N-CSRS 1 voytaxfre3394164-ncsrs.htm CERTIFIED SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number:       811-03910
     
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Voyageur Tax Free Funds
     
Address of principal executive offices: 2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
     
Name and address of agent for service: David F. Connor, Esq.
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-1918
     
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
     
Date of reporting period: February 28, 2018


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

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Fixed income mutual funds

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

February 28, 2018

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

You can obtain shareholder reports and prospectuses online instead of in the mail.

Visit delawarefunds.com/edelivery.

 

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Experience Delaware Funds® by Macquarie

Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) is a global asset manager with offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. We are active managers who prioritize autonomy and accountability at the investment team level in pursuit of opportunities that matter for our clients. Delaware Funds is one of the longest-standing mutual fund families, with more than 75 years in existence.

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

You can learn more about Delaware Funds or obtain a prospectus for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund at delawarefunds.com/literature.

 

Manage your account online

 

  Check your account balance and transactions

 

  View statements and tax forms

 

  Make purchases and redemptions

Visit delawarefunds.com/account-access.

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) offers a diverse range of products including securities investment management, infrastructure and real asset management, and fund and equity-based structured products. Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) is the marketing name for certain companies comprising the asset management division of Macquarie Group. This includes the following registered investment advisers: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, and Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC.

The Funds are distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited. MIM is the marketing name for certain companies comprising the asset management division of Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

Other than Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL), none of the entities noted are authorized deposit-taking institutions for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of MBL. MBL does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities, unless noted otherwise. The Funds are governed by US laws and regulations.

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

     1  

Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

     4  

Schedules of investments

     7  

Statements of assets and liabilities

     38  

Statements of operations

     40  

Statements of changes in net assets

     42  

Financial highlights

     48  

Notes to financial statements

     66  

About the organization

     79  

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Feb. 28, 2018, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

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

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

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

© 2018 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.

 


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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from September 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

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

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from Sept. 1, 2017 to Feb. 28, 2018.

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

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

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

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from September 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     

Beginning

Account Value

9/1/17

 

Ending

Account Value

2/28/18

 

Annualized

Expense Ratio

 

Expenses

Paid During Period
9/1/17 to 2/28/18*

Actual Fund return

        

Class A

     $1,000.00       $990.00       0.85%       $4.19  

Class C

     1,000.00       986.30       1.60%       7.88  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00       991.20       0.60%       2.96  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

   

Class A

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

Class C

     1,000.00       1,016.86       1.60%       8.00  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00       1,021.82       0.60%       3.01  

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

 

 

   
     

Beginning

Account Value

9/1/17

 

Ending

Account Value

2/28/18

 

Annualized

Expense Ratio

 

Expenses

Paid During Period

9/1/17 to 2/28/18*

Actual Fund return

        

Class A

     $1,000.00       $987.20       0.84%       $4.14          

Class C

     1,000.00       983.00       1.69%       8.31  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00       988.80       0.69%       3.40  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

   

Class A

     $1,000.00       $1,020.63       0.84%       $4.21  

Class C

     1,000.00       1,016.41       1.69%       8.45  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00           1,021.37           0.69%           3.46  

 

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
9/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
2/28/18
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
9/1/17 to 2/28/18*

Actual Fund return

        

Class A

     $1,000.00       $992.50       0.89%       $4.40          

Class C

     1,000.00       988.90       1.64%       8.09  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00       994.70       0.64%       3.17  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

   

Class A

     $1,000.00           $1,020.38           0.89%           $4.46  

Class C

     1,000.00       1,016.66       1.64%       8.20  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00       1,021.62       0.64%       3.21  

 

*“ Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the relevant Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund   As of February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other fund materials.

 

Security type / sector   Percentage of net assets            

 

Municipal Bonds*

 

 

 

 

99.15

 

%         

Corporate Revenue Bonds

    1.82

Education Revenue Bonds

    16.20

Electric Revenue Bonds

    8.49

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

    24.79

Housing Revenue Bonds

    0.49

Lease Revenue Bonds

    3.02

Local General Obligation Bonds

    9.02

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

    17.62

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

    1.50

State General Obligation Bonds

    10.06

Transportation Revenue Bonds

    3.60

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

    2.54

Short-Term Investments

    0.33

Total Value of Securities

    99.48

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

    0.52

Total Net Assets

    100.00

* As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the United States as follows:

 

State / territory   Percentage of net assets            

Guam

    0.72 %         

Minnesota

    98.37 %         

US Virgin Islands

    0.39

Total Value of Securities

    99.48

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund    As of February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other fund materials.

 

Security type / sector           Percentage of net assets        

 

Municipal Bonds*

 

 

 

 

98.81

 

 

Corporate Revenue Bond

    0.92  

Education Revenue Bonds

    11.23  

Electric Revenue Bonds

    10.28  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

    25.61  

Housing Revenue Bonds

    0.31  

Lease Revenue Bonds

    6.79  

Local General Obligation Bonds

    8.24  

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

    14.83  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

    0.61  

State General Obligation Bonds

    13.00  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

    6.24  

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

    0.75    

Short-Term Investment

    0.27    

Total Value of Securities

    99.08    

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

    0.92    

Total Net Assets

    100.00    

* As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the United States as follows:

 

State / territory           Percentage of net assets        

Guam

    0.75  

Minnesota

    98.33    

Total Value of Securities

    99.08    

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund                                  As of February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other fund materials.

 

Security type / sector           Percentage of net assets        

Municipal Bonds*

    99.04  

Corporate Revenue Bonds

    1.83  

Education Revenue Bonds

    20.80  

Electric Revenue Bonds

    8.74  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

    27.72  

Housing Revenue Bonds

    1.48  

Lease Revenue Bonds

    2.82  

Local General Obligation Bonds

    11.02  

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

    10.82  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

    1.58  

State General Obligation Bonds

    7.39  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

    3.22  

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

    1.62    

Short-Term Investment

    0.16    

Total Value of Securities

    99.20    

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

    0.80    

Total Net Assets

    100.00    

* As of the date of this report, Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the United States as follows:

 

State / territory           Percentage of net assets        

Guam

    0.67  

Minnesota

    98.53    

Total Value of Securities

    99.20    

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

   February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds – 99.15%

             

Corporate Revenue Bonds – 1.82%

     

Laurentian Energy Authority I Cogeneration Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/21

     6,555,000      $        6,455,430

St. Paul Port Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue

     

(Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Project)

     

Series 7 144A 4.50% 10/1/37 (AMT)#

     3,565,000      3,348,141
     

 

      9,803,571
     

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 16.20%

     

Bethel Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Spectrum High School Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 7/1/32

     840,000      847,795

Series A 4.25% 7/1/47

     1,250,000      1,259,525

Series A 4.375% 7/1/52

     400,000      403,796

Brooklyn Park Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Prairie Seeds Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 3/1/34

     2,260,000      2,313,562

Series A 5.00% 3/1/39

     385,000      389,081

Cologne Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Cologne Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     250,000      257,660

Series A 5.00% 7/1/45

     1,390,000      1,392,891

Deephaven Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Eagle Ridge Academy Project) Series A 5.50% 7/1/50

     2,000,000      2,119,740

Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Public Schools Academy) Series A 5.875% 11/1/40

     3,500,000      3,596,985

Forest Lake Charter School Lease Revenue Fund

     

(Lakes International Language Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.50% 8/1/36

     580,000      618,512

Series A 5.75% 8/1/44

     1,190,000      1,274,895

Ham Lake Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Davinci Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/36

     765,000      776,406

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     2,290,000      2,300,694

Hugo Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Noble Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     580,000      598,688

Series A 5.00% 7/1/44

     1,770,000      1,777,381

Minneapolis Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Hiawatha Academies Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/31

     885,000      916,187

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     2,300,000      2,268,490

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minneapolis Student Housing Revenue
(Riverton Community Housing Project)

     

5.25% 8/1/39

     470,000      $         482,582  

5.50% 8/1/49

     2,260,000        2,338,784  

Minnesota Colleges & Universities Revenue Fund

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/26

     4,990,000        5,901,423  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Bethel University)

     

5.00% 5/1/32

     1,375,000        1,532,011  

5.00% 5/1/37

     1,250,000        1,372,200  

5.00% 5/1/47

     250,000        272,010  

(Carleton College)

     

4.00% 3/1/35

     1,000,000        1,049,340  

4.00% 3/1/36

     415,000        434,488  

5.00% 3/1/34

     225,000        261,216  

5.00% 3/1/44

     2,085,000        2,383,405  

(College of St. Benedict) Series 8-K 4.00% 3/1/43

     1,000,000        1,017,830  

(Gustavus Adolphus College) 5.00% 10/1/47

     4,850,000        5,412,600  

(St. Catherine University)

     

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/23

     350,000        389,623  

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/24

     475,000        529,112  

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/27

     200,000        219,510  

(St. John’s University)

     

Series 8-I 5.00% 10/1/32

     500,000        563,010  

Series 8-I 5.00% 10/1/33

     250,000        280,250  

(St. Olaf College)

     

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/31

     670,000        768,470  

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/32

     670,000        766,473  

Series 8-N 4.00% 10/1/35

     500,000        526,725  

(St. Scholastica College) Series 7-J 6.30% 12/1/40

     1,800,000        1,901,862  

(Trustees of The Hamline University)

     

Series B 5.00% 10/1/37

     955,000        1,038,945  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/38

     580,000        630,095  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/39

     170,000        184,554  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/40

     625,000        678,031  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/47

     1,060,000        1,143,507  

(University of St. Thomas)

     

Series 8-L 5.00% 4/1/35

     750,000        843,735  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/34

     400,000        420,144  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/36

     500,000        521,015  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Otsego Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Kaleidoscope Charter School)

     

Series A 5.00% 9/1/34

     520,000      $ 529,812  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/44

     1,165,000        1,174,634  

Rice County Educational Facilities Revenue

     

(Shattuck-St. Mary’s School) Series A 144A

     

5.00% 8/1/22 #

     2,855,000        3,030,725  

St. Cloud Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Stride Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 4/1/46

     875,000        560,507  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Academia Cesar Chavez School Project) Series A 5.25% 7/1/50

     1,945,000        1,784,149  

(Great River School Project)

     

Series A 144A 4.75% 7/1/29 #

     150,000        151,795  

Series A 144A 5.50% 7/1/52 #

     735,000        753,265  

(Nova Classical Academy Project) Series A 4.125% 9/1/47

     1,750,000        1,699,075  

(Twin Cities Academy Project) Series A 5.30% 7/1/45

     1,440,000        1,477,685  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/34

     925,000        1,070,512  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/34

     2,500,000        2,933,100  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/35

     3,175,000        3,657,092  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/36

     2,650,000        3,046,201  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/37

     1,125,000        1,290,577  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/40

     1,560,000        1,807,790  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/41

     1,000,000        1,157,060  

(State Supported Stadium Debt) Series A 5.00% 8/1/26

     3,760,000        4,428,641  
     

 

 

 
              87,527,858  
     

 

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 8.49%

     

Chaska Electric Revenue

     

(Generating Facilities) Series A 5.00% 10/1/30

     1,150,000        1,298,235  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue

     

4.00% 10/1/41

     1,000,000        1,036,760  

5.00% 10/1/29

     395,000        452,504  

5.00% 10/1/30

     500,000        571,490  

5.00% 10/1/33

     1,205,000        1,371,820  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/30

     1,060,000        1,211,559  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/34

     750,000        851,415  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/35

     1,525,000        1,728,267  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Electric Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Northern Municipal Power Agency Electric System Revenue

     

5.00% 1/1/27

     540,000      $ 622,177  

5.00% 1/1/28

     210,000        243,421  

5.00% 1/1/29

     220,000        253,350  

5.00% 1/1/30

     520,000        592,467  

5.00% 1/1/31

     200,000        228,818  

5.00% 1/1/32

     210,000        239,215  

5.00% 1/1/35

     160,000        180,682  

5.00% 1/1/36

     180,000        202,826  

5.00% 1/1/41

     400,000        447,800  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/25

     125,000        139,133  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/26

     425,000        472,230  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/31

     520,000        569,364  

Rochester Electric Utility Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/42

     1,395,000        1,589,770  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/47

     2,265,000        2,571,953  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/27

     295,000        337,300  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/28

     275,000        313,162  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/31

     1,365,000        1,548,920  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/33

     300,000        338,196  

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Capital Appreciation Series A 6.70% 1/1/25 (NATL)^

     5,000,000        4,146,250  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/41

     1,310,000        1,464,436  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/42

     1,175,000        1,338,301  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/46

     2,000,000        2,228,460  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/47

     1,190,000        1,350,055  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Energy Revenue

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/30

     1,235,000        1,291,007  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/31

     885,000        920,736  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/33

     365,000        377,333  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/33

     1,000,000        1,125,570  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/34

     4,000,000        4,490,800  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/40

     3,935,000        4,388,587  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/46

     3,000,000        3,344,130  
     

 

 

 
                45,878,499  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 24.79%

     

Anoka Healthcare & Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project)

     

5.125% 11/1/49

     1,100,000        1,123,881  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Anoka Healthcare & Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project)

     

5.375% 11/1/34

     320,000      $     336,698  

Apple Valley Senior Living Revenue

     

(Senior Living LLC Project)

     

2nd Tier Series B 5.00% 1/1/47

     1,725,000        1,780,045  

4th Tier Series D 7.00% 1/1/37

     1,665,000        1,663,052  

4th Tier Series D 7.25% 1/1/52

     2,500,000        2,522,300  

Breckenridge Catholic Health Initiatives

     

Series A 5.00% 5/1/30

     2,250,000        2,269,485  

Center City Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Project) 5.00% 11/1/26

     500,000        572,640  

Dakota County Community Development Agency Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Walker Highview Hills Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/36 #

     280,000        282,414  

Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/46 #

     2,380,000        2,376,311  

Deephaven Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(St. Therese Senior Living Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/38

     730,000        734,847  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/40

     705,000        709,054  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/48

     315,000        315,687  

Duluth Economic Development Authority
(St. Luke’s Hospital Authority Obligation Group)

     

5.75% 6/15/32

     1,850,000        2,023,475  

6.00% 6/15/39

     3,570,000        3,955,132  

Fergus Falls Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Lake Region Health Care)

     

5.15% 8/1/35

     1,250,000        1,250,950  

5.40% 8/1/40

     1,000,000        1,001,320  

Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Glencoe Regional Health Services Project)

     

4.00% 4/1/24

     500,000        519,840  

4.00% 4/1/25

     660,000        683,357  

4.00% 4/1/31

     60,000        61,153  

Hayward Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(American Baptist Homes Midwest Obligated Group)

     

5.375% 8/1/34

     660,000        670,151  

5.75% 2/1/44

     500,000        512,345  

(St. John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea)

     

5.375% 10/1/44

     1,570,000        1,560,031  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

4.00% 5/1/37

     2,000,000      $     2,018,240  

5.00% 5/1/27

     1,400,000        1,631,378  

5.00% 5/1/29

     1,000,000        1,150,520  

5.00% 5/1/30

     850,000        972,103  

5.00% 5/1/31

     500,000        568,420  

5.00% 5/1/32

     500,000        565,880  

(North Memorial Health Care)

     

5.00% 9/1/31

     1,000,000        1,107,200  

5.00% 9/1/32

     1,000,000        1,104,410  

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/33

     500,000        564,995  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/34

     500,000        563,170  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/44

     1,000,000        1,109,720  

Series B Unrefunded Balance 6.50% 11/15/38 (AGC)

     1,730,000        1,786,848  

Minneapolis Senior Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(Ecumen-Abiitan Mill City Project)

     

5.00% 11/1/35

     500,000        514,625  

5.25% 11/1/45

     1,950,000        2,013,882  

5.375% 11/1/50

     455,000        471,439  

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A 5.00% 11/15/28

     1,550,000        1,824,893  

(Children’s Health Care) Series A 5.25% 8/15/35

     2,085,000        2,229,553  

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board Revenue

     

(Essenthia Remarketing)

     

Series C-1 5.00% 2/15/30 (AGC)

     5,725,000        6,032,146  

Series C-1 5.25% 2/15/23 (AGC)

     5,000,000        5,341,600  

Series C-1 5.50% 2/15/25 (AGC)

     5,120,000        5,468,109  

Red Wing Senior Housing

     

(Deer Crest Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/1/27

     430,000        445,717  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/32

     330,000        338,682  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/42

     1,250,000        1,270,175  

Rochester Health Care & Housing Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Rochester Project) Series A 6.875% 12/1/48

     2,980,000        3,370,052  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Mayo Clinic)

     

4.00% 11/15/41

     4,515,000      $         4,606,293  

Series D Remarketing 5.00% 11/15/38

     6,405,000        6,814,023  

(Olmsted Medical Center Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/24

     295,000        334,129  

5.00% 7/1/33

     650,000        711,724  

5.875% 7/1/30

     1,850,000        1,992,321  

Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Country Manor Campus Project)

     

Series A 5.25% 9/1/27

     1,280,000        1,398,067  

Series A 5.30% 9/1/37

     1,200,000        1,296,576  

Sauk Rapids Health Care Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(Good Shepherd Lutheran Home) 5.125% 1/1/39

     1,350,000        1,362,258  

Shakopee Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(St. Francis Regional Medical Center)

     

4.00% 9/1/31

     915,000        947,849  

5.00% 9/1/24

     575,000        652,959  

5.00% 9/1/25

     750,000        846,923  

5.00% 9/1/26

     575,000        644,592  

5.00% 9/1/27

     405,000        451,988  

5.00% 9/1/28

     425,000        472,455  

5.00% 9/1/29

     425,000        470,607  

5.00% 9/1/34

     730,000        796,685  

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 5/1/37

     965,000        1,003,909  

Series A 5.00% 5/1/46

     7,715,000        8,548,991  

Unrefunded Balance 5.125% 5/1/30

     740,000        785,318  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A-1 Unrefunded Balance

     

5.25% 11/15/29

     2,825,000        2,998,963  

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/43

     2,080,000        2,114,258  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/47

     1,560,000        1,746,935  

(Health Partners Obligation Group Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/29

     2,200,000        2,489,080  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/32

     2,500,000        2,797,050  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/33

     1,260,000        1,406,223  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Senior Episcopal Homes Project) 5.125% 5/1/48

     3,100,000      $        3,101,860

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Marian Center Project)

     

Series A 5.30% 11/1/30

     500,000      494,065

Series A 5.375% 5/1/43

     500,000      476,455

Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Folkestone Senior Living Community)

     

Series A 5.50% 11/1/32

     1,050,000      1,095,959

Series A 5.75% 11/1/39

     2,365,000      2,469,911

Series A 6.00% 5/1/47

     3,685,000      3,854,547

West St. Paul Housing and Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Walker Westwood Ridge Campus Project)

     

4.50% 11/1/40

     250,000      246,837

4.75% 11/1/52

     750,000      738,667

Winona Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Winona Health Obligation Group)

     

4.50% 7/1/25

     850,000      874,038

4.65% 7/1/26

     540,000      555,908

Woodbury Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(St. Therese of Woodbury)

     

5.00% 12/1/34

     500,000      518,500

5.125% 12/1/44

     1,605,000      1,655,172

5.25% 12/1/49

     750,000      776,625
     

 

      133,936,645
     

 

Housing Revenue Bonds – 0.49%

     

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Homeownership Finance

     

(Mortgage-Backed Securities Program)

     

Series D 4.70% 1/1/31 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC)

     1,235,000      1,292,390

Northwest Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Pooled Housing Program) 5.50% 7/1/45

     1,330,000      1,327,154
     

 

      2,619,544
     

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 3.02%

     

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,250,000      1,394,263

Series A 5.00% 6/1/43

     3,835,000      4,261,720

Series B 5.00% 3/1/28

     2,500,000      2,770,500

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

     

(State Appropriation – Housing Infrastructure)

     

Series C 5.00% 8/1/34

     1,565,000      $        1,783,552

Series C 5.00% 8/1/35

     1,645,000      1,872,652

University of Minnesota Special Purpose Revenue

     

(State Supported Biomed Science Research Facilities Funding Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/35

     3,960,000      4,253,080
     

 

      16,335,767
     

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 9.02%

     

Anoka County Capital Improvement

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/22

     500,000      515,540

Brainerd Independent School District No. 181

     

(School Building) Series A 4.00% 2/1/23

     5,990,000      6,120,402

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Independent School District No. 191

     

(Alternative Facilities)

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/28

     920,000      993,747

Series A 4.00% 2/1/29

     1,800,000      1,939,572

Chaska Independent School District No. 112

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/27

     1,905,000      2,242,013

Duluth

     

(DECC Improvement)

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/32

     1,000,000      1,154,400

Series A 5.00% 2/1/33

     3,585,000      4,124,829

Duluth Independent School District No. 709

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/27

     160,000      170,962

Series A 4.00% 2/1/28

     1,250,000      1,327,487

Edina Independent School District No. 273

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/27

     3,000,000      3,494,130

Farmington Independent School District No. 192

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/25

     3,775,000      4,335,512

Hennepin County

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/26

     1,885,000      2,274,516

Series A 5.00% 12/1/36

     940,000      1,101,013

Series B 5.00% 12/1/30

     1,000,000      1,183,220

Series C 5.00% 12/1/28

     1,500,000      1,845,090

Series C 5.00% 12/1/30

     1,245,000      1,473,109

Metropolitan Council General Obligation Wastewater Revenue (Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area)

     

Series C 4.00% 3/1/31

     3,120,000      3,366,979

Series C 4.00% 3/1/32

     3,225,000      3,461,844

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

Mounds View Independent School District No. 621

     

(Minnesota School District Credit Enhancement Program) Series A 4.00% 2/1/43

     3,000,000      $        3,101,940

St. Michael-Albertville Independent School District No. 885

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/27

     1,865,000      2,181,808

Wayzata Independent School District No. 284

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/28

     1,950,000      2,327,033
     

 

      48,735,146
     

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 17.62%

     

Anoka Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project)

     

Series A 7.00% 11/1/40-19§

     1,000,000      1,094,360

Series A 7.00% 11/1/46-19§

     1,220,000      1,335,119

Anoka Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(Senior Homestead Anoka Project)

     

Series B 6.875% 11/1/34-19§

     2,015,000      2,206,284

Dakota & Washington Counties Housing & Redevelopment

     

Authority Single Family Residential Mortgage Revenue

     

(City of Anoka) 8.45% 9/1/19 (GNMA) (AMT)

     9,000,000      9,885,870

(City of Bloomington)

     

Series B 8.375% 9/1/21 (GNMA) (AMT)

     14,115,000      16,927,837

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 6.625% 11/15/28-18§

     3,000,000      3,109,170

Series B 6.50% 11/15/38-18 (AGC)§

     175,000      181,279

Minneapolis Revenue

     

(National Marrow Donor Program Project)

     

4.875% 8/1/25-18§

     6,430,000      6,523,171

Minnesota Colleges & Universities Revenue Fund

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28-18§

     3,000,000      3,064,830

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(University of St. Thomas) Series 7-A 5.00% 10/1/39-19§

     2,000,000      2,107,300

Rochester Healthcare & Housing Revenue

     

(Samaritan Bethany Project) Series A 7.375% 12/1/41-19§

     5,220,000      5,720,963

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project)

     

5.375% 5/1/31-19 (AGC)§

     1,000,000      1,044,280

5.50% 5/1/39-19 (AGC)§

     6,000,000      6,274,320

St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Park Nicollet Health Services)

     

5.75% 7/1/39-19§

     12,025,000      12,693,831

Series C 5.75% 7/1/30-18§

     2,035,000      2,065,057

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Hospital Facility Revenue

     

(Healtheast Care System Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/29-25§

     910,000      $        1,077,567

Series A 5.00% 11/15/30-25§

     670,000      793,374

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Parking Facilities Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/30-18§

     1,870,000      1,935,637

Series B 5.00% 8/1/35-18§

     1,500,000      1,552,650

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.25% 12/1/29-20§

     1,850,000      2,024,455

Series A 5.50% 7/1/21

     12,500,000      13,562,250
     

 

      95,179,604
     

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 1.50%

     

Minneapolis Development Revenue

     

(Limited Tax Supported Common Bond Fund)

     

Series 2-A 6.00% 12/1/40

     3,000,000      3,319,950

Minneapolis Revenue

     

(YMCA Greater Twin Cities Project) 4.00% 6/1/30

     250,000      264,015

St. Paul Sales Tax Revenue

     

Series G 5.00% 11/1/30

     655,000      742,875

Series G 5.00% 11/1/31

     1,500,000      1,699,290

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority

     

(Matching Fund Senior Lien) 5.00% 10/1/29 (AGM)

     2,000,000      2,090,960
     

 

      8,117,090
     

 

State General Obligation Bonds – 10.06%

     

Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/27

     7,590,000      8,922,804

Series A 5.00% 8/1/29

     2,500,000      2,918,675

Series A 5.00% 10/1/33

     500,000      596,965

Series A Unrefunded Balance 5.00% 10/1/24

     4,555,000      5,049,810

Series A Unrefunded Balance 5.00% 10/1/27

     5,200,000      5,749,640

Series D 5.00% 8/1/26

     6,000,000      7,176,960

Series D 5.00% 8/1/27

     2,500,000      2,975,725

(State Trunk Highway) Series B 5.00% 10/1/29

     5,000,000      5,521,200

(Various Purposes)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/25

     5,545,000      6,450,887

Series A 5.00% 8/1/30

     4,200,000      4,829,328

Series A 5.00% 8/1/32

     2,755,000      3,157,258

Series A Unrefunded Balance 4.00% 8/1/27

     955,000      1,030,254
     

 

      54,379,506
     

 

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 3.60%

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

     

Senior

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/28

     1,250,000      $        1,324,237

Series C 5.00% 1/1/29

     350,000      412,860

Series C 5.00% 1/1/33

     850,000      985,991

Series C 5.00% 1/1/36

     600,000      690,954

Series C 5.00% 1/1/41

     600,000      687,948

Series C 5.00% 1/1/46

     1,595,000      1,815,589

Subordinate

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/35

     1,000,000      1,113,570

Series B 5.00% 1/1/26

     575,000      634,265

Series B 5.00% 1/1/27

     1,160,000      1,278,656

Series B 5.00% 1/1/28

     2,750,000      3,029,180

Series B 5.00% 1/1/29

     120,000      132,089

Series B 5.00% 1/1/30

     1,675,000      1,828,933

Series B 5.00% 1/1/31

     1,750,000      1,908,813

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Parking Enterprise) Series A 3.125% 8/1/34

     250,000      238,063

St. Paul Port Authority Revenue

     

(Amherst H. Wilder Foundation) Series 3 5.00% 12/1/36

     3,200,000      3,383,904
     

 

      19,465,052
     

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 2.54%

     

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

     

5.00% 7/1/40

     1,930,000      2,091,464

5.00% 1/1/46

     1,670,000      1,789,689

Metropolitan Council Waste Water Treatment Revenue

     

Series B 4.00% 9/1/27

     2,400,000      2,558,544

Series B 5.00% 9/1/25

     2,000,000      2,252,240

Series E 5.00% 9/1/23

     2,000,000      2,259,580

Minnesota Public Facilities Authority

     

Series B 4.00% 3/1/26

     2,500,000      2,789,500
     

 

      13,741,017
     

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $523,185,001)

      535,719,299
     

 

               

Short-Term Investments – 0.33%

             

Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.33%¤

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series B-1

     

1.09% 11/15/35 (LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     1,000,000      1,000,000

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Short-Term Investments (continued)

                 

Variable Rate Demand Notes¤ (Continued)

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Revenue

     

(Children’s Hospitals & Clinics) Series A-II

     

1.09% 8/15/37 (AGM) (SPA – US Bank N.A.)

     800,000      $ 800,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,800,000)

        1,800,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 99.48%
(cost $524,985,001)

      $     537,519,299  
     

 

 

 

 

# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Feb. 28, 2018, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $9,942,651, which represents 1.84% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤ Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Feb. 28, 2018.

 

§ Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

° Principal amount shown is stated in US dollars unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

^ Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the yield at the time of purchase.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation collateral

FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association collateral

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association collateral

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

NATL – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

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

 

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Schedules of investments

 

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

   February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds – 98.81%

                 

Corporate Revenue Bond – 0.92%

     

Laurentian Energy Authority I Cogeneration Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/21

     615,000      $         605,658  

St. Paul Port Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue

     

(Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Project) Series 7 144A

     

4.50% 10/1/37 (AMT)#

     255,000        239,488  
     

 

 

 
        845,146  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 11.23%

     

Bethel Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Spectrum High School Project) Series A 4.00% 7/1/32

     425,000        428,944  

Brooklyn Park Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Prairie Seeds Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 3/1/34

     485,000        496,495  

Cologne Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Cologne Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/29

     305,000        322,980  

Forest Lake Charter School Lease Revenue Fund

     

(Lakes International Language Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.50% 8/1/36

     420,000        447,888  

Hugo Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Noble Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/29

     530,000        560,873  

Minneapolis Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Hiawatha Academies Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/31

     500,000        517,620  

Minneapolis Student Housing Revenue

     

(Riverton Community Housing Project) 5.25% 8/1/39

     525,000        539,054  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Bethel University) 5.00% 5/1/32

     525,000        584,950  

(Carleton College) 5.00% 3/1/34

     275,000        319,264  

(Gustavus Adolphus College)

     

5.00% 10/1/34

     435,000        494,160  

5.00% 10/1/35

     555,000        628,532  

(St. Catherine University) Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/22

     425,000        469,931  

(St. Johns University) Series 8-I 5.00% 10/1/31

     130,000        146,570  

(St. Olaf College)

     

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/31

     125,000        143,371  

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/32

     125,000        142,999  

(St. Scholastica College) Series H 5.125% 12/1/30

     1,000,000        1,046,840  

(Trustees of The Hamline University) Series B 5.00% 10/1/38

     420,000        456,275  

(University of St. Thomas) Series 7-U 4.00% 4/1/26

     1,400,000        1,492,008  

Rice County Educational Facilities Revenue

     

(Shattuck-St. Mary’s School) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/22 #

     325,000        345,004  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Academia Cesar Chavez School Project) Series A 5.25% 7/1/50

     340,000      $        311,882

(Great River School Project) Series A 144A

     

5.25% 7/1/33 #

     140,000      144,047

(Twin Cities Academy Project) Series A 5.30% 7/1/45

     260,000      266,804
     

 

          10,306,491
     

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 10.28%

     

Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

     

(Brookings Twin Cities Transmission Project)

     

Series E 5.00% 1/1/21

     1,095,000      1,184,615

Series E 5.00% 1/1/23

     1,000,000      1,102,290

Chaska Electric Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28

     250,000      284,397

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/29

     500,000      572,790

Series A 5.00% 10/1/30

     240,000      274,315

Northern Municipal Power Agency Electric System Revenue

     

5.00% 1/1/29

     150,000      171,581

5.00% 1/1/30

     235,000      269,446

5.00% 1/1/31

     350,000      397,208

Series A 5.00% 1/1/25

     200,000      222,612

Rochester Electric Utility Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/28

     300,000      351,894

Series A 5.00% 12/1/29

     500,000      584,375

Series A 5.00% 12/1/31

     575,000      668,156

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/42

     325,000      370,169

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Energy Revenue

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/30

     425,000      444,274

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/33

     2,250,000      2,532,533
     

 

      9,430,655
     

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 25.61%

     

Anoka Healthcare & Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project) 5.375% 11/1/34

     270,000      284,089

Apple Valley Senior Living Revenue

     

(Senior Living LLC Project)

     

3rd Tier Series C 4.25% 1/1/27

     500,000      499,975

3rd Tier Series C 5.00% 1/1/32

     420,000      423,465

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Center City Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Project)

     

5.00% 11/1/24

     600,000      $        705,618

Dakota County Community Development Agency Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Walker Highview Hills Project) Series A 144A

     

5.00% 8/1/36 #

     480,000      484,138

Duluth Economic Development Authority

     

(St. Luke’s Hospital Authority Obligation Group)

     

5.75% 6/15/32

     750,000      820,327

Fergus Falls Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Lake Region Health Care) 4.75% 8/1/25

     500,000      500,895

Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Glencoe Regional Health Services Project)

     

4.00% 4/1/26

     270,000      277,987

Hayward Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(American Baptist Homes Midwest Obligated Group)

     

4.25% 8/1/24

     675,000      679,124

(St. John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea)

     

5.375% 10/1/44

     300,000      298,095

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

4.00% 5/1/37

     500,000      504,560

5.00% 5/1/28

     1,000,000      1,158,290

(North Memorial Health Care) 5.00% 9/1/31

     320,000      354,304

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/33

     500,000      564,995

Series A 5.00% 11/15/34

     500,000      563,170

Series B Unrefunded Balance 6.50% 11/15/38 (AGC)

     700,000      723,002

Minneapolis Senior Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(Ecumen-Abiitan Mill City Project) 5.00% 11/1/35

     530,000      545,503

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A 5.00% 11/15/27

     1,205,000      1,428,383

(Children’s Health Care) Series A 5.25% 8/15/25

     1,000,000      1,072,650

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board Revenue

     

(Essenthia Remarketing) Series C-1

     

5.50% 2/15/25 (AGC)

     2,500,000      2,669,975

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Mayo Clinic) Series C 4.50% 11/15/38

     925,000      1,013,698

(Olmsted Medical Center Project) 5.125% 7/1/20

     630,000      661,475

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Country Manor Campus Project) Series A 5.00% 9/1/21

     1,050,000      $        1,132,992

Sauk Rapids Health Care Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(Good Shepherd Lutheran Home) 5.125% 1/1/39

     575,000      580,221

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project) Unrefunded Balance

     

5.125% 5/1/30

     360,000      382,046

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A-2 5.25% 11/15/28

     975,000      1,029,444

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/43

     370,000      376,094

Series A 5.00% 11/15/47

     275,000      307,953

(Health Partners Obligation Group Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/32

     1,500,000      1,678,230

5.00% 7/1/33

     200,000      223,210

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Senior Episcopal Homes Project) 5.00% 5/1/33

     500,000      507,920

West St. Paul, Housing and Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Walker Westwood Ridge Campus Project)

     

5.00% 11/1/37

     500,000      519,640

Woodbury Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(St. Therese of Woodbury) 5.00% 12/1/34

     500,000      518,500
     

 

      23,489,968
     

 

Housing Revenue Bonds – 0.31%

     

Northwest Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Pooled Housing Program) 5.50% 7/1/45

     285,000      284,390
     

 

      284,390
     

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 6.79%

     

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,100,000      1,226,951

Series A 5.00% 6/1/43

     715,000      794,558

Series B 5.00% 3/1/27

     1,000,000      1,109,820

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

     

(Housing Infrastructure) Series C 5.00% 8/1/36

     1,000,000      1,137,120

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Minnesota Public Radio) 5.00% 12/1/25

     1,000,000      1,077,820

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Virginia Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facility Lease Revenue

     

5.25% 10/1/25

     880,000      $         881,883  
     

 

 

 
        6,228,152  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 8.24%

     

Duluth Independent School District No. 709

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/28

     250,000        265,497  

Hennepin County

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/26

     1,000,000        1,206,640  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/36

     2,125,000        2,488,991  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/30

     1,500,000        1,774,830  

Metropolitan Council General Obligation Wastewater Revenue

     

(Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Area)

     

Series C 4.00% 3/1/31

     565,000        609,725  

Series C 4.00% 3/1/32

     585,000        627,962  

St. Michael-Albertville Independent School District No. 885

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/27

     500,000        584,935  
     

 

 

 
        7,558,580  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 14.83%

     

Anoka Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(Senior Homestead Anoka Project) Series B 6.875% 11/1/34-19§

     750,000        821,197  

Mankato Independent School District No. 77

     

(School Building) Series A 4.125% 2/1/22

     1,000,000        1,021,430  

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services) Series A 6.625% 11/15/28-18§

     1,500,000        1,554,585  

Minnesota Colleges & Universities Revenue Fund

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28-18§

     1,000,000        1,021,610  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(St. Johns University)

     

Series 6-U 4.40% 10/1/21-18§

     325,000        330,805  

Series 6-U 4.50% 10/1/23-18§

     265,000        269,887  

Rochester Healthcare & Housing Revenue

     

(Samaritan Bethany Project) Series A 6.875% 12/1/29-19§

     950,000        1,033,039  

St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Park Nicollet Health Services) 5.50% 7/1/29-19§

     1,000,000        1,052,340  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A-2 5.25% 11/15/28-19§

     1,025,000        1,088,284  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Gillette Children’s Specialty Project) 5.00% 2/1/27-19§

     1,000,000      $       1,032,010  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Hospital Revenue

     

(Healtheast Care System Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/29-25§

     165,000        195,383  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/30-25§

     120,000        142,097  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/23-20§

     1,000,000        1,087,620  

Series A 5.25% 12/1/28-20§

     750,000        820,725  

Series D 5.00% 12/1/26-21§

     1,000,000        1,115,430  

White Bear Lake Independent School District No. 624

     

(Alternative Facilities) Series B 4.75% 2/1/22-18§

     1,000,000        1,014,390  
     

 

 

 
        13,600,832  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 0.61%

     

Minneapolis Revenue

     

(YMCA Greater Twin Cities Project) 4.00% 6/1/27

     100,000        107,633  

St. Paul Sales Tax Revenue

     

Series G 5.00% 11/1/28

     400,000        456,536  
     

 

 

 
        564,169  
     

 

 

 

State General Obligation Bonds – 13.00%

     

Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/27

     1,610,000        1,892,716  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/26

     4,500,000        5,382,720  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/27

     1,500,000        1,785,435  

(State Trunk Highway) Series B 5.00% 10/1/22

     400,000        444,336  

(Various Purposes)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/32

     1,120,000        1,283,531  

Series F 5.00% 10/1/22

     1,000,000        1,133,010  
     

 

 

 
        11,921,748  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 6.24%

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

     

Senior Series B 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,027,580  

Subordinate

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/26

     710,000        783,180  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/31

     750,000        818,063  

Series D 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,057,720  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Parking Enterprise)

     

Series A 4.00% 8/1/26

     450,000        489,375  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Parking Enterprise)

     

Series A 4.00% 8/1/27

     545,000      $         588,120  

Series A 4.00% 8/1/28

     350,000        375,512  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/25

     500,000        584,470  
     

 

 

 
        5,724,020  
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 0.75%

     

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

     

5.00% 7/1/35

     330,000        360,849  

5.00% 1/1/46

     305,000        326,858  
     

 

 

 
        687,707  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $88,938,518)

        90,641,858  
     

 

 

 
     

Short-Term Investment – 0.27%

                 

Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.27%¤

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

Health Care Facilities Revenue (SPA – US Bank N.A.)

     

(Children’s Hospitals & Clinics) Series A-II 1.09% 8/15/37 (AGM)

     250,000        250,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment (cost $250,000)

        250,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 99.08%
(cost $89,188,518)

      $ 90,891,858  
     

 

 

 

 

# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Feb. 28, 2018, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $1,212,677, which represents 1.32% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤ Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Feb. 28, 2018.

 

§ Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

° Principal amount shown is stated in US dollars unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

  Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at Feb. 28, 2018. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their description above. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on

 

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current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

N.A. – National Association

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

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

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund    February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds – 99.04%

                 

Corporate Revenue Bonds – 1.83%

     

Laurentian Energy Authority I Cogeneration Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/21

     1,435,000      $       1,413,202  

St. Paul Port Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue

     

(Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Project)

     

Series 7 144A 4.50% 10/1/37 (AMT)#

     1,920,000        1,803,206  
     

 

 

 
        3,216,408  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 20.80%

     

Bethel Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Spectrum High School Project) Series A 4.00% 7/1/37

     750,000        746,963  

Brooklyn Park Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Prairie Seeds Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 3/1/39

     1,270,000        1,283,462  

Cologne Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Cologne Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     250,000        257,660  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/45

     230,000        230,478  

Deephaven Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Eagle Ridge Academy Project) Series A 5.50% 7/1/50

     1,000,000        1,059,870  

Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Public Schools Academy) Series A 5.875% 11/1/40

     1,000,000        1,027,710  

Forest Lake Charter School Lease Revenue Fund

     

(Lakes International Language Academy)

     

Series A 5.75% 8/1/44

     585,000        626,734  

Ham Lake Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Davinci Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/36

     235,000        238,504  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     710,000        713,316  

(Parnassus Preparatory School Project) Series A 5.00% 11/1/47

     650,000        653,588  

Hugo Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Noble Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     165,000        170,316  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/44

     495,000        497,064  

Minneapolis Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Hiawatha Academies Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/36

     1,000,000        1,004,250  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     800,000        789,040  

Minneapolis Student Housing Revenue

     

(Riverton Community Housing Project) 5.25% 8/1/39

     800,000        821,416  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Bethel University) 5.00% 5/1/47

     1,500,000        1,632,060  

(Carleton College) 4.00% 3/1/37

     635,000        663,315  

(Gustavus Adolphus College) 5.00% 10/1/47

     750,000        837,000  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Minneapolis College of Art & Design)

     

4.00% 5/1/24

     250,000      $         265,933  

4.00% 5/1/25

     200,000        209,780  

4.00% 5/1/26

     100,000        104,155  

(St. Catherine University)

     

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/25

     325,000        360,747  

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/26

     280,000        308,112  

(St. John’s University) Series 8-I 5.00% 10/1/34

     215,000        240,247  

(St. Olaf College)

     

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/31

     205,000        235,129  

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/32

     205,000        234,518  

Series 8-N 4.00% 10/1/34

     800,000        845,208  

Series 8-N 4.00% 10/1/35

     590,000        621,535  

(St. Scholastica College) Series H 5.125% 12/1/40

     750,000        768,900  

(Trustees of the Hamline University of Minnesota)

     

Series B 5.00% 10/1/37

     300,000        326,370  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/39

     770,000        835,920  

(University of St. Thomas) Series A 4.00% 10/1/35

     400,000        417,808  

Otsego Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Kaleidoscope Charter School) Series A 5.00% 9/1/44

     1,435,000        1,446,867  

Rice County Educational Facilities Revenue

     

(Shattuck-St. Mary’s School) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/22 #

     870,000        923,549  

St. Cloud Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Stride Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 4/1/46

     750,000        480,435  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Academia Cesar Chavez School Project) Series A 5.25% 7/1/50

     1,750,000        1,605,275  

(Great River School Project) Series A 144A 5.50% 7/1/52 #

     265,000        271,585  

(Hmong College Preparatory Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.75% 9/1/46

     500,000        513,055  

Series A 6.00% 9/1/51

     500,000        518,505  

(Nova Classical Academy Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 9/1/36

     1,270,000        1,240,752  

Series A 4.125% 9/1/47

     500,000        485,450  

(St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists) Series A 4.625% 3/1/43

     445,000        428,090  

(Twin Cities Academy Project) Series A 5.375% 7/1/50

     1,500,000        1,538,685  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/34

     2,115,000        2,447,711  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 9/1/40

     900,000      $         1,042,956  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/41

     1,370,000        1,585,172  

(State Supported Stadium Debt) Series A 5.00% 8/1/26

     2,500,000        2,944,575  
     

 

 

 
        36,499,770  
     

 

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 8.74%

     

Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

     

(Brookings Twin Cities Transmission Project)

     

5.00% 1/1/42

     1,500,000        1,604,370  

Chaska Electric Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28

     350,000        398,157  

Hutchinson Utilities Commission Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/22

     490,000        555,057  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/26

     360,000        401,062  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue

     

5.00% 10/1/27

     165,000        189,128  

5.00% 10/1/47

     745,000        833,633  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28

     500,000        571,490  

Northern Municipal Power Agency Electric System Revenue

     

5.00% 1/1/26

     500,000        579,515  

5.00% 1/1/28

     500,000        573,815  

5.00% 1/1/29

     470,000        537,619  

5.00% 1/1/33

     225,000        255,191  

5.00% 1/1/34

     200,000        226,016  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/24

     335,000        375,304  

Rochester Electric Utility Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/34

     450,000        517,279  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/35

     500,000        573,925  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/36

     520,000        595,592  

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/41

     400,000        447,156  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Energy Revenue

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/32

     800,000        830,320  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/30

     500,000        565,385  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/33

     1,750,000        1,969,748  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/34

     450,000        505,215  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/40

     2,000,000        2,230,540  
     

 

 

 
        15,335,517  
     

 

 

 

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 27.72%

     

Anoka Healthcare & Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project) 5.125% 11/1/49

     400,000      $         408,684  

Anoka Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Fridley Medical Center Project) Series A 6.875% 5/1/40

     1,000,000        1,032,120  

Apple Valley Senior Living Revenue

     

(Senior Living LLC Project)

     

2nd Tier Series B 5.00% 1/1/47

     525,000        541,753  

4th Tier Series D 7.00% 1/1/37

     515,000        514,397  

4th Tier Series D 7.25% 1/1/52

     1,500,000        1,513,380  

Breckenridge Catholic Health Initiatives

     

Series A 5.00% 5/1/30

     1,775,000        1,790,371  

Brooklyn Center Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Sanctuary at Brooklyn Center Project) Series A 5.50% 11/1/35

     750,000        751,515  

City of West St. Paul Minnesota

     

(Walker Westwood Ridge Campus Project)

     

5.00% 11/1/49

     1,500,000        1,537,320  

Cloquet Housing Facilities

     

(HADC Cloquet Project) Series A 5.00% 8/1/48

     850,000        862,741  

Dakota County Community Development Agency Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Walker Highview Hills Project) Series A 144A

     

5.00% 8/1/51 #

     870,000        861,587  

Deephaven Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(St. Therese Senior Living Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/38

     335,000        337,224  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/40

     315,000        316,811  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/48

     185,000        185,403  

Duluth Economic Development Authority

     

(St. Luke’s Hospital Authority Obligation Group)

     

5.75% 6/15/32

     750,000        820,327  

6.00% 6/15/39

     1,000,000        1,107,880  

Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Glencoe Regional Health Services Project)

     

4.00% 4/1/31

     185,000        188,556  

Hayward Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(American Baptist Homes Midwest Obligated Group)

     

5.375% 8/1/34

     750,000        761,535  

(St. John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea)

     

5.375% 10/1/44

     450,000        447,143  

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

4.00% 5/1/37

     1,155,000        1,165,534  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

5.00% 5/1/26

     1,300,000      $         1,506,362  

5.00% 5/1/29

     500,000        575,260  

(North Memorial Health Care) 5.00% 9/1/30

     610,000        677,521  

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/33

     500,000        564,995  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/34

     500,000        563,170  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/44

     1,000,000        1,109,720  

Series B Unrefunded Balance 6.50% 11/15/38 (AGC)

     210,000        216,901  

Minneapolis Senior Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(Ecumen-Abiitan Mill City Project) 5.375% 11/1/50

     1,700,000        1,761,421  

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A 5.00% 11/15/29

     415,000        483,475  

Oak Park Heights Housing Revenue

     

(Oakgreen Commons Project) 7.00% 8/1/45

     1,500,000        1,549,095  

Oakdale Senior Housing

     

(Oak Meadows Project) 5.00% 4/1/34

     500,000        506,955  

Rochester Health Care & Housing Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Rochester Project)

     

Series A 5.25% 12/1/23

     175,000        194,465  

Series A 6.875% 12/1/48

     800,000        904,712  

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Mayo Clinic) 4.00% 11/15/41

     1,790,000        1,826,194  

(Olmsted Medical Center Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/22

     350,000        391,552  

5.00% 7/1/27

     245,000        273,516  

5.00% 7/1/28

     225,000        250,533  

Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Country Manor Campus Project) Series A 5.25% 9/1/22

     1,080,000        1,205,107  

Sauk Rapids Health Care Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(Good Shepherd Lutheran Home) 5.125% 1/1/39

     825,000        832,491  

Shakopee Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(St. Francis Regional Medical Center)

     

4.00% 9/1/31

     130,000        134,667  

5.00% 9/1/34

     105,000        114,592  

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project)

     

Unrefunded Balance 5.125% 5/1/30

     15,000        15,919  

Series A 4.00% 5/1/37

     1,440,000        1,498,061  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/43

     645,000      $        655,623

Series A 5.00% 11/15/47

     485,000      543,118

(Health Partners Obligation Group Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 7/1/33

     1,320,000      1,365,857

Series A 5.00% 7/1/29

     1,000,000      1,131,400

Series A 5.00% 7/1/32

     900,000      1,006,938

Series A 5.00% 7/1/33

     1,540,000      1,718,717

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Senior Episcopal Homes Project)

     

5.125% 5/1/48

     1,700,000      1,701,020

Series A 5.15% 11/1/42

     775,000      777,240

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Marian Center Project) Series A 5.375% 5/1/43

     1,000,000      952,910

Twin Valley Congregate Housing Revenue

     

(Living Options Project) 5.95% 11/1/28

     1,825,000      1,825,073

Victoria Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Augustana Emerald Care Project) 5.00% 8/1/39

     1,500,000      1,531,995

Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Folkestone Senior Living Community)

     

Series A 5.50% 11/1/32

     260,000      271,380

Series A 5.75% 11/1/39

     590,000      616,172

Series A 6.00% 5/1/47

     920,000      962,329

Woodbury Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(St. Therese of Woodbury) 5.25% 12/1/49

     1,250,000      1,294,375
     

 

      48,655,112
     

 

Housing Revenue Bonds – 1.48%

     

Minneapolis Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Olson Townhomes Project) 6.00% 12/1/19 (AMT)

     440,000      440,911

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing Finance Board Single Family Mortgage-Backed Securities Program

     

(City Living Project) Series A-2

     

5.00% 12/1/38 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC) (AMT)

     12,730      12,752

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency State Appropriation

     

(Housing Infrastructure) Series C 5.00% 8/1/33

     100,000      114,092

Northwest Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Pooled Housing Program) 5.50% 7/1/45

     1,275,000      1,272,271

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Housing Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Stillwater Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Orleans Homes Project) 5.50% 2/1/42 (AMT)

     750,000      $        750,075
     

 

      2,590,101
     

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 2.82%

     

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,750,000      1,951,967

Series A 5.00% 6/1/43

     1,000,000      1,111,270

Series B 5.00% 3/1/21

     250,000      273,933

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency State Appropriation

     

(Housing Infrastructure) Series C 5.00% 8/1/32

     1,415,000      1,617,090
     

 

      4,954,260
     

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 11.02%

     

Chaska Independent School District No. 112

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/28

     2,240,000      2,624,003

Duluth General Obligation Entertainment Convention Center Improvement

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/34

     1,000,000      1,146,760

Duluth Independent School District No. 709

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/27

     440,000      470,144

Edina Independent School District No. 273

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/27

     1,355,000      1,578,182

Foley Independent School District No. 51

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/21

     1,105,000      1,108,293

Hennepin County

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/26

     750,000      904,980

Series A 5.00% 12/1/36

     1,500,000      1,756,935

Series C 5.00% 12/1/37

     2,500,000      2,921,875

Mahtomedi Independent School District No. 832

     

(School Building)

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/28

     1,000,000      1,150,270

Series A 5.00% 2/1/29

     1,000,000      1,143,470

Series A 5.00% 2/1/30

     445,000      507,042

Series A 5.00% 2/1/31

     1,000,000      1,136,050

Metropolitan Council General Obligation Wastewater Revenue

     

(Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Area)

     

Series C 4.00% 3/1/31

     965,000      1,041,389

Series C 4.00% 3/1/32

     1,000,000      1,073,440

Wayzata Independent School District No. 284

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/28

     650,000      775,677
     

 

      19,338,510
     

 

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 10.82%

     

Anoka Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project) Series A 7.00% 11/1/46-19§

     1,650,000      $        1,805,694

Deephaven Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Eagle Ridge Academy Project) Series A 5.50% 7/1/43-23§

     500,000      585,020

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 6.625% 11/15/28-18§

     1,900,000      1,969,141

Series B 6.50% 11/15/38-18 (AGC)§

     40,000      41,435

Minnesota 911 Services Revenue

     

(Public Safety Radio Communication System Project)

     

5.00% 6/1/24-18 (AGC)§

     1,000,000      1,009,130

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(St. John’s University) Series 6-U 4.75% 10/1/33-18§

     825,000      841,401

(University of St. Thomas) Series 7-A 5.00% 10/1/39-19§

     1,000,000      1,053,650

Rochester Healthcare & Housing Revenue

     

(Samaritan Bethany Project)

     

Series A 6.875% 12/1/29-19§

     1,000,000      1,087,410

Series A 7.375% 12/1/41-19§

     375,000      410,989

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project)

     

5.50% 5/1/39-19 (AGC)§

     1,500,000      1,568,580

St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Park Nicollet Health Services) 5.75% 7/1/39-19§

     2,005,000      2,116,518

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Nova Classical Academy Project) Series A 6.625% 9/1/42-21§

     1,500,000      1,740,375

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Hospital Facility Revenue

     

(Healtheast Care System Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/29-25§

     275,000      325,639

Series A 5.00% 11/15/30-25§

     205,000      242,749

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.125% 4/1/34-19§

     1,000,000      1,039,140

Series A 5.25% 12/1/28-20§

     1,500,000      1,641,450

White Bear Lake Independent School District No. 624

     

(Alternative Facilities) Series B 4.75% 2/1/22-18§

     1,500,000      1,521,585
     

 

      18,999,906
     

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 1.58%

     

Minneapolis Revenue

     

(YMCA Greater Twin Cities Project) 4.00% 6/1/31

     250,000      262,535

 

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

             

Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minneapolis Tax Increment Revenue

     

(Giant Park Project)

     

4.00% 3/1/27

     200,000      $          204,684

4.00% 3/1/30

     260,000      263,765

(Village of St. Anthony Falls Project)

     

4.00% 3/1/24

     700,000      714,630

4.00% 3/1/27

     650,000      644,670

St. Paul Sales Tax Revenue

     

Series G 5.00% 11/1/28

     600,000      684,804
     

 

      2,775,088
     

 

State General Obligation Bonds – 7.39%

     

Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/24

     500,000      583,965

Series A 5.00% 8/1/27

     2,175,000      2,556,930

Series A 5.00% 8/1/29

     1,000,000      1,167,470

Series A 5.00% 10/1/33

     2,500,000      2,984,825

Series A Unrefunded Balance 5.00% 10/1/24

     985,000      1,092,001

Series D 5.00% 8/1/26

     1,000,000      1,196,160

Series D 5.00% 8/1/27

     1,000,000      1,190,290

(Various Purposes) Series A 5.00% 8/1/32

     1,915,000      2,194,609
     

 

      12,966,250
     

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 3.22%

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

     

Senior

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/32

     1,245,000      1,448,408

Series C 5.00% 1/1/46

     185,000      210,585

Subordinate

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/22

     1,000,000      1,085,010

Series A 5.00% 1/1/32

     500,000      559,635

Series B 5.00% 1/1/29

     2,130,000      2,344,576
     

 

      5,648,214
     

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 1.62%

     

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

     

5.00% 7/1/37

     575,000      625,922

5.00% 1/1/46

     515,000      551,910

Minnesota Public Facilities Authority

     

Series B 4.00% 3/1/26

     1,500,000      1,673,700
     

 

      2,851,532
     

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $172,146,757)

          173,830,668
     

 

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)

Short-Term Investment – 0.16%

             

Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.16%¤

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

Health Care Facilities Revenue (Allina Health System)

     

Series B-2

     

1.09% 11/15/35 (LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     275,000      $            275,000
     

 

Total Short-Term Investment (cost $275,000)

      275,000
     

 

Total Value of Securities – 99.20%
(cost $172,421,757)

      $    174,105,668
     

 

 

# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Feb. 28, 2018, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $3,859,927, which represents 2.20% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤ Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Feb. 28, 2018.

 

§ Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

° Principal amount shown is stated in US dollars unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation collateral

FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association collateral

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association collateral

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

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

 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    

Delaware

Tax-Free

    Minnesota    

Fund

   

Delaware

Tax-Free

Minnesota

    Intermediate    

Fund

   

Delaware

Minnesota

High-Yield

Municipal

    Bond Fund    

 

Assets:

      

Investments, at value1

     $535,719,299       $90,641,858       $173,830,668  

Short-term investments, at value2

     1,800,000       250,000       275,000  

Cash

     57,960       113,451       13,872  

Interest receivable

     6,672,101       951,588       2,111,927  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     806,512             343,567  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     545,055,872       91,956,897       176,575,034  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

      

Payable for securities purchased

     3,120,480              

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     828,888       56,567       771,089  

Distribution payable

     269,753       40,249       85,391  

Investment management fees payable to affiliates

     185,836       30,907       59,846  

Other accrued expenses

     163,198       51,918       73,119  

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

     114,602       15,871       42,490  

Audit and tax fees payable

     21,614       21,614       21,614  

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to affiliates

     8,119       1,390       2,654  

Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates

     1,884       577       822  

Legal fees payable to affiliates

     1,612       851       246  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable to affiliates

     1,338       229       436  

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses payable to affiliates

     397       67       130  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,717,721       220,240       1,057,837  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

     $540,338,151       $91,736,657       $175,517,197  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

     $528,443,939       $90,103,360       $177,641,640  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (208,794     (702     (33,087

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (431,292     (69,341     (3,775,267

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     12,534,298       1,703,340       1,683,911  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

     $540,338,151       $91,736,657       $175,517,197  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Delaware

Tax-Free

Minnesota

Fund

   

Delaware

Tax-Free

Minnesota

Intermediate

Fund

   

Delaware

Minnesota

High-Yield

Municipal

Bond Fund

 

Net Asset Value

      

Class A:

      

Net assets

   $ 403,935,392     $ 63,461,077     $ 95,495,264  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     33,192,530       5,853,183       8,976,428  

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.17     $ 10.84     $ 10.64  

Sales charge

     4.50     2.75     4.50

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

   $ 12.74     $ 11.15     $ 11.14  

Class C:

      

Net assets

   $ 47,430,529     $ 10,997,558     $ 31,524,411  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     3,885,013       1,012,225       2,957,442  

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.21     $ 10.86     $ 10.66  

Institutional Class:

      

Net assets

   $ 88,972,230     $ 17,278,022     $ 48,497,522  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     7,312,545       1,592,977       4,560,124  

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.17     $ 10.85     $ 10.64  

    

                                     

      

1Investments, at cost

   $ 523,185,001     $ 88,938,518     $ 172,146,757  

2Short-term investments, at cost

     1,800,000       250,000       275,000  

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

 

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Statements of operations

Six months ended February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

              Delaware        Delaware  
     Delaware        Tax-Free        Minnesota  
     Tax-Free        Minnesota        High-Yield  
     Minnesota        Intermediate        Municipal  
     Fund        Fund        Bond Fund  

Investment Income:

            

Interest

   $  10,551,833        $  1,665,383        $  3,394,687  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses:

            

Management fees

     1,502,319          238,397          483,203  

Distribution expenses — Class A

     517,186          82,848          121,290  

Distribution expenses — Class C

     244,690          56,689          157,361  

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

     199,041          38,205          71,881  

Accounting and administration expenses

     64,071          22,969          30,202  

Registration fees

     33,815          15,174          14,383  

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses

     27,187          7,085          5,649  

Legal fees

     26,446          5,277          8,151  

Audit and tax fees

     21,757          21,757          21,757  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     11,189          1,947          3,544  

Custodian fees

     6,442          1,880          2,023  

Other

     23,718          11,357          16,175  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     2,677,861          503,585          935,619  

Less expenses waived

     (259,686        (34,343        (93,788

Less waived distribution expenses — Class A

              (33,139         

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (1,267        (439        (719
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,416,908          435,664          841,112  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     8,134,925          1,229,719          2,553,575  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

            

Net realized gain (loss)

     335,941          109,883          (2,628

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (14,303,780        (2,555,740        (3,916,441
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

     (13,967,839        (2,445,857        (3,919,069
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (5,832,914      $ (1,216,138      $ (1,365,494
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

     Six months        
     ended        
     2/28/18     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/17  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $         8,134,925     $         17,071,341  

Net realized gain

     335,941       3,679,670  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (14,303,780     (18,824,613
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,832,914     1,926,398  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class A

     (6,151,859     (13,728,190

Class C

     (544,274     (1,216,526

Institutional Class

     (1,432,156     (2,215,895

Net realized gain:

    

Class A

     (2,113,066      

Class C

     (249,964      

Institutional Class

     (454,514      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (10,945,833     (17,160,611
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     18,924,959       34,147,763  

Class C

     1,566,928       6,466,911  

Institutional Class

     14,390,505       59,311,879  

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

    

Class A

     7,235,991       11,416,767  

Class C

     750,947       1,104,881  

Institutional Class

     1,835,105       1,976,859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     44,704,435       114,425,060  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Six months        
     ended        
     2/28/18     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/17  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (33,149,180   $ (90,242,074

Class C

     (4,448,618     (8,627,762

Institutional Class

     (13,357,646     (24,653,789
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (50,955,444     (123,523,625
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (6,251,009     (9,098,565
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

     (23,029,756     (24,332,778

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     563,367,907       587,700,685  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $       540,338,151     $       563,367,907  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (208,794   $ (215,430
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

     Six months        
     ended        
     2/28/18     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/17  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $         1,229,719     $         2,724,683  

Net realized gain

     109,883       272,027  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (2,555,740     (2,617,465
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,216,138     379,245  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class A

     (878,322     (2,003,337

Class C

     (102,038     (241,177

Institutional Class

     (249,275     (480,415

Net realized gain:

    

Class A

     (260,008     (106,466

Class C

     (44,208     (18,615

Institutional Class

     (68,175     (18,418
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,602,026     (2,868,428
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     1,915,483       2,977,155  

Class C

     288,582       1,326,646  

Institutional Class

     2,197,061       11,040,900  

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

    

Class A

     993,608       1,808,316  

Class C

     140,611       247,603  

Institutional Class

     312,032       468,456  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     5,847,377       17,869,076  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Six months

ended

2/28/18

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

8/31/17

 

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (6,423,546   $ (13,609,683

Class C

     (981,485     (2,669,175

Institutional Class

     (3,506,483     (5,221,186
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (10,911,514     (21,500,044
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (5,064,137     (3,630,968
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

     (7,882,301     (6,120,151

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     99,618,958       105,739,109  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $         91,736,657     $         99,618,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (702   $ (786
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    

Six months

ended

2/28/18
(Unaudited)

  

Year ended

8/31/17

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $        2,553,575    $        5,269,932

Net realized gain (loss)

   (2,628)    809,652

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   (3,916,441)    (5,379,286)
  

 

  

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   (1,365,494)    700,298
  

 

  

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

     

Net investment income:

     

Class A

   (1,460,911)    (3,365,896)

Class C

   (355,902)    (788,348)

Institutional Class

   (769,849)    (1,142,511)
  

 

  

 

   (2,586,662)    (5,296,755)
  

 

  

 

Capital Share Transactions:

     

Proceeds from shares sold:

     

Class A

   3,697,988    11,398,520

Class C

   1,865,905    2,597,707

Institutional Class

   10,671,615    32,544,758

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

     

Class A

   1,179,798    2,697,626

Class C

   321,538    681,425

Institutional Class

   752,123    1,029,137
  

 

  

 

   18,488,967    50,949,173
  

 

  

 

 

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Six months

ended

2/28/18

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

8/31/17

 

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (5,708,380   $ (33,747,538

Class C

     (2,182,908     (5,963,054

Institutional Class

     (6,647,613     (19,247,512
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (14,538,901     (58,958,104
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     3,950,066       (8,008,931
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

     (2,090     (12,605,388

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     175,519,287       188,124,675  
  

 

 

   

End of period

   $         175,517,197     $         175,519,287  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (33,087   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund Class A

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

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return3

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Portfolio turnover

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.

 

2  The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

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

 

4 Expenses paid indirectly were not material and had no impact on the ratios disclosed. Expenses paid indirectly for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 are reflected on the “Statements of operations.”

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

 

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     Six months ended
2/28/181
    Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/17     8/31/16     8/31/15     8/31/14     8/31/13  

 

 
   $ 12.54     $ 12.87     $ 12.60     $ 12.67     $ 11.97     $ 13.03  
     0.18       0.38       0.41       0.44       0.45       0.44  
     (0.31     (0.32     0.28       (0.06     0.73       (0.97
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.13     0.06       0.69       0.38       1.18       (0.53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.18     (0.39     (0.42     (0.45     (0.44     (0.44
     (0.06                       (0.04     (0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.24     (0.39     (0.42     (0.45     (0.48     (0.53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 12.17     $ 12.54     $ 12.87     $ 12.60     $ 12.67     $ 11.97  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1.00%     0.49%       5.52%       3.02%       10.03%       (4.24%
   $ 403,935     $ 423,497     $ 481,066     $ 479,275     $ 503,072     $ 540,533  
     0.85%       0.85%       0.85%       0.87%       0.90%       0.90%  
     0.94%       0.95%       0.95%       0.96%       0.95%       0.95%  
     2.98%       3.08%       3.25%       3.51%       3.61%       3.47%  
     2.89%       2.98%       3.15%       3.42%       3.56%       3.42%  
    

 

8%

 

 

 

   

 

17%

 

 

 

   

 

15%

 

 

 

   

 

11%

 

 

 

   

 

10%

 

 

 

   

 

16%

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund Class C

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

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period.

Total return3

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Portfolio turnover

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2  The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.
3 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
4 Expenses paid indirectly were not material and had no impact on the ratios disclosed. Expenses paid indirectly for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 are reflected on the “Statements of operations.”

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

 

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     Six months ended
2/28/181
  Year ended
      (Unaudited)   8/31/17   8/31/16   8/31/15   8/31/14   8/31/13
     $ 12.58     $ 12.91     $ 12.64     $ 12.71     $ 12.01     $ 13.07
       0.14       0.29       0.32       0.35       0.35       0.35
       (0.31 )       (0.33 )       0.27       (0.07 )       0.74       (0.97 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.17 )       (0.04 )       0.59       0.28       1.09       (0.62 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.14 )       (0.29 )       (0.32 )       (0.35 )       (0.35 )       (0.35 )
       (0.06 )                         (0.04 )       (0.09 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.20 )       (0.29 )       (0.32 )       (0.35 )       (0.39 )       (0.44 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 12.21     $ 12.58     $ 12.91     $ 12.64     $ 12.71     $ 12.01
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (1.37% )       (0.25% )       4.73%       2.25%       9.19%       (4.93% )
     $ 47,431     $ 51,045     $ 53,502     $ 45,393     $ 41,612     $ 42,985
       1.60%       1.60%       1.60%       1.62%       1.65%       1.65%
       1.69%       1.70%       1.70%       1.71%       1.70%       1.70%
       2.23%       2.33%       2.50%       2.76%       2.86%       2.72%
       2.14%       2.23%       2.40%       2.67%       2.81%       2.67%
         8%       17%       15%       11%       10%       16%

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund Institutional Class

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

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income3

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return4

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived5

Portfolio turnover

 

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized.
3  The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.
4 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
5 Expenses paid indirectly were not material and had no impact on the ratios disclosed. Expenses paid indirectly for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 are reflected on the “Statements of operations.”
6  Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

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

 

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     Six months ended
2/28/181
  Year ended   12/31/132
to
     (Unaudited)   8/31/17   8/31/16   8/31/15   8/31/14
       $ 12.54     $ 12.87     $ 12.59     $ 12.66     $ 12.07
       0.20       0.41       0.45       0.48       0.34
       (0.31 )       (0.32 )       0.28       (0.07 )       0.59
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.11 )       0.09       0.73       0.41       0.93
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.20 )       (0.42 )       (0.45 )       (0.48 )       (0.34 )
       (0.06 )                        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.26 )       (0.42 )       (0.45 )       (0.48 )       (0.34 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 12.17     $ 12.54     $ 12.87     $ 12.59     $ 12.66
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.88% )       0.75%       5.87%       3.27%       7.74%
     $ 88,972     $ 88,826     $ 53,133     $ 32,084     $ 17,533
       0.60%       0.60%       0.60%       0.62%       0.65%
       0.69%       0.70%       0.70%       0.71%       0.70%
       3.23%       3.33%       3.50%       3.76%       3.84%
       3.14%       3.23%       3.40%       3.67%       3.79%
         8%       17%       15%       11%       10% 6

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund Class A

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

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return3

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Portfolio turnover

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2  The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.
3 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Expenses paid indirectly were not material and had no impact on the ratios disclosed. Expenses paid indirectly for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 are reflected on the “Statements of operations.”

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

 

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     Six months ended
2/28/181
    Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/17     8/31/16     8/31/15     8/31/14     8/31/13    

 

 
   $ 11.17     $ 11.44     $ 11.22     $ 11.32     $ 10.84     $ 11.53  
     0.15       0.31       0.33       0.34       0.34       0.33  
     (0.29     (0.25     0.22       (0.10     0.49       (0.67
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.14     0.06       0.55       0.24       0.83       (0.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.15     (0.31     (0.33     (0.34     (0.34     (0.33
     (0.04     (0.02                 (0.01     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.19     (0.33     (0.33     (0.34     (0.35     (0.35
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 10.84     $ 11.17     $ 11.44     $ 11.22     $ 11.32     $ 10.84  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            
     (1.28%     0.55%       4.98%       2.12%       7.79%       (3.09%
     $63,461     $ 68,934     $ 79,730     $ 84,663     $ 90,571     $ 90,110  
     0.84%       0.84%       0.84%       0.85%       0.84%       0.84%  
     1.01%       0.99%       0.97%       0.98%       0.98%       0.97%  
     2.65%       2.79%       2.92%       2.98%       3.08%       2.89%  
     2.48%       2.64%       2.79%       2.85%       2.94%       2.76%  
    

 

12%

 

 

 

   

 

22%

 

 

 

   

 

14%

 

 

 

   

 

14%

 

 

 

   

 

14%

 

 

 

   

 

17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund Class C

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

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return3

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2  The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.
3 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
4 Expenses paid indirectly were not material and had no impact on the ratios disclosed. Expenses paid indirectly for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 are reflected on the “Statements of operations.”

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

 

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Six months ended

2/28/181

  Year ended
     (Unaudited)   8/31/17   8/31/16   8/31/15   8/31/14   8/31/13
      $    11.19     $ 11.47     $ 11.24     $ 11.35     $ 10.86     $ 11.56
      0.10       0.22       0.24       0.24       0.25       0.23
      (0.29 )       (0.26 )       0.23       (0.11 )       0.50       (0.68 )
      (0.19 )       (0.04 )       0.47       0.13       0.75       (0.45 )1
      (0.10 )       (0.22 )       (0.24 )       (0.24 )       (0.25 )       (0.23 )
      (0.04 )       (0.02 )                   (0.01 )       (0.02 )
      (0.14 )       (0.24 )       (0.24 )       (0.24 )       (0.26 )       (0.25 )
      $    10.86       $    11.19       $    11.47       $    11.24       $    11.35       $    10.86  
      (1.70% )       (0.39% )       4.17%       1.16%       6.96%       (3.99% )
      $10,998       $11,885       $13,315       $11,740       $12,651       $14,538
      1.69%       1.69%       1.69%       1.70%       1.69%       1.69%
      1.76%       1.74%       1.72%       1.73%       1.73%       1.72%
      1.80%       1.94%       2.07%       2.13%       2.23%       2.04%
      1.73%       1.89%       2.04%       2.10%       2.19%       2.01%
       

 

12%

 

 

     

 

22%

 

 

     

 

14%

 

 

     

 

14%

 

 

     

 

14%

 

 

     

 

17%

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund Institutional Class

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

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income3

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return4

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived5

Portfolio turnover

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.

 

2 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized.

 

3  The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.
4 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

 

5 Expenses paid indirectly were not material and had no impact on the ratios disclosed. Expenses paid indirectly for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 are reflected on the “Statements of operations.”

 

6  Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

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

 

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     Six months ended                       12/31/132  
     2/28/181     Year ended     to  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/17     8/31/16     8/31/15     8/31/14  

 

 
   $ 11.17     $ 11.45     $ 11.22     $ 11.33     $ 10.95  
     0.15       0.33       0.35       0.35       0.26  
     (0.28     (0.26     0.23       (0.11     0.38  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.13     0.07       0.58       0.24       0.64  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.15     (0.33     (0.35     (0.35     (0.26
     (0.04     (0.02                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.19     (0.35     (0.35     (0.35     (0.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 10.85     $ 11.17     $ 11.45     $ 11.22     $ 11.33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1.12%     0.61%       5.22%       2.18%       5.85%  
   $ 17,278     $ 18,800     $ 12,694     $ 4,402     $ 2,376  
     0.69%       0.69%       0.69%       0.70%       0.69%  
     0.76%       0.74%       0.72%       0.73%       0.73%  
     2.80%       2.94%       3.07%       3.13%       3.21%  
     2.73%       2.89%       3.04%       3.10%       3.17%  
    

 

12%

 

 

 

   

 

22%

 

 

 

   

 

14%

 

 

 

   

 

14%

 

 

 

   

 

14%

 

6  

 

 

 

 

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund Class A

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

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return3

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2  The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.
3 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
4 Expenses paid indirectly were not material and had no impact on the ratios disclosed. Expenses paid indirectly for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 are reflected on the “Statements of operations.”

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

 

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     Six months ended
2/28/181
    Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/17     8/31/16     8/31/15     8/31/14     8/31/13  

 

 
   $ 10.88     $ 11.13     $ 10.84     $ 10.88     $ 10.25     $ 11.08  
     0.16       0.33       0.36       0.38       0.40       0.40  
     (0.24     (0.25     0.29       (0.04     0.63       (0.83
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.08     0.08       0.65       0.34       1.03       (0.43
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.16     (0.33     (0.36     (0.38     (0.40     (0.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.16     (0.33     (0.36     (0.38     (0.40     (0.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 10.64     $ 10.88     $ 11.13     $ 10.84     $ 10.88     $ 10.25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.75%     0.84%       6.12%       3.20%       10.25%       (4.06%
   $ 95,495     $ 98,491     $ 121,168     $ 122,618     $ 119,044     $ 121,232  
     0.89%       0.89%       0.89%       0.91%       0.89%       0.89%  
     1.00%       0.99%       0.98%       1.01%       0.99%       0.99%  
     2.97%       3.08%       3.23%       3.52%       3.82%       3.64%  
     2.86%       2.98%       3.14%       3.42%       3.72%       3.54%  
      

 

6%

 

 

 

   

 

19%

 

 

 

   

 

15%

 

 

 

   

 

16%

 

 

 

   

 

15%

 

 

 

   

 

14%

 

 

 

 

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund Class C

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

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return3

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. 2 The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.
3 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
4 Expenses paid indirectly were not material and had no impact on the ratios disclosed. Expenses paid indirectly for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 are reflected on the “Statements of operations.”

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

 

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    Six months ended
2/28/181
     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)      8/31/17     8/31/16     8/31/15     8/31/14     8/31/13  
  $ 10.90      $ 11.15     $ 10.87     $ 10.90     $ 10.27     $ 11.10  
    0.12        0.25       0.27       0.30       0.33       0.32  
    (0.24)        (0.25     0.29       (0.03     0.62       (0.83
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.12)              0.56       0.27       0.95       (0.51
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.12)        (0.25     (0.28     (0.30     (0.32     (0.32
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (0.12)        (0.25     (0.28     (0.30     (0.32     (0.32
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 10.66      $ 10.90     $ 11.15     $ 10.87     $ 10.90     $ 10.27  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1.11%)        0.09%       5.22%       2.53%       9.41%       (4.77%
  $ 31,524      $ 32,223     $ 35,751     $ 32,174     $ 32,279     $ 33,140  
    1.64%        1.64%       1.64%       1.66%       1.64%       1.64%  
    1.75%        1.74%       1.73%       1.76%       1.74%       1.74%  
    2.22%        2.33%       2.48%       2.77%       3.07%       2.89%  
    2.11%        2.23%       2.39%       2.67%       2.97%       2.79%  
     

 

6%

 

 

 

    

 

19%

 

 

 

   

 

15%

 

 

 

   

 

16%

 

 

 

   

 

15%

 

 

 

   

 

14%

 

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund Institutional Class

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

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income3

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return4

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived5

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.

 

2 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized.

 

3  The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

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

 

5 Expenses paid indirectly were not material and had no impact on the ratios disclosed. Expenses paid indirectly for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 are reflected on the “Statements of operations.”

 

6  Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

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

 

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Six months ended

2/28/181

    Year ended    

12/31/132

to

 
       (Unaudited)     8/31/17     8/31/16     8/31/15     8/31/14  
    $  10.87     $ 11.12     $ 10.84     $ 10.88     $ 10.35  
    0.17       0.36       0.38       0.41       0.31  
    (0.23     (0.25     0.29       (0.04     0.53  
    (0.06     0.11       0.67       0.37       0.84  
    (0.17     (0.36     (0.39     (0.41     (0.31
    (0.17     (0.36     (0.39     (0.41     (0.31
    $  10.64       $      10.87       $      11.12       $        10.84       $      10.88  
    (0.53%     1.09%       6.28%       3.46%       8.21%  
    $48,498       $44,805       $31,206       $14,841       $  6,470  
    0.64%       0.64%       0.64%       0.66%       0.64%  
    0.75%       0.74%       0.73%       0.76%       0.74%  
    3.22%       3.33%       3.48%       3.77%       4.04%  
    3.11%       3.23%       3.39%       3.67%       3.94%  
         

 

6%

 

 

 

    19%       15%       16%       15% 6  

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds    February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Voyageur Mutual Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers five series: Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund. Voyageur Tax-Free Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund. Voyageur Intermediate Tax-Free Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds, Voyageur Tax-Free Funds, and Voyageur Intermediate Tax-Free Funds are each referred to as a Trust, or collectively, as the Trusts. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (each a Fund, or collectively, the Funds). The Trusts are open-end investment companies. The Funds are considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offer Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, and 2.75% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) instead of a front-end sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first year, and 0.50% during the second year for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, and 0.75% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, if redeemed within the first year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, if redeemed during the first 12 months. Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.

The investment objective of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from Minnesota state personal income taxes as is consistent with preservation of capital.

The investment objective of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund is to seek to provide investors with preservation of capital and, secondarily, current income exempt from federal income tax and Minnesota state personal income taxes, by maintaining a dollar-weighted average effective portfolio maturity of 10 years or less.

The investment objective of Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund is to seek a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from Minnesota state personal income taxes, primarily through investment in medium- and lower-grade municipal obligations.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Funds.

Security Valuation – Debt securities are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by

 

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dealer and exchange quotations. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of each Trust’s Board of Trustees (each, a Board, or collectively, the Boards). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. The foregoing valuation policies apply to restricted and unrestricted securities.

Federal Income Taxes – No provision for federal income taxes has been made as each Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions taken or to be taken on the Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 and for all open tax years (years ended Aug. 31, 2015–Aug. 31, 2017), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in each Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, each Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in other expenses on the “Statements of operations.” During the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, none of the Funds incurred any interest or tax penalties.

Class Accounting – Investment income and common expenses are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of “settled shares” of each class in relation to the net assets of each Fund. Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.

Use of Estimates – Each Fund is an investment company, whose financial statements are prepared in conformity with US GAAP. Therefore, each Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.

Other – Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie (Delaware Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Each Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays the dividends monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may distribute

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Each Fund receives earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. The expense paid under this arrangement is included on the “Statements of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expense offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, each Fund earned the following amounts under this agreement:

 

   

Delaware Tax-Free

Minnesota Fund

   Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
   Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
  $1,041    $398    $640

Each Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than $1, the expense paid under this arrangement is included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expense offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, each Fund earned the following amounts under this agreement:

 

   

Delaware Tax- Free

Minnesota Fund

   Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
   Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
  $226    $41    $79

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

In accordance with the terms of its respective investment management agreement, each Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly based on each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
  Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund

On the first $500 million

   0.550%   0.500%   0.550%

On the next $500 million

   0.500%   0.475%   0.500%

On the next $1.5 billion

   0.450%   0.450%   0.450%

In excess of $2.5 billion

   0.425%   0.425%   0.425%

DMC has contractually agreed to waive that portion, if any, of its management fees and/or pay/reimburse each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, inverse floater program expenses, short sale, dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), do not exceed the

 

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following percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets from Sept. 1, 2017 through Feb. 28, 2018.* These waivers and reimbursements apply only to expenses paid directly by each Fund and may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and each Fund.

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
  Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund

Operating expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets (per annum)

   0.60%   0.69%   0.64%

Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to each Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees were calculated daily and paid monthly based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Funds at the following annual rate: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $45 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund in the Delaware Funds then pays its relative portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative net asset value (NAV) basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
   Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
   Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
   $12,438    $3,792    $5,315

DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Funds. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rate: 0.025% of the first $20 billion; 0.020% of the next $5 billion; 0.015% of the next $5 billion; and 0.013% of average daily net assets in excess of $30 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
   Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
   Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
   $54,008    $9,342    $17,211

Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to each Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by each Fund and are also included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.”

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, each Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares and

 

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Delaware Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds

 

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

 

1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class C shares. DDLP has contracted to waive Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund’s Class A shares 12b-1 fee to 0.15% of average daily net assets from Sept. 1, 2017 through Feb. 28, 2018.* The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class shares pay no 12b-1 fees.

As provided in the investment management agreement, each Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services to each Fund. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Legal fees.” For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, each Fund was charged for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
   Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
   Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
   $5,888    $1,597    $1,587

For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
   Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
   Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
   $13,206    $2,052    $7,851

For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions on redemptions of each Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, respectively, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares. The amounts received were as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
   Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
   Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund

Class A

   $3,893    $  —    $  —

Class C

     2,721    268    283

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

Cross trades for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, were executed by each Fund pursuant to procedures adopted by the Boards designed to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds of investment companies, or between a fund of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common directors/trustees and/or common officers. At their regularly scheduled meetings, the Boards review such transactions for compliance with the procedures adopted by the Boards. Pursuant to these

 

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procedures, for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, each Fund engaged in securities purchases and securities sales, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
     Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
     Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Purchases

     $16,635,726         $10,934,007         $11,468,400      

Sales

     23,052,879         11,608,868         14,152,677       

Net realized losses

     (185,025)        (102,696)        (96,370)      

 

*The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2016 through Dec. 29, 2018.

3. Investments

For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, each Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
     Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
     Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Purchases

     $45,739,379            $11,338,519            $15,818,482      

Sales

     48,558,289            16,020,909            11,160,451      

At Feb. 28, 2018, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since the final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At Feb. 28, 2018, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes for each Fund were as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
    Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
    Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Cost of investments

   $ 525,070,027     $ 89,188,696     $ 172,418,720  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 15,990,473     $ 2,062,415     $ 3,640,350  

Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments

     (3,541,201     (359,253     (1,953,402
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 12,449,272     $ 1,703,162     $ 1,686,948  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (Act), net capital losses recognized for tax years beginning after Dec. 22, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses. As a transition rule, the Act requires that post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses. At Aug. 31, 2017, there were no capital loss carryforwards for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Tax-Free

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds

 

3. Investments (continued)

 

Minnesota Intermediate Fund. At Aug. 31, 2017, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund were as follows:

 

     Pre-enactment capital loss
Expiration date
  

No expiration

Post-enactment capital loss character

    
    

2018

  

Short-term

  

Long-term

  

Total

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

   $2,974,512    $834,251    $—      $3,808,763

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

 

Level 1 – Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, exchange-traded options contracts)

 

Level 2 – Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates), or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities)

 

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs, including each Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities)

Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. Each Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.

 

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The following tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of Feb. 28, 2018:

 

    

Delaware

Tax-Free

Minnesota Fund

Securities

   Level 2

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 535,719,299

Short-Term Investments

       1,800,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 537,519,299
    

 

 

 
    

Delaware Tax-Free

Minnesota

Intermediate Fund

Securities

   Level 2

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 90,641,858

Short-Term Investments

       250,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 90,891,858
    

 

 

 
    

Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

Securities    Level 2

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 173,830,668

Short-Term Investments

       275,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 174,105,668
    

 

 

 

During the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to each Fund. Each Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period on Sept. 1, 2017.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when each Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim, or end of the period in relation to net assets. During the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018, there were no Level 3 investments.

 

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4. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

                 Delaware Tax-Free     Delaware Minnesota  
     Delaware Tax-Free     Minnesota     High-Yield Municipal  
     Minnesota Fund     Intermediate Fund     Bond Fund  
     Six months     Year     Six months     Year     Six months     Year  
     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
     2/28/18     8/31/17     2/28/18     8/31/17     2/28/18     8/31/17  

Shares sold:

            

Class A

     1,527,977       2,747,811       173,901       269,504       342,414       1,060,326  

Class C

     126,327       517,770       26,104       119,496       172,684       241,813  

Institutional

            

Class

     1,163,538       4,787,117       199,038       1,004,436       990,047       3,027,526  

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

   

Class A

     585,193       917,146       90,164       163,261       109,366       250,746  

Class C

     60,535       88,474       12,736       22,320       29,736       63,226  

Institutional

            

Class

     148,414       158,787       28,315       42,296       69,767       95,656  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,611,984       9,217,105           530,258       1,621,313       1,714,014       4,739,293  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

            

Class A

     (2,680,535     (7,273,577     (583,027     (1,227,248     (529,955     (3,146,683

Class C

     (358,043     (692,757     (88,540     (240,858     (201,551     (555,354

Institutional

            

Class

     (1,081,719     (1,991,890     (317,060     (472,778     (619,990     (1,808,540
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (4,120,297     (9,958,224     (988,627     (1,940,884     (1,351,496     (5,510,577
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (508,313     (741,119     (458,369     (319,571     362,518       (771,284
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the tables on the previous page and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2018 and the year ended Aug. 31, 2017, the Funds had the following exchange transactions:

 

    Six months ended
    2/28/18
    Exchange   Exchange    
    Redemptions     Subscriptions      
            Institutional    
    Class A   Class C   Class    
            Shares                   Shares                   Shares                     Value          

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

      154,377       29,771       184,356       $2,228,362  

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

      24,409       8,781       33,036       363,199

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

      15,707       786       16,540       178,464

 

    Year ended
8/31/17
                Exchange    
    Exchange Redemptions   Subscriptions    
            Institutional       Institutional    
    Class A   Class C   Class   Class A   Class    
    Shares   Shares   Shares   Shares   Shares   Value

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

      1,100,450       32,124       3,022       6,248       1,131,525     $ 14,020,023

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

      181,773       2,496                   184,436       2,027,196

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

      723,695       16,753                   742,303       7,897,713

5. Line of Credit

Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), was a participant in a $155,000,000 revolving line of credit to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the agreement, the Participants were charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which was allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants were permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the agreement. Each Participant was individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the agreement expired on Nov. 6, 2017.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds

 

5. Line of Credit (continued)

 

On Nov. 6, 2017, each Fund, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $155,000,000 revolving line of credit. The line of credit is to be used as described above and operates in substantially the same manner as the original agreement. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on Nov. 5, 2018.

The Funds had no amounts outstanding as of Feb. 28, 2018, or at any time during the six months then ended.

6. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks

The Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued by municipalities, mainly in Minnesota, and may be subject to geographic concentration risk. In addition, the Funds have the flexibility to invest in issuers in US territories and possessions such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam, whose bonds are also free of federal and individual state income taxes.

The value of the Funds’ investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the US state or territories, regional or local economic conditions, and differing levels of supply and demand for municipal bonds. Many municipalities insure repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that value may fluctuate for other reasons, and there is no certainty that the insurance company will meet its obligations. A real or perceived decline in creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of insured bonds held in each Fund. At Feb. 28, 2018, the percentages of each Fund’s net assets insured by bond insurers are listed below, and these securities have been identified in the “Schedules of investments.”

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
  Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund

Assured Guaranty Corporation

       4.84 %       3.70 %       1.62 %

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

       0.54 %       0.27 %      

National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

       0.77 %            
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       6.15 %       3.97 %       1.62 %
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Each Fund invests in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection designed to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties,

 

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through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of such approaches. Each Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.

Each Fund may invest in advance refunded bonds, escrow secured bonds, or defeased bonds. Under current federal tax laws and regulations, state and local government borrowers are permitted to refinance outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds. The issuer refinances the outstanding debt to either reduce interest costs or to remove or alter restrictive covenants imposed by the bonds being refinanced. A refunding transaction where the municipal securities are being refunded within 90 days from the issuance of the refunding issue is known as a “current refunding.” Advance refunded bonds are bonds in which the refunded bond issue remains outstanding for more than 90 days following the issuance of the refunding issue. In an advance refunding, the issuer will use the proceeds of a new bond issue to purchase high grade interest bearing debt securities, which are then deposited in an irrevocable escrow account held by an escrow agent to secure all future payments of principal and interest and bond premium of the advance refunded bond. Bonds are “escrowed to maturity” when the proceeds of the refunding issue are deposited in an escrow account for investment sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest on the original interest payment and maturity dates.

Bonds are considered “pre-refunded” when the refunding issue’s proceeds are escrowed only until a permitted call date or dates on the refunded issue with the refunded issue being redeemed at the time, including any required premium. Bonds become “defeased” when the rights and interests of the bondholders and of their lien on the pledged revenues or other security under the terms of the bond contract are substituted with an alternative source of revenues (the escrow securities) sufficient to meet payments of principal and interest to maturity or to the first call dates. Escrowed secured bonds will often receive a rating of AAA from Moody’s, S&P, and/or Fitch Ratings due to the strong credit quality of the escrow securities and the irrevocable nature of the escrow deposit agreement.

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

7. Contractual Obligations

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

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Minnesota Municipal Bond Funds

 

8. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (Rule). The Rule contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. The financial statements presented are in compliance with the most recent Regulation S-X amendments.

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (ASU) which amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The ASU does not require any accounting change for debt securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after Dec. 15, 2018. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

9. Subsequent Events

Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Feb. 28, 2018, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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About the organization

Board of trustees

 

Shawn K. Lytle

President and

Chief Executive Officer

Delaware Funds®

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

 

Thomas L. Bennett

Chairman of the Board

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Private Investor

Rosemont, PA

  

Ann D. Borowiec

Former Chief Executive

Officer

Private Wealth Management

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

New York, NY

 

Joseph W. Chow

Former Executive Vice

President

State Street Corporation

Boston, MA

  

John A. Fry

President

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

 

Lucinda S. Landreth

Former Chief Investment

Officer

Assurant, Inc.

New York, NY

  

Frances A.

Sevilla-Sacasa

Former Chief Executive

Officer

Banco Itaú International

Miami, FL

 

Thomas K. Whitford

Former Vice Chairman

PNC Financial Services Group

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Janet L. Yeomans

Former Vice President and

Treasurer

3M Company

St. Paul, MN

Affiliated officers

 

David F. Connor

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel,

and Secretary

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

  

Daniel V. Geatens

Vice President and

Treasurer

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

  

Richard Salus

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

  

This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature.

 

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedules of Investments included in each Fund’s most recent Form N-Q are available without charge on the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/literature. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.

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

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments

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

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.


There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein (i.e., the registrant’s second fiscal quarter) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits

(a) (1) Code of Ethics

Not applicable.

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

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

Not applicable.

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


SIGNATURES

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

VOYAGEUR TAX FREE FUNDS

SHAWN K. LYTLE
By:      Shawn K. Lytle
Title:      President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:      May 3, 2018

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.

SHAWN K. LYTLE
By:      Shawn K. Lytle
Title:      President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:      May 3, 2018

RICHARD SALUS

By:      Richard Salus
Title:      Chief Financial Officer
Date:      May 3, 2018