N-CSR 1 degroupglobalinter_ncsr.htm CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

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:       811-06324
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Delaware Group® Global & International Funds
 
Address of principal executive offices: 2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Name and address of agent for service: David F. Connor, Esq.
2005 Market Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-1918
 
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
 
Date of reporting period: November 30, 2014



Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

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Annual report

Global / international equity funds

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

Delaware Global Value Fund

Delaware International Value Equity Fund

November 30, 2014

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

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

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Portfolio management review

  1   

Performance summaries

  10   

Disclosure of Fund expenses

  22   

Security type / country and sector allocations

  25   

Schedules of investments

  31   

Statements of assets and liabilities

  46   

Statements of operations

  50   

Statements of changes in net assets

  52   

Financial highlights

  58   

Notes to financial statements

  80   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

  99   

Other Fund information

  100   

Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

  106   

About the organization

  114   

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Nov. 30, 2014, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

Funds are not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested. Mutual fund advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s distributor, Delaware Distributors, L.P. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

© 2015 Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.

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Portfolio management review
Delaware Emerging Markets Fund December 9, 2014

 

Performance preview (for the year ended November 30, 2014)

 

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund (Class A shares)

  1-year return      -0.20%   

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Gross)

  1-year return      +1.40%   

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)

  1-year return      +1.06%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Emerging Markets Fund, please see the table on page 10.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions. For a description of the index, please see page 12.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index

 

Emerging market equities rose slightly during the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, although performance across countries varied significantly. Economic conditions in most emerging markets were soft. China, in particular, experienced a pronounced slowdown in growth, which weighed on Chinese equities and also on global commodity prices, such as iron ore and petrochemicals.

Elections drove market performance in India and Brazil. Indian equities rallied, as a better-than-expected showing from the Bharatiya Janata Party during the general election fueled optimism for growth-oriented reforms. Brazilian equities, meanwhile, were volatile, and declined sharply in recent months on news of the re-election of incumbent president Dilma Rousseff, disappointing investors who had hoped for a change in leadership and policies.

In Russia, equities declined as tensions with Ukraine led to economic sanctions from the United States and the European Union (EU), fund outflows, and currency depreciation.

Fund performance

For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, Delaware Emerging Markets Fund (Class A shares) returned -0.20% at net asset value and -5.93% at maximum offer price (both figures reflect all distributions reinvested). For the same period, the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net), returned +1.06%. For complete,

annualized performance for Delaware Emerging Markets Fund, please see the table on page 10.

Among countries, South Korea, Israel, and the U.S. contributed to performance. In South Korea, the Fund’s overweight positions in wireless telecommunications operator SK Telecom and paints and building materials manufacturer KCC helped bolster performance. Shares of SK Telecom rose as subscribers upgraded to higher-value 4G LTE services and as new regulations raised expectations for less intense competition in the sector. Shares of KCC rose as its core building materials business benefited from a recovery in the domestic housing market. The Fund’s underweight position in Hyundai Motor was also favorable after investors reacted negatively to the company’s purchase of high-priced land.

In Israel, the Fund’s overweight position in global generic drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceutical Industries contributed to performance. Shares rose in response to positive news about U.S. approval of a higher-dosage version of its drug Copaxone. Additionally, Teva’s relatively defensive business provided stability amid volatility in broader emerging markets.

Finally, within the U.S., shares of renewable energy solution provider SunEdison rose as the company increased its targets for solar project completions. Yahoo! outperformed on rising

 

 

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valuation expectations for Alibaba Group, in which Yahoo! holds a significant stake.

In China, the Fund’s large overweight position in internet search provider Baidu contributed positively to performance. The company has maintained its dominance in the search market and demonstrated strong growth in its mobile search business. However, the Fund’s positions in online media company SINA and internet company Sohu.com detracted from performance, offsetting Baidu’s contribution. SINA has faced regulatory challenges regarding content on its video site, while Sohu.com’s gaming business slowed as key games reached maturity.

In Russia, the Fund’s overweight position detracted from overall relative performance. Economic sanctions from the U.S. and EU not only affected the share prices of companies specifically named, including Russia’s largest bank Sberbank and integrated oil company Rosneft, but also contributed broadly to fund outflows from the country in general. As a result, the Fund’s investments in Yandex, Russia’s largest local language search-engine provider, and X5 Retail Group, the nation’s leading food retailer, also underperformed despite what we view as each company’s strong fundamental business performance.

In India, sector positioning somewhat hindered overall relative performance, particularly with regard to the Fund’s underweight positions in the industrials, financials, and healthcare sectors.

Among sectors, healthcare contributed the most to the Fund’s performance, primarily due to a position in Teva Pharmaceutical. The industrials sector was also positive due to the Fund’s holdings in KCC in South Korea and airport operator Airports of Thailand. Shares of Airports of Thailand rose as Thai tourism benefited from a more stable political environment following the country’s military coup.

The technology sector detracted from performance, mainly due to the Fund’s positions in SINA and Sohu.com. The Fund’s underweight position in the financials sector also dragged on performance, particularly in China.

We remain positive about emerging market economies. We believe urbanization, technology, and policy reforms represent the critical drivers for income and consumption growth, and we believe potential economic growth in emerging markets may exceed growth in developed markets. Furthermore, we believe that valuations for emerging market equities may prove inexpensive if we are correct about these economies’ long-term growth potential.

Over the short term, we believe that equity markets may remain volatile. Key factors to monitor include the following:

• Policy reforms in China, India, and Brazil that may stimulate or hinder growth.

• Economic conditions in China, including the health of the property and banking sectors.

• Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Russia, and China.

• Movements in U.S. interest rates, which have the potential to affect fund flows and currencies.

We recognize that emerging markets consist of many different countries at different stages of development, each with its own unique set of circumstances. Moreover, we believe that individual company fundamentals and valuations matter more than macroeconomics and politics in determining long-term investment performance. In this vein, our strategy is to construct a portfolio on a stock-by-stock basis, with the objective of investing in companies with what we view as sustainable franchises that trade at significant discounts to our estimate of their intrinsic value.

 

 

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Delaware Global Value Fund December 9, 2014

 

Performance preview (for the year ended November 30, 2014)

 

Delaware Global Value Fund (Class A shares)

  1-year return      +4.57%   

MSCI World Index (Gross)

  1-year return      +9.50%   

MSCI World Index (Net)

  1-year return      +8.91%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Global Value Fund, please see the table on page 13.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions. For a description of the index, please see page 15.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Global equity markets offered mixed results during the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014 with the U.S. economy consistently improving throughout the period, particularly when compared to other international equity markets.

The U.S. Federal Reserve ended its quantitative easing program in October, and prepared investors for a likely rise in short-term interest rates in 2015. The finish of the Fed’s tapering of stimulatory bond purchases approached without a corresponding slowing of economic growth or an alarmingly abrupt increase in interest rates. Equity market performance in the United States demonstrated a greater level of resilience than other international markets with the S&P 500® Index returning 16.86% for the fiscal year.

Japan’s economy continued to struggle in 2014. Although Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic stimulus package, dubbed “Abenomics,” was developed to battle two decades of deflation and stagnant growth, the program continued to face difficulties. These challenges included the effect of yen depreciation on energy and raw material import costs, aging demographics, a declining population, and the highest debt to gross domestic product ratio in the developed world. In October, the Bank of Japan increased the annual target for enlarging the monetary base by 80 trillion yen with the hope that the move could potentially increase exports and stimulate inflation. Although the Japanese recovery appears stagnant

in the short term, there has been strong performance in some areas.

Among euro-zone investors, confidence in the region’s nascent recovery to surpass stall-speed clearly waned as disappointing economic data emerged in the third quarter of 2014 from Italy, France, and Germany, among others. As eyes turned to the European Central Bank in anticipation of stimulatory intervention, currency markets produced the most pronounced depreciation of the euro since 2012 (source: Thomson Reuters). Equity market performance skewed away from cyclical segments such as industrial and consumer stocks, leaving healthcare as the region’s sole source of positive returns.

Within emerging markets, China’s 10-year growth trajectory appeared to be waning. Much of China’s growth has been driven by excess investment in real estate, infrastructure, and industrials funded by debt. Many investors now question how much growth potential remains within the nation. In addition to weakening in China, other developments within emerging markets include the continued appreciation of the U.S. dollar, ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the depreciation of the Russian ruble, and overt conflict in Iraq and Syria. Though their relative significance is subject to interpretation, their collective impact seemed to adversely affect sentiment associated with emerging market stocks as risky assets. This

 

 

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sentiment also correlated with the pronounced weakening of commodity prices and associated stocks, especially in the energy sector.

Fund performance

For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, Delaware Global Value Fund (Class A shares) returned +4.57% at net asset value and -1.47% at maximum offer price (both figures reflect Class A shares with all distributions reinvested). For the same period, the Fund’s benchmark MSCI World Index (net) returned +8.91%. For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Global Value Fund, please see the table on page 13.

On a regional basis, positive stock selection in the U.S. and Japan was more than offset by adverse stock selection in Canada, Russia, and the United Kingdom. From a sector perspective, strong stock selection in consumer discretionary and industrials was more than offset by weak stock selection in energy, materials, telecommunications, and consumer staples.

During the fiscal year, the largest detractors from the Fund’s relative performance during the fiscal year included the following:

• Mobile Telesystems: Mounting tensions between Russia and Ukraine, coupled with U.S.-and European Union-imposed sanctions on Russia, led to a dramatic decline in the value of the Russian ruble. These factors had an adverse effect on the company’s stock price, despite what we view as its strong operational performance and a healthy competitive position.

Standard Chartered: Asia had been the growth engine of the U.K.-listed bank for the past decade, but recently the region was responsible for the bank’s second profit warning of the year, sending shares to a five-year low. We continue to hold the company’s shares in the Fund, as valuations are at a decade low, the absolute level of nonperforming loans remains low, and the bank’s Asian international trade and wealth management

franchises remain intact – and therefore appear positioned to benefit from any recovery in the region. There is also considerable scope for cost-cutting and rationalization, and the bank is now actively spoken of as a possible takeover target.

Yamana Gold: The Toronto-based mining company suffered largely due to dramatic fluctuations in the price of gold. Yamana has operations and development projects in South and Central America. The company has indicated it is focused on growing profitably through the careful management of costs. Through the development of several new mines, the expansion of key producing assets and the acquisitions, Yamana’s gold output appears poised to rise in 2015.

Halliburton: The stock price of this U.S. oil field service company retreated dramatically in conjunction with falling oil prices and the proposed merger with Baker Hughes. However, we believe that the proposed merger may create a more valuable entity that has the potential to more effectively compete internationally.

Saipem: The company faced worsening market conditions driven by lower oil prices and shrinking exploration and production budgets, with new order intake expected to slow down. On a positive note, lower margin legacy contracts are drawing down. From a longer-term perspective, as the company progresses towards margin improvement and it maintains its competitiveness, we will continue to carefully monitor the stock as weakened market conditions may alter the pace of the recovery.

During the fiscal year, the largest contributors to the Fund’s performance during the fiscal year included the following:

American Airlines Group: The company recently emerged from bankruptcy and merged with U.S. Airways. We believe American Airlines has a solid route structure, which may provide strong earnings growth. We also think the company could potentially benefit from an

 

 

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improved operating mix, adjusted cost structure, and lower oil prices.

• Mylan: The U.S. domiciled global generic and specialty pharmaceutical company posted recent results which showed both generic and specialty sales performing well with every geographic region posting positive growth.

Apple: The consumer electronics manufacturer realized particularly strong gains during the Fund’s fiscal year. Recent quarterly sales growth for Apple was also positive in every region, primarily driven by China.

Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries: The Israeli generic drug manufacturer saw strong gains after the introduction of a new formulation of its multiple sclerosis treatment drug, Copaxone, which is patent protected through 2030. This should help insulate Teva from generic competition. The company has also benefited from a strong cost-cutting program and a new management structure.

Time Warner: This consumer discretionary stock also contributed strongly to the Fund’s relative return. In terms of revenue, Time Warner is currently the third largest television network and film TV and entertainment company in the world. Time Warner owns, what we consider, high-quality content and has pricing power in its Networks business. Combined with cost cutting and share buybacks, this has led, in our view, to impressive earnings growth.

We believe that successful value investing requires both a sharp attention to developing valuation disparities across industries and regions and a clear-eyed view to the varying levels of secular growth and cyclical mean reversion that may justify those disparities. Through the course of the fiscal year, we considered there to be attractive valuations to be found in both Europe and Japan, but with the caveats that European cyclical recovery and Japanese structural

improvements would likely be needed to support the expansion of those valuation metrics. The U.S., by contrast, after enjoying a longer and stronger market up-cycle has the most richly valued of the world’s major markets (source: MSCI). While this general pattern remains intact, the market’s performance in the interim has been far from uniform and has been complicated significantly by shifts in currency exchange rates.

The euro-zone’s weak overall returns mask considerable variation across the region, and though returns in U.S. dollars in the two largest markets, France and Germany, were down, local investors saw a moderate gain and therefore valuations changed little. Japan’s returns in yen put that country at the top of major market rankings for local-currency performance, but the index-level gain was actually outpaced by improvements in underlying fundamentals, which brought valuation levels down slightly. This pattern was not replicated in the U.S., where rising valuations accompanied the strong market gains.

For U.S. optimists, though these valuations appear well above historic median levels, they are still well below prior peaks and may reflect the greater stability and secular growth prospects this country enjoys versus many other developed as well as emerging markets. As global stock pickers, what we find intriguing is this: In an interconnected global market, domicile does not limit opportunity. If a European multinational trades at a recessionary valuation multiple but has competitive positions in the world’s strongest growth markets, that company’s investors should, in the long term, enjoy the benefits of both valuation and strong fundamentals. As global equity managers taking a contrarian approach to bottom-up stock selection, we strive to use the uncertainty of macroeconomic and valuation cycles to bring to light potential opportunities at the company level, because we believe it is there that close analysis is most critical to performance.

 

 

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Portfolio management review
Delaware International Value Equity Fund December 9, 2014

 

Performance preview (for the year ended November 30, 2014)

 

Delaware International Value Equity Fund (Class A shares)

  1-year return      -4.13%   

MSCI EAFE Index (Gross)

  1-year return      +0.41%   

MSCI EAFE Index (Net)

  1-year return      -0.02%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware International Value Equity Fund, please see the table on page 17.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions. For a description of the index, please see page 19.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Global equity markets offered mixed results during the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014 with the U.S. economy consistently improving throughout the period, particularly when compared to other international equity markets.

The U.S. Federal Reserve ended its quantitative easing program in October, and prepared investors for a likely rise in short-term interest rates in 2015. The finish of the Fed’s tapering of stimulatory bond purchases approached without a corresponding slowing of economic growth or an alarmingly abrupt increase in interest rates. Equity market performance in the United States demonstrated a greater level of resilience than other international markets with the S&P 500 Index returning 16.86% for the fiscal year.

Japan’s economy continued to struggle in 2014. Although Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic stimulus package, dubbed “Abenomics” was developed to battle two decades of deflation and stagnant growth, the program continued to face difficulties. These challenges included the effect of yen depreciation on energy and raw material import costs, aging demographics, a declining population, and the highest debt to gross domestic product ratio in the developed world. In October, the Bank of Japan increased the annual target for enlarging the monetary base by 80 trillion yen with the hope that the move could potentially increase exports and stimulate inflation.

Although the Japanese recovery appears stagnant in the short term, there has been strong performance in some areas.

Among euro-zone investors, confidence in the region’s nascent recovery to surpass stall-speed clearly waned as disappointing economic data emerged in the third quarter of 2014 from Italy, France, and Germany, among others. As eyes turned to the European Central Bank in anticipation of stimulatory intervention, currency markets produced the most pronounced depreciation of the euro since 2012 (source: Thomson Reuters). Equity market performance skewed away from cyclical segments such as industrial and consumer stocks, leaving health care as the region’s sole source of positive returns.

Within emerging markets, China’s 10-year growth trajectory appears to be waning. Much of China’s growth has been driven by excess investment in real estate, infrastructure, and industrials funded by debt. Many investors now question how much growth potential remains within the nation. In addition to weakening in China, other developments within emerging markets include the continued appreciation of the U.S. dollar, ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the depreciation of the Russian ruble, and overt conflict in Iraq and Syria. Though their relative significance is subject to

 

 

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interpretation, their collective impact seemed to adversely affect sentiment associated with emerging market stocks as risky assets. This sentiment also correlated with the pronounced weakening of commodity prices and associated stocks, especially in the energy sector.

Fund performance

For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, Delaware International Value Equity Fund (Class A shares) returned -4.13% at net asset value and -9.64% at maximum offer price (both figures reflect Class A shares with all distributions reinvested). For the same period, the Fund’s benchmark MSCI EAFE Index (net) returned -0.02%. For complete, annualized performance for Delaware International Value Equity Fund, please see the table on page 17.

From a regional standpoint, positive contributions to relative return came primarily from stocks in Israel and Switzerland but were more than offset by adverse stock selection in stocks chiefly in the United Kingdom and Russia. From a sector perspective, detractors to return came primarily from stocks in energy, consumer staples and telecommunications, which more than offset contributions from stocks in the consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors.

During the fiscal year, the largest detractors from the Fund’s relative performance included the following:

Standard Chartered: Asia had been the growth engine of the U.K.-listed bank for the past decade, but recently the region was responsible for the bank’s second profit warning of the year, sending shares to a five-year low. We continue to hold the company’s shares in the Fund, as valuations are at a decade low, the absolute level of non-performing loans remains low and the bank’s Asian international trade and wealth management franchises remain intact – and therefore appear positioned to benefit from any recovery in the region. There is also considerable scope for cost-

cutting and rationalization, and the bank is now actively spoken of as a possible takeover target.

Tesco: The company’s share price worsened during the fiscal year, as its competitive industry position was undermined by aggressively low-cost competition. Although we believe the company may have the resources to recover eventually, we chose to exit the position due to its eroding competitive position.

Mobile Telesystems: Mounting tensions between Russia and Ukraine, coupled with U.S.-and European Union-imposed sanctions on Russia led to a dramatic decline in the value of the Russian ruble. These factors had an adverse effect on the company’s stock price, despite what we view as its strong operational performance and a healthy competitive position.

Saipem: The company faced worsening market conditions driven by lower oil prices and shrinking exploration and production budgets with new order intake expected to slow down. On a positive note, lower margin legacy contracts are drawing down. From a longer-term perspective, as the company progresses towards margin improvement and if it maintains its competitiveness, we will continue to carefully monitor the stock as weakened market conditions may alter the pace of the recovery.

Subsea 7: This subsea engineering, construction, and services company serves the offshore energy industry. Although the company’s recent results were above consensus, the stock price did not react strongly largely due to uncertainty regarding the award time of large contracts and a falling book-bill ratio. Subsea 7 is planning to change the organizational structure of the business to better align it to the company’s strategic priorities. The oil services industry is entering a challenging time – we think thoughtful reorganizations to address a changing industry could potentially help address rising costs and execution risks.

 

 

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During the fiscal year, the largest contributors to the Fund’s relative performance included the following:

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries: The Israeli generic drug manufacturer saw strong gains after the introduction of a new formulation of its multiple sclerosis treatment drug, Copaxone, which is patent protected through 2030. This should help insulate Teva from generic competition. The company has also benefited from a strong cost-cutting program and a new management structure.

Aryzta: This Swiss-based company became the largest bakery in the world after acquiring more bakeries in Germany and North America in the first half of 2014. Recently reported third-quarter revenues rose year-on-year nearly 17%. Management successfully completed its three-year “Aryzta Transformation Initiative,” which helped boost operating margins to 11.8%. This was the sixth consecutive year of margin expansion.

Novartis: The Swiss-based pharmaceuticals group is expected to complete its transformation to a more focused business mix in 2015, and its three core areas have performed well this year.

Teleperformance: Based in France, this company is a global leader in customer service, technical support, and call-center services. The price of its shares were strengthened by its solid sales performance. Recent results included consolidated organic growth and what we believe was a sharp pick-up in organic growth for the Ibero-Latam region.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero: This is the largest bank by loans and second largest by assets and deposits in Indonesia. Micro loans, small commercial loans, and consumer loans make up the biggest portion of the company’s loan book. We like Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero because of its entrenched microfinancing, business, and above average return on equity.

We believe that successful value investing requires both a sharp attention to developing valuation disparities across industries and regions and a clear-eyed view to the varying levels of secular growth and cyclical mean reversion that may justify those disparities. Through the course of the fiscal year, we considered there to be attractive valuations in both Europe and Japan, but with the caveats that European cyclical recovery and Japanese structural improvements would likely be needed to support the expansion of those valuation metrics. The U.S., by contrast, after enjoying a longer and stronger market up-cycle, has the most richly valued of the world’s major markets (source: MSCI). While this general pattern remains intact, the market’s performance in the interim has been far from uniform and has been complicated significantly by shifts in currency exchange rates.

The euro-zone’s weak overall returns mask considerable variation across the region, and though returns in U.S. dollars in the two largest markets, France and Germany, were down, local investors saw a moderate gain and therefore valuations changed little. Japan’s returns in yen put that country at the top of major market rankings for local-currency performance, but the index-level gain was actually outpaced by improvements in underlying fundamentals, which brought valuation levels down slightly. This pattern was not replicated in the U.S., where rising valuations accompanied the strong market gains.

For U.S. optimists, though these valuations appear well above historic median levels, they are still well below prior peaks and may reflect the greater stability and secular growth prospects this country enjoys versus many other developed as well as emerging markets. As global stock pickers, what we find intriguing is this: In an interconnected global market, domicile does not limit opportunity. If a European multinational trades at a recessionary valuation multiple but has competitive positions in the world’s strongest

 

 

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growth markets, that company’s investors should, in the long term, enjoy the benefits of both valuation and strong fundamentals. As global equity managers taking a contrarian approach to bottom-up stock selection, we strive to use the uncertainty of macroeconomic and valuation cycles to bring to light potential opportunities at the company level, because we believe it is there that close analysis is most critical to performance.

 

 

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Performance summaries

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

  November 30, 2014   

The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our website at delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1,2

Average annual total returns through November 30, 2014
1 year 5 years 10 years Lifetime

Class A (Est. June 10, 1996)

       

Excluding sales charge

-0.20% +5.42% +9.93% n/a

Including sales charge

-5.93% +4.17% +9.28% n/a

Class C (Est. June 10, 1996)

       

Excluding sales charge

-0.97% +4.63% +9.11% n/a

Including sales charge

-1.96% +4.63% +9.11% n/a

Class R (Est. Aug. 31, 2009)

       

Excluding sales charge

-0.44% +5.14% n/a +7.35%

Including sales charge

-0.44% +5.14% n/a +7.35%

Institutional Class (Est. June 10, 1996)

       

Excluding sales charge

+0.04% +5.69% +10.20% n/a

Including sales charge

+0.04% +5.69% +10.20% n/a

MCSI Emerging Markets Index (Gross)

+1.40% +3.88% +9.81% n/a

MCSI Emerging Markets Index (Net)

+1.06% +3.54% +9.45% n/a

 

1 Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 11. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of average

daily net assets. Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first
12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Class R shares are available only for certain retirement plan products. They are sold without a sales charge and have an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50% of average daily net assets.

 

 

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Institutional Class shares are available without sales or asset-based distribution charges only to certain eligible institutional accounts.

The “Fund and benchmark performance” table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

International investments entail risks not ordinarily associated with U.S. investments including

fluctuation in currency values, differences in accounting principles, or economic or political instability in other nations.

Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in established foreign markets due to increased volatility and lower trading volume.

 

2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table.

 

Fund expense ratios

   Class A    Class C    Class R    Institutional Class    

Total annual operating expenses

(without fee waivers)

   1.71%    2.46%    1.96%    1.46%

Net expenses

(including fee waivers, if any)

   1.71%    2.46%    1.96%    1.46%

Type of waiver

   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a

 

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Performance summaries
Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Average annual total returns from Nov. 30, 2004, through Nov. 30, 2014

 

LOGO

 

For the period beginning Nov. 30, 2004, through Nov. 30, 2014 Starting value   Ending value  

LOGO

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (gross)

  $10,000      $25,485   

LOGO

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net)

  $10,000      $24,676   
LOGO

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund — Class A shares

  $9,425      $24,286   
                       

 

1 The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Nov. 30, 2004, and includes the effect of a 5.75% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 11. Please note additional details on pages 10 through 12.

The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index as of

Nov. 30, 2004. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index measures equity market performance across emerging market countries worldwide. Index “gross” return approximates the maximum possible dividend reinvestment. Index “net” return approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment, after deduction of withholding tax at the highest possible rate.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

   Nasdaq symbols CUSIPs     

Class A

        DEMAX   245914841   

Class C

        DEMCX   245914825   

Class R

        DEMRX   245914569   

Institutional Class

        DEMIX   245914817     

 

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Delaware Global Value Fund November 30, 2014

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our website at delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1,2

Average annual total returns through November 30, 2014
  1 year 5 years 10 years

Class A (Est. Dec. 19, 1997)

Excluding sales charge

+4.57% +8.79% +5.97%

Including sales charge

-1.47% +7.51% +5.34%

Class C (Est. Sept. 28, 2001)

Excluding sales charge

+3.80% +7.98% +5.18%

Including sales charge

+2.80% +7.98% +5.18%

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 19, 1997)

Excluding sales charge

+4.88% +9.07% +6.24%

Including sales charge

+4.88% +9.07% +6.24%

MCSI World Index (Gross)

+9.50% +11.57% +7.18%

MCSI World Index (Net)

+8.91% +10.96% +6.60%

 

1 Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 14. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Institutional Class shares are available without sales or asset-based distribution charges only to certain eligible institutional accounts.

The “Fund and benchmark performance” table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

 

 

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International investments entail risks not ordinarily associated with U.S. investments including fluctuation in currency values, differences in accounting principles, or economic or political instability in other nations.

Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in established foreign markets due to increased volatility and lower trading volume.

Investments in small and/or medium-sized companies typically exhibit greater risk and higher volatility than larger, more established companies.

 

 

2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, short sale and dividend interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations (collectively nonroutine expenses)) from exceeding 1.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Dec. 1. 2013 through Nov. 30, 2014.* Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements.

 

Fund expense ratios    Class A    Class C    Institutional Class

Total annual operating expenses

(without fee waivers)

   1.78%    2.53%    1.53%

Net expenses

(including fee waivers, if any)

   1.55%    2.30%    1.30%

Type of waiver

   Contractual    Contractual    Contractual

*The contractual waiver period is from March 29, 2013 through March 30, 2015.

 

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Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Average annual total returns from Nov. 30, 2004, through Nov. 30, 2014

 

LOGO

 

For the period beginning Nov. 30, 2004, through Nov. 30, 2014 Starting value   Ending value  

LOGO MSCI World Index (gross)

  $10,000      $20,010   

LOGO MSCI World Index (net)

  $10,000      $18,947   

LOGO Delaware Global Value Fund — Class A shares

  $9,425      $16,823   

 

1 The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Nov. 30, 2004, and includes the effect of a 5.75% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 14. Please note additional details on pages 13 through 16.

The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the MSCI World Index as of Nov. 30, 2004. The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure equity market performance across developed markets worldwide. Index “gross” return approximates the maximum possible dividend reinvestment. Index “net” return approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment, after

deduction of withholding tax at the highest possible rate.

The S&P 500 Index, mentioned on page 3, measures the performance of 500 mostly large-cap stocks weighted by market value, and is often used to represent performance of the U.S. stock market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

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Performance summaries
Delaware Global Value Fund

 

   Nasdaq symbols CUSIPs     

Class A

DABAX 245914718          

Class C

DABCX 245914684

Institutional Class

DABIX   245914676      

 

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Performance summaries
Delaware International Value Equity Fund November 30, 2014

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our website at delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1,2 Average annual total returns through November 30, 2014
   1 year 5 years 10 years

Class A (Est. Oct. 31, 1991)

Excluding sales charge

-4.13% +4.97% +3.95%

Including sales charge

-9.64% +3.72% +3.33%

Class C (Est. Nov. 29, 1995)

Excluding sales charge

-4.80% +4.20% +3.21%

Including sales charge

-5.75% +4.20% +3.21%

Class R (Est. June 2, 2003)

Excluding sales charge

-4.37% +4.72% +3.73%

Including sales charge

-4.37% +4.72% +3.73%

Institutional Class (Est. Nov. 9, 1992)

Excluding sales charge

-3.88% +5.26% +4.24%

Including sales charge

-3.88% +5.26% +4.24%

MCSI EAFE Index (Gross)

+0.41% +6.86% +5.73%

MCSI EAFE Index (Net)

-0.02% +6.38% +5.25%

 

1 Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 18. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%, and have an annual

distribution and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Class R shares are available only for certain retirement plan products. They are sold without a

 

 

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Delaware International Value Equity Fund   

 

sales charge and have an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50% of average daily net assets.

Institutional Class shares are available without sales or asset-based distribution charges only to certain eligible institutional accounts.

The “Fund and benchmark performance” table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

International investments entail risks not ordinarily associated with U.S. investments including fluctuation in currency values, differences in accounting principles, or economic or political instability in other nations.

Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in established foreign markets due to increased volatility and lower trading volume.

 

 

2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, short sale and dividend interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations (collectively nonroutine expenses)) from exceeding 1.21% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Dec. 1, 2013 through Nov. 30, 2014.* Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements.

 

Fund expense ratios    Class A    Class C    Class R    Institutional Class

Total annual operating expenses

(without fee waivers)

   1.47%    2.22%    1.72%    1.22%

Net expenses

(including fee waivers, if any)

   1.46%    2.21%    1.71%    1.21%

Type of waiver

   Contractual    Contractual    Contractual    Contractual

*The contractual waiver period is from March 29, 2013 through March 30, 2015.

 

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Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Average annual total returns from Nov. 30, 2004, through Nov. 30, 2014

 

 

LOGO

 

For the period beginning Nov. 30, 2004, through Nov. 30, 2014

Starting value   Ending value  

LOGO

MSCI EAFE Index (gross)

  $10,000      $17,457   

LOGO

MSCI EAFE Index (net)

  $10,000      $16,681   
LOGO

Delaware International Value Equity Fund — Class A shares

  $9,425      $13,878   
                       

 

1 The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Nov. 30, 2004, and includes the effect of a 5.75% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Current expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 18. Please note additional details on pages 17 through 20.

The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the MSCI EAFE Index as of Nov. 30, 2004. The MSCI EAFE Index measures equity market performance across developed market countries in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. Index “gross” return approximates the maximum possible dividend reinvestment. Index “net” return approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment, after

deduction of withholding tax at the highest possible rate.

The S&P 500 Index, mentioned on page 6, measures the performance of 500 mostly large-cap stocks weighted by market value, and is often used to represent performance of the U.S. stock market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

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Performance summaries

Delaware International Value Equity Fund

 

   Nasdaq symbols    CUSIPs   

Class A

DEGIX 245914106

Class C

  DEGCX 245914858

Class R

DIVRX 245914577

Institutional Class

DEQIX   245914403  

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from June 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

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

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from June 1, 2014 to Nov. 30, 2014.

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second section of the tables shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the 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. The expenses shown in each table assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

 

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Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
6/1/14
   Ending
Account Value
11/30/14
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
6/1/14 to 11/30/14*

Actual Fund return

          

Class A

   $1,000.00    $971.60    1.70%   $8.40

Class C

     1,000.00      968.00    2.45%   12.09

Class R

     1,000.00      970.60    1.95%     9.63

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      973.00    1.45%     7.17

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

   

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,016.55      1.70%   $8.59

Class C

     1,000.00      1,012.78      2.45%   12.36

Class R

     1,000.00      1,015.29      1.95%     9.85

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,017.80      1.45%     7.33

 

Delaware Global Value Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

   
      Beginning
Account Value
6/1/14
   Ending
Account Value
11/30/14
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
6/1/14 to 11/30/14*

Actual Fund return

          

Class A

   $1,000.00    $997.40    1.55%   $7.76

Class C

     1,000.00      993.90    2.30%   11.50

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      999.20    1.30%     6.52

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

   

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,017.30      1.55%   $7.84

Class C

     1,000.00      1,013.54      2.30%   11.61

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,018.55      1.30%     6.58

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from June 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Delaware International Value Equity Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     Beginning
Account Value
6/1/14
   Ending
Account Value
11/30/14
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
6/1/14 to 11/30/14*

Actual Fund return

                  

Class A

   $1,000.00    $922.30    1.43%   $6.89

Class C

     1,000.00      919.00    2.18%   10.49

Class R

     1,000.00      920.70    1.68%     8.09

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      923.30    1.18%     5.69

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

        

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,017.90      1.43%   $7.23

Class C

     1,000.00      1,014.14      2.18%   11.01

Class R

     1,000.00      1,016.65      1.68%     8.49

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,019.15      1.18%     5.97

 

* “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 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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

 

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Security type / country and sector allocations

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

As of November 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

Security type / country

  Percentage of net assets    

Common Stock by Country

  94.65

Argentina

  3.36

Bahrain

  0.05

Brazil

  15.21

Canada

  0.02

Chile

  0.85

China/Hong Kong

  20.71

Cyprus

  0.35

France

  0.50

India

  7.32

Israel

  2.39

Malaysia

  0.71

Mexico

  6.39

Peru

  0.42

Poland

  0.73

Republic of Korea

  19.73

Russia

  6.00

South Africa

  1.41

Taiwan

  4.46

Thailand

  1.55

Turkey

  1.42

United Kingdom

  0.06

United States

  1.01  

Preferred Stock

  1.67  

Exchange-Traded Funds

  2.83  

Participation Notes

  0.00  

Short-Term Investments

  1.26  

Total Value of Securities

  100.41  

Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets

  (0.41 %)   

Total Net Assets

  100.00  

 

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Security type / country and sector allocations
Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

 

Common stock, participation notes and preferred stock by sector²

  Percentage of net assets    

Consumer Discretionary

  6.53

Consumer Staples

  8.31

Energy

  16.16

Financials

  11.91

Healthcare

  2.78

Industrials

  5.78

Information Technology*

  25.12

Materials

  4.44

Telecommunication Service

  14.97

Utilities

  0.32  

Total

  96.32  

 

² Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for diversification whereas broad sectors are used for financial reporting.

* To monitor compliance with the Fund’s concentration guidelines as described in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, the Information Technology sector (as disclosed herein for financial reporting purposes) is divided into various sub-categories or “industries,” in this case, electronics, internet, semiconductors, and software. As of Nov. 30, 2014, such amounts, as a percentage of total net assets, were 1.83%, 14.04%, 8.86%, and 0.39%, respectively. The percentage in any such single industry will comply with the Fund’s concentration policy even if the percentage in the “Information Technology sector” for financial reporting purposes may exceed 25%.

 

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Delaware Global Value Fund As of November 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

Security type / country

  Percentage of net assets    

Common Stock by Country

  97.59

Australia

  1.27

Canada

  5.55

France

  6.27

Germany

  0.76

Indonesia

  1.24

Israel

  2.98

Italy

  2.71

Japan

  9.78

Netherlands

  3.36

Russia

  1.21

Sweden

  2.13

Switzerland

  2.64

United Kingdom

  6.16

United States

  51.53  

Short-Term Investments

  2.43  

Securities Lending Collateral

  0.46  

Total Value of Securities

  100.48  

Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral

  (0.46 %)   

Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets

  (0.02 %)   

Total Net Assets

  100.00  

 

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Security type / country and sector allocations
Delaware Global Value Fund

 

Common stock by sector

  Percentage of net assets    

Consumer Discretionary

  15.42

Consumer Staples

  3.91

Energy

  6.24

Financials

  23.01

Healthcare

  12.04

Industrials

  16.48

Information Technology

  13.20

Materials

  1.57

Telecommunication Services

  5.04

Utilities

  0.68  

Total

  97.59  

 

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Delaware International Value Equity Fund As of November 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

Security type / country

  Percentage of net assets    

Common Stock by Country

  98.33

Australia

  1.39

Canada

  8.17

China/Hong Kong

  5.46

Denmark

  2.02

France

  20.04

Germany

  4.96

Indonesia

  1.38

Israel

  4.71

Italy

  3.14

Japan

  18.32

Netherlands

  4.60

Norway

  0.19

Russia

  1.43

Sweden

  5.58

Switzerland

  7.29

United Kingdom

  9.65  

Short-Term Investments

  1.43  

Securities Lending Collateral

  3.83  

Total Value of Securities

  103.59  

Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral

  (3.83 %)   

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

  0.24  

Total Net Assets

  100.00  

 

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Security type / country and sector allocations
Delaware International Value Equity Fund

 

Common stock by sector

  Percentage of net assets    

Consumer Discretionary

  15.44

Consumer Staples

  6.40

Energy

  6.20

Financials

  18.69

Healthcare

  13.76

Industrials

  14.55

Information Technology

  9.66

Materials

  6.13

Telecommunication Services

  6.21

Utilities

  1.29  

Total

  98.33  

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware Emerging Markets Fund November 30, 2014

 

     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common Stock – 94.65%D

 

 

Argentina – 3.36%

Arcos Dorados Holdings Class A @

  3,864,818    $ 25,546,447   

Cresud ADR @

  1,442,769      17,010,246   

Grupo Clarin Class B GDR 144A #@=

  353,200      4,100,234   

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones ADR @

  867,000      15,302,550   

MercadoLibre

  198,000      27,906,120   

Pampa Energia ADR †

  95,300      1,073,078   

YPF ADR

  400,000      13,376,000   
     

 

 

 
      104,314,675   
     

 

 

 

Bahrain – 0.05%

Aluminum Bahrain ADR 144A #@

  221,400      1,585,423   
     

 

 

 
  1,585,423   
     

 

 

 

Brazil – 15.21%

AES Tiete

  597,480      3,723,407   

America Latina Logistica

  5,000,000      11,847,926   

B2W Cia Digital @†

  5,402,365      59,964,283   

Banco Santander Brasil ADR

  4,615,300      26,861,046   

Brasil Foods ADR

  1,500,000      39,015,000   

Braskem ADR

  321,033      4,812,285   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras

  2,140,204      5,088,078   

Cia Siderurgica Nacional ADR

  1,200,000      2,796,000   

Fibria Celulose ADR †

  888,900      10,497,909   

Gerdau @

  2,764,900      9,741,293   

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes ADR

  4,800,000      27,600,000   

Hypermarcas †

  5,200,000      35,263,168   

Itau Unibanco Holding ADR

  4,100,000      61,746,000   

Petroleo Brasileiro ADR

  8,900,000      86,508,000   

Telefonica Brasil ADR

  1,470,363      30,230,663   

Tim Participacoes ADR

  2,300,000      56,005,000   
     

 

 

 
  471,700,058   
     

 

 

 

Canada – 0.02%

Gran Tierra Energy †

  134,900      515,318   
     

 

 

 
  515,318   
     

 

 

 

Chile – 0.85%

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile ADR

  1,049,534      26,448,257   
     

 

 

 
  26,448,257   
     

 

 

 

China/Hong Kong – 20.71%

Baidu ADR †

  600,000      147,066,000   

China Mengniu Dairy

  4,060,000      16,465,332   

China Mobile

  3,500,000      43,124,347   

China Mobile ADR

  852,800      52,634,816   

China Petroleum & Chemical

  38,000,000      31,115,811   

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

 

     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common StockD (continued)

 

 

China/Hong Kong (continued)

China Telecom

  15,044,000    $ 9,117,693   

CNOOC ADR

  100,000      14,393,000   

Fosun International

  2,886,500      3,524,888   

Guangshen Railway

  11,000,000      4,751,834   

Hollysys Automation Technologies †

  550,000      14,030,500   

Kunlun Energy

  12,000,000      12,982,759   

PetroChina Class H

  36,000,000      39,041,122   

Qunar Cayman Islands ADR †

  236,682      6,172,667   

Shanda Games ADR @†

  1,768,490      11,583,609   

SINA †

  1,600,000      60,720,000   

Sinofert Holdings †

  7,324,000      1,274,987   

Sinotrans

  15,326,332      11,561,599   

Sohu.com @†

  1,550,000      78,445,500   

Tianjin Development Holdings @

  15,559,550      12,199,005   

Tom Group †

  5,428,000      1,154,908   

Travelsky Technology

  572,000      641,710   

Uni-President China Holdings @

  46,917,600      41,321,901   

Weibo ADR †

  58,939      1,057,955   

Youku Tudou ADR †

  1,500,000      27,750,000   
     

 

 

 
      642,131,943   
     

 

 

 

Cyprus – 0.35%

QIWI ADR

  385,284      10,726,307   
     

 

 

 
  10,726,307   
     

 

 

 

France – 0.50%

Sanofi ADR

  250,000      12,072,500   

Vallourec

  99,235      3,293,205   
     

 

 

 
  15,365,705   
     

 

 

 

India – 7.32%

ICICI Bank

  1,100,000      31,021,379   

Indiabulls Infrastructure and Power GDR †

  300,961      16,974   

Indiabulls Real Estate GDR †

  102,021      134,362   

Reliance Capital

  1,800,000      15,204,951   

Reliance Communications †

  10,114,849      16,738,848   

Reliance Industries

  6,400,000      102,013,181   

Reliance Industries GDR 144A #

  1,451,526      46,231,103   

Tata Chemicals

  2,198,589      15,451,264   
     

 

 

 
  226,812,062   
     

 

 

 

Israel – 2.39%

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR

  1,300,000      74,074,000   
     

 

 

 
  74,074,000   
     

 

 

 

 

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     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common StockD (continued)

  

Malaysia – 0.71%

Hong Leong Bank @

  3,059,889    $ 12,936,116   

UEM Sunrise @

  17,000,000      9,046,563   
     

 

 

 
      21,982,679   
     

 

 

 

Mexico – 6.39%

America Movil Series L ADR

  1,600,000      37,936,000   

Cemex ADR †

  2,600,000      32,526,000   

Empresas ICA †

  4,500,000      6,604,384   

Fomento Economico Mexicano ADR

  146,122      14,179,679   

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico Class B ADR

  2,000,000      22,860,000   

Grupo Lala

  2,724,000      5,647,482   

Grupo Televisa ADR

  2,100,000      78,435,000   
     

 

 

 
  198,188,545   
     

 

 

 

Peru – 0.42%

Cia de Minas Buenaventura ADR

  1,400,000      12,950,000   
     

 

 

 
  12,950,000   
     

 

 

 

Poland – 0.73%

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa †

  254,155      1,579,260   

Orange Polska

  7,500,000      21,160,993   
     

 

 

 
  22,740,253   
     

 

 

 

Republic of Korea – 19.73%

Daum Communications

  60,000      7,907,645   

E-Mart

  90,000      17,788,159   

Hite Jinro

  680,000      15,425,389   

Hyundai Motor

  58,500      9,407,511   

KB Financial Group ADR

  1,138,755      39,776,712   

KCC @

  118,000      58,411,643   

KT ADR

  1,366,539      20,170,116   

LG Display ADR †

  21,331      326,791   

LG Electronics

  250,000      14,284,431   

LG Uplus

  1,840,040      17,935,885   

Lotte Chilsung Beverage @

  21,718      31,998,491   

Lotte Confectionery @

  10,226      18,282,041   

Samsung Electronics

  130,513      150,903,091   

Samsung Life Insurance

  500,000      54,801,905   

Shinhan Financial Group

  400,000      17,824,095   

SK Innovation

  594,923      45,804,421   

SK Telecom ADR

  3,204,700      90,789,151   
     

 

 

 
  611,837,477   
     

 

 

 

Russia – 6.00%

Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant GDR @†

  143,300      590,898   

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

 

     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common StockD (continued)

  

Russia (continued)

Enel OGK-5 GDR

  21,161    $ 18,135   

Etalon Group GDR 144A #@=

  1,616,300      4,590,292   

Gazprom ADR

  4,000,000      23,380,000   

LUKOIL ADR

  170,000      7,777,500   

LUKOIL ADR (London International Exchange)

  99,144      4,614,162   

MegaFon GDR

  450,000      9,292,500   

Mobile Telesystems ADR

  1,100,000      13,442,000   

Rosneft GDR

  7,730,000      36,601,550   

Sberbank of Russia @=

  12,000,000      17,207,502   

Sberbank of Russia ADR

  1,400,000      8,611,400   

Surgutneftegas ADR

  500,000      2,942,500   

TGK-5 =†

  35,084,000      895   

X5 Retail Group GDR †

  526,952      9,274,355   

Yandex Class A †

  1,915,000      47,721,800   
     

 

 

 
      186,065,489   
     

 

 

 

South Africa – 1.41%

Sasol

  400,000      16,676,143   

Sun International

  290,543      3,215,757   

Tongaat Hulett @

  838,307      13,099,091   

Vodacom Group

  900,000      10,800,325   
     

 

 

 
  43,791,316   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan – 4.46%

Hon Hai Precision Industry

  13,552,000      42,400,542   

MediaTek

  3,000,000      44,995,646   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

  7,000,000      31,948,521   

United Microelectronics

  43,000,000      19,070,735   
     

 

 

 
  138,415,444   
     

 

 

 

Thailand – 1.55%

Airports of Thailand-Foreign

  4,000,000      33,840,536   

Bangkok Bank-Foreign

  2,300,000      14,138,770   
     

 

 

 
  47,979,306   
     

 

 

 

Turkey – 1.42%

Turk Telekomunikasyon

  951,192      3,042,649   

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri ADR †

  2,000,000      31,740,000   

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari

  5,781,095      9,194,118   
     

 

 

 
  43,976,767   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom – 0.06%

Griffin Mining @†

  3,056,187      1,708,915   
     

 

 

 
  1,708,915   
     

 

 

 

United States – 1.01%

SunEdison †

  251,600      5,447,140   

 

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     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common StockD (continued)

  

United States (continued)

Yahoo †

  500,000    $ 25,870,000   
     

 

 

 
  31,317,140   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (cost $2,877,877,269)

  2,934,627,079   
     

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock – 1.67%D

  

Brazil – 0.40%

Braskem Class A 3.14%

  1,049,994      7,914,291   

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA†

  2,132,600      4,313,656   
     

 

 

 
  12,227,947   
     

 

 

 

Republic of Korea – 0.72%

Samsung Electronics 1.39%

  23,662      22,299,378   
     

 

 

 
  22,299,378   
     

 

 

 

Russia – 0.55%

AK Transneft=†

  7,239      17,125,906   
     

 

 

 
  17,125,906   
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock (cost $31,297,871)

  51,653,231   
     

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds – 2.83%

  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

  1,700,000      70,550,000   

iShares MSCI Turkey

  300,500      17,332,840   
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (cost $84,714,326)

  87,882,840   
     

 

 

 

 

 

Participation Notes – 0.00%

  

Lehman Indian Oil

CW 12 LEPO 144A 0.00% 11/5/12 #=

  172,132      0   

Lehman Oil & Natural Gas

CW 12 LEPO 144A 0.00% 10/30/12 #=

  254,590      0   
     

 

 

 

Total Participation Notes (cost $8,559,056)

  0   
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Short-Term Investments – 1.26%

  

Repurchase Agreements – 1.26%

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

0.05%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $13,790,466 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.00%–1.375%

4/15/16–2/15/43 market value $14,066,218)

  13,790,408    $ 13,790,408   

Bank of Montreal

0.08%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $4,596,833 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.25%–11.25%

11/30/14–2/15/22 market value $4,688,743)

  4,596,803      4,596,803   

BNP Paribas

0.09%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $20,725,944 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.00%–3.625%

12/26/14–2/15/21 market value $21,140,307)

  20,725,789      20,725,789   
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $39,113,000)

  39,113,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 100.41%
(cost $3,041,561,522)

 $ 3,113,276,150   
     

 

 

 

 

# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Nov. 30, 2014, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $56,507,052, which represents 1.82% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

@ Illiquid security. At Nov. 30, 2014, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $444,672,043, which represents 14.34% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

= Security is being fair valued in accordance with the Fund’s fair valuation policy. At November 30, 2014, the aggregate value of fair valued securities was $43,024,829, which represents 1.39% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 1 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

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

 

Non-income-producing security.

 

D Securities have been classified by country of origin. Aggregate classification by business sectors has been presented on page 24 in “Security type / country and sector allocations.”

 

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The following foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at Nov. 30, 2014:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Counterparty

Contracts to

Receive (Deliver)

 

In Exchange
For

 

Settlement Date

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BNYM

BRL   (117,508 USD   45,662    12/1/14 $ (96

BNYM

KRW   (8,868,454,189 USD   8,023,692    12/1/14   57,454   
                

 

 

 
$ 57,358   
                

 

 

 

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

1See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

BNYM – Bank of New York Mellon

BRL – Brazilian Real

GDR – Global Depositary Receipt

KRW – South Korean Won

LEPO – Low Exercise Price Option

USD – United States Dollar

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

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Global Value Fund

  November 30, 2014   

 

     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common Stock – 97.59%D

 

 

Australia – 1.27%

Coca–Cola Amatil

  40,341    $ 313,889   
     

 

 

 
  313,889   
     

 

 

 

Canada – 5.55%

CGI Group Class A †

  20,043      730,430   

Suncor Energy

  6,900      217,853   

WestJet Airlines @

  10,802      305,067   

Yamana Gold

  32,202      116,284   
     

 

 

 
      1,369,634   
     

 

 

 

France – 6.27%

AXA

  17,429      421,136   

Sanofi *

  5,571      539,834   

Total

  5,240      293,400   

Vinci *

  5,379      291,041   
     

 

 

 
  1,545,411   
     

 

 

 

Germany – 0.76%

Stada Arzneimittel

  5,227      188,392   
     

 

 

 
  188,392   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia – 1.24%

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero

  322,931      304,964   
     

 

 

 
  304,964   
     

 

 

 

Israel – 2.98%

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR

  12,900      735,042   
     

 

 

 
  735,042   
     

 

 

 

Italy – 2.71%

Saipem †

  15,858      227,162   

UniCredit

  59,687      441,615   
     

 

 

 
  668,777   
     

 

 

 

Japan – 9.78%

East Japan Railway

  5,100      382,328   

ITOCHU

  26,653      306,775   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

  35,854      207,366   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone

  7,868      421,045   

Nitori Holdings

  6,514      361,157   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries

  26,400      402,184   

Toyota Motor

  5,350      329,709   
     

 

 

 
  2,410,564   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands – 3.36%

ING Groep CVA †

  37,271      546,423   

Koninklijke Philips

  9,377      283,059   
     

 

 

 
  829,482   
     

 

 

 

 

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     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common StockD (continued)

 

 

Russia – 1.21%

Mobile Telesystems ADR

  24,400    $ 298,168   
     

 

 

 
  298,168   
     

 

 

 

Sweden – 2.13%

Tele2 Class B

  40,468      523,976   
     

 

 

 
  523,976   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland – 2.64%

Aryzta †

  8,155      651,150   
     

 

 

 
  651,150   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom – 6.16%

Meggitt

  47,588      374,395   

National Grid

  11,467      166,800   

Playtech

  21,254      213,423   

Rio Tinto

  5,782      270,630   

Standard Chartered

  33,626      492,862   
     

 

 

 
  1,518,110   
     

 

 

 

United States – 51.53%

American Airlines Group

  11,300      548,389   

American Express

  2,600      240,292   

Apple

  8,400      999,012   

Caterpillar

  6,100      613,660   

Cintas

  5,800      424,270   

Delphi Automotive

  6,000      437,700   

Goldman Sachs Group

  3,700      697,117   

Halliburton

  11,500      485,300   

International Business Machines

  1,700      275,689   

Johnson & Johnson

  4,700      508,775   

JPMorgan Chase

  9,400      565,504   

Lowe’s

  8,800      561,704   

Mylan †

  9,500      556,795   

NASDAQ OMX Group

  14,100      633,231   

National Oilwell Varco

  4,700      315,088   

Omnicom Group

  5,500      424,985   

Oracle

  14,800      627,668   

Pfizer

  14,100      439,215   

Target

  4,000      296,000   

Time Warner

  6,200      527,744   

Travelers

  4,900      511,805   

Viacom Class B

  6,100      461,343   

Wells Fargo

  11,200      610,176   

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Global Value Fund

 

    

Number of

shares

     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common StockD (continued)

 

 

United States (continued)

WESCO International *†

  6,500    $ 535,535   

Western Union

  22,000      408,760   
     

 

 

 
  12,705,757   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (cost $20,088,547)

  24,063,316   
     

 

 

 
     Principal amount°         

 

 

Short-Term Investments – 2.43%

 

 

Discount Notes – 1.13%

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.065% 1/14/15

  40,513      40,511   

0.065% 1/21/15

  23,110      23,110   

0.065% 2/25/15

  53,592      53,587   

0.065% 3/5/15

  57,672      57,664   

0.067% 1/16/15

  27,147      27,146   

0.08% 2/20/15

  77,515      77,508   
     

 

 

 
  279,526   
     

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements – 1.30%

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
0.05%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $113,178 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.00%–1.375%
4/15/16–2/15/43 market value $115,441)

  113,178      113,178   

Bank of Montreal
0.08%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $37,726 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.25%–11.25%
11/30/14–2/15/22 market value $38,480)

  37,726      37,726   

BNP Paribas
0.09%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $170,098 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.00%–3.625%
12/26/14–2/15/21 market value $173,498)

  170,096      170,096   
     

 

 

 
  321,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $600,510)

  600,526   
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral – 100.02%

(cost $20,689,057)

  24,663,842   
     

 

 

 

 

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     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral – 0.46%**

 

 

Investment Company

Delaware Investments ® Collateral Fund No. 1

  113,900    $ 113,900   
     

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $113,900)

  113,900   
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 100.48%

(cost $20,802,957)

$ 24,777,742n   
     

 

 

 

 

* Fully or partially on loan.

 

** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral and non-cash collateral.

 

@ Illiquid security. At Nov. 30, 2014, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $305,067, which represents 1.24% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

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

 

n Includes $208,274 of securities loaned.

 

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

 

Non-income-producing security.

 

D Securities have been classified by country of origin. Aggregate classification by business sectors has been presented on page 26 in “Security type / country and sector allocations.”

 

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

CVA – Dutch Certificate

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

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware International Value Equity Fund November 30, 2014

 

    

Number of

shares

     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common Stock – 98.33%D

 

 

Australia – 1.39%

Coca-Cola Amatil

  512,592    $ 3,988,418   
     

 

 

 
  3,988,418   
     

 

 

 

Canada – 8.17%

AuRico Gold

  504,629      1,689,892   

CGI Group Class A †

  358,673      13,071,164   

Suncor Energy

  123,800      3,908,733   

WestJet Airlines @

  125,790      3,552,520   

Yamana Gold

  337,972      1,220,446   
     

 

 

 
  23,442,755   
     

 

 

 

China/Hong Kong – 5.46%

CNOOC

  3,422,000      5,003,995   

Techtronic Industries

  1,272,500      4,069,427   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings

  1,836,500      6,583,541   
     

 

 

 
  15,656,963   
     

 

 

 

Denmark – 2.02%

Carlsberg Class B

  64,908      5,784,118   
     

 

 

 
  5,784,118   
     

 

 

 

France – 20.04%

AXA *

  417,639      10,091,385   

Kering *

  20,890      4,318,376   

Lafarge *

  73,547      5,233,852   

Publicis Groupe *

  69,360      5,098,176   

Rexel

  166,285      3,081,485   

Sanofi

  97,184      9,417,194   

Teleperformance *

  129,854      9,074,390   

Total *

  88,329      4,945,744   

Vinci

  114,896      6,216,656   
     

 

 

 
      57,477,258   
     

 

 

 

Germany – 4.96%

Bayerische Motoren Werke *

  24,765      2,834,017   

Deutsche Post *

  216,011      7,181,967   

Stada Arzneimittel

  117,037      4,218,267   
     

 

 

 
  14,234,251   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia – 1.38%

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero

  4,204,800      3,970,855   
     

 

 

 
  3,970,855   
     

 

 

 

Israel – 4.71%

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR

  237,300      13,521,354   
     

 

 

 
  13,521,354   
     

 

 

 

 

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     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Common StockD (continued)

 

 

Italy – 3.14%

Saipem †

  237,211    $ 3,397,993   

UniCredit

  758,947      5,615,335   
     

 

 

 
  9,013,328   
     

 

 

 

Japan – 18.32%

East Japan Railway

  84,644      6,345,447   

ITOCHU

  652,160      7,506,324   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

  1,691,857      9,785,058   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone

  140,828      7,536,220   

Nitori Holdings

  126,694      7,024,322   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries

  319,000      4,859,724   

Toyota Motor

  154,200      9,503,023   
     

 

 

 
  52,560,118   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands – 4.60%

ING Groep CVA †

  450,111      6,598,987   

Koninklijke Philips *

  218,107      6,583,900   
     

 

 

 
  13,182,887   
     

 

 

 

Norway – 0.19%

Subsea 7 *

  53,510      531,783   
     

 

 

 
  531,783   
     

 

 

 

Russia – 1.43%

Mobile Telesystems ADR

  335,400      4,098,588   
     

 

 

 
  4,098,588   
     

 

 

 

Sweden – 5.58%

Nordea Bank

  788,333      9,847,819   

Tele2 Class B

  476,503      6,169,720   
     

 

 

 
  16,017,539   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland – 7.29%

Aryzta *†

  107,679      8,597,816   

Novartis

  127,242      12,320,968   
     

 

 

 
  20,918,784   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom – 9.65%

Meggitt

  551,776      4,341,055   

National Grid

  254,976      3,708,914   

Playtech

  247,389      2,484,162   

Rexam

  661,915      4,683,703   

Rio Tinto

  101,454      4,748,625   

Standard Chartered

  526,455      7,716,346   
     

 

 

 
  27,682,805   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (cost $256,113,503)

      282,081,804   
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware International Value Equity Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Short-Term Investments – 1.43%

 

 

Discount Notes – 0.18%

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.065% 1/21/15

  45,268    $ 45,266   

0.065% 2/25/15

  152,054      152,040   

0.065% 3/5/15

  112,967      112,950   

0.08% 2/20/15

  193,396      193,378   
     

 

 

 
  503,634   
     

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements – 1.16%

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
0.05%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $1,176,912 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.00%–1.375% 4/15/16–2/15/43 market value $1,200,446)

  1,176,908      1,176,908   

Bank of Montreal
0.08%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $392,305 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.25%–11.25% 11/30/14–2/15/22 market value $400,149)

  392,302      392,302   

BNP Paribas
0.09%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $1,768,803 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.00%–3.625% 12/26/14–2/15/21 market value $1,804,166)

  1,768,790      1,768,790   
     

 

 

 
  3,338,000   
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligation – 0.09%

U.S. Treasury Bill 0.005% 12/26/14

  257,434      257,427   
     

 

 

 
  257,427   
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $4,099,035)

  4,099,061   
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral – 99.76%
(cost $260,212,538)

      286,180,865   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
shares
     Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral – 3.83%**

 

 

Investment Company
Delaware Investments® Collateral Fund No. 1

  10,984,633    $ 10,984,633   
     

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $10,984,633)

  10,984,633   
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 103.59%
(cost $271,197,171)

$ 297,165,498n   
     

 

 

 

 

* Fully or partially on loan.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.

 

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@ Illiquid security. At Nov. 30, 2014, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $3,552,520, which represents 1.24% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

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

 

n Includes $10,474,045 of securities loaned.

 

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

 

Non-income-producing security.

 

D Securities have been classified by country of origin. Aggregate classification by business sectors has been presented on page 28 in “Security type / country and sector allocations.”

 

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

CVA – Dutch Certificate

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

 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

November 30, 2014

 

 

    

Delaware

Emerging

Markets

Fund

    

Delaware

Global

Value

Fund

    

Delaware

International

Value Equity

Fund

 

Assets:

        

Investments, at value1,2

   $ 3,074,163,150       $ 24,063,316       $ 282,081,804   

Short-term investments, at value3

     39,113,000         600,526         4,099,061   

Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at value4

             113,900         10,984,633   

Foreign currencies, at value5

     23,841,181         1,800         26,460   

Cash

             4,546         86,433   

Receivable for securities sold

     7,245,264                   

Receivable for fund shares sold

     7,084,243         3,608         792,070   

Dividends and interest receivable

     1,382,173         66,275         665,488   

Securities lending income receivable

             219         1,316   

Unrealized gain on foreign currency exchange contracts

     57,454                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

  3,152,886,465      24,854,190      298,737,265   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

Cash overdraft

  13,795,870             

Payable for securities purchased

  24,867,914             

Payable for fund shares redeemed

  2,966,710      6,868      328,422   

Obligation to return securities lending collateral

       113,900      10,984,633   

Investment management fees payable

  2,975,047      13,799      198,511   

Other accrued expenses

  1,534,284      50,611      295,311   

Distribution fees payable

  257,043      7,810      39,675   

Other affiliates payable

  191,567      2,367      16,964   

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

  18,120      141      1,636   

Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange contracts

  96             

Deferred capital gain tax

  5,781,842             
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  52,388,493      195,496      11,865,152   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

$ 3,100,497,972    $ 24,658,694    $ 286,872,113   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Delaware

Emerging

Markets

Fund

   

Delaware

Global

Value

Fund

   

Delaware

International

Value Equity

Fund

 

Net Assets Consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 3,000,106,072      $ 43,425,499      $ 447,609,019   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (25,078,807     89,666        5,825,327   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

     59,582,526        (22,828,363     (192,485,823

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     65,888,181        3,971,892        25,923,590   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

$ 3,100,497,972    $ 24,658,694    $ 286,872,113   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Delaware

Emerging

Markets

Fund

   

Delaware

Global

Value

Fund

   

Delaware

International

Value Equity

Fund

 

Net Asset Value

      

Class A:

      

Net assets

   $ 423,619,736      $ 16,949,750      $ 74,118,284   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     26,338,195        1,446,931        5,476,695   

Net asset value per share

   $ 16.08      $ 11.71      $ 13.53   

Sales charge

     5.75     5.75     5.75

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

   $ 17.06      $ 12.42      $ 14.36   

Class C:

      

Net assets

   $ 198,428,477      $ 5,361,445      $ 28,609,301   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     13,102,612        466,962        2,155,544   

Net asset value per share

   $ 15.14      $ 11.48      $ 13.27   

Class R:

      

Net assets

   $ 14,172,815      $      $ 2,317,027   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     874,837               171,961   

Net asset value per share

   $ 16.20      $      $ 13.47   

Institutional Class:

      

Net assets

   $ 2,464,276,944      $ 2,347,499      $ 181,827,501   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     151,987,015        199,481        13,366,938   

Net asset value per share

   $ 16.21      $ 11.77      $ 13.60   

                                     

      

1Investments, at cost

   $ 3,002,448,522      $ 20,088,547      $ 256,113,503   

2Including securities on loan

            208,274        10,474,045   

3Short-term investments, at cost

     39,113,000        600,510        4,099,035   

4Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at cost

            113,900        10,984,633   

5Foreign currencies, at cost

     24,041,560        1,796        26,436   

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

 

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Statements of operations
Delaware International Funds Year ended November 30, 2014

 

 

    

Delaware
Emerging
Markets

Fund

   

Delaware
Global
Value

Fund

    Delaware
International
Value Equity
Fund
 

Investment Income:

      

Dividends

     $53,383,661        $574,940        $10,987,183   

Interest

     5,393        243        2,643   

Securities lending income

            3,068        122,108   

Foreign tax withheld

     (4,139,119     (32,555     (792,909
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  49,249,935      545,696      10,319,025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

Management fees

  34,119,749      217,960      2,662,250   

Distribution expenses — Class A

  1,226,681      42,044      234,597   

Distribution expenses — Class B

  11,344      8,457      10,602   

Distribution expenses — Class C

  1,916,257      57,158      319,658   

Distribution expenses — Class R

  49,747           13,564   

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

  4,061,287      44,882      565,686   

Custodian fees

  1,329,142      11,209      78,148   

Accounting and administration expenses

  970,603      8,663      105,853   

Registration fees

  542,021      56,264      69,622   

Reports and statements to shareholders

  449,862      9,736      61,336   

Legal fees

  252,805      1,879      23,709   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

  134,610      1,199      14,691   

Audit and tax

  49,028      34,383      45,099   

Other

  93,904      12,504      22,744   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  45,207,040      506,338      4,227,559   

Less expenses waived

       (65,164     

Less waived distribution expenses — Class B

  (6,321   (4,293   (7,924

Less expense paid indirectly

  (1,622   (56   (203
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  45,199,097      436,825      4,219,432   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  4,050,838      108,871      6,099,593   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Emerging     Global     International  
     Markets     Value     Value Equity  
     Fund     Fund     Fund  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

      

Investments

     68,816,055        3,025,648        12,377,940   

Foreign currencies

     614,905        (8,645     10,087   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

     (1,607,578     (9,876     (265,406
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

  67,823,382      3,007,127      12,122,621   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

Investments

  (92,775,505   (1,979,577   (29,046,394

Foreign currencies

  (92,791   (2,617   (43,494

Foreign currency exchange contracts

  58,120             

Deferred capital gain tax

  (5,573,858          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  (98,384,034   (1,982,194   (29,089,888
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  (30,560,652   1,024,933      (16,967,267
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $(26,509,814   $1,133,804      $(10,867,674
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

 

     Year ended  
     11/30/14     11/30/13  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 4,050,838      $ 6,527,938   

Net realized gain

     67,823,382        40,261,888   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (98,384,034     368,988,155   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  (26,509,814   415,777,981   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

Net investment income:

Class A

  (3,652,148   (3,756,687

Class B

  (1,305   (9,878

Class C

  (142,676   (202,361

Class R

  (26,825   (14,827

Institutional Class

  (18,983,668   (12,627,833
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (22,806,622   (16,611,586
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

Proceeds from shares sold:

Class A

  236,965,336      248,382,050   

Class B

  5,365      7,492   

Class C

  59,258,608      37,157,276   

Class R

  12,425,595      2,834,307   

Institutional Class

  1,326,279,522      1,440,898,568   

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

Class A

  3,427,396      3,590,383   

Class B

  1,061      8,043   

Class C

  135,639      189,656   

Class R

  26,766      14,769   

Institutional Class

  11,594,662      8,041,584   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,650,119,950      1,741,124,128   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     11/30/14     11/30/13  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (317,613,494   $ (320,545,792

Class B

     (2,060,969     (8,006,639

Class C

     (38,048,822     (41,708,637

Class R

     (3,376,234     (933,175

Institutional Class

     (800,152,351     (962,636,613
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (1,161,251,870   (1,333,830,856
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

  488,868,080      407,293,272   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

  439,551,644      806,459,667   

Net Assets:

Beginning of year

  2,660,946,328      1,854,486,661   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

$ 3,100,497,972    $ 2,660,946,328   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

$ (25,078,807 $ (6,879,582
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Global Value Fund

 

     Year ended  
     11/30/14     11/30/13  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 108,871      $ 141,043   

Net realized gain

     3,007,127        1,547,386   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1,982,194     4,206,627   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  1,133,804      5,895,056   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

Net investment income:

Class A

  (106,910   (179,934

Class B

       (5,593

Class C

       (24,308

Institutional Class

  (17,636   (26,060
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (124,546   (235,895
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

Proceeds from shares sold:

Class A

  2,248,966      1,321,476   

Class B

  345      10   

Class C

  487,839      605,566   

Institutional Class

  573,978      252,233   

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

Class A

  101,819      172,168   

Class B

       5,375   

Class C

       21,422   

Institutional Class

  16,383      24,937   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  3,429,330      2,403,187   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     11/30/14     11/30/13  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (3,013,577   $ (4,655,816

Class B

     (1,229,702     (505,668

Class C

     (1,220,397     (1,911,528

Institutional Class

     (452,307     (544,856
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (5,915,983   (7,617,868
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

  (2,486,653   (5,214,681
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

  (1,477,395   444,480   

Net Assets:

Beginning of year

  26,136,089      25,691,609   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

$ 24,658,694    $ 26,136,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

$ 89,666    $ 123,862   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Delaware International Value Equity Fund

 

     Year ended  
     11/30/14     11/30/13  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 6,099,593      $ 3,684,064   

Net realized gain

     12,122,621        14,164,599   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (29,089,888     42,197,317   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  (10,867,674   60,045,980   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

Net investment income:

Class A

  (1,058,838   (1,225,107

Class B

  (6,962   (16,953

Class C

  (120,167   (193,459

Class R

  (23,230   (25,179

Institutional Class

  (2,208,546   (1,680,914
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (3,417,743   (3,141,612
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

Proceeds from shares sold:

Class A

  14,927,742      12,714,093   

Class B

  1,215      7,448   

Class C

  2,398,591      3,099,303   

Class R

  322,591      841,843   

Institutional Class

  72,579,330      66,706,496   

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

Class A

  1,033,504      1,192,834   

Class B

  6,879      16,649   

Class C

  116,294      187,429   

Class R

  23,229      25,179   

Institutional Class

  2,190,119      1,662,153   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  93,599,494      86,453,427   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     11/30/14     11/30/13  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (42,480,531   $ (23,394,194

Class B

     (1,991,338     (1,542,365

Class C

     (5,900,316     (6,812,238

Class R

     (819,860     (792,688

Institutional Class

     (62,606,876     (26,523,099
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (113,798,921   (59,064,584
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  (20,199,427   27,388,843   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

  (34,484,844   84,293,211   

Net Assets:

Beginning of year

  321,356,957      237,063,746   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

$     286,872,113    $     321,356,957   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

$ 5,825,327    $ 3,398,796   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Delaware Emerging Markets 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 income1

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 return2

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  The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
2  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the distributor. 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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                          Year ended                        
 

 

 

 
    11/30/14          11/30/13          11/30/12          11/30/11          11/30/10  

 

 
$ 16.230    $ 13.500    $ 13.050    $ 14.860    $ 12.880   

    

  0.008      0.023      0.077      0.094      0.151   
  (0.041   2.816      0.642      (1.819   1.834   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.033   2.839      0.719      (1.725   1.985   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

  (0.117   (0.109   (0.130   (0.085   (0.005
            (0.139          
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.117   (0.109   (0.269   (0.085   (0.005
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
$ 16.080    $ 16.230    $ 13.500    $ 13.050    $ 14.860   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.20%   21.16%      5.67%      (11.70%   15.42%   

    

$ 423,620    $ 498,686    $ 470,670    $ 542,207    $ 546,275   
  1.69%      1.71%      1.70%      1.78%      1.85%   
  1.69%      1.75%      1.75%      1.83%      1.90%   
  0.01%      0.16%      0.59%      0.63%      1.10%   
  0.01%      0.12%      0.54%      0.58%      1.05%   
  26%      24%      15%      19%      27%   

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Emerging Markets 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 income (loss)1
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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

 

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

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

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     11/30/14          11/30/13          11/30/12          11/30/11          11/30/10  

 

 
$ 15.300    $ 12.740    $ 12.320    $ 14.050    $ 12.270   

    

  (0.116   (0.083   (0.020   (0.017   0.046   
  (0.032   2.660      0.605      (1.713   1.734   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.148   2.577      0.585      (1.730   1.780   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

  (0.012   (0.017   (0.026          
            (0.139          
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.012   (0.017   (0.165          
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
$ 15.140    $ 15.300    $ 12.740    $ 12.320    $ 14.050   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.97%   20.25%      4.85%      (12.31%   14.51%   

    

$ 198,428    $ 180,168    $ 155,040    $ 194,124    $ 222,957   
  2.44%      2.46%      2.45%      2.53%      2.60%   
  (0.74%   (0.59%   (0.16%   (0.12%   0.35%   
  26%      24%      15%      19%      27%   

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund Class R

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

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

 

2  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the distributor. 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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    Year ended  
 

 

 

 
    11/30/14          11/30/13          11/30/12          11/30/11          11/30/10  

 

 
  $ 16.350         $ 13.600         $ 13.140         $ 14.960         $ 13.010   

    

                     
    (0.055        (0.014        0.044           0.056           0.123   
    (0.018        2.839           0.649           (1.833        1.832   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
    (0.073        2.825           0.693           (1.777        1.955   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

                     
    (0.077        (0.075        (0.094        (0.043        (0.005
                        (0.139                    
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
    (0.077        (0.075        (0.233        (0.043        (0.005
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $ 16.200         $ 16.350         $ 13.600         $ 13.140         $ 14.960   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

                     
    (0.44%        20.86%           5.41%           (11.93%        15.03%   
  $ 14,173         $ 5,282         $ 2,691         $ 1,500         $ 440   
    1.94%           1.96%           1.95%           2.03%           2.10%   
    1.94%           2.04%           2.05%           2.13%           2.20%   
    (0.24%        (0.09%        0.34%           0.38%           0.85%   
    (0.24%        (0.17%        0.24%           0.28%           0.75%   
    26%           24%           15%           19%           27%   

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Emerging Markets 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

 

2  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.

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

 

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    Year ended  
     11/30/14           11/30/13           11/30/12           11/30/11           11/30/10  
  $ 16.360         $ 13.600         $ 13.160         $ 14.970         $ 12.980   
                          
    0.039           0.061           0.111           0.131           0.190   
    (0.035        2.841           0.635           (1.821        1.831   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  0.004      2.902      0.746      (1.690   2.021   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
    
  (0.154   (0.142   (0.167   (0.120   (0.031
            (0.139          
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.154   (0.142   (0.306   (0.120   (0.031
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
$ 16.210    $ 16.360    $ 13.600    $ 13.160    $ 14.970   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  0.04%      21.50%      5.86%      (11.42%   15.69%   
    
$ 2,464,277    $ 1,974,807    $ 1,217,065    $ 1,672,668    $ 655,310   
  1.44%      1.46%      1.45%      1.53%      1.60%   
  0.26%      0.41%      0.84%      0.88%      1.35%   
   

 

26%

 

  

 

   

 

24%

 

  

 

   

 

15%

 

  

 

   

 

19%

 

  

 

   

 

27%

 

  

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Global Value Fund Class A

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

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

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 return2

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

 

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

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

 

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    Year ended  
     11/30/14           11/30/13           11/30/12           11/30/11           11/30/10  
  $ 11.270         $ 9.010         $ 8.310         $ 8.300         $ 8.050   
                          
    0.067           0.075           0.093           0.101           0.067   
    0.444           2.286           0.699           (0.053        0.293   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  0.511      2.361      0.792      0.048      0.360   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
    
  (0.071   (0.101   (0.092   (0.038   (0.110
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.071   (0.101   (0.092   (0.038   (0.110
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
$ 11.710    $ 11.270    $ 9.010    $ 8.310    $ 8.300   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  4.57%      26.46%      9.65%      0.55%      4.53%   
    
$ 16,950    $ 16,951    $ 16,479    $ 17,989    $ 20,844   
  1.55%      1.55%      1.55%      1.55%      1.55%   
  1.80%      1.82%      1.81%      1.88%      2.07%   
  0.58%      0.75%      1.08%      1.12%      0.84%   
  0.32%      0.48%      0.82%      0.79%      0.32%   
   

 

43%

 

  

 

   

 

27%

 

  

 

   

 

69%

 

  

 

   

 

40%

 

  

 

   

 

50%

 

  

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Global Value Fund Class C

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

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

1  The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
2  Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
3  Amount is less than (0.01%).

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

 

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    Year ended  
 

 

 

 
    11/30/14          11/30/13          11/30/12          11/30/11          11/30/10  

 

 
$ 11.060    $ 8.850    $ 8.150    $ 8.170    $ 7.940   
    
  (0.020   (0.001   0.028      0.033      0.007   
  0.440      2.248      0.698      (0.053   0.285   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  0.420      2.247      0.726      (0.020   0.292   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
    
       (0.037   (0.026        (0.062
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (0.037   (0.026        (0.062
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
$ 11.480    $ 11.060    $ 8.850    $ 8.150    $ 8.170   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  3.80%      25.48%      8.94%      (0.24%   3.70%   
    
$ 5,361    $ 5,882    $ 5,878    $ 6,745    $ 8,193   
  2.30%      2.30%      2.30%      2.30%      2.30%   
  2.55%      2.53%      2.51%      2.58%      2.77%   
  (0.17%   0.00% 3    0.33%      0.37%      0.09%   
  (0.43%   (0.23%   0.12%      0.09%      (0.38%
  43%      27%      69%      40%      50%   

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Global Value Fund Institutional Class

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

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

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 return2

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

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

 

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    Year ended  
 

 

 

 
    11/30/14          11/30/13          11/30/12          11/30/11          11/30/10  

 

 
$ 11.320    $ 9.050    $ 8.340    $ 8.340    $ 8.080   
    
  0.096      0.101      0.115      0.124      0.087   
  0.451      2.291      0.709      (0.066   0.300   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  0.547      2.392      0.824      0.058      0.387   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
    
  (0.097   (0.122   (0.114   (0.058   (0.127
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.097   (0.122   (0.114   (0.058   (0.127
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
$ 11.770    $ 11.320    $ 9.050    $ 8.340    $ 8.340   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  4.88%      26.75%      10.03%      0.65%      4.86%   
    
$ 2,348    $ 2,112    $ 1,932    $ 1,685    $ 1,677   
  1.30%      1.30%      1.30%      1.30%      1.30%   
  1.55%      1.53%      1.51%      1.58%      1.77%   
  0.83%      1.00%      1.33%      1.37%      1.09%   
  0.57%      0.77%      1.12%      1.09%      0.62%   
  43%      27%      69%      40%      50%   

 

 

 

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Delaware International Value Equity 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 income1

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 return2

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

 

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

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

 

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    Year ended  
 

 

 

 
    11/30/14          11/30/13          11/30/12          11/30/11          11/30/10  

 

 
$ 14.260    $ 11.590    $ 10.710    $ 11.570    $ 11.400   

    

  0.272      0.169      0.164      0.211      0.136   
  (0.857   2.654      0.909      (0.966   0.266   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.585   2.823      1.073      (0.755   0.402   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

  (0.145   (0.153   (0.193   (0.105   (0.232
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.145   (0.153   (0.193   (0.105   (0.232
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
$ 13.530    $ 14.260    $ 11.590    $ 10.710    $ 11.570   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (4.13%   24.64%      10.25%      (6.64%   3.60%   

    

$ 74,118    $ 104,289    $ 93,440    $ 103,418    $ 130,865   
  1.42%      1.45%      1.47%      1.59%      1.65%   
  1.42%      1.51%      1.50%      1.59%      1.69%   
  1.85%      1.31%      1.49%      1.70%      1.21%   
  1.85%      1.25%      1.46%      1.70%      1.17%   
  26%      30%      34%      42%      37%   

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware International Value Equity 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 income1

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 return2

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

 

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

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

 

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    Year ended  
 

 

 

 
    11/30/14          11/30/13          11/30/12          11/30/11          11/30/10  

 

 
$ 13.990    $ 11.380    $ 10.510    $ 11.370    $ 11.220   

    

  0.158      0.071      0.083      0.122      0.056   
  (0.828   2.612      0.896      (0.954   0.261   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.670   2.683      0.979      (0.832   0.317   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

  (0.050   (0.073   (0.109   (0.028   (0.167
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.050   (0.073   (0.109   (0.028   (0.167
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
$ 13.270    $ 13.990    $ 11.380    $ 10.510    $ 11.370   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (4.80%   23.60%      9.53%      (7.35%   2.87%   

    

$ 28,609    $ 33,566    $ 30,510    $ 33,164    $ 43,620   
  2.17%      2.20%      2.20%      2.29%      2.35%   
  2.17%      2.22%      2.20%      2.29%      2.39%   
  1.10%      0.56%      0.76%      1.00%      0.51%   
  1.10%      0.54%      0.76%      1.00%      0.47%   
  26%      30%      34%      42%      37%   

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware International Value Equity Fund Class R

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

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

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 return2

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

 

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

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

 

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    Year ended  
 

 

 

 
    11/30/14          11/30/13          11/30/12          11/30/11          11/30/10  

 

 
$ 14.200    $ 11.540    $ 10.660    $ 11.520    $ 11.360   

    

  0.233      0.136      0.138      0.186      0.112   
  (0.851   2.651      0.911      (0.965   0.259   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.618   2.787      1.049      (0.779   0.371   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

  (0.112   (0.127   (0.169   (0.081   (0.211
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.112   (0.127   (0.169   (0.081   (0.211
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
$ 13.470    $ 14.200    $ 11.540    $ 10.660    $ 11.520   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (4.37%   24.28%      10.13%      (6.85%   3.32%   

    

$ 2,317    $ 2,898    $ 2,288    $ 2,321    $ 3,127   
  1.67%      1.70%      1.70%      1.79%      1.85%   
  1.67%      1.80%      1.80%      1.89%      1.99%   
  1.60%      1.06%      1.26%      1.50%      1.01%   
  1.60%      0.96%      1.16%      1.40%      0.87%   
  26%      30%      34%      42%      37%   

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware International Value Equity 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 income1

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 return2

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

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

 

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                          Year ended                        
 

 

 

 
    11/30/14          11/30/13          11/30/12          11/30/11          11/30/10  

 

 
$ 14.330    $ 11.650    $ 10.770    $ 11.630    $ 11.450   

    

  0.300      0.203      0.194      0.250      0.170   
  (0.852   2.659      0.916      (0.972   0.270   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.552   2.862      1.110      (0.722   0.440   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

  (0.178   (0.182   (0.230   (0.138   (0.260
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (0.178   (0.182   (0.230   (0.138   (0.260
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
$ 13.600    $ 14.330    $ 11.650    $ 10.770    $ 11.630   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

  (3.88%   24.91%      10.59%      (6.36%   3.93%   
$ 181,828    $ 178,614    $ 107,817    $ 90,093    $ 136,765   
  1.17%      1.20%      1.20%      1.29%      1.35%   
  1.17%      1.22%      1.20%      1.29%      1.39%   
  2.10%      1.56%      1.76%      2.00%      1.51%   
  2.10%      1.54%      1.76%      2.00%      1.47%   
  26%      30%      34%      42%      37%   

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware International Funds   November 30, 2014   

Delaware Group® Global & International Funds (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers four series: Delaware Emerging Markets Fund, Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund, Delaware Global Value Fund, and Delaware International Value Equity Fund. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Emerging Markets Fund, Delaware Global Value Fund, and Delaware International Value Equity Fund (each, a Fund or collectively, the Funds). The Trust is an open-end investment company. Each Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and offers Class A, Class C, Class R, and Institutional Class shares. As of Nov. 30, 2014, Delaware Global Value Fund has not commenced operations of its Class R shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% if redeemed during the first year and 0.50% during the second year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Between June 1, 2007 and Sept. 25, 2014, Class B shares could be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges. Prior to June 1, 2007, Class B shares were sold with a CDSC that declined from 4.00% to zero depending upon the period of time the shares were held. Class B shares automatically converted to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. Effective Sept. 25, 2014, all remaining shares of Class B were converted to Class A shares. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R and Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.

The investment objective of Delaware Emerging Markets Fund and Delaware Global Value Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

The investment objective of Delaware International Value Equity Fund is to seek long-term growth without undue risk to principal.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation – Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. Open-end investment company securities are valued at net asset value per share, as reported by the underlying investment company. U.S. government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. 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 Fund’s Board of Trustees (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair

 

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valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Each Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before each Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. Whenever such a significant event occurs, the Funds may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

Federal and Foreign Income Taxes – No provision for federal income taxes has been made as 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 for all open federal income tax years (Nov. 30, 2011 – Nov. 30, 2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in each Fund’s financial statements. In regards to foreign taxes only, each Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries in which it invests that may date back to the inception of each Fund.

Class Accounting – Investment income, common expenses, and 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.

Repurchase Agreements – Each Fund may purchase certain U.S. government securities subject to the counterparty’s agreement to repurchase them at an agreed upon date and price. The counterparty will be required on a daily basis to maintain the value of the collateral subject to the agreement at not less than the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The agreements are conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book-entry system with each Fund’s custodian or a third-party sub-custodian. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. All open repurchase agreements as of the date of this report were entered into on Nov. 28, 2014.

Foreign Currency Transactions – Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date in accordance with each Fund’s prospectus. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Funds generally do not bifurcate that portion of realized gains and losses on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices. The changes are included in the “Statements of operations” under “Net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.” Each Fund reports certain

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware International Funds   

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.

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

Other – Expenses directly attributable to each Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that a Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with each Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Each Fund may pay foreign capital gains taxes on certain foreign securities held, which are reported as components of realized losses for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary loss for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income and 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 may receive earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the year ended Nov. 30, 2014.

Each Fund may receive earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than one dollar, the expense paid under this arrangement is included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expense offset shown under “Less expense paid indirectly.” For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, each Fund earned the following amounts under this agreement:

 

Delaware Emerging

Markets Fund

   Delaware Global
Value Fund
   Delaware International
Value Equity Fund
$1,622    $56    $203

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maintains a negative cash balance and the Fund’s investments decrease in value, the Fund’s losses will be greater than if the Fund did not maintain a negative cash balance. Each Fund is required to pay interest to the custodian on negative cash balances. During the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, Delaware Emerging Markets Fund had an average outstanding overdraft balance equal to 0.54% of its average net assets.

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 Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee based on each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
  Delaware Global
Value Fund
  Delaware International
Value Equity Fund

On the first $500 million

   1.25%   0.85%   0.85%

On the next $500 million

   1.20%   0.80%   0.80%

On the next $1.5 billion

   1.15%   0.75%   0.75%

In excess of $2.5 billion

   1.10%   0.70%   0.70%

DMC has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion, if any, of its management fee and reimburse each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual operating expenses, (excluding any 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, short sale and dividend interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) (collectively nonroutine expenses) do not exceed specified percentages of average daily net assets of each Fund from Dec. 1, 2013 through Nov. 30, 2014* as shown below. These waivers and reimbursements may be terminated only by agreement of the Funds’ Board and DMC and apply only to expenses paid directly by the Funds.

 

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
   Delaware Global
Value Fund
  Delaware International
Value Equity Fund
Operating expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets (per annum)    None    1.30%   1.21%

Effective Nov. 1, 2014, Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to each Fund. Prior to this time, Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provided fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to each Fund. For these services, each Fund pays DIFSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all funds in the

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware International Funds   

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

 

Delaware Investments® Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. These amounts are included in the “Statements of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:

 

Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund

   Delaware Global
Value Fund
   Delaware International
Value Equity Fund
$139,930    $1,229    $15,019

Effective Nov. 1, 2014, DIFSC is the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of each Fund. Prior to this time, DSC was the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of each Fund. Each Fund pays DIFSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Investments Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.025% of the first $20 billion; 0.020% of the next $5 billion; 0.015% of the next $5 billion; and 0.013% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 billion. These amounts are included in the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:

 

Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund

   Delaware Global
Value Fund
   Delaware International
Value Equity Fund
$630,264    $5,543    $67,727

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 passed on to and paid directly by each Fund.

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, each Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and Class C shares, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares. Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service expenses. DDLP contracted to limit each Fund’s Class B shares’ 12b-1 fees from Dec. 1, 2013 through Sept. 25, 2014** to 0.25% of average daily net assets.

As provided in the investment management agreement, each Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services to each Fund. These amounts are included in the “Statements of operations” under “Legal Fees.” For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, each Fund was charged for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:

 

Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund

   Delaware Global
Value Fund
   Delaware International
Value Equity Fund
$80,822    $715    $8,807

For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:

 

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Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund

   Delaware Global
Value Fund
   Delaware International
Value Equity Fund
$127,771    $2,615    $6,352

For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions on redemptions of each Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares. The amounts received were as follows:

 

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
   Delaware Global
Value Fund
   Delaware International
Value Equity Fund

Class A

   $       2      $26      $ —  

Class C

   2,067    53    246

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.

 

 

 

* The contractual period is from March 29, 2013 through March 30, 2015.

 

** The contractual waiver period was Feb. 1, 2014 through Sept. 25, 2015 for Delaware Emerging Markets Fund, March 1, 2014 through Sept. 25, 2015 for Delaware Global Value Fund, and Nov. 27, 2013 through Sept. 25, 2015 for Delaware International Value Equity Fund. DDLP did not waive Class B shares’ 12b-1 fees for Delaware Emerging Markets Fund and Delaware Global Value Fund prior to Feb. 1, 2014 and March 1, 2014, respectively.

3. Investments

For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, each Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

 

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
     Delaware Global
Value Fund
     Delaware International
Value Equity Fund
 

Purchases

     $1,182,234,971         $10,934,644         $78,782,041   

Sales

     764,368,834         13,829,038         97,909,537   

At Nov. 30, 2014, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes for each Fund were as follows:

 

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
    Delaware Global
Value Fund
    Delaware International
Value Equity Fund
 

Cost of investments

   $ 3,086,082,200      $ 20,886,771      $ 279,513,781   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation

$ 602,773,106    $ 5,906,559    $ 59,129,120   

Aggregate unrealized depreciation

  (575,579,156   (2,015,588   (41,477,403
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

$ 27,193,950    $ 3,890,971    $ 17,651,717   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware International Funds

3. Investments (continued)

 

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

 

Level 1 – Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, exchange-traded options contracts)
Level 2 – Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates), or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities)
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs, including each Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities)

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

 

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The following tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as
of Nov. 30, 2014:

 

     Delaware Emerging Markets Fund  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stock

           

Argentina

   $ 100,214,441       $ 4,100,234       $       $ 104,314,675   

Bahrain

             1,585,423                 1,585,423   

Brazil

     471,700,058                         471,700,058   

Canada

     515,318                         515,318   

Chile

     26,448,257                         26,448,257   

China/Hong Kong

     642,131,943                         642,131,943   

Cyprus

     10,726,307                         10,726,307   

France

     15,365,705                         15,365,705   

India

     226,795,088         16,974                 226,812,062   

Israel

     74,074,000                         74,074,000   

Malaysia

     21,982,679                         21,982,679   

Mexico

     198,188,545                         198,188,545   

Peru

     12,950,000                         12,950,000   

Poland

     22,740,253                         22,740,253   

Republic of Korea

     611,837,477                         611,837,477   

Russia

     163,657,767         22,406,827         895         186,065,489   

South Africa

     43,791,316                         43,791,316   

Taiwan

     138,415,444                         138,415,444   

Thailand

     47,979,306                         47,979,306   

Turkey

     43,976,767                         43,976,767   

United Kingdom

     1,708,915                         1,708,915   

United States

     31,317,140                         31,317,140   

Preferred Stock1

     34,527,325         17,125,906                 51,653,231   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     87,882,840                         87,882,840   

Participation Notes

                               

Short-Term Investments

             39,113,000                 39,113,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 3,028,926,891    $ 84,348,364    $ 895    $ 3,113,276,150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

$    $ 57,358    $    $ 57,358   

1Security type is valued across multiple levels. The amounts attributed to Level 1 investments and Level 2 investments represent 66.84% and 33.16%, respectively, of the total market value of this security type. Level 1 investments represent exchange traded investments and Level 2 investments represent investments with observable inputs.

 

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware International Funds

3. Investments (continued)

 

     Delaware Global Value Fund  
     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Common Stock

   $ 24,063,316       $       $ 24,063,316   

Short-Term Investments

             600,526         600,526   

Securities Lending Collateral

             113,900         113,900   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 24,063,316    $ 714,426    $ 24,777,742   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Delaware International Value Equity Fund  
     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Common Stock

   $ 282,081,804       $       $ 282,081,804   

Short-Term Investments

             4,099,061         4,099,061   

Securities Lending Collateral

             10,984,633         10,984,633   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 282,081,804    $ 15,083,694    $ 297,165,498   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The securities that have been deemed worthless on the “Schedules of investments” are considered to be Level 3 securities in these tables.

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to each Fund. This does not include transfers between Level 1 investments and Level 2 investments due to each Fund utilizing international fair value pricing during the period. In accordance with the fair valuation procedures described in Note 1, international fair value pricing of securities in each Fund occurs when market volatility exceeds an established rolling threshold. If the threshold is exceeded on a given date, then prices of international securities (those that traded on exchanges that close at a different time than the time that each Fund’s net asset value is determined) will be established using a separate pricing feed from a third party vendor designed to establish a price for each such security as of the time that each Fund’s net asset value is determined. Further, international fair value pricing uses other observable market-based inputs in place of the closing exchange price due to the events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded, causing a change in classification between levels. Each Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers at the beginning of the reporting period.

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

At Nov. 30, 2014, Delaware Global Value Fund and Delaware International Value Equity Fund had no Level 3 investments.

4. Dividend and Distribution Information

Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net gains on foreign

 

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currency transactions and net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended Nov. 30, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:

 

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
   Delaware Global
Value Fund
   Delaware International
Value Equity Fund

Year ended Nov. 30, 2014

              

Ordinary income

     $ 22,806,622        $ 124,546        $ 3,417,743  

Year ended Nov. 30, 2013

              

Ordinary income

     $ 16,611,586        $ 235,895        $ 3,141,612  

5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis

As of Nov. 30, 2014, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
   Delaware Global
Value Fund
  Delaware International
Value Equity Fund

Shares of beneficial interest

     $ 3,000,106,072        $ 43,425,499       $ 447,609,019  

Undistributed ordinary income

       26,327,278          89,666         5,825,327  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

       52,697,119                   

Capital loss carryforwards

                (22,744,549 )       (184,169,213 )

Unrealized appreciation

       21,367,503          3,888,078         17,606,980  
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 3,100,497,972        $ 24,658,694       $ 286,872,113  
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, and tax recognition of unrealized gain on passive foreign investment companies.

For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and passive foreign investment companies. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications:

 

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
  Delaware Global
Value Fund
  Delaware International
Value Equity Fund

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     $ 556,559       $ (18,521 )     $ (255,319 )

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

       (556,559 )       18,521         255,319  

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware International Funds   

 

For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains.

In 2014, the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

   $ 2,500,841   

Delaware Global Value Fund

     2,951,170   

Delaware International Value Equity Fund

     12,091,867   

Capital loss carryforwards remaining at Nov. 30, 2014 will expire as follows:

 

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
   Delaware Global
Value Fund
   Delaware International
Value Equity Fund

Year of expiration

              

2016

     $  —        $ 10,201,872        $ 62,141,156  

2017

        —          12,542,677          113,289,581  

2019

        —                   8,738,476  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $  —        $ 22,744,549        $ 184,169,213  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

On Dec. 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (Act) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes were generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. Under the Act, each Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation. At Nov. 30, 2014, there were no capital loss carryforwards incurred by the Funds that will be carried forward under the Act.

 

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6. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
    Delaware Global
Value Fund
    Delaware International
Value Equity Fund
 
     Year     Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
     11/30/14     11/30/13     11/30/14     11/30/13     11/30/14     11/30/13  

Shares sold:

            

Class A

     14,505,685        16,348,836        194,985        130,210        1,055,634        994,776   

Class B

     355        544        31        1        79        645   

Class C

     3,815,185        2,588,286        43,147        58,690        173,347        244,425   

Class R

     754,384        187,053                      23,034        65,326   

Institutional Class

     79,899,892        95,634,359        50,382        24,558        5,094,493        5,115,636   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

            

Class A

     215,559        255,543        9,148        18,817        74,353        101,865   

Class B

     70        602               595        501        1,436   

Class C

     8,995        14,228               2,370        8,470        16,185   

Class R

     1,668        1,041                      1,675        2,154   

Institutional Class

     725,120        569,518        1,468        2,719        157,110        141,580   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  99,926,913      115,600,010      299,161      237,960      6,588,696      6,684,028   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

Class A

  (19,101,339   (20,748,366   (261,755   (473,510   (2,968,656   (1,843,499

Class B

  (131,085   (577,074   (107,762   (51,486   (142,571   (123,991

Class C

  (2,496,978   (2,998,514   (108,186   (193,507   (425,165   (541,676

Class R

  (204,237   (62,967             (56,904   (61,514

Institutional Class

  (49,342,853   (64,967,383   (39,041   (54,200   (4,352,143   (2,047,778
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (71,276,492   (89,354,304   (516,744   (772,703   (7,945,439   (4,618,458
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

  28,650,421      26,245,706      (217,583   (534,743   (1,356,743   2,065,570   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware International Funds

 

6. Capital Shares (continued)

  

 

For the years ended Nov. 30, 2014 and 2013, the following shares and values were converted from Class B to Class A. The respective amounts are included in Class B redemptions and Class A subscriptions in the tables on the previous page and the “Statements of changes in net assets.”

 

            Year ended                    Year ended         
            11/30/14                    11/30/13         
     Class B      Class A             Class B      Class A         
     Shares      Shares      Value      Shares      Shares      Value  

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

     33,015         31,318       $ 521,580         87,273         82,711       $ 1,201,688   

Delaware Global Value Fund

     31,991         31,514         366,688         16,543         16,289         162,112   

Delaware International Value Equity Fund

     46,482         45,935         647,640         32,628         32,166         404,244   

For each Fund, certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class of shares for shares of another class in the same Fund. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, exchange transactions were as follows:

 

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

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

     1,347,933         5,305         1,478         1,490         1,343,519       $ 23,106,103   

Delaware International Value Equity Fund

     1,514         22,900                         23,877         326,209   

These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the tables on the previous page and the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, Delaware Global Value Fund had no exchange transactions.

7. Line of Credit

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

On Nov. 10, 2014, each Fund, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $275,000,000 revolving line of credit. The line of credit is to be used as described above and operates in substantially the same manner as the original agreement. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on Nov. 9, 2015.

 

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The Funds had no amounts outstanding as of Nov. 30, 2014 or at any time during the year then ended.

8. Derivatives

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

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

The use of foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities, but does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to an unfavorable change in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency change favorably. In addition, each Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. Each Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the value of its currency exchanged with the counterparty. The risk is generally mitigated by having a netting arrangement between each Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, Delaware Emerging Markets Fund entered into foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts to facilitate or expedite the settlement of portfolio transactions. Delaware Global Value Fund and Delaware International Value Equity Fund entered into foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency contracts in order to fix the U.S. dollar value of a security between trade date and settlement date.

At Nov. 30, 2014, the Funds had foreign currency risk, which is disclosed in the “Statements of assets and liabilities” and “Statements of operations.”

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware International Funds   

8. Derivatives (continued)

 

Derivatives Generally. The table below summarizes the average balance of derivative holdings by each Fund during the year ended Nov. 30, 2014.

 

    

Long Derivative Volume

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
   Delaware Global
Value Fund
   Delaware International
Value Equity Fund

Foreign currency exchange contracts

(average cost)

     $ 2,298,934        $ 30,330        $ 409,549  
    

 

Short Derivative Volume

     Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund
   Delaware Global
Value Fund
   Delaware International
Value Equity Fund

Foreign currency exchange contracts

(average cost)

     $ 1,428,324        $ 38,282        $ 508,388  

9. Offsetting

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

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

 

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For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the “Statements of assets and liabilities.”

At Nov. 30, 2014, the Funds had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Assets and Liabilities

 

     Delaware Emerging Markets Fund  

Counterparty

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

BNY Mellon

     $57,454         $(96)         $57,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

   Net
Position
     Fair Value
of

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
     Cash
Collateral
Received
     Fair Value
of

Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
     Net
Amount(a)
 

BNY Mellon

     $57,358         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $57,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Master Repurchase Agreements

Counterparty

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

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

     $13,790,408         $(13,790,408)         $ —         $ —   

Bank of Montreal

     4,596,803         (4,596,803)          —          —   

BNP Paribas

     20,725,789         (20,725,789)             —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $39,113,000         $(39,113,000)         $ —         $ —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Delaware Global Value Fund  

Master Repurchase Agreements

Counterparty

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

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

     $113,178         $(113,178)         $ —         $ —   

Bank of Montreal

     37,726         (37,726)          —          —   

BNP Paribas

     170,096         (170,096)          —          —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $321,000         $(321,000)          —         $ —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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9. Offsetting (continued)

 

          Delaware International Value Equity Fund

Master Repurchase Agreements

Counterparty

  

Repurchase
Agreements

  

Fair Value of

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received

  

Cash Collateral

Received

  

Net Amount(a)

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

   $1,176,908    $(1,176,908)    $—    $—

Bank of Montreal

   392,302    (392,302)      

BNP Paribas

   1,768,790    (1,768,790)      
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total

$3,338,000 $(3,338,000) $— $—
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

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

10. Securities Lending

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

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

 

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

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

At Nov. 30, 2014, the values of securities on loan and the values of invested collateral for each Fund are presented below, for which cash collateral was received and invested in accordance with the Lending Agreement. These investments are presented on the “Schedules of investments” under the caption “Securities Lending Collateral.”

 

    

Delaware Emerging
Markets Fund

  

Delaware Global

Value Fund

  

Delaware International
Value Equity Fund

Values of securities on loan

   $—    $208,274    $10,474,045        

Value of non-cash collateral

     —      145,613    —        

Values of invested collateral

     —      113,900    10,984,633        

11. Credit and Market Risk

Some countries in which the Funds may invest require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital, or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a country’s balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad.

The securities exchanges of certain foreign markets are substantially smaller, less liquid, and more volatile than the major securities markets in the United States. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of securities by each Fund may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of equity securities listed on the major securities exchanges in emerging markets is held by a smaller number of investors. This may limit the number of shares available for acquisition or disposition by each Fund.

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware International Funds

11. Credit and Market Risk (continued)

 

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

12. 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, the Funds have 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.

13. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014, the FASB issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions. The guidance includes expanded disclosure requirements for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after Dec. 15, 2014 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.

14. Subsequent Events

Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Nov. 30, 2014 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent

Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group® Global & International Funds

and Shareholders of Delaware Emerging Markets Fund,

Delaware Global Value Fund and Delaware International Value Equity Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Delaware Emerging Markets Fund, Delaware Global Value Fund and Delaware International Value Equity Fund (three of the series constituting Delaware Group® Global & International Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) at November 30, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where confirmations of security purchases had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

January 22, 2015

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Delaware International Funds

Board Consideration of Delaware Emerging Markets Fund, Delaware Global Value Fund, and Delaware International Value Equity Fund Investment Management Agreements

At a meeting held on Aug. 19–21, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of disinterested or independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Investment Management Agreements for Delaware Emerging Markets Fund, Delaware Global Value Fund, and Delaware International Value Equity Fund (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”). In making its decision, the Board considered information furnished at regular quarterly Board meetings, including reports detailing Fund performance, investment strategies and expenses, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the renewal of the investment advisory and sub-advisory contracts. Information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the Investment Management Agreements with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”) included materials provided by DMC and its affiliates (“Delaware Investments”) concerning, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds, the costs of such services to the Funds, economies of scale and the financial condition and profitability of Delaware Investments. In addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, reports were provided to the Trustees in May 2014 and included reports provided by Lipper, Inc., an independent statistical compilation organization (“Lipper”). The Lipper reports compared each Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The Independent Trustees reviewed and discussed the Lipper reports with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. The Board requested and received information regarding DMC’s policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy; the structure of portfolio manager compensation; the investment manager’s profitability; comparative client fee information; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of securities for certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited, or which were likely in the future to inhibit, DMC’s ability to invest fully in accordance with Fund policies.

In considering information relating to the approval of each Fund’s advisory agreement, the Independent Trustees received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. Although the Board gave attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies, under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board during its contract renewal considerations.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Board considered the services provided by Delaware Investments to each Fund and its shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent and quality of services, the Board considered reports furnished to it throughout the year, which covered matters such as the relative performance of the Funds, compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies and restrictions for the Funds, compliance by DMC and Delaware Distributors, L.P. (together, “Management”) personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds complex and adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased with the current staffing of the Funds’ investment manager and the emphasis placed on research in the investment process. The Board recognized DMC’s receipt of several industry distinctions. The Board gave favorable consideration to DMC’s efforts to control expenditures while maintaining service levels committed to Fund matters. The Board noted that, in the third and fourth quarters of 2013, Management reduced the maximum 12b-1 fee for certain funds; and in November 2013 Management negotiated a substantial reduction in fees for fund accounting services

 

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provided to the Funds. The Board noted the benefits provided to Fund shareholders through each shareholder’s ability to exchange an investment in one Delaware Investments® fund for the same class of shares in another Delaware Investments fund without a sales charge, to reinvest Fund dividends into additional shares of the same Fund or into additional shares of other Delaware Investments funds and the privilege to combine holdings in other Delaware Investments funds to obtain a reduced sales charge. The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by Delaware Investments.

Investment Performance. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Funds in view of the importance of investment performance to shareholders. Although the Board gave appropriate consideration to performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Investment Committee meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the Lipper reports furnished for the Annual Meeting. The Lipper reports prepared for each Fund showed the investment performance of its Class A shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected by Lipper (the “Performance Universe”). A fund with the best performance ranked first, and a fund with the poorest performance ranked last. The highest/best performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the first quartile; the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the poorest/ worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the fourth quartile. Comparative annualized performance for each Fund was shown for the past 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods, to the extent applicable, ended March 31, 2014. The Board’s objective is that each Fund’s performance for the periods considered be at or above the median of its Performance Universe. The following paragraphs summarize the performance results for the Funds and the Board’s view of such performance.

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional emerging markets funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was extremely satisfied with performance.

Delaware Global Value Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional global multi-cap value funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1- and 3-year periods was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 5- and 10-year periods was in the second quartile and first quartile, respectively, of its Performance Universe. The Board determined that the Fund’s performance results were mixed, but tended toward above median, which was acceptable.

Delaware International Value Equity Fund – Lipper currently classifies the Fund as an international multi-cap value fund. However, because of the nature of the portfolio, Management believes that it would be more appropriate to include the Fund in the multi-cap core category. Accordingly, the Lipper report prepared for the Fund compares the Fund’s performance to two separate Performance Universes – one consisting of the Fund and all retail and institutional multi-cap core funds. and the other consisting of the Fund and all retail and institutional multi-cap value funds. When compared to other multi-cap core funds, the Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year periods was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the three-year period was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. When compared to other

 

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Delaware International Funds

multi-cap value funds, the Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the one- and three-year periods was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 5- and 10-year periods was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board observed that the Fund’s performance results were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the Fund’s performance, the Board considered investment policy changes implemented in May 2014. The Board also considered the numerous investment and performance reports delivered by Management personnel to the Board’s Investments Committee. The Board was satisfied that Management was taking action to improve Fund performance and to meet the Board’s performance objective.

Comparative Expenses. The Board considered expense comparison data for the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds. Management provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for each Fund as of its most recently completed fiscal year. The Board also focused on the comparative analysis of effective management fees and total expense ratios of each Fund versus effective management fees and expense ratios of a group of similar funds as selected by Lipper (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, each Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) within the Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers. Each Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Lipper total expenses, for comparative consistency, were shown by Lipper for Class A shares and comparative total expenses including 12b-1 and non 12b-1 service fees. The Board considered fees paid to Delaware Investments for non-management services. The Board’s objective is to limit each Fund’s total expense ratio to be competitive with that of the Expense Group. The following paragraphs summarize the expense results for the Funds and the Board’s view of such expenses.

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the highest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the second highest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s management fee and total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating total expenses, the Board considered various initiatives implemented by Management, such as the outsourcing of certain transfer agency services and a negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting services, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Delaware Global Value Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee and total expenses were in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to its Expense Group as shown in the Lipper report.

Delaware International Value Equity Fund – When compared to other international multi-cap core and multi-cap value funds, the expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the second highest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in

 

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the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of both Expense Groups as shown in the Lipper report.

Management Profitability. The Board considered the level of profits realized by Delaware Investments in connection with the operation of the Funds. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of Delaware Investments’ business in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds and the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the level of profits of Delaware Investments, to a certain extent, reflects recent operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by Delaware Investments. The Board considered Delaware Investments’ efforts to improve services provided to fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from recent industry-wide Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives. The Board also considered the extent to which Delaware Investments might derive ancillary benefits from fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as service provider to the Delaware Investments Family of Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of Delaware Investments.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether economies of scale are realized by Delaware Investments as each Fund’s assets increase and the extent to which any economies of scale are reflected in the level of management fees charged. The Trustees reviewed the standardized advisory fee pricing and structure, approved by the Board and shareholders, which includes breakpoints. Breakpoints in the advisory fee occur when the advisory fee rate is reduced on assets in excess of specified levels. Breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case on all assets when the asset levels specified are exceeded. The Board noted that the fee under each Fund’s management contract fell within the standard structure. Although the Funds have not reached a size at which they can take advantage of breakpoints, the Board recognized that the fees were structured so that when the Funds grow, economies of scale may be shared.

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Delaware International Funds

Tax Information (Unaudited)

The information set forth below is for each Fund’s fiscal year as required by federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of a fund. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.

All reporting is based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly is subject to change. For any and all items requiring reporting, it is the intention of each Fund to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, each Fund reports distributions paid during the year as follows:

 

    

(A)

Long-Term
Capital Gains
Distributions
(Tax Basis)

  

(B)

Ordinary
Income
Distributions*
(Tax Basis)

     Total
Distribution
(Tax Basis)
    

(C)

Qualifying
Dividends1

 

Delaware Emerging Markets Fund

        100.00%         100.00%         2.86%   

Delaware Global Value Fund

        100.00%         100.00%         100.00%   

Delaware International Value Equity Fund

        100.00%         100.00%         2.55%   

(A) and (B) are based on a percentage of each Fund’s total distributions.

(C) is based on a percentage of each Fund’s ordinary income distributions.

1 Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

* For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, certain dividends paid by each Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 20%. The percentage of dividends paid by each Fund from ordinary income reported as dividend income is listed below. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2014 Form 1099-DIV.

 

Delaware Emerging

Markets Fund

  

Delaware Global

Value Fund

  

Delaware

International

Value Equity Fund

100.00%    100.00%    100.00%

 

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Each Fund intends to pass through foreign tax credits in the maximum amount as follows:

 

Delaware Emerging

Markets Fund

  

Delaware Global

Value Fund

  

Delaware

International

Value Equity Fund

$2,986,275

   $ —    $458,072

The gross foreign source income earned during the fiscal year 2014 by each Fund was as follows:

 

Delaware Emerging

Markets Fund

  

Delaware Global

Value Fund

  

Delaware

International

Value Equity Fund

$53,118,141

   $ —    $9,901,156

For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, certain dividends paid by the Delaware Emerging Markets Fund and the Delaware International Value Equity Fund, have been determined to be interest related dividends and may be subject to relief from U.S. withholding for foreign shareholders, as provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and by the Tax Relief Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creations Act of 2010, and as extended by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Funds have reported maximum Qualified Interest Income distributions of $1,566 and $1,638, respectively. In addition, Delaware Emerging Markets Fund has reported $11,590,885 of Qualified Short-Term Capital Gains.

 

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Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

Delaware Investments® Family of Funds

A mutual fund is governed by a Board of Trustees / Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager, the distributor, and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

Interested Trustee

     
Patrick P. Coyne1    Chairman, President,    Chairman and Trustee
2005 Market Street    Chief Executive Officer,    since Aug. 16, 2006
Philadelphia, PA 19103    and Trustee   
April 1963       President and
      Chief Executive Officer
     

since Aug. 1, 2006

 

Independent Trustees

     
Thomas L. Bennett    Trustee    Since March 2005
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

October 1947

 

         
Joseph W. Chow    Trustee    Since January 2013
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

January 1953

 

         
John A. Fry    Trustee    Since January 2001
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

May 1960

 

         

 

1  Patrick P.Coyne is considered to be an “Interested Trustee“ because he is an executive officer of the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor.

 

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for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

    

     
Patrick P. Coyne has served in    65    Board of Governors Member
various executive capacities       Investment Company
at different times at       Institute (ICI)
Delaware Investments.2      
      Director and Audit
      Committee Member
      Kaydon Corp.
      (2007–2013)

    

     
Private Investor    65    Director
(March 2004–Present)       Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (BMTC)
         

(2007–2011)

 

Executive Vice President    65    Director and Audit Committee
(Emerging Economies       Member — Hercules
Strategies, Risk and       Technology Growth
Corporate Administration)       Capital, Inc.
State Street Corporation       (2004-2014)

(July 2004–March 2011)

 

         
President    65    Director —
Drexel University       Hershey Trust Company
(August 2010–Present)      
      Director, Audit Committee,
President       and Governance
Franklin & Marshall College       Committee Member

(July 2002–July 2010)

 

       

Community Health Systems

 

 

2  Delaware Investments is the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor, principal underwriter, and its transfer agent.

 

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Delaware Investments® Family of Funds

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

Independent Trustees (continued)

     
Lucinda S. Landreth    Trustee    Since March 2005
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      
June 1947          
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa    Trustee    Since September 2011
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

January 1956

 

         
Thomas K. Whitford    Trustee    Since January 2013
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

March 1956

 

         

 

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Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

    

     
Private Investor    65    None

(2004–Present)

 

         
Chief Executive Officer —    65    Trust Manager and
Banco Itaú       Audit Committee
International       Member — Camden
(April 2012–Present)       Property Trust
Executive Advisor to Dean      

(August 2011–March 2012)

and Interim Dean

     
(January 2011–July 2011) —      
University of Miami School of      
Business Administration      
President — U.S. Trust,      
Bank of America Private      
Wealth Management      
(Private Banking)      
(July 2007 – December 2008)          
Vice Chairman    65    Director — HSBC Finance
(2010–April 2013)       Corporation and HSBC
Chief Administrative       North America Holdings Inc.

Officer (2008–2010)

and Executive Vice

     
President and Chief      
Administrative Officer      
(2007–2009) —      
PNC Financial      
Services Group          

 

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Delaware Investments® Family of Funds

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

Independent Trustees (continued)

     
Janet L. Yeomans    Trustee    Since April 1999
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

July 1948

 

         
J. Richard Zecher    Trustee    Since March 2005
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

July 1940

 

         

 

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Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

    

     
Vice President and Treasurer    65    Director, Audit and
(January 2006–July 2012)       Compliance Committee Chair,
Vice President —       Investment Committee
Mergers & Acquisitions       Member
(January 2003–January 2006),       and Governance
and Vice President       Committee Member
and Treasurer       Okabena Company
(July 1995–January 2003)      
3M Corporation      
      Chair — 3M
      Investment Management
      Company
         

(2005–2012)

 

Founder    65    Director and Compensation
Investor Analytics       Committee Chairman
(Risk Management)       Investor Analytics
(May 1999–Present)      
      Director — P/E Investments
Founder      
P/E Investments      
(Hedge Fund)      

(September 1996–Present)

 

         

 

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Delaware Investments® Family of Funds

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

Officers

     
David F. Connor    Senior Vice President,    Senior Vice President,
2005 Market Street    Deputy General    Deputy General Counsel
Philadelphia, PA 19103    Counsel, and Secretary    since May 2013;
December 1963       Vice President, Deputy
      General Counsel
      September 2000 –
      May 2013; Secretary since
         

October 2005

 

Daniel V. Geatens    Vice President    Treasurer since October 2007
2005 Market Street    and Treasurer   
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

October 1972

 

         
David P. O’Connor    Executive Vice President,    Executive Vice President
2005 Market Street    General Counsel    since February 2012;
Philadelphia, PA 19103    and Chief Legal Officer    Senior Vice President
February 1966       October 2005 –
      February 2012;
      General Counsel and
      Chief Legal Officer
         

since October 2005

 

Richard Salus    Senior Vice President    Chief Financial Officer
2005 Market Street    and Chief Financial Officer    since November 2006
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

October 1963

 

         

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund(s) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800 523-1918.

 

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Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

    

     

David F. Connor has served as

Deputy General Counsel of

Delaware Investments

since 2000.

 

   65    None3
Daniel V. Geatens has served    65    None3

in various capacities at

different times at

     

Delaware Investments.

 

         
David P. O’Connor has served    65    None3

in various executive

and legal capacities at

different times

at Delaware Investments.

 

         
Richard Salus has served in    65    None3

various executive capacities

at different times at

     

Delaware Investments.

 

         

 

 

 

3  David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, David P. O’Connor, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor, principal underwriter, and transfer agent as the registrant.

 

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About the organization

 

Board of trustees        

Patrick P. Coyne

  Joseph W. Chow   Lucinda S. Landreth   Thomas K. Whitford
Chairman, President, and   Former Executive Vice   Former Chief Investment   Former Vice Chairman
Chief Executive Officer   President   Officer   PNC Financial Services Group
Delaware Investments®   State Street Corporation   Assurant, Inc.   Pittsburgh, PA
Family of Funds   Brookline, MA   Philadelphia, PA  
Philadelphia, PA       Janet L. Yeomans
  John A. Fry   Frances A.   Former Vice President and
Thomas L. Bennett   President   Sevilla-Sacasa   Treasurer
Private Investor   Drexel University   Chief Executive Officer   3M Corporation
Rosemont, PA   Philadelphia, PA   Banco Itaú   St. Paul, MN
   

International

Miami, FL

 

    

J. Richard Zecher

      Founder
      Investor Analytics
      Scottsdale, AZ
Affiliated officers      
David F. Connor   Daniel V. Geatens   David P. O’Connor   Richard Salus
Senior Vice President,   Vice President and   Executive Vice President,   Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel,   Treasurer   General Counsel,   Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary   Delaware Investments   and Chief Legal Officer   Delaware Investments
Delaware Investments   Family of Funds   Delaware Investments   Family of Funds
Family of Funds   Philadelphia, PA   Family of Funds   Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA     Philadelphia, PA  

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

 

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

 

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Annual report

Global / international equity mutual fund

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

November 30, 2014

 

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

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

Visit delawareinvestments.com/edelivery.


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

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

You can learn more about Delaware Investments or obtain a prospectus for Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund at delawareinvestments.com.

 

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

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

Table of contents

 

      

Portfolio management review

     1   

Performance summary

     4   

Disclosure of Fund expenses

     8   

Security type / country and sector allocations

     10   

Schedule of investments

     12   

Statement of assets and liabilities

     16   

Statement of operations

     18   

Statements of changes in net assets

     20   

Financial highlights

     22   

Notes to financial statements

     30   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

     43   

Other Fund information

     44   

Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

     52   

About the organization

     60   

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Nov. 30, 2014, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

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

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

© 2015 Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.

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

 


Portfolio management review

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund December 9, 2014

 

Performance preview (for the year ended November 30, 2014)            

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund (Class A shares)

  1-year return      +6.37

MSCI World Index (gross)

  1-year return      +9.50

MSCI World Index (net)

  1-year return      +8.91

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund, please see the table on page 4. The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions. For a description of the index, please, see page 6. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Jackson Square Partners, LLC (JSP) is the sub-advisor to the Fund. As sub-advisor, JSP is responsible for day-today management of the Fund’s assets. Although JSP serves as sub-advisor, the investment manager, Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, has ultimate responsibility for all investment advisory services.

Global equity markets took separate paths during the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014. The United States displayed resilience in its ability to recover from the recent global financial crisis while international markets were marked by a continuing struggle, most notably in Japan and the euro zone.

U.S. markets displayed fairly steady, consistent growth during the fiscal year, as indicated by the healthy 17% rise in the S&P 500® Index (source: FactSet). The U.S. Federal Reserve wrapped up its program of quantitative easing (QE) in October, a move that distinguished the U.S. from other markets still struggling to recover from the global economic crisis.

In Japan, economic policy changes enacted after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s reelection in November 2012 were in the spotlight as the country’s economy continued to flounder. Dubbed “Abenomics,” the three-pronged economic approach was intended to battle two decades of deflation and stagnant growth. Instead, the program was challenged during the period by a precipitous drop in oil prices and a dramatic dip in the yen’s valuation. The Bank of Japan, in the

midst of a large-scale QE program, recently printed an additional 80 trillion yen, attempting to increase exports and stimulate inflation. Market participants are trying to discern the long-term consequences of these moves.

In Europe, the economy began to improve early in the fiscal year, but stalled midway through. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had a significant adverse effect on European growth. Ukraine is a key transit point for Europe, and Russia supplies almost 40% of the gas imports of the European Union (EU). Eventually, the EU brokered a deal between Russia and Ukraine to ensure an adequate energy source for European nations this winter. The agreement has been hailed as a potential first step in easing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

Currency issues continued to haunt the 18-country euro zone, particularly in the second half of the fiscal year period. Government debt continued to rise, particularly in Greece, Portugal, and Ireland and concerns mounted about those nations’ ability to service their debts. To combat falling euro values and to stave off the risk of deflation, the European Central Bank (ECB) cut both its prime rate and deposit rate in May, while also reducing its long-term loan rate for qualifying banks. ECB president Mario Draghi indicated the ECB is willing to do “whatever it takes” to turn the euro-zone economy around and has set the tone for a potential large-scale QE program in the coming year.

 

 

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Portfolio management review

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

 

Emerging market economies also continued to struggle, most notably in China, where a 10-year growth run may be winding down. Excess investment in real estate development, housing, infrastructure, and industrial endeavors have resulted in considerable debt that may take years to absorb. How much of an impact this will have on the economy is a question yet to be determined.

Fund performance

For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund (Class A shares) returned +6.37% at net asset value and +0.25% at maximum offer price (both figures reflect all distributions reinvested). During the same period, the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI World Index (net), returned +8.91%. For complete, annualized performance of Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund, please see the table on page 4.

Allergan was a strong contributor to performance during the period. The stock experienced a strong rise in price following acquisition offers from Canada-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and the eventual announcement that Activis, a generic and specialty drug manufacturer, would acquire Allergan at a premium to previous offers by Valeant. While we continue to believe Allergan operates at a high level — driven by the core ophthalmology franchise and the broader use of Botox in both cosmetic and in other medical indications — we are currently discussing what a combined company means for Allergan going forward.

Celgene contributed to performance during the period as the company experienced several positive events throughout the year. The company made significant progress toward regulatory approval for expanded use of one of its drugs within the United Kingdom. It also achieved positive clinical advancements for a new drug to treat Crohn’s disease. Overall, Celgene continues to be a leader in the treatment of blood cancers

with a growing pipeline of breast, lung, and pancreatic cancer treatments. We believe the company continues to benefit from large growth prospects driven by additional indications for its drugs, by increased use of existing drugs, and by international growth opportunities.

Baidu was also a contributor to performance during the period. The stock rose as the company reported attractive financial results, driven in part, by strong growth in its mobile services. Baidu’s heavy capital investment in mobile-related services already appears to be providing benefits for the company. We believe the company stands to benefit widely from the proliferation of wireless and streaming technologies in China that make Baidu’s services more accessible. We feel the company has upside potential given the sheer size of the Chinese market population and the rapid growth of ancillary businesses such as social media, multi-media sharing services, and mobile search.

NeuStar detracted from performance during the period. The company experienced weakness as the approval process — allowing the company to remain the sole database provider of cell phone numbers and other related information for the North American wireless carrier industry — was in negotiations and had come increasingly into question. While we felt the renewal would ultimately be granted, at least in most of its current form, there were growing concerns. While we continue to believe the company has attractive business-model characteristics and an attractive cash-flow-based valuation, we decided to exit the Fund’s position during the period due to the company’s higher risk profile.

Core Laboratories likewise detracted from performance during the period. The stock declined as investors grew increasingly concerned about utilization of Core Laboratories services by North American clients in the near term. We are willing to live with a certain degree of cyclicality in the energy industry given that this company’s

 

 

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solutions to site analysis are valuable throughout the cycle. In our view, this is a well-owned stock with little historical controversy and volatility. Therefore, we believe investors may be overreacting to potentially transitory weakness in commodity prices which may be contributing to a reasonable and conservative assessment of industry conditions by company management.

Intertek Group was also a detractor from performance during the period. The stock experienced weakness as we believe investors grew increasingly concerned about the company’s anemic organic growth and its lack of improvement, even possible weakness, in margins. Despite these concerns, in our opinion, the company continues to have solid

fundamentals that demonstrate its ability to navigate difficult economic environments. We think the company should benefit from its participation in a secular growth segment of the product testing and certification industry.

Regardless of the economic outcome, we remain consistent in our long-term investment philosophy: We want to own what we view as strong secular-growth companies with solid business models and competitive positions that we believe can grow market share and have the potential to deliver shareholder value in a variety of market environments.

 

 

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Performance summary

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund   November 30, 2014

The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our website at delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1,2    Average annual total returns through November 30, 2014  
      1 year     5 years     Lifetime  

Class A (Est. Dec. 29, 2008)

      

Excluding sales charge

     +6.37     +13.39     +18.63

Including sales charge

     +0.25     +12.06     +17.45

Class C (Est. Dec. 29, 2010)

      

Excluding sales charge

     +5.59     n/a        +9.25

Including sales charge

     +4.59     n/a        +9.25

Class R (Est. Dec. 29, 2010)

      

Excluding sales charge

     +6.10     n/a        +9.78

Including sales charge

     +6.10     n/a        +9.78

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 29, 2008)

      

Excluding sales charge

     +6.66     +13.62     +18.84

Including sales charge

     +6.66     +13.62     +18.84

MSCI World Index (gross)*

     +9.50     +11.57     +14.43

MSCI World Index (net)*

     +8.91     +10.96     +13.79

*Benchmark lifetime returns are for Class A share comparison only and are of the month end prior to the Class A inception date.

1 Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 5. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class A shares,

excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Class R shares are available only for certain retirement plan products. They are sold without a sales charge and have an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50% of average daily net assets.

 

 

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Institutional Class shares are available without sales or asset-based distribution charges only to certain eligible institutional accounts.

The “Fund and benchmark performance” table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Investments in small and/or medium-sized companies typically exhibit greater risk and higher volatility than larger, more established companies.

International investments entail risks not ordinarily associated with U.S. investments including fluctuation in currency values, differences in accounting principles, or economic or political instability in other nations.

Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in established foreign markets due to increased volatility and lower trading volume.

 

2 The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale and dividend interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations (collectively, nonroutine expenses)) from exceeding 1.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Dec. 1, 2013, through Nov. 30, 2014.* Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements.

 

Fund expense ratios    Class A   Class C   Class R   Institutional Class

Total annual operating expenses

(without fee waivers)

   1.51%   2.26%   1.76%   1.26%

Net expenses

(including fee waivers, if any)

   1.51%   2.26%   1.76%   1.26%

Type of waiver

   Contractual   Contractual   Contractual   Contractual

*The contractual waiver period is from March 28, 2013 through March 30, 2015.

 

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Performance summary

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Average annual total returns from Dec. 29, 2008 (Fund’s inception), through Nov. 30, 2014

 

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1 The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Dec. 29, 2008, and includes the effect of a 5.75% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 5. Please note additional details on pages 4 through 7.

The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the MSCI World Index as of Dec. 29, 2008. The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure equity market performance across developed markets worldwide. Index “gross” return approximates the maximum possible dividend reinvestment. Index “net” return approximates the

minimum possible dividend reinvestment, after deduction of withholding tax at the highest possible rate.

The S&P 500 Index, which is mentioned on page 1, measures the performance of 500 mostly large-cap stocks weighted by market value, and is often used to represent performance of the U.S. stock market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

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   Nasdaq symbols CUSIPs        

Class A

DGGAX   246118541   

Class C

DGGCX   246118533   

Class R

DGGRX   246118525   

Institutional Class

DGGIX     246118517       

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from June 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

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

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from June 1, 2014 to Nov. 30, 2014.

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

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

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

 

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Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
6/1/14
     Ending
Account Value
11/30/14
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
     Expenses
Paid During Period
6/1/14 to 11/30/14*
 

Actual Fund return

           

Class A

     $1,000.00         $1,029.20         1.40%         $7.12   

Class C

     1,000.00         1,025.80         2.15%         10.92   

Class R

     1,000.00         1,028.00         1.65%         8.39   

Institutional Class

     1,000.00         1,031.10         1.15%         5.86   

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

  

        

Class A

     $1,000.00         $1,018.05         1.40%         $7.08   

Class C

     1,000.00         1,014.29         2.15%         10.86   

Class R

     1,000.00         1,016.80         1.65%         8.34   

Institutional Class

     1,000.00         1,019.30         1.15%         5.82   

 

* “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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

 

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Security type / country and sector allocations

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

As of November 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

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

 

Security type / country

Percentage of net assets

Common Stock

  99.00%

Brazil

    3.10%

China/Hong Kong

    4.20%

Denmark

    2.56%

Finland

    2.30%

France

    2.69%

India

    2.78%

Ireland

    2.88%

Japan

    4.78%

Netherlands

    2.35%

Spain

    4.34%

Switzerland

    3.73%

Taiwan

    2.57%

United Kingdom

    5.00%

United States

  55.72%

Preferred Stock

    0.13%

Short-Term Investments

    0.47%

Total Value of Securities

  99.60%

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

    0.40%

Total Net Assets

100.00%

 

 

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Common stock and preferred stock by sector²

Percentage of net assets

Consumer Discretionary

19.97%

Consumer Staples

  2.39%

Energy

  5.00%

Financials

  5.97%

Healthcare

11.87%

Industrials

14.19%

Information Technology*

37.94%

Materials

  1.80%

Total

99.13%

 

² Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for diversification whereas broad sectors are used for financial reporting.

*To monitor compliance with the Fund’s concentration guidelines, the Information Technology sector (as disclosed herein for financial reporting purposes) is divided into various sub-categories or “industries” — in this case, commercial services, computers, diversified financial services, internet, machinery, semiconductors, and software. As of Nov. 30, 2014, such amounts, as a percentage of total net assets, were 3.43%, 2.58%, 3.31%, 12.29%, 2.50%, 5.72%, and 8.11%, respectively. The percentage in any such single industry will comply with the Fund’s concentration policy even if the percentage in the “Information Technology sector” for financial reporting purposes may exceed 25%.

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

  November 30, 2014   

 

     Number of shares      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Common Stock – 99.00%D

 

 

  Brazil – 3.10%

Arezzo Industria e Comercio @

  125,975    $       1,379,620   

Localiza Rent a Car

  201,375      2,747,682   
     

 

 

 
  4,127,302   
     

 

 

 

  China/Hong Kong – 4.20%

Baidu ADR †

  22,825      5,594,636   
     

 

 

 
  5,594,636   
     

 

 

 

  Denmark – 2.56%

Novo Nordisk Class B

  74,761      3,411,067   
     

 

 

 
  3,411,067   
     

 

 

 

  Finland – 2.30%

Kone Class B

  66,555      3,064,748   
     

 

 

 
  3,064,748   
     

 

 

 

  France – 2.69%

Edenred

  124,323      3,588,100   
     

 

 

 
  3,588,100   
     

 

 

 

  India – 2.78%

Zee Entertainment Enterprises

  602,627      3,699,942   
     

 

 

 
  3,699,942   
     

 

 

 

  Ireland – 2.88%

Experian

  242,342      3,839,747   
     

 

 

 
  3,839,747   
     

 

 

 

  Japan – 4.78%

Kakaku.com

  187,026      2,857,079   

Start Today

  162,900      3,517,970   
     

 

 

 
  6,375,049   
     

 

 

 

  Netherlands – 2.35%

Core Laboratories

  24,270      3,126,704   
     

 

 

 
  3,126,704   
     

 

 

 

  Spain – 4.34%

Amadeus IT Holding

  81,914      3,263,803   

Inditex

  86,584      2,523,156   
     

 

 

 
  5,786,959   
     

 

 

 

  Switzerland – 3.73%

SGS

  1,190      2,575,704   

Syngenta

  7,288      2,402,413   
     

 

 

 
  4,978,117   
     

 

 

 

  Taiwan – 2.57%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR

  146,175      3,430,727   
     

 

 

 
  3,430,727   
     

 

 

 

  United Kingdom – 5.00%

InterContinental Hotels Group

  84,156      3,567,130   

 

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     Number of shares      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Common StockD (continued)

 

 

  United Kingdom (continued)

Intertek Group

  84,902    $ 3,100,768   
     

 

 

 
  6,667,898   
     

 

 

 

  United States – 55.72%

Allergan

  26,095      5,581,460   

Celgene †

  60,000      6,821,400   

Crown Castle International

  47,200      3,921,848   

Discovery Communications Class C †

  98,675      3,355,937   

eBay †

  72,300      3,967,824   

EOG Resources

  40,825      3,540,344   

Google Class A †

  3,623      1,989,317   

Google Class C †

  3,623      1,963,050   

IntercontinentalExchange

  17,835      4,030,532   

Intuit

  33,750      3,168,113   

MasterCard Class A

  52,275      4,563,085   

Microsoft

  91,600      4,379,396   

NIKE Class B

  34,735      3,448,838   

Priceline Group †

  4,270      4,954,011   

QUALCOMM

  57,525      4,193,573   

VeriFone Systems †

  96,475      3,440,299   

Visa Class A

  17,095      4,413,758   

Walgreen

  46,500      3,190,365   

Zebra Technologies †

  45,618      3,336,957   
     

 

 

 
  74,260,107   
     

 

 

 

  Total Common Stock (cost $108,999,379)

  131,951,103   
     

 

 

 

 

 

  Preferred Stock – 0.13%D

 

 

  India – 0.13%

Zee Entertainment Enterprises 6.00%

  12,310,536      174,140   
     

 

 

 

  Total Preferred Stock (cost $161,469)

  174,140   
     

 

 

 
     Principal amount°         

 

 

  Short-Term Investments – 0.47%

 

 

  Discount Notes – 0.18%

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.065% 1/21/15

  29,126      29,125   

0.065% 2/25/15

  67,042      67,036   

0.065% 3/5/15

  72,685      72,675   

0.08% 2/20/15

  73,209      73,202   
     

 

 

 
  242,038   
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (U.S. $)  

 

 

  Short-Term Investments (continued)

 

 

  Repurchase Agreements – 0.27%

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
0.05%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $126,929 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.00%–1.375% 4/15/16–2/15/43 market value $129,467)

  126,928    $ 126,928   

Bank of Montreal
0.08%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $42,310 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.25%–11.25% 11/30/14–2/15/22 market value $43,156)

  42,310      42,310   

BNP Paribas
0.09%, dated 11/28/14, to be repurchased on 12/1/14, repurchase price $190,764 (collateralized by U.S. government obligations 0.00%–3.625% 12/26/14–2/15/21 market value $194,578)

  190,762      190,762   
     

 

 

 
  360,000   
     

 

 

 

  U.S. Treasury Obligation – 0.02%

U.S. Treasury Bill 0.005% 12/26/14

  17,382      17,381   
     

 

 

 
  17,381   
     

 

 

 

  Total Short-Term Investments (cost $619,406)

  619,419   
     

 

 

 

  Total Value of Securities – 99.60%
    (cost $109,780,254)

$ 132,744,662   
     

 

 

 

 

@ Illiquid security. At Nov. 30, 2014, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $1,379,620, which represents 1.04% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

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

 

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

 

Non-income-producing security.

 

D Securities have been classified by country of origin. Aggregate classification by business sectors has been presented on page 11 in “Security type / country and sector allocations.”

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

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

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund November 30, 2014

 

Assets:

Investments, at value1

$ 132,125,243   

Short-term investments, at value2

  619,419   

Cash

  442,677   

Foreign currencies, at value3

  181,424   

Dividends and interest receivable

  201,551   

Receivable for fund shares sold

  22,150   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

  133,592,464   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

Payable for fund shares redeemed

  30,859   

Other accrued expenses

  111,920   

Investment management fees payable

  91,940   

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

  10,529   

Other affiliates payable

  8,220   

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

  752   

Deferred foreign taxes payable

  53,948   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  308,168   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

$ 133,284,296   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

Paid-in capital

$ 111,818,362   

Undistributed net investment income

  705,607   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

  (2,136,115

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currencies

  22,896,442   
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

$ 133,284,296   
  

 

 

 

 

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Net Asset Value

  

Class A:

  

Net assets

   $ 28,583,231   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     1,424,813   

Net asset value per share

   $ 20.06   

Sales charge

     5.75

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

   $ 21.28   

Class C:

  

Net assets

   $ 5,759,213   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     295,808   

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.47   

Class R:

  

Net assets

   $ 141,004   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     7,104   

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.85   

Institutional Class:

  

Net assets

   $ 98,800,848   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     4,880,223   

Net asset value per share

   $ 20.25   

 

1Investments, at cost

   $ 109,160,848   

2Short-term investments, at cost

     619,406   

3Foreign currencies, at cost

     185,588   

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

 

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Statement of operations

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund Year ended November 30, 2014

 

Investment Income:

Dividends

$ 2,485,980   

Interest

  1,250   

Foreign tax withheld

  (117,268
  

 

 

 
  2,369,962   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

Management fees

  1,039,638   

Distribution expenses — Class A

  96,732   

Distribution expenses — Class C

  59,361   

Distribution expenses — Class R

  655   

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

  156,200   

Accounting and administration expenses

  41,169   

Reports and statements to shareholders

  37,054   

Audit and tax

  35,512   

Registration fees

  33,762   

Custodian fees

  27,979   

Legal fees

  9,628   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

  5,581   

Other

  14,475   
  

 

 

 
  1,557,746   

Less expense paid indirectly

  (27
  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  1,557,719   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

  812,243   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

Net realized loss on:

Investments

  (1,924,565

Foreign currencies

  (36,769

Foreign currency exchange contracts

  (64,312
  

 

 

 

Net realized loss

  (2,025,646
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

Investments*

  8,925,125   

Foreign currencies

  (14,360

Foreign currency exchange contracts

  10   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  8,910,775   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

  6,885,129   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

$ 7,697,372   
  

 

 

 

*Includes $53,948 capital gain taxes accrued.

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

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

 

     Year ended  
     11/30/14     11/30/13  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 812,243      $ 107,318   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,025,646     2,247,606   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     8,910,775        8,587,204   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  7,697,372      10,942,128   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

Net investment income:

Institutional Class

  (32,036     

Net realized gain:

Class A

  (800,031     

Class C

  (101,315     

Class R

  (2,208     

Institutional Class

  (739,112     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (1,674,702     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

Proceeds from shares sold:

Class A

  9,557,913      38,974,993   

Class C

  1,087,420      4,419,876   

Class R

  12,901      106,265   

Institutional Class

  74,279,425      27,439,705   

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

Class A

  762,901        

Class C

  100,191        

Class R

  2,207        

Institutional Class

  723,359        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  86,526,317      70,940,839   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     11/30/14     11/30/13  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (29,973,057   $ (15,948,085

Class C

     (1,504,151     (895,995

Class R

     (8,561     (59,593

Institutional Class

     (15,142,014     (7,722,797
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (46,627,783   (24,626,470
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

  39,898,534      46,314,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

  45,921,204      57,256,497   

Net Assets:

Beginning of year

  87,363,092      30,106,595   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

$ 133,284,296    $ 87,363,092   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

$ 705,607    $ 29,517   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund Class A

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

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)1

Net realized and unrealized gain

Total from investment operations.

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

 

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

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

 

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    Year ended  
 

 

 

 
    11/30/14     11/30/13      11/30/12     11/30/11     11/30/10  

 

 
$ 19.180    $ 15.900    $ 13.880    $ 13.720    $ 12.470   
  0.104      0.031      (0.002        0.025   
  1.099      3.249      2.133      0.594      2.422   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1.203      3.280      2.131      0.594      2.447   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 (0.028   (0.027
  (0.323        (0.111   (0.406   (1.170
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.323        (0.111   (0.434   (1.197
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 20.060    $ 19.180    $ 15.900    $ 13.880    $ 13.720   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  6.37%      20.63%      15.49%      4.28%      21.31%   
$ 28,583    $ 46,830    $ 16,753    $ 8,244    $ 2,413   
  1.40%      1.51%      1.55%      1.51%      1.20%   
  1.40%      1.55%      1.76%      2.78%      2.04%   
  0.54%      0.18%      (0.02%   0.00%      0.20%   
  0.54%      0.14%      (0.23%   (1.27%   (0.64%
  26%      36%      37%      18%      30%   

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund Class C

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

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment loss2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return3

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

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

Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

4 Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire period from Dec. 1, 2010 through Nov. 30, 2011.

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

 

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     Year ended     12/29/101 to  
  

 

 

   
      11/30/14     11/30/13     11/30/12     11/30/11  
   $ 18.760      $ 15.670      $ 13.780      $ 14.120   
        
     (0.039)        (0.097     (0.113     (0.108
     1.072        3.187        2.114        (0.232
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1.033      3.090      2.001      (0.340
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.323)           (0.111     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.323)           (0.111     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 19.470    $ 18.760    $ 15.670    $ 13.780   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  5.59%      19.72%      14.66%      (2.41%
         
$ 5,759    $ 5,863    $ 1,594    $ 68   
  2.15%      2.26%      2.30%      2.30%   
  2.15%      2.26%      2.46%      3.52%   
  (0.21%   (0.57%   (0.77%   (0.85%
  (0.21%   (0.57%   (0.93%   (2.07%
  26%      36%      37%      18% 4 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund Class R

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

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return3

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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

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

Portfolio turnover

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

 

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

 

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

 

4  Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire period from Dec. 1, 2010 through Nov. 30, 2011.

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

 

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    Year ended    

12/29/101 to

11/30/11

 
 

 

 

   
     11/30/14     11/30/13     11/30/12         
  $ 19.030      $ 15.810      $ 13.840      $ 14.120   
       
    0.056        (0.013     (0.040     (0.043
    1.087        3.233        2.121        (0.237
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1.143      3.220      2.081      (0.280
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.323        (0.111     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.323        (0.111     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 19.850    $ 19.030    $ 15.810    $ 13.840   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  6.10%      20.37%      15.17%      (1.98%
         
$ 141    $ 129    $ 61    $ 5   
  1.65%      1.76%      1.80%      1.80%   
  1.65%      1.84%      2.06%      3.12%   
  0.29%      (0.07%   (0.27%   (0.35%
  0.29%      (0.15%   (0.53%   (1.67%
    26%      36%      37%      18% 4 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund Institutional Class

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

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

Income from investment operations:

Net investment income1

Net realized and unrealized gain

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

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 (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

 

 

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

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

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     11/30/14     11/30/13      11/30/12     11/30/11     11/30/10  
  

 

 

 
$ 19.320    $ 15.970    $ 13.910    $ 13.720    $ 12.470   
    
  0.154      0.075      0.035      0.038      0.025   
  1.113      3.275      2.136      0.586      2.422   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1.267      3.350      2.171      0.624      2.447   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.014             (0.028   (0.027
  (0.323        (0.111   (0.406   (1.170
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (0.337        (0.111   (0.434   (1.197
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 20.250    $ 19.320    $ 15.970    $ 13.910    $ 13.720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  6.66%      20.98%      15.75%      4.51%      21.31%   
    
$ 98,801    $ 34,541    $ 11,699    $ 7,336    $ 4,781   
  1.15%      1.26%      1.30%      1.28%      1.20%   
  1.15%      1.26%      1.46%      2.47%      1.74%   
  0.79%      0.43%      0.23%      0.27%      0.20%   
  0.79%      0.43%      0.07%      (0.92%   (0.34%
  26%      36%      37%      18%      30%   
                                           

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

November 30, 2014

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

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

1. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation — Equity securities, except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Securities traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. U.S. government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures, or suspension of trading in a security. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. Whenever such a significant event occurs, the Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

Federal and Foreign Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the

 

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course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (Nov. 30, 2011 – Nov. 30, 2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. In regard to foreign taxes only, the Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries in which it invests that may date back to the inception of the Fund.

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

Repurchase Agreements — The Fund may purchase certain U.S. government securities subject to the counterparty’s agreement to repurchase them at an agreed upon date and price. The counterparty will be required on a daily basis to maintain the value of the collateral subject to the agreement at not less than the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The agreements are conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book-entry system with the Fund’s custodian or a third-party sub-custodian. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. All open repurchase agreements as of the date of this report were entered into on Nov. 28, 2014.

Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date in accordance with the Fund’s prospectus. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund generally does not bifurcate that portion of realized gains and losses on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices. The changes are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.

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

Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The Fund pays foreign capital gain taxes on certain foreign securities held, which are reported as components of realized and unrealized losses for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary loss for federal income tax purposes. The Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. The Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may receive earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the year ended Nov. 30, 2014.

The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than one dollar, the expense paid under this arrangement is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expense offset shown under “Less expense paid indirectly.” For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund earned $27 under this agreement.

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

In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily at the rate of 0.85% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.80% on the next $500 million, 0.75% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.70% on the average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.

DMC has contractually agreed to waive that portion, if any, of its management fee and reimburse the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 plan, taxes, interest, short sale and dividend interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and nonroutine expenses or costs including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations (collectively, nonroutine expenses)) do not exceed 1.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from Dec. 1, 2013 through Nov. 30, 2014.* For purposes of this waiver and reimbursement, nonroutine expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Fund’s Board and DMC. This expense waiver may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and the Fund.

 

*The contractual waiver period is from March 28, 2013 through March 30, 2015.

 

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Effective June 3, 2014, Jackson Square Partners, LLC (JSP) furnishes investment sub-advisory services to the Fund. Prior to June 3, 2014, the Fund was not sub-advised. For these services, DMC, not the Fund, pays JSP fees based on the aggregate average daily net assets of the Fund at the following annual rate: 0.425% of the first $500 million; 0.40% of the next $500 million; 0.375% of the next $1.5 billion; and 0.35% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.

Effective Nov. 1, 2014, Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. Prior to this time, Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provided fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays DIFSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all Funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund was charged $5,862 for these services. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.”

Effective Nov 1, 2014, DIFSC is the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. Prior to this time, DSC was the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays DIFSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Investments Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.025% of the first $20 billion; 0.020% of the next $5 billion; 0.015% of the next $5 billion; and 0.013% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 billion. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund was charged $26,406 for these services. 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 Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are passed on to and paid directly by the Fund.

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

As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund was charged $3,346 for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Legal fees.”

For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, DDLP earned $10,298 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $15 and $171 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, respectively, and these commissions were entirely used to offset up-front commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

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

Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the 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 Fund.

3. Investments

For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

 

Purchases

$ 72,954,773   

Sales

  30,233,680   

At Nov. 30, 2014, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

$ 109,972,703   
  

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation

$ 27,912,702   

Aggregate unrealized depreciation

  (5,140,743
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

$ 22,771,959   
  

 

 

 

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

 

Level 1 – Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, exchange-traded options contracts)
Level 2 – Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates), or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities)

 

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

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of Nov. 30, 2014:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Common Stock

   $ 131,951,103       $       $ 131,951,103   

Preferred Stock

     174,140                 174,140   

Short-Term Investments

             619,419         619,419   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 132,125,243    $ 619,419    $ 132,744,662   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to the Fund. This does not include transfers between Level 1 investments and Level 2 investments due to the Fund utilizing international fair value pricing during the period. In accordance with the fair valuation procedures described in Note 1, international fair value pricing of securities in the Fund occurs when market volatility exceeds an established rolling threshold. If the threshold is exceeded on a given date, then prices of international securities (those that traded on exchanges that close at a different time than the time that the Fund’s net asset value is determined) will be established using a separate pricing feed from a third-party vendor designed to establish a price for each such security as of the time that the Fund’s net asset value is determined. Further, international fair value pricing uses other observable market-based inputs in place of the closing exchange price due to the events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded, causing a change in classification between levels. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim, or end of the period in relation to net assets. At Nov. 30, 2014, there were no Level 3 investments.

4. Dividend and Distribution Information

Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net gains on foreign currency transactions and net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. There were no dividends and distributions for the year ended Nov. 30, 2013. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the year ended Nov. 30, 2014 was as follows:

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

4. Dividend and Distribution Information (continued)

 

     Year ended
11/30/14
 

Ordinary income

   $ 532,163   

Long-term capital gain

     1,142,539   
  

 

 

 

Total

$ 1,674,702   
  

 

 

 

5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis

As of Nov. 30, 2014, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Shares of beneficial interest

$ 111,818,362   

Undistributed ordinary income

  705,607   

Capital loss carryforwards

  (1,943,666

Unrealized appreciation

  22,703,993   
  

 

 

 

Net assets

$ 133,284,296   
  

 

 

 

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions, and dividends and distributions. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund recorded the following reclassifications:

 

Undistributed net investment income

$ (104,117

Accumulated net realized loss

  104,117   

The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act) was enacted on Dec. 22, 2010. The Act makes changes to several tax rules, including providing for the unlimited carryover of future capital losses. The Act also provides that each capital loss carryforward retains its character as short-term or long-term capital loss.

Losses incurred that will be carried forward under the Act are as follows:

 

Loss carryforward character
Short-term   Long-term

$1,747,459

  $196,207

 

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6. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

    

Year ended

 

 
     11/30/14     11/30/13  

Shares sold:

    

Class A

     497,763        2,309,211   

Class C

     58,084        263,783   

Class R

     675        6,328   

Institutional Class

     3,830,005        1,511,092   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     40,174          

Class C

     5,398          

Class R

     117          

Institutional Class

     37,832          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  4,470,048      4,090,414   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

Class A

  (1,554,687   (921,591

Class C

  (80,131   (53,061

Class R

  (469   (3,396

Institutional Class

  (775,428   (455,838
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (2,410,715   (1,433,886
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

  2,059,333      2,656,528   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

7. Line of Credit

The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds (Participants), was a participant in a $225,000,000 revolving line of credit intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the agreement, the Participants were charged an annual commitment fee of 0.08%, which was allocated across the Participants on the basis of each Participant’s allocation of the entire facility. 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 under the agreement expired on Nov. 10, 2014.

On Nov. 10, 2014, the Fund, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $275,000,000 revolving line of credit. The line of credit is to be used as described above and operates in substantially the same manner as the original agreement. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on Nov. 9, 2015.

On Nov. 30, 2014, The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of Nov. 30, 2014 or at any time during the year then ended.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

8. Derivatives

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

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

The use of foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities, but does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to an unfavorable change in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency change favorably. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the value of its currency exchanged with the counterparty. The risk is generally mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund entered into foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies.

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund held foreign currency exchange contracts which are reflected on the “Statement of operations” under “Net realized loss on foreign currency exchange contracts.” No foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at Nov. 30, 2014.

Derivatives Generally. The table below summarizes the average balance of derivative holdings by the Fund during the year ended Nov. 30, 2014.

 

     Long Derivative
Volume
     Short Derivative
Volume
 

Foreign currency exchange contracts (average cost)

     USD 204,237         USD 120,170   

9. Offsetting

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

 

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statements. In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies which investments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The scope of the disclosure requirements for offsetting is limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Fund adopted the disclosure provisions on offsetting during the current reporting period.

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

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”

At Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Master Repurchase Agreements

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

   $ 126,928       $ (126,928   $       $   

Bank of Montreal

     42,310         (42,310               

BNP Paribas

     190,762         (190,762               
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 360,000    $ (360,000 $    $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

 

10. Securities Lending

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

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

The Collective Trust used for the investment of cash collateral received from borrowers of securities seeks to maintain a net asset value per unit of $1.00, but there can be no assurance that it will always be able to do so. The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral in the Collective Trust. This could occur if an investment in the Collective Trust defaulted or if it were necessary to liquidate assets in the Collective Trust to meet returns on outstanding security loans at a

 

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time when the Collective Trust’s net asset value per unit was less than $1.00. Under those circumstances, the Fund may not receive an amount from the Collective Trust that is equal in amount to the collateral the Fund would be required to return to the borrower of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund had no securities out on loan.

11. Credit and Market Risk

Some countries in which the Fund may invest require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital, or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a country’s balance of payments, or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad.

The securities exchanges of certain foreign markets are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major securities markets in the United States. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of securities by the Fund may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of equity securities listed on the major securities exchanges in emerging markets is held by a smaller number of investors. This may limit the number of shares available for acquisition or disposition by the Fund.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Fund’s Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of Nov. 30, 2014, there were no Rule 144A securities held by the Fund. Illiquid securities have been identified in the “Schedule of investments.”

12. Contractual Obligations

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

13. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014, the FASB issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance includes expanded disclosure requirements for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

 

13. Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)

 

Dec. 15, 2014 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

14. Subsequent Events

Management has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Nov. 30, 2014 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Report of independent

registered public accounting firm

To the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group® Global & International Funds

and Shareholders of Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund (one of the series constituting Delaware Group Global & International Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at November 30, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

January 22, 2015

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

Tax Information

The information set forth below is for the Fund’s fiscal year as required by federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of the Fund. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.

All disclosures are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly are subject to change. For any and all items requiring reporting, it is the intention of the Fund to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, the Fund reports distributions paid during the year as follows:

 

(A) Ordinary Income Distributions* (Tax Basis)

  31.78

(B) Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions (Tax Basis)

  68.22

Total Distributions (Tax Basis)

  100.00

(C) Qualified Dividends1

  27.26

(A) and (B) are based on a percentage of the Fund’s total distributions.

(C) is based on a percentage of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions.

1 Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.

*For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2014, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 20%. The percentage of dividends paid by the Fund from ordinary income reported as qualified dividend income is 100%. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2014 Form 1099-DIV.

Proxy Results

At Joint Special Meetings of Shareholders of Delaware Group® Global & International Funds held on May 16, 2014 on behalf of Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund (Fund), the shareholders of the Fund voted to approve a new sub-advisory agreement for the Fund between Delaware Management Company (DMC), the advisor to the Fund, and Jackson Square Partners, LLC (JSP). JSP, a Delaware limited liability company, is a joint venture between Delaware Investments Advisers Partner, Inc., an affiliate of DMC, and California Street Partners, LP, a Delaware limited liability company owned by certain JSP personnel.

The following proposal was submitted for a vote of the shareholders:

To approve a new sub-advisory agreement for the Fund.

A quorum of the shares outstanding was present, and the votes passed with a majority of those shares.

 

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The results were as follows:

Shares voted for

  3,544,055   

Percentage of outstanding shares

  55.55

Percentage of shares voted

  99.64

Shares voted against

  4,727   

Percentage of outstanding shares

  0.07

Percentage of shares voted

  0.13

Shares abstained

  8,120   

Percentage of outstanding shares

  0.13

Percentage of shares voted

  0.23

Board consideration of Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund sub-advisory agreement with Jackson Square Partners, LLC

At a meeting held on Feb. 18–20, 2014 (Meeting), the Board of Trustees (Board), including a majority of disinterested or Independent Trustees, approved a Sub-Advisory Agreement for Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund (Fund). In making its decision, the Board considered information prepared specifically in connection with the approval of the Sub-advisory Agreement. Information furnished specifically in connection with the approval of the Sub-advisory Agreement with Jackson Square Partners, LLC (JSP) included materials provided by JSP concerning, among other things, the nature, extent, and quality of service provided to the Fund, the costs of such services to the Fund, economies of scale, and the financial condition and profitability of JSP. In addition, the Board considered reports prepared by Lipper, Inc., an independent statistical compilation organization (Lipper), which compared the Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds.

In considering information relating to the approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. Although the Board gave attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies, under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board during its contract approval considerations.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Board considered the continuity of investment management to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders. Management provided certain information to the Board regarding the transition of the current portfolio management team (Focus Growth Team) to JSP (Transaction). Following the close of the Transaction, the Focus Growth Team would continue to provide portfolio management services to the Fund as owners or employees of JSP. In reviewing the nature, extent, and quality of services, the Board considered that the same personnel will be providing portfolio management services to the Fund following the completion of the Transaction, and therefore, considered the many reports furnished to them throughout 2012 and 2013 at regular Board meetings covering matters such as the relative performance of the Fund, and the compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies, and restrictions for the Fund. The Board was pleased with the emphasis placed on research and risk management in the investment process. The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the overall services to be provided by JSP.

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

Board consideration of Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund sub-advisory agreement with Jackson Square Partners, LLC (continued)

In addition, the Board considered that in connection with the Transaction, Delaware Investments Advisers Partner, Inc. (DIAP) and JSP would enter into a transaction services agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, DIAP and certain of its affiliates would provide compliance and other administrative support to JSP for an 18-month period following the close of the Transaction.

Investment Performance. The Board considered the overall investment performance of the Focus Growth Team and the Fund. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Fund in view of its importance to shareholders. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Lipper for the Fund that showed the Fund’s investment performance as of March 31, 2013 in comparison to a group of funds selected by Lipper as being similar to the Fund (the Performance Universe). A fund with the best performance ranked first, and a fund with the poorest performance ranked last. The highest/ best performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the first quartile; the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the poorest/worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the fourth quartile. Annualized investment performance for the Fund was shown for the past 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods, as applicable, compared to that of the Performance Universe. The Board’s objective was that the Fund’s performance for the periods considered be at or above the median of its Performance Universe. In addition, the Board reviewed more recent Lipper data that had been provided at the quarterly Board meetings held since March 31, 2013. With respect to the Fund’s performance as of Dec. 31, 2013, they noted:

The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional global multi-cap growth funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3-year period was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe.

The Board noted that they were satisfied with the overall performance of the Fund. Moreover, the Board concluded that the Transaction was unlikely to have any effect on JSP’s management of the Fund or its investment performance because the current portfolio management personnel will continue to provide portfolio management services to the Fund.

Comparative Expenses. The Board also evaluated expense comparison data for the Fund. JSP provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for the Fund and comparative funds. The Board noted that JSP’s fees will be paid by the Fund’s advisor, Delaware Management Company, Inc. (DMC), not by the Fund. They also focused on the comparative analysis of the effective management fees (including sub-advisory fees) and total expense ratios of the Fund versus the effective management fees (including sub-advisory fees) and expense ratios of a group of funds selected by Lipper as being similar to the Fund (Expense Group). In reviewing comparative costs, the Fund’s contractual management fee (including sub-advisory fees) and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to the applicable Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) of other funds within the Expense Group. The Fund’s total expenses were also compared with

 

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those of its Expense Group. The Board’s objective was for the Fund’s total expense ratio to be competitive with that of the Expense Group. They concluded that, because the sub-advisory fee rate paid by DMC on behalf of the Fund would not change, the Fund’s expenses were satisfactory.

Management Profitability. Because JSP did not have historical operations, it provided a pro forma profitability analysis to the Board, and the Board considered the level of profits expected to be realized by JSP as part of their annual contract evaluation. The Board discussed the transition services to be provided to JSP by Delaware Investments and the cost of providing those services. The Board also considered the extent to which JSP might derive ancillary benefits from the Fund’s operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as Sub-advisor to the Fund and the benefits from allocation of the Fund’s brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services to be rendered.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale would be realized by JSP and the extent to which any economies of scale would be reflected in the level of sub-advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that several of the funds to be managed by JSP had already reached breakpoints in their management fees.

Fall-out Benefits. The Board considered that JSP may derive reputational, strategic, and other benefits from its association with the Fund, and evaluated the extent to which JSP might derive ancillary benefits from Fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of its role as a service provider to the Fund and the benefits from allocation of Fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. However, the Board concluded that (i) such benefits did not impose a cost or burden on the Fund or its shareholders, and (ii) such benefits would probably have an indirectly beneficial effect on the Fund and its shareholders because of the added importance that JSP might attach to the Fund as a result of the fall-out benefits that the Fund conveyed.

Board consideration of Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund investment management agreement

At a meeting held on Aug. 19-21, 2014 (the Annual Meeting), the Board, including a majority of disinterested or independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement for the Fund. In making its decision, the Board considered information furnished at regular quarterly Board meetings, including reports detailing Fund performance, investment strategies and expenses, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the renewal of the investment advisory and sub-advisory contracts. Information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement with DMC included materials provided by DMC and its affiliates (Delaware Investments) concerning, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund, the costs of such services to the Fund, economies of scale and the financial condition and profitability of Delaware Investments. In addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, reports were provided to the Trustees in May 2014 and included reports provided by Lipper. The Lipper reports compared the Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The Independent Trustees reviewed and discussed the Lipper reports with independent

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

 

Board consideration of Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund investment management agreement (continued)

legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. The Board requested and received information regarding DMC’s policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy; the structure of portfolio manager compensation; the investment manager’s profitability; comparative client fee information; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of securities for certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited, or which were likely in the future to inhibit, DMC’s ability to invest fully in accordance with Fund policies. It was noted that the Board approved a subadvisory agreement between DMC and Jackson Square Partners, LLC in February 2014.

In considering information relating to the approval of the Fund’s advisory agreement, the Independent Trustees received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. Although the Board gave attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies, under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board during its contract renewal considerations.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Board considered the services provided by Delaware Investments to the Fund and its shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent and quality of services, the Board considered reports furnished to it throughout the year, which covered matters such as the relative performance of the Fund, compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies and restrictions for the Fund, compliance by DMC and Delaware Distributors, L.P. (together, Management) personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds complex and adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased with the current staffing of the Fund’s investment manager and the emphasis placed on research in the investment process. The Board recognized DMC’s recent receipt of several industry distinctions. The Board gave favorable consideration to DMC’s efforts to control expenditures while maintaining service levels committed to Fund matters. The Board noted that, in the third and fourth quarters of 2013, Management reduced the maximum 12b-1 fee for certain funds; and in November 2013 Management negotiated a substantial reduction in fees for fund accounting services provided to the Funds. The Board noted the benefits provided to Fund shareholders through each shareholder’s ability to exchange an investment in one Delaware Investments fund for the same class of shares in another Delaware Investments fund without a sales charge, to reinvest Fund dividends into additional shares of the Fund or into additional shares of other Delaware Investments funds and the privilege to combine holdings in other Delaware Investments funds to obtain a reduced sales charge. The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the overall services provided by Delaware Investments.

Investment Performance. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Fund in view of the importance of investment performance to shareholders. Although the Board gave appropriate consideration to performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Investment Committee meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the Lipper reports furnished for the Annual Meeting. The Lipper reports prepared for the Fund showed the investment performance of its Class A shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected by Lipper (the Performance Universe). A fund with the best performance ranked first, and a fund with the poorest

 

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performance ranked last. The highest/best performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the first quartile; the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the poorest/ worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the fourth quartile. Comparative annualized performance for the Fund was shown for the past 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods, to the extent applicable, ended March 31, 2014. The Board’s objective is that the Fund’s performance for the periods considered be at or above the median of its Performance Universe. The following paragraph summarizes the performance results for the Fund and the Board’s view of such performance.

The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional global multi-cap growth funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the second quartile and first quartile of its Performance Universe, respectively. The Board determined that the Fund’s performance results were mixed, but tended toward above median, which was acceptable.

Comparative Expenses. The Board considered expense comparison data for the Delaware Investments Family of Funds. Management provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for the Fund as of its most recently completed fiscal year. The Board also focused on the comparative analysis of effective management fees and total expense ratios of the Fund versus effective management fees and expense ratios of a group of similar funds as selected by Lipper (the Expense Group). In reviewing comparative costs, the Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) within the Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers. The Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Lipper total expenses, for comparative consistency, were shown by Lipper for Class A shares and comparative total expenses including 12b-1 and non 12b-1 service fees. The Board considered fees paid to Delaware Investments for non-management services. The Board’s objective is to limit the Fund’s total expense ratio to be competitive with that of the Expense Group. The following paragraph summarizes the expense results for the Fund and the Board’s view of such expenses.

The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the highest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the second highest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating total expenses, the Board considered fee waivers in place through March 2015 and various initiatives implemented by Management, such as the outsourcing of certain transfer agency services and a negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting services, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Management Profitability. The Board considered the level of profits realized by Delaware Investments in connection with the operation of the Fund. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of Delaware Investments’ business in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds and the

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund

 

Board consideration of Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund investment management agreement (continued)

Delaware Investments® Family of Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the level of profits of Delaware Investments, to a certain extent, reflects recent operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by Delaware Investments. The Board considered Delaware Investments’ efforts to improve services provided to fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from recent industry-wide Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives. The Board also considered the extent to which Delaware Investments might derive ancillary benefits from fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as service provider to the Delaware Investments Family of Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of Delaware Investments.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether economies of scale are realized by Delaware Investments as the Fund’s assets increase and the extent to which any economies of scale are reflected in the level of management fees charged. The Trustees reviewed the standardized advisory fee pricing and structure, approved by the Board and shareholders, which includes breakpoints. Breakpoints in the advisory fee occur when the advisory fee rate is reduced on assets in excess of specified levels. Breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case on all assets when the asset levels specified are exceeded. The Board noted that the fee under the Fund’s management contract fell within the standard structure. Although the Fund has not reached a size at which it can take advantage of breakpoints, the Board recognized that the fee was structured so that when the Fund grows, economies of scale may be shared.

 

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Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

Delaware Investments® Family of Funds

A mutual fund is governed by a Board of Trustees / Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager, the distributor, and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

 

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

 

Length of

Time Served

    Interested Trustee

 

   

Patrick P. Coyne1

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

April 1963

 

Chairman, President,

Chief Executive Officer,

and Trustee

 

Chairman and Trustee

since August 16, 2006

 

President and

Chief Executive Officer

since August 1, 2006

 

    Independent Trustees

 

   

Thomas L. Bennett

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

October 1947

 

  Trustee   Since March 2005

Joseph W. Chow

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

January 1953

 

  Trustee   Since January 2013

John A. Fry

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

May 1960

 

  Trustee   Since January 2001

 

1  Patrick P. Coyne is considered to be an “Interested Trustee“ because he is an executive officer of the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor.

 

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for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

 

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

 

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

   

Patrick P. Coyne has served in

various executive capacities

at different times at

Delaware Investments.2

  65  

Board of Governors Member Investment Company

Institute (ICI)

 

Director and Audit

Committee Member

Kaydon Corp.

(2007–2013)

   

Private Investor

(March 2004–Present)

  65  

Director

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (BMTC)

(2007–2011)

 

Executive Vice President

(Emerging Economies

Strategies, Risk and

Corporate Administration)

State Street Corporation

(July 2004–March 2011)

 

  65  

Director and Audit Committee

Member — Hercules

Technology Growth

Capital, Inc.

(2004-2014)

President

Drexel University

(August 2010–Present)

 

President

Franklin & Marshall College

(July 2002–July 2010)

 

  65  

Director — Hershey Trust

Company

 

Director, Audit Committee,

and Governance Committee

Member Community

Health Systems

 

2  Delaware Investments is the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor, principal underwriter, and its transfer agent.

 

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Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

Delaware Investments® Family of Funds

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

 

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

 

Length of

Time Served

 

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

   

Lucinda S. Landreth

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

June 1947

 

  Trustee   Since March 2005

Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

January 1956

 

  Trustee   Since September 2011

Thomas K. Whitford

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

March 1956

 

 

  Trustee   Since January 2013

 

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Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

 

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

 

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

   

Private Investor

(2004–Present)

 

  65   None

Chief Executive Officer —

Banco Itaú

International

(April 2012–Present)

 

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Trust Manager and

Audit Committee

Member — Camden

Property Trust

Executive Advisor to Dean

(August 2011–March 2012)

and Interim Dean

(January 2011–July 2011) —

University of Miami School of

Business Administration

 

   

President — U.S. Trust,

Bank of America Private

Wealth Management

(Private Banking)

(July 2007–December 2008)

 

       

Vice Chairman

(2010–April 2013)

Chief Administrative

Officer (2008–2010)

and Executive Vice

President and Chief

Administrative Officer

(2007–2009) —

PNC Financial

Services Group

 

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Director — HSBC Finance

Corporation and HSBC

North America Holdings Inc.

 

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Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

Delaware Investments® Family of Funds

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

Independent Trustees (continued)

     

Janet L. Yeomans

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

July 1948

   Trustee    Since April 1999

    

    

    

    

         

J. Richard Zecher

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

July 1940

   Trustee    Since March 2005

    

    

    

    

         

 

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Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

     

Vice President and Treasurer

(January 2006–July 2012)

Vice President —

Mergers & Acquisitions

(January 2003–January 2006),

and Vice President

and Treasurer

(July 1995–January 2003)

3M Corporation

   65   

Director, Audit and

Compliance Committee Chair,

Investment Committee

Member and Governance

Committee Member

Okabena Company

 

Chair — 3M

Investment Management

Company

(2005–2012)

 

Founder

Investor Analytics

(Risk Management)

(May 1999–Present)

   65   

Director and Compensation

Committee Chairman

Investor Analytics

Founder

P/E Investments

(Hedge Fund)

(September 1996–Present)

        Director — P/E Investments

 

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Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

Delaware Investments® Family of Funds

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

 

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

 

Length of

Time Served

    Officers    

David F. Connor

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

December 1963

 

Senior Vice President,

Deputy General

Counsel, and Secretary

 

Senior Vice President,

Deputy General Counsel

since May 2013;

Vice President, Deputy

General Counsel

September 2000 –

May 2013; Secretary since

October 2005

Daniel V. Geatens

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

October 1972

 

Vice President

and Treasurer

  Treasurer since October 2007

David P. O’Connor

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

February 1966

 

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel

and Chief Legal Officer

 

Executive Vice President

since February 2012;

Senior Vice President

October 2005 –

February 2012;

General Counsel and

Chief Legal Officer

since October 2005

 

Richard Salus

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

October 1963

 

Senior Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

 

Chief Financial Officer

since November 2006

The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund(s) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800 523-1918.

 

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Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

 

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

 

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

    

   

David F. Connor has served as

Deputy General Counsel of

Delaware Investments

since 2000.

 

  65   None3

Daniel V. Geatens has served

in various capacities at

different times at

Delaware Investments.

 

  65   None3

David P. O’Connor has served

in various executive

and legal capacities at

different times

at Delaware Investments.

  65   None3

Richard Salus has served in

various executive capacities

at different times at

Delaware Investments.

  65   None3

 

3 David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, David P. O’Connor, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor, principal underwriter, and transfer agent as the registrant.

 

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About the organization

 

Board of trustees

 

     
Patrick P. Coyne    Joseph W. Chow    Lucinda S. Landreth    Thomas K. Whitford
Chairman, President, and    Former Executive Vice    Former Chief Investment    Former Vice Chairman
Chief Executive Officer    President    Officer    PNC Financial Services Group
Delaware Investments®    State Street Corporation    Assurant, Inc.    Pittsburgh, PA
Family of Funds    Brookline, MA    Philadelphia, PA   
Philadelphia, PA          Janet L. Yeomans
   John A. Fry    Frances A.    Former Vice President and
Thomas L. Bennett    President    Sevilla-Sacasa    Treasurer
Private Investor    Drexel University    Chief Executive Officer    3M Corporation
Rosemont, PA    Philadelphia, PA    Banco Itaú    St. Paul, MN
      International

Miami, FL

  

 

J. Richard Zecher

         Founder
         Investor Analytics
         Scottsdale, AZ
Affiliated officers      
David F. Connor    Daniel V. Geatens    David P. O’Connor    Richard Salus

Senior Vice President,

Deputy General Counsel,

and Secretary

Delaware Investments

Family of Funds

Philadelphia, PA

  

Vice President and

Treasurer

Delaware Investments

Family of Funds

Philadelphia, PA

   Executive Vice President,

General Counsel,

and Chief Legal Officer

Delaware Investments

Family of Funds

Philadelphia, PA

   Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Delaware Investments

Family of Funds

Philadelphia, PA

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

 

 

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

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

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

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. A copy of the registrant’s Code of Business Ethics has been posted on the Delaware Investments Internet Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com. Any amendments to the Code of Business Ethics, and information on any waiver from its provisions granted by the registrant, will also be posted on this Web site within five business days of such amendment or waiver and will remain on the Web site for at least 12 months.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that certain members of the registrant’s Audit Committee are audit committee financial experts, as defined below. For purposes of this item, an “audit committee financial expert” is a person who has the following attributes:

a. An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;

b. The ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves;

c. Experience preparing, auditing, analyzing, or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities;

d. An understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and

e. An understanding of audit committee functions.

An “audit committee financial expert” shall have acquired such attributes through:

a. Education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions;

b. Experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor, or person performing similar functions;

c. Experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing, or evaluation of financial statements; or

d. Other relevant experience.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has also determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is independent. In order to be “independent” for purposes of this item, the Audit Committee member may not: (i) other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees/Directors or any committee thereof, accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or (ii) be an “interested person” of the registrant as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.



The names of the audit committee financial experts on the registrant’s Audit Committee are set forth below:

Joseph W. Chow
Lucinda S. Landreth1
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa
Janet L. Yeomans

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a) Audit fees.

The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $108,800 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2014.

The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $123,675 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013.

(b) Audit-related fees.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2014.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $618,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2014. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: year-end audit procedures; group reporting and subsidiary statutory audits.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013.

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1 The instructions to Form N-CSR require disclosure on the relevant experience of persons who qualify as audit committee financial experts based on “other relevant experience.” The Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that Ms. Landreth qualifies as an audit committee financial expert by virtue of her experience as a financial analyst, her Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and her service as an audit committee chairperson for a non-profit organization.



The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $618,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2013. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: year-end audit procedures; group reporting and subsidiary statutory audits.

(c) Tax fees.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $29,605 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2014. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2014.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $28,100 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2013.

(d) All other fees.

The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2014.

The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2014. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%.



The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013.

The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2013. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%.

(e) The registrant’s Audit Committee has established pre-approval policies and procedures as permitted by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X (the “Pre-Approval Policy”) with respect to services provided by the registrant’s independent auditors. Pursuant to the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant up to the specified fee limits. Certain fee limits are based on aggregate fees to the registrant and other registrants within the Delaware Investments Family of Funds.

Service Range of Fees
Audit Services
Statutory audits or financial audits for new Funds up to $40,000 per Fund
Services associated with SEC registration statements (e.g., Form N-1A, Form N-14, etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., comfort letters for closed-end Fund offerings, consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters up to $10,000 per Fund
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit-related services” rather than “audit services”) up to $25,000 in the aggregate
Audit-Related Services
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit services” rather than “audit-related services”) up to $25,000 in the aggregate
Tax Services
U.S. federal, state and local and international tax planning and advice (e.g., consulting on statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, evaluation of Funds’ tax compliance function, etc.) up to $25,000 in the aggregate
U.S. federal, state and local tax compliance (e.g., excise distribution reviews, etc.) up to $5,000 per Fund
Review of federal, state, local and international income, franchise and other tax returns up to $5,000 per Fund



Under the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has also pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant’s investment adviser and other entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the registrant (the “Control Affiliates”) up to the specified fee limit. This fee limit is based on aggregate fees to the investment adviser and its Control Affiliates.

Service Range of Fees
Non-Audit Services
Services associated with periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters up to $10,000 in the aggregate

The Pre-Approval Policy requires the registrant’s independent auditors to report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including those services authorized by the Pre-Approval Policy.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services rendered to the registrant and to its investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser were $5,653,375 and $7,732,970 for the registrant’s fiscal years ended November 30, 2014 and November 30, 2013, respectively.

(h) In connection with its selection of the independent auditors, the registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the independent auditors’ provision of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee has determined that the independent auditors’ provision of these services is compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.

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 Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

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

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

Item 12. Exhibits

(a) (1) Code of Ethics

Not applicable.

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

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

Not applicable.

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



SIGNATURES

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

DELAWARE GROUP® GLOBAL & INTERNATIONAL FUNDS

/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE
By: Patrick P. Coyne
Title:        Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 3, 2015

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

/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE
By: Patrick P. Coyne
Title:        Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 3, 2015
 
/s/ RICHARD SALUS
By: Richard Salus
Title:        Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 3, 2015