N-CSRS 1 voytaxfre3568653-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, 2019


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, 2019

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. 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 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.

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

     39  

Statements of operations

     41  

Statements of changes in net assets

     42  

Financial highlights

     48  

Notes to financial statements

     66  

About the organization

     80  

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Feb. 28, 2019, 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.

© 2019 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.

 


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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from September 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019 (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, 2018 to Feb. 28, 2019.

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 and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from September 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019 (Unaudited)

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     Beginning      Ending            Expenses  
     Account Value      Account Value      Annualized     Paid During Period  
      9/1/18      2/28/19      Expense Ratio     9/1/18 to 2/28/19*  

Actual Fund return

          

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,015.90        0.85%       $4.25          

Class C

     1,000.00        1,012.10        1.60%       7.98          

Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,016.30        0.60%       3.00          

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      Ending            Expenses  
     Account Value      Account Value      Annualized     Paid During Period  
      9/1/18      2/28/19      Expense Ratio     9/1/18 to 2/28/19*  

Actual Fund return

          

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,017.60        0.71%       $3.55          

Class C

     1,000.00        1,013.30        1.56%       7.79          

Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,017.40        0.56%       2.80          

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

    

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,021.27        0.71%       $3.56          

Class C

     1,000.00        1,017.06        1.56%       7.80          

Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,022.02        0.56%       2.81          

 

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     Beginning      Ending            Expenses  
     Account Value      Account Value      Annualized     Paid During Period  
      9/1/18      2/28/19      Expense Ratio     9/1/18 to 2/28/19*  

Actual Fund return

          

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,016.30        0.89%       $4.45          

Class C

       1,000.00        1,012.50        1.64%       8.18          

Institutional Class

       1,000.00        1,016.60        0.64%       3.20          

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

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

 

Security type / sector

             Percentage of net assets          

Municipal Bonds*

       98.77%  

Corporate Revenue Bond

         0.60%  

Education Revenue Bonds

       16.61%  

Electric Revenue Bonds

         9.32%  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

       26.42%  

Housing Revenue Bonds

         0.45%  

Lease Revenue Bonds

         2.95%  

Local General Obligation Bonds

         8.26%  

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

       13.69%  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

         1.47%  

State General Obligation Bonds

       12.39%  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

         3.46%  

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

         3.15%  

Short-Term Investments

         0.07%  

Total Value of Securities

       98.84%  

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

         1.16%  

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 US as follows:

 

State / territory

             Percentage of net assets          

Guam

         0.38%  

Minnesota

       98.08%  

US Virgin Islands

         0.38%  

Total Value of Securities

       98.84%  

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund    As of February 28, 2019 (Unaudited)

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

 

Security type / sector

             Percentage of net assets          

Municipal Bonds

       97.90%  

Corporate Revenue Bond

         0.31%  

Education Revenue Bonds

       13.29%  

Electric Revenue Bonds

       10.48%  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

       31.10%  

Housing Revenue Bond

         0.40%  

Lease Revenue Bonds

         5.47%  

Local General Obligation Bonds

         7.44%  

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

         8.97%  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

         0.75%  

State General Obligation Bonds

       11.31%  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

         6.72%  

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

         1.66%  

Short-Term Investments

         1.16%  

Total Value of Securities

       99.06%  

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

         0.94%  

Total Net Assets

     100.00%  

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund    As of February 28, 2019 (Unaudited)

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

 

Security type / sector

             Percentage of net assets          

Municipal Bonds*

       97.85%  

Corporate Revenue Bond

         1.01%  

Education Revenue Bonds

       20.28%  

Electric Revenue Bonds

         8.17%  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

       32.49%  

Housing Revenue Bonds

         1.45%  

Lease Revenue Bonds

         2.67%  

Local General Obligation Bonds

         7.81%  

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

         8.85%  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

         1.59%  

State General Obligation Bonds

         8.72%  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

         3.21%  

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

         1.60%  

Short-Term Investments

         0.89%  

Total Value of Securities

       98.74%  

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

         1.26%  

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 US as follows:

 

State / territory

             Percentage of net assets          

Guam

         0.36%  

Minnesota

       98.38%  

Total Value of Securities

       98.74%  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

   February 28, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds – 98.77%

     

 

 

  Corporate Revenue Bond – 0.60%

     

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      $ 3,277,875  
     

 

 

 
        3,277,875  
     

 

 

 

  Education Revenue Bonds – 16.61%

     

Bethel Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Spectrum High School Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 7/1/32

     840,000        833,104  

Series A 4.25% 7/1/47

     1,250,000              1,211,525  

Series A 4.375% 7/1/52

     400,000        388,696  

Brooklyn Park Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Prairie Seeds Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 3/1/34

     2,260,000        2,245,852  

Series A 5.00% 3/1/39

     385,000        369,488  

Cologne Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Cologne Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     250,000        255,745  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/45

     1,390,000        1,373,862  

Deephaven Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     2,000,000        2,096,340  

Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Duluth Public Schools Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/1/38

     700,000        713,930  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/48

     2,800,000        2,828,672  

Forest Lake Charter School Lease Revenue Fund

     

(Lakes International Language Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.25% 8/1/43

     400,000        405,104  

Series A 5.375% 8/1/50

     1,690,000        1,718,899  

Series A 5.50% 8/1/36

     580,000        603,873  

Series A 5.75% 8/1/44

     1,190,000        1,230,639  

Ham Lake Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Davinci Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/36

     765,000        770,080  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     2,290,000        2,238,933  

Hugo Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Noble Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     580,000        598,548  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/44

     1,770,000        1,801,311  

Minneapolis Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Hiawatha Academies Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/31

     885,000        899,594  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     2,300,000        2,228,723  

 

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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      $ 489,251  

5.50% 8/1/49

     2,260,000        2,369,542  

Minnesota Colleges & Universities Revenue Fund

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/26

     4,990,000        5,996,683  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Bethel University)

     

5.00% 5/1/32

     1,375,000        1,496,797  

5.00% 5/1/37

     1,250,000        1,338,287  

5.00% 5/1/47

     250,000        264,743  

(Carleton College) 4.00% 3/1/35

     1,000,000        1,062,920  

4.00% 3/1/36

     415,000        439,946  

5.00% 3/1/44

     2,085,000        2,368,956  

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

     1,000,000        977,610  

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

     5,600,000        6,157,592  

(St. Catherine University)

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/36

     925,000        933,732  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/35

     875,000        979,536  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/45

     2,120,000              2,309,910  

(St. John’s University)

     

Series 8-I 5.00% 10/1/32

     500,000        573,330  

Series 8-I 5.00% 10/1/33

     250,000        285,853  

(St. Olaf College)

     

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/31

     670,000        777,749  

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/32

     670,000        776,396  

Series 8-N 4.00% 10/1/35

     500,000        533,330  

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

     1,800,000        1,842,588  

(Trustees of The Hamline University)

     

Series B 5.00% 10/1/37

     955,000        1,005,367  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/38

     1,000,000        1,049,430  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/39

     170,000        177,954  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/40

     625,000        653,006  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/47

     1,060,000        1,100,534  

(University of St. Thomas)

     

Series 8-L 5.00% 4/1/35

     1,250,000        1,417,663  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/34

     400,000        424,992  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/36

     500,000        527,060  

Otsego Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Kaleidoscope Charter School)

     

Series A 5.00% 9/1/34

     520,000        522,725  

 

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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% 9/1/44

     1,165,000      $ 1,143,587  

Rice County Educational Facilities Revenue

     

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

     2,855,000        2,988,899  

St. Cloud Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     875,000        480,847  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     1,945,000        1,938,912  

(Great River School Project)

     

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

     150,000        153,303  

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

     735,000        752,905  

(Nova Classical Academy Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 9/1/36

     500,000        479,310  

Series A 4.125% 9/1/47

     1,750,000        1,621,357  

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

     1,440,000        1,449,115  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/34

     925,000        1,070,512  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/34

     2,625,000        3,100,571  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/35

     3,175,000        3,662,299  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/36

     2,650,000        3,045,831  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/37

     1,125,000        1,287,383  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/40

     1,560,000        1,794,406  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/41

     1,750,000        2,008,580  
     

 

 

 
            90,644,217  
     

 

 

 

  Electric Revenue Bonds – 9.32%

     

Chaska Electric Revenue

     

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

     1,150,000        1,320,913  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue

     

4.00% 10/1/41

     1,000,000        1,040,620  

5.00% 10/1/29

     395,000        450,679  

5.00% 10/1/30

     500,000        568,520  

5.00% 10/1/33

     1,205,000        1,360,505  

5.00% 10/1/47

     2,000,000        2,243,640  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/30

     1,060,000        1,205,262  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/34

     750,000        845,655  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/35

     1,525,000        1,717,226  

 

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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      $ 634,046  

5.00% 1/1/28

     560,000        658,218  

5.00% 1/1/29

     805,000        937,315  

5.00% 1/1/30

     520,000        597,610  

5.00% 1/1/31

     200,000        232,012  

5.00% 1/1/32

     210,000        241,813  

5.00% 1/1/35

     160,000        181,618  

5.00% 1/1/36

     180,000        203,544  

5.00% 1/1/41

     400,000        446,120  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/25

     125,000        138,893  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/26

     425,000        470,909  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/31

     520,000        568,542  

Rochester Electric Utility Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/42

     1,395,000        1,574,983  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/47

     2,265,000        2,550,866  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/27

     295,000        335,607  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/28

     275,000        311,787  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/31

     1,365,000        1,542,969  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/33

     300,000        337,239  

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

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

     5,000,000        4,387,200  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/41

     1,310,000        1,461,619  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/42

     1,500,000        1,709,220  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/46

     2,000,000        2,224,900  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/47

     3,130,000        3,560,500  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Energy Revenue

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/30

     1,235,000        1,323,722  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/31

     885,000        939,711  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/33

     365,000        383,524  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/34

     4,000,000        4,472,760  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/40

     3,935,000        4,352,779  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/46

     3,000,000        3,308,490  
     

 

 

 
            50,841,536  
     

 

 

 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 26.42%

     

Anoka Healthcare & Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project)

     

5.125% 11/1/49

     1,100,000        1,118,007  

5.375% 11/1/34

     320,000        334,806  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

 

 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Apple Valley Senior Housing Revenue

     

(PHS Apple Valley Senior Housing, Inc. - Orchard Path Project)

     

5.00% 9/1/43

     465,000      $ 489,454  

5.00% 9/1/58

     3,220,000        3,361,326  

Apple Valley Senior Living Revenue

     

(Senior Living LLC Project)

     

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

     1,725,000        1,743,061  

2nd Tier Series B 5.25% 1/1/37

     510,000        520,730  

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

     1,665,000        1,631,617  

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

     2,500,000        2,484,125  

Bethel Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Benedictine Health System – St. Peter Communities Project)

Series A 5.50% 12/1/48

     2,350,000        2,356,251  

Bethel Senior Housing Revenue

     

(The Lodge at The Lakes at Stillwater Project)

     

5.00% 6/1/38

     450,000        463,824  

5.00% 6/1/48

     1,000,000              1,020,330  

5.00% 6/1/53

     600,000        608,946  

Breckenridge Catholic Health Initiatives

     

Series A 5.00% 5/1/30

     2,125,000        2,147,886  

Center City Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     500,000        552,915  

Dakota County Community Development Agency Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Walker Highview Hills Project)

     

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

     280,000        282,254  

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

     2,380,000        2,385,807  

Deephaven Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(St. Therese Senior Living Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/38

     730,000        726,416  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/40

     705,000        699,529  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/48

     315,000        308,835  

Duluth Economic Development Authority

     

(Essentia Health Obligated Group) Series A 5.00% 2/15/48

     1,850,000        2,028,469  

(St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth Obligated Group)

     

5.75% 6/15/32

     1,850,000        2,003,106  

6.00% 6/15/39

     3,570,000        3,889,586  

Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Glencoe Regional Health Services Project)

     

4.00% 4/1/24

     500,000        521,205  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

 

 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Glencoe Regional Health Services Project)

     

4.00% 4/1/25

     660,000      $ 686,869  

4.00% 4/1/31

     60,000        61,453  

Hayward Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(American Baptist Homes Midwest Obligated Group)

     

5.375% 8/1/34

     660,000        662,264  

5.75% 2/1/44

     500,000        506,450  

(St. John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea Project) 5.375% 10/1/44

     575,000        585,913  

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

4.00% 5/1/37

     2,000,000              2,041,060  

5.00% 5/1/27

     1,400,000        1,662,934  

5.00% 5/1/29

     1,000,000        1,170,020  

5.00% 5/1/30

     850,000        984,683  

5.00% 5/1/31

     500,000        573,350  

5.00% 5/1/32

     500,000        569,190  

(North Memorial Health Care)

     

5.00% 9/1/31

     1,000,000        1,102,600  

5.00% 9/1/32

     1,000,000        1,098,050  

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/48

     5,600,000        5,671,512  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/33

     500,000        564,690  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/34

     500,000        562,860  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/44

     1,000,000        1,090,860  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/49

     3,475,000        3,844,531  

Minneapolis Senior Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(Ecumen-Abiitan Mill City Project)

     

5.00% 11/1/35

     500,000        508,785  

5.25% 11/1/45

     1,950,000        1,994,382  

5.375% 11/1/50

     455,000        466,621  

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

     

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

     1,550,000        1,854,931  

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

     2,085,000        2,182,182  

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board Revenue

     

(Essenthia Health Obligated Group)

     

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

     5,725,000        5,869,499  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

 

 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board Revenue

     

(Essenthia Health Obligated Group)

     

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

     5,000,000      $ 5,160,750  

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

     5,120,000        5,292,134  

Red Wing Senior Housing

     

(Deer Crest Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/1/27

     430,000        444,203  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/32

     330,000        340,197  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/42

     1,250,000        1,285,775  

Rochester Health Care & Housing Revenue

     

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

     2,980,000        3,205,169  

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Mayo Clinic)

     

4.00% 11/15/41

     4,515,000        4,601,598  

Series D Remarketing 5.00% 11/15/38

     6,405,000        6,607,590  

(Olmsted Medical Center Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/24

     295,000        331,309  

5.00% 7/1/33

     650,000        704,548  

5.875% 7/1/30

     1,850,000        1,940,853  

Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Country Manor Campus Project)

     

Series A 5.25% 9/1/27

     1,280,000        1,377,882  

Series A 5.30% 9/1/37

     1,200,000        1,288,020  

Sauk Rapids Health Care Housing Facilities Revenue

     

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

     1,350,000        1,366,011  

Shakopee Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(St. Francis Regional Medical Center)

     

4.00% 9/1/31

     915,000        949,495  

5.00% 9/1/24

     575,000        654,833  

5.00% 9/1/25

     750,000        852,787  

5.00% 9/1/26

     575,000        649,756  

5.00% 9/1/27

     405,000        455,726  

5.00% 9/1/28

     425,000        476,544  

5.00% 9/1/29

     425,000        474,287  

5.00% 9/1/34

     730,000        791,955  

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 5/1/37

     965,000        1,008,000  

Series A 5.00% 5/1/46

     3,715,000              4,052,768  

Unrefunded Balance 5.125% 5/1/30

     740,000        767,262  

 

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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 Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A-1 Unrefunded Balance 5.25% 11/15/29

     2,825,000      $       2,897,151  

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/43

     2,450,000        2,494,884  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/47

     1,560,000        1,720,664  

(HealthPartners Obligated Group Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/29

     2,200,000        2,517,790  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/32

     3,000,000        3,356,190  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/33

     1,260,000        1,401,876  

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

     

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

     3,100,000        3,069,682  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Marian Center Project)

     

Series A 5.30% 11/1/30

     500,000        499,990  

Series A 5.375% 5/1/43

     500,000        480,050  

Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Folkestone Senior Living Community)

     

Series A 5.50% 11/1/32

     1,050,000        1,073,982  

Series A 5.75% 11/1/39

     2,365,000        2,419,348  

Series A 6.00% 5/1/47

     3,685,000        3,770,566  

West St. Paul Housing and Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Walker Westwood Ridge Campus Project)

     

4.50% 11/1/40

     250,000        249,987  

4.75% 11/1/52

     750,000        755,918  

Winona Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Winona Health Obligation Group)

     

4.50% 7/1/25

     850,000        875,934  

4.65% 7/1/26

     540,000        557,323  

Woodbury Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(St. Therese of Woodbury)

     

5.00% 12/1/34

     500,000        511,220  

5.125% 12/1/44

     1,605,000        1,632,397  

5.25% 12/1/49

     750,000        767,460  
     

 

 

 
        144,126,038  
     

 

 

 

  Housing Revenue Bonds – 0.45%

     

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Homeownership

     

Finance (Mortgage-Backed Securities Program)

     

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

     1,010,000        1,033,240  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  Housing Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Northwest Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

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

     1,330,000      $ 1,394,053  
     

 

 

 
              2,427,293  
     

 

 

 

  Lease Revenue Bonds – 2.95%

     

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,250,000        1,379,287  

Series A 5.00% 6/1/43

     3,835,000        4,216,391  

Series B 5.00% 3/1/28

     2,500,000        2,725,650  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

     

(State Appropriation – Housing Infrastructure)

     

Series C 5.00% 8/1/34

     1,565,000        1,778,779  

Series C 5.00% 8/1/35

     1,645,000        1,867,009  

University of Minnesota Special Purpose Revenue

     

(State Supported Biomed Science Research Facilities Funding Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/35

     3,960,000        4,130,518  
     

 

 

 
        16,097,634  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 8.26%

     

Brainerd Independent School District No. 181

     

(School Building)

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/38

     1,500,000        1,580,760  

Series A 4.00% 2/1/43

     3,500,000        3,640,525  

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Independent School District No. 191

     

(Alternative Facilities)

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/28

     920,000        1,004,640  

Series A 4.00% 2/1/29

     1,800,000        1,956,726  

Chaska Independent School District No. 112

     

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

     1,905,000        2,268,798  

Duluth

     

(DECC Improvement)

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/32

     1,000,000        1,158,830  

Series A 5.00% 2/1/33

     3,585,000        4,134,581  

Duluth Independent School District No. 709

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/27

     160,000        172,150  

Series A 4.00% 2/1/28

     1,250,000        1,338,400  

Hennepin County

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/26

     1,885,000        2,307,711  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/36

     940,000        1,094,987  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/37

     2,850,000        3,334,357  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

 

 

  Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

Hennepin County

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/38

     3,310,000      $       3,856,481  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/30

     1,000,000        1,193,770  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/28

     1,500,000        1,884,120  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/30

     1,245,000        1,486,244  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/37

     3,000,000        3,480,210  

Mounds View Independent School District No. 621

     

(Minnesota School District Credit Enhancement Program)

Series A 4.00% 2/1/43

     3,000,000        3,116,250  

Mountain Iron-Buhl Independent School District No. 712

     

(School Building) Series A 4.00% 2/1/26

     1,315,000        1,484,714  

St. Michael-Albertville Independent School District No. 885

     

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

     1,865,000        2,223,807  

Wayzata Independent School District No. 284

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/28

     1,950,000        2,373,657  
     

 

 

 
        45,091,718  
     

 

 

 

  Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 13.69%

     

Anoka Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project)

     

Series A 7.00% 11/1/40-19§

     1,000,000        1,044,070  

Series A 7.00% 11/1/46-19§

     1,220,000        1,273,765  

Anoka Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(Senior Homestead Anoka Project)

     

Series B 6.875% 11/1/34-19§

     2,015,000        2,102,713  

Dakota & Washington Counties Housing & Redevelopment Authority Single Family Residential Mortgage Revenue

     

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

     9,000,000        9,283,950  

(City of Bloomington)

     

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

     14,115,000        16,198,515  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(St. Catherine University)

     

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/23-22§

     350,000        388,220  

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/24-22§

     475,000        526,870  

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/27-22§

     200,000        221,840  

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

     2,000,000        2,038,400  

Rochester Healthcare & Housing Revenue

     

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

     5,220,000        5,435,221  

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project)

     

5.375% 5/1/31-19 (AGC)§

     1,000,000        1,005,960  

5.50% 5/1/39-19 (AGC)§

     6,000,000        6,036,960  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

 

 

  Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)

     

St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     12,025,000      $ 12,183,730  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Hospital Facility Revenue

     

(Healtheast Care System Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/29-25§

     910,000        1,084,065  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/30-25§

     670,000        798,158  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.25% 12/1/29-20§

     1,850,000        1,966,476  

Series A 5.50% 7/1/21

     12,500,000        13,116,750  
     

 

 

 
            74,705,663  
     

 

 

 

  Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 1.47%

     

Minneapolis Development Revenue

     

(Limited Tax Supported Common Bond Fund) Series 2-A 6.00% 12/1/40

     3,000,000        3,212,280  

Minneapolis Revenue

     

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

     250,000        269,527  

St. Paul Sales Tax Revenue

     

Series G 5.00% 11/1/30

     655,000        745,717  

Series G 5.00% 11/1/31

     1,500,000        1,699,515  

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority

     

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

     2,000,000        2,096,300  
     

 

 

 
        8,023,339  
     

 

 

 

  State General Obligation Bonds – 12.39%

     

Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/27

     7,590,000        8,990,431  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/29

     2,500,000        2,933,550  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/33

     2,075,000        2,506,559  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/33

     1,000,000        1,194,000  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/35

     2,975,000        3,559,379  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/38

     1,000,000        1,181,140  

Series A Unrefunded Balance 5.00% 10/1/24

     4,555,000        4,941,811  

Series A Unrefunded Balance 5.00% 10/1/27

     5,200,000        5,622,396  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/26

     6,000,000        7,295,760  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/27

     2,525,000        3,052,750  

Series E 5.00% 10/1/26

     3,395,000        4,138,301  

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

     5,000,000        5,394,350  

(Various Purposes)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/25

     5,545,000        6,461,921  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/30

     4,200,000        4,847,640  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/32

     3,875,000        4,463,923  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

 

 

  State General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

Minnesota

     

(Various Purposes)

     

Series A Unrefunded Balance 4.00% 8/1/27

     955,000      $ 1,019,873  
     

 

 

 
            67,603,784  
     

 

 

 

  Transportation Revenue Bonds – 3.46%

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

     

Senior

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/28

     1,250,000        1,282,163  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/29

     350,000        418,397  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/33

     850,000        990,361  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/36

     600,000        690,624  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/41

     600,000        679,344  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/46

     1,595,000        1,796,401  

Subordinate

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/35

     1,000,000        1,110,480  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/26

     575,000        624,266  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/27

     1,160,000        1,257,382  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/28

     2,750,000        2,976,133  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/29

     120,000        129,661  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/30

     1,675,000        1,807,928  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/31

     1,750,000        1,886,885  

St. Paul Port Authority Revenue

     

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

     3,200,000        3,216,096  
     

 

 

 
        18,866,121  
     

 

 

 

  Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 3.15%

     

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

     

5.00% 7/1/40

     1,930,000        2,082,644  

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

     

Series B 4.00% 9/1/27

     2,400,000        2,565,144  

Series B 5.00% 9/1/25

     2,000,000        2,222,660  

Series C 4.00% 3/1/31

     3,120,000        3,430,846  

Series C 4.00% 3/1/32

     3,225,000        3,515,057  

Series E 5.00% 9/1/23

     2,000,000        2,227,700  

Minnesota Public Facilities Authority

     

Series B 4.00% 3/1/26

     1,000,000        1,135,750  
     

 

 

 
        17,179,801  
     

 

 

 

  Total Municipal Bonds (cost $527,216,645)

        538,885,019  
     

 

 

 

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Short-Term Investments – 0.07%

 

 

 

  Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.07%¤

     

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

     

(Children’s Hospitals & Clinics) Series B 1.72% 8/15/25

     

(AGM) (SPA – US Bank N.A.)

     200,000      $ 200,000  

Minnesota Health Care System Revenue (Fairview Health Services)
Series C 1.72% 11/15/48

     

(LOC – Wells Fargo Bank N.A.)

     200,000        200,000  
     

 

 

 

  Total Short-Term Investments (cost $400,000)

              400,000  
     

 

 

 

  Total Value of Securities – 98.84%
    
(cost $527,616,645)

      $   539,285,019  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Feb. 28, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $9,841,043, which represents 1.80% 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, 2019.

 

§

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 will be pre-refunded. See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

^

Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the effective 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

USD – US Dollar

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds – 97.90%

     

 

 

  Corporate Revenue Bond – 0.31%

     

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      $ 234,462  
     

 

 

 
        234,462  
     

 

 

 

  Education Revenue Bonds – 13.29%

     

Bethel Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     425,000        421,511  

Brooklyn Park Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     485,000        481,964  

Cologne Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     305,000        319,515  

Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Duluth Public Schools Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 11/1/38

     400,000        407,960  

Forest Lake Charter School Lease Revenue Fund

     

(Lakes International Language Academy Project) Series A 5.50% 8/1/36

     420,000        437,287  

Hugo Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     530,000        554,905  

Minneapolis Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     500,000        508,245  

Minneapolis Student Housing Revenue

     

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

     525,000        546,504  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Bethel University) 5.00% 5/1/32

     525,000        571,505  

(Gustavus Adolphus College)

     

5.00% 10/1/34

     435,000        494,973  

5.00% 10/1/35

     555,000        628,093  

(St. Catherine University) Series A 5.00% 10/1/35

     565,000        632,500  

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

     130,000        149,235  

(St. Olaf College)

     

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/31

     125,000        145,103  

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/32

     125,000        144,850  

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

     1,000,000        1,019,520  

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

     1,400,000              1,504,146  

Rice County Educational Facilities Revenue

     

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

     325,000        340,243  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     340,000        338,936  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Great River School Project) Series A 144A 5.25% 7/1/33 #

     140,000      $ 145,244  

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

     260,000        261,646  
     

 

 

 
        10,053,885  
     

 

 

 

  Electric Revenue Bonds – 10.48%

     

Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

     

(Brookings Twin Cities Transmission Project)

     

Series E 5.00% 1/1/21

     1,095,000        1,158,006  

Series E 5.00% 1/1/23

     1,000,000        1,086,620  

Chaska Electric Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28

     250,000        290,903  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/29

     500,000        570,480  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/30

     240,000        272,889  

Northern Municipal Power Agency Electric System Revenue

     

5.00% 1/1/29

     150,000        173,790  

5.00% 1/1/30

     235,000        274,715  

5.00% 1/1/31

     350,000        399,501  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/25

     200,000        222,228  

Rochester Electric Utility Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/28

     300,000        359,205  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/29

     500,000        594,835  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/31

     575,000        674,170  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Energy Revenue

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/30

     425,000        455,532  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/33

     1,250,000        1,401,375  
     

 

 

 
              7,934,249  
     

 

 

 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 31.10%

     

Anoka Healthcare & Housing Facilities Revenue

     

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

     270,000        282,493  

Apple Valley Senior Housing Revenue

     

(PHS Senior Housing, Inc. – Orchard Path Project) 5.00% 9/1/43

     535,000        563,136  

Apple Valley Senior Living Revenue

     

(Senior Living LLC Project)

     

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

     500,000        493,425  

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

     420,000        419,970  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Bethel Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Benedictine Health System - St. Peter Communities Project)

Series A 5.50% 12/1/48

     250,000      $ 250,665  

Bethel Senior Housing Revenue

     

(The Lodge at the Lakes at Stillwater Project) 5.00% 6/1/38

     250,000        257,680  

Center City Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Project) 5.00% 11/1/24

     600,000        667,746  

Dakota County Community Development Agency Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Walker Highview Hills Project) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/36 #

     480,000        483,864  

Duluth Economic Development Authority

     

(Essentia Health Obligated Group) Series A 5.00% 2/15/37

     750,000        837,300  

(St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth Obligated Group) 5.75% 6/15/32

     750,000        812,070  

Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Glencoe Regional Health Services Project) 4.00% 4/1/26

     270,000        280,157  

Hayward Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(American Baptist Homes Midwest Obligated Group) 4.25% 8/1/24

     603,334        601,295  

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

4.00% 5/1/37

     500,000        510,265  

5.00% 5/1/28

     1,000,000        1,175,470  

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

     320,000        352,832  

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/33

     500,000        564,690  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/34

     500,000        562,860  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/49

     1,000,000        1,106,340  

Minneapolis Senior Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

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

     530,000        539,312  

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

     

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

     1,205,000        1,450,952  

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

     1,000,000              1,046,760  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board Revenue

     

(Essenthia Health Obligated Group) Series C-1 5.50% 2/15/25 (AGC)

     2,500,000      $       2,584,050  

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     925,000        991,202  

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

     430,000        442,242  

Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     1,050,000        1,118,533  

Sauk Rapids Health Care Housing Facilities Revenue

     

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

     575,000        581,819  

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project) Unrefunded Balance 5.125% 5/1/30

     360,000        373,262  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     975,000        1,000,379  

(Fairview Health Services) Series A 5.00% 11/15/47

     275,000        303,322  

(HealthPartners Obligated Group Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/32

     1,000,000        1,118,730  

5.00% 7/1/33

     200,000        222,520  

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

     

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

     500,000        506,330  

West St. Paul, Housing and Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Walker Westwood Ridge Campus Project) 5.00% 11/1/37

     500,000        520,050  

Woodbury Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

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

     500,000        511,220  
     

 

 

 
        23,532,941  
     

 

 

 

  Housing Revenue Bond – 0.40%

     

Northwest Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

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

     285,000        298,726  
     

 

 

 
        298,726  
     

 

 

 

  Lease Revenue Bonds – 5.47%

     

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,100,000        1,213,773  

Series A 5.00% 6/1/43

     715,000        786,107  

Series B 5.00% 3/1/27

     1,000,000        1,090,260  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

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

     1,000,000      $ 1,048,600  
     

 

 

 
        4,138,740  
     

 

 

 

  Local General Obligation Bonds – 7.44%

     

Duluth Independent School District No. 709

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/28

     250,000        267,680  

Hennepin County

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/36

     1,500,000        1,747,320  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/38

     1,055,000        1,229,181  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/30

     1,500,000        1,790,655  

St. Michael-Albertville Independent School District No. 885

     

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

     500,000        596,195  
     

 

 

 
        5,631,031  
     

 

 

 

  Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 8.97%

     

Anoka Housing Facilities Revenue

     

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

     750,000        782,647  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

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

     425,000        471,410  

Rochester Healthcare & Housing Revenue

     

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

     950,000        985,977  

St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     1,000,000        1,012,390  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     1,025,000        1,050,451  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Hospital Revenue

     

(Healtheast Care System Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/29-25§

     165,000        196,561  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/30-25§

     120,000        142,954  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/23-20§

     1,000,000        1,058,680  

Series D 5.00% 12/1/26-21§

     1,000,000        1,090,820  
     

 

 

 
              6,791,890  
     

 

 

 

  Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 0.75%

     

Minneapolis Revenue

     

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

     100,000        109,998  

St. Paul Sales Tax Revenue

     

Series G 5.00% 11/1/28

     400,000        459,436  
     

 

 

 
        569,434  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

  State General Obligation Bonds – 11.31%

     

Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/33

     285,000      $ 344,274  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/34

     1,000,000        1,202,550  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/26

     2,500,000        3,039,900  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/27

     1,500,000        1,813,515  

Series E 5.00% 10/1/26

     500,000        609,470  

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

     400,000        434,076  

(Various Purposes) Series F 5.00% 10/1/22

     1,000,000        1,117,530  
     

 

 

 
        8,561,315  
     

 

 

 

  Transportation Revenue Bonds – 6.72%

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

     

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

     1,000,000        1,002,290  

Subordinate

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/26

     710,000        770,833  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/31

     750,000        808,665  

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

     1,000,000        1,024,230  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Parking Enterprise)

     

Series A 4.00% 8/1/26

     450,000        499,721  

Series A 4.00% 8/1/27

     545,000        599,718  

Series A 4.00% 8/1/28

     350,000        382,729  
     

 

 

 
        5,088,186  
     

 

 

 

  Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 1.66%

     

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

     

Series C 4.00% 3/1/31

     565,000        621,291  

Series C 4.00% 3/1/32

     585,000        637,615  
     

 

 

 
        1,258,906  
     

 

 

 

  Total Municipal Bonds (cost $72,276,362)

            74,093,765  
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

  Short-Term Investments – 1.16%

                 

 

 

  Variable Rate Demand Notes – 1.16%¤

 

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

     

(Allina Health System) Series B-1 1.71% 11/15/35

     

(LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     575,000      $ 575,000  

(Children’s Hospitals & Clinics) Series B 1.72% 8/15/25

     

(AGM) (SPA – US Bank N.A.)

     300,000        300,000  
     

 

 

 

  Total Short-Term Investments (cost $875,000)

            875,000  
     

 

 

 

  Total Value of Securities – 99.06%

     

(cost $73,151,362)

      $     74,968,765  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Feb. 28, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $1,203,813, which represents 1.59% 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, 2019.

 

§

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 will be pre-refunded. See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD 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, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their description above. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. 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 current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

 

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Summary of abbreviations:

AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds – 97.85%

     

 

 

Corporate Revenue Bond - 1.01%

     

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      $ 1,765,363  
     

 

 

 
              1,765,363  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds - 20.28%

     

Bethel Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     850,000        819,944  

Brooklyn Park Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     1,270,000        1,218,832  

Cologne Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Cologne Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     250,000        255,745  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/45

     230,000        227,330  

Deephaven Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     1,000,000        1,048,170  

Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Duluth Public Schools Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 11/1/48

     1,000,000        1,010,240  

Forest Lake Charter School Lease Revenue Fund

     

(Lakes International Language Academy)

     

Series A 5.375% 8/1/50

     660,000        671,286  

Series A 5.75% 8/1/44

     585,000        604,978  

Ham Lake Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Davinci Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/36

     235,000        236,560  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     710,000        694,167  

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

     650,000        647,991  

Hugo Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Noble Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     165,000        170,277  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/44

     495,000        503,757  

Minneapolis Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Hiawatha Academies Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/36

     1,000,000        999,930  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     800,000        775,208  

Minneapolis Student Housing Revenue

     

(Riverton Community Housing Project)

     

144A 4.75% 8/1/43 #

     750,000        762,615  

144A 5.00% 8/1/53 #

     570,000        583,076  

5.25% 8/1/39

     800,000        832,768  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Bethel University) 5.00% 5/1/47

     1,500,000      $       1,588,455  

(Carleton College) 4.00% 3/1/37

     635,000        669,779  

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

     1,000,000        1,099,570  

(Minneapolis College of Art & Design)

     

4.00% 5/1/24

     250,000        264,085  

4.00% 5/1/25

     200,000        210,334  

4.00% 5/1/26

     100,000        104,774  

(St. Catherine University)

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/37

     580,000        583,364  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/45

     670,000        730,019  

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

     215,000        245,274  

(St. Olaf College)

     

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/31

     205,000        237,968  

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/32

     205,000        237,554  

Series 8-N 4.00% 10/1/34

     800,000        855,952  

Series 8-N 4.00% 10/1/35

     590,000        629,329  

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

     750,000        759,623  

(Trustees of the Hamline University of Minnesota)

     

Series B 5.00% 10/1/37

     300,000        315,822  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/39

     770,000        806,028  

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

     400,000        423,544  

Otsego Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     1,435,000        1,408,625  

Rice County Educational Facilities Revenue

     

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

     770,000        806,113  

St. Cloud Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     750,000        412,155  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     1,750,000        1,744,523  

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

     265,000        271,455  

(Hmong College Preparatory Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.75% 9/1/46

     500,000        525,740  

Series A 6.00% 9/1/51

     500,000        530,280  

(Nova Classical Academy Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 9/1/36

     1,270,000        1,217,447  

Series A 4.125% 9/1/47

     500,000        463,245  

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

     445,000        411,874  

 

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter

     

School

Lease Revenue

     

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

     1,500,000      $ 1,509,060  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/34

     2,115,000        2,447,711  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/40

     900,000        1,035,234  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/41

     620,000        711,611  
     

 

 

 
            35,319,421  
     

 

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 8.17%

     

Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

     

(Brookings Twin Cities Transmission Project) 5.00% 1/1/42

     1,500,000        1,596,345  

Chaska Electric Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28

     350,000        407,263  

Hutchinson Utilities Commission Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/22

     490,000        547,854  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/26

     360,000        397,955  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue

     

5.00% 10/1/27

     165,000        189,595  

5.00% 10/1/47

     745,000        835,756  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28

     500,000        572,680  

Northern Municipal Power Agency Electric System Revenue

     

5.00% 1/1/26

     500,000        592,220  

5.00% 1/1/28

     500,000        583,510  

5.00% 1/1/29

     470,000        544,542  

5.00% 1/1/33

     225,000        257,195  

5.00% 1/1/34

     200,000        227,700  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/24

     335,000        373,150  

Rochester Electric Utility Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/34

     450,000        520,447  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/35

     500,000        576,105  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/36

     520,000        596,710  

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/41

     400,000        446,296  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Energy Revenue

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/32

     800,000        843,096  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/30

     500,000        564,690  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/33

     750,000        840,825  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/34

     450,000        503,185  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/40

     2,000,000      $ 2,212,340  
     

 

 

 
            14,229,459  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 32.49%

     

Anoka Healthcare & Housing Facilities Revenue

     

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

     400,000        406,548  

Anoka Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

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

     1,000,000        1,019,030  

Apple Valley Senior Housing Revenue

     

(PHS Senior Housing, Inc. Orchard Path Project)

     

4.50% 9/1/53

     840,000        829,836  

5.00% 9/1/58

     1,175,000        1,226,571  

Apple Valley Senior Living Revenue

     

(Senior Living LLC Project)

     

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

     525,000        530,497  

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

     515,000        504,674  

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

     1,500,000        1,490,475  

Bethel Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Benedictine Health System - St. Peter Communities Project)

Series A 5.50% 12/1/48

     1,280,000        1,283,405  

Bethel Senior Housing Revenue

     

(The Lodge at the Lakes at Stillwater Project) 5.25% 6/1/58

     725,000        745,510  

Breckenridge Catholic Health Initiatives

     

Series A 5.00% 5/1/30

     1,675,000        1,693,040  

Brooklyn Center Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

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

     750,000        740,287  

City of West St. Paul Minnesota

     

(Walker Westwood Ridge Campus Project) 5.00% 11/1/49

     1,500,000        1,535,715  

Cloquet Housing Facilities

     

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

     850,000        855,703  

Dakota County Community Development Agency Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Walker Highview Hills Project) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/51 #

     870,000        870,766  

Deephaven Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(St. Therese Senior Living Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/38

     335,000        333,355  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/40

     315,000        312,556  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/48

     185,000        181,380  

 

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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)

     

Duluth Economic Development Authority

     

(Essentia Health Obligated Group) Series A 5.00% 2/15/48

     590,000      $ 646,917  

(St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth Obligated Group)

     

5.75% 6/15/32

     750,000        812,070  

6.00% 6/15/39

     1,000,000        1,089,520  

Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Glencoe Regional Health Services Project) 4.00% 4/1/31

     185,000        189,481  

Hayward Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(American Baptist Homes Midwest Obligated Group) 5.375% 8/1/34

     750,000        752,573  

(St. John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea Project) 5.375% 10/1/44

     165,000        168,132  

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

4.00% 5/1/37

     1,155,000              1,178,712  

5.00% 5/1/26

     1,300,000        1,528,930  

5.00% 5/1/29

     500,000        585,010  

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

     610,000        677,155  

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/48

     1,000,000        1,012,770  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/33

     1,200,000        1,355,256  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/34

     500,000        562,860  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/44

     1,000,000        1,090,860  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/49

     1,450,000        1,604,193  

Minneapolis Senior Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

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

     1,700,000        1,743,418  

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

     

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

     415,000        492,290  

Oakdale Senior Housing

     

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

     500,000        502,720  

Rochester Health Care & Housing Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Rochester Project)

     

Series A 5.25% 12/1/23

     175,000        183,965  

Series A 6.875% 12/1/48

     800,000        860,448  

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Mayo Clinic) 4.00% 11/15/41

     1,790,000        1,824,332  

(Olmsted Medical Center Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/22

     350,000        384,563  

5.00% 7/1/27

     245,000        272,300  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Olmsted Medical Center Project) 5.00% 7/1/28

     225,000      $ 249,019  

Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     1,080,000              1,182,503  

Sauk Rapids Health Care Housing Facilities Revenue

     

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

     825,000        834,785  

Shakopee Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(St. Francis Regional Medical Center)

     

4.00% 9/1/31

     130,000        134,901  

5.00% 9/1/34

     105,000        113,911  

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project)

     

Unrefunded Balance 5.125% 5/1/30

     15,000        15,553  

Series A 4.00% 5/1/37

     1,440,000        1,504,166  

Series A 5.00% 5/1/46

     2,000,000        2,181,840  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/43

     645,000        656,816  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/47

     485,000        534,950  

(HealthPartners Obligated Group Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 7/1/33

     1,320,000        1,380,799  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/29

     1,000,000        1,144,450  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/32

     900,000        1,006,857  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/33

     1,540,000        1,713,404  

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

     

(Episcopal Homes Project)

     

5.125% 5/1/48

     1,700,000        1,683,374  

Series A 5.15% 11/1/42

     775,000        773,892  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

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

     1,000,000        960,100  

Twin Valley Congregate Housing Revenue

     

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

     1,825,000        1,820,857  

Victoria Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     1,500,000        1,527,840  

Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Folkestone Senior Living Community)

     

Series A 5.50% 11/1/32

     260,000        265,938  

Series A 5.75% 11/1/39

     590,000        603,558  

 

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Folkestone Senior Living Community) Series A 6.00% 5/1/47

     920,000      $ 941,362  

Woodbury Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

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

     1,250,000        1,279,100  
     

 

 

 
            56,587,798  
     

 

 

 

Housing Revenue Bonds – 1.45%

     

Minneapolis Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

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

     310,000        310,577  

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)

     11,748        11,752  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency State Appropriation

     

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

     100,000        113,824  

Northwest Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

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

     1,275,000        1,336,404  

Stillwater Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

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

     750,000        750,195  
     

 

 

 
        2,522,752  
     

 

 

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 2.67%

     

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,750,000        1,931,003  

Series A 5.00% 6/1/43

     1,000,000        1,099,450  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency State Appropriation

     

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

     1,415,000        1,612,916  
     

 

 

 
        4,643,369  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 7.81%

     

Chaska Independent School District No. 112

     

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

     1,000,000        1,184,570  

Duluth General Obligation Entertainment Convention Center Improvement

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/34

     1,000,000        1,149,110  

Duluth Independent School District No. 709

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/27

     440,000        473,414  

Foley Independent School District No. 51

     

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

     1,105,000        1,107,961  

Hennepin County

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/26

     750,000        918,187  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/37

     910,000        1,064,655  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/37

     2,500,000        2,900,175  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

Mahtomedi Independent School District No. 832

     

(School Building)

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/28

     1,000,000      $ 1,172,290  

Series A 5.00% 2/1/29

     1,000,000        1,169,850  

Series A 5.00% 2/1/30

     445,000        518,425  

Series A 5.00% 2/1/31

     1,000,000        1,159,560  

Wayzata Independent School District No. 284

     

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

     650,000        791,219  
     

 

 

 
            13,609,416  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 8.85%

     

Anoka Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     1,650,000        1,722,715  

Deephaven Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     500,000        577,310  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(St. Catherine University)

     

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/25-22§

     325,000        360,490  

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/26-22§

     280,000        310,576  

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

     1,000,000        1,019,200  

Oak Park Heights Housing Revenue

     

(Oakgreen Commons Project) 7.00% 8/1/45-20§

     1,500,000        1,608,615  

Rochester Healthcare & Housing Revenue

     

(Samaritan Bethany Project)

     

Series A 6.875% 12/1/29-19§

     1,000,000        1,037,870  

Series A 7.375% 12/1/41-19§

     375,000        390,461  

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project) 5.50% 5/1/39-19 (AGC)§

     1,500,000        1,509,240  

St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

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

     2,005,000        2,031,466  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

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

     1,500,000        1,677,135  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Hospital Facility Revenue

     

(Healtheast Care System Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/29-25§

     275,000        327,602  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/30-25§

     205,000        244,212  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.125% 4/1/34-19§

     1,000,000        1,002,720  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)

     

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.25% 12/1/28-20§

     1,500,000      $ 1,594,440  
     

 

 

 
            15,414,052  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 1.59%

     

Minneapolis Revenue

     

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

     250,000        266,025  

Minneapolis Tax Increment Revenue

     

(Giant Park Project)

     

4.00% 3/1/27

     200,000        203,844  

4.00% 3/1/30

     260,000        262,967  

(Village of St. Anthony Falls Project)

     

4.00% 3/1/24

     700,000        709,800  

4.00% 3/1/27

     650,000        640,380  

St. Paul Sales Tax Revenue

     

Series G 5.00% 11/1/28

     600,000        689,154  
     

 

 

 
        2,772,170  
     

 

 

 

State General Obligation Bonds – 8.72%

     

Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/27

     1,000,000        1,184,510  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/29

     1,000,000        1,173,420  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/33

     660,000        797,267  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/33

     2,000,000        2,388,000  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/34

     2,185,000        2,627,572  

Series A Unrefunded Balance 5.00% 10/1/24

     985,000        1,068,646  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/26

     1,000,000        1,215,960  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/27

     1,000,000        1,209,010  

Series E 5.00% 10/1/26

     1,085,000        1,322,550  

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

     1,915,000        2,206,042  
     

 

 

 
        15,192,977  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 3.21%

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

     

Senior

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/32

     1,245,000        1,457,422  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/46

     185,000        208,360  

Subordinate

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/22

     1,000,000        1,058,630  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/32

     500,000        558,610  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/29

     2,130,000        2,301,486  
     

 

 

 
        5,584,508  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 1.60%

     

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

     

5.00% 7/1/37

     575,000      $ 626,221  

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

     

Series C 4.00% 3/1/31

     965,000              1,061,143  

Series C 4.00% 3/1/32

     1,000,000        1,089,940  
     

 

 

 
        2,777,304  
     

 

 

 

  Total Municipal Bonds (cost $168,044,220)

        170,418,589  
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Short-Term Investments – 0.89%

     

 

 

  Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.89%¤

     

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

     

(Allina Health System) Series B-1

1.71% 11/15/35 (LOC - JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     400,000        400,000  

(Children’s Hospitals & Clinics) Series B 1.72% 8/15/25

     

(AGM) (SPA – US Bank N.A.)

     1,150,000        1,150,000  
     

 

 

 

  Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,550,000)

        1,550,000  
     

 

 

 

  Total Value of Securities – 98.74%

     

(cost $169,594,220)

      $ 171,968,589  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Feb. 28, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $5,059,388, which represents 2.90% 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, 2019.

 

§

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 will be pre-refunded. See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

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

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

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

 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

February 28, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

    

Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota

Fund

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate
Fund
    

Delaware
Minnesota

High-Yield
Municipal

Bond Fund

 

Assets:

        

Investments, at value1

   $ 539,285,019      $ 74,968,765      $ 171,968,589  

Cash

     60,267        92,791        3,284  

Interest receivable

     6,942,839        804,909        2,117,092  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     199,162               319,827  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     546,487,287        75,866,465        174,408,792  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     297,999        82,038        15,364  

Investment management fees payable to affiliates

     186,365        17,316        60,154  

Distribution payable

     182,071        23,558        58,325  

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

     94,264        12,038        33,454  

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to non-affiliates

     58,688        9,116        21,686  

Accounting and administration expenses payable to non-affiliates

     24,094        13,274        15,509  

Audit and tax fees payable

     22,555        22,555        22,555  

Other accrued expenses

     13,767        5,853        11,984  

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to affiliates

     4,135        572        1,311  

Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates

     1,887        526        808  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable to affiliates

     1,824        251        580  

Legal fees payable to affiliates

     872        119        274  

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses payable to affiliates

     529        73        169  

Open

                    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     889,050        187,289        242,173  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 545,598,237      $ 75,679,176      $ 174,166,619  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 534,858,823      $ 74,045,280      $ 172,917,272  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     10,739,414        1,633,896        1,249,347  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 545,598,237      $ 75,679,176      $ 174,166,619  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

 

    

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

   $ 370,909,802     $ 54,285,178     $ 95,307,113  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     30,536,743       5,002,712       8,934,621  

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.15     $ 10.85     $ 10.67  

Sales charge

     4.50     2.75     4.50

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

   $ 12.72     $ 11.16     $ 11.17  

Class C:

      

Net assets

   $ 30,009,571     $ 7,545,858     $ 20,005,439  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     2,462,654       693,983       1,871,728  

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.19     $ 10.87     $ 10.69  

Institutional Class:

      

Net assets

   $ 144,678,864     $ 13,848,140     $ 58,854,067  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     11,913,816       1,275,775       5,519,049  

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.14     $ 10.85     $ 10.66  

 

1Investments, at cost

   $ 527,616,645     $ 73,151,362     $ 169,594,220  

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

 

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Statements of operations

Six months ended February 28, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

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

Investment Income:

      

Interest

   $ 10,336,466     $ 1,385,825     $ 3,365,582  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

      

Management fees

     1,459,139       188,813       467,486  

Distribution expenses – Class A

     466,702       69,076       118,601  

Distribution expenses – Class C

     159,045       39,789       100,611  

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

     160,378       25,305       59,083  

Accounting and administration expenses

     69,988       28,682       37,192  

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses

     31,233       7,627       11,956  

Registration fees

     25,505       12,725       6,507  

Audit and tax fees

     23,328       23,328       23,328  

Legal fees

     17,061       1,946       4,557  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     12,634       1,792       4,025  

Custodian fees

     7,639       1,841       2,843  

Other

     22,014       8,227       12,246  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,454,666       409,151       848,435  

Less expenses waived

     (221,849     (87,966     (83,820

Less waived distribution expenses – Class A

           (27,630      

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (4,500     (636     (1,244
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,228,317       292,919       763,371  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     8,108,149       1,092,906       2,602,211  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

      

Net realized loss on investments

     (270,342     (76,518     (228,645

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     237,169       245,869       259,154  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (33,173     169,351       30,509  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 8,074,976     $ 1,262,257     $ 2,632,720  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

     Six months        
     ended        
     2/28/19     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 8,108,149     $         16,357,240  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (270,342     299,568  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     237,169       (15,406,873
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     8,074,976       1,249,935  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (5,633,544     (14,247,459

Class C

     (360,850     (1,274,213

Institutional Class

     (2,104,198     (3,638,192
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (8,098,592     (19,159,864
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

             20,097,324       38,349,082  

Class C

     1,408,109       2,636,660  

Institutional Class

     56,931,487       54,835,728  

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

    

Class A

     5,101,044       12,235,255  

Class C

     357,867       1,195,247  

Institutional Class

     1,587,983       3,287,427  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     85,483,814       112,539,399  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Six months        
     ended        
     2/28/19     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (44,608,274   $ (70,209,949

Class C

     (7,341,435     (17,670,338

Institutional Class

     (33,924,969     (24,104,373
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (85,874,678     (111,984,660
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (390,864     554,739  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

     (414,480     (17,355,190

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     546,012,717       563,367,907  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period1

   $       545,598,237     $       546,012,717  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of period includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $240,388 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (12,134,393   $ (1,024,249   $ (3,183,679

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2,113,066     (249,964     (454,513

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

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

     Six months        
     ended        
     2/28/19     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,092,906     $         2,428,417  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (76,518     72,266  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     245,869       (2,687,546
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,262,257       (186,863
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (817,006     (2,031,660

Class C

     (83,828     (249,902

Institutional Class

     (191,666     (518,897
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,092,500     (2,800,459
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

             3,138,340       4,764,864  

Class C

     523,740       670,790  

Institutional Class

     4,534,944       5,446,733  

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

    

Class A

     717,817       1,731,184  

Class C

     81,790       237,000  

Institutional Class

     185,050       499,540  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     9,181,681       13,350,111  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Six months        
     ended        
     2/28/19     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (8,955,934   $ (14,067,022

Class C

     (1,632,102     (3,881,824

Institutional Class

     (2,396,235     (12,720,892
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (12,984,271     (30,669,738
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (3,802,590     (17,319,627
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

     (3,632,833     (20,306,949

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     79,312,009       99,618,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period1

   $       75,679,176     $       79,312,009  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of period includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $4,190 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (1,771,652   $ (205,693   $ (450,722

Distributions from net realized gain

     (260,008     (44,209     (68,175

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        
     2/28/19     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 2,602,211     $ 5,142,414  

Net realized loss

     (228,645     (71,151

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     259,154       (3,485,137
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     2,632,720       1,586,126  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (1,454,230     (2,914,141

Class C

     (232,982     (667,362

Institutional Class

     (911,984     (1,591,025
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (2,599,196     (5,172,528
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     4,893,779       16,270,537  

Class C

     1,398,097       3,339,629  

Institutional Class

     15,400,929       24,537,706  

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

    

Class A

     1,334,915       2,338,287  

Class C

     219,968       598,928  

Institutional Class

     896,458       1,536,871  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
             24,144,146               48,621,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Six months        
     ended        
     2/28/19     Year ended  
     (Unaudited)     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (9,886,334   $ (16,152,757

Class C

     (3,249,498     (13,869,963

Institutional Class

     (11,007,401     (16,399,941
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (24,143,233     (46,422,661
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     913       2,199,297  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     34,437       (1,387,105

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

           174,132,182             175,519,287  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period1

   $ 174,166,619     $ 174,132,182  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets - There was no undistributed net investment income in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (2,914,141   $ (667,362   $ (1,591,025

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

 

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Financial highlights

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 waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

1 

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

2 

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

3 

Total 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 return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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

 

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     Six months ended                    
     2/28/191       Year ended        
        

 

 

 

      (Unaudited)               8/31/18                           8/31/17                           8/31/16                           8/31/15                           8/31/14            
     $     12.14     $     12.54     $     12.87     $     12.60     $     12.67     $     11.97

    

                                                                  
       0.18       0.37       0.38       0.41       0.44       0.45
       0.01       (0.34 )       (0.32 )       0.28       (0.06 )       0.73
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       0.19       0.03       0.06       0.69       0.38       1.18
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

    

                        
       (0.18 )       (0.37 )       (0.39 )       (0.42 )       (0.45 )       (0.44 )
             (0.06 )                         (0.04 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.18 )       (0.43 )       (0.39 )       (0.42 )       (0.45 )       (0.48 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $     12.15     $     12.14     $     12.54     $     12.87     $     12.60     $     12.67
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       1.59%       0.26%       0.49%       5.52%       3.02%       10.03%

    

                        
     $ 370,910     $ 390,477     $ 423,497     $ 481,066     $ 479,275     $ 503,072
       0.85%       0.85%       0.85%       0.85%       0.87%       0.90%
       0.93%       0.94%       0.95%       0.95%       0.96%       0.95%
       3.02%       2.99%       3.08%       3.25%       3.51%       3.61%
       2.94%       2.90%       2.98%       3.15%       3.42%       3.56%
       6%       16%       17%       15%       11%       10%

 

 

 

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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 waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

1 

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

2 

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

3 

Total 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 return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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

 

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     Six months ended                    
     2/28/191   Year ended
        

 

 

 

      (Unaudited)               8/31/18                           8/31/17                           8/31/16                           8/31/15                           8/31/14            
     $ 12.18     $ 12.58     $ 12.91     $ 12.64     $ 12.71     $ 12.01
                        
       0.14       0.28       0.29       0.32       0.35       0.35
       0.01       (0.34 )       (0.33 )       0.27       (0.07 )       0.74
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       0.15       (0.06 )       (0.04 )       0.59       0.28       1.09
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                        
       (0.14 )       (0.28 )       (0.29 )       (0.32 )       (0.35 )       (0.35 )
             (0.06 )                         (0.04 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.14 )       (0.34 )       (0.29 )       (0.32 )       (0.35 )       (0.39 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 12.19     $ 12.18     $ 12.58     $ 12.91     $ 12.64     $ 12.71
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       1.21%       (0.49% )       (0.25% )       4.73%       2.25%       9.19%
                        
     $ 30,009     $ 35,642     $ 51,045     $ 53,502     $ 45,393     $ 41,612
       1.60%       1.60%       1.60%       1.60%       1.62%       1.65%
       1.68%       1.69%       1.70%       1.70%       1.71%       1.70%
       2.27%       2.24%       2.33%       2.50%       2.76%       2.86%
       2.19%       2.15%       2.23%       2.40%       2.67%       2.81%
         6%       16%       17%       15%       11%       10%

 

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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 waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

1 

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

2 

Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.

3 

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

4 

Total 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 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 

Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the year ended Aug. 31, 2014.

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

 

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     Six months ended                   12/31/132
     2/28/191   Year ended   to
        

 

 

     
      (Unaudited)               8/31/18                           8/31/17                           8/31/16                           8/31/15                           8/31/14            
     $ 12.14     $ 12.54     $ 12.87     $ 12.59     $ 12.66     $ 12.07
                        
       0.20       0.40       0.41       0.45       0.48       0.34
             (0.34 )       (0.32 )       0.28       (0.07 )       0.59
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       0.20       0.06       0.09       0.73       0.41       0.93
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                        
       (0.20 )       (0.40 )       (0.42 )       (0.45 )       (0.48 )       (0.34 )
             (0.06 )                        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.20 )       (0.46 )       (0.42 )       (0.45 )       (0.48 )       (0.34 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 12.14     $ 12.14     $ 12.54     $ 12.87     $ 12.59     $ 12.66
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       1.63%       0.51%       0.75%       5.87%       3.27%       7.74%
                        
     $ 144,679     $ 119,894     $ 88,826     $ 53,133     $ 32,084     $ 17,533
       0.60%       0.60%       0.60%       0.60%       0.62%       0.65%
       0.68%       0.69%       0.70%       0.70%       0.71%       0.70%
       3.27%       3.24%       3.33%       3.50%       3.76%       3.84%
       3.19%       3.15%       3.23%       3.40%       3.67%       3.79%
       6%       16%       17%       15%       11%       10% 5  

 

 

 

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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 waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

1 

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

2 

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

3 

Total 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 return during all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.

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

 

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     Six months ended                    
     2/28/191       Year ended        
        

 

 

 

      (Unaudited)               8/31/18                           8/31/17                           8/31/16                           8/31/15                           8/31/14            
     $ 10.82     $ 11.17     $ 11.44     $ 11.22     $ 11.32     $ 10.84
                        
       0.16       0.30       0.31       0.33       0.34       0.34
       0.03       (0.31 )       (0.25 )       0.22       (0.10 )       0.49
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       0.19       (0.01 )       0.06       0.55       0.24       0.83
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                        
       (0.16 )       (0.30 )       (0.31 )       (0.33 )       (0.34 )       (0.34 )
             (0.04 )       (0.02 )                   (0.01 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.16 )       (0.34 )       (0.33 )       (0.33 )       (0.34 )       (0.35 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 10.85     $ 10.82     $ 11.17     $ 11.44     $ 11.22     $ 11.32
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       1.76%       (0.01% )       0.55%       4.98%       2.12%       7.79%
                        
     $ 54,285     $ 59,284     $ 68,934     $ 79,730     $ 84,663     $ 90,571
       0.71%       0.79%       0.84%       0.84%       0.85%       0.84%
       1.04%       1.00%       0.99%       0.97%       0.98%       0.98%
       2.96%       2.77%       2.79%       2.92%       2.98%       3.08%
       2.63%       2.56%       2.64%       2.79%       2.85%       2.94%
       12%       17%       22%       14%       14%       14%

 

 

 

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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 waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

1 

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

2 

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

3 

Total 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 return during all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.

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

 

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     Six months ended                    
     2/28/191       Year ended        
        

 

 

 

      (Unaudited)               8/31/18                           8/31/17                           8/31/16                           8/31/15                           8/31/14            
     $ 10.84     $ 11.19     $ 11.47     $ 11.24     $ 11.35     $ 10.86
                        
       0.11       0.21       0.22       0.24       0.24       0.25
       0.03       (0.31 )       (0.26 )       0.23       (0.11 )       0.50
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       0.14       (0.10 )       (0.04 )       0.47       0.13       0.75
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                        
       (0.11 )       (0.21 )       (0.22 )       (0.24 )       (0.24 )       (0.25 )
             (0.04 )       (0.02 )                   (0.01 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.11 )       (0.25 )       (0.24 )       (0.24 )       (0.24 )       (0.26 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 10.87     $ 10.84     $ 11.19     $ 11.47     $ 11.24     $ 11.35
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       1.33%       (0.86% )       (0.39% )       4.17%       1.16%       6.96%
                        
     $ 7,546     $ 8,558     $ 11,885     $ 13,315     $ 11,740     $ 12,651
       1.56%       1.64%       1.69%       1.69%       1.70%       1.69%
       1.79%       1.75%       1.74%       1.72%       1.73%       1.73%
       2.11%       1.92%       1.94%       2.07%       2.13%       2.23%
       1.88%       1.81%       1.89%       2.04%       2.10%       2.19%
       12%       17%       22%       14%       14%       14%

 

 

 

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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 waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

1 

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

2 

Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.

3 

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

4 

Total 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 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 

Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the year ended Aug. 31, 2014.

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

 

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     Six months ended                   12/31/132
     2/28/191   Year ended   to
        

 

 

     
      (Unaudited)               8/31/18                           8/31/17                           8/31/16                           8/31/15                           8/31/14            
     $ 10.83     $ 11.17     $ 11.45     $ 11.22     $ 11.33     $ 10.95
                        
       0.17       0.32       0.33       0.35       0.35       0.26
       0.02       (0.30 )       (0.26 )       0.23       (0.11 )       0.38
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       0.19       0.02       0.07       0.58       0.24       0.64
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                        
       (0.17 )       (0.32 )       (0.33 )       (0.35 )       (0.35 )       (0.26 )
             (0.04 )       (0.02 )                  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.17 )       (0.36 )       (0.35 )       (0.35 )       (0.35 )       (0.26 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 10.85     $ 10.83     $ 11.17     $ 11.45     $ 11.22     $ 11.33
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       1.74%       0.23%       0.61%       5.22%       2.18%       5.85%
                        
     $ 13,848     $ 11,470     $ 18,800     $ 12,694     $ 4,402     $ 2,376
       0.56%       0.64%       0.69%       0.69%       0.70%       0.69%
       0.79%       0.75%       0.74%       0.72%       0.73%       0.73%
       3.11%       2.92%       2.94%       3.07%       3.13%       3.21%
       2.88%       2.81%       2.89%       3.04%       3.10%       3.17%
       12%       17%       22%       14%       14%       14% 5  

 

 

 

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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 waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

1 

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

2 

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

3 

Total 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 return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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

 

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     Six months ended                    
     2/28/191       Year ended        
        

 

 

 

      (Unaudited)               8/31/18                           8/31/17                           8/31/16                           8/31/15                           8/31/14            
     $ 10.66     $ 10.88     $ 11.13     $ 10.84     $ 10.88     $ 10.25
                        
       0.16       0.32       0.33       0.36       0.38       0.40
       0.01       (0.22 )       (0.25 )       0.29       (0.04 )       0.63
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       0.17       0.10       0.08       0.65       0.34       1.03
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                        
       (0.16 )       (0.32 )       (0.33 )       (0.36 )       (0.38 )       (0.40 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.16 )       (0.32 )       (0.33 )       (0.36 )       (0.38 )       (0.40 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 10.67     $ 10.66     $ 10.88     $ 11.13     $ 10.84     $ 10.88
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       1.63%       0.95%       0.84%       6.12%       3.20%       10.25%
                        
     $ 95,307     $ 98,980     $ 98,491     $ 121,168     $ 122,618     $ 119,044
       0.89%       0.89%       0.89%       0.89%       0.91%       0.89%
       0.99%       0.99%       0.99%       0.98%       1.01%       0.99%
       3.07%       2.98%       3.08%       3.23%       3.52%       3.82%
       2.97%       2.88%       2.98%       3.14%       3.42%       3.72%
       6%       14%       19%       15%       16%       15%

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

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 waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

1 

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

2 

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

3 

Total 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 return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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

 

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     Six months ended                    
     2/28/191       Year ended        
        

 

 

 

      (Unaudited)               8/31/18                           8/31/17                           8/31/16                           8/31/15                           8/31/14            
     $ 10.68     $ 10.90     $ 11.15     $ 10.87     $ 10.90     $ 10.27
                        
       0.12       0.24       0.25       0.27       0.30       0.33
       0.01       (0.22 )       (0.25 )       0.29       (0.03 )       0.62
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       0.13       0.02             0.56       0.27       0.95
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                        
       (0.12 )       (0.24 )       (0.25 )       (0.28 )       (0.30 )       (0.32 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.12 )       (0.24 )       (0.25 )       (0.28 )       (0.30 )       (0.32 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 10.69     $ 10.68     $ 10.90     $ 11.15     $ 10.87     $ 10.90
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       1.25%       0.19%       0.09%       5.22%       2.53%       9.41%
                        
     $ 20,006     $ 21,651     $ 32,223     $ 35,751     $ 32,174     $ 32,279
       1.64%       1.64%       1.64%       1.64%       1.66%       1.64%
       1.74%       1.74%       1.74%       1.73%       1.76%       1.74%
       2.32%       2.23%       2.33%       2.48%       2.77%       3.07%
       2.22%       2.13%       2.23%       2.39%       2.67%       2.97%
       6%       14%       19%       15%       16%       15%

 

 

 

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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 waived

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

1 

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

2 

Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.

3 

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

4 

Total 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 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 

Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the year ended Aug. 31, 2014.

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

 

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     Six months ended                   12/31/132
     2/28/191   Year ended   to
        

 

 

     
      (Unaudited)               8/31/18                           8/31/17                           8/31/16                           8/31/15                           8/31/14            
     $ 10.66     $ 10.87     $ 11.12     $
 
 
10.84

    $ 10.88     $ 10.35
                        
       0.17       0.35       0.36       0.38       0.41       0.31
             (0.21 )       (0.25 )       0.29       (0.04 )       0.53
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       0.17       0.14       0.11       0.67       0.37       0.84
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                        
       (0.17 )       (0.35 )       (0.36 )       (0.39 )       (0.41 )       (0.31 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (0.17 )       (0.35 )       (0.36 )       (0.39 )       (0.41 )       (0.31 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 10.66     $ 10.66     $ 10.87     $  11.12     $ 10.84     $ 10.88
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       1.66%       1.30%       1.09%       6.28%       3.46%       8.21%
                        
     $ 58,854     $ 53,501     $ 44,805     $ 31,206     $ 14,841     $ 6,470
       0.64%       0.64%       0.64%       0.64%       0.66%       0.64%
       0.74%       0.74%       0.74%       0.73%       0.76%       0.74%
       3.32%       3.23%       3.33%       3.48%       3.77%       4.04%
       3.22%       3.13%       3.23%       3.39%       3.67%       3.94%
       6%       14%       19%       15%       16%       15% 5  

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements     
Delaware Funds ® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds    February 28, 2019 (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). Each Fund is an open-end investment company. The Funds are considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, 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%, which will be incurred 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%, which will be incurred 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

Each Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies. 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

 

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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 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. Restricted securities are valued at fair value using methods approved by the Boards.

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 expected to be taken on each Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019 and for all open tax years (years ended Aug. 31, 2016–Aug. 31, 2018), 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, 2019, the Funds did not incur 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 — 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

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may distribute 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 expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, each Fund earned the following amounts under this arrangement:

 

           

Delaware Tax-Free

Minnesota Fund

                 

Delaware Tax-Free

Minnesota

Intermediate Fund

                 

Delaware Minnesota

High-Yield Municipal

        Bond Fund        

   $4,290      $598      $1,163

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 expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, each Fund earned the following amounts under this arrangement:

 

           

Delaware Tax-Free

Minnesota Fund

                 

Delaware Tax-Free

Minnesota

Intermediate Fund

                 

Delaware Minnesota

High-Yield Municipal

        Bond Fund        

   $210      $38      $81

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

 

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reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), do not exceed the following percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets from Sept. 1, 2018 through Feb. 28, 2019.* 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. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.

 

   

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

  0.60%   0.56%   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 all funds within 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 then pays its 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, 2019, the Funds were charged for these services as follows:

 

   

Delaware

Tax-Free

Minnesota Fund

 

Delaware Tax-Free

Minnesota

Intermediate Fund

 

Delaware Minnesota

High-Yield Municipal

        Bond Fund        

  $12,145   $3,420   $5,218

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: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; and 0.005% of the next $20 billion; and 0.0025% of average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services 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, 2019, 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        

  $17,950   $2,492   $5,701

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

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

 

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.” The fees are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.

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 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, 2018 through Feb. 28, 2019.** The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class shares do not pay 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, 2019, 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        

  $7,744    $1,093    $2,459

For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, 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        
  $9,510    $1,007    $3,098

For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, 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

   $731      $—    $   —

Class C

   447    98    457

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.

 

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Cross trades for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, 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 procedures, for the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, the Funds engaged in the following Rule 17a-7 securities purchases and securities sales, which resulted in net realized losses as follows:

 

                  

Delaware

Tax-Free

Minnesota Fund

                

Delaware Tax-Free

Minnesota

Intermediate Fund

                

Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

Purchases

    $6,062,714        $4,678,121        $2,500,952   

Sales

    2,128,373        5,617,969        6,698,075   

Net realized losses

    (24,941)       (196)       (129,301)  

 

*For Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, the aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019. For Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, the aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from April 1, 2018 through April 1, 2019.

**For Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund Class A shares, the aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

3. Investments

For the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, 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

    $30,352,851       $ 8,726,569       $ 9,854,883  

Sales

    29,456,969       13,444,251       12,346,022  

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

3. Investments (continued)

 

At Feb. 28, 2019, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since the final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At Feb. 28, 2019, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 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

     $ 527,683,830            $  73,150,848              $169,585,164  
    

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

     $ 13,658,967            $    1,905,542              $    3,579,910  

Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments

       (2,057,778 )            (87,625            (1,196,485
    

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     $ 11,601,189            $    1,817,917              $    2,383,425  
    

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

 

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. At Aug. 31, 2018, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

At Aug. 31, 2018, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund were as follows:

 

     No expiration       
     Post-enactment capital loss character       
    

Short-term

  

Long-term

  

Total

 

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

   $820,481    $—      $820,481  

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 on the next page.

 

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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.

The following tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of Feb. 28, 2019:

 

     Delaware  
     Tax-Free  
    

Minnesota Fund

 
    

Level 2

 

Securities

  

Assets:

  

Municipal Bonds

     $538,885,019  

Short-Term Investments

     400,000  
  

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $539,285,019  
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

3. Investments (continued)

 

 

     Delaware Tax-Free
     Minnesota
    

Intermediate Fund

    

Level 2

Securities

    

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 74,093,765

Short-Term Investments

       875,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 74,968,765
    

 

 

 
     Delaware Minnesota
     High-Yield Municipal
    

Bond Fund

    

Level 2

Securities

    

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 170,418,589

Short-Term Investments

       1,550,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 171,968,589
    

 

 

 

During the six months ended Feb. 28, 2019, 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.

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 period ended Feb. 28, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments.

 

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4. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
   

Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota

Intermediate Fund

   

Delaware Minnesota

High-Yield Municipal

Bond Fund

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Six months
ended
2/28/19
   

Year

ended
8/31/18

    Six months
ended
2/28/19
   

Year

ended
8/31/18

    Six months
ended
2/28/19
   

Year

ended
8/31/18

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares sold:

            

Class A

     1,670,728       3,125,082       292,016       436,654       462,172       1,521,905  

Class C

     116,387       213,991       48,664       61,309       131,795       310,619  

Institutional

            

Class

     4,732,712       4,490,186       422,201       499,420       1,457,570       2,291,763  

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

       

Class A

     423,644       996,278       66,755       158,251       126,416       218,090  

Class C

     29,627       96,954       7,591       21,615       20,791       55,726  

Institutional

            

Class

     131,909       267,851       17,196       45,617       84,894       143,414  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     7,105,007       9,190,342       854,423       1,222,866       2,283,638       4,541,517  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

            

Class A

     (3,710,525     (5,728,359     (834,295     (1,288,814     (937,981     (1,510,584

Class C

     (608,640     (1,441,859     (151,510     (355,611     (307,672     (1,296,104

Institutional

            

Class

     (2,825,316     (1,965,838     (223,124     (1,168,219     (1,043,188     (1,535,704
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (7,144,481     (9,136,056     (1,208,929     (2,812,644     (2,288,841     (4,342,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (39,474     54,286       (354,506     (1,589,778     (5,203     199,125  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

4. Capital Shares (continued)

 

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, 2019 and the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the Funds had the following exchange transactions:

 

               Six months ended
2/28/19
         
    

 

 

 
     Exchange    Exchange     
     Redemptions    Subscriptions     
                    Institutional     
     Class A    Class C    Class A    Class     
     Shares    Shares    Shares    Shares    Value

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

       31,242          14,048          14,101          31,257        $ 546,426    

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

       1,165          4,633          4,645          1,165          62,568  

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

       23,964          38,892          4,291          58,695          662,768  
               Year ended
8/31/18
         
    

 

 

 
     Exchange Redemptions   

Exchange

Subscriptions

    
                    Institutional     
     Class A    Class C    Class A    Class     
     Shares    Shares    Shares    Shares    Value

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

       179,677          324,507          282,986          222,704        $ 6,195,653  

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

       24,209          52,010          43,368          33,036          833,306  

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

       47,282          241,837          232,144          57,805          3,092,167  

5. Line of Credit

Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), was a participant in a revolving line of credit intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. The revolving line of credit available was reduced from $155,000,000 to $130,000,000 on Sept. 6, 2018. 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

 

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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. 5, 2018.

On Nov. 5, 2018, the Participants entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $190,000,000 revolving line of credit. The revolving line of credit available was increased to $220,000,000 on Nov. 29, 2018. The revolving line of credit is to be used as described on the previous page and operates in substantially the same manner as the original agreement. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on Nov. 4, 2019.

The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of Feb. 28, 2019, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks

When interest rates rise, fixed income securities (i.e. debt obligations) generally will decline in value. These declines in value are greater for fixed income securities with longer maturities or durations.

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, 2019, 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

       4.28 %       3.41 %       0.87 %

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

       0.42 %       0.40 %       0.66 %

National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

       0.80 %            
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       5.50 %       3.81 %       1.53 %
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

6. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks (continued)

 

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, 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, each Board has 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.” Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the security valuation procedures described in Note 1.

 

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7. Contractual Obligations

Each Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, 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.

8. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2017, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities which amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities purchased at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The ASU 2017-08 does not require any accounting change for debt securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The ASU 2017-08 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.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The ASU 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reason for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for the timing of transfers between levels and the valuation process for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after Dec. 15, 2019. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation S-X to update and simplify the disclosure requirements for registered investment companies by eliminating requirements that are redundant or duplicative of US GAAP requirements or other SEC disclosure requirements. The new amendments require the presentation of the total, rather than the components, of distributable earnings on the “Statements of assets and liabilities” and the total, rather than the components, of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” The amendments also removed the requirement for the parenthetical disclosure of undistributed net investment income on the “Statements of changes in net assets” and certain tax adjustments that were reflected in the “Notes to financial statements.” All of these have been reflected in the Funds’ financial statements.

9. Subsequent Events

Management has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Feb. 28, 2019, 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

 

Jerome D. Abernathy

Managing Member

Stonebrook Capital

Management, LLC

New York, NY

  

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

 

Christianna Wood

Chief Executive Officer

and President

Gore Creek Capital, Ltd.

Golden, CO

 

Janet L. Yeomans

Former Vice President and

Treasurer

3M Company

St. Paul, MN

Affiliated officers      
David F. Connor    Daniel V. Geatens    Richard Salus   
Senior Vice President,    Vice President and    Senior Vice President and   
General Counsel,    Treasurer    Chief Financial Officer   
and Secretary    Delaware Funds    Delaware Funds   
Delaware Funds    by Macquarie    by Macquarie   
by Macquarie    Philadelphia, PA    Philadelphia, PA   
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 the Funds use 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 the Funds’ most recent Forms 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. 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 6, 2019

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 6, 2019

RICHARD SALUS

By:      Richard Salus
Title:      Chief Financial Officer
Date:      May 6, 2019