                Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  
$
30,625

 


*Not shown due to rounding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


      EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

(In Thousands)      


 
 
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,

 

 
 
2003

 

 

2002

 


INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS  
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Operations:        
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

           Net investment loss  
$
(109

)

 

$
(314

)

           Realized net loss on investments  
(22,435

)

 

(20,870

)

           Unrealized appreciation  
53,169

 

 

17,646

 


                Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                resulting from operations
 
30,625

 

 

(3,538

)


      Distributions to shareholders from (Note 1F):(1)        
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

           Net investment income:  
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

                Class A  
(80

)

 

-

 

                Class B  
-

 

 

-

 

                Class C  
-

 

 

-

 

                Class Y  
(9

)

 

N/A

 

                Advisor Class  
(27

)

 

-

 

                Class I  
-

*

 

-

 


 

 

(116

)

 

-

 


      Capital share transactions (Note 5)        
(3,890

)

 

(24,954

)


           Total increase (decrease)  
26,619

 

 

(28,492

)

NET ASSETS  
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Beginning of period        
70,162

 

 

98,654

 


      End of period        
$
96,781

 

 

$
70,162

 


           Undistributed net investment income (loss)  
$
(114

)

 

$
-

 


(1)See "Financial Highlights" on pages 60 - 65.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Class A Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,
 
For the period from
5-  4-99(1)
to
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 

12-31-99


Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
13.20

 

 

$
13.65

 

 

$
17.25

 

 

$
17.13

 

 

$
10.01

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

0.02

 

 

0.01

(2)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.07

)

 

0.00

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments

 

6.71

 

 

(0.46

)(3)

(3.49

)(3)

0.82

 

 

16.35

 


Total from investment operations

 

6.73

 

 

(0.45

)

 

(3.57

)

 

0.75

 

 

16.35

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.63

)

 

(9.22

)


Total distributions

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.63

)

 

(9.23

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
19.89

 

 

$
13.20

 

 

$
13.65

 

 

$
17.25

 

 

$
17.13

 


Total return(4)

 

51.02

%

 

-3.30

%

 

-20.67

%

 

4.51

%

 

215.58

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 

$38

 

 

$20

 

 

$31

 

 

$55

 

 

$14

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.26

%

 

2.15

%

 

2.15

%

 

1.83

%

 

2.22

%(5)

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

0.18

%

 

0.06

%

 

-0.44

%

 

-0.36

%

 

-0.15

%(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

2.15

%

 

2.17

%

 

N/A

 

 

6.10

%(5)

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

0.06

%

 

-0.46

%

 

N/A

 

 

-  4.03

%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

123

%

 

69

%

 

66

%

 

46

%

 

108

%

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Based on average shares outstanding.

(3)Includes redemption fees added to capital.

(4)Total return calculated without taking into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

(5)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Class B Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,

 

For the
period from
5-24-99(1)
to

 

 
 
2003

 

2002

 

 

2001

 

 

2000

 

12-31-99

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
12.93

 

 
$
13.54

 

 

$
17.26

 

 

$
17.13

 

 

$
10.21

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment loss
 
(0.07

)

(0.10

)(2)

(0.20

)

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.01

)

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments
 
6.50

 

(0.51

)

 

(3.49

)

 

0.83

 

 

16.15

 

 


Total from investment operations

 
6.43

 

(0.61

)

 

(3.69

)

 

0.65

 

 

16.14

 

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.00

)

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

(0.00

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.52

)

 

(9.22

)

 


Total distributions

 
(0.00

)

(0.00

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.52

)

 

(9.22

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
19.36

 

 
$
12.93

 

 

$
13.54

 

 

$
17.26

 

 

$
17.13

 

 


Total return

 
49.73

%

-  4.51

%

 

-21.35

%

 

4.12

%

 

209.41

%

 

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 
$29

 

 
 
$25

 

 

$34

 

 

$57

 

 

$6

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
3.00

%

2.92

%

 

2.89

%

 

2.59

%

 

2.96

%(3)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets including reimbursement

 
-0.47

%

-0.70

%

 

-1.18

%

 

-1.12

%

 

-0.89

%(3)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

2.92

%

 

2.91

%

 

N/A

 

 

6.84

%(3)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

-0.70

%

 

-1.20

%

 

N/A

 

 

-  4.77

%(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

 
123

%

69

%

 

66

%

 

46

%

 

108

%

 

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Based on average shares outstanding.

(3)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Class C Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,

 

For the
period from
5-24-99(1)
to

 

 
 
2003

 

2002

 

 

2001

 

 

2000

 

12-31-99

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
12.98

 

 

$
13.59

 

 

$
17.32

 

 

$
17.13

 

 

$
11.57

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment loss
 
(0.07

)

 

(0.10

)(2)

(0.22

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.01

)

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments
 
6.52

 

 

(0.51

)

 

(3.48

)

 

0.88

 

 

6.00

 

 


Total from investment operations

 
6.45

 

 

(0.61

)

 

(3.70

)

 

0.66

 

 

5.99

 

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.42

)

 


Total distributions

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.43

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
19.43

 

 

$
12.98

 

 

$
13.59

 

 

$
17.32

 

 

$
17.13

 

 


Total return

 
49.69

%

 

-  4.49

%

 

-21.32

%

 

3.98

%

 

51.80

%

 

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 
$23

 

 

$19

 

 

$25

 

 

$50

 

 

$8

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
2.98

%

 

2.92

%

 

2.91

%

 

2.58

%

 

2.96

%(3)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets including reimbursement

 
-0.43

%

 

-0.70

%

 

-1.20

%

 

-1.11

%

 

-0.89

%(3)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

2.92

%

 

2.93

%

 

N/A

 

 

6.84

%(3)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

-0.70

%

 

-1.22

%

 

N/A

 

 

-  4.77

%(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

 
123

%

 

69

%

 

66

%

 

46

%

 

108

%

 

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Based on average shares outstanding.

(3)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Class Y Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period:


 
For the
period from
7-24-03(1)
to
12-31-03

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
14.88

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

      Net investment loss
 
(0.04

)

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
 
5.12

 

 


Total from investment operations

 
5.08

 

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.07

)

 

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 
(0.07

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
19.89

 

 


Total return

 
34.14

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

 
$3

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
1.51

%(2)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets including reimbursement

 
-0.58

%(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

 
123

%(3)

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Annualized.

(3)For the twelve months ended December 31, 2003.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Advisor Class Shares(1)
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


   
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,
 
For the
period from
5-3-99(2)
to
 
   
2003
 
 
 
2002
 
 
 
2001
 
 
 
2000
 
12-31-99
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
13.34

 

 

$
13.80

 

 

$
17.39

 

 

$
17.23

 

 

$
10.01

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

0.24

 

 

 
0.06

(3)

 
(0.02

)

 

 
(0.02

)

 

 
(0.00

)

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments

 

6.58

 

 

 
(0.52

)

 

 
(3.54

)

 

 
0.85

 

 

 
16.46

 

 


Total from investment operations

 

6.82

 

 

 
(0.46

)

 

 
(3.56

)

 

 
0.83

 

 

 
16.46

 

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.13

)

 

 
(0.00

)

 

 
(0.00

)

 

 
(0.00

)

 

 
(0.02

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

 
(0.00

)

 

 
(0.03

)

 

 
(0.67

)

 

 
(9.22

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.13

)

 

 
(0.00

)

 

 
(0.03

)

 

 
(0.67

)

 

 
(9.24

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
20.03

 

 

$
13.34

 

 

$
13.80

 

 

$
17.39

 

 

$
17.23

 

 


Total return

 

51.12

%

-3.33

%

-20.44

%

5.01

%

217.16

%

 

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 

$4

 

 

$6

 

 

$9

 

 

$19

 

 

$5

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

1.96

%

1.81

%

1.72

%

 

 
1.55

%

1.93

%(4)

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

1.02

%

0.40

%

-0.00

%

-0.09

%

0.14

%(4)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

1.81

%

1.74

%

N/A

 

5.81

%(4)

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

0.40

%

-0.02

%

N/A

 

-3.74

%(4)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

123

%

 

 
69

%

 

 
66%

 

 

 
46%

 

 

 
108

%

 

(1)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(2)Commencement of operations of the class.

(3)Based on average shares outstanding.

(4)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Class I Shares(1)
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,
 
For the
period from
3-16-00(2)
to
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
12-31-00
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
13.32

 

 

$
13.78

 

 

$
17.37

 

 

$
26.00

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

0.12

 

 

0.07

(3)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

      Net realized and unrealized
      gain (loss) on investments

 

6.71

 

 

(0.53

)

 

(3.55

)

 

(7.92

)

 


Total from investment operations

 

6.83

 

 

(0.46

)

 

(3.56

)

 

(7.93

)

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.70

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.70

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
20.04

 

 

$
13.32

 

 

$
13.78

 

 

$
17.37

 

 


Total return

 

51.28

%

 

-3.34

%

 

-20.46

%

 

-30.40

%

 

Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)

 

$32

 

 

$30

 

 

$13

 

 

$17

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.05

%

 

1.65

%

 

1.80

%

 

1.54

%(4)

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

0.60

%

 

0.56

%

 

-0.08

%

 

-0.07

%(4)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

1.65

%

 

1.82

%

 

N/A

 

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

0.56

%

 

-0.10

%

 

N/A

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

 

123

%

 

69

%

 

66

%

 

46

%

 

(1)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(2)Commencement of operations of the class.

(3)Based on average shares outstanding.

(4)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.




MANAGER'S DISCUSSION OF GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND

      December 31, 2003

The Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund is managed by
Mackenzie Financial Corporation. The following is an interview with Fred Sturm, the Fund's portfolio manager.

This report relates to the operation of Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. The following discussion, graphs and tables provide you with information regarding the Fund's performance during that period.

How did the Fund perform during the last fiscal year?

The Class A shares of the Fund increased 45.61 percent for the year before the impact of sales load, and, after the impact of sales load, increased 37.24 percent. In comparison, the Morgan Stanley Capital International Commodity-Related Index (the index that generally reflects the performance of the global natural resources market) increased 44.14 percent during the year, and the Lipper Natural Resources Funds Universe Average (reflecting the performance of the universe of funds with similar objectives) increased 32.73 percent. It should be noted that, in the comparison charts, the value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment, while the values for the benchmark index and the Lipper category do not reflect a sales load.

What factors affected performance during the fiscal year?

We feel that our three-pronged investment strategy was the primary contributor to Fund performance. This strategy, which involves anchoring the portfolio with what we feel are low-cost international leaders, augmenting it with companies that we believe are growing through exploration and development, and seeking to take advantage of commodity price trends by making sub-sector shifts when necessary, served us well in a year that saw impressive gains in resource stocks around the globe. In relation to the Fund's benchmark index, the Fund was adversely affected by the impact of the Fund's sales load.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the fiscal year?

In 2003, global equity markets bounced back from a three-year bear market to post very strong gains. Strengthening economic conditions lent support to the market in general and the natural resources sector in particular, which helped Fund performance throughout the year. For example, in the fourth quarter our holdings in basic materials performed well as investors embraced a stronger growth outlook based, at least in part, on growing demand from China. Energy also formed a significant part of the portfolio in 2003, and this sub-sector performed roughly in line with the broader market in the last part of the year. However, we believe that energy shares have not been fully valued because analysts have factored in lower energy prices than we feel are likely to be realized. We increased holdings in the energy sector during the fourth quarter in an effort to capture this opportunity by purchasing a package of more growth-oriented producers in Canada and the U.S.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected the Fund's performance?

As part of the three-pronged strategy noted above, we focused on what we felt were higher quality companies in the resources sector. And although many stocks across the board rose in value in 2003, we expect the more "geared" stocks that have performed strongly to give way to improving relative performance from higher-quality larger companies. We therefore continue to focus on what we feel are higher-quality companies, as evidenced primarily by their superior margins relative to their competitors.

What industries or sectors did you emphasize during the fiscal year, and what looks attractive to you going forward?

We believe that the near-term earnings prospects of several core holdings that "anchor" the portfolio are now being fairly reflected in the market. However, we also believe that they still have reasonably visible long-term growth prospects that could potentially support higher share prices in the years ahead. Generally speaking, we believe that financial markets appear to be solid as we begin a new year, but given that we expect 2005 to be less robust than 2004, we are prepared to adopt a more conservative asset mix and security selection at some point during the year.

Respectfully,

Fred Sturm
Manager
Global Natural Resources Fund

The opinions expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and no forecasts can be guaranteed.

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment
Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Class A
Morgan Stanley Capital International Commodity-Related Index and
Lipper Natural Resources Funds Universe Average
   
Ivy
Global
Natural
Resources
Fund,
Class A
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
International
Commodity-
Related
Index
Lipper
Natural
Resources
Funds
Universe
Average
 
1-2-97
Purchase
9,425
10,000
10,000
 
12-31-97
10,080
9,726
10,045
 
12-31-98
7,122
8,305
7,625
 
12-31-99
10,040
10,087
9,940
 
12-31-00
11,030
11,654
12,848
 
12-31-01
12,728
11,479
11,543
 
12-31-02
13,322
10,875
10,725
 
12-31-03
19,397
15,675
14,235
         
=====
Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Class A(1) - $19,397
+++++
Morgan Stanley Capital International Commodity-Related Index(2) - $15,675
--
Lipper Natural Resources Funds Universe Average(2) - $14,235
         

(1)The value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment and by the ongoing expenses of the Fund and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

(2)Because the Fund commenced operations on a date other than at the end of a month, and partial month calculations of the performance of the indexes (including income) are not available, investment in the indexes was effected as of December 31, 1996.

Average Annual Total Return(3)

 
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class Y
Advisor
Class(4)

1-year period ended
12-31-03
37.24%
40.42%
44.58%
-
45.55%
5-year period ended
12-31-03
20.75%
21.16%
21.14%
-
-
Since inception of Class
through 12-31-03(5)
9.93%
10.06%
9.80%
-
20.99%
Cumulative return since
inception of Class(5)
-
-
-
33.03%
-

(3)Performance data quoted represents past performance and is based on deduction of the maximum applicable sales load for each of the periods. Class A shares carry a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. Class B and Class C shares carry maximum contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) of 5% and 1%, respectively. (Accordingly the Class C shares reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.) Total returns reflect share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(4)Advisor Class shares are no longer available for investment.

(5)1-2-97 for Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares and 4-8-99 for Advisor Class (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders). Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Indexes are unmanaged. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND

GOAL

Global Natural Resources Fund

      Seeks long-term growth. Any income realized will be incidental.

Strategy

Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities (including common stock, preferred stock and securities convertible into common stock) of companies of any size throughout the world that own, explore or develop natural resources and other basic commodities or supply goods and services to such companies.

The Fund's investment manager, Mackenzie Financial Corporation, uses an equity style that focuses on both growth and value. Companies targeted for investment have strong management and financial positions, adding balance with established low cost, low debt producers and positions that are based on anticipated commodity price trends. The Fund may have some emerging markets exposure in an attempt to achieve higher returns over the long-term.

Founded

1997

Scheduled Dividend Frequency

Annually (December)

Performance Summary - Class A Shares

Per Share Data

 
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
 
 
 
 
 

Dividend paid
 
 
$
0.05
 

Net asset value on
 
 
 
 
 
      12-31-03
 
$
16.69
 
      12-31-02
 
 
11.50
 

Change per share
 
 
5.19
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

      Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND

      Because of ongoing market volatility, the Fund's performance may be subject to substantial short-term fluctuation and current performance may be less than the results shown below. Please check the Ivy Funds website at www.ivyfunds.com for more current performance information.

Average Annual Total Return(A)

 
Class A
Class B
Period
With
Sales Load(B)
Without
Sales Load(C)
With
CDSC(D)
Without
CDSC(E)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
37.24%
45.61%
40.42%
44.42%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
20.75%
22.19%
21.16%
21.26%
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
-
Since inception of Class(F)
9.93%
10.87%
10.06%
10.06%

(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data is based on deduction of 5.75% sales load on the initial purchase in the periods.

(C)Performance data does not take into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

(D)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 5.00% upon redemption at the end of each of the periods.

(E)Performance data does not reflect the effect of paying the applicable CDSC upon redemption at the end of each of the periods. (F)1-2-97 for Class A shares and Class B shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

Average Annual Total Return(A)

 

 

 


Period
Class C(B)
Class Y(C)
Advisor
Class(D)(E)
1-year period
ended 12-31-03
44.58%
-
45.55%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
21.14%
-
-
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
Since inception of Class(F)
9.80%
-
20.99%
Cumulative return
since inception of Class(F)
-
33.03%
-

(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 1.00% which declines to zero at the end of the first year after investment. Accordingly, these returns reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.

(C)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Class Y shares are not subject to these charges.

(D)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Advisor Class shares are not subject to these charges. (E)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(F)1-2-97 for Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares and 4-8-99 for Advisor Class shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders). International investing involves special risks, including political, economic and currency risks.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND

Portfolio Highlights

On December 31, 2003, Global Natural Resources Fund had net assets totaling $152,211,115 invested in a diversified portfolio of:

85.43%
  Common Stocks and Warrants
14.57%
  Cash and Cash Equivalents and Unrealized Loss on
Open Forward Currency Contracts

As a shareholder of Global Natural Resources Fund, for every $100 you had invested on December 31, 2003, your Fund was invested by geographic region and by industry, respectively, as follows:
  Canada
$
40.93
 
  United States
$
18.15
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents and Unrealized Loss
on Open Forward Currency Contracts
$
14.57
 
  South America
$
6.76
 
  Africa
$
6.39
 
  Europe
$
6.03
 
  Mexico
$
2.56
 
  Other
$
2.37
 
  Pacific Basin
$
1.15
 
  Scandinavia
$
1.09
 
   
 
 
 
  Energy Stocks
$
34.91
 
  Raw Materials Stocks
$
24.34
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents and Unrealized Loss
on Open Forward Currency Contracts
$
14.57
 
  Shelter Stocks
$
7.18
 
  Multi-Industry Stocks
$
7.01
 
  Capital Goods Stocks
$
4.94
 
  Financial Services Stocks
$
2.54
 
  Miscellaneous Stocks
$
1.68
 
  Utilities Stocks
$
1.52
 
  Transportation Stocks
$
1.31
 


THE INVESTMENTS OF GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
December 31, 2003

 

 
COMMON STOCKS AND WARRANTS
Shares Value

               
Australia - 0.70%              

BHP Billiton Plc

   
25,000
 
$
456,500
 

Sons of Gwalia Ltd (A)*

   
225,364
   
602,272
 
           
1,058,772
 
Belgium - 1.01%              

n.v. Umicore s.a. (A)

   
22,000
   
1,542,496
 
               
Bermuda - 0.90%              

Nabors Industries Ltd.*

   
33,000
   
1,369,500
 
               
Brazil - 6.15%              

Aracruz Celulose S.A., ADR

   
99,800
   
3,496,992
 

Companhia Suzano de Papel e Celulose (A)

   
230,000
   
1,009,931
 

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, ADR

   
20,000
   
1,170,000
 

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras

   
35,000
   
1,023,400
 

Votorantim Celulose e Papel S.A., ADR

   
85,000
   
2,664,750
 
           
9,365,073
 
Canada - 40.93%              

Aber Diamond Corporation (A)*

   
30,000
   
1,091,141
 

Agricore United (A)

   
162,000
   
1,140,580
 

Alcan Inc. (A)

   
60,000
   
2,811,760
 

Atlas Energy Ltd. (A)*

   
438,900
   
1,358,298
 

Bear Creek Energy Ltd. (A)*

   
175,000
   
534,816
 

BlackRock Ventures Inc. (A)*

   
130,000
   
417,408
 

Blue Mountain Energy Ltd. (A)*

   
80,000
   
395,513
 

Brooklyn Energy Corporation (A)*

   
350,000
   
595,745
 

Brooklyn Energy Corporation (A)(B)*

   
250,000
   
425,532
 

CHC Helicopter Corporation, Class A (A)

   
100,000
   
2,553,191
 

Cameco Corporation (A)

   
36,000
   
2,082,012
 

Canadian Oil Sands Trust (A)

   
409
   
14,458
 

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (A)

   
12,500
   
353,772
 

Canico Resource Corp. (A)(B)*

   
25,000
   
252,418
 

Canico Resource Corp., Warrants (A)*

   
12,500
   
20,696
 

Cascades Inc. (A)

   
95,000
   
909,942
 

Celtic Exploration Ltd. (A)*

   
112,800
   
698,182
 

Cequel Energy Inc. (A)*

   
50,000
   
350,097
 

Compton Petroleum Corporation (A)*

   
300,000
   
1,392,650
 

Cumberland Resources Ltd. (A)*

   
105,000
   
350,948
 

Cumberland Resources Ltd., Warrants (A)(B)*

   
27,500
   
18,298
 

DRC Resources Corporation (A)(B)*

   
33,000
   
188,575
 

Defiance Mining Corporation (A)*

   
1,500,000
   
696,325
 

Domtar Inc. (A)

   
120,000
   
1,508,704
 

Fairborne Energy Ltd. (A)*

   
325,000
   
1,382,979
 

Falconbridge Limited (A)

   
20,000
   
485,261
 

First Calgary Petroleums Ltd. (A)*

   
75,000
   
452,611
 

Gabriel Resources Ltd. (A)*

   
150,000
   
568,665
 
Canada (Continued)              

Great Northern Exploration Ltd. (A)*

   
150,000
 
539,652
 

Hawker Resources Inc. (A)(B)*

   
130,000
   
512,959
 

High Point Resources Inc. (A)*

   
150,000
   
299,420
 

IAMGOLD Corporation (A)

   
447,500
   
3,122,979
 

IAMGOLD Corporation (A)(B)

   
125,000
   
872,340
 

Inco Limited (A)*

   
45,000
   
1,798,259
 

Kensington Energy Ltd., Class A (A)*

   
340,000
   
373,540
 

Mustang Resources Inc., Class A (A)*

   
175,000
   
609,284
 

Pason Systems Inc. (A)

   
35,000
   
682,398
 

PetroKazakhstan Inc., Class A (A)*

   
100,000
   
2,264,603
 

Placer Dome Inc. (A)

   
50,000
   
896,325
 

Precision Drilling Corporation (A)*

   
100,000
   
4,390,716
 

Progress Energy Ltd. (A)*

   
240,000
   
2,307,157
 

Resolute Energy Inc. (A)*

   
80,000
   
199,923
 

Rider Resources Ltd. (A)*

   
50,000
   
133,462
 

Shell Canada Limited (A)

   
15,000
   
710,832
 

Sino-Forest Corporation, Class A (A)*

   
790,000
   
3,153,888
 

SouthernEra Resources Limited (A)*

   
20,000
   
82,940
 

SouthernEra Resources Limited (A)(B)*

   
100,000
   
414,700
 

SouthernEra Resources Limited, Warrants (A)(B)*

   
50,000
   
46,422
 

StarPoint Energy Ltd. (A)*

   
33,000
   
115,149
 

StarPoint Energy Ltd. (A)(B)*

   
50,000
   
162,255
 

Suncor Energy Inc. (A)

   
135,000
   
3,394,584
 

Tanganyika Oil Company Ltd. (A)(B)*

   
85,000
   
404,449
 

TimberWest Forest Corp. (A)

   
25,000
   
245,648
 

Trican Well Service Ltd. (A)*

   
181,900
   
3,898,360
 

Upton Resources Inc. (A)*

   
35,000
   
131,876
 

Weda Bay Minerals Inc. (A)(B)*

   
600,000
   
687,041
 

Weda Bay Minerals Inc., Warrants (A)(B)*

   
300,000
   
23
 

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (A)

   
40,000
   
1,176,015
 

Western Oil Sands Inc., Class A (A)

   
215,000
   
4,907,157
 

Winstar Resources Ltd. (A)*

   
250,000
   
234,042
 

zed.i solutions inc. (A)*

   
1,647,000
   
484,224
 
           
62,303,199
 
Cayman Islands - 0.99%              

Noble Corporation*

   
42,000
   
1,502,760
 
               
Finland - 1.09%              

Outokumpu Oyj (A)

   
122,371
   
1,660,467
 
               
Ghana - 0.48%              

Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited, GDR*

   
56,000
   
730,240
 
               
Greece - 1.08%              

Stelmar Shipping Ltd.

   
75,000
   
1,639,500
 
               
Hong Kong - 0.45%              

CNOOC Limited, ADR

   
17,000
 
678,640
 
               
Mexico - 2.56%              

Cemex, S.A. de C.V., ADR

   
148,621
   
3,893,870
 
               
Netherlands - 0.87%              

Akzo Nobel N.V., ADR

   
10,000
   
382,300
 

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, NY Shares

   
18,000
   
943,020
 
           
1,325,320
 
Peru - 0.61%              

Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., ADR

   
33,000
   
933,240
 
               
Russia - 0.88%              

OJSC "Mining Metallurgical Company
Norilsk Nickel"

   
20,000
   
1,340,000
 
               
South Africa - 6.39%              

Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited (A)

   
30,000
   
1,308,662
 

Gold Fields Limited, ADR

   
100,000
   
1,394,000
 

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (A)

   
25,000
   
2,169,879
 

Mvelaphanda Resources Limited (A)

   
776,000
   
2,810,248
 

Sappi Limited, ADR

   
150,000
   
2,050,500
 
           
9,733,289
 
United Kingdom - 2.19%              

Rio Tinto plc, ADR

   
30,000
   
3,339,300
 
               
United States - 18.15%              

Alcoa Incorporated

   
25,000
   
950,000
 

Arch Coal, Inc.

   
65,000
   
2,026,050
 

BJ Services Company*

   
40,000
   
1,436,000
 

Baker Hughes Incorporated

   
50,000
   
1,608,000
 

ENSCO International Incorporated

   
60,000
   
1,630,200
 

KFx Inc.*

   
275,000
   
2,076,250
 

Lafarge North America Inc.

   
18,000
   
729,360
 

National-Oilwell, Inc.*

   
45,000
   
1,006,200
 

Newmont Mining Corporation

   
20,000
   
972,200
 

Peabody Energy Corporation

   
70,000
   
2,919,700
 

Pioneer Natural Resources Company*

   
22,000
   
702,460
 

Pogo Producing Company

   
30,000
   
1,449,000
 

Pride International, Inc.*

   
175,000
   
3,262,000
 

Smith International, Inc.*

   
50,000
   
2,076,000
 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation*

   
40,000
   
741,800
 

Valero Energy Corporation

   
65,000
   
3,012,100
 

Varco International, Inc.*

   
50,000
   
1,031,500
 
           
27,628,820
 
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS AND WARRANTS - 85.43%  
$
130,044,486
 

(Cost: $101,313,321)

             

THE INVESTMENTS OF GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND

      December 31, 2003

 
UNREALIZED LOSS ON OPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS - (0.14%)
Face
Amount in  Thousands
Value
               

Canadian Dollar, 1-23-04 (C)

 
CAD
13,090
 
$
(117,874

)

South African Rand, 1-23-04 (C)

 
ZAR
8,728
   
(100,802

)

           
(218,676
)
               

SHORT-TERM SECURITIES  
Principal
Amount in
Thousands
       
               
Commercial Paper              
      Chemicals - Specialty - 0.95%              
      Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,              
           0.90%, 1-2-04  
$
1,444
   
1,443,964
 
               
      Electrical Equipment - 2.63%              
      W.W. Grainger, Inc.,              
           1.03%, 1-28-04    
4,000
   
3,996,910
 
               
      Finance Companies - 1.31%              
      USAA Capital Corp.,              
           1.04%, 1-15-04    
2,000
   
1,999,191
 
               
      Food and Related - 3.40%              
      General Mills, Inc.,              
           1.17%, Master Note    
174
   
174,000
 
      Sara Lee Corporation,              
           1.12%, 1-29-04    
5,000
   
4,995,644
 
           
5,169,644
 
      Security and Commodity Brokers - 1.31%              
      UBS Finance Delaware LLC,              
           0.98%, 1-5-04    
2,000
   
1,999,782
 
               
Total Commercial Paper - 9.60%          
14,609,491
 
               
United States Government Security - 1.97%              
      Treasury Obligation              
      Student Loan Marketing Association,              
           0.75%, 1-5-04    
3,000
   
2,999,750
 
               
TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES - 11.57%        
$
17,609,241
 

(Cost: $17,609,241)

             
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES - 96.86%        
$
147,435,051
 

(Cost: $118,922,562)

             
               
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES - 3.14%    
4,776,064
 
               
NET ASSETS - 100.00%        
$
152,211,115
 
               

Notes to Schedule of Investments

      *No dividends were paid during the preceding 12 months.
(A)Listed on an exchange outside the United States.
(B)Securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2003, the total value of these securities amounted to $3,985,012 or 2.62% of net assets.
(C)Principal amounts are denominated in the indicated foreign currency, where applicable (CAD - Canadian Dollar, ZAR - South African Rand).
      See Note 1 to financial statements for security valuation and other significant accounting policies concerning investments.
      See Note 3 to financial statements for cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned for Federal income tax purposes.



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


      GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND      

December 31, 2003
(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)


ASSETS
 
 
 

 

      Investment securities - at value (cost - $118,923)
      (Notes 1 and 3)
 
$
147,435

 

      Cash
 
2,977

 

      Receivables:
 
 
 

 

           Fund shares sold
 
4,007

 

           Investment securities sold
 
3,028

 

           Dividends and interest
 
81

 


                Total assets
 
157,528

 


LIABILITIES
 
 
 

 

      Payable for investment securities purchased
 
4,888

 

      Payable to Fund shareholders
 
195

 

      Accrued distribution and service fees (Note 2)
 
57

 

      Accrued management fee (Note 2)
 
55

 

      Accrued shareholder servicing (Note 2)
 
18

 

      Accrued accounting and administrative services fees (Note 2)
 
6

 

      Other
 
98

 


           Total liabilities
 
5,317

 


                Total net assets
 
$
152,211

 


NET ASSETS
 
 
 

 

      Capital paid in
 
$
133,794

 

           Accumulated undistributed income (loss):
 
 
 

 

           Accumulated undistributed net investment loss
 
(1,119

)

           Accumulated undistributed net realized loss on investment transactions
 
(8,980

)

           Net unrealized appreciation in value of investments
 
28,516

 


                Net assets applicable to outstanding units of capital
 
$
152,211

 


Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding):

 
 
 

 

      Class A
 
$16.69

 

      Class B
 
$16.16

 

      Class C
 
$15.86

 

      Class Y
 
$16.70

 

      Advisor Class
 
$16.54

 

Capital shares outstanding:

 
 
 

 

      Class A
 
5,713

 

      Class B
 
1,320

 

      Class C
 
2,128

 

      Class Y
 
77

 

      Advisor Class
 
29

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS


      GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND      

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
(In Thousands)


INVESTMENT LOSS

 

 
 

 

      Income (Note 1B):

 

 
 

 

           Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $48)

 

$
648

 

           Interest and amortization

 

34

 


                Total income

 

682

 


      Expenses (Note 2):

 

 
 

 

           Investment management fee

 

273

 

           Distribution fee:

 

 
 

 

                Class B

 

86

 

                Class C

 

81

 

           Shareholder servicing:

 

 
 

 

                Class A

 

85

 

                Class B

 

36

 

                Class C

 

28

 

                Class Y

 

-

*

                Advisor Class

 

3

 

           Service fee:

 

 
 

 

                Class A

 

79

 

                Class B

 

28

 

                Class C

 

27

 

                Class Y

 

-

*

           Registration fees

 

68

 

           Accounting and administrative services fees

 

54

 

           Audit fees

 

33

 

           Custodian fees

 

19

 

           Legal fees

 

7

 

           Other

 

323

 


                     Total

 

1,230

 


                          Net investment loss

 

(548

)


REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS (NOTES 1 AND 3)

 

 
 

 

      Realized net gain on securities

 

613

 

      Realized net loss on foreign currency transactions

 

(71

)


           Realized net gain on investments

 

542

 


      Unrealized appreciation in value of securities during the period

 

28,109

 

      Unrealized depreciation in value of forward currency
      contracts during the period

 

(219

)


           Unrealized appreciation in value of investments during the period

 

27,890

 


                Net gain on investments

 

28,432

 


                     Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$
27,884

 


*Not shown due to rounding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


      GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND      

(In Thousands)      


 
 
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

           Net investment loss

 

$
(548

)

 

$
(347

)

           Realized net gain (loss) on investments

 

542

 

 

(1,363

)

           Unrealized appreciation

 

27,890

 

 

269

 


                Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

27,884

 

 

(1,441

)


      Distributions to shareholders from (Note 1F):(1)

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

           Net investment income:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

                Class A

 

(267

)

 

-

 

                Class B

 

-

 

 

-

 

                Class C

 

-

 

 

-

 

                Advisor Class

 

(3

)

 

-

 

                Class Y

 

(4

)

 

 
 

 

           Realized gains on investment transactions:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

                Class A

 

-

 

 

(98

)

                Class B

 

-

 

 

--

 

                Class C

 

-

 

 

(3

)

                Advisor Class

 

-

 

 

(4

)

                Class Y

 

-

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

(274

)

 

(105

)


      Capital share transactions (Note 5)

 

93,172

 

 

17,796

 


                Total increase

 

120,782

 

 

16,250

 


NET ASSETS

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Beginning of period

 

31,429

 

 

15,179

 


      End of period

 

$
152,211

 

 

$
31,429

 


           Undistributed net investment loss

 

$
(1,119

)

 

$
(504

)


(1)See "Financial Highlights" on pages 80 - 84.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND      

Class A Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
11.50

 

 

$
11.05

 

 

$
9.74

 

 

$
8.91

 

 

$
6.32

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

0.10

 

 

(0.11

)(1)

 

0.04

(1)

 

(0.07

)

 

0.00

(1)

      Net realized and unrealized gain on
     investments

 

5.14

 

 

0.63

(2)

 

1.45

 

 

0.95

 

 

2.59

 


Total from investment operations

 

5.24

 

 

0.52

 

 

1.49

 

 

0.88

 

 

2.59

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.00

)

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)


Total distributions

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.00

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
16.69

 

 

$
11.50

 

 

$
11.05

 

 

$
9.74

 

 

$
8.91

 


Total return(3)

 

45.61

%

 

4.66

%(2)

 

15.40

%

 

9.86

%

 

40.98

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 

$95

 

 

$17

 

 

$8

 

 

$6

 

 

$6

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

1.89

%

 

2.22

%

 

2.25

%

 

2.29

%

 

2.16

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-0.66

%

 

-0.91

%

 

0.38

%

 

-0.69

%

 

0.02

%

Ratio of expenses to average
net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

2.38

%

 

3.71

%

 

4.54

%

 

4.53

%

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

-1.07

%

 

-1.08

%

 

-2.94

%

 

-2.35

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

58

%

 

67

%

 

169

%

 

134

%

 

157

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

(2)Includes redemption fees added to capital.

(3)Total return calculated without taking into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND      

Class B Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
11.19

 

 

$
10.81

 

 

$
9.56

 

 

$
8.77

 

 

$
6.27

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

Net investment loss

 

 
(0.06

)

 

(0.19

)(1)

 

(0.02

)(1)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.04

)(1)

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

 

 
5.03

 

 

0.57

 

 

1.42

 

 

0.90

 

 

2.54

 


Total from investment operations

 

 
4.97

 

 

0.38

 

 

1.40

 

 

0.81

 

 

2.50

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income

 

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.00

)

      Capital gains

 

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)


Total distributions

 

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.00

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
16.16

 

 

$
11.19

 

 

$
10.81

 

 

$
9.56

 

 

$
8.77

 


Total return

 

 
44.42

%

 

3.52

%

 

14.73

%

 

9.27

%

 

39.87

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 

$21

 

 

$9

 

 

$5

 

 

$3

 

 

$3

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

 
2.90

%

 

2.93

%

 

2.87

%

 

2.80

%

 

2.71

%

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets including reimbursement

 

 
-1.54

%

 

-1.62

%

 

-0.24

%

 

-1.20

%

 

-0.53

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

 
N/A

 

 

3.09

%

 

4.33

%

 

5.05

%

 

5.08

%

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

 
N/A

 

 

-1.78

%

 

-1.70

%

 

-3.45

%

 

-2.90

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 
58

%

 

67

%

 

169

%

 

134

%

 

157

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND      

Class C Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
10.97

 

 

$
10.61

 

 

$
9.40

 

 

$
8.63

 

 

$
6.21

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

0.04

 

 

(0.18

)(1)

 

(0.02

)(1)

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.04

)(1)

      Net realized and unrealized
      gain on investments

 

4.85

 

 

0.55

 

 

1.39

 

 

0.89

 

 

2.46

 


Total from investment operations

 

4.89

 

 

0.37

 

 

1.37

 

 

0.82

 

 

2.42

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.00

)

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)


Total distributions

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.00

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
15.86

 

 

$
10.97

 

 

$
10.61

 

 

$
9.40

 

 

$
8.63

 


Total return

 

44.58

%

 

3.46

%

 

14.62

%

 

9.49

%

 

38.97

%

Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)

$33,738

 

 

$
5,189

 

 

$
1,788

 

 

$715

 

 

$472

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.65

%

 

2.94

%

 

2.86

%

 

2.70

%

 

2.73

%

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-1.48

%

 

-1.64

%

 

-0.23

%

 

-1.10

%

 

-0.55

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

3.10

%

 

4.32

%

 

4.95

%

 

5.10

%

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

-1.80

%

 

-1.69

%

 

-3.35

%

 

-2.92

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

58

%

 

67

%

 

169

%

 

134

%

 

157

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND      

Class Y Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period:


 
For the
period from
7-24-03(1)
to
12-31-03

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
12.60

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment loss

 

(0.00

)

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

 

4.16

 

 


Total from investment operations

 

4.16

 

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.06

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.06

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
16.70

 

 


Total return

 

33.03

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

 

$1

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

1.39

%(2)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

 

-0.54

%(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

58

%(3)

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Annualized.

(3)For the twelve months ended December 31, 2003.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND      

Advisor Class Shares(1)
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,
 
For the
period
from
4-8-99(2)
to
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
12-31-99
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
11.43

 

 

$
11.02

 

 

$
9.74

 

 

$
8.90

 

 

$
7.00

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

(0.58

)

 

(0.07

)

 

0.09

(3)

 

(0.05

)

 

0.02

(3)

      Net realized and unrealized gain
      on investments

 

5.78

 

 

0.56

 

 

1.43

 

 

0.95

 

 

1.88

 

 


Total from investment operations

 

5.20

 

 

0.49

 

 

1.52

 

 

0.90

 

 

1.90

 

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.00

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.00

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
16.54

 

 

$
11.43

 

 

$
11.02

 

 

$
9.74

 

 

$
8.90

 

 


Total return

 

45.55

%

 

4.46

%

 

15.71

%

 

10.17

%

 

27.14

%

 

Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)

 

$484

 

 

$570

 

 

$465

 

 

$22

 

 

$26

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.19

%

 

1.82

%

 

1.78

%

 

2.02

%

 

1.87

%(4)

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-0.41

%

 

-0.51

%

 

0.85

%

 

-0.42

%

 

0.31

%(4)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

1.98

%

 

3.24

%

 

4.27

%

 

4.24

%(4)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

-0.67

%

 

-0.61

%

 

-2.67

%

 

-2.06

%(4)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

58

%

 

67

%

 

169

%

 

134

%

 

157

%

 

(1)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(2)Commencement of operations of the class.

(3)Based on average shares outstanding.

(4)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.




MANAGER'S DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL FUND

      December 31, 2003

An interview with Thomas A. Mengel, portfolio manager
of Ivy International Fund

This report relates to the operation of Ivy International Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. The following discussion, graphs and tables provide you with information regarding the Fund's performance during that period.

How did the Fund perform during the last fiscal year?

The Fund showed a positive return for the period, but lagged its benchmark index. The Class A shares of the Fund increased 26.24 percent for the year before the impact of sales load, and, after the impact of sales load, increased 18.98 percent. In comparison, the Morgan Stanley Capital International E.A.FE. Index (Europe, Australia, Far East - the index that generally reflects the performance of the international securities markets) increased 38.59 percent during the year, and the Lipper International Funds Universe Average (reflecting the performance of the universe of funds with similar objectives) increased 34.62 percent. It should be noted that, in the comparison charts, the value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment, while the values for the benchmark index and the Lipper category do not reflect a sales load.

Why did the Fund lag its benchmark index during the fiscal year?

We believe that three factors contributed to underperformance. First, our stock selection lagged the benchmark return. Second, we were underweight in Japan during most of the fiscal year. And third, we did not participate in the broad high-beta (lower quality) stock rally, preferring instead to focus on what we felt were well-managed companies in healthy sectors.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the fiscal year?

Early in 2003, global geopolitical concerns regarding the Iraq War triggered extreme global market volatility and risk aversion. Continental Europe suffered some of the weakest equity markets, due to their inflexible corporate legal structure and labor markets. In March, Asian consumer markets were shocked by an outbreak of atypical pneumonia that depressed travel and retail sectors through July.

Generally, government policy responses, in our view, were prompt and appropriate. Where possible, fiscal policy was tapped in an effort to create business demand or encourage business and consumer activity. Central banks continued to ease monetary policy during these difficult times, providing reassurance to global investors and helping to set the stage for an impressive stock market rally that began in the second quarter of 2003.

By August, the global growth outlook had improved significantly. Both the United States and China were growing above trend, creating enormous export demand across Asia and Europe. China also benefited from a broad increase in outsourcing demand, as production facilities were shifted to China in an effort to take advantage of that country's low labor costs. A capital spending replacement cycle further boosted demand for technology equipment. Low interest rates and abundant credit fueled strong housing and auto spending in many countries, despite lagging job growth in most.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected the Fund's performance?

During several periods throughout the year, the Japanese stock index outperformed other major markets, in anticipation of global reflation. Still, we believe there has been little progress on structural financial reform in Japan and that serious risks remain. As a result, we underweighted this market in 2003.

We increased our equity exposure as broad market sentiment improved this year, but we chose to maintain our preference for what we saw as well-managed companies in healthy sectors rather than join the high-beta trend that was initially driving stock prices higher.

What industries or sectors did you emphasize during the fiscal year, and what looks attractive to you going forward?

We have continued to emphasize companies in Continental Europe that we believe benefit from the global recovery, especially export companies that enjoy a solid competitive position. In Britain, we originally focused on stocks that we felt benefited from the relatively strong domestic economy, but have cautiously trimmed our holdings because the country has now entered a modest interest-rate-increase cycle. Despite continuing imbalances within Japan's economy, we believe there are still good companies with solid balance sheets, good management and strong prospects, especially some of the larger exporters we have selected. Our Asian weights are moderate, concentrated on industry leaders that we believe should benefit from continued strong Chinese business demand. We remain alert to signs of over-leveraged households in several countries, especially those with recent housing booms sparked by extremely low interest rates.

We intend to remain flexible with our geographic and sector allocations, responding to future developments in global financial markets. In the current environment, we think sustainable U.S. economic growth remains the most important prerequisite for rising global equity markets. Capital spending plans may continue to be supportive, but we believe that U.S. consumer spending power must be maintained. Longer term, we feel that U.S. employment growth is key. In our view, these critical U.S. macroeconomic issues will dictate the form and pace of global growth in 2004.

We intend to closely monitor Continental Europe for any signs of corporate financial strain that could potentially develop if the euro were to strengthen dramatically beyond its current level. Similarly, we believe that any significant yen strengthening could be a detriment to Japan's economic stabilization efforts. If the U.S. dollar weakens significantly further, we anticipate a period of broad currency volatility that is typically associated with currency extremes.

The difficult business climate of the last few years has forced many foreign companies to accelerate restructuring efforts, especially across Europe. This positive improvement should, in our view, be an important focus for investors as the broader economic and financial environment improves. We continue to believe that foreign equity investments provide important long-term portfolio diversification for our shareholders.

Respectfully,

Thomas A. Mengel
Manager
International Fund

The opinions expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and no forecasts can be guaranteed.

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment
Ivy International Fund, Class A
Morgan Stanley Capital International E.A.FE. Index and
Lipper International Funds Universe Average
   
Ivy
International
Fund,
Class A
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
International
E.A.FE.
Index
Lipper
International
Funds
Universe
Average
 
12-31-93
Purchase
9,425
10,000
10,000
 
12-31-94
9,794
10,778
9,948
 
12-31-95
11,033
11,986
11,024
 
12-31-96
13,208
12,711
12,523
 
12-31-97
14,579
12,937
13,340
 
12-31-98
15,650
15,525
15,067
 
12-31-99
18,944
19,711
21,252
 
12-31-00
15,675
16,918
18,162
 
12-31-01
12,378
13,290
14,342
 
12-31-02
9,783
11,172
12,008
 
12-31-03
12,350
15,483
16,165
         
=====
Ivy International Fund, Class A(1) - $12,350
+++++
Morgan Stanley Capital International E.A.FE. Index(2) - $15,483
--
Lipper International Funds Universe Average(2) - $16,165
         

(1)The value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment and by the ongoing expenses of the Fund and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

Average Annual Total Return(2)

 
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class Y
Advisor
Class(3)
Class I(3)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
18.98%
20.97%
24.94%
-
25.00%
26.58%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
-5.75%
-5.69%
-5.57%
-
-
-  4.36%
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
2.13%
1.79%
-
-
-
2.95%
Since inception of Class
through 12-31-03(4)
-
-
-0.32%
-
1.08%
-
Cumulative return since
inception of Class(4)
-
-
-
16.73%
-
-
(2)Performance data quoted represents past performance and is based on deduction of the maximum applicable sales load for each of the periods. Class A shares carry a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. Class B and Class C shares carry maximum contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) of 5% and 1%, respectively. (Accordingly the Class C shares reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.) Total returns reflect share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(3)Advsior Class shares and Class I shares are no longer available for investment.

(4)4-30-96 for Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares and 8-31-00 for Advisor Class shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Indexes are unmanaged. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL FUND

GOALS

International Fund

      Seeks long-term growth. Consideration of current income is secondary to this principal objective.

Strategy

Ivy International Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities (including common stock, preferred stock and securities convertible into common stock) principally traded in European, Pacific Basin and Latin American markets.

To enhance potential return, the Fund may invest in countries with new or comparatively undeveloped economies.

Waddell & Reed Ivy Investment Company uses an investment approach that focuses on:

  • analyzing a company's financial statements
  • taking advantage of overvalued or undervalued markets
  • building a portfolio that is diversified by both region and sector

Some of the Fund's investments may produce income (such as dividends), although it is expected that any income realized would be incidental.

Founded

1986

Scheduled Dividend Frequency

Annually (December)

Performance Summary - Class A Shares

Per Share Data

 
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
 
 
 
 

Net asset value on
 
 
 
 
      12-31-03
 
$
20.64
 
      12-31-02
 
 
16.35
 

Change per share
 
$
4.29
 

 
 
 
 
 

      Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL FUND

      Because of ongoing market volatility, the Fund's performance may be subject to substantial short-term fluctuation and current performance may be less than the results shown below. Please check the Ivy Funds website at www.ivyfunds.com for more current performance information.

Average Annual Total Return(A)

 
Class A
Class B
Period
With
Sales Load(B)
Without
Sales Load(C)
With
CDSC(D)
Without
CDSC(E)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
18.98%
26.24%
20.97%
24.97%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
-5.75%
- 4.62%
-5.69%
-5.57%
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
2.13%
2.74%
1.79%
1.79%

(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data is based on deduction of 5.75% sales load on the initial purchase in the periods.

(C)Performance data does not take into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

(D)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 5.00% upon redemption at the end of each of the applicable periods.

(E)Performance data does not reflect the effect of paying the applicable CDSC upon redemption at the end of each of the periods.

Average Annual Total Return(A)

Period
Class C(B)
Class Y(C)
Advisor
Class(D)(E)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
24.94%
-
25.00%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
-5.57%
-
-
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
Since inception
of Class(F)
-0.32%
-
1.08%
Cumulative return since
inception of Class(F)
-
16.73%
-

(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 1.00% which declines to zero at the end of the first year after investment. Accordingly, these returns reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.

(C)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Class Y shares are not subject to these charges.

(D)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(E)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Advisor Class shares are not subject to these charges.

(F)4-30-96 for Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares and 7-3-02 for Advisor Class shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

International investing involves special risks, including political, economic and currency risks.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL FUND

Portfolio Highlights

On December 31, 2003, International Fund had net assets totaling $191,077,262 invested in a diversified portfolio of:

99.32%
  Common Stocks
0.68%
  Cash and Cash Equivalents

As a shareholder of International Fund, for every $100 you had invested on December 31, 2003, your Fund was invested by geographic region and by industry, respectively, as follows:
  Europe  
$
68.98
 
  Pacific Basin  
$
24.46
 
  United States  
$
1.90
 
  Canada  
$
1.89
 
  Scandinavia  
$
1.14
 
  Asia  
$
0.95
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents  
$
0.68
 
     
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
  Financial Services Stocks  
$
27.37
 
  Energy Stocks  
$
9.66
 
  Business Equipment and Services Stocks  
$
8.42
 
  Consumer Goods Stocks  
$
8.36
 
  Utilities Stocks  
$
7.75
 
  Retail Stocks  
$
7.07
 
  Multi-Industry Stocks  
$
6.78
 
  Health Care Stocks  
$
6.56
 
  Consumer Services Stocks  
$
5.59
 
  Technology Stocks  
$
5.59
 
  Capital Goods Stocks  
$
4.69
 
  Raw Materials Stocks  
$
1.01
 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$

0.68

 

 

Shelter Stocks

 

$

0.47

 



THE INVESTMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL FUND

      December 31, 2003
 
 
COMMON STOCKS
Shares Value

               
Australia - 2.93%              

Australia and New Zealand Banking
Group Limited (A)

   
74,700
 
$
994,220
 

News Corporation Limited (The) (A)

   
400,512
   
3,615,050
 

Westpac Banking Corporation (A)

   
82,000
   
987,056
 
           
5,596,326
 
Austria - 1.79%              

Erste Bank der oesterreichischen
Sparkassen AG (A)

   
27,650
   
3,412,906
 
               
Canada - 1.89%              

EnCana Corporation (A)

   
55,100
   
2,174,159
 

Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation (A)(B)*

   
62,350
   
1,446,231
 
           
3,620,390
 
France - 6.67%              

Alcatel, Class A (A)*

   
71,000
   
913,314
 

Carrefour SA (A)

   
18,300
   
1,003,404
 

Lafarge (A)

   
20,000
   
1,778,979
 

Societe Generale, Class A (A)

   
7,000
   
617,351
 

TF1 (A)

   
39,000
   
1,360,087
 

Total S.A. (A)

   
24,274
   
4,507,907
 

VINCI (A)

   
31,000
   
2,564,085
 
           
12,745,127
 
Germany - 13.89%              

Allianz Aktiengesellschaft, Registered Shares (A)

   
37,000
   
4,666,292
 

BASF Aktiengesellschaft (A)

   
40,000
   
2,257,741
 

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares (A)*

   
135,870
   
2,488,995
 

Fresenius AG (A)

   
5,430
   
379,690
 

Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (A)

   
39,000
   
3,051,352
 

Munchener Ruckversicherungs - Gesellschaft

             
      Aktiengesellschaft (A)    
18,040
   
2,200,583
 

PUMA Aktiengesellschaft Rudolf Dassler Sport (A)

   
23,320
   
4,122,136
 

SAP Aktiengesellschaft (A)

   
16,320
   
2,751,138
 

Siemens AG (A)

   
57,462
   
4,618,889
 
           
26,536,816
 
Hong Kong - 3.40%              

China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited (A)

   
700,000
   
2,145,856
 

Hutchison Whampoa Limited, Ordinary Shares (A)

   
500,000
   
3,670,883
 

SINA Corporation*

   
20,000
   
675,000
 
           
6,491,739
 
India - 0.95%              

Infosys Technologies Limited, ADS

   
19,050
   
1,817,275
 
               
Ireland - 2.85%              

Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc (A)

   
185,000
   
2,929,834
 

DEPFA BANK plc (A)(B)

   
20,000
   
2,512,241
 
           
5,442,075
 
Italy - 4.64%              

Alleanza Assicurazioni S.p.A. (A)

   
132,000
 
$
1,443,543
 

Banca Nazionale Lavoro S.p.A. (A)*

   
935,000
   
2,232,322
 

Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara S.c. a r.l. (A)

   
65,130
   
1,101,209
 

Eni S.p.A. (A)

   
148,210
   
2,793,477
 

Mediaset S.p.A. (A)

   
110,000
   
1,305,508
 
           
8,876,059
 
Japan - 15.64%              

Canon Inc. (A)

   
71,970
   
3,352,441
 

Dentsu Inc. (A)

   
570
   
2,873,279
 

Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (A)

   
30,000
   
968,961
 

Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (A)

   
8,000
   
1,098,530
 

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (A)

   
22,500
   
999,767
 

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund*

   
400,000
   
3,856,000
 

Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. (A)

   
50,000
   
1,572,929
 

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (A)

   
100,000
   
903,617
 

NEC Corporation (A)

   
215,000
   
1,583,524
 

NEC Electronics Corporation (A)*

   
20,000
   
1,463,711
 

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (A)

   
1,200
   
2,722,054
 

Nippon Television Network Corporation (A)

   
4,800
   
713,783
 

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (A)

   
81,100
   
926,641
 

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (A)

   
236,300
   
4,025,648
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (A)

   
180
   
959,440
 

Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. (A)

   
33,000
   
1,309,218
 

Toyota Motor Corporation (A)

   
16,500
   
557,573
 
           
29,887,116
 
Korea - 1.55%              

LG Chem, Ltd. (A)

   
25,000
   
1,154,008
 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (A)

   
4,770
   
1,805,514
 
           
2,959,522
 
Netherlands - 5.31%              

Euronext N.V. (A)

   
61,770
   
1,561,928
 

ING Groep N.V., Certicaaten Van Aandelen (A)

   
130,000
   
3,028,422
 

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.,
Ordinary Shares (A)

   
100,000
   
2,916,668
 

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (A)

   
50,000
   
2,633,191
 
           
10,140,209
 
Spain - 3.38%              

Amadeus Global Travel Distribution, S.A. (A)

   
548,700
   
3,560,232
 

Enagas, S.A. (A)

   
58,000
   
628,438
 

Endesa S.A. (A)

   
118,500
   
2,276,797
 
           
6,465,467
 
Sweden - 1.14%              

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (A)*

   
1,217,050
   
2,182,882
 
               
Switzerland - 11.64%              

Adecco S.A. (A)

   
18,100
 
$
1,162,694
 

Baloise-Holding, Registered Shares (A)

   
50,350
   
2,101,307
 

Clariant Ltd., Registered Shares (A)*

   
70,000
   
1,032,240
 

Credit Suisse Group, Registered Shares (A)

   
110,950
   
4,056,632
 

Nestle S.A., Registered Shares (A)

   
8,400
   
2,097,285
 

Novartis AG, Registered Shares (A)

   
101,630
   
4,610,960
 

Roche Holdings AG, Genussschein (A)

   
23,380
   
2,356,702
 

UBS AG (A)

   
50,000
   
3,421,946
 

Zurich Financial Services (A)*

   
9,800
   
1,409,502
 
           
22,249,268
 
Taiwan - 0.94%              

AU Optronics Corp., ADR

   
150,000
   
1,788,000
 
               
United Kingdom - 18.81%              

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (A)*

   
294,540
   
3,695,015
 

Compass Group PLC (A)

   
468,490
   
3,176,877
 

GlaxoSmithKline plc (A)

   
170,000
   
3,883,072
 

HSBC Holdings plc (A)

   
269,067
   
4,215,717
 

NEXT plc (A)

   
96,920
   
1,942,270
 

Reckitt Benckiser plc (A)

   
101,122
   
2,280,916
 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (The) (A)

   
84,900
   
2,493,757
 

Standard Chartered PLC (A)

   
117,000
   
1,926,055
 

Taylor Nelson Sofres plc (A)

   
54,010
   
200,472
 

tesco plc (A)

   
950,000
   
4,369,571
 

Vedanta Resources plc (A)(B)*

   
115,000
   
755,200
 

Vodafone Group Plc (A)

   
1,842,810
   
4,554,565
 

WPP Group plc (A)

   
250,000
   
2,446,996
 
           
35,940,483
 
United States - 1.90%              

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund

   
50,000
   
3,624,000
 
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.32%        
$
189,775,660
 

(Cost: $165,751,975)

             
               
TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES - 1.27%        
$
2,422,930
 

(Cost: $2,422,930)

             
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES - 100.59%        
$
192,198,590
 

(Cost: $168,174,905)

             
               
LIABILITIES, NET OF CASH AND OTHER ASSETS - (0.59%)          
(1,121,328
)
               
NET ASSETS - 100.00%        
$
191,077,262
 
               

Notes to Schedule of Investments

      *No dividends were paid during the preceding 12 months.
(A)Listed on an exchange outside the United States.
(B)Securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2003, the total value of these securities amounted to $4,713,672 or 2.47% of net assets.
      See Note 1 to financial statements for security valuation and other significant accounting policies concerning investments.
      See Note 3 to financial statements for cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned for Federal income tax purposes.



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


      INTERNATIONAL FUND      

December 31, 2003
(In Thousands, Except for Per Share and Share Amounts


ASSETS
 
 
 
 
      Investment securities - at value (cost - $168,175)
(Notes 1 and 3)
 
$
192,199
 
      Receivables:
 
 
 
 
           Dividends and interest
 
1,027
 
           Fund shares sold
 
52
 

                Total assets
 
193,278
 

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
      Payable to Fund shareholders
 
1,845
 
      Accrued management fee (Note 2)
 
160
 
      Accrued distribution and service fees (Note 2)
 
75
 
      Accrued shareholder servicing (Note 2)
 
54
 
      Accrued accounting and administrative services fees (Note 2)
 
6
 
      Other
 
61
 

                Total liabilities
 
2,201
 

                     Total net assets
 
$
191,077
 

NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
      Capital paid in
 
$
482,587
 
      Accumulated undistributed income (loss):
 
 
 
 
           Accumulated undistributed net investment loss
 
(52
)
           Accumulated undistributed net realized loss
on investment transactions
 
(315,658
)
           Net unrealized appreciation in value of investments
 
24,200
 

                Net assets applicable to outstanding units of capital
 
$
191,077
 

Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding):
 
 
 
 
      Class A
 
$20.64
 
      Class B
 
$19.52
 
      Class C
 
$19.39
 
      Class Y
 
$20.65
 
      Advisor Class
 
$21.00
 
      Class I
 
$20.86
 
Capital shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
      Class A
6,003,360
 
      Class B
2,806,047
 
      Class C
 
596,794
 
      Class Y
 
6,534
 
      Advisor Class
 
24
 
      Class I
 
32,791
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS


      INTERNATIONAL FUND      

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
(In Thousands)


INVESTMENT LOSS
 
 
 
 
      Income (Note 1B):
 
 
 
 
           Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $916)
 
$
3,249
 
           Interest and amortization
 
151
 

                Total income
 
3,400
 

      Expenses (Note 2):
 
 
 
           Investment management fee
 
1,936
 
           Shareholder servicing:
 
 
 
 
                Class A
 
338
 
                Class B
 
278
 
                Class C
 
56
 
                Class Y
 
1
 
                Advisor Class
 
-
*
                Class I
 
2
 
           Distribution fee:
 
 
 
 
                Class B
 
437
 
                Class C
 
94
 
           Service fee:
 
 
 
 
                Class A
 
232
 
                Class B
 
146
 
                Class C
 
31
 
                Class Y
 
-
*
           Accounting and administrative services fees
 
92
 
           Custodian fees
 
82
 
           Administrative fee:
 
 
 
 
                Class A
 
50
 
                Class B
 
25
 
                Class C
 
6
 
                Class Y
 
-
*
                Advisor Class
 
-
*
                Class I
 
-
*
           Legal fees
 
46
 
           Audit fees
 
9
 
           Other
 
351
 

                Total
 
4,212
 

                     Net investment loss
 
(812
)

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(NOTES 1 AND 3)
      Realized net loss on securities
 
(32,952
)
      Realized net loss on foreign currency transactions
 
(122
)

           Realized net loss on investments
 
(33,074
)
      Unrealized appreciation in value of investments during the period
 
77,768
 

           Net gain on investments
 
44,694
 

                Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
43,882
 

*Not shown due to rounding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


      INTERNATIONAL FUND      

(In Thousands)      


 

 
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,

 

 

 
2003
 
 
2002

 


DECREASE IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Operations:
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

           Net investment loss
 
$
(812

)

 

$
(64

)

           Realized net loss on investments
 
(33,074

)

 

(123,678

)

           Unrealized appreciation
 
77,768

 

 

49,688

 


                Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                resulting from operations
 
43,882

 

 

(74,054

)


      Distributions to shareholders from (Note 1F):(1)
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

           Net investment income:
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

                Class A
 
-

 

 

-

 

                Class B
 
-

 

 

-

 

                Class C
 
-

 

 

-

 

                Class Y
 
-

 

 

N/A

 

                Advisor Class
 
-

 

 

-

 

                Class I
 
-

 

 

-

 

           Realized gains on investment transactions:
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

                Class A
 
-

 

 

(22

)

                Class B
 
-

 

 

(12

)

                Class C
 
-

 

 

(2

)

                Class Y
 
-

 

 

N/A

 

                Advisor Class
 
-

 

 

-

 

                Class I
 
-

 

 

(1

)


 

 
-

 

 

(37

)


      Capital share transactions (Note 5)
 
(62,837

)

 

(240,846

)


           Total decrease
 
(18,955

)

 

(314,937

)

NET ASSETS
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Beginning of period
 
210,032

 

 

524,969

 


      End of period
 
$
191,077

 

 

$
210,032

 


           Undistributed net investment loss
 
$
(52

)

 

$
(182

)


(1)See "Financial Highlights" on pages 99 - 104.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL FUND      

Class A Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 

 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,

 

 

 
2003

 

 

2002

 

 

2001
 
 
2000

 

 

1999

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
16.35

 

 

$
20.69

 

 

$
26.20

 

 

$
47.09

 

 

$
41.20

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)
 
(0.02

)

 

 
0.06

(1)

 

0.05

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.30

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments
 
4.31

 

 

(4.40

)(2)

(5.56

)(2)

(12.44

)

 

8.31

 


Total from investment operations

 
4.29

 

 

(4.34

)

 

(5.51

)

 

(12.25

)

 

8.61

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.24

)

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(8.60

)

 

(2.48

)


Total distributions

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(8.64

)

 

(2.72

)


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
20.64

 

 

$
16.35

 

 

$
20.69

 

 

$
26.20

 

 

$
47.09

 


Total return(3)

 
26.24

%

 

-20.96

%(2)

-21.03

%(2)

-17.26

%

 

21.05

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 
$124

 

 

$127

 

 

$345

 

 

$588

 

 

$1,574

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
1.81

%

 

1.89

%

 

1.60

%

 

1.66

%

 

1.66

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 
-0.07

%

 

0.32

%

 

0.18

%

 

0.37

%

 

0.63

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

1.89

%

 

1.66

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

0.32

%

 

0.12

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Portfolio turnover rate

 
136

%

 

34

%

 

43

%

 

91

%

 

7

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

(2)Includes redemption fees added to capital.

(3)Total return calculated without taking into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL FUND      

Class B Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 

 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,

 

 
 
2003

 

 

2002

 

 

2001

 

 

2000

 

 

1999

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
15.62

 

 

$
20.03

 

 

$
25.64

 

 

$
46.78

 

 

$
40.97

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment loss
 
(0.23

)

 

(0.12

)(1)

(0.21

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.06

)

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments
 
4.13

 

 

(4.29

)

 

(5.40

)

 

(12.33

)

 

8.27

 


Total from investment operations

 
3.90

 

 

(4.41

)

 

(5.61

)

 

(12.50

)

 

8.21

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.00

)

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(8.60

)

 

(2.40

)


Total distributions

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(8.64

)

 

(2.40

)


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
19.52

 

 

$
15.62

 

 

$
20.03

 

 

$
25.64

 

 

$
46.78

 


Total return

 
24.97

%

 

-22.00

%

 

-21.88

%

 

-17.95

%

 

20.15

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 
$55

 

 

$68

 

 

$137

 

 

$281

 

 

$541

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
2.84

%

 

2.85

%

 

2.54

%

 

2.50

%

 

2.42

%

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets including reimbursement

 
-1.06

%

 

-0.64

%

 

-0.76

%

 

-0.47

%

 

-0.13

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

2.85

%

 

2.60

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

-0.64

%

 

-0.82

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Portfolio turnover rate

 
136

%

 

34

%

 

43

%

 

91

%

 

 
7

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL FUND      

Class C Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,

 

 
 
2003

 

 

2002

 

 

2001

 

 

2000

 

 

1999

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
15.52

 

 

$
19.90

 

 

$
25.46

 

 

$
46.57

 

 

$
40.79

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment loss
 
(0.20

)

 

(0.11

)(1)

(0.21

)

 

(0.19

)

 

(0.05

)

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments
 
4.07

 

 

(4.27

)

 

(5.35

)

 

(12.28

)

 

8.23

 


Total from investment operations

 
3.87

 

 

(4.38

)

 

(5.56

)

 

(12.47

)

 

8.18

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.00

)

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(8.60

)

 

(2.40

)


Total distributions

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(8.64

)

 

(2.40

)


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
19.39

 

 

$
15.52

 

 

$
19.90

 

 

$
25.46

 

 

$
46.57

 


Total return

 
24.94

%

 

-22.00

%

 

-21.84

%

 

-17.97

%

 

20.16

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 
$12

 

 

$14

 

 

$26

 

 

$57

 

 

$143

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
2.80

%

 

2.83

%

 

2.54

%

 

2.49

%

 

2.42

%

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets including reimbursement

 
-0.94

%

 

-0.62

%

 

-0.76

%

 

-0.46

%

 

-0.13

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

2.83

%

 

2.60

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

-0.62

%

 

-0.82

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Portfolio turnover rate

 
136

%

 

34

%

 

43

%

 

91

%

 

7

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL FUND      

Class Y Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period:


 

For the
period from
7-24-03(1)
to
12-31-03

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
17.69

 

 


Income from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

      Net investment income
 
0.02

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
 
2.94

 

 


Total from investment operations

 
2.96

 

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.00

)

 

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 
(0.00

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
20.65

 

 


Total return

 
16.73

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 
$135

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 
0.59

%(2)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 
0.24

%(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

 
136

%(3)

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Annualized.

(3)For the twelve months ended December 31, 2003.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL FUND      

Advisor Class Shares(1)
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year
ended December 31,
 
For the
period from
8-31-00(3)
to
 

 

 

2003

 

 

2002(2)

 

2001

 

12-31-00

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
16.85

 

 

$
20.67

 

 

$
26.25

 

 

$
40.05

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

(1.00

)

 

(0.24

)

 

0.01

 

 

0.02

 

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

5.15

 

 

(3.58

)

 

(5.59

)

 

(5.18

)

 


Total from investment operations

 

4.15

 

 

(3.82

)

 

(5.58

)

 

(5.16

)

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.04

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(8.60

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(8.64

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
21.00

 

 

$
16.85

 

 

$
20.67

 

 

$
26.25

 

 


Total return

 

25.00

%

 

-18.71

%

 

-21.26

%

 

-12.09

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$1

 

 

$2

 

 

$5

 

 

$4

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.72

%

 

3.46

%

 

1.69

%

 

2.10

%(4)

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-0.98

%

 

-1.24

%

 

0.09

%

 

-0.08

%(4)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

3.46

%

 

1.75

%

 

N/A

 

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

-1.24

%

 

0.03

%

 

N/A

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

 

136%

 

 

34

%

 

43

%

 

91

%(4)

(1)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(2)Advisor Class shares were outstanding for the period from 1/1/02 through 6/11/02 and from 7/3/02 through 12/31/02.

(3)Commencement of operations of the class.

(4)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL FUND      

Class I Shares(1)
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 

 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,

 

 

 
2003

 

 

2002

 

 

2001

 

 

2000

 

 

1999

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
16.48

 

 

$
20.85
 
 
$
26.35
 
 
$
47.09
 
 
$
41.21

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)
 
(0.08

)

 

0.14

(2)

 

0.15

 

 

0.64

 

 

0.52

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments
 
4.46

 

 

(4.51

)

 

(5.65

)

 

(12.74

)

 

8.34

 


Total from investment operations

 
4.38

 

 

(4.37

)

 

(5.50

)

 

(12.10

)

 

8.86

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.42

)

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(8.60

)

 

(2.56

)


Total distributions

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(8.64

)

 

(2.98

)


Net asset value, end of period

 
$
20.86

 

 

$
16.48

 

 

$
20.85

 

 

$
26.35

 

 

$
47.09

 


Total return

 
26.58

%

 

-20.95

%

 

-20.87

%

 

-16.92

%

 

21.66

%

Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)

 
$684

 

 

$1,304

 

$17,062

 

$33,907

$166,816

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
1.66

%

 

1.51

%

 

1.24

%

 

1.24

%

 

1.18

%

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including reimbursement

 
0.06

%

 

0.70

%

 

0.54

%

 

0.79

%

 

1.11

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

1.51

%

 

1.30

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

0.70

%

 

0.48

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Portfolio turnover rate

 
136%

 

 

34

%

 

43

%

 

91

%

 

7

%

(1)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(2)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.




MANAGER'S DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND


      December 31, 2003

An interview with Thomas A. Mengel, portfolio manager of
Ivy International Value Fund

This report relates to the operation of Ivy International Value Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. The following discussion, graphs and tables provide you with information regarding the Fund's performance during that period.

How did the Fund perform during the last fiscal year?

The Fund had a strong positive return, but performance relative to the benchmark index was disappointing. Class A shares of the Fund increased 27.19 percent for the year before the impact of sales load, and, after the impact of sales load, increased 19.88 percent. In comparison, the Morgan Stanley Capital International E.A.FE. Index (Europe, Australia, Far East - the index that generally reflects the performance of the international securities markets) increased 38.59 percent during the year, and the Lipper International Funds Universe Average (reflecting the performance of the universe of funds with similar objectives) increased 34.61 percent. It should be noted that, in the comparison charts, the value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment, while the values for the benchmark index and the Lipper category do not reflect a sales load.

Why did the Fund lag its benchmark index during the fiscal year?

Our stock selection, which lagged the benchmark return, negatively impacted performance for the fiscal year, as did an underweight in Japan. In addition, we did not participate in the broad high-beta (lower quality) stock rally, preferring instead to focus on what we saw as well-managed companies with undervalued assets.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the fiscal year?

Early in 2003, global geopolitical concerns regarding the Iraq War triggered extreme global market volatility and risk aversion. Continental Europe suffered some of the weakest equity markets, due to their inflexible corporate legal structure and labor markets. In March, Asian consumer markets were shocked by an outbreak of atypical pneumonia that depressed travel and retail sectors through July.

Generally, government policy responses, in our view, were prompt and appropriate. Where possible, fiscal policy was tapped in an effort to create business demand or encourage business and consumer activity. Central banks continued to ease monetary policy during these difficult times, providing reassurance to global investors and helping to set the stage for an impressive stock market rally that began in the second quarter of 2003.

By August, the global growth outlook had improved significantly. Both the United States and China were growing above trend, creating enormous export demand across Asia and Europe. China also benefited from a broad increase in outsourcing demand, as production facilities were shifted to China in an effort to take advantage of that country's low labor costs. A capital spending replacement cycle further boosted demand for technology equipment. Low interest rates and abundant credit fueled strong housing and auto spending in many countries, despite lagging job growth in most.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected the Fund's performance?

During several periods throughout the year, the Japanese stock index outperformed other major markets, in anticipation of global reflation. Still, we believe there has been little progress on structural financial reform in Japan and that serious risks remain. As a result, we underweighted this market during most of 2003.

We increased our equity exposure as broad market sentiment improved this year, but we chose to maintain our preference for what we saw as well-managed and undervalued companies in healthy sectors rather than join the high-beta trend that was initially driving stock prices higher.

What industries or sectors did you emphasize during the fiscal year, and what looks attractive to you going forward?

In our view, production trends continue to benefit from low inventories in many sectors and a technology replacement cycle. We have continued to emphasize companies in Continental Europe that we believe benefit from the global recovery, especially export companies that enjoy a solid competitive position. In Britain, we originally focused on stocks that we felt benefited from the relatively strong domestic economy, but have cautiously trimmed our holdings because the country has now entered a modest interest-rate-increase cycle. Despite continuing imbalances within Japan's economy, we believe there are still good companies with solid balance sheets, good management and undervalued assets. We have focused on some of the larger Japanese exporters and a few domestic selections that we find attractive. Our Asian weights are moderate, concentrated on industry leaders that we believe should benefit from continued strong Chinese business demand. Globally, we have invested in a broad group of what we feel are attract ively priced industrial companies well-positioned for continued global growth. We remain alert to signs of over-leveraged households in several countries, especially those with recent housing booms sparked by extremely low interest rates.

We intend to remain flexible with our geographic and sector allocations, responding to future developments in global financial markets. In the current environment, we think sustainable U. S. economic growth remains the most important prerequisite for rising global equity markets. Capital spending plans may continue to be supportive, but we believe that U.S. consumer spending power must be maintained. Longer term, we feel that U.S. employment growth is key. In our view, these critical U.S. macroeconomic issues will dictate the form and pace of global growth in 2004.

We intend to closely monitor Continental Europe for any signs of corporate financial strain that could potentially develop if the euro were to strengthen dramatically beyond its current level. Similarly, we believe that any significant yen strengthening could be a detriment to Japan's economic stabilization efforts. If the U.S. dollar weakens significantly further, we anticipate a period of broad currency volatility that is typically associated with currency extremes.

The difficult business climate of the last few years has forced many foreign companies to accelerate restructuring efforts, especially across Europe. This positive improvement should, in our view, be an important focus for investors as the broader economic and financial environment improves. We continue to believe that foreign equity investments provide important long-term portfolio diversification for our shareholders.

Respectfully,

Thomas A. Mengel
Manager
International Value Fund

The opinions expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and no forecasts can be guaranteed.

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment
Ivy International Value Fund, Class A
Morgan Stanley Capital International E.A.FE. Index and
Lipper International Funds Universe Average
   
Ivy
International
Value
Fund,
Class A
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
International
E.A.FE.
Index
Lipper
International
Funds
Universe
Average
   
----
----
----
 
5-13-97
Purchase
9,425
10,000
10,000
 
12-31-97
8,455
9,657
9,859
 
12-31-98
9,016
11,588
11,136
 
12-31-99
11,521
14,713
15,707
 
12-31-00
10,686
12,629
13,424
 
12-31-01
8,851
9,920
10,600
 
12-31-02
7,440
8,339
8,875
 
12-31-03
9,463
11,557
11,947
         
=====
Ivy International Value Fund, Class A(1) - $9,463
+++++
Morgan Stanley Capital International E.A.FE. Index(2) - $11,557
--
Lipper International Funds Universe Average(2) - $11,947
         

(1)The value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment and by the ongoing expenses of the Fund and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

(2)Because the Fund commenced operations on a date other than at the end of a month, and partial month calculations of the performance of the indexes (including income) are not available, investment in the indexes was effected as of May 31, 1997.

Average Annual Total Return(3)

 
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class Y
Advisor
Class(4)

1-year period ended
12-31-03
19.88%
22.23%
26.09%
-
27.72%
5-year period ended
12-31-03
-0.21%
-0.43%
-0.25%
-
0.88%
Since inception of Class
through 12-31-03(5)
-0.83%
-1.03%
-1.06%
-
0.73%
Cumulative return since
inception of class(5)
-
-
-
19.36%
-

(3)Performance data quoted represents past performance and is based on deduction of the maximum applicable sales load for each of the periods. Class A shares carry a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. Class B and Class C shares carry maximum contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) of 5% and 1%, respectively. (Accordingly the Class C shares reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.) Total returns reflect share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(4)Advisor Class shares are no longer available for investment.

(5)5-13-97 for Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares and 2-23-98 for Advisor Class (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders). Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Indexes are unmanaged.

The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

GOALS

International Value Fund

      Seeks, as a primary goal, long-term capital growth. Consideration of current income is secondary to this principal objective.

Strategy

Ivy International Value Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities (including common stock, preferred stock and securities convertible into common stock) principally traded in European, Pacific Basin and Latin American markets.

Waddell & Reed Ivy Investment Company uses a disciplined value approach while looking for investment opportunities around the world (including countries with new or comparatively undeveloped economies). Some of the Fund's investments may produce income (such as dividends), although it is expected that any income realized would be incidental.

Founded

1997

Scheduled Dividend Frequency

Annually (December)

Performance Summary - Class A Shares

Per Share Data

 

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
 
 
 
 

Net asset value on
 
 
 
 
      12-31-03
 
$
9.73
 
      12-31-02
 
7.65
 

Change per share
 
$
2.08
 

 
 
 
 

      Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

      Because of ongoing market volatility, the Fund's performance may be subject to substantial short-term fluctuation and current performance may be less than the results shown below. Please check the Ivy Funds website at www.ivyfunds.com for more current performance information.

Average Annual Total Return(A)

 
Class A
Class B
Period
WithSales Load(B)
WithoutSales Load(C)
With
CDSC(D)
Without
CDSC(E)
1-year period
ended 12-31-03
19.88%
27.19%
22.23%
26.23%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
-0.21%
0.97%
-0.43%
-0.23%
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
-
Since inception
of Class(F)
-0.83%
0.06%
-1.03%
-1.03%

(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data is based on deduction of 5.75% sales load on the initial purchase in the periods.

(C)Performance data does not take into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

(D)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 5.00% upon redemption at the end of each of the periods.

(E)Performance data does not reflect the effect of paying the applicable CDSC upon redemption at the end of each of the periods.

(F)5-13-97 for Class A shares and Class B shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

Average Annual Total Return(A)

Period
Class C(B)
Class Y(C)
Advisor
Class(D)(E)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
26.09%
-
27.72%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
-0.25%
-
0.88%
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
Since inception
of Class(F)
-1.06%
-
0.73%
Cumulative return
since inception of Class(F)
-
19.36%
-


(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 1.00% which declines to zero at the end of the first year after investment. Accordingly, these returns reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.

(C)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Class Y shares are not subject to these charges.

(D)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Advisor Class shares are not subject to these charges.

(E)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(F)5-13-97 for Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares and 2-23-98 for Advisor Class shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

International investing involves special risks, including political, economic and currency risks.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

Portfolio Highlights

On December 31, 2003, International Value Fund had net assets totaling $42,065,969 invested in a diversified portfolio of:

98.08%

 

Common Stocks

1.92%

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

As a shareholder of International Value Fund, for every $100 you had invested on December 31, 2003, your Fund was invested by geographic region and by industry, respectively, as follows:
  Europe  
$
63.19
 
  Pacific Basin  
$
27.45
 
  Scandinavia  
$
2.94
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents  
$
1.92
 
  United States  
$
1.72
 
  South America  
$
1.67
 
  Canada  
$
1.11
 
     
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
  Financial Services Stocks  
$
17.84
 
  Utilities Stocks  
$
12.76
 
  Multi-Industry Stocks  
$
12.01
 
  Capital Goods Stocks  
$
11.67
 
  Consumer Goods Stocks  
$
7.82
 
  Health Care Stocks  
$
7.40
 
  Consumer Services Stocks  
$
7.14
 
  Raw Materials Stocks  
$
4.71
 
  Energy Stocks  
$
4.39
 
  Technology Stocks  
$
3.75
 
  Retail Stocks  
$
3.21
 
  Business Equipment and Services Stocks  
$
2.43
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents  
$
1.92
 
  Shelter Stocks  
$
1.73
 
  Transportation Stocks  
$
1.22
 



THE INVESTMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

      December 31, 2003

 
 
COMMON STOCKS
Shares Value

               
Australia - 3.51%              
Australia and New Zealand Banking
Group Limited (A)
   
16,200
 
$
215,614
 
News Corporation Limited (The) (A)    
60,567
   
546,682
 
Wesfarmers Limited (A)    
25,000
   
498,542
 
Westpac Banking Corporation (A)    
17,800
   
214,263
 
           
1,475,101
 
Austria - 1.70%              
Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG (A)    
5,800
   
715,908
 
               
Belgium - 1.29%              
Fortis (A)    
20,000
   
402,412
 
n.v. Umicore s.a. (A)(B)    
2,000
   
140,227
 
           
542,639
 
Brazil - 1.67%              
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.    
20,000
   
700,600
 
               
Canada - 1.11%              
EnCana Corporation (A)    
11,800
   
465,609
 
               
France - 10.13%              
Alcatel, Class A (A)*    
15,200
   
195,526
 
Aventis (A)    
8,000
   
528,150
 
Lafarge (A)    
10,000
   
889,489
 
Lagardere SCA (A)    
10,000
   
576,656
 
Peugeot SA (A)    
10,000
   
509,000
 
TF1 (A)    
13,600
   
474,287
 
Technip-Coflexip (A)    
4,000
   
432,398
 
VINCI (A)    
7,950
   
657,564
 
           
4,263,070
 
Germany - 12.94%              
Allianz Aktiengesellschaft, Registered Shares (A)    
8,000
   
1,008,928
 
Continental Aktiengesellschaft (A)    
15,000
   
570,357
 
Deutsche Post AG (A)    
25,000
   
514,039
 
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares (A)*    
45,410
   
831,863
 
E.ON AG (A)    
10,000
   
654,266
 
Fresenius AG (A)    
1,190
   
83,210
 
Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (A)    
8,280
   
647,825
 
Munchener Ruckversicherungs - Gesellschaft              
      Aktiengesellschaft (A)    
1,950
   
237,868
 
Siemens AG (A)    
11,150
   
896,255
 
           
5,444,611
 
Hong Kong - 4.23%              
Beijing Capital Land Limited, Class H (A)*    
2,000,000
   
528,092
 
China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited (A)    
150,000
   
459,826
 
Hutchison Whampoa Limited, Ordinary Shares (A)    
108,000
   
792,911
 
           
1,780,829
 
Italy - 2.68%              
Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara S.c. a r.l. (A)    
14,190
 
$
239,922
 
Eni S.p.A. (A)    
31,730
 
 
598,050
 
Mediaset S.p.A. (A)    
24,300
 
 
288,399
 
         
 
1,126,371
 
Japan - 17.17%        
 
   
Dentsu Inc. (A)    
120
 
 
604,901
 
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (A)    
7,000
 
 
226,091
 
Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (A)    
1,700
 
 
233,438
 
Ishares MSCI Japan Index Fund*    
87,000
 
 
838,680
 
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (A)    
22,000
 
 
198,796
 
NEC Electronics Corporation (A)*    
2,800
 
 
204,919
 
Nikko Exchange Traded Index (A)    
8,410
 
 
843,159
 
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (A)    
3,100
 
 
289,382
 
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (A)    
100
 
 
482,614
 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (A)    
17,400
 
 
198,811
 
Nomura Holdings, Inc. (A)    
51,000
 
 
868,845
 
Secom Co., Ltd. (A)    
10,000
 
 
373,396
 
Shimano Inc. (A)    
25,000
 
 
518,086
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (A)    
40
 
 
213,209
 
Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. (A)    
15,000
 
 
595,099
 
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (A)    
150,000
 
 
534,889
 
         
 
7,224,315
 
Korea - 2.54%        
 
   
KT Corporation, ADR    
20,000
 
 
381,400
 
LG Chem, Ltd. (A)    
6,000
 
 
276,962
 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (A)    
1,080
 
 
408,796
 
         
 
1,067,158
 
Luxembourg - 1.24%        
 
   
ARCELOR (A)    
30,000
 
 
522,355
 
         
 
   
Netherlands - 2.73%        
 
   
Euronext N.V. (A)    
13,150
 
 
332,513
 
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Ordinary Shares (A)    
20,000
 
 
583,334
 
Royal Boskalis Westminster nv,        
 
   
      Certicaaten Van Aandelen (A)    
8,800
 
 
231,832
 
         
 
1,147,679
 
Portugal - 0.72%        
 
   
Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A., Registered Shares (A)    
30,000
 
 
301,620
 
         
 
   
Spain - 2.96%        
 
   
Enagas, S.A. (A)    
70,000
 
 
758,460
 
Repsol YPF, S.A. (A)    
25,000
 
 
486,951
 
         
 
1,245,411
 
Sweden - 2.94%        
 
   
Alfa Laval AB (A)(B)    
50,000
 
 
761,231
 
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (A)*    
264,300
 
 
474,044
 
         
 
1,235,275
 
Switzerland - 8.96%        
 
   
Baloise-Holding, Registered Shares (A)    
10,800
 
$
450,727
 
Clariant AG, Registered Shares (A)*    
15,500
 
 
228,567
 
Credit Suisse Group, Registered Shares (A)    
24,250
 
 
886,646
 
Holcim Ltd, Registered Shares (A)    
10,085
 
 
469,373
 
Nestle S.A., Registered Shares (A)    
3,000
 
 
749,030
 
Novartis AG, Registered Shares (A)    
21,750
 
 
986,799
 
         
 
3,771,142
 
United Kingdom - 17.84%        
 
   
BP p.l.c. (A)    
36,100
 
 
291,825
 
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (A)*    
47,910
 
 
601,033
 
GlaxoSmithKline plc (A)    
40,250
 
 
919,374
 
HSBC Holdings plc (A)    
58,610
 
 
918,296
 
Lloyds TSB Group plc (A)    
100,000
 
 
799,456
 
NEXT plc (A)    
20,800
 
 
416,831
 
Reckitt Benckiser plc (A)    
22,246
 
 
501,783
 
"Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. (The) (A)    
127,539
 
 
945,650
 
Taylor Nelson Sofres plc (A)    
11,570
 
 
42,945
 
tesco plc (A)    
203,200
 
 
934,628
 
Vedanta Resources plc (A)(B)*    
25,200
 
 
165,487
 
Vodafone Group Plc (A)    
392,087
 
 
969,056
 
         
 
7,506,364
 
United States - 1.72%        
 
   
iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund    
10,000
 
 
724,800
 
         
 
   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 98.08%        
$
41,260,857
 
(Cost: $34,249,744)        
 
   
         
 
   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES - 2.45%        
$
1,030,000
 
(Cost: $1,030,000)        
 
   
         
 
   
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES - 100.53%        
$
42,290,857
 
(Cost: $35,279,744)        
 
   
         
 
   
LIABILITIES, NET OF CASH AND OTHER ASSETS - (0.53%)  
 
(224,888
)
         
 
   
NET ASSETS - 100.00%        
$
42,065,969
 
         
 
   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

      *No dividends were paid during the preceding 12 months.
(A)Listed on an exchange outside the United States.
(B)Securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2003, the total value of these securities amounted to $1,066,945 or 2.54% of net assets.
      See Note 1 to financial statements for security valuation and other significant accounting policies concerning investments.
      See Note 3 to financial statements for cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned for Federal income tax purposes.



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


      INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND      

December 31, 2003
(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)


ASSETS  
 
 
 
      Investment securities - at value (cost - $35,280)
      (Notes 1 and 3)
 
$
42,291
 
      Cash  
1
 
      Receivables:  
 
 
 
           Dividends and interest  
252
 
           Fund shares sold  
61
 

                Total assets  
42,605
 

LIABILITIES  
 
 
 
      Payable to Fund shareholders  
430
 
      Accrued management fee (Note 2)  
35
 
      Accrued distribution and service fees (Note 2)  
30
 
      Accrued shareholder servicing (Note 2)  
15
 
      Accrued accounting and administrative services fees (Note 2)  
2
 
      Other  
27
 

           Total liabilities  
539
 

                Total net assets  
$
42,066
 

NET ASSETS  
 
 
 
      Capital paid in  
$
53,168
 
      Accumulated undistributed income (loss):  
 
 
 
           Accumulated undistributed net investment loss  
(8
)
           Accumulated undistributed net realized loss
on investment transactions
 
(18,147
)
           Net unrealized appreciation in value of investments  
7,053
 

                Net assets applicable to outstanding units of capital  
$
42,066
 

Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding):  
 
 
 
      Class A  
$9.73
 
      Class B  
$9.24
 
      Class C  
$9.23
 
      Class Y  
$9.74
 
      Advisor Class  
$9.63
 
Capital shares outstanding:  
 
 
 
      Class A  
906
 
      Class B  
2,724
 
      Class C  
859
 
      Class Y  
13
 
      Advisor Class  
4
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS


      INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND      

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
(In Thousands)


INVESTMENT LOSS
 
 
 

 

      Income (Note 1B):
 
 
 

 

           Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $113)
 
$
846

 

           Interest and amortization
 
 
39

 


                Total income
 
 
885

 


      Expenses (Note 2):
 
 
 

 

           Investment management fee
 
 
414

 

           Distribution fee:
 
 
 

 

                Class B
 
 
189

 

                Class C
 
 
62

 

           Shareholder servicing:
 
 
 

 

                Class A
 
 
35

 

                Class B
 
 
105

 

                Class C
 
 
38

 

                Class Y
 
 
-

*

                Advisor Class
 
 
1

 

           Service fee:
 
 
 

 

                Class A
 
 
19

 

                Class B
 
 
63

 

                Class C
 
 
21

 

                Class Y
 
 
-

*

           Accounting and administrative services fees
 
 
56

 

           Custodian fees
 
 
46

 

           Audit fees
 
 
26

 

           Legal fees
 
 
10

 

           Administrative fee:
 
 
 

 

                Class A
 
 
1

 

                Class B
 
 
4

 

                Class C
 
 
1

 

                Class Y
 
 
-

 

                Advisor Class
 
 
-

*

           Other
 
 
79

 


                Total
 
 
1,170

 


                     Net investment loss
 
 
(285

)


REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS (NOTES 1 AND 3)
 
 
 

 

      Realized net loss on securities
 
 
(1,840

)

      Realized net loss on foreign currency transactions
 
 
(66

)


           Realized net loss on investments
 
 
(1,906

)

           Unrealized appreciation in value of investments during the period
 
 
11,851

 


                Net gain on investments
 
 
9,945

 


                     Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
9,660

 


*Not shown due to rounding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


      INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND      

(In Thousands)      


 

 

For the fiscal year
ended December 31,
 

 

 

2003
 
 
2002
 

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

           Net investment income (loss)

 

$
(285

)

 

$
185

 

           Realized net loss on investments

 

(1,906

)

 

(6,019

)

           Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

11,851

 

 

(5,927

)


                Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                resulting from operations

 

9,660

 

 

(11,761

)


      Distributions to shareholders from net investment income (Note 1F):(1)

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

                Class A

 

-

 

 

--

 

                Class B

 

-

 

 

--

 

                Class C

 

-

 

 

--

 

                Class Y

 

-

 

 

N/A

 

                Advisor Class

 

-

 

 

--

 


 

 

-

 

 

--

 


      Capital share transactions (Note 5)

 

(12,918

)

 

(18,836

)


           Total decrease

 

(3,258

)

 

(30,597

)

NET ASSETS

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Beginning of period

 

45,324

 

 

75,921

 


      End of period

 

$
42,066

 

 

$
45,324

 


           Undistributed net investment loss

 

$
(8

)

 

$
(20

)


(1)See "Financial Highlights" on pages 118 - 122.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND      

Class A Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 

 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999

 


Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
7.65

 

 

$
9.10

 

 

$
11.01

 

 

$
11.99

 

 

$
9.48

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

(0.02

)

 

0.08

(1)

 

0.07

 

 

0.14

 

 

0.09

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments

 

2.10

 

 

(1.53

)(2)

(1.96

)(2)

(1.01

)

 

2.54

 


Total from investment operations

 

2.08

 

 

(1.45

)

 

(1.89

)

 

(0.87

)

 

2.63

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.10

)

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.02

)


Total distributions

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.12

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
9.73

 

 

$
7.65

 

 

$
9.10

 

 

$
11.01

 

 

$
11.99

 


Total return(3)

 

27.19

%

 

-15.93

%(2)

-17.17

%(2)

-7.25

%

 

27.79

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 

$9

 

 

$8

 

 

$13

 

 

$24

 

 

$33

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.28

%

 

1.77

%

 

1.77

%

 

1.74

%

 

1.72

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-0.19

%

 

0.91

%

 

0.58

%

 

0.96

%

 

0.92

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

2.32

%

 

2.15

%

 

1.92

%

 

1.87

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

0.36

%

 

0.20

%

 

0.78

%

 

0.77

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

148%

 

 

48

%

 

39

%

 

36

%

 

21

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

(2)Includes redemption fees added to capital.

(3)Total return calculated without taking into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND      

Class B Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
7.32

 

 

$
8.97

 

 

$
10.94

 

 

$
11.91

 

 

$
9.42

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

(0.08

)

 

0.01

(1)

(0.02

)

 

0.02

 

 

0.01

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments

 

2.00

 

 

(1.66

)

 

(1.93

)

 

(0.96

)

 

2.51

 


Total from investment operations

 

1.92

 

 

(1.65

)

 

(1.95

)

 

(0.94

)

 

2.52

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)


Total distributions

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.03

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
9.24

 

 

$
7.32

 

 

$
8.97

 

 

$
10.94

 

 

$
11.91

 


Total return

 

26.23

%

-18.39

%

 

-17.84

%

 

-7.94

%

 

26.81

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 

$25

 

 

$28

 

 

$46

 

 

$76

 

 

$95

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.95

%

 

2.50

%

 

2.50

%

 

2.51

%

 

2.51

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-0.82

%

 

0.18

%

 

-0.15

%

 

0.20

%

 

0.12

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

3.05

%

 

2.88

%

 

2.69

%

 

2.66

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

-0.37

%

 

-0.53

%

 

0.02

%

 

-0.03

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

148

%

 

48

%

 

39

%

 

36

%

 

21

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND      

Class C Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
7.32

 

 

$
8.97

 

 

$
10.94

 

 

$
11.92

 

 

$
9.42

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

(0.08

)

 

0.01

(1)

(0.02

)

 

0.02

 

 

0.02

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments

 

1.99

 

 

(1.66

)

 

(1.93

)

 

(0.97

)

 

2.51

 


Total from investment operations

 

1.91

 

 

(1.65

)

 

(1.95

)

 

(0.95

)

 

2.53

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)


Total distributions

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.03

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
9.23

 

 

$
7.32

 

 

$
8.97

 

 

$
10.94

 

 

$
11.92

 


Total return

 

26.09

%

-18.39

%

-17.84

%

 

-7.97

%

 

26.91

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 

$8

 

 

$9

 

 

$16

 

 

$30

 

 

$44

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

3.01

%

 

2.50

%

 

2.51

%

 

2.51

%

 

2.49

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-0.82

%

 

0.18

%

 

-0.16

%

 

0.19

%

 

0.14

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

3.05

%

 

2.89

%

 

2.69

%

 

2.64

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

N/A

 

 

-0.37

%

 

-0.54

%

 

0.01

%

 

-0.01

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

148

%

 

48

%

 

39

%

 

36

%

 

21

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND      

Class Y Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period:


 

For the
period from
7-24-03(1)
to
12-31-03
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
8.16

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment loss

 

(0.01

)

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

 

1.59

 

 


Total from investment operations

 

1.58

 

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.00

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
9.74

 

 


Total return

 

19.36

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$125

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

1.47

%(2)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

 

-0.38

%(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

148

%(3)

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Annualized.

(3)For the twelve months ended December 31, 2003.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND      

Advisor Class Shares(1)
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 
$
7.54

 

 

$
9.14

 

 

$
11.03

 

 

$
11.99

 

 

$
9.48

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income
 
0.67

 

 

0.10

(2)

0.11

 

 

0.50

 

 

0.04

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments
 
1.42

 

 

(1.70

)

 

(1.98

)

 

(1.33

)

 

2.64

 


Total from investment operations

 
2.09

 

 

(1.60

)

 

(1.87

)

 

(0.83

)

 

2.68

 


Less distributions from:

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.10

)

      Capital gains
 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.07

)


Total distributions

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.17

)


Net asset value,end of period

 
$
9.63

 

 

$
7.54

 

 

$
9.14

 

 

$
11.03

 

 

$
11.99

 


Total return

 
27.72

%

-17.51

%

 

-17.03

%

 

-6.90

%

 

28.30

%

Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)

 
$39

 

 

$124

 

 

$377

 

 

$668

 

 

$2,748

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 
2.59

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.47

%

 

1.35

%

 

1.38

%

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including reimbursement

 
1.43

%

 

1.18

%

 

0.89

%

 

1.36

%

 

1.25

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

2.05

%

 

1.85

%

 

1.53

%

 

1.53

%

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 
N/A

 

 

0.63

%

 

0.51

%

 

1.18

%

 

1.10

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 
148

%

 

48

%

 

39

%

 

36

%

 

21

%

(1)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(2)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.




MANAGER'S DISCUSSION OF PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND

      December 31, 2003

An interview with Thomas A. Mengel, portfolio manager
of Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund

This report relates to the operation of Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. The following discussion, graphs and tables provide you with information regarding the Fund's performance during that period.

How did the Fund perform during the last fiscal year?

The Class A shares of the Fund increased 52.85 percent for the year before the impact of sales load, and, after the impact of sales load, increased 44.06 percent. In comparison, the Morgan Stanley Capital International Asia Pacific Free (Excluding Japan) Index (the index that generally reflects the performance of the Asia Pacific securities markets) increased 48.68 percent during the year, and the Lipper Pacific Ex-Japan Funds Universe Average (reflecting the performance of the universe of funds with similar objectives) increased 46.33 percent. It should be noted that, in the comparison charts, the value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment, while the values for the benchmark index and the Lipper category do not reflect a sales load.

What factors affected Fund performance during the fiscal year?

Performance was positively impacted by our stock and country selections, which outperformed the benchmark return. The Fund benefited from our selections in financial and consumer-discretionary stocks, as well as overweight positions in Hong Kong and India. In relation to the Fund's benchmark index, the Fund was adversely affected by the impact of the Fund's sales load.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the fiscal year?

Early in 2003, global geopolitical concerns regarding the Iraq War triggered extreme global market volatility and risk aversion. In March, Asian consumer markets were shocked by an outbreak of atypical pneumonia that depressed travel and retail sectors through July.

Government policy responses were, in our view, generally prompt and appropriate. Where possible, fiscal policy was tapped in an effort to create business demand or encourage business and consumer activity. Central banks continued to ease monetary policy during these difficult times, providing reassurance to global investors and helping to set the stage for an impressive global stock market rally that began in the second quarter of 2003. Asian markets rose swiftly, as they typically do in the early stages of a global financial recovery.

By August, the global growth outlook had improved significantly. Both the United States and China were growing above trend, creating enormous global export demand. Several Asian countries also enjoyed stronger domestic demand, led by China. China benefited from an unprecedented increase in outsourcing demand, as production facilities were shifted to China in an effort to take advantage of that country's low labor costs. A capital spending replacement cycle further boosted global demand for technology equipment, much of it produced in Asia. Low interest rates and abundant credit fueled strong housing, auto and consumer spending in many countries, despite lagging job growth in most. Chinese deflation concerns were reduced late in the year as positive consumer price data were reported.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected the Fund's performance?

We increased our equity exposure as broad market sentiment improved. Our initial focus was on companies that we felt benefited from reflation in China. The Fund particularly benefited from our selections in financials and consumer discretionary stocks, as well as our overweight positions in Hong Kong and India. We were overweight the information-technology sector but underweight telecommunication services.

What industries or sectors did you emphasize during the fiscal year, and what looks attractive to you going forward?

Although China's government policy was shifted slightly in late 2003 in an effort to slow some of the more speculative areas of the booming economy, we believe that regional growth in 2004 could potentially remain impressive. We are continuing to focus on what we see as reflation beneficiaries as well as high-end consumer discretionary stocks. In our view, production trends continue to benefit from low inventories in many sectors and a technology replacement cycle. We have continued to emphasize industry leaders that we believe benefit from the global recovery, especially export companies that enjoy a solid competitive position. We remain underweight in Australia, which is typically a more defensive market and less associated with the dynamic growth surrounding China. We remain alert to signs of over-leveraged households in South Korea and Taiwan, where recent consumer-credit increases were sparked by extremely low interest rates.

We intend to remain flexible with our geographic and sector allocations, responding to future developments in global financial markets. In the current environment, we feel that sustainable U.S. economic growth remains the most important prerequisite for rising global equity markets. Intra-Asian trade has grown tremendously in recent years, but U.S. consumer spending power is, in our view, critical for the global economy. Over the longer term, we think U.S. employment growth is key. We believe that these critical U.S. macroeconomic issues will dictate the form and pace of global growth in 2004. If the U.S. dollar weakens significantly further, we anticipate a period of broad currency volatility that is typically associated with currency extremes.

The difficult business climate of the last few years has forced many foreign companies to accelerate restructuring efforts. This positive improvement should, in our view, be an important focus for investors as the broader economic and financial environment improves. We continue to believe that Pacific-region equity investments provide unique growth opportunities and important long-term portfolio diversification for our shareholders.

Respectfully,

Thomas A. Mengel
Manager
Pacific Opportunities Fund

The opinions expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and no forecasts can be guaranteed.

Please note that effective February 2004, Frederick Jiang is now the portfolio manager of the Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund.

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment
Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund, Class A
Morgan Stanley Capital International Asia Pacific Free (Excluding Japan) Index and
Lipper Pacific Ex-Japan Funds Universe Average
   
Ivy
Pacific
Opportunities
Fund,
Class A
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
International
Asia Pacific
Free (Excluding
Japan)
Index
Lipper
Pacific
Ex-Japan
Funds
Universe
Average
   
----
----
----
 
12-31-93
Purchase
9,425
10,000
10,000
 
12-31-94
7,080
8,772
8,370
 
12-31-95
7,192
9,305
8,447
 
12-31-96
8,667
10,388
9,270
 
12-31-97
6,765
6,835
6,069
 
12-31-98
5,374
6,533
5,666
 
12-31-99
7,885
9,789
9,908
 
12-31-00
6,446
6,855
6,896
 
12-31-01
5,847
6,690
6,844
 
12-31-02
5,186
6,348
6,309
 
12-31-03
7,927
9,438
9,232
         
=====
Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund, Class A(1) - $7,927
+++++
Morgan Stanley Capital International Asia Pacific Free (Excluding Japan) Index(2) - $9,438
--
Lipper Pacific Ex-Japan Funds Universe Average(2) - $9,232
         

(1)The value of the investment in the Fund is impacted by the sales load at the time of the investment and by the ongoing expenses of the Fund and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

Average Annual Total Return(2)

 
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class Y
Advisor
Class(3)

1-year period ended
12-31-03
44.06%
45.74%
50.96%
-
52.32
5-year period ended
12-31-03
6.81%
6.63%
7.03%
-
7.61%
10-year period ended
12-31-03
-2.30%
-2.66%
-
-
-
Since inception of Class
through 12-31-03(4)
-
-
-0.79%
-
2.56%
Cumulative return since
inception of Class(4)
-
-
-
33.28%
-
(2)Performance data quoted represents past performance and is based on deduction of the maximum applicable sales load for each of the periods. Class A shares carry a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. Class B and Class C shares carry maximum contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) of 5% and 1%, respectively. (Accordingly the Class C shares reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.) Total returns reflect share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(3)Advisor Class shares are no longer available for investment.

(4)4-30-96 for Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares and 2-10-98 for Advisor Class (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders). Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Indexes are unmanaged.

The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND

GOALS

Pacific Opportunities Fund

      Seeks, as a primary goal, long-term capital growth. Consideration of current income is secondary to this principal objective.

Strategy

Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities (including common stock, preferred stock and securities convertible into common stock) of companies such as those whose securities are traded mainly on markets in the Pacific region, organized under the laws of a Pacific region country or issued by any company with more than half of its business in the Pacific region. Examples of Pacific region countries include China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia and India. Although it is permitted to invest in Japan, the Fund does not currently anticipate doing so.

Waddell & Reed Ivy Investment Company uses an investment approach that focuses on analyzing a company's financial statements and taking advantage of overvalued or undervalued markets. Some of the Fund's investments may produce income (such as dividends), although it is expected that any income realized would be incidental.

Founded

1993

Scheduled Dividend Frequency

Annually (December)

Performance Summary - Class A Shares

Per Share Data

 

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
 
 
 
 

Net asset value on
 
 
 
 
      12-31-03  
$
9.11
 

      12-31-02  
 
5.96
 
Change per share
 
$
3.15
 

 
 
 
 
 

      Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND

      Because of ongoing market volatility, the Fund's performance may be subject to substantial short-term fluctuation and current performance may be less than the results shown below. Please check the Ivy Funds website at www.ivyfunds.com for more current performance information.

Average Annual Total Return(A)

 
Class A
Class B
Period
With
Sales Load(B)
Without
Sales Load(C)
With
CDSC(D)
Without
CDSC(E)

1-year period
ended 12-31-03
44.06%
52.85%
45.74%
49.74%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
6.81%
8.08%
6.63%
6.78%
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-2.30%
-1.72%
-2.66%
-2.66%

(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data is based on deduction of 5.75% sales load on the initial purchase in the periods.

(C)Performance data does not take into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

(D)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 5.00% upon redemption at the end of each of the applicable periods.

(E)Performance data does not reflect the effect of paying the applicable CDSC upon redemption at the end of each of the periods.

Average Annual Total Return(A)

 

 

 

Period
Class C(B)
Class Y(C)
Advisor
Class(D)(E)
1-year period
ended 12-31-03
50.96%
-
52.32%
5-year period
ended 12-31-03
7.03%
-
7.61%
10-year period
ended 12-31-03
-
-
-
Since inception of Class(F)
-0.79%
-
2.56%
Cumulative return
since inception of Class(F)
-
33.28%
-

(A)Performance data represents share price appreciation (depreciation), including reinvestment of all income and capital gains distributions. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Share price, investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

(B)Performance data reflects the effect of paying the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) at a maximum of 1.00% which declines to zero at the end of the first year after investment. Accordingly, these returns reflect no CDSC since it only applies to Class C shares redeemed within twelve months after purchase.

(C)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Class Y shares are not subject to these charges.

(D)Performance data does not include the effect of sales charges, as Advisor Class shares are not subject to these charges.

(E)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(F)4-30-96 for Class C shares, 7-24-03 for Class Y shares and 2-10-98 for Advisor Class Shares (the date on which shares were first acquired by shareholders).

International investing involves special risks, including political, economic and currency risks.

SHAREHOLDER SUMMARY OF PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Portfolio Highlights

On December 31, 2003, Pacific Opportunities Fund had net assets totaling $25,940,321 invested in a diversified portfolio of:

85.39%
  Common Stocks
14.61%
  Cash and Cash Equivalents

As a shareholder of Pacific Opportunities Fund, for every $100 you had invested on December 31, 2003, your Fund was invested by geographic region and by industry, respectively, as follows:
  Pacific Basin
$
60.18
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
14.61
 
  Asia
$
9.36
 
  Other
$
7.58
 
  Europe
$
4.36
 
  United States
$
3.91
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
  Financial Services Stocks
$
22.76
 
  Multi-Industry Stocks
$
15.06
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
14.61
 
  Technology Stocks
$
10.30
 
  Shelter Stocks
$
5.35
 
  Utilities Stocks
$
4.49
 
  Raw Materials Stocks
$
3.73
 
  Consumer Services Stocks
$
3.70
 
  Transportation Stocks
$
3.62
 
  Health Care Stocks
$
3.01
 
  Consumer Durables Stocks
$
3.00
 
  Business Equipment and Services Stocks
$
2.74
 
  Energy Stocks
$
2.67
 
  Retail Stocks
$
2.02
 
  Capital Goods Stocks
$
1.66
 
  Consumer Nondurables Stocks
$
1.28
 



THE INVESTMENTS OF PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND


      December 31, 2003

 
 
COMMON STOCKS
Shares Value

               
Australia - 11.62%              

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited (A)

   
200,000
 

$

430,602
 

Australia and New Zealand Banking

             
      Group Limited (A)    
16,000
   
212,952
 

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

   
50,000
   
668,000
 

News Corporation Limited (The) (A)

   
45,058
   
406,697
 

Novogen LTD (A)*

   
65,000
   
358,672
 

Virgin Blue Holdings Limited (A)*

   
130,000
   
232,916
 

Virgin Blue Holdings Limited (A)(B)*

   
70,000
   
125,416
 

Wesfarmers Limited (A)

   
17,000
   
339,008
 

Westpac Banking Corporation (A)

   
20,000
   
240,745
 
           
3,015,008
 
Bermuda - 1.74%              

Orient Overseas (International) Limited (A)

   
30,000
   
92,352
 

Ports Design Limited (A)(B)*

   
200,000
   
359,360
 
           
451,712
 
Cayman Islands - 5.84%              

ASM Pacific Technology Limited (A)

   
90,000
   
392,978
 

Kingdee International Software Group

             
      Company Limited (A)    
600,000
   
204,797
 

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited (A)(B)*

   
700,000
   
559,005
 

NetEase.com, Inc., ADR*

   
2,250
   
82,969
 

SEEC Media Group Limited (A)*

   
6,000,000
   
274,350
 
           
1,514,099
 
China - 0.69%              

Sinotrans Limited (A)

   
400,000
   
180,324
 
               
Hong Kong - 14.06%              

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited (A)(B)

   
200,000
   
376,104
 

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (A)

   
35,000
   
277,248
 

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (A)

   
70,000
   
155,530
 

China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited (A)

   
120,000
   
367,861
 

China Resources Power Holdings Company
Limited (A)(B)*

   
1,000,000
   
463,690
 

CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited (A)

   
1,000,000
   
544,192
 

CITIC Pacific Limited (A)

   
100,000
   
253,098
 

Esprit Holdings Limited (A)

   
50,000
   
166,156
 

Hang Lung Properties Limited (A)

   
130,000
   
166,607
 

Hutchison Whampoa Limited, Ordinary Shares (A)

   
42,000
   
308,354
 

Oriental Press Group Limited (A)

   
254,000
   
92,423
 

Oriental Press Group Limited (A)(B)

   
350,000
   
127,354
 

SINA Corporation (A)*

   
3,000
   
101,250
 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (A)

   
30,000
   
247,302
 
           
3,647,169
 
India - 9.36%              

Hero Honda Motors Ltd. (A)

   
17,600
 
$
173,621
 

Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (A)

   
35,000
   
282,038
 

ITC Limited (A)

   
15,300
   
331,068
 

Infosys Technologies Limited (A)

   
4,300
   
525,800
 

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (A)

   
17,500
   
422,385
 

Reliance Industries Limited (A)

   
55,000
   
692,637
 
           
2,427,549
 
Indonesia - 3.20%              

PT Bank Mandiri (A)

   
2,000,000
   
237,459
 

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (A)(B)*

   
4,000,000
   
593,648
 
           
831,107
 
Korea - 13.48%              

Hana Bank (A)

   
16,000
   
295,426
 

Hanwha Chemical Corporation (A)*

   
25,000
   
238,145
 

Hyundai Motor Company (A)

   
7,000
   
296,685
 

Kookmin Bank (A)

   
11,000
   
412,211
 

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (A)

   
20,000
   
310,533
 

Korean Reinsurance Company (A)

   
10,000
   
331,515
 

LG Chem, Ltd. (A)

   
7,200
   
332,354
 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (A)

   
2,000
   
334,033
 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (A)

   
2,500
   
946,286
 
           
3,497,188
 
Singapore - 3.66%              

DBS Group Holdings Ltd (A)

   
55,000
   
476,036
 

Haw Par Corporation Limited

   
2
   
5
 

Keppel Land Limited (A)

   
150,000
   
139,543
 

Singapore Press Holdings Limited (A)

   
30,000
   
333,844
 
           
949,428
 
Taiwan - 13.47%              

AU Optronics Corp., ADR

   
30,000
   
357,600
 

China Motor Corporation, Ltd. (A)

   
90,000
   
153,756
 

China Steel Corporation (A)

   
180,000
   
149,514
 

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (A)

   
188,700
   
189,534
 

Formosa Plastics Corporation (A)

   
149,936
   
247,318
 

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (A)

   
350,000
   
335,052
 

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (A)

   
137,001
   
538,725
 

Quanta Computer Inc. (A)

   
144,105
   
354,426
 

Sampo Corporation (A)*

   
350,000
   
152,577
 

Taishin Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. (A)

   
262,000
   
193,702
 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

             
      Company Ltd. (A)*    
278,435
   
520,784
 

United Microelectronics Corporation (A)*

   
350,020
   
300,017
 
           
3,493,005
 
United Kingdom - 4.36%              

HSBC Holdings plc (A)

   
38,703
 
$
610,670
 

Standard Chartered PLC (A)

   
32,000
   
519,333
 
           
1,130,003
 
United States - 3.91%              

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund

   
14,000
   
1,014,720
 
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 85.39%        
$
22,151,312
 

(Cost: $18,167,897)

             

               
SHORT-TERM SECURITIES  
Principal
Amount in
Thousands
       

               
Commercial Paper - 4.76%              
      Food and Related              
      General Mills, Inc.,              
           1.17%, Master Note  
$
1,234
   
1,234,000
 
               
Repurchase Agreement - 6.07%              

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,0.7% Repurchase

             
      Agreement dated 12-31-03, to be repurchased at              
      $1,575,061 on 1-2-04 (C)    
1,575
   
1,575,000
 
               
TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES - 10.83%        
$
2,809,000
 

(Cost: $2,809,000)

             
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES - 96.22%        
$
24,960,312
 

(Cost: $20,976,897)

             
               
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES - 3.78%          
980,009
 

               
NET ASSETS - 100.00%        
$
25,940,321
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

      *No dividends were paid during the preceding 12 months.
(A)Listed on an exchange outside the United States.
(B)Securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2003, the total value of these securities amounted to $2,604,577 or 10.04% of net assets.
(C)Collateralized by $1,573,217 United States Treasury Bond, 7.625% due 2-15-25; market value and accrued interest aggregate $1,608,504.
      See Note 1 to financial statements for security valuation and other significant accounting policies concerning investments.
      See Note 3 to financial statements for cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned for Federal income tax purposes.



STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


      PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

December 31, 2003
(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)


ASSETS

 

 
 

 

      Investment securities - at value (cost - $20,977)
      (Notes 1 and 3)

 

$
24,960

 

      Cash

 

1

 

      Receivables:

 

 
 

 

           Investment securities sold

 

809

 

           Fund shares sold

 

195

 

           Dividends and interest

 

77

 

      Other

 

2

 


           Total assets

 

26,044

 


LIABILITIES

 

 
 

 

      Payable to Fund shareholders

 

65

 

      Accrued management fee (Note 2)

 

20

 

      Accrued distribution and service fees (Note 2)

 

9

 

      Accrued shareholder servicing (Note 2)

 

8

 

      Accrued accounting and administrative services fees (Note 2)

 

2

 


           Total liabilities

 

104

 


                Total net assets

 

$
25,940

 


NET ASSETS

 

 
 

 

      Capital paid in

 

$
31,421

 

      Accumulated undistributed income (loss):

 

 
 

 

           Accumulated undistributed net investment loss

 

(108

)

           Accumulated undistributed net realized loss on investment transactions

 

(9,356

)

           Net unrealized appreciation in value of investments

 

3,983

 


                Net assets applicable to outstanding units of capital

 

$
25,940

 


Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding):

 

 
 

 

      Class A

 

$9.11

 

      Class B

 

$8.61

 

      Class C

 

$8.68

 

      Class Y

 

$9.13

 

      Advisor Class

 

$8.85

 

Capital shares outstanding:

 

 
 

 

      Class A

 

1,935

 

      Class B

 

658

 

      Class C

 

240

 

      Class Y

 

54

 

      Advisor Class

 

6

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS


      PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
(In Thousands)


INVESTMENT LOSS

 

 
 

 

      Income (Note 1B):

 

 
 

 

           Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $26)

 

$
284

 

           Interest and amortization

 

8

 


                Total income

 

292

 


      Expenses (Note 2):

 

 
 

 

           Investment management fee

 

129

 

           Shareholder servicing:

 

 
 

 

                Class A

 

46

 

                Class B

 

22

 

                Class C

 

6

 

                Class Y

 

-

*

                Advisor Class

 

-

*

           Custodian fees

 

41

 

           Registration fees

 

41

 

           Distribution fee:

 

 
 

 

                Class B

 

27

 

                Class C

 

8

 

           Service fee:

 

 
 

 

                Class A

 

20

 

                Class B

 

9

 

                Class C

 

2

 

                Class Y

 

-

*

           Accounting and administrative services fees

 

20

 

           Audit fees

 

16

 

           Legal fee

 

4

 

           Other

 

16

 


                Total

 

407

 

                     Less expenses in excess of contractual amount (Note 2)

 

(30

)


                          Total expenses

 

377

 


                          Net investment loss

 

(85

)


REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS (NOTES 1 AND 3)
      Realized net gain on securities

 

2,607

 

      Realized net loss on foreign currency transactions

 

(34

)


           Realized net gain on investments

 

2,573

 

      Unrealized appreciation in value of investments during the period

 

4,130

 


           Net gain on investments

 

6,703

 


                Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$
6,618

 


*Not shown due to rounding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


      PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

(In Thousands)      


 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

           Net investment loss

 

$
(85

)

 

$
(9

)

           Realized net gain on investments

 

2,573

 

 

76

 

           Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

4,130

 

 

(1,131

)


                Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
                from operations

 

6,618

 

 

(1,064

)


      Distributions to shareholders from net
investment income (Note 1F):(1)

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

           Class A

 

-

 

 

-

 

           Class B

 

-

 

 

-

 

           Class C

 

-

 

 

-

 

           Class Y

 

-

 

 

N/A

 

           Advisor Class

 

-

 

 

-

 


 

 

-

 

 

-

 

      Capital share transactions (Note 5)

 

10,753

 

 

(1,544

)


                Total increase (decrease)

 

17,371

 

 

(2,608

)

NET ASSETS

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Beginning of period

 

8,569

 

 

11,177

 


      End of period

 

$
25,940

 

 

$
8,569

 


           Undistributed net investment loss

 

$
(108

)

 

$
-

 


(1)See "Financial Highlights" on pages 136 - 140.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Class A Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 

 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
5.96

 

 

$
6.72

 

 

$
7.42

 

 

$
9.15

 

 

$
6.30

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

(0.02

)

 

0.01

(1)

 

(0.03

)(1)

 

0.07

 

 

0.08

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments

 

3.17

 

 

(0.77

)(2)

 

(0.66

)(2)

 

(1.74

)

 

2.86

 


Total from investment operations

 

3.15

 

 

(0.76

)

 

(0.69

)

 

(1.67

)

 

2.94

 


Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.08

)

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)


Total distributions

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.09

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
9.11

 

 

$
5.96

 

 

$
6.72

 

 

$
7.42

 

 

$
9.15

 


Total return(3)

 

52.85

%

-11.31

%(2)

 

-9.29

%(2)

-18.25

%

 

46.72

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 

$18

 

 

$5

 

 

$6

 

 

$9

 

 

$13

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.64

%

 

2.21

%

 

2.21

%

 

2.16

%

 

2.19

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-0.39

%

 

0.20

%

 

-0.49

%

 

0.83

%

 

1.01

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

2.73

%

 

3.52

%

 

3.57

%

 

3.10

%

 

2.84

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

-0.48

%

 

-1.11

%

 

-1.85

%

 

-0.11

%

 

0.36

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

187

%

 

16

%

 

82

%

 

108

%

 

23

%


(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

(2)Includes redemption fees added to capital.

(3)Total return calculated without taking into account the sales load deducted on an initial purchase.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Class B Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 

 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
5.75

 

 

$
6.56

 

 

$
7.33

 

 

$
9.04

 

 

$
6.24

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.04

)(1)

 

(0.08

)(1)

 

0.01

 

 

0.02

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments

 

2.92

 

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.68

)

 

(1.71

)

 

2.81

 

Total from investment operations

 

2.86

 

 

(0.81

)

 

(0.76

)

 

(1.70

)

 

2.83

 

Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.02

)

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)


Total distributions

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.03

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
8.61

 

 

$
5.75

 

 

$
6.56

 

 

$
7.33

 

 

$
9.04

 


Total return

 

49.74

%

-12.35

%

-10.35

%

-18.80

%

45.33

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 

 
$6

 

 

$3

 

 

$4

 

 

$6

 

 

$8

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

 
3.46

%

 

2.96

%

 

2.95

%

 

2.92

%

 

2.97

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-1.15

%

 

-0.55

%

 

-1.22

%

 

0.07

%

 

0.24

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

 
3.55

%

 

4.27

%

 

4.31

%

 

3.86

%

 

3.62

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

-1.24

%

 

-1.86

%

 

-2.58

%

 

-0.87

%

 

-0.41

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 
187

%

 

16

%

 

82

%

 

108

%

 

23

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Class C Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 

 
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

5.75

 

 

$
6.55

 

 

$
7.31

 

 

$
9.07

 

 

$
6.25

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income (loss)

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.03

)(1)

 

(0.08

)(1)

 

0.01

 

 

0.02

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments

 

2.98

 

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.67

)

 

(1.71

)

 

2.82

 

Total from investment operations

 

2.93

 

 

(0.80

)

 

(0.75

)

 

(1.70

)

 

2.84

 

Less distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.01

)

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)


Total distributions

 
(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.02

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.68

 

 

$
5.75

 

 

$
6.55

 

 

$
7.31

 

 

$
9.07

 


Total return

 

50.96

%

-12.21

%

-10.25

%

-18.79

%

 

45.41

%

Net assets, end of period
(in millions)

 

$2

 

 

$1

 

 

$1

 

 

$2

 

 

$1

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

 

3.48

%

 

2.94

%

 

2.90

%

 

3.03

%

 

3.03

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-1.14

%

 

-0.53

%

 

-1.18

%

 

-0.03

%

 

0.18

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

3.57

%

 

4.25

%

 

4.26

%

 

3.97

%

 

3.68

%

Ratio of net investment
income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

-1.23

%

 

-1.84

%

 

-2.54

%

 

-0.97

%

 

-0.47

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

187

%

 

16

%

 

82

%

 

108

%

 

23

%

(1)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Class Y Shares
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period:


 
For the
period from
7-24-03(1)
to
12-31-03
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
6.85

 

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment loss

 

(0.01

)

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

 

2.29

 

 

Total from investment operations

 

2.28

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

      Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 


Total distributions

 

(0.00

)

 


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
9.13

 

 


Total return

 

33.28

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$497

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.01

%(2)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-0.40

%(2)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

2.18

%(2)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

-0.57

%(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

187

%(3)

(1)Commencement of operations of the class.

(2)Annualized.

(3)For the twelve months ended December 31, 2003.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


      PACIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND      

Advisor Class Shares(1)
For a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period:


 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
 

 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
1999
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$
5.81

 

 

$
6.59

 

 

$
7.30

 

 

$
9.03

 

 

$
6.27

 


Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

(0.01

)

 

0.04

(2)

 

(0.02

)(2)

 

0.12

(2)

0.04

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

3.05

 

 

(0.82

)

 

(0.68

)

 

(1.82

)

 

2.86

 

Total from investment operations

 

3.04

 

 

(0.78

)

 

(0.70

)

 

(1.70

)

 

2.90

 

Less distributions from:

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

Net investment income

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.13

)

Capital gains

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)


Total distributions

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.14

)


Net asset value, end of period

 

$
8.85

 

 

$
5.81

 

 

$
6.59

 

 

$
7.30

 

 

$
9.03

 


Total return

 

52.32

%

-11.84

%

-9.58

%

-18.77

%

46.29

%

Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)

 

$55

 

 

$34

 

 

$3

 

 

$42

 

 

$313

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including reimbursement

 

2.49

%

 

1.74

%

 

2.03

%

 

1.77

%

 

1.79

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets including reimbursement

 

-0.09

%

 

0.67

%

 

-0.31

%

 

1.23

%

 

1.42

%

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

2.65

%

 

3.05

%

 

3.39

%

 

2.71

%

 

2.44

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding reimbursement

 

-0.25

%

 

-0.64

%

 

-1.67

%

 

0.29

%

 

0.77

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

187

%

16

%

 

82

%

 

108

%

 

23

%

(1)See Note 5 to financial statements.

(2)Based on average shares outstanding.

See Notes to Financial Statements.




NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


      December 31, 2003

Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies

Ivy Funds (formerly Ivy Fund (see Note 7)) (the "Trust") is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated December 21, 1983 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Trust issues fifteen series of capital shares; each series represents ownership of a separate mutual fund ("Fund"). Ivy Cash Reserves Fund, Ivy Cundill Global Value Fund, Ivy Dividend Income Fund, Ivy European Opportunities Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy International Value Fund and Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund (the "Funds") are eight of those mutual funds and are the only funds included in these financial statements. The assets belonging to each Fund are held separately by the custodian. The capital shares of each Fund represent a pro rata beneficial interest in the principal, net income and realized and unrealized capital gains or losses of its respective investmen ts and other assets. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

A. Security valuation - Each stock and convertible bond is valued at the latest sale price thereof on each business day of the fiscal period as reported by the principal securities exchange on which the issue is traded or, if no sale is reported for a stock, the average of the latest bid and asked prices. Bonds, other than convertible bonds, are valued using a pricing system provided by a pricing service or dealer in bonds. Convertible bonds are valued using this pricing system only on days when there is no sale reported. Stocks which are traded over-the-counter are priced using the Nasdaq Stock Market, which provides information on bid and asked prices quoted by major dealers in such stocks. Restricted securities and securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees. Short-term debt securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Short-term debt securities denominated in foreign currencies are valued at amortized cost in that currency. See Note 1C.

B. Security transactions and related investment income - Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Securities gains and losses are calculated on the identified cost basis. Premium and discount on the purchase of bonds are amortized for both financial and tax reporting purposes over the remaining lives of the bonds. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. See Note 3 - Investment Securities Transactions.

C. Foreign currency translations - All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into United States dollars daily. Purchases and sales of investment securities and accruals of income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of the transaction. For assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, net realized and unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency translation arise from changes in currency exchange rates. The Trust combines fluctuations from currency exchange rates and fluctuations in market value when computing net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

D. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts - A forward foreign currency exchange contract (Forward Contract) is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a fixed price. Forward Contracts are "marked-to-market" daily at the applicable translation rates and the resulting unrealized gains or losses are reflected in the Trust's financial statements. Gains or losses are realized by the Trust at the time the forward contract is extinguished. Contracts may be extinguished either by entry into a closing transaction or by delivery of the currency. Risks may arise from the possibility that the other party will not complete the obligations of the contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the United States dollar. The Trust uses forward contracts to attempt to reduce the overall risk of its investments.

E. Federal income taxes - It is the Trust's policy to distribute all of its taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders and otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, the Trust intends to pay distributions as required to avoid imposition of excise tax. Accordingly, provision has not been made for Federal income taxes. See Note 4 - Federal Income Tax Matters.

F. Dividends and distributions - Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded by each Fund on the business day following record date. Net investment income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are due to differing treatments for items such as deferral of wash sales and post-October losses, foreign currency transactions, net operating losses and expiring capital loss carryovers.

 
 
Accumulated
Realized
Capital Gains
 
Accumulated
Undistributed
Net Investment Income
 
 
Capital
Paid-in
 

Cundill Global Value Fund

 

$
(55,299

)

 

$
- -

 

 

$
55,299

 

Global Natural
Resources Fund

 

 
(280,667

)

 

 
278,047

 

 

 
2,620

 

International Fund

 

 
- -

 

 

 
1,063,809

 

 

 
(1,063,809

)

International Value Fund

 

 
- -

 

 

 
363,277

 

 

 
(363,277

)

Pacific Opportunities Fund

 

 
11,268,054

 

 

 
10,953

 

 

(11,279,007

)

G. Repurchase agreements - Repurchase agreements are collateralized by the value of the resold securities which, during the entire period of the agreement, remains at least equal to the value of the loan, including accrued interest thereon. The collateral for the repurchase agreement is held by the Trust's custodian bank.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

NOTE 2 - Investment Management And Payments To Affiliated Persons

Waddell & Reed Ivy Investment Company ("WRIICO"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. ("WDR") , serves as the investment manager for each Fund except for Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund. WRIICO provides advice and supervises investments for which services it is paid a fee. The fee is payable by each Fund at the following annual rates:

Fund
Net Asset Breakpoints
Annual
Rate

Cash Reserves (formerly

   

Money Market Fund)

   

(see Note 7)

All levels

0.40%

   
 

Cundill Global Value

All levels

1.00%

   
 

Dividend Income

Up to $1 Billion

0.70%

 

Over $1 Billion up to $2 Billion

0.65%

 

Over $2 Billion up to $3 Billion

0.60%

 

Over $3 Billion

0.55%

   
 

European Opportunities

Up to $250 Million

1.00%

 

Over $250 Million up to $500 Million

0.85%

 

Over $500 Million

0.75%

   
 

Global Natural Resources

All levels

1.00%

   
 

International

Up to $2 Billion

1.00%

 

Over $2 Billion up to $2.5 Billion

0.90%

 

Over $2.5 Billion up to $3 Billion

0.80%

 

Over $3 Billion

0.70%

   
 

International Value

All levels

1.00%

   
 

Pacific Opportunities

All levels

1.00%

Mackenzie Financial Corporation ("MFC") serves as the investment adviser for Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund and is responsible for selecting the Fund's portfolio investments. For these services, MFC receives a fee that is equal to, on an annual basis, 0.50% of the Fund's average net assets. During the period covered by this report, management determined that the Fund's advisory contract had lapsed due to an administrative oversight. WRIICO and WDR are taking all corrective actions necessary.

Peter Cundill & Associates, Inc. serves as subadvisor to Ivy Cundill Global Value Fund under an agreement with WRIICO and receives a fee that is equal to, on an annual basis, 0.50% of the Fund's average net assets.

Henderson Global Investors (North America) Inc. ("HGINA") serves as subadvisor to Ivy European Opportunities Fund under an agreement with WRIICO. Henderson Investment Management Ltd., under a subadvisory agreement with HGINA, serves as subadvisor to the Fund. HGINA receives a fee payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.45% of the first $100,000,000 of net assets and 0.40% thereafter of the portion of the Fund's average daily net assets managed by HGINA.

These fees are accrued daily and are paid monthly. However, WRIICO has voluntarily agreed to waive its management fee for Dividend Income Fund on any day that the Fund's net assets are less than $25 million, subject to WRIICO's right to change or modify this waiver. During the fiscal period ended December 31, 2003, WRIICO waived its fee of $42,350.

Pursuant to a Master Fund Accounting Services Agreement, WRIICO provides certain accounting and pricing services for each Fund. As of March 18, 2003, WRIICO assigned its responsibilities under the Accounting Services Agreement to Waddell & Reed Services Company ("WRSCO"), an indirect subsidiary of WDR. Prior to July 1, 2003, as compensation for those services, each Fund paid a monthly fee plus out-of-pocket expenses as incurred. The monthly fee was based upon the net assets of each Fund, except Ivy Cash Reserves Fund, at the preceding month end at the following rates:

Accounting Services Fee

 
Average Net Asset Level
(in millions)
 
Annual Fee Rate
for Each Level
 

 

 

From

$
0 to
$
10

 

 

 

$
1,250

 

 

 

 

From

$
10 to
$
40

 

 

 

$
2,500

 

 

 

 

From

$
40 to
$
75

 

 

 

$
5,000

 

 

 

 

From

$

75 and Over

 

 

$
6,500

 

 


The monthly fee for the Ivy Cash Reserves Fund was 0.10%, on an annual basis, of that Fund's average net assets.

After July 1, 2003, for these services, each Fund pays WRSCO a monthly fee of one-twelfth of the annual fee shown in the following table.

Accounting Services Fee

 
Average Net Asset Level
(in millions)
   
Annual Fee Rate
for Each Level
 

 
From
$
0 to
$
10
     
$
0
   
 
From
$
10 to
$
25
     
$
11,500
   
 
From
$
25 to
$
50
     
$
23,100
   
 
From
$
50 to
$
100
     
$
35,500
   
 
From
$
100 to
$
200
     
$
48,400
   
 
From
$
200 to
$
350
     
$
63,200
   
 
From
$
350 to
$
550
     
$
82,500
   
 
From
$
550 to
$
750
     
$
96,300
   
 
From
$
750 to
$
1,000
     
$
121,600
   
 
 
$ 1,000 and Over    
$
148,500
   

In addition, for each class of shares in excess of one, each Fund pays WRSCO a monthly per-class fee equal to 2.5% of the monthly base fee.

Under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement, with respect to Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Advisor Class shares, for each shareholder account that was in existence at any time during the prior month: Dividend Income Fund pays WRSCO a monthly fee of $1.5792; and Cundill Global Value Fund, European Opportunities Fund, Global Natural Resources Fund, International Fund, International Value Fund, and Pacific Opportunities Fund each pay the Agent a monthly fee of $1.5042. Cash Reserves Fund pays the Agent a monthly fee of $1.75 for each shareholder account that was in existence at any time during the prior month plus, for Class A shareholder accounts, $0.75 for each shareholder check processed in the prior month. For Class Y shares, each Fund pays the Agent a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the class for the preceding month. Each Fund also reimburses WRSCO for certain out-of-pocket costs for all classes. Certain broker-dealers that maintain shareholder accounts with each Fund through an omnibus account provide transfer agent and other shareholder-related services that would otherwise be provided by WRSCO if the individual accounts that comprise the omnibus account were opened by their beneficial owners directly. WRSCO pays such broker-dealers a per account fee for each open account within the omnibus account, or a fixed rate (e.g., 0.10%) fee, based on the average daily net asset value of the omnibus account (or a combination thereof).

Pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement, WRIICO provides certain administrative services to each Fund. As of March 18, 2003, WRIICO assigned its responsibilities under the Administrative Services Agreement to WRSCO. Prior to July 1, 2003, as compensation for these services, each Fund (except with respect to its Class I shares) paid WRIICO a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Each Fund with Class I shares paid WRIICO a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.01% of its average daily net assets for the Class I shares. Class I shares were closed to further investment effective February 18, 2003. As of July 1, 2003, the administrative fee for each Fund will be a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.01% of each Fund's average daily net assets.

Outside of providing administrative services to the Trust, as described above, WRIICO may also act on behalf of Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc. ("IFDI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of WRIICO, in paying commissions to broker-dealers with respect to sales of shares of each Fund.

As principal underwriter for the Trust's shares, IFDI receives sales commissions (which are not an expense of the Trust) for Class A shares. A contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may be assessed against a shareholder's redemption amount of Class B, Class C or certain Class A shares and is paid to IFDI. During the period ended December 31, 2003, IFDI received the following amounts in sales commissions and deferred sales charges:

 
Sales
Commissions
 
 
 
CDSC
 

 
 
Class A
Class B
 
Class C
 

Cash Reserves Fund

 
$
-
 
 
$
- -
 
$
5,979
 
$
70
 

Cundill Global Value Fund

 
 
183,095
 
 
 
- -
 
 
4,671
 
 
1,909
 

Dividend Income Fund

 
 
88,695
 
 
 
- -
 
 
56
 
 
1
 

European Opportunities Fund

 
 
49,479
 
 
 
- -
 
 
60,163
 
 
4,022
 

Global Natural Resources Fund

 
 
319,272
 
 
 
6,561
 
 
30,671
 
 
4,570
 

International Fund

 
 
7,894
 
 
 
10,111
 
 
11,498
 
 
21,271
 

International Value Fund

 
 
12,414
 
 
 
- -
 
 
18,920
 
 
11,783
 

Pacific Opportunities Fund

 
 
56,295
 
 
 
1
 
 
1,670
 
 
6
 

With respect to Class A, Class B and Class C shares, IFDI pays sales commissions and all expenses in connection with the sale of the Trust's shares, except for registration fees and related expenses. During the period ended December 31, 2003, IFDI paid the following amounts:

Cash Reserves Fund

 
$
-

Cundill Global Value Fund

 
 
276,804

Dividend Income Fund

 
 
69,824

European Opportunities Fund

 
 
49,629

Global Natural Resources Fund

 
 
702,217

International Fund

 
 
29,281

International Value Fund

 
 
31,758

Pacific Opportunities Fund

 
 
27,686

Under a Distribution and Service Plan for Class A shares adopted by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Fund (except for Cash Reserves Fund) may pay a distribution and/or service fee to IFDI in an amount not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average annual net assets. The fee is to be paid to reimburse IFDI for amounts it expends in connection with the distribution of the Class A shares and/or provision of personal services to Fund shareholders and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Under the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Trust for Class B shares and Class C shares, respectively, each Fund (except for Cash Reserves Fund) may pay IFDI a service fee not to exceed 0.25% and a distribution fee not to exceed 0.75% of a Fund's average annual net assets attributable to that class to compensate IFDI for its services in connection with the distribution of shares of that class and/or the service and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts of that class. The Class B Plan and the Class C Plan each permit IFDI to receive compensation, through the distribution fee and service fee, respectively, for its distribution activities for that class, which are similar to the distribution activities described with respect to the Class A Plan, and for its activities in providing personal services to shareholders of that class and/or maintaining shareholder accounts of that class, which are similar to the corresponding activities for which it is entitled to compensation under the Class A Plan.

Under the Class Y Plan, each Fund (except for Cash Reserves Fund) may pay IFDI a fee of up to 0.25%, on an annual basis, of the average daily net assets of a Fund's Class Y shares to compensate IFDI for, either directly or through third parties, distributing the Class Y shares of that Fund, providing personal service to Class Y shareholders and/or maintaining Class Y shareholder accounts.

WRIICO has agreed to reimburse a Fund's expenses, except for Dividend Income Fund, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, and for the following seven years, to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's annual operating expenses, when calculated at the Fund level, do not exceed 2.5% (0.85% for Cash Reserves Fund) of the Fund's average net assets (excluding 12b-1 fees and certain other expenses.) During the period ended December 31, 2003, WRIICO reimbursed Funds' expenses as shown in the following table:

Cash Reserves Fund  
$
142,882
Cundill Global Value Fund  
 
27,000
Pacific Opportunities Fund  
 
30,326

The Trust paid Directors' fees of $78,736, which are included in other expenses.

NOTE 3 - Investment Securities Transactions

Investment securities transactions for the period ended December 31, 2003 are summarized as follows:

 
 
Cundill
Global Value
Fund
 
 
Dividend
Income
Fund
 
 
European
Opportunities
Fund

Purchases of investment securities, excluding
short-term and United States
Government securities

 
$
26,337,611
 
 
$
19,634,743
 
 
$
84,116,948

Purchases of United States
Government securities

 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Purchases of short-term
securities

 
 
1,015,813,726
 
 
 
211,687,896
 
 
 
393,750,482

Proceeds from maturities and sales of investment securities, excluding
short-term and United States Government securities

 
 
2,872,311
 
 
 
876,295
 
 
 
94,416,615

Proceeds from maturities
and sales of United StatesGovernment
securities

 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Proceeds from maturities
and sales of short-term securities

 
 
997,612,000
 
 
 
209,892,000
 
 
 
387,379,000

 
 
 
Global
Natural
Resources
Fund
 
 
 

International
Fund
 
 
International
Value
Fund

Purchases of investment securities, excluding
short-term and United States Government securities

 

$
100,498,756
 
 
$
241,177,743
 
 
$
56,289,786

Purchases of United States Government securities

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Purchases of short-term securities

 

 
675,684,755
 
 
 
1,715,841,784
 
 
 
457,780,732

Proceeds from maturities
and sales of investment securities, excluding
short-term and United States Government securities

 

 
30,396,374
 
 
 
302,796,245
 
 
 
69,550,735

Proceeds from maturities
and sales of United States Government securities

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Proceeds from maturities
and sales of short-term securities

 

 
658,089,000
 
 
 
1,713,306,000
 
 
 
456,724,933

 
 
Pacific
Opportunities
Fund

Purchases of investment securities, excluding
short-term and United States Government securities

 

$
25,284,463

Purchases of United States Government securities

 

 
- -

Purchases of short-term securities

 

 
303,063,941

Proceeds from maturities and sales of investment securities, excluding
short-term and United States Government securities

 

 
21,256,846

Proceeds from maturities and sales of United States
Government securities

 

 
- -

Proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term securities

 

 
300,529,000

For Federal income tax purposes, cost of investments owned at December 31, 2003 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

 
 
Cost
 
Appreciation
 
Depreciation
Aggregate
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Cash Reserves Fund

 

$
9,382,125
 
$
- -
 
$
- -
 
$
-

 

Cundill Global
Value Fund

 

 
47,306,175
 
 
4,721,051
 
 
11,882
 
 
4,709,169

 

Dividend Income Fund

 

 
20,542,332
 
 
1,814,707
 
 
45,836
 
 
1,768,871

 

European Opportunities Fund

 

 
74,907,904
 
 
23,066,162
 
 
1,017,364
 
 
22,048,798

 

Global Natural
Resources Fund

 

 
120,287,606
 
 
27,795,502
 
 
429,381
 
 
27,366,121

 

International Fund

 

 
168,947,363
 
 
31,157,784
 
 
7,906,557
 
 
23,251,227

 

International Value
Fund

 

 
35,582,594
 
 
6,789,005
 
 
80,742
 
 
6,708,263

 

Pacific Opportunities
Fund

 

 
21,142,723
 
 
4,024,914
 
 
207,325
 
 
3,817,589

 

NOTE 4 - Federal Income Tax Matters

For Federal income tax purposes, the Funds' distributed and undistributed earnings and profit for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 and the related Capital Loss Carryover and Post-October activity were as follows:

 
Cash
Reserves
Fund
 
 
Cundill
Global Value
Fund
 
 
Divident
Income Fund

Net ordinary income

 

$
58,029
 
 
$
570,171
 
 
$
64,082

Distributed ordinary income

 

 
61,343
 
 
 
100,180
 
 
 
55,886

Undistributed ordinary income

 

 
8,107
 
 
 
469,991
 
 
 
8,195

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Realized long-term capital gains

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Distributed long-term capital gains

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Undistributed long-term capital gains

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
-

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Capital loss carryover

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
14,117

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Post-October losses deferred

 

 
- -
 
 
 
293,679
 
 
 
-

 
 
European
Opportunities
Fund
 
Global
Natural
Resources
Fund
International
Fund

Net ordinary income

 

$
207,309
 
 
$
136,291
 
 
$
-

Distributed ordinary income

 

 
116,224
 
 
 
273,952
 
 
 
- -

Undistributed ordinary income

 

 
91,085
 
 
 
139,038
 
 
 
- -

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Realized long-term capital gains

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Distributed long-term capital gains

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Undistributed long-term capital gains

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
-

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Capital loss carryover

 

 
12,058,021
 
 
 
288,710
 
 
 
47,213,802

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Post-October losses deferred

 

 
- -
 
 
 
110,836
 
 
 
34,155

 
International
Value
Fund
 
Pacific
Opportunities
Fund

Net ordinary income

 

$
- -
 
 
$
- -

Distributed ordinary income

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Undistributed ordinary income

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Realized long-term capital gains

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Distributed long-term capital gains

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -

Undistributed long-term capital gains

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Capital loss carryover

 

 
2,150,883
 
 
 
- -

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Post-October losses deferred

 

 
3,742
 
 
 
11,592

Internal Revenue Code regulations permit each Fund to defer into its next fiscal year net capital losses or net long-term capital losses and currency losses incurred between each November 1 and the end of its fiscal year ("post-October losses").

Capital Loss Carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gain net income for Federal income tax purposes. The following shows the totals by year in which the capital loss carryovers will expire if not utilized.

 
Cundill
Global
Value
Fund
 
Dividend
Income
Fund
 
European
Opportunities
Fund

December 31, 2009

 
$
60,918
 
 
$
- -
 
 
$
37,308,323

December 31, 2010

 
 
268,343
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
29,411,986

December 31, 2011

 
 
- -
 
 
 
14,117
 
 
 
12,058,021

Total carryover

 
$
329,261
 
 
$
14,117
 
 
$
78,778,330

 

 

Global
Natural
Resources
Fund
 
 
International
Fund
 
 
International
Value
Fund

December 31, 2005

 

$
607,025
 
 
$
- -
 
 
$
- -

December 31, 2006

 

 
1,922,159
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
3,103,432

December 31, 2007

 

 
5,085,547
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
- -

December 31, 2008

 

 
- -
 
 
 
- -
 
 
 
1,064,641

December 31, 2009

 

 
- -
 
 
 
141,106,019
 
 
 
3,396,958

December 31, 2010

 

 
1,275,367
 
 
 
126,565,198
 
 
 
8,128,361

December 31, 2011

 

 
288,710
 
 
 
47,213,802
 
 
 
2,150,883

Total carryover

 

$
9,178,808
 
 
$
314,885,019
 
 
$
17,844,275

 
Pacific
Opportunities
Fund
 

December 31, 2004  
$
242,937
 
December 31, 2005  
 
1,050,976
 
December 31, 2006  
 
4,394,757
 
December 31, 2007  
 
285,649
 
December 31, 2008  
 
1,009,302
 
December 31, 2009  
 
2,024,330
 
December 31, 2010  
 
277,529
 

Total carryover  
$
9,285,480
 

Ivy Developing Markets Fund was merged into Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund as of June 16, 2003 (see Note 6). At the time of the merger, Ivy Developing Markets Fund had capital loss carryovers available to offset future gains of the Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund. These carryovers are limited to $242,937 for each period ending from December 31, 2004 and $157,220 for each period ending December 31, 2005 through 2010 plus any unused limitations from prior years.

NOTE 5 - Multiclass Operations

Each Fund within the Trust (other than Cash Reserves Fund which offers only Class A, Class B and Class C shares) offers four classes of shares, Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y, each of which have equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each Fund within this report (other than Cash Reserves Fund and Dividend Income Fund) also offered Advisor Class shares and Cundill Global Value Fund, European Opportunities Fund and International Fund also offered Class I shares.    Advisor Class and Class I shares are no longer available for investment. A comprehensive discussion of the terms under which shares of each class are offered is contained in the Prospectuses and the Statement of Additional Information for the Trust.

Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the value of their relative net assets as of the beginning of each day adjusted for the prior day's capital share activity.

Transactions in capital stock for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2003 are summarized below. Amounts are in thousands.

 
 
Cash
Reserves
Fund
 
 
Cundill
Global Value
Fund
 
Dividend
Income
Fund
 

Shares issued from sale of shares:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

3,858

 

 
 
2,575

 

 
 
1,485

 

Class B

 

13,680

 

 
 
497

 

 
 
142

 

Class C

 

58,100

 

 
 
1,182

 

 
 
438

 

Class Y

 

N/A

 

 
 
120

 

 
 
55

 

Advisor Class

 

N/A

 

 
 
143

 

 
 
N/A

 

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

*

 
 
N/A

 

Shares issued from reinvestment
of dividends:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

33

 

 
 
7

 

 
 
5

 

Class B

 

18

 

 
 
- -

 

 
 
- -

*

Class C

 

3

 

 
 
- -

 

 
 
- -

*

Class Y

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

*

 
 
- -

*

Advisor Class

 

N/A

 

 
 
1

 

 
 
N/A

 

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

*

 
 
N/A

 

Shares redeemed:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

(12,342

)

 
 
(161

)

 
 
(64

)

Class B

 

(16,820

)

 
 
(83

)

 
 
(3

)

Class C

 

(58,732

)

 
 
(232

)

 
 
(10

)

Class Y

 

N/A

 

 
 
(19

)

 
 
- -

*

Advisor Class

 

N/A

 

 
 
(76

)

 
 
N/A

 

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

*

 
 
N/A

 


Increase (decrease) in outstanding capital shares

 

(12,202

)

 
 
3,954

 

 
 
2,048

 


*Not shown due to rounding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value issued from sale of shares:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

$
3,858

 

 
 
$
27,522

 

 
 
$
15,123

 

Class B

 

13,680

 

 
 
5,090

 

 
 
1,446

 

Class C

 

58,100

 

 
 
11,674

 

 
 
4,455

 

Class Y

 

N/A

 

 
 
1,282

 

 
 
549

 

Advisor Class

 

N/A

 

 
 
1,190

 

 
 
N/A

 

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

*

 
 
N/A

 

Value issued from reinvestment
of dividends:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

33

 

 
 
77

 

 
 
47

 

Class B

 

18

 

 
 
- -

 

 
 
1

 

Class C

 

3

 

 
 
- -

 

 
 
3

 

Class Y

 

N/A

 

 
 
3

 

 
 
2

 

Advisor Class

 

N/A

 

 
 
15

 

 
 
N/A

 

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

*

 
 
N/A

 

Value redeemed:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

(12,342

)

 
 
(1,671

)

 
 
(655

)

Class B

 

(16,820

)

 
 
(785

)

 
 
(28

)

Class C

 

(58,732

)

 
 
(2,000

)

 
 
(108

)

Class Y

 

N/A

 

 
 
(206

)

 
 
- -

*

Advisor Class

 

N/A

 

 
 
(778

)

 
 
N/A

 

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

*

 
 
N/A

 


Increase (decrease) in outstanding capital

 

$
(12,202

)

 
 
$
41,413

 

 
 
$
20,835

 


*Not shown due to rounding.

 
European
Opportunities
Fund
 
Global
Natural
Resources
Fund
 
International
Fund
 

Shares issued from sale of shares:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

932

 

 
 
4,740

 

 
 
3,995

 

Class B

 

491

 

 
 
776

 

 
 
99

 

Class C

 

597

 

 
 
1,833

 

 
 
2,887

 

Class Y

 

139

 

 
 
79

 

 
 
6

 

Advisor Class

 

3,100

 

 
 
205

 

 
 
- -

 

Class I

 

- -

 

 
 
N/A

 

 
 
959

 

Shares issued from reinvestment
of dividends:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

4

 

 
 
14

 

 
 
- -

 

Class B

 

- -

 

 
 
- -

 

 
 
- -

 

Class C

 

- -

 

 
 
- -

 

 
 
- -

 

Class Y

 

- -

*

 
 
- -

*

 
 
- -

 

Advisor Class

 

- -

 

 
 
- -

*

 
 
- -

 

Class I

 

1

 

 
 
N/A

 

 
 
- -

 

Shares redeemed:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

(597

)

 
 
(524

)

 
 
(5,742

)

Class B

 

(892

)

 
 
(226

)

 
 
(1,674

)

Class C

 

(893

)

 
 
(178

)

 
 
(3,164

)

Class Y

 

(1

)

 
 
(2

)

 
 
- -

*

Advisor Class

 

(3,322

)

 
 
(225

)

 
 
- -

*

Class I

 

(1

)

 
 
N/A

 

 
 
(1,006

)


Increase (decrease) in outstanding capital shares

 

(442

)

 
 
6,492

 

 
 
(3,640

)


*Not shown due to rounding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value issued from sale of shares:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

$
15,854

 

 
 
$
68,336

 

 
 
$67,491

 

Class B

 

7,360

 

 
 
10,480

 

 
 
1,593

 

Class C

 

7,935

 

 
 
24,953

 

 
 
44,651

 

Class Y

 

2,176

 

 
 
1,181

 

 
 
117

 

Advisor Class

 

39,824

 

 
 
2,276

 

 
 
- -

*

Class I

 

- -

*

 
 
N/A

 

 
 
15,323

 

Value issued from reinvestment
of dividends:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

70

 

 
 
226

 

 
 
- -

 

Class B

 

- -

 

 
 
- -

 

 
 
- -

 

Class C

 

- -

 

 
 
- -

 

 
 
- -

 

Class Y

 

1

 

 
 
3

 

 
 
- -

 

Advisor Class

 

12

 

 
 
2

 

 
 
- -

 

Class I

 

- -

*

 
 
N/A

 

 
 
- -

 

Value redeemed:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

(8,450

)

 
 
(6,805

)

 
 
(98,667

)

Class B

 

(12,783

)

 
 
(2,747

)

 
 
(27,506

)

Class C

 

(12,151

)

 
 
(2,162

)

 
 
(49,741

)

Class Y

 

(8

)

 
 
(21

)

 
 
- -

*

Advisor Class

 

(43,719

)

 
 
(2,550

)

 
 
(3

)

Class I

 

(11

)

 
 
N/A

 

 
 
(16,095

)


Increase (decrease) in outstanding capital

 

$
(3,890

)

 
 
$
93,172

 

 
 
$
(62,837

)


*Not shown due to rounding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
International
Value
Fund
 
Pacific
Opportunities
Fund
 

Shares issued from sale of shares:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

407

 

 
 
2,262

 

Class B

 

468

 

 
 
1,770

 

Class C

 

2,462

 

 
 
420

 

Class Y

 

13

 

 
 
55

 

Advisor Class

 

899

 

 
 
- -

 

Shares issued in connection with merger of
Ivy Developing Markets Fund:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

N/A

 

 
 
262

 

Class B

 

N/A

 

 
 
229

 

Class C

 

N/A

 

 
 
56

 

Class Y

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

 

Advisor Class

 

N/A

 

 
 
5

 

Shares issued from reinvestment of dividends:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

 
- -

 

 
 
 
- -

 

Class B

 

 
- -

 

 
 
 
- -

 

Class C

 

 
- -

 

 
 
 
- -

 

Class Y

 

 
- -

 

 
 
 
- -

 

Advisor Class

 

 
- -

 

 
 
 
- -

 

Shares redeemed:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

(528

)

 
 
(1,480

)

Class B

 

(1,587

)

 
 
(1,808

)

Class C

 

(2,863

)

 
 
(330

)

Class Y

 

- -

*

 
 
(1

)

Advisor Class

 

(911

)

 
 
(4

)


Increase (decrease) in outstanding capital shares

 

(1,640

)

 
 
1,436

 


*Not shown due to rounding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value issued from sale of shares:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

$
3,283

 

 
 
$
16,622

 

Class B

 

3,706

 

 
 
11,146

 

Class C

 

17,505

 

 
 
2,577

 

Class Y

 

105

 

 
 
428

 

Advisor Class

 

6,790

 

 
 
- -

 

Value issued in connection with merger of
Ivy Developing Markets Fund:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

N/A

 

 
 
 
1,714

 

Class B

 

N/A

 

 
 
1,432

 

Class C

 

N/A

 

 
 
353

 

Class Y

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

 

Advisor Class

 

N/A

 

 
 
34

 

Value issued from reinvestment of dividends:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

- -

 

 
 
- -

 

Class B

 

- -

 

 
 
- -

 

Class C

 

- -

 

 
 
- -

 

Class Y

 

- -

 

 
 
- -

 

Advisor Class

 

- -

 

 
 
- -

 

Value redeemed:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Class A

 

(4,223

)

 
 
(9,618

)

Class B

 

(12,340

)

 
 
(11,772

)

Class C

 

(20,799

)

 
 
(2,046

)

Class Y

 

- -

*

 
 
(7

)

Advisor Class

 

(6,945

)

 
 
(110

)


Increase (decrease) in outstanding capital

 

$
(12,918

)

 
 
$
10,753

 


*Not shown due to rounding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions in capital stock for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 are summarized below. Amounts are in thousands.

 
Cash
Reserves
Fund
 
Cundill
Global Value
Fund
 
European
Opportunities
Fund
 

Shares issued from sale of shares:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
18,445
 
 
 
158
 
 
 
781
 
Class B
 
8,741
 
 
 
176
 
 
 
280
 
Class C
 
14,600
 
 
 
72
 
 
 
231
 
Advisor Class
 
N/A
 
 
 
656
 
 
 
1,033
 
Class I
 
N/A
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
6
 
Shares issued from reinvestment
of dividends:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
105
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
- -
 
Class B
 
52
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
- -
 
Class C
 
4
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
- -
 
Advisor Class
 
N/A
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
- -
 
Class I
 
N/A
 
 
 
- -
*
 
 
- -
 
Shares redeemed:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
(16,770
)
 
 
(14
)
 
 
(1,490
)
Class B
 
(9,368
)
 
 
(17
)
 
 
(866
)
Class C
 
(14,310
)    
(22
)    
(576
)
Advisor Class
 
N/A
     
(577
)    
(1,269
)
Class I
 
N/A
     
- -
     
(5
)

Increase (decrease) in
outstanding capital shares
 
1,499
     
443
     
(1,875
)

*Not shown due to rounding.                            
   
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
 
Value issued from sale of shares:  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
 
Class A
 
$
18,445
     
$
1,414
     
$10,573
 
Class B
 
8,741
     
1,596
     
3,645
 
Class C
 
14,600
     
633
     
3,089
 
Advisor Class
 
N/A
     
6,313
     
14,306
 
Class I
 
N/A
     
44
     
89
 
Value issued from reinvestment
of dividends:
 
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
 
Class A
 
105
     
12
     
- -
 
Class B
 
52
     
15
     
- -
 
Class C
 
4
     
5
     
- -
 
Advisor Class
 
N/A
     
13
     
- -
 
Class I
 
N/A
     
- -
*    
- -
 
Value redeemed:  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
 
Class A
 
(16,770
)    
(130
)    
(19,971
)
Class B
 
(9,368
)    
(150
)    
(11,547
)
Class C
 
(14,310
)    
(177
)    
(7,785
)
Advisor Class
 
N/A
     
(5,320
)    
(17,295
)
Class I
 
N/A
     
- -
     
(58
)

Increase (decrease) in outstanding capital  
$
1,499
     
$
4,268
     
$
(24,954
)

   
 
     
 
     
 
 

*Not shown due to rounding.

 
Global
Natural
Resources
Fund
 
 
International
Fund
 
International
Value
Fund
 

Shares issued from sale of shares:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

Class A

 

1,994

 

 
 
4,967

 

 
1,425

 

Class B

 

483

 

 
 
138

 

 
287

 

Class C

 

559

 

 
 
551

 

 
528

 

Advisor Class

 

612

 

 
 
- -

*

 
3

 

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
949

 

 
N/A

 

Shares issued from reinvestment
of dividends:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

Class A

 

7

 

 
 
1

 

 
- -

*

Class B

 

- -

*

 
 
- -

*

 
- -

 

Class C

 

- -

*

 
 
- -

*

 
- -

 

Advisor Class

 

- -

*

 
 
- -

 

 
- -

 

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

*

 
N/A

 

Shares redeemed:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

Class A

 

(1,214

)

 
 
(13,873

)

 
(1,852

)

Class B

 

(196

)

 
 
(2,587

)

 
(1,599

)

Class C

 

(255

)

 
 
(1,005

)

 
(1,063

)

Advisor Class

 

(605

)

 
 
- -

*

 
(27

)

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
(1,688

)

 
N/A

 


Increase (decrease) in
outstanding capital shares

 

1,385

 

 
 
(12,547

)

 
(2,298

)


 

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

Value issued from sale of shares:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

Class A

 

$
25,085

 

 
 
$
90,325

 

 
$11,972

 

Class B

 

5,825

 

 
 
2,450

 

 
2,318

 

Class C

 

6,863

 

 
 
9,231

 

 
3,795

 

Advisor Class

 

7,969

 

 
 
8

 

 
23

 

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
16,231

 

 
N/A

 

Value issued from reinvestment of dividends:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

Class A

 

85

 

 
 
15

 

 
- -

*

Class B

 

- -

*

 
 
7

 

 
- -

 

Class C

 

3

 

 
 
1

 

 
- -

 

Advisor Class

 

3

 

 
 
- -

 

 
- -

 

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
- -

*

 
N/A

 

Value redeemed:

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

Class A

 

(14,855

)

 
 
(265,049

)

 
(15,451

)

Class B

 

(2,245

)

 
 
(46,943

)

 
(12,993

)

Class C

 

(2,969

)

 
 
(17,551

)

 
(8,264

)

Advisor Class

 

(7,968

)

 
 
(10

)

 
(236

)

Class I

 

N/A

 

 
 
(29,561

)

 
N/A

 


Increase (decrease) in outstanding capital

 

$
17,796

 

 
 
$
(240,846

)

 
$
(18,836

)


*Not shown due to rounding.

 
 
Pacific
Opportunities
Fund
 

Shares issued from sale of shares:    
 
 
 
Class A
   
1,020
 
Class B
   
587
 
Class C
   
236
 
Advisor Class
   
413
 
Shares issued from reinvestment of dividends:    
 
 
 
Class A
   
- -
*
Class B
   
- -
 
Class C
   
- -
 
Advisor Class
   
- -
 
Shares redeemed:    
 
 
 
Class A
   
(1,064
)
Class B
   
(726
)
Class C
   
(282
)
Advisor Class
   
(408
)

Decrease in outstanding capital shares    
(224
)

     
 
 
 
Value issued from sale of shares:    
 
 
 
Class A
   
$6,632
 
Class B
   
3,598
 
Class C
   
1,391
 
Advisor Class
   
2,523
 
Value issued from reinvestment of dividends:    
 
 
 
Class A
   
- -
*
Class B
   
- -
 
Class C
   
- -
 
Advisor Class
   
- -
 
Value redeemed:    
 
 
 
Class A
   
(6,846
)
Class B
   
(4,596
)
Class C
   
(1,724
)
Advisor Class
   
(2,522
)

Decrease in outstanding capital    
$
(1,544
)

*Not shown due to rounding.

NOTE 6 - Acquisition of Ivy Developing Markets Fund

On June 16, 2003, Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund acquired all the net assets of Ivy Developing Markets Fund pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the shareholders of Developing Markets Fund on June 10, 2003. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 551,715 shares of Pacific Opportunities Fund (valued at $3,533,026) for the 576,365 shares of Developing Markets Fund outstanding on June 16, 2003. Developing Markets Fund had net assets of $3,533,026, including $229,612 of net unrealized appreciation in value of investment and $12,504,526 of accumulated net realized losses on investments, which were combined with those of Pacific Opportunities Fund. The aggregate net assets of Pacific Opportunities Fund and Developing Markets Fund immediately before the acquisition were $9,010,093 and $3,533,026, respectively. The aggregate net assets of Pacific Opportunities Fund and Developing Markets Fund immediately following the acquisition were $12,543,119 and $0, respectively. Transactions in c apital stock related to the exchange were as follows:

 
Shares
Exchanged
 
 
 
Value

Class A shares  
 
261,680
 
 
$
1,714,035
Class B shares  
 
228,388
 
 
 
1,431,993
Class C shares  
 
56,366
 
 
 
353,413
Advisor Class shares  
 
5,281
 
 
 
33,585

Total  
 
551,715
 
 
$
3,533,026

NOTE 7 - Name Change

On June 16, 2003, Ivy Money Market Fund changed its name to Ivy Cash Reserves Fund. On July 23, 2003, the Trust changed its name from Ivy Fund to Ivy Funds.

NOTE 8 - Other Tax Information

International Revenue Code regulations permit each qualifying Fund to elect to pass through a foreign tax credit to shareholders with respect to foreign taxes paid by the Fund. Ivy Cundill Global Value Fund, Ivy European Opportunities Fund and Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund elected to pass through $34,515, $217,527 and $47,510, respectively, of creditable foreign taxes to their shareholders.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT


The Board of Trustees and
Shareholders of Ivy Funds
:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Ivy Cash Reserves Fund, Ivy Cundill Global Value Fund, Ivy Dividend Income Fund, Ivy European Opportunities Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy International Value Fund, and Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund (collectively the "Funds") comprising Ivy Funds, (formerly Ivy Fund) as of December 31, 2003, and the related statements of operations for the fiscal year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the two fiscal years then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The financial statements and the financial highlights of the Funds for each of the periods presented in the three-year period ended December 31, 2001 were audi ted by other auditors whose report, dated February 8, 2002, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements and financial highlights.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2003, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the respective Funds comprising Ivy Funds as of December 31, 2003, the results of their operations for the fiscal year then ended, the changes in their net assets and their financial highlights for each of the two fiscal years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
February 20, 2004

SHAREHOLDER MEETING RESULTS


On June 10, 2003, a special shareholder meeting (the "Meeting") was held at the offices of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., 6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas, 66202, for the following purposes (and with the following results):

Proposal 1: For shareholders of Ivy Bond Fund, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the sale of all of the assets of the Ivy Bond Fund to, and the assumption of all of the liabilities of the Ivy Bond Fund by, the Waddell & Reed Advisors Bond Fund in exchange for shares of the Waddell & Reed Advisors Bond Fund and the distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Ivy Bond Fund in complete liquidation of the Ivy Bond Fund.

  For Against Abstain
  3,257,281.407 94,762.496 145,628.813

Proposal 2: For shareholders of Ivy Developing Markets Fund, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the sale of all of the assets of the Ivy Developing Markets Fund to, and the assumption of all of the liabilities of the Ivy Developing Markets Fund by, the Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund in exchange for shares of the Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund and the distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Ivy Developing Markets Fund in complete liquidation of the Ivy Developing Markets Fund.

 

For

Against

Abstain

 

319,151.208

40,170.660

14,465.961

Proposal 3: For shareholders of Ivy Global Fund, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the sale of all of the assets of the Ivy Global Fund to, and the assumption of all of the liabilities of the Ivy Global Fund by, the W&R International Growth Fund in exchange for shares of the W&R International Growth Fund and the distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Ivy Global Fund in complete liquidation of the Ivy Global Fund.

 

For

Against

Abstain

 

326,001.256

13,725.875

16,896.893

Proposal 4: For shareholders of Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the sale of all of the assets of the Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund to, and the assumption of all of the liabilities of the Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund by, the W&R Science and Technology Fund in exchange for shares of the W&R Science and Technology Fund and the distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund in complete liquidation of the Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund.

 

For

Against

Abstain

 

664,589.427

21,798.471

17,157.064

Proposal 5: For shareholders of Ivy Growth Fund, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the sale of all of the assets of the Ivy Growth Fund to, and the assumption of all of the liabilities of the Ivy Growth Fund by, the Waddell & Reed Advisors Accumulative Fund in exchange for shares of the Waddell & Reed Advisors Accumulative Fund and the distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Ivy Growth Fund in complete liquidation of the Ivy Growth Fund.

 

For

Against

Abstain

 

7,377,508.539

400,479.235

388,779.334

Proposal 6: For shareholders of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the sale of all of the assets of the Ivy US Blue Chip Fund to, and the assumption of all of the liabilities of the Ivy US Blue Chip Fund by, the W&R Core Equity Fund in exchange for shares of the W&R Core Equity Fund and the distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Ivy US Blue Chip Fund in complete liquidation of the Ivy US Blue Chip Fund.

 

For

Against

Abstain

 

2,434,023.427

92,702.211

168,961.772

Proposal 7: For shareholders of Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the sale of all of the assets of the Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund to, and the assumption of all of the liabilities of the Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund by, the W&R Mid Cap Growth Fund in exchange for shares of the W&R Mid Cap Growth Fund and the distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund in complete liquidation of the Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund.

 

For

Against

Abstain

 

1,085,306.521

28,419.214

43,382.116

Proposal 8: For shareholders of Ivy International Small Companies Fund, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the sale of all of the assets of the Ivy International Small Companies Fund to, and the assumption of all of the liabilities of the Ivy International Small Companies Fund by, the W&R International Growth Fund in exchange for shares of the W&R International Growth Fund and the distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Ivy International Small Companies Fund in complete liquidation of the Ivy International Small Companies Fund. Due to lack of sufficient votes from shareholders of Ivy International Small Companies Fund, the Meeting for these shareholders was adjourned until June 12, 2003. Following is the shareholder vote from that adjourned Meeting:

 

For

Against

Abstain

 

335,596.194

12,474.405

13,605.144

INCOME TAX INFORMATION


The amounts of the dividends and long-term capital gains below, multiplied by the number of shares owned by you in the Funds shown on the record dates, will give you the total amounts to be reported in your Federal income tax return for the years in which they were received or reinvested.

 
 
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS REPORTABLE AS:

 
 
For Corporations
 
For Individuals


Record
Date
Total
Qualifying
Non-
Qualifying
Long-Term
Capital
Gain
Foreign
Tax Paid
 
Qualifying
Non-
Qualifying
Long-Term
Capital
Gain
Foreign
Tax Paid


Cundill Global Value Fund
Class A

12-17-03

$0.03500
$0.00115
$0.03385
$-
$0.00800
 
$0.03500
$-
$-
$0.00800


Class Y

12-17-03

$0.04100
$0.00135
$0.03965
$-
$0.00800
 
$0.04100
$-
$-
$0.00800


Advisor Class

12-17-03

$0.06300
$0.00208
$0.06092
$-
$0.00800
 
$0.06300
$-
$-
$0.00800


Class I

12-17-03

$0.06300
$0.00208
$0.06092
$-
$0.00800
 
$0.06300
$-
$-
$0.00800


European Opportunities Fund
Class A

12-17-03

$0.04300
$-
$0.04300
$-
$0.04400
 
$0.04300
$-
$-
$0.04400


Class Y

12-17-03

$0.06800
$-
$0.06800
$-
$0.04400
 
$0.06800
$-
$-
$0.04400


Advisor Class

12-17-03

$0.12500
$-
$0.12500
$-
$0.04400
 
$0.12500
$-
$-
$0.04400


Class I

12-17-03

$0.10600
$-
$0.10600
$-
$0.04400
 
$0.10600
$-
$-
$0.04400


Global Natural Resources Fund
Class A

12-17-03

$0.05300
$-
$0.05300
$-
$0.00500
 
$-
$0.05300
$-
$0.00500


Class Y

12-17-03

$0.06000
$-
$0.06000
$-
$0.00500
 
$-
$0.06000
$-
$0.00500


Advisor Class

12-17-03

$0.09300
$-
$0.09300
$-
$0.00500
 
$-
$0.09300
$-
$0.00500


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dividends are declared and recorded by each of the following Funds on each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Dividends are paid monthly usually on the 27th of the month or on the preceding business day if the 27th is a weekend or holiday.

Exempt Interest Dividends - The exempt interest portion of dividends paid represents the distribution of state and municipal bond interest and is exempt from Federal income taxation.

The table below shows the taxability of dividends and long-term capital gains paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003:

 
 
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS REPORTABLE AS:

 
 
For Individuals
 
 
For Corporations


Record
Date
Total
Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital Gain
 
 
Qualifying
Non-
Qualifying
Long-Term
Capital Gain


Cash Reserves Fund
Class A, Class B and Class C

January 2003
through
December
2003

100.0000%
100.000%
- - %
 
 
- - %
100.000%
- - %

CORPORATION DEDUCTIONS - Under Federal tax law, the amounts reportable as Qualifying Dividends are eligible for the dividends received deduction in the year received as provided by Section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The tax status of dividends paid will be reported to you on Form 1099-DIV after the close of the applicable calendar year.

The Board of Trustees of Ivy Funds

The Waddell & Reed Fund Complex (Fund Complex) is comprised of the Ivy Family of Funds and the Advisors Fund Complex. The Ivy Family of Funds is comprised of the funds in Ivy Funds, Inc. and Ivy Funds. The Advisors Fund Complex is comprised of each of the funds in the Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds, Waddell & Reed InvestEd Portfolios, Inc. and W&R Target Funds, Inc.

Each of the individuals listed below serves as a director or trustee for each of the funds within the Ivy Family of Funds. Eleanor B. Schwartz, Joseph Harroz, Jr., Henry J. Herrmann and Keith A. Tucker also serve as directors of each of the funds in the Advisors Fund Complex.

Two of the Trustees are considered by Ivy Funds and its counsel to be "interested persons" of the Funds or of their investment manager because of their employment by Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (WDR) or its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The other directors (more than a majority of the total number) are independent; that is, they are not employees or officers of, and have no financial interest in, WDR or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc. (IFDI), Waddell & Reed Ivy Investment Company (WRIICO), and Waddell & Reed Services Company (WRSCO).

Independent Trustees Jarold W. Boettcher (63)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Position held with Fund: Trustee

Number of portfolios overseen by

Trustee: 28 Trustee since: 2002

Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years: President of Boettcher Enterprises, Inc. (agriculture products and services) (1979 to present); President of Boettcher Supply, Inc. (electrical and plumbing supplies distributor) (1979 to present); President of Boettcher Aerial, Inc. (Aerial Ag Applicator) (1983 to present)

Other Directorships held by Director: Director of Guaranty State Bank & Trust Co.; Director of Guaranty, Inc.; Director of Ivy Funds, Inc. (formerly, W&R Funds, Inc.)

James D. Gressett (53)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Position held with Fund: Trustee

Number of portfolios overseen by Trustee: 28

Trustee since: 2002 Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years: CEO of PacPizza, Inc. (Pizza Hut franchise) (2000 to present); Secretary of Street Homes, LLP (homebuilding company) (2001 to present); President of Alien, Inc. (real estate development), 1997 to 2001

Other Directorships held by Director: Director of Collins Financial Services, a debt recovery company; Director of Ivy Funds, Inc.

Joseph Harroz, Jr. (37)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Position held with Fund: Trustee Number of portfolios overseen by Trustee: 68

Trustee since: 2002 Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years: Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years: Vice President and General Counsel of the Board of Regents, University of Oklahoma (1996 to present); Adjunct Professor, University of Oklahoma Law School (1997 to present); Managing Member, Harroz Investments, LLC, commercial enterprise investments (1998 to present) Other Directorships held by Director: Director of Ivy Funds, Inc. and each fund in the Advisors Fund Complex

Glendon E. Johnson, Jr. (52)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Position held with Fund: Trustee Number of portfolios overseen by Trustee: 28

Trustee since: 2002 Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Of Counsel, Lee & Smith, PC (law firm) (1996 to present); Member/Manager, Castle Valley Ranches, LLC (ranching) (1995 to present) Other Directorships held by Director: Director of Ivy Funds, Inc.

Eleanor B. Schwartz (66)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Position held with Fund: Trustee Number of portfolios overseen by Trustee: 68

Trustee since: 2002

Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years: Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri at Kansas City (2003 to present) Professor of Business Administration, University of Missouri at Kansas City (1980 to 2003); Chancellor, University of Missouri at Kansas City (1991 to 1999)

Other Directorships held by Director: Director of Ivy Funds, Inc. and each fund in the Advisors Fund Complex

Michael G. Smith (59)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Position held with Fund: Trustee Number of portfolios overseen by Trustee: 28

Trustee since: 2002

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Retired; Managing Director-Institutional Sales, Merrill Lynch (1983-1999) Other Directorships held by Director: Director, Executive Board, Cox Business School, Southern Methodist University; Director, Northwestern Mutual Life Series Funds & Mason Street Advisors Funds (29 portfolios overseen); Director of Ivy Funds, Inc.

Edward M. Tighe (61)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Position held with Fund: Trustee Number of portfolios overseen by Trustee: 28

Trustee since: 2002

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Chairman, CEO and Director of JBE Technology Group, Inc. (telecommunications and computer network consulting); CEO and Director of Asgard Holding, LLC (computer network and security services); President of Global Mutual Fund Services; President and CEO of Global Technology

Other Directorships held by Director: Director of Hansberger Institutional Funds (2 portfolios overseen); Director of Ivy Funds, Inc.

Interested Trustees

Henry J. Herrmann (61)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Positions held with Fund: Trustee and President Number of portfolios overseen by Trustee: 68

Trustee since: 2002;

President since: 2002

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Investment Officer of WDR (1998 to present); President and Chief Executive Officer of WRIICO (2002 to present); President and Chief Executive Officer of Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (WRIMCO), an affiliate of WRIICO, (1993 to present); Chief Investment Officer of WRIMCO (1991 to present); President of each of the Funds in the Fund Complex (2001 to present); Treasurer of WDR (1998 to 1999)

Other Directorships held by Director: Director, Austin, Calvert & Flavin, an affiliate of WRIMCO; Chairman and Director, Ivy Services. Inc., an affiliate of WRIICO; Director of WDR, W&R, WRIMCO and WRIICO; Director of Ivy Funds, Inc. and each fund in the Advisors Fund Complex

Keith A. Tucker (59)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Positions held with Fund: Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Trustee Number of portfolios overseen by Trustee: 68

Trustee since: 2002; Chairman of the Board of Trustees since: 2002

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of WDR (1998 to present); Principal Financial Officer of WDR (1998 to 1999); Chairman of the Board of Directors of W&R, WRIMCO and WRSCO (1993 to present)

Other Directorships held by Director: Director of WDR,W&R, WRIMCO and WRSCO; Director of Ivy Funds, Inc. and each fund in the Advisors Fund Complex

Officers

Theodore W. Howard (61)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Positions held with Fund: Treasurer since 2003; Principal Accounting Officer, Vice President and Principal Financial Officer since 2002

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President of WRSCO (2001 to present); Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of each of the Funds in the Fund Complex (1976 to present); Vice President of each of the Funds in the Fund Complex (1987 to present); Principal Financial Officer of each of the Funds in the Fund Complex (2002 to present); Vice President of WRSCO (1988 to 2001)

Directorships held: None

Kristen A. Richards (36)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Positions held with Fund: Vice President, Secretary and Associate General Counsel, since 2002

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of WRIMCO (2000 to present); Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of WRIICO (2002 to present); Vice President, Secretary and Associate General Counsel of each of the Funds in the Fund Complex (2000 to present); Assistant Secretary of each of the funds in the Fund Complex (1998 to 2000); Compliance Officer of WRIMCO (1995 to 1998)

Directorships held: None

Daniel C. Schulte (38)      

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66202

Positions held with Fund: Vice President, Assistant Secretary and General Counsel, since 2002

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and General Counsel of WDR (2000 to present); Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of W&R, WRIMCO and WRSCO (2000 to present); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Ivy Services, Inc. (2002 to present); Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of WRIICO (2002 to present); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of each of the Funds in the Fund Complex (2000 to present); Secretary of WDR (2000 to 2003); Assistant Secretary of WDR (1998 to 2000)

Directorships held: None

Annual Privacy Notice

Waddell & Reed, Inc., Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds, Ivy Funds, Inc. and Waddell & Reed InvestEd Portfolios, Inc. ("Waddell & Reed") are committed to ensuring their customers have access to a broad range of products and services to help them achieve their personal financial goals. In the course of doing business with Waddell & Reed, customers are requested to share financial information and they may be asked to provide other personal details. Customers can be assured that Waddell & Reed is diligent in its efforts to keep such information confidential.

Recognition of a Customer's Expectation of Privacy

At Waddell & Reed, we believe the confidentiality and protection of customer information is one of our fundamental responsibilities. And while information is critical to providing quality service, we recognize that one of our most important assets is our customers' trust. Thus, the safekeeping of customer information is a priority for Waddell & Reed.

Information Collected

In order to tailor available financial products to your specific needs, Waddell & Reed may request that you complete a variety of forms that require nonpublic personal information about your financial history and other personal details, including but not limited to, your name, address, social security number, assets, income and investments. Waddell & Reed may also gather information about your transactions with us, our affiliates and others.

Categories of Information that may be Disclosed

While Waddell & Reed may disclose information it collects from applications and other forms, as described above, we at Waddell & Reed also want to assure all of our customers that whenever information is used, it is done with discretion. The safeguarding of customer information is an issue we take seriously.

Categories of Parties to whom we disclose nonpublic personal information

Waddell & Reed may disclose nonpublic personal information about you to the following types of third parties: selectively chosen financial service providers, whom we believe have valuable products or services that could benefit you. Whenever we do this, we carefully review the company and the product or service to make sure that it provides value to our customers. We share the minimum amount of information necessary for that company to offer its product or service. We may also share information with unaffiliated companies that assist us in providing our products and services to our customers; in the normal course of our business (for example, with consumer reporting agencies and government agencies); when legally required or permitted in connection with fraud investigations and litigation; and at the request or with the permission of a customer.

Opt Out Right

If you prefer that we not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties, you may opt out of those disclosures, that is, you may direct us not to make those disclosures (other than disclosures permitted by law). If you wish to opt out of disclosures to nonaffiliated third parties, please provide a written request to opt-out with your name and account number(s) or social security number to: Waddell & Reed, Attn: Opt Out Notices, P.O. Box 29220, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201. You may also call 1-888-Waddell and a Client Services Representative will assist you.

Confidentiality and Security

We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.

Householding Notice

If you currently receive one copy of the shareholder reports and prospectus for your household (even if more than one person in your household owns shares of the Fund) and you would prefer to receive separate shareholder reports and prospectuses for each account holder living at your address, you can do either of the following:

Fax your request to 800-532-2749.

Write to us at the address listed on the inside back cover.

Please list each account for which you would like to receive separate shareholder reports and prospectus mailings. We will resume sending separate documents within 30 days of receiving your request.

To all traditional IRA Planholders:

As required by law, income tax will automatically be withheld from any distribution or withdrawal from a traditional IRA unless you make a written election not to have taxes withheld. The election may be made on the distribution/withdrawal form provided by us which can be obtained from your financial advisor or by submitting Internal Revenue Service Form W-  4P. Once made, an election can be revoked by providing written notice to us. If you elect not to have tax withheld you may be required to make payments of estimated tax. Penalties may be imposed by the IRS if withholding and estimated tax payments are not adequate.

The Ivy Funds Family

Global/International Funds
Ivy Cundill Global Value Fund
Ivy European Opportunities Fund
Ivy International Fund
Ivy International Balanced Fund
Ivy International Growth Fund
Ivy International Value Fund
Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund

Domestic Equity Funds

Ivy Core Equity Fund
Ivy Dividend Income Fund
Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund
Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund
Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund
Ivy Small Cap Value Fund
Ivy Tax-Managed Equity Fund
Ivy Value Fund

Fixed Income Funds

Ivy Bond Fund
Ivy High Income Fund
Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund
Ivy Mortgage Securities Fund
Ivy Municipal Bond Fund

Money Market Funds

Ivy Money Market Fund

Specialty Funds

Ivy Asset Strategy Fund
Ivy Balanced Fund
Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund
Ivy Real Estate Securities Fund
Ivy Science and Technology Fund

1.800.777.6472
Visit us online at www.ivyfunds.com

The Ivy Funds are managed by Waddell & Reed Ivy Investment Company and distributed by its subsidiary,
Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc.

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., the ultimate parent company of Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc., acquired the investment adviser to the Ivy Funds in December 2002.

For more complete information on any of the Ivy Funds, including charges and expenses, please obtain a prospectus by calling the number listed above or online at www.ivyfunds.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

WRR3300A (12-03)



ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

As of December 31, 2003, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to the Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has determined that each of Jarold W. Boettcher, Glendon E. Johnson, Jr. and Michael G. Smith is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR, serving on its audit committee. Each of Mr. Boettcher, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Smith is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

 

 

 

(a)

Audit Fees

 

 

 

 

 

The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for each of the last two fiscal years are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

$232,500

 

 

2003

163,900

 

 

 

 

(b)

Audit-Related Fees

 

 

 

 

 

The aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

$ ---

 

 

2003

3,789

 

 

 

 

 

These fees are related to the review of Form N-1A.

 

 

 

 

(c)

Tax Fees

 

 

 

 

 

The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

$ ---

 

 

2003

42,849

 

 

 

 

 

These fees are related to the review of the registrant's tax returns.

 

 

 

 

(d)

All Other Fees

 

 

 

 

 

The aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this item are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

$---

 

 

2003

530

 

 

 

 

 

These fees are related to the review of internal control.

 

 

 

 

(e)

(1)

Registrant's audit committee considers with the principal accountants all audit services to be provided by the principal accountants and pre-approves all such audit services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The audit committee shall pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the principal accountants to the registrant; provided that the pre-approval requirement does not apply to non-audit services that (i) were not identified as such at the time of the pre-approval and (ii) do not aggregate more than 5% of total fees paid to the principal accountants by the registrant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided, if the audit committee approves the provision of such non-audit services prior to the completion of the audit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The audit committee shall pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the principal accountants to the investment adviser if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant; provided that the pre-approval requirement does not apply to non-audit services that (i) were not identified as such at the time of the pre-approval and (ii) do not aggregate more than 5% of total fees paid to the principal accountants by the registrant for all services and by the registrant's investment adviser for non-audit services if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant during the fiscal year in which those services are provided, if the audit committee approves the provision of such non-audit services prior to the completion of the audit.

 

 

 

 

(e)

(2)

100% of the services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

 

 

 

(f)

Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.

 

 

 

 

(g)

$0 and $47,168 are the aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant. $89,075 and $128,335 are the aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered by the principal accountant to the investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(h)

No disclosures are required by this Item 4(h).

 

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. [RESERVED]

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

ITEM 9. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The Registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective and adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in its reports that it files or submits is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting that occurred over the registrant's last fiscal half-year that has affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 11. EXHIBITS.

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODE.

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)).

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(b) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)).

Attached hereto 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.

Ivy Funds

(Registrant)

By    /s/Kristen A. Richards
    Kristen A. Richards, Vice President and Secretary

Date March 10, 2004

 

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.

By    /s/Henry J. Herrmann
    Henry J. Herrmann, President and Principal Executive Officer

Date March 10, 2004

 

By    /s/Theodore W. Howard
    Theodore W. Howard, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date March 10, 2004

 

EX-99.CODE 3 ivy_coe-so.htm CODE OF ETHICS (SARBANES)

                                    EXHIBIT 99.CODE

IVY FUNDS, INC.
IVY FUNDS
(each a "Fund" and, together, the "Funds")

CODE OF ETHICS
pursuant to
Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

    The Board of Directors of Ivy Funds, Inc. and the Board of Trustees of Ivy Funds , each of which is an open-end management investment company registered as such under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), have adopted this Code of Ethics pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") thereunder.

    1. Persons to Whom this Code of Ethics Applies

    This Code of Ethics is applicable to each person who occupies the position of principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer of a Fund ("Covered Officers").

    2. Relationship to Codes of Ethics Under Rule 17j-1

    Each of the Funds is subject to, and has adopted a code of ethics pursuant to, Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act (the "17j-1 codes"), applicable to directors, trustees, officers and employees of a Fund, the Fund's investment adviser and, in the case of Series Trust and Investors Series Trust, those Funds' principal underwriter.

    The 17j-1 codes impose reporting and disclosure requirements on covered persons relating to their personal investment transactions in securities, as well as substantively regulate such transactions, as the Board of Directors, Board of Trustees and Boards of Managers have determined to be reasonably necessary in order to prevent fraud, deceit or manipulative practices by such persons in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by the person of a security held or to be acquired by a Fund.

    The requirements of this Code of Ethics are in addition to, not in substitution for, the provisions of the 17j-1 codes that are applicable to Covered Officers to whom this Code of Ethics applies.

    3. Substantive Requirements

    a. Honest and ethical conduct, including ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships.

    It shall be the responsibility of each Covered Officer to comply with the reporting, disclosure and pre-approval requirements of the 17j-1 codes of the Funds as are applicable to personal securities investments of such Covered Officer. No personal securities investment transaction by a Covered Officer that complies with the procedural, reporting, disclosure and other provisions of such 17j-1 codes as may be applicable to such transaction, shall be deemed to be a violation or constitute a waiver of any requirement of this Code of Ethics.

    No Covered Officer shall derive any personal1 financial or other benefit of a substantial nature as a result of his or her position as the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer, as the case may be, through or from a Fund, or through or from any person or entity doing business or seeking to do business with a Fund, including, without limitation, gifts or gratuities (other than customary business gifts, meals or business entertainment that are not extravagant), preferred investment opportunities, or cash payments of any amount.

1 For the purpose of this Code of Ethics, a "personal" benefit includes a benefit offered to or received by: a Covered Officer; a partnership in which the Covered Officer is a partner; a trust of which the Covered Officer is the grantor or beneficiary; a member of such Covered Officer's "immediate family," which includes the Covered Officer's spouse, a child residing in the Covered Officer's household (including a step or adoptive child), and any dependent of the Covered Officer as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code; a partnership in which any member of the Covered Officer's immediate family is a partner; or a trust for the benefit of any member of the Covered Officer's immediate family.

    The employment of a member of the immediate family of a Covered Officer by an entity doing business, or seeking to do business, with a Fund shall not be deemed a violation of this Code of Ethics if the Covered Officer shall have disclosed such employment to the Board of Directors, Board of Trustees or Board of Managers of such Fund.

    Any Covered Officer who shall, in his or her capacity as principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer, receive or be offered any personal financial or other benefit that is or may be proscribed by this Code of Ethics promptly shall report same to the Funds' Chief Legal Officer.2 The Chief Legal Officer shall be, and hereby is, authorized to determine whether the receipt of such financial or other benefit is or would be proscribed by this Code of Ethics. If the Chief Legal Officer shall determine the receipt of any such personal financial or other benefit is or would be proscribed by this Code of Ethics, then the Chief Legal Officer may direct that such benefit refused or, if already received, that such benefit anonymously be donated to a charitable organization. Upon such donation, no violation of this Code of Ethics shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of the Covered Officer having received such personal fin ancial or other benefit. The Chief Legal Officer's determination that the offer to or receipt by a Covered Officer of a benefit is not a violation of this Code of Ethics shall not be deemed a waiver of any provision of this Code of Ethics.

2 References herein to the Chief Legal Officer of the Funds shall include a designee of the Chief Legal Officer.

The Chief Legal Officer shall maintain a record of reports, if any, by Covered Officers of the receipt or offer of personal financial or other benefits, and the Chief Legal Officer's determinations and directions with respect to such reports.

    b. Full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents the Funds file with, or submit to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the Funds.

    Each Covered Officer is responsible for the full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents the Funds file with, or submit to, the Commission and in other public communications made by a Fund, insofar as such disclosure or communication relates to matters within the scope of such Covered Officer's responsibilities of office. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Covered Officer willfully shall cause or permit any such disclosure or communication regarding a matter within the scope of his or her responsibility to: misstate a material fact; or omit to state a material fact necessary to make any statement made in any such disclosure or communication, in light of the circumstances in which such statement is made, not misleading.

    c. Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations.

    A Covered Officer promptly shall report to the Chief Legal Officer of the Funds any non-compliance or apparent non-compliance by a Fund with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, federal securities laws, regarding any matter that is within the scope of office of such Covered Officer, and shall take such action, if any, as may be directed by the Chief Legal Officer with respect to the investigation or cure of such non-compliance or apparent non-compliance.

The responsibility of a Covered Officer pursuant to this Code of Ethics with respect to non-compliance or apparent non-compliance by a Fund with applicable governmental laws, rules or regulations shall be fully discharged upon such report to the Chief Legal Officer, unless such Covered Officer shall refuse or willfully fail to act as shall have been directed by the Chief Legal Officer in response to such report. The fact that a violation of applicable governmental laws, rules or regulations has, or may have, occurred shall not itself be deemed violation of this Code of Ethics. A determination by the Chief Legal Officer that a violation of applicable governmental laws, rules or regulations has, or has not, occurred shall not be deemed a waiver of any provision of this Code of Ethics.

    d. Prompt internal reporting of violations of this Code of Ethics.

    It is the responsibility of each Covered Person promptly to report to the Chief Legal Officer of the Funds any violation or apparent violation of this Code of Ethics by any Covered Person. The Chief Legal Officer shall maintain a record of the reports, if any, of violations or apparent violations of this Code of Ethics by any Covered Person.

The Chief Legal Officer shall determine, in response to any such report, whether or not a violation of this Code of Ethics has occurred and, in the event the Chief Legal Officer shall determine that a violation has occurred, shall report such violation to the Board of Directors or Board of Managers of the Fund(s) to which such violation relates.

    e. Accountability for adherence to this Code of Ethics.

    Compliance with the requirements of this Code of Ethics is a condition of office of each Covered Officer. In the event of violation of the requirements of this Code of Ethics by a Covered Officer, the Board of Directors, Board of Trustees or Board of Managers of a Fund affected by such violation may take such action as it deems appropriate, including but not limited to removal from office with such Fund of the Covered Officer.

    Each Covered Officer shall acknowledge in writing his or her receipt of a copy of this Code of Ethics, and his or her agreement that adherence to this Code of Ethics is a condition of office.

 

 

Adopted: September 9, 2003.

EX-99.CERT 4 ivy_cert302.htm SECTION 302 CERTIFICATIONS

                         EXHIBIT 99.CERT

 

CERTIFICATION

I, Henry J. Herrmann, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Ivy Funds;

2     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.     The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30(a)-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

     a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that the material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     b)     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

     c)     disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.     The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing equivalent functions):

     a)     all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

     b)     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:       March 10, 2004

/s/Henry J. Herrmann
Henry J. Herrmann, President

 

CERTIFICATION

I, Theodore W. Howard, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Ivy Funds;

2     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.     The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30(a)-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

     a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that the material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     b)     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

     c)     disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.     The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing equivalent functions):

     a)     all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

     b)     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:      March 10, 2004

/s/Theodore W. Howard
Theodore W. Howard, Treasurer

EX-99.906CERT 5 ivy_cert906.htm SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS

                                EXHIBIT 99.906 CERT

CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

Henry J. Herrmann, President and Principal Financial Officer, and Theodore W. Howard, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of Ivy Funds (the "Registrant"), each certify to the best of his knowledge that:

    1.    The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2003 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

    2.    The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly represents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Registrant.

 

By      /s/Henry J. Herrmann
        Henry J. Herrmann, Principal Executive Officer

Date March 10, 2004

 

By      /s/Theodore W. Howard
         Theodore W. Howard, Principal Financial Officer

Date March 10, 2004

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