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: | 811-04989 | |
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | Voyageur Mutual Funds II | |
Address of principal executive offices: | 610 Market Street | |
Philadelphia, PA 19106 | ||
Name and address of agent for service: | David F. Connor, Esq. | |
610 Market Street | ||
Philadelphia, PA 19106 | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (800) 523-1918 | |
Date of fiscal year end: | August 31 | |
Date of reporting period: | February 28, 2022 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
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Semiannual report |
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Fixed income mutual funds
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund
February 28, 2022
Carefully consider the Funds' investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds' prospectus and their summary prospectuses, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from September 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from personal income taxes in the respective applicable state, as is consistent with preservation of capital.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from September 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022.
Actual expenses
The first section of the tables shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second section of the tables shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each 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 tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of each table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Funds' expenses shown in the tables reflect fee waivers in effect and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from September 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | |||||||||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Annualized | Paid During Period | ||||||||||||||||
9/1/21 | 2/28/22 | Expense Ratio | 9/1/21 to 2/28/22* | ||||||||||||||||
Actual Fund return† | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $973.60 | 0.84% | $ | 4.11 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 970.10 | 1.59% | 7.77 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 974.80 | 0.59% | 2.89 | |||||||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.63 | 0.84% | $ | 4.21 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,016.91 | 1.59% | 7.95 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,021.87 | 0.59% | 2.96 |
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | |||||||||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Annualized | Paid During Period | ||||||||||||||||
9/1/21 | 2/28/22 | Expense Ratio | 9/1/21 to 2/28/22* | ||||||||||||||||
Actual Fund return† | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $974.10 | 0.82% | $ | 4.01 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 970.50 | 1.57% | 7.67 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 975.30 | 0.57% | 2.79 | |||||||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.73 | 0.82% | $ | 4.11 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,017.01 | 1.57% | 7.85 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,021.97 | 0.57% | 2.86 |
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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Annualized | Paid During Period | |||||||||||||||||
9/1/21 | 2/28/22 | Expense Ratio | 9/1/21 to 2/28/22* | |||||||||||||||||
Actual Fund return† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $976.70 | 0.82 | % | $ | 4.02 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 973.20 | 1.57 | % | 7.68 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 978.00 | 0.57 | % | 2.80 | |||||||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.73 | 0.82 | % | $ | 4.11 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,017.01 | 1.57 | % | 7.85 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,021.97 | 0.57 | % | 2.86 |
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Annualized | Paid During Period | |||||||||||||||||
9/1/21 | 2/28/22 | Expense Ratio | 9/1/21 to 2/28/22* | |||||||||||||||||
Actual Fund return† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $979.90 | 0.86 | % | $ | 4.22 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 977.10 | 1.61 | % | 7.89 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 982.00 | 0.61 | % | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.53 | 0.86 | % | $ | 4.31 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,016.81 | 1.61 | % | 8.05 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,021.77 | 0.61 | % | 3.06 |
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period from September 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Annualized | Paid During Period | |||||||||||||||||
9/1/21 | 2/28/22 | Expense Ratio | 9/1/21 to 2/28/22* | |||||||||||||||||
Actual Fund return† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $976.00 | 0.80 | % | $ | 3.92 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 973.20 | 1.55 | % | 7.58 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 977.30 | 0.55 | % | 2.70 | |||||||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.83 | 0.80 | % | $ | 4.01 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,017.11 | 1.55 | % | 7.75 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,022.07 | 0.55 | % | 2.76 |
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Annualized | Paid During Period | |||||||||||||||||
9/1/21 | 2/28/22 | Expense Ratio | 9/1/21 to 2/28/22* | |||||||||||||||||
Actual Fund return† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $977.30 | 0.84 | % | $ | 4.12 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 974.80 | 1.59 | % | 7.79 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 979.60 | 0.59 | % | 2.90 | |||||||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.08 | 0.84 | % | $ | 4.21 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,017.36 | 1.59 | % | 7.95 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,024.84 | 0.59 | % | 2.96 |
* | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the relevant Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
† | Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns. |
In addition to the Funds' expenses reflected on the previous page, each Fund also indirectly bears its portion of the fees and expenses of any investment companies (Underlying Funds) in which it invests. The tables above and on the previous pages do not reflect the expenses of any applicable Underlying Funds.
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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations | |
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | As of February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type / sector | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Municipal Bonds* | 97.21 | % | |||
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 5.33 | % | |||
Education Revenue Bonds | 25.13 | % | |||
Electric Revenue Bonds | 6.70 | % | |||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 20.05 | % | |||
Lease Revenue Bonds | 4.76 | % | |||
Local General Obligation Bonds | 3.69 | % | |||
Pre-Refunded Bonds | 1.55 | % | |||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 16.27 | % | |||
State General Obligation Bonds | 3.95 | % | |||
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 4.88 | % | |||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 4.90 | % | |||
Short-Term Investments | 2.34 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.55 | % | |||
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.45 | % | |||
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
* | As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows: |
State / territory | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Arizona | 80.29 | % | |||
Puerto Rico | 19.26 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.55 | % |
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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations | |
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | As of February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type / sector | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Municipal Bonds* | 97.81 | % | |||
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 8.46 | % | |||
Education Revenue Bonds | 19.92 | % | |||
Electric Revenue Bonds | 3.24 | % | |||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 10.39 | % | |||
Housing Revenue Bonds | 2.67 | % | |||
Lease Revenue Bonds | 3.66 | % | |||
Local General Obligation Bonds | 3.37 | % | |||
Pre-Refunded Bonds | 11.03 | % | |||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 15.67 | % | |||
State General Obligation Bonds | 10.06 | % | |||
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 9.34 | % | |||
Short-Term Investments | 1.61 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.42 | % | |||
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.58 | % | |||
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
* | As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows: |
State / territory | Percentage of net assets | ||||
California | 80.19 | % | |||
Guam | 0.30 | % | |||
Puerto Rico | 18.79 | % | |||
US Virgin Islands | 0.14 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.42 | % |
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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations | |
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | As of February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type / sector | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Municipal Bonds* | 98.11 | % | |||
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 2.45 | % | |||
Education Revenue Bonds | 12.68 | % | |||
Electric Revenue Bonds | 5.99 | % | |||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 22.33 | % | |||
Lease Revenue Bonds | 1.72 | % | |||
Local General Obligation Bonds | 9.12 | % | |||
Pre-Refunded Bonds | 10.82 | % | |||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 18.14 | % | |||
State General Obligation Bonds | 3.71 | % | |||
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 6.02 | % | |||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 5.13 | % | |||
Short-Term Investments | 1.63 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.74 | % | |||
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.26 | % | |||
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
* | As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows: |
State / territory | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Colorado | 82.02 | % | |||
Guam | 0.31 | % | |||
Puerto Rico | 16.99 | % | |||
US Virgin Islands | 0.42 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.74 | % |
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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations | |
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | As of February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type / sector | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Municipal Bonds* | 98.69 | % | |||
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 4.12 | % | |||
Education Revenue Bonds | 21.20 | % | |||
Electric Revenue Bonds | 5.06 | % | |||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 9.51 | % | |||
Housing Revenue Bonds | 3.17 | % | |||
Lease Revenue Bonds | 12.57 | % | |||
Local General Obligation Bonds | 14.09 | % | |||
Pre-Refunded Bonds | 6.65 | % | |||
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds | 0.39 | % | |||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 13.25 | % | |||
State General Obligation Bonds | 5.16 | % | |||
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 3.10 | % | |||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 0.42 | % | |||
Short-Term Investments | 1.60 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 100.29 | % | |||
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets | (0.29 | %) | |||
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
* | As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows: |
State / territory | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Idaho | 81.47 | % | |||
Puerto Rico | 18.82 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 100.29 | % |
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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations | |
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | As of February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type / sector | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Municipal Bonds* | 99.00 | % | |||
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 5.59 | % | |||
Education Revenue Bonds | 22.13 | % | |||
Electric Revenue Bonds | 8.35 | % | |||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 6.61 | % | |||
Lease Revenue Bonds | 6.16 | % | |||
Local General Obligation Bonds | 3.35 | % | |||
Pre-Refunded Bonds | 0.77 | % | |||
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond | 0.74 | % | |||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 22.05 | % | |||
State General Obligation Bonds | 5.73 | % | |||
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 12.28 | % | |||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | 5.24 | % | |||
Short-Term Investments | 0.44 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.44 | % | |||
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.56 | % | |||
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
* | As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows: |
State / territory | Percentage of net assets | ||||
New York | 80.61 | % | |||
Puerto Rico | 18.83 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.44 | % |
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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations | |
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund | As of February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Security type / sector | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Municipal Bonds* | 99.20 | % | |||
Corporate Revenue Bonds | 6.05 | % | |||
Education Revenue Bonds | 10.84 | % | |||
Electric Revenue Bonds | 3.25 | % | |||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | 33.87 | % | |||
Lease Revenue Bonds | 1.07 | % | |||
Local General Obligation Bonds | 6.73 | % | |||
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds | 5.90 | % | |||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | 15.91 | % | |||
State General Obligation Bonds | 4.65 | % | |||
Transportation Revenue Bonds | 10.35 | % | |||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bond | 0.58 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.20 | % | |||
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.80 | % | |||
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
* | As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows: |
State / territory | Percentage of net assets | ||||
Pennsylvania | 81.91 | % | |||
Puerto Rico | 17.29 | % | |||
Total Value of Securities | 99.20 | % |
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Schedules of investments | |
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds – 97.21% | |||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 5.33% | |||||||
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Legacy Cares Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/51 # | 550,000 | $ | 595,931 | ||||
Series A 144A 7.75% 7/1/50 # | 285,000 | 333,695 | |||||
Chandler, Arizona Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Intel Corporation Project) | |||||||
2.70% 12/1/37 (AMT) ● | 1,300,000 | 1,328,197 | |||||
Salt Verde Financial Senior Gas Revenue | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/37 | 2,000,000 | 2,549,040 | |||||
4,806,863 | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds – 25.13% | |||||||
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Academies of Math & Science Projects) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/51 | 1,000,000 | 1,112,300 | |||||
(ACCEL Schools Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.25% 8/1/48 # | 350,000 | 380,503 | |||||
(American Charter Schools Foundation Project) | |||||||
144A 6.00% 7/1/37 # | 250,000 | 289,615 | |||||
144A 6.00% 7/1/47 # | 400,000 | 458,128 | |||||
(Doral Academy of Nevada - Fire Mesa and Red Rock | |||||||
Campus Projects) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/15/49 # | 375,000 | 414,866 | |||||
(Empower College Prep Project) | |||||||
144A 6.00% 7/1/49 # | 500,000 | 535,250 | |||||
(Equitable School Revolving Fund) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 11/1/49 | 1,600,000 | 1,715,712 | |||||
(Great Hearts Arizona Projects) | |||||||
Series A 2.25% 7/1/46 | 1,000,000 | 849,190 | |||||
Series A 2.375% 7/1/52 | 1,000,000 | 836,870 | |||||
(KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools - Macombs Facility | |||||||
Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 7/1/61 | 1,980,000 | 2,078,822 | |||||
(Odyssey Preparatory Academy Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.50% 7/1/52 # | 375,000 | 399,532 | |||||
(Pinecrest Academy of Nevada-Horizon, Inspirada and | |||||||
St. Rose Campus Projects) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.75% 7/15/48 # | 250,000 | 277,948 | |||||
Arizona State University Energy Management Revenue | |||||||
(Arizona State University Tempe Campus II Project) | |||||||
4.50% 7/1/24 | 1,000,000 | 1,003,260 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Glendale Industrial Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Midwestern University) | |||||||
5.00% 5/15/31 | 645,000 | $ | 648,664 | ||||
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Arizona Autism Charter Schools Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/40 # | 250,000 | 280,053 | |||||
(Creighton University Project) | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/50 | 1,000,000 | 1,087,360 | |||||
(Great Hearts Arizona Projects) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/52 | 725,000 | 808,324 | |||||
(Highland Prep Projects) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 7/1/56 | 2,000,000 | 2,161,380 | |||||
(Reid Traditional Schools Projects) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/47 | 785,000 | 855,336 | |||||
McAllister Academic Village Revenue | |||||||
(Arizona State University Hassayampa Academic | |||||||
Village Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/31 | 500,000 | 569,300 | |||||
Phoenix Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
(Choice Academies Project) | |||||||
5.625% 9/1/42 | 1,250,000 | 1,263,462 | |||||
(Eagle College Preparatory Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/43 | 500,000 | 502,565 | |||||
(Great Hearts Academic Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,072,380 | |||||
(Rowan University Project) | |||||||
5.00% 6/1/42 | 2,000,000 | 2,018,200 | |||||
Pima County Industrial Development Authority Education | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Edkey Charter Schools Project) | |||||||
144A 5.00% 7/1/55 # | 500,000 | 526,170 | |||||
University of Arizona Board of Regents | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 6/1/44 | 475,000 | 533,472 | |||||
22,678,662 | |||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds – 6.70% | |||||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 ‡ | 450,000 | 464,062 | |||||
Series A 5.05% 7/1/42 ‡ | 55,000 | 56,719 | |||||
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/25 ‡ | 35,000 | 36,269 | |||||
Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡ | 550,000 | 567,187 | |||||
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 ‡ | 710,000 | 738,400 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series XX 4.75% 7/1/26 ‡ | 35,000 | $ | 35,963 | ||||
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡ | 355,000 | 367,869 | |||||
Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36 ‡ | 125,000 | 130,469 | |||||
Series ZZ 4.75% 7/1/27 ‡ | 30,000 | 30,825 | |||||
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/24 ‡ | 45,000 | 46,631 | |||||
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power | |||||||
District Electric System Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 1/1/39 | 2,000,000 | 2,362,500 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 1/1/47 | 1,000,000 | 1,206,910 | |||||
6,043,804 | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 20.05% | |||||||
Arizona Health Facilities Authority Hospital System | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Scottsdale Lincoln Hospital Project) | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,088,830 | |||||
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project | |||||||
First Tier) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 1/1/54 | 145,000 | 128,611 | |||||
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project | |||||||
Fourth Tier) | |||||||
144A 7.75% 1/1/54 # | 150,000 | 110,725 | |||||
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project | |||||||
Second Tier) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 1/1/49 | 55,000 | 43,744 | |||||
Series B 5.125% 1/1/54 | 65,000 | 51,817 | |||||
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project | |||||||
Third Tier) | |||||||
Series C 144A 5.00% 1/1/49 # | 500,000 | 363,770 | |||||
(Phoenix Children's Hospital) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 2/1/50 | 2,190,000 | 2,392,947 | |||||
Glendale Industrial Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Glencroft Retirement Community Project) | |||||||
5.00% 11/15/36 | 270,000 | 248,300 | |||||
5.25% 11/15/46 | 415,000 | 368,308 | |||||
(Royal Oaks Inspirita Pointe Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 5/15/56 | 1,000,000 | 1,090,220 | |||||
(Sun Health Services) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/15/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,112,490 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Glendale Industrial Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(The Beatitudes Campus Project) | |||||||
5.00% 11/15/45 | 200,000 | $ | 206,388 | ||||
(The Terraces of Phoenix Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/48 | 275,000 | 283,143 | |||||
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority Health | |||||||
Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(Banner Health) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 1/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,095,540 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 1/1/44 | 1,665,000 | 1,837,660 | |||||
Series D 4.00% 1/1/48 | 650,000 | 718,673 | |||||
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
Hospital Revenue | |||||||
(HonorHealth) | |||||||
Series A 3.00% 9/1/51 | 500,000 | 487,385 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 9/1/51 | 250,000 | 277,882 | |||||
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority Senior | |||||||
Living Facility Revenue | |||||||
(Christian Care Surprise Project) | |||||||
144A 6.00% 1/1/48 # | 405,000 | 357,753 | |||||
Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & | |||||||
Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Obligated Group Project) | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/36 | 75,000 | 82,753 | |||||
4.00% 7/1/39 | 75,000 | 82,349 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/30 | 105,000 | 126,657 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/32 | 170,000 | 206,902 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/35 | 65,000 | 78,550 | |||||
Tempe Industrial Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Mirabella at ASU Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 6.125% 10/1/52 # | 800,000 | 845,704 | |||||
Yavapai County Industrial Development Authority Hospital | |||||||
Facility | |||||||
(Yavapai Regional Medical Center) | |||||||
4.00% 8/1/43 | 1,500,000 | 1,649,070 | |||||
Series A 5.25% 8/1/33 | 2,000,000 | 2,110,140 | |||||
Yuma Industrial Development Authority Hospital Revenue | |||||||
(Yuma Regional Medical Center) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 8/1/32 | 295,000 | 318,335 | |||||
Series A 5.25% 8/1/32 | 300,000 | 326,241 | |||||
18,090,887 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds – 4.76% | |||||||
Arizona Game & Fish Department & Community | |||||||
Beneficial Interest Certificates | |||||||
(Administration Building Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/32 | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,003,590 | ||||
Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority Senior Revenue | |||||||
(Multipurpose Stadium Facility) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/36 | 350,000 | 353,836 | |||||
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
Correctional Contract Revenue | |||||||
(Phoenix West Prison) | |||||||
Series B 5.375% 7/1/22 (ACA) | 355,000 | 355,927 | |||||
Phoenix Civic Improvement Airport Revenue | |||||||
(Junior Lien) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/49 | 2,000,000 | 2,356,060 | |||||
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Government Facilities) | |||||||
Series C 5.75% 7/1/17 ‡ | 30,000 | 33,562 | |||||
Series D 5.25% 7/1/36 ‡ | 60,000 | 65,625 | |||||
Series M-1 5.75% 7/1/17 ‡ | 85,000 | 95,094 | |||||
Series Q 5.50% 7/1/37 ‡ | 30,000 | 33,225 | |||||
4,296,919 | |||||||
Local General Obligation Bonds – 3.69% | |||||||
Maricopa County High School District No. 214 Tolleson | |||||||
Union High School | |||||||
(School Improvement Project) | |||||||
Series B 4.00% 7/1/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,126,750 | |||||
Maricopa County School District No. 3 Tempe Elementary | |||||||
(School Improvement Project) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/30 | 560,000 | 673,126 | |||||
Maricopa County Unified School District No. 69 Paradise | |||||||
Valley | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/39 | 600,000 | 687,192 | |||||
Maricopa County Unified School District No. 95 Queen | |||||||
Creek | |||||||
(School Improvement) | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/35 | 500,000 | 565,755 | |||||
Pinal County Community College District | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/31 | 250,000 | 272,607 | |||||
3,325,430 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Pre-Refunded Bonds – 1.55% | |||||||
University of Arizona Board of Regents | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/25-22 § | 10,000 | $ | 10,110 | ||||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/38-23 § | 1,000,000 | 1,050,240 | |||||
Unrefunded Series A 5.00% 6/1/25-22 § | 335,000 | 338,521 | |||||
1,398,871 | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 16.27% | |||||||
Bullhead City, Arizona Excise Taxes Revenue | |||||||
2.30% 7/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 895,940 | |||||
GDB Debt Recovery Authority | |||||||
7.50% 8/20/40 | 2,231,650 | 2,097,751 | |||||
Glendale Municipal Property Excise Tax Revenue | |||||||
(Senior Lien) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/33 | 570,000 | 588,177 | |||||
Glendale Transportation Excise Tax Revenue | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/30 (AGM) | 1,000,000 | 1,110,700 | |||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue | |||||||
(Capital Appreciation - Restructured) | |||||||
Series A-1 4.539% 7/1/46 ^ | 2,050,000 | 665,963 | |||||
Series A-1 4.911% 7/1/51 ^ | 4,640,000 | 1,092,163 | |||||
(Restructured) | |||||||
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53 | 2,485,000 | 2,748,261 | |||||
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58 | 750,000 | 841,087 | |||||
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40 | 2,825,000 | 3,093,460 | |||||
Regional Public Transportation Authority | |||||||
(Maricopa County Public Transportation) | |||||||
5.25% 7/1/24 | 500,000 | 546,325 | |||||
Sedona city, Arizona Excise Tax Revenue | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/42 (BAM) | 875,000 | 1,000,458 | |||||
14,680,285 | |||||||
State General Obligation Bonds – 3.95% | |||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |||||||
(Custodial Receipts) | |||||||
Series A 144A 4.018% 6/1/22 # | 540,000 | 535,950 | |||||
Series A 144A 5.50% 6/1/22 # | 180,000 | 183,375 | |||||
(Public Improvement) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/41 ‡ | 455,000 | 415,187 | |||||
Series A 5.125% 7/1/37 ‡ | 1,190,000 | 1,109,675 | |||||
Series A 5.375% 7/1/33 ‡ | 270,000 | 269,660 | |||||
Series A 8.00% 7/1/35 ‡ | 240,000 | 216,300 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/35 ‡ | 160,000 | 160,600 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
State General Obligation Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |||||||
(Public Improvement) | |||||||
Series B 5.75% 7/1/38 ‡ | 680,000 | $ | 670,643 | ||||
3,561,390 | |||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 4.88% | |||||||
Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway | |||||||
Fund Revenue | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/35 | 500,000 | 568,400 | |||||
Phoenix Civic Improvement Airport Revenue | |||||||
(Junior Lien) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/49 (AMT) | 400,000 | 461,312 | |||||
(Senior Lien) | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/48 (AMT) | 500,000 | 535,110 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/32 (AMT) | 500,000 | 522,070 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/36 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,148,940 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,166,500 | |||||
4,402,332 | |||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 4.90% | |||||||
Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority | |||||||
(Water Quality Revenue) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 10/1/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,094,640 | |||||
Central Arizona Water Conservation District | |||||||
(Central Arizona Project) | |||||||
5.00% 1/1/31 | 600,000 | 675,054 | |||||
Mesa Utility System Revenue | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/31 | 850,000 | 931,328 | |||||
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation | |||||||
(Junior Lien) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/27 | 1,000,000 | 1,150,800 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/31 | 500,000 | 570,200 | |||||
4,422,022 | |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $84,216,879) | 87,707,465 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments – 2.34% | |||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes – 2.34%¤ | |||||||
Arizona Health Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Banner Health) Series C 0.06% 1/1/46 | |||||||
(LOC - Bank Of America, N.A.) | 200,000 | 200,000 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments (continued) | |||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes (continued) | |||||||
Phoenix Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
(Mayo Clinic) Series B 0.06% 11/15/52 | |||||||
(SPA - Northern Trust Company) | 1,915,000 | $ | 1,915,000 | ||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $2,115,000) | 2,115,000 | ||||||
Total Value of Securities–99.55% | |||||||
(cost $86,331,879) | $ | 89,822,465 |
° |
Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
# |
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At February 28, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $6,888,968, which represents 7.64% of the Fund's net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
• |
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 28, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions. |
‡ |
Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
§ |
Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
^ |
Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
¤ |
Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of February 28, 2022. |
Summary of abbreviations: |
ACA – Insured by American Capital Access |
AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax |
BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance |
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Summary of abbreviations: (continued) |
ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. |
KIPP – Knowledge is Power Program |
LIBOR – London interbank offered rate |
LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month |
LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month |
LLC – Limited Liability Corporation |
LOC – Letter of Credit |
N.A. – National Association |
SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement |
USD – US Dollar |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedules of investments | |
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds – 97.81% | |||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 8.46% | |||||||
California Pollution Control Financing Authority | |||||||
Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | |||||||
(CalPlant I Project) | |||||||
144A 8.00% 7/1/39 (AMT) #, ‡ | 300,000 | $ | 180,000 | ||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Settlement Revenue | |||||||
(Capital Appreciation) | |||||||
Subordinate Series B-2 0.324% 6/1/66 ^ | 2,500,000 | 373,975 | |||||
Inland Empire Tobacco Securitization Authority | |||||||
(Capital Appreciation Turbo Asset-Backed) | |||||||
Series F 144A 1.386% 6/1/57 #, ^ | 29,440,000 | 1,586,816 | |||||
M-S-R Energy Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series B 6.50% 11/1/39 | 500,000 | 738,645 | |||||
Sacramento County Sanitation Districts Financing | |||||||
Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/45 | 2,000,000 | 2,462,320 | |||||
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Northern California | |||||||
(Sacramento County) | |||||||
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/36 | 300,000 | 329,640 | |||||
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/37 | 300,000 | 329,352 | |||||
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/38 | 400,000 | 438,292 | |||||
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/39 | 250,000 | 273,417 | |||||
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/40 | 300,000 | 327,555 | |||||
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/49 | 1,000,000 | 1,086,500 | |||||
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California | |||||||
(San Diego County) | |||||||
Capital Appreciation Second Subordinate | |||||||
Series C 0.599% 6/1/46 ^ | 16,690,000 | 3,154,577 | |||||
Capital Appreciation Third Subordinate | |||||||
Series D 0.301% 6/1/46 ^ | 4,915,000 | 828,325 | |||||
12,109,414 | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds – 19.92% | |||||||
California Educational Facilities Authority | |||||||
(Loma Linda University) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/47 | 1,000,000 | 1,129,350 | |||||
(Stanford University - Green Bonds) | |||||||
Series V-2 2.25% 4/1/51 | 300,000 | 256,014 | |||||
(Stanford University) | |||||||
Series U-1 5.25% 4/1/40 | 1,840,000 | 2,598,209 | |||||
Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49 | 1,460,000 | 2,116,985 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority | |||||||
(Bella Mente Montessori Academy Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/48 # | 500,000 | $ | 549,075 | ||||
(Biola University) | |||||||
5.00% 10/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,136,740 | |||||
(California Baptist University) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.375% 11/1/40 # | 1,000,000 | 1,107,420 | |||||
(CHF - Davis I, LLC - West Village Student Housing | |||||||
Project) | |||||||
5.00% 5/15/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,131,600 | |||||
(Emerson College) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 1/1/32 | 1,000,000 | 1,142,380 | |||||
(Julian Charter School Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.625% 3/1/45 # | 850,000 | 874,369 | |||||
(Literacy First Charter Schools Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/49 | 750,000 | 856,193 | |||||
(Southwestern Law School) | |||||||
4.00% 11/1/41 | 575,000 | 629,366 | |||||
California School Finance Authority | |||||||
(Aspire Public Schools - Obligated Group Issue #3) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/40 # | 1,000,000 | 1,145,880 | |||||
(Aspire Public Schools - Obligated Group) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/45 # | 715,000 | 779,400 | |||||
(Encore Education Obligated Group) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/42 # | 500,000 | 462,750 | |||||
(Escuela Popular Project) | |||||||
144A 6.50% 7/1/50 # | 250,000 | 271,963 | |||||
(Granada Hills Charter Obligated Group) | |||||||
144A 5.00% 7/1/49 # | 475,000 | 521,341 | |||||
(Green Dot Public Schools Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/35 # | 1,000,000 | 1,085,950 | |||||
(Grimmway Schools - Obligated Group) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/36 # | 500,000 | 544,335 | |||||
(ICEF - View Park Elementary & Middle Schools) | |||||||
Series A 5.625% 10/1/34 | 575,000 | 617,975 | |||||
(KIPP LA Projects) | |||||||
Series A 5.125% 7/1/44 | 1,000,000 | 1,066,160 | |||||
(KIPP SoCal Projects) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/49 # | 1,000,000 | 1,151,840 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
California School Finance Authority | |||||||
(Partnerships to Uplift Communities Valley Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 6.75% 8/1/44 # | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,071,520 | ||||
(Russell Westbrook Why Not? Academy - Obligated | |||||||
Group) | |||||||
Series A 144A 4.00% 6/1/51 # | 1,200,000 | 1,179,600 | |||||
California State University Systemwide Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/1/47 | 1,000,000 | 1,157,630 | |||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | |||||||
Charter School Revenue | |||||||
(Green Dot Public Schools - Animo Inglewood Charter | |||||||
High School Project) | |||||||
Series A 7.25% 8/1/41 | 300,000 | 301,227 | |||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(California Baptist University) | |||||||
Series A 6.125% 11/1/33 | 750,000 | 802,913 | |||||
Mt. San Antonio Community College District Convertible | |||||||
Capital Appreciation Election 2008 | |||||||
Series A 0.00% 8/1/28 ~ | 1,000,000 | 1,143,650 | |||||
Regents of the University of California General Revenue | |||||||
Series BE 4.00% 5/15/50 | 1,500,000 | 1,677,480 | |||||
28,509,315 | |||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds – 3.24% | |||||||
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Revenue | |||||||
(Power System) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,147,540 | |||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 ‡ | 350,000 | 360,937 | |||||
Series A 5.05% 7/1/42 ‡ | 70,000 | 72,188 | |||||
Series A 6.75% 7/1/36 ‡ | 185,000 | 196,098 | |||||
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/25 ‡ | 40,000 | 41,450 | |||||
Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡ | 325,000 | 336,781 | |||||
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/32 ‡ | 340,000 | 350,625 | |||||
Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡ | 470,000 | 484,687 | |||||
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/33 ‡ | 335,000 | 347,144 | |||||
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 ‡ | 730,000 | 759,200 | |||||
Series XX 4.75% 7/1/26 ‡ | 45,000 | 46,238 | |||||
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡ | 230,000 | 238,337 | |||||
Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36 ‡ | 150,000 | 156,562 | |||||
Series ZZ 4.75% 7/1/27 ‡ | 35,000 | 35,963 |
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amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/24 ‡ | 55,000 | $ | 56,994 | ||||
4,630,744 | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 10.39% | |||||||
California Educational Facilities Authority | |||||||
(Stanford University) | |||||||
Series V-2 5.00% 4/1/51 | 500,000 | 730,440 | |||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) | |||||||
Series B 4.00% 8/15/36 | 500,000 | 544,275 | |||||
(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/15/34 | 500,000 | 511,660 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 8/15/47 | 500,000 | 572,995 | |||||
(Children's Hospital of Orange County) | |||||||
Series A 2.125% 11/1/41 | 2,500,000 | 2,220,800 | |||||
(Kaiser Permanente) | |||||||
Subordinate Series A-2 4.00% 11/1/44 | 1,005,000 | 1,107,540 | |||||
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Community Medical Centers) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 2/1/42 | 750,000 | 863,077 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 2/1/47 | 250,000 | 285,918 | |||||
(Goodwill Industry of Sacramento Valley & Northern | |||||||
Nevada Project) | |||||||
5.00% 1/1/35 | 635,000 | 610,318 | |||||
(Northbay Healthcare Group) | |||||||
Series A 5.25% 11/1/47 | 500,000 | 562,550 | |||||
California Municipal Finance Authority Senior Living | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Mt. San Antonio Gardens Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 11/15/52 | 750,000 | 787,305 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 11/15/56 | 750,000 | 780,480 | |||||
California Public Finance Authority Senior Living Revenue | |||||||
(Enso Village Project - Green Bonds) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 11/15/51 # | 500,000 | 548,605 | |||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Adventist Health System/West) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 3/1/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,095,790 | |||||
(Emanate Health) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 4/1/45 | 255,000 | 284,134 | |||||
(Episcopal Communities & Services) | |||||||
5.00% 5/15/32 | 600,000 | 604,302 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Huntington Memorial Hospital) | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/48 | 500,000 | $ | 545,115 | ||||
(Marin General Hospital - Green Bonds) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 8/1/45 | 500,000 | 509,480 | |||||
(Redlands Community Hospital) | |||||||
5.00% 10/1/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,122,150 | |||||
Palomar Health | |||||||
5.00% 11/1/47 (AGM) | 500,000 | 587,010 | |||||
14,873,944 | |||||||
Housing Revenue Bonds – 2.67% | |||||||
California Housing Finance Agency | |||||||
Series 2019-2 Class A 4.00% 3/20/33 | 483,149 | 532,721 | |||||
Independent Cities Finance Authority Mobile Home Park | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Pillar Ridge) | |||||||
Series A 5.25% 5/15/44 | 1,000,000 | 1,054,670 | |||||
Series A 5.25% 5/15/49 | 1,200,000 | 1,264,368 | |||||
Santa Clara County Multifamily Housing Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(RiverTown Apartments Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.85% 8/1/31 (AMT) | 965,000 | 967,808 | |||||
3,819,567 | |||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds – 3.66% | |||||||
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |||||||
(Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Obligated | |||||||
Group) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,062,270 | |||||
California Municipal Finance Authority | |||||||
(Orange County Civic Center Infrastructure | |||||||
Improvement Program - Phase II) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/43 | 750,000 | 881,415 | |||||
California State Public Works Board | |||||||
(Department of General Services - New Natural | |||||||
Resources) | |||||||
Series C 4.00% 11/1/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,126,110 | |||||
(Various Capital Projects) | |||||||
Series I 5.50% 11/1/30 | 1,000,000 | 1,072,370 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Oceanside Public Financing Authority | |||||||
(EL Corazon Aquatics Center Project) | |||||||
4.00% 11/1/49 | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,097,980 | ||||
5,240,145 | |||||||
Local General Obligation Bonds – 3.37% | |||||||
Anaheim School District Capital Appreciation | |||||||
Election of 2002 | |||||||
4.58% 8/1/25 (NATL) ^ | 1,000,000 | 941,290 | |||||
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Revenue | |||||||
(Power System) | |||||||
Subordinate Series A-1 0.03% 7/1/50 • | 1,070,000 | 1,070,000 | |||||
Los Angeles Unified School District | |||||||
Election of 2008 | |||||||
(Dedicated Unlimited Ad Valorem Property Tax) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/40 | 500,000 | 553,635 | |||||
Moreno Valley Unified School District | |||||||
Election of 2014 | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 8/1/43 (AGM) | 500,000 | 590,140 | |||||
New Haven Unified School District | |||||||
Election of 2014 | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 8/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 1,107,230 | |||||
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Election of | |||||||
2016 | |||||||
(Green Bonds) | |||||||
Series B-1 4.00% 8/1/44 | 500,000 | 563,595 | |||||
4,825,890 | |||||||
Pre-Refunded Bonds – 11.03% | |||||||
ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations | |||||||
(Jackson Laboratory) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/37-22 § | 1,000,000 | 1,014,420 | |||||
Bay Area Toll Authority | |||||||
Series S-4 5.00% 4/1/32-23 § | 1,000,000 | 1,044,210 | |||||
Series S-H 5.00% 4/1/44-29 § | 1,000,000 | 1,224,900 | |||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Sutter Health) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 8/15/43-25 § | 1,000,000 | 1,122,000 | |||||
California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Caritas Projects) | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 8/15/47-22 § | 250,000 | 255,458 |
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Principal | |||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||
Pre-Refunded Bonds (continued) | |||||
California State Public Works Board | |||||
(California State University: Various Buildings) | |||||
Series E 5.00% 9/1/33-22 § | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,021,540 | ||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority | |||||
Revenue | |||||
(Covenant Retirement Communities) | |||||
Series C 5.625% 12/1/36-23 § | 1,000,000 | 1,075,870 | |||
Fresno Unified School District | |||||
Election of 2016 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 8/1/41-26 § | 500,000 | 577,165 | |||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Settlement Revenue | |||||
(Asset-Backed) | |||||
Series A-2 5.00% 6/1/47-22 § | 2,400,000 | 2,425,848 | |||
(Enhanced Asset-Backed) | |||||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/29-23 § | 1,000,000 | 1,049,730 | |||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/45-25 § | 1,000,000 | 1,115,260 | |||
La Verne | |||||
(Brethren Hillcrest Homes) | |||||
5.00% 5/15/36-22 § | 750,000 | 764,167 | |||
Riverside County Transportation Commission Senior Lien | |||||
(Current Interest Obligations) | |||||
Series A 5.75% 6/1/44-23 § | 500,000 | 529,825 | |||
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Revenue | |||||
5.00% 3/1/32-23 § | 1,000,000 | 1,041,070 | |||
Series B 5.00% 3/1/37-22 § | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |||
San Jose Financing Authority Lease Revenue | |||||
(Civic Center Project) | |||||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/33-23 § | 500,000 | 524,865 | |||
15,786,328 | |||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 15.67% | |||||
City of Irvine Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds | |||||
(Reassessment District No. 21-1) | |||||
4.00% 9/2/46 (BAM) | 1,340,000 | 1,532,035 | |||
GDB Debt Recovery Authority | |||||
7.50% 8/20/40 | 3,558,599 | 3,345,083 | |||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue | |||||
(Restructured) | |||||
Series A-1 4.667% 7/1/46 ^ | 16,791,000 | 5,454,724 | |||
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53 | 3,105,000 | 3,433,944 | |||
Series A-1 4.894% 7/1/51 ^ | 5,445,000 | 1,281,644 | |||
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58 | 2,820,000 | 3,162,489 | |||
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40 | 1,485,000 | 1,626,120 |
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Principal | |||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue | |||||
(Restructured) | |||||
Series B-1 4.75% 7/1/53 | 135,000 | $ | 149,302 | ||
Sacramento Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue | |||||
(Convention Center Complex) | |||||
Senior Series A 5.00% 6/1/38 | 500,000 | 581,485 | |||
Senior Series A 5.00% 6/1/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,152,350 | |||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue | |||||
(Virgin Islands Matching Fund Loan Note) | |||||
Series A Working Capital 4.00% 10/1/22 | 200,000 | 200,220 | |||
Yucaipa Special Tax Community Facilities District No. | |||||
98-1 | |||||
(Chapman Heights) | |||||
5.375% 9/1/30 | 500,000 | 503,065 | |||
22,422,461 | |||||
State General Obligation Bonds – 10.06% | |||||
California | |||||
(Various Purpose) | |||||
4.00% 3/1/36 | 500,000 | 572,325 | |||
5.00% 9/1/31 | 1,000,000 | 1,057,610 | |||
5.00% 4/1/32 | 300,000 | 388,563 | |||
5.00% 9/1/32 | 2,500,000 | 3,204,875 | |||
5.00% 4/1/37 | 2,000,000 | 2,085,320 | |||
5.00% 8/1/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,136,850 | |||
5.25% 4/1/35 | 1,000,000 | 1,003,450 | |||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |||||
(Custodial Receipts) | |||||
Series A 144A 5.50% 6/1/22 # | 140,000 | 142,625 | |||
Series PIB 144A 4.018% 6/1/22 # | 575,000 | 570,687 | |||
(Public Improvement) | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/24 ‡ | 265,000 | 265,663 | |||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/41 ‡ | 770,000 | 702,625 | |||
Series A 5.125% 7/1/37 ‡ | 560,000 | 522,200 | |||
Series A 5.25% 7/1/34 ‡ | 395,000 | 397,963 | |||
Series A 5.375% 7/1/33 ‡ | 485,000 | 484,389 | |||
Series A 8.00% 7/1/35 ‡ | 230,000 | 207,288 | |||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/35 ‡ | 430,000 | 431,612 | |||
Series B 5.75% 7/1/38 ‡ | 610,000 | 601,606 | |||
Series C 6.00% 7/1/39 ‡ | 615,000 | 611,925 | |||
14,387,576 |
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Principal | |||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 9.34% | |||||
California Municipal Finance Authority Senior Lien | |||||
(LINXS APM Project) | |||||
Series A 5.00% 12/31/47 (AMT) | 1,745,000 | $ | 1,985,862 | ||
Long Beach Marina Revenue | |||||
(Alamitos Bay Marina Project) | |||||
5.00% 5/15/45 | 500,000 | 533,710 | |||
Los Angeles Department of Airports | |||||
(Los Angeles International Airport) | |||||
Senior Series D 5.00% 5/15/36 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,094,680 | |||
Series A Private Activity 5.00% 5/15/51 (AMT) | 1,500,000 | 1,789,965 | |||
Port Authority of Guam Revenue | |||||
(Governmental) | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/48 | 375,000 | 424,121 | |||
Sacramento County Airport System Revenue | |||||
Series C 5.00% 7/1/39 (AMT) | 500,000 | 575,305 | |||
Subordinate Series B 5.00% 7/1/41 | 500,000 | 564,970 | |||
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority | |||||
(Private Activity) | |||||
Subordinate Series B 4.00% 7/1/56 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,074,780 | |||
San Diego Redevelopment Agency | |||||
(Centre City Redevelopment Project) | |||||
Series A 6.40% 9/1/25 | 615,000 | 617,946 | |||
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission | |||||
(San Francisco International Airport) | |||||
Second Series A 5.00% 5/1/34 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,174,800 | |||
Second Series A 5.00% 5/1/49 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,150,820 | |||
Second Series E 5.00% 5/1/50 (AMT) | 500,000 | 572,965 | |||
San Jose Airport Revenue | |||||
Series B 5.00% 3/1/36 | 575,000 | 661,331 | |||
Series B 5.00% 3/1/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,144,560 | |||
13,365,815 | |||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $134,351,918) | 139,971,199 |
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Principal | |||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||
Short-Term Investments – 1.61% | |||||
Variable Rate Demand Note – 1.61%¤ | |||||
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Revenue | |||||
Subordinate Series B-3 0.03% 7/1/34 (SPA - Barclays | |||||
Bank) | 2,300,000 | $ | 2,300,000 | ||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $2,300,000) | 2,300,000 | ||||
Total Value of Securities–99.42% | |||||
(cost $136,651,918) | $ | 142,271,199 |
° | Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At February 28, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $13,774,176, which represents 9.63% of the Fund's net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
‡ | Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
^ | Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
~ | Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Stated rate in effect at February 28, 2022. |
● | Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 28, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions. |
§ | Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
¤ | Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of February 28, 2022. |
Summary of abbreviations:
AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
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Summary of abbreviations: (continued)
BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance
CHF – Collegiate Housing Foundation
ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ICEF – Inner City Education Foundation
KIPP – Knowledge is Power Program
LIBOR – London interbank offered rate
LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month
LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month
LLC – Limited Liability Corporation
NATL – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement
USD – US Dollar
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds 98.11% | |||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds 2.45% | |||||||
Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
6.50% 11/15/38 | 4,250,000 | $ | 6,127,055 | ||||
6,127,055 | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds 12.68% | |||||||
Board of Governors of the Colorado State University | |||||||
System Enterprise Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 3/1/43 | 2,480,000 | 3,354,894 | |||||
Board of Trustees For Colorado Mesa University | |||||||
Enterprise Revenue | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 5/15/44 | 1,000,000 | 1,198,370 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 5/15/49 | 750,000 | 893,438 | |||||
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Alexander Dawson School-Nevada Project) | |||||||
5.00% 5/15/29 | 1,230,000 | 1,377,366 | |||||
(Aspen Ridge School Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/36 # | 500,000 | 529,005 | |||||
Series A 144A 5.25% 7/1/46 # | 1,350,000 | 1,423,156 | |||||
(Aspen View Academy Project) | |||||||
4.00% 5/1/51 | 500,000 | 526,185 | |||||
4.00% 5/1/61 | 750,000 | 779,055 | |||||
(Atlas Preparatory Charter School) | |||||||
144A 5.25% 4/1/45 # | 1,300,000 | 1,325,831 | |||||
(Charter School Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/15/37 | 1,150,000 | 1,162,432 | |||||
(Community Leadership Academy, Inc. Second | |||||||
Campus Project) | |||||||
7.45% 8/1/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,062,400 | |||||
(Global Village Academy) | |||||||
144A 5.00% 12/1/50 # | 1,000,000 | 1,037,950 | |||||
(Liberty Common Charter School Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 1/15/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,042,010 | |||||
(Littleton Preparatory Charter School Project) | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/33 | 450,000 | 457,047 | |||||
5.00% 12/1/42 | 540,000 | 546,934 | |||||
(Loveland Classical Schools Project) | |||||||
144A 5.00% 7/1/36 # | 625,000 | 669,081 | |||||
144A 5.00% 7/1/46 # | 500,000 | 527,605 | |||||
(Pinnacle Charter School Project) | |||||||
5.00% 6/1/26 | 700,000 | 728,511 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Science Technology Engineering and Math School | |||||||
Project) | |||||||
5.00% 11/1/44 | 890,000 | $ | 943,756 | ||||
5.00% 11/1/54 | 1,500,000 | 1,584,810 | |||||
(Skyview Charter School) | |||||||
144A 5.375% 7/1/44 # | 860,000 | 898,098 | |||||
144A 5.50% 7/1/49 # | 870,000 | 909,959 | |||||
(University of Denver Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 3/1/35 | 400,000 | 440,896 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 3/1/36 | 550,000 | 605,886 | |||||
(University of Lab Charter School) | |||||||
5.00% 12/15/45 | 500,000 | 539,725 | |||||
(Vail Mountain School Project) | |||||||
4.00% 5/1/46 | 80,000 | 81,749 | |||||
5.00% 5/1/31 | 1,000,000 | 1,084,250 | |||||
State of Colorado Building Excellent | |||||||
Certificates of Participation | |||||||
Series R 4.00% 3/15/45 | 1,000,000 | 1,114,460 | |||||
University of Colorado | |||||||
(University Enterprise Refunding Revenue) | |||||||
Series C-4 4.00% 6/1/51 | 4,250,000 | 4,851,800 | |||||
31,696,659 | |||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds 5.99% | |||||||
Colorado Springs Utilities System Revenue | |||||||
Series B 4.00% 11/15/46 | 1,250,000 | 1,433,688 | |||||
Series B 4.00% 11/15/51 | 1,000,000 | 1,141,300 | |||||
Loveland Colorado Electric & Communications Enterprise | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/44 | 2,185,000 | 2,591,344 | |||||
Platte River Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series JJ 5.00% 6/1/27 | 3,300,000 | 3,787,575 | |||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.05% 7/1/42 ‡ | 170,000 | 175,312 | |||||
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/25 ‡ | 95,000 | 98,444 | |||||
Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡ | 705,000 | 730,556 | |||||
Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡ | 660,000 | 680,625 | |||||
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/33 ‡ | 210,000 | 217,612 | |||||
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/17 ‡ | 460,000 | 477,250 | |||||
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/19 ‡ | 360,000 | 373,500 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series XX 4.75% 7/1/26 ‡ | 105,000 | $ | 107,888 | ||||
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡ | 1,840,000 | 1,906,700 | |||||
Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36 ‡ | 365,000 | 380,969 | |||||
Series ZZ 4.75% 7/1/27 ‡ | 85,000 | 87,338 | |||||
Series ZZ 5.00% 7/1/19 ‡ | 620,000 | 637,825 | |||||
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/24 ‡ | 140,000 | 145,075 | |||||
14,973,001 | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds 22.33% | |||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Aberdeen Ridge) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 5/15/58 | 1,500,000 | 1,518,645 | |||||
(AdventHealth Obligated Group) | |||||||
Series A 3.00% 11/15/51 | 4,325,000 | 4,215,318 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 11/15/43 | 4,000,000 | 4,447,040 | |||||
(American Baptist) | |||||||
7.625% 8/1/33 | 150,000 | 156,840 | |||||
8.00% 8/1/43 | 1,000,000 | 1,050,500 | |||||
(Bethesda Project) | |||||||
Series A-1 5.00% 9/15/48 | 2,250,000 | 2,480,152 | |||||
(Cappella of Grand Junction Project) | |||||||
144A 5.00% 12/1/54 # | 2,320,000 | 2,144,562 | |||||
(CommonSpirit Health) | |||||||
Series A-1 4.00% 8/1/39 | 2,000,000 | 2,193,440 | |||||
Series A-1 4.00% 8/1/44 | 2,000,000 | 2,168,600 | |||||
Series A-2 4.00% 8/1/49 | 3,000,000 | 3,232,740 | |||||
Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/39 | 1,505,000 | 1,766,027 | |||||
(Covenant Living Communities and Services) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 12/1/40 | 1,250,000 | 1,391,438 | |||||
(Covenant Retirement Communities) | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/35 | 1,000,000 | 1,090,270 | |||||
(Craig Hospital Project) | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/32 | 3,500,000 | 3,579,905 | |||||
(Frasier Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 5/15/48 | 1,000,000 | 995,220 | |||||
(Mental Health Center Denver Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.75% 2/1/44 | 2,000,000 | 2,106,840 | |||||
(National Jewish Health Project) | |||||||
5.00% 1/1/27 | 300,000 | 300,804 | |||||
(Sanford Health) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/1/44 | 4,500,000 | 5,315,940 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(SCL Health System) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 1/1/37 | 2,150,000 | $ | 2,392,972 | ||||
Series A 4.00% 1/1/38 | 3,895,000 | 4,327,501 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 1/1/44 | 3,050,000 | 3,230,834 | |||||
(Sunny Vista Living Center) | |||||||
Series A 144A 6.25% 12/1/50 # | 935,000 | 881,948 | |||||
(Vail Valley Medical Center Project) | |||||||
5.00% 1/15/35 | 1,000,000 | 1,110,710 | |||||
(Valley View Hospital Association Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 5/15/35 | 685,000 | 740,608 | |||||
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Health Care Revenue | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 12/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,094,020 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 12/1/40 | 250,000 | 273,087 | |||||
Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & | |||||||
Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority | |||||||
(Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Obligated Group Project) | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/36 | 210,000 | 231,710 | |||||
4.00% 7/1/39 | 210,000 | 230,576 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/30 | 290,000 | 349,816 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/32 | 475,000 | 578,108 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/35 | 190,000 | 229,607 | |||||
55,825,778 | |||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds 1.72% | |||||||
Colorado Department of Transportation | |||||||
Certificates of Participation | |||||||
5.00% 6/15/34 | 660,000 | 745,087 | |||||
5.00% 6/15/36 | 1,055,000 | 1,187,297 | |||||
Denver Health & Hospital Authority | |||||||
4.00% 12/1/38 | 750,000 | 815,850 | |||||
Regional Transportation District Certificates of | |||||||
Participation | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/33 | 1,500,000 | 1,564,830 | |||||
4,313,064 | |||||||
Local General Obligation Bonds 9.12% | |||||||
Adams & Weld Counties School District No. 27J Brighton | |||||||
4.00% 12/1/30 | 300,000 | 327,882 | |||||
4.00% 12/1/31 | 1,000,000 | 1,091,400 | |||||
Arapahoe County School District No. 6 Littleton | |||||||
(Littleton Public Schools) | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 12/1/33 | 1,000,000 | 1,247,050 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Arapahoe County School District No. 6 Littleton | |||||||
(Littleton Public Schools) | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 12/1/38 | 350,000 | $ | 434,595 | ||||
Beacon Point Metropolitan District | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/30 (AGM) | 1,130,000 | 1,271,239 | |||||
Boulder Valley School District No. Re-2 Boulder | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 12/1/48 | 1,370,000 | 1,545,881 | |||||
Commerce City Northern Infrastructure General | |||||||
Improvement District | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/32 (AGM) | 2,125,000 | 2,188,835 | |||||
El Paso County School District No. 2 Harrison | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/38 | 1,000,000 | 1,209,950 | |||||
Grand River Hospital District | |||||||
5.25% 12/1/35 (AGM) | 1,000,000 | 1,177,330 | |||||
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | |||||||
5.25% 12/15/24 | 1,250,000 | 1,387,150 | |||||
Sierra Ridge Metropolitan District No. 2 | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 12/1/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,031,100 | |||||
Verve Metropolitan District No. 1 | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/51 | 2,000,000 | 2,083,860 | |||||
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-8 | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/31 | 990,000 | 1,144,628 | |||||
5.00% 12/1/32 | 660,000 | 762,432 | |||||
Weld County School District No. Re-1 | |||||||
5.00% 12/15/31 (AGM) | 1,000,000 | 1,147,850 | |||||
Weld County School District No. Re-2 Eaton | |||||||
Series 2 5.00% 12/1/44 | 2,000,000 | 2,445,320 | |||||
Weld County School District No. Re-3J | |||||||
5.00% 12/15/34 (BAM) | 2,000,000 | 2,294,700 | |||||
22,791,202 | |||||||
Pre-Refunded Bonds 10.82% | |||||||
Central Colorado Water Conservancy District | |||||||
(Limited Tax) | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/33-23 § | 1,000,000 | 1,066,720 | |||||
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Johnson & Wales University) | |||||||
Series A 5.25% 4/1/37-23 § | 1,790,000 | 1,870,765 | |||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Catholic Health Initiatives) | |||||||
Series A 5.25% 1/1/45-23 § | 2,000,000 | 2,071,800 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Pre-Refunded Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Covenant Retirement Communities) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/33-22 § | 4,000,000 | $ | 4,125,960 | ||||
(Frasier Meadows Retirement Community Project) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 5/15/48-23 | 660,000 | 690,142 | |||||
(NCMC Project) | |||||||
4.00% 5/15/32-26 § | 2,000,000 | 2,203,820 | |||||
(The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | |||||||
Project) | |||||||
5.625% 6/1/43-23 § | 1,150,000 | 1,215,182 | |||||
Denver City & County Airport System Revenue | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 11/15/30-22 § | 250,000 | 257,375 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 11/15/32-22 § | 1,000,000 | 1,029,500 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 11/15/37-22 § | 8,000,000 | 8,236,000 | |||||
Eaton Area Park & Recreation District | |||||||
5.25% 12/1/34-22 § | 360,000 | 371,865 | |||||
5.50% 12/1/38-22 § | 700,000 | 724,374 | |||||
Pueblo County Certificates of Participation | |||||||
(County Judicial Complex Project) | |||||||
5.00% 9/15/42-22 (AGM) § | 300,000 | 306,966 | |||||
Tallyn's Reach Metropolitan District No. 3 | |||||||
5.125% 11/1/38-23 § | 740,000 | 786,317 | |||||
University of Colorado | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/33-23 § | 2,000,000 | 2,100,480 | |||||
27,057,266 | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 18.14% | |||||||
Broomfield Colorado Sales & Use Tax Revenue | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/33 | 1,000,000 | 1,180,090 | |||||
Central Platte Valley Metropolitan District | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/43 | 725,000 | 745,416 | |||||
Commerce City | |||||||
5.00% 8/1/44 (AGM) | 1,500,000 | 1,611,255 | |||||
Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority Revenue | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/40 | 2,660,000 | 2,949,302 | |||||
Fountain Urban Renewal Authority Tax Increment | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Academy Highlands Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 11/1/44 | 1,375,000 | 1,410,131 | |||||
GDB Debt Recovery Authority | |||||||
(Taxable) | |||||||
7.50% 8/20/40 | 9,713,744 | 9,130,919 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Lincoln Park Metropolitan District | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/46 (AGM) | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,141,220 | ||||
Plaza Metropolitan District No. 1 | |||||||
144A 5.00% 12/1/40 # | 1,265,000 | 1,277,878 | |||||
Prairie Center Metropolitan District No. 3 | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 12/15/41 # | 1,000,000 | 1,045,140 | |||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue | |||||||
(Capital Appreciation - Restructured) | |||||||
Series A-1 4.559% 7/1/46 ^ | 13,935,000 | 4,526,924 | |||||
Series A-1 4.898% 7/1/51 ^ | 2,715,000 | 639,057 | |||||
(Restructured) | |||||||
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53 | 4,045,000 | 4,473,527 | |||||
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58 | 3,122,000 | 3,501,167 | |||||
Series A-2 4.536% 7/1/53 | 3,000,000 | 3,280,950 | |||||
Regional Transportation District Sales Tax Revenue | |||||||
(FasTracks Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/1/30 | 670,000 | 774,667 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 11/1/31 | 1,495,000 | 1,725,619 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 11/1/36 | 2,750,000 | 3,170,200 | |||||
Southlands Metropolitan District No. 1 | |||||||
Series A-1 5.00% 12/1/37 | 300,000 | 323,898 | |||||
Thornton Development Authority | |||||||
(East 144th Avenue I-25 Project) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 12/1/35 | 485,000 | 526,851 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 12/1/36 | 810,000 | 879,214 | |||||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority | |||||||
(Matching Fund Loan Senior Lien) | |||||||
5.00% 10/1/29 (AGM) | 1,000,000 | 1,037,770 | |||||
45,351,195 | |||||||
State General Obligation Bonds – 3.71% | |||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |||||||
(Custodial Receipts) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.50% 6/1/22 # | 2,185,000 | 2,225,969 | |||||
(Public Improvement) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/41 ‡ | 1,295,000 | 1,181,687 | |||||
Series A 5.375% 7/1/33 ‡ | 675,000 | 674,150 | |||||
Series A 5.50% 7/1/39 ‡ | 2,950,000 | 2,802,500 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/35 ‡ | 550,000 | 552,063 | |||||
Series B 5.75% 7/1/38 ‡ | 960,000 | 946,790 | |||||
Series C 6.00% 7/1/39 ‡ | 890,000 | 885,550 | |||||
9,268,709 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 6.02% | |||||||
Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(C-470 Express Lanes) | |||||||
5.00% 12/31/56 | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,194,220 | ||||
(Senior U.S. 36 & I-25 Managed Lanes) | |||||||
5.75% 1/1/44 (AMT) | 2,140,000 | 2,220,913 | |||||
Denver City & County Airport System Revenue | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 12/1/48 (AMT) | 400,000 | 425,968 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 11/15/30 (AMT) | 1,500,000 | 1,730,970 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/48 (AMT) | 2,000,000 | 2,304,320 | |||||
E-470 Public Highway Authority | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/34 | 900,000 | 1,111,545 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/35 | 400,000 | 493,524 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/36 | 1,300,000 | 1,602,289 | |||||
Regional Transportation District | |||||||
(Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 7/15/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,188,600 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 7/15/40 | 1,500,000 | 1,787,655 | |||||
15,060,004 | |||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 5.13% | |||||||
Arapahoe County Water & Wastewater Authority | |||||||
4.00% 12/1/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,157,030 | |||||
4.00% 12/1/38 | 1,845,000 | 2,130,957 | |||||
Central Weld County Water District | |||||||
4.00% 12/1/39 (AGM) | 1,150,000 | 1,321,833 | |||||
Dominion Water & Sanitation District | |||||||
6.00% 12/1/46 | 725,000 | 741,341 | |||||
Douglas County Centennial Water & Sanitation District | |||||||
4.00% 12/1/38 | 500,000 | 569,800 | |||||
Guam Government Waterworks Authority Water & | |||||||
Wastewater System Revenue | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/37 | 675,000 | 764,917 | |||||
Johnstown Wastewater Revenue | |||||||
4.00% 12/1/46 (AGM) | 2,500,000 | 2,868,875 | |||||
4.00% 12/1/51 (AGM) | 1,000,000 | 1,137,200 | |||||
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/33 | 1,000,000 | 1,244,650 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Morgan County Quality Water District | |||||||
4.00% 12/1/50 (AGM) | 790,000 | $ | 887,067 | ||||
12,823,670 | |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $236,467,095) | 245,287,603 | ||||||
Number of | |||||||
shares | |||||||
Short-Term Investments – 1.63% | |||||||
Money Market Mutual Funds – 0.36% | |||||||
Dreyfus AMT-Free Tax Exempt Cash Management Fund - | |||||||
Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.02%) | 880,719 | 880,719 | |||||
880,719 | |||||||
Principal | |||||||
amount° | |||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes – 1.27%¤ | |||||||
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(National Jewish Federation Bond Program) | |||||||
Series F-2 0.06% 7/1/41 (LOC - Northern Trust | |||||||
Company) | 380,000 | 380,000 | |||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Children's Hospital) Series A 0.06% 12/1/52 | |||||||
(LOC - TD Bank, N.A.) | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | |||||
Denver City & County | |||||||
Series A1 0.06% 12/1/29 (SPA - JPMorgan Chase | |||||||
Bank, N.A.) | 505,000 | 505,000 | |||||
Series A2 0.06% 12/1/29 (SPA - JPMorgan Chase | |||||||
Bank, N.A.) | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||
Series A3 0.06% 12/1/31 (SPA - JPMorgan Chase | |||||||
Bank, N.A.) | 595,000 | 595,000 | |||||
3,180,000 | |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $4,060,719) | 4,060,719 | ||||||
Total Value of Securities–99.74% | |||||||
(cost $240,527,814) | $ | 249,348,322 |
° | Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
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# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At February 28, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $14,896,182, which represents 5.96% of the Fund's net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
‡ | Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
§ | Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
^ | Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
¤ | Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of February 28, 2022. |
Summary of abbreviations:
AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance
LOC – Letter of Credit
N.A. – National Association
SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement
USD – US Dollar
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds – 98.69% | |||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 4.12% | |||||||
Idaho State Board of Correction | |||||||
(Management & Training Corporation) | |||||||
5.50% 8/1/29 | 2,523,144 | $ | 2,536,163 | ||||
Nez Perce County Pollution Control Revenue | |||||||
(Potlatch Project) | |||||||
2.75% 10/1/24 | 1,250,000 | 1,291,000 | |||||
Power County Industrial Development Revenue | |||||||
(FMC Project) | |||||||
6.45% 8/1/32 (AMT) | 2,000,000 | 2,009,240 | |||||
5,836,403 | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds – 21.20% | |||||||
Boise State University Revenue | |||||||
(General Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/47 | 500,000 | 578,710 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,165,840 | |||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association | |||||||
(Alturas International Academy Project) | |||||||
4.00% 5/1/52 | 1,500,000 | 1,584,345 | |||||
(Anser of Idaho Project) | |||||||
Series A 2.25% 5/1/51 | 1,165,000 | 940,481 | |||||
Series A 3.00% 5/1/41 | 1,650,000 | 1,618,699 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 5/1/28 | 230,000 | 252,768 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 5/1/30 | 250,000 | 279,108 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 5/1/56 | 1,585,000 | 1,679,577 | |||||
(Compass Public Charter School Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/54 # | 1,000,000 | 1,076,230 | |||||
Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/39 # | 370,000 | 433,081 | |||||
Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/49 # | 595,000 | 686,440 | |||||
Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/54 # | 570,000 | 655,836 | |||||
(Gem Prep: Meridian Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 5/1/57 | 1,000,000 | 1,059,850 | |||||
(Idaho Arts Charter School Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 5/1/41 | 330,000 | 366,284 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 5/1/50 | 285,000 | 313,030 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 5/1/55 | 205,000 | 224,063 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/38 | 2,050,000 | 2,265,065 | |||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 12/1/46 # | 1,000,000 | 1,079,510 | |||||
(Meridian South Charter School Project) | |||||||
144A 4.00% 5/1/46 # | 1,000,000 | 932,330 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association | |||||||
(North Star Charter School Project) | |||||||
Capital Appreciation Subordinate Series B | |||||||
144A 4.88% 7/1/49 #, ^ | 2,888,155 | $ | 738,992 | ||||
Series A 6.75% 7/1/48 | 529,151 | 581,294 | |||||
(Sage International School of Boise Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 5/1/50 | 2,005,000 | 2,186,813 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 5/1/55 | 2,640,000 | 2,865,350 | |||||
(Victory Charter School Project) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,098,550 | |||||
(Xavier Charter School Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/50 | 1,275,000 | 1,365,041 | |||||
Idaho State University Revenue | |||||||
3.00% 4/1/49 | 1,700,000 | 1,706,205 | |||||
5.00% 4/1/43 | 250,000 | 293,125 | |||||
5.00% 4/1/44 | 250,000 | 292,697 | |||||
The Regents of the University of Idaho | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/38 (AGM) | 275,000 | 342,837 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/39 (AGM) | 250,000 | 310,838 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/40 (AGM) | 250,000 | 310,305 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/41 (AGM) | 300,000 | 371,796 | |||||
University of Idaho | |||||||
Unrefunded Series A 5.00% 4/1/41 | 340,000 | 398,072 | |||||
30,053,162 | |||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds – 5.06% | |||||||
Boise-Kuna Irrigation District Revenue | |||||||
(Idaho Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project) | |||||||
5.00% 6/1/34 | 2,000,000 | 2,168,660 | |||||
Idaho Energy Resources Authority | |||||||
(Idaho Falls Power Project) | |||||||
5.00% 9/15/33 | 1,325,000 | 1,679,477 | |||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.05% 7/1/42 ‡ | 75,000 | 77,344 | |||||
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/25 ‡ | 45,000 | 46,631 | |||||
Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡ | 345,000 | 357,506 | |||||
Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡ | 320,000 | 330,000 | |||||
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 ‡ | 1,500,000 | 1,560,000 | |||||
Series XX 4.75% 7/1/26 ‡ | 50,000 | 51,375 | |||||
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡ | 595,000 | 616,569 | |||||
Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36 ‡ | 175,000 | 182,656 | |||||
Series ZZ 4.75% 7/1/27 ‡ | 40,000 | 41,100 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/24 ‡ | 60,000 | $ | 62,175 | ||||
7,173,493 | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 9.51% | |||||||
Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Madison Memorial Hospital Project) | |||||||
5.00% 9/1/37 | 1,350,000 | 1,498,324 | |||||
(St. Luke's Health System Project) | |||||||
Series A 3.00% 3/1/51 | 2,000,000 | 1,946,340 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 3/1/46 | 500,000 | 558,890 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 3/1/27 | 1,000,000 | 1,160,240 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 3/1/33 | 1,250,000 | 1,484,125 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 3/1/37 | 500,000 | 588,715 | |||||
(Trinity Health Credit Group) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/47 | 390,000 | 448,699 | |||||
Series ID 4.00% 12/1/43 | 1,000,000 | 1,105,550 | |||||
Series ID 5.00% 12/1/46 | 750,000 | 854,430 | |||||
(Valley Vista Care Corporation) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 11/15/27 | 830,000 | 831,295 | |||||
Series A 5.25% 11/15/37 | 1,005,000 | 1,023,241 | |||||
Series A 5.25% 11/15/47 | 1,130,000 | 1,114,214 | |||||
Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & | |||||||
Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority | |||||||
(Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Obligated Group Project) | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/36 | 115,000 | 126,889 | |||||
4.00% 7/1/39 | 115,000 | 126,268 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/30 | 155,000 | 186,970 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/32 | 255,000 | 310,353 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/35 | 105,000 | 126,888 | |||||
13,491,431 | |||||||
Housing Revenue Bonds – 3.17% | |||||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association | |||||||
Series A 4.50% 1/21/49 (GNMA) | 347,151 | 351,227 | |||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association Multifamily Housing | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Sunset Landing Apartments Project) | |||||||
Series A 2.75% 7/1/40 | 1,300,000 | 1,239,875 | |||||
Series A 3.125% 7/1/54 | 2,000,000 | 1,888,200 | |||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association Single Family | |||||||
Mortgage Revenue | |||||||
Series A 3.05% 7/1/39 (GNMA) | 280,000 | 282,145 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Housing Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association Single Family | |||||||
Mortgage Revenue | |||||||
Series A 3.25% 1/1/43 (GNMA) | 140,000 | $ | 141,436 | ||||
Series C 3.00% 1/1/43 (FHA) | 585,000 | 592,798 | |||||
4,495,681 | |||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds – 12.57% | |||||||
Boise Urban Renewal Agency | |||||||
5.00% 12/15/31 | 750,000 | 844,350 | |||||
5.00% 12/15/32 | 750,000 | 843,263 | |||||
Fremont County Annual Appropriation Certificates of | |||||||
Participation | |||||||
4.00% 9/1/36 | 750,000 | 854,145 | |||||
Idaho Falls Certificates of Participation | |||||||
4.00% 9/15/39 | 1,050,000 | 1,190,301 | |||||
Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation | |||||||
(Idaho Department of Fish & Game Headquarters | |||||||
Office Project) | |||||||
4.00% 12/1/36 | 650,000 | 737,185 | |||||
4.00% 12/1/39 | 1,545,000 | 1,745,680 | |||||
4.00% 12/1/42 | 1,300,000 | 1,461,876 | |||||
4.00% 12/1/44 | 250,000 | 280,075 | |||||
(Idaho Department of Fish & Game Nampa Regional | |||||||
Office Project) | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/41 | 200,000 | 234,908 | |||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association Economic | |||||||
Development Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(TDF Facilities Project) | |||||||
Series A 6.50% 2/1/26 | 750,000 | 752,235 | |||||
Series A 7.00% 2/1/36 | 1,500,000 | 1,504,455 | |||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association Grant and Revenue | |||||||
Anticipation Bonds | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 7/15/39 | 1,750,000 | 2,004,327 | |||||
Idaho State Building Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Capitol Mall Parking Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.50% 9/1/26 | 485,000 | 508,610 | |||||
Series A 4.50% 9/1/27 | 505,000 | 529,043 | |||||
(Department of Health & Welfare Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/24 | 1,535,000 | 1,608,097 | |||||
Series B 4.00% 9/1/48 | 750,000 | 800,010 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Idaho State Building Authority Revenue | |||||||
(State Office Campus Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 9/1/48 | 1,750,000 | $ | 1,927,782 | ||||
17,826,342 | |||||||
Local General Obligation Bonds – 14.09% | |||||||
Ada & Boise Counties Independent School District Boise | |||||||
City | |||||||
5.00% 8/1/31 | 1,350,000 | 1,646,581 | |||||
5.00% 8/1/33 | 1,010,000 | 1,167,419 | |||||
5.00% 8/1/34 | 1,500,000 | 1,731,495 | |||||
5.00% 8/1/35 | 1,160,000 | 1,337,840 | |||||
5.00% 8/1/36 | 500,000 | 576,145 | |||||
Ada & Canyon Counties Joint School District No. 3 Kuna | |||||||
(Sales Tax & Credit Enhancement Guaranty) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 9/15/33 | 1,000,000 | 1,162,310 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 9/15/35 | 1,100,000 | 1,276,231 | |||||
Canyon County School District No. 131 Nampa | |||||||
(School Board Guaranteed) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 8/15/23 | 1,295,000 | 1,370,149 | |||||
Canyon County School District No. 132 Caldwell | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/15/22 (AGM) | 1,000,000 | 1,003,490 | |||||
Canyon County School District No. 139 Vallivue | |||||||
(School Board Guaranteed) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 9/15/24 | 1,480,000 | 1,513,640 | |||||
Idaho Bond Bank Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 9/15/33 | 530,000 | 581,076 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 9/15/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,092,860 | |||||
Series C 5.00% 9/15/42 | 500,000 | 577,090 | |||||
Ketchum City | |||||||
2.125% 9/15/41 | 500,000 | 445,705 | |||||
Madison County School District No. 321 Rexburg | |||||||
(Sales Tax & Credit Enhancement Guaranty) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 8/15/25 | 1,080,000 | 1,213,207 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 8/15/26 | 500,000 | 577,070 | |||||
Nez Perce County Independent School District | |||||||
No. 1 | |||||||
(Sales Tax & Credit Enhancement Guaranty) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 9/15/36 | 1,000,000 | 1,159,160 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 9/15/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,158,630 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Owyhee & Canyon Counties Joint School District No. | |||||||
370 Homedale | |||||||
4.00% 9/15/25 | 360,000 | $ | 392,069 | ||||
19,982,167 | |||||||
Pre-Refunded Bonds 6.65% | |||||||
Boise State University Revenue | |||||||
(General Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 4/1/37-22 § | 1,250,000 | 1,253,563 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/42-22 § | 1,350,000 | 1,354,927 | |||||
Canyon County School District No. 139 Vallivue | |||||||
(School Board Guaranteed) | |||||||
5.00% 9/15/33-23 § | 1,000,000 | 1,060,670 | |||||
Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(St. Luke's Health System Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 3/1/47-22 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | |||||
(Trinity Health Credit Group) | |||||||
Series ID 5.00% 12/1/32-22 § | 1,000,000 | 1,010,890 | |||||
Idaho State Building Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 9/1/40-22 § | 250,000 | 255,385 | |||||
Nampa Development Corporation Revenue | |||||||
(Library Square Project) | |||||||
144A 5.00% 9/1/31-24 #, § | 1,000,000 | 1,113,450 | |||||
Twin Falls County School District No. 411 | |||||||
(School Board Guaranteed) | |||||||
Series A 4.75% 9/15/37-24 § | 1,000,000 | 1,087,040 | |||||
University of Idaho | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/41-28 § | 660,000 | 789,070 | |||||
9,424,995 | |||||||
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds 0.39% | |||||||
Idawy Solid Waste District | |||||||
Series A 3.00% 1/1/50 | 550,000 | 551,061 | |||||
551,061 | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds 13.25% | |||||||
GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico | |||||||
7.50% 8/20/40 | 6,117,813 | 5,750,744 | |||||
Idaho Water Resource Board Loan Program Revenue | |||||||
(Ground Water Rights Mitigation) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/32 | 3,565,000 | 3,635,480 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue | |||||||
(Capital Appreciation - Restructured) | |||||||
Series A-1 4.545% 7/1/46 ^ | 6,790,000 | $ | 2,205,799 | ||||
Series A-1 4.898% 7/1/51 ^ | 1,480,000 | 348,362 | |||||
(Restructured) | |||||||
Series A-1 4.55% 7/1/40 | 875,000 | 969,334 | |||||
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53 | 2,735,000 | 3,024,746 | |||||
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58 | 1,831,000 | 2,053,375 | |||||
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40 | 730,000 | 799,372 | |||||
18,787,212 | |||||||
State General Obligation Bonds 5.16% | |||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |||||||
(Custodial Receipts) | |||||||
144A 5.50% 6/1/22 # | 2,270,000 | 2,312,562 | |||||
(Public Improvement) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/24 ‡ | 210,000 | 210,525 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/41 ‡ | 670,000 | 611,375 | |||||
Series A 5.125% 7/1/37 ‡ | 1,645,000 | 1,533,963 | |||||
Series A 5.25% 7/1/34 ‡ | 880,000 | 886,600 | |||||
Series A 5.375% 7/1/33 ‡ | 365,000 | 364,540 | |||||
Series A 8.00% 7/1/35 ‡ | 150,000 | 135,188 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/35 ‡ | 345,000 | 346,294 | |||||
Series B 5.75% 7/1/38 ‡ | 460,000 | 453,670 | |||||
Series C 6.00% 7/1/39 ‡ | 465,000 | 462,675 | |||||
7,317,392 | |||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds 3.10% | |||||||
Boise City, Idaho Airport Revenue | |||||||
(Employee Parking Facilities Project) | |||||||
Series B 4.00% 9/1/51 (AMT) | 1,955,000 | 2,121,976 | |||||
(Public Parking Facilities Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/51 | 1,790,000 | 2,177,768 | |||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association | |||||||
(Federal Highway Trust Fund) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/15/31 | 80,000 | 97,433 | |||||
4,397,177 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds 0.42% | |||||||
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Wastewater Revenue | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 9/1/33 | 500,000 | $ | 592,450 | ||||
592,450 | |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $136,221,358) | 139,928,966 | ||||||
Number of | |||||||
shares | |||||||
Short-Term Investments 1.60% | |||||||
Money Market Mutual Funds 1.30% | |||||||
Dreyfus AMT-Free Tax Exempt Cash Management Fund - | |||||||
Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 0.02%) | 1,838,687 | 1,838,687 | |||||
1,838,687 | |||||||
Principal | |||||||
amount° | |||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note 0.30%¤ | |||||||
Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue | |||||||
(St. Luke's Health System Project) Series C 0.10% | |||||||
3/1/48 | |||||||
(LOC – US Bank, N.A.) | 425,000 | 425,000 | |||||
425,000 | |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $2,263,687) | 2,263,687 | ||||||
Total Value of Securities100.29% | |||||||
(cost $138,485,045) | $ | 142,192,653 |
° |
Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
# |
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At February 28, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $9,028,431, which represents 6.37% of the Fund's net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
^ |
Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
‡ |
Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
§ |
Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
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¤ |
Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of February 28, 2022. |
Summary of abbreviations:
AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
FHA – Federal Housing Administration
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
LOC – Letter of Credit
N.A. – National Association
USD – US Dollar
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedules of investments | |
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds 99.00% | |||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds 5.59% | |||||||
Erie County Tobacco Asset Securitization | |||||||
(Asset-Backed) | |||||||
Series A 144A 1.449% 6/1/60 #, ^ | 65,000,000 | $ | 3,770,650 | ||||
New York City Industrial Development Agency | |||||||
(Queens Baseball Stadium Project) | |||||||
Series A 3.00% 1/1/46 (AGM) | 2,000,000 | 1,966,060 | |||||
New York Counties Tobacco Trust V Pass-Through | |||||||
(Subordinate Turbo CABs) | |||||||
Series S4B 144A 0.548% 6/1/60 #, ◆, ^ | 10,000,000 | 417,400 | |||||
New York Liberty Development | |||||||
(Goldman Sachs Headquarters Issue) | |||||||
5.25% 10/1/35 | 1,000,000 | 1,304,770 | |||||
New York Transportation Development Corporation | |||||||
Special Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(Delta Air Lines - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D | |||||||
Redevelopment Project) | |||||||
5.00% 1/1/34 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,127,590 | |||||
5.00% 1/1/36 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,125,620 | |||||
TSASC Revenue | |||||||
(Senior) | |||||||
Fiscal 2017 Series A 5.00% 6/1/41 | 900,000 | 1,002,465 | |||||
Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization | |||||||
Subordinate Series C 5.00% 6/1/45 | 750,000 | 768,007 | |||||
11,482,562 | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds 22.13% | |||||||
Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development | |||||||
(Tapestry Charter School Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 8/1/52 | 500,000 | 543,620 | |||||
Build NYC Resource | |||||||
(Bronx Charter School for Excellence Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/33 | 500,000 | 514,145 | |||||
Series A 5.50% 4/1/43 | 500,000 | 515,385 | |||||
(Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School | |||||||
Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.50% 5/1/48 # | 500,000 | 556,745 | |||||
(Manhattan College Project) | |||||||
5.00% 8/1/47 | 500,000 | 572,500 | |||||
(Metropolitan College of New York Project) | |||||||
5.50% 11/1/44 | 600,000 | 643,038 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Build NYC Resource | |||||||
(Metropolitan Lighthouse Charter School Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/52 # | 250,000 | $ | 269,888 | ||||
(New Dawn Charter Schools Project) | |||||||
144A 5.75% 2/1/49 # | 500,000 | 533,630 | |||||
(New World Preparatory Charter School Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 6/15/51 | 315,000 | 326,368 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 6/15/56 | 450,000 | 463,721 | |||||
(The Packer Collegiate Institute Project) | |||||||
5.00% 6/1/40 | 750,000 | 801,592 | |||||
Dutchess County Local Development | |||||||
(The Culinary Institute of America Project) | |||||||
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/46 | 300,000 | 326,460 | |||||
(Vassar College Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/35 | 1,000,000 | 1,160,120 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/36 | 1,000,000 | 1,159,350 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,158,760 | |||||
Hempstead Town Local Development | |||||||
(Hofstra University Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/42 | 500,000 | 573,840 | |||||
Madison County Capital Resource Revenue | |||||||
(Colgate University Refunding Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/35 | 1,000,000 | 1,107,270 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,108,300 | |||||
Monroe County Industrial Development Revenue | |||||||
(St. John Fisher College Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 6/1/39 | 300,000 | 324,543 | |||||
(True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School | |||||||
Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/40 # | 1,000,000 | 1,134,320 | |||||
(University of Rochester Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,158,760 | |||||
Series C 4.00% 7/1/43 | 500,000 | 547,085 | |||||
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources | |||||||
(Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 7/1/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,059,550 | |||||
New York State Dormitory Authority | |||||||
(Barnard College) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/35 | 400,000 | 441,560 | |||||
(Fordham University) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/44 | 650,000 | 702,741 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority | |||||||
(New York University) | |||||||
5.50% 7/1/40 (AMBAC) | 740,000 | $ | 1,048,232 | ||||
(Touro College & University) | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 1/1/44 | 1,000,000 | 1,066,760 | |||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non-State | |||||||
Supported Debt | |||||||
(Columbia University) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 10/1/50 | 1,325,000 | 1,935,427 | |||||
(Hudson City School District) | |||||||
Unrefunded Series A 5.625% 10/1/29 (AGC) | 375,000 | 376,567 | |||||
(New York State University Dormitory Facilities) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/35 | 50,000 | 59,853 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/37 | 2,200,000 | 2,624,094 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 | 1,645,000 | 1,882,242 | |||||
(New York University) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/36 | 2,000,000 | 2,275,400 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/39 | 2,000,000 | 2,266,460 | |||||
(School Districts Financing Program) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 10/1/42 (AGM) | 3,565,000 | 4,126,238 | |||||
(Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.50% 12/1/46 # | 300,000 | 321,807 | |||||
Onondaga Civic Development Revenue | |||||||
(Le Moyne College Project) | |||||||
Series B 4.00% 7/1/38 | 255,000 | 277,517 | |||||
Series B 4.00% 7/1/39 | 325,000 | 353,054 | |||||
Series B 4.00% 7/1/40 | 300,000 | 325,599 | |||||
Saratoga County Capital Resource Revenue | |||||||
(Skidmore College Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/43 | 3,570,000 | 4,189,466 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,166,400 | |||||
St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency | |||||||
Civic Development Revenue | |||||||
(St. Lawrence University Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 7/1/43 | 1,000,000 | 1,079,020 | |||||
Tompkins County Development | |||||||
(Ithaca College Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/34 | 750,000 | 828,555 | |||||
5.00% 7/1/41 | 500,000 | 579,100 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Yonkers Economic Development Educational Revenue | |||||||
(Lamartine/Warburton LLC - Charter School of | |||||||
Educational Excellence Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 10/15/49 | 640,000 | $ | 696,992 | ||||
Series A 5.00% 10/15/50 | 250,000 | 274,563 | |||||
45,456,637 | |||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds 8.35% | |||||||
Build NYC Resource | |||||||
(Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P. | |||||||
Project) | |||||||
144A 5.25% 12/31/33 (AMT) # | 1,000,000 | 1,046,010 | |||||
Long Island Power Authority Electric System Revenue | |||||||
5.00% 9/1/37 | 450,000 | 536,175 | |||||
5.00% 9/1/39 | 2,000,000 | 2,372,000 | |||||
5.00% 9/1/42 | 2,000,000 | 2,324,780 | |||||
5.00% 9/1/47 | 500,000 | 577,520 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/44 | 1,950,000 | 2,114,053 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 9/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,134,500 | |||||
New York State Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 11/15/50 | 1,000,000 | 1,109,670 | |||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.05% 7/1/42 ‡ | 65,000 | 67,031 | |||||
Series A 6.75% 7/1/36 ‡ | 625,000 | 662,494 | |||||
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/25 ‡ | 35,000 | 36,269 | |||||
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/32 ‡ | 1,120,000 | 1,155,000 | |||||
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/33 ‡ | 195,000 | 202,069 | |||||
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/17 ‡ | 420,000 | 435,750 | |||||
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/19 ‡ | 330,000 | 342,375 | |||||
Series XX 4.75% 7/1/26 ‡ | 40,000 | 41,100 | |||||
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡ | 1,430,000 | 1,481,837 | |||||
Series ZZ 4.75% 7/1/27 ‡ | 30,000 | 30,825 | |||||
Series ZZ 5.00% 7/1/19 ‡ | 570,000 | 586,387 | |||||
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/24 ‡ | 50,000 | 51,813 | |||||
Utility Debt Securitization Authority | |||||||
(Restructuring Bonds) | |||||||
5.00% 12/15/37 | 750,000 | 843,428 | |||||
17,151,086 | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds 6.61% | |||||||
Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development | |||||||
(Catholic Health System Project) | |||||||
Series N 5.25% 7/1/35 | 250,000 | 270,057 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Build NYC Resource | |||||||
(The Children's Aid Society Project) | |||||||
4.00% 7/1/49 | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,105,360 | ||||
Dutchess County Local Development | |||||||
(Nuvance Health) | |||||||
Series B 4.00% 7/1/49 | 1,000,000 | 1,065,860 | |||||
Guilderland, Industrial Development Agency | |||||||
(Albany Place Development Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.875% 1/1/52 #, ‡ | 500,000 | 375,000 | |||||
Monroe County Industrial Development | |||||||
(The Rochester General Hospital Project) | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/36 | 405,000 | 458,112 | |||||
5.00% 12/1/46 | 540,000 | 602,332 | |||||
Nassau County Local Economic Assistance | |||||||
(Catholic Health Services of Long Island Obligated | |||||||
Group Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/33 | 725,000 | 778,469 | |||||
New York State Dormitory Authority | |||||||
(Montefiore Obligated Group) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 8/1/38 | 1,000,000 | 1,079,520 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 9/1/50 | 2,500,000 | 2,685,450 | |||||
(NYU Langone Hospitals Obligated Group) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 7/1/53 | 500,000 | 550,080 | |||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non-State | |||||||
Supported Debt | |||||||
(NYU Hospitals Center) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 7/1/40 | 465,000 | 499,210 | |||||
(Orange Regional Medical Center Obligated Group) | |||||||
144A 5.00% 12/1/34 # | 500,000 | 574,760 | |||||
144A 5.00% 12/1/45 # | 700,000 | 773,038 | |||||
Orange County Funding Assisted Living Residence | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(The Hamlet at Wallkill Assisted Living Project) | |||||||
6.50% 1/1/46 | 300,000 | 299,961 | |||||
Southold Local Development Revenue | |||||||
(Peconic Landing at Southold Project) | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/45 | 750,000 | 793,095 | |||||
Westchester County Local Development | |||||||
(Purchase Senior Learning Community, Inc. Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/46 # | 615,000 | 638,653 | |||||
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/56 # | 1,000,000 | 1,030,770 | |||||
13,579,727 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds 6.16% | |||||||
MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations | |||||||
(The Metropolitan Transportation Authority) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/15/56 | 710,000 | $ | 743,029 | ||||
New York City Industrial Development Agency | |||||||
(Senior Trips) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/28 (AMT) | 1,500,000 | 1,516,785 | |||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Building Aid) | |||||||
Fiscal 2020 Subordinate Series S-1B 4.00% 7/15/45 | 445,000 | 489,544 | |||||
New York Liberty Development | |||||||
(4 World Trade Center Project - Green Bonds) | |||||||
Series A 3.00% 11/15/51 | 1,620,000 | 1,554,633 | |||||
(Class 1 - 3 World Trade Center Project) | |||||||
144A 5.00% 11/15/44 # | 2,000,000 | 2,130,880 | |||||
(Class 2 - 3 World Trade Center Project) | |||||||
144A 5.375% 11/15/40 # | 500,000 | 540,455 | |||||
New York State Dormitory Authority | |||||||
(State Sales Tax) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 3/15/48 | 80,000 | 88,565 | |||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non-State | |||||||
Supported Debt | |||||||
(Court Facility) | |||||||
Series A 5.50% 5/15/27 (AMBAC) | 2,500,000 | 2,989,875 | |||||
New York State Environmental Facilities Clean Water and | |||||||
Drinking Water Revenue | |||||||
(New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority | |||||||
Projects - Second Resolution) | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 6/15/43 | 2,175,000 | 2,605,215 | |||||
12,658,981 | |||||||
Local General Obligation Bonds 3.35% | |||||||
New York City | |||||||
Fiscal 2017 Subordinate Series B-1 5.00% 12/1/34 | 2,500,000 | 2,869,475 | |||||
Fiscal 2018 Subordinate Series E-1 5.25% 3/1/35 | 500,000 | 599,890 | |||||
Fiscal 2018 Subordinate Series F-1 5.00% 4/1/35 | 1,895,000 | 2,239,189 | |||||
Fiscal 2018 Subordinate Series F-1 5.00% 4/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,174,120 | |||||
6,882,674 | |||||||
Pre-Refunded Bonds 0.77% | |||||||
Build NYC Resource | |||||||
(YMCA of Greater New York Project) | |||||||
5.00% 8/1/40-25 § | 450,000 | 503,172 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Pre-Refunded Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Dutchess County Local Development | |||||||
(Health Quest Systems Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/44-24 § | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,085,000 | ||||
1,588,172 | |||||||
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond – 0.74% | |||||||
Niagara Area Development Revenue | |||||||
(Covanta Project) | |||||||
Series A 144A 4.75% 11/1/42 (AMT) # | 1,500,000 | 1,526,250 | |||||
1,526,250 | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 22.05% | |||||||
GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico | |||||||
(Taxable) | |||||||
7.50% 8/20/40 | 5,840,608 | 5,490,171 | |||||
Glen Cove, Local Economic Assistance | |||||||
(Garvies Point Public Improvement Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 1/1/56 | 250,000 | 259,533 | |||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |||||||
(Climate Bond Certified) | |||||||
Subordinate Series B-2 5.00% 11/15/36 | 3,500,000 | 4,008,200 | |||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Building Aid) | |||||||
Fiscal 2015 Subordinate Series S-1 5.00% 7/15/43 | 1,000,000 | 1,089,680 | |||||
Fiscal 2019 Subordinate Series S-3A 5.00% 7/15/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,193,890 | |||||
(Future Tax Secured) | |||||||
Fiscal 2014 Subordinate Series B-1 5.00% 11/1/40 | 750,000 | 804,525 | |||||
Fiscal 2015 Subordinate Series B-1 5.00% 8/1/42 | 2,000,000 | 2,157,700 | |||||
Fiscal 2015 Subordinate Series E-1 5.00% 2/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,092,700 | |||||
Fiscal 2016 Subordinate Series C-1 4.00% 11/1/42 | 500,000 | 554,095 | |||||
Fiscal 2017 Subordinate Series A-1 4.00% 5/1/42 | 500,000 | 538,940 | |||||
Fiscal 2017 Subordinate Series E-1 5.00% 2/1/43 | 1,000,000 | 1,144,180 | |||||
Series A-1 5.00% 11/1/42 | 750,000 | 794,655 | |||||
New York Convention Center Development Revenue | |||||||
(Hotel Unit Fee Secured) | |||||||
5.00% 11/15/35 | 1,000,000 | 1,116,010 | |||||
5.00% 11/15/40 | 1,000,000 | 1,112,960 | |||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Personal Income Tax | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(General Purpose) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 3/15/40 | 5,000,000 | 5,961,350 | |||||
Series D 4.00% 2/15/47 | 1,000,000 | 1,103,150 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
New York State Urban Development Revenue | |||||||
(Personal Income Tax) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 3/15/36 | 500,000 | $ | 542,190 | ||||
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/20 ‡ | 80,000 | 41,300 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/16 ‡ | 640,000 | 330,400 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/17 ‡ | 530,000 | 273,613 | |||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue | |||||||
(Restructured) | |||||||
Series A-1 4.55% 7/1/40 | 425,000 | 470,819 | |||||
Series A-1 4.59% 7/1/46 ^ | 2,300,000 | 747,178 | |||||
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53 | 5,720,000 | 6,325,977 | |||||
Series A-1 4.898% 7/1/51 ^ | 2,370,000 | 557,851 | |||||
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58 | 5,085,000 | 5,702,573 | |||||
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40 | 370,000 | 405,161 | |||||
Series A-2 4.536% 7/1/53 | 1,330,000 | 1,454,554 | |||||
45,273,355 | |||||||
State General Obligation Bonds – 5.73% | |||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |||||||
(Custodial Receipts) | |||||||
Series A 144A 5.50% 6/1/22 # | 4,325,000 | 4,406,094 | |||||
(Public Improvement) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/24 ‡ | 270,000 | 270,675 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/41 ‡ | 1,185,000 | 1,081,313 | |||||
Series A 5.125% 7/1/37 ‡ | 1,185,000 | 1,099,387 | |||||
Series A 5.25% 7/1/34 ‡ | 945,000 | 952,088 | |||||
Series A 5.375% 7/1/33 ‡ | 665,000 | 664,162 | |||||
Series A 8.00% 7/1/35 ‡ | 1,000,000 | 901,250 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/35 ‡ | 555,000 | 557,081 | |||||
Series B 5.75% 7/1/38 ‡ | 625,000 | 616,400 | |||||
Series C 6.00% 7/1/39 ‡ | 1,215,000 | 1,208,925 | |||||
11,757,375 | |||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 12.28% | |||||||
Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority | |||||||
5.00% 1/1/47 | 435,000 | 496,152 | |||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series D 5.00% 11/15/32 | 500,000 | 512,965 | |||||
(Climate Bond Certified - Green Bonds) | |||||||
Series A-1 4.00% 11/15/46 | 3,250,000 | 3,508,375 | |||||
Series B 4.00% 11/15/50 | 1,000,000 | 1,062,310 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Climate Bond Certified - Green Bonds) | |||||||
Series C-1 5.25% 11/15/55 | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,752,045 | ||||
Series E 4.00% 11/15/45 | 1,500,000 | 1,616,625 | |||||
New York State Thruway Authority General Revenue | |||||||
Series B 4.00% 1/1/50 | 1,000,000 | 1,083,690 | |||||
Series L 5.00% 1/1/35 | 1,535,000 | 1,785,727 | |||||
(Junior Indebtedness Obligation) | |||||||
Series A 5.25% 1/1/56 | 1,000,000 | 1,125,210 | |||||
New York Transportation Development Corporation | |||||||
Special Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport | |||||||
Project) | |||||||
Series A 4.00% 12/1/40 (AMT) | 335,000 | 357,087 | |||||
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Buffalo Niagara International Airport) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/33 (AMT) | 715,000 | 834,312 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/35 (AMT) | 775,000 | 902,751 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/37 (AMT) | 750,000 | 872,160 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 4/1/39 (AMT) | 350,000 | 405,734 | |||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | |||||||
(Consolidated Bonds - Two Hundred Seventeen | |||||||
Series) | |||||||
4.00% 11/1/49 | 1,000,000 | 1,097,250 | |||||
(Consolidated Bonds - Two Hundred Sixteen Series) | |||||||
4.00% 9/1/49 | 1,000,000 | 1,095,360 | |||||
(Consolidated Bonds - Two Hundredth Series) | |||||||
5.00% 10/15/42 | 2,500,000 | 2,895,275 | |||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | |||||||
(MTA Bridges and Tunnels) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/15/41 | 2,000,000 | 2,261,220 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 11/15/47 | 1,000,000 | 1,155,890 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 11/15/49 | 325,000 | 393,208 | |||||
25,213,346 | |||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 5.24% | |||||||
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & | |||||||
Sewer System Revenue | |||||||
(Second General Resolution) | |||||||
Fiscal 2015 Series HH 5.00% 6/15/39 | 2,000,000 | 2,218,040 | |||||
Fiscal 2017 Series DD 5.00% 6/15/47 | 1,000,000 | 1,134,560 | |||||
Fiscal 2018 Series EE 5.00% 6/15/40 | 2,500,000 | 2,945,075 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & | |||||||
Sewer System Revenue | |||||||
(Second General Resolution) | |||||||
Fiscal 2019 Subordinate Series FF-1 4.00% 6/15/49 | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,098,470 | ||||
Fiscal 2020 Series AA 4.00% 6/15/40 | 1,000,000 | 1,119,620 | |||||
Fiscal 2021 Subordinate Series BB-1 4.00% 6/15/50 | 1,000,000 | 1,115,810 | |||||
New York State Environmental Facilities Clean Water and | |||||||
Drinking Water Revenue | |||||||
(New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority | |||||||
Projects - Second Resolution) | |||||||
Series B 4.00% 6/15/49 | 1,000,000 | 1,127,560 | |||||
10,759,135 | |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $190,358,714) | 203,329,300 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments – 0.44% | |||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.44%¤ | |||||||
New York City | |||||||
Fiscal 2015 Subordinate Series F-5 0.10% 6/1/44 | |||||||
(SPA - Barclays Bank) | 600,000 | 600,000 | |||||
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & | |||||||
Sewer System Revenue | |||||||
Subordinate Series A-2 0.07% 6/15/44 (SPA - Mizuho | |||||||
Bank) | 300,000 | 300,000 | |||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $900,000) | 900,000 | ||||||
Total Value of Securities–99.44% | |||||||
(cost $191,258,714) | $ | 204,229,300 |
° | Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At February 28, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $20,046,350, which represents 9.76% of the Fund's net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
^ | Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
♦ | 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. |
‡ | Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
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§ | Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
¤ | Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of February 28, 2022. |
Summary of abbreviations:
AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC – Insured by AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
L.P. – Limited Partnership
LLC – Limited Liability Corporation
SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement
USD – US Dollar
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund | February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Principal | ||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | |||||
Municipal Bonds – 99.20% | ||||||
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 6.05% | ||||||
Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||
(United States Steel Corporation Project) | ||||||
4.875% 11/1/24 | 2,650,000 | $ | 2,830,173 | |||
5.125% 5/1/30 | 750,000 | 879,405 | ||||
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||
(Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue) | ||||||
4.00% 6/1/39 (AGM) | 5,045,000 | 5,556,967 | ||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | ||||||
(National Gypsum) | ||||||
5.50% 11/1/44 (AMT) | 4,000,000 | 4,181,840 | ||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | ||||||
Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | ||||||
(Proctor & Gamble Paper Project) | ||||||
5.375% 3/1/31 (AMT) | 11,000,000 | 13,914,560 | ||||
27,362,945 | ||||||
Education Revenue Bonds – 10.84% | ||||||
Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||
(Carnegie Mellon University) | ||||||
Series A 5.00% 3/1/24 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||
(Chatham University) | ||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/30 | 1,500,000 | 1,516,995 | ||||
(Robert Morris University) | ||||||
5.00% 10/15/47 | 1,500,000 | 1,636,965 | ||||
Bucks County Industrial Development Authority Revenue | ||||||
(School Lane Charter School Project) | ||||||
Series A 5.125% 3/15/46 | 2,500,000 | 2,758,725 | ||||
Chester County Industrial Development Authority | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||
(Avon Grove Charter School Project) | ||||||
Series A 5.00% 12/15/47 | 1,160,000 | 1,280,512 | ||||
Series A 5.00% 12/15/51 | 770,000 | 848,124 | ||||
(Renaissance Academy Charter School Project) | ||||||
5.00% 10/1/34 | 1,000,000 | 1,073,700 | ||||
5.00% 10/1/39 | 1,250,000 | 1,338,313 | ||||
5.00% 10/1/44 | 1,000,000 | 1,067,100 | ||||
(Westtown School) | ||||||
Series A 4.00% 1/1/52 | 2,250,000 | 2,488,365 |
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Principal | ||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | |||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||
City of Erie Higher Education Building Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Gannon University Project - AICUP Financing | ||||||
Program) | ||||||
Series TT1 4.00% 5/1/36 | 300,000 | $ | 331,107 | |||
Series TT1 4.00% 5/1/41 | 475,000 | 518,681 | ||||
Series TT1 5.00% 5/1/47 | 475,000 | 557,750 | ||||
Delaware County Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Cabrini University) | ||||||
5.00% 7/1/47 | 2,000,000 | 2,101,100 | ||||
Huntingdon County General Authority Revenue | ||||||
(AICUP Financing Program - Juniata College Project) | ||||||
Series TT3 5.00% 10/1/51 | 2,500,000 | 2,866,125 | ||||
Montgomery County Higher Education and Health | ||||||
Authority | ||||||
(Arcadia University) | ||||||
5.75% 4/1/40 | 2,000,000 | 2,117,620 | ||||
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||
(Germantown Academy Project) | ||||||
Series A 4.00% 10/1/36 | 1,000,000 | 1,068,510 | ||||
Series A 4.00% 10/1/46 | 1,550,000 | 1,695,622 | ||||
Northeastern Pennsylvania Hospital and Education | ||||||
Authority Revenue | ||||||
(King's College Project) | ||||||
5.00% 5/1/44 | 1,000,000 | 1,126,260 | ||||
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority | ||||||
College & University Revenue | ||||||
(Drexel University) | ||||||
5.00% 5/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,153,940 | ||||
Pennsylvania State University | ||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/45 | 2,000,000 | 2,421,040 | ||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/47 | 2,730,000 | 3,272,751 | ||||
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||
(First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School Project) | ||||||
Series A 7.25% 6/15/43 | 2,500,000 | 2,762,725 | ||||
(Green Woods Charter School Project) | ||||||
Series A 5.50% 6/15/22 | 200,000 | 202,158 | ||||
Series A 5.75% 6/15/42 | 2,500,000 | 2,524,300 | ||||
(International Apartments of Temple University) | ||||||
Series A 5.375% 6/15/30 | 1,385,000 | 1,387,535 | ||||
Series A 5.625% 6/15/42 | 3,000,000 | 3,004,530 |
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amount° | Value (US $) | ||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development | |||||
Revenue | |||||
(Tacony Academy Charter School Project) | |||||
Series A-1 6.75% 6/15/33 | 1,020,000 | $ | 1,081,169 | ||
Series A-1 7.00% 6/15/43 | 1,535,000 | 1,625,028 | |||
State Public School Building Authority | |||||
(Montgomery County Community College) | |||||
5.00% 5/1/28 | 2,000,000 | 2,201,560 | |||
49,028,310 | |||||
Electric Revenue Bonds – 3.25% | |||||
City of Philadelphia Gas Works Revenue | |||||
(1998 General Ordinance) | |||||
Sixteenth Series A 4.00% 8/1/45 (AGM) | 2,000,000 | 2,241,840 | |||
Sixteenth Series B 4.00% 8/1/37 (AGM) | 2,000,000 | 2,272,240 | |||
Sixteenth Series B 4.00% 8/1/38 (AGM) | 4,250,000 | 4,819,373 | |||
Sixteenth Series B 4.00% 8/1/39 (AGM) | 1,300,000 | 1,471,444 | |||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 ‡ | 1,110,000 | 1,144,687 | |||
Series A 5.05% 7/1/42 ‡ | 400,000 | 412,500 | |||
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/33 ‡ | 1,055,000 | 1,093,244 | |||
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 ‡ | 1,190,000 | 1,237,600 | |||
14,692,928 | |||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 33.87% | |||||
Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority | |||||
Revenue | |||||
(Allegheny Health Network Obligated Group Issue) | |||||
Series A 4.00% 4/1/44 | 1,350,000 | 1,463,886 | |||
(University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) | |||||
Series A 4.00% 7/15/36 | 1,750,000 | 1,959,720 | |||
Series A 4.00% 7/15/37 | 1,500,000 | 1,676,505 | |||
Berks County Industrial Development Authority Revenue | |||||
(The Highlands at Wyomissing) | |||||
5.00% 5/15/38 | 415,000 | 451,429 | |||
5.00% 5/15/43 | 500,000 | 541,150 | |||
5.00% 5/15/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,078,770 | |||
Series A 5.00% 5/15/37 | 1,365,000 | 1,513,580 | |||
Series A 5.00% 5/15/42 | 500,000 | 550,090 | |||
Series A 5.00% 5/15/47 | 600,000 | 656,472 | |||
Series C 5.00% 5/15/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,073,500 | |||
Series C 5.00% 5/15/47 | 1,000,000 | 1,070,590 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund
Principal | ||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | |||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Bucks County Industrial Development Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Saint Luke's University Health Network Project) | ||||||
4.00% 8/15/44 | 2,400,000 | $ | 2,642,496 | |||
4.00% 8/15/50 | 1,400,000 | 1,532,118 | ||||
Butler County Hospital Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Butler Health System Project) | ||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/39 | 1,625,000 | 1,779,668 | ||||
Centre County Hospital Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Mount Nittany Medical Center Project) | ||||||
Series A 4.00% 11/15/47 | 1,400,000 | 1,520,708 | ||||
Chester County Health and Education Facilities Authority | ||||||
(Main Line Health System) | ||||||
Series A 4.00% 9/1/40 | 785,000 | 890,583 | ||||
Series A 4.00% 9/1/50 | 2,750,000 | 3,072,547 | ||||
Cumberland County Municipal Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Asbury Pennsylvania Obligated Group) | ||||||
5.00% 1/1/45 | 3,000,000 | 3,216,990 | ||||
(Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries) | ||||||
5.00% 1/1/38 | 995,000 | 1,067,048 | ||||
(Penn State Health) | ||||||
4.00% 11/1/49 | 9,825,000 | 10,794,826 | ||||
DuBois Hospital Authority | ||||||
(Penn Highlands Healthcare) | ||||||
4.00% 7/15/48 | 2,000,000 | 2,163,700 | ||||
Geisinger Authority Health System Revenue | ||||||
(Geisinger Health System) | ||||||
Series A-1 5.00% 2/15/45 | 5,000,000 | 5,746,100 | ||||
General Authority of Southcentral Pennsylvania Revenue | ||||||
(WellSpan Health Obligated Group) | ||||||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/39 | 5,000,000 | 6,029,900 | ||||
Indiana County Hospital Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Indiana Regional Medical Center) | ||||||
Series A 6.00% 6/1/39 | 1,625,000 | 1,682,541 | ||||
Lancaster County Hospital Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Brethren Village Project) | ||||||
5.25% 7/1/35 | 250,000 | 263,870 | ||||
5.50% 7/1/45 | 1,000,000 | 1,051,050 | ||||
(Landis Homes Retirement Community Project) | ||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/45 | 2,000,000 | 2,106,960 | ||||
(Masonic Villages Project) | ||||||
5.00% 11/1/35 | 1,000,000 | 1,146,190 | ||||
5.00% 11/1/36 | 510,000 | 583,822 |
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Principal | ||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | |||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Lancaster County Hospital Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Masonic Villages Project) | ||||||
5.00% 11/1/37 | 250,000 | $ | 285,825 | |||
Lehigh County General Purpose Hospital Authority | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||
(Lehigh Valley Health Network) | ||||||
Series A 4.00% 7/1/49 | 5,000,000 | 5,425,300 | ||||
Monroe County Hospital Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Pocono Medical Center) | ||||||
5.00% 7/1/36 | 1,710,000 | 1,918,073 | ||||
5.00% 7/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,118,160 | ||||
Monroeville Finance Authority | ||||||
(University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) | ||||||
5.00% 2/15/25 | 1,000,000 | 1,101,390 | ||||
Montgomery County Higher Education and Health | ||||||
Authority | ||||||
(Thomas Jefferson University) | ||||||
5.00% 9/1/51 | 2,000,000 | 2,321,840 | ||||
Series A 4.00% 9/1/49 | 2,500,000 | 2,701,425 | ||||
Series B 4.00% 5/1/52 | 5,000,000 | 5,484,850 | ||||
Series B 4.00% 5/1/56 | 7,500,000 | 8,137,800 | ||||
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||
(Waverly Heights Project) | ||||||
5.00% 12/1/44 | 500,000 | 558,370 | ||||
5.00% 12/1/49 | 1,250,000 | 1,392,250 | ||||
(Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community | ||||||
Project) | ||||||
4.00% 1/1/25 | 330,000 | 337,171 | ||||
5.375% 1/1/50 | 4,000,000 | 4,188,120 | ||||
Series A 5.375% 1/1/51 | 1,500,000 | 1,597,230 | ||||
Moon Industrial Development Authority Revenue | ||||||
(Baptist Homes Society) | ||||||
6.125% 7/1/50 | 4,000,000 | 4,218,880 | ||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | ||||||
First Mortgage Revenue | ||||||
(Tapestry Moon Senior Housing Project) | ||||||
Series A 144A 6.50% 12/1/38 #, ‡ | 715,000 | 286,000 | ||||
Series A 144A 6.75% 12/1/53 #, ‡ | 5,400,000 | 2,160,000 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/43 | 1,265,000 | $ | 1,325,973 | ||||
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |||||||
College & University Revenue | |||||||
(Thomas Jefferson University) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/45 | 5,000,000 | 5,469,150 | |||||
Series A 5.25% 9/1/50 | 2,500,000 | 2,756,600 | |||||
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(University of Pennsylvania Health System) | |||||||
4.00% 8/15/49 | 6,000,000 | 6,698,280 | |||||
5.00% 8/15/49 | 5,000,000 | 5,975,550 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 8/15/42 | 4,000,000 | 4,369,400 | |||||
Series A 4.00% 8/15/43 | 2,000,000 | 2,236,560 | |||||
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/34 | 5,000,000 | 5,844,700 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/32 | 4,750,000 | 6,145,645 | |||||
(Thomas Jefferson University) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/47 | 2,500,000 | 2,843,950 | |||||
(Wesley Enhanced Living Obligated Group) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/49 | 2,500,000 | 2,596,900 | |||||
Pocono Mountains Industrial Park Authority Revenue | |||||||
(St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 8/15/40 | 4,000,000 | 4,358,240 | |||||
153,180,441 | |||||||
Lease Revenue Bonds – 1.07% | |||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | |||||||
Tax-Exempt Private Activity Revenue | |||||||
(The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project) | |||||||
5.00% 12/31/29 (AMT) | 500,000 | 555,285 | |||||
Philadelphia Municipal Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Juvenile Justice Services Center) | |||||||
5.00% 4/1/37 | 1,250,000 | 1,432,675 | |||||
5.00% 4/1/38 | 1,000,000 | 1,143,540 | |||||
5.00% 4/1/39 | 1,500,000 | 1,713,750 | |||||
4,845,250 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Local General Obligation Bonds – 6.73% | |||||||
Allegheny County | |||||||
Series C-77 5.00% 11/1/43 | 4,535,000 | $ | 5,410,436 | ||||
Chester County | |||||||
4.00% 7/15/32 | 1,000,000 | 1,151,250 | |||||
City of Philadelphia | |||||||
5.00% 8/1/41 | 1,260,000 | 1,454,393 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 8/1/37 | 1,750,000 | 2,028,757 | |||||
Mechanicsburg Area School District | |||||||
Series AA 4.00% 5/15/50 | 2,875,000 | 3,176,559 | |||||
Montgomery County | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 1/1/35 | 2,000,000 | 2,519,200 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 1/1/37 | 4,705,000 | 5,908,304 | |||||
Philadelphia School District | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 9/1/34 | 1,090,000 | 1,349,158 | |||||
Series F 5.00% 9/1/36 | 2,000,000 | 2,271,760 | |||||
Series F 5.00% 9/1/37 | 1,500,000 | 1,701,045 | |||||
Series F 5.00% 9/1/38 | 1,995,000 | 2,258,719 | |||||
Punxsutawney Area School District | |||||||
2.00% 10/15/28 (AGM) | 325,000 | 328,439 | |||||
2.00% 10/15/29 (AGM) | 700,000 | 704,207 | |||||
2.00% 10/15/30 (AGM) | 190,000 | 190,716 | |||||
30,452,943 | |||||||
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 5.90% | |||||||
Allegheny County | |||||||
Series C-70 5.00% 12/1/33-22 § | 2,205,000 | 2,274,436 | |||||
City of Philadelphia | |||||||
Series A 5.25% 7/15/29-24 § | 2,500,000 | 2,688,725 | |||||
City of Pittsburgh | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 9/1/26-22 § | 3,000,000 | 3,064,620 | |||||
Cumberland County Municipal Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries) | |||||||
5.00% 1/1/38-25 § | 1,005,000 | 1,105,178 | |||||
Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control | |||||||
Authority | |||||||
5.00% 5/1/32-23 § | 2,000,000 | 2,094,380 | |||||
Lehigh County General Purpose Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Bible Fellowship Church Homes Project) | |||||||
5.25% 7/1/42-22 § | 1,500,000 | 1,522,620 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |||||||
College & University Revenue | |||||||
(Indiana University - Student Housing Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/27-22 § | 1,740,000 | $ | 1,765,091 | ||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/41-22 § | 1,500,000 | 1,521,630 | |||||
(Philadelphia University) | |||||||
5.00% 6/1/32-23 § | 2,000,000 | 2,099,200 | |||||
(University of the Arts) | |||||||
5.20% 3/15/25 (AGC) | 3,680,000 | 3,898,629 | |||||
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(New Foundations Charter School Project) | |||||||
6.625% 12/15/41-22 § | 1,000,000 | 1,044,940 | |||||
Philadelphia School District | |||||||
Series F 5.00% 9/1/38-26 § | 5,000 | 5,777 | |||||
Philadelphia Water & Wastewater Revenue | |||||||
5.00% 11/1/28-22 § | 880,000 | 904,534 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/45-24 § | 2,500,000 | 2,715,500 | |||||
26,705,260 | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 15.91% | |||||||
Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone | |||||||
Development Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Forward Delivery) | |||||||
5.00% 5/1/35 | 850,000 | 1,031,084 | |||||
5.00% 5/1/36 | 850,000 | 1,025,755 | |||||
5.00% 5/1/42 | 4,000,000 | 4,761,960 | |||||
Chester County Industrial Development Authority Special | |||||||
Obligation Revenue | |||||||
(Woodlands at Greystone Project) | |||||||
144A 5.125% 3/1/48 # | 1,000,000 | 1,094,040 | |||||
CPR Custodial Receipt | |||||||
(Taxable) | |||||||
Series 1 144A 0.649% 1/1/45 # | 7,000,000 | 6,833,680 | |||||
GDB Debt Recovery Authority | |||||||
(Taxable) | |||||||
7.50% 8/20/40 | 9,419,666 | 8,854,486 | |||||
Northampton County Industrial Development Authority | |||||||
(Route 33 Project) | |||||||
7.00% 7/1/32 | 1,700,000 | 1,784,983 | |||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/48 | 3,000,000 | 3,535,890 |
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Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority Revenue | |||||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/16 ‡ | 10,000 | $ | 5,163 | ||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/20 ‡ | 500,000 | 258,125 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/21 ‡ | 910,000 | 469,787 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/24 ‡ | 420,000 | 217,875 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/25 ‡ | 385,000 | 199,719 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/27 ‡ | 550,000 | 285,312 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/41 ‡ | 7,000,000 | 3,631,250 | |||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue | |||||||
(Restructured) | |||||||
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53 | 7,958,000 | 8,801,071 | |||||
Series A-1 4.884% 7/1/51 ^ | 11,160,000 | 2,626,841 | |||||
Series A-1 4.968% 7/1/46 ^ | 21,450,000 | 6,968,247 | |||||
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58 | 10,000,000 | 11,214,500 | |||||
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40 | 5,150,000 | 5,639,404 | |||||
Series A-2 4.536% 7/1/53 | 1,000,000 | 1,093,650 | |||||
Washington County Redevelopment Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Victory Centre Tax Increment Financing Project) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/35 | 1,500,000 | 1,607,850 | |||||
71,940,672 | |||||||
State General Obligation Bonds – 4.65% | |||||||
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |||||||
5.00% 9/15/26 | 3,340,000 | 3,858,635 | |||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |||||||
(Public Improvement) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/24 ‡ | 890,000 | 892,225 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/41 ‡ | 1,115,000 | 1,017,438 | |||||
Series A 5.125% 7/1/37 ‡ | 8,195,000 | 7,641,837 | |||||
Series A 5.25% 7/1/34 ‡ | 725,000 | 730,438 | |||||
Series A 5.375% 7/1/33 ‡ | 600,000 | 599,244 | |||||
Series A 6.00% 7/1/38 ‡ | 880,000 | 894,300 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/35 ‡ | 1,555,000 | 1,560,831 | |||||
Series B 5.75% 7/1/38 ‡ | 2,000,000 | 1,972,480 | |||||
Series C 6.00% 7/1/39 ‡ | 1,880,000 | 1,870,600 | |||||
21,038,028 | |||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 10.35% | |||||||
Allegheny County Airport Authority Revenue | |||||||
(Pittsburgh International Airport) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 1/1/56 (AMT) | 4,500,000 | 5,230,755 |
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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund
Principal | |||||||
amount° | Value (US $) | ||||||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||||||
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission | |||||||
(Pennsylvania - New Jersey) | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/47 | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,761,950 | ||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | |||||||
Exempt Facilities Revenue | |||||||
(Amtrak Project) | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 11/1/32 (AMT) | 3,500,000 | 3,583,825 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 11/1/41 (AMT) | 5,000,000 | 5,110,700 | |||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | |||||||
Tax-Exempt Private Activity Revenue | |||||||
(The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project) | |||||||
5.00% 12/31/34 (AMT) | 2,115,000 | 2,332,718 | |||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Revenue | |||||||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/23 | 2,450,000 | 2,610,818 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/49 | 2,000,000 | 2,382,340 | |||||
Series C 5.00% 12/1/44 | 5,000,000 | 5,432,900 | |||||
Subordinate Series A 4.00% 12/1/50 | 1,000,000 | 1,098,050 | |||||
Philadelphia Airport Revenue | |||||||
5.00% 7/1/51 (AMT) | 3,000,000 | 3,535,380 | |||||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/47 | 3,750,000 | 4,310,288 | |||||
Series B 5.00% 7/1/47 (AMT) | 3,000,000 | 3,369,120 | |||||
Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority Revenue | |||||||
5.00% 1/1/35 (AMT) | 800,000 | 902,944 | |||||
5.00% 1/1/38 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,125,360 | |||||
46,787,148 | |||||||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bond – 0.58% | |||||||
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority | |||||||
5.00% 12/1/28 (BAM) | 2,345,000 | 2,640,845 | |||||
2,640,845 | |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $425,961,811) | 448,674,770 | ||||||
Total Value of Securities–99.20% | |||||||
(cost $425,961,811) | $ | 448,674,770 |
° | Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
‡ | Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At February 28, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $10,373,720, which represents 2.29% of the Fund's net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
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§ | Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
^ | Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
Summary of abbreviations: |
AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
AICUP – Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania |
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax |
BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance |
USD – US Dollar |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of assets and liabilities | February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||
Arizona Fund | California Fund | Colorado Fund | |||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||
Investments, at value* | $ | 89,822,465 | $ | 142,271,199 | $ | 249,348,322 | |||||
Cash | 504,390 | 36,971 | — | ||||||||
Dividend and interest receivable | 626,832 | 1,348,111 | 2,320,851 | ||||||||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 550,441 | 20,893 | 464,608 | ||||||||
Other assets | 617 | 958 | 1,742 | ||||||||
Total Assets | 91,504,745 | 143,678,132 | 252,135,523 | ||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||
Due to custodian | — | — | 524,710 | ||||||||
Payable for securities purchased | 1,085,491 | 260,000 | 1,034,790 | ||||||||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 89,885 | 158,006 | 333,523 | ||||||||
Investment management fees | |||||||||||
payable to affiliates | 20,861 | 38,496 | 72,880 | ||||||||
Audit and tax fees payable | 20,313 | 20,313 | 20,313 | ||||||||
Accounting and administration | |||||||||||
expenses payable to non-affiliates | 18,025 | 20,143 | 25,150 | ||||||||
Distribution fees payable to affiliates | 13,537 | 18,199 | 35,857 | ||||||||
Distribution payable | 12,571 | 45,448 | 37,062 | ||||||||
Dividend disbursing and transfer | |||||||||||
agent fees and expenses payable | |||||||||||
to non-affiliates | 5,926 | 6,360 | 14,984 | ||||||||
Reports and statements to | |||||||||||
shareholders expenses payable to | |||||||||||
non-affiliates | 5,614 | 3,579 | 4,931 | ||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 5,366 | 10,249 | 15,914 | ||||||||
Dividend disbursing and transfer | |||||||||||
agent fees and expenses payable | |||||||||||
to affiliates | 623 | 975 | 1,737 | ||||||||
Accounting and administration | |||||||||||
expenses payable to affiliates | 520 | 641 | 902 | ||||||||
Legal fees payable to affiliates | 283 | 361 | 1,104 | ||||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | |||||||||||
payable to affiliates | 232 | 362 | 651 | ||||||||
Reports and statements to | |||||||||||
shareholders expenses payable to | |||||||||||
affiliates | 65 | 104 | 597 | ||||||||
Total Liabilities | 1,279,312 | 583,236 | 2,125,105 | ||||||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 90,225,433 | $ | 143,094,896 | $ | 250,010,418 |
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Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||
Arizona Fund | California Fund | Colorado Fund | |||||||||||
Net Assets Consist of: | |||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 86,456,688 | $ | 137,247,461 | $ | 242,715,958 | |||||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 3,768,745 | 5,847,435 | 7,294,460 | ||||||||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 90,225,433 | $ | 143,094,896 | $ | 250,010,418 | |||||||
Net Asset Value | |||||||||||||
Class A: | |||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 64,799,117 | $ | 83,820,156 | $ | 159,553,243 | |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | |||||||||||||
outstanding, unlimited authorization, | |||||||||||||
no par | 5,606,377 | 6,912,333 | 14,133,478 | ||||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 11.56 | $ | 12.13 | $ | 11.29 | |||||||
Sales charge | 4.50 | % | 4.50 | % | 4.50 | % | |||||||
Offering price per share, equal to net | |||||||||||||
asset value per share / (1 - sales | |||||||||||||
charge) | $ | 12.10 | $ | 12.70 | $ | 11.82 | |||||||
Class C: | |||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 1,421,554 | $ | 3,359,285 | $ | 6,554,886 | |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | |||||||||||||
outstanding, unlimited authorization, | |||||||||||||
no par | 122,681 | 276,472 | 579,194 | ||||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 11.59 | $ | 12.15 | $ | 11.32 | |||||||
Institutional Class: | |||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 24,004,762 | $ | 55,915,455 | $ | 83,902,289 | |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | |||||||||||||
outstanding, unlimited authorization, | |||||||||||||
no par | 2,076,578 | 4,610,349 | 7,432,504 | ||||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 11.56 | $ | 12.13 | $ | 11.29 | |||||||
____________________ | |||||||||||||
*Investments, at cost | $ | 86,331,879 | $ | 136,651,918 | $ | 240,527,814 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of assets and liabilities
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||
Idaho Fund | New York Fund | Pennsylvania Fund | |||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||
Investments, at value* | $ | 142,192,653 | $ | 204,229,300 | $ | 448,674,770 | |||||
Cash | — | 856,800 | — | ||||||||
Dividend and interest receivable | 1,572,526 | 1,932,163 | 4,203,121 | ||||||||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 449,689 | 158,719 | 1,243,767 | ||||||||
Other assets | 967 | 1,460 | 3,180 | ||||||||
Total Assets | 144,215,835 | 207,178,442 | 454,124,838 | ||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||
Due to custodian | 224,361 | — | 193,078 | ||||||||
Payable for securities purchased | 1,557,030 | 981,167 | 442,000 | ||||||||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 517,726 | 595,651 | 794,129 | ||||||||
Investment management fees | |||||||||||
payable to affiliates | 41,295 | 56,201 | 152,075 | ||||||||
Audit and tax fees payable | 20,313 | 20,313 | 20,313 | ||||||||
Accounting and administration | |||||||||||
expenses payable to non-affiliates | 20,218 | 23,386 | 34,268 | ||||||||
Distribution fees payable to affiliates | 19,105 | 32,645 | 78,658 | ||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 13,551 | 21,955 | 23,394 | ||||||||
Distribution payable | 10,276 | 59,080 | 75,189 | ||||||||
Dividend disbursing and transfer | |||||||||||
agent fees and expenses payable | |||||||||||
to non-affiliates | 6,140 | 10,174 | 25,696 | ||||||||
Reports and statements to | |||||||||||
shareholders expenses payable to | |||||||||||
non-affiliates | 4,083 | 5,261 | 4,304 | ||||||||
Dividend disbursing and transfer | |||||||||||
agent fees and expenses payable | |||||||||||
to affiliates | 981 | 1,433 | 3,147 | ||||||||
Accounting and administration | |||||||||||
expenses payable to affiliates | 643 | 798 | 1,386 | ||||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | |||||||||||
payable to affiliates | 366 | 541 | 1,189 | ||||||||
Legal fees payable to affiliates | 363 | 470 | 858 | ||||||||
Reports and statements to | |||||||||||
shareholders expenses payable to | |||||||||||
affiliates | 103 | 149 | 327 | ||||||||
Total Liabilities | 2,436,554 | 1,809,224 | 1,850,011 | ||||||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 141,779,281 | $ | 205,369,218 | $ | 452,274,827 |
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Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||
Idaho Fund | New York Fund | Pennsylvania Fund | |||||||||||
Net Assets Consist of: | |||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 142,367,701 | $ | 192,731,728 | $ | 428,952,443 | |||||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (588,420 | ) | 12,637,490 | 23,322,384 | |||||||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 141,779,281 | $ | 205,369,218 | $ | 452,274,827 | |||||||
Net Asset Value | |||||||||||||
Class A: | |||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 72,367,470 | $ | 150,963,950 | $ | 362,319,729 | |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | |||||||||||||
outstanding, unlimited authorization, | |||||||||||||
no par | 6,268,290 | 12,975,624 | 45,100,778 | ||||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.63 | $ | 8.03 | |||||||
Sales charge | 4.50 | % | 4.50 | % | 4.50 | % | |||||||
Offering price per share, equal to net | |||||||||||||
asset value per share / (1 - sales | |||||||||||||
charge) | $ | 12.09 | $ | 12.18 | $ | 8.41 | |||||||
Class C: | |||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 6,698,398 | $ | 4,441,511 | $ | 13,271,575 | |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | |||||||||||||
outstanding, unlimited authorization, | |||||||||||||
no par | 580,685 | 382,662 | 1,651,577 | ||||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 11.54 | $ | 11.61 | $ | 8.04 | |||||||
Institutional Class: | |||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 62,713,413 | $ | 49,963,757 | $ | 76,683,523 | |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | |||||||||||||
outstanding, unlimited authorization, | |||||||||||||
no par | 5,431,068 | 4,295,776 | 9,552,267 | ||||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.63 | $ | 8.03 | |||||||
____________________ | |||||||||||||
*Investments, at cost | $ | 138,485,045 | $ | 191,258,714 | $ | 425,961,811 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | ||||||||||||
Arizona Fund | California Fund | Colorado Fund | ||||||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 1,441,144 | $ | 2,396,842 | $ | 4,077,789 | ||||||||
Dividends | — | — | 61 | |||||||||||
1,441,144 | 2,396,842 | 4,077,850 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||
Management fees | 223,488 | 377,097 | 688,471 | |||||||||||
Distribution expenses — Class A | 81,939 | 103,787 | 203,541 | |||||||||||
Distribution expenses — Class C | 7,165 | 18,396 | 33,580 | |||||||||||
Dividend disbursing and transfer | ||||||||||||||
agent fees and expenses | 30,200 | 37,577 | 74,600 | |||||||||||
Accounting and administration | ||||||||||||||
expenses | 26,973 | 31,068 | 40,709 | |||||||||||
Audit and tax fees | 20,313 | 20,163 | 20,313 | |||||||||||
Registration fees | 9,373 | 11,338 | 5,878 | |||||||||||
Reports and statements to | ||||||||||||||
shareholders expenses | 7,574 | 8,082 | 14,364 | |||||||||||
Legal fees | 3,133 | 5,035 | 8,690 | |||||||||||
Custodian fees | 1,488 | 2,007 | 3,686 | |||||||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 1,150 | 1,740 | 3,256 | |||||||||||
Other | 11,532 | 13,889 | 16,305 | |||||||||||
424,328 | 630,179 | 1,113,393 | ||||||||||||
Less expenses waived | (71,528 | ) | (117,450 | ) | (162,835 | ) | ||||||||
Less expenses paid indirectly | (10 | ) | (31 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 352,790 | 512,698 | 950,527 | |||||||||||
Net Investment Income | 1,088,354 | 1,884,144 | 3,127,323 | |||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain | ||||||||||||||
(Loss): | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | 234,158 | 163,042 | 158,050 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized | ||||||||||||||
appreciation (depreciation) of | ||||||||||||||
investments | (3,727,757 | ) | (5,729,728 | ) | (9,171,041 | ) | ||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss | (3,493,599 | ) | (5,566,686 | ) | (9,012,991 | ) | ||||||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets | ||||||||||||||
Resulting from Operations | $ | (2,405,245 | ) | $ | (3,682,542 | ) | $ | (5,885,668 | ) |
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Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | ||||||||||||
Idaho Fund | New York Fund | Pennsylvania Fund | ||||||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 2,142,877 | $ | 3,367,082 | $ | 7,317,287 | ||||||||
Dividends | 108 | — | — | |||||||||||
2,142,985 | 3,367,082 | 7,317,287 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||
Management fees | 378,033 | 582,275 | 1,270,905 | |||||||||||
Distribution expenses — Class A | 90,770 | 195,339 | 457,166 | |||||||||||
Distribution expenses — Class C | 33,038 | 22,680 | 67,482 | |||||||||||
Dividend disbursing and transfer | ||||||||||||||
agent fees and expenses | 43,960 | 59,104 | 129,881 | |||||||||||
Accounting and administration | ||||||||||||||
expenses | 31,072 | 37,484 | 58,689 | |||||||||||
Audit and tax fees | 20,313 | 20,313 | 20,313 | |||||||||||
Registration fees | 5,421 | 12,510 | 9,622 | |||||||||||
Reports and statements to | ||||||||||||||
shareholders expenses | 8,093 | 14,244 | 27,302 | |||||||||||
Legal fees | 4,496 | 7,644 | 16,269 | |||||||||||
Custodian fees | 2,071 | 3,530 | 9,113 | |||||||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 1,782 | 2,724 | 6,102 | |||||||||||
Other | 12,652 | 17,801 | 20,014 | |||||||||||
631,701 | 975,648 | 2,092,858 | ||||||||||||
Less expenses waived | (88,787 | ) | (174,975 | ) | (204,151 | ) | ||||||||
Less expenses paid indirectly | (9 | ) | (82 | ) | (93 | ) | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 542,905 | 800,591 | 1,888,614 | |||||||||||
Net Investment Income | 1,600,080 | 2,566,491 | 5,428,673 | |||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain | ||||||||||||||
(Loss): | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | 168,170 | 80,881 | 816,404 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized | ||||||||||||||
appreciation (depreciation) of | ||||||||||||||
investments | (4,506,095 | ) | (7,654,229 | ) | (16,599,436 | ) | ||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss | (4,337,925 | ) | (7,573,348 | ) | (15,783,032 | ) | ||||||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets | ||||||||||||||
Resulting from Operations | $ | (2,737,845 | ) | $ | (5,006,857 | ) | $ | (10,354,359 | ) |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
Six months | ||||||||||
ended | ||||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | |||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,088,354 | $ | 2,237,879 | ||||||
Net realized gain | 234,158 | 682,993 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (3,727,757 | ) | 3,130,355 | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from | ||||||||||
operations | (2,405,245 | ) | 6,051,227 | |||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||
Distributable earnings: | ||||||||||
Class A | (1,190,601 | ) | (1,730,876 | ) | ||||||
Class C | (20,364 | ) | (38,579 | ) | ||||||
Institutional Class | (431,845 | ) | (522,100 | ) | ||||||
(1,642,810 | ) | (2,291,555 | ) | |||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | ||||||||||
Class A | 2,440,661 | 6,099,220 | ||||||||
Class C | 123,852 | 276,688 | ||||||||
Institutional Class | 5,182,335 | 8,718,668 | ||||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of | ||||||||||
dividends and distributions: | ||||||||||
Class A | 1,092,826 | 1,537,728 | ||||||||
Class C | 19,343 | 37,027 | ||||||||
Institutional Class | 421,564 | 506,851 | ||||||||
9,280,581 | 17,176,182 |
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ended | ||||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | |||||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | ||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed: | ||||||||||
Class A | $ | (2,497,154 | ) | $ | (5,997,493 | ) | ||||
Class C | (185,087 | ) | (1,441,218 | ) | ||||||
Institutional Class | (2,708,543 | ) | (2,932,869 | ) | ||||||
(5,390,784 | ) | (10,371,580 | ) | |||||||
Increase in net assets derived from capital share | ||||||||||
transactions | 3,889,797 | 6,804,602 | ||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (158,258 | ) | 10,564,274 | |||||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||||
Beginning of period | 90,383,691 | 79,819,417 | ||||||||
End of period | $ | 90,225,433 | $ | 90,383,691 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
Six months | ||||||||||
ended | ||||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | |||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,884,144 | $ | 3,475,864 | ||||||
Net realized gain | 163,042 | 538,129 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (5,729,728 | ) | 3,306,320 | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from | ||||||||||
operations | (3,682,542 | ) | 7,320,313 | |||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||
Distributable earnings: | ||||||||||
Class A | (1,248,625 | ) | (2,115,156 | ) | ||||||
Class C | (41,561 | ) | (112,952 | ) | ||||||
Institutional Class | (817,626 | ) | (1,216,639 | ) | ||||||
(2,107,812 | ) | (3,444,747 | ) | |||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | ||||||||||
Class A | 6,868,871 | 12,832,211 | ||||||||
Class C | 230,236 | 629,708 | ||||||||
Institutional Class | 17,160,919 | 16,266,239 | ||||||||
Net assets from merger:1 | ||||||||||
Class A | — | 34,679,243 | ||||||||
Institutional Class | — | 1,655,513 | ||||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of | ||||||||||
dividends and distributions: | ||||||||||
Class A | 1,139,330 | 1,912,654 | ||||||||
Class C | 39,858 | 110,017 | ||||||||
Institutional Class | 614,623 | 853,026 | ||||||||
26,053,837 | 68,938,611 |
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ended | ||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | |||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | ||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed: | ||||||||
Class A | $ | (6,807,484 | ) | $ | (9,752,132 | ) | ||
Class C | (604,228 | ) | (3,919,733 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (5,654,439 | ) | (8,230,770 | ) | ||||
(13,066,151 | ) | (21,902,635 | ) | |||||
Increase in net assets derived from capital share | ||||||||
transactions | 12,987,686 | 47,035,976 | ||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 7,197,332 | 50,911,542 | ||||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 135,897,564 | 84,986,022 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 143,094,896 | $ | 135,897,564 |
1 | See Note 5 in the "Notes to financial statements." |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
Six months | |||||||||
ended | |||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | ||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | |||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 3,127,323 | $ | 6,007,335 | |||||
Net realized gain | 158,050 | 297,584 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (9,171,041 | ) | 6,384,297 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from | |||||||||
operations | (5,885,668 | ) | 12,689,216 | ||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | |||||||||
Distributable earnings: | |||||||||
Class A | (1,988,880 | ) | (4,143,610 | ) | |||||
Class C | (56,761 | ) | (129,827 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (1,087,235 | ) | (1,718,272 | ) | |||||
(3,132,876 | ) | (5,991,709 | ) | ||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | |||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | |||||||||
Class A | 5,383,689 | 12,168,978 | |||||||
Class C | 460,503 | 897,711 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 18,191,438 | 30,007,649 | |||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of | |||||||||
dividends and distributions: | |||||||||
Class A | 1,803,225 | 3,824,323 | |||||||
Class C | 55,980 | 130,352 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 1,029,102 | 1,584,582 | |||||||
26,923,937 | 48,613,595 |
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ended | |||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | ||||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | |||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed: | |||||||||
Class A | $ | (6,068,755 | ) | $ | (19,435,502 | ) | |||
Class C | (477,237 | ) | (2,612,192 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (8,456,930 | ) | (9,172,538 | ) | |||||
(15,002,922 | ) | (31,220,232 | ) | ||||||
Increase in net assets derived from capital share | |||||||||
transactions | 11,921,015 | 17,393,363 | |||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 2,902,471 | 24,090,870 | |||||||
Net Assets: | |||||||||
Beginning of period | 247,107,947 | 223,017,077 | |||||||
End of period | $ | 250,010,418 | $ | 247,107,947 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
Six months | |||||||||
ended | |||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | ||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | |||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,600,080 | $ | 2,962,255 | |||||
Net realized gain | 168,170 | 417,531 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (4,506,095 | ) | 3,296,257 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from | |||||||||
operations | (2,737,845 | ) | 6,676,043 | ||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | |||||||||
Distributable earnings: | |||||||||
Class A | (821,162 | ) | (1,641,809 | ) | |||||
Class C | (49,916 | ) | (135,399 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (728,633 | ) | (1,164,232 | ) | |||||
(1,599,711 | ) | (2,941,440 | ) | ||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | |||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | |||||||||
Class A | 5,721,082 | 11,579,114 | |||||||
Class C | 886,595 | 1,980,826 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 17,980,696 | 18,581,380 | |||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of | |||||||||
dividends and distributions: | |||||||||
Class A | 782,856 | 1,564,179 | |||||||
Class C | 48,286 | 134,242 | |||||||
Institutional Class | 686,096 | 1,022,029 | |||||||
26,105,611 | 34,861,770 |
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ended | |||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | ||||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | |||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed: | |||||||||
Class A | $ | (3,230,473 | ) | $ | (4,580,947 | ) | |||
Class C | (479,847 | ) | (4,746,986 | ) | |||||
Institutional Class | (5,201,208 | ) | (5,888,406 | ) | |||||
(8,911,528 | ) | (15,216,339 | ) | ||||||
Increase in net assets derived from capital share | |||||||||
transactions | 17,194,083 | 19,645,431 | |||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 12,856,527 | 23,380,034 | |||||||
Net Assets: | |||||||||
Beginning of period | 128,922,754 | 105,542,720 | |||||||
End of period | $ | 141,779,281 | $ | 128,922,754 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
Six months | ||||||||
ended | ||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | |||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 2,566,491 | $ | 4,511,334 | ||||
Net realized gain | 80,881 | 272,033 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (7,654,229 | ) | 5,957,639 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from | ||||||||
operations | (5,006,857 | ) | 10,741,006 | |||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||
Distributable earnings: | ||||||||
Class A | (1,893,350 | ) | (3,347,685 | ) | ||||
Class C | (37,952 | ) | (128,393 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (682,574 | ) | (1,363,462 | ) | ||||
(2,613,876 | ) | (4,839,540 | ) | |||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | ||||||||
Class A | 2,886,520 | 7,493,592 | ||||||
Class C | 324,676 | 398,690 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 8,915,736 | 14,181,292 | ||||||
Net assets from merger:1 | ||||||||
Class A | — | 119,588,826 | ||||||
Institutional Class | — | 2,252,578 | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of | ||||||||
dividends and distributions: | ||||||||
Class A | 1,563,160 | 2,783,113 | ||||||
Class C | 26,337 | 87,874 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 634,473 | 1,239,511 | ||||||
14,350,902 | 148,025,476 |
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ended | ||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | |||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | ||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed: | ||||||||
Class A | $ | (9,460,407 | ) | $ | (15,016,082 | ) | ||
Class C | (464,632 | ) | (3,001,127 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (8,746,197 | ) | (6,544,242 | ) | ||||
(18,671,236 | ) | (24,561,451 | ) | |||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital | ||||||||
share transactions | (4,320,334 | ) | 123,464,025 | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (11,941,067 | ) | 129,365,491 | |||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 217,310,285 | 87,944,794 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 205,369,218 | $ | 217,310,285 |
1 | See Note 5 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund
Six months | ||||||||
ended | ||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | |||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 5,428,673 | $ | 12,945,782 | ||||
Net realized gain | 816,404 | 3,678,994 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (16,599,436 | ) | 14,018,485 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from | ||||||||
operations | (10,354,359 | ) | 30,643,261 | |||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||
Distributable earnings: | ||||||||
Class A | (5,580,615 | ) | (12,542,265 | ) | ||||
Class C | (149,682 | ) | (434,719 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (1,227,779 | ) | (2,305,167 | ) | ||||
(6,958,076 | ) | (15,282,151 | ) | |||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | ||||||||
Class A | 18,013,189 | 34,561,794 | ||||||
Class C | 1,139,086 | 1,969,889 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 10,886,700 | 20,875,991 | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of | ||||||||
dividends and distributions: | ||||||||
Class A | 5,037,767 | 11,233,439 | ||||||
Class C | 146,455 | 422,283 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 1,177,187 | 2,035,086 | ||||||
36,400,384 | 71,098,482 |
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ended | ||||||||
2/28/22 | Year ended | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | |||||||
Capital Share Transactions (continued): | ||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed: | ||||||||
Class A | $ | (31,700,752 | ) | $ | (37,976,217 | ) | ||
Class C | (1,545,994 | ) | (7,917,147 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | (4,854,875 | ) | (8,685,397 | ) | ||||
(38,101,621 | ) | (54,578,761 | ) | |||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital | ||||||||
share transactions | (1,701,237 | ) | 16,519,721 | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (19,013,672 | ) | 31,880,831 | |||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 471,288,499 | 439,407,668 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 452,274,827 | $ | 471,288,499 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
89
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
90
Six months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/28/221 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12.09 | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.70 | $ | 11.24 | $ | 11.48 | $ | 11.83 | ||||||||||||||
0.14 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.45 | ) | 0.55 | (0.13 | ) | 0.46 | (0.24 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(0.31 | ) | 0.86 | 0.20 | 0.83 | 0.12 | 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.14 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.08 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.22 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 11.56 | $ | 12.09 | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.70 | $ | 11.24 | $ | 11.48 | ||||||||||||||
(2.64% | ) | 7.51% | 1.79% | 7.51% | 1.11% | 0.24% | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 64,799 | $ | 66,710 | $ | 62,186 | $ | 62,033 | $ | 63,327 | $ | 66,839 | ||||||||||||||
0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.00% | 1.00% | 1.01% | 1.02% | 1.00% | 0.97% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.38% | 2.60% | 2.87% | 3.29% | 3.23% | 3.25% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.22% | 2.44% | 2.70% | 3.11% | 3.07% | 3.12% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5% | 19% | 36% | 31% | 6% | 9% |
91
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund Class C
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived. |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
92
Six months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/28/221 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12.12 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 11.73 | $ | 11.27 | $ | 11.51 | $ | 11.87 | ||||||||||||||
0.10 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.45 | ) | 0.55 | (0.12 | ) | 0.46 | (0.24 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(0.35 | ) | 0.77 | 0.12 | 0.74 | 0.04 | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.10 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.08 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.18 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 11.59 | $ | 12.12 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 11.73 | $ | 11.27 | $ | 11.51 | ||||||||||||||
(2.99% | ) | 6.70% | 1.03% | 6.70% | 0.36% | (0.59% | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,421 | $ | 1,527 | $ | 2,561 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 3,122 | $ | 5,215 | ||||||||||||||
1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.75% | 1.75% | 1.76% | 1.77% | 1.75% | 1.72% | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.63% | 1.85% | 2.12% | 2.54% | 2.48% | 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.47% | 1.69% | 1.95% | 2.36% | 2.32% | 2.37% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5% | 19% | 36% | 31% | 6% | 9% |
93
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
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 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
94
Six months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/28/221 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12.09 | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.70 | $ | 11.24 | $ | 11.48 | $ | 11.84 | ||||||||||||||
0.16 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.45 | ) | 0.55 | (0.13 | ) | 0.46 | (0.24 | ) | (0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(0.29 | ) | 0.89 | 0.23 | 0.85 | 0.15 | 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.16 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.08 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.24 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 11.56 | $ | 12.09 | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.70 | $ | 11.24 | $ | 11.48 | ||||||||||||||
(2.52% | ) | 7.78% | 2.05% | 7.78% | 1.36% | 0.40% | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 24,005 | $ | 22,147 | $ | 15,072 | $ | 14,136 | $ | 10,097 | $ | 7,080 | ||||||||||||||
0.59% | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.59% | ||||||||||||||||||||
0.75% | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.77% | 0.75% | 0.72% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.63% | 2.85% | 3.12% | 3.54% | 3.48% | 3.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.47% | 2.69% | 2.95% | 3.36% | 3.32% | 3.37% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5% | 19% | 36% | 31% | 6% | 9% |
95
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
96
Six months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/28/221 | Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12.64 | $ | 12.18 | $ | 12.49 | $ | 11.98 | $ | 12.26 | $ | 12.60 | |||||||||||||||
0.17 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(0.49 | ) | 0.46 | (0.20 | ) | 0.53 | (0.28 | ) | (0.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.32 | ) | 0.83 | 0.18 | 0.93 | 0.12 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.17 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.41 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.02 | ) | — | (0.11 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.19 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.41 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 12.13 | $ | 12.64 | $ | 12.18 | $ | 12.49 | $ | 11.98 | $ | 12.26 | |||||||||||||||
(2.59% | ) | 6.88% | 1.59% | 7.99% | 1.00% | 0.63% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 83,820 | $ | 86,059 | $ | 44,059 | $ | 42,203 | $ | 53,171 | $ | 54,076 | |||||||||||||||
0.82% | 0.86% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.82% | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.99% | 1.06% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.02% | 1.01% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.68% | 2.95% | 3.17% | 3.36% | 3.30% | 3.36% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.51% | 2.75% | 2.96% | 3.15% | 3.10% | 3.17% | |||||||||||||||||||||
8% | 14% | 36% | 32% | 16% | 27% |
97
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund Class C
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
98
Six months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/28/221 | Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12.66 | $ | 12.21 | $ | 12.52 | $ | 12.00 | $ | 12.28 | $ | 12.62 | |||||||||||||||
0.12 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(0.49 | ) | 0.45 | (0.20 | ) | 0.54 | (0.28 | ) | (0.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.37 | ) | 0.72 | 0.09 | 0.86 | 0.03 | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.12 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.32 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.02 | ) | — | (0.11 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.14 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.32 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 12.15 | $ | 12.66 | $ | 12.21 | $ | 12.52 | $ | 12.00 | $ | 12.28 | |||||||||||||||
(2.95% | ) | 5.99% | 0.83% | 7.26% | 0.25% | (0.12% | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 3,359 | $ | 3,843 | $ | 6,829 | $ | 11,551 | $ | 13,015 | $ | 16,473 | |||||||||||||||
1.57% | 1.61% | 1.57% | 1.57% | 1.57% | 1.57% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.74% | 1.81% | 1.78% | 1.78% | 1.77% | 1.76% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.93% | 2.20% | 2.42% | 2.61% | 2.55% | 2.61% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.76% | 2.00% | 2.21% | 2.40% | 2.35% | 2.42% | |||||||||||||||||||||
8% | 14% | 36% | 32% | 16% | 27% |
99
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
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 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
100
Six months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/28/221 | Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12.64 | $ | 12.18 | $ | 12.49 | $ | 11.98 | $ | 12.26 | $ | 12.60 | |||||||||||||||
0.18 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(0.49 | ) | 0.46 | (0.20 | ) | 0.53 | (0.28 | ) | (0.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.31 | ) | 0.86 | 0.21 | 0.96 | 0.15 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.18 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.44 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.02 | ) | — | (0.11 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.20 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.44 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 12.13 | $ | 12.64 | $ | 12.18 | $ | 12.49 | $ | 11.98 | $ | 12.26 | |||||||||||||||
(2.47% | ) | 7.14% | 1.84% | 8.25% | 1.26% | 0.89% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 55,916 | $ | 45,996 | $ | 34,098 | $ | 44,646 | $ | 32,953 | $ | 28,209 | |||||||||||||||
0.57% | 0.61% | 0.57% | 0.57% | 0.57% | 0.57% | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.74% | 0.81% | 0.78% | 0.78% | 0.77% | 0.76% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.93% | 3.20% | 3.42% | 3.61% | 3.55% | 3.61% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.76% | 3.00% | 3.21% | 3.40% | 3.35% | 3.42% | |||||||||||||||||||||
8% | 14% | 36% | 32% | 16% | 27% |
101
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
102
Six months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/28/221 | Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11.70 | $ | 11.36 | $ | 11.48 | $ | 11.04 | $ | 11.28 | $ | 11.65 | |||||||||||||||
0.14 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(0.41 | ) | 0.34 | (0.12 | ) | 0.44 | (0.24 | ) | (0.37 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.27 | ) | 0.63 | 0.21 | 0.81 | 0.13 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.14 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.39 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.14 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.39 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 11.29 | $ | 11.70 | $ | 11.36 | $ | 11.48 | $ | 11.04 | $ | 11.28 | |||||||||||||||
(2.33% | ) | 5.64% | 1.88% | 7.48% | 1.22% | 0.26% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 159,553 | $ | 164,258 | $ | 162,955 | $ | 167,136 | $ | 164,087 | $ | 165,554 | |||||||||||||||
0.82% | 0.83% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.95% | 0.96% | 0.96% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.96% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.44% | 2.54% | 2.91% | 3.31% | 3.36% | 3.48% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.31% | 2.41% | 2.79% | 3.18% | 3.23% | 3.36% | |||||||||||||||||||||
7% | 10% | 18% | 16% | 6% | 17% |
103
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund Class C
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11.73 | $ | 11.39 | $ | 11.51 | $ | 11.07 | $ | 11.31 | $ | 11.68 | |||||||||||||||
0.10 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(0.41 | ) | 0.34 | (0.12 | ) | 0.44 | (0.24 | ) | (0.37 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.31 | ) | 0.55 | 0.12 | 0.73 | 0.05 | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.10 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.31 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.10 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.31 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 11.32 | $ | 11.73 | $ | 11.39 | $ | 11.51 | $ | 11.07 | $ | 11.31 | |||||||||||||||
(2.68% | ) | 4.85% | 1.12% | 6.67% | 0.47% | (0.48% | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 6,555 | $ | 6,758 | $ | 8,121 | $ | 10,364 | $ | 10,923 | $ | 15,975 | |||||||||||||||
1.57% | 1.58% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.70% | 1.71% | 1.71% | 1.72% | 1.72% | 1.71% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.69% | 1.79% | 2.16% | 2.56% | 2.61% | 2.73% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.56% | 1.66% | 2.04% | 2.43% | 2.48% | 2.61% | |||||||||||||||||||||
7% | 10% | 18% | 16% | 6% | 17% |
105
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
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 assets4 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
106
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(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11.70 | $ | 11.36 | $ | 11.48 | $ | 11.04 | $ | 11.28 | $ | 11.65 | |||||||||||||||
0.15 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(0.41 | ) | 0.34 | (0.12 | ) | 0.44 | (0.24 | ) | (0.37 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.26 | ) | 0.66 | 0.24 | 0.84 | 0.16 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.15 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.42 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.15 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.42 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 11.29 | $ | 11.70 | $ | 11.36 | $ | 11.48 | $ | 11.04 | $ | 11.28 | |||||||||||||||
(2.20% | ) | 5.91% | 2.14% | 7.74% | 1.47% | 0.51% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 83,902 | $ | 76,092 | $ | 51,941 | $ | 42,317 | $ | 27,433 | $ | 19,788 | |||||||||||||||
0.57% | 0.58% | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.59% | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.70% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.72% | 0.72% | 0.71% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.69% | 2.79% | 3.16% | 3.56% | 3.61% | 3.73% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.56% | 2.66% | 3.04% | 3.43% | 3.48% | 3.61% | |||||||||||||||||||||
7% | 10% | 18% | 16% | 6% | 17% |
107
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
108
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(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11.91 | $ | 11.52 | $ | 11.65 | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.49 | $ | 11.79 | |||||||||||||||
0.13 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(0.36 | ) | 0.39 | (0.13 | ) | 0.44 | (0.28 | ) | (0.30 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.23 | ) | 0.69 | 0.20 | 0.79 | 0.06 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.13 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.35 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.13 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.35 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 11.55 | $ | 11.91 | $ | 11.52 | $ | 11.65 | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.49 | |||||||||||||||
(2.01% | ) | 6.03% | 1.77% | 7.19% | 0.56% | 0.47% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 72,368 | $ | 71,345 | $ | 60,667 | $ | 55,480 | $ | 59,425 | $ | 67,907 | |||||||||||||||
0.86% | 0.86% | 0.86% | 0.86% | 0.86% | 0.86% | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.99% | 1.01% | 1.02% | 1.03% | 1.01% | 1.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.26% | 2.53% | 2.87% | 3.11% | 3.04% | 3.03% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.13% | 2.38% | 2.71% | 2.94% | 2.89% | 2.89% | |||||||||||||||||||||
7% | 17% | 22% | 14% | 11% | 10% |
109
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund Class C
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
110
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2/28/221 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11.90 | $ | 11.51 | $ | 11.64 | $ | 11.20 | $ | 11.48 | $ | 11.78 | ||||||||||||||
0.09 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.36 | ) | 0.39 | (0.13 | ) | 0.44 | (0.28 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(0.27 | ) | 0.60 | 0.11 | 0.71 | (0.02 | ) | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.09 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.09 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 11.54 | $ | 11.90 | $ | 11.51 | $ | 11.64 | $ | 11.20 | $ | 11.48 | ||||||||||||||
(2.29% | ) | 5.24% | 1.00% | 6.40% | (0.19% | ) | (0.29% | ) | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 6,698 | $ | 6,453 | $ | 8,819 | $ | 12,875 | $ | 17,597 | $ | 29,375 | ||||||||||||||
1.61% | 1.61% | 1.61% | 1.61% | 1.61% | 1.61% | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.74% | 1.76% | 1.77% | 1.78% | 1.76% | 1.75% | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% | 1.78% | 2.12% | 2.36% | 2.29% | 2.28% | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.38% | 1.63% | 1.96% | 2.19% | 2.14% | 2.14% | ||||||||||||||||||||
7% | 17% | 22% | 14% | 11% | 10% |
111
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
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 assets4 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
4 | Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
112
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2/28/221 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11.91 | $ | 11.52 | $ | 11.65 | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.49 | $ | 11.79 | ||||||||||||||
0.15 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.36 | ) | 0.39 | (0.13 | ) | 0.44 | (0.28 | ) | (0.29 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(0.21 | ) | 0.72 | 0.23 | 0.82 | 0.09 | 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.15 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(0.15 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 11.55 | $ | 11.91 | $ | 11.52 | $ | 11.65 | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.49 | ||||||||||||||
(1.80% | ) | 6.29% | 2.02% | 7.46% | 0.82% | 0.71% | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 62,713 | $ | 51,125 | $ | 36,057 | $ | 35,157 | $ | 21,310 | $ | 12,090 | ||||||||||||||
0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | ||||||||||||||||||||
0.74% | 0.76% | 0.77% | 0.78% | 0.76% | 0.75% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.51% | 2.78% | 3.12% | 3.36% | 3.29% | 3.28% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.38% | 2.63% | 2.96% | 3.19% | 3.14% | 3.14% | ||||||||||||||||||||
7% | 17% | 22% | 14% | 11% | 10% |
113
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return4 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived. |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
4 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
114
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2/28/221 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12.06 | $ | 11.66 | $ | 11.86 | $ | 11.33 | $ | 11.62 | $ | 11.98 | ||||||||||||||
0.14 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.43 | ) | 0.45 | (0.14 | ) | 0.53 | (0.29 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(0.29 | ) | 0.74 | 0.19 | 0.89 | 0.07 | — | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.14 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||||
— | (0.05 | ) | (0.06 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.14 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 11.63 | $ | 12.06 | $ | 11.66 | $ | 11.86 | $ | 11.33 | $ | 11.62 | ||||||||||||||
(2.40% | ) | 6.46% | 1.68% | 8.00% | 0.60% | 0.05% | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 150,964 | $ | 161,593 | $ | 42,514 | $ | 36,058 | $ | 38,139 | $ | 40,647 | ||||||||||||||
0.80% | 0.83% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
0.97% | 1.01% | 1.05% | 1.07% | 1.08% | 1.03% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.38% | 2.47% | 2.86% | 3.12% | 3.10% | 3.04% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.21% | 2.29% | 2.61% | 2.85% | 2.82% | 2.81% | ||||||||||||||||||||
9% | 13% | 31% | 21% | 10% | 14% |
115
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund Class C
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived. |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
116
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2/28/221 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12.03 | $ | 11.63 | $ | 11.83 | $ | 11.30 | $ | 11.59 | $ | 11.95 | ||||||||||||||
0.10 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.42 | ) | 0.45 | (0.14 | ) | 0.53 | (0.29 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(0.32 | ) | 0.66 | 0.10 | 0.80 | (0.02 | ) | (0.09 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.10 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||||||||
— | (0.05 | ) | (0.06 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.10 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 11.61 | $ | 12.03 | $ | 11.63 | $ | 11.83 | $ | 11.30 | $ | 11.59 | ||||||||||||||
(2.68% | ) | 5.68% | 0.92% | 7.20% | (0.16% | ) | (0.71% | ) | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 4,441 | $ | 4,720 | $ | 7,037 | $ | 13,459 | $ | 14,941 | $ | 17,073 | ||||||||||||||
1.55% | 1.58% | 1.55% | 1.55% | 1.55% | 1.55% | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.72% | 1.76% | 1.80% | 1.82% | 1.83% | 1.78% | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.63% | 1.72% | 2.11% | 2.37% | 2.35% | 2.29% | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.46% | 1.54% | 1.86% | 2.10% | 2.07% | 2.06% | ||||||||||||||||||||
9% | 13% | 31% | 21% | 10% | 14% |
117
Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
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 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
118
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2/28/221 | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12.06 | $ | 11.66 | $ | 11.85 | $ | 11.33 | $ | 11.61 | $ | 11.97 | ||||||||||||||
0.16 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.43 | ) | 0.45 | (0.13 | ) | 0.52 | (0.28 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(0.27 | ) | 0.77 | 0.23 | 0.90 | 0.11 | 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.16 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||||||||
— | (0.05 | ) | (0.06 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(0.16 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 11.63 | $ | 12.06 | $ | 11.66 | $ | 11.85 | $ | 11.33 | $ | 11.61 | ||||||||||||||
(2.27% | ) | 6.73% | 2.03% | 8.17% | 0.93% | 0.29% | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 49,964 | $ | 50,997 | $ | 38,394 | $ | 39,363 | $ | 32,981 | $ | 32,192 | ||||||||||||||
0.55% | 0.58% | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.55% | ||||||||||||||||||||
0.72% | 0.76% | 0.80% | 0.82% | 0.83% | 0.78% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.63% | 2.72% | 3.11% | 3.37% | 3.35% | 3.29% | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.46% | 2.54% | 2.86% | 3.10% | 3.07% | 3.06% | ||||||||||||||||||||
9% | 13% | 31% | 21% | 10% | 14% |
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Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived. |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 8.34 | $ | 8.06 | $ | 8.25 | $ | 7.93 | $ | 8.14 | $ | 8.39 | |||||||||||||||
0.10 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(0.28 | ) | 0.32 | (0.11 | ) | 0.32 | (0.20 | ) | (0.25 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.18 | ) | 0.55 | 0.14 | 0.60 | 0.08 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.10 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.28 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.08 | ) | — | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
(0.13 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.28 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 8.03 | $ | 8.34 | $ | 8.06 | $ | 8.25 | $ | 7.93 | $ | 8.14 | |||||||||||||||
(2.27% | ) | 7.04% | 1.72% | 7.72% | 0.93% | 0.48% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 362,320 | $ | 384,915 | $ | 364,480 | $ | 376,965 | $ | 378,038 | $ | 399,001 | |||||||||||||||
0.84% | 0.83% | 0.83% | 0.85% | 0.88% | 0.88% | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.93% | 0.92% | 0.92% | 0.93% | 0.93% | 0.94% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.33% | 2.86% | 3.09% | 3.49% | 3.48% | 3.51% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.24% | 2.77% | 3.00% | 3.41% | 3.43% | 3.45% | |||||||||||||||||||||
13% | 32% | 40% | 23% | 19% | 15% |
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Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund Class C
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
Net realized gain |
Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return3 |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived |
Portfolio turnover |
1 | Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 8.34 | $ | 8.06 | $ | 8.25 | $ | 7.93 | $ | 8.14 | $ | 8.39 | |||||||||||||||
0.06 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(0.27 | ) | 0.32 | (0.11 | ) | 0.32 | (0.20 | ) | (0.25 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.21 | ) | 0.49 | 0.08 | 0.54 | 0.02 | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.22 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.08 | ) | — | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
(0.09 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.22 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 8.04 | $ | 8.34 | $ | 8.06 | $ | 8.25 | $ | 7.93 | $ | 8.14 | |||||||||||||||
(2.52% | ) | 6.24% | 0.95% | 6.91% | 0.16% | (0.27% | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 13,272 | $ | 14,040 | $ | 19,009 | $ | 25,065 | $ | 26,376 | $ | 33,298 | |||||||||||||||
1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.61% | 1.64% | 1.64% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.69% | 1.69% | 1.70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.58% | 2.10% | 2.33% | 2.73% | 2.72% | 2.75% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.49% | 2.01% | 2.24% | 2.65% | 2.67% | 2.69% | |||||||||||||||||||||
13% | 32% | 40% | 23% | 19% | 15% |
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Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund Institutional Class
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
Net asset value, beginning of period |
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income2 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total from investment operations |
Less dividends and distributions from: |
Net investment income |
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 | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(Unaudited) | 8/31/21 | 8/31/20 | 8/31/19 | 8/31/18 | 8/31/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 8.33 | $ | 8.05 | $ | 8.25 | $ | 7.92 | $ | 8.13 | $ | 8.38 | |||||||||||||||
0.10 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(0.27 | ) | 0.32 | (0.12 | ) | 0.33 | (0.20 | ) | (0.25 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(0.17 | ) | 0.57 | 0.15 | 0.63 | 0.10 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.10 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.30 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.08 | ) | — | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
(0.13 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.30 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 8.03 | $ | 8.33 | $ | 8.05 | $ | 8.25 | $ | 7.92 | $ | 8.13 | |||||||||||||||
(2.04% | ) | 7.31% | 1.84% | 8.12% | 1.16% | 0.73% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 76,683 | $ | 72,333 | $ | 55,919 | $ | 47,241 | $ | 41,427 | $ | 33,373 | |||||||||||||||
0.59% | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.61% | 0.64% | 0.64% | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.68% | 0.68% | 0.68% | 0.69% | 0.69% | 0.70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.58% | 3.10% | 3.33% | 3.73% | 3.72% | 3.75% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.49% | 3.01% | 3.24% | 3.65% | 3.67% | 3.69% | |||||||||||||||||||||
13% | 32% | 40% | 23% | 19% | 15% |
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Notes to financial statements | |
Delaware Funds by Macquarie® state tax-free funds | February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Voyageur Insured Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one series: Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers five series: Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds II is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one series: Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund. Delaware Group® State Tax-Free Income Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one series: Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund. Voyageur Insured Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds II, and Delaware Group State Tax-Free Income Trust are each referred to as a Trust, or collectively as the Trusts. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund (each a Fund, or collectively, the Funds). Each Trust is an open-end investment company. Each Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offers Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $250,000 or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares, for shares of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, or Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund prior to December 2, 2019, or for shares of Delaware Tax-Free California Fund or Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund prior to July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first year after your purchase and 0.50% if you redeem shares within the second year. If DDLP paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $250,000 or more of Class A shares, for shares of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, or Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund on or after December 2, 2019, or for shares of Delaware Tax-Free California Fund or Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund on or after July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase; unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Each Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Funds.
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Security Valuation — Debt securities are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Open-end investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (NAV). Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of each Trust’s Board of Trustees (each, a Board or, collectively, the Boards). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities are valued at fair value using methods approved by the Board.
Federal Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as each Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund's tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed each Fund's tax positions taken or expected to be taken on each Fund's federal income tax returns through the six months ended February 28, 2022, and for all open tax years (years ended August 31, 2019–August 31, 2021), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in each Fund's financial statements. If applicable, each Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other” on the “Statements of operations.” During the six months ended February 28, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting — Investment income and common expenses are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of “settled shares” of each class in relation to the net assets of each Fund. Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other — Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® (Delaware Funds)
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Funds by Macquarie® state tax-free funds
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to interest income to the earliest call date using the effective interest method. Each Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays the dividends monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Each Fund receives earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. There were no such earnings credits for the six months ended February 28, 2022 for each Fund.
Each Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than $1, the expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended February 28, 2022, each Fund earned the following amounts under this arrangement:
Fund | Earnings Credits | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | $ | 10 | |||
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | 31 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | 31 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | 9 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | 82 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund | 93 |
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2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its respective investment management agreement, each Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Delaware | Delaware | Delaware | Delaware | Delaware | ||||||||
Tax-Free | Tax-Free | Tax-Free | Delaware | Tax-Free | Tax-Free | |||||||
Arizona | California | Colorado | Tax-Free | New York | Pennsylvania | |||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Idaho Fund | Fund | Fund | |||||||
On the first $500 million | 0.5000% | 0.5500% | 0.5500% | 0.5500% | 0.5500% | 0.5500% | ||||||
On the next $500 million | 0.4750% | 0.5000% | 0.5000% | 0.5000% | 0.5000% | 0.5000% | ||||||
On the next $1.5 billion | 0.4500% | 0.4500% | 0.4500% | 0.4500% | 0.4500% | 0.4500% | ||||||
In excess of $2.5 billion | 0.4250% | 0.4250% | 0.4250% | 0.4250% | 0.4250% | 0.4250% |
DMC has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding the following percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets from September 1, 2021 through February 28, 2022.* These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and each Fund. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.
Operating expense | ||
limitation as | ||
a percentage | ||
of average | ||
daily net assets | ||
Fund | (per annum) | |
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | 0.59% | |
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | 0.57% | |
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | 0.57% | |
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | 0.61% | |
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | 0.55% | |
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund | 0.59% |
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Delaware Funds by Macquarie® state tax-free funds
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to each Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $45 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended February 28, 2022, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:
Fund | Fees | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | $ | 3,646 | |
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | 4,624 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | 6,809 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | 4,626 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | 6,075 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||
Pennsylvania Fund | 10,879 |
DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of each Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.005% of the next $20 billion; and 0.0025% of average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended February 28, 2022, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:
Fund | Fees | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | $ | 3,851 | |
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | 5,905 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | 10,818 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | 5,906 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | 9,176 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund | 19,985 |
Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Funds. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by each Fund and are also included on the
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“Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees that are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, each Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares (except for Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund). The Board for Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund has adopted a formula for calculating 12b-1 fees for the Fund’s Class A shares that went into effect on June 1, 1992. The Fund’s Class A shares are currently subject to a blended 12b-1 fee equal to the sum of: (i) 0.10% of average daily net assets representing shares acquired prior to June 1, 1992, and (ii) 0.25% of average daily net assets representing shares acquired on or after June 1, 1992. All of the Fund’s Class A shareholders bear 12b-1 fees at the same blended rate, currently 0.25% of average daily net assets, based on the formula described above. This method of calculating Class A 12b-1 fees may be discontinued at the sole discretion of the Board. Each Fund pays 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class C shares. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.
As provided in the investment management agreement, each Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to each Fund. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Legal fees.” For the six months ended February 28, 2022, each Fund was charged for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:
Fund | Fees | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | $ | 1,996 | |
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | 3,003 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | 5,486 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | 2,925 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | 4,780 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||
Pennsylvania Fund | 10,403 |
For the six months ended February 28, 2022, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:
Fund | Commissions | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | $ | 880 | |||
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | 1,395 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | 752 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | 5,602 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | 2,446 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund | 5,667 |
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Funds by Macquarie® state tax-free funds
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
For the six months ended February 28, 2022, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions on redemptions of each Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, respectively, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares. The amounts received were as follows:
Fund | Class A | Class C | ||||||
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | $ | 67 | $ | — | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | 3,642 | 37 | ||||||
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | 568 | — | ||||||
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund | 7,711 | 617 |
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund did not receive gross commissions on redemptions of each Fund's Class A and Class C shares.
Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by each Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Funds.
Cross trades for the six months ended February 28, 2022, were executed by the Funds pursuant to procedures adopted by the Boards designed to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds of investment companies, or between a fund of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common directors/trustees and/or common officers. At its regularly scheduled meetings, the Boards review a report related to the Funds’ compliance with the procedures adopted by the Boards. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended February 28, 2022, the following Funds engaged in Rule 17a-7 securities purchases and securities sales, which resulted in net gains or losses as follows:
Purchases | Sales | Net realized gain (loss) | |||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona | |||||||||||
Fund | $ | 3,023,619 | $ | 3,145,604 | $ | 87,613 | |||||
Delaware Tax-Free California | |||||||||||
Fund | 11,275,431 | 5,919,130 | (19,495 | ) | |||||||
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado | |||||||||||
Fund | 2,875,147 | 3,230,042 | — | ||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | 1,410,167 | 425,000 | — | ||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free New York | |||||||||||
Fund | 3,050,051 | 10,525,411 | 95,529 | ||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||
Pennsylvania Fund | 9,560,811 | 8,403,741 | 369,847 |
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* | The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from December 29, 2020 through December 29, 2022. |
3. Investments
For the six months ended February 28, 2022, each Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | $ | 6,393,126 | $ | 4,603,769 | ||
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | 17,955,994 | 10,388,217 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | 29,854,704 | 17,504,986 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | 25,427,622 | 9,621,903 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | 17,696,128 | 26,916,825 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund | 59,792,745 | 68,958,474 |
At February 28, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At February 28, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for each Fund were as follows:
Aggregate | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
unrealized | unrealized | Net unrealized | |||||||||||||
Cost of | appreciation | depreciation | appreciation | ||||||||||||
Fund | investments | of investments | of investments | of investments | |||||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||||||
Arizona Fund | $ | 86,293,148 | $ | 4,584,035 | $ | (1,054,718 | ) | $ | 3,529,317 | ||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||||||
California Fund | 136,591,642 | 7,263,974 | (1,584,417 | ) | 5,679,557 | ||||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||||||
Colorado Fund | 240,502,559 | 10,481,054 | (1,635,291 | ) | 8,845,763 | ||||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||||||
Idaho Fund | 138,419,323 | 5,940,987 | (2,167,657 | ) | 3,773,330 | ||||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||||||
New York Fund | 191,214,807 | 13,882,188 | (867,695 | ) | 13,014,493 | ||||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||
Fund | 425,961,811 | 28,942,173 | (6,229,214 | ) | 22,712,959 |
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3. Investments (continued)
At August 31, 2021, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, are as follows:
Loss carryforward character | |||||||||
Short-term | Long-term | Total | |||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||
Colorado Fund | $ | 2,013,448 | $ | — | $ | 2,013,448 | |||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||
Idaho Fund | 2,289,541 | 2,213,776 | 4,503,317 | ||||||
Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||
New York Fund | 467,227 | — | 467,227 |
At August 31, 2021, there were no capital loss carryforwards for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund.
US GAAP defines fair value as the price that each Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each Fund's investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:
Level 1 | Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and 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, and fair valued securities) |
Level 3 | Significant unobservable inputs, including each Fund's own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities) |
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Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. Each Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
The following tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2022:
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | |||||
Level 2 | |||||
Securities | |||||
Assets: | |||||
Municipal Bonds | $87,707,465 | ||||
Short-Term Investments | 2,115,000 | ||||
Total Value of Securities | $89,822,465 | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | |||||
Level 2 | |||||
Securities | |||||
Assets: | |||||
Municipal Bonds | $ | 139,971,199 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 2,300,000 | ||||
Total Value of Securities | $ | 142,271,199 |
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | |||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | |||||||
Securities | |||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds | $ | — | $ | 245,287,603 | $ | 245,287,603 | |||
Short-Term Investments1 | 880,719 | 3,180,000 | 4,060,719 | ||||||
Total Value of Securities | $ | 880,719 | $ | 248,467,603 | $ | 249,348,322 | |||
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | |||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | |||||||
Securities | |||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds | $ | — | $ | 139,928,966 | $ | 139,928,966 | |||
Short-Term Investments1 | 1,838,687 | 425,000 | 2,263,687 | ||||||
Total Value of Securities | $ | 1,838,687 | $ | 140,353,966 | $ | 142,192,653 |
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3. Investments (continued)
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | |||||
Level 2 | |||||
Securities | |||||
Assets: | |||||
Municipal Bonds | $ | 203,329,300 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 900,000 | ||||
Total Value of Securities | $ | 204,229,300 |
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund | ||
Level 2 | ||
Securities | ||
Assets: | ||
Municipal Bonds | $448,674,770 |
1 | Security type is valued across multiple levels. Level 1 investments represent exchange-traded investments, Level 2 investments represent investments with observable inputs or matrix-priced 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: |
Delaware Tax-Free | ||||||
Colorado Fund | ||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | ||||
Short-Term Investments | 21.69% | 78.31% | 100.00% | |||
Delaware Tax-Free | ||||||
Idaho Fund | ||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | ||||
Short-Term Investments | 81.23% | 18.77% | 100.00% |
During the six months ended February 28, 2022, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. Each Fund's policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when each Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to each Fund's net assets. During the six months ended February 28, 2022, there were no Level 3 investments.
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4. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||||||||
Arizona Fund | California Fund | Colorado Fund | |||||||||||||||||
Six months | Six months | Six months | |||||||||||||||||
ended | Year ended | ended | Year ended | ended | Year ended | ||||||||||||||
2/28/22 | 8/31/21 | 2/28/22 | 8/31/21 | 2/28/22 | 8/31/21 | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 204,979 | 513,124 | 558,052 | 1,023,677 | 464,865 | 1,050,651 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 10,452 | 23,292 | 18,525 | 50,194 | 39,597 | 77,408 | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 437,477 | 733,558 | 1,378,393 | 1,301,732 | 1,573,104 | 2,586,555 | |||||||||||||
Shares from merger:1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | — | 2,796,713 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class | — | — | — | 133,509 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 92,099 | 129,794 | 91,753 | 153,210 | 156,542 | 331,105 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 1,625 | 3,131 | 3,201 | 8,850 | 4,848 | 11,269 | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 35,546 | 42,741 | 49,519 | 68,426 | 89,362 | 137,029 | |||||||||||||
782,178 | 1,445,640 | 2,099,443 | 5,536,311 | 2,328,318 | 4,194,017 | ||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | (210,297 | ) | (505,741 | ) | (546,954 | ) | (780,314 | ) | (525,086 | ) | (1,684,720 | ) | |||||||
Class C | (15,461 | ) | (121,492 | ) | (48,748 | ) | (315,080 | ) | (41,327 | ) | (225,450 | ) | |||||||
Institutional Class | (228,609 | ) | (248,526 | ) | (456,305 | ) | (663,751 | ) | (732,966 | ) | (791,630 | ) | |||||||
(454,367 | ) | (875,759 | ) | (1,052,007 | ) | (1,759,145 | ) | (1,299,379 | ) | (2,701,800 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase | 327,811 | 569,881 | 1,047,436 | 3,777,166 | 1,028,939 | 1,492,217 |
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Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | Delaware Tax-Free | |||||||||||||||||
Idaho Fund | New York Fund | Pennsylvania Fund | |||||||||||||||||
Six months | Six months | Six months | |||||||||||||||||
ended | Year ended | ended | Year ended | ended | Year ended | ||||||||||||||
2/28/22 | 8/31/21 | 2/28/22 | 8/31/21 | 2/28/22 | 8/31/21 | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 484,126 | 981,935 | 241,253 | 627,672 | 2,193,882 | 4,204,401 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 74,997 | 169,886 | 27,167 | 33,490 | 138,638 | 240,336 | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,522,304 | 1,578,301 | 749,546 | 1,191,983 | 1,319,789 | 2,547,206 | |||||||||||||
Shares from merger:1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | — | 10,151,853 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class | — | — | — | 191,220 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 66,597 | 133,396 | 131,661 | 233,817 | 614,360 | 1,375,466 | |||||||||||||
Class C | 4,111 | 11,485 | 2,224 | 7,458 | 17,848 | 51,827 | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 58,375 | 87,070 | 53,468 | 104,568 | 143,729 | 249,015 | |||||||||||||
2,210,510 | 2,962,073 | 1,205,319 | 12,542,061 | 4,428,246 | 8,668,251 | ||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | (273,970 | ) | (389,583 | ) | (794,895 | ) | (1,260,818 | ) | (3,865,681 | ) | (4,647,494 | ) | |||||||
Class C | (40,792 | ) | (405,039 | ) | (39,013 | ) | (253,594 | ) | (188,100 | ) | (967,055 | ) | |||||||
Institutional Class | (442,222 | ) | (501,800 | ) | (736,569 | ) | (551,930 | ) | (591,490 | ) | (1,059,421 | ) | |||||||
(756,984 | ) | (1,296,422 | ) | (1,570,477 | ) | (2,066,342 | ) | (4,645,271 | ) | (6,673,970 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase | |||||||||||||||||||
(decrease) | 1,453,526 | 1,665,651 | (365,158 | ) | 10,475,719 | (217,025 | ) | 1,994,281 |
1 | See Note 5. |
Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the tables above and on the previous page and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended February 28, 2022 and the year ended August 31, 2021, each Fund had the following exchange transactions:
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Exchange Redemptions | Exchange Subscriptions | ||||||||||||
Institutional | Institutional | ||||||||||||
Class A | Class C | Class | Class A | Class | |||||||||
Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund | |||||||||||||
Six months ended | |||||||||||||
2/28/22 | 5,852 | 4,736 | — | — | 10,596 | $ | 127,616 | ||||||
Year ended | |||||||||||||
8/31/21 | — | 17,945 | — | 517 | 17,475 | 212,441 | |||||||
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | |||||||||||||
Year ended | |||||||||||||
8/31/21 | 41 | 9,178 | — | 9,199 | 41 | 115,246 | |||||||
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund | |||||||||||||
Year ended | |||||||||||||
8/31/21 | 363 | 23,555 | — | 23,639 | 363 | 277,845 | |||||||
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund | |||||||||||||
Six months ended | |||||||||||||
2/28/22 | — | 1,906 | — | — | 1,906 | 22,678 | |||||||
Year ended | |||||||||||||
8/31/21 | 17,257 | 39,913 | — | 30,392 | 26,800 | 675,359 | |||||||
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | |||||||||||||
Six months ended | |||||||||||||
2/28/22 | 2,825 | 143 | — | 143 | 2,833 | 35,491 | |||||||
Year ended | |||||||||||||
8/31/21 | — | 4,465 | 8,571 | 13,029 | — | 156,853 | |||||||
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund | |||||||||||||
Six months ended | |||||||||||||
2/28/22 | 26,604 | 5,570 | — | 5,571 | 26,626 | 267,452 | |||||||
Year ended | |||||||||||||
8/31/21 | 42,470 | 104,699 | 647 | 89,432 | 58,557 | 1,214,761 |
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund did not have any exchange transactions for the six months ended February 28, 2022.
5. Reorganization
On August 12, 2020, the Board approved a proposal to reorganize (the "Reorganization") Delaware Tax-Free California II Fund and Delaware Tax-Free New York II Fund (the "Acquired Funds"), each a series of Delaware Group® Limited-Term Government Funds, with and into Delaware Tax-Free California Fund and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund (the “Acquiring Funds”), each a series of the Trust, respectively. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of
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5. Reorganization (continued)
Reorganization (the “Plan”): (i) all of the property, assets, and goodwill of the Acquired Funds were acquired by the Acquiring Funds, and (ii) the Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Funds, assumed the liabilities of the Acquired Funds, in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Funds. In accordance with the Plan, the Acquired Funds liquidated and dissolved following the Reorganization. The purpose of the transaction was to allow shareholders of the Acquired Funds to own shares of the Acquiring Funds, a fund with a similar investment objective and style as, and potentially lower net expenses than the Acquired Funds. The Reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of shares on December 4, 2020. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Acquiring Funds were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Acquired Funds was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Acquiring Funds’ realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
The share transactions associated with the merger are as follows:
Shares | |||||||||||||
Acquired | Acquired | Converted | Acquiring | ||||||||||
Funds | Fund Shares | to Acquiring | Fund | Conversion | |||||||||
Net Assets | Outstanding | Fund | Net Assets | Ratio | |||||||||
Delaware Tax-Free California II | Delaware Tax-Free California | ||||||||||||
Fund | Fund | ||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 34,679,243 | 2,710,905 | 2,796,713 | $ | 44,625,207 | 1.0317 | ||||||
Class C | — | — | — | 6,281,715 | — | ||||||||
Institutional | |||||||||||||
Class | 1,655,513 | 129,715 | 133,509 | 34,207,309 | 1.0292 |
Delaware Tax-Free New York II | Delaware Tax-Free New York | ||||||||||
Fund | Fund | ||||||||||
Class A | 119,588,826 | 8,207,503 | 10,151,853 | 42,891,574 | 1.2369 | ||||||
Institutional | |||||||||||
Class | — | — | — | 6,850,309 | — | ||||||
Class R6 | 2,252,578 | 154,568 | 191,220 | 40,282,693 | 1.2371 |
The net assets of the Acquiring Funds before the Reorganization were $85,114,231 and $90,024,576 for Delaware Tax-Free California Fund and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, respectively. The net assets of the Acquiring Funds immediately following the Reorganization were $121,448,987 and $211,865,980 for Delaware Tax-Free California Fund and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, respectively.
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Assuming the Reorganization had been completed on September 1, 2020, the Acquiring Funds’ pro forma results of operations for the year ended August 31, 2021, would have been as follows:
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 4,467,220 | $ | 7,736,030 | |||||
Net realized gain on | |||||||||
investments | 1,105,213 | 1,210,748 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized | |||||||||
appreciation | |||||||||
(depreciation) | 2,876,395 | 6,857,850 | |||||||
Net increase in net assets | |||||||||
resulting from | |||||||||
operations | $ | 8,448,828 | $ | 15,804,628 |
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practical to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Acquired Funds that have been included in the Acquiring Funds’ Statement of Operations since the Reorganization was consummated on December 4, 2020.
6. Line of Credit
Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), was a participant in a $225,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants were charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15% with the addition of an upfront fee of 0.05%, which was allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants were permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant was individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expired on November 1, 2021.
On November 1, 2021, each Fund, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit to be used as described above and operates in substantially the same manner as the original Agreement. Under the amendment to the agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, with the addition of an upfront fee of 0.05%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on October 31, 2022.
Each Fund had no amounts outstanding as of February 28, 2022, or at any time during the period then ended.
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7. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks
Beginning in January 2020, global financial markets have experienced and may continue to experience significant volatility resulting from the spread of a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in travel and border restrictions, quarantines, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand and general market uncertainty. The effects of COVID-19 have and may continue to adversely affect the global economy, the economies of certain nations and individual issuers, all of which may negatively impact the Funds’ performance.
When interest rates rise, fixed income securities (i.e. debt obligations) generally will decline in value. These declines in value are greater for fixed income securities with longer maturities or durations.
IBOR is the risk that changes related to the use of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rate (collectively, “IBORs”) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR (or the corresponding IBOR). The abandonment of LIBOR could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference LIBOR. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other IBORs, such as the euro overnight index average (EONIA), which are also the subject of recent reform.
The Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued by each corresponding state’s municipalities. The Funds invest primarily in a specific state and may be subject to geographic concentration risk. In addition, the Funds have the flexibility to invest in issuers in US territories and possessions such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam whose bonds are also free of federal and individual state income taxes. The value of the Funds’ investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the states or US territories, regional or local economic conditions, and differing levels of supply and demand for municipal bonds. Many municipalities insure repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that value may fluctuate for other reasons and there is no certainty that the insurance company will meet its obligations. A real or perceived decline in creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of insured bonds held in each Fund.
Each Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated lower than BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P), lower than Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.
Each Fund invests in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection designed to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be
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provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction, or through a combination of such approaches. Each Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.
Each Fund may invest in advanced refunded bonds, escrow secured bonds, or defeased bonds. Under current federal tax laws and regulations, state and local government borrowers are permitted to refinance outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds. The issuer refinances the outstanding debt to either reduce interest costs or to remove or alter restrictive covenants imposed by the bonds being refinanced. A refunding transaction where the municipal securities are being refunded within 90 days from the issuance of the refunding issue is known as a “current refunding.” “Advance refunded bonds” are bonds in which the refunded bond issue remains outstanding for more than 90 days following the issuance of the refunding issue. In an advance refunding, the issuer will use the proceeds of a new bond issue to purchase high grade interest bearing debt securities, which are then deposited in an irrevocable escrow account held by an escrow agent to secure all future payments of principal and interest and bond premium of the advance refunded bond. Bonds are “escrowed to maturity” when the proceeds of the refunding issue are deposited in an escrow account for investment sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest on the original interest payment and maturity dates.
Bonds are considered “pre-refunded” when the refunding issue’s proceeds are escrowed only until a permitted call date or dates on the refunded issue with the refunded issue being redeemed at the time, including any required premium. Bonds become “defeased” when the rights and interests of the bondholders and of their lien on the pledged revenues or other security under the terms of the bond contract are substituted with an alternative source of revenues (the escrow securities) sufficient to meet payments of principal and interest to maturity or to the first call dates. Escrowed secured bonds will often receive a rating of AAA from Moody’s, S&P, and/or Fitch Ratings due to the strong credit quality of the escrow securities and the irrevocable nature of the escrow deposit agreement.
Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair each Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, each Board has delegated to DMC, the day-today functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of each Fund's limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to each Fund's 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A securities have been identified on the “Schedules of investments.”
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8. Contractual Obligations
Each Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. Each Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, each Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed each Fund's existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. As of the financial reporting period, Management is evaluating the impact of applying this ASU.
10. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2022, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds' financial statements.
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Board of trustees | |||
Shawn K. Lytle Jerome D. Abernathy Thomas L. Bennett |
Ann D. Borowiec Joseph W. Chow H. Jeffrey Dobbs |
John A. Fry Joseph Harroz, Jr. Sandra A.J. Lawrence |
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa Thomas K. Whitford Christianna Wood Janet L. Yeomans |
Affiliated officers | |||
David F. Connor |
Daniel V. Geatens |
Richard Salus |
This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature. |
Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Each Fund’s Forms N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedule of Investments included in the Funds’ most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/literature. Each Fund's Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.
Information (if any) regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d15( b)) and provide 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits
(a) (1) Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
(3) Written solicitations to purchase securities pursuant to Rule 23c-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
VOYAGEUR MUTUAL FUNDS II
/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE | |
By: | Shawn K. Lytle |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | May 6, 2022 |
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/SHAWN K. LYTLE | |
By: | Shawn K. Lytle |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | May 6, 2022 |
/s/RICHARD SALUS | |
By: | Richard Salus |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: | May 6, 2022 |
EXHIBIT 99.CERT
CERTIFICATION
I, Shawn K. Lytle, certify that: | |||||
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Voyageur Mutual Funds II; | ||||
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | ||||
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | ||||
4. | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: | ||||
(a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | ||||
(b) | designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | ||||
(c) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and | ||||
(d) | disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | ||||
5. | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | ||||
(a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and | ||||
(b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 6, 2022 | ||
/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE | ||
By: | Shawn K. Lytle | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
CERTIFICATION
I, Richard Salus, certify that: | |||||
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Voyageur Mutual Funds II; | ||||
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | ||||
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | ||||
4. | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: | ||||
(a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | ||||
(b) | designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | ||||
(c) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and | ||||
(d) | disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | ||||
5. | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | ||||
(a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and | ||||
(b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 6, 2022 | ||
/s/RICHARD SALUS | ||
By: | Richard Salus | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT 99.906CERT
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the attached report of the registrant on Form N-CSR to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the registrant does hereby certify, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, that:
1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly represents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report. |
Date: May 6, 2022
/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE | ||
By: | Shawn K. Lytle | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
/s/RICHARD SALUS | ||
By: | Richard Salus | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signatures that appear in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the registrant and will be retained by the registrant and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.