N-CSRS 1 degrpequityfundsv_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:       811-04997
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Delaware Group® Equity Funds V
 
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: November 30
 
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2014



Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

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Semiannual report

Income and growth mutual fund

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

May 31, 2014

 

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

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

Investments in Delaware Dividend Income Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (Macquarie Group), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Fund, the repayment of capital from the Fund, or any particular rate of return.

Table of Contents

 

Disclosure of Fund expenses

     1   

Security type / sector allocation and top 10 equity holdings

     3   

Schedule of investments

     6   

Statement of assets and liabilities

     28   

Statement of operations

     30   

Statements of changes in net assets

     32   

Financial highlights

     34   

Notes to financial statements

     44   

About the organization

     61   

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of May 31, 2014, and subject to change.

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

Mutual fund advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s distributor, Delaware Distributors, L.P. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

© 2014 Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.

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

 

 

 

Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from December 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

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

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from Dec. 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

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

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

 

1

 

 

Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from December 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     

Beginning
Account Value
12/1/13

 

    

Ending
Account Value
5/31/14

 

    

Annualized
Expense Ratio

 

   

Expenses    
Paid During Period    
12/1/13 to 5/31/14*    

 

Actual Fund return

          

Class A

     $1,000.00         $1,065.40         1.10   $5.66

Class B

     1,000.00         1,062.70         1.61     8.28

Class C

     1,000.00         1,061.30         1.85     9.51

Class R

     1,000.00         1,064.00         1.35     6.95

Institutional Class

     1,000.00         1,066.70         0.85     4.38

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

  

       

Class A

     $1,000.00         $1,019.45         1.10   $5.54

Class B

     1,000.00         1,016.90         1.61     8.10

Class C

     1,000.00         1,015.71         1.85     9.30

Class R

     1,000.00         1,018.20         1.35     6.79

Institutional Class

    

 

1,000.00

 

  

 

    

 

1,020.69

 

  

 

    

 

0.85

 

 

    4.28

 

 

* “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (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.

 

2

 

 

Security type / sector allocation and top 10

equity holdings

Delaware Dividend Income Fund    As of May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications, which may result in the sector designations for one fund being different than another fund’s sector designations.

 

Sector

 

  

Percentage of net assets

 

Common Stock

       59.95 %

Consumer Discretionary

       4.45 %

Consumer Staples

       6.30 %

Diversified REIT

       0.11 %

Energy

       7.35 %

Financials

       6.61 %

Healthcare

       8.59 %

Hotel REITs

       0.61 %

Industrial REIT

       0.30 %

Industrials

       5.69 %

Information Technology

       8.45 %

Mall REITs

       0.65 %

Manufactured Housing REITs

       0.24 %

Materials

       1.56 %

Media

       0.08 %

Mixed REIT

       0.17 %

Multifamily REITs

       1.32 %

Office REITs

       0.74 %

Shopping Center REITs

       1.10 %

Single Tenant REIT

       0.44 %

Specialty

       0.15 %

Specialty REITs

       0.51 %

Telecommunication Services.

       2.87 %

Utilities

       1.66 %

Closed-End Fund

       0.24 %

Exchange-Traded Funds

       0.60 %

Convertible Preferred Stock

       3.23 %

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security

       0.15 %

Convertible Bonds

       10.28 %

Basic Industry

       0.09 %

Brokerage

       0.14 %

Capital Goods

       0.73 %

Communications.

       2.11 %

Consumer Cyclical

       1.06 %

Consumer Non-Cyclical

       1.86 %

Energy

       0.96 %

 

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Security type / sector allocation and top 10

equity holdings

Delaware Dividend Income Fund   

 

Sector

 

  

Percentage of net assets

 

Financials

       0.71 %

Healthcare

       0.03 %

Industrials

       0.28 %

REITs

       0.77 %

Technology

       1.54 %

Corporate Bonds

       14.13 %

Automotive

       0.42 %

Banking

       1.08 %

Basic Industry

       1.69 %

Capital Goods

       0.78 %

Consumer Cyclical

       0.74 %

Consumer Non-Cyclical

       0.31 %

Energy

       2.23 %

Financials

       0.09 %

Healthcare

       0.92 %

Insurance

       0.35 %

Media

       1.33 %

Services

       1.27 %

Technology

       0.25 %

Technology & Electronics

       0.81 %

Telecommunications

       1.46 %

Utilities

       0.40 %

Leveraged Non-Recourse Security

       0.00 %

Municipal Bonds

       1.93 %

Senior Secured Loans

       1.60 %

Sovereign Bond

       0.46 %

Limited Partnership

       0.12 %

Preferred Stock

       0.43 %

Warrant

       0.00 %

Short-Term Investments

       5.93 %

Total Value of Securities

       99.05 %

Option Written

       (0.01 %)

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

       0.96 %

Total Net Assets

       100.00 %

 

4

 

 

Holdings are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.

 

Top 10 equity holdings

 

  

Percentage of net assets

 

Johnson Controls

       1.38 %

Cisco Systems

       1.37 %

Kraft Foods Group

       1.37 %

Verizon Communications

       1.36 %

Marsh & McLennan

       1.36 %

Broadcom Class A

       1.36 %

CVS Caremark

       1.35 %

Xerox

       1.35 %

Occidental Petroleum

       1.35 %

ConocoPhillips

       1.34 %

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Dividend Income Fund    May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

     

Number of
Shares

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Common Stock – 59.95%

                 

  Consumer Discretionary – 4.45%

     

Asian Pay Television Trust

     5,980,000       $         3,623,376   

Bayerische Motoren Werke

     3,102         389,416   

Carnival

     1,243         49,757   

Don Quijote Holdings

     3,300         194,528   

General Motors

     97,492         3,371,273   

Hanesbrands

     1,700         144,211   

Johnson Controls

     203,900         9,860,604   

Kering

     1,556         343,837   

Las Vegas Sands

     1,452         111,107   

Lowe’s

     199,300         9,383,044   

Nitori Holdings

     9,286         455,701   

Penney (J.C.) †

     150,000         1,348,500   

Publicis Groupe

     6,675         575,807   

Quiksilver †

     22,199         131,862   

Techtronic Industries

     93,000         293,288   

Toyota Motor

     15,600         882,955   

United Rentals †

     1,448         146,320   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings

     157,000         486,008   
     

 

 

 
        31,791,594   
     

 

 

 
  Consumer Staples – 6.30%      

Akorn †

     5,568         155,737   

Archer-Daniels-Midland

     209,200         9,401,448   

Aryzta †

     7,713         719,231   

Carlsberg Class B

     4,610         480,900   

Coca-Cola

     118,200         4,835,562   

Coca-Cola Amatil

     36,741         323,518   

CVS Caremark

     123,700         9,688,184   

Kraft Foods Group

     164,400         9,775,224   

Mondelez International Class A

     246,400         9,269,568   

Tesco

     82,148         417,978   
     

 

 

 
        45,067,350   
     

 

 

 

  Diversified REIT – 0.11%

     

Mapletree Commercial Trust

     759,000         813,884   
     

 

 

 
        813,884   
     

 

 

 

  Energy – 7.35%

     

BP ADR

     63,500         3,203,575   

Chevron

     75,000         9,209,250   

CNOOC

     247,000         423,723   

ConocoPhillips

     120,200         9,608,788   

Halcon Resources †

     4,870         30,386   

 

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Number of
Shares

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Common Stock (continued)

                 

  Energy (continued)

     

Halliburton

     145,000       $         9,372,800   

Kodiak Oil & Gas †

     13,885         176,756   

Marathon Oil

     256,600         9,406,956   

Occidental Petroleum

     96,700         9,640,023   

Range Resources

     1,712         159,130   

Saipem †

     17,086         445,336   

Subsea 7

     23,586         471,491   

Total

     5,956         417,977   
     

 

 

 
        52,566,191   
     

 

 

 

  Financials – 6.61%

     

Allstate

     162,400         9,461,424   

Apollo Investment

     450,400         3,774,352   

AXA

     29,263         722,432   

Bank of New York Mellon

     273,700         9,459,072   

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero

     285,998         249,865   

BB&T

     245,900         9,324,528   

Marsh & McLennan

     193,000         9,702,110   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

     120,100         676,104   

Nordea Bank

     56,321         830,688   

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group

     142,300         1,891,167   

Standard Chartered

     30,762         692,237   

UniCredit

     54,417         474,389   
     

 

 

 
        47,258,368   
     

 

 

 

  Healthcare – 8.59%

     

Baxter International

     125,600         9,345,896   

Cardinal Health

     135,700         9,584,491   

Healthcare Realty Trust

     43,300         1,079,469   

Healthcare Trust of America Class A

     91,000         1,101,100   

Johnson & Johnson

     93,400         9,476,364   

Merck

     161,800         9,361,748   

Novartis

     8,881         796,409   

Pfizer

     302,638         8,967,164   

Quest Diagnostics

     160,400         9,606,356   

Sanofi

     7,087         757,809   

Stada Arzneimittel

     8,389         393,966   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR

     16,996         858,128   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International †

     862         113,103   
     

 

 

 
        61,442,003   
     

 

 

 

  Hotel REITs – 0.61%

     

Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana

     737,685         1,255,993   

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

     

Number of
Shares

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Common Stock (continued)

                 

  Hotel REITs (continued)

     

RLJ Lodging Trust

     40,300       $         1,116,713   

Strategic Hotels & Resorts †

     183,300         1,997,970   
     

 

 

 
        4,370,676   
     

 

 

 

  Industrial REIT – 0.30%

     

First Industrial Realty Trust

     117,200         2,172,888   
     

 

 

 
        2,172,888   
     

 

 

 

  Industrials – 5.69%

     

Deutsche Post

     15,288         567,073   

East Japan Railway

     6,046         461,239   

General Electric

     334,200         8,953,218   

ITOCHU

     43,289         511,634   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics

     15,893         501,986   

Northrop Grumman

     76,700         9,322,885   

Raytheon

     96,700         9,435,019   

Terreno Realty

     28,600         554,840   

Vinci

     7,756         574,113   

Waste Management

     209,800         9,373,864   

WestJet Airlines

     20,556         461,498   
     

 

 

 
        40,717,369   
     

 

 

 

  Information Technology – 8.45%

     

Apple

     10,100         6,393,300   

Broadcom Class A

     304,200         9,694,854   

CGI Group Class A †

     26,246         893,306   

Cisco Systems

     398,200         9,803,684   

Intel

     349,800         9,556,536   

Microsoft

     226,800         9,285,192   

Motorola Solutions

     68,045         4,587,594   

Teleperformance

     9,260         579,469   

Xerox

     782,400         9,662,640   
     

 

 

 
        60,456,575   
     

 

 

 

  Mall REITs – 0.65%

     

Simon Property Group

     22,363         3,722,545   

Taubman Centers

     12,500         936,250   
     

 

 

 
        4,658,795   
     

 

 

 

  Manufactured Housing REITs – 0.24%

     

Equity Lifestyle Properties

     10,127         442,955   

Sun Communities

     26,600         1,287,972   
     

 

 

 
        1,730,927   
     

 

 

 

  Materials – 1.56%

     

AuRico Gold

     30,862         106,749   

 

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Number of
Shares

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Common Stock (continued)

                 

  Materials (continued)

     

duPont (E.I.) deNemours

     137,700       $         9,543,987   

Lafarge

     4,918         424,846   

Rexam

     53,839         479,652   

Rio Tinto

     7,210         369,451   

Yamana Gold

     29,313         218,735   
     

 

 

 
        11,143,420   
     

 

 

 

  Media – 0.08%

     

DIRECTV Class A †

     3,850         317,394   

Time Warner Cable

     1,723         243,219   
     

 

 

 
        560,613   
     

 

 

 

  Mixed REIT – 0.17%

     

Duke Realty

     70,100         1,240,770   
     

 

 

 
        1,240,770   
     

 

 

 

  Multifamily REITs – 1.32%

     

American Campus Communities

     18,300         710,772   

American Residential Properties †

     118,400         2,166,720   

AvalonBay Communities

     12,800         1,815,552   

Equity Residential

     15,500         957,900   

Essex Property Trust

     7,813         1,413,840   

Post Properties

     45,700         2,337,555   
     

 

 

 
        9,402,339   
     

 

 

 

  Office REITs – 0.74%

     

Alstria Office REIT †

     73,600         986,058   

Brandywine Realty Trust

     31,200         477,360   

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     41,600         1,146,080   

First Potomac Realty Trust

     71,600         936,528   

Highwoods Properties

     43,600         1,769,288   
     

 

 

 
        5,315,314   
     

 

 

 

  Shopping Center REITs – 1.10%

     

Agree Realty †

     37,500         1,156,500   

AmREIT

     8,100         143,937   

DDR

     74,400         1,287,864   

First Capital Realty

     45,403         781,460   

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust

     2,593,000         837,252   

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     110,500         1,834,300   

Washington Prime Group †

     30,282         602,299   

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust

     263,480         1,217,278   
     

 

 

 
        7,860,890   
     

 

 

 

  Single Tenant REIT – 0.44%

     

Spirit Realty Capital

     279,600         3,156,684   
     

 

 

 
        3,156,684   
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

     

Number of
Shares

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Common Stock (continued)

                 

  Specialty – 0.15%

     

AMC Entertainment Holdings †

     48,000       $         1,088,160   
     

 

 

 
        1,088,160   
     

 

 

 

  Specialty REITs – 0.51%

     

EPR Properties

     56,200         3,030,304   

Gladstone Land

     54,610         610,540   
     

 

 

 
        3,640,844   
     

 

 

 

  Telecommunication Services – 2.87%

     

AT&T

     262,600         9,314,422   

Century Communications =†

     1,625,000         0   

CenturyLink

     3,611         136,026   

KDDI

     878         52,213   

Mobile Telesystems ADR

     23,777         439,637   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone

     12,437         738,265   

Verizon Communications

     195,200         9,752,192   

Vodafone Group

     17,230         60,505   
     

 

 

 
        20,493,260   
     

 

 

 

  Utilities – 1.66%

     

Edison International

     164,800         9,087,072   

GDF Suez

     89,621         2,502,680   

National Grid

     18,202         271,541   
     

 

 

 
        11,861,293   
     

 

 

 

  Total Common Stock (cost $340,362,651)

        428,810,207   
     

 

 

 
                   

  Closed-End Fund – 0.24%

                 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund

     127,800         1,722,744   
     

 

 

 

  Total Closed-End Fund (cost $1,687,424)

        1,722,744   
     

 

 

 
                   

  Exchange-Traded Funds – 0.60%

                 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund

     352,162         2,197,491   

Market Vectors High Yield Municipal Index

     69,400         2,118,782   
     

 

 

 

  Total Exchange-Traded Funds (cost $4,219,255)

        4,316,273   
     

 

 

 
                   

  Convertible Preferred Stock – 3.23%

                 

ArcelorMittal 6.00% exercise price $20.36, expiration date 12/21/15

     70,950         1,665,111   

Chesapeake Energy 144A 5.75% exercise price $27.77, expiration date 12/31/49 #

     1,069         1,290,149   

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I 4.75% exercise price $34.49, expiration date 3/31/28

     39,900         2,115,498   

 

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Number of
Shares

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Convertible Preferred Stock (continued)

                 

Halcon Resources 5.75% exercise price $6.16, expiration date 12/31/49

     1,855       $ 2,013,814   

HealthSouth 6.50% exercise price $30.01, expiration date 12/31/49

     1,753         2,251,948   

Huntington Bancshares 8.50% exercise price $11.95, expiration date 12/31/49

     1,038         1,372,755   

Intelsat 5.75% exercise price $22.05, expiration date 5/1/16

     50,900         2,670,723   

Maiden Holdings 7.25% exercise price $15.47, expiration date 9/15/16

     45,775         2,220,087   

MetLife 5.00% exercise price $44.27, expiration date 3/26/14

     67,870         2,005,559   

SandRidge Energy
7.00% exercise price $7.76, expiration date 12/31/49

     4,400         467,500   

8.50% exercise price $8.01, expiration date 12/31/49

     14,890         1,641,623   

Wells Fargo 7.50% exercise price $156.71, expiration date 12/31/49

     1,411         1,738,352   

Weyerhaeuser 6.375% exercise price $33.30, expiration date 7/1/16

     11,113         651,666   

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust 9.00% exercise price $5.00, expiration date 12/31/49

     20,790         557,796   

Wheeler REIT 9.00% exercise price $5.50, expiration date 12/31/49@=

     414         432,424   
     

 

 

 

  Total Convertible Preferred Stock (cost $21,561,867)

                23,095,005   
     

 

 

 
     

Principal amount°

 

         

  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security – 0.15%

                 

BAML Commercial Mortgage
Series 2006-4 A4 5.634% 7/10/46

     977,203         1,056,268   
     

 

 

 

  Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security (cost $991,478)

        1,056,268   
     

 

 

 
                  

  Convertible Bonds – 10.28%

                 

  Basic Industry – 0.09%

     

Peabody Energy 4.75% exercise price $57.62, expiration date 12/15/41

     788,000         617,103   
     

 

 

 
        617,103   
     

 

 

 

  Brokerage – 0.14%

     

Gain Capital Holdings 144A 4.125% exercise price $12.00, expiration date 11/30/18 #

     1,035,000         1,020,122   
     

 

 

 
        1,020,122   
     

 

 

 

  Capital Goods – 0.73%

     

Owens-Brockway Glass Container 144A 3.00% exercise price $47.47, expiration date 5/28/15 #

     2,517,000         2,584,644   

 

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Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

     

Principal amount°

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Convertible Bonds (continued)

                 

  Capital Goods (continued)

     

Titan Machinery 3.75% exercise price $43.17, expiration date 4/30/19

     2,973,000       $     2,618,098   
     

 

 

 
        5,202,742   
     

 

 

 

  Communications – 2.11%

     

Alaska Communications Systems Group 144A 6.25% exercise price $10.28, expiration date 4/27/18 #

     1,810,000         1,506,825   

Blucora 144A 4.25% exercise price $21.66, expiration date 3/29/19 #

     1,247,000         1,382,611   

Clearwire Communications 144A 8.25% exercise price $7.08, expiration date 11/30/40 #

     2,181,000         2,538,139   

Equinix 4.75% exercise price $84.32, expiration date 6/13/16

     410,000         995,019   

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

     2,433,000         2,448,206   

Liberty Interactive 0.75% exercise price $1,000.00, expiration date 3/30/43

     1,464,000         1,907,775   

Liberty Interactive 144A 1.00% exercise price $74.31, expiration date 9/28/43 #

     2,662,000         2,741,860   

Rovi 2.625% exercise price $47.36, expiration date 2/10/40

     673,000         686,460   

SBA Communications 4.00% exercise price $30.38, expiration date 9/29/14

     271,000         900,567   
     

 

 

 
                15,107,462   
     

 

 

 

  Consumer Cyclical – 1.06%

     

ArvinMeritor 4.00% exercise price $26.73, expiration date 2/12/27 f

     3,072,000         3,269,760   

Iconix Brand Group 2.50% exercise price $30.75, expiration date 5/31/16

     1,245,000         1,785,019   

Live Nation Entertainment 144A 2.50% exercise price $34.68, expiration date 5/15/19 #

     352,000         366,080   

Live Nation Entertainment 2.875% exercise price $27.14, expiration date 7/14/27

     2,165,000         2,178,531   
     

 

 

 
        7,599,390   
     

 

 

 

  Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.86%

     

Alere 3.00% exercise price $43.98, expiration date 5/15/16

     1,952,000         2,159,400   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical 1.50% exercise price $94.15, expiration date 10/13/20

     1,035,000         1,067,991   

Dendreon 2.875% exercise price $51.24, expiration date 1/13/16

     1,139,000         848,555   

Hologic 2.00% exercise price $38.59, expiration date 12/15/43

     1,666,000         1,823,229   

Hologic 2.00% exercise price $31.17, expiration date 2/27/42 f

     1,168,000         1,290,640   

 

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Principal amount°

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Convertible Bonds (continued)

                 

  Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)

     

NuVasive 2.75% exercise price $42.13, expiration date 6/30/17

     2,636,000       $     2,968,795   

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals 144A 2.75% exercise price $10.53, expiration date 12/13/18 #

     685,000         704,694   

Vector Group 1.75% exercise price $27.16, expiration date 4/15/20

     1,368,000         1,420,155   

Vector Group 2.50% exercise price $17.62, expiration date 1/14/19 •

     739,000         986,698   
     

 

 

 
                13,270,157   
     

 

 

 

  Energy – 0.96%

     

Chesapeake Energy 2.50% exercise price $50.90, expiration date 5/15/37

     683,000         722,699   

Energy XXI Bermuda 144A 3.00% exercise price $40.40, expiration date 12/13/18 #

     2,582,000         2,512,609   

Helix Energy Solutions Group 3.25% exercise price $25.02, expiration date 3/12/32

     1,387,000         1,772,759   

Vantage Drilling 144A 5.50% exercise price $2.39, expiration date 7/15/43 #

     1,786,000         1,873,067   
     

 

 

 
        6,881,134   
     

 

 

 

  Financials – 0.71%

     

Ares Capital 5.75% exercise price $19.13, expiration date 2/1/16

     1,558,000         1,672,903   

BGC Partners 4.50% exercise price $9.84, expiration date 7/13/16

     2,293,000         2,457,809   

New Mountain Finance 144A 5.00% exercise price $15.93, expiration date 6/15/19 #

     967,000         974,504   
     

 

 

 
        5,105,216   
     

 

 

 

  Healthcare – 0.03%

     

Salix Pharmaceuticals 1.50% exercise price $65.81, expiration date 3/15/19

     130,000         239,281   
     

 

 

 
        239,281   
     

 

 

 

  Industrials – 0.28%

     

General Cable 4.50% exercise price $35.88, expiration date 11/15/29 f

     1,987,000         1,989,484   
     

 

 

 
        1,989,484   
     

 

 

 

  REITs – 0.77%

     

Blackstone Mortgage Trust 5.25% exercise price $28.66, expiration date 12/1/18

     2,032,000         2,289,810   

Campus Crest Communities Operating Partnership 144A 4.75% exercise price $12.56, expiration date 10/11/18 #

     1,932,000         1,907,850   

Forest City Enterprises 144A 3.625% exercise price $24.21, expiration date 8/14/20 #

     1,247,000         1,300,777   
     

 

 

 
        5,498,437   
     

 

 

 

 

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Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

             

Principal amount°

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Convertible Bonds (continued)

                          

  Technology – 1.54%

        

Cardtronics 144A 1.00% exercise price $52.35, expiration date 11/27/20 #

        2,490,000       $     2,181,875   

Ciena 144A 3.75% exercise price $20.17, expiration date 10/15/18 #

        1,141,000         1,476,169   

Nuance Communications 2.75% exercise price $32.30, expiration date 11/1/31

        1,574,000         1,587,773   

SanDisk 1.50% exercise price $51.69, expiration date 8/11/17

        1,204,000         2,308,670   

TIBCO Software 2.25% exercise price $50.57, expiration date 4/30/32

        2,064,000         2,088,510   

VeriSign 3.25% exercise price $34.37, expiration date 8/15/37

        856,000         1,331,080   
        

 

 

 
           10,974,077   
        

 

 

 

  Total Convertible Bonds (cost $68,229,672)

                   73,504,605   
        

 

 

 
                          

  Corporate Bonds – 14.13%

                          

  Automotive – 0.42%

        

American Axle & Manufacturing 7.75% 11/15/19

        274,000         316,813   

Chassix 144A 9.25% 8/1/18 #

        255,000         277,313   

General Motors 144A 6.25% 10/2/43 #

        330,000         376,613   

General Motors Financial 6.75% 6/1/18

        515,000         589,031   

Group 1 Automotive 144A 5.00% 6/1/22 #

        250,000         252,500   

International Automotive Components Group 144A 9.125% 6/1/18 #

        628,000         671,960   

Meritor

        

6.25% 2/15/24

        180,000         184,050   

6.75% 6/15/21

        325,000         348,563   
        

 

 

 
           3,016,843   
        

 

 

 

  Banking – 1.08%

        

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group

        

5.405% 6/20/22 •

     AUD         1,090,000         1,060,700   

Bank of America 4.11% 8/23/18 •

     AUD         1,100,000         1,042,321   

Barclays Bank 7.625% 11/21/22

        550,000         633,187   

Credit Suisse Group 144A 7.50% 12/11/49 #•

        520,000         568,126   

Goldman Sachs Group

        

3.985% 8/21/19 •

     AUD         720,000         673,198   

4.383% 8/8/18 •

     AUD         770,000         732,316   

JPMorgan Chase

        

3.727% 5/17/18 •

     AUD         1,100,000         1,030,818   

6.75% 1/29/49 •

        335,000         363,475   

Lloyds Banking Group 7.50% 4/30/49 •

        950,000         1,020,063   

RBS Capital Trust I 2.099% 12/29/49 •

        600,000         585,000   
        

 

 

 

 

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Principal amount°

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

                      

  Banking (continued)

        
           7,709,204   
        

 

 

 

  Basic Industry – 1.69%

        

AK Steel 7.625% 5/15/20

        593,000       $ 600,413   

ArcelorMittal 6.125% 6/1/18

        809,000         889,900   

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

        510,000         502,350   

Axalta Coating System 144A 7.375% 5/1/21 #

        265,000         291,500   

Builders FirstSource 144A 7.625% 6/1/21 #

        684,000         733,590   

Cemex 144A 7.25% 1/15/21 #

        315,000         342,169   

Cemex Finance 144A 6.00% 4/1/24 #

        350,000         360,063   

CPG Merger Sub 144A 8.00% 10/1/21 #

        540,000         573,750   

Essar Steel Minnesota 144A 11.50% 5/15/20 #

        160,000         165,000   

First Quantum Minerals

        

144A 6.75% 2/15/20 #

        223,000         228,575   

144A 7.00% 2/15/21 #

        223,000         228,575   

144A 7.25% 5/15/22 #

        405,000         417,150   

FMG Resources August 2006 144A 6.875% 4/1/22 #

        574,000         607,723   

HD Supply 11.50% 7/15/20

        425,000         511,063   

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

        640,000         653,600   

JMC Steel Group 144A 8.25% 3/15/18 #

        417,000         429,510   

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

        450,000         462,375   

LSB Industries 144A 7.75% 8/1/19 #

        410,000         439,725   

Masonite International 144A 8.25% 4/15/21 #

        560,000         613,200   

New Gold 144A 6.25% 11/15/22 #

        394,000         408,775   

Nortek 8.50% 4/15/21

        375,000         415,313   

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

        435,000         469,800   

Ryerson

        

9.00% 10/15/17

        277,000         298,121   

11.25% 10/15/18

        112,000         126,000   

Sappi Papier Holding 144A 6.625% 4/15/21 #

        280,000         295,400   

TPC Group 144A 8.75% 12/15/20 #

        523,000         579,223   

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

        235,000         251,450   

Wise Metals Intermediate Holdings 144A 9.75% 6/15/19 #

        160,000         159,800   
        

 

 

 
                   12,054,113   
        

 

 

 

  Capital Goods – 0.78%

        

Accudyne Industries 7.75% 12/15/20

        250,000         270,625   

B/E Aerospace 5.25% 4/1/22

        270,000         288,225   

BOE Intermediate Holding 144A PIK 9.00% 11/1/17 #X

        369,931         386,809   

BOE Merger 144A PIK 9.50% 11/1/17 #T

        469,000         494,795   

Consolidated Container 144A 10.125% 7/15/20 #

        419,000         430,523   

Gardner Denver 144A 6.875% 8/15/21 #

        270,000         282,825   

Milacron 144A 7.75% 2/15/21 #

        435,000         480,675   

Plastipak Holdings 144A 6.50% 10/1/21 #

        405,000         427,275   

 

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Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

           

Principal amount°

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

                      

  Capital Goods (continued)

        

Reynolds Group Issuer 8.25% 2/15/21

        720,000       $ 769,500   

Signode Industrial Group 144A 6.375% 5/1/22 #

        515,000         521,437   

TransDigm

        

144A 6.00% 7/15/22 #

        230,000         232,013   

144A 6.50% 7/15/24 #

        525,000         533,531   

7.50% 7/15/21

        410,000         454,075   
        

 

 

 
           5,572,308   
        

 

 

 

  Consumer Cyclical – 0.74%

        

BI-LO 144A PIK 8.625% 9/15/18 #T

        375,000         383,437   

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment 144A 10.004% 2/15/16 #^

        502,000         429,210   

DBP Holding 144A 7.75% 10/15/20 #

        358,000         307,880   

Landry’s 144A 9.375% 5/1/20 #

        531,000         588,746   

Michaels Stores 144A 5.875% 12/15/20 #

        425,000         434,563   

Pantry 8.375% 8/1/20

        406,000         440,003   

Party City Holdings 8.875% 8/1/20

        450,000         501,750   

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

        467,000         482,177   

Quiksilver 144A 7.875% 8/1/18 #

        520,000         566,800   

Rite Aid 6.75% 6/15/21

        505,000         549,187   

Roundy’s Supermarkets 144A 10.25% 12/15/20 #

        200,000         212,000   

Tempur-Pedic International 6.875% 12/15/20

        330,000         363,000   
        

 

 

 
                   5,258,753   
        

 

 

 

  Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.31%

        

Crestview DS Merger Sub II 144A 10.00% 9/1/21 #

        330,000         367,950   

JBS Investments 144A 7.75% 10/28/20 #

        565,000         609,324   

Post Holdings

        

144A 6.00% 12/15/22 #

        270,000         272,700   

144A 6.75% 12/1/21 #

        105,000         111,563   

Smithfield Foods 6.625% 8/15/22

        390,000         429,487   

Spectrum Brands

        

6.375% 11/15/20

        77,000         83,834   

6.625% 11/15/22

        291,000         320,100   
        

 

 

 
           2,194,958   
        

 

 

 

  Energy – 2.23%

        

Athlon Holdings 144A 6.00% 5/1/22 #

        485,000         497,125   

Baytex Energy

        

144A 5.125% 6/1/21 #

        110,000         111,513   

144A 5.625% 6/1/24 #

        330,000         332,475   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners 7.625% 1/15/22

        790,000         840,363   

Chaparral Energy

        

7.625% 11/15/22

        189,000         202,230   

8.25% 9/1/21

        236,000         259,010   

CHC Helicopter 9.375% 6/1/21

        685,000         726,100   

 

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Principal amount°

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

                      

  Energy (continued)

        

Chesapeake Energy 4.875% 4/15/22

        1,000,000       $ 1,037,500   

Energy Transfer Equity 144A 5.875% 1/15/24 #

        252,000         262,080   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast 144A 6.875% 3/15/24 #

        550,000         555,500   

Exterran Partners 6.00% 4/1/21

        460,000         469,200   

FTS International 144A 6.25% 5/1/22 #

        580,000         594,500   

Genesis Energy 5.75% 2/15/21

        530,000         551,200   

Halcon Resources

        

8.875% 5/15/21

        147,000         157,290   

9.75% 7/15/20

        465,000         511,500   

Hercules Offshore

        

144A 6.75% 4/1/22 #

        170,000         165,537   

144A 7.50% 10/1/21 #

        255,000         258,187   

144A 8.75% 7/15/21 #

        140,000         150,500   

Key Energy Services 6.75% 3/1/21

        505,000         530,250   

Laredo Petroleum

        

5.625% 1/15/22

        250,000         257,500   

7.375% 5/1/22

        98,000         109,025   

Linn Energy

        

6.50% 5/15/19

        187,000         197,753   

8.625% 4/15/20

        105,000         114,319   

Midstates Petroleum 9.25% 6/1/21

        760,000         820,800   

Murphy Oil USA 144A 6.00% 8/15/23 #

        360,000         376,200   

Northern Blizzard Resources 144A 7.25% 2/1/22 #

        545,000         563,394   

Northern Oil & Gas 8.00% 6/1/20

        430,000         459,025   

NuStar Logistics 6.75% 2/1/21

        315,000         348,075   

Oasis Petroleum 144A 6.875% 3/15/22 #

        385,000         420,613   

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

        665,000         661,675   

Offshore Group Investment 7.125% 4/1/23

        210,000         213,150   

PDC Energy 7.75% 10/15/22

        450,000         499,500   

Pioneer Energy Services 144A 6.125% 3/15/22 #

        545,000         561,350   

Regency Energy Partners 5.875% 3/1/22

        550,000         585,750   

Samson Investment 144A 10.75% 2/15/20 #

        588,000         617,400   

SandRidge Energy 8.125% 10/15/22

        849,000         925,410   
        

 

 

 
                   15,942,999   
        

 

 

 

  Financials – 0.09%

        

Nuveen Investments 144A 9.50% 10/15/20 #

        571,000         680,917   
        

 

 

 
           680,917   
        

 

 

 

  Healthcare – 0.92%

        

Air Medical Group Holdings 9.25% 11/1/18

        318,000         342,645   

Community Health Systems
144A 6.875% 2/1/22 #

        380,000         401,850   

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

     

Principal amount°

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare (continued)

     

Community Health Systems

     

7.125% 7/15/20

     142,000       $ 154,247   

8.00% 11/15/19

     53,000         58,300   

Crimson Merger Sub 144A 6.625% 5/15/22 #

     530,000         526,687   

Immucor 11.125% 8/15/19

     555,000         624,375   

Kinetic Concepts

     

10.50% 11/1/18

     334,000         379,788   

12.50% 11/1/19

     245,000         283,587   

Mallinckrodt International Finance 4.75% 4/15/23

     305,000         296,613   

MPH Acquisition Holdings 144A 6.625% 4/1/22 #

     265,000         275,600   

Par Pharmaceutical 7.375% 10/15/20

     1,092,000         1,190,280   

Salix Pharmaceuticals 144A 6.00% 1/15/21 #

     640,000         688,000   

Tenet Healthcare

     

6.00% 10/1/20

     250,000         269,375   

8.125% 4/1/22

     315,000         359,100   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

     

144A 5.625% 12/1/21 #

     440,000         457,600   

144A 6.375% 10/15/20 #

     237,000         254,479   
     

 

 

 
        6,562,526   
     

 

 

 

  Insurance – 0.35%

     

American International Group 8.175% 5/15/58 •

     480,000         651,600   

Hockey Merger Sub 2 144A 7.875% 10/1/21 #

     610,000         657,275   

Onex USI Acquisition 144A 7.75% 1/15/21 #

     446,000         461,610   

XL Group 6.50% 12/29/49 •

     758,000         755,157   
     

 

 

 
                2,525,642   
     

 

 

 

  Media – 1.33%

     

CCO Holdings 5.25% 9/30/22

     662,000         676,067   

CCU 144A 10.00% 1/15/18 #

     265,000         254,400   

Cequel Communications Holdings I 144A 6.375% 9/15/20 #

     317,000         337,605   

Clear Channel Communications PIK 14.00% 2/1/21 T

     300,000         306,750   

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

     835,000         887,187   

CSC Holdings

     

144A 5.25% 6/1/24 #

     675,000         676,687   

6.75% 11/15/21

     200,000         224,000   

DISH DBS 5.00% 3/15/23

     665,000         678,300   

Gray Television 7.50% 10/1/20

     510,000         549,525   

MDC Partners 144A 6.75% 4/1/20 #

     585,000         621,563   

Mediacom Broadband 144A 5.50% 4/15/21 #

     345,000         350,606   

Numericable Group

     

144A 6.00% 5/15/22 #

     605,000         628,444   

144A 6.25% 5/15/24 #

     200,000         209,500   

 

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Principal amount°

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

                 

  Media (continued)

     

ONO Finance II 144A 10.875% 7/15/19 #

     260,000       $ 288,275   

RCN Telecom Services 144A 8.50% 8/15/20 #

     270,000         289,575   

Univision Communications 144A 8.50% 5/15/21 #

     604,000         665,910   

UPCB Finance VI 144A 6.875% 1/15/22 #

     172,000         188,340   

Virgin Media Finance 144A 6.375% 4/15/23 #

     580,000         614,800   

VTR Finance 144A 6.875% 1/15/24 #

     975,000         1,035,940   
     

 

 

 
                9,483,474   
     

 

 

 

  Services – 1.27%

     

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

     1,094,000         1,145,965   

Avis Budget Car Rental 5.50% 4/1/23

     416,000         426,400   

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

     315,000         337,837   

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings 144A 9.375% 5/1/22 #

     600,000         606,375   

Carlson Wagonlit 144A 6.875% 6/15/19 #

     425,000         457,385   

Covanta Holding 5.875% 3/1/24

     585,000         602,550   

H&E Equipment Services 7.00% 9/1/22

     364,000         402,220   

Mattamy Group 144A 6.50% 11/15/20 #

     677,000         688,847   

MGM Resorts International

     

6.75% 10/1/20

     135,000         150,019   

7.75% 3/15/22

     197,000         231,721   

11.375% 3/1/18

     230,000         297,850   

Navios South American Logistics 144A 7.25% 5/1/22 #

     530,000         546,563   

PHH

     

6.375% 8/15/21

     200,000         209,500   

7.375% 9/1/19

     219,000         246,923   

Pinnacle Entertainment

     

7.75% 4/1/22

     163,000         177,670   

8.75% 5/15/20

     25,000         27,437   

PNK Finance 144A 6.375% 8/1/21 #

     210,000         222,075   

Stena 144A 7.00% 2/1/24 #

     975,000         1,028,625   

United Rentals North America 5.75% 11/15/24

     800,000         829,000   

Vander Intermediate Holding II 144A PIK 9.75% 2/1/19 #T

     205,000         217,813   

Watco 144A 6.375% 4/1/23 #

     220,000         225,500   
     

 

 

 
        9,078,275   
     

 

 

 

  Technology – 0.25%

     

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

     375,000         396,563   

Entegris 144A 6.00% 4/1/22 #

     580,000         584,350   

First Data 11.25% 1/15/21

     685,000         789,463   
     

 

 

 
        1,770,376   
     

 

 

 

  Technology & Electronics – 0.81%

     

BMC Software Finance 144A 8.125% 7/15/21 #

     570,000         602,775   

Commscope 144A 5.50% 6/15/24 #

     590,000         595,900   

 

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Principal amount°

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

                 

  Technology & Electronics (continued)

     

First Data 11.75% 8/15/21

     735,000       $ 819,525   

First Data Holdings 144A PIK 14.50% 9/24/19 #T

     324,858         328,106   

Freescale Semiconductor 10.75% 8/1/20

     50,000         57,063   

Infor Software Parent 144A PIK 7.125% 5/1/21 #T

     735,000         753,375   

j2 Global 8.00% 8/1/20

     618,000         673,620   

Micron Technology 144A 5.875% 2/15/22 #

     570,000         609,900   

NCR Escrow

     

144A 5.875% 12/15/21 #

     150,000         159,000   

144A 6.375% 12/15/23 #

     460,000         497,950   

SunGard Availability Services Capital 144A 8.75% 4/1/22 #

     445,000         417,187   

Viasystems 144A 7.875% 5/1/19 #

     295,000         313,437   
     

 

 

 
        5,827,838   
     

 

 

 

  Telecommunications – 1.46%

     

Altice 144A 7.75% 5/15/22 #

     605,000         637,519   

CenturyLink 6.75% 12/1/23

     370,000         405,150   

Cogent Communications Finance 144A 5.625% 4/15/21 #

     530,000         523,375   

Digicel Group

     

144A 7.125% 4/1/22 #

     200,000         206,500   

144A 8.25% 9/30/20 #

     925,000         1,001,313   

Hughes Satellite Systems 7.625% 6/15/21

     368,000         421,360   

Intelsat Luxembourg 8.125% 6/1/23

     1,405,000         1,515,644   

Level 3 Financing 144A 6.125% 1/15/21 #

     310,000         328,987   

Sprint

     

144A 7.125% 6/15/24 #

     650,000         702,000   

144A 7.25% 9/15/21 #

     130,000         144,463   

144A 7.875% 9/15/23 #

     730,000         826,725   

Sprint Capital 6.90% 5/1/19

     165,000         183,150   

T-Mobile USA

     

6.125% 1/15/22

     160,000         170,200   

6.25% 4/1/21

     210,000         223,913   

6.50% 1/15/24

     100,000         106,500   

6.731% 4/28/22

     185,000         200,494   

VimpelCom Holdings 144A 5.95% 2/13/23 #

     1,000,000         955,000   

Wind Acquisition Finance 144A 7.375% 4/23/21 #

     720,000         747,000   

Windstream

     

7.50% 6/1/22

     223,000         240,840   

7.75% 10/1/21

     300,000         327,000   

Zayo Group 10.125% 7/1/20

     524,000         607,185   
     

 

 

 
                10,474,318   
     

 

 

 

  Utilities – 0.40%

     

AES 7.375% 7/1/21

     129,000         148,995   

AES Gener 144A 8.375% 12/18/73 #•

     400,000         437,000   

 

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Principal amount°

 

    

Value (U.S. $)

 

 

  Corporate Bonds (continued)

                 

  Utilities (continued)

     

Calpine

     

144A 5.875% 1/15/24 #

     290,000       $ 305,225   

144A 6.00% 1/15/22 #

     280,000         301,700   

Elwood Energy 8.159% 7/5/26

     389,530         440,169   

Enel 144A 8.75% 9/24/73 #•

     600,000         703,500   

NRG Energy 144A 6.25% 5/1/24 #

     520,000         538,850   
     

 

 

 
        2,875,439   
     

 

 

 

  Total Corporate Bonds (cost $96,604,092)

                101,027,983   
     

 

 

 
                   

  Leveraged Non-Recourse Security – 0.00%

                 

JPMorgan Fixed Income Pass Through Trust

     

Series 2007-B 144A 8.845% 1/15/87 #@¿

     1,300,000         0   
     

 

 

 

  Total Leveraged Non-Recourse Security (cost $1,105,000)

        0   
     

 

 

 
                   

  Municipal Bonds – 1.93%

                 

California Pollution Control Financing Authority Water Revenue

     

144A 5.00% 11/21/45 (AMT) #

     1,000,000         1,022,720   

California State

     

Various Purposes 5.00% 11/1/43

     1,000,000         1,107,180   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/42

     855,000         926,341   

(California Baptist University) Series A 6.375% 11/1/43

     1,000,000         1,099,480   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Catholic Health Initiatives) Series A 5.25% 1/1/45

     1,250,000         1,376,875   

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

     

Series H 5.00% 11/1/42 (AMT)

     1,000,000         1,049,540   

Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization

     

Corporation Settlement Revenue (Asset-Backed Senior Notes) Series A-1

     

5.75% 6/1/47

     1,300,000         1,097,629   

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

     

(Dulles Metrorail and Capital) 5.00% 10/1/53

     750,000         783,780   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund

     

Series A 5.00% 6/15/42

     240,000         256,958   

Series AA 5.00% 6/15/44

     760,000         817,471   

New York City Water & Sewer System

     

(Second Generation) Series BB 5.00% 6/15/47

     1,250,000         1,362,800   

New York State Thruway Authority

     

Series J 5.00% 1/1/41

     1,000,000         1,093,520   

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority

     

(Sinai Residences Boca Raton Project)

     

 

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            Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                      

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority 7.25% 6/1/34

        65,000       $ 72,418   

Series A 7.50% 6/1/49

        325,000         362,759   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Senior Lien
Revenue Bond 6.75% 6/30/43

        450,000         546,827   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, New York
(Restructuring) Series TE 5.00% 12/15/41

        750,000         848,707   
        

 

 

 

  Total Municipal Bonds (cost $12,663,524)

                   13,825,005   
        

 

 

 
        

  Senior Secured Loans – 1.60%«

                      

Akorn Tranche B 4.50% 11/13/20

        520,000         522,817   

Applied Systems 2nd Lien 7.50% 1/15/22

        553,000         562,851   

Atkore International 2nd Lien 7.75% 9/27/21

        295,000         296,291   

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

        300,000         300,062   

Avaya Tranche B-3 4.50% 10/27/17

        185,000         179,424   

Avaya Tranche B6 6.50% 3/31/18

        185,000         184,162   

Azure Midstream Tranche B 6.50% 10/21/18

        279,563         283,057   

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

        590,000         607,921   

Borgata Tranche B 1st Lien 6.75% 8/15/18

        538,650         547,572   

Caesars Growth Partners Tranche B 1st Lien 6.25% 5/8/21

        300,000         298,875   

Citycenter Holdings Tranche B 5.00% 10/9/20

        553,613         558,387   

Clear Channel Communications Tranche D 6.75% 1/30/19

        905,000         896,758   

Flint Group Tranche 2nd Lien 8.25% 5/2/22

        615,000         617,818   

Gentiva Health Services Tranche B 6.50% 10/10/19

        423,938         425,174   

Gray Television 4.75% 10/11/19

        597,000         598,866   

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

        585,000         609,131   

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

        82,225         83,527   

Moxie Liberty Tranche B 7.50% 8/21/20

        295,000         303,113   

Moxie Patriot (Panda Power Fund) Tranche B1 6.75% 12/18/20

        290,000         297,794   

Nuveen Investments 2nd Lien 6.50% 2/28/19

        280,000         283,325   

Otter Products Tranche B 5.25% 4/29/19

        565,166         565,990   

Otterbox Tranche B 5.75% 5/30/20

        555,000         549,450   

Panda Temple Power II Tranche B 1st Lien 7.25% 3/28/19

        220,000         224,400   

Polymer Group Tranche B 5.25% 12/13/19

        478,800         481,643   

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

        220,000         225,170   

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

        595,000         596,169   

 

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              Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

  Senior Secured Loans« (continued)

                          

Vantage Drilling Tranche B 1st Lien 5.75% 3/28/19

        369,068       $ 367,223   
        

 

 

 

  Total Senior Secured Loans (cost $11,389,347)

                   11,466,970   
        

 

 

 
        

  Sovereign Bond – 0.46%D

                          

  Mexico – 0.46%

        

Mexican Bonos 8.00% 6/11/20

     MXN         36,533,000         3,256,145   
        

 

 

 

  Total Sovereign Bond (cost $3,316,455)

           3,256,145   
        

 

 

 
              Number of
Shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

  Limited Partnership – 0.12%

                          

Lehigh Gas Partners

        31,500         850,500   
        

 

 

 

  Total Limited Partnership (cost $820,931)

           850,500   
        

 

 

 
        

  Preferred Stock – 0.43%

                          

Ally Financial 144A 7.00% #

        1,100         1,114,850   

Freddie Mac 6.02%

        40,000         368,800   

GMAC Capital Trust I 8.125% •

        17,000         461,040   

Regions Financial 6.375%

        17,000         418,880   

Vornado Realty Trust 6.625%

        28,600         729,586   
        

 

 

 

  Total Preferred Stock (cost $3,472,469)

           3,093,156   
        

 

 

 
        

  Warrant – 0.00%

                          

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust strike price $5.50,
expiration date 4/29/19 †

        24,948         19,958   
        

 

 

 

  Total Warrant (cost $207)

           19,958   
        

 

 

 
              Principal amount°          

  Short-Term Investments – 5.93%

                          

  Discount Notes – 2.25%

        

Federal Home Loan Bank

        

0.04% 6/18/14

        10,125,473         10,125,427   

0.05% 7/28/14

        2,397,228         2,397,170   

0.05% 8/15/14

        1,386,750         1,386,664   

0.075% 11/19/14

        2,201,190         2,200,567   
        

 

 

 
           16,109,828   
        

 

 

 

  Repurchase Agreements – 3.37%

        

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
0.04%, dated 5/30/14, to be repurchased on 6/2/14,
repurchase price $7,898,121 (collateralized by U.S.
government obligations 0.00% - 2.50%
8/15/23-1/15/28; market value $8,056,056)

        7,898,094         7,898,094   

 

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Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

            Principal amount°     Value (U.S. $)  

  Short-Term Investments (continued)

                     

  Repurchase Agreements (continued)

       

BNP Paribas
0.07%, dated 5/30/14, to be repurchased on 6/2/14,
repurchase price $16,184,000 (collateralized by U.S.
government obligations 0.75% - 5.375%
5/31/15-2/15/31; market value $16,507,586)

        16,183,906      $ 16,183,906   
       

 

 

 
          24,082,000   
       

 

 

 

  U.S. Treasury Obligation – 0.31%

       

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

        2,208,836        2,208,370   
       

 

 

 
          2,208,370   
       

 

 

 

  Total Short-Term Investments (cost $42,399,261)

          42,400,198   
       

 

 

 

  Total Value of Securities – 99.05%
(cost $608,823,633)

        $ 708,445,017   
       

 

 

 
            Number of
contracts
    Value (U.S. $)  

  Option Written – (0.01%)

                     

  Equity Call Option – (0.01%)

       

Penney (J.C.), strike price $9.00, expires 6/21/14 (MSC)

        (1,500     (52,500
       

 

 

 

  Total Option Written
(premium received $133,977)

          (52,500
       

 

 

 

 

# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At May 31, 2014, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $85,091,177, which represented 11.90% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

@ Illiquid security. At May 31, 2014, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $1,529,674, which represented 0.21% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements .”

 

¿ Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes.

 

X 100% of the income received was in the form of additional par.

 

T 100% of the income received was in the form of additional cash.

 

= Security is being fair valued in accordance with the Fund’s fair valuation policy. At May 31, 2014, the aggregate value of fair valued securities was $432,424, which represented 0.06% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 1 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

 

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

 

Non income producing security.

 

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• Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of May 31, 2014. Interest rates reset periodically.

 

D Securities have been classified by country of origin.

 

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

 

« Senior secured loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally: (i) the prime rate offered by one or more United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. Senior secured loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Stated rate in effect at May 31, 2014.

 

f Step coupon bond. Coupon increases or decreases periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Stated rate in effect at May 31, 2014.

The following foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contract and swap contract were outstanding at May 31, 2014:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Receive (Deliver)
    In
Exchange
For
    Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BNP

   RUB      17,702,500        USD         (509,827     7/11/14       $ (7,579

BNYM

   AUD      87        USD         (81     6/2/14         0   

BNYM

   CHF      (16,907     USD         18,828        6/2/14         (54
               

 

 

 
                $ (7,633
               

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Contracts to Buy (Sell)

   Notional
Cost
(Proceeds)
     Notional
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

(24)    U.S. Treasury 5 yr Note

   $   (2,870,560)       $   (2,874,188)         10/6/14       $ (3,628)   

Swap Contracts

CDS Contracts2

 

Counterparty

  

Swap

Referenced

Obligation

  

Notional

Value

    

Annual

Protection

Payments

   

Termination

Date

    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

ICE

   Protection Purchased:

CDX.NA.HY.22

   $   4,950,000         5.00     6/20/19       $ (65,069)   

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

1 See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.”

2 A CDS contract is a risk-transfer instrument through which one party (purchaser of protection) transfers to another party (seller of protection) the financial risk of a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement), as it relates to a particular

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

reference security or basket of securities (such as an index). Periodic payments (receipts) on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upon payment (receipt), such amounts are recorded as realized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upfront payments made or received in connection with CDS contracts are amortized over the expected life of the CDS contracts as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. The change in value of CDS contracts is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation daily. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement) or the maturity or termination of the agreement.

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

AUD – Australian Dollar

BNP – Banque Paribas

BNYM – Bank of New York Mellon

CDS – Credit Default Swap

CDX.NA.HY – Credit Default Swap Index North American High-Yield

CHF – Swiss Franc

ICE – IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.

MSC – Morgan Stanley Capital

MXN – Mexican Peso

PIK – Pay-in-kind

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

RUB – Russian Ruble

USD – United States Dollar

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

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Delaware Dividend Income Fund    May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value1

   $ 666,044,819   

Short-term investments, at value2

     42,400,198   

Cash

     576,486   

Cash collateral for derivatives

     22,000   

Foreign currencies, at value3

     108,341   

Receivables for securities sold

     8,865,668   

Dividends and interest receivable

     3,804,756   

Receivables for fund shares sold

     2,362,197   

Variation margin receivable on futures contracts

     1,313   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     724,185,778   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Option written, at value4

     52,500   

Payable for securities purchased

     6,722,559   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     711,349   

Annual protection payments on credit default swap contracts

     50,187   

Investment management fees payable

     379,241   

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

     311,294   

Other accrued expenses

     194,108   

Other affiliates payable

     29,785   

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

     4,302   

Unrealized loss on credit default swap contracts5

     412,774   

Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange contracts

     7,633   

Total liabilities

     8,875,732   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 715,310,046   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 728,823,424   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (269,314

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (112,831,434

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and derivatives

     99,587,370   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 715,310,046   
  

 

 

 

1 Investments, at cost

   $ 566,424,372   

2 Short-term investments, at cost

     42,399,261   

3 Foreign currencies, at cost

     107,918   

4 Options written, at cost

     (133,977

5 Including upfront payments paid

     (347,705

 

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Net Asset Value

  

Class A:

  

Net assets

   $ 306,527,976   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     22,744,750   

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.48   

Sales charge

     5.75

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

   $ 14.30   

Class B:

  

Net assets

   $ 7,463,272   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     553,260   

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.49   

Class C:

  

Net assets

   $ 289,615,081   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     21,460,218   

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.50   

Class R:

  

Net assets

   $ 3,176,614   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     235,716   

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.48   

Institutional Class:

  

Net assets

   $ 108,527,103   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     8,052,564   

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.48   

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

  

 

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Statement of operations

Delaware Dividend Income Fund    Six months ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 6,406,028   

Interest

     5,065,377   

Foreign tax withheld

     (54,970
  

 

 

 
     11,416,435   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     2,116,163   

Distribution expenses – Class A

     385,539   

Distribution expenses – Class B

     42,147   

Distribution expenses – Class C

     1,352,177   

Distribution expenses – Class R

     7,917   

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

     391,015   

Accounting and administration expenses

     114,916   

Registration fees

     47,816   

Reports and statements to shareholders

     40,815   

Legal fees

     22,459   

Audit and tax

     20,678   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     16,422   

Custodian fees

     15,888   

Other

     19,679   
  

 

 

 
     4,593,631   

Less waived distribution expenses – Class B

     (9,991

Less expense paid indirectly

     (187
  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     4,583,453   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     6,832,982   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments

     27,606,049   

Foreign currencies

     (292,456

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (98,361

Futures contracts

     (741,605

Options written

     200,171   

Swap contracts

     (548,230
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     26,125,568   
  

 

 

 

 

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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments

     8,257,184   

Foreign currencies

     3,178   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (848

Futures contracts

     266,668   

Options written

     88,265   

Swap contracts

     261,902   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     8,876,349   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

     35,001,917   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 41,834,899   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

    

Six months

ended

5/31/14

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

11/30/13

 

Increase in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 6,832,982      $ 11,127,325   

Net realized gain

             26,125,568                17,291,247   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     8,876,349        59,142,315   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     41,834,899        87,560,887   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class A

     (3,811,681     (6,053,997

Class B

     (79,527     (235,428

Class C

     (2,345,196     (3,338,842

Class R

     (35,699     (71,763

Institutional Class

     (1,037,642     (1,226,175
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (7,309,745     (10,926,205
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     45,185,083        96,741,474   

Class B

            205,221   

Class C

     35,525,982        90,858,443   

Class R

     712,252        1,189,004   

Institutional Class

     47,925,471        38,525,198   

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

    

Class A

     3,544,977        5,604,764   

Class B

     75,012        217,686   

Class C

     2,128,759        3,003,745   

Class R

     35,233        71,517   

Institutional Class

     870,835        1,057,730   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     136,003,604        237,474,782   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Six months

ended

5/31/14

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

11/30/13

 

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

     (55,128,345     (46,311,215

Class B

     (3,175,468     (9,382,458

Class C

     (17,089,636     (25,556,412

Class R

     (765,503     (1,884,594

Institutional Class

     (6,137,461     (14,947,724
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (82,296,413     (98,082,403
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     53,707,191        139,392,379   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

     88,232,345                216,027,061   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     627,077,701        411,050,640   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $(269,314) and $207,449, respectively)

   $         715,310,046      $ 627,077,701   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Dividend Income Fund Class A

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

 

 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain

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 method has been applied for per share information.

 

3  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects 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
5/31/141
    Year ended  
(Unaudited)     11/30/13     11/30/12     11/30/11     11/30/10     11/30/09  
$ 12.810      $ 10.940      $ 9.890      $ 9.810      $ 9.190      $ 7.010   
         
  0.152        0.316        0.348        0.351        0.373        0.407   
  0.679        1.854        1.045        0.086        0.695        2.247   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  0.831        2.170        1.393        0.437        1.068        2.654   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  (0.161     (0.300     (0.343     (0.357     (0.448     (0.474

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.161     (0.300     (0.343     (0.357     (0.448     (0.474

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 13.480      $ 12.810      $ 10.940      $ 9.890      $ 9.810      $ 9.190   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  6.54%        20.07%        14.25%        4.39%        11.91%        39.35%   
         
$ 306,528      $ 297,117      $ 203,819      $ 189,313      $ 192,876      $ 200,720   
  1.10%        1.12%        1.16%        1.19%        1.26%        1.17%   
  1.10%        1.16%        1.21%        1.24%        1.31%        1.36%   
  2.34%        2.62%        3.28%        3.41%        3.93%        5.22%   
  2.34%        2.58%        3.23%        3.36%        3.88%        5.03%   
 

 

36%

 

  

 

   

 

51%

 

  

 

   

 

47%

 

  

 

   

 

110%

 

  

 

   

 

109%

 

  

 

   

 

69%

 

  

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Dividend Income Fund Class B

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

 

 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain

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 method has been applied for per share information.

 

3  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects 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

5/31/141

   

Year ended

 
(Unaudited)     11/30/13     11/30/12     11/30/11     11/30/10     11/30/09  
$ 12.820      $ 10.950      $ 9.900      $ 9.820      $ 9.190      $ 7.010   
         
  0.119        0.223        0.268        0.274        0.302        0.348   
  0.680        1.856        1.046        0.086        0.694        2.248   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  0.799        2.079        1.314        0.360        0.996        2.596   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  (0.129)        (0.209     (0.264     (0.280     (0.366     (0.416

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.129)        (0.209     (0.264     (0.280     (0.366     (0.416

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 13.490      $ 12.820      $ 10.950      $ 9.900      $ 9.820      $ 9.190   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  6.27%        19.15%        13.39%        3.61%        11.06%        38.47%   
         
  $7,463      $ 10,161      $ 16,874      $ 22,803      $ 29,003      $ 33,725   
  1.61%        1.87%        1.91%        1.94%        2.01%        1.92%   
  1.85%        1.87%        1.91%        1.94%        2.01%        2.06%   
  1.83%        1.86%        2.53%        2.66%        3.18%        4.47%   
  1.59%        1.86%        2.53%        2.66%        3.18%        4.33%   
  36%        51%        47%        110%        109%        69%   

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Dividend Income Fund Class C

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

 

 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain

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 method has been applied for per share information.

 

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

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

 

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Six months ended
5/31/141
   

Year ended

 
(Unaudited)     11/30/13     11/30/12     11/30/11     11/30/10     11/30/09  
$ 12.830      $ 10.960      $ 9.900      $ 9.820      $ 9.190      $ 7.010   
         
  0.104        0.226        0.268        0.274        0.302        0.348   
  0.678        1.853        1.056        0.086        0.694        2.248   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  0.782        2.079        1.324        0.360        0.996        2.596   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  (0.112     (0.209     (0.264     (0.280     (0.366     (0.416

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.112     (0.209     (0.264     (0.280     (0.366     (0.416

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 13.500      $ 12.830      $ 10.960      $ 9.900      $ 9.820      $ 9.190   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  6.13%        19.13%        13.50%        3.61%        11.06%        38.27%   
         
$ 289,615      $ 254,961      $ 156,758      $ 151,107      $ 152,009      $ 155,028   
  1.85%        1.87%        1.91%        1.94%        2.01%        1.92%   
  1.85%        1.87%        1.91%        1.94%        2.01%        2.06%   
  1.59%        1.87%        2.53%        2.66%        3.18%        4.47%   
  1.59%        1.87%        2.53%        2.66%        3.18%        4.33%   
 

 

36%

 

  

 

   

 

51%

 

  

 

   

 

47%

 

  

 

   

 

110%

 

  

 

   

 

109%

 

  

 

   

 

69%

 

  

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Dividend Income Fund Class R

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

 

 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain

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 method has been applied for per share information.

 

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

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

 

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Six months ended
5/31/141
    Year ended  
(Unaudited)     11/30/13     11/30/12     11/30/11     11/30/10     11/30/09  
$ 12.810      $ 10.940      $ 9.890      $ 9.810      $ 9.190      $ 7.010   
         
  0.136        0.284        0.321        0.325        0.349        0.387   
  0.678        1.856        1.046        0.086        0.693        2.246   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  0.814        2.140        1.367        0.411        1.042        2.633   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  (0.144     (0.270     (0.317     (0.331     (0.422     (0.453

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.144     (0.270     (0.317     (0.331     (0.422     (0.453

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 13.480      $ 12.810      $ 10.940      $ 9.890      $ 9.810      $ 9.190   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  6.40%        19.77%        13.97%        4.13%        11.60%        39.15%   
         
$ 3,177      $ 3,030      $ 3,151      $ 3,340      $ 3,069      $ 3,067   
  1.35%        1.37%        1.41%        1.44%        1.51%        1.42%   
  1.35%        1.46%        1.51%        1.54%        1.61%        1.66%   
  2.09%        2.37%        3.03%        3.16%        3.68%        4.97%   
  2.09%        2.28%        2.93%        3.06%        3.58%        4.73%   
 

 

36%

 

  

 

   

 

51%

 

  

 

   

 

47%

 

  

 

   

 

110%

 

  

 

   

 

109%

 

  

 

   

 

69%

 

  

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Dividend Income Fund Institutional Class

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

 

 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain

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 method has been applied for per share information.

 

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

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

 

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Six months ended
5/31/141
    Year ended  
(Unaudited)     11/30/13     11/30/12     11/30/11     11/30/10     11/30/09  
$ 12.810      $ 10.940      $ 9.890      $ 9.810      $ 9.190      $ 7.010   
         
  0.168        0.347        0.375        0.375        0.399        0.426   
  0.679        1.853        1.045        0.088        0.697        2.246   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  0.847        2.200        1.420        0.463        1.096        2.672   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  (0.177     (0.330     (0.370     (0.383     (0.476     (0.492

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.177     (0.330     (0.370     (0.383     (0.476     (0.492

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 13.480      $ 12.810      $ 10.940      $ 9.890      $ 9.810      $ 9.190   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  6.67%        20.37%        14.66%        4.55%        12.24%        39.68%   
         
$ 108,527      $ 61,809      $ 30,449      $ 24,986      $ 12,766      $ 2,394   
  0.85%        0.87%        0.91%        0.94%        1.01%        0.92%   
  0.85%        0.87%        0.91%        0.94%        1.01%        1.06%   
  2.59%        2.87%        3.53%        3.66%        4.18%        5.47%   
  2.59%        2.87%        3.53%        3.66%        4.18%        5.33%   
 

 

36%

 

  

 

   

 

51%

 

  

 

   

 

47%

 

  

 

   

 

110%

 

  

 

   

 

109%

 

  

 

   

 

69%

 

  

 

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Dividend Income Fund    May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware Group® Equity Funds V (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Delaware Dividend Income Fund, Delaware Small Cap Core Fund, and Delaware Small Cap Value Fund. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Dividend Income Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% if redeemed during the first year and 0.50% during the second year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges. Prior to June 1, 2007, Class B shares were sold with a CDSC that declined from 4.00% to zero depending upon the period of time the shares were held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R and Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide high current income and an investment that has the potential for capital appreciation.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. Debt securities and credit default swap (CDS) contracts are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or counterparty and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. U.S. government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. For asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage securities and U.S. government agency mortgage securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as broker/dealer-supplied prices. Swap prices are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. Futures

 

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contracts and options on futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

Federal and Foreign Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (Nov. 30, 2010 — Nov. 30, 2013), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. In regards to foreign taxes only, the Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries it invests in that may date back to the inception of the Fund.

Class Accounting — Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.

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

Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date in accordance with the Fund’s prospectus. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction gains or losses resulting from

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund generally bifurcates that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities. That portion of gains (losses) is included in the statements of operations under the caption net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies. For foreign equity securities, these changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.

Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Distributions received from investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. The financial statements reflect an estimate of the reclassification of the distribution character. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income monthly and distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. The Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Subject to seeking best execution, the Fund may direct certain security trades to brokers who have agreed to rebate a portion of the related brokerage commission to the Fund in cash. In general, best execution refers to many factors, including the price paid or received for a security, the commission charged, the promptness and reliability of execution, the confidentiality and placement accorded the order, and other factors affecting the overall benefit obtained by the Fund on the transaction. There were no commission rebates for the six months ended May 31, 2014.

 

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The Fund may receive earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the six months ended May 31, 2014.

The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than one dollar, the expense paid under this arrangement is included in dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses and appears on the statement of operations with the corresponding expense offset shown as “expense paid indirectly.” For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund earned $187 under this agreement.

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

In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily at the rate of 0.65% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.60% on the next $500 million, 0.55% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.50% on average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.

Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all Funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund was charged $15,997 for these services.

DSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Investments Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.025% of the first $20 billion; 0.020% of the next $5 billion; 0.015% of the next $5 billion; and 0.013% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 billion. This amount is included in the statement of operations as dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the amount charged by DSC was $72,795. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are passed on to and paid directly by the Fund.

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service fee not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and C shares, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. Effective March 28, 2014, DDLP has contracted to waive distribution and service fees through March 30, 2015 in order to prevent distribution and service fees of Class B from exceeding 0.25% of average daily net assets. Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service expenses.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

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

 

As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund was charged $9,703 for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees.

For the six months ended May 31, 2014, DDLP earned $57,464 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $15 and $1,769 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, respectively, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.

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

3. Investments

For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund made purchases of $260,203,964 and sales of $226,609,140 of investment securities other than U.S. government securities and short-term investments.

At May 31, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At May 31, 2014, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 614,643,927   
  

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation

   $ 105,254,719   

Aggregate unrealized depreciation

     (11,451,378
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 93,803,341   
  

 

 

 

For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. Capital loss carryforwards remaining at Nov. 30, 2013 will expire as follows: $76,486,649 expires in 2016 and $54,749,050 expires in 2017.

On Dec. 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (Act) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes were generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. Under the Act, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.

 

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

 

Level 1 –

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

Level 2 –

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

Level 3 –

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

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

 

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Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

3. Investments (continued)

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2014:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Agency, Asset-Backed & Mortgage-Backed Securities

   $      $ 1,056,268      $       $ 1,056,268   

Corporate Debt

            174,532,588                174,532,588   

Foreign Debt

            3,256,145                3,256,145   

Senior Secured Loans1

            10,554,726        912,244         11,466,970   

Municipal Bonds

            13,825,005                13,825,005   

Leveraged Non-Recourse Security

                             

Common Stock1

     428,329,307        480,900                428,810,207   

Convertible Preferred Stock1

     13,332,436        7,748,755        2,013,814         23,095,005   

Preferred Stock1

     1,609,506        1,483,650                3,093,156   

Limited Partnership

     850,500                       850,500   

Warrant

     19,958                       19,958   

Closed End Fund

     1,722,744                       1,722,744   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     4,316,273                       4,316,273   

Short-Term Investments

            42,400,198                42,400,198   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 450,180,724      $ 255,338,235      $ 2,926,058       $ 708,445,017   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (7,633   $       $ (7,633

Futures Contracts

     (3,628                    (3,628

Options Written

     (52,500                    (52,500

Swap Contracts

            (65,069             (65,069

1Security type is valued across multiple levels. Level 1 investments represent exchange-traded investments, Level 2 investments represent investments with observable input or matrix-price investments, and Level 3 investments represent investments without observable inputs. The amounts attributed to Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, and Level 3 investments represent the following percentages of the total market value of these security types:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Senior Secured Loans

            92.04     7.96     100.00

Common Stock

     99.89     0.11            100.00

Convertible Preferred Stock

     57.73     40.40     1.87     100.00

Preferred Stock

     52.03     47.97            100.00

The securities deemed worthless on the schedule of investments are considered to be Level 3 securities in this table.

During the six months ended May 31, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, and Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to the Fund. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim, or end of period in relation to net assets. Management has determined not to provide additional disclosure on Level 3 inputs under ASU No. 2011-04 since the Level 3 investments are not considered significant to the Fund’s net assets at the end of the period.

4. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six months
ended
5/31/14
    Year ended
11/30/13
 

Shares sold:

    

Class A

     3,476,970        7,963,286   

Class B

            17,010   

Class C

     2,733,410        7,445,097   

Class R

     54,984        99,301   

Institutional Class

     3,633,922        3,182,591   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     271,732        467,743   

Class B

     5,727        18,398   

Class C

     162,832        250,979   

Class R

     2,699        6,010   

Institutional Class

     66,610        87,786   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     10,408,886        19,538,201   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

    

Class A

     (4,196,675     (3,863,148

Class B

     (244,954     (783,456

Class C

     (1,311,453     (2,126,944

Class R

     (58,480     (156,755

Institutional Class

     (472,713     (1,228,075
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (6,284,275     (8,158,378
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     4,124,611        11,379,823   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the six months ended May 31, 2014 and the year ended Nov. 30, 2013, 25,047 Class B shares were converted to 25,067 Class A shares valued at $324,772 and 105,064 Class B shares were converted to 105,126 Class A shares valued at $1,249,804, respectively. The respective amounts are included in Class B redemptions and Class A subscriptions in the table above and the statements of changes in net assets.

 

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5. Unfunded Commitments

The Fund may invest in floating rate loans. In connection with these investments, the Fund may also enter into unfunded corporate loan commitments (commitments). Commitments may obligate the Fund to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. In connection with these commitments, the Fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount.

As of May 31, 2014, the Fund had the following unfunded loan commitments:

 

Borrower    Unfunded Loan Commitment

Men’s Wearhouse Bridge Loan

     $ 645,000  

Polymer Bridge Loan

       452,250  

6. Line of Credit

The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $225,000,000 revolving line of credit to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.08%, which is allocated across the Participants on the basis of each Participant’s allocation of the entire facility. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one third of their net assets under the agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit under the agreement will expire on Nov. 10, 2014.

The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of May 31, 2014 or at any time during the period then ended.

7. Derivatives

U.S. GAAP requires disclosures that enable investors to understand: (1) how and why an entity uses derivatives, (2) how they are accounted for, and (3) how they affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund enters into foreign currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may enter into these contracts to fix the U.S. dollar value of a security that it has agreed to buy or sell for the period between the date the trade was entered into and the date the security is delivered and paid for. The Fund may also use these contracts to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies. The change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

The use of foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities, but does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although foreign currency exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to an unfavorable change in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency change favorably. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty

 

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credit risk is the value of its currency exchanged with the counterparty. The risk is generally mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund entered into foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies.

Futures Contracts — A futures contract is an agreement in which the writer (or seller) of the contract agrees to deliver to the buyer an amount of cash or securities equal to a specific dollar amount times the difference between the value of a specific security or index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement is made. The Fund may use futures in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may invest in financial futures contracts to hedge its existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or pledges U.S. government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded daily by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks of entering into futures contracts include potential imperfect correlation between the futures contracts and the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments. When investing in futures, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. The Fund posted $22,000 cash collateral for open futures contracts, which is presented as cash collateral for derivatives on the statement of assets and liabilities.

During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund used futures contracts to hedge the Fund’s existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions.

Options Contracts — During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund entered into options contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may buy or write options contracts for any number of reasons: to manage the Fund’s exposure to changes in securities prices and foreign currencies; to earn income; as an efficient means of adjusting the Fund’s overall exposure to certain markets; to protect the value of portfolio securities; and as a cash management tool. The Fund may buy or write call or put options on securities, financial indices, and foreign currencies. When the Fund buys an option, a premium is paid and an asset is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the options purchased. When the Fund writes an option, a premium is received and a liability is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as realized

 

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Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

7. Derivatives (continued)

 

gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. When writing options, the Fund is subject to minimal counterparty risk because the counterparty is only obligated to pay premiums and does not bear the market risk of an unfavorable market change.

Transactions in options written during the six months ended May 31, 2014 for the Fund were as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums  

Options outstanding at Nov. 30, 2013

     416      $ 46,460   

Options written

     2,568        287,687   

Options expired

     (1,068     (171,606

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (416     (28,564
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at May 31, 2014

     1,500      $ 133,977   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund used options contracts to manage the Fund’s exposure to changes in securities prices caused by interest rates or market conditions.

Swap Contracts — The Fund may enter into CDS contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into CDS contracts in order to hedge against a credit event, to enhance total return or to gain exposure to certain securities or markets. The Fund will not be permitted to enter into any swap transactions unless, at the time of entering into such transactions, the unsecured long-term debt of the actual counterparty, combined with any credit enhancements, is rated at least BBB- by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) or is determined to be of equivalent quality by DMC.

Credit Default Swaps. A CDS contract is a risk-transfer instrument through which one party (purchaser of protection) transfers to another party (seller of protection) the financial risk of a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement), as it relates to a particular reference security or basket of securities (such as an index). In exchange for the protection offered by the seller of protection, the purchaser of protection agrees to pay the seller of protection a periodic amount at a stated rate that is applied to the notional amount of the CDS contract. In addition, an upfront payment may be made or received by the Fund in connection with an unwinding or assignment of a CDS contract. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the seller of protection would pay the par (or other agreed-upon) value of the reference security (or basket of securities) to the counterparty. Credit events generally include, among others, bankruptcy, failure to pay, and obligation default.

During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund entered into CDS contracts as a purchaser of protection. Periodic payments on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized losses on swap contracts. Upon payment, such amounts are recorded as realized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upfront payments made or received in connection with CDS contracts are amortized over the expected life of the CDS contracts as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. The change in value of CDS contracts is recorded daily as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. A realized gain or loss is

 

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recorded upon a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement) or the maturity or termination of the agreement. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund did not enter into any CDS contracts as a seller of protection. Initial margin and variation margin is posted to central counterparties for CDS basket trades, as determined by the applicable central counterparty.

CDS contracts may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly. CDS contracts are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, and credit risk. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk, either as the seller of protection or the buyer of protection, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by (1) having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty or (2) trading certain CDS baskets through a central counterparty.

During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund used CDS contracts to hedge against a credit event.

Swaps Generally. The value of open swaps may differ from that which would be realized in the event the Fund terminated its position in the agreement. Risks of entering into these contracts include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contracts. This type of risk is generally limited to the amount of favorable movement in the value of the underlying security, instrument or basket of instruments, if any, at the day of default. Risks also arise from potential losses from adverse market movements and such losses could exceed the unrealized amounts shown on the statement of net assets.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of May 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

 
    

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value   

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  

Forward currency exchange contracts (Foreign currency exchange contracts)

   Unrealized gain on foreign currency exchange contracts    $—    Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange contracts    $ (7,633

Interest rate contracts (Futures contracts)

   Variation margin receivable on futures contracts       Variation margin payable on futures contracts      (3,628 )* 

Equity contracts (Written options)

   Written options, at value       Written options, at value      (52,500

Credit contracts (Swap contracts)

   Unrealized gain of credit default swap contracts       Unrealized loss of credit default swap contracts      (65,069
     

 

     

 

 

 

Total

      $—       $ (128,830
     

 

     

 

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

7. Derivatives (continued)

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation or depreciation of futures contracts from the date the contracts are opened through May 31, 2014. Only current day variation margin is reported on the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the six months ended May 31, 2014 was as follows:

 

     Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:  
     Foreign
Currency
Transactions
     Financial
Futures
Contracts
    Options      Swaps     Total  

Forward currency exchange contracts

     $(98,361)       $      $       $      $ (98,361

Interest rate contracts

             (741,605     200,171                (541,434

Credit contracts

                            (548,230     (548,230
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $(98,361)       $ (741,605   $ 200,171       $ (548,230   $ (1,188,025
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:  
     Foreign
Currency
Transactions
     Financial
Futures
Contracts
     Options      Swaps      Total  

Forward currency exchange contracts

     $(848)       $       $       $       $ (848

Interest rate contracts

             266,668         88,265                 354,933   

Credit contracts

                             261,902         261,902   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $(848)       $ 266,668       $ 88,265       $ 261,902       $ 615,987   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives Generally. The table below summarizes the average balance of derivative holdings by the Fund during the six months ended May 31, 2014. The average balance of derivatives held is generally similar to the volume of derivative activity for the six months ended May 31, 2014.

 

     Long Derivative
Volume
     Short Derivative
Volume
 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     USD         350,255         USD         584,965   

Futures contracts (average notional value)

                   7,687,548   

CDS contracts (average notional value)*

        8,197,600            280,000   

 

* Long represents buying protection and short represents selling protection.

8. Offsetting

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance that expands current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures are required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements which are eligible for offset in the statements of assets and liabilities and will require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies which investments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The scope of the disclosure

 

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requirements for offsetting is limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Fund adopted the disclosure provisions on offsetting during the current reporting period.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or a similar agreement with their derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting items and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out) including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

At May 31, 2014, the Fund had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Assets and Liabilities

 

Counterparty

   Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
   Gross Value of
Derivative Liability
   Net Position

BNP Paribas

       $—          $(7,579)          $(7,579)  

BNY Mellon

                (54)          (54)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

       $—          $(7,633)          $(7,633)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

   Net Position    Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
   Cash Collateral
Received
   Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
   Cash
Collateral
Pledged
   Net Amount(a)

BNP Paribas

       $(7,579)          $—          $—          $—          $—          $(7,579)  

BNY Mellon

       (54)                                              (54)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

       $(7,633)          $—          $—          $—          $—          $(7,633)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

8. Offsetting (continued)

 

Master Repurchase Agreements

 

Counterparty

   Repurchase
Agreements
   Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
   Cash
Collateral
Received
   Net Amount(a)

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

       $7,898,094          $(7,898,094)          $—          $—  

BNP Paribas

       16,183,906          (16,183,906)                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

       $24,082,000          $(24,082,000)          $—          $—  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Net amount represents the receivable/(payable) that would be due from/(to) the counterparty in the event of default.

9. Securities Lending

The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to U.S. securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in U.S. dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon request of the borrower, BNY Mellon must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day may be more or less than the value of the security on loan.

Cash collateral received is generally invested in the Delaware Investments Collateral Fund No. 1 (Collective Trust) established by BNY Mellon for the purpose of investment on behalf of funds managed by DMC that participate in BNY Mellon’s securities lending program. The Collective Trust may invest in U.S. government securities and high-quality corporate debt, asset-backed and other money market securities and in repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities, provided that the Collective Trust will generally have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less. The Fund can also accept U.S. government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund, or at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan.

 

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The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.

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

During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund had no securities out on loan.

10. Credit and Market Risk

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

The Fund invests in fixed income securities whose value is derived from an underlying pool of mortgages or consumer loans. The value of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates. Investors receive principal and interest payments as the underlying mortgages and consumer loans are paid back. Prepayment of mortgages may shorten the stated maturity of the obligations and can result in a loss of premium, if any has been paid.

The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly as a result of defaults or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended May 31, 2014. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.

The 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. The

 

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Delaware Dividend Income Fund

 

10. Credit and Market Risk (continued)

 

Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.

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

11. Contractual Obligations

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

12. Subsequent Events

Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to May 31, 2014 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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About the organization

 

Board of trustees

        

Patrick P. Coyne

   Joseph W. Chow    Lucinda S. Landreth    Thomas K. Whitford

Chairman, President, and

   Former Executive Vice    Former Chief Investment    Former Vice Chairman

Chief Executive Officer

   President    Officer    PNC Financial Services Group

Delaware Investments ®

   State Street Corporation    Assurant, Inc.    Pittsburgh, PA

Family of Funds

   Brookline, MA    Philadelphia, PA   

Philadelphia, PA

         Janet L. Yeomans
   John A. Fry    Frances A.    Former Vice President and

Thomas L. Bennett

   President    Sevilla-Sacasa    Treasurer

Private Investor

   Drexel University    Chief Executive Officer    3M Corporation

Rosemont, PA

   Philadelphia, PA   

Banco Itaú

International

   St. Paul, MN
      Miami, FL    J. Richard Zecher
         Founder
         Investor Analytics
         Scottsdale, AZ

Affiliated officers

        

David F. Connor

   Daniel V. Geatens    David P. O’Connor    Richard Salus

Senior Vice President,

   Vice President and    Executive Vice President,    Senior Vice President and

Deputy General Counsel,

   Treasurer    General Counsel,    Chief Financial Officer

and Secretary

   Delaware Investments    and Chief Legal Officer    Delaware Investments

Delaware Investments

   Family of Funds    Delaware Investments    Family of Funds

Family of Funds

   Philadelphia, PA    Family of Funds    Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, PA

      Philadelphia, PA   

This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Dividend Income Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Investments Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawareinvestments.com.

 

 

Delaware Investments is the marketing name of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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

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

 

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Semiannual report

U.S. core equity mutual fund

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund

May 31, 2014

 

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

You can obtain shareholder reports and prospectuses online instead of in the mail. Visit delawareinvestments.com/edelivery.

 

 

 

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

Investments in Delaware Small Cap Core Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (Macquarie Group), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Fund, the repayment of capital from the Fund, or any particular rate of return.

Table of contents

Disclosure of Fund expenses

     1   

Security type / sector allocation and top 10 equity holdings

     3   

Schedule of investments

     4   

Statement of assets and liabilities

     10   

Statement of operations

     12   

Statements of changes in net assets

     13   

Financial highlights

     15   

Notes to financial statements

     23   

About the organization

     33   

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of May 31, 2014, and subject to change.

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

Mutual fund advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s distributor, Delaware Distributors, L.P. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

© 2014 Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.

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

 

 

 

 

Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from December 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

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

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from Dec. 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

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

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

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from December 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
12/1/13
   Ending
Account Value
5/31/14
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
12/1/13 to 5/31/14*

Actual Fund return

                  

Class A

     $ 1,000.00        $ 1,007.70          1.28 %     $ 6.41  

Class C

       1,000.00          1,003.70          2.03 %       10.14  

Class R

       1,000.00          1,006.70          1.53 %       7.65  

Institutional Class

       1,000.00          1,008.60          1.03 %       5.16  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

                  

Class A

     $ 1,000.00        $ 1,018.55          1.28 %     $ 6.44  

Class C

       1,000.00          1,014.81          2.03 %       10.20  

Class R

       1,000.00          1,017.30          1.53 %       7.70  

Institutional Class

       1,000.00          1,019.80          1.03 %       5.19  

 

* “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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

 

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Security type / sector allocation and

top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund    As of May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications, which may result in the sector designations for one fund being different than another fund’s sector designations.

 

Security type / sector    Percentage of net assets                 

Common Stock

       96.26 %        

Basic Materials

       7.19 %        

Business Services

       6.19 %        

Capital Goods

       9.29 %        

Communications Services

       2.12 %        

Consumer Discretionary

       3.87 %        

Consumer Services

       4.36 %        

Consumer Staples

       3.35 %        

Credit Cyclicals

       1.27 %        

Energy

       5.64 %        

Financials

       16.36 %        

Healthcare

       13.25 %        

Media

       0.54 %        

Real Estate

       5.48 %        

Technology

       14.20 %        

Transportation

       1.58 %        

Utilities

       1.57 %              

Short-Term Investments

       4.64 %              

Total Value of Securities

       100.90 %              

Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets

       (0.90 %)              

Total Net Assets

       100.00 %              

Holdings are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.

 

Top 10 equity holdings    Percentage of net assets                 

Tenneco

       1.27 %        

InterMune

       1.20 %        

Align Technology

       1.15 %        

G-III Apparel Group

       1.12 %        

Iconix Brand Group

       1.12 %        

Jack in the Box

       1.10 %        

Synaptics

       1.06 %        

Casey’s General Stores

       1.04 %        

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

       1.04 %        

West Pharmaceutical Services

       1.03 %              

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund    May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

      Number of shares      Value (U.S. $)  
  Common Stock – 96.26%                  
  Basic Materials – 7.19%      

  Axiall

     47,800       $ 2,208,838   

  Boise Cascade †

     68,365         1,788,428   

  Chemtura †

     99,600         2,488,008   

  Innophos Holdings

     27,000         1,417,500   

  Kaiser Aluminum

     25,900         1,773,373   

  Kraton Performance Polymers †

     69,600         1,730,952   

  Materion

     38,000         1,295,420   

  Neenah Paper

     37,400         1,824,372   

  Stepan

     22,100         1,182,792   

  Taminco †

     88,805         1,892,435   

  U.S. Silica Holdings

     19,795         1,001,033   

  Worthington Industries

     15,000         604,500   
     

 

 

 
              19,207,651   
     

 

 

 

  Business Services – 6.19%

     

  Cross Country Healthcare †

     135,100         779,527   

  FTI Consulting †

     72,600         2,342,802   

  Kforce

     118,075         2,601,192   

  McGrath RentCorp

     64,480         2,210,374   

  TeleTech Holdings †

     68,700         1,812,306   

  U.S. Ecology

     42,580         2,103,452   

  United Stationers

     61,600         2,453,528   

  WageWorks †

     55,393         2,242,309   
     

 

 

 
        16,545,490   
     

 

 

 

  Capital Goods – 9.29%

     

  Aaon

     84,187         2,626,634   

  Acuity Brands

     9,820         1,232,508   

  Applied Industrial Technologies

     52,840         2,516,241   

  Barnes Group

     68,200         2,549,316   

  Chart Industries †

     11,634         836,368   

  Columbus McKinnon

     79,820         2,247,731   

  ESCO Technologies

     36,600         1,230,492   

  Esterline Technologies †

     12,300         1,370,835   

  Granite Construction

     59,641         2,118,448   

  Kadant

     56,800         2,152,720   

  MasTec †

     33,400         1,202,400   

  MYR Group †

     46,900         1,173,438   

  Rofin-Sinar Technologies †

     80,800         1,877,792   

  Tetra Tech

     63,400         1,687,074   
     

 

 

 
        24,821,997   
     

 

 

 

  Communications Services – 2.12%

     

  Atlantic Tele-Network

     23,684         1,322,041   

 

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      Number of shares      Value (U.S. $)  

  Common Stock (continued)

                 
  Communications Services (continued)      

  InterXion Holding †

     67,491       $ 1,774,338   

  RigNet †

     54,501         2,584,437   
     

 

 

 
        5,680,816   
     

 

 

 
  Consumer Discretionary – 3.87%      

  Express †

     75,400         950,794   

  Francesca’s Holdings †

     51,768         794,121   

  G-III Apparel Group †

     40,900         2,998,788   

  Iconix Brand Group †

     71,500         2,998,710   

  Madden (Steven) †

     81,650         2,601,369   
     

 

 

 
              10,343,782   
     

 

 

 
  Consumer Services – 4.36%      

  Buffalo Wild Wings †

     17,420         2,517,364   

  Cheesecake Factory

     37,800         1,733,886   

  Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group †

     62,100         1,677,321   

  Jack in the Box

     51,080         2,948,848   

  Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen †

     64,500         2,768,340   
     

 

 

 
        11,645,759   
     

 

 

 
  Consumer Staples – 3.35%      

  Casey’s General Stores

     39,200         2,792,216   

  J&J Snack Foods

     19,686         1,843,988   

  Prestige Brands Holdings †

     65,700         2,246,940   

  Susser Holdings †

     26,150         2,073,957   
     

 

 

 
        8,957,101   
     

 

 

 
  Credit Cyclicals – 1.27%      

  Tenneco †

     53,100         3,385,125   
     

 

 

 
        3,385,125   
     

 

 

 
  Energy – 5.64%      

  Bonanza Creek Energy †

     11,200         600,544   

  Bristow Group

     16,050         1,219,479   

  C&J Energy Services †

     53,000         1,622,330   

  Carrizo Oil & Gas †

     42,900         2,465,034   

  Diamondback Energy †

     19,810         1,495,259   

  Jones Energy Class A †

     84,470         1,479,914   

  Kodiak Oil & Gas †

     145,800         1,856,034   

  Parsley Energy Class A †

     18,800         446,876   

  Pioneer Energy Services †

     45,500         723,450   

  Rosetta Resources †

     48,000         2,262,240   

  RSP Permian †

     33,515         904,905   
     

 

 

 
        15,076,065   
     

 

 

 
  Financials – 16.36%      

  American Equity Investment Life Holding

     99,100         2,231,732   

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund

 

      Number of shares      Value (U.S. $)  

  Common Stock (continued)

                 

  Financials (continued)

     

  AMERISAFE

     37,200       $ 1,432,572   

  BBCN Bancorp

     114,200         1,741,550   

  Bryn Mawr Bank

     21,100         599,451   

  Capital Bank Financial †

     63,497         1,540,437   

  Cardinal Financial

     107,600         1,869,012   

  City Holding

     41,950         1,812,660   

  Evercore Partners Class A

     40,900         2,251,136   

  Fidelity & Guaranty Life

     89,935         1,924,609   

  Flushing Financial

     75,200         1,495,728   

  Greenhill

     27,200         1,352,384   

  Independent Bank @

     49,500         1,791,900   

  Infinity Property & Casualty @

     16,900         1,081,769   

  Maiden Holdings

     118,600         1,451,664   

  Park National

     24,400         1,821,460   

  Primerica

     51,200         2,306,048   

  Prosperity Bancshares

     39,000         2,267,070   

  Selective Insurance Group @

     71,700         1,704,309   

  Sterling Bancorp

     134,900         1,528,417   

  Stifel Financial †

     45,800         2,070,160   

  Susquehanna Bancshares

     182,200         1,800,136   

  Texas Capital Bancshares †

     35,800         1,832,960   

  United Fire Group

     49,500         1,373,625   

  Webster Financial

     79,500         2,378,640   

  Western Alliance Bancorp †

     90,600         2,072,928   
     

 

 

 
              43,732,357   
     

 

 

 

  Healthcare – 13.25%

     

  Acorda Therapeutics †

     62,600         2,058,288   

  Air Methods

     48,500         2,337,700   

  Akorn †

     60,400         1,689,388   

  Align Technology †

     56,470         3,083,827   

  Auxilium Pharmaceuticals †

     92,700         2,074,626   

  Cepheid †

     41,600         1,874,080   

  CONMED

     54,540         2,448,846   

  CryoLife

     133,405         1,177,966   

  DexCom †

     33,000         1,114,080   

  ICON †

     61,600         2,603,832   

  InterMune †

     81,200         3,217,144   

  Medicines †

     35,000         976,500   

  Merit Medical Systems †

     75,187         1,054,874   

  NPS Pharmaceuticals †

     65,100         2,026,563   

  Quidel †

     74,800         1,697,960   

 

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      Number of shares      Value (U.S. $)  

  Common Stock (continued)

                 

  Healthcare (continued)

     

  Spectrum Pharmaceuticals †

     137,800       $ 1,073,462   

  WellCare Health Plans †

     27,700         2,145,365   

  West Pharmaceutical Services

     65,520         2,757,737   
     

 

 

 
        35,412,238   
     

 

 

 

  Media – 0.54%

     

  National CineMedia

     91,550         1,434,589   
     

 

 

 
        1,434,589   
     

 

 

 

  Real Estate – 5.48%

     

  DCT Industrial Trust

     238,600         1,889,712   

  DuPont Fabros Technology

     71,600         1,830,812   

  EastGroup Properties

     23,700         1,508,742   

  EPR Properties

     37,100         2,000,432   

  Kite Realty Group Trust

     275,000         1,707,750   

  LaSalle Hotel Properties

     73,500         2,424,765   

  Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     89,300         1,482,380   

  Sovran Self Storage

     23,330         1,791,744   
     

 

 

 
        14,636,337   
     

 

 

 

  Technology – 14.20%

     

  Anixter International

     25,150         2,590,450   

  Applied Micro Circuits †

     182,500         1,642,500   

  Brightcove †

     214,400         2,030,368   

  Callidus Software †

     64,000         672,640   

  ExlService Holdings †

     30,690         869,755   

  FARO Technologies †

     46,290         1,968,251   

  inContact †

     211,170         1,788,610   

  j2 Global @

     48,400         2,292,224   

  KEYW Holding †

     170,182         1,803,929   

  Marin Software †

     46,600         466,000   

  NETGEAR †

     53,010         1,742,439   

  Plantronics

     36,100         1,636,774   

  Proofpoint †

     72,800         2,323,776   

  Rally Software Development †

     143,900         1,879,334   

  Rocket Fuel †

     51,600         1,290,000   

  SciQuest †

     58,800         995,484   

  Semtech †

     86,000         2,230,840   

  Shutterfly †

     41,900         1,723,766   

  SS&C Technologies Holdings †

     46,932         2,001,650   

  Synaptics †

     41,720         2,840,298   

  Trulia †

     38,100         1,472,565   

  WNS Holdings ADR †

     93,598         1,681,020   
     

 

 

 
              37,942,673   
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund

 

      Number of shares      Value (U.S. $)  

  Common Stock (continued)

                 

  Transportation – 1.58%

     

  Roadrunner Transportation Systems †

     76,000       $ 1,985,120   

  XPO Logistics †

     89,200         2,241,596   
     

 

 

 
        4,226,716   
     

 

 

 

  Utilities – 1.57%

     

  Cleco

     43,400         2,258,102   

  NorthWestern

     40,300         1,934,400   
     

 

 

 
        4,192,502   
     

 

 

 

  Total Common Stock (cost $219,915,896)

          257,241,198   
     

 

 

 
      Principal amount°          

  Short-Term Investments – 4.64%

                 

  Discount Notes – 1.51%

     

  Federal Home Loan Bank

     

  0.04% 6/18/14

     2,455,884         2,455,862   

  0.05% 7/28/14

     700,826         700,809   

  0.05% 8/15/14

     336,349         336,328   

  0.075% 11/19/14

     533,888         533,737   
     

 

 

 
        4,026,736   
     

 

 

 

  Repurchase Agreements – 2.90%

     

  Bank of America Merrill Lynch
0.04%, dated 5/30/14, to be repurchased on 6/2/14,
repurchase price $2,545,030 (collateralized by U.S.
government obligations 0.00% - 2.50% 8/15/23 -
1/15/28; market value $2,595,922)

     2,545,022         2,545,022   

  BNP Paribas
0.07%, dated 5/30/14, to be repurchased on 6/2/14,
repurchase price $5,215,009 (collateralized by U.S.
government obligations 0.75% - 5.375% 5/31/15 -
2/15/31; market value $5,319,278)

     5,214,978         5,214,978   
     

 

 

 
        7,760,000   
     

 

 

 

  U.S. Treasury Obligation – 0.23%

     

  U.S. Treasury Bill 0.093% 11/13/14

     616,255         616,125   
     

 

 

 
        616,125   
     

 

 

 

  Total Short-Term Investments (cost $12,402,615)

        12,402,861   
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 100.90%
(cost $232,318,511)

      $ 269,644,059   
     

 

 

 

 

@ Illiquid security. At May 31, 2014, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $6,870,202, which represented 2.57% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

 

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° Principal amount shown is stated in U.S. dollars unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
Non income producing security.

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

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

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund    May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value1

   $ 257,241,198   

Short-term investments, at value2

     12,402,861   

Cash

     24,618   

Receivable for fund shares sold

     2,549,165   

Receivables for securities sold

     1,344,649   

Dividends and interest receivable

     154,317   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     273,716,808   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for securities purchased

     5,969,123   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     185,412   

Investment management fees payable

     163,464   

Other accrued expenses

     81,193   

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

     57,190   

Other affiliates payable

     15,739   

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

     1,578   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,473,699   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 267,243,109   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 221,101,787   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (717,843

Accumulated net realized gain on investments

     9,533,617   

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     37,325,548   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 267,243,109   
  

 

 

 

1 Investments, at cost

   $ 219,915,896   

2 Short-term investments, at cost

     12,402,615   

 

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Net Asset Value

  

Class A:

  

Net assets

   $ 94,340,845   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     4,916,081   

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.19   

Sales charge

     5.75

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

   $ 20.36   

Class C:

  

Net assets

   $ 39,364,471   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     2,183,945   

Net asset value per share

   $ 18.02   

Class R:

  

Net assets

   $ 14,359,349   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     761,765   

Net asset value per share

   $ 18.85   

Institutional Class:

  

Net assets

   $ 119,178,444   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     6,138,591   

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.41   

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

 

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Statement of operations

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund    Six months ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 1,122,110   

Interest

     1,724   
  

 

 

 
     1,123,834   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     864,154   

Distribution expenses – Class A

     105,121   

Distribution expenses – Class C

     164,658   

Distribution expenses – Class R

     33,137   

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

     162,994   

Accounting and administration expenses

     66,443   

Registration fees

     38,820   

Audit and tax

     13,800   

Reports and statements to shareholders

     12,865   

Legal fees

     7,281   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     5,645   

Custodian fees

     3,453   

Other

     7,465   
  

 

 

 
     1,485,836   

Less expense paid indirectly

     (70
  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     1,485,766   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss

     (361,932
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

  

Net realized gain on investments

     10,461,742   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (8,680,766
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

     1,780,976   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 1,419,044   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund

 

    

Six months

ended

5/31/14

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

11/30/13

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (361,932   $ (267,756

Net realized gain

     10,461,742        12,854,496   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (8,680,766     33,855,724   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,419,044        46,442,464   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class A

            (22,899

Institutional Class

            (133,052

Net realized gain:

    

Class A

     (1,836,861       

Class C

     (741,927       

Class R

     (340,355       

Institutional Class

     (2,110,959       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (5,030,102     (155,951
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     41,240,075        38,621,136   

Class C

     15,807,494        11,670,310   

Class R

     3,646,650        4,701,991   

Institutional Class

     45,360,050        29,676,984   

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

    

Class A

     1,789,683        22,424   

Class C

     717,211          

Class R

     340,354          

Institutional Class

     2,073,221        131,836   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
         110,974,738            84,824,681   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Six months

ended

5/31/14

(Unaudited)

    Year ended
11/30/13
 

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (16,576,821   $ (10,033,078

Class C

     (2,313,098     (1,587,669

Class R

     (2,159,662     (2,037,193

Institutional Class

     (8,927,679     (10,705,047
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (29,977,260     (24,362,987
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     80,997,478        60,461,694   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

     77,386,420        106,748,207   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     189,856,689        83,108,482   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including accumulated (distributions in excess
of) net investment income (loss) of $(717,843) and
$(355,911), respectively)

   $     267,243,109      $     189,856,689   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Small Cap Core 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 income (loss)2

Net realized and unrealized gain

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 (loss) to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2  The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
3  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects 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
5/31/141
  Year ended
(Unaudited)   11/30/13   11/30/12   11/30/11   11/30/10   11/30/09
  $ 19.540       $ 13.560       $ 12.010       $ 11.150       $ 8.740       $ 6.930  
                               
    (0.029 )       (0.036 )       (0.022 )       (0.024 )       0.034         0.003  
    0.177         6.027         1.572         0.928         2.376         1.815  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.148          5.991         1.550         0.904         2.410         1.818  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                               
            (0.011 )               (0.044 )               (0.008 )
    (0.498 )                                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.498 )       (0.011 )               (0.044 )               (0.008 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 19.190       $ 19.540       $ 13.560       $ 12.010       $ 11.150       $ 8.740  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.77%         44.21%         12.91%         8.10%         27.57%         25.36%  
                               
  $ 94,341       $ 69,386       $ 25,084       $ 24,242       $ 23,191       $ 24,512  
    1.28%         1.31%         1.36%         1.39%         1.40%         1.45%  
    1.28%         1.35%         1.41%         1.45%         1.54%         1.63%  
    (0.30% )       (0.22% )       (0.17% )       (0.20% )       0.35%         0.04%  
    (0.30% )       (0.26% )       (0.22% )       (0.26% )       0.21%         (0.14% )
   

 

14%

 

 

 

     

 

38%

 

 

 

     

 

37%

 

 

 

     

 

42%

 

 

 

     

 

37%

 

 

 

     

 

79%

 

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Small Cap Core 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 loss2

Net realized and unrealized gain

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

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 loss to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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Six months ended
5/31/141
  Year ended
(Unaudited)   11/30/13   11/30/12   11/30/11   11/30/10   11/30/09
  $ 18.450       $ 12.890       $ 11.510       $ 10.720       $ 8.470       $ 6.750  
                               
    (0.095 )       (0.152 )       (0.115 )       (0.112 )       (0.039 )       (0.052 )
    0.163         5.712         1.495         0.902         2.289         1.772  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.068         5.560         1.380         0.790         2.250         1.720  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                               
    (0.498 )                                        
 

 

 

                     
    (0.498 )                                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 18.020       $ 18.450       $ 12.890       $ 11.510       $ 10.720       $ 8.470  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.37%         43.14%         11.99%         7.37%         26.56%         25.48%  
                               
  $ 39,365       $ 25,828       $ 10,051       $ 7,702       $ 8,285       $ 7,468  
    2.03%         2.06%         2.11%         2.14%         2.15%         2.20%  
    2.03%         2.06%         2.11%         2.15%         2.24%         2.33%  
    (1.05% )       (0.97% )       (0.92% )       (0.95% )       (0.40% )       (0.71% )
    (1.05% )       (0.97% )       (0.92% )       (0.96% )       (0.49% )       (0.84% )
   

 

14%

 

 

 

     

 

38%

 

 

 

     

 

37%

 

 

 

     

 

42%

 

 

 

     

 

37%

 

 

 

     

 

79%

 

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund Class R

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

 

    

    

    
Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)2

Net realized and unrealized gain

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 (loss) to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2  The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
3  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.

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

 

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Six months ended
5/31/141
  Year ended
(Unaudited)   11/30/13   11/30/12   11/30/11   11/30/10   11/30/09
  $ 19.220       $ 13.360       $ 11.870       $ 11.030       $ 8.660       $ 6.870  
                               
    (0.052 )       (0.076 )       (0.054 )       (0.054 )       0.009         (0.016 )
    0.180         5.936         1.544         0.913         2.361         1.806  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.128         5.860         1.490         0.859         2.370         1.790  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                               
                            (0.019 )                
    (0.498 )                                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.498 )                       (0.019 )                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 18.850       $ 19.220       $ 13.360       $ 11.870       $ 11.030       $ 8.660  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.67%         43.86%         12.55%         7.79%         27.37%         26.06%  
                               
  $ 14,359       $ 12,785       $ 6,809       $ 5,786       $ 5,322       $ 3,848  
    1.53%         1.56%         1.61%         1.64%         1.65%         1.70%  
    1.53%         1.64%         1.71%         1.75%         1.84%         1.93%  
    (0.55% )       (0.47% )       (0.42% )       (0.45% )       0.10%         (0.21% )
    (0.55% )       (0.55% )       (0.52% )       (0.56% )       (0.09% )       (0.44% )
   

 

14%

 

 

 

     

 

38%

 

 

 

     

 

37%

 

 

 

     

 

42%

 

 

 

     

 

37%

 

 

 

     

 

79%

 

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Small Cap Core 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 income (loss)2

Net realized and unrealized gain

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 (loss) to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

 

 

1  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2  The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
3  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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

 

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Six months ended
5/31/141
  Year ended
(Unaudited)   11/30/13   11/30/12   11/30/11   11/30/10   11/30/09
  $ 19.740       $ 13.690       $ 12.100       $ 11.230       $ 8.790       $ 6.970  
                               
    (0.005 )       0.005         0.011         0.006         0.060         0.022  
    0.173         6.089         1.579         0.934         2.385         1.830  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.168         6.094         1.590         0.940         2.445         1.852  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                               
            (0.044 )               (0.070 )       (0.005 )       (0.032 )
    (0.498 )                                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.498 )       (0.044 )               (0.070 )       (0.005 )       (0.032 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 19.410       $ 19.740       $ 13.690       $ 12.100       $ 11.230       $ 8.790  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.86%         44.64%         13.14%         8.37%         27.83%         25.78%  
                               
  $ 119,178       $ 81,858       $ 41,164       $ 30,923       $ 33,877       $ 30,401  
    1.03%         1.06%         1.11%         1.14%         1.15%         1.20%  
    1.03%         1.06%         1.11%         1.15%         1.24%         1.33%  
    (0.05% )       0.03%         0.08%         0.05%         0.60%         0.29%  
    (0.05% )       0.03%         0.08%         0.04%         0.51%         0.16%  
   

 

14%

 

 

 

     

 

38%

 

 

 

     

 

37%

 

 

 

     

 

42%

 

 

 

     

 

37%

 

 

 

     

 

79%

 

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund    May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware Group® Equity Funds V (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Delaware Dividend Income Fund, Delaware Small Cap Core Fund, and Delaware Small Cap Value Fund. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Small Cap Core Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and offers Class A, Class C, Class R, and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% if redeemed during the first year and 0.50% during the second year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R and Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation – Equity securities, except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Securities traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If on a particular day an equity security does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. U.S. government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. 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 the Fund’s Board of Trustees (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security.

Federal Income Taxes – No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (Nov. 30, 2010–Nov. 30, 2013), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

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

 

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

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.

Other – Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Distributions received from investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. The Fund declares and pays distributions from net investment income and net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. The Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Subject to seeking best execution, the Fund may direct certain security trades to brokers who have agreed to rebate a portion of the related brokerage commission to the Fund in cash. In general, best execution refers to many factors, including the price paid or received for a security, the commission charged, the promptness and reliability of execution, the confidentiality and placement accorded the order, and other factors affecting the overall benefit obtained by the Fund on the transaction. There were no commission rebates for the six months ended May 31, 2014.

The Fund may receive earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the six months ended May 31, 2014.

The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than one dollar, the expense paid under this arrangement is included in dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses and appears on the statement of operations with the corresponding expense offset shown as “expense paid indirectly.” For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund earned $70 under this agreement.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund

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

In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily at the rate of 0.75% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.70% on the next $500 million, 0.65% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.60% on average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.

Prior to March 28, 2014, DMC had contractually agreed to waive that portion, if any, of its management fee and reimburse the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 plan, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale and dividend interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations, (collectively, nonroutine expenses)) did not exceed 1.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For purposes of this waiver and reimbursement, nonroutine expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Fund’s Board and DMC. This expense waiver and reimbursement applied only to expenses paid directly by the Fund.

Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund was charged $5,553 for these services.

DSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. The Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Investments Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.025% of the first $20 billion; 0.020% of the next $5 billion; 0.015% of the next $5 billion; and 0.013% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 billion. This amount is included in the statement of operations as dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the amount charged by DSC was $25,263. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are passed on to and paid directly by the Fund.

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class C shares, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the R shares. Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service expenses.

 

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As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund was charged $3,678 for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees.

For the six months ended May 31, 2014, DDLP earned $40,673 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $40, and $586 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, respectively, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/ dealers on sales of those shares.

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

3. Investments

For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

 

Purchases

   $ 105,723,713   

Sales

     31,749,145   

At May 31, 2014, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At May 31, 2014, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 233,098,146   
  

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation

   $ 42,462,024   

Aggregate unrealized depreciation

     (5,916,111
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 36,545,913   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund

3. Investments (continued)

 

Level 1

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

Level 2

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

Level 3

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

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2014:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Common Stock

   $ 257,241,198       $       $ 257,241,198   

Short-Term Investments

             12,402,861         12,402,861   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 257,241,198       $ 12,402,861       $ 269,644,059   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the six months ended May 31, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to the Fund. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim, or end of the period in relation to net assets. At May 31, 2014, there were no Level 3 investments.

 

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4. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended
5/31/14
  Year ended
11/30/13

Shares sold:

        

Class A

       2,142,345         2,308,325  

Class C

       873,392         724,461  

Class R

       193,384         283,583  

Institutional Class

       2,345,053         1,783,487  

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

        

Class A

       93,554         1,609  

Class C

       39,778          

Class R

       18,094          

Institutional Class

       107,255         9,390  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
       5,812,855         5,110,855  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

        

Class A

       (871,202 )       (608,787 )

Class C

       (129,264 )       (104,432 )

Class R

       (114,801 )       (128,048 )

Institutional Class

       (461,287 )       (651,586 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (1,576,554 )       (1,492,853 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase

       4,236,301         3,618,002  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

5. Line of Credit

The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $225,000,000 revolving line of credit to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.08%, which is allocated across the Participants on the basis of each Participant’s allocation of the entire facility. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one third of their net assets under the agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the agreement will expire on Nov. 10, 2014.

The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of May 31, 2014 or at any time during the period then ended.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund

6. Offsetting

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance that expands current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures are required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements which are eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities and require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies which investments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The scope of the disclosure requirements for offsetting is limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Fund adopted the disclosure provisions on offsetting during the current reporting period.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or a similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting items and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out) netting including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

At May 31, 2014, the Fund had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:

Master Repurchase Agreements

 

Counterparty

  

Repurchase
Agreements

  

Fair Value of

Non-Cash
Collateral Received

 

Cash Collateral

Received

  

Net
Amount(a)

 

Bank of America
Merrill Lynch

     $ 2,545,022        $ (2,545,022 )     $        $  

BNP Paribas

       5,214,978          (5,214,978 )                 
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 7,760,000        $ (7,760,000 )     $        $  
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)  Net amount represents the receivable/(payable) that would be due from/(to) the counterparty in the event of default.

 

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7. Securities Lending

The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (i) 102% with respect to U.S. securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in U.S. dollars; and (ii) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY Mellon must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security may be more or less than the value of the security on loan.

Cash collateral received is generally invested in the Delaware Investments Collateral Fund No. 1 (Collective Trust) established by BNY Mellon for the purpose of investment on behalf of funds managed by DMC that participate in BNY Mellon’s securities lending program. The Collective Trust may invest in U.S. government securities and high-quality corporate debt, asset-backed and other money market securities, and in repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities, provided that the Collective Trust will generally have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less. The Fund can also accept U.S. government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Small Cap Core Fund

7. Securities Lending (continued)

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

At May 31, 2014, the Fund had no securities out on loan.

8. Credit and Market Risk

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in small-sized companies and may be subject to certain risks associated with ownership of securities of such companies. Investments in small-sized companies may be more volatile than investments in larger companies for a number of reasons, which include more limited financial resources or a dependence on narrow product lines.

The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly as a result of defaults or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended May 31, 2014. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Fund’s Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of May 31, 2014, there were no Rule 144A securities held by the Fund. Illiquid securities have been identified in the schedule of investments.

9. Contractual Obligations

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

 

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10. Subsequent Events

Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to May 31, 2014 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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About the organization

 

Board of trustees         
Patrick P. Coyne    Joseph W. Chow    Lucinda S. Landreth    Thomas K. Whitford
Chairman, President, and    Former Executive Vice    Former Chief Investment    Former Vice Chairman
Chief Executive Officer    President    Officer    PNC Financial Services Group
Delaware Investments®    State Street Corporation    Assurant, Inc.    Pittsburgh, PA
Family of Funds    Brookline, MA    Philadelphia, PA   
Philadelphia, PA          Janet L. Yeomans
   John A. Fry    Frances A.    Former Vice President
Thomas L. Bennett    President    Sevilla-Sacasa    and Treasurer
Private Investor    Drexel University    Chief Executive Officer    3M Corporation
Rosemont, PA    Philadelphia, PA    Banco Itaú    St. Paul, MN
      International   
      Miami, FL    J. Richard Zecher
         Founder
         Investor Analytics
         Scottsdale, AZ
Affiliated officers         
David F. Connor    Daniel V. Geatens    David P. O’Connor    Richard Salus
Senior Vice President,    Vice President and    Executive Vice President,    Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel,    Treasurer    General Counsel,    Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary    Delaware Investments    and Chief Legal Officer    Delaware Investments
Delaware Investments    Family of Funds    Delaware Investments    Family of Funds
Family of Funds    Philadelphia, PA    Family of Funds    Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA       Philadelphia, PA   

This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Small Cap Core Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Investments Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawareinvestments.com.

 

 

Delaware Investments is the marketing name of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Fund’s Schedule of Investments are available without charge on the Fund’s website at delawareinvestments.com. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330. Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

 

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LOGO

Semiannual report

U.S. value equity mutual fund

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund

May 31, 2014

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

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

Visit delawareinvestments.com/edelivery.

 

 

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Delaware Investments is committed to the pursuit of consistently superior asset management and unparalleled client service. We believe in our investment processes, which seek to deliver consistent results, and in convenient services that help add value for our clients.

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

You can learn more about Delaware Investments or obtain a prospectus for Delaware Small Cap Value Fund at delawareinvestments.com.

 

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

Investments in Delaware Small Cap Value Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (Macquarie Group), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Fund, the repayment of capital from the Fund, or any particular rate of return.

Table of contents

Disclosure of Fund expenses

     1   

Security type / sector allocation
and top 10 equity holdings

     3   

Schedule of investments

     4   

Statement of assets and liabilities

     10   

Statement of operations

     12   

Statements of changes in net assets

     14   

Financial highlights

     16   

Notes to financial statements

     26   

About the organization

     36   

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of May 31, 2014, and subject to change.

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

Mutual fund advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s distributor, Delaware Distributors, L.P. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

© 2014 Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.

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

 

 

 

Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from December 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

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

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from Dec. 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

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

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

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from December 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
12/1/13
     Ending
Account Value
5/31/14
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
     Expenses
Paid During Period
12/1/13 to 5/31/14*
 

 

Actual Fund return

           

Class A

       $1,000.00               $1,048.50             1.23%                   $6.28         

Class B

     1,000.00             1,048.40             1.23%             6.28         

Class C

     1,000.00             1,044.40             1.98%             10.09         

Class R

     1,000.00             1,047.10             1.48%             7.55         

Institutional Class

     1,000.00             1,049.80             0.98%             5.01         

 

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

  

        

Class A

       $1,000.00               $1,018.80             1.23%                   $6.19         

Class B

     1,000.00             1,018.80             1.23%             6.19         

Class C

     1,000.00             1,015.06             1.98%             9.95         

Class R

     1,000.00             1,017.55             1.48%             7.44         

Institutional Class

     1,000.00             1,020.04             0.98%             4.94         

 

* “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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

 

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Security type / sector allocation and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund   As of May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications, which may result in the sector designations for one fund being different than another fund’s sector designations.

 

Security type / sector

 

  

      Percentage of net assets      

 

 

Common Stock

       97.25 %

Basic Industry

       9.64 %

Business Services

       1.03 %

Capital Spending

       10.88 %

Consumer Cyclical

       3.99 %

Consumer Services

       8.78 %

Consumer Staples

       0.69 %

Energy

       8.87 %

Financial Services

       21.03 %

Healthcare

       6.22 %

Real Estate

       6.73 %

Technology

       14.14 %

Transportation

       2.83 %

Utilities

       2.42 %

Exchange-Traded Fund

       0.55 %

Short-Term Investments

       2.15 %

Total Value of Securities

       99.95 %

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

       0.05 %

Total Net Assets

       100.00 %

Holdings are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.

 

Top 10 equity holdings

 

  

      Percentage of net assets      

 

 

Whiting Petroleum

       2.61 %

East West Bancorp

       2.33 %

ITT

       1.96 %

Chemtura

       1.76 %

United Rentals

       1.74 %

Patterson-UTI Energy

       1.65 %

Fuller (H.B.)

       1.64 %

Platinum Underwriters Holdings

       1.63 %

Synopsys

       1.60 %

Helix Energy Solutions Group

 

      

 

1.58

 

%

 

 

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Schedule of investments
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund    May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common Stock – 97.25%

     

 

 

Basic Industry – 9.64%

     

Albemarle

     409,400       $ 28,326,386   

Berry Plastics Group †

     1,186,300         28,008,543   

Chemtura †

     1,776,400         44,374,472   

Cytec Industries

     327,200         32,507,320   

Fuller (H.B.)

     864,400         41,344,252   

Glatfelter

     776,600         20,440,112   

Kaiser Aluminum

     448,927         30,738,032   

Olin

     626,800         17,080,300   
     

 

 

 
              242,819,417   
     

 

 

 

Business Services – 1.03%

     

Brink’s

     440,600         11,764,020   

United Stationers

     356,118         14,184,180   
     

 

 

 
        25,948,200   
     

 

 

 

Capital Spending – 10.88%

     

Actuant Class A

     583,900         20,745,967   

Altra Holdings @

     837,914         28,648,280   

EnPro Industries †

     264,300         19,396,977   

H&E Equipment Services †

     786,200         27,241,830   

ITT

     1,133,000         49,489,440   

MasTec †

     652,900         23,504,400   

Primoris Services

     641,500         18,584,255   

Regal-Beloit

     330,000         25,188,900   

Thermon Group Holdings @†

     743,700         17,514,135   

United Rentals †

     435,000         43,956,750   
     

 

 

 
        274,270,934   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical – 3.99%

     

Barnes Group

     551,000         20,596,380   

Dana Holdings

     1,144,000         25,328,160   

Knoll

     667,000         11,699,180   

Meritage Homes †

     646,600         25,935,126   

Standard Motor Products @

     408,340         16,954,277   
     

 

 

 
        100,513,123   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services – 8.78%

     

Asbury Automotive Group †

     267,100         17,265,344   

Brinker International

     301,400         14,964,510   

Cato Class A

     644,700         18,593,148   

Cheesecake Factory

     517,300         23,728,551   

Cinemark Holdings

     245,900         7,750,768   

Finish Line Class A

     516,400         14,805,188   

Genesco †

     265,500         19,883,295   

 

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     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common Stock (continued)

     

 

 

Consumer Services (continued)

     

Guess

     252,700       $ 6,443,850   

Hanesbrands

     225,700         19,146,131   

Madden (Steven) †

     519,450         16,549,677   

Meredith

     364,518         16,388,729   

Pier 1 Imports

     775,800         13,661,838   

Stage Stores

     554,300         10,182,491   

Texas Roadhouse

     865,500         21,879,840   
     

 

 

 
        221,243,360   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 0.69%

     

Core-Mark Holding

     41,450         3,427,086   

Pinnacle Foods

     447,300         14,004,963   
     

 

 

 
        17,432,049   
     

 

 

 

Energy – 8.87%

     

Helix Energy Solutions Group †

     1,701,600         39,783,408   

Jones Energy Class A @†

     437,100         7,657,992   

Parsley Energy Class A †

     140,000         3,327,800   

Patterson-UTI Energy

     1,253,300         41,471,697   

Southwest Gas

     536,300         28,080,668   

Stone Energy †

     840,763         37,321,469   

Whiting Petroleum †

     916,000         65,814,600   
     

 

 

 
              223,457,634   
     

 

 

 

Financial Services – 21.03%

     

Bank of Hawaii

     615,800         34,337,008   

Boston Private Financial Holdings

     1,574,800         19,905,472   

Community Bank System @

     863,100         30,648,681   

CVB Financial

     645,700         9,414,306   

East West Bancorp

     1,750,323         58,600,814   

First Financial Bancorp @

     1,244,900         20,242,074   

First Midwest Bancorp

     1,096,600         17,545,600   

Hancock Holding

     1,130,800         38,198,424   

Independent Bank @

     702,000         25,412,400   

Infinity Property & Casualty @

     293,082         18,760,179   

Main Street Capital

     549,900         17,063,397   

NBT Bancorp @

     1,047,300         23,794,656   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings @

     640,100         41,062,415   

ProAssurance

     542,500         24,656,625   

S&T Bancorp @

     591,956         14,366,772   

Selective Insurance Group @

     1,236,400         29,389,228   

StanCorp Financial Group

     221,800         13,330,180   

Susquehanna Bancshares

     1,927,300         19,041,724   

Validus Holdings

     538,684         20,109,074   

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund

 

     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common Stock (continued)

     

 

 

Financial Services (continued)

     

Webster Financial

     1,136,300       $ 33,998,096   

WesBanco @

     685,441         20,179,383   
     

 

 

 
            530,056,508   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare – 6.22%

     

Cooper

     124,200         16,024,284   

Haemonetics †

     361,200         12,302,472   

Owens & Minor

     633,100         21,955,908   

Service Corp. International

     1,338,900         26,804,778   

STERIS

     598,600         32,037,072   

Teleflex

     231,900         24,729,816   

VCA Antech †

     680,200         22,888,730   
     

 

 

 
        156,743,060   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate – 6.73%

     

Alexander & Baldwin

     509,300         19,307,563   

Brandywine Realty Trust

     1,551,337         23,735,456   

Education Realty Trust

     1,160,400         12,137,784   

Healthcare Realty Trust

     714,600         17,814,978   

Highwoods Properties

     615,200         24,964,816   

Lexington Realty Trust

     2,236,100         25,379,735   

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     878,689         14,586,237   

Summit Hotel Properties

     1,248,200         12,531,928   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     741,400         19,150,362   
     

 

 

 
        169,608,859   
     

 

 

 

Technology – 14.14%

     

Black Box

     223,813         5,454,323   

Brocade Communications Systems †

     2,476,400         22,584,768   

Cirrus Logic †

     769,700         17,033,461   

CommScope Holding †

     984,400         26,027,536   

Compuware

     2,621,700         25,954,830   

Electronics for Imaging †

     449,800         18,302,362   

Netscout Systems †

     513,900         19,975,293   

ON Semiconductor †

     3,277,500         28,481,475   

Premiere Global Services @†

     962,850         12,526,679   

PTC †

     813,600         29,940,480   

RF Micro Devices †

     2,671,700         25,140,697   

Synopsys †

     1,045,900         40,256,691   

Tech Data †

     435,300         25,904,703   

Teradyne

     1,401,300         24,943,140   

Vishay Intertechnology

     2,264,300         33,783,356   
     

 

 

 
        356,309,794   
     

 

 

 

 

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     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common Stock (continued)

     

 

 

Transportation – 2.83%

     

Kirby †

     166,300       $ 18,384,465   

Matson

     507,700         12,474,189   

Saia †

     400,150         17,438,537   

Werner Enterprises

     875,700         23,118,480   
     

 

 

 
     71,415,671   
     

 

 

 

Utilities – 2.42%

     

Black Hills

     371,100         21,401,337   

El Paso Electric

     484,900         18,479,539   

NorthWestern

     437,600         21,004,800   
     

 

 

 
     60,885,676   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (cost $1,866,168,812)

  

     2,450,704,285   
     

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Fund – 0.55%

  

  

 

 

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

     140,900         13,930,783   
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Fund (cost $12,138,626)

  

     13,930,783   
     

 

 

 
     Principal amount°         

 

 

Short-Term Investments – 2.15%

     

 

 

Discount Notes – 1.18%

     

Federal Home Loan Bank

     

0.04% 6/18/14

     19,419,128         19,418,953   

0.05% 7/28/14

     3,978,574         3,978,478   

0.05% 8/15/14

     2,845,179         2,845,003   

0.075% 11/19/14

     3,455,570         3,454,592   
     

 

 

 
     29,697,026   
     

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements – 0.90%

     

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
0.04%, dated 5/30/14, to be repurchased on 6/2/14, repurchase price $7,465,203 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.00% - 2.50% 8/15/23 - 1/15/28; market value $7,614,482)

     7,465,178         7,465,178   

BNP Paribas
0.07%, dated 5/30/14, to be repurchased on 6/2/14, repurchase price $15,296,911 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.75% - 5.375% 5/31/15 - 2/15/31; market value $15,602,760)

     15,296,822         15,296,822   
     

 

 

 
     22,762,000   
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligation – 0.07%

     

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

     1,776,751         1,776,376   
     

 

 

 
     1,776,376   
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $54,234,239)

  

     54,235,402   
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund

 

Total Value of Securities – 99.95%
(cost $1,932,541,677)

      $ 2,518,870,470   
     

 

 

 

 

@ Illiquid security. At May 31, 2014, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $307,157,151, which represented 12.19% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

 

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

 

Non income producing security.

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

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

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund    May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value1

   $ 2,464,635,068   

Short-term investments, at value2

     54,235,402   

Cash

     355,750   

Receivable for fund shares sold

     16,853,111   

Dividends and interest receivable

     2,656,448   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,538,735,779   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     9,313,366   

Payable for securities purchased

     6,308,872   

Income distribution payable

     1,622   

Investment management fees payable

     1,435,980   

Other accrued expenses

     1,161,852   

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

     311,371   

Other affiliates payable

     152,027   

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

     15,343   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,700,433   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 2,520,035,346   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,864,392,319   

Undistributed net investment income

     1,517,601   

Accumulated net realized gain on investments

     67,796,633   

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     586,328,793   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 2,520,035,346   
  

 

 

 

1 Investments, at cost

   $ 1,878,307,438   

2 Short-term investments, at cost

     54,234,239   

 

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Net Asset Value

  

Class A:

  

Net assets

   $ 867,118,620   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     16,145,210   

Net asset value per share

   $ 53.71   

Sales charge

     5.75

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

   $ 56.99   

Class B:

  

Net assets

   $ 1,265,240   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     27,390   

Net asset value per share

   $ 46.19   

Class C:

  

Net assets

   $ 104,566,354   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     2,274,525   

Net asset value per share

   $ 45.97   

Class R:

  

Net assets

   $ 80,734,405   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     1,543,056   

Net asset value per share

   $ 52.32   

Institutional Class:

  

Net assets

   $ 1,466,350,727   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     26,076,530   

Net asset value per share

   $ 56.23   

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

 

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Statement of operations
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund    Six months ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 16,595,029   

Interest

     12,739   

Foreign tax withheld

     (2,186
  

 

 

 
     16,605,582   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     8,119,579   

Distribution expenses — Class A

     1,123,774   

Distribution expenses — Class B

     10,039   

Distribution expenses — Class C

     507,381   

Distribution expenses — Class R

     194,982   

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

     2,628,548   

Accounting and administration expenses

     412,599   

Reports and statements to shareholders

     164,784   

Legal fees

     79,764   

Registration fees

     68,411   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     58,905   

Custodian fees

     46,335   

Audit and tax

     15,503   

Other

     33,125   
  

 

 

 
     13,463,729   

Less waived distribution expenses — Class B

     (7,529

Less expense paid indirectly

     (495
  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     13,455,705   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     3,149,877   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain:

  

Net realized gain on investments

     68,995,634   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     42,230,128   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

     111,225,762   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 114,375,639   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund

 

    

Six months

ended

5/31/14

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

11/30/13

 

Increase in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 3,149,877      $ 5,195,670   

Net realized gain

     68,995,634        46,586,853   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     42,230,128        392,175,103   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

             114,375,639                443,957,626   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class A

     (933,371     (1,279,159

Institutional Class

     (3,846,800     (1,785,939

Net realized gain:

    

Class A

     (18,684,386     (3,531,372

Class B

     (57,082     (42,667

Class C

     (2,419,192     (493,148

Class R

     (1,637,404     (302,813

Institutional Class

     (24,481,657     (2,388,692
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (52,059,892     (9,823,790
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     126,641,731        360,137,117   

Class B

     19,261        38,348   

Class C

     11,049,058        25,678,037   

Class R

     11,842,073        35,157,866   

Institutional Class

     365,893,588        845,588,890   

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

    

Class A

     19,373,775        4,730,881   

Class B

     56,684        41,272   

Class C

     2,330,338        468,386   

Class R

     1,637,197        302,736   

Institutional Class

     27,825,138        3,993,286   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     566,668,843        1,276,136,819   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Six months

ended

5/31/14

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

11/30/13

 

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (185,484,948   $ (199,410,980

Class B

     (2,332,309     (4,431,904

Class C

     (9,930,499     (15,414,318

Class R

     (11,213,433     (20,699,591

Institutional Class

     (177,587,633     (180,684,573
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (386,548,822     (420,641,366
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     180,120,021        855,495,453   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

     242,435,768        1,289,629,289   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     2,277,599,578        987,970,289   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,517,601 and $3,147,895, respectively)

   $     2,520,035,346      $     2,277,599,578   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Small Cap Value 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 income (loss)2

Net realized and unrealized gain

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 (loss) to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

 

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

 

3  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects 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
5/31/141
  Year ended
(Unaudited)   11/30/13   11/30/12   11/30/11   11/30/10   11/30/09
  $ 52.370       $ 39.750       $ 37.860       $ 36.190       $ 27.530       $ 21.340  
                     
    0.044         0.119         0.074         (0.008 )       (0.003 )       0.059  
    2.452         12.847         3.622         1.818         8.680         6.191  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    2.496         12.966         3.696         1.810         8.677         6.250  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    (0.055 )       (0.092 )                       (0.017 )       (0.060 )
    (1.101 )       (0.254 )       (1.806 )       (0.140 )                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (1.156 )       (0.346 )       (1.806 )       (0.140 )       (0.017 )       (0.060 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 53.710       $ 52.370       $ 39.750       $ 37.860       $ 36.190       $ 27.530  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    4.85%         32.87%         10.21%         4.99%         31.53%         29.01%  
                     
  $ 867,119       $ 884,026       $ 522,403       $ 375,299       $ 301,747       $ 233,317  
    1.23%         1.25%         1.32%         1.37%         1.43%         1.43%  
    1.23%         1.29%         1.37%         1.42%         1.49%         1.62%  
    0.17%         0.26%         0.19%         (0.02% )       (0.01% )       0.27%  
    0.17%         0.22%         0.14%         (0.07% )       (0.07% )       0.08%  
   

 

9%

 

 

 

     

 

28%

 

 

 

     

 

11%

 

 

 

     

 

29%

 

 

 

     

 

12%

 

 

 

     

 

19%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund Class B

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

 

 
  

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)2

Net realized and unrealized gain

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

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 (loss) to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

 

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

 

3  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects 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
5/31/141
  Year ended
(Unaudited)   11/30/13   11/30/12   11/30/11   11/30/10   11/30/09
  $ 45.150       $ 34.460       $ 33.300       $ 32.080       $ 24.570       $ 19.130  
                     
    0.037         (0.177 )       (0.189 )       (0.262 )       (0.214 )       (0.088 )
    2.104         11.121         3.155         1.622         7.724         5.528  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    2.141         10.944         2.966         1.360         7.510         5.440  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    (1.101 )       (0.254 )       (1.806 )       (0.140 )                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (1.101 )       (0.254 )       (1.806 )       (0.140 )                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 46.190       $ 45.150       $ 34.460       $ 33.300       $ 32.080       $ 24.570  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    4.84%         31.97%         9.37%         4.23%         30.57%         28.44%  
                     
  $ 1,265       $ 3,462       $ 6,424       $ 9,835       $ 14,249       $ 17,532  
    1.23%         1.96%         2.07%         2.12%         2.18%         2.18%  
    1.98%         2.00%         2.07%         2.12%         2.19%         2.32%  
    0.17%         (0.45% )       (0.56% )       (0.77% )       (0.76% )       (0.48% )
    (0.58% )       (0.49% )       (0.56% )       (0.77% )       (0.77% )       (0.62% )
   

 

9%

 

 

 

     

 

28%

 

 

 

     

 

11%

 

 

 

     

 

29%

 

 

 

     

 

12%

 

 

 

     

 

19%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Financial highlights

Delaware Small Cap Value 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 loss2

Net realized and unrealized gain

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

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 loss to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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Six months ended
5/31/141
  Year ended
(Unaudited)   11/30/13   11/30/12   11/30/11   11/30/10   11/30/09
  $ 45.110       $ 34.450       $ 33.280       $ 32.070       $ 24.560       $ 19.120  
                     
    (0.131 )       (0.196 )       (0.188 )       (0.260 )       (0.215 )       (0.090 )
    2.092         11.110         3.164         1.610         7.725         5.530  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    1.961         10.914         2.976         1.350         7.510         5.440  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    (1.101 )       (0.254 )       (1.806 )       (0.140 )                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (1.101 )       (0.254 )       (1.806 )       (0.140 )                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 45.970       $ 45.110       $ 34.450       $ 33.280       $ 32.070       $ 24.560  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    4.44%         31.93%         9.37%         4.20%         30.58%         28.45%  
                     
  $ 104,566       $ 99,099       $ 66,231       $ 52,648       $ 49,706       $ 44,564  
    1.98%         2.00%         2.07%         2.12%         2.18%         2.18%  
    1.98%         2.00%         2.07%         2.12%         2.19%         2.32%  
    (0.58% )       (0.49% )       (0.56% )       (0.77% )       (0.76% )       (0.48% )
    (0.58% )       (0.49% )       (0.56% )       (0.77% )       (0.77% )       (0.62% )
   

 

9%

 

 

 

     

 

28%

 

 

 

     

 

11%

 

 

 

     

 

29%

 

 

 

     

 

12%

 

 

 

     

 

19%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund Class R

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

 

 
  

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)2

Net realized and unrealized gain

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

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 (loss) to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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Six months ended
5/31/141
  Year ended
(Unaudited)   11/30/13   11/30/12   11/30/11   11/30/10   11/30/09
  $ 51.060       $ 38.770       $ 37.050       $ 35.510       $ 27.070       $ 20.970  
                     
    (0.021 )       0.004         (0.022 )       (0.102 )       (0.081 )       0.003  
    2.382         12.540         3.548         1.782         8.521         6.097  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    2.361         12.544         3.526         1.680         8.440         6.100  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    (1.101 )       (0.254 )       (1.806 )       (0.140 )                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (1.101 )       (0.254 )       (1.806 )       (0.140 )                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 52.320       $ 51.060       $ 38.770       $ 37.050       $ 35.510       $ 27.070  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    4.71%         32.55%         9.96%         4.72%         31.18%         29.09%  
                     
  $ 80,734       $ 76,501       $ 44,379       $ 28,303       $ 20,757       $ 15,971  
    1.48%         1.50%         1.57%         1.62%         1.68%         1.68%  
    1.48%         1.58%         1.67%         1.72%         1.79%         1.92%  
    (0.08% )       0.01%         (0.06% )       (0.27% )       (0.26% )       0.02%  
    (0.08% )       (0.07% )       (0.16% )       (0.37% )       (0.37% )       (0.22% )
   

 

9%

 

 

 

     

 

28%

 

 

 

     

 

11%

 

 

 

     

 

29%

 

 

 

     

 

12%

 

 

 

     

 

19%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Financial highlights

Delaware Small Cap Value 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 from investment operations:

Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain

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 method has been applied for per share information.

 

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

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

 

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Six months ended
5/31/141
  Year ended
(Unaudited)   11/30/13   11/30/12   11/30/11   11/30/10   11/30/09
  $ 54.830       $ 41.590       $ 39.430       $ 37.590       $ 28.580       $ 22.170  
                     
    0.115         0.250         0.180         0.090         0.081         0.116  
    2.559         13.434         3.786         1.890         9.005         6.427  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    2.674         13.684         3.966         1.980         9.086         6.543  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    (0.173 )       (0.190 )                       (0.076 )       (0.133 )
    (1.101 )       (0.254 )       (1.806 )       (0.140 )                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (1.274 )       (0.444 )       (1.806 )       (0.140 )       (0.076 )       (0.133 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 56.230       $ 54.830       $ 41.590       $ 39.430       $ 37.590       $ 28.580  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    4.98%         33.22%         10.49%         5.26%         31.85%         29.28%  
                     
  $ 1,466,351       $ 1,214,512       $ 348,533       $ 91,442       $ 48,996       $ 15,912  
    0.98%         1.00%         1.07%         1.12%         1.18%         1.18%  
    0.98%         1.00%         1.07%         1.12%         1.19%         1.32%  
    0.42%         0.51%         0.44%         0.23%         0.24%         0.52%  
    0.42%         0.51%         0.44%         0.23%         0.23%         0.38%  
   

 

9%

 

 

 

     

 

28%

 

 

 

     

 

11%

 

 

 

     

 

29%

 

 

 

     

 

12%

 

 

 

     

 

19%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Notes to financial statements

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund    May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware Group® Equity Funds V (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Delaware Dividend Income Fund, Delaware Small Cap Core Fund, and Delaware Small Cap Value Fund. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Small Cap Value Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% if redeemed during the first year and 0.50% during the second year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Class B shares may only be purchased through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges. Prior to June 1, 2007, Class B shares were sold with a CDSC that declined from 4.00% to zero depending upon the period of time the shares were held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R and Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek capital appreciation.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. U.S. government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. 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 the Fund’s Board of Trustees (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security.

Federal and Foreign Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (Nov. 30, 2010–Nov. 30, 2013), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. In regard to foreign taxes only, the Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries it invests in that may date back to the inception of the Fund.

 

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Class Accounting — Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.

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

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.

Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Distributions received from investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The Fund declares and pays distributions from net investment income and net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. The Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Subject to seeking best execution, the Fund may direct certain security trades to brokers who have agreed to rebate a portion of the related brokerage commission to the Fund in cash. In general, best execution refers to many factors, including the price paid or received for a security, the commission charged, the promptness and reliability of execution, the confidentiality and placement accorded the order, and other factors affecting the overall benefit obtained by the Fund on the transaction. There were no commission rebates for the six months ended May 31, 2014.

The Fund may receive earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the six months ended May 31, 2014.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than one dollar, the expense paid under this arrangement is included in dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses and appears on the statement of operations with the corresponding expense offset shown as “expense paid indirectly.” For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund earned $495 under this agreement.

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

In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily at the rate of 0.75% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.70% on the next $500 million, 0.65% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.60% on the average daily net assets in excess $2.5 billion.

Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund was charged $57,432 for these services.

DSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. The Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Investments Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.025% of the first $20 billion; 0.020% of the next $5 billion; 0.015% of the next $5 billion; and 0.013% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 billion. This amount is included in the statement of operations as dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the amount charged by DSC was $261,348. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are passed on to and paid directly by the Fund.

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of the Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares. DDLP has contracted to waive Class B shares 12b-1 fees from Dec. 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014* to 0.25% of average daily net assets. This waiver and reimbursement may be terminated only by agreement of the distributor and the Fund.

As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund

 

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was charged $35,383 for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees.

For the six months ended May 31, 2014, DDLP earned $33,879 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $19 and $1,004 on redemption of the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, respectively, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.

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

 

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

3. Investments

For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund made purchases of $343,323,082 and sales of $208,785,585 of investment securities other than short-term investments.

At May 31, 2014,the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At May 31, 2014 the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 1,933,437,598   
  

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation

   $ 600,315,984   

Aggregate unrealized depreciation

     (14,883,112
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 585,432,872   
  

 

 

 

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

 

Level 1

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

 

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Delaware Small Cap Value Fund

3. Investments (continued)

 

Level 2

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

Level 3

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

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2014:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Common Stock

   $ 2,450,704,285       $       $ 2,450,704,285   

Exchange-Traded Fund

     13,930,783                 13,930,783   

Short-Term Investments

             54,235,402         54,235,402   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,464,635,068       $ 54,235,402       $ 2,518,870,470   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the six months ended May 31, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to the Fund. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim, or end of the period in relation to net assets. At May 31, 2014, there were no Level 3 investments.

 

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4. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended
5/31/14
     Year ended
11/30/13
 

Shares sold:

     

Class A

     2,414,992         7,956,581   

Class B

     431         961   

Class C

     245,395         649,744   

Class R

     231,162         803,908   

Institutional Class

     6,650,731         17,365,329   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

     

Class A

     375,243         116,899   

Class B

     1,276         1,176   

Class C

     52,556         13,344   

Class R

     32,516         7,655   

Institutional Class

     515,280         94,471   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     10,519,582         27,010,068   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

     

Class A

     (3,524,594      (4,336,760

Class B

     (50,997      (111,867

Class C

     (220,482      (388,826

Class R

     (218,938      (458,041

Institutional Class

     (3,239,724      (3,689,734
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (7,254,735      (8,985,228
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     3,264,847         18,024,840   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the six months ended May 31, 2014 and the year ended Nov. 30, 2013, 9,840 Class B shares were converted to 8,471 Class A shares valued at $452,892 and 26,366 Class B shares were converted to 22,814 Class A shares valued at $1,034,574, respectively. The respective amounts are included in Class B redemptions and Class A subscriptions in the table above and the statements of changes in net assets.

5. Line of Credit

The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $225,000,000 revolving line of credit to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.08%, which is allocated across the Participants on the basis of each Participant’s allocation of the entire facility. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one third of their net assets under the agreement. Each Participant is individually,

 

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Delaware Small Cap Value Fund

5. Line of Credit (continued)

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

The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of May 31, 2014 or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Offsetting

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance that expands current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures are required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements which are eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities and require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies which investments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The scope of the disclosure requirements for offsetting is limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Fund adopted the disclosure provisions on offsetting during the current reporting period.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting items and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out) netting including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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At May 31, 2014, the Fund had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:

Master Repurchase Agreements

 

Counterparty

  

Repurchase
Agreements

  

Fair Value of

Non-Cash
Collateral Received

 

Cash Collateral

Received

  

Net Amount(a)

 

Bank of America
Merrill Lynch

     $ 7,465,178        $ (7,465,178 )     $        $   

BNP Paribas

       15,296,822          (15,296,822 )                  
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 22,762,000        $ (22,762,000 )     $        $   
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a)Net amount represents the receivable/(payable) that would be due from/(to) the counterparty in the event of default.

7. Securities Lending

The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to U.S. securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in U.S. dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY Mellon must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security may be more or less than the value of the security on loan.

Cash collateral received is generally invested in the Delaware Investments Collateral Fund No. 1 (Collective Trust) established by BNY Mellon for the purpose of investment on behalf of funds managed by DMC that participate in BNY Mellon’s securities lending program. The Collective Trust may invest in U.S. government securities and high-quality corporate debt, asset-backed and other money market securities, and in repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities, provided that the Collective Trust will generally have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less. The Fund can also accept U.S. government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization, and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Small Cap Value Fund

7. Securities Lending (continued)

securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.

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

At May 31, 2014, the Fund had no securities out on loan.

8. Credit and Market Risk

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in small companies and may be subject to certain risks associated with ownership of securities of such companies. Investments in small-sized companies may be more volatile than investments in larger companies for a number of reasons, which include limited financial resources or a dependence on narrow product lines.

The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly as a result of defaults or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended May 31, 2014. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Fund’s Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of May 31, 2014, there were no Rule 144A securities held by the Fund. Illiquid securities have been identified in the schedule of investments.

 

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9. Contractual Obligations

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

10. Subsequent Events

Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to May 31, 2014 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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About the organization

 

Board of trustees         
Patrick P. Coyne    Joseph W. Chow    Lucinda S. Landreth    Thomas K. Whitford
Chairman, President, and    Former Executive Vice    Former Chief Investment    Former Vice Chairman
Chief Executive Officer    President    Officer    PNC Financial Services Group
Delaware Investments®    State Street Corporation    Assurant, Inc.    Pittsburgh, PA
Family of Funds    Brookline, MA    Philadelphia, PA   
Philadelphia, PA          Janet L. Yeomans
   John A. Fry    Frances A.    Former Vice President
Thomas L. Bennett    President    Sevilla-Sacasa    and Treasurer
Private Investor    Drexel University    Chief Executive Officer    3M Corporation
Rosemont, PA    Philadelphia, PA    Banco Itaú    St. Paul, MN
      International   
      Miami, FL    J. Richard Zecher
         Founder
         Investor Analytics
         Scottsdale, AZ
Affiliated officers         
David F. Connor    Daniel V. Geatens    David P. O’Connor    Richard Salus
Senior Vice President,    Vice President and    Executive Vice President,    Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel,    Treasurer    General Counsel,    Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary    Delaware Investments    and Chief Legal Officer    Delaware Investments
Delaware Investments    Family of Funds    Delaware Investments    Family of Funds
Family of Funds    Philadelphia, PA    Family of Funds    Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA       Philadelphia, PA   

This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Small Cap Value Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Investments Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawareinvestments.com.

 

 

Delaware Investments is the marketing name of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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

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

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

     Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

     Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

     Not applicable.

 Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

     Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments

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

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

     Not applicable.

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

     Not applicable.

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

     Not applicable.

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

     Not applicable.

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

     Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

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



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

Item 12. Exhibits

(a) (1) Code of Ethics

          Not applicable.

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

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

          Not applicable.

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



SIGNATURES

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

DELAWARE GROUP® EQUITY FUNDS V

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

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE
By: Patrick P. Coyne
Title:      Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 4, 2014
 
/s/ RICHARD SALUS
By: Richard Salus
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 4, 2014